When discussing symmetrical maps, forgers think of maps where both halves are mirror images of each other. But symmetry is more than just the layout of a map. At the core of symmetry is the forger's ability to enforce the rules of the game. And I think it can help to see how symmetry is used in sports to better understand how and why it is used in level design.
Basketball is a fully symmetrical game. From the initial toss of the ball at the center of the court (the initial rush) to the conclusion of the game, each team is afforded exactly the same opportunities. The game is played on a fully symmetrical court. The reflective translation of the court's layout provides equal distance and equal effort to each team's hoop regardless of where you begin along the court's center plane. All of this creates pure symmetry in the Game Play itself to ensure unquestionable fairness through continuous equal opportunity to score, since both teams can score at any time.
Baseball is a fully asymmetrical game. Each team plays only one role (offense or defense) during a single Round, switching roles every Round. Two consecutive Rounds are called an Inning. The game is played on a dramatically asymmetrical field, where defense has free roam everywhere except the batters' box, and the offense has both exclusive access to the batters' box and shares only the Paths between the bases with the defense. In Baseball, there is never equal opportunity to score at any one moment in time, for only the offense can score. Rather, opportunity to score is balanced through the aggregation of any one pair of Rounds.
Football is a blend of symmetry. Asymmetrical properties of the game include a first and second half, essentially two Rounds. Each half starts with a kick off in which each team is the kicking team only once. The teams also change ends of the field to balance any benefits that the wind may offer. And each team plays a role of offense or defense, where the ball is owned by the offense. Symmetrical properties include the field layout, both teams can score on any play, and the asymmetric roles can change any number of times for any length of time.
Pool is the fourth example of a sport that I want to introduce, because it has a very interesting dynamic that is also found in a couple of Halo Game Types. Like Football, Pool is a blend of symmetry. One person plays at a time (one person is offense at a time and only he can score), and the changing of the roles (who can be the shooter) can change any number of times and at any time. But what makes Pool very different is that the player who is shooting is winning, because until he misses and loses his turn, he is the only person who can score.
When we talk about symmetrical maps and asymmetrical maps, we are talking about how the Geometry, the Spawns, and the Weapons are laid out to establish either perfectly equal opportunities to yield an unquestionably fair game; or to establish the two ends of the map uniquely for the roles of offense and defense, regardless of how different the two ends compare with each other. In this respect, it is actually going to be easier to discuss asymmetry in Halo first, because there are just a few true asymmetrical Game Types that we need to cover.
One Flag, One Bomb, Territories, and Invasion are all examples of fully asymmetrical Game Types. Like Baseball, the goal is never to establish equality of play, but to promote unequal Game Play through team roles, while seeking fairness through the pairing of complimentary Rounds. For these Game Types, map symmetry is neither required nor desired; but rather dramatic asymmetrical Geometry supporting the role.
Static Spawning is required; yet the Spawn layout for each team is driven exclusively by the surrounding Geometry and not in any way by each other. Weapons can be placed in the middle of the map for an initial rush, but this is not necessary. Instead, each team has their own weapons and vehicles uniquely chosen to aid them in their roles.
For Invasion, the asymmetry goes a step further, and each team plays Invasion as a unique race depending upon their role on the given map; and the weapons and vehicles for each role match the race for that role.
Juggernaut and Living Dead are the most extreme of asymmetrical Game Types that I can think of in Halo. Not only does each team have unique roles, but the population of each team is different and dynamic. In each Game Type, players of one team can switch to the other, and the two teams are typically unbalanced.
It is these Game Types that I feel Pool makes the best analogy. So long as a player is a human in a Living Dead (Flood) Game Type, he is winning. Why do I say that? Because he can rack up pretty much endless kills. Once he becomes a zombie (or the Flood in Halo 4), there are only so many points that he can accumulate.
The same is true with the Juggernaut. So long as a player is the Juggernaut, he can score.
For these Game Types, there are no symmetrical requirements for the map. Dynamic Spawning is best; and there are no initial rushes for power weapons, because the weapons used are restricted to each team's role.
All other Game Types are symmetrical, because they require both teams to continuously play the dual role of offense and defense, just like in Basketball. And it is this dual role that requires equal opportunities at all times in order to establish fairness of Game Play. But as with any rules, if you can make the Game Type play better in other ways, you should.
Slayer and all of its variants are symmetrical Game Types for the reasons given above. The key difference between the Slayer variants and other symmetrical Game Types is that Slayer has no objective.
CTF, Neutral Flag, Assault, Neutral Bomb, Ricochet, and Stock Pile are all examples of symmetrical Game Types for which the objective has a corresponding goal that is fixed to the bases; and with the exception of some Stock Pile implementations, their objectives never move across the map during Game Play.
KOTH, Odd Ball, Land Grab, Head Hunter, and Extraction are all examples of symmetrical Game Types for which the objective moves across the map during Game Play.
Categorizing the symmetrical Game Types like we did shows us patterns common between various Game Types. And those patterns have differing levels of needs for symmetry. What works for CTF will work just as well for Ricochet for all the same reasons, but not for KOTH or Slayer. So let's look at how to forge for these Game Types.
Symmetrical maps come in two flavors.
Yet, players love asymmetrical maps, because they look more natural – they are more interesting to play on. You can forge a symmetrical map and try to make it look asymmetrical by using different materials on each half. I saw one map where one base was forged out of rocks, while the other base was forged from blocks. They were Geometrically identical, but they looked very different. This approach also helps with orientation, because a player can identify which end of the map they are on by the materials surrounding them.
Another approach to hiding symmetry in a fully symmetrical map is to forge a Rotational Translation map. This is a map in which both halves of the map are identical to each other, but rotated 180 degrees around the center of the map. Asylum was the best example of this type of symmetry. Both teams saw exactly the same terrain before their bases – rocks on the right, and an open area on the left. Traversing either side of the map leads to different terrain as you cross the map's center plane.
Rotational Translation maps fall short in one way, however. While any point along the center plane is equal distance from each base, the differences in terrain prevent them from being equal effort from either base. If a Hill, a Territory, Odd Ball Spawn, or a Head Hunter goal is to be equal distance and equal effort to both teams' bases for a fully symmetrical experience, then they must be forged along the center plane of a Reflective Translation map.
At this point you understand the need for full symmetrical Game Play to establish fairness for symmetrical Game Types; and that forging the symmetrical Game Types that have moving objectives requires both equal distance and equal effort from each teams' bases. But is it truly practical to expect the majority of Game Types to be offered only on Reflective Translation maps? The argument would come down to how much fun is lost to the symmetry? And this in turn takes us to the Football analogy – can we forge a blend of symmetry to make these Game Types more interesting and fun to play?
Reflective Translation offers perfect balance and ultimate fairness, but nearly always at the price of boredom. Rotational Translation offers perfect balance and ultimate fairness so long as the Game Type doesn't require moving objectives across the center plane, and to some degree a touch of boredom (symmetry cannot be hidden completely). And asymmetrical maps offer the best opportunity to captivate the imagination of players, but offers the forger the greatest challenge to achieving near balance and fairness. If you choose to implement any symmetrical Game Type on an asymmetrical map, realize your number one driver is to create an environment so thrilling to play on with so little imbalance that what imbalance your map has is easily overlooked. So long as you achieve a great experience and you truly minimize imbalance, your map will be taken seriously.
Regardless of the map's symmetry or lack there of, there are important considerations to keep in mind.
For those symmetrical Game Types that have base fixed objective goals, Static Spawning is required regardless of the symmetry of the map. This ensures that a team will always Spawn near their team's base and never at their enemy's base.
For all other symmetrical Game Types, Dynamic Spawning is usually preferred. In fact, I would argue that Dynamic Spawning is necessary for asymmetrical maps, because it helps balance access to key parts of the map. If there is a benefit to north end of the map, it wouldn't be fair to allow only the blue team to spawn at that end all the time. Dynamic spawning helps balance out the spawning across the map and all the opportunities that come with it.
If you choose an asymmetrical map, you will need to work extra hard to minimize imbalance through out the Game Play. This is where things can get tough. While testing you will not be able to prove you discovered every imbalance your map has to offer. You can only discover imbalance, but you can't know what it is you haven't discovered yet.
Regardless of the symmetry of the map, initial rush for Power Weapons should still be on your map, and they should all be at the very least equal distance and as much equal effort from initial Spawns as possible.
Let's step back and talk about the difficulties of forging the symmetrical Game Types whose objectives move across the map. We talked about how if you use a symmetrical map for the purpose of fairness, then it must be a Reflective Translation map, because Rotational Translation maps don't offer equal distance and equal effort together. But quite often even the perfect Reflective Translation map will make a Game Type like KOTH boring, because the Hills are always on the center plane of the map. So if you are like me you want to scratch the entire idea of attempting to forge a symmetrical map to forge these Game Types on. That leaves you with asymmetrical maps, or maps that are more interesting. This forces you to focus on making the map so interesting to play on that any imbalance that may be perceived is accepted as necessary to make the Game Type playable – to make it a lot of fun!
A far more interesting experience is an apparent random scatter of objectives across the map. For this reason you do not want Static Spawning, because you never want one team to have an advantage over a given Hill, Territory, or zone. Dynamic Spawning is best in these cases to allow players generally equal access to all parts of the map upon Spawn, and it also penalizes death by making the player spawn further from the action.
In these kinds of maps, you may also want to consider where you place the power weapons. If you place them away from the objectives, you tend to increase the opportunity for Spawning players to acquire them. This can help prevent the game from turning lopsided.
Additionally, if a power weapon spawns at a distance from a Hill, then a spawning player may be torn between trying to take the Hill quickly or rushing the power weapon to help him take the Hill a little later. These kinds of difficult decisions can make your map more interesting to play on.
Symmetry is a key to enforcing the rules of a game and fairness of opportunities.
Making a Game Type enjoyable to where it becomes truly playable is just as important if not more so.
In each Game Type, there are Spawning rules and other formulas you need to follow to have your map taken seriously.


