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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Afghan Foreign Minister Zalmay Rassoul and German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle co-chaired the New Silk Road Ministerial, hosted by the German Mission in New York City on September 22, 2011. Earlier this year, Secretary Clinton outlined in a speech in Chennai, India, on July 20 her vision of a "New Silk Road" linking markets in South and Central Asia, with Afghanistan at its heart. This network would allow Afghanistan to attract new sources of foreign private-sector investment and connect to markets abroad, and it would promote regional growth based on Afghanistan's economic potential.
Yesterday's New Silk Road Ministerial meeting included Afghanistan's neighbors and near-neighbors and a small group of international partners. During the meeting, Secretary Clinton said:
"...We all recognize that Afghanistan's political future is linked to its economic future -- and in fact to the future of the entire region. That is a lesson we have learned over and over again, all over the world -- lasting stability and security go hand in hand with economic opportunity. People need a realistic hope for a better life, a job and a chance to provide for their family. And that is especially true in Afghanistan.
"For political reconciliation to succeed, Afghans must be able to envision a more prosperous, peaceful future. That will take a lot of hard work, but I firmly believe it is possible.
"Afghanistan needs a sustainable economy at home that is not dependent on international assistance, and that will require leadership from the government and investment from the private sector. But it is also clear, as it has been throughout Afghanistan's past that it's economic future, like it's political future is bound up with the fortunes of the wider region.
"For Afghans to enjoy sustainable prosperity, they will have to work alongside all of their neighbors to shape a more integrated economic future for the region that will create jobs and will undercut the appeal of extremism.
"As I outlined in a speech that I gave this summer in Chennai, an Afghanistan firmly embedded in the economic life of a thriving South and Central Asia would be better able to attract new sources of foreign investment, connect to markets abroad and provide people with credible alternatives to insurgency. Increasing regional trade could open up new sources of raw material, energy, and agricultural products for every nation in the region.
"For centuries, the nations of South and Central Asia were connected to each other and the rest of the continent by a sprawling trading network called the Silk Road. Afghanistan's bustling markets sat at the heart of this network. Afghan merchants traded their goods from the court of the Pharaohs to the Great Wall of China.
"As we look to the future of this region, let's take this precedent as inspiration for a long-term vision for Afghanistan and its neighbors. Let's set our sights on a new Silk Road -- a web of economic and transit connections that will bind together a region too long torn apart by conflict and division.
"Now, let me hasten to add that I am clear-eyed about the entrenched obstacles standing in the way. But I don't know what the alternative is. If we do not pledge ourselves to a new economic vision for the region, I do not think that a more prosperous future is as likely. Now I also realize that this long-term vision may seem detached from everyday concerns of Afghans. But I also believe it has the potential to drive tangible progress on the ground and make a difference in people's lives.
"Turkmen gas fields could help meet both Pakistan's and India's growing energy needs and provide significant transit revenues for both Afghanistan and Pakistan. Tajik cotton could be turned into Indian linens. Furniture and fruit from Afghanistan could find its way to the markets of Astana or Mumbai and beyond.
"So how do we turn this vision into a reality? Well, starting today, and in the coming months at international meetings in Istanbul, Bonn, and Chicago, we will have the opportunity to think through the specifics.
"First, in the short-term, we need to work together to support the Afghan people as they meet the economic and security challenges that come with transition from the military mission. As coalition combat forces leave Afghanistan, the support structure that has grown up to supply them will shrink dramatically. That will mean fewer jobs for Afghans and a loss of economic activity. So the Afghan economy will need new sources of growth independent of foreign assistance connected to the military mission. Today at the World Bank, many of our colleagues are discussing this challenge. We need to work together to support an achievable, Afghan-led economic strategy to improve agricultural productivity, develop Afghanistan's natural resources in a way that benefits the Afghan people, increase exports and strengthen the financial sector, among other steps.
"And as we head toward Bonn, I hope our partners will commit to reinvest a share of the so-called 'transition dividend' achieved by drawing down combat forces back into Afghan-led economic and security efforts. We will work closely together with all of you in the coming months to develop a transparent and sustainable mechanism to identify and deliver assistance in a way that builds Afghanistan's capacity.
"The United States will continue shifting our development efforts from short-term stabilization projects, largely as part of the military strategy, to longer-term sustainable development that focuses on spurring growth, creating jobs, invigorating the private sector, and integrating Afghanistan into the South and Central Asia economy.
"We also know that governments alone cannot possibly solve Afghanistan's economic problems, so we have to work to create an environment that attracts private sector investment.
"Just today we launched a new partnership to promote private investment in Afghanistan's energy sector that will drive significant economic growth during the transition process and beyond.
"As transition proceeds, Afghanistan and its neighbors can begin taking concrete steps toward developing a more sustainable Afghan economy and better connecting it to the rest of the region.
"For example, upgrading the facilities at border crossings, such as what India and Pakistan are now doing at the Wagah Crossing. Fostering private sector investment in rail lines, highways, and energy infrastructure, like the proposed pipeline, the so-call (inaudible) pipeline to run from Turkmenistan, through Afghanistan, Pakistan and into India. This isn't about grand infrastructure projects -- it's about promoting sustainable cross-border economic activity.
"And it will require removing bureaucratic barriers and other impediments to the free flow of goods and people that currently stifle trade and cooperation.
"We are very pleased to see Afghanistan and Pakistan implementing fully their historic transit trade agreement. I think this could be seen as a benchmark to extend to the countries of Central Asia. Indeed, several of Afghanistan's Central Asian neighbors have already moved to implement similar transit trade agreements to the north. And we are very much looking forward to the meetings of India and Pakistan's commerce ministers next week, along with their large private sector delegations.
"All of these steps would have an immediate impact on economic activity and could help lay the foundation for true regional integration.
"But let's be honest, any of this to be successful will require changes in attitude and a sustained commitment of political will. To attract more private investment, which is critical, the nations of the region need to offer lasting stability and security. That means as hard as it is, putting aside old enmities and rivalries, focusing on opportunities, not just threats. And, I would of course add, welcoming the full participation of women in the economic and political life of the region, which will add to unlocking the enormous untapped economic potential we see in the countries there.
"At each step of the way down this road, in the short-, medium- and long-term, economic and political progress will be mutually reinforcing. Nations will not only enjoy the benefits of greater trade but they will also enjoy the benefits that come from working together. And we know that there has to be tangible improvements in people's lives.
"But I think it's about time we have something we can say yes to, not just no to. No to terrorism, no to extremism, no to insurgency. Yes, that is our message and has been for more than a decade.
