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Subject: Known Allied Organizations
Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:31 am
The following are organizations that either openly or directly support the Inquisition. They can be counted on to assist any Inquisitor that needs to make use of their resources, assuming they haven't been pissed off in some fashion.
Organization: Brilliant Flare of Syberdex
Stance: Externally militant. Preparing the Expletio sector for oncoming aggressors (the Tau, Tyranids, etc.).
Internally heretek hunters. Purging the impure research and collecting it for use in proper projects.
A militant cult that began to form in the wake of a series of galactic dangers that presented themselves: the Tau's expansion two sectors coreward and blasphemous technology, the oncoming Tyranid horde and their genetic abomination, the nearby Orkish warhost, the ever insidious Eldar that seemed to brazenly travel the sector and even whispered rumors of horrible creatures of metal and unholy light beginning to wake.
With so many of the most dangerous enemies all threatening one sector, the Brilliant Flare of Syberdex is two pronged in their activities. Their first and most well known disposition is the hunting and killing of xenos, successionist heretics and other forces that openly defy the will of the Imperium. Their second disposition is considerably quieter and rumors carefully suppressed. The Archmagos' of the cult have realized the bitter truth, that the current technology provided to them by the Omnissiah is insufficient to win. New weapons must be discovered and created. The reason this doctrine of theirs is carefully hidden, is 1) It suggests a flaw in the Mechanicus' ability to defend the realms. Never a wise declaration to make. And, 2) The sort of technology they are willing to delve into is far deeper than the Cult Mechanicus would ever be willing to go. As a general rule, this is the Brilliant Flare of Syberdex's views on a number of heretical technologies.
Dark Age of Technology Tech: All is fair. Any technology that can be found should be studied and replicated.
Empyric (Warp) Tech: Any tech that uses raw warp power is okay. Any tech that worms to bind or use intelligent/malefic beings is strictly prohibted (binding daemons/daemonweapons, creating murder gholams, summoning rituals, etc)
Xenos Tech: Cleansed and destroyed. The impurity of the weaponry is unworthy of copying, though some Tech-priests do quietly study xenos tech and then attempt to mimic it with existing Imperial tech.
As it is a particularly militant branch of the Expletio Mechanicus and prone to hunting the myriad foes of humanity, the members of the Brilliant Flare of Syberdex are quite commonly seen in the retinues of Inquisitor's and their acolytes. The members of Syberdex are often capable of carrying out edgier research projects in the Inquisition's service than within normal Mechanicus labs, hence their preponderance to work amongst them. While they do skirt the line on occasion, most moderate (and radical) Inquisitors see plenty of use in their abilities.
Background Package Adjustments from "Divine Light of Sollex":
Characteristics: -5 to Fellowship.
Skills: Ciphers (Secret Society - Syberdex), C. Lore (Machine Cult), Demolition, F. Lore (Syberdex), S. Lore (Tactica Imperialis)
Talents: You gain Hatred (Tech-heretics) and Hatred (Choose one major xenos group) and Unshakeable faith.
Insanity: You begin with 1d5 insanity.
Corruption: You begin with 1d5 corruption.
-You gain a +10 bonus to all Tech-use tests when working with plasma weapons and plasma drives/generators.
-Rites of Passage: As a tech-priest deepens in his understanding of the ways of Sollex, more and more of his skull is stripped of its flesh and replaced with black adamantine. By the time they are a full tech, the entire lower half of their face has been replaced to look like the a metallic lower jaw and skull. By the time the tech-priest becomes a magos, his skull is fully scourged of flesh and his entire skull plated. An act which represents the removal of the weak and corruptible and replacing it with the cold and unbleshmished certainty of their task. This serves both as a personal and outwards reminder of their duties. The effect of this trait is as follows:
At the rank of Tech-Priest (Rank 5) the Tech-Priest gains a +1 AP bonus to his head due to the plates. At Rank 9 for the Magos Ascension career the Tech-Priest gains a total +2 AP bonus to his head due to completion of the plates.
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Subject: Re: Known Allied Organizations
Fri Feb 10, 2012 12:59 am
Organization: Psykana Empyrean
Stance: Psyker's specifically trained and sanctioned for the purpose of combating warp influences. Whether dealing with xenos, hereticus or malleus enemies, their focus is in locating and terminating opposing psychic forces.
The Psykana Empyrean is an interesting organization in that it is actually a once heretical sect created by a radical inquisitor, that was spared destruction at the radical's excommunication by being the ones who both hunted down the rogue inquisitor once he fled, cleaning up many of the "messes" that he made and then dismantling themselves to await punishment. Surprised by the act of complete penance and seeing the skill and training many of the psykers had undergone, the Expletio Inquisition marked them all as dead while transfering them to a newly created wing of the Expletio Scholastica Psykana. There they began to train other psykers in their talents.
Trained with special focus on locating other psychic activity and then determining the best way to shut it down, those trained in the Psykana Empyrean arts are indispensible in throwing back rogue psykers, xenos witches and even daemons. The one drawback to those psykers that take part in the training is that they are brought uncomfortably close to the corruptive essences they fight simply in the process of being trained. A lot of preparation must be made and only candidates deemed sufficiently strong of mind are accepted into the training.
An Inquisitor's response to one of these psykers will likely be determined by how they view psykers in the first place. Psykers who have received Empyrean training will often be more morose or unhinged than other psykers, having been effected by their training to a noticeable degree.
Elite Advance Package
Advance Cost: 500 xp
Willpower 45+, Resistance (Psychic Powers), Strong-Minded, Psyniscience +10, Psy Rating 4
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Insanity Points
- +2 degrees of success on any Psyniscience test
- +1 degree of success on any attempt to resist an effect the on psyker's mind or soul. This refers to any telepathic power or possession attack.
- Strike at the Warp Bond - This trait allows the psyker to spend a fate point to give any target with a psy rating of at least 1 the Warp Instability trait for as long as the psyker remains on the same scene. Furthermore, an aura of rejection of (WB x 5) meters begins to pulse from the psyker, causing all targets with the Warp Instability trait (including the target they just selected), to take a -30 to all WP tests to resist the effects of Warp Instability as per usual. If a daemon is destroyed they are flung screaming into the warp as per usual. If a mortal with Warp Instability is killed, his body slumps to the ground and catches aflame in hellfire while his soul is sucked into the Warp.
When this power is activated the psyker automatically makes a Psychic Phenomenon roll.
-Gain 1d10+10 Insanity Points
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Zionist commentator Ezra Levant did a recent segment on the hypocrisy of the French government who on the one hand champions the anti-Muslim cartoons of Charlie Hebdo as "free expression" and then went on to arrest comedian Dieudonne for an innocuous Facebook comment the following day.
Levant notes that Dieudonne has been prosecuted several times in the past for speech deemed offensive to Jews. This is clearly hypocritical, Levant said while castigating Dieudonne as an 'anti-Semite' nonetheless.
At around 8:40 of the monologue, Levant confirms what many free speech advocates have been saying for years: it was not Muslims who lobbied for Canada's repressive 'hate speech' laws, it was the organized Jewish community.
"In the 1960s and 70s, left-wing activists, Jews mainly as it so happens, pressed for so-called hate speech laws in Canada," Levant acknowledged. "They were all targeting a handful of neo-Nazi activists in Toronto."
Levant continued: "Neo-nazi really isn't the right word. They weren't violent like Nazis, they just didn't like Jews. But these activists didn't really do anything criminal at all. They were just really, really irritating. So the Canadian Jewish Congress pressed the Liberal government to have hate speech laws enacted. And they were. And for years those laws in Canada, such as Section 13 of the Canadian Human Rights Act, were used almost exclusively by the Jews against anti-Semitic losers. … The Canadian Criminal Code was amended too, to add hate propaganda and promoting genocide to the criminal code. All because some idiots kept irritating the Jewish community."
Later in the video, Levant reveals his primary motivation for opposing 'hate' laws: Muslims can use the same laws to prosecute anti-Muslim commentators such as himself. Therefore, Levant's strident free speech stance comes down to a banal tribal self-interest rather than a true belief in the principle of free expression.
In Levant's mind, bashing Muslims and promoting the Jerusalemite ideology of the 'war on terror' is paramount, above the need to quash Organized Zionism's critics.
Levant's approach is to use smear and defamation tactics against critics of Israel and Jewish power, rather than supporting strong-arm state repression in the form of 'hate speech' enforcement. He knows that the Canadian and broader Western mainstream media is largely in the hands of Zionists, so there is little point for hate laws when people who harbour views that the Zionists dislike are denied a comparable voice anyway, or simply vilified.
