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Tea culture was huge in japan back then -- even more than it was in modern UK (which, in 1942, had enough worries about a shortage that they bought ALL THE TEA IN THE WORLD [minus the japanese-controlled parts, of course]. There was no shortage.). An individual Japanese tea ceremony could take up to four hours!
As for sengoku generals, I don't think any can compare to Honda Tadakatsu. He fought in over a hundred battles without any serious injuries or losses to other samurais; even the novel version of Lu Bu can't match that.


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- "Keep it down."
- ―Fred to the wild newborns.[src]
Fred is a nomadic vampire. He was originally created by Victoria for her newborn army. He makes his first and only appearance in the Eclipse novella The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner. He is gifted with the supernatural talent of repulsive magnetism, and is one of three survivors from the army. He was also Bree Tanner's friend and unofficial protector before she was executed by Felix of the Volturi.
Early lifeEdit
Fred was born in Vancouver , British Columbia, Canada in April 1985. He grew up with his father, his parents divorced when he was ten years old. His mother remarried and had three children whom he rarely saw. Fred's relationship with his father was very weak as they only communicated through logic rather than emotion.
He was occasionally bullied in elementary school for being thin and wearing thick glasses. In high school, he grew very tall, but he was awkward and gangly. By this time, he had embraced being a science nerd and preferred to be left alone rather than being in crowds.
He tried to avoid attention, and hated to be singled out except in the classroom. Eventually, Fred received a scholarship to Stanford University. Physically, he had gotten past his awkward stage and was quite attractive, but he remained oblivious to this fact.
After his sophomore year, he volunteered for a special research project offered by his favorite marine biology professor. Fred spent the majority of the summer on remote beaches along the Oregon and Washington coast, camping for the most part. It was a solitary trip, and he went several days at a time without seeing another person.
Fred was turned into a vampire in August 2005 when Riley found him on one of the beaches along the Oregon and Washington coast, and thought that his disappearance would seem explicable, so he asked Fred if he was interested in some excitement. Though Fred declined the offer, Riley forcefully took him away and Victoria changed him into a vampire against his will.
Despite being a newborn vampire, he thinks more clearly than most of the members in his army. His natural avoidance from social company manifested a powerful gift to repel people, which allowed him to keep the violent vampires from touching him. Due to his gift, other vampires often ignored him to avoid his revulsion and gave him the nickname "Freaky Fred".
When Bree Tanner first joined the army, she noticed how everyone shunned away from Fred and sat by his side during the day to avoid trouble: his talent kept both of them alive. Because she never bothered him, he didn't mind having her around and eventually got used to her company.
The Short Second Life of Bree TannerEdit
- Main article: The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
- "I usually kick it behind wherever Freaky Fred is hanging out."
"Seriously? How do you stand that?"
"You get used to it. It's not so bad behind him as it is in front. Anyway, it's the best hiding place I've found. No one gets close to Fred."
- ―Bree and Diego[src]
Fred first appears when Bree and Diego reunite with the army after an entire day of tracking them. Raoul and his followers are about to break into a fight with the pair when Fred suddenly uses full potency of his power to evacuate everyone from the room. He then eyes at Bree and whispers "sorry", a clear apology of having to make her feel his power too.
After Diego disappeared and Riley told the army about the yellow-eyed vampires' plan to destroy them, which made the newborns focus and cooperate better, Bree and Fred start spending more quality time together. As the members begin to cooperate and prepare themselves for action, Fred uses his power to avoid getting picked. Rather than hiding behind his shadow, Bree plays cards with him without talking. Subsequently, he grows very affectionate toward the young newborn.
Being a natural to scientific and logical analyzations, Fred finds Riley's promises untrustworthy and runs off to Vancouver hours before the army confronted the Cullens, determined to explore the world on his own. Before he does, however, he promises to wait for Bree and her boyfriend Diego for one day before going off on his own; in return, Bree tells him about the "vampire police" and to hunt carefully. His last remark implies that he isn't very optimistic about being able to reunite with Bree.
His leaving is the key to the army's fall, since his power would have been a great advantage, though no one thought of him when he escaped or when they confronted their enemies. Right before Bree died in the hands of the Volturi, she telepathically asked Edward Cullen to be nice to him if the Cullens were ever to cross paths with him.
He is one of three vampires who survived the army's demise, the other two being Steve and Shelly, who faked their deaths sometime before the battle. He now lives as a solitary nomad and has exceeded his newborn year.
Physical appearanceEdit
Fred is described as a tall college student around 6'2" with thick, curly blond hair, broad-shouldered and muscular. Looking older than a majority of the other vampires, Bree once commented about him looking like a "a big blonde elephant in the middle of the room". Bree was also surprised at how handsome he was, handsomer than most of the other newborns. No one dared to look his way because of the power he holds to make them turn the other way. His red vampire eyes were originally blue.
Personality and traitsEdit
Bree considered him a "science nerd" and described him as looking at things in a scientific way and being very smart; in truth, he had a natural inclination toward science. For the most part, he is quiet and does not enjoy attention, which suggests why as a vampire he has a supernatural gift to repel people, as he prefers to be invisible to them. For this reason, he can be considered being similar to Bella Swan since they both enjoy spending free time alone, oblivious to their physical features, with a hard time relating to people, and possessing defensive powers in their vampiric incarnations.
Despite still being a newborn at the end of the novella, he is able to think more clearly than most other newborns. He is also quite observant and finds Riley's words distrustful. Though Fred is mostly a loner, he is proven to be capable of forming bonds during his time with Bree. Bree also mentioned that she left him the books she had read so he could read them as well if he wanted to. He seemed as frightened by the sun as the rest of his army when Riley encouraged them to step into the light, but Bree told him what she had discovered and removed that fear for him. He was also depicted as polite by the girl.
Powers and abilities: repulsive magnetismEdit
- Main article: Repulsive magnetism
- "I guess Fred can sort of repel people on purpose. It's all in our heads, though. He makes us repulsed at the thought of being near him."
- ―Diego on Fred's gift.[src]
Fred has the powerful ability to repel people. He can induce an unbearably intense repulsion in those around him, which is useful when his life is at stake or when he wants to be left alone. Over time, he learned to use his power in a wider range, making him disgusting to other people, who then promptly forget about him for an extended amount of time. He developed it to the point where simply thinking about him will cause repulsion in an individual, though he seemingly can select a few people to not feel repelled while using it. When he uses it with high potency, he could drive away a room full of people. This gift also earns him the nickname "Freaky Fred" and made him one of Riley's and Victoria's favorites.
His gift would have been a strong advantage in the battle against the Cullens; but instead, he used it to flee from his troops before the battle commenced.
Stephenie Meyer once compared his power to that of Jasper Hale's emotional control, just only affecting disgust.
Fred is the son of two divorced parents and has three half-siblings on his mother's side.
Bree TannerEdit
- "I'm going to explore on my own, see the world. Or I was going on my own, but then I thought maybe you might want to come, too. You'd be pretty safe with me. No one will be able to follow us."
- ―Fred to Bree[src]
Bree Tanner is the only person Fred ever came to being friends, human or vampire. Before they befriended each other, she usually hung at his side to avoid the army's more aggressive members, whom usually fought against each other until one party was destroyed. Because she usually left Fred alone, he did nothing to drive her away.
When the bulky vampire, Raoul, is about to pick a fight with Diego and Bree, Fred uses his power to drive him and his followers away. After Diego is separated from Bree, she begins to hang out with Fred instead of just being around him, and he seemingly begins to think of her as his first friend ever. His fondness of Bree allows him to keep the revulsion less potent on her. This fondness likely comes from the time they spent together when Bree never bothered him while using him as a vampire shield.
Before he leaves to explore the world on his own, he asks Bree to go with him, but she decides to first find Diego (unaware that he is already dead). He decides to wait for her and Diego for one day in Vancouver, saying that he will take off if they don't make it by then. When she leaves with the army, Fred expresses worry that he may never see her again.
|Current nomads
|Alistair • Boris • Charles • Charlotte • Fred • George • Huilen • Jennifer • Joham • Luca • Makenna • Mary • Maysun • Nahuel • Peter • Randall • Serena • Shelly • Steve • Toshiro
|Former nomads
|Cold Man • Cold Woman • Garrett • James • Kumboh • Laurent • Victoria
|Seattle newborn army
|Victoria • Riley Biers
|Group leaders
|Raoul • Kristie
|Adam • Casey • Dean • Diego • Doug • Fred • Heather • Jen • Jim • Kevin • Logan • Sara • Shelly • Steve • Bree Tanner • Warren

