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namespace Microsoft.Azure.Management.Media.Models
{
    using Newtonsoft.Json;
    using System.Collections;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.Linq;

    /// <summary>
    /// Describes all the settings to be used when encoding the input video
    /// with the Standard Encoder.
    /// </summary>
    [Newtonsoft.Json.JsonObject("#Microsoft.Media.StandardEncoderPreset")]
    public partial class StandardEncoderPreset : Preset
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the StandardEncoderPreset class.
        /// </summary>
        public StandardEncoderPreset()
        {
            CustomInit();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Initializes a new instance of the StandardEncoderPreset class.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="filters">One or more filtering operations that are
        /// applied to the input media before encoding.</param>
        /// <param name="codecs">The list of codecs to be used when encoding
        /// the input video.</param>
        /// <param name="formats">The list of outputs to be produced by the
        /// encoder.</param>
        public StandardEncoderPreset(Filters filters = default(Filters), IList<Codec> codecs = default(IList<Codec>), IList<Format> formats = default(IList<Format>))
        {
            Filters = filters;
            Codecs = codecs;
            Formats = formats;
            CustomInit();
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// An initialization method that performs custom operations like setting defaults
        /// </summary>
        partial void CustomInit();

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets one or more filtering operations that are applied to
        /// the input media before encoding.
        /// </summary>
        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "filters")]
        public Filters Filters { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the list of codecs to be used when encoding the input
        /// video.
        /// </summary>
        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "codecs")]
        public IList<Codec> Codecs { get; set; }

        /// <summary>
        /// Gets or sets the list of outputs to be produced by the encoder.
        /// </summary>
        [JsonProperty(PropertyName = "formats")]
        public IList<Format> Formats { get; set; }

