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Chapter 417: The Ravine of Endless Mountains
Bai Xiaochun was currently in line at the teleportation portal which led to Myriad Star Rainbow. Since he had time to spare, he looked up at the three sections of the rainbow up above. Recently, he had spent a bit of time getting more familiar with the Starry Sky Dao Polarity Superstars arrangement.
Those who qualified to be listed as stars on that rainbow were true Chosen who received special treatment from the sect, and access to resources far beyond what was available to ordinary disciples. There were even special items that could only be purchased on Myriad Star Rainbow, and only by those on the list.
Bai Xiaochun had recently learned that the trials by fire in the seven layers of the rainbow were all very dangerous, and that every year, disciples ended up dying within them.
"Those trials by fire seem really dangerous," Bai Xiaochun thought. "I really don't get why so many people want to participate in all that fighting and stuff."
And yet, there was never a shortage of disciples willing to take on the challenge.
One of the reasons had to do with the incredible rewards available once someone got onto the list. Of course, there were also prizes that were awarded for simply getting on the list to begin with, such as merit points and various rare items.
Bai Xiaochun looked at the different colors of the rainbow, and eventually his eyes came to rest on the top level, the violet one, and the eight stars which rested there. Those stars were the highest of them all, and when Bai Xiaochun realized that everyone seemed to be staring at them, he couldn't help but be skeptical.
"Let's see who's in first place…." He looked up at the highest star in the violet section of the rainbow, and a moment later, a name appeared in his mind.
"Zhao Tianjiao!" Bai Xiaochun's eyes went wide. He had never seen someone with a name like this before, which literally meant "Chosen." It was a very domineering name, and yet, Bai Xiaochun couldn't help but tartly mutter to himself, "Not as good as my name…."
Next, he looked at the second star on the rainbow, and moments later, another name appeared in his mind. This one was obviously a Daoist name.
"Heretic!" Bai Xiaochun gasped, and yet again, felt a bit annoyed. "What kind of a crappy name is that? Heretic schmeretic…."
With that, he moved on to the third name.
"Chen Yueshan…." It was obvious at a glance that this name belonged to a female cultivator. Just as Bai Xiaochun was about to continue down the list, people started pushing him from behind. The area around the Myriad Star Rainbow teleportation portal was usually quite crowded, so people weren't happy about someone blocking the way.
Looking away from the rainbow, Bai Xiaochun proceeded along in line until he reached the teleportation portal. After vanishing, he reappeared on Myriad Star Rainbow.
This was his first time here, but he had come well-prepared. He had acquired a map of the place in the Hall of Devil Slayers, and after confirming his location on it, he flew up into the air.
There were cultivators everywhere, most of them having come from the third level rainbows either to practice cultivation or to attempt to get into the Starry Sky Dao Polarity Superstars.
"This place is pretty busy!" Bai Xiaochun thought in surprise. It was a lot louder here than on Sky Quarter Rainbow. Bai Xiaochun even spotted some vendor stalls which had been set up by disciples to peddle various items. Such stalls seemed very popular.
As for the locations set aside for special types of cultivation, almost all of them had lines of disciples waiting to enter. Some of those lines had hundreds of disciples in them, which was definitely something new to Bai Xiaochun. As he made his way along, he eventually reached the special location set aside for cultivating the Living Mountain Incantation.
It was a desolate, weed-choked ravine, next to the entrance of which was a greenish-black boulder. Sitting on top of the boulder was a gaunt middle-aged man with a jaw that jutted out like an ape's. His skin was so tan it was almost black, and from a distance, he almost looked like a monkey wearing human clothing.
Bai Xiaochun blinked a few times, and couldn't help but stare a bit at the odd-looking man. Clearly, he was a Core Formation cultivator, and yet there was something about him that made him seem extremely powerful, something that Bai Xiaochun couldn't quite put his finger on. It was almost as if there was some terrifying energy in him that was somehow impossible to release into the open.
And yet, Bai Xiaochun had the distinct premonition that if this man actually attacked someone, that power would indeed erupt, and when it did, it might even be enough to fight someone in the Nascent Soul stage.
"The Starry Sky Dao Polarity Sect really is a terrifying place…." he thought. "Even the random guards are completely spine-tingling." At that point, Bai Xiaochun looked around and realized how cold and desolate this place was. Nobody was lined up to get in, and after a moment, he even wondered if he had somehow lost his way and was in the wrong place. However, after double-checking his map, he was certain that he was in the right place.
As he stood there, the man on the boulder suddenly opened his eyes and spoke in a grating, ear-piercing voice. "The Valley of Floating Flowers is on the right. The Peak of Green Cliffs is to the left. The Pool of Emerald Waters is behind me. And up ahead is the Crag of Martial Sealing."
"Um, thanks, Elder Brother," Bai Xiaochun replied, "but I'm actually on my way to the Ravine of Endless Mountains."
"Really?" the man said, looking a bit shocked. After looking Bai Xiaochun up and down, his eyes suddenly sparkled.
"You cultivate the Living Mountain Incantation?"
Bai Xiaochun immediately nodded.
The man chuckled, and the look in his eyes softened. With that, he performed an incantation gesture with his right hand and then waved his finger at the adjacent ravine. Instantly, the ravine trembled, and then began to ripple and distort. Suddenly, an enormous stone hand stretched out from the valley, over 30 meters wide. Apparently, the hand was waiting for Bai Xiaochun to step onto it.
The man looked back at Bai Xiaochun and said, "It's been a long time since anyone cultivated the Living Mountain Incantation.
"It is not a technique, but rather, a divine ability focused on becoming a human mountain, and thus having access to unlimited power. It is divided into four levels, those levels being the Mortal Mountain, the Earth Mountain, the Heaven Mountain, and finally, the ultimate level… the Immortal Mountain!
"The key to this type of cultivation is the mountain meld. After all, mountains have spirits, and in this ravine you will find countless mountains. Find one with whom you are connected by destiny, and then gain enlightenment of that mountain's spirit. If you succeed, you can unleash the power of the Living Mountain!" The man waved his finger, and a deafening roar filled Bai Xiaochun's ears as more information about the Living Mountain Incantation poured into his mind.
Expression somber, Bai Xiaochun clasped hands and bowed deeply to the man.
"Many thanks for your help, Elder Brother. Might I request to know your honored name?"
"You can just call me… Stonemountain!"
Stonemountain smiled faintly and then closed his eyes and went back to meditating, looking very much like a stone monkey.
Bai Xiaochun once again bowed, then took a deep breath and hopped onto the huge stone hand which had stretched out from inside the ravine. As soon as he did, the hand closed into a fist around him, then pulled him into the ravine. Moments later, the hand began to fade away, and as it did, the ripples that had appeared moments ago faded away, and the ravine looked as desolate as it always had.
Bai Xiaochun's vision swam a bit, and rumbling echoed in his ears. However, all of that soon faded away, and when he could see clearly, he realized to his shock that he was in a completely unfamiliar world.
The sky was a bluish-green color, and down below… was a boundless sea of clouds, with countless mountain peaks poking up through them. To see so many mountain peaks stretching as far as the eye could see was indeed very shocking.
"The Ravine of Endless Mountains…." he thought, shaken. After flying around a bit, he did just as Stonemountain had said and began to search for a mountain that was connected to him by destiny.
"How am I supposed to know if we're connected by destiny, though?" he murmured to himself, feeling a bit confused. "Do I just find a mountain that looks good to me?"