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The Columbia River Gorge is a much-anticipated highlight, cutting a path through the Cascade Range that's 80 miles long and up to 4,000 feet deep. Sail through the locks of the Bonneville Dam, which has supplied hydroelectric power since the 1930s. There are many waterfalls in this area, and you'll get up-close looks at the most famous -- 620-foot-high Multnomah Falls on the Oregon side.
You can board covered jetboats for an exhilarating ride through Hells Canyon -- look for elk, bighorn sheep, mountain goats and ancient petroglyphs here. In Pendleton, Oregon, you can tour the underground tunnels dug between 1870 and 1930 that once housed illicit businesses. Learn about Native American cultures at Tamastslikt Cultural Institute, a living history village. You'll also visit sites associated with explorers Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, such as Fort Clatsop National Memorial, where they spent the winter of 1805-1806.
Columbia River cruises are particularly good values, because your stateroom, onboard meals and sightseeing are included in the rate that you pay upfront.
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Farmingdale State junior forward Andrew Whilby (St. Albans, NY/Wolmers Boys School) was named to the Skyline Player of the Week Honor Roll for men's soccer on Monday, October 30th. Whilby recorded nine points on three goals and three assists in a 2-0 week for the Rams. He had a goal and three assists against City Tech and two breakaway goals in a 3-1 win over Mount Saint Vincent.
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Redmond O'Neal, the troubled son of late actor Farrah Fawcett and her boyfriend of 17 years, Ryan O'Neal, has been charged with attempted murder in California.
Los Angeles police say the younger O'Neal, 33, randomly attacked five men during a "violent crime spree" last month. He's been in jail since early May.
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O'Neal became a suspect after police investigating the crimes kept hearing the same description of the alleged perpetrator: the wanted man had red hair and many identifiable tattoos.
Along with the charge of attempted murder, O'Neal is facing two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of brandishing a knife, one count of criminal threats and one count of battery.
The LAPD posted a list of each incident in which O'Neal is considered a suspect:
• On May 2, 2018, a male White suspect with red hair and distinct tattoos came upon a male White victim on Overland Avenue and Woodbine Street in the Palms neighborhood of Los Angeles. The suspect became angry after the victim appeared to look at him. The suspect then punched the victim and armed himself with a glass bottle. The suspect unsuccessfully tried to strike the victim with the broken glass bottle and fled the scene. The victim sustained minor injuries to his face.
• On May 3, 2018, a male White suspect with red hair, and reddish blonde facial hair, came upon a male White victim as he was exiting a convenience store in the 3400 block of Overland Avenue. The victim engaged the suspect in conversation. The suspect became angry and repeatedly punched the victim in his head and threw him to the ground. The suspect then fled the scene. The victim sustained minor injuries to his head.
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• On May 4, 2018, a male White suspect with red hair was walking near the Venice Beach Boardwalk on Speedway Avenue at Rose Avenue. A male White victim looked at the suspect, at which time, the suspect stabbed him with a knife. Initially, the victim thought that the suspect had merely "punched" him in the back. However, once paramedics arrived, the paramedics discovered that the victim had sustained a serious stab wound to the left side of his body.
• On May 4, 2018, a male White victim was walking to his car on 4th Avenue from Rose Avenue. At 8:45 p.m., several people found the victim laying in a pool of blood with obvious stab wounds to his face and upper body. Nearby video surveillance captured a male White suspect walking away from the scene shortly after the victim was found lying on the sidewalk. The victim sustained significant and serious stab wounds and cuts to his face, neck, and upper body.
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https://youtu.be/gfijUBNa_aQ It's all too easy to become married to ideas and stories when it comes to how we eat and train. I'm as guilty of this as any of us. In this video I share a bit about how rigidity and dogma was ruining my health, and … [Read more...]
How to Find a Diet or Training Plan That Works For You
https://youtu.be/2WAdcQKsjTA The amount of training and eating information out there is ridiculous. It's easy to be unsure as to what information is legit and what's B.S. This approach just might increase your odds of finding a way of eating or … [Read more...]
The Fourth (arguably most important) Question to Ask Yourself When Setting Fitness Goals
https://youtu.be/2Zyg5czeAx8 Do you find yourself setting goals, getting off to a strong start pursuing them, but eventually losing motivation? It might be that you haven't asked yourself this critical question about the goals you … [Read more...]
3 Questions to Ask Yourself When Setting Fitness Goals
https://youtu.be/cxuopCyruA8 Are you struggling to stay consistent with your eating, training, and recovery habits? It might be because you haven't clearly defined the outcomes you're after – your goals. Here are three questions to ask … [Read more...]
"Good" foods, "bad" foods, "cheat" meals, and the morality of health and fitness
https://youtu.be/GskXjychVwA Have you ever felt like you did something "wrong" for your food choices, or felt morally superior or inferior to somebody because they eat or train differently than you? Here are some thoughts on what our food … [Read more...]
A few thoughts on motivation, goal setting, and sticking to your routine
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Journalism is in crisis.
Jon Stewart, Comedy Central's star faux newsman, has been voted America's most trusted newscaster according to a poll conducted by Time Magazine.
Stewart, best known for sparing few public figures in his hilarious and pointed rants, beat out the traditional networks top news-persons, winning 44 percent of a nationwide poll.
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NBC's Brian Williams claimed the second spot with 29 percent. ABC's Charlie Gibson was third with 19 percent and CBS's Katie Couric won a paltry 7 percent -- an ironic figure considering former CBS anchorman Walter Cronkite defined the role of newsreader and was known as "The Most Trusted Man in America."
Cronkite, an icon of American journalism died last week at 92. He was a reporter with impeccable credentials, covering war and politics for years before taking the anchor chair and presided over the networks coverage of such earth-shaking events as John F. Kennedy's assassination and NASA's first launch into space.
Stewart started his career in stand-up comedy and bit film roles before becoming an MTV regular. He shot to stardom on Comedy Central with the "Daily Show" where he landed interviews with top politicians and celebrities and brought sharp political satire to a young disengaged audience.
A major feature of the "Daily Show" is Stewart's panning of traditional news outlets and often courageous commentary on significant news events.


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Take the safest route to Brom's cover (preferably when the firefight is less intense)
if I start coming under heavy attack or am wounded significantly
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if a squid/enemy tries to get behind my cover
-Hit it until it either retreats, is dead/incapacitated, or I run out of non-penalized hits
-Do not look it in the eyes under any circumstances (if it is a squid)
At some point, shout "Just let us have some of that magic fuel, ya greedy bastards! We just need a few tablespoons, is all!"


