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Владимир Семёнович Вертоградов (1888—1964) — профессор Московской духовной академии, церковный историк.

Биография
Родился  в семье священника в селе Тихвинское Усманского у. Тамбовской губ.

Окончил Липецкое духовное училище (1906), Тамбовскую духовную семинарию (1912) и Казанскую духовную академию (1916), защитив кандидатскую диссертацию «Православная Церковь в Галиции в древнейший русский период (981—1340)». Был оставлен магистрантом и начал преподавательскую деятельность.

С осени 1916 года преподавал педагогическую психологию в Тамбовском епархиальном женском училище, логику в Тамбовской духовной семинарии и латинский язык в Тамбовской женской гимназии. В 1918—1920 гг. заведовал школой ФЗУ в с. Яблоновец Липецкого уезда, в 1920—1921 гг. заведовал школой в Липецке. В 1921—1928 гг. преподаватель и заведующий школой ФЗУ в пос. Грязи.

В 1929 году был переведён в Москву на должность начальника и лектора вагона-аудитории. В 1931—1935 гг. преподавал в школах ФЗУ в Москве. В 1935 году был приглашён преподавать русский язык и литературу в Московский технологический институт лёгкой промышленности, в 1939—1941 гг. являлся директором факультета рабочей молодежи при институте. В ноябре 1941 г. эвакуирован сначала в Чкалов (совр. Оренбург), затем в Ташкент, где до 1943 года работал диспетчером в Центральном лекционном бюро Наркомпроса Узбекистана, читал лекции по русскому языку и литературе в школах и клубах. В апреле 1943 года вернулся в Москву, преподавал в промышленно-экономическом техникуме Наркомата легкой промышленности.

С 1944 года преподавал Ветхий Завет в Московском православном богословском институте (с 1946 года — МДА), в 1944—1948 гг. — сравнительное богословие на пастырских курсах (с 1946 года — Московская духовная семинария). В начале 1947 года он был утверждён в звании доцента МДА.

После защиты 13 июня 1947 года магистерской диссертации «Православная Церковь в Галиции в древнейший русский период» был утверждён в звании профессора. С 29 февраля 1949 года он исполнял обязанности инспектора Московской духовной академии и семинарии, 14 мая утверждён в должности. По отзыву митрополита Ермогена (Кожина), в должности инспектора Вертоградов проявил прекрасные административные способности и тактичность в отношениях с преподавателями и студентами.

10 июля 1948 г. на Совещании глав и представителей Поместных Православных Церквей Вертоградов прочитал доклад «К решению вопроса об англиканской иерархии», в котором сделал вывод о том, что учреждение иерархии англиканской церкви не может быть признано законным с точки зрения церковных канонов. В соответствии с этим докладом Совещание признало каноничность англиканского священства зависящей от вероисповедного единства англиканской церкви с православной.

С сентября 1950 года Вертоградов исполнял обязанности ректора Московской духовной академии и семинарии, но 1 сентября следующего года в связи с ухудшением здоровья подал прошение и был освобожден от должности ректора, оставшись преподавателем Ветхого Завета.

В 1952 году вышел на пенсию. Умер 10 июля 1964 года в Москве.

К. Е. Скурат писал о нём: Профессор Владимир Семенович Вертоградов (1888—1964) читал Священное Писание Ветхого Завета. Читал по конспекту, медленно, громко. За ним можно было все записать. Вскоре ушел на пенсию, т. к. у него катастрофически падало зрение. О кончине его стало известно только после похорон.

Сочинения
 Об англиканской иерархии: Доклад // Совещание, 1948. Деяния. Т. 1. — С. 341—382;
 Святые Кирилл и Мефодий — просветители славян // Журнал Московской Патриархии. 1989. — № 7. — C. 24-25.
 Православная Церковь в Галиции в древнейший Русский период // Богословские труды. 1990. — № 30. — C. 241—278.

Литература

 Седов В. Хочешь светить — гори!: (К 25-летию со дня кончины проф. МДА В. С. Вертоградова) // ЖМП. — 1989. — № 7. — С. 21.

Профессора Московской духовной академии
Ректоры Московской духовной академии
Выпускники Тамбовской духовной семинарии
Выпускники Казанской духовной академии
Преподаватели Тамбовской духовной семинарии
Выпускники Липецкого духовного училища

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Birmingham City boss Gary Rowett stresses how important it was to keep Demarai Gray and not be seen as a selling club following strong interest in the teenage winger.
Prior to the January transfer window closing on Monday, Blues' Championship rivals Bournemouth made a £5m bid in an attempt to lure 18-year-old Gray to Dorset.
But Blues, despite their financial problems, held firm.
"It's great they've backed my view that we don't want to be a team who just sell whenever we create a very good footballer," Rowett told BBC WM.
"I'm sure it took a lot of willpower to turn down what was a very good offer, but it shows progression from our behalf as a club."
Blues boss Gary Rowett was talking to BBC WM's Nicky Lloyd.


Please do NOT contact HP for information on this fictional calculator!!!
This Frankencalculator was placed on the museum website on the morning of April 1st, 2002. Ernie Malaga supplied the 68WX materials which he originally called the 67CX and the suggestion to do this. I thought that the 67CX needed more of a "physical" presence for an announcement so the "new" 67CX was created and the "old" 67CX became the 68 Wide Body.
Because there had been "Pre April Fools" jokes on the forum for the preceding week, I gave it a realistic look, using the HP web page style and even using an URL that looks like it is on an HP server. The idea was to keep people hooked long enough to make the joke funny and not just an expected April Fools gag.
Well, it worked... A little too well... At least one person refused to give up when the Add to Cart function wouldn't complete and called the HP store. Unfortunately, while I had cleared it with two people in HP - we never talked to the store. It just hadn't occurred to me that someone would be willing to spend $399 on a calculator based on what they saw there.
I guess this shows the respect that people have for classic HP calculator design as the attempted buyer realized that the calculator he was buying "sounded too weird to be true" but was willing to give it a try for $399 anyway. A web site that didn't work and customer service reps who didn't know what he was talking about didn't dissuade him either.
It also shows how well HP tries to treat their customers. One annoyed caller became a major issue for the HP business store.
Other people had came close to buying but then noticed strange things like the fact that the belt loop case would nearly drag on the ground, that it had keys labeled HALT, CTCH, FIRE, Specifications including "Note Pad: On back" etc.
Perhaps there is a message for HP here that there's still a market for a high-end engineering calculator. Even it's a little "weird".


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Drive-through pet blessing in Quezon City, Philippines
By Adrian Portugal
MANILA (Reuters) – Hundreds of animal lovers in the Philippines had their pets blessed via a drive-through ceremony on Sunday to mark World Animal Day and the feast of Saint Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals, forgoing the usual fanfare due to COVID-19.
This was the second straight year that organisers had to hold a drive-through ceremony to mark World Animal day – celebrated worldwide to recognise animal rights and welfare – to ensure the safety of the animals and owners.
The Philippines has recorded more than 2.5 million COVID-19 cases and more than 38,000 deaths and is one of Asia's worst-affected countries in terms of casualties and economic losses.
Among those who patiently waited in the long queue of vehicles was Maxine Mariano, who brought Cookie, her seven-year old Shih Tzu, to receive a blessing from the priest who sprayed and sprinkled holy water on her beloved pet.
"We believe that it's for the long life also of our dog, and then also as Catholics it's important to have them blessed as well just like us," Mariano said through the window of her car.
More than 500 animals of different shapes and sizes were blessed during the ceremony.
(Reporting by Adrian Portugal,; Writing by Karen Lema; Editing by Emelia Sithole-Matarise)
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1. Preheat oven to 350°F (325°F if using a glass pan).
2. In a small bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs and butter; mix well. Press the crumb mixture firmly onto the bottom of a 13-by-9-inch baking pan.
3. Pour condensed milk evenly over the crumb mixture.
4. Layer remaining ingredients evenly in the order listed. Press down firmly with a fork.
5. Bake for 25 minutes, or until lightly browned. Let cool. Chill if desired. 6. Cut into bars or diamonds. Store leftovers covered at room temperature. Makes 24-36 bars.
1. Butter a 9- or 8-inch square pan.
2. Place corn syrup and sugar in a 3-quart saucepan and heat just to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Remove from the heat. 3. Stir in peanut butter. Gently stir in cereal and peanuts until evenly coated. 4. Press the mixture firmly into the pan. Let stand for 1 hour. 5. For squares, cut into 6 rows by 6 rows. Store loosely covered. Makes 36 squares. Tips: Make these tasty bars even more peanutty with crunchy peanut butter! Use a piece of waxed paper coated with cooking spray to easily press the mixture into the pan.