It can be quite annoying when someone is constantly calling you and you don't want to answer the call. Fortunately, you can always block a number on your phone using third-party apps. You will not receive any calls or text messages from the blocked number. Although, some Android phones do offer this feature built-in, many don't. So, your best bet is to use a third-party app to do the job for you. Just take your pick from the following 5 apps and start living a life without any annoying phone interruptions.
Avast the renowned Antivirus program also offers SMS and Call block feature in its mobile app. Although, Avast offers a premium version with more security, its not necessary to have that version as the call block feature is available in the free version as well.
All you can do is create a manual blacklist to block calls. This options is only good if you are already using Avast mobile security, so you won't have to download another app. Furthermore, it also comes from a trusted developer, if you have trust issues, then you can use this app to block calls.
Call Blocker FREE is a completely free app with no ads at all. It allows you to block both SMS, MMS and calls. You can specify numbers to block from your contacts, call registry and message registry. It also has different methods to avoid picking a phone call- you can hang up, answer hang up and silent the call. On top of being able to black unknown numbers, Call Blocker Free allows you to receive a notification for the blocked calls.
Calls Blacklist is a call and SMS blocker. The app will let you block calls from contacts, call registry and messages registry. You can also configure the app to block calls/numbers with specific digits in them. If you are afraid that the provided filters may accidently block an important number, then you can also add those numbers to whitelist to never block them.
Mr. Number is a free call blocker app that allows you to block up to 20 contacts. If you want to block more than 20 numbers then you have to pay. The app also gives you a list of numbers or calls that you have previously blocked in recent days.
Truecaller is well know for its service of identifying unknown callers. However the you can use the app to even block those annoying fellas. If you want to block the number, you simply search for it and tap block.


