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Boffins unmask hidden galactic cores
Swift helps ID new class of AGNs
Astronomers using NASA's Swift satellite and the Japanese/US Suzaku X-ray observatory have discovered a totally new kind of active galactic nuclei (AGN).
The new class is relatively common, the researchers say, but because the galactic cores are almost entirely shrouded in gas and dust, they are hard to spot.
"This is an important discovery because it will help us better understand why some supermassive black holes shine and others don't," says astronomer and team member Jack Tueller of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Centre.
Illustration of the newly discovered type of active galactic nuclei.
Credit: Aurore Simonnet, Sonoma State University.
The universe is home to a literally dazzling array of galaxies, many of which are powered by an accreting supermassive blackhole at their core. These are often extraordinarily luminous objects - such as quasars or Seyfert galaxies - pouring forth vast quantities of energy, often the equivalent of billions of yellow dwarf stars, all from a region roughly the size of our solar system.
But according to a paper that will appear in the 1 August issue of the Astrophysical Journal Letters, not all active galactic cores are so showy.
Most galaxies are surrounded by a torus of material, and the angle at which we observe the torus determines the characteristics we can observe. But the researchers suggest that, contrary to expectations, these galaxies are completely surrounded by a shell of obscuring material, meaning they are an entirely different animal.
This new class of AGN was only discovered thanks to the very sensitive Burst Alert Telescope (BAT) on board the Swift satellite.
The BAT is designed to respond extremely quickly to a burst of gamma rays, alerting a chain of other observatories to the detection of a gamma ray burst somewhere in the universe. It is very sensitive in the right part of the spectrum to see through the layers of dust that have hidden these AGNs from view.
The team then planned to follow up on the observations by using the Japanese/US Suzaku X-ray observatory, which is sensitive to a broader range of X-ray energies than the BAT. But observations of two galaxies revealed very few medium or low energy X-rays emanating from the galactic cores.
The team says the result implies many more such galaxies must lie hidden in the universe, accounting for perhaps 20 per cent of the point sources that make up the background X-ray radiation. This also means existing studies of AGNs have been skewed, by missing out an entire class of nucleus.
"We think these black holes have played a crucial role in controlling the formation of galaxies, and they control the flow of matter into clusters," Tueller adds. "You can't understand the universe without understanding giant black holes and what they're doing." ®
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Once Partners, Now Rivals, Apple and Google Struggle To Get Along
At one point Apple CEO Steve Jobs invited Google's Schmidt to join him on stage during the iPhone's unveiling in January 2007. Google helped with Apple's launch of the iPhone by providing services and applications including maps, search and YouTube videos (a native iPhone application).
Things have changed. Steve Jobs talked about it on March 2nd, stating "We think competition is healthy, but competitors should create their own original technology, not steal ours." Previously in January, Google's Schmidt took at shot at Apple's iPad, stating that "You might want to tell me the difference between a large phone and a tablet." The battle rages on, and likely won't end any time soon, according to industry experts.
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Win a night in Fantasia
September 11, 2009
Australia's world-renowned Eminence Symphony Orchestra is staging another concert in its popular "A Night in Fantasia" series, and you could be there.
The concert features music from Japanese anime and video games and will be held at the Sydney Entertainment Centre on Saturday, September 26.
Featuring a full symphony orchestra, "mind blowing" choir and special guest performers from Japan and the US, Eminence promise "the biggest, boldest and best" concert in the Fantasia series yet.
Music will be performed from games like Afrika, Ace Combat V, Darksiders: Wrath of War, Dragon Age: Origins, Metal Gear Solid, Prince of Persia, Red Alert 3, Shadow of the Colossus, as well as anime titles like Astro Boy, Totoro, Laputa, Princess Mononoke, Deathnote and Steamboy. Many of the arrangements have been rewritten by the original composers.
Thanks to the generous folks at Eminence, Screen Play has 10 double passes for readers to win. The A Reserve seats are worth $95 per ticket.
To win, just email firstname.lastname@example.com before Wednesday September 16 and tell me in 25 words or less why you want to attend the concert.
Please also include your full name and postal address.
The best 10 entries as chosen by Jason Hill will each win two A Reserve tickets to the September 26 concert.
For more information on the concert, check out the concert website at www.anif09.com. It includes a trailer to provide fans with a sneak peek of the event.
International guests coming to Australia to take part in the concert include:
- Steve Jablonsky, composer of the musical score for the Transformers 2 film
- Inon Zur (Crysis, Prince of Persia and Fallout 3)
- Cris Velasco (Starcraft II and God of War)
- Wataru Hokoyama (Afrika and Resident Evil 5)
- Go Shiina (Tales of Legendia and Tekken: Dark Resurrection)
- Yasunori Mitsuda (Chrono Chross and Xenosaga)
- Kow Otani (Godzilla series, Shadow of the Colossus)
- Chiaki Takahashi, model, actress and singer for The Idolm@ster
- Aubrey Ashburn, acclaimed singer.
"We are really looking forward to presenting A Night in Fantasia 2009 as it's going to be such a huge event, featuring so many wonderful pieces of music, musicians, world class composers and other special guests," says Hiroaki Yura, founder and director of Eminence.
"Not only will fans be blown away by the musical extravaganza of A Night in Fantasia 2009, they will also love the impressive array of images that will be shown on the big screen. We're not holding back."
For those who cannot get to Sydney for A Night in Fantasia 2009, the concert will be recorded and sold via the Eminence website.
Eminence's performance of Final Fantasy VII's "One-Winged Angel" from the 2005 A Night in Fantasia performance at the Sydney Town Hall is YouTube's most watched live symphonic concert, recording over three million viewers.
Only Australian residents are eligible to enter the competition and the judge's decision is final. Prize winners are responsible for their own travel to the event.
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- September 11, 2009
sigh......if only this was in Melbourne
- Kermit
- September 11, 2009
Hmmm. It's Grand Final weekend, so flights out of the city will probably be very cheap...
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- September 11, 2009
God damn it, that's my birthday.
I would love to go but have got a motley crew together for all day drinking and don't think that this will naturally follow on from many, many hours of boozing.
Is there a dancing section? ;)
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- September 11, 2009
@ DtN.
I believe there's a mosh-pit.
(Wow. I just realised how long it's been since I've had a good mosh.)
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- September 11, 2009
Mosh pit? Not for me.
I'm more looking for a little space to get on the ground and spin around. :)
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I'm up for going to this concert :D
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Traser DMS is a Dynamics NAV vertical solution for machinery dealerships specifically in agricultural, construction, lifting-handling equipment businesses. Traser DMS can also be adapted to forestry, turf, trucks or caravan dealerships.
Located in Kiel, Germany, Traser Software has developed a set of solutions based on Microsoft Dynamics NAV to offer heavy equipment dealers an all-in-one solution. It helps in managing equipment transactions, parts business, service activities and financial management.
Key Features:
From 3 to 300 users, Traser Dealer Management System (DMS) encompasses 4 main areas:
- Sales & Equipment: quotes for new & used equipment; trade-ins management; processing orders including approval procedures, equipment project forecast and review, machine configuration imports, profile and campaigns.