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Let me just say up front that I am not a UFO "believer". The name came about because I wanted to start making and selling effects pedals, and I wanted a brand name; it had to be fairly short, sort of futuristic or technological, with an international flavor, and where the web domain name was not already taken. So I came up with "OVNIFX". "OVNI" means "UFO" in Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Italian; it stands for Objecto Volante (or Volador) No Identificado. And it seems like "FX" is understood in most of these places as well.
Since the market is already flooded with small-time pedal builders, I decided to put the effects business on hold until I complete a degree in electronic engineering–I have about two to three more years left. In the meantime, I wanted to give my existing compressor-reviews page more of a professional identity, so I figured that the "testing laboratory" of OVNIFX would naturally be called OVNI Lab (or Labs).
Only after going ahead with that, and spreading the links around, did it occur to me to Google "OVNI Labs"; I discovered that there is a person already using that name for their prolific message-board posts on the subject of UFO's. *forehead smack* Should have known. Oh well–I got the domain and they didn't. Kind of the same thing with my old website about bongo drums, bongomania.com–Googling it turns up mostly posts about a headshop in Germany called Bongomania (they sell bongs).


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Tempting Tristan
(A Sexy Standalone M/M Romance)
Tempting Tristan is a stand-alone M/M romance featuring two sexy, hot alphas. One injured war hero, one who loved and lost. Both struggling for a future not bound by their painful pasts.
Fresh off the heels of yet another bad relationship, Tristan Brewer is taking a break from men to try to figure out where he keeps going wrong. He knows his biggest fault--he leads with his heart, not his head--and that's never going to change. But after several introspective weeks, he's beginning to get a handle on things. That is, until badass heartthrob Alex Wells walks into his bar...
Alex has spent eight years in the army, months in a hospital bed, and far too long hiding his sexual identity. He's guilt-ridden, damaged, pissed off, and up for a Silver Star for the incident that nearly cost him his life--and kept him from his grandmother's funeral. But all he wants to do is live the life he's always dreamed of and forget his stint with the institution that allows but doesn't necessarily accept.
The chemistry between Tristan and Alex ignites from the moment they meet, and the more time they spend together, the hotter the flames burn. But the closer they become, the more Alex's walls go up, and when the two walk onto a military base, Tristan finds out Alex's physical scars aren't the ones that run the deepest.
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HARBORSIDE NIGHTS is a sexy, hot, and evocatively real series of stand-alone romances that follows a group of friends who have known one another for years as "summer" friends, and now come together after college to build their lives. They're tough, edgy, and accepting--most of the time. This series is written in the same loving, raw, and emotional voice readers have come to love by New York Times & USA Today bestselling, award-winning author Melissa Foster with LGBT themes.
Melissa Foster is a New York Times & USA Today bestselling and award-winning author. She writes sexy and heartwarming contemporary romance and new adult romance with emotionally compelling characters that stay with you long after you turn the last page. Perfect beach reads for contemporary romance lovers who enjoy reading about wealthy heroes and smart, sassy heroines.
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wonderfully plotted and developed romance for everyone
A bit of a change from what I know of Foster's writing, this book is a male-male romance, perfect for those who are unsure about that combination in their romance. Love is love, and the combination of Tristan and Alex set out to show you that love is universal, and everything else is simply unimportant.
Tristan is recovering from yet another bad relationship, stepping away from the whole "I need someone" moments while he tries to decide why no one can love him wholeheartedly, like he does. Tristan is that guy who is there for friends and family, always, and the one you should be pleased to have in your corner.
Alex – so broken yet so in need of uncomplicated and uncompromising love, that sort of love and acceptance given without asking anything in return. A former military man, recipient of a Silver Star and recovering from injuries, he's guilty, angry, depressed and struggling to find his next move. Most of all, he's not sure that he can risk that instant spark he felt when meeting Tristan.
Here is where the story excels: developing the push-pull between the two, a gentle friendship that allows both men to open up and deal with their pasts. Starting simply with Alex's gentle encouragement, he pushes Tristan to speak his desires and stand up for what he wants…something Tristan didn't always do. For his part, Tristan is that gentle and subtle presence for Alex, allowing him the space to face his own demons knowing that no judgement will come. Two broken men who find the courage to step forward from their past and into a future, together.
Emotionally these two are struggling with being available and open to one another, but Foster reveals their insecurities and hearts so well that you can't help but empathize. You want to see Tristan and Alex find a way through it all, to allow their palpable connection that you feel and see as a reader to become the most important thing to them both. When they do grab that chance – readers (and they) are more than ready for the fireworks, and it feels natural and logical. I wanted the best for these two, and together, living and loving, is the best. A wonderfully plotted and developed romance for everyone, and the perfect opportunity for those who have never read a male-male romance to dip their toes in.
I received an eArc copy of the title from the publisher for purpose of honest review I was not compensated for this review: all conclusions and expectations are my own responsibility.
Cheryl SDS , 10/24/2016
Amazing read!!!
I can't remember the last time I enjoyed a M/M romance as much as this one. I adore Melissa Foster's many amazing stories but she's truly outdone herself with Tristan and Alex. It's beyond sexy, romantic, emotional and so very real. Issues dealt with are complicated but workable. I love the fact that these two are both gorgeous and sexy alpha men and yet their emotions are real and down to earth.
The awesome well developed characters inside this story makes you want to read everyone of their tales over and over to make sure you didn't miss any of the juicy details. Harborside Nights is a fabulous series and I can't wait to read more.
KateW65 , 10/24/2016
HOT and STEAMY💕😘🔥
I absolutely loved Tristan and Alex 's story💕. It is a definitely a read. It's truly amazing how two people come together and overcome their demons. This was a love story😎💕
More Books by Melissa Foster
Sisters in Love
Taken by Love
Game of Love
Wild Boys After Dark: Logan
Seaside Dreams
Seized by Love
Catching Cassidy
Discovering Delilah


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Q: Get all set css Properties of an element via Javascript I'm currently workin on a HTML Designer (https://github.com/node-projects/web-component-designer). For this in need to read all set css properties of an object.
At the moment I use this code:

window.onload = function(){
  let node = document.querySelector('b-c');
  for (let s of node.style) {
    let val = node.style[s];
    console.log(s, val)
    //if (val && typeof val === 'string')
      //designItem.styles.set(s, node.style[s]);
  }
}

The problem is, with the for loop I do not get all styles. For example, you don't get the "background" in the loop

A: To get --kx-dark you can read the attribute of the tag
Also the var is visible when getting the background which is a grouped style not showing as .style[..]
Note the loop does not resolve the computedStyle so no background-color either from the loop - here are a few workarounds

document.querySelectorAll("b-c").forEach((elem, i) => console.log(i, elem.getAttribute("style")))

//getComputedStyle does not show --kx-dark

document.querySelectorAll("b-c").forEach((elem, i) => console.log(i, window.getComputedStyle(elem).backgroundColor))

// let's try this:

window.onload = function() {
  const styleDict = {}
  let nodes = document.querySelectorAll('b-c');
  nodes.forEach((node,i) => {
    for (let s of node.style) {
      styleDict[s] = node.style[s];
      if (s.indexOf("-") != -1) { // get the bundle
        const mainStyle = s.split("-")[0]
        styleDict[mainStyle] = node.style[mainStyle];
      }
    }
    console.log(i,styleDict)
  })
}
:root {
  --kx-dark: rgb(165, 50, 50);
}
Is this brown?

Is this brown?

