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The Wolf Age. Things weren't so nice back then. Myrkridia roamed the earth killing and maiming as they went, terrorizing and eating the denizens of the earth alongside their undead friends... a little like the Rosie O'Donnel Show. This age was when the civilized nations of the land, namely humans and dwarves, decide to take back what's theirs. No more waiting in line to be eaten. No more fear of waking up with a horrible case of beheadedness. It was time to take back the night so that children and puppies could roam the streets at night without that horrible sense of dread at being used for flavoring in something's next meal. That's where the third incarnation of the Myth series comes in... before it all went down in the first two games, before the Fallen Lords scorched the land anew, it was the Wolf Age. And as you all know, the Wolf Age was in full 3D, giving it a natural advantage over the later centuries.
There were certainly plenty of fans of the series out and about that were chomping at the bit for the opportunity to get back into the world of Myth. With a rich background filled with ripe opportunities for more stories to be told, someone was bound to pick up the pieces and begin anew. As you may know, the original games were developed by Bungie. When Microsoft gobbled up Bungie in a gluttonous rage, Take-Two was there to steal some scraps from the plate in the form of Oni and the rights to the Myth franchise. Now I'm happy about that because it meant that another Myth game would definitely be made. But with Bungie out of the picture, Take-Two needed to find another developer that could bring the series back with style and grace. After proposals and submissions and some junking around with companies and moving around of execs, a new company, Mumbo Jumbo, came out of the woodworks with the task of creating a spiffy new adventure.
But where could the series go after the menace of Soulblighter was removed from the canvas? The past, of course, 1000 years in the past. With a backstory that was already fairly prepared, if not in detail, it was a natural transition for the series to go prequel and it looks to be going pretty well. Back in the day, the Myrkridia were still walking around killing everything in sight and the humans and dwarves were in constant conflict. The world needed a hero, and that's where the mythic figure Connacht enters. You'll play through his adventures and his course of becoming a legendary hero and his slow recognition of the horrible fate that awaits him. Along for the ride are some other characters you'll recognize such as Domas who eventually turns into Soulblighter and Ravana, a Myrkridia captain who you'll know as Shiver.
Those that are worried about the Myth series being taken into the past by a team other than Bungie can set your fears to rest. Mike Donges from Mumbo Jumbo came into the office today to show off the most recent build of the game and it's looking pretty darn spiffy. They've been working some major overtime to pull this one off, but after only about a year of development, the game is coming very close to completion.
One of the biggest transitions for the series that everyone has undoubtedly taken note of at this point is its revamped engine. While the basis for the engine is actually the Myth II engine, they have completely reworked the graphics engine and made significant enhancements to the AI based on user responses to problems they detected while playing Myth II. Some other little things such as trees and grass that "sway gently in the breeze" have been added and will actually follow the engine's wind physics. A nice touch. Another little touch to the physics engine is one that will appeal to the fans of the blood and gore of the first two; blood will now run down hills and pool in crevices for a ghastly new look.
And at least from a graphics standpoint (we'll have to wait to judge the AI when we get more time with a build), they've done quite a job keeping the same sort of look while making the transition to full 3D. When entering a game, you'll definitely be able to see that this is a Myth game. While the art is much more advanced with polygonal units and trees, the style of earth tone sort of dark and brooding art is still prevalent. Animations are of course much smoother and realistic as well with each of the units having around 13 different animations. Textures in the game are also very impressive with some great details added into some minor things that will make the game that much more enjoyable to watch. At one point, Mike zoomed in on one of the revamped warlocks to have a look at the model. The guy had glowing eyes, nice clothing and some really neat-o glowing runes around the hem of his robe and collar. It was a really beautiful look and a much-needed improvement over the sprites of old.
You'll be able to recognize many of the units quickly from the old games, including the Heron Guard, archers, Soulless, Ghols, Dwarves and some redesigned units in the game like the fatter and more disgusting Wights. "How could those skinny guys hold so much puss?" Asked Mr. Donges, "It just didn't make sense so we made it more realistic." Maybe I should have put that 'realistic' in quotes for him.
You'll also get the chance to welcome some new folks into the ranks and expand the horizons for some of the races. The Dwarves, Trow, and Ghols all have more iterations than they used to. "We wanted to give players the chance to use only certain races in battle against each other this time around. It should make for some interesting multiplayer match-ups."
The Dwarves will probably be the most notable of expansions and they will play a much larger role in this game than they had in the other two. Alongside the Dwarven demolitionists that you remember from before will be axemen, who like their name implies, will be holding and swinging big axes at things they don't particularly like. Coming in for more mass damage appeal will also be the smiths. Not only do these guys carry hammers for close encounters, but they also carry everyone's favorite weapon, the flamethrower. Oooh this is some fun stuff, just make sure that they don't fire into a crowd. Everybody cooks.
There are three different types of Ghols. There's your regular Ghol, your Ghol Brute (really big and strong), and the Ghol Shaman. Now the Ghol Shaman has a nice little ditty of a spell called the Savage Wind Dream that I can already see being a favorite in multiplay games. Just pick a target spot on the ground, cast the spell, and everything on the ground (body parts, weapons, rocks...) will be picked up from the surrounding area and brought to the point where the spell hit the ground to damage everything that anything hits along the way. All of that junk will then swirl around a bit and hit everything in the area. Oh it's gross and fun cause the more people that die in the middle, the more body parts are added to the mix. Kind of reminds me of my blender creations in my drinking days.
More notable additions to the ranks of the damned are two new Trow. That's right, those huge ass rump humpers will get support even though you might think that they wouldn't need to. First off you have a Trow Priest, though they wouldn't show us his trick, and, get this, a Trow Iron Warrior. Yes, that means a Trow with a big old axe in iron armor... yikes. It's a wonder the Dwarves didn't create nukes to counter them.
Finally, a whole new faction will be creeping everyone out at a store near you. The Spider Cultists are a group of freaks that seem to love their spider god Sykrosh more than anything else, most notably more than you and your warriors. They come with regular fast acting melee units and a priestess that acts a little like a dwarven demolitionist. And their lovely large spiders will come along just to make sure all that oppose them have the willies before the battle ensues.
Gameplay itself will remain pretty much the same as you've seen in the past with minor tweaks to AI. Best described as squad based tactical combat, this real time strategy stays away from the resource management so that you can focus on troop management and tactics. It's a theory that worked for the past two games and will undoubtedly work for this one. The command interface is generally the same with formations, unit direction and camera controls pretty much untouched. Groups are handled with a little bar underneath the unit information bar at the top of the screen. Click on set, then click on one through ten in the bar to assign the selected units to that group. The number will then be highlighted so that you know what numbers have already been used for groups. In the unit information bar you'll still get to see the individual unit's names and unique traits as well as how many kills and battles they've survived. Life and mana will be handled with new bars that sit vertical alongside the actual units in the game.
Missions will also act much the same with escort and defense missions as well as seek and destroy and plain old battle missions. These can and will take place both outdoors and indoors like they have in the past, but now the same missions can move seamlessly from outdoor to indoor locations without any need for loading up a new level. Dynamic lighting, soft shadows, and some destructible walls that reveal hidden passageways (not necessary for completion of missions apparently) all work to flush out the levels. When asked how difficult the game would be given the reputation the series has gotten, Mike answered, "Oh yeah, it's very difficult." They've opted out of the five difficulty levels in favor of three this time around to expedite balancing issues and get the game out faster. Apparently the Legendary difficulty setting is really going to take some doing. The developers themselves are having some serious difficulty making it through missions on this setting.
With 42 units, 25 regular missions, multiplayer capabilities very much the same as Bungie.net, and one mission editor that allows for maps that will work on both PC and Mac versions of the game, Myth III: The Wolf Age looks to be packing in another great experience. And you won't have to wait very much longer to get your hands on it either. Look for a gold announcement in about a month and a release in later October and keep your eyes out for more information as we may get our hands on a playable version of the game before too long.
-- Dan Adams
May 19, 2001
Bungie accrued a pretty large and loyal following a few years back when they released a highly successful and very good real time strategy game called Myth. Unlike many of the RTSs at the time, the game focused on the tactical side of battles by giving players a set number of troops with which to survive a level often without any hopes of reinforcements and against horrible odds. They did the same thing when they followed up with Myth II: Soulblighter as they continued on with the Myth history and drew players back into the same addicting gameplay. With the acquisition of Bungie by Microsoft, the rights to the Myth series were signed over to The Gathering of Developers so now the control is in the hands of one Mumbo Jumbo Studios for the creation of the third installment of the series, Myth III: The Wolf Age. We've been pretty excited about this one and were more than happy to stop into the G.O.D.'s parking lot to take our first look at the game.
Myth III will actually take a turn back in time to a period 1,000 years before the original Myth when the lands were still divided and under constant attack from the Myrkridia and Trow. The story will follow the legendary hero Connacht, so you'll get a front row seat for the forging of the human empires. You may remember his name from the first two games as it and the battles he fought were mentioned quite a few times in both games. You'll also get the chance to see Soulblighter while he was called Damas and still a lieutenant in Connacht's army. Presumably, this is before his whole facial disfigurement thing. Maybe we'll also get the chance to see what turned him into a Fallen Lord.
The game itself isn't taking a turn from what made the series so loved. The gameplay is managing to survive the transfer to a new development team without much damage to the Myth core. Many of the units that you have grown used to will make an appearance yet again along with some new surprises for the old veterans of the series. You'll get the great control over units that you're used to along with improved AI on both allied and enemy sides so you can expect some new and welcome challenges.
Certainly, the most buzz has been generated by the change to a full 3D experience. Everybody is getting used to the 3D environments that have been showing up in games and a lot of RTSs recently, but Mumbo Jumbo is hoping to one up all of them with a world filled with 3D models that react to environmental effects and contact. For example, if you see an explosion, there will be a shockwave, which will cause trees to sway, or if a unit runs into a plant, it will deform with the contact.
And while we're on the subject of the graphics, yes there will be the same amount of explosive gore, which was actually one of the challenges that the developers had to worry about. You remember the dwarves and their satchel charges right? Now imagine all of those explosions and units exploding into a billion pieces in a completely 3D world. That adds up to a whole lot of polys.
So far, what we were able to get a look at in G.O.D.'s parking lot looked pretty good. Of course, we're going to have to give it a little bit of time to really flush out and become the game that we all hope it will eventually be, but for a first showing, things seem to be going pretty well.
-- Dan Adams
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Silent Running- Our Family's Journey to the Finish Line with Autism
by Robyn Schneider
Running is a way of life for the Schneider family. But for them, it's much more than about fitness and competition. Silent Running: Our Family's Journey to the Finish Line with Autism is the story of how running saved their lives.
At 21-months-old, identical twin brothers Alex and Jamie were diagnosed with autism. It was 1992, a time when autism was far from a household word. It was before online autism forums and advocacy groups even existed. Robyn and her husband Allan were heartsick, but determined to find a cure for their sons. Thus their journey into the world of autism began.
But soon it was clear that both Alex and Jamie had severe autism and would most likely not be cured. In Silent Running, Robyn Schneider takes you on an intimate journey from a double diagnosis of autism, through many years of heartache, to a place of joy. Silent Running is a story of unrelenting love, of parents who never stop chasing after the silver lining, intent on finding happiness for their sons.
And find happiness they do — in running. In Schneider's moving memoir, we see Alex and Jamie transformed through running, their lives enriched. And eventually they reach a place where running, rather than autism, defines them.
Along the journey, both Robyn and Allan face their own personal challenges. Allan begins running to help manage his symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis. And Robyn, while undergoing chemotherapy for breast cancer, laces up her own running shoes, determined to run her way to recovery — for her family and for herself. And she hasn't stopped.
Despite their incredible daily challenges, Alex and Jamie have now run in almost 150 mainstream races, including nine marathons. And Robyn and Allan have been right there, either cheering for or running alongside their sons.
In Silent Running, Robyn Schneider shares her family's remarkable story of triumph in the face of enormous hurdles and the passion that has fueled their fight. It is an extraordinary and inspiring story of perseverance and hope and of never giving up.

