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out of curiousity. How many copies do you have in print?
New TGE Review, Plus Retailer Availability Update
Posted on February 10, 2010 Posted by John Scalzi 25 Comments
There's a new review of The God Engines at the book review site Blood of the Muse, and I couldn't ask for a better recommendation. An excerpt:
A vastly rich tale set in a theocratic universe, The God Engines is a modern sci-fi classic, an intriguing examination of faith and worship and godhood. Intelligent and provocative, the narrative reminds me of a classic Twilight Zone episode, well-written, multi-leveled and rich with ideas. The God Engines is the best thing yet from John Scalzi and worthy of award consideration. I can't recommend it highly enough.
And there you have it. Remember that you can read the first chapter of it here.
One problem that we've had with The God Engines is that it initially sold so quickly that retailers had a difficult time keeping it in stock; if you looked at the Amazon page for it, for example, it often said that it would be available in "3 to 6 weeks." Well, Subterranean Press ordered up more printings and now they've made their way to retailers; Amazon now lists it as "in stock," and you should be able to order it from your local bookseller. Remember also that Borders took an order of copies, so if you have a Borders in your neighborhood, it's entirely possible you'll find the book on the shelf there. Which is awesome. All of which is to say: Now available everywhere. Enjoy.
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Quick note on Borders. I'm not sure how accurate it is, but you can check the store availability in your area by pulling up TGE and using the Check Availability link on the right.
Congrats! Excellent review. Very much enjoyed my TGE limited edition goodness from Subterranean.
Another question out of curiosity: How does Bill decide when to make note of a second printing? I noticed on the Subpress site that there isn't a separate printing listed for the trade, but other 1st printing trades that have sold out (e.g. de Lint's _Promises to Keep_, Willis' _D.A._) note the second printing as the edition that's available.
My local Borders had 5 copies of it on the shelf yesterday; very happy to see it and I reduced the inventory to 4. However, with the 18 inches of snow that has arrived in the past 18 hours, I don't recommend that anyone go over there to look for it today.
Damnit, I was in Borders yesterday and didn't even thing to look in the S's.
Clarifying second printings and our website. We held back the last of the first printings, which are available direct from us. Once we've moved those last hundred copies, we'll make note that we only have second printings available on the site.
Hope this helps.
One problem that we've had with The God Engines is that it initially sold so quickly that retailers had a difficult time keeping it in stock….
"Problem," John?
According to Borders' website, no copies of it exist in any Chicago-area stores.
Cool! Thanks for the info.
Hey John,
Any chance we'll see TGE in ebook format anytime soon? :)
Good luck on the book, I am sure you will be successful with it. It has several cooties that I typically avoid so I will personally pass.
Any word on an audible release? Oh and congratulations. Cheers.
Patiently awaiting ebook version. Congrats on quick sell out of inventory.
eBook and audio versions: No plans yet for either, although that might change in the future.
Any news on UK availability?
Not yet. Someone over there is looking at it, no offer from them yet (but no rejection, either).
Hmm. Hmm. Just had a read over on the link to the first chapter. Very cool. Until I finish my MBA my reading time is essentially nil, but this has definitely earned a slot in my post-MBA reading list. Best of luck with it.
I cancelled my pre-order and re-ordered on amazon. This moved up my shipdate from mar 11 to feb 12.
I got mine a while back. My girlfriend ordered directly from Subterranian. I read it in one sitting. Not at all what I was expecting it to be, which is good. I really liked it.
The last I was there Mysterious Galaxy had two copies left. So if you're in San Diego you might get lucky.
They had three copies, until I bought one. A dark and disturbing tale. I'm starting to think a certain deity got a bit beyond himself when he enslaved Loki (unless he made an even worse mistake by enslaving Wotan Treacherous :) .
John, I do have a question about TGD. Have you read Harry Turtledove's Between the Rivers?
@16 you know you can just order from Subterranean and … er, pay the shipping, and then pay the import duty and the post-office rip-off fee for paying your duty. Which, um, may have nearly doubled the price of the book.
But, hey, I got a copy! And it's great! I loved it! I just wish there was more of it :-)
(Insert shameless plug for favorite bookstore) Just so you know, Dreamhaven in Minneapolis has some in stock as well. That's where I got mine on Wednesday.
I liked The God Engines very much, so I recommended it to a friend (a knowlegeable SF fan). After he finished, I bet him a case of beer that I could give him a complete review and analysis of the book in 2 words. I am happy to say that he was honorable enough to deliver the Labatt Blue personally.
Thanks for a great story.
gary masters,
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ASAI Code 7th Edition: 2.4(c), 3.3, 3.16, 3.17, 3.19(a), 3.19(b), 3.19(c), 3.19(d)
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The ASAI received six complaints in relation to this advertisement.
Complainants considered the advertisement to be racist, offensive, anti-English in sentiment, stirring up anti-English feelings, and both highly insensitive and bigoted towards English people. Complaints included that the content was confusing, inciting to violence, inflammatory, harmful and hostile and bordering on incitement to hatred of all things English.
Complainants also considered the advertisement to be unhelpful in context of Brexit, and inappropriate in the current time of fear of a hard border being re-introduced.
The advertisers said they were mindful of their obligations under the Code of Standards for Advertising and Marketing Communications in Ireland (the "Code") and similarly under the UK Code of Non-Broadcast Advertising and Direct and Promotional Advertising (the "CAP Code"). They said that the advertisement in question promoted the Paddy Power brand and that there was no underlying promotion. They said the advertisement appeared in the Irish Times and in the sports section of the Irish Star and the Irish Sun on 2 February 2019, and on Paddy Power's Facebook and Twitter pages over the weekend of 1-3 February 2019.
The advertisers said they sought to promote advertising campaigns that were edgy, humorous and engaging and believed it can be said that the public in Ireland and the UK recognised that their marketing campaigns contained a humorous and mischievous element, to the extent that their mischief was rooted in popular culture and news events. They said that it was never their intention to cause offence with the advertisement and expressed their regrets for any offence caused to the complainants in this instance. They said, however, they did not believe that offence was a rational response to the advertisement.
The advertisers said that the advertisement was created as a satirical joke in the lead-up to the Ireland versus England Six Nations rugby game in Dublin on Saturday 2 February 2019. They said that this was the first Irish game of the Six Nations, held on the opening weekend of the competition. They said the advertisement referenced the friendly sporting rivalry between the countries and the poor performance of the English rugby team against the Irish rugby team over the previous two years, and contained a double-entendre, intended as a humorous reference to publicly debated English misfortunes since the Brexit referendum two years ago.
The advertisers said that the advertisement ran as part of a Paddy Power branded Six Nations campaign which included three billboards ('Try putting a tariff on this Irish beef'; 'There's no stopping these backstops'; and 'Welcome to the biggest English-speaking City in Europe') and a 'Passport Office' activation in Dublin city over the weekend of 1-3 February 2019. They said the Campaign was intended to ignite Brexit fun and friendly rivalry between the fans of the Irish and English teams. They said the social media post they made in respect of the Campaign was extremely popular and received over 4,800 likes and 918 shares on Facebook and 2,400 likes and 604 shares on Twitter. They said that the advertisement itself and the Campaign received widespread positive traction across social media.