A: The reason you don't see the background style is because there is no such thing as a background style. To be more clear, while there is a background style, it's actually a collection of other styles.
What you see in a browser's developers tool is actually a shorthand of several background styles that are chained in the single background that are later parsed into their specific attributes.
Look at your code

let node = document.querySelector('b-c');
for (let s of node.style) {
    let val = node.style[s];
    console.log(s, val)
}

You can see the color style as well as all the properties extracted from the background value.
Now look at this code

let node = document.querySelector('b-c');
  for (let s of node.style) {
    let val = node.style[s];
    console.log(s, val)
}

You get only two values, because there is only one specific background value.

A:

let elem = document.querySelector("#title");

function getAllStyleProperties(elem){
    let allStyle = {};
    if(elem){
        let styleText = elem.style.cssText;
        let allStyleText = styleText.split(";");
        allStyleText.forEach((style) => {
            if(style){
                let [properties, value] = style.split(":");
                allStyle[properties.trim()] = value.trim();
            }
        })
    }
    return allStyle;
}

console.log(getAllStyleProperties(elem))

Hello World

You can try this...

A: You maybe able to get it done with window.getComputedStyle()
getComputedStyle() return all css properties of including browsers default css properties
read more information about Window.getComputedStyle()
Sample usage of window.getComputedStyle() related to your case

window.onload = function() {
  let node = document.querySelector('b-c');
  const cssStyles = getComputedStyle(node);
  for (const cssProperty in cssStyles) {
    const cssValue = cssStyles.getPropertyValue(cssProperty);
    // This is not just limited to inline styles but also to all other css properties
    if (cssProperty === "background") {
      console.log({
        [cssProperty]: cssValue
      });
    }
  }
}

B-C

A: You could use the getComputedStyle function to fetch all styles applied to element.
function dumpCSSText(element){
    var s = '';
    var o = getComputedStyle(element);
    for(var i = 0; i < o.length; i++){
        s+=o[i] + ':' + o.getPropertyValue(o[i])+';';
    }
    return s;
}

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Posted By: Sidoh Date: 8/20/01 7:37 a.m.
This level is a filler, sort of. We do learn a few things. Durandal let some M.A.D.D. go wild. I quote "They're relativly harmless, I don't think I gave them any ammo for those grenade launchers". Looks like his though was wrong. And to think he is a computer... We also learn that Bernhard Strauss knew of the 10 Mjolnir Mark IV Cyborgs aboard the Marathon. And, we get to see a Tycho/Durandal fight. Joy. Then we're whisked away after a few more enemies to go free the sph't. Why, though, are we sent to Euphoria??? Shouldn't we go to Phoraphobia?! Ah well, more killing, joy!
This level has a neat layout. It uses large corridors and elevated walls. If your playing M1A1 dont forget that room full of weapons. It should be obvious how to get there. And, who could forget the invincibility power-up. If you were cheap like me you ran down off the first ledge and dashed for the 3x recharger (this is on TC folks). Now pick up that invincibility power-up and the hidden rocket launcher (M1A1 only I think) and blast back up there. Now you can kill everything =D. On to Euphoria *gulp*.


