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About the Show
As usual, things have gone horribly wrong.
Josh and Johnny aren't the brightest pair, but they make up for their dim-wittedness with determination and innocence. Their methods may be lacking, but their hearts are in the right place.
Heading into Season 2, their quest for jobs leads to an unexpected fortune in Russia — putting them on the radar of the Russian mob.
Getting their hands on the money proves problematic, and their series of unfortunate shenanigans results in massive international turmoil.
Unemployed, The Web Series, stars/features:
Josh Munds, Johnny Walker, Robby Robertson, Zachary Bührer, Bobby Kees, Calvin Hamilton, Jaya McSharma, Jacob McSharma, Finch Nissen, Danny Zanelotti, Eric Gibson, Melissa Munds, Mikayla Hodge, David Allen Keuker, Nico Lewis, Jay Whatley, Mystery Couple. And Season 1 includes Dwight Shields, Christian Stamps, Trey Carter, Alisha Munds and Dad.

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You can log in to this account on a PC or MAC at:
using the ID as shown below (and the same password we are currently using to access the members-only files on the website)
You can also use the same credentials to login to the account on a mobile device –
generally by downloading an app within the operating system on that device.
NB – these apps are often 'unofficial', and even the official ones have variable functionality.


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many of you know by now, I am no longer the Diving Coach at
the University of Nebraska. I have received many calls and
e-mails of inquiry, and I want to address some issues. Now
three weeks into a new career, I can finally catch my breath
and begin to communicate some of the feelings I've long held.
My love
for the sport of diving was nearly all consuming; it was definitely
driven from the heart, not from trying to fill my wallet.
Making a living is important, but loving what you do on a
day-to-day basis is what drives all human beings. Throughout
my first four years at Nebraska, coaching did satisfy those
basic human needs--as well as my wallet. As time progressed,
however, there began a gradual shift in the basic hierarchy
that began to affect my ability to care for my athletes in
the best way that I saw possible. This ultimately resulted
in the collegiate level of the sport being unable to fulfill
the emotional satisfaction I needed.
it seems that my lack of fulfillment at the collegiate level
is something I share with at least several of my colleagues.
It seems that over the course of my Division I tenure, a subtle
shift of power occurred whereby diving coaches lost control
of their programs to the swimming coaches. Ultimately, it
may be the correct "business decision" for the program
in its entirety (i.e., swimming and diving); however, most
unfortunately, it means that divers and diving coaches have
had to increase their tolerance for the historic prejudice
that swimming has inflicted upon diving. While it would be
unfair to to publicly name those programs in which this has
occurred, the important question that remains to be answered
by the coaches who have chosen to make collegiate diving their
career is: How long will they allow this to go on or how long
will it go on before diving ceases to exist as a collegiate
As many
of you know, I have been quite outspoken in my support for
the secession of diving from swimming. I have always believed
it to be necessary for the continued well-being of diving
as a collegiate sport. Today more than ever, I still stand
by that belief. More
on that later.
Just a
couple of thoughts in closing... I feel extraordinarily fortunate
to have been the Diving Coach at the University of Nebraska.
(Shut up all you jerks who make fun of Huskers!!! :-). Although
Nebraska always has and always will be subjected to discrimination,
I believe the work ethic and general supportiveness of the
people in this state is unparalleled. As a native Californian/transplanted
Nebraskan, I feel that I have a valid pedestal upon which
to preach. The community's support of my program was always
tremendous, and I want to say thank you to those who supported
my athletes and myself throughout the years.
I would
also like to put an end to some of the rumors surrounding
my departure from the University of Nebraska. In 1998, I suffered
a permanent injury to my hand that affected my ability to
belt spot the generally more massive collegiate divers for
which Nebraska is famous. I began to question my physical
abilities--not so much for the immediate future--but more
for what they would be like in 10-15 years. Coincidentally,
I also met the love of my life. In our early discussions of
our future together, she wisely pointed out to me that it
was ludicrous to consider parenthood when my ritual of coaching
at the collegiate level kept me on the road an average of
150 days out of the year. Add into the equation the degradation
of seeing my collegiate athletes subjected to decisions made
by swimming coaches that were not in their best interests,
and a career change was the only logical choice.
The timing
of my departure and the subsequent investigation of the swimming
portion of the program at the University of Nebraska was merely
coincidental. I began to evaluate my possible alternative
careers in the spring of 1999. I interviewed with my current
company in early February of 2000. Ironically, as I awaited
my interviews in Kansas City, I read in the U.S.A. Today
sports section about the dropping of Men's Swimming and Diving
at the University
of Miami. At that moment, I knew that my decision was
the correct decision.
The company
for whom I work initially wanted me to begin in June 2000;
however, I told them I was unable to begin then due to my
commitment to an athlete who had dedicated himself to trying
to make the Olympic Team, as well as my upcoming wedding.
After my initial decline of their offer, the Wrestling Coach
at Nebraska was asked to resign, and I knew then that the
fuse was burning. I successfully renegotiated my initial job
offer and convinced the company to allow me to begin training
at the next available opportunity. Their final offer came
July 31st, 2000, and I informed my superiors of my decision
to resign on August 10th, effective August 31st. I began training
for my new job September 11th in Scottsdale, Arizona, and
completed it November 17th.
due to the timing of all of this, I was unable to attend and
adequately complete my tenure as the Rules Chair for United
States Diving. To my colleagues for whom I served, and for
my co-committee members, I wanted to apologize for the timing
of my personal-life events that prevented me from attending
the USAS Convention in Orlando. I thoroughly enjoyed serving
and relished the challenges that were put forth to the committee.
I know at some point I would like to again be of service to
United States Diving. If you have any questions or comments,
please feel free to contact me.
Jim Hocking
Nebraska Diving
2000-2002 USAdiver.com All Rights Reserved.


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While it is very true that we are stoked to be alive at a time when 400hp, AWD and bacon saving computers are de rigeur, we have to admit that 70s-style hoonism looks like big, dumb fun. No, this is not a demolition derby. The footage is in fact being filmed at the Nurburgring Nordschleife — probably at the infamous Klostertal kink. Screw safety equipment. Just give us some skinny high-profile radials, swing-axels, German babes and cocaine. Lots and lots of cocaine. In the words of Spinelli, "Hi-yo!" [All thanks go to Chum Scott for the tip]
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When I began carrying around a twenty-eight ounce pistol on my hip, I began to come around to the idea of purchasing a quality belt. The problem that I was experiencing was that, while my inexpensive belt did an acceptable job of holding up my pants, it didn't do such a good job of holding my pistol securely on my hip.
Even with this problem, I still found myself hesitant on purchasing a gun belt that ranged from $50.00 to $80.00, and in some cases much more. It wasn't until I was browsing the XD Talk Forums that I found a moderately priced alternative. The item was an Amish Made belt being sold by Hanks Clothing for under $30.00
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Parallel Lives Lost: K Chess's 'Famous Men Who Never Lived'
In Ezra Sleight's classic sci-fi novel The Pyronauts, the world ends in fire. Aliens in crystal spaceships arrive on Earth bearing peaceful solutions to humanity's deepest crises: war, illness, racism, xenophobia. But the well-intentioned extraterrestrials bring along an unintended stowaway: a toxic parasite that destroys all plant life on earth. One by one, crops, flowers, and trees wither and die. Animals starve, and with them, humans. The scattered survivors resort to burning the infected landscape in hopes of killing the virus. The earth is left to smolder, charred black beyond recognition.