The advertisers said that England ultimately beat Ireland well in the game. They said that at that stage, the Campaign and their response to the match result received even more positive traction and that their social media post asking for help in removing the billboards received 1400 likes and 194 shares. They said they continued with similar, self-deprecating and light-hearted banter in the immediate aftermath of the match on their social media channels.
The advertisers said they believed the advertisement and the Campaign were generally well-received and understood as light-hearted humorous reflections in relation to Brexit and friendly sporting rivalry between the English and Irish teams. They said that the implied reference in the advertisement in relation to 800 years of English rule in Ireland was not intended as a hostile or inflammatory reference. They said the reference to '800 years' of English rule was a commonly used saying / reference in Ireland, England and worldwide, to the history of English rule of Ireland. They said that a basic google search using the terms '800 years Ireland' or '800 years of repression' or '800 years English rule' substantiates this and makes clear the notoriety of the reference to '800 years' as being a reference to 800 years of English rule in Ireland.
The advertisers said the advertisement did not incite racial hatred and refuted this suggestion. They said that the tongue-in-cheek language used in the advertisement and the context in the background of its appearance (i.e. Six Nations sporting rivalry and Brexit) made clear that they were not subjecting people to ridicule or exploiting them on the grounds of race. They said that light hearted humorous references of historical relations and matters of public debate between competing countries was commonplace in sports and that this was something they regularly do, in a light-hearted way.
They referred to a press coverage of a number of previous campaigns, including advertising related to Euro 2016 which featured Scottish people singing about the fact that they did not mind that they had failed to qualify for the UEFA Euro 2016 football tournament, as they could still bet on England to lose it. The advertisers said that despite it being the 7th most complained about ad in the UK in 2016, the Advertising Standards Authority UK had not found the advertisement in breach, stating that while "some viewers might have found the sentiment of the ad to be unkind, but as a whole it would generally be understood to be a light-hearted and humorous reflection of the friendly sporting rivalry between England and Scotland".
The advertisers said the advertisement was socially responsible, it contained a responsible gambling message and an '18+' symbol and complied with Section 10 of the Code (Gambling).
The advertisers said the Campaign and the Advertisement itself were extremely popular with both British and Irish citizens and that an immense level of goodwill was shown to their brand as a result. They said they did not receive backlash on social media from activist groups and had no requests from the press for official comment. They said that Paddy Power's core markets were the UK and Ireland and that this was where most of their employees were located. They said that it would not make sense for them to intentionally inflame relations in their core markets.
The advertisers said they had an internal steering group within their brand marketing team who supervise their branded campaigns and that, given the importance of the Six Nations and the Campaign to their brand, they ensured that their internal steering group, made up of Irish and English employees closely monitored public reaction to the advertisement and the Campaign. They said the Campaign was a huge success for them from a marketing perspective.
Complaints Upheld.
The Complaints Committee considered the detail of the complaint and the advertisers' response.
The Committee noted that that the advertisement ran as part of a Paddy Power's branded Six Nations campaign and that it was created as a satirical joke in the lead-up to the Ireland versus England Six Nations rugby game in Dublin.
The Committee accepted that friendly sporting rivalry between teams prevailed, whether at provincial, national or international level. The Committee also considered that reference to 'pain, suffering and humiliation' may have an appropriate place in rugby as a contact sport and given the performance history between teams. However, noting the history between the two countries, the Committee considered that references to pain, suffering and humiliation with 'we'll be even' was likely to cause offence.
They considered that the content was neither prepared with a sense of responsibility to consumers and to society nor responsive to the diversity in Irish society and was in breach of Code sections 3.3, 3.16 and 3.17.
As the advertisement was time bound, no further action required in this case. The Committee reminded advertisers to exercise care when referencing historical relations between countries.


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I came down with UC in 2003 after the birth of my son. The meds i was given helped but did not stop me from having flares and they seemed to become less effective over time. It reached the point where every day of my life was ruled by my gut and i was continually tormented with symptoms. I found discussion about SCD on the internet. After reading a book by Raman Prasad called Colitis and Me i was so convinced that SCD had helped him, that I decided to give it a go.
I noticed a positive effect after about 3 weeks. After several months I was completely fine and stupidly decided to re-introduce some non SCD foods. I continued to be fine for several months and then had the flare from hell. I re-introduced full SCD but it took ages to get that flare under control. I was continuing with meds throughout this time. After having such a horrible flare I was completely committed to SCD and plugged away with it. I had another flare even though i was compliant with SCD, however it turned out that this flare was the last flare I ever had. After working through that flare I have been in good health for about 5 years now. I have had 2 colonoscopies each separated by 2 years and each completely clear. I have now ceased taking the small remission dose of medication that I used to take and continue to be well.
I know beyond a shadow of a doubt that SCD is what healed me (however I think it helped to also continue with meds until completely well and beyond for a while). A cynic reading this might say that maybe I just got better on the medication, but I know the SCD was critical because I know how much better I felt on the food - I could feel how this food was more digestible and gave me a fighting chance. I also know how poorly I was doing on the meds before I introduced SCD into my arsenal.
I think the most important thing for someone trying SCD to remember is that it may not work instantly and you may still have flares in the early stages. UC is a tough disease and it took your body a long time to get sick so it may take a long time to get well too. If you persist through ups and downs hopefully you will have the same perfect result that I did. It's also important to pay attention to how foods affect you specifically and avoid any foods that you can't digest (even though SCD legal) until your digestion improves. In my case I could not handle raw fruit other than ripe bananas for a long time but cooked was OK. Also, during a flare I could not handle almond meal baking. The first type of nut product I could handle was nut butter (pecan or macadamia) - because it is smooth there were no rough bits to bother my inflamed gut. Over time I progressed and was gradually able to handle all SCD foods - even lentils and beans.
After many years of good health I am now cautiously experimenting with SCD illegal foods - treats like chocolate and icecream. No problems, however I am still cautious.
I would like to thank Elaine for all her hard work and selflessness in studying and writing her book so she should spread the word about what she had learned through her daughter.
- Max Power "Max Power" - Tastes like grains.I'm a vegan, no dairy or egg for me. And I body-build. That is a hard combination to master, and you have to be somewhat careful about your diet. I'm lactose intolerant, and Whey makes it even worse. Eggs give me gas and egg mixes always have artificial flavors. Soy even gives me gas. Hemp gives me gas and is quite gritty. Rice and pea protein I can handle.