As he flew along over the sea of clouds, he looked this way and that for an eye-catching mountain.
As Bai Xiaochun flew along through the Ravine of Endless Mountains, outside on Sky Quarter Rainbow, Song Que was sitting cross-legged in his immortal's cave, his eyes shining brightly.
"Finally…. I've finally reached the moment of Core Formation!" Currently, he had numerous spell formations set up around him, and had already notified his hall of what he was doing. He had also procured some medicinal pills designed specifically for Core Formation. Popping one into his mouth, he closed his eyes and prepared to make his breakthrough.
Half a month after Song Que, Chen Manyao also began to break through to Core Formation!
Two days after that, Master God-Diviner… also started to make his breakthrough!
Other than Big Fatty Zhang and Xu Baocai, all of the Dao protectors who had followed Bai Xiaochun to the Starry Sky Dao Polarity Sect were making their attempts to break through to Core Formation.
The three in that group had already made extensive preparations. Combined with the fact that the Starry Sky Dao Polarity Sect was a riversource sect with abundant spiritual energy, it made it much easier for them to attempt their breakthroughs. As for Chen Manyao and Master God-Diviner, the vast amount of merit points at the disposal of the Azure Dragon Society also had something to do with it.
As for Big Fatty Zhang, he couldn't come close to the others in terms of preparations, but Bai Xiaochun had been sure to take care of him, and had set aside plenty of merit points for him to use. As such, his cultivation base had now reached the great circle of Foundation Establishment.
That meant that for him, Core Formation was just around the corner!
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Cher's Twitter crusade against the GOP and Tea Partiers alike has hit a new low.
The singer/actress trained her social media fire on former Gov. Sarah Palin Friday, using her signature Twitter speak to slam a political figure for daring to disagree with her world view.
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So Eucalyptus is to be swallowed up by HP, in what remains one of the most ambiguous deals in the fashion industry of cloud computing. As I tweeted in response to several contradictory assessments:
@geoffarnold: @hui_kenneth @brianmccallion That's why the studied ambiguity in the HP presser was so interesting. Should generate many tweets….
Probably the most extreme interpretation was from Simon Wardley (why am I not surprised), who saw it as validating his assessment of OpenStack:
I never expected HP to have the wits for this… that's such a blinding move. Very impressed…This is a good play by HP – a lot better than relying on OpenStack… you know my opinion on OpenStack, it hasn't changed – collective prisoner dilemma etc.
Others hailed this as a brilliant move by HP, even though there was absolutely no information provided on how (or if) HP was going to use the Eucalyptus technology. Some assumed that HP would offer both Helion and Eucalyptus; others such as Ben Kepes concluded that it was an acqui-hire that signalled the failure of Eucalyptus.
But will HP have the freedom to keep going with Eucalyptus, either as a parallel effort or as a source of AWS compatibility features for Helion? Barb Darrow explored that, and found varying opinions on whether the AWS API license that Amazon granted Eucalyptus would survive the takeover. Lydia Leong seems to think that HP has some latitude in this regard.
Personally, I think that this is likely to turn out as a pure acqui-hire. Marten is an excellent choice to lead HP's cloud efforts, particularly after Biri's departure and the reboot that we saw at the Atlanta Summit. The idea of adding significant AWS compatibility to OpenStack is an idea whose time has past. Readers of this blog will know that I was a strong supporter of this, but it would have required a community-wide commitment to limit semantic divergence from AWS. (Replicating the syntax of an API is easy; it's the semantics that cause the problems.) I suppose it's possible that HP might try to contribute a new Euca-based AWS compatibility project to OpenStack, but I doubt that the community would be very receptive…
PS For me, the biggest surprise is that it was HP that made this move. I half expected IBM to grab Eucalyptus and use it to transform SoftLayer into an AWS-compatible hybrid of Eucalyptus and CloudStack, rather than the current hybrid OpenStack-CloudStack. I guess I should stick to my day job.
UPDATE: Check out this GigaOm piece, including a podcast with an interview with Marten. I'm listening to it now.
UPDATE: Marten's positioning Eucalyptus as a value-added contribution to OpenStack. And within a couple of minutes he (a) said that one of the values he brings is that he's not afraid to point out the weaknesses in OpenStack, and (b) declined to express any criticism. Oh well. And now the previous Martin (Fink) is hand-waving about AWS as a design pattern. Sigh.


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- Dr G A U Jayasekera
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- Dharshana Kottahewa
- Manisha Gunasekara
Research Activities/Areas
- Transgenic technology – Development of transgenic rice via Agrobacterium tumefaciens mediated transformation.
- Proteomics – Using SDS PAGE, 2 D PAGE and MALDI_ TOF spectrometry.
- Development of Insect Resistance in Sri Lankan Rice varieties by introducing BT(Cry) genes.
Research links and collaborations
- Rice Research and Development Institute (RRDI), Bathalegoda Ibbagamuwa
- Department of Physics, University of Colombo.
- Genetech, Colombo
- Establishment of National Biotechnology Education and Information Center (NBEIC) in the Department of Plant Sciences in collaboration with Michigan State University, USA and International Service for the Acquisition of Agro biotech Application (ISAAA).
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Tuesday, 14 July 2009
Using a Clean Sitecore Client for Authoring
I had a situation this week where I could not get the Sitecore client to work on my local machine. Although I could browse the end web site, I got the dreaded vague null reference exception when trying to browse to /sitecore. As the web site was fairly complex, I was finding it very painful to try to re-contruct from new. In the end, it dawned on me that all I needed to do was install a clean Sitecore client that was completely separate from the web site. This gave me the ability to change content, while the end web site enabled me to view the effect of code changes. This set-up has other benefits too; the Sitecore client runs unimpeded by any custom code (unless you are using pipelines, etc.). This makes it easier to identify/eliminate custom code as a possible cause for any slowness. Similarly, you can readily identify if any errors in the log are due to your code.
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Dayton, Ohio (PRWEB) August 11, 2013
Montgomery County Environmental Crimes Deputy Victoria Dingee was recognized for her outstanding work in the field of environmental law enforcement with the 2013 Keep Ohio Beautiful Law Enforcement Recognition Award. The award was presented at the annual meeting of Keep Ohio Beautiful affiliates, held on July 12, 2013.
Deputy Dingee is a member of the Montgomery County Environmental Crimes Task Force, a partnership between local municipalities and regulatory agencies aimed at combating illegal dumping and other environmental crimes.
"Deputy Victoria Dingee adds immeasurable value to the community by providing outstanding environmental education and enforcement," said Montgomery County Commissioner and Solid Waste Advisory Committee member Judy Dodge. "She is the cornerstone of the Montgomery County Environmental Crimes Task Force, and a great deal of our success can be directly attributed to her and the work she has conducted on our behalf."
Since January 2013, Deputy Dingee has investigated 36 open/illegal dumping cases, and successfully prosecuted nine of those cases. The remaining cases are either pending in the courts or are still under investigation. These convictions have resulted in more than $1,700 in fines and hundreds of hours of community service. Deputy Dingee has also assisted with the cleanup of 51 illegal dump sites, resulting in the removal and recycling of more than 145,000 scrap tires.
When not working on enforcement cases, Deputy Dingee spends a great deal of time educating local businesses and residents to prevent illegal dumping.
"My goal is not to inflict the harshest penalties possible, but rather to educate these individuals on why it is important do the right thing and assist them in doing so," Deputy Dingee said.