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How some attorneys turn R500 debt into R10 000
By Carin Smith
Consumer watchdog Summit Financial Partners is at it again - this time regarding attorneys' fees for collecting bad debts, mostly of micro lenders.
In order to protect consumers, the National Credit Act (NCA) applies the so-called in duplum rule to the collection fees money lenders may claim from debtors. This rule means interest, fees and costs - including collection costs according to article 101(g) of the NCA - charged on a loan can never be more than the original capital amount involved. If someone, for instance, borrows R500, then the total interest, fees and costs charged in terms of the loan agreement, cannot be more than an additional R500 in the end.
"Legal fees are an instruction by a lender to a third party to collect a debt on his behalf, so, in Summit's view, it should fall within the domain of the NCA and very specifically that of section 101(g)," Clark Gardner, CEO of Summit, told Fin24. "Even big banks stick to the in duplum rule regarding debt collecting on money they have lent out."
According to Gardner, Summit intends to approach the high court regarding the application of the in duplum rule on attorneys' collection fees and costs as determined by the NCA when they do debt collecting on a third party's behalf.
"We do not want lawyers to be incentivised to collect on small debts on loans of, for instance R500, on a regular basis," explained Gardner. "Why are debt collectors prescribed a maximum fee they can charge, but attorneys can get thousands of rand from the collection process?"
Court precedent desired
Summit has selected Steyn Attorneys in Rustenburg as defendant in a case Gardner says Summit intends to file at a high court "within the next 30 days or so".
"We believe the regulator and the law makers must protect consumers. We are seeking a court precedent that section 101(g) also relates to attorneys' debt collection fees," said Gardner.
Friedl Kreuser of Summit explained this kind of situation - where a debtor can end up paying more than double his original loan amount - even thousands of rand more - happens when the garnishee process is not properly regulated.
He gives the example of a mine worker who borrowed R500 from a credit provider and who has R1 165 deducted from his pay slip every month in terms of a garnishee order. He has already paid R6 751 to Steyn Attorneys - and apparently still owes another R4 117. The VAT charged on Steyn Attorneys' legal fees alone is more than double the amount the debtor originally borrowed. And this does not include any future legal fees.
Kreuser pointed out the Magistrate's Court Act clearly sets out the tariffs that attorneys can charge against a consumer when taking legal action to collect on a debt in an undefended matter where the amount owed is less than R7 000: R36 for sending a letter of demand; R121 for issuing summons; R121 for obtaining a default judgment and R37.50 for any additional registered letter sent to the consumer. Total: R315.50.
Many more cases likely
Summit is of the opinion that there are many more such cases in SA today, where default debtors end up paying lots more, due to legal fees and costs, than the original loan amount. Examples in Summit's possession include a consumer who owed R612. Legal fees charged were R6 909 and the amount already paid was R6 521 and he still owed R1 997. The monthly garnishee deduction is R360.
Another consumer had an original debt of R1 496 and legal fees and costs charged (including VAT) were R6 070. The amount already paid was R6 597 and the amount still owed according to the attorneys is R2 684. The monthly garnishee deduction is R411.
Yet another consumer had an original debt owed of R2 250 and legal fees and costs charged of R5 835 (VAT included). The amount already paid is R4 249 and the amount still owing R6 578. The monthly deduction on his salary is R200.
Not a cut-and-dried case
Christiaan Steyn of Steyn Attorneys told Fin24 the NCA has actually made the processes which have to be followed in court for debt collecting and garnishee orders more expensive and more cumbersome than before.
"The courts are aware of this, but have to follow what the law dictates," he said.
"From start to finish this process can take between 8 months to 1.5 years in our courts. Sometimes, once we have managed to get a garnishee order in place, the debtor might not even work at the same place anymore. We often have to appoint tracers to try and find bad debtors," said Steyn. On top of that, a bad debt can prescribe after three years under certain circumstances.
Steyn is adamant that all the collection and legal fees and costs of his firm are correct in terms of the Magistrate's Court Act and requirements.
Contrary to the view of Summit, Steyn emphasises that the NCA regulates only the relationship between the person obtaining a loan and the lender. The in duplum rule in terms of the NCA - including section 101(g) relating to collection fees - only applies to that relationship and not when the matter is handed over to an attorney. Then the regular Magistrate's Court procedures and professional attorney's fees and costs step in, in his view.
"Attorneys are professionals and, therefore, entitled to charge fees accordingly. I challenge Summit to check any of Steyn Attorneys' bills with the taxing master at the court," said Steyn.
"You cannot expect an attorney to do a huge amount of work and then not be paid for it. If that is the case no-one will ever lend small amounts to people anymore if they are not able to instruct an attorney to collect the bad debt if need be."
Culture of non-payment
In Steyn's view, the problem is a culture of non-payment which exists in South Africa.
"Consumers buy cars they cannot afford, houses they cannot afford. No-one forces you to take out a loan. You have to be aware of how much it is going to cost you in the end and accept the terms," said Steyn.
He emphasised that if a matter is not handed over to an attorney, then the in duplum rule would stay in place in terms of the NCA.
"A debtor can go and negotiate with the money lender at any point before a matter is handed over to an attorney. Many debtors simply do not pay back the money they lent and when they are finally traced and taken to court, they do not want to pay," said Steyn.
"In terms of the NCA debtors are afforded opportunities to deal with the matter before it goes to an attorney - they can even approach the Ombudsman or a debt counsellor."
Article published with the kind courtesy of www.fin24.com


