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Robe moving lights are at the core of the spectacular "Brilliance" installation in Blackpool, UK, a major light art work consisting of 6 elegant aluminium clad architectural arches traversing the seaside town's Birley Street, combined with additional lighting pods along the surrounding Church, Corporation and Clifton Streets.
The £3.5 million 'regeneration by light' scheme, commissioned by Blackpool Council, has been funded by the Northwest Development Agency, the European Regional Development Fund and Blackpool Council. The design concept was developed by Manchester based BDP, the lighting was conceived and programmed by Greg McLenahan of World Wide Lighting Design working in close conjunction with Blackpool's Illuminations department. The installation was overseen and co-ordinated by principal building contractors, J. McCann & Co (Nottingham) Ltd.
Blackpool has historically been a city of light and illuminations, and this latest ambitious scheme brings a whole new level of contemporary aesthetics and fun to the downtown area of the city. It is designed to encourage people to visit and stay into the evening and take advantage of the many restaurants, bars, cafes, clubs and entertainment venues in this lively area.
The Birley Street lightshow takes place every 10 minutes to a specially composed sound track including a stomping section by the Pet Shop Boys to get everyone in the mood for moving, grooving and having a good time.
They needed really bright, high impact lightsources, so McLenahan and the Illuminations department chose Robe's ColorSpot 2500E ATs as the only moving light fixtures of the installation. McLenahan has used Robe for a number of other projects including a giant mirror ball work along the Promenade right on the sea front in 2005 which was one of the original inspirations for this much larger project.
The Robe ColorSpot 2500E ATs – 36 in total - were supplied by Robe UK, where they dealt with Bill Jones. McLenahan comments that he's always been impressed with the reliability and robustness of Robe, and how well they stand up to demanding and more unusual environments like this. He adds that the service and support from Robe UK is also "Excellent".
In Birley Street, there are 3 ColorSpot 2500E ATs per arch encased in weather domes. These are used for the majority of the effects, throwing dramatic gobo patterns along the street, on the pavement and up the buildings, highlighting the fabulous glistening curvature of the other arches and beaming up into the night sky.
Also on the undersides of the arches are LED floods, 200 nodes of CK i-Color Flex and 4 Bose speakers.
All the street lights have been replaced by 45 lengths of white LED strip made by DW Windsors, who were tasked specifically with building the arches. All the arches are linked with power and data running down the street via three cateneries.
Along Church, Corporation and Clifton Streets, a further 18 Robe ColorSpot 2500E ATs encased in the same domes that are integrated into the top of custom columns, looking a bit like super space age street lights! These are located at strategic intervals along the street, casting their beams all around the floor, onto buildings and into the air, effectively creating a scene setting vibe for those about to turn into Birley Street and be blown away by the arches and main piece of light art.
Church Street is pedestrianised, so the Robes are set on slow colour, gobo and movement chases, offering the additional flexibility of having special season gobos e.g. snowflakes, suns, etc., swapped in as needed. The fixtures in Corporation and Clifton Streets are used for higher level beam work.
Lighting control for all 4 streets is from a central office half way up Birley Street, utilising 3 ShowCAD Artists systems, one dedicated to Birley street, the second for the other 3 streets and the third as a fully redundant backup. Church, Corporation and Clifton Streets are all run via a W-DMX wireless system, and 16 lines of DMX are run through a PathPort DMX manager for Ethernet to DMX conversion. The sound track is stored on a KL3 music server which also plays between-show music.
A Scada intelligent power management system is incorporated into the control set up which allows power to be cut to any fitting on the site, and also controls the conventional street light dimming via photo cell & dali conversion.
The scheme has been a massive success – bringing vibrance, warmth and fun to the chilly winter evenings as the arches and the lightshow have fast become a local talking point. While at first some were sceptical about the architectural insouciance of the project, now it's complete, up-and-running and being enjoyed by so many people, the response is overwhelmingly positive.


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ASTORIA — The Ivy League-educated lawyer accused of killing his financial executive girlfriend in their Astoria apartment posted a self-pitying message on Facebook that blamed the victim — 27-year-old Weight Watchers executive Danielle Thomas — for her own fate.
"I suspected she was a cheater," says the message posted on Monday on Jason Bohn's wall. "At the very least, I gradually confirmed she was a compulsive liar, particularly with regard to relations with the opposite sex, both past and present. As a result I grew insecure and abusive."
As first reported in the New York Post, the message was dictated from the prison ward at Bellevue Hospital, where Bohn is currently held, to his brother, Chris Bohn, 30, who posted it on the social networking site.
Bohn shut down his Facebook page after his arrest, but his brother revived it on Aug. 10, the paper said.
"The night in question? In all honesty, it was an accident," the message continued. "In short, I was heavily intoxicated, under a great deal of stress, and completely blacked out. I woke up the next morning in complete shock. My knuckles were bruised badly and she was on the floor unconscious."
When police arrived at the apartment on June 26, they found Thomas's body face-up in a bathtub covered with bags of ice.
In the post, Bohn, a Columbia University graduate, also talks about how much he loved Thomas, a Kentucky native, whom he met in Florida, and how he suffered a lifetime of emotional abuse.
"As some of you may already know I was institutionalized as an abused and abandoned child. Clearly despite all of my hard work, I never fully recovered."
His brother told The Post that as kids they were abused by their father who was a drug addict who put beer in their bottles "and later turned Jason on to cocaine."
The 33-year-old Bohn was charged with a first-degree murder and faces up to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
According to the indictment, the suspect "acted in an especially cruel and wanton manner" and "intended to inflict and inflicting torture upon the victim prior to the victim's death."
Officials said that Bohn beat and strangled Thomas, a Kentucky native who had moved to New York from Florida to pursue her dream, after subjecting her to a campaign of abuse.
He was arrested on May 24 for allegedly beating Thomas and then called her to threaten her when she was reporting him to police at the 114th Precinct stationhouse.
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Wednesday, December 14 - Malachi 3:1-6 (NLT)
1 "Look! I am sending my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. Then the Lord you are seeking will suddenly come to his Temple. The messenger of the covenant, whom you look for so eagerly, is surely coming," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies.
2 "But who will be able to endure it when he comes? Who will be able to stand and face him when he appears? For he will be like a blazing fire that refines metal, or like a strong soap that bleaches clothes. 3 He will sit like a refiner of silver, burning away the dross. He will purify the Levites, refining them like gold and silver, so that they may once again offer acceptable sacrifices to the Lord. 4 Then once more the Lord will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past.
5 "At that time I will put you on trial. I am eager to witness against all sorcerers and adulterers and liars. I will speak against those who cheat employees of their wages, who oppress widows and orphans, or who deprive the foreigners living among you of justice, for these people do not fear me," says the Lord of Heaven's Armies.
6 "I am the Lord, and I do not change. That is why you descendants of Jacob are not already destroyed.
"I am the Lord, and I do not change." What an immensely comforting thought! In all the change and chaos that can surround us, amidst all the fickleness and fecklessness of people, God does not change and he is in control.
