A Moment in Time: SC State University to host Transit of Venus Viewing

Felton Laboratory School in conjunction with members of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Grant Program and the Partnership in Observational and Computational Astronomy (POCA) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) will host a historical moment in time, the Transit of Venus Viewing, which will take place on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 at 6:30 p.m. This event will be held at the Felton Laboratory School Playground, located on the campus of SC State University.? This event is free and open to the public.

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According to www.transitofvenus.org, this historical event occurs when Venus passes directly between Earth and the sun; we will see the distant planet as a small dot gliding slowly across the face of the sun. Historically, this rare alignment is how we measured the size of our solar system. A tiny dark circle will appear near the top of the sun and slowly move down and across it. The transit is scheduled to begin at 6:04 p.m. and by 6:30 p.m. the full circle of Venus will be over the sun. Only half of the world will be able to view this erratic event. In South Carolina, citizens will only be able to view the transit taking place from 6:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

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To view this historic event, all participants must be very careful while watching the transit emerge. Dr. Jennifer Cash, associate professor of physics is extremely concerned about the well-being of all observers. ?Participants must not look directly into the sun, because it may cause blindness,? she says. ??We have everything on-site to safely view the transit of Venus and everyone will have the opportunity to view the transit through the solar scope, a special purpose telescope used to observe the sun.

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This year?s transit will be only the eighth that humans have been able to see. The first known sighting was by British astronomers, Jeremiah Horrocks and William Crabtree on Dec. 4, 1639. It was made possible by the invention of the telescope in 1608. The next transit will take place during the year 2117.

Serving as the associate professor of physics for 10 years at SC State University, Cash is extremely excited about this historical moment.? ?This is a very rare event, it will never happen again in anyone?s lifetime,? Cash says.? This event will not only be for adults to view, but an educational tool for children as well. ?It is very important that children come out to the event.? This creates an educational opportunity for them to grasp the concept of the solar system,? Cash continues.

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In such case of inclement weather, the Transit of Venus viewing will be held in Felton?s gymnasium. Solar system demonstrations and a live video feed from observers in other parts of the world will be held on site, as an added feature.

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For additional information about the Transit of Venus viewing contact, Dr. Jennifer Cash at (803) 516-4753. You may also reach her via email at jcash@scsu.edu. To learn more about the Transit of Venus, log on to www.transitofvenus.org.

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Oracle CEO to lay out 'cloud computing' strategy

REDWOOD SHORES, Calif. (AP) ? Oracle CEO Larry Ellison will outline his company's strategy for selling more business software services over the Internet, a rapidly growing concept pioneered by Salesforce.com.

Wednesday afternoon's presentation at Oracle Corp.'s Redwood Shores, Calif., headquarters is the latest sign of the intensifying battle in "cloud computing" ? the technology industry's catchphrase for software that can be accessed on any Internet-connected device that subscribes to the service. The approach is a departure from the traditional method of licensing and installing business applications on individual machines, a sales system that has helped established Oracle as one of the world's most successful software companies.

Ellison, a flamboyant leader known for his acerbic remarks, publicly ridiculed cloud computing as a passing fad for years even though he invested some of his personal fortune in Salesforce.com Inc. and another similar company, NetSuite Inc.

Now that Salesforce has grown into a company on track for $3 billion in annual revenue, Ellison is trying to ensure that Oracle gets a share of the business. So far this year, Oracle has agreed to pay more than $3.5 billion to buy several cloud computing rivals. Another rival, SAP, also has been snapping up cloud computing services to expand into the field, too.

Earlier this week, Salesforce.com announced that it's paying $689 million to buy Buddy Media to help its customers manage their marketing campaigns on Facebook and other social networking elements. Those offerings run on the cloud computing model. A day later, Oracle said it's buying Collective Intellect Inc. for an undisclosed sum as it also expands its social media tracking services.

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Third time's the charm for 'Madagascar 3'

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By Alonso Duralde, The Wrap

Time for me to dig out my list of ?Reasons Why the World Deserves to End in 2012? and amend the entry, ?Because there are new installments of both ?Ice Age? and ?Madagascar.?? The third time, despite what you?ve heard, is rarely the charm, but ?Madagascar 3: Europe?s Most Wanted? marks the spot where a shrill and unfunny kid franchise made the leap into hilarious and engaging family entertainment.

Part of that transition may have to do with the addition of co-writer Noah Baumbach, best known for indies like ?Greenberg? (starring Ben Stiller, who voices lion Alex here) and ?Margot at the Wedding,? but who made his bones in the animation world by collaborating with Wes Anderson on their charming adaptation of ?Fantastic Mr. Fox.?

Whatever the reason, ?Madagascar 3? finds the franchise finally finding its comedic groove, mixing character-based comedy, outrageous adventures and the occasional bit of parent-friendly wordplay.

