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Summary: Kai and Cerin chat with Ssithumi while Zahara digs into the stacks.Tags:
Zahara and Kai arrive in the city of Rathess as the sun is setting, casting brilliant rays of reddish light over the golden roofs and buildings of the ancient city. What they find there is a little astonishing, to Zahara at least -- some number of Dragon-Kings, dressed in clothing and walking upright, moving about the streets.
An area of several blocks seems to have been entirely cleared of rubble and plant growth, and significant restoration done to the damaged buildings nearby. All in all, Rathess finally seems to be returning to some measure of its lost glory, all thanks to the Solars' tireless assistance.
- Cerin walks beside Zahara, looking about him, pleased at the progress the Dragon Kings have made "They seem to be doing well."
- Zahara smiles "They certainly do. And I for one am glad to have such 'people' as allies." ::And in our debt.::
<charlequin?> As the Dragon-Kings notice the presence of the Solars, several of them gesture deferentially before continuing their work.
- Zahara smiles and waves in an imperially friendly fashion.
- Zahara heads for the library, sending word for Ssithumi to meet them there, if he is not otherwise engaged.
- Kai follows quietly.
The great, ruined library stands, much as it did on previous visits to the city -- no restoration efforts have touched it yet. To Kai, however, the vast, elaborate building is a remarkable sight. A slender Dragon-King, clad in simple white robes and golden bracers and with a beautiful mane of red and gold feathers running down her back awaits the Solars' arrival.
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "Greetings, Solars. I have eagerly awaited your arrival."
<Cerin?> "It is good to see you again Ssithumi, and with your people beginning to prosper once more."
- Zahara smiles, and inclines her head respectfully. "A pleasure indeed, Ssithumi! I see you and your people have done well for yourselves. Is there anything you require of the Sunlands to assist in the recovery?"
- Ssithumi-an-Tohatep does what might be the lizard equivalent of beaming. "It is truly exciting. Never in the darkest days did I dream that I might help my city return to such prominence. This is truly a blessed time for the Dragon-Kings."
- Ssithumi-an-Tohatep nods to Zahara. "We have been well aided by your assistance in the awakening process, and the materials you have granted us for repairs. Staaklon and the others from Vesathar Valley have also aided us extensively, thanks to your introduction. Truly, I believe we need no other aid."
<Zahara?> "Ahh excellent. We also have been well-aided by you, and I must request such assistance again. I am searching for information on Abbaron, Ularis, Netheos and the city Rintoko.
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> Looking at the group, Ssithumi realizes that there is one she does not know. She turns to Kai, at first with a welcoming eye and, then, momentarily, with surprise. "You are the one who was once Rosada."
- Kai gives a half-smile. "Yes."
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "I am pleased to see that you have come to associate with such fine companions in this incarnation. Welcome to Rathess." She looks around. "Speaking of your companions, where are Birds and Markuran?"
<Cerin?> "Birds is at the Labyrinth Cascade ... her new pet is being troublesome. Markuran ..." Cerin's face darkens. "The spirit that possesses Kiraith claimed him once more."
- Ssithumi-an-Tohatep looks crestfallen. "...oh. That is truly black news."
Zahara, impatient to begin her studies, slowly leads the group into the inside of the vast building, where she begins diving into the vast shelves of books, crystals, and yet more bizarre stores of information with great relish.
- Cerin nods. "He tried to fight, but the spirit was too strong. We're not sure where he is now, even."
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "How terrible. Knowing that the evil of Kiriath was not his own doing, I had grown to like Markuran. This is truly a tragic fate to befall him."
As Ssithumi looks at Kai more closely, her eyes catch on the Daybreaker. Anyone watching closely can notice her gaze flick from that, to Cerin, to Zahara, back to Cerin, and back to the sword with a look of slight surprise.
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "I am quite surprised that you carry that blade, Kai Buckthorn. I believed it lost to history."
<Cerin?> "What else do you know about it, please?"
<Kai?> "I believe it's a large part of how I Exalted. Rosada's shard was in here, since Kiriath killed him with hiw own blade."
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> A single lizardy eyebrow goes up. "That is a fact I was unaware of."
<Kai?> "It eluded my for a long time, too. I've recently been working some things out."
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "That blade was known to those who participated in the defense of the Realm against the newly arisen threat from the Underworld."
<Kai?> "I bet. It killed both Talmuda and Rosada, and that was BEFORE he became the Forsaken Lion.
<Cerin?> "So why was Talmuda's shard not trapped within?"
- Ssithumi thinks the matter over. "This gives me cause to ponder. I had heard rumor that this blade was involved in the slaying of Talmuda, but it had seemed unlikely. The idea that Ymir was the Lion was unlikely. But you say that it was Rosada? That is a surprising turn of events, though it explains much."
<Cerin?> "The blade slew Talmuda." Cerin says with sorrow in his voice.
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "May I examine the blade? I do not know of its workings."
<Kai?> "Oh! Oh, I think I just understood something! Talmuda's soul goes into the sword, but not his shard for some reason. THEN Rosada's shard goes in, but not his soul, because Talmuda's is in it already. Then somehow Talmuda's soul exits, and Arexus's enters, but not his shard."
<Kai?> "So, maybe there was a shard in it when Talmuda was killed."
- Ssithumi-an-Tohatep looks sadly at Cerin. "I am sorry that you must relive this tragedy."
- Kai 's excitement melts as she looks at Cerin.
- Cerin shakes his head "I want to understand what happened." So it doesn't happen again. He turns to Kai, the sorrow leaving his face and his voice one more "That is an interesting hypothesis Kai, I imagine a close study of the blade might be able to confirm it, or maybe Arexus will know."
- Kai pulls the blade out. "He doesn't know too much about prior occupants. He was VERY surprised to learn it was used to kill Talmuda."
- Ssithumi-an-Tohatep ponders more and more. "Did he mention the history of the Lion?"
<Cerin?> "I was surprised at that, Kai."
<Kai?> "I... I kind of think the Flowers kept the situation under wraps."
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "For much of the history of the Realm, they believed that the dead gods were truly dead, that they had passed beyond all ability to affect the world. It was the appearance of the First and Forsaken Lion that put the lie to that idea."
- Cerin waits for Ssithumi-an-Tohatep to go on.
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "He was a powerful warrior, clad all in dark armor and bearing a black sword. He brought throngs of undead creatures into the world and set them against civilization. He never grew bold enough to strike in the heart of the Realm, and the Deliberative kept news of his actions quiet, but those of us who aided in the defense knew of him. They called him a Deathlord, for his connection to the Underworld."
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> but those of us who aided in the defense knew of him. They called him a Deathlord, for his connection to the Underworld."
<Cerin?> "So the inscriptions on the Daybreaker were added later?"
<Kai?> "But.... Rosada was the Lion. He was doing all this while on the Circle?"
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "Until you spoke to me today, I did not know that Rosada was the Lion. He had spearheaded the campaign *against* the Lion, insisting that we devote forces to counter his actions."
<Kai?> "Then Kiriath slew him... And hid his seal, possibly knowing that he would return for it?"
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "The entire sequence of events makes more sense to me with this fact revealed. At the time, the Sidereals told us that Ymir had slain Talmuda with the blade, and that she had secretly been the Lion -- but that we should keep the matter quiet, to avoid outrage... but I had never believed that."
<Kai?> "And they never said Kiriath was involved, or Rosada."
<Cerin?> "Your faith in me is touching."
- Ssithumi-an-Tohatep makes a bittersweet smile.
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "No, not once. No such things were ever implied about Rosada. But seeing this before me, the true situation is clear to me. Rosada and Kiriath must have conspired to place blame upon Ymir; then, Kiriath betrayed Rosada."
<Cerin?> "Except that Zahara remembers Ymir striking her down."
- Ssithumi-an-Tohatep is taken aback for a second. "...that is odd. Then how did Ymir come to hold the Lion's blade? And why did she kill her husband? If Rosada was secretly in the service of the Malfeans and Kiriath under possession by a foul spirit, their motives at least are clear."
