On November 23, our website became the target of attacks by Turkish extremists who hacked our site to pieces and returned to do the same thing from the moment we recovered on that same day.
As a result, our website was offline for over a week, as you may have noticed, while we worked as fast as possible to put everything back online in a more secure environment. As you can see, the website is now online again as of December 2, and most errors should have been smoothed out.
Unfortunately we were unable to restore the most recent backups of our website (as they too were damaged), and we had no choice but to revert to an older backup dating from November 8. Please read the following carefully.
Everything on our website that was done between November 8 and December 2 is irretrievably lost! This implicates the following:
* If you registered an account on our site within that time period, you will find it no longer exists. Please re-register your account entirely.
* Changes you may have made to your account during that time will be undone. Please keep this in mind and make the changes again if necessary.
* Any posts on the forums during that timeframe are lost.
* Any college assignments you have uploaded in that timeframe are no longer there. Please upload them again. Any assignments that might have been graded during that time are no longer graded and will have to be graded again by your mentor.
* Anything else you may have done on the site during that timeframe will also be lost.
We apologize for the inconvenience all this may cause you and hope you will still return to our website regardless. If you experience any problems on the website still, or suspect that it may have been hacked again, please do not hesitate to contact us.
The main administration of the New Order of Druids will be on vacation from Wednesday September 16 until Thursday October 1.
During this time, we will not be available for member administration questions, issues, or manual upgrades of paid membership.
If you wish to upgrade your membership during this time, you are welcome to do so but please be aware that your upgraded access will not be instant. It will be activated upon our return from vacation, and therefore your upgraded term (1 year or 2 years) will start counting from the day of manual activation, so that you do not lose a single day of your upgrade period.
If you have any general questions for membership administration or webmaster, please post it in the forums so that perhaps another Council member might be of assistance during this time.
LONDON Yesterday, Barack Obama has arrived in London for his first visit to Europe during his presidency of the United States of America. His main reason for this visit to the Old Continent is the G20, but will also include an unexpected spiritual aspect.
On March 17, St. Patrick's Day, Obama had contacted the New Order of Druids with the request to be inaugurated as a Druid. It is well known now that his roots on his mother's side can be traced back to medieval Ireland and Scotland, which makes his Celtic ancestry more than likely. It is believed that this link to Ireland is what sparked his interest in a Druid inauguration, but the US President has not yet made an official statement on this matter.
Most interestingly, however, Barack Obama has not chosen to be inaugurated by an Irish or British Druid organisation, but rather by the New Order of Druids. He has asked to keep his request in confidence, so that it would not damage his reputation as president among the majority of Christians of his country. But with the ceremony approaching rapidly now, he has chosen to make it public knowledge.
Barack Obama will be inaugurated tonight at 7pm in London by the New Order of Druids. Council member Kirsten Ellis has travelled southwards from Yorkshire to attend this historical moment for both the US and for the New Order of Druids, and David Dom will come over from Belgium to preside over the ceremony itself. It is expected that Jason Kirkey, a US poet, will perform a reading of his poetry especially written for this occasion.
The inauguration will take place in private surroundings for security reasons, but approval is given to BBC, CNN and CNCB to broadcast the event live.
The New Order of Druids is a non-profit organisation ran only by volunteers. As to be able to cover our expenses, we welcome any amount of donation you are prepared to give, so that this organisation may continue to exist for everyone.
LONDON Yesterday, Barack Obama has arrived in London for his first visit to Europe during his presidency of the United States of America. His main reason for this visit to the Old Continent is the G20, but will also include an unexpected spiritual aspect.
The New Order of Druids is a non-profit organisation ran only by volunteers. As to be able to cover our expenses, we welcome any amount of donation you are prepared to give, so that this organisation may continue to exist for everyone.
