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Sunday, December 25, 2011

The Use and Purpose of the Rosary

!±8± The Use and Purpose of the Rosary

The Rosary is a Roman Catholic tradition that may have originated in the early 1200's. Traditionally, it is said that the first rosary was given to Saint Dominic in an apparition by the Virgin Mary. However, historically it is believed that the creation and use of the Rosary may have gradually evolved through the centuries, originating as knots on a string to keep track of repetitive silent prayer.

The term Rosary comes from the Latin word rosarium which means "rose garden" or "garland of roses." Currently, the term Rosary represents a set of prayer beads which are used as a physical way of keeping track of prayer and meditation in a repeated sequence. The sequence, also known as a decade, consists of the Lord's Prayer followed by ten Hail Mary prayers, and a single praying of "Glory be to the Father,..." After each decade one should meditate on one of the Mysteries of the Rosary.

The Mysteries of the Rosary are 15 events in the lives of Jesus Christ and the Virgin Mary, his mother. These Mysteries are divided up in to three distinct groups, the Joyful Mysteries, the Sorrowful Mysteries, and the Glorious Mysteries.

The Joyful Mysteries

1. The Annunciation - the Virgin Mary is visited by the angel Gabriel and told she will conceive the son of God.

2. The Visitation - the Virgin Mary visits with Saint Elizabeth whom is 6 months pregnant with John the Baptist.

3. The Nativity - the birth of Jesus Christ.

4. The Presentation of Jesus at the Temple - Mary and Joseph present baby Jesus to the Temple in Jerusalem to perform the redemption of the first born in accordance with the Law of Moses.

5. The Finding of the child Jesus in the Temple - Jesus, at age 12, goes missing while returning from the Temple during Passover and is later found back at the Temple and in discussion with the elders who were amazed at his knowledge of the scripture.

The Sorrowful Mysteries

1. The Agony in the Garden - Jesus prayers in the Garden of Gethsemane immediately after the Last Supper. He went with three of his disciples who fell asleep while he was in prayer.

2. The Scourging at the Pillar - Jesus is stripped and scourged (beaten) unmercifully.

3. The Crowning with Thorns - the Roman soldiers placed a crown of thorns on Jesus' head, dressed him in a purple robe, and said "Hail, King of the Jews".

4. The Carrying of the Cross - Jesus carries his cross to the place of his crucifixion.

5. The Crucifixion - Jesus is nailed to the cross and left to die.

The Glorious Mysteries

1. The Resurrection - after Jesus' crucifixion, death, and burial in a tomb, Jesus resurrects on the third day, also known as Easter.

2. The Ascension - Jesus' body ascends to heaven while in the presence of the apostles.

3. The Descent of the Holy Spirit - the Holy Spirit descends on the Apostles and followers of Jesus.

4. The Assumption of Mary - upon the Virgin Mary's death she was physically, body and soul, taken up into heaven.

5. The Coronation of the Virgin Mary - God and the Holy Spirit in the form of a dove, place a crown on the head of Mary crowning her Queen of Heaven.

Most rosaries have 15 decades which correspond to each of the 15 mysteries of the rosary. Some may have more, which include the Luminus Mysteries added in 2002 by Pope John Paul II. Both rosaries also have a shorter strand, which starts with a crucifix followed by one large, three small, and one large bead, which connects to the rest of the rosary. The praying of the rosary starts with the short strand by reciting the "Apostle's Creed" at the crucifix followed by the "Our Father" at the first large bead, three "Hail Mary's" on the next three beads, and then the "Glory be to the Father,..." on the next large bead. The praying of the decades then follows until the Rosary is complete.

Rosaries can be made from a wide variety of materials including glass, wood, bone, crushed flowers, semi-precious stones and other precious materials including crystal, pearl, silver, and gold. Whatever the material, the Rosary is used today in the Catholic Church as a way to pray and meditate about the life of the Virgin Mary and her son, Jesus Christ.

The Use and Purpose of the Rosary

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Monday, December 19, 2011

Dragon Age 2 :: Achievement List! and Compiled Important Info!

!±8± Dragon Age 2 :: Achievement List! and Compiled Important Info!

My first upload was lacking the visuals for some strange reason so I had to go back and redo some things, re-render and reupload, so here it is, hopefully this one's not fried to haha. LINKS! x360a Article Archive: www.xbox360achievements.org Inside that archive are tons of videos that are really good, there's dev diary's, combat walkthroughs, trailers, etc, all made by BioWare and/or x360a reporters! Be sure to read the hands-on reviews! DA2 Wikia: dragonage.wikia.com Official Site: dragonage.bioware.com

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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Make Your Hair Grow Faster With These 5 Simple Tips

!±8± Make Your Hair Grow Faster With These 5 Simple Tips

Growing and maintaining very long hair can be a tedious task. It is a very long process that takes months or even years to be long enough for a person's satisfaction. After all, it is a person's "crowning glory" and much time and effort is put into maintaining it. Most people will do anything to have a very long mane. They would even follow weird advice such as stroking their hair a hundred times before going to bed. Is this so? Little do they know that brushing your hair a hundred times would not make your hair grow longer. The worst part is that it could even be damaged in the process. You hear these kinds of advice, but which one should you follow to make your hair grow faster? Listed below are five simple things you can do which can actually help make your hair grow faster.

First of all, a fit and healthy body must be kept. Eat foods that are rich and protein, because protein has elements which will aid in the fast growth of your precious mane. Foods that are oily and fatty should not be eaten since they actually delay the growth of your hair. Also, vitamins must be taken in reasonably huge quantities since they do a lot of things to make your hair grow faster.

Second, your mane must be trimmed once in a while. It is obvious that cutting it will not make it any longer, but what it does is remove the curly split ends. Removing them would improve the growing of your mane, making it shinier than before. Trimming it will also make it stronger and healthier.

