President Trump said Wednesday that the White House spoke with Saudi officials and "demanded" any existing evidence that can corroborate their claim to have no information regarding the whereabouts of missing Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
Trump added that Khashoggi's fiancée, Hatice Cengiz, may visit the White House soon. Cengiz, who wrote a Post op-ed Tuesday urging Trump to pressure the Saudis for information, watched him enter the consulate on October 2. She says she waited outside the building for eleven hours but he never emerged.
Turkish officials claimed to the New York Times Tuesday that Khashoggi was killed and dismembered by a team of Saudi assassins at the direction of the Saudi royal court. "It is like Pulp Fiction," one official said of Khashoggi's alleged murder.
Khashoggi, a long-time Saudi government insider who had become increasingly critical of the country's ruling royal family, regularly contributed columns to the Post. Anticipating the royal family would try to silence him, Khashoggi fled his home country in June 2017 and sought refuge in Turkey.
Saudi officials, including Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, have categorically denied any involvement in Khashoggi's disappearance and have pledged to carry out their own investigation. Surveillance footage from the day Khashoggi disappeared was reportedly removed from the consulate and workers were instructed to stay home.
Turkish president Reccip Tayyip Erdogan has been made aware of Turkish intelligence findings but has not yet issued a statement explicitly accusing the Saudis of murdering Khashoggi, though he has demanded the Saudis turn over any evidence to corroborate their denial.


We had scheduled our Minnie and Friends breakfast for Thursday June 29th. We chose this day because it was an early entry day and we would be able to enjoy Disneyland for a few hours before breakfast. Our priority seating reservations were for 9:30 in the morning and we checked in at about 9:25. We paid and were seated by 9:31. Don't forget to get your character meal buttons when you pay for this meal. Our family has 2 adults and a child aged 3 ¾ enjoying this breakfast.
The last time we had done Plaza Inn for a character meal it was the Princesses character meal and that was a mess… kids running everywhere to visit the Princesses. This time we were seated inside in a half booth against two walls. The location was nice and air conditioned!
The Plaza Inn Breakfast is a buffet but not a typical one. Here you tell the Cast Members what you want and they put it on a plate. Fresh omelets are prepared and made to order. There is also the traditional breakfast… scrambled eggs, ham, sausage and bacon, hash browns and biscuits and gravy. In the center of the restaurant is a station where you can get fruit, rolls and danishes, and French toast or Mickey Mouse Waffles.
The food here is wonderful, the servings are large, and you can refill anytime you wish.
We were definitely impressed with the Minnie and Friends breakfast. Not a Princess in sight and it was wonderful. We saw Minnie Mouse, Captain Hook, Chip and Dale, Pooh, Tigger and Eeyore, and the Fairy Godmother. Each one visited our table and some of the characters really spent a lot of time with us.
When the Fairy Godmother came to our table she was joined by Chip. We explained to her that we wanted a picture of Chip and Dale together.. and being the special person she is she made that happen for us even though Dale was on his way out for a break. Tigger, Chip, Dale and Minnie gave Alex special attention. Alex tried giving them his pressed pennies. It was adorable and these characters were obviously having fun with Alex.
Now that the Princesses are no longer at the Plaza Inn I can highly recommend this character meal. It was very enjoyable with great character interaction and great food. It is a convenient character meal since you do not need to leave the park to attend it.


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Coventry in Tolland County, Connecticut — The American Northeast (New England)
Birthplace of Nathan Hale
Hale Memorial
By Brandon D Cross, September 17, 2019
1. Birthplace of Nathan Hale Marker
Birthplace of Nathan Hale. Hale Memorial. Durable stone preserve the monumental record Nathan Hale Esq. a Capt. in the army of the United States who was born June 6th, 1755 and received the first honors of Yale College Sept. 1773 resign'd his life a sacrifice to his country's liberty at New York Sept. 22d 1776 Etatis 22d Epitaph His last words were: "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" Erected A.D. 1937 by George Dudley Seymour . . This historical marker was erected in 1937 by George Dudley Seymour. It is in Coventry in Tolland County Connecticut
Durable stone preserve the monumental
record Nathan Hale Esq. a Capt. in the
army of the United States who was born
June 6th, 1755 and received the first honors
of Yale College Sept. 1773 resign'd his
life a sacrifice to his country's liberty
at New York Sept. 22d 1776 Etatis 22d
His last words were:
"I only regret that I have but one life
to lose for my country"
Erected A.D. 1937 by
George Dudley Seymour
Erected 1937 by George Dudley Seymour.
Location. 41° 45.859′ N, 72° 20.756′ W. Marker is in Coventry, Connecticut, in Tolland County. Marker can be reached from South St. 0.2 miles west of 2299 South St, on the left when traveling west. Located at the Nathan Hale Homestead. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Coventry CT 06238, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Holy Grove (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Strong Homestead (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Strong-Porter Homestead
(approx. 0.2 miles away); The Connecticut Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Connecticut Vietnam Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Captain Nathan Hale (approx. 2 miles away); Patriot's Park (approx. 2 miles away); Veterans Memorial Green (approx. 2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Coventry.
Also see . . . Nathan Hale Homestead (Wikipedia). (Submitted on October 14, 2019, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
Categories. • Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers •
3. Nathan Hale Homestead
4. Nathan Hale Homestead Sign
More. Search the internet for Birthplace of Nathan Hale.
Credits. This page was last revised on October 14, 2019. This page originally submitted on October 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. This page has been viewed 52 times since then and 3 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on October 13, 2019, by Brandon D Cross of Flagler Beach, Florida. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.

