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Do millimeters leave you feeling bewildered and frustrated? Having trouble visualizing how much space an 18.5mmx3mm bead will take up on your necklace? Today's tip will turn you into a measurement expert! Beads and beading supplies are most frequently measured in millimeters, due to their small size, but here in the United States most of us aren't familiar with the metric system of measurement. Fortunately you can follow a simple math formula to convert any measurement from millimeters to inches. There are 25.4mm in one inch. To find out how big a bead or finding is in inches just divide the millimeter measurement by 25.4. For example, to find out how long a 37mm Tube Bar Clasp was in inches I would divide 37 by 25.4 and find out this clasp is 1.5 inches long. This easy math tip will help you pick out the correct size of supplies the first time and avoid having to return wrong-sized product!
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[Latin fluvius, river.]
The general adjective relating to rivers is fluvial; something associated with or formed by rivers is fluviatile. In geology, fluvioglacial refers to meltwater streams that flow from glaciers, and to the erosion or deposition they cause; similarly, fluviolacustrine (Latin lacus, lake) refers to sediments caused by both rivers and lakes.
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Designed by Lina Tam, this 47" square applique quilt features Fu, one of the most popular Chinese New Year characters. This kanji traditionally means happiness and blessings, with good fortune and good luck having been added to its meaning in modern times. Fu usually appears as a cultural symbol to express people's wishes for the coming New Year and Fu can be written many ways, with four of those different kanji used in this quilt.
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Since its introduction in 1839, photography has become part of everyday life, a position consolidated by the recent development of digital imaging and manipulation. Used to confirm identity, to sell products, to reshape the real, to visualize the news, to record and communicate the personal moment, and as an art form in its own right, photography is now one of the most accessible and pervasive of media. Photography: The Key Concepts provides an ideal guide to the place of photography in our society and to the extraordinary range of photographic genres. Outlining the history of photography and explaining the body of theory which has built up around its use, the book guides the reader through the genres of documentary, portraiture, landscape, still life, art and global photography. Illustrated with a range of historical and contemporary images and case material, this book is essential reading for anyone interested in photography.
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A tender has been announced for the concept and design of the national stand of Ukraine at international exhibitions. The tender is part of the project 'Consolidating the Export Potential of SMEs and Facilitating Access to Foreign Markets', being implemented by Ukraine's Export Promotion Office and commissioned by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development under the EU4Business initiative.
The tender application deadline is 16 March 2018.
The aim is to create visual representation of Ukraine at international exhibitions, with a single concept for the national stand of Ukraine and its adaptation to the collective national stands for the presentation of products and services produced in Ukraine.
Tenders will be selected into a shortlist of 5 members. The final winner will receive a reward of $50,000 for the entire range of works provided in proportions and terms according to the contract.
The National stand is an opportunity to present the country's potential internationally and transmit the country's message. National stands are used to shape the image of the country, reputation and trust in its products and services.
The target audience is exhibitors at international fairs including professional buyers, foreign manufacturers, representatives of foreign associations and CCI, representatives of embassies and governments, a general audience of consumers abroad, foreign industry and business media, Ukrainian producers of goods and services.
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Interview with Malwin Béla Hürkey
Malwin Béla Hürkey is a Berlin-based graphic designer who works as an art director for Heine Lenz Zizka, while also realising his own projects. Unusual forms of communication that are not only visual have fascinated him since his student days. In an interview with us he reveals all about the kinds of subjects he engaged with for his undergraduate project and talks about his interests beyond graphic design.
Who gave you the commission for the corporate design for the European Southern Observatory (ESO)?
I commissioned it myself. I was looking for an organisation that I could use as the basis for my undergraduate project. I was convinced it must be possible to create an aesthetic and tangible corporate design for an organisation that didn't have the usual "lifestyle" attributes of a brand. In ESO's case, this was technical expertise and their impressive qualities, which have made modern astronomy and astrophysics possible. In the first place, ESO provides state-of-the-art telescopes and instruments that enable researchers to undertake scientific research under optimal conditions. I wanted to give this special and exceptional brand essence an explicit visual identity. I wanted the focus to be clearly on the technology and less on the usual images of galaxies and star nebulae that are common in popular science media.
Why have you chosen to cover so many different areas of design?
Customised corporate design is usually primarily visual. If we then add to it the right paper and materials, for example, for packaging, we can also create a subtle, palpable level. Go a step further and add sound and we go from learning about a world, to experiencing that world. In this case, experiencing the ESO brand. The use of multimedia graphics, light, material and sound was especially important here, because using any available means helps to make the core brand more accessible and memorable. For example, we used a phosphorescent afterglow pigment for the visual level, and for sound recordings of the actual radio waves emitted by Saturn. This opened up a whole new perspective on the work of ESO. The corporate design has many "aha moments", taking the viewer into the world of ESO step by step, and ultimately leaving them with a lasting and individual impression of the brand.
Tell us about your career so far.
My training started with failure. After graduating from highschool, I put together my first portfolio and applied for a course in communication design. My portfolio was, however, a bit of a dog's dinner, and was, quite rightly, rejected. That experience dented my youthful optimism of course, and I then tried the Bauhaus-University in Weimar and studied media informatics there. After two semesters I drew in the reins and reapplied to study communication design –this time in a more systematic way and with success. I studied at the Rhein Main University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden, but did a two-track course for two semesters and also studied visual communication at Offenbach University of Art and Design. I have been benefitting from having studied these two different approaches to communication design ever since. I got my Bachelor's degree in the summer of 2016, and have been working as an art director for brand development at Heine Lenz Zizka in Berlin since then. I also work as a freelance designer on corporate, editorial and graphic projects, under my own name.
What design tools do you prefer to use for your work?
That depends on the project or concept. Even though it's essential to use professional tools to undertake professional work, and they undoubtedly facilitate the process in many ways, they are after all, only a means to an end. In our industry, we often like to perfect a work tool and then look for a corresponding project. This can create communication problems and misunderstandings. That's why I prefer to do things the other way around and to find the right tool for a particular project. However, my projects always have two common denominators for tools: pen and paper.
