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In the ten months since I emerged from the black anguish that engulfed me after Tommy died, my soul has remained hungry to discover more meanings of human suffering.
From the simple song that invited me in the early days of shock and trauma to"Cry to Jesus" and the profoundly real and cathartic book Lament for a Son to Corrie ten Boom's oddly comforting Prison Letters, some deeply searching articles in Christianity Today, and the Biblical books of Job and Lamentations, countless shared words and experiences have assisted me in this journey. To this day I cannot stomach hearing the words of Job's "friends," and a short but thought-provoking recent New York Times article, Death, the Prosperity Gospel, and Me, has shed some theological light on why that may be the case.
After you have read the article, I'd love to hear thoughtful responses that grapple honestly with the following question: How has the Prosperity Gospel perspective affected my understanding of God and how He works in His world?
For starters, here's an excerpt from an email conversation between a friend and me…
"…the "blessed" thing creeped me out, as did the realization of just how much of this sickening perspective I had swallowed without knowing it. Wow, how much harm this erroneous assumption did me! I might never have known it was there if the flesh hadn't been excruciatingly stripped off the bones of who I was. Yes, God is on our side, but that means something different, BLESSED means something different, than the common understanding of those concepts. God is on our side when we are crushed into a million pieces at the bottom of a black pit and we are blessed when we know that."
I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you to live in the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel—which is really no gospel at all. ~Gal. 1:6-7


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In the semiconductor design flow, engineering change orders (ECOs) are as inevitable as death and taxes. While this has always been the case, ECO timing closure is becoming increasingly difficult as the number of operating modes and process-voltage- temperature (PVT) corners skyrockets. What's needed is a new "physically aware" MMMC ECO timing closure flow.
I recently talked to Ruben Molina, product marketing director for timing signoff at Cadence, about the limitations of the traditional IC timing closure flow. He noted that today's flows are typically comprised of point tools. You run one tool, export a file, and then go to the next tool. Eventually you get a timing report and you have to figure out how to fix the violations.
Of course, changing anything in the layout can cause new timing problems, so many ECO loops may be needed. The following diagram illustrates some of the challenges of the traditional flow.
Figure 1 - A typical timing closure flow
Molina observed that closing a design often takes 10 or more ECO iterations. "Those iterations can last anywhere from a day or two to several days. It could be a week. Add it all up and anywhere from one month to two or three months is spent in this final timing closure phase."
Too Many Views
One reason timing closure takes so long is that as process nodes shrink, there are more and more "views" to consider. A "view" is a combination of a mode (say, functional mode "1") and a corner (such as worst-case temperature) that is required for a particular timing check, such as setup or hold. A quick look at theoretically possible corners shows how quickly things can add up:
Multiply this out and you get 3X3X5X5=225 corners. And that's not even considering operational and test modes. Throw in 6 modes and you're well over 1,000 views. At 20nm, by the way, modeling mask shift variation due to double patterning could increase extraction corners by as much as 3X.
In practice, as Molina points out, design teams don't run timing analysis and optimization over every possible view. At 28nm, for instance, a design team might look at 16 operational corners. The total number of views for signoff might be in the 64 to 128 range. In implementation, however, this number may be reduced to 8 or 16 to keep things manageable.
A New MMMC ECO flow
So what's needed to make MMMC timing closure more manageable? One requirement is an MMMC analysis solution that can scale with an increasing number of views. And one way to handle this is to run multiple views in parallel using distributed processing in a compute farm. (For example, the Cadence Encounter Timing System supports both distributed processing and multi-threading.)
Another approach is to leverage "commonalities" between the modes and corners, and avoid repeating tests that might not be necessary. For example, if there are no failures at a worst-case corner, it might be safe to assume there will be no failures at a nominal corner.
Most important, however, is an MMMC ECO flow that is physically aware. This means that the ECO file that is written out not only represents logical changes in the netlist, but also specifies the coordinate information for where cells should be placed. As a result, Molina said, "we know where all the vacancies are in the design, and we know that if we locate a cell in a given location, it will go exactly where we want it to go. If we fix 100 violations, then 99 will still be fixed after implementation."
As shown below, the Cadence MMMC timing closure signoff flow is physically aware. It leverages the Encounter Digital Implementation (EDI) System for layout optimization, QRC Extraction for multi-corner extraction, and Encounter Timing System for MMMC static timing analysis, all without external file transfers. "For a design that has tens of thousands of hold violations, we are able to fix 99% in one iteration, which is an overnight run," Molina said.
Figure 2 - Cadence offers physically-aware MMMC timing closure signoff flow
This flow can fix hold and design-rule violations today, and upcoming versions will provide automated fixing for setup violations, glitches, and leakage. The "holy grail," Molina said, is to reach a point where there is no need to export an ECO file, because ECOs will all be handled automatically in the implementation tool. "We are in the first evolution of what will eventually become a completely automated signoff quality optimization within a single-step IC design flow," he said.
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what are the cases available in MMMC ..i had seen WCC also as a case ...what is meant by wcc case..

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April Activities
Give your little bunnies a fun coloring project this Easter! Decorate the house with these cute stand-up drawings.
There's more than one way to decorate an egg, from polka dots to dot-to-dots! Reveal what's hidden on the egg and give your preschooler counting practice.
Your child's reasoning and measuring skills get some play time with this colorful spring themed worksheet with comparing.
Hop to it! This Easter maze is a perfect puzzle for entertainment and learning over the holiday.
Help your preschooler celebrate this festive holiday by adding color to the painted eggs in this Easter basket coloring page!
In this coloring page, an Easter basket and three festive eggs are waiting for your child to add color to the scene.