    }
}

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Atlantic Research Clarifies the Right of Voluntary PRPs to Sue but Still 'Contributes' to the Confusion
Albert M. Cohen
Articles August 23, 2007 Toxics Law Reporter, Vol. 22, No. 33
Atlantic Research
Impacts of the Atlantic Research Decision
On June 11, 2007, the United States Supreme Court issued its decision in United States v. Atlantic Research Corporation, holding that a private party that incurs response costs under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA) has a right to seek cost recovery under CERCLA §107 if that party voluntarily cleaned up the site without any governmental involvement.
While the decision clarifies a key aspect of CERCLA, it, at the same time, seriously scales back the level of contribution protection available, thereby opening up a new area of uncertainty which may have a significant impact on CERCLA settlements and litigation.
I. Background
A. CERCLA
Congress passed CERCLA in 1980 to impose liability upon responsible parties for response costs associated with releases of hazardous substances. The key liability provisions are contained in § 107 which provides, that current owners and operators, former owners and operators, generators and transporters (collectively potentially responsible parties (PRPs):(a) (4) Shall be liable for:
A. All costs of removal or remedial action incurred by the United States Government or a State or an Indian tribe not inconsistent with the national contingency plan; [and]
B. Any other necessary costs of response incurred by any other person consistent with the national contingency plan.
These provisions impose liability upon PRPs for costs of removal or remedial actions incurred by governmental entities (§107(a)(4)(A)) and for other necessary costs of response incurred by any other person (§107(a)(4)(B).
Prior to the enactment of the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act (SARA) in 1986, it was generally recognized that private parties that conducted cleanups could sue other liable parties pursuant to § 107(a)(4)(B). See Wickland Oil Terminals v. Asarco Inc., 792 F. 2d 887 (9th Cir. 1986); NL Indus. Inc. v. Kaplan, 792 F. 2d 896 (9th Cir. 1986); Bulk Distribution Ctrs. Inc. v. Monsanto, 589 F. Supp. 1437 (S.D. Fla. 1984); and City of Philadelphia v. Stepan Chemical Co., 544 F. Supp. 1135 (E.D. Pa. 1982).
However, one issue that appeared uncertain was whether a party that was sued for cost recovery or to conduct a cleanup, but had not itself undertaken a cleanup or incurred response costs, had a right to contribution. That is, could a party sued by the United States bring a claim for contribution against other PRPs even though it had not yet incurred any "necessary costs of response." At least one court indicated that such a PRP could not bring such a claim. D'Imperio v. United States, 575 F. Supp. 248, 253 (D.N.J.1983) (PRP that had not yet incurred costs could not initiate claim under § 107).
B. SARA
When Congress passed SARA in 1986 it added an explicit contribution cause of action in §113(f)(1). It clarified that "during or following any civil action under [Section 107(a)]," a PRP can seek contribution from other PRPs. Subsequently, courts generally agreed that a private party that voluntarily incurred environmental response costs to investigate or clean up hazardous substances, could bring a private action for contribution under §113(f)(1) against other PRPs to recover costs it incurred and for declaratory relief for future response costs, whether or not EPA or a state had initiated any action against it.
C. Cooper v. Aviall
However, in Cooper Industries Inc. v. Aviall Services, Inc., 543 U.S. 157 (2004), the Supreme Court noted that the plain language of §113(f) provides that a PRP can only seek contribution from other liable parties "during or following any civil action under Section 9606 … . or under Section 9607" (§113(f)(1) or after it had entered into a settlement (§113(f)(3)(B). Therefore, the Court held that an innocent party that had not been sued and had not entered into a settlement could not seek contribution under §113(f) of CERCLA.
The dissent in Cooper, however, urged the majority to find that even if there was no right of action under §113(f), such a party could bring a cost recovery claim under §107, citing, among other things, the Court's decision in Key Tronic Corp. v United States, 511 U.S. 809, 818 wherein the Supreme Court had stated that "§107 unquestionably provides a cause of action for private parties to seek recovery of cleanup costs." The majority refused to reach this issue, primarily because it had not been briefed below. As a result, it was unclear whether a private party that voluntarily incurred response costs could recover those costs from other PRPs.
D. The Post-Cooper v. Aviall Period
After Cooper, there was considerable litigation regarding this issue. Some courts held that PRPs that voluntarily incurred response costs could seek cost recovery under §107. See e.g. Consolidated Edison Co. of N.Y. v. UGI Utilities Inc., 423 F. 3d 90 (2d Cir. 2005); Metropolitan Water Reclamation Dist. of Greater Chicago v. North American Galvanizing & Coatings Inc., 473 F. 3d 824 (7th Cir. 2007). Other courts, however, held that §113(f) provides the exclusive cause of action available to PRPs. See e.g. E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. v. United States, 460 F. 3d 515 (3rd Cir. 2006).
II. Atlantic Research
A. Background
Atlantic Research Corp. v. U.S. 127 S. Ct. 2331, ____ U.S. ___ (2007) involved property which Atlantic Research leased from the Department of Defense. During its lease term, hazardous substances were released which caused soil and ground water contamination. As an operator at the time of disposal and as a generator, Atlantic Research was a PRP under CERCLA. Atlantic Research cleaned the site and then sought to recover some of its costs by suing the United States under both Sections 107(a) and 113(f) of CERCLA.
When the decision in Cooper v. Aviall foreclosed relief under 113(f), Atlantic Research proceeded under Section 107. The United States moved to dismiss, arguing that Section 107 does not allow PRPs such as Atlantic Research to recover costs. The United States argued (see discussion below) that the term "any other person" in §107(a)(4)(B) was intended to exclude the PRPs identified in §107(a) so that only non-liable parties could bring a cost recovery action under §107(a)(4)(B).1
The District Court granted the motion to dismiss. However, the Court of Appeals reversed. It held that Atlantic Research had a right to seek recovery of its costs under §107. The Eighth Circuit analysis was simple and straight forward. It noted that § 107 imposes liability upon responsible parties for "any other necessary costs of response incurred by any other person consistent with the national contingency plan."
It then held that the term "any other person" means any person other than the statutorily enumerated "`United States Government or a State or an Indian tribe' [discussed in §107(a)(4)(A)]." Since Atlantic "is such a `person' … on its face, § 107 applies." Thus, Atlantic Research had a right to bring a cost recovery action under § 107.
In support of its position, the United States argued that §107 imposes joint and several liability upon PRPs (i.e., it allows 100% cost recovery) and that Congress could not have intended to allow responsible parties to recover 100% of their costs and effectively escape liability.
The Eighth Circuit Court noted that some pre-Cooper v. Aviall cases "justified denying liable parties access to § 107, reasoning that Congress would not have intended them to recover 100% of their costs and effectively escape liability."
It held, however, that § 107 "is not limited to parties seeking to recover 100% of their costs," and that while § 107(a)(4)(A) permits governmental entities to recover "all costs of response … not inconsistent with the national contingency plan, § 107(a)(4)(B) only permits recovery of "any other necessary costs of response … consistent with the national contingency plan."
It held that these words "do not compel" full recovery. It further noted that "if a plaintiff attempted to use § 107 to recover more than its fair share, a defendant would be free to counterclaim for contribution under § 113(f)."
B. The Supreme Court's Decision