Are there any techniques you would like to acquire?
Any that I can get my hands on. It's great to try out new techniques for the first time and discover their potential bit by bit. Unfortunately, I often just don't have the time to get deeper into something new. Fortunately, for almost every technique, it's usually possible to find and bring on board the right person.
Would you describe the poster as your favourite medium?
That's a decisive Yes and No. Posters are a wonderful format if you need to reduce and distil a message into a concise visual. I like distilling. Nevertheless, I also find the task of developing a visual identity, say for a company, equally interesting. So reducing and distilling on the one hand, and differentiating on the other, I find both things exciting.
Is there a poster you designed that you like best?
"Small Cause" is my current favourite. It's clear and at the same time leaves room for interpretation. Each viewer can look for a different meaning in it.
Which fields other than design fascinate you and what do you feel you learn from them professionally?
In principle any discipline that works with visual coding. Industrial design and architecture are very far ahead in some respects. I am very impressed with objects whose function has been developed solely through shape, colour and material. Just as a building can direct a visitor through its space or create quite specific spatial perceptions. Ideally, communication design should also work in this way – with shape, colour and type communicating the function. However, I'm not only very interested in illustrating function, but also in conveying impressions or subtle perceptions. I see this in the fine arts where impressions are created that cannot be achieved with design. Art affects. Design works – I try to do both.
What is the idea behind the Eins und Null magazine?
In its German version alone, Wikipedia comprises nearly two million articles. There are innumerable definitions, diagrams and explanations scattered all over the site. The idea was to put the articles together into a new narrative context and present them graphically. The intention was to create a popular science and art magazine using articles generated exclusively from Wikipedia. Each issue uses two opposing elements, which are defined, visualised, and explained through actual use. The first issue represents physical reflection and absorption. Each phenomenon is complemented by a corresponding refinement in the paper used in the magazine. Thus, for the optical phenomenon of iridescence we use an iridescent hot foil impression. Communication is taken to a new level through experiencing an effect.
Tell us about the context of its creation and your own role.
The magazine is a self-initiated project that has taken shape self-sufficiently from concept to implementation. It's been developed for similar reasons as the ESO project: to experiment with different forms of visual communication in order to convey abstract facts and messages in a unique way.


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Special topics in machine translation
by John Hutchins
MT and translators
Translation technology and the translator. ITI Conference 11. Proceedings [of] International conference, exhibition & AGM, 8-10 May 1997. Compiled by Catherine Greensmith & Marilyn Vandamme. (London: Institute of Translation & Interpreting, 1997), 113-120. Also in: Machine Translation Review, issue no.7 (April 1998), 7-14 [PDF, 103KB]
translation tools, terminology and documentation in the organizational workflow:
a report from recent EAMT workshops. Proceedings of the International
Conference on Professional Communication and Knowledge Transfer,
translation and human translation: in competition or in complementation? International
Journal of Translation, vol.13, no.1-2, Jan-Dec 2001, pp. 5-20. Special theme issue on machine translation, [editor] Michael S.
Blekhman. Also: Machine translation theory & practice, edited
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Example-based MT
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Evaluation and certification
Evaluation of machine translation and translation tools. In: Survey of the state of the art in human language
technology. Managing editors: Giovanni Battista Varile [and] Antonio
Zampolli. Editorial board: Ronald A.Cole (editor in chief), Joseph Mariani,
Hans Uszkoreit, Annie Zaenen, Victor Zue.
IAMT Certification and defining translation system categories. Harvesting existing resources:
Proceedings of the Fifth EAMT Workshop, 11-12 May 2000,
Limitations of MT
computers do not translate better. In: Translating and the Computer 13:
the theory and the practice of machine translation - a marriage of convenience?
Papers presented at a conference jointly sponsored by Aslib, The Association
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Translation: what computers can do. Sprog og Erhverv 3/92 (March 1992), p.4-8 [PDF, 109KB]
Online MT
Federico Garspari) Online and free! Ten years of
online machine translation: origins, developments, current use and future
prospects. MT Summit XI,
Future prospects
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Hi all,
i have a special task.
I want to create a database frontend which is connected to a MySQL database.
My users should make several decisions before they enter or edit data.
My problem is that i have five related tables which i have to implement in the frontend. The first selection is the order number. In the application window there is a table where all the orders are listed. The user has to select one order there. The next step is a JList where all the line-id's are shown which are related to the selected order and the user has to select one of them. This part was simple. I changed the netbeans template for database applications to have a table and a list item. But now i am facing my problem. In the next step there has to be another list field where all isometrics are shown which are related to the selected line-id. How can i fill a JList with relation to the selection of another JList?
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Whether you enjoy drama or not (and I don't just for the sake of it), if you are going to write a really good story that is going to capture AND KEEP interest – yours included – you need to put at least one character through hell.
I have put some of my characters through intense issues – abuse, rape, guilt, murder…
It isn't an easy thing to do, but it must be done. Why?
First up – there needs to be some drama in a story, something that causes a little tension in your reader, giving them the need to keep turning the page because OMG they have to know how s/he deals with this and if they are going to come out of it…
How much tension depends on the author and the reader. I make no bones about the fact I am a huge Harry Potter fan. I have read, re-read and listened to the books on audio so many times I could not count them. There is a tremendous amount of tension in those books. And yet I love them. On the other hand, I have dealt with stories with too much tension or too little that loses my interest.
Tension has to be measured. It needs to be there, but there needs to be gaps and relief every once in awhile. Otherwise you end up with a neurotic reader who is trembling in their chair and may not realize why they never pick the book up again.
The second reason that comes to mind is for that character's growth. We need our characters to grow and by giving them hell, a tremendous amount of growth comes out of it.
I am working on the 2nd of a gay spanking romance series and am about to send one of my heroes into the deepest of all hells – losing faith in himself and who he is. It is difficult to do and I just want to wrap him up in my arms and not let it happen, but it has to. It had to happen ever since the setup for it began in the middle of the 1st book. He needs to grow up a little, but mostly he needs to stand on solid ground knowing who he is. With never being tried he cannot do that and his boyfriend has been through all sorts of hell (I sent him through hell before the books even began.). Above all, this gives his boyfriend the chance to save him…where he saved his boyfriend in the first book. It puts them on a very mature footing for the beginning of the next one in a way they have never been before. Which they need to be as in that book they will begin their DD relationship.