The Pyronauts is often heralded as a masterwork, a mournful allegory for the dangers of colonialism or the nuclear age. Sleight's home in New York has been preserved as a museum, and his famous novel has been subject to one intricate analysis after another. There's only one small problem if you want to read the book itself, which is that The Pyronauts doesn't actually exist—at least not in this world. Ezra Sleight and The Pyronauts are part of an alternate timeline, a parallel universe that split off from ours in the early years of the 20th century.
Sleight and his apocalyptic masterpiece are at the center of Famous Men Who Never Lived, the debut novel by Providence-based writer K Chess. As the book begins, the parallel world in which Sleight wrote The Pyronauts actually has been destroyed by nuclear catastrophe, forcing 156,000 of its citizens to flee across the fabric of the universe to seek refuge in ours. These refugees—known as Universally Displaced Persons, or UDPs—find themselves in a world they both recognize and don't. In their timeline, America is on the metric system, Latin America has organized into a powerful communist bloc called America Unida, airships are the preferred method of long-distance travel, online poker doesn't exist, the Holocaust never came to pass, and the swastika, true to its Buddhist origins, is a universal sign of good luck. In this new world, New York is still New York. But the neighborhoods are different, the history has changed, the slang makes no sense, and Ezra Sleight died in an accident as a child, leaving his body of work unwritten.
Famous Men, like New York itself, jostles with the voices of many of these recent transplants as they struggle to assimilate. But it focuses in particular on two: Vikram Bhatnagar, a Ph.D. student whose field of study as he knew it—20th-century American literature—no longer exists, and Helen "Hel" Nash, a surgeon who was forced to leave her son behind in the evacuation and has sunk into depression. Forced to start their lives anew in an unfamiliar world that alternates between hostility and indifference, Hel and Vikram flail for solid ground. Vikram takes a dead-end job as a night watchman at a storage warehouse, where he's haunted by glimpses, down darkened hallways and behind locked doors, of a mysterious blue light that seems to signal a way back home. Hel, meanwhile, stays at home rereading the last remaining copy of The Pyronauts in existence, and becomes obsessed with founding a museum dedicated to the "vanished culture" of her home world. But her plan is derailed when the sole copy of The Pyronauts goes missing, a development that drives her to take increasingly desperate and reckless measures to get it back.
Despite a premise Philip K. Dick would've admired, Famous Men isn't quite a sci-fi novel, but something more like its inverse—a book less concerned with alternate universes than their absence. The disappearance of this parallel timeline, the trauma of its swift erasure, haunts the survivors, and haunts us in turn. Chess unspools her characters' memories and points of reference with minimal context, foisting the UDPs' disorientation onto the reader and leaving it up to us to discern the differences between two separate, competing universes. And as the book details the perilous crossing, demeaning jobs, and constant prejudice that Hel, Vikram, and the other UDPs face, it draws a clear parallel between their experience and our present-day refugee crisis—the wrecked cities of Famous Men's alternate world recalling nothing so much as images of a leveled Aleppo or bombed-out Baghdad. In this way, Famous Men joins the recent surge of politically-minded speculative fiction, from the fantastical doors of Mohsin Hamid's Exit West to the ravaged landscapes of Omar El Akkad's American War and the electrical jolts of Naomi Alderman's The Power. What sets Famous Men apart is the scope of its ambition: Here we have a story about immigration wrapped inside a post-apocalyptic fable with multiple universes that also manages to be a meditation on art, fate, trauma, and loss. All this, in a scant 300 pages.
Indeed, the book's focus on The Pyronauts—whose plot forms its own meta-narrative within the story—allows Chess to move beyond mere allegory to ask deeper questions about loss, integration, and belonging. Because what are we if not our culture, the stories we spent a lifetime consuming? Forced migration not only robs people of their geographical foundation, the book reminds us, but their social and cultural ones too. As Sto:lo elder and scholar Lee Maracle observes in her book Memory Serves Oratories, Western culture demands that non-white immigrants, and non-white people in general, "must disavow their own story, belief, and authority" if they wish to fit in. (It is surely no accident that many of Famous Men's UDPs are queer or people of color.) But what does one do then with all those memories? Let them go and attempt to form new ones, at the cost of one's identity? Or hold onto them and risk social alienation? Famous Men makes this trap explicit, forcing its characters to choose between the devastated world they left behind and, literally, "a whole separate twentieth century." At one point, Vikram is struck by a repeating design of Barack Obama's iconic Hope poster—a politician whose very existence is new to him. "So specific, that pattern," he muses. "And in its own way, beautiful." Left unsaid are all the patterns and slogans and beloved figures that shaped Vikram and his world, an ocean of history lost forever.
Famous Men is so chock-full of ideas that its plotting and characters come across as an afterthought at times; a scattered third act and too-neat conclusion in particular feel like they were taken out of the oven a little too soon. But the book also illustrates a side of immigration that often gets left out of the news reports: how refugees, seeking safety and security, first must paradoxically sacrifice those very things; how homesickness and grief linger without relief. How any of us, through wildfire or civil war or nuclear disaster, could unexpectedly find ourselves on the other side of that line, our family and possessions lost, and face the paralyzing choice of looking forward or looking back, unsure which is right, which choice will lead us, at last, to a place we belong.


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Wind Energy Siting Reform Act — summary analysis
Author: | Massachusetts, Regulations
The Wind Energy Siting Reform Act is under consideration by the Massachusetts legislature. If enacted, it will promote onshore industrial wind development in every municipality within the state, and shift control over the permitting from local zoning boards to the Massachusetts Energy Facilities Siting Board.
It will also open constitutionally protected public lands to industrial wind development.
This Act will apply to all the communities of Massachusetts, but targets those in the Berkshires and along the coast. It does not address offshore wind development, where the highest wind speeds are found.
If this Act is enacted, wind-facility approvals by the Energy Facilities Siting Board (EFSB) could permanently change the future character and economy of the Berkshires. Based on the nearly two decades of decisions posted online, the EFSB has never turned down a power plant.
Under this Act, every municipality in the state, regardless of whether or not it has sufficient wind by state standards, will be required to review the permit application for any onshore wind facility of 2 megawatts (MW) or more, irrespective of local bylaws. This means that communities with any wind resources at all could see applications for one or one hundred wind turbines, without local veto over locations, operations, or impacts.
If a municipality does not approve a wind facility, the wind developer may file for an overriding approval by the EFSB. If the EFSB finds that the wind facility meets its standards, it shall approve the project.
If a municipality approves a wind facility but attaches conditions that the wind developer doesn't like, the developer can appeal to the EFSB, and, even if the wind facility doesn't meet the EFSB's standards, the EFSB must issue an approval if it finds that the facility has complied to the "maximum practicable extent," that the impact of non-compliance has been mitigated, and that the benefits of the wind facility outweigh the detriments.
During the EFSB's review of a wind facility, people, groups, and towns outside the host municipality cannot submit evidence. The EFSB can ignore recommendations from other state agencies and the host municipality if it finds that those exceed the "maximum extent practicable."
If the EFSB issues an approval, no other state or local law shall prevail, and no state agency or local government can require, impose, or enforce anything else.
Under this Act, there is no right of appeal for neighboring towns or citizens living outside the town but inside the impact zone. Only a few parties have standing, and the only appeal of the EFSB's decision is to the state's supreme judicial court, and only if the EFSB's approval violates the U.S. or state constitution or this new Act and its associated regulations.
Under this Act, wind facilities can be constructed on constitutionally protected public lands (known as Article 97 lands.)
