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Some books/ just come to you/ when you need them most. The lines of verse/ break you wide open /and seep into your bloodstream. Then the conflict occurs: clutch it to your chest/ or share it with the world? This is for the writers/ and readers/ poets/ and dreamers. And for every girl/ needing to be seen. Words are power.— From Beth's Picks
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"A book written beautifully in free verse by slam-poet Elizabeth Acevedo, The Poet X follows Xiomara, a Dominican-American teen questioning her relationship to God and the church rules that her controlling, deeply religious mother demands she follow. Defying her mother and emotionally absent father, Xiomara continues to seek her true self through a slam poetry group and her writing, with the help of her twin brother, her best friend, and a boy she has to hide from her family. With the lies piling up and the stakes getting higher, you'll root for this smart, strong girl who refuses to remain silent and let others define her."
— Kelley Drahushuk, The Spotty Dog, Hudson, NY
Fans of Jacqueline Woodson, Meg Medina, and Jason Reynolds will fall hard for this astonishing New York Times-bestselling novel-in-verse by an award-winning slam poet, about an Afro-Latina heroine who tells her story with blazing words and powerful truth.
Xiomara Batista feels unheard and unable to hide in her Harlem neighborhood. Ever since her body grew into curves, she has learned to let her fists and her fierceness do the talking.
But Xiomara has plenty she wants to say, and she pours all her frustration and passion onto the pages of a leather notebook, reciting the words to herself like prayers—especially after she catches feelings for a boy in her bio class named Aman, who her family can never know about.
With Mami's determination to force her daughter to obey the laws of the church, Xiomara understands that her thoughts are best kept to herself. So when she is invited to join her school's slam poetry club, she doesn't know how she could ever attend without her mami finding out. But she still can't stop thinking about performing her poems.
Because in the face of a world that may not want to hear her, Xiomara refuses to be silent.
"Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice." —Justina Ireland, author of Dread Nation
"An incredibly potent debut." —Jason Reynolds, author of the National Book Award Finalist Ghost
"Acevedo has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero." —Ibi Zoboi, author of American Street
About the Author
Elizabeth Acevedo is the daughter of Dominican immigrants. The Poet X is her debut novel. She lives with her partner in Washington, DC. Find her online at www.acevedowrites.com.
Praise For…
"The force and intensity behind her words practically pushes them off the page, resulting in a verse novel that is felt as much as it is heard. This is a book from the heart, and for the heart."
"A story that will slam the power of poetry and love back into your heart."
"Crackles with energy and snaps with authenticity and voice. Every poem in this stunningly addictive and deliciously rhythmic verse novel begs to be read aloud. Xiomara is a protagonist who readers will cheer for at every turn. As X might say, Acevedo's got bars. Don't pass this one by."
"In The Poet X, Acevedo skillfully sculpts powerful, self-contained poems into a masterpiece of a story, and has amplified the voices of girls en el barrio who are equal parts goddess, saint, warrior, and hero."
"Though vivid with detail about family, love, and culture, The Poet X is more of an exploration of when the poet becomes the poem... Acevedo delivers an incredibly potent debut."
"A glorious achievement. This is a story about what it means to be a writer and how to survive when it feels like the whole world's turned against you."
"A powerful, heartwarming tale of a girl not afraid to reach out and figure out her place in the world."
★ "Themes as diverse as growing up first-generation American, Latinx culture, sizeism, music, burgeoning sexuality, and the power of the written and spoken word are all explored with nuance. Poignant and real, beautiful and intense."
★ "Debut novelist Acevedo's free verse gives Xiomara's coming-of-age story an undeniable pull, its emotionally charged bluntness reflecting her determination and strength. At its heart, this is a complex and sometimes painful exploration of love in its many forms, with Xiomara's growing love for herself reigning supreme."
★ "In nearly every poem, there is at least one universal truth about adolescence, family, gender, race, religion, or sexuality that will have readers either nodding in grateful acknowledgment or blinking away tears."
★ "The Poet X is beautiful and true—a splendid debut."
"Acevedo plays with language, form, and space in a way that commands attention, pulling readers from one emotional extreme to the next without pause or remorse... Readers will applaud Xiomara as she journeys from a place of cautious defensiveness to being confident in the power of her voice."
★ "Acevedo's poetry is skillfully and gorgeously crafted, each verse can be savored on its own, but together they create a portrait of a young poet sure to resonate with readers long after the book's end."
"The Poet X is beautiful and true—a splendid debut."


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In the two-year span covered by volume 9 of the Colonial Series, Washington continues to be concerned with personal and local matters- the expansion of his Mount Vernon acreage and the development of the flour and fishing industries there, his promotion of schemes for the navigation of the Potomac River, and his attempts to lease his lands both in the West and in nearby counties.