For more information on the Montgomery County Environmental Crimes Task Force, visit http://www.kmcbohio.org.
About the Montgomery County Environmental Crimes Task Force
The Montgomery County Environmental Crimes Task Force seeks to improve and protect public health and the environment through responsible enforcement and comprehensive outreach and education. The task force is a partnership between local municipalities, enforcement agencies, and regulatory organizations, including the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, Montgomery County Environmental Services, the City of Dayton, the City of Trotwood, Harrison Township, Jefferson Township, Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County, and the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.


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Is Your Site Design Being Penalized by Google?
Posted by Kevin Mayer in Website Design on Friday, May 9, 2014
You likely already know the basic tenants of good SEO for your website, but did you know that effective website design can also be a powerful factor that helps your site show up higher in search engine rankings?
Google's search algorithm evaluates more than just content and backlinks when it ranks your website. More and more, search engines take a holistic approach to website evaluation and ranking, so improper or sloppy web design can cost you in ways that you may not expect.
Broken Links
A fresh redesign often brings changes not only to the visual aspect of the site, but content as well. Outdated pages may be changed, renamed or removed. New pages may be added. The organizational structure of the site itself may be revised.
These changes are often positive – they help website visitors find what they are looking for in a faster, more engaging way. However, if not managed properly, these changes can lead to broken links when outside websites try to reference pages that have been moved or deleted.
When search engines follow these links to your site and uncover multiple 404 errors, this harms your search engine ranking.
The solution: Make sure your website design company performs a full link audit on your site as part of the redesign and implements appropriate redirects from old links to live pages. This will ensure that any SEO rank the old pages had passes on to your new, updated site.
For pages that have been deleted and that have no new counterpart, present a custom 404 page with information that will help visitors find what they are looking for. It's often best to include the sitemap, but you may want to consider a search feature or other information as well.
Duplicate Content
A common problem on ecommerce sites, duplicate content penalties can take many forms. One prevalent example is when the same product page has several dynamic URLs associated with it as a result of search functionality or multiple user sessions.
When this occurs, search engines may reach the page through these different URLs and assume that several pages on your website have the same content – thus triggering the duplicate content penalty.
Duplicate content can also be a problem when providing syndicated content. Even when sites share your content with permission and link back to you, there is no clear way for Google to know who the content belongs to without appropriate attribution.
The solution: While dynamic URLs and content syndication can helpful and even necessary for a successful online marketing strategy, a professional website redesign will account for these false-duplicates by using canonical URLs, 301 redirects and other methods to let search engines know the preferred URL for a particular page.
Slow Speeds
Website speed is one of several factors Google uses when deciding where to rank your website. Slow sites almost always suffer at least some penalty, regardless of the quality of the content on the page.
While there are multiple factors that feed into how fast your website loads, a properly optimized website redesign will minimize the potential for noticeable slowdowns. In particular, be sure that when your website is redesigned, it is also coded to:
- Minify JavaScript, CSS and other resources – compacting these resources will speed up downloading and execution time, which makes for a faster experience overall.
- Avoid multiple redirects – a single redirect to a new URL is fine, but multiple redirects slow down page load times and can cause your site to drop in search engine rankings.
- Optimize images – proper use of thumbnails and resizing images before they are loaded onto the site can speed up page load times, especially for people with slower browsing speeds.
- Use caching (intelligently) – you wouldn't want to serve up old content to your new visitors, but some pages can be effectively cached in the user's system, which of course speeds up the user experience.
Mobile Performance
Google is moving forward with plans to penalize mobile websites that aren't optimized for display on mobile devices. This means that your site could show up high in search results for desktop users but not for mobile users, causing you to miss out on a valuable segment of potential buyers. We are firm believers in responsive mobile web design.
A fully optimized mobile site experience is no longer a luxury, given that many people now regularly access the internet on their phones. Mobile layout and user experience specific to users on phones and tablets should be a part of nearly all successful website redesign projects.
A good web design team will walk you through the many options for creating a mobile-optimized web experience through adaptive or responsive design, and will make a recommendation that fits with the needs of your business and your customers.
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Mars: War Logs is now available on Xbox Live, a bit earlier than originally expected. The game was released on PC in April with the console versions to follow soon after; however, developer Spider Studio held off on the release in order to fix English localization issues which plagued the PC release. Today, the game […]
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College Ministry at New Heights is about life-on-life relationships. We believe God desires all ages and all walks of life to encourage one another. College students are involved in the adult worship service on Sunday Mornings. We believe in community and offer both mixed demographic and college-age community groups that are led by adults in our church. One of the best ways for college students to get involved is by serving in one of the many ministries of New Heights like children's ministry, special needs ministry, Sunday serve team, youth ministry and Potter's House.
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If you are interested in being mentored through NHC we have adult leaders who would love to spend time imparting truth that they have learned from their Christian walk.
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Second Sunday Lunch
The second Sunday of the month we meet at the Boys and Girls Club at 12:15 PM (after the second service) for food, fellowship, communication, and prayer. All college students are welcome - those who are already connected at New Heights and those who are trying to find connection!
This will be a great time to enjoy some home-cooking, meet new people, have small group discussion, and find out ways to plug in at New Heights.
Every Friday night during the school year we encourage college students to join us in the Fayetteville Prayer Room from 8:00 - 10:00pm for a night of worship and prayer. Encounter God's presence as we seek His face for our campus, our city, and the nations.
Mission Opportunities
At NHC, we believe God has a heart for the nations. College students have many opportunities to experience cross-cultural missions: We provide short-term trips students can join. We also partner with other mission agencies to help send you.
If you're exploring the idea of full-time missions work, or want to see how God works in another country, join us for a week long trip at spring break or join us over the summer for one of our Global Training School trips.
We have both summer and year-long internship programs for college students. Serve in one of the ministries of New Heights and receive training that will help equip you for a life-time of ministry. This part-time program will provide you with life changing discipleship and teaching as well as practical leadership and serving opportunities.


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Deutsche Bank earned another accolade for its commitment to sustainability at Thursday night's inaugural EBie Awards presented by the Urban Green council, a division of the US Green Building Council. The Bank took home The All-Rounder, an award that recognizes the most improved building across two or more sustainability categories.
Deutsche Bank's 60 Wall, Americas' headquarters office, was applauded for the range of energy, water efficiency and water reduction projects that have been implemented through retro-commissioning as well as ongoing maintenance and improvements. Specifically, the Bank was commended for its efforts on the 123 kW solar array that was installed on the roof of 60 Wall, making it the largest flat panel array in Manhattan and the highest in the US.
Deutsche Bank is committed to achieving carbon neutrality by 2013 and believes that sustainability means future viability. As a corporate citizen, Deutsche Bank strives to be a catalyst for sustainable practices, not just in our own offices, but in the community at large. It is honored and delighted to be chosen for the premier EBie award.Sustainability continues to be one of Deutsche Bank's core values as the Firm continues to improve the efficiency of its facilities around the globe. In addition to this most recent award, Deutsche maintains a strong partnership with the US Green Building Council and was awarded the inaugural International Leadership Award in 2011 for its accomplishments. 60 Wall Street and seven other Americas locations have received LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certification as well as offices located in the UK, and Germany.


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Brewer turns to crowdfunding one month after 'worst moment' of his life
Fire destroyed Wet 'N Reckless Brewing in Mira Mesa last month. Now the owner wants your help to rebuild.