I got behind in writing meditations on our daily advent scriptures when we went away for Grandma's funeral and in the events surrounding that. So this is a "makeup" lesson because I really do want to dwell on all these scriptures for a few moments.
Highlights of this passage include:
The ultimate answer to a seeming lack of justice
The messenger who will prepare the way for the Lord
The sudden appearance of the Lord in his Temple
The fulfillment of the Abrahamic and Davidic covenants when the "messenger of the covenant" appears
The absolute, blinding purity of the Lord
The acceptance of the people's offerings following the work of the Messiah
The assurance that justice WILL prevail
The previous chapter of Malachi ends with these words:
You have wearied the Lord with your words.
"How have we wearied him?" you ask.
You have wearied him by saying that all who do evil are good in the Lord's sight, and he is pleased with them. You have wearied him by asking, "Where is the God of justice?"
We have all struggled with the problem of evil. We have been discouraged to see seemingly wicked people prosper, and have felt that God doesn't care. We despair over the lack of justice. We may think God doesn't notice or doesn't care. God's response to the question "Where is the God of justice?" is to come down himself and personally deal with evil in a very permanent, just, effective way. "The Lord himself will come to his temple."
Messenger (verse 1)
The way we (the people of Israel at the time the Messiah came) would know the Lord's coming was imminent was that a messenger would come. This is another prophecy concerning John the Baptist and his ministry of calling people to repentance and preparing the way for Jesus. (see also Isaiah 40:3)
Sudden Appearance (verse 1)
The people hearing Isaiah's message did not know that hundreds of years would pass, including 400 years of silence with no words from any prophets, but then events would unfold very quickly. The messenger would appear and the Messiah would be revealed and the perfect sacrifice would be made. I love that Simeon and Anna (Luke 2) immediately recognized Jesus when he made his first incarnate appearance in the Temple at 8 days old. The very next record we have of the early years of Jesus is when he was 12 years old and was discussing scripture with the religious leaders in the Temple.
I believe this passage also looks forward to the second coming of Jesus.
Messenger of the covenant (verse 1)
We have already looked at the covenant God made with Abraham (Genesis 12, 15, 22) and restated many times to the descendants of Abraham, culminating in David (2 Samuel 7). This passage in Isaiah illuminates how that covenant will be fulfilled.
Purity of the Lord (verses 2-3)
What beautiful imagery of the absolute, scorching, consuming righteousness and purity of the Lord. Over and over in scripture, we see that people – no matter how "holy" – are unable to stand in the face of God's holiness (Moses in Exodus 3, Isaiah in Isaiah 6, Ezekiel in Ezekiel 1:28, and many others). There is no way to appear before the Lord, to even offer our selves to him, without the purification offered by the Lord.
Acceptance of the people's Offerings (verse 4)
Because of the purifying work of the Lord, we can approach God and make sacrifices to him.
Assurance that justice WILL prevail (verses 5-6)
We begin and end with justice today. God will make sure that the wicked are punished and that the oppressed receive justice. He notices every wrong done to the defenseless, and as the Lord of Heaven's Armies, he has the power to enforce justice.
If you are wondering where is the justice in your situation, if you have seen people do evil against you with impunity, please know that God has noticed your affliction and he has a plan in motion for justice on your behalf.


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A March, 2011 post: "Analysis: 'Fingerprints of the Gods'," made first mention in this blog of the Book of Mormon (1830), the book considered by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS) to be another testament of Jesus Christ. Fingerprints of the Gods, published in 1995, purports to reveal evidence for a prehistoric lost civilization. Thirteen years earlier, in April, 1982, I had inadvertently discovered in Peru solid evidence for precisely that, evidence yet to be made public. After returning from my literally vision-initiated expedition, I began seeking out sources of knowledge related to the geographic area of my find. I was led to the Mormon visitor center in New York City (at the location of today's Manhattan New York Temple) where I was directed to LDS missionaries who supplied me with information about the Church's archeological work, about the story of one Joseph Smith, Jr., and about Smith's excavation and translation of the Book of Mormon from the "reformed Egyptian" language.
To be excessively brief, the Book of Mormon tells the otherwise undocumented epic story of the emigration of a group from Jerusalem to the Americas around 600 B.C. (a few years before the Babylonian invasion and captivity of the Kingdom of Judah) and tells the history of their descendants. Although not a Mormon or a defender of the LDS organization, I have taken a unique approach to extensively studying Mormon founder Joseph Smith, Jr. and essential elements of the history of the Americas as set forth in the Book of Mormon, and while my research and analysis over years subsequent to my Andean exploration would fill a book, my conclusion is that Smith was not a trickster perpetrating a fraud. Some of our earlier posts on Smith include: "Analysis: Joseph Smith's 'Jupiter Talisman'" (November, 2012), "Analysis: Joseph Smith's Ring" (January, 2013), and "Analysis: Joseph Smith's Seer Stone" (October, 2015). Mormonism is mentioned in some other posts as well.
The focus of this post is an instrument called the Liahona, a technological device mentioned in the Book of Mormon (e.g., Alma 37:38) that supplied precision guidance that allowed Lehi to identify the direction of travel from Jerusalem to the New World, to the continents that would not be pioneered until more than two thousand years later in the European Exodus from Roman Catholic oppression. The Liahona is described in the Book of Mormon as a "director," a "compass," and a "ball" (see Image File #63) within which communicative letters would appear. Many questions about this tri-functional gadget have been posed and their answers pursued by Mormon scholars who have published provocative books and papers about their analyses, opinions, and speculations. PluribusOne™ has approached the matter from the non-religious Noetitek™ new-science-based perspective. We have formulated and pursued answers to cornerstone questions, precipitating fresh insights and ideas in the process, as shared in the following paragraphs. First, the questions:
• Why was an instrument needed to direct them, considering that the group's destination was revealed in a vision?
• Where exactly did the Liahona device come from?
• How exactly did the Liahona device operate?
• What became of the Liahona?
Question #1: Why was an instrument needed to direct them, considering that the group's destination was revealed in a vision?
From experience I know that a place in space-time-mind can be seen in a vision as clear as a photograph or strip of motion picture film, and yet its location, the directions from the place the vision is received to the site that has been presented, and the means of transport, can all remain unknown at that point. Yet, also from experience, I know that when one has intense desire for knowledge of these further items of information, synchronistic breadcrumbs always appear in some form. Sometimes they emerge via additional visions, or they appear in dreams, or they arrive by messengers who are unaware of the messages or meanings of the messages they deliver, or they come by way of tangible symbols of various kinds, or they present themselves in the form of something solid and technological. In the case of Lehi (according to Nephi) the Liahona was discovered by him when he exited his tent one morning and "…to his great astonishment he beheld upon the ground a round ball of curious workmanship, and it was of fine brass. And within the ball were two spindles, and the one pointed the way whither we should go into the wilderness" (1 Nephi 16:10).
At bottom, I conclude that Lehi and his people were spiritually attuned but not at the highest level, a fact that becomes clear as the Book of Mormon story progresses. Dreams, visions, and synchronic breadcrumbs were not enough. They needed a technological crutch.