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Categories: Dana Archer, Royals and Alphas, Shifter World Tags: clean, tame
One virgin. Two dominant shifters. One last chance to claim their destiny.
Xander, alpha of the Royal Winchester pack, has chased his true mate through the centuries. And screwed things up with her each time their paths have crossed. She's always been too soft, too innocent, too perfect. He's not. He's wicked, dominant, and demanding…especially in bed.
The moment he sees Gwen, though, he realizes he's been given another chance to make things right. That's exactly what he's going to do too. He has a plan—earn her forgiveness, unleash her sexuality, win her love. Simple. Or maybe not. His best friend claims Gwen belongs to him too.
Vlad has made a mistake. Instead of claiming his true mate in this lifetime, he slept with Gwen's sister. Then dozens of women after her. And when Gwen needed him most, he failed her. Now her virginity is being offered up to the best hunter.
Rescuing Gwen is the easy part. Saving her friend from captivity, proving their three-way relationship is worth fighting for, and staying alive long enough to soul-bond are not. But when faced with their last chance at happiness, Xander and Vlad will stop at nothing to win.
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Gwen finally understood why deer darted out in front of cars.
Being a prey animal sucked. Every noise and shadow spooked her.
She cut a quick glance over her shoulder. No glowing eyes. No flashes of white from an animal's fangs. No sign whatsoever of the five horny shifters who were on her tail. That didn't mean she was safe. Far from it. The short reprieve was one she wouldn't pass up, however.
Gwen skidded to a stop, smashing the frost-covered leaves under her feet. She dropped to a crouch and braced her weary body with a hand flattened against a large rock. Rough pants sawed past her lips, and her muscles burned. She wrapped an arm around her stomach and tried to catch her breath.
Running blind was going to ensure she got caught. She needed to take stock of her situation and plan. Easier said than done. With the tightness in her chest and her rapid heartbeat, she hovered on the verge of a panic attack.
She had no delusions about what would happen if a shifter captured her—he'd rape her. Or torture her. Maybe both. It all depended on what got him off.
The only consolation came from knowing he probably wouldn't kill her. Not only would he be banished from participating in future hunts, he'd have to pay a hundred grand replacement fee for her—ten times what other human women were rated.
She had a use besides being a piece of meat. The nursing degree she'd labored over made her invaluable. She should feel special. At least that was what Reno, the bear shifter who'd dropped her in the middle of nowhere, had said before he'd gone back to collect the entry fees from the shifters who were joining the hunt.
For her.
Gwen gritted her teeth. The anger that had become her constant companion since being kidnapped four months ago flared to life, chasing back the fear. She knew better than to let the darker emotion take hold. That was how she'd landed herself in this situation to begin with. Still, the wound she'd given her guard had been satisfying.
And hearing him scream? That had appeased an aspect of her personality she hadn't known existed until she'd been forced into slavery. In her mind, he'd deserved the shard of glass she slammed into his neck for beating on a restrained man who couldn't fight back.
A grin spread, cracking her chapped lips. She licked them, an automatic reaction she couldn't stop but wished she had. Doing so only made them hurt more. She scrubbed her palm over her lips, drying them as best she could, and scanned the woods.
Trees surrounded her, from evergreens to tall oaks. The amount of broken branches and small rocks on the ground made running difficult, but the debris would also hamper those hunting her. So would the shot Reno had given her. The drug masked scents—both human and animal, depending on the dose administered. Gwen was intimately familiar with its effects. She'd used it on Molly, her adopted sister, a few months back to cover up her lioness's scent.
Too bad it hadn't been enough to protect her. Molly was lost, maybe dead, and her fate was Gwen's fault. She hadn't been strong enough to defend her little sister against the shifters who'd hunted them. Heck, Gwen hadn't even been able to save herself from being kidnapped. She was too weak, too fat, and too…
No! Gwen balled her hands. Those thoughts weren't healthy. If Molly were truly lost, the Ulgran clan, the bear shifters who'd kidnapped Gwen, wouldn't still be looking for her little sister. That alone was enough to give Gwen hope. She had to hold on to it, not allow regret to choke her.
She flexed her hands and wiggled her numb fingers. The sharp bite of the frigid air on her exposed skin was dropping her core temperature too quickly. The cold wasn't helping the stiffness in her right wrist either. A wolf's bite had broken it nearly four months ago. Although the bones had healed, her joints ached. Probably would for the rest of her life.
Teeth gritted, she shut down those thoughts. Whining about being cold wouldn't help her survive the night. That was a must. She had too much to live for and too many promises to keep.
She turned her attention to the woods around her. No snow covered the ground, but it was coming. Reno, the shifter running this hunt, had told her that. He'd been annoyed by the forecast. It would make tracking her too easy.
Reno's job was to provide a satisfactory experience for all entrants, even the losers. It was bad enough a Royal wolf shifter had entered the hunt. Royals were considered the elite of shifter society. Not only were they immortal, but they housed three animals instead of one. That difference heightened their senses and instincts, no matter what animal form they could take—wolf, feline, or bear.
The other entrants—all single shifters—had complained about the event being fixed because of the Royal's participation in the hunt. They'd wanted a refund. Reno didn't believe in such a thing but had promised to do his best to even the playing field. Or at least that had been Reno's reasoning behind giving Gwen a weapon and a small bag of provisions. Well, one of the reasons. The other sickened her.
If she defended herself, her captor's instinct to dominate her would be triggered, thereby increasing his enjoyment. It was all about providing entertainment to the depraved shifters who could afford these illegal games. According to Reno, a happy customer kept coming back for more.
They all needed to die—hunters and handlers alike.
She scanned the area one more time. Not seeing any movement or sign she was being followed, she tugged off the backpack and dug through the items stashed inside. The sight of the scarf, hat, and gloves brought a sigh of relief to her lips. She quickly donned the necessary winter gear, wrapping the wool scarf around her nose and mouth, then zipped the bag. The food rations and hot wraps remaining inside would come in handy for the long night ahead of her.
The way she looked at it, she had two choices—run or hide. Both options came with risks, but if she survived the night, she'd be returned to her cell. If she wasn't, the feral shifter Gwen had defended would lose his head. Crazy or not, Killer couldn't die. Royal shifters didn't get second chances, and he deserved one. He'd protected her. Fought for her.
She'd do the same. That was what friends did for each other. Well, at least that was what shifters did for each other. As much as she wished otherwise, she belonged to their world. She'd seen too much.
A slow inhale and exhale grounded her. Gwen glanced over the forest floor. As a human, she could run only so fast without hurting herself. There were too many rocks and tree limbs littering the ground.
Running was out. That left hiding. But where? The middle of a forest didn't offer a lot of options, especially if the shifters embraced their animals. Predators were excellent trackers. They'd use those inborn skills to find her. She had to counter them. How, though? She was only a human, and her instincts urged her to run, and run, and not look back.
Actually, that was exactly what they'd expect her to do.
Reno had released her at a hunting cabin that was halfway up a large, deserted mountain in the middle of nowhere. Well, not nowhere. She was in Canada. Somewhere. She had no idea where, exactly, but Reno had told her there was a single-lane road at the base of this mountain leading back to the nearest town.
If she could get to the road, she might be able to hitch a ride and escape. Those after her would likely search there first which is probably why Reno had told her about it. Nope. She wasn't going to make it easy for those hunting her. She had to get as far from civilization as possible.
Gwen pushed to her feet and climbed the steeper slope. They wouldn't expect the chubby girl to voluntarily take the hardest path possible. She wasn't thrilled with the idea either. Hopefully, she could find an alcove or a cave. Spending the night with bats or creepy crawlers sounded heavenly.
After several minutes of trudging uphill, a sensation of being watched settled over her. She froze, despite the little voice in her head urging her to run. She wouldn't be able to escape. All she'd succeed in doing was waste her energy. She'd need every ounce of strength to fight.
With her fingers wrapped around the hilt of the knife Reno had given her, she scanned the woods. Nothing moved. Someone hid there, though. She could guarantee it, but couldn't quite say what had tipped her off. It was just a feeling, one she couldn't deny. Of course, prey animals had instincts too. At the moment, she qualified as one.
She veered toward the right, where the ground leveled out. If she had to fight, she'd need the flatter surface. Her balance wasn't that good. Neither were her fighting skills, but desperation and determination were great motivators.
The sound of snapping twigs froze her in place. Gwen glanced in the direction of the deliberate noise. No doubt the shifter wanted her to know she'd been found. She'd been around enough of them to understand they could move as stealthily as their animals.
A man stepped from behind a cluster of bushes. She caught a glimpse of a wide chest and leather jacket before her gaze drifted lower. It was impossible not to take in the sight of him or stop her pulse from racing. She'd had a similar reaction the last time she'd seen him prowling the waterfront of Delaware, looking for her and Molly. He had to be the same guy. How many men walked around in a kilt? Or paired theirs with combat boots? That meant—she was screwed.
Molly had called him a Royal. He was the shifter the other hunters had complained about having an unfair advantage, and he'd found her first, proving them right. If they hadn't been able to outwit him, pitting her—a mortal and out-of-shape woman—against him was laughable. She'd never win.
No. The what-ifs allowed doubt to surface. She might as well lie down and spread her legs for him.
Royals bled, just like everyone else. They also felt pain. She'd simply have to leave him writhing in misery, too weak to chase her. She just had to survive the night. That was all.
Reno had promised her. A lie, maybe. His words were all she had to go on, however. She'd never make it back to the compound on her own. Reno had blindfolded her and tossed her in the trunk of his car.
She clenched her hands to prevent the trembling in her limbs from showing. Slow inhales through her nose eased her rapid pulse. She had to remain calm. After four months of living in close quarters with dozens of shifters—both feral and depraved—she'd learned how important scents and body language were to them.
If she smelled frightened, she'd trigger his instincts. Then again, if she ran or fought back, she would too. Honestly, no matter what she did, he'd pounce on her, but he hadn't moved yet. Probably because he was assessing his prey. She could do the same.
Gwen swallowed past the lump in her throat and dragged her gaze higher. A partially buttoned leather jacket offered a peek of a gray shirt. She couldn't tell if it was as tight as the one he'd worn the day she'd first laid eyes on him. For that, she was grateful. She didn't need the visual reminder of his strength. Doubt would cripple her. She had to keep hers at bay if she stood any chance of getting away from him.
With the reminder held front and center in her mind, she continued her inspection. The wavy black hair that had caressed his shoulders all those months ago was pulled back in a ponytail, exposing a strong, stubble-covered jaw. Full lips and a straight nose completed his rough-cut face.
He was striking. Hot, actually. Had she met him under any other circumstance, she'd be drooling over him. In secret, anyway. She wasn't the type to approach guys. She waited in the shadows, hoping they took notice of her. Never happened, which explained her virgin status.
He took a step forward. Her opportunity to settle her nerves had passed. It was time to assert herself…or at least to pretend. At the moment, with his intent focus on her, she felt anything but strong.
Chin raised, she shifted her gaze from his nose to his eyes. Her breath rushed out, and every muscle in her body tensed. An odd sense of recognition settled over her, as if she'd looked into those eyes countless times before.
The urge to go to him—touch him—was undeniable. Her fingers itched with the desire to map his body, and her lips tingled with the craving for his kiss. He'd taste of rich chocolate and sweet wine. She wanted to get drunk on him. He'd satisfy an addiction she hadn't known she'd had until this moment.
She took a step toward him. His breathing deepened, expanding his chest, and his fingers flexed as if fighting the urge to reach out to her, but he didn't move. He waited for her. She took a second step, then another, drawn to him. Needing him.
"Run, Gwen, run. Don't let him catch you." Molly's words from the day on the waterfront repeated in Gwen's head, breaking her out of the odd trance.
She jerked her gaze from his hypnotizing eyes to his nose. Molly had known this would happen. How? Why? Gwen didn't have an answer, but at the moment, her little sister's warning took on new meaning.
Gwen was a virgin. It was the reason she'd been given to Killer, but he'd refused to touch her or allow anyone else to. Making her the prize of this hunt had been meant to punish both of them.
For those chasing her, being the one to take her virginity was worth the exorbitant fee to enter the hunt.
The shifter appraising her with stark hunger would take it one step further. The possessiveness in his focused gaze told her that. Not only would he have sex with her—he'd devour her.
Own her.
She clenched her hands tighter, but she couldn't stop the trembling from taking over. If he caught her, he'd never let her go.
Choices hung over her, but only one offered her a chance to survive.
She had to become the predator who capitalized on his instincts.