- Spare Parts management: manufacturer catalogue imports, job-related orders, job-related stock transfers, flexible pricing, interfaces to spare parts order system of various manufacturers, flexible price calculation ensuring adherence to minimum contribution margins, bar code management.
- Workshop management: full service history, warranty processing, cost estimate or fixed price, allocation of technicians, internal work tracking, parts orders created from workshop orders, service interval management.
- Financial management: Automatic integration of warehouse subledger, target cost entries, fixed assets, target cost entries, analytics, dunning.
The modular architecture offers continuous expansions and enables gradual implementation. Additionally, the software can be adapted to individual requirements and allows integration of further modules and interfaces.
A further add-on is available to manage machinery data in connection to used equipment platforms.
Traser DMS can also be used with further MS Dynamics add-ons to increase customer experience.
Key Benefits:
- All in one toolbox for heavy equipment dealers
- Tailored to industry specific requirements to increase business efficiency
- Fully integrated within NAV & Microsoft environment
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Tuesday, April 9, 2013
music pick of the week: girl power: GRIMES - genesis
I haven't posted a music pick of the week in... years. So here I'm starting this up again. This one is for Saskia and her friend, maybe they'll grow up in a world that looks a little something like this. Wearing body armor, swinging those spiked ball thingies around. Wearing snakes in limos. I'm a little obsessed with Claire Boucher, and know I'm totally late to the party on this one. But being a mom puts you out of touch with stuff. Enjoy!
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New features are coming out of the box tonight and we're excited to have your feedback!
We have opened some Wizness pages to public so they are available outside the network and searchable on Google and other search engines. Don't panic, we are very concerned with privacy settings and you are all able to manage your privacy settings the way you want to.
1/ Personal Profiles
The first pages to be made public are your personal profiles, which look like this:
If you want your personal profile to be available to Wizness members only, you can customize your Privacy Settings on your Profile Page.
However, if you do want to promote your Sustainability activity elsewhere (on your blog for instance), we created a "Wizness button" that you can embed on your websites, to let people find you on Wizness! This button is available on your Profile.
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The second pages to be made public are the organizations' profiles pages. By default, all companies & communities have public versions of their profiles and have the option to make them private or not in their Administration section.
3/ News Pages
News tagged as "public" on Wizness also have a public version available for non Wizness members. All organizations' private news remain of course private and not available outside of the network. Public news also contain sharing buttons so that they are sharable on other social media (Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin etc).
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Kepha Staffing is a national recruiting firm that provides rock solid expertise in Permanent Placement at all levels. We are based in Washington, D.C. with recruiting professionals strategically located throughout the country.
At Kepha Staffing, we understand that the foundation of every company starts with its people. We take pride in having a staff that is dedicated to matching the right people with the right jobs. We are client-focused and never forget that we work for you throughout the placement process. As a company, we are blessed to make a difference in our business relationships and the people we serve.
We understand that there are many recruiting firms to choose from. We hope that the information provided on this site gives you an introduction to Kepha Staffing, and the many benefits available to our customers and employees. Whether you are in Washington DC, Southern California, or Omaha, Nebraska we can provide the best staffing experience for your company!
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Outfit 1: GRANA off-white Chinese Silk racerback trapeze dress | GRANA ivory Pima Slub box tee | Bared Shoes Kite blush heel | Elk Accessories Orm bag | Ace of Something Hat
Outfit 2: GRANA white & navy stripe Pima box tee | GRANA dove grey Chinese Silk shorts | GRANA heather blue Mongolian Cashmere boyfriend cardigan | Elk Accessories triangle necklace | Larsson & Jennings Norse watch | Andrea Moore sunglasses
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Hello from Copenhagen! This is the first post (of many) from this crazy cool capital of Denmark for I can't wait to tell you more about the city, its culture, its people and what I've been up to during my week in Copenhagen. But first up, I want to share with you a collaboration with GRANA shot in the rainbow coloured streets of town. As always, GRANA basics are perfect for travelling and if you've been following my travels over on Instagram, you've probably noticed their pieces mixed, matched and layered throughout my feed. Whether it be under a tee, jumper or cardigan, I can't get enough of the versatility of a simple silk dress like this one from GRANA (oh and by the way, they just released a midi version of this too!). Likewise, their ultra soft cashmere boyfriend cardigan is the perfect piece to throw on to get you through a cool summer morning or evening. And the box tees? A cosy, flattering cut that's a must have basic in any wardrobe – they just released new colours too!
GRANA is offering 10% discount & free shipping for all orders with coupon code 'KANIXGRANA'. The code expires at the end of July 2016, so get in quick!
By the way, did I tell you the sun here rises at 4:30am and sets at 10:30pm? So many daylight hours to shoot in! We have so much to talk about.
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New York Campus Drug Offense Lawyer
New York drug offenses can have significant consequences for college students. Convictions may become part of your criminal record which can affect receiving student aid, finding employment, and even renting an apartment.
If you have been charged with a drug offense in New York, contact a New York campus drug offense lawyer who can evaluate the charges against you and determine what legal options are available to you – such as participating in a diversion program instead of facing the charges.
While alcohol and drug charges should always be taken seriously, it is important to work with a determined defense attorney that can investigate every option available to you so that you can make an informed decision about what is best for you, your family – and your future.Drugs and Alcohol Common on College Campuses
While drugs and alcohol are common on New York college campuses, it is important to understand how New York law penalizes their use.Alcohol
New York has a zero-tolerance policy when it comes to driving while intoxicated (DWI) and driving while alcohol impaired (DWAI) for those who are under the legal drinking age of 21. Essentially, that means having a blood alcohol content (BAC) level of .02, which can result from having just one beer for some.
The majority of underage New York DWI / DWAI cases are heard by a New York Department of Motor Vehicles (NYDMV) administrative judge instead of a court; however, convictions can still result in paying fines and having a license suspended or revoked.Drugs
New York law punishes drug crimes based on possession alone or possession with the intent to sell. Possession penalties are generally less harsh than those with intent to sell, but both can result in fines and possible jail time depending on the quantity of drugs at issue, the ages of the parties involved, and the facts and circumstances. Keep in mind that the sale a controlled substance can often include transactions where no money exchanges hands.
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Whether facing alcohol or drug charges, it is important to keep in mind that there may be numerous legal defenses – including participating in a diversion program – which may be viable options. An experienced New York campus drug offense lawyer can make sure that someone's legal rights are protected.Talk to a New York Campus Drug Offense Attorney
Anyone facing drug or alcohol offenses should contact an New York campus drug offense lawyer to discuss their situation and determine what legal defenses and options may be available to them.
In some cases, your drug attorney can have the charges against you reduced through a plea bargain or have you placed into a diversion program. The bottom line is that there may be numerous options available to you.