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USOC picks golf executive Sarah Hirshland as CEO
By Eddie Pells and The Associated Press |
PUBLISHED: July 12, 2018 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 6, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
DENVER (AP) — Sarah Hirshland is known as the tough negotiator who helped the U.S. Golf Association broker media and sponsorship deals, including its 12-year TV contract with Fox.
Her next job, as CEO of the U.S. Olympic Committee, will be a more delicate task — repairing a frayed relationship with athletes and a community that has grown wary of the governing body after a slew of sex-abuse cases they feel were not handled appropriately.
The USOC announced the USGA"s chief commercial officer as the new CEO on Thursday. She"ll replace Scott Blackmun, who resigned earlier this year to deal with health issues that undercut his ability to deal with the sex-abuse crisis that engulfed the federation.
"The USOC is at a critical time in its history and requires an energetic, creative and inspiring leader who is capable of building on past success while making sure that the athletes we serve are protected, supported and empowered in every possible way," USOC Chairman Larry Probst said.
The USOC embarked on a four-month search that brought more than a dozen candidates into the fold. Hirshland will start the job later this month.
Before the USGA, she worked with Casey Wasserman, the chair of the LA 2028 Olympic effort, at Wasserman Media Group.
Wasserman called her a visionary leader. USGA CEO Mike Davis said golf"s return to the Olympics in 2016 helped Hirshland become familiar with the movement, "and now, with Sarah at the helm, this connection will only be strengthened."
But Hirshland"s top task will be restoring credibility to the USOC"s efforts to provide safe atmospheres for its athletes. Sex-abuse scandals in swimming, gymnastics and taekwondo —to name a few — forced the USOC to create more uniform standards to protect athletes across all Olympic sports.
But the USOC"s portrayal of itself as a federation that only truly oversees the athletes during the three-week Olympic period every two years rubbed many people wrong, and made it sound as if its leaders weren"t ultimately responsible for the welfare of the athletes.
Under Blackmun"s tenure, the USOC helped open the U.S. Center for SafeSport, which took over the duty of investigating sex-abuse cases in Olympic sports and meting out the punishment.
Still, the USOC finds itself a defendant in a handful of lawsuits filed by athletes and even former U.S. gymnastics coordinator Martha Karolyi, all of which seek damages because of its role in the scandal.
"I … recognize the challenges ahead as we navigate this critical moment in the USOC"s history," Hirshland said. "We must protect, support and empower athletes, young and old, elite and beginner. Olympic and Paralympic sport in the United States must be a shining example, able to provide athletes with the benefits of participation in an environment free from abuse of any kind. The USOC has made great strides in this area and I look forward to carrying on that critically important work."
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Rate Of Bills Passed By Sacramento-Area Congress Members Reflects Political Gridlock In D.C.
Monday, November 3, 2014 | Sacramento, CA
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You probably wouldn't be surprised to hear, this Congress is the least productive in the nation's history. In the past two years, the 113th Congress has passed only 181 bills that were signed into law by the president.
Norm Ornstein, a congressional scholar at the American Enterprise Institute, is not impressed.
"This is an embarrassing and miserable Congress. Really one of the worst I've ever seen," says Ornstein.
So how do California lawmakers rate? Of bills that are now laws, the state's lawmakers were lead sponsors of 14 – giving them 9 percent of the laws passed in the nation over the last two years.
The state's U.S.senators each introduced more than 60 bills. Sacramento Democratic Congresswoman Doris Matsui introduced twenty. Oroville Republican Congressman Doug LaMalfa introduced just seven.
"So I don't need to do show-horse bills," he says.
LaMalfa says he's been focused on including amendments into bills passing through his two committees, the Natural Resources and Agriculture Committees. He says analysts aren't judging Congress properly.
"I question people that look at the grading of Congress on how many bills you pass. Meaning, if you pass a lot of bills that's somehow good?" says LaMalfa.
Democrat Ami Bera introduced only seven bills before members of Congress left Washington to hit the campaign trail this fall. But he says that's fitting for a member of the minority party in the House.
"We've co-sponsored a huge number of bills. Obviously we've been bipartisan – well, co-sponsoring bills with a lot of Republicans," says Bera. "Letting them introduce the bill we get a much better chance of passing."
Still, Bera has cosponsored 231 bills compared to the 316 LaMalfa has signed onto. Unlike those two, Granite Bay Republican Congressman Tom McClintock's name is attached to one of the laws passed in the 113th Congress.
It took federal lands in El Dorado County into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians. He says it's "a relatively noncontroversial measure" and McClintock would rather talk about something else.
"What troubles me with the 350 bills the House has passed over to the Senate that the Senate has sat on," says McClintock.
While Congressional scholar, Norm Ornstein isn't a big fan of the contemporary Senate, he says most of those House bills were politically motivated and lacked substance.
"They refused or failed to grapple with the burning issues that we have, short term and long term. Spent a lot of time in the House of Representatives on fruitless and politically motivated investigations," says Ornstein.
California's two Democratic senators' names are attached to one new law a piece. Senator Dianne Feinstein's name is on the bill authorizing the nation's intelligence gathering.
Senator Barbara Boxer's law lifted a ban on studying whether an organ from one HIV patient can be transplanted to another. She says passing a bill isn't an easy task – especially in this hyper-partisan Washington.
"Well, it took a lot of organizational work and also inclusiveness. I mean, we work really closely – both sides of the aisle, and never did any, you know, surprise moves or – tried to have a bill that reflected the priorities of both sides," says Boxer.
Congressional scholar Ornstein says just passing a bill isn't the best metric.
"Now it's true you can't just measure a Congress by the number of bills enacted, the quality matters too," says Ornstein.
So how should you judge your lawmakers when you go into a polling booth? Ornstein says the nation needs problem solvers.
"I believe the screen that voters ought to use is the screen of problem solving. Do you have a lawmaker or a candidate whose major interest is coming to Washington to help solve problems that face the nation?" says Ornstein.
Ornstein says a part of the reason gridlock is so persistent on Capitol Hill these days is that voters have become as polarized as lawmakers. He says many independents skip elections and that allows the two extremes to decide who represents them in Washington.
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Ley Lines Magic Outward
Thank you for visiting LeyLines! If you enjoy the story, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon. Wherever all Ley lines intersect, they provide magical properties to certain artifacts, including empowering Lazarus Pits. The Devil's Highway is a continuation of the A30 leyline aka 'The Hidden Unity' due to a multiplicity of faiths erecting temples and churches on the ley. Alignments of ancient monuments or significant sites, Ley Lines form routes or tracks that are said to hold spiritual or mystical properties. 1: Aaron Barich: 64: 2: Jeremy Bertarioni: 61: 3: Dominic Harvey: 59: 4: Cain Rianhard: 50: 5: Harlan Firer. Great lines of power, known as ley lines, crisscross the lands of Azeroth. I didn't mean you moved lines, simply that some dots are "near" lines not on them. Ley Lines have been mapped by the Celtic Druids from here to England's Stonehenge and Avebury, et al. Mana is the foundation of all magic in the Multiverse. 638 where hee is specially emphatic in the concluding lines of the poem. Heuristicism is the study of control systems and circuits. Modern Day Suppression of Occult Science & Ancient Magic. Magic has always been about power. Visitors vacationing with www. SOME spells will give you the option to trade in your HEALTH to cast them sooner which is entirely up to your judgement. He's the reason I became the person I am today, really. Chandra offered to burn the Titans instead and after preventing Kiora from attacking Nissa, Jace agreed. See cards from the most recent sets and discover what players just like you are saying about them. The Legendary Ley-Line Anomalies are coalesced ley line energy which have taken humanoid shapes. "A key to the puzzle has come forward about Skellig: The Dark are attempting to reestablish on this Ley Line what they did back when the Druids were destroyed, bringing in the Darkness. Using scalar waves produced by Mother Earth advanced ancient civilizations built megalithic stone structures along these grid lines and at the intersecting nodal points. Both elves and magic-users can also add half their level to the check. These Ley Lines are both straight (Yang) and curvilinear (Yin) like those of the Earth. Rezultat slike za ley lines Just found these ley line maps of Britain. Ley Lines have been mapped by the Celtic Druids from here to England's Stonehenge and Avebury, et al. These will always be ON a ley line crossing or crossings as mentioned earlier. Top 12 Heroes Evolved Characters. The Beginnings of Today's Medical Establishment. They are the "generic" Wizard of Rifts. While the thought of tuning into Sedona Vortex. Magic is amplified along them due to the concentration of energy. These are lines of unseen energy that cross the earth. Meanwhile, two ley lines that cross are collectively called "junctions". If you build this tech, it will actually distort the Ley lines and the Cabal has satellites that can detect these disturbances to pinpoint your location. Many ley lines follow the great faults and waterways on the surface of our earth. Where the ley lines intersect, the result is said to be a dynamic location of energy that can produce a wide range of effects along the lines of spiritual and physical healing, psychic enhancement and magic. You are the last hope of a ruined world, capable of restoring the severed Ley Lines. This means there's likely to be unexplored haunted locations in these neighborhoods:. Ley Lines Map Utah Sherrie Questioning All May Th Maps And - Us ley lines map. Like water, the magical power of ley lines follows an arcane path of least resistance; it's not uncommon for ley lines to follow or closely parallel waterways. Morgan's runes flared on her skin, the magic responding to her emotions even in the dream. Three twenty-foot lengths of one-inch-wide flat nylon webbing have been propped up on wooden A-frames, cinched into clove hitches, and tightened with heavy metal ratchets so that they can support weight, yet still have some give. Synonyms for empowerment at Thesaurus. So you have to be very careful with this stuff or the Cabal will take notice. Enterprising rulers and bold wizards sometimes manipulate the land to alter a ley line's path—or at least, try to do so. ) stretching across the landscape at various intervals, believed to be remnants of prehistoric trade routes. I am expanding ever outward into the spiraling dance of the dreamtime, and returning again and again to the universe expanding inside of me. of foliage) are easy channels for ley lines to follow. They can be helpful in locating the best spots for constructing buildings, digging wells, erecting temples and outdoor altars, or simply meditating. The Leyline Terminal to Luna Nova is located at St Michael's tower on Glastonbury Tor — the St Michael's leyline as defined by Alfred Watkins in 1921, which Little Witch Academia has also referenced. They are a virtually untapped, raw source of magical power that has filtered through the depths of the earth for years on end that have only recently been discovered. As illustrated above, when entering, ley lines continue to a point 265 feet below the surface of the Earth. Duncan Jones's 'Warcraft' Absolutely Nailed How Magic Should Be Represented in Film While the latest video game movie may have its fair share of issues - magic isn't one of them. That breaks his magic chains at curfew time, No goblin, or swart fairy of the mine, Hath hurtful power o'er true virginity. Draw Upon The Deep Magic of the Land! Magic flows like an invisible river, wending across the landscape. The tribe later recieve it when they are told to leave the village. They are invisible rivers of power, and the connecting elements of fey roads and ancient wards as well as the spells of liches and the living. GamesRadar+ is supported by its audience. Happy those remote times when a people said: "I want to be the master of other people!" —Nietzsche. In Samson Agonistes it is more frequent (e. October 7, 2002. See Underdark and Champions of Ruin about Node Magic. This trend started in England 150 years ago and still exists today. In this book, written in 1922, Watkins notes that certain points of geographic or historic importance will line up. Wherever all Ley lines intersect, they provide magical properties to certain artifacts, including empowering Lazarus Pits. Meanwhile, two ley lines that cross are collectively called "junctions". Ley Lines have been mapped by the Celtic Druids from here to England's Stonehenge and Avebury, et al. If you succeed, the Coalescence boss will appear. The number of nexus points per 100x100 mile area is listed as a percentage of the number of ley lines. Thank you for visiting LeyLines! If you enjoy the story, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon. Each entry consists of, first, in bold face, the word (as it appears in the Middle English Dictionary), its part of speech (also as in MED), its definition, its headword in the Oxford English dictionary, and finally the "KEY" to be used in searches (not yet ready for use). Expert dowsers can find them with divining rods. Search for the perfect addition to your deck. The yellow and cyan ley lines do not have any direct railroad lines between any pair of cities (unless you count a trip from Milwaukee to Madison via what might be Fort Atkinson). ley lines are made up of various kinds of energy; whatever kinds are more prominent in the line affects its properties. Click Seattle ley line map image for full-sized version. " ― First Magister Akom, the first paragraph of his book, Nodes of Lacuna. A pattern of wind flow in which air moves outward (in a "fan-out" pattern) away from a central axis that is oriented parallel to the general direction of the flow. While the thought of tuning into Sedona Vortex. The Witches of the Appalachian Mountains called themselves 'Water Witches' and/or 'Witch Doctors' depending upon whether they were personally more gifted in healing, midwifery and such realms of magic, or if they were more in tune with dowsing for water, ley lines, energy vortexes and the making of charms and potions. Im just wondering what to expect here, so that I can temper my expectations. At the end of the ritual, the primary caster must succeed at a Spellcraft check (DC = 15 + the ley line's caster. You are incredibly lucky (and talented, yes, but luck/fate/the ley lines/God's mercy/the color of your dapper hat) plays a huge part in all of this. Detect magic can locate the presence of an accessible portion of a ley line within its area of effect and uses the ley line's effective caster level to determine its aura's strength as if the ley line were a magic item. Ley lines and light are very closely related. They can be helpful in locating the best spots for constructing buildings, digging wells, erecting temples and outdoor altars, or simply meditating. Triangles from Mountains info. See the Lighted Energy expand again, like the flood gates being opened to flood the Ley Lines around the world with Light. Stonehenge Bluestones resonate very readily with the 'dragon currents,' or ley lines in the Earth. There are points, also called sacred sites, where ley lines meet, or "converge", forming a matrix within which magic is amplified, particularly ones that has to do with magic transferrals. The PDF resources below are password protected. Only the Psychic energy from the single sacrifice can be used. As a result, many turned to social activism, especially working with the poor and immigrant groups. Altered Landscapes: It is likely that the landscape was viewed very differently through prehistoric eyes. These are lines of unseen energy that cross the earth. Try it yourself! Take a map of your country and look for the sacred sites, see if you can connect more than two of them with a straight line, if you do, you might have discovered a Ley. It is thought that this basic variation's minor resemblance to the swastika is the reason it has become popular in such circles. "A subspecies whose skin is a bit harder than normal. In Peru, anthropologists and archaeologists have found that these energy meridians radiate out from a temple known as Kkorikancha located in the city of Cuzco. See Underdark and Champions of Ruin about Node Magic. Ley lines do run on the earth's tectonic plates fault lines, which according to Roberts and Devroux release earthlights during stress on the fault lines before an earth quake. The Hard-Core tires have knobs that combine a hard interior with a soft, grippy outer layer, giving exceptional grip without the usual tread instability or distortion. Essenes Esenios The Essenes were a Jewish religious sect not actually mentioned in the Bible, but described by Josephus, Philo, and mentioned in the Dead Sea Scrolls. [decklist] Title: Leylines! Format: Legacy/Vintage 4 Horizon Canopy 4 Serra's Sanctum 4 Savannah 4 Razorverge Thicket 1 Tree of Tales 4 Leyline of Anticipation 4 Leyline of Sanctity 4 Leyline of the Meek 4 Leyline of the Void 4 Leyline of Vitality 4 Leyline of Lightning 4 Opalescence 4 Crop Rotation 4 Enlightened Tutor 4 Serum Powder 1 Expedition Map 3 Orim's Chant. Other authors have applied similar approaches to many other landscapes. Suns tend to be intra-system node points for ley lines but the energy flows outward from them and not into them. "ley lines" - alignments of ancient landmarks, beacons, and holy places (churches, stone circles, cairns, etc. (dont allow inquest get single ley-line magic) 10 AP + tome of tyrian mastery. Where the ley lines intersect, the result is said to be a dynamic location of energy that can produce a wide range of effects along the lines of spiritual and physical healing, psychic enhancement and magic. I don't have any appointments until 11. Detecting a ley line is a DC 20 check. As a Prime member, you can now read as much as you like from over a thousand top Kindle books, magazines, short works, books with Audible narration, comics, children's books and more—all at no additional cost. The number of nexus points per 100x100 mile area is listed as a percentage of the number of ley lines. At the nexus points where multiple ley lines intersect, at times of powers a surge of magical energy can sometimes cause a rift to open. Ley lines can be the product of ancient surveying, property markings, or commonly traveled pathways. Mana is the foundation of all magic in the Multiverse. The ley lines of Canberra stretch out before me: real and imagined, visible and invisible, present and past, tracing the power shifts of the capital. Alignments of ancient monuments or significant sites, Ley Lines form routes or tracks that are said to hold spiritual or mystical properties. The Sparticle Project Edit Trivia Edit. I touched on this in my previous post but I thought it deserved more discussion. Ley Line Walker O. This power, the power of the land itself, is yours to draw upon. But, most of the current popular perceptions about ley lines are based on presumption and suitable only for entertainment. A portion of the spiraling vortex energy re-enters the dome through the cave and is spiraled up and outward at the top of the mother dome. One school of thought believes that these lines carry positive or negative energy. However, as ley lines may shift, so might magic locations shift along it. Search for the perfect addition to your deck. All archaic landscape lines are, in essence, spirit lines. By 1974, ley lines and geomancy, plus other esoteric subjects having to do with the Earth, were collected under the umbrella term of "Earth Mysteries and Magic". Chandra offered to burn the Titans instead and after preventing Kiora from attacking Nissa, Jace agreed. I find ley energy identifiable by a projected tangible sense of 'well being' all around the areas of their path. Some white nationalist and neo-fascist groups adopted this variation of the Celtic cross, made up of simple lines, without any of the ornamental complexity of traditional Celtic crosses. I've always been fascinated by the ley line theory and sacred sites. Magic has always been about power. In essence, it is the minimum possible thing you can do and still be working magic. Disturbance A disruption of the atmosphere that usually refers to a low pressure area, cool air and inclement weather. Beneath the ground lies the invisible network of pathways called ley lines, over which most of the sacred temples and cathedrals of the world have been built. Vazaron mages recognize three orders of magic: lesser magik, true magic, and realm magick (Note the spellings of each of them). Ley lines (龍脈 (レイラインス), Rei Rainsu, Japanese for "Dragon Pulse") are a Magic Phenomenon that exist naturally within Earth Land. and the ley lines between them are meridians on the skin of the body of Mother Earth. The Book "The Magic of Findhorn", by Paul Hawen details "40-poung cabbages, 8-foot delphiniums and roses that bloom in the snow. Included is a listing of top online resources about ley lines, some with maps, and sacred sites in North and South America. It's not surprising that many ancient sacred sites mapped out today seem to correspond perfectly with the Earth's ley lines. However, modification of ley lines is a delicate process, as making a mistake can cause disastrous results. The Magic of Asheville and the Western North Carolina Mountains Many Spirtual and Healing claims have been accredited to the mountains. [citation needed] An example of ley line is the Saint Michael's line. Ley lines can be the product of ancient surveying, property markings, or commonly traveled pathways. Anyway, that's all for today. At the nexus points where multiple ley lines intersect, at times of powers a surge of magical energy can sometimes cause a rift to open. The password to access the protected tests and answer keys is: ReadersProtect. The Lecters destroy about half of them. Ley lines are channels of magical energy that criss-cross the land - many people in the real world believe they exist, so it's reasonable to suppose that you can find them in worlds where magic is real! Here, they are accessible to casters of both arcane and divine magic. These leylines have often been relevant to Magic story - on Ravnica, for example, they form the basis of the Implicit Maze, which connects all ten guild halls. " This is the preface to my unpublished book, Sacred Ground: Ley Lines and Vortices of the American West. A visible Ley Line in the Dalaran Crater. 网易云音乐是一款专注于发现与分享的音乐产品,依托专业音乐人、dj、好友推荐及社交功能,为用户打造全新的音乐生活。. Altered Landscapes: It is likely that the landscape was viewed very differently through prehistoric eyes. Many mages believe that at the center of each star is a small pinpoint which intersects with the no dimensional space where the 'Ancient Ones' are being held. THE RHUBARB ARCHIVE. I think the scenes starts with her getting a gasp of air at the top, and then the camera follows her down to meet me, and I'm already down there. The pyromancer then connected with the animist, allowing her to channel her pyromantic magic through Zendikar's Ley Lines directly into the titans. A ley-line is a powerful flow of magical energy, invisible to everyone except those who have the Mage-Gift. They penetrate and leave the Earth vertically at nodes. For today, tomorrow and every day We believe in the power of great teaching. It knows not. Introduction. Ley lines are natural streams of magic running all over the world, often connecting places with outstanding magic and supernatural energies. " Findhorn itself appears to be the actual center of the Vortex. Browse through cards from Magic's entire history. Season Two SCG Points. The principal portion of energy flows into Enchanted Rock from underground, via the telluric energy flow of the Mayan ley line. Ley Lines For a while now, I have been mapping Ley Lines across the globe. She assumed her pod would become her coffin. Purple Haze Feedback A Jojo's Bizarre Adventure novel by Kadano Kouhei Illustrated and based on the manga by Araki Hirohiko. Ley lines are one of the most enduring earth mysteries. Almost everyone learns to sense aura energy in just the few minutes we spend at the "aura spot. The ley lines of Canberra stretch out before me: real and imagined, visible and invisible, present and past, tracing the power shifts of the capital. Let's say you got a three book deal for $25k each. [decklist] Title: Leylines! Format: Legacy/Vintage 4 Horizon Canopy 4 Serra's Sanctum 4 Savannah 4 Razorverge Thicket 1 Tree of Tales 4 Leyline of Anticipation 4 Leyline of Sanctity 4 Leyline of the Meek 4 Leyline of the Void 4 Leyline of Vitality 4 Leyline of Lightning 4 Opalescence 4 Crop Rotation 4 Enlightened Tutor 4 Serum Powder 1 Expedition Map 3 Orim's Chant. Morgan's runes flared on her skin, the magic responding to her emotions even in the dream. Ley Line Walker O. The information on the store page is pretty bare bones, so im kind of hoping this thread can clear some stuff up for me, and for others looking for information. Dig into history, science, true crime, and beyond with All That's Interesting — where you'll discover the most interesting things on the internet. com, a free online dictionary with pronunciation, synonyms and translation. A process similar to most New Age ley line enthusiasts was applied by math lecturer Matt Parker in 2009 to work out where Woolworths stores would have been in the far, far past of 2008. A ley line are natural streams of magic running all over the world, often connecting places with outstanding magic and supernatural energies. Or something along those lines. I think you should look inward, then outward and find at least one reference in the vast library of information which illuminates your ignorance. Disturbance A disruption of the atmosphere that usually refers to a low pressure area, cool air and inclement weather. You can always try rune magic and get the mana cost gear or more mana later if you like the. They link the city's monuments, the bureaucratic fiefdoms, the modern city to its past. Detect Amount This spell tells you how much of a kind of object or creature is within the bounds of a specified area. by Tim Keating. EQ vets are about as likely to welcome a mobile or a console version of EverQuest as Blizzard fans were to be faced with Diablo Immortal at last year's Blizzcon. The movement called Romanticism belongs chronologically to the last two decades of the Eighteenth and the first five decades of the Nineteenth Centuries although it has antecedents going back to the late-medieval period and sequels that bring it, or its influence, right down to the present day. 网易云音乐是一款专注于发现与分享的音乐产品,依托专业音乐人、dj、好友推荐及社交功能,为用户打造全新的音乐生活。. Though they are not naturally hostile, their presence causes heavy magical disruptions around themselves. See more of 5th Edition D&D on Facebook. Seven is a number associated with luck. They penetrate and leave the Earth vertically at nodes. " ― First Magister Akom, the first paragraph of his book, Nodes of Lacuna. The ley lines of Canberra weave a still life of power and intrigue. 