Phoenix truly loved when Miles started off saying his name multiple times. While his surname was pronounced immaculately with the finest English, his first name still had that soft Phe sound that is taken from German.
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Is Chris Paul Vegan? Fully Explained
December 17, 2022 by KANE
Christopher Emmanuel Paul, also called Chris Paul, is among the world's most well-known & highest-paid athletes. He's an NBA player named twice to represent the USA in the "FIBA" Basketball World Cup.
Chris Paul is an investor at Jordan Brand and State Farm since he held endorsement deals with those companies. A lot of stereotypes say that Chris is a strict vegan. In this blog post, we will answer "Is Chris Paul Vegan?"
Is Chris Paul Vegan? Here's The Answer
Fortunately, Chris Paul adapted to a vegan lifestyle. And he's pronounced many times that it is vegan. For three years, paul was & still vegan and wishes to change people's perceptions of plant-based foods and snacks.
As some may know, a documentary called "game-changers" was pronounced on January 19, 2019, and Chris Paul is listed as one of the executive producers. Now, this documentary promotes a plant-based diet. By supporting such a project, Chris Paul is saying it is with veganism & vegan society.
Also, Chris Paul has joined Beyond Meat as a brand ambassador alongside Kyrie Irving, who has pronounced that he is vegan.
Indeed, Chris Paul has been vegan since 2019 and is still vegan. He is also one of the top basketball players that supports veganism and the Beyond Meat Project (Plant-based Meat).
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I often use my 'Mabo Dofu' miso sauce for seasoning stir-fried vegetables. I realised that the sauce goes very well with Tomatoes. I knew that Soy Sauce goes well with Tomatoes, but it was a surprise discovery. If you like my 'Mabo Dofu' and Tomatoes, this dish might become one of your favourite dishes.
Place all the sauce ingredients in a bowl and mix well. This has to be done before you start cooking. Cooking process doesn't take long at all.
Lightly whisk Eggs in a separate bowl, and season with a pinch of Salt. Heat Oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. When the pan is hot, cook Eggs gently stirring until set but still soft. Transfer to a plate.
Cook Pork Mince with Garlic, Ginger and Spring Onions until Pork changes colour, then add the sauce and combine.
Add Tomatoes and cook for a few more minutes until Tomatoes started softening. Return the cooked egg and gently combine.
Half fill a bowl with freshly cooked rice and cover it with the pork and tomato mixture. Sprinkle saved chopped Spring Onion on top and serve.
One week I'll make "mapo sauce marathon" and eat all 3: original (tofu), eggplant and this one. Thank you very much! I wonder, what other vegetables work in here?