This stuff is sprouted grains, which is great because the proteins become easier to digest when they are sprouted, and sprouting them also creates beneficial enzymes and probiotics. The taste is reminiscent of plain oatmeal or plain brown rice, which makes it a good candidate for adding some bulk and protein to fruit or yogurt smoothies. It is really easy to digest and is easy on my stomach. It doesn't give me any gas. It mixes easily and has no strange grit. Granted there is fiber, but it is very palatable. The enzymes and probiotics help break down the complex carbohydrates, proteins, and starches. Drinking this with some power-fruits makes me feel good,like I've had a healthy meal, not like I've taken a shortcut like protein extracts make me feel. My muscles are still hungry after protein extracts. Nothing is a substitute for whole, real food, like RAW MEAL provides. You'll still need to get antioxidants from fruits and veggies, but this is a good filler and your body will notice the difference.
I mix this with fruit and tender vegetable leaves like spinach and kale, and it is great. It has a very neutral and natural flavor and never dominates a smoothie. I do not like it as much plain, but it is better than protein extracts plain. I think this is because it is not extracts or isolates. I can actually eat this stuff on top of oatmeal or cereal or yogurt and it is similar to ground flax seed.
Too much concentrated protein in mega doses is actually very hard on your body, and your liver especially, which has to work extra hard to filter out the excess protein it cant immediately use. Your body was not designed to be hit with megaloads of protein. It is much easier on your body and your gut if the protein is in a natural state, mixed in with fibers, starches, and antioxidants. And the enzymes and probiotics lets your body utilize those things to their maximum efficiency.
This paragraph might gross out a few people, but to get personal, my bowels get loose as heck with protein isolates, my body just wants it out. And I feel like all the nutrients are literally just flushed down the toilet. With RAW MEAL my stools are normal.
Anyway, hope that helps.


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The BM-21 launch vehicle (Russian: БМ-21 "Град"), (Grad) a Soviet truck-mounted 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, and a M-21OF rocket were developed in the early 1960s. BM stands for boyevaya mashina, 'combat vehicle', and the nickname grad means 'hail'. The complete system with the BM-21 launch vehicle and the M-21OF rocket has designation as M-21 Field Rocket System. The complete system is more commonly known as a Grad multiple rocket launcher system. In NATO countries, the system (either the complete system or the launch vehicle only) was initially known as M1964. Several other countries have copied it or developed similar systems.
The system has been exported to many nations and copied by some. Since 2006 Hamas has fired 122mm Grad rockets, copies made in Iran, and Eastern-bloc versions modified to expand their range and lethality, into Israel. The rockets were believed to be smuggled into the Gaza Strip via tunnels from Egypt. Some of the rockets were of a Chinese Grad variant. Hamas sources said they were pleased by the performance of the Chinese variants of the BM-21 Grad rocket, which demonstrated a far greater range and blast impact than Palestinian-made rockets, as well as Russian-origin Grads or Katyushas.
Photo etch is only for the truck. This is used for a variety of small items like bits on the spare tire carrier, the defroster vents atop the dash, hood latches and other grille items, motor belts, a small bulkhead on the underside of the bed, a tray in the back and some very convoluted rear bumper items. Good luck bending this straight piece into these items.
Instructions are well drawn and actually rather busy, thanks to all the parts. There are 30 construction steps with the only color information being provided being that for external painting, so you will need to do a web search to figure out the color of the engine, transmission and the interior colors. Decals (not shown) are for a single truck in overall Soviet Army Green and consist of what look to be plates and a pair of Guards emblems for the doors as well as the instrument panel. Considering the number of countries that use this, one would have thought that perhaps some additional markings options would have been provided.
If you have not already figured it out, this is a very parts intensive kit. But you need a lot of little parts to provide the sort of detail many modelers demand from their kits. Due to all the small parts, I would not recommend this one for the beginner. However, if you want a pretty neat vehicle and take your time in construction, you will be rewarded with a superb model.
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Nasugbu is the largest municipality in the province of Batangas, Philippines. It encompasses more than 100 square miles and features 42 individual villages. Six of Nasugbu's barangays feature several vacation resorts, most of which are situated along the shores of the South China Sea. Nasugbu is the Philippines' largest sugar cane producing region and visitors will view more than 65,000 plantation acres along the national highway leading into town.
Barangay Balaytique
Tali Beach resorts in Nasugbu's Barangay Balaytique include Jo and Johnny's Beach and Dive Inn (tali-beach.com), also known as Tali Beach Resort, Club Punta Fuego (clubpuntafuego.com.ph) and Villa Enriques (villaenriques.com). Jo and Johnny's Beach and Dive Inn is a small resort, with two full-service suites, two cabanas and two standard guest rooms. Amenities include outdoor showers and a swimming pool. Food packages are optional and can be added to accommodation rates. Club Punta Fuego (clubpuntafuego.com.ph) is comprised of a yacht club and resort community. Accommodations are situated on a private stretch of Batangas beach with a landscaped beachside boardwalk. The resort's 28 cabanas can accommodate from two to 12 people; the 33 casitas can sleep up to four people each; and the four executive suites offer king-size beds. Dining options include a bar and grill, a juice bar and two main restaurants. The resort features nine beaches, a golf course, biking and walking trails, four swimming pools and a movie theater. Villa Enriques (villaenriques.com) is a five-room villa-style resort, with private beach access, a hot tub, an outdoor swimming pool and two full-size, common kitchen areas. Guest rooms are available individually, or the entire villa can be rented for larger groups.
Barangay Batulao
Evercrest Golf Club Resort (evercrestgolfclubresort.com) is located in Nasugbu's Barangay Batulao. This village is a few miles east of the South China Sea coast. The resort features 76 guest rooms, each with its own private balcony. Evercrest Golf Club Resort not only has its own golf course and putting green, it also offers an Olympic-sized swimming pool, tennis court, fitness center, jogging path, spa and an open-air whirlpool. Dining options include one of three full-service eateries: Casa Luna, El Patio Restaurant and Evercrest Hall.
Barangay Bucana
Barangay Bucana offers several of Nasugbu's resorts along the area's main thoroughfare, Apacible Boulevard, which is near Nasugbu Park, marketplaces, restaurants and local beaches. Shorebirds Beach Resort (shorebirdsbeach.multiply.com) offers 10 guest rooms, two beachfront cottages and one family-size cottage. Guests to the resort may bring their own food and drink, but cooking is only allowed on supplied barbecue grills near the beach. M Garden Beach Resort (mgardenbeachresort.com) sits within walking distance of the beach, and offers outdoor swimming pools, private beach access with a volleyball court, roof-top dining and bamboo hut accommodations. 'L Caraz Beach Front Resort (lcarazbeachfront.com) features a variety of accommodations for business or pleasure including a private house with a swimming pool, two family-size apartment units, private guest rooms, nipa huts and studio units. Amenities include an on-site restaurant, grocery store, snack bar, gift shop, resort swimming pool, beach access and a karaoke machine. JohnDel Beach Resort (johndelresort.net) offers 36 air conditioned guest rooms and two beachfront cottages. The resort features an outdoor swimming pool, on-site dining, a private beachfront, a gaming room and boat tours along the Nasugbu shoreline. El Cacar Beach Resort (elcacar.multiply.com), formerly La Alpea Beach, features two cottages, four kamalig or shed-style rooms, three nipa huts and 12 guest rooms. Amenities include an adult and children's swimming pool, beachside tables and on-site catering services. Adams Beach Resort (adamsbeach.resortsbatangas.com) offers the following accommodations: private guest rooms, villas, huts and gazebos. The resort has an outdoor swimming pool, beach access and water sports rentals for banana boating and rafting. Each villa has its own kitchen, while guest rooms, huts and gazebos have use of the resort's outdoor barbecues. 4V Beach Resort (4vbeachresort.com) offers accommodations for all budgets ranging from beachfront huts to deluxe, air conditioned guest rooms. Resort amenities include a swimming pool, beach access, a grocery store, outdoor showers, barbecue grills, video karaoke and beach volleyball and soccer. Maryland Beach Resort (beachhouse.cjb.net) features various accommodations including poolside cottages and duplexes, family and deluxe guest rooms, suites, economy cottages and beach huts or sheds. The resort offers an adult swimming pool with a fountain, with a connected children's wading pool. Cottages, deluxe rooms and suites feature kitchenettes, while those staying in beachfront accommodations can use the on-site barbecue grills. Villa Rebekah Resort and Restaurant (villarebekah.com) is not a beachfront resort, but it is within walking distance to nearby beaches. Guests can swim in the resort's outdoor swimming pool, dine at the on-site restaurant while listening to live jazz music, or dance and sing to video karaoke. Available recreational activities include badminton, darts, billiards, basketball and volleyball.