I don't know if any author can tell you where the line can be drawn on too much or not enough tension. That is something you have to decide for yourself. But if you truly want a story that will be loved and read over and over, you need to have some tension, some drama, something for your readers to sink their teeth into while rooting for that character to make it through.
Now, send out happy thoughts to Logan as he embarks on the most dangerous journey he has ever had… oh yeah, and its a good thing the other characters don't know what I am about to do – I think both Logan's father and his boyfriend would strangle me. Or spank the hell out of me… No, I'd like that too much.


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Finished: Yum Yum Cookie Socks
Thanks for all the cashmere love, guys! I'm still not exactly sure what I'm going to do with the yarn, but you can be sure it'll be colorful! Also, if you think you'd like to try the sweater-unraveling thing, make sure you poke around online and read a tutorial or two. There are lots of useful hints out there.
Now! On to some finished knitting:
get your shoes and socks on...it's time to roll around on the lawn!
The Specs:
Pattern: My normal toe-up version of Priscilla's Dream Socks by Priscilla Gibson-Roberts, from the Fall 2000 Interweave Knits; also in the book "Favorite Socks." {ravelink}
Yarn: Cookie A. Handpainted Sock Yarn, 1 skein
Needles: Bamboo dpns, size 1
Start to finish: Fall of 2007 - Fall of 2008
For: Kricket, on the occasion of her 25th birthday (Gifted in late September. On time!)
Another pair of plain old socks! This time I shook things up a bit and did a plain stockinette leg with a rolled top. As usual, I will refer you here if you are curious about the conversion to toe-upness.
The Yarn:
This Cookie A. Handpainted seems to be a pretty rare breed. Nice though! Squishy and lovely, and the colors are even better in person (these photos got a little washed out).
The Funky Thunky pose (I don't ask questions. I just do what he asks):
yes...I will be dressed as the Corpse Bride this Halloween. why do you ask?
Final Verdict: Faboo! Time to cast on for the next pair.


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Seem to get it together.
Writing is one of those things that I love to do so much, yet still I find it hard to post the occasional blog posts for you after promising them to you. (What's that about?)
Could it be that my life is so chaotic at times I don't know if I'm coming or going, hence the last thing that pops into my mind is to write?
There were times when I would get a moment of solitude and in my friendly little app, I'd write whatever my heart desires.
I want to promise you that I will bring you stories of laughter, motherhood, and the attempt to do this thing called "life" but I can't.
I can't make those promises. So I'll simply say, I'll try and do better.
Is that good enough?
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Sunsets & Bubbles – 22 August 2016
Spiritual or Mystical…?
Among the many misconceptions about yoga, there is this extended believe, that for you to go beyond the physical benefits of it and to take on the emotional and spiritual ones, you may have to become some sort of hippy-yogi chanting mantras, playing singing bowls, wearing garlands around the neck & going to spiritual communities in India…
I personally do love that type of vibe, as I feel pretty identified with the mysticism of Eastern Philosophies… but of course I get that that's not everyone's cup of tea…
The point I'd like to make with this article is the following: There is absolutely nothing esoteric about mindfulness, spirituality and yoga, trust me, nothing.
The so-called spiritual awakening and the inner peace that goes along with it, is actually a very straightforward, and in fact, even very simple shift of behaviour and mental patterns. The problem is that it is one that takes strong doses of consciousness and stamina, hence the high difficulty for the majority of us to get to understand this concept and actually apply that shift into our lives.
Yoga & Mindfulness…
When we practice yoga, we establish a pretty straightforward relation to its physical and mental benefits, we tend to, immediately after a class, feel a nice sensation of wellbeing.
"Right after class, you feel lighter, energised and better, physically, mentally and emotionally."
Once this happens, this feel-good sensation tends to last for a shorter or longer period of time, depending on how our day unfolds. As the day goes by, with all the up and down of work, commuting, relationships, finances, family, the world issues and so on, that inner peace you reached through your practice, may start going directly down the sink…
The immediate benefit from your yoga practice all of the sudden evaporates, taking you back onto your "natural state", a state in which you are thinking, anticipating, planning and worrying about current or potential problems, trying to mentally solve them.
This is a clear example of how we move from a state of complete mindfulness reached via our yoga practice, to a state of the exact opposite to mindfulness, which relates to stress, worry and basically, what we call "life" as we know it.
Life will still keep happening, and that you can't control, however you can have control over your mind. While you are worrying or dwelling in anything but the present moment, you can not inhabit mindfulness, and when you're not inhabiting the present moment, you can't live a life free of suffering, simple.
That is actually the key to yoga and to the popular concept of mindfulness. A regular practice of Yoga, offers you the tool to dwell in that state of inner peace, called mindfulness or living in the now, managing to transform that short feel-good sensation after class, into your natural state.
So, yes you can get the 360 benefits from yoga, even if you're totally into sciences and only believe in what you see.
"A belief may be comforting. Only through your own experience however, does it become liberating" – Eckhart Tolle
Putting things into context…
Now, you may wonder, what I actually wondered for years of yoga practice, how do I jump from that temporal state of feel-good sensation into a natural prolonged state of inner peace regardless life's circumstances?
To get to understand that, we need to put our yoga practice into context by understanding at least a little bit, the philosophy behind it. It is like taking the pieces of a puzzle and putting them all together.
For that, I'd like to give you a little introduction to the 8 Limbs of Yoga by Patanjali (the so-called father of modern yoga and author of the Yoga Sutras). Understanding this, will give you an insight to comprehend how you can integrate the benefits of yoga in your daily life.
I will write about the 8 Limbs of Yoga in the next few days, keep an eye on the blog to stay tuned.
But hey, just by reading this, you're actually already bringing extra consciousness over your yoga practice, and that's a huge step. The rest will come also on due time : )
Thanks for reading!