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How to raise a psychic child
All children are psychic, according to one of the stranger items to appear in the NZ Herald (30 May) for a while.
Sue Bishop is described by writer (I hesitate to say journalist) Nicky Park in the paper's Life & Style section as "one of Australia's top intuitives" – a phrase Bishop herself uses in her promotional material. She says children are tuned in to their abilities more than ever, but parents need to know how to nurture their kids' skills without discouraging or being too pushy.
Bishop, who is currently promoting her recent book Psychic Kids, says we're starting to see little kids who can see spirits, and actually validate who it is. "It's different to a child saying, 'I've got a monster on top of my bed' [how, exactly?]. We know that's imagination."
The "level of awareness" kids have today is different to the kids of the 80s, she says, partly because the topic is less taboo now so children are free to explore their psychic abilities. Then there's "soul evolution".
"I believe that each evolution carnates to bring a new gift, a new awareness to help us grow and expand also to deal with the problems created from the former generation."
But at the age of seven the soft part of the skull fully closes (this is in the NZ Herald, remember, so it must be true), and the age of reason begins.
"It's when children go through this phase that they start to fear death and fear separation from a parent … they start to focus more on being logical and analytical. They start to doubt their intuition, they shut that part of themselves off."
But don't worry, the Herald has some useful tips to help you prevent your child from becoming logical and analytical. You must recognise you and your child have a sixth sense, and set safe boundaries for using these abilities. But don't indulge them too much: "Some kids will go too far and let their imagination take over."
'Medicine man' offside
A self-styled Woodville 'medicine man' has found himself offside – with the country's other medicine men (Dominion Post, 18 June).
Karys Woodcock, a 65-year-old part-time actor raised in England, says he is entitled to be a shaman because his father had Crow Indian heritage. He is legally changing his name to Laughing Bear, and says he has attracted a strong following for his 'medicine readings' and other services. He charges for those services, but according to Joseph O'Connor, 81, genuine shamans don't charge.
O'Connor says he is a third-generation psychic and shaman, while "Laughing Bear" is an actor living in a world of fantasy. "Renting out rooms to unregistered psychics must be stamped out. There are so many so-called psychics robbing the public. He is doing a great injustice to the unsung heroes and healers that have made this country."
Woodcock charges $60 to $70 an hour for medicine card readings, as well as charging for teaching groups, and takes donations for ghost and spirit house cleansing. He admits there is a big argument about shamans receiving money. "People fall in love with understanding living holistically, but forget that in order for me to practise as a shaman, I have to get petrol, have a mortgage to pay.
"My tepee is bigger than what I used to have. I don't really want to go and live in the bush. People give us a gift of dollars instead of a leg of elk or deerskin. If [the] creator wants you to do something, you have to be alive to do it."
Animals vie for psychic fame
Remember Paul the psychic octopus? The late lamented mollusc who correctly picked the outcomes of all seven of Germany's matches plus the final in the 2010 Football World Cup now has plenty of competition (Stuff, 8 June).
None have the form of the eight-legged marvel, however, says Joe Crilly, a spokesman for British bookmaker William Hill. "And with so many to follow, there are undoubtedly going to be a few who get it wrong."
Citta, a 33-year-old female Indian elephant at Krakow Zoo, was given the gig for the 2012 Euro Cup after correctly picking Chelsea would win the Champions League final, heading off a donkey, a parrot, and another elephant. But her first two predictions of Polish victories – made by choosing a marked melon – have been astray, with both matches drawn.
Meanwhile a "psychic pig" in the Ukraine predicted four of six results in the first round correctly. Other contenders are a ferret called Fred, Kharuk the Russian reindeer, Sissi the German dachshund, Nicholas the English llama and Huat the Singaporean arowana – that's a large freshwater fish. Information is limited on how well any of these are doing, which probably says something in itself.
Snake test of faith fatal
A West Virginia preacher who handled venomous snakes to prove his faith in God has died after being bitten (NZ Herald, 1 June).
Mark Wolford's own father died of a snakebite in 1983 aged 39, and he himself had been bitten before and survived. On this occasion witnesses say a timber rattler bit the 44-year-old on the thigh during a Sunday service at Panther State Forest.
Ralph Hood, a religion professor at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, said his friend Wolford would want people to remember him as "a Christian who was living his beliefs and being obedient."
"A common misunderstanding is that handlers believe they can't get bit or it won't kill them," Hood added. "What they'll tell you is, vNo one will get out of this alive.' They'll also tell you it's not a question of how you live; it's a question of how you die … This is how he would have wanted to die."
Although most Appalachian states have outlawed snake handling, it remains legal but rare in West Virginia.
UFOs buzz Northland … or not
Ufocus NZ are claiming many sightings of UFOs in the Northland region in recent months, but none has been reported to the police, a police spokeswoman says (Northern Advocate, 23 May).
Suzanne Hansen, who is research network director for the UFO-watching group, said one man had reported seeing a UFO land in Northland in April, but she was not revealing where at this stage. "He's a very credible source. He saw an object that had landed and said it was definitely not an aircraft or like anything else he had seen."
After a story on the sightings appeared in the Northern Advocate on May 19 several more reports of recent UFO sightings from the region had come in, while others had contacted the group to report historical sightings in Northland.
NZ Skeptics spokeswoman Vicki Hyde said there were a huge number of possible explanations for UFO sightings – and none of them involved visits from extraterrestrials.
Ghost haunts university
Residents at Otago University's Cumberland College have taken to sleeping with the lights on following a sighting of a ghost (Otago Daily Times, 22 May).
The ghost has been linked to the Grey Lady, who allegedly haunted a nurse at the college after the nurse, working at the now-closed Queen Mary maternity hospital nearby, took her baby for being an unfit mother.
College resident Mareck Church said the "ghost sighting" happened on the night of Saturday, 5 May, when two female health science students noticed a weird smell and a chill in the air as they walked down the hallway after coming back to the college from studying. Weird smells in a hall of residence? Cold in Dunedin? Definitely something odd here.
"One of the girls saw a black figure beside the fire hydrant, turned to the other girl to point it out and as they both turned round, they felt a cold whoosh of air pass them," Mr Church said.
Some students, Mr Church included, then played pranks on other residents, including going around the corridors with pillowcases over their heads.
The situation had calmed down since staff arranged a blessing by a chaplain and a kaumatua on May 10. Good to see our universities are bastions of rationality.
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TB Joshua, General Overseer, Synagogue Church of All Nations [SCOAN].
Prophet Temitope Balogun Joshua, Founder and General Overseer of the Synagogue Church of All Nations, [SCOAN] has been ranked as one of the most famous prophets in history by an American based website www.RANKER.com.
Based in Los Angeles with a sales office in New York, Ranker was founded in 2009 by CEO Clark Benson. AQuantcast Top 100 sites and attracts more than 20 million monthly unique visitors and is growing by more than 50 per cent year-over-year.
Ranker's lists and opinion data are regularly cited in the media, including The Wall Street Journal, Business Insider, Mashable, Huffington Post, The Hollywood Reporter, and USA Today, among many others. The company is VC-backed by Draper Associates, Rincon Ventures, Siemer / Wavemaker Ventures, Lowecase Capital, Bullpen Capital and various angels.
Temitope Balogun Joshua, commonly referred to as T. B. Joshua was born on June 12, 1963, a Christian minister, televangelist and faith healer. He is leader and founder of the ministry organisation The Synagogue, Church of All Nations, which runs a Christian television station called Emmanuel TV.
He has been awarded various accolades, notably receiving the Officer of the Order of the Federal Republic [OFR] by the Nigerian Government in 2008 and was voted the Yoruba man of the decade by Pan-Yoruba media outlet Irohin-Odua.
He was recognised as one of Africa's 50 most influential people by Pan-African magazines The Africa Report and New African Magazine and listed among the world's most famous people by the website thefamouspeople.com.
Joshua is known for his popularity across Africa and his online presence, with 2,000,000 fans on Facebook and hundreds of YouTube videos and amassed millions of views.
According to Joshua's official biography, unusual circumstances surrounded his birth. He says he spent 15 months in his mother's womb and narrowly avoided death after a quarry explosion near his house sent rocks through its roof just seven days after his birth.
Joshua, then known as Balogun Francis attended St. Stephen's Anglican Primary School in Arigidi-Akoko, Nigeria between 1971 and 1977 but failed to complete one year of secondary school education according to Wikipedia.
But in school, he was known as "small pastor" because of his love for the Bible. He worked in various casual jobs after his schooling had ended, including carrying chicken waste at a poultry farm.
He organised Bible studies for local children and attended evening school during this period. Joshua attempted to join the Nigerian military but was thwarted due to a train breakdown that left him stranded en route to the military academy.
Joshua wrote that in a heavenly vision, he had received divine anointing and a covenant from God to start his ministry.
Following that vision, Joshua founded the ministry organisation, The Synagogue, Church of All Nations [SCOAN] with only a handful of members.
According to the organisation, more than 15,000 members attend its weekly Sunday service; visitors from outside Nigeria are accommodated in the accommodation blocks constructed at the church before the recent incident that left several people dead.
The Guardian of London also recently reported that The SCOAN attracts more weekly attendees than the combined number of visitors to Buckingham Palace and the Tower of London.
The SCOAN's popular services have also resulted in an enormous boost for local businesses and hoteliers and most visited destination by religious tourists in West Africa.
Despite Joshua's popularity, the church only has a branch in Ghana, Joshua stating that "it is not yet time" for him to have branches worldwide as "it will be too much for my character".
Several hundred Nigerians and international visitors come to the SCOAN each week to register for the prayer lines where the visitors are prayed over by Joshua. SCOAN has published numerous videos of healing of incurable disabilities and illnesses such as HIV/AIDS.
For the church, medical reports are a prerequisite for prayer for any health-related ailment in an attempt to authenticate the miracles.
Many have also claimed to be healed through 'Anointing Water' that has been prayed over by Joshua and given to those who are unable to physically attend his church in Lagos while many have also claimed they were protected from deadly incidents because they had the water with them.
Although Joshua rarely travels, he has held foreign crusades in Korea, Singapore, Indonesia, Australia and Colombia. His 'Miracle Crusade' in Cali, Colombia in July 2014 was allegedly attended by 100,000 people and held in the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero and another crusade in the Estadio Azteca in Mexico which was allegedly attended by 200,000 people over two days in May 2015.
Apart from the religious aspect of the church, humanitarian arm of SCOAN has been very active over the years, and there were reports that this humanitarian arm has donated money in order to help orphans and the destitute.
In 2009 it was reported that one widow received more than N500, 000.00 and in 2012, Joshua sponsored one Nigerian student doing a PhD in Oxford University with Nigerian media reporting the total given amounted to £100,000.
SCOAN has also established another NGO in Ghana called Passion for Needy and also donated generously to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake as well as team of medical personnel and humanitarian workers to the affected area, establishing a field hospital called 'Clinique Emmanuel' which he received a letter of appreciation from the United Nations for.
According to the media unit of the church, TB Joshua is the only one alive among the most famous prophets in history listed.
The article above by ATTM is very good. Like!
The above article is just what Dr.Peter Adeosun Keyz need concerning the Holy Prophet TB Joshua.
It should help him overcome his hatred for a man that has thousands of medically verifiable evidence of the complete healings at the Holy Scoan Church, Nigeria.
What is Dr.Peter Adeosun Keyz 's motives for his vicious attacks on Prophet TB Joshua ?
Could it be that many of the patients he cant heal are going to the Holy Scoan Church for healing ?
Dr.Peter Adeosun "Key" is motivated out of his fear and envy that many thousands of patients are now going to the holy Scoan Church for their healing simply because everyone they meet can show them medical proof of their complete healing at the holy Scoan Church, Nigeria.
Failure !!! Failure !!!! The plans by these satanic people have all failed to destroy what the true GOD is doing for all the people at the holy Scoan Church, Nigeria.
Because of thousands of very happy people testifying daily, at the holy Scoan Church, Nigeria to the whole world about all their miraculous and complete healings, many so called critical thinkers hide their real dark motives from the ignorant masses.
Remember, the mind-blowing evidence of financial breakthroughs experience by everyone blessed in the holy Scoan Church cannot be destroyed by hatred, envy and jealousy.
Why Foreign pastors went to examine Scoan Nigeria ?
Having watched many miraculous healings on videos from the Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, Nigeria a group of three New Zealand pastors and four evangelists including myself went to the Synagogue, Church Of All Nations, Nigeria and lived there for nine days and nights. We wanted to satisfy ourselves that T.B. Joshua is a man of God and miracles were in fact taking place.
We heard the name of Jesus Christ being continuously uplifted, the Gospel, repentance and salvation being continuously preached and the work of the Holy Spirit honoured.
After nine days at the Synagogue, Church Of All Nations we concluded that T.B. Joshua is indeed a man of God and these are the works of God.
This book has been written by a prominent Dutch theologian who has authored more than 100 books on reformed evangelical theology. Until recently he was anti-charismatic in his personal theology. That was until Professor Willem Ouweneel's daughter, who was sterile and unable to have children, visited the church of TB Joshua in Nigeria and was prayed for, and subsequently healed.
Prof.Willem Ouweneel's daughter recently gave birth! At the time of praying for her, TB Joshua gave a detailed prophecy about her father Willem, which intrigued him enough to visit Nigeria himself.
On Professor Willem Ouwenel's first visit, he himself was healed from a long-term throat infection and a relative travelling with him was healed of visual impairment. This was the beginning of a spiritual journey for the author which has led him to question and revise many long-held beliefs.
Prophet TB Joshua critics fail both in Nigeria and world wide ?
Yes, as a result of this the Internationally recognized Religious Monitoring Group have investigated Joshua and the Synagogue, Church of All Nations and have concluded that he is a genuine man of God and that his work is of the Holy Spirit. His chief critics was denounced by this Internal ional Watchdog Group as morally bankrupt and as adulterers who has political ambitions.