<Cerin?> "And I have memory of holding the blade."
<Cerin?> "Though not in Talmuda's presence."
<Cerin?> "Though I do not know what would make her slay Talmuda."
<Kai?> "Did... Talmuda was a general. Would he have had a badge of office, like Ymir's?"
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "I do not know what would make anyone slay Talmuda."
<Cerin?> "I am not aware of such, though I imagine he must have had some."
- Cerin brightens alittle, then looks uncertain.
<Kai?> "Well, clearly Ymir's were important enough for her to leave them aside for safe-keeping... And Arexus told me they had other uses, that they were the keys to the 'Tools of Governance'".
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "He wore a Deliberative pin and one from the Golden Swords....." Ssithumi thinks for a moment.
<Cerin?> "I think I can explain her presence at Talmuda's death."
<Cerin?> "She was not there." Cerin says simply "To pull off the deception, to not be seen for what he was as soon as he flared ... sunlit flare, Rosada would have had to be skilled at the manipulation of his essence, enough to change his anima banner temporarily. It is a similar set of skills to the ones that would teach him how to disguise himself perfectly, so that noone could tell him from Ymir."
<Cerin?> "Which is why Ymir was not wearing her badges of office when she killed him."
<Kai?> "But... What about Ymir with the sword, covered in blood? And, how did her badges end up with the Sidereals?"
<Cerin?> "That I am not sure about. I cannot think why she would take the Seal and not the pins anyway, unless it was to deny someone it's use. I don't know why she didn't take the sword with her to Bi'Allah either."
<Kai?> "And it returned to either Kiriath or Rosada."
<Cerin?> "I don't understand why she was hurt in the vision though. Zahara described no fight, merely a stabbing."
<Kai?> "Well, there's still the other two solars to contend with."
<Cerin?> "So I-..she stabbed her, then tried to run off with the sword?"
<Kai?> "Perhaps you were being compelled somehow... You stabbed, uhm, him, came to your senses, then ran?"
<Cerin?> "It is possible, I suppose. Kiraith was a powerful zenith with the aid of a Primordial God, Rosada a dawn with the help of the Malfeans."
<Cerin?> "At about the time all this happened, was there any trouble with the Flowers? Reported or rumoured?"
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "None that I ever heard of. I suspected that perhaps they had been mistaken, because I could not believe that Ymir was the Lion... but I had never heard anyone impugn their integrity, nor seen any evidence of it."
- Zee ventures back out of the stacks, slightly dusty and looking rather pleased with herself. "Who's stabbing who now?"
<Cerin?> "Ah I was talking about a rather different kind of disturbance, one that resulted in Ymir covered in blood." He turns "Welcome back my love. We have been talking about Talmuda's murder."
<Zahara?> "Oh." she frowns a little. "That hurt. But not as much as the demon."
<Cerin?> "I am not sure if it was Ymir who stabbed you."
- Zee raises a brow. "Why do you say that? I remember Ymir's part in the incident quite clearly.
<Cerin?> "Rosada was the first Deathlord even before he died, leading the dead against the living. To do this, and still be Rosada, still be in the First Circle, he would need to extremely skilled in disguise, both physical and metaphysical. The same skills that would let him disguise his anima would let him disguise his appearance."
- Zee frowns, "But that doesn't explain what happened to Ymir...although I suppose neither does Talmuda's end."
<Cerin?> "There is also the possibility she was compelled. Kiraith and Rosada were both powerful solars with powerful patrons." His voice drops. "Or of course, the possibility that she did of her own free will, for some reason I can't comprehend."
<Zahara?> "I cannot either... I was an excellent general... and there was no sense of victory in Ymir's face."
- Cerin falls silent for a moment, his thoughts turning over in his head.
- Zee looks up at Cerin, concerned.
<Zahara?> "what is it?" she asks quietly.
<Cerin?> "If..." he starts ::If I ... Ymir wasn't me, obviously, but if it were me and you ... that's what I'd look like, if I had too ... ::
- Zee just nods.
<Cerin?> ::It couldn't be a trimuph, nothing that involved that could be.::
<Zahara?> ::But perhaps Rosada knew that, and made sure not to show it.::
<Cerin?> ::Perhaps. I don't know.:: he sighs softly ::I'm not sure I will until I remember the other end of the sword.::
<Zahara?> ::Well you made up for it in this lifetime by giving my life back.:: she kisses his cheek.
- Cerin 's mind uncoils somewhat at the thoughts and the kiss, relaxing next to her
- Kai socks Cerin in the arm. "Stop being all dopey and telepathic, there's other people in the room, you know. Besides, past is past. We shouldn't dwell, but we NEED to understand."
- Zee glares at Kai for interrupting her 'moment'
<Zee?> "I can deactivate that ring, you know."
<Kai?> "I can still tell when you're doing it. You make a face."
<Cerin?> "Those thoughts were not for you, Kai." Cerin says quietly, and without apology
<Zahara?> "I think it's time to discuss my research." she says, abruptly changing the subject.
- Ssithumi is happy to escape the awkwardness. "Yes, Zahara, what have you learned in our vast library? Was the information you sought here?"
<Zahara?> "I believe so, but if you know more about any of it, feel free to share." She retreats a little ways into the stacks and returns with several books, and a crystal.
- Ssithumi is increasingly curious about all this, after learning these new details today.
- Zee opens first an old, leather-bound tome to a page she has bookmarked with a silk ribbon. On the left is an engraving of a strong, heroic looking man in an epic battle with what looks like a small army, surrounded by a glow of light. Beneath it is captioned, "Ularis, hero of the Dawn Caste fights in the War"
- Cerin listens, curious
- Ssithumi-an-Tohatep is intrigued.
<Zahara?> "This is Ularis. I believed he served under me in the War. The text sings his praise very highly. It speaks of the many raids he carried out against the hundredfold cities, and the many risks he took in search of adventure and, presumably, fame.
- Zee flips a page, to where Ularis is pictured with a beautiful girl on his arm, dancing. "He was also, it appears, famed for his dancing skill. Flexibility and strength have their advantages."
- Zee flips a few more pages of paeans to the wonderfulness of Ularis before tapping on the last paragraph of the entry. "But someone must have disliked him, for he was slain under mysterious circumstances sometime after the war - likely Rosada's work, from what we've discovered. The mystery was never solved."
<Cerin?> "That is what the side of the Daybreaker says 'Forged from Abarrons' bones'"
<Zahara?> "Exactly. One wonders if it is his spirit as well."
<Zahara?> "Hmmm yes, that brings us to Abarron. A Primordial" *she switches books smoothly, running her fingers down the edges of the pages til she picks out the one that speaks of him. "Of terrible deeds."
<Zahara?> "Particularly fond of creating hmmm 'fierce Behemoths and horrific creatures' and setting them upon the unwashed masses of humanity. Didn't care for people at all. He was dedicated to wildness and rage."
- Ssithumi-an-Tohatep looks at the page Zahara indicates. "He was slain in the war. He has become a Malfean."
- Zee flips to an illustrated
- Zee flips to an illustrated page, in bright golds and blacks. "Yes, by a circle of Solars, who were also slain in the attempt."
<Zahara?> "So. A good candidate for string-pulling."
- Cerin nods
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> "Most interesting. What of the other matters you mentioned, the Evening's Vengeful Blade and Rintoko?"
<{{the Evening's Vengeful Blade and Rintoko?}}> "As far as Evening's Vengeful Blade..." *she switches books again, this time laying out several* "The clues here, and here pointed to this one, and here, you can see how it ties to this... when you take it all together with this," she taps a small symbol - that of the Shadows Resplendant, a Night Caste symbol with a dagger through it - "you can see that it was actually a very rare sobriquet for the head of the Shadows Resplendant." she looks particularly pleased with herself at that.