The correspondence shows Washington's involvement in the affairs of his friends and neighbors- his dealing with the complexities of the Colvill and Mercer estates and his managing the interests of his absent friend and neighbor George William Fairfax. Family issues loom large in this volume: Washington's management of the Custis estate, his frustrated attempts to deal with his stepson John Parke Custis's education and marriage, and the tragic death of his young stepdaughter Patsy Custis.
The correspondence also illustrates Washington's attempts to procure for the officers and men of the Virginia regiments the bounty lands promised to veterans of the French and Indian War. The documents attest to Washington's increasing interest in western expansion, his initial efforts to seat the lands he had acquired on the frontier, and his negotiations with John Connolly and other land speculators in the escalating dispute over the western boundaries of Virginia and Pennsylvania. The early clashes between Indians and frontiersmen that led to Dunmore's War are described in a number of letters and documents.
W.W. Abbot and Dorothy Twohig, eds., The Papers of George Washington: Colonial Series volume 9, January 1772 – March 1774. Charlottesville and London: University Press of Virginia, 1994.
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Drew Peterson's son is expected to drop his fight to get his police badge back now that a state appellate court has ruled he demonstrated poor judgment after the 2007 disappearance of his father's fourth wife.
Stephen Peterson has 35 days to appeal the decision, but his attorney said it was unlikely that the Illinois Supreme Court would accept the case. The state's highest court historically has refused to hear appeals involving police officer terminations.


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Serbia's largest mountain range, Kopaonik, will soon be home to an unprecedented modern luxury hospitality experience. Today, Viceroy Hotel Group unveiled plans for Viceroy Kopaonik Serbia, a cozy, contemporary 120-room ski resort ideally located at the foot of the region's picturesque slopes. Set to open in 2018, Viceroy's newest project, marking the second ski destination within the group's portfolio, will be the premiere ski resort and the heart of alpine action east of the Adriatic.
"As Viceroy continues to position itself as a leader in the international marketplace, we're excited to bring our signature vibe and hospitality experience to Kopaonik," said Anton Bawab, Regional President of Viceroy Hotel Group. "The opening of Viceroy Kopaonik will offer our jetsetting global guests an unexpected alpine experience in a vibrant destination."
Nicknamed the "Mountain of the Sun," Kopaonik enjoys almost 200 sunny days each year and in the summer months, guests can look forward to rafting, mountain biking, paragliding and additional adrenaline-pumping experiences. As a national park, Kopaonik is a biodiversity hotspot that features endemic and rare species of flora and fauna. Amid these astonishing natural surroundings, guests of Viceroy Kopaonik will encounter a convenient ski-in, ski-out experience complete with over 55km of runs for alpine skiing, attentive ski concierge service, uninterrupted views over the slopes, and boundless opportunities to become immersed in the awe-inspiring landscape.
Viceroy Kopaonik's architectural and design details draw inspiration from the local "Suvo Rudiste" style that plays on the natural beauty of the resort's surrounding landscape. Dark natural timber anchors the design with clean white accents, and an abundance of windows and open-air spaces capture spectacular views in all directions. Thoughtful detailing from Wimberly Interiors and clever use of dark timber materials by architects WATG respects the local environment while also infusing Viceroy's signature contemporary vibe, ensuring that Viceroy Kopaonik maintains its local identity.
Travelers keen to Viceroy's attentive service and remarkable style can expect exceptional amenities. Four dining venues will boast impeccable culinary creations, including an Apres ski lounge framed by breathtaking views of the mountaintops. Guests looking to relax and rejuvenate after a day out on the slopes can look forward to indulging in a six-treatment room spa complete with beauty lab, indoor vitality pool, hammam/scrub room and boutique. Combined with two spacious meeting rooms totaling 184 sq.m., covered pool, outdoor jacuzzi, ski valet, Generation V kids' club, and Viceroy's authentic local programming, Viceroy Kopaonik Serbia is well equipped to appeal to every type of traveler's journey.
Viceroy Kopaonik Serbia is the result of a partnership between Viceroy Hotel Group and KPI D.O.O. Belgrade, a privately held real estate developer based out of Belgrade specializing in Central and Eastern Europe investments.
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Look around you, something or the other is happening, there is a guy in a dark Armani suit buying a bouquet of flowers for his girlfriend, he looks happy right, what about that beautiful couple holding hands and a selfie stick on the other hand ready to launch their beautiful moments on Instagram for everyone to see (Don't you wish that was you, the happy ever after kind of thing). Oh! there is the tea seller basking under the tree with a big ice cream smile which later melts to a scornful frown when you ignore his services (would you wanna be this dud? Just asking), or that beggar under the bridge with a 'have mercy on me' look painted on his face hoping you will drop some change in his bowl damn you mean human being you just pass him wearing a blank stare on your face, and he looks miserable (You definitely don't want to be that guy).