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New York, NY, 's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands, April 29, 2009 – BWise, the global leader in governance, risk and compliance (GRC) management software, today announced the availability of its IT Governance best practice solution based on COBIT 4.1. The solution enables organizations to reduce compliance costs by automating key IT compliance processes, including policy management, business risk management, operational control, monitoring, continuous improvements and reporting. The solution will result in substantial cost savings and improved return on IT investments.
With the new IT Governance template, organizations will be able to implement IT Governance in their organization, and also realize a better alignment of the IT organization with the business. Luc Brandts, Founder and CTO of BWise states, "BWise is an integrated platform for all Governance, Risk and Compliance management related projects, including capabilities for Internal Audit and IT Governance. This will help companies to leverage existing documentation, and streamline communication with business and IT managers. With the BWise GRC platform, a true alignment between Business, IT management and Internal Audit can be realized."
The BWise template includes the COBIT 4.1 framework and 34 processes in four domains with 210 control objectives, including their risks and controls. Customers can select the elements that are relevant to their business from a library and link them to their overall GRC efforts. This will provide managers, IT users, and auditors with several benefits such as in-depth reports upon which IT related decisions and investments can be based in a more effective manner.
COBIT has achieved international recognition and is widely regarded as an established governance framework for the management of IT risk and control. Business processes are the foundation of bridging the gap between the various silo approaches within an enterprise. Convergence of controls will significantly lower compliance costs, improve transparency and governance.
Gartner recently released its MarketScope for IT Governance, Risk and Compliance Management¹ and rated BWise as 'Promising'. "Our clients use us for many integrated aspects of Governance, Risk Management and Compliance," stated Mr. Brandts. "It is great to see we are recognized by Gartner as a player in the IT GRC market."
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I felt like being comfy and covered today. Threw this on, and pretty much what I made of it.
Loungin' In-
I felt like being comfy and covered today. Threw this on, and pretty much what I made of it.
Loungin' In-
And the weekend is upon us. Everyone REJOICE! I love my 3 day weekends, just time to relax, and enjoy life to the fullest. I love everyone has a last day of work if you're working today, and get the best out of your weekend! 😀
Sportin' –
I'm sooooo freaking tired! Work sucks, but only 8 hours tonight and I get a whole weekend to myself! Anyways, here's another post. I hope y'all enjoy it!
Drum roll please –
Decided to do another post out of boredom. Dressing like a free again since my man is not around to play my slave part. Sad face. Going with another look that isn't Gorean clothes, but works for the role. I hope y'all like it! 😀
Yes wearin' Free Women clothing and rockin'-
So last night I put together an outfit. It wasn't the normal Gorean wear, but I'm never one to wear all Gorean attire. My character is always breaking the rules, which is why she's an outlaw. But while going on a raid, I was blue boxed and 'reminded' about the rule for free women and their attire. Just urks me that sims have this sort of rules that do not let people play their characters as they please. Also, if a sim owner doesn't like that type of clothing, IM them personally and be a little bit more well nicer than blue boxing. Anyways, that's my rant and here's what I put together after I was rudely told to change.
Yes wearin' Free Women clothing and rockin'-
Hello lovies! I hope you missed me, but anyways here is a new outfit. Didn't put too much into it because I didn't have too. Its an adorable slave outfit from a great store called May's Soul. Most slaves know that store since it has the most cutest clothes and accessories, probably no point in me talking about it so here it is.
Being awesome in-
I know I totally suck, BUT I work all this weekend. I've been so tired working 12 hour shifts over night for 3 days straight, it just kills me these weekends so I probably won't put any outfits out until maybe Monday. On top of this stupid work weekend I'm having to deal with mine and my man's Gorean bow business by myself because my fiance lost internet for the weekend until a tech can be sent out on Tuesday when he's off of work. Don't you just love life? Anyways, I will do my best to get things out there as quick as I can! Keep RPing and looking cute lovies! ❤


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The Prancing Pony can be something of a cesspit at times. Particularly when Bill Ferny and his crew turn up for a drinking session. They're young enough and fool enough that they seem to enjoy getting thoroughly and completely drunk, to the point where they lose all semblance of decency or manners. Then I get to dodge their hands while collecting the empties and swat them away when they try to grope me. All part of the job, you see. Barliman always tells me that I needn't to work on the days when Ferny's gang comes in for a drink, but I always refuse to stay at home. For one thing, if I do, they'll think they've cowed me. For seconds, if I miss one of their drinking sessions, I miss a fair deal of crucial information. Not one of them can hold their tongues when drunk.
One of the Rangers is due in some time in the next day or so. I'm their main intelligencer in Bree, so they usually know to come straight here. Besides which, The Prancing Pony is the only place in town which offers accommodation. Barliman knows of my interests, so to speak, although he thinks that I merely pass on the town gossip and news for those rangers who have kin here and pick up news of my own Ranger kin in the north. Which I do, but that's fairly incidental. My true task is to keep an ear to the ground and listen for signs of trouble. If there's one thing that the Dunedain have learned in hundreds of years of patrolling Eriador, it's that a little interference of the right type in the right place at the right time can save a lot of bother further down the line. That's the main reason why I do what I do.
I've been doing this for two years now since the last contact here, a herbwoman called Breelindir, died in an accident. I'm part Dunadan myself, although you'd not guess it to look at me. I'm not of the high families; rather my kin are of a family which was larger and more well-connected. They wound up having to breed out into Bree, rather than breeding in. So I'm about half and half Dunadan and Breeland blood. I'm short and stocky, like a lot of the Breefolk, although it seems my family has retained the Dunadan colouring, more or less. My hair is a bit lighter than the norm for the Dunedain - a dark brown, with a lot of red lights in it, rather than the standard blue-black. I've also got the grey eyes, through some freak. (Both of my brothers have eyes of brown, which means that they blend in even better down here than I do.) I'm the best of us at intelligencing, though. Men with drink in them will talk with a woman, something I learned when I was nursing Father through his grief over Mother's death. Men with drink in them will also try other things to any woman within range; Father taught me well. I'm able to defend myself against those tricks now.