Our Daycare and Nightcare is unique from the word "go play". It starts with your dog being picked up at your door (no charge for pickup and delivery to certain areas) and being transported with other furry friends to the hill country of Spicewood. Upon arrival, the dogs are taken on an offleash nature walk on four (4) fenced acres with tons of oak trees and nature to explore. The dogs sniff and run with friends they know and meet new ones. After our walk, the dogs can continue to explore the four fenced acres, play chase games with new and old friends on the spacious covered concrete porch, or relax inside a climate-controlled doggie room.
Your dog's entire experience is offleash with other dogs all day (we of course don't let them play ALL DAY - that would wear them out). Dogs always have access to the indoors through the dog door – which we teach them to use. After a fun-filled day of daycare or staying overnight, the dogs are transported back to your door (or we can meet you!), tired from a great day of exercise, the great outdoors and play time with other dogs.
Overnighters sleep inside our 360 square foot climate-controlled room with other dogs and have a choice of sleeping in crates with beds (dogs are crated at owners' request) or sleeping on large dog beds. We make sure all is quiet during the night so that dogs get the much-needed rest they need and do not bark all night (most are pretty tired anyway!). Each morning, everyone goes for a walk before feeding, but the dogs also have access to a fenced area to take a potty break during the night if they are not crated. We limit the # of dogs that stay so that everyone is comfortable.
Overnighters go home tired but it is not because they are in kennel runs with dogs barking all day and all night at each other. They go home tired because they had a rare opportunity to play with other dogs and have four acres to explore with the indoors to relax in. Overnighters think this is the next best place than their own home and get to enjoy the beautiful scenery with family.
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We are a general wholesales company, also we organize the logistic process connected to the procurement of goods and final delivery to our clients. But this is only the final step of a long process which starts from an indoor study of the project requirements. We activate, if necessary, external sector specialists and consultants in order to a customized offer which take into consideration client need. We finally optimize delivery of goods.
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This is my first stab in a long time at putting video on the web.
Hopefully broadband will help with the download experience, click on the snapshot to get the full video, which should open on its own page.
Both of these have me playing in them, and I am #15. The first is taken from the World Ultimate Championships in 2002- apologies for the over-exposure and the wind noise, but that is what you get when playing in the tropics.
The point that is played from about 0' 25" to 2' 52" is probably the best I have ever played. After a bit of zone defence we switch to man-on-man and I have a failed layout bid at 1' 25" and a successful one at 1' 40". Unfortunately we didn't score the point, but then these guys did go onto win the whole championships.
Next up is something much more low key- a little run around in Glastonbury. Again I am #15 and I get a D block at exactly 1' 00" but the intensity was a whole lot lower here than it was in Hawaii.


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Anouof Thwo
by Hellebore
Andrew Green
Andrew Green This is what I imagine you would get if metal took a more cerebral/spatial acid trip. Favorite track: Les Martiens étaient là....
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Neurot5
Daniel Hecht
Anthony W
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Nic Brown
eravaill
Ben Manolas
Müügs
wireless darkness
Christophe Vanderstuyft
Ju Lien
νόρν
Matthias Iscariot
Niels Geybels
kjellz
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Neil Sceeny
Christopher Nance
Étoiles d'eau 01:26
Aootw 12:42
Udrea 02:24
Les Martiens étaient là... 18:28
...réfléchis dans l'eau 05:55
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"Cold and calculated black metal that successfully rides the line between traditional riffage and psychedelic atmospheres. Reminiscent of late 90's/early 2000's avant garde european black metal." - Sol y Nieve
"The components of Hellébore's sound are simple enough; blunt, distorted guitars, programmed drums, unearthly sci-fi synths and harsh, rasped vocals make up the basic framework, but what's ultimately so striking about them is the way in which Hellébore weaves them together in order to make these compositions take flight. The nameless musician behind the project has a knack for crafting epics that reflect the eeriness of the cosmos, like a long lost black metal soundtrack to Ridley Scott's Alien. To listen to Anouof thwo is to ride the void into horrific blackness, to drift out to a place where the closest star is but a pin prick, thousands of light years away.
As one might expect the production is decidedly lo-fi, but this in no way detracts from the music, rather it lends Anouof thwo a welcome grittiness. The drums possess a stiff, mechanical quality that gives off a bit of an industrial vibe, which works especially well when Hellébore delves into patterns that recall The Sisters of Mercy more than they do other solitary black metal projects. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that Hellébore is as much influenced by industrial, gothic rock, post-punk and possibly even synthpop as it is black metal, given the album's rhythmic qualities, as well as the synthesizer work which invokes said genres far more than than it does anything even remotely BM.
In spite of these outside influences, Anouof thwo remains firmly embedded within the realm of black metal. By striking a near-perfect balance between bouts of bludgeoning, serrated guitars and moody ambience, it invokes both the tranquility and harshness of the vacuum of space. The music is as abrasive and claustrophobic as it is strangely beautiful and vast, and it is this contrast that marks Hellébore as such a unique entity within the confines of the genre.
Hellébore have crafted an endlessly enjoyable debut that's surely among the strongest and most unique to grace the genre in ages. Obscure black metal afficionados owe it to themselves to seek this one out at all costs." - That's How Kids Die
"Hailing from the highly fertile musical grounds of Quebec, one-man band Hellebore's debut full length is almost the polar opposite of label Sol Y Nieve's other recent signing, Nemorensis. The unpronounceable Anouof Thwo is an infinitely stranger beast, containing labyrinthine, psychedelic riff-based songs sprinkled with warm, looping and distinctly un-black metal sounding sci-fi synths and a super raw, almost industrial vibe. This one took me a few listens, but once it clicked, it hooked me completely. " - Cloth Bodies
"As if one massive, spacey black metal release wasn't enough, Sol y Nieve will also be releasing Hellebore's "Anouof Thwo." I have no idea what the title means, but the album art leads me to believe that the cosmic atmospheres have a lyrical direction that matches. While I don't listen to too many bands that take ambient black metal this far, this release genuinely captivates me. While my initial listen left me slightly confused and uncertain about my feelings, repeated visits have planted this in my head. Pounding rhythms and oddly textured leads are par for the course here, but this does not make for a straightforward listen. I'm all for unorthodox, and Hellebore seems keen on delivering just enough strangeness for me to be hooked without running the risk of scaring away more traditional listeners. Even the mellower interludes here (like stunning yet brief centerpiece "Udrea") have an unearthly feeling that isn't quite sad so much as detached, which really adds depth to the experience for me. The vocals have enough reverb to resonate across the void yet they aren't as buried as many similar bands might have them, allowing for a more balanced approach that still yields a raw coldness that pleases me. This surprised me in many ways and I'm glad I gave it a full and fair listen." - Black Metal and Brews
"Dark, yet bright as a cloudless sky in the middle of the night, Hellébore is a one man atmospheric black metal band from Québec City. Given the plethora of "metal noir" bands in the Belle Province capital, this one comes nonetheless as a refreshing comet in the genre's horizon.
Lo-fi and visibly homemade, it has the primitive raw emotional charge of a constellation of other black metal bands. Nonetheless, one particular quality caught my attention and showed that Hellébore has something distinct from the mass. As expressed by the cover artwork, Anouof Thwo has a certain "naivety" of ideas, one that is natural for a newcomer, but harder to retrieve for a seasoned musician. It takes the shape of weird electro sounds and questionable programming; a very slippery slope that could normally require a project to stay anonymous, but in some cases, like this one, it just happen to become the magic ingredient that sets the band apart. Hellébore integrates loop reverberation over the guitars as well as 80's space-like synth effects to create a captivating soundscape. Sprinkled over the music, it adds a lot to the atmospheric quality of the whole.
Overall, this black star is a good discovery. With its odd alien flavour, Anouof Thwo is a very interesting addition to the Québec atmospheric black metal landscape." - The Black Hull
"Hellebore, a Canadian solo black metal band, also has its eyes set toward the skies, but their music in their latest piece "Anouof Thwo" feels like a gigantic sci-fi exploration into the stars, past planets and galaxies unexplored by humankind, and into a cold, isolated blackness that should scare the hell out of you (think Darkspace at times).There is a lot of crushing and black metal rage that might make you think of the early days of the Second Wave of Nordic bands, and the mind-altering passages could have you seeing things, hearing strange sounds, and wondering if there is some way you, too, can go beyond this planet and headed toward another level with species who we haven't met yet. And the fear sets in when you realize you don't know if you'd survive the encounter or not. That's just the feeling I get, not my interpretation of what's being said, as I don't speak French and cannot translate the words. But again, mystery is good.
The album kicks off with the noisy interlude "Etoiles d'eau" that leads into the 12:42 "Aootw" that begins chugging right away. There are strong riffs, harsh vocals, and bits of melody that sweep through the machine-like drumming and massive under section. The music keeps building, getting darker and meaner as it goes, and as the song grows off-kilter and cosmically weird, it keeps delivering violence and chaos that rages until the song fades out. "Udrea" is a chillwave-style interlude with beats and sweltering synthesizer, setting the stage for "Les Martiens Eta'ient la'," an 18:28 crusher that begins with whirry, spooky keys, that give way for guitars exploding and going off, keys buried into the torment, and vocals that cry tyranny. As it builds, the song climbs aboard soaring riffs, the drums don't just keep the pace but blow it into powder,'and the lead guitar playing is both glorious and explosive. The fury subsides a bit about halfway through the song, but as finger tapped guitars take over, the track's soul soars deep into space, the tempo violently changes back and forth, and beastly growls erupt from the pit of fires to give a terrifying voice to the thrashing chaos that brings the song to its wild conclusion. Closer "…reflechis dan l'eau" ends the album ideally, with acoustics that meet up with whirring keyboard, buried growls and howls that remind of Leviathan, wildness that feels uncaged and free, and that final jaunt into the stars where the rest of the story will repeat itself forever." - Meat, Mead, and Metal
"Anouof Thwo is the debut full-length album of Hellébore. The album starts off in such a way that the listener is taken on a slow, droning, trip through the depths of the universe. This space-like atmosphere is then blended with killer shredding, sweet beats and , cripplingly despairing vocals to make what may be, quite possibly, the best shit to get weird to. The whole package is extremely… extraterrestrial right down to the synth. Aootw, the second track off the album, has to be one of the hottest jammers I've heard this year– a track worthy of being high up on the playlist if anyone was ever down to throw a wild BM dance party (sorry, I know Black Metal is serious business, and not fun ever, and that dance parties are totally false… but still). Each song flows together perfectly, like an story describing a dark astral journey. Much like The Lady In The Lake, this is an album that has been very hard for me to write about for me, I think because there are so many different things going on. It is lo-fi as fuck, and super gritty, but at the same time there is this endless beautiful and warm quality that wraps itself around and echos into each wave of audio that is emitted from the speakers while listen. It is a truly strange and gorgeous work of audial art." - Cvlt Nation
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BAN is one of my favourite black metal bands, and this album is a great example as to why; psychedelic, atmospheric black metal that's enjoyable to listen to the whole way through! This album reminds me of their 777 series, which is probably why I like it more than anything else they've done recently. Black Metal is easily one of my most-favoured genres when it's not held back by it's stupid conventions that 'trve kvlts' love to upheld. thrashing_fairy
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One of the greatest black metal records of all time. Black_Winter_Knight