I was recently given a project.
Choose 10 songs that mean a lot to you, explain why in 5 sentences or less, and quote your favorite lyrics from them.
I spent a majority of my adolescence thinking that nothing was going to work out, that my life was deemed to fail before I got anything out of it. When I first heard this song a few weeks before my senior year, it really spoke to me. I truly do feel like we're gonna be fine, and it's really comforting to hear that even tattooed mistakes will fade. As long as we live, time passes by.
This song is my all time favorite pump up song. I really love Charlie Puth and I have for a really long time, but this is by far my favorite. Especially since all of his lyrics were 100% true and everything about it is awesome. For everyone who always put me down, take a good look at me now.
The first time I heard this song, I knew I would love it forever because I realized how much Dave had grown up since his last album. This song also reminded me of my then-boyfriend and was the final push I needed to break up with him. I can't explain it, but there was something about that song that made me feel like I wouldn't regret letting him go, so I did, and I haven't regretted it at all.
I'm sure a majority of people know that this is my song. It never fails to make me feel alright because it literally sounds like it was written for me. Little girl in the middle? I'm the middle kid between two boys. It just takes some time, but everything will be just fine and alright.
Sofia, Emily and I listened to this song on full blast one day in Mr. Lively's room after hearing it in a "get ready with me" prom video. Not more than two minutes later, we were writing lyrics on the whiteboard, trying to come up with prom themes. We narrowed it down to "Timeless" and "Bringing Glamour Back", so we used both (Timeless: Bringing Glamour Back). This song never fails to remind me of my entire junior year and more importantly, all of our prom adventures. This song will always be very special to me.
This song is, and forever will be, my all-time favorite Jonas Brothers song. Every single lyric in this song is absolutely beautiful and the fact that Nick sings most of it just adds to it's magic. And I especially love the lyric that I noted, because I really, really believe that with everyone in my life. People come and go, but if someone leaves, more people will come. Everything is alright.
I have a journal entry on some of my Advanced Math Topics notes that talks a lot about how some people are more prone to have "long distance relationships". Basically, I'm good at maintaining friendships when people move away or creating relationships with people who don't live near me. From Jacob (long story) to Audrey and Elle (best friends to this day), Carly (@TheGirlWithWifi), to Curtis (LOL), my 250 YCS friends, to the infamous Commando Brando. This song embodies how I feel when I miss people (not to much the pressed up against me part though). Having friends in other states has always been my normal.
I'll love blink-182 forever, and even though this isn't always a song I gravitate to like some of their others, I love what this song stands for. It's about living in an unhappy home and how deeply it hurts. My parents aren't divorced, but no home is 100% perfect.
Someone pointed out to me recently that I say "welcome to my life" a lot. I don't always notice when I say it, but usually I think about this song and how I'm just an angsty teen, ya feel? I don't really agree with the whole "you don't know what it's like" part, but this song has always been pretty relatable. It has a very special place in my heart.
Now that I'm watching How I Met Your Mother, this song makes so much more sense. I feel the insecurity that Brian sings about and I relate to the emptiness that is trying to find your yellow umbrella, but still having faith and believing. Though this isn't my favorite The Summer Set song, it's up there because of the unmatchable lyrics. Especially about Peter Pan.