638 where hee is specially emphatic in the concluding lines of the poem. com, (Various Authors), [1999], at sacred-texts. Ley Lines are the source of all magic in the Rifts ® Megaverse. The two lines converge again at Monument Valley. Stonehenge Bluestones resonate very readily with the 'dragon currents,' or ley lines in the Earth. There are 14 major ley lines that converge at Stonehenge making a powerful vortex. 'ley line map, Pilot Mountain2' Published November 16, 2017 at 549 × 632 in The magic and mystery of sacred geometry to be revealed on Sunday This map shows ley lines emanating from Pilot Mountain, Surry County, N. The importance of the Black Mass in modern Satanism therefore has a number of purposes and even though some groups - such as the Society of Dark Lily - regard its cathartic use as something of the past, such catharsis being performed intellectually - it still remains one of the most potent and blasphemous rites of Black Magic. Here are ten amazing places in the U. Included is a listing of top online resources about ley lines, some with maps, and sacred sites in North and South America. They're able to bend the mystic forces of the world to their whim. His theories changed people's conception of the land as a living, breathing entity. Modern Day Suppression of Occult Science & Ancient Magic. I touched on this in my previous post but I thought it deserved more discussion. Do it with sex, and you're a witch, or one of the Knights Templar. The mental body begins to wonder if it really is in charge and. " he corrects you. Introduction: Definition Of Ley Lines And Vortices. The Magic of Asheville and the Western North Carolina Mountains Many Spirtual and Healing claims have been accredited to the mountains. All this does is map a small network of artificial ley lines across this object; it's a necessary first step for most enchantments, but has no effect on its own except to make the item amenable to having arcane magic worked upon it. BOOK LIST Druidry & Natural Magick. Arrange 7 pebbles Into a small (<)widdershins spiral pattern on the ground starting in the center & expanding outward as you think of the cycle of misfortune. [citation needed] An example of ley line is the Saint Michael's line. Thank you for visiting LeyLines! If you enjoy the story, please consider becoming a patron on Patreon. Search the history of over 376 billion web pages on the Internet. Places where 2 or more lines intersect create a localized region known as a node. The Secret Power of Sacred Ley Lines. The penetrating nodes are called power centers. The power to manipulate the conduits of supernatural energy that surround or run through a planet. Ley lines on the surface tend to crystallize in the form of glowing purple mana crystals. Geopathic stress would exist of earthly energies. The password to access the protected tests and answer keys is: ReadersProtect. 250: So dear to heav'n is saintly chastity, That when a soul is found sincerely so, A thousand liveried angels lackey her, Driving far off each thing of sin and guilt, And in clear dream and solemn vision. So it just was a matter of finding the right embrace at the right angle with the right kickback of one leg to make it look more balletic. Disturbance A disruption of the atmosphere that usually refers to a low pressure area, cool air and inclement weather. He became a U. Keep in mind the scale of the map means even things that seem to line up right on a line could be hundreds of miles away. It does, which is why I used it. A process similar to most New Age ley line enthusiasts was applied by math lecturer Matt Parker in 2009 to work out where Woolworths stores would have been in the far, far past of 2008. I've always been fascinated by the ley line theory and sacred sites. 3, there are two of these supplying some resources to paddy (e. In case there are any walk-ins, I keep the office door propped open with an old kicking tee. contrary to popular belief that they are straight the lines themselves twist and move all the time, like lines of force. It is thought that this basic variation's minor resemblance to the swastika is the reason it has become popular in such circles. See more of 5th Edition D&D on Facebook. Research shows that youth who reside in caring neighborhoods have higher grades, better self-esteem, reduced crime, and less drug use. Outward: Unlock Magic & Mana Without Fighting Enemies In Less Than 2 Minutes (Ley Line Path Guide) Too weak to fight the enemies in Conflux Mountain? Here's the path to take if you want to run through it without fighting. Since then, Hez has created dance and performance pieces for Eyedrum, Dance Truck, ELEVATE Atlanta, WonderRoot, Dance Chance, Flux Projects, Sumptuary Arts, The Hambidge Center and The Lucky Penny. Ley-lines are formed and flow like rivers, and may cross with other ley-lines, resulting in a Node. Ancient Tether Closing your eyes you feel the astral ley lines flowing all around you. Magic flows like an invisible river, wending across the landscape. Expatica is the international community's online home away from home. Most everything he does has been inspired by healing and/or mystical experiences. However, they have been proven to be corruptible, but it takes extremely powerful magic to pull off. Ley lines can be the product of ancient surveying, property markings, or commonly traveled pathways. This trend started in England 150 years ago and still exists today. CarolinaMountainRental. Three twenty-foot lengths of one-inch-wide flat nylon webbing have been propped up on wooden A-frames, cinched into clove hitches, and tightened with heavy metal ratchets so that they can support weight, yet still have some give. Those who learned to wield this instrument of ruin came to be called black mages, out of both fear and respect for their gift. A visible Ley Line in the Dalaran Crater. Ley lines, and nexuses where they cross, are mentioned early in 8-Bit Theater. In the 1960s, ley lines became linked with UFO sightings by other theorists. The Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes Fariseos, Saduceos y los Esenios General Information Información General. Does this mean that there are power lines that unites them? No, and that counting only on the power points that have buildings on them, I think they represent only about 25% of the total and never speak from what I read, but what I perceive. December 26: Ley lines and standing stones re-emerge all over Britain. Looking for Vortex. He believed that a mystical network of ley lines existed across Britain, a notion actively promoted by The Ley Hunter magazine, edited at the time by his biographer, Paul Screeton. The respective Sacred Temples Ley Lines of the Machu Picchu Master Trinity Ley Lines include Tiahuamaco "Gate of the Sun", La Puerta de Hayu Marca "Gate of the Gods", Machu Picchu, Mohenjo Daro, Virupaksha Temple, Srirangam Temple and Rameswaram Temple. Not surprisingly, these happen to be the Fourth and Fifth Solids in the Platonic series, which were projected outward by the Earth for over the last million years or so. They link the city's monuments, the bureaucratic fiefdoms, the modern city to its past. During my last tour through Europe, I visited a few schools in Malaga, Spain, where I spent time with children and young adults. 638 where hee is specially emphatic in the concluding lines of the poem. 97) are also in the Midgard Heroes Handbook. Having recently been in Edinburgh I took the fleeting opportunity to do some dowsing to confirm some suspicions I had about the position of some ley lines that I had been mapping with the help of Google Maps. As such, modifications of ley lines are often carried out as big national projects and magicians who use earth for their magic are forced to be careful lest they destroy important magical points. Season Two SCG Points. Midgard Campaign Setting wrote:Ley lines are the scales of Veles, the bones of the world, the blood that makes Midgard live and makes its magic strong. For those who are not aware of the term Ley-Lines, it is lines in geographical places that Witches, Warlock, and Wizards walk claiming for the Devil. The absurd nature of ley lines can be demonstrated in numerous ways. One school of thought believes that these lines carry positive or negative energy. Ley lines are the energy source for all magic, for both Seelies and warlocks. 3, there are two of these supplying some resources to paddy (e. His theories changed people's conception of the land as a living, breathing entity. A visible Ley Line in the Dalaran Crater. ley line meaning: an imaginary line between some important places such as hills, believed to be where there were very old paths. Quartz crystals are built on tetrahedral geometry, which makes it real easy for electrons to line up nicely and just zip on through without bouncing around. Posted on June 21, 2019 June 28, 2019 by infozzle dev. Meanwhile, two ley lines that cross are collectively called "junctions". You are incredibly lucky (and talented, yes, but luck/fate/the ley lines/God's mercy/the color of your dapper hat) plays a huge part in all of this. Earth Energy Ley Lines Map. She also bestows Dignities, and Prelacies, and the favour of Friends and Foes. From these locations mana radiates outward from to cover the globe. Some places have mystical qualities that are attributed to ley lines—the Earth's channels where energy flows. Laying It On The Line Ley Lines: An Alternate System of Magic. Where no ley lines exists NO magic locations will be other than Crystal growth (more about the crystals and crystal magic later in my Blog). You will see the unseen Beauty all around and within. Ley Lines have been mapped by the Celtic Druids from here to England's Stonehenge and Avebury, et al. Ley lines can be locked, so that only one mage, or a group of mages can access the energy in them. The Ley-Line Walker, therefore, is one of the Occupations where the magic-user's origins are irrelevant because this Occupation is one of those whose power over magic is a product of years of formal study and practice- specifically, in the form of practical empirical experimentation and reporting of the results. This section is accessible only to Star Magic Library Members. A locked line will not surge under normal circumstances. Complete all of the achievements in this section for 10 AP, 1 Tyria Mastery Point and Mini Accumulated Ley Line Energy. Search for the perfect addition to your deck. Great lines of power, known as ley lines, crisscross the lands of Azeroth. Timeline to 1491. that draw natural energy from the earth. Expert dowsers can find them with divining rods. There are points, also called sacred sites, where ley lines meet, or "converge", forming a matrix within which magic is amplified, particularly ones that has to do with magic transferrals. ley line 意味, 定義, ley line は何か: an imaginary line between some important places such as hills, believed to be where there were very old paths. A special feature of the Sakti cult is the use of obscure Vedic mantras, often changed so as to be quite meaningless and on that very account deemed the more efficacious for the acquisition of superhuman powers; as well as of mystic letters and syllables called bija (germ), of magic circles (chakra) and diagrams (yantra), and of amulets of. Other authors have applied similar approaches to many other landscapes. Ley Lines : 226 : M:tA : create Node from Ley Line juncture to produce power : Intelligence + Occult or Science + Prime : Covert Ley Shift : 97 S&S : alter direction of Ley Line : Strength + Occult + Prime : Covert Magic Wall : 227 : M:tA : grant other Armor against Supernal magic : Manipulation + Occult + Prime : Covert Mana Leech : 139 TotM. These leylines have often been relevant to Magic story - on Ravnica, for example, they form the basis of the Implicit Maze, which connects all ten guild halls. Scholars suspect ley lines imbue magical effects, thoughts, and phenomena to reality along their paths. When you suddenly decide to change the way magic works - or it looks like it, because you're winging it with the system - readers get unhappy. ArtStation - Ley Lines Magic, Marcel Mercado. THE RHUBARB ARCHIVE. Use drugs, nowadays, and you're a hippie. Co-published by Grindstone Comics and Czap Books, generously supported by Koyama Press. The interconnectivity between ourselves, the constructions and the landscape suggests that the Earth was perceived as a physically living canvas which megalithic structures and sacred places were sewn into. Detecting a ley line is a DC 20 check. I don't have any appointments until 11. Ley lines are sometimes thought to have special powers. I never knew my real dad, so he's the only one I ever had. The number of nexus points per 100x100 mile area is listed as a percentage of the number of ley lines. You'll get access to exclusive content and be a part of keeping this comic (and me!) healthy and sustainable. There is no way to control or predict this shifting. I am something of a maveric in that. RCN New York City offers high speed internet, digital cable, tv, phone and bundles for both home and businesses. I think you should look inward, then outward and find at least one reference in the vast library of information which illuminates your ignorance. " You have probably seen the posters that look like nothing but a bunch of dots, but when you gaze at them, they pop up into 3-D, the "Magic Eye" posters. He wrote: 'It was recognised that certain powerful currents, lines of magnetism, run invisible over the surface of the Earth. See cards from the most recent sets and discover what players just like you are saying about them. Synonyms for empowerment at Thesaurus. In 99% of situations I'm sure it won't happen, because of the delay in ley lines, but that might change/you never know. THE RHUBARB ARCHIVE. An alternative map of Britain: caves, canals, megaliths and ley lines A review of Britannia Obscura by Joanna Parker reveals a Britain — mostly subterranean — we scarcely knew existed. Ley lines are made up of various kinds of energy; whatever kinds are more prominent in the line affects its properties.