As it asserted below, the government's primary argument in the Supreme Court was that "the most natural reading of the phrase `any other person' is that it excludes the persons who are the subject of the sentence: i.e., PRPs."
That is, it argued that subparagraph (B) only permits suits by non-PRPs and, since Atlantic Research was a PRP, its claim was barred. It argued that the Eighth Circuit's holding that the term "any other person" means any person other than the statutorily enumerated "`United States Government or a State or an Indian tribe' … lacks merit."
The United States then asserted that § 107(a) must be read in light of § 113(f) and that "the better view is that the subsequently enacted Section 113(f) specifies the exclusive circumstances in which one PRP may bring suit against another under CERCLA." It argued that if this were not the case, a PRP could circumvent § 113(f) simply by pursuing an action under § 107, "thereby rendering Section 113(f) effectively superfluous.
Thus, for example, a PRP could circumvent §113(f)'s shorter statute of limitations simply by proceeding under §107. Or, PRPs could attempt to rely on Section 107 instead of Section 113 in order to "eschew equitable apportionment under §113(f ) in favor of joint and several liability under §107(a)." The United States also argued that allowing claims under §107 would "eviscerate the settlement bar set forth in §113(f)(2)."
The Supreme Court found that the government's argument "makes little textual sense." It agreed with Atlantic Research that the language in subparagraph (B) could be understood only with reference to subparagraph (A) and that they are "adjacent and have remarkably similar structures." It noted that the phrase "other necessary costs" used in subparagraph (B) "refers to and differentiates the relevant costs from those listed in subparagraph (A)."
`Any Other Person.'
Thus, it held that "it is natural to read the phrase `any other person' by reference to the immediately preceding subparagraph (A) which permits suit only by the United States, a State or an Indian tribe. The phrase `any other person' means any person other than those three."
Thus, the Court held that "the plain language of subparagraph (B) authorizes cost recovery actions by any private party including PRPs. See Key Tronic, 511 U.S. at 818 (stating in dictum that § 107 `impliedly authorizes private parties to recovery cleanup costs from other PRP[s]'" (emphasis added).
The Supreme Court rejected the government's other arguments as well, holding that because §§107 and 113 created two "clearly distinct" remedies, PRPs could not simply choose one or the other. It held that §113(f) creates a right of contribution which it defined, in its classical sense, "as the `tortfeasor's right to collect from others responsible for the same tort after the tortfeasor has paid more than his or her proportionate share, the shares being determined as a percentage of fault.' Black's Law Dictionary 353 (8th ed. 1999)."
`During or Following.'
It held that §113 permits a PRP to seek contribution "`during or following' a suit under Section 106 or 107(a)." Thus, it held that "§113(f)(1) permits suit before or after the establishment of common liability." However, regardless, "a PRP's right to contribution under Section 113(f)(1) is contingent upon an inequitable distribution of common liability among liable parties."
On the other hand, the Supreme Court then held that "§107(a) permits recovery of cleanup costs but does not create a right to contribution." Thus, a private party is permitted to recover cleanup costs under §107 "without any establishment of liability to a third party." Furthermore, the Court held that "§107(a) permits a PRP to recover only costs it has `incurred' in cleaning up a site. 42 U.S.C.§9607(a)(4)(B)." It held that "when a party pays to satisfy a settlement agreement or a court judgment [as it generally does in a settlement with the government], it does not incur its own costs of response.
Rather, it reimburses other parties for costs that those parties incurred." Thus, if a PRP pays money, either through a settlement or judgment, it is permitted to seek contribution from other parties that are also potentially liable under §113(f), but it "cannot simultaneously seek to recover the same expense under §107(a)."
On the other hand, if the PRP actually incurs costs to clean up a site, it has a right to recover those costs under §107. Therefore, the Court held that PRPs cannot, as the government claimed, choose the six-year statute of limitations for cost-recovery actions over the shorter limitations period for §113(f) contribution claims and cannot not choose between the joint and several liability provisions in §107 and the equitable apportionment provisions in §113(f).
The Supreme Court did note that there could be instances of overlap. For example, a PRP could enter into a settlement with the United State pursuant to which it agreed to clean up a site. In such a case, "the PRP does not incur costs voluntarily but does not reimburse the costs of another party." The Court did not decide whether such costs were recoverable under Section 113(f), Section107(a), or both.
One of the most significant aspect of the Court's decision was how it dealt with the settlement bar in §113(f)(2). That provision provides that "a person who has resolved its liability to the United States or a State in an administrative or judicially approved settlement" is entitled to contribution protection.
As noted above, the government argued that if a party could sue under §107, it could get around the bar and that this would create a strong disincentive for parties to settle. The Court first held that this provision "does not by its terms protect against cost-recovery liability under §107(a)."
It then opined that the lack of contribution protection for §107 claims would not discourage settlements. First, it noted that a defendant in a §107 action could trigger equitable apportionment by filing a §113(f) counterclaim and thereby avoid being required to pay a disproportionate share. Second, it noted that the contribution bar still offered considerable protection from contribution suits. Third, it noted that settlement carries the benefit of resolving liability vis-a`-vis the United States or a state.
In sum, the Supreme Court's decision reaffirmed the right of private parties to seek cost recovery under CERCLA while, at the same time, limiting the protection from suit that settling parties can receive.
III. Impacts of the Atlantic Research Decision
First, and most significantly, the decision clarifies that PRPs that voluntarily investigate and cleanup hazardous waste sites have a right to seek cost recovery from other potentially responsible parties under §107. This should encourage parties to voluntarily clean up hazardous wastes sites.
At the same time, however, the Court created a significant disincentive to settlement by holding that the §113 contribution bar does not bar claims under §107. This could have wide-ranging impacts. PRPs will now have to consider this new risk in evaluating future settlements and PRPs that settled with EPA with the understanding that they were immune from liability may now be subject to cost recovery actions under §107.
With regard to future settlements, it is common for EPA to take a two-track approach to settlements at superfund sites. First, it attempts to negotiate a consent decree with major PRPs at the site ("work parties") pursuant to which those parties agree to investigate and/or clean up the site. Second, EPA attempts to enter into cashout settlements with other PRPs at the site ("cashout parties").
Funds raised in cashout settlements are generally used to either reimburse EPA for its past costs or to help pay the costs of future investigation or cleanup. EPA generally seeks a premium from the cashout parties in exchange for providing those parties with releases and contribution protection, i.e., assurances that they will not be subject to future cleanup actions regarding the site. Parties are often willing to pay the premium in exchange for these assurances.2
However, because the Supreme Court held that the §113 contribution bar only applies to contribution claims under §113, but not §107 cost recovery claims, cashout parties will still be subject to §107 suits by the other PRPs at the site.3 They will certainly be subject to suit by any parties that voluntarily clean up the site and, as noted above, they may also be subject to suit by the work parties.4 Therefore, PRPs may be more reluctant to enter into cashout settlements, particularly settlements that demand significant premiums.