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The first OH-58F Kiowa Warrior has conducted its maiden flight at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. There are currently three aircraft with the U.S. Army—two OH-58Fs and one OH-58D with F model. Col. John Lynch, TRADOC capability manager, emphasized that the aircraft were the first to feature the CASUP (Cockpit and Sensor Upgrade Program) improvements.
The overall weight of the Kiowa Warrior has been reduced by 160 lbs, not a huge amount in terms of giving it better 'hot and high' performance, but as Col. Lynch said "they have been trading both fuel and ammunition in the fight; this means that a Kiowa Warrior could now have an extra 30 minutes fuel, four rockets or another 200 rounds of ammunition." He later added that the new sensor would help the OH-58F in its mission: "We have been closer to the enemy than we ever envisaged [in Afghanistan]."
The main design change has been to strip the mast-mounted sensor away from the top of the aircraft and replace it with a Raytheon designed nose mounted AN/AAS-53 Common Sensor Payload, includes cutting-edge sensing technologies such as an advanced infrared camera, a color electro-optical camera and an image intensifier. Bell Helicopter was involved in resetting the landing gear to adjust for the height of the sensor off the ground and the change in weight balance of the aircraft.
The timeline for the OH-58F CASUP program is as follows: Milestone B was reached on Dec. 21, 2010 (allowing the aircraft to move into the development stage); the critical design review took place in 2012; the limited user test will be held in November 2014; Milestone C in March 2015; culminating in first unit equipped by late 2016. The Army's intent is to eventually field 368 OH-58F Kiowa Warriors.
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What a fucking treat that was. We need to just drop Rooney and Sigurdsson. Both are quite shite
At what point does your £45m signing become droppable. Something needs to change and if hes going to persist with Rooney then Sig needs to take a break until we find a front four that works. Ganas shot earlier was our 18th shot on target in 8 league games. Which is pathetic.
I'd get Davies on for Morgs or Gana. doesn't matter which, we just need some energy and ideas going forward.
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Mike Daisey's successful one-man show, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" bore more fruit this week. He just released his stage play, about the anguish of discovering the terrible conditions in which iPhones are made, for use by anyone online.
The response: 60,000 downloads in 48 hours! He's now had offers to produce his work in as many as 11 different countries. All he's requesting is credit for the original work (but even that is unnecessary).
This is an example of creative commons at work. Daisey's insured himself audiences worldwide as a result of this. Why can't Hollywood think of making similar generous examples instead of trying to squelch indie producers like us?
If you are in Chicago, Daisey will be performing "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs" at The Chicago Theatre in conjunction with WBEZ Chicago and hosted with Q&A by Ira Glass.


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In the last 24 hours of its announcement, the blogosphere lit up with criticism of the new Apple iOS, with critics calling it "confusing" and "ugly."
Most of the criticism is spent on the redesign, which has been called "childish" and akin to "clip art", according to The Verge. It also managed to capture tweets from similar-minded folk which praised the ease of the iOS 7 but also said, "But, wow, the ugly stick."
The problem is that the new icons are simple, primary-colored buttons -- not exactly the artistic pieces that users are used to seeing. The other problem, according to The Verge, is that the icons vary widely from app to app which causes confusion for the user. Other problems are that the new version of the operating system doesn't lessen the annoyance of new message notifications at the top of the screen -- instead it makes it harder to find the X to close it. The new Control Center seems like a place where Apple threw everything it couldn't fit anywhere else. While useful, it can also be seen as a junkpile that a user has to sort through.
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Phil Ryu, an app developer, did say that it appeared "cluttered" and the icons were harder to read with its pencil-thin typography, but that it the whole design was meant to be "minimalist" and for users to concentrate on content rather than pretty pictures, according to Wall Street Journal. Many also noticed that Apple may have been emulating competitors such as Google and Microsoft (we didn't see Microsoft.)
The primary colors do remind us of a little of Google, especially for its well-used Gmail and Google Maps apps on the iOS. But is the criticism a bit shallow? Should critics be hammering Apple for using "clip art" when they're supposed to be dealing with functionality? Or is this all because Apple set the bar so high for itself, that its fans always expect a little more even in typography and images? We think it's the latter.


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No doubt you'll be holding your own display in the garden at home or attending one somewhere. You might even be making your own Guy Fawkes effigy to burn on a bonfire.
Poor old Guy Fawkes! He could never have envisaged how his failed attempt to blow up the Houses of Parliament in 1605 would lead to centuries of celebration. He surely wouldn't have appreciated becoming the modern, scarecrow figure that goes up in flames each year.
It is said that on the very night that the gunpowder plot was discovered, Londoners lit fires in the streets to celebrate. This may or may not be true, but there are certainly records of bonfire festivities being held in Bristol in 1607, when children rubbed their faces with ashes in imitation of Fawkes, who was supposed to have done so in order to camouflage himself whilst negotiating the darkness of the cellars under the Houses of Parliament.
In Wales, November 5th was originally commemorated not with fires but with the ringing of bells. Children gathered to chanted the rhyme familiar those of us who were brought up in the 1940's and 50's, but which is never heard today - and it's probably just as well!
Remember, remember the fifth of November
Gunpowder, treason and plot.
I see no reason why gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot.
Guy Fawkes, Guy Fawkes,
'Twas his intent
To blow up the King and Parliament.
Three score barrels of powder below,
Poor old Britain to overthrow.
By God's providence he was catched
With a dark lantern and a burning match.
Halloa boys, halloa boys,
God save the King!
Hip hip hooray!
Hip hip hooray
A penny loaf to feed ol' Fawkes
A farthing cheese to choke him,
A pint of beer to rinse it down.
A faggot of sticks to burn him.
Burn him in a tub of tar
Burn him like a blazing star.
Burn his body from his head
Then we'll say ol' Fawkes is dead.
Hip hip hooray!
Hip hip hooray!
It is probable that Wales eventually adopted bonfires as a way of commemorating Guy Fawkes because of another festival held at the end of October - All-Hallows Eve, or Halloween. This was the night upon which the spirits of the dead roamed abroad and a ghost might be encountered at midnight on every stile. As a protective measure, bonfires were lit, though they had to be prepared during daylight hours. Large amounts of fern, gorse, straw, and branches were dragged up onto the highest hill in the district, from which it would be possible to see other fires blazing on surrounding summits. There was a certain amount of prestige involved in having the fire which burned the longest.
The fire was lit to the sound of horns and other musical instruments, potatoes and apples were roasted in the flames and dancing and games took place. The more adventurous members of the crowd ran round the fire, or even leapt over it, casting a stone onto the flames as they did so.
As the fire died down, everyone would run home, to avoid being caught by the spirits that roamed the night. In the morning those who had cast the stones returned to find them. There was good luck for those who did, and misfortune for those who did not.