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What will it take to improve lives of Maori and Pasifika?
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"This is the question we must ask ourselves every day" says Tariana Turia. "There is no denying that there are some deeply entrenched conditions of poverty that are attacking the spirit of our people" said Mrs Turia. "None of this is new. We …The Hon Tariana Turia
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What will it take to make the lives of Maori and Pasifika peoples better?
"This is the question we must ask ourselves every day" says Tariana Turia.
"There is no denying that there are some deeply entrenched conditions of poverty that are attacking the spirit of our people" said Mrs Turia. "None of this is new. We have known for some time that too many families are making vital health decisions based on affordability and as a result a raft of preventable conditions have arisen including rheumatic fever, skin infections and respiratory illnesses".
"This has occurred because successive governments have failed to invest in addressing significant issues of poverty and poor housing. Cold, damp, mouldy homes breed illness. Over-crowding multiplies the likelihood of infection. And the oppressive impact of fuel poverty leaves families bereft of hope. Yet Governments have lacked the confidence to take a future focus which brings all of our people into the promised land.
"As a nation, we must transform our thinking from what we can't do, to what we can do; and we must reinvest in the importance of collective responsibility – looking out for our neighbour; caring for our own kids.
In the disability sector for instance, we are trying to place our focus on creating an enabling society rather than be limited by a disabling one.
"New Zealanders are tired of hearing about the dire predicament they are in, and the quick fix solutions that various parties are promising does nothing to create the long term change we need".
"For the vast amount of resources spent on the industry of misery, we have to ask have these services progressed the situation of our families? What is the social and economic outcome?
"Exacerbating our people's situation and maintaining our dependence on others must cease if we are to achieve inter-dependence of ourselves".
"Transformation is about changing the structure and changing the culture. It is about attitudes and values. In short it requires a revolution of thinking.
"These are huge issues which are far more pivotal to our wellbeing than tinkering with tax or fixating on fiscal reform".
Government needs to be acutely aware that their role is to support the responsibilities that properly lie with family – not make our families redundant.
We have to wake up to the wonder of whanau – the incredible potential of our people to do for themselves.
We must take every avenue we can to support our families as the backbone of our nation.
In this context, Whanau Ora is the great unsung success of our times.
At this stage we have some 25 provider collectives working with more than 150 health and social service providers dismantling past expectations and doing what they can to capture the strengths of whānau, building their capability and self determination.
At least 1,500 whānau representing more than 15,000 family members have been involved in propelling their own development through the Whānau Integration, Innovation and Engagement approach.
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Designer Dean Skira has turned eight cranes at one of the world's oldest working shipyards into a giant light show, creating a new tourist attraction in Pula, Croatia.
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"When the town authorities started considering relocating the shipyard, I came up with the idea of highlighting them instead," Skira said.
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First Person: Venezuela divided as Maduro completes first year in office
World Apr 18, 2014 9:02 AM EDT
Two months of protests in Venezuela, fueled by slow economic recovery and high crime, have left at least 40 people dead and prompted the Vatican and neighboring countries to intervene. If you ask the pro- and anti-government demonstrators why they rally for their cause, they reveal a disparate picture of how President Nicolas Maduro is handling this most recent crisis.
The PBS NewsHour sent a camera crew to talk to two women with very different views about how they see their country and their future.
"I can't go out on the street and get what I want to feed my child, I always have to stand in line, always have to be looking from supermarket to supermarket to see what I can find," said Geraldine Colmenares, who lives in San Cristóbal, Táchira state, with her son. "Also the lack of safety, I can't go out on the street without thinking if I'm going to get back home alive, I mean, if I'll get back home at all."
She said former longtime President Hugo Chávez "had a good idea of what he wanted to do, but he didn't know how to implement it." Maduro "wants to do the same as Chávez but he can't. He doesn't have the intellectual capability to do it," she added.
In Caracas, Marlin Marchand defended Maduro, who has been in office for a year. "President Maduro is a good person. He is on the side of the poor."
Marchand said the president is trying to implement socialism the way Chavez would have wanted. "Maduro in spite of his mistakes, because nobody is perfect, is trying … to deal with this peacefully."
Videos shot by Vincent Chanza and Daniel Ramirez, and edited by Victoria Fleischer and Justin Scuiletti. Watch Friday's PBS NewsHour for a full report on Venezuela.
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Left: Opposition students protest against the government of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the Venezuelan Central University (UCV) campus in Caracas, on April 3, 2014. Photo by Federico Parra/AFP/Getty Images
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On Saturday, December 1, 2018, "Swift" Jarrett Hurd (22-0, 15 KOs) returns to the ring for the first time since defeating Erislandy Lara in a hotly-contested Jr. Middleweight scrap that will surely make the short list for Fight of the Year nominees in 2018.
Saturday will also be the first time that Hurd will fight since his arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn rotator cuff. That injury came during training camp as he prepared for the title unification bout against Lara.
Rather than postpone the fight, Hurd trained through the pain–a difficult task that I witnessed firsthand during a training camp visit only a couple weeks before the Lara fight.
After a successful surgery and follow up physical therapy sessions, Hurd told us he's feeling better than ever. He promised fans that he'd sneak one more fight in by the end of the year, and that's exactly what he's doing.
Although the UK native Jason Welborn (24-6, 7 KOs) is unknown to the American public, Hurd felt he was the right opponent to come back against–not the toughest in the world, but also not a push over.
Hurd is expecting Welborn to give him rounds and allow him the opportunity to work off any ring rust that may have accumulated since he fought Lara in April.
Although he says the verbal jabs people throw at his boxing and defensive ability don't bother him, it's obvious that Hurd has been listening to the criticism as he wants to prove more naysayers wrong.
The Welborn fight seems to be just a formality as Hurd has already said he's got a date in the summer of 2019 set aside for his bitter rival and WBC titleholder, Jermell Charlo.
It'll be interesting to see what new wrinkles Hurd shows fans on Saturday night as he attempts to continue and march through the 154-pound division.
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Economic and Gender Stratification of England – Essay
Economic stratification refers to the societal condition in which various social classes are separated along the pre-existent economic lines. In every society, there are the impoverished and the wealthy as well as the mighty politically and the powerless who must always obey orders. In this regard, economic stratification basically refers to the circumstance in which meaningful gaps are noticed between the amount of wealth controlled by the rich and quite few instances in the transitional regions (Kornblum & Smith, 2008).
On the other hand, gender stratification basically refers to the social inequalities that exist between men and women living in a particular society. The existence of occupational segregation with regards to one gender is a factor that has attracted much attention, especially from the civil rights groups here in the Great Britain. This is a well-established fact and one that has grown consistently over time. In most instances, stratifications with regards to gender have been rampantly noticed in occupational areas where to an extent the degree of occupations held by both genders differs or may slightly differ. Most societies in the world today have various systems that are very clear on the stratifications that can result due to the gender of an individual.
These same systems have been practiced in Great Britain and, in most instances, the observation has been that there are inequalities involving these different genders of men and women in the kind of occupation they are in, various opportunities to which they are exposed to, and the chance each gender has in becoming a leader or powerful individual in the society. It is quite easy as well to discover various stratification systems that have been in use among the racial groups that reside in Great Britain.
In Great Britain, stratification has been practiced over time in various forms, which has led to the creation of various structures of ways of lives in the country. The analysis of its economic and gender stratifications is concerned with the understanding of how such inequalities arise in the first place, how they are maintained, various changes they undergo in time, and impacts they have on other aspects the country's livelihood (Andersen & Taylor, 2006).
Different countries have different degrees of stratification and this, when perceived from the perspective of gender, may generate questions such as 'whether the random distribution of jobs among men and women throughout the stratification hierarchy has any coherence on the real nature of the perceived expectations of each gender'. Or otherwise put, whether a poor person who has been graded due to his economic status perceives the hierarchical stratifications and the resultant gap of wealth that exists between the wealthy and the poor as the one which has a linkage to particular systems. Under stratification, the following is a likelihood of the nature of lifestyle structure that can be expected in any society regardless of its structure.
Systems of Economic Stratification
The macroeconomic level of analysis of stratification in its various forms takes into consideration the role that international economic systems play in the shaping up of person's opportunities and resources. For example, in order for one to be able to fully analyze and comprehend the manner of socioeconomic inequality that exists in a country, particularly in Great Britain, it is crucial to understand the nature of livelihood for the poor. This can be achieved through undermining economic stratification in terms of two basic systems (Levine, 2006).
There are two main basic systems of economic integration. These include open and closed systems. In an open economic stratification system, the status that one has is achieved by them as they move up the status ladder. In this case, a person is granted with an opportunity to move from one socio-economic class to another. In the second case of closed economic stratification system, the status of an individual is determined on the ascribed status that is given at the time of birth. In general terms, this follows the caste system as practiced in India. In the UK, this system resembles that of the monarchy. With this system, there is zero mobility between social classes. This system also dictates the persons whom a person could get married to, their occupations' entitlements, and the extent to which they could relate with other socio-economic classes (Blumberg, 1991).
Generally, the economic stratification system that is used by persons in gauging their livelihoods is what determines the poverty rates in Great Britain. Over the years, the only measure of relative poverty that has been most widely used and watched has been the individual proportions of households' income. This is usually set and measured to a specific proportion, which is normally 60% of the expected contemporary median. For instance, in the data collected in the year 2009-2010, the number of those who were living below the poverty level in the UK alone remained constant even after the housing costs had been measured (Levine, 2006). While there have been strong growth levels over the years, this growth due to economic stratification systems is mostly enjoyed by those who are favored by better socio-economic statuses in the society. In most instances, the sustainability of the environment and the economic development strategies are given precedence, but only to the highly favored social class (Levine, 2006). The graph below shows one of the relevant data on the economic status of Great Britain from a look of the income basis. There is the stratification in the income levels and attainment of the same in the region.
Gender Stratification and Related Concepts
In examining gender stratification, examination of the structural-functional, symbolic analyses and social conflict is essential to be able to achieve desired study results. This helps in the identification of the manifested and latent functions of the gender differences that a society such as Great Britain may exhibit. The social-conflict analysis of gender in Great Britain identifies that there have been several inequalities within the society (Lipset, 2005).
Structural-functional Gender Paradigm
This is a framework that builds on a theory that seeks to explain that the society may be seen from a perspective of a complex system with its parts working together to achieve and promote stability and solidarity. Its major insight is the recognition of the fact that gender serves as a means of organizing life through forming complimentary set of roles linking men and women together in the carrying out of those tasks. As already discussed, there are instances when the gender is divided based on the availability of opportunities that exist in the economy. Comprehensive understanding of this aspect of gender stratification in Great Britain over the years calls for an understanding of the feminist perspectives as well as the social constructions of gender.
However, in studying gender stratification, it can be realized that in the modern industrialized societies such as Great Britain, the major hindrance that has been faced is the one that relates the gender-based stratification forms to the socio-economic class that a person is in. For instance, Great Britain during its pre-capitalist stages as a society considered the socio-economic class dimension as a relatively insignificant one and as such was built on the feminist perspectives. Its concept of patriarchy, which has been in existence for a longer duration of time, is therefore significant in the understanding of power structures in the society (Koput & Gutek, 2011).
Basing on the self-identification theory, also known as the cognitive development theory, it is possible to identify the behaviors that have been practiced over time by the agents of socialization in Great Britain. These may include the family, media, or school environment. One realized fact is that about 60% of women as the feminine gender are bread winners or co-breadwinners and make a large proportion of the work force in Britain (Kornblum & Smith, 2008).
Theoretical Perspectives on Gender Stratification in Great Britain
There are a number of concepts that are related to gender, which have been practiced in Great Britain. As stated earlier, gender stratification relates to the inequalities, which have existed between men and women with regards to the unequal distribution of the wealth of the society, the power, and the privileges that have risen throughout history. To an extent, women have been left out of various prestigious positions due to the gender factor and the belief that men can perform better than them.
The stratifications that are based on the gender issue share some of the features of other inequality dimensions such as those that are based on a person's class, ethnicity, and caste. The caste system in particular has been largely used in Great Britain and even in its numerous colonies in different parts of the world such as it is used in India. According to gender stratification theorists who have sought to account for the differences in the privileges and powers in the society that are linked to gender inequality, it is extremely important to differentiate between women's absolute measures such as secondary enrollment rates and the relative status such as ratio of male to female enrollment rate (Brym & Lie, 2010).
The core of gender stratification in Great Britain has been the relative status of women in the society, i.e. the status, which women hold in relation to that, which is held by men. Even though there have been several dimensions of gender stratification that have been aimed at trying to analyze the whole concept, it is prudent to identify that the same can be classified under various dimensions such as the economic status of women, their political statuses, their educational status as well as their autonomy and independence. All these dimensions are specific areas upon which construction and reconstruction of gender inequalities in the Great Britain society have been built up.
According to Lipset (2005), the attainment of economic power by women is the greatest indicator of the overall performance of women that has also been used to define status in the society. Great Britain as a region has tremendously undergone revolutionized change phases that have seen the society coming into terms with varied abilities of women in its society, for instance, the electing of women to powerful political positions in the UK. From researches that have been conducted before, it is true that a country's economic development process has a a profound impact on the status of the women in the country economically. As a result, women often tend to have less access to economic resources than men, especially when these resources become available in connection with the economic development process. The effect of this on the government has been the implementation of structural policies that have different impacts on women and men (Lipset, 2005).
Basing on the livelihood of women in Great Britain, it has been observed that those who were able to get access to good employment opportunities, who had more autonomy and independence in the society, and who managed to gain a mileage in the attainment of political influence in the society have better and greater chances of being empowered in these aspects than those who have not. To this extent, one can make a conclusive note that women's economic activity issues need much attention in the developed and developing nations, including Great Britain, even much more than it has been described in this analysis.
This study looks at the issues of economic and gender stratification and the related issues as have been practiced in Great Britain over years. While the major focus has been on identifying various aspects of economic stratification, the same has been incorporated together with gender stratification, which has seen the analysis focus on the inequality that has existed between men and women in the society. Issues to do with the economic activities of women need much attention and in this regard may have not been expansively explored in this paper (Brym & Lie, 2010). For a long time now, women have been engaged in activities, which were initially male-dominated, and are making a living out of the benefits from their toil. This should however, be improved to encompass all sectors of the economy, both formal and informal. There is also a change of the culture where women are now allowed and supported in seeking higher political offices in the region. It is prudent for all members of the society to realize that it is rightful to have women also benefit from the economic resources a country is endowed with, and as such making it possible for any economic barriers that have been created due to classes to be destroyed and have in place a system that ensures that no further economic stratifications exist between the two gender of males and females. Consequently, it has been established that the caste systems of social association as well as slavery are some of the ancient forms of stratification that were used in the past by most residents of Great Britain. This paper has also discussed various economic integration strategies that have been used in unifying the stratification issues, both economical and gender-based in Great Britain, thus ensuring that the same are not used to divide the society into various classes such as those of monarchy and patriarchy that have been in practice, particularly in the UK (Lipset, 2005).