That is life, its happening right under your nose. Life isn't as mysterious as we think, we create the mystery, we craft the magic with our supernatural abilities of dual creation.
Everything that you see around you, love, happiness, poverty, war, peace you name it, was once conceived in the mind, someone visualized it and that is the first stage of creation, and STAGE (ii) was execution, dedication, hard work, self-evaluation and failure (It takes more hard work and dedication to be poor and remain in rugs).
Whatever situation you find yourself right now is nothing but a by product of the thoughts that sprout from your mind. Watch over your thoughts carefully, because out of them sprouts the tree of life and in no time you will harvest what you planted.
My mama once said, 'watch your thoughts because they become your actions, watch your actions because they become your habit, watch your habit because it becomes your Character and finally, watch your character because it becomes your life'. True right!, I know.
Every single minute in life beholds a new chance for us to make a difference, make your choice now, guard your thoughts and be the artist you are destined to be, start designing your Magnum Opus today.


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NBC Renews The Carmichael Show for Season 2, Is Correct in Doing So
Mr. Robinson has been canceled.
NBC has renewed its surprise summer hit The Carmichael Show for a second season. The Jerrod Carmichael brainchild, which recently ended its six-episode run, has earned acclaim for its Norman Lear–style takes on police brutality, transgender identity, gun control, and other issues dominating the headlines. NBC has canceled the Craig Robinson–helmed sitcom Mr. Robinson.


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'To remember sometimes is a great sorrow, but when the remembering has been done, there comes afterwards a very curious peacefulness. Because you have planted your flag on the summit of sorrow. You have climbed it.'
From her childhood and her subsequent escape to
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troubled as those she left behind. The
usual wide-eyed wonder ('How were there
ladders long enough to get bricks up so high?') balanced by the later
perspective of someone who has seen many years of life pass them by ('Tears have a better character cried
alone.'). Powerful set pieces (like the rollercoaster scene) are peppered
with little details about her day-to-day life, visitors and doctors
appointments. America
Sebastian Barry addresses issues many of us will face, the real stuff of human life, but always manages to spotlight them in striking and poetic ways. And it is his character creation that enables him to do this – in the process challenging my assumptions about spending so much time in the narrative company of a little old lady. That she could be holding such a story, such truth, at times so brutal never ceased to amaze me. I'm glad I've bumped into Barry again (we first met a few Bookers back), and through him Lilly – I hope others do too.


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Concerned about the devastating effects a super-volcano eruption could have on the planet as a whole a group of scientists from around the world have got together to use newly discovered techniques to predict when volcanoes will erupt and this will hopefully lead to them being able to give adequate warning of the next super-volcanic eruption.
Yellowstone Super-volcano last blew its top 640,000 years ago and there were two other massive explosions from the volcano, one 1.3 million years ago and the other 2.1 million years ago. We know it will happen again but we have no idea when that might be, that though could be set to change.
Scientific investigation of the layers of ash deposited by past eruptions it's known that a minimum of 240 cubic miles, 1000 cubic kilometres of lava was ejected that gave rise to an ash blanket that covered the whole of North America in ash.
The depth of the ash in future eruptions would depend on the size of the explosion and where you are in relation to it as well as the wind patterns at the time of the eruption. Scientists estimate that the depth of ash several hundred miles from the explosion will be around 4 inches.
Volcanic ash has a high silica content and its fine texture is misleading, it contains microscopic crystals that are essentially shards of glass. Breathing in volcanic ash is incredibly dangerous once in the lungs it mixes with the moisture within your lungs and turns into a thick, semi-hard concrete like substance. Hundreds of thousands of people around the world have life-long respiratory problems from breathing in volcanic ash laden air and many of them will die earlier than they otherwise would have because of this.
The ash gets everywhere, it coats vegetation, smothering plants by stopping light getting to them. It clogs and contaminates waterways, due to the chemical compounds that leech into the water from the ash.
The group have named the project The Deep Earth Carbon Degassing (DECADE) initiative, and they will monitor volcanoes around the globe in order to help them predict when eruptions will occur.
With past reports giving a 10% chance that Yellowstone will blow within the next 80 years finding out with as much notice as possible when that will occur sounds like an excellent idea.
Automated monitoring stations will be set up to monitor and measure carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide and water vapour emitted by volcanoes.