Refusing anti-Zionists a platform and drowning out their message with incessant pro-Israel, anti-Muslim propaganda is the better way to go, Levant contends.

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UCC 2014 Posters Track
The poster track will be held in conjunction with the ACM/IEEE International Conference on Utility and Cloud Computing 2014 (UCC), December 8-11th, in London, UK.
Accepted Posters
- Toward Enhancing Block I/O Performance for Virtualized Hadoop Cluster
- Cost-efficient Provisioning of Cloud Resources Priced by CPU Frequency
- Querying road traffic data from a Document store
- Experience with Multi-Resource Aware Fair Sharing in Highly Heterogeneous Private Clouds
- A Cloud-based Approach to GNSS Augmentation for Navigation Services
- Toward a Cloud based Framework for Facilitating Software Development and Testing Tasks
- Planning in the Cloud: Massively Parallel Planning
- Multi-Clouds Mobile Computing for the Secure Storage of Data
- Portable SDN Applications on the PaaS Layer
- ChargeFlow – Workflow based chargeback processing
- Interact: Gesture Recognition in the Cloud
- NEMICO: Mining network data through cloud-based data mining techniques
- An Experimental Analysis on Latency Improvement of Cloud-based Fleet Management System
- Cloud-Imitating Honeypots for Novel Malware Detection and Analysis
- An Adaptive Policy to Minimize Energy and SLA Violations of Parallel Jobs on the Cloud
- The IKAROS Metadata service as a Utility
- MO-BIZZ: Ecosystem for Mobile Cloud Services (Web-only)
Call For Posters
Cloud Computing promises to deliver computational resources on demand as services that are commoditized and delivered as in traditional utilities such as electricity, gas, water and telephony. Utility with Cloud services can already be achieved for compute, storage and communication resources but also for hosted software and data. UCC is the premier IEEE/ACM conference covering all areas related to Cloud Computing as a Utility. There is also increasing interest from commercial providers to offer business and revenue models around the services they offer. Understanding how these model could be used to provide utility for both users, intermediary brokers (aggregators) and providers will also be of interest for this conference. UCC 2014 is the 7th UCC in a successful conference series. UCC 2014 happens while cloud providers worldwide add new services and increase utility at an accelerated pace and is therefore of high relevance for both academic and industrial research. We invite participants to submit posters to the UCC 2014 conference. The submission areas of interest for posters include (but are not limited to):
- Big Data and Analytics
- Principles and theoretical foundations of Utility Computing, including pricing and service models
- Policy languages and Programming models
- Architectural models to achieve Utility in Clouds
- Designs and deployment models for Clouds: private, public, hybrid, federated, aggregated
- Cloud Computing middleware, stacks, tools, delivery networks and services at all layers (XaaS)
- Virtualization technologies and other enablers
- Economic models and scenarios of use
- Scalability and resource management: brokering, scheduling, capacity planning,
- parallelism and elasticity, as well as marketplaces
- Cloud management: autonomic, adaptive, self-*, SLAs, performance models and monitoring
- Applications: games, social networks, scientific computing (e-science) and business
- Mobile and energy-efficient use of Clouds
- Beyond technology: Cloud business and legal implications, such as security, privacy, trust and jurisdiction especially in Utility contexts
Posters can be submitted in one of two forms:
- Proceedings published posters: Participants submitting proceedings published posters are required to submit a 2-page short paper describing the poster/demo content, research, relevance and importance to the cloud computing community. If accepted, these 2-page short papers will be published in the proceedings of the conference.
- Web published posters: These posters/demos require a short 1-page abstract to be submitted. These abstracts will not be included in the conference proceedings, but will be published on the conference website.
For both forms of posters, participants will be able to display the poster and showcase the demo during the conference. Authors are invited to submit their contributions electronically through EasyChair
The best poster will receive a best poster award, sponsored by Manjrasoft Australia, based on evaluation rating from the Award/Review Committee.
- Khalid Elgazzar, Queen's University, Canada
- George Angelos Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus
Important Dates
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20 September, 201426 September, 2014 (Extended and Final Deadline)
- Notification of Acceptance: 10 October, 2014
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Fire records seem to be signing great bands who used to be on Matador: Bardo Pond, Bailter Space and Mission of Burma. If you've never heard Mission of Burma before then this album probably isn't the best place to start. Have a listen to 'That's When I Reach fo My Revolver' from their debut album (or is it?) 'Signals, Calls and Marches.' If you like that you'll like this as they have never really flagged on quality on any of their albums, however this one is a little different in that they've experimented a little with their sound. My only negative criticism is that at thirty-five minutes I could do with a bit more Burma. I guess I could just dig out my double vinyl 'Let There Be Burma' album (on Taang!) and listen to it for the millionth time to reaffirm that it actually exists. This album, released during their long hiatus is as good as any of their others and seems to be perpetually ignored by those who count albums; 'Unsound' is described as their fifth studio album in the press release. Presumably they haven't counted 'Signals, Calls and Marches' as it was originally only six songs (but is now expanded to ten on remastered CD). They definitely haven't counted 'Let There Be Burma' which seems to get written out of history music journalists and press releases alike due to the crime of being mostly songs not released until after Mission of Burma spilt in 1983. I think the band might not be happy with the recordings which are purported to be demos, but they sound just fine to me. It's a shame as it includes some of their best songs, some of which also appeared on the live album 'The Horrible Truth About Burma' which I'd choose as my favourite from their first life (1979-83).
Partly inspired by hearing how vital Wire sounded third time around, Mission of Burma kicked into a second life which was perhaps more unexpected than any other contemporary bands on the US underground except Black Flag or Husker Du. Unlike those bands it wasn't animosity that led to dissolution, but guitarist Roger Miller's shot hearing. He always wears industrial ear protectors when they play, and the first time I saw them at All Tomorrow's Parties they had perspex barriers around the drum kit to shield him from Peter Prescott's exuberant barrage.
If you're going to reform a legendary band, it's important to enhance the legacy and not despoil it by being worse. Mission of Burma's gigs showed they still had the fire if Roger's ears could avoid burnout, and their aptly titled 2004 album 'ONoffON' confirmed they were if anything in better shape than before. Perhaps not surprising as Peter Prescott and relentlessly drummed and hollered in the excellent Volcano Suns before switching to guitar for Kustomized whilst Roger Miller pursued numerous quieter, more experimental avenues. Bassist Clint Conley was relatively dormant until he formed his tuneful Consonant with members of The New Year not long before the urge to be Burma took hold again. This was a very good thing, as the chemistry between these three musicians ignites much more explosive reactions than any of their other musical forays.
If I was pushed to choose a favourite Mission of Burma studio album I'd go for their second reformation triumph 'The Obliterati.' Their fourth album second time around, 'Unsound' shuffles the cards and opens some new avenues to keep them excited, exciting and engaged. I'd be quite happy for them to endlessly repeat their winning formulae, but clearly this would bore them and inevitably feed back into a less exhilarating musical ride. Bob Weston of Shellac, Rachel's and Volcano Suns stepped into mysterious fourth member Martin Swope's shoes in recent times and also produced 'Unsound.' They hadn't used trumpet before, and since Bob played that instrument for Rachel's (RIP Jason Noble) it was easy for him to blow a little brass seamlessly into the mix. Roger Miller wrote a couple of songs on bass rather than six string guitar and the first concise number 'Dust Devil' (which has nothing to do with the Butthole Surfers song of the same name) grew from an acoustic guitar improvisation. They also seem to have used a lot more effects on the vocals; on 'This is Hi-Fi' Roger sounds as if he's singing underwater! If lyrical themes emerge one could be obsolete and retro technology, at least this is suggested by song titles 'This is Hi-Fi', 'Second Television', '7's' (old seven inch singles?) and 'ADD in Unison' (suggests analog/digital but probably is actually meant to be attention defecit disorder). The lyrics are far from obvious and are very intriguing. What are 'Sectionals in Mourning'? I guess I'll have to ask Peter Prescott one day! A couple of songs also namecheck something none of us can do without, except John S. Hall, because he's different like that: water. If there's a pop hit it's the fifth song 'Second Television' sung almost inevitably by Clint, with a chorus of shouting Peters never far away. How does he always manage to sound like at least three singers at the same time? That song has sensibly been offered as a free download by Fire records so who needs radio DJs? Now Peel is dead they are mere obsolete censors superceded by the ever expanding internet. No one could possibly sing the line "Crashing through the waves" with more appropriate vigour than Peter Prescott (on 'Part the Sea'). By the penultimate tune he's not only seeing "Things that cannot be" but trying to refute 'What They Tell Me' which seems to be something about little green men. Meanwhile Roger Miller fell into the water but didn't see no signs and told no one goodbye ('FellàH2O'). By the next song 'ADD in Unison' he is rescued from drowning just in time to get everything back to front and end with 'Opener' falling over himself to demand, "Forget what you know!" Forget what you read and get all of Mission of Burma's albums, even the ones they pretend don't exist! Just don't call this their fifth studio album while I'm around.