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20. Low there were some Greeks among these who had come up to worship at the feast. 21. These therefore went to Philip, who was of Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we wish to see Jesus. 22. Philip cometh and telleth, Andrew, and again Andrew and Philip tell Jesus. 23. And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come, when the Son of man must be glorified. 24. Verily, verily, I say to you, Unless a grain of wheat, having fallen into the ground, die, it remaineth alone; but if it die, it bringeth forth much fruit. 25. He who loveth his soul shall destroy it; and he who hateth his soul in this world shall keep it to eternal life. 26. If any man serves me, let him follow me; and where I am, there also shall my servant be. And if any man shall serve me, my Father will honor him.
20. Now there were some Greeks. I do not think that they were Gentiles or uncircumcised, because immediately afterwards it follows that they came to worship. Now it was strictly prohibited by the Roman laws, and severely punished by the Proconsuls and other magistrates, if any person was discovered to have left the worship of his native country and passed over to, the Jewish religion. But Jews, who were scattered throughout Asia and Greece, were allowed to cross the sea for the purpose of offering sacrifices in the temple. Besides, the Jews were not permitted to associate with them in the solemn worship of God, because they thought that the temple, and the sacrifices, and themselves, would in that way be polluted. But though they were the descendants of Jews, yet as they resided at a great distance beyond the sea, we need not wonder that the Evangelist introduces them as strangers and unacquainted with the occurrences which took place at that time in Jerusalem and in places adjacent. The meaning therefore is, that Christ was received as King, not only by the inhabitants of Judea, who had come from villages and towns to the feast, but that the report had also reached men who lived beyond the sea, and who had come from distant countries.
To worship. They might have done this also in their own country; but John describes here solemn worship, which was accompanied by sacrifices. For though religion and the fear of God were not confined to the temple, yet in no other place were they permitted to offer sacrifices to God, nor had they any where else the Ark of the Testimony, which was the token of the presence of God. Every man worshipped God daily at his own house in a spiritual manner; but the saints under the Law were likewise bound to make profession of outward worship and obedience, 1818 "De service et obeissance exterieure." such as was prescribed by Moses, by appearing in the temple in the presence of God. Such was the design for which the feasts were appointed. And if those men undertook so long a journey at great expense, with great inconvenience, and not without personal risk, that they might not treat with indifference the external profession of their piety, what apology can we now offer, if we do not testify, in our own houses, that we worship the true God? The worship which belonged to the Law has indeed come to an end; but the Lord has left to his Church Baptism, the Lord's Supper, and public prayer, that in those exercises believers may be employed. If we despise them, therefore. it proves that our desire of godliness is excessively cold.
21. These men therefore went to Philip. It is an indication of reverence, that they do not address Christ, but are desirous to obtain access through Philip; for reverence always begets modesty. The inference which the Papists draw from this, that we ought to call on departed saints, 1919 "Les saincts trespassez." that they may be our advocates with Christ and with the Father, is so ridiculous that it does not need refutation. The Greeks address Philip, while he is present; and, pray, where is the resemblance to those who address their prayers to departed saints, from whom they are separated? 2020 "Qui addressant leurs oraisons aux saincts trespassez, desquels ils sont separez." But such are the fruits of human presumption, when it has once permitted itself to go beyond the limits of the word of God. Invocation of the saints has been rashly fabricated by the Papists out of their own brain; and now, in order to shelter themselves under a false pretense borrowed from the word of God, they corrupt the Scripture, and tear it to pieces, and do not scruple to expose it to shameful taunts.
23. The hour is come. Many explain this as referring to the death of Christ, because by it the glory of Christ was manifested; so that, in their opinion, Christ now declares that the time of his death is at hand. But I rather view it as referring to the publication of the gospel; as if he had said, that the knowledge of him would soon be spread through every region of the world. Thus he wished to meet the astonishment which his death might excite in his disciples; for he shows that there is no reason why their courage should fail, because the doctrine of the' gospel will nevertheless be proclaimed throughout the whole world. Again, that this contemplation of his glow may not soon afterwards vanish, when he shall be condemned to death, hung on the cross, and finally buried. he gives them early information and warning that the ignominy of his death is no obstruction to his glory. For this purpose he employs a most appropriate comparison.
24. Unless a grain of wheat having fallen into the ground, die, it remaineth alone. If a grain of wheat do not die or putrefy, it continues to be dry and unfruitful; but the death of the seed has the beneficial effect of quickening it, that it may yield fruit. In short, Christ compares his death to sowing, which appears to tend to the destruction of the wheat, but yet is the cause of far more abundant increase. Though this admonition was especially necessary at that time, yet it is of continual use in the Church. And, first, we ought to begin with the Head. That dreadful appearance of disgrace and cursing, which appears in the death of Christ, not only obscures his glory, but removes it altogether from our view. We must not, therefore, confine our attention to his death alone, but must likewise consider the fruit which has been yielded by his glorious resurrection. 2121 "Sa resurrection glorieuse." Thus there will be nothing to prevent his glory from being every where displayed. From him we must next come to the members; for not only do we think that we perish in death, but our life also is a sort of continual death, (Colossians 3:3.) We shall therefore be undone, unless we be supported by that consolation which Paul holds out:
if our outward man decays, the inward man is renewed
from day to day, (2 Corinthians 4:16.)
When, therefore, the godly are distressed by various afflictions, when they are pressed hard by the difficulties of their situation, when they suffer hunger, or nakedness, or disease, when they are assailed by reproaches, when it appears as if they would every hour be almost overwhelmed by death, let them unceasingly consider that this is a sowing which, in due time, will yield fruit.
25. He who loveth his soul shall destroy it. To doctrine Christ joins exhortation; for if we must die in order that we may bring forth fruit, we ought patiently to permit God to mortify us. But as he draws a contrast between the love of life and the hatred of lit, we ought to understand what it is to love and hate life. He who, under the influence of immoderate desire of the present life, cannot leave the world but by constraint, is said to love life; but he who, despising life, advances courageously to death, is said to hate life. Not that we ought absolutely to hate life, which is justly reckoned to be one of the highest of God's blessings; but because believers ought cheerfully to lay it down, when it retards them from approaching to Christ; just as a man, when he wishes to make haste in any matter, would shake off from his shoulders a heavy and disagreeable burden. In short, to love this life is not in itself wrong, provided that we only pass through it as pilgrims, keeping our eyes always fixed on our object. For the true limit of loving life, is, when we continue in it as long as it pleases God, and when we are prepared to leave it as soon as he shall order us, or — to express it in a single word — when we carry it, as it were, in our hands, and offer it to God as a sacrifice. Whoever carries his attachment to the present life beyond this limit, destroys his life; that is, he consigns it to everlasting ruin. For the word destroy (ἀπολέσει) does not signify to lose, or to sustain the loss of something valuable, but to devote it to destruction.
His soul. It frequently happens that the word ψυχή, soul, is put for life. Some consider it as denoting, in this passage, the seat of the affections; as if Christ had said, "tie who too much indulges the (desires of his flesh destroys his soul." But that is a forced interpretation, and the other is more natural, that he who disregards his own life takes the best method of enjoying it eternally.
In this world. To make the meaning still more clear, the phrase in this world, which is but once expressed, ought to be twice repeated, so that the meaning may be, "They do not take the proper method of preserving their life who love it in this world, but, on the other hand, they truly know how to preserve their life who despise it in this world." And, indeed, whoever is attached to the world does, of his own accord, deprive himself of the heavenly life, of which we cannot be heirs in any other way than by being strangers and foreigners in the world. The consequence is, that the more anxious any person is about his own safety, the farther does he remove himself from the kingdom of God, that is, from the true life.
He who hateth his soul 2222 "Qui odit animam suam." — "Qui hait sa vie;" — "he who hateth his life." I have already suggested that this expression is used comparatively; because we ought to despise life, so far as it hinders us from living to God; for if meditation on the heavenly life were the prevailing sentiment in our hearts:. the world would have no influence in detaining us. Hence, too, we obtain a reply to an objection that might be urged. "Many persons, through despair, or for other reasons, and chiefly from weariness of life, kill themselves; and yet we will not say that such persons provide for their own safety, while others are hurried to death by ambition, who also rush down to ruin." 2323 "Lesquels se precipitent bas a une ruine eternelle par leur ambition;" — "who throw themselves down to eternal ruin by their ambition." But here Christ speaks expressly of that hatred or contempt of this fading life, which believers derive: from the contemplation of a better life. Consequently, whoever does not look to heaven, has not yet learned in what way life must be preserved. Besides, this latter clause was added by Christ, in order to strike terror into those who are too desirous of the earthly life; for if we are overwhelmed by the love of the world, so that we cannot easily forget it, it is impossible for us to go to heaven. But since the Son of God 2424 "Le Fils de Dieu." arouses us so violently, it would be the height of folly to sleep a mortal sleep.
26. If any, man serve me. That death may not be exceedingly bitter and disagreeable to us, Christ invites us by his example to submit to it cheerfully; and certainly we shall be ashamed to refuse the honor of being his disciples. But on no other condition does he admit us into their number, except that we follow the path which he points out. He leads the way to us to suffer death. The bitterness of death is therefore mitigated, and is in some measure rendered agreeable, when we have in common with the Son of God the condition of submitting to it. So far is it from being proper that we should shrink from Christ on account of the cross, that we ought rather to desire death for his sake. To the same purpose. pose is the statement which immediately follows:
And where I am, there shall also my servant be. For he demands that his servants should not refuse to submit to death, to which they see him go before them as an example; for it is not right that; the servant should have any thing separate from his lord.. The future tense, shall be, (ἔσται) is put for let him be, according to the custom of the Hebrew language. Others regard it as a consolation, as if Christ promised to those who should not be unwilling to die along with him, that they would be partakers of his resurrection. But the former view, as I have said, is more probable; for he afterwards adds the consolation, that the Father will not leave without reward the servants of Christ who shall have been his companions both in life and in death.
18 "De service et obeissance exterieure."
19 "Les saincts trespassez."
20 "Qui addressant leurs oraisons aux saincts trespassez, desquels ils sont separez."
21 "Sa resurrection glorieuse."
22 "Qui odit animam suam." — "Qui hait sa vie;" — "he who hateth his life."
23 "Lesquels se precipitent bas a une ruine eternelle par leur ambition;" — "who throw themselves down to eternal ruin by their ambition."
24 "Le Fils de Dieu."


