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It seems to me there are three ways to come at this essay about the different kinds of truth. The first and most obvious – to me, at least – is to quote the diabolical Sideshow Bob from The Simpsons, who, when on the witness stand and told that the court wants the truth, scoffs, "You want the truth? You can't handle the truth! No truth-handler you! Bah, I deride your truth-handling abilities!"
The second (and only slightly less amusing) is to make reference to the classic Dwight Schrute meme where Dwight points out the problem with a statement – here, if I may indulge in a visual, is one of my favorites:
But I believe I will select the introductory quote about truth that is nearest to my own heart: Dan Rather, the former anchor for the CBS Evening News, said, "The dream begins with a teacher who believes in you, who tugs and pushes and leads you to the next plateau, sometimes poking you with a sharp stick called 'truth.'"
I would like to poke you with a sharp stick called 'Truth.'
This would seem, at first, a fruitless enterprise. After all, truth is truth; how can there be kinds of truth? But in fact there are, simply because we are flawed creatures, we humans; we cannot know everything, and so we cannot know absolutes: there may be circumstances and conditions under which anything we think to be true may in fact not be. Therefore there are at least two levels of truth: truth we can know, and truth we cannot because it is absolute and thus requires omniscience. Or more simply, truth we can know and truth we cannot know, but which is nonetheless truth. The key here is to accept that knowing truth changes its truth-value, which is the concept I hope to prove in this essay; the upper limit is truth which requires omniscience to know, but there are degrees leading up to that limit, and recognizable categories, which I will attempt to explicate.
By the way: because I wrote out that Sideshow Bob quote, now my word processor wants to autocomplete "truth" into "truth-hand" every time I write it. This is both wonderful and annoying.
Like truth.
Let us begin with a basic understanding of truth. Truth is perhaps best defined through defining its opposite, falsehood; I would argue that there are essentially two kinds of falsehood, which are one, untruths, and two, lies. Untruths are things – ideas, statements, assumptions – that are not truth because when one attempts to verify them objectively, one finds reality does not match the untruth. If I were to believe it is raining outside because I am in a room with no windows, I can look out through the door and discover whether my belief is true, or untrue: if it is raining then the belief is true, and if it is not raining, then the belief is untrue. This is the first point in arguing that knowing truth changes the truth-value: because the belief that "It is raining outside" is objectively true somewhere, presumably at every possible instant that one could believe it – especially if one broadens the concept of "rain" to include liquid precipitation on other planets and celestial bodies. So sure, it is always raining SOMEWHERE – but unless it is raining where I personally can verify it through my senses, then it doesn't really matter to the truth-value of my belief; if I were to step outside into a sunny afternoon and say "It's raining," someone's response would likely be
The second kind of falsehood is a lie: this is when the truth, objectively verifiable through the senses, is known, and an idea is put forward that is known to be counter to that truth. This is when I am in a room with windows, looking out at the sun, and I say, "It is raining." The advantage for our purpose here is that it doesn't matter which kind of falsehood it is, the truth is always the same: objectively verifiable through the senses.
But there is a difficulty there. Because there are truths that we have discovered, truths that we know, that are not verifiable through the senses, that are not objective. A strict prescriptivist of truth would argue that these truths are therefore not true, because only objectively verifiable facts can be true. To those people I say: talk to Heisenberg. (And this is funny, because it's mostly science-y people who would say that, and Heisenberg is about as science-y as you can get. Take that, science!) The Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle tells us that when a particle has two complementary properties, such as position and momentum, we cannot know both properties at the same time. If we know precisely where the particle is at a given moment, then we have frozen that particle in time, which means at that instant, to us, it has no momentum: picture it as a snapshot of the particle, showing us where it is, but in that snapshot, it is not moving. Alternatively, we could know the particle's momentum, its velocity and direction; but we can only measure that by tracking its movement – which means that, over the time period when we re tracking its movement, we cannot say precisely where it was: only give a range, somewhere between Point A and Point B.
The real point is, that particle has both momentum and position, and both of those properties have objective truth, both are definite, verifiable facts – but we can only know one at a time. Knowing one makes it impossible to know the other, but it doesn't change its truthiness.
Therefore we must add a word to our definition of truth: truth is an idea that is potentially objectively verifiable through the senses. If we had world enough and time, we could verify it; therefore it is true. But I hope we can all see that a truth that is objectively verifiable through the senses has more impact, more weight – more gravity, let us say – than a truth that is only potentially verifiable. If I suspect that the rain falling outside my room is in fact acidic, but I don't have the instruments to test, then I may want to respond as if it were acidic, and act to protect my plants, let us say; but in the process I will undeniably encounter the verifiable truth of the rain itself: I will get wet. I am more likely to respond to the fact of wetness than to the theory of acid; that truth, then, has more weight, more potential to change my thoughts and actions. That truth has more gravity.
As I was saying, then, the lowest level of truth is one that is only potentially verifiable, but cannot be objectively verified. In fact there is one level of truth lower than that, based on knowledge – or rather, on ignorance; because if knowing a fact gives it more weight, then not knowing gives less. So the lowest kind of truth is truth we don't know. It's true, but for us, it is meaningless; because of our ignorance, this is equivalent to the absolute truths we can't know. In either case, we can't act on it, or change our thought process or paradigm because of it; it has no impact on us. For us, it might as well not be true, and so it has only the barest sliver of truth. That bottom level is the fact of rain outside a room with no windows and no doors. Or whether or not the worm currently crawling through the earth beneath me is depressed. I don't know, and so cannot act on it. That's the lowest kind of truth—and I apologize for using an underground worm's depression as an example; I really didn't think about the pun there.
As for truth that could be verifiable but can't be objectively verified, let's use as an example the infinite nature of the universe. Is the universe infinite? No idea. We'll never know. In theory one could find a mathematical proof of it, if we could find the existence of the multiverse and the mechanism whereby new universes are created, but we can't ever know it for sure. The only thing this kind of truth can do for us is give us a headache: it feels like we could know, but we can't actually know. This kind of truth is a tease. At best a Zen koan.
Just above that level is an idea that I think is true, but I don't know why I think it's true. This kind of truth has the potential of being objectively verifiable, but I as the knower don't know how to do that, and therefore could never verify it. This is where most racist ideas live. Why do racists think white skin is better than brown skin? They don't know, but they think it's true. There are quite a number of outright lies at this level, because people might be able to figure out how to verify their beliefs, but they don't want to, because the truth will likely be the opposite of what they believe it is. That, in my opinion, is a lie: when I say it's raining outside, but I refuse to open the door and look because I think it is probably sunny – but I won't admit that.
The next level up is something that I am sure is true, and that I have evidence for, but which is not clearly objectively verifiable based on my evidence. This is where superstitions are found: Michael Jordan believed that his lucky shorts were one of the reasons for his success, and he wore them for every game he played. He won six NBA championships and three MVP awards wearing those shorts; so there is some evidence that the shorts were lucky. Just not verifiable evidence, because "luck" can't be tested for – but just like (Okay, not just like) the uncertainty principle, if we were to create a laboratory experiment to confirm that the shorts were not lucky, the element of luck in the form of blind chance or influences on the experiment that we could not control would ruin the results: if we had Michael Jordan play half the time with his lucky shorts and half the time with "control shorts" (Which makes him sound like he has bladder control issues, which is just sad), that doesn't mean we can make his teammates play the same in both games, or his opponents play the same, or even control all the other factors that go into Michael Jordan playing well or poorly. We can't prove the shorts are or are not lucky, but there's objective evidence in the form of success that says they are. And that's why luck still exists as a concept, and why Jordan wore the same pair of shorts every game for almost fifteen years.
Oh – he did wash them, by the way. After every game.
The next level is one I don't want to include, but I have to because of the parameters I have set forth. If someone knowing a thing makes it more true than something that nobody knows, then if a lot of people know a thing, it has to be more true than if only one person knows it. Because a known fact has more weight, more gravity, and that is an element of the fact's truth-value. So the next level up is a thing that is known, with evidence but without objective verification (but still potentially objectively verifiable – have I broken your brains yet?), by a lot of people. I hate this because I don't want to say that the popularity of an idea has any bearing on its truth, but in fact, if we want to include a truth's potential to change someone's mind or behavior – and I do, because otherwise there is no point to speaking about truth at all – then I have to make this a separate and higher level, because something that a lot of people believe to be true has a much greater chance of changing their behavior. This is something like this statement: Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server makes her a poorer candidate for president (Meaning she would have been a worse president than someone otherwise identical but who didn't use a private email server; the statement that the private email server made her less likely to win is objectively verifiable truth, because: well, look.). A lot of people believed that Clinton's private email server made her less trustworthy, and therefore a bad candidate for the Presidency. And because a lot of people believed it, with evidence (Because that's an untrustworthy act) but not objectively verified (Because she never became president and so we can't see how untrustworthy she would have been in the Oval Office), it had more weight: it had more impact. It changed enough votes that it, along with other factors, changed the outcome of the election. That truth had more value, more gravity, because more people thought it was true.
