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The UNESCO recognized World Heritage Site located by the Tungabhadra river is easily accessible and is a must visit place given how Hampi, the capital of Vijayanagara Empire, is known to be one of those places in India for its archaeological significance. Temples with ancient Vijayanagara Empire history-a vastly powerful Hindu empire, engraved in the walls, mountains with mesmerizing sunrise and sunset views, ruins of palaces, the famous huge Stone Chariot that stands magnificent in front of the Vittala Temple Site, the 14ft high statue of Lord Ganesha known as Kadalekalu Ganesha are some of the must-visit places in and around Hampi.
The beauty of this place is the more you go around, the more it brings adventures, knowledge and takes you through an unplanned historical tour that is most definitely worth it. Hampi is the perfect combination of a backpacker's paradise, surrounded by the three hills Anjaneya, Malyavanta and Matanga hills, and a calm pilgrim location.
You could also set aside some time to visit the archaeological museum which was established by the Archaeological Survey of India. The museum is home to many antiques, great sculptures and the proof to the history of this tourist attraction. Situated approximately 60kms away from Ballari district, every inch of this place has stories of its rich cultural heritage back in the ancient days. Now that Hampi has developed so much better than earlier, accommodation and travel to the location are not going to be an issue for you. So if you are the kind of person who loves trekking and learning something through adventures, well, Hampi is all yours!
Vijaya Vittala Temple:
This 15th-century structure temple is considered to be one of the largest historical structures in Hampi which is dedicated to Lord Vittala- an incarnation of Lord Vishnu- and is a must-visit amongst all Hampi tourist places.
The famous Stone Chariot, the huge pillars in the temple halls and intricate sculptures are the true embodiments of the fascinating architecture of the centuries-old Vijaya Vittala Temple.
Virupaksha Temple:
Believed to be the oldest functioning temple in India, Sri Virupaksha Temple is a 7th-century Hindu temple dedicated to Lord Virupaksha, an incarnation of Lord Shiva. The temple is also considered as one of the most significant religious places to visit in Hampi and attracts a huge number of pilgrims from all over India.
The temple is seen to have many inscriptions of Lord Shiva. The temple was initially a shrine which was later extended into a huge complex during the Vijayanagara rule.The temple has one big holy place for worship, a hall supported by pillars and 3 antechambers and of all the entrances in the temple, the eastern gateway is highest one. The temple is surrounded by many mandaps around it, making the temple look more beautiful in all its cultural glory.
Hanuman Temple:
Hanuman Temple is another famous religious site located on the top of the Anjaneya Hill which is considered as the birthplace of Lord Hanuman. About 4 km from Hampi village, one has to cross a river using a small boat with paddles and then climb up the stairs to reach the Temple.
Hemakuta Hill Temple Complex:
This is one of the most famous and prominent temples in Hampi that is surrounded by a number of beautiful Hindu Temples and archways, pathways that are broken and built with strong, protective walls. The temple is also the perfect place to witness the sunrise and sunset. According to Hindu Mythology, it is believed that this is where Lord Shiva burnt the God of Lust-Kama with his third eye-fire.
Sasivekalu Ganesha Temple:
Located on the south side of the Hemakuta Hill, the Sasivekalu Ganesha Temple derives its name from the resemblance between Ganesha's belly and a mustard seed which is locally known as Sasivekalu. The statue of Lord Ganesha, which is 2.4 meters is seen to have a snake carved around the stomach of Lord Ganesha. The history of the magnificent pavilion that surrounds the statue of Ganesha dates back to 1506 A.D. Given its significance and being near the Hemakuta Temple, this temple is another must visit tourist attraction.
Lakshmi Narasimha Statue:
The Lakshmi Narasimha statue, otherwise known as the statue of Ugra Narasimha was built in the year 1528 A.D. This is known to be the largest monolith statue in the whole of Hampi. The statue of Lord Narasimha- an incarnation of Lord Vishnu and a half man, half lion- depicts the deity sitting in a cross-legged position in its fierce form.
Queen's Bath:
The Queen's bath was considered a large open bathing area like a pool, for all the royals, that is, the Kings back then and their wives and is one of the architectures that will get you awe-struck.
The Huge courtyard in the front with a dome-shaped roof, balconies with small windows, and a rectangular pool made of bricks in the middle with open blue sky greet you at the Queen's Bath in Hampi.


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With no condo fees and situated directly across from a park & playground, this well-maintained two storey home offers an abundance of light throughout and a sunny west-facing backyard with raised deck. The open plan main level allows flexible layout options, while the kitchen features a black appliance package, corner pantry and breakfast bar. Upstairs you'll find two spacious master suites each with loads of closet space, and a 4-piece bathroom with glass shower & deep soaker tub. The unfinished basement is roughed-in for plumbing, allowing buyers to easily add value and make their mark on this space. Plenty of parking can be found both front & rear. Close to all neighbourhood amenities including shopping, restaurants, cafes, Fish Creek Park, and of course the the Cranston Community Centre with fitness centre, tennis courts, basketball, and much more.

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It is a mechanical cad modeler, Solidworks style.
I use this kind of modelers to create parts to be 3D printed.
I purchased Alibre license in the past but with all the property changes and the money spent I decided to abandon it. I had an Inventor license too, not available anymore.
Anyway I consider this kind of tools the perfect fit for 3D printing and rapid prototyping. While I have Rhino it's not the best fit for this kind of work, in my opinion.
Onshape is very nice, and offers a free option, only the models are public. There are other limitations with the free account, but the extra features offered with paid accounts are tailored for big groups and projects, so nothing is really missing.
Combining it with a 3D printer offers the possibility to customize and create dedicated parts to streamline the workflow (considering also you can have a decent 3D printer kit for less than 200$...)
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- Nutty Irishman – a St. Patrick's Day treat with Irish Cream and Hazelnut!
- Nutty Irishberg – a deliciously-blended Nutty Irishmen
- Ginger Soda – a secret barista favorite is unleashed. Spicy, sweet, and refreshing!
- Vint Julep – just in time for the KY Derby, our Vint Julep is a latte that features Bourbon Smoked Sugar and Mint Julep Sugar from Louisville's own Bourbon Barrel Foods!
- Vint Julep Iceberg – the Vint Julep, only blended!
- Campfire Tea Latte – smokey & delicious blend of cocoa, cinnamon, and Lapsang Souchoung makes a toasty smorestastic treat!
- Citrus Green Iced Tea – this customer favorite has flowers of ginger, orange, and peach – as well as orange peel, ginger, and apricot!
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Eco-friendly transformers for Moscow metropolitan area
Midel-insulated 160 MVA-transformer for Moscow in the testbay at the transformer plant in Voronezh.
Siemens Transformers recently delivered four units of ester-insulated transformers, in total 400 MVA, from 6 up to 110 kV for the new substation in central Moscow operated by United Energy Company.
