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- Successfully run for two kilometres without stopping. Take up running on a regular basis.
- Travel to a foreign country.
- Try downhill skiing for the first time.
- Take a pottery class.
- Be accepted into a program of study and/or start said program of study.
- Find a volunteer job.
- Become involved at the Meeting House.
- Intentionally develop a more active social life.
- Join a book club.
- Find a new place with a room-mate.
- Practice the spiritual disciplines and develop the fruit of the Spirit.
- Befriend a friendless person.
- Be able to write "in a relationship" on Facebook, truthfully.
- Go down the escarpment stairs and up again more than once.
- Develop a daily prayer life, and foster a close relationship with Christ.
- Become a full-fledged optimist.
- Go on a road trip.
- Lose the belly.
- Learn how to bake lemon meringue pie and cook a whole chicken.
- Write in a journal every week.
- Master basic sewing tasks.
- Learn how to barbecue.
- Go on an overnight canoe trip.
- Successfully perform ten consecutive push-ups.
- Eat a lobster.
- Play a tennis game.
- Take up roller-blading.
- Write my one-hundredth blog post.
- Buy a digital camera and learn to use it.
- Make a valiant attempt to keep a clean and tidy living space at all times.
CONSIDER THE LILIES: "Yet, the Great Ocean hath no tone of power/ Mightier to reach the Soul, in thought's hushed hour,/ Than yours, ye Lilies! Chosen thus and graced!" - Felicia D. Hemans
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Thirty Things To Do Before I'm Thirty
6 comments:
- Karen / Clint said...
I'm not in your shoes, obviously, more the comparison person that you used.... but don't feel bad about 30. It's just a number, and you are not "old" in your thirties, like you think you'll be when you're 17. I would far rather be 30 than 17.
I love the list! It's a good idea, and think and would be incentive to try new things and push yourself to new limits. My advice, though - don't beat yourself up if you don't do them all! I know you....and I know myself, and lists can be a real tool or a mental hindrance.
- 01 September, 2009 16:22
- Suzanne den Boer said...
Thanks for the reassurance Karen. Yeah I guess it is just a number. Still it feels old to still be doing what I'm doing, working at Connons and living at home. I too wouldn't want to be 17 again. I want to be moving forward in my life.
The list is definitely limit-pushing and perhaps overly ambitious. I'll take your advice and not get upset if I don't manage to accomplish them all. I might not take a pottery class, for example; I put that in for Rachel's sake who mentioned a number of times I should take one.
- 01 September, 2009 20:02
- Rachel said...
I'll take it with you if I have to.
- 03 September, 2009 11:36
- Suzanne den Boer said...
Rachel, you would take it with me? Well, if it's offered in the summer that would work. I will have to see when it is offered and where.
- 03 September, 2009 22:10
i was surfing blogs when i read this, i hope you can accomplish the list. I'm in my early 40's and i look back at my 30's with a whole new set of questions and wonder about the 50's. The one thing that i would say is best about my 30's that I didn't have in my 20's is a living relationship with Jesus, sounds like you found it, so of all your list i hope you find that quiet space for prayer.
- 09 September, 2009 00:10
- Suzanne den Boer said...
Thanks for your comment Paul, and for the reminder about the importance of a relationship with Christ that is growing through daily prayer. I hope this year I will improve in that area, even if I don't manage to accomplish this whole list.
- 09 September, 2009 19:25