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"The term is used in three main ways in music, though all three are interrelated. The first is what is otherwise called 'rudiments', currently taught as the elements of notation, of key signatures, of time signatures, of rhythmic notation, and so on. Theory in this sense is treated as the necessary preliminary to the study of harmony, counterpoint, and form. The second is the study of writings about music from ancient times onwards. […] The third is an area of current musicological study that seeks to define processes and general principles in music — a sphere of research that can be distinguished from analysis in that it takes as its starting-point not the individual work or performance but the fundamental materials from which it is built."
Syllables are assigned to the notes of the scale and enable the musician to audiate, or mentally hear, the pitches of a piece of music which he or she is seeing for the first time and then to sing them aloud. Through the Renaissance various interlocking 4, 5 and 6-note systems were employed to cover the octave. The tonic sol-fa method popularized the seven syllables commonly used in English-speaking countries: do (or doh in tonic sol-fa), re, mi, fa, so(l), la, and ti
There are two current schools of applying solfège: 1) fixed do, where the syllables are always tied to specific pitches (e.g. "do" is always "C-natural") and 2) movable do, where the syllables are assigned to scale degrees ("do" is always the first degree of the major scale).


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In 2016, Boston had 47 homicides, a low number by historical standards. But for Gerard Bailey and Daniel Mulhern, the Deputy Superintendent of the Field Support Division at the Boston Police Department and the Senior Advisor to the Mayor, respectively, "one is too many and zero is our goal."
Last Friday, our paths crossed with Gerard and Daniel in Harvard Kennedy School Professor Nick Sinai's Technology and Innovation in Government course. Our team is one of five in the class matched with clients at all levels of government and tasked with helping them solve a problem. Gerard and Daniel lead the Boston Police Department Gang Unit, our team's client. At our first sit-down with them, we learned that there are about 150 documented gangs and 3,500 young people involved in gangs in Boston. Around 750 firearms were removed from communities last year – 150 by the gang unit.
The gang unit's goal is "to reduce the criminal activity and anti-social behavior of youthful offenders and youth gangs through directed and community-based policing strategies." The unit, also known as the Youth Violence Strike Force, must balance multiple goals, including developing an understanding of and respect from the community while simultaneously protecting the safety of the officers and the public.
Currently, our team's objective is to increase the speed of information gathering in the unit, but until we start speaking with the detectives, we won't know for sure. What we do know is that our solution must take into account the utmost safety, security and efficiency for not only the detectives with whom we will be working, but the City of Boston as a whole.
And while the class's title includes "technology," our solution may not be entirely technology-based. In fact, it might not be very technical at all. What's most important is that our work is guided by the tech world's best practices: intense focus on the product's user, as well as rapid testing of our hypotheses regarding the user's experience. In this case, the "users" are the police officers for whom we design our solutions.
The Team
Based on our diverse backgrounds and interests, we were all paired with the Boston Police Department (BPD) Gang Unit. Below is a little more about the team:
Berkeley Brown (College '18) is a Social Studies concentrator at the College who serves in leadership roles within Harvard's student government, Peer Advising Fellows program, and Harvard Alumni Association. She previously worked as an associate at TurboVote, a non-profit dedicated to increasing voter turnout. She is excited to work with and build solutions for the BPD this semester.
Daniel Goldberg (MPP/MBA '19) previously worked as a management consultant to public school districts across the US, where he helped superintendents improve student outcomes while also effectively managing resources and operations. He's excited to learn from the Boston PD.
Francesca Ioffreda (MPP/MBA '17) previously worked as a management consultant across multiple industries and countries. She is passionate about city government and has worked with Mayor Rahm Emanuel in Chicago and Mayor Landrieu in New Orleans. She is excited to work with the Boston PD and support this important project.
Namita (Nami) Mody (MPP '18) was previously a product manager and project manager at DoSomething.org, where she improved the efficiency of internal systems and led the organization's data organization and accessibility efforts. She has an affinity for internal users and processes, and is looking forward to learning how the Boston PD works behind the scenes.
Ihsaan Patel (MPP '18) previously worked as a senior finance manager for Greenlight Planet, a social enterprise selling solar lamps to unelectrified communities across the developing world. He is excited to help build something useful for the Boston PD.
The five members of our team are incredibly keen to spend the next eleven weeks speaking with detectives from the BPD Gang Unit and learning about the ins and outs their investigation practices so that we can identify a discrete problem and work towards a solution.
And thanks in advance to the Boston Police for your time and help on this project. We can't wait to work closely with you!
-Berkeley Brown, Daniel Goldberg, Francesca Ioffreda, Nami Mody, Ihsaan Patel


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Friday, March 23, 2012
Religions are Part of this People and Culture
Archimandrita Atenágoras (Orthodox Church from the Patriarchate of Constantinople)
I think that the visit of the pope Benedict XVI to Cuba is very important. The Catholics people are feeling the happiness we also felt when the patriarch visited Cuba and they are also being targeted now by the calumnies and disinformation broadcast overseas like equally happened to us in the past.
I do think that it is an important event for Cuba and for all of us given that he is a very important religious leader in the world and he realizes the way we really are and that constitutes the reason he is coming.
Aristides La Madrid (Vice-president of the Cuban Abakuá association)
It is possible to talk today on the good links between the churches and the local society in general.
Reverend Marcial Miguel Hernández (President of the Council of Churches of Cuba)
It will be a pleasure to contribute in anything that could be necessary.
Anything in which we could help, it would be a pleasure given the fact that here does not exist the fratricide among religious groups. Benedict 16th will watch the harmony that exists here.
David Prinstein (Vice President of the Hebrew community of Cuba)
There are years of experience on the work carried out by local religious organizations, thus enabling to receive with great expectations a pope in Cuba once again.
Enrique Alemán (President of the espirita Quisicuaba Society)
Lots of respect for Benedict 16th, his visit constitutes a moment for the mutual religious benefit and exchange. Therefore, it is a space to recognize that all type of faith is valuable if it is taken into account the community dimension of Jesus.
Gabriel Coderch (General Coordinator of the Reflection and Solidarity Group Oscar Arnulfo Romero)
I am a catholic representative. Therefore, the pope has a clear importance for me given my type of faith. His visit reaffirmed the will of the Cuban government in relation to guarantee the religious freedom as well as giving the space that all the Christian organizations have to develop our work.
María Amelia Yi (Church of Friends)
For us, as the ecumenical people, this is an opportunity of exchange, a party and a celebration.
Antonio Castañéda (President of the Yoruba Cultural Association)
It is an important event as it constitutes the defense of our nation.
The common enemy has tried to destabilize us even through money. However, it cannot be forgotten the fact that inside the religious people´s heart the main component is love.
I do think that it is really favorable the visit to Cuba of Benedict 16th. There were many positions previously manipulated and aimed at making to clash the Catholic Church with Cuba. Therefore, the arrival of the pope demonstrates once again the he is also fighting for mankind. I see his visit as an act of respect to our sovereignty.
Imán Yahya Pedro Lazo (President of the Islamic league of Cuba)
The first thing we have to do is precisely to be able to love our fellow man. Besides, Allah is for us what the word god means for others in English language. In short, god, the divine power, has established norms and commands so that the human being behaves according to them.
Being together, it is necessary to carry out actions in favor of the peace and progress of the peoples.
In Cuba all the religions are together and there is respect towards them all. Therefore, the visit from Benedict 16th is an opportunity to work for the common benefit of everyone as it is a magnificent and good chance for all the Cuban people.
(By Ana Teresa Badía)
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Longrow 2001-2016, 14yo, Fresh Sherry Butt, 53.2% – Springbank Society
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Much as I love all the outdoor activities of the summer…
I am always a little relieved when the rainy days start. After the busyness and physical activity of the summer and early fall, our bodies are ready for some cozy indoor days. This is the time of year that my inner craft-gipsy gets to come out and play. It's also the time that my kids work a little more closely to me and we get to have the wildest discussions.