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Fero is part of the Bone Hunters. He travels on his rock steed Skirmix.
While Fero and Skirmix were out in the wasteland they meet the Agori, Berix. They attacked the Agori, but he was saved by three Glatorians, Gresh, Tarix and Strakk. After the three Glatorian had faced Fero and Skirmix for a while they retreated trampling Strakk.
Raid on Vulcanus
Fero was riding Skirmix in the desert. He had to loot a Caravan. He had been fighting Gelu beforehand and he saw that Gelu was protecting the Caravan. Gelu and the Caravan passed remnants of a battle. There were some needed items for Tajun in there. His Sand Stalker was uneasy because of the chosen route. Gelu calmed them. Gelu realized that Fero was following them. He told the Agori to take the Caravan to Tajun and he would hold off Fero. He and Fero had a small fight but Gelu managed to knock him off Skirmix. Fero grabbed his Thornax and Aimed it at Gelu and told him to throw his Thornax Launcher away. Gelu did as commanded. Fero threw his away his Thornax Launcher. They engaged in a sword fight in which Gelu won. He found a scroll with every detail of Vulcanus He rode on his Sand Stalker back to the Caravan.
Fero heard the two rookies riding near him. Although he did not know this. He knew they came from far away. He got a group of Bone Hunters to go after them and .
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As with all Bone Hunters, Fero has inner eyelids to protect his eyes from the suns.
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I was born in Northwest Louisiana in a Catholic household. The second oldest of 4 (my brother, born 3 years before me, passed away soon after birth), I was the guinea pig. My parents didn't really know how they were going to raise us all, but they knew we'd be raised in the Catholic religion. None of us three were baptized until 2 years after my youngest sister was born. We were made to go to Sunday bible school every Sunday, followed by church, and during the summer we went to summer bible school. When I was 8 years old, I received first communion. My mother and father were so proud, but they didn't realize that their indoctrination of me was failing quickly. Even at that age, I was questioning what I was learning. I never dreamed of where this questioning would lead me as I'd never been taught about other religions. I literally believed everyone in the world was Catholic. There were no other beliefs.
Before being able to receive first communion (the body and blood of Jesus Christ), I had to make my first confession. What was I supposed to confess? I was 8. What could I have possibly done wrong at this point to warrant going to confession? As I sat in the pew waiting my turn to go into the confessional I began to think back on my short life, what I could remember anyhow. I still couldn't come up with anything. So I decided to lie. I knew that lying was considered a sin and I was worried about being found out and having God strike me down right there in the church but I couldn't very well go in there and tell the priest that I'd done nothing wrong. If there was one thing I'd learned very well by this time, it was that, as a Catholic, I needed to be filled with guilt. Guilt over what? I didn't know. I just knew I was supposed to feel it. I came up with something that escapes me right now, and when I left the confessional with my penance of 10 Hail Mary's I knew then that the Catholic God didn't exist. Surely if he existed he'd have punished me for lying to his priest. Again I didn't know what this meant at the time, but it started a life-long journey.
I met my future husband at the age of 12 at the bowling alley that our parents bowled in every week. Honestly, I'd known "John" most of my life but we never talked until this point. We started hanging out every week in the café and it was then that I realized there were other religions in the world. He was raised Baptist but didn't consider himself to fall into any religion. He was only 15 at the time and it seemed like he already knew where he was going in life. We started dating the following year, and though it bothered my parents that he was 3 years older than me, they allowed it to happen because they'd known him all his life and trusted him. Little did they know that he was helping me on my path to ultimately leaving all faith behind.
We dated for 9 months and during this time I was able to have a respite from the Catholic faith. I was still told to attend church every Sunday but every day after school I spent hours on the phone with my boyfriend. I spent every Friday night with him at the bowling alley.
We split up in January of 2005 but I didn't go running back to the faith. A friend of mine at school, "Marie", had introduced me to Paganism and it interested me. Admittedly, looking back now, I was interested because of the magic aspect. And the no church of course. When I turned 15, after going through confirmation in the Catholic church, my parents offered me the choice to either continue going to church every week or not. They thought that after my going through 4 of the 7 sacraments of the Catholic church that I'd been thoroughly indoctrinated and that I would never leave. I did. I told them that I wished to not go anymore. They were both visibly disheartened at this news, but they didn't take back their word. I was allowed to stay home every Sunday and do what I liked.
So I did. I stayed in bed every Sunday morning. I still woke up early (15 years of doing that every week will do that to you) but I'd read or watch TV instead of thinking about God or church or anything religious. A few months of this and I was beginning to get bored. I started spending the night at friends' houses every weekend that I was allowed. I spent most of those weekends at "Marie's" house. Her mother was Christian though the denomination was never told to me. I went with them both to church one day. I remember the Friday before telling my parents what we were going to be doing that weekend and my dad said "Now don't go converting to their religion. You know I care for them both but Catholicism is the true religion." He said it light-heartedly but I could see the conviction on his face. I paid no mind to this warning because I firmly believed I was done with all Christianity.
The day I went to church with them was enlightening. If you've ever attended a Catholic mass you know how stuffy and uptight it can be. Stand, kneel, stand, kneel, sit, stand and hold hands. It was very structured. Though there were some jokes said by the priest, they went over my head and no one took the time to explain them to me. Possibly because I was a child and I'd "never understand". At this church there was none of that. It didn't even look like a church on the inside. It looked more like a school auditorium. It felt quite comforting to see such laid back surroundings. I even understood everything the guy was saying (pastor? priest? reverend?). I still didn't agree with the bible aspects but what he said was touching my heart. I remember his talk that day brought me to tears. I can't remember what he said but I know that after he asked that anyone who was touched by this sermon come toward the stage and he'd pray over us. I did this and I remember stoically fighting back my tears and losing that battle when a boy, who couldn't have been much older than I, came up behind me, put his hand on my shoulder, and prayed for me. I lost it at that. When he finished praying for me, I turned to thank him but I couldn't find him.
That night, as they took me home, I started to reflect on my decision to leave the church behind. I asked my parents the following Sunday if I could go to church with them. They were elated and of course said yes. I tried for a few months to sit down and understand exactly what was being taught, but the surroundings of the Catholic church were starting to turn me off to religion once again. I stayed with the church for a few months like I said and then I left, never to return again.
At this time, "John" was living in North Dakota. He'd gone for a friend's wedding and upon loving the atmosphere and meeting many friends he moved up there quickly. We stayed in contact through his nine months up north and I told him many things that were going on in my life.
I started dating "Tim" around September of 2005, a month after "John" moved. When I started dating him I started delving into Paganism with the help of "Marie" and some of her other friends. I was really just dabbling and I didn't know what I was doing but at the time I was one of those people that believed that I knew better than everyone, except for the people who were teaching me. So when I started to tell "Tim" what I was doing in Paganism it broke us up. He knew more than I did about that particular religion and I never knew that. He told me "You have no idea what being a Pagan is about. You need to grow up and learn more."
Of course I was angry and I gave up on it all calling myself agnostic. Something had to have created us but I didn't know what and at the time I couldn't care less. Upon telling "John" about this breakup he told me "Don't worry, Nora. You're still learning. You'll find your happiness one day." That was why I loved this man. Though we were no longer together he still just wanted me to be happy.
"John" moved back to Louisiana a few days after my 16th birthday and we started dating again that same day. I knew at this time that he was the one for me and that no one else would do. Kind of dangerous thinking for a 16 year old, but remember, I knew everything.
Seven months later, we got engaged. Through those seven months, I never thought about my faith. I only thought about my schooling and my boyfriend. I was happy and content. I graduated high school in December of 2008 and that May "John" and I had a very modest wedding in Greenwood, Louisiana. We didn't have the money for a honeymoon so instead we spent that night in a hotel.
Looking back on our nuptials I wish I would have changed our vows. We had a Justice of the Peace perform our ceremony and a couple of months before the wedding he gave us both a packet with the traditional ceremony on it and asked us to talk it over and make any changes we would like. He knew that I was a self-proclaimed agnostic and that "John" was, at the time, a non. We didn't make any changes. That means that, yes, we had the "normal" religious stuff in our ceremony. At the time I didn't care. I was just happy that I was marrying my one true love. Now I look back and though I'm still happy with my marriage, the wedding itself would have been much better without all of that.
Not too long after we got married I started to dive head first into Paganism, with "John's" full support. Shortly after that, I had a name for my path: Solitary Eclectic Wiccan. Broken down it basically means that I worked on my own, I literally picked and chose what I believed from many different religions (which for me was the best part of this path), and I held to the basic rule of Wicca "An it harm none, do what thou will." It was also around this time that "John" found his atheism. Though I was angry with him, because obviously something had to have created us, I supported him as well. It was the least I could do.
We moved to North Dakota a short two months after marrying. And a short 2 months later we moved back. As my husband likes to say "I took her from the womb and moved her 1500 miles away from everyone she knew." It was very fitting. I was 18 years old and I'd never lived that far away from my parents. When we moved back, we moved in with his parents. After this, I went out and bought many books, journals, candles, incense, oils, etc. Anything I needed to practice my religion.
My mother had a stroke in March of 2010. In the summer of 2012 we moved in with my parents to help them out. Her stroke happened 12 hours before anyone found out, so due to this, she still has very little use in the right side of her body. It has made her more emotional and more stuck in her Catholic faith. God saved her life and nothing anyone tells her will change her mind on that. We lived with them until January of 2015.
During this three year period, my religion was stifled. I was able to read my books in my room. And from time to time, weather and time permitting, "John" would take me to a local park to perform rituals. However, this happened so few and far between that I felt my religion slipping away from me.
Late May of 2014 my father-in-law passed away. That June I found out that we were pregnant with our first child. It was a wonderful and saddening experience because we found out that we conceived (after doing the math) right around the time that "John's" dad passed away. Everyone was elated with this pregnancy of course. It wasn't going to be the first grandchild for my parents, as my younger sister had had her son in August of 2013, but it was our first child and people were happy for us. I miscarried in August of 2014. I was only 9 weeks pregnant but it was still devastating. During this time I heard a lot from my religious family telling me that "God needed another angel" and "God will replace this child when you are ready." This was the time my faith started to slip. This was the first chink in my religious armor.
At this time, I was listening to Atheists on Air with Cash and the Scathing Atheist with Noah, Lucinda and Heath. My husband had turned me on to these podcasts, not to change my religion, but because he knew I would agree with many of the things that they were saying. It was while I was listening to these podcasts that I started to proclaim my faith all over my Facebook page. In January of 2015 we moved back in with "John's" mom. This time to help her out around the house as this was her first time living alone ever.
March of 2015 I once again found out that I was pregnant. When I was able to get a doctor in May I found out that this pregnancy was developing nicely. I could hear the baby's heartbeat, feel him moving a little bit (when I concentrated), and he was already further along than his older sibling. I once again dived into my religion. I had been working on my Book of Shadows (my "spell" book) for a few years at this time but it was only in random notebooks and nowhere near the order I wanted them to be in. I worked on my path for a few months then I became engrossed in my pregnancy. Every day I was worried that something was going to go wrong. I stopped working on my path and continued to listen to atheist podcasts. At this time I had listened to every episode of AoA and the Scathing Atheist (along with its sister shows the GAMcast and the Skepticrat), and I was working through the archives of Dogma Debate. (Now I'm completely caught up with these and am working through No Religion Required. I have listened to some newer episodes of Cognitive Dissonance and I plan to listen through their archives when I'm caught up with NRR.)
My son was born 9 weeks early in September of 2015 and after an uneventful 27 day stay in the NICU he came home. During this time I felt myself slowly slipping away from Wicca and I was angry about it. That path made me happy. It made me who I was and I wanted to keep it with me at all times. I was angry with "John" for turning me on to atheist podcasts because I knew that was the problem. I was angry with myself because I let it happen.
Though I was angry I continued to listen to these podcasts because they had become a part of my life. I needed them to feel normal through the day. So I continued to listen to them while I took care of my son. Getting him through his awake all night stage and weaning him from 12 feedings a day to 8 then to 4. Watching as he learned to roll over on his own and is now starting to crawl. I could feel my anger over my religion start to slip away and it scared the hell out of me.
In March of 2016 I made a last ditch effort to hold on to my religion. I dived into working on my BoS once again. I tried to perform rituals in the short times throughout the day that I got to myself. It was all in vain.
In April of 2016 I allowed myself to finally proclaim that I am an atheist. I have not come out to my parents because though I want to be optimistic about my mother's love for me, I know that when I was Wiccan she hated it. It almost ripped our relationship apart on many occasions. How would she react to me not believing in anything? One day I hope to be able to tell my parents and not worry about the outcome. But for now, I'm happy to finally be free of the chains of religion. To finally have broken out of the religious dogma that has suffocated me for my entire life.
I am me. I am free. I am an atheist. Accept me or leave.