Another old Welsh custom was that of the fire-wheel., which seems to have been observed last in the Vale of Glamorgan in the 1820's. On Midsummer Eve, a large cart wheel was carried to the top of a hill and there it was thickly swathed with straw. A pole was inserted through the centre of the wheel, so that it that projected for about a metre on each side. The straw covering was then set alight and the blazing wheel was rolled down the hill. If the fire went out before the wheel reached the bottom of the slope, a poor harvest was in prospect, but if it continued to burn for a long time, the harvest would be an abundant one.
In west Wales, not only the fire but the ashes from it were used in divination. To discover a future spouse, three furrows were drawn in the ashes on the hearth. A young girl would name three young men she knew, one furrow for each youth. A friend would ask her three questions: Whom will you love, whom will you marry, whom will you throw over the bed? As each question was asked, the questioner pointed to the one of the three furrows in turn, beginning with any one of them. The questions were repeated six times, but in a different order each time. The last but one furrow to be pointed out is the future husband.
Even the crackling and popping of wood and coals as they burned could be used to foretell the future or to warn of approaching danger. If a fire suddenly flared up and turned blue, or if the flame of a candle took on a blue tinge, it was a signal that a ghost was near.
In the days before piped electricity and gas, all cooking was done on the hearth or in a fire-heated oven. It was good house-keeping practice to keep the fire burning all day and night rather than re-lighting it every time it was needed. It was regarded as very unlucky to let the hearth fire go out. If that happened, the householder went next door and took a few coals from the neighbour's hearth. In that way, the fire could be said to be a continuous one and kept up its role in protecting and warming the house. A fire smouldering in the hearth of the Point House Inn in Angle is said to have been burning for well over 150 years.
As well as being lit in celebration, bonfires also played a part in warning of approaching danger. As the Spanish Armada drew near the shore of England and Wales in 1588, warning beacons were lit on the hill tops, carrying the message to London and alerting the local county militias. In 1643, as Parliamentary soldiers marched across the Ridgeway, the high spine of land linking their base in Pembroke and their target of royalist Tenby, warning fires were lit by the local country folk. In the event, the Parliamentarians were not sufficiently numerous to capture Tenby and quickly withdrew.
In addition to its practical uses, our ancestors also believed that fire had a supernatural quality. It could be used by the gods as a symbol of divine power or, more terrifyingly, as a sign of anger. The Greek god Zeus is supposed to have hurled thunder bolts when angered. There was even a fire god, Hephaestus, who was associated with blacksmiths and battlefields.
The ancient Greeks had in each household an altar dedicated to the household gods. A fire always burned before it and daily rituals were performed in which prayers and offerings were made. The altar fire was to remain pure; 'no blameworthy deed ought to be committed in its presence'. The male head of the household performed all the services that were necessary at the altar, but the worship was directed at Hestia, the goddess who protected households. The responsibility of keeping the altar fire burning was, however, the responsibility of the lady of the house.
In every Greek city there stood a prytaneum, a temple in which the sacred city fire burned. This was never allowed to go out and when Greek colonists set out to found a new settlement, they took with them fire from the prytaneum of their home city.
In the ancient city of Rome, a temple fire was dedicated to the goddess Vesta. The Vestal Fire served ceremonial functions and represented the religious and political unity of the Roman state. It was served by a team of six unmarried women, who belonged to noble families and who were required to serve as priestesses for thirty years. Their primary duty was to ensure that the fire in their temple never went out and they observed a set of unbreakable rules, the most important of which was the vow of chastity. If this was forsaken, the unfortunate priestess could be buried alive.
Greek and Roman temples were not only the centre of fire cults, they also served as landmarks for seamen. Those which stood along a coastline would be visible at night by their fires. Eventually, about two thousand years ago, the first towers were built to act as lighthouses. The most famous was the Pharos at Alexandria, the fires of which could be seen from a distance of up to thirty miles.
One of the first lighthouses to be built in Pembrokeshire was the one at St Ann's Head. It was originally erected during the reign of Henry VII (1485-1509) as a chapel. Henry had spent fifteen years in exile in Brittany and in 1485 landed with an army at nearby Mill Bay. From there he marched into England to seize the crown at the Battle of Bosworth. As an act of gratitude for his success he built a commemorative chapel on the headland and dedicated it to St Ann, the patron saint of Brittany. Part of the chapel was a round tower, possible added on at a later date, in which a fire burned as a warning to mariners of the dangers of the nearby rocky shoreline.
Which brings us back to Bluestone. You will probably have noticed the tall, battlemented tower of the ruined church on the slope above the village. This was added to the much older building in the fifteenth century. A lot of church towers seem to have been constructed in Pembrokeshire at about this time and their castle-like battlements give a clue as to the varied roles they played in the life of the county. Intended as landmarks, as pointers to heaven, they also provided strong refuge for the inhabitants in times of danger. From their tops it was possible to see the towers of other nearby parish churches and also spot the movements of any large body of soldiers. It's likely that each tower was provided with a large metal basket, set into the stonework at the top, in which warning fires could be lit.
And no doubt within the church itself, candles glowed near the altar, their flickering flames celebrating some great religious feast or some great national event, just as we do today on 5 November.
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There are a lot of problems and issues that could occur with improper handling of a laptop. The LCD screen could go off because of probable introduction to moisture or extreme heat. The laptop could also have problems with the system that requires analysis and fixing of the motherboard as well as other aspects. The CD/DVD player could also have a problem and it needs replacement. One of the more common problems is virus infestation that caused the system to shut down because of an unsecured Internet connection. These aspects have to be checked and analyzed by a certified technician that can check the hardware and software of the computer. There are also laptop repair service centers that can check brand specific laptops for analysis and fixing.
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If you are going to perform laptop repair as well as desktop services, I recommend carrying a precision screwdriver tool kit. They cost somewhere around $10.00 and they are by far the most useful item I carry. Laptops and Macbooks especially tend to use really small screws to hold components together. Small torx screws are pretty much an entry barrier for new technicians who don't have the experience to know that they even needed a small torx screwdriver.
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A Library Journal Best SF/F Book of 2012
A Locus Magazine 2012 Recommended Reading List selection.
"A chilling, surreal, terrifying, beautiful book . . . an impressive and promising debut."—Caitlín R. Kiernan, author of The Drowning Girl
"One of the most exciting and accomplished debuts I've read in years, Bad Glass welds the eerie, atmospheric horror of Mark Danielewski's House of Leaves to the transgressive apocalyptic vibe of Samuel R. Delany's classic Dhalgren."—Paul Witcover, author of Waking Beauty
"(A) promising debut … with well-drawn psychological portraits of realistically flawed people."
–Publishers Weekly, notable book
"The terror of this dark fantasy lies in Gropp's grotesque creatures, who are grounded in reality…Bad Glass is a disturbing yet immensely entertaining story." —Romance Times (4 1/2 Star review)
"Well-drawn and utterly believable characters…Anyone who enjoys thoughtful fantasies will find much to celebrate here."
–Library Journal (starred review)