The simplest questions, like "How do you know who goes first at a stop sign Mommy?" become exercises in hilarity when there are 4 and 8 year olds in the mix. And if you answer with "What a great question. What do you guys think?" Instead of giving them the answer from the DMV handbook straight off.
We also love to listen to audio-books while we are crafting Christmas presents or home decor. Just now we are working our way through the Lord of the Rings trilogy and Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm.
And excitement of excitement, we are working on some videos, hopefully to be posted this week on our new You Tube channel! But in the meantime, here are a few peeks at our latest projects.
A few weeks ago I started seeing pumpkins decorated with succulents and fell a bit in love…
I even considered buying one. But the $70 price tag kinda changed my mind. But, I had a pumpkin, from the after Halloween sale (I paid a whopping $2) and I have succulents in my yard, and of course dried flowers. I figured all I really needed to buy was some moss and maybe some greenery. For less than $20 I ended up with not one but several really great Thanksgiving Pumpkins. I think they will make a beautiful centerpiece for our dinner table.
With craft fair season upon us…
I have also been crafting all the ornaments and making soap by the boatload. I've never sold at fairs before, yet somehow got talked into two this year… Literally for weeks my table has been a pile of ornaments, paint, clay, holly berries and soap.
Meals have been …cozy… as we all scoot the ornament pile to one end and crowd our six chairs into a space big enough for about three, while trying not to eat soap. But the results are making me all wobbly knees. And thanks to non-toxic craft supplies, the kids are even getting in on the fun.
Well that's a bit of what our life this month has looked like.
What changes do the rainy months bring to your home?
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Love me through this.
Help me into my ill-fitting skins --
adulthood, motherhood.
If you have to labor 12 hours, 36 hours, forever, love me.
As my belly rounds and juts, love me for it.
Hold in your hand my swollen fingers,
pretend they are not fat as root vegetables.
Kiss my forehead once, again, again.
Love me through this
when I snatch my arm from your touch
when I stomp my feet
like a child, bury my face
in my hands like a widow.
When the third jar this week
slips and shatters on the kitchen floor,
while you're wringing out the mop, love me.
Love me like it's just the two of us,
like the answers will be revealed,
oracle tea cups spelling out messages in soggy leaves.
Love me, bent on escape, running
to the garden, beating at the dirt.
Block the emergency exits and love me.
Love me like we planned this,
carefully, making dignified strokes of the pen.
Love me as if the burden sits on your chest
like a breeze, mixing with your breath,
momentarily raising a few strands of hair.
Press your optimism to me like a blanket.
Whisper to me like I'm a one-night stand,
a dying soldier, cut out lies for me
that hang around the doorframe,
fragile paper dolls. Grab me
by the shoulders and look at me,
as if you understand.
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Kathryn Petruccelli holds an MA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages but has more recently reduced her student roster to one three-year-old boy named Isaac and taken up freelance writing. Her work has appeared in mamazine.com, MotherVerse, the Anthology of Monterey Bay Poetry, the Homestead Review, and other publications. You can read more of Kathryn's writing at her weblog.
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Blogging at 37000 ft/
Things I've learned this week:
TSA lines on Tuesday nights are very, very short.
Your second bag to New Zealand costs $150.
This ticket is seeming more expensive all of a sudden.
If you missed my previous in person announcements, I am headed to the NZ for the next 4 to 5 months to work in a bike shop and just hang out. I think this is a good plan.
However before I left the country I got a chance to work with the Raleigh-Clement cyclocross team. I didn't take many pictures. James was getting putting some final touches on one of our bikes ahead of preride.
We did have a very nice setup. You can see my toolbox all the way down the end.
Cyclocross fans may be the best. This guy was cruising around probably two hours before the first race and 8 hours before the pros started. At least he was comfortable and always in the shade.
One mullet to rule them all. (not pictured: armband tattoo, cutoff jean shorts)
But now that is all behind me. Now I'm here, in Wellington, NZ, about to start work tomorrow. Above is a view from in front of the house I'm staying at this evening. More pics from adventures to come.


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Human Information
By the 24th century, Humans have founded a modest interstellar empire. There are at least a few dozen, but more likely
one or two hundred, colony worlds within human-explored space. Some of them, if not most, are relatively heavily populated,
indications of a prosperous 2 centuries exploring our neck (or arm, if you like) of the galaxy.Human technology is not that
far advanced from what we have today; the basic technologies are mostly the same, just on a much larger scale, with the exception
of FTL travel made possible by the Shaw-Fujikawa slipstream drives of Human starships. Weaponry is still projectile-based,
and explosives still seem to involve chemical reactions rather than a release of contained plasma or energy. While Humans
have recently come to possess artificial gravity (another product of reverse engineering Covenant ordinance, as demonstrated
by the gravity on the Pillar of Autumn), they have yet to apply it to smaller planet-bound vehicles; the Warthog, for example,
still uses wheels and does not hover.
AI is a different story. Mankind has long striven to artificially produce some semblance of consciousness, and their dedication
has not been in vain. In Humanity's limited extraterrestrial experience, the likes of Cortana appear only to be matched, if
at all, by the constructs of the ancient Forerunner themselves. Covenant AI, though inherently complicated and dangerous,
prove to be little more than simple-minded curiosities to Cortana, as she so effortlessly dissects and examines her would
be tormenter. However, their exact make-up and origins possess riddles enough for the future.The Covenant, however, "own
nothing which they have not stolen", and have had a decisive advantage so far in their own technological revolutions:
the raiding of abandoned Forerunner complexes, caches, and worlds. But, as Humanity's resistance plays out across the fields
and starscapes of the Milky Way, mankind not only adapts and incorporates, but creates and improves. The Mjolnir armour and
shield technology, coupled with the yields of Humanity's fascination with sentient constructs has so far been the most successful
of their ingenuities.
The bulk of Humanity still does not know about the events which transpired after the Pillar of Autumn jumped away from
the Reach system; the Master Chief and a handful of Human survivors wrenched from Installation 04's wreckage, are the only
remaining witnesses of our race to the Flood and the Forerunner machines left on Halo. All they know is that their last hope,
Reach (and her military forces), is either completely lost or severely impeded (depending on the number of surviving Spartans),
and that the Covenant still loom over Human space. Even with ONI's morale-boosting propaganda and hush tactics, every night
they watch the sky, waiting for the hammer to fall. Earth cannot last long.
The modern Spartan program (in contrast to its ancient Greek counterpart ) was initiated in 2491, an element of the ORION
project. Though not much is known about the first generation of warriors (their training, augmentation, goals, etc.), they
were successful enough to garner the necessary consent for a second phase, aptly named SPARTAN II. Under Dr. Halsey, the Spartans
would be developed in conjunction with the MJOLNIR armour project, the culmination of a powered exoskeleton technology that
had been used for some time by the UNSC, and when discarded, by frustrated cargo handlers everywhere. The initial goal of
the SPARTAN/MJOLNIR project was to provide a surgical strike team capable of dealing with Human rebellions quickly and efficiently,
averting the use of large scale military force, and preventing the civil war, and tremendous loss of life, that would have
inevitably ensued.
A total of 75 children, approximately age six and selected for their specific genetic dispositions (that is, being as
close to perfect as science could determine), were "recruited". They were replaced with congenitally defective flash-clones
to cover the enlistment, and trained, primarily on and below the surface of Reach, by one Chief Petty Officer Mendez, arguably
the best Drill Instructor in the Navy. Their family names, whatever they may have been, were stripped, purged from record,
and forever replaced with a 3 digit designation. Their upbringing would be defined not only by gruelling physical routine,
but by a comprehensive academic tutelage under Deja, a Class II AI created specifically for the SPARTAN II project.
In March of 2525, on the orbital ONI Medical Facility above Reach, the then 14 year old candidates underwent a series
of drastic and inadvisable operations to dramatically enhance their skeletal, muscular, optical, and nervous systems (FoR
p.56). Of the original 75, a reported 33 survived the processes; 30 were lost, and 12 irrevocably crippled (though still used
by ONI in research and ops planning). (Note: The exact number of Spartans to survive the conflicts to follow varies dramatically
from source to source. Check here for a closer examination.)
Both before and after their final union with the MJOLNIR armour, the SPARTAN II's, with their overwhelming physical abilities,
improvisational skills, and keenness for adversity, handled their operations with a profound efficiency: as of August 27,
2552 they had suffered only 3 KIA's and 1 too wounded to continue active duty, giving them the best record of any UNSC unit.
Of course, they were officially listed as only MIA, part of ONI Section 2's successful propaganda campaign to boost morale;
a program spearheaded by the SPARTAN II's and their glorious triumphs in battle, though strangely silent concerning Humanity's
slow and imminent loss of the war against the Covenant.