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ARK: Survival Evolved – Gameplay Video and Impressions
Android / iPad Game / iPhone game / Survival
By: Studio Wildcard
These day's I don't really have much patience for huge open world games, especially multiplayer ones. I like playing games on my iPhone because I can take them anywhere and play a few minutes at a time, as long as a game is designed well for the platform. Despite that, I can't really turn down a chance at taming and riding dinosaurs, so I decided to give the new mobile port of ARK: Survival Evolved a try.
I spent a good portion of my first hour messing with the character creation screen because it gives you so many options. I mean, you can't have purple hair or anything like that, but you can have super long legs, a tiny head, or a giant butt. You can make yourself look very freakish if you so desire. Also, you're incredibly dirty no matter what. Once you're happy with your appearance, you'll get dropped on an island populated with dinosaurs and some weird glowing tower in the distance. You also have some strange chip embedded in you, so I'm guessing this is some Hunger Games-like thing or Survivor, where the person who lasts the longest wins. I've so far only played single player, and I don't know if I'll ever feel like joining multiplayer, but for now I'm having fun just doing my own thing.
You start off with nothing but that chip in your arm and the in-game guide instructs you to pick up some stones and punch a tree to harvest things from it like wood and thatches. You have some very basic crafting skills, so you can fashion together a little pickaxe using some loose stones and wood. Once you have that, you can mine rocks and break down trees faster. It also acts as a more effective weapon than your fists. You can gather berries from bushes and eat them to fill your belly, then drink from the lake to quench your thirst. Oh and you'll also poop. A lot. I guess the game really wants to be realistic. I haven't figured out how yet, but you're supposed to be able to use your feces as fertilizer to grow plants. Oddly enough, the sound effect to open the inventory also sounds like a fart to me. The sound effects in general can be very odd. Even the music — it's mostly quiet but will randomly start music like I'm in a horror movie. I then expect something to attack me, but there's nothing there. I'm not really sure why it does that.
Much of the early part of the game — or maybe the entire game — is about gathering resources, learning more crafting skills, and crafting items. I started building a home but got tired of walking back and forth with all the materials. Since I'm still a low level, I can only carry so much, and my pockets fill up too quickly to craft everything all at once far away from home and then build the house. So I may have abandoned that part of the game, at least for now.
Since I'm playing single player, there are no other people around, but there are plenty of creatures. Besides dinosaurs, there are plenty of cute little dodo birds. The first time I met a dodo, I wanted to befriend it, but accidentally punched it. Then I felt bad and avoided them altogether for a while. Then I finally decided I should probably kill something and a dodo seemed to make the most sense. Then I felt awful for killing a dodo. But the second one was a lot easier to kill. I learned that I much rather kill creatures that attack me first, though.
I later learned how to tame a dinosaur, and he became my friend. But I wasn't sure how to get him to do anything besides follow me and eat. And when I got attacked from behind by some little poisonous runt, I couldn't see anything and he didn't protect me, so I died. When I came back and found my corpse, he was still waiting by it, but then disappeared about five seconds later. I managed to find more like him later, but then I excitedly picked up an pterodactyl egg and got killed by its parents. I'm still not sure why I can tame some docile dinosaurs but not others. He's level 24, but I saw plenty of lower level dinosaurs that didn't attack me but couldn't be tamed. That was always disappointing.
For a free-to-play game, it's been pretty user-friendly so far. I haven't felt pressured to buy anything, thought there is a "free gift" prompt in the corner of my screen that I can't get rid of until I watch an ad for it. That said, I've only spent a few hours with the game, so I'm not sure if the monetization gets more aggressive later. For the moment, I'm still progressing despite several deaths. I do wish the game offered more instructions, though. I feel like I'm at a standstill, where I can craft and kill small animals, but what's the end goal? I have no idea. I don't really feel like I have much of a goal besides the one in my head of riding a flying dinosaur.
I also find it a little tiresome every time I die to have to go fetch my items from my corpse. The game spawns me randomly each time, and the last time it dropped me in the middle of a group of poisonous dinos that made short work of me. Another time, I got killed by an alligator-like dinosaur and every time I tried to get my stuff, he'd kill me again. It's a bit exhausting. Plus, it's a very time-consuming game. I feel like I could just walk around a forest and collect berries in the same time it takes me to do it in-game. Sure, chopping trees goes faster than in real life, but there's just so much of it. It starts to feel like a massive waste of time. All I want to do is ride dinosaurs and I don't even know how to get to that point without doing all the menial tasks first. So at this point, I'm not sure I'll continue playing. But if you want to see my progress so far, check out the gameplay videos below.
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Over 750,000 over-65s have had to choose between heating and eating
An estimated 752,000 older people have had to choose between paying for food and paying for heating. Meanwhile, almost half (43%) of those aged 65 and over say they have gone to bed early to stay warm at least once, with an estimated 890,000 older people doing this often or even every day. That's according to a new survey by older people's charity, Independent Age, to launch their new free Winter Wise advice leaflet for older people, their families and carers.
Other key findings include:
One in 17 (6%) people aged 65-plus say they don't eat a hot meal every day in winter
One in 17 (6%) people aged 65-plus say they heat one or no rooms in their home in winter
Two-thirds (66%) of those aged 65-plus say they feel more isolated and/or go out less in winter
There are 11.4 million people aged 65 and over in the UK[1], and, according to the poll, just over one-third (36%) do not heat their home adequately some, most, or all of the time in winter because of worry about paying fuel bills. One in 17 (6%) of those surveyed heat only one room or no rooms at all in winter, equivalent to an estimated 700,000 people. The results also suggest that one in seven (13%) of those aged 65-plus have even resorted to going to a library, a shopping centre or using public transport just to stay warm in winter.
Older people can be more susceptible to fuel poverty as they may find they have to heat their homes for longer due to health and mobility problems and the need to stay indoors for longer. One-third (33%) of pensioner households have a net weekly income of under £300[2] and 1.6 million older people still live in poverty, 900,000 of whom live in severe poverty[3].
According to the poll, two-thirds (66%) of over-65s feel more isolated and/or go out less in winter. In addition to this, almost half of respondents (46%) say they are prevented from leaving their home in the winter because they don't like the cold and/or damp and two-fifths (40%) don't go out because they're worried about slipping and falling on ice or wet ground.
The survey supports the launch of Independent Age's new Winter Wise leaflet, which provides practical advice and tips to older people, their families and carers on how to look after yourself during the coldest months. The advice spans from eating well and staying healthy to keeping your home warm and making winter more affordable.
Janet Morrison, Chief Executive of Independent Age, said, "It is saddening that so many pensioners are faced with the choice of heating or eating during the coldest months of the year. While much more needs to be done to ensure that older people get the support they need in winter, there are also many practical actions that can be taken. These include wearing several thin layers of clothing, having more milk and dairy to help boost the immune system and drawing the curtains before it gets dark to keep the heat in. This and more advice for winter is available in our free Winter Wise leaflet for older people, their families and carers."
OnePoll surveyed 1000 people aged 65 and over on behalf of Independent Age in November 2015. The numbers of older people have been worked out on the basis of 11.4 million people aged 65 and over in the UK.
[1] Mid-2014 Population Estimates UK Office for National Statistics, 2015
[2] Family Resources Survey, 2013-14 (June 2015) DWP. Households with at least one pensioner
[3] Households Below Average Income 2013/14, Department for Work and Pensions, June 2015
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Bishr Rahimahullah overheard the conversation and quickly jumped to his feet. He headed for the door bare-footed, but the pious man had already left. He asked the slave-girl what had transpired, and she explained what he had said.
"In which direction did he go?" he asked. She directed him, and he left in pursuit of the man.
"Please repeat the words you uttered," Bishr Rahimahullah requested. The man obliged.
Moral: A wise choice of words and a sincere intention are effective tools in influencing people.


