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Appearance Edit
Ceria has dirty blonde hair,[1] pointed ears, pale yellow eyes, and skin that is subtly more vibrant than humans'.[2] In the aftermath of the fight against the crelers Ceria's eyes turned winter-pale, mixed with faint blue and grey with something swirling in their depths.[3]
She lost all the skin down past her wrist on her right hand. What is left is just white bone. The parts that connect to her healthy arm are blackened, almost like frostbite.[4]
When Ceria first appeared she was wearing a dark blue set of robes embroidered with golden glowing sigils around the hem and edges of the cloth.[2]
Ceria doesn't appear to be overly tall compared to several other people, having been described to be shorter than Pisces,[5] Yvlon,[6] Ryoka,[7] and Falene.[8]
Personality Edit
Ceria is not a social person - while she has friends, she is not easy to find more, having grown up mostly alone.[9]
Background Edit
Ceria grew up in Terandria in The Edwivil Forest.[10] Ceria had matured to her adult body when she was in her twenties, but puberty had still hit her hard. She'd spent ten years dealing with the worst of hormonal imbalances, uncontrolled magical outbursts and the like.[11] When she was still a child, a small bounty was put on her there for theft, property damage and something else.[5] She was (of course) not on the continent during the Antinium Wars,[11] and had never seen a Gnoll in person until she travelled to Izril.[12]
When she was 58 years old (seven years before the book 1) and still a Bronze-rank adventurer, she started attending Wistram Academy together with Pisces[13] for three years. She followed Illphres for four months until she accepted her as a student,[14] and was mentored afterwards by Illphres until her demise while fighting the Golems of Wistram. After the trial of Pisces, she was expelled from the school alongside Pisces, but was at least recognized as a graduate by the Truestone golem Cognita.[15] After arriving on Izril, she resumed her adventuring career. She has fourteen years experience as an adventurer, which means she started her adventuring career before she attended Wistram.[16]
Chronology Edit
Ceria enters the Wandering Inn storyline as a mage member of the Horns of Hammerad where she is one of the more experienced members but refuses to be vice-captain because she doesn't like the logistical work. That is the reason why Calruz has Gerial in that position.[16] She is very helpful towards Ryoka[2] and helps the city runner to explore her innate magic[17] until Ryoka challenges Calruz. Then, Ceria turns away from Ryoka with a stern warning.[18]
During the disastrous expedition into the Ruins of Liscor, Ceria and Olesm manage to survive in a stone coffin while the undead rampage moves towards Liscor. Her arm atrophies to skeletal remains in her attempt to stop Skinner. They are eventually rescued by Erin, Ryoka and Pisces, and Ceria stays at the Wandering Inn afterwards. She reforms the Horns of Hammerad with her as the captain and the only old member, but convinces Yvlon Byres, Pisces and Ksmvr to join her.[11]
Under her as a captain, the Horns of Hammerad discover a new location in the Ruins of Albez and get out with a considerable treasure, although only a fracture of what had been guarded by a Flame Golem.[6] Ryoka brings the looted items to Invrisil to get them identified, and returns with one item sold for considerable magical gear that should bring the reformed Horns to Gold Rank. However, the adventuring guilds require proof that the Horns are at Gold level. They do several more quests mostly around Liscor and Esthelm, but the group stagnates somewhat and is regularly outdone by the Gold Rank teams which frequent the Wandering Inn.
Eventually, Erin gets the Pallassian mage Grimalkin to evaluate the Horns of Hammerad. The [Sinew Magus] spells out for Ceria that aside from her actual adventures, she has been complacent and didn't train enough; and he advises a rigorous training regimen for her.
Powers and Abilities Edit
Ceria can cast Tier 3 magic at best. It is possible for her to use Tier 4 spells, but she'd need a spellbook and weeks—maybe months to learn the spell at her level.[19] Ceria has managed to learn over 50 spells, but mostly uses [Ice Spike] as her Wand contains the spell, which allows her to cast it much faster than her other ones.[20]
She discovered that she can cast with her skeletal hand simultaneously the [Ice Shard] spell among each finger.[11]
Being a Half-Elf, Ceria is able to channel mana better than the other races can.[21]
Classes/Levels: Edit
- [Arctic Cryomancer] Lv. 30+ (derived from [Cryomancer])
Skills: Edit
- [Adept Iceform]
- [Aura of Rime]
- [Dangersense]
- [Frozen Quickshape]
- [Glaciersheet Ice]
- [Ice Magic Affinity]
- [Weak Frost Resistance]
Spells: Edit
- Tier 0:
- [Light]
- [Noise]
- Tier 1:
- [Frozen Wind]
- Tier 2:
- Tier 3:
- [Detect Magic]
- [Fireball] (can only cast it with a wand)[24]
- [Ice Spike]
- [Icy Floor]
- [Stone Fist]
- Tier 4:
- [Ice Lance]
- [Ice Wall]
- Unknown Tier:
(For Leveling History see Here)
Equipment Edit
- Everfreeze Ice Ring
- Gazereye Stone Wand
- Unnamed Enchanted Robes
Relationships Edit
Pisces Edit
Ceria's relationship with Pisces is long and complex. They first meet on the boat to Wistram Academy, where Pisces is one of the few people who does not take immediate prejudice to Ceria's half-elf nature.[13] During their time at Wistram, the two grow very close, studying together and helping each other to gain magical abilities. However, the revelation of Pisces' [Necromancer] class alienates Ceria, and she stops talking to him for some time. Even then, she is still one of the only people in all of Wistram willing to have any kind of discussions with Pisces, and stands up for Pisces during his trial.[15]
After becoming an adventurer, Ceria still finds ways to contact Pisces when needed. She reaches out to Pisces to heal Ryoka's leg after it is broken, and they meet at the inn for the operation. During their meeting, Pisces notes that they have not met for some amount of time - possibly not since they had both left Wistram.[28]
The two meet again when the Horns of Hammerad return to Liscor to challenge the dungeon, unsuccessfully. Ceria and Olesm are the only survivors, and Ceria contacts Pisces using an old form of messaging that the two developed during their time at Wistram. Pisces gathers a group of adventurers and rescue Ceria.
After Ceria recovers, she reforms the Horns with Pisces, Yvlon Byres, and Ksmvr. During her time as captain, she frequently comes in conflicts with Pisces, but she is also the one who understands the most about Pisces and his background.
Erin Solstice Edit
Ryoka Griffin Edit
Olesm Swifttail Edit
Horns of Hammerad (Old Members) Edit
Calruz Edit
Illphres Edit
Trivia Edit
- It was implied that she was "above level 20" when she first appeared.[29]
- She loves raw eggs. She loves climbing into trees and stealing them out of nests.
- The System allowed Ceria to immediately learn [Fireball], when she reached Level 18 in her [Elementalist] class.[30]
- [Stone Dart], [Flame Jet], and [Chameleon] are spells she'd taught herself.