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The Essential Resource for Today's Busy Insolvency Professional
The International Scene
George W. Shuster, Jr. WilmerHale Boston and New York
Benjamin W. Loveland WilmerHale Boston
George Shuster is a partner with WilmerHale in its Boston and New York offices. Benjamin Loveland is counsel in the firm's Boston office.
By George W. Shuster, Jr. and Benjamin W. Loveland
Upside Down in Chapter 15
Can U.S. Entities Qualify as "Foreign" Debtors in the U.S.?
Most lawyers familiar with chapter 15 crossborder insolvency proceedings might assume that "foreign" debtors in chapter 15 cases must be foreign entities -- that is, entities not organized under the laws of U.S. states. For example, the idea of a Delaware corporation filing a chapter 15 bankruptcy petition, as opposed to filing a chapter 7 or 11 petition, might seem fanciful at first blush. However, what if that U.S. entity is part of a larger corporate family that conducts the bulk of its business in another country and commences insolvency proceedings for that business outside the U.S.? This is precisely the scenario presented by the chapter 15 case of Karhoo Inc., filed in late 2016 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.1 Karhoo, a Delaware corporation, was the parent to several U.K. subsidiaries. Together, the Karhoo companies provided electronic ride-comparison services in the U.K. and, to a lesser extent, in the U.S. After encountering financial challenges, the U.K. subsidiaries commenced administration proceedings in the U.K., and administrators were appointed. Shortly after, the U.K. administrators were also appointed as administrators of the U.S. parent, which was also placed in U.K. administration, on the basis that the U.S. operations were managed out of the U.K. All of that may seem unnoteworthy, but what happened next was unusual. The administrators for Karhoo U.K. and Karhoo U.S. initiated chapter 15 cases in the U.S., not just for Karhoo U.K. but also for Karhoo U.S. The administrators petitioned the U.S. bankruptcy court for recognition of those entities' U.K. proceedings as "foreign main proceedings" of both "foreign" debtor entities. The bankruptcy court granted recognition, and the chapter 15 cases proceeded in the U.S.
1 In re Karhoo Inc., No. 16-13545 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2016).
Karhoo's winding road to the U.S. bankruptcy court may at first glance seem to turn chapter 15 on its head. After all, Karhoo U.S. is without doubt a "domestic" U.S. entity as a matter of corporate organization, but in its chapter 15 case in the U.S., it is a "foreign" debtor in its "home" country. Yet in many respects, based on Karhoo's particular circumstances, the result is arguably consistent with chapter 15's primary objectives of centralized administration and respect for the expectations of creditors, and in any event highlights the flexibility that chapter 15 can provide in complex multinational-debtor situations.
Relevant Provisions and Background
One of chapter 15's principal objectives is to foster cooperation among the U.S. and foreign courts as they address the insolvency of multinational companies and corporate groups.2 Chapter 15 generally embraces the "universalist" theory of international insolvency, which posits that a single court -- in the jurisdiction where the debtor has its principal place of business -- should have primary adjudicatory responsibility for the insolvency proceedings of a multinational companies and corporate groups.3 While the representatives of the foreign entity can seek assistance from "auxiliary" courts in other jurisdictions as needed, the intention is that those courts will, for the most part, defer to the law of the debtor's primary or "main" jurisdiction.4 Consistent with this view, chapter 15 allows for the recognition of a foreign insolvency proceeding in the U.S. and, in many respects, defers to the primary authority of those
2 See 11 U.S.C. 1501; In re SPhinX Ltd., 351 B.R. 103, 112 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2006). 3 See Daniel M. Glosband and Christopher T. Katucki, "Claims and Priorities in Ancillary
Proceedings Under Section 304," 17 Brook. J. Int'l L. 477, 481 (1991). 4 Id.; see also George W. Shuster, Jr. and Benjamin W. Loveland, "Will Chapter 15 Be
the `Exclusive Destination' for Foreign Debtors?," XXXIV ABI Journal 12, 42-43, 90, December 2015, available at abi.org/abi-journal.
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proceedings.5 Chapter 15 affords considerable flexibility in effectuating these goals.6 Notwithstanding its generally flexible and universalist approach, chapter 15 poses its own barriers to entry. For one, not every entity with an insolvency proceeding pending in a foreign jurisdiction qualifies to be a debtor in a chapter 15 case. Courts, including the Second Circuit Court of Appeals, have held that 109, which imposes limitations on the sorts of entities that may be debtors under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, applies equally in chapter 15.7 Thus, to be eligible for chapter 15 relief, a prospective debtor must, according to those courts, have a place of business or assets in the U.S. (although the threshold for assets sufficient to satisfy this requirement is low).8 Even if an entity with a pending foreign insolvency proceeding qualifies as a chapter 15 debtor, the foreign proceeding itself must meet the requirements for recognition under chapter 15. Chapter 15 recognizes two types of foreign proceedings: "main" and "non-main."9 The recognition requirements can be rigid, and a foreign proceeding that does fit the definition of a main or non-main proceeding (e.g., an entity subject to a non-U.S. insolvency proceeding that has nearly all of its business operations in the U.S.) cannot be recognized under chapter 15.10 A foreign main proceeding is one that is "pending in the country where the debtor has the center of its main interests [COMI]."11 A foreign non-main proceeding is any other proceeding "pending in a country where the debtor has an establishment."12 Recognition carries with it certain advantages, including mandatory imposition of the automatic stay.13 Chapter 15 presumes that a debtor's COMI is the location where it maintains its registered office (or place of incorporation).14 However, even with this presumption, the burden of establishing COMI remains with the foreign representative seeking recognition, and courts can (and do) find that the COMI and place of incorporation are not synonymous, even in the absence of any objections by other stakeholders. The concept of COMI is sometimes described as "the place where the debtor conducts the administration of his interests on a regular basis and is therefore ascertainable by third parties."15 In determining a debtor's COMI, courts consider the following set of facts:
... the location of the debtor's headquarters; the location of those who actually manage the debtor (which, conceivably could be the headquarters of a holding company); the location of the debtor's primary assets; the location of the majority of the debtor's creditors or of a majority of the creditors who would be affected
5 11 U.S.C. 1517 (regarding recognition) and 1519 (regarding relief deferring to foreign proceedings). 6 See SPhinX, 351 B.R. at 112. 7 See, e.g., In re Barnet, 737 F.3d 238 (2d Cir. 2013); but see In re Bemarmara Consulting AS, No.
13-13037, Docket No. 38 (Bankr. D. Del. Dec. 17, 2013). 8 See In re Berau Capital Res. Pte., 540 B.R. 80 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2015) (noting that indenture governed by
New York law represented property in New York). 9 In re Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd., 374 B.R. 122, 126 (Bankr.
S.D.N.Y. 2007). 10Id. Chapter 15 also provides an exception to recognition if doing so would "be manifestly contrary to the
public policy of the United States." 11 U.S.C. 1506. 1111 U.S.C. 1502(4). 1211 U.S.C. 1502(5). "Establishment" is defined as "any place of operations where the debtor carries out
a nontransitory economic activity." 11 U.S.C. 1502(2). 1311 U.S.C. 1520(a). 1411 U.S.C. 1516(c). 15In re Bear Stearns, 374 B.R. at 129 (citations omitted).
by the case; and/or the jurisdiction whose law would apply to most disputes.16 A debtor's COMI is usually determined based on its activities at the time the chapter 15 petition for recognition is filed, though courts may consider actions taken by the debtor that may indicate it has manipulated its COMI in bad faith.17 Early chapter 11 precedent makes it clear that even a nonU.S. entity might be ineligible as a "foreign debtor" under chapter 15 if its operations are primarily U.S.-based. In Bear Stearns, notwithstanding the lack of any objection to recognition of Bear Stearns' Cayman insolvency proceeding as a foreign main proceeding, the bankruptcy court held that the case was not eligible for recognition at all. While its registered office was in the Cayman Islands (thus giving rise to a presumption of COMI there), Bear Stearns had almost no other connections to the Cayman Islands. Conversely, its management -- and all of its liquid assets -- were located in the U.S. On that basis, the bankruptcy court concluded that Bear Stearns' COMI was the U.S.; therefore, its Cayman proceeding was not eligible for recognition as a foreign main proceeding. The bankruptcy court also denied recognition as a non-main proceeding because the only economic activity that Bear Stearns conducted in the Cayman Islands related to its offshore business.
Karhoo's Road to Chapter 15
The chapter 15 case of Karhoo Inc. presents a somewhat unique situation in the chapter 15 landscape: a U.S. company as a chapter 15 foreign debtor. As previously noted, the Karhoo enterprise, consisting of a U.S. parent and several U.S. and U.K. subsidiaries, offered a "ride-comparison" technology that gave customers access to local dispatchers and transportation providers. Karhoo was founded in London and had operations in the U.K. and U.S. It offered its services primarily in England and was in the pilot stages of offering services in New York. Karhoo encountered technical and operational difficulties and ultimately decided to cease operations, and the Karhoo U.K. entities entered into a U.K. administration proceeding in November 2016. About a week later, the Karhoo U.S. entities joined the administration proceeding -- something that was appropriate as a matter of U.K. law, because from a U.K. perspective, most of the U.S. business was operated from the U.K. In December 2016, Karhoo's U.K. administrators filed a chapter 15 petition for the U.S. entity (and its U.K. subsidiaries) in the New York Bankruptcy Court and sought recognition of the U.K. administration proceeding as a foreign main proceeding. In its first-day papers, Karhoo stated that "notwithstanding that the company is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware, the place where the company conducts the administration of its interest on a regular basis and is therefore ascertainable by third parties is in England."18 Karhoo explained that its combined corporate headquarters and the C-level management for its corporate family were in the U.K. On the other hand, it acknowledged that its only
16In re Fairfield Sentry Ltd., 714 F.3d 127, 137 (2d Cir. 2013) (citing In re SPhinX Ltd., 351 B.R. at 117). 17Fairfield Sentry Ltd. at 137. 18Declaration of Paul Cooper in Support of Verified Petition for Entry of an Order Recognizing Foreign Main
Proceeding and Granting Additional Relief, and Other Relief and First Day Pleadings, In re Karhoo Inc., No. 16-13545, Docket No. 4, at 12 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Dec. 20, 2016).
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funded debt -- $18 million in secured convertible notes -- was issued by the U.S. debtor and governed by U.S. law. Moreover, many of the Karhoo enterprise's critical contracts had been entered into by the U.S. entity. Nevertheless, Karhoo indicated that the negotiations with those creditors and counterparties had taken place in London, and those creditors would have therefore been able to ascertain the enterprise's place of strategic control as being in the U.K. Relying on precedent viewing corporate enterprises as a whole for COMI purposes, Karhoo argued that the component parts of its enterprise formed an economic whole based in the U.K.19 Karhoo's first-day request for provisional relief in the form of applying the automatic stay until recognition could take place sheds light on its motivation for commencing a chapter 15 case. Karhoo explained that imposition of the stay was critical to stave off lawsuits by its numerous U.S.-based creditors and termination by counterparties under various contracts, as those actions would be detrimental to Karhoo's business and its creditors at large. Without objection by stakeholders in the case, the bankruptcy court recognized Karhoo's U.K. administration as a foreign main proceeding and allowed the chapter 15 case to move forward in the U.S. In one sense, this result does not seem different from other scenarios where holding companies for operating companies in foreign jurisdictions filed U.S. chapter 15 cases. For example, in the Suntech case, a Chinese operating company that manufactured solar panels had a holding company issue debt to finance those operations. Following a default on that debt, the holding company commenced a non-U.S. insolvency proceeding and then a chapter 15 case in the U.S.20 However, Suntech's holding company was organized under Cayman Islands law and it filed its foreign insolvency proceeding in the Cayman Islands. Moreover, Suntech's holding company did not conduct any real business in the U.S. By contrast, Karhoo is a U.S.-organized corporation that did conduct some business operations in the U.S.; therefore, its chapter 15 filing is more novel than that of Suntech.
creditors. For example, by filing a chapter 15 case, Karhoo U.S. could not avail itself of U.S. avoidance actions because of the limitations of 1521(a)(7), although avoidance actions would have been available to it under chapter 7 or 11. Third, Karhoo emphasizes that in the area of cross-border insolvency, it might be difficult to draw neat borders among national jurisdictions, and, in addition to large corporate families with entities organized in multiple nations, practitioners might encounter singular entities whose organization and business activities are divided among nations. Like the rules for domestic bankruptcy venue -- where an entity organized in one state may well file a bankruptcy case in a different state where its headquarters are located -- creditors should not necessarily assume that a U.S.-organized member of a corporate family will enter bankruptcy through a "plenary" chapter 7 or 11 case in the U.S. These more complex cross-border situations might test the limits of the chapter 15 statute and, in some cases, create results that seem "upside down" -- like a U.S. entity being considered a "foreign debtor" in a U.S. bankruptcy proceeding. abi Reprinted with permission from the ABI Journal, Vol. XXXVI, No. 5, May 2017. The American Bankruptcy Institute is a multi-disciplinary, nonpartisan organization devoted to bankruptcy issues. ABI has more than 12,000 members, representing all facets of the insolvency field. For more information, visit abi.org.
The Karhoo case, for its uniqueness, remarks upon the current state of chapter 15 proceedings. First, it underlines the "universalist" theoretical underpinnings of chapter 15 by showing that rather than jealously guard their parochial interests, U.S. courts will (when the circumstances warrant) open the doors of chapter 15 to foreign representatives and defer to the primary authority of a foreign jurisdiction, even when concretely U.S. interests are at stake. Second, the case demonstrates that chapter 15 might be a more flexible tool than sometimes envisioned. By pursuing its novel strategy, Karhoo could take advantage of the insolvency laws of both the U.K. and U.S. in an effort to achieve its goal of maximizing value through the most cost-efficient sale of its business. While not an apparent motivation in Karhoo's case, the choice of a chapter 15 (and not a chapter 7 or 11) for a U.S.-organized entity can also make a difference in the application of bankruptcy laws and outcomes for
19Memorandum of Law in Support of Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of Foreign Main Proceeding and Related Relief, In re Karhoo Inc., No. 16-13545, Docket No. 6, at 11 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. Dec. 21, 2016) (citing In re OAS SA, 533 B.R. 83 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2015)).
20In re Suntech Power Holdings Co. Ltd., 520 B.R. 399 (Bankr. S.D.N.Y. 2014).
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We did it. Finally. Adam and I. Against all odds, we got married. Signed the papers, said our vows. It's done. Although I fear it's not over yet. Yet he makes me feel safe. He says he'll protect me. From the barrier between my dreams. He says he'll protect me from him. We say our goodbyes to all those who came to celebrate with us and thank them for their blessings. We need them. I need them. If one thing life has taught me, not to believe in love. For there is a greater force called fate that controls us. So I gave him my hand, not my heart. For I can trust him to protect my body but my heart can not bear being man-handled.
Inside our honeymoon suite, we sit side by side sparing slow and short glances towards each other as our eyes meet momentarily. I wonder how he feels. I wonder if he too, like the others, has a beast inside of him just waiting to be called out. I wonder if he knows I didn't marry him for his love. I married him for his promise. I married him for my own selfish security reasons. I bid farewell to my family home for I wanted to live. I didn't want to constantly fear the knife that was forever hovering over my neck. He drove me away from my own home. Now I'm here, away from my past and beside my future.
As I'm about to open my mouth to speak his does to. And the slight tension is cleared as we both let out a chuckle. 'You go first' I say as his words coincide with mine. Another wave of laughter crosses the two of us as he smiles at me. I tell him I'm going to change and he nods as I walk away from him. Inside the bathroom, I feel an unsettling presence behind me. Like a shadow that's following me. More specifically, his shadow. I run out to Adam as he looks at me worried. I tell him what I saw and he brings me into his embrace whispering phrases of reassurance into my ears. He pulls away as he stares into my eyes and says "There is nothing to be afraid of as long as I'm beside you," followed a peck on my colored lips. It brings an uninvited smile and he takes it as a sign to do it again. His lips against my own make me forget the world around us.
As I'm too preoccupied by the heat that surrounds us, I feel hands go around my throat, slowly and casually taking my breath away. I pull away from the kiss to see him stand where my husband was. His malicious smile as I struggle to breathe drains all my strength to scream for help. I'm slowly slipping in and out of conscious as a knife is jabbed inside my stomach and the last words I hear before I black out are; "Welcome to the rest of your life!"
I feel someone shake me awake and as I open my eyes I see myself back in my home surrounded by my brothers and father who's chanting panicked questions of my safety and well-being. I can't help but be demented for he was right here. "Who was?" I frown up at him as I look around frantically. "There's nobody here, it was all a dream." He calms me.
As I settle down, he informs me of a cousin from a bit far coming to stay with us. I nod as he invites him inside the room. "Susan, meet Danny." It's him. It really is him. I struggle to keep a straight face as he breaks into a smile. The same sadist smile that was in my dream. As my father leaves to attend a call, he looks me straight in the eye and whispers, "It's not a dream darling. It's a nightmare. I'll say it one more time, Welcome to the rest of your life."