Since their harrowing escape from Reach and the destruction of nearly 500 Covenant vessels consumed in the explosion of
the 30km long Covenant Command Station, Unyielding Hierophant, the arduous task of defending Humanity from the ever gargantuan
Covenant fleet (wise to the Earth's location) fell into their "big, green, armoured hands." Though their numbers
were bolstered to 7 (or 8, including the abducted Kelly) before their return to Earth, the story's continuation focuses only
on Spartan-117, with no mention of his comrades. Let's hope one is enough.
Master Chief
The Master Chief was the sole Spartan to leave the Reach system aboard the Pillar of Autumn (with the exception of Linda-058
in cryo). For all he knew, he was the last Spartan alive. All of humanity depended on him, for even after their defeat at
Halo 04 the Covenant were still strong, and there were new enemies and variables to contend with that Earth knew nothing about:
the Flood, the Forerunner, and their creations, such as 343 Guilty Spark.
After his whirlwind tour of Delta Halo, his introduction to a host of new "friends", and a hitch-hike back to
Earth aboard a Forerunner vessel it remains only to be seen how he plans on "finishing this fight".
He has lived most of his life in various military camps on Reach; stolen from his family at age six and his name changed
to "John-117", his entire upbringing has been centered around making him a mechanism of military efficiency, utilizing
both force and tactics. He displays an odd sort of attitude for a creation of the military: he does not glorify his violent
actions, but merely does what he has to do. He does not hate his enemy; he kills them because he knows it is his duty to kill
them; to win. "It wasn't [the Chief's] job to make things suffer - he was just here to win battles. Whatever it took."
(FoR, p.6)
He is an unconventional Hero, for though he is strong, fast, and tactically brilliant, he is the epitome of none of those
attributes, and is surpassed by other Spartans in each area. What John does possess above all is leadership and, to both Cortana's
repeated salvation and bewilderment, probability-defying luck.
Cortana is one of thousands of AIs which populate the computer networks of the Human worlds. She is, however, somewhat
unique; she is a direct copy of a human being, Dr. Halsey, and lacks behavioral inhibitors of any kind. She is free to do
as she pleases, unlike most other military AIs, such as the ONI AI Beowulf, which is strict, sullen, and by-the-book. Cortana,
on the other hand, is strong-headed, noisy, and somewhat off-the-wall.
However, her freedom comes at a price. As a "smart" AI, she has an unextendable life-span of approximately 7
years, at which time she will become too smart, suffering from an exponential attenuation of function; she will think so much
she will forget to breathe.
At her choosing, she and the Master Chief were specifically paired together for Mjolnir/Spartan II proving trials, in
preperation for her placement aboard the Pillar of Autumn for its covert infiltration mission (which was cut short by the
Covenant invasion of Reach). In the midst of the Pillar of Autumn's fiery descent to Halo, her safety (as well as that of
the UNSC and coordinate data she possessed) could be assured in only one place- the suit of the Master Chief.
However, since her time in Halo 04's Control Center, Cortana has found herself laden with vast amounts of hastily compressed
data, the contents of which would surely initiate consequences beyond anyone's wildest expectations. There simply has not
been a chance or location to unload and analyze it, something that has frustrated her to no end. The additional burden of
carrying this inaccessible information considerably dampened her prowess as well as her ability to concentrate and multitask,
as she noticed on several occasions in contact with the Covenant AI aboard the Ascendant Justice. (This information does not
appear to be a continuing aspect of the game's story however.)
In spite of this, her spare time has already allowed her to exceed the Covenant's knowledge of their own technology, refining
them to create focused streams of plasma energy, a Slipspace system capable of jumps much closer to gravity wells, and enabling
her to make copies of herself (further proof of the Covenant's lack of comprehension and ignorant reverence towards their
stolen ordnance), allowing her to reek further havoc during fleet engagements.
While the speed and remorselessness with which she may willfully circumvent her own ethical protocols is chilling, the
events involved in Earth's initial defense and at Delta Halo 05 left little doubt of her continuing dedication to the survival
of the Human race. Perhaps it is this guise of loyalty that makes her meeting with Gravemind all the more disheartening. He
has many questions, and Cortana seems too willing to answer them.
Dr. Halsey
As the "mother" of Cortana, the SPARTAN II's, and project MJOLNIR, Dr. Halsey (civilian ID #10141-026-SRB4695)
is quite possibly the author of Humanity's only true chance at halting the Covenant's campaign of genocide and pillage. Although
a civilian, her work for ONI and dedication to the survival of a unified Human government and its people have earned her the
highest security clearance available for non-military personnel, a restriction that has been stretched and broken innumerable
times. A growing respect and budget have also ensued, much to the embarrassment and frustration of her rivals, namely Colonel
Ackerson and his own mysterious special weapons program.Her motivations have always been pure; to protect Humanity from forces
both without and within. However, focusing on the necessity and positive yields of her operations, Dr. Halsey had reluctantly
bought into ONI's concept of "acceptable losses", always for the greater good and preservation of the species. Her
pride and and satisfaction have always been coupled with a deep remorse for those she has sacrificed along the way; a remorse
she had told herself she should not entertain.And so she has repented, and is now taking steps (known only to herself) to
save not only the many, but the few. How her kidnapping of Kelly-087, with her anomalous DNA, and sudden departure in an ONI
stealth prowler will accomplish this is yet to be seen.
Captain Keyes
Keyes was a member of the UNSC Navy for much of his life, slowly working his way through the ranks until finally becoming
a Captain in the Battle of Sigma Octanus and going on to command the Pillar of Autumn.At some point early in his military
career, when he was still an Ensign, Keyes was nearly killed when a captain of his decided to try out his new method of FTL
transfer and the experiment went horribly awry. Keyes learned during the trial of the captain to keep his mouth shut - something
that Dr. Halsey, the Spartan II project, and no doubt, ONI, valued greatly. As such, Keyes was involved in the initial exfiltration
of the then young Spartans to be, beginning with John-117, the one day Master Chief. With his experience, it was no surprise
he was chosen to lead the Pillar of Autumn on its Spartan insertion operation.
When the PoA reached Halo, Keyes was in command of what was possibly the last group of human soldiers from Reach. If he
failed, and Halo was lost to the whims of the Covenant, Reach would certainly not be the last planet to fall, and Earth's
imminent discovery and siege would be hastened. When an already dismal situation went further awry, only his steadfast will
and resolve prevented the location of Earth from falling into the hands of a foe more threatening than even the Covenant:
the omni-parisitic, sentient xenoform known as The Flood. His interrogation and eventual death, though slow and horrific,
was consistently fought with the courage and tactical skill his life and command had become known for.
Miranda Keyes
Miranda Keyes is, as far as we know, the only surviving child (or perhaps even relative) of the late Captain Jacob Keyes.
It is unclear how well they knew one another, though it is unquestionable that she thinks both highly and fondly of him. She
has apparently risen quite quickly through the UNSC, achieving the rank of Commander and acquiring her own vessel, the In
Amber Clad, at a relatively young age. Like her father she is bold, imaginative, and not likely to ask for assistance. But
also like her father, her daring and courage may yet prove to be an integral step in Humanity's salvation from the Covenant.
Their faces are varied - the Marines, Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (ODST Helljumpers), Foehammer, Lord Hood - but their
goal of defending Humanity has always been the same. The UNSC military forces have suffered incredible losses at the hands
of the Covenant's precise and lethal prowess. Fairing best on the ground. but hopelessly outnumbered and outgunned in orbit,
the UNSC has nonetheless slowed the Covenant advance long enough to demonstrate again and again the superior ingenuity of
Humanity at large. Artificial gravity, shield technology, MJOLNIR; with time, these staggering advancements could be improved
upon exponentially, potentially allowing the UNSC to turn the tables.
Time, unfortunately, is not something Humanity has an excess of.
Fatigued and thinly spread, the remaining forces of the once colossal United Nations Space Command must regroup and prepare
for the daunting task of defending the Earth itself from the Covenant's imminent onslaught. Though encouraged by the repulsion
of Regret's small fleet, if the fall of Reach has demonstrated anything, it is that their chances of victory against a dedicated
force are insignificant. At incredible price, their only hope may be to buy time for those that can more deftly assure it...
Sergeant Major Avery Johnson
The Man. The Myth. The Legend.