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On Wednesday, April 25, 2018, the official Pokémon Center will celebrate its 20th anniversary! To commemorate this event, The Pokémon Company is planning to host a huge event from April 25 to June 30 at Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Store locations throughout Japan. A slew of engaging activities will be available for fans, including exclusive giveaways, battle events, meet-and-greet sessions, as well as distributions for Pokémon Ultra Sun & Ultra Moon and Pokémon Sun & Moon. One such distribution is Shaymin, which will be available for download via Pokémon Centers and Pokémon Stores throughout Japan from April 25 to June 30. To learn more about this massive anniversary event, click here.
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Herne Bay Day 1
I have a few minutes at a train station with for my connection to Herne Bay, so I thought I'd get down some thoughts.
Yesterday was a little overwhelming. The toughest part was trying to fairly judge the foreign language plays. English translations were provided, of course, but you still couldn't help but feel you were missing something. Perhaps a lot of something's.
The festival jury is a diverse lot with the majority of foreigners coming from Eastern Europe. Our chairman is Tomas from the Chech Republic, a festival vet and a very nice guy. Like most radio people I know, he's a bit of an introvert. Me too. Since the festival is actually run by a local theatre troupe (generally extroverted) it's made for some interesting contrasts.
My first night in Stephen's digs was wonderful. The room is huge compared to my first night hotel and his landlords seem like nice people. She is a midwife counting the days until retirement, and he is a retired civil engineer.
The train is nearly to Herne Bay so I'll sign off. I have my postcards ready to send so that's job one today. More later.