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According to a new rumor, the LG Nexus 5 could be launching in two different battery capacities. The rumor also states that the smartphone will be sold in 16 and 32GB variants which is a relief for most fans. What's odd though is that Google will allegedly launch two battery variants of the smartphone for the 16 and 32GB variants respectively. The reasoning behind this is not known yet. The 16GB variant would apparently come with a 2,300 mAh battery while the 32GB variant will reportedly pack a 3,000 mAh battery. We saw a user manual of the Nexus 5 leaking out a few days ago, which revealed all the hardware specs of the smartphone including a Snapdragon 800 chip, an 8MP OIS camera and the 5 inch 1080p display.
The tipster cited by Phone Arena has further claimed that the smartphone will cost $299 and $399 for the 16 and 32GB variants, which is very reasonable and only $50 more compared to the top end Nexus 4 (16GB).
If this report turns out to be true, then we might not see a lot of takers for the 16GB version of the smartphone as every user would want a phone which lasts longer. It is also likely that the bigger storage variant will possibly come with LTE on board while the 16GB variant might miss out on that, which can to some extent justify launching two different battery variants. The announcement is slated to take place later this month on the 30th, so there's still some time left before our doubts are clarified.
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8 Fall Must Haves Under $100
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These are all great items!! I love the booties and the hat the best.ReplyDelete
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Sparkling SouthernerReplies
Yes, I'll be trying this hat real soon. Have a lovely day!Delete
I love that color of Nars nail polish!ReplyDeleteReplies
Nothing like a good nude that's versatile !Delete
I love these! I especially love the nail polish, i love a good nude!ReplyDelete
Rachel | www.theconfusedmillennial.comReplies
Hey Rachel thanks for reading. Nudes are my favorite especially in the Fall.Delete
Yes! Great finds...I want them all! Those Vasha booties are perfect, just too cute! The fedora is a great neutral for fall. What awesome bargains!ReplyDeleteReplies
The booties are perfect shade too. I usually only wear black or brown booties but I'm stepping out of my comfort zone.Delete
Super cute stuff! I am obsessed with tassels right now!ReplyDeleteReplies
Tassels are great! They add a little fun to everything!Delete
I love that H&M Parka! Great picks - my wallet thanks you! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I've been searching for this color parka too. There were several in the $100+ range. Winning on this pick. Glad you love.Delete
I love those red ankle boots! And I'm always looking for the perfect pink polishReplyDeleteReplies
These boots are fab and so comfy.Delete
That parka is gorgeous!!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
I just ordered one ! I can't wait to rock it.Delete
Those ankle boots are ADORABLE, and I wish I could pull off a hat like that. Great picks!ReplyDeleteReplies
I'm actually feel the same about hats but promise to try the look sooner than later.Delete
Love that tassel necklace and I am for sure buying that clutch ASAP.ReplyDelete
xoxo, JennyReplies
Tassel are a fun accessory and yes that clutch is a must.Delete
Love the boots and the earrings! I definitely need to prep up for the fall weather! It's my favorite season so you'd think I'd be more ready! :)ReplyDeleteReplies
It only takes a few pieces so your not too far behind. Would love to see what you decide.Delete
That nail polish color is just perfectly beautiful!ReplyDeleteReplies
I love a good pale pink too.Delete
I love the boots! I'm loving that rust color for fall! I need to get a hat like that too, so cute!ReplyDeleteReplies
I love Fall and all the deep colors that come with the season.Delete
That leopard bag is really cute and the color on the boots is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing the discount btw!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yes I love a good animal print accessory!Delete
Super cute stuff. Love boots and nail polish colorReplyDeleteReplies
Your so sweet! Thank you!Delete
Completely adorable outfit!ReplyDelete
I love 3 and 4. I love ankle boots and boots in general but I live in Texas and you might start the day at 50 degrees then by lunch it's 80 and you are glad you aren't wearing thigh high boots.ReplyDeleteReplies
I know the weather last week in Cali was like this and now it's been in the 99-100 range!Delete
I love your style. That clutch is what I want. Thank you for sharing.xoxo www.meileilan.comReplyDeleteReplies
Yass! So happy to hear you love the clutch!Delete
That color nail polish is PERFECT!!! I love it! And those booties..I know where my next pay is going :)ReplyDeleteReplies
I know ! We have to treat ourselves once in awhile!Delete
I love all these pieces! In particular the booties!ReplyDeleteReplies
Not only are they cute but so comfy!Delete
Those booties are super cute!!!ReplyDeleteReplies
They have a few different colors too. I think I might just snag the black and tan ones!Delete
Great roundup! I love the boots!ReplyDeleteReplies
Yessss! Makes me smile !Delete
Excellent picks! Love the color on those booties <3ReplyDelete
xoxo, erin | sandsunandmessybunsReplies
Thank you. The boots are my fav shade too.Delete
Those booties are my favorite, love that color! Although everything you rounded up is GORGEOUS! xx Adaleta AvdicReplyDeleteReplies
You're the sweetest. I'm glad you loved it all.Delete
I'm so excited for fall fashion!ReplyDeleteReplies
Same here. I can't wait to start layering up!Delete
Yes, yes, yes to all of these! Loving the color of those booties <3ReplyDeleteReplies
I typically stick to brown, black or tan so adding some color is definitely out of my comfort zone. Something I'm working on.Delete
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Image: Cover of Oliver Coates' album 'Towards the blessed islands', PRAH records
For TÖNE Festival, Oliver Coates will collaborate with Director, Dan Ayling, and cellists Rohan de Saram and Lucy Railton. Together they will present three solo pieces and a new trio in different locations across the Chatham Historic Docks.
About Oliver Coates
Oliver Coates plays the cello and works with electronics. He has played in chamber music setting with Oren Ambarchi, Jonny Greenwood, Steve Reich and has built an installation performance with field recordist Chris Watson. He has performed concertos with Britten Sinfonia, Aurora Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Contemporary Orchestra and the Neojiba Youth Orchestra of Bahia.
His position as an Artist in Residence at the Southbank Centre, London, has lead him to the forefront of curating and performing arts events which have built new audiences for live music. It culminated in him winning the Royal Philharmonic Society Young Artist Award 2011. Reflecting upon this he decided to explore principles of context and sound, working on a self-produced album – Towards the blessed islands – released on 12-inch vinyl as the first release for new imprint PRAH, part of Moshi Moshi records. The Wire magazine described the album as "an itinerant love letter to the instrument, an album of deep resonance and fleeting harmonics." The Guardian reviewed it for having "subtly devastating results", "like a message delivered over a sea wind."


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Courtney Wells, 48, of Southington, turned herself into Southington Police on June 7, at 7 a.m., after learning that she was the subject of two superior court warrants for embezzlement. The warrants were a result of a several month long investigation by the detective bureau.
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God's Supernatural Plan
Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, in order to register along with Mary, who was engaged to him, and was with child.
—Luke 2:4-5
Have you ever wondered why Mary went with Joseph to Bethlehem? The law required only Joseph, the head of the household, to travel to his birthplace. Why would Mary, who was about to deliver a child, ride on a donkey for 85 miles to Bethlehem? I think there are three reasons.