Barangay Natipuan
Maya-Maya Resort (mayamaya.com) in Barangay Natipuan sits on the shores of the South China Sea, offering 14 beachfront cottages. The outdoor bar and restaurant is full-service with a variety of seafood and authentic Filipino menu items. The resort also has its own yacht club and marina within walking distance. Other amenities include a dive center, an outdoor swimming pool, speedboat rental, billiard and table tennis room, a volleyball court and an on-site spa. The resort can arrange local sightseeing tours to historic sites and excursions along the seashore.
Barangay Wawa
Barangay Wawa is situated on Nasugbu's beaches as well, featuring the resorts of Canyon Cove Resort (canyoncove.com.ph), Cool Wave Beach Resort (coolwavebeach.resortsbatangas.com) and Munting Buhangin Beach Resort (muntingbuhangin.ph). Canyon Cove Resort offers beachfront accommodations, an on-site restaurant, a bar and grill, a swimming pool, poolside bar, a children's playground and a gaming room. The resort's private beach is two-tiered, and has a volleyball court, numerous water sports and sunset cruise excursions. Cool Wave Beach Resort features romantic cottages, rustic beachfront tents and family-size units. Amenities include nature trails, a private section of beach, picnic huts, towering palm trees and water sports activities. Guests of Munting Buhangin Beach Resort can camp out in screened tents right on the beach. Other offered accommodations include tree house units, standard guest rooms, duplexes, family-size guest rooms and veranda rooms. Guests may dine at the resort's restaurant or bring their own food and cook it on-site. Available recreational activities are swimming, trekking or hiking, billiards, fishing, boating and snorkeling.


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Here are some things you can do to make your Mac more secure.
Use secure passwords
To keep your information safe, you should use passwords to secure your Mac, and choose passwords that can't be easily guessed. See Learn how passwords are used.
Create passkeys
A passkey is a way to sign in to an app or website account, without needing to create and remember a password. Instead of a password, a passkey uses Touch ID or Face ID to identify you. See Sign in to an account on your Mac with a passkey.
Require users to log in
If others can get physical access to your Mac, you should set up separate users for each person using the Mac, and require each user to log in. This prevents an unauthorized person from using the Mac. It also separates user files, so users only have access to their own personal files and settings. Users cannot see or modify the files or settings of other users. See Set up users, guests, and groups.
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You can set your Mac to log out the current user if the Mac has been inactive for a certain period of time. See Set your Mac to log out when not in use. You should also require a password to wake it from sleep or from the screen saver. See Require a password after waking your Mac. For convenience, you can set up a hot corner to click whenever you want to immediately lock your screen. See Use hot corners.
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Administrators can create, manage, and delete other users; install and remove software; and change settings. For these reasons, an administrator should create a standard user account to use when administrator privileges are not needed. If the security of a standard user is compromised, the potential harm is far more limited than if the user has administrator privileges. If multiple people use your Mac, limit the number of users with administrator privileges.
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Setting a goal is the easy part. Staying focused is when the challenges kick in. And perhaps one of the biggest distractions on the path to achieving a goal is when others question your goal.
Recently I coordinated a TEDx event. One of the speakers, a successful English Channel swimmer noted the feedback she often got/gets in regards to such an accomplishment is negative feedback. You see people tend to belittle or deconstruct your goals, for reasons that have nothing to do with you. Bottom line, if you succeed in doing whatever amazing, juicy, courageous thing you've set out to do, it reminds others that setting and reaching goals is possible.
Expect a direct correlation between the size of your goal and the negative pushback you receive, the greater the goal, the greater the pushback. Expect it, but do not accept or internalize it. Other people's criticism most of the time, close to all of the time, has nothing to do with you and everything to do with them.


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Our prime purpose in this life is to help others. And if you can't help them, at least don't hurt them. ~ Dalai Lama
Set peace of mind as your highest goal, and organize your life around it. ~ Brian Tracy
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. ~ Buddha
With gentleness overcome anger. With generosity overcome meanness. With truth overcome deceit. ~ Buddha
If you realize that all things change, there is nothing you will try to hold on to. If you are not afraid of dying, there is nothing you cannot achieve. ~ Lao Tzu
Do not dwell in the past, do not dream of the future, concentrate the mind on the present moment. ~ Buddha
Anger may bring extra energy, but it eclipses the best part of our brain: its rationality. The energy of anger is almost always unreliable. ~ Dalai Lama
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Malta Sovereign Wealth Fund Now in World Top 50 Thanks to Citizenship Program
Malta's National Development and Social Fund (NDSF) – established to manage and administer receipts from the country's Individual Investor Programme – has raised a total of €432,014,517 since inception and until August 31st this year, according to the fund's board of governors. The reported figures make the NDSF the world's 43rd largest sovereign wealth fund by assets under management (AUM).
While the fund, which receives 70% of the applicant contributions to the country's citizenship program, has future charitable commitments in the order of some €56 million, it has retained the bulk of the nearly half-billion euros in a separate account with Malta's central bank.
Read also: Malta's Budget Surplus Soars to Highest in EU, 90% Attributable to Citizenship by Investment
It's also made potentially higher yield investments, both in the public and private sectors; last month, the fund bought a 49% stake in Lombard Bank and has acquired more than €130 million in publicly traded securities and treasury bonds, according to the Times of Malta.
Malta's public nest egg is among the more recent additions to the growing number of sovereign wealth funds – governments saving surplus revenue on behalf of the population – the most famous of which is that of Norway's pension fund, which recently passed a market cap of US$1 trillion and which owns some 1.5% of all publicly traded equity in the world.