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AIA New York's annual Design Awards program recognizes outstanding architectural design by AIANY members and New York City-based architects and work in New York City by architects from around the world. The purpose of the awards program is to honor the architects, clients, and consultants who have achieved design excellence. Awards are given in four categories: Architecture, Interiors, Projects, Urban Design.
One of this year's merit awards for Architecture has been given to SculptureCenter, an arts facility located in a former trolley repair shop in Long Island City. The new addition and renovation were completed in October 2014. The project created a larger, more accessible facility including a new 2,000 square foot, one-story entrance lobby with bookshop, coatroom, seating area, and restrooms; an elevator and stairway to the lower level galleries; a 1,500 square foot enclosed courtyard for outdoor exhibitions and events; upgrades to electrical and mechanical systems; and office and storage space improvements.
Click here to view the photos as submitted for the design awards.
Project: SculptureCenter Renovation & Expansion, Long Island City, N.Y.
Client: ScupltureCenter, Mary Ceruti (executive director and chief curator)
Architect: Andrew Berman Architect, New York—Andrew D. Berman, FAIA (principal and architect); Dan Misri, Vinci So (project architects)
Mechanical Engineer: AltieriSeborWieber
Structural Engineer: Gilsanz Murray Steficek
Geotechnical Engineer: RA Consultants
General Contractor: Adam Developers Enterprise
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The Importance Of Proper Trade Entry When Using Price Action Entry Rules
The more I teach new traders, the more I find out that they don't always follow the rules exactly like we teach them. Before I say anything else, let me clarify that we have already experimented and tested our strategies very extensively. So much testing that we have it perfected and down to a science, and just the slightest tweak, particularly when entering a new trade, can often change your success rate completely. I can not stress enough to you the importance of proper trade entry when using price action entry rules. We teach a very specific way to enter, following a very specific set of steps or rules, and they can not be altered.
I was actually surprised recently when a trader contacted me and told me he was following the rules and price action trading strategies exactly like we teach them, yet he could not even make a single winning trade. He claimed that every trade he took, trading exactly like we teach, all failed on him. He wanted to know if he was just that bad of a trader, or if maybe he was missing something completely? As I normally will do, I asked him to mark a few trades on his chart and send it to me so that I could see exactly where he was going wrong. What I saw immediately upon receiving his chart was that he was actually doing a very good job of picking out the trade entries. So well in fact, that he should have indeed been making money at this point, but not only was he not making money, he was not even making any winning trades at all. Every trade he took was a loser. In the end, I found that many other traders were doing this very same thing.
This turned out to be a real eye opener for me, because it alerted me to an issue that didn't really occur to me yet. If someone tells you that they are doing everything exactly like you teach, then you assume that they are doing just that, but I'm finding this is normally not the case in reality. In almost every instance, traders are changing very small steps or details in the strategy, starting with the entry and the stop placement. Both are critical to success, so there is no need to monkey with them or try and tweak them in any way. By doing so, you will change the complete dynamics of why these trades are working and what they are designed to accomplish. We have this down to a science, so trust the trades and the techniques and use them exactly the way we teach them and you will be that much closer to success.
Hopefully it is abundantly clear now that following the rules is essential to success, but now lets talk about price action entry rules. There is a process that we follow whenever we enter a new trade. First, we are waiting on a set up to form at particular places on our chart, and we call these places "key entry points." Once we see a set up at a key entry point, there will be a single candle that we use that will signal us that it is time to place an entry stop that could trigger our entry into the market. We call this bar our signal bar, and it is normally a trend or reversal bar that forms at our key entry point. Once this bar forms, we then will use a break of this bar to trigger our trade entry. The first rule is we don't enter the trade until the signal bar closes, because if you try and sneak in early, you will often be fooled and the bar will change just before it closes. This happens often enough that I can tell you without hesitation that you can not try to guess how a bar will close. You must wait on it to close first so that you get confirmation that it is the correct bar and is indeed a signal bar.
Once the signal bar closes, the next step is that your entry stop order must go one tick above or below that signal bar. If you are going long, your entry order goes one tick above the signal bar, and if you are going short, your entry order goes one tick below the signal bar. What the previous mentioned trader was doing was placing his entry order much further away than a single tick. He assumed that by waiting for more confirmation such as another trend bar in the direction of entry, he was going to have more success. In reality, had he entered properly following the rules, almost all of his trades would have been winners, and by changing the rule and entering too late, he was entering where the smart traders were exiting, so he was in essence entering after the move was ending. This is common for many traders, but it is the kiss of death with our price action scalping methods.
Another important point about the entry order is that the push past the signal bar is what triggers the order and thus triggers the trade. If for some reason prices don't push past the end of that bar, your trade will not trigger, so the push past is also very important. If the trade never triggers and prices turn and go back in the opposite direction, then that is important. That might signal that the price action has changed, but it most certainly means that something is different and this entry might no longer be a valid set up any longer. So, as you can see, that single tick past the end of the signal bar is also very important to our trade, so again, don't try to enter early. Just be certain that you don't enter late like this trader was doing. While you might get away with both an early entry and a late entry on occasion, in the long run, you will most certainly not achieve the type of success that we are having with our trading strategies.
I'm going to include and attach a video just below that will show you this in a bit more detail. Make sure you view the video, as it may clear up any questions that you might have had after reading the article. If you don't get anything else out of this information, make sure that you understand the importance of proper trade entry when using price action entry rules. If you are interested in learning more about how we trade with price action, you can find our price action trading manual at http://priceactiontradingsystem.com/pats-price-action-trading-manual.


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Discovering the secrets of Bloomsbury
Posted on March 31, 2017
Alana Pryce, is head of press and media at October Gallery, central London gallery known for exhibiting contemporary, international, avant-garde works. She also loves walking in London and has walked miles in Bloomsbury, Fitzrovia and beyond.
In this interview she shares her top secrets of Bloomsbury to visit on your trip to London or over the lunchtime, if you work nearby.


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The Canadian Depository for Securities Limited (CDS), Clearstream in Luxembourg, South Africa's Strate, and Norway's VPS are all members of the Liquidity Alliance, an international consortium of CSDs focused on collateral management.
They are partnering with Deutsche Boerse to create the LA Ledger solution, intended to provide faster and more efficient mobilisation of security collateral and to overcome some of the challenges of moving collateral across jurisdictions.
Under the US Dodd-Frank Act and the European Markets Infrastructure Regulation, there is demand for high-quality collateral, and limited access. Moving such collateral around is a regulatory requirement for mitigating risk in the financial system.
LA Ledger will use decentralised distributed ledger technology, allowing direct interaction between participants and thereby simplifying the collateral mobilisation process.
In theory, fragmented security positions will be more allocated more efficiently, covering participants' financial obligations in different jurisdictions.
The solution will initially be implemented as a prototype, based on the Hyperledger Fabric blockchain. Validation from market participants and regulatory authorities is scheduled to begin in Q2 2017.
CEO of VPS John-Arne Haugerud commented: "LA Ledger is designed to simplify cross-border collateralisation away from using multiple complex and non-standardised links towards smooth movement across various jurisdictions."
Glenn Goucher, president and chief clearing officer at CDS, added: "With this initiative, we pursue an innovative partnership approach that will allow us to jointly embark on distributed ledger technology with a use case that is highly relevant to the wider industry."
Monica Singer, CEO of Strate, said: "We look forward to engaging with regulators and market participants to validate the proposed solution."
She added: "We are convinced that integrating this new technology into a permissioned environment of neutral regulated entities is the right way forward."


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Today is your 87th birthday and I feel your incredible presence as though I could touch your face and feel every inch of your beautiful being. I know you are watching us from Paradise. Love you like no other......My tears are how keep you close to me. I love you Ruth:)"
"My Dearest May - It has been one year since I said goodbye to you. I think about you each and every day and yes....I remember Ruth and Naomi......You are my treasure.....Rest in Peace with all of my love ....kisses on your cheek :)"
"Mary...we only met once; however, I feel like I knew you so well. Your Francine talked so much about your kindness and gentleness and what a wonderful mother-in-law and grandmother you were. Rest in peace sweet Mary....
"My dearest Mary -- you have provided me with treasures that will outlast gold....the heavens welcome you - you are our Angel. You were the most magnificent grandmother to Gabe. You brought Al into my life and for that I am grateful. I cannot begin to number the blessings you have brought to me. Forever my love will follow you. Francine"
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I was linked this video: link
And it made me wonder if this was true. Usually when I see interracial couples they are both not very attractive(like 4-6/10 if that).
I am a 17 year old black guy, but I'm not talking about just white girl black guy relationships but all interracial relationships. Do pretty (7/10 and up) and classy girls date interracially. I don't have a problem with interracial dating and it seems like the only couple I see(black and white couples) are two below average looking people. I'm going to college next year and its not an HBC so of course there are not a lot of black girls compared to other girls. I find women of all races attractive and would date any race(black, white, Asian, Indian, etc.), but would pretty and classy girls of other races even consider dating interracially?
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I've only heard that reference of black men getting ugly white women, from hateful black women honestly.
There are a ton of BM/WW relationships at my school, and they are pretty good looking couples. You know, the white girls are typically the ones who have their hair highlighted nicely, make - up done well, smell like fruit salad, good sense of style etc etc - lol however there is a trend with their black bf's, and that's that most of the black guys dating the white girls, are all on the football theam interestingly enough lol. Tall, buff, really good looking black guys.
It's funny because people act like same race couples are just all gorgeou...erm no. Whether your IR or not, looks don't just change because you decided to date outside your culture lol. Some same race couples look busted.
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I step onto one of the elevators in Kamran's building on Friday after work, and a guy in blue scrubs comes in after me. To me, his matching cotton uniform means the guy is too lazy to own real clothes, but I understand that the rest of the world assumes he's some sort of "medical professional". This woman slips in just as the doors are closing, so they open back up, and the three of us stand there awkward and silent while we wait for them to close again, because it's super-rare for someone to talk to you in an elevator in NYC, no matter how cheerfully you smile at them as they enter.
She's about my age. (Maybe a little older, because people my age can't afford to live in Kamran's building unless they have really morally-inexcusable jobs on Wall Street, or at least that's what I tell myself as I return to my Brooklyn hovel.) She's wearing a navy blue shift dress that looks expensive, she's covered in chunky jewelry that looks expensive, and all of the bags on her arm are from expensive stores. I see her slyly eying the guy in the scrubs, and I think about how she probably thinks she's really hot and deserves to date this spiky-haired dental hygienist posing as a doctor.
So we get to her floor first, and she makes this production of tossing her long blonde hair and holding her bags in her krelbows in that way women always do in movies when they've just finished a shopping spree with their friends and are now going to brunch at an outdoor cafe to drink mimosas and laugh at things not even they actually think are funny. She bounces off the elevator, the whatever-he-is looks after her, and for a moment, you know the two of them are totally mind-jerking-off about one another. But just before she's out of sight, she loses her grip on her very long umbrella, and it gets caught on her I-swear-they-were-patchwork heels. She trips and almost falls down but catches herself, and I almost laugh out loud but catch myself.
And usually, this is where I would accidentally do the same thing six floors later, but I didn't need to be all bumbling in front of this guy, because I had my own doctor waiting for me at home.
Or, well, he came home from work, like, 4 hours later. But I still felt awfully superior sitting alone in his apartment eating homemade frosting.