The indoor transformers are equipped with an extra fire and environmental protection together with the option to regulate the high and medium voltage side under load, the manufacturer said in a statement.
The transformers, manufactured at the transformer plant in Voronezh, Russia, use Midel as an insulation fluid rather than traditional mineral oil.
The Bersenevskaya substation is located only 400 m from the Kremlin, so commissioning a substation in the heart of a megacity posed extra-strict requirements on the equipment and the installation.
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Phone: 801-377-6396
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The Sleep Inn ® hotel in Provo is located near the Provo Towne Centre Mall, Brigham Young University and Seven Peaks Water Park. The University Mall, Sundance Resort and Thanksgiving Point are just minutes away from our location.
Additional attractions include Utah Valley University, Provo Municipal Airport, Peaks Ice Arena, Pioneer Park, and the historic LDS Provo City Center Temple. In addition, there are many seasonal events nearby, such as the world-renowned Sundance Film Festival, the Timpanogos Storytelling Festival and BYU Education Week.
The East Bay Golf Course is within walking distance of the Sleep Inn of Provo. The beautiful Rock Canyon Park is also located in the area. Dining, shopping, hiking and enjoying a beautiful view are all within minutes of the hotel.
The Sleep Inn of Provo is perfect for a good night's rest or a weekend getaway. Rise and shine each morning with a complimentary continental breakfast and weekday newspaper. Enjoy fresh tea and coffee 24-hours a day.
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All spacious guest rooms include refrigerators, microwaves, irons, ironing boards, hair dryers, coffee makers and cable television. Some rooms have whirlpool bathtubs. ADA rooms are available as well.
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Bike4BreastCancer presents The Piedmont Wine Challenge Bike Ride, September 15, 2012
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Routes consists of varying distances: 6 mile Family Ice Cream Ride, 25 Mile Pink Ribbon Ride, 62 mile Metric Century and our Century Piedmont Wine Challenge. The routes will take you through Baltimore and Harford counties passing by historic towns, state parks and the wineries of the Piedmont Wine Trail.
Proceeds raised will go to support the programs of The Active Survivor Network and The Red Devils.
Registration opens at 7 AM. Marked routes, SAG, rest stops, cue sheets and maps provided. Lunch will be served from 11 to 3. Post Ride Party @ Dejon Vineyards w/ raffle 6:00-9:00pm.
Registration is $40 if pre-registered by September 2, 2012 and $45 after September 2, 2012 as well as on-site registration. The Family fun ride is $10 per family member.
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The Effects Of Unexcused Absences And Excused Absences On Mathematics And Reading Performance Of Eighth Grade Students
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Doctor of Education (EdD)
Educational Policy Studies
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Dr. Jami Royal Berry
Second Advisor
Dr. Longli Li
Third Advisor
Dr. Hayward Richardson
Many factors may impact a student's performance on examinations. Factors such as appropriate academic preparation, psychological disposition, and social conditions all contribute to a student's success or failure on examinations. This empirical study investigated the effects of unexcused absences and excused absences, as well as ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status on the mathematics and reading achievement scores of eighth grade students, as measured by the mathematics and reading sections of Criterion Referenced Competency Test (CRCT). Correlation and regression analysis were utilized to assess the relationship between these noted independent variables and student performance on math and reading examinations.
The participants for this study included a convenience sample of students who in 2013-2014 were enrolled in the eighth grade in the targeted Georgia public school district and were present for the reading and mathematics sections of the CRCT. This study included student demographic data and family socioeconomic status collected from the student information system of the selected Georgia public school district combined with CRCT data results provided to the school district by the Georgia Department of Education.
This study contributes to the existing literature by providing awareness of the relationships among types of school absences, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, gender, and academic achievement as determined by test performance in reading and mathematics. Differentiating among unexcused and excused absences will assist educators in determining potential at-risk behavior that impacts student achievement, which could lead to early identification of school or family issues based upon the number of unexcused absences.
Recommended Citation
Fendley, RaNae L., "The Effects Of Unexcused Absences And Excused Absences On Mathematics And Reading Performance Of Eighth Grade Students." Dissertation, Georgia State University, 2015.


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BUCHAREST, Romania, 15-May-2019 — /EPR FINANCIAL NEWS/ — With respect to the availability of the Q1 2019 financial report, Digi Communications N.V. informs the shareholders and investors that the Q1 2019 Financial report is available starting 15th of May 2019, 7:06 PM, on the company's website (www.digi-communications.ro), at section Investor Relations / Financial reports.
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Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday heard the case against three men – including an ex-Prey Sar prison guard – who stand accused of dealing drugs, said presiding judge Ker Sakhorn.
Mak Kongkea, 24, was arrested July 30 in Daun Penh district's Boeung Keng Kang III commune as he was handing a man an envelope containing one gram of crystal methamphetamine, he said.
Kongkea then blew the whistle on his accomplice Sum Sovath, 37, a former Prey Sar prison guard, from whose apartment police discovered an additional five grams of the drug hidden under the mattress. Sovath's roommate, Voa Dara, an 18-year-old Vietnamese, was also arrested and charged.
At yesterday's hearing, the three alleged drug dealers initially pleading not guilty, but changed their plea after Ker Sakhorn requested that they tell the truth. Sum Savuth testified that he had been cheated.
"I didn't know about the illegal drug deals, Thy gave me an envelope and I was supposed to give it to another man for 150,000 riels," he told the court yesterday. "I was betrayed."
But Mak Kongkea testified that Savuth had given him the initial envelope.
"Savuth told me to bring the envelope with the ice to Boeung Keng Kang III commune and give it to a man called Thy, who was supposed to pay US$300. But before he paid the money, I was arrested and Thy fled," he said. He added that he had only dealt drugs twice before his arrest.
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Johannesburg - The rand fell to its weakest level against the dollar in three weeks after the Daily Maverick said the Hawks had ordered Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan to report to its offices on Thursday, raising concern the Treasury chief may be replaced.
Gordhan was informed he would receive a "warning statement" given to accused persons before they are charged with an offence and to warn them of their rights, the news website reported, without saying where it got the information. Former tax officials Ivan Pillay, Johann van Loggerenberg, Adrian Lackay and Andries van Rensburg have been sent letters informing them of the charges against them, according to the Daily Maverick.
More on Gordhan:
Gordhan seeking legal advice over Hawks
The rand plunged as much as 2.9% to 13.9816 per dollar, the weakest level since August 3, after trading as much as 1.1% stronger earlier. The currency was 1.4% weaker at 18:15 in Johannesburg, the worst performance out of 31 major and developing-nation currencies monitored by Bloomberg.
"It's political turmoil and investors in the international market don't like the fact that there's a possibility that Pravin Gordhan could go as finance minister," Wichard Cilliers, a trader at Treasuryone in Pretoria, said by phone. "They see him as a credible finance minister. That's why there's the initial selloff in the market and that's why it's very jittery."