Like others with San Diego ties before him, owner Dave Hyndman is tapping into Kickstarter to crowdfund his dreams. He recorded an emotional plea about his brewery (watch the video below) and he hopes people will pitch in on his Kickstarter page to raise at least $47,000 to buy "new brewing equipment, refrigeration, furniture for the tasting room and other set up costs" to replace a venue that was a part of San Diego's booming craft beer scene.
Asked about insurance on the brewery's Facebook page, the answer came: "Dave started very small and only had liability insurance."
Two days into the month-long campaign, nearly 50 contributors have pledged $3,335, mostly in small donations that might get them a beer somewhere else or a 12-pack at a grocery store.
A $15 pledge, for example, gets you "a cool special edition pint glass that will have the phoenix with an eye patch logo representing our rebirth from the ashes. You can keep it at the tasting room to use there or take it home. You will need to get this at the tasting room after reopening." For $1,500, you can design, brew, name and get credit for a new kind of beer.
Hyndman knows the road to rebuilding his brewery, which was one of the county's smallest, is long.
His voice cracks several times in the video discussing all this on his Kickstarter page.
My name's Dave Hyndman and I make beer. I owned a little brewery here called Wet N Reckelss Brewing. And for the last three years I poured everything, my heart, my soul, my money into this brewery, and it was awesome. I developed a loyal following and it became truly a dream come true. There is no better feeling than to stand in your business and see people having a good time, drinking beer, enjoying themselves, making friends. And I would stand there and I would bask in it, realizing that I gave them that. And then it was destroyed by fire, and it was devastating. It was the worst moment of my life. But people were encouraging, and they told me that I couldn't give up. I had to bring it back. I had to rebuild.
The video then shows people sharing their thoughts when they heard the brewery had burned down.
"It was like someone died, you know, one of our friends died."
"It was so painful to know that that was gone."
"It burned down and it was kind of like our house burned down except with more beer."
The video eventually fades to black and the screen fills with these words: "Don't let the dream end. Bring it back."
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The Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes (International Exhibition of Modern Decorative and Industrial Arts) was held in Paris in 1925. That gave the world Art Deco, and it has finally changed Spring Street in downtown Los Angeles. It's now a sort of mini-Paris. It has that feel. ~ Wednesday, March 29, 2017


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Seirei Gensouki ~Konna Sekai De Deaeta Kimi Ni~ - Volume 2 - Chapter 34
Chapter 34: An Unwelcome Visitor
Autumn arrived.
And so had the harvest season.
The women gathered the rice plants and wheat while the men followed with hoes, swinging at the now naked ground.
Among them, the figure of Rio could be seen.
The fields were plowed to remove the roots of the rice plants left behind after harvesting.
In truth, Rio could plow the fields in an instant using Spirit Arts.
However, such a shoddy method could only be done if Rio was present and it would be imprudent to deprive the villagers of their jobs.
Before he realised it, countless blisters had formed and burst on his hands.
Even so, Rio wholeheartedly kept plowing the field.
It was monotonous work, but it reminded him of the time he helped a farmer's family in his previous life. Recalling those times made him happy in a way.
Among the agricultural reforms proposed by Rio, the remodelled farm tools were already showing results.
Some villagers were using hoes modified by Rio and marvelled at their ease of use.
The soil improvements and seeding were done on a separate, unused field so it would not be until next year for results to show.
There was still a lot of time until then, as well as a lot of preparations to be made.
「Ooi~ It's almost time for a break!」
When work had progressed to an extent and the end was in sight, Ruri declared a rest period in a loud voice.
「Okay! It's lunch time now. One per person, okay? Make sure to thank Rio for the salt added into today's meal!」
Usually, there were no lunch breaks, but today, despite being limited to only one per person, salted rice balls were served.
A few of the women including Ruri gathered in the village chief's housing to prepare the rice balls using the salt brought by Rio and the village's supply of rice.
「Rio! Thanks!」
The married men of the village received the rice balls in high-spirits and loudly thanked Rio.
「Don't worry about it.」
Rio responded to their exclamations of gratitude with a smile.
「Wait! You guys thank Rio too!」
With sullen expressions, the single men accepted the rice balls in silence and were harshly scolded by Ruri.
They ignored Ruri's words, pretending to not have heard her, and proceeded to stuff the rice balls into their mouths.
Their eyes widened in surprise at the increased salt content.
However, when they remembered that the salt was provided by Rio, complicated feelings arose within them.
「Geez, aren't they behaving just like kids? What's with them?」
Ruri said such a thing when Rio came to receive a rice ball after confirming every villager had already received their share.
「No, well it's only natural for them to resent me since I can still be considered an outsider anyway.」
With a wry smile, Rio made a remark in their defence.
「That can't be true. Everyone in the village has already accepted you. They're just sulking because they're still children. Hey, let's eat together. Everybody's calling for us.」
With that said, Ruri pulled Rio by the hand over to where the married men and women were gathered.
In the midst of all the noisy chatter, the group of young, single girls who were impatiently waiting for Rio's arrival called out to him in fiery voices and invited him to sit with them.
「You guys haven't eaten yet?」
Surprised that none of the girls had touched their rice balls yet, Rio inquired them about it.
「Nope! It's more delicious to eat together with everyone!」
A young girl exclaimed as such with sparkling eyes.
「That is... sorry, it seems I've kept you waiting then.」
Rio slightly lowered his head in apology.
「Eh~ Sayo said she preferred eating with Rio-sama over us~」
「Th That's not it! Ah, no! It's not like I don't want to eat together with Rio-sama and everybody else!」
The other girls started teasing Sayo.
As a result, Sayo became flustered and her face became beet red.
Her appearance reminded him of an adorable little animal, kind of like Latifa. [ED: ಠ_ಠ]
The others heartwarmingly watched her flustered state.
Without a doubt, she was cherished by everyone.
「Well, in truth, I also waited since I wanted to eat with Rio-sama.」
The girl who just teased Sayo spoke up.
「Haha, I really appreciate your thoughts but, next time please don't wait for me.」
Rio answered with a refreshing smile, though a hint of irony could be felt.
「E~eh... But, Rio-sama gives off the feeling of a noble.」
「Yeah, how do you say it? It's like he possesses a completely different aura than those other men in the village, right? Look, even now they're glaring at us.」
「Uwah~ What's with them? So creepy.」
「Like you know, don't you think those guys are the same?」
「To even compare them to Rio-sama would be an insult for him.」
「Ahaha, you're so right~」
As the sole male among the chattering girls, Rio felt uncomfortable in this situation.
He could feel the glares of the young men from afar boring into his back.
They could not stomach the fact that all the young women of the village were fawning over Rio.
「 Ah, come to think of it, it seems like the farm tools conceived by Rio are really popular!」
「Yah, my dad's absolutely ecstatic about it.」
Working together with the village blacksmiths, the farm tools conceived by Rio were already in use by a few villagers and garnering an endless stream of praises.
It was decided that only tools that broke would be replaced with the new variants.
「Rio-sama's soap is even better than that!」
「Just a whiff of that scent makes you feel like a princess, right?」
The soap Rio compounded and distributed to every household was also positively received.
To improve the village's overall level of sanitation, everybody was encouraged to use soap without reserve when working outside.
The quality of life in the village was steadily improving thanks to Rio's accomplishments.
Other than a handful of young men, the village also exhibited an extremely welcoming atmosphere for Rio.