In the hours before an eruption all of these gases changes in the levels emitted and these changes are consistent enough to allow the scientists to predict an eruption is imminent.
Lead scientist Maarten de Moor. said:
"We're getting more and more confident that changes in the carbon to sulphur ratio precede eruptions potentially, we can now see an eruption coming just by looking at gas emissions. What is truly fascinating is how dynamic these volcanoes are in their degassing and eruptive behaviour. To understand the big picture of Earth degassing, we also need to understand the processes driving temporal variations in volcanic emissions." (source)
The researchers are hoping that by using DECADE alongside satellite technology that monitors the ground around volcanoes for major uprising or deformation they will be able to give more and more warnings that a volcano is about to erupt.
Yellowstone National Park is one of the most seismically active areas in the United States. 1,000 to 3,000 earthquakes occur within the Yellowstone volcano region each year, although most are too small to be felt.
Scientists knew that the Yellowstone caldera was big, some even called it huge, but until recently they had no idea just how huge. The magma chamber is 50 miles long and 12 miles wide capable of holding 4,000 cubic kilometres of molten rock…that's not huge, that's truly massive.
The worst earthquake on record to hit the Yellowstone area occurred on August 17, 1959. The Hebgen Lake Earthquake measured 7.5 on the Richter scale. 28 people lost their lives and it caused millions off dollars of damage. At the time, it was the third-largest earthquake recorded in the lower 48 states.
A good example of this is the 1816 explosion of the Mount Tambora super-volcano in Indonesia.
"The summer of 1816 was not like any summer people could remember. Snow fell in New England. Gloomy, cold rains fell throughout Europe. It was cold and stormy and dark – not at all like typical summer weather. Consequently, 1816 became known in Europe and North America as "The Year Without a Summer." (Source)
The rumbling deep within Mount Tambora started on April 5th 1815, a full four months before the actual explosion. It was the largest explosion in recorded history. So much ejecta was thrown up that the sun was completely blotted out across Indonesia. Enough ash fell that buildings collapsed under the weight and the ash floated on the ocean, building into 'ashbergs' several feet in diameter and height, that ships had to push through to continue on their way.
70,000 people are estimated to have lost their lives due to the explosion and initial ash fall in Indonesia. Hundreds of thousands more are estimated to have died around the globe due to indirect effects such as famine and disease.
Over several months the particulate matter blew across the world and within six months global temperatures had dropped by three degrees Celsius. Crops were affected, people thought the end of the world had come, and 1816 became known as the year without a summer.
Tambora produced 50 cubic kilometres of magma. Yellowstone can hold 4,000 cubic kilometres of magma and scientists estimate it is 10% full at this point.
According to scientists there are already 400 cubic km of magma in the Yellowstone magma chamber…EIGHT times more than Tambora.
California is waiting for 'The Big one' and it's overdue. Should the Cascadia fault, the San Andreas fault, the Hayward fault or any other fault trigger a late enough earthquake there's a considerable chance that it will trigger a swarm of minor earthquakes at Yellowstone, but what if one of those quakes triggers something a little larger and that in turn causes an uptick in the hydrothermal system at Yellowstone? What would a major quake do to the magma chamber? would rocks crack and fall into the chamber, melting and increasing the magma levels in the chamber?
Would cracks in the hydrothermal system tubes cause steam to get into the chamber creating a 50 mile by 12 mile pressure cooker that has no safety valve except to explode upwards and outwards to relieve the pressure?
A large earthquake is in itself a major disaster, add that to an explosion of a super-volcano and you have a cataclysm of biblical proportions that will affect every living thing on the planet in one way or another.
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Berlinale, "Lola," Omer Fast, "Sherlock Holmes"
A busier Tuesday than usual. Martin Scorsese's Shutter Island and Roman Polanski's The Ghost Writer are among the first round of seven titles lined up for the Competition at the Berlin International Film Festival (February 11 through 21); the Recyclage de luxe Online Film Festival opens today with Jacques Demy's Lola; Omer Fast is at the Whitney; and the first reviews of Sherlock Holmes are coming in. All this, even as the current lists and awards tracker is being updated throughout the day.
Both Shutter Island and The Ghost Writer are officially seeing their world premieres in Berlin, but Austinites who attended Harry Knowles's Butt-Numb-A-Thon (BNAT) this past weekend got a first peek at Shutter Island. Reactions were reportedly mixed, but of course, you have to consider the nature of the event - umpteen films are screened in succession over a period of 24 hours. Knowles himself had a grand time and was particularly impressed by Leonardo DiCaprio's lead performance, "and I'm someone that isn't always in Leo's corner. This is not only his best work for Scorsese, but his best role to date." Anne Thompson notes that one unnamed attendee described the film "an homage to Val Lewton." A quote from that attendee follows, but you might well consider it a spoiler.