Question #2: Where exactly did the Liahona device come from?
The Book of Mormon says nothing satisfactory to a reasoning mind about the origin of the Liahona or how it came to be placed outside Lehi's tent. It just says that the Liahona was "prepared by the hand of the Lord." The word "workmanship" is used, so the object was not thought to have assembled itself from out of thin air—nor was it taken to have been inadvertently dropped onto the ground. It was logically assumed to have been placed there, and for obvious purpose.
Any number of unambiguous yet enigmatic breadcrumbs of all kinds can equally be attributed to having been "prepared by the hand of the Lord," but to say this is to say little more than "I don't really know but it arrived coincident with my desire and in accordance with the intent of some apparently benevolent entity having powers beyond my own." A religious person understandably interprets the enigmatic benevolent entity in terms of his/her belief system. By comparison, a 21st century scientist might view the Liahona's appearance as a fortuitous accidental encounter with a one-of-a-kind OOPART (out-of-place artifact) that fell from the sky or somehow worked its way out of the ground.
PluribusOne™'s Noetitek™-guided speculation is that the Liahona is an artifact that survived the prehistoric worldwide cataclysm, case for which was well established by the late psychiatrist and researcher Dr. Immanuel Velikovsky in his books: Worlds in Collision, Ages in Chaos, Earth in Upheaval, and Mankind in Amnesia. Beyond the scope of his extensive and meticulously documented research, there was unquestionably an Egyptian priesthood that functioned in the manner of later secret societies that preserved the ancient Egyptian knowledge and tradition. We surmise that the Egyptian priesthood, in turn, was built upon bedrock established by a priesthood central to the pre-Flood "lost civilization" hard evidence for which exists in the form of enduring megalithic stoneworks found around the world.
Consider the possibility that Lehi was a high-ranking member of such a priesthood/secret society, that he was entrusted with the Liahona, among other artifacts such as ancient writings (alluded to in the Book of Mormon), and that he had "inside information" indicating that the Babylonians would be invading in the near future. If so, he himself may have placed the Liahona outside of his tent just before "discovering" it. It is almost unthinkable that anyone would have left it outside on the ground and unattended for any period of time. In support of this idea that Lehi was a member of a secrets-keeping bloodline priesthood, in our reading of 1 Nephi 10:1 and 1 Nephi 16:38 it is revealed that Nephi, son of Lehi, was considered by others to have esoteric knowledge and that he had a natural inclination to assume leadership.
Question #3: How exactly did the Liahona device operate?
While one spindle/pointer within the Liahona (shaped like Earth itself) pointed the way to go throughout the wilderness journey, the function of the other spindle/pointer is not revealed in this (exoteric) Book of Mormon. Obviously, the two spindles functioned together, but one was primary in pointing the way. The common assumption—most likely correct—is that the second spindle pointed continuously north and south while the first spindle, as we see it, moved correctively to keep the people aimed at their destination over territory that presented obstacles to moving in a straight line. It is our speculation that the second spindle was mechanically connected—perhaps geared—to the first, such that it adjusted automatically as the journey progressed. Upon arrival at destination, the two spindles would, we envision, form a perfect "x." But (for reasons we are withholding for now) the spindles were not enough to ensure arrival at the intended spot.
As barriers to progressing as-crows-fly were encountered, the third function (symbol-based advisories) would have come into play. Geophysical challenges were foreseeable, mappable, and trackable by something equivalent to present-day GPS. However, we speculate that the Liahona was non-electronic, and, in the right hands (or, perhaps, when held correctly), it was interactive with the natural energy-grid that surrounds the planet. For more about the earth-energy grid, see Bruce Cathie's book: The Bridge to Infinity and others more recent. Noetitek™ tells us that this grid does exist and that it originates in (is an extension of) the three highest dimensions of Omniverse, the dimensions of Consciousness.
After returning from my 1982 vison-initiated and synchronicity-guided South America trip, I learned that the place where my spontaneous vision had occurred is on the same line of longitude as the location I had perceived. This factor could not have been the result of random chance. Later still, I became acquainted with the planetary energy grid, at which point this longitudinal alignment aspect of my experience felt less strange. Spirit-level "GPS" is not a wild idea, although it would have seemed so—i.e., required faith to accept—in Smith's day. Consider too biologist Rupert Sheldrake's morphic resonance theory and his studies of the abilities of animals to find their way in the wild with GPS precision and no high-tech tools. I conclude that they follow an invisible map that is magnetic and something more.
Question #4: What became of the Liahona?
A reasonably skeptical mind must wonder: If there was such an instrument, where is it now? An object of such value would have been preserved at all costs, and brass could easily have survived over millennia. Yet where is this object that would provide excellent evidence for the validity of the Book of Mormon and the veracity of Joseph Smith?
We speculate that the Liahona was buried in the stone box found by Joseph Smith, along with the book of golden pages and the instruments that helped him translate the book. In fact, given that the Liahona was, in part, a communications device it may have played an untold role in the translation process. We further speculate that the Liahona is presently in the possession of the LDS priesthood. If so, we hope that images of the device will eventually be shared with the public. We wonder whether the impressive replicas recently made available for purchase online are, secretly, based on that original.
Tags: Atlantis, Book of Mormon, Immanuel Velikovsky, Joseph Smith, Lemuria, Liahona, lost civilization, morphic resonance, spirit guidance


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In preparation for this weekend's release of The Twilight: New Moon (OMG u guyz, is it possible 2 die from 3 much excitement?!), I decided to actually watch The Twilight yesterday, you know, see what the kids were into these days. Wow, kids these days, you are into something really terrible! Like, I figured Twilight was bad, but I did not know it was going to be THAT bad. I assumed that while I wouldn't like it, I would at least understand why kids liked it, but I don't! It's a disaster!
For one thing: it doesn't make any sense? I'm sure that if you've already read all of the books 12 times by flashlight underneath the covers because your mom said no more staying up so late since you look so tired that she's worried the teachers at your school are going to call social services on her, then maybe this movie makes sense because you already know everything that is going to happen anyway. But for people who haven't read the books it's a jumbled mess of inexplicable motivations and events. Like, for example, with almost no explanation, a game of Vampire Lightning Baseball is interrupted by the sudden CLIMAX OF THE MOVIE out of nowhere, in which a character that has literally been on the screen for 30 seconds so far is now at the crux of the movie's major dramatic arc? I will tell you what is spooky: this movie's inability to follow any rational structure of plot or character development!
Also, Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson are so terrible at acting! "I'm going to bite my lip repeatedly while you struggle to maintain your already terrible approximation of an American accent." This vampire movie's motto is "I want to suck…the end." Right, you guys?!
Anyway, I have provided a little cheat sheet for adults who might want to see Twilight New Moon this weekend for some reason, but who don't want to actually sit through the unbearable two hours that is Twilight Old Moon.
- Teenage vampires travel from high school to high school pretending to be incestuous siblings, because that is just a smart cover story.