Read also: Malta IIP Investors Spend 2.5x the Minimum on Homes to Qualify for Citizenship
The NDSF's recorded balance – equivalent to exactly half a billion US dollars at current exchange rates – places it on par with the sovereign wealth fund of Vietnam (the SCIC), a country of nearly 100 million people with an economy 20 times the size of Malta's.
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Christian Henrik Nesheim is the founder and editor of Investment Migration Insider, the #1 magazine – online or offline – for residency and citizenship by investment. He is an internationally recognized expert, speaker, documentary producer, and writer on the subject of investment migration, whose work is cited in the Economist, Bloomberg, Fortune, Forbes, Newsweek, and Business Insider. Norwegian by birth, Christian has spent the last 16 years in the United States, China, Spain, and Portugal.


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Vancouver, October 28, 2020 – Progressive Planet Solutions Inc. (TSXV: PLAN) ("PLAN" or "Progressive Planet"), an emerging leader in the commercialization of natural pozzolans to reduce the carbon footprint of cement production, is pleased to announce that it has expanded the confirmed bedrock source for the nickel in soil anomaly that PLAN reported on August 5 and 17, 2020 on its 100% owned Heffley Creek Metals and Pozzolan Property in BC. PLAN also reports multiple samples with anomalous levels of chromium. The latest sampling has identified a correlation between the elevated nickel and elevated chromium values.
Based on the soil survey results reported on August 5, 2020 and confirmation of a bedrock source reported on August 17, 2020, PLAN continues its systematic rock sampling program to confirm the soil sample results and to define the limits of the nickel in bedrock anomaly.
A total of 218 samples have been collected and submitted for analysis to date. A total of 161 rock sample results have been received to date. Of the 161 grab samples, 37 (23%) returned values greater than 0.1% nickel and 10 (6.2%) of those grab samples returned values greater than 0.2% nickel, with the highest value being 0.26% nickel. Of the 161 grab samples, 18 (11%) returned values greater than 0.1% chromium and 5 (3.1%) of those samples returned values great than 0.2 % chromium with the highest values being 0.45% chromium. All samples were grab samples and are not necessarily representative of the mineralization hosted on the property.
Figure 1 illustrates the anomalous nickel grab samples in an area ranging from 150 to 350 metres in width and 600 to 800 metres in length. The anomalous area is still open along strike to the south into an area of little outcrop. This anomalous trend is coincident with the previously identified nickel in soil anomaly reported on August 5, 2020.
Figure 2 illustrates the anomalous chromium grab samples in an area ranging from 150 to 350 metres in width and 600 to 800 metres in length. The anomalous area is still open along strike to the south into an area of little outcrop. A comparison of the two maps reveals the correlation between the elevated nickel and chromium values.
The anomalous nickel and chromium grab samples were collected in altered leuco-gabbro and serpentinite rocks. Further rock sampling on the property in the area of the nickel in soil anomaly is currently in progress. There are 2 anomalous nickel – chromium samples (+ 0.1 % Ni and + 0.1% Cr) 500 metres to the south along this trend. The area between the 2 anomalous trends will be sampled in detail in the future, but with the lack of outcrop in this area and the beginning of snow fall at the high elevation of the area, this work will commence in the Spring of 2021.
"I am very pleased with the results of outcrop sampling which consistently confirmed a bedrock source for the nickel in soil anomaly" indicated Dwayne Melrose, Director and Technical Advisor for PLAN. "The identified nickel – chromium anomaly is continually being extended in length, and our future plans will focus on the area of little outcrop between the anomalous samples to the south."
"The discovery of anomalous chromium values of up to 0.45% in conjunction with the nickel values increases the value of the rock. Stainless steels contain at least 10.5% chromium, so there is a robust market for nickel and chromium. PLAN continues to accelerate its exploration program at Heffley Creek for the remainder of 2020. We will continue sampling bedrock until the snow arrives. We anticipate drilling this property in 2021 while also obtain bedrock samples in the 500-meter area between the 800-meter strike length to the north and the anomalous samples taken in the south." stated Steve Harpur, CEO.
Analyses were completed by the Metallurgical division of ALS Canada. Base metal contents were measured by aqua-regia digestion and analysis on ICP-AES. Dwayne Melrose, P. GEO, a qualified person for the purposes of National Instrument 43-101, has reviewed and approved the contents of this news release.
Progressive Planet is an emerging leader in supplying solutions for a livable planet by developing low carbon, pozzolan-based, cementing products which replace equivalent amounts of Portland Cement and fly ash in concrete. The production of Portland Cement is the second largest global generator of CO2 emissions.
Progressive Planet operates its flagship Z1 Zeolite Quarry in Cache Creek, BC and is earning an 100% interest in the Z2 Natural Pozzolan Property near Falkland, BC and earning a 100% interest in the Heffley Creek Metals and Natural Pozzolan Property. All three properties are within a one-hour drive of Kamloops, BC, an industrial hub with rail access to Canadian and US markets.
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I've got to say that traveling was always a dream of mine, and I'm so thankful I found the courage to make it come true for me. In the past 2 years, I have gone from being the girl who daydreams about traveling to faraway lands to being a "worldly" traveler. I've done things that I didn't even know were possible, things that I didn't know that I was capable of, things that made me question myself and things that terrified me.
In the past two years, I've spent a full year – half of that time living outside of the United States. I've lived in two very different countries outside of my home country for a decent period of time. I've made a home for myself in places so foreign and unfamiliar to me. I've been to eight different countries. I've traveled to six countries in less than two months for the most part on my own. I've gotten the chance to tutor online and work with people in countless countries throughout the world. Each day I'm discovering more and more that there's an infinite amount of experience and knowledge out there to learn about the world.
I've gotten comfortable with efficiently getting through airports, packing strategically, exchanging currency, and figuring out ways to communicate and get by in languages that aren't my own. I've tried more different cultures of food than I ever did in my life during those 8 months. I've experienced holidays and festivals in these countries and experienced cultures so different from my own. I've been to the tourist attractions, and I've been to the ordinary places. I've experienced life as a tourist/traveler, but I've also experienced life as a "local".
And I've made homes for myself in cities that you don't even know exist. I've made footprints in the world, and in doing so I've made memories that will forever exist in my heart. But most importantly, I've learned a lot about the world and its diversity. There's still SO MUCH I don't know and probably will never know, but traveling has made me understand so much more about my home and my world.
I've recently taken some trips to cities near where I live – Philadelphia and New York City, places I have been several times before. Yet now I notice things I didn't before. Rather than the exciting places and the big buildings, I notice the people. I think about the people, the diversity, and I wonder what their stories are. I see people and I notice when people speak with accents or in other languages and I wonder who they are.
I have been doing online English tutoring for over a year now, which has given me the chance to interact with people in many different countries and teach them English – a lot of which is conversational practice. It's a job that I actually love doing because I get to talk with people all over the world and I learn about them, their countries, and their culture. I get to learn and understand things and I'm thankful to have this unique opportunity to do this "job". Anyways, one of my students in Saudi Arabia had told me about how he was coming to the US for a few months to learn English, and he told me that he was planning to visit New York. I had told him that I had a trip planned to visit New York soon as well, so he told me to let him know some tips and places to go. So when I went to the city, I thought about this. I looked at all of the people, I heard all the different languages, and I saw that each of them had a unique story. My student in Saudi Arabia was going to be one of these people soon.