The Sunday Times newspaper reported in May that Gordhan may face dismissal and arrest on espionage charges for setting up the South African Revenue Service's National Research Group to spy on politicians including President Jacob Zuma. Gordhan denied any wrongdoing and said he was being harassed by people intent on manipulating the justice system for political gain.
Treasury spokesperson Phumza Macanda and Hawks spokesperson Hangwani Mulaudzi didn't answer calls to their mobile phones. Lackay couldn't immediately comment when contacted by phone.
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Do you love camping? Well, if you do then you must have already known the preparation and fun that come with it. For one, preparation can be overwhelming but for as long as you know what to pack, then you are good to go. Disposable kitchenwares for camping are very helpful outdoor equipment to help you prepare and cook food.
Although outdoor, you still deserve a hearty meal to get you through your outdoor adventures. Here is a list of the kitchenware you need to bring:
Disposable Kitchenwares: Cutlery Set
This eco-friendly set includes a spoon, fork, and knife. This disposable set is important for non-finger food. It also helps you to use utensils even outdoors to keep away from touching your meal especially when you just had an outdoor experience. Also, to avoid bacteria from landing on your food.
Disposable Kitchenwares: Plates, Bowls, and Cups
This set can be used conveniently as containers for your meals including soup and water. Remember that even while camping, you still need to have a complete set of kitchenware where you can place and eat your food pleasantly.
Disposable Kitchenwares: Plastic Container
This is the type of camping set that plays a significant role as well. A Plastic Container keeps your food fresh and even your leftovers ready for the next day. With this set, you do not have to waste your food and you will still be able to survive for the next few days. It comes with a durable lid and bag so you can really secure food while in the camping site or while you are on your way there.
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A bonus quote for you, because sometimes I need reminding:
"I wish grace and healing were more abracadabra kinds of things; also that delicate silver bells would ring to announce grace's arrival. But no, it's clog and slog and scootch, on the floor, in silence, in the dark."
~Anne Lamott
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Des Moines is a beautiful city located on the eastern shore of the Puget Sound. Situated at the halfway point between Seattle and Tacoma, Des Moines is a quiet suburb that features a diverse array of residents and businesses. It is also one of the few cities located on the Puget Sound that has direct access to the water via its marina and various parks, including the stunning Saltwater State Park.
Its close proximity to the water, however, makes Des Moines a prime location for numerous different pests. As with other port cities, our technicians have found that rats and mice tend to thrive in Des Moines. This can be even worse in areas with regular traffic from humans. From Des Moines' recreational marina to Woodmont and Redondo Beach, there's no shortage of conducive conditions for rodent infestations.
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Six months of blissful unemployment in the first half of the year and a one-hour train commute in the second half of the year means that 2014 was my best year yet for reading, as I just scraped across the line to make it a solid 70 books – a record I doubt I'll break for some time. Here's a rundown of the ten best books I read this year.
10. The City and The City
He walked with equipoise, possibly in either city. Schrodinger's pedestrian.
Beszel and Ul Qoma are twin cities with completely different languages, ethnicities, societies and architecture. They sit not side by side, but in the same physical space as each other, with residents of either city trained from birth to "unsee" their opposite numbers. China Mieville's fascination with cities reaches its zenith in The City and The City, a hugely original creation which touches upon so many aspects of real life cities which seem bizarre when looked at afresh – wealth disparities, people not looking at each other on the tube, the homeless, and far more – yet it does so without forcing these implications upon the reader, leaving the novel, at its heart, a simple crime procedural that just happens to take place in a crazy fantasy city.
9. The Once and Future King
Selecting books for this list is often difficult – what exactly does "best" mean? Most enjoyable? Most memorable? Objectively greatest? Most thought-provoking?
T.H. White's enormous novel The Once and Future King, comprised of five smaller books, is not a piece of fiction I can say I loved, or maybe even liked. Indeed, for most of the middle stretch (i.e. three books worth) I was bored by it. Its tone never sat well with me: deliberately whimsical and satirical, yet also dark and philosophising. But by the time I finished the final volume, The Book of Merlyn (the best in the series), I was ready to stand back and appreciate this enormous work on its own terms: as a long and fascinating attempt by a troubled writer to leave his own mark upon the legends which had long fascinated him. I may not have always enjoyed it, and I still believe it's a strange and flawed book, but it was also deeply memorable and unique – the sort of book that you're glad exists simply for its own sake. It wouldn't have felt right to leave it off this list.
8. The Last Werewolf
There's a reason humans peg-out around eighty: prose fatigue. It looks like organ failure or cancer or stroke but it's really just the inability to carry on clambering through the assault course of mundane cause and effect. If we ask Sheila then we can't ask Ron. If I have the kippers now then it's quiche for tea. Four score years is about all the ifs and thens you can take. Dementia's the sane realisation you just can't be doing with all that anymore.
It's appropriately ironic that this is a hybrid tale: part monster story, part espionage thriller, richly comic and with one of the best narrators I've read in a long time. 200-year-old Jake Marlowe may be a monster and a murderer, but we can forgive him that, because he's such good company. The Last Werewolf would have reached a higher spot on this list if it didn't stumble badly towards the end, but it's still a cracking good novel.
7. Chocky
"And there was another one, too, about 'where is Earth?' Now, I ask you – where is Earth? – in relation to what? Oh, yes, he knows it goes round the sun, but where, please, is the sun? And, there were some others – simply not his kind of questions."
This is an overlooked classic from John Wyndham, one of Britain's greatest science fiction writers, in which a humble father is distressed to find that his eleven-year-old son appears to have developed an imaginary friend – a voice in his head with all kinds of scientific questions and strange notions about the human race. All of Wyndham's hallmarks are here: a curiously dated vision of society (even for his time), a stuffy yet enjoyable writing style, a collision between human and alien intelligences. Yet Chocky, his final published work before death, is surprisingly more hopeful about mankind's future than his previous novels. And compared with his most famous four (The Day of the Triffids, The Kraken Wakes, The Chrysalids and The Midwich Cuckoos), most of which have rather abrupt endings, Chocky has perhaps the most satisfying conclusion since The Midwich Cuckoos – and one a great deal more touching and affecting. It's nice to think that perhaps Wyndham became more optimistic before his death.
6. The Wake
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A unique novel set in eleventh century England after the Norman invasion, Paul Kingsnorth has created a phonetic "shadow tongue" comprised entirely of derivatives from Old English words (rather than introduced Romance words which comprise much of the modern language) to better reflect the words and thoughts of the people who lived at the time. In this superstitious world where villagers fear the devils and spirits of the forest in the darkness beyond the light of the campfire, it's easy to feel unsettled in the opening chapter, as a series of omens and warnings foretell something terrible coming for England. The French invasion may not have been supernatural, but for all the blood and misery it brought, it may as well have been an army of demons. The aftermath of the invasion unfolds through the eyes of Kingsnorth's marvellously written narrator, Buccmaster of Holland, an arrogant and violent man with a dark history. The Wake is a wonderful case of concept and execution coming together perfectly.