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For tag: String Calculator
TDD Kata in C++: String Calculator - Interactions
by Joakim Karlsson
My attempt at the String Calculator Interactions exercise. Rules for the exercise: osherove.com/tdd-kata-2/ Igloo is available here: igloo-testing.org
String Calculator Kata in Haskell
by Michael Feathers
A screencast of my take on the String Calculator Kata in Haskell. Arrived at (what I think is) an elegant point-free solution.
String Calculator in Java+LamdaJ
by Andrea Francia
String Calculator in Java+LambdaJ on Netbeans performed by Andrea Francia
String Calculator in Erlang
by Gabriele Lana
Execution of String Calculator code kata in Erlang by Gabriele Lana from Roy Osherove's TDD Challenge osherove.com/tdd-kata-1
TDD Kata - String Calculator by Andrew Woody
by Andrew Woody
Doing Test Driven Development (TDD) code Kata of a basic calculator problem. TDD is a technique where the production code is driven by writing unit tests, the technique uses the Red, Green, Refactor approach. Kata is a technqiue where the person practices something oevr and over again until it becomes second nature. Doing TDD code Kata is about the techniques of doign TDD and refactoring becoming second nature.
String Calculator TDD Kata 2 - Interactions
by Rickard Nilsson
Second part of the String Calculator Kata introducing interaction based testing with mocks. Rules of the Kata: http://osherove.com/tdd-kata-2/ Blog post: http://rickardnilsson.net/post/2011/07/19/tdd-kata-2.aspx Kata description: http://osherove.com/tdd-kata-2/
TDD Code Kata with comments
by Andy Mehalich
30 minute [mouseless] string calculator code kata using Visual Studio, C#, NUnit, TestDriven.net, and ReSharper.
String Calculator
by Corey Haines
Screencast for code kata: String Calculator from Roy Osherove's TDD Challenge: http://osherove.com/tdd-kata-1/ post: http://katas.softwarecraftsmanship.org/?p=80
Calculator Code Kata Cast 1
by Rickard Nilsson
I decided to record how I practice the Calculator Code Kata introduced by Roy Osherove. Please leave comments at my blog http://www.rickardnilsson.net/post/2009/10/27/Code-Kata-Cast.aspx


