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Nonprofit organizations serve their communities in one or more ways. Typically, the business focuses on social causes that need attention in their area, such as stray animals, needy families, battered women. To obtain tax-exempt status from the Internal Revenue Service, the nonprofit business must have three or more distinct persons serving on the board of directors. These directors have roles and responsibilities that help the nonprofit business accomplish its stated mission.
The most important role of the board of directors of a nonprofit organization consists of raising funds to use in accomplishing the business mission. Fundraising events and donations comprise the majority of income for nonprofit organizations. Members of the board must use their business and social connections to build interest in the organization and its efforts. They then may garner major donations from these supporters, solicit sponsorships and recruit new members. In addition, board members are expected to raise awareness of their cause through various marketing channels as well as increasing event registrations.
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Board members oversee programs associated with the nonprofit organization. Organization staff carries out daily program operations, but board members exercise fiduciary oversight. They must protect the funds and assets of the nonprofit business by ensuring their proper use. They monitor the effectiveness of the organization's programs and determine whether they are consistent with the ultimate cause the organization supports.
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The board creates and periodically updates a strategic plan to carry out the organization's goals. The staff then creates an implementation plan based on these strategies. When updating the strategic plan, the board will use various historical data to determine what elements of the plan work well for the organization and adjust the components that are not working well.
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To properly carry out their roles and responsibilities, all board member and the chief executive must commit to a high level of involvement in the organizations daily operations. A seat on the board of a nonprofit business requires true dedication and passion for the cause. Unlike board member positions in some for-profit organizations, nonprofit board members work daily, sometimes for long hours, to further community awareness and their impact on the social causes they seek to advance.
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I saw my first outdoors moth of the year when I was at the Great Swamp on Saturday. This is another micromoth, no larger than 10 mm. Once again I am not sure of the moth's identity; my best guess is that it may be a Fruit-Tree Leafroller Moth. As with the previous moth, this moth's wing pattern is more intricate at close range than it appears at a distance.
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The list of college sports again! No matter how often you cut and paste that, it still gives me a thrill... and by the way, your weeping over South Africa is a bit misplaced. What was done in Rhodesia was pretty shitty, but what's gone on there since is far worse. It's the rape (both male and female) capital of the world, and the AIDS rate is through the roof. The economy is a shambles and inflation is so bad that money is worthless, All this taking place after the honkies got thrown out. If you're going to be a racist, Samuel, can't you at least be an honest one?
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China rolls out own hybrid car
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - China's state-owned Chang'an Automobile group has started making its own hybrid cars, the first such move by a Chinese automaker, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Mass production of the Chinese-designed car, which consumes 20 percent less fuel than ordinary cars of the same size, was launched after six years of research and development, Xinhua said late on Friday.
"This shows Chinese automakers have grasped the core technology of making hybrid cars," the report said, adding that Chang'an will donate 10 such vehicles for the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The Chang'an group controls listed Changan Automobile Co SZ> , a Chinese partner of Ford Motor Co and Mazda Motor Corp The listed arm, based in the southwestern city of Chongqing, is also China's largest mini-van maker.
Demand for hybrid cars is negligible in China, where petrol is subsidized and the impact of polluting factories on local neighborhoods is more the focus of environmentalists than larger issues such as global warming.
Fuel economy figures little in consumers' purchasing decisions in China. Hybrid cars are also expensive since the government offers buyers no incentives to purchase them.
Toyota Motor Corp was the first carmaker to build hybrid cars in China. General Motors Corp said last month it would begin producing a hybrid car in China from next year, in time for the Beijing Olympics in August.
Japan's Nikkei said the hybrid vehicle made by Chang'an is based on a 2-liter compact wagon that will be able to travel 100 kilometers (62 miles) on 6.8 liters of gasoline, and it will be officially released next year.
The new hybrid is close in size to Toyota's Prius hybrid, which the Japanese automaker has assembled and sold in China since late 2005, the Nikkei said.
Chinese sales of the Toyota hybrid were down 86 percent in the first 10 months of 2007 from the same period a year earlier to 299 units, as the vehicle's 300,000 yuan ($40,700) price tag dampened its popularity, it said.
Changan's new offering will cost around 150,000 yuan, roughly 20,000 yuan more than the base vehicle but just half as much as the Prius, the Nikkei said.
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Simply stated, Mission Of Burma were, and remain, one of the most important American rock bands of the last 20 years. Strong words, but over the course of their brief four-year career (1979-1983), the band delivered the goods in spades. Rykodisc's three-CD re-release campaign of band's entire Ace of Hearts Records catalog includes the 1981 'Signals, calls, and marches' EP (with the 'Academy Fight Song' b/w 'Max Ernst' 7" single appended), the groundbreaking 1982 'VS.' LP (with four bonus tracks not available on the original album), and the posthumous 1985 live LP THE HORRIBLE TRUTH ABOUT BURMA, which documents the band's final tour (with four previously unreleased bonus tracks).
Playing a bracing mix of punk, pop, art rock, and avant-garde experimentation, the Boston quartet's vocal/guitar/bass/drums/tape manipulation line-up was relentlessly intense and dynamic. As adept at playing strident, angular blasts as they were at powerful, pretty instrumentals, Mission Of Burma were integral in laying the foundation for a movement in postpunk rock which remains vital today. Formed in February 1979, when guitarist/vocalist Roger Miller and bassist/vocalist Clint Conley, fresh from the break-up of the band Moving Parts, decided to join forces with drummer/vocalist Peter Prescott, who had just parted company with The Molls. M.O.B. worked as a trio until the summer of 1979, when they drafted Martin Swope to provide what was commonly seen as the "x- factor" in their sound. Swope, who had worked with Miller in bands around their hometown of Ann Arbor, MI, added tape loops and sonic manipulations (from a visually unobtrusive position behind the soundboard) that often left audiences wondering how the trio on stage were creating the sounds that they were hearing.