5. Lonesome Dove
"It's a fine world, though rich in hardships at times."
Those ten words perfectly sum up the ethos of Lonesome Dove. Larry McMurtry's Pulitzer Prize-winning Western masterpiece is in many ways a book of two halves. On one hand it's a plain and easy read which I wouldn't hesitate to recommend to somebody who isn't much of a reader; on the other hand, it's a thousand pages of deep and affecting literature that very much deserved its Pulitzer win. On one hand, it's a light-hearted and often funny book; on the other hand, it doesn't shy away from the realities of the American West, and contains scenes of utter brutality. On the one hand, it's a nihilistic and realistic novel in which death comes to good people for no good reason; on the other hand, it exhorts us to take joy in the world and find meaning in simple things. As one reviewer put it: "If you only read one Western in your life, make it Lonesome Dove."
4. Illywhacker
His soul was a jellyfish stranded on the shell-grit shore of Corio Bay. All he wanted to do was feel something as good as the air on the Warburton Road in 1910.
When Gabriel Garcia Marquez died earlier this year, Peter Carey wrote in the Guardian about how valuable the Latin American writer had been to him as he struggled with his own cultural cringe. Nobody can read Carey's early stories, or his first novel Bliss, without noticing they take place in locations which are clearly Australian but nonetheless go unnamed. "The absence of placenames in the stories is a good indication of what I was avoiding," Carey said, "a sign that I was still too young (and damaged) to see that Myrniong was a beautiful strange name and that Wonthaggi was a poem unto itself."
In Illywhacker, his second novel, this reluctance has been well and truly vanquished. Illywhacker zigzags its way up and down Australia as it follows the life of vagabond, thief, pilot, casanova, snake-catcher and general illywhacker Herbert Badgery, and its paragraphs are dotted with Australian town names that begin to take on a lyrical beauty: Jeparit, Terang, Balliang, Jindabyne, and hundreds of others. The novel sprawls across hundreds of pages and three generations of Herbert's extended family: a huge, messy, heartfelt picaresque epic. Objectively speaking, Oscar & Lucinda is probably Carey's better book, but Illywhacker is by far my favourite, and one of the best novels I've read in years.
3. The Magician's Land
He'd been right about the world, but he was wrong about himself. The world was a desert, but he was a magician, and to be a magician was to be a secret spring – a moving oasis.
Lev Grossman's brilliant Magicians trilogy is often incorrectly described as Harry Potter for adults, which is a pathetically shallow analysis. For all its flippant humour and millenial meta-commentary, this trilogy is a surprisingly thoughtful work about unrealised dreams and the bleakness of adulthood. Young people finding that life isn't what they thought it would be is hardly uncovered ground in literature, but Grossman marries this to the very concept of young adult fiction, and the momentousness, heroism and epic nature that makes up so much of it – setting up an entire generation of kids for dashed hopes and dreams.
It's a mark of Grossman's success that he builds this concept into a genuinely successful fantasy: a story that you love reading and a world you enjoy being in. It's a further mark of his success that The Magician's Land manages to answer all of those hard questions the earlier books raised, squarely acknowledging that our hopes and dreams probably won't come true, but still ends on a positive and uplifting note. The Magician's Land is an excellent conclusion to one of the finest works of fantasy in the last twenty years.
2. The Bone Clocks
The brigadier I knew has left his bombed-out face, leaving me alone with the clock, shelves of handsome books nobody ever reads, and one certainty: that whatever I do with my life, however much power, wealth, experience, knowledge or beauty I'll accrue, I, too, will end up like this vulnerable old man. When I look at Brigadier Reginald Philby, I'm looking down time's telescope at myself.
David Mitchell has always been known for having a pastiche writing style, switching easily from the viewpoint of a 19th century diarist to a Worcestershire schoolboy to a Korean clone-slave in a dystopian future, all while maintaining his own magical authorial voice, replete with wit and dazzling wordplay. The Bone Clocks returns to the patchwork style we saw in earlier novels like Ghostwritten and Cloud Atlas, skipping across the threads in the life of Holly Sykes, from 1980s England to the coast of Ireland in a future ravaged by climate change, by way of Cambridge, Switzerland, Iraq, Australia, Iceland and plenty more besides. In the background of Holly's life, the conclusion to a centuries-long battle between different factions of immortals is being played out.
The Bone Clocks is not David Mitchell's finest novel; I felt that the framework meant we never truly got to know Holly as a character, and the tone stumbles badly in the penultimate chapter as the immortals come out of the shadows and onto the stage. But it is, nonetheless, a David Mitchell novel, and every sentence is a feast.
1. The War of the Worlds
Never before in the history of the world had such a mass of human beings moved and suffered together. The legendary hosts of Goths and Huns, the hugest armies Asia has ever seen, would have been but a drop in that current. And this was no disciplined march; it was a stampede – a stampede gigantic and terrible – without order and without a goal, six million people unarmed and unprovisioned, driving headlong. It was the beginning of the rout of civilisation, of the massacre of mankind.
No matter that I've read and watched and experienced so many adaptations of this story that I already could have written a plot synopsis: the original is the best. I was pleasantly surprised to find, when I finally got around to reading this 116-year-old novel, that it was the most captivating piece of fiction I'd read in a very long time. Wells' timeless tale of imperial destruction and genocide is a classic for a reason: from the sultry, eerie heat of the summer evening in Woking, to the panicked flight at the Leatherhead ferry, to the horrible stillness of a deserted London, he takes the reader through a series of unforgettable set-pieces as he wreaks apocalyptic devastation on the suburbs of London – which, even though set in the 19th century, still seem the very definition of humdrum normalcy. The War of the Worlds is an enduring classic for a good reason, and even if you know the story, it's a book you absolutely must read.


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(WHDH) — Snapchat's new design has angered a lot of people, but it's one celebrity's tweet that could be cause for concern.
Snapchat lost six percent in the stock market Thursday, working out to more than $1.3 billion is loss value.
Some said a tweet by Kylie Jenner is to blame.
"So does anyone else not open Snapchat anymore? Or is it just me… Ugh this is so sad!" Jenner tweeted.
She followed that with a second tweet saying that she loved the app, calling it her first love.
Recently the app made more changes to the user experience, leading to a Change.org petition that has already gained more than one million signatures.
The company has acknowledged that the update has felt uncomfortable for many, adding they will be rolling out updates soon to correct any issues that users are facing.
Snapchat also said they will listen closely to find new ways for the service to improve.