- Ceria's total Level, meaning if one were to combine the levels of all her Classes, is lower than Pisces'.[31]
- Her robes cost her nearly a hundred and twenty gold coins – something she had to save up for years to buy, while her Wand was half as expensive as that.[32]
- Strangely enough, Ceria swears by plants. Its is not known, though, if that is the norm for Half-Elves. (Example:What in the name of tree fungus is going on?[33]/ Pisces, for the love of leaves, shut up!)[12]
- Tired of having eaten leaves regularly for breakfast, Ceria strongly refrains from eating any again for the rest of her life.[34]
- Erin told Ceria that she comes from another world.[35]
Gallery Edit
See here.
Quotes Edit
Volume 1 Edit
- (To Erin) "No one has seen an Elf for thousands of years. They all died long ago."
- (To Gerial) "Well, I get it. Bugs aren't my favorite thing to eat either."
- (To Erin) "We've been drinking that? Are you insane?"
- (To Erin) "You Human—no, you're insane. Pardon me Erin, but you are."
Volume 2 Edit
- (To Erin) "Erin. You um, don't seem like you're too normal."
- (To Pisces) "Fat chance. And stop stealing food or Erin will hurt you. And if she doesn't do it, I will."
- (To Erin) "Thanks, Erin. Stay safe."
Volume 3 Edit
- (To her teammates ) "It's not even as if there's anything to cheer about. We're leaving."
- (To Pisces) "That doesn't change how she feels. She likes Goblins. How do you think she feels about killing her pet skeleton?"
- (To Erin) "For you, Erin? Yes, you can have this…door."
- (To Erin) "Just because I'm a half-Elf, doesn't mean I…well, I do, but why do you always turn to me to—"
- (To Fortress Beaver) "Hey you! Yeah, you! Piss off!".
- (To Companions) "What? That's how you talk to animals if you want them to move."
- (To Erin) "Don't be insane. Acid slimes? Dead gods, Erin, what a thought! No, this one is…look, do you know what slimes are? How they're made?"
- (To Yvlon) "I'm a half-Elf. I used to eat leaves for breakfast. I've had enough of them for one lifetime, thank you."
Volume 5 Edit
- (To Pisces) "Don't you have a big theory on what it does? Some kind of annoying lecture for us?"
- (To Pisces) "What then, oh great and all-knowing Pisces?"
- (To Calruz) "Not anymore. I lead the Horns of Hammerad now, Calruz. We made a new team. We were looking for you. I wish we'd found you dead rather than like this."
- (To Calruz) "Oh, just asking how you've been. You know. As one does. Anything happen? Meet anyone fun down here? It's been what, six months since we talked? Read any books?"
- (To Calruz) "Lick me and I'll punch you."
- (To Calruz) "Yeah, I cast a spell. So what? You kidnapped me. You kidnapped the Gnolls. What was I supposed to do? But guess what? Right here, right now, I'm not your enemy. They are."
- (To Calruz) "Death before dishonor. I've lied. I've betrayed you. But I haven't compromised my honor."
- (To Calruz) "What do you have to give them, Calruz? Glory? I don't have that. But I do have honor. So if you're coming, come. The Horns of Hammerad don't run."
Volume 6 Edit
- (To Grimalkin) "I'm burning alive you monster! It's too hot! It's too hot!"
- (To Grimalkin) "I'm going to kill you!"
- (To Isceil) "Tell that to Cognita. I dare you. She gave us that right. Go on, tell her. Does she know you're saying that?"
- (To everyone) "That's all I wanted to say. Pisces isn't evil. And he's part of my team. My teammate, get it? He's helped save Liscor at least three times, and he's my friend. Wistram doesn't get him, and if anyone wants to claim that bounty, I'll—I'll find out what you taste like."
- (To Pisces) "I'm just…doing what I should have done a while back. Mind you, I still owe you a good kick for keeping what you were a secret from me. We were best friends."
- (To teammates) "I don't want to work! Why are we working? Someone tell me that! We're rich from the dungeon! Why are we working?"
- (To Montressa) "I should have said this all that time ago. He's not perfect. And he never was. But he is my friend. If you want to hurt him, I'll stop you."
- (To Pisces) "I won't be mad. One of us has to do it and I'm too slow. Besides, I already had my turn. So did Yvlon. If Ksmvr comes back—maybe they'll let him. Go. One of us needs to live."
Volume 7 Edit
- (To everyone) "Turn this wagon around! Send a [Message]! Tell them—"
Wistram Days Edit
- (To Illphres) "Real mages help each other. We don't abandon each other."
- (To Illphres) "When the day comes, I'll be waiting for you outside the doors. So make sure you finish the battle quickly, okay? I don't feel like waiting long."
- (To Wistram Mages) "Pisces? I know him. He was my friend. Once. I hate him for what he did to my master—for what he did to the others. I hate him so much I think I might kill him. But I hate the rest of you even more."
- (To Wistram Mages) "You are all cowards. Fearful, small people, living in the shadow of the Golems. You won't ever find true magic, not here. Not while Cognita and the Golems are the true rulers of this place. I'm leaving—I won't stay here, hiding from the truth. So long as the Golems live, there are no true mages in Wistram. None, except for the dead."
Chapter Appearances Edit
See Here.
- ↑ Chapter 3.25
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Chapter 1.04 R
- ↑ Chapter 6.66 H
- ↑ Chapter 2.04
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 S03 – Wistram Days (Pt. 2)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Chapter 3.08 H
- ↑ Chapter 3.09
- ↑ Chapter 5.13
- ↑ Chapter 3.09
- ↑ Chapter 7.20
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 Chapter 2.32 H
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Wistram Days (Pt. 3)
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 S03 – Wistram Days (Pt.1)
- ↑ Wistram Days (Pt. 5)
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 S03 – Wistram Days (Pt.7)
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Chapter 1.40
- ↑ Chapter 1.34
- ↑ Chapter 1.12 R
- ↑ Chapter 2.18
- ↑ Chapter 1.01 H
- ↑ Wistram Days (Pt. 4)
- ↑ Chapter 1.37
- ↑ S03 – Wistram Days (Pt. 2)
- ↑ Chapter 2.18
- ↑ Chapter 5.13
- ↑ 26.0 26.1 Chapter 2.11
- ↑ Wistram Days (Pt. 5)
- ↑ Chapter 1.06 R
- ↑ Chapter 1.02 R
- ↑ Chapter 1.11 R
- ↑ Chapter 1.06 R
- ↑ Chapter 2.09
- ↑ Wistram Days (Pt. 4)
- ↑ Chapter 3.39
- ↑ Chapter 2.20


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Shush Ringer Restorer: Restores Android Ringer Volume After Predefined Time
Many of us turn our phones to the 'Silent' profile and then forget to change it back. As a result, we miss important calls and not read urgent messages quickly. A solution to this is presented by a tool called Shush Ringer Restorer.
Shush Ringer Restorer is a smartphone application for Android devices running version 2.0 or later. The app comes with a download size of only 28KB and it helps restore android ringer volume when you change it to Silent. When you mute the phone using the device's volume buttons, the app asks you how long you want the phone to stay silent. You can then set a time limit after which the phone's ringing profile automatically reverts back.
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Technorati: Bonez, Tom Cruise, Scientology, messiah, christ, Colorado, aliens, Xenu, War of the Worlds, alien invasion, Bizzaro, celebrity, sci-fi, cult, religion
Technorati: Bonez, Tom Cruise, Scientology, messiah, christ, Colorado, aliens, Xenu, War of the Worlds, alien invasion, Bizzaro, celebrity, sci-fi, cult, religion
...Except the whole thing is a lie.