Either way, telling you all of this isn't getting those empties collected from Ferny's table, so it's high time I got to and started collecting them. This should be fun.
It is. Provided your definition of "fun" includes "being surrounded by a group of drunk rowdies, being groped, having hands forced up your skirts, or down your blouse and tugging at your hair while you can't retaliate for fear of dropping the mug in your hands". Mine doesn't. As it was, I was hard put not to deal out slaps and kicks in order to get away from them. Being surrounded like that does tend to set off my nerves. I smiled sweetly at all of them, while I collected the mugs and tankards that were scattered around the table.
"Now lads, hands to yourselves, remember," I reminded them. Usually that was enough to jog their memories of their manners, even when they were far gone in ale, but not today. Damn. I looked across at Barliman, seeking permission for what I was going to do next. He nodded. Good oh.
It's about the only trick of my Dunadan relatives that I know of, this talent of being able to fade into the background. I've found it very useful, especially when I'm being pestered. The only problem is that it only works when they're not touching me, or paying me obvious attention, so I have to deal out some rather solid slaps to make them let go. Once that's done, I tip the wink to Barliman, who suddenly appears to notice what they're up to and gives a hoy. That's my cue to vanish into the background, which I do with the ease of long practice. Once I'm out the door, I should be safe enough, especially as I can sneak back in within about five minutes without them noticing.
Well, almost. This time it didn't work that well. I was sneaking out, while someone else was sneaking in. Tall, very tall, with the hawklike nose and high cheekbones that tend to mark out the Rangers in this town. Well, there's my contact. Of course, I can tell from the bemused look on his face that he doesn't know that I'm his contact here. Bugger and damnation. A quick scan tells me that I've not bumped into this Ranger before, you should pardon the pun. Ah well, he's tall enough and strong enough and probably canny enough to be able to cope with a gang of roughnecks. Old Barliman may disapprove of the Rangers on principle, simply because they don't stay in the one place, like the Breefolk, but underneath he approves of 'em. About the only thing he has a problem with them about is the fact that I seem enamoured of them (as far as he's aware). He's scared stiff that he'll lose his best barmaid in years to a swollen belly and a cottage up near the Angle. Hmph. Little does he know quite how unlikely that is.
I beg the ranger's pardon and duck out the door quickly, before Ferny and his crew can spot me and start their sport over again. Behind me, I can hear Barliman grunt disapprovingly on seeing his new "guest", but I'm away out the door and down the corridor toward the stables. I take a quick look around, seeking out the newcomer's horse, if he's brought one. It appears he hasn't. However, Bob is there, currying down one of the hobbit-ponies which lives in the stable most of the time.
"Who's the newcomer?" I asked him.
Bob grinned. He knows of my interest in the rangers, although he doesn't know of the reason for it. He just thinks I'm curious about my kin (he's a hobbit, he knows my family tree forwards, backwards and round corners). I don't bother to disillusion him. I get the occasional letter from my kin up at the Angle, delivered by whichever Ranger is passing through Bree, but most of my interest in whichever Ranger is passing through is purely professional. No, not that profession, although I'm as adept at it as the local whore. It's another way of getting information, after all.
"'is name's Strider, round these parts. I've no notion what your kin'd call 'im," Bob told me.
I nodded. I'd not heard the name before, although I got most of the nicknames that the various Rangers were referred to by down here. Interesting.
"'e's generally very polite, but 'e dun't say much, just like the rest of 'em," Bob continued. "'E were very friendly with Mistress Breelindir while she were alive, but aside from that, 'e dun't 'ave much ter do with the women."
"Thanks for that, Bob," I tell him. "Can I get you something from the kitchens?"
"Nay, but a mug of ale wouldn't go astray," he replies, with a grin. I grinned back over my shoulder at him, as I headed back in toward the common room.
"I'll see what I can do!" I laughed.
I crept back into the common room with my customary stealth, coughing as I reappeared at Barliman's elbow. I noted that the Ranger I'd bumped into had taken a place in the corner by the chimney-nook. It was a place I was starting to think of as the ranger-seat, simply because just about every single ranger who came there gravitated to that one spot. I knew why they chose it: it was the one seat in the room which allowed an uninterrupted vantage of all of the various entrances and exits. Just by sitting there, a person could monitor the comings and goings of the entire room, without having to stir, or even be obvious about it.
"Ah, there you are, Magda. Be a good girl and get Strider there a meal from the kitchens, would you?" Barliman had spotted me and was getting me out of the common room. Apparently young Ferny had been making his threats again. I'd heard them all: how Bill Ferny was one day going to be a big man in the town of Bree; how Butterbur had better be polite to him now and keep the ale flowing; how he'd get his revenge on that uppity wench (me); every single one of his beery mutterings. The first time I'd heard them, I'd been tempted to send them all off to the Angle straight away. I'd had the sense to check with Barliman first, though. Bill Ferny gets vicious in his cups; all this muttering is a prelude to physical violence, but it doesn't change much from one episode to the next. I'd mentally marked young master Ferny down as someone to keep an eye on, but aside from that, I kept quiet about his mumblings.
Obedient to Barliman's instructions, I headed back out to the kitchens, although not before drawing a tankard of ale for Bob. I took the tankard out to the hobbit, who nodded appreciatively as I dropped it off on the windowsill of the stables. Then off to the kitchens, where Barliman's apple-cheeked wife, Jenny, quickly got together a plate of food for the ranger. From her care with the plate, I gathered that this "Strider" was one of the more regular visitors to Bree, something which intrigued me. The Chieftain was supposed to be fairly well known about these parts; I'd been looking forward to meeting him. Still, I don't suppose that this "Strider" was likely to be him. After all, the Chieftain was supposed to have been raised by the elves up around Rivendell, supposed to be part-elf himself, from what I'd heard. I'd been lucky enough to see those two elven princes one time they'd come through the Angle, so I had a guess at what the Chieftain was supposed to be like. Certainly it wasn't this long, lanky, raw-boned man who hunkered down in the corner, smoking away at a pipe. Of course, that didn't mean that I wasn't going to drop off the information I had already with this "Strider", anyway.
