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Why should I register?
Why, to actually utilize the forum, of course! Registration is free, and allows you to do, among many other things, the following:
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To register you will need to specify a username and password, and a valid email address. Entering your email address will not leave you open to 'spam', as messages sent to you via the forum email function do not reveal your address to the sender. The final part of the registration process requires that you reply to an automatically generated email, so be sure that the email address you provide is valid and working.

If you are under the age of 13, you are not permitted to register for the Freethought Forum.

Does the Freethought Forum have any rules?
It does. As stipulated in the registration agreement, the rules here are simple:
  1. You may not post any messages or perform any action that impairs the functioning of the Freethought Forum.

    • For example:

      • Anything that disables the site from rendering properly
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      • Any excessively repetitious content (flooding)

  2. You may not post any messages that contain content illegal in the United States.

    • For example:

      • Child pornography
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  3. You may not post any messages that violate the Freethought Forum Privacy Policy.

    • For example:

      • Members' undisclosed personal information

  4. You may not post spam.

Does this forum use cookies?

The use of cookies on this forum is optional, but it may enhance your experience of the site. Cookies are used to enable functions such as showing whether or not a thread or forum you are viewing has new posts since your last visit, or to automatically log you back in when you return to the site after being away for a while.

When you register, you will be given the option to 'Automatically login when you return to the site'. This will store your username and password in a cookie, stored on your computer. If you are using a shared computer, such as in a library, school or internet cafe, or if you have reason to not trust any other users that might use this computer, we do not recommend that you enable this.

This forum also gives you the option to use a cookie to track your current session, ensuring that you remain logged-on while browsing the site. If you choose not to store this information in a cookie, the session data will be sent through each link you click. Choosing not to use a cookie may cause problems if your computer's connection to the Internet uses a proxy-server and you share links with other users behind the same proxy. If in doubt, we recommend that you select 'yes' to enable the cookie.

After you have registered, you may alter your cookie options at any time by changing the settings on this page.

How do I clear my cookies?
You may clear all your cookies by clicking here. If you return to the main index page via the link provided and you are still logged in, you may have to remove your cookies manually.

Here are the instructions for Internet Explorer 5 on Windows:
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  5. In the "look in" box, type in "C:\Windows\Cookies\" (without the quotation marks) and press "Find Now"
  6. After it has finished searching, highlight all files (click a file, then press CTRL+A) and delete them (press the "delete" key or SHIFT+DEL)
Your cookies should now be removed. You may want to restart the computer and revisit the forums to be sure.

What is that menu at the top of the forum?

That menu - known as the navbar - allows you to navigate all over the forum with just a few mouse clicks. Ours is heavily customized and therefore different from other vBulletin navbars you might have encountered.

The Navbar
  • Home - The Freethought Forum Homepage.

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    • Edit Profile - Modify your personal profile here
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I lost my password, what can I do?
If you forget your password, you can click on the 'Forgotten Your Password' link on any page that requires you to fill in your password.

This will bring up a page where you should enter your registered email address, and an email will be sent to that address instantly with instructions for resetting your password.

How can I change the information in my profile?
It is your responsibility to keep the information in your profile up-to-date. You should especially ensure that your email address is kept current. You can alter any of the fields in your profile, except your username. Once you have registered your username, it is yours for the duration. If you simply can't stand to live with your current username, contact an Administrator to request a change.

Edit your profile here.

What are signatures?
After you have registered, you may set your signature in your user profile. This is a piece of text that you would like to be inserted at the end of all your posts, a way to sign off with a flourish.

You have the option to include your signature on any posts you make. If you have specified a signature, then the forum will automatically append your signature to all of your posts. You can disable signatures on a per-post basis by un-ticking the 'Show Signature' checkbox when you compose your message.

Any changes you make to your signature will appear on your posts retroactively. If you turn off your signature, therefore, you will be removing it from your past posts as well. You can also stop all users' signatures from showing on their posts by disabling them in Edit Options, or disable an individual signature by clicking on his or her name in any post and selecting "Hide this member's signature".

How do I get a picture (avatar) under my username?

There are two kinds of avatars: those we've uploaded to the gallery for anyone to pick from, and those that you upload yourself. Our gallery features the original work of some outstanding artists who have generously offered to share their talents:

Heathen Scotty brings us his gorgeous animal pictures and outlines, plus a wee drappie of Simpson drool. In honor of Scotty's beasts, please visit The Animal Rescue Site.

Adora has provided us with a personality-driven mixture of brilliance, delicacy and wit. The sacred and the profane get together and go bowling in her world every other Friday. See more of her work at Deviant Art.

Freemonkey, aka Merle Jones, aka I Can't Believe She's Making Avatars for the FF, gives us a delicious taste of her vast photographic portfolio and consummate skill.

To select the best pictorial representation of everything you stand for, click on "Edit Avatar" in your user control panel and choose from the gallery or upload your own.

For a complete listing of our avatar gallery, click here.

How do I add a custom title under my username in my posts?
By default, any registered user who has one post or more receives a title of "Member"; a registered user who has not posted yet is titled "Quiet Type". To create a custom title of your own, simply edit your profile and enter the text you want in the Custom User Text field.

What are the buddy and ignore lists?
The buddy list is used to keep track of the friends you have made on this forum. By clicking on Quick Links/Open Buddy List, you'll be able to see which of your friends are currently online, and be able to send them a private message individually or together.

Ignore lists are used for those people whose messages you wish not to read. By adding someone to your ignore list, those messages posted by these individuals will be hidden when you read a thread. Posters you ignore cannot contact you via PM either.

You may add any member to your buddy or ignore list by clicking on his or her username in a post and selecting "Add user to your Buddy/Ignore List", by clicking on the appropriate "Add" link in their profile, or by clicking on Member Options - Edit Buddy/Ignore Lists on the navbar.

Can I search the forum?