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U.S. Committee for Refugees World Refugee Survey 2004 - Gabon
|United States Committee for Refugees and Immigrants
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|This is not a UNHCR publication. UNHCR is not responsible for, nor does it necessarily endorse, its content. Any views expressed are solely those of the author or publisher and do not necessarily reflect those of UNHCR, the United Nations or its Member States.
Gabon hosted more than 19,000 refugees and asylum seekers at the end of 2003, including some 14,000 from Congo-Brazzaville, more than 1,000 from Chad, and 4,000 from various other countries.
More than 800 Congolese refugees voluntarily repatriated from Gabon during the year.
Gabon authorities approved fewer than 100 of 600 Congolese refugees' asylum applications in 2003. Some 100 refugees in Gabon permanently resettled in Canada and Europe during 2003 as part of a formal resettlement process administered by UNHCR, other agencies, and foreign governments.
Refugees from Congo-Brazzaville
Most Congolese refugees fled to Gabon in 1999 to escape civil war in Congo-Brazzaville. About 90 percent of the Congolese refugee population lived in three southern provinces along Gabon's border with Congo-Brazzaville, primarily in urban areas.
Most refugees remained reluctant to return home to Congo-Brazzaville because of continued poor security and sporadic violence between rebel militias and government forces. Fewer than 1,000 refugees voluntarily repatriated from Gabon during 2003, far short of the 1,500 repatriations expected by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). UNHCR provided repatriating refugees air transportation, medical care, and a stipend of $80 per person. The majority of refugees from Congo-Brazzaville remained in Gabon during the year despite UNHCR's efforts to promote repatriation.
The withdrawal of the World Food Programme (WFP) in 2002 left Congolese refugees without food aid in 2003. UNHCR continued to provide refugees with basic health care, schooling, and loans for small business and agriculture ventures. UNHCR constructed three schools in southern Nyanga Province in 2003, increasing the enrollment of school-aged refugee children. But UNHCR's reduced staff capacity and budget in 2003 limited its ability to assist refugees, especially those suffering from HIV/AIDS.
The lack of valid identification papers hindered some refugees' freedom of movement and led to harassment, extortion, and detentions by Gabonese police and military, according to a U.S. government report.