There are other sites where different groups of PRPs agree to perform different aspects of the work or to address different operable units. PRPs were generally willing to do this with the understanding that they will not be subject to suit by the parties dealing with the other operable units. Now, however, because each set of work PRPs may retain the right to sue the other for cost recovery, each set may be more reluctant to agree to perform work at the site.
EPA may be able to partially address this problem by demanding that work parties agree not to sue other settling parties. Thus, for example, EPA's Model RD/RA Consent Decree has a provision which provides that "Settling Parties agree not to assert any claims and to waive all claims or causes of action they may have for all matters relating to the Site, including for contribution, against any person that has entered into a final CERCLA §122(g) de minimis settlement with EPA with respect to the Site as of the Effective Date."
EPA could consider expanding this provision so that it expressly includes §107 claims. In addition depending on the circumstances, EPA could consider expanding this provision to include all settlements, not just de minimis cashouts, and to cover settlements entered into after the effective date.
Still, in cases involving cashout settlements, such an approach will only be effective if EPA first settles with the work parties. And, in cases where more then one set of work parties is involved, EPA may need to enter into the agreements simultaneously so that both groups are assured that they will not be subject to future suits. In addition, the fact that work parties may retain rights to sue under §107 gives them additional leverage over EPA.
Before Atlantic Research, work parties generally assumed that they did not have a right to sue other settling parties. Now, however, they may be reluctant to give up their potential §107 claims because those claims provide them with a cause of action against other settling parties in the event that cleanup costs are higher than expected. They may not be willing to give up their rights to sue other PRPs unless EPA gives them something in return such as use of the funds raised in the cashout settlements.5
Courts could attempt to fashion a solution for this problem. For example, one commentator has suggested that courts could hold that settlements with the government create a presumption that a party has paid its fair share so that it can defeat a §107 claim filed against it. That is, they could, in essence, adopt a judge-made contribution protection rule for §107 claims to parallel the statutory provision for §113 claims. See Joel Gross, "Supreme Court Decides That Liable Parties Can Seek Cost Recovery Under Section 107 of CERCLA."
However, to the extent such a rule is just a presumption, it would mean that parties are still at risk of being sued. And, there may be obstacles to courts creating a contribution protection rule for §107 claims. First, the Supreme Court held in Atlantic Research that §107 claims are not contribution claims. Second, in both Cooper Industries v. Aviall, 543 U.S. at 171, and Atlantic Research, at fn. 8, the Supreme Court indicated, rather strongly, that it is very reluctant to imply common law remedies.
Thus, in both cases the court indicated that it did not believe it appropriate to find an implied right of contribution under CERCLA. If it is not willing to imply a right of contribution would it be willing to imply a legal bar to a statutory right?
Third, it is not clear that a Court has any authority to take away a §107 statutory claim enacted by Congress. See e.g., Alliance of Descendants of Texas Land Grants v. U.S., 37 F.3d 1478, 1481 (Fed. Cir. 1994) (holding that a legal cause of action is a property right which cannot be taken without just compensation).
With regard to past settlements, PRPs that paid premiums to enter into cashout settlements may be able to take some solace in the fact that because they paid premiums it will be difficult for other PRPs to prove that they have not paid their fair shares, making it less likely that they will sue.6 In addition, as noted above, the Supreme Court did not decide whether parties that enter into consent decrees or comply with orders are entitled to bring §107 claims.
Therefore, prior settlers can argue that such parties are limited to §113 actions and, therefore, that §107 actions are barred. As noted above, at sites where EPA is involved, EPA can attempt to require future work parties to give up their potential §107 claims as part of future settlements. In addition, as also noted above, PRPs that settled and are then sued can try to convince the courts to impose a bar on §107 actions.
The decision also affects private party settlements. At many sites work parties that enter into settlements with EPA, attempt to negotiate their own settlements with PRPs. However, they are often unwilling to indemnify the settling parties, offering instead to ask the court to issue an order barring future claims because the settlement was in good faith. See e.g., City of Denver v. Adolph Coors Co., 829 F.Supp. 340 (D. Colo. 1993). However, such protection is now unlikely to protect settling parties from §107 claims since, as the Supreme Court held, these are not contribution claims. Therefore, parties are likely to be less willing to settle unless the work parties provide them with additional protections they were previously reluctant to provide.
IV. Conclusion
The Atlantic Research decision confirms what most CERCLA practitioners understood for over 20 years— that private parties that engage in voluntary cleanups have a right to seek cost recovery from other PRPs. At the same time, by holding that the §113(f) contribution bar does not bar §107 claims, it creates a new level of uncertainty which PRPs will need to face and which EPA and the courts will need to address.
1 The government's position in Atlantic Research was inconsistent with the position taken by EPA, in its capacity as the agency responsible for CERCLA's enforcement, for over twenty years. However, the United States took this position in cases in which it was a defendant in an apparent attempt to avoid CERCLA liability.
2 This is particularly true in the case of de minimis cashout settlements where the transaction costs would likely exceed the cost of the premium.
3 Another interesting question is whether the Atlantic Research decision will impact the issue of whether state law contribution claims are pre-empted by CERCLA and therefore barred. Some cases have held that Congress enacted §113, including the contribution bar, as part of a comprehensive settlement scheme designed to promote efficient resolution of environmental disputes. Since allowing common law remedies would allow parties to circumvent the bar, these Courts held that such claims are pre-empted. See e.g., Matter of Reading Co., 115 F.3d 1111, 1117 (3rd Cir. 1997). However, since the Supreme Court effectively held that Congress did not intend to bar all claims, it held that §107 cost recovery claims were not barred, there is an argument that state law claims contribution claims should similarly not be barred. On the other hand, a court might find that state law contribution claims are barred, but that cost recovery type claims are not barred.
4 As noted above, the Supreme Court refused to resolve whether such parties could proceed under §107, §113, or both.
5 On the other hand, if cashout parties pay a premium, it is unlikely that the work PRPs would pursue them unless the cleanup costs were much higher than anticipated because with the premium it would be difficult for the work PRPs to prove that the cashout parties had not paid their equitable share.
6 Of course, those parties are most likely to sue if cleanup costs greatly exceed prior estimates in which case meeting this burden of proof will be less difficult.
Reproduced with permission from Toxics Law Reporter, Vol. 22, No. 33 (Aug. 23, 2007) pp. 724-728. Copyright 2007 by The Bureau of National Affairs, Inc., 1.800.372.1033, www.bna.com.
Albert M. Cohen is a partner in the Los Angeles office of Loeb & Loeb LLP where he specializes in environmental law. He filed amici in the United States Supreme Court on behalf of clients in both the Cooper v. Aviall and U.S. v. Atlantic Research cases. He can be reached at 310.282.2228 or acohen@loeb.com.


