without the explicit permission of the author is prohibited.
who can use a large variety of ESP skills to overcome obstacles.
although it can be obtained very early in the game.
removed, further decreasing the number of Rounds and the number of tunes.
the ESP Menu is accessed.
versions of the Mark III and Game Gear versions).
noisy cities. Aiding him in his work are the bright twins, Lucia and Cecile.
and immediately sets out after the monsters.
keep her red hair loose, while Cecile prefers to have her blond hair braided.
Both have little idea of the great ESP potential that is hidden within them.
magnify and wield her ESP skills.
a second or simply move in any direction before she can fire again.
desired ESP Power, and then release this to use the highlighted ESP Power.
Pause Button (MSX: Escape) (Mark III: Pause) (Game Gear: Start) - Pause.
In the Game Gear version, accessing the ESP Menu also pauses the game.
positions (M = Middle, U = Up, D = Down, L = Left, R = Right).
Attack-type Powers are weapons that can be freely used once acquired.
up to one wave; and the Sonic Power can have up to two waves at Level 6.
their lengths and their widths increase according to the same pattern.
almost all types of enemies.
which can be used as platforms.
melt ice blocks and burn branch blocks.
A blast of elemental sound that does more damage to robot-type enemies.
The Sonic Power can also shatter stone blocks and shatter alloy blocks.
Support-type Powers create various effects, and using them costs ESP Energy.
As their Levels increase, their effects increase in duration or intensity.
The Excharge Power and the Levitation Power cannot be combined in effect.
Levitation Power is in effect.
by the same amount as its cost and reset her period of invulnerability.
During the last second of effect, the blinking will be faster.
Powers, the Teleportation Power is always at Level 1.
the blinking will be faster.
fall until they land on a platform or the bottom of the screen.
Restores health (HP) by a small amount.
Restores ESP Energy by a small amount.
can touch them without problem. This appears in only the MSX version.
Excharge Power or the Levitation Power. This appears in only the MSX version.
ESP Energy completely. This appears in only the MSX version.
Mark III and Game Gear versions.
of Points (MSX: 10000, Mark III: 10000, Game Gear: 1000).
Adds Points. This appears in only the MSX version.
- When dashing, Lucia can cross gaps of two blocks' width without jumping.
screen, so grab them before going for the items at preset locations.
targets one block's height below her if she shoots while kneeling.
shots will produce a clanging noise.
in the MSX version, her progress can be saved.
or return to the beginning.
8 seconds (Mark III) or 10 seconds (Game Gear).
on ESP. The twin sisters, Lucia and Cecile, work as his assistants.
One day a section of the lab blew up.
Lucia: "Wow! What was that? Hope Cecile and Dr. Knavik are OK."
Lucia: "Oh no! Poor Cecile!"
Dr. Knavik: "Wear this ESP Booster. It'll help you."
Lucia: "Hang in there, sis. I'll save you."
drain ESP Energy before draining health.
Lucia begins with the Level 1 Force Power and the Level 1 Excharge Power.
that leads up to the fifth Section.
Follow the river's current, and go all the way to the right.
avoid the vines, and use the Excharge Power when the spores come.
drop into this hole to reach the optional ninth Section.
to go to the tenth Section.
right to get back up to the previous Section.
will get stuck.) After it dies, climb up the ladder behind it.
Kill the few enemies here, and continue to the right.
turn to their safe sides, use them to cross the large lava pits.
rain of fireballs. Use the Excharge Power, and keep hitting its front.
ground halfway through this place.
on the ground after the lava pits.
avoid the vines and the spores, which will rain down harmlessly in the back.
This miniboss drops a Force Power.
or avoid the enemies in the way.
through this place, and there is a Large Heart after it.
There is a Force Power on the ground halfway through this place.
boss without worrying about getting smashed in the face by the fireballs.
This boss drops a Water Power.
Jump across the high platforms, or jump over the lava pits on the ground.
There is a Small Heart on one of the high platforms.
making its vine attack, and use the Excharge Power when the spores come.
down to the bottom level, and drop into the hole.
the end to reach the door.
This boss drops a Fire Power.
upgraded, sticking with the Force Power will be fine.
Drop down the shaft on the right. The items can be reached a little later.
Continue down the shaft for now.
Lean left to avoid falling through the crumbling floor over a lava pit.
There is an Explosion Power on the ground past this crumbling floor.
There is a Large Heart on the upper floor, but save it up for now.
In the third Section, there is an Excharge Power on the upper left ledge.
In the second Section, there is a Teleportation Power on the left ledge.
there is a Water Power in the middle corridor.
Jump across the moving platforms, and reach the ladder on the other side.
There is an Explosion Power above this ladder.
The floating head flies around erratically and keeps firing shots at Lucia.
to move higher. This miniboss drops a Force Power.
This miniboss is the same as the earlier one, but the room is different.
lava pool. There is a Water Power on the top right ledge, above the ladder.
This room has a flying fiery bird head and many geysers in the lava pit.
Climb to the exit at the upper left corner.
it, climb the ladder at the left, and then fight toward the doorway.
the ladder to the next doorway.
side, hidden within the wall of heat blocks.
when it flies up, but doing so is pointless.) This boss drops a Fire Power.
essentially like lava pits. The slippery floors cause Lucia to keep sliding.
can also be used to do more damage to the ice-type enemies.
dissolving floor and melt the ice blocks in the way.
mist spots into ice blocks, which can be used to climb over the high wall.
dissolving floor leading there. Drop down the hole to the lower part.
the lower left, past some ice blocks.
on a high, safe ledge. The room will look dark in the back.
charge at it. Use the Fire Power to do more damage. Exit to the left.
on the ground. The room will have a more frozen look.