We last left our heroes ? Alex, zebra Marty (Chris Rock), hippo Gloria (Jada Pinkett Smith) and giraffe Melman (David Schwimmer) ? living the high life on the African veldt. Like all transplanted New Yorkers, however, they all kvetch about missing the Big Apple and decide to make their way back to the Central Park Zoo they successfully escaped two movies ago. This involves snorkeling to Monaco (don?t ask) to reunite with the penguins and chimps who can fly an airplane (no, really, don?t ask).

Their stint in Monte Carlo draws the attention of ruthless animal control cop Captain Chantel DuBois (Frances McDormand, summoning all the Gallic hauteur she can muster), who would like nothing more than to add Alex?s head to the menagerie of stuffed trophies on her wall. Pursued by DuBois, the animals join up with a down-on-its-luck circus, pretending to be performers themselves so that they can hop the train and get out of the country.

The circus? fortunes declined when knife-throwing tiger Vitaly (Bryan Cranston) lost his mojo, but leopard Gia (Jessica Chastain) thinks these Americans can put their three-ring show back on top. Not that the plot ? how will the circus animals react when they find out their new compadres are mere zoo attractions? ? matters much; directors Eric Darnell (who co-wrote) and Tom McGrath use the circus setting as a springboard for eye-popping 3D visuals (there?s a trapeze sequence that?s as trippy as anything since the ?Pink Elephants on Parade? number in ?Dumbo?) and some genuinely funny character interactions.

The returning players all seem to be more on their game: Stiller?s less of a whiner, Rock tones it down a notch or two (but still rattles off a circus theme song that?s still stuck in my head) and it turns out that Schwimmer?s voice sounds more natural coming out of the mouth of a neurotic giraffe than it does coming out of Schwimmer himself. Of the new additions, Cranston, Chastain and Martin Short (as a dopey but friendly performing seal) all score, but McDormand steals her every scene.

It helps that the hyper-capable DuBois nonetheless becomes the object of lots of wonderfully slapstick Inspector Clouseau?esque abuse.

If the previous ?Madagascar? entries left you cold, take the plunge with this threequel. You will believe a hippopotamus can tight-rope dance.

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When making renovations on your home, you should make sure you hire a contractor you trust. In order for the employee and contractor to both feel satisfied, they should have a certain level of understanding and trust with one another. If that level of trust and understanding is not there, then it is very likely that one or both of you will be unhappy about the results.

Try to replace your exterior light fixtures. Consider the style of the light fixtures and their function. You need them to be able to bright enough to light up your entryway and to make it safer. Try looking for fixtures that have the same mounting system as your current ones so you can save time on the project.

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Start your kitchen cabinet install with the top cabinets. It will make it easier for you to get nice and close to the wall so you do not have to stretch to reach the wall to put the screws into place. You should also start with the corner cabinet and line the rest of them up to that one; but be sure to use a level.

Throw out that nasty carpet and expose the old floor planks! Often in an older house you?ll find beautiful planks under that old shag carpet! You can leave the old flooring as is, sand and varnish it, or paint it any color that you choose. The old planks add to the personality of an old house. Why cover them?

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To avoid costly mistakes when painting a room, make a small investment in the paint samples that many retailers offer. You can get 8 ounce sample sizes in any available color. For a small cost, you can apply paint to a big enough area to really get a feel for how the paint will look, much more accurately than with paint chips alone.

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A breakfast bar makes a charming and functional addition to your home. If your kitchen and den already run together, you can easily add one that will fit nicely into the open space that you enjoy. You can add a quaint breakfast bar with counter and chairs for around five hundred dollars.

Since it seems your kitchen is the gathering place for family and friends, then this is the number one renovation most homeowners should consider first, and one that adds the most value to your home. Be sure to go with plenty of cabinet and counter space. Also, no matter the finish on your appliances, just make sure they all coordinate with one another.

If you are short on cash and trying to figure out a way to create a unique backsplash for your kitchen, you can buy some nice patterned wallpaper. Meanwhile this may not be a permanent solution; you can switch out your designs often or keep it until you are able to afford tiling. You can even go as far as purchasing different patterned wallpapers and cutting them into small shapes to design your own wall mosaic as a backsplash.

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If you act without knowing what you?re doing, it?s not good for you or your home. The tips you just read obviously do not cover every type of home improvement repair and/or idea, but you never know when they might come in useful. Hopefully you?ve picked up one or two ideas for your next project.

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Did someone hack Mitt Romney's Hotmail account?

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An anonymous tipster claims to have hacked into Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney's private email account.

The tipster told Gawker Tuesday?that by guessing the answer to a security question ? What is your favorite pet? ? he was able to gain access to mittromney@hotmail.com, the account Romney used to communicate with his staff as recently as 2006.