There's a sort of understanding I developed from traveling and more so from living in a country for an extended period of time. I was an expat. I was the foreigner, the "farang", the "gringo". And I learned what it's like to live somewhere where you can't communicate easily, where you have to really think about and prepare just to ask someone a question or figure things out on your own. I learned to make due in situations, I learned to be patient, I learned how to just accept things as they were even when I had no idea what the hell was going on. I learned what it's like to be in a place so diverse and different from what you know, and what you're used to. There's a lot of excitement that comes along with that, but there are also struggles. So being that person has allowed me to understand people who are immigrants into the United States and see some of the struggles they have to go through, and also just be more understanding of their culture, their beliefs, their way of life.
I didn't understand a lot about the world outside of my own, and I still don't understand a lot of things in the world. But I have experienced living in other cultures, places with rich traditions and completely different beliefs which have shaped their society and their lives for generations. Through this, I have and continue to become more open-minded and accepting of people in the world.
I learned how people in other countries think of "Americans" or their stereotypes of people from the US. People have said things to me that seemed offensive like "You're not big or loud. You don't seem American?" as if you could stereotype an entire country, a HUGE country to being one certain way. But can you blame them… I mean, I know that we do it all the time, maybe not intentionally or even knowingly but we naturally maybe make assumptions about things we don't understand… simply because we don't understand.
When people asked where I was from, and I told them the "United States" and I got blank faces until I said "America", and then they understood. After living in Costa Rica, I realized how offensive it is to say that you are from "America", as America consists of North, Central, and South America – from Canada all the way down through Brazil. One time when I referred to the country South America in my class, a student thought I was talking about the South part of "America" (The United States).
In Thailand, students don't learn history about other parts of the world. There was actually a bar in my town with a picture of Marilyn Monroe, Elvis, James Dean, and then… Hitler. In Thailand, kids know that Hitler was a well-known figure in Western society but have no idea who he is beyond that because they don't learn about him. I've been shocked to learn that people are so uninformed about things that are such common knowledge in our culture.
But then I've seen museums in Laos and in Vietnam which tell a very different picture of the Vietnam War, which come to think of I never really learned much at all about in school. I've learned of how people in the US led to deaths and permanent injuries of many innocent civilians and children – how people are STILL suffering today and being afflicted by undetonated bombs underground. I learned that the US dropped more bombs per capita in Laos than any other country in history – a country that many people that I've told about at home didn't even know what it was or that it was a country.
I've got some stories of been scammed a couple times by very experienced manipulators in some touristy areas. But I've got way more stories of my experiences of unimaginable kindness from complete strangers despite the fact that I can't speak any of their language and they can't understand me. Stories of people going out of their way to take the time to help me without asking anything in return. I've been offered rides by strangers and accepted them, knowing in my heart that they were completely genuine and just wanted to help me.
When I told people I was going abroad, some of my family and friends were concerned. The movie Taken, of course, was brought up multiple times. People who had not traveled before, or had not known about or been to these places were concerned for my safety because they didn't know or understand anything about these places. I was nervous, of course, too. I didn't know how I was going to survive in this foreign country which language still just looks like squiggles to me. But I knew that I wanted to understand and I wanted to experience it and I was ready to take on these challenges. So I did it, and now I'd feel comfortable going back. I've felt much safer in most of the places that I visited than I do walking around Philadelphia or than I might even in certain places in my own town.
So we are ignorant on both sides. We can only understand what we've learned, and we can only know what we've experienced. So now I understand so much more about geography and history and the world. I probably said things and thought things that I would feel really dumb for saying now simply because I didn't understand. I now understand just how much other countries are concerned about our country and how much value other countries of the world place on learning English and knowing the English language. Before I started traveling, this really didn't cross my mind much. I'm interested in things that I never thought about before because I know things that I didn't know before. Now, I can continue to share that experience. And thanks to technology in our globalized society, the world is more connected than ever. I am chatting and teaching students in other countries firsthand through technology and that's pretty amazing.
Traveling and living as an expat has given me amazing experiences and I've seen some incredibly beautiful sights that I will never forget. But most of all, it's allowed me to deepen my understanding of the world and bridge the gap between human beings. It's made me feel a stronger connection with every other person on this planet. I'm proud to come from a country of diversity, a country that prides itself on that diversity, and I hope that despite all of the hate and ignorance shared by some groups and minorities in the US, that this is not forgotten. And I think it's important for everyone to remember what that means and to see the beauty in the diversity and to make an effort to understand it. To understand other cultures and languages and traditions that are very different from our own, and to continue bridging that gap between human beings and the things that we simply don't understand.
So let's keep learning and listening and understanding the people of our world and remember that we are all just human beings. We are all different yet we are all the same. And we all have the power to keep learning from and accepting one another. We all have that power.


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C-COM Satellite Systems Inc., (TSXV: CMI; US – OTC: CYSNF) the leading global provider of mobile auto-deploying satellite antenna systems, today announced that its iNetVu® 1.2m Ka-band vehicle mount antenna system has received type approval from ViaSat® Inc. (NASDAQ: VSAT) for use on the network that powers the ViaSat Exede® Enterprise service. ViaSat is a provider of broadband and communication technologies and services.
"The Ka-1202V system is the second iNetVu® vehicle mount auto-deploy antenna system to have successfully passed all mechanical and radio frequency (RF) testing as required by the ViaSat Auto-acquire Terminal Qualification process," said Bilal Awada, CTO of C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. "We are pleased to be able to provide U.S. market customers with an affordable alternative solution for when they require a larger than existing 75cm Ka-band antenna."
The new antenna operates in Ka-band but is field switchable to also operate in Ku-band. The product is designed for use by Broadcasters, Satellite News Gathering, Oil and Gas Exploration and First Responders, as well as for the government and military markets.
"C-COM's new and approved antenna model uses the proprietary controller technology which has been field tested and enhanced for over a decade, and is paired with more than 7000 iNetVu® units in the field," said Leslie Klein, President and CEO of C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. "This sleek and low cost Driveaway system offers an alternative to our customers who insist on a higher diameter cost-effective antenna which might perform better under more adverse weather conditions," Klein continued.
"We are happy to authorize use of the Ka-1202V antenna system from C-COM Satellite Systems on the revolutionary ViaSat broadband network that enables the ViaSat Exede Enterprise service," said Steve Estes, senior vice president, Commercial Services, ViaSat. "We've worked with C-COM Satellite Systems for a number of years and recognize their ability to develop antenna systems that are robust, sophisticated and meet the critical bandwidth needs of today's enterprise organizations."
Full production rollout with immediate availability is expected in August 2015.
About C-COM Satellite Systems Inc.