As for Polanski's The Ghost Writer, as Borys Kit notes in the Hollywood Reporter, Summit has picked up North American rights and plans to release it in the first half of 2010: "The thriller, originally titled The Ghost, stars Pierce Brosnan and Ewan McGregor and was in postproduction when Polanski was arrested in Zurich in September on a US warrant stemming from his 1977 charge of having unlawful sex with a 13 year-old girl." Now, of course, Polanski's under house arrest "at his chalet in the Swiss ski resort town of Gstaad," and chances of his attending the premiere are slim. But that'd be one helluva PR coup.
The other five titles heading to Berlin: Semih Kaplanoglu's Bal (Honey), a Turkish-German production; Benjamin Heisenberg's Der Räuber (The Robber); Karan Johar's My Name Is Khan; Na Putu (On the Path) from Jasmila Zbanic, who won the Golden Bear in 2006 for Grbavica; and Shekarchi (The Hunter) from Rafi Pitts, whose Zemestan (It's Winter) also screened in Berlin in 2006.
Preceding the Berlinale, as always, will be the transmediale (January 28 through February 7), now offering a first look at the 2010 film and video program.
A reminder to those in UK over 18: Stella Artois and The Auteurs launch the Recyclage de luxe Online Film Festival, featuring one free French classic a day, every day through Monday, starting today. For an introduction to the first selection, let's turn to an entry Dennis Grunes posted back in 2007: "With a tip of the hat to Marlene Dietrich's character in Josef von Sternberg's The Blue Angel (1930), Anouk Aimée dazzles as Cécile, a dancer who goes by the name of Lola at work, where she entertains American GIs, in Jacques Demy's first feature and enduring black-and-white masterpiece, Lola. Nervously breathless, this Lola is like a tremulous shadow flickering as gorgeous light across the screen."
In other online film festival news, the Goethe-Institut Cairo is sponsoring ArabShorts.net: "A network of nine film curators from nine Arab countries has selected a wide range of exciting young Arab film productions in order to make the versatility and quality of independent Arab filmmaking visible."
New York saw work from Omer Fast just last month, when Talk Show (briefly reviewed by Graham T Beck in frieze) was presented at Performa 09. His latest piece, Nostalgia, is at the Whitney Museum through February 14. "Nostalgia is a three-part video installation which builds on Fast's work from the last decade," writes Jim Whittock at this is tomorrow. "It is a palimpsest of voiceover, documentary and cinema that defies conventional narrative, weaving together threads from past, present and future." It "was conceived during interviews with asylum seekers in London," notes Carly Berwick in her interview with Fast for New York. "'I'm always surprised at how eager people are to talk,' he says with a laugh, clearly aware of the reflexive nature of what he's saying. The asylum interviews ultimately transmogrified into a retro-futuristic alternative history of the seventies that imagines refugees from strife-torn England trying to escape to the promised land of Africa." More from Bert Rebhandl in Cargo (and in German).
Spanish Cinema Now is on at the Film Society of Lincoln Center through Sunday and James van Maanen and Acquarello have got you covered.
"With only three features to her credit, the Argentinian writer-director Lucrecia Martel is already among the most distinctive voices in world cinema," writes Dennis Lim in the Los Angeles Times. "Fluid yet oblique, thick with atmosphere and almost trancelike, her movies look, sound and move like no one else's. Martel's latest, The Headless Woman, which received a brief theatrical run during the summer, is not just one of the year's best films but also one of the subtlest, perhaps the one that most requires and most amply rewards repeat viewings - the DVD is out from Strand Releasing this week."
"Among the choices facing a filmgoer in the Soviet Union of 1926 were three films that have since become textbook classics: Sergei Eisenstein's Battleship Potemkin, VI Pudovkin's Mother and Dziga Vertov's One Sixth of the World." Dave Kehr in the New York Times: "But much of the citizenry preferred Miss Mend, a wild pastiche of American adventure serials directed by Fedor Ozep and Boris Barnet.... Its characters may be American, but the joy that shines through it is that of the infant Soviet state, still toddling through its Utopian period when everything was new, and a world was waiting to be made." Out from Flicker Alley.
More from Sean Axmaker, who's also got a roundup on this week's other releases.
London once again got to host the world premiere of big holiday season movie last night: "The world's most famous fictional detective returns to the big screen bearing six-pack abs and an effects-heavy action story, but this adrenalised Sherlock Holmes lacks the intelligence of its brilliant titular hero," writes Tim Grierson for Screen. "Robert Downey Jr lends his not-inconsiderable wit to the proceedings as the brawny, brooding Holmes, but despite director Guy Ritchie's robust re-imagining, this picture struggles to transplant the 19th-century sleuth into the world of 21st-century Hollywood blockbusters."