Are we having fun yet?
The next level is something that is true not because it is objectively verified but because it cannot be disproven. This is sort of an offshoot from the last level, because there isn't objective verification, but there is somewhat more weight to these ideas because there is an argument to be made for them, that nobody can disprove the idea, that makes it more likely that people will accept it as truth, which increases the truth-value or gravity of the idea. (Don't worry: we're almost at the top. Almost at simple truth. But not quite.) This is the level where God lives. The existence of an omnipotent, omniscient, non-material personal deity is impossible to disprove: there is no observation I can make that would prove that God doesn't exist. According to science, this makes the god-hypothesis false, because it is unfalsifiable; but I'm not talking about science, I'm talking about impact on humans through the intersection of objective reality and knowledge. There are quite a few people who know God's existence is real, and since God cannot be disproven, that gives the idea more weight than Michael Jordan's lucky shorts. (You have to be an atheist to make that statement with a straight face. Okay, I was smiling a little when I wrote it.) It moves the truth of religion to a higher level, how's that? Not objectively proven, but not objectively disproven, either.
But now, at last, after ignorance and belief and faith and falsifiability and religion and – Lord help us – even sports, we come to the simplest level, and nearly the top. This is where we find: the truth. Simple truth. Facts, with known evidence, which are objectively verifiable: I can look out my door and see that it is or is not raining, and I can actually test it to make sure that it is rain. I can step outside, and I will get wet. Truth. Simple truth.
Of course, even this level isn't that simple, because the evidence of our senses is, sadly, not necessarily reflective of objective reality; all my senses could verify that it is in fact raining, but I could be mad, or in the Matrix. But that moves us over into the question of absolute truth, and since I can't know absolute truth, it doesn't matter to me: absolute truth is actually down at that bottom level, truth I don't know. (There's no way out of Descartes' labyrinth here, by the way. In the Matrix, it is possible to know that the Matrix is not real – but then, the second movie shows us that there is another level of truth, that Neo is the sixth version of the One, and the other characters did not know that truth; and then past that there is another level – because the character Neo, like the character of the Architect who makes him, who made the Matrix, don't know that they're actually in a fictional movie. The only truth we can ever know is what our senses tell us. Period. Cogito ergo sum.) We take our reality as just that, as reality, and that is all we know, and all we need to know. That is truth.
One level left: that is the important truth. The weighty truth, the truth that is both objectively verified and also able to change thoughts and actions of humans; the kind of truth that makes a paradigm shift, that combines both science and popularity, and therefore moves mountains and changes continents. Proven facts that also have gravity. This is, for example, the truth that every living thing dies.
The truth that love conquers all.
The truth that money makes the world go 'round.
The truth that man's inhumanity to man makes countless thousands mourn.
The truth that art is humanity's highest calling.
The truth that beauty is in the eye of the beholder.
The truth that evolution through natural selection is sufficient to explain all complexity in the biosphere.
The truth that we'll never know how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
My last truth is this: we can handle the truth. We can. We do.
Just not enough.


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I am a big fan of Chippendales and I am so excited to be a special guest host unlike any other they've ever had before
LAS VEGAS (PRWEB) June 13, 2018
Get ready to "Party with Perez" this summer when Perez Hilton, the original celebrity social media influencer, joins Chippendales as the special guest host at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino. Hilton's limited six-week engagement runs from July 26 through Sept. 2, 2018 (Thursday through Sunday performances). Special "Party with Perez" Pre-sale offer: Any tickets purchased between June 13 and June 18, 2018 will receive 25% off each ticket using the code: PEREZ.
No stranger to the stage, Hilton will combine his comedic wit and outrageous sense of humor to guide the audience through a wild evening celebrating the hottest men, music and moves in Las Vegas. Audience members can rest assured, what happens at Chippendales still stays at Chippendales!
"Perez is a big, bold personality and we're expecting him to bring just that to the show", commented Kevin Denberg, Chippendales Managing Partner. "There's no holds barred here… expect Perez to say what's on his mind, or what's on yours, as the evening's Master of Ceremonies, bringing even more fun and humor to the Chippendales party experience."
"I am a big fan of Chippendales and I am so excited to be a special guest host unlike any other they've ever had before," says Hilton. "I am looking forward to taking my role as your gay best friend into the real world and helping the women (and men) who come to the show have THE BEST TIME possible! It's going to be super fun for them and for me - and that's why I'm truly ecstatic to do it! I've seen the show multiple times and can't wait to be a part of it from start to finish! It's going to be magical!"
Perez is the latest celebrity to join the exclusive roster of guest hosts at Chippendales. From international supermodel Tyson Beckford to everyone's favorite childhood crushes, Ian Ziering and Joey Lawrence, to Dancing with the Stars mirror ball winner Tony Dovolani and America's Next Top Model champ Nyle DiMarco, every celebrity guest who's ever donned the brand's iconic cuffs and collar has brought his own unique style and energy to sold-out audiences.
In November 2017, Chippendales was honored for the sixth consecutive year as the "Best Male Revue" at the prestigious Best of Las Vegas! Awards. The show, which features heart thumping choreography and multiple opportunities for audience members to get on stage, is an all-out party and provides the perfect backdrop for a night out in Las Vegas. Whether looking to celebrate a bachelorette party in Las Vegas, a big birthday bash or just a have wild girls night out, Chippendales Las Vegas is the Strip's number one spot to let loose and have fun.
About Perez Hilton:
The original influencer, Perez Hilton changed culture and has been trailblazing since 2004. A New York University trained actor, he entertains millions daily on his eponymous website and social media channels. Over the years he has written three books, launched two YouTube channels and one very successful podcast - The Perez Hilton Podcast with Chris Booker. His theater credits include NEWSical: The Musical (off-Broadway) and Full House The Musical (New York and Toronto). On television, he's been seen as an actor in Glee, Girl Meets World, Victorious, Law & Order: SVU and countless other shows. In the reality space, he's appeared on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Celebrity Big Brother in the U.K. and won "America's Worst Cooks: Celebrity Edition" for the Food Network. He can be regularly seen providing expert commentary on TV and radio and is thrilled to return to the stage with Chippendales. Perez can be found at:
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About Chippendales:
Named "the most-wanted men in Vegas!" by ET's, The Insider, Chippendales captures the perfect balance of sex appeal and tasteful teasing, eliciting waves of screams from their excited audience. This high energy, fully choreographed, interactive show features some of the most physically elite men in the world who playfully dance and sing their way into the hearts of birthday girls, bachelorettes and girlfriends who just want to have fun. In November 2017, for the sixth consecutive year, Chippendales was named the "Best Male Revue" for the Las Vegas Review Journal's prestigious "Best of Las Vegas Awards." Annually, the Men of Chippendales will be seen by almost two million people worldwide. The cast, a very exclusive fraternity of only 20 members, is split across two productions – one based in Las Vegas at the Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino and the other, currently selling out venues around on their world tour. As icons of American Pop Culture, The Chippendales recently celebrated their 39th Anniversary as a brand and in 2018 celebrated 16 years at Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino with nearly 7,000 performances. They've been featured on numerous national television shows, including the Emmy Award-winning CBS series, The Amazing Race, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (where TV legend Betty White received a special surprise performance), and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills (giving Lisa Vanderpump a night she will never forget). Previous celebrity guest hosts featured in the Las Vegas production include international supermodel Tyson Beckford, Dancing with the Stars and America's Next Top Model winner Nyle DiMarco, Beverly Hills 90210 and Sharknado star Ian Ziering, Dancing with the Stars Mirror Ball winner Tony Dovolani and Joey Lawrence, among others. Chippendales, one of the world's most recognized brand names, is the premier provider of entertainment for women. The Company produces Broadway-style shows worldwide and licenses its intellectual property for select consumer products ranging from apparel and accessories to slot machines and video games. The company also operates Chippendales.com, an on-line lifestyle and entertainment destination for women. Chippendales® was established in 1979 and has headquarters in New York, with offices in Las Vegas and London. For additional information visit http://www.Chippendales.com; find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @Chippendales #Chippendales.
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Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino, home of the World Series of Poker, offers guests a unique all-suite hotel experience. Complete with 2,522 all-suite hotel rooms – including the Samba suites and the luxurious Palazzo Villas with a private entrance – the property overlooks the Las Vegas Strip and sits one block west of the famed boulevard. A variety of entertainment options at the resort include headliners Penn & Teller, the world-famous Chippendales and the internationally-acclaimed water production, WOW. Additionally, Rio Las Vegas is home to family-friendly attractions such as the VooDoo Zip Line, an adrenaline-rushing thrill ride that offers a 360-degree panorama of the famous Strip from 490 feet above the ground, as well as KISS by Monster Mini Golf. The off-Strip resort features a diverse array of dining and nightlife experiences including the new Guy Fieri's El Burro Borracho, VooDoo Steak, Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, Hash House A Go Go, KJ Dim Sum & Seafood, iBar, VooDoo Beach and VooDoo Rooftop Nightclub, which offers panoramic views of The Strip. Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino is operated by Caesars Entertainment (NASDAQ: CZR). For more information, please visit riolasvegas.com or the Caesars Entertainment Las Vegas media room. Find Rio All-Suite Hotel & Casino on Facebook and follow on Twitter and Instagram.