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A History Lesson: Where We've Been, Where We're Going
http://www.sourcenewspapers.com/articles/2014/05/16/opinion/doc537619bbadc72093705117.txt
Dick Cheney: Obama Has "Demonstrated Repeatedly" That He Can Be Pushed Around
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2014/05/18/cheney_obama_has_demonstrated_repeatedly_that_he_can_be_pushed_around.html
But he is so afraid that the U.S. Military may "push him around" that – (read the next story) . . .
Police Now "Armed For War" Against Returning Veterans
http://minutemennews.com/2014/05/police-now-armed-war-returning-veterans/#iyBcrsP2LTaLSZ9i.99
Obama HATES the U.S. Military, our most patriotic Americans. I believe that Obama fears that the Military will turn against him, seize control from him, and return our country to it's Constitutional Government !!!
Read more at http://minutemennews.com/2014/05/police-now-armed-war-returning-veterans/#iyBcrsP2LTaLSZ9i.99
The Republican Push for Answers That Dianne Feinstein Calls a 'Hunting Mission for a Lynch Mob'
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/18/the-republican-push-for-answers-that-dianne-feinstein-calls-a-hunting-mission-for-a-lynch-mob/
In the immortal words of LAPD Sergeant Joe Friday,"All we want are the facts, Mam, just the facts."
Almost 75 Percent Dissatisfied with America's Direction
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/sarahjeanseman/2014/05/18/poll-almost-75-percent-dissatisfied-with-americas-direction-n1839783
The other 25% is probably the Obama Administration !!!
The Lyin' King's Latest Scandal? Mismanaging the Veterans' Administration
http://minutemennews.com/2014/05/lyin-kings-latest-scandal-mismanaging-va-administration/#SmCVKsE8CjSWC7Fu.99
18 May 2014 / 17 Comments
By: Marilyn Assenheim
The liberal political and media spin machine has been severely tested of late. Benghazi, Obamacare and an economy not only circling the drain but past the elbow joint of the nation's porcelain throne; just how much dung can loyal spin-merchants be expected to transform into sanitized manna? The answer, of course, is "all of it." But even the regime's most devoted cheerleaders are finding the growing number of scandals, gyrating like a circus performer's precariously wobbling plates, difficult to manage of late. Now VA mismanagement has joined their number.
Reports of "treatment" veterans receive or never receive at all at the VA have been common knowledge for decades. So well-known are the abuses that a movie was made about it in 1992, Article 99. On Friday the Financial Times released an article about the current scandal. In an obligatory-if-gratuitous stab at negating previous administration failures, they began with the following declaration: "Amid contrived outrage over Benghazi and the improving fortunes of its healthcare reform, the Obama administration could be facing a genuine scandal about its treatment of military veterans that has the potential to attract broad political condemnation of its competence." Contrived outrage? Improving fortunes? Despite continuous, public fury at obvious failures and lies? Nevertheless, the Financial Times acknowledged that VA mud might soil The Lyin' King's administration.
The Financial Times opined that: "The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is facing mounting evidence that some of the hospitals it runs have been keeping two sets of books to make it look as if they were reducing waiting times to see a doctor. More damning, the department is investigating the claims of a whistleblower doctor in Arizona that dozens of patients at one hospital died while they were languishing on a hidden waiting list without ever being given an appointment…as many as 40 patients had died…while officials at the hospital shredded documents and faked evidence to make it seem as if waiting times were under control." Jay Carney, front man for the regime, pooh-poohed the notion of malfeasance but finally admitted that there might be a "wafer thin" problem. The Washington Examiner quoted Carney on Saturday: "President Obama's spokesman maintained to reporters that there was 'just a suggestion' of a scandal at theVeterans AffairsDepartment…You're saying there's a suggestion that something terrible happened in Phoenix, and that's under investigation; all we know is it's a suggestion…We should just accept allegations as true without investigating them?'" An argument that never seems to occur to the administration and their apologists when accusing others in order to advance their agendas. The Washington Examiner concluded: "– and then, minutes later, a VA official who testified before Congress on Thursday about employees cooking the books resigned." Convenient, to say the least.
No time had been lost in securing a scapegoat. Veterans Affairs Undersecretary, Robert Petzel, resigned when the merde hit the fan. This was supposed to get top man, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki, off the hook. Shinseki, a former general, became the darling of the uber-liberal left after his contrived disavowal of the Iraq war and overstatement, by hundreds of thousands, troop estimates necessary to succeed in Iraq. Shinseki, described by Politico as "fighting for his political life," followed The Lyin' King's example, deploying the Sgt. Schulz defense during Thursday's hearings; he knew nothing about rampant abuse in the VA under his command but was only too happy to accept Petzel's resignation. The only problem with Petzel's selection as fall-guy was that he was already scheduled to retire in 2014.
According to the Washington Examiner: "The White House announced on May 1 that it intended to nominate Jeffrey Murawsky, director of the VA's Illinois-based Great Lakes Health Care System, as the new under secretary for health." In fact, the announcement of Petzel's retirement was made by the VA last year.
The Financial Times floated an interesting assumption: "If the evidence of mismanagement continues to accumulate, the Obama administration will find itself not in another partisan knife-fight, but under fire from both parties in a Congress where the uniformed military is venerated." This supposition is a mystery.If one is to judge by actions rather than words, it doesn't really appear as if any Americans are "venerated" by a majority of the ruling class.This administration has, thus far, avoided any taint despite the virtual and factual destruction of countless American and foreign lives (e.g. reducing Veteran's benefits, reducing Americans' incomes and standard of living, escalating hostilities in Afghanistan by unilateral presidential fiat). Much of America's decline has required acquiescence, either tacit or active, from both parties.
The horror that is the emerging Veterans Administration scandal may be just another brick added to the pile for a prison that will never, to all appearances, be built.
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Triple-Amputee Iraq Veteran's Struggle with VA Bureaucracy Heads into 8th Month
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2014/05/18/Triple-Amputee-Iraqi-War-Veteran-VA-Said-I-Was-Being-Overpaid
Surprise: VA Official Who 'Resigned' Over Death Scandal Was Already Set to Retire
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/05/19/surprise-va-officials-who-resigned-over-scandal-was-already-set-to-retire-n1840077
Why is this a "surprise"? It's Obama "transparency" !!!
Resource Strategist Warns of New Russian Threat: "It Would Be the Greatest Blackout in American History"
If the Russians wanted they could pull the rug out from under the American energy matrix and 20%, one out of every five homes in America, would be in blackout.
http://www.thedailysheeple.com/resource-strategist-warns-of-new-russian-threat-it-would-be-the-greatest-blackout-in-american-history_052014#sthash.pLkZOZVB.dpuf
Resource Strategist Warns of New Russian Threat: "It Would Be the Greatest Blackout in American History" – See more at: http://www.thedailysheeple.com/resource-strategist-warns-of-new-russian-threat-it-would-be-the-greatest-blackout-in-american-history_052014#sthash.pLkZOZVB.dpuf
Michelle Obama Cites View of Growing Segregation
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/17/us/mrs-obama-cites-view-of-growing-segregation.html?_r=0
Well, let's see:
1. Southern slave owners were DEMOCRATS !
2. Republicans proposed and passed the Civil Rights Act – Democrats tried to BLOCK IT !
3. The Democrats are the ones who are always separating people into groups – Blacks, Whites, Women, Men, Rich, Poor, etc etc. etc., ad nauseam, ad infinitum.
NOW WHICH GROUP IS CAUSING SEGREGATION ???
These are the facts about Senator McConnell:
Mitch McConnell doesn't believe it is his job to bring jobs to Kentucky.
Mitch McConnell voted to raise the debt ceiling, giving President Obama a blank check with no spending cuts.
Mitch McConnell voted to fund Obamacare.
Mitch McConnell secured a $2 BILLION "Kentucky Kickback" that even Senator John McCain blasted, as part of the Continuing Resolution that funded Obamacare.
Mitch McConnell does not want to repeal Obamacare "root and branch" as he once did, but now wants to "fix" Obamacare.
Mitch McConnell said 2013 was a good year in the Senate because the Gang of Eight amnesty bill passed.
Mitch McConnell voted for AMNESTY in 1986 [RC #335, 10/17/86] and again in 2006 [RC #157, 05/25/06].
Mitch McConnell held 8 fundraisers in New York City from January – March of 2014.
If Mitch McConnell is re-elected, he will not fight to repeal Obamacare. He will be a solid vote for amnesty. He will continue to be the big spending career politician that he has been for the past 30 years.
Senator McConnell's votes and numbers are facts and thats not working for the American people or the people of Kentucky. The items listed above are documented and clickable, so you can see for yourself.
Do you want a Senator that works for you?
If so, we are less than 48 hours away from election day and my campaign team is working furiously around the clock to let people know I will work for the people of Kentucky…not Wall Street and not special interests from K Street.
What could Senator McConnell possibly do in the next 6 years that he has not already had the chance to do in the past 30 years?
In 1984, when Mitch McConnell was elected, our national debt was approx. $1.5 trillion. Today our national debt is over $17.5 trillion.
Mitch McConnell has become exactly what he was against in 1984. Watch and see yourself.
Left scrambles to defend release of criminal illegals
http://www.wnd.com/2014/05/left-scrambles-to-defend-release-of-criminal-illegals/#1rOI47fvUKhq9yRp.99
Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2014/05/left-scrambles-to-defend-release-of-criminal-illegals/#1rOI47fvUKhq9yRp.99
Republicans Defend Questioning Hillary Clinton's Health
Former Vice President Dick Cheney: "Any presidential candidate or vice presidential candidate is going to have to answer questions about their health."
http://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2014/05/18/republicans-defend-questioning-hillary-clintons-health/?mod=WSJ_hpp_MIDDLENexttoWhatsNewsThird
Obamacare's penalties on hospital readmissions will kill off the sick and elderly
http://patriotupdate.com/2014/05/obamacares-penalties-hospital-readmissions-will-kill-sick-elderly/#w7zyCQtmDoaqqhpr.99
Just as planned – the proponents of Obamacare are followers of the Eugenics movement, determined to wipe out all human beings deemed "unfit."
determined to wipe away all human beings deemed "unfit," – See more at: http://hnn.us/article/1796#sthash.zAu0Bz3n.dpuf
Obamacare's penalties on hospital readmissions will kill off the sick and elderlyRead the rest of this Patriot Update article here: http://patriotupdate.com/2014/05/obamacares-penalties-hospital-readmissions-will-kill-sick-elderly/#w7zyCQtmDoaqqhpr.99