You can search for posts based on username, word(s) in the post or just in the subject, by date, and only in particular forums. You can also search the memberlist for a particular user's profile, or the Arcade for a particular game.

To search the entire forum, memberlist, or Arcade, click on the "search" link in the navbar and fill in the relevant field. You can search any individual forum by clicking "Search the Forum" above the thread list; you can search any individual thread by clicking "Search this thread" above the first post.

How do I use the Member List?

The member list contains a complete list of all the registered members of this forum. You can view the member list ordered alphabetically by username, by the date that the member joined the forum, or by the number of posts the members have made.

The member list also has a search function, which allows you to quickly locate members according to categories you specify, such as searching for all members who have joined in the past week etc.

How do I use the calendar?

All registered members can post events to the FF calendar. In the case of group events, we provide a roll call option which allows members to RSVP directly on the calendar entry.

There are two types of events on the calendar: normal events and recurring events.

Normal Events span the time frame from when the event starts until the event ends.

Recurring Events repeat over a set period of time based on certain criteria. Examples would be an event that occurs on the first Monday of every month or an event that occurs every Monday and Wednesday.

Birthdays are also shown on the calendar. Your birthday will automatically be shown on the calendar if you have entered the date of your birthday in your profile. Note: if you do not enter the year of your birth when you edit your profile, your age will not be shown on the calendar.

If you enter your birthday, your name will also appear on the main forum page when it is your birthday.

Can I send email to other members?

Yes. To send an email to another member, you can either locate the member you want to contact on the member list, or click on the username in any post made by that member and select "Send user an e-mail".

This will usually open a page that contains a form where you can enter your message. When you have finished typing your message, press the [send email] button and your message will be sent instantly. Note that for privacy reasons, the email address of the recipient is not revealed to you during this process.

If you can not find an email link for a member, it means the member in question has specified that they do not wish to receive email from other members of the forum.

Registered members may also be able to send messages to other members of this forum using the private messaging system. For more information about private messaging, click here.

What is Private Messaging?

Sending Private Messages

A private message allows you to correspond with another FF member through your user control panel instead of through an external e-mail address. You can use vB Code and smilies in the private messages that you send.

You may send a private message to a member of this forum by clicking the 'Send A Private Message' link in the private messaging section of your user control panel, or by clicking on the username in any post made by that member and selecting "Send user a PM". When you send a message, you have the option to save a copy of the message in your Sent Items folder.

Private Message Folders

By default, you will have two folders in your private message area. These are the Inbox and the Sent Items folders.

The Inbox folder contains any new messages you receive and allows you to view all the messages you have received, along with the name of the person who sent the message to you and the date and time the message was sent.

The Sent Items folder contains a copy of any messages that you have sent when you have specified that you wish to keep a copy of the message for future reference.

You may create additional folders for your messages by clicking the 'Edit Folders' link.

Each folder has a set of message controls which allow you to select messages, then either move them to one of your custom folders or delete them completely. The "Forward" button allows you to forward multiple messages from a folder to other members of the forum.

Replying to and Deleting Messages

Whenever you read a message, you will have the option to reply to the message using the ready-to-wear quick reply box, or forward that message to another member of the forum. You also have the ability to forward or send any message to up to 5 other forum members.

You will need to periodically delete old messages, as your mailbox currently has a 500 PM maximum. If your mailbox is full, you will not be able to send or receive new messages until you delete some old messages. If you wish to keep copies of your correspondence, you can download the contents of your mailbox as an XML, CSV, or TXT file by clicking one of those options in the "Download all Private Messages as:" area.

Message Tracking

When you send a new private message, you may have the option to request a read-receipt for that message. This will allow you to check whether or not a message has been read by its recipient by viewing the Private Message Tracking page.

This page is divided into two sections: unread messages and read messages. The unread messages section shows all messages that you have sent with a read-receipt request that have not yet been read by their recipient. The time of the last activity of the message recipient is also shown.

The read messages section shows all messages you have sent with a receipt request that have been read and acknowledged by their recipient. The time that the message was read is also shown.

You may choose to end the tracking on any message you choose by selecting the message and clicking the [end tracking] button.

What do the Refer Friends links do?

Referrals give you an easy way to invite new users to the forum. To invite a friend to the forum via email, click on Quick Links/Refer Friends in the navbar, or Refer Friends in the menu at the foot of the forum index. You can also send a specific thread via email by clicking on Thread Tools/E-mail This Page.

How do I change the formatting in my posts?

For the most part, your posts will contain plain text, but if you want to emphasize certain words or phrases by making them bold or italic, changing the fonts or colors, embedding a picture using [img] code, or even provide a spoiler warning, you will have to use formatting code.

We have disabled HTML code for security reasons, and instead use vB code: a special set of tags which you can use to produce the most popular text effects. vB code has the advantage that it is very simple to use and is immune to malicious javascripts and page layout disruption.

We have created several custom vB codes to provide some of HTML's functionality and are always open to suggestions for new vB code. If you have an idea or suggestion, please do not hesitate to post a thread in Forum Administration.

For more information about vB code, click here.

How do you put those lilac expressions of action in a post?

That's the /me hack. You use it like the command /me you might have encountered on IRC or IM chatting.

Type /me followed by whatever action you are performing. In private messages, it's best to type out the full vB code [action=yourname] types.[/action] to ensure it attributes correctly in the reply.

"/me types." without the quotation marks becomes

* livius drusus types.

What are smilies?

Smilies are small graphical icons which you can insert into your messages to convey an emotion or feeling, such as a joke or embarrassment. For example, if you entered a sarcastic comment, rather than type 'that was a joke', you could simply insert the 'wink' or, if you're in a surlier mood, the 'rolleyes' smilie.

Certain combinations of text characters are converted into smilies, but the vast majority of the smilies on this board are descriptive terms bracketed by colons. For example, :) is converted into a smiling face, while :moped: is converted into a little smiley face riding an animated moped.