"Here's your meal, sir," I said, smiling at him as I deposited the plate on the table before him. "Looks as though the stars are going to be bright tonight."
There, that was the marker put out for him. I just hoped that he was quick as most of the others to pick up on the words. I couldn't use the usual sign at the moment; it was still daylight outside, although the sun was setting rapidly.
I wasn't disappointed. A flicker of surprise in his eyes, then the response. "Not so bright as in the wild, I fear."
I cocked my head to one side. "Why, I'd heard that the northern stars were brightest."
A slight nod. "Meet me outside, near the stables, in an hour. We'll see."
Right, appointment made. I smiled flirtatiously at him, so that if young Ferny's gang were watching, they'd guess that a different type of assignation was being made, then turned on my heel, heading back to the bar. Butterbur shook his head at me.
"You'll get no satisfaction from your tricks with that one, lass," he told me, disapprovingly. "He's had any number of the village girls cocking an eye at him any time these twenty years, not a one of them has had a drop of luck with him."
"Maybe I'll turn out different?" I suggested cheekily.
"Maybe," was the rather sceptical response.
The hour passed fairly quickly. When Ferny's gang progressed into a beery brawl with one another, I sneaked out of the common room, heading for the stables via the kitchens. I was nervous; I could do with some of Jenny's stew to settle my stomach and give me some ballast for the upcoming interview. I begged a small bowl from the mistress of the inn, taking it with me to the yard near the stables. There I leaned up against the wall, in a dark corner where I could watch the doors leading out from the inn itself. I'd have adequate warning if the strange ranger came out using one of those.
Of course, I'd have no warning whatsoever should he choose to walk out the front door of the inn, then walk around to the stable doors (which this man had). Just a sudden sense of a tall presence next to me.
"The evening star is beautiful this night," he said. I could tell from his voice that he was smiling, although I had no idea why. For myself, I was busy trying to choke down a mouthful of hot stew without burning my mouth or throat.
"You'd be Magda, then?" he asked, as though he hadn't noticed my discomfort. He was a Ranger. I knew he had.
I nodded, swallowing hastily. Luckily I'd managed to suck in enough cool air to make the mouthful of stew slightly less scorching on my throat, but I could still feel it all the way down to my stomach.
"I've got some information that needs to be passed on to the Chieftain," I told him. Now, what could be in that phrase to make him smile so?
"I shall see that he hears it," I was told. He was still smiling in that strange way, as though there were a joke there that only he knew of. Possibly the sight of a low-bred tavern wench near choking on her stew, I suppose. Now that I had the leisure to observe him a bit more closely, he had all the marks of a high-family northerner. The extreme height was just one of them; there were others, mainly to do with the shape of the eyes, and the angle of the jaw and cheekbones. I looked about for the star on his cloak, trying to figure out which of the Houses he was a son of.
"Well, there's word of another bear in the woods to the north and west," I told him. "This one's supposed to have taken a few cows up around Archet way, as well as being spotted by a couple of the Shire patrols. It's been active since about mid-February, which doesn't bode well. It also seems to have lost its fear of Men."
That got a nod.
"There's also tales from Archet of wolves coming down from the north. Nobody's seen the wolves, but the folk there are frightened."
"Most important thing is that there's starting to be strange folk heading north, apparently. We've not seen any of them in Bree, but the peddlers are telling strange tales. Strange beasts in the woods, ponies being scared for no reason that they can find. There was a party of Dwarfs who set out for the Blue Mountains about a year ago from Bree. Last month we got a party coming back from the Blue Mountains looking for them. From the little I was able to pick up, it was suspected that they hadn't got as far as Bree at all. They were all mightily surprised to find out that this first party had been here. It sounds as though the roads to the south and west are being patrolled by something, although nobody has any knowledge of what."
This drew another nod out of the ranger, although he looked rather thoughtful about this last. He stood silent for a long while, lost in contemplation. I took the opportunity to down some more of my (now-cooled) stew. Eventually the ranger spoke.
"Are you able to send a bird north?"
I nodded. I kept a small coop of birds at my brothers' farm, I could easily get time off on the morrow and go out and visit them. They'd welcome me with open arms, as my visits to the farm tended to mean that they got a good meal for a change, rather than having to bach for themselves. "What would you have me send?" I asked.
"Say that the patrol at Sarn Ford needs to be increased in strength, to the full troop of thirty," I was told. I gasped in shock.
"I can't send that out under my rune! I'd get the reinforcements, sure enough, but they'd all be stopping by here first to scold me for being so bold! I'd probably even wind up with the Chieftain himself coming down here to box my ears for me!"
This time it wasn't a smile, but a laugh that greeted my statement. By this time I was incensed.
"It's all very well for you to laugh," I hissed up at him, "but I'm not some high-blood lord. I'm just a bloody crossbreed who's barely tolerated by her high-and-mighty northern relatives for the sake of who my mother was. If I send such a thing, I'll be likely to lose my posting here. Nobody will want an intelligencer who gives bloody cheeky orders to the Captains up at the Angle. Then what's left for me? I can stay a barmaid the rest of my days, or marry one of the farmers around here. Better yet, I could wed one of their oxen, if I've still the taste for intelligence."
I was shaking with anger, but I knew that I'd still need to send the message. "I'll send your message for you, Strider, but I won't send it under my own rune. Write it down, I'll take it and send it tomorrow, but it needs to be signed with your rune. You understand me? You can afford to have the Captains questioning you. I can't."
A nod from the ranger. "I apologise for having offended you, Mistress Magda."
"Apology accepted," I said, rather crisply. "And it's Magda. I'm no man's mistress, so I just wear my own name." With that, I picked up my bowl and headed for the door to the kitchens, not looking back. I'd made it as far as the door when I felt someone behind me. Expecting the ranger, I turned angrily, but found instead that I was looking at Bill Ferny. He was drunk, drunk enough to be at the vicious stage, where he'd lash out at anyone. Damn. I instinctively tried to fade into the shadows nearby, but he was too quick for me, catching me by the wrist.
"Oh no you don't, wench!" he muttered, forcing his face near to my ear. "Bloody well turn me down for some lousy ranger!"