1) NOBODY in Scientology considers Tom Cruise a "messiah" - this was a bull**** story run by the UK Sun, one of the slimiest tabloids on Earth. TC's reps debunked it immediately.
2) No, Cruise is NOT building any bunker anywhere. His reps already made a statement that no construction is going on in his property. Additionally, no Scientologist believes in any alien attack. This is a classic "poisoning the well" myth spread about our religion in an effort to sensationalize and demean our religion. Scientology is not about aliens, it's about self-empowerment through introspection and increasing personal and spiritual awareness.
Scientologist and proud of it
Thank you for visiting Bonez and commenting, Greg. It's always good to hear from multiple views of any story.
To clarify, the staff of Bonez never claims nor verifies the veracity of anything posted so Bonez cannot be held liable or accountable for anything but lighthearted frivolity (I like that word today).
I only wish people would respond with such fervency for the real injustices and problems of this country and world.
Bonez, I guess I'm happy you got a fervent response? L. Ron was a nut, and no Greg, that may not be fact, but it is my fervent opinion... but I'm glad you have something that inspires a spiritual sense of emotion for you.
Jesus, that tattoo woman in the post previous was, er, interesting? I wish I'd have seen the warning BEFORE I clicked the pic...
Miss you love.
Hey Kim, long time no see, Babe. Glad you decided to mosey on over to Bonez and check things out. It's sort of different, eh? The Bonez Crew does a fine job of mixing things up around here now and it just keeps getting better and better.
Thanks for the comments on this post about ScienTOMology. It's interesting to see you trying to be so diplomatic :)
Hey, can't believe my professionally added black censored strips didn't give you a clue as to what you were getting in to. Sheesh, I even put the warning in RED letters, GirlFriend! What's it take to keep you out of those places that will only embarrass you or gross you out?
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I'm using a theme I bought, so the existing instructions on the subject are not very easy for me to follow, as things are a bit different in my code.
So this is my store https://www.focallurecosmetics.gr/
I would like 2 products per row on mobile view only.
Any suggestions??
Thank you,
Solved! Go to the solution
Hello @NatCosm,
As I checked your site ,On homepage there are 2 products in one row in mobile...
Do you want 2 products per row in collection pages??
Yes! I thought I had made this clear but I didn't! I want 2 products per row in collections!
Thank you oscprofessional!
This is an accepted solution.
Hello @NatCosm ,
1. Go to Online Store->Theme->Edit code
2. Asset->timber.scss->paste bellow code in bottom of file
@media only screen and (max-width: 480px) { .template-collection #shopify-section-section-collection .grid__item.large--one-half.medium--one-half { width: 50%; } }
Or Go to collection-template.liquid and add small--one-half class as shown in below screenshot
Hi again!
I have a similar question!
I have added a bundle app that displays two more products under "add to cart" button, on every product page. On mobile view though, those two products seem to be aligned vertically and their "add to cart" buttons are hidden as they overlap. Any suggestions on how to make them appear in the same row?
Thank you,
Hello @NatCosm ,
Please add below css
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Golden State candidate
California Sen. Kamala Harris announced her campaign for president this week, raising a staggering $1.5 million in the subsequent 24 hours. After revealing her candidacy on ABC's Good Morning America, Harris, 54, said she would officially launch her campaign this week in her birthplace, Oakland, and then campaign in South Carolina, an early-primary state. The daughter of Jamaican and Indian immigrants was elected to the Senate in 2016, after serving as California attorney general and San Francisco district attorney. Her record as a tough-on-crime prosecutor is already drawing criticism from progressives, though Harris describes herself as a "progressive prosecutor" who also supports "Medicare for all" and "the largest middle-class tax cut in history." South Bend, Ind., Mayor Pete Buttigieg also entered the crowded primary race this week. At 37, the Afghan War veteran is the youngest to declare.
Tunnel to asylum
San Luis, Ariz.
A group of 376 migrants, mostly from Guatemala, gave themselves up to border officials last week after tunneling under a steel border fence about 10 miles from the nearest port of entry. The group of asylum seekers, which included 176 children, was the largest ever detained in the Yuma area. "In my 30 years with the Border Patrol," Anthony Porvaznik said, "I have not been part of arresting a group of 376 people. That's really unheard-of." A long line formed while migrants, reportedly with the help of smugglers, dug seven holes in the sandy soil underneath the fence, and then waited on the U.S. side for agents to process them. Border officials said the fence is meant to stop vehicles and would need a concrete base to subvert tunneling. An additional 350-plus Central American migrants gave themselves up to border officials in New Mexico in the following days.
Washington, D.C.
The Supreme Court's conservative majority allowed the prohibition on most transgender people from serving in the military to take effect while appeals are heard in California and Washington state. The 5-4 decision this week sends the rule back to a lower court. The ban was announced by President Trump in July 2017 after the Obama administration opened the military to transgender people the previous year. There are now roughly 14,700 transgender troops in the military, and it's not clear if they will affected at this time. In other actions, the court disappointed the White House's hopes for a win on immigration, declining an appeal of a 9th Circuit ruling that allows the DACA, or "Dreamers," program to continue. The justices did agree to hear, likely in October, their first major Second Amendment case in a decade—a challenge to New York City's restrictions on where gun owners can take their handguns.
Prison for ex-cop
Former police officer Jason Van Dyke was sentenced last week to six years and nine months in prison for the shooting death of Laquan McDonald. After Van Dyke, who is white, was convicted last October of second-degree murder and 16 counts of aggravated assault—one for each bullet that hit McDonald's body in 2014 as the black 17-year-old walked away from Van Dyke while carrying a small knife—prosecutors sought a sentence of 18 to 20 years. Protesters called the judge's decision outrageously lenient. Van Dyke's attorney, Daniel Herbert, says his client expects to serve three years in custody. "He truly felt great," Herbert said. A day earlier, a judge acquitted three Chicago police officers charged with covering up the circumstances of McDonald's death, which was captured on a police dashboard camera. Van Dyke was the first Chicago cop convicted of murder for an on-duty shooting in half a century.
Opioid pushers
Members of the family behind Purdue Pharma, which makes OxyContin, are accused of directing years of efforts to mislead doctors and patients about the opioid painkiller, according to a court filing last week. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey says the Sackler family pressed Purdue to make misleading claims about the dangers of opioids, blaming addicts for any misuse, and encouraged doctors to prescribe OxyContin longer than necessary—charges the Sacklers vehemently denied. Richard Sackler, the son of Purdue's founder, allegedly told an audience at a launch party for OxyContin in 1996 that it would lead to "a blizzard of prescriptions that will bury the competition." By 2001, Sackler, then Purdue's president, said in an email, "We have to hammer on abusers in every way possible. They are the culprits and the problem. They are reckless criminals." Since OxyContin came on the market, more than 200,000 people in the U.S. have died from overdoses involving prescription opioids.
Women's March
Washington, D.C.