Wind facilities can impact the Appalachian Trail and other scenic trails and vistas, priority and estimated habitats of state-listed species, bird and bat populations vulnerable to wind turbine operation, large unfragmented habitat blocks, wetland resources, and other ecologically sensitive areas subject to protection under federal and state law.
Not only does this Act apply to all wind facilities of 2MW or more, it defines wind facilities to include all public and private roads, all transmission lines on public and private property, and any buildings, structures, or equipment with a primary purpose of transmitting wind-generated electricity. In other words, any construction related to the wind turbine will be covered by this Act, and effectively exempted from local control or veto power.
These wind facilities will be subsidized at great expense to taxpayers and electricity ratepayers, and may have damaging economic impacts on neighbors and host and surrounding municipalities, yet the Act explicitly states that the EFSB's regulations cannot require any data related to necessity and cost of a wind facility.
Under the Act, the EFSB is authorized to set a schedule of impact fees that a wind facility owner must pay to the host municipality. If the municipality asks for more money or other benefits, the wind developer can seek an override from the EFSB.
Although the Act will have exceptional impact on the Berkshires, it appears that no representative of the Berkshires was on the commission that drafted the legislation. No public hearing has been held here. On May 20, 2009, the legislature's Joint Committee on Telecommunications, Utilities & Energy held a public hearing on the Act at the State House. The hearing was packed with wind company executives, their lawyers, lobbyists, and consultants. On behalf of Green Berkshires, I submitted testimony against the Act, and was the only person to do so.
This Act should alarm all residents of Massachusetts, and I urge you to contact your legislators to oppose it. Please act quickly because the legislature could vote at any time to approve the Act. Thank you.
Eleanor Tillinghast, Green Berkshires, Inc.
This material is the work of the author(s) indicated. Any opinions expressed in it are not necessarily those of National Wind Watch.
The copyright of this material resides with the author(s). As part of its noncommercial effort to present the environmental, social, scientific, and economic issues of large-scale wind power development to a global audience seeking such information, National Wind Watch endeavors to observe "fair use" as provided for in section 107 of U.S. Copyright Law and similar "fair dealing" provisions of the copyright laws of other nations. Queries e-mail.
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"If something cannot go on forever, it will stop." So states Stein's law, promulgated by the chairman of President Richard Nixon's Council of Economic Advisers, Herbert Stein. While it is a tautology, Stein's Law remains a useful reminder that seemingly unstoppable trends have limits.
The latest application appears to be the apparently irresistible outperformance of giant technology stocks that have not only led other equities higher, but also dominate the major averages that are weighted by market capitalization, such as the
The good news is that the strength of the five biggest stocks—
(ticker: FB),
(MSFT), and
(GOOGL)—has lifted the S&P 500 to within 5{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} of its record set last February. The bad news is that this concentration recalls past peaks when the behemoths' outperformance couldn't go on forever.
The FAAMG stocks, as Goldman Sachs' strategy team, led by David Kostin, dubbed the big five in a research note published this past week, have added more than one-third to their market values in 2020, during the sharpest recession on record and a pandemic. Their performance had allowed the S&P to be up 2{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} for the year when the report went to press, while the other 495 companies in the index were down 5{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05}, on a cap-weighted basis.
That's resulted in the highest concentration among the top five stocks in the market in decades, the Goldman strategists continue.
These five names—FAAMG is a variant of FAANG, without
(NFLX)—now account for 22{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} of the S&P 500, up from 16{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} a year ago and 18{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} at the peak of the dot-com bubble. It's interesting to note how the names have changed since then. Only Microsoft is a returning chart topper from two decades ago, while the glory days of
Cisco Systems
General Electric
(XOM), and
(INTC) are long gone.
Simple arithmetic limits the continued outperformance of the biggest names, the Goldman team observes, because many portfolio managers have 5{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} limits on holdings of any given stock. The strategists' analysis shows that the average large-cap mutual fund already has a 5{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} position in Microsoft and about 4{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} positions in the other big four names.
The strength of the FAAMG stocks is that they've been supported by fundamentals and a macro environment that has rewarded their financial and operational advantages in a slow-growth world. An improvement in the economic outlook, however, would likely lead to a rotation from growth to cyclical value stocks. Antitrust threats also pose risks for these market leaders.
Given the big five's outsize influence, they could weigh on the averages on the downside, as well. "For example, if the FAAMG stocks declined by 10{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05}, in order keep the trading flat, the bottom 100 S&P 500 stocks would have to rise by a collective 90{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05}. This dynamic explains why narrow market breadth has often preceded large drawdowns in the past," the Goldman note says, using one of the Street's favorite euphemisms for the word "losses."
The market got an inkling of this effect Thursday when sharp drops in the big tech names sent the
exchange-traded fund (SPY) down 1.19{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05}, while the
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight
ETF (RSP) was off just 0.16{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05}.
To be sure, the big names aren't the only ones that have run into some resistance.
Biotechnology stocks had joined in the rally, boosted by hopes for a coronavirus vaccine or treatment. But the
iShares Nasdaq biotechnology
ETF (IBB) slumped 5.2{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} on the week, after hitting a 52-week high Monday.
The rationale for the heady equity valuations remains the historically low level of interest rates, which makes a stock's stream of future earnings more valuable. The benchmark 10-year Treasury note ended the week just above its March 9 closing low yield of 0.569{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} while the yields on three-, five- and seven-year T-notes slid to new record lows. Perhaps more importantly, real yields—that is, after deducting inflation—hit their most negative levels since 2012.
Negative real yields boost the value of all manner of assets, notably gold, which traded at a record level above $1,900 an ounce this past week. Conversely, the greenback slumped, with the widely followed U.S. Dollar Index ending near a two-year low.
None of that will change when the Federal Open Market Committee meets this week. The central bank is certain to continue the policies that have put yields at these historic lows, including pegging the overnight federal-funds target near zero and maintaining its securities purchases. More important is what might be said, including forward guidance about keeping rates pinned to the floor until inflation lifts or unemployment subsides.
The bigger question will be what to do as another fiscal cliff looms, with unemployment support payments in the Cares Act due to run out July 31 while the Trump administration and Congress wrangle over a phase four stimulus package. The stimulus negotiations will take place against the backdrop of rising coronavirus cases and the release of a second-quarter gross domestic product report that probably will show a record-shattering decline at an annual rate of 30{5667a53774e7bc9e4190cccc01624aae270829869c681dac1da167613dca7d05} or more.
That's ancient history. Real-time data, such as that on the population's mobility—are people going out or traveling?—TSA checkpoint numbers, and OpenTable restaurant reservations, show "the spike in virus cases is indeed sucking the oxygen out of the robust economic recovery of the past two-and-a-half months," writes Scott Anderson, the chief economist of Bank of the West.
While Washington might continue to ignore those signs, Stein's Law suggests the dithering won't go on forever. A drop in the stock market has shown that it has the ability to concentrate politicians' minds, if only to cover their rear ends.
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Myriad did not fit the part of gang leader. She was small girl- she didn't even look like a woman, yet she commanded the room with a casual ease. Why are these people so afraid of her? Myriad's gaze pierced through my covering darkness and pulled me in. Her eyes were inverted, a dark iris with a pale white pupil. It was like looking up at the moon in a cloudless night sky speckled with alien stars. I looked down from the moon, shifting my gaze back to Myriad, who stood leaning out over the edge of the concrete rooftop.
