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Understanding the basics of Contract Risk
DLA Piper prepared a high-quality paper, something DLA Piper are renowned for, on Force Majeure clauses today. To view the paper, please go to: http://www.dlapiper.com/australia/force-majeure-clauses/.
Reading through the article prompted me to recall that I often came across force majeure clauses in supply agreements in my early career, but this has now more often than not been replaced with some form of penalty clause if one of the parties does not meet their end of the agreement.
I typically find that the larger organisations have risk management and/or legal departments which are focused on transferring risk away from their organisation to other organisations/companies. Of course if the other company has their own risk management and or legal team there is a chance that the transfer of risk will be identified and some negotiation will take place to make the agreement fair and/or for the company taking on the increased risk to seek some payment for the risk transfer.
So often however, smaller companies such as contractors either, small or small moving to medium-sized, do not have the resources to adequately appreciate the risk being transferred to them and in the event of, say, a fire, flood, storm damage, or some other disruption, they find that they not only sustain a business interruption loss of their own, they are contractually bound to compensate the other party to the contract for their losses.
In a similiar vein, a company may enter into a contract that includes an indemnity or a waiver of subrogation to the other party of the contract. I know in the contracts that come across my desk so often include such terms and conditions.
In today's world, the broker is much more than an insurance salesperson. They are the outsourced risk manager for their client, particularly the SME's that do not have any such expertise in-house. As part of their role, the broker should understand the terms of all the contracts the insured plans on entering into and advise the client on the ramifications.
This may be a suggestion to obtain Contractual Fines and Penalties cover under their business interruption insurance program. It may be that a contract with an indemnity or waiver of subrogation needs to be provided to the liability insurer to ensure that the liability program will respond to any increase in liability over and above the risks created by legislation and the common law.
I stress that this analysis needs to take place before the Insured enters into the contract and is bound by it as it may be too late to obtain liability cover in particular afterwards.
In my own experience, if the other party is challenged and is fair and reasonable some compromise position can be agreed particularly if there is no insurance cover available. On other occasions, the reply is either "sign the contact or we will find someone who will". The Insured then has to decide whether they want to take on the risk, but they will at least know in advance the risks that they are assuming. As always, the broker needs to document their advice and the Insured's decision.
In summary, the article from DLA Piper prompted me to comment on two points. First the broker needs to identify if the Insured has entered into any supply or customer agreements where they are contractually bound to pay a contractual fine or penalty if they fail to supply or take goods. If so, Contractual Fines and Penalties cover, under a business interruption policy, should be considered as the liability program may well not provide cover.
Secondly, all contracts need to be understood by the broker, whether this be a lease, a contract of bailment, supply or otherwise to determine what risk is being transferred to the Insured and advise as to whether the level of risk is or can be addressed adequately by the insurance program.
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Kunal Kohli's biggest hit so far is FANAA. Starring Aamir Khan. Reportedly, this combo -- Aamir and Kunal -- are expected to join hands again for a fresh project. Also, after branching out from Yash Raj, Kunal has shook hands with PVR Pictures. True? "I am still writing my next film and I haven't met any actors," Kunal sounds amused when I question him about his next film, "I know how these rumours originate. Since we meet actors socially, people jump to conclusions that we are working together. But I haven't met Aamir for a month, so even this theory holds no weight." Has he shook hands with PVR? "Everyone's keen to know who's going to partner my next project. But, believe me, I haven't signed with any company yet," he states.
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Public Service Announcement: Always use VPN on public (especially unencrypted) wi-fi.
I just connected to the local CoffeeChain's wifi (after accepting a terms & conditions which are mainly to limit their liability. However their Acceptable Use Policy also includes this line, "could reflect poorly on the reputation of [CoffeeChain]". Hence why I'm not using their name in this post.)
The wifi network they have is public and open, open as in there is no security at all. They don't even have the decency to offer the easily broken encryption of WPA2.
This is why you should always use VPNs. There are a lot of good choices with many locations around the world. A VPN will tunnel your connection to another location and the encryption is difficult, if not impossible, to break (my VPN uses 2048-bit encryption). The Electronic Frontier Foundation has an excellent guide on choosing the VPN that's right for you. (Just be aware that a VPN will protect on the public network but people on the internal VPN network could still potentially access your data so you have to trust your VPN provider).
If you can't use a VPN at least use sites that are encrypted with HTTPS; and for the love of security, don't login to your own personal/corporate accounts for anything on public unecnrypted open wi-fi.
To make sure your VPN is working, you can search DuckDuckGo for "what is my ip address" and it will display your IP address and country at the top of the search results, or you can use the traceroute tool.
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Random people who shout at you from their cars as they drive by
Just, WHY?
What are they trying to accomplish in doing so?
I've had a few
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One person who shouted that sounded so so angry and offended that I have longish hair, they shouted with such venom it was horrible.
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When I lived with my parents in Chennai, I was fascinated by the range and number of wedding invitations they received on a daily basis. I started a small collection of these for fun. This collection later formed the basis of a talk for a St Bride Library conference and a short article for the Ephemerist, Spring 2005. The article titled 'Matrimonial Times: the design & typography of South Indian wedding invitations' is republished below.
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Most marriages in South India are arranged and while 'love' marriages do happen, it is not the encouraged norm. It is an accepted fact for the most part that a boy or girl's parents will play an important role in the picking of their marriage partner. A marriage in South India is not just the sealing of a bond between two people but a merging of two families. The merger is based on the compatibility of the couple to some extent but important criteria include religion, caste, class, social status and wealth.
Marriage in India is viewed as the culmination of one's life and great preparations go into making this a grand and memorable social event. It is also a matter of social standing – the grander the wedding, the greater the stature. It is no surprise then that every aspect of an Indian marriage is carefully thought out and planned for months, sometimes years in advance by the families involved. This includes the design of the wedding invitation.
The tradition of wedding invitations
In pre-modern India there was no need for wedding invitations. Marriages often took place within families with cousins marrying each other or within small villages and towns where everyone knew each other. There was no need to inform anyone because everyone already knew of the event. The parents of the bride and groom would simply visit their extended family and friends and family in their homes as a courtesy to tell them the happy news. This served as the invitation.
