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Вое́нная доктри́на  — декларация (доктрина) о политике государства в области обороны.
Это система официальных взглядов и положений, устанавливающая направление военного строительства, подготовки государства и вооружённых сил к войне, способы и формы её ведения. Основные положения военной доктрины складываются и изменяются в зависимости от политики и общественного строя, уровня развития производительных сил, новых научных достижений и характера ожидаемой войны.

Определение
«Оборонная безопасность» — более широкое понятие, чем «военная безопасность». Она обеспечивается усилиями всей страны или государства с учётом не только военных, но и экономических, информационных и других факторов.

Доктринальные вопросы в том или ином виде находят отражение в различных документах:
 Конституция;
 Концепция национальной безопасности;
 Концепция внешней политики;
 различные законодательные документы мирного и военного времени («Закон о безопасности», «Закон об обороне», «Закон о воинской обязанности и военной службе» и другие);
 в боевых и общевоинских документах.

Важнейшие из доктринальных вопросов аккумулируются в основах Военной (оборонной) доктрины, например:
 Угрозы безопасности и вытекающие из них оборонные задачи;
 Политические и правовые основы Военной (оборонной) доктрины;
 Военно-стратегические основы Военной (оборонной) доктрины;
 Военно-экономические и военно-технические основы Военной (оборонной) доктрины.

Как системы принятых в государстве официальных взглядов военные доктрины есть в любом государстве.

В мире
 Военная доктрина США (см. также Внешняя политика США, Вбомбить в каменный век)
 Военная доктрина Великобритании (см. Внешняя политика Великобритании)
 Военная доктрина Украины
 Военная доктрина Республики Беларусь
 Военная доктрина Республики Узбекистан

Военная доктрина Российской Федерации
Военная доктрина Российской Федерации является концептуальным документом военного планирования, разрабатываемым на длительный срок с возможностью уточнения при изменении обстановки. Военная доктрина разрабатывается аппаратом Совета Безопасности РФ совместно с другими органами государственной власти и организациями. В этом документе сформулированы на долгосрочную перспективу внешние и внутренние военные опасности и возможные военные угрозы Российской Федерации, а также раскрыт характер военных конфликтов, в которые может быть вовлечена страна.

Согласно Конституции Российской Федерации, утверждение Военной доктрины Российской Федерации находится в компетенции Верховного главнокомандующего Вооружёнными силами Российской Федерации — президента России.

В течение 2000—2001 гг. был выработан целостный и логически последовательный набор документов в области политики безопасности и внешней политики России: вначале была принята Концепция национальной безопасности, а затем, опираясь на её основные положения, были приняты Военная доктрина (2000), Концепция внешней политики, Доктрина информационной безопасности, планы военного строительства.

В Военной доктрине, принятой 5 февраля 2010 года, указаны следующие цели применения Вооружённых сил Российской Федерации и других войск:

 в крупномасштабной (региональной) войне в случае её развязывания каким-либо государством (группой, коалицией государств) — защита независимости и суверенитета, территориальной целостности Российской Федерации и её союзников, отражение агрессии, нанесение поражения агрессору, принуждение его к прекращению военных действий на условиях, отвечающих интересам Российской Федерации и её союзников;
 в локальных войнах и международных вооружённых конфликтах — локализация очага напряжённости, создание предпосылок для прекращения войны, вооружённого конфликта либо для принуждения к их прекращению на ранних стадиях; нейтрализация агрессора и достижение урегулирования на условиях, отвечающих интересам Российской Федерации и её союзников;
 во внутренних вооружённых конфликтах — разгром и ликвидация незаконных вооружённых формирований, создание условий для полномасштабного урегулирования конфликта на основе Конституции Российской Федерации и федерального законодательства;
 в операциях по поддержанию и восстановлению мира — разведение противоборствующих сторон, стабилизация обстановки, обеспечение условий для справедливого мирного урегулирования.

Предусмотрено, что Россия оставляет за собой право на применение ядерного оружия в ответ на использование против неё и (или) её союзников ядерного и других видов оружия массового уничтожения, а также в ответ на крупномасштабную агрессию с применением обычного оружия, когда под угрозу поставлено само существование российского государства.

 с 2014 года
25 декабря 2014 года президент Владимир Путин утвердил новую редакцию военной доктрины России, в которой, в частности, были отражены:
 вопросы расширения взаимодействия со странами-членами БРИКС, развития отношений с Абхазией и Южной Осетией;
 новые угрозы для России в связи с ситуацией на Украине и вокруг неё, а также в связи с событиями на севере Африки, в Сирии, Ираке и Афганистане.

Подчёркнуто, что «мировое развитие на современном этапе характеризуется усилением глобальной конкуренции, напряжённости в различных областях межгосударственного и межрегионального взаимодействия, соперничеством ценностных ориентиров и моделей развития, неустойчивостью процессов экономического и политического развития на глобальном и региональном уровнях на фоне общего осложнения международных отношений. Происходит поэтапное перераспределение влияния в пользу новых центров экономического роста и политического притяжения». Многие региональные конфликты остаются неурегулированными, причём сохраняются тенденции к их силовому разрешению, в том числе в регионах, граничащих с Российской Федерацией. Существующая архитектура (система) международной безопасности не обеспечивает равной безопасности всех
государств.

Отмечена тенденция смещения военных опасностей и военных угроз в информационное пространство и внутреннюю сферу Российской Федерации. При этом, несмотря на снижение вероятности развязывания против Российской Федерации крупномасштабной войны, на ряде направлений военные опасности для Российской Федерации усиливаются.

В качестве внешних военных опасностей в Военной доктрине определены:
 наращивание силового потенциала НАТО и наделение её глобальными функциями, реализуемыми в нарушение норм международного права, приближение военной инфраструктуры стран — членов НАТО к границам Российской Федерации, в том числе путём дальнейшего расширения блока;
 дестабилизация обстановки в отдельных государствах и регионах и подрыв глобальной и региональной стабильности;
 развёртывание (наращивание) воинских контингентов иностранных государств (групп государств) на территориях государств, сопредельных с Российской Федерацией и её союзниками, а также в прилегающих акваториях, в том числе для политического и военного давления на Российскую Федерацию;
 создание и развертывание систем стратегической противоракетной обороны, подрывающих глобальную стабильность и нарушающих сложившееся соотношение сил в ракетно-ядерной сфере, реализация концепции «глобального удара», намерение разместить оружие в космосе, а также развёртывание стратегических неядерных систем высокоточного оружия;
 территориальные претензии к Российской Федерации и её союзникам, вмешательство в их внутренние дела;
 распространение оружия массового поражения, ракет и ракетных технологий;
 нарушение отдельными государствами международных договорённостей, а также несоблюдение ранее заключённых международных договоров в области запрещения, ограничения и сокращения вооружений;
 применение военной силы на территориях государств, сопредельных с Россией и её союзниками, в нарушение Устава ООН и других норм международного права;
 наличие (возникновение) очагов и эскалация вооружённых конфликтов на территориях государств, сопредельных с Российской Федерацией и её союзниками;
 растущая угроза глобального экстремизма (терроризма) и его новых проявлений в условиях недостаточно эффективного международного антитеррористического сотрудничества, реальная угроза проведения терактов с применением радиоактивных и токсичных химических веществ, расширение масштабов транснациональной организованной преступности, прежде всего незаконного оборота оружия и наркотиков;
 наличие (возникновение) очагов межнациональной и межконфессиональной напряженности, деятельность международных вооружённых радикальных группировок, иностранных частных военных компаний в районах, прилегающих к государственной границе Российской Федерации и границам её союзников, а также наличие территориальных противоречий, рост сепаратизма и экстремизма в отдельных регионах мира;
 использование информационных и коммуникационных технологий в военно-политических целях для осуществления действий, противоречащих международному праву, направленных против суверенитета, политической независимости, территориальной целостности государств и представляющих угрозу международному миру, безопасности, глобальной и региональной стабильности;
 установление в государствах, сопредельных с Российской Федерацией, режимов, в том числе в результате свержения легитимных органов государственной власти, политика которых угрожает интересам Российской Федерации;
 подрывная деятельность специальных служб и организаций иностранных государств и их коалиций против Российской Федерации.