After a taking moment to get my bearings, I joined Myriad. The streets impossibly far below were full of vague, half-formed figures stumbling about. The lights of the towering, gently swaying buildings around the one on which we stood pulsed organically, sweeping out across the cityscape from whatever direction I happened to be facing, waves of dirty light rushing past. The tableau was overwhelmingly surreal, and though I had little problem with heights, I still backed carefully away from the edge, dizzy with vertigo.
"This is my city," said Myriad, her voice echoing from the buildings and returning a hundredfold. "Now let me see yours."
She turned and looked into my eyes once more, but now her eyes were completely black. It was like staring at the eyes of a black granite statue.
The statue was immense, towering over both of us. I didn't recognize who it was immediately, because it was heavily damaged, crumbling into piles of black powder that collected around its pedestal. It was my father, rendered in black marble.
"Oh my. Bit of a broken pedestal there. Who is it?"
I looked around for the source of Myriad's voice and found her standing beside me.
"None of my business, I know." Myriad pinched some of the crumbled marble between her gloved fingers and sniffed it. She wrinkled her nose and sneezed. "Fake."
I looked around us. We were in the city still, still recognizably Collswell, but it was different. The buildings around us were new, brand new, and shining. They gleamed like polished steel, almost painful to look at.
"Woah." Myriad skipped over to the nearest building. "Shiny." She touched the wall. "Fake." She kicked it violently. The building collapsed, folding in on itself like a house of cards. The shining surface shredded like tinsel, raining around us in glittering spirals. "Fake, Fake, Fake. You're faaake."
"I try," I said. "I wouldn't have convinced the Wardens otherwise."
A rumbling to my left drew my attention, and I turned my head to see a gleaming building rising out of the ground. Myriad glanced at it out of the corner of her eyes.
"You live in a city of lies." Myriad mused. "What are you really like, I wonder?"
If this is my subconscious, what can I show her to convince her? I scanned the street. What did Dr. Mind say again? What I think I am, what I want to be, what I fear I might become.
"Let me show you," I said. I need to find something criminal.
She followed as I lead her through the streets. I knew the way instinctively, but the streets were like a house of mirrors. After a few wrong turns, we came to a building unlike the others.
"Collswell Cathedral," Myriad remarked, and I saw she was right. One of the city's tourist locations, the city's multi-denominational cathedral was even more grand in my mind, towering above us. Odd that this is here. I'm not exactly religious.
We entered through the heavy scorched wood doors and walked through the nave, now devoid of pews. A single folding plastic chair occupied the nave instead. We approached the centerpiece of the cathedral, the massive gold wall that divided the cathedral from the sanctuary. In place of the religious iconography, the wall was covered in the symbols of famous heroes. Instead of going into the sanctuary, though, I brought her down to the crypt. I had a good idea of what what would be down there.
The crypt was exactly how I remembered it, though the water that collected on the floor was dark and dull. In the real cathedral, I knew, the water collected maybe ankle-deep quite regularly. According to rumor, they tried everything, but it just kept flooding. Eventually they just gave up and let it flood, still with no idea where the water came from.
I gestured to the well in the center of the room, and Myriad waded to it through the ankle-deep water. The statue which stood next to the well watched her with its blank face, unmoving, as she passed. She looked into the well.
"Golly," she said, and broke eye contact with me in reality. I glanced quickly around the room. Mafic and Felsic were still flanking the door.
"So, do I get the job?" I asked.
"You'll fit right in," Myriad said, and turned away. She nodded to Mafic and Felsic as she left the room, feet scuffing on the dirt floor.
As soon as Myriad had left, Mafic shot me a dark look. He was intimidating in his armor, a twisted metal suit that looked like it logically shouldn't be able to move. Thorn-covered metal vines snaked from his arms, moving like snakes. Ugh, creepy.
"Remember, just because the boss trusts you doesn't mean I do," Mafic said. "Her vetting process doesn't catch everyone." Obviously.
"Only to be expected," I shot back. "Now are you going to fill me in so I can do my job?"
Felsic stepped up. He was much different from his brother (or at least rumor said they were brothers). His body was covered in crystalline growths, forming a suit of angular armor. They were heavy hitters both, with no real tendency for subtlety. Either of them could probably kill me. I shifted uncomfortably and reached out to the shadow cast on Jamisson for reassurance. Still there.
"We got our hands on some of Temple Sun's power armor and a whole bunch of their combat Chems," Felsic explained. "We need to move it through the city without attracting attention and causing a running cape fight or worse, get on Temple Sun's hit list."
"Doesn't sound too bad," I said casually. Holy hell, how am I supposed to do that? Hit list? I guess Temple Sun doesn't like other people having their stuff. Wait, why do they even want it if they can't use it without getting on Temple Sun's bad side?
Mafic grunted. "Yeah, except that when he said 'we got our hands on some armor,' he really means that we know where it is: still in the hands of its buyer."
"What?" I asked, irritated.
"We bid on it, black market, and somehow someone beat our bid at the last second. They must have placed the bid literally seconds before bidding closed, without us noticing."
"Who?" I asked impatiently.
"We don't know."
"You don't know?"
Felsic spoke again. "The process is totally anonymous. We don't know who it was, they don't know we bid. We do know where it's being kept, though."
"I can see why you didn't want to do this yourself. You don't know who you might be pissing off, so you're hiring me to take the fall."
"Basically, yes," Mafic said.
"Hm. I can live with that if the pay is worth it."
"It is. We'll be paying you the money we bid on the armor. Half up front."
Black market power armor, maybe… a hundred thou?
"Good. Where will I be dropping it once I have it?"
"Drop it at the docks. I'll give you a specific location once you have it." Doesn't matter. I know where it is already.
"Time limit?"
"Short. You'll need to get it before the buyer moves it to a different location, but we don't know when that will be."
"Okay, so just to be clear, you want me to steal a suit of armor made by one of the most dangerous paramilitary contractors in the world and I won't know who I'm stealing from or how long I have to do so?"
"Sounds about right. That a problem?" Mafic said. I smiled. I guess that touch is unnecessary, because they can't exactly see my face, but every bit helps.
"When do I start?"
"Hm. You say you're in it for the money, but somehow I suspect you enjoy it," said Felsic disgustedly. Woah, villain's got standards. Wait, does that mean he doesn't enjoy it?
"Can't I be both?" I retorted glibly. "Half up front and it's a deal. Shake on it?"
They both looked at me warily. They had the same hazel-brown eyes, I noticed. The brothers theory might have something to it.
"No." Mafic said simply.
Dammit, looks like I'm actually going to have to do this job if I want to get in. Can't push this without seeming suspicious. I'd taken a look at the building the tracking signal on the shipment of Denudine was coming from. There was no way I would get in there without marking someone and teleporting in or getting someone to let me in.
"Fair enough," I conceded. I gave them the details of an account my dad used to use which he had set up to shuffle the cash around for a while to obfuscate the trail and then funnel it into my college fund. I could retrieve the money later.
"Hey, why aren't you guys making your new recruit do this?" I asked casually while the transfer processed. "Why hire it out?"
"We're going for stealth here. We don't want the buyer or Temple Sun to know we're involved," Felsic explained.
"Logical. So, where is the package?"
Half an hour later, I crouched in the shadows outside the loading doors near a ventilation slot. The street was dark, the streetlights intact, yet unpowered. I could feel people breathing on the other side of the wall faintly, and the air blowing from the vent gave me a good idea of the layout of the building. There was one large room at the center, ringed with catwalks and full of a maze of crates forming halls and rooms. A few guards patrolled the main storeroom, judging by the air currents they stirred, but being as large and complex as it was, I couldn't tell how many.