Even though he felt slightly discouraged by the boys' blatant hostility and the girls' overbearing affection, Rio was sure that his relationships with them would continue to improve.
As Rio was lost in thought over such matters, Ruri, who was sitting beside him, called out to him.
「What's wrong? You look like you're in a daze.」
Ruri glanced at Rio's face with a slightly worried expression.
「Yeah, I just had a bit on my mind. Sorry.」
He slightly lowered his head with a wry smile.
It was one of his bad habits where he would become totally immersed in his own thoughts.
Ruri was the only girl in the village who treated him normally without honorifics.
Maybe it was because they were cousins, even if she did not know that herself.
She was his precious conversation partner because she did not give him special treatment.
「And, did you know that by wagon, the capital is only about a day's travel from here? Once the harvest is over, we sell whatever surplus we gathered after taxes in the capital.」
「Hee, that's quite interesting.」
Rio expressed interest when Ruri began speaking about the capital.
「Really? I overheard Dora-san talking to Obaa-chan about it, but is Rio willing to come along as a guard?」
「I don't really mind.」
「Then I'll let Obaa-chan know right away.」
Ruri took off running to where Yuba was with a delighted smile.
As he watched Ruri's back retreat into the distance, Rio stood up and resumed his work.
「Alright then, let's continue doing our best everyone.」
The girls gave a halfhearted response to his departing words.
Afterwards, Rio devoted himself to his work without taking any breaks.
Thanks to his efforts, he was able to finish work earlier than usual.
Ruri was still hard at work producing the village's specialty products so her return would be some time later.
Returning home early, Rio found that he had a bit of free time on his hands and decided to prepare dinner.
Yuba was also home, receiving and organizing reports from the villagers.
Not wanting to disturb them, he prepared some tea and gave a brief greeting before making preparations for dinner.
An irresistible scent began drifting out from the kitchen a short time later.
「It smells great as always. You never cease to amaze me.」
Yuba appeared in the kitchen after having finished her discussion with the villagers.
「No, it's just that I had a bit of free time on my hands.」
Recently, Ruri had started coming home from work late.
On the other hand, Yuba was frequently needed by the villagers.
As a result, Rio took over dinner preparations in their absence.
He did not find it much of a hassle to prepare dinner for the three of them at all.
In the midst of his preparations, loud voices were suddenly heard coming from nearby.
Rio and Yuba exchanged a glance.
「A quarrel?」
Yuba muttered in a dubious voice.
The voices were clearly angry.
Although arguments between villagers were not unheard of, they rarely ever happened.
Therefore, it was not unreasonable for Yuba to be somewhat perplexed.
「I'll go see what's going on.」
「I'll come too.」
Saying that, the two immediately headed outside through the front door.
A small distance away, they found two groups of men glaring angrily at one another.
On one side were the young men from the village, while the other side consisted of another group of young men whom Rio was unfamiliar with.
Despite the village men outnumbering the opposing group, there was a rather conspicuously bulky man among the foreigners.
If it came to an all out brawl, that man would surely play a significant role.
And lastly, a lone girl stood in the rear being protected by the village men.
It was Ruri.
What on earth was going on there?
For the time being, Rio decided to approach them.
「You bastard, what do you mean you want to stay in the village chief's house? Huh!?」
And there stood Shin, shouting and threatening the rather good-looking and well-built man.
「Hah, not only am I a guest, I'm also the son of the neighbouring village chief. It's only natural for me to stay at the village chief's house.」
The man threatened by Shin countered him with a fearless smile.
「Haah!? In that case, there's the guest house! And you want to stay for two damned days!? Know your place asshole.」
It seemed that in confronting them, Shin had lost his temper.
「It can't be helped, you know. Our cart broke down nearby and it'll be impossible to repair by the end of today since it's already nightfall.
The man addressed Shin in a condescending tone.
「So, we'll repair it tomorrow and depart the day after that. I mean, in total, it's not even two full days. Doesn't that seem reasonable to you? Or are you an idiot?」
The man shrugged while directing a pitying gaze towards Shin.
「Che. Your attitude doesn't reflect your appearance whatsoever. All the more reason for a scum like you to stay in the guest house. A worthless bastard like you doesn't deserve to even step foot in the village chief's house.」
「Haah!? Are you trying to act smart with me, you lil' wimp?」
「Ha! A piece of shit like you is just after Ruri's body!」
The other men from the village were nodding at Shin's words.
Seeing their reaction, the man floated a wide grin.
「Aah, I see now. Such an idiot. You're not even her lover yet you want to monopolize her? Damned morons, all of you.」
The man mockingly taunted them.
「...the hell did you just say!?」
Like oil being poured onto a fire, the anger of the village men exploded.
「At any rate, thanks to the great me1 being the second son of the neighbouring village chief, perhaps I should take Ruri as my bride to relieve succession problem of the heirless village chief and become the next village chief. Hence it's only natural for us to deepen our relationships from here on out.」
In the dangerously volatile atmosphere, the man offered even more provoking words.
「Don't f*k with me!」
The men of the village seemed like they were about to let loose at any moment.
The situation was at its breaking point.
Two people approached the situation and were met with an explosive atmosphere.
Rio glanced at Yuba walking beside him and saw a disgusted expression.
「Silence! Gon, what do you think you're doing? If you're trying to pick a fight here then leave this instant!」
Right when the outbreak of an all-out brawl was about to ensue, Yuba called out to everybody gathered in a thundering voice.
The large man, Gon, clicked his tongue.
The village men also averted their eyes from Yuba with displeased faces.
Standing next to Yuba, Rio surveyed all the men.
(That man, could it be... that he was trying to pick a fight from the start?)
Rio observed Gon with cold eyes.
His speech and behaviour all pointed towards starting a fight.
If that was just his usual attitude, then he was a simple fool.
However, if it was deliberate, then the issue lay in his motives. Either way, his character was quite an unpleasant one.
「So, if you came to pick a fight, the exit's right over there.」
In a tone that left no room for discussion, Yuba pointed towards the entrance of the village.
「Che, won't you listen to our situation first? We were in the middle of transporting our harvest surplus to trade and sell but our cart broke down midway, so we sought refuge in this village.」
Gon explained the reason why he stopped by the village.
「I see. There's only one hut I can spare for you since peddlers also stop by around this time. Choose one to your liking.」
「Oi oi, are you telling me to sleep, huddled together with everybody in that tiny cabin?」
Despite already having caused so much trouble, he still knew no shame.
Rio stared at him in disgust.
「It's only natural. I will not allow you to stay in my house after causing such a disturbance. Obediently accept your punishment. Now get moving.」
Yuba spoke in a stern voice that left no room for argument.
「Che, okay, I get it. I'm going!」
Gon answered in an utterly foul mood.
He passed by Shin, roughly brushing him aside.
When his body was hit, Shin twisted his face in irritation.
「Ha! Serves you right. And while you're at it, do me a favour and lock yourself up in there.」
However, a provoking smile immediately formed as Shin spat out an insult.
「Huh? Wimp's trying to get all smart with me again?」
At that moment, Gon lost his patience and his hand flew towards Shin's neck.
He grabbed Shin's neck and lifted him off the ground using only one arm.
Shin grabbed onto Gon's arms while squirming in pain.
Despite struggling to break free with all his strength, Gon's thick arm did not budge.
A look of delight spread over Gon's face as he watched Shin writhe in pain.
Ruri cried out in panic as she quickly made her way towards them.
Seeing that the situation would take a turn for the worst if it were to continue, Rio decided to step in and help Shin.