The first reason is that Mary was so close to birth, Joseph didn't want to leave her by herself. He wanted to take care of her. The second reason is that Mary had been the subject of vicious rumors about her pregnancy. The story was going around that Mary's pregnancy was not divine; it was the result of a one-night stand with a Roman soldier. Joseph wanted to spare her from this gossip, so he took her with him. And the third reason that Mary went is perhaps the most important reason. Seven hundred years earlier God had prophesied: "But as for you, Bethlehem Ephrathah, too little to be among the clans of Judah, from you One will go forth for Me to be ruler in Israel" (Micah 5:2). God had predicted that the place of the Messiah's birth would be this little town of Bethlehem. So Mary had to go to Bethlehem to bring this thing to pass.
Think about how God used natural events to bring about His supernatural plan. With one stroke of the pen Caesar Augustus signed an edict that had ramifications he could have never imagined. Little did Caesar know that when he signed that order it would cause a man named Joseph to travel to Bethlehem in order that Joseph's wife might give birth to the King of the universe. Isn't that amazing? If you asked people at the time, "Who is the most powerful man in the world?" everyone would have said Octavian, known as Caesar Augustus. But the truth is Caesar Augustus was only a pawn on God's chessboard. God used him to do something he had no idea would result in the birth of the King of kings and Lord of lords. Interestingly, today if you stop people on the street and ask them, "Who was Octavian?" very few people know who Octavian was. But almost everybody knows the name of Jesus Christ. How many people do you know right now who are gathered together somewhere in the world worshipping, praying to, and singing about Octavian? Yet today hundreds of millions of people around the world are worshipping Jesus Christ, and some of them are even paying a heavy price to do so.
God often uses natural events to bring about His supernatural plan. When we watch the news today, we might think the world is spinning out of control–terrorist acts, political upheaval, increasing tensions in the Middle East. But the world is not out of control. As God said, "I am watching over My word to perform it" (Jeremiah 1:12).
Today's devotion is excerpted from "Back to Bethlehem" by Dr. Robert Jeffress, 2016.
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The recent Asia-Pacific water summit saw the Chiang Mai declaration outlining the plans that leaders have regarding the best ways forward for gaining maximum benefit from water resources. The following article is taken from the popular website: http://thailand.prd.go.th/view_news.php?id=6757&a=2
Chiang Mai province in the North is the venue for the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit, hosted by the Thai government in collaboration with the Asia-Pacific Water Forum, from 14-20 May 2013. At the end of the summit, the Chiang Mai Declaration will be issued jointly by participating Asia-Pacific leaders.
The Cabinet has approved the draft Chiang Mai Declaration, proposed by Deputy Prime Minister Plodprasop Suraswadi, who chairs the Water and Flood Management Commission.
The Chiang Mai Declaration is not an agreement and has no legal commitments. Yet it shows the intention of the Asia-Pacific leaders, who are aware of the importance of water resources and will cooperate in water management for the maximum benefit and help one another in times of water-related disasters.
The draft declaration will be submitted to the Leaders' Forum, which is to be held on 20 May. The forum follows the Focus Area Sessions, scheduled for 19 May, when representatives and experts from relevant organizations and other stakeholders discuss issues of water security and water-related disaster challenges in the Asia-Pacific region. Technical workshops are being held between 14 and 18 May and exhibitions from 14 to 20 May.
The 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit takes place at the International Convention and Exhibition Center Commemorating His Majesty's 7th Cycle Birthday Anniversary. More than 2,000 political leaders, high-ranking officials, and water experts from 37 countries in the Asia-Pacific are joining the summit.
Chiang Mai Governor Tanin Subhasaen said that discussions at the summit focus on seven major topics, namely Economic, Food, and Water Security, Urban Water Security, Environmental Water Security, Water-related Disaster Challenges, Household Water Security, Water Risks and Resilience, and Integrated Water Resources Management Process for a Water Secure World. He said that Chiang Mai had prepared to address problems concerning floods and droughts faced by the province and strategies for dealing with the issues.
The President of the Republic of Tajikistan, Mr. Emomali Rahmon, will give a keynote address on 19 May. Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra will host a welcome dinner on 19 May. On 20 May, she will deliver the opening remarks and a keynote address on "Disaster and Response: Thailand's Action and Commitment to Water and Flood Management for the Future." The keynote address will be followed by statements of heads of state and heads of government.
At the closing ceremony, there will be the presentation of the Chiang Mai Declaration and concluding remarks by Mr. Plodprasop Suraswadi, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Water and Flood Management Commission of Thailand.
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16.4 Information Formats
With the increasing importance of interconnect a great deal of information needs to flow between design tools. There are some de facto standards that we shall look at next. Some of the companies involved are working toward releasing these formats as IEEE standards.
16.4.1 SDF for Floorplanning and Placement
In Section 13.5.6, "SDF in Simulation," we discussed the structure and use of the standard delay format ( SDF) to describe gate delay and interconnect delay. We may also use SDF with floorplanning and synthesis tools to back-annotate an interconnect delay. A synthesis tool can use this information to improve the logic structure. Here is a fragment of SDF:
In this example the rising and falling delay is 60 ps (equal to 0.6 units multiplied by the time scale of 100 ps per unit specified in a TIMESCALE construct that is not shown). The delay is specified between the output port of an inverter with instance name A.INV8 in block A and the Q input port of a D flip-flop (instance name B.DFF1 ) in block B. A '.' (period or fullstop) is set to be the hierarchy divider in another construct that is not shown.
There is another way of specifying interconnect delay using NETDELAY (a short form of the INTERCONNECT construct) as follows:
(TIMESCALE 100ps) (INSTANCE B) (DELAY (ABSOLUTE
In this case all delays from an output port to, possibly multiple, input ports have the same value (we can also specify the output port name instead of the net name to identify the net). Alternatively we can lump interconnect delay at an input port:
(TIMESCALE 100ps) (INSTANCE B.DFF1) (DELAY (ABSOLUTE
This PORT construct specifies an interconnect delay placed at the input port of a logic cell (in this case the CLR pin of a flip-flop). We do not need to specify the start of a path (as we do for INTERCONNECT ).
We can also use SDF to forward-annotate path delays using timing constraints (there may be hundreds or thousands of these in a file). A synthesis tool can pass this information to the floorplanning and placement steps to allow them to create better layout. SDF describes timing checks using a range of TIMINGCHECK constructs. Here is an example of a single path constraint:
(TIMESCALE 100ps) (INSTANCE B) ( TIMINGCHECK
This describes a constraint (keyword PATHCONSTRAINT ) for the rising and falling delays between two ports at each end of a path (which may consist of several nets) to be less than 80 ps. Using the SUM construct we can constrain the sum of path delays to be less than a specific value as follows:
(TIMESCALE 100ps) (INSTANCE B) ( TIMINGCHECK
We can also constrain skew between two paths (in this case to be less than 10 ps) using the DIFF construct:
(TIMESCALE 100ps) (INSTANCE B) (TIMINGCHECK
In addition we can constrain the skew between a reference signal (normally the clock) and all other ports in an instance (again in this case to be less than 10 ps) using the SKEWCONSTRAINT construct:
(TIMESCALE 100ps) (INSTANCE B) (TIMINGCHECK
( SKEWCONSTRAINT (posedge clk) (0.1)))
At present there is no easy way in SDF to constrain the skew between a reference signal and other signals to be greater than a specified amount.
