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How To Translate Game Text
If you are interested in translating the game text in Capitalism Lab into a different language, you may follow the following instructions.
The "Translate" folder
Capitalism Lab looks for translation files in the "Translate" folder under the main Capitalism Lab folder.
So the first thing you have to do is to create a folder called "Translate" under your Capitalism Lab folder if it does not exist yet.
If you are not sure where your Capitalism Lab folder is located, you may right-click on the Capitalism Lab program icon on Windows and select "Properties", then select "Open File Location" to open the Capitalism Lab program folder.
Basic Translation Files
Before you can start adding translated text to the game, first copy all the files from your "Capitalism Lab\Text" folder to your "Capitalism Lab\Translate" folder, including the following:
T_game.txt – the main in-game text file for Capitalism Lab
T_basic.txt – the in-game text file for calendar months and some interface text.
Help.txt – the help text file.
Gm_help.txt – the help text file specifically for the new game setup menu.
Now you can replace the original text with the translated text. When you edit the text files, make sure that you do not make changes to any of the codes (usually in all upper-case) and control characters in the text files, as they are reserved for the game engine's access.
Text Editor and Text Encoding
We recommend using NotePad++ for editing the translation text files.
NotePad++ is a free editor that can be downloaded from http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
Capitalism Lab uses Unicode for its text files. So after you have opened a text file with NotePad++, you must select "Encoding" – "UTF-8" (without BOM) from the menu. (See below)
If you have edited the text file using another text editor previously which did not use "UTF-8″ (without BOM) encoding, you may now open the text file using NotePad++ and select "Encoding" – "Convert to UTF-8" (without BOM) from the menu.
(Tip: if you found that the first line in your TRANSLATE.TXT file is not translated in the game, it is likely because you forgot to set the Encoding to "UTF-8" (without BOM))
If you are translating the game into a language that does not use the standard alphabetic characters (e.g. an Asian language), you will have to put a font file into the Capitalism Lab\Translate folder as well.We recommend using Google's Noto font which can be downloaded for free from: https://www.google.com/get/noto/
As you will see on the Google Noto web site, the fonts are made available to the public under Apache License 2.0.Capitalism Lab is able to use OpenType Font files (with the file extension .OTF) or TrueType Font files (with the file extension .TTF). To make Capitalism Lab use a custom font file rather than its original font, you can copy a OpenType Font or a TrueType Font file into the Capitalism Lab\Translate folder and add a text file called "FONT.TXT" in the same folder.FONT.TXT is a simple text file which specifies the font file name that Capitalism Lab should load.It contains only one line, as follows:Font=<font file name>Example:
font=Noto.otfYou may either create this text file using a text editor, or copy the default one from Capitalism Lab\Font\Font.txt and edit it.
Asian Language
If the translated text is in an Asian language, you must add the following line to the FONT.TXT to instruct the game to display the text properly.
Asian language=yes
(You may add this line below the "Font=<font file name>" line in FONT.TXT)
Additional Translation File
Please note that the translation files listed in the above Basic Translation Files section does not cover all in-game text.
You can create an additional file called Translate.TXT with a text editor and follow the syntax described below.
Syntax of Translate.TXT:
<Original Text>|
<Translated Text>|
<Original Text>|
<Translated Text>|
| – always place this character at the end of each text line
~ – place this character between text blocks
You can use % to represent variables in user translated text.
The stock price rose from % to %|
Le prix des actions a augmenté de % à %|
"The stock price rose from $10.00 to $11.00. " will be translated into "Le prix des actions a augmenté de $10.00 à $11.00"
In other words, you may use % to represent text that need not to be translated, such as company names, person names, product names, prices, and numbers.
Distributing Your Translation Files
To share your Capitalism Lab translation files with other users, you may package all the files under the Capitalism Lab\Translate folder in a ZIP or RAR file and post it on the "Capitalism Lab – Game Text Translation by Users" forum.
In your Capitalism Lab\Translate folder, you should have the following:
And if the target language uses non-alphabetic characters, then you should add these files as well:
<an OpenType Font file in .OTF file extension)
Finally, if you have any questions, you may post them on the "Capitalism Lab – Game Text Translation by Users" forum.


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The best Bisti access point is off State Highway 371 at Road 7297, about 40 miles south of Farmington. Follow the gravel Road 7297 east for about two miles to a T-intersections and turn left. Drive almost one mile to the Bisti Access Parking Area.
Note that are no amenities at the parking area or anywhere around there—no water, no toilets, nothing. You must come completely prepared to be on your own. It can be extremely hot here in the daytime and very cold at night. The area where the strange rock formations are located is about 1.5 miles from the parking lot, and there are no trails, signs or guideposts. It would be very easy to get lost here if you're not careful. A dedicated GPS unit is highly recommended, as there is very poor cell phone coverage in much of this area and even when there is coverage, phone maps don't provide details.


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Foot Over Bridges to be Constructed Over Main Crossings in Dehradun
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These days with the ever increasing number of vehicles, lack of proper zebra crossings and insensitivity of drivers towards pedestrians, crossing the road is quite an ordeal in Dehradun, especially at busy intersections. To cross safely, one literally has to sprint across the road as soon as there is a lull in the traffic. This is not possible for everybody especially children and elderly and very risky also. Realizing this, the MDDA is finally taking some action.
Footover Bridges will come up over four of the busiest crossings of the city. These four heavy traffic areas have been identified as Clock Tower, Darshanlal Chowk, Tehsil Chowk and Astley Hall. The space too has been earmarked. At the Clock Tower the bridge will come up from Patel Market to GPO. At Darshanlal Chowk, from Panchayati Mandir to CPWD premises. At Tehsil Chowk, the foot over bridge will be constructed from the PWD land to DSO (District Supply Office) and at Astley Hall from Congress Bhawan to Astley Hall Complex, near Central Bank of India premises. MDDA is in the process of expediting the execution of the construction of the bridges.


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I really don't get you guys, i just played a game where my adc was feeding never flamed and i was trying to rise his spirit