In an email to Gawker, the tipster said he learned of Romney's Hotmail address through a batch of old emails released today by the Wall Street Journal. In his tip, he included the answer to the security question, and the new password he allegedly set up for the email account as well as Romney's Dropbox account. (Gawker blacked out both the answer to the security question and the new password.)

SecurityNewsDaily sent an email to the alleged hijacked account. It was not immediately returned.

Romney's campaign communications director, Gail Gitcho, said in a statement Tuesday evening that the?"proper authorities are investigating this crime and we will have no further comment on it."?

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AVADirect and Eurocom laptops hop on the GeForce GTX 680M bandwagon

NVIDIA's GeForce GTX 680M has made an impact in Alienware and Origin PC laptops so far. Some of us like our mobile gaming a little more barebones, however, and both AVADirect as well as Eurocom are taking their turn at carrying the graphics powerhouse in portables using heavily customizable, Clevo-made designs. AVADirect's 15.6-inch P150EM and 17.3-inch P170EM, as well as their matching Eurocom Racer 2.0 and Neptune 2.0 brethren, can take advantage of all 1,344 processing cores and that abundant 4GB of RAM. Do brace for a hit to the pocketbook for the sake of that increase in frame rate: although Eurocom is staying quiet early on, AVADirect is charging a $536 upgrade price on top of any given configuration.

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Albania Fails to Elect President in Second Round :: Balkan Insight

The Democrats, led by Prime Minister Sali Berisha, continue to push for the election of Xhezair Zaganjori, a former constitutional court judge and diplomat, as the next head of state.

However, the opposition Socialists rejected Zaganjori?s candidature as one-sided and called for talks between the parties to select a candidate who would also receive the blessing of the opposition.

Zaganjori?s candidature was not fielded for a vote in the first two rounds. Parliament has three more rounds to elect a president.

In the first three rounds parliament needs a two-thirds majority to elect a president, while in the fourth and fifth rounds only a simple majority is required.

The Democrats and their allies in parliament have 74 MPs out of an assembly of 140 seats.

The next round in parliament is expected to be held on Friday. The election of a consensual president has become a key requirement from the EU for Albania to obtain EU candidate status in the autumn.

Despite the slow pace of reforms, diplomatic sources have told Balkan Insight that the country stands a good chance for receiving a positive response from the European Commission if the election of the new president proceeds smoothly with a broad consensus.

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Euro zone in decline, U.S. and China gain

LONDON/NEW YORK (Reuters) - All of the euro zone's major economies are now in various states of decline, according to business surveys that heaped more pressure on Europe's leaders to stop the region becoming the center of a new global crisis.

The latest purchasing managers indexes (PMIs), published on Tuesday, underlined why finance chiefs from the Group of Seven leading industrialized powers held emergency talks on the euro zone's debt crisis.

They agreed to work together to address pressing problems in Spain and Greece, Japan's Finance Minister Jun Azumi said.

The euro private sector economy shrank in May at the fastest pace in nearly three years, according to the PMIs, which suggested even Germany is no longer immune to the tremors emanating from the debts of Greece and Spain.

But the vast U.S. services sector grew at a slightly faster pace last month as a gauge of new orders improved, and China's fledgling services sector expanded at the fastest pace for 19 months.

The U.S. "data held up but is still at a low level and I do not think this counters the significantly weak data we have been seeing," said Tom Porcelli, chief economist at RBC Capital Markets in New York.

U.S. stocks edged higher immediately after the data before trimming gains, while Treasuries prices increased losses and the dollar gained against the yen.

But the euro zone set an overwhelmingly dismal tone for the PMIs, which gauge how thousands of businesses across the world fare each month.

Financial markets are anxious about the risks cascading from a Spanish banking crisis and fret that a Greek election on June 17 could lead Athens to leave the single currency and precipitate yet more economic turbulence.

"Until the Greek elections are out of the way, this sort of uncertainty will stay with us. And even after the elections, as they are unlikely to bring a clear-cut decision either way," said Dirk Schumacher, senior European economist at Goldman Sachs.

Markit's Eurozone Composite PMI fell to 46.0 in May from April's 46.7, its lowest reading since June 2009 and its fourth month below the 50 mark that divides growth and contraction. It was little changed from a preliminary reading.

Schumacher said while the PMIs are not showing a big decline in euro zone gross domestic product as yet, they suggest it might shrink modestly in the second quarter after stagnating in the first quarter.

Of particular note was the suggestion Germany is no longer generating the sort of economic growth that kept the wider euro zone out of recession in the first quarter, with businesses taking a mild downturn last month.

"Companies report business activity to have been hit by heightened political and economic uncertainty, which has exacerbated already weak demand both in the euro area and further afield," said Chris Williamson, chief economist at survey compiler Markit.

German industrial orders on Tuesday added to signs that Europe's largest economy is heading for a slowdown, falling in April at their fastest rate since November 2011 as orders from abroad dried up.