Whatever the grizzly details of Sgt. Johnson's current reputation, he has certainly earned it. And, if you have anything
to say, you had better be well out of boot range when you do.Several things characterize Johnson's known career thus far:
his bad-ass command style, addiction to Flip music (a descendant of old Earth "Metal"), and his apparent infection
and subsequent death at the hands of the Flood, as recorded on the headset of the late Pvt. Jenkins.
Unable to harmonize with and thereby commandeer his nervous system, due to its erratic behaviour as a symptom of Boren's
Syndrome (p.243, FS), the Flood simply passed him over. The only apparent trace of his pseudo-infection are bits of dead,
non-infectious Flood DNA, from which some intact gene fragments have given him a kind of regenerative ability (though whether
these leftovers are a result of the parasitic invasion or Johnson's eating the little bastard for the inconvenience is unknown
;)Unlike many other members of the Human military, Johnson holds no grudges or prejudices against the "freakish"
SPARTANS, or even Elite warriors when the need arises. He is motivated by an hatred for the Covenant's war on Humanity, and
he'll need all the mop-up crew he can muster to follow in his wake.
Much like its acronym's literal namesake, the UNSC Office of Naval Intelligence manages to simultaneously elicit both
blatant awe and suspicious fear, while existing in both the forefront and shadows of Humanity's military operation. Their
presence is unmistakable, but their details and internal organization are largely unknown.
Section 3 and NavSpecWep are involved in all aspects of covert and black operations, intelligence gathering, special weapons
research and development, mission planning, and consultation.Section 2 of ONI is involved primarily in propaganda and data
manipulation, both in the name of security and keeping the hopes of Humanity set high.
Nothing, so far, is known about the implied Sections 1 or 0.Their people are everywhere, as most recently demonstrated
by Lieutenant Haverson, formerly aboard the Pillar of Autumn and rescued from the wreckage of Halo 04. Although compliant
and dedicated, most operatives have a tendency to act above the law, often skirting their own protocols for the sake of speed,
subtlety, and effectiveness. Thankfully, while they may tempt fate and hoard their secrets, Humanity's preservation is still
a top priority...
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I actually think doping is a bigger issue in age group triathlon than pro triathlon. Testing is extremely rare, and almost never out of competition. Over the last couple years incidents of course cutting and sabotaging equipment highlight the lengths people will go to in order to appear to 'succeed' in the sport, and I think a lot more amateurs would have the financial means to dope than professionals. Check out my previous video for my thoughts on doping in the pro ranks of long course triathlon.
VLOG 62 – Thoughts on Doping in Age Group Triathlon
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"Why did you pick your A-level subjects? How would your friends describe you? What are your biggest weaknesses?"First year trainee, Birmingham
"I was asked to talk about something I had been following in the news. Try to pick something different to everyone else that's related to the firm, its clients or its sectors."First year trainee, Birmingham
"The questions were mostly competency-based. PM likes it when you can show you have a wider understanding of the firm's financials and strategy so be sure to read up on those. Make sure you have an idea of the challenges facing the market as you will likely be asked about those too."Second year trainee, Leeds
"All firms want to know why you are applying specifically to them, rather than just applying to every firm in the City, so be prepared to know nuances that differentiate PM. An interest in current affairs will be well received, particularly in relation to our global sectors."Second year trainee, London
"Why this firm? Why commercial law? What areas are you particularly interested in? Tell us about a mistake you made and how you fixed it."First year trainee, Manchester
"I mostly had competency-based questions around areas such as teamwork, organisation and time management. There were also more general questions about why I was interested in law and why Pinsent Masons in particular."Second year trainee, Birmingham
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An anthology of stories edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
In this thought-provoking anthology, 11 cutting-edge science fiction writers explore both the promise and peril of genetic engineering. Includes stories from Greg Egan, J.R. Dunn, Chris Lawson, Robert Reed, and others.
Genre: Science Fiction
Genre: Science Fiction
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The second installment of Belligerent Piano is published in the second issue of Happy Hour in America.
The second installment opens with Jackie renting a room at a cheap flophouse adjoining a dancehall called Ruby Ray's Parisian Cabaret. This episode of the story introduces a few characters who are important to the first part of the Belligerent Piano story.
The dancehall is owned by Ruby Ray Palmyra, also known as the "Prom King", a past-his-prime, one-time famous crooner from the late 1920's & 1930's. The basic model for Ruby Ray was Frank Sinatra (although Sinatra would've been much younger than Ray) in a kind of surreal, boozy, haunted carnivaleque "what if" worst case scenerio. In the late 1940's and early 50's, Sinatra's popularity had declined dramatically (Sinatra later referred to those years as "all Mondays", which I think is a great way to describe a stretch of bad luck). It wasn't until he won an Academy Award in 1953 for his portrayal of Angelo Maggio in From Here to Eternity that his popularity rebounded. Ruby Ray is my take on what might've happened to Sinatra - or someone of his type - if his career had never recovered. Ray personifies a kind of self-aware decadence; a sentimental, tragic comedian in the form of an over-the-hill boy singer. As the Belligerent Piano story opens, Ruby Ray is on a European comeback tour (which ultimately flops). The illustration below depicts Ray in Paris "relaxing" after one of his performances.
(The Prom King in Paris, drawn around 1994-5)
Ray's right-hand-man is Lyle, the caretaker of both the dancehall and the flophouse. Lyle is a Communist who fancies himself as an intellectual. He also frequently sees flying saucers and is completely, although reluctantly, in love with Ray.
Old Lobos - also referred to as "Old Injun" - is an ex-circus performer, a side-show knife thrower, who suffered a debilitating stroke. He's one of the flophouse residents.
A third character is the Lobster Boy, another ex-carny, who occupies the room neighboring Jackie's. He introduces himself shortly after Jackie's arrival, and mysteriously warns the drifter that "none of this shit is real" and he's "in to some strange things."
Much of both BP episodes #1 and #2 are a combination of work drawn in 1994-5, then partially redrawn between 2001-5. I redrew certain parts of the story so many years later because, although I wanted to maintain it's original look, I felt that, due to my inexperience illustrating comics, too much of it was subpar. All of the original second installment was drawn while I was living in San Francisco and Oakland, CA - which means, in some cases, drawn while sitting in a booth at a taqueria on Mission Street or at a little flophouse table next to a window overlooking Valencia Street - a window outside of which blinked and buzzed the neon sign advertising the dump: The King's Motel (if I remember its name accurately); itself a scene, it would seem, out of the very story I was writing. I couldn't have been happier (in a depressed sort of way). Nobody at the King's Motel was ever up before noon. The guy who owned the place took my nightly $15 through a hole in the grating seperating us. The strung-out, emaciated lady at the end of the hall was always asking me for cigarettes: "Gotta cigarette for me today, Blondie?" I can still see her squinty smile. Wonder whatever happened to her.
This was research: Like a method actor living the life of a character. I did this sort of thing quite often for the sake of creating a sense of authenticity to Jack. It seemed like a worthwhile endeavor, although I discovered that, by doing so, I would remain seperated from him in the most critical way: Jackie's aimlessness is his signature personality trait; I was behaving in an opposite fashion by seeking out experiences that would bring me nearer to understanding Jackie's experience - it was, ultimately, my goal, my focus, my aim. Maybe you see the paradox. But I suppose that's going too far. Looking back on it now, it seems I was chasing - or at least following in the footsteps of - a ghost.
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When Oprah Winfrey's OWN channel took over Discovery Health Network back in 2011 officials at Discovery made the radical claim that they would be able to see a return on their investment within it's first year. Unfortunately, and to everyone's surprise, OWN didn't do nearly as well as everyone anticipated and instead of seeing that immediate return, Discovery began paying more money to help ensure the success of this new project, totaling in $510 Million in loans.
After some reconsideration, soul searching restructuring by Discovery's Chief Executive, David M. Zaslav and Oprah herself, Discovery released a more tangible outlook that forecast OWN turning a profit in the second half of 2013. Well proudly, just short of their predictions, Zaslav went on record to say that OWN was "ahead of the originally anticipated second half of the year goal of cash flow break even."
In addition to axing Rosie O'Donnell's elaborate talk show and some internal lay-offs, a great deal of this turn-around goes to the investment in new sitcoms such as Tyler Perry's "Have and Havenots" and "Love Thy Neighbor" which lead to more ad sales and better subscriber fees from cable and satellite providers.
While officials say it could still be a few years before Discovery's full investment is recuped, it's anticipated that OWN will be "tens of millions" of dollars ahead of schedule for the full year. Great news no doubt for Oprah's team and a huge step for Mr. Tyler Perry. With things finally going in the right direction we're excited to see what new programming we'll get to see with the new freedoms OWN will be able to operate within.