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Polly Plummer, dans le tome Le Neveu du magicien des Chroniques de Narnia, est une jeune fille  qui accompagne Digory Kirke, un jeune garçon qui a un oncle complètement loufoque.

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 Les 7 volumes du Monde de Narnia :

Personnage du monde de Narnia
Personnage de fiction lié à Londres

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Muslims believe that Islam's principal holy book, the Quran ("Recitation," sometimes spelled Koran in English) is an Arabic transcription of a heavenly form or archetype. Referring to it as the "eternal book," "imperishable tablet," or "Mother of the Book," they believe that God unveiled this great book through the Angel Gabriel to various prophets on earth whenever needed to guide humanity. The books sent earlier are considered to be superseded by the Quran, whose purpose is to correct the human imperfections that crept into previous books, such as the Hebrew Bible and Christian New Testament. Muslims respect those other revealed books as legitimate, but believe that the Quran is the final, perfect transmission of the one heavenly book.
Unlike Jewish and Christian Scriptures, which are largely narrative or doctrinal with only occasional quotations from Yahweh or Jesus, the Quran presents itself entirely as the direct words of God, sometimes speaking in the first person (both singular and plural), sometimes in the third, occasionally changing from one to the other in sequential phrases or sentences.
Relatively short (around 400 pages in English translation, a little less than the New Testament), the Quran consists of 114 suras, or chapters, arranged in order of their length rather than in chronological order of transmission. Following the short introductory prayer called al-Fatihah ("the Opening") comes the longest sura, with 285 verses; the shortest suras, with three to six verses, come at the end. Suras are composed of verses called ayats. The Quran contains two of the key prayers of Islam, the al-Fatihah and the Surat al-Ikhlas ("Chapter of Sincerity"), the short 113th sura: "Say: God is One, the Eternal God. He begets none, nor is begotten, and none is like Him." Many of the accounts contained in this scripture should be familiar to anyone conversant with the Bible, e.g., the annunciation of the angel to Mary, informing her that she will bear a child without "knowing" a man (19:16-21). The Arabic Quran also contains the 99 principal names of Allah, most of them describing compassionate qualities, such as the Patient (Sabur), the Loving (Wadud), the Wise (Hakim), the Truth (Haqq), the Light (Nur), the Forgiver (Ghaffar), and most frequently, the Compassionate (Rahman) and the Merciful (Rahim).
Over a period of about 22 years, beginning around 610, the Quran was revealed to Muhammad. The earlier revelations were received in trance states that caused the Prophet to groan, cry out, and shiver so intensely that he often covered himself with a cloak, and they were frequently accompanied by headaches and severe muscular tension. Later he became more accustomed to these states of deep absorption. His companions committed all of the revelations to memory, and they were eventually written down on whatever was available, including leaves, shards of pottery, and, according to tradition, the shoulder-blades of camels. By the time the Prophet had moved from Mecca to Medina, he was dictating to secretaries, the most prominent of whom was Zayd ibn Tabit.
After Muhammad's death, Abu Bakr put Zayd in charge of collating the written suras with versions that had been memorized by several of his followers, but his compilation often ignored the order in which they were received. The Caliph Uthman (644-55), a direct companion of the Prophet and his third successor, had a definitive text compiled from copies left with one of Muhammad's widows, Hafsah, and destroyed all the rest. The span of decades and centuries between the revelations of many previous religious founders and their committal to writing was thereby largely avoided in Islam, although some scholars think that certain suras were deleted or altered to serve the purposes of the early caliphs. For example, the Quran's most critical attacks on the Umayyad clans may have been expunged on orders from Uthman, himself an Umayyad. By ordering the destruction of all variant copies of the text, Uthman insured that only his version remains today, although we have no reason to believe that anything essenti l was left out.
The other major source of Islamic teaching, hadith ("narrative" or "report"), consists of the sayings of Muhammad and his Companions passed down and collected in the centuries immediately following his death. It began as an oral tradition that the Prophet during his lifetime was careful to distinguish from the revealed teachings of the Quran. (A parallel exists in Hinduism between shruti, "that which is revealed," and smriti, "that which is heard.") Six major collections of hadith were eventually compiled by a number of hands during the first 300 years after Muhammad's death, and not all of the sayings are considered to be of equal authenticity. Since so much time elapsed before they were written down, there was room for invention and distortion, a problem recognized by early Muslim scholars. And so no absolutely canonical edition exists, although there is significant agreement about the major collections of hadith. The most important is by Muhammad ibn Ismail al-Bukhari (810-70), which is divided by topic into 97 volumes containing 7,300 individual items. Later collections also exist, especially those created by Shi'ite Muslims tracing hadith derived from the Prophet's son-in-law and third caliph, Ali, and his supporters.
The hadith are based on isnads, or chains of authorities; each hadith generally begins with an attestation such as, "Abdallah ibn Jafar records that he heard Ali ibn Abu Talib say that he heard the Prophet remark, 'The best of women [in the world] was Mary. The best of women [of this people] was Khadija.'" Some isnads are considerably longer, linking eight or ten names. Hadiths not only fill in many details of the Prophet's life, but further interpretations were also made of the law stated in the Quran. Their application to the problems of everyday life gives hadith the same practical orientation that the Talmud bears in relation to the Hebrew Bible. For instance, one hadith has Muhammad telling the story of a woman who was cruel to a cat, shutting it in so that it died of hunger, and who was subsequently sent to hell. In another, he tells of a man who saw a dog panting with thirst near a well from which he himself had just drunk. The man climbed down the well and filled his shoe with water, "and taking it in his teeth, he climbed out of the well and gave the water to the dog. God was pleased with this act and granted him pardon (for his sins)." These hadiths are used to support kindness to animals, although there are no specific revelations in the Quran concerning it.
Hadith is not necessarily binding; despite the fact that one hadith has the Prophet saying, "the virgin cannot be given in marriage until her consent has been asked," the right of jabr, or the arranged marriage of minors without their consent, has long been practiced among certain Muslims. Taken as a group, however, hadith along with the Quran form the basis of the sunna — the way of life of the Prophet which Muslims take as their model or code of Muslim orthodoxy.
The third source of spiritual guidance for Muslims is sira, biography of Muhammad in chronological form. Siras are only somewhat reliable because of a large gap between the death of Muhammad and their composition. The earliest extant and the best is the Sirat-ar-Rasul ("Life of the Prophet") by Ibn Hisham (d. 834), which summarizes an earlier lost work by Ibn Ishaq.


