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When you can live forever what do you live for ?
twilight is a series of supernatural teenage romance novels that started in 2005. It sold remarkably well, leading to a similarly successful adaptation as a movies series, starting in 2008. The driver of the early stories is the attraction of a vampire (Edward Cullen) and a werewolf (Jacob Black) toward an ordinary girl (Bella Swan).
Meyer stated that the original concept of Edward originated in a dream. In this dream an "average girl" and a "fantastically beautiful, sparkly … vampire … were having an intense conversation in a meadow in the woods."
The pair "were discussing the difficulties inherent in the facts that … they were falling in love with each other while … the vampire was particularly attracted to the scent of her blood, and was having a difficult time restraining himself from killing her."
This profile includes S P O I L E R S.
Real Name: Edward Anthony Masen Cullen.
Other Aliases: The Hair (by classmate Jessica Stanley).
Known Relatives: Dr. Carlisle Cullen (Foster Father), Esme Cullen (Foster Mother), Rosalie "Rose" Hale (Foster sister), Emmett Cullen (Foster Brother), Alice (Foster Sister who is a precog), Jasper Hale (Foster Brother)(born Jasper Whitlock), Eleazer Denali (Cousin), Carmen Denali (Cousin), Irina Denali (Cousin), Tanya Denali (Cousin), Kate Denali (Cousin), Chief of Police Charlie Swan (Father in law), Renée Dwyer (Mother in law), Renesmee (Daughter), Bella Swan (Wife), Elisabeth Mason (Mother), Edward Mason (Father).
Group Affiliation: The Cullen family.
Base Of Operations: Forks, Washington.
Height: 6'1" Weight: 175 lbs.
Eyes: Golden Brown. Hair: Brown
Other distinguishing features: Edward was made by Carlisle at the age of 17, in the year 1918.
Powers & Abilities
Edward Cullen is a 109 year old vampire. Edward has many powers common to all vampires, such as superhuman strength and speed, heightened senses, and strong leaping ability. Even among vampires Edward is considered fast, leaving a blurred image as he runs.
Edward is said to be bullet proof, he's definitely hard to injure and even then can heal completely in seconds. Apparently, a vampire's bite may leave a lasting scar that vampires cannot heal completely from as seen when Jasper reveals his forearms in Eclipse.
Speaking of bites, Edward does not have traditional fangs as a vampire but all of his teeth are coated in venom.
Other abilities
Edward also has the ability to read minds and often read the thoughts of all those around him. Whomever he concentrates on he can read. Sometimes he reads thoughts as if he is over-hearing a conversation.
Edward fights his desire to kill humans and even evil people he will normally only intimidate. When fighting other vampires, Edward tries to grapple, immobilize, then rip the head from the body, or smash his opponent into solid objects like stone walls.
His kind do not share many of the weaknesses associated with traditional vampires. For instance, Edward does not need to be invited to enter a home; he may cross running water as easily as anyone else. The Cullens casts a reflection in mirrors and can be captured on film. Sunlight only causes his skin to sparkle like diamonds.
Holy water, garlic, and crucifixes have no negative effect nor does silver. A stake through the heart would damage him for sure but there is no evidence it would immobilize or slay him.
Decapitation, then burning is the only sure method. It does appear that enough damage to the brain will kill this kind of vampire. When damaged they break apart as if made of stone.
Edward's skin is cold to the touch, he has no heartbeat. I'm not certain he is undead though.
Edward is a member of the Cullen family which means he has allies. Whenever things are happening in the vampire community, Edward has mentioned that "we" are tracking it. His and Alice's psychic abilities are part of this but it also suggests a network of communication most likely through Carlisle's allies.
About Edward's vampiric nature.
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At the age of 17, Edward was dying of Spanish Influenza. His mother pleaded with Carlisle, his doctor, to save her son. Little did she know Carlisle was a vampire. In a moment of compassion he changed Edward who was then joined to his family.
Edward resented Carlisle for curbing his thirst for blood and rebelled against him and his ways. Wanting to know how it felt to hunt and to taste human blood. Edward rationalized his hunting of "evil" people. Since he could read minds, he could identify them by their evil thoughts.
He felt his killings were justified… for a while. He eventually returned to Carlisle.
A century later, in the state of Washington, under the near-constant cover of constant rain, there is a small town called Forks. It's somewhat remote and has a small population of just over 3,000. The Cullen family cover story is that they moved down from Alaska a few years ago.
Carlisle and Esme Cullen have several adopted children and it appeared to others as if they were playing match-maker with their kids. They are always together and don't date outside their own family. Weird.
Edward was intrigued by Bella when he first met her for two reasons. First, here was the only person on Earth that he could not read their mind. Second, her scent was intoxicating.
The unique, potent aroma of her blood proved to be a powerful temptation, awakening the dormant beast within and very nearly destroying the life the Cullens had constructed for themselves.
He tried to avoid her but found himself drawn to her. In the school parking lot, Bella was nearly crushed by an out of control van but Edward interposed himself between her and it revealing his extraordinary physical strength.
Edward, somewhat obsessed with her, began stalking Bella. It took Bella lots of research but soon she revealed that she knew what Edward was. Even still, she could not live without him.
They begin to date openly and Edward brought Bella to meet his family. They play baseball but were interrupted by rogue vampires who had been hunting in the area. James, a tracker, realized Bella was human and began a hunt to kill her. Edward read his mind and his family went into action to save Bella.
James was eventually killed by Edward and his family, Bella survived with a broken leg and an envenomed bite from James. Edward sucked out the poison and had control enough to withdraw in time before killing her.
The two went to Junior Prom together, Bella made it known she wanted to be turned. Edward refused.
On Bella's 18th birthday. Alice gave her a gift and asked her to come to a party at the Cullen's home. Bella accepted but at the party cut her finger opening a gift. One drop of blood fell and Jasper, the newest vegetarian vampire, could not hold back. He attacked Bella. The others restrained him.
Edward brooded over what happened with Jasper. Edward felt he must make the decision to turn Bella or not and if not, what? He decided it best that he and his family leave Forks. He would not put Bella in danger any longer.
In what would be one of the hardest things he'd ever had to do in his life; Edward gave up the one thing he loved above all else. He abandoned Bella in the woods near her home and she was devastated. He left immediately promising not to interfere in her life again.
Edward could not resist at least knowing what was happening in Bella's life and asked Alice to watch her decisions. She did. Edward continued to keep his distance as promised.
Bella cliff-dove and was presumed dead by Alice. Edward called her home from Rio de Janeiro. Jacob angrily tells him Charlie isn't there he's attending a funeral. Edward believes it's Bella's funeral and realizes he cannot live without her.
He travels to Italy to petition the Volturi for his own death. The request is denied because they want to preserve his talent to read minds. So, Edward decides to provoke them into killing him by appearing in daylight at noon for hundreds of humans to see. Bella and Alice race to Italy and stop him.
The Volturi demand an audience with them. They decide to kill Bella as she is human and knows too much about them. Edward fights to protect her but finds he is outmatched by the Volturi named Felix. Aro was amazed when Bella offered her own life for Edwards. He allowed them both to live as long as Bella is to be turned soon.
Bella puts it to a vote. All the Cullens vote yes except Rosalie and Edward. A date was set. After Bella's High School graduation she would be made vampire. Jacob tried to dissuade her but Bella would have none of it. Edward finally agreed to turn Bella himself but on one condition.
She must marry him.
Bella and Edward seemed to be at an impasse. Edward refused to change Bella unless she first marries him. Bella refused to marry Edward because her parent's marriage and two out of every three marriages end in divorce.
Her Dad had grounded her because of recent events. He also begged her to hang out with other friends, like Jacob. Edward sabotaged Bella's truck after Alice warned him she would go visit the reservation.
At school Alice had a troubling vision about Victoria; Edward read her mind at the same time. To keep Bella safe; Edward took her to visit her mother in Jacksonville, Florida. When they returned, Jacob was waiting for them.
Bella went to the reservation with Jacob. When she returned he noticed the scent of a new vampire in her room. The Cullens setup a protection detail for her while some of them hunted this new vampire, still others watched for Victoria's return. Jacob and his tribe began protecting Bella and Charlie to free the Cullens to hunt their enemies.
Graduation arrived and with it Alice had another vision. Victoria's vampire army was coming to Forks. Jacob volunteered his pack in helping to fight the army. Edward agreed since it would mean more protection for Bella. Vampire and Werewolf trained together and learned how best to fight the newborn army.
Edward proposed to Bella and she accepted.
When the newborn army arrived, the plan was simple. Lure them into a field where Jasper determined they would be at a disadvantage. With the surprise of the wolves the Cullens would have the upper hand. To sweeten the pot, Bella spread her blood around on trees and rocks.
It would drive the newborns wild and further hinder their fighting ability. Bella was taken to a campsite far up the mountain by Jacob, carrying her to hide her scent. Edward and Jacob would protect her there. The cold weather proved to be difficult and dangerous for Bella at that height.
Edward, whose body produced zero heat, grudgingly agreed to Jacob cuddling with Bella to keep her from freezing.
On the day of the battle, Edward purposely talked to Bella of marriage so Jacob would hear. Jacob, in a rage, decided to sacrifice himself fighting the newborn vampire army. A desperate Bella kissed Jake to make him change his mind.
It worked and gave Jacob false hope. The battle with the newborn vampires was quick and decisive. No losses on the side of the Cullens and werewolves. All of the newborns were killed, save one. Jacob was the only injury, being nearly crushed.
The Volturi finally stepped in and to demonstrate that they're in control destroyed the one newborn given sanctuary by the Cullens, Bree Tanner. August thirteenth was the date set for his wedding with Bella.
The wedding of Bella and Edward was here at last. Bella's mother and step-father come up from Florida for the ceremony. Bella wore the engagement ring Edward gave her, the sapphire encrusted hair piece of her grandmother, and a long white wedding dress.
They were wed in the sight of family and friends; although once they touched they may as well have been alone. They had eyes only for one another.
Irina and Edward's other cousins arrived from Alaska. Jacob even made an appearance but had to be removed before he started a fight.
Edward took Bella to Rio de Janeiro Brazil for their honeymoon. Carlisle gave the newly-weds a gift; a house on the beach of a private island, Isle Esme, and they honeymooned there for two weeks. They may've planned to stay longer but Bella found herself pregnant and the baby was already growing at an accelerated rate.
Edward, concerned, secretly brought her home to Forks and moved back into the Cullen's family home. Two weeks later, Jacob visited and found Bella well into her pregnancy and in very bad shape. She weighed a mere 75 pounds.
Jacob failed to convince her to give up the child. When Sam and the rest of the pack decided to kill the abomination that was the half-immortal child by killing its mother Jacob quit the pack. Seth and Leah followed him.
Jacob warned the Cullens of what would come. Sam and the others surrounded the Cullen's house and waited for an opportunity. Meanwhile, the Cullens hadn't hunted for weeks and were already weakened.
Hungry like the wolf
To complicate matters further, the child was incompatible with Bella's body and attacked her from the inside depriving her of any kind of sustenance. Carlisle gave her human blood to drink and that worked. The baby's thirst was quenched, it continued to grow.
Alice, Jacob, Edward, and Rosalie were discussing baby names with Bella when the placenta detached unexpectedly. Bella bent down and when she did there was a cracking sound in her back as her spine splintered and she tumbled.
The baby had to be delivered immediately or it would die. Since Carlisle was away, Rosalie began the emergency C-section but Bella's blood nearly made her attack she had to be removed from the room.
The baby, Renesmee, was delivered successfully. Bella however died at that moment. Edward injected his venom directly in her heart trying to turn her before it was too late. He also bit her several times but there was no response.
When Sam and the others heard Bella was dead they decided it was time to kill the newborn half-vampire and headed for the Cullens. Jacob, angry over Bella's death, had the same idea and went inside to kill Renesmee himself. However, when he locked eyes with the baby he automatically imprinted on her.
The pack descended on the Cullen's house and the battle was joined. Outnumber Edward, Alice, and Jasper would have lost but were soon joined by Carlisle, Esme, and Emmett. Then by Seth and Leah and finally Jacob who faced down Sam.
When Edward revealed to everyone that Jacob had imprinted on Renesmee the fighting was done. Whoever a wolf imprints on cannot be harmed. It's their most absolute law.
Bella's body heals fully in seconds. When she opens her eyes they are bright red. Carlisle reports to the Volturi an addition to his Coven.
Bella was alive! Her second life had begun. Edward knew as a newborn Bella would be dealing with her thirst so he took her hunting. When she caught the scent of human blood on the wind, a rock climber, she went after him.
Amazingly, she was able to restrain herself, saying she had to get out of there. Edward offered to help her off the mountain. She instead leapt down on her own. Edward was amazed by her.
Upon returning home Bella learned that Jacob imprinted on Renesmee and was furious but still allowed him to stay near her.
Alice gave Bella a cottage as a birthday present so she and Edward could have some privacy. The Cullens decided they'd eventually have to lie to Charlie. They'd tell him Bella had died so he could mourn and move on. Then they too would move on.
Carlisle commented that they would come back to the area at another time, perhaps in a few decades. Jacob had to do something; he had to be near Renesmee.
So, Jacob drove to Charlie's house and told him Bella was alive and at the Cullens but that she was different. Then he transformed to his wolf form in front of Charlie revealing his secret. Charlie met Bella and could tell she was different but took it all surprisingly well.
Renesmee continued to grow. Irina, their cousin from Alaska, was coming to visit when she watched Renesmee catching snowflakes with Bella and Jake. Irina believed Renesmee was an immortal child, a crime by Volturi law, and went immediately to the Volturi with the information. She stood with them against the Cullens.
Alice had a premonition. She sees the Volturi coming for them. The Cullens make a decision not to fight but to request help from Carlisle's contacts around the world. Those contacts would witness to the Volturi about Renesmee, that she is not immortal.
They went first to their cousins in Alaska then to others around the globe. Alice and Jasper went off on their own.
Rider's on the Storm
As Carlisle's vampire friends came, more Quileute's phased. The vampires numbered 27 in total. They promised not to feed on humans in the area while they visited.
Bella was known as a "Shield" for her resistance to mind reading and illusions. This meant her mental abilities allowed her to defend against mental attacks.
Bella drove Jake and Renesmee to Charlie's leaving Edward at home. That night, all the vampires along with Jacob and Renesmee gathered around a camp fire and talked of old battles. The next morning they met the Volturi on an empty open snow covered field.
Jacob, Sam, and the rest of the pack joined the Cullen's side. Still, the Volturi outnumbered them two to one.
Aro read Edwards thoughts by touch and sees the truth, that Renesmee is not an immortal child. Aro then demands to meet Renesmee. She communicates with him through touch and he is astounded by her, a half-immortal. For giving incorrect information, Irina was killed and burned right there. Her Alaskan sisters had to be restrained.
Aro then tried to entice the Cullens to fight by having Jane use her pain ability on Edward. Bella was able to shield all of them from her. Aro reasoned with his followers that even though no crime had been committed Renesmee should still be killed. The unknown. What she will become is more dangerous than a battle with the Cullens and wolves today.
Just then, Alice and Jasper arrive to let Aro know what the future holds for Renesmee as Alice had already seen it. Aro need only touch her hand and he would know what her premonitions have shown about the child… but would it be enough to convince him?
Edward is a fit attractive teen who stands out in a crowd. He practically has no body hair except for his eyebrows and the hair on his head which he keeps combed straight back in an almost 1950's style but would have been considered too long and wild for that era. He also wears sideburns that extend to the bottom of his ears.
Edward's skin is fair resembling white marble without blemish.
Edward's priveleged life allows him to wear the best and drive the best. Edward wears a black leather wristband on his right wrist displaying the Cullen family crest.
From the outside, Edward appears to be aloof and a bit of a snob. He hangs with his family and doesn't make friends as if he's above all that. As if he doesn't need it. Edward does not play sports or join in any other school activities.
Usually, if you saw him he would just be brooding silently on his own or with his family.
Because Edward is a vampire he tries hard not to jeopardize his secret or his families' safety. Revealing the secret of what he is would be devastating. Since he can read thoughts Edward doesn't need to have conversations to learn what others think.
If you could get to know him, you would learn that Edward is quiet and sensitive, a good listener who can come off a little shy. His good looks and quiet demeanor are part of his charm and makes him easy to talk to, once given a chance.
Edward trusts the advice of his maker, Carlisle, and is devoted to his family/coven. Carlisle instilled in Edward a sense of morality uncommon to most vampires, and the refusal to consider humans as food.
Edward is a fan of music and has a large collection of CDs and Albums. He likes to dance and play piano. He also reveals to Bella that he is fascinated by watching her sleep since he can no longer do it.
Edward is extremely protective of Bella and would give his own life to save hers. Central to their story together, he's constantly trying to avoid accidentally hurting her, due to his vampiric nature. Though Bella wants to be changed into a vampire Edward believes this would damn her soul.
Edward retains a lot of the traditional mindset and dated patterns of speech from his early-20th century human life. He believes in courting his bride-to-be before marriage.
Edward has a laugh that is almost silent. The air passing through his teeth which kind of sounds a little like curtains rustling.
DC Universe History
In the DC Universe, Edward and his family would have a better chance of revealing their abilities and sparkling skin without revealing their true identity as vampires. Since the DC Universe is filled with super powered individuals the Cullens may find friends to help them against the Volturi.
Edward would be drawn to the heroic community as a chance to have a more normal life and to be accepted into a larger group, perhaps joining the Outsiders.
He would still have to control his thirst and maybe some of the rest of his family wouldn't be as able as he to do that. If he went this route and kept the fact that he is a vampire a secret, give him the Dark Secret drawback.
"I'm sorry. I'm just trying to figure you out ; you're very difficult for me to read."
Bella: "You know your mood swings are kind of giving me whiplash."
Edward: "I only said it would be better if we weren't friends not that I didn't want to be."
Bella: "What does that mean ?"
Edward: "It means if you were smart you'd stay away from me."
Bella: "Ok, well let's say for argument's sake that I'm not smart. Would you tell me the truth ?"
Edward: "No, probably not. I'd rather hear your theories."
Bella: "I have considered… from radio-active spiders and kryptonite…"
Edward: "That's all super-hero stuff, right ? What if I'm not the hero ? What if I'm the bad guy ?"
Bella: "You're not. I can see what you're trying to put off but I can see that it's just to keep people away from you. It's a mask."
Bella: "So. What ? You read minds ?"
Edward: "I can read every mind in this room apart from yours."
"I feel very protective of you."
Bella: "How old are you ?"
Edward: "Seventeen."
Bella: "How long have you been seventeen ?"
Edward: "A while."
"This is why we don't show ourselves in sunlight. People would know we're different."
"I'm the world's most dangerous predator. Everything about me invites you in. My voice, my face, even my smell as if I wouldn't need any of that." (moves at super speed) "As if you could outrun me !" (leaps down from a high place) "As if you could fight me off !" (uproots a small tree from the ground with one hand) "I am designed to kill."
"So, the lion fell in love with the lamb."