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Taylor Swift has donated $113,000 (£87,000) to the Tennessee Equality Project, a group working against a series of bills which are said to target LGBTQ people.
In a letter sent to the charity's executive director Chris Sanders, Taylor shared that she was 'so inspired by the work you do' and that in particular she had been touched by the coming together of local faith leaders who are now standing together against the state legislature.
'I'm so grateful that they're giving all people a place to worship,' she added.
The Blank Space singer's handwritten note was gifted alongside the donation, and Chris shared the note on the charity's Facebook page.
'Taylor Swift has been a long-time ally to the LGBTQ community. She sees our struggle in Tennessee and continues to add her voice with so many good people, including religious leaders, who are speaking out for love in the face of fear,' wrote Chris.
'Tennessee Equality Project is honored and grateful to reveal Taylor Swift has made a donation of $113,000 to support our efforts at this critical moment.
'See her attached note in the photo. I will add a fuller image description tonight. For now, I will note that she in particular was glad to see so many faith leaders in Tennessee speak out.'
Among the bills included on the so-called 'Slate of Hate' are ones permitting adoption agencies to discriminate against same-sex couples and another preventing state or local government agencies from considering a business's nondiscrimination policies when choosing contractors.
Her donation comes six months after she broke her decade-long political silence to plead with fans to make sure they are registered to vote in the upcoming US mid-term elections.
The pop star has notoriously shied away from ever pledging allegiance to a political party and has never made it public who she has voted for in a US election.
Yet ahead of the 2018 election she told fans that it was time to speak out because of 'several events in my life and in the world in the past two years'.
She also claimed she would be voting Democrat – clearing up rumours that she voted Republican – and stated that among her reasons for speaking out was 'the fight for LGBTQ rights, and that any form of discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender is WRONG'.
In December she gave an impromptu performance at an LGBTQ youth fundraiser, taking to the stage at New York's historic Town Hall for the annual Ally Coalition benefit concert.
Thrown by Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff, the event works towards better equality among LGBTQ youths.
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Director: Stephen Frears
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Vanilla Cake is a slightly denser than average cake with a tight crumb. It can easily prepared at home. It is made by butter, condensed milk, maida, vanilla essence, milk.
- 125 gms unsalted butter
- 1 cup condensed milk
- 1 ¾ cup maida
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¾ tablespoon baking soda
- Pinch of salt
- 1 tablespoon vanilla essence
- 1 ½ cup milk warm
Instruction to make Vanilla Cake
Take a unsalted butter and condensed milk in a bowl and whisk beat till the mixture turns whitish.
Now add maida, baking powder, baking soda, salt, vanilla extract and mix well.
Then add warm milk and mix well to the cake batter.
Now transfer the prepared cake batter into the loaf tray.
Bake the cake in preheated oven at 180 degree Celsius for 30 minutes.
Now let it cooled completely and the slice the cake with the help of knife.
Vanilla cake is ready to eat.


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The Afterward
by E.K. Johnston
February 19, 2019 · Dutton Books for Young Readers
RomanceScience Fiction/FantasyYoung Adult
I thought that The Afterward would be a fun adventure story, and it was, but I was thrilled to realize that it is also a moving romance that works beautifully as a romance novel despite its unusual structure. This story describes what happens to a group of knights (all women) plus a thief and an apprentice knight (also women) during and after an epic quest. It's told from the viewpoints of the thief (Olsa) and the apprentice (Kalanthe) who fall in love with each other during the journey but can't figure out how to stay together afterwards. The story is told in alternating viewpoints and from the time of "Before" (the quest) and "After."
The "Before" involves seven people (a mage, a thief, an apprentice knight, and four knights) who are sent on a quest to locate the godstone and bring it to their king. As with most challenges, it doesn't really matter what the godstone is or why they need it because in literary terms the true treasure is the friendships they make along the way. This truth is highlighted by the fact that we (the readers) never see the whole quest. We are dropped in and out of it – it's like catching random episodes of a TV show that has a season-long arc. Most of what we see are quiet moments between characters although we do get to see the big climactic fight scene. Yes, I wanted more of the adventure, and yet there was something magical, and very thematically appropriate, about dropping in and out.
The "After" takes place about a year after the completion of the quest. During the "Before", Olsa (thief) and Kalanthe (apprentice) fell in love. However, Kalanthe has always known that she would have to pay off her knight training debt as well as the debts of her family by marrying a wealthy man. Her job would then become running the household, having children, and training new knights, as well as defending her lands if needed. Meanwhile, when the quest is over, Olsa goes back to the streets to support herself and pay her own debts by stealing. They are reunited, along with many of the original party members, when Olsa is needed to deal with the godstone which is still causing problems. During this time, Olsa and Kalanthe have an opportunity to consider their futures and heal physically and emotionally from the events of the adventure and the misunderstandings that separated Olsa from her comrades when it ended.
There's so much to love about this book. For starters, all these people happen to be women. Some knights are men, just not these ones. No one cares about the gender of the knights or the mage or the thief. It's assumed that women can be all these things. It's not a utopian society, it's just a thing that in this place women are knights if they want to be, and they can pay for the years of training, and they turn out to be good at it. No one cares.
Additionally, no one is scandalized by the fact that Kalanthe is a lesbian, or that Olga is bisexual, or that one of the knights is asexual and another is transgender. However, Kalanthe is still expected to marry a man. It seems that certain feudal traditions remain, so even though sexuality in itself may not be a cause for scandal, marriages are still expected to be heterosexual and practical in terms of money and inheritance. The book explores what this means for people, especially Kalanthe, but I could have used a bit more exploration on a broader level.
The romance is lovely and tender and marked by mutual respect. Kalanthe and Olsa are the youngest (around sixteen or seventeen in the "Before" sections, although this does not read like a YA given the cultural contexts of their lives). I liked the fact that each person loves qualities in the other person despite those qualities meaning trouble. Olsa loves Kalanthe's sense of honor, even though it means that Kalanthe refuses to marry someone and still have a relationship with Olsa. Kalanthe loves Olsa's pride, independence, and cleverness, all traits that cause Olsa to return to the streets. You get a real sense that these two women love each other wholly, entirely, even though they suck at having relationships. Alas, I do have do dock this book a point or two because the happy ending is only allowable because of a circumstance that I hesitate to call "luck" but which is basically luck, and seems contrived as a result.
What sets this book apart is not the romance, although I loved the romance. It's the small moments and the relationships between the characters. Olsa has never been parented, and has always suffered from malnutrition, so after eating regularly for a while, she gets her first period and the other knights explain what it is, how to care for herself, and how to prevent periods on the road (and babies). An older knight braids Olsa's hair for her when it starts to grow longer (this is one of the few times that race is mentioned, and then only casually, in that the older knight and Olsa have similar hair color and texture). Kalanthe teaches Olsa how to read and how to ride a horse. There is a lot of training and sparring and teasing. The questers teach each other, care for each other, and respect each other. The fight scenes are masterful in terms of demonstrating teamwork in combat.
I was happily amazed by how creative and heartfelt this book was. Yes, the ending was pretty contrived, but the last scenes remained deeply moving and satisfying. It was a solid romance, a solid fantasy, and a lovely case of representation with an all-woman team of adventurers of various skin tones and sexualities. I would read this book again and again and I wish that there was more of it.
For more about the godstone, see TV Tropes "The MacGuffin," , a term coined by Alfred Hitchcock, or "the goober" in Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse, as in "There's always a bypass key, a virus key, a who-cares key. I can never remember, so I always call it a goober." I love it that this book just assumes that we get this about the godstone so it doesn't go on a lot about it.


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Addressing Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated (IUU) FishingThe Sub-Committee agreed a series of recommendations aimed at addressing Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated (IUU) Fishing, the third meeting of the Joint IMO/ The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Ad Hoc Working Group on Illegal, Unreported, Unregulated (IUU) Fishing and Related Matters (JWG), held in November 2015 at IMO Headquarters.
The proposals focus on key areas, such as the entry into force and implementation of relevant international instruments, in particular, the Cape Town Agreement and the development of an effective roadmap; fishing vessels identification and application of the IMO Ship Identification Number Scheme; the coordinated implementation of inspection regimes; cooperation among the Secretariats of IMO, FAO and ILO, in particular, on joint capacity development programmes and the sharing of data; and on navigational hazards and environmental issues.
Extension of IMO Ship Identification Number SchemeThe Sub-Committee proposed to extend the IMO Ship Identification Number Scheme to more vessels, on a voluntary basis. A draft Assembly resolution was agreed, for submission to IMO's 30th Assembly for adoption.