This miniboss is the same as the other one. Exit through the door.
way. Later, the cave will have a lower and an upper level.
ceiling (or use the Excharge Power).
also be reached only from the higher level. The last one is the bottom door.
For an easier time, try to take the top or the middle path.
of the ladder. The door is at the left end.
rid of some of the ice blocks.
the spikes at the bottom.
shaft will result in instant death, even if Lucia uses the Excharge Power.
This miniboss is the same as the earlier one. Go to the door at the left.
climb the ladders, and freeze the heavy mist spots to find the way forward.
that are in the way to get rid of them first. The door is at the lower left.
There is a Small Heart on the top right ledge. Return back down the ladder.
to hide under the boss' head, because its nest is covered with spikes.
been seen earlier. Use the Fire Power to melt the ice blocks in the way.
left corner of this small room.
the long row of spikes. Climb up the ladder after the spikes.
mist spots can be frozen into ice blocks, but doing so here isn't necessary.
Go up the ladders after the spikes.
isn't completely melted. The enemy on the spikes drops an Excharge Power.
left or the right ladder.
this door. There is a Small Heart on the ledge next to the right ladder.
and then use them as platforms.
There is a Large Heart at the right ledge, but it can't be reached yet.
yet. For now, freeze the heavy mist spots, and climb up to the next ladder.
dropping through the dissolving floors over the spikes.
the twelfth Section, melt the wall of ice blocks at the far right edge.
ledges, past the dissolving floors.
Water Power at the left end of the upper level, past the dissolving floor.
One of the enemies on the lower level drops a Force Power.
of ice blocks and then jump up along the ledges.
hide under the boss' head, because its nest is covered with spikes.
This boss drops a Sonic Power.
running across the dissolving floors.
in case she falls down later. Climb the ladder at the top right.
she can freeze the heavy mist spots to form some more.
on the right high platform. Climb the ladder at the top.
There is a Force Power inside the wall of ice blocks. Go left to the exit.
mist spots and climb up to the upper level.
upper level after these dissolving floors.
upper level there drops a Water Power.
the Excharge Power to protect herself from the enemy that begins very close.
Get onto the platform and jump up to the exit at the top right.
are moving. Use the Fire Power to burn any branch blocks that get in the way.
past the first pool, under some branch blocks.
hit it when it isn't attacking. Use the Fire Power to do more damage.
Kill the few enemies, and continue to the right.
him will also knock him back. Use the Fire Power to do more damage.
There is a Bonus within the pool of writhing vines.
after it. Carefully jump across the pools to the entrance of the small ruins.
the moving statues, she can climb the ladder at the left to get back up.
Burn the wall of branch blocks, and continue right.
There is a Sonic Power in front of the doorway.
Lucia free Levitation Power-like effects as long as she remains in them.
robot-type enemies, and it can be used to shatter the stone blocks.
a high platform above the first few lift fields.
hang left when dropping down from the top.
stone blocks. The other is the lower edge, also behind some stone blocks.
For an easier time, take the lower path.
platform moves away. At the back, ride the lift fields up to the top.
There is a Sonic Power at the top left ledge, above a lift field.
portion of the shaft. Continue past the crumbling floors to the left.
Use the high blocks for cover from the ground enemy's arcing bullets.
Use the Excharge Power to pass the falling statue traps more safely.
There is a Sonic Power on a high ledge after the falling statue traps.
left, above a lift field. Try to get it before falling down into the pit.
Go to the door hidden under the crumbling floor.
Excharge Power on the top right ledge, above the exit to the right.
using the lift fields to move higher. Use the Sonic Power to do more damage.
any of the three shafts. For an easier time, take the left shaft.
there are two exits. One is the left hole. The other is the right hole.
For an item, take the left path.
the left hole. Continue to the left.
stone blocks along the lower level.
left, near a sliding platform and the first conveyor floor.
For an easier time, hang right when dropping down from the previous Section.
to it. Past it, go down through more crumbling floors.
sliding platform. Go to the door below the crumbling floors.
the boss' arm and the floating trap that is second from the right.
Use the Sonic Power to do more damage.
before dropping the wall traps by shattering the stone blocks under them.
deadly, and Lucia can jump back out only through their top sides.
more safely, and climb the ladder when the blade trap spins out of the way.
Levitate up the ascending high ledges, killing the bad guys in the way.
and get to the next door.
and continue to the exit.
In the first room, there is a Levitation Power on the high platform.
Ice Power and a Force Power.
In the second room, there is an Explosion Power on the high platform.
The enemy drops a Water Power.
enemy here drops an Ice Power. Watch out for the two gem traps.
floors to reach the second room. The flying enemy drops a Levitation Power.
Levitate up to the door.
traps. Wait for them to spin out of the way before moving past them.
on the top middle platform. To reach them, levitate up around the ledges.
floors at the bottom of the slope. The next door is on top of this slope.
to do more damage. This miniboss drops a Sonic Power.
or levitate up to reach the next door.
This miniboss is the same as the earlier one, and the room is also similar.
top right ledge. Shatter the stone blocks at the bottom to reach the door.
it, and then levitate up to leave.
shatter the stone blocks. Jump back to safe ground to avoid the spikes.
right corner. The flying enemies drop an Ice Power and a Force Power.
also levitate up above the pass-through floor to reach the door more easily.
the ground enemies drops an Ice Power.
enemies inside the upper parts of the tunnel.