"Can you keep your thoughts to yourself ?"
Edward: "I'll take care of her Chief Swan."
Charlie: "Uh-huh, I've heard that one before."
"You're my only reason to stay alive. If that's what I am but it's my job to protect you."
Edward: "I was trying to protect you."
Bella: "By lying to me ?"
(After Edward refuses sex with Bella)
Bella: "You don't… it's fine…"
Edward: "Believe me I want to. I just want to be married to you first."
Bella: "You really make me feel like some kind of villain trying to steal your virtue or something."
Edward: "It's not my virtue I'm concerned about."
Bella: "Are you kidding ?"
Edward: "It's just one rule, I want to leave unbroken. It might be too late for my soul but I will protect yours. I know it's not a modern notion."
Bella: "It's not modern. It's ancient."
Edward: "I'm from a different era. Things were a lot less complicated."
Bella: "We have to tell Charlie."
Edward: (laughs) "It is highly dangerous."
Bella: "It's a good thing you're bullet-proof. I'm going to need that ring."
"All the men I killed were monsters… so was I."
"No measure of time with you would be long enough but let's start with forever." (Edward's toast at their wedding)
"I am nothing if not traditional."
"Carlisle, I've never thanked you for this extraordinary life."
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A 1508 points Character
Dex: 05 Str: 08 Bod: 04 Motivation: Responsibility of Power
Int: 05 Wil: 04 Min: 03 Occupation: Perpetual High School Student
Inf: 04 Aur: 06 Spi: 04 Resources {or Wealth}: 000
Init: 022 HP: 045
Powers:
Analytic Smell/Tracking Scent: 06, Claws: 03, Detect (Minds he has previously read): 08, Extended Hearing: 04, Jumping: 04, Microscopic Vision: 05, Mind Probe: 08, Poison Touch: 06, Regeneration: 13, Skin Armor: 04, Super Speed: 06, Telescopic Vision: 05
Bonuses and Limitations:
Claws represent his teeth, which he can use to make a normal attack while grappling an opponent (+2FC).
Claws AP add to STR (09APs).
Detect has the Discerning Bonus (+1).
Poison Touch always does killing damage.
Poison Touch cannot damage vampires.
Acrobatics (Climbing): 08, Artist (Dancer): 02, Artist (Pianist): 05, Charisma (Intimidation)*: 06, Martial Artist (No Techniques)*: 05, Thief (Stealth): 06, Vehicles (Land)*: 05
Acrobatics (Climbing) is a Powered Skill.
Attractive, Expertise (Chess), Immortality, Language (Portuguese), Life Support (No need to breath,eat, or sleep), Financial Backer (Filthy Rich – Carlisle Cullen), Scholar (High School level course material), Stabilization.
Cullen Family (High), Bella Swan (High).
Drawbacks:
Age (Young: 17), Altered Anatomy, Dependent (Renesmee, 10 pts), Distinct Appearance (Only in Sunlight), Minor Irrational Attraction to Blood, Serious Irrational Attraction to Human Blood (see the Bloodlust section), Minor Irrational Attraction to Bella Swan, Married (Bella, 0 pts), Secret Identity (Vampires carry a certain amount of stigma, also the Volturi will kill any vampire that makes a spectacle of himself or any human who uncovers their secret.)
Mock-Real.
In Twilight: 2009 VOLVO C30 T5 R-DESIGN [Str: 04, Body: 06, Running: 07, R#2, Cost: 52].
In Twilight (new moon and on): VOLVO XC60 [Str: 04, Body: 06, Running: 07, R#2, Cost: 52].
The Cullen vampire family is different from other vampires, even in their own universe, in that they consider themselves "vegetarians". They do not drink the blood of human's only animals. Only their Alaskan "cousins" The Denali Coven are known vegetarians.
The irrational Attraction to Human Blood (Serious) comes into play for Edward only when in the act of drinking blood and trying to stop before killing his victim.
Irrational Attraction to Blood (Minor), because of the families great self-control when it comes to the desire to drink human blood, Edward may practically ignore this drawback in most cases allowing him to interact with humans on a daily basis without worry of losing control.
Some cases though are special as determined by the GM, and cannot be avoided. Like the first time Edward smelled Bella.
The thirst for blood is described as a white-hot poker being shoved down your throat. Only blood will quench it. Edward equates drinking animal blood to a human who loves eating steak but persisting on tofu. You get the nutritional value but you're never quite satisfied.
As a GM, I would probably also rule that if Edward doesn't feed for a certain amount of time he'd have to roll against one or both of his Irrational Attractions. There is no evidence one way or the other but Bella does state that Edward needs to hunt and she wouldn't allow Edward to starve.
Edward doesn't need to eat and drink as a normal human and can sustain himself on blood alone. It is mentioned that vampires who don't feed will get weak. Apply the same rules as starvation (Blood of Heroes pg. 155) with the exception that they cannot eventually die from it.
A tell-tale sign that Edward has not fed is that his eyes become dark almost completely black. When he's fed well, his eyes are bright brown leaning towards golden. If a vampire drinks human blood their eyes will be red.
Becoming a Vampire
A bite from a vampire will inject venom into its target. Most vampires don't have the restraint to stop draining a victim's blood once they've started so few newborns are made.
In game terms the venom attacks the victim every minute (4APs of time) acting just as Poison Touch doing killing damage. If the target dies from the venom they will become a vampire.
New Vampire template
Anyone killed by a vampire's venom will become a vampire themselves. Newborn vampires' physical appearance and muscle mass is enhanced and perfected, eye color changes, and they no longer need to breathe or sleep.
Their senses are heightened dramatically allowing them to better assess an impending threat or potential prey. They have the ability to cut off airflow from their lungs completely. The amount of time to turn is not given in the films. It is assumed to be fairly quick. The victim will gain:
Dex: 04 Str: 09 Bod: (remains the same as the original)
Analytic Smell/Tracking Scent: 03, Claws: 02, Extended Hearing: 04, Jumping: 04, Poison Touch: 06, Regeneration: 13, Skin Armor: 04, Super Speed: 04.
Claws represent his teeth, which can be used to make a normal attack while Grappling an opponent (+2FC) Claws AP add to STR.
Poison Touch always does killing damage. Poison Touch cannot harm vampires.
Acrobatics (Climbing)*: 04
Immortality, Life Support (No need to eat, breathe, or sleep), Stabilization, Altered Anatomy, Distinct Appearance (Only in Sunlight), Serious Irrational Attraction to Blood, Catastrophic Irrational Attraction to Human Blood, Secret Identity.
For PC's this means incurring an in game cost. Unless the GM thinks it appropriate to wave the fee.
If the victim already has equal or greater Physical Attributes; AP add these APs to the existing score, essentially adding a +1 AP to the current score. However if the two scores differ by greater than three column shifts, take the higher with no addition.
Newly changed vampires retain all mental and mystical stats plus previous HPs, Powers, Skills and other stats deemed appropriate by the GM. The newborns are stronger than older vampires because of the human blood that still lingers in their tissues.
A vampire is never more powerful than in their first few months of "life". After this initial period has passed, a newborn's strength drops to their original strength +05APs.
By Ethan Roe.
Source of Character: The 2008 film Twilight; 2009 film The Twilight saga : New Moon and 2010 film The Twilight saga: Eclipse; 2011 and 2012 films The Twilight saga: Breaking dawn part 1 and 2 character played by Robert Pattinson.
Helper(s): Wikipedia; imdb.com , Currer, eickeric.
Writeup completed on the 20th of June, 2013.
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Reproducibility in Cancer Biology: Rethinking research into metastasis
Peter Friedl ,
Radboud University Medical Centre, Netherlands;
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, United States;
Insight Dec 17, 2019
The partial success of an attempt to repeat findings in cancer biology highlights the need to improve study designs for preclinical research into metastasis and the targeting of cancer cells.
Cancer metastasis results from the escape of cancer cells from the primary tumor, followed by circulation in the blood or lymph system, and then seeding in distant organs. In 2011 researchers at the CNIC in Madrid and other institutions in Spain and the United States reported the results of in vitro experiments and experiments in mice that highlighted how the mechanical properties of the stromal cells around a tumor can influence cancer progression and metastasis (Goetz et al., 2011). In particular they reported that the expression of an intracellular protein called caveolin-1 in tumor-associated fibroblasts resulted in remodeling of the stroma in breast cancer xenografts, which led to increased metastasis.
In 2015, as part of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology, Fiering et al. published a Registered Report which explained in detail how they would seek to replicate some of these experiments (Fiering et al., 2015). The results of these experiment have now been published as a Replication Study (Sheen et al., 2019). Sheen et al. confirmed that fibroblasts expressing caveolin-1 display increased extracellular matrix (ECM) remodeling in vitro, and a higher capacity for intra-tumoral stroma remodeling in vivo. Moreover, by co-implanting caveolin-1-expressing or caveolin-1-deficient fibroblasts with breast cancer cells in nude mice, they confirmed that the expression of caveolin-1 does not affect the tumor growth at the implantation site. However, in contrast to the original study, metastasis formation was not enhanced by caveolin-1 expression, though it should be noted that there were important differences between the original work and the replication. This means that we cannot draw about conclusions about the reproducibility or otherwise of the original findings about metastasis. It is worth looking at these differences to see what we can learn for future studies.
Experiments with mice and other animals are stopped at a 'humane endpoint' to prevent unnecessary suffering. The original experiments to monitor metastasis were stopped 75 days after the breast cancer cells had been implanted in the mice. However, the tumors grew much faster in the replication, which meant that the humane endpoint was reached after just 45 days. Tumor growth and metastasis are both nonlinear processes, with long periods of relatively slow growth being followed by periods of rapid growth. It is possible, therefore, that the low levels of metastasis seen in the replication are due to the duration of the experiments being significantly shorter than the original experiments.
So what lessons might we take away from this Replication Study? First, the differences between the two studies with respect to the link between ECM remodeling in the primary tumor site and metastasis might indicate that factors other than ECM alignment have an influence on the outcome. In particular, the orientation of the ECM relative to the tumor may be important: it is known that the invasion of neighboring tissue by cancer cells, metastasis and poor prognosis are all supported when the ECM is perpendicular to the tumor surface, whereas a capsule-like orientation of the ECM parallel to the tumor surface can limit tumor cell evasion (Figure 1A; Conklin et al., 2011; Park et al., 2019).
Studying tumor invasion and metastasis.
(A) The orientation of the extracellular matrix (ECM) and fibroblasts in the vicinity of a tumor (pale blue) has an influence on the development of the tumor. A capsule-like orientation will limit the escape of cancer cells from the tumor (1), whereas a perpendicular orientation will encourage escape and the invasion of nearby tissue (2). The orientation of the ECM and the fibroblasts can be quantified by image processing. (B) Experiments in which cancer cells are implanted into an animal have to be stopped when the primary tumor reaches a certain size to prevent unnecessary suffering (1). This can limit the data that can be collected on other aspects of cancer, such as metastasis. An alternative approach is to monitor each animal individually and to resection a tumor when it reaches a certain size (2): this allows for longer studies, including the collection of Kaplan-Meier survival curves similar to those collected during clinical trials.
Second, it is possible to design experiments where faster-than-expected growth of the primary tumor does not limit our ability to study metastasis. This can be done by monitoring each mouse individually and resecting the primary tumor during exponential growth, before the humane endpoint is reached, while also continuing to measure metastasis and other outcomes (Figure 1B). Preclinical studies using this refined procedure have allowed researchers to measure the response of primary tumors to experimental molecular-targeted therapy and to monitor whether metastasis is affected or not for endpoints after 100 days and later (Gómez-Cuadrado et al., 2017; Miller et al., 2019). It should be noted that resection might not be required if the experimental treatment causes reliable regression of the primary tumor: the present author and co-workers recently used this approach to monitor incidence of metastasis and overall survival in tumor-bearing mice over a period of 180 days (Haeger et al., 2020).
Third, multiple experimental details that are difficult to control may affect tumor growth and metastasis. For example, tumor cells may change their growth characteristics, and grow more or less efficiently, as a result of continued culture. Other factors that influence tumor growth rates in mouse experiments include: the use of fetal calf serum to cultivate cells before implantation (van der Valk et al., 2018); the conditions under which the mice are housed (Kilkenny et al., 2010); and variation in the microbiomes of the mice (Sethi et al., 2018). It is vital, therefore, that the Methods sections of papers fully describe how the mice used in experiments were housed (including information about diet, environmental enrichment and housing temperature; see Kilkenny et al., 2010 for a full list). And in the future, molecular fingerprinting of the microbiome of animals might also be required.
In conclusion, we do not know for sure in which tumors and to what extent the expression of caveolin-1 and the subsequent remodeling of the ECM in the tumor stroma has an influence on metastasis. However, the efforts to replicate previous work in this field provide an opportunity for self-reflection, and make clear that there are strong reasons to refine workflows in preclinical metastasis research and to improve the way we carry out research into anti-cancer pathways and drug discovery.
Peter Friedl was a peer reviewer for Registered Report (Fiering et al., 2015) and the Replication Study (Sheen et al., 2019).
Aligned collagen is a prognostic signature for survival in human breast carcinoma
MW Conklin
JC Eickhoff
KM Riching
CA Pehlke
KW Eliceiri
PP Provenzano
A Friedl
PJ Keely
American Journal of Pathology 178:1221–1232.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.11.076
Registered Report: Biomechanical remodeling of the microenvironment by stromal caveolin-1 favors tumor invasion and metastasis
S Fiering
LH Ang
J Lacoste
TD Smith
E Griner
Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology
Biomechanical remodeling of the microenvironment by stromal caveolin-1 favors tumor invasion and metastasis
JG Goetz
S Minguet
I Navarro-Lérida
JJ Lazcano
R Samaniego
E Calvo
M Tello
T Osteso-Ibáñez
T Pellinen
A Echarri
A Cerezo
AJ Klein-Szanto
R Garcia
P Sánchez-Mateos
E Cukierman
MA Del Pozo
Mouse models of metastasis: progress and prospects
L Gómez-Cuadrado
N Tracey
R Ma
B Qian
VG Brunton
Disease Models & Mechanisms 10:1061–1074.
https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.030403
Collective cancer invasion forms an integrin-dependent radioresistant niche
A Haeger
S Alexander
M Vullings
FMP Kaiser
C Veelken
U Flucke
GE Koehl
M Hirschberg
M Flentje
RM Hoffman
EK Geissler
S Kissler
P Friedl
Journal of Experimental Medicine 217:e20181184.
Improving bioscience research reporting: the ARRIVE guidelines for reporting animal research
C Kilkenny
WJ Browne
IC Cuthill
M Emerson
DG Altman
Durability of cell line xenograft resection models to interrogate tumor micro-environment targeting agents
IS Miller
LP Shiels
E Conroy
K Connor
P Dicker
WM Gallagher
NO Donovan
RS Kerbel
J Crown
AT Byrne
Scientific Reports 9:9204.
Extracellular matrix anisotropy is determined by TFAP2C-dependent regulation of cell collisions
D Park
E Wershof
S Boeing
A Labernadie
RP Jenkins
S George
X Trepat
PA Bates
E Sahai
Nature Materials, 15, 10.1038/s41563-019-0504-3.
Gut microbiota promotes tumor growth in mice by modulating immune response
V Sethi
S Kurtom
M Tarique
S Lavania
Z Malchiodi
L Hellmund
U Sharma
B Giri
B Garg
A Ferrantella
SM Vickers
S Banerjee
R Dawra
S Roy
S Ramakrishnan
A Saluja
V Dudeja
Gastroenterology 155:33–37.
https://doi.org/10.1053/j.gastro.2018.04.001
Replication Study: Biomechanical remodeling of the microenvironment by stromal caveolin-1 favors tumor invasion and metastasis
JL Fields
B Northan
L-H Ang
Fetal bovine serum (FBS): Past - Present - Future
J van der Valk
K Bieback
C Buta
B Cochrane
WG Dirks
JJ Hickman
C Hohensee
R Kolar
M Liebsch
F Pistollato
M Schulz
D Thieme
T Weber
J Wiest
S Winkler
G Gstraunthaler
Altex 35:99–118.
https://doi.org/10.14573/altex.1705101
Peter Friedl is in the Department of Cell Biology, Radboud Institute for Molecular Life Sciences, Radboud University Medical Centre, Nijmegen, Netherlands, the Cancer Genomics Center, Utrecht, Netherlands, and the Department of Genitourinary Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, United States
peter.friedl@radboudumc.nl
© 2019, Friedl
metascience
biochemical remodeling
Mee Rie Sheen et al.
Replication Study Dec 17, 2019
As part of the Reproducibility Project: Cancer Biology we published a Registered Report (Fiering et al., 2015) that described how we intended to replicate selected experiments from the paper 'Biomechanical remodeling of the microenvironment by stromal caveolin-1 favors tumor invasion and metastasis' (Goetz et al., 2011). Here we report the results. Primary mouse embryonic fibroblasts (pMEFs) expressing caveolin 1 (Cav1WT) demonstrated increased extracellular matrix remodeling in vitro compared to Cav1 deficient (Cav1KO) pMEFs, similar to the original study (Goetz et al., 2011). In vivo, we found higher levels of intratumoral stroma remodeling, determined by fibronectin fiber orientation, in tumors from cancer cells co-injected with Cav1WT pMEFs compared to cancer cells only or cancer cells plus Cav1KO pMEFs, which were in the same direction as the original study (Supplemental Figure S7C; Goetz et al., 2011), but not statistically significant. Primary tumor growth was similar between conditions, like the original study (Supplemental Figure S7Ca; Goetz et al., 2011). We found metastatic burden was similar between Cav1WT and Cav1KO pMEFs, while the original study found increased metastases with Cav1WT (Figure 7C; Goetz et al., 2011); however, the duration of our in vivo experiments (45 days) were much shorter than in the study by Goetz et al. (2011) (75 days). This makes it difficult to interpret the difference between the studies as it is possible that the cells required more time to manifest the difference between treatments observed by Goetz et al. We also found a statistically significant negative correlation of intratumoral remodeling with metastatic burden, while the original study found a statistically significant positive correlation (Figure 7Cd; Goetz et al., 2011), but again there were differences between the studies in terms of the duration of the metastasis studies and the imaging approaches that could have impacted the outcomes. Finally, we report meta-analyses for each result.
Re-expression of SMARCA4/BRG1 in small cell carcinoma of ovary, hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) promotes an epithelial-like gene signature through an AP-1-dependent mechanism
Krystal Ann Orlando et al.
Small cell carcinoma of the ovary, hypercalcemic type (SCCOHT) is a rare and aggressive form of ovarian cancer. SCCOHT tumors have inactivating mutations in SMARCA4 (BRG1), one of the two mutually exclusive ATPases of the SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complex. To address the role that BRG1 loss plays in SCCOHT tumorigenesis, we performed integrative multi-omic analyses in SCCOHT cell lines +/- BRG1 reexpression. BRG1 reexpression induced a gene and protein signature similar to an epithelial cell and gained chromatin accessibility sites correlated with other epithelial originating TCGA tumors. Gained chromatin accessibility and BRG1 recruited sites were strongly enriched for transcription-factor-binding motifs of AP-1 family members. Furthermore, AP-1 motifs were enriched at the promoters of highly upregulated epithelial genes. Using a dominant-negative AP-1 cell line, we found that both AP-1 DNA-binding activity and BRG1 reexpression are necessary for the gene and protein expression of epithelial genes. Our study demonstrates that BRG1 reexpression drives an epithelial-like gene and protein signature in SCCOHT cells that depends upon by AP-1 activity.
Loss of FLCN-FNIP1/2 induces a non-canonical interferon response in human renal tubular epithelial cells
Iris E Glykofridis et al.
Germline inactivating mutations in Folliculin (FLCN) cause Birt–Hogg–Dubé (BHD) syndrome, a rare autosomal dominant disorder predisposing to kidney tumors. FLCN is a conserved, essential gene linked to diverse cellular processes but the mechanisms by which FLCN prevents kidney cancer remain unknown. Here we show that deleting FLCN activates TFE3, upregulating its downstream E-box genes in human renal tubular epithelial cells (RPTEC/TERT1), including RRAGD and GPNMB, without modifying mTORC1 activity. Surprisingly, deletion of FLCN or its binding partners FNIP1/FNIP2 also induces interferon response genes, but independently of interferon. Mechanistically, FLCN loss promotes STAT2 recruitment to chromatin and slows cellular proliferation. Our integrated analysis identifies STAT1/2 signaling as a novel target of FLCN in renal cells and BHD tumors. STAT1/2 activation appears to counterbalance TFE3-directed hyper-proliferation and may influence the immune response. These findings shed light on unique roles of FLCN in human renal tumorigenesis and pinpoint candidate prognostic biomarkers.