"But yes to economic integration, yes to closer ties between the nations of this region, yes to a better future for the people who live there.
"When we meet again in Germany, I hope we are ready to formalize our specific support for this vision, and to welcome regional commitments that will have been made in Istanbul and to commit to the transition dividends that I think are so important. I look forward to working with all of you to realize the vision of the New Silk Road."
You can also read the Secretary's remarks on state.gov.
Adri D. in Indonesia writes:
okay I can do that
thanks for the input
God Bless
Eric in New Mexico writes:
I know that getting to a point of normal intra governmental relations is important to getting to a sustainable regional trade architecture, and so Admial Mullen's testimony the other day regarding the ISI's role in the attack on the US embassy recently speaks to a completely alternate attitude than what the civilian side of the Pakistani gov. claims in being good neighborly and into creating peace and stability.
Then you have Iranians getting caught red handed w/shipping container @ Afghan border, full of mines, ammo, and rpg rounds for the taliban and I wonder what and who sahe meant when speaking of "removing;....and people that currently stifle trade and cooperation."
Let's say yes to Pakistan disbanding the ISI ( and giving all its nukes to the US for good measure, knowing we won't let anyone else nuke them if they do so. and giving India fair reason to dismantle thier's.)
Let's say yes to putting Iran on notice that the longer they supply arms and training to those shooting at ISAF forces, the greater the risk they run in having war declared upon the Iranian government by any number of governments, not just the US.
I guess my point being that if it be a change in attitude one seeks, it can be found in the self correction of political malfunction as an end unto itself, and folks will have the fair trade they wish to create.
What do we have to do to be reasonably unreasonable about putting up with those who would provide material support for terrorists we are at war with?
I guess no one's ever published the "little red line" that constitutes causus belli and leads America to declare war, our enemies are generaly impatient and attack us first.
What is that fulcrum point of elemental insidiousness realized in the minds of a bi-partisan majority in the US gov. regarding the nature of the actions of the Iranian government that strips any doubt away as to intent?
All the while Iranian diplomats talk loudly about how neighborly they are and what aid (and bags of cash for influence) they dole out,...in Afghanistan.
Same basic M.O. as in Iraq,....
Where's the accountability going to come from for the lives lost due to these continuing destabilization efforts?
This activity has been going on, on the record, for at least the last 6 years folks, where do we draw the line between saying it's "got to stop" and putting an end to it?
To get to where you want to go and win this so to bring folks home vis a vis, "Move over Rover...I wanna watch the Afghans take over.";
I'm really not sure an reconciliation process lead by anyone would produce better results that what Pakistan tried in Swat, and the bitter learning experience that comes from compromising with terrorists.
One can hope all that will be realized in a proper attitude to take the steps needed to assure peace in the region so that trade across borders flows unbroken, but there are "many rivers to cross" as one songwriter put it in being free to persue prosperity in peace.


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Karachi – The killing of Osama Bin Laden on May 2 in a covert operation by the United States has prompted strident calls by many in Pakistan to see it as a lesson for the country to stand on its feet, say no to foreign aid and shrug off the title "hired gun of the U.S."
One of those voices belongs to the chief minister of Punjab province, Shahbaz Sharif, who said his government would stop accepting U.S. aid, and proceeded to cancel six agreements with the U.S. in the fields of health, education and solid waste management.
Sharif has vowed to "break the begging bowl" which he said undermines Pakistan's sovereignty.
While many say he is "playing to the gallery," the chief minister of Punjab, Pakistan's biggest province and home to 60 percent of the 180 million population, has articulated a sentiment growing among different sectors – academics, economists, politicians, the media and the ordinary Pakistani – clamouring for a stop to the entry of foreign funds, and not just from the U.S.
Pakistan is one of the top recipients of U.S. aid along with Egypt and Israel. In the last decade, Pakistan has received 20.7 billion dollars in assistance from the U.S., two-thirds of which has gone to the military.
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"We need to take one deep plunge, and at least try to be self-reliant," says religious scholar and writer Farah Moazzam.
"What do we have to lose?" she asks and strongly believes foreign aid is the root cause of all of Pakistan's woes.
"In the bargain, we are facing political slavery and colonisation. Too many years have passed by with us being brainwashed into believing that if aid is curtailed, we will not be able to survive. But we are, aren't we!" she says.
Munaf Lakda, a finance analyst in a multinational company, believes it is time Pakistan stood on its own two feet. "And we can survive too, if we stand united," he adds. However, there is a catch, he says. "Our leaders will have to tighten their belts, which they won't, as they have an altogether different agenda."
Rasul Baksh Rais, a Lahore-based economist, believes Pakistan's dependence on foreign aid interferes with "our rationalisation of development priorities and issues of public policy in defence and development."
The only way to reduce this reliance, he says, can be through raising taxes. "The real trouble is not the defence burden, it is the loan burden."
Rais points out that nearly 55 percent of Pakistan's national budget goes to debt servicing, and the government continues to borrow because "our ruling groups benefit from this policy."
"Defence at 28 percent of the budget is pretty high and we need to bring it down, but that cannot be done so, until we revisit our national security paradigm," Rais explains.
Many feel the nation has been short-changed and the trade-off has been unfair.
Almost 30,000 Pakistanis have been killed since September 11, 2011, including 5,000 soldiers, police and intelligence agents.
"Yes of course we have been short-changed. Our people don't even know how cheaply their lives have been sold to foreigners—yes Americans, but nothing compared to Saudis," says Haris Gazdar, a political and economic analyst.
However, Gazdar maintains, "Most of our people have been murdered not by the U.S. but by Al-Qaeda and their allies. Saudis are the biggest financiers of terrorism in our country, yet our people think of them as benefactors."
Despite a huge defence budget, the country is still regularly ripped by terrorist attacks and is viewed from outside as the most dangerous. In the process, however, the cash-strapped health and education sectors have been stunted.
Recently, and especially since the bin Laden operation, many in Pakistan have begun to question the millions of dollars that have been swallowed up by the military, which has been accused of providing safe havens for terrorists and militants. And thus, to Gazdar, the biggest lesson for Pakistan from the bin Laden debacle is not Pakistan learning to stand on its own two feet, but its military refraining from playing "double games and abandon jihadis," and leaving foreign policy to those "constitutionally mandated to run foreign policy."
Rais explains that following 9/11, Pakistan was thrown into the deep end because there was "hardly any other workable alternative to Pakistan's participation."