The physical design exchange format ( PDEF ) is a proprietary file format used by Synopsys to describe placement information and the clustering of logic cells. Here is a simple, but complete PDEF file:
This file describes two clusters:
16.4.3 LEF and DEF
The library exchange format ( LEF ) and design exchange format ( DEF ) are both proprietary formats originated by Tangent in the TanCell and TanGate place-and-route tools which were bought by Cadence and now known as Cell3 Ensemble and Gate Ensemble respectively. These tools, and their derivatives, are so widely used that these formats have become a de facto standard. LEF is used to define an IC process and a logic cell library. For example, you would use LEF to describe a gate array: the base cells, the legal sites for base cells, the logic macros with their size and connectivity information, the interconnect layers and other information to set up the database that the physical design tools need. You would use DEF to describe all the physical aspects of a particular chip design including the netlist and physical location of cells on the chip. For example, if you had a complete placement from a floorplanning tool and wanted to exchange this information with Cadence Gate Ensemble or Cell3 Ensemble, you would use DEF.
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Often the voice of reason or devil's advocate on a star's team of representatives, the top business managers say it's better to appear too cautious than to explain an investment strategy that didn't turn out well. Some in Hollywood might fancy themselves the next Ashton Kutcher, who made a killing when he invested in Skype, or Justin Timberlake, who has done well in the tech space. But there are horror stories, too. U2's Bono, who co-founded Elevation Partners, plowed $460 million into mobile device maker Palm before it hit trouble and $300 million into Forbes despite the tough advertising market. And even though he is in the black thanks to an early investment in Facebook, now that the company's stock is sinking, one financial website dubbed the singer "the worst investor in America." Bono has competition on that front. Bell says he has a client who had made four terrible investments before signing with him. " 'Why go into that fourth?' " Bell recalls asking somewhat incredulously. "He answered, 'Statistically, I thought I had this one.' He was serious." Business managers say entertainment clients present special challenges. Projecting a steady revenue stream is never wise, given the fickle nature of the business. So in choosing between high-risk, great-upside plays and low-risk, steady-reward moves, they'll typically opt for a more conservative approach. "You don't lose a client because you're only making a 1 percent return," says business manager Scott Feinstein. "On the other hand, if you start losing, you'll hear about it." Feinstein, who reps Taylor Lautner, Mila Kunis and Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul, says a good money manager doesn't mind getting screamed at by clients. Requests to invest in restaurants are common, he says. But beware Burt Reynolds, Feinstein tells his clients, noting that the actor once went bankrupt after investing $15 million in the PoFolks restaurant chain. Similarly, Eva Longoria's Vegas steakhouse Beso was shuttered this year. Feinstein struggles to win arguments over these types of investments because entertainers are optimists by psychological disposition -- "maybe because they are used to having doors closed in their face every day," he says. In assembling a star's portfolio, Feinstein likes to allocate no more than 50 percent in stocks and bonds, supplemented by the least sexy mutual funds imaginable. In addition, some stars might be surprised they are the proud owners of apartment buildings in such obscure locales as the San Fernando Valley. For some of his wealthier clients, Feinstein has also invested in private equity firms like the Blackstone Group. Alan Goldman at Goldman & Knell says he divides up money between assets that will pay out dividends on a regular basis and wealth managers who can invest with an eye toward the long term. Those long-term assets include things like retail shopping centers, warehouses and business parks. 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Chapter 10 - Advanced User Notes details additional product information, Final Release Notes, Technical Notes, Developer information, product history, and Customer Suggestions.
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Chapter 12 - Operation Notes is a collection of specific issues, advanced notes, and additional documentation on Build-A-Macro, Command Line options, Sounds, and Build-A-Board support.
Chapter 13 - Initialization File Documentation provides comprehensive technical documentation on all the configuration settings available in the ONSCREEN.INI file, along with other advanced user notes.
Chapter 14 - Error Messages and Numbers lists all internal errors, number references, and possible solutions if these errors are experienced.
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By B15m1lah. Chair. At Wednesday, October 17th 2018, 03:59:58 AM.
Conference Chairs - Having a set of nice conference chairs is a key piece of furniture every office should acquire. Conference chair prices can vary from the low-end of around $100 to the high-end of up to $600. Conference chairs on the low-end of the price spectrum will have a basic look, last around 5 years, and will have a cheaper upholstery (vinyl, faux leather, etc.). Chairs with a higher price range will have a more modern appearance, more adjustments, a more expensive upholstery (leather), and will typically last a bit longer with their sturdier construction. Good conference chairs do not have to put a burden on your budget it really comes down to how nice you want the chairs to look, if guests will be sitting in your chairs or solely employees, if real leather upholstery is a staple in your purchasing decision, the level of adjustability, and how much time will be spent in these chairs on a regular basis.
Relaxation chairs are an ideal way to relieve stress and promote relaxation in your body and leave you feeling refreshed. The 'Relaxation Chair' provides a matchless balance of style, seating comfort and back support. Relaxation chairs are a perfect way to relax without having to go to bed and it can be of benefit to the entire family in or out of the home. These chairs are not only relaxing but looks good too, it becomes in beautiful design, style, colours and finished with different materials.
Today, they are not only bought with its functional ability kept in mind, but the look and beauty also matter. From the time when chairs were just being made using wood to today when they are made using materials of all kinds, chairs have come a long way since their inception.


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Deadbeat Cannibals on Tour is this week's 1100 word flash fiction. I continue to be a week behind Chuck Wendig's prompts. This week he suggested an excerpt from Twitter, but I picked two numbers and applied them to his previous week's list to get a head to head of Musicians v Cannibals. The thought of 'cannibals' sent me in the direction of our old friend Carruthers, but then I thought of this. I hope you enjoy it.
Deadbeat Cannibals on Tour
The port engine went silent shortly after the flames from the starboard engine had been extinguished. The pilot and crew in the cockpit might have been worried, but their passengers, the members and crew for the Deadbeat Cannibals were totally relaxed about it. Maybe the unlimited booze with dinner, maybe something else passed around; all slept, stretched out across rows of seats or in relaxers, depending on their status.
Despite the pilot's endeavours, including a 'Mayday' signal, nothing was going to stop the small plane careering ever lower over the sandy scrub until it hissed through the grasses, through some large bushes, eventually coming to a halt, nose down in a small swamp. The fuselage was intact, save for the tail, lost about mile back. Once the few members of the team who weren't concussed or worse had struggled to their feet, they realised that water was creeping up the floor towards them. They shook their colleagues into action, shoved them out of the back, where the land was merely squidgy, and told them to head for the trees.