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Infragistics has released two new Silverlight Community Technology Previews (CTPs) and two new NetAdvantage ICONS packs. NetAdvantage's Silverlight for Line of Business CTP includes Silverlight RIA services support, a ZIP compression library, a new control persistence framework, and new Silverlight data grid features like unbound columns and template layouts, plus an Office 2007-style ribbon.
In addition to its new Pivot Grid that gives stakeholders an easy-to-read view of multi-dimensional data, the NetAdvantage for Silverlight Data Visualization CTP includes a Silverlight charting control that allows fast updates every few milliseconds to charts with millions of data points.
Also available immediately are two new NetAdvantage ICONS Packs enabling developers to "plug-in" thematic graphics to UIs across all platforms. The NetAdvantage ICONS Legal Pack adds a touch of legalese to any application UI with its legal system-themed graphic icons. The NetAdvantage ICONS Education Pack supplies familiar, academic icons that developers can easily add to software reaching students, educators, schools and universities.


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The Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum celebrated their 40th anniversary of music, poetry and performance, opening their Summer Season with a tantalizing performance of the The Taming of the Shrew, June 1st, 2013 in the magnificent outdoor amphitheatre terraced into the hillside of the rustic Topanga canyon.
Directed by Ellen Geer this is one of two signature productions, the other being Midsummer Night's Dream, co-directed by Melora Marshall and Willow Gear that will open this weekend and will continue in repertory throughout the summer until Aug.1st,.
Shakespeare's "Shrew" story is a wonderful rowdy comedy based on familiar and popular tales and folklore written approximately 1573.
The script is one of his sharpest and funniest. The tale a simple one:
Katharine Minola "The Shrew" is one of two daughters of Baptista Minola, a rich Paduan gentleman. Baptista, Franc Ross, concerned for the future and well being of his brash and intolerable Katharine, Willow Geer, wants to marry her off and will not allow his other daughter Bianca, Christine Breihan, who's known for her beauty and kindness to marry until Katherine is off his hands.
From the moment we first see Willow Geer as Kate bullying her sister there is no doubt that she needs "taming". Her aggressive and ill humor is played with such intensity your heart will race. It is clear that her behavior is merely a response to her father's adulation of his beautiful quiet "pet" Bianca, Christine Breihan, making her feel envious and neglected.
Miss Geer is both passionate and very free in her expressions. It is no surprise she is so comfortable with the Shakespearean language being that she has been part of the company from an early age. She is both poised and tall and switches easily from the shrewd Kate into the obedient maid and loving wife.
Both actresses unlike one another, play their part as siblings with such intensity and passion, one forgets who to route for.
Katherine refuses all the suitors suggested by her father not only to spite him but also her sister Bianca who has fallen for Lucentio, John Maidman, who disguises himself as "Cambio" a tutor to plead his suit pretending to teach her Latin. But Bianca has two other suitors, Grumio, Melora Marshall, and Hortensio, Christopher Jones, who try desperately to gain her father's interest and go through great lengths to win his consent.
Then Petruchio, Aeron Hendry, a handsome, ostentatious young gentleman from Verona arrives at Padua, looking for a wealthy wife.
Petruchio hears of her wealth and resolves to marry her and tame her shrewdness. Played by Aeron Hendry with such confidence and conviction, the audience immediately takes a liking of his "boasting with humor" character. The constant play and horsing around between Mr.Hendry and Miss Geer combined with almost acrobatic finesse more than entertain the audience. Ignoring Geer's abuse and assaults Hendry responds equally aggressively and immediately takes the rains by changing her name to "Kate" and announcing to marry her "on Sunday" against her will. What follows is a delightful but too familiar struggle of the sexes that reminds much on the book "Women are from Venus, Men are from Mars". Petruchio deliberately showing up late to his wedding, leaving the embarrassed Kate fearing she will become an old maid. Funny also is the outfit, consisting of a bare chest and a pair of orange, black puffy tights with a pouch dressing up his manhood with a flower. Mr. Hendry, as Petruchio presents himself gladly as the fool that goes above and beyond to break his betrothed Kate will and make her see him as her equal.
After their wedding they set out to his country home where he sends Kate to bed without food and is consistently subdued and cowed on their way back to her father's house. Equally wonderful to watch is Melora Marshall as Petruchio's humble servant and sidekick Grumio. She has truly mastered immersing herself in the period and gives much attention and importance to detail adding fun sound effects while listening to her master or crawling artfully across the stage, or pouring wine out of her wine skin adding much to the life and humor of the play.
Equally enthusiastic are in the role of Tranio played by Jeff Wiesen and Hortensio, Christopher W. Jones, truly impersonating gentlemen of this time period and quickly winning the audience by not only bringing the Shakespearean language but also colorful their character's alive on stage.
At the final banquet one can't believe the humiliation Kate has endured for love and the audience is truly touched by her transformation.
There is much merriment and play between the actors on stage, embracing and interacting the audience in so many different ways.
One of the key figures is the musician Liz Eldrige, also as the widow tucked upstairs overlooking the stage. She is in charge with sound effects and brings the play truly to life accompanying each actor on their journey on stage.
While the company has gone through much transformation since it's beginnings in the 1950is the philosophy of the company has been preserved. It provides youth, teen and adult actors to learn Shakespeare in an Enrichment program that takes place both in the Summer as well as during the winter providing a training ground for actors and broadening the theater's community outreach. Today the 299 amphitheater is also one of the few mid size houses in L.A, receiving critical praise and numerous awards for Excellency and Career achievement award for artistic director Ellen Geer. Weekly children's programming with" Family Fun Days" offered every Sunday offer a creative playground for new generations to come.
While most of the character's are dressed in period costumes the opening scene is played by actors dressed in modern day clothing, led by the drunken Sly, Gerald C. Rivers, and who facilitates the time travel to Shakespeare's period. You may also be surprised to see him mingling with the audience in character way before the play starts.
So come and join this summer and bring the whole family and a blanket. You may also consider doing a picnic and bringing some food or drink before the performance start. The grounds provide a fairytale setting where you may find yourself inspired telling tales and sing-along, feeding the soul with joy and laughter.
For more information or to purchase tickets please call 310-455-3723
Or log on to www.theatricum.com
Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum
1419 North Topanga Canyon blvd. in Topanga between Malibu and San Fernando Valley.


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Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg is to be given a tiny steering wheel, just like Maggie from The Simpsons, while David Cameron is answering Prime Minister's Questions.
Mr Clegg is understood to be absolutely delighted with his new wheel, which he can use to turn left and turn right in accordance with prevailing government policy. 'It gives me a real sense of power,' said an excited Mr Clegg 'and it even has a little horn which I can honk, but only if Dave says it is safe to do so.'
'The wheel was a crucial part of the coalition agreement,' said Mr Cameron, 'and it is great to think that while I am up at the dispatch box dealing with important matters of state, Nick can sit behind me with his steering wheel and still feel part of the action.'The original inspiration for the wheel came from the popular TV show, The Simpsons. 'As soon as Nick saw that baby Maggie had a steering wheel, he wanted one too,' said a Downing Street source, 'we even managed to find him a nice yellow one to match his tie.'
'The steering wheel is a clear sign that Nick is influencing government policy,' said Liberal Democrat Simon Hughes, 'when I look across at the government benches and see the wheel come out, I know that we are really making a difference.'
Other Liberal Democrat cabinet members have also been issued with their own tiny toys. Chief Secretary to the Treasury Danny Alexander has a Fisher Price shop till while Business Secretary Vince Cable regularly sits in a Wendy House rocking backwards and forwards with his head in his hands.
Nick Clegg will unveil his new steering wheel at the next Prime Minister's Questions. 'This government is all about giving power back to the people,' said Mr Clegg, 'I want everyone in Britain to feel the same sense of power as I do when I honk my little horn.'


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NASHVILLE --- Head Tennessee State University women's basketball coach Larry Inman recorded his 500th career win Saturday night with an, 87-70, victory over Morehead State in the Gentry Center.
With the win, Tennessee State improved to 7-13 overall and 4-3 in the OVC. For the second time this season five players scored in double-digits for TSU led by Chelsea Hudson's double-double of 15 points and 15 rebounds. Brianna Lawrence finished the game with 14 points while Rachel Allen and Alana Morris each tallied 13. Briana Morrow had 11 points in the contest.
Morehead State (9-11, 3-4 OVC) was led in scoring by Terrice Robinson who had a game-high 26 points. Almesha Jones, the only other player to post double-figures, had 22.
In the first half, TSU fell behind 13-6 with eight minutes ticked off the clock. The Lady Tigers picked it up after an old fashioned three-point play by Briana Morrow sparked a 9-0 run that put them on top, 15-13.
Morehead State regained the lead, 18-17, on a triple from the corner before the teams began to trade buckets.
The game was tied, 22-22, when TSU scored five unanswered to move ahead, 27-22. The Lady Tigers closed out the half by outscoring the Eagles, 8-4, and went into the break leading, 35-26. After trailing early, TSU outscored MSU, 29-13, during the last eight minutes of the frame.
MSU used a 7-2 run to open the second half and cut the deficit down to just four points, 37-33, with 16:55 left to play. The Eagles knotted the score at 40-all about one-minute later but the Lady Tigers regained the advantage, 46-40, behind a floater from Rachel Allen.
TSU built its advantage back up to 52-44 but the opponent scored the next four points to cut into the deficit.
With 7:58 on the clock, Brianna Lawrence stepped beyond the arc and buried a three to give TSU a double-digit lead, 62-52.
Later in the game, Alana Morris scored on a break-away lay-up after Jayda Johnson forced a turnover to put TSU on top, 72-56. The Lady Tigers never looked back.
Despite only connecting 1-of-7 from long range, Tennessee State shot 54 percent from the field. TSU dominated the boards, 49-23, and made 32-of-45 from the charity stripe.
MSU shot 34.5 percent (19-of-55) from the field, including 25.0 percent (6-of-24) from three-point range. The Eagles made 26-of-32 from the free-throw line for an 81.3 percent clip.
TSU had 23 turnovers in the contest but held the advantage in points in the paint, 38-20, second chance points, 21-11, and bench points, 33-10.
The Lady Tigers return to action on Monday, Jan. 27 at 11 a.m. against Eastern Kentucky. TSU will welcome students from Davidson County Metro Schools for the Kid's Day game.