C-COM Satellite Systems Inc. is a leader in the development and deployment of commercial grade mobile satellite-based technology for the delivery of two-way high-speed Internet, VoIP and Video services into vehicles. C-COM has developed a unique proprietary Mobile auto-deploying (iNetVu®) antenna that allows the delivery of high-speed satellite based Internet services into vehicles while stationary virtually anywhere where one can drive. The iNetVu® Mobile antennas have also been adapted to be airline checkable and easily transportable. The company's satellite-based products and services deliver high-quality, cost-effective solutions for both fixed and mobile applications throughout the world. More information is available at: www.c-comsat.com
iNetVu® is a registered trademark of C-COM Satellite Systems Inc.
ViaSat and Exede are registered trademarks of ViaSat Inc.
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The fifth entry in Liarsoft's Steampunk Series is a mysterious fairytale in which fantasy and reality intertwine.
The story unfolds from the perspectives of two women:
One who travels through the ruins of Engine City New York, destroyed in an unexplained disaster some years before; and one who finds herself in an underground world with a purple sky, where the "vanished" city still stands.
The central focus of the tale is Lily, a girl devoid of memories who sets off through the bizarrely transformed "Underground New York." Driven by her determination to reach the "ends of the sky," she travels through this dangerous world accompanied by an enigmatic young man known as A. In the course of her long and difficult journey, they meet many of the city's inhabitants, and fend off the attacks of strange and terrifying monsters.
What lies at the end of the road Lily travels?
How is she connected to the woman exploring the ruins on the surface?
And why was New York destroyed?
In the course of their journeys, many mysteries will be unraveled...
Just like Gahkthun of the Golden Lightning we plan to bring Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows to both Mangagamer.com and Steam.
The year is 1907. The 20th century is still young.
This is a world that experienced a 19th century very different from our own. A world of innumerable steam-powered Engines. The unnaturally rapid development of this steam civilization filled the air with smog, robbing humanity of the blue skies they'd once known.
There is one place in particular where the sky is darker than anywhere else: the ruins of the Engine city New York, perpetually shrouded in grey clouds and polluted rain. Five years ago, a mysterious disaster known as the "Great Disappearance" reduced this entire metropolis to a deserted, crumbling wasteland. Sealed off from the world by the United States government, it stands in utter silence. Not a single soul now walks its streets.
But today, a woman named Elysia quietly sets foot inside it - guided by a singular purpose.
Her destination: old Manhattan, said to be the epicenter of the catastrophe.
Unbeknownst to her...
There is a place said to be the city's "Underground." This is an enormous subterranean realm, permeated with a dim purple light. No one on the surface world knows of its existence. In this place, the Skyscrapers that crumbled five years ago still stand tall; but their forms are warped and twisted. "Underground New York" is a place of black and violet shadows. A prison with no exit. And beneath its unnatural "sky," the men and women who vanished five years ago still exist...
Cowering in fear of the seven monsters known as the "Messengers."
Suffering terror, agony, and death at the hands of the "Messengers."
They linger on in this twisted underground city, as if waiting for something.
A girl named Lily sets foot in this place, her mind devoid of memories. There is only one thing she's certain of. She doesn't have a reason. She doesn't know who or what awaits her. She doesn't even know why she feels this way. But even so, she's absolutely certain.
"Manhattan. The ends of the violet sky."
"I have to go there. I'm the only one who can."
─The girl sets off for the tower of violet shadow looming far in the distance.
─With every step, she finds the shades of those yet to fade away.
─She isn't aware of the tears she sheds.
© 2016 Liarsoft
|Sona-Nyl of the Violet Shadows
|Windows 7, 8, 10
|Japanese audio (full voice), English text
|Alternate history, steampunk
|Original Concept, Script, Direction:
|Hikaru Sakurai
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|Opening & Ending Theme Vocals:
|Bluberry&Yogurt, M.U.T.S. music studio


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Last week, we looked at why events are so important to B2B marketers. This week, we shift the frame slightly to look at how B2B publishers can make the most of event marketing to drive revenue, grow their audience and engage with advertisers.Read
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Parque de los Martires Santa Clara Cuba
One of Santa Clara's most popular tourism venues has to be the Parque de los Mártires or the Park of the Martyrs. Located only a few blocks from Parque del Carmen, in front of Santa Clara railway station it is within walking distance of the historical center of the city.
Built in triangular form, its center piece is a shortened column, the only one in rural Cuba, it was erected in honor of those fighters who lost their lives in the Cuban War of Independence. Some delightful historical 18th and 19th century buildings surround the park offering a charming backdrop for some photos. Right on the corner, visitors will also be able to visit the Railway Station, another nice piece of colonial architecture. The station was donated to the city by philanthropist Marta Abreu and remains a central focal point for city. Adjacent to the station you'll find her colonial wooden family house that still stands.
Another important building in the Parque de los Mártires is the art deco, former Spanish garrison which was transformed in a school after the Cuban Revolution. Its interior walls were considered the best example of The Vanguardist Movement Murals in all the country. Unlike most cities in Cuba, in Santa Clara the tradition of placing the statue of Cuban hero Jose Marti has not been respected and you'll find his statue at the Martyrs Park instead of the main city park called Parque Vidal.


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Mainzu is a manufacturer of ceramic tiles based in Spain. The company was founded in 1964, and it offers tiles of small formats, as well as cornices and various decorative ledges.
Mainzu was the first company in Spain to introduce a computerized control system, that ensures that the tile production meets the highest quality standards. Since 2010, the company uses the top quality inkjet printers allowing the highest level of realism in the depiction of shapes and details. Mainzu products combine the best of Valencian tradition with modern innovation.
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Police suspected no foul play in the death of an 80-year-old woman found dead at her home early Thursday in University Village, over a week after she was reported missing by a family member.
Lessie Patton was reported missing by her daughter Dec. 17 from Patton's home in the 1200 block of South Racine Avenue, according to Chicago police.
Patton was located at home 10 days later and pronounced dead at 12 a.m. Thursday, according to police and the Cook County medical examiner's office.
Police believed there was no foul play in Patton's death, and that she had never actually left her home even though she was reported missing by her daughter, police said. Detectives used surveillance video to confirm that Patton had not left her residence.
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An autopsy Friday found she died of hypertensive cardiovascular disease and diabetes and ruled that she died of natural causes, according to the medical examiner's office.
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Post-Imperial's Scarves Collection
Creative Director Niyi Okuboyejo talks to Okayafrica about men's accessories brand Post-Imperial's Fall 2014 introduction of scarves.
While florals for spring aren't necessarily "groundbreaking," something should be said for those of us able to rock print and color year round. This fall Creative Director of Post-Imperial, Niyi Okuboyejo, will be introducing scarves to his men's accessories brand. Post-Imperial products approach cultural concepts from a modern perspective. Designed with a brave new world in mind, these pieces offer a new adaption on an old tradition. Okuboyejo's previous Spring 2014 collection featured products treated in adire – an old dying process developed by the Yorubas in the Southwest region of Nigeria.