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First came the idea. Then came the late nights of Craigslist searching.
Weighing just 3,400 pounds, Airstream's Nest makes hitting the road for your next adventure a breeze.
Mobile + Home: what is so fascinating about the juxtaposition of these two seemingly irreconcilable words?
Craving more adventure, a couple decide to make a radical life change by becoming full-time Airstream residents and renovators.
Six renovated Airstream trailers offer rooftop views at this boutique hotel over Flinders Lane.
A thatched cottage on the French coastline gets a second chance with a stunning renovation that blends past and present.


When I saw this play last year at the Opera House, I went home afterwards, ashamed that I knew nothing of this incredible piece of indigenous history. Belvoir and ILBIJERRI theatre have combined to present this work again in Sydney and it has an even more powerful impact with an all indigenous cast. Coranderrk was an Aboriginal Station established in 1863 near Healesville in Victoria. Under the excellent management of a lay preacher John Green, the station flourished and was self sufficient. The indigenous population thrived and were treated with respect and kindness. Because of its success, various lobby groups at the time wanted a piece of the action and the valuable Coranderrk land for white settlers and urged the Board for the Protection of Aborigines to move the indigenous population on. After the dismissal of John Green, the men and women of Coranderrk fought back and after petitions and deputations, an inquiry was held in 1881 which had 69 witnesses, 22 of them Aboriginals. This play is a partial re-enactment of the inquiry presenting the personal testimonies of the sadness suffered by the men and women of Coranderrk after John Green's dismissal and those that tried to destroy Coranderrk for their own selfish purposes. Whilst the Inquiry ultimately allowed Coranderrk to continue, Victorian politics intervened and the passing of legislation caused it to be closed in 1924. Beautifully directed by Isaac Drandic, this story was brought to being by research from writers Giordano Nanni and Andrea James. A great cast- Jack Charles, Stewart, Kate Beckett, Kelton Pell, Melodie Reynolds-Diarra. At only 1 hour this is a powerful story particularly because of the personal accounts – you cannot help feeling that had John Green been allowed to continue his work, the lives and work of Aboriginal men and women may have been far more valued and a lasting legacy would have ensued. Belvoir.