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I am posting a wonderful post on Jquery datepicker.
Because I am using Jquery in ASP.NET application, I added a regular expression for date to validate whether user entered date is valid or not. Because of adding the validation on the text box, whenever I select a date from datepicker, the datepicker events are firing like onselect, change etc.. So, generally what validation framework is doing, whenever some event fires on the page, validations will execute. The same thing happening here. Whenever I change or select date from the date picker, it will fire some events and at the same time validation framework trying to validate the validations. But, it is not the right event to do validations. So, always we will get the exception at "vals.length" in a for loop of the built-in code. vals is the object of all the validators on the page. It always fails to load in Jquery date picker event trigger, because it is not the right event for validation. And the result is vals is undefined, you always get exception at vals.length as "length is null or not an object". I think now you got very clear idea of why it is happening. Now, move to the next step i.e. solution for it.
Solution is very simple, I read all the documentation of Jquery datepicker and found an event named onSelect. So, whenever I select date this is the event firing. So, there I got a clue and started thinking towards it. And below is the result.
$(".datepicker").datepicker({ onSelect:function(){}});
In your datepicker initialization statement add onSelect event which don't do anything means empty function as shown above. There problem solved. Isn't a good find? Please let me know your thoughts on this.
Ref : praveenbattula


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Witness: I saw policeman holding up a gun
Tarani Palani
| July 5, 2012
The traffic policeman was allegedly controlling the bike with one hand.
KUALA LUMPUR: The role of the traffic police in controlling the crowd during the Bersih 3.0 rally has come under scrutiny again.
This time, it was the role of one officer who was allegedly holding up a gun while approaching protesters along Jalan Raja Laut.
Veteran army officer, Khairul Anuar Pawanchik, 60, said that he witnessed this when he was on duty during the rally on April 28.
Around 3pm to 4pm at Jalan Raja Laut, I saw about 15 to 20 traffic policemen who came riding on their bikes. The leader of the pack was holding up his gun to the sky while standing on his bike. He was controlling the bike with one hand.
I was afraid for his safety and the crowd if he fell down from the motorcycle and his weapon went off the act is unjustifiable, he said.
He told this to the Suhakam public inquiry panel investigating human rights abuse during the rally.
Khairul said that two of the officers in that group were ordinary policemen in blue uniform and that only one person was holding up the gun.
He was not brandishing his gun, he was merely holding it, he said, adding that this was not a common practice to disperse the crowd and he had only witnessed it once in his career.
Gun pointed at protesters
He, however, did not stay long to witness what occurred next as he was part of the Red Crescent mobile convoy which was giving out drinking water to the crowd.
This brings into question the role that traffic police played in controlling the crowd that day.
In the aftermath of the rally, FMT received a video depicting a traffic policeman pointing his gun at unarmed protesters.
In the short clip, it was unclear if the policeman was trying to prevent the protesters from stealing an abandoned motorcycle on the road.
Although the rally on April 28 began with carnival-like atmosphere, events took an ugly turn when some protesters breached the barbed wire which cordoned off Dataran Merdeka. Both protesters and police blame each other for the violent turn of events.
Suhakam set up an in inquiry on May 25 to look into instances of human rights violation during the rally.
The panel had its first hearing today where three witnesses testified. Besides Khairul, Baharudin Hashim, 53, and R Kunabal, 58, also gave their testimony.
Commissioners Mahmood Zuhdi Majid, Khaw Lake Tee and Detta Samen are heading this panel. The same panel conducted the inquiry into Bersih 2.0 rally on July 7 last year.
So far the panel has 22 witnesses lined up. This number, however, does not include the witnesses from the police force.
The next hearing will be on July 11.
Also read:
War grade barbed wire used at Bersih rally


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Basho is a favorite poet of mine and, apparently, of Sam Hamill, too. Nearly 325 years ago, Basho yielded to his wanderlust and left his home by the plaintain tree to walk across Japan's interior. He kept a record of his adventures, mostly events of spiritual insight and pilgrimage but some harsh rains, perilous mountain paths and encounters with kindness. The jewel-like book to survive Basho's walkabout is called Oku-no-hosomichi, translated by Hamill as Narrow Road to the Interior.
Hamill reveals that Basho's account of his travails is not wholly reliable. The old poet was famous and welcomed by wealthy patrons into their homes along his journey. But the odd night or so of roughing it gave him plenty of inspiration for the spare, arduous tale he published. Basho's words are as unadorned as his haiku–and the tiny travelogue is sprinkled with haiku.
All night long
listening to autumn winds
wandering in the mountains
Intense hot red sun
and this autumn wind
Solitary journeys like Basho's (he was accompanied for most of his trip by one friend) were dangerous in 17th-century Japan. Basho was in poor health and in his forties when he set out and he wasn't sure he would ever return. That seems to have heightened the exquisite clarity of the adventure for him–how much more intense to live in each moment when it might be your last? But he did return and he organized his notes and calligraphy and left an evocative record of one man's search for something larger than himself.
Sam Hamill's translation respects Oku-no-hosomichi's simplicity. Basho's personal quest has an honored place in the Japanese canon. Narrow Road to the Interior makes its graceful insights and encounters accessible to us. It reads like a really great trip.
Narrow Road to the Interior (Shambhala Centaur Editions) Basho | Shambhala 1991


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Chaplain's Corner
Short essays written for the La Jolla Veteran's Hospital newsletter in La Jolla, California
"Have a purpose in life, and having it, throw into your work such strength of mind and muscle as God has given you," wrote1 Scottish essayist, historian, teacher and writer Thomas Carlyle (1795-1881). This highlights the importance of keeping focus on the goal to be attained. Canadian educator and writer Laurence J. Peter (1919-1990), author of The Peter Principle (1968), put it this way: "If you don't know where you are going, you will probably end up somewhere else."2 As the Book of Leviticus encourages us, we can have God at our side in our journey of life. "I will walk among you, and will be your God, and you shall be my people." (Leviticus 26:12).
The Buddhist tradition, while eschewing a personal God, nevertheless holds to the view of individual and group responsibility, so much so that one Buddhist scholar wrote: "Thus we are capable of changing ourselves, even to the extent of changing the world.... If we start toward the direction performing wholesome acts from this very moment, then our future will be full of brightness."3
Purpose in life is more complex in Hindu teaching. It involves four features: dharma (paying debts (thanks) for being born, cared for by parents and teachers, respect for guests and other living things; artha, (prosperity) guided by dharma; kama (desire) as is appropriate in terms of dharma and artha, and moksha (enlightenment) self realization, that is to say, liberation and attaining a sense of being one with God and the universe.4
The Hebrew sense of the purpose of life stems from Genesis." And he said: Let us make man to our image and likeness: and let him have dominion over the fishes of the sea, and the fowls of the air, and the beasts, and the whole earth, and every creeping creature that moveth upon the earth." (Gn 1: 26). Rabbinical scholars have seen this as meaning that mankind "was to elevate and refine the whole of nature, including the beasts and animals, to the service of true humanity."5
A good Christian summary of man's purpose in life is given in the Catechism of the Catholic Church: "God, infinitely perfect and blessed in himself, in a plan of sheer goodness freely created man to make him share in his own blessed life. For this reason, at every time and in every place, God draws close to man. He calls man to seek him, to know him, to love him with all his strength."6 That God is to be our guide toward pursuing our purpose in life is poetically expressed thus by the Eastern Church spiritual father, St. Symeon the New Theologian, "So who would draw nearer to Him? .... He gives Himself to me ... And I am filled with His love and beauty (Hymn 16)...That is where paradise is ... (Hymn 19)"7
1 [http://www.goodreads.com/quotes/310955-have-a-purpose-in-life-and-having-it-throw-into]
2 [http://thinkexist.com/quotation/if_you_don-t_know_where_you_are_going-you_will/214682.html]
3 [http://www.buddhanet.net/cbp1_f2.htm]
4 [http://www.religionfacts.com/meaning-of-life/Hinduism]
5 [http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/108390/jewish/What-is-Lifes-Purpose.htm]
6 [http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/what-we-believe/catechism/catechism-of-the-catholic-church/epub/index.cfm]
7 [St. Symeon the New Theologian, Hymns of Divine Love]
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The receptionist at Mediaworks said they will consider showing each race as it comes up but there are no guarantees. Reading between the lines - that doesn't sound promising at all.
I have also just rung SKY (not that I have it), and have been told they are considering buying the rights to air the series for this year but no decision has been reached yet. With only 3 days to go before the first race, they had better get moving.
Does anyone know if Australian Ch 7 is available via satellite to NZ?? Or is there possibly an Internet streaming option available?
I think the series normally shows on Channel 7 in Australia. I and others will need to look at other options and fairly promptly.