В число внутренних военных опасностей включены:
 деятельность, направленная на насильственное изменение конституционного строя Российской Федерации, дестабилизацию внутриполитической и социальной ситуации в стране, дезорганизацию функционирования органов государственной власти, важных государственных, военных объектов и информационной инфраструктуры Российской Федерации;
 деятельность террористических организаций и отдельных лиц, направленная на подрыв суверенитета, нарушение единства и территориальной целостности Российской Федерации;
 деятельность по информационному воздействию на население, в первую очередь на молодых граждан страны, имеющая целью подрыв исторических, духовных и патриотических традиций в области защиты Отечества;
 провоцирование межнациональной и социальной напряжённости, экстремизма, разжигание этнической и
религиозной ненависти либо вражды.

В Военной доктрине отражена приверженность Российской Федерации к использованию для защиты национальных интересов страны и интересов её союзников военных мер только после исчерпания возможностей применения политических, дипломатических, правовых, экономических, информационных и других инструментов ненасильственного характера.

Подчёркивается, что ядерное оружие будет оставаться важным фактором предотвращения возникновения ядерных военных конфликтов и военных конфликтов с применением обычных средств поражения (крупномасштабной войны, региональной войны).

Новая Военная доктрина РФ ожидается в 2022 году.

Военная доктрина Союзного государства России и Белоруссии
В ноябре 2021 года президенты России и Белоруссии Владимир Путин и Александр Лукашенко одобрили новую редакцию Военной доктрины Союзного государства, заменившей доктрину 2001 года и решение Высшего Совета Союза Белоруссии и России 1998 года «О Концепции совместной оборонной политики».

В документе сказано, что государства-участники рассматривают любые действия с применением военной силы, направленные против любого из государств-участников, как посягательство на Союзное государство в целом и будут предпринимать соответствующие ответные меры с использованием всех сил и средств, находящихся в их распоряжении.

В документе сказано, что «военно-политическая обстановка, складывающаяся вокруг Союзного государства, характеризуется возрастанием негативных процессов в сфере глобальной и региональной безопасности, обусловленных как геополитическим соперничеством между ведущими мировыми державами, так и столкновением интересов отдельных государств (коалиций государств)». Среди таких негативных факторов выделяются:
 попытки изменения ценностных ориентиров и моделей развития, дискредитации культур, религий и цивилизаций, фальсификации истории, способствующие нарушению духовно-нравственных связей родственных народов;
 противодействие со стороны некоторых международных организаций, иностранных государств развитию Союзного государства, ОДКБ, а также других интеграционных образований с участием Белоруссии и России;
 наличие вблизи границ государств-участников очагов военных конфликтов;
 наращивание силового потенциала НАТО на внешней границе Союзного государства;
 применение в военных конфликтах силы в сочетании с политической, финансово-экономической, информационной и другими формами борьбы.

Основными внешними военными опасностями для союза двух стран являются:
 наращивание военного потенциала отдельных государств (коалиций государств), присвоение этими государствами (коалициями государств) либо военно-политическими союзами прав и функций международных организаций по решению вопросов международного мира и безопасности с применением военных средств, расширение военно-политических союзов до границ государств-участников либо присвоение ими глобальных функций;
 создание (размещение) в государствах, сопредельных с Союзным государством, воинских формирований высокой степени готовности к применению, позволяющих в короткие сроки создавать ударные группировки войск (сил) для действий против Союзного государства, активное строительство объектов военной инфраструктуры и совершенствование оперативного оборудования территории государств для использования данными группировками;
 закрепление в военных доктринах, стратегиях, концепциях и иных политических и правовых актах государств положений о неурегулированности территориальных споров и других межгосударственных противоречий с государствами-участниками, а также упоминание в этих документах государств-участников в качестве угрожающего фактора;
 отказ отдельных государств от участия в международных договорах в области контроля над вооружениями, создающий условия для неограниченной концентрации войск, вооружений, военной и специальной техники на территориях государств, сопредельных с Союзным государством;
 распространение оружия массового уничтожения, а также намерения руководства других государств разместить на территориях государств, сопредельных с Союзным государством, оружие массового уничтожения и его компоненты или создать потенциал в целях производства такого оружия;
 создание и развертывание систем стратегической противоракетной обороны, подрывающих глобальную стабильность и нарушающих сложившееся соотношение сил в ракетно-ядерной сфере, реализация концепции «глобального удара», намерение разместить оружие в космосе, а также развёртывание стратегических неядерных систем высокоточного оружия.

Подчёркивается, что	Союзное государство не считает своим противником ни одно государство или коалицию государств и строит взаимоотношения со всеми государствами на основе равноправного партнёрства и сотрудничества.

В новой версии Военной доктрины, как и в предыдущей, указано, что Россия и Белоруссия привержены политическим и невоенным мерам по урегулированию споров: «Применение военной силы рассматривается как крайняя мера только после исчерпания политических, дипломатических, правовых, экономических, информационных и других мер невоенного характера, если их применение представляется невозможным для обеспечения военной безопасности». В документе отдельно подчёркивается, что «ядерное оружие РФ будет оставаться важным фактором предотвращения возникновения ядерных военных конфликтов и военных конфликтов с применением обычных средств поражения». При этом из новой Военной доктрины Союзного государства напрямую не следует, что российское ядерное оружие может быть размещено где-либо за пределами России.

Государства-участники в рамках военной политики сотрудничают:
 с	государствами — членами ОДКБ — в целях обеспечения коллективной безопасности;
 с государствами — участниками СНГ — в целях дальнейшего развития военного сотрудничества для поддержания стратегической стабильности и безопасности;
 с государствами Евросоюза, Организацией Североатлантического договора и региональными организациями по безопасности — в целях укрепления региональной стабильности и безопасности на принципах равноправия и взаимного учёта интересов;
 с	государствами — членами	ООН — в целях формирования всеобъемлющей системы международной безопасности и поддержания мира.

См. также
 Доктрина Пауэлла
 Реалистическое устрашение

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 Махмут Гареев. Какой быть военной доктрине России // Доклад на научно-практической конференции Минобороны России «Структура и основное содержание новой военной доктрины России».
 Михаил Ходаренок. России военная доктрина не нужна. В ней нет необходимости, пока в стране не сформируются национальные интересы. Интервью с генералом армии Махмутом Гареевым // Независимое военное обозрение, 30 марта 2007
 Василий Белозёров. Отражать любые угрозы в любой точке мира. Анализ политики безопасности и обороны современной Германии, базовые документы, трансформация бундесвера // Военно-промышленный курьер. — 2007. — № 31.
 Наземного вторжения не будет. Зато для России сохраняется угроза агрессии со стороны моря // Независимое военное обозрение, 29.03.2019

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Q: Replace a "Web page not available" Error in WebView with something less ugly? (Android) I have a WebView Activity that sometimes doesn't load up properly due to a disconnected or poor WIFI/DATA connection. I imagine this is more than likely to happen in the real world once my app is deployed. My question is how can I replace this ugly error with something more pretty?
Also, do you have any other tips for getting my WebView Activity to NOT resemble a browser?
For example, instead of a white screen showing up while the WebView is loading, how can I show a loading icon during this moment?
Thanks a lot.