In June 1980, Burma released their debut 7", 'Academy Fight Song,'on producer Rick Harte's fledgling Ace Of Hearts label. Still regarded as a high-water mark of a Boston music scene that is rich with history, the record quickly sold out of its 7,500-copy pressing, unprecedented for an independent single at that time. With increased touring and a steadily developing profile, the band returned to the studio to record the 'Signals, calls, and marches' EP. Released in July 1981, the six songs showed a marked growth from the tightly-wound, blistering attack of 'Academy...' The EP's opener, the Conley-penned anthem 'That's When I Reach For My Revolver,' quickly became the band's calling card. (The song has since been covered by, amongst others, Sugar, Catherine Wheel, and Moby; other artists who have covered the band's material include R.E.M., Spinanes, Pegboy, and Soul Asylum.) Concise in its presentation yet sprawling in scope, the EP ranges from the two-minute art-punk bullet of 'This Is Not A Photograph' to the majestic 'All World Cowboy Romance.'
In April 1982, the band released their second 7" single, 'Trem Two' b/w 'OK/No Way,' the a-side of which also appeared on the 'VS.' LP, which followed in October of that year. A dozen furious tracks, the album met with press raves both at home ("...aural surprises lurk in the chordal folds ... martial chants erupt suddenly into harmonies ... a raw-power dissertation ... a solid, compelling piece of work..." - The New York Times), and abroad ("...a fascinating, turbulent, and worthy debut full of slanted timing, trimmings, and a teasing strength and coarseness..." - Sounds, UK).
When extreme stage volume exacerbated Miller's tinnitus, the band embarked on a farewell tour and subsequently disbanded. Their final shows in March 1983 were recorded, and in 1985 Ace Of Hearts compiled and released THE HORRIBLE TRUTH ABOUT BURMA, a document of otherwise unreleased songs that fully captured the glorious, roaring sound and bewildering chaos that characterized the Burma live experience. (A video of the band's final Boston performance at the Bradford Hotel is available through Atavistic Video.)
In 1988, Rykodisc released an eponymous compilation which gathered all of 'Signals...', and 'VS.', selected single tracks, unreleased songs and two selections from THE HORRIBLE TRUTH... Clocking in at 80' 08" in duration, the disc stands as the longest-running commercially available stereo music CD. Taken collectively, these three re-releases far supersede that (now out-of-print) compilation - they are more comprehensive and, by virtue of re-mastering, offer better sound quality.
Upon Burma's demise, Miller embarked on a solo career (he has also recorded in various combos under the monikers Maximum Electric Piano, No Man/No Man's Band, and most recently The Binary System), as well as with Swope in Birdsongs Of The Mesozoic. Prescott has led Volcano Suns, Kustomized, and currently plays guitar and fronts Peer Group. Conley has kept a low musical profile until recently; he produced and played on Yo La Tengo's 1986 debut album, Ride The Tiger, and reunited with Miller in 1996 for a one- off single as Wrong Pipe. He now leads consonant, with Chris Brokaw (from Come, The New Year)
Like such truly seminal artists as the Velvet Underground and the Stooges, Mission Of Burma's stature and influence continue to grow; their material remains of a caliber that is rarely paralleled in creativity or integrity.
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United Kingdom-based Unilever Group and Space Expedition Corporation (SXC) announced a 22 flight purchase on XCOR Aerospace's Lynx® Mark II suborbital spacecraft for Unilever's space-themed AXEApollo™ campaign for the AXE® brand of men's cologne, body spray, shower gels and other personal care products.
Unilever will award the first flight to a lucky winner selected from a drawing just after the Super Bowl on February 3rd, and the 21 other winners will come from a year long, 60 country promotional campaign. That larger campaign includes a 100+ person December 2013 space camp for early stage winners in Orlando called the AXE Apollo™ Space Academy (A.A.S.A.). The campaign also includes legendary Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin and a 30 second Super Bowl advertisement. For a chance to win, register at www.AXEApollo.com.
"When a global brand leader like Unilever makes a significant commitment to a product like our Lynx®, it is a clear sign that commercial spaceflight has entered the main stream of worldwide commerce and truly is the Next Big Thing," stated Andrew Nelson, Chief Operating Officer of XCOR Aerospace, "Expect to keep seeing more good news from SXC as they ramp up in 2013!"
About XCOR Aerospace (www.xcor.com): XCOR Aerospace is based in Mojave, California. It is creating a new Research and Development Center in Midland, Texas and operational base at Cape Canaveral, Florida. XCOR® builds safer, reliable and reusable rocket-powered vehicles, rocket engines, advanced non-flammable composites and rocket piston pumps. XCOR® works with aerospace prime contractors and governments on major propulsion systems, while also building Lynx® a piloted, two-seat, fully reusable liquid rocket-powered vehicle that takes-off and lands horizontally. The Lynx® family of vehicles serves three primary roles including: research & scientific missions, private spaceflight, and micro-satellite launch (only on the Lynx Mark III). Lynx production models (designated Lynx Mark II) are designed to be robust, multi-mission (research / scientific or private spaceflight) commercial vehicles capable of flying to 100+ km in altitude up to four times per day. Flights may be purchased from www.spacexc.com. Lynx vehicles are also available to customers in the free world on a wet lease basis.