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Nerd news today. Both Marvel and DC have announced their official release schedule over the next several years, in a never-ending effort to one-up each other. In 30 years of following movies I've never seen anything like it. It's below. I will only include movies that have been 100% confirmed.
May 2015 – Avengers (2): Age of Ultron (Marvel)
July 2015 – Ant-Man (Marvel) Yes, there's actually a superhero named Ant-Man. He'll be played by Paul Rudd and the villain will be Michael Douglas.
August 2015 – The Fantastic Four (Marvel via Fox) This will be a reboot from the older Fantastic Four films
March 2016 – Batman v Superman (DC) A hell of a lot of other superheroes will also be in this, including Wonder Woman, Cyborg, Aquaman, Robin (the little girl version from The Dark Knight Returns) etc.
May 2016 – Captain America (3): Civil War (Marvel)
May 2016 – X-Men: Apocalypse (Marvel via Fox)
August 2016 – Suicide Squad (DC) This is a bunch of DC super-villians who are forced to undertake missions for the US government.
November 2016 – Dr. Strange (Marvel) Likely to be played by Benedict Cumberbatch.
November 2016 – The Sinister Six (Marvel via Sony) These are the six biggest Spider-Man villains (Green Goblin, Electro, Doctor Octopus, etc) who team up and cause havoc.
March 2017 – Another Wolverine sequel (Marvel via Fox)
May 2017 – Guardians of the Galaxy 2 (Marvel)
June 2017 – Wonder Woman (DC)
June 2017 – Fantastic Four 2 (Marvel via Fox)
August 2017 – Thor (3): Ragnarok (Marvel)
November 2017 – Justice League (DC) Isn't November an odd month to release such a big film? Weird.
November 2017 – Black Panther (Marvel) He'll be played by Chadwick Boseman, the guy who played Jackie Robinson in 42.
March 2018 – The Flash (DC) Played by Ezra Miller.
May 2018 – Avengers (3): Infinity War Part 1 (Marvel)
July 2018 – Captain Marvel (Marvel)
July 2018 – Aquaman (DC) The dumbest superhero ever, played by Jason Momoa. Hopefully he'll be good.
November 2018 – Inhumans (Marvel) Likely to include Vin Diesel.
May 2019 – Avengers (3): Infinity War Part 2 (Marvel)
April 2019 – Shazam (DC) The villain will be played by Dwayne Johnson.
June 2019 – Justice League 2 (DC)
April 2020 – Cyborg (DC) Played by Ray Fisher
June 2020 – Green Lantern (DC) A reboot from the old film.
Insane, isn't it? And that's just the confirmed movies. There are many others that will probably happen before 2020 that have not been confirmed yet, like Deadpool, Venom, another Spider-Man movie, etc. Crazy.


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Thursday, June 21, 2012
Don't worry
Don't worry about what you must do. Just get going and get it done.
Don't worry that there's not enough time. Just make full, purposeful and effective use of the time you have.
Don't worry that there's not enough money. Focus instead on the ever-present opportunities to create value.
Don't worry about what others might say or think or do. Use your time, energy and resources in accordance with your own highest vision.
Don't worry about what has already happened or what might occur in the future. Now is the moment in which you can act, and now is where your awareness belongs.
This is your beautiful, precious and amazing life, so don't contaminate any of it with useless worry. Instead, live it fully, richly, peacefully and confidently as each wondrous day unfolds.
Ralph MarstonOut of your rut Willing
Copyright ©2012 Ralph S. Marston, Jr. All Rights Reserved. The Daily Motivator is provided for your personal, non-commercial use only. Other than personal sharing, please do not re-distribute without permission.


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So I haven't posted in a while, I've been a little busy with things and for that I apologise 😦
But I'm here now so do not dismay!!
Here goes No.5
Zaha Hadid
One of the most prominent female architects ever Zaha Hadid has conquered what is supposedly "a man's world". Recipient of the Sterling prize for her Maxxi in Rome and first female recipient of the fabled Pritzker Prize, she has proven her worth in amongst the most famous architects of her generation.
Her architectural style is conceptual, dynamic and organic and her buildings are beautiful and often other-worldly, but saying all that I'm not her biggest fan. I can understand the logic and beauty of her work but there are aspects of it I do not like. However I say that like I say there are some Shakespeare plays I'm not completely in love with.
Hadid's work is often laced with cultural and social solutions to help factors such as mobility, social cohesion, and history to help give her buildings a overall theme helping integration into the site.
The Maxxi art centre in Rome is simply wonderful, and thoroughly deserving of the Sterling Prize. Another building I admire is the Guangzhou Opera House which reminds me of the Starship Enterprise. I sincerely hope I get the opportunity to visit them soon!!


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Softbank China & India
Startups and Agencies rarely speak the same language, and who knows what the Media people are saying.... Lets sit down, put all our cards on the table and try and hash out a way forward. And if we cant achieve that at least we will all contribute our best war stories on what we have seen and what NOT to do. Join Sam Flemming from CIC and Steven Hu from InGameAd who will share their experiences


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TMAY Podcast
The Tell Me About Yourself podcast was created - like it's sister-book - for dynamic human beings constantly redefining themselves, their work, and the world around them. It explores the journeys of creatives and entrepreneurs accurately and artfully defining themselves and their successes on their own terms.
From challenges and triumphs, to defining moments and daily practices, each conversation provides a personal look at unconventional roadmaps for preserving a sense of self and catalyzing cultural shifts.


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The Queen is in the building. Oliver Brown has launched their new limited spring special The Queen Bee.
Enjoy the sweet taste of Honeycomb gelato and milk chocolate ganache, sandwiched in a toasted chocolate chip waffle, drizzled with chocolate and sprinkled with strawberries and honeycomb. Your tastebuds will be buzzing with delight.
Oliver Brown is located on the Ground Level off McFarlane Street, near ALDI.


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Recharge Complete
I fly out tomorrow. Back to PNG for the rest of the year. Am I looking forward to it? I would say yes. If you had asked me a couple of weeks I would have been not so positive, but now that I have done all the things I have wanted to do - and spent far too much money in the process (Sydney is too expensive) - I am ready to head back and sink my teeth into a new year.
The batteries are recharged.
As to the logistics of getting back there. I am glad I rang QANTAS this morning to check about my ticket. It all turned into a mini drama. The story goes that I had originally booked my flights return flight to Sydney using my frequent flyer points. I was to fly down on the 19th of December and fly out on the 7th (tomorrow). All too easy.
When the boss told me I was to come down for the conference in Brisbane. That was the first spanner in the works. I booked that flight down as a one way all the way from Lae and got the Uni to cover the payment of it. I was forfeiting my flights down on the 19th, but I was told by the QANTAS staff in POM that that would not be an issue for me to use the flights back on the 7th.
Ringing up today I find that this is not the case and I need to cough up 5000 more frequent flyer points because I am using the flight back out of sequence. Not only that it turned out that because I was never issued with a ticket - the POM QANTAS office was supposed to send me the ticket but never did, unbeknownst to me - I would have to go to a QANTAS Travel office and fill in a lost ticket form, and get a new ticket issued.
So off I headed to the office today up in the city in Bridge St and after sitting with the QANTAS staff for an hour, filling in forms, explaining what had happened, being told that this was an extremely messy case, watching her tap away into the computer, I finally got myself a ticket.
So there is no excuse anymore. I am off, back north, tomorrow.