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'Titanic' Resurfaces for Special Edition DVD16 Mar, 2005 By: Jessica Wolf
Cameron (L) and producer Jon Landau at the press conference.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — Director James Cameron, Paramount Home Entertainment and 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment announced this week they are diving back into Titanic for a dual special edition release this October.
A specific street date has not yet been set, but two special edition DVD versions of the film will arrive in time for fourth-quarter 2005.
Cameron and producers went back to the Titanic vaults and are hauling out 58 minutes of deleted scenes, time-elapsed photography of the building of the enormous and extravagant sets used for the film, footage of the cast shot on a 1912 vintage hand-crank camera to look like period newsreel, and a new retrospective making-of documentary.
One deleted scene includes an expensive sequence shot in the elaborate dining room set as the ship sank, but was cut because it didn't play well to screening audiences, Cameron said.
The DVDs also will include director's commentary and Dolby 6.1 sound. The video comes from a high-definition transfer of the film.
The deleted scenes will not be edited back into the film for a director's re-cut, Cameron said, but instead will be accessed through branching menus throughout the DVD.
The two-disc release will include the commentaries and some of the deleted scenes. The four-disc set adds the new documentaries and includes all the deleted scenes.
Paramount will release the DVDs domestically and Fox internationally.
Titanic fans won't necessarily feel like they need to buy both versions, said the film's producer Jon Landau.
"We want fans to pick the version that they will enjoy the most," he said. "The four-disc set will be more detailed, more complex."
People have been asking Cameron for years when a special edition Titanic DVD would come out, the director said. He and the studios and producers have been "strategizing" for one for about two years, he said.
"We think it's going to be a first-class presentation," Cameron said. "We think it's going to answer the desires and requests of the fan base."
When people think of the 1997 box office hit Titanic, they likely remember all the money it made in theaters ($600 million domestically, $1.2 billion worldwide); its 11 Academy Awards (including best director and best picture); its success on home video (it was the first DVD to ship more than 1 million units in North America and worldwide has sold 8 million DVD and 59 million VHS units), Landau said.
The special edition DVD release will help remind fans of the incredible and risky undertaking that was the $200-million production of the film, he said, in part via a documentary already in the works from filmmaker Ed Marsh.
Marsh also worked with Cameron on a making-of documentary for The Abyss. He's now interviewing crew, cast and executives involved in the filming of Titanic, which entailed literally building a complete movie studio, not to mention a ship model the size of several football fields in about 100 days.
For all the subsequent payoff, it was a rather dark time, Cameron recalls. It was difficult to maintain creative focus under the "media cloud" Titanic faced at the time of filming, he said.
"It was a polar experience," Cameron said. "It took its toll on people, tested the character of people involved, most of whom are interviewed in the documentary."
"From every film I make. I keep one prop or piece of set," he said. "From Titanic, I kept the ship's wheel, because I felt like I knew what it was to be at the helm of a sinking ship."
For the upcoming DVD release, Cameron is focusing on creative issues, like bringing the quality of the included deleted scenes — most of which were cut well before the extensive editing and scoring post-production process — up to the level of the film itself. He's leaving the technical details of the DVD authoring to DVD producer Van Ling, who also worked on the DVD for Terminator 2.
Cameron also said he's looking forward to a future high-definition release of Titanic, but nothing's in the works at this time. He also wouldn't say whether he had a preference between the two competing formats, HD-DVD and Blu-ray Disc.
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Welcome to the Strategic Sorcery Blog Hop! This hop features members of Jason Miller's Strategic Sorcery Course past and present. We are sharing our thoughts on Planetary Magic and Influence this month! Be sure to click on "Previous" and "Next" to go to the next blog in line. You may also click on "Master List" to see the entire lineup. I hope you enjoy the various posts and find value for your own practice!
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When The Moon Hits Your Eyes
Planetary magic is based on the idea that planets have influence over our lives, that we can harness that power, or at least nudge it to increase probabilities of success. Assuming this is true, wouldn't you like to know how to work the system in your favor?
There are many different traditions of magic complete with their own ideas of what planets are important, what each planet represents, how you should approach the planet, in what hour and on what days. I think there's enough magic in the world to scrap a lot of complicated tables of correspondence. Look to the skies with your own eyes. What planets are above the horizon? Do you see Jupiter? What about Mars and Venus? Great! Dial them up! Jason points this out in his course, and he goes on to suggest you can call on multiple planetary powers at once.
I can hear you. The Gods hear you. Angels and spirits of all guises too. You don't know what twinkling lights are planets or stars. Take a deep breath. Take your phone out of your pocket. Grab the Google Sky Map App. Get any star identifying sky mapping application. You can find countless sites online to help. Alas the secrets are revealed! Behold, the light I see is Mercury shining back at me! Now you know.
The Moon is my favorite ally in the planetary magic batting order. Old silver eye has captured the imagination of mankind since the first of our kind looked up into the night. The Moon moves across the night in a gentle rhythm of waxing and waning, sharing gentle light, while locked in a dance with the tides of the seas. It's been associated with the unconscious, dreams, mystery, revelry, secrets, intuition, love, psychic abilities, time, water, travel, and magic. The Moon is tied to werewolf legends when it's full, and crossroad offerings when it's dark and new. Folklore has followed the Moon through time and culture. There is little doubt the Moon has a grand influence on our imagination.
Ye Old Heathen Moon
You can look at the Moon and see just a rock reflecting the Sun's light. You can also eat food out of a plain white can with one word on the label: Meat. Would you call on the Moon's influence in your life? I wouldn't just call a number in the phone book and say, "Hey human, bring me that circle bread with cattle milk hardened yet melted and cover it in some tomato paste." That's not the best strategy to get a pizza. Get more specific to get better results.
In Heathen lore, the Moon is known as the God Mani. We don't know a lot about the worship of Mani or if he had any cults devoted to him. Much of Mani's lore is lost to time; however, I would be surprised if there wasn't a fascination with the Moon and all of Mani's mysteries in ancient times just as they are today. The passing of centuries has not dulled Mani's seductive mystery.
Mani shows up in the lore in few spots. We get hints at what the Heathens of old may have thought about the Moon without knowing much beyond basic facts.
Mani's role as a time keeper is stated in Vafthruthnir's Sayings:
"Tell me a second, if inspiration serves you,
Vafthruthnir, and you know:
how the moon faring over men,
and also how the sun, came into being?"
"The father of the moon
is named "Mundilfari."
He is the father of the sun as well.
They turn the heavens every day and tally time."
"Tell me a third, Vafthruthnir, for they say
you are wise, and that you know:
How did day that fares over men, the night,
and the moons come into being?"
"Delling he is called who is father of day.
Night was born of Norvi. The Regin
shaped the new and waning moons
for men to tally time."
— Poetic Edda, Chisholm Translation
Mani is known by various titles stated in the Lay of Alvis:
Thor said:
"Tell me Alvis, for I think, dwarf,
that you know the origin of all beings:
what is the moon called, which is seen
by the sons of men, in each of the worlds?"
Alvis said:
"Men call it "Moon", but it is called "Fiery"
among the Gods. In Hel they call it "Turning Wheel".
Ettins call it "Speed", dwarves call it "Shining",
but elves call it "year reckoner".
— Poetic Edda, Chisholm Translation
Mani is also mentioned in Havamal Stanza 137 as protection against hate:
I give you rede Loddfafnir, heed it well!
You will use it, if you learn it,
it will get you good if you understand it.
When you drink ale, call on the main of the earth,
for earth is good against ale, but fire against diseases.
Oak is good against costiveness, grain against wizardry
bearded rye against feuds. They say the moon is good
against hate. Alum use for rabies and runes against evil.
The earth draws off floods.
— Poetic Edda, Chisholm Translation
There are a few mentions in the Prose Edda that echo the above. The lore also says the Sun (Sunna) and Moon (Mani) are being chased by wolves that will one day consume them at Ragnarok. Mani is chased by Hati (Hate). Rudolf Simek has said, "Máni is apparently a gigantic being in a myth of which we otherwise know nothing".
Mani remains unhindered by the lack of written records. The Moon is still in our skies shining and inspiring witches, mystics, and scientists alike. We can start with what we know in the lore, and work our way forward to discover Mani's magic and wisdom.
Seek The Mysteries of the Moon
We know Mani is a time keeper. Mani is an illuminator of mysteries and inspiration as the Full Moon. Mani is a shield against hate at all times, but he may be strongest when cloaked in darkness as the New Moon. Mani may also serve as a guide whenever you see his light. History suggests people would bang pots and pans during an eclipse, believing the Moon was being consumed by the wolf, in an attempt to drive the wolf away. A lunar eclipse would be a good time to shout away negativity, bad vibes, spiritual attacks, and reverse suspected curses. Make a lot of racket while you're at it.
I call on Mani as a Gatekeeper in ritual for guidance and protection. Mani knows the ways of trance, shape-shifting, visions, illusions, and ecstasy. Mani shines down and inspires the Witches revelry. Mani can help you face your fears and know your darker side.
There is no set tradition to work with Mani within Heathenry. Meditate on the Moon and what it means to you. Gaze at the light of the Moon, allow it to seduce you into a trance. Call on Mani. Ask him what gifts he brings, and what offerings he expects in return. Even the reflections of the Moon's light can serve as a road into mystery and trance. Look at the centuries of folklore and stories concerning the moon. What themes come up over and over again?
Stand under the full moon. Offer incense and watch the smoke curl into the night. Call Mani to accept your offering:
Mani, you who guards against hate and malice, great traveler of the night skies, illuminating mysteries and secrets, keeping time as you have since the day you took your place above the worlds, I call to you. Great Mani, you who knows all secrets born in the shadows, who knows the tides of the seas, inspiration of mankind, accept this offering.
Use these words or create your own. Pay attention to what appears in your mind. Listen for what Mani is telling you. Be warned that his messages and influence can come in the guise of what you fear deep in your own mind. Daily meditation practice can prepare you to hear the proper signal when it comes.
You have Mani's attention. Now what? Ask for his help in revealing secret knowledge, guiding you into trance, exploring your subconscious, inducing lucid dreams, releasing fears, protection from negative influence and curses, strengthening intuition, and unlocking powers of the mind. Ask Mani to bless and consecrate your tools, an oil, a powder, pendants, amulets and talismans.
Mani has influence over the tides which ties his mysteries to those of water. Mani is seen and known by names in all the worlds held within the Tree. Do you wish to travel to one of those places in trance? Call on Mani by his title in that world.
Mani connects you to your ancestors and the Mighty Dead. Choose any moment in the mists of time and there you will find the same Moon you see today. That Moon has looked down on every man, woman, and child from the greatest to the smallest of lives. Mani is a bridge to those who came before. Call on Mani to help you in divination, to connect to spirits of the dead, gain visions to communicate, and dispel/create illusions in your own mind or the mind of others.
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text: TO ROSTER CONTACT AGENT SUBMIT OFFER Pink Martini HIGHLIGHTS 2000 Victories de la Musique Award Nominees - Best New Artist 2000 Victories de la Musique Award Nominees - Song of the Year for "Sympathique" BIOGRAPHY In 1994 in his hometown of Portland, Oregon, Thomas Lauderdale was working in politics, thinking that one day he would run for mayor. Like other eager politicians-in-training, he went to every political fundraiser under the sun… but was dismayed to find the music at these events underwhelming, lackluster, loud and un-neighborly. Drawing inspiration from music from all over the world – crossing genres of classical, jazz and old- fashioned pop – and hoping to appeal to conservatives and liberals alike, he founded the "little orchestra" Pink Martini in 1994 to provide more beautiful and inclusive musical soundtracks for political fundraisers for causes such as civil rights, affordable housing, the environment, libraries, public broadcasting, education and parks.One year later, Lauderdale called China Forbes, a Harvard classmate who was living in New York City, and asked her to join Pink Martini. They began to write songs together. Their first song "Sympathique" became an overnight sensation in France, was nominated for "Song of the Year" at France's Victoires de la Musique Awards, and to this day remains a mantra ("Je ne veux pas travailler" or "I don't want to work") for striking French workers."All of us in Pink Martini have studied different languages as well as different styles of music from different parts of the world," says Lauderdale. "So inevitably, our repertoire is wildly diverse. At one moment, you feel like you're in the middle of a samba parade in Rio de Janeiro, and in the next moment, you're in a French music hall of the 1930s or a palazzo in Napoli. It's a bit like an urban musical travelogue. We're very much an American band, but we spend a lot of time abroad and therefore have the incredible diplomatic opportunity to represent a broader, more inclusive America… the America which remains the most heterogeneously populated country in the world… composed of people of every country, every language, every religion."Featuring 10-12 musicians, Pink Martini performs its multilingual repertoire on concert stages and with symphony orchestras throughout Europe, Asia, Greece, Turkey, the Middle East, Northern Africa, Australia and New Zealand, South America and North America. Pink Martini made its European debut at the Cannes Film Festival in 1997 and its orchestral debut with the Oregon Symphony in 1998 under the direction of Norman Leyden. Since then, the band has gone on to play with more than 50 orchestras around the world, including multiple engagements with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, the Boston Pops, the National Symphony at the Kennedy Center, the San Francisco Symphony, and the BBC Concert Orchestra at Royal Albert Hall in London. Other appearances include the grand opening of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Frank Gehry-designed Walt Disney Concert Hall, with return sold-out engagements for New Year's Eve 2003, 2004, 2008 and 2011 two sold-out concerts at Carnegie Hall the opening party of the remodeled Museum of Modern Art in New York City the Governor's Ball at the 80th Annual Academy Awards in 2008 the opening of the 2008 Sydney Festival in Australia two sold-out concerts at Paris' legendary L'Olympia Theatre in 2011 and Paris' fashion house Lanvin's 10-year anniversary celebration for designer Alber Elbaz in 2012.Pink Martini's debut album Sympathique was released independently in 1997 on the band's own label Heinz Records (named after Lauderdale's dog), and quickly became an international phenomenon, garnering the group nominations for "Song of the Year" and "Best New Artist" in France's Victoires de la Musique Awards in 2000. Pink Martini released Hang On Little Tomatoin 2004, Hey Eugene! in 2007 and Splendor In The Grass in 2009. In November 2010 the band released Joy To The World—a festive, multi-denominational holiday album featuring songs from around the globe. Joy To The World received glowing reviews and was carried in Starbucks stores during the 2010 and 2011 holiday seasons. All five albums have gone gold in France, Canada, Greece and Turkey, and have sold well over 2.5 million copies worldwide.In Fall 2011 the band released two albums – A Retrospective, a collection of the band's most beloved songs spanning their 17-year career, which includes eight previously unreleased tracks, and 1969, an album of collaborations with legendary Japanese singer Saori Yuki. 1969 has been certified platinum in Japan, reaching #2 on the Japanese charts with the Japan Times raving "the love and respect Saori Yuki and Pink Martini have for the pop tradition shines through on every track."The band has collaborated and performed with numerous artists, such as Jimmy Scott, Carol Channing, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Jane Powell, Henri Salvador, Chavela Vargas, New York performer Joey Arias, puppeteer Basil Twist, Georges Moustaki, Michael Feinstein, filmmaker Gus Van Sant, Courtney Taylor Taylor of The Dandy Warhols, clarinetist and conductor Norman Leyden, Japanese legend Hiroshi Wada, Italian actress and songwriter Alba Clemente, DJ Johnny Dynell and Chi Chi Valenti, the original cast of Sesame Street, the Bonita Vista High School Marching Band from Chula Vista, California, and the Pacific Youth Choir of Portland, Oregon.Singer Storm Large began performing with Pink Martini in March 2011, when China Forbes took a leave of absence to undergo surgery on her vocal chords. Forbes made full recovery and both she and Large continue to perform with Pink Martini.Pink Martini has an illustrious roster of regular guest artists: NPR White House correspondent Ari Shapiro, Cantor Ida Rae Cahana (who was cantor at the Central Synagogue in NYC for five years), koto player Masumi Timson, harpist Maureen Love, and Kim Hastreiter (the publish/editor-in-chief of Paper Magazine). Most recently, the four great-grandchildren of Maria and Georg Von Trapp appeared with Pink Martini and are currently working on a joint album project with the band.In January 2012, bandleader Thomas Lauderdale recorded the Charlie Chaplin song "Smile" with the 94-year-old legendary Phyllis Diller this song will be released on a future Pink Martini album, tentatively titled "Get Happy." VIDEO BOOKING AGENT VESNA PEJKOVIC 604-734-5945 email@example.com SUBMIT AN OFFER RETURN TO ROSTER ELSEWHERE