- Teenage vampires always sit in a semi-circle around their cafeteria lunch table facing away from each other, it just makes it easier to give everyone "fuck me" eyes.
- Vampires know just where to find rays of sunlight in an otherwise gray forest, FACT.
- When you transfer to a new school, it will somehow be prom right away.
- Vampires of all ages love to play Vampire Lightning Baseball.
- Although vampires can hit baseballs very, very far, the outfielders must remain at a regulation distance from home plate during every at-bat, and then run fast into the woods to find the ball.
- If you're a bad vampire, wearing shirts is optional.
- It only takes two hours to drive from coastal Washington to Phoenix, Arizona.
- Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson) can read everyone's mind except Bella Swan's (Kristen Stewart)–perhaps a "she is clinically brain dead" twist in future episodes?
- Werewolves used to be really awkward and goofy looking when we didn't know they were werewolves, but then werewolves put on 30 pounds of muscle and somehow that also fixed the werewolves' face?
- Vampires cannot go out in the sun because their skin sparkles and everyone will know they are vampires (or extras in a Lady Gaga video), but vampires CAN live in giant glass houses that let in as much sunlight as possible, no problem.
- Vampires never go surfing because surfing belongs to the werewolves.
- In a town of 3,000, you know that at least eight of them are going to be rapists, and they are all going to try and rape you together.
- Vampires drive their hybrid cars like Vin Diesel drives his dinner trays.
- You can throw off a Tracker Vampire by rubbing a hoodie on a tree.
- There are Tracker Vampires.
- Some vampires have psychic visions that can only be transcribed in charcoal drawings, you just never know, different vampires have different powers, sometimes, apparently.
- If you are a bad vampire who hangs out in a crew of bad vampires, and one of those bad vampires is black and has dreadlocks, watch out for him, because he will betray you for no reason, right away.
- Although in times of distress it would probably be faster for vampires to use their superspeed to get away, sometimes they just like to drive!
- Sometimes vampires have venom and sometimes they don't?
- If you are a good vampire and you are about to kill a bad vampire, you should try and restrain yourself and remember that you are a good vampire. The easiest way to do this is by letting other good vampires kill the bad vampire.
- Going back to Vampire Lightning Baseball for a second: it is important to wear a non-denominational "baseball" hat in a way that makes you look like a special needs child.
- Werewolf dads are very concerned with whether or not their human friends' daughters are dating teenage vampires, and will pay their teenage werewolves human money to try and break up these relationships that have nothing to do with them.
I'm sure there are some NUANCES that I'm not picking up on, but this is a good start for the novice. I recommend that you print it out, size it down, laminate it, and carry it around in your wallet. Just in case some kid starts SEXTING you and you don't know how to respond.


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Welcome to the blog tour of Jill Shalvis' One Snowy Night! This is an adorable holiday novella in the Heartbreaker Bay series, a fun contemporary romance series set in the San Francisco bay with a fantastic group of friends!
I'm a huge fan of this series and all the characters! Check out reviews, teasers etcs. from the first two books in the series HERE!
Scroll on down to check out a review, teaser, excerpt and don't forget to enter the GIVEAWAY!One Snowy Night (Heartbreaker Bay, #2.5) by Jill Shalvis
Series: Heartbreaker Bay #2.5
Published by Avon Impulse on November 8th 2016
Genres: Contemporary, Romance
Pages: 160
Source: Edelweiss
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New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis returns to Heartbreaker Bay with a fun and festive holiday novella!
It's Christmas Eve and Rory Andrews is desperate to get home to the family she hasn't seen in years. Problem is, her only ride to Lake Tahoe comes in the form of the annoyingly handsome Max Stranton, and his big, goofy, lovable dog Carl.
Hours stuck in a truck with the dead sexy Max sounds like a fate worse than death (not), but Rory's out of options. She's had a crush on Max since high school and she knows he's attracted to her, too. But they have history… and Max is the only one who knows why it went south.
They've done a good job of ignoring their chemistry so far, but a long road trip in a massive blizzard might be just what they need to face their past… and one steamy, snowy night is all it takes to bring Max and Rory together at last.
A quick and cozy holiday read, One Snowy Night is perfect for a night in with some hot chocolate. This was a cute story of misunderstandings and second chances for Rory and Max. (If you've been reading the Heartbreaker Bay series, you'll know that there's been some sparks between them!)
Rory needs to get home for Christmas and it seems her only ride is Max, the last person she wants to spend alone time with (notwithstanding the fact that he's got the world's best dog, Carl). They have a bit of history from their high school days and still now they drive each other crazy. I love that this only amps up the chemistry between them. When disaster strikes, it leaves Rory and Max trapped together overnight. That's when we really get to see the sparks fly, both in the steamy and heartfelt departments as they work out their misunderstandings and feelings for each other.
I'm a little sad that this was such a short story for Rory and Max, but I'm happy to see them getting their HEA. Overall this was a sweet and fun Christmas treat kinda read and I loved the bits with Carl who's just adorable!
"You wanted to give me a Christmas present," he said quietly. "This is it. This is what I want."
{*Thanks to Avon & Edelweiss for providing the eARC in exchange for an honest review.
Max whistled for Carl but the wind was so loud, the sound got swallowed up.
Rory slipped out of the truck and back into the mind numbing cold to make her way to Max. "Carl!" she yelled and nearly got blown over by the next gust of wind.
Max caught her and held her at his side. "You could've gotten home," he said. "You know you're crazy, right?" he asked.
Yes, she knew. And yeah, her whole purpose had been to show her family she'd changed but hey, there'd be plenty of time to stress about that later. "This is for Carl, not you."
He choked out a rough laugh. "You're still crazy," he said but he'd kept his arm around her, holding her close. And he didn't sound quite as mad at her anymore.
Which might have just been wishful thinking on her part.
"Carl!" Max yelled, using the hand that wasn't holding onto her to cup around his mouth. "Carl, come!"
From out of the woods came a huge snow abomination. When it was only a few feet from them, it stopped, shook, and sent snow flying.
Proud of himself, he sat happily at their feet and panted a smile, while Rory fought with relieved tears.
What was wrong with her tonight?
Max got them all back into the truck. He dried off Carl the best he could and then turned to Rory.
She had no idea that she'd lost the battle with her emotions until Max cupped her face and swiped a tear from her cheek with his thumb. "Rory," he said, voice low and concerned.
"Does Christmas always have to suck so hard?" she whispered.
He looked at her for a long beat and then slowly shook his head. "No. Not always."
They stared at each other some more and then…he kissed her. Softly at first, carefully, but she didn't need either and let him know by fisting her hands in his jacket and letting out a needy little whimper for more.
This wrenched a deep, rough male groan from him that rumbled up from his chest, and she clutched at him, trying to get closer. Before she knew it, he'd hauled her over the console and into his lap, tucking her thighs on either side of his, letting her feel exactly how his body had responded to the kiss. He was hard.
Hungry for the connection, desperate to forget her problems, trembling in her boots for more of this man beneath her, she kissed him back with all the pent-up longing and need she felt. When they broke free, his eyes were heavy-lidded with lust and desire, and she had one single, devastating thought.