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DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "Chip Mounter Market - Forecasts from 2018 to 2023" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.
Chip mounter market was valued at US$3.731 billion in 2017 and is expected to expand at a CAGR of 4.70% over the forecast period to reach US$4.913 billion by 2023.
Advancements in semiconductor technologies along with miniaturization of electronics and electrical components is boosting the development of devices with circuitry within the same chip, and in turn is augmenting the demand for chip mounter across different industries. Increasing sales of IoT and connected smart home appliances is further contributing to the growth of chip mounter market.
By technology, the demand for SMT is escalating significantly for improving the performance while reducing the size of ICs. Geographically, APAC dominates the chip mounter market owing to the presence of a large number of manufacturers in the region coupled with booming consumer electronics and automotive industries in countries like China, India, and South Korea.
Major industry players profiled as part of the report are OHASHI ENGINEERING, JUKI Corporation, and Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation among others.
Chip mounter market has been analyzed through following segments:
- By Technology
- Through-hole
- Surface mount
- By Application
- Consumer Electronics
- Automotive
- Communication and Technology
Companies Mentioned
- Nordson Corporation
- JUKI Corporation
- Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation
For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/v6s3pj/3_73_bn_chip?w=4


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All Stuff&Stuff ceramic pieces are hand made. Any irregularities in appearance are a result of this process and are what makes each item unique and original.
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Kernwaffen is a small nation located on the horn of Africa that specializes in modern to advanced warfare and keeping it's comparatively small population as happy as possible.
Founding Edit
Founded by President for Life, Max Kernwaffen, the nation grew from a small assembly of nomadic peoples, oddly out of place in the African heat with their pale white skin (their tribe name was the "Wandering Whities", on the horn of Africa. The capital city of Trafalgar quickly blossomed into a large trading city just miles from the fertile Indain Ocean and the nearby mid-east oil fields. As the nation grew, Trafalgar, instead of stagnating as other cities grew, continued to expand as it's culture and presence was ever dominating on the lonely peninsula.
Military Edit
Sporting a small but expertly trained and technologically advanced military, Kernwaffen has yet to be engaged by any nearby nations since it's inception. Priding itself in it's many different arts of war, many of Kernwaffen's elite soldiers are often are sent into combat to aid allies in it's ongoing effort to ensure peace and stability in it's region.
Utilising the latest innovations to come of the Kernwaffen R&D, the Specters are the most lethal infantry units available. Armed with classified armor plating and high powered assault rifles, they can wreak havoc on a battlefield, easily turning the tides of battle.
Populace Edit
The populace of Kernwaffen, 90% of which is located in the metropolis of Trafalgar, is a very happy and productive one. Although education levels are considered sub-par, most citizens do not mind and go about their 9 to 5 jobs, helping to spread the power and influence of Kernwaffen.