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(20.10.2016 - Berlin/Moscow) The SER Group, one of the top ECM vendors worldwide, is expanding its business in Russia with a newly founded legal entity OOO SER Software RUS. With this step, SER is strengthening its commitment to the Russian market. Supported by a growing partner network of companies such as Masterdata and Softline, SER plans to bolster its local team with in-house developers.
"We see great potential in the Russian IT market. Our new legal entity emphasizes this. We aim at becoming a fully integrated market player and a reliable partner for companies in Russia, helping them to more efficiently handle their content and processes in a compliant and secure way," says Morad Rhlid, Managing Director of SER Solutions International. Today, many of SER's international customers are already operating in Russia. As an experienced partner, SER localizes its Doxis4 suite for enterprise content management and business process management to the needs of its Russian customers and to the regional situation.
Apart from its new legal entity in Russia, SER is also in the process of obtaining certification from the Federal Service for Technical and Export Control (FSTEC) of Russia for adhering to regulatory laws for technology and exports. Under Rhlid's leadership, SER's international business has grown significantly, leaving a strong footprint in each market in which SER is active.
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Chinese businessman nabbed with three live pangolins at Walvis Bay
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A prominent Chinese businessman of Walvis Bay and three Namibians are expected to launch formal bail applications in the Walvis Bay magistrates court today, after their arrest on Sunday for the illegal possession of three live pangolins.
Members of the Namibian Police received information of live pangolins being kept by the accused.
The pangolin is an endangered species in Namibia, partly as the result of an indigenous superstition killing the animal keeps bad luck at bay. More alarming the fact that live pangolins are smuggled to Asia for traditional healing and medicines. The person who contacted the newspaper is a well-placed source close to the incident as well as a local activist of the Anti Plunder Action Group.
The suspects were interviewed by local wildlife officials on Sunday after the arrests were made. The animals are in safekeeping. This source added it is ironical that the Chinese speaking suspect played a key role some months ago to facilitate a meeting between the Namibian Police in Erongo and Chinese businesspeople in the Region, to raise awareness of crimes committed against Chinese speaking nationals. "An incident like this, as well as other examples of Chinese nationals involved in the smuggling of protected wildlife products like rhino horn and ivory from Namibia unfortunately fuels the misconception that Chinese people are up to no good for Namibia's natural resources and its people", this source charged. "As with any other culture, a few rotten apples spoil the lot. I sincerely hope Anti Plunder Action Group, to which I am a member will take this matter public again. I wish they petition the Chinese Embassy in Namibia do more and do so visibly in public to educate Chinese businesspeople in Namibia to respect the country's laws, its people and its natural resources. And to refrain from risking the country's future for next generations, by exploiting our natural resources through illegal activities", this source explained.
The fact that Namibians are involved in these smuggling rings also makes incidents like this alarming, said the source.
An official source in the Namibian Police confirmed the arrests yesterday and explained the suspects would have been formally charged yesterday and would make a first appearance in the Walvis Bay magistrates court today. It was understood the suspects want to bring bail applications without delay.


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The Behind the Scenes of the Number One Spanish Language Program to Quit Smoking, Founded by Sergio Bruna
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Sergio Bruna, a recognized entrepreneur, public speaker, entertainer, and author in the Spanish community in the US, has overcome what most would think is unimaginable to tackle – from adversity, poverty, and homelessness, Sergio overcame it all, including quitting smoking, all on his own. It may surprise some considering how difficult poverty and homelessness can be, but having done it all, Sergio says quitting smoking was the hardest hurdle to overcome.
And now, Sergio shares the same techniques that allowed him to quit his addiction with his program, "Deja de fumar y empieza a vivir" (Quit Smoking and Start Living) where he teaches people how to quit for good.
"I was being disciplined about so many things and I was achieving my goals yet I couldn't quit smoking. I smoked for 27 years. I spent the best part of a decade interviewing doctors, psychologists and speaking with the most capable high performance coaches and, as a result, developed my program: Deja de fumar y empieza a vivir," Sergio says.
Now, Sergio is well-respected in the field for creating and running the top Spanish level program for helping people quit smoking. The program consists of two books, digital content on demand, and finally, access to a private Facebook coaching group.
"I was ultimately motivated by my sense of purpose and contribution. Smoking kills 8 million people every year, making it, in my eyes, humanity's top enemy. 46% of the people in the world smoke, and while 85% of the people that smoke want to quit, only 4% actually achieve it. I developed a method that works and want to share it with the world so more people can reach their goals of quitting," Sergio outlines.
Sergio, through first hand experience, saw that there was no real, sustainable help for those wanting to quit smoking, despite there being a huge, unmet need, and therefore an untapped market. Beyond customer's desire to quit smoking, Sergio also knew that the effects of smoking were inherently negative, and cutting down on smoking overall would be beneficial for communities.
"Nicotine addiction is destroying humanity, ruining lives and families. I have seen up close and personal the death from lung cancer and it is horrible, it's long, hard, painful and expensive. It's taxing to family members and destroys their lives as well as your own. Quitting smoking is easy if you know how," Sergio outlines.
When building his own business, Sergio found many parallels between entrepreneurship and the journey of overcoming addiction. Namely, the similarities between fear and success. As he worked through quitting smoking, he experienced fear as a sign that you are leaving your comfort zone and many times shows that you are moving in the right direction. Sergio believes if you acknowledge fear and move towards it in full faith, you will conquer a part of yourself that will help you grow.
"On the other hand, success is overcoming obstacles, becoming a better version of yourself, success is being happy and feeling fulfilled and living with a purpose. Success is not quitting no matter what. The secret to success is to compare yourself not to others but who you were yesterday, and improve that," Sergio says.
In the coming year, Sergio has lined up many positive projects down the pipeline. After needing to cancel 17 speaking engagements due to the pandemic's lockdown, Sergio will be embarking on a new speaking tour when facilities open back up again. In addition, he'll be working on launching a new motivational and self development course online to raise awareness of his course, Deja de Fumar y empieza a vivir.
Altogether, Sergio is able to differentiate himself from the competition in a crowded addiction recovery space by remaining relentless, passionate, authentic, and honest.
"I speak from experience because what I teach did not come from anything I have read in a textbook," Sergio says.
Sergio's course, Deja de Fumar y empieza a vivir, can be found online, and be sure to follow Sergio on Instagram here and here to stay the most up to date.
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Using the ultra high quality settings we were impressed by the 1440x900 performance of some mid-range cards which was definitely a good way to start things off.
Although this is a relatively low resolution depending on how picky you are, it was impressive to find graphics cards such as the GeForce 9600 GT averaging 47fps. The Radeon HD 3870 disappointed with just 39fps on average, while the X2 version was no faster since Crossfire is not working in this game so far. Those using a Radeon HD 3870 won't be able to use the ultra high quality settings in this game either.
This also goes for Radeon HD 3850, 4670, 4650, and GeForce 9500 GT owners, as all these graphics cards rendered well under 40fps on average. Anything faster than the 9600 GT was safe at this resolution, while the high-end cards ran into some kind of bottleneck at ~60fps which was likely caused by the processor.
Naturally, increasing the resolution to a more respectable 1680x1050 hurt performance. The GeForce 9600 GT dropped to an average of 39fps, while the Radeon HD 4850 managed just 41fps. Since we like to average at least 45fps, this made the GeForce 8800 GTX/GTS the slowest graphics cards we would recommend using at this resolution using the ultra high quality settings.
The GeForce 9800 GTX+ reached 49fps, while the Radeon HD 4870 graphics cards cracked the 50fps barrier averaging 53fps. The GeForce GTX 260 was a fraction faster with 55fps, while the GTX 280 remained the fastest graphics card in Fallout 3 with an impressive 63fps.
Now at 1920x1200 we are easily able to distinguish the high performance graphics cards from the rest of the pack. Anything lower than the GeForce 9800 GTX+ would dip below the 40fps mark though this is still impressive for this card given the resolution and visual quality settings. The Radeon HD 4870 (512MB) graphics card managed 47fps, while the 1GB version hit 49fps. The GeForce GTX 260 was again a fraction faster with 50fps, which was only bettered by the GTX 280 at 57 frames per second.