Fortunately, their accountant had done the 'Desert Survival Exercise' in a team-building session during his blue-chip days, so he rounded up the survivors, got them to stay still, pool their resources, and light a fire. He said it would help keep the mosquitoes and snakes away. Everyone was keen to do that. It was also their best chance of rescue.
"Stay put," he told them. "People will look for a crashed plane on the route it last held. They'll see the fire. They'll find us."
"How long?" moaned the lead singer, whose head hurt. He had enough toxins on board to give him one helluva hangover.
"Two days max." The accountant kept a straight face. Who knows? was more accurate, but nobody needs accuracy when they need hope.
Crash+1 saw them arguing with the accountant, but nevertheless three roadies went back into the fuselage in search of non-alcoholic liquids. They made quick work of unloading all the juices and a crate of waterbottles, and also discovered a range of snacks and squished food in foil trays.
"It's meant to be heated," complained the lead singer, as each was handed a tray and a spork.
"So leave it in the sun for a while."
"It'll attract the flies."
"So eat it before they do."
They ate it.
Crash+2 saw them arguing with each other.
"We should head off towards civilisation." The bassist had taken the lead for the 'walk' group.
"Which way is that?" The accountant was firmly in the 'remain' group. Most of the roadies, loyal to their paymaster, stood behind him.
The bassist looked around, before deciding. "That way?"
"On the basis of…?"
"It's south. South is South Africa, everyone knows that."
"Have you any idea how far it is to South Africa from here?"
"Nope, do you? Where are we anyway?"
"I reckon we're south of the Sahara, but north of the Congo." The accountant had also been good at Geography at school.
"So, there's bound to be civilisation that way, sooner or later."
"Well, it's tribal country. The tribes have their own civilisation, but they may not speak English."
"Tribes, as in natives?" asked Keyboards.
"Natives as in pygmies? I saw old films of them at school." Keyboards wasn't long out of school. Their original keyboard player had been rubbish.
"Could be. No knowing, really."
"I'm staying here, then."
The 'walk' party wandered to the edge of their shady patch of scrub, discussing Keyboards' views. They shuffled back after a while, and took up their places under the awning they'd strung from one bush to another.
"How do we know these pygmies aren't cannibals?"
"Why should they be?"
"I've seen them National Geographic things too."
The accountant just shrugged.
Late in the afternoon they felt the earth tremble, and saw dust rising, coming towards them. Some elephants passed by. The men had never been so close to uncaged beasts, and elephants in person were ten times larger than they'd imagined them. From the safety of the bushes, they prayed the animals wouldn't trample them.
"Leave them be and they'll leave us be," said the accountant, but he stood with three of the roadies holding sticks at the edge of their little hideout, just in case. That was how they came to meet the tribesmen, who were collecting piles of dung to dry for their fires.
It was the accountant's first encounter with anyone who did not speak English. Lots of gesturing, a few words of French, or maybe it was Spanish, like agua for water.
"I think they're inviting us back to their village for a meal and shelter," he reported.
"How do you know we'll be safe with them?"
"I don't. We could stay here and wait till someone finds us. Or we could go with them, leave a good trail in case someone sees the wreckage, and have food and water, and shelter."
Eleven weary men staggered into the village, cheered by the sight of a large fire, over which hung a large pot from which steam rose. The women all giggled at the sight of the strangers, and the younger ones scrambled into their round huts through a half-height doorway. The group followed the tribesmen's directions and sat near a wooden barrier. One woman brought a goatskin of water from which they drank, then cleaned up as she poured more into a wooden trough and mimed washing face and hands.
Then the entertainment began.
A rhythmic pounding on some drums, shaking of beads and rattles accompanied singing and stamping from a long line of locals, both men and women. The accountant watched, stomach churning, hoping this was a celebration, not a ritual. The lead singer had a vision of white hunters being stewed in a large pot over the fire. He jumped to his feet and ran for it. The dancing stopped. The rest of the rescued stood. An old man clothed in a great cape of ostrich feathers came out of the largest hut, holding a small object in his hand.
The accountant stepped forward, heart in mouth, hoping the object wasn't a ritual disembowelling tool. He bowed low.
"We thank you for your hospitality, oh chief. We hope it will not be long until the birds that fly tell of our crash and our own people find us."
The chief smiled and reached out his hand to the accountant's forehead.
"You are welcome, my child," he said in perfect English. "I have informed the authorities, and they are sending a jeep for you. It should be here by morning. Is there anyone else you would like me to call?"
He held out the object in his hand – the latest Samsung Galaxy, playing a vid of the Deadbeat Cannibals' last gig.
© J M Pett 2017
Elephants in Kenyan bush, picture: Colin Donohue http://environment.yale.edu


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Business Owner
As business owner, you are part of what makes America great. You are a visionary, an innovator, a risk taker, and a job creator.
You also know that being a business owner is tough. You shoulder all the responsibility and rarely get to mentally disengage from the task at hand. Your hard work and creativity produce revenue, but much of that is consumed by expenses and taxes, and precious little makes it to your personal pocket. You could work more, but is it worth it?
You probably also wonder what will happen to your business when you stop being involved. Is your business truly working for you, or are you just working for it?
Solutions to these problems exist. And there are many business owners just like you who have changed the way they think leading to drastic improvements in their financial and emotional well-being.
What if your business worked as hard for you as you currently work for it?
What if you could recapture one third of your current expenses?
What if you could grow your revenue and keep more of the profits?
What if you could have three and half million dollars waiting for you in retirement without spending an additional dime?
What if you didn't have to choose between time and money?
These notions are not fantasies. They are readily available, and you currently possess every skill needed to make them a reality.


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Monday, April 28, 2014
To hell with the Walking Dead -- we got the swimming dead, and they're Nazis! Behold "ZOMBIE LAKE"!
Zombies have had quite a resurgence in the last few years, but they never might have come back if it was up to a horrible little treasure called "Zombie Lake."
A French film from 1981, this wacko shambler posits a laconic rural town where a small lake is home to a division of undead Nazi soldiers, whose favorite food is female skinnydippers. It turns out the feeding frenzy is revenge for the town fighting back against the German occupation during World War II. Add in some human-on-zombie lovin', terrible makeup, fantastically bad dubbing, and you got yourself a heap of cinematic awesome.
Peep the trailer below, which is spoiler-tastic and very NSFW.
Saturday, May 10, 2014
9PM (doors 8:30)
NerdMelt Showroom
7522 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, Calif. 90046
Tickets: $8 in advance ($10 at the door)
ADAM SPIELGELMAN, host of the excellent cult movie podcast Proudly Resents. You will bear witness to his acumen of a dug-in VHS junkie and his excellent comedic skills.
Speaking of comedy, we will also welcome two amazing stand-ups for our evening of mockery -- JOSH COMERS (Conan, Comedy Central Roasts) and JOHN UNGARO (Stonecutters L.A., NerdTerns). However, our big comedy stars will be you -- you will heckle the movie into submission, and if your one-liner is deemed hilarious, you'll shuffle home with a special prize. Don't forget we have free popcorn, too!