「Stop this at once! Or I will really have you leave!」
Fortunately, Yuba stepped in, strongly reprimanding Gon before either Rio or Ruri could arrive.
Gon reluctantly released his grasp on Shin's neck.
「Oi oi. This guy provoked this village's guest, me, the second son of the neighbouring village chief no less.」
Having said that, Gon glanced down at Shin, who lay collapsed on the ground and rubbing his neck in pain.
「You're the one who started this whole mess. There won't be a third time, understood?」
Yuba gave her final warning in a tone devoid of any emotion.
「Hah... Okay, I get it. I'll leave this worthless village as soon as possible.」
Perhaps because he was able to vent some of his frustration out on Shin, he immediately departed after leaving a few ridiculing words.
「Shin! Are you alright?」
After Gon left, Ruri rushed up to treat Shin.
「Yeah, I'm okay. Sorry.」
Shin apologized in vexation.
「It's not Shin who needs to apologize! Sheesh...」
Ruri offered a hand to help him off the ground.
While refusing her help, Shin stood up with a somewhat relieved look.
When he met eyes with Rio by chance, a triumphant smile formed on his face.
Seeing that, Rio could only smile wryly in amazement.
Afterwards, Gon's companions obediently made their way towards the guest house to rest without raising another ruckus.
By the time they returned home for dinner, Rio and the others had already forgotten about Gon.
「Haa~ today's meal is also delicious~」
Ruri's eyes sparkled at the meal prepared by Rio.
His dishes had a high compatibility with rice as proof of Ruri's chopsticks moving faster than usual.
Seeing her blissful expression, he felt his dinner preparations were well worth the effort.
It was a noisy day with uninvited guests dropping by, but the usual peace returned when dinner was served.
At around the same time, in the cabin lent out to Gon and his companions, the rowdy lot of men were exchanging liquor.
There was a lack of drinking snacks but empty plates were strewn around the table.
「That Ruri girl's really grown up to become quite something, right Aniki?」
A short man standing beside Gon spoke while pouring him some more liquor.
「Yeah, though she's still just a stubborn little girl, ain't she? I'll make her yield to me.」
Grinning from ear to ear, Gon emptied his cup in one gulp.
Ever since he was young, Gon was short-tempered, violent, and was treated as a problem child in his village.
He recklessly abused his authority and coerced others into submission through brute strength, earning him the fear and annoyance of the villagers.
In truth, while his older brother was expected to succeed as the next village chief, Gon only wished to be slightly more acknowledged.
However, his elder brother was hesitant to openly criticize Gon which eventually led to Gon being ostracized because he was unable to handle him any longer. Before long, Gon grew up to become a deeply selfish and scheming individual.
Gon was already 16 years old.
He was well past the point where his personality could be changed any longer, willingly or unwillingly.
Accordingly, second sons and lower in Gon's village began to gather around him like suckerfish2, forming a group of problem children.
The group became increasingly boisterous in the following years to the point where even the village chief found it difficult to deal with them.
Even his current task, to trade the excess harvest in the capital, was not originally given to Gon and his companions.
But then, backed up by his large ego, as usual, he forced his way into the trade union.
Of course, Gon and his group of misfits did not make for pleasant travel companions so a different man from the trade group had to be sent.
Nevertheless, even if it was only for a short while, having Gon and his group away from the village relieved a lot of the villagers' stress.
Therefore, when it came time to trade their harvest surplus, the village chief would send Gon to the capital.
During that time, Gon became acquainted with Ruri and set his sights on her.
Although Gon could not succeed his village in becoming the next village chief since he was the second son, he saw that Ruri's village did not have a successor and openly declared himself as the next village chief.
In contrast to his desires, the village chief recommended him to join the national army, not even bothering to hide his wish to see Gon gone.
It was definitely not something Gon would accept.
He would live the way he wanted to.
The key to his ambitions was Ruri.
And as icing on the cake, Ruri's body matched his desires.
She exuded a motherly aura.
When he was small, he was brought over to this village by the village chief and met her for the first time. It was love at first sight.
In the beginning, he treated her kindly, but he was already disliked by her due to his past faults.
Still, something so trivial like that did not phase him.
He would make her submit by force.
「O Oi, we can't cause any trouble, you know.」
No longer being able to ignore the problem, the man in charge of public relations and leader of the group, appealed for Gon to not cause needless trouble.
Drunk on alcohol, Gon shot him a threatening look.
「Hii Ah, no, I mean, please don't create too much trouble if you can.」
Being glared at by eyes like that of a predator, the man could only give a pathetic warning.
「Hah, it's not like we're going to do anything bad. I mean, isn't it convenient for the village when I leave? You should just focus on doing business in the capital.」
「Ah... I It's not like that.」
The man fumbled for words after realising Gon had seen through him.
However, that man was no longer a concern in Gon's mind.
All he thought about was Ruri.
「Still, that old hag Yuba sure came at a bad time.」
One of the suckerfish spoke in disappointment.
「Sigh... That old hag came just when I was about to beat the living shit out of that Shin.」
Gon snorted and emptied the remaining alcohol in his cup.
「I could be staying in the village chief's house right now and having Ruri serve me sake.」
Gon had originally planned to fake the cart breaking down and trick them into letting him stay in the village chief's house.
At that time, he intended on accepting Shin's punch without making a fuss.
He knew he was disliked by Ruri and the rest of the guys in the village.
That is why he tried to provoke a fight.
「Well, I'm only going to sneak in. It won't take too long.」
Although a small amount of immaturity could still be sensed from when Gon saw her last year, Ruri had grown considerably, developing an attractive feminine body.
And now, she was ripe for the picking.
He would reach for her and completely expose her immodest figure.
Even if she resisted, he could just threaten her into submission.
Since the implicit law of ''Yobai3 culture'' was an accepted practice among the villagers, Ruri could do nothing but accept him as her marriage partner if he forced himself onto her.
However, Yobai culture required consent from both parties.
It was a point which Gon had overlooked.
How to enjoy her?
Hopefully, she would be careless tonight and would obediently accept his advances.
A part of his cart was damaged for this rare chance after all.
The plan was going to be carried out tomorrow night, after all the villagers were asleep.
Gon immersed himself in fantasies of breaking the stouthearted Ruri and making her cry.


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Tuesday, November 3, 2009
4N4 - The Hand of Fear 4
This is where The Hand of Fear really flies off the rails. A large portion of the episode is spent putting The Doctor, Sarah, and an almost inert Eldrad through several different challenges and obstacle courses made of cheap, glittery scenery, before Stephen Thorne storms in as Eldrad 2.0, shouting virtually the same lines as he did as Omega in The Three Doctors before unconvincingly tripping over The Doctor's scarf and falling to his death in an abyss.
However, any faults that The Hand of Fear has displayed are completely forgotten once Sarah Jane Smith's farewell scene starts, as this is the real reason most people pine after this story. The scene, rewritten mostly by Tom Baker and Elisabeth Sladen, is simply gorgeous, and played to utter perfection by the leads. Sarah's final goodbye is so sweetly understated, much like her relationship with The Doctor in general. Their mutual declaration of "I worry about you." in Episode Three is tantamount to them declaring their vows to each other.
For such a subtle scene, it is still emotional to watch. Each time I watch it, I think I'm going to get through it unscathed, but when Sarah stands at the door for one last time and says, "You know, travel really does broaden the mind.", the lower lip starts to wobble. Tom Baker's wistful "'Til we meet again, Sarah." gets me every time. Every. Single. Time. Even now, while I'm writing this.