<Ssithumi-an-Tohatep?> The symbol indicated precisely matches the missing pin from Ymir's lapel.
<Cerin?> "Ah." He smiles a little to himself. "Thank you, love."
<Zahara?> "You're quite welcome, dearheart." she smiles, then brings out the crystal.
<Zahara?> "This, is Rintoko." She activates it and steps back a bit, as the bright glow springs up from the crystalline artifact and resolves into a perfect, 3-D map of Rintoko, which rotates gently as they examine it. Rintoko itself is a city of spun glass hidden away in an enormous cavern. It seems to hang suspended, but when one looks closely one can see the threads of glass bridges that connect it to the earth.
- Zee touches the crystal, twisting it slightly, and then a soothing voice fills the room. "Welcome to beautiful Rintoko, The Hidden City of Glass. Built approximately 700 years into the Great Solar Deliberative, it was the city built the furthest underground into Creation's depths, in the famous Underways." the voice continues on a bit in a light tour of the city's basic history.
- Cerin smiles at Zahara, delighted.
- Zee grins
<Zahara?> "There's a bit more, in a text.. there were rumors of something strange living beneath the city, monsters showing up occasionally, and numerous earthquakes, but that was generally attributed to people being un-used to living so deeply underground. For some reason," she ads wryly, "That didn't make it into the official tour."


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I was up in the mountains this past weekend staying in a lovely "cabin" "camping". Why the quotes? I grew up camping, sleeping on the ground, in a tent. Luxury camping was a KOA cabin where you had to walk up the hill to use bathrooms and take a shower (a SHOWER while camping? I was bowled over the first time I heard of this). To me, if it has running water and electricity (not to mention the three stories, wrap around deck, foosball table, hot tub...) it is no longer a cabin, we now call that a house. How can one say they are camping when they are sleeping in a house? I'm not sure how but that's what we were calling it. Well, so, while "camping" in the "cabin" last weekend I spent a lot of time outdoors, and I did a few plein air paintings on my iPad in my favorite painting app, Procreate. I found this cool little twisty tree by a creek and above is the end result.
It was so peaceful up there and so nice spending 3 days without a television always running and not even wanting to have my phone on me. I'm rather sad to be back.

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Kintetsu Rail Pass: Explore Osaka, Kyoto, Nagoya and Nara For USD15
28 Mar 2018
Hassle-free way of travelling around the Kansai region!
If you're planning to travel around Osaka, Nara, Kyoto and Nagoya but you don't want the hassle of buying single trip tickets all the time, here's a solution for you! The Kintetsu rail pass is a great budget option for those looking to travel the above cities.
If you're unsure of which pass you should be getting on your trip, here's a rough guide for you. If you plan on taking the train lines across different Japanese cities like Tokyo, we would recommend the JR Pass as it is the most comprehensive pass across many different Japanese cities and have options for 7-21 days for those who plan on staying longer.
For those who prefer flexibility in the types of lines, we suggest getting the Icoca card and just topping it up along the way!
There are 4 different Kintetsu Rail passes to choose from :
Read on to find out which pass is best suited for your trip and how you can maximise your Kintetsu Rail Pass on your next holiday to Japan!
This pass covers travel areas Kyoto, Osaka and Nara and are suitable for those making day trips to the abovementioned cities.
Designated zones on Kintetsu Railway
Designated zones on Nara Kotsu Bus Line:
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This pass covers travel areas Kyoto, Osaka and Nara and are suitable for those making day trips to the abovementioned cities.
Designated zones on Kintetsu Railway
Designated zones on Nara Kotsu Bus Line
Apart from unlimited rides on these transport lines, flash your Kintetsu places at the following locations to enjoy special perks and offers!
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This pass covers travel areas Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Ise-Shima and Nara and are suitable for those making day trips to the abovementioned cities. It covers all stations along the Kintetsu Line and the Iga Tetsudo Line.
You'll also get to enjoy special perks at the following locations so be sure to have your Kintetsu pass with you at all times!
This pass covers travel areas Kyoto, Osaka, Nagoya, Ise-Shima and Nara and are suitable for those making day trips to the abovementioned cities. It covers all stations along the Kintetsu Line and the Iga Tetsudo Line. The following buses are also covered by your Kintetsu pass:
Designated areas of buses
You'll also get to receive special perks from these merchants so be sure to flash your Kintetsu Pass!
If you're looking for extreme convenience and comfort, you'll want to get an extra Limited Express ticket along with your Kintetsu pass. This grants you a guaranteed reserved seat in which you can book easily online.
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You'll need to exchange your Klook mobile e-voucher for the physical ticket before taking any of the trains or buses. Bring along your passport to any of these exchange offices to redeem your ticket :
City Highlights
You can't visit Nara without paying a visit to the famous residents of Nara Park - these gentle and polite deers. With about 1500 of these graceful creatures roaming the park, you'll definitely get your Instagram shot! Be sure to buy a packet of feed and watch the deers bow politely to thank you for feeding them.
The UNESCO world heritage site Todaiji Temple is one of the most famous and historically significant temples in Nara. It is home to the world's largest wooden building, the Daibutsuden (Big Buddha Hall) and you might even spot some free roaming deers here as well!
One of the highlights of visiting Osaka is spending a day in the world famous Universal Studios Japan. Whether you're a kid who loves the adrenaline rides or just a movie junkie looking to relive the movie magic, we guarantee you'll have a great time here.
You might want to get an express pass to skip the queues! Afterall, with so many rides to take and retake, you won't want to waste your time in line. Klook your open dated Universal Studios Japan tickets and enter the park directly!
Check out our guide to Universal Studios Japan to find out more!
Japan's tallest skyscraper the Harukas300 is where you'll get the best view of Osaka! Head up to the observation deck located on the 58th to 60th floor for clear sweeping views of the city. Klook your tickets to skip the lines and get a free JPY500 coupon for restaurants! We recommend coming at sunset for the perfect backdrop to your pictures and staying just till the sky darkens for a beautiful nightscape.
Find out what else you can do at Harukas300 here.
They say all that glitters is gold, we certainly agree when it comes to Kinkakuji, the Golden Pavilion! This majestic sight has its top 2 floors entirely covered in gold leaf deeming it fit for royalty.
Take a stroll down the most famous geisha districts in Kyoto; Gojyorakuen - once the most notorious red light district and Miyagawacho the street with the most talented dancers are just some of the few.
Geishas are often misrepresented and misunderstood so let your expert guide show and tell you what being a geisha truly means. As you stroll along the cobbled streets you might even hear faint tunes of geisha practices!
Klook your geisha tour and not only will the guide tell you all you need to know, it even comes with a free hotel pick up.
This UNESCO world heritage postcard picture perfect village Shirakawago is reason enough to pay a visit to Nagoya. Stroll past the iconic steep roofs of the farmhouses and explore the nooks and crannies of this quaint little town.
This might not be easy to reach especially for first-timers in Japan. Klook yourselves a Shirakawa tour and have your transport covered! The bus will take you to the Shirakawa Village but you'll be left to explore the town for yourselves. This way you won't have to worry about getting lost!
Akame 48 Waterfalls
This once upon a time ninja training ground - Akame 48 waterfalls is home to raging rapids, rushing torrents and magnificent waterfalls. According to Japanese legend, there is a red-eyed ox hiding in these falls.
Nearest Kintetsu station: Akameguchi Station. From there, take the Miekotsu Bus.
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Japan Essentials
An essential for those heading to Osaka is definitely the Osaka Amazing Pass! Apart from unlimited travels on the subways and buses, you'll also get free entry to a whole bunch of attractions like the HEP5 ferris wheel and Osaka castle!
No trip is complete with a 4G WiFi device to help you navigate the complicated Japanese transport system as well as for those Instagram worthy moments.
If you planning to head to various Japanese cities, we recommend getting the Japan Rail Pass instead for unlimited travels on all JR lines!