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MOSCOW - The two freed members of anti-Kremlin Russian punk group Pussy Riot arrived back in Moscow on Friday after reuniting in Siberia, ahead of holding their first news conference since their release earlier this week.
Maria Alyokhina, 25, had already passed through Moscow after being released from her prison colony on her way to meet Nadezhda Tolokonnikova, 24 just after her release from detention in Siberia.
The two landed in Moscow after their flight from Siberia, Tolokonnikova announced on Twitter. It was her first time back in Moscow since being sent to a prison camp in Mordovia and then Siberia.
Their release two months early from their two-year prison terms came after an amnesty backed by Russian President Vladimir Putin.
They are due to hold a news conference at 1000 GMT on the premises of opposition Dozhd television on the banks of the Moscow River.
The location of the news conference is symbolically barely a few minutes walk away from the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour where Pussy Riot staged their most notorious action which resulted in their jailing on hooliganism charges.
In February 2012, several members of Pussy Riot jumped around the altar of the church and attempted to sing what they called a "punk prayer" entitled "Virgin Mary, Redeem Us of Putin".
They said they were denouncing political ties between Putin and the Russian Orthodox Church and had not wanted to offend believers.
Alyokhina, 25, Tolokonnikova and Yekaterina Samutsevich, 31, were identified, later arrested and in August 2012 found guilty on charges of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred.
Samutsevich was released in October after being given a suspended sentence, but a Moscow city court upheld on appeal the two-year prison camp terms for Tolokonnikova and Alyokhina - both mothers of young children.


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Story by Chad A. Owens
The team departed for the village at 5:30 Thursday morning. The first thing the team leader said was, "We can pray that the truck will be there when the plane lands." Knowing there would be obstacles ahead, the team proceeded forward with prayer and a sense of excitement. As the journey developed they began to gain confidence that they would arrive at their destination and so began sharing stories of times when they nearly did not: stories of river crossings, nearly losing a vehicle, planes being unable to land on the airstrip, and more.
Having arrived safely in the village, the team leader, Ben Pehrson, told his fellow travelers, "I'm hopeful that we can begin the translation workshop by Wednesday." There was much preparation work to be done before the team of PNG translators and their consultants would arrive. "We can expect resistance from the enemy; it is our experience that he doesn't like what we do here and tries to interrupt it," said Ben.
The Aitape West Translation Project was about to begin final checking on I, II, III John and Jude. This is a process of working with the local language speakers and determining how to best translate each verse. When a verse is completed, a group of four languages then have that Bible verse ready for working through the next step in the process. Would all ten of the language teams arrive?
Friday evening a technical problem was discovered that threatened to delay the work. With the desire to start translation on Wednesday, the team worked tirelessly through the long nights, the weekend, the heat, and the frustration, and were ready to begin on schedule.
On Sunday the additional team members began arriving from their villages, each having traveled a long journey to get there, some walking for an entire day to arrive on time. God was clearing obstacles as they surfaced.
Two of the translators came to the team leader on Tuesday and explained that a dear friend and family member (and former translation team member) had died in the night. The men were torn as they felt they needed to return for the funeral, but also knew that their participation in the workshop was very important. They asked Ben what they should do.
While discussing the issue privately, Ben confided to a close friend, "We have a responsibility to a deadline that many people expect us to meet, but we have a deeper responsibility to show the love of Christ to these men. It is not my place to keep them from their families and their responsibilities. They have to make this decision, and so I have told them that our hearts are with them and if they choose to return we will not be angry. I sort of wonder if we should all go to show support, but we have work that needs doing."
All the men from that language community left for the funeral the next morning, being unable to leave that evening because the river has crocodiles and it would be unsafe to pass until they were gone. "We don't expect they'll be back in less than a week, and will miss out on a lot of work, but we'll figure that out when they return," mused language consultant John Nystrom.
On Wednesday translation began and the team leaders were encouraged at the work being done. At the end of the day John reported, "We are working at a rate of 4.5 verses per hour." On Thursday John reported, "Today was a great day, we are currently at 8.5 verses per hour. At this rate we can finish I John on Friday. But you never know when you're going to run into something that gives you more trouble than you expect."
Thursday evening the men who had departed for the funeral returned more quickly than expected. However, that same evening another translator, Petrus, visited Ben and asked for prayer. The team staff assembled to pray for him. To come do this work, he had to leave his wife alone in the village. His brother was away and so was he, so there were no men there to protect her. An issue had come up that made her feel threatened and she was asking for him to return to resolve the problem. Petrus was distraught because he knew his departure would slow down translation work, but he also had family duties and responsibilities.
The team prayed with Petrus and asked God to give him wisdom in making the decision. He decided to stay until the weekend, during which time they finished I and II John and half of III John.
Another man fell sick during this time, temporarily leaving one more gap in the translation team.
For those laboring in Bible translation, each day reveals new obstacles and surprises, any one of which can halt or slow the translation process. The team leaders have come to expect this style of living and working, and adapt where they can, knowing God is in control.
"What astounds me is that through all the surprises, the Lord is faithful to keep progress moving on the translation and providing us with the strength to continue," John said as he reflected on the workshop.
Ben agreed, "We see the truth of God taking root in the people's hearts and that gives us hope and encouragement to keep moving forward. Even when translation is slowed, we see God's word bearing fruit."