All these years later, she still wanted him as her own.
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|Published On: Thursday, January 28, 2016
|THE STIPENDIUM HUNGARICUM SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMME OFFERED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HUNGARYHungarian Government under bilateral Higher Education and Scientific Exchange Programme is offering annual scholarships for04 years Bachelor, 02 years Master and 03 years PhD studies in selected subjects, commencing in 2016-17 academic session for Pakistani / AJ&K citizens / nationality. Under this programme, Hungarian scholarships are being offered for :
The Stipendium Hungaricum Scholarship Programme OFFERED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF HUNGARY: 80 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PAKISTANI STUDENTS IN BACHELORS, MASTERS AND PhD
HEC invites application from Pakistani/AJ&K nationals for the Stipendium Hungarian Scholarship Programme 2016-17, launched by the Hungarian Government under bilateral Higher Education and Scientific Exchange Programme. All awards will be made on the basis of the academic merit, quality of the research proposal, potential of the candidate, and the likely impact of the work on the development of Pakistan.The Programme is managed by the Higher Education Commission, Islamabad and the Tempus Public Foundation, Hungary.
Stipendium Hungaricum scholarships are available for Pakistani students fulfilling the basic eligibility criteria and other requirements of Hungarian universities under following programs:
- Bachelor Degree (04 Years Degree programme after 12 years education)
- Master Degree (02 Years Degree programme after 16 years education)
- PhD Degree (03 years doctoral degree (PhD) after 18 years education)
- Undergraduate studies Bachelor (full BA or BSc programmes): In the fields of agriculture, technical and natural sciences
- Graduate programs Master (full MA or MSc programmes): In technology, engineering, economics and natural sciences
- Full PhD studies: in English language in any field of interest. Prior to commencing higher education studies in Hungarian, students shall take part in a one – year preparatory course at Balassi Institute or the host institution. The students applying for programmes in the English language shall have an appropriate knowledge of English at a certain level that is defined by the host Hungarian Institution.
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- Tuition-free education: exemption from the payment of tuition fee
- Monthly stipend
- non-degree, bachelor, master and one-tier master level: monthly HUF 40 460 (cca EUR 130) contribution to the living expenses, for 12 months a year, until the completion of studies
- doctoral level: according to the current Hungarian legislation, it is monthly HUF 100 000 (cca EUR 325) at present – for 12 months a year, until the completion of studies but the legislation is to be changed, consequently the amount is expected to be raised.
- Accommodation
- dormitory place or a contribution of HUF 30 000 to accommodation costs for the whole duration of the scholarship period
- Medical insurance
- health care services according to the relevant Hungarian legislation (Act No. 80 of 1997, national health insurance card) and supplementary medical insurance
- Return Airfare
As per actual (Economy Class) at the time of final selection/ departure to Hungary and return ticket to Pakistan just after successful completion of degree
The list of available study programmes and host institutions is accessible on Hungarian website click here.
Each applicant is entitled to apply for up to three different study programmes, in order of preference. After submitting the application, the order of preference cannot be changed by the applicant.
Applicants are eligible to apply for those scholarship types and study fields that are determined in the educational cooperation programmes in effect between Hungary and the H.
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- Applicant must be citizens of Pakistan/AJ&K.
- Must be between the age of 18-22 for undergraduate programmes, for which they are applying for admission and the age should not exceed from 35 for candidates who are applying for postgraduate Master (18 years) & PhD programs on 01st March 2016.
- The applicant must have completed HSSC / Intermediate or equivalent for application in 04 year Bachelor Program.
- The applicant must have completed 16 years Bachelors / or equivalent Degree for application in postgraduate Master's (18 Years) and
- The applicant must have completed 18 years Degree / or equivalent for application in PhD Program.
- The applicant must fill all the fields of the Hungary Application Form and HEC application form in MS Word (Times New Roman 12 ) and no column or field should be left unfilled.
- Certificates / Transcript/Degrees to be attached must be attested by the attesting authorities such as IBCC and HEC. Equivalence of O & A level is mandatory to be issued by IBCC.
- Candidates have to make sure that all technical / engineering/ professional programmes they are seeking admission in, must be accredited by the respective councils / governing bodies such as PEC, PMDC etc.
- The applicant must provide Police Clearance Certificate with his application.
- IELTS/TOEFL scores as required, where applicable.
- All applicants must submit medical certificate of satisfactory health condition (issued not earlier than 1 month, a written certificate from a physician to prove that the applicant does not have the following illnesses: AIDS, Hepatitis A, B, C or any other epidemic conditions)
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- Hungarian citizens (including those with dual citizenships)
- former Stipendium Hungaricum scholarship holders, who are re-applying for studies in the same cycle of education (e.g. bachelor, master, doctoral)
- Download HEC application form available at HEC website hec.gov.pk/ffsp, type the same HEC form in MS Word (Times New Roman 12) and get its printed copy already filled in and attach the payment receipt of Rs. 500/-with HEC Application form only. All payments are to be made to HEC through HBL online facility. This facility is available in all branches of Habib Bank Ltd. A separate bank Account No. 17427900133401at HBL, H-9, Branch, Islamabad is being maintained for online transfer of fee to HEC.
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- All applications shall be submitted through the online application system of Tempus Public Foundation. After registration, the applicants are able to access the application surface and upload the required documents. Please note that no applications will be accepted without the online submission and after the deadline. After applying online get its printed copies (02 sets) and attach all requisite documents with each set separately. Prepare two application sets one each in Spiral binding separately containing print out of online Hungarian application form along with all requisite documents attached with each set. To apply online please visit: http://www.tka.hu/international-programmes/2966/stipendium-hungaricum/
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FREDERICK, Md.—A faculty member at Hood College won a national poetry contest this fall and has been published in an online journal.
Elizabeth Knapp, Ph.D., associate professor of English, submitted two winning entries to a contest sponsored by "Literal Latté," an online literary magazine based in New York City. She received a $1,000 prize for her poems titled "Self-Portrait as Kurt Cobain in Drag" and "Self-Portrait as Kurt Cobain's Childhood Wound," which have been published in the winter 2015 issue of "Literal Latté."
Knapp is the author of "The Spite House," winner of the 2010 De Novo Prize for Poetry. She received the 2007 Discovered Voices Award from "Iron Horse Literary Review," and she has published poems in "Best New Poets 2007," "The Massachusetts Review," "The Mid-American Review," "Barrow Street" and many other journals.
She earned her doctorate from Western Michigan University and a master of fine arts from Bennington College. At Hood she teaches courses in American literature, poetry and creative writing. To read her award-winning poems, visit www.literal-latte.com/author/elizabeth-knapp. For more information, visit www.elizabeth-knapp.com.


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Eugene Irwin (Robert Redford) is a high-ranking officer in the US Army and the latest inmate to arrive at the military prison known as 'the Castle'. The general feeling in the prison is one of cynicism and despondency, but Irwin refuses to be beaten by the situation and soon rallies his fellow inmates into rebuilding a historic wall in the prison yard. When chief warden Colonel Winter (James Gandolfini) then orders the wall destroyed in an attempt to break the men's newly buoyant moral, Irwin resolves to have Winter removed from his job, and the two men are soon caught in an all-consuming battle of wills.