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Thu, 16 June 2016
HiroJa Shibe and The Doctor with another review of 12 Monkeys, Hyenas. Unfortunately this episode was a full-stop for us after last weeks magnificent episode, Lullaby. We also talk about the need for shows on television in general should have shorter seasons (13 episodes vs 22 episodes).
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Entcrowd, a service that notifies users of performances tailored to their individual preferences through Kakaotalk, has attracted investment from public institutions and investment companies. On Wednesday, Entcrowd announced that it had received 200 million Won (~186 thousand USD) in investments from the Seoul Business Agency and Bridge Alliance Partners.
Entcrowd uses data from its customers' ticket purchase history and search history, and it currently has information on more than 2,000 artists and 200 venues for its 23,000 customers. With its new investment, Entcrowd plans to actively improve its web service, application development, and online and offline promotions. Entcrowd will be enhancing its web service through more personalized recommendation algorithms and performance data and will be launching a hybrid application for both its Android and iOS users.
JoonHwang Jung, CEO of Entcrowd, commented, "Prior to Entcrowd, fans had to constantly check online for nearby performances of their favorite artists. Entcrowd has contributed to the revitalization of the performance culture by improving the ticketing experience."
CEO of Bridge Alliance Partners, Jong Seung Lee, who also served as CEO of NHN Investments and Korea Investment Partners, stated: "Entcrowd is building data-driven, personalized curative solutions that we expect will lead the Asian performance culture market.
EntCrowd has been providing closed beta services to its existing customers and the new version is expected to be released next January.
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Partial birth abortions have been on my mind ever since finding out about the murder of Dr. George Tiller. Dr. Tiller was one of only three physicians in the U.S. who performed partial birth, or late-term, abortions. He had been threatened for years and was even shot before, in both of his arms, in 1993. (He went back to work the next day.) Dedication doesn't seem to be a large enough word to describe him. The people who demonized him and called him "Tiller the Baby Killer" wouldn't see it that way, of course.
It's not hard to see why he would have been targeted by the pro-life community (not that the whole community conspired in his murder). The term, partial birth abortion, brings to mind horrible images. I myself have avoided even thinking about it because it's such an unpopular and explosive topic. But I've been doing a lot of research since Sunday (when Dr. Tiller was shot to death while handing out bulletins in his church narthex). And what I've found out has given me a new sensitivity about the procedure.
One thing I discovered is that late-term abortions make up only 1% of all abortions. Another was that they are usually performed only when the fetus has no chance of survival outside of the womb or is so badly damaged, his or her life would be living hell if he or she did survive delivery. They are also performed when the life of the mother is at stake and in cases of rape, especially when the victim is so young she doesn't even realize how she got pregnant. (She may never even had a period.)
There are horror stories all over the Internet told by women who have had to make the decision to go through with late-term abortions. The procedure is not performed merely because the pregnant woman belatedly decided that she didn't want to have a baby. One of the most common reasons is anencephaly, where most of the fetus' brain is missing. So to say, as pro-lifers are fond of saying, that these babies "are only inches away from life," is to grossly misrepresent the situation. If these babies do survive, keeping them alive is a major undertaking and usually isn't successful for long. (I am not going to link to my sources because the images are so upsetting. Any readers who are truly interested can do the research themselves.)
These are the kinds of decisions which are lose-lose. There is no good outcome if the fetus is allowed to go to term. I don't believe that a woman should be forced to abort a severely damaged baby, but that is not what is being done. Any woman who wants to go through with the pregnancy is supported fully by the medical profession (although not without reservations–see the case of Baby K). These kinds of cases raise all kinds of medical and bioethical questions for which there are no definitive answers.
In my experience, the average person is not comfortable with ambiguity. People are more comfortable with black and white, where something is either wrong or it is right. But the women who are faced with situations like the above don't have the luxury of seeing things that way. Instead of throwing obstacles in their paths and making them feel guilty if they choose one of two tragic solutions, we should be more sensitive to their dilemma. Legislation can be written which requires that the mother make this decision along with the advice of her doctor, but this is being done anyway. I find it difficult to believe that any doctor would perform a late-term abortion without compelling reason.
I know a woman who carried her anencephalic daughter to term. They named her Roma (amor written backwards) and held her until she died. But the woman who opts for a late-term abortion also suffers a crushing loss. We are being heartless when we condemn her because she didn't want to put her baby through the pain of living outside of the womb. We are also being heartless when we force 11-year-olds to go through labor and delivery, especially given all the complications that are possible for children giving birth.
I believe that life should be preserved when possible, but beliefs can't change reality. Instead of judging those who have to make these heart-rending decisions, we should be thanking God that we're not one of them.
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Exclusive: India anti-Vedanta protesters killed by shots to head, chest; half from behind - autopsies
THOOTHUKUDI, India - Twelve of the 13 prοtesters killed when pοlice opened fire οn a demοnstratiοn against Vedanta's cοpper smelter in southern India in May were hit by bullets in the head οr chest, and half of those were shot frοm behind, autopsy repοrts show.
Two others died after bullets pierced the sides of their heads, accοrding to the repοrts prοduced by fοrensic medicine experts frοm several gοvernment hospitals and reviewed by Reuters. They have nοt been previously published.
In the case of the yοungest to be killed, a bullet entered the back of 17-year-old J. Snοwlin's head and exited thrοugh her mοuth, the autopsy fοund.
"The deceased would appear to have died of cardio-pulmοnary arrest due to firearm bullet injury to the back of the neck," fοrensic medicine experts who examined Snοwlin's bοdy wrοte.
When Reuters visited her family, they said they had nοt cοllected the teenager's autopsy repοrt. "We are cοntinuing to exist, that's it," said her mοther.
Indian pοlice rules allow the use of live ammunitiοn to quell civil unrest, but stipulate the respοnse should be prοpοrtiοnate and officers should nοt shoot to kill. Police Standing Orders fοr Tamil Nadu, the state where the shootings took place, say that, when using firearms, "aim should be kept low, preferably well below the waist level, and directed against the mοst threatening part of the mοb".
The incident was the deadliest at an envirοnmental prοtest in India in a decade. A wοrking grοup of United Natiοns' human rights experts in May cοndemned the "apparent excessive and disprοpοrtiοnate use of lethal fοrce by pοlice".
Federal pοlice are investigating the shootings, which took place as prοtesters were marching to the local gοvernment headquarters in the pοrt city of Thoothukudi, demanding that a cοpper smelter cοntrοlled by Lοndοn-headquartered Vedanta Resources be shut fοr allegedly pοlluting the envirοnment.
No pοlice officers have been arrested οr charged in cοnnectiοn with the killings. In a statement fοllowing the incident the Tamil Nadu state gοvernment, which is respοnsible fοr the pοlice, said: "Due to unavoidable circumstances, we had to take actiοn to bring the situatiοn under cοntrοl."
The Thoothukudi district administratiοn and state pοlice officials did nοt respοnd to emails seeking cοmments οn the autopsy repοrts. Federal pοlice investigating the deaths did nοt respοnd to requests fοr cοmment οn the autopsy findings.
Vedanta did nοt respοnd to a request fοr cοmment. The cοmpany, which had nο involvement in the shootings, has previously expressed regret over the deaths at the prοtest, which it call "absolutely unfοrtunate".
Four seniοr pοlice and two gοvernment officials who were present οn the day told Reuters in June they were fοrced to fire live ammunitiοn as the crοwd turned violent and threatened a neighbοring Vedanta employees' apartment building.DETAIL OF DEATHS
Amοng the eight people killed frοm bullets entering their head οr bοdy frοm behind οr the side, 40-year-old Jansi, who like many people in Tamil Nadu gοes by just οne name, was shot a few hundred meters away frοm her house in a narrοw street close to Thoothukudi's seafrοnt. She was shot thrοugh the ear, the repοrt into her death showed.
A bullet went thrοugh the fοrehead of 34-year-old Mani Rajan. "The deceased would appear to have died of penetrating injury to the brain due to the firearm bullet injury to the right side of fοrehead," Mani's autopsy repοrt said.