Let's do this, I thought to myself, and slipped out of the shadows. The door next to the loading dock was locked, naturally, but I could handle that. I placed a hand over the knob and pushed air through the lock mechanism to sound out the tumblers, and found a surprise. Alongside the normal pins and tumblers was a small plate of circuitry, probably an RFID reader of some kind.
Damn. If I try to pick the lock, it'll set off an alarm, if I manage to get it open at all.
I checked the cargo doors to find them similarly locked.
How can I get in? I wondered. I glanced back at the entry door and idly teleported one of my lockpicks, a basic hook pick I usually started with, from hand to hand. When I realized what I was doing, I almost dropped it. Now that's a thought.
I crouched by the door and inspected the bottom of it. It had a flap to prevent a draft from getting in, but the gap was wide enough for me to slip the lockpick through. I worked it back and forth until it was through, leaving behind smears of shadow where it touched. After a few moments, I felt air circulation on the other side of the door through the lockpick.
Here goes, I thought, mentally preparing myself.
In an instant, I could feel myself flow through the darkness coating the lockpick and pour out on the other side. My stomach lurched uncomfortably. It wasn't as easy as it was to teleport to a marked person. Probably, I speculated, because there's not much of a connection. Only maybe half a centimeter wide.
I glanced around me as I shifted the pick back to my case. There didn't seem to be any guards in the loading room, but I ducked into a corner behind some dollies anyway. Cameras don't have to breathe, I thought as I scanned the ceiling for security. I couldn't see any. Odd that they would alarm the doors but not bother with cameras.
I exited the loading room to find myself on the floor of the storage room. The lights high on the ceiling strained to illuminate the warehouse floor, which I was glad for. I would be harder to spot in the gloom created by the stacks of crates. The crates themselves were an eclectic mix of shipping containers, military-grade munitions crates, and wood boxes all stacked together in a maze.
How the hell am I supposed to find this armor?
A movement on the air made me reflexively duck into the gap between two shipping containers. Barely a moment later, one of the patrolling guards rounded the corner. He was massively muscular, and had no visible gang markings. Across his back he carried a weapon so large it looked fake.
Holy shit, is that a Hard Target? How can he carry that?
The AtlasTech Hard Target was not an infantry weapon. Typically mounted on powered armor, it was the kind of weapon designed to kill metahumans immune to normal bullets. Its design philosophy seemed to be that if there were enough bullets, and the bullets were large enough, it would eventually destroy anything. Which usually worked in this case.
The butt of the gun had been modified, the mount for attaching it to powered armor sawn off and replaced with massive recoil compensator, presumably so it didn't break his shoulder and knock him over every time he fired it.
That's clearly a shoulder stock. How the hell does he fire it like that. I watched him pass. If the army knew these guys had HT-50's, this place would get an orbital strike.
The guard glanced around for a tense moment, then stepped through the door into the loading room. I made sure it was clear again and slipped out from the crack. My foot caught on something, and I had to teleport my leg out to avoid falling. A tangle of rope, I saw, that had been thrown into the gap that was my hiding place. Curiously, I started to coil the rope, running it through my hands. By the time it was fully coiled, it was completely covered in shadow. This could be useful.
The guard chose that moment to exit the loading bay, surprising me. I scrambled back into the gap, throwing the coil of rope hastily around my shoulder.
I managed to get distracted by a rope, I berated myself. I need to focus on the task at hand.
I pressed myself into the crack as the guard walked past again. He strolled past, unconcerned. Once he was past, I relaxed. I slid back out into the open space and scanned the area for guards. I could feel maybe three breathing in among the stacks and at least one up above in the room hanging from the ceiling. Less of them than I expected, but heavier armed. What are they expecting to come up against?
I moved silently through the aisles, tracking the guards much more carefully now and adjusting my path accordingly.
Tall metal case, Temple Sun logo. I glanced over the crates as I passed, but there was nothing that matched the description. A guard's yawn from nearby caught my attention, and I looked around for somewhere I could get out of his sight. Nothing presented itself.
Dead end. Shit. How did I miss that?
Thinking fast, I remembered the rope still coiled around a shoulder. I let it drop down into my hand and threw the coil over the stack of crates, holding tightly onto one end. It uncoiled as it flew and landed across a shipping container, and I threw myself into it, flowing through the darkness covering the rope in an instant and emerging on the other side of the crate. I yanked on the rope, pulling it over to my side before the guard could spot it.
I crouched down and pushed air through my torso to scout out my new location, but stopped when I spotted what I was after. A tall, upright case with the Temple Sun logo, a blazing sun with a sword through it shining behind what appeared to be the Parthenon, emblazoned on it, but scarred and pitted.
How did they get their hands on this? I wondered as I approached the case.
"It's in here, just follow me. It's damn heavy, but I can load it up for you."
I jumped at a voice echoing in the cavernous room, and it took me a moment to identify the source. One of the guards, accompanied by a new person with much smaller lung capacity. They moved through the stacks towards where I was as I tracked them. Here to pick up the armor, no doubt.
I rushed to the armor crate and inspected the opening mechanism. The crate was clamped shut, with a keypad to release the impromptu security system, but the door was bent and damaged. I flicked out the hook pick I'd used earlier and jammed it into a gap between the door and the golden metal wall of the crate. Not a moment too soon, I used the pick to jump myself into the crate and jerked the pick out of the crack. I found myself pressed up against the armor, barely fitting into the crate with it.
A wave of uneasiness hit me. There's no getting out of here easily, I realized. Or subtly.
"It's this one right here," came the guard's voice, muffled by the metal of the crate.
"I can see that," came another voice. Who is that? Why do I recognize that voice? "The logo is not exactly subtle."
I heard a beep from near my shoulder. The keypad. I ran my hands frantically over the armor, searching for an opening. I found one after a few moments- the faceplate of the armor was lifted up. I stuck my hand into the open helmet and planted it on the back of the inside of the helmet. I flowed into the armor just as the clamps on the case clanged to the floor when they released their grip, and the faceplate closed automatically, shutting out the world.
"Damn imposing, ain't it?" the guard said.
"It is that, and I paid more money than I ought to have for it."
::Activating:: appeared in the corner of my vision, and then, ::systems engaged::
"Well, it's yours."
::Warning: no weapons system detected::
Oh, so that's where he got the HT-50 from.
And the world exploded with sound and light.


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Class of 2019 includes record number of College Credit Plus students
Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®) will celebrate the academic achievements of nearly 2,900 petitioning graduates during its Spring Commencement on Thursday, May 16.
The College has been asked to confer 2,897 associate degrees and certificates of completion at the graduation ceremony. The total reflects the College's commitment to student success and building a stronger community through education.
Among the graduates will be a record 45 teens who attended Tri-C through the state's College Credit Plus program and earned a degree or certificate before their high school diploma.
"Commencement is always an inspiring time at Tri-C," said Alex Johnson, president of the College. "The ceremony celebrates the life-changing power of education and the bright future for those who worked so hard to learn, grow and achieve."
The College will also award Honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degrees to Dr. Toby Cosgrove and George L. Forbes during the ceremony to recognize their commitment to the community.
Cosgrove served as CEO and president of Cleveland Clinic from 2004 to 2017, leading the organization to new heights of achievement and efficiency. Three successive U.S. presidents have consulted the renowned surgeon and administrator on health care issues.