The number scheme applies to ships over 100 GT. The proposal is for further voluntary application to fishing vessels of steel and non-steel hull construction; passenger ships of less than 100 gross tonnage, high-speed passenger craft and mobile drilling units, engaged on international voyages; and to all motorized inboard fishing vessels of less than 100 gross tonnage down to a size limit of 12 metres in length overall authorized to operate outside waters under national jurisdiction of the flag State.
The IMO Secretariat would continue to participate in the working group of the FAO's Global Record of Fishing Vessels, Refrigerated Transport Vessels and Supply Vessel. This is a phased and collaborative global initiative to make available, in a rapid way, certified data from State authorities about vessels and vessel-related activities.
IMO works with IHS Maritime & Trade for the allocation of the IMO Ship Identification Number. The current vessel database contains 24,495 fishing vessels, fishing research vessels, fishing survey vessels, fish carriers, fishery support ships, fish factory ships and fish farm ships, of which 4,797 are below 24 m in length and 19,698 are 24 m in length and over.
The IMO Secretariat would be invited to consider the need to develop, by means of a circular letter, a new data exchange mechanism specific to fishing vessels of less than 100 gross tonnage and all vessels of non-steel hull construction
Monitoring and tracking fishing vessels at sea Monitoring and tracking fishing vessels at sea could help identifying IUU fishing and also may assist in search and rescue response to casualties.
Commercial fishing vessels use Vessel Monitoring Systems (VMS) to allow environmental and fisheries regulatory organizations to track and monitor the activities of participating fishing vessels. IMO mandates for SOLAS vessels the Automatic Identification System (AIS) and Long-Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT).
The Sub-Committee recommended to the MSC to consider the increased use of AIS aboard commercial fishing vessels and encouraged Member States to consider promoting the use of AIS aboard commercial fishing vessels. It also encouraged Member States to share the experience in the development and maintenance of VMS in terms of its potential use for the safety of navigation.
Improving flag and port State performance Both flag and port States have a role to play in ensuring legal fishing and stamping out IUU fishing.
The FAO Agreement on Port State Measures to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate IUU Fishing (PSMA) entered into force in June 2016. Parties to the Agreement are obliged to implement a number of measures while managing ports under their control, with the goals of detecting illegal fishing, stopping ill-caught fish from being offloaded and sold, and ensuring information on unscrupulous vessels is shared globally.
The Sub-Committee agreed that the FAO, IMO and International Labour Organization (ILO) Secretariats, Member States and regional organizations, including regional fisheries bodies, should promote the benefits of the implementation of the PSMA, and they should encourage States to become Parties.
Joint capacity building and technical cooperation programmes should be explored, for enhanced implementation of international instruments to combat IUU fishing, in particular the PSMA. The Sub-committee also endorsed a recommendation to encourage the coordinated implementation of the PSMA, with other types of inspections which might be carried out, such as under IMO and ILO treaties.
The IMO Secretariat would be requested to develop a new GISIS module (or update an existing module) to accommodate contact points of Member States responsible for authorization to operate outside waters under national jurisdiction of the flag State of such fishing vessels.
The FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance (VGFSP) spell out a range of actions that countries can take to ensure that vessels registered under their flags do not conduct IUU fishing.
The IMO Secretariat would be invited to explore with FAO how the IMO Mandatory Member State Audit Scheme could contribute to the VGFSP. It was recommended that a reference to the VGFSP be made in the Implementation of IMO Instruments (III) Code, under related instruments in order to promote the linkage between fisheries, ship safety and environmental protection.
FAO, IMO and ILO Secretariats would be invited to explore further how the FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance could be implemented effectively, in conjunction with other relevant instruments adopted by IMO and the ILO.
Security and piracy and armed robbery informationThe Sub-Committee agreed that information on piracy and armed robbery against ships and other security-related issues should be disseminated by FAO to dissemination to FAO Members and regional fishery bodies.
Protecting the marine environmentAbandoned, lost or otherwise discarded fishing gear can become a navigational hazard, as well as being a source of marine litter. The discharge of fishing gear into the sea is prohibited under MARPOL Annex V.
Effective marking of fishing gear is seen as a critical tool in addressing the problem. This would also help better implementation of the Annex V regulations.
The IMO Secretariat and experts from IMO Member States were invited to participate in the FAO Technical Consultation on the Marking of Fishing Gear, tentatively scheduled to meet in February 2018 in Rome, Italy. The meeting is expected to finalise draft Guidelines on the Marking of Fishing Gear, for consideration by the FAO's Committee on Fisheries (COFI 33), which meets in 2018.
Promotion of the Cape Town AgreementThe 2012 Cape Town Agreement on fishing vessel safety is a key IMO instrument which can improve fishing vessel safety but it is not yet in force. Its entry into force would play a key role in supporting improvements in fishing vessel safety and providing a mechanism for flag states and port States to monitor compliance.
The Sub-committee agreed that IMO should strengthen its technical cooperation activities to facilitate Member States' early accession to the Cape Town Agreement. Member Governments experiencing difficulties in the process of ratifying the 2012 Cape Town Agreement were invited to inform IMO.
IMO has been running a series of regional seminars to promote accession to the Cape Town Agreement and support States to do so.
The Sub-Committee recommended that IMO develop further technical cooperation activities to promote worldwide implementation of all instruments related to the fisheries sector, to be carried out at regional and national levels, targeting Administrations and other relevant stakeholders.
Training of fishing vessel personnelIMO's International Convention on Standards of Training, Certification and Watchkeeping for Fishing Vessel Personnel (STCW-F), which provides training requirements for fishing vessel personnel, entered into force in 2012. The treaty is currently undergoing a comprehensive review in the IMO Sub-Committee on Human Element, Training and Watchkeeping (HTW) to update and revise the treaty, taking into account the unique nature of the fishing industry, the fishing working environment and the need to prevent damage to the marine environment.
The FAO/ILO/IMO Document for Guidance on Training and Certification of Fishing Vessel Personnel also provides additional guidance.
The Sub-Committee agreed that FAO, ILO and IMO should work together on updates to the training requirements.
Future work - roadmapThe Sub-Committee recommended that IMO consider developing, in close cooperation with other relevant agencies of the United Nations at the highest level as possible, an effective roadmap for rapid worldwide ratification and implementation of the international agreements relating to work in the fisheries sector.
Such a roadmap could be useful in developing indicators for the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the 2030 Agenda.
Fourth JWG on IUU fishingThe fourth JWG meeting on IUU fishing, to be held with IMO, FAO and ILO, is planned to be held in 2019.
The draft terms of reference and provisional agenda would be submitted to III 5 (September 2018), with a view to approval by the Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC 73) and the Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 100).
Definition of IUU fishingUnder the FAO International Plan of Action to Prevent, Deter and Eliminate Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing, article 3:
Illegal fishing refers to activities: (i) conducted by national or foreign vessels in waters under the jurisdiction of a State, without the permission of that State, or in contravention of its laws and regulations; (ii) conducted by vessels flying the flag of States that are parties to a relevant regional fisheries management organization but operate in contravention of the conservation and management measures adopted by that organization and by which the States are bound, or relevant provisions of the applicable international law; (iii) in violation of national laws or international obligations, including those undertaken by cooperating States to a relevant regional fisheries management organization.
Unreported fishing refers to fishing activities:(i) which have not been reported, or have been misreported, to the relevant national authority, in contravention of national laws and regulations; or (ii) undertaken in the area of competence of a relevant regional fisheries management organization which have not been reported or have been misreported, in contravention of the reporting procedures of that organization.
Unregulated fishing refers to fishing activities:(i) in the area of application of a relevant regional fisheries management organization that are conducted by vessels without nationality, or by those flying the flag of a State not party to that organization, or by a fishing entity, in a manner that is not consistent with or contravenes the conservation and management measures of that organization; or (ii) in areas or for fish stocks in relation to which there are no applicable conservation or management measures and where such fishing activities are conducted in a manner inconsistent with State responsibilities for the conservation of living marine resources under international law.


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You know when you're reading a book and you feel like the writer is reading pieces from your journal?
That's how I felt when I read Healthy Is The New Skinny by Katie Willcox. Ok, I've never been a plus size model or owned a plus size modelling agency – a feat that gives Katie an unique perspective on the world of fashion and its impact on women's self-esteem – but we both experienced the same self-loathing for our bodies.
We both hated what we saw in the mirror. We both struggled with our weight and felt like we'd never fit in. We both thought that if we were skinnier, we'd get the job, the guy and a happy ever after.
Have you ever felt like that, too?
Self-love is the foundation of everything. If you don't like yourself or the way you look, you'll never have enough confidence to pursue your dreams and have the life you deserve.
I know first-hand. Starving myself into a size 0 didn't bring me anything. Not happiness. Not Mr Right. Not a career in writing. These are all the dreams I manifested when I learned to love myself enough to get out of my comfort zone and pursue my passions.