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Although similar in appearance, papyrus, parchment, and paper are quite different. Papryrus is made of reeds that grow in marshes and along riverbanks like the nile. The fibrous plant stem was sliced into thin strips that were overlapped to form sheets; the sheets were pressed together with the fibers running cross-grained to form long rolls of flexible "paper"; and the surface was polished with a pumice stone. If kept dry and dark, papyrus may last for millenia. |
Through mummification the body was preserved so that the soul could identify it. The body was eviscerated, dried in natron, and preserved in resin. Mummification alone, however, did not guarantee the afterlife. In a crucial test, the heart of the deceased was weighed against the feather of Maat, goddess of harmony, balance, and truth. Depending on the outcome, the departed either achieved eternal life or was eaten by a monster. |
This fragment illustrates this judgment and the protection afforded by spell 125. On the left, the mummified body lies on a low couch. In the center are the scales with several figures: the jackal-headed god Anubis, associated with mummification, Maat whose head is represented by a feather, and a monster. Osiris, god of the dead, and his sister/wife Isis, oversee the weighing. On the right, the eye of Horus, and the bull (sacred to Osiris) imply that the heart was in balance and afterlife attained. The inclusion of such a text in burial indicates the magical power of words and images in ancient Egypt. |


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The colossal lock started every match as Wales marched to a RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam but he did not taste a minute of Test action during the summer tour of Australia.
He missed the first Test after tying the knot of the Greek Island of Santorini and despite joining the Welsh squad Down Under he failed to force his way into Test contention.
The towering Osprey was not surprised by his omission but he hopes his return to the international scene against Argentina on Saturday, with Rob Howley set to name his side at lunchtime today.
"I was unavailable for the first Test, so the other boys were one step ahead of me after putting in a hard training week," said Evans.
"I was at my wedding. I knew I had to forfeit the jersey, but if you are going to forfeit it, it was worth it just to get married.
"I've had to take it on the chin and move on. Now I'm looking forward to the autumn. I want to get that jersey back and keep it for as long as I can."
Evans, who was part of the Welsh training squad that recently spent a week in Poland, expects a fierce challenge from Argentina and reckons the Pumas have benefitted from their involvement in the Rugby Championship.
"Luckily, enough I survived I survived the training camp in Poland," added Evans.
"Now we want that victory and that's what everyone is focusing on.
"Argentina represented themselves extremely well in the Rugby Championship. They will not be as rusty as they would normally be.
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Chapter 48 : Filius Flitwick
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Another year at Hogwarts was finally over, and the summer holidays had started. I had decided to take a real holiday this year, and was now apparating to Hamburg in Germany.
The German Ministry for Magic provided a room in the train station of Hamburg-Altona where wizards and witches from all over the world could arrive and depart by Apparition, Floo Powder or Portkeys. An elderly Ministry witch was in charge of selling Muggle maps and train tickets to those who, like me, wanted to continue their journey by Muggle means of transport.
I had bought some casual Muggle clothes for my holidays, exchanged money and even learned a little German. Aside from being quite quick with new languages anyway, I also know a potion or two to aid in learning a little faster.
So now here I was, leaving the Ministry room and setting out towards the platforms with my trunk on a Muggle luggage trolley. It was quite easy to find the correct platform; apparently, Muggles arent as chaotic as they are said to be. I boarded the train to Westerland, thats on the isle of Sylt, which would take two hours to bring me to my destination. Its sometimes quite hard to believe how slowly Muggles travel.
This Muggle style holiday was not an idea that would normally have occurred to me, but I talked a lot to Arthur Weasley lately, and its quite hard not to be intrigued by Muggle life when you listen to him.
Two hours later we arrived at a small station where Muggles could get their cars aboard the train to have them transported to the island. You could reach Sylt by ship or train, but there was no Muggle road.
Around us was marshland, with a few solitary trees every now and then, stretching perfectly flat to the horizon. It was a truly romantic landscape, just as though it had been created to serve as a place to spend ones holidays.
Soon after that, we turned west towards the island. The railway was built directly across the shallow area of sea that fell dry twice a day at low tide, and that the whole area was so famous for. Luckily, I was travelling at high tide, and the greyish blue waves of the North Sea almost reached the railway on one side. On the other side, sheep were grazing on the salty grass. We would soon be reaching Sylt.
I never liked big hotels, so I had rented a room in a house in the old town of Westerland. The landlady had told me the house once belonged to the captain of a big trading-vessel who had made quite a fortune in China or Japan. I dont remember which.
The old house was not far from the station. Like the other buildings in the neighbourhood, it was built of red bricks and had a roof of reed. I rang the bell, and an elderly, motherly-looking Muggle woman opened the door.
At first she looked right over my head, but Im quite used to that by now. People are always a little astonished by my size, or rather my lack of size. However, she recovered quite fast.
Good day, Madam, I am Filius Flitwick; I rented one of your rooms for two weeks, I said in German.
Ah yes, Ive been expecting you! Come in please, Mr Flitwick!
The landlady, Mrs. Tadsen, led me into the house. Through a small corridor we reached the Pesel, as the living-room in a Friesian house is called. It had a low wooden ceiling, and the furniture consisted of a large table with a couple of chairs around it, a few old shelves and cupboards, and a TV set. Up to waist height, the wall was covered in old tiles showing mainly maritime pictures in blue and white.
The guests who rent only one room, like yourself, can all use the Pesel together. I will come here, too, sometimes, to chat a bit with my guests, Mrs Tadsen explained.
It looks really nice, Mrs. Tadsen. Almost as though it came directly from the 18th century. Except, of course, for the TV, I said.
These houses are considered valuable historical monuments, so we have to keep them as they were when they were built, my landlady explained, But I really like it that way, too, and so do the tourists. This way, she indicated a door to her left, is your bedroom.
We went into my bedroom, which was furnished in the same style as the Pesel. Through another door opposite the one leading to the Pesel I could get to a bathroom, which I also had to my own.
When Mrs Tadsen had showed me around the house, I unpacked my trunk and decided to go down to the beach. It was still afternoon and quite warm outside, and I didnt feel like spending the first day of my holidays indoors.
I found myself a nice spot on the beach, away from the larger crowds of tourists, and sat down in the warm sand. Behind me was the dyke with cafés and bistros on top of it. Before me, the waves of the sea stretched away into infinity.