For the Guardian's Catherine Shoard, this is "high-end hack work." Three out of five stars from both Time Out London's Dave Calhoun and the London Times' David Hayles. More from Kirk Honeycutt (Hollywood Reporter), Marc Lee (Telegraph) and Todd McCarthy (Variety).
Meantime, Rodney Perkins (Twitch) had a good time watching Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass at the BNAT and Drew McWeeney (Hitfix) has a fun clip featuring Nicolas Cage.
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LOS ANGELES - Valve and Square Enix, Inc., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive entertainment products in the Americas, today announced that customers who pre-purchase DUNGEON SIEGE III through Steam will be given free digital copies of the classic DUNGEON SIEGE I and DUNGEON SIEGE II games that they can access and play immediately.
Additionally, all PC versions of the upcoming epic action-RPG will include a host of Steamworks features, including auto-updating, Steam Achievements, Steam Cloud support, downloadable content and more.
In DUNGEON SIEGE III, players assume the role of one of four heroes, fighting for the sake of their fallen comrades to restore the land of Ehb. Conflict is constant in this action-RPG and decisions have lasting consequences, allowing players to alter the storyline. Choose to battle along with a companion or fight for honor with up to four friends via online co-op play. DUNGEON SIEGE III allows for two players to experience the story from start to finish in local co-op mode. Thanks to the robust AI, DUNGEON SIEGE III's co-op multiplayer mode allows players to seamlessly drop in and out of battle without interrupting the action or impacting the campaign.
"Providing DUNGEON SIEGE I and DUNGEON SIEGE II free of charge through Steamworks is Square Enix's way of showing appreciation to the fans of the DUNGEON SIEGE franchise," said David Hoffman, executive producer for DUNGEON SIEGE III. "Selecting Steamworks to be integrated into the upcoming DUNGEON SIEGE III title made perfect sense as we wanted to provide the best possible gameplay experience for PC gamers and long-standing fans of the series."
"DUNGEON SIEGE III is joining a long line-up of Square Enix titles using Steamworks," said Jason Holtman, director of business development for Valve. "Our focus for Steam is on enabling developers to spend time on creating value for our customers, and seeing the DUNGEON SIEGE franchise re-emerge, with its all-new co-op mode and inclusion of Steamworks, is a great example of that."
Players will experience the much-awaited next chapter in the DUNGEON SIEGE lore on the Xbox 360 video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, the PlayStation 3 computer entertainment system and Windows PC. DUNGEON SIEGE III is rated T for Teen. Please visit the Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) website at www.esrb.org for more information about ratings. For more information about DUNGEON SIEGE III, please visit the official website at: http://dungeonsiege.com.
About Square Enix, Inc.
Square Enix, Inc. develops, publishes, distributes and licenses SQUARE ENIX, EIDOS and TAITO branded entertainment content throughout the Americas as part of the Square Enix Group. The Square Enix Group operates a global network of leading development studios and boasts a valuable portfolio of intellectual property, including: FINAL FANTASY, which has sold over 97 million units worldwide; DRAGON QUEST, which has sold over 57 million units worldwide; TOMB RAIDER, which has sold over 35 million units worldwide; and the legendary SPACE INVADERS. Square Enix, Inc. is a U.S.-based, wholly-owned subsidiary of Square Enix Holdings Co., Ltd.
More information on Square Enix, Inc. can be found at www.square-enix.com/na.
About Obsidian Entertainment, Inc.
Obsidian Entertainment, Inc., creators of Fallout: New Vegas, Star Wars Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords, Alpha Protocol and Neverwinter Nights 2, is an entertainment software development company passionately dedicated to the creation of unique role-playing experiences for console systems and Windows-based PCs. More information on Obsidian Entertainment, Inc. can be found at www.obsidian.net.
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The 2014 Ocarina Collab unites 70 ocarinists from around the world!
This past October, ocarinists from around the globe once again represented their cities, states, and countries in our annual video collaboration, all the while playing the ocarina out in public in the name of "ocarina awareness"! Here are a couple facts and statistics about this year's collab:
Random facts
- "Ocarina Road" was one of three possible original songs for this year's collaboration. A vote was held via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, with this song winning by just 50 votes.
- The song was originally called "Hometown", as a nod to ocarinists representing their hometowns around the world. Several people noted that song had an "adventure" and "open road" type of sound, which the new title reflects. Coincidentally, The original demo version was also recorded in 3 separate cities as I toured the East Coast in the Fall of 2014.