But how do you learn to love yourself in a world that wants you to be "picture perfect" 24/7? Here are 3 lessons about self-love I learned from Katie Willcox's "Healthy Is The New Skinny":
The Desire To Look Like A Model Is A False Dream
What did you want to be when you grew up?
I wanted to be a teacher and writer. My sister wanted to be a photographer. My BFF a psychologist.
No little girl has ever said, "when I grow up, I want to look like a model." Yet, that's all we dream about when we turn teens. Where did this dream come from?
Magazines. Billboards. Movies. Pop stars. It's a fantasy you're fed day in and day out until you internalize the message that to be heard, to be valued, to be successful, you need to look a certain way.
And so you put those childhood dreams away and focus on getting slimmer, thinner, smaller, thinking that's the first step on the road to success.
Except… you can never quite get there. The standards of beauty get more unrealistic every year and you never seem to reach them. Your dreams never come true.
Here's a radical idea: how about we drop the model fantasy and reclaim our OWN, REAL dreams instead?
Your Body Loves You – Love It Back
Imagine if you partner cooked your fave dish, adorned the dinner table with flowers and candles and put on romantic music in the background and your reaction was, "you're so ugly and stupid, you'll never amount to anything in life!"
Crazy, right? Yet, that's exactly how you treat your body. Take your legs, for example. They take you everywhere, allow you to run, jump and walk and yet you can't stand even looking at them because you have a little cellulite!
Your body loves you so much, it keeps you alive, allows you to move around and experience life to the full. Isn't it time you showed it some appreciation and started to love it back?
Just focus on the things it does for you. Next time you catch a glimpse of your cellulite, remind yourself everything that your legs do for you every day. Thank them for it. I know it sounds silly, but it works.
You wanna know why? Because you weren't born hating your body. You learned to hate it. You know what that means?
You can unlearn the hate and learn to love instead. It all starts with a little gratitude, a lot of self-care and a new mindset: focus on health, not size.
Healthy is the new skinny, remember?
Freedom Resides In Your Wings
Ever wondered why the more you conform, the more you feel lost and unloved?
You're losing the weight, whitening your teeth, dying your locks and doing your best to feel picture perfect, yet you still feel miserable and inadequate. Where the heck are the love and happiness you were promised?!
You can't feel them because you're faking it. This new version of you everyone is loving isn't the real you.
If you want to experience real love and acceptance, you need to let go of the fear that's forcing you to conform and find the freedom to be your true self.
But where does freedom reside? In your wings. The problem is that you forget you have them.
You see, you've always had the freedom to be whoever you want to be, go wherever you want to go and do whatever you want to do. Your wings can take you there.
But as you get older and society gets its hold on you, it clips your wings so you forget you have the power to fly.
It's time to claim your power again. Time to wipe the dust off your wings and use them to fly towards the real you and your real purpose on this planet.
You've got this.
I've only just scratched the surface here. Katie has a lot to say about media manipulation and the way it completely destroys women's self-esteem.
But she also offers plenty of tips on how you can find your way back to self-love, discover your real purpose in life and be your best self.
Because you're not here to look pretty. You're here to use your gifts to make this world a better place.
If you're ready to choose self-love over self-hate, grab a copy of Katie Wlllcox's Healthy Is The New Skinny at Amazon US and Amazon UK.
Over to you, now. What's your relationship with your body like and what are you doing to learn to love yourself more in this picture perfect world? Share your experiences in the comments below.
With love,


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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Columbus State women's basketball team (1-6) dropped a home loss to No. 2 Rock Valley College (5-2) on Sunday afternoon.
With Rock Valley having a slight lead throughout the game, the Cougars needed solid rebounding and shooting to pull ahead. Unfortunately, the rebounding was lackluster, grabbing a total of 29 and converting 12 offensive boards to only four points. Columbus State forced 18 turnovers on Rock Valley but managed to turn them into just 10 points.
Carli Codner-Pinto scored a team-high 16 points along with a career-best eight assists. Freshman Ashley Hurt returned from an injury to record 14 points, including going 3-of-4 from behind the arc. Hurt also grabbed seven rebounds and two steals. Hunter Kershaw was the third Cougar to score in double-digits with eleven points. Kershaw smacked down a career-best three blocks and grabbed six boards.
Keyvona Davis added eight points and a trio of rebounds and blocks while Antishay Rahim added five points and a team-high nine rebounds for the Cougars. The final score was 70-56.
The Cougars break for Thanksgiving and return to the court on Sat, Dec. 3 when they play Mott Community College in Flint, Michigan.


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The most entertaining league of the world PSL 4 is going to start from 14th February 2019, till March 17th, as the PCB PRESIDENT Ahsan Mani has announced PSL Schedule 2019. here you'll get all the information about Pakistan Super League Schedule, PSL 2019 Teams, PSL 4 Points Table, Live PSL Scores and PSL 2019 match highlights.
Cricket fans are excited about the fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League. There are six teams participating in PSL. Among 6 teams, Islamabad United is one of the best and consistent PSL team with 2 titles in their belt. Peshawar Zalmi has also won one edition of PSL and they are the second best team of the tournament. Darren Sammy is a captain of Peshawar Zalmi and one of the top foreign player who is always ready to come into Pakistan and make cricket alive again by taking bold steps.
Finding Talents In Pakistan
Pakistan Super League has become the largest platform in fostering cricket talent in Pakistan. PSL has become the Best platform in finding cricket talent in Pakistan. Many quality players become part of the Pakistani cricket team squad after playing good cricket in PSL.
The Fourth Season of PSL will be one of the competitive tournament in PSL history because many top cricketers are going to participate in PSL 4. And most of them are ready to visit in Pakistan for playing last 8 matches. The fourth edition of PSL will be bigger and better with such an impressive player playing in the tournament.
Many foreign commentators will also be a part of psl. Majority of these commentators have covered major tournament of the world. and they will also travel in Pakistan to cover the last 8 matches of the tournament.
Bringing international Cricket Back in Pakistan
Pcb believes PSL is a gateway to bring International cricket back in Pakistan, this is the reason pcb decided to scheduled 8 matches in Lahore and Karachi with the support of local government. Pcb said Pakistan is a safe place to visit for international players and we'll provide full security for all team players.
Pakistan Super League 2019 Schedule and Venues:
The complete schedule of Pakistan super league 2019 is enlisted here which is starting from 14th February 2019 at International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, UAE. Islamabad United will play the first match of PSL against Multan Sultan. In Season 4 there will be 34 matches and Last 8 matches are scheduled to play in Lahore and Karachi. Each side will play 2 matches with each other. You can see Complete Psl 4 Schedule at this Link.
There are six teams participating in the fourth edition of Pakistan super league 2019. Islamabad United, Peshawar Zalmi, Quetta Gladiators, Multan Sultans, Karachi Kings, and Lahore Qalandars. As the teams are ready to entertain fans all over the world. There are many prominent foreign players are ready to take part in Pakistan super league 2019 like Steve Smith and Ab De Villiers. All teams are equally balanced on the card with some of the top foreign payers in their team. You can see PSL 4 Team Squad by visiting this link.
Buying Pakistan Super League Tickets Online
Recently I have received many queries about fans looking to buy Pakistan Super League tickets online and they are searching for PSL 2019 tickets price. So after getting so many queries about PSL Ticket, we have decided to post complete detail about where to Buy PSL Tickets.
Here's a list of website where you can but PSL 2019 Ticket For Today Match.
Yayvo.com and Q-Tickets are official sites allowed to sell PSL Match tickets online, They have cash on delivery options for their buyer. Both sites have created their sites user friendly so even newbie can buy tickets without any hassle.
There are many local retailers who will have PSL Final Match Tickets, So with the help of following retailers, you'll be able to Buy PSL Match Tickets easily.
- Delhi Nihari
- Karachi Darbar
- Filli Cafe.
- Leopard Courier
PSL 2019 Live Score
Here's good news for you, you'll be able to see live PSL 2019 Score here at this site, You'll be able to get a ball by ball updates of every match.
PSL 2019 live score can be checked on espncricinfo.com, cricbuzz.com and this website also. If you're busy in other stuff and can't watch matches live then PSL 2019 live score enables you to get the ball by ball updates of every match
HBL PSL 2019 Live Streaming and Broadcast Rights
PSL 4 is going to start in February 2019. And I know most of you are searching for PSL T20 Today Live Match, Watch PSL 2019 Live, and much more about Live Streaming. Many TV channels and sites are broadcasting PSL 2019 Season Geo Super is one of the main Tv Broadcaster of PSL 2019. You can Watch PSL Live TV on Geo Super. USA citizens can watch PSL 4 Live Streaming on YupTv, Sling TV, etc. Indian Users Have Choice to watch psl live on JioTv App.