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PIQUA — The Piqua High School Show Choir will host its 10th annual quarter auction from 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at the Piqua High School commons/cafeteria. The doors open at 5:30 p.m. to preview the auction items.
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The Piqua High School Vocal Department will be presenting its holiday concert, "Tis the Season," and 18th annual Cookie Walk on Sunday, Dec. 9. The performances will take place in the Hartzell Center for the Performing Arts at 2:30 and 4:30 p.m. The Cookie Walk will be held in the Piqua High School Commons, where cookies will be displayed on decorated tables and sold for $6.50 per pound.
The concerts will feature several guest musicians including the Gotham City Brass Quintet and organist David Broerman. The choirs are conducted by Tom Westfall and accompanied by Carol Palmer.
Performances will include the Women's Chorus, Men's Chorus, "The Company" Show Choir, and the Concert Choir. As in the past, the Concert Choir will conclude the concert with the "Hallelujah Chorus," and former choir members, as well as audience members, will be invited to join them on stage to sing.
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Yuvraj Singh's fitness tips
Want to be as fit as Yuvraj Singh? The cricketer recommends that the most vital form of exercise you can do is just runhealth-and-fitness Updated: Mar 12, 2013 18:04 IST
You'd think that a top cricketer would get enough exercise batting and bowling in the nets, and going through fielding drills. But Yuvraj Singh will tell you it gets worse. Apart from almost four hours practising his craft, he does various exercises — the most important one being running.
"It's important in any sportsman's life. To remain fit and to keep improving, you have to run. It's also the best form of fitness," says the cricketer, who switches between short sprints and long jogs as per his schedule.
In fact, running has even played a huge part in his return to fitness after his battle against cancer.
"Chemotherapy had hurt my my lung capacity, so running was something I did every single day for over eight months, and I'm finally feeling good," he says, adding, "Even though I need to put in extra hours due to what my body has been through, running is a vital part of my regime." As part of his association with Puma, he's also promoting Urban Stampede, a marathon that encourages participation from corporates and schools. "I'll run too if my schedule permits, but it's the kind of event everyone should participate in," he says.
Yuvraj's routine
When a series is underway, the cricketer puts a lot of effort into his diet as well as his fitness. We got him to share the regime he follows during cricket season.
Breakfast: Cereals, milk, eggs and fibrous fruits.
On field: Foam rolling and activations.
Warm up: Mobility exercises, running drills, run through, dynamic stretching, cricket specific movements and drills, agility drills and sprints.
Skill practice: Batting (two hours), bowling (one hour) and fielding (30 to 45 minutes).
Lunch: High on proteins, balanced with carbohydrates.
Weight Training (Strength session): Pull-ups, push-ups, bench presses, bench pulls, dumbbell rows/cable rows, hip lifts, squats, dead lifts and lunges.
Core Training: Roll-outs, lateral hold, prone holds, plate chops, swiss ball jackknife.
Recovery: Ice bath or swimming. Hydration at all times during activity with water or a recommended energy drink. Yoga and breathing exercises.
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December Confidence Index Released
The Conference Board released their December Consumer Confidence Index today. Although confidence in the economy hasn't worsened (it's actually up just a tick), consumers are still pessimistic about the future. How this continued malaise will affect the local housing market remains to be seen. In the past, whenever confidence dropped the number of sellers increased and the number of buyers decreased. So far, this has not occurred, locally. Obviously, homeowners in our area do not need or want to sell. Inventory of homes for sale has remained at an all-time low this year.
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It's no secret October has been rough in terms of weather the last two years in South Carolina.
One of the many trickle down effects of last year's hurricane and the historic flooding of 2015 was a decline in attendance at the Myrtle Beach Fall Harley Rally.
As of Thursday, the sun has been glistening on the shiny choppers and bringing bright smiles to vendors and business owners.
Leslie Beaver, the Owner of Beaver Bar, said she isn't sure if people are reluctant to head north because of the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma and Maria.
"I thought maybe we might lose some of our Florida, Georgia people due to Hurricane Irma or Hurricane Maria," said Beaver. "Some of the vendors are a little more optimistic. They seem to think that everything's normal compared to last year."
George and Kelly Merced, the owners of Chrome Premium Cigars, have been attending the rallies in Murrells Inlet for years, but Matthew made for a rough start as a vendor last year.
"It threw the bike week off a little bit as far as attendance because we go right from here to Daytona Florida where our main store is," said George Merced. "We're really happy to be here and this year the weather is beautiful 100 percent the weather gods are with us,"
It takes a lot of time money and preparation to dish out authentic italian food to hungry bikers, and Jason Dailey with Johnny Paffuto's Italiano said bad weather can really hurt business.
"Anytime you get any of the rain or flooding or anything like that it definitely puts a damper on business," said Dailey. "Perfect example in the spring we had rain days and it really put a damper on things but it's been a fabulous week so far for this fall rally."
The event ends Sunday, and all the vendors and bikers are hoping that the sun sticks around as long as the bikes.


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Jim just sits there staring blankly into space saying: "unbelievable..."
"That bad?" I ask.
"What?" asks Milton.
"The feedback."
"Oh, that was predictably robust. That was OK."
"Then why are you two looking so shaken?"
"I can't tell you. If I told you you'd take the piss until Christmas."
"Go on, you can tell me."
"I need lots and lots of coffee. Leave me alone until I've had lots and lots of coffee."
Unbelievable tales from One Who Knows.
'It is a comfort in wretchedness to have companions in woe'.
We're taking a bit of a breather while the world rearranges its underpants. Meanwhile, the other blog is here.
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Beige with anger
Policy Team have been having an in-depth debrief on last week's staff consultation meetings. At the end, Jim and Milton wander out and stagger into the staff room looking grey and shaken.
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Has he had enough coffee yet? We need to know what it was.....!
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Chocolate and Strawberry is a winning dessert combo any time of year, but especially for Valentine's Day! These decadent treats are just what you need for a date night or Valentine's party.
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Chocolate and Strawberry is a winning dessert combo any time of year, but especially for Valentine's Day! These decadent treats are just what you need for a date night or Valentine's party.
Strawberry Filled Cupcakes with Chocolate Icing are a sweet Valentine's Day dessert that is made completely from scratch! Start with a basic, homemade vanilla cupcake and fill it with a strawberry filling. Top with a simple chocolate frosting!
Just in time for Valentine's Day, this decadent layer cake is the perfect way to spoil someone special. Layers of homemade chocolate cake and cheesecake frosting are topped with fresh strawberries and a rich chocolate ganache drizzle.
Strawberries are the perfect fruit to use for making Valentine's Day treats! They are great with chocolate for dessert or mixed into a breakfast dish. Try making some of these strawberry treats for your Valentine this year!
If you are like me and prefer staying in and cooking rather than waiting forever at a restaurant, you will want to find a special treat to make this year. I'm excited to try some of these recipes! Let me know how they turn out for you. If you have any other great ideas for ways to use strawberries for a Valentine's dish, feel free to let me know!