MegaBomb. Go to the door at the top left.
part of the barrier occasionally vanishes, allowing Lucia's shots to pass.
Use the Sonic Power to do more damage. This boss drops a Large Heart.
An enemy drops a Sonic Power. Another enemy drops a Levitation Power.
Enter the open main door of the ruins at the right.
Shatter the wall of stone blocks, and drop down the hole.
to the rest of this Section.
drops a Force Power. Drop down the hole at the lower right.
enemy drops a Sonic Power. Shatter the wall of stone blocks in the path.
Ice Power. The exit is to the right.
across the two sliding platforms to the ledges that lead up there.
Drop down into the large gap to continue.
lift fields up there. Ride the other lift field up to the hole at the top.
to the exit at the upper right.
take the middle or the right path.
floors below break away. The exit is at the right.
lift fields to move higher. Use the Sonic Power to do more damage.
This miniboss drops a Small Energy. The exit is on the right.
There is a Levitation Power on the ground.
The left ladder leads to a lift field that goes up to the upper level.
There is a Small Energy under the crumbling floors on this upper level.
with no enemies. The exit is to the right.
levitate up there. The exit is to the right.
The right ladder leads to a door that skips to the nineteenth Section.
levitate up to the next ladder.
the left or right door. For an easier time, take the left path.
and kill the enemies in the way, moving between the two levels as needed.
The upper and lower levels join together toward the end.
There is a Sonic Power on the high ledge. To reach it, levitate up there.
Jump along the sliding platforms or levitate to reach the ladder at the end.
instead of enemies. Climb up the next ladder.
Ice Power. The door is on the left side.
on the left half of the room. Use the Sonic Power to do more damage.
This boss drops an Ice Power.
Lucia won't have to worry too much about running out of ESP Energy.
the platforms, she can just use the Excharge Power.
Excharge Power and keep charging forward, jumping over the spike barriers.
Lucia should dash across the dissolving floor that lies over this pool.
a Large Heart and a Large Energy in the alcove at the end of the pool.
To get out of the pool, levitate up, but watch out for the ceiling spikes.
The door is after the pool.
room before dropping into the hole at the lower right.
Duck to avoid the plasma traps while being carried along by the push fields.
Climb the ladder to get up to the other half of the middle part.
and shatter more alloy blocks to reach the door at the lower left.
through this simple maze. Shatter the alloy blocks and ride the lift fields.
no item, Small Energy, no item, Small Energy, no item.
There are a Small Energy and a Large Heart on further ledges past the door.
The walker only moves back and forth across the room, sometimes jumping.
to avoid their attacks. She can't duck most of their projectiles.
at the entrance and keep firing to hit him whenever he lands on that side.
shots during all that time. She doesn't attack when she is walking.
Run past under her when she jumps, and hit her in the back.
at the entrance and shoot it when it comes to that side.
it attacks by shooting waves to both sides whenever it periodically stops.
Again, duck at the entrance and fire to hit it.
up to the next upper leftside room, and kill the second claw monster there.
after the door appears, it will still be there if she immediately returns.
This miniboss is the same as the earlier one. Defeating it is optional.
above this door. To reach them, shatter the alloy blocks under them.
This corridor has no obstacles at all. Go to the last door at the left.
Lucia: "Cecile? Why, it's you!"
Ice Power to freeze Cecile. Run past her, and go into the rear corridor.
Levitate up to the next room.
they are hot. Drop down the hole at the end to reach the brain seen earlier.
automatically drop down to the rear corridor. Hurry back to Cecile.
Climb the ladders to the higher level, which has some conveyor fields.
the end of the higher level.
more damage. This miniboss drops an Explosion Power.
hole at the lower right.
like lava pits, and get to the exit on the right.
changing appearance, so use the Excharge Power before going through them.
leads down to the seventh Section.
laser trap and go up the ladder.
kill the enemies in the way, and drop into the next hole.
to either side. The two doors lead to the same place.
will stay dead.) It is a looping network of four rooms.
is a Bonus on the lower level, and there is a Bonus on the upper level.
The flying enemy drops a Water Power.
can walk along the ground for a while before flying again.
field. There is a Bonus on a high platform, between walls of alloy blocks.
drops an Explosion Power. The exit is to the right.
the exit at the lower right.
getting past her without beating her can be tough, due to the uneven terrain.
high platform leads to the optional sixteenth Section.
at the lower right to find the exit, which leads to the next Section.
and then she should use the Ice Power to freeze Cecile.
is a Small Energy in the small depression on the left, below a laser trap.
Climb up the next ladder.
in the middle of this area. Drop down the hole on the right.
Dr. Knavik: "My experiments worked!"
Dr. Knavik: "I used the ESP Booster to find out how much ESP humans have.
served your purpose. It's time for you to die!"
Lucia: "You're not getting away with this, Knavik!"
Dr. Knavik doesn't do anything other than uselessly flying back and forth.
hit him 10 times with any attack.
Dr. Knavik gives out, crashes head first into the ground, and explodes.
Lucia and Cecile run outside together as the whole place blows up.
Cecile: "Looks like we made it."
Cecile: "The lab looks so far away."
Cecile: "I still can't believe that Dr. Knavik was an extraterrestrial."
Lucia: "Are you all right Cecile?"
Cecile: "Yes. How about you?"
Lucia: "I feel like a million dollars."