Here's a List of PSL's Broadcasting Channels/Sites/Apps for different countries.
|PSL 2018 Broadcasting Channels List
|PSL 4 Live streaming on Cricketgateway.pk (Pakistan viewers)/ Cricketgateway (International viewers).
|Geo Super/ JioTv App/ HotStar
|Sri Lanka
|Dialog TV
|Sky Sports Channel 792 (Prime TV) / Hum TV
|Yupp TV
|USA / Canada
|Willow TV
|Gazi TV
|West Indies
|Flow TV
|South Africa
|Channel 44
|North Africa
|Yupp TV
|Star Times
|Middle East and North Africa
|OSN Sports
PSL 2019 Highlights
Every game of PSL 2019 is well worth watching because it's filled with fun and excitements. Most of the games are nail-biting finish. Therefore, nobody can dismiss these epic minutes of live cricket however if you're unable to watch PSL 2019 Live because of your busy schedule then, believe me, there's absolutely no point to stress. Watch PSL 2019 Highlight at HD resolution on Youtube, Dailymotion and streamable. You can also watch PSL Highlights on PSL official sites as well.
PSL 2019 Points Table
PSL 2019 Points Table will be available following the first game of PSL. First Match is going to Schedule on 14 Feb 2019 on Dubai.


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Conscious Living
Conscious Living
Tagged as: Well-being
Liz Dillon-Valloor is author of Taking Flight- the Caged Bird, former Deputy Principal of a Deis 1 School and mother of four adult children. In 1994, she became aware that the life she was living was based on the image she believed acceptable to others. This image was created in childhood. In this life, she could never be her creative self. She set about observing herself in relationship to people and situations to unearth her unconscious beliefs. By bringing them to her conscious mind she brought about positive change.
Presenter: Liz Dillon-Valloor
Email: [email protected]
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STOOLBALL: By winning our penultimate game against Adastra on July 19, we became Mid Division League winners for 2018. Barcombe 150 for 4 in 15 overs, Adastra 129 all out in 14 overs. The team have won every match this season, just one to go on July 24 away to Plumpton. As League winners we will play the winners of East Division on August 26 in the League Championship semi-finals. Our juniors won their last match of the season against Bluebells. One of our juniors was selected by Stoolball England to play at Worth in Surrey. The seniors have had a very successful season and the juniors are beginning to make their mark in this Sussex based game which we all enjoy. Thank you for reading our Stoolball news and I will do one more update in September.
CRICKET: SCL Div 5 Central; Rottingdean II 257 all out in 46.5 overs. (Josh Wheatley 4-43, Allan Trower 2-24). Barcombe 260-4 in 41 overs. Paul Coppard (114no 19x4s 3x6s), Josh Wheatley 56 (13x4s), Joe Wheatley 37no, Nick Beck 35. Barcombe (30points) beat Rottingdean (12points) by 6 wickets. ESCL Div 14 North. Ringmer III 185 all out in 38.3 overs, (Andy Allsobrook 5-41 inc hatrick, Max Taylor 3-34). Barcombe II 181 all out in 35.4 overs. Matt Cordwell 56, Duncan Johanson 30, Brian Wheatley 28 no ,Ryan Steadman 21. Ringmer (30points) beat Barcombe (17points)by 4 runs.
BOWLING: Wednesday evening, away to Maresfield we lost 66 to 73. (Darryl Wratten, Doug Blackford and Derek Stewart 19-16). Saturday, home to Saltdean we won 71 to 60. (Hannah Brown, Tony Smith and Jas Osmond 23-10).


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Home > Promethean > Vol. 15 (2007) > Iss. 1
Volume 15, Issue 1: Genesis (2006-2007 Issue)
"Invitation to Genesis" Notes on the 2006/2007 Issue
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the
earth... And God said, "Let there be light," and there
was light. --Genesis 1:1,3
Passion is the genesis of genius. --Anthony Robbins
In this issue, we explore the nature of beginnings. Our theme, Genesis, has brought in a broad range of submissions, from poetry reflecting on our Biblical roots to memoirs detailing first experiences at college. We asked the Concordia community to submit poems, nonfiction, artwork, photography, and short fiction that embraced our theme, but did not limit our acceptance only to work that was inspired by beginnings. What we found, however, is that almost anything can qualify as a beginning. Even an ending is a precursor to something new, something inspiring.
The Promethean has grown significantly in the past two years. This is very exciting for us and we hope the trend will continue. Our expanding staff helps to add diversity and knowledge to the review process.
We are extremely pleased with this year's issue and are proud to present it to you. We hope that The Promethean provides you with inspiration to continue on in struggle and in joy, knowing that others share the same human emotions, drives, and challenges. The Promethean is the voice of Concordia on an individual plane, and we will continue to welcome quality submissions that explore the broad range of humanity on personal, political, spiritual, and social levels.
The Promethean, Genesis (2006-2007)
English Department
Bee After Flower
Jess Bouchard
Young and Old
Alex Woolner
Broadway Bridge, Portland
Jyndia Schaible
Broadway Bridge, New York
Jyndia Schaible
Bugs on Hand
Jess Bouchard
Black-Eyed Susans
Alex Woolner
The Eve of Spring
Tia Lawson
The Body Factory
Donnie Drobny
Daily Evenings
Samuel Irving
How to be Me
Jeremy Richards
There's a Yeti in My Bathroom
Daniel Cole
Making Love To God II
Greg Harris
Back To Life
Samuel Irving
Charles Mann Busby (1934-2006)
Christina Busby
My Mind is Gay
Daniel Cole
Poetry Soup
Jess Bouchard
The Creature
Jeremy Richards
Isn't Everything Wonderful Now?
Beth Holian
Scarlet's Pandora
Kaitlyn Montague
Waiting For Winter
Jeremy Richards
Incoming Tide
Holly Goodrich
A Different Feel of Beautiful
Kristina Galicinao
Daniel Cameron
Dinosaur Hatch
Jess Bouchard
Rhythmic End
Johanna Stephens
Johanna (Josie) Stephens
Rebecca Andersen
Jess Bouchard
Shawn Drake
Donnie Drobny
Beth Holian
Samuel Irving
Tia Lawson
Kaitlyn Montague
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Organise fast access to data from many different sources in a uniformed way with SAP Business Warehouse on HANA, the basis to Business Intelligence and SAP's flagship solution for Enterprise Data Warehousing.
SAP BW on HANA (BWoH) provides a rich framework for building the persistent layer of your Data Warehouse. In addition to this, there are many ways to integrate data from local and external sources using virtual models. The ability to use physical and virtual modelling together enables you to build a robust and consistent data warehouse which is still easy to adapt and extend.
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Our reputation as thought leaders in the BWoH technology space enables us to deliver projects in close collaboration with SAP, often using products and versions before they are publicly released. Our involvement with SAP product development enables us to assist you to get the most out of your investment.
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The Marlborough Convention Centre was designed with flexibility in mind. Modern, moveable spaces will transform plenary sessions into intimate breakouts, board meetings or spectacular evening event spaces with ease. This coupled with a tailor-made banqueting offering that makes the most of the region's exceptional produce will bring together all of the ingredients for a standout event.
Set in the heart of Marlborough at the top of the South Island, the Marlborough Convention Centre is convinently located in the centre of Blenheim. This flexible and functional venue is designed specifically for conferences, events, exhibitions and banquets. The Marlborough Convention Centre is a purpose-built, modern facility and is only a few minutes' walk from the CBD and major hotels.
The Marlborough Convention Centre offers:
Marlborough Convention Centre has professional planners on hand to help guide you through the planning process and ensure your event is a resounding success. Our on-site, ful time conference team make planning your event a breeze and will ensure it runs smoothly.
In additional we offer a unique service for booking and managing accomodation requirements for conference delegates from one central point. We have a dedicated person who secures rates and rooms for your group, making the accomodation sourcing and booking a streamlined process for the organiser.
The Marlborough Convention Centre is only a short drive to the airport, wineries, the sounds and is surrounded by brilliant activities and attractions. Our team can also assist with booking any transportation and offsite activities you may like to experience during your time in the region.
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Our goal at Exosome Diagnostics, Inc. (Exosome) is to provide you information on the reimbursement process that will occur between you and your insurance company and provide you the best possible coverage for the EPI test ordered by your healthcare provider.
Our billing process is outlined below:
Step 1
Claims Submission
Exosome will file a claim to your insurance company for payment once the EPI test your physician ordered has been processed. The typical time for an insurance company to respond to a claim is approximately 45 days.
Step 2
Review of Explanation of Benefits (EOB)
Once your plan has processed the claim for the EPI test, they will send you a statement called an Explanation of Benefits (EOB). The EOB is NOT A BILL, but is provided to you and to Exosome as a summary of how your insurance company processed the claim. An EOB also shows any cost sharing amounts (co-insurance, deductible, or patient balance) that are your responsibility.
Step 3
If coverage is denied, Exosome will promptly appeal the claim on your behalf. After the appeal is reviewed, your insurance company will make a coverage or denial payment determination. You may receive multiple EOBs during this process, which is standard practice. As a reminder, the EOB is not a bill and does not require any action on your part.