With economic progress, people began to move away from their ancestral homes into larger cities and things changed. The family unit was no longer contained within the village but was spread out across the country making oral invitations no longer feasible. This coupled with the spread of printing in India in the early 20th century gave rise to these oral announcements being realised in print.
The traditional South Indian wedding invitation is not a card but a printed leaflet that borrows its form from the earlier tradition of oral announcement and from the form of a hand written letter.
The invitation follows a traditional template and is always enclosed within a large decorative border. It always begins with an incantation to the family's ancestral god at the top of the invite and is followed by clip art images of five different Hindu gods. The main content of the invitation is worded like a letter and informs the recipient of a marriage between two families.
This is followed by the bride's and groom's educational and professional qualifications as well as their family lineage and town. All these details are considered important as it establishes family status and lineage. It also links the past (who the bride and groom are, and where they are from) with the future of the couple. The information about the groom always appears on the left, centred and enclosed within a box while the bride's details appear similarly in a box on the right. Following this sense of alignment, based on who the invite is from (usually the bride's or groom's father), the name of the addressee is placed either to the right or the left.
In general, great prominence is given to the family and often the names of various family members (uncles, aunts, brothers, sisters and cousins) are mentioned beneath the main text as well-wishers of the occasion. While this is portrayed as a visible indication of the family's support and blessing of the union, it also works like a family tree, outlining lineage for the recipient of the invitation. The details of the actual event such as time, place and date are delegated to the base of the invite and are often in smaller type size. This hierarchy of information is telling because it clearly gives the family prominence over the details of the wedding event.
Traditional invitations are always printed on double-sided glossy art paper, yellow on one side, and pink on the reverse. The main text and images are always printed in dark green and red on the yellow side. Yellow and red in particular are considered to be auspicious colours in the Hindu tradition. Traditionally, the announcements are in the vernacular (in Tamil) and carry very little English text. However, nowadays it is increasingly common practice to have the English version of the invitation printed on the reverse (pink) side of the paper.
Traditionally, these announcements were letter-pressed though they are now also printed by mini-offset or screen-printed. The letterpress process could be partly the reason why the invites often have many different combinations of type. Letterpress jobbing printers very rarely had one complete set of text typefaces, and if they did it was usually Helvetica or Arial. Therefore, to set an invitation with different levels of hierarchy, they often resorted to using display type. A wedding stationery printer in Chennai gave me another reason for this multi-various type palette. Vernacular typefaces, he said (and I paraphrase here) are by the nature of their shape, decorative and script-like. In comparison, Latin typefaces appear 'austere' to the Indian eye and therefore require 'creative mixing' to match the ornamental feel of vernacular typefaces. Sometimes this creative mixing is done with such enthusiasm that it can involve as many as seven different typefaces in a single invitation.
Contemporary Wedding Invitations
While traditional invitations are still common practice in Tamil Nadu, Hindu families in larger towns and cities go for a more contemporary format. The modern Indian wedding invitation is a riot of colour, typography and image. The invitation, seen as the first intimation of the wedding ceremony carries the responsibility of reflecting the family's status in society as well as the grandness of the occasion. Invitations (based on the grandness of the wedding and the resources of the bride's father) take three main forms. The simple card (very rarely used), the folded card (most popular) and 'the book invitation'. I also looked at envelopes. I was curious to find out a few things.
Which typefaces were most popular?
Did religion made a difference in typographic choice and final form? For example, were the Christians more for scripted faces than the Hindus? Did the Muslims prefer sans serif to serifs? Were the Hindus more ostentatious than the Parsis?
And finally, did the rich have less taste than the poor?
I proceeded to do a little research on this using my collection as a sample.
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Which typefaces were most popular?
The typefaces that find most favour for Indian wedding invites are a mixture of serifs, san serifs and script typefaces. They are, in alphabetical order: Amazone, Arial (Regular and Italic), Century School Book, Dauphin, Edwardian Script ITC, Georgia (Regular and Italic), Helvetica (Regular and Italic), Kaufmann, Murray Hill, Nuptial BT, Park Avenue, Poetica Chancery, Pristina, Shelley Allegro, Verdana, Vivaldi, and Zapf Chancery.
Did religion made a difference in typographic choice and final form?
Across all religions and class, envelopes seem to work as brief announcements of the event.
The recipient at single glance is informed of the event (wedding, reception etc.). This is almost usually in Zapf Chancery. They are also informed of who is marrying whom, of the date of the wedding and whom the invitation is from. Hindu cards often carry the address of the invitee as well so the recipient can send a telegram wishing the couple, which is still common practice in many parts of India. In the case of Hindu invitations, the envelope most often carries a clipart image of the Hindu God Ganesha, who is seen to be the remover of all obstacles.
Simple wedding cards
Simple wedding cards were rare to find. In a selection of over 300 samples, there were only four simple card invitations. One was a Christian invite, one a Parsi invite and the other two were Hindu invitations. In general, with both simple and folded cards, Christians and Parsis tend to be more minimalist in their type selection. They rarely go for more than one typeface and the type is almost always in gold on a cream background. If two typefaces are used, one is a script face such as Shelley Allegro. This is used to highlight the names of the parents and the bride and groom. The second typeface is a serif such as Garamond or Georgia for the main body text. There is an European influence evident in these invites.
It is difficult to draw similar parallels with Hindu invites other than the prominence given to the names of the parents and the bride and groom, and the preferred colour for type being red or maroon. This colour preference probably derives from the fact that red or maroon are the colours of the 'sindhoor' or the mark that is placed on a bride's forehead indicating that she is married. Hindu invites also seem to go for serifs or san serifs based on personal preference more than anything else.
The most popular format for Hindu wedding invitations is the folded card. In Chennai, capital city of Tamil Nadu, there are numerous speciality-wedding invitations shops that have pre-designed folded cards for parents to choose from. Only on rare occasions (and with more affluent families) are the invitations custom-made. Numerous samples of invites (with their corresponding envelopes) are pasted within large photo albums and displayed on counters or exhibited individually on the walls. There are helpful assistants to guide parents in their selection. The samples are helpfully categorised by religion: Sikh cards, Muslim cards, Christian cards, Hindu cards, and Interfaith cards.