The dead also included a man in his 50s, six men in their 40s, and three men in their early 20s.
The head of the fοrensic science department at the Thoothukudi Medical College, where the autopsies were cοnducted, declined to cοmment, as did two of the principal examiners.
Reuters cοntacted 11 of the 13 families οr friends of those killed, 10 of whom said they were nοt pursuing any legal actiοn. One of the 11 said he was in touch with a lawyer and wanted justice, but did nοt elabοrate further. Two of the families cοuld nοt be reached fοr cοmment.
Authοrities in Tamil Nadu οrdered the permanent closure of the Vedanta smelter οn envirοnmental grοunds immediately after the shootings at the May 22 prοtest. That οrder was overturned by a ruling frοm India's green cοurt οn Dec. 15. Vedanta, cοntrοlled by billiοnaire Anil Agarwal, has always denied damaging the envirοnment.MINIMUM FORCE
The shootings are being investigated by a cοurt-mandated cοmmissiοn as well as the federal pοlice. Officials familiar with the investigatiοns said they were nοt likely to cοnclude "any time soοn".
Fifteen pοlice weapοns were discharged in total, including three self-loading rifles , accοrding to a state gοvernment documents submitted to the investigatiοn cοmmissiοn and reviewed by Reuters.
Of 69 live bullets used, 30 were fired frοm the three SLRs, accοrding to the documents. Police fired an additiοnal fοur rοunds frοm .303 rifles and 12 shots frοm .410 weapοns.
The Police Standing Orders, an exhaustive manual οn pοlice actiοn, recοmmends the use of .303 and .410 rifles as a last resοrt against violent crοwds.
Unlike the cοlοnial-era .303 and .410, the SLR is mοdern rifle capable of cοntinuous fire, said Jacοb Punnοse, fοrmer pοlice chief of the neighbοring Kerala state.
"There is nο illegality per se," he said, referring to the use of SLRs in such circumstances. "But it definitely gοes against principle of minimum fοrce."


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Our parish is currently celebrating 70 years of existence; it was founded on 23 October 1946. We are focussing on the theme of 'The Bridge' – taken from a suggestion that the bridge which used to cross the burn near to where our church stands today was once used by Bishops of Glasgow on their travels form the Bishop's residence at Cadder to the Cathedral in Glasgow. For St. Matthew's parish, the theme of 'The Bridge' highlights our mission of outreach – the God, and to all people. The parish aims to be a bridge which helps people to reach out to God, and for us to reach out to and be reached by all people. This website aims to highlight how this outreach operates in our parish
We hope you will find here all the information you need about the parish: times of Masses and other services, parish clergy, and parish history, plans and projects. Information on parish groups and organisations will be found under the appropriate group headings. There are details of how the parish organises preparation for sacraments for children and adults, a guide on how to arrange baptisms, weddings, details for making bookings for the parish hall, and various catechetical and other resources – and something about our patron, St. Matthew and the history of the parish.
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PISCATAWAY, N.J., May 22, 2000 — The VoiceXML Forum today announced that the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has acknowledged the submission of Version 1.0 of the VoiceXML specification. At its May 10-12 meetings in Paris, the W3C's Voice Browser Working Group agreed to adopt VoiceXML 1.0 as the basis for the development of a W3C dialog markup language.
The Forum's founding members, AT&T, IBM, Lucent Technologies, and Motorola made the W3C submission. Acknowledgement by the W3C will help to accelerate and expand the reach of the Internet through voice-enabled Web content and services. The VoiceXML Forum will host the next meeting of the W3C Voice Browser Working Group in September 2000.
"As the W3C Voice Browser Working Group begins to define the speech interface framework that extends the Web to voice-based devices, we will use VoiceXML as a model for our dialog markup language. The W3C speech interface framework will include integrated markup languages for dialog, grammar, speech synthesis, natural language semantics, and multimodal dialogs, as well as a standard list of reusable dialogs," said Jim Larson of the Intel Architecture Labs, who is Co-chair of the W3C Voice Browser Working Group.
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India Men and Women Lose to Pakistan and Japan Respectively
India's Women Hockey team lost to the hosts Japan 1-2 in their last league match at the 3rd Asian Champions Trophy being played at Kakamigahara, while Men's team went down fighting to neighboring arch-rival Pakistan (4-5) to bow out of the title contention.
In the other matches of the day, Malaysian Women's team stunned higher ranked China by 1-0, while men's competition Malaysia defeated China 5-4 and Japan beat Oman 4-0.
Indian Women's team took 1-0 lead in the 33rd minute when Chanchan Devi scored off a penalty corner. Japan got three penalty corners in the first half but Indian defense and goalkeeper denied any scoring chance to their opponents and went to lemon break with a slender lead of 1-0.
Japan found the equalizer in 59th minute with the field goal scored by Arai Mazuki and scored the winning goal in 68th minute, when Otsuka Shiho scored for Japan on a penalty corner.
India women's team will now take on the hosts Japan in the final to be played on 9 November 2013. (Detailed schedule here)
In the men's competition, gallant India was edged by Pakistan. Young Indian side put up a strong fight against experienced Pakistan Hockey team, but lost to the neighbors by 4-5.
The green shirts took early lead in 2nd minute via a field goal scored by youngster Abdul Haseem Khan. Indians came close to equalize in 13th minute but Pak Goalkeeper Imran Butt stood in their way.
Young Indian donning new yellow jerseys, leveled the score when Gurjinder Singh found the target on penalty corner in 24th minute and took lead through another penalty corner in goal in 30th minute via Amit Rohidas.
Indian lead lasted for few minutes, when Pakistan's captain Muhammad Imran converted a penalty corner in 35th minute to level the scores just before the half time break.
Muhammad Rizwan (Sr) scored a field goal for the defending Champions Pakistan in the opening minute of 2nd half to earn lead (3-2) for his side. Just four minute later, India's Captain Manpreet Singh scored a field goal to level the scores once again.
Rizwan Sr struck his second goal in 44th minute to take his side ahead yet again. The Indian side leveled the scores once again in 49th minute when Malak Singh scored a field goal.
The defending champions scored their 5th and last goal in 53rd minute via Muhammad Rizwan Junior. Indian side tried hard but could not find that elusive equalizer in the last 17 minutes of the game, during which they failed to convert crucial penalty corner in 67th minute.
Indian men's team will now play Malaysia at 11:00 AM (IST) on 8th November in their last league match.


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What bothers me even more is that our airport has no rail link to downtown Toronto. If we want to continue saying that Toronto is a "World Class City" we've got to be able to put our money where our mouth is. A cab to my home in High Park, 20 minutes away, costs about $45, and the Go train to me is ridiculous. If you wanna hop on the train at the Dundas West platform you need to go down to Union station to buy a ticket (I've been told by their staff). To me it's really no wonder we didn't get the Olympics. It's a damn shame. If we can't sort out our own citizens' transportation issues how are we going to look to the rest of the world if they come visit? Certainly not world class. If it takes bringing in some European experts in transportation efficiency let's do it. Nobody wants Toronto to be the next LA. We complain car culture is killing us but there are still so few alternatives. Let's show the rest of the world we can do it, and earn the title "World Class".


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Washington Capitals Win in Overtime Against Montreal Canadians 5-4
The Washington Capitals came back after trailing by three goals in the second period and defeated the Montreal Canadians 5-4 in overtime.
Washington trailed for most of the game when Montreal forward Mike Reilly started off the night scoring giving Montreal a 1-0 lead. Later Brett Connolly tied up the game with 13 minutes left in the first period.
A few minutes later Tom Wilson delivered a slam dunk pass to Alex Ovechkin for his 14th goal of the season for a 2-1 lead.
Later Washington had there worst start of any period this year allowing Montreal to score three goals in the first two minutes of the the second period. Phoenix Copley was pulled after allowing four goals on 22 shots.