While recently showcasing at the MAN / WOMAN trade show in Paris, Okuboyejo was able to give us some insight as to what to expect for Fall 2014 and the evolution of the brand. "When I started Post-Imperial it was important for me to try to work with a medium that is connected to the diaspora. I decided to pick adire as a starting point because of my familiarity with it culturally. As part of the Yoruba group in Nigeria, I have a certain understanding of what it means because of the cultural connection. It allows me to approach the process with a certain level of respect. This is just the starting point, and I hope to achieve the same type of familiarity with other forms of textiles within the diaspora."
Not to be mistaken as an "ethnic project," what sets Post-Imperial apart is the emphasis of cultural comprehension. With the rising dialogue on "African prints," the ethos of its significance has become lost. "I think that what we do is pretty amazing in the fact that the brand is a testament to the globally interconnected web that the world has become. I source fabrics from different parts of the world, dye those fabrics in Nigeria with a mix of old and new patterns, and make them in New York. Post-Imperial feels intercontinental, but not in the granola sense and we want it to stay that way. Using the selling point of how your clothing is single-handedly saving some obscure village in the middle of nowhere has always felt a little troubling to me. This is more of an exercise on how to make something so culturally sacred to the diaspora inclusive to everyone."
Okuboyejo states that he strictly creates for tomorrow, but that doesn't mean he neglects his clients' needs now. When asked what inspired the introduction of scarves he explained, "It was just the next step into expanding the line. First it was pocket squares. Then came ties. And now, scarves. It was also an opportunity for me to make my very first unisex product. Many women inquired about scarves before I decided to make one… I am excited about the opportunity of having female clientele. It allows me to have a clearer vision of who I believe the Post-Imperial woman is. While working on men's accessories allows me to solely focus on one thing in that moment, once I get that down I will be able to expand into other avenues such as a full RTW men's and women's line, collaborations with other brands and artists, and possibly my own factory mill where I provide exclusive prints for other entities. At the moment, the sky really is the limit. The key is not growing too fast and perfecting what I do now."
If you're one to sport bright colors rain or shine, keep a look out for the collection this Fall. In the meantime we scoured through Okuboyejo's Tumblr and Instagram for sneak peaks of the Fall 2014 scarves in the gallery above.


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More eclectic mixtape than book, this richly imagined collection of poems is glittering and bold. when the signals come home (Switchback Books, 2021) by Jordan E. Franklin reverberates with the restless, dynamic energy of Brooklyn, a prismatic world through which love and identity are first realized. Franklin gives us a memorable soundtrack infused with complex songs of familial love, a transformation of Black girlhood into womanhood, the eroding effects of racism and gentrification, the pain of illness and grief, and the abundance of song. when the signals come home is a thundering debut that will make you feel painfully alive.
The "album" is divided into four sections, each featuring its very own soundtrack. With songs by Prince, David Bowie, Stevie Wonder, and Fleetwood Mac, Franklin's taste in music is as brilliant as her poetry. Her language is piercing and full of strong, bombastic beats that pull you in and won't let go. The first poem, "Inheritance," opens with lines so steady and rhythmic they become lyrical: "To raconteur tongue, / solar flare temper, / Mom's cheekbones, / Pop's weak eyes, / to knuckle-busted hands, / arachnid fingers, / Bible names, / terracotta curves, / to plantations taken, / vows broken, / a potential future." One of the many triumphs of this collection is Franklin's capacity to evoke fierce emotion from her precise, rhapsodic verse.
These poems stretch across time and space, from the speaker's childhood in Brooklyn spent in the botanical gardens and their brownstone full of family recipes and good music, to getting her MFA in Southampton, to sterile hospital rooms and nursing homes. Franklin charts these movements with music, as particular songs become entwined with certain geographies and memories. Here, hands, spines, and mouths are entangled into an intimate awareness of the body—bodies that are gentle and cruel, strong and withering, dancing and singing. Music constructs the very sinews of this phenomenal collection, holding all of its fluid elements together.
A long family history is unearthed within these poems, as passed down stories are told from a multitude of voices. The polyvocal verse contained here rumbles with the dissonant notes of violence, despair, and love. The stories that Franklin tells are thorny, cacophonous things, but they are always compelling, always necessary: "I promised to stop / telling these tales / but they gather like thorns / in my throat. When my mouth opens, they cut its roof / as I sing." In this collection, music and stories are the speaker's inheritance. "Maybe I'm just like my Father," croons Prince in the background of these poems, and at the heart of when the signals come home is the speaker's complicated relationship with her sick father. She inhabits the difficult role of her father's caregiver, which is undercut by their strained dynamic. They need each other in ways that are elusive, resemble each other in ways that are painful, and communicate in ways that resemble a wail. Together, "they harmonize a heavy fatigue."
Franklin channels Emily Dickinson in her poem, "When I Wake up to More Grief": "Hope is the thing with feathers that I clip / and leave in a jar— / I don't bother to kill it— / I want it nowhere near me—." Like Dickinson, Franklin's poetry is suffused with the spectral presences of death, grief, and hope. In a poem titled "how to read my poems/," the speaker tells us: "don't say spider/ / say someone sews / in the trees…instead of grief/ / say someone rebuilt / your heart wrong." These poems traverse a fragmented emotional landscape, unravelling into a new language to express ourselves with.
when the signals come home feels like a love letter to Brooklyn, even as it decries the encroaching forces of gentrification. Franklin gives her dynamic city a voice, a song, capturing its grandiosity and fierce character: "The bridge, green-lit / and dressed to the nines / in stars, straddles / the horizon." Like a Bowie song, these poems are teeming with vibrant, starlit worlds. There is a tenuous balance within these poems between absence and presence. For example, the speaker tells her experiences of the stultifying, alienating effects of racism in white spaces: "A bar in Southampton / I didn't question how / the only Black things / for miles were me, / the sky and the patches / on the dartboard."
This weighty collection is not without its notes of sweet clarity. In "The Nikola Tesla of Compulsion," Franklin weaves a repeating refrain about raspberries, reminding us of Prince's raspberry beret and honeyed things on our tongue. She hides her own painful feelings behind the fruit's delicate sweetness: "Some days, you eat raspberries to keep the / taste of these words off your tongue." In this collection, Franklin's mellifluous and mournful poetics is an exceptional feat.
when the signals come home plays with form and the white space of the page, most notably in the striking poem, "Black Girl's Rondo." Franklin echoes earlier lines, repeats themes, and bridges images like a song that won't quite leave your mind. This collection crescendos into something so beautiful and moving that it can only be captured in the evocative language of music. In a bittersweet ending, the speaker finds a way to reach acceptance, though it is conditional and incomplete: "You are not the one / to let him go." With a musician's ear and a poet's voice, Franklin has created a collection of poems you will want to sing aloud.
when the signals come home is available at Switchback Books
Abigail Renner is a junior at George Washington University studying English and American Studies. She is currently a writing consultant in her university writing center, where she loves unearthing writers' voices and reading across a myriad of genres. She dreams of living on a farm, filling her shelves with romance novels, and laughing with friends over cups of peppermint tea.
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