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Computational Materials Physics
Computational Materials Physics combines physics, computer science, and applied mathematics to provide scientific solutions to realistic and often complex problems involving materials.
Our strategy is to develop and apply state-of-the-art theoretical and computational methods in conjunction with the best available computing resources to attack challenging problems involving novel nanostructured materials such as carbon nanotubes, inorganic nanowires, etc.
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by J. W. Mintmire
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Monday, 12 November 2012
OOTD - Pleats & Knits!
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This skirt is so nice, my best friend has the purple version and I'm so jealous of it! It looks really good with that belt too.ReplyDelete
I am a big sale fan, you can find some amazing things, but personally I just love the rummaging.
Ah thank you :) I do really love this skirt... they have the purple one on sale online!Delete
Oo I really wish I loved rummaging! I would find so many more bargins but I just can't do it haha
great outfit and nice blogReplyDelete
love this jumper, gutted it's not in stock anymore! i also loved the topshop earrings in your other post - i've just had a helix piercing so mix & match earrings are perfect for me!ReplyDelete
new follower from me :)
Hey! I know, it was quite cheap too- only about £25! They defo need to re-stock this :)Delete
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Tomic pleads not guilty to traffic charges
Australian tennis ace Bernard Tomic has faced a court on Queensland's Gold Coast over traffic offences.
The 19-year-old has pleaded not guilty to failing to stop for police and failing to keep left while driving on Australia Day.
He appeared briefly in the Southport Magistrates Court this morning where the matter was adjourned until April.
Outside court, Tomic's lawyer Chris Nyst says the charges have nothing to do with hooning.
"One charge is a charge of going over double lines, the other is a charge of failing to stop," he said.
"They are the most minor matters as has been recognised by the court today - they have been listed for mention.
"We are going to speak to the police about them and see what happens in due course."
Tomic told reporters the case is not impacting on his tennis.
"It's not a big deal - I am playing well," he said.
"We played well in the Davis cup - we won five-love.
"We're heading well and hopefully this year will be a good year for me.
"That's why I leave it to these guys to care [of] and ... I can focus on my tennis."
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Conformist Cola is a fictional product created for the 1999 season of Trollwood News at Noon as an "official" sponsor. The product, once imbibed, causes loss of individuality.
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Trying to fit in is really fun
Individuals are such bums
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A Universal "Trump-style" Revolution or End-of-the-World Scenario?
Guest Commentary
Published February 28, 2017
Part 2 of 2
Clearly, new Hitler's, Mussolini's and General Tojo's of the modern era have been on the rise for some time. It's only a matter of when not if they'll finally show the fullness of their ugly faces and real intent. However, President Trump, and the cast of shady characters now coalescing around him, worldwide, aren't the main culprits but merely the symptoms of a moral and ethical fascism that was long ago set into motion with the imperial actions of other rebranded, contrived European names everywhere in the New World, much to the regret of its indigenous, aboriginal peoples and their inviolate sacred homelands. Trump and his kind aren't about to radically remake the American brand so much as serve as its latest, best and brightest, cheerleaders and crafty wordsmiths who will greatly speed up the evolution of a global-wide brand of corporate, military, industrial conquest that, at its core, never has fundamentally believed in a world predicated upon the philosophy of such truly democratic principles, as: caring for one's fellow man or woman; unionism to protect worker's rights; the dignity of a liveable hourly wage; universal health care, or; the protection and preservation of the earth's natural world and its resources. What those like Donald Trump presage for America is what Karl Marx predicted one-day would simply happen to Western capitalistic countries as their moral and ethical rot continued to set in.
Given this reality, one could argue that this is why newcomer cultures in the New World, and their political-military-corporate-class systems and feudalistic, plutocratic infra-structures, have, from the outset, been fundamentally opposed to indigenous, aboriginal cultures and their socialistic, communalistic ways of life that practice values, principles and beliefs that seek to keep life sacred and in balance. The reality is that after over some five centuries of so-called 'discovery' in the New World, the newcomers still haven't been able to grasp the world view of life that believes in constantly giving back in gratitude to all that is, rather than persist with the profane view of things that perpetually seeks to take and acquire all that is for itself while giving back nothing of equal value in return.
Too many newcomers fail to see that in each unique place in the New World, such as on the ancient continent of Terra Australis, there are those special chosen ones, like its Kookaburra Clan, who are the first to awaken each morn to faithfully fulfil the sacred charge given to them by Creation to herald each new day, with great gusto and joy, as if it were the very first dawning of life itself; to remind newcomers and old-timers alike with its song that sings, "Hooray! It's another new day to carry out the sacred work we've all been given to fulfil to ensure the continuation of life as it was originally intended!" To then, at the end of each day, put everyone to bed with still another song that heralds, "My and Your Sacred Duty Now Is Done! Sleep Well!" In Asia, the Chinese have the Rooster to remind them of such things, as do the peoples of every continent in the New & Old Worlds have their own unique awakeners. While most old-timers or 'old souls', as some call them, already know this to be true, fewer newcomers, or so-called 'new souls', are yet able to heed such simple wisdoms.
But perhaps this line of thought is always a fruitless one to ever try to make, and simply too much to ask or hope that the Trump's of the world – or any alien race, culture or civilization that hasn't ever had the same formative, maturing benefit of the thousands of years of relationship with or connection to all the lands and life forms that indigenous peoples have had – would ever evolve the same sacred view of life and ability or capacity to see things in the same way; the unresolved problem that existed some five hundred years ago still existent today between the indigenous mentality and that of the invader, albeit in a multitude of new and different forms.
To breach this impasse is the ultimate solution, but of course the perennial problem is that the belief system of the narcissistic invader mentality — fuelled by an over-inflated sense of entitlement and an insatiable drive for self-serving avaricious private enterprise, constantly fed by human greed and the other seven deadly human sins – has been predicated, since day one, upon perpetual growth and ever-larger consumptions of energy and resources, where the constant unsustainable explosion of human populations now has become the single most, driving cause behind every deteriorating crisis on earth.
Among but a few of the world's many consequent unfolding calamitous crises are: the rapid depletion of fish stocks and other food sources in the world's oceans due to the unrelenting pressures of ever-greater human demands; the disappearance of vast tracts of prime farmlands for ever-larger, sprawling urban and rural housing developments; the loss of pristine Northern forests, primordial Southern jungles, the life-giving oxygen they produce along with the loss of all their endangered wildlife, destroyed for the raw materials demanded by ever-burgeoning human expansion, or; the ever more rapid loss of fresh, potable, finite water sources destroyed by the continued mining-fracking-extraction of diminishing natural resources. Then there's the on-going loss of modern civilization's architectural heritage and time-honoured cultural traditions, impacted by the tidal wave of immigrants created by all the human chaos that, like a new Viking or Hun invasion, continues to destroy whatever host country's former way of life which, in turn, creates ever more civil unrest and political blowback to the detriment of the entire human race. Not to mention the ever-rising costs of healthcare, medicines and medical services due to mass populations living longer and requiring all manner of interventions, as well as; the all but impossible task of trying to endlessly create meaningful, well-paying jobs for the burgeoning numbers of the displaced, unemployed and unemployable.
Something invariably will have to give; either the human population must be radically reduced and the global corporate world give much of its monstrously-greedy profit margin to help pay to support human society, or both must happen to otherwise avoid the dire consequences that are predictable. Yet little serious discussion is raised by world leaders to address the ultimate radical source of all these crises – which is their own suicidal world view. Hence, no one has yet come up with any soluble answers how to ever stop or even slow them down, other than allow for the primitive continuance of war material production, the proliferation of world war, terror, pandemic disease and endless economic expansion.
The indigenous sensibility of those who contend we humans have instead been created to maintain a small eco-footprint on the earth, and humbly serve as caretakers of legacies we're obligated to bequeath intact to future coming generations of humans and non-humans alike, is a sensibility still totally alien and repugnant to the invader's belief system today as it was five centuries ago; such beliefs still light years away from the grandiose dreams and megalomaniacal ambitions of the invader mentality today as when it first came to the New World, and now even more grandiose world view of all The Donald's who look upon themselves as the ordained ones whose God has decreed to them dominion over all forms of life; imbuing them with the arrogant belief that whatever actions they may ever take aren't the source of whatever unsustainable population explosion, unlimited economic growth or human-caused climate change.
Yet, for better or worse, as our tiny Earth-orb continues to hurl through the distant reaches of the universe, this new-old Star Wars mentality, like it or not, now is going where it's going and taking the whole lot of us with it for one hell of a wild ride; until, or unless, the reality finally dawns that the tragic direction and savage ending towards where the invader mentality continues to point humanity is heading towards a cataclysmic head-on collision against some cosmic solid brick wall that awaits up ahead.
So here we all are, still in the blush of 2017, having only anointed barely a fortnight or so ago what some would call, "the most powerful man on Earth", who will usher in, so the spin goes, yet another much-touted 'new world order' that, "Will Make America Great Again"; yet, as many others fear, already is showing signs of coming apart at the seams, and can only but continue to sound the death knell to whatever free, brave, beautiful, shining dream that America once promised it would become but lied because it never will.
Every time this writer ponders the state of America and the world's dark, troubled future that lies ahead, a children's nursery rhyme immediately springs to mind that goes, "Humpty Dumpty climbed a great wall! Humpty Dumpty had a great fall! All the King's horses and all the Kings men couldn't put Humpty Dumpty back together again!" Like all of history's Humpty Dumpty megalomaniacs who've come and gone, the reality is that Trump, too, one day will also suffer the same fate. The hope though is that the masses will wake up in time to cause Trump or whatever new Humpty Dumpty follows to fall off the wall before he or she can do irreparable harm to too many in the world.
To know what must be done, one need only reconsider what the Standing Rock Sioux people and their allies were, and still are, committed to do as when they resolutely stood together, in the face of such brutish oppression and terrorizing, locked arm-in-arm in solidarity on the distant, frigidly-cold prairies of North Dakota, while crying out "NODAPL!"; with the hope that the rest of America and the world would hear their pleas and echo even louder the prayer and chant their cry represents for the future.
So, now it's up to those like Canada's First Nation peoples and their allies to resume the Sioux's prayers and chants. How will Canada's Liberal Government, its Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the Canadian people respond to their fresh pleas? Will Canada and Trudeau face up to the challenges of the radically-new way of human life that is required, or will PM Trudeau dutifully fall in-line with President Trump's apocryphal vision for the future?
What of other countries in the New World like Australia who already is on Trump's climate change denial, corporate world view wavelength that, in one instance, begs for forgiveness and reconciliation for the many horrid, criminal things it has done to its own aboriginal peoples, their homelands and the natural world, yet, in the next breath, hypocritically sides with racist, apartheid countries like Israel and absolves them for the heinous things they continue to do against their own Palestinian indigenous peoples and lands? Will Australia hear in time the morning cries of its Kookaburra Clan to know what to do? Or will it approve the Carmichael Coal Project and India's $22 billion diversified fossil fuel conglomerate of its Adani Corporation, headed by billionaire Gautam Adani, to build Australia's largest coal mine; a project that will lead to the demise of their Great Barrier Reef and the critical part it plays in Mother Earth's overall ability to replenish and sustain herself? Must the bottom line of such projects always come down to the mundane decision of enabling a few exceedingly-rich, greedy humans to become even more filthy rich as they mine and ship still more finite, dirty coal and fossil fuels to mass polluters like India and China?
Will a similar 'Trump-Style' revolution now explode among the world's other governments or will they instead take to heart, before it's too late, the sacred wisdoms of their own aboriginal peoples and those wise ones from among the 194 signatories to the Paris Accord? In the end, will the future's suicidal norm simply become Trump's Way or the Highway and that cataclysmic cosmic brick wall that fast looms ahead?
A lot of unanswered questions and unknowns beckon in 2017 and yet another arduous yesteryear's journey Back to the Future has begun anew. Let's all pray these epochal times in which we live will truly prove to be not only an auspicious Chinese Year of the Rooster, but the Australian Year of the Kookaburra & Year of the Awakener within us all, wherever we may be.
Jerome Irwin is a freelance writer and author of "The Wild Gentle Ones; A Turtle Island Odyssey" (www.turtle-island-odyssey.com), a three volume account of his travels as a spiritual sojourner, during the 1960's, 70's & 80's, among Native Americans & First Nations in North America. It encompasses the Spiritual Renaissance & Liberation Movements among native peoples throughout North America during the civil rights era. More recently, Irwin authored a series of articles on the "NODAPL" Sioux Protest in North Dakota. Irwin also is the publisher of The Wild Gentle Press.