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Lunda Phatak Pattoki District Kasur Location Map
Pattoki is a Tehsil headquarter in District Kasur. Main Railway line of Pakistan Railways passes through it, which leads to Lahore, Karachi, Rawalpindi/Islamabad. Today an unfortunate accident held at "Lunda Phatak Pattoki". Maal Gari and Passenger Bus collided when Railway Gate was open. Almost 4 persons killed and 10 injured.
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PaRR/Rajah & Tann forum
- CCS' priority to ensure level-playing field for Singapore companies overseas
- Increased risk of international cartels in ASEAN's single market
- Greater need to strengthen cooperation, information-exchange
ASEAN member states moving towards economic integration by the end of this year are considering a new post-2015 competition action plan, the assistant chief executive at the Competition Commission of Singapore (CCS) said on Wednesday (28 October) in Singapore.
The proposed action plan is expected to contain initiatives "to support an overarching vision of a competitive, innovative, and dynamic ASEAN through effective and progressive competition policy and law," Lee Cheow Han Lee told delegates at a competition forum entitled: "Singapore & SE Asia: Paving the road ahead for the next 10 years".
Speaking at the event – co-hosted by PaRR and law firm Rajah & Tann – Lee outlined the following key focus areas of the action plan:
- It will aim to ensure that national competition laws in the various member states are based on international best practices;
- Institutional capacities of member states should be strengthened to enforce competition law;
- There should be increased awareness of competition policy and law in the region;
- And there should be a move towards enhanced regional cooperation arrangements as member states work towards greater harmonization of competition law in the region.
Lee said that the proposed action plan would aim to launch various projects, including self-assessment toolkits, peer reviews, staff exchanges, joint studies, and regional cooperation mechanisms.
The legal fraternity and businesses operating across the 10 ASEAN member states have been championing the need for a trans-ASEAN competition super-regulator, similar to the European Commission, for quite some time, as PaRR previously reported.
Though there is no immediate plan to set up such a trans-ASEAN competition regulator, the CCS is expected to take the lead and play a critical role in developing interest in this idea, according to one antitrust lawyer at the event.
This could explain why Singapore's competition authority decided to change in its vision and mission statement when it celebrated its 10th anniversary, the lawyer told PaRR.
On 23 July, when the CCS celebrated its 10th anniversary, it unveiled its new mission statement for the coming decade: Making markets work well to create opportunities and choices for businesses and consumers in Singapore.
In his keynote address, Lee said that the Singapore regulator promote a "competition aware" region that will not only support fair competition but also help tackle cross-border competition issues.
Lee added that increased cross-border business activity makes it vital for the CCS to ensure that Singapore companies operating overseas are able to compete on a level playing field.
Businesses operating in ASEAN will have access to one of the largest consumer markets in the world. Lee cautioned however that as business activity increasingly takes on a cross-border dimension in the single market across the region, a heightened risk of international cartels would emerge.
Compared with domestic cartels, international cartels bring about additional challenges for competition authorities given the need to conduct investigations across national borders and obtain evidence outside its jurisdiction, Lee said. It is therefore critical that competition authorities in the region move quickly towards strengthening co-operation and facilitating information exchange among their counterparts to allow effective enforcement of cross-border competition infringements.
Meanwhile, the CCS is chairing the competition policy chapter in the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) involving all the 10 ASEAN member states as well as six of ASEAN's dialogue partners – Australia, China, India, Japan, New Zealand and South Korea. This competition chapter is designed to ensure that businesses operating overseas are protected from competition law infringements and can compete on a level playing field, Lee said.
The parties negotiating the ASEAN agreement represent a collective market of more than 3bn people and a combined GDP of about USD 17trn.