Elsewhere, business activity in the Brazilian services sector fell in May for the first time since July 2009, reflecting how manufacturers' persistent woes have started to drag on the main engine of Brazil's recent economic growth.

Australia's central bank decided on Tuesday to cut interest rates for a second month running to try to boost confidence in that country.

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The PMIs have a good record of tracking economic growth and appear to counter predictions from European Central Bank President Mario Draghi for a gradual recovery over the course of the year.

"While the ultimate solution has to be in some form or shape political, the ECB can at least make sure there's time to come up with a solution. Tomorrow's ECB meeting will be interesting, to the extent that Draghi will be willing to signal that," said Schumacher from Goldman Sachs.

Most economists expect it will hold interest rates at their record low 1.0 percent, although a growing minority think it will cut them soon. Whether the ECB board will be influenced by the G7 finance chiefs remains to be seen.

The United States has fared far better than its euro zone peers, although some recent economic data - particularly for employment - has disappointed economists.

Three straight months of weak jobs growth has intensified pressure on the Federal Reserve to take even more policy steps to boost the stumbling recovery in the world's biggest economy.

Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke is scheduled to testify on the economy before a congressional committee on Thursday.

The Institute for Supply Management said its U.S. services index edged up to 53.7 in May, from 53.5 in April, a touch above economists' forecasts for it to hold steady at April's level. A reading above 50 indicates expansion in the sector.

Tuesday's PMIs showed China's services industry expanded at its fastest pace for 19 months in May, with new business and optimism about the future robust.

The HSBC China Services PMI rose to 54.7 in May, extending from April's six-month peak of 54.1. The survey's compiler, Markit, cited new business growth as the key driver of the index. Services make up about 43 percent of economic activity.

The PMI index also showed that India's services sector grew at its fastest pace in three months during May.

(Editing by Ruth Pitchford and Kenneth Barry)

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On the other hand, since less people go for the vocational training, the demand for professionals in separate areas is very high. People need plumbers, electricians, tailors and many more professionals without whom, we cannot even imagine out lives. Yet we do not care to think about them. Well that is a different issue. The main point here is that whatever field you chose for your vocational training, you are sure to get a job very soon after completing your jobs.

Many times, people from the local industries come over to your vocational training institute in pursuit of people who can perform the required duties very well. This means you are hired even before you have completed your vocational training.

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Everything is as transparent as a pure glass. The population is growing at an alarming rate. New technologies are being implemented day after day. Though the scope for white-collared jobs will remain or may go down, the demand for professionals with knowledge of basic necessities of living will go up almost vertically in a graph.

There was a time when the elders were reluctant to let their children join vocational training as it was viewed as a substitute for not studying. But now the parents also have begun to understand the value of vocational training , they allow their children to get into it right after the intermediate with or without degree simultaneously.

And the best part is that governments of the particular states take personal interest in this. One can find many counselors and scheme that helps you fund in case you want to get self employed to utilize the vocational training .

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Egypt's Mubarak gets life in prison

In this video image taken from Egyptian State Television, 84-year-old former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is seen in the defendant's cage as a judge reads the verdict in on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising that forced him from power, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Egyptian State TV) EGYPT OUT

In this video image taken from Egyptian State Television, 84-year-old former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is seen in the defendant's cage as a judge reads the verdict in on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising that forced him from power, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Egyptian State TV) EGYPT OUT

In this video image taken from Egyptian State Television, 84-year-old former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak is seen in the defendant's cage as a judge reads the verdict in on charges of complicity in the killing of protesters during last year's uprising that forced him from power, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 2, 2012. (AP Photo/Egyptian State TV) EGYPT OUT

Egyptian protesters shout slogans and wave a national flag in front of policemen outside the police academy courtroom as the country braces for a verdict in the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 2, 2012. The 84-year-old Mubarak, the first Arab leader to be tried by his own people, faces charges of complicity in the killing of some 900 protesters during last year's uprising that forced him from power. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. The picture on the white flag shows one of the victims of the Jan. 25, 2011 Egyptian revolution. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

Egyptian protesters shout slogans in front of policemen outside the police academy courtroom as the country braces for a verdict in the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 2, 2012. The 84-year-old Mubarak, the first Arab leader to be tried by his own people, faces charges of complicity in the killing of some 900 protesters during last year's uprising that forced him from power. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

An Egyptian woman shouts slogans and holds a poster of a protester killed during the 2011 uprising in front of policemen outside the police academy courtroom as the country braces for a verdict in the trial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 2, 2012. The 84-year-old Mubarak, the first Arab leader to be tried by his own people, faces charges of complicity in the killing of some 900 protesters during last year's uprising that forced him from power. If convicted, he could face the death penalty. Poster on white flag showing one of the victims of the January 25th revolution . (AP Photo/Amr Nabil)

CAIRO (AP) ? Egypt's ex-President Hosni Mubarak was sentenced to life in prison Saturday for his role in the killing of protesters during last year's revolution that forced him from power, a verdict that caps a stunning fall from grace for a man who ruled the country as his personal fiefdom for nearly three decades.