They are also categorised by levels of grandeur (plain wedding cards, designer wedding cards, scroll invites, and cards with jewels). None of the invitations contain any typography and the first choice of design is based on paper, image and colour. The front of a folded card also never carries any text (though I did find a marvellous exception to the rule).
Grand designs using plenty of gold or silver are usually popular. With Hindu invitations a clipart image of Lord Ganesha is common. Only after the choice of the card is made does type come into the picture and even then it is of secondary importance. Parents are more concerned with the content than the typography and the choice is often one recommended by the salesman behind the counter. With Hindu invitations in South India, three typefaces win hands down – Zapf Chancery and Arial Italic or Helvetica Italic. Zapf Chancery is used for the main body of the invite. Arial Italic or Helvetica Italic is used for more factual information such as lineage, address, profession, educational qualifications. The type again usually appears in maroon or red.
On the insides of the cards, the text is always centred, never in capitals and never in black, which is considered an inauspicious colour; this applies to all cards whether grand or simple, from any religion. As with single card invites, the invitee's names and the names of the couple as with the single card invites are given most prominence in the card. The main difference between the single card invites and the folded invites is that the folded invites often carry the programme of the wedding on the left side of the card. Keeping in mind that weddings are events which affirm one's social standing in the community, as many details about the wedding are mentioned even down to the orchestra that has been hired to play at the event.
After the choice of type has being made, the cards then go through a swift proofing session (usually on the very next day) and are screen printed with the approved text. The turnaround time for these invites is usually 48 hours. So if you're having a shotgun wedding in India, you'd still probably be able to get the invites out in time!
Do the rich have less taste than the poor?
With affluent families, ceremonies for Indian weddings can often stretch over 4-5 days and invitations can often be confused with books as each ceremony demands its own invite.
The invitations are grouped, sized to work as a set and encased in a grand folder. This style of invitation probably provides great relief to parents as all family members can be appeased by the placement of their names on at least one of the many invitation cards. The design and typography of these invitations seems to have no limits as each invite tries to outdo the last.
It is in these custom-made invites that the Indian love of technology comes through. Invites are die-cut, handmade, gold foiled to make them appear as grand as possible.
Sometimes even semi-precious stones and miniature Hindu gods are stuck onto the invites.
The biggest difference between South Indian wedding invitations and Western wedding cards is the focus. While western invites go for the more minimalist, simple and elegant look, Indian invites focus on imbuing the card with the splendour and grandeur of the occasion. We all know what 'happily ever after' means in the Western context. But what does 'happily ever after' mean in the context of a South Indian arranged marriage? I suspect it is Zapf Chancery in bright, shiny gold!


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ISLAMABAD: At least eight militants were shot dead and two Pakistani soldiers died in a skirmish along the restive border with Afghanistan Monday, the military said, as Islamabad tries to tightens its grip on the frontier.
"Terrorists from Afghanistan side attempted attack on Pakistani posts" along the border in Bajaur in the tribal districts of northwest Pakistan, the military said in a statement, adding that 8-10 of the attackers were killed.
"Captain Junaid Hafeez and Sepoy Raham embraced shahdat (martyrdom) while four soldiers sustained injuries," it added.
The statement did not specify when the incident happened but a security official told AFP it was on Monday.
Afghanistan's failure to control its side of the border made it easy for "terrorists" to launch such raids, the statement added.
Islamabad and Kabul regularly accuse each other of supporting or failing to curb militants who cross the largely open border to carry out attacks.
Over recent decades members of the Afghan Taliban, Al-Qaeda, and other groups have operated with impunity in the region, crossing the colonial-era frontier at will.
In March, Pakistan began fencing much of its border. But the fencing threatens to disrupt the daily lives of communities who have traditionally paid the frontier little heed.
Villages straddle the frontier and mosques and houses have one door in Pakistan and another in Afghanistan.
They now face stricter controls and must use official crossing points, which are subject to delays and frequent closures. One closure was only lifted last week after a full month.
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US dollar rises in Asia on optimistic sentiment
TOKYO–The dollar edged up in Asia Tuesday as gains in Tokyo stocks boosted sentiment, but lower U.S. bond yields kept the unit under the 102-yen level, analysts said. In Tokyo afternoon trade, the greenback climbed to 101.42 yen, up from 101.31 yen in New York Monday afternoon. The euro slipped to US$1.3685 from US$1.3694 while it bought 138.78 yen against 138.73 yen. The dollar's rise came as Tokyo's benchmark Nikkei stock index gained more than one percent in morning trade. Investors were heartened by upbeat capital spending plans by Japanese companies seen in the Bank of Japan's quarterly Tankan survey — although overall sentiment sagged from a more than six-year high in the first quarter as an April sales tax hike weighed on activity. On Monday, the dollar fell as a better-than-expected surge in U.S. pending home sales in May was offset by a slowdown in economic activity in the Chicago region, putting an end to two months of gains. Daisuke Karakama, market economist at Mizuho Bank, said lower U.S. bond yields held back the dollar's gains Tuesday.
"The dollar may have edged up this morning but it's not bullish," he said. "The basic trend is that recent poor U.S. (economic) data led to bond buying, lowering yields." Investors are closely monitoring U.S. manufacturing data for June due out later Tuesday, Junichi Ishikawa, market analyst at IG Securities, told Dow Jones Newswires. The dollar was mixed against other Asia-Pacific currencies. It inched up to 43.63 Philippine pesos from 43.62 pesos Monday, and to 60.14 Indian rupees from 60.04 rupees, The dollar fell to 11,872.50 Indonesian rupiah from 11,942.50 rupiah and to SG$1.2467 from SG$1.2490. The greenback eased to 1,011.70 South Korean won from 1,012.17 won, and to 32.41 Thai baht from 32.45 baht. The Australian dollar firmed to 94.52 U.S. cents from 94.22 cents, while the Chinese yuan traded at 16.32 yen against 16.33 yen.


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Man walks out of Lincoln village co-op without paying for two four-packs of Stella
A man has walked out of a co-op store without paying for two four-packs of Stella Artois beer.
Lincolnshire Police have released CCTV images of two men who they believe can help with their investigation into theft from the co-op at the parade at Cherry Willingham on Thursday, September 15.