To see the smilies we have installed here, click on the smiley face in the Quick Reply box or the More link in the full New Reply box, and go for a stroll through all the different categories.

On occasion, you may want to prevent the text in your message being converted into smilies. You will see a checkbox which you can select when you make a new post, which will allow you to 'Disable Smilies'.

How do I use the vB code buttons and clickable smilies?

These controls allow you to quickly and easily enter vB code into your posts and messages. To use them, simply click the appropriate buttons or select items from the list to enter vB code.

There are two modes available: normal and enhanced mode.

When using normal mode, pressing a button will pop-up a dialog for you to fill with text. It will then enter the text with the appropriate vB code tags at the end of your message.

When using enhanced mode, pressing a button will insert the appropriate STARTING tag for the code, leaving you to enter text into the message area. When you have finished the text and want to close the tag, simply press the Close Current Tag button (alt+c). You may also nest tags in enhanced mode, and then use the Close All Tags button (alt+x) to close all open markup. Please note that the 'close tag' buttons only close tags that have been entered using the code buttons.

To use the clickable smilies, simply click the smilie that you want to insert into your message, or click the More link to access the full list of smilies in their categories.

How do I find the exact smiley I want amidst the thousands?

We have arranged all of the smilies into categories for easy browsing purposes. We've also created a custom search feature which allows you to search all smilies or within a category for certain keywords. For instance, type "laugh" in the keyword field, click search and you'll be presented with all the laughing smilies in the collection.

The available smiley categories are:

The Basics Running Hot and Cool Botanical Gardens
Greetings Climate Control Food and Drink
Good Times... Good Times... A Bit of Musicality, Please Quoth
Positive Reinforcement Partying Symbolism
Ah, L'Amour Dancing Produce The Pantheon
Shy and Retiring On Holiday I Saw the Sign
Anger Management Halloween FF Style
Sex... Museum Quality Deck o' Cards
... and Violence Vocations The Sporting Group
Owies Celebrity Impersonators Cogs in the Machine
Sorrow Floats Comics and Cartoons Unmentionables
Bothered and Bewildered Weird Science Salute This
Bodily Functions Beastiary

Can I stop smilies from showing across the board?

Yes indeed. We've created a custom feature which allows you to disable the conversion of smiley text into pictures. If you'd rather read the forum without having to see smilies in people's posts, simply go to the Thread Display Options section on your User Options page and check off the Disable Smilies box.

Who made all these smilies?
Our hoard is comprised of works from a wide variety of artists. Some of the names have been lost in the mists of time, but we've been lucky enough to get permission to display the marvels of: Some great sites that offer free smilies for upload: For subcribers only (and it's worth it): We also sport with pride works from the feverish minds of our very own:

Is there a spellchecker I can use for my posts?
Yes indeed. We have a phpSpell spellchecker set up for use in both the Standard editor and the WYSIWYG editor. Simply click on the SpellCheck button underneath your post and follow the red text. Not only are there correct, ignore and learn features, but a dictionary and thesaurus come built-in.

Be warned, however, that the WYSIWYG version can't help but see html tags in all your post formatting. Our advice is to run SpellCheck before applying any formatting, but that's just for anality's sake. Although the html tags are annoying, they will not appear in your posts or mess up your editing in any way. If you spellcheck after having formatted your post, just ignore the tags and go about your business.

Once you are through spellchecking, click OK and you will be returned to a corrected version of your post. Preview it, submit it and voila!

Can I edit my own posts?

All FF members can edit their posts, including titles and polls, for up to 24 hours after the time of posting. Since the potential for damage to thread integrity increases exponentially with the passage of time, after 24 hours only an Administrator can edit posts.

To edit your posts, click the button by the post you want to edit if you want to utilize the full post editor, or click for a speedy fix.

If you edit a post more than 10 minutes after the original posting time, an edit note will appear which notifies other users that you have edited your post and, if you have filled in the "reason for editing" field, what you have changed.

What are the icons to the left of message titles?

Message icons allow you to specify a small icon - used to convey the emotion or content of a post at a glance - to accompany a new thread, post or private message. The Administrators have set the wee fountain pen as a default icon; if you wish to use one of the others, simply click on it before submitting your message.

How do I create and vote in polls?

Creating a new poll

Click on the New Thread button and scroll down to the "Post a Poll" field. Click the 'Yes, post a poll' checkbox, and set the number of possible responses you want to include. When you click the submit button, you will be taken to the poll creation page, where you can specify the question and the list of responses you want to include. You may also want to specify a time limit for the poll, so that (for example) it only stays open for voting for a week.

Voting in and viewing a poll

To vote in a poll, simply select which option you want to vote for, and click the [Vote!] button. You may view the current results for a poll before you vote by clicking the 'View Results' link. Voting in a poll is entirely optional. You may vote for any of the available options, or cast no vote at all.

Generally, once you have voted in a poll, you will not be able to change your vote later, so place your vote carefully.

What are attachments?

If necessary, you are able to attach files to your posts. This could be an image, a text document, a .zip file, etc. You may only currently attach files with these extensions: .

Because of the resource intensive nature of file storage, there is a limit to the file size of any attachments you can make and a total disk space usage limitation. File size limitations:

To attach a file to a new post, first click the [Manage Attachments] button in the "Additional Options" section beneath the post composition window. Then click the [Browse] button to open a window wherein you can browse your hard drive. Once you locate the file that you want to attach and click [OK], click the [Upload] button to attach the file.

After posting, the attachment will show up in the body of your message. To view the contents of the attachment (if it is not already displayed) simply click the filename link that appears next to the attachment icon .

Why are some words asterisked?

The Freethought Forum provides a user control panel option to censor a short list of less-than-gallant words. If you have selected Censor Type/Censor posts using the forum's list of words in the Edit Options section of your user cp, then the following words will appear as asterisks: ass, cock, cunt, dick, fuck, shit, bitch, cocksucker, motherfucker, pussy, goddamn and santorum.