Cecile: "Hey look! A shooting star! Let's make a wish!"
a purple top, a black short skirt, a gold belt, and gold wristbands.
to begin the game. Choose "ED" to access the Round Select Option.
Lucia will begin the Round with all ESP Powers at the maximum Levels.
Choose the empty selection (after BF) to stop all sound.
* The Volcanic Area's tune is not found in the Game Gear version.
order: Ice, Sonic, Fire, Water, and Force.
Use the Excharge Power, and keep hitting its front.
Duck at the entrance and shoot it when it comes to that side.
Freeze the heavy mist spots, jump onto the ice blocks, and shoot its head.
In the Mark III version, Lucia's shots can also go through its flames.
for its fin to disappear and for ripples to appear to know when it will leap.
Excharge Power when the spores come.
when it flies low enough.
Duck at the entrance and fire to hit it.
at it. In the Mark III and Game Gear versions, also jump over its low darts.
In the Mark III version, it will reappear at Lucia's last position.
Shoot him from a distance. Hitting him will also knock him back.
in the Game Gear version, any part of him).
except it can walk along the ground for a while before flying again.
In the MSX version, her projectiles are sprayed downward in random barrages.
her, using the lift fields to move higher.
by periodically throwing projectiles or slashing, all without stopping.
and then drop down onto the middle level and blast her.
can get in the way when they flap down.
Use the Excharge Power, and blast it.
or jump up behind her in the background.
it. Several stars can be seen in the dark blue background of space.
version of her usual red clothes.
mutants. But where have they taken her?
Along the way, you'll pick up ESP skills.
Cecile. She and her sister, Lucia, were his assistants, and the monsters Dr.
dangers, and save poor Cecile!
charging straight into a volcano?
won't fire for some reason.
If Lucia drops from a great height, she briefly crouches when she lands.
she can keep moving forward without slowing down if she kneels like that.
and she also fuzzes away.
Cecile will stop shooting but become an impassable obstacle.
copy of Lucia, even having an ESP Booster of her own.
mist spots with the dragon.
Miria (from Compile's Guardic Gaiden, a.k.a. The Guardian Legend).
For playing through the game and figuring out the best tactics.
Extra thanks to Alex Round for actually authoring this document.


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This document provides guidelines to assure safe and efficacious use of lasers for the health and welfare of the patient. It establishes the standards of education in the use of lasers in dentistry and defines standards for the demonstration of competency. It is intended to provide guidance to practitioners and educators and to reassure the public on the issues of education, competency, and quality of care in the use of laser in dentistry. These Guidelines do not restrict, limit, or regulate the application of this technology. The curriculum outlined in this document is the standard of education in laser dentistry.
The curriculum guidelines for dental laser education were developed through a consensus process with members from dental laser organizations, academia, industry and private practice. The original document was developed at a workshop on the development of standards for dental laser education held at the University of California, San Francisco on July 25 and 26, 1992. It was revised most recently on October 3, 1998 at that same location with concurrent laser instructor certification. The purpose of these workshops was to provide the mechanism for the development and revision of the standard of education for the use of lasers in dentistry.
The document was developed using recommendations from a wide range of information that exists on the use of lasers and are appropriately referenced. The format of this document is in the style of curriculum guidelines as published by the American Association of Dental Schools. As a matter of course these guidelines are circulated among dental laser educators, researchers, practitioners, organized dentistry and members of industry. This document is widely distributed and updated periodically. Questions or suggestions may be addressed to the authors of this document.
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It is the responsibility of the dental practitioner to follow the standard of education as defined by these guidelines.
Introductory courses are intended to be educational, informational and primarily didactic. This level of education is intended for anyone interested in lasers in dentistry.
The curriculum for basic level of education in laser usage includes specific device instruction with demonstrated proficiency in didactic and hands-on knowledge. Hands-on exercises include demonstration and clinical simulation with appropriate oral tissues (e.g. cow or pig jaws), and must meet participation course guidelines. Practitioners must demonstrate competency by written and clinical simulation and examination in the safety aspects of laser use prior to using lasers on patients. This is the level of education that defines the standard of care. Dental auxiliaries are encouraged to demonstrate competency in the safety aspects of laser use. Industry representatives, researchers, and others who demonstrate and operate lasers must demonstrate competency by written and clinical simulation and examination in the safety aspects of laser use.
This level of education is elective, and represents an advanced level of clinical competency in safety and clinical use. This level of education is intended for Dentists and Dental Hygienists and includes assessment by written examination, clinical simulation proficiency, and clinical case presentation. This level is also intended for dental auxiliaries, industry representatives, researchers, and others who demonstrate and operate lasers. Assessment of these individuals is by written and clinical simulation proficiency in the safety aspects of laser use.
This course provides specific instruction in planning and presenting the Standard Proficiency Course. Course structure is both lecture and participation. Prerequisites include three years participation in Standard Proficiency level and two years status at Advanced Proficiency.
Use of voice, sound tone, etc.
Use of intrapersonal skills, revealing self to encourage students to connect learning with past experiences, memories, introspection.
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Hall. These are Muslims who sing and open up their worship to others.
songs for SfW. All are welcome.
Timings for sing for water North.
Look in the Singers' Area of their website for the colours to wear.
project. The performance begins at 2pm in Albert Square, Manchester.
4. Choir as usual on 9th June.
No choir 16th and 23rd June because of holidays.
Choir as usual on 30th June and the weeks following.
time to register ( look under Sing for Water North page).
Next week (19th May) we are singing at St John the Evangelist Worsthorne, which is the big church in the centre of the village.