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Designers: Giovanni Maria Versace, Allegra & lady Gala
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The Jitundege
The jitundege (jē-tŭnd-ē-gǝ) is an enormous xenobeast combining the traits of birds and reptiles. They make nests high up on the imposing cliffs that dominate the western sea coasts of Lygia, not too far from the Shenzi Highlands.
A full-grown jitundege stands about 20 feet at the shoulder. It's neck, about 12-feet in length, supports a narrow, long cranium. A strong, saw-toothed beak comprises most of the cranium's length. A fan-like ridge of cartilage covered with fine down tops the head. A jitundege has wing membranes extending between its fingers and toes as webbing, a uropatagium, or membrane between the feet and tail, and a propatagium, or membrane between the wrist and shoulder. Iron-hard keratin sheaths cover its finger and toe claws, which extend and curve into sharp hooks well beyond their bony cores.
Jitundeges lack the ability to truly fly like birds. Instead, they must launch themselves by dropping from a height, much like an enormous bat. Once airborne, a jitundege can remain aloft for hours, drifting on thermals and flapping its membrane wings for additional thrust and altitude. These creatures are also far from helpless on the ground. They can trot on all fours faster than a man can run.
Jitundeges prey on smaller land animals (those roughly the size of an adult human). The typical attack involves catching the victim with a powerful bite and then flipping it through the air to crash back to the ground (6d6 points of damage with an Evasion save for half damage). These xenobeasts also use their powerful foreclaws to rend their prey so as to gain access to its internal organs.
The jitundege's bony cranial ridge houses and protects a complex neural cluster that protects the xenobeast from psionics. Any creature that targets a jitundege with a psionic power must make a Mental Effect saving throw. If the creature fails this saving throw, it suffers neural feedback that inflicts hit point damage equal to half the activation cost of any powers they use. Mastered powers are treated as if they had their normal activation cost. The existence of this psionic defense adaptation is a source of controversy as there are no known psionic predators on Lygia.
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Armor Class: 4
Hit Dice: 12
Attack Bonus: +12
Damage: 3d6 bite and catch, 2d6/2d6 claws
No. Appearing: 4-16
Saving Throw: 9+
Movement: 40 ft., 60 ft. flying
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text: Kay Hagan Hagan Pushes Bill To Accelerate Drug Approval By Isaac-Davy Aronson • May 2, 2012 Office of Senator Kay Hagan Senator Kay Hagan toured UNC Children's Hospital yesterday as part of a push for her bill that would streamline approval of treatments for serious and rare diseases.Hagan says the Food and Drug Administration needs to find faster ways to get treatments to patients suffering from rare diseases. Challenges for Minority Small Business Owners By Gurnal Scott • Apr 5, 2012 Some minority owners of small businesses met with U.S. Senator Kay Hagan to chat about challenges they face and opportunities available to help them prosper. The North Carolina Democrat brought a member of the Small Business Administration to hear how owners are falling short in the marketplace. Leah Brown is president of medical research firm A10 Solutions in Cary. She says they try to compete for big-money contracts, but it is a challenge to find qualified workers Support for Export-Import Bank By Leoneda Inge • Mar 22, 2012 A North Carolina business is calling on the U-S Senate to stop its partisan bickering and re-authorize the Export-Import Bank of the United States. Hagan Expects Defense Spending to Increase in NC By Isaac-Davy Aronson • Feb 2, 2012 U.S. Senator Kay Hagan says she'll fight to protect North Carolina's military institutions from recently-announced defense cuts. But Hagan told WUNC the Pentagon's plans include certain funding increases as well.Kay Hagan: The increase will be in areas of cyber-security, special operations forces, and areas like that. And that's gonna be where the increases in the budget are actually going. And in North Carolina, in Fayetteville at Fort Bragg, USASOC is headquartered there, and that's where all our special operations forces are administered from. Hagan, Burr Divided on Infrastructure Bill By Will Michaels • Nov 2, 2011 North Carolina's Democratic U.S. Senator Kay Hagan is calling on Congress to pass another piece of President Obama's jobs bill. The president divided his first proposal into pieces after it failed to get the 60 votes needed in the Senate. The first piece was also voted down last month. Mr. Obama urged lawmakers to pass the second part earlier today. It's a $50 billion proposal that would go toward infrastructure projects. Hagan says the investment would support businesses in North Carolina. Debt Crisis Debate in NC By Leoneda Inge • Jul 26, 2011 Fiscal policy experts and money managers came together today at UNC-Chapel Hill to debate the country's impending debt crisis. U.S. Senator Kay Hagan told the crowd – it's time for shared sacrifices as the country gets close to hitting its 14-point-3 trillion dollar debt ceiling. Kay Hagan: "And I think that's where the public is going to have to get involved and say, you know, Washington, it's time to put those partisanship battles aside, this is serious stuff." NC Senators Support Gang of Six Proposal By Eric Hodge & Will Michaels • Jul 20, 2011 North Carolina's U.S. senators say they're on board with a new proposal to decrease the national debt. A bipartisan proposal released Tuesday from a group of six senators would attempt to cut the deficit by $4 trillion over the next decade. The plan from the so-called "Gang of Six" cuts spending from the defense budget, Medicare and Medicaid. It also increases some tax revenues. Democratic Senator Kay Hagan says she supports the proposal. Obama: CREE Leading Manufacturing Comeback By Leoneda Inge • Jun 14, 2011 Brent Kitchen President Barack Obama is searching for a real fix to the country's jobs problem. The White House is quick to say some two million private sector jobs have been created in the past 15 months. But that's hardly enough to put a dent in the country's high unemployment rate. So the president decided to visit a part of the country where he's been before – a place that has steadily created jobs in the down economy. That place is Cree Incorporated in Durham. Kay Hagan On The Budget By WUNC News • Apr 7, 2011 hagan.senate.gov Congressional leaders and the White House have yet to reach an agreement to keep the federal government running. The current spending plan runs out at midnight tomorrow. Congressional leaders met at the White House Thursday afternoon and planned to meet later in the day. They need to strike a deal that can be agreed to by the President, the Republican-controlled House, and the Democratic-controlled Senate. Hagan, Burr Want 2 Year Budget Cycle By Will Michaels • Apr 6, 2011 Senators Kay Hagan and Richard Burr have joined several lawmakers who want the federal government to adopt a budget process similar to North Carolina's. Hagan and Burr have co-sponsored a bipartisan bill that would require Congress to write budgets every two years rather than annually. Lawmakers face a government shutdown if they don't agree on a spending plan before this weekend. Pages« first ‹ previous 1 2 3 4 5 next › last »