If you wish to see the full words again in all their rude glory, return to Edit Options and select Censor Type/None.

How do I subscribe/unsuscribe to a thread?

If you post a new thread, or reply to an existing thread, you can choose to be notified by email when someone else replies to that thread. You can also choose to receive email notifications of new posts in a thread without posting in that thread, by selecting 'Subscribe to this thread' in the "Thread Tools" drop-down menu.

If you choose to stop receiving email notifications from a thread, you can turn off the option by either editing your post, or by unsubscribing from the thread here.

Only registered users may receive email notification, and they can set whether they want to receive email notification by default by editing their options.

'Thread Subscription' is also referred to as 'Email notification'.

What are the various thread display options?
When viewing a thread, you will be able to view the thread from a choice of four modes.

  1. Linear Mode (Oldest First) - In this mode, posts are displayed chronologically from oldest to newest. Posts are shown in a flat mode so that many posts can be viewed simultaneously.
  2. Linear Mode (Newest First) - This is the same as the above mode, except that posts are ordered in an opposite way (newest first).
  3. Threaded Mode - In this mode, a tree is shown along with every post. This tree allows you to see the relationship each post has to others, in terms of who responded to whom. Only one post is shown at a time.
  4. Hybrid Mode - This mode is a mixture of the linear and threaded modes. The post tree is displayed like in the threaded mode, but multiple posts are displayed simultaneously like in the linear modes.

What are announcements?

Announcements are special alerts posted by the Administrators. They are designed to be a simple one-way communication with the users and cannot be replied to directly. We will create a new thread in the appropriate forum for open discussion of any announcement; if we neglect to do so, please feel free to start a thread of your own and berate us soundly.

Are there any hidden forums?
Yes. There is one hidden forum titled "FF Admin Documentation". Its sole purposes is to keep a record of our many and varied software modifications, including a hefty amount of custom code we'd rather not post publically.

It is not a forum for administrative or policy discussions of any kind, but rather a simple storage room for code.

Where are the Moderators?

On other boards.

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BeIf you could meet someone new in 2013, who would it be? Or would you rather spend more time with someone you already know?

Today's ThinkKit blog challenge is a bit generic.  But to be honest, I've never really been posed this question so I liked contemplating it.  My initial short list includes Tina Fey, Neal Gaiman, Neko Case, Neal Degrasse Tyson, the Obamas, and Hillary Clinton.  These are folks I find entertaining, inspiring, and probably most importantly approachable.  They all appear to be like minded individuals with similar philosophies and outlooks on life.  That's what I need at this point in my life.  Perhaps it's living in a red state while possessing, for the most part, blue perspectives.  I hate distilling politics and ideology into a binary framework, yet here I am.  Sometimes, I get worn out trying think and act against the social grain that is living in Indiana.  Don't get me wrong, I love this state and don't plan to leave. But it's challenging at times.

So with that, I'm going to settle on Neko Case.  Aside from being a fine outstanding singer/songwriter, she exudes this cool country progressive of which I wish we had more of around here.  I follow her on the twitters and she's nothing but sharp wit and charm.  She'd be a feminist if we were labeling her and all that.  I want her to be a role model for my kids. When she was/in in Indy, I'm told she and her band go to a local restaurant here in Broad Ripple and eat nothing but their unbelievable fried chicken.  I want us to go drink beers with her at a local dive bar.  She seems really genuine and nice coupled with a streak of sarcastic asshole that I find endearing.

Technically, I'm only two degrees removed from her as our former neighbor's cousin, from Vincennes, is her touring bassist.  I never pushed the issue around meeting her.  Partially because I don't want to come off as some fanboy, but partially because I don't want to find out she's not who I've made her out to be in my head.  So, maybe one of these days we'll make this happen

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“We have all the tools we need to be successful, it is just a matter of being focused and executing,” says fifth-year guard Julia Soriano after the team’s preseason. "We need to play defence with our principals and if we do, good things will follow.”

The team has had two weeks to prepare for Saturday’s game, during which the coaching staff asked the women “who are you as a team?” In response, Coach Sparks said “our first reaction should be we’re an outstanding defensive team, who has the ability to play off of that defence into good offensive transition, and to use our athleticism to get up and down the floor. That’s where we want to be, and we will go through the process of now really putting that into action.”

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Last season, the Gee-Gees beat Algoma 74-23 and the Thunderbirds are 0-3 to start the 2016 season. The team is averaging 60 points per game, aided by 36 per cent shooting from long distance which ranks second in OUA. Algoma has added an American recruit, fourth-year guard Jamerka Martin from the WIAA Division 1, but she has not appeared in the first three games. “Our experience is going to be a factor in that game, being able to show up mentally is going to be key,” said fourth-year guard, Kellie Forand.

Of note, the women’s basketball team would like to extend its congratulations towards the women’s rugby team in their silver medal performance at CIS Nationals. Members of the basketball team took great pride in attending the welcoming ceremony last week. “It’s been a source of great inspiration for us to see how hard they fought to get there, it has added another focus to get to that level of toughness,” explained Forand.


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The uOttawa Gee-Gees will take their game on the road this weekend as they travel to Wilfrid Laurier University on Friday night and to the University of Waterloo on Saturday night. After losing the second game of the season to Windsor, the Gee-Gees have since gone on a four game winning streak in which three wins have been by large margins.

The big challenge for the Gee-Gees this weekend will be the Friday night tilt as they will face the Laurier Golden Hawks. They will have the difficult task of shutting down dominant guard Maxwell Allin who has just recently reached the 1 000 point mark in his university basketball career. He is also currently leading the OUA in scoring with 24.0 points per game.

On Saturday night the Gee-Gees will be visiting the University of Waterloo and will try to take advantage of the Warriors' struggles so far this season. The Warriors have yet to get into the winning column this season as they have posted a 0-5 record. Still, they have received good contribution from fourth year Washington native, Kyrie Coleman who has averaged 14.8 points per game while pulling down 8.0 rebounds per game this season.