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Former Super Eagles striker Michael Eneramo has joined Saudi Arabian side Al-Ettifaq FC on a free transfer after the expiration of his deal with Turkish side Manisaspor.
31 year old Eneramo is not entirely new to playing in Saudi Arabia as he had a short stint with Al-Shabab in 2004, where he played 8 games with a goal to his name while on loan from Esperance of Tunisia.
He has played in Italy for the last seven seasons but injuries have slowed down his productivity on the pitch, as he has failed to stay fit since recovering from a serious knee injury picked up while at Besiktas.
The burly striker penned a year deal with the Saudi outfit, where he will be hoping to recapture the form that gave him ten caps for Nigeria from 2009 to 2011, which helped Nigeria beat Tunisia who were keen on having him play for them to his services.
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Lately I feel as if I have been presented with a sumptuous feast of creative opportunities. Just like the fashion system, categories and boundaries for how I think about life and work are softening and becoming ever more fluid. Huge open spaces call to me waiting to be filled with something new, something that has never been there before. They still remain amorphous shadows but faint outlines are beginning to appear. I feel a new burst of creative energy as I wait patiently here in the "not knowing". I become more convinced in my life as as a fashion person and as a professor of social welfare that during this time in history the way forward is through ideas that have not been thought before. Technology has brought a kind of fourth "industrial revolution" where the old is becoming obsolete and the new has not yet started to form. It is only beginning but it is happening fast.
During uncertain times such as these fear makes some of us want to regress, go back and nostalgia reigns. I have moments of melancholia that it is hard not to succumb to. It is in these "in-between times" that I find it ever more important to surround myself with those thinkers and creatives who embrace fluidity, who work across and in-between the margins and see not the destruction of something old but the creation of something new. This is probably an artifact of me having embraced interdisciplinarity as a path to utopian and pragmatic problem-solving for most of my career. I have received comments and emails recently from those who are trying to find how to live creatively in the in-between time. They are ready to move into this undefined space with a new idea, a different way of being, a different way to work or even a different way of dressing. All risks, all important. They feel emboldened by seeing someone like myself climbing stairs when I have no idea what or who awaits me on top. I hope you know that you give me courage and inspiration to further climb and not be afraid of what I might find or who I may encounter. I feel you at my back, right behind me. In times of destruction and dismantling there has always been a powerful human urge to respond by procreating. I am feeling more and more that this creative urge is what must be nurtured now. Fashion has been giving me a new language and way to engage in a different kind of conversation. For me it is the center of my mind map and right now webs are forming all over my page.
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The following tools may meet one or more needs of your insider threat program. This is not a complete list of tools. CERT hasn't tested them and, as a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC), cannot endorse or recommend them specifically, nor can CERT determine their suitability for use in your environment. I encourage you to test these tools prior to acquisition and implementation.
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You can see from this partial list that there are quite a few options available to help you start planning for and implementing the technical aspects of your insider threat program. There are many other tools available that aren't listed, so I encourage you to explore other options. The goal of this blog series was to provide information as a means to get started.
If you have experience with other open source or freely available tools that could be leveraged in an insider threat program, I would like to hear from you. Please get in touch with me using the links provided below.
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Round 13
All matches start at 10.30am
FIRST GRADE - Saturday
New Norfolk I v Wellington at Eady Street.
SECOND GRADE - Saturday
Gretna I v Sorell at Gretna.
Molesworth I v Wellington at Boyer Oval.
THIRD GRADE - Sunday
Bushy Park v St Virgil's at St Virgils.
Gretna II v Derwent at New Town High School.
FOURTH GRADE - Saturday
New Norfolk II v Rokeby at Tynwald Park.
FIFTH GRADE - Sunday
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The Cameron University Department of Agriculture and Biological Sciences will celebrate Darwin Day on Tuesday, February 14, with a special presentation by guest speaker Dr. Doug Wood. Wood's topic, "Madagascar - Evolution and the Eighth Continent," will begin at 5 p.m. in the CETES Conference Center. The event is open to the public at no charge.
The flora and fauna of Madagascar are so different from those found elsewhere on Earth that the island nation is often referred to as the "eighth continent," and the island has been classified as a biodiversity hotspot by Conservation International. Wood will address some of Madagascar's greatest biological wonders, including the Madagascar Paradise Flycatcher and the largest living lemur, the Indri, which plays a significant role in the myths and legends of Madagascar with various stories in existence about its origin.
Wood is professor of Biological Sciences at Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
Darwin Day is observed internationally to inspire people to reflect and act on the principles of intellectual bravery, perpetual curiosity, scientific thinking, and hunger for truth as embodied in Charles Darwin. In 1858, Darwin broke with conventional scientific thinking with the publication of "On the Origin of Species." His long-researched theory of evolution is now the foundation of modern biology and is considered an essential tool in understanding the development of life.
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Wow, most trees just have blossoms or fruit. Yours grows parrots. Nice shot of these social birds. (Do you have keas or are they strictly New Zealanders? Any parrot as destructive?)
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PROMPT: Your World in Three Senses
I know it when I see it. All it takes is a few minutes and I'm there. The dark tinted two-way windowsthat act as a portal. The bright overhead lights that seem to illuminate every crevice. The plush couches, perfect for reclining after a hard day's work. And lastly, the books. Hundreds of them, each with a story as vastly different as the last. The hard, decorative covers provide a glimpse into the world of the books, and the printed letters take you there. It's beautiful.
You know what I've always loved about libraries? The fact that there's almost no sound. Some people say the quiet is boring, but really it's quite nice. It's serene. The silence makes for better focus as well. It is impossible to calculate the secrets of the universe whilst mindlessly gabbing. I think no sound is my new favorite sound.
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Networking is marketing. Marketing yourself, marketing your uniqueness, marketing what you stand for.
If your business comes from relationships, relationships should be your business.
Networking is an investment in your business. It takes time and when done correctly can yield great results for years to come.
Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia) Business networking TALK Saturday 1 October 2pm to 5pm at:
Hailam Kopitam – 26 Jalan 6/91 Taman Shamelin Perkasa, 56100 Cheras, Kuala Lumpur
Let's come together for business success talk by David Wee of www.asiasb.com on start-up challenges, direct sales, net working skills, referral sales, collaboration, entrepreneurship, and the must-have skills of the future.
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Matthew has worked within the industry for over 25 years, graduating from Merrist Wood in 1990. He has accumulated extensive experience in commercial and private construction projects within the United Kingdom and abroad.
Matthew's diverse expertise is in running multiple construction sites throughout the company's portfolio with his contracts management team keeping a firm handle on client / designer liaison coupled with cost control and most importantly, quality.
Matthew's other specialities lie in competitively pricing and managing sizeable landscape maintenance portfolios for blue chip companies, high profile local authorities and private estates. He has worked with a market leader throughout his post graduate career and his work has achieved national recognition.
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ASCE Op-Ed in the Detroit News: Better roads, bridges will boost the state's economy (11/1/2011)
"Michigan's economy will continue to stumble unless something is done quickly and effectively to restore the state's battered roads and bridges.
The infrastructure recommendations outlined by Gov. Rick Snyder will help modernize and restore the safety and condition of transportation infrastructure within our state."
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Bianca's breadth of experience and skills as a Senior Consultant, Coach and Facilitator has developed over more than twenty years working in the corporate and non-profit sectors.
After a decade as an advocacy campaigner leading complex projects for international environmental organisations including WWF, Greenpeace, and the International Fund for Animal Welfare, she transitioned into the field of leadership consulting.
As an executive coach and facilitator, Bianca works with individuals and teams to help them drive their careers and become high performers. She has worked effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders and clients including government, corporate organisations and community groups. Her ability to understand and relate to people from a broad range of backgrounds and sectors has been an essential element in delivering successful multi-faceted projects.
For the past seven years at Serendis, Bianca has been instrumental in the development, delivery and growth of our industry mentoring programs.
She holds a Bachelor degree in communications from the University of Technology, Sydney and post-graduate qualifications in environmental management from the University of NSW. She is an accredited executive coach with Coaching Australia and an accredited facilitator of the Herrman Brain Dominance Instrument.


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Daily Inspiration: It's but little good you'll do a-watering the last year's crops. ~George Eliot
Today's Affirmation: I focus on today and accept the good that comes my way.
Today's Contemplation: Yesterday is gone and the sooner the memory of all the challenges it placed before us is reconciled the better for until that moment today cannot possibly begin to be lived. And there is so much joy yet to be discovered today.


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