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PARAMORE

Paramore is an American rock band from Franklin, Tennessee, formed in 2004. The band consists of lead vocalist Hayley Williams, bassist Jeremy Davis, and guitarist Taylor York. The group released its debut album All We Know Is Falling in 2005, and its second album Riot! in 2007, which was certified Platinum in the US and The Republic of Ireland and Gold in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the UK. Brand New Eyes, Paramore's third album, was released in 2009 and is the band's highest charting album to date, going platinum in the UK and the Republic of Ireland and gold in the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.

In 2002, at age 13, vocalist Hayley Williams moved from her hometown Meridian, Mississippi to Franklin, Tennessee where she met brothers Josh Farro and Zac Farro while she was attending a private school. Shortly after arriving, she began taking vocal lessons withBrett Manning Prior to forming Paramore, Williams and bassist Jeremy Davis, along with friend Kimee Read, took part in a funk cover band called The Factory, while Josh and Zac Farro had practiced together after school.The other members of what was soon to be Paramore had been "edgy about the whole female thing" of having Williams as vocalist, but, because they were really good friends, she started writing for them.

Williams said of the guys when she first met them, "They were the first people I met who were as passionate about music as I was." The band was officially formed by Josh Farro (lead guitar/backing vocals), Zac Farro (drums), Jeremy Davis (bass guitar) and Hayley Williams (lead vocals) in 2004, with the later addition of Williams' neighbor Jason Bynum (rhythm guitar). When Davis showed up, he was stunned to find out the drummer was only twelve years old. He admitted "I had very, very, very, little faith in everyone in the band because of their age. I remember thinking, 'This is not going to work because this kid is way too young,' but that first day of practice was amazing. I knew we were on to something." According to Williams, the name "Paramore" came from the maiden name of the mother of one of their first bass players.Once the group learned the meaning of the homophone "paramour" ("secret lover"), they decided to adopt the name, using the Paramore spelling.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Latin Spells and Charms

In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, J.K. Rowlings uses spells and charms that are largely based on Latin. One of the most serious spells, however, Avada Kedavra, may be based on Aramaic or it could be what one forum poster suggests, a variant of two Latin words, "evado" (which has evade as an English cognate) + "cadaver". It appears to be a variant on the old "abracadabra" of muggle magicians. In the Harry Potter series, it is a spell that causes death. Harry Potter is the only one known to have survived it.

The following Harry Potter spell identifications come from my reading. "Latin" means the spell is a Latin word. "Latinate" means the spell is like or is based on Latin. "?" means I have no idea what the etymology is. Do you? If you have additions, please let me know. If you have contrary or additional information about the Latin spells and charms in Harry Potter, I would appreciate hearing it. Suggestions for translations have been provided by the Ancient/Classical History Forum.

Accio (p. 582) Latin - I summon
Aguamenti (p. 606) not Latin - although Agua comes from Aqua which is Latin for water.
Alohomora (p. 159) unknown - supposed to unlock a door.


Clark T.: I was looking over your page about Latin in Harry Potter for a school project and noticed you had nothing written for the "Alohamora" spell. Surprisingly, this does not come from Latin and is actually spelled "Aloha Mora" as two words. It is actually from a Hawaiian dialect, "aloha" meaning goodbye (or hello), and "mora" meaning lock. It literally translates to "goodbye lock".

Amortentia (p. 185) - a potion for love based on the Latin amor=love.
Anapneo (p. 144) Greek - I recover breath (clears the breathing).
Avada Kedavra (p. 596)- death spell/curse, not Latinate.
Crucio (p. 598) Latin - I torture/crucify.
Diffindo (p. 220) Latin - I divide.
Episkey (p. 157) Greek - (episkeuo) I repair (to mend Harry's broken nose).
Felix felicis (p. 187) Latin for fortunate, lucky, or happy, but also the biological name for a cat. Felix is the nominative singular, and felicis is the genitive singular.
Impedimenta (p. 599) Latin plural of impedimentum, which means obstacle, hindrance, impediment. In Latin, the plural often means baggage. This is used as a jinx.
Incarcerous (p. 575) Latinate - the ending is English. In carcer would mean in prison.
Imperius (p. 42) Latinate based on the word imperium which meant power.
Inferi (p. 62) Latin - Inhabitants of the Underworld.
Langlock (p. 420) Not Latin. Locking of tongue against the roof of the mouth. Probably based on a connection between lingua and language.
Levicorpus (p. 238) Latin - Levis=light and corpus=body so the spell lifts a body.
Liberacorpus (p. 239) Latin - counterspell to levicorpus, libera= free, so liberacorpus frees the body.
Lumos (p. 62) Latinate - lumen=light and lumos is a light-creating spell.
Oppugno (p. 302) Latin - I fight against.
Petrificus Totalus (575) Latin - totally made into a stone.
Protego (p. 180) Latin - I protect.
Reducto (p. 594) Latin - I lead back or withdraw
Relashio (p. 211) ?
Rennervate (p. 574) Latinate with an extra "n" from nervus for sinew, muscle, or nerve.
Reparo (p. 206) Latin - I recover (renew).
Sectum sempra (p. 518) Latinate - may mean cut forever.
Specialis Revelio (p. 193) Latinate - specialis=particular in Latin, and revelio evidently means "I reveal".
Tergeo (p. 162) Latin - I rub clean, wipe, polish.
Veritaserum - Latinate - means truth serum.