“We are heading on the road and we want to come back with two wins to finish the last games of the semester on a high note," said head coach James Derouin. “Rebounding is still a bit of an issue for me because sometimes we like to go with a smaller lineup and it has been making us vulnerable on the glass. That is an issue that we will try to address this weekend.”

Thus far this season the Gee-Gees have gotten great performances from their rookies but no first year has stood-out quite as much as Mehdi Tihani. He has assumed an important role in his rookie season as he has backed up star point guard, Mike L’Africain. He has also been used in many important scenarios this season such as taking control of the point guard position in crucial moments during games. This has allowed L’Africain to play the guard position where he can utilise his outstanding three-point shooting more comfortably while opening up the floor for Tihani. As a result, the Gee-Gees have played with a diverse style of play when he is on the floor which has made them dangerous this season.

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Cool off. I understand that Rich is upset, but hopefully that doesn't give you or anyone else the license to threaten violence against people based on their religious or political views.
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The Afrobeat prince, who recently turned 30, was recently interviewed by Encomium magazine and he addressed the issue of why he’s still single.

No, I don’t do marriage. Anything that I stand the risk of potentially losing half of my earnings is not something I look forward to. Anything that has the potential of that for any reason whatsoever, I try not to indulge.

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  1. tola says:

    His such a fool,and a very big one at that,his still single? What of all the girls his dating….his just as stupid as he sounds when he opens his mouth to sing

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    Marriage is about all sharing and caring for each other. I like the fact that he wants to sing like his father but he should get married like his father. His father almost shared every thing he had ,that is why he was loved by a lot of people.If Seun refuse to marry that means,he is selfish and stingy.
    He should also be very careful not be whitemail to be gay. What he saying now or doing is pro European and anti Africa,a total opposite of what his father stood for.

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    Na him life…..he can never b fela so let him do whatever pleases him

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TNT’s original shows may be reaching the end of their summer runs, but the network has made the wait for new episodes a little less painful with the announcement of when those shows will be making their way back on our television screens. Check out the just released schedule from TNT for the return of […]

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SOUTHLAND is adding a new cop to their upcoming fourth season. TNT announced via press release that Lucy Liu has joined the cast as a special guest star who “will appear throughout the season as a member of the LAPD.” The network didn’t say who she’d be playing or which character(s) she might be interacting […]

SOUTHLAND has been renewed for a 10-episode fourth season, TNT announced today in a press release. “SOUTHLAND has been acknowledged by many critics as one of the sharpest, most entertaining and most authentic dramas on television today,” said Michael Wright, executive vice president, head of programming for TNT, TBS and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) in […]

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There's a new Godzilla movie coming out next year, and you'd be forgiven for thinking you knew exactly what to expect from it. Giant monster thing? Smashed up cities? Mad anti-giant monster thing military gear? Yes, this teaser trailer has all that. Something I didn't expect it to have though? Mystery.

From the eerie choral soundtrack at its opening to the smoke-filled, apocalyptic skies above a ruined city, 2014's Godzilla looks (if this trailer proves indicative of the final flick) surprisingly tasteful. And for the hardcore fans at the end, there's dat roooaaar. I'm scrubbing any plans I had for May 14th next year, when Godzilla wreaks havoc once more. Here's hoping that director Gareth Edwards doesn't blow it by throwing Godzooky in there somewhere.


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Virtual Tourist – Secret World 7/9/17

Morning everyone!

During the July 4th weekend, Funcom made their supernatural MMO called Secret World Legends a free to play game.

Looked interesting, so we gave it a shot. Been loving it so far! Like that there are a variety mission types – main storyline, investigative, side quests, but the most unusual part that sets the MMO aside is that there are also puzzles within the game. There are even achievements for not being seen/caught during your mission. It makes the MMO act a lot like a regular PC game. Sweet!

Finally remembered to go locate how to take screen pics in the game, so I’m farther along than the beginning on these.

This is part of an underground pyramid hidden inside a normal-seeming cemetery. To the right is a trapped floor. You have to step on only the tiles with the symbol on the wall. (Have not yet figured out how to do pics without the UI. Sorry!)

 Lovely hieroglyphics!

They’ve done a nice job on the textures too!

The cobwebs came out nicely! Great for the atmosphere.

Isn’t this corridor just too awesome? They obviously did some research.

Those are some gargantuan doors!

War Machine Robot I had to deactivate and then get info out of. This was a sneak part of the mission as being seen by him before deactivation would mean my death! (He got me the first time, too! Wah!)

Look at the back of the picture. See those giant tentacle things? This is what this war is about. A neat section of the tutorial/game where you are placed inside the body of someone who’s died and get to see a glimpse of what the societies are fighting against. Eek! (We don’t win. Then you get to wake up.) 😛

A better view of one of the tentacles. Yes, they have mouths! Eek! (Just noticed the Orochi building! Those guys are scientists and more involved in containment but are not aligned with any of the three secret societies you get to pick to join.

That’s me waking up. Every since the bee with glowing pollen flew into my mouth while I slept, life has gotten very weird. Two weeks of hell. And then they came for me, just as I was finally getting a grip of the energy that seems to course through me.

They have great voice acting on the characters. And one was a giant surprise! Tim Russ! He played Tuvok on Star Trek Voyager! How cool is that?! (Went to IMDB ands starting looking at the lists of voice actors, and they got all sorts of cool people doing the voices for this! Dang!)

Hope you have a fabulous Sunday!


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MICHELLE TEA’S new novel—for lack of a more precise label—is a work of meta-fiction, a narrative about a writer trying to write while also trying to survive the 1990s, when the world was expected to end with the millennium. Michelle, the narrator, introduces the reader to gentrification in San Francisco, and the search for hangouts where the non-genteel (the young, the poor, the queer) are still welcome: “Michelle wasn’t sure when everyone started hanging out at the Albion. She had managed to pass the corner dive for years without going inside, simply noting the dank, flat-beer stink wafting from its open doors, catching the glow of the neon sign hung above the bar—service for the sick—in hot, red loops.”