A smaller march
Several thousand women gathered last week in the nation's capital for the third annual Women's March, a far cry from the half-million who turned out in Washington the day after President Trump's inauguration. Bad weather was a factor, though the rally was also clouded by controversies surrounding Women's March leadership, particularly over co-president Tamika Mallory's embrace of Nation of Islam leader and outspoken anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan. Several progressive organizations, including the Democratic National Committee, yanked their sponsorship and backed competing rallies in Washington, New York City, Philadelphia, and elsewhere. Many protesters set aside the infighting, however, as they celebrated the election of a record number of women to Congress and joined in chants supporting abortion rights and calling for an end to the government shutdown. ■


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Pregnant woman cough out blood
A woman coughed out blood and collapsed, as many others sustained injuries when officers attached to the Mobile Police (MOPOL) division of the Nigeria Police Force fired teargas canisters at residents of Ikorodu who came to collect their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs).
The incident occurred on Friday at the Ikorodu Local Government Area (LGA) office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
INEC had earlier announced Friday as the deadline for the collection of PVCs. However, collection has subsequently been extended till Monday, February 11.
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General Ph'yzzon
30 years ago - Ph'yzzon is born on Tamaran.
20 years ago - 10-year-old Ph'yzzon is sent to begin his warrior training with the warlords of Okaara.
10 years ago - 20-year-old Ph'yzzon is taken as a slave when the Citadel invades Tamaran, despite their agreement with the Tamaranian royal family.
7 years ago - 23-year-old Ph'yzzon escapes Citadel enslavement & forms a rebellion against them to free his people. He travels to Earth to recover Princess Koriand'r, along with Dick Grayson, bringing her back to Tamaran to overthrow the CItadel's rule of his planet. In order to be legitimized as the new ruler of his people, He marries Koriand'r.
5 years ago - 25-year-old Ph'yzzon remains on Tamaran as Koriand'r returns to Earth.
2 years ago - 28-year-old Ph'yzzon accepts Koriand'r when she returns to Tamaran, their relationship becoming more personal.
1 years ago - 29-year-old Ph'yzzon assists Koriand'r when she helps all the surviving Titans venture into space in order to save Donna Troy.
now - 30-year-old Ph'yzzon fortifies Tamaran against the forces of Lady Styx as Koriand'r joins Adam Strange's Omega Men.
General Ph'yzzon's Story
In order to tell our version of Starfire, we needed a major defining moment to end her time on Earth and her engagement with Grayson. We had already intended to make the coup to free her people from slavery to be a major arc for her. It just makes sense that she would have to marry to protect the lineage of the royal family, and Ph'yzzon is clearly the best candidate for that role, both as the leader of the resistance and the person who actually wound up marrying Kori in comic continuity.
The Titans timeline in comics got a little wonky in this era as there didn't seem to be one truely solid series continuiing their adventures and as a result a lot of the Perez/Wolfman Titans spend a few years adrift, so it's a little fuzzy just who this character is and how he affected Kori. We've chosen to essentially make him a new character entirely, a bold and dashing but also very duty-bound warrior who is truely the ideal choice to lead Tamaran. He embraces his role as the new King and supports Kori in everything she does, Even if that means going back to Earth.
In fact, it's kind of important in resolving Kori and Dick's relationship that Ph'yzzon gives her that space. Their relationship needs to be more plationic so that she can return to Grayson, see that he really has moved on from her, and allow her to finally release the imprint that he has clearly always had on her since the day she kissed him to learn english. That story is easier to take when She has a partner that loves and respects her that she can build her new life with.


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Personal Belongings
Tribute Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert
Steven Bognar grew up knowing his father was not like other dads in his suburban neighborhood. In 1956 Bela Bognar fought in the Hungarian Revolution in the streets of Budapest. He eventually fled to Belgium, where he met Steven's mother, and the two came to the United States, settled down, raised children, and lived their lives as American immigrants. As the film begins, Bela decides he must return to Hungary. Joined by Steven, camera in hand, he embarks on a trip to reconnect with his family overseas and revisit the place where, some 30 years earlier, the events that caused him to flee his home unfolded. Steven's own reflections in voice-over punctuate the twists and turns of this cinematic journey to Hungary and the years that followed back in the U.S. Through the process of filming his father, and speaking with Bela's friends and family, Steven cinematically excavates memories and experiences, with humor and tenderness, to better understand his dad and the personal impact of the historic events that transpired decades ago. Bela has lived without a country, and the longing for home resounds in confounding ways. ST
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Daily Archives: June 20, 2012
Our little bathroom
We've lived here in our little house for nine and a half years now. I'll be honest, we never intended to stay for more than about two or three. LOL. Life being what it is though, we just kept feeling more and more like this was where we needed to be.
One of the first things we did when we moved in was to rip apart the bathroom. Seriously, the one that was here was downright scary. LOL. No way was I even going to pee in that room, forget taking a bath… and there was no shower. We added a new soaker tub, built in a surround, added a wall to enclose the plumbing for a shower, put down new flooring, built a vanity, painted and sewed… and just like that. One crazy busy long weekend later? We had a bathroom we could actually use.
Today I built a second vanity (yes, I built the first one myself too) for the girl. Hers, unlike my built-in one, was modified from a towel rack kit. But I have to say, I think it's going to do the job quite nicely.
Now all the bathroom needs is another new floor and hopefully it will get us through the next several years. 🙂
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by Jonathan Gates on August 1, 2019Oregon's legislature just established an ambitious statewide timeline for adopting zero-emission cars, buses, and commercial vehicles. Read more
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Church History A.D. 101 to A.D. 200
This era of Christianity begins with the peaceful death of the apostle John, who died at a ripe old age in the city of Ephesus where he had long served his church. Timothy may have buried the Apostle John, but he would have also been quite old, and would not have lived much longer.
And so with the death of the apostle John, so died the days of the Apostles, and there was no first hand information about Jesus. So it was at this time that people began collecting all kinds of information and literature about Jesus. The Four gospels and a number of other accounts of Jesus life would begin to be read as Scripture in the Church. Before these times, the only Scripture would be the Old Testament, and a number of apocryphal texts.
The New Testament was not compiled during this period, but it was all agreed that the writings about Jesus at that time bore authority.
The population of Christianity grew and grew throughout this century. In fact Wikipedia states that in the year 166 "Bishop Soter writes that the number of Christians has surpassed the Jews"
But with the rise in population, there was also a major rise in heresies. Main heresies seemed to be as to whether Jesus was really God, or whether Jesus was really Human, which are still very much present to this very day.
It was also during this time that the Catholic Church began, and the Eastern Orthodox also had its root in this century.
The Shepherd of Hermas was a very influential book at the time, which was an allegorical Christian book.
There was persecution on every hand by the Romans, who resisted the Christian religion.
So as you can see it was a very interesting time.
Years 101-110
The second Epistle of Peter was supposedly written during this time. Certain Christian scholars believed that Peter was not actually the author of the second Epistle and that it was written in the early 2nd century. Personally I have no reason to believe that the authorship of this epistle is invalid, but I must accept what the experts say, as it is not given to me of the Lord to dispute them.
An important figure at this time was Ignatius of Antioch.
Ignatius was a student of the Apostle John, and was appointed as the bishop of Antioch, which at the time was the base of the Christian faith, and what was discussed at Antioch had weight with all the Christians in the world.
But the bishop of Antioch was not a pope, as the early church realised that no human could ever be infallible.