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Weekend edition July 8, 2017
I am a curious kind of guy. It goes with a lifetime of being a reporter.
As many viewers know, I am not a fan of the Guelph Mercury Tribune. The owner of the twice a week publication is TorStar Corporation through a subsidiary called Metroland Publishing.
This organization owns and manages some 52-community newspapers, big and small, across southern Ontario. Metroland's goal is to deliver profits to the mother ship, the Toronto Star. The Star remains a great newspaper despite degradation of its ad base, major staff reductions and farming out its production facilities to Transcontinental, a major print production group.
There exists an editorial firewall between the Star and Metroland Publishing. Metroland's chief goal is to sell advertising to create profits. There is nothing wrong with that provided that the editorial content is usually a ratio of 60 per cent compared to 40 per cent advertising.
But editors and reporters cost money. The larger papers in the Metroland group provide greater funding for editorial personnel than say, the Guelph Tribune. When you have your Tribune delivered on Tuesday and Thursday, the 60/40 ratio is in general terms, reversed. The Thursday edition containing usually 42 pages plus a boatload of flyers is a classic Metroland strategy.
Think about this. The Tribune is the only print newspaper in our city of 131,000. Metroland folded the Mercury daily 18 months ago. The Mercury building on Macdonnell Street has been sold leaving the city with only a memory. It left an enormous editorial vacuum that has not been filled by its sister paper.
The connection between the Tribune and the city allows the administration to have a virtual monopoly controlling the news. One of the reasons the Tribune is soft in its news coverage is the paid adverting it receives twice a week from the city called "City News." The city communications department controls the content. It's a department that has 13 staffers, more than twice the number of Tribune editorial employees.
Can you imagine the Toronto Star allowing this to occur? Allowing the city administration to control the editorial content of the paper? In Guelph, this has been going on for ten years. For much of that time the Mercury provided a counter balance in terms of news coverage.
I speak from personal experience. A year ago I supported Guelph resident Pat Fung's financial analysis comparing the city's operating and capital spending to peer Cities Including Kitchener and Cambridge. Mr. Fung is an experienced financial expert with Chartered Accountant and Certified Public Accountant credentials.
When he asked the Tribune to report on the results, he was told it would take too long to check the facts. He took that as a no. I suggested we take out an ad in the Tribune explaining the report and its impact on city finances. After accepting the copy for the ad, the day before publication I was informed that the paper would not run the ad as they considered it inflammatory. Funds donated by citizens are held in a trust account to be used to promote and ensure distribution of an updated Fung Report next year prior to the election.
That order preventing publication had to be a Metroland executive decision. Of course the information, thoroughly researched and confirmed, was highly critical of the city administration. But Metroland didn't want it published because it reflected negatively on the cozy relationship between the Tribune and the administration.
That friends, is called a monopoly that includes censorship. The administration controls the message, not the newspaper management. Most news is rewrites of city press releases. There is no attempt to check the details or investigate the background of decisions made by council.
The latest example was the Tribune's failure to investigate the Guelph Municipal Holdings Inc. scandal that has cost the city millions. This is a tough and complex story because of the manipulation of city-owned agencies, including Guelph Hydro to pursue an abortive attempt to create self-sufficiency of electric power.
How many millions are involved? It's difficult to pin down but it appears to be more than $100 million pending disposition of assets and a large pair of senior unsecured debentures owed by GMHI. That debt amounts is $94.283 million.
The Tribune has not covered this major story for more than a year except for press releases provided by the city or statements made in open council.
Why do I bother telling viewers about this corporate management of information?
I believe it is vital for citizens to be informed, have access to public information and be free to criticize and comment without fear of retribution.
We are the real shareholders of the Corporation of the City of Guelph, and not the employees including the members of council who are elected to represent our interests.
Tagged as Guelph Mercury Tribune, Metroland Publishing, Torstar
That media corporate giant sucking sound has changed Guelph forever
When the Guelph Mercury closed its doors forever last week, as a result of a TorStar corporate decision by subsidiary MetroLand Publishing, the impact has changed the sources of news of a city of more than 122,000, to rely on a remaining handful of professional journalists.
With a single twice a week newspaper remaining with a full-time editorial staff of three, it takes no imagination to discover the huge vacuum of real news that has been created.
On the periphery of news coverage, there is the Rogers Community TV whose chief source of "news" is televising the Guelph council meetings. For those of us in the city that do not subscribe to Rogers services, that's about as useful as a news source as horns on an ant.
Then we have the Kitchener CTV TV station. Its news coverage consists of 60-second video spots, using an on-camera reporter who does a toss-back to the anchor. This is real news? This outfit is now bereft because one of it's chief sources was the Guelph Mercury that employed a staff of 10 editors and reporters who spent those long hours digesting and reporting civic affairs, community events, crime and interesting profiles of people.
That essential material coverage is now gone.
I must confess that I will truly miss the Mercury. I am, generally speaking, a one-man band. I do not have the personnel, time or energy to replace the Mercury and its former team of editors and reporters.
What I am most concerned about is that this news vacuum will further give the city administration, unfettered control of the corporation news, and the slant that it has been practising since 2007.
But what I do possess, for the past nine years, is a huge library of material that is mostly critical of the city's administration.
Since the Mercury's closing, the number of daily visitors to my blog, guelphspeaks.ca, has tripled. The reason was that I recognized the actions of the five members of council who literally defected from their responsibilities, Monday, January 25, when they walked out.
Then, when challenged to explain their action, I'd call it a strike, because they refused to answer. Instead, Coun. Phil Allt, one of the strikers, said it was "to defend the integrity of the corporation and staff."
This all occurred during the week of the Mercury's death throes.
Well, what's new about this development?
There is a plethora of rumours and calls for the five councillors to resign.
This is a serious problem with the Ontario Municipal Act. The only way a councillor can be dismissed is for overt criminal activity, stealing public money and misrepresenting their credentials.
Even if there were charges relating to any of these fault lines, the councillor charged would still be in office by the next election, because of the time the courts could allocate court time to adjudicate the case. Usually it's two years.
The provincial government must review and change these ironbound securities that municipal elected representatives are protected. What is needed is a mechanism to recall elected officials for malfeasance, failure to meet their fiduciary responsibilities and not turning up for official public meetings.
This outrageous political coitis interruptous must be met with public reaction and action. The greatest weapon the electors have is installing fear into their elected representatives. They do it by sending messages in many forms to the offending councillors, expressing their rejection of the way the defecting councillor has misbehaved in the people's interest.
Make no mistake, a steady response complaining to these offending councillors who have stopped the city's business, will have a telling effect in 2018, if they decide to run again.
If you need any evidence of this kind of political action, look no further than to see what happened in 2014 to council incumbents Karen Farbridge, Maggie Laidlaw, Ian Findlay, Todd Dennis, and Lise Burcher.
They were defeated or quit because of public pressure. It had little to do with the Guelph Mercury or Guelph Tribune; it was a quiet revolution by the people who protested the action of the previous administration.
It is time now to act against this group who have accomplished the continuation of the Farbridge administration that has seen large tax and user fee increases in just one year in office.
It's now up to we the people to act.
Reminder: The Letter Box is now open for letters to the editor. Send you letter to gerrybarker76@gmail.com for publication.
Tagged as Cam Guthrie, liz sandals, Metroland Publishing, Premier Kathleen Wynne
Introducing the Letter Box, now open for your Letters to the Editor
Editor guelphspeaks.ca
Say hello to a new feature that allows Letters to the Editor, to be published in the exclusive Letter Box in guelphspeaks.ca, (GS), Guelph's most popular news commentary blog.
It's popular because it's non-profit and not beholden to any political party, cause or individual. With the help and support of a wide variety of citizens, GS digs beneath the surface of those events and stories that affect all citizens.
The results are obvious. In a number of cases, GS scooped the Guelph print media chiefly because of publishing deadlines and frequency of editions. On GS, your letter can be read at anytime because the blog never closes.
Guelph Speaks was born, oddly enough, as a column published in the Mercury from 2007 to 2011 in a column titled, "Between the Lines." Guelph resident, GS editor Gerry Barker, was the author and commentator. Now the Mercury is gone and leaves a number of traditional departments without your access or exposure.
These include letters to the editor, opinion columns, editorials, obituaries, death notices, classified ads, advertising, provincial, federal and world news, comics. Puzzles, real estate news, weather, social notices such as birthday, wedding and anniversary greetings, sports and entertainment news, and city government news and analysis.
This has left an enormous vaccum of iformation that thousands of residents relied upon.
The death of this newspaper marks the revolution for news and commentary to be instantly transmitted online. GS has been doing that for five years and has influenced major changes at City Hall and commented on events at the provincial and federal level that affect Guelph and its citizens.
The new Letter Box platform allows you to publish your ideas, suggestions, concerns and opinions. Naked plugs for publicity by commercial interests are not welcome.
Remember GS's mission statement that has not changed: "For the people by the people."
GS cannot replace the entire Mercury package overnight. What we are planning to do is offer citizens the opportunity to send their letters for publishing in the Letter Box section of the GS blog.
The Letter Box is open and available 24-7. Of course, there are some restrictions such as use of profanity, libelous copy, copy limitation of up to 300 words and light editing for clarity purposes. We will not publish anonymous letters.
The Letter Box is opened every morning and the new contents are posted. Your letter stays in the box for five days then is moved to the Letter Box archive where it may be accessed. We ask that you include your name, address and telephone number. This information is private and will not be transferred or sold to any individual, company or political organization. The information is secure, period. Only your name and municipality will be published.
And it's free. Send your letter to gerrybarker76@gmail.com. Please ensure the words: "Letter Box" is at the top of your letter. This is to differentiate the letters from the comment section of guelphspeaks.ca.
So, all you Mercury letter writers, you now have the opportunity to run your letters on the online guelphspeaks.ca site. The huge guelphspeaks.ca audience will read your letters; the most followed blog in Guelph.
Former Mercury Community Editorial Board authors and columnists are invited to make submissions for publishing articles or commentary in guelphspeaks.ca. If you require additional information send your questions to: gerrybarker76@gmail.com.
Welcome to the online world that never sleeps.
Tagged as Cam Guthrie, Guelph Mercury, Letter Box, Metroland Publishing
Fallout from the Mercury closing reverberates through the community
Editor of guelphspeaks.ca
The impact of the closing of Guelph's daily newspaper flies in the face of the city's claims that Guelph is Number One in Canada for jobs. It bolsters the argument that Guelph's large number of civil servants who depend on the public purse, skews the claims that the city is number one in terms of jobs.
The Mercury was a leading supporter of the Farbridge administration. The orders to support the administration came from the Kitchener- Waterloo Record. More specifically, it was the Record's and Mercury's Editor in Chief, Lynn Haddrell, who no longer holds the job.
The 2014 election result spawned changes in the operation of the Mercury. Monitoring the diminishing advertising linage over a few months, it was apparent that the newspaper was financially hurting. A basic problem was the lack of local advertising that was placed in the twice-a week Guelph Tribune.
Guelphspeaks wrote a post that predicted the reduction of the Mercury operations following the removal of the printing operations to Hamilton.
The Mercury office site on MacDonnell Street will probably be sold to a developer for another downtown hi-rise condo.
The guardian of the public trust is dead and the torch is handed to the Internet and social media to maintain.
More on the public service jobs
These public-funded jobs have salaries, wages and benefits that are guaranteed by the citizens forever. For example, take the two Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) locals working for the city of Guelph. Their contracts contain a rigid, no-contracting out clause of their jobs after two years.
If city council decides to consider contracting waste collection out to private industry, this clause prevents it from doing so. This is a hangover from the Farbridge administration that was very generous to those unions that contributed to the former mayor's three election campaigns and those supporters elected on council.
Remember that the former mayor did not do this alone. She relied on key senior staff to make nice with her union supporters by settling weetheart contracts over the eight years she held office. These senior staffers included Mark Amorosi, hired as head of Human Resources in 2008 and in charge of union negotiations. The mayor also relied on two Chief Administration Officers, the current occupant of the job, Ann Pappert, and her predecessor, Hans Loewig.
Today, both Pappert and Amorosi are still running the city with the support of the seven members of council who are consistently voting as a bloc to ensure the Farbridge agenda is continued.
This is the intolerable situation that Mayor Cam Guthrie and five independent members of council face every day.
So, how serious is this situation? In council's first year in office, the bloc of seven councillors voted to raise property taxes in the city by 11.62 per cent. This is composed of a property tax increase for 2015 of 3.96 per cent, approved last March, and a 2.99 per cent increase for 2016, in December. Add the 4.67 per cent that transferred a portion of operational and capital costs to debt.
The taxpayers have to service the debt and in Guelph the debt is out of control. The city's appointed consultants whenreviewing operations, warned that reserves were "red flagged" as being seriously underfunded.
All you have to consider is the $8.96 million settlement with Urbacon Buildings Group for wrongful dismissal of the company chosen to build the new City Hall. That money was taken from three reserve funds.
The parties involved in this decision were former mayor Farbridge, CAO Ann Pappert and former Chief Financial Officer Al Horsman. Horsman was replaced by Mark Amorosi, a resixdent of Hamilton, a senior manager who never seems far from the action at Guelph City Hall.
We'll miss the Merc, a paper that reported and commented on the life of our city six days a week.
There is a giant newshole that will be gone by this weekend.
Introducing The Letter Box
Please note that following the demise of the Mercury, guelphspeaks.ca will accept Letters to the Editor in its new feature: The Letter Box.
The usual rules of decorum apply and all points of view will be welcomed and considered. Please leave a contact name and telephone or email address with each submission. Only your name will be published. Letters are limited to 300 words or less. Send your letter to guelphspeaks.ca marked comments – letter box.
Tagged as Ann Pappert, Guelph Mercury, Mark Amorosi, Metroland Publishing