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North Carolina fans of actor Terrance Howard may have heard that he is claiming that he cannot pay $325,000 in spousal support to his ex-wife Michelle Ghent as required by the terms of their divorce settlement agreement. Although Howard continues to star in blockbuster hits, he insists that all of his money goes directly to his first wife of 14 years, Lori McMasters, in the form of alimony and child support for the former couple's two children. After taking her share, McMasters supposedly writes Howard a check for just under $6,000 each month to cover his own expenses.

Based on these figures, Howard states that he cannot possibly pay such a large sum to his second ex-wife. Ghent and Howard were married for just over one year, and Howard claims that he was coerced into signing the agreement that was ultimately approved by the court, which he knew he would not be able to pay.

The court also ordered Howard to stay at least 300 feet away from Ghent at all times for a period of three years. This agreement, along with an additional $14,600, was in response to allegations of physical abuse. Howard agreed to the arrangement and to make the payment, but signed paperwork without admitting fault.

Divorce, property division and the related financial arrangements are often emotionally charged. A further complication is that courts consider a variety of economic, physical, and mental factors when determining and awarding alimony. Whether the split is amicable, contested or acrimonious, a family law attorney can be invaluable in helping a client navigate the process.

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Back to Fort Scott

Wichita Art Museum

Wichita, KS

January 30 – May 8, 2016

Mrs. Jefferson, Fort Scott, Kansas, 1950

Untitled, St.Louis, Missouri, 1950

Frisco Railway Station, Fort Scott, Kansas, 1950

Husband and Wife, Sunday Morning, Detroit, Michigan, 1950

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Gordon Parks, one of the most celebrated African American artists of his time, is the subject of this exhibition of groundbreaking photographs of Fort Scott, Kansas--focusing on the realities of life under segregation during the 1940s, but also relating to Parks' own fascinating life story.

Gordon Parks: Back to Fort Scott was organized by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

The Wichita presentation of Freedom to Expand: Gordon Parks is generously sponsored by Emprise Bank, Gridley Family Foundation, and the Kansas Humanities Council.

This exhibition is funded in part by the Kansas Humanities Council, a nonprofit cultural organization promoting understanding of the history, traditions, and ideas that shape our lives and build community.

On view in the John W. and Mildred L. Graves Gallery and Louise and S.O. Beren Gallery

In winter 2016, three Wichita museums partner with simultaneous exhibitions devoted to Gordon Parks (1912-2006), a Kansas native and one of the most celebrated African American artists of his time.

Gordon Parks: Freedom to Expand Community Symposium February 12th and 13th at Ulrich Museum of Art at Wichita State University and Wichita Art Museum.


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Onward Christian Soldiers Discipleship Class #199
How to Overcome Temptation, Part 75
Welcome to the Onward Christian Soldiers Discipleship Class. I am Daniel Whyte III, president of Gospel Light Society and pastor of Gospel Light House of Prayer International. The purpose of this time together is to teach young believers everything they need to know about their faith in Jesus Christ and provide them with the knowledge they need to live victorious Christian lives.
Our key Bible verse is 1 Corinthians 10:13:
There hath no temptation taken you but such as is common to man: but God is faithful, who will not suffer you to be tempted above that ye are able; but will with the temptation also make a way to escape, that ye may be able to bear it.
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Our lesson today is titled "How to Overcome Temptation, Part 75"
In this section of our Onward Christian Soldiers discipleship class, we are looking at specific temptations that are, as the Bible says, "common to man." We are looking at what the Bible says about these sins so we can be aware of its dangers and so that we can hide Scripture in our hearts to use when we are tempted.
The sin that we are looking at today is the sin of "sloth." This is the fourth sin in a list of 12 temptations that comes from two sources -- one ancient and one modern. The first source is a list that was developed by monks in the early church called "the seven deadly sins" or the "cardinal sins." The second source is a Barna survey from 2011 which tracked the top temptations Americans admitted to struggling with.
Today, we will be looking at Proverbs 10:4. (Remember, the text of this lesson is made available online after each class, so you can go to our website GLHOPI.com, click the "Onward Christian Soldiers" banner on the home page, and begin to learn these verses by heart throughout the week.)
Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