Here is another post following up on the all-important retrieval practice – a learning strategy where the student tries to recall information from memory. It's effectiveness and variations have been explained in this book Make It Stick by Peter Brown, et al. See this previous blog post for more information.
Rule the School's mission is to foster the independence of students with hearing loss through self-advocacy. To that end several products have been developed in the format of bingo or tictactoe games to use as a brain-based way for kids to learn and practice this highly functional vocabulary. They can also serve as retrieval practice.
Students with hearing loss are guaranteed the right under IDEA 2004 to have the same access as their typical hearing classmates to their school environment. One support to achieve that is through the use of amplification. But what happens when the amplification is not working? Does the student know what to do? Does the student know how to troubleshoot her amplification to help maintain that access? Does the student know how to inform an adult of amplification difficulties? Many, many professionals assume that a student automatically knows this information. However, that is not the case. I have had the following same answer from many new hearing aid users. When I ask what he should do if the hearing aid is not working, he responds "Tell mom when I get home" because he has no other ideas of what to do. These skills must be explicitly taught.
Each product teaches the names and functions of the parts and includes directions and variations on ways to play for a multitude of forms of retrieval practice!
Each of these games will be on sale in TeachersPayTeachers for 20% off October 11-14th.


The REGNO is a double crepe top with wide 3/4 sleeves. This styles is adorned at the neckline, hem, and cuffs with a quilted geometric fabric with a juxtaposition of shine and black mate. In the same theme, you will also love the REINE-H18 pants.