A: When a page is not found the page returns a 404 error, what you need to do is handle it.
This can be done by setting a WebViewClient and overriding onReceivedError method.
You can Try something like this :
    WebView wv = (WebView) findViewById(R.id.webView);
 wv.setWebViewClient(new WebViewClient() {
    @Override
    public void onReceivedError(WebView view, int errorCode, String description, String failingUrl) {
             //handle the 404
            super.onReceivedError(view, errorCode, description, failingUrl);
    }
 });

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News – The Brown and White Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT), a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, faced a broad array of questions Monday evening at a live Fox News town hall at ArtsQuest in Bethlehem.
The event was hosted by Fox News anchors Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum, and it covered topics relating to tax policy, health care, defense and included a back and forth between the moderators and the candidate regarding Fox News' alleged partisan biases.
Notable Bethlehem residents, from Bethlehem Police Chief Mark DiLuzio to various city council members, were in attendance, as were several hundred people from around the Lehigh Valley and beyond.
As Donald Trump supporters waved flags and signs outside the building in protest, Sanders entered at 6:30 p.m. to loud applause and chanting under the backdrop of the old blast furnaces that once powered a thriving Bethlehem Steel.
In the first question of the night, an Allentown student asked about Sanders' recently released tax returns, which showed that in 2016 and 2017, Sanders was a millionaire. Sanders answered by noting that he gained that money from writing a book about politics.
"If anyone thinks I should apologize for writing a bestselling book, I'm not going to do it," Sanders said.
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The three often interrupted one another, and at various points, audience members shouted words of support or derision.
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For a map of all the residential district areas click here. Signs are posted in all residential areas with times of enforcement and exceptions.
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Welcome to the web page of United For Life British Columbia (UFLBC). We are the primary political group working hard for the rights of the unborn and are involved in political activism in federal, provincial and civic jurisdictions. We believe that government can and should enact laws protecting the right to life of all. UFLBC works towards this goal…the recognition that human life begins at conception and ends at natural death.
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Q: media player error : error (260, -2147483648) When i play a video with media player, it work fine util i change orientation , my media player throw error (260, -2147483648).
I've search about this error but no result.
So what is that?
Here is my logcat when i change orientation:
04-15 15:23:04.371: E/androidEx2 = VideoSample(6358): surfaceDestroyed
04-15 15:23:04.391: E/androidEx2 = VideoSample(6358): onTrackPause
04-15 15:23:04.575: E/androidEx2 = VideoSample(6358): surfaceCreated
04-15 15:23:04.576: E/androidEx2 = VideoSample(6358): onTrackStart
04-15 15:23:04.576: E/androidEx2 = VideoSample(6358): VIDEO SIZES: W: 640 H: 360 PROP: 1.7777778
04-15 15:24:43.643: E/androidEx2 = VideoSample(6358): VIDEO SIZES: W: 800 H: 480 PROP: 1.6666666
04-15 15:24:43.678: E/MediaPlayer(6358): error (260, -2147483648)
04-15 15:24:43.801: E/MediaPlayer(6358): Error (260,-2147483648)
04-15 15:24:44.301: E/MediaPlayer(6358): stop called in state 0
04-15 15:24:44.301: E/MediaPlayer(6358): error (-38, 0)
04-15 15:24:44.341: E/androidEx2 = VideoSample(6358): onTrackStop

A: register your activity with this attribute
<activity
    android:configChange="orientation|screenSize"
/>

in AndroidManifest.xml
If you want to set your screen in specific orientation like in landscape only then use this attribute in <activity>
<activity
    android:screenOrientation="landscape"
/>