Ignatius was eventually martyred by the Romans and given to be eaten by lions.
Years 111 – 120
Bishop Polycarp was of importance in those days. He was the bishop of Smyrna and was taught by the Apotle John.
Polycarp was eventually martyred, being burned at the stake. The Catholics made him a Saint, but God made him something even greater!
At that time the structure of the church was much different to what we have now. There were no pastors, and definitely no youth ministers! And the top of the church was the Bishop, and then there were the Elders, and then the Deacons. Each church would have been independent but would have an Apostolic father with some oversight to their doctrines. The Bishop would be the head of the church and would be responsible before God for the welfare of the Church. The Bishop would preach and teach. The Elders would also be ordained to preach and teach, and would not necessarily be old in years, but would be an expert in the Faith and in doctrine. The Deacons would not be preachers, or if so very rarely, but they would be in charge of the daily running of the building, and they would be in charge of the worship.
Years 121 – 130
Not only were the Christians being persecuted by the Romans, but they began to be persecuted by fellow Jews.
Rabbi Tarphon was of priestly lineage and attempted to burn all copies of the gospels of Jesus' life that he could find, and also persecuted the Christians themselves.
Years 131 – 140
There was a Jewish Rabbi called Rabbi Akiva who believed that Simon Bar Kosiba was the Messiah. Bar Kosiba seemed to really like this idea, and decided to lead a rebellion against the Romans. He was apparently of Royal lineage and must then have been some kind of relation to our Lord Jesus Christ. But he pretended to be the Messiah. But we know that all attempts to be like God must fail, and in the same way, so failed this rebellion. And from then on Simon Bar Kosiba was known as a deceiver.
Years 141 – 150
It was about this time that the Shepherd of Hermas was written.
At this time Marcion of Sinope attempted to become the Bishop of Rome (the position which became known as Pope) but was rejected, so he went off and started his own sect, and taught that the old testament was all false and he had his own version of the gospel that he believed was the only truth. This brought the Catholic Church to attempt to agree on some select books that they would name as the inspired New Testament. Over time this became the 27 books that we have in our Bibles this day.
Years 151 – 160
A sect very present at this time was Montanism, which was named after its founder Montanus. It was an early form of the Charismatic movement, and people began speaking in tongues and great emphasis was placed on the spontaneity of the Holy Spirit. But the sect was labelled as a heresy at that time. It's strange that it has come back after all these years, yet no-one has labelled it a heresy!
Years 161 – 170
Legend tells that at this time Lucius of Britain, learns about Jesus, and asks for missionaries to come to the British Isles and teach them about Jesus.
Years 171 – 180
The Dietessaron was a very interesting piece of work. It was an ancient book written during this period, and the author attempts to join 4 Gospels together to form one continuous string of events. It is interesting to see the whole life of Jesus spread in from of you. I have not read the book but would be really interested in it.
There was a persecution of the Church at Lyon at that time. The Roman Emporer at the time was Matcus Aurelius.
It was also during this time that the Christian movie "The Robe" was based.
Years 181 – 190
Apollonius the Apologist was martyred in Rome at this time. An apologist was a Christian who used the learned style of arguing that the Greeks and learned Romans used, and tryed to prove the Scriptures using that method.
Also of importance during this period was Saint Irenaeus who was a student of Polycarp. Irenaeus was one of the earliest Christians to attempt to make sense of the prophesies in the book of Revelation. Revelation would have been important to him as the author was the Apostle John who was the teacher of Polycarp, who was in turn Irenaeus's teacher, so he would have learned a lot about the Apostle John.
At this time Pope Victor 1 changed the language of the Mass from Greek to Latin, which it has remained to this day.
Years 191 – 200
Natalius Takes bishopric in Rome over a small heretical group, and challenges the pope's authority, he is eventually reconciled to the current pop and has to beg for mercy.
Also of importance at that time was Polycrates of Ephesus who differed with the pope on doctrines concerning the Passover.
Sextus Julius Africanus was a Christian historian at that time, and although most of his works are not known now, he has had a lot of influence on later historians.
We have come to the end of our second sermon on the History of the Church. We have heard about the growth of the church, but we have also learned about the growth in heresies, and the shaping of the Catholic Church as it is today. The Catholic Church didn't apostatize all in one go, but it was a gradual decline right up until the time of Luther and Calvin.
But in spite of all that oppose, God has always been faithful to the Christian faith and He has never let it waiver and die, but the Church has steadfastly grown and been nourished throughout history.
I pray that The Lord will use this study for the furtherance of the Gospel and that it will be of some profit to someone's soul!
reference ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_in_the_2nd_century )
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The New World Order Cabal vs. The Trump/Putin/Beijing Triumvirate
By Michael Moriarty
Does Donald Trump know a lot more than he's telling us?
Is his apparently growing friendship with Vladimir Putin the source of such secret information?
I ask that only because of Donald Trump calling President Barack Hussein Obama "stupid".
In one of their debating encounters, Marco Rubio objected quite eloquently to Trump's description of Obama and points out the increasingly threatening successes of Barack Obama's "fundamental transformation of the United States."
From my point of view, calling Barack Obama stupid, if you continue the line of reasoning in my article (and that logic's literal bloodline), is like calling Egypt an irrelevant corner of human history.
The Dr. Jeckyl of George Soros and his billionaire's money had been the primary creators of Barack Obama's President Hyde.
Apparently that honeymoon is long-over.
There's something about the Bushes which the cited article accuses George W. Bush and Rudolph "Rudy" Giuliani of, and which Donald Trump threatened to disclose… unless, of course, Jeb Bush ends all of his typically Bush, Presidential ambitions.
Perhaps that possible threat from Trump – and, of course, Jeb Bush's poor showing throughout the Republican Primary – explains Bush's recently decisive exit from the race.
The History-Making ghost in the Bush Family Closet:
"Did George W. Bush
Why, in God's name, would he do that?!?!
Grounds for starting a war to save the Arab Emirates and its oil from Saddam Hussein?
It is not, however, in my old and decades-long, considered opinion, merely about oil.
The Bush Philosophy has, for at least three generations of the family, from Grandfather Prescott to Grandsons George W. and Jeb, clung fiercely to the presumptions of a centuries-old fraternity and family blood-line, self-described as "The Illuminati".
"The same intent within these people", says the narrator of this rather interesting psycho and spiritual analysis, this entertainingly brief theory about the "illuminati's insanity", is the sickness that now grips the world!
"This bloodline carries the symbol of our illness."
It is a most entertaining theory that the narrator lays out within 7 minutes.
However, with Jeb Bush out of the Presidential race, Rubio and Cruz increasingly behind the soaring, unexpectedly winged giant, Donald Trump, there's only one man to concentrate on.
Thank God it is not a Bush.
It is, however, Donald Trump!
This link is why I declared I could not possibly support Donald Trump's "neutrality".
This, however, leaves me wondering, how many undisclosed games has he already begun to play with his "partner", Vladimir Putin?
I know that as "The Great Negotiator" he needs running room.
With these two, contradictory statements of yes and no about Israel, I'm certain that Palestine can't trust him and perhaps, because of Trump's assurances, his promise of American support in defense of Israel, Trump at least looks like a major improvement over the Israel-hating Barack Hussein Obama.