BICYCLE ADVOCATES FOR ANNAPOLIS & ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY - ANNUAL MEMBER MEETING & SOCIAL!
Please plan to join fellow BikeAAA and ABC members and cyclists from around the county for the second annual Bike AAA member meeting and social on Thursday, December 3, 2015 from 7:00-8:30 PM at Union Jacks, Somerville Road, Annapolis.
The agenda will include updates on BikeAAA, officer elections, the new County Bicycle Advisory Commission and Mark Garrity of AA County Rec & Parks will provide an update on county trail-building! Come celebrate Bike AAA's accomplishments and talk about our future goals!


Well, a little gift to Dark Umbra users!!
The most important key in all of those is the "common key", you need this key in order to "decrypt Wii U games/hack the Wii U/make exploits"
And you're lucky because you "viewed this thread/registered in Dark Umbra"
Nice that you put all three keys in one post.
Was released almost two weeks ago but guess it wouldn't hurt to have it here.
Nice...now if only someone that knows what they are doing can make the WiiU as easily hackable as the Wii.
This are all keys we need for Wiiu CFW?
Do this mean the WiiU is hacked soon?


Rabat - The French President's wife, Brigitte Macron, has recently lodged legal complaints against individuals attempting to steal her identity to request for favors and preferential treatment from many VIP establishments and events around the world.
Rabat – The French President's wife, Brigitte Macron, has recently lodged legal complaints against individuals attempting to steal her identity to request for favors and preferential treatment from many VIP establishments and events around the world.
According to RTL, the fraudulent emails which tried to impersonate Mrs. Macron were sent in the last ten days, and came from places like Australia, Morocco, Hong Kong, and France.
The emails requested "symbolic little services," invitation requests to VIP events and venues, and preferential treatments in luxury hotels and restaurants.
In Morocco, for instance, a luxury hotel is said to have received an email requesting that Mrs. Macron's "nephew" be warmly welcomed and picked up at a local airport.
Other requested favors included "best tables at Paris' best restaurants" as well as tickets to Australia's Grand Prix.
The scammers used the email [email protected] whereas the official email address of the French president ends with @elysee.fr.
The scam was discovered when some of the establishments contacted sent requests to the French presidency to confirm whether they were the senders of said emails.


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Electronic remote online notary (RON) closings are soon to become the new normal in Michigan. As a Realtor, if you haven't been experimenting with them, you're not partnered with the right team of professionals. There are two prerequisites to making this offering to your customer - which is an offering of convenience.
Many in the lending community still harbor reservations over the use of electronic signatures and remote online notarizations. This article is intended to provide a brief overview of the benefits of using this technology and the legal foundation supporting its use. Hopefully, this background raises your comfort level and moves you to secure the benefits of these process improvements for your lending institution and its customers.
Hybrid appraisals have become more prevalent and accepted by the lending industry as an alternative to traditional appraisals. Benefits to lenders and consumers include quicker turn-times and reduced cost. So, what exactly are hybrid appraisals and why are they an excellent alternative to traditional appraisals?


Postpartum depression has no one particular cause and no one set of symptoms. It affects each woman differently, so it can be hard to identify early on.
Despite the individual nature of postpartum depression, there are some specific and important risk factors to keep in mind as you assess yourself.
Whether you are thinking of becoming pregnant, are currently pregnant or have recently given birth, there are ways to help predict if you are at risk of developing postpartum depression.
Postpartum depression and its many forms are serious conditions. Recognizing signs, symptoms and risk factors as soon as possible will greatly improve your recovery chances.
Below is a helpful quiz you can take to tell if you may be at risk for developing postpartum depression. Answer "yes" or "no" to all of the following questions that are applicable to you.
The following are questions about mental health history and experiences. By answering these questions you can roughly gauge your risk of developing postpartum depression.
Do you have a history of bipolar disorder, psychosis, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) or any other mental illness?


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ManpowerGroup Inc. (MAN) Position Boosted by Dimensional Fund Advisors LP
Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in ManpowerGroup Inc. (NYSE:MAN) by 5.0% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,592,465 shares of the business services provider's stock after purchasing an additional 75,824 shares during the quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP's holdings in ManpowerGroup were worth $103,194,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission.
Several other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. LPL Financial LLC boosted its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 55.1% during the third quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 4,404 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $379,000 after buying an additional 1,565 shares in the last quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC boosted its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 5,273.7% during the third quarter. Neuberger Berman Group LLC now owns 645,815 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $55,514,000 after buying an additional 633,797 shares in the last quarter. Teachers Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 5.4% during the third quarter. Teachers Advisors LLC now owns 119,729 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $10,292,000 after buying an additional 6,140 shares in the last quarter. Morgan Stanley boosted its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 40.1% during the third quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 218,015 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $18,741,000 after buying an additional 62,393 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Gateway Investment Advisers LLC boosted its holdings in ManpowerGroup by 4.4% during the fourth quarter. Gateway Investment Advisers LLC now owns 68,553 shares of the business services provider's stock worth $4,442,000 after buying an additional 2,896 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 94.17% of the company's stock.
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A number of analysts recently issued reports on MAN shares. BMO Capital Markets downgraded shares of ManpowerGroup from an "outperform" rating to a "market perform" rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $83.00 to $81.00 in a report on Friday, February 1st. TheStreet raised shares of ManpowerGroup from a "c+" rating to a "b-" rating in a report on Wednesday, February 20th. ValuEngine raised shares of ManpowerGroup from a "strong sell" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Thursday, January 31st. Royal Bank of Canada started coverage on shares of ManpowerGroup in a report on Tuesday, April 16th. They set an "outperform" rating and a $114.00 price target on the stock. Finally, Zacks Investment Research downgraded shares of ManpowerGroup from a "hold" rating to a "sell" rating in a report on Monday, January 21st. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, seven have given a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the stock. The stock has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $97.09.
NYSE:MAN opened at $92.02 on Thursday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.44, a current ratio of 1.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.38. The firm has a market cap of $5.36 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 10.28, a P/E/G ratio of 3.70 and a beta of 1.55. ManpowerGroup Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $61.57 and a fifty-two week high of $97.26.
ManpowerGroup (NYSE:MAN) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 18th. The business services provider reported $1.39 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the Zacks' consensus estimate of $1.35 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $5.04 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $5 billion. ManpowerGroup had a net margin of 2.39% and a return on equity of 20.08%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was down 8.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $1.72 earnings per share. As a group, equities research analysts predict that ManpowerGroup Inc. will post 7.77 EPS for the current year.
The business also recently disclosed a semiannual dividend, which will be paid on Friday, June 14th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 3rd will be given a dividend of $1.09 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, May 31st. This is a boost from ManpowerGroup's previous semiannual dividend of $1.01. This represents a yield of 2.43%. ManpowerGroup's dividend payout ratio is currently 22.57%.
In other ManpowerGroup news, EVP Sriram Chandrashekar sold 14,706 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $84.90, for a total transaction of $1,248,539.40. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, Director Ulice Payne, Jr. sold 1,750 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, February 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $85.40, for a total transaction of $149,450.00. Following the transaction, the director now owns 8,036 shares of the company's stock, valued at $686,274.40. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.49% of the company's stock.
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ManpowerGroup Inc provides workforce solutions and services in the Americas, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, and the Asia Pacific Middle East region. The company offers recruitment services, including permanent, temporary, and contract recruitment of professionals, as well as administrative and industrial positions under the Manpower and Experis brands.
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It's cool. There's a lot of things going on with Tara and I, which includes the podcast, the coven, other ventures, and life in general. The podcast. Will be coming back on track. Due to life, family, and the oppressive heat of the summer, there has been a brief gap in show production. The coven. Other ventures. Work life and private life have been extra demanding as there are some current issues going on which are requiring our time, attention, and energy. For those who have been messaging me, the Witch Queen will be available through Sacred Source in the near future. All in all, we're trying to stay positive despite the ups and the downs. Thank you. The Witch Lord, a new limited edition, fine art, hand finished bronze sculpture by artist Chris Orapello. With the skull of a stag, the figure is seated cross-legged, atop a platform, and bears a spear as a serpent climbs up from the earth and winds its way around his body.
Order now! Robin Artisson - Home. Patheos. A Modern Traditional Witch – Weaving the Realms of Tradition, Folklore, and Modern Practice. Thank you for your interest in Patheos newsletters!
Please enter your email address below and click the "Subscribe" button. Thank you for your subscription. You can visit your Preference Center to complete your profile and see what else we have to offer. We apologize, we were unable to complete your subscription at this time, please try again later. If this error persists please contact us at communications@patheos.com. Like what you're reading? News & Announcements. Dates: July 12 to 14, 2013Location: Raven's Knoll campground, at the standing stone groveRegistration Fee: TBA, pre-registration will be announced closer to the date.Theme for 2013: The Master of the Art Magickal and the Lord of the CraftStang for 2013: A Horned Lord stangHerb for 2013: Wormwood A Witches' Sabbat is a gathering of witches at any time, for any reason.
Today, the term Sabbat is typically used when one speaks of the Wiccan Wheel of the Year. However, the term Witches' Sabbat actually came to us courtesy of the propaganda of the "witch hunters", claiming that witches gathered in secret to worship the devil. We know better. Join us in the summer of 2013 for the first annual Witches' Sabbat at Raven's Knoll. Following the Call of the Land. New World Witchery - the Search for American Traditional Witchcraft. Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones.Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones.Dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones.Now hear the word of the Lord.
-from "Dem Dry Bones," Traditional Spiritual based on Ezekiel 37 From the Ossuary in Sedlec, Czech Republic. My wife took the photo! Isn't it cool?! With Halloween just past, I thought it might be a good day to briefly look at one of the most commonly used magical tools in folk sorcery: bones (and their companion skulls as well). Bones as magical tools have been around for at least 12,000 years, and likely longer than that.
Instead of spending several paragraphs exploring the history of bones in magic—which would be easy to do, but would essentially involve me repeating over and over again that skeletal remains have been a part of sorcerous operations for a very long time and are still used today—let's instead look at how these tools were put to use in the New World. Thanks for reading! Like this: Like Loading... The Fenland Druid. I have been giving some serious consideration to the inclusion of shamanic practices within my interpretation of Druidry.
At one point, I was certain there was a link, but as I find myself digging deeper and deeper into shamanism, I wonder how this links back to my original intention. Exploration of a fascinating subject is hardly something to be censored, but I think I'm getting off-topic at this point. Looking over my library, I find it full of books on shamanism and Celtic shamanism and very little on Druidry.
On the other hand, I appear to have a large quantity of books on Celtic myth and legends and a few books on the history of the Celts. I think this is where my research should take me next. That said, I mustn't dabble. So: Celtic shamanism? Other areas for research: – Celtic myths and legends (look for shamanic practices) – Faerie healing (being careful of New Age fluff) – Biddy Early and canny folk who practice/practised around the British Isles (any from East Anglia?
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Touch screen based home automation system overcomes the limitations of using traditional use of wall switches to light the house. The system uses the technology of touch screen based control panel that automates the manual process of operating wall switches. For this purpose a touch panel is used to interface it with microcontroller (of 8051 family) on transmitter side that transmits ON/Off signals to receiver. Loads are connected to receiver and interfaced to microcontroller using opto-isolators and triacs. Whenever any portion on touch screen is touched, the loads are turned ON/OFF accordingly through this wireless technology.