There is a great debate happening in our society today about wealth and inequality. Many people seem to be upset at billionaires and Fortune 500 CEOs who have amassed huge fortunes. They feel like their money ought to be redistributed to poorer people. However, while the rich do have a responsibility to help the poor, we must understand that many wealthy individuals in our society worked hard, worked long, and worked smart to get what they have today. Think of Bill Gates and Microsoft, Jeff Bezos and Amazon, Mark Zuckerberg and Facebook, Warren Buffet and Berkshire Hathaway. All of these people created something from scratch, worked on it until it became a success, and now they are reaping the benefits. That is what Proverbs 10:4 is talking about.
This verse contrasts the diligent and the slackers. A diligent person is one who is "constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing something; pursuing something with persevering, painstaking attention." The multinational, billion-dollar companies that exist were not built in a day. Somebody had to work diligently to get those companies off the ground -- often beginning with one product being made in a garage or basement. But diligent work often brings great riches in the end.
The slacker, on the other hand, is someone who is "negligent, careless, or remiss; slow, sluggish, or indolent; not active or busy." This type of behavior leads to poverty. Diligent action leads to positive dividends; slack, or the lack of action, leads to devastating results. We see here that a connection is made between work and wealth. If you want wealth, you must work. Instead of getting angry at the so-called "elite," or the "wealthiest three percent," set your hand to diligent labor. If you work hard now, in the future, you can obtain a comfortable -- and possibly materially abundant -- life for yourself and your family. It is a tried and true principle of the Word of God.
If you struggle with sloth or laziness, take this passage to heart and begin to use it the next time you face that temptation.
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If you do not know Jesus Christ as your Saviour, John 3:16 states, "For God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."
The Bible also says in Romans 10:9 and 13: "That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.... For whosoever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved."
If you believe that Jesus Christ died on the Cross for your sins, was buried, and rose from the dead, and you want to trust Him for your Salvation today, please pray with me this simple prayer: Holy Father God, I realize that I am a sinner and that I have done some bad things in my life. I am sorry for my sins, and I want to turn from my sins. For Jesus Christ sake, please forgive me of my sins. I now believe with all of my heart that Jesus Christ died for me, was buried, and rose again. I trust Him as my Savior and follow Him as Lord from this day forward. Lord Jesus, please come into my heart and save my soul and change my life today. Amen.
If you just trusted Jesus Christ as your Saviour, and you prayed that prayer and meant it from your heart, I declare to you that based upon the Word of God, you are now saved from Hell and you are on your way to Heaven. Welcome to the family of God! I want to congratulate you on doing the most important thing in life and that is receiving Jesus Christ as your Lord and Saviour. For more information to help you grow in your newfound faith in Christ, go to Gospel Light Society.com and read "What To Do After You Enter Through the Door". Jesus Christ said in John 10:9, "I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture."
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Historic Baseball Season Ends in Dramatic Fashion

Historic Baseball Season Ends in Dramatic Fashion

AUBURN, N.Y. – The Susquehanna baseball team fell just two runs shy of earning the program's first-ever trip to the NCAA Division III World Series. The Crusaders defeated defending national champion and current No. 1 Cortland 8-6 in Saturday's opener before being narrowly edged by the Red Dragons 10-9 in game two.

SU finishes the season with a 33-16 record, making 2016 the winningest season in program history. The Crusaders also picked up three wins in this regional round, the most NCAA Tournament victories in program history.

Game one starter Nathan Madden had a valiant performance, taking the mound for his second start in four days after throwing 80 pitches in SU's first game on May 18. Madden no-hit the No. 1 Red Dragons for seven full innings and finished with 8.2 innings of five-hit ball with six strikeouts.

The top four in Susquehanna's lineup combined to go 9-for-17 with six RBI and five runs scored. Zach Leone, the three hitter, had three hits, two RBI and one run scored. Dylan Glassmire went 2-for-4 with two RBI and two runs scored from the second spot in the lineup.

Susquehanna jumped on Cortland's starting pitcher Ben Moxley in the first inning. SU's first six batters reached base with Matt Cassinelli's single down the left field line sending home the game's first run. Bryan Palsi followed one batter later with a RBI single up the middle for a 2-0 Crusader lead before Cortland even had a chance to bat.

The Red Dragons did get one run back in the bottom of the inning without the courtesy of a hit. Madden hit three of the first four Cortland batters and Conrad Ziemendorf's bases-loaded walk cut SU's lead in half (2-1).

In the top of the second inning, Glassmire came through with a one-out RBI single through the left side that allowed Tom Giamo to score and make it a 3-1 Crusader lead.

With one out in the top of the fourth, Susquehanna put runners on the corners and Glassmire's RBI sac bunt made it a 4-1 ballgame. Leone's hard knock up the middle drove home yet another run and Susquehanna took a 5-1 edge.

Leone came up with a two-out, RBI double in the sixth inning to stretch SU's lead to five (6-1) and then a fielding error by the Cortland first baseman allowed Dylan Jenkins to score Susquehanna's seventh run of the game.

The very next inning, Justin Cassinelli led off the eighth inning with a solo shot that stayed just fair for an 8-2 SU lead.

Madden's no-hitter was broken up in the bottom of the eighth by the inning's leadoff hitter, Nick Hart, who knocked a double to deep right field. Austin Clock followed with a double to nearly the exact same spot as Hart, which allowed Hart to score Cortland's second run of the contest.

Susquehanna took that 8-2 lead into the bottom of the ninth where Cortland nearly mounted an epic comeback. Paul Dondero led off the inning with a double and with one out, Connor Griffin followed with a single to right. Steven Figueroa drove in a run with a single through the left side, prompting Denny Bowers to bring in closer Liam Conboy.

The Red Dragons proceeded to load the bases with two outs and Cortland went on to score three additional runs on two singles and a bases loaded walk before Conboy got Dondero to reach on a fielder's choice in which Ralph Nuzzi was out at third to end the game.

In game two, the Crusaders gave the Red Dragons a run for their money, trimming what had been an 8-2 Cortland lead to 10-9 by the time the game to a close.

Leone finished game two with three hits and two runs scored and Palsi finished with three RBI on two hits. Luckenbill added four hits, two runs scored and one RBI.

SU used three pitchers in the game with Matt Cassinelli earning the start. Cole Luzins went 3.2 innings in relief before giving way to Bobby Klatt, who tossed the final two innings.

In game two, it was the Red Dragons who jumped out to the 2-0, first-inning lead. Steven Figueroa belted a solo shot over the right centerfield fence and Ziemendorf came through with a one-out, RBI single that scored Clock for the 2-0 Cortland lead.

Taylor Luckenbill led off the bottom of the second with a double to right center and came around to score on Justin Cassinelli's single up the middle.

Unfortunately, Ziemendorf came through with a one-out, bases-clearing triple in the top of the following inning to put the Red Dragons ahead 5-1.

Palsi drove in SU's second run of the game with a single past the reach of the second baseman that allowed Leone to score.

Cortland tacked on another three runs in the fourth, though, two of which scored via a Fabio Ricci shot over the left field fence.

Palsi's two-run single up the middle cut Cortland's lead in half, 8-4, with one out in the bottom of the fifth. Susquehanna put runners on first and second, still with one out, and Giamo's infield hit to deep third allowed SU's fifth run of the game to score.