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Patient Statement
Upon completion of claims processing with your insurance company, Exosome may send you a patient statement for any outstanding cost sharing amount; co-payments, co-insurance, or deductibles. Most patient statements will be sent upon 90 days from the date of service unless the claim has been appealed, in which case, those statements may not be sent for up to 6 months. This statement will be followed by a bill for any amounts owed to Exosome, which must be paid within 30 days.
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Resort & Campsite
This campsite really is for everyone: it's for people with camper vans, caravans or tents and also for people who like their comfort.
Open all year round.
Resort area "The five elements"
Enjoy the warmth of wood for a holiday in the mountains with all the comfort you could wish for!
The chalets
Each chalet has a veranda where you can have lunch in the fresh air,
using the barbecue provided.
campsite area
There are pitches for tents,
camper vans and caravans for those who like to holiday in the fresh mountain air.
Campsite in winter
There are pitches for camper vans and caravans in a campsite with all services for those who love skiing and snowboarding on holiday in the mountains.
The wellbeing centre "The five elements"
The centre has a sauna, steam baths, a shower that stimulates the emotions and an area to relax in. It's a place where one can rest and regenerate after a day in the mountains.
This is where your mountain
holiday starts.
We're at your service
From 9 a.m. to midday
From 2 p.m. to 6.30 p.m.
The play park
For the enjoyment of children and adults alike, all year round.
Have fun on holiday with the marvellous Valle D'Aosta nature reserve all around you.
Monte Rosa
Monte Rosa can be seen from the campsite and is one of the most popular destinations for alpine enthusiasts and skiers and for people of all nationalities who love snow and the mountains.
Since the summer of 2005 Margherita has become accessible to all. For our differently-abled guests there are now three dedicated car parks, a lift to the services situated on the first floor (Reception and meeting room) and 2 equipped rest rooms (one complete with shower). The camp sites are also all on level ground and are easily accessible.
We also thought about our differently-abled customers when we enlarged the facilities. Two of the newly constructed chalets are completely accessible and are provided with equipped bathrooms and ante-bathrooms. The same goes for the bathroom at the Wellness Centre and new Bar, which can be accessed by ramp.
The campsite provides its guests with a shuttle service to and from the ski lifts in the Monterosa ski area.
(Weissmatten: 1 Euro/people - Stafal: 2,5 Euro/people)
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campsite and resort in Valle d' Aosta for your summer and winter holidays in
the mountains
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Who are our clients? Both the resort and the campsite are suitable for many types of clientele: families with small children, groups of friends, couples who are young, or young at heart. What draws them together is the desire for a holiday steeped in relaxation, wellbeing and the invigorating feeling of being in touch with nature.
As we are open all year round, we can accommodate winter sports aficionados (who will find lots of possibilities to have fun: from carving to snowboarding, telemark to freeride, cross-country skiing to ice skating, winter climbing to walking with snowshoes) as well as enthusiasts of trekking at all levels and high altitude ascensions, going as far up as the highest refuges in the Valle d'Aosta and Europe in the summer season.
Open since 1971, the family-run "Margherita"
campsite and resort, in the mountains, is named after Granny Grittle, the Walser name for Margherita. Because, besides being a natural paradise, Gressoney is a synonym of Walser and ancient cultural traditions.
Our resort, situated in a large flat area 1385 m above sea level, is only a stone's throw from the town centre and the Gressoney ski lift facilities (Weissmatten). We are also the nearest campsite to the Monterosa Ski complex.
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Codorus Township homes vandalized, police say
Pennsylvania State Police are looking for information following a rash of vandalism early Sunday morning in Codorus Township, according to a news release.
About 12:45 a.m., four homes were damaged on Jefferson and Shaffers Church roads, police said. The vandals traveled north on Jefferson Road and then onto Shaffers Church Road, police said.
The homes sustained damage to their windows and front doors, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call police at 717-428-1011.
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SEATTLE — It wasn't long after Robinson Cano slapped hands with Mark Teixeira at home plate after a three-run homer Thursday night that Teixeira turned his attention to the pitcher and followed with a blast of his own.
After going 1 for 10 in his first three games since his return last week from a right wrist injury, and setting off alarms from impatient Yankee fans, Teixeira had three home runs in four games. It was also the first time that he and Cano hit back-to-back home runs.
According to Cano, it was no coincidence. Cano said on Friday that the threat of Teixeira's batting behind him had led to a better selection of pitches for him to hit.
"It's been a huge difference," Cano said Friday afternoon. "It's not just that he's a great hitter. He's a switch-hitter. He makes it harder for pitchers to get through the lineup. Everyone knows he gets R.B.I.'s, so they don't want to put runners on base."
The numbers didn't exactly reflect that until Thursday. Before that, Cano had gone 2 for 20 since Teixeira's return. Part of that may be because Teixeira is still rounding into batting shape. A notoriously slow starter, he is a career .238 hitter in April. Because of his injury, this is essentially his April.
"I'm still not close to where I want to be over all," Teixeira said after Thursday's 6-1 victory over the Mariners. "There are some at-bats that I just feel completely lost, but that's going to take a while. That's just a product of not playing for so long and not having the at-bats."
Teixeira missed the first two months of the season with a torn tendon sheath in his right wrist.
RIVERA LEARNED FROM FAILURES Mariano Rivera met with young interns and employees of the Seattle Mariners on Friday as part of his major league farewell tour. During a session in a conference room near the Yankees' clubhouse, Rivera told the group that at times he had second thoughts during his rehabilitation from a torn ligament and blood clot in his right knee last year, wondering if he could — or should — return.
"I asked myself, why am I doing this?" he said. "I don't have to prove anything to nobody."
But he said that his passion and love for baseball, and his refusal to allow his career to end on the warning track at Kaufmann Stadium in Kansas City, spurred him to come back.
He also provided the 10 participants in the session with some familiar advice, saying, "The best tool you have is to be humble and show respect."
He said the ability to deal with failure is paramount. Even with his record 629 saves going into Friday's game against the Mariners, he has 74 blown saves. But from each one, he said he tried to learn something.
"We're all going to fail at some point," he told the group. "Is it going to be a failure, or a steppingstone to be better?"
DRAFT DAY SLAMS The left-handed pitcher Ian Clarkin, the Yankees' third pick in the amateur draft and the 33rd over all, gained attention for revealing before the draft that he hated the Yankees as a boy and loved it when they lost the 2001 World Series. On a conference call with reporters Friday, he explained that he had said it humorously for the benefit of his mother.
But there was more Yankee hate from a more familiar foe. The Boston Red Sox' top pick, the 6-foot-6 left-handed pitcher Trey Ball, comes from an Indiana family, and his father was a huge Yankees fan. His mother, Amy Morrison, was quoted on Masslive.com as saying: "We kidded his father that Trey's going to go to Boston. In the last couple years, he's telling his dad, 'I think I'll be a Yankee killer one day.' "
The Yankees drafted Michael O'Neill, the nephew of their former right fielder Paul O'Neill, with the 103rd overall pick. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound O'Neill is a center fielder from the University of Michigan.
WANG GRANTED RELEASE Chien-Ming Wang was granted his release by the Yankees from his minor league contract so he could pitch for another major league team. Fox reported that he was close to a deal with the Toronto Blue Jays. The Yankees didn't have room for Wang in their five-man rotation and were concerned about his arm strength.
"His numbers were good," Manager Joe Girardi said of Wang, a successful pitcher for the Yankees until he was injured in 2008. "His velocity was down a little bit. We had a lot of 87s and 88s. We just didn't have a space for him, and he had the option in his contract and there must have been an opportunity out there."


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The Lure of the Nomad was the two hundred and thirty-eighth story in Big Finish's monthly range. It was written by Matthew Elliott and featured Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor.
Publisher's summary Edit
For thousands of years, it has drifted through space, unimpeded, forgotten, seemingly lifeless. Now, finally, it has been discovered.
Responding to a distress call from the mysterious hulk, the Doctor and his companion, space pilot Mathew Sharpe, walk into a desperate situation. The multi-tentacled semibionic Makara were tasked with renovating the abandoned craft, but now they've begun murdering their employers.
The Doctor soon realises that the Makara have been programmed to kill, but by whom, and for what reason? Finding out the truth will mean uncovering a secret that threatens the entire Universe.
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Cast Edit
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Mathew Sharpe - George Sear
- Eric Drazen - Matthew Holness
- Esther Brak / Soberin / Recording - Susie Riddell
- Juniper Hartigan - Anna Barry
- Willoway - Ruth Sillers
- Captain Schumer / Multiple Makaras / Holo-Guide - Jonathan Christie
- Varian / Multiple Makaras - Dan March
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Notes Edit
- Recording of the story took place on 8 and 14 November 2017 at The Moat Studios.