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Helloooo, Banditas! How are you? It's so wonderful to be back here in the Lair, shooting the, er, breeze with my old chums! But, since the theme of this blog is honesty, I must admit something…I'm really only here because I'm dying to come to the Romance Bandits party at RWA National. You hear the rumors, right? The cabana boys, the frozen drinks, Nora Roberts on karaoke singing Endless Love…who wouldn't want to come? And last year, according to rumor, Joan Kayse won the Girls Gone Wild flashing contest. I wasn't supposed to tell, but in the interest of full disclosure, I felt I had to. Sorry, Joan.
I jest, of course. Joan asked me to pick a theme for today's blog that would be relevant in some way to my upcoming release, ALL I EVER WANTED (isn't that the best cover?). I figured honesty would be a good one.
One of the things I love about this book is, of course, the hero. Ian is a man incapable of lying, even when lying might be a good idea. Ian is honest to a fault…he can't schmooze, he doesn't sugarcoat anything, refuses to play along with anything. So different from Callie, who feels the need to make everyone like her. Callie will do just about anything to keep on the sunny side, overlook anything, go to any lengths to paint people in the most flattering light. She just can't dislike anyone…especially her boss, Mark—the guy she's loved since time immemorial. He's got to be a good guy. He just has to be. 'Cause she wouldn't love him otherwise, right?
Staying positive is not easy for Callie, especially when we meet her. See, a few months ago, she had a five-week relationship with Mark, and it was perfect. For her. For him, not so much. He broke up with her, saying the timing wasn't right, and now, the morning of Callie's 30th birthday, it seems maybe the timing is finally right. And it is. Just not for her. Mark's in a relationship. Yep. He's met someone else
Don't you hate when that happens? Oh, lordy, that's the worst romantic feeling there is, I think. Things used to be so perfect…and now, let's be honest, things rather suck. You're still in love. He's moved on. You're still thinking about him every waking moment…he's feeling no pain.
And so Callie, who's extremely honest when it comes to her feelings—extremely honest and, er, open—falls apart. In line at the DMV. In front of everyone. She can't help feeling things so acutely…it's just how she is! Blubbering out her woes to her sister as she waits to renew her license, taking comfort from the strangers in line (well, some of the strangers), Callie suffers from what one gentleman calls "emotional diarrhea."
Oh, squee! I bought a new dress, called my best friend, got a haircut. So, so exciting! Off we went to the restaurant. Boyfriend and I been a little itchy and scratchy lately, sure, but we loved each other! Mostly! So this had to be the night he'd pop the question, yes?
Um…nope. Not so much. He proceeded to tell me he thought our relationship had run its course and it was time for us to break up.
And here's what I said. "I don't think so, pal. No. Nope. Not gonna happen." Because, first of all, I had bought a new dress for this occasion, and it was a killer dress, and I was not going to have it become my breakup dress, I can assure you! Secondly, I loved this guy! Right? I had to, right, because we'd been together for a year! So, in a nutshell, I basically refused to let my boyfriend to dump me. Even if he was a jerk. Oh, no. We were going to stay together, dang it, and we were going to be miserable, thank you very much!
See, like my heroine—who is more like me than any heroine yet, I think—I really thought that if I did everything right, I'd get the results I wanted. I had yet to learn that we can't force people to act the way we think they should. Sadly, we don't get to control other people (such a shame!). My boyfriend and I stayed together for a few more awkward months before I finally let him pull the plug. It took a while to really and truly be honest about that one—things just weren't going to work.
It's hard to be honest sometimes, don't you think? Whether it's with ourselves or with others…admitting that maybe someone isn't the best friend or coworker, maybe. Admitting that we have to do better on some front. That maybe it's not someone else's fault…it's ours. Ouch! I hate that, don't you?
So tell me…when was it tough for you to tell the truth? Were you ever in a situation like Callie, unable to stop being honest…and blurting out way too much information to the masses? I'll pick a commenter and send her an advance copy of All I Ever Wanted.
And as always, thanks so much to the lovely Joan for inviting me to be here. It's always such a pleasure!


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Thanksgiving Turkey Crochet Top Towel, Kitchen Towel, Hand Towel
A soft cotton towel with a profile view of a turkey. The background is mostly off white with some falling leaves. The topper is crocheted in an off white 100% cotton yarn.
I created a modern version of a kitchen classic. My design of the hanging, crochet top towel has a clean, finished look.
-No buttons.
-No snaps.
-No ties.
-No velcro.
How does it work? I am glad you asked. It works 2 different ways.
First is the most common way to hang this towel. Let's call it 'loop and lock'. Just drape (loop) the crochet top over a handle. Place your fingers in the loop portion of the topper to open the area. Next, feed the towel through the opening gently pulling the towel down as far as it will go and 'lock' in place. This process works on horizontal handles and vertical handles.
The second way to hang this towel is to place the loop portion on a hook or knob. The loop portion can be doubled over to tighten the opening.
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Compact Orchid Sunpatiens are impatiens for the sun. They have light purple blooms on dark green foliage. Sunpatiens are the result of combining regular Impatiens with New Guinea Impatiens. The resulting plant is spectacular and performs like a dream in the heat of summer! They bloom from spring until the first frost in the fall. The blooms and leaves are thicker and have less chance of disease and damage. Though they do well in full sun they will need regular watering to keep going.
Size: 1G, #12 Deco Pots
Spacing: Plant 24″-36″ apart.
Height: Grows 24″-36″ tall.
How To Grow: Plant in full sun.
Outstanding Features: A little dab will do ya! These plants will become a massive mound of color! They are very easy to grow and maintain. They can take it a little dry and will tell you when they need a drink.
Tips: Sunpatiens can be grown in areas with some shade but show their colors more in the sun.
Uses: Garden Bed, Containers, Borders, Landscapes
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Set in an elegant patrician residence in Lübeck's old quarter, the Willy Brandt House is an educational centre, museum and memorial dedicated to the German Chancellor and Nobel Peace Prize winner Willy Brandt
It was opened on the 94th anniversary of the birth of Lübeck's famous son. The exhibition, entitled 'Willy Brandt - A life of politics in the 20th century', uses exciting installations and multimedia elements to chart his career from the Weimar Republic through to reunification. Along the way it paints a clear and vivid picture of his ideas, which remain influential to this day. In addition to Brandt's biography, the exhibition focuses on the themes of democracy, human rights and freedom.
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Advisors focused on growth are continually searching for ways to manage more clients and more assets. Adding an associate advisor to your team is one strategy to do that. An associate advisor is a novice advisor who generally has less than three years of experience and who supports the activities of the experienced advisor.
Associate advisors can be called by many titles, such as servicing advisor or staff advisor, and their job can structured in many different ways. The key for your practice is to determine what role the associate actually fulfills. One approach is to have the associate advisor focus primarily on assisting the main representative with client service. Another approach is to have the associate advisor do more complex tasks such as conducting portfolio and plan review meetings and closing prospects generated from the firm's client acquisition activities. An associate may have his/her own book of business, generally on the lower tier of the firm's clients. In some firms, the associate advisor may be a potential successor, likely a family member, who is learning the business by performing some or all of the above tasks.
It's important to have a clearly defined job description that includes the primary objective of the job; the knowledge, skills and abilities required; and a list of the essential job duties and tasks. From this, the associate advisor should have answers to the questions "What do I do," and "When do I do it?"
There should be a formal document that contains all of the specifics about the position itself (position, duties, compensation) as well as applicable state disclosures, and non-compete/ non-solicitation agreements. Having your employee sign all applicable documents is essential!
There are four key factors that are essential for your associate advisor's success:
- Self-Management
The associate must be able to present himself in a professional manner so she conveys competence and confidence to your clients. The associate also needs to build effective personal productivity habits. The senior advisor must set clear job and professional development goals for the associate.
- Client Relationship-Building and Maintenance
The associate advisor must become proficient in building and maintaining client relationships. He should be comfortable interacting with clients and following your established process for client service, including uncovering the unique wants and needs of prospective clients through the discovery interview and ensuring that clients receive the appropriate levels of contact and service. Further, the associate advisor should be knowledgeable about your product offerings and be comfortable explaining product features to your clients.
- Sales and Persuasion Skills
An associate advisor must be able to participate in business development activities to attract qualified prospects and convert them into clients, including lead generation and marketing implementation. At the client level, this means having the ability to prospect and "close" clients. At the firm level, the associate advisor should be able to contribute to and support branding, target marketing and public relations efforts. Senior advisors should engage the associate in writing press releases, developing prospecting campaigns and crafting the firm's marketing message.
- Coachability
While the associate advisor will bring many skills to the position, remember that she is primarily in a learning mode. Ongoing training is important to further your associate advisor's knowledge base. Be sure to set up a training and development plan with completion dates and clear expectations; regular feedback from you is essential. It will be most effective if you document the measurements that will be used to assess the successful completion of each goal, as well as track performance so that you can provide encouragement and constructive advice.
As the senior advisor, you play an essential role in the associate advisor's success through mentoring and setting clearly understood expectations. You need to pass on the "lessons learned" and best practices you have acquired through your career. It will serve both of you well to have a professional development plan in place to set a path for them to take on more responsibility in the business as their readiness level increases.