Christ's death did not take place only in the six hours of His crucifixion. Christ's death began from His birth and continued to His last breath while He was on the cross. Therefore, the death of Christ was a process that lasted thirty-three and a half years. First, after Christ was born, He was not placed in a comfortable home but was laid in a manger (Luke 2:7). A short time later Herod attempted to kill Him (Matt. 2:7-12, 16-18). Then He escaped to Egypt and became an escapee there (vv. 13-15). Later, His parents wanted to bring Him back to Judea, but because Archelaus the son of Herod was reigning over Judea, Mary and Joseph were afraid to stay there, so they took Jesus and settled in the despised city of Nazareth in the despised region of Galilee (vv. 19-23). There the Lord lived not in a mansion but in a carpenter's cottage. Although Mary, His mother, was very spiritual and knew the Scriptures very well (Luke 1:46-55), at times even she troubled the Lord Jesus (John 2:3-4). Through this we can see that every day and even every minute of those thirty-three and a half years, Christ was dying.
The death of Christ was the aggregate of all His sufferings. We are not the only ones who are being consumed; Christ took the lead to be consumed. From the time that He was born, He was under the consuming. This consuming was His sufferings, and the totality of His sufferings equals His death. Thus, Christ's death took place over a period of thirty-three and a half years. The death with the greatest suffering is the death that occurs over a long period of time. Christ's death was such a suffering death. We, His believers, are in the fellowship of His sufferings (Phil. 3:10b). To be in the fellowship of Christ's sufferings is to participate in Christ's sufferings.
The reason for Christ's death is twofold. First, Christ came to do the will of the Father (Heb. 10:7-9a). Whenever we do the will of God, the entire world, including Satan, men, and even the demons, will oppose us (John 15:18-19). Because we are people who are doing the will of God, every day we suffer. The Christian life is not a life of pleasures. On the contrary, the Christian life is a life of suffering because we are doing the will of God.
Today there is some division in the Lord's recovery. Some of the dear ones who are with us are making divisions. Because of the contagious germs of division within these ones, it is not wise for us to contact them. According to Romans 16:17 and Titus 3:10-11, we must turn away from the divisive ones. This kind of turning away is like the quarantining of a contagiously sick person. Because some of the saints were closely related to the divisive ones, their carrying out of this kind of quarantining is a suffering to them. Second John 10 says that we should not even greet those who are heretical in the teaching concerning Christ's divine person. Furthermore, 1 Corinthians 5:11 tells us that we should not even eat with a brother who is living in sin. Because of their close relationship with the divisive ones in the recovery, some of the saints have said that they cannot quarantine them. However, even though Miriam was Aaron's sister, he still had to quarantine her during the period of her leprosy (Num. 12:10-15). Hence, even to exercise to practice the proper quarantining is a suffering. We suffer because we do not like to see these dissenting ones separated from us. Nevertheless, if we do not quarantine them, we will not be doing the will of God, for we will annul the testimony of the oneness of the Body.