We will meet at St John's at 7 pm for half an hour's practice in a separate room.
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Robert Royal Wakes Up in the Matrix
Steve Skojec	September 14, 2016 160 Comments
If it seems self-serving to keep demonstrating our consistency on the issues we cover, it's perhaps only because so many people have sought with such fervor to discredit me (and by extension, the other fine writers here at 1P5) on all things Francis. (The post I'm about to link, incidentally, is worth a re-read just for the documentation of scorn we were receiving at the time for saying that what has now happened was going to happen.)
It has been my contention all along that if you only are willing to see what is right before your eyes, things will suddenly shift into focus. For example, as I wrote in April of this year in a post entitled, Pope Francis Didn't Change Doctrine (and Other True Stories):
If the title of this post is all you want to hear about Amoris Laetitia, then kudos to you, because it's true!
He didn't change doctrine. Never could. Never will.
Of course, he absolutely gutted pastoral application and guidance on the doctrine on sin and marriage to the point that he made them both virtually unrecognizable. He accomplished this, as usual, through a subjective, relativistic approach to truth by way of "conscience" and "discernment."
The so-called "Kasper Proposal" is, as it turns out, actually the Francis Proposal. It appears, in fact, that Kasper was telling the truth all along.
"I'm not naïve," Kasper said. "I knew that there are other positions, but I didn't think that the debate would become, and now is shown to be also, without manners."
"Not one of my fellow Cardinals ever spoke to me. I, instead, [spoke] twice with the Holy Father. I agreed upon everything with him. He was in agreement. What can a cardinal do, except be with Pope? I am not the target, the target is another one."
Kasper again claimed that Pope Francis knew what he was going to propose and fully approved of his speech.
"They know that I have not done these things by myself," he said. "I agreed with the Pope, I spoke twice with him. He showed himself content [with the proposal]. Now, they create this controversy. A Cardinal must be close to the Pope, by his side. The Cardinals are the Pope's cooperators."
Of course, this has been obvious from the beginning. But now, despite certain notable holdouts who are literally setting what little credibility they have left on fire by their continued attempts to spin this, we see others who have been reticent finally swallowing that red pill they've clearly had in their cheek for a while but just weren't quite ready to commit to. People like Robert Royal, who writes today:
So now we know. We knew before, really, but didn't have explicit confirmation. The long, agonizing slog, however, is finally over: from Pope Francis' invitation to Cardinal Kasper to address the bishops in Rome in February of 2014 to the pope's letter last week to some Argentinean bishops affirming guidelines they had developed in a joint document that, in "exceptional cases," people divorced and remarried (living in an "adulterous" relationship as we believed for 2000 years in Western Christianity), may receive Holy Communion. This whole affair is bizarre. No other word will do.
As I wrote on this page many times before the two Synods on the Family, daily during those events, and subsequently, it was clear – at least to me – that the pope wanted his brother bishops to approve some form of what came to be known as the Kasper Proposal. That he did not get such approval – indeed, that he got significant pushback from bishops from various parts of the globe – visibly angered him, and even led him into a bit of snark at the close of the second Synod, that some opinions had "at times" been expressed there, "unfortunately, not in entirely well-meaning ways."
In the Church's 2000-year history – a history of apostles, martyrs, confessors, great saints, brilliant doctors, profound mystics – none thought this new teaching Catholic. Some even died to defend the indissolubility of marriage. For a pope to criticize those who remain faithful to that tradition, and characterize them as somehow unmerciful and as aligning themselves with hard-hearted Pharisees against the merciful Jesus is bizarre.
I've lived long enough in Washington and spent sufficient time in Rome not to trust what a journalist says some leader – secular or religious – told him in private. But I'm convinced that when Eugenio Scalfari – the eccentric editor of La Repubblica, the socialist paper in Rome the pope reads daily – said that Francis told him he would allow all who come to receive Communion, he may not have gotten the words exactly right. But he caught the drift.
That last bit may also sound familiar. I dissected the use of Scalfari to disseminate Francis' most unorthodox stalking horses here, back in November of 2015. And again, more than an "I told you so," this serves as proof that the handwriting was not just on the wall, it was clearly legible. It was always a matter of willingness to see it. For what it's worth, I'm glad to have someone of Royal's pedigree on the side of unvarnished and unpopular truth. And he isn't pulling punches (except maybe using "bizarre" where "evil" would be more appropriate.) Royal continues:
Indeed, Catholics have a new teaching now, not only on divorce and remarriage. We have a new vision of the Eucharist. It's worth recalling that in January the pope, coyly, not ruling it out, suggested to a group of Lutherans in Rome that they, too, should "talk with the Lord" and "go forward." Indeed, they later took Communion at Mass in the Vatican. In a way, that was even more significant. A Catholic couple, divorced and remarried, are sinners, but – at least in principle – still Catholic. Has intercommunion with non-Catholic Christians also been decided now without any consultation – almost as if such a momentous step in understanding the Sacrament of Unity hardly matters?
Need I provide another reference point? I will anyway – this one also from November of last year:
Why am I speaking here about Communion for the divorced and remarried when the topic is Communion for Lutherans? Because it's all of a piece. 1 Corinthians 11:28 makes it clear how we must approach Holy Communion: "Examine yourselves, and only then eat of the bread and drink of the cup." What Francis, Kasper, and others have been advocating is the idea that this examination is not necessary. That rather than being fearful that we "eat and drink judgment (or condemnation) against" ourselves if we receive the Eucharist unworthily, we should see it as the very means by which we may be strengthened on our "journey." This is an outrageous form of utilitarianism, in which we use God — our first beginning and final end — to accomplish some other, lesser thing. If our worthiness to receive Him is treated as a matter of no importance, how can this be viewed as anything other than elevating the concerns of man — and man himself — above God?