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Rating: 2 / 5
Genres: Young Adult, Paranormal, Romance
Release Date: July 30, 2013 by St. Martin's Griffin
Number of pages: 240
Source: ARC from Netgalley
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The first book in an exciting YA trilogy, this is the story of two best friends on the verge of a terrifying divide when they begin to encounter a cast of strange and mythical characters.
Set against the lush, magical backdrop of the Pacific Northwest, two inseparable best friends who have grown up like sisters—the charismatic, mercurial, and beautiful Aurora and the devoted, soulful, watchful narrator—find their bond challenged for the first time ever when a mysterious and gifted musician named Jack comes between them. Suddenly, each girl must decide what matters most: friendship, or love. What both girls don't know is that the stakes are even higher than either of them could have imagined. They're not the only ones who have noticed Jack's gift; his music has awakened an ancient evil—and a world both above and below which may not be mythical at all. The real and the mystical; the romantic and the heartbreaking all begin to swirl together, carrying the two on journey that is both enthralling and terrifying.
And it's up to the narrator to protect the people she loves—if she can.
Have you ever had dreams where they were so surreal and weird that they didn't make sense at all? Those kind of dreams where the most random of things meshed together in a gruesome way, making them visually look like Dali's paintings, except only ten times more bizarre? It's this book. A huge sloppy mess that gave this out-of-the-world feeling, like you're frozen in time and surrounded by distorted faces and deformed objects. I wish I could describe it better, but in a nutshell, this was how All Our Pretty Songs felt like to me.
The story could have been pretty decent, you know? Two girls who are co-dependent on each other, both of them being each other's strengths and weaknesses. They've gone through a lot since they were kids, and have only each other to rely on. The nameless narrator describes herself as a bit tomboyish, and describes Aurora as free-spirited and beautiful. Then a musician named Jack appears, the narrator falls in love with him, making her spend less time with Aurora. Aurora meets a skeleton-looking man who promises her things she can't resist. A dark story of a strong yet also fragile relationship. But of course, there were things that got in the way…
1.) The writing
Here's the thing. I hate walls of text. When I turn a page and I see a lengthy paragraph, I internally groan inside. Huge paragraphs make me sad and grumpy, and they demotivate me from reading any further. They feel boring, read boring, and they make me exhausted. Unless that paragraph is explaining something about the world, I don't want any of it. Nada. Zilch. Unfortunately, this book was full of it. Walls of text after walls of text, and the worst part is? A lot of them have purple prose.
You see, the narrator has this tendency to talk about certain things in metaphors and similes, over and over. Jack would play a song, and she would give dozens of sentences comparing it to the sea, to the moon, to the grass, to the barking of dogs, to a deep internal despair that it's like "an animal is living inside you", on and on and on, back and forth, yada yada yada blah blah blah. IT WAS EXCRUCIATING. Like, I get it. He owned that song. His voice was great. Is it really necessary to continue giving it flowery descriptions that mean the same thing anyway? I didn't see the point. I understand that it was meant to make the prose more poetic, that the narrative of stream consciousness was supposed to make it deep and dream-like, but it was highly annoying and over-the-top. I just rolled my eyes and balled my fists to control my growing annoyance.
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A single note, faint and sweet, travels all the way from the stars to fall lightly to earth, and then another, scattering soft as rain. His music is like nothing I have ever heard. It is like the ocean surging, the wind that blows across the open water, the far call of gulls. It catches at my hair, moves across my skin and into my mouth and under my tongue. I can feel it running all through me. It is open space and mountains, the still dark places of the woods where no human beings have walked for hundreds of years, loamy earth and curtains of green moss hanging from the ancient trees. Salmon swimming against the current, dying as they leave their eggs, birthing another generation to follow the river back to the sea. Red-gold blur of a deer bounding through the woods. Snowmelt in spring, bears lumbering awake as the rivers swell, my own body stirring as though all my life has been a long winter slumbered away and I'm only now coming into the day-lit world. As he plays the party stills. Birds flutter out of the trees to land at his feet and he is haloed in dragonflies and even the moonlight gathers around him as though the sky itself were listening. The music fills every place in my body, surges hot and bright in my chest.
Honestly, I really appreciate McCarry's way of connecting words and making them sound more beautiful than they are. I don't have that gift, and it's a struggle for me to do the same, but there's a limit where it gets too much too quickly. There's this line where it doesn't give the book justice anymore and only muddles them (coughShatterMecough). In the end, it only made me want to gouge my eyes out. Walls of text + purple prose for me is a bad, bad, BAD idea, and it only makes me feel disoriented. I guess you can say that while I was reading this book,I envisioned it as a Dali painting (which are awesome, but they're bizarre…)
2.) The Paranormal Aspect That Popped Out of Nowhere
Even though there was an abundance of lengthy paragraphs and purple prose, I liked where the first half of the book was going. It totally gave me that contemporary feel of growing up and finally becoming your own person separate from your best friend. The fact that they've been together for so long and then having their own identities seemed like a good story that I was willing to forgive the purple prose and walls of text… but around 60-75%, it became one huge clusterfuck and I found myself shaking my head and wondering if I was reading a new book altogether. Suddenly we have talks of people transforming into beastly creatures, of visiting Hell, of meeting Satan, of draining your souls, etc. etc. and I'm like… WHAT THE FLYING FUCK IS GOING ON?! The transition was horrible. And things were jumbled enough already and the PR aspect just had to make it worse!
I have no idea why this is a trilogy and how this will be continued, but one thing is for sure: I am not continuing. Aside from these two complaints, I found the nameless narrator annoying. She insta-loves this musician dude who's way older than her and gets jealous easily. I mean, I'm all for age gaps and stuff like that, age is just a number after all, but their romance wasn't developed enough in my opinion. The narration had too much flowery descriptions and flashbacks, a lot of them unnecessary and irrelevant, that it was just left out and we're simply expected to accept their relationship as the best thing ever.
But I do appreciate how the narrator realizes later on that the world doesn't revolve around her. I do love how the book gives the message that there are things out there that are larger than us, that our loved ones may love something more than you (like art, music, careers). But that's it, I guess.
Overall, I'm not sure if I'd recommend this book. Sure, it's dark and kind of gritty in a certain sense, but I'm not kidding about the walls of text and purple prose. If you don't like that, I recommend steering clear. Otherwise, feel free to try it out. Many others have given it 4-5 stars, and it may be a hit for you, but it was definitely a miss for me.
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Inter director general Marco Fassone says his club intend to keep a tight grip on Chelsea-target Fredy Guarin.
The London club are ready to offer €15m for the Colombian midfielder, but Fassone insists no deal has been done.
"Guarin has such talent that he would be tempting for so many teams on the transfer market and boss Walter Mazzarri has made him a better player," the official told Radio RAI.
"Right now, though, we are just talking about rumours. Guarin is a champion who belongs to us and we are keeping a tight grip on him.
"If we make any moves on the market, both in buying or selling, then we will do so with the intention of strengthening the side."
The Nerazzurri paid €11.5m to Porto for Guarin in 2012.


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Community Events
In June we worked with Church Pastors and community members in Swedesburg and Olds to coordinate another S.O. Fun Day. There were activities in both communities, a walk/bike ride in between them, and a free 5k fun run. View pictures from this fun event here - 2017 S.O. Fun Day
In October we held our 6th annual Healthy Halloween Walk at East Lake Park in Mt. Pleasant. This free event encourages families to have fun while being active and guides families through many of the activities that the park has to offer. View pictures from this fun event here - 2017 Healthy Halloween Walk
Visit the Mt. Pleasant Area Chamber Alliance calendar to see what events other organizations are planning in our community. http://mountpleasantiowa.chambermaster.com/events/calendar/


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Dennis Salvatier writes the blog Tanoshiboy Chronicles. In it he talks about design. His recent posting entitled "Can Design Tell a Story?" talked about design versus content. I have always strived for excellent content when I write. Consequently, that goal carried over to my blogging. However, the design was always a secondary consideration.
I always intended to add photos to each post but found it too cumbersome. That is until I discovered Wylio. In about 20 minutes, I had placed photos in seven of my prior posts. No muss, no fuss. Instead of trying to paraphrase what they do, please look at the following Questions and Answers from their web site.
Q. What is Wylio?
A. Wylio is the super sonic, thrifty, all-in-one picture finder and re-sizer made specifically for bloggers. We are the quickest way for you to get a photo into your next blog post.
Q. How do I use Wylio?
A. 1) Find an image 2) Resize and position it 3) Copy and paste the chunk of automatically generated code into your article
Q. Where do the photos come from? How do I know I can use them on my blog?
A. When you use Wylio, you're searching through the millions upon millions of Flickr photos that have been designated as Creative Commons works by their owners/uploaders. We don't guarantee the validity of the licenses since we can't control what people decide to upload to Flickr. So, be pragmatic when you decide what photo to use. If it's painfully obvious that "flickr_user_1234" isn't the copyright owner for that Coca-Cola logo they uploaded… don't use it. That said, it is our opinion that people generally upload their own work to Flickr (like they're suppose to). This means when a Flickr user decides to release one of their Flickr photos under a Creative Commons license, they are legally allowing certain uses of that photo.
The Takeaway
Harmony of design and content of your marketing materials can be achieved. Technology has made it much easier for the business person to merge the two.
That is what is on my mind. Over to you. Please comment below.
1. Why do you use photos in your blog posts?
2. How do you harmonize content and design?
3. Has technology made creation of your marketing materials easier?
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-Do thoroughly wash and dry hands with soap and a clean towel before insertion and removal.
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-Do remove your contact lenses
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-Do scrub and clean your cases every week and replace them every 6 months.
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Serie B side Albinoleffe have officially fired Coach Daniele Fortunato and brought in Walter Salvioni.
The Bergamo club announced the move this evening after a 2-0 home defeat to Bari. [11]
It left Albinoleffe five places from the bottom of the table with just five wins, eight draws and 11 defeats.