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The Two-Way Mirror
What Magic Is This?
Starting off the New Year with a Titan of Magic. Austin Osman Spare means many things to many people. For some, he was an extremely talented Artist whose antisocial behaviour and unwillingness to compromise left him forgotten by the art world. For others, he is the grandfather of sigil magic; a fiercely independent occultist who came up with his own system of magic which was considered revolutionary long after he passed away.
info_outline The Luminous Mind of Jeffrey Kripal
If you dismiss the humanities, you dismiss the prophets among you...
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What if you could see aspects of your future merely by being asleep? What if the unconscious mind was in some way prophetic? What if precognition and psi effects are memories of your future experiences; something you premember? In this Episode of WMiT? I am joined by a guest whose ideas I have mentioned numerous times on the Podcast- Dr. Eric Wargo.
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We all have them. Or, do they have us? The Tapestry of life is a complex web of family, lineage and blood. Their struggles and triumphs are yours as well. For many beginning in Magic, the idea of Ancestors and their elevation does not seem like the most interesting aspect to start practicing, but many these days are making a case that starting with ancestors is beyond beneficial.
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Since 2011, my guest Sam Block, also known as Polyphanes, has written well over 1.5 Million words on his Blog, The Digital Ambler. Having found his work in late 2013, I loved his passion and process regarding such texts as the Corpus Hermeticum and the Greek Magical Papyri. In this episode of WMiT? I finally get to pick his brain about some of my favourite aspects of magic, his process and how he tackles such things as using Barbarous names, substituting ingredients, even prayer.
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Fish falling from the sky. People disappearing from one area only to be found in another. People igniting on fire for no reason. Such phenomena was finally given a voice in the early 20th Century all thanks to one man- Charles Fort. The word 'Fortean' is used by some to describe this phenomena but the thing is, cataloguing strange instances when reality seems to get weird should not be the only thing that Charles Fort is known for.
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Where does one even begin? Kabbalah has been marked down as one of if not the foundational Element of the Western Magical Tradition. It has also been marked down as a much maligned and misused Judaic Esoteric Tradition; a beautiful and vast tradition that was passed from master to student. Suffice to say, a lot of what passes for Modern Magic is inspired in some way by what is called Hermetic and/or Practical Kabbalah.
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It probably didn't take us humans very long to discover that certain plants and fungi, when we interacted with them or ingested them- would cause strange effects. Sometimes terrifying, sometimes prophetic, often exhilarating- Drugs and our dalliances with them have intrigued and enthralled us for longer than we've been recording history. Of course, WMiT? had to bring on someone who can elucidate our fascination with Drugs and Magic like no other- The Reverend Danny Nemu.
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Something available to each and every one of us is a capacity to explore strange worlds, dimensions, and realms. This can be as simple as having a dream each night, to as complex and unusual as a full-blown Out of Body Experience. While some would argue that this is merely just an act of Imagination, to those who Journey often such an explanation seems as far away from the truth as anything could possibly be. Joining the show to share some knowledge is Wren Collier.
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But Dead Men tell no Tales, they say! Except old tales that burn away the stifling tapestries of day. Old Tales of life, of love and hate, of time and space, and will, and fate. Western magic has recently seen a revitalization of the Practice of Necromancy- Divination, Invocation, Evocation and Communication with Spirits of the Dead. Yet death and the more than human world in the west has never been more distant than right now. Let 'er RIP.
In the Prologue to my Podcast, I talked about experiences; occurrences that happened to us all but were extraordinary in a way, something 'other' than normal. Aliens, Ghosts and Spirits are all somewhat common when these things happen. But what exactly is going on during these events? Is there some way that we can think about them that is useful to us? Perhaps there is a metaphor that could give us some kind of perspective? There is. For this, we will need to look through both sides of the Two-Way Mirror.
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HVAC Franchise Companies Reach Full Potential Through Networking, Support
NETWORKING AND SUPPORT: Keith (left) and Chris (middle) Hufsey, owners of One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning of Azle, Texas, and their son, Dustin Hofsey (right), general manager, converted their family business to a One Hour franchise a year ago due to the networking opportunities and support systems already in place to help the company grow.
KEYWORDS Franchising in HVACR / Leadership and HVACR
It happens to everyone — one day, things are going great, business is progressing as it should, and the next day, the company is stuck in a rut. While business may remain steady, that hump can seem impossible to get over. Some enterprising HVAC business owners will use this time to attend training or hire a business coach. Others consider a different option — converting to a franchise business.
Becoming a One Hour franchisee is awesome, according to Troy Latuff, vice president, Franchise and Business Development, Direct Energy Home Services. However, there's often a misconception of what franchising really means for business owners. Being a franchise means the company is still 100 percent locally owned and operated — the franchise is really there to be a partner and help franchisees grow their business from top-line sales to bottom-line profits and everything between, he said.
"They [contractors] think if they consider this, there is a loss of control, which there is really not; a loss of identity, which there is not; and a loss of ownership, which there is not," said Latuff.
According to him, approximately 90 percent of HVAC companies go out of business within the first five years. All of these companies plateau — they hit a revenue number or a certain size and then they get stuck. While there are many reasons why contractors choose to become an HVAC franchise, one of them is to help break out of the rut.
"There are a multitude of ways we can help, which is why we have such a significant footprint across the country," Latuff said. "We have 343 locations across the U.S. What we bring to the table is not unique in the way that nobody else does what we do. Most independent contractors can go out and get everything we provide separately from someone else. The difference is, we do it all under one brand, in one business: HVAC."
Steve Truett, president of Aire Serv, a Dwyer Group brand, said franchisees are attracted to the organization because of the support and operational systems it offers.
"These systems have been developed and refined over 25 years of being a franchisor," Truett said. "They're designed to help our franchisees scale their businesses and provide a better customer experience."
Aire Serv has approximately 190 franchise locations in North America, all of which are happy to help out their fellow Aire Serv franchise owners. The network of franchisees is known as Aire Serv Nation, Truett noted.
"When you're in business, you can't go down the street and ask your competitor to assist you with a challenge you might be having," he said. "Not only do we have our home office team to help with such challenges, but we also have a network of franchisees who have gone through pretty much anything a business is going to go through today or might go through in the future. That is a huge benefit."
Additional benefits include using the Aire Serv trademark, marketing systems and materials, and vendor network. The vendor leverages the buying power of Aire Serv as well as all 13 of the Neighborly brands. Neighborly is an umbrella brand that connects all of the Dwyer Group's sister companies for consumers, Truett explained.
"We're now leveraging the customer databases of other brands in the market to help our Aire Serv franchisees so that it expands their reach with customers," he said. "We started doing this last year, and it's something we're excited about. Any one of our Aire Serv franchisees can now tap into the customers of all the other Neighborly brands in their market.
"For example, if I have an Aire Serv and there is a Mr. Rooter Plumbing, Mr. Electric, and a Molly Maid in the market, I introduce those customers to the other Neighborly brands, and they do the same," he continued. "Think about Marriott — I'm loyal to Marriott, but I may stay at a Courtyard or a Fairfield."
One of the benefits of becoming a One Hour franchisee is its conversion team helps businesses during the transition period. The methodical approach lists all the different steps that need to take place to convert a business, Latuff noted.
"What we don't want is for them to take a step backwards to take two steps forward while they are converting their business," he said. "We have a conversion team on-site during the process, which is an integral part of their success."
One Hour is also known for its cobranding.
"For example, a business may be called 'Nicole's Heating & Air Conditioning,' so we want to utilize and leverage the success that Nicole already has and align it with us," Latuff said. "So we allow our One Hour franchisees to use their legacy name and brand it 'Nicole's One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning' to tell that story. At the end of the day, from an operational perspective, there are three sets of groups we have to convince that this is for everybody: the ownership group, the employees, and the customers. The story we need to tell, and we've done a pretty good job of it thus far, is what are we doing, why are we doing it, and what's in it for them. And if we can convince every person in those three groups, then we've done our job. If we roll up in a yellow truck, and it used to be a white truck, customers want to know why. Well, if we do our job right, they won't care why. The operations team is critical in that process. And not only are they going to help convert the business, but once the transition is complete, they're there to support that business owner like a business coach."
Latuff also noted that One Hour's buying group, BuyMax, presents another advantage for franchisees. Because Direct Energy is a large business, it represents around $3 billion worth of buying power. Therefore, everything contractors buy, Direct Energy can buy at a lower cost. Not only are there upfront savings, but the program also offers back-end rebates for participants.
"It helps put more money in their pockets," Latuff said. "That helps their bottom line, and it helps offset the cost of being part of the franchise. BuyMax also has private brands. If you think about the HVAC system — the furnace, air conditioning, air handler, filtration system, UV light, humidifier, and thermostat — everything you can imagine that goes into a new system is branded One Hour. The point of that is the customer knows who to call if something goes wrong because it's very clear who installed the equipment."
Private branding also benefits One Hour franchisees. One of the biggest challenges independent contractors have is that, no matter what brands they carry, they are only one of possibly hundreds of local dealers, so they are easily price shopped, Latuff noted. However, a franchisee cannot be price shopped because there are no other One Hours in that particular territory.
"You're the only one the customer can get that product from," he said. "That's a great benefit at the end of the day because the customers are buying from the business, not the manufacturer."
As with any business, there are challenges involved in becoming a franchisee. The biggest challenge can often be the conversion, according to Latuff.
"We start on day one with an initial training call to lay the groundwork because every business is in a different spot," he said. "We lay out the plan of what we need to do first and methodically go through the conversion process. The challenge here is the business still needs to run. It's not like we're tearing down a building and building a brand new business. We want to keep that business operating and making money without a hitch. Ideally, from start to finish, the conversion process is approximately 90 days."
Additionally, One Hour has adopted a new approach to bringing on new franchisees this year. For one, the company is targeting larger contractors. In the past, the challenge with bringing on larger contractors was the cost involved to convert the business. One Hour has developed a program that will help subsidize and pay for the conversion to ensure the company is in good financial standing, Latuff noted.
But contractors should not become a franchisee if they are not committed to changing how they do things, said Truett.
"A lot of people are resistant to change," he said. "One of our biggest challenges is trying to find out if people are ready to change and embrace a different system. If someone is at a point where they realize they need systems and support to get to places where they haven't been, then that's the best time to look at joining a franchise. If they're not committed to changing what they're doing and doing things differently to get different results, then the franchise is not going to be the answer for them. Becoming a franchisee doesn't eliminate challenges to businesses, but it does provide the support and systems that help owners get through those challenges."
PULLING THE TRIGGER
Sheryl Knight, owner of Aire Serv of The Woodlands and Greater Conroe, Texas, said the opportunity to become an Aire Serv franchise came at the right time. Sheryl Knight, along with her husband, Michael Knight, opened Knight Air in 1991.
THE NEXT STEP: Michael and Sheryl Knight, owners of Aire Serv of The Woodlands and Greater Conroe, Texas, converted their small business to an Aire Serv franchise in 2010. According to Sheryl Knight, the opportunity came at the right time, so they felt it was where they were being led next.
"At that time, he was just knocking on doors and trying to get whatever work he could get," she said. "And he did a really good job of doing that until about 2010. That's when we had a conversation about how much longer he would be able to do the job, because he was in his mid-50s at the time, and while his mind was still capable, he didn't know how much longer his body would let him work in the field. So I said, 'Let's pray about it.'"
About a month later, Michael Knight received a phone call from the Dwyer Group with an offer to become an Aire Serv franchisee.
"He told them, 'I'm listening, but I'm about 90 percent sure I'm not going to do what you're asking of me,'" Sheryl Knight said. "He told the guy he had 45 minutes because that was the time it would take to drive to his next service call. By the time he got to the next call, he was intrigued. We really felt like this was where we were being led next."
Sheryl Knight noted that while her husband is extremely knowledgeable about all things heating and cooling, they were unsure of how to go about hiring quality people to carry their business name and reputation. After listening to everything The Dwyer Group had to say, the couple realized that becoming a franchisee was the next step for them because the franchise had all of the support systems in place to allow the small business owners to learn and grow. The company was already profitable and successful, but since converting to an Aire Serv franchise in 2010, the business has surpassed its revenue three times over and has grown from servicing 780 customers to 3,300. They have also grown to employ five technicians, two office employees, and a salesman, who also happens to be their son.