I had just settled down and was taking out my Muggle crime novel when a large brown owl landed neatly next to me. Some Muggles looked my way, surprised to see an owl in bright daylight, and apparently a tame one. I quickly placed an Obscuring Charm on the owl. Any Muggle looking at it would instantly be distracted by something more interesting. Then I untied the scroll of parchment from the owls outstretched leg. Opening it, I read:
Dear Filius,
The Order needs your help. We have been looking for an ancient magical device known as the Mirror of Egdelwonk. Undoubtedly, you know about the Mirror of Erised; the Mirror of Egdelwonk was manufactured by the same wizard, who apparently suffered from a lack of imagination when it came to names. However, I recently learned where this mirror might be hidden, and I think you are aware how useful it would be for us if we found it.
The mirror was made somewhere in the orient and sent to a wizard who lived in a small town called Rungholt. This place is located a little south of Sylt, but we have not yet found out exactly where it is. I suppose you will be able to gain access to that information more easily since it has to be near Sylt, and someone there should know more about it.
It is possible that Lord Voldemort has learned about the Mirror as well by now. You will have to be careful.
I hope you do not mind that I had to spoil your holidays like this. If you find the mirror, please bring it to Headquarters as soon as you can.
Yours sincerely,
Albus Dumbledore
Spoil my holidays? Not at all! There is little I enjoy more than a nice mystery, and Albus knows it.
Rungholt. I did not remember having seen the name on any map of the area, and decided to ask Mrs Tadsen.
After everyone had come back from dinner, we sat in the Pesel and chatted a bit. We, that was Mrs Tadsen, Ms. Ashley Sue McMillan (a beautiful blonde from New York City in designer clothing and with an air of perfection about her), Mr. and Mrs. Huber (a middle aged married couple from somewhere in Bavaria), and myself. Myself, that was, as far as the others knew, a physics professor from a boarding school in the north of England close enough, Id say.
We talked about this and that for a while, soon switching over to English, because the Hubers English was a lot better than my German.
After a while I asked Mrs Tadsen, A friend told me about a place called Rungholt, but I couldnt find it on the maps I have. Can you tell me where it is?
Our landlady seemed a bit surprised when she answered, Why, no wonder you didnt find it! The town sank in a tidal wave in 1362. All you will find in the place where its been is water.
Thats like, so interesting!, Ms McMillan exclaimed excitedly, Where was it?
It was about 60 kilometres south-east of here, Mrs Tadsen began her explanation, On an island called Strand. In 1362, Rungholt sank in a stormy night. A few centuries later, other parts of that island were washed away as well. Today there are just a few more or less small islands and sands left.
Was Rungholt, like, a totally big place?, Ms McMillan wanted to know; I could see Mrs Huber roll her eyes, but Mrs Tadsen didnt seem to mind Ms McMillans way.
Yes, it was. It must have been an important place for sea trade. Merchants from all over the world came there. Legend has it that Rungholt was as big and important as ancient Rome had been, but I suppose thats an exaggeration.
Did archaeologists try to find any remains of the town? Can that be done at all if its all underwater now and probably already destroyed?, I asked her, fearing for the fate of the Mirror.
Yes, of course, people did search, Mrs Tadsen replied. Some areas of the old island of Strand are dry at low tide, so you can look for traces of civilisation rather easily. A few things were found, too, like remains of buildings or wells, and some pieces of pottery. The trouble is, most things have either been washed away long ago, or else sunken deep into the mud. If some item surfaces from the mud, it can be seen for some time years, if youre lucky but then itll be destroyed by the water.
Thats a real pity, Mrs Huber interjected, so there are no ruins underwater?
Would be romantic, wouldnt it?, Mrs Tadsen said. No, I suppose there arent any. Maybe theres something under all the mud, though.
Like, oh my God! What about the people of Rungholt? Where they, like, rescued? Ms McMillan inquired, her eyes wide with interest.
Most werent, I suppose, Mrs Tadsen answered. Those who were in the town in the night of that horrible tidal wave didnt have much of a chance to get away. A few may have made it to higher grounds. Anyway, it is said that the richer their town got, the citizens of Rungholt would get even more arrogant. They might not have believed anything would happen until it was already too late.
Like the passengers of the Titanic, Ms McMillan remarked.
Yes, in a way, Mrs Tadsen said thoughtfully.
Both Ms McMillan and myself were interested in the old legends and urged Mrs Tadsen to tell us more. I hoped to get some bits of information as to where the Mirror might be today. Telling the truth, what Mrs Tadsen had said up to now had been rather discouraging.
Apparently, people thought of Rungholt as some kind of a second Atlantis. Just as glamorous, as rich, as mystical as the real Atlantis. I took it for a good sign that the inhabitants of Rungholt were believed to be mighty sorcerers, although Ms McMillan didnt believe it. (Magic? No, there is no such thing! I would know, because I always feel it when theres something strange around. I would sense anything supernatural, and I never have, so there is no magic.) I think it is understandable that I didnt try to correct her.
On the next day, I phoned every museum in the area to find out if they had a mirror from Rungholt. If they had the one I was looking for, I would try to buy, or the Order could do that; or, in the worst case I could always steal it and replace it by a look-alike.
Unfortunately, I wasnt successful. It seemed that the Mirror was still in Rungholt, or else destroyed. I had high hopes that it would still be intact because it must have been protected by spells. At least thats what Id have done. There was always the possibility that someone had found the Mirror and brought it away, which would be really bad; I tried not to think about that and hoped that there was magical protection against that, too.
I finally decided to take a look around Rungholt. Id do that at high tide, diving with Gillyweed so that no Muggles or, yet worse, Death Eaters, could see me if there were any.