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'Die a Happy Man' Hitmaker Sean Douglas Buys Historic $3.2 Million California Compound — See Inside [Pictures]
Sean Douglas, the genre-hopping songwriter behind hits including Thomas Rhett's smash "Die a Happy Man," has purchased a historic compound in California, and pictures show a beautiful residence that's an impressive mix of history and luxury.
Built in 1925, the songwriter's new 4-bedroom, 4.5-bathroom, 2,939-square-feet home was designed by renowned architect Carleton Winslow, according to Dirt.com. Located in Montecito, Calif., the Spanish-Colonial style home is a U-shaped villa built around a courtyard, with plenty of iron gates and accents to add to the European flair of the property.
A long gravel driveway leads over a bridge to a circular brick motor court and brick paths to the front door, while there's also a detached two-car garage.
Stepping through an arched front doorway, the main living room's cathedral ceiling features exposed beams, while an arched fireplace gives the room a less formal, somewhat whimsical feel. Skylights let in plenty of extra natural light, and an oversized, open-concept kitchen has been fully updated with topline appliances and has room for a table and island.
The family room is located in another wing of the house and steps out onto an open-air patio through French doors. The master suite of the compound has been fully renovated with hardwood floors and recessed lights, while the attached bathroom has a separate soaking tub and stone countertops.
There's also a separate study, while the exterior amenities of the property include a stone courtyard and a brick patio with outdoor dining. Rock-lined gravel paths lead through the gardens to a 1-bedroom, 1-bathroom guest house on the grounds.
Douglas co-wrote "Die Happy Man" with Thomas Rhett and Joe Spargur. The song won ACM Awards for Single Record of the Year and Song of the Year, as well as a CMA Award for Single of the Year.
Douglas has also written songs for Nick Jonas, Lizzo, the Chainsmokers, Demi Lovato, Selena Gomez, Sia and more, and he is the only child of actor Michael Keaton.
Scroll through the gallery below to see inside his historic California estate, and keep scrolling to see inside Thomas Rhett's sprawling rural retreat in Tennessee.
See Inside 'Die a Happy Man' HItmaker's Historic Compound
"Die a Happy Man" songwriter Sean Douglas has purchased an estate in California, and pictures show a blend of history and luxury.
Look Inside Thomas Rhett's Rustic Rural Paradise:
Source: 'Die a Happy Man' Hitmaker Sean Douglas Buys Historic $3.2 Million California Compound — See Inside [Pictures]
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New Study Says You Only Need One Pfizer COVID Shot
The Oak Ridge Boys to Release New Album 'Front Porch Singin' This Summer
Thomas Rhett Plans 'One Night Only From Nashville' Livestream to Celebrate New Album
Chris Young and Kane Brown Spotlight Their Real-Life Pals in 'Famous Friends' Video
Local Calls Will Soon Require Ten-Digit Dialing
Carrie Underwood Stuns With 'Just as I Am' and 'Victory in Jesus' on 'Today' Show [Watch]
Luke Combs Sneaks Out New Song From His Next Album
Interstate 14 Project in Louisiana Takes a Step Forward