"For us, it was not a participation of choice but of necessity owing to our past links with the Taliban and our geographic circumstances," Rais points out. "There is no way of finding out if the death and killings of Pakistanis at the hands of terrorists would have been lower had we remained neutral in the war—a neutrality that no one in the world would have accepted or thought credible."
"Was there any practical option available to Pakistan following the 9/11 attack? Could Pakistan have continued to support the Taliban and faced no consequences?" asks Hasan Askari Rizvi, a defence analyst, saying the situation should be viewed more clearly "by staying away from emotionalism."

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A vehicle chase along Montana Highway 200 involving the Cascade County Sheriff's Office, the Cascade County Sheriff's Office, the Montana Highway Patrol and the Missoula Police Department ended with a crash in Missoula on the morning of January 15.
The chase began at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday morning (Jan. 15) in the Great Falls area when the driver of the vehicle cut off Cascade County Sheriff, Bob Edwards. Edwards says he was driven into oncoming traffic and nearly crashed when the suspect passed him at high speeds.
Edwards turned on his lights and Cascade County deputies chased the suspect to the county line before calling off the chase because of a series of small blizzards. Edwards says the suspect was driving at speeds around 100 miles per hour.
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The Montana Highway Patrol took over after that, but the chase didn't come to an end until the suspect made it to Missoula
"At some point information was received that the vehicle was seen getting off the interstate around the area of Orange Street," explains Missoula Police detective-sergeant Travis Welsh. "Officers in an unmarked car were able to locate him and attempted to issue a traffic stop at that point he sped away westbound onto Wyoming street."
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The chase ended at the intersection of Wyoming Street and Curtis Street after the man being pursued failed to navigate a turn and slid into a Subaru parked near the intersection.
No one was injured in the crash. Welsh says that the watch commander on duty reports "fairly minor" damage to the two vehicles.
Edwards says he will charge the suspect with felony criminal endangerment and that the Great Falls Police Department will likely charge the suspect with felony theft for stealing the vehicle.
There will most likely not make it to arraignment today. More information will likely be available after an arraignment in Missoula on January, 16.


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The building will be familiar, the bench not so much.
Doc Rivers, coach of the Los Angeles Clippers, will be at TD
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"It will be very nice for me," Rivers said. "I put nine years
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"Honestly, I just can't even think about that right now. So I
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Santiago had been Sonderling's "slave" for three years ("Basically, she was there to serve his sexual needs," a source told the Post "She's his toy, his fetish slave."), until she discovered he'd been seeing someone else. Relationships are hard, even for investment bankers-turned-S&M masters! Sonderling, a Brown and Horace Mann graduate and CEO of his own investment firm, Priority Investors LLC, refused to comment, and Santiago didn't respond to reporters.
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At this point, however, they're simply hoping he's not sitting on his couch in College Station at kickoff, following his recent arrest stemming from charges of assault in Harris County. Stansbury's detainment last week in Brazos County came to light Wednesday, along with the arrest of two teammates, safety Howard Matthews and receiver Ed Pope, following an apparent routine traffic stop the night of April 10.
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Cannon, who declined to elaborate on the meaning of Stansbury's reinstatement, added that Matthews and Pope were not suspended from the program following their arrests. According to KBTX-TV, which obtained a probable cause statement out of Houston concerning the Stansbury matter, "Rice University Police say Stansbury poured a can of beer on a student's head and then punched him in the left eye on March 16. The victim needed eight stitches to close the wound.
"The alleged attack was witnessed by three students. One of them says she was grazed by Stansbury's fist after he hit the male student in the face. … When police (later) interviewed Stansbury, he said he was working a paid internship at the Houston Rodeo (at the time) and had not been (at Rice) in several years."
The three arrests continue a trend of third-year coach Kevin Sumlin's Aggies running into legal trouble this offseason. Receiver Ricky Seals-Jones recently was arrested on charges of disorderly conduct, but his lawyer countered that Seals-Jones intends to fight the charges. Quarterback Kenny Hill, who's vying for the starting job, was arrested recently on charges of public intoxication. Touted safety Kameron Miles was dismissed from the program about a month ago for what Rivals.com reported as theft.
Defensive tackle Isaiah Golden was arrested in February on a misdemeanor marijuana charge, while fellow sophomore Darian Claiborne, a linebacker, was arrested at the same time for a noise violation (for yelling while the players were being questioned). Claiborne had already been arrested on charges of marijuana possession in December, and missed the Aggies' victory over Duke in the Chick-fil-A Bowl as a result.
Last year, about half of Sumlin's starting defense was suspended for the Aggies' season-opening victory over Rice, following various transgressions during the offseason.


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The theme for last month's International Health, Racquet and Sportsclub Association Conference and Trade Show in San Francisco was "Success by Association," but after attending the conference, I thought a better theme might have been "Success Through Risk."
Almost every major speaker at the show talked about taking a risk and succeeding. Sugar Ray Leonard spoke of moving up a weight class in his boxing days and how that risk paid off for him with big wins over opponents who were bigger and stronger than him. Augie Nieto, crusader for a cure for ALS (the disease that he is battling), took a risk as a young man when he created the Life Cycle, a risk that eventually paid off for him as it helped him found the company now called Life Fitness. Vice Admiral Richard Carmona spoke of the risk he took after dropping out of high school by joining the military, getting his GED and eventually going to medical school. He took possibly a larger risk when he accepted the president's offer of the U.S. surgeon general job, a position in which his actions are scrutinized every day.
Not only had the speakers taken risks, but as I visited with attendees and manufacturers, I saw that many of them also had taken risks or were taking a risk at the show. In particular, I admired the people who were starting their first fitness facility and those who knew the risks of starting a facility but were plunging ahead to start a second, third or fourth facility. I also admired the inventors and business people who brought their new products or services to the trade show in hopes of gaining acceptance from the market and launching their businesses.
Risk has certainly paid off for plenty of people in our industry, from all the club owners who followed their dreams of owning a club and invested their last cents in a rundown building in a great location to the few large companies that have chosen to go public. More than likely, these risk takers include you.
And that's just it. This industry is full of risk takers. Risk takers often are early adopters who like to try out every new piece of equipment and new program out there. Unfortunately, the market you'd most like to attract into your facilities — the deconditioned — are the opposite. They are risk avoiders. Going to a fitness facility involves plenty of risks in their eyes: the risk of being ridiculed by all the fit people inside, looking silly on a piece of equipment that they don't know how to use, lagging behind in a group exercise class or just not knowing what appropriate attire is in the sauna. Little things to the risk takers in this industry are the big barriers to those driving past your doors every day. They don't see that taking a risk and walking into your club might turn into a huge personal reward for them.