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1. 'Saint Tropez' by Brigitte Bardot
2. 'Save Your Kisses for Me' by Kenickie
3. 'Poupee de Cire, Poupee de Son' by Dubstar featuring Sacha Distel
4. 'Ding a Dong' by Edwyn Collins
5. 'La La La' by Saint Etienne
6. 'Volare' by Dean Martin
7. 'All Kinds of Everything' by Terry Hall and Sinead O'Connor
8. 'What's Another Year' by Shane MacGowan and The Popes
9. 'Ooh Yeah' by Eva Hengere
10. 'A Ba Ni Be' by Fox Force 5
11. 'Congratulations' by Annie Christian
12. 'Waterloo' by Bananarama
13. 'Variations on Te Deum' by 808 State
14. 'A Song for Eurotrash' by Antoine De Caunes and Kate Robbins
'A Song for Eurotrash', which is a special edition of the cult television programme, was producer Nick Bradshaw's concept to bring in a number of credible and respected recording artists, who would re-work several under-appreciated Eurovision entries from over the years.
14 artists were carefully selected to ensure that the compilation played up to its strengths, like Eurovision, in order to construct a simple and well-crafted pop song.
Kenickie's version of the Brotherhood of Man's 'Save Your Kisses For Me' is an example of how Eurovision and British guitar music can perfectly blend together.
Although it is a track which would happily sit as a b-side (it was a b-side, in fact, for their excellent 1998 single 'Stay in the Sun'), it is a neatly produced gem that has a strong awareness of its pop sensibilities.
They could have gone for the lazy and easy option of making it sound kitsch, but they have instead gone for a cool and understated sound.
The song's low-tempo also helps to bring a new sarcastic twist to the lyrics, which makes the idea of love seem incredibly cynical.
If there's one problem with the song, though, is that they do seem a bit too eager to present the song in such a manner to avoid making a mockery of the song and contest.
It also could have been recorded this way to prevent their credibility from being undermined.
Therefore, Kenickie do sound a bit uncomfortable, at times, in tackling the track and it ends up feeling a bit subdued at times.
It's a shame as they could have done a lot more with it, while keeping their integrity in check.
The superb key change at the end, however, shows a sparkle of creativity that helps to make the song their own and the song should have had more moments like that.
One artist, though, that seems completely at ease with the album's concept is Edwyn Collins with his version of 'Ding A Dong', which was originally recorded by the 1975 Eurovision winners Teach In.
It is the highlight of the album and one that is so good, it could have been released as a single in its own right.
It is a wonderfully constructed effort that is a bit cheeky and tongue-in-cheek, but treats the original with the utmost respect.
What Collins does right, and what isn't seen often enough throughout the album, is that he treats the song as one of his own. It isn't seen as a novelty, or as a chance to experiment, but it is one that doesn't take itself seriously and lets its musicianship shine through.
It's an achievement in itself that it's the closest that Eurovision has gone to being cool.
However, efforts by other acts, from the 1990s indie stable, don't quite work as well.
Dubstar's collaboration with Sacha Distel, for example, is a clumsy Euro-dance effort that is a blatant attempt to merely use to format to break out of their mould, rather than creating something that is more in-line with Bradshaw's aim.
Their version of France Gall's 'Poupée de Cire, Poupée de Son' has garish sirens and beats, which fails to complement Sarah Blackwood and Distel's smooth vocals.
Whilst it's a brave effort to depart from their fairly ordinary dream-pop sound to attempt to record something more substantial, it does feel a bit tacky in the end.
Additionally, Terry Hall and Sinead O'Connor's over-earnest folk version of Dana's 'All Kinds of Everything' sounds equally clumsy and it ends up feeling like that it should be on a children's nursery rhyme compilation.
Although every song on the album is not as successful as it could have been, the variety and eclecticism seen on the album is one to be applauded.
The album could have gone down the money-spinning route of just inviting the in-artists of 1998 but, to the producers' credit, it instead went for diversity and quality.
Seeing that Eurovision prides itself on eclecticism, it was the right route to go down. It ensures that listening to an album like this – where artists from 808 State and Dean Martin to Shane MacGowan and The Popes all share the same motive – is a refreshing experience.
Dean Martin's 1958 swing version of Domenico Modugno's Italian entry 'Volare', in particular, has a quality that is timeless, while MacGowan's version of Johnny Logan's winning entry 'What's Another Year' has a raw Irish folk sound that has an endless charm.
If you played either of them to anyone who hadn't heard the originals before, I can guarantee that they would never think that they were Eurovision entries.
In fact, the offerings from the likes of Martin and Collins are so outstanding, it actually makes some of the other offerings feel out-of-place due to their similarity to the originals.
While there is no doubting that the likes of 'Ooh Yeah' by Eva Henger and 'A Ba Ni Be' by Fox Force 5 (covering the winning entry by Israel in 1978) are celebrating the absurdity of Eurovision, it ends up sounding a little too tongue-in-cheek for it to work.
After hearing efforts from the likes of Kenickie, it ends up feeling like a smack in the face.
The only act from the last few tracks to come out with any credibility at all is the original line-up of Bananarama, with their cover of Abba's 'Waterloo'. At first, it sounds so good that it could come close to matching the 1974 classic, but it soon tires itself out and fades into repetitiveness.
The main problem with this version of 'Waterloo', is that its synth arrangement lacks the triumphant feeling of Abba's version.
It ends up feeling a bit lazy and slapdash, with ambition really lacking as its low-budget sound soon becomes clear.
The biggest achievement, however, is Saint Etienne's version of Massiel's 'La La La'.
In a subtle version, that is reminiscent of their album 'Good Humor', it does an excellent job in ensuring that this minimalistic version stands up to their best recordings.
This is easily the most difficult song to cover out of the 14, as even the slightest of increases in its tempo would have made it far too camp.
The whole affair ends up having a tone that's a little too understated, despite Sarah Cracknell's vocals sounding typically teasing.
However, to the group's defence, it is hard to do a lot with a song that has a chorus that just consists of the phrase "La La La" without it sounding cheesy.
Despite this, the trio's fine musicianship and competence ensures that the track treads the fine line of being catchy without being overblown very carefully.
It may fail to match the heights of their previous covers – which include 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' and 'Who Do You Think You Are?' – but the group deserve acclaim in modernising a fairly simplistic track with appreciation and sensitivity.
Overall, 'A Song for Eurotrash' has a fantastic concept and the decision to combine Britpop with Eurovision is a master-stroke.
It pays off, too, as there's a healthy dose of eclecticism and it features some of the catchiest indie music from the late 1990s.
It has its fair share of faults and filler – such as 808 State's forgettable and rather mediocre version of the Eurovision theme – but if you still need convincing that Eurovision is not a big joke, then look no further than 'A Song for Eurotrash'.


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The Holy Empire of the Unconquered Sun
The Imperial Lands
The Holy Empire of the Unconquered sun, known simply as the Empire, is the largest power on the continent of Rodinu. It spans the continent longitudinally in territory, and covers the entire western third of the same. it is considered one of the greatest nations in the history of the world, and has stood for two thousand years, with an Imperial lineage stretching back to that time.
The Empire was forged when the prophet and crusader Ciro lead a campaign in the name of the sun god Mythron and his brothers and sisters to rid the western lands of barbarians, heathen elves and the corrupt rule of the Wizard Kings. in his vast crusade against this threefold threat, he unified the people of the west in the worship of one pantheon, and righteously suppressed all other faiths in the region, baring a few declared'Innocent' by his proclamation. subsequent to this he was kidnapped and intentionally drowned by the last remaining Ai Sidhe (the elven fanatics).
Since that time, the Church of the Pantheon of the Sun has spread through the lands of the empire and stood unchallenged as the religion of her people and government. The holy order of paladins, formed in Ciro's image, was created to protect the Empire and the faith from all those who would do it harm, and all those who would do evil in the Empire.
The Empire is divided into several sections, known as provinces. these provinces are further divided into fiefdoms which are ruled by the just and noble lords of the realm, with some answering to Dukes who rule larger regions. each province is ruled by an Imperial Cousin, with the title of Archduke.
The Six largest provinces are the Imperial Province (home of the capital city Castrum Ecclesiae) the Province of Albiandel, west of the rivers of the Gelt and the Caldew, The province of Marrainae to the east of the Capital (and close to the border with the Elven Holdfast), The Province of Leopold to the north of that, and Further north the Province of Rus, locked in snow and ice. To the south west, the Province of Hispan produces the finest wines in all the Empire.
Asside from the provinces there are the protectorates, vast tracts of land that used to be nations before thier total subsumation, including those that used to border on the elven holdfast, like Napolis or Prolait. These also include the realm oft he Nordlanders to the north west, and the Islands of Ramini, Gioveni and Verinua.
Imperial History In brief
As previously mentioned the empire began over two thousand years ago but has changed in that time. Much of imperial history has been charted by expansion and the rule of law, the ever growing holdings of the state and its aristocracy have made the Empire among the most glorious and wealthiest in history.
The empire has been forced into wars with its neighbors several times on the grounds of heresy and immoral behavior on their parts, as well as repeated attempts to control strategic outposts on the trade-routs to the east, vital for proper trade. This has lead to many great battles and the ranks of the Imperial army has swollen well beyond the original size set by Ciro all those centuries ago. Doubtless he now smiles down upon our healthy empire, in all of its prosperity; we have exceeded what he believed we were capable of. Of this we should be proud.
But one cannot deny what has happened in the recent centuries. strife has come to the empire in the form of rebellion and civil war, and while it seems as if everything my have settled into some kind of peace, violence has become more prevalent now than ever before. Despite such horrific events as the previous High Cleric of Mythron being assassinated by immolation, We must all remember that this is not the first time our state hast trembled. we will never fall, of that we can be assured. Through our faith the Empire will remain as strong as it every could be.
The Emperor and the Imperial Family
though i only have room for a brief introduction, the highest family in the Empire should be mentioned in any document concerning the state and its great works. The current emperor of the Empire is Frederick Barbarossa, who took over after the Regent was removed from power, shortly before the Brannenburg rebellions. Emperor Barbarossa has ruled well for many years and saw and end to Brannenburg and his grab for power, as well as overseeing the church reforms that saw the Holy Curia moved from Castrum Ecclesiae to the city of Navarre.
The Future of the Empire
The Empire remains strong despite its difficulties, and clear lines of succession exist within its nobility to ensure that should disaster strike things can be remade with as little uncertainty as possible. However, one should never become complacent; as any woodsman knows the great tree has all of the appearance of strength it ever had, until it is broken in half by the storm because its rotten heart could not support it. but the Empire is not corrupt and its state is as strong as it is far reaching, so long as we who are loyal maintain a constant vigilance.
~ A History of the Empire Volume 1, Introduction, by Scholar Vizari