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Il Martinsyde G.100 fu un aereo militare monomotore in configurazione traente, monoposto e biplano, sviluppato dall'azienda aeronautica britannica Martinsyde Limited negli anni dieci del XX secolo.

Destinato ad equipaggiare il Royal Flying Corps, l'allora componente aerea del British Army (l'esercito del Regno Unito), venne utilizzato nel ruolo di scout, l'antesignano dell'aereo da caccia, bombardiere leggero ed aereo da ricognizione durante le fasi iniziali della prima guerra mondiale, ben presto sostituito da modelli concettualmente più moderni.

Il modello venne affiancato dal Martinsyde G.102 che differiva essenzialmente per una diversa e più potente motorizzazione.

Storia del progetto

Impiego operativo
I primi esemplari di G.100 iniziarono ad essere consegnati ai reparti del Royal Flying Corps (RFC) verso la metà del 1916. Assieme ai simili G.102, gli equipaggi li battezzarono "Elephant" (elefante) per le loro grandi dimensioni e mancanza di manovrabilità. Entrambi i modelli vennero utilizzati nell'ambito della prima guerra mondiale, in diversi teatri: in Francia, sul fronte occidentale, e nel Medio Oriente, equipaggiamento unico del solo No. 27 Squadron RFC.

Anche se non particolarmente riusciti come scout/caccia per la loro scarsa manovrabilità nel confronto dei pari ruolo dell'epoca, a partire dall'estate del 1916 fino alla fine del 1917 i G.100 e G.102 furono efficacemente utilizzati nelle missioni di bombardamento a lungo raggio, dotati di un carico in bombe da caduta fino a 120 kg (260 lb). Inoltre, grazie sia alla loro autonomia che alla stabilità in volo, questi aerei vennero dotati di fotocamera per l'impiego in missioni di ricognizione fotografica.

All'inizio del gennaio 1917 il No. 1 Squadron AFC aveva in carico tre Martinsyde Elephant (G.100), distribuiti uno per ogni stormo e, viste le esigenze di servizio, alla fine del mese fu deciso di portare a sei il numero di questi aerei. Tale dotazione fu raggiunta nel marzo 1917. Dall'ottobre 1917 il reparto iniziò a ricevere i Martinsyde G.102 di cui rimanevano in servizio ancora cinque esemplari alla fine del gennaio 1918. Per la fine di marzo 1918 lo squadrone, ricevuti i nuovi Bristol F.2 Fighter, cedette i suoi Martinsyde al No. 142 Squadron RFC.

Varianti
G.100
versione multiruolo (scout, bombardiere e ricognitore) equipaggiata con un motore Beardmore da 120 hp (89 kW), realizzata in 100 esemplari.
G.102
versione multiruolo (scout, bombardiere e ricognitore) equipaggiata con un motore Beardmore da 160 hp (119 kW), realizzata in 100 esemplari.

Utilizzatori

Australian Flying Corps

Royal Flying Corps

Note

Bibliografia

Pubblicazioni

Voci correlate
 Douglas Bell
 John Gilmour

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Aerei militari britannici
Aerei militari dalle origini al 1918
Aerei militari della prima guerra mondiale

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Ján Cibuľa (7. ledna 1932 Klenovec – 18. srpna 2013 Bern) byl romský lékař slovenského původu, aktivista za práva Romů, jedna z významná postava romské emancipace 20. století. Po odchodu do exilu ve Švýcarsku se roku 1978 stal prezidentem Mezinárodní romské unie, kterou spoluzakládal. V této funkci pak s organizací dosáhl roku 1979 oficiální uznání Romů Valným shromážděním Organizace spojených národů jako svébytného národa. Za svou dlouholetou činnost byl roku 2001 nominován na Nobelovu cenu míru.

Život

Mládí
Narodil se v obci Klenovec nedaleko Rímavské Soboty na jihovýchodním Slovensku. Po dosažení středního vzdělání roku 1957 odpromoval na Lékařské fakultě Univerzity Komenského v Bratislavě. Věnoval se rovněž hraní na housle. Již v této době se začal angažovat ve věci sebeurčení a potřeb romské menšiny v Československu.

Emigrace
V roce 1968 spoluzakládal Svaz Cikánů-Romů na Slovensku. Po invazi vojsk Varšavské smlouvy v srpnu 1968 Československo opustil a odešel do emigrace ve Švýcarsku. Zde se stal členem parlamentu romské organizace, která byla 8. dubna 1971 v rámci svého I. sjezdu v Londýně transformována do Mezinárodní romské unie (International Romani Union - IRU). V rámci setkání bylo mj. poprvé veřejně odmítnuto označení Cikán (anglicky Gipsy) ze strany majoritní společnosti a deklarováno přijetí pojmenování Rom (angl. Roma), či schválení podoby romské vlajky. Na památku I. sjezdu IRU byl 8. duben později ustanoven Mezinárodním dnem Romů.

Prezident IRU
Soustavně se podílel na pomoci přeživších obětí romského holokaustu (Porajmos) během druhé světové války, zvýšení povědomí o romské válečné tragédii a vymáhání poválečných reparací na Německu. V rámci publicistických textů se zabýval popularizací romské kultury a také diskriminací Romů. V roce spoluorganizoval II. sjezd IRU v Ženevě roku 1978, kde byl zvolen prezidentem organizace. Během své činnosti se setkával se světovými politickými představiteli či veřejně známými osobnostmi, jakými byli švédský premiér Olaf Palme, francouzský prezident Jacques Chirac, indická premiérka Indira Gandhi, pronásledovatel nacistických válečných zločinců Simon Wiesenthal nebo americký herec ruského původu Yul Brynner. Jako prezident IRU stanul v čele dvanáctičlenné delegace vyslané organizací do sídla OSN v New Yorku, kde pracovali na získání podpory pro schválení návrhu na uznání romského národa za legitimní mezinárodně uznávaný, etnicky, jazykově a kulturně svébytný národ. Jejich snažení bylo završeno kladným schválením návrhu Valným shromážděním OSN dne 3. března 1979.

Úmrtí
Ján Cibuľa zemřel v Bernu 18. srpna 2013 ve věku 81 let.

Ocenění
Roku 1985 obdržel Kulturní cenu kantonu Bern, jako vůbec druhý laureát bez švýcarského občanství, po německo-židovském fyzikovi Albertu Einsteinovi. V roce 2001 byl navržen Sdružením česko-slovenských Romů v Kanadě na udělení Nobelovy ceny míru. Tu nakonec získal někdejší generální tajemník OSN Kofi Annan, spolu se samotnou OSN. Roku 2008 byl oceněn Vládou Slovenské republiky udělením Ceny za lidskost. Roku 2020 mu byl slovenskou prezidentkou Zuzanou Čaputovou udělen Řád Ľudovíta Štúra I. třídy in memoriam, jedno z nejvyšších slovenských státních vyznamenání.

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Romští aktivisté
Slovenští Romové
Romští houslisté
Romští lékaři
Slovenští emigranti a exulanti
Slovenští lékaři
Nositelé Řádu Ľudovíta Štúra
Narození 7. ledna
Narození v roce 1932
Narození v Klenovci
Úmrtí 18. srpna
Úmrtí v roce 2013
Úmrtí v Bernu
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