Chocolate-Covered Cheesecake-Filled Strawberries by A Savory Feast
Overnight Strawberry French Toast by A Savory Feast
Strawberry Covered Chocolate Cupcakes by Say Not Sweet Anne
Strawberry Swirl Biscuits by Morsels of Life
Strawberry Pizza by Your Homebased Mom
Strawberry Orange Stuffed French Toast by I Dig Pinterest
Valentine Strawberry Salad by Kirsten Oliphant
Chocolate Covered Strawberry Roses by The Pin Junkie
Strawberry Love Cake by The Plaid and Paisley Kitchen
Sparkling Strawberry Float by Dessert Now Dinner Later
This past weekend I went strawberry picking with my family. It's the beginning of strawberry season here so there weren't a lot of big, ripe ones yet but we still picked enough to make some delicious strawberry desserts.
These Chocolate-Covered Cheesecake-Filled Strawberries were the brilliant idea of my brother's girlfriend and myself. She had made cheesecake-filled strawberries for us before, but we decided to take it to the next level by dipping them in chocolate too!
They are so easy to make, with just 3 ingredients! We bought two slices of pre-made cheesecake and spooned the filling into the strawberries. Make sure you use the biggest strawberries you can find so that you can hollow out a good-sized hole and fill it with lots of cheesecake.
Here's the recipe:
15 large fresh strawberries
2 slices pre-made cheesecake
1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
1. Melt the chocolate chips in a small bowl. Dip all the strawberries in chocolate and lay on parchment paper to harden.
2. Once the chocolate is hardened, cut off the top of the strawberry and use a small spoon or other metal object to cut out the center of the strawberry.
3. Use a small spoon to fill the hole to overflowing with cheesecake. Repeat for all of the strawberries.
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Angry anti-government writing linked to Pentagon gunman
Fri., March 5, 2010
WASHINGTON — A California man killed in a shootout with Pentagon police drove cross-country and arrived outside the military headquarters armed with two semiautomatic weapons, authorities said Friday. The shooter apparently left behind angry, anti-government Internet postings airing suspicions about the 9/11 attacks.
John Patrick Bedell, 36, of Hollister, Calif., was named as the gunman in the Thursday evening attack. Authorities said he'd had previous run-ins with the law.
Investigators have found no immediate connection to terrorism. The attack that superficially wounded two officers guarding the massive Defense Department headquarters appears to be a case of "a single individual who had issues," Richard Keevill, chief of Pentagon police, said Friday.
Hints of those issues emerged in anti-government Internet postings linked to Bedell. One blog linked to Bedell's page on the social networking site LinkedIn contained a two-part treatise on big government, including its vulnerability to being controlled by a criminal organization.
"This organization, like so many murderous governments throughout history, would see the sacrifice of thousands of its citizens, in an event such as the September 11 attacks, as a small cost in order to perpetuate its barbaric control," the blog post read.
Keevill described Bedell as "very well-educated" and well-dressed, wearing a suit that blended with commuters when he showed up at the Pentagon's subway entrance about 6:40 p.m. But he was concealing two 9 millimeter semiautomatic weapons and "many magazines" of ammunition, Keevill said.
When Bedell seemed to reach into his pocket for worker identification, he was instead reaching for a gun, Keevill said.
"He just reached in his pocket, pulled out a gun and started shooting" at point-blank range, Keevill said. "He walked up very cool. He had no real emotion on his face."
Bedell died Thursday night from head wounds received when the two injured officers and another officer returned fire, Keevill said.
Although the gunfire near the subway exit in Arlington, Va., lasted less than a minute, Keevill said, numerous shots were fired. Bedell was not wearing body armor, he added.
One officer suffered a thigh wound and the other was hit in the shoulder. Keevill said they were superficial injuries, and both have been released from the hospital.
There was more ammunition in Bedell's car, which authorities found in a local parking garage.
"He came here from California," Keevill said. "We were able to identify certain locations that he spent that last several weeks making his way from the West coast to the East coast."
Keevill said he did not know what motivated the shooting: "I have no idea what his intentions were."
On a Wikipedia page linked to Bedell, a user by the name JPatrickBedell revealed ill feelings toward the government and the armed forces.
JPatrickBedell wrote that he was "determined to see that justice is served" in the death of Marine Col. James Sabow, who was found dead in the backyard of his California home in 1991. The death was ruled a suicide but the case has long been the source of theories of a cover up. Sabow's family has maintained that he was murdered because he was about to expose covert military operations in Central America involving drug smuggling.
That posting can be linked to Bedell through court documents matching the shooter's birth date but Keevill said Friday that authorities had not made "a final determination" that the shooter was the same Bedell.
The user named JPatrickBedell wrote the Sabow case was "a step toward establishing the truth of events such as the September 11 demolitions."
That same posting railed against the government's enforcement of marijuana laws and included links to the author's 2006 court case in Orange County, Calif., involving allegations of cultivating marijuana and resisting a police officer. Court records available online show the date of birth on the case mentioned by the user JPatrickBedell matches that of the John Patrick Bedell suspected in the shooting.
The assault at the very threshold of the Pentagon — the U.S. capital's ground zero on Sept. 11, 2001 — came four months after a deadly attack on the Army's Fort Hood, Texas, post allegedly by a U.S. Army psychiatrist with radical Islamic leanings.
Hatred of the government motivated a man in Texas last month to fly a small plane into a building housing Internal Revenue Service offices, killing an IRS employee and himself.
The shooting resembled one in January in which a gunman walked up to the security entrance of a Las Vegas courthouse and opened fire with a shotgun, killing one officer and wounding another before being gunned down in a barrage of return fire.
The subway station is immediately adjacent to the Pentagon building, a five-sided northern Virginia colossus across the Potomac River from Washington. Since a redesign following the 2001 terrorist attack on the Pentagon, riders can no longer disembark directly into the building. Riders take a long escalator ride to the surface from the underground station, then pass through a security check outside the doors of the building, where further security awaits.
Transit officials said the subway station would remain closed at least part of the day Friday while the FBI continued its investigation.
Keevill said the gunman gave no clue to the officers at the checkpoint about what he was going to do.
"There was no distress," he said. "When he reached into his pocket, they assumed he was going to get a pass and he came up with a gun."
Keevill added: "We have layers of security and it worked. He never got inside the building to hurt anyone."
Ronald Domingues, 74, who lives next door to Bedell's parents in a gated golf course community in Hollister, said he doesn't know the family well. But he said Bedell sometimes lived with his parents and struck him "like a normal young man."
"I wouldn't suspect he would be involved in anything like this," Domingues said.
Domingues described the neighborhood as middle-class. He said the Bedells live in a one story Southwestern-style stucco home, which was dark Thursday night.