Forbes built a professional career characterized by a deep commitment to community. His lengthy resume includes decades of elected service on Cleveland City Council and leadership of the city's NAACP chapter. In 1971, he co-founded Cleveland's first black-owned law firm.
The student speaker at commencement will be 63-year-old Susan Barlow of Broadview Heights, a longtime diabetes educator and advocate who followed her passion for cooking to Tri-C's culinary program.
Barlow will graduate from Tri-C with an Associate of Applied Business degree in culinary arts and three professional certificates. She said the College's Women in Transition program inspired her to return to school and pursue a second career.
Classmates selected Barlow to serve as student speaker at the ceremony and share her inspirational story. Visit the College's Spring Commencement page to read other graduate stories from the Class of 2019.
Tri-C's Spring Commencement will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday at Cleveland State University's Wolstein Center, located at 2000 Prospect Ave. in Cleveland.
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In most settlements of securities class action lawsuits, only those investors who fit the definition of a class member and who file a proof of claim form have the opportunity to receive their share of a settlement fund. When a court grants preliminary approval to a settlement, it also approves the form of notice that the plaintiff in the case will send to class members as well as the claim form that each class member is required to complete and submit in order to participate in the distribution of the settlement fund. The claims administrator selected by the lead plaintiff distributes the notices and claim forms to "shareholders of record," the shareholders whose names appear on a company's roster of shareholders. Appearing on the roster of shareholders are investors who have taken possession of their stock (in the form of a certificate issued by the company) or large, corporate nominees, usually brokerage firms, who hold the stock for their clients. Many investors typically purchase stock and leave it in their investment account.
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On January 10, 2019, we launched an Information Campaign with an educational video to further instruct on how to safely and correctly use the front quick-release on strollers manufactured before September 30, 2015. To promote the effectiveness of the Campaign, Britax/BOB Gear is offering certain incentives to eligible consumers who own BOB strollers made before 9/30/15. For more information, please visit https://bobinfocampaign.britax.com.
: U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission News Release (2/4/2019): Campaign was launched as a result of a settlement of litigation with CPSC concerning the potential for the front wheel to detach if the quick release is not properly engaged as instructed.
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The MA Photography course is a taught, practice-based programme. Situated within the Fine Art department, the course places an emphasis on innovation, experimentation, and intellectual and practical enquiry. Students are encouraged to actively engage with contemporary photographic art practice through publication, exhibition and participation in live projects. The Photography MA has close links with the other MA programmes within the department as well as local bodies such as Alternative Arts, Photomonth, Four Corners Film and The Photographers Imaging Network, with whom they regularly collaborate. Additionally, students have the opportunity to contribute to the work and development of the newly formed, East End Archive at The Cass, an online digital resource created within the department.The MA Photography is a taught, practice-based programme.
Students benefit from the Cass' location in the heart of the vibrant visual arts community of London's East End. This exciting, multi-cultural environment is centrally located and in close proximity to the city's national art galleries and creative and industry hubs. The School's extensive art and industry networks provide graduates of the course with a substantial advantage and excellent employment prospects.
Course Leader: Susan Andrews
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One of the more recent innovations to the services offered by the online bookmakers is that if you bet with any of the online bookmakers offering the Live Horse racing service you can watch the race you bet on live on your computer.
One of the more recent innovations to the services offered by the online bookmakers is that if you bet with any of the online bookmakers offering the Live Horse racing service you can watch the race you bet on live on your computer.
After a successful trip to Longchamp last year totepool has announced that Sunday?s Prix de l?Arc de Triomphe meeting will once again host the totejackpot. The bet will be available on the six Group 1 races on the card. A toteplacepot will also be available on the six races.
Ed Comins, Business Development Director of totepool commented, "With the superb Championship races at Longchamp, running both our key bets at the meeting gives customers more choice and the chance of a big win. With British and Irish interest strong in most of the races, we expect good turnover. The pool bets will be available through all our normal outlets and distribution channels."
Last year the turnover for the totejackpot was ?329,820 which was helped by a rollover of ?169,630. The dividend paid ?7533. The races used for the totejackpot and toteplacepot will be races 2-7 on the Longchamp card ? the French handicaps at the beginning and end are not included. Last year the toteplacepot paid a dividend of ?67 to a ?1 stake.
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Probably the most publicised tote bet as it is run each Saturday and the objective is to pick the 6 winners of each of the selected races that make up the Scoop 6 on that day. The Scoop 6 races usually are the races shown on terrestrial TV so as to give it the biggest viewership and audience.
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text: Devika Rangachari has been writing for children for several years and has won 19 national awards in competitions for writers of children's books and stories. Her book, Growing Up (Children's Book Trust, 2000), was nominated to the Honour List of the International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY) in 2002 as the most outstanding Indian entry. Devika likes to write about relationships centered around the family and/ school life. Her books Company for Manisha (CBT, 1999) and When Amma Went Away (CBT, 2002) explore different facets of these worlds. Devika's Stories from Rajatarangini'Tales of Kashmir (CBT, 2001) and Stories from Kathasaritsagara (CBT, 2003) are collections of folktales and legends, taken, in part, from her research for her doctoral thesis on ancient Indian history. She has published several short stories as well. Devika loves reading and chocolates'and not necessarily in that order!


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Quincy mayoral official speaks out on 'Brickgate'
I'd like to offer a little clarity, and some personal accountability, to The Patriot Ledger's recent coverage and editorial related to the future of engraved memorial bricks outside of Quincy City Hall.
Without question, I did not clearly communicate the issue when answering questions from the Ledger reporter. This caused a great deal of initial confusion, which continued to snowball and ultimately led to some rather unfortunate presumptions and accusations by residents – including that bricks were just tossed away. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Here is my best attempt to clearly outline the city's position on this matter:
As plans for renovations to the historic old city hall developed over the last several months, the need to temporarily move the bricks to allow for necessary underground utility work became evident. At this time, at Mayor Tom Koch's direction, the project's architects, engineers, contractors and city staff began planning for the best way to handle the bricks. The plan developed over the course of several meetings, leading to the careful removal of the engraved bricks, their preservation, and their storage on sealed pallets at the Department of Public Works.
It has been the city's primary intention to incorporate the bricks back into the Park at City Hall.
In an abundance of caution, I openly discussed a potential back-up plan for a scenario in which the bricks could not be re-used. In this case, a new monument would be built bearing all of the engraved messages and bricks would be made available for families as a keepsake.
This alternative exists only as a contingency to the city's plans to include the bricks in the park. In hindsight, I should have placed far more emphasis on this point than I did and not have offered the nonchalant answer that left some believing that we have no intention of re-using the bricks.
Mayor Koch himself was abundantly clear about the city's intention to use the bricks in the Channel 4 story that followed the initial Ledger piece. And while I'll take my lumps for poor communication on his behalf here, I do take issue with the leaps and bounds made by the Ledger Editorial Board that the removal of the bricks was part of some careless "oversight" made with ignorance of the importance these bricks hold to families from Quincy and ambivalence toward our city's rich history. This is quite a stretch, although it admittedly makes for sexy editorializing.
There is more work going on now in this city to protect its history than in any time in recent memory, and the simple fact that great time and effort was made to protect these memorial bricks is a testament to the Mayor's commitment to that history.
Christopher Walker is the Director of Policy and Information for Mayor Thomas P. Koch. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Apple is allegedly set to refresh its line of iMacs during Q3 2015, with new processors and improved displays.
According to KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, the display improvements will boast greater colour saturation and more.