So, it's time for you risk takers to take another risk. Talk to those not in your clubs. Find out what is stopping them from walking through your doors. Once you have that information, take one more risk. Develop programs that the deconditioned want and need. Invite them in with marketing that speaks to them rather than the fit market — show them that they belong. Once they join your club, the real work begins because you must stand beside them as they step on that scary equipment for the first time or venture into a yoga class for beginners. That takes time, which as we know is money. It's a risk, but the reward for you and them will be worth it.


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- 2.3
KaruulAlert will now perform some basic validation of alerts upon startup. Any alerts that do not pass this validation will be deleted. This should prevent unexpected error messages from popping up for some people.
Outlined text now makes use of Rift 2.3+ features in order to display. This should slightly increase performance.
Fixed some data corruption that occurred when sharing or exporting a newly created alert.
KaruulAlert will ignore alerts that have been shared using an older version if it has been corrupted. Importing alerts that were incorrectly exported will refuse to import with an error message. Alert sets containing corrupted alerts will still import, but the broken alerts will be ignored.
Fixed the Export Alert function which was broken in v1.39.0. Shortest lived version ever ;)
Some ongoing rewrites have been made to be more compatible with future versions of Rift.
Fixed a conflict that occurred when KaruulAlert was used together with SlideDown Continued. While it's probably not so common to use these two together, there are potentially other addons that experienced similar issues together with KaruulAlert. This is not a high priority update, unless you are experiencing issues in combination with other addons.
The active sub set no longer automatically reverts to 0 (none) after opening the main configuration dialog. Use /kalert subset=0 to deactivate any subsets.
Fixed some issues with moving, copying and receiving shared alerts that were introduced in 1.38.0.
Fixed an issue for characters that have only one role.
Updated French translations. Thanks to Kheldou.
Slightly reduced the size of checkbox texts to accommodate French translations.
Fixed an issue with importing sets introduced in version 1.38.0. When trying to import set data in the old format, an error would occur.
Fixed a display error that occurred after importing sets or alerts. After the import, the currently active set would be displayed, rather than the content of the set that was being edited.
A note to players in regions outside NA/EU: 1.38.x will be the last version that will function on Rift versions prior to 2.3.
Number of sets available in KaruulAlert now depends on the number of roles you have purchased for the character. This means you can have an alert set for each of your 20 roles.
To make this possible, the storage format for sets has changed somewhat. Downgrading to an earlier version will not be possible, unless you make a backup of your addon data before upgrading.
Replaced SafesRaidManager dependency with SafesUnitLib, which is also used by newer KBM versions.
Fixed a problem with new buff alerts producing an error if you did not fill in the number of stacks. They now default to 1 again.
Removed some obsolete code.
Added support for showing an alert when any interruptible spell is being cast.
Added support for creating alerts related to the number of Planar Charges; they have been added as a new resource type.
Fixed an issue introduced in 1.36.1 where the number of stacks for buff type alerts were not being loaded properly into the text field when editing an existing alert.
Removed debugging output when filtered keys were hit on "number only" text fields. Sorry about that.
Somewhat improved importing of legacy format alerts and sets from forums.
Attempting to import a set as alert or vice versa will now produce an error message telling you to use the right import function.
The "stacks" text field for buffs now only accepts numbers.
Updated LibSRM to version 1.2.6.
KaruulAlert now requires Rift 2.2 to function. Completely moving over to the new API will be done over the next few versions, to be ready for Rift 2.4.
Revised the Import/Export functionality of KaruulAlert. This means that alerts and sets exported with this version cannot be read by older versions. For the time being, you will be able to import older alerts into this new version, but support will be dropped in the foreseeable future. Unfortunately this change is necessary because 90%+ of all errors will the addon come from alerts that have been garbled in some way by posting them on a forum. The new format should withstand the formatting changes done by forums. It is however, completely unintelligible, apart from the name of the alert. Single alerts will take slightly more space to post, while complete sets should take significantly less space.
Some text fields only allow numeric input now. Hopefully this will not cause too much confusion with people mashing their keyboards while nothing happens :)
Fixed a display glitch with cooldown timer on the Marksman Bull's Eye ability. Before, it was showing a very large number for cooldown timer until you used a damaging ability.
Added a workaround for the text issues introduced with Rift 2.1 hotfix #4. This will have a slight negative impact on performance, but should make KaruulAlert usable again.
The workarounds automatically disable themselves when the next patch is released, or when a general purpose workaround "TextFix" addon is installed.
Performance optimization in handling of alert counters, to minimize performance issues you may experience as a result of the workaround.
Fixed an issue with drag & dropping abilities on the ability text box.
Fixed an issue that occurred when running Rift 2.1, due to API removal of the Rogue "combo unit" mechanic, which has been obsolete since version 1.11.
No new features for now. I've been working on some potential improvements, but they aren't quite ready for release.
Fixed an issue with the auto-completion for buff and ability names. If there was only one partial match, the drop down was not being shown.
Added a temporary workaround for a compatibility issue with addons that use LibUnitChange 2.1.
Auto-completion for buff and ability names is now case insensitive.
Fixed an issue for first time users in 1.33.0. On first load, they would receive an error message because of incomplete settings initialization. This error did not affect any subsequent logins, so existing users should feel free to skip this update.
Added the option to show the name of the caster of a buff in the associated alert, as well as the current number of stacks for a buff. Two variables have been introduced for this purpose, which you can use in the alert text. These variables are {caster} and {stacks}. A small button next to the alert text field allows you to add variables to the alert text without remembering their exact names.
Some ideas on how this feature could be used: who debuffed me in PVP? Who has Righteous Mandate active on me? Who cast that Healer's Covenant that's on the tank right now?
Alert texts now support shadowed and/or outlined text, just like the counters already did. You can configure this from the general configuration dialog.
The general configuration dialog is now directly accessible by typing /kalert config.
Increased the maximum number of alerts per set or sub set from 20 to 40. However, do keep in mind that the more alerts you use, the more resources KaruulAlert will take.
Fixed an issue that would result in a secondary error message when a performance warning appeared. You shouldn't be getting these in the first place, however.
The "Share Alert" dialog now properly allows scrolling through player names if more than 20 players are found.
Fixed a rare error that occurred when unit information was removed from the cache before the initialization task had finished executing.
Fixed an error that occurred in the ability scanner in combination with player pets. Rift notifies addons that new abilities were added when summoning a pet, but refuses to give any information about those abilities. These abilities are once again skipped by the scanner.