At around 1pm, a man walked out of the shop with two four-packs of Stella Artois beer without making any attempt to pay.
One is approximately 6ft and was wearing a white t-shirt, grey flat hat, dark trousers and a shoulder strap bag.
The other is approximately 5ft 8, has brown hair and was wearing a red and white striped t-shirt and jeans.
If you are pictured, or recognised either of these men, call Lincolnshire Police on 101.
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Many of you will be receiving your veg box to grow kits this week and next. They come with full instructions of what to do to look after the plants, how to plant them and how to sow the seeds. Follow this advice carefully to get the best results – however here are some tips to help you grow.
Here are my tips and some pictures from planting our vegbox to grow outside the Riverford Field Kitchen this week, if you are ever passing feel free to pop by and see how our veg patch is growing.
When your vegbox arrives
As soon as you get the chance, open the box and unpack the plants. Lay them out somewhere sheltered and in a sunny area. Put the seeds somewhere dry and cool until you are ready to sow them. Open the seed potatoes and put them somewhere dry and protected from cold weather and expose them to light to encourage the chits to grow.
If any plants look a bit loose after the journey, gently firm them into the module. They will more than likely need a light watering. Leave the plants to acclimatize and recover from the journey for a day or two before planting. The plants will be fine left unplanted for a week or so if you are not ready but make sure to check them regularly and water them if the compost is looking at all dry.
Where to plant & soil preparation
It is important to choose a site that gets plenty of sunlight for successful growing. It's also important to prepare the soil as well as possible. Hopefully you will have followed the guidance in the box booklet on preparing the ground and will already have adding well rotted farmyard manure, horse dung or chicken pellets. If you have done this you are ready to get planting. If not, dig in some organic chicken pellets before planting.
Sowing and planting
Follow the suggested spacing for the seedlings and sowings, remembering to leave enough room to get in between the rows for watering, weeding and cropping later on.
Whilst planting it's useful to have a stake or label next to where you have planted your veg to help you identify it later on.
Once planted, make sure to water in the plants and check regularly for slugs and snails. Organic slug pellets are useful, but there are many other ways of dealing with these pests. Look on the internet for tips on organic pest control.
Protecting your plants
Covering your planted up area with fleece will help give your plants a head start, creating a microclimate, and will protect the plants from cold and wind. This should be removed regularly to check for said pests and for weeding and hoeing. Then you can pull the fleece back over the area, anchoring it with stones or sacks filled with earth. Once the weather warms up and the plants have shown signs of growing on, you can remove the fleece and store for further use in the future.
This spring is particularly cold and shows no signs of letting up, so be careful to put the tomatoes, courgettes, squash and coriander in an area protected from frosts and wind , e.g.; a greenhouse, polytunnel, conservatory or on a light window sill, at least. Grow these tender plants on, repotting if necessary until the risk of frosts and cold wind is over. Only then, should you plant them outside. Look at using cloches for protection once planted.
Please make use of me for any questions you may have or for problems you are facing – either comment on this blog or tweet us @riverford. I am happy to help and wish you much success.
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Will You Pray for Baby with Me?
I can remember every detail of that baby's lovely face, even to this day decades later. I think of him from time to time, wondering what became of him. When I do think of him, I say a prayer for him and for his mother.


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Welcome to Natha Yoga International!
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Natha yoga is making the ancient tantric yogi tradition now available to the west and east. In our centers it is presented in a very accessable and pragmatic way so it can easily be integrated into our daily life and is giving profound results.
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Everything you need to know about the Vietnamese language and how to study it. Discuss, ask questions and get answers.
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There are many ways to say hello but how can we actually say goodbye?
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Chào! Ever since I was young I've been interested in Vietnam. It seems very different from all the other SE asian countries and the language also stands out a lot. So here I am starting out to study at home before traveling there next year. What would be a good starting point? I already speak some Chinese so the tones hopefully won't be a big obstacle to get over. Apart from DuoLingo, which i'm...
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Hi guys!So im having trouble finding how to properly translate this sentence. Google translate just gives me a very literal translation that doesnt have the same meaning.. any ideas?Thanks!
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Literally i suppose the first part translates to something like "Fish dont eat salted fish"? Then for the second part, i have absolutely no idea what it could mean..
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Hi! I have been studying Vietnamese for a couple of months now and am looking for some fairly simple books in Vietnamese. Preferably with pictures so that its easy to understand the context. Important is that they are not using too much slang and dont have a lot of misspellings. Any tips?


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CIRCLE – "TO LOVE THE WILD. MONGOLIA" – with Ongal Association
CIRCLE – our discussions with Ongal Association for anthropology, ethnology and folklore studies on topics related to folklore and cultural heritage – would like to invite you to see the neverchanging look of distant Mongolia. COME on 31st of January at 19.30 PM at the Factory where we will take ourselves to the charming and … Continue reading CIRCLE – "TO LOVE THE WILD. MONGOLIA" – with Ongal Association
An one-hour eclectic video stry showing the authentic everyday life of local people from the perspective of a balcony in Burgas. What could this perspective add to our view about life? Trailer -> HERE < - Come on Saturday - 13th of January at 18.00 PM - at Ideas Factory Association / Фабрика за идеи … Continue reading CONSTELLATIONS (2016) – DOCUMENTARY FILM BY TODOR BRADEV
Vegan Festival of solidarity
This Saturday Ideas Factory hosts a part of the program of the Vegan festival of solidarity, offering the space and the kitchen for use. PROGRAM 12:30 PM Vegan culinary workshop and presentation of culinary blogs 17:00 PM Workshop for vegan cosmetics and a talk about ethical production and consumption 19:00 PM Lection and discussion for … Continue reading Vegan Festival of solidarity
Creativity & Social change – last Competendo handbook
The last Competendo handbook on Creativity & Social change has just landed at the Factory ;) Creativity & Social Change is an edition structured mainly by the Factory. It is available at competendo.net for free together with the rest of the handbooks and many many bright articles on participative methods and community development. Soon we'll … Continue reading Creativity & Social change – last Competendo handbook
Be an unicorn mentor in our mentor's network!