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Angel noticed something very off about Claude. He was much clingier than usual. Sure, they were just separated for a few months, but that's aside the point, it got to where, when he slept, he always had one hand on her; if she moved, he stirred awake.
One morning, however, his back was turned to her as he slept and she stirred awake. Taking in a deep breath, she quietly tip toed around him and out the guest room door. "…Angel?" he called, his eyes still shut, and his form still unmoved.
Angela stirred awake and peeked at her daughter, groaning as she moved her large white wings from her way. Angel turned and smiled. "Morning daddy~"
"Where are you going?" he asked groggily.
The teen was slightly confused as she looked around the empty room, then down the hall at the rest of the uniformed teens and young adults heading out the door. "…the school." she answered. "That was the deal we made with Tomoe, remember? Everyone attends school until we find that Mikage dude?"
The spider sighed and dismissively rolled back in his futon. "Don't talk to strangers." he groaned out. "And stay close to the group."
"Tomoe is staying here today." she stated. "He said that he wanted to get to know you guys."
"Don't worry sweetie." Angela stated, smiling through her tiredness. "We'll be fine. Have fun~!"
The teen then smiled and rushed to follow everyone else with a quick, "Love you mom! See ya dad!"
Claude pulled the blankets from his face at the sound of that, staring his golden eyes into blank space. '…Too bad I won't see you…' he thought.
Angela looked down at the spider with a sigh before kneeling down to the floor and stroking his wavy black hair. "Is something wrong Claude?" she asked. "You used to be able to tell me anything, remember?"
The demon chuckled slightly. "That was nearly two thousand years ago." he answered. "After that, Angel was born, and you were gone. I remember perfectly." She was silent as she continued to stroke the night black locks. After a few moments, he sighed. "…I can't see." he stated sadly. "I haven't been able to see anything but darkness since we came to this realm. Perhaps it was that flash of light; got too much for my eyes perhaps."
"I think not." a new voice sighed from the doorway. Turning, Angela saw Tomoe leaning on the wall with his arms crossed. "After talking with Sebastian, he told me that back in your realm, you were a spider demon, and William said the same before he left to the town. Is this true?"
"And Twilight told me that you all have gained the powers that are common in the realm you are in. Is that true also?"
The kitsune shook his head, letting out a small chuckle. "Tsuchigumo." he huffed, gaining confusion from the guests. "It is my understanding that you, along with your daughter, and all other supernatural beings from your realm simply became the yokai that you would be if you were born in this realm. Your sudden blindness is all the proof I need to confirm it."
Angela looked over at him in confusion as Claude turned his head in interest. "Why would this blindness be proof?" he asked.
Tomoe entered the room and sat on the floor with the two. "You see, Claude, tsuchigumo are very powerful yokai. They have amazing healing abilities, can even revive the dead, cast curses, can jump at high and long distances without injury, have amazing strength and speed, and are even sirens, both men and women."
"What does that have to do with my sight?" the spider asked impatiently.
The fox took in a deep breath before he answered. "There's a catch to all that power." he explained. "Tsuchigumo lose a sense at birth, so they could be mute, anosmia, deaf, but usually are blind. It's rare to find a tsuchigumo that has no disabilities. I've only seen one in the last five hundred years, but he wasn't nearly as powerful as a blind or deaf tsuchigumo."
"And you think that Angel is a yokai too?" Angela asked in slight worry.
Tomoe nodded, clutching his chin in thought. "I'm not sure what kind though. She's not a jorogumo at all, nothing like the many jorogumo I've met in the past. Of course, you're not a jorogumo either…Angela, what were you in your home realm?"
"An angel." she answered.
The kitsune thought for a moment. "…I just don't know." he sighed. "I would say tengu, but we already have one tengu, and that's bad enough as it is. What about your daughter?"
"She was a dog demon at home." Claude answered.
To this, the fox only bit his lip and thought harder. "…I would say inugami, but that specific breed of yokai is exclusive to dead dogs." Claude felt his heart stop as his froze stiff and tense. This didn't go unnoticed to Tomoe as he just sighed and waved it off. "Don't worry." he sighed. "Your daughter isn't dead…I still don't know what she is though…maybe an okami, but I believed they were extinct before I was born. I never had the pleasure to meet one, but I've heard stories about them."
"Perhaps this is an easier one." Angela stated. "Sebastian was a crow demon."
Hearing that, Tomoe flattened his head and glared at the unknown yokai. "…Great. A tengu. Just what we need in this shrine. I thought Kurama was enough…" Shaking his head, Tomoe sighed. "What about Christi?" he asked. "If she is truly Sebastian's daughter, then she must've been a demon in your realm as well, right?"
The couple shrugged. "This was the first we actually heard about her being related to Sebastian by blood." Angela admitted. "We suspected that she wasn't related to Ciel by blood, but we thought she was still human. We don't know what kind of demon she was at home."
The newly discovered tsuchigumo thought for a moment. "William and his son, Jeremy, they were both grim reapers. Does that count as a yokai?"
Tomoe considered the thought but shook his head. "Yokai are simply Japanese spirits and demons. A grim reaper, I believe, would be a shinigami, which is a Japanese grim reaper. Following that logic, I think they would be shinigami."
"This might be another easy one." Claude stated, turning to Tomoe as he found the willpower to sit up. "Sebastian's oldest daughter, Justine. She was a cat demon."
Tomoe smacked his face upon hearing that and oozed his claw-like hand to his chin, where he simply dropped it, smacking his lap in the process. "A bakeneko." he uttered. "A bakeneko. Staying. In this shrine."
On the way to the school, Ciel and Christi walked side by side in the large crowd of their group. The boy was confused that the young girl hadn't sparked conversation yet, but passed it off as her being stressed and not wanting to talk. "…Nice day, don't you think Christi?" Ciel asked. He felt a strong need to get her to be her cheerful self again. Still, her mouth remained shut.
"I think things are starting to look up." he stated with a smile. "I saw Pinki scratch her back earlier this morning, and if I remember correctly, that usually means that it's a lucky day."
Christi only gave him a glance and a smirk as if to ask, "You believe in that?"
The boy chuckled. "…I don't typically believe in what doesn't make logical sense, you know, aside from what we've already seen, but I think this Pinki Sense thing is quite useful." he stated, reading her mind. "I remember Pinki telling me that some things just require a leap of faith and cannot be explained. I don't know, perhaps I'm overthinking all this…but…why are we trying so hard to return home when our past attempts already failed, twice for us now?"
When Christi was silent still, Ciel stopped and fell behind the group, causing the girl to stop as well. "…I've noticed Claude isn't the same as before." he thought out loud. "He broke down in that shack we lived in for several months, and now he…just doesn't…something's just not…quite right." he stated. "Now, I'm scared for you." he admitted. "In the last realm, we gained powers and abilities that were common in that realm, as well as consequences and drawbacks. In this realm, these demons Tomoe and his daughters call 'yokai' are as common as demons at home." Christi tilted her head in curiosity as the boy continued. "So…what if…what if you became a yokai like you were a demon at home? And what if that meant a great consequence?"