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"The time has come to inquire seriously what will happen when our forests are gone, when the coal, the iron, the oil, and the gas are exhausted, when the soils have washed into the streams, polluting the rivers, denuding the fields and obstructing navigation." Theodore Roosevelt. 1908Shenandoah was established in 1935. I entered the park at Rockfish Gap near Waynesboro and registered for the required backcountry pass. The first night I rented at Calf Mountain Shelter. The next day I hiked 19.7 miles and tented at Loft Mtn Campground where showers and coffee were available. I met a couple from New York thru-hiking with the dog at the next tent site. The next day I stopped at Hightop Hut where I saw a mother bear and cub just ahead of me on the trail. We saw each other and they bounded away. A ranger said there are more bears this year for to the abundant rain which caused berries to pop early creating a bear friendly food supply.
One of the highlights of my trip through the park was meeting up with my niece at Big Meadows who dehydrated amazing food for resupply! The other plus was seeing my sister who drove the length of Skyline Drove to meet me at Rockfish Gap.
I arrived at Skylands Lodge for lunch and avoided a downpour. I need up getting a ride to Luray and staying at the hostel and slack packing 10 miles south the next sag to make up the distance.
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|Check out more photos of Toro Y Moi on our Flickr page
Openers Flashlights had a celebratory announcement to kick off the show; they had just signed a deal with Atlantic Records! They got the audience started on the right foot with their mix of auto-tuned electro dance. Think Cut/Copy meets Kanye's 808s and Heartbreak. You get the picture.
Next up was Adventure, from Baltimore MD. Their laid back stage presence didn't prevent us from getting into the show, though. Adventure manages to inject a wide array of urban synth loops into their otherwise poppy sound, throwing us back to memories of 80's synth bands such as New Order.
When Toro y Moi graced the stage, the sold out Larimer Lounge was heavy with anticipation. Immediately, expectations were met and exceeded as they began to play. Tracks from Underneath the Pine, Toro y Moi's newest album, made up much of the set list. Chaz Bundick and his counterparts managed a superb, precisely played hour-long set with little to no banter between songs. Toro y Moi will be continuing their tour through the midwest and on to the east coast. If you are fortunate enough to see him live you can bank on dancing non-stop straight through the set.


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Striving for higher things
By Amy Henderson, student.
Certificate II in Public Safety (fire fighting operations) specialises in teaching students how to become a rural fire fighter. It is an absolutely brilliant course to do. Throughout the course students learn what to do with preparing for a fire, what to do during a fire and how to react if they're faced with a bad situation in the middle of a bush fire. Before any practical work is carried out the students do lots of reading of their notes and listen to presentations so they know in theory how everything associated with being a rural fire fighter works. Then they are put to the test doing practical work and join their local Queensland Rural Fire Brigade. Rural volunteer fire fighters come and help teach the students how to burn, create fire breaks using different methods, put fires out using different method, how to operate all facilities associated with the truck and many more skills.
Overall the Certificate II in Public Safety is a great course and gives students lots of skills not only associated with being a fire fighter but also life skills. I recommend this course to anyone who is willing to help people and doesn't mind getting their hands dirty. It is a very valuable and rewarding course to do.
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Would you like to watch an inning of baseball in under 30 seconds? If so, Max Scherzer has your back. Against the Tampa Bay Rays on Tuesday night, the Nationals pitcher threw an immaculate inning -- striking out the side on nine pitches:
This is the second immaculate inning of Scherzer's career, after mustering one last season. That actually gives him a monopoly on immaculate innings in Nationals history -- Jordan Zimmermann was the only other player to record the milestone for the team when he did so in 2011. Not bad, eh?
It was a complete effort from Scherzer, as he finished with 13 strikeouts (13!) and picked up his 10th win of the season.
The guy has got to be loving life lately, with his Washington Capitals just one win away from capturing the Stanley Cup. Just last night, Scherzer was present at Game 4 along with teammate Ryan Zimmerman, and, ah, he came dressed for the occasion:
The moral of the story is this: People who attend hockey games in full gear deserve only good things in life.
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Geelong demolition, mini skip bin & dingo hire FAQ
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We offer all our demolition hire services throughout the region, from Lara toTorquay, Portarlington, Clifton Springs, Drysdale, Curlewis, Leopold, St Albans Park, Newcomb, Armstrong Creek, Marshall, Grovedale, Connewarre, Grovedale, Waurn Ponds, Highton, Newtown, Herne Hill, Hamlyn Heights, Bell Park, Norlane, Lovely Banks, Bell Post Hill, Corio, Batesford, Mount Duneed, Jan Juc, Moriac and Freshwater Creek.
Does your Geelong Dingo hire service include drivers provided?
Absolutely, we have experienced drivers to help you with Dingo hire and bobcat hire for a wide range of commercial and domestic jobs.
What sizes are your skips for hire?
If you are looking for skip hire in Geelong we have a range of sizes to choose from depending on your needs, including the option to hire mini skip bags. Take a look at our range of sizes and contact us for pick up and drop off across Geelong and surrounds.
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We take care of everything for you, including tipper hire for easy clean-up and removal of rubbish and debris.
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Responding to Emma Reynolds' keynote housing speech at NHBC's London office, Mike Quinton, chief executive of NHBC said:
"We welcome today's commitment to the continued growth of the housing market. Our figures show that while the UK new housing market is currently experiencing a broad-based recovery; we are still building well below the levels our country so desperately needs.
"We welcome Labour's pledge to support small builders, who have been particularly hard hit by the economic downturn. NHBC is currently conducting its own research into the obstacles small builders face when returning to the housing market, which will report next month.
"We hope our findings will inform the ongoing debate about how future government policy will help increase the number of smaller builders and the volume of new homes they build every year."
Media contact at NHBC
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Watch Chimera Strain 2018 Full Movie Online Free Streaming
Watch Chimera Strain 2018 Full Movie Online Free Streaming : A brilliant but disturbed scientist freezes his children alive, while he races to cure their deadly genetic disease by decoding the DNA of the immortal Turritopsis jellyfish.
Chimera is a truly intriguing film, a wonderful blend of Drama and Thriller that is anchored in Science Fiction, yet an entirely plausible fiction that could very well be our future. Much of its plot is mired in scientific terminology, so viewers should be aware that this is no lazy, rainy Sunday afternoon flick. Instead, be prepared to put your thinking caps on and dive into topics such as artificial protein synthesis, chimerism, cryptobiosis, stem cell research and farming, as well as cloning and immortality. The end result is a superbly intelligent exploration of medical research, particularly today's hot-button issue of stem cell research and the always-present debate about immortality. Placing a gentle analogy between space exploration and that of medical research, Chimera raises pertinent philosophical questions that, at present, create a vast divide in their answering. To relay this complex tale of controversial science, Director Haeems has enlisted an outstanding ensemble cast. Emmy-nominated Cusick, as the somewhat deranged scientist Quint, flawlessly translates the torment and plaguing loss of the main character's situation, while embodying a somewhat anarchic scientist beautifully. In her role as the deviously psychopathic Masterson, the Oscar-nominated Quinlan is smooth like a fine, poisonous wine, a madwoman of the most callous proportions. Even younglings Haeems (yes, he is the son of the director) and Jayaram (adorable daughter of the producer), as Miles and Flora, are wonderful in their roles as the curious but forgiving, eternally loving children of the mad scientist.
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So I just got back to work after a week off. I walk to my lab, unlock the door, open it, step inside, and the phone starts ringing. I hadn't even turned on the lights or set my lunch bag down. So begins Monday.
I got my HDD replaced. It failed a few days before break. Now i have a new one. I have spent the better part of the morning reconfiguring and setting up the computer with the stuff I need.
I'm not in a bad mood today. However, I'm still frustrated with the way things go around here.
Dealing with the process of buying a home has been rather stressful. I figured it would be fairly easy so long as I did what the loan officer said to do, but his accent makes him difficult to understand over the phone, and we have yet to meet in person, and it just seems that when he asks for A+B and we get it, what he really meant was A+B/C. Never mind. So long as everything falls into place, as I am praying it will, we should be able to move into the new house within a month. I know I said that in a previous blog, but I'm saying it again.
Lisa and I went on an adventure yesterday. We explored some areas just north of where we live. We should do this more often.
I've never cared for string cheese before, but suddenly I love the stuff.
Oh yeah, the school district is planning on cutting a lot of jobs. Mine is on that list. Apparently a board meeting will make a decision on the 25th. I'd say pray about it, but I wouldn't know what you'd pray for. I don't like my job for the most part. The only thing I really like about it is that I get a lot of time off, and I get amazing benefits… oh, and I can type blogs while I'm at work.