But isn't Trump inviting trouble with his first claim of "neutrality"?!
Won't both Palestine and Iran see it as a "green light" to attack Tel Aviv?!
There is, however, the beginning of a new game in world politics: The Trump/Putin Alliance for World Ownership.
Donald Trump has clearly handed the Middle East over to Vladimir Putin as his, to put it politely, "sphere of influence" which Trump has vowed not to involve himself in.
But has Trump also handed Europe as well over to Vladimir Putin?!?!
Aren't we looking at two men dividing up the whole world except for Red China?
And why?
China then succumbs to "an offer she can't refuse".
China surrenders to the overwhelming power of an American/Neo-Soviet Russian Alliance?!
Then, indeed, what ruled the known world of Emperor Augustus Caesar in a Triumvirate of Caesar, Pompei and Mark Antony… is, basically, the Trump/Putin "negotiation" with the Politburo of Red China.
Trump runs the complete and dual continents of both North and South America?
While Putin, with the exception of China and China's puppets, North Korea and Vietnam, runs the entire land mass of Euro-Russia, the Middle East and Africa?!
That's the beginning of The Trump/Putin Boiler Plate Plan for world domination.
And, who knows, a Pax Romana version of world peace.
The Trump/Putin version of the Pax Romana!
Once can only "negotiate" such a vision if one sees one's self in the same light that Barack Obama has been "seeing himself": As An Emperor!
Eight years of an American President's contempt for the Constitution and its Bill of Rights is bad enough.
But with a President Trump, could this absolute destruction of America's foundations continue for another eight years?
Sixteen years in all under two "Emperors"?
A world peace, modeled upon the Pax Romana which could be retitled The Pax Mundi Triumvirate!
One that is, perhaps, already agreed upon between those two in private communications, many of which we are now becoming increasingly aware of?
Vladimir Putin has repeatedly declared that he is not in love or even a part of The New World Order.
I assume, perhaps incorrectly, that Donald Trump agrees with him.
Trump and Putin want nothing to do with what I consider a Treasonous American Nightmare: the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Obama New World Order to be ostensibly run by the United Nations.
It is treason.
However, is 8 more years of Pure Imperial Arrogance in the White House?!
The trashing of the American Constitution and Bill of Rights?!
All for the empowerment of this once successful formula for world peace: a Triumvirate of Trump/ Putin and Communist Beijing?!
We shall see.
Michael Moriarty is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning actor who starred in the landmark television series Law and Order from 1990 to 1994. His recent film and TV credits include The Yellow Wallpaper, 12 Hours to Live, Santa Baby and Deadly Skies. Contact Michael at firstname.lastname@example.com. He can be found on Twitter at https://twitter.com/@MGMoriarty.


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The topic of this page has a wiki of its own: Armor Hero Wiki.
The Armor Hero Series (铠甲勇士系列) is a Chinese tokusatsu franchise inspired by Metal Heroes and Kamen Rider. It is created by Alpha Animation Co,. Ltd and Herobox Studio.
Due to the broadcast of Chinese dubbed & subbed Kamen Rider Zi-O in China in 2018, the market scale of Armor Hero Series shrinks rapidly and very hard to survive. The series finally planned to get discontinued in the year 2020, as the season 2 of Armor Hero Hunter being the last TV season of this franchise - if its ratings didn't meet its final targets.
Before Armor Hero Series started, The Fighter of the Light and Shadow (光影战士), a televison series produced by Qiaosheng Studio Inc. was announced at September 1, 2007. The CEO of this company, Qiao Sheng (乔盛), is a huge fan of Toei's Kamen Rider Series and wants to create a "China's version of Kamen Rider". He planned to use the Four Symbols as the heroes' motif. The first hero Qiaosheng Studio designed is a hero named Dragon Hero (炎龙侠). However, his studio went bankrupt at October after only shot six episodes. Qiao Sheng had to resale his studio including the copyright of this 6-episode unfinished series to another company, the Alpha Animation. [1]
Cai Dong Qing (蔡东青), CEO of Alpha Animation, was interest in the Dragon Hero's design. After watched all of the 6 episodes, he realized that it could be a huge franchise in the future and decided to continue it. Later, Alpha's department of development brought a project: The Armor Hero. Zhou Bing Yi (周秉毅), head of the Herobox Studio, had joined in this project at December, 2007. Zhou is not only a Kamen Rider fan but a huge Tokusatsu fan. He suggested Alpha to not only feature one heroes, otherwise, more than two heroes. Zhou had provided many ideas to Armor Hero designs, scripts, actors, "Kamen Rider elements" and filming staffs. He even also the broker of Rainbow Zoukei in China. (To commemorate his important role, Zhou is now called the "original creator" (from Japanese "original story" (原作 Gensaku)) in credits of Armor Hero Series and the Battle Strike Team Series). Finally, the Armor Hero Series was born. [2] [3]
All of the Armor Hero Series follow these trends:
- The main protagonist Armor Hero must having a flame motif, red color scheme and blue eyes.
- Blue color scheme Armor Hero must have red eyes.
- The Hero with a wind/feather motif must be an important character.
- The strongest Armor Hero must be transformed by the main character.
- The final episode must take place in space.
TV SeriesEdit
- Armor Hero (2008)
- Armor Hero XT (2011)
- Armor Hero Lava (2013)
- Armor Hero Captor (2015)
- Armor Hero Hunter (2018)
Biography SeriesEdit
- The Legend of Armor Hero (2017)
- Armor Hero: Emperor (2010)
- Armor Hero: Atlas (2014)
- Armor Hero: Captor King (2016)


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Marla Looper resigned Wednesday morning as the head coach of Iowa's softball program, bringing an eight-year tenure to a close. Her contract, a five-year extension given by Gary Barta in 2013, had expired without a new agreement on the way.
"We appreciate all of Marla's contributions the past eight years," said Barta. "Marla has served Iowa and her student-athletes well and we wish her all the best in her future endeavors."
"I have been fortunate to work with some amazing young women throughout my eight years," said Looper. "They have excelled on the field, and in the classroom and community. I am thankful for the opportunity I have had to serve at Iowa and lead the women's softball program."
Looper, a former Texas assistant, was hired to replace the legendary Gayle Blevins in 2010, and almost immediately drove the program into the ground. In Blevins' 23 years at the helm, Iowa had never suffered a losing season and had won less than 30 games just once (to be fair, Blevins' last season). In Looper's eight years in charge, Iowa never won 30 games and posted five losing seasons, all in the last five years, all with players recruited solely by Looper. The Hawkeyes' 21-32 record this year was actually Looper's best mark since 2013, despite a 6-16 record in conference play. Looper leaves with a 172-247-1 record overall and a 68-113 Big Ten mark. She finished in the top half of the conference once (her second season), and never won a Big Ten championship.
The question today isn't why Looper is leaving. She presided over the fall of the rare Iowa non-revenue sports program from a place of perennial national prominence to something lower than also-ran, while simultaneously shunning the in-state recruits who were the lifeblood of Iowa Softball for the generation before her. As Pat Harty pointed out last month, two of the best high school players in Iowa are now helping Minnesota win Big Ten championships. The program is a mess, and Looper could not be tasked with cleaning it up.