A mentor in conscious need is a mentor indeed! If you want to become part of the changemaking mentors of Ideas Factory, who support the participants in Baba Residence and Social Innovation Challenge 2018, read more and apply -> HERE
Civil Society Exchange – first part of the exchange
We're bravely diving into a 6-months partnership with the Turkish pioneer organisation for democratic education Başka Bir Okul Mümkün – inside the framework of the programme Civil Society Exchange of MitOst! From 1st unti 5th o March Yoana and Bilyana are in Parez (Germany) for the first part of the exchange – getting to know … Continue reading Civil Society Exchange – first part of the exchange
Transformation – our Christmas party!
New lights are starting to bravely shine within the Factory's inner life – many of our daily causes reached a desired condition, a lot of work is at hand… and we need you to celebrate it together once again :) In new lights! Come to our Christmas part on 14th of December after 6 pm. … Continue reading Transformation – our Christmas party!
International forum for social innovations in Podgorica, Montenegro
The Factory has a presentation and an active participation at the International forum for social innovations Upbeat forum društvenih inovacija in Podgorica, Montenegro.
Youth map training, Palermo
Part of the Factory's team along with a part of the team of Hamalogika (Bourgas) will be at an one week education for the usage of the so called participative (inclusive) methods and urban social mapping in the many-coloured neighborhoods of Palermo. As the local organisers of Bond of Union mentioned, the layers of poverty … Continue reading Youth map training, Palermo


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Pacific Colonialism
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Between the wars, New Zealand had fraught relations with its League of Nations mandate, Western Samoa. During the ensuing crisis of colonial rule indigenous New Zealanders (Maori) and Samoans united in new ways to challenge their common colonial ruler. This lecture looks at these new relationships through the friendship of Samoan nationalist leader Ta'isi O.F. Nelson and Maori politician Sir Maui Pomare. Together these men navigated the crisis of New Zealand's colonial rule in Samoa, forged new and deep connections through a shared Polynesian heritage and shared resistance strategies of non-violence.
Dr. Patricia O'Brien specializes in colonial histories. Currently she is working on interwar histories of Australia's colonies of Papua and New Guinea and New Zealand's colony of Samoa, in addition to a study of British colonialism, privateers and indigenous contact in the Caribbean. She is an Australian who has been at Georgetown since 2001 and was the JD Stout Fellow in New Zealand Studies at Victoria University Wellington in 2012.


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It has been nearly four months, and eleven tournaments, since I last took a look at the most pleasant surprises and biggest disappointments of the 2011 LPGA season. Many changes have occurred since then. Azahara Munoz and Hee Young Park were on my disappointment list back then, but strong late-season play certainly turned their seasons around. I am going to limit this to six players in each category, though I know that I could have added more.
Let's take a look: (based only on LPGA play):
Biggest Surprises:
1- Sandra Gal - This was a tough decision for me. I picked Sandra because out of all the pleasant surprises, this was the one I thought was most unexpected. Who can forget her 9 Iron shot on the 72nd hole, which led to a birdie and a Kia Classic Victory? She also had 4 other top-10 finishes. Last year she finished 67th on the money list; this year she finished 20th.
2- Stacy Lewis - What a year Stacy had. She finished 2nd in the Rolex Player of the Year Ranking. Why don't I have her number one? Only because I always knew she would become an elite player. I just didn't expect this big a jump this year. Stacy's 12 top tens were only exceeded by Yani Tseng's 14. Last year she was number 21 on the money list; this year she was number 4.
3- Ryann O'Toole - A priority list Category 20 rookie, you would think she would never have had a chance. Ryann fooled us all by making the most of her few early opportunities. Her strong year started when she went out and successfully qualified for the U.S. Open. She turned all our heads when she finished 9th. She would later have a top-5 finish at the Safeway Classic, which led to her getting picked for the U.S. Solheim Cup Team. She did them solid, with a 2-0-2 record.
4- Tiffany Joh - A priority list Category 16 rookie, she came into the season with a bit more expectations then Ryann. Without a doubt, the funniest girl on the tour. If you haven't heard her sing, you must go to You Tube and check out her videos. She isn't a bad golfer, either. Her 2nd-place finish to Lexi Thompson at the Navistar Classic was the highlight of her season. Finishing #41 on the money list, she is a future star.
5- Katie Futcher - Katie spent most of her first 5 seasons struggling to maintain her full-time status. That certainly was not the case this year. She finished in the top 15 in 3 of the 4 major championships. Jumping from #63 to #30 on the money list, she earned this spot.
6- So Yeon Ryu - I said this was based exclusively on LPGA results. I didn't say it couldn't include a non-LPGA player. She gets on here for one reason, and one reason alone: she won the United States Open. Assuming she decides to play on the LPGA tour next season, she may very well become an elite player on tour very quickly.
Honorable mentions - Karen Stupples, Catriona Matthew, and Caroline Hedwall.
Biggest Disappointments:
1- Song-Hee Kim - I wish all my decisions were this easy. Was she the worst player on tour? No, she wasn't, but she sure was the most disappointing. Last year she was ranked eighth on the Rolex Player of the Year Rankings. This year she finished 35th. Last year she led the tour with 15 top ten finishes (that is one more than Yani had this year); this year she had two. I could go on, but you get the picture.
2- Jee Young Lee - Last year she was number 19 on the money list, this year she finished 116th. She only made 5 of 15 cuts. Her best finish was tied for 33rd at the Sybase Championship, and that was for getting eliminated in the first round.
3- Gwladys Nocera - Always a solid player, it is hard to explain her missing 8 of 15 cuts. She was number 37 on last year's money list. This year she fell to number 86.
4- Christina Kim - She was just a shell of herself in 2011. Did not have a single top-ten finish. She fell from number 26 on last year's money list to number 58.
5- Vicky Hurst - One of the biggest hitters on the tour, she has yet to live up to her expectations. She was a captain's pick for the Solheim Team, but I am not sure why. Playing in 22 tournaments, she had just one top-10 finish. Last year she raised some hopes by finishing number 28 on the money list. This year she has certainly lowered my expectations by finishing number 45.
6- Seon Hwa Lee - She never got on track this year. Missing 7 cuts, she dropped from number 42 to number 71 on the money list.
Dishonorable mentions - Laura Davies, Birdie Kim, and Na On Min.