Of course, this sort of humanism might produce other indicators – say, excessive concern for the material well-being of the poor, distribution of resources, or care for the environment – over and above concern for the salvation of souls.
We are at a point where it becomes almost impossible to believe that Pope Francis is doing these things by accident. His ideology is interwoven with Catholic belief, but it also works at cross-purposes with it. Statements like the one made to the Lutheran woman above, or the stalking horses floated to the media through surrogates like Scalfari, indicate that he feels constrained by the limits of his office in accomplishing his agenda. One priest — one of the new "Missionaries of Mercy" no less — recently issued an open letter to Pope Francis, warning him that if he continues to try to move against the doctrines of the Church, God will stop him, and he will "either die or be incapacitated, much as Pope Sixtus V dropped dead before he could accomplish his own will on a matter also touching on marriage and divorce…" And yet, all appearances are that Francis is too clever to try something like that. Instead, he's figured out how to beat the limitations placed on him by papal infallibility. His method never violates the letter of the law, while savaging it in spirit. He does not invite the enemy in, he merely opens all the doors in the enemy's full view.
It is a strange feeling to find myself in unexpected company on these observations, but a good one. Royal's final sentence is, I think, a bracing dose of reality for what comes now:
I say this in sorrow, but I'm afraid that the rest of this papacy is now going to be rent by bands of dissenters, charges of papal heresy, threats of – and perhaps outright –schism. Lord, have mercy.
We've been watching this beast slouching toward us from a long way off. It is now upon us.
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CAF Confederation Cup: Al Hilal and Nkana FC get tough quarter-final draw
By: Fiifi Tanko Almaestro
Nkana FC made it out of group C despite a 4-1 loss to winners Al Hilal
Kotoko's former opponents in the CAF Confederation Cup Al Hilal and Nkana FC have been given tougher test against two Tunisian opponents in the CAF Confederation Cup quarter-finals.
Zambia's Nkana FC have been drawn against CS Sfaxien while Sudan's Al Hilal face Étoile Sportive du Sahel.
A draw on Wednesday in Egypt saw the group C teams being pitched against the group B opponents, who both a previous winners of the competition.
Al Hilal, who won group B will clash with Étoile Sportive du Sahel who came second in group B, whiles Nkana FC faces Sfaxien the group winner.
CS Sfaxein, the record three-time CAF Confederation Cup champions, won their group with 12 points, while two-times winners Etoile du Sahel followed with 10.
Nkana reached the last-eight with 9 points, despite losing 4-1 to Al Hilal, who won the group with 11 points, in their last group encounter .
Their group also included Ghana's Kotoko and ZESCO , who both ended their campaign with 7 points each.
Nkana will be making their last eight debut after two group stage appearances and are just one of two Sub-Saharan teams still standing in the race together with Gor Mahia of Kenya.
The draw also included new faces of Moroccan pair-RSB Berkane and Hassania Agadir, who will test their strengths against Kenya's Gor Mahia Football Club and Egypt's Zamalek, respectively.
But the biggest familiar name in the draws are Nkana's perennial nemesis Zamalek but the Zambian club has yet to eliminate them from six continental meetings.
The first leg is set for the weekend of April 5 while the final legs will follow during the weekend of April 12.


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Home page » News/Opinion » CF Beat Draws Crowd, Examines the State of Cloud Foundry
CF Beat Draws Crowd, Examines the State of Cloud Foundry
by Roger StrukhoffDecember 22, 2015
The event featured year-end reviews, customer reviews, calls to action, and a wide range of opinion about how the community can continue to drive Cloud Foundry forward.
Cloud Foundry and Internet of Things
"Do you care about the platform at the other end of what you're doing with the IoT at the edges of the cloud?"
Thus responded , leader of the Physical Web project, in response to my question during a lively lightning panel session at the CF Beat end-of-year mini-conference and party, held at HPE's headquarters in Palo Alto.
The event, which drew more than 100 developers and architects who work with Cloud Foundry, also featured several round tables, a presentation by of the CF Foundation, and several other insightful talks.
Scott Jenson outlined the current activities of the Physical Web during a panel entitled, "Is Cloud Foundry the Ultimate IoT Machine?" His opinion is that much talk of the IoT is too vague, and he compared the IoT to electricity in this context.
He outlined the current state of his project, which is part of the Google Chrome, as sort of like QR codes with physical addresses. The range of services it could entail run the gamut from cat collars that let you find the owners to buses that tell you the next stop to stores of any size that offer you an online experience the instant you walk into them.
Panelist of Momenta Partners agreed that specificity is critical in IoT conversations, and gave an insightful overview of the several security issues that will characterize IoT deployments end-to-end.
Altoros's CEO was also on this panel, and stressed the need for valid use cases across a range of industries to substantiate the validity of Cloud Foundry within the growing phenomenon of the IoT worldwide.
Scott Monson's year-end review was another highlight of the evening. He reviewed a number of highlights that were also covered in a recent CF Live story, including the growth of CFF membership by 83%, the presence of meetups in more than 100 countries worldwide, and more than 34,000 participants in those meetups.