The harsh sentence against the 84-year-old former leader appeared aimed at defusing tensions ahead of a divisive runoff presidential race that pits Mubarak's last prime minister against the Muslim Brotherhood's candidate.

Mubarak, the first Arab leader to be tried in his own country, remained silent inside court cage while his once-powerful sons appeared nervous and had dark circles under their eyes. His elder son Alaa whispered verses from the Quran.

The 84-year-old Mubarak was then ferried in a helicopter away from the police academy that was used by the court in Cairo.

Scuffles between Mubarak supporters and opponents broke out inside and outside the courtroom after the verdict was read, reflecting the deep polarization of the country since Mubarak was overthrown on Feb. 11, 2011.

Thousands of riot police cordoned off the building to prevent protesters and relatives of those slain during the uprising from getting too close. Hundreds stood outside, waving Egyptian flags and chanting slogans demanding "retribution." Some spread Mubarak's picture on the asphalt and walked over it.

Mubarak and his two sons ? Gamal and Alaa ? were acquitted on corruption charges, but the sons still faced a separate trial on charges of insider trading. Ex-interior minister Habib el-Adly also was sentenced to life for the protester killings. Six other security officials were acquitted.

Judge Ahmed Rifaat delivered a strongly worded statement before handing down the sentences. Mubarak, who wore sunglasses and a light brown jacket over his clothes, and his co-defendants were in an iron cage.

Rifaat described Mubarak's era as "30 years of darkness" and "a darkened nightmare" that ended only when Egyptians rose up to demand change.

"They peacefully demanded democracy from rulers who held tight grip on power," the judge said.

Rifaat, who was presiding over his last court session before he retires, said Mubarak and el-Adly did not act to stop the killings during 18-day days of mass protests that were met by a deadly crackdown of security forces on unarmed demonstrators. More than 850 protesters were killed, most shot to death, in Cairo and other major cities.

Mubarak's verdict came just days after presidential elections have been boiled down to a June 16-17 contest between Mubarak's last prime minister, one-time protege Ahmed Shafiq, and Mubarak's top foe, a Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Morsi.

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Associated Press writer Maggie Michael contributed to this report.

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Fearful (Roleplayers Wanted)

Every person has a fear so deep, they can't tell anyone about it. But these tend to be illogical, impossible or improbable. These are connected to our strengths, and this, my friends, is the basis of our story.

Our characters are superheroes. They became what they are after a freak accident involving a car, a tree, and a whole lot of explosions. A car, rigged with bombs, crashed into a tree and set off the bombs. Our heroes are the ones who walked through the flames. They did not come out uninjured, but they survived the flames.

Then, one day, their fears began terrorising the earth. Each hero saw only their own greatest fear, and could not impact on the others. They could see the damage caused, but not what was causing it. They could still be killed by these invisible fears. However, they could co-operate and figure out how to beat them.

They also each had a power that could help them beat their fear. This related to their strength.

But not all fears can be beaten, and the earth is not indestructible. Our heroes are mortal, with flaws that could destroy them. However, the earth is strong. Our heroes have good sides as well, with strengths that can impact on their world. They were the ones chosen.

I need four girls and three guys, ideally. But evem if I had one more guy and two more girls, I would be happy. Here are the existing characters to give you a taste of what they're like. To be honest, I need one or two lighthearted characters to balance it out.

Played by iCat

My Name Is: Valora Lowe

I Am This Old: 16

This Is My Greatest Fear And How It Works: Demons

I am terrified of demons. They manifest wherever and whenever I am not expecting them to, and they manifest when I expect them. They attack me and only me. Nobody else is affected by their claws. Most of the time I feel the pain of the attack but am not injured by it.

This Is My Strength And How It Works: Soundwaves

I can manipulate a mental speakers and the soundwaves can knock away the demons.

I Look Like This:

Here Are Some Lyrics About Me: Turn It Off- Paramore

I scraped my knees while I was praying
And found a demon in my safest haven
Seems like it's getting harder to believe in anything
Than just to get lost in all my selfish thoughts

I wanna know what it'd be like
To find perfection in my pride
To see nothing in the light
I'll turn it off, in all my spite
In all my spite, I'll turn it off

And the worst part is
Before it gets any better
We're headed for a cliff
And in the free fall
I will realize I'm better off
When I hit the bottom

The tragedy, it seems unending
I'm watching everyone I looked up to break and bending
We're taking shortcuts and false solutions
Just to come out the hero

Well, I can see behind the curtain
(I can see it now)
The wheels are cranking, turning
It's all wrong, the way we're working
Towards a goal that's non-existent
It's not existent, but we just keep believing

And the worst part is
Before it gets any better
We're headed for a cliff
And in the free fall
I will realize I'm better off
When I hit the bottom

I wanna know what it'd be like
To find perfection in my pride
To see nothing in the light
I'll turn it off, in all my spite
In all my spite, I'll turn it off
Just turn it off
Again, again, again

And the worst part is
Before it gets any better
We're headed for a cliff
And in the free fall
I will realize I'm better off
When I hit the bottom

And the worst part is
Before it gets any better
We're headed for a cliff
And in the free fall
I will realize I'm better off
When I hit the bottom

Something else about me: I am usually very chatty, but after the attacks I am so overcome by fear I cannot speak.