Fixed an error that occurred when attempting to move message boxes in the tutorial.
Fixed an issue with alerts for buffs of which individual stacks can fall off, such as the rogue's Expose Weakness.
The ability scanner has received a major overhaul. First of all, the amount of CPU resources it uses has been reduced drastically. You can now play with the ability scanner enabled without noticing a slowdown on most systems. Secondly, it now scans the entire raid force and their targets for new buffs. This should make it much quicker to pick up specific buffs in a boss fight.
A very basic tutorial has been added to get first time users started. New users will be guided through the process of learning your character's abilities and buffs. It will also explain how to open the main configuration dialog in the future and how to access the built-in help system. The tutorial can be started manually using the "/kalert tutorial" command.
When KaruulAlert detects that the user is getting performance warnings (or being dangerously close to getting them), it will now suggest a tweak in the configuration settings that makes them less likely to occur (this setting was already available in the configuration dialog).
Note: There is a cosmetic problem with the "message box" screen used by the tutorial, causing the buttons to be the wrong size sometimes. Unfortunately this is a Rift client issue and I've been unable to find a workaround so far.
Fixed a bug that would load set 6 as a sub set when no sub sets were being used.
Error messages that occur while background processing will once again trigger the Rift error dialog.
Recurring errors will no longer spam the screen. Instead, you will get a message recommending a /reloadui to possibly solve the issue temporarily. Of course, any errors you encounter should still be reported.
Fixed an error that would prevent alert sets to be loaded. This may have led to loss of data if you have tried saving the set using 1.31.0. My sincerest apologies :S
Fixed a bug that made alerts that monitor Focus or Pet targets work incorrectly if they were saved with version 1.30.x. Focus alerts will be automatically fixed after installing this version. However, you will have to manually check your Pet alerts as they may have changed to Focus alerts.
When trying to save an alert, KaruulAlert will now display a semi-helpful message when you entered something incorrectly. It will also put the focus on the field with the incorrect value, so you can fix it quickly.
Editing an alert's name and saving will now rename the alert instead of creating a copy. To create a copy, right-click the alert in the list and choose Copy to Set.
When saving, moving or copying an alert, it's no longer possible to accidentally overwrite an existing alert with the same name. You will be prompted to choose a different name.
Moving or copying an alert to a sub set no longer results in an error.
Targeting a unit with a large amount of buffs was sometimes causing performance warnings on slow systems. This should be fixed now.
When someone shares an alert with you, it is now actually possible to change the alert name and/or target set. Before it would keep reverting back to the original name as you typed.
Completely clearing the R/G/B text fields while editing an alert will no longer raise an error.
Implemented a workaround for an issue that would cause an error message if an alert contained invalid image information somehow. Nobody reported this error, but it was showing up in the daily error reports. I believe it has to do with importing alerts that have been mangled in some way prior to importing. When you try to edit such an alert, you will now get a warning message before the image is reset to the default for that alert. If you feel this is incorrect, please leave a comment on how you were able to reproduce the error.
Changes have been made which should dramatically increase performance when using large numbers of ability, buff or resource alerts. Because of the performance gain alerts will now be now updated 10 times per second, instead of the old 5 times per second. This should make them feel a lot more responsive.
If you're using the "Cast on target's target" option, KaruulAlert will now take that into account. For example, if you have an buff alert set to Foe and you have a Friend target selected, it will check on the target of your target if the buff is present. This should be very useful for people playing hybrid specs.
Switched from TGA to DDS image format for built-in images. This is reduces the size of the addon somewhat (some images are compressed, some aren't). It is recommended that you delete your current addon version when upgrading (but do remember to save any files you may have put in the custom folder!). If you are unhappy with the quality of an image, please let me know and I'll consider switching to an uncompressed version of the image.
Ability cooldown type alerts should now continue to show their timer, even if you currently have insufficient power/energy/mana to use the ability.
When creating or editing an alert, you can now also drag abilities from your Abilities screen or your action bar onto the text field where you normally enter the name. This is primarily intended as a workaround for users of the Russian client, because text fields for addons currently do not allow them to write in Cyrillic. Another workaround is to paste the desired text in there from somewhere else.
Hopefully fixed a performance warning during loading of alert sets that some people were still having.
Fixed a rare error message that occurred when pressing the "Edit Layout" option.
Lots of internal refactoring. Reduced the number of variables and functions visible from the global namespace. This should reduce the chance for compatibility problems with other addons. The addon now also makes use of LibString 1.0.1 (by Imhothar) and LibUnitChange (by ZorbaTHut). LibUnitChange was already used as part of SafesRaidManager, but KaruulAlert uses it directly now as well.
As you may have noticed, version numbers now have an extra digit. This is to maintain proper versioning while also being able to release beta versions. The added digit will be increased whenever a new version contains only bug fixes. Whenever new features are added, the first or second number will be incremented and the third number will again be 0.
Fixed a bug with mouse wheel scrolling on any list panes in dialogs.
Fixed a bug introduced in v1.28 which broke the "self cast only" and "buff length" options.
Some performance optimization to alerts with warnings or timers, especially in combination with outlined and/or shadowed text.
Support for mouse wheel scrolling was added to the help screen.
Updated some help texts and added more hyperlinks.
The help screen will now use fewer resources.
Fixed a bug that was introduced in version 1.26 that would cause ability alerts to stop working properly. Upon loading an attempt is made to fix any malfunctioning ability alerts. It may take some role switching and/or enabling the ability scanner to fix all your alerts. Thanks everyone for your patience and help in tracking down the issue.
The previous version introduced a dependency to LibSRM (Safe's Raid Manager), but no credit was added to the About dialog. Sorry Safe, fixed.
Updated to LibSRM 1.1.6.
Updated some built-in help texts a little and added hyperlinks between topics.
Fixed a minor issue with the scroll bar in the help screen when switching topics.
Fixed a problem with the /karuulalert help command possibly producing an error.
Fixed an issue where some initialization code was being executed twice on rare occasions.
Many recently introduced on screen texts are now part of the localizable resources. Actual translations can still be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com (make sure we know which text you translated).
Added the ability to share alerts with other players! You can now send individual alerts to other people in your party, raid, guild, or anybody else that is near you. When someone sends you an alert, you will be prompted to add it to one of your alert sets. This dialog only appears when you are not in combat.
Once again improved the way KaruulAlert runs on slower machines with larger number of alerts. Some warnings during initial loading of the addon have been addressed.
Added a context menu to the main dialog. When you right click an alert in the list, you will have a number of options.