"We never would have known how to grow our business like this," Sheryl Knight added. "They are even there to tell us when it looks like it's time to hire our next technician or office person or put the next truck in the field. They are there for those things. And if you have something go awry, you have somebody to call on for help. When you're by yourself, it's not that easy. You have to do all your own research, and you don't have anybody to fall back on. To me, when you're in it by yourself, it's more cutthroat out there — everybody's trying to get their next meal, so to speak. When you're Aire Serv, everybody is willing to help everybody. For us, it was a huge blessing that came at the right time."
And though the benefits far outweighed the drawbacks, the Knights did experience a few bumps in the road along the way.
"For us, the challenge was partly getting over the hill of paying royalties as well as having naysayers," Sheryl Knight said. "You have naysayers at every turn — we had family members and people in the field saying, 'Well, I would never buy a franchise and then have to pay them royalty fees — that's ridiculous.' I was like, 'Yes, but look at what we're paying for.' It was very difficult for us to hear that, but now, they are believers that this was the right decision for us.
"I'm very grateful for all these little things that we've learned," she continued. "For us, it's been very beneficial. There's bumps in the road, I guarantee that, but if you do the things they suggest, you'll be successful. And believe me, we're not perfect. We don't do every single thing they suggest. If we did, we might be billionaires."
One Hour Heating & Air Conditioning of Azle, Texas, is a fairly new franchisee, having only converted a year ago. Formerly Airwise Air Conditioning & Heating, owners Keith and Chris Hufsey decided to make the switch after running the company for 28 years. The married couple is actually preparing to hand the reins over to their son, Dustin Hufsey, general manager of the company.
"For me, it was a lot of the networking and support systems in place," Dustin Hufsey said about why he wanted to become a One Hour. "The training and purchasing power are great, but the networking is huge. Being able to call on other companies in your same business that are already successful and doing things the right way is great. They are good about letting us come visit, take notes, and just learn from them. Normally, companies in your field are not very open to letting you in, but the franchise group allows you to learn from who is doing each part of the business the best. So we are able to take that back and apply it to our company."
Dustin Hufsey said the main challenge is being willing to change.
"You have your way of doing business, but if you want to become part of a franchise, you need to be willing to do things that follow their systems," he said. "They've come up with a process of doing things that works. But a lot of people come on board and hold onto their old procedures and don't make the changes that are necessary."
In addition to simply accepting change, the Hufseys faced another major challenege during their transition period.
"We were rebranding vehicles, getting new software, training, and all of that during our busy season," Dustin Hufsey said. "It was definitely a challenge. But as long as you're committed to it, then it's well worth it."
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The rest of the night passed uneventfully, though few were able to sleep, and by morning the entire expedition was visibly tired. Ayodeji's quick actions meant that only two of his warriors had been slain, with another four having been slashed by the ragged claws of the creatures. They stitched up the cuts and bandaged them, and none were deemed life-threatening, though none of the four Charnai would be fit for battle for the next few days.
Shortly after dawn, they backtracked up the path they had hacked to the lake, and continued northward in the direction of the temple. Ayodeji said little, only speaking to give direction to his people. Ho'gheysh as well seemed lost in his own thoughts, and Kaus left them alone. He considered the Charnai magician, and wondered at the man's reaction to saving the expedition.
It was known that true sorcerers gave up their humanity to embrace the power they sought, but Kaus knew little of the ways of magicians. Theirs was considered a "lesser" form of magic—at least compared to sorcery—and it was a mixture of personal power and the use of physical items and what was often called potions, which were concoctions put together by the magicians themselves.
And yet, the sorcerers of the Undying Empire treated the Charnai magicians with utmost respect, and even the Emperor himself received emissaries of the Charnai and signed treaties with them ensuring that the two civilizations would never find themselves at war. There was something about the Charnai that demanded respect—not fear, despite their obvious power—and Kaus wondered at Ayodeji's sadness at the loss of life at his hand.
Could it be because the magician had used his arts to slay the batrach, rather than killing them in direct combat? Kaus didn't know, but he felt he had caught a glimpse of something important about the Charnai people. He hoped he would get a chance to discuss it with Ayodeji once this expedition was over.
Within the first hour of resuming their trek, word was passed up the line that the wounded warriors were having difficulty. Ayodeji moved back to see to his people and shortly after a couple of the trailbreakers were summoned. Kaus could see that the trailbreakers cut down some branches and then there was a flurry of activity.
When Ayodeji returned, he was frowning and Kaus could see the tension in his body.
"Are your people all right?" he asked the magician.
Ayodeji stopped and looked into Kaus' eyes.
"Their wounds grow septic and none of my remedies seem to work. If we were on my ship, there are other things I could try. Out here, though…"
He let the thought hang in the air, and Kaus knew the men were likely to die.
"Perhaps something in the temple…" he suggested.
Ayodeji shook his head.
"Unlikely, though I believe we will see soon enough. For now, the injured are on litters and hopefully resting will give them more time."
He turned back to the trailbreakers and signalled them to move on.
Shortly after, there was a loud clang as one of the trailbreakers swung her machete and connected with something solid. Ayodeji and Kaus moved up to see that she had discovered a stone pillar overgrown with vines and moss. They pulled away the vegetation and Ho'gheysh came forward to examine it with Ayodeji.
"Look at this writing!" Ho'gheysh exclaimed, all traces of exhaustion gone from his voice in his excitement. "It matches that found in the Book of Iskosia."
"It is a warning," Ayodeji said. "It tells us not to disturb the slumber of the God Who Dwells Below."
"I'm not sure I like the sound of that," Kaus muttered and Ho'gheysh barked a laugh.
"Primitive people see every creature more powerful than them as a god."
"Sometimes they are correct," Ayodeji said in a low voice. "Nonetheless, this marker means we are almost there."
A renewed energy seemed to infuse the members of the expedition as they pressed on. Less than an hour later, they found the jungle growth thinning. One of the trailbreakers pointed through the trees and shouted, and Ayodeji once again moved forward. Kaus looked out toward where the trailbreaker pointed, and thought he could see what looked like a wall of dark green stone.
Ayodeji came back, an intensity in his eyes that Kaus had not seen before.
"We have found it. The temple is just ahead."
He turned and gave orders to his warriors to move up and form a defensive ring around the wounded. They moved forward and came out into a small clearing, and before them squatted a dark stone structure of strange design. The walls curved slightly outward from their base, and the pillars set into the corners of the structure seemed lopsided and uneven. Three low, stone steps lead up to a door of black iron with no visible handle or means of opening it.
Carvings danced across every visible stone surface, cause Kaus' eyes to ache as he looked at them. They were not images as such, but neither were they some form of writing. The design seemed vaguely familiar to Kaus, though he could not place it.
"Do not look too long up on the walls of this place," Ayodeji told him. "Lest they draw your soul from your body and trap you here forever."
Kaus turned away and closed his eyes until the ache subsided.
Ayodeji motioned for his trailbreakers to accompany him as he crossed the open space and mounted the steps to examine the iron door. Ho'gheysh started to move forward, but Ayodeji, still facing the door, held out his hand to halt the alchemist in his tracks.
"Please stay back," he called out. "I do not know if there are any traps upon this door."
The magician reached out and touched the door, and then ran his palms over its surface, moving slowly and carefully. Finally, he laid both hands flat on the door's surface and touched his forehead to the iron. He was silent for a moment, and then he stepped back and spoke in a low voice to the trailbreakers.
They drew pry rods and small hammers from their packs. They placed the tapered ends of the pry rods at the edge where the door met the stone, and began to hammer the rods into the tiny gap. Finally, when the rods were fully seated, they pushed sideways against them. A thick, grating sound came from the door as they slowly pried it away from the stone.
As the door came free from its stone frame, a gust of dusty air billowed out from the crack. The trailbreakers staggered back, coughing and choking. Ayodeji moved forward to check on them, but it was nothing but stale air and thick dust they had inhaled and they soon recovered.
Moments later, the door was shoved wide, to reveal a dark opening into the temple interior. The trailbreakers stepped back and began preparing torches. Ayodeji returned to the main group and checked on the injured Charnai. When he was done, he walked over to Kaus and Ho'gheysh.
"They have lost consciousness and I cannot rouse them," he reported. "They will likely die soon and there is nothing I can do."
Ho'gheysh nodded absently, his gaze on the dark doorway into the temple.
"I'm sorry for your people and I admire the bravery they showed in the battle with the batrach," Kaus said to the magician. "They will not be forgotten. Still, there might be something inside the temple that could help them."
"Yes, Kaus is right," Ho'gheysh said. "We should proceed into the temple."
Ayodeji gave Ho'gheysh a look of such disgust it was good the alchemist didn't notice it. But the magician thanked Kaus for his words.
"I will set my warriors to protect the injured out here, and it would be prudent to have some extra sword arms with us as we explore the temple. I would like your crewmembers to accompany us inside."
Kaus did a quick mental calculation—this would leave ten Charnai outside with the four wounded, and nine to explore the temple. He gave instructions to his crew, who took the four lit torches from the trailbreakers. The Charnai moved up near the entrance to the temple and set up in a defensive position with the temple wall to their backs.
Ayodeji led the way back up to the doorway, Ho'gheysh on his heels. The magician took one of the torches and stepped through the doorway into the darkness beyond. The alchemist followed, then a couple of Kaus' crewmembers, Kaus himself, and then the remaining crew.
Kaus found himself in a long chamber with a high ceiling. The walls to the left and right were pierced by three open doorways on each side, and a larger doorway sat in the short wall at the far end of the room. A scent like a mixture of dust and mold hung in the air. At the very edge of his hearing Kaus detected a faint, high whine coming from somewhere deeper in the temple.
"Good place for an ambush," Kaus said to the others. Ayodeji nodded. He moved over to the first doorway on the right and looked inside.
"A small antechamber, empty," he announced. He proceeded to the next.
"A passage leading to a further room beyond."
He moved to the final door on that side.
"A staircase leading to an upper level."
One of Kaus' crew did the same on the opposite side, and found an identical layout.
Kaus motioned for one of the crewmembers with a torch to accompany him. He proceeded down the passage on the left, his sword drawn, and found a large room at the end. The walls were of the same stone as elsewhere, but here their surfaces had been smoothed out and they glittered as if covered with moisture. What appeared to be a large open pit occupied the center of the room, and Kaus estimated that if he stood on the bottom the edge would be just above his head. A set of marble tiles carved with strange runes were set around the outer edge of the pit, and the interior walls were covered with patches of black mold. Kaus guessed that it had once been a pool of some sort, now dry.
But as the room was otherwise empty, there was no threat from this direction. Kaus did the same with the passage on the other side, and found a similar room. This pool, however, had perhaps a hand's span of black water in the bottom, and a jumble of what looked like human bones were scattered across the bottom surface, though not nearly enough to make up a full skeleton.
He returned to the main chamber and told the others what he had found.
"Let us finish exploring this level before we proceed upward," Ayodeji suggested. Kaus tasked two of crewmembers to guard each of the staircases in case the creatures were waiting above to attack from behind. Then he and the others proceeded through the large doorway at the end of the chamber.
They proceeded down a short hallway that led to a set of a dozen or so stairs. As they ascended, Kaus noticed the high-pitched whine increase in volume.
"Whatever's making that noise is up ahead," he told the others. Ho'gheysh grunted and kept walking, but Ayodeji stopped and looked back at the others.
"If we find the gem, or any other treasures, touch nothing until I tell you it is safe."
Everyone agreed and they moved on down the hallway to another large door of black iron. This one pushed inward, and moved with slightly greater ease than the door at the entrance to the temple. Once the door was pushed open enough to pass through, Ayodeji went first, still holding one of the torches. Kaus followed next, and then the alchemist followed by the rest of the crewmembers.
This chamber was hexagonal, with thick pillars in each of the six corners, each carved in the likeness of a robed figure. The walls were inset with bricks of jade that flickered in the light of the torches, and the floor was covered with a tattered and rotting carpet of what had once been a dark green.
All eyes, however, focused on the altar at the far end of the room. Carved from some sort of black stone, the altar was a large block upon which sat a golden frame, supporting a perfect emerald larger than Kaus' clenched fist.
For a moment, no one moved as they all stared at the prize they had come to retrieve. Then Ho'gheysh began to walk forward, and Kaus stepped into his path. The alchemist grunted and looked up into Kaus' face, his scowl deepening, but Kaus did not step aside.
The high-pitched whine was loud in this room, obviously coming from the gem on the altar. Ayodeji moved forward to within a few paces of the altar and stopped, and Kaus heard him chanting softly.
"Don't insult my intelligence," Ho'gheysh said to Kaus in a low voice. "I just want a closer look."
"I mean no insult, Ho'gheysh. Just make sure your intentions are clear to our host."