- At least 2 animals appear somewhere in the final edit.
-This was the most complex video I've ever edited. The editing process included sorting through 105 submitted videos (some were multiple takes by the same ocarinist), selecting short clips from each, converting the various video formats, the actual editing, and graphics and text, totaling up to over 70 hours.
Quick stats
-15 Countries represented
-70 Ocarinists (with most participants from the US and Germany in second place)
-72 hours of editing
-105 submitted videos
Thank you to everyone who participated, and if you have not yet seen the video, you can check it out below!


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7 pound ham
2 cups pineapple juice
1 cup brown sugar
1/2 cup pure maple syrup
Unwrap ham and place in the Crock-Pot.
Rub ham with brown sugar on all sides.
Pour pineapple juice and maple syrup over the ham
Cover and cook for 4-5 hours on low.
About an hour before serving pour juice over the top of the ham
Remove and let it rest for 10 minutes before carving


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Put a large pot of water on to boil for the pasta. When it comes up to a boil, salt the water, drop in the pasta, and cook to al dente.
While the pasta is working, season the chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large nonstick skillet with 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, over medium to medium-high heat. Add the chicken to the pan and brown lightly on both sides; remove to a platter and cover with foil to hold in heat. To the same skillet, add 2 tablespoons more extra-virgin olive oil and 1 clove garlic. Cook garlic a minute or so, then remove and add the mushrooms. Let the mushrooms brown evenly and become tender, 8 to 10 minutes.
While the mushrooms work, start gravy for pasta. In a deep medium skillet melt 2 tablespoons butter over medium heat. Add a clove of crushed garlic and cook a couple of minutes then remove. Whisk flour and tomato paste into garlic infused butter. Cook the flour a minute or 2 then whisk in the stock. Add rosemary and whisk in tomato paste and Worcestershire sauce. Simmer to thicken, 5 minutes. Season the sauce with salt and pepper, to your taste.
To the cooked mushrooms, add capers and Marsala and reduce a minute or so. Add 2 tablespoons butter in small bits to finish sauce and shake the pan to incorporate. Slide the chicken back into sauce and warm.
Drain pasta and toss with sauce and a handful of cheese. Serve pasta alongside Chicken Marvalasala. Scatter arugula or spinach across both the chicken and pasta, to garnish.
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Many translate Yoga as 'union'.
Please understand, Yoga is not 'union'. It is 'uniting'. Yoga is not a noun. Yoga is a verb. Yoga is not an end result. Yoga is a process. It is a process of intense enthusiasm.
Krishna says in the Gita clearly that Yoga is what you have to be, without expectations and without attachments. It is not doing but being.
There is nothing to achieve by practicing Yoga. You will be shocked to hear this. Many people have told you that Yoga will cure you of asthma, it will cure you of chronic pain, it will cure you of high blood pressure and so on. Perhaps it does; but not because of what you practice, but because you believe.
Especially in the West, Yoga is sold as a product; either a cheap or expensive product depending on where the teacher is located. If you practice this asana they say you will be cured of this and that. It has become a prescription medicine
I saw an advertisement for an Instant Super-luxury Kundalini Yoga offered at thousands of dollars. Patanjali, who formulated the technique of Yoga, will roll in his samadhi if he comes to know! The only person who benefits is the advertiser, not the user!
t is the process of Yoga, the practice of Yoga that unites the mind body spirit system. What unites is not the exercises that you perform. This again will shock you. It is the intention. You create a memory in your muscles and that gets embedded.
It is essential to start any Yoga practice with a clear intention of what you wish; it may be health, it may be enlightenment; whatever it is make a positive intention. Before you perform the asana, the exercise, with full awareness of that intent visualize the posture you plan to adopt. Go through in your mind every single step of that asana. Then practice that asana.
Just be sitting comfortably in any position with your spine erect to allow energy flow you can derive the result of any asana through intention and visualization. This is the truth. However, this is too simple for you to believe. You need something more tangible, more strenuous to prove to yourself that Yoga works.
Then, practice Surya Namaskar, the most integrated of all Yogasana. Start with a clear intent, visualize all steps and the do the process. You need nothing more. This is what we teach in our Nithya Yoga programs. Be in Bliss!


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Kalimari Desert is the last track in the Mushroom Cup in Mario Kart 64. It reappeared as the first track in the Leaf Cup in Mario Kart 7.