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One of our favourite plants for difficult shady spots is Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost'. It works particularly well at the base of hedges or trees where the foliage really stands out. Grown for its foliage that appears in the early spring and stays until the winter sets in. In the spring dainty blue forget-me-not type flowers appear on slender stems.
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Welcome to Tenaya Lodge! A world of adventure and relaxation awaits whether you choose to spend your time on the grounds or venture into Yosemite or the Sierra National Forest. Near Yosemite National Park's south gate (map and directions), Tenaya offers much more than other Yosemite hotels: five restaurants, a world-class spa, three pools, a skating rink (winter), horseback riding, mountain biking and more.
Tenaya Lodge has been named one of the best wellness resorts in the world by USA Today (read more). Whether you want a massage or facial, or you just want to relax in the sauna or steam room, Ascent Spa offers a rejuvenating oasis from our "always on" world.
Tenaya Lodge offers babysitting for the youngest, Kids Camp (evenings, ages 5–12), Sierra Adventure Club (daytime, ages 5–12), an arcade and a whole range of indoor and outdoor activities and family-friendly dining.
Tenaya Lodge has a covered skating rink that stays open even in winter storms. When the snow flies, on-site sledding hills for all ages and snowshoe walks with expert nature guides are right out the door. The Yosemite Ski and Snowboard Area is 25 miles up the road. And during the holidays, sleigh rides leave from the edge of the parking lot.
The whole family is welcome in the Sierra Restaurant and Timberloft Pizzeria. Embers offer romantic fine dining with signature flaming dishes. Summerdale Barbecue feeds the body and soul with your barbecue classics, live family-friendly music, smores around the fire pit. Harvest & Grounds has quick grab and go items and, of course, room service is available (some dining venues open seasonally).


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The description on Amazon is pretty detailed, so let's take a look at that:
An asteroid is hurtling toward Earth. A big, bad one. Maybe not kill-all-the-dinosaurs bad, but at least kill-everyone-in-California-and-wipe-out-Japan-with-a-tsunami bad. Yuri, a physicist prodigy from Russia, has been recruited to aid NASA as they calculate a plan to avoid disaster.
The good news is Yuri knows how to stop the asteroid–his research in antimatter will probably win him a Nobel prize if there's ever another Nobel prize awarded. But the trouble is, even though NASA asked for his help, no one there will listen to him. He's seventeen, and they've been studying physics longer than he's been alive.
Then he meets (pretty, wild, unpredictable) Dovie, who lives like a normal teenager, oblivious to the impending doom. Being with her, on the adventures she plans when he's not at NASA, Yuri catches a glimpse of what it means to save the world and live a life worth saving.
Prepare to laugh, cry, cringe, and have your mind burst open with the questions of the universe.
I wanted to read this book for a few reasons. One – my nephew is getting older, 11 now, and I'm kind of on the lookout lately for books I think my sisters' little ones might some day want to read. Two – main character is a physicist! Three – asteroid hurtling toward Earth! Four – NASA! Really, so many good ingredients there. Unfortunately, the final dish was a little bland.
I felt like this was more of a middle-grade romance novel. It felt very formulaic, and the main focus ended up being on Yuri's crush on American girl Dovie. I was more excited about the possible asteroid-hitting and the science that would go into saving the world, so I was disappointed by that. But basically, two wildly different teenagers meet, have romantic feels, obstacles are in the way, etcetera. You know how romance novels go. Except there were no explicit sexy times, because this is for the teens. Despite the urgent crises in the book – an asteroid about to hit Earth, the question of how Yuri will get home, his feelings for Dovie – there were no surprises, no laughs, no heart pangs.
And I should have seen this coming just from the description – but Dovie is the Manic Pixie Dream Girl character and man that's a tired old trope. Her parents are hippies so that's supposed to explain that, but it's so boring to make that the reason for a guy to fall for a girl. "Ooooh, she's so crazy and different, it's what I didn't know I always wanted!"
I read this in about two sittings, so it went by quick and was entertaining enough so that I didn't just quit it, but it felt very trite. I probably won't keep this on my running list of books to suggest to my niece and nephews.
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Creating a Minimum Wage Report
In TimeForge, a minimum wage report is based on tips, and it shows how much more an employee should be paid per hour to meet minimum wage requirements.
Log in at the "Corporate Level".
- Log in to your account
- Click the "Corporation Settings" link at the top right of the page.
Run the "Minimum Wage Calculation" report.
Scroll down the page and click on the Minimum Wage Calculation report.
Configure the report options.
1. You can choose to add this report to your favorites, or schedule this report to be automatically emailed to any address.
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Chimney Inspection
The National Fire Code of Canada
Section 184.108.40.206 (1) "Every Chimney, flue and flue pipe shall be inspected to indentify any dangerous condition annually, at the time of addition of any appliance, and after any chimney fire"
The inspection of chimney's is an important service offered by Top Gun Chimney Service. Chimney inspections come in many forms and you should be aware that not all inspections are alike. At Top Gun, we follow the recommendations of the National Fire Code of Canada.
Chimney's need to be inspected from the bottom and from the roof. As not all chimneys are straight it is impossible to see past the offset and a proper inspection cannot be performed. When looking down the chimney we are checking the liner joints, both vertical and horizontal. If we see any warping or buckling this is a concern. This can indicate extreme temperature, chimney fire or water damage. If a chimney is compromised in any way it can cause serious damage to your home. It is vital to your home's maintenance to have the chimney checked for problems.
Frequency of Inspection
The National Fire Code of Canada recommends that all chimneys, fireplaces and vents be inspected annually. In addition to this requirement, there are other times when chimney and venting systems should be inspected, such as:
- After any unusual, or sudden occurrence event, such as a chimney fire, lightning strike, or earthquake
- Prior to purchasing a home with an existing chimney
- Whenever changes are made to a chimney or vent system, including replacement of connected appliances
- Prior to major system repairs
Video Scanning
A video scan is where we use a camera system which is lowered into the chimney (or pushed up from the bottom). The camera allows us to inspect the chimney from a range of just a few inches instead of just looking from the top or bottom. The camera image is viewed on a TV monitor by the inspector. Video inspections may be recommended if the customer or sweep suspect certain problems. Video inspections are often recommended after a chimney fire or some other form of damage to a chimney.
You should be aware that even the most thorough inspection will not reveal all problems. Some areas of a chimney simply are not assessable due to construction of the house. Be sure to discuss any specific concerns with your sweep. The recommended inspection technique will often be based on your comments and concerns. This works similar to a visit to your doctor. Your doctor probably doesn't do an EKG and take a full set of X-rays during every visit. However, if you tell the doctor you have chest pains he will perform the tests related to that problem.
Chimney problems can cause illness and even loss of lives.
It's happened thousands of times – illness, even death, from carbon monoxide or sulfur dioxide poisoning. With deterioration of the flue, the deadly gases can find their way into your home through even the smallest cracks.
In severe cases, the chimney erosion will lead to partial or complete internal collapse, blocking the flue and sending these poisonous gases into the home.
But fortunately, the problems of a deteriorating gas or oil furnace flue can be corrected without completely rebuilding your chimney.
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Cardinal to launch major conference on economic injustice
Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O,Connor will be launching a conference entitled: 'Fighting Economic Injustice' at Westminster Cathedral Hall from 10.30am -5pm on Wednesday, 19 November 2003. Sponsored by the Vincentian Millennium Partnership and the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust the conference aims to explore the principles and practice of fighting economic injustice. The distinguished line-up of speakers will include: Polly Toynbee of the Guardian, on 'fighting economic injustice through the media'; Professor Nicholas Sagovsky of Hope University, Liverpool, speaking about the Christian principles of fighting economic injustice; Lord Peston, Chairman of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee; Rodney Bickerstaffe, president of the National Pensioners Convention; Martin Barnes, director of the Child Poverty Action group; Sr Maureen Tinkler, who will speak about Vincentian Millennium Partnership; and the Rev Paul Nicolson who will describe the work of the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust. Sue Middleton, Director of the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) at the University of Loughborough, will chair the conference. Artnick Publications will be creating a booklet from contributions made to the conference. The publisher wants the booklet "to sell to the general public and spark off a debate/interest, rather than just appeal to a limited and esoteric readership." The conference organisers will also seek contributions from church leaders, trade unionists and others. Rev Nicolson explained: "Our aim is to move the language of the debate about poverty from the obscurity of social exclusion to the reality of economic injustice in order to reach a much wider audience. We want to raise the profile of economic injustice locally, nationally and globally." Sr Maureen said: "This will be an ecumenical, interfaith event seeking common ground for the common good." For more informatin call Rev Paul Nicolson on: 020 83765455 and 0796 1177889.