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Before becoming the residence of kings Louis XIV, Louis XV and Louis XVI, Versailles was a hunting pavilion constructed at the behest of Louis XIII by Nicolas Huaut. A castle was also built with a French garden where the royal court would spend time. However, when the king died, Anne of Austria would ensure the crown for her son, Louis XIV, and leave the Versailles apartments to abandon.
After his marriage to Marie-Thérèse of Austria, Louis XIV set up his official, royal residence at Versailles and construction began, in phases, to make it the incredible palace that it is today. For example, the Hall of Mirrors was only constructed in 1679 whereas the Sun King had already resided at Versailles for nearly 20 years.
The Rise of Baroque Architecture
Before the construction ordered by Louis XIV, the Château de Versailles domaine was made of bricks. It was the Italian Renaissance (14th-15th centuries), however, that would have a huge impact on French art for many decades. Baroque is characterized by extravagance in architecture, literature and music and was a veritable way of thinking that encouraged artisans to diversify decorative elements such as gilding, stucco arabesques, painted vaults and trompe-l'oeil.
Moreover, the palace's layout was revolved around the king. For example, his private chamber is located exactly in the middle of the palace, therefore demonstrating that everything must and does revolve around him. The first floor is reserved for the King and Queen's apartments, north and south wings respectively.
A Highly Technical Work of Art
Despite its being significantly influenced by the Baroque genre, the entirety of the Chateau de Versailles is particularly harmonious thanks to optical illusions. The palace's set up is very geometric with some distortions that work together to give the illusion that a perfect harmony exists.
A historic monument since 1862, the palace's apartments are located in its central axis. The most northern point in the palace houses the Battle Gallery and the Congress Hall. The palace's chapel and the royal opera, completed after the death of Louis XIV, are in the north wing. In addition to its buildings, the palace is built around interior and exterior courtyards. The Arms Square welcomes visitors and immediately evokes the immensity of the palace. One can imagine the time it must've taken to cross the square's 300 meters before arriving at the Court of Honor and imposing golden gate. The Royal, Marble and Princes Courts are lined up in the southern part of the palace and the Chapel is located in the northern part. Every section of the palace also has large interior courts that are split up into two smaller ones.
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Linguistic Inquiry
Summer 2007, Vol. 38, No. 3, Pages 445-483
(doi: 10.1162/ling.2007.38.3.445)
© 2007 Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Anatomy of a Modal Construction
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Kai von Fintel
Department of Linguistics and Philosophy MIT, 32-D808, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139. E-mail: calixto@alum.mit.edukalixto1@yahoo.com. http://mit.edu/fintel
Sabine Iatridou
Department of Linguistics and Philosophy MIT, 32-D808, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139. E-mail: iatridou@mit.edu. mit.edu/linguistics/www/iatridou.home.html
Languages can express the existence of an easy way of achieving a goal in a construction we call the sufficiency modal construction (SMC), which combines a minimizing/exclusive operator like only or ne … que and a goal-oriented necessity modal like have to or need to, asin To get good cheese, you only have to go to the North End. We show that the morphosyntactic makeup of the SMC is crosslinguistically stable. We show that the semantics of the construction poses a severe compositionality problem. We solve the problem by giving the negation and the exclusive operator differential scope. For only, this means decomposing it into negation and an exclusive other than component.