- In addition to the last cover to use the Sixth Doctor sidebar, this story was the last to use the sidebar cover layout completely, which was introduced in AUDIO: Renaissance of the Daleks.
Continuity Edit
- The Doctor mentions Skaro, the Daleks, (TV: The Daleks, etc.) carrot juice, (TV: Terror of the Vervoids, etc.) Terileptils, (TV: The Visitation) Harry Sullivan (TV: Robot, etc.) and Stattenheim remote controls. (TV: The Mark of the Rani, The Two Doctors)
- Mathew mentions Quarks. (TV: The Dominators, etc.)
- Drazen mentions Ogrons. (TV: Day of the Daleks)
- The Doctor calls out for Peri as he regains consciousness. (TV: Planet of Fire)
External links Edit
- Official The Lure of the Nomad page at bigfinish.com


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VIEWS VIEWS VIEWS!! The opportunity to be a Bluff property owner does not come around often. With an unobstructed ocean view, enjoy sights from the Gulf Islands to Mt. Baker. Every day be inspired waking up to the sound of the Ocean Lapping against the beach. Enjoy a glass of wine on your SOUTH FACING patio while you watch the Eagles up the road. A 24,000 sq ft lot on the Bluff with views from every level of the home, this property will have you in awe. The perfect lot to build the home of your dreams or renovate this solidly built home. This is truly a special place.
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A vision of growth requires the right attitude, and any company can be a growth company. Examples include the guys at lääkärihinta.fi that were part of Summer of Startups, as well as the brave migrant restauranteur who has just expanded my favourite lunch restaurant Zava. It's all about choosing between the willingness to create new things and simply trying to survive and defend the current position.
It also relates to the approach to new technologies and business opportunities. It is more common now to see growth generated from digitalisation and the consequent opportunities for quick expansion into the global markets. From a historical perspective, Finns have had an aptitude though less of a willingness to take advantage of this opportunity, i.e. to grow their business. A classic example of this the underused potential and parochial attitude of the online retail businesses in Finland; this has led to the collapse of many well-known Finnish retail brands.
Espoo Innovation Garden is even gaining international recognition as a haven for growth businesses. People are talking about success stories such as Rovio and LeeLuu. The area is also home to numerous success stories that are not as well recognised by the public, including the pioneer of automated advertising Kiosked and the cybersecurity company Nixu. The most active entrepreneurship society for students in the world, AaltoES, keeps pushing new entrepreneurial young people onto the market; their passion to change the world is palpable.
Enthusiasm about growth should not, however, be limited to small businesses or to the frenzy over new apps created by technology startups. As the growth among the 500 largest companies in Finland is slowing down, new jobs and growth are now mainly created in small and medium-sized enterprises that invest in their future and take risks to change their markets. The big players should learn from the ideas and practices implemented in small and flexible companies; this is what Paulig did when it purchased the majority of shares of the pulled oats sensation Gold&Green. It is good to notice that a greater number of the pillars of our economy are building their future success by learning from and supporting smaller companies in initiatives such as the 11 accelerator programmes organised by the city of Espoo.
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7 Quotes from Nigella That Made Us Blush
You have obviously been to Western Australia before, what keeps bringing you back to Margaret River and Australia's South West?
It's hard to resist that extraordinary combination of outstanding natural beauty, wonderful food and produce and excellent wine!
You're back for a second helping of Margaret River Gourmet Escape presented by Westpac – what are you most excited about?
I'm excited about being part of that very special community of people who love food, and to be able to celebrate that in such a glorious landscape. And I don't just mean my fellow invitees – but everyone who comes. I love the Gourmet Escape crowd: it's like hanging out with warm, like-minded people who create such an upbeat and joyous atmosphere.
What do you think makes the Margaret River Gourmet Escape presented by Westpac different from other food and wine events around the world?
I think what makes Gourmet Escape particularly special is how laid-back it is. It's got a beautiful beachy vibe, and although there are more formal events, the crucial character of Gourmet Escape at all times is not at all formal, but relaxed, enthusiastic, unpretentious and just so gorgeously welcoming.
In terms of produce, what in the Margaret River region most excites you? What do you think the region does best?
For me it's a lot about the seafood – the yabbies and the marron in particular, and the sweetest-fleshed crab and rock lobster. Having said that, I ate the most wonderful lamb when I was there last time, too: I remember every exquisite mouthful! And the Margaret River wood-fired bread is food of the Gods, especially wonderfully with the raw local honey (and a lot of butter). I think what really draws me to the region foodwise, though, is the respectfulness of the approach, the way that ingredients are treated, and a real sense that food – with its rich legacy of history and geography – is to be celebrated.
Do you have a favourite wine from the Margaret River region?
I'd happily travel the 9,000 miles from London for a glass of anything from Cullen Winery (and I think Vanya Cullen's approach to wine-making goes to the heart of what's special about both Margaret River and Gourmet Escape) though my particular favourite is the Cullen Amber. I steamed off a label last time I was at Gourmet Escape, and have it at home, framed. It's a thing of beauty, like the wine!
Will you have any spare time to enjoy the wonders of Margaret River during your trip? And if so, what's on your list of things to do?
I have very little spare time, though it's such a treat to be there that I don't feel I need time off. Of course, it would be wonderful to be able to stay longer, and to explore this staggering beautiful region in an unplanned, unscheduled, organic way, but I'm grateful enough just to be there for Gourmet Escape.
How many friends have you told about Margaret River and the Margaret River Gourmet Escape presented by Westpac since you first experienced it?
I'm afraid I talk about it so much, no one else has much of a chance to get a word in edgeways! But if I bump into anyone who's been, we bond immediately over it. It's a very special place, a very special festival, and a truly, enduringly, life-enhancing experience.


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Podcast hosting is here… ?
Well, almost! We are in our testing phase and will be adding podcast hosting to your memberships at no additional charge in April. We will have all your standard features from the start and then something really awesome for the first 1000 members that sign up! *cough*podcast skills*. This is exciting for me personally so that I don't have to go to so many different places to post audio! This brings us closer to some of the awesome things we have planned in our road map that I mentioned in this past weeks group Q&A.
Let's make it pretty!
Along with this, you'll see some changes in the back end. We want to make everything a little more pleasing to the eye and easy to understand. This includes new buttons and organization!
Backend Player
You'll now be able to listen to your uploaded and scheduled Alexa flash briefings and podcasts. This will be one page for all of your feeds so that you're not running around trying to find what you're looking for.
So many things…
We have so many more exciting things in store for SoundUp Now but for now I wanted to share these few excited features!
If you're new here you can use promo code "PODCAST" to save $5 off your monthly plan with us! Podcast hosting IS INCLUDED but if you have any questions reach out by email, text or let's get on the phone and figure something out for you! Take care!
-Sean McKenna
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Antiquities of Samarkand. Mausoleum of Guri Bibi Khanym. Plan, Elevations, and Sections
This plan, section and elevation of the Bibi Khanym mausoleum in Samarkand (Uzbekistan) is from the archeological part of Turkestan Album. The six-volume photographic survey was produced in 1871-72 under the patronage of General Konstantin P. von Kaufman, the first governor-general (1867-82) of Turkestan, as the Russian Empire's Central Asian territories were called. The album devotes special attention to Samarkand's Islamic architecture, such as 14th- and 15th-century monuments from the reign of Timur (Tamerlane) and his successors. The mausoleum was built at the same time as the nearby main mosque (1399-1405) and like the mosque was named in homage to Timur's senior wife, Sarai Mulk Khanym (bibi meaning "lady" or "mother"). Indeed, the structure appears originally to have been connected to the mosque by a long passageway. The mausoleum is thought to have served not only as the burial shrine for Sarai Mulk Khanym, but also for other women of the ruling family. The pointed dome rests over a cruciform plan set within an octagonal structure. The brick walls of the mausoleum were richly decorated with patterns of ceramic tiles. As with all monuments in the Bibi Khanym ensemble, the mausoleum suffered severe damage in this active seismic zone. Surviving masonry walls are indicated by red outlines, while two sketches show fragments of the dome.
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Saint Petersburg, Russia
Title in Original Language
Самаркандския древности. Мавзолей Гури Биби-Ханым. План, фасады, и разрезы
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1 drawing : watercolor
- Illustration in: Turkestan Album, Archaeological Part, 1871-1872, part 1, volume 2, plate 84.
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IIIF Manifest Help
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Todd Prather, Josh Brookins, Tamarus Crowley, and Shelby Merritt
Lisa Palmer has always told her staff that the most important staff members at SummerHouse are the delivery team because they are the last faces our clients see at the end of each project. This group of dedicated, hard working, smart, talented and loyal men have been with SummerHouse for years and know the importance that their roles hold. We are constantly reminded by our clients how kind and caring our men are to not only them, but to the furnishings that they so carefully deliver. From Todd Prather, the captain of our warehouse ship, to his assistant Josh Brookins, to our drivers Shelby Merritt and Tamarus Crowley, our delivery team is second to none. We are proud to have them at the helm!