Get your tickets now at a discount at the link above, follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and get on our email list. We're anxious to eat your flesh!
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Friday, April 4, 2014
Choose to accept the "LASER MISSION"!
That's the sound of April's HMN selection arriving in your face. All the way from 1989, it's "Laser Mission."
Brandon Lee (son of kung-fu legend Bruce Lee) stars as CIA operative Michael Gold, tasked with bringing a laser scientist (played by Ernest Borgnine, who sports a vague and ridiculous eastern European accent) back to the US from Cuba. At least we think it's Cuba, as we suddenly are in Africa about a quarter into the movie. Once the scientist is kidnapped, Michael teams up with the scientist's daughter (Debi Monahan). Much exploding and bulleting ensues. Add in some time-travelled Nazis, and a bumbling pair of KGB agents, and you got enough bad cinema to eat for weeks.
Friday, April 18, 2014
9PM (doors 8:30)
NerdMelt Showroom
7522 Sunset Blvd.
Hollywood, Calif. 90046
Tickets: $8 in advance ($10 at the door)
FRIDAY! Once again, we are roasting on a Friday, so don't show up on Saturday -- you will receive no laser mission. Advance tickets are cheap, so grab some at the link above.
We will be welcoming some excellent stand-up from HOWARD KREMER (Who Charted? podcast, Dragon Boy Suede), and BRANDON WARDELL (The Meltdown Show). As always, there will be free popcorn! And there will also be prizes -- if you're one of the funniest folks who gives us a killer one-liner during the movie. We are a people-powered show.
Hit us on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and our NEW email list. Get your tickets early, arrive early to get a good seat, and we'll zzzzee you at the show!
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Sample Sunday – Heart of the Gods
Watching the news out of Egypt, I could have cried. Like the long ago Library of Alexandria, the richest and most celebrated library of the ancient world, it burned by 'accident' when the protesters threw Molotov cocktails at a neighboring building. The Library of Alexandria burned in much the same way, depending on the story.
"The burning of such a rich building means a large part of Egyptian history has ended," the director of the institute, Mohammed al-Sharbouni, told state television over the weekend. The building was managed by a local non-governmental organization.
Servant of the Gods
Rather than do the usual Sample Sunday post, I thought that maybe actions – or book trailers – would speak louder than words. Enjoy…
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Servant of the Gods
A child of prophecy, in her life she would bear three names, one as a peasant and mercenary, yet another after she was captured and enslaved. Despite it all she would rise to become Priestess of Isis and High Priestess of all Egypt and face her greatest challenge…an nearly immortal evil.
One of the things I find amusing is to listen to people talk about ancient cultures and describe the lives of those who lived then as 'hard'. In comparison to ours, they definitely were. After all, most people barely lived past the age of forty and cause of death would be as likely from tooth decay. That was for men. We act shocked by the idea that young women of that time were married by twelve and old maids at fourteen, without considering that by the time their children were adults they'd already lived over half their lives. That's if they survived childbirth, one of the leading causes of death for women. Many children died young, either in childbirth, or from disease or accident.
For the ancient Egyptians, its clear from their writings and their statuary that marriage was a sacred institution for them, and husband and wife were considered equal. As were women in general, many of whom ran their own businesses.
In most ancient societies the relationships between people, whether as couples or friends, were important and valued. If you read their writings, without the cynicism imposed by our own society, you can see it. In ancient Egypt husbands wrote to wives and wives to their husbands, of their devotion to each other without shame or embarrassment. Something that in our society until the last half century. Imagine something like that now.
There are tales throughout history of friends who sacrificed their lives for each other – now we refer to such friendships in derogatory terms like bromances, or BFFs.
People also had rights many today would envy. In early Rome women could get divorced and own their own property, something that didn't exist in some parts of the US until this last century.
Yes, there was slavery, but slavery still exists in this world, and many slaves had better rights than many of those who work on production lines or in cubicles, since their owners were at least required to feed and clothe them.
Cultural assumptions were also much different, or non-existent. Homosexuality wasn't an issue. In many cultures no one cared.
Sexual roles were also less defined. Without the societal assumption that women were the 'weaker' sex, women in those ancient cultures were able to do any job or hold any career they wished. Even serve in the army.
For example, in some pre-puebloan societies it was men who did the weaving – a task considered women's work for many these days – and a boy who wished to court a girl took a particularly fine blanket, woven by his own hands, to his prospective mother-in-law for judgment.
Yet in much of our writings we tend to condemn those societies based on our own cultural assumptions. It's easy to do so, after all, through the lens of our own judgments.
For instance, we condemn Cleopatra and portray her as being a harlot for marrying her brother but by the terms of Egyptian culture, what she did wasn't sacrilege or incest, it was their culture. After all, the Gods Isis and Osiris were also brother and sister (a neat way to explain how the first gods managed the whole procreation thing, unlike in the Bible, where a whole different tribe just appears).
For example, if you're writing a western, and you want your female character to do certain things, would her actions have been acceptable or even possible for the period? I had started one, but was caught short by questions about that era. A little research reassured me that not only was my concept possible, it was even more likely to be right than the images we have of western women now. I'll definitely be citing my research on that one.
In a few days I'll be releasing a new book, a thriller/horror/romance based in time of the early dynasties of ancient Egypt. I'll make no claims that it will be 100% historically accurate – it is fiction after all – but I did try to stay as true to that era as possible. For example – I had my heroine riding a horse, possible given where she'd come from but unlikely even then, and certainly in ancient Egypt. The horses of that time hadn't advanced so much, they were much smaller. Breeding and time would change that.
The problem is that many people assume the author made the effort to do the research and so believe a lot of what they read. However I know a lot of books that were/are wildly inaccurate historically, others just mildly. Bodice-ripping is much harder to do than most assume. And let's not talk about the movie Pocahontas. I also had someone chide me about the danger of using the word Nike in the title of my book Nike's Wings – it was clear the individual had no clue that Nike was the Greek goddess of victory and not just a shoe manufacturer. Most of us know of a few novels written about ancient cultures from a specific point of view and some of those authors have quite a devoted following. If the native cultures they described could read those books, I wonder if they would recognize themselves? Especially given that some historians and archaeologists now question some of those assumptions?
So, what does this mean to us as fiction writers? (Non fiction writers have different issues) What are our responsibilities when it comes to referring to or describing these incredibly complex ancient cultures? First, before we put pen to paper, we must decide how true to that culture we want to be, how fictional is fictional? What do we owe those ancient societies? What do we owe our readers?
Honesty, that's all.


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Title: By the River (Elementals Book 1)
Author: Katey Hawthorne
Buy Link: Buy Link By the River
Genre: Contemporary M/M Romance
Length: Novella
Rating: 5 stars
A Guest Review by Sammy
Review Summary: A beautiful story of selfless love and coming home.