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal: Obamacare Can and Should Still Be Repealed
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2014/05/19/jindal-obamacare-can-and-should-still-be-repealed-n1840072
Scientists Rebut White House Global Warming Claims
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/scientists-rebut-global-warming/2014/05/18/id/571987/
Poll Finds Wide Support for Voter ID Laws
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/leahbarkoukis/2014/05/18/poll-70-percent-support-voter-id-laws-n1839258
It's Time to Audit the Federal Reserve
For years, conservatives have demanded an audit of the Federal Reserve. During the financial crisis, the Fed loaned out billions of dollars to corporations and foreign banks. We still don't know how all that money was spent.
Senator Rand Paul has introduced legislation to finally open the books at the Fed. He is even threatening to put a hold on three nominees for the Fed's Board of Governors until he gets a vote on his bill.
Harry Reid refuses to allow a vote on auditing the Federal Reserve. He wants the Fed to keep bailing out special interests.
The American people deserve transparency. They deserve to know how our central bank is using our money.
Gas prices shouldn't be high, but are: What gives?
http://www.usatoday.com/story/money/personalfinance/2014/05/18/why-gas-prices-are-high/9188415/
What gives is King Obama is actually fulfilling his campaign promise. Remember, Under his plan, fuel prices would "NECESSARILY SKYROCKET" !!! Well, they're doing it !!!
Remove Obama's Power to Control Immigration Policy, says House Judiciary Chairman Bob Goodlatte
http://minutemennews.com/2014/05/remove-obamas-power-control-immigration-policy-says-house-judiciary-chairman/#3FXX5flgPql2PRDW.99
Read more at http://minutemennews.com/2014/05/remove-obamas-power-control-immigration-policy-says-house-judiciary-chairman/#3FXX5flgPql2PRDW.99
How Liberalism Violates All 10 Commandments
http://townhall.com/columnists/mattbarber/2014/05/19/how-liberalism-violates-all-10-commandments-n1839863/page/full
Young People Will Reject Liberalism's Lies
http://townhall.com/columnists/kurtschlichter/2014/05/19/young-people-will-reject-liberalisms-lies-n1838598
US Official: China Cited in Cyber-espionage Case
http://www.newsmax.com/Newsfront/Justice-Cyber-Espionage/2014/05/19/id/572044/
Never Forgetting a Face
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/18/technology/never-forgetting-a-face.html
German official mulls breaking up Google
A senior German official has warned that Google may have such a dominant market position that a breakup of the company "must be seriously considered."
http://www.cnbc.com/id/101680307
It's Time to Trust the Constitution
http://conventionofstates.com/time-trust-constitution/
DRAGNET – The Lost Episode (a parody)
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A Message From Matt Bevin:
My friends,
This is critical. We have an election tomorrow and it is a game changer. This is one of the most critical elections we have ever had.
I believe it is time for the true conservatives to take charge. The ways of the past 30 years are not working.
If you agree and want to get back on the path to prosperity, I need your support.
I promise I will never give Barack Obama a blank check. I will never vote for amnesty. I will not stop working until Obamacare is completely repealed and we have free market based healthcare. I will work every single day to get big government out of your life.
My pledge to you is to serve 2 terms. I pledge that every year I am your Senator, I will hold one live town hall per congressional district. My door will always be open for my constituents.
I promise to work for you and the people of Kentucky!
A Grassroots Victory in Nebraska
We did it! Ben Sasse clinched the Republican nomination for Senate in Nebraska. He received 49% of the vote, while his closest opponent only got 22%.
This is a huge victory, and a testament to the power of grassroots activism. When Ben entered the race, he was polling at just 3%. But that didn't stop him. Ben was determined to get his message out there: that our government is out of control and it's time to put the brakes on the Obama Agenda.
With your generous support, FreedomWorks for America started an online campaign, and reached hundreds of thousands of conservative voters through targeted ads, videos, and social advertising. We called tens of thousands of likely voters and urged them to support Sasse.
All the work paid off, and Ben won!
Ben Sasse will stand on principle, and won't back down to party leaders. I fully believe we are going to send another freedom fighter to Washington to stand with Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, and Rand Paul. We couldn't have done it without you. Now let's go win a few more and take back the Senate!
REMEMBER: TOMORROW IS THE DAY !!!
"The finest work of man is to build the character of man." – Knute Rockne
"Government is, at every level, an insatiable beast. It has neither brain nor conscience, only a perpetually ravenous appetite. If we allow it, when it has eaten all we can give it, it will eat us too." -Thomas Madison
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M E E T M A T T B E V I N
Meet Matt Bevin
Matt Bevin for Senate
A message from Larry Forgy
My name is Larry Forgy and I am a lifelong Kentuckian. I have been involved in Kentucky's Republican Party for decades. I ran for Governor of Kentucky on the Republican ticket in 1995, and I served as the Kentucky Chairman for both of Ronald Reagan's successful presidential elections.
I used to be a proud supporter of Senator Mitch McConnell. However, in recent years, I have become disappointed in the senator's voting record. His current record is in stark contrast to the constitutional principles upon which he was elected, and for which I originally supported him.
That's why, in the upcoming primary on May 20th, I am supporting Matt Bevin for U.S. Senate, and I am writing to urge you to support him also.
It is time to retire Mitch McConnell.
I can no longer be silent. I must enlighten the people of Kentucky to Senator McConnell's unconstitutional voting record. Here are some votes which show just how far off track Senator McConnell has gone:
GUN CONTROL: Senator McConnell says one thing on the Second Amendment in Kentucky, and does something completely different in Washington. He voted for the 1991 Crime Bill (S. 1241) sponsored by Senator Joe Biden. This bill included a national waiting period for handgun purchases as well as a ban on semi-automatic firearms. In 1998, McConnell voted for Senator Barbara Boxer's Trigger Lock Amendment which required the purchase of a trigger lock with the sale of each handgun.
BAILOUTS: There are few bigger champions of the bailout than Mitch McConnell. McConnell joined Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid in voting for
the so-called "Troubled Asset Relief Program" on October 1, 2008. Senator Jim Bunning (R-KY) voted "Nay" on the same bill. McConnell was a champion of the TARP legislation, and referred to the passage of this massive taxpayer waste as "the Senate at its finest."
OBAMACARE: Senator McConnell likes to say he opposes Obamacare, but actions speak louder than words. He voted for cloture, effectively
funding Obamacare on March 13th, 2013, and pressured other Republican senators to do the same. Because of Senator McConnell's "leadership", twenty Republicans voted for this bill. Senator Rand Paul voted "Nay" to this funding. Furthermore, McConnell worked to undermine efforts to defund Obamacare, cutting off Ted Cruz at the knees. He voted against Senators Cruz, Lee, Paul and others as they endeavored to protect the American people from this offensive legislation. Even worse – McConnell has received massive campaign contributions from United Healthcare, the lobby group that employs his former Chief of Staff, and advocates for Obamacare's implementation.
EDUCATION: On June 14th, 2001, McConnell voted "Yea" for "No Child Left Behind". This law demoralizes our teachers and our students. Our young people are taught memorization and mindless obedience instead of critical thinking and open-mindedness. Our teachers are reprimanded for teaching "outside the box", and tailoring their assignments to meet the needs of the individuals in their classes.
Matt Bevin has proven that he can deliver what "We the People" need to ensure our children's future. He is a husband and father of nine children. He has proven himself as a successful and ethical businessman, a military officer, and a leader in his community.
His actions, not just his words, prove that he would be a good investment for the people of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. I ask you to join me in supporting Matt Bevin, the true conservative in this race for the Republican nomination. He can and will deliver.
Larry Forgy
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Take Back Kentucky
United Kentucky Tea Party
Louisville Tea Party
Northern KY Right to Life
Kentuckians Against Common Core
John Kemper, 2011 Republican nominee for State Auditor
Larry Forgy, 1995 Republican nominee for Governor and former Ronald Reagan KY Chairman
Chris Holt, Chair Daviess County GOP
Brett Gaspard, Chair Boone County GOP
Angela Minter, Executive Director Sisters for Life
Mayor Jerry Peluso, Mayor of Newport, KY
Michael Brown, 34th LD Chair, JCRP
Ken Heil, City Commissioner Union, KY
Jodie D. Forgy, Vice Chair Butler County Republican Party
Jeff Buis, Former State Representative
David Dickerson, Former Barren County Judge/Executive
Adrienne Gilbert, Vice Chair, LaRue Co. GOP
John Hodgson, 29th LD Chair, JCRP
Scott Hofstra, Spokesman, UKTP
Michael Maultsby, 59th LD Chair, JCRP
Wendy Caswell, President, Louisville Tea Party
Tiffany Kessler, Vice Chair, Adair GOP
Roger Ford, Pike County Surveyor
Candice Franklin, former chair, Lincoln GOP
Jenean Hampton, GOP candidate, State Rep. District 20
MacKay Dickerson, Youth Chairman, Barren Co. GOP
Carl Dickerson, Barren Co. Magistrate, District 3
Rod Bradshaw former Mayor Stanford, KY
Perry LaFavers, former Russell County Circuit Clerk
Colonel Mike Harden, Harrodsburg, KY
Boone County Constable Joe Kallil
Boone County Clerk Kenny Brown
Nuff Said? VOTE FOR MATT BEVIN ON TUESDAY, MAY 20TH !!!
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Secret Service Agents Pulled From White House Patrol to Protect Agency Director's Assistant, Personal Friend
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/10/report-secret-service-agents-pulled-from-white-house-patrol-to-protect-agency-directors-assistant-personal-friend/
Benghazi: What REAL Dummycrats REALLY Think
http://townhall.com/columnists/kevinmccullough/2014/05/11/benghazi-what-real-dems-really-think-n1836454/page/full
British Islamist: Muslims Should Humiliate Christians to Make them Convert
http://www.breitbart.com/Breitbart-London/2014/05/10/British-Islamist-Muslims-Should-Humiliate-Christians-to-Make-them-Convert
Ignorance of Radical Islam's History Is Death
http://www.breitbart.com/InstaBlog/2014/05/10/Ignorance-of-radical-Islam-s-history-is-death
"How dreadful are the curses which Mohammedanism lays on its votaries! Besides the fanatical frenzy, which is as dangerous in a man as hydrophobia in a dog, there is this fearful fatalistic apathy. The effects are apparent in many countries. Improvident habits, slovenly systems of agriculture, sluggish methods of commerce, and insecurity of property exist wherever the followers of the Prophet rule or live. A degraded sensualism deprives this life of its grace and refinement; the next of its dignity and sanctity.