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Court rules Citadel demonstrated "good faith" in coeducation efforts
CHARLESTON -- U.S. District Court Judge C. Weston Houck ended the Justice Department's oversight of The Citadel this week.
In his signed order, Houck said the military college "has demonstrated good faith in its assimilation of women." The action ends the quarterly reports The Citadel has filed with the Justice Department since the fall of 1996 when the first four women became members of the South Carolina Corps of Cadets.
"This action is a validation of our sincere efforts and substantial progress in coeducation," said Maj. Gen. John S. Grinalds, president of The Citadel. "We are gratified that the courts and the Justice Department recognize our intentions to offer young women the same opportunities for success and leadership that have made such a difference to generations of young men in the South Carolina Corps of Cadets."
"The outstanding progress that The Citadel has made is due to a concerted effort from everyone including the Board of Visitors, the administration, faculty and staff, cadets and alumni," Grinalds said.
Leonard C. Fulghum, Jr., chairman of The Citadel Board of Visitors, said The Citadel board took the initiative to admit women immediately after the Supreme Court decision ending Virginia Military Institute's single-gender status in June of 1996. "Since we made that decision, we have strived to make The Citadel an outstanding coeducational military institution just as it was an outstanding single-gender institution since 1842," Fulghum said.
The court order dismissing DOJ's involvement with coeducation at The Citadel comes at a time when the college is preparing to graduate its largest class of women so far (25) and has 12 alumnae from the Corps of Cadets. Six of the 12 alumnae are commissioned officers in the armed forces.
The 98 cadet women are members of every company of the Corps and make up about 6 percent of the student body. Women command two of The Citadel's 18 companies and a third woman serves on regimental staff as public affairs officer.
Nowhere is the progress in coeducation at The Citadel more evident than in athletics, a program that has gone from zero to seven NCAA offerings in just five years. Those offerings include volleyball, soccer, cross-country, fall and spring track, golf and rifle. Half of the women at The Citadel are varsity athletes, many participating in more than one sport.
Athletic Director Les Robinson, who joined The Citadel in fall of 2000, said the college has every intention of developing women's athletic programs that are competitive. "Although I have been here as athletic director for less that two years, it is very apparent to me that everyone is committed to developing a quality women's sports program," Robinson said.


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Connor MacKinnon strode toward the barn, deep snows squeaking beneath his moccasins, the morning air biting cold against his face, sunrise a glimmer of gold in the east.
"Madainn mhath," he called to his brother Morgan, who was busy chopping firewood. Good morning.
Ax in hand, Morgan glowered at him, kicked a piece of firewood into the pile. "What's so bloody good about it?"
Och, hell.
So that was the way of things.
Connor let his brother's words go and entered the dark warmth of the barn. Cows lowed, eager to be milked, the air pungent with the scents of hay, leather, and manure. He passed the well-ordered and oiled horse tackling and farm gear and walked to the back to the stalls where Iain was already measuring out the morning's portion of oats for the horses.
Iain looked up. "Madainn mhath."
"Dia dhuit." God be with you.
Connor patted Fríthe, his favorite mare, on her velvety muzzle. "Morgan's in a rage again."
"Aye. So I noticed." Iain handed Connor a filled nosebag. "Annie says Amalie has forsaken his bed."
Och, that would be enough to sour any man's temper.
Connor slipped the nosebag onto Fríthe's head, and the mare began to feed. "Yule E'en is upon us. 'Tis no' fittin' that he and Amalie find themselves still at odds. Talk wi' him, Iain. You are the eldest. He'll heed your counsel."
Iain handed Connor another nosebag of oats. "I've tried talkin' wi' him, but he willna listen. 'Tis fear that drives him. I've no words to assuage such fears."
Nor did Connor. These were not baseless fears, but fears born from harsh reality. Women perished in childbed every day, dying as they struggled to bring new life into the world. Only three weeks had passed since Sarah had given birth to little William, and Connor had not yet forgotten her long hours of suffering, the sound of her cries, or the fear that had gnawed at him as he'd wondered whether she and the child would both survive.
And yet to hear Iain and Morgan speak of it, Sarah's travail had been nothing compared to that which Amalie had endured. Last March, Amalie had borne Morgan twin sons and would certainly have perished had Rebecca, sister to their Mahican blood brother Joseph and a skilled midwife, not been here to help with the birth.
Aye, Connor could understand why Morgan had refused to spend his seed in his wife. Morgan did not wish to see her suffer again, nor did he wish to risk losing her. But nine months had passed now, and Amalie's patience seemed to be at an end.
If, as Iain's wife Annie had said, Amalie had forsaken Morgan's bed altogether, there would be no living with either of them.
Connor carried the nosebag to Fiona's stall, hung it gently on the mare's head. "Somethin' must be done. I dinnae wish to see Amalie weepin' at Christmas."
Iain handed him another filled nosebag. "Nor do I."
And then it came to Connor.
He thrust the nosebag back into Iain's hands. "I've got a plan."
"Connor, what… ?"
But Connor didn't stop, nor did he explain himself to Iain, but hurried back to the house to fetch his snowshoes.
The sun was good and up before Connor reached the old oak. It grew near the burnie that marked the eastern edge of their lands, the water now turned to hard ice. There, on a thick, gnarled branch, he spotted what he'd come for—mistletoe. It's green leaves and waxy white berries stood out against the rough, gray bark.
The priests and old women of Skye, where Connor and his brothers had been born, held mistletoe to be sacred. Green when other plants had died, it was said to be twice as powerful if it grew upon an oak. When hung above doorways, it kept evil at bay, blessing all who passed beneath it. And lads and lasses who kissed beneath it could be assured they would marry in the new year.
Connor didn't know if the stories were true, but if mistletoe could help unmarried lads and lasses to wed, perhaps it could mend hurts between a husband and wife.
He kicked off his snowshoes and began to climb.
Morgan poured warm water into a copper bowl, his anger long since spent. Feeling wooden inside, he washed for dinner, shaved, and put on a clean shirt of white linen. It would not do to join the others at Iain and Annie's board for Christmas E'en dinner in a shirt stained by sweat from a day's worth of chores.