At St Anne's we are very proud of how smartly our children are presented. This is all thanks to the support we get from parents who in turn take pride in how their children are dressed for school.
Uniform is important because it stops arguments about what to wear and the 'designer option' does not become a problem.
Uniform provides a sense of belonging and provides simple and practical clothing to wear.
All clothing must be clearly named.
Red sweat shirt or cardigan with EYFS logo.
Grey skirt, trousers or joggers.
PE kit: As main school, below.
White shirt, grey skirt/pinafore or grey trousers (tailored), white socks, 'bottle green' school jumper/cardigan, preferably with school name on. School tie. Plain tights may also be worn - green, red, white, cream or grey.
Plain red aertex 't' shirt, grey shorts/trousers, grey socks.
Red and white gingham dress and white socks, or white open neck blouse with grey skirt.
PE kits should be kept in a drawstring bag. All items should be named and taken home at least every half term to wash.
In Year 4, children attend swimming lessons. All children take part unless there are medical reasons. You will be notified when it is needed.
A full costume is required for girls, and trunks (not shorts) for boys.
No jewellery to be worn in school, except single studs in ears. These must be removed for all sports, or covered with plasters. Plasters must be provided by parents.
P.E. is part of the National curriculum. All children are expected to take part unless we are notified of a specific medical reason why they cannot.


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package nycsubway

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"log"
	"math"
	"net/http"
	"strconv"
	"strings"

	rtree "github.com/dhconnelly/rtreego"
	geojson "github.com/paulmach/go.geojson"
)

// Stations is an RTree housing the stations
var Stations = rtree.NewTree(2, 25, 50)

// Station is a wrapper for `*geojson.Feature` so that we can implement
// `rtree.Spatial` interface type.
type Station struct {
	feature *geojson.Feature
}

// Bounds implements `rtree.Spatial` so we can load
// stations into an `rtree.Rtree`.
func (s *Station) Bounds() *rtree.Rect {
	return rtree.Point{
		s.feature.Geometry.Point[0],
		s.feature.Geometry.Point[1],
	}.ToRect(1e-6)
}

// loadStations loads the geojson features from
// `subway-stations.geojson` into the `Stations` rtree.
func loadStations() {
	stationsGeojson := GeoJSON["subway-stations.geojson"]
	fc, err := geojson.UnmarshalFeatureCollection(stationsGeojson)
	if err != nil {
		// Note: this will take down the GAE instance by exiting this process.
		log.Fatal(err)
	}
	for _, f := range fc.Features {
		Stations.Insert(&Station{f})
	}
}

// subwayStationsHandler reads r for a "viewport" query parameter
// and writes a GeoJSON response of the features contained in
// that viewport into w.
func subwayStationsHandler(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
	w.Header().Set("Content-type", "application/json")
	vp := r.FormValue("viewport")
	rect, err := newRect(vp)
	if err != nil {
		str := fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't parse viewport: %s", err)
		http.Error(w, str, 400)
		return
	}
	zm, err := strconv.ParseInt(r.FormValue("zoom"), 10, 0)
	if err != nil {
		str := fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't parse zoom: %s", err)
		http.Error(w, str, 400)
		return
	}
	s := Stations.SearchIntersect(rect)
	fc, err := clusterStations(s, int(zm))
	if err != nil {
		str := fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't cluster results: %s", err)
		http.Error(w, str, 500)
		return
	}
	err = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(fc)
	if err != nil {
		str := fmt.Sprintf("Couldn't encode results: %s", err)
		http.Error(w, str, 500)
		return
	}
}

// newRect constructs a `*rtree.Rect` for a viewport.
func newRect(vp string) (*rtree.Rect, error) {
	ss := strings.Split(vp, "|")
	sw := strings.Split(ss[0], ",")
	swLat, err := strconv.ParseFloat(sw[0], 64)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	swLng, err := strconv.ParseFloat(sw[1], 64)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	ne := strings.Split(ss[1], ",")
	neLat, err := strconv.ParseFloat(ne[0], 64)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	neLng, err := strconv.ParseFloat(ne[1], 64)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	minLat := math.Min(swLat, neLat)
	minLng := math.Min(swLng, neLng)
	distLat := math.Max(swLat, neLat) - minLat
	distLng := math.Max(swLng, neLng) - minLng

	// Grow the rect to ameliorate issues with stations
	// disappearing on Zoom in, and being slow to appear
	// on Pan or Zoom out.
	r, err := rtree.NewRect(
		rtree.Point{
			minLng - distLng/10,
			minLat - distLat/10,
		},
		[]float64{
			distLng * 1.2,
			distLat * 1.2,
		})
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	return r, nil
}