Played by Lucian1549:

My Name Is: Rosiel Radomil
I Am This Old: Eighteen years
This Is My Greatest Fear And How It Works: Ghosts

I can see ghosts. People have called me insane, but I know they're there. They haunt me. Some of them are kindly ghosts who try to help me, but many are not. Many try to harm me, and many times have I ended up in the hospital because of the injuries they have inflicted. They can smell my fear. The more scared I am, the more that attack me. My main fear, though, is that they harm other people. When ghosts attack me, they can also injure others. I don't want that to happen!

This Is My Strength And How It Works: Blood

My own blood will chase the demons away. What attracts them also repels them. If I manage to draw a line of blood from the top of their forehead to the tip of their nose, they disappear and are banished to the hell which they came from. Of course, this is only temporary, and they come back. They always come back.

I Look Like This:

I am about five feet, nine inches tall. People have called me skinny, I prefer to say that I am slender, after all, I am a perfectly normal weight. Unlike most guys, I prefer to keep my hair long. It is wavy and a dark blond colour. My eyes are somewhere in between blue and hazel, I'm too lazy to be bothered to find a name for the specific colour. People have said that my face looks feminine, however, I think that's really just because I wear a whole lot of make-up. I know, it's weird for most guys to wear make-up, and that they're usually teased and called gay. But I am gay, so attempting to use that as an insult would make me laugh in your face, and, besides, I like the look make-up gives me. I dress in fairly stylish clothes, although they're usually just black track suits. People say they look elegant on me, though, and that's good enough for me. I am almost always wearing a white choker around my neck, for my own reasons. There are multiple scars on my fingertips and hands from my power. I almost always carry a pocketknife in my pocket just in case the ghosts come back.

Here Are Some Lyrics About Me:
No Time to Cry - Cradle of Filth
It's just a feeling
I get sometimes
A feeling
Sometimes
And I get frightened
Just like you
I get frightened too
But it's

No, no, no
No time for heartache
No, no, no
No time to run and hide
No, no, no
No time for breaking down
No, no, no
No time to cry

Sometimes in the world as is you've
Got to shake the hand that feeds you
It's just like Adam says
It's not so hard to understand
It's just like always coming down on
Just like Jesus never came and
What did you expect to find
It's just like always here again it's

No, no, no
No time for heartache
No, no, no
No time to run and hide
No, no, no
No time for breaking down
No, no, no
No time to cry

Everything will be alright
Everything will turn out fine
Some nights I still can't sleep
And the voices pass with time
And I keep

Everything will be alright
Everything will turn out fine
Some nights I still can't sleep
And the voices pass with time
And I keep

No time for tears
No time to run and hide
No time to be afraid of fear
I keep no time to cry

No, no, no
No time for heartache
No, no, no
No time to run and hide
No, no, no
No time for breaking down
No, no, no
No time to cry.

Destroyed - Within Temptation

I did my best to please you
But my best was never good enough
Somehow you're only able to see
All I am not
Did you ever look behind
Aren't you afraid of the pieces you'll find
I have failed you
But you have failed me too
It's so easy to destroy and condemn
The ones you do not understand
Do you ever wonder if it's justified
It's so easy to destroy and condemn
The ones you do not understand
In your life why didn't you ever try
I close my eyes as I walk the thin line between love and hate
For the person with the same blood in his veins
You show no regrets
About all the things you did or said
I have failed you
But believe me you failed me too
It's so easy to destroy and condemn
The ones you do not understand
Do you ever wonder if it's justified
It's so easy to destroy and condemn
The ones you do not understand
In your life why didn't you ever try
It's so easy to destroy and condemn
The ones you do not understand
Do you ever wonder if it's justified
It's so easy to destroy and condemn
The ones you do not understand
Do you ever wonder if it's justified

Field of Innocence - Evanescence
I still remember the world
From the eyes of a child
Slowly those feelings
Were clouded by what I know now

Where has my heart gone
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything and knowing nothing at all

I still remember the sun
Always warm on my back
Somehow it seems colder now

Where has my heart gone
Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything

Where has my heart gone
An uneven trade for the real world
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything
Oh, Where

Where has my heart gone
Trapped in the eyes of a stranger
Oh I... I want to go back to
Believing in everything

I still remember.