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The Kuwait Society for Human Rights organized a seminar on Monday to discuss the draft of a new law that would regulate electronic publishing, websites, blogs and social media in Kuwait. The society deems the new law unconstitutional and a violation of Kuwait's protected freedom of expression. Attended by experts and media representatives, the seminar was conducted by lawyer Mohammed Al-Rashidi, who stressed that freedom of opinion is guaranteed according to the Kuwaiti constitution, and called on the attendees to discuss and study all texts that are incompatible with human rights, reports Kuwait Times.
In August, Minister of Information and State Minister for Youth Affairs Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah noted in a press statement that a new law organizing the electronic media was in its final stage of preparedness at the National Assembly. He said it was necessary to wait for the input of lawmakers regarding this law which would regulate electronic media, including the Internet, radio and TV broadcasting and electronic news services, among others.
Unified media law
Walid Al-Ahmad, a writer and political analyst at the Arabic Al-Rai newspaper, said the draft e-publishing law is new for the media industry in Kuwait, pointing out that the government had previously declined to issue a unified media law.
Speaking for the need for some type of regulation, Ahmad noted: "We need freedom, but there were many rumors on electronic media. For example, rumors that were issued about the death of the late Abdul Rahman Al-Sumait show we are here not only to attack this bill, but to support the role of non-profit organizations to address matters that are exaggerated in this law." He noted that fines in the new e-publishing law are very high, "especially for young owners of websites or blogs", pointing out that they should be given a chance.
Meanwhile, Badr Al-Hajji, professor at Kuwait University, said the draft law is full of loopholes, pointing out that it was prepared in haste. "The government has to accept the consequences that may result from freedom of expression, since Kuwait is known as a free country," he said.
"It is important to understand the differences between the owners of media organizations and people who post comments on Twitter," said Tariq Boresly, a writer at Al-Anbaa newspaper. He note that owners of media organizations can afford to pay fines, but people who tweet are ordinary people, not organizations. "I'm with the law, and wish it is structured in commensuration to the size of Kuwait's media," he added.
"We are facing a need to organize the industry, which is not an easy thing to change. All things in life must be regulated with preserving freedoms, and so does the e-publishing law," the head of the Kuwaiti Union of Lawyers Nasser Al-Haifi said.
"It is hard to fail, but it is worse never to have tried to succeed."
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COP22: Temperatures, wildfires and CO2 – Copernicus 'Europe's eyes on earth observes a year of extremes
Reading, November 14th 2016
- January to October 2016 the warmest period on record
- Wildfires linked to high temperatures and dry conditions
- CO2 concentrations pass and remain above 400 ppm
On 4 November 2016, the Paris Agreement on climate change entered into force, but despite this historic achievement the heat is still on to keep the rise in global temperature below 2°C.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and Atmosphere Monitoring service (CAMS), part of the EU's Copernicus earth observation programme, recorded, re-analysed and released significant climatic information throughout 2016, noting the effect and impact of a still changing climate.
Warmest months on record
The Copernicus Climate Change Service has provided the earliest analysis of monthly temperatures since its launch in 2015. Global average temperatures have been at unprecedented levels month after month since August 2015. They peaked in February 2016 at more than 0.8ºC above the 1981-2010 norm, around 1.5ºC higher than rather more uncertain estimates for around the beginning of the industrial era.
Temperatures have remained well-above the 1981-2010 average since February, by about 0.6ºC for the past three months. The January-October average for 2016 is more than 0.2ºC warmer globally than for the same period in 2015, making it virtually certain that 2016 will succeed 2015 as the warmest year of the industrial era. Locally, the January-October average reached more than 5ºC above the 1981-2010 norm in north-western Russia.
Global atmospheric temperature in 2016 was influenced by a transient El Niño event, by sea-surface temperatures that were more generally warmer than they have been in recent years, and by near-record-low sea-ice cover. Both natural variability and changing abundances of greenhouse gases and aerosols resulting from human activity have left their mark on the global temperature record. The comprehensive data that is being provided by the Copernicus Services play a vital role in interpreting the temperature record in coming years when stock is taken of the progress being made under the Paris Agreement.
Intense wildfires in Siberia and Canada
Significant global wildfire activity was monitored by the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS) throughout 2016, including the destructive fires around Fort McMurray, Canada in May and extensive wildfires across Siberia, associated with high surface temperatures, during June and July.
Increased July surface air temperatures were most pronounced across northern Russia and western Siberia, where warmer and, crucially, drier environmental conditions fuelled the wildfire activity.
Acceleration of CO2
The growth of CO2 in the atmosphere has quickened since last years' Paris agreement, crossing again the 400 ppm level globally. For the first year CO2 levels did not dip below 400 ppm during the seasonal September/October low.
Director of ECMWF's Copernicus Services Juan Garcés de Marcilla said: "The Paris Agreement is a historical agreement in the battle against climate change, yet the extreme temperatures of 2016 and passing the 400 parts per million level of atmospheric carbon dioxide are timely reminders that the fight must continue. With the publically available data from C3S and CAMS, decision makers from across the world can be helped by the most recent climate information to make the right choices to prevent further warming."
About the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service (CAMS)
CS3 and CAMS data offers an insight into the past, current and future of the global climate, assisting governments to protect citizens from climate-related hazards like drought or floods while helping societal and business sectors improve climate mitigation and adaptation strategies.
The wealth of Copernicus data will be the basis for generating information, supporting adaptation and mitigation policies in a number of sectors such as water management, agriculture, tourism, insurance, transport, infrastructure and disaster risk reduction.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service produces a consistent, comprehensive and credible description of the past, current and future climate and is the European Union's contribution to the World Meteorological Organization's (WMO) Global Framework of Climate Services.
The Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service consists of a complex set of systems which collect data from multiple sources like earth observation satellites and ground stations as well as airborne and sea-borne sensors. It provides high-resolution simulations of atmospheric CO2 concentrations and global wildfire emissions on a daily basis.
Copernicus is the European Commission's flagship earth observation programme that delivers freely accessible operational data and information services. It provides users with reliable and up-to-date information through a set of services related to environmental and security issues.
Graphic 1: Average surface air temperature difference from 1981-2010 conditions, for January to October 2016. Source: ERA-Interim (Credit: ECMWF, Copernicus Climate Change Service).
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Graphic 2: Mean atmospheric CO2 values forecasted over Europe for 19 October 2016 reaching levels consistently above 400 ppm. The data are reported as a 'dry air mole fraction', expressed as parts per million (ppm) and defined as the number of molecules of carbon dioxide divided by the number of all molecules in air, including CO2 itself, after water vapor has been removed (Credit: ECMWF, Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service).
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C3S and CAMS are run by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of the European Commission. ECMWF is an independent intergovernmental organisation, producing and disseminating numerical weather predictions to its 34 member and co-operating states.