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Adoptions on the rise locally during the pandemic
COVID-19 has turned life as we know it upside down. For some, family planning is delayed or deterred, but one local family says adoption is different, but not impossible.
By: Taylor Epps
TOWN OF TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — It's been quite the journey for little Bodhi Keelan. He was born on May 20, 2020 in Florida, a hot spot during a global pandemic, then adopted by a Town of Tonawanda couple.
"When someone calls you and says you have a son, all those fears about COVID they become the opposite of fears. There's no way I'm going to let COVID stand in the way of something we've wanted so badly for so long," said Tristan Keelan, a newly adoptive father.
Tristan Keelan and his wife Kimberly always knew they wanted to grow their family. They waited for 17 months, expecting a challenge, but nothing like this.
They drove all the way to Florida and even got tested for COVID-19 to be able to go into the hospital, but they were denied access because Bodhi was in the NICU. They waited one week to hold their son for the first time.
"It's like being on the dark side of the moon, you can't see him, you can't touch him, but you know he's yours," said Keelan.
Months later, he's home in WNY enjoying long naps and warm milk. And the Keelan family is not alone, a local adoption agency is having a surprisingly busy year.
"Maybe that's kind of a reflection of COVID-19 entering people's lives and maybe this realization that a family is something I really want, why wait?" said Michael Hill, Associate Director of Adoption STAR, an Amherst-based adoption agency.
So far this year 48 children have been placed through Adoption STAR. Compared to 39 placements by this time in 2019 and 37 in 2018. They're also seeing more people looking to adopt.
"If people can be flexible and patient, ultimately, placements are transpiring and transpiring in numbers that are shocking us," said Hill.
They're able to handle visitations, home studies and even court proceedings virtually. It's different, but not impossible and there are still thousands of children out there waiting for a permanent home.
"Adoptions a wonderful thing. It's a story we'll tell him. It's got a lot of pieces to it, but that's his story," said Keelan.
If you think adoption is the right path for you, you can reach Adoption STAR at 716-639-3900 or click here.


Nicki Davey is founder director of Saltbox, which she started in 2009 after over 20 years working in the charity and social housing sectors. Nicki's boundless energy, power to engage people, ability to turn ideas into reality and sense of fun has earned her a reputation as an inspiring leader and innovative trainer.
Nicki is a Fellow of the RSA and an active member of the West of England branch of the CIPD. She is a Master TetraMap Facilitator and facilitates the TetraMap Global Leadership Group. Nicki loves introducing others to TetraMap, training them to become TetraMap facilitators, and seeing the amazing results.
Nicki is also a singer/musician and helps to run music festivals and promote music events in her local community.
Maggie Johnson is our Business Manager, Nicki's right-hand woman, and all-round superstar! Maggie is patient and considerate and pays attention to all the details, which is why she's so good at dealing with all our training bookings, invoicing, finances, and everything else that's essential for keeping the business running. Maggie also looks after the marketing and management of our training venue The Salthouse and makes sure everyone who uses the centre is made welcome and has their needs met.
Maggie loves spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. She is a member of a community choir (singing keeps her sane!), she also runs an acoustic club with her husband .
Penny Gundry is one our associates and helps to deliver our training courses.
Penny is an experienced coach and trainer who has worked with organisations in Ireland, the UK and West Africa. Penny draws from her 'toolbox' of experiences and methods to work creatively with groups and individuals to solve problems and develop new ideas. Penny's varied experience includes being Principal of the College of Progressive Education in Ireland, helping run conflict resolution programmes in Northern Ireland in the 1990s, and working with families in an isolated region of Venezuela.
Penny enjoys travelling, the outdoors and meditation, and is a qualified helicopter pilot.
Suzy Phillips is one of our associates and has over 25 years experience of working in individual, team and organisation development including a career in Management Development and HR within the NHS. Suzy has a Master's Degree in People Development and is certificated in psychometric testing. She is an ILM accredited trainer and a qualified executive/life coach with a particular interest in health and wellbeing.
Suzy's insight about people and her support to individuals enables their growth and encourages their personal responsibility for learning. She particularly enjoys using creative techniques and practical exercises to increase people's understanding of their strengths and to realise the options they have in life. Suzy is an active semi-professional artist and photographer, and enjoys singing, playing the guitar, travel, her garden, and creative writing.
Mark Pogson helps us to deliver wellbeing-related services, such as relaxation workshops and complementary therapies, and he designed the De-stress at your Desk exercises which you'll find on our free resources page.
Mark also runs SSOHA (The Somerset School of Oriental Healing Arts).
Louisa Potter faciliates the glass walk and other self-empowerment activities on our SpiderWeb programme. She is a SUNDOOR certified fire walk leader and brings the empowerment tools of firewalking, glasswalking, arrow breaks and rebar bends to a wide range of settings.Her work is rooted in her spiritual background and has an earthy and elemental feel as she has deepened her connection to the wild places of the Highlands of Scotland, where she enjoys walking, writing and immersing herself in nature.
Louisa firmly believes that all the power needed for transformation lies within each of our bodies and enjoys sharing this with others in a light hearted but grounded way.


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The Power of the Veto
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I enjoy writing about politics and the issues with having a two-party system.
Individual states no longer can rely on their elected senators to represent for the will of the state that elected them. The senatorial practice of putting allegiance to their party above their allegiance to their state has become increasingly prevalent. This is evidenced most notably in the often discussed Affordable Care Act (ACA). The Affordable Care Act was signed into law March 23, 2010, and was subsequently challenged in federal court when a majority of states sought to overturn portions of the act. The challenge was negated when the Supreme Court ruled that the questioned portions of the act could be interpreted as taxes. This history is well known. A list of which states filed lawsuits, and how their senators voted, is contained in another article of mine
The part that is often overlooked about the history of the Affordable Care Act is that there is something fundamentally wrong with how our laws are made when a majority of states object to the laws their senators have passed. Worse is that the Supreme Court, by act if not by words, upheld the notion of purely partisan politics as a means to create laws for our nation.
You might be asking "What is wrong with that?"
Please note here that the author has no objections to providing affordable health care for our people. The objection is to partisan politics, and how the rush to implement on a partisan basis sometimes fails to heed the voices of practical and sensible governance. This is not an article against Healthcare for our people.
We currently have two dominant parties in American politics, the Democrats and the Republicans. It has become something of a tradition for us to periodically switch which party is elected to power. First the Democrats rule, then the Republicans rule. Both sides use a variety of tactics to inhibit the other from being able to do the things necessary to run the country. In practice, our nation has become bipolar, and hence dysfunctional. How we present ourselves to the world changes from administration to administration as the parties switch power. How we present the federal face to the people of America also changes. This occurs because partisan politics dominates the day-to-day workings of the federal government.
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States Representation Is a Sanity Check on the Federal Government
During the Obama administration, there was much discussion of putting forth an effort to attempt to repeal the 17th Amendment of our constitution. For those who do not know, the 17th Amendment says: "The Senate of the United States shall be composed of two Senators from each State, elected by the people thereof, for a period of six years; and each Senator shall have one vote. The electors in each State shall have the qualifications requisite for electors of the most numerous branch of the State legislatures."
The prior notion was that senators represented for their state legislatures. State legislatures are typically composed of people experienced with the efforts involved in enacting, policing, and enforcing laws within their state. They develop a sense of what will work and what will not work when it comes to creating enforceable laws that are of benefit (and not burden) to the people of their states. Prior to the 17th Amendment, this was slow—the dominant form of transportation was largely still by horse and carriage, and communication was still by letter or telegraph.
Prior to the 17th Amendment, senators were selected by a method of choosing within each state. Additionally, states supposedly had the right to instruct their senator on how to vote with respect to laws brought before the Senate. In practice, this provided a sanity check on what sort of laws got passed by our federal government, and served as one of the checks on federal power in our overall government system. That check relied on senators faithfully representing for their state, or owing allegiance to their state.
With the 17th Amendment, this encouragement to represent for experienced governance no longer need to be honored by our senators. The sanity check on what became law was no longer required. The bipolar effect of a two party system was allowed to grow.
Discussion on the 17th Amendment is online (search for 17th Amendment to the United States Constitution). Seven states did not ratify the original amendment. Two states became states after the amendment was approved. With the recent discussions of repeal, one state has called for offering an amendment in Congress to repeal the 17th Amendment. (Utah … March 2, 2016)
U.S. Constitution Article I, Section 7, Second Paragraph:
Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
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Freedom and Its Constraints - the Limits to What We Should Do
The powers of the president are few, but are rather powerful. One of those is the power to select advisor to the president, usually cabinet members. The Senate has the power to approve presidential selections, or to not approve, or to even delay. Under a fully partisan system, the senators do not have to answer to the states on whether to approve or disapprove anyone nominated to a position by the president. They can that solely on a partisan basis.
Checks and balances are wonderful things.
The Senate has the power to make laws. They do not have to answer to the states when they make those laws, they can make laws solely on a partisan basis. Recent history suggests, that in times of stress, senators will show allegiance to their party rather than their state. Of course, any law passed by Congress is subject to presidential approval, or if the president feels it is warranted, a presidential veto.
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Why This Article iI Titled "Power of the Veto"
On January 20, 2017, Donald J. Trump was inaugurated the 45th president of the United States. He has nominated folks for cabinet level positions, and has encountered persistent resistance from the Senate. He has indicated on multiple occasions that he is in favor of states rights. What if he begins to exercise the power of the veto? Is there some reason he cannot reach out to the various states government to find out whether they have objections to any law he regards as contentious? Can he not do a simple poll of the states to find out where they really stand on a law prior to it being passed into federal law? Can he choose to honor their request that it remain a state level matter, and honor their request for the federal system to not be involved?
Even better, can he not reach out to the states with the simple question: "Is your state legislature comfortable with how they are being represented with respect to the creation of law at the federal level?"
After all, if worse comes to worse, and we once again find ourselves in a situation where senators failed to represent for their states, he could always tell the Senate "If you had done your job, this law would not be vetoed."
Will We See?
Will we see a future where the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is repealed and replaced by the Affordable Healthcare Act (AHA)?
Will we see the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the restoration of states representation at the federal level?
Will we seen an American epiphany—where the insanity of bipolar partisan politics is mitigated by the revived sanity check of states representation?
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London City (mum): Childcare challenge anyone?
Thank you! I should give that to read to all my full time working mum friends who ask me how it is to be on holiday all the time.
Brilliant post. Came just as I was near to tears about taking on the new job (this will be the last day I get to work from home!). Thank you.
Great post - you have just described all my days! As Mwa says - can you please pass this on to everyone who thinks I sit on my arse watching crappy daytime TV whilst munching my way through 15 packets of jaffa cakes. Who could have known that staying at home with your own children could be so terrifying!!!
No one can preach about parenting (watching TV whatever) until they have run the gauntlet of having to do it themselves. On their own and for at least 2 weeks. Then come back and tell us that you didn't use the TV for a break (I'm so with Potty on this one) or that you had a calm, restful time at home.