The track is a medium length track with some hazards. The main hazard is the train that passes through the railroad crossings. In single-player mode, the trains pull coaches; otherwise, the trains pull nothing. They can be avoided by stopping or being invincible with a Star or being invisible with a Boo. Another hazard on the track is the cacti. Crashing into them causes spin-outs, like Dry Dry Ruins and Thwomp Desert from Mario Kart Wii. The next hazards are the sand and the out-of-zone areas. If the player goes out into the sand, their kart will become increasingly slower. If they go out too far, they will go out-of-bounds and will be reset back on the main course. Item boxes only appear three times: at the beginning before the first railroad crossing; again right before the second railroad crossing; and finally halfway after the second railroad crossing. Kalimari Desert is owned by both Luigi and Yoshi.
Mario Kart 7
Kalimari Desert reappears in Mario Kart 7 as the first track of the Leaf Cup. This track has barely changed in design. However there are some changes done. There are some shortcuts added, and you can't drive through the tunnel anymore. The lap skip glitch doesn't work anymore.
- When the player has a Star, save it, and go to the second train intersection and turn left. Avoid the train(s), and activate the Star right before you get to the tunnel. Turn to the left when you exit the tunnel. ✱ for all games
- Use Mushrooms to cut across sand. ✱ for all games
- There is a shortcut that allows the player to glide over the railroad crossing. Template:Shortcut/3DS
- The railroad crossing sounds were taken from real Japanese National Railway railroad crossings. In the MK7 version however, the crossing sounds are American.
- They sound out of place in the North American version, as they use different electronic bells as well as mechanical bells.
- Before the Wii U version, the train engine will be based upon a General 4-4-0 engine.
- On Mario Kart 64, a bonus title screen that can be unlocked after finishing the game shows Yoshi, Peach, Luigi, Donkey Kong, and Mario driving on Kalimari Desert.
- The engine on the train is No. 64, and is a 4-4-0 engine, which has a 4-4-0 wheel arrangement, because No. 64 is also an American type steam locomotive. Locomotives of this wheel arrangement were used most common on American railroads during the 1800's and the 1830's until 1928, and were given the name "American" in 1872, because of how they did all the work on every railroad in the United States. These types of engines have eight wheels (four leading wheels, four driving wheels, and no trailing wheels).
- Usually a steam locomotive's tender would have two four-wheel trucks, which would make for a total of eight wheels, except for the engine No. 64, that only has four wheels on its coal tender, like the Evergreen 504 engine in The Evergreen Express, The Sky's The Limit, And A Catered Affair, the three episodes of the TV series of The Raccoons, and the runaway engine from The Good, The Bad, and the Tigger episode from The New Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- The engine No. 64, with its four wheeled coal tender, pulls five passenger cars, which are also known as coaches.
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The Housekeeping Office is located above the Porters' Lodge and is open for student queries, Monday to Friday, from 10.30am to 12.00 noon.
Alternatively, you can email Housekeeping or contact the office by telephone (01223) 334863.
Details of Housekeeping staff.
College room inventory
At the start of each academic year on arrival at the College you must undertake an inventory and condition report of the fixtures and fittings in your College room.
Please ensure the following form is returned by email to the Housekeeping Office by Friday 6 October at the latest to avoid the cost of any damages caused by previous occupants being charged to your College bill.
Please note, do not return this form if you are not living in College accommodation.
Current undergraduates should complete this form.
Current graduates should complete this form.
Hire of bedding
Bedding may be hired weekly through the Housekeeping Office on a supply only basis. It is recommended that hiring requirements are organised well in advance, as linen cannot be hired on the day.
The amount charged to your College bill is dependent on how frequently a change of bed linen is required (either weekly or fortnightly).
Please note, special arrangements, on medical grounds only, can be made with the Housekeeping Office for your bed to be made up. The following packages are available:
Complete Bedding Package: Please note, when ordering this package please indicate whether you also require a pillow and duvet as this package does not include these items as standard. This package does include:
- pillowcase
- sheet
- duvet cover
- bath towel
- hand towel.
Duvet and Pillow Purchase: A duvet and pillow may also be purchased at the beginning of the academic year.
Mattress Hire: A mattress may be hired for an overnight guest's use by providing the Housekeeping Office with two days' notice in advance.
Please consult the fees and charges page for prices.


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Crews repair broken water main, traffic moving on Sixth Avenue
Crews repair broken water main, traffic moving on Sixth Avenue
DES MOINES, Iowa —
Part of a Des Moines street was flooded Saturday after a water main broke on Sixth Avenue, just north of the Euclid Avenue intersection.
Water services were restored Sunday. Officials with Des Moines Water Works said it took crews three to four hours to repair the break.
Water Works also said traffic was moving again along the road.
Earlier, the road started flooding around 6:30 p.m. Saturday. Water Works General Manager Bill Stowe said it appeared to be an 8-inch cast iron main that failed near Chuck's Italian Restaurant.


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