Haunted - Evanescence
Long lost words whisper slowly to me
Still can't find what keeps me here
When all this time I've been so hollow inside
(I know you're still there)

Watching me and wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Fearing you, loving you
I won't let you pull me down

Hunting you, I can smell you alive
Your heart pounding in my head

Watching me and wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Saving me, raping me, watching me

Watching me and wanting me
I can feel you pull me down
Fearing you, loving you
I won't let you pull me down

Something else about me: I refuse to speak about my father. Don't ask me any questions about him. I may have to injure myself purposely to use my power, but don't you dare think I enjoy it in any way.

Played By 2 Minutes Ago:

My Name Is: Aoki Kazuo

I Am This Old: 21

This Is My Greatest Fear And How It Works:

"For as long as I can remember, I've always been agateophobic. It has kept me up many nights as I remember how my brother was, running around and-... well... How do I put this...? He had a certain taste for human flesh. My younger brother was a mentally insane cannibal, having merely begun as a simple curious child. His last act was caught by some civilians who ran away and reported the incident while he was busy feasting and the authorities... to say the least, he took a bullet. What I hate most about this situation isn't the fact that my only sibling was killed or that even when he had such habits, mother refused to allow anyone to know of it.

It was the fact that I was glad he was dead.

He was the epitome of all my fears; insanity. I thought that after 3 years, I would have gotten the memory of him diluted from my mind, but... he just keeps coming back. No matter how many times I lock myself away, no matter how hard I try to hide, he still comes back to remind me.

I don't... I don't want to end up like him. I don't want to be that type of man. Just thinking of the possibility of myself becoming a madness such as he, it terrifies me. This fear of mine...

It in itself is my personal insanity."

This Is My Strength And How It Works: Bone Manipulation

Kazuo has the ability to manipulate the bones in his body and use them for offensive/defensive means. He can reconstruct and mutate the generation of new bone mass, project bones out from his skin and/or rearranging them in order to give his body a new formation.

I Look Like This:

Here Are Some Lyrics About Me: TBA

Something Else About Me: "I have a love for felines. They're just... so fascinating."

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Why American companies are too nervous to hire

NEW YORK (AP) ? Business has picked up. Yet American companies are too nervous to step up hiring.

The economy seems so gripped by uncertainties that many employers have decided to manage with the staff they have. They aren't convinced their customer demand will keep growing. Or they worry that Europe's festering debt crisis could infect the global economy. Or they aren't sure what Congress will do, if anything, about taxes and spending in coming months.

All that helps explain why U.S. employers added just 69,000 jobs in May, the fewest in a year and the third straight month of weak job growth.

"If you're anxious, you sit on your hands," said Chad Moutray, chief economist at the National Association of Manufacturers.

The U.S. government is also nearing its debt ceiling. It was just last summer that a bickering Congress rattled markets by nearly allowing the government to default on its debt.

State and local spending levels are uncertain or shrinking as governments try to shrink their own debts. The result is smaller budgets for schools, transportation projects and services.

Companies also complain that changes in environmental regulations and business subsidies are too hard to predict and plan for.

Here's a look at why some individual employers remain hesitant to hire:

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For many companies that build highways, hiring plans are on hold while Congress debates long-term plans to pay for construction projects.

"I've got paving crews that are ready, willing to go to work next week, but I don't have contracts that I can have them go to work on," said Ed Dalyrimple, vice president of Chemung Contracting Corp., based in Elmira, NY.

The company, which operates gravel quarries and asphalt plants and does highway and airport runway paving, relies heavily on government work in New York, Pennsylvania and Virginia.

"There's work that needs to be done, but none of the states have authorized it," Dalyrimple said. "If you look at the transportation bill in Congress, it just sits there."

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Jason Speer is nervously watching Congress and possible tax changes as Bush-era income tax cuts near expiration at year's end. He's a vice president of Quality Float Works of Schaumberg, Ill., which makes devices to monitor fluid levels in tanks.

Speer says he'd feel a lot better about hiring later this year if it weren't for the uncertainty about federal taxes. Unable to anticipate his company's costs, Speer says he can't make decisions about growth and hiring.

"We don't know if there's something around the corner that's going to hurt our business," Speer says.

Sales in the United States, the Middle East and South Asia have been strong, he says. And the company expects to grow 15 percent this year. But Europe has been a drag: Sales to the region are down 50 to 60 percent this year.

The company added two jobs this year but would have added a third if European sales hadn't suffered.

"If that business was still what it was, we would have already hired someone to keep up with it," Speer says.

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John Hensley employs nine people at Lark Cake Shop, a specialty bakery in Los Angeles' Silver Lake neighborhood. Sales are up over last year. Yet Hensley doesn't feel comfortable hiring.