The canalled city, with its cobbled alleyways, gourmet restaurants and rich cultural history, lures travellers in masses all year round. Venice — also known as the Floating City — was built on 118 islands in the middle of the Venetian Lagoon at the head of the Adriatic Sea in northern Italy.
Whether you're travelling solo, or as a couple, taking the family or visiting friends, Venice is truly a beautiful city that should be on everyone's bucket list. Here are a just few spectacular sites worth visiting in Venice while you're there.
A visit to Venice would not be complete without a gondola ride. The Grand Canal – the major waterway of Venice – is 3.8 kilometres long and sweeps through the whole city. Have your camera ready because there are also a lot of points of interest along this canal, including palaces, churches and other renaissance and gothic-style buildings.
Venice is home to one of the most famous opera houses in Italy. Teatro Le Fenice — also known as The Phoenix — is a must-see for all opera fans. Interestingly, Fenice has been burnt down three times since it was first built in 1792. And even if you're not an opera fan, the striking architecture and furnishings of this opera house will be sure to impress you.
A small fishing village located in the Venetian lagoon, Burano Island makes a great day trip. Its small houses are brightly painted, creating the perfect background for your Italian holiday photos. The island is also famous for its incredibly delicate handmade lace.
Murano Island is the place to go if you're looking for some Venetian glass souvenirs. There are many glass factories on the island, with local glass blowers doing demonstrations in their shops for visitors. If you're especially interested in the craft, then don't forget to stop by the glass museum, Museo del Vetro. Even if you're short on time, you can still fit in a quick trip to Murano, as it is only a few minutes by boat from Venice.
San Marco is the oldest quarter of Venice, surrounded by the city's most beautiful and important buildings. In this square you can see St Mark's Basilica, Doge's Palace and the Torre dell'Orologio, a clock tower that is not only there for telling the time, but is an historically significant building that was built in 1496. Don't forget to visit the smaller square towards the north of the church, called Piazzetta dei Leoncini.
Rialto Market is a great opportunity to visit the most popular market in the city and where locals go to buy their daily fruits, vegetables and fish. It's also a fantastic place to soak up the authentic vibe of local life in Venice. To make the most of your visit, you should arrive as early as possible!


ADELAIDE has signalled its expectations of former Carlton forward Troy Menzel by handing him its famous No.32.
Menzel, 21, takes over the jumper number vacated by Patrick Dangerfield and worn with distinction in 312 games by Crows great Mark Ricciuto.
"The No.32 has obviously been worn by some champions of the Adelaide Football Club," Menzel said.
The only other player to wear No.32 for the Crows was Bruce Lindsay, a member of Adelaide's inaugural squad, who wore it in six games in 1991.
Ricciuto said Menzel would be "a great pick-up for our footy club''.
"Put him alongside Tex, Eddie and all the guys up forward and it's pretty bloody exciting," Ricciuto said.
"I can't wait to see Troy running around at Adelaide Oval in the Crows colours. It'll be nice to see another young player start his journey at the club and in the No.32.
Other jumper numbers handed to Crows recruits were 36 to former Geelong player Dean Gore and No.20 to Hugh Greenwood, and forward Riley Knight switched from the No.39 to No.3.


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WXEM (1460 kHz "La Mejor") is a commercial AM radio station licensed to Buford, Georgia, and serving the Atlanta metropolitan area. The station is owned by La Favorita, Inc., and airs a Regional Mexican music format.  It simulcasts with two other Atlanta-area stations owned by La Favorita, AM 1600 WAOS in Austell and AM 1130 WLBA in Gainesville.

WXEM is powered at 5,000 watts by day.  But at night, to avoid interfering with other stations on AM 1460, WXEM dramatically drops its power to 193 watts.  It uses a non-directional antenna at all times.  The transmitter is on Radio Park Drive, near Interstate 985 in Buford.  WXEM is considered a Class B station by the Federal Communications Commission.

The station began broadcasting on December 12, 1957.

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Welcome to Six Lakes Service Inc, proudly providing expert auto and light truck repair, and maintenance services to customers of the White Lake area.
Yes, we recommend Six Lakes Service all of the time. Great and fast service, and honest people. My husband has been taking his cars to Six Lakes Service since the 1970's, we've never had an issue.
Always dependable & fairly priced service.
I'd recommend six lakes to anyone who wants their car serviced right the first time friendly people who know what they're talking about.
Fast friendly and quality service. I trust them with my fleet of business vehicles to our personal cars. It's nice having such a good business in our area all these years.
Always quick friendly reliable service you can trust.
Always great service. Highly recommended!
Great service! You guys have a new customer.


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Up at 5:25. Packed up & loaded bus. Ate in mess hall. Left late because of refueling bus. Entered New Mexico, very foggy. Arrived in Cimarron 11:20, went to Philmont. Raining. Met Jim Mokri, Ranger. Got tents in tent city. Went to Trading Post then got tents & equipment. Ate both lunch & supper at Philmont mess hall. Heard "New Mexico Story" indoors because of rain. Went to bed.
Tom Gavin up at the crack of dawn and ready for Philmont!
Well, we made it there at last! It had been quite a drive but we were finally at Philmont. It's funny how I remember the stop on the way at Raton. It seemed like the whole town was one block long, and the main feature was the bus station. There were all sorts of Indian items for sale - bracelets, blankets and the like - and it was very exotic for a bunch of New Yorkers. It was the closest we had been to the Old West so far.
This is the bus depot at Philmont. We were quite glad to finally be there.
It was finally time to get the back packs out of storage on the bus and to get ready for the trails.
This is a view of the tent city at the Philmont base camp. Peeking over the hill is a Philmont trademark, the Tooth of Time. The Scouts to the right were there from Germany, and had been visiting the U.S. as part of the World Jamboree. While my notes mention rain, these pictures seem to show a pretty nice day, at least when we first got there.
Tomorrow, we would hit the trail.
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My DD loves to smile, laugh and giggle. You can count on her to ham it up for the camera. But when she is not in the mood, you cannot make her do anything. Worst, she will sometimes deliberately look away from the camera,lol.
Here is a layout I made on one of those days when she was being cooperative. Love all the pink she was wearing so I used those as a jumping off point for the rest of the page while still keeping enough white space.
I used Recollections journaling pads, Fancy Pants' Love Story sticker embellies, Simple Stories' SN@P patterned paper (pink stripes) and Papertrey smokey shadow stripes patterned paper. The banner is made from Papertrey's Sketched Shapes die.
Irma, this is so sweet! I agree with you that children look best is smiles and your daughter has a beautiful one.


In September, Oracle unveiled its new 'Bring Your Own Licence to PaaS' cloud program, and the new offering is already paying off for the vendor, according to the latest financials.
Oracle held its second quarter earnings call on 14 December, with the company revealing a six per cent year-on-year rise in total revenues for the period, to US$9.6 billion.
The vendor also reported 55 per cent year-to-year growth in cloud software-as-a-service (SaaS) revenues, to US$1.1 billion, and a nine per cent annual increase in cloud and on-premises software revenues for the period, to US$7.8 billion.
According to Technology Business Research analyst, Meaghan McGrath, Oracle's licence and maintenance 'on premises' revenues for the quarter saw accelerated growth as customers begin to view the 'Bring Your Own Licence' (BYOL) offering as a cost-effective means to leverage licence investments as they transition to cloud.
"Oracle expects this improvement in licence and maintenance on the platform and infrastructure side to improve notably as the autonomous database becomes available and customers purchase supporting technologies around database licenses and host them on Oracle's Cloud Infrastructure," McGrath said.
The idea behind Oracle's 'Bring Your Own Licence' approach is to give customers with existing on-premises licences the ability to leverage their existing investment to use Oracle platform-as-a-service (PaaS) at a fraction of the old PaaS price. In doing so, customers have the potential to reduce their management and operational costs.
The tech giant already allowed customers to bring their on-premises licenses to its infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS), and the new offering was viewed as another step in bringing them into cloud environments, while addressing the cloud adoption challenges they face with their on-premises software investments.
"We are completely transforming the way all companies buy and use cloud by providing flexibility and choice," Oracle executive chairman of the board and CTO, Larry Ellison, said in September.
"Today, we combined the lowest prices with the highest performance and more automation to deliver a lower total cost of ownership for our customers," he said.
During the earnings call on 14 December, according to McGrath, Oracle executives continued to emphasise the opportunity that the platform and infrastructure segment – both traditional and cloud – present for the business.
"Cloud PaaS and IaaS revenue struggled to deliver year-to-year growth, as Oracle's now de-emphasised hosting business declines in the wake of new cloud focus," McGrath said.


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Glos' Top 10 Plays - Royal London One-Day Cup
After narrowly missing out on qualification to the knockout stages of the Royal London One-Day Cup, we take a look back at some of our most memorable moments of the tournament. We have compiled a list of the top ten plays that feature the likes of Chris Liddle's caught and bowled wickets against Surrey and Jack Taylor's incredible batting performance against Sussex.
It's been a fantastic competition for Gloucestershire Cricket and despite missing out on progressing, a lot of positives can be taken from some terrific wins and eye-catching team and individual performances.
The Club would like to thank all of it's followers for their continued support throughout the competition and rest assured, there will be more success on the horizon to shout about.
We would also like to thank our Royal London One-Day Cup shirt sponsors, amber energy, Bath Ales Gem, Towergate Insurance and the Royal London One-Day Cup home match ball sponsor Safran.
Take a look at our highlight package below and relive Gloucestershire Cricket's best moments in this year's One-Day Cup.