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Manpreet assures Bani they will do all the preparations soon, he turns around asking Pavan's father to serve the food. He was transferring the data when Pavan comes looking for his phone. Manpreet and Rishi head to find it, Pavan calls it from landline, Manpreet keeps it on the sofa. Pavan takes Manpreet to the table for breakfast. His father offers them special Karela juice at which they make faces. Rishi says he is full already, Manpreet says Rishi gets filled by only smelling the food. Pavan's mother tells them no one drinks Karela juice at their house, they have to finish it. Rishi was curt Manpreet has been of no use, he has to drink it. Rishi tells them Manpreet love Karela juice, she serves the glasses that Rishi and Manpreet engulp shutting their nose. They stand up to leave at once. Rishi was
Rishi stops the car with a jerk, he stops the temple lady and calls her a betrayer. She lied to them at childhood, hadn't she made the couples he could have married her love today. She lied to him. The lady insists his love can't go away from him, they will meet in any of their birth. Rishi leaves curtly, Manpreet apologizes the lady and tells her Rishi hasn't been able to break the engagement. The lady tells Manpreet not to leave Rishi alone, the upcoming night is going to be tough for both his brother and the girl who resides in his heart. He must keep them both away from water, full moon's strength attract such lovers to water and both die. Rishi calls Manpreet who runs to the car.
Rishi asks Swati about Tannu angrily. Swati suggests he must be talking about Tannu, Rishi asks if she is deaf, he asked about Tanvi. Swati tells him she is in kitchen, and wonders why he is so angry.
Bani was making Neha up, Neha was annoyed Rishi doesn't look at her. Swati comes to inform them about Rishi's bad mood. Bani smiles that this means Rishi couldn't get what he went for. In the kitchen, Tannu questions Rishi where he had gone. Rishi asks her to listen carefully, their decisions can change their lives. He won't forgive himself ever if he doesn't tell her the truth, what is in her heart. Tannu wish he doesn't tell her how much he loves her. Rishi thinks about telling her what he saw in Pavan's phone, the photographs of Sonali and Pavan together. Tannu was in no mood to listen, he holds her arm tight when suddenly a firefly teases them. Rishi fights it, Tannu holds her hand and slaps Rishi instead. Rishi cries for tooth ache, Tannu sits beside him in concern. He confess enjoying teasing her. She recalls their childhood, then tells him it's her engagement. Rishi tells her about going to Pavan's home and found some photographs with Saloni in his phone, he couldn't just prove. Tannu was determined to marry anyone Bani would like for her. Rishi asks what if he brings proof in front of everyone, he holds her hand asking to trust him. Rano comes calling Bani and finds them there. Rishi makes up he was drinking water. Rano asks Tannu to go to her room and rest. Raaj calls Rano, Rishi asks her to go, he would come after drinking water. Tannu leaves kitchen, Rishi thinks about doing something that she would break the engagement.
Rano comes out looking for Raaj, she then wonders why Rishi had held Tanvi's hand. She feels something wrong, Rishi was never like this before. Tanvi is getting engaged and her sister has been engaged to Rishi. She thinks about talking to them, but with proof. She gets an idea, then goes to Manpreet asking him all the truth. Manpreet tells Rano she isn't happy by Rishi and Tannu's marriage, what about Tanvi. Rano forbids him to think about Tanvi. Manpreet denies anything between Rishi and Tanvi. Rano gets to point, but Manpreet sends her out of the room. Rano gives him a greed of new video games. Manpreet says he got them from Rishi, Rano asks what about automatic car? He cheers and was ready to do anything for her. Rano asks him to get proofs about Rishi and Tanvi being together. Bani asks Tannu about Rishi, she says he just came to kitchen… then watches her stare over her.
PRECAP: Rishi watches Tannu asleep, and holds an onion.
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I think it's not realistic to expect an OS that has not been sold for 10 years to be supported. Simply getting it somewhere to test it is a major problem. As is getting hardware old enough so that NT4 runs.

No new software runs on NT4 and I highly reccomend that you stop supporting it too.

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:35 AM, Sebastian Egner <email@example.com> wrote:

 Hello,

 As the release notes for Erts 5.6.1 report under Section 1.4.1
 "Improvements and New Features",
 Windows NT4 is not supported any longer by Erlang/OTP, i.e. from R12B incl.

 Indeed, trying to install Erlang/OTP R12B-3 on a Windows-NT4 system reports:

 "The procedure entry point GetLongPathNameW could not be located in
 the dynamic link library KERNEL32.dll",

 without any indication that this Windows OS is not supported, and no
 Erlang VM can be run.

 Is this a bug, or does the NSIS installer simply not test for the
 version of the operating system?

 More important, however, is my related question:

 *Are there any plans to support Windows NT4 again in the future?*

 Let me briefly explain the background of this question: In November 2007
 our company (SPECS GmbH)
 decided to invest in Erlang as a future platform for controlling our
 products, which are serious machines (up
 to 2.5 M$) for studying the physical properties of solid surfaces. Our
 current software is a huge thing in Visual
 C++ 6.0, glued together with CORBA and the Windows Registry. So far, our
 findings of using Erlang/OTP are
 extremely encouraging. We have been able to interface with other parts
 of the software using CORBA and
 Erlinterface with very little effort, and could write a layered system
 of drivers for ion guns, x-ray guns, etc. in
 a very convenient and efficient fashion. (For the GUI we use Java/SWT.)

 Unfortunately, our customers usually retire their old desktop PCs to
 their laboratories, and expect our
 software to run on these platforms. In addition, we have lots of
 customers in countries where people
 cannot afford to follow Microsoft's pace of product introduction, and
 generally do not upgrade their
 PCs every year. Using a non-Microsoft OS is also not an option, because
 our customers use other
 software with severe Microsoft lock-in for interpreting their
 experimental data.

 Now if R11B-5 will be the last version to support Windows NT4, we have a
 very serious problem with
 Erlang/OTP---in particular, because two significant bugs ('ic'
 generating unusable code and Erlinterface
 not being able to communicate 0.0 correctly) that I had reported in
 R11B-5 are only fixed in R12B,
 which came out 5-Dec-2007 and doesn't run on NT4 anymore (as I was
 surprised to learn today).