To reach Rungholt, I chose the easiest possibility: A Muggle tourist ship. It would have been an enjoyable voyage, had I not been so anxious about the Mirror. Im afraid I get excited far too easily
As the ship approached Rungholt, I found myself a spot where I would not be observed and chewed the Gillyweed I had ordered from a wizards store nearby. I waited for the herb to take effect and then disapparated into the water.
The water of the North Sea wasnt very clear, so I didnt see much. I took my wand out to perform a Lumos spell in order to get some light. The ground of the sea wasnt far below me, and I reached it quickly. Among the sea plants and shells, I looked around for anything that looked as though it was made by humans, and indeed I found remains of walls and wooden buildings.
Even with the light my wand cast I couldnt see very far, and after all there were no places in sight where a mirror could be safely hidden for such a long time. I had expected that and brought a Magic Detector. Unlike common Dark Detectors, it indicates any kind of magic around. It had taken me some time to bewitch it to work underwater, but finally I had managed.
I took out the small instrument that looked like a normal clock, and waited for the hands to give off some sign of magic. At first it didnt react. Then, suddenly, all the hands shot up to what would have been 12 oclock on a normal watch. A strong source of magic must have appeared out of nowhere definitely not the Mirror.
I extinguished the light at the tip of my wand and watched, trying to make no sound.
Everything around me seemed to be as quiet as youd expect the bottom of the sea to be.
I ducked inside an ancient well to make sure I wouldnt be seen if there was someone around. Peering over the wells rim, I looked around, trying to make out any shapes in the dirty water.
Suddenly, I saw Bellatrix walking cautiously closer.
She had her wand out and was searching the ground for something. What this something was wasnt really hard to guess the Mirror, of course. She was using a Bubble-Head Charm for diving.
Bella hadnt noticed me yet but it was only a question of time until she would. Of course, I could have apparated out of the water again without her even noticing I had ever been there. But I couldnt leave her alone to find the Mirror.
I climbed out of the well, and Bella spotted me immediately. I barely managed to duck the curse she shot my way, and quickly put up a Shield Charm before she could make another attempt.
I couldnt hear any incantations because of the Bubble-Head Charm, so basically I had to guess her spells to react properly. I admit she kept me very busy.
All the stray spells soon threw up so much mud that we could only guess where the other one was standing.
Suddenly I felt a curse hit the hem of my robes. I was lucky it hadnt touched me, because it looked a lot like a Killing Curse.
I was trying to circle Bella now in order to get a clear shot at her and hoped that she wouldnt have the same idea. I tried to use only defensive spells that wouldnt be visible from wherever she was standing or floating so that she couldnt figure out what I was doing.
Bella started to direct her curses in different directions, and some hit the ground dangerously close to me. Based on the course her spells took, I tried to guess where she was. When I thought I had found out exact enough, I pointed my wand that way and thought, bulla magica interpellandam est, trying to perform the complicated wand moves in the water before me.
I had never before done that curse, but I knew it had worked when seconds later I heard a splashing in the water before me as Bella apparently struggled to keep her balance. Then there was silence.
Before I could do anything else I got more Gillyweed out and chewed it because the portion I had taken earlier was already ceasing to work.
As soon as I could breathe freely again I edged forward to where Bella had stood. She had now disapparated, of course. My curse had caused the bubble around her head to collapse, and to my relief it would also prevent her from using the Bubble-Head Charm again too soon.
I continued my search for the Mirror. Another hour later I had found nothing. My Magic Detector couldnt pick up the faintest trace of anything magical.
In the evening I came back to Mrs Tadsens house, I was not only exhausted but also at a loss for ideas as to where to look for the Mirror next.
Ms McMillan lay on the sofa absorbed in a book titled Rungholt. I had heard enough of Rungholt for one day, but she greeted me excitedly, Hello Mr Flitwick! This is so, like, interesting! Did you, like, know that legend about some people, like, knowing there was a tidal wave, like, coming?
I admit I cant stand Ms McMillan, but this sounded interesting. I told her no, I didnt, and of course she had to like tell me lengthily.
Apparently, there were theories that some sorcerers in Rungholt had predicted the tidal wave.
This like legend must have been, like, invented back in the days when people still believed in, like, magic, Ms McMillan commented.
Some people still do, I hazarded.
Yeah, alright, Ms McMillan replied in an offhand sort of voice, but theyre, like, nutters. Come on, youre a scientist, you cant, like, believe that!
Obviously I couldnt theres still the Statute of Secrecy.
Luckily, Ms McMillan wasnt waiting for a reply but went right on explaining the old legend.
According to her book, the sorcerers of Rungholt tried to convince the Muggles in their town of the coming natural disaster but, like Mrs Tadsen had already pointed out, they were getting arrogant and thought the dykes around Rungholt would be strong enough to protect them.
When the citizens decided to stay, the sorcerers did the same. They wanted to try and help the Muggles with their magic, hoping to save at least a few lives. It was the only decent thing to do, but Ms McMillan was very much impressed by this like nobleness.
Anyways, the sorcerers wanted to get any important magical items out of Rungholt, and so they sent them to friends all over the world.
Ms McMillan starting listing different things the Muggle legends mentioned. I didnt quite take them in, because I was so anxious to hear anything about the Mirror. And indeed, its fate was known! It was brought to... Japan! But where in Japan that was not stated anywhere. My famous luck. But at least I had a point to start from, and maybe the Mirror was still intact wherever it might be. Chances were it was already brought out of Japan again, or owned by Muggles, or destroyed, or
I admit I didnt quite like Ms McMillan. She seemed to be such a spoiled, arrogant girl. But now I began to change my mind about her. At least her curiosity was very useful.
I had to travel to Japan and contact a few friends there. And I had to do that fast, before Bella found this bit of information as well.
As soon as Ms McMillan had finished her story (and that seemed to take forever) I went to my room and packed my trunk.
Why couldnt these ancient sorcerers simply leave the Mirror where it had been, and protect it magically? Why did they have to make me go on a treasure hunt all over the world? The next thing I had to do was tell Mrs Tadsen that I had to leave now. It could all have been so easy!