Academic and environmental institutions from across Europe, including the National Meteorological Services, play an integral role in making Copernicus a success.
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Drew Roy in 'Secretariat' -- FIRST LOOK!
Not only does AJ Michalka star in Secretariat — Drew Roy does too!
The 24-year-old former iCarly and Hannah Montana guest star stars as Seth Hancock in the film which is based on the true story of the legendary race horse and his owner, Penny Chenery.
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Lent is a time for renewal, simplicity, prayer, spiritual reflection, hope, compassion, refuge, family, friendship, love and kindness; a time of rejoicing and celebrating that we were all created in God's image and likeness, and a time in which we are called to remember what we truly are as a Catholic Institution.
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Starring Anthony Anderson as the patriarch of an upper-middle-class African-American family.
Set in the leafy suburbs, and co-created by Kenya Barris, a writer on America's Next Top Model, black-ish is about an upper-middle-class African-American family whose patriarch Andre "Dre" Johnson (Anthony Anderson) worries that they're moving up in the world at the expense of their cultural identity. Narrated by Dre, and shot — à la The Wonders Years and Malcolm in the Middle — as a laugh-track-free mini-movie, the show strikes universal notes by being specific. This is not a TV program that pretends race and racism don't exist except in Very Special Episodes filled with teachable moments, nor is it one that insists that they can be ignored or somehow overcome by working hard or whistling a merry tune; it insists instead that there's a whole continuum of discrimination and misunderstanding, that every band on the continuum has its own subtle gradations, and that subjectivity plays a huge part in the whole thing.
A supervisor at the ad agency where Dre works who tries to talk "black" isn't made to seem like a despicable person, just clueless and irritating; Dre reserves the "honorary brother" designation for a white co-worker who doesn't do that, a guy who talks to Dre as if he's just another guy. When Dre worries in voice-over that he and his wife Rainbow (Tracee Ellis Ross) and their kids are exotic curiosities in the suburbs, and hallucinates a safari bus full of white folks observing them outside of their "natural" environment (the inner city), the joke is mostly on Dre for being so insecure, but the tone of the moment also suggests he's not wrong to feel that way — that his feelings of alienation are coming from a real place. There are jokes about Dre's agency using "urban" as a commercial euphemism for "black," and a lively conversation between Dre and Rainbow about whether her biracial roots make her somehow "less" black than Dre ("If I'm not 'really' black, could somebody please tell my hair and my ass?" she says). There are also some stinging exchanges between Dre and his dad, Pops (Laurence Fishburne), about whether the money he makes working at a predominantly white agency trumps the pride he'd feel if he were the president of a predominantly black firm. (Pops describes the new job Dre's up for as "head puppet of the white man.")
At the same time, though — and this is the impressive part — black-ish isn't entirely about those things. It's saying, "If you're not white, here is the kind of stuff you have to contend with every day," but it's presenting it in a familiar and collegial way, with the tone of a comedian saying, "Don't you hate it when …?" It's not saying that's all there is to life, just that it's a factor for Dre.
The show's very particular observations always connect with situations that aren't that particular — that have, in fact, been true throughout time, for everyone, of every culture. Consider the conflict when Dre's son Andre Jr., who encourages his buddies to call him Andy, says he'd rather try out for lacrosse than basketball and tentatively inquires about the possibility of being bar mitzvah'd. Dre interprets it as a specific rebuke to blackness, or to Dre's own notion of what "blackness" implies (his proposed alternative to the bar mitzvah is hilariously wrongheaded, as his dad points out); but in the end, all of this discord is not unlike the "authenticity" battles that have occurred in households of every race, ethnicity, and nationality over the centuries: parents pressuring children to enter a parent's line of work, or to worship the same way (or worship, period), and otherwise become extensions of them, rather than discovering and nurturing their own identities, however alarming those might be to their parents. "You feel like I'm turning into a white boy," says Andre. "But I'm not. I'm just being me. But I don't know what that is yet."
When Dre says he wants his kids to be "black, not black-ish," he's trying to get at something very culturally specific, and yet — and this is the beautiful part — as soon as he names exactly what's eating him, he (and we) realizes that it's not as specific as he thinks, and that, in fact, he's on a quixotic quest. He might as well be trying to cup some water in his bare hands and keep it there forever. How much of Dre's anxiety comes from race and culture, and how much is midlife crisis in disguise? We wonder, and black-ish seems to wonder along with us. In its own sweet way, this is a landmark show.


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A Gorgeously Dark & Dramatic Family Home in Norway
Name: Maria
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My husband, Roger, and I built this house and moved in three years ago, and we share it with our two young kids and a French Bulldog.
Because the house is modern and boxy and mostly open plan, we decided to go the other way with the decor. Contrast and texture and vintage furniture is our way forward, coupled with dark colors, green plants and moody wallpaper. We love it.
We love city travel and married in Paris, so that's why we chose the Bonjour-lamp to be the main feature in our hallway.
The kitchen was plain white, and drove us crazy. We'd gone over budget on the house as it were, so couldn't do anything expensive to change it. We ended up covering the fronts in decor foil and painting out the rest.
The aim with this house is for it to be inviting and to not have to worry about the kids making fingerprints or crumpling stuff, and not worry too much about the dog jumping on the furniture. Vintage furniture can be replaced, some of it is Salvation Army stuff, and we have a few design bits in between to elevate the style. This is a home to be lived in and loved.
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Can anyone explain why NASA posts images like this one:
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Can anyone explain why NASA posts images like this one:
this is so anoying
Black spaces mean partial data has arrived.
The term extremophile is relatively anthropocentric. We judge habitats based on what would be considered "extreme" for human existence. Many organisms, for example, consider oxygen to be poisonous. While oxygen is a necessity for life as we know it, some organisms flourish in anoxic environments. We call them extremophiles... but that is only one perspective. If they could think, what would they think of us? As you read through the list of terms below, consider how what we think of as normal may seem too extreme from the point of view of an extremophile.
Why are we as humans so fearful of the truth?
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I do think UFOs and the possibility of alien life deserves proper debate and research. I don't see why it is ridiculed by certain media and people.
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The best laid plans…and two birthdays to remember
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For some time now my sister has been worrying about how she is going to manage when her daughter, Rebecca, gives birth to her first baby. A London resident, Rebecca is due at the end of this month and, understandably, my sister wants to be there and help as much as possible.
Known to our family as "Aunty Doo Doo", my sister already has a lot on her plate. She has been caring for our parents at her home in Yorkshire since my mum became seriously ill last autumn. Along with mum's devoted carer Ruby, my brother-in-law and the two dogs, it makes for a full household!
I wrote recently about the dinner that took place at Aunty Doo Doo's when her second daughter, Abby, brought her fiancé's parents up to Yorkshire to meet the family. It was a chaotic evening, but nothing compared to the anticipated bedlam surrounding the arrival of my sister's first grandchild. The worry was that while helping to nurse Rebecca's baby, Aunty Doo Doo would still be needed by my parents. How could she travel between Yorkshire and London to be there for the birth, while continuing to look after our parents? It was a question that preoccupied the whole family.