He had a firm grasp on my wrist, which he was rapidly parlaying into a solid embrace of me from behind. His other hand was coming around and groping my breasts. I could feel him against my back. I knew from the tales of the village girls that Bill Ferny liked a girl who fought. It meant that he felt justified in striking out at her, bruising her. I'd seen what had happened to Lucy Goatleaf when she'd caught Bill's eye. The bruises had taken many days to fade. There'd been rumours of more cuts and bruises where they couldn't be seen; other rumours spoke of her uncle Harry having held her down and taken his turn also. I was determined to avoid ending up that way. So, rather than tensing up in his embrace, I relaxed.
It worked. He lessened off the grip on my arm, allowing me to twist my wrist out of his grasp. Once free, I stepped backward onto his foot, hard, then rushed forward out of his reach. He roared with frustration, anger and pain, reaching forward for me. But I was ready. As I say, my father had taught me well. I ducked beneath his clutching hands and drove a fist low into his belly.
He doubled over, to wind up lying groaning on the floor. I kicked him in the belly, for good measure, as he lay there.
"Touch me again, Bill Ferny, and I swear by the Valar above, I'll geld you," I told him, my voice shaking with anger.
"Are you safe?" The voice from behind me was that of the ranger, Strider. He came up to stand near me. "I saw what he tried to do. He was meaning to harm you."
"I'll give him another chance because he's probably the most cowardly little sneak in these parts," I told the ranger, speaking loudly enough that Ferny could hear. "The thought of losing his precious dangly bits should do the trick, I'd say. You know I mean it, Ferny. You know my brothers will mean it too, when they hear of what you've tried. So from now on, your hands stay off me. Else it's the old two-brick-trick for you, laddiebuck!"
I turned away from Ferny, away from the ranger and walked off, toward the staff quarters. I was more shaken than I was showing. I dearly wanted to get out of public view for a while. I fled up the narrow stair to my room, where I sat down on the edge of the bed, hugging myself tight and shaking like a leaf in a high wind. I was both shocked and frightened to hear a tap at the door.
"Who is it?" I called, the tension in my body making my voice higher-pitched than usual.
"Mistress Magda?" Ah, the ranger. It sounded as though he were concerned. I stood up, shaking all over, but mananged to unlatch the door.
"It's just Magda," I told him, after I'd opened the door to him. "As I told you, I'm no man's mistress. You'd best come in."
I gestured him into the small room. A narrow bed, a small washstand and the chest where I kept my clothes comprised the whole furnishings of the room. I sat down on the bed once again, while the ranger leaned against the door, staying a careful distance from me. I was still shaking and close to tears. What had just happened in the kitchen yard had been too close to some memories that I'd thought long buried. Memories of what had happened after mother died.
"What is 'the old two-brick-trick'?" The question came from my erstwhile guest. It was enough to snap me out of my shaking.
"It's a reference to a rather nasty way of gelding oxen," I told him, pulling myself together through the telling. "You put the bullock into a small pen, then you clap two bricks over the appropriate area. Once the animal gets over the shock, you've got yourself an ox. But it won't trust humans very much."
He winced. A rather common reaction to that story from men. Despite my shock, I grinned.
"My brothers feel the same way about it," I told him. "Their method of gelding is to tie a tight cord around the appropriate bits. After a week or so without enough blood, they start to drop off. As far as we can tell, it's less painful for the bullock as well. Plus the bullock doesn't learn to link the pain to humans, so it trusts people."
He quirked an eyebrow at me. I grinned at him again. "Are there any less ... detailed farm anecdotes that you would share with me?" he asked, smiling faintly.
I chuckled. "I grew up on a farm outside Bree, m'lord Strider. As a result, I know a lot of farm stories."
"Just Strider. I'm no lord." A quick smile from the Ranger. A very nice smile, come to think on it. "You mentioned your mother. Was she of the D�nadan?"
I nodded. "Not of high lineage, though she could trace her line back to the House of the Nightingale. She met my father when she was ranging through Bree as a young lass. He went North to wed her, but brought her back to Bree. I'm third of four. The fourth killed her. I was ten."
A nod. "What was your mother's name, if I may ask?"
Another nod, this time with a touch of sadness. "I met her but the once. A promising Ranger, I thought at the time."
I nodded my thanks. I knew without having to be told that this was his way of expressing sympathy over her loss.
"Aye, she would have been," I said. "She was tall and slender, something which often worried the women here. Each of the birthings was hard for her, so none of us knew why she chose to get with child that fourth time. But she would have been a good ranger."
A nod. "Are you all right?" The question was factual, accompanied by an appraising look. A reminder that each of us had our business to be going on with, if we weren't to raise suspicions in this place. I nodded back and preceeded him out the door.
As we walked to the stairs, I knew that Nob had spotted the pair of us leaving my room. I gave a grin. Well, that would be another little fillip for my reputation, for none would believe that I'd had a ranger in my room without tumbling him. Given that this one was apparently somewhat elusive, I could probably parlay that into a lot more information from the girls in the village. All of a sudden, this was turning into a very good evening.
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LONDON (AP) -- Further evidence emerged Friday to show that the 19-country eurozone economy ended 2016 strongly and that it's poised for a period of faster growth, at least until a run of elections that have the potential to cloud confidence.
In a wide-ranging survey across the single currency bloc, the European Union found business and consumer sentiment running at near six-year highs. Its economic sentiment indicator rose 1.2 points to 107.8, its highest level since March 2011.
The survey found confidence up across sectors, from retail to industry, and in most countries, from powerhouse Germany through to heavily indebted Greece. Italy, though, was flat and Spain suffered a retreat.
Consumer confidence was particularly strong, suggesting that recent drops in unemployment across the eurozone and increased optimism over the outlook have helped alter individuals' propensity to spend in the crucial run-up to Christmas.
That echoes other recent findings — most notably from the closely watched purchasing managers' surveys — showing that the eurozone economy gained traction in the latter months of 2016. A number of economists now think the eurozone economy expanded at a quarterly tick of 0.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016, up from 0.3 percent in the previous three-month period.