I walked over into the kitchen to see if Mrs Tadsen was there. I looked around the beautifully furnished room, but didnt see her. I noticed that our landlady seemed to like antique decoration objects. Unusual enough for a kitchen, there were paintings on the walls and even an old mirror on the wall opposite the door. I looked at my reflection for a moment
and then the image in the mirror changed. It didnt reflect me and the room around me anymore. It showed me giving a mirror the very same mirror to Albus.
There it was.
Right before me.
It had been there all the time.
I felt like laughing out loud. I had searched the ground of the sea, got myself into that battle with Bella, and Id almost gone on a trip to Japan. But Id never thought I might find the Mirror right here. Fate is playing games with me sometimes But, you know, humour is the best way to take them Especially if theyre this ridiculous.
The rest of the story is quickly told. It was true that the Mirror had been brought to Japan centuries ago. It had many owners Muggles as well as sorcerers. Finally, a Muggle with no idea of the value of the Mirror sold it to the captain of a European trading-vessel. This man was the one who built the house that now belonged to Mrs Tadsen. Why, she mentioned that on my first day here! The families who owned the house after he died kept the Mirror. They were all Muggles, so no one ever noticed that there was more to the Mirror. Apparently it didnt work when a Muggle looked into it.
I talked Mrs Tadsen into selling the Mirror to me without telling her the entire truth. She wasnt all too sad about it, especially since I paid her enough money to buy several new or, if she wanted, antique mirrors.
Seeing as my holidays would be over in a few days time anyway, it wasnt even suspicious that I left the day after I found the Mirror of Egdelwonk. Albus was absolutely delighted to see the Mirror. Of course he was unable to restrain himself from laughing at my story but I suppose I wouldnt have reacted differently.
Albus hung the Mirror in his office in Hogwarts where it would be safe. I helped him put it up, and now, for the second time, I saw something in it. Something other than the normal reflection a mirror is supposed to give. I saw a group of people, most of them members of the Order, celebrating something in the Headmasters office. It was like one of the parties fourteen years ago when Lord Voldemort almost died. The picture vanished again before I could make out any details. Any but one. Albus portrait was hanging on the wall.
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I thought that's what we all look like when we run! Don't burst my bubble. =) I have used the Lose It app two different times - once at the beginning of 2012 when I was also doing Weight Watchers (lasted 2 weeks). Then again this year, I started using Lose It again and lasted about a week. When I pay attention to what I eat, I lose weight. I'm just entirely too lazy to log it all into an app, how sad is that? But! I'm down 13 lbs in the past year, and 8 lbs from goal weight, so.... eh. =)
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And so it happened..I became a year older..heh …I used to like my birthdays a lot and now I just feel like I am becoming older and older. Oh well. That's the way it goes.
In the morning my husband made me a nice breakfast and I got to open all of my presents. As I got to work, colleagues from my unit invited me for a birthday breakfast. It was really nice to enjoy conversation with a cup of coffee in a very relaxing atmosphere. I also got some presents and a beautiful bouquet of pink roses.
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On such a beautiful sunny day one really appreciates having a nice garden. So, our family decided to spend this Sunday working in the garden. Maya and I were an exception to the established rule as our main task for today was keeping each other happy snappy.
Since Maya was keeping mommy awake almost every single hour of the night, mommy was dying to get some sleep. Maya, however, wanted to watch her daddy mow the lawn as the bright red machine was making all sorts of funny noises. So, here we were observing our daddy making our so called 'soccer field' getting in shape and our babushka raking the grass.
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Curle culls Chester squad
By Graeme Bailey
Last Updated: 01/01/70 1:00am
Chester City are set to keep just eight of their current squad.
Chester City are set to keep just eight of their current squad.New manager Keith Curle has told a host of players they are free to find new clubs, whilst also just offering one new deal.
Carl Regan has been offered new terms, while Chris MacKenzie, Phil Bolland, Stephen Vaughan, Sean Hessey, Ben Davies, Ryan Lowe, Michael Branch and Stewart Drummond have all been told they have futures at the club.
However, the rest have been told they have not been kept or if they have a deal - then they can move on.
These include captain Paul Carden, Richard Hope, Cortez Belle, Darren Edmonson, Wayne Brown, Michael Brown, Andy Harris, Matthew Cook, Joe O'Neill, Robbie Booth and Shaun Whalley.
"No player can afford to spend a year out of a manager's plans so it's a chance for those players who have been offered settlements to further their careers," said Curle.


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Honestly I LOVE zebra cakes. Love everything about them! big statement and they are not super difficult to make! I used my airbrush a LOT on this cake. It really helped add texture to the red ribbon and made the reds a nice deep red that can take so long to kneed into fondant.
Of course the all important shoe!
I also got to play around with more gumpaste flowers this month, I am really liking these 'cabbage roses' they have all the impact and are way less fussy!
Happy Baking Everyone!


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Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Tutorial - Angels Porphyr
The Angels Porphyr use the following GW colors:
Badab Black
Mordian Blue
Enchanted Blue
Skull White
Asurmen Blue
Iyanden Darksun
Charadon Granite
Dheneb Stone
Devlan Mud
Blood Red
Fortress Gray
Bleached Bone
Begin with a white-primed model, then give a thin coat of Badab Black to the entire model.
A layer of Mordian Blue was applied to the left half of the model (or the right half from the model's perspective) - you may need to apply multiple coats of Mordian Blue to get a nice smooth coat.
A layer of Enchanted Blue was applied, leaving some of the Mordian Blue visible in the recesses. If Enchanted Blue is hard to find in your area, you can use Magic Blue from Vallejo's Game Color line.
Enchanted Blue was mixed 50/50 with Skull White and used to give an edge highlight to the model using a fine detail brush.