Even though we've been lucky to get Elisabeth Sladen back several times over the years since her original departure, the Tom Baker era would never be the same. The Baker-Sladen team were, quite possibly, the best Doctor-companion matchup in the show's history, with perhaps one or two challengers to that title. Baker was at the height of his powers at this time in the show's history, and most of it was based on the onscreen relationship he had with Sladen. After this, Baker's performance changed with each successive companion. The moody, intense Doctor of The Seeds of Doom was long gone by even The Masque of Mandragora, the very next story. With Sarah no longer in the picture, the connection to that Doctor is a distant memory, but Tom Baker still has a few guns in his arsenal that he'll bring out for the latter half of his era as The Doctor.
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Texas is also the largest emitter of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases in the country — and the only state that has refused to abide by nascent federal greenhouse gas regulations. As a result, the E.P.A. seized control of greenhouse gas permits issued in the state early this year.
Republican politicians in Texas have long thrived on lashing out against federal regulation, but critics say Mr. Perry has taken it to new levels, picking fights with the E.P.A. even when it is not in the state's interest.
E.P.A. officials declined to comment on the record about their relations with Mr. Perry, saying they did not want to insert themselves into the presidential campaign. But they say they have worked cooperatively with lower-level Texas officials, who often seek federal technical guidance and money to address environmental problems. Recently, for example, the E.P.A. paid for and installed air quality monitors near several natural gas wells at the request of Texas officials.
The fights have been so bitter and the progress on air quality so hard-won in the Perry years that some environmentalists practically wax nostalgic for Mr. Perry's predecessor,
"Bush was far better as governor in terms of his environmental interests," said Tom Smith, the director of the Texas office of the advocacy group
No one disputes that during Mr. Perry's tenure, the state's air has become much cleaner. Ozone emissions fell by 27 percent from 2000 to 2009 — a greater drop than in any other state, according to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, the state's environmental monitor. Air emissions of toxic chemicals fell 41 percent over the same period, the agency said.
Mr. Perry takes credit for the improvements, attributing them to state programs like flexible permitting, a system in which pollution output is capped according to a plant's entire output rather than smokestack by smokestack. Air quality progress, the governor has said, has come despite what he consistently derides as orders from Washington.
Mr. Perry assailed the clean air rule that a Texas power generation company blamed this month as the reason it will have to close power plant units and lay off 500 workers. "Yet again, this administration is ignoring Texas' proven track record of cleaning our air while creating jobs, opting instead for more stifling red tape," Mr. Perry said in a statement.
Tensions with the E.P.A. have increased strikingly since the Obama administration appointed a new regional chief, Al Armendariz, an
Ken Kramer, director of the Texas chapter of the Sierra Club, said, "This definitely has been the most confrontational that I've seen in the last couple of decades, almost to the point of being personal in terms of Perry lashing out at Armendariz."
Mr. Perry and Mr. Armendariz have clashed over flexible permitting, practiced by Texas since the early 1990s. The E.P.A. argued that the permits allowed for too much overall pollution and were impossible to police. Texas has hit back against what Mr. Perry called an intrusive regulatory regime imposed by "environmental statists." Ultimately, Texas lost the battle, and most of the facilities are making a transition to standard E.P.A. rules.
Mr. Perry has reserved special wrath for the Obama administration's intention to regulate climate-altering gases. Mr. Perry, who was a supporter of Al Gore's 1988 presidential campaign, has denounced climate scientists as grant-seeking frauds and the effort to control greenhouse gases as a "contrived, phony mess."
Texas led more than a dozen states in suing the E.P.A. to halt its greenhouse gas regulation program and has refused to participate in the federal permitting system that every other state now follows. The case is pending.Continue reading the main story


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A Lloyds TSB customer from Shrewsbury is engaged in a war of words with his bank after a member of staff changed his password from "Lloyds is pants" to "No, it's not". Steve Jetley discovered the change of name during a transaction, but was told he couldn't change it back as it wasn't appropriate. He was also told that he couldn't use "Lloyds is rubbish", or "Barclays is better", while "censorship" was clearly beyond the six-letter limit.
Banking worth name calling about
Jetley's relationship with his bank turned sour after a dispute over insurance. Lloyds has since apologised for the password mix up and said that customers can choose whatever password they want. It also stated that the member of staff responsible for countering this perceived slight against the bank is no longer in its service.
Lloyds denied that there was any security threat inherent in bank workers being able to access customers' passwords. In its defence, the bank said: "In this case it was a business banking customer using a system where more than one person from a business can check their balance. In these cases an advisor can read the full password." And in other cases, apparently, they can't.
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If the "other guy" wins on Election Day, I will not:
* Move to another country, nor even claim I want to. (However if you're serious and have the resources to do so, by all means, get out.)
* Say "He's not MY president." (If you live in the U.S., he *IS* your president. It's a fact.)
* Rant about how we're all going to be dead, in concentration camps, living under the eye of Big Brother, starving in the streets, and/or under martial law before the 4 years are up. (Mass hysteria is bad m'kay? Of course we've been living under the eye of Big Brother for years. Nothing new.)
* Call my fellow voters stupid (or worse) for their choices. (That's just ignorant and stupid.)
* Delete my LJ, or my art archive or abandon them in disgust. (Can we be a little more childish?)
* Say I no longer like or recognize this country. (You don't have to like it, but the country will exist no matter where you go. Deal with it.)
* Cease speaking to anyone, nor drop any of my hobbies and loves, nor change what I eat for breakfast, based on the outcome of this election. (If I even have to add anything to this, you're too far gone.)
* Claim that the voting was "unfair" and the other guy "rigged the election" or "Stole the Vote".
* Resort to "name-calling" and rude nicknames every time I make mention of the President. (Talk about third grade mentality. I see this one the most around the forums and LJ)


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Police K9 units from Arvada Police and surrounding agencies are sniffing out classrooms and cars at Pomona High School today in search of drugs and contraband.
The search is part of an occasionally deployed strategy to prevent and reduce drug use and contraband at local schools, Lynn Setzer, spokeswoman for Jefferson County Schools said.
"Last year at about the same time we had another event at other schools," said Susan Medina, spokeswoman for Arvada Police. "It's something we coordinate very closely with Jefferson County schools."
Medina could not say if other schools will also be searched today.
"Arvada Police assists other departments outside the county to do the same from time to time," she said.
Setzer said classes at the school are not interrupted, but students can be pulled away from class if search units find they brought contraband into the school.
Lockers will also be searched if search teams have enought time after they search classrooms and parking lots.
Medina said she didn't have immediate access to information about the results of previous searches.


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How Marketers Can Benefit From Big Data and Machine Learning
Over the last few years, a great deal of media attention has centered around big data. Companies are amassing data at an incredible rate, thanks to online shopping, social networks and an ever-increasing number of apps. Marketers have more opportunities to really get to know their customers and find engaging ways to deliver personalized messages. However, the sheer volume of data makes it difficult to extract meaningful, actionable insights without having some excellent tools at your disposal.
While big data was receiving most of the attention in recent years, developers were quietly making major strides in the world of artificial intelligence. A long-time staple in science fiction, machines that could learn and initiate independent actions seemed impossible 50 years ago. That was before Alexa and Siri, two of the most popular voice-powered digital assistants available today. That was before Google developed DeepMind, a neural network that goes beyond predefined algorithms to make connections and derive meanings. That was before Netflix and Pandora could learn what users like and suggest appropriate choices. All of these examples leverage machine learning to find true meaning in big data.