The alchemist considered Kaus' words and gave a short nod. Now that they were within the presence of the gem, Ayodeji might not be inclined to maintain his friendly demeanor if he thought Ho'gheysh was trying to cheat him out of his prize.
Ayodeji's chanting fell away and he turned back to the others.
"There is great power here, and it is active," he said. "The gem is maintaining something, some web of energy, and it is likely it may be disrupted if it is moved."
"Do you mind if I approach?" Ho'gheysh asked, and Ayodeji motioned him to come closer.
"I would be grateful for your evaluation," he told the alchemist.
The two of them stood before the stone, speaking in low tones, while Kaus moved back to the doorway and gave a sharp whistle. It was answered almost immediately by two short whistles from his crewmembers, indicating that all was still well in the first chamber.
A few minutes later, Ayodeji and Ho'gheysh came back to the rest of the group.
"We believe the web of energy maintains this temple. Should it be disrupted, the entire structure may collapse."
"Then there's no way to remove it?" Kaus asked.
"I do not think the collapse will be instantaneous. Once I remove the gem, the structure will likely settle, and begin to fall apart. I should have a few moments to exit."
"That's pretty risky."
"The pursuit of power is never without risk, my friend. However, I think you should all leave the temple and wait outside. I will dismantle the web of energy and grab the jewel. If I am able to race the destruction of the temple and win, I will meet you outside. If I am too slow…then my people will escort you back to the village, and then they will return my ship back to my homeland."
"That's it?" Kaus asked. "You just have to grab the emerald and run? There's nothing you can do with the power you already have?"
"I am afraid I possess nothing to assist me in this endeavor beyond my own physical skills. But I am fit, and I can move with speed and agility when it is needed."
Kaus didn't like the idea, but he understood he didn't really have any say. Ayodeji was solely risking his own life, and that was his choice.
"What about the rest of the temple? Do you want to finish our exploration?"
"I will remain here and study the web of power that emanates from the gem. Call out if you encounter anything and need my assistance, but I believe there is nothing living within the temple."
He turned to Ho'gheysh.
"As agreed, anything you find is yours to take. I have found what I came for."
As they left the chamber, Kaus turned back to Ayodeji.
"When we are done and have reached the outer door, I will signal you with two short whistles, and one long."
He looked at Ayodeji and wondered if this was the last time he would see the magician.
"Run quickly, and we will see you outside."
Ayodeji bowed to Kaus, Ho'gheysh, and Kaus' crewmembers, and then turned back to the gem.
Kaus and the rest of the group returned the first chamber and joined up with the four who had been left behind. They chose the right-hand staircase and proceeded up, Kaus in the lead with his sword in hand.
On the upper level, they explored chamber after chamber, but found no living creature. Most of the rooms were empty, with only the occasional pieces of a broken table, or a scattering of bones, or rotten and ragged tapestries or carpets on the floor. Ho'gheysh's scowl continued to deepen as he realized that there was no other treasures to be found in this temple besides the single gem that now belonged to Ayodeji.
It took them less than an hour to explore the upper level, returning back down the opposite stairwell they had ascended. They proceeded outside and rejoined the others, explaining what Ayodeji was going to do. The entire group moved away from the side of the temple and waited while Kaus returned to the door and gave the whistled signal for the magician to proceed.
He returned to the main group and spoke to Chajanos, the man who seemed to be the leader of the warriors in Ayodeji's absence. Chajanos told him that the injured warriors were still alive, though they had not regained consciousness. Kaus no longer had any hope of finding a solution in the temple, and it would likely take many months of studying the gem for Ayodeji to be able to access its power.
The group waited for the first signs that the temple was going to collapse, and Kaus watched the door, waiting for Ayodeji to emerge. The magician was risking everything for this gem, for this power he wanted to possess, and while Kaus did understand the choice, it was not one he would have taken, himself.
And then, in an instant, his breath was pulled from his lungs as a strange pulse spread outward from the temple. He gasped for a moment, before sucking back in a lungful of air, as everyone around him did likewise. The clouds blanketing the sky over the island turned black, and it was as if night had suddenly fallen, though by this point it was just past mid-day.
A strong, warm wind arose and the jungle vegetation began to shift and sway in the gusts. Kaus looked around, but in the dimness he could see no more than a dozen paces in any direction.
"Ho'gheysh," he yelled over the blowing wind. "What is happening?"
The alchemist clutched his walking stick and leaned into the wind.
"Ayodeji must have unraveled the web of power, but this is not what we expected to happen! It was woven into the fabric of the temple—it should not have this effect out here."
A scream sounded from behind, and Kaus spun in time to see one of the warriors fall forward, a batrach driving him into the ground, its claws dug deep into the man's back. More of the creatures emerged from among the trees and raced towards the group.
"Fall back to the temple!" Kaus yelled as he rushed forward to engage the first of the creatures, taking off its head with a swipe of his sword.
The Charnai immediately formed up into a defensive ring around the wounded and began to move toward the temple's entrance. Kaus kept close to the group so as not to let himself get surrounded by the creatures. He could see little, but it seemed like an endless wave of the creatures were pouring from the jungle.
But the defenders had reacted quickly and reached the temple before they could be cut off. As they moved up the steps toward the entrance, Ayodeji appeared in the doorway, the gem in one hand.
"Inside, quickly!" he shouted, and the group passed the wounded inside and then made a fighting withdrawal. Kaus was the last to enter, and he saw that there was a metal rod attached to the inside of the large iron door. He grabbed the rod and heaved, pulling the door closed. Chajanos leapt forward and drove his spear into the chest of a batrach that had emerged from the darkness ready to tear Kaus open with its claws.
The creature fell back, taking the spear with it, but Kaus tensed his muscles and heaved, and with a great grinding noise, the door slide closed.
The last two Charnai spears were slid through the handle of the door to brace it from being pulled open from the outside.
"Will it hold?" Ho'gheysh asked in a tight voice, his perpetual scowl now replaced by a wide-eyed look of fear.
"There's no handle on the outside," Kaus replied. "Maybe they can use their claws as we used the pry bars earlier, but it'll need a great effort to pull the door open that way. I think we're safe for now."
He turned to Ayodeji.
The magician was breathing heavily and took a minute to regain his ability to speak.
"When I figured out how to unravel the web of energy from around the gem, I waited for your signal. Once I knew you had safety exited the temple, I worked to release the emerald, and I was ready to run the moment it came free. But when the energy released, it did not flow into the walls and ceiling like we had anticipated. Instead, it flowed downward, into the ground below the temple."
Ho'gheysh grunted in surprise.
"Why would it do that?" Kaus asked him.
"I realize it now," Ayodeji answered, his voice barely above a whisper. "The energy wasn't keeping the temple standing. It was using the solidity of the temple to reinforce itself. The energy web was focused downward. It was holding something in place, something under the temple."
"The God Who Dwells Below," Kaus said, his blood running cold as he realized the truth.
"The gem wasn't a focus of worship," Ayodeji said. "It was keeping whatever is down there asleep."
"I don't understand," Ho'gheysh argued. "This was built as a temple, a place of worship. Why would they imprison the very god they wanted to elevate?"
"Look around you," Kaus told him. "This place was cleaned out. I'll bet the original worshippers were killed by some other group, who figured that putting the 'god' to sleep was the best way to keep it contained. The gem wasn't part of the temple, it was added later by whoever wiped out the worshippers."
"Is that what those creatures are?" asked Chajanos. "The original worshippers who now have their god back?"
"Most likely," Ho'gheysh answered. "They must not have known how to release the web of energy powered by the gem."
Something about that didn't sound right to Kaus.
"Remember what Ukalu said? It was only after he invited Ho'gheysh to come to the island to recover the gem that the batrach became active again. They've been trying to prevent us from reaching the temple since the first night we arrived. I don't think they're the original worshippers."
He looked at Ayodeji and Ho'gheysh.
"I think they're here to prevent the god from being released."
The walls of the temple shook as a low rumble came up from the ground.
"How long does it take a god to wake up?" Kaus asked.
"I'd rather not find out while we're trapped in its temple!" Ho'gheysh snapped. "What do we do now?"
The alchemist turned to Ayodeji.
"If you replace the gem in its holder, will the energy web come back?"
The Charnai magician shook his head.
"No, the energy has dissipated. With time, I may be able to figure something out, but…"
Kaus could hear a renewed assault on the door by the batrach outside the temple.
"We need to move," he said. "That door should hold th—"
Kaus suddenly threw himself to one side as a figure leaped up from the shadows, claws raking toward his face. He came up in a roll to see three more of the creatures attacking the Charnai and his own people.
The one that had tried to take his head off spun to face him, and Kaus let out a shout of horror. The face was that of one of the Charnai warriors who had been injured at the beach, and who had lain unconscious as they were dragged into the temple. Now, the man's head seemed to be sagging as if it was melting like a block of ice under the hot sun, and his fingers had turned into a set of elongated claws.
Kaus did not hesitate, but plunged his sword into the creature's chest. The former Charnai let out a howl that was a mixture of human and inhuman voices. Kaus yanked his sword out and swung it around in a chop that took off the creature's head.
Two more of the Charnai were dead under the claws of their former comrades, along with one of Kaus' crewmembers. The other Charnai were holding the remaining creatures at bay, but seemed hesitant to slay them.
Kaus barked an order, and his crew waded in and cut down the creatures with no mercy. He turned to Ayodeji.
"We need a plan now or we're all dead."
The magician looked around the room and came to a decision.
"Back to the room with the altar. I will figure out what to do."
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I'm happy to announce I've been invited to participate in the Schertz Public Library's Fall Local Author Fair on Saturday, October 21, 2017. The event will take place from 1 to 3 PM. Eleven authors from the Schertz-Cibolo area will spend the first hour talking about ourselves and our work, and the second hour will be a meet-and-greet.
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I rarely get involved in the so-called "method wars" of Christian apologetics. I think it's largely unproductive to insist that our fellow brothers and sisters use a particular way of sharing the Gospel while we could be doing just that ourselves. I also think that, so long as the argument is valid and sound, that any Christian argument for God that brings someone to think about and consider Christianity is worthwhile. This is why I find value in the basic reasoning of presuppositional apologetic arguments. However, most of my readers will note that I tend to use a lot of evidential and classical arguments here. I've heard, more than one time, presuppositionalists insist that evidential arguments are detrimental to Christianity. The mission of this post is to suggest this is mistaken.
The argument goes like this: if presuppositional arguments are true, then evidential arguments for God are false. Why should we think a thing like that? Because, the reasoning goes, evidential/classical arguments only establish that the conclusion (namely, God exists) is only probable with respect to the evidence, not necessarily existent. Yet presuppositional arguments entail a necessarily existent God. Therefore, we have two fundamental types of claims that differ from one another in a major way. If God is necessary, it's impossible for him to be contingent, and vice versa.
The problem in the reasoning in the above paragraph is one that runs rampant in the presuppositional community. I say what I am about to say not to attack, but to help. If we can help each other think clearer, it will be all the better for Christian apologetics! So what are the problems? I'll try to tackle them from least important to most important.
First, in deductive arguments (and even some abductive ones), the conclusion is entailed by the premises. This means that if the premises are true, it is impossible that the conclusion is false. It's somewhat of a category error to say the conclusion is "only probable." However, this is considered the least important objection because we can still say that we are uncertain of the conclusion because we are not wholly (in a Cartesian way or something) certain of the premises' truth. Second, in some cases (at least one) classical arguments do require that God be necessarily existent. The ontological family of arguments entails this, and some conceptions of the moral argument family do as well. Of course, the claim would still remain for all other types of arguments of whose premises we are not entirely certain.
Finally, the most important problem, and the one that runs rampant, is the confusion between ontology and epistemology. I attended an apologetics conference last year where a panel discussion took place on this idea, and the presuppositionalists were plagued with this issue. Ontology refers to being, or something's existence. Epistemology refers to knowing, or knowledge/truth.
When the presuppositionalist complains that the conclusion of evidential/classical arguments is only probable, this is an epistemic category. It's about knowledge, and degrees of certainty (in this case, not very certain). Necessary existence, which is established through presuppositional (and some classical) arguments, is an ontological category. The two are not exclusive. What is necessarily true is so independently of anyone's even knowing it, much less anyone knowing it for certain. In fact, there are examples where we know that some proposition is actually necessarily true or necessarily false, but no one has any idea which. The point is that something can be necessarily true ontologically, but only probably true (or probably false, or even inscrutable) epistemologically. These evidential and classical arguments say nothing (most of the time) about the modality of the existence of God (contingent or necessary), and so it is an error to presume that they do.
Again, I'm still not interested in the method wars, where I insist that presuppositional reasoning be abandoned and only evidential/classical arguments used. I'm not interested in having a huge argument with my brothers. I'm just trying to sharpen our thinking, so that Christ's Kingdom can be built, and he might have the preeminence.
 I speak of argument families here in recognition of the fact that there is no one, singular ontological or moral argument. The same goes for virtually every other type of theistic argument.