 What advice would you give me on this situation?

 Sebastian

 P.S. Excuse me if you had this discussion already, and are tired of it
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So why go to all the trouble to do color coded lists? Well, we all know that our students come to us on many different levels. I had students this year who already knew how to read, so it seemed silly to have them working on the words "I" and "my" when they clearly needed more difficult words. So, this makes perfect sense. The second week of school I assessed each student to see how many words they knew and used that information to determine the list they would start on. I then sent home the list on color coded paper for them to use for practice at home.
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Cricket news for monday
Shah shines after monsoon but India mop up series
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The first depression over Bangalore was caused by the north-east monsoon; the second by Owais Shah. But both proved short-lived as neither the rain nor the defiant hitting of Shah that followed it was enough to save England. India took an unassailable 4-0 lead in the seven-match series to take the Hero Honda Cup. England were just left with that familiar sinking feeling.
India will fly to Bhubaneswar today for the first of three dead rubbers talking of experimentation. England will head north fearing a whitewash. A rain-affected finale under the lights at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here offered them an escape clause but only Shah, with 72 from 48 balls, looked likely to accept it.
"India have played some fantastic cricket," said England's captain, Kevin Pietersen. "But we have to keep the series competitive. We are being paid to win games of cricket. We need to get our heads up."
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Author: John H. Eickert
Publisher: Jade Dragon Publishing
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At sunrise in Africa, stygian darkness broken by an orange hue, a lion rises from under a solitary baobab tree. Legend informs, under such a tree, man was born. The lion's belly is empty. It must hunt or go hungry. Hunger can mean death. The hunt begins.
Across the savanna, an antelope stretches. Tail twitching, the antelope prepares to run. It must run or surrender, graze to live, live to run, run or die. In Africa, legend reminds those who would listen, an antelope was first to notice the birth of man. –Ancient Awa creation story
Chapter 1
Her done deal was inescapable, and now it was only a question of how many would die. Heeding the summons, the woman sat with a jolt to peer around but nothing. Her son squirmed again as if he knew, but he did not. Anxious, she touched at his head to make certain, even tugging his hair, and exhaled then fingered the netting that draped their bed.
She asked, "Apple, are you all right?"
"Yes, I need to go," said the boy.
"It is between hours for electricity. Be careful. It is dark out."
Apple's bare feet lingered on the cement floor until the weak-shadowed room grew familiar. He scuffled towards the door without bumping into the small table or either chair.
"Use the community drum," Jessica said.
"Yes, Mother."
Outside, in the inky night, thunder rolled until swallowed by the surrounding forest.
Seven feet from the bed, her only child neared the door. "Leave it open," she said. A hungry mosquito whined near her ear.
The boy departed, leaving the door open.
"It is dangerous outside at night."
"I will be careful, Mother. I promise," Apple said, using a respectful and polite tone.
The muscular boy stopped in front of his home and listened to the thunder. As if in concert with the storm, his bladder rumbled, confirming an urgent need.
In a just-loud-enough voice, Jessica said, "Apple, I want what's best for you."
Apple ignored her and prepared himself, standing alone and naked, surrounded by the night. As his water began to stream, relief pulsed up his spine. Seconds from empty, a shape materialized at the edge of the bush in the homeless lot across the street. In and around his village, mongrel dogs regularly scoured the garbage for scraps. The boy blinked to assist his eyes in adjusting to the scene, but the shape remained unfamiliar.
"Here," Apple said as he playfully patted the side of his leg.
Jessica swatted at the mosquito. "What? Apple, is someone else out there?"
The hesitant boy stared and squinted. An ordinary dog would have moved by now. Apple began to hurry. He forced his flow, his bladder emptied and he shook himself. Before turning to the open door, he heard an odd noise—monkeys or small nervous birds in a flock—impossible at night. He ran his now dry tongue along the edge of his teeth and shivered.
Her body shaking, Jessica asked, "Apple, did you hear that?"
Apple, named by his grandmother, using her uncle's name because the family liked it, searched for something to throw, but the street, hard-packed sand and oil, lent nothing. Ten feet from the dog, eight feet from the door, the frightened boy froze.
The monkey-nervous-bird call came again.
Jessica shifted to the edge of the bed. "Apple, come back."
Without taking his eyes off the dog, the naked boy eased backward, halving the distance to the door and safety in three steps. The dog did not move, whimper, or wag.
In two more shuffles, he would be inside. The boy smiled as he quickly glanced over his shoulder at the beckoning door.
But it was not a dog.
The beast readied itself, and when the boy took his eyes away, it released. The oiled sand provided great purchase for death-clawed paws. The beast sailed into the air like a spear, straight into the boy, and struck the child with such force that the blast of air rushing out of young lungs startled Jessica.
There are those sounds heard once and then remembered forever.
Covered by only a thin nightdress, Jessica slipped to the door and snapped it shut. Too horrified to scream, she threw a planting bar across the entry frame to further seal out the night. With her back against the cool metal, the woman held her breath and listened.
The night sky rumbled the storm warning again, but Jessica heard something else. On the other side of the heavy door, where her dead son rested, soft at first, like a mother reading a lullaby, then clear and distinct, came a wet snacking sound.
In the morning, the village discovered how the boy had died. What they saw shocked them. Panic spread like disease. And these were life-hardened Africans who had believed nothing on earth could terrify them.