It is now possible to move or copy alerts to other alert sets (using the context menu).
Added a configuration dialog with some general settings. This new dialog can be opened from the familiar dialog where you configure your individual alerts. It allows the following new features to be configured there:
Added an option that allows you to add a shadow or outline effect to alert counters, to improve readability. Note that using this option will take up slightly more resources, so it's recommended only if you currently have no performance issues.
If you are still experiencing performance warnings, you can now adjust the performance settings of KaruulAlert. Set them to "Safer" or "Safest" if you are experiencing issues. If you do not have any issues, it's recommended to leave this option on "Fastest". Hopefully this will be a temporary measure until optimizations are complete.
Note to non-English users: new features have not yet been localized. Indeed some of them are not even localizable yet. Feel free to send in translations to firstname.lastname@example.com (make sure we know which text you translated).
Improved compatibility with Rift 1.9 on slower machines. If you were still receiving warnings that the addon was running too slow, this should help.
Improved handling of ability ID conversion. This should prevent error messages some people were getting when there were incorrectly formatted ability IDs in their alert sets.
Some performance optimization for buff processing.
Replaced the scroll bar in the help screen by native Rift scroll bar.
KaruulAlert now runs in Strict mode. This should ensure compatibility with Rift 1.10
KaruulAlert has been updated to be compatible with Rift 1.9. This should take care of any slowness warning messages you may have received.
Some internal rewriting to account for ability ID changes. Upgrading to this version will update your alert sets to be compatible with future Rift versions.
nkThings Crash - There was apparently a bug with the core table.remove function. I reworked the fix in 1.21 to avoid using that function.
Fixed a bug with saving sets that was introduced in v1.22. If you are currently using v1.22, please upgrade to avoid problems.
Fixed a bug with importing "resource" type alerts. After import any attempt to edit such an alert would result in an error message. Alerts that were broken due to importing with older versions of KaruulAlert are automatically fixed upon loading.
Added support for automatic switching between sets based on the active role. Use /karuulalert set=auto to activate. To be able to use this new feature effectively, you may need to move your alerts to a different set number. Just use the Export Set and Import Set options.
1.21 - User Update:
Abilities not loading - On first login it's possible for the abilities to try to load before the play has. When this happens this was causing the ability list to fail to load initially. Code was added to not load the initial ability list until the player has been loaded.
1.20 - User Update:
Russian help file translation - Zveryga, Grey Guard guild
1.19 - User Update:
Russian translation - Zveryga, Grey Guard guild
itemID nul fixed - Fixed an issue with exporting alerts that have a nul itemID.
Added support for 6th sole - Please note that adding the 6th sole pushed the sub sets 1 spot. So if you had data in sub set 1 it will appear in set 6. To correct this issue you can just export the set and import it into the subset you desire. I am sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Set Full Can't Edit - Fixed a bug where if your alert set was full you couldn't edit any alerts.
Missing ability IDs - Fixed a bug where abilities with no IDs were being tracked. This was causing parsing errors and error spam. All abilities should have IDs. Any that don't will no longer be able to be tracked. Please note that this isn't me limiting or changing abilities you used to be able to track. Truth is you were able to add them before but they would never trigger because their ID was never found. This change is just preventing the error from happening by not letting you setup bad alerts in the first place.
Dead Check - Dead units don't need buffs. If a unit is dead Buff/Debuff alerts will not trigger.
Combo Points Target - Rogue Combo Points alerts will now only trigger if your current target is your Combo Point target.
Friend or Foe - Added the option to only trigger if the selected unit is friendly or hostile.
Close Buttons - Converted all close buttons to Rift close buttons.
1.6 Breaking code Updates - Made updates for upcoming breaking changes.
1.6 Ability Update - Ability detail was updated in 1.6 to include more data. Unfortunately the side effect of this was that it now takes more time/resources to return ability details. I believe this was the jump in CPU usage seen in 1.6. I have changed the way I handle abilities now and only load data for abilities that are tracked. This should ease the resources needed for the most part but as this is now dynamic the more abilities you setup alerts for the more data will have to be loaded and thus the more resources that will have to be used.
Alert Layer - Put in a temporary fix for the layer not updating problem. There is an actual bug in the API that needs to be fixed but I put a work around in for the time being. Setting the layer should automatically update the image now as it should.
Passive Scanner - Fixed an issue with that was causing abilities with no id to be constantly re-added. Also changed the ability find text to not show by default. If you wish to see the text for the abilities as they are added via the passive scanner use the "/karuulalert debug" command.
Export/Import - Alerts/Sets can now be shared.
Auto Ability Add - Added a lesser version of the ability scanner that runs during normal event processing. Should allow for auto adding of buffs and abilities without affecting performance.
More Alerts! - Implemented Sub Sets. You can now have up to 5 standard sets and up to 10 sub sets. You can have 1 set and 1 sub set active at any given time for a total of 40 alerts active at any given time.
Buff List - Please note that buff lists have changed how they use the default icon. Buff list will now always use the first buff in the list as the default icon. Previously it would use the last buff entered. I'm sorry for any inconveniences this causes but it was necessary to ensure the alert import process will work properly.
Alert Layer - Added support for setting alert layer. There is however a known issue where just exiting the configuration screen will not update the alert layer on active alerts. To work around this you can either do a /relaodui after exiting the configuration screen or simply go back in and out of the configuration screen.
Menu System - Added support for displaying menus
Help Support - Added help file functionality. In game help can now be accessed via the Help->Contents menu.
Self Cast - Updated, should be working now
Warning Showing Out of Combat - Fixed issue where combat only abilities were showing their warning when out of combat.
Special Characters - Fixed an issue causing Buffs that contained special characters to fail.
Buff Length - Fixed an issue with the Buff length checking that was causing like named buffs to get confused.
Buff Fix - Fixed a bug introduced by the stack tracking when tracking buffs with no duration.
Buff Length - Added an option to set the length of the buff you are looking for. If used the alert will only trigger if the duration of the buff is equal to the buff length specified. This can be used to in cases where 2 buffs have the same name and are only different in duration.
Buff Lists - You can now specify a comma delimited list of buffs. If any of those buffs are active the Alert will be true and if all of the buffs are missing the Alert will be false.
Exact Value/Range - Added a range option to Resources. If selected you can put a range of values or an exact value in the value field. Range will be entered as number-number for example 50-75. Exact value will be entered as a single number for example 4. Percents are still valid so a range of 50-75% will be accepted.
Default Image Checkbox - Added a checkbox to use the default image.