Next, it is very important that one should be meticulously wise in choosing the shampoos and hair products that they use. There are products in the market that promise to magically improve your hair in an instant, but actually contain dangerous chemicals that damage your hair. Not only are they significantly useless and dangerous, but most of them are very harmful to the environment. If you are not sure what shampoo to use, look for organic ones.

Use hair care products that contain Mira oils. They are proven to make your hair grow faster. Mira Oil contains various herbs that will aid in fast hair growth. Note that just applying it is not enough; your scalp should also be massaged, spreading the oil throughout. Mira oil can increase blood flow to the scalp, making it faster for your hair to grow.

Ashwaganda is a product that is recommended. It is a variety of ginseng that people in India have been using for centuries to boost the immune system. Improving your immune system gives you a healthy body. As your body becomes healthier, it aids to make your hair grow faster.

Not all of the things listed here might work for everyone. Every person has their own individual growth rate so the effects are different as well. There is really no harm in trying. So go ahead. Have fun trying these things that might make you hair grow faster, and you might be surprised with the results.

Make Your Hair Grow Faster With These 5 Simple Tips

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Wednesday, December 7, 2011

Suicide Commando - Body Count Proceed

!±8± Suicide Commando - Body Count Proceed

Suicide Commando - Body Count Proceed

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Monday, November 28, 2011

Paradox

!±8± Paradox

An original song by Sara Di Genova. the pixie she lifts up her eyes too mmmm a paradox before her again this time the cause has been left to chance and a wave is a particle deep in her psyche deep in her soul there are oysters there for her to shell All is the same yet its extreme the wizard he takes out his cystals and fashions them in some ordinary way waves his wand and tickles his whiskers prays his made a miracle deep in his psyche deep in his soul there are whales and tales of unimaginary scale the hierophant reaches for the stars but the clouds get in his way at times he'll sow the seed but he'll bury his head instead deep in his soul deep in his psyche there are catastrophes on which he dwells on they're often just a mixed blessing.

Paradox

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Friday, November 25, 2011

No Guts, No Glory - The Importance of Reaching Toward Big Goals

!±8± No Guts, No Glory - The Importance of Reaching Toward Big Goals

If you want to drive your organization to a higher level of success, here's a word of advice: set some ambitious goals. No one ever unlocked the leadership capabilities, creativity and passion of their employees by asking for modest gains. Unfortunately in our "prove-it-before-you-do-it" ROI world, some organizations limit risk-taking and inadvertently penalize those who consistently think outside the box. The result is an organization as demoralized as it is bored.

In advertising, this propensity can be deadly. The best advertising people thrive on risk-taking because that's where the big breakthroughs live. And breakthrough advertising helps build brands and profits. When the pressure to limit risk and drive down costs is overwhelming, it shows in safe, lackluster work.

Lou Tice, personal coach extraordinaire, reminded Seattle's downtown Rotary last month that setting unrealistic, audacious goals actually increases the likelihood that the goal will be achieved. This may sound counterintuitive, but it's actually good common sense. Those who set small goals never stretch and grow. So sacred cows thrive, people stay in their comfort zones, the quality of their work suffers, and they influence others to underachieve. Conversely, when people set outlandish goals, the only way they can achieve them is by changing the way things are done, moving into a new zone where innovation can flourish, and turning sacred cows into hamburger.

One of the most dramatic examples of the benefits of setting big goals can be found right here in Seattle. Several years ago, City Librarian Deborah Jacobs and Executive Director of the Seattle Public Library Foundation Terry Collings decided to dream big. In what became the "Libraries for All" initiative, her team set about rebuilding the entire public library system here in Seattle. Not content with providing a much-needed facelift to the facilities, they wanted to show the world that Seattle was serious about opening our doors to anyone who was hungry for information. Reaching this goal required better facilities, more resources for books and programs, and innovative thinking about the role of the library in the digital age.

An amazing thing happened. Their goal was so breathtaking, and the leadership so resolute about achieving it, that momentum started to build. In 1998 Seattle voters approved a 6.4 million bond measure, the largest library bond measure in American history. This funded construction of the new library buildings. Private support flowed into the foundation as momentum built and this provided much needed support to buy books and expand programs. As an icon of this bold, new initiative, the foundation hired the controversial Dutch architect, Rem Kulhaus, to design what has since become the new Central Library, a building universally lauded for both its architectural merit and for bringing the library into the 21st century.

When the Central Library opened, The New York Times architectural critic wrote: "At a dark hour, Seattle's new Central Library is a blazing chandelier to swing your dreams upon. If an American city can erect a civic project as brave as this one, the sun hasn't set on the West. In more than 30 years of writing about architecture, this is the most exciting new building it has been my honor to review. I could go on piling up superlatives like cars in a multiple collision, but take my word: there's going to be a whole lot of rubbernecking going on."

Today, every single community library in the Seattle system is being renovated or rebuilt.
And I'm sure it's no coincidence that in 2005 we were named the "most literate city in America" by an annual Central Connecticut State University study.

Most people involved in this monumental accomplishment consider it a career-crowning achievement. It started as a goal that seemed too big to achieve, but teamwork, tenacity and out-of-the-box thinking brought this bold idea to its unabashed triumph.

With its unrelenting focus on ROI, corporate America may be crushing the kind of innovation that built our new Central Library. And what is particularly ironic is that bold action often provides a better ROI in the long term than a so-called safer approach. That's why it's incumbent upon those of us in advertising and marketing to make the case for risk-taking. We need to push back on the money people and request budgets that allow for innovation, and even the occasional failure. The more conservative, risk-averse philosophy may look sensible, but an approach that guarantees conventional thinking, bland solutions, and modest returns is far from it.