The fact that in Mohammedan law every woman must belong to some man as his absolute property, either as a child, a wife, or a concubine, must delay the final extinction of slavery until the faith of Islam has ceased to be a great power among men. Individual Moslems may show splendid qualities – but the influence of the religion paralyses the social development of those who follow it. No stronger retrograde force exists in the world. Far from being moribund, Mohammedanism is a militant and proselytizing faith. It has already spread throughout Central Africa, raising fearless warriors at every step; and were it not that Christianity is sheltered in the strong arms of science, the science against which it had vainly struggled, the civilisation of modern Europe might fall, as fell the civilisation of ancient Rome." – Sir Winston Churchill, 1899
Missouri Committee Passes Convention of States Application
http://conventionofstates.com/missouri-committee-passes-convention-states-application-2/
Convention of States Gaining Momentum in Illinois
http://conventionofstates.com/convention-states-gaining-momentum-illinois/
Federal Judge Brings An End To Political Witch Hunt in Wisconsin
local prosecutors, led by Milwaukee County District Attorney John Chisholm, a Democrat, were attempting to criminalize the political speech of about 30 conservative organizations, including Wisconsin Club for Growth
http://blog.heritage.org/2014/05/10/federal-judge-brings-end-political-witch-hunt-wisconsin/
If government is the answer – IT WAS A STUPID QUESTION !
Dem Candidate's Plan to Mock Republicans' 'Racist Record' Unravels When He's Confronted by Black GOP Delegate
"The Democratic Party is the party that's constantly trying to put people on labels and in blocs and things like that," Stevens lectured. "Your party is the party that's trying to tell black families that they don't know how to make choices to educate their children and that they have to stay in public education."
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2014/05/09/video-dem-candidates-plan-to-mock-republicans-racist-record-unravels-when-hes-confronted-by-black-gop-delegate/
Congressman Trey Gowdey:
Congressman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) turned the tables on the media and asked them questions about Benghazi. The silence was deafening.
Best video clip I've seen in months. I hope you watch it ~ it's only 3 minutes.
The Media should be embarrassed by Congressman Trey Gowdy's questions.
This is most certainly the most embarrassing event that has occurred in the last 16 months. The burden falls on the media who have not done anything to investigate this.
Have you seen this video yet? It's amazing!!!!!!
I would love to see this guy become "House Speaker"
Matt Bevin:
Today marks 9 days until the Kentucky primary election and we urgently need your help. We need to get the truth out about Matt Bevin, so people know for the first time in 30 years, Kentuckians have a real choice on who they send to Washington.
Mitch McConnell has spent over $12 million to launch vicious attack ads against Matt Bevin. When you can't run on your record, you attack your opponent.
The stakes are too high and we can't afford another six years of a go-along-to-get-along politician in Washington. We need Matt Bevin in the US Senate to stand with conservative fighters like Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, and Mike Lee.
Here are Your Top 10 Reasons to Vote for Matt Bevin
Job Creator
Pro-2nd Amendment
Supports Traditional Marriage
Pro-Limited Government
Supports Term Limits
Opposes Tax Increases
Against Amnesty
Supports School Choice
Nebraska Senate Race: Ben Sasse Surges to 14-Point Lead
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2014/05/10/NE-Sen-Ben-Sasse-Surges-to-14-Point-Lead
Federal Debt Matters, and It Matters Now
http://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2014/05/10/federal-debt-matters-and-it-matters-now-n1835414
5 Ways Liberals Hurt The Poor
http://townhall.com/columnists/johnhawkins/2014/05/11/5-ways-liberals-hurt-the-poor-n1836405
"Just Believe": The Closing Of The American Progressive Mind On Matters Of The Economy And Energy
http://townhall.com/columnists/austinhill/2014/05/11/just-believe-the-closing-of-the-american-progressive-mind-on-matters-of-the-economy-and-energy-n1836468
This morning I lucked out and was able to buy two boxes of ammo. I placed the boxes on the front seat and headed back home, but stopped at a gas station where a drop-dead gorgeous blonde in a short skirt was filling up her car at the next pump.
She glanced at the two boxes of ammo, bent over and leaned in my passenger window, and said in a sexy voice, "I'm a big believer in barter, old fella. Would you be interested in trading sex for ammo?"
I thought for a few seconds and asked, "What kind of ammo 'ya got?"
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Are Anti-SLAPP Statutes The Elephant In the Room?
Posted on June 7, 2017 by Leslie Machado
Last year, I noted that several judges around the country were expressing concern that state anti-SLAPP statutes were being applied to cases that did not appear intended to "chill" legitimate speech. For example, a Texas state appellate judge, in a section of his concurring opinion titled "The 'Elephant In the Room,'" lamented the breadth of the Texas anti-SLAPP statute and that it was being used to dismiss suits that were not actual Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation:
while the TCPA might indeed capture some "legal actions" that are truly SLAPPs as conventionally understood, the vastness of the range of "legal actions" that are deemed suspect by this statutory framework and ultimately excised from the civil justice system ensures that the Act will operate arbitrarily in relation to any "anti-SLAPP" goal in many, if not most, of the cases to which it applies. This case is a good illustration.
Serafine has not preserved any contention that the Blunts asserted their counterclaims with the objective of punishing or chilling her exercise of expressive freedoms, as might be characteristic of a SLAPP. Her argument, rather, is merely to the effect that the TCPA, as written, provides her (however fortuitously) with a tactical advantage that she is entitled to wield in her lawsuit against the Blunts. The Blunts' sin, in other words, is not that they asserted a "legal action" that anyone contends is truly a SLAPP in the conventional sense, but merely that they pleaded compulsory counterclaims that happened to implicate the TCPA (at least in part) and that they could not overcome the "prima facie case" requirement.
Last month, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Massachusetts highest state court) reached the same conclusion about that state's anti-SLAPP statute. It went further, however, and interpreted the statute to now allow a party opposing an anti-SLAPP motion to prevail if it can show that the suit was not "brought primarily to chill the movant's legitimate exercise of its right to petition."
In Blanchard v. Steward Carney Hosp., after an investigation into alleged patient abuse/neglect, the hospital terminated several nurses. The hospital president then made a statement to the Boston Globe which suggested that the terminated employees had been fired, in part, because of their culpability. Nine of the terminated nurses filed suit for, among other things, defamation. The trial court denied the hospital's anti-SLAPP motion to dismiss. After the intermediate appellate court reversed, the Supreme Judicial Court agreed to hear the case.
The court first held that, because the hospital's license was under review at the time the hospital president made the statement, the hospital carried its burden of showing that the statement was subject to the Massachusetts anti-SLAPP statute (because statement might have been read by government decisionmakers and thus could be construed to be in furtherance of the hospital's petitioning rights to preserve its license). Under the court's well-established caselaw, this showing shifted the burden to the nurses to show that the hospital's statement lacked any reasonable basis in the law or fact (i.e., was a sham).
The court observed, however, that "the present framework does not provide adequate means to distinguish between meritless claims targeting legitimate petitioning activity and meritorious claims with no such goal. It is only the former, the actual 'SLAPP' suit, that the Legislature intended to stop early in its tracks." The court termed this – wait for it – the "proverbial unacknowledged elephant in the room":
That problem is whether the plaintiff nurses' defamation claim is, in fact, a "SLAPP" suit at all. Otherwise put, even if it were shown that the Boston Globe based portion of the nurses' defamation claim arises from and is, in that limited sense, solely based on their hospital employer's quite legitimate petitioning activity, it nevertheless remains unclear whether this qualifies as a disfavored "SLAPP" suit meriting early dismissal. Under current case law, the inquiry ends without permitting confirmation that the fundamental statutory concern is satisfied, much like the proverbial unacknowledged elephant in the room.
The court explained that the current approach "leaves open the possibility that a special movant, whose legitimate petitioning activity forms the basis of a meritorious adverse claim that is not primarily geared toward chilling such petitioning, may nonetheless use the special motion to eradicate that nonmoving party's adverse claim." The court was troubled by this prospect and, as a result, held that, going forward, the nonmoving party could defeat the special motion to dismiss if it showed that:
the claim was not primarily brought to chill the special movant's legitimate petitioning activities. To make this showing, the nonmoving party must establish, such that the motion judge may conclude with fair assurance, that its primary motivating goal in bringing its claim, viewed in its entirety, was "not to interfere with and burden defendants' petition rights, but to seek damages for the personal harm to it from the defendants' alleged acts."
As readers of this blog know, nonmoving parties in the District of Columbia have regularly argued that anti-SLAPP motions should be denied because their suit was not intended to stifle speech. The DC Court of Appeals rejected this argument in Burke II. There, the Superior Court judge initially declined to award the successful anti-SLAPP movant his attorneys' fees, reasoning that the complaint was not "a classic SLAPP suit" because it "was not intended to inflict costly litigation fees . . . as a means to stifle speech." The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that it was improper for the trial judge to consider "the merits of, and motive behind, the underlying lawsuit":
The threshold defect in this statutory reading is that nowhere does the Act refer to or define a "classic" SLAPP suit, as distinct from one against which the defendant may invoke the statute's protections after a threshold prima facie showing. . . . Nothing in this language, or in the words of the attorney's fee provision, §16-5504 (a), implies that to qualify for fees the anonymous defendant successful in quashing a subpoena must have resisted a SLAPP claim "classic" or exemplary in nature, rather than one arising – solely but pivotally – from the defendant's exercise of a special form of speech or advocacy. The protections of the Act, in short, apply to lawsuits which the D.C. Council has deemed to be SLAPPs.
It remains to be seen if the Blanchard court's reasoning, and the similar concerns expressed by other judges, will cause the DC Court of Appeals to revisit this aspect of its Burke II decision. As always, stay tuned.