Cortland took a 9-5 lead in the top of the sixth before Dylan Jenkins rocketed a one-run double to right field to make it a three-run game (9-6), still with one out in the sixth. Palsi was intentionally walked to load the bases. Luckenbill came through with a run-scoring single through the left side to make it a 9-7 and Luzins's groundout allowed Jenkins to score for a one-run game (9-8) after six.

It remained 9-8 into the ninth inning until the Red Dragons added an insurance run in their half of the inning, putting SU in a 10-8 hole heading into the bottom of the ninth. In that ninth inning, Justin Cassinelli drove home Luckenbill with a hard single to left center. With Cassinelli on first and two outs, Glassmire flied out to center and the Crusaders' historic season came to a close.

Postgame Note:
- SU's last no-hitter was a perfect game thrown by John Lunardi '09, who tossed his perfect game on April 8, 2009 against Drew University.
- The Crusaders had three players named to the Regional All-Tournament Team: Matt Cassinelli, Justin Cassinelli, Zach Leone


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Dr. and Mrs. Omri Kenneth Webb III of Spartanburg, SC announce the engagement of their daughter Ashley Kay Webb of Charleston, SC to Clinton James Wyrick of Charleston, SC, son of Dr. Claudia and Mr. Danny Wyrick of Arvada, CO.
A wedding is planned for July 20, 2013 in Sedona, AZ.
Ashley is a graduate of Clemson University and The Citadel. She is employed with Charleston County School District.
Clint is a graduate of Kansas University and is currently attending The Culinary Institute of Charleston. He is employed with Vickery's.


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What's the Public CIO's Role With Broadband Stimulus? Part 2

To get a stimulus-funded, broadband network off the ground, needs analysis and partnerships are crucial.

by / June 12, 2009

Last week I tackled the role of the public CIO in the broadband stimulus grant program. The main theme was that, for a better shot at winning a grant, CIOs need to approach community networks as business ventures that must raise and/or save enough money so you can afford to use them to benefit currently unserved and underserved constituents.

I want to drop from that 30,000-foot view down to look at some of the nuts and bolts of conducting effective needs analysis, and forming good partnerships. These are particularly important given recent developments with the grant disbursement schedule.

Originally the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and Rural Utilities Service (RUS) indicated they would begin the funding process in May or June of this year. Communities that had been planning a network for months geared up to jump on the first grant train leaving. However, bureaucratic reality set in and funds won't start flowing until the end of December.

This creates some major issues that need to be resolved. A December grant payout (assuming you win) means Northern and Midwestern states aren't breaking any ground on projects until the spring thaw -- say March, April next year. Even in Southern and Western states, there'll be added weeks for paperwork processing.

Had you applied for a grant in May and lost, at least you'd be able to put the project into your 2010 budgets or secure other funding to start the project before winter. If you don't win a grant in December, it's too late to budget it. And if you budget the project or find other funding now, you aren't eligible for stimulus grants since you can only get money if the network can't be funded any other way.

So, do you move now to launch a broadband project, or do you postpone for almost a year starting toward those economic benefits constituents have been demanding? The former is financially risky, while the latter means you'll likely fall even further behind the technology curve in a country already behind globally.

This is where needs analysis and partnering comes in. The only way to know if government and constituent stakeholders have enough needs to justify pursuing a network without a grant guaranteed is to do a lot of homework.

Ask, Build, Ask

I recommend the ask-build-ask-again approach. Ask constituents what they want or need, how getting what they want will benefit them and how much they can pay for the service. Cast your feedback-gathering net wide within government agencies, to communities, and even to organizations you want to attract to your community.

Develop on paper a prototype of the network infrastructure and capabilities you think best meet the stated needs and go to stakeholders again. "This is what we think you asked for, but is it really what you want?" Even if you're talking to constituents who can't afford a lot for service, you still need to know that they'll be able to use what you build.

Patricia DeCarlo, a community leader from a low-income Philadelphia neighborhood, explained how in 2004, city representatives asked them about the proposed citywide wireless broadband network enabling people to sit in the park and use laptops. She told them, "Our folks do not have little laptops that they can take to the park. Listen to them. Otherwise you're just wasting people's time."

Find Partners Who Can Pay

Through need assessment is also how you identify and recruit partner organizations that bring revenue and subscribers to the network. Your main selection criteria should be: Who can make you more appealing to federal agencies, and which stakeholders can help you financially sustain the network once it's built?

Nonprofits serving your communities that fit

NTIA/RUS' eventual definitions of unserved or underserved are ideal partners to help your agency-appeal. The business community may top your list of partners that can help financially sustain the network once it's built. Companies tend to need a lot of broadband and will pay for premium (but fairly priced) services.

Two powerful county government partners are public works and public safety. Meeting their needs opens your grant options to additional federal agencies such as Homeland Security, Justice, Transportation and Energy. Public works projects allow you to reduce the cost of broadband infrastructure build-outs. Every road, bridge and public building project is an opportunity to install broadband infrastructure at a reduced cost.

K-12 schools, colleges and universities are viable partners. They have a huge need for broadband, which opens them to various grant opportunities. Higher learning institutions with access to many megs or gigs of Internet speed are eligible for large research grants that bring huge economic benefits to your community.

Finally, your pursuit of key partnerships extends to the vendors and service providers who make network infrastructure and often services possible. "You have to make sure they can make money," observed Franklin County, Va., IT Director Sandie Terry. "Our [wireless Internet service provider] has just a two-year [return on investment] because they're receiving space on vertical assets such as government buildings in exchange for charging local government lower rates."

Craig Settles Contributing Writer

Craig Settles is a broadband industry analyst, consultant to local governments, and author of Building the Gigabit City. His latest analysis report is Telehealth and Broadband: In Sickness and In Health, an assessment of why telehealth providers and community broadband builders should work together to drive broadband and telemedicine adoption.