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text: Hello beautiful friends! Have you ever passed on a chair because it had a damaged seat? Well today I am getting together with my Furniture Fixer Upper girls to share furniture flips, and I have one such chair to share! I picked this up at the thrift store last week at the bargain discount price of $6.98: A busted cane seat might be a deal breaker for most, but I have been down this road before and knew I could make it functional again. Here is how this chair looks now: What … [Read more...]


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It's a beautiful day in Rock Springs today. Cool, clear and temperature around 50's. Perfect for a nice run!
I wanted to run slow, but it was a little slower then I expected. Yesterday I was finally sick of eating not as good as I should and not enough protein. I've started keeping track what I eat and my running again on My Fitness Pal.
I have the Las Vegas Ragnar next Friday so I'll only do one more easy 3 miler before then.
I walked after the eight mile mark and it turned out to be 8 miles in 1:30 with a 11:10 average min/mile. At about mile 6 I turned a corner and ran into quite the headwind. More then anything I hate running with a headwind. I feel like I'm running in place. It was a little cool, but it felt good after being sweaty.
How awesome is this! My shoes hit right at 100 miles today.
I rotate through 3 shoes and I love these the most. Probably because they get the most compliments! They still look brand new too.
I even have my post run treat!!
My very favorite almond milk ice cream
I know I'm trying to eat right, and this isn't too far off. I just need to ease up on the non-protein foods and eat more meat. WHICH - I will! Funny thing is that I have definitely eaten plenty of fruits and vegetables every day. I love them.
Foot is doing OK. I can tell when I slack wearing shoes all the time and icing so it's a little more sore then usual. That is my fault. Since I had the flu I have been a total slacker! I need to get back on it all! Tonight I'm putting together my packing list, song list and checking out my legs for the Ragnar.
Nothings better then a Ragnar to get me back in the groove!!
What do you do to get out of a funk after being sick?
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A lot of luxury hotels one can find in Dubai. So now if you want to visit Dubai you would be having a lot of options in front of you regarding luxury hotels and you can pick anyone of them you find appropriate to your needs. With these much choices in front of you, all you have to do is go for the one you find best among all. A luxury hotel must have all facilities in it. Rooms should be exceptionally nice with all kind of things a person might need in his room.
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PHOENIX (AP) — The Phoenix Mercury are facing the San Antonio Silver Stars again in the playoffs. The circumstances, though, are quite different.
The Mercury had the best record in the league a year ago when they dispatched San Antonio en route to their second WNBA championship in three years.
This year Phoenix (15-19) and San Antonio (14-20) slogged through losing seasons while Seattle ran away with the West with a 28-6 record, tying a WNBA record for victories.
The Mercury and Silver Stars begin their best-of-three first-round series Thursday night in Phoenix.
"It's been a crazy season, especially in the West," said San Antonio coach Sandy Brondello.
The Silver Stars earned the West's No. 3 seed with a last-second victory over Phoenix on Sunday. Mercury coach Corey Gaines sat his two best players — Diana Taurasi and Penny Taylor. Taurasi is the WNBA's reigning MVP and won the league scoring title for the fourth time in five years.
The teams are extremely familiar with each other.
"I don't think they will come with anything new against us," Brondello said. "This team loves to run in transition."


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TFS the Season: The Magic Christmas Tree (1964)
When asked if we wanted to contribute a Christmas movie to this year's Talk Film Society's 12 Days of Christmas, of course I said "Hell, yeah!". I had dreams of writing about that weird mindfuck of a movie called Santa Claus and the Ice Cream Bunny (1972) but I had forgotten someone wrote about it last year. I wrote about Rene Cardona's Santa Claus (1959) last year and, frankly, I think that should run every year. It's a must see. Poor Lupita! Anyway, we searched our Christmas disc from Something Weird Video to see what goodness it contained and there it was… The Magic Christmas Tree. Of course, when I say "goodness", it doesn't mean it's actually good because, as you can probably guess, it is not. But it is a very Sarah Jane pick so let me introduce you to the punk ass boy Mark, and his adventures during the holidays.
Mark and his two buddies are excited because it's Halloween. They're all about to start trick or treating but can't go for various reasons. One of them, I forget which one but it's not important, can't go out trick or treating because he has to stay home and babysit while his parents go to a party. What kind of monster adults are they who schedule an adult party on Halloween? What even more monstrouser parents elect to go and make their kids miss going out to get candy? Seriously, this still bugs me days after watching this movie. Fuck, man. That's some cruel ass shit right there. Welcome to Parenting 1964 style. Anyway, the trio decide they are going to walk home the long way from school so that they can pass by the old lady witches haunted house. Mark is all gung ho about it and his two friends are scared. "What are ya, chick-in?" says Mark like the dick that he is. His two friends are, indeed, chicken and they run away. Mark decides he wants a closer look and goes into the yard of the house.
The old lady, unbeknownst to the boys, hears them while outside tryinggetting to get her black cat, Lucifer, out of a tree. She hides in a bush and jumps out to grab Mark. He probably shits his pants and tries to run but she grabs him and asks him to get her cat out of the tree. Now Mark is what the retailers in the boys clothing trade would call "husky" and watching him attempt to climb that tree is a delight. The cat makes a move for Mark and he falls out of the tree. When he wakes up, everything is in color (I'm guessing the director loves The Wizard of Oz) and the old lady now does look like a witch. She wants to give Mark a reward for helping to rescue Lucifer. She gives him this ugly as sin face of Santa ring. She tells him there's a magic seed inside Santa and he is to plant it on Thanksgiving night under the wishbone of a turkey under the darkness of the moon and he also has to recite some spell while turning the ring three times. The tree will appear and grant him three wishes. How the fuck is this moron supposed to remember all this stuff?
Well, he does because we jump to Thanksgiving dinner and when asked what part of the turkey he wanted to eat, he responds "the wishbone". Who the hell eats that part? Why not just ask for the wishbone when you're through? Anyway, after everyone is asleep, he jumps out of the window of this magnificent Spanish style home and then goes into the yard to plant the seed. Whatever window he jumped out of, we never see again, because for the rest of the movie, he just lives in some crappy old bungalow. Continuity is nearly non-existent in this thing. So he does all the steps and after a big thunder clap, the ugliest pine tree appears. Mark gets scared and fucks right off. We're then subjected to about 15 minutes of the most boring and unfunny stuff with Mark's parents, including about 7 minutes of Mark's dad trying to start the mower and his discovery of the tree.
Skip to Christmas Eve night and what do you know? Mark's horrible parents have done nothing in terms of being ready for Christmas. No gifts and no tree. Dad: I guess we better get a tree. Mom: Honey, I told you get to one last week but I guess you didn't do it. You guess? You didn't notice your house was sans tree? These poor kids. Mom, Dad, and Mark's sister go out so Mark is alone and decides to pay the Christmas tree a visit. The tree might be magic but it's also less than cordial. Apparently, he has no time for anyone's shenanigans and just wants this bullshit over with. Mark asks for his first wish, and well, it's an indication that, were he an actual person, we'd see him profiled on Mindhunter, for sure. His second wish is even worse because it takes him outside and he's fucking around with other people. Again, Mark is a dick. Everything is now fucked up and no one is going to have a Christmas. Finally, he sees the error of his ways and the tree makes him use his last wish to fix up all the mayhem he caused with the other two. Mark gets all pouty he has to use his last wish that way and all I wanted was for the tree to force himself down Mark's throat. I won't tell you how this ends because I really want all of you reading this to actually watch this movie. Subject yourself to it insanity. I'm not taking one for the team here, if I had to suffer, well then, so do you.
So, again, is The Magic Christmas Tree any good? Of course not. Should it be watched? Yes, absolutely. In fact, you should watch this with family over the holidays. Subject them to this as well. It's like a Christmas punishment come true. Lucky for all of you, The Magic Christmas Tree is available on YouTube right now.


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Large Diameter CFA at Brentford
Construction of affardable housing and flats
Installation of 450mm diameter contiguous retaining wall. Piles were installed using a large CM120 piling rig as a major contract for new affardable housing and flats.
Retained heights of up to 3m were designed for. Piles were installed with reinforced piles on every alternate pile with infill piles being reinforced.
Also our large CM120 piling rig installed 600 and 750mm dia piles to 30m depths. The use of CFA was chosen over conventional Rotary, due to the depth of water bearing gravels to 9.5m. Using CFA allowed for high production levels.