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Datum evenement: 14/02/2019
The Erasmus programme is an international student exchange programme that has been running in Europe since 1987, supporting education, training and sport.
The current Erasmus+ 2014 to 2020 spending programme has a budget of €4.7 billion (in current prices).The proposed budget for the 2021 to 2027 programming period has been increased to EUR 30 billion (in current prices) (article 14 of the proposal). The focus of the new programme is on being inclusive and on doing more to reach young people with limited opportunities.
Members of the Committee on Culture and Education vote on the report Erasmus: the Union programme for education, training, youth and sport.Alleen media over dit onderwerp tonen
Special event organised in the EP in Brussels on the occsion of the 30th Anniversary of Erasmus+ Programme.Alleen media over dit onderwerp tonen


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Kids! Style Your Perfect Easter Bonnet at the Hat Creation Event! #CarlingwoodEasterParade.
Kids! Style Your Perfect Easter Bonnet at the Hat Creation Event!
One item of clothing that is synonymous with Easter is a bonnet. They are fun, festive and perfect to have on hand when going on a hunt for the goodies the Easter Bunny hid in crafty places. Would you like for your child to design one of their own? There are so many different designs your child can use to create one that will make them stand out for the holiday.
There are so many different materials that can be used to put together a perfect Easter bonnet. Simple items can be used to achieve a specific design. Pipe cleaners, felt, googly eyes and a clump of pom-poms can be put together on a plain pastel coloured bonnet to create a cute bunny. Ribbon, material and craft gemstones or beads can create a more elegant head topper for the season. The sky is the limit for building a unique Easter bonnet.
Don't have enough time to get these items together for your kids before the Easter Bunny makes his arrival to your home? Carlingwood Shopping Centre can give you a hand! They want to help kids get ready for Easter in style by holding a Hat Creation "craft activity" event!
This fun-filled (and free) event will take place on April 8 and 9, 2017 from 11 am – 4 pm. Families will be able to drop in and use the supplies available to create fun and colourful bonnets they will love to wear to welcome the holiday.
To help inspire some fabulous creations, a treat will be supplied by Laura Secord to each participant, and your child will be able to have their face painted on both days of this event. Once your child's fashionable headpieces are complete, you can take them over to the photo booth set up for the event. You will be able to capture your child's creative work and this precious memory and share these moments on your social accounts free of charge! You can use hashtag #CarlingwoodEasterParade to let your friends know where your child created their piece of art.
Want your child to show off their chic chapeau around Carlingwood Shopping Centre? Bring your family back to be a part of the Easter Hat Parade! It will take place on April 15, 2017, at 11 am!
So get your child ready for a lot of Easter fun by attending Carlingwood Shopping Centre's Hat Creation "craft activity" event! It will be an entertaining time for the whole family that you won't soon forget!
Want to find out more about Carlingwood Shopping Centre and their Hat Creation "craft activity" event? Check them out on their Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Pinterest pages to learn more!
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Roots, Rock & Deep Blues 6
The Longfellow Roots, Rock and Deep-Blues Festival is an environmentally conscious community-driven summer music, arts and cultural event that takes place in the Downtown Longfellow (Lake/Minneahaha) area in South Minneapolis.
This 6th annual award-winning celebration of Minnesota craft, culinary and performance art in the Longfellow neighborhood returned Sat, July 16, 2016 (2pm till Midnight) and featured an eclectic mix of performances from the best local, regional and national acts across multiple stages, and a wide variety of craft food and beverage options.
The 2016 LRRDB festival again boasted multiple musical stages with top-notch live entertainment throughout the day and evening outside, and well into the night inside The Hook and Ladder Theater, as well as pre/post festival events at the newly reopened Viking Bar on Riverside and Du Nord Craft Spirits!
The Longfellow Roots, Rock & Deep-Blues festival would like to thank all of our neighborhood presenting partners and our sponsors, as well as the participating artists, businesses and residents for their ongoing support.


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The Borremeo Quartet is NPR's house quartet; they are also in-residence at the New England Conservatory. Sunday afternoon's concert at Music Mountain was near capacity, as there were not enough programs printed for everyone. The Borremeo Quartet opened with six Prelude and Fugue movements from J. S. Bach's The Well-Tempered Klavier, a pedagogical work from 1722, which probably reflects many concepts about how Bach's father taught him to compose on the keyboard.
The work is such a tour-de-force, virtuoso run of sparkling wit that the instructional motif may be something of a joke. Since the work has been a seminal influence on musicians, many have composers have found inspiration in it, and many arrangers have plundered it to offer tangents on its profundity or display their own talent. This was the first performance of this arrangement at Music Mountain. The arrangement for the quartet employed an augmented approach (slower rhythm). This was to lend the string instruments a more lyrical quality and endow the music with gravitas, a quality foreign to the furioso of Bach's wit and impish sense of irony. The result was something approaching Biblical lamentation. It was only in hindsight that I understood why this was done.
The general result was pleasant, but not inspiring or riveting, although it permitted first violinist Nicholas Kitchen an opportunity to display nuance and finesse, especially in the concluding piece. As an attendee, I would have preferred a Haydn or Mendelssohn quartet, or perhaps a later period piece from Dvoráck or Martinū, yet the unified theme of the program would have be broken, unless they chose a late Haydn piece.
A monster Music Mountain favorite, Maurice Ravel's 1903 String Quartet in F major, followed in which violist Mai Motobuchi excelled. This was the forty-fifth performance of this work at Music Mountain. It was played with intensity, energy, and mutual synergy. This was a classic that refuses to be dated.
Ravel employs cyclic themes to surprise effect. The opening triad of the first movement appears at the beginning of the second movement in pizzicato, a witty parodic gesture that appears with deflationary amusement. As a student of Gabriel Fauré, Ravel learned how to blend the classical with the sophistication of late Romanticism. Ravel (who later to became Debussy's great rival), was told by the elder Debussy not to revise a single note of the piece. Throughout the work, cyclic themes are reshaped with different variations. This interior density and wit echoes the classicism of Bach while the permissive playfulness of digressions highlights a Romantic sensibility. The Borremeo Quartet melded the best of both those worlds with vibrant contemporary nuance: a heightened performance, indeed.
The Borremeo Quartet's performance of Ludwig Beethoven's 1825 String Quartet in E-flat major was no less wonderful. Despite the misery of Beethoven's health in the last three years of his life, he still radiated the joy of life. This piece depicts a Job-like first violin discussing his afflictions with the other instruments who tempt him with defeat. This situation challenges the other players to rise to the level of Kitchen's violin. And rise they did, especially Yeesum Kim on her sonorous cello while Kristopher Tong ably captured the caprice-like mischief of a tempter attempting to lead the first violin astray with despair. In the final fourth movement Kitchen excelled himself with transcendent, radiant lyricism: deafness, blindness, poverty could not stop Job-like Bach from communicating the simple joy, glory, and pathos of God's creation with dancelike optimism. The Borremeo Quartet provided an unforgettable musical and religious transfiguration.
Next Sunday the Pendercki Quartet will perform at Music Mountain. Last year they received an ecstatic review from Stephen Kaye, publisher and editor of TMI: http://www.tmi-archives.com/category/topic/penderecki-string-quartet