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Q: Can Apache Cordova generate certificates? Can Cordova be used to:

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*Generate a key pair.

*Generate a certificate signing request (CSR).

*Import a signed certificate?

Ideally I'd like this to work on both iOS and Android. I want to be able to generate a certificate, get it signed and install it into the system keystore.
Thanks.

A: No, Cordova will not generate the key pair or certificates. You will have to login to apple developer portal and generate the certificate, provisional and extract .p12
Check this for ios certificate generation steps https://support.magplus.com/hc/en-us/articles/203808748-iOS-Creating-a-Distribution-Certificate-and-p12-File

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Chile has increased its interest rates by 0.25 percentage points, from 2.75% to an annual rate of 3%.
This change is the first to have taken place since on October19th 2018, when the Central Bank increasedinterest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 2.75%.
Here we show you the progression of interest rates in Chile. You can see interest rates in other countries in interest rates and see all the economic information about Chile in Chile economy.


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Flower Basics
Diazinon Substitutes
By Natasha Gilani
Crops can be controlled by numerous alternatives to Diazinon.
Diazinon is an outlawed pesticide that was developed by Novartis in 1952, to control insects on field crops, ornamental plants and in the soil. Its active ingredient was used in numerous garden products and household pesticides to control cockroaches, fleas and flies. Diazinon is synthetically manufactured and is an odorless, colorless oil. Exposure to excessive amounts of Diazinon (by inhalation, ingestion, skin contact or through the eyes) affects the nervous system and nerve enzymes of adults and children. Diazinon is classified by the World Health Organization as a moderately hazardous pesticide (categorized as Class II).
DeltaGard
DeltaGard insecticide is an effective Diazinon alternative whose strength lies in its water solubility. Its tiny granules are easily dispersed over crops and through thick vegetative covers without harming nesting or trailing pets. DeltaGard is resistant to particle damage and does not harm plants or concrete. A 10-pound bag of DeltaGard protects an area of up to 5,000 square feet. DeltaGard controls ants (cornfield, leaf-cutter, pavement, pyramid, harvester, Argentine), army worms, centipedes, crickets, spiders, scorpions, leaf hoppers, fleas, ticks (wood, lone star, deer, brown dog, bear and black-legged), fire skippers and adult Japanese beetles. It can be applied to general lawn surfaces and to vegetative crops.
Talstar
Talstar is a synthetic pesticide that is manufactured in granular and liquid forms. It is safe for use around mammals, reptiles and birds and lasts much longer than a range of other organophosphate-based pesticides such as Acephate, Malathion, Dursban and Diazinon. It is effective in controlling a host of ornamental and turf plants, including chinch bugs, mole crickets, fleas and ants. A 10,000-square-foot area can be protected by a 25-pound bag of Talstar.
Onslaught is an insecticide that effectively manages and controls more than 200 bugs and insects found in and around homes, industrial and commercial buildings. It is safe, odorless and can be used conveniently for indoor and outdoor application. Onslaught is micro-encapsulated and its active ingredient slowly dissipates in the environment over time, resulting in long-term residual pest control. Pests controlled by Onslaught include insects (ants, mites, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, termites, cockroaches and crickets), flying insects (flies, moths and mosquitoes), biting/stinging pests (bees, bed bugs, fleas, hornets, lice and ticks), stored product pests (cadelles, cigarette beetles, confused flour beetles and dark mealworms), plant pests (aphids, army worms, fruit flies, cowpea curculous and leaf tiers) and livestock premise pests (chiggers, face flies, horn flies and lesser mealworms).
Diazinon Facts
Onslaught Insecticide
Talstar Insecticide
Natasha Gilani
Natasha Gilani has been a writer since 2004, with work appearing in various online publications. She is also a member of the Canadian Writers Association. Gilani holds a Master of Business Administration in finance and an honors Bachelor of Science in information technology from the University of Peshawar, Pakistan.
About Sevin Insecticide
Types of Fumigation
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How to Stop Ants From Stealing Grass Seed
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Celebrate our fantastic county on Derbyshire Day
Curbar Edge in the spectacular Peak District. Picture by Jason Chadwick.
It's Derbyshire Day today, a celebration of the fantastic county in which we live!
Jo Dilley, director of Marketing Peak District and Derbyshire, the area's official tourist board, said: "Derbyshire is right at the heart of England and is an important element in our continuing efforts to promote the Peak District and the wider county as a world-class tourism destination."
Red Deer stags in Chatsworth Park
WHAT DO YOU THINK? To let us know what's the best thing about Derbyshire CLICK HERE
Jo added: "From its rich natural history and wide variety of landscapes to its wealth of historic houses and fascinating industrial heritage, it has a huge range of accommodation, attractions and activities to appeal to people from across the UK and all over the world.
"Our mission is to spread the word far and wide to potential visitors – whether they are planning a staycation or travelling here from further afield – so that more of them come to stay here and enjoy everything the area has to offer, spending money for the benefit of both the local and regional economy."
Chestrfield's famous Crooked Spire
1. Derbyshire is in the centre of England and has a population of around 780,000. The population of Derbyshire is forecast to increase by ten per cent by 2039.
2. More than eight million people − a sixth of England's population − live within 18 miles of the county border, mainly in the large cities of Sheffield, Manchester and Nottingham.
3. Chesterfield is Derbyshire's largest town and is home to 104,000 people. Eight other main towns have populations of over 20,000.
4. At 2,087 feet, Kinder Scout is the highest point in the county. Trent Meadows, where the River Trent leaves Derbyshire, is its lowest point at 89 feet.
Butterley Reservoir
5. Barnes Wallis, who developed the world-famous bouncing bombs during the Second World War, was born in Ripley in 1887. Bouncing bomb crews carried out practice runs over Ladybower reservoir in the Upper Derwent Valley at the heart of the Peak National Park.
6. Kathleen Kennedy, sister of JFK, is buried in Edensor churchyard. She was married to the Duke of Devonshire's elder brother.
7. The Peak District was the first national park to be established in the country in 1951.
8. In Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice, Pemberley – the country home of Fitzwilliam Darcy – is situated in Derbyshire. In that novel, Chatsworth House in Derbyshire is named as one of the estates Elizabeth Bennet visits before arriving at Pemberley. In the 2005 film adaptation of the novel, Chatsworth House itself represents Pemberley. In one scene, characters discuss visits to Matlock and Dovedale.
Bolsover Castle
9. Television comedy The League of Gentlemen – which is set to return to the BBC – is filmed in Hadfield near Glossop.
10. Ellen MacArthur, from Whatstandwell, made history in 1995 when she became the fastest woman to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe non-stop.
Belper River Gardens and the River Derwent.


How one artist turns an invasive vine into whimsical, green furniture.
I am saving that tree," says the trained biologist who also had a career as a nurse. It can take hours to find the right combinations of vines. She drags her finds to her old Dodge Durango.
Reilly, who is 51, came to furniture making recently, and she describes her first, self-taught endeavors as failures. "They became firewood," she reports. After an apprenticeship under Concord artist Jack DeMuth that she used to hone carpentry skills, she began experimenting with bittersweet. It is now central to her work. Reilly labors in her cellar most of the year and in her garage and out of doors in warmer months. Her home functions as her showroom, too; most of her work is designed for indoor use ($300 to $500 for lamps, $500 to $2,500 for tables) but some pieces are three-season, and she makes outdoor arbors ($1,000 to $3,000) and furniture to order.


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Taplow railway station serves the village of Taplow in Buckinghamshire, England. It is  down the line from  and is situated between  to the east and  to the west.

The station has been served by local services operated by the Elizabeth line since December 2019.  Currently, all eastbound trains terminate at Abbey Wood; most westbound services terminate at Reading, with a few peak-time services terminating at Maidenhead.

History

Original station

The first station was opened on 4 June 1838 as Maidenhead (referred to as Maidenhead Riverside in some publications). The station was the terminus of the Great Western Railway for just over a year until the opening of Maidenhead Railway Bridge and the line to  on 1 July 1839. The station was renamed Maidenhead and Taplow in August 1854. It was constructed of wood, and situated west of the skew bridge that carries the railway over the Bath Road (the modern A4), near .

With the opening of the present  station  miles to the west on 1 November 1871, Maidenhead and Taplow station was renamed Taplow; it was closed less than a year later on 1 September 1872, when a new Taplow station was opened at its current location  mile to the east. As with  station, the actual station is a significant distance south of the village that it takes its name from.

Current station
The current station was opened on 1 September 1872. It was probably designed by GWR architect J. E. Danks, and largely dates from the quadrupling of the line, with dual gauge main line tracks. It is unusually large and grand in appearance, despite the fact it only serves a relatively small number of passengers during the day. The first reason for this was because several major GWR shareholders lived nearby and therefore used the station in Victorian times. The second being that it was always intended to be part of a high-quality network of stations for commuters using the GWR.

During World War II Taplow station played an important part in transporting tanks stored at "the dump" which is now at the site of Slough Trading Estate. The concrete and steel-reinforced road that was laid to take the weight of the tanks can still be found in the station's south car park. Just to the north of the station on a rail siding was a large Barbed wire dump. The siding has long since been removed, the remaining noticeable incline being partially occupied by the nearby SGT car dealership buildings.

The remaining buildings of the station are outwardly little changed since their original construction.

2006 refurbishment
In 2006, the 1884 built station footbridge underwent a major refurbishment costing £250,000. The footbridge was in a very poor state of repair before the work began. This project also included a repaint of the station buildings, partial resurfacing of the island platforms, and renewal of the flower beds. The refurbishment was completed in time for the 2006 World Rowing Championships at Dorney Lake, which used a shuttle bus service to transport spectators to and from the event. During the duration of the event, the station briefly had a Sunday service. The station was heavily used during the London 2012 Olympics, because of the rowing and canoeing events at Dorney Lake.

Crossrail and GWML Modernisation
Various improvement works have been made at the station, with the refreshment of many station facilities, heated waiting rooms, and a new footbridge with lifts for step-free access. This is in addition to the work carried out as part of the modernisation of the Great Western main line, which included the modernisation of signalling systems and electrification of the line between London Paddington and .

Facilities

Taplow retains the Victorian era ticket office, with a footbridge linking the platforms. There are four platforms, though platforms 1 and 2 (on the express lines) are gated off and only used in exceptional circumstances. The station is equipped with a ticket vending machine (TVM) and modern customer information screens and has a CCTV monitored car park. It has been modernised in preparation for Elizabeth Line services. Contactless payment pads were added, and a new footbridge with three lifts were installed to provide step-free access to all platforms. The station previously had a bike shelter installed and toilets refurbished by First Great Western. Taplow received 'Secure Station' accreditation from the British Transport Police.

The original footbridge dating from 1884 was removed in totality in mid-2018, and replaced by a second temporary structure. The refurbishment of the lattice footbridge (damaged by railway contractors) appears to have been cancelled; a new modern footbridge with lifts at the London end of the station opened in late 2019.

Services
Since November 2022, nearly all services at the station are operated by the Elizabeth line, with a few early-morning and late-evening GWR services. The station is served by four trains per hour in each direction during weekday peak hours, and four trains per hour at other times. All eastbound services terminate at Abbey Wood; westbound services mostly at .

References

Bibliography

Railway stations in Buckinghamshire
Former Great Western Railway stations
Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1872
Great Western Main Line
Railway stations served by the Elizabeth line

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