Braden Holtby later came in relief and was lights out stopping all 22 shots, and was one of the main reasons the Capitals won tonight.
The Capitals fought hard after trailing Montreal showing great grit, team chemistry and great goaltending gave the Capitals a win. It is hard to believe there was two fights in tonight's game that Tom Wilson didn't fight.
Matt Niskanen dropped the mitts first followed up by Dimitri Orlov who dropped the mitts against a well know NHL pest Max Domi. Orlov brought out his best Khabib Nurmagomedov impression dropping Domi
Domi got back up and cheap shot Orlov who thought the fight was over and connected some punches on Orlov. I truly believe a fine should come from the league.
Nicklas Backstrom started the comeback scoring first followed up by an Alex Ovechkin powerplay goal in the third period that tied the game.
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Living... as a live-in janitor in a small Massachusetts apartment building when he learns his brother has died and he's called on to take care of his nephew. Lee liked the solitary life he led, where his only interactions were with tenants and bar patrons on the receiving end of drunken punches. Now he's alone with an angsty teen.
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Personality... guarded, angry, and deeply hurt. He was already depressed when he found out his brother passed away, and now he's needed in Patrick's life. He's not sure he has the capacity to love again or the strength to allow himself to be vulnerable. It's going to be a long winter stuck in a sad house with Patrick.
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Mulvaney's 'missteps' draw scrutiny from Trump allies
WASHINGTON, United States (AP) — Mick Mulvaney is struggling with the job of defending his boss, the president.
President Donald Trump's acting chief of staff went on "Fox News Sunday" to speak up for Trump — and ended up raising more eyebrows.
Explaining why Trump had tried to steer an international summit to one of the president's own properties, Mulvaney said Trump "still considers himself to be in the hospitality business." That did nothing to allay concerns that the president has used his office to enrich his business interests.
Days earlier, Mulvaney acknowledged the Trump administration had delayed aid to Ukraine in part to prod that country to investigate the 2016 elections. Then he tried to walk back that comment. Trump now has dropped his plan to host the summit at his Doral, Florida, resort.
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It's upsetting to be accused of something you didn't do. Try to talk to your friend about this again at a time when you can speak privately. You might tell her "I want to say again that I didn't take your key chain. I would never steal something, and it makes me feel bad that you think I did. Can we talk about it?" By talking together, maybe your friend will realize that you're telling the truth. Then the two of you might try to solve the mystery of the missing key chain.
If your friend doesn't believe you and keeps saying that you took the key chain, you might decide to spend less time with her, at least for now. Trust is a big part of friendship. When there's no trust, friendship isn't that much fun.
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Kristina here,
Ok…before you go off running to the hill tops screaming "Why…WHY…WHY, WHY, WHY?!" Hear me out; Warner Bros. and DC comics HAS NOT sold out to the theatrics like Spiderman. Here's the thing, StarKid Productions is making a Batman musical called Holy Musical [email protected]! It is a parody musical made only for the enjoyment of comic book fans who love both the theatre and Batman. I must say it sounds kind of cool. Here's what StarKid Productions have to say about their musical:
"After witnessing the murder of his parents, a young billionaire makes a solemn vow to dress up like a bat and wage a one man war on crime! But when this solitary savior realizes that 'one' is the loneliest number to wage a war with, he'll set off on a musical adventure to rescue the city from the greatest super-villain of all time and find a super friend. So join us in celebrating/poking-fun-at everyone's second favorite superhero (right after Spider-man)!"
Ok, so they were inspired by Spiderman's Turn off the Dark and also this production did their own musical numbers. Quite ambitious, I think? Maybe Hans Zimmer might give a smirk their way if it comes along his way. I say this, it's Batman and well I guess I'll be a supporter for anyone who has the guts to make a musical out of The Dark Knight. Plus, it's free. You really cannot beat a free show. Really…you can't.
Holy Musical [email protected] will be coming out on March 22-25 at 7pm in Chicago. If you are in the Chicago area or just visiting you should go and check them out. Nothing beats a free show. NOTHING! If you cannot make it to Chicago, StarKid Productions will post up the musical on Youtube in April.
Here's a little trailer of their musical and tell me would you go see it? Do you think they're a little ambitious to take this on? Or do you think maybe…just maybe someone out there might be interested in them and actually make the Holy Musical [email protected] a Broadway musical? Leave your comments below. If you are interested in finding out more about StarKid Productions, there are links below to follow them.
StarKid Productions- http://www.teamstarkid.com/
Trailer: Holy Musical [email protected]
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New England's Odds for a Super Bowl
- Updated: December 9, 2010
With the NFL season winding down, it's once again looking like the New England Patriots are among the best teams in the league. With Brady having his best season since 2007's perfect regular season, and role-players like Welker and Woodhead earning their keep in a big way, Belichick's Bostonians (at heart) are looking strong to make a huge playoff push.
Only two teams in the entire league earn even somewhat of a low number in terms of odds – the Atlanta Falcons and the New England Patriots, at +700 respectively. And that's only to get to the Super Bowl. In a hypothetical matchup between the two, New England holds more than a touchdown's worth of favorable cushion.
Now, don't get the wrong impression here. Sure, Brady is playing fantastic, earning accolades and awards as usual, but there are some other good teams in the AFC with something to say on the matter.
If you were playing online video poker or even betting on another sport, your odds would be a little more finite. But with the NFL, there are endless variables, least of which is any of these teams' ability to throw a huge monkey-wrench in the Patriots' plans.
The New York Jets still stand atop the AFC East, holding the tie-break over the Patriots, and the Ravens, Steelers, Jags and even the Kansas City Chiefs are looking like worthy competition.
The Patriots have perhaps the toughest schedule in the league going forward. Okay, so the Bills and Dolphins might look like pushovers, but after back-to-back-to-back weeks against the Jets, Bears and Packers, three premier NFL teams, the nothing-to-losers at the tail end of the schedule could not only knock New England down to a Wild Card slot, but they might bang the Pats up enough to where any high-powered offensive would crush them in the first round (see Baltimore's running game last year).
New England has to be incredibly careful here and take things one game at a time. Their biggest challenge to date is to break even with the Jets and get that pot-bellied, Rex Ryan-looking monkey off their backs.
Their next move, of course, is to get past a well-tuned Chicago team whose defense is standing strong at 3rd in the NFL, and whose speed in the secondary could spell a multi turnover day for Brady and company.
Stop by any sportsbook or online craps and you'll find that the Patriots will probably be favored in each game they play from here on out. But that still doesn't mean much. Any team is capable of beating New England if the Patriots don't show up. Just ask the Cleveland Browns.
If New England wins 3 of their next 5, which they probably will, they're shoo-in for the playoffs. However, the Patriots' best chances of getting to the Super Bowl are going to come with a #1 seed in the AFC – and that's going to require beating the Jets and winning 4 of their last 5.
They're looking strong to do it, and the road to the Super Bowl is more smoothly paved if so, but only time will tell how the Pats handle the s


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The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) completed their June meeting with a 25 basis point rate hike, bringing the target range for the federal funds rate to 1.75-2.0 percent. The accompanying Summary of Economic Projections (SEP) revealed a modestly more optimistic outlook, as expected. The improving outlook prompted an upward revision to rate hike expectations with the median policymaker anticipating four rate hikes this year, up from three in March. The Fed dropped the explicit forward guidance language in the statement as they work to encourage market participants to undertake a more nuanced, data-driven approach to assessing the future path of rate hikes.
With the economy chugging along at a respectable clip that could exceed 4 percent in the second quarter, the Federal Reserve upgraded its assessment of growth from "moderate" to "solid." Expected growth for 2018 as a whole rose from 2.7 to 2.8 percent while the unemployment forecast fell from 3.8 percent to 3.6 percent. If history is any guide, that forecast remains too pessimistic given the expected pace of growth this year.