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What's for Lunch? Jerusalem Tavern
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tikichris What's for Lunch? Jerusalem Tavern
Londonist asks that most pressing of daily concerns: where to go on your lunch break.
Jerusalem Tavern
55 Britton Street EC1M 5UQ
Nearest Tube: Farringdon
11:00am - 11:00pm (Monday – Friday)
Expect to Pay: around £7 for food, around £3 for most pints
Rating: 9.5 out of 10
As one beerintheevening reviewer put it, "The only downside to this pub is that it is closed at weekends." Londonist would like to add another complaint: it is virtually impossible to eek out standing room (even outside) on a Friday night at this most beloved of London's ancient pubs. However, swing by at lunchtime on a sunny Tuesday and the Jerusalem Tavern is the epitome of rustic solitude. And being that Tuesdays at the Jerusalem are "Sausage Tuesdays" there's hardly a better place to be.
Named after the Priory of St. John of Jerusalem (founded in 1140), the Jerusalem Tavern has "occupied several sites" near the Priory's location in Clerkenwell since the 14th century. For the past few hundred years, it's been at 55 Britton Street in a building originally used as a merchant's house and then as a clockmakers workshop. Although, the "convincing" interior only dates back to the 1990s, according to Stonch's Beer Blog, "you'd be forgiven for thinking … [it] hadn't changed since Dr. Johnson's day." Yes, Samuel Johnson (as well as Hogarth and a slue of other notables) have called this pub their local. And, considering this St Peter's Brewery-owned pub offers the entire range of St Peter's beers, it's a brilliant choice for modern day imbibers as well.
And they do lunch. A quite tasty lunch for that matter, especially on Sausage Tuesdays when diners can choose from a range of sausages (including vegetarian), mash, and gravies. We fully enjoyed the Cumberland sausage with spring onion mash and gravy for £5.50 accompanied by a superbly mellow pint of St Peter's Golden Ale draft for under £3. Of course, even if the food were rubbish, the beer's brilliant and the (dare we say) "Dickensian" atmosphere makes this pub all the more precious amid a sea of Wetherspoon's contemporaries.
Good food at sensible prices, decent and friendly service, and an evocative ambience that's increasingly more difficult to find: lunch could be a lot worse.
Photography by Chris Osburn © 2007
Last Updated 25 September 2007