Scott said that 2016 would be "an epic year" and noted that Cloud Foundry "is the industry standard for cloud applications today (and) we offer no vendor lock-in." He also said the CFF is building support for specific vertical clusters for the Industrial IoT, Financial Services, and Service Providers.
Renat Khasanshyn also provided a year-end review, detailing the growth of buildpacks and number of contributors to other information about Cloud Foundry's growth over the past year. He cheekily echoed the famous JFK quote in challenging the audience to "ask not what Cloud Foundry can do for you, but ask what you can do for Cloud Foundry."
Renat also offered his opinion that Abacus is his favorite current project in the Cloud Foundry incubator, and said he'd like to see an increased diversity of projects in incubation in 2016, polygot workload support in UDP, and for it to become increasingly easier for developers to get started with Cloud Foundry.
from BNY Mellon offered a generous inside look of Cloud Foundry from the customer's point of view. BNY Mellon is a CFF member as well as a well-established Cloud Foundry customer. Peter, in a brief "fireside chat" with Renat, stressed the importance of getting organizational buy-in from other groups within the enterprise, and said it's also critical to know precisely how the platform fits into the overall enterprise infrastructure.
Cloud Foundry "is a way for startups to integrate their products and reach customers," he said, noting that BNY Mellon's goal is to develop external API capabilities. Web apps, microservices, and data-scientist workloads are all part of this picture, with traceability of all changes to the system.
, who recently joined BNY Mellon from the ActiveState (then HPE) Stackato team, echoed a number of Peter's comments and also critically noted that the firm's "commitment to platform and microservices is coming from the top."
Some of the results achieved by BNY Mellon with Cloud Foundry:
from MariaDB stressed the importance of educating developers during a lightning panel that focused on challenges and opportunities to Cloud Foundry adoption. He said he had seen developers "put bumpers on things" as part of their resistance to the new platform and way of doing things, and said the challenge is "to show examples of what can be achieved with the platform." In this context, he mentioned "whiskey as a service," a topic that the audience seemed to agree merited further discussion after-hours.
from the IBM Bluemix team was also on this panel, and stressed "how folks can do things quickly and efficiently. Developers don't want to submit 120 tickets and wait for six months. They want to innovate now."
A third panel attendee, from Adobe, outlined the company's commitment to Cloud Foundry, and stressed that the journey needs to be taken in steps and bites. He noted that "developers like to be in control," and that with Cloud Foundry they can often feel as if this is not the case.
For example, "start with a PoC, prove that it works, then move to production," he said. His comment was affirmed by Roger Levy, who said that achieving small successes along the way provides the path to overall, transformational success.
Prior to the formal start of the program, of Redis Labs led a group of round tables in his coolly inimitable way, and OpenStack proponent from HPE gave a stirring welcome to the crowd while emphasizing her interest in seeing continued cooperation and collaboration among members of the OpenStack and Cloud Foundry communities.
All in all, it was a dynamic evening following a dynamic year for Cloud Foundry, its community, and its ecosystem.
CF Beat, Cloud-Native, IoT, OSS Cloud Foundry
Roger Strukhoff is Director of Research at Altoros. He also serves as Executive Director of the Tau Institute for Global ICT Research, Conference Chair of Cloud Expo and Things Expo, Co-Chair of the Big Data World Forum, and Open-Source Chair for the global DCD Converged conference series. He received his BA from Knox College, and conducted MBA studies at California State University/East Bay. Previously in his career, he was VP of New Products at International Data Group and Director of Global Publications at TIBCO Software.
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The first microfinance institutions appeared at the end of the 1990s in Central and Eastern Europe as a result of the need to address problems arising during the transition and due to the fact that banking sector failed to meet the needs of certain categories of population – victims of transition. Later on, in early 2000s, the first microfinance institutions in Western Europe emerged due to different necessities and target groups. Problems, needs or gaps that microfinance as a model have managed to satisfy or resolve is connected to social cohesion, economic growth and the financial and social inclusion of specific groups such as Migrants, Youth, Women, the Elderly population or Microentrepreneurs.
According to the recent report of two microfinance networks, EMN – European Microfinance Network and MFC- Microfinance Center, microfinance in Europe is mainly operated by non-banking institutions (NGOs, credit unions, foundations), while the involvement of commercial banks and governmental bodies is minor. Banks are generally not motivated to finance business initiatives of marginalized groups and micro companies, due to higher risks and higher operating costs, and because of their own strategic goals. On the other hand, clients, i.e. demand gap, are successfully covered by non-banking or microfinance institutions – MFIs. There are, however, examples of banks' initiatives and programs in order to support and fund MFIs, or there are examples of banks' downscaling.
At the end of 2015, the microcredit portfolio in European MFIs amounted to EUR 2.5 billion in the hands of 750,000 clients. The annual growth of the last couple of years is about 15%. More about it in Report Such growth of the sector results partly to the active role of the European Commission, which has recognized the importance and potential of microfinance, primarily from the social aspect, and has created funds and instruments in order to strengthen the capacity of MFIs as well as their clients EaSY. Especially important instrument is a guarantee fund that allows easier lending because a larger part of the risk of bad loans is taken over by the EIF -European Investment Fund. The purpose of those guarantees is to leverage the effect and expectation that the supported institution will additionally attract private investors. At the same time, the European Commission has launched the Standards – European Code of Good Conduct for Microcredit Provision and requires their implementation by institutions applying for funds and instruments assigned to microfinance. Application of standards relates to customer protection, governance, risk management, reporting etc.