Snakenoid is an unique blend of the Snake and Arkanoid game concepts.
Using the stylus the player controls a snake on the lower screen and tries to use it to bounce the ball destroying boulders on the upper screen. In each level the boulders are organized in a different shape.
At the same time the snake has to avoid enemies and may collect bonuses, falling out of the destroyed boulders. The aim of the game is to finish all the levels with the most points.
looks like it has potential. Radar listed.
Wow, it'll be developed by HBO's main competitor, Cinemax.
Hmmm... looks good, I must say...will I download it? Good chance I will.
It seems addictive! Let us snake!
Thx for the Czech developers!


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Usyk-Takam scheduled for October
The long-anticipated heavyweight debut of Oleksandr Usyk (16-0) will probably take place this fall.
The former undisputed cruiserweight world champion had to fight Carlos Takam (36-5-1) in May, but the Ukrainian suffered an arm injury and initially, their bout was rescheduled for September.
It seems though, things won't be cut out for next month and that is why the clash between Usyk and Takam is set to take place on October 12 in Chicago, US.
The last times the 2012 Olympic champion was seen in action was in November 2018 when he KO'd Tony Bellew in the 7th. Meanwhile, the 38-year-old French last fought Senad Gashi in December 2018, defeating him via TKO.


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Today I'd like to extend a super warm welcome to the lovely Rachel over at the Green Wedding Boutique!
Rachel tells me that she was inspired to set up her wedding planning and styling service, based in and around Bristol, after struggling to find creative, inspiring and environmentally friendly decorations for her own wedding in 2013.
As a graduate of Glasgow School of Art, with a trained eye for design and a passion for nature and flowers Rachel is well placed to create uniquely individual finishing touches for natural and eco friendly weddings and events. Her aquired skills in floristy, photography, web design, graphics, illustration and animation means she can offer couples a comprehensive creative wedding styling service.
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Eminem disses mumble rappers, collabs w/ Justin Vernon on surprise 'Kamikaze'
BrooklynVegan Staff Published: August 31, 2018
by Andrew Sacher and Jeremy Nifras
Eminem surprise-released a new album called Kamikaze, which comes less than a year after his lackluster Revival. Compared to its pop-ballad-heavy predecessor, Kamikaze sees Em dishing out angry, mile-a-minute rhymes over harder-edged, ominous production. (It does have a couple ballads, like "Stepping Stone" and the Jessie Reyez-featuring "Good Guy.") The album was executive produced by Em's old pal Dr. Dre, it has a song featuring his old pal Royce Da 5'9", and to keep up the old school theme, it even has a Paul Rosenberg skit. It also features Bon Iver's Justin Vernon on "Fall," credits Kendrick Lamar on the "HUMBLE"-interpolating "Greatest," credits Little Dragon on the "Normal," and features "I'm Not Racist" rapper Joyner Lucas. Production comes from Mike Will Made-It, Boi-1da, Em himself, and others. The closing track, "Venom," is also on the Venom soundtrack. That's the Licensed to Ill-referencing artwork above.
From the first song, it's obvious that Em is angry about bad reviews, which is nothing new, but it's just a bit funnier this time around. When he makes fun of mumble rappers like Lil Yachty and mocks their flow, it feels like just a bit of The Real Slim Shady is back. (He also seems a little self aware, as that Paul Rosenberg skit calls him out before anyone else can. "What's next? Kamikaze 2, the album where you reply to everybody who didn't like the album that you made replying to everybody that didn't like the previous album?") Also working to it's benefit: it's a good half hour shorter than every Eminem album since The Slim Shady LP.
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The Museum That Resurrected a Slave Ship
The Smithsonian's African American History Museum, with the help of a worldwide network of scholars, will display pieces of the formerly sunken São José.
By Megan Garber
Underwater archaeologists at the site of the São José wreck near the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa (The Smithsonian)
In late December of 1794, the São José, a Portuguese ship whose cargo was 400 humans captured from the interior of Mozambique, found itself caught in heavy winds off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa. Just over 300 feet from shore, facing heavy waves, the ship struck submerged rocks. Its captain and crew, along with half of the enslaved Africans it carried, escaped alive; the rest of the people aboard the ship perished.
The ship, for its part, sank.
When it opens to the public this time next year, in late September of 2016, the Smithsonian's National Museum of African American History and Culture will exhibit pieces of the São José. Those pieces will include the iron ballasts used to weigh the ship down and the copper fastenings that held the various wooden pieces of the ship together. They will be small pieces, but they will be meaningful.
And that will be in some small part because of how rare it is to see this particular kind of exhibit. As the museum's director, Lonnie Bunch III, has noted: "There has never been archaeological documentation of a vessel that foundered and was lost while carrying a cargo of enslaved persons."
Finding the São José was a distinct challenge—and only partially because, when he started, Bunch hadn't realized that it was the São José he was looking for. He simply knew that he wanted to bring a slave ship—not just a diagram, but an actual ship—to the museum's visitors.
"As I began to think about what this museum should be," Bunch told the Bloomberg columnist Margaret Carlson during the Washington Ideas Forum on Wednesday, "I realized that even if we made it the most technologically sophisticated museum, it would fail, because at the Smithsonian, people go to see the Greensboro lunch counter or the Wright flier."
"So I thought, 'What it is it that people haven't seen?' And I thought, 'a slave ship.'"
Bunch figured that finding such a ship would be fairly simple—this was the Smithsonian, after all, and there had been many, many slave ships in operation—but that assumption didn't take into account the fact that, as he put it, "almost every slave ship was on the ocean floor."
So Bunch and his team joined forces with scholars from around the world—creating a project, basically, to map the ocean floor. They talked with government officials in their attempt to find and acquire ships. ("We thought we had a slave ship that went to Cuba—oh, I can tell you for hours about negotiating with the Castros about getting the slave ships from Cuba," Bunch told Carlson.) They employed divers to explore their findings.
Finally, the ocean-scouring team found the São José. Or, more specifically, the wreckage of the São José. The vessel, they discovered, "represents one of the earliest attempts to bring East Africans into the trans-Atlantic slave trade."
But then came the logistical problems—or, well, more logistical problems. "I didn't want to bring up an entire ship, because it's in pieces," Bunch told Carlson. "I just wanted to have a few almost religious-like relics." Even small pieces—even those relics—would allow people, Bunch thought, to think of the slave trade not as an abstraction: not just as something "where 15 or 20 million people were involved." He wanted instead something smaller-scale. Something that had been, literally and otherwise, touched by humans.
"My goal was to humanize history and make it accessible to people," Bunch said. And a ship—even, and especially, pieces of a ship that have long laid on the ocean floor—achieves that, he thinks. Those pieces speak to a history that is all too human. They whisper, silently but insistently, "Here were 400 people touched by this."


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Gerard Flint and Jonathan Cook joined in Partnership in 1996. Previously Gerard, who is a qualified Chartered Surveyor, had been responsible for the Hereford and Bromyard branches of Lear & Lear, a large multi-office firm, subsequently running these offices under his own name.
Jonathan started his career in Estate Agency in Hereford in the mid-1980s. Working for the National Company G A Property Services, Jonathan continued his career as manager of the Hereford branch, which became one of the most successful in the region.
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A delightful place for a short stay in the outdoors.
De Roek is small-scale and sustainable and offers a pleasant petting zoo. Located in the woods just outside Otterlo a mere 1,500m from the Hoge Veluwe National Park.
Your own cottage with a garden and facilities of a small-scale holiday resort at your disposal.


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Kanye West announces he's running for president
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This would certainly be a "Late Registration."
Kanye West announced on Twitter Saturday that he is running for president .
"We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States," the Chicago rapper tweeted with "#2020VISION."
The post by West — whose second album was titled "Late Registration," garnered more than 200,000 likes within an hour.
But a 2020 run would be a virtually impossible mission for the "Jesus is King" artist and it's not clear if he's serious.
An incredibly late Fourth of July announcement means West has missed every single state filing deadline for the two major parties and nearly all state primaries.
He's blown past at least six state filing deadlines to register as an independent candidate, including several with some of the most electoral college votes, like New York and Texas.
He'd also be battling his favorite politician.
West has drawn some scorn from fans over the years for his unabashed support for President Trump and proud donning of a "Make American Great Again" hat at public appearances.
The rapper made no mention of a White House run during a GQ feature in May. After previously mentioning he wasn't registered to vote, he assured the publication that he would turn out for the 2020 election.
We must now realize the promise of America by trusting God, unifying our vision and building our future. I am running for president of the United States 🇺🇸! #2020VISION
— ye (@kanyewest) July 5, 2020
"I'm definitely voting this time. And we know who I'm voting on," West said at the time.
"And I'm not going to be told by the people around me and the people that have their agenda that my career is going to be over.
"Because guess what: I'm still here! Jesus Is King was No. 1!"
West implied he was pleased with Trump because of the state of real estate.
"I buy real estate. It's better now than when Obama was in office," West told GQ's editor-in-chief Will Welch.
You have my full support!
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 5, 2020
"They don't teach you in school about buying property. They teach you how to become somebody's property."
West appears to have at least one vote secured.
"You have my full support!" his pal, Elon Musk, tweeted.
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We have had a blast this past weekend in Meridian, Mississippi. We've had quite a few laughs along the way and it's so fun to road trip with the family!
We borrowed my mom's mini-van (that we will buy in the next 6 months) and it was SO great traveling in such a huge vehicle! Luke LOVED sitting in the back seat.
On the trip to Meridian we passed this truck- we really like the I am second website!
and then we got stuck in terrible traffic. Of course the second we got stuck in the traffic Emberly woke up screaming and Luke had to potty. Again, I was SO thankful to have so much room to help Luke properly relieve himself (in a Cherry Coke can)!
Emberly got to meet her Grampa for the first time! He also started her Barbie collection on this trip :) He's the man behind Luke's train collection!
We had a few rough sleeping nights at Grampa's house. But isn't that face SO sweet??
Saturday morning we checked the weather and saw that it was suppose to rain most of the day so we packed up that morning and headed to the playground. Upon arriving Luke declared "This is the biggest playground I've ever seen!" Also while walking across the "shake shake" bridge he said "This place is SO awesome!"
Luke, Daddy and Grampa went to ToysRUs (actually it's called Geoffrey's here) and Grampa picked up some more train stuff. Luke was in heaven. He added to his collection, Diesel 10, Rocky, and Gordon. He also got the water tower to add to his table at home!
While the boys and Emberly were there, mommy got a shopping afternoon! I blogged about Treasure Hunt last year, and I went back (it's called Dirt Cheap in Meridian)! Ohhhh my I remember why I love that place so much. Here's a sneak peek, and my experience deserves its own post!
Sunday we worshipped at Fellowship Baptist and hung out with our friend Jace! Josh was in Corey & Kim's wedding and Corey was Josh's best man at our wedding. Hard to believe our babies are now playing together!
We got back to Grampa's and he had set up a real train set. Luke loved being the controller and blowing the whistle. It was fun!
As this post is published we will be on our way to Arkansas to visit Nana, G-pa and the aunties! Luke can't wait!