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Winds S 13 to 25 mph through the morning shifting to SW 14 to 26 mph in the afternoon, evening with gusts up to 57 mph.
Cloudy becoming partly cloudy through the morning, and then mostly cloudy becoming cloudy into the evening. Chance of rain and snow after daylight and then rain in the afternoon, rain in the evening.
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"It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness," wrote Charles Dickens in 1859 about London and Paris. This sentiment has broad application.
Once upon a time, word of Klondike Gold started a rush to Canada. Between 1896 and 1898 some 8,000 prospectors collected in Skagway trying to make a 550 mile trip to the Yukon on foot or horseback or by river. Here, the White Pass Trail climbs from sea level to 3000′ in twenty miles. They named this "Dead Horse Trail" because some 3,000 horses died from mens' stupidity and cruel expectations.
In 1898 a special engine had to be made with ten rotary blades about twelve feet high to blow the snow off the tracks. The snowplow was retired in 1965, but used again in 2009 and 2011.
The lesson? Here today, gone tomorrow? Nothing is forever? What goes up must come down? A lot of folks made a lot of money, and I bet a lot of investors lost a lot of money. We already mentioned the poor horses.
Earlier that century, North Carolina experienced gold rush fever. Near Brackett Town in my backyard, the tailing piles can still be seen. (See Part 6 of Brackett Town Saga) However I included this reference to the Yukon because of the railroad. This is the Pertinent Parallel, i.e., The Tie That Binds.
Down South there was no drama until the great flood of 1916. But that's a story for another day. Skagway's twinkling rise and demise was similar to ours in the little town of Union Mills. That's the story here.
Originally named Crab Apple Gap, the village grew steadily because of the railroads and its location on the main dirt road that connected Marion to Rutherfordton. There were several sawmills in the area. In 1899 Round Hill School opened and houses multiplied in the area.
Railroads meant factories, and factories meant employment in addition to the railroad crews needed to maintain sections of the track and right of way. Textile manufacturing and furniture production took off in McDowell County, and cotton mills were opened in southern Rutherford County. Most of those jobs are in China now.
In 1911 the People's Bank was established. The town's mayor, Mr. Henry Forney, was the first depositor. J.D. Morris was made president, and Mr. William Forney Flack, Vice President and cashier. Will had to give up his job as mail carrier to one of his relatives, Roscoe Flack, possibly his brother. Unfortunately, some "trouble" arose at this bank in 1920 and it was closed. (History of Union Mills by J. Worth Morgan in Round Hill Academy History book on location) In 1922, Citizens Bank and Trust Co. of Rutherfordton opened a branch and made W.G. Scoggin cashier. In 1929, banks all over the country failed, and Union Mills has not had one since.
The highway between the county seats of Marion and Rutherfordton was paved in 1929. There were several businesses that tried out the crossroads between 1905 to 1926, such as barber shops, grocery stores, and mercantile goods. The local road was relocated three times and finally paved in 1937 through the village as Hudlow Road.
I found ads for merchandise in this era. Buggies were being sold in Marion for $37.50 to $65.00, heavyweight caps for $1.00 and $1.25. "Comforts" which were in different grades priced at $1.00 and $1.25. There was an ad by McFarland & Holland's for "Finest vehicles, best drivers, and stock in western North Carolina. Teams furnished to any point on short notice at reasonable prices." This was a livery stable located at "Arrowood stand, formerly occupied by E.L. Hicks." No address. In fact Rutherfordton Hardware selling cookstoves from $8.00 to $18.00 with a fifteen year guarantee did not have an address listed. Everybody knew it was on the one road in the big town.
My favorite ad was for Obelisk Flour. "We are now the sole agent for this celebrated flour." They said they would send a sample, and you would get your money back "if it is not satisfactory" and "what you have used shant cost you anything." The ad was by G.H. Mills & Sons.
An ad by Dr. Moffett in St. Louis, Mo. recommended a teething powder that "will make your baby fat as a pig." In tiny letters that only people with super eyesight could read, a testimony by a man in Tuskegee, Al, said that his thirteen month old passed pure blood and had a burning fever for days, and her "life was almost despaired of." After trying Teething Powder for a couple days, "new life had returned." This testimonial was dated July 28, 1878, from the proprietor of the Tuskegee News. The date of the newspaper that had the ad was 1903. I thought it very interesting myself. But then I like to write weird stories.
Speaking of illnesses, I want to include here mention of Dr. John F. Jonas. His people were from nearby Lincoln County so he attended Rutherford College in Burke County. The campus is now the location of Valdese General Hospital. Dr. Jonas began his medical studies at Grant University in Chattanooga, TN, and received his MD degree from Baltimore Med school, now part of the University of MD. He also did post graduate work as an obstetrician at John Hopkins Hospital. Dr. Jonas was a fine addition to any community. He started his practice in Thermal City, North Carolina, moving up the road to Marion in 1909. I mention this because he was a general practitioner as the era required and he set a record for the number of babies delivered, well over 8,000! He died in 1949.
According to Ms Nannie Newsome, "In 1907, the NC General Assembly passed an act of incorporation and named Henry Forney as the first mayor. The first census taken in 1910 showed the village had 156 residents within the incorporated limits. 'At the request of the citizens, the General Assembly revoked the town's charter in 1925, and Union Mills reverted to an unincorporated municipality.'" Smaller than Skagway, its sister in growing pains.
And Union Mills is now just a post office in the Camp Creek Township with a bulletin board to post announcements and notes to its very contented residents.
Round Hill Baptist Church is still going strong, and folks are still moving into its cemetery.
Round Hill Academy is not doing as well, but it made a comeback under new packaging.
You can be part of today's growth. Next week I will tell you another story.
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Reginald Arnold "Reg" Barnett (* 15. Oktober 1945 in Eltham) ist ein ehemaliger britischer Radsportler und Teilnehmer an den Olympischen Sommerspielen 1968 in Mexiko-Stadt.