The longer run estimate for unemployment held at 4.5 percent, but the upper end of the central tendency dipped from 4.7 to 4.6 percent. Assuming no significant uptick of inflation, I expect the longer-run unemployment estimate to fall if the actual unemployment falls faster than the Fed expects.
Inflation projections edged up for 2018, but expectations for core-inflation for 2019 and 2020 remained unchanged at 2.1 percent. Essentially, the forecasts imply that a slight bump in the expected pace of rate hikes from three to four rate hikes this year is sufficient to contain the inflationary implications of the modestly better economic forecasts.
To be sure, the Fed's expectation that they will deliver a full four rate hikes this year should not come as a surprise. Indeed, I would argue that the two low dots in the March SEP were effectively irrelevant for the likely path of policy and eliminating those dots would shift the median projection to four rate hikes. In other words, the median policy maker was already so close to four hikes for 2018 that the bar to making it official this month was very, very low.
The median policy maker anticipates another three rate hikes in 2019. Policy makers also expect they will still raise rates to an above neutral 3.4 percent in 2020 while the longer-run neutral rate held at 2.9 percent. Any "hawkishness" in this SEP reflects the slight acceleration in the pace of hikes; the end game, however, remains unchanged.
The Fed continues to describe policy as accommodative, but dropped language indicating that policy would "remain, for some time," accommodative. This needed to change given that the lowest estimate of neutral sits at just 2.3 percent, the Fed could be pretty close to neutral with just one more hike. Eventually too they will drop the description of policy as accommodative as rates move closer to the median estimate of neutral.
As policy edges closer to neutral, the exact timing of future rates hikes will become more data dependent. That said, make no mistake that the Fed continues to signal that rates will continue to rise at a pace of roughly 25 basis points per quarter given the expected pace of growth. I would not underestimate the Fed's resolve in this matter. I expect this pace to hold for the next four quarters if the Fed's forecast continues to be realized.
Bottom Line: Pay attention to the interplay of the rate and economic forecasts and the flow of data. The pace of data will almost certainly not slow sufficiently to prevent the Fed from hiking in September and probably December. I would say September is essentially a lock at this point. I also think you need to pencil in rate hikes in March and June of 2019. Recognize though that by mid-2019 the data might reflect the lagged impact of past tightening and the yield curve is likely to be fairly flat; both factors would slow the pace of rate hikes. The Fed will face a more difficult choice if the data holds strong while the yield curve inverts.


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Five Satellite Symposia – Saturday 8:30am – 3:20pm (details)
Keynote Address – Saturday at 5:30
Rhinoviruses and You
Dr. Ann C. Palmenberg
University of Wisconsin-Madison (www)
Symposium I – Viruses and Cells – Sunday morning
Kyung H. Choi – University of Texas Medical Branch (www)
Elizabeth Fortunato – University of Idaho (www)
Joanna Parish – University of Birmingham, UK (www)
Bert Semler – University of California – Irvine (www)
ASV Ann Palmenberg Junior Investigators – to be announced–
Symposium II – Viral Ecology and Climate Change – Monday morning
Alison Buchan – University of Tennessee – Knoxville (www)
John Carr – University of Cambridge, UK (www)
A. Desiree LaBeaud – Stanford University (www)
Arvind Varsani – Arizona State University (www)
ASV Business Meeting
Symposium III – Global Impacts of Viruses on One Health – Tuesday morning
Bryce Falk – University of California, Davis (www)
Edward Okoth – International Livestock Research Institute, Kenya (www)
Nahoko Shindo – World Health Organization (www)
David Wentworth – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (www)
Emmie de Wit – Rocky Mountain Laboratories, NIH (www)
Symposium IV – Viral Pathogenesis and Immunity – Wednesday morning
Kathryn Holmes – Univ. of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus (www)
Thomas Morrison – Univ. of Colorado, Anschutz Medical Campus (www)
Moriah Szpara – Pennsylvania State University (www)
Benjamin tenOever – Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (www)
Susan VandeWoude – Colorado State University (www)
Conference ends at noon on Wednesday, June 17.
State of the Art Speakers – Lectures will be presented during various afternoon and evening workshops
David Bhella – University of Glasgow (www)
Breaking the Shackles of Symmetry in Structural Studies of Icosahedral Viruses
Gaelen Burke – University of Georgia (www)
Viruses and Endogenous Viral Elements in Parasitoid Wasps
Nicholas Heaton – Duke University (www)
Negative Regulation of the Interferon Response as a Controller of Influenza Disease Severity
Joseph Hyser – Baylor College of Medicine (www)
Lightning Storms of Calcium Signaling during Virus Infection
Donna Neumann – University of Wisconsin-Madison (www)
Chromatin Loops and Transcriptional Control of HSV-1
Cara Pager – University at Albany – SUNY (www)
RNA Modification: Expanding the Repertoire of Viral RNAs
The 2020 ASV meeting will begin Saturday, June 13th with the Welcome Reception at 3:30 pm that will be followed by the Keynote address at 5:30 pm and the first group of simultaneous workshop sessions. The Plenary Symposia will take place on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday mornings and State-of-the-Art Lectures will be presented during various workshops during the afternoons and evenings.
Workshops will take place in the afternoons and after dinner, and the two poster sessions will be held on Sunday and Monday evenings in conjunction with the social hour. Also included are several Special Events and Workshops to complete the program, including five satellite symposia that take place on Saturday before the official start of the conference.
Electronic Program and Abstracts: The detailed ASV Scientific Program & Abstracts will be distributed electronically via an app and via web based access. Updates and corrections will occur until June 6th, ensuring an up to date program is always available to participants. Access to the electronic Scientific Program & Abstracts will be provided to all ASV members and to registered non-members at least one month before the meeting.
The ASV2020 Program Chair is Stephanie Karst. Tel: 734-764-9686; email firstname.lastname@example.com.
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San Diego, CA — Saint Archer Brewing Company is proud to announce the latest expansion of its distribution. As of February 29th, their core and specialty beers will be available in 6 pack cans, draft and 22-ounce bottles throughout the Pacific Northwest, including Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Expanding to the Northwest has been a long time coming for Saint Archer. "It was only a matter of time for the two of us to finally meet – Saint Archer Brewing Co. and the Pacific Northwest. We both share an incredible spirit for the outdoors and life spent in them. We feel fortunate to bring the story of our journey and our award winning beers up north", says Brad Nadal, Director of Sales and Marketing.
Drinkable styles combined with the brand's focus on cans are a natural fit for the lifestyle that the region and brand embody. Saint Archer is excited to continue its expansion and open more states in the coming months. Our award-winning line of craft beers, including a Blonde/Kolsch-style Ale, an American Pale Ale, an IPA, Hoppy Pilsner and a unique Belgian White Ale have won the hearts of beer drinkers everywhere earning multiple awards; including 3 medals at the World Class San Diego International Beer Festival, plus a GOLD medal at the Great American Beer Festival for the White Ale.


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Audition CS6: New Features Workshop
Adobe Audition CS6 has lots of new and enhanced features in many areas of the program, including expanded core functionality and some impressive new special effects and controls. In this course, Adobe Master Trainer Maxim Jago walks through all of them, including pitch correction, the new spectral tonal display, support for hardware controllers, and automatic speech alignment. Plus, learn about changes to performance and the user interface, and how these can affect your workflow.


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Education Minister Liz Sandals acknowledged Monday that she has concerns about student safety given the threat of strike action by elementary teachers.
"One of the things we have been keeping a close eye on is the safety issue and that's why the staff at the ministry have almost daily conversations with the directors in the English public boards to monitor the situation," she told reporters, adding that so far the situation is "manageable."
The Ontario Principals' Council has warned that with teachers refusing to cover for absent colleagues as part of their work-to-rule, some schools could be unable to supervise children adequately if they can't find supply teachers, especially if there are more absent teachers than the principal and vice-principal can cover for.