Enjoy a tailor's touch in an instant! Just peel, press and place. Put an end to messy repairs with Sticky Strapsª. Sticky Straps is a hypoallergenic garment tape that is moisture resistant, transparent and fragrance-free. Use them with confidence on fabric to fabric or fabric to skin. This fashion accessory product is designed to fit you and your busy lifestyle.


"Prince Owain Glyndwr led a successful people's rebellion against England's iron-fisted rule in the early 15th century and arguably became the most famous and highly reguarded figure in Welsh history." April/May 2001 issue of British Heritage.
Owain Glyndwr, last King of Wales: patriot, opportunist, pragmatist...?
"Owain Glyndwr - patriot, opportunist, pragmatist? Through an extensive time-line of events and involved people and places, we explore the Welsh rebellion of which Glyndwr was a catalyst. Our time-line charts the rebellion from its inception, through battles won and the stirrings of Welsh nationhood, to its eventual decline and Glyndwr's disappearance into the mists of time."
"The Society was founded to commemorate Gwenllian, the daughter of Llywelyn the last ruling Prince of Wales ("Llywelyn The Last"). After Llywelyn's death, the whole of Wales came under the control of King Edward I of England. Edward ordered Gwenllian, a 1-year old baby, to be placed in an English convent for fear she might have children who would try to restore Welsh independence. There she remained until her death 53 years later." The site contains a brief history of the princess as well as information about her memorial in Wales.


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Q: disqus api for dynamic page I developing a web application where each user can create the his own pages using the widgets provided and disqus api is one of the widgets. I trying to use the disqus api  http://docs.disqus.com/developers/universal/ for the web site, but I am little confused or I can say not able to do few things,let me explain u with a scenario. Suppose user A comes and adds disqus widget in his page and he can access his page through this url say "www.domain.com/xxx" where he can use his disqus widget, I am using the universal api but I guess I need to dynamically update the disqus_identifier and also disqus_url. How do I do it dynamically for different users or multiple users.
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Since your page is composed of widgets, I assume there is no "permalink" URL that links to just the Disqus widget.  For that reason, I would recommend you do not set the disqus_url parameter at all.  (By not setting this parameter, disqus will figure out the appropriate URL on its own.)
The method you use to set the disqus_identifier will determine how and when a new disqus thread appears in the widget.  If you want each user to see a unique disqus thread in their widget, set disqus_identifier to that user's ID.  In JSP, this might look something like the following (but the actual implementation completely depends on your unique application).
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Eric Ferris is the Executive Teaching Pastor of Vineyard Cincinnati. That's the fancy way of saying he oversees the staff and ministries of the church and that you'll catch him teaching on the weekends and various classes at the church. He holds a Master of Arts in Biblical Studies from Wheaton Graduate School. Eric is known for bringing clarity in complexity, love for the local church, and a straightforward approach to life and ministry.
This is Eric's first time with us at Mosaix!


Reinhardt Leadership Team is an online Business and Market Development company that specializes in teaching rising entrepreneurs how to think, act, and become successful! We work with individuals and teams of entrepreneurs to coach, mentor, and develop anyone who is seriously tired of the "rat race" and ready to do something to dramatically change their families financial future. Would it be okay if you had the time and money to do the things in life that are really important? Like spending time with your family and helping others achieve their goals and dreams.
A Business owner that attended Indiana University of Pennsylvania and got two Bachelor's degrees; one in Business Management/Entrepreneurship and one in Marketing. Out of college he started as a bar Manager for a Restaurant. In 2006 he started my first Marketing Company working with affiliate marketing. In 2011 he looked at what was happening in marketing and where it was going in the future and launched R Mobile Marketing. In 2014 he was introduced to a service based company that revolutionized and added a large avenue of potential to benefit him and his family.
Team Revolution is a diverse group of business owners sharing the ACN vision. We have an ambitious goal, to help as many people as possible achieve personal and financial freedom through the residual income of the ACN opportunity. We hope you take the business in front of you seriously. Your life is worth it.
Orin has been with ACN for 20 years. He graduated from Villanova University and was introduced to ACN as a recent college graduate working as a social worker for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia.
With his dedication and commitment to helping people reach their goals in ACN, Orin has built a global organization that spans four continents. He resides in the Washington, DC area with his wife, Angela, and their three sons.
With a background in pharmaceutical sales, James Adlam felt as if he was living in a dog-eat-dog world. Marketing products that weren't necessarily making people feel better also wasn't what James had in mind. While working tirelessly in the sales environment, a friend in need had approached James to borrow money. Versus paying off the debt immediately, the friend asked James to join him in looking at a business opportunity in which he didn't realize then, but could pay him back even more in the future.
At 20 years of age Casey V. Snyder was working three jobs while attending Neumann College as a dual sport athlete and journalism major. As the oldest of five siblings, he wasn't just looking for an opportunity to give him and his family success- he was praying for one.
Over the years, Casey found great success as a Independent Business Owner in ACN through perseverance, adopting an attitude of gratitude, personal development and using the company international training events. "I have grown up as a man through myentrepreneurial journey" says Casey. "We discovered structure and faith countless times during the journey, including supporting my mother while she battled, and beat cancer."
Today, Casey is grateful for the incredible team around him, but most of all he is grateful that he could support his family with financial freedom. "The best part is knowing this is just the beginning and how many more people we will set free. All they have to do is want to participate in their own rescue."
There are many reasons for a person to reevaluate their lives, and for Arturo and Mahelle Tajanlangit, this moment came after a life-threatening incident that left Arturo in the hospital. While there, Arturo realized that he had no Plan B setup for his family, and the thought scared him beyond belief. If the worst had happened, his family would be left unprepared for their future. It was then and there that Arturo decided that he was not only going to find their plan b, but make it his top priority.
A successful athlete and graduate of St. Joes University,Chris could only find work with a office supply company in the Philadelphia region; nothing to do with his field in school. He had his daughter in his early twenties and quickly became disillusioned with traditional politics and the corporate system. He started his ACN business and quickly experienced success; within 18 months was able to purchase a new Mercedes Benz and retired himself from corporate Amercia- all at just 28 years old. His "why" is his daughter Ava.
From Christopher's daugher Ava after he was able to become a stay-at-home father.
Coming from the phamaceutical industry, Kathryn broke records in her corporate position. Once she applied that work ethic with her ACN business she quickly set a new standard for all to reach for. She was blessed by a college acquaintance to aid in the expansion of the Bucks County, PA. Her charisma is contagious and she absolutely loves helping people; a feeling that she rarely experienced in the corporate America structure. She has already helped so many people she was able to walk away from her high paying full-time position in less than 2 years and purchase her dream car.
Coming from the Residential Development side of construction and a family full of entrepreneurs, Mr. Andrew Bartynski has brought his passion for helping people and launched the Montgomery County, PA market. After developing leadership and business qualities from his family business, Mr. Bartynski has applied these abilities to create immediate success in ACN. Having access to many properties and extremly large accounts, he has shown his family and others how to redirect their revenues. His focus is teaching a business owner or property manager how to reduce their liabilities and turn them into a asset.
Growing up in the impoverished city of Reading PA, Adam always had big plans of helping bring prosperity to the city he loved. After a successful football career, he graduated Bucknell University with a degree in Economics and quickly applied his work ethic and passion for helping people to the financial services industry. After a few years of being dissatisfied with corporate America, he was introduced to ACN and experienced immediate success replacing his full time income in 6 months. Aside from giving his family the greatest life possible, his reason "why" is to help empower individuals everywhere, using ACN as the vehicle, to achieve true freedom and live a fulfilled life.
Started in her early twenties while working as a mixologist." Was studying real-estate when introduced to the opportunity. Constantly having a good time, Jess is always living life. Based upon her early success she was asked to be a judge on Donald Trumps hit TV show the Celebrity Apprentice. Her "why" is to take care of her parents and brother.
Previously having a background in corporate america Al has acted as a VP of a large company. Now a sports agent, Mr. Irby has represented many major professional athletes including NFLs Jacksonville Jaguars great, quarterback David Garrard. Cynthia has a background as a technology teacher at a local school, as she loves teaching the youth. Both have a unprecedented desire to help people and look forward to being able to retire from their successful careers and do ACN full-time.
Studying biology in college, Ashley had no business experience. Seeing the success of her sister she moved forward and quickly built her ACN business between classes while she was away at school. ACN became the perfect vehicle for her to make extra money while she was enrolled. While most students had to find part-time jobs to pay for school, she was able to focus on her studies based on the free time ACN created for her.
At a very young age Tessa was diagnosed with childhood cancer. After being told she would never be able to have children, at 20 years old she wound up with a miracle. Jacob, now 5 years old is Tessa's entire world. After Tessa began working from home she had immediate success in helping people with their energy bills, specifically acquiring business accounts. After 6 months of working the opportunity part-time and acquiring many of these commercial accounts, she was able to completely replace her prior income and now be a stay at home mom.
After a distinguished 14 year career in the Marine Corps, Andrew was searching for a way to provide for his family without having to go into harm's way again. ACN has become the answer to that prayer. As a result of his success, his wife Amy was able to retire from her career as an RN to be a stay-at-home Mom of their four children – Evelyn, Brody, Roman, and Hazel. Today, Andrew is focused on sharing the ACN opportunity with as many people as possible, specifically U.S. Service members who may be searching for the same opportunity he was.
A successful doctor in the South Jersey region, Perry Cicchini saw the opportunity and thought it made too much sense. Get paid when people pay bills... why not? Working the business completely part-time, Dr. Cicchini used his enormous network to break records in the company. A family man, Perry has a heart for helping people. Based on this and his strong Christian values, he was able to earn $26,000 + in incentives within his first 5 months of working the business.