Sportliche Laufbahn
Reg Barnett startete seine sportliche Laufbahn als Fußballer bei Crystal Palace FC, bevor er mit etwa 15 Jahren zum Radsport wechselte. 1963 bestritt er Straßenrennen für das britische Junioren-Nationalteam.

1965 gewann Barnett die White Hope Sprint Trophy auf der Radrennbahn Herne Hill, ein renommiertestes Sprintturnier für britische Nachwuchsfahrer, das seit 1948 ausgetragen wird. Bei den Commonwealth Games 1966 in Kingston und belegte er für England Platz fünf im Sprint. Ende 1965 übersiedelte er in die Niederlande, um dort und in Deutschland mehr Startmöglichkeiten zu haben. 1967 hatte er sein bestes Ergebnis bei den UCI-Weltmeisterschaften, als er im Sprint nach mehreren Hoffnungsläufen bis ins Viertelfinale vordrang und erst dort gegen den Italiener Luigi Borghetti (späterer Dritter der WM) ausschied. 1967 bot ihm Tom Simpson an, ihm einen Vertrag beim Peugeot-Team zu vermitteln. Barnet lehnte aber ab, da er unbedingt an den Olympischen Spielen 1968 in Mexiko-Stadt teilnehmen wollte.

1967 und 1968 wurde Barnett britischer Amateur-Meister im Sprint. Er startete bei den Olympischen Spielen 1968 in Mexiko und schied in einem Hoffnungslauf des Achtelfinales im Sprint aus. Während der Olympischen Spiele erhielt er erneut ein Angebot (diesmal von Guido Costa, dem italienischen Trainer) zum Team Filotex nach Italien zu wechseln. Auch dies lehnte er ab. Stattdessen wurde er in Großbritannien Berufsfahrer beim Team Holdsworth-Campagnolo. 1969 und 1970 wurde dann er britischer Meister im Steherrennen. Schon nach einem Jahr wechselte er zum Clive Stuart Team, was er später als einen großen Fehler bezeichnete. 1971 wurde er vom britischen Verband für die Starts im Bahnsprint als auch im Straßenrennen nominiert. Nach dem Straßenrennen war er allerdings so ausgebrannt, dass er auf die Bahnwettkämpfe verzichtete. 1972 und 1973 wurde er erneut nationaler Sprint-Meister. Anschließend bestritt er bis 1977 hauptsächlich heimische Straßenrennen. Bei seinen Renneinsätzen auf der Straße war er besonders stolz darauf, bei der Teilnahme an der Tour de Suisse 1971 an der Seite etlicher bekannter Spitzenfahrer über die Berge gekommen zu sein. Im Endklassement belegte er den 20. Rang. Bis zum Ende seiner Laufbahn wechselte er noch mehrmals in andere britische Teams, konnte aber kaum von den vertraglich vereinbarten Einkünften leben, so dass er neben dem Radsport im Stahlwerk arbeitete und schließlich 1977 ganz mit dem Radsport aufhörte.

Er startete mehrfach bei Sechstagerennen, ohne sich jedoch im Vorderfeld platzieren zu können. So etwa beim Sechstagerennen 1973 in Wembley, wo er gemeinsam mit Trevor Bull mit 70 Runden Rückstand auf die Sieger Letzter wurde.

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Biomes O' Plenty makes the Minecraft world much more interesting by adding many new biomes, blocks and items.
14:26 - 01/09/2014 - Add woods (sacredoak & mahogany); correction of the texture : honeycomb.png; correcting size : crystal.png, overgrownnetherrack1/2/3.png, earth.png, plank-hell.png; Renaming file "mods" to "mobs"
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Looked at your WIP today and noticed that the ores are missing.
There is a WIP (First post on Page 3) here: http://bdcraft.net/community/pbdc-patch ... 15-20.html The download is in the post.
That has the ore blocks already added.
Might be worth including those to save time.
Yes! Good to see that someone finally decided to start proper work on this! Well done in continuing these textures, updating the patch, and your excellent taste in television shows!
Im definitely in for working with you on this I had already started before I knew about it but YAY! Sent you a PM with my stuff.
I did all the gems last night.
I went with a square gem texture that had already been made so they are different than the round versions of Ruby and sapphire.
Then I coloured them based on the colors from the Vanilla textures.
They turned out pretty slick!!
I couldn't get dropbox to install on my PC last night so will try again today.
Or if you want to pm me I can zip them up and email them to you.
Will try to post a screenshot tonight as well.
I should have updated this thread I guess with what I have completed? I don't want to cause anyone to do double work - but I have been working on this for a week or so pretty much non stop and am almost done. I apologize - I'm completely new to this process.
Ill be working on this tonight as well - perhaps we could all work on particular pieces so not as to overlap? Ive been working on flora mostly - I could stick to that. I only have a few flowers and grasses to go.
Heres a screen shot of the blocks and items that as to my knowledge remain un-textured. All of the mobs, projectiles etc I believe are already complete.
Here is a link to the Gems I did if you wanted to check them out.
Im going to post everything ive done then we can collectively decide which versions we wanna go with LOL - I like your gems! But I think they are kinda dark and different from the rest of the patch. I think theyd probably look real good with the grunge pack though - as a thought Heres one of the ones I did.... I tried to make all of my stuff look like the Sphax stuff and blend as seamlessly as I could.
I like that gem!! That is much closer to the feel of Sphax.
I just used an existing gem texture and recolored for the differnt types.