There was also the unspoken thought of whether my parents would get to see the new baby. Travel is almost impossible for them. My mum is very unwell, needing around-the-clock care due to the long-term and terrible effects of her diabetes. Her condition worsened recently with a pulmonary infection, but as we have discovered – mum is also an incredible fighter.
There was yet another complication. Today is my father's 80th birthday. It's a milestone, but how should we celebrate it with everything else that's going on? We decided to have a sit-down family dinner at my sister's, because there was no question of my mum travelling anywhere else. We all hoped that she would be well enough to sit with us and celebrate the 80th birthday of the wonderful, quiet man in the background for whom nothing was, or ever is, too much trouble.
The manner in which my dad has devoted himself to my mum, particularly over these last few years would win him a knighthood if his duty, selflessness and non-stop care were ever to be officially recognised. Dad is a champion; a man who came from the poorest background and worked like a Trojan to succeed. A man who at the age of 23 was supporting a wife, a baby and caring for a newly widowed mother; visiting her every day until she passed away thirty years later. He is a great dad and grandfather whose qualities of infinite strength and comfort precede him. His handshake alone always seals his word. He is my hero and role model, and I love him dearly.
Yet with all the worries about my mum and heavily pregnant niece hundreds of miles away, dad's 80th was becoming difficult to plan. We decided things would just have to be casual and hoped that all the grandchildren could get up from London in time, despite the weather. We would all be together to wish dad a happy birthday, and all the rest of our never-ending concerns would be stored away for another day.
But here's what actually happened…
Last weekend, on an impulsive visit to Yorkshire, Rebecca went into labour. Her baby was born early on Tuesday morning and Aunty Doo Doo is now Grandma Doo Doo. Last night when Rebecca, her husband and their new baby came home from hospital, my parents got to hold their beautiful great-granddaughter just in time to celebrate dad's birthday. It couldn't have been better planned. And I am now a besotted Great Aunt, although no-one is ever allowed to call me that – nothing could sound more ageing!
It's funny how things work out isn't it? My dad's 80th birthday will indeed be spent chaotically, just as we knew it would: he and mum staying in one bedroom; their granddaughter, grandson-in-law and great-granddaughter in another. Then there is my sister, brother in law, their other daughter and her fiancé, so the overflow is staying with us.
But there is quite a difference. A precious great-granddaughter has unexpectedly and unplanned, had her birthday too. On dad's milestone day, my parents can hold her together – in the same way they have lived their lives: always together. That is the best possible birthday present for my darling Daddy.
Happy Birthday!
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The idea i started with in this build was this: to work with Garen's regen passive skill, and to make his skills spammable. With this build you can stay in the lane early game, and gain xp faster than the other team. When Garen levels he gains a good amount of HP which increases his regen, so i try to lvl him fast.
Why Doran's Sheild?
-Paired with Garen's passive this makes his early game regen quite snappy. It gives him faster regen than a ruby crystal, and makes you more durable than a bead or pendant.
Why the Swift boots?
-I like the boots, becuase it helps to be speedy with garen making his Judgement skill more effective at sliceing in and out, to poke who you are laneing against.
Why Spirit Visage?
-This item gives you solid cooldown reduction and HP regen, along with increasing you overall regen by 20% = Super regen Garen. Spirit visage is also great if you lane against casters, for the magic resist. Paired with the armor runes i used, it keeps garen balanced, and not vulnerable to any type of enemy.
Brutalizer then Ghost blade?
-Again cooldown reduction, and armor penetration, damage. Then the Ghost blade helps you chase down kills before they get far. Can also be used in a pinch to escape. This also adds to crit witch is always good on Garen.
From there it depends on your taste, and what your team needs.
I would go with Randuin's Omen if you still need to tank, and take the damage for your team. It gives more cooldown regen, and the nifty ability to slow enemies that comes in handy. This paired with the ghost blade is a nasty combo. You could chose to go with warmogs if you are content with your cooldowns.
I would next go with a Sunfire Cape or Guardian Angel. If you need more damage, go with Sunfire, if you get focused a lot in team fights go for Angel. Any HP adds to Garen's regen so i usually get sunfire, if the game goes this long.
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Garen will have almost spammable cooldowns, if you get blue buff its just nasty how fast he can use his skills. This paired with his regen at this point means while teammates and b'ing you can stay and attack a tower, play some hit and run. I hope you enjoy my Garen build, i think its a fun one!


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Making the case for eating our dogs
Another book has come out that makes the case for eating our dogs.
On the heels of "Time to Eat the Dog," by New Zealand professors Brenda and Robert Vale, who admit their title is mostly a shock tactic and who don't actually propose consuming our pets, comes Jonathan Safran Foer with "Eating Animals," who says eating our dogs would be no more barbaric than our consumption of pigs, cattle, chickens, etc.
For Foer, interviewed on NPR's All Things Considered yesterday, the idea of consuming dogs makes even more sense, on some levels, than eating animals raised to be food.
"For the ecologically-minded," he writes, "it's time to admit that dog is realistic food for realistic environmentalists." That last part sounds almost like an advertising slogan, doesn't it?
Foer's book was also excerpted in the Wall Street Journal last week, so it's probably OK if we cut off and chew on a little piece of it here:
Posted by John Woestendiek November 2nd, 2009 under Muttsblog.
Tags: books, books on dogs, brenda vale, cattle, chicken, consumption, dog, dogs, eating animals, eating dogs, environmental. ecology, factory, farming, foer, humans, jonathan safran foer, livestock, meat, pigs, robert vale, time to eat the dog, vegetarian, vegetarianism
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Cesar Millan goes after puppy mills
Cesar Millan goes "undercover" for tonight's episode of "The Dog Whisperer," helping Last Chance for Animals rescue 11 dogs from a big-time breeder, then working to rehabilitate them.
In the episode (9 p.m. on the National Geographic Channel), Millan, who says he has had no previous contact with puppy mills, joins a team of Last Chance for Animals operatives as they negotiate the release of the dogs, then work together to get them over the trauma of growing up caged.
One of the dogs ends up getting adopted by Sharon Osbourne, who was stopped by Last Chance for Animals when she was on her way into a pet store to buy a dog. Instead, she was talked into taking one of the rescued dogs.
Millan, while he has seen the hyper and nervous behavior dogs from puppy mills often exhibit, had never been inside a factory-style breeding operation — the kind said to churn out more than a million purebred and "designer" dogs a year.
"It takes a lot of concentration not to judge (puppy mill owners) when you know they're doing something wrong. But in order for me to help and influence them, I have to see what they're doing," he says. "I saw a dog that was blind. I saw many dogs in one kennel. I felt a lot of frustration; I felt a lot of confusion … definitely aggression .. a lot of anxiety."
On the program, Millan's work with dogs previously rescued by Last Chance for Animals is also featured.
Last Chance for Animals is a national, nonprofit organization that works to eliminate animal exploitation through education, investigations and legislation.
Posted by John Woestendiek May 8th, 2009 under Muttsblog, videos.
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