However, Kuo hasn't revealed if Apple will extend the Retina display options to the smaller 21.5-inch iMac range.
Kuo said via MacRumours: "We believe Apple will introduce new iMac models in Q3 2015, which are expected to have key selling points such as more powerful processors and much better display quality.
"We predict the panel will use a LED phosphor material called KSF to notably boost colour saturation."
Although Apple released a cheaper version of the 27-inch iMac back in October last year, the rest of the iMac range has not been updated since 2013.
Kuo also believes that the current back-to-school period will drive strong growth for the iMac shipments.
Kuo has also previously predicted that the next iPhone may feature Force Touch technology and is set to enter mass production in late August this year.


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While the FDA has warned against use of the antidepressant citalopram at greater than 40 mg because of the risk for abnormal heart rhythms, a new study was unable to identify increased incidences of adverse cardiac events when the drug was administered at higher doses.
Find out the study results and why the authors contend the FDA warning may be doing more harm than good.
Acne occurs in children as young as newborns, but many of the treatment protocols have focused on adolescents. Now, new recommendations endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics give specific guidance on how to treat acne vulgaris in infants and younger children prepuberty.
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... find a park or some wild place to go walking. Take three red apples with you, and when you find a spot that draws you, toss the apples out for the local wildlife to receive on behalf of the Fates. Pray:
Red apples to the Weird Sisters I offer,
Red apples They like to eat.
Thanks and honor to the Old Ones,
Through the ears of the wild things They shall hear.
from the book, "Summoning the Fates",
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This argument occurred to me last night and it isn't well fleshed out — it's merely a skeleton of an idea. It is a reason why religion doesn't make sense which I have never heard — though, no doubt, someone has come up with this idea or something very similar.
So, this is where you come in. Since this idea is not completely formed, I'd like some criticism or additions to the idea to make it more understandable and sensible. Or, reassurance that it already makes sense 🙂
So here it is:
I've often heard the same response from a believer, when someone says, "Isn't it a coincidence that most people believe in the same God as their parents?" The response: "You don't realize that a lot of people actually change their religions as they come to understand the world better."
Ok, leaving aside the questionable reference to "a lot of people," this statement still seems to actually be evidence against God, not for God.
Why? Because if there were an absolutely correct religion, why would finding that religion be up to the capricious nature of humans?
There are many much less important things in the world that are not left to capricious thinking. We all know that humans normally have two arms. We all know that eating certain things can kill us. There is no wiggle room on these mundane things. If someone isn't born with two arms we consider that a genetic or developmental error. If someone thinks that eating cyanide is healthy, that is a judgement error.
Yet, if someone changes their mind from believing that Christianity is the one true religion to believing that Hinduism is the one true religion — or, more importantly vice versa, which thereby nullifies the possibility of either change being correct — it is not considered an error.
Again, I'm not sure if this is a fully formed argument or if I'm just restating an argument made by someone else in different words. Any criticism appreciated 🙂
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Those who say beauty does not last clearly do not know about Artemide, a world leader in interior design which creates timeless objects selling nothing but light. Founded in Pregnana Milanese (Milan) in 1960, Artemide transformed something as evanescent as light into an everlasting legacy.
Top of the Crop
A flick of the switch is all it takes to turn on the magic and bring to life interior masterpieces such as Eclisse (1967, by Vico Magistretti), Tolomeo (1989, y Michele De Lucchi and Giancarlo Fassina), Pipe (2004, by Herzog & De Meuron) and the collection IN-EI (2014, by Issey Miyake). These creations by Artemide were decorated with the prestigious Compasso d'Oro award for industrial design and with several other international prizes over the years.
Artemide's creations are exhibited in museums of the likes of MoMA (New York), Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York), Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Museo Nazionale della Scienza e della Tecnica (Milan), Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna (Rome) and Centre Georges Pompidou (Paris).
Artemide 's Human Light
Known worldwide for its pure and innovative design, Artemide uses eco-friendly materials and envisions sustainable progress where light serves men's everyday needs. In the '90s, Artemide and Carlotta de Bevilacqua launched The Human Light movement, with the aim to physically bring light into everyone's life and mould lighting on the shape of our habits. Artemide is at the service of people's welfare, reshapes human spaces and respects the planet.
"Our mission is to create something satisfactory for the most entrancing needs."
~ Ernesto Gismondi, Artemide CEO
Using LED technology and pursuing optoelectronic innovation, the brand successfully sets itself as a groundbreaker in the digital revolution of design. "Our clients," writes Artemide CEO Ernesto Gismondi, "research innovation not as an end in itself. Our mission is to create something satisfactory for the most entrancing needs."
The Future of Artemide and Beyond
Since 1960, Artemide has been a trailblazer in design and materials. In 1986, the Tolomeo lamp changed the industry of desk lamps with an innovative system of springs. The cooperation with some of the world's top designers and firms produced game changing articles like the graceful, floating Mercury, the fluid Aqua Ell by Ross Lovegrove, and the fine Cadmo by Karim Rashid.
A world-leading design firm, Artemide has several branches in the five continents, including a spectacular store and a showroom in Johannesburg:
- Diva Luce,
435 Jan Smuts Avenue, Blairgowrie
- The Gallery, 68 on Hobart,
Corner William Nicol & Dover, Bryanston
An Interview with Ernesto Gismondi
Ernesto Gismondi is the man behind Artemide's grand success. Aeronautical and missile engineering graduate, he co-founded the brand with designer Sergio Mazza, and became an icon of international design in the avant-garde group 'Memphis'. He collaborated with some among the most successful creative minds globally and fostered exquisite improvements in the world of design.
As a designer, businessman and think-tank, Gismondi received the Ernst & Young award "Businessman of the Year" in the category Innovation (2008) and Communication (2009). He was also appointed Cavaliere del Lavoro by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano.
My Italian Link took the opportunity to sit down with this 'enlightened' man in an exclusive interview:
After your formation as an aviation engineer, what brought you into the residential illumination sector?
My architect friend Sergio Mazza and I wanted to do something aesthetic, so we decided to 'make light,' and founded Artemide in Milan in 1959, from almost nothing. I was involved with production while Sergio was into the design. We wanted to create simple, smart, affordable appliances, at a time when the market lacked them. Lighting fixtures then dated back to before the war. We turned to the most influential Milanese architects at the time, and fifty-eight years later, here we are!
What does Artemide's success depend on?
Cutting-edge technology, innovation and original design. Our strength has always lied in research and innovation – 6% of our turnover today goes into it, allowing us to face new challenges such as the LED revolution. We are always looking for improvement, not just novelty. Having production control at every step is what allows us to maintain the quality of our products, all Made in Europe.
How did your work with the Memphis Group set new trends and standards in interior design?
The Milan I love to remember is that of the Memphis design group experience. At a time when the interior designs was gray and dull, Ettore Sottsass set up a unique team to subvert the rules. We questioned everything, and each contributor was given great freedom. We brought color into homes and furniture. It was a breath of fresh air. Ettore loved the aesthetics, I the mechanics: it was the whole package.
"Proportion, functionality, technology. All must meet the needs of modern living, with a functional beauty" ~ Ernesto Gismondi, Artemide CEO.
How would you describe the Artemides aesthetic?
Proportion, functionality, technology. All must meet the needs of modern living, with a functional beauty. In the past, focus in design was on the lamps themselves. Since the 90's, focus has shifted to how and what a lamp may contribute to a person's lifestyle.
The Human Light movement changed global design. How can light make our life better?