"We are sure that parents would be very distressed if they knew that their children could be left in a gym, library or cafeteria receiving little or inadequate instruction, being supervised inadequately, due to the strike action of the union (Elementary Teachers' Federation of Ontario or ETFO)," said the council in a letter to Sandals.
The principals' council is calling on Queen's Park to provide extra funds to hire trained adults to fill in for absent teachers if the supply list is exhausted, as well as money to hire more secretarial help to deal with the paperwork backlog.
However, ETFO said its members continue to provide daily instruction and have the safety of their students as a prime objective, despite principals' allegations.
"If a teacher is absent, it is up to the administration to call in an occasional (supply) teacher as they would normally do and there are certainly many occasional teachers ready to work at a moment's notice," said ETFO president Sam Hammond.
With other teacher unions having reached deals, Sandals said it is up to Hammond to tell the public what his members want that is different from what the other unions have ratified in their agreements.
ETFO has warned it will escalate to rotating, one-day strikes in October — which could hit as early as this Thursday — if the government and school boards don't return to the bargaining table.


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VMH Area Focus: Leith Walk
So why should you move to Leith Walk? Here, we reveal everything you need to know about one of Edinburgh's most popular areas.
EDINBURGH PROPERTY ASKING PRICES: what is the difference between fixed price, offers over and offers around?
At VMH we quite often get asked: What is the difference between offers around, offers over and fixed price properties? So we have detailed the meaning of each for both the buyer and the seller.
VMH Area Focus: Easter Road
Derived simply from the Eastern Road to Leith, Easter Road nowadays is a thriving ecosystem with streets and passages to many further areas of Edinburgh.
VMH Area Focus: Morningside
The urban area lies in the south-west of Edinburgh, around 2-3 miles from the city centre and has formerly homed some of Scotland's most famous writers including Ian Rankin and J.K. Rowling.
Featured Property: 15/8 Falcon Road West
Located in the much sought-after area of Morningside, 15/8 Falcon Road West is a dream property that is already beginning to catch much attention
Top 5 bars in Leith, Edinburgh
Often regarded as the vibrant and culture-centric hub of Edinburgh, Leith is a fantastic place to grab a drink or two. Here are our top 5 bars in Leith:
VMH staff focus: Shannon Napier
Welcome to the eighth instalment of the VMH, Edinburgh property, "Get to Know the Team" series. Today we are getting to know Shannon that little bit better…
Everything you need to know about closing dates
Everything you need to know about closing dates
Top 5 restaurants in Edinburgh
Despite the world thinking we eat haggis every day, Edinburgh does in fact offer a variety of excellent restaurants to enjoy with your friends or family.
Featured Property: 7/5 Sandport
Situated in the heart of Edinburgh's trendy Shore district, 7/5 Sandport is certainly a property that won't be on the market for very long…
Featured property: 44/2 North Castle Street
Set within a pair of A-listed classical houses, 44/2 North Castle Street is truly a property fit for a King and a Queen.
Edinburgh property focus: Canonmills
Canonmills is a district of Edinburgh that lies to the south east of the Royal Botanic Gardens and east of Stockbridge. Derived from the Canons of Holyrood and the mills on the Water of Leith, Canonmills is a much sought-after location for aspiring homeowners.
Featured Property: 4/1 Powderhall Rigg
Situated in the tranquil, leafy area of Broughton, 4/1 Powderhall Rigg is a property which offers an ideal home or investment opportunity.
The importance of having strong and regular communication with your property agent
The importance of having strong and regular communication with your property agent
Featured property: The Old School House
Situated in the scenic, yet equally breathtaking, village of Whitehill, The Old School House really is a property worth leaving the capital to view.
You've got multiple offers on your home: What to do next?
Selling up can be an exciting time, but what if your home has attracted so much interest that you've ended up with multiple offers on it? In a very competitive Edinburgh property market this is not an uncommon occurrence.
South Gyle featured property: 3 Gogarloch Haugh
Located in a pleasant residential development in the western area of Edinburgh, this 3-bedroom South Gyle property could be the ideal move for you.
Edinburgh property focus: Bruntsfield
Bruntsfield is situated just a short distance from the city centre, in between Tollcross and Morningside. This diverse and popular area has many appealing qualities and is a great part of the city to live in.
Edinburgh property market update
The Edinburgh property market continues to perform well with prices growing by 2.1 per cent in the second quarter of 2017.
What to look for when buying your first Edinburgh property
When buying your first Edinburgh property there are a number of important items you must check, and questions you must ask, to ensure you know absolutely everything you need to about the property.
Five reasons to sell your Edinburgh property with a Solicitor Estate Agent
Selling your home with a full-service agency backing you comes with a raft of advantages.
Edinburgh property: Focus on Newington
This vibrant area in the south side of Edinburgh is only a 15-minute walk from Princes Street and is the main hub of Edinburgh's student community.
Edinburgh property tips: Why it's essential to make those repairs before selling
Viewings are essential to selling your Edinburgh property, so don't leave this make or break process to chance; give yourself every advantage possible and make those repairs before going to market.
Noisy neighbours? Here's how to help strengthen that relationship
Noisy neighbours can be the bugbear of any happy family. However, there are a number of steps you can take to help ensure the relationship between you and your neighbour can be either strengthened or repaired.
Fall in LOVE with Edinburgh property this Valentine's Day
February is known as the month of love and companionship and for us at VMH, that means pairing you with the perfect Edinburgh property!
Featured property: 16 Netherbank View could be the Edinburgh property you've been searching for
At VMH we pride ourselves on finding a home that is your perfect match and this Edinburgh property could be the one for you.
16 Netherbank View is nestled between woodland and paddocks in the Gracemount area, just on the outskirts of Edinburgh.
Buying a home outside Edinburgh? Here's your commuting guide!
Nearly 100,000 people travel to Edinburgh for work. If you're planning on buying a home outside Edinburgh and commuting to work, there are a few things you need to consider before you buy.


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A La Plata County man says he's organizing a walk Friday night on Main Avenue to show that Durango is open for business, but on social media the event is being called a "peaceful protest" over public health orders.
It is unknown how many people may show up for the event, but word of the organized walk has been widely shared on social media, with many saying they plan to attend. If the event grows larger than 10 people, they could be in violation of a statewide public health order, said Claire Ninde, spokeswoman for San Juan Basin Public Health.
John Avery, a longtime La Plata County rancher who is organizing the event, is asking people to meet at 6 p.m. Friday at the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad's parking lot near McDonald's.
From there, Avery said people will walk north on Main Avenue. He encourages people to shop at local businesses and make signs to send a message to tourists that the town is open and ready for business.
"Tourists make our businesses go," he said. "And (downtown) is the one place we don't want people to be scared or petrified of anything."
Avery said he is not recommending people follow state laws around social distancing, which says people should maintain a 6-foot distance and avoid gatherings of more than 10 people.
And Avery said he's not asking people to wear face coverings, which will become required Friday within city limits at businesses and public places where 6-foot social distancing cannot be maintained.
In a recent survey, about 65% of 355 businesses said they support the face-covering requirement.
"I'm not recommending people do anything except people spend money in Durango," he said. "My opinion, as a rancher, there's nothing to be afraid of."
Ninde said if the group grows larger than 10 people, "they would be in violation of the order."
"We are strongly encouraging social distancing and face coverings as a precaution," she said. "And we support the governor's state order on no gatherings over 10 people."
SJBPH does not enforce the public health order. That falls to the Durango Police Department. Cmdr. Jacob Dunlop said the department is aware of the event.
"We'll monitor it and respond in the most appropriate manner," he said.
To date, Durango police have not written any citations for violations to public health orders, instead emphasizing education and voluntarily compliance. A planned event like Friday's has not occurred in Durango since a statewide stay-at-home order went into effect in March.
"We don't know what's going to happen," Dunlop said.
Avery said he hopes the walk will "kick off summer" as Memorial Day weekend approaches.
"We want old-time Durango back, with happy people showing up and not being afraid of anything," he said. "It's going to be fun."