Open our ears to the deep hunger of our souls that we may seek the fullness of your heart each day and find the healing and peace we so badly need. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Open our ears to the needs of the world and the hearts of friend and foe that we may hear with love and grace, as you hear us. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Open our mouths to bless and encourage others that hearts may be lifted and your church may grow into an ever-widening community of blessing. Bless all who teach and learn your gospel, all who witness and worship. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Open our eyes to the wonder of the heavens and the earth, the seas, and all that is in them, to forests, mountains and lakes and the gentle beauty of fawn and flower, that we may be moved praise you and care for the well-being of all you have made. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Open our hearts to the hungry and those who wither in poverty and want. Move us to share with those in need and seek your justice for those oppressed. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Open the gates of your healing compassion to all who are sick or in any need. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Open our souls to the loving witness of those who have gone before us that we, too, may inherit the kingdom you promise to whose who love you. Grant comfort and healing to all who mourn. Lord, in your mercy, hear our prayer.
Hear our hearts, faithful God, and pour out your Spirit from the ever-flowing depths of your divine heart that filled with the love you are we may joyfully love and serve you and one another, through Jesus Christ, our Savior. Amen.
No, it is not good. It is life. He is life, and they are missing it. Don't miss life.
Let your heart be taken in by the life he is. Be captured by the wonder of what you see and feel in him. Your ears will open and you will hear and speak as never before.
How do you hear? How do you speak?
Jesus hears the world with grace, in all its sorrow, hunger and joy. Captured by his life, the life of the one who sighs with care and loving mercy, you will hear your life and life around you with this same grace.
He doesn't want your admiration or approval. They mean nothing to him. What he wants is for you to see and hear as he sees, as he sees and hears you.
He hungers for you to be as he is. That is his purpose and joy, the fulfillment of his life and yours.
He sees you through eyes of penetrating grace, knowing all of you and loving all of it because it is you, because all of it shapes a soul so unique no other soul is quite like it or ever will be.
Your soul, your life can shine with grace and understanding, blessing and hope like no other that has or ever will exist.
You are a special vessel of life and grace intended for your time and place. Your words can bless and encourage, grace and gentle the heart of people no one else can reach.
Your ears can listen and hear people who hunger to be known and understood for what they are in all their beauty and woundedness. Your ears can hear and heal the soul that hides beneath surface words and actions.
You can listen with grace and share the joy and sorrows of human hearts, as Jesus knows and shares the depth of your heart.
You can speak words of blessing that link hearts-to-hearts and minds-to-minds, as Jesus blesses you and pours the elixir of his gracious life into yours, opening your ears to hear and your mouth to speak.
You can heal the discord of cliques and family rifts, of party spirit and political polarization, of racial and national divides.
You need only allow your heart to be taken in, held, captured and conquered by the one who hears your heart and loves all of you, … the one whose sighs speak volumes about what is in the heart of God … for you.
We can hear these words on two levels. One is incomplete and shallow; the other reflects understanding and wisdom.
The crowd saw Jesus touch the deaf man and sigh. They were amazed that he was soon able to hear and speak. Their understanding was shallow. It never penetrated the surface of what happened right in front of them.
They spread the story, raising eyebrows and curiosity to be sure. But were their souls stirred to crave union with the one who sighs in wounded love for the world?
Do they want what is in him? Do they hunger to know his great soul in the depth of their own? Do they seek this transformation so that they, too, with sighs of love and sorrow, might touch and make the world more whole for their presence?
To want this is to possess Jesus, to have his soul flowing through your own, for his soul hungers for the world and broken hearts to be made whole.
Wholeness is not primarily physical but spiritual and emotional. There are those with fully-able bodies who will never be whole, and there are those who are losing their battles with cancer and disease, who are more whole than they have ever been.
It's about connection. Those who are whole feel and know connection with the Great Life who does not die. Their bodies tingle in awareness that the Life and Love of God is in them, filling them with that otherwise elusive feeling that they are well, that all is well. They know all they are and all that is rests in Love and always will.
They know: Love works … constantly, in all, through all, with all. It always has the final word, and that word is life and peace, unity with the Loving Wonder for whom our hearts long.
Wholeness is the life that flows in us when we know and feel the truth: You dwell in the atmosphere of God who is love, the One who sighs out, "Be opened.
And they brought him [Jesus] a deaf man who had an impediment in his speech; and they asked him to lay his hand on him. He took him aside to be by themselves, away from the crowd, put his fingers into the man's ears and touched his tongue with spittle. Then looking up to heaven he sighed; and he said to him, 'Ephphatha,' that is, 'Be opened.' And his ears were opened, and at once the impediment of his tongue was loosened and he spoke clearly.
Be open. To what? To whom?
To the love that is in Jesus, to the Wonder whom he bears. Then, we will be united with inward center of his soul, through which flows the Soul of the Universe, the heart of divine creativity and joy, yes, joy.
Be open and receive from the divine source of whom your life is a physical expression. Your heart will soften, its emptiness will experience fullness and you will speak from your spiritual center, your inmost being.
Your words will truly ring with an authenticity and depth you have never known, bearing a love beyond your own.
It begins with being open. This does not come easily, and for some it never comes.
Jesus opens the man's ears with a sigh, the sign of a great effort of soul. He seeks to pour out what is in his heart.
He surrenders to the need of the other, as he always does. He gives his heart to the deaf man, not knowing if he will hear, receive or even want what his soul hungers to give.
He sighs in vulnerability, risking rejection willing to make a fool of himself for the sake of the love within him, so willing is he to bless and give away what he has and knows.
Jesus knows utter intimacy, undivided unity with the Eternal Wonder who is love, the One from whom all creation flows, dazzling and perplexing our senses.
He truly knows the Infinite Source of all our bodies and souls need and crave. Divine hunger to give it all away stirs his soul beyond himself to reach and touch the souls of need that surround him at every hand.
He sighs and that which is in him passes to such a soul, a soul like mine and yours. He sighs, hoping our hearts might open so the total gift that is in him might fill our souls, too.
And when it does, in those graced moments of wonder, we, too, know intimate unity with the Unspeakable Love for which, for whom … even Jesus struggles for words. Sometimes only sighs say enough.
In this unity of soul with Soul, ours hearts with the boundless Heart, words of blessing and peace come to our lips without our usual stammer and struggle.
We speak, for once, the truth of the love that hungers for us, the love that can't and won't let go.
Give me what you will, O Lord. Whatever you give will be enough because it is from you.
I do not seek the gifts or graces others have received from you. I beg no special favors, no great accomplishments, no celebration of my name.
I wanted these when I was young, and I sought them to heal inner wounds of early rejection and judgments that made me cower and feel small and weak.
Now I want to know the grace that fills the heart and heals every inner wound, evaporating all fear. I want you, your loving grace in me.
That's no scrap, of course, but the true substance of life flowing through the heart so that I feel completely one with you, no separation between my heart the energy of Life and Love.
That's why I am here once more, like a thousand times before, searching for the just the right words to express what I find within me so I can offer it as prayer to you.
When the right words come, the hidden door of my soul swings open, and you flow in and fill me, and I will feel … and be … fully alive.
This gentile woman--an outsider, considered unclean and unwanted, coming from a despised ethnic group and mothering a defiled daughter--found the words that opened the door of her being.
As she did, the Being of Jesus, the Soul of the Universe, flowed into her and her daughter, living waters of life cooling their fevers and fears and making them alive. The soul of Christ poured into them pushing out all that was not him.
It was just a scrap, of course. They did not yet possess the fullness of all he is that they would know when they entered into the fullness of God's presence. That day would come for them as it does for all.
They would again feel the rejection of those who despised the color of their skin and the marks of their ethnicity. They would experience the fears and struggles of living like everyone else.
But they had eaten. They'd tasted the scraps of divine life. They found healing, and they knew they had what they needed. It was enough for them.
He [Jesus] left that place and set out for the territory of Tyre. There he went into a house and did not want anyone to know he was there; but he could not pass unrecognized. At once a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard about him and came and fell at his feet.
Our pains and burning need have two opposite effects. Either they isolate us as we shun human contact, or they move us beyond the narrow circle of self into a wider world of souls where the love that is God can pour from them into us.
Isolation is the soul's great enemy. In our aloneness, we believe lies and imagine healing is impossible. Only in the appreciative gaze of love do we find ourselves and the healing for which we hunger.
None of us was created to be alone, cut off from others by illness or need, shame or despair, prejudice or angers. The devilish thing (truly evil) is that all these pains and so many others move us to hide and shun the light of human contact.
It often happens at the point of our greatest need. A loved one dies, a relationship injures, illness or depression saps our strength, and we think we are not fit to be out in public. We stop seeing, talking and touching even those we have known for years.
Alone, pain magnifies and isolates. I have seen it a thousand times following a death, a disappointment, a wounding incident.
We desperately need each other, for God intends us to be sacraments of the Love who is God, bearing healing grace and the oil of kindness. It flows in normal human exchange as we flee our aloneness to touch and listen, to speak and laugh, to be blessedly human with each other.
Healing begins as the Love who is God--and our deepest, truest selves--flows in common conversation and daily care.
It was need that moved the woman beyond the prison of her fears to seek healing for her daughter. In isolation, disease and dread of the future were her closest companions. They are soul-killing company, but she fled them for the sake of life.
Just so, the pains that imprison human hearts are either barriers to wholeness or the bridge into the land of grace and healing.
She moved from isolation to the feet of Jesus, to the soul of all healing and grace. No longer was she alone, no longer a prisoner, no longer limited to her own resources. Her pain and need brought her to the place where Love might do its holy work.