We were the first to talk about "The Human Light" in the lighting industry. When most businesses focused only on style, we investigated the relationship between lighting and well-being. Lighting is a service that supports life's daily tasks. It also promotes energy-saving and eco-friendly lighting, which make modern life more sustainable.
You've worked with the best creative minds in the world. What has this taught you?
We've always worked with great architects. Starting with Vico Magistretti and Giò Ponti, we went on to work with Richard Sapper and Michele De Lucchi, Zaha Hadid, Ross Lovegrove, Jean Nouvel, Herzog & Meuron, Foster & Partners. Recently we collaborated with BIG and Tapio Rosenius. I met them one by one, and this for me was and is a great privilege. Artemide's relationship with designers and architects is always based on mutually constructive exchange. The ability to continuously innovate comes from collaboration. The value of doing is very important. It's not enough to attend the right school and have some interesting ideas. Design can not be taught or understood without actually doing it.
Artemide just opened a new showroom in Johannesburg. What are your expectations of the South African market?
In July, we announced our presence in South Africa by opening 400 m2 of space dedicated to Artemide within the Cube Gallery in Johannesburg. Local presence is critical to establish a link with local designers and professionals. An important aspect for Artemide has always been to operate directly in the markets where we want to establish: through our showrooms, our own company, distributors and agents. Of course we want to be present in new markets, but also to understand their characteristics. Customers service is a strategic aspect of brand development and our showrooms are centers of expertise and consulting. We put ourselves at the disposal of architects who design the lighting for private and public spaces. Often, from these relationships, important collaborations arise.
How much do culture and living conditions affect design? What products are most suitable for South Africans?
Good designs can come from local realities, but can be universally understood. For this reason we have worked with architects and designers around the world for the development of products capable of dealing with a global market. Our presence in the country should be not only commercial, but also a tool for dialogue between cultures on 'living the light'.
More info about Artemide at: www.artemide.com
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Spinal decompression therapy is a non-surgical traction based treatment outcome for herniated or bulging discs in the neck and lower back. Anyone who has back, neck, arm or leg pain may be helped by spinal decompression therapy.
Frequently Asked Questions About Spinal Decompression Therapy
How Many Spinal Decompression Sessions Will Be Needed And Are They Painful?
The number of sessions needed and your specific treatment plan will be determined by the doctor after your examination.
In almost all cases, the treatments are completely painless. In fact, some patients fall asleep during the spinal decompression session.
What Type of Decompression System is Used and is Dr. Schrock Certified in Decompression Therapy?
After a significant amount of research, our office chose what we believe to be the most sophisticated, technologically advanced, state-of-the-art decompression system in the world.
We also selected this decompression system due to its ability to treat discs in both the neck and the low back.
In regard to clinical skills, Dr. Schrock has completed the Kennedy Decompression Technique course work and passed the qualifying examination to achieve the status of "Certified Practitioner" in spinal decompression therapy.
What Makes Spinal Decompression Therapy So Effective?
Doctor skill combined with the table and computerized traction head are the keys.
Proper assessment, correct positioning and the use of preprogrammed patterns of distraction and relaxation may reduce disc pressure allowing necessary nutrients to enliven and accelerate disc healing.
Who Can Benefit from Spinal Decompression Therapy?
Anyone who has back pain or neck pain caused in whole or in part by a damaged disc may be helped by spinal decompression therapy. These conditions include herniated, protruding or bulging discs, spinal stenosis, sciatica or even failed surgery.
Are There Medical Studies that Document the Effectiveness of Spinal Decompression Therapy?
Yes! One study documented by MRI up to 90% reduction of disc herniations in 10 of 14 cases and other studies reported that the majority of ruptured disc patients achieved "good" to "excellent" results after spinal decompression therapy.
Click here if you would like to review the studies yourself or click here to read an article about spinal decompression that appeared in "To Your Health" Magazine.
Are There Conditions Where Spinal Decompression Therapy is Not Indicated?
Spinal decompression therapy is not recommended for pregnant women, patients who have severe osteoporosis, severe obesity or severe nerve damage.
Spinal surgery with instrumentation (screws, metal plates or "cages") is also contraindicated. However, spinal decompression therapy after bone fusion or non-fusion surgery, can be performed.
How Do I Pay for My Decompression Therapy?
We are a cash-only office and do not accept or file insurance claims, but we do offer CareCredit. Care Credit offers monthly payments, and some can be interst free for 6-12 month plans. To apply for financing online and get instant approval in advance, just go to CareCredit.com.
Do Most Patients Receive Therapy and Rehabilitative Exercises in Addition to Spinal Decompression Therapy?
To reduce inflammation and assist the healing process, supporting structures are treated with passive therapies (ice, muscle stimulation, or ultrasound), chiropractic adjustments (as indicated) and/or active rehabilitation in order to strengthen the spinal musculature.
How Do I Get Started?
We want to make it easy for you to learn if you are a candidate for spinal decompression therapy. Just call our office at 615-740-5678 to arrange a consultation with one of our doctor.
Please remember to bring any MRI reports so the doctor can review them and best advise you about your treatment options.


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Freshers: Get Festive!
The tree is up, the lights have been switched on…it really is beginning to feel a lot like Christmas.
But if you're still not feeling festive, there's nothing quite like the Freshers' Christmas Ball to get things started!
And because we heard you've all been very good this year, the elves here at SUSU have been working hard to put together a truly spectacular Christmas extravaganza just for you.
Run in association with your Halls Officers, we have a whole host of holiday themed highlights in store:
- Live performances from Lawson and Stooshe
- DJ set from Capital FM's Emma Jo Real-Davies
- Stars Behind Bars with Made in Chelsea's Stevie Johnson and Mark Francis
PLUS – plenty of festive fun including:
❅Whispering Christmas Trees
❅ Snow machines
❅ Photobooths
❅ A sackful of surprises!
Coming your way on 4th December, there's not long left to put this one down on your wish list and get your tickets – available NOW for just £8 from www.susu.org/boxoffice
You can also spread the festive cheer by joining the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/736403556464092/
We look forward to seeing you all there!Tags: DJ set, festive, Freshers Christmas Ball, Stars Behind Bars


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Serengeti has found consistently that the law departments in its survey have spent relatively more of their total legal spend on the law department rather than on law firms. The data in ACC Docket, Vol. 27, July/Aug. 2009 at 18, states the trend in terms of the ratio of median spending on outside counsel to median spending on law departments. The decline goes from 2.0 in 2004, to 1.8 in 2005, to 1.57 in 2006, and to 1.29 in 2007.
I converted those ratios to percentages of total legal spend going to outside counsel. The decline conveyed that way seems less dramatic than the decline in the ratio of medians. Percentages of total spending spent outside declined from 66.7 percent in 2004, to 64.3 percent in 2005, to 61.1 percent in 2006, and to 56.3 percent in 2007.
My only point is that how data is conveyed makes a difference. Here, the medians state a 36 percent drop over the four years, whereas the percentages state a more modest 16 percent drop. Whichever, the trend is unmistakable and it is good that Serengeti points it out.


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The Euroleague for Life Sciences (ELLS) is a network of leading universities cooperating in the fields of Natural Resource Management, Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Life Sciences, Veterinary Sciences, Food Sciences, and Environmental Sciences.
Spend a different summer - study ELLSwhere!
- Earn academic credits in breathtaking natural environments!
- Combine theoretical input with practical field work!
- Get to know other students in your field from all over the world!
- Enjoy social activities in an open, diverse and new environment!