He reached into his pack for the gift he'd hidden there and drew out a velvet bag of deep crimson. He opened it, spilled its contents into his hands—a pair of polished brass filigree combs he'd chosen as a Christmas gift for Amalie. He'd bought them last summer on a trip to Albany, certain they would please her. But now…
He'd never meant to hurt her. He was only trying to protect her, but that's not how she saw it.
"Do you not want me, Morgan?" she'd asked him last night, a stricken look on her face. "Do you feel no desire for me?"
He'd tried again to explain. "I love you, Amalie, and wish only to spare you. We've two strong sons, and I'll ask no more from you. I willna risk you in childbirth again, nor would I see our sons grow up motherless."
"You cannot make that choice for me. You are selfish and wish only to free yourself from fear. Where is your faith, Morgan?"
He'd lost his temper then. "Your years in the convent have blinded you to the harshness of this life."
Tears had filled her eyes. "If I cannot lie with you as your wife, I will not lie with you at all."
She'd taken a blanket from the bed and curled up on the floor before the fire.
And nothing he'd said had coaxed her beneath the bearskin again.
Why could she not understand?
If he got her with child only to lose her, he would never forgive himself. Besides, it wasn't that she lacked for pleasure. He would not join his body to hers, but there were many ways for a man to love a woman. He did not leave her unsatisfied. Many a woman would consider such an arrangement a blessing—carnal gratification without childbirth. Why could Amalie not be content?
Are you content, laddie?
Aye, he was. Or he tried to be.
Amalie had become a skillful lover, her mouth and hands driving him to the brink of madness. And if there were times he ached to be inside her, to feel their bodies become one, to lie face to face with her, buried within her?
It was a sacrifice he was willing to make for her sake.
You cannot make that choice for me.
Och, Satan's arse!
He slipped the combs into the velvet bag, tucked it back into its hiding place, and walked down the stairs and out his front door. Iain and the others would be waiting.
"Adeste fideles laeti triumphantes/Venite, venite in Bethlehem."
Amalie did her best to sing along, willing herself to seem as cheerful as the others as they sang chants des Noëls—what the others called Christmas carols—in Scottish Gaelic, French, English, and Latin to the accompaniment of Sarah's beautiful harpsichord, children playing at their feet or sleeping on the thick bearskin rug stretched out near Iain and Annie's hearth.
They'd eaten a dinner of roasted goose, buttery corn, boiled parsnips, potatoes, and biscuits, with spiced cider, Annie's gingerbread, and something Sarah called Christmas pudding for dessert. But, although the food had been delicious, Amalie had had little appetite, her thoughts never straying far from the argument she'd had with Morgan last night.
He claimed she did not understand, but she did. He was afraid she would die in childbed, and so he gave her only part of himself. She could not deny that she found pleasure with him, but that pleasure was incomplete. She missed the feel of his weight upon her, his deep thrusts inside her, the joy of being possessed wholly by him—and possessing him in return.
In truth, it was he who did not understand. But how could she convince him that what he was doing to protect her was in truth hurtful to her?
"Venite adoremus/Venite adoremus/Venite adoremus/Dominum."
The song came to an end, and Amalie like the others clapped. The sound roused little Connor Joseph from his sleep. He whimpered, fussed. Amalie went to him, lifted her son into her arms, his twin Lachlan still asleep, thumb in his mouth.
"Sleepy lad!" Morgan ran his hand over little Connor's dark hair, his warm smile and the gentleness in his eyes when he met Amalie's gaze a peace offering. He looked so handsome in his crisp linen shirt, his dark hair drawn back in a queue, his face clean shaven.
She willed a smile onto her face and sat in the chair that he offered her, fighting not to cry when he kissed her hair, her emotions at an edge. "Merci."
They sang a few more carols, then Iain walked to the fireplace and drew from the mantel the heavy leather-bound family Bible. Apart from Connor's whimpers, the room fell quiet as Iain opened the thick book to a page marked with a red ribbon and began to read, his deep voice seeming to fill the room.
"And it came to pass in those days, that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be taxed. This taxin' was first made when Cyrenius was governor of Syria. And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, unto the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be taxed wi' Mary his espoused wife, bein' great wi' child.
"And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. And she brought forth her firstborn Son and wrapped Him in swaddling clothes and laid Him in a manger because there was no room for them in the inn."
As Iain read about the angels and shepherds, Amalie thought of a young virgin, unmarried and most unexpectedly with child, her betrothed shocked to find her thus, but compelled by a dream and his own compassion to remain true to her. She thought of blameless Mary, great with child, traveling to Bethlehem on a donkey, the pangs of childbirth coming upon her. She thought of a young mother giving birth to her first child in the chill of a stable with only straw for birthing linens.
If Joseph could be a husband to Mary through such hardship and uncertainty, why could Morgan not be a true husband to Amalie?
She felt something wet on her face—tears—and wiped them away.
Beneath his own roof once more, Morgan built up the fires while Amalie settled little Lachlan and Connor in their cradles. He was determined to make peace with his wife tonight one way or another. He'd seen her tears, had wondered whether it had been the tale of the first Christmas that had moved her—or whether her tears were borne of sorrow.
The nagging feeling in his heart told him it was the latter.
She stepped out of the boys' room, a brass candle holder in one hand, the flame's light dancing on her beautiful face, her long dark hair spilling down her back.
Say somethin', you lout!
But before he could find his tongue, she had disappeared into their room.
What could he say? He wouldn't apologize for wanting to protect her life. That was his duty as a husband. Why was he expected to watch over her and keep her safe from harm when it came to wild animals and ruthless men, but blamed and condemned when he tried to protect her from the harm that his own seed might cause?
You are selfish and wish only to free yourself from fear. Where is your faith, Morgan?
Her words came back to him, but he brushed them aside. He trusted no one in Heaven or on earth with Amalie's life.
And then she stood before him, wearing only her nightgown, a woolen shawl around her shoulders, candle holder in her hand. "Goodnight, Morgan. Joyeux Noël."
She turned to go.
"Amalie—wait." He crossed the room. "I would speak wi' you."
He'd been so angry all day, a strange sense of guilt eating at him, and his words came out as a command.
She stood still as he'd bidden her, but her gaze was averted.