He's worried the economy may be staring at another slowdown. And he's uneasy over whether Congress will renew Social Security tax cuts.

"It definitely doesn't put you in the frame of mind to want to hire," Hensley says.

The prospect of a worsening European debt crisis that could hurt U.S. banks, the stock market and consumer confidence is a concern for him, too.

"If people feel like everything is going badly, then they're not going to be in the mood to spend money," he says. "There just seems to be so much uncertainty out there."

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NRG Systems, a Hinesburg, Vt., maker of sensors to measure wind speeds for the energy industry, announced the first layoffs in its 30-year history in mid-May.

The U.S. wind industry is in the doldrums. That's because a key renewable-energy subsidy is set to expire later this year, electricity demand is weak and electricity prices are low because of lower natural gas prices.

"This is the worst it's ever been," said Abby White, a company manager. "The U.S. market has pretty much dried up."

White said the main problem is the future is too cloudy. Without knowing what federal policy will be in place, companies can't plan.

"The lowest-risk thing to do is to stop altogether," White said.

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An April survey of 122 technology executives by KPMG found that employers weren't expecting to expand their payrolls as aggressively this year as they did last year. The main reason: Most of them are bracing for slower revenue growth.

The fallout from Europe's shaky economy looms as the biggest concern. But slowing economies in Asia are also contributing to a more cautious approach to hiring, said Gary Matuszak of KPMG.

There's not much confidence in the U.S. economy, either. Thirty percent of the survey respondents predicted that the economy won't fully regain its health until 2014. Thirty-three percent expect it will be 2015 or later before the economy returns to where it was before the financial meltdown of 2008.

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Alan Gaynor's New York architectural design firm has put off hiring because his real estate clients are uneasy about starting projects in an uncertain global economy.

"It's a wait-and-see attitude they have," Gaynor said. "Everyone's a little nervous. The economy's growing a lot slower than anyone would have liked."

Gaynor's firm employs 15, the same as a year ago. He cites gridlock in Congress and the slowing economies in China and India as reasons for his clients' insecurity.

One client has been on the verge of starting a $30 million project in Manhattan.

"They have been ready to pull the trigger for six months or longer ? but they're not doing," Gaynor says.

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Gasoline demand in the U.S. has fallen for 62 straight weeks, according to MasterCard Spending Pulse, as drivers commute and travel less. Demand for diesel, used by trucks to ship goods, has also been weak.

"Until the economy strengthens, there won't be a need for our products," said Bill Day, a spokesman for Valero Energy, a refiner based in San Antonio.

Valero isn't cutting jobs. It needs the same number of people to run a refinery whether it's operating at full strength or not. But Day said tighter environmental regulations and permit requirements, along with weak demand, are hindering the company's ability to grow.

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The sluggish economy has been a factor in Alice Lerman's decision not to expand her Chicago-area pet supplies store, Barker and Meowsky. She hires only when one of her seven full-time and five part-time staffers leave.

"We really don't know exactly what's going to happen" with the economy, Lerman says.

Rather than expand her company, she says she's been tilting its focus toward services that big-box stores don't provide. She hasn't raised her prices and has even lowered some of them.

"We can't affect what's going on in the outside, but we can affect what's going on internally," Lerman says.

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Caring Senior Service is hiring, but not as much as it had expected to, said CEO Jeff Salter. One factor has been high unemployment itself: People who are out of work are taking over caregiving for elderly and sick relatives that the company would normally handle. That's reduced demand for services the company provides at 42 locations in 12 states.

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AP Business Writers Joshua Freed in Minneapolis, Joyce Rosenberg and Candice Choi in New York, Michael Liedtke in San Francisco and Alex Veiga in Los Angeles contributed to this report.

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It is good to learn of what the other people are saying about particular roofing company Austin. If company has received too many complaints of poorly done work, you should avoid it. You need to ensure that you work with the company that is licensed to offer roofing services within Austin area.

If you identify the roofing company Austin that really understands and knows how to do the job properly, you will get your value for money. If it is done as it should be, roofing can remain strong and in excellent condition for several decades or even for life time. You are advised to choose the company which specializes in various types of roofing ranging from the composite roofing, commercial roofing and the metal roofing. If the roofing company has the right professions, it should advise you on the best roofing materials that you need to buy.

Though you may consider the cost of the roofing, you should not base your final choice on it. There is no need of getting cheap but poor quality roofing that will let you down because of the frequent leakages. If the roofing is professionally done, there will be no need of repairs even after the strong winds and storms. To this effect, you may request for various roofing quotes online so as to get information about the roofing rates of the company but it is also very wise to consider other factors which are equally important.

Most roofing contractors Austin Tx post pictures and photos of their previous roofing works in their websites. You should preview those previous works and then gauge their competence and professionalism in roofing. A good company will always assure you of high quality work. It is the company that puts the quality of the work before the pay.

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