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Ignatius Loyola Wants Us To Believe The Jesuits Are Divine
"The nobility and populace must, by all methods, be persuaded into a
belief that the Society was instituted by the particular direction of divine
providence, according to the prophecies of the abbot Jachim, that by this
means the church, though depressed by the attempts of heretics, may be
raised again to its primitive luster."-Ignatius Loyola, Founder of the Jesuits
What is he saying here?
He is saying people must be convinced that the Jesuits were established under the direction of God so that the Roman Catholic Church can become more powerful. Consider that if it actually was founded under the direction of God, Loyola would not say that the people must be 'persuaded' of this. Loyola is admitting that he wants to deceive people about the Jesuits. Loyola died a long time ago, and said this in his "Secret Instructions of the Jesuits", which were written by him a very long time ago. Back then, the population was not very literate or intelligent, and they would not understand what he was saying. When we read it now, however, we can identify the fact that Loyola is telling us that he wants people to be deceived.
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Even though the Music Jam is officially done, some of the party music will be available in your igloos this Friday. To get ready for the new tracks, check out the latest Better Igloos catalog (it came out just over a week ago), and then decorate with some music items to keep your own party going!
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Plaintiff, City of Chicago Heights, brought this action in the circuit court of Cook County seeking a declaratory judgment and an injunction against the various defendants. The basic controversy was over the interpretation of a zoning ordinance which provided that specific property could be used as a "nursing home" and whether defendants' use of the property complied with the ordinance. The trial court granted defendants' motion to dismiss the complaint, holding as a matter of law that defendants were not using the property in violation of the ordinance. Plaintiff appeals.
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On June 24, 1974, plaintiff, a home-rule unit, entered into a contract with two companies, Farbeck Corporation and S & L Engineering (neither of these companies is a party to this action). At the time, Farbeck was the owner of land located within plaintiff's city limits, and S & L had an option to purchase that land. Also, at the time, the land was in an area zoned as a limited business district which did not allow for nursing homes. S & L wanted to purchase the land but would not do so unless it could construct a nursing home on it.
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Boston, MA Colliers International's multifamily investment sales team has sold 27-29 Isabella St. in the city's Bay Village neighborhood on behalf of the Marist Fathers. The marketing and sales effort was led by senior vice president Chris Sower, executive vice president Scott Dragos, and CEO Tom Hynes. The property sold for $11.4 million to local developer, New Boston Ventures, who was represented by Harry Collings. Senior vice president Steven Horan and associate Patrick Boyle procured acquisition construction financing from Hingham Institution for Savings on behalf of the buyer who plans to develop nine high-end condominiums at the well-located site.
The sale involved a complex sub-division of the properties from the existing church at 25 Isabella St., and necessitated a relocation of the Marist Fathers' residences to new facilities at 13 Isabella St.
Vice presidents Kevin Koch and Geoffrey Lewis of Colliers' development and consulting services group (DCSG) are leading all field project management and permitting of the new facility, anticipating an October delivery of their new home. In addition to Koch and Lewis, senior vice presidents Tim Betjemann and Chris Chou of Colliers' DCSG have been and will continue to advise the Marist Fathers in their short and long-term planning exercises, including, but not limited to, on-going capital improvements and best utilizing the existing real estate.
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Oh, what a week, what a week that i had cuz of what Needysweety had been up to. First of all, i wanna apologize to my friend Zoe for having been so inconsiderate. Once i've explained she'll understand for sure. Well, where should I start? So do you all remember that last week Needysweety got back to LA from her amazing European trip. Well, I was expecting that and wasn't so shocked to hear her new crazy news. Apparently, while she was in Europe, she got toknow some new friends and most of them are experiencing something that is kinda faboo. At first Needysweety had wanted to contact Zoe cuz she needed her help and support to try this new experience. But since she knows how busy Zoe is at work, she decided to contact me instead. So, here i was, stuck again in one of the new intrigues of my friend. Not that i really wanted to be involved, but i need to be there for my friends and especially for one who's needy and sweety at the same time.
Last week, Needysweety went in for a secret butt lift, but in her own personal Needysweety language she insists on calling it a tail lift!! Ok! seriously!! Yep, i'm serious. It wasn't an easy procedure and while i was in the waiting room i asked myself what in the world she was doing. But, when i saw her, i just said WOW!! Every penny that she'd spent was worth it. Needysweety looks more enchanting than ever, if i can say that. Not satisfied enough with the surgery, she had to go through a complete make-over. First of all, she got a perm and her hair dyed with a light purple tone. While she was waiting in this Beverly Hills salon, she also got her mani and pedi done in a crackle purple nail-polish. What did i get from this crazy week? Well, i got to spend time with my friend and hear some funny, very peculiar stories. BTW Zoe, we got to see each other very soon, so i can tell u all of them. 😉


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As I sit here on my patio I am surrounded by an abundance of leafy green trees before me. The South is truly an oasis of natures beauty. Two weeks ago the trees were naked and just starting to bloom and now they are magnificently green. The ivy outside my patio is in full force and starting to wrap it's way up a nearby tree. Birds are chirping as if they are praising the sun for the much needed break it is giving us from the white winter we had here in Nashville. It was unremarkably cold and snowy and I am actually thrilled to be a bit hot as I watch the sun start to set. Pollen is covering everything. Nature is reclaiming it's place for the summer.
Arizona doesn't offer the changing of the seasons in the conventional sense. We have two seasons. Hot and hotter.
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Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads to self-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt, that's real power. ~Clint Eastwood
These two quotes are tied together. I have trouble following through when my self-esteem is in the basement. The self-loathing that I struggle with has been applied to me in layers over the years, due to words and perceptions I took on from others and from myself. I bought into criticisms of others and negative self-talk from myself, believing the lies. I have to peel these layers off my soul and it is painful. The temptation is always to give up and hide in the layers, and use them as an excuse. I still find myself taking on what is not mine. I met someone recently who just looked right through me as if I wasn't there and ignored my efforts to be friendly. I took that personally as if I was the one who was deeply flawed; like I deserved to be treated like that. The truth is that people are people and I didn't make them that way, and I can't expect them to be any different, either--they are what they are. I need to just shake it off, instead of applying another layer of yuck to myself. If I don't respect myself, then it is doubtful that others will.
This is a strange, but fun painting. It was a commission and the client wanted waterfalls that looked like they were in Hawaii. I couldn't find any pictures of Hawaiian falls so I just made one up. The falls are actually Multnomah Falls in Oregon. I just added the palm trees and the bird-of-paradise, which is woefully out of proportion. The client was happy with it. It is titled Paradise.


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With all due respect, I honestly believe that Liverpool should've won the match easily, even with Chelsea's impressive defence. It was funny but all of Liverpool's three best chances actually came from controversial moments. Drogba's tackle from the back on Hyypia (replay shows that it was a clear penalty), Fereira was apparently tugging back Garcia as he break through the defence (not really a valid claim since there was no way Garcia could reach the ball before Cech anyway) and Gallas' handball. Penalty claims were dismissed in all three incidents.
I'm wondering what does it take for the referee to award a spotkick, perhaps Carvalho holding an M-16 and shoots down all Liverpool players in sight? (in the penalty box, of course)
This reminds me of all the bad memories from last season. Tiago's handball clearance went unpunished in last season's league encounter. And let's not forget that if Garcia's goal was not allowed in the Champions' League semifinal, Peter Cech would've been off for flattening Milan Baros before that. All that, and I can't believe Jose Mourinho has the nerves to bullshit that lot.
Chelsea's best moment came when Robben hit a nice shot from outside the box which was flapped out by Reina.
Xabi Alonso had a great game, making splendid interceptions throughout the entire match from his holding position. However, I am somewhat unimpressed with the way he tried to get Chelsea players' into the referee's book, not very ethical really.
A good point earned, but the truth is two points were lost in this match. Lucky lucky Chelsea.
Let's hope Chelsea won't revert back to their league form this weekend. It'll be dangerous to think that Liverpool can repeat this feat, especially when our own form is in the pits.
On another subject, it's election day today in the campus. This year I've decided to cast my votes after skipping the last two year's voting. Hey, not really my fault okay? The first year I had an exam, and the second I was forced to cast my vote in some college far away. Anyway, I see better situations this year compared to last year's, although there are still dirty and flawed procedures leading up to the election itself. I will not go into details, you'll have to understand what problems I may face for revealing the facts. So perhaps we can talk about this over mamak if you really want to know, or if you happen to reach this blog by accident and doesn't know me, I'm glad to discuss with you over dinner provided that you send me a picture of yourself (applies to pretty girls only). Hahaha... kidding. Yeah, I know it's not funny. I've lost my touch, damn...


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University of Michigan School of Public Health faculty, alumni, and students were among the 5000 riders who participated in the 2012 Tour de Troit. They cycled through Detroit in September to help raise money for Southwest Detroit Greenlink, a nonprofit that develops bike lanes and other cycling facilities in Detroit.
The TdT, as it is known, "is a bike ride that explores some of the city's historic areas, takes in many of its most breathtaking sights, and provides bicyclists a unique opportunity to legally 'take over' the streets of the Motor City," according to organizers.
"We had a blast cycling through Detroit in this year's Tour de Troit," reported KT Tomey, a U-M SPH research assistant professor of epidemiology, who contributed the photos and reflections for this guest post.
"The 30-mile event started at Roosevelt Park, near the old Michigan Central train station, wound through the streets of Detroit, onto Belle Isle and then back to Roosevelt Park. The weather was perfect, the mood was upbeat. Detroiters waved from their porches. After the ride, we enjoyed lunch and live music in Roosevelt Park. We will plan to do this again next year!"