The girl paused for a moment. After her pause, she took Ciel's hand and tapped it on her own throat. Ciel's blue eye widened. "…I see… I will ask Tomoe what he knows of this when we return to the shrine." he promised.
"Ciel! Christi! Hurry up!" Pinki exclaimed. "You're falling behind Silly Fillies~!" They ran forward before Pinki could bounce back and start talking their ear off. Ciel wouldn't have admitted it, but he couldn't decide if he liked her better as quiet, reserved Pinkamina or hyper, smiley Pinki.
At the school during the passing period, Romano and Sebastian had a conversation about apologizing for irrational behavior, which turned into an argument about whose fault it was for why they were all roped in this to begin with.
"Why, for the love of everything in this creation, would you blame me for something I wasn't even a part of?! You didn't even know I existed when you got roped into this crap!"
"Well, you were a demon with supernatural cuckoo powers! You could've cursed us from your realm to be roped into this shit!"
"I never had that kind of power! And you know it!"
"If I remember right, you had enough voodoo to clean a two story, thousand acre manner in ten seconds flat! If that's not power, I don't know what is, Sebastard!"
"I already warned you not to call me that!"
"Sebastard! Sebastard! SEBASTARD!"
Suddenly, Sebastian pulled his hand back and threw something at the Italian. When Romano dodged, he looked back at the wall where the steak knife stuck between the lockers. His curl wrinkled as he slowly turned back to see Sebastian's red eyes glow in rage. Night black wings grew behind him and created a large shadow in the hall. Crossing his arms upward with his hands open and free, more sharp steak knives filled his fingers until the number passed the dozens. "…Oh fuck."
The demon threw the knives at bullet speed at the human. Lucky for him, another black winged teen caught the knives and hid the Italian behind the large wings. "If I had known there was another tengu at the school, I would've thrown a welcoming party." he stated with a charming smile.
Sebastian gazed at him through a mist of wonder that started to replace the anger. "…Who are you?"
The new boy smiled with a chuckle. "I'm sorry, I'm just so used to everyone just knowing who I am. My name's Kurama, I'm a crow tengu just like you."
At this point, Sebastian was purely confused. "…Just like…me?" he asked. "I'm afraid you're mistaken."
Kurama shook his head as he inspected the demon after taking a knife in his hand. "Sharp blade, magical aura, black wings, sorry to break it to you, but you're a tengu."
"Over here babe!" he called down the hall to the teen girl running to the tengu and hugging him as he closed his wings. "What's up Akimi?"
She looked over at the shocked Sebastian with his own wings now halfway folded. "I see you met my new friends." she sighed.
The boy sighed, placing his fist on his hip while his other hand rested on her shoulder. "I tried, but they hadn't given me names yet."
"Well, the tan, mean, and slightly scary, but childishly cute one is Romano,"
"And the one with the big black wings and throws tantrums like a five year old is Sebastian."
"I do NOT throw tantrums!" the demon defended himself before pointing a jagged, sharp finger at Romano. "Even if I did, if anyone's to blame for the cause, it's Mr. Bastard over there!"
"Who are you calling bastard, Sebastard?!"
"Stop being a bastard, and I will!"
Kurama looked down at Akimi in confusion as the kitsune groaned. "It's been like that since they started staying in the shrine." she answered.
In another room, Josiphine, Rachel, and Justine laughed as they started to pull out lunches. "Hey, you mind if we sit with Angel today?" the Michaelis girl asked. "We sit with Angelica and Toph every day, and Angel is starting to get a little lonely."
"Why not?" the maid asked with a chuckle. "We're all friends, right?"
The princess smiled. "Well, I don't mind at all." she stated. "Besides, Bardroy, Louisiana, America, and Zuko already filled Angelica's and Toph's table." They laughed a little as they walked over to the Feastus girl.
Sitting with Angel already was Natsumi, and Twilight. "Are these seats taken?" Josiphine asked as she gestured to the empty seats.
Upon seeing her friend, Angel smiled. "Not at all."
The three joined the small table happily as Twilight smiled. "So, Natsumi, you were telling us more about Mikage?"
"Oh yeah!" the teen smiled. "Mikage-oji was great. He was always so kind and knowledgeable about humans. He taught Asami, Akimi, and I everything we know about them. He was also our martial arts master, and he taught us first aid too! Akimi was the one to start calling him 'Mikage-oji' though. Of course, I loved him too, but…no one, not even Oto, loved him like Akimi did, and still does."
"Still does?" Justine asked as the kitsune nodded.
"Yeah." she answered. "Akimi has such faith that he'll come back, and she's still loyal to his honor."
Josiphine smiled, the talk about Mikage reminding her of her own uncle. "I know the feeling of defending an uncle's honor."
"Oh, I forgot my chopsticks in my bag!" Natsumi exclaimed before hurriedly standing and leaving. "I'll be right back!"
Only seconds after she left, Azula threw her lunch on the table, toppling Natsumi's tray, spilling the food, and violently ripped the seat from the table before stomping to sit in the chair. Josiphine growled at her sister. "AZULA!" she shouted. "Natsumi is sitting there!"
"Oh, I'm sorry." the elder sister apologized sarcastically. "Did I sit on her?"
"No." Rachel answered coldly. "She left to get her chopsticks."
To that, Azula shrugged. "Free seat then." Angel and Justine both sat there in infuriated silence. "You peasants should count yourselves lucky that I even decided to sit here with you."
Hearing that, Angel's dog ears grew as she quickly stomped behind Azula's chair and ripped her back, throwing her across the room by her black hair. Justine was no help to the princess. With black cat ears atop her head, she threw a wave of fire at the teen.
Azula tried to stop the flames before she remembered her situation. She was in no position to help herself, and looking over at Twilight, Josiphine, and Rachel, they weren't in any kind of hurry to save her from the scorching punishment that was coming her way as Angel held her in place.
Out of nowhere, Natsumi returned to Azula's aid and extinguished the fire, Asami with her, ripping the Feastus girl's hand from the black hair of the loud mouthed former princess. "What just happened?!" the younger kitsune demanded, her white tipped brown ears and tail fully revealed while her sister's dirty blonde ears and white tipped tail popped into existence as well, expressing pure irritation rather than the shock/anger of the younger teen.
The teens with cat and dog ears uttered explanations before they stopped. "…I never had that kind of strength before…" Angel huffed, gazing at her hand in wonder and awe.
Justine stared at her own hands like a small school girl holding a gun. "…Did I just…do that…?" she asked.
Asami slumped. "You two ARE yokai." she stated before punching her hips with a slanted jaw. "Little Ms. Okami and Bakeneko."


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