DogRacer.com is a strategy and simulation game where you can own, breed, train and race your very own virtual greyhound against other members from all over the world.
Every dog has unique genetic potential which directly influence its performance on the track. The breeding needs good judgement and strategy in order to produce future champions.
Greyhound Predictor - is a greyhound racing tipping tool, real-time simulator and greyhound racing game. Enter the statistics for an upcoming race to gain a unique insight or simply run a race in the betting lounge to have a bet between friends.
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Umber is not one precise color, but a range of different colors, from medium to dark, from yellowish to reddish to grayish. The color of the natural earth depends upon the amount of iron oxide and manganese in the clay. Umber earth pigments contain between five and twenty percent manganese oxide, which accounts for their being a darker color.
Luster is metallic or dull.
Ready to use cementitious waterproof coloured tile joint filler.
It is a gap filling material between different wall and floor tiles like ceramic, glazed, vitrified, mosaic, glass mosaic and marble tiles etc.
Onmix Tile grout is a gap filling material between different wall and floor tiles like ceramic, glazed, vitrified, mosaic, glass mosaic and marble tiles etc.
Cementitious, only water to be added Available in standard Onmix shades Resistant to dust penetration. Excellent bond with tiles. Easy to Clean.
Form Appearance / Colours Ivory, white, black, grey, sky blue, cream.
6 months from date of production if stored properly in undamaged original sealed packaging in dry and cool conditions.
All dust, loose and friable particles must be completely removed from all surfaces before application of the product, preferably by brush and/or vacuum. The adhesive or mortar used for bedding the tiles must be completely cured before application of Onmix Tile grout.
Mixing 350-380 gm per water per 1kg pack of Onmix tile grout.
Tile grout. is applied by trowel, spatula into the joint. Then "smooth" evenly to level and finish. After that remove residual material with a spatula and clean the surface with a sponge and water. Do not press on or into the joints.
Apply only to sound, prepared substrates. Always use in a small area at a time so that excess grout can be cleaned from the tile surface as soon as possible by using water with a dry sponge or cloth During cleaning move the sponge crosswise to the joints and not along the joints Protect freshly applied material from water.
The streak is blood red to brownish red for earthy forms.


On July 20th, the Elton John AIDS Foundation (EJAF) and the U.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) announced the first two recipients of The LGBT Fund. The inaugural recipients are the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (The Alliance) and the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF). These partners will administer small grants and provide key technical expertise addressing stigma and discrimination through innovative and community-led approaches in sub-Saharan Africa and the Caribbean.
"On behalf of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and PEPFAR, I'm delighted to present the International HIV/AIDS Alliance (The Alliance) and the Global Forum on MSM & HIV (MSMGF) as inaugural recipients of The LGBT Fund," said Sir Elton John, founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation.
For questions on the LGBT Fund, contact friedrich.conrad@ejaf.org for more information.
If you are an organisation interested in applying for a grant, please visit the Grants section of this website.


Hi! My name is Iván Batalla, I'm a young 3D Artist from northern Spain. I'm a beginner who discovered Blender around a year ago, and since then I have been modeling almost every day, learning new things with each project and, of course, by following YouTube tutorials. Let's take a look at my latest model, the Gateway Galaxy from Nintendo's game "Super Mario Galaxy".
The idea came to my mind with one of the latest topics of the WeeklyCGChallenge, which was "Tiny Worlds". At first I wasn't going to participate, but suddenly, a few days before the deadline, Mario Galaxy came to my mind, and immediately the whole project took form. After looking for some references (mostly from YouTube playthroughs and the game itself), I opened Blender and started it! To keep my inspiration and the overall mood of the game, I played the OST on the background while working. That's something I always do, as I work better with music.
One of the reference images for the egg planet.
I knew from the start that I wanted to use Sketchfab for this, so one of my priorities was keeping it as low poly as possible to allow smooth moving on the viewer.
The whole modeling was made using Blender. Each planet was created on a different file to keep it clean and tidy.
The most useful tool while modeling the planets was the LoopTools addon. For example, the holes of the hollow planet were made deleting random faces and using that addon to smooth the edges. The green ovals of the Egg Planet and the stones from the Initial world were made in the same way, smoothing the original geometry with LoopTools to make circular shapes directly on the surface. I also beveled some of the edges between grass and stone and scaled them a little bit to the inside to add some depth.
The main planet had more details on it than the others, so it was the longest one. The bridge was made with just one unit repeated with an array modifier and rounded with a curve modifier and a bezier curve. I used metaballs and a remesh modifier to make the tree, and they were new tools that I had never used before.
At first I planned to make just the planets, but at the end I decided to create all the assets and include them on the model to bring life to the scene. It was a great addition, and maybe the most enjoyable modeling.
This was the easiest part. I created multiple materials for each planet, and added them to the proper faces. I did a temporary UV unwrap, added one texture per material, and then fixed the UV lands to match texture's size with the object's scale without worrying about overlapping them and other issues. After that, I made a new and proper UV unwrap for each object, and baked Diffuse and AO maps for every planet with Blender Internal. All the assets were baked into a single texture using the TextureAtlas addon, avoiding to join all of them together.
Most of the textures were downloaded from textures.com and overlaid with procedural textures using GIMP to recreate a bit better the game's look.
The flowers and box's textures had their own way of creation. I created 3D models for them on Blender and rendered the viewport in GLSL texture mode (it's faster than Cycles or the Internal, and also allows me to change lightning, specularity…) with an Orthographic Camera at the top. Last, I modified the textures using the node editor.
Making textures on the viewport.
I chose this workflow because it's easier for me to make actual 3D models than painting those textures on GIMP or other software.
As I said, I knew from the very beginning that this was going to be a step. After arranging all the planets together with their respective coins, enemies, characters… I exported the whole model into .fbx format and uploaded it to Sketchfab.
First was the light setup. I used the Milky Way environment (unexpected, uh?) cause it fits perfectly with the model. I added 2 directional lamps with the same direction, one for the shadows, and the other one to make them softer. They also add interest to the scene.
All materials were almost the same, using the PBR workflow. They use the Diffuse map for each planet with low amounts of metalness and medium amounts of Roughness and Specular FO. This last one helped a lot to get the game's look. AO maps were used to control Ambient Occlusion and Cavity, while the .png Diffuses were used for Bump, Transparency and Emission on some materials.
For me, the most awesome feature in Sketchfab's viewer is its amazing Post-Processing Filters section. I often see nice models that would look really stunning with some of these filters, but for some reason they are forgotten, and the model looks just flat. They can change completely the model's appearance.
On this particular model, I used all the filters. Usually, this slows down the viewer, but that was another reason for making it low-poly; it has a smooth navigation even with all of them.
The SSAO helped to darken some spots, and also to create ambient occlusion for the assets. The DOF filter was used very subtly, just to blurry the blue lines between the planets. The Bloom effect works very well with emitting objects, making the little star beings, the colored balls, the lines… glow and fit better with the overall scene. By using the Filmic Tone Mapping and the Color Balance, I added a bluish tint to the scene, and darkened the background. I also adjusted saturation, contrast… The rest of the filters, such as Grain or Vignette, complete the scene with small extra additions.
Last, but not least, the Annotations panel allowed me to make the viewer at the other side of the screen interact a bit with the environment and the characters, as if they were actually playing the game.
Bring the models to life using annotations!
It brings life to the scene!
And after almost 3 days of work, it was finished and uploaded! A few days later, I won the 2nd place of the "Tiny Worlds" challenge with this model.
And that's how it was made. As I said at the beginning, I'm still learning, so some workflows are probably off from the usual workflow, but it might be helpful for someone! I hope you like it, this was a fun and satisfying experience, both making the model and this Art Spotlight.
If you are curious about my other models or early renders, check out my ArtStation and Sketchfab ! Feel free to ask about whatever you want on the comments. See you!
Sooo much to discover in this asset! No surprise you were one of the winners in this challenge! 🙂 Thanks for the insight, I really loved reading it!
The idea was to make it fun to explore… so yes, there are quite a few things to discover 😛 Thanks for the comment, I'm glad you like it!
Awesome Job and great read as well, thanks!
Thank you very much! 😀 I hope people start using filters more often.