All of the blue areas on the model were given a wash of Asurmen Blue to deepen the blues and tie them all together. Your blue is now finished.
Iyanden Darksun was applied to the chest eagle. Charadon Granite was applied to the joints, cables, and vents. Blood Red was applied to the eyes and purity seal. Dheneb Stone was applied to the parchments.
Devlan Mud was washed over the parchments. Iyanden Darksun was mixed 50/50 with Skull White and applied to the edges of the eagles wings and heads. Fortress Gray was used to edge highlight all of the gray areas.
Bleached Bone was applied to the parchments, leaving the previous colors visible in the recesses. Badab Black was used to wash the gray areas, tying the colors together.
Skull White was used to edge highlight the white areas of the armor.
I went back at this point and smoothed out a lot of the white areas with Fortress Gray, to get rid of the harsh difference between the white and the previous black wash. Skull White was then reapplied to the edges of the armor. Now you are finished. Just finish the base, and add a bolter and get him on the table!
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I used a very cheap can of Wal-Mart brand primer that cost $1. Unfortunately, you get what you pay for. Krylon has a very nice line of Indoor/Outdoor paint that has great gray and white primers that I am starting to use. These cost about $5 per can.
As for black primer, I like Rustoleum black rust-covering paint or Board to Pieces black primers.
I find it very difficult to resist the $1 price tag of the Wal-Mart brand paints, however. I can't tell much of a difference in the final results of the black primers. The Krylon white and gray Indoor/Outdoor primers are much better, and I would recommend spending a little more on these.
Also, the straight line is just the result of practice. If you plan on painting an entire army of halved Space Marines, you'll find that it doesn't take long to get pretty good at it. I've started my fourth model for Project Space Marine, and I've gotten to where I don't really need to touch up where the colors meet more than once or twice.Thanks for the reply. I threw away a bottle of the WalMart cheap stuff because it came out almost like spray foam- it was terrible. I just wasn't sure if "very little primer" was something that was better in some way.
I use Board to Pieces a lot, along with a Krylon. I also found an outdoor paint at Sherwin Williams that was not too expensive.
I'm an admitted 40K newbie- so much so that I don't own anything. I just look.
What made you do the Chapter project? I really like the idea.The idea came from my inability to stick with any one project to completion. I have a knack for starting a new army, building and painting a model or two, and then moving on to another project.
This project makes the best use of my gamer ADD: every model is a new project. It takes almost no time at all to do a single Marine, even to a good standard. I made a list of the Chapters I could find, and started with the ones that are primarily white.
The beauty of it is that I don't have to stick to any plan. Any Chapter that I feel like painting up, I can :)


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Blue Jackets, CBJ, Columbus, Hockey, NHL, Phil Kessel, Rick Nash, Umberger, Vinny Prospal
Previously, we considered the notion of character and how it shouldn't factor into your evaluation of a player, barring any exceptional circumstances. Now let's look at a similar topic.
I hope you'll forgive another excursion into to the curious failures of the Columbus Blue Jackets. We know that the Columbus goaltending was laughable (and that it's finally changing after three years of awful Steve Mason). We know that the defense isn't exactly defensive (and that Jack Johnson needs to be an absurd offensive performer to make up for the rest of his skill set). I've even argued that the Jackets (and their fans) need to stop worrying about character and start considering the importance of skill players. I suggested that even with a good defense and good goaltender, the Jackets still probably need some high-end players to carry the offensive load.
But that led to some questions from fellow Jackets fans, specifically from the always-thought-provoking @RedditCBJ (who you should follow on Twitter). He wondered how exactly the Jackets top 6 forwards stacked up against the best teams in the NHL. I always assumed they were inferior, but I never actually bothered to look any further. So let's look at this together.
Let's compare the Blue Jackets forwards to the top 10 teams in the NHL this season (by points in the standings). Conveniently, this year the overall top 10 also represents the top five of both conferences. We're going to examine all the forwards remaining with their teams at the end of the regular season, who played 20 or more games with that team, and look at their 2-year average production. I selected 2-year average assuming that it gives a better flavor for their current production than a career average (for instance, Dan Sedin's career regular season points per game is 0.84, but over the past two seasons he's averaging 1.110 points per game).
Now, let's count the number of forwards on each team with 0.5 points per game or more, all the way up to 1.0 points per game or more, in increments of 0.1. It's all regular season data from this season and last season. Here's what we find:
.5 ppg | .6 ppg | .7 ppg | .8 ppg | .9 ppg | 1.0 ppg | |
Columbus | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vancouver | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
St Louis | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
NY Rangers | 6 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Pittsburgh | 8 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Nashville | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Philadelphia | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Boston | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit | 7 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
New Jersey | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
An interesting trait appears for all of the top 10 teams in the NHL: they've all got at least one player who averages 0.8 points per game over the past two seasons. In fact, most teams have two or more, and most teams also have at least one player with 0.9 points per game or more. The two teams that don't have a 0.9 point per game player happened to have some of the best goaltending in the NHL (St. Louis with Halak and Elliott, Boston with Thomas and Rask). In fact, of the top 10 teams, only St. Louis was outside the top half of goal scoring in the NHL. Even though we hear so much about defense and goaltending in the playoffs right now, getting there generally requires a good offense.
Another noteworthy observation comes from Nashville with only one 0.7 producer, the same guy who is their 0.8 producer, Martin Erat. However, their depth of scoring with 6 players over the 0.5 points per game mark helps significantly (recall, they actually had the 8th best offense in the NHL). But the fact remains, they're still meeting the requirements and have at least one player with 0.8 points per game or more.
Columbus does not make the 0.8 cut. The only players that come close for Columbus are Rick Nash (who is just barely under the bar with a .796 points per game) and the aging Vinny Prospal (only slightly into the 0.7 bracket with .703). The next closest Jackets are Umberger (0.610) and Brassard (0.595).