The question is why this hasn't happened sooner. The question is why Looper was given a five-year extension in the first place, and why she was allowed to play out that entire contract before being shown the door. After all, Blevins was forced out after one mediocre season. For three comparable seasons, Looper got a contract extension, then did not come close to matching that admittedly low bar over the course of that entire contract. If the standard of excellence at Iowa under Gary Barta is "Win, Graduate, and Do It Right," Looper went two-for-three at best. The answer to why she got five years resides solely in the mind of Gary Barta, and no one dare tread there.
Iowa is promising a national search to replace Looper, as it should be. But there are potential replacements all over Iowa's backyard capable of rebuilding the program, replacements who understand the nuances of coaching at -- and in -- Iowa, where high school softball is a summer sport unlike almost anywhere else in the country. If the athletic department starts from that reality, there's a chance of getting Iowa Softball back to where it once was. I'd suggest someone call Gayle Blevins for her advice.


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SURREY – New Democrat leader John Horgan visited Surrey today to call for secure, stable and adequate funding for public schools.
"Christy Clark has used Surrey kids as a backdrop for two political announcements in recent weeks. But unfortunately for those kids, those announcements are about politics, not about doing the right thing for our schools," said Horgan.
"Today, children in Surrey learn in schools that are overcrowded and underfunded. What those schools need is secure, stable and adequate funding. But instead, the Christy Clark government is offering up inadequate funding and a cancelled clawback and expecting applause."
Today, there are so many kids learning in portables in Surrey, they would comprise B.C.'s 24th largest school district – and Christy Clark's so-called solution to that overcrowding barely even covers the expected growth, meaning this government has no plans to reduce the number of children learning in portables. The Clark government also suggested new funding was on the way for school boards facing devastating shortfalls – but in reality they merely announced they would cancel the second half of their plan to claw back millions from school boards.
Horgan joined New Democrat Surrey MLAs Harry Bains, Sue Hammell and Bruce Ralston, as well as New Democrat education spokesperson Rob Fleming, in calling on the Christy Clark government to stop playing political games with our education system.
"Political stunts aren't going to fix the damage this government has done to public education in Surrey," said Horgan.
"Surrey is one of the fastest-growing school districts in the province, adding thousands of students every year. This is where B.C.'s future is growing up. Christy Clark needs to start thinking about these kids, not just her reelection campaign."


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Truth: Most programmers spend a ton of time (in no particular order):
- Carefully composing e-mails to other programmers/mailing lists/non-technical folks
- Sitting in on meetings, working on mockups and DB schemas, worrying about performance implications of proposed features
- Writing bug reports and searching through bug DBs
- Scrambling to figure out why systems with numerous opaque layers are failing, digging through multi-GB log files with command line tools
- Explaining downtime to users/higher ups
- Contributing solutions to strangers' problems
- Reading documentation/books/programming blogs/release notes/vulnerability announcements
- Searching for existing code that does what you want, maybe without knowing what that's called
- Evaluating if code you found solves your problem/would perform acceptably/fits in your environment/has a compatible license/has a lasting support community
- Installing, configuring, and testing a codebase then finding it won't work for you
- Googling error messages
- Digging through public code repositories to see "how [some open source project] does it"
- Learning source control tools, bash, GNU utilities, and Linux file permissions (and/or the Windows equivalents)
- Configuring IDEs, virtual machines, web servers, databases
- Figuring out how to shoehorn together codebases that weren't designed to coexist
- Determining which tasks to prioritize from an endless supply
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GPs warned of the need for vigilance
The lawyer preparing a class action over Seroxat has warned GPs to increase their vigilance in prescribing the drug to adults.
Mike Harvey, a partner at Hugh Jones, the legal firm preparing action against GlaxoSmithKline over the alleged addictive nature of Seroxat, claimed GPs would jeopardise their medicolegal insurance if they continued to prescribe Seroxat to teenagers not responding well to treatment.
Mr Harvey also advised GPs to be cautious about prescribing Seroxat to adults, saying: 'By the fact it was recognised there is a question over the propensity towards suicide in people under 18, it must lead to a question-mark in anyone over 18.'
Although the manufacturer was in the frontline of any action over Seroxat, GPs could be vulnerable in the future, he added.
'Our general view is this is down to the drug company but it may be in time we will have to look at prescriber issues. Inevitably you look to make sure the drug was prescribed appropriately,' he said.
Dr Hugh Stewart, medico-legal adviser at the Medical Defence Union, said GPs following the Government guidelines should be protected from any legal action.
But he warned of the need for caution in any prescribing of Seroxat for under-18s, even those who wished to continue therapy.
'If it's somebody Gillick competent, we would have to respect their views, but where there is any risk GPs should be coming to us for advice,' he said.


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The National leader of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has left Nigeria for London, where he would be meeting his late son's wife and children who reside in the United Kingdom.
Tinubu was said to have departed Lagos barely 48 hours after his son, Jide, was pronounced dead by medical doctors at the Lagos Island General Hospital, Lagos state.
Confirming his departure, one of his relatives, Ademola Oshodi, disclosed to journalists that Tinubu "left to see the deceased family in London and would return before the eight days Muslim prayer for repose of Jude's soul".
He however, assured the politicians, lawmakers and other well-wishers who have been the thronging the APC natural leader's home that Tinubu would be informed of their visit to commiserate with him.
Some of the visitors to his home include: Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Sustainable Development Goal (SDGs), Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, Lagos state former information and Strategy, Aderemi Ibirogba among others.
!eanwhile, former Presidential aspirant, Dele Momodu, and A bike Dabiri, President Muhammadu Buhari's aide on Diaspora Affairs, took to Twitter to commiserate with the Tinubus over the demise of their son.
While Momodu tweeted: " Very sad to hear of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's son, JIDE. May Allah accept his soul and condole the family," Dabiri wrote: "I commiserate with Asiwaju Tinubu over the painful loss of Jide. May Almighty Allah console the family."


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Are you an incoming Rice student (First Year or Transfer)? Do you enjoy volunteering with family and friends? Are you interested in learning more about Houston? Do you want to meet a group of new students who share your interest in civic engagement? Are you ready to take the first step toward becoming a campus leader?
The program is based on four core components: community-based learning, critical service, education, and reflection. Participants will engage in educational sessions that aim to introduce them to the communities that make up the city and provide context for that day's service or learning experience. Participants will meet with local leaders and community organizations to gain a better understanding of the "big picture" - from community assets and root social issues to the forces and individuals driving positive change. Finally, evenings will be concluded with group reflections during which participants are encouraged to share their thoughts and feelings with the group as a way of processing each's days events and moving from observation to action.
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Dates Held: Due to high demand and positive feedback, the CCL will offer double the number of Urban Immersion sessions for summer 2019! Four sessions of 24 participants each will take place over the course of two separate weeks in July and the beginning of August. Each session will be facilitated by a three-student leadership team overseen by CCL Staff. Applicants should NOT make any travel arrangements until they receive confirmation and further instructions from the Center for Civic Leadership.
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Presidential elections in Ukraine - the show will end, but what will happen to the country?