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Afghan Heroes Web Site
In early August we were approached by the family Corporal Lee Scott who died on the 10th July in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Lee, a tank commander in the 2nd Royal Tank Regiment, was killed in action on the same day as seven other British service personnel – the largest loss of life in Afghanistan in any 24hrs. They asked us to put together proposals for a site for a new charity they were setting up – Afghan Heroes.
Tim Clark, September 19, 2009
We have today put phase one of this new site live (www.afghanheroes.org.uk). Visitors can find out more about the charity's work, donate money and/or time, as well as visit the blog site. I and all the staff here at Ziontech Solutions are pleased to be able to support this new charity, we wish Denise Harris (Lee's Mother) and all the others involved, every success in their mission.
The official press launch took place in Bristol this morning with Denise and six of the other seven mothers delivering the following statement:
Afghan Heroes has been formed as a mother's legacy, sadly almost every week another family hears the devastating news that their loved one will not be coming home. They need help to come to terms with their loss and I am speaking on behalf of all mothers to ensure that Afghan Heroes delivers the right support.
Afghan Heroes is independent of other forces charities. It deals specifically with members of the British forces and their families that have been affected by the military operations in Afghanistan now and into the future. The intention is to operate until a minimum of five-years from the cessation of our military presence in Afghanistan.
Afghan Heroes will deliver support through:
1. The "Thank a Soldier" initiative.
2. The provision of home comforts to those serving in Afghanistan.
3. Motivational and morale boosting support directly to our forces on the front line
4. A support network for the families of the fallen, creating an open environment where families can give support to each other
We are on a mission:
In the first phase of our mission we seek to deliver:
On the front-line:
• Support for all our service personnel in Afghanistan so they know they are not alone.
• Provision of much needed "home comfort" supplies.
• The launch and promotion of the "Thank a soldier" initiative.
On the home-front:
• The creation of support groups for the families of the fallen
• Events for families to join together for mutual support.
In each of these tasks we aim to work with the military authorities to ensure the right support reaches the right people at the right time.
We ask anyone who has been affected by events in Afghanistan to contact us through the website www.afghanheroes.org.uk.


Aloha! I am Samantha Jackson, your new teacher.
This website is meant to be helpful to you, our students and parents. There are lots of good resources and information for the school year. Our class will have lots of ways to connect within this website. So go check it out!
We are the Mount Olive Panthers, part of the Jefferson County school system. Our principal is Jerry Anne Jackson.
Our class will have a class Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.


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Urban Legend – Slender Man
Normally, I would write off a meme as an annoyance. Too often, I receive questions about whether or not Slender Man is real. So that inspired today's post. Slen der Man is nothing more than a fictional character created by Eric Knudsen. The original description of him from 2009 is he is a tall man, who was thin and had a featureless face, while wearing a black suit. His entry on June 10, 2009 on the web forum, Something Awful, where he took a spectral figure and added it to a couple of black and white images with children in… Continue reading →
True Urban Legends
An interesting video. It also includes links to actual news stories to support the factual nature of the Urban Legends. Please take the moment. Stay tuned as new posts on Serial Killers and Haunted places are also in the works!
Urban Legend – The White Death
A take on the tale
The Last Urban Legend You'll Ever Need to Read
I had never heard something so ridiculous. It sounded like something out of a B grade horror movie, or even one of thosehorror fiction chain emails that used to do the rounds at the peak of the internet boom. The story was so unfeasible, that when my best friend first told it to me I laughed it off. I know better now, and I'm sorry, but so will you.
I'm talking about the White Death. At first I considered it just another urban legend.… Continue reading →
Urban Legends – Crybaby Bridge
Crybaby Bridge is an urban legend. The name Crybaby Bridge has been given to multiple bridges in the United States. It reflects a legend where a baby can be seen or heard from the bridge at night. Usually it's accompanied by the legend of the death of a baby or a very young child on the area, having been thrown from the bridge into the frigid waters below.
There are multiple Crybaby Bridge urban legends, with one being found in the states of Illinois, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Ohio, Oklahoma, and Maryland, to name just a few. In nearly… Continue reading →
Urban Legend – Kuchisakke Onna – Japan's Murderous Apparition
One of the most chilling myths in horror fiction, the story of Kuchisake-Onna is a Japanese urban legend that has been heard around the world thanks to mainstream film interpretations and pop culture references.
The Woman with the Slit Mouth
The story starts innocently enough. There's a woman wearing a surgical mask who appears to Japanese residents in the Nagasaki Prefecture. That's about as normal as the story gets though, because from here things get more than a little bit weird, and intensely terrifying.
It's important to understand that people wearing surgical masks in Japan are not an uncommon… Continue reading →
Urban Legend – Elisa Day
The Wild Rose: Elisa Day
Elisa Day allegedly roams among the wild red roses..
Falling in love sometimes leads to joy and sometimes leads to sorrow. In some urban legends, it leads to mysterious, tragic death. Listen now as we tell the sorrowful tale of the wild rose, Elisa Day.
Some simply say it took place somewhere in Europe during Medieval times and other say it took place in Ireland. Wherever it took place, the story is told in much the same way with few details changed.
One day, Elisa Day met a young man. This young man fell… Continue reading →
Mayhem & Chaos
October 31, 2015 marks the return of Nathan Baxter. Spring 2016 will mark the return of Lauren Bruni.
Stay tuned for title announcements and more. :)
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