One mild disappointment was news Friday that retail sales across the eurozone eased 0.4 percent in November, though that was came after a 1.4 percent jump in the previous month. Despite the monthly slowdown, the EU's statistics agency, Eurostat, says retail sales were 2.3 percent higher in the year to November, markedly ahead of the year's average.
Overall, this week's run of economic data will likely come as relief to many of the region's governments facing tough re-election battles ahead as well as to policymakers at the European Central Bank.
Elections in Europe are likely to play a key role in business and consumer sentiment this year. Notable votes are due in France, Germany and the Netherlands, and in all three there are populist politicians looking to gain an advantage from the economic malaise that has gripped the eurozone for nearly a decade.
Many economists think that eurozone growth will likely falter through 2017 because of the uncertainties that will be generated by the elections as well as higher inflation caused by higher oil prices.
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I love the natural colors of the local wineries and I love to use these colors in my home.
I keep my decorations simple and fresh. I have two trees in pots so I have the trees up all year. So when Christmas comes around I add my black and white family photos in silver frames, and a little sparkle with silver antique bulbs and crystal ornaments. I love the fresh colors of white, silver gold and apple green with just a touch of red.
My living room has an antique piano and I have added some white flowers and an angel, and a silver crown.
Just a touch of greenery, pinecones, and gold and brown ornaments for my sconces in my living room .
My breakfast table is set with a snack for santa, a brownie cupcake, mints, and coffee to keep him awake all night long…
I think Santa will like the red reindeer plates given to me by Darrill's mom, and the letter C cup for Christmas.
The dinning room table is still a work in progress, so far I have set the table with white linens , white plates and a couple of pinecones Brandon brought to me from the local mountains.
I use my silver reindeer vase for all of my winter holidays, and I have added fresh greenery from Trader Joe's.
I have cut some white roses from my garden and put them into my silver sugar cup, and I use the little snowflake spoon Darrill's Aunt sent to me.
In my bathroom and master bedroom I have a tall gold tree and another angel..
My wrapping is creams and golds and silver, and plain brown postage paper with white paper ribbons. I make my tags with white paper stock and pine cone needles.
My entry table has fresh greenery and small white candles.
I shop Trader Joe's for their great selection of French truffles, candy, and Holiday cookies. Trader's Joes Greenery is so reasonable , I can add fresh greenery for my home for about $30.00.
I have a little present filled with French Truffles for each family member for our Christmas eve dinner.
A Simply Earthy Christmas…
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A New Year of New EndeavorsHello, friends, and happy 2013! We hope your year is off to a good start. We've been a bit quiet here at WPG, and it's mostly by design. We've been hunkered down this month, reflecting on last year's adventures and taking care of a few important tasks to get this year started off on the right foot. Two of those tasks are ones we wrote about back in August, upon return from our road trip to check out graduate schools in the Midwest. We shared the debate we'd been having about our future plans, specifically whether applying to graduate school or starting our own business made more sense for us. We concluded, "When in doubt, do it all!" and set out to do just that.
This month has been all about making progress on both fronts. After weeks of effort and several rounds of review, M submitted his graduate school applications last week. They're not due until February 1st, but it was a huge relief to get them done early. He won't hear back from the schools for several more weeks, and I'm waiting until he does before I decide whether or not to apply. His program is the primary driver for the grad school decision, so it makes sense to wait and see where he gets in before I plunk down time and money on my application. His program would also take two years longer than mine, so I'd have plenty of time to settle in (working and establishing residency, if needed) before starting school…and I'd still finish before he does!
On the business front, from a legal perspective, our new wellness coaching and personal training business has been an official entity since we formed the company back in October. But it only existed on paper. We opened a business checking account in December and incurred a few small start-up expenses, but beyond that, we hadn't done much. Lots of thinking and "Sounds great, let's tackle that next year" but not a lot of doing.
Then, two weeks ago, a random email from a potential client arrived in my inbox. His wife's birthday was coming up, and he wanted to hire me. Was I available to take on a new training client? Although I didn't think we were quite ready, there's really no saying "No" to your potential first client. So I said, "Yes! Of course…" and we were off.
Overnight, I worked up a summary of services, pricing sheet and temporary logo and sent back my first proposal. He liked what I had to say, selected two (!) different packages, and asked how to pay. My first client and our company's first sale. My reaction was a mix of elation and anxiety, excitement and self-doubt. I was no longer talking about doing; I was actually doing. And all of a sudden, there was a lot to do.
The slow-and-steady pace we had been operating at became a full-on sprint to develop a new client welcome kit, select appropriate fitness assessments, craft several forms, and design custom fitness programming. We tackled electronic payment options, commercial liability insurance, web hosting, domain registration, and picked up a bit of basic HTML design along the way to creating our own website. We drafted a privacy policy and got up and running with our official company email. We continue to develop content for our website and are getting our social media platforms established and integrated. It's exhilarating. And it's exhausting.
Not unlike every other small business owner out there, we are our own marketing, compliance, IT support, product development, training, and accounting departments. (Fortunately, between the two of us, we held just about every one of those roles in our prior careers.) We, and we alone, are responsible for every decision, whether strategic or operational. After years of working for other people, it's liberating to be in complete control. But it can be overwhelming at times. In dual roles as spouses and business partners, we are still learning how to work together and need to figure out what boundaries we each need between "work" and "not work."
So far, we've navigated the early challenges with ease. We're on the cusp of our website launch, and the end of this early blizzard of activity is in sight. My first several client sessions have gone well, and they've indicated an interest in purchasing additional sessions. I'm getting more comfortable in my new roles—all of them—and with my new professional identity. After years of driving to the office in the costume of a middle manager, I now walk to the gym dressed in workout gear and running shoes. After a lengthy sabbatical, I've returned to the ranks of the (self-) employed, but on my terms.
So much has changed since that August post, but two things remain: We are still in doubt, and we are doing it all. We have no idea where we will be in a year, how the business will grow, or whether either of us will be enrolling in school this fall. But I know that the early successes we've had this month are encouraging and energizing, and I'm running toward the future at full speed. –J.