The first round of presidential elections took place on March 31 this year. Thirty-nine candidates took part in the election. Newcomer to politics, showman Volodymyr Zelensky (30.24% of the vote) and current head of state Petro Poroshenko (15.95%) made it through to the second round. Some 2,157 observers from international organizations monitored the election and made a positive assessment of the organization and holding of the elections. The run-off is scheduled for April 21.
Two weeks after the first round brought a lot of impressions and anxiety to Ukrainian voters. The rivalry of an experienced politician and an unsystematic newcomer pleases those who talk about change and distrust in the old establishment and is the Ukrainian variant of this global trend. At the same time, it appears a bit farcical and quite alarming to those who urge to remember that a war is ongoing in the country and there are a lot of acute problems.
Let's try to analyze the situation in detail.
Election programs. There are a lot of common things in the election programs of Zelensky and Poroshenko. As for the Russian-occupied Crimea and Donbas, both candidates firmly declare their intention to return the Ukrainian territories and to do so diplomatically.
As for the course for Ukraine's membership of NATO and the European Union, Poroshenko calls the year 2023 as the time to apply for EU membership and get a membership action plan for joining the North Atlantic Alliance. Zelensky promises to move to NATO, in particular, to hold a nationwide referendum, and also mentions the European Union in the context of support for Ukraine.
Regarding the economy and social sphere. These issues, unlike foreign policy and defense, are within the competence of the Cabinet of Ministers, not the president, but if the government is formed by party fellows and allies of the president in parliament, then it will have an impact on these issues. Both candidates promise social support, the development of the agricultural sector, IT technologies and domestic energy production. Zelensky promises a "zero declaration" for business and a tax on exit capital. Poroshenko has already been submitted such a bill to the Verkhovna Rada and vows to support science. Zelensky promised to open Ukraine to foreign universities. Both of them want to take care of the well-being of doctors and teachers. Poroshenko puts an emphasis on cultural projects and Zelensky on a healthy lifestyle.
Both candidates state that they are EU-oriented, socially oriented and democratic.
Presidential debate. The word "debate" was the main word heard after the first round of presidential elections. According to the law on presidential elections, a television debate is an obligatory part of the electoral procedure - they are paid from the budget at a determined time (April 19), on a determined channel and in a determined format. But candidate Zelensky said that the debate should take place at a stadium for many people to attend. The Central Election Commission explained that it is possible – an obligatory debate will be held according to law, whereas at any other time, candidates can meet and debate where they agree.
Zelensky's "virtuality" and his reluctance to appear in the real world have become a subject for jokes and concern - a few days remain until election day, but virtually nothing is known about the position of a likely president on all state issues, including the most important ones - the war and occupied territories of Crimea and Donbas, foreign policy, personnel issues, fight against corruption, judicial reform. Statements and explanations are made by members of his election team, and there is no certainty whether Zelensky himself will confirm their words.
For example, the leader of the Crimean Tatar people, Mustafa Dzhemilev, has already stated that he would like to hear the answer of Ukrainian presidential candidate Volodymyr Zelensky and not his team to five questions that he put earlier regarding the temporarily occupied Crimean peninsula.
Journalists united in NGO Media for a Conscious Choice and called on Zelensky to show respect for the media and hold a press conference no later than April 18, stating that Zelensky "has personally avoided direct and full-fledged communication with journalists for several weeks." His election team said that the press conference would not take place as the candidate is preparing for the debate.
A famous Ukrainian writer from Crimea, Pavlo Kazarin, wrote: "Forget about the debate. [...] The campaign headquarters of Volodymyr Zelensky firmly intends to sell 'a pig in a poke.' And Zelensky is a poke." There's no need to explain this metaphor to Ukrainian voters.
Ihor Kolomoisky. Since the very beginning of the election race, Volodymyr Zelensky has been considered a representative of Ihor Kolomoisky - a multimillionaire, the owner of a branched-out business, in particular, the television channel on which Zelensky works, the ex-governor of Dnipropetrovsk region. Following his resignation as governor and the nationalization of the largest bank in Ukraine, PrivatBank, owned by Kolomoisky, he now lives outside Ukraine – in Switzerland and Israel - and is considered an enemy of incumbent President Poroshenko. At least the change of power would have been profitable for him.
Swiss public television channel SRF was interested in regular visits by Zelensky to Geneva last year, where Kolomoisky lived, and later to Tel Aviv, where the businessman moved to. Swiss journalists point out in their story that against the background of conversations about Zelensky's dependence on Kolomoisky, the current Ukrainian presidential candidate should be concerned about his reputation. The Financial Times also wrote in detail about the connection between Kolomoisky and Zelensky.
Zelensky's team categorically denies the candidate's dependence on the oligarch and the intention to bring him to actual power in Ukraine.
Teams. Candidates who Petro Poroshenko can nominate for key positions are more or less understandable. He is the current president and runs an election campaign, putting an emphasis on the success of the current ruling team, therefore, he did not declare his intention to change or initiate the change of senior officials. At the same time, commenting on the results of the first round of presidential elections, Poroshenko noted that he had learned a "very important lesson" and, in particular, should change the personnel policy. "These will be young people in my team of the next convocation. [...] Social lifts will be created for them," the head of state promised in his speech on television.
The current president also announced a change in the system of local government after amendments to the Constitution on decentralization - instead of the heads of state administrations there will be prefects with fewer powers: the prefects will monitor the constitutionality and legitimacy of decisions of local self-government bodies.
Candidates for important public positions from Zelensky are not yet known. The calls for him to name future candidates for the post of prime minister, ministers, prosecutor general, and other important officials have not yet been answered. The only report that appeared in the media with reference to the campaign headquarters of the candidate was refuted by him, and the individuals mentioned as candidates for some posts denied they received any proposals.
Opinion polls. Two sociological surveys were released after the first round of presidential elections. One of them was conducted by the Rating Sociological Group, with 3,000 respondents interviewed during April 5-10. According to the poll, 51% of respondents intend to vote for Zelensky, 21% for Poroshenko, 18% will not vote, and 18% were undecided.
The second survey was conducted by Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS). According to the poll, 48.4% of respondents have already decided to vote for Zelensky, 17% for Poroshenko, 6.3% are not going to vote, 17.9% were undecided, and 8.8% refused to answer.
It should be noted that sociologists in Ukraine were much criticized for the unreliability of their figures. They were suspected of adjusting the results in favor of those who ordered such surveys. However, rather accurate exit polls after the first round, which almost coincided with the official election results, have increased confidence in them.
Political rivals of both candidates. Almost all the politicians who took part in the first round made statements that they did not support any candidate in the second round and would not reach agreement with any of them. The matter is that parliamentary elections are due to be held in Ukraine on October 27 this year, and politicians do not want to either damage their reputation by temporary alliances or strengthen the positions of their rivals ahead of elections to the Verkhovna Rada - the parties led by Zelensky and Poroshenko. The Verkhovna Rada, according to the Constitution, has significant powers. In particular, it is impossible to appoint a prime minister without its consent. The parliament may also reject the president's legislative initiatives and override his veto on certain laws. Thus, politicians, even having lost the presidential election, have the opportunity to gain significant influence in the country if the party of the elected president - whoever he is – does not have a majority in parliament.
Oleksandr Volynsky, Kyiv
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