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The Beauty in Breaking
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Michele Harper
Author : Michele Harper
Publisher : Penguin
Release : 07 July 2020
Get a book entitled The Beauty in Breaking, was written by Michele Harper and published by Penguin. This book was released on 07 July 2020 with total pages 304. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A New York Times Notable Book "Riveting, heartbreaking, sometimes difficult, always inspiring." —The New York Times Book Review "An incredibly moving memoir about what it means to be a doctor." —Ellen Pompeo As seen/heard on Fresh Air, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, NBC Nightly News, MSNBC, Weekend Edition, and more An emergency room physician explores how a life of service to others taught her how to heal herself. Michele Harper is a female, African American emergency room physician in a profession that is overwhelmingly male and white. Brought up in Washington, D.C., in a complicated family, she went to Harvard, where she met her husband. They stayed together through medical school until two months before she was scheduled to join the staff of a hospital in central Philadelphia, when he told her he couldn't move with her. Her marriage at an end, Harper began her new life in a new city, in a new job, as a newly single woman. In the ensuing years, as Harper learned to become an effective ER physician, bringing insight and empathy to every patient encounter, she came to understand that each of us is broken—physically, emotionally, psychically. How we recognize those breaks, how we try to mend them, and where we go from there are all crucial parts of the healing process. The Beauty in Breaking is the poignant true story of Harper's journey toward self-healing. Each of the patients Harper writes about taught her something important about recuperation and recovery. How to let go of fear even when the future is murky: How to tell the truth when it's simpler to overlook it. How to understand that compassion isn't the same as justice. As she shines a light on the systemic disenfranchisement of the patients she treats as they struggle to maintain their health and dignity, Harper comes to understand the importance of allowing ourselves to make peace with the past as we draw support from the present. In this hopeful, moving, and beautiful book, she passes along the precious, necessary lessons that she has learned as a daughter, a woman, and a physician.
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Thinking about the movements needed for high performance can actually be a detriment to high performance. Depending on the skill level of an athlete, thinking about how to move to perform a task will likely result in stiff, slow movement patterns. Many high performance skills rely on smooth, fluid, and quick movement patterns.
An athlete learning new movement patterns should obviously be told how to make the movements, one would think. It's been shown, however, that often times the learning curve can be shortened by allowing an athlete to figure out the successful most efficient movement patterns for themselves as giving them detailed directions on how to perform the task causes them to think too much about it and slows the process.