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Prostate cancer development to castration refractory disease is associated with anomalous transcriptional activity of the androgen receptor (AR) in an androgen-depleted milieu. selected genes testing first for increased expression of luciferase from an AR-responsive promoter and then for altered expression of endogenous androgen-regulated genes in LNCaP cells. We identified 20 human genes whose silencing affected the expression of exogenous and endogenous androgen-responsive genes in prostate cancer cells grown in androgen-depleted medium. Knockdown of four of these genes upregulated the expression of endogenous AR targets and siRNAs targeting two of these genes (IGSF8 and RTN1) enabled androgen-independent proliferation of androgen-dependent cells. The effects of IGSF8 appear to be mediated through its interaction with a tetraspanin protein CD9 previously Lapatinib (free base) Lapatinib (free base) implicated in prostate cancer progression. Remarkably homozygous deletions of IGSF8 are found almost exclusively in prostate cancers but not in other cancer types. Our study shows that androgen independence can be achieved through the inhibition of specific genes and reveals a novel set of genes that regulate AR signaling in prostate cancers. < 0.05) affected by R1881 treatment or IGSF8 knockdown respectively. Strikingly 34 of R1881-regulated genes and 49% of IGSF8 siRNA-responsive genes were regulated by both R1881 and IGSF8 siRNA. 55 genes were upregulated and 157 downregulated by both androgen and IGSF8 knockdown (Figure ?(Figure7A 7 Supplementary Table S6). The majority of genes that were induced both by androgen and by IGSF8 shRNA are well-known AR Lapatinib (free base) targets including KLK3(PSA) KLK2 KLK4 PPAP2A C19orf48 cdc2 and NFKB2 [13-16]. Many AR targets suffering from IGSF8 knockdown are known positive and negative regulators of cancer cell proliferation and survival. For instance cdc2 [17-19] and NFKB2 [20-22] enhance androgen-independent development and HMGCS2 [23] PIK3AP1 [24] ABCC4 [25] SLC1A5 [26] CYP3A5 [27] Lapatinib (free base) genes are connected with PCa development. Furthermore many genes downregulated by IGSF8 knockdown are markers of neuroendocrine differentiation (OPRK1 [28 29 PNMA2 [30] IGFBP3 [31]) cell-adhesion protein (PCDHB10 PCDHB15 PCDHB8 PCDHB16 PCDHB18 PCDHB12 PCDHB4) focuses on of AR-regulated transcriptional repressor REST [32 33 and genes connected with Lapatinib (free base) suppression of prostate and additional malignancies (SERPINI1 [34] ODZ2 [35] SI [36] TLR5 [37 38 RNF180 [39] FBXL2 [40-42] Cut45 [43]). A big cohort of genes was differentially controlled by IGSF8 knockdown and androgen (Shape ?(Shape7B 7 Supplementary Desk S6). Included in these Rabbit Polyclonal to CNN2. are 292 genes upregulated by IGSF8 knockdown while downregulated by R881 including pro-oncogenic genes (VAV3 [44-47] REG4 [48 49 SYP2 [50] ZNF706 [51 52 SHC4 [53]) and biomarkers of PCa progression (PLA2G2A [54] CLU [55]). 298 genes were downregulated by IGSF8 knockdown while upregulated by R1881 including a cluster of UDP glucuronosyltransferase 2 family genes (UGT2B7 UGT2B17 UGT2B15 UGT2B11 UGT2B10 UGT2B4 UGT2B28 UGT2B7). UGT2B enzymes are mainly responsible for DHT degradation in prostate tissues [56-58]. The main triggers of androgen degradation UGT2B17 and UGT2B15 were shown to be upregulated by activated AR [59] while they were drastically (>20-fold) downregulated by IGSF8 knockdown. The expression levels of UGT2B17 and UGT2B15 were verified by QPCR in LNCaP with IGSF8 knockdown (with 2 independent siRNAs) (Supplementary Figure S3). Figure 7 Comparison of gene expression affected by IGSF8 knockdown or androgen stimulation Potential alterations of the IGSF8 gene across various human cancers were analyzed using cBioPortal [60] (Figure ?(Figure7C).7C). IGSF8 is amplified in a majority of cancer types except prostate cancers where homozygous deletions were detected in 2% of analyzed samples (in 5 out of 244 samples of prostate adenocarcinomas) (Figure ?(Figure7C7C). DISCUSSION CRPC is thought to be the consequence of dysregulated (hyperactive) androgen signaling in PCa cells that develops subsequent to chronic ADT. In this study we developed a robust procedure for the identification of new co-regulators of AR that may participate in progression to CRPC. High throughput screens to identify co-regulators of hormone-dependent activation of AR transcriptional activity have been reported [61] but screens for the regulators of AR in hormone-free Lapatinib (free base) conditions have to our knowledge not been done before. Our procedure employed (i) high-complexity enzymatically generated shRNA libraries that target not only known but also uncharacterized transcripts (both.
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Note: This recap contains spoilers.
Since we're all still processing last week's emotionally draining episode, it was nice of "The Walking Dead" to give us a relatively easy-to-digest 60 minutes of television on Sunday. From a romantic reunion to entertainingly awkward comments from the eccentric Dr. Euguene Porter, it had a little bit of everything.
Let's start with Glenn, hot on Maggie's trail when he finally sees one of her scrawled messages telling to him to head to Terminus. Sgt. Abraham Ford, Glenn, Dr. Porter and Rosita are still following Glenn, because they have no vehicle to get Dr. Porter to Washington and seemingly no other plan.
The group does finally splinter when they come to a dark tunnel. Sgt. Abraham is convinced he can't keep the scientist (who claims that he has all the answers to save humanity, remember) alive if they go inside. Sure, maybe there are no zombies in there — but it's a safe bet in a show about zombies that a dark, ominous tunnel is full of them.
Tara, still glum, moody and wracked with guilt for her role in Herschel's death, won't leave Glenn's side. (Before the group splits, Eugene tells her, "Tara, you are seriously hot." "I like girls," she responds.) Tara's already hobbling with some sort of knee injury, and when the two finally do stumble upon a large group of walkers in the cave, she predictably ends up hurt and stuck. She begs Glenn — eventually yells at him — to go on without her.
Right on cue, a rescue team, including Maggie, comes to their aid and mows down the group of advancing walkers. As Glenn and Tara travelled in the tunnel, Dr. Porter, Sgt. Abraham and Rosita found a van and also happened to find Maggie, Sasha and Bob.
It's a joyful reunion. Nobody dies and everyone agrees to go to Terminus, which is where the episode ends. The group finally reaches what appears to be a clean and well-run sanctuary, where they are greeted by a eerily calm woman named Mary. She offers them her welcome and something to eat.
While the Maggie and Glenn saga is neatly resolved, things are a bit messier for Daryl. He's not a fan of the group he's stumbled upon, and particularly not a fan of a surly fellow that fights him over a rabbit they have both shot with arrows. Daryl is learning the way the group (run by a man named Joe) operates. United by the desire to survive, the group is otherwise composed of selfish, brutish men. They "claim" items to avoid conflict, and lying or stealing are publishable offenses. The man Daryl fights over the rabbit finds out the hard way — when he's caught setting Daryl up to make it seem as though Daryl has stolen half of the tasty animal, Joe orders him to be beaten. Lying is against the rules. Daryl then finds him the next morning outside the garage they've been sleeping in, beaten to death.
Can things get even messier? Yes. Daryl asks Joe where the group is headed. They are on the train tracks, seemingly with Terminus in sight, but Joe tells Daryl they are tracking a man who killed one of their group members. It's not clear to Daryl or Joe who it is, but viewers know it's Rick. The group even walks by a candy bar wrapper on the tracks — a candy bar Carl had eaten in an earlier scene.
Unanswered questions: Who is Mary, and why was her greeting and smile so creepy? Is anyone else living at Terminus? So far, no other signs of anyone else.
Romance report: Glenn and Maggie fans got their wish in tonight's episode. The wife and husband duo are together again, and shared a few sweet moments in the train tunnel.
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"My Pavarotti" actress Kang Sora suffers wardrobe mishap of epic proportions.
On October 4, at the 2012 Busan International Film Festival (BIFF), actress Kang Sora was making her glamorous way down the red carpet when suddenly the back of her dress split along the zipper of her full-length red chiffon dress. The actress was greeting fans when suddenly she noticed an odd reaction amongst those around her. Kang Sora then grabbed the back of her dress to keep it closed and escaped to a place without cameras to fix the situation.
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Debian Linux OS creator Ian Murdock passes away at age of 42
Ian Murdock, known for creating the Debian Linus OS, one of Linux's most popular open-source operating systems, passed away at the age of 42.
By: Tech Desk | Published: December 31, 2015 3:59:23 pm
Ian Murdock, known for creating the Debian Linus OS, one of Linux's most popular open-source operating systems, passed away at the age of 42. Debian was started in August 1993 by Ian and he was also an employee at Docker.
Debian was created by Murdock while he was still a student at Purdue University and was regarded as one of the most successful open-source projects.
In a blogpost remembering Ian Murdock, Debian's Ana Guerrero Lopez, Donald Norwood and Paul Tagliamonte wrote about Murdock's work on the project.
The blogpost says, "Ian's sharp focus was on creating a Distribution and community culture that did the right thing, be it ethically, or technically. Releases went out when they were ready, and the project's staunch stance on Software Freedom are the gold standards in the Free and Open Source world. Ian's devotion to the right thing guided his work, both in Debian and in the subsequent years, always working towards the best possible future."
A separate blogpost at Docker also recounts his contributions to the open source community, saying that he "helped pioneer the notion of a truly open project and community, embracing open design and open contribution; in fact the formative document of the open source movement itself (the Open Source Definition) was originally a Debian position statement." Currently over a 1000 people involved in the Debian OS.
Ian also worked as CTO of the Linux Foundation, and also worked at Sun Microsystems. While the exact cause of Murdock's death is not known, his family has requested for privacy.
According to a reports Murdock possibly committed suicide as he had posted on Twitter threatening to take his life. Murdock had then gone on to describe a tale of alleged police brutality. Ian's Twitter account has been deleted but screenshots, text of his tweets are being widely shared online. A web archive page of his tweets can be seen here.
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This successful textbook has been re-editioned to support the 2009 OCR GCSE Religious Studies B specification.
It can be used to deliver the short course for OCR GCSE RS B in philosophy. It delivers the course through Christianity only, and therefore provides an in depth look at the issues in question.
The book has a range of activities to engage the students; from key questions, discussion points, research tasks, extension activities to exam questions. Personal accounts of beliefs and experiences intersperse the main text to allow students to relate to the material they are reading.
Each unit is summarised in the form of revision 'cards' to give students a 'snapshot look' at what they have just learned and need to learn for the exam.
This book can be combined with Ethics through Christianity for OCR B GCSE Religious Studies: Second Edition to provide support for the full course.
Written to deliver a Short Course in Ethics for OCR GCSE Religious Studies B.
Combines with Ethics through Christianity to deliver the full course.
Includes personal views on issues.
Includes topical issues to stimulate discussion.
Includes revision 'cards' at the end of each unit.
Full of great ideas to make lessons engaging and motivating.