Nowadays, microfinance, as an alternative source of funding, besides inclusive, has become a complementary source for innovative projects and start-up initiatives. Such fact, in addition to self-employment, can contribute to growth.
The unique value of microfinance is the double bottom line, i.e. the objective of MFIs to be self-sustainabile, but also to refer to certain social problems, which is basically in nature of social entrepreneurship. Such goals have created the need for financial support from public and private donors and investors, who by giving support, fulfill and promote the idea of social impact. Another specific issue, which at the same time gives the sense to microfinance, includes non-financial services that clients receive in the form of education, counseling or mentoring. According to the survey, more than half of the MFIs provide some of the above services, mostly free of charge or at low price, in order to strengthen clients' business capacity and their survival at the market. About BDS Program Due to the digitization process, almost half of the education services are provided, both, personally and through on-line platforms. Paralel, with the appearance of FinTech, microfinance also gets an online version, so we have variants of crowdfunding or P2P lending, the new ways of investing and collecting financial resources in the microfinance sector.


"First Pistol shooter in the history of Indian Shooting, who reached at the world number one ranking by International Shooting Federation."
Heena Sidhu is a right-handed, and right eye dominant Indian shooter, whose inspiration was her own father who had also competed till national level in shooting.
Her shooting career has belonged to the Patiala Club she played from, at National Junior and Senior levels championships.
And at International level, Heena Sidhu left her own benchmark by winning a Bronze medal at Asian Shooting Championships 2007 in Kuwait. it was a start of a brilliant career you will witness with us in the entire story we provided below.
After the first international medal, Heena Sidhu gave an unbeaten performance at Hungarian Open and South Asian Federation Shooting Championship, and remained unbeaten in both the tournaments in 2008.
And she didn't stop performing out of the box, not even in ISSF World Cup, Beijing. She clinched silver medal to add in her tally.
At National Championship held in Kerala, she finished at the first place in women's 10m air pistol event, and added yet another achievement her well-going career.
Later, in 2010 Asian Games organised in Guangzhou, China, Heena Sidhu claimed a Silver medal in Women's 10m air pistol team event.
In the same year of Commonwealth Games, Heena Sidhu made her country proud by adding two more medals in their count, one with Annu Raj Singh (Gold) in a women's pair event in 10m air pistol, and Silver in the singles.
She was also a member of the Indian team to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, where she competed in the women's 10-metre air pistol event, and unfortunately finishing twelfth in the qualification round.
"The Story of the London 2012 Olympic Games", a film which was written, produced, and directed by Caroline, Rowland, featured lots and lots of athletes participating first time in the Olympic Games. In those athletes, Heena Sidhu was also the part of that official film on London Olympic Games.
And If we talk about the records, then also Heena Sidhu's career is full of good thrill and achievements, whether it would be becoming the first Indian pistol shooter to win a gold medal in an ISSF World Cup finals, or reaching at the number one position in world rankings by the International Shooting Sports Federation.
After not getting performed with the skills she got in last Olympic, this time Heena Sidhu was qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro in the women's 10-metre air pistol and the women's 25-metre pistol events, where also she finished fourteenth and twentieth respectively in the qualifying rounds.
While in 2017, Shooter Heena Sidhu continued her terrific form winning gold in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the Commonwealth Shooting Championships, after being the gold medalist at the ISSF World Cup final in New Delhi this year.
A true sportsmen ship, and fight against so-called superstition of the society, Heena Sidhu took her name out of the Asian Air Gun Championships in 2016, because of Iran goverment's act of mandatory wearing the hijab for female participants.


Left at 8:15 AM after breakfast, made a bank ATM stop, and then headed up a hill and out of town. I leave the hostess a 10€ tip for being so helpful. She works so hard. She is THRILLED! Tip-wise, I have been generous on this trip and it feels good. It takes us about forty-five minutes to actually get out of town and we pass pretty houses and well kept yards, both old and new. We follow a trail that circles a reservoir and nature preserve… quite lovely. Then out of the forest and walking through endless cornfields. Flat, corn, flat, corn, on and on. We see a corn harvest in process and it is quite interesting… a machine cuts down the stalks and collects them, then the cobs go down a chute and are hand separated, then back up they go into a transport bin, then off they go to a co-operative granary where they are bagged. This corn is for feeding the animals, not for human consumption. We have a ham and cheese sandwich on a bench under a giant tree and then walk another 3 ½K … up, up, up a hill to the Maison des Bos… the most beautiful place so far! WOW! This elegant compound has views in all directions… of farmlands, mountains, open space. We sit by a lovely pool reading until 7:00 PM and then enjoy an extraordinary dinner in the main dining room with our host and hostess presiding. The meal is from their garden… tomato salad, fabulous green salad, stuffed peppers, stuffed tomatoes, stuffed squash and eggplant. Great wine. Fresh raspberries for dessert. We retire to our rustic room for the night feeling oh, so happy! My back… it agrees.


The U.S. hotel industry registered record-breaking performance during 2018, according to data from STR. Compared with 2017, occupancy increased 0.5% to 66.2%; average daily rate (ADR) rose 2.4% to $129.83 and revenue per available room (RevPAR) was up 2.9% to $85.96.
The absolute values in those three key performance metrics each were the highest the Hendersonville, TN-based hospitality industry research company has ever benchmarked. The U.S. hotel industry also set records for supply (more than 1.9 billion room nights available) and demand (roughly 1.3 billion room nights sold). Based on percentage growth for the year, demand (+2.5%) outpaced supply (+2.0%).