Pets Tracking - Added the ability to set alerts based on pets.
Casting - You can now track units casting. If Ability is filled in it will trigger if only that ability is being cast. If Ability is blank it will trigger when any ability is being cast.
Languages - French Text Update, German Text added, thanks to Valixx
Custom Text - Fixed a small bug with the default Rift font not getting reset if a custom font was once used.
kalert - Added /kalert for when typing /karuulalert is just too much typing.
Alert List missing 20 - Fixed an indexing issue that was causing the 20th item not to show up in the list.
Color Sliders - Sliders fixed
Triggered Abilities - Abilities that only become available conditionally can now be tracked. (Rising Waterfall, Quick Strike, etc.)
Buff Stacks - You can trigger off a set number of stacks of a given buff.
Sorted Alerts - Alert list is now sorted!
Buff/Ability Select - When typing in buff/ability names a list will pop up with suggestions for what you are typing that you can double click to choose.
Buff Self Only - Added check box to only track buffs cast by the player.
Alert Sets - Added them. 5 to pick from now.
Custom Images - You can now load your own images to display.
Opacity - Set the transparency level of your images and text
Custom Text - Added text that will be displayed along with the image. For text only alerts set the Image Opacity to 0 and just the text will display.
Text Color - Set the color of the text elements of the alert. (text and timer)
Custom Fonts - Added support for custom fonts.
Warning Length - Set how long before the Buff/Ability is ready the alert will show up.
Timer Bug - After the first CPU fixes Timers were being shown incorrectly. Fixed that.
CPU Performance Round 2 - As a result of the timer issue I was able to slim down the CPU usage some more.
CPU Performance Enhancements - Completely rebuilt the alert tracking engine. Trimmed a lot of fat.
Cannot Track Buff/Ability With New Rank - Updated tracking system. Now uses name instead of id. Tracking should not be affected by different ranks of a given buff/ability.
Opportunity - The above fix will take care of Opportunity as well. Should be able to scan for it and then use it for alerts.
Addon Upgrade Processing - Added version checking and the ability to update saved lists based on the current addon version.
French Support - A special thanks goes out to Ceres for providing the French translations.
Known Issues: Buffs/Abilitys With Multiple Versions - With the change over to using the buff/ability name for tracking it is possible in some rare cases to have alerts activate if another ability with the same name is active.
Localization Support - Added support for localization files. Currently EN, FR and DE files exists but all contain English. As I get the translations they will be updated.
Double First Image Removed - Updated the image selector to fix issue with displaying 2 first images if no default icon was present.
Alert Interval Increased - Throttled back on how often alert updates happen, should make the addon less of a CPU hog.
Ability/Buff list Updated - Now Global across all characters (Rescan of abilities required before saving alerts.)
Alert Clickthrough - Enabled movers for "edit layout" resulting in on screen Alert to be clicked through when not in configuration.
No Time Buffs - Fixed an issue with Buffs having no duration not being properly tracked.
Mage Charge fixed - 99 less errors / 3 sec.
Buff/Ability default icon update - Originally once you left the text box the icon would show. Now as soon as it recognizes the name the icon will show. Please note that the "default icon" will be in the first slot of the image viewer. So if you have already selected a different image go all the way back to the start and you should see the default.
Combat Aware - Checkbox added to only show alert in combat.
First Release - It's all new
Note to non-English users: new features have not yet been localized. Feel free to send in translations to firstname.lastname@example.com (make sure we know which text you translated).


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Discussion in 'iPhone' started by Pagemakers, Sep 12, 2012.
Do you think the black bezel, when scratched will show silver or is it black all the way through?
buy a case
lol no idea hopefully it wont scratch easy
No metal is black all the way through.
The video looks like it is dyed throughout.
I prefer the black this time round but it could look really naff if it gets covered in silver scratches.*
I don't want a case and always look after my phones but occasional bumps are inevitable.*
Anadizing does this if I'm not mistaken.
Should be similar to the iPods anodizing. Anybody have any pictures of ipods scratched?
Hmm. Maybe it doesn't look dyed all the way through after all.....
No it will show silver. Anodizing does not go through metal its just a coating or a built up surface done by electrically charging particles. Taken with iphone 4. Hopefully my iphone 5 will take better macro .
^^^^ Black marker.
All Military M16's and M4's are anodized aluminum. When they are scratched or dinged, it is bare metal underneath.
Anodizing is only a few mils thick.
Hmm. Not what I wanted to hear.
Same thought here. The black looks slick, but once it gets scratched I don't want a speckled raw aluminum showing. Not that my 4s has anything after almost a year, but still, that one scratch I'll get on the 5 will hurt.
It always is funny how people brag about how thin a product is and then cover it with a case.
As for not scratching easy... based on Apples track record then you wont last an hour without a mystery scuff mark.
Hard anodizing typically doesn't penetrate more than .1mm down, so any scratch deeper than that will show the raw aluminum color underneath.
I think Apple screwed up anodizing the bezel black and I prefer all black devices. And if I have to use a case to protect the black bezel from showing scratches, then what's the point. Not sure Apple was thinking clearly on this one, considering the iPhone is a device that gets used daily and doesn't just sit on a shelf.
Is it anodised though?
I'm also worried about this, and its one reason I'm considering white again.
If is wasn't anodized, then it would have to be painted and that would just be lame and make no sense.
This is funny. I thought the exact same thing once I saw photos. I really prefer the look of the all black with black buttons. It's a shame it's just going to scratch and show metal. Apple should have thought or this! Almost makes me want to get the white now. Those scratches are really going to annoy me. Even a cover won't help.
The buttons will still be exposed! Grrr!
Anodizing varies. Hopefully Apple will do a good job. I have several black anodized fly reels that have seen a lot of action, drops, etc., and have no exposed metal. I was leaning towards a white one, but wow, the black looks nice.
My 5 will be wrapped in a case asap...so I am not worried about scratches.
I think we should give Apple a little credit... I'm sure they thought about this when designing the iPhone 5. Hopefully it won't scratch.
The iPod in the pic above is scratched...
This is disappointing. If it does indeed scratch there is also no easy swap in removing the back and replacing it with a new fresh unscathed back.
Will have to find an excuse to get it replaced at the Apple store free of charge
It looks like it is raw aluminum under. If you watch the iPhone 5 promotional video around the 5 minute mark, you can see the silver flakes from the aluminum when they machine the bezel.
With anodising, if you get scratches like on that iPod nano above, can you 'sand' down the rest so that the whole bezel goes all silver? Or is it physically impossible?