This suggests some ominous things to me about the current team makeup. One thing is straightforward: simply looking at the breakdown, the Jackets do not have the skill at forward to ice an elite (or even quasi-elite) first line. They have enough 0.6 point per game players to make a passable second line, but that won't be shielded from tough matchups because they're the best on the team. Columbus simply does not have skill enough to put out the forward lines necessary to be a top-15 NHL offense. Also noteworthy is the idea that Rick Nash does, in fact, play on an island. The Jackets don't have skill, so without the late addition of one Vinny Prospal, he would have been significantly better (production-wise) than any other player on the team. I've witnessed this discussed as both a pity factor (it must stink to be stuck on a terrible team) and a statement of criticism (why can't he carry things by himself), but that conclusion is a matter of opinion.
Obviously there's much more to a story of team success than just talented top-line forwards. After all, players like Phil Kessel (.89 2-year ppg) and Steven Stamkos (1.15) didn't make the playoffs this year. But their defensive circumstances are not overly dissimilar to what we see with the Jackets. And for a team like Columbus with laughable goaltending and non-defensive defensemen, the lack of offense is even more evident. When the whole team is bad, the losses mount quickly.
Yes, the Jackets need to improve in their own end. But the story feels a bit more bleak when you notice the complete lack of high-end forward talent. Quite suddenly, it seems like a team that claims to need only a "reshaping" needs much more than that. They don't have any forwards to meet the 0.8 points per game criteria, they don't have a solution in net, and they don't have an overly defensive defense. I don't like to be doom-and-gloom, but this year's team was bad because they didn't have enough skill at any position, including at forward. That needs to change drastically if the Blue Jackets hope to be a top team in the NHL.


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After being out on the PC for quite some time now, publishers 505 Games have announced a release date for Terraria - It's next week.
Xbox 360 players worldwide will be able to start their all new adventure from Wednesday 27th March, PlayStation 3 owners in North America get a day's head-start on Tuesday 26th March with a release date for the European PlayStation Store
I have played the crap out of this game on PC. It is insanely fun and there is so much to do. My issue lies with how there was so much more to come but the creator just picked up and dropped the game on the ground and walked away.
Studios even asked to pick it up and finish it but he said no. Never again will he get my money.


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The Second Circuit's decision in SEC v. Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Dkt No. 11-5227-cv-(Lead) (2d Cir. 2012), presents issues related to international practice only indirectly. But the principles are of significance and so will undoubtedly affect international practice. At issue in the case is whether the federal district court correctly refused to approve a settlement between the SEC and Citigroup of claims arising out of the international collateralized debt obligation issues that plagued many financial institutions and have been said to relate to the financial crisis of 2008 and forward. The SEC and Citigroup reached a settlement whereby Citigroup would pay $285 million into a fund and agree to other non-monetary relief. However, as is common, Citigroup would not be admitting (nor denying) the SEC's allegations of wrongdoing. The District Court refused to approve the settlement, and the Second Circuit stayed the decision below so that full briefing and decision could occur. To do so the Circuit needed to find that the proponents of the settlement would likely prevail in the appellate court. And it is the Circuit's discussion of that issue that is the most topical for us. Among other things:
First, the Second Circuit addressed the District Court's comment referring to "the S.E.C.'s long-standing policy — hallowed by history but not by reason — of allowing defendants to enter into Consent Judgments without admitting or denying the underlying allegations". The District Court used that reasoning to conclude that the SEC's settlement was not entitled to significant deference, since by definition the settlement was not one imbued with the government's efforts to enhance the public interest but was rather the exercise of litigation strategy more akin to what private parties engage in. The Court of Appeals's felt that it was likely — not a certainty, but likely — that this view is wrong. The Court of Appeals was concerned that the District Court did not give the SEC's judgment sufficient deference on a "wholly discretionary matter[] of policy".
Second, the Court of Appeals rejected the notion that the settlement was not favorable to Citigroup.
Third, and also significant, the District Court determined that it could not evaluate the fairness of the settlement unless the underlying facts were conclusively established by a trial or a binding admission of liability. The Court of Appeals rejected, again tentatively, the District Court's position, saying that the lower court's position was "tantamount to ruling that . . . a court will not approve a settlement that represents a compromise". We do not read the District Court's opinion the same way; but the Second Circuit underscored the tentative nature of its view.
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Since they are thin, light and printable, OLED displays have a clear advantage over conventional LCDs, the study titled "Analyzing Global Opportunities in the OLED Market" finds. OLEDs are five times thinner than LCDs since they are luminescent and do not require an additional background illumination. As a consequence, they are consuming less power, they are more cost-effective and require less memory to store or buffer image data. In addition, emissive displays offer higher contrast and a wider viewing angle of almost 180 degrees, enabling high resolution and better readability at varying lighting situations. New applications in fields such as mobile handsets, car audio systems, digital cameras and watches will drive the market growth, believes Frost & Sullivan researcher Nupur Sinha. "Lower manufacturing costs along with better performance will trigger additional applications in pagers, games, toys, points of sales, large-screen TV sets and notebook computers," he added.
Despite the technological progress, OLED companies still are facing user concerns regarding short operating life, high costs, complex production process, performance and luminance. The organic materials used for the displays is sensitive to oxygen and humidity which can destroy OLED displays if the screen is not equipped with specific protection. In addition, a lot of development work and future innovation will be needed before full color OLED displays can be manufactured cost effectively. Though OLEDs today offer performance advantages, their price is higher than competing established technologies such as LCD or plasma displays. The OLED market currently is in its early growth phase, and price levels are likely to stabilize only after the have commercialized. "In order to gain better market presence, OLED manufacturers should focus on energy efficiency and higher resolution as well as on longevity," Sinha said. "On the long run we expect OLED displays to have significant impact to the entire electronics market.
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