Reproductive Health (RH) Bill Debate in the Philippines

Many believe that economic and social problems in the Philippines are caused by the country's high population rate. Current census indicates that the country has over 90 million people and estimated to grow exponentially in the coming years. This is why lawmakers formulated the Reproductive Health (RH) Bill that will provide reproductive health care programs aimed to slow down the population rate and distribute proper social services to everyone.

The RH bill seeks reproductive health as a "prime responsibility" of the government. Among others it mandates health and local government agencies to educate women and couples about birth control, maternal health and other reproductive health issues. The bill is opposed by the Catholic Church because they disagree with the bill's promotion of artificial birth control methods (i.e use of condoms and contraceptive pills) which they insist is a another form of abortion.

The issue of RH in the United States (my of home for 10 years) is also a heated debate. In fact it has become an all out culture war between two opposing ideologies. For traditionalists, the term "reproductive health" has become a euphemism for abortion and are against it because the secular progressives have used it as a Trojan Horse to advance legalized abortion - a cause the secular progressive agenda is heavily pushing in the US.

Both pro and anti RH bill supporters in the Philippines has good and well thought arguments on why the bill is good or bad for Filipinos. Question is what side are you on? This is a good example of how important it is for Filipino Christians to know all the fact to make a well-informed position and engage others in healthy conversations on the issue. Moreover it's important to know and practice apologetics in our Christian faith to determine which side of the debate really stand for Biblical sanctity of human life and which argument are absurd and who are acting like zealots.

15 Reasons why Nokia 5800 is Better than Iphone 3g

1) Size

The Iphone in bigger size and uneasy for one hand grip. Nokia 5800 is designed to fit well into your hands. Being smaller in width, its easy to operate single handedly.

Iphone size: 115 x 62.1 x 12.3mm

Nokia 5800 size: 111 x 51.7 x 15.5 mm

2) Weight
Iphone is much belkier than Nokia 5800. Nokia 5800 is 25g lighter than Iphone in weight:

Iphone: 133g
Nokia 5800: 109g

3) Screen Resolution
The Iphone has 3.5” screen while Nokia 5800 has 3.2” but the resolution of 5800 is far more superior to Iphone.

Resolution:
Iphone: 480 by 320
Iphone: 480 by 320

4) Storage
Iphone comes with two options- 8GB & 16GB internal memory. Nokia has a more flexible option to offer 8GB with micro SD card which is expandable upto 16GB. Nokia owners can expand memory size according to needs which the Iphone guys can’t do.

5) Input Methods

Iphone: Finger only
Nokia 5800: Finger, stylus, plectrum, handwriting recognition.

6) Features

Apple Iphone has lots of missing features like cut and paste function, saving email attachments, no support for third party headphones, ringtones, pricey iphone applications, many software bugs and other technical glitches. Nokia 5800 Tube has no such issues plus many more amazing features included

7) Colors

Iphone: Black for 8 & 16 GB, White for 16 GB only.
Nokia 5800: Red, Blue and Black

8 ) Battery

Nokia 5800 provides upto 35 hrs of music playing time against Apple Iphone which claims just 24 hrs. Overall battery power (talktime/standby) is also about 30% more in Nokia 5800. What more, 5800 has a removable battery which Iphone lacks.

Iphone: 5 hrs talk-time, 300 hrs standby, not removable.
Nokia 5800: 8.8 hrs talk-time, 406 hrs standby, removable battery.

9) Camera

Iphone: 2 MP, no flash, no zoom, no additional camera.
Nokia 5800: 3.2 MP, Flash, 3x digital zoom with Carl Zeiss lens. A second camera in front is available for video calling/conferencing.

10) Video Calling

Iphone: No Video calling possible in Iphone.
Nokia 5800: Video calling is possible.

11) Video Recording

IPhone: No option for video recording.
Nokia 5800: Video recording is included.

12) Music Service

Iphone: Paid service with Apple Itunes Store. You pay and download music to your Iphone.
Nokia 5800: “Comes with music” service is bundled with Nokia 5800 Xpressmusic phone by which you can download as much music as you want for 1 year- FREE!!

13) Voice Dialing

Iphone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

14) Voice Recording

IPhone: Not Available
Nokia 5800: Available

15) Web Browser

Iphone: Webkit based Safari browser, no flash available.
Nokia 5800: Webkit based browser, supports flash lite.

Smartest Parrot

Once upon time, a man had a wonderful parrot. There was no other parrot like it. The parrot could say every word, except one word. The parrot would not say the name of the place where it was born. The name of the place was Catano.

The man felt excited having the smartest parrot but he could not understand why the parrot would not say Catano. The man tried to teach the bird to say Catano however the bird kept not saying the word.


One day, after he had been trying so many times to make the bird say Catano, the man really got very angry. He could not bear it. He picked the parrot and threw it into the chicken house. There were four old chickens for next dinner “You are as stupid as the chickens. Just stay with them” Said the man angrily. Then he continued to humble; “You know, I will cut the chicken for my meal. Next it will be your turn, I will eat you too, stupid parrot”. After that he left the chicken house.


At the first, the man was very nice to the bird but then he got very angry. “You stupid bird!” pointed the man to the parrot. “Why can’t you say the word? Say Catano! Or I will kill you” the man said angrily. Although he tried hard to teach, the parrot would not say it. Then the man got so angry and shouted to the bird over and over; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”. The bird kept not to say the word of Catano.

The next day, the man came back to the chicken house. He opened the door and was very surprised. He could not believe what he saw at the chicken house. There were three death chickens on the floor. At the moment, the parrot was standing proudly and screaming at the last old chicken; “Say Catano or I’ll kill you”