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Halmir wrote:Hi there's a spelling mistake in the larger map, it should be "HMS Intrepid"
koontz1973 wrote:Halmir wrote:Hi there's a spelling mistake in the larger map, it should be "HMS Intrepid"
Fixed and was going to post. But after having my butt kicked twice by isaiah, decided to lower all bonuses.
what aboutJatekos wrote:In my opinion, "Region bonus 1 for 4 Minimum of 4" would be better, as "reinfocement" is used differently at CC. It would also fit to the available space.
Is this the right map for someone who wants everyone to play with a quarter of the normal reinforcements and wants everyone to reinforce not less than 4 troops at a time? Maybe in the future, there will be a map where there will be such limitations on reinforcements, but this is not that map.
This is not a big issue, but I just don't think this one word should be used on the legend in this context. I understand that this is your map and so obviously you decide.
natty dread wrote:"Reinforcements" refers to when you move troops after assaulting.
2012-07-09 12:53:48 - natty dread reinforced Yukon with 2 troops from Nunavut
Territories are referred as "regions" in the game.
2012-07-09 12:52:50 - natty dread received 4 troops for 14 regions
"Region bonus" is more in line with CC terminology. It is strongly encouraged to be used in maps unless there is a thematic reason not to. On my Eurasia map the legend says "Region bonus is 1 for 4 regions, minimum 3 maximum 10".
Some older maps, eg. Hive, refer them as territories, and refer the troop bonus as "territory bonus" instead of region bonus, but the convention wasn't enforced back then and grandfather clause applies here.
So all in all I think it would be preferable to change the wording to "region bonus", as that would be in line with the guidelines mapmakers are asked to follow currently.
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SVS Press Releases Titles by Metropolitan Jonah and Metropolitan Hilarion
St. Vladimir's Seminary Press (SVS Press) announces the release of two new books, both by episcopal members of our Board of Trustees: His Beatitude The Most Blessed Jonah (Paffhausen), archbishop of Washington and metropolitan of All America and Canada of the Orthodox Church in America; and His Eminence The Most Rev. Hilarion (Alfeyev) archbishop of Volokolamsk and chairman of the Moscow Patriarchate Department for External Church Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church.
Reflections on a Spiritual Journey —a collection of essays and addresses by Metropolitan Jonah— provides a glimpse into His Beatitude's spiritual formation and thinking. The book, which contains not only a lengthy biography of the author but also a Foreword by The Right Rev. Benjamin, bishop of San Francisco and the West, is divided into two main sections.
Part One, "The Spiritual Life," contains the author's reflections on forgiveness and reconciliation; becoming and purifying the true self; the connection between shame and the passions; and human personhood and the value of suffering. Part Two, "One, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church," conveys the author's vision regarding the identity and mission of the Orthodox Church in America as well as his perspectives on episcopacy, primacy, and the mother churches.
The volume is the first in the press's new Orthodox Profiles series, which acquaints readers on an intimate level with Orthodox figures who have shaped the direction of the Orthodox Church in areas of mission, ascetical and liturgical theology, scholarly and pastoral endeavors, and various other professional disciplines. Archpriest Chad Hatfield, Chancellor/CEO of the seminary, is the Series Editor.
The Mystery of Faith: An Introduction to the Teaching and Spirituality of the Orthodox Church, by Metropolitan Hilarion, was written when His Eminence was a priest, lecturing in dogmatic theology at the Moscow Theological Seminary in 1992. It was published in Russian in 1996, and it was first printed in English by Darton, Longman and Todd, Ltd. in the United Kingdom in 2002. It is, in the words of the author "…neither a systematic exposition of the dogmatic theology of the Orthodox Church, nor a comprehensive analysis of Orthodox spiritual tradition. It is rather a personal commentary by an Orthodox priest on the dogmas of the Orthodox Church as they relate to spiritual life." A collection of texts, mostly patristic, which illustrate the author's points, follows each chapter.
Metropolitan Kallistos (Ware), bishop of Diokleia, in his Foreword to the work, writes:
"The Mystery of Faith is written in a generous, holistic spirit. For the author there is no separation between theology and spirituality, between dogma and personal experience, between faith and prayer; all of them form together a single, undivided whole. Bishop Hilarion agrees with the saying of the Desert Fathers that the theologian is the one who prays…The great Metropolitan of Moscow in the nineteenth century, St. Philaret, used to say that the Creed belongs only to those who live it. Such is exactly the spirit in which the present work is written."
Both titles may be ordered through St. Vladimir's Seminary Bookstore, by clicking here.


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vol28's Rhapsody, White) and The US (Ultra, interview here - Texas, Legend - Connecticut, Survivor - Philadelphia). Ohio's White Boy And The Average Rat Band made a very obscure and very cool fuzz-drenched hard rocker that is said to be the work of just one talented guy, although he borrowed some mates to pose as a fake 'band' for the album cover. Trespass, Sledgehammer and Warrior are three great UK bands that I have come across when trawling through some obscure NWOBHM comps, who only made one or two singles. Warrior being a curio that I found on a 1980 comp called New Electric Warriors, a great track that has more in common with the early 70s' fuzzed-up wah grooves.
For the more metal-minded listeneres out there, this comp will be a real treat, and for those who are not so, this is also just a wicked collection of hard rock so.....enjoy, and more importantly.......\m/ ROCK OUT \m/.
01. The Flying Hat Band - Seventh Plain (1973)
from bootleg 'buried together'
02. Fable - Lady Of The Night (1975)
from album 'get the "L" outta here!'
03. Cool Feet - In the City (1976)
from album 'burning desire'
04. Ultra - Mutants (1977)
from album 'ultra'
05. Rockicks - Reach For The Sky (1977)
from album 'inside'
06. Quartz - Mainline Riders (1977)
from album 'quartz'
07. Rhapsody - I've Done All I Can (1978)
from album 'rhapsody (strange vibrations)'
08. White - Hit The Sky (1979)
from album 'i denna samling'
09. Tygers of Pan Tang - Don't Touch Me There (1979)
10. Horsepower - Highway Robbery (1979)
11. Legend - The Confrontation (1979)
from album 'fröm the fjörds'
12. Survivor - The New Order (1979)
from album 'all your pretty moves'
13. Sledgehammer - Sledgehammer (1979)
14. Trespass - One Of These Days (1979)
15. White Boy & the Average Rat Band - Leaving Tonight On Vacation (1980)
from album 'white boy and the average rat band'
16. Warrior - Still On The Outside (1980)
from compilation 'new electric warriors'
Thanks for listening! Rich
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