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Coogan provides a comprehensive survey of the world from which the Bible emerged. Chronologically ordered, it is an authoritative synthesis incorporating the latest archaeological discoveries and current methodologies.Coogan, Michael D. is the author of 'Oxford History of the Biblical World', published 2001 under ISBN 9780195139372 and ISBN 0195139372.[read more]
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Recently a colleague and I needed to use the fact that the natural map $SL_2(\mathbb{Z}) \rightarrow SL_2(\mathbb{Z}/N\mathbb{Z})$ is surjective for each $N$. I happily chugged my way through an elementary proof, but my colleague pointed out to me that this is a consequence of strong approximation.
After browsing through some references (including Ch. 7 of Platonov and Rapinchuk, and one of Kneser's papers) I now cheerfully agree with my colleague. Indeed, as P+R describe, strong approximation is "the algebro-geometric version of the Chinese Remainder Theorem".
But what about the proofs? To this particular novice in this area, the proofs seemed rather difficult -- involving a variety of cohomology calculations, nontrivial theorems about Lie groups, and much else besides. I confess I did not attempt to read them closely.
But perhaps this is because the theorems are proved in a great deal of generality, or perhaps such arguments are regarded as routine by experts. My question is this:
Is the proof of strong approximation genuinely difficult?
For example, can a reasonably simple proof be given for $SL_n$ which does not involve too much machinery, but which illustrates the concepts behind the general case?


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BTS3900, indoor macro base station, is the fourth generation base station developed by Huawei.
It features a multi-mode modular design and supports three working modes: GSM mode (GO), GSM+UMTS dual mode (GU), and UMTS mode (UO) through configuration of different hardware and software.
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As the Moustache foamed, I looked around for affirmation. He removed his blazer and rubbed drops of sweat off his forehead.
Reds enameled nail tapped on his broad shoulder "You have a blood stain on your back," she said.
His sudsy mouth formed a peculiar smirk. He coughed deeply and splattered blood onto my bar.
Slurpie slurred, "Hey put your hand over your mouth when you cough."
The Moustache fell off his stool.
I walked around the bar, "Are you alright?" I asked, nudging him with my foot.
Exasperated, Red shouted, "Come on Blake, you can do better than that."
I faced Red, "Get me the dish gloves, stat."
Red threw me an unopened pack of gloves. "I'm calling 911," she said.
Slurpie said stat three times.
With ten latex covered fingers pointed upward, I kneeled over him.
The Moustache needed divine intervention, as he hacked out what looked like a rare piece of sirloin. I glanced up at Slurpie. He nervously blinked back. With less luck than the Little Dutch Boy, I held my finger in the bloodstain.
In my peripheral vision, the sirloin wiggled. I threw up on his pants, jammed his blazer into my face and made for air.
This is a log line (used in movies but not in query letters) and what I think is the first page of a novel.
neo nazis and meth dealers
stolen art
yawn central.
The art of good writing is not throwing in everything but the kitchen sink. The art is making the very simplest of kitchen appliances..the potato peeler...utterly fascinating.
Pare down.
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"Blake Crowley struggles to uproot a former Miss Peachtree from being planted..."
Oh, dear dog. Such tortured mixed metaphors.
- 12/16/2006
I hope Miss Snark doesn't mind me adding my 2 cents to some of these comments. For me, the problem isn't the stolen Nazi art. Okay, that's hardly a new subject. But I think you could still do a darn good story with this. But I want to know how this relates to your POV. I don't know anything about him but that he's named Blake Crowley.
To make something like this work he should be the most interesting character possible for this particular plot. For example, what if POV is the son of a famous Nazi hunter. His father had lost family in the Holocaust and hunted Nazis out of a righteous desire for justice. POV finds his father's old notes and realizes he can make himself rich by tracking down these old looted treasures. Maybe at first he tells himself that he's going to repatriate this stuff, then maybe he'll keep only the stuff left from dead families, then maybe he says that he'll give a piece or two to art museums. He's guilty as hell about this, but at least he's only stealing what was illegitimately taken in the first place.
This is just off the top of my head, but can you see how important it is to make your main character intimately involved in the plot?
- 12/16/2006
Last time I checked, 'PeachTree' was an accounting software. That really threw me for a minute.
- 12/16/2006
White man as the evil villain yet again. Give me a break.
- 12/16/2006
- HawkOwl said...
Wow. That was bad.
- 12/16/2006
Yes, but how do you write the hook for the potato peeler?
- 12/18/2006
Uh, while you're finding the kitchen sink, could you fix up the punctuation too? The first sentence is convoluted. Consider breaking it up. "Reds" needs an apostrophe in the excerpt. And I found the rhythm of the sentences awkward. That's just my pet peeve, though.
I have no idea what is going on in your excerpt. So many bizarre descriptive names, adjectves, mixed metaphors and icky imagery. Please get rid of "Slurpie slurred." Try reading your text out loud.
You also haven't told me why I should care about Blake or Miss Peachtree. As Kingm mentioned, Blake's motive could be justice, vengence, love, hate, or anything else. For all we know, Blake is a Southern white supremacist (damned if I'll capitalize that) who doesn't want his Peachtree girlfrind soiled (ugh, sorry, it seemed appropriate) when the "subhumans" come to town.
- 12/19/2006
- Nancy Beck said...
"As the Moustache foamed"? What the heck does that mean?
I'm sorry author, but I couldn't read anything past that point.
You might want to use the ideas kingm came up with. Good luck.
- 12/19/2006


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Hudson River Park Trust
What is the Hudson River Park Trust?
Hudson River Park Trust is a partnership between New York State and City charged with the design, construction and operation of the four-mile Hudson River Park.
Hudson River Park is the largest open space project to undergo construction in Manhattan since the completion of Central Park.
As a public benefit corporation, Hudson River Park Trust is governed by a thirteen-member Board of Directors. The Trust employs a focused, diverse staff with experience in parks, design, finance, public policy, operations and maintenance.
Both the Trust and the park itself are governed by the Hudson River Park Act, a 1998 law that established both the park and its requirements. We operate on a premise of financial self-sufficiency, supporting the staff as well as the operations and maintenance of the park through income generated within the park area by rents from commercial tenants, fees concession revenues, grants and donations. Capital funding has historically come primarily from the State, New York City and Federal budget appropriations. We are working closely with Hudson River Park Friends to expand our funding base to include private donations.
One special aspect of the Trust is its fifty-member Advisory Council which plays an integral role in the park planning process. The Advisory Council is comprised of elected officials and representatives from the business, environmental and civic communities.
The major goals of the Trust are to:
- Continue advancing park construction to achieve the full vision for a magnificent waterfront park as outlined in the Hudson River Park Act.
- Operate and maintain the park at a high level so that it remains a community asset and economic generator, and continues to serve the millions of New Yorkers and tourists who use it annually.
- Improve the park's Estuarine Sanctuary through public education, research and habitat enhancement.
- Provide free or low-cost recreational opportunities for New York City residents.
- Ensure the park's future financial self-sufficiency by developing the remaining major commercial nodes.


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