Elementals Series
Blurb: After a bad breakup, Adam Kavanaugh returns to his sleepy old river town to find himself. His family hasn't changed, but he has some work to do readjusting to small-town life, so much that he wonders if he's made a mistake by coming home. But from the moment Leith Marshall pops out of the Ohio River and smiles at him, there's no turning back. Between Leith's swimmer body, sweet laugh, and gentle soul, Adam is head over heels. Leith lets Adam into his little world bit by bit, from his mother's abandoned aquarium shop to his elderly father's fairy tale delusions. Which might not be so delusional after all. Leith does have a certain affinity for water. It seems almost to listen to him. The current never pulls him downriver, the tub doesn't splash, and the pool hardly moves around him even at an all out sprint. He can't spend a night away from his river, and then there's the way he sings. Adam has to admit, he'd steer his ship straight into the rocks for that. So maybe Leith inherited a few things from his mysterious mother. It doesn't mean he'll disappear like she did. That's absurd. Right?
Review: I need to begin this review with the author's own words–primarily because mine will only pale in comparison, for Katey Hawthorne's are so very beautiful.
"I don't even know what made me happy before you." Adam was sure there had been many people. places, things but they might as well have been in another lifetime. Now all that mattered was this living room, this moment."
It is an amazing thing when we meet that one person who can set right our world and make every piece fall into place, and finally, help us to breathe with ease, without fear. By the River, flows onto the page and carries the reader into the lives of two men, both of whom are unfinished works of art.
Adam has returned home to escape the dull and empty routine of dating mindlessly. He has had affairs with both sexes–unable to light on the one person that his heart can recognize as home. Leith walks out of sync with most everyone, and the water calls to him, keeps him safe, lures him away from a world where he does not fit in. The two men meet by the river and let the water carry them into each other, where they find safety floating in each other's arms.
This story…was so many things. It was most assuredly a love story. The discovery by Adam that he truly did love his home–that he never should have left it for so many unsatisfied years. Leith's surety that the water was a place he could never leave–that it made him whole, complete and safe. Their shared realization that in each others arms was their true home, a place where each found not only security but the freedom to fly, to journey, without the fear of being pulled under–their love would hold them up–keep them afloat.
By the River was a story of discovery and of myth and of the incredible power that love holds over us. Katey Hawthorne uses this somewhat quirky tale to illustrate to us that if we truly love someone we will risk it all to see them happy–even our own heart.
For Adam, the realization that he wanted to live for another man–see him happy, contented, and that he would do so despite the costs–regardless if he lost him or not, was a mind shattering revelation. Always before Adam had been the one to walk away from his lovers, now, he was giving Leith the ability to do that very thing–to be happy, even if it meant that happiness would take Leith away from Adam for good. For Leith, whose world had been so very narrow, where the water was his only friend, his only source of comfort, to find the man whom he could share that with—whom he could trust to be there on the shore when he returned—well, that was nothing short of a miracle.
I cannot tell you how magically lyrical this novella was–how amazingly sweet and sexy it read. With each page, Katey Hawthorne invites you in, and allows you to sit in the corner of her imagination and watch beauty unfold. She gently exposes our fears, the idea that letting go of someone we love is both risky and freeing at the same time. She takes the old, trite adage, "if you love something, set it free…" to insanely glorious new heights and wraps it up in a hot, sexy, poignantly sweet story that has you sighing with happiness at journey's end.
I highly recommend By the River from Katey Hawthorne to you. But, as always, dear reader the choice to is yours. I desperately want to say "sink or swim" or some other nonsensical tag line here, but the reality is this novella left me speechless–it was that good.


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Justice League Elite
Justice League Elite was a twelve-issue comic book limited series published monthly by DC Comics in 2004 and 2005. The title was created by writer Joe Kelly and penciller Doug Mahnke.
|Justice League Elite
The cover to Justice League Elite #1.
Art by Doug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen
|Publication information
|DC Comics
|Limited series
|Publication date
|September 2004 – August 2005
|No. of issues
|Main character(s)
|Sister Superior
Manitou Raven
Green Arrow
Major Disaster
Naif al-Sheikh
|Creative team
|Written by
|Joe Kelly
|Doug Mahnke
|Collected editions
|Volume 1
|Volume 2
The Justice League Elite was formed to attempt black ops that would not be acceptable for the JLA to "sully their hands" with.
"The Justice League Elite are a not-exactly-sanctioned, don't-ask-don't-tell, covert operations unit-- newly formed to hunt and eliminate extra-normal threats to the earth before they go public." (JLA Secret Files and Origins 2004)
The team was formed at the end JLA #100 from most of the second incarnation of The Elite (only missing Hat), members of the JLA and a couple of spies/assassins. They operated out of Somerset, New Jersey.
- Sister Superior, sister of the Elite's first leader Manchester Black, sees the Elite as a means of atoning for her brother's actions.
- Coldcast, the only original member of the Elite in the JLE, and inspired by Superman to fight for right after his earlier actions in the Elite.
- Menagerie, joined with an alien weapon crèche (formerly bonded to her comatose sister) which drove her insane, now in a metahuman prison facility.
- Manitou Raven and his wife Dawn (who later becomes Manitou Dawn after her husband's death), serving as the team's magical expert.
- Green Arrow (Oliver Queen), serving as the team's tactical expert and left-winger, commonly coordinating their battles from the base; has a brief affair with Dawn.
- Flash (Wally West), working in the Elite after recent events caused him to question the League's policy of only reacting to threats; he was a member of both teams simultaneously, but used a new, dark costume for his time with the Elite.
- Major Disaster, a former supervillain who reformed and went on to join the Justice League.
- Kasumi, supposedly an assassin who killed two hundred men before she was sixteen, but actually an undercover Batgirl (Cassandra Cain), sent by Batman to monitor the Elite.
- Naif al-Sheikh, an Arab expert in international espionage who was brought in by Vera Black because she believed his dislike of metahumans would keep the team in check.
Collected editionsEdit
The group's appearances have been collected in two trade paperbacks:
- Justice League Elite:
- Volume 1 (collects: Action Comics #775, JLA #100, JLA Secret Files 2004, and Justice League Elite #1–4, 208 pages, 2005, Titan ISBN 1-84576-191-X, DC ISBN 1-4012-0481-3)[1]
- Volume 2 (collects Justice League Elite #5–12, 192 pages, 2007, Titan ISBN 1-84576-632-6, DC ISBN 1-4012-1556-4)[2]
- Justice League Elite at the Comic Book DB


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Blair's pregnancy advanced pretty quickly rebel was always on had to offer some medical advice and had told her to prepare for a son.
Zahir and Blair had already chosen his name by the time labor had started. He would be named after both of their fathers Ailani Rebel Vogel.
And suddenly he was there in flesh and blood. but the pain kept coming. Zahir panicked and ran off to find his dad. "She's still in pain what's wrong should I call an ambulance. What should I do!!!". Rebel reassured his son "Calm down. i'll check on her then we'll decide the best course of action".
By the time the Men returned to Blair She was no longer in pain. She was however the mother to three babies. our new parents decided to call them Ailani Rebel Vogel (Boy) Kalani Oake Vogel (Boy) and Leilani Vogel (Girl).