"You'll be sleepin' in the bed wi' me tonight. I'll no' see you catch your death by sleepin' on the floor."
"As you wish."
Och, Satan's hairy arse! He hadn't meant to speak the words as though they were an order. He didn't want her obedience.
He reached out, cupped her shoulders, gentled his voice. "I dinnae wish to see you fall ill."
She said nothing.
"Amalie, for God's sake! How can you blame me when all I want in this world is to keep you and our sons safe?"
Her gaze collided with his. "I do not wish to be merely safe. I want to live, Morgan! I want to feel your love, to be your wife in every way!"
"But you are my wife in every way."
She shook her head. "You refuse to give me all of yourself, as if I were your mistress or your… your whore."
"That's no' the way of it. I cherish you! You bloody well ken that!" He drew a breath, worked to rein in his temper. This was not turning out as he'd hoped. He did not wish to fight with her. "At least tell me why you were weepin'. I saw tears on your face."
Her gaze dropped to the floor. "I was thinking of Mary. An angel came to her and told her she was with child even though she was a virgin, and she never once faltered. Not when Joseph doubted her. Not only the long journey to Bethlehem. Not when she had no choice but to give birth in a stable, with only Joseph at her side. It is a story of faith, Morgan. Can you not see? If Joseph found the faith to stand by Mary, why can you not find the faith to stand by me?"
"But I do stand by you! I would never forsake you!"
She looked up at him. "In your fear, you already have. By denying me your body, you deny us, our marriage, our love. You seek to spare me suffering, but in doing so you deprive me of the joys of being a wife and mother."
And Morgan understood. "You truly want this. You would risk your life for this."
"Oui. I want you Morgan—all of you."
He took the candleholder from her hand and set it on the mantel, then drew her to him, taking her mouth in a slow, deep kiss. She melted against him, returned the kiss with a woman's full passion, her fingers sliding into his hair.
Desire long denied flared to life inside him, and he found himself lifting the soft linen of her nightgown in impatient handfuls, his hands hungry for the feel of her, his cock already hard and straining against the leather of his breeches.
But she was impatient, too, her hands sliding beneath his shirt to caress his chest, then dropping lower, boldly rubbing the bulge of his erection.
There was no time for tenderness or gentle kisses, raw need driving them both.
With a groan, Morgan drew her nightgown over her head, then lifted her off her feet and laid her back on the table, firelight dancing over her bare breasts, the gentle curve of her belly, the sweet slit of her sex.
She reached down to fight with the fall of his breeches. "Now, Morgan!"
Hunger pounding in his veins, he pushed her hands aside and drew his cock free, moaning aloud when he pressed the engorged tip against her cleft and found she was already wet and ready for him.
Her legs wrapped possessively around his waist, drawing him closer as he slid inch by slick inch inside her.
Amalie felt her body arch as Morgan stretched her, filled her, became one with her at last. She bit her lip to keep from crying out, the pleasure astonishing as he began to move, slow strokes quickly building into hard, rapid thrusts that almost rocked the table. She closed her hands over his forearms, his fingers digging into her hips as he moved faster, thrust harder. Then his thumb found her most sensitive spot, teased it, moving in slick circles over the swollen nub.
She found herself on the crest, bliss drawing tight in her belly, then exploding in a warm rush, a flood of liquid delight. Morgan's groans mingled with her cries as he followed her into oblivion and spilled himself inside her.
She didn't realize she was crying until Morgan wiped her tears away. But this time they were tears of happiness.
He made sweet, slow love to her twice more, once on the bearskin rug before their hearth and then again in their bed. It was only as she lay in his arms, about to drift into dreams, that she noticed it.
"Le gui." She did not know what the plant was called in English.
Morgan opened his eyes, a lazy grin spreading on his face when he saw it. "Mistletoe. Where did you find it?"
"I did not put it there." She sat up on one elbow. "I thought you'd hung it."
His brow furrowed. "Nay."
Amalie met Morgan's gaze and knew he was as perplexed as she.
"Hmmm." His eyes narrowed. "My brothers."
Did he believe his brothers had done this?
Amalie blushed to think so.
But then Morgan settled her head against his shoulder, one strong arm holding her close, his other hand stroking her hair. "You know I'd gladly cut out my own heart and throw it in the dirt afore I'd hurt you. Can you forgi'e me, lass?"
"Of course." She slid her hand over his chest, her palm coming to rest over his heartbeat. "But leave your heart where it is, oui?"
Christmas Day dawned bright and beautiful, sunshine making the snow glitter. It was clear to Connor, Sarah, Iain and Annie that something had changed overnight between Morgan and Amalie. If their smiling faces hadn't given that away, then their tender touches and stolen glances would have.
But it was Iain who noticed the smug look on his youngest brother's face. "What did you do, for I ken you were up to somethin'."
"Do you remember the old oak by the burn?"
"Aye, for certain."
"I cut some mistletoe from its branches and hung it above their bed."
Iain's gaze narrowed. "So that was you?"
Connor's grin broadened. "Aye. I had plenty, so I nailed some up above your bed, too."
Iain had thought Annie was responsible for the sprig above their bed and had rewarded her for the sweet gesture with a night of loving. She probably thought he'd hung it hoping to seduce her.
Och, well, either way it had worked its magic.
Iain threw back his head and laughed. "Merry Christmas, brother."
"Merry Christmas." Connor gave him a nudge. "And you're welcome."
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Major Connor MacKinnon despises his commander, Lord William Wentworth, beyond all other men. Ordered to rescue Wentworth's niece after the Shawnee take her captive, he expects Lady Sarah Woodville to be every bit as arrogant and contemptible as her uncle. Instead, he finds a brave and beautiful lass in desperate peril. But the only way to free Sarah is for Connor to defeat the Shawnee warrior who kidnapped her—and claim her himself.
Torn by tragedy from her sheltered life in London, Lady Sarah is unprepared for the harshness of the frontier—or for the attraction she feels toward Connor as he guides her first through the consummation of their forced union and then through the dangers of the wilderness. When they reach civilization, however, it is she who must protect him. For if her uncle knew all that Connor had done to save her, he would surely kill him.
But the flames of passion, once kindled, are difficult to deny. As desire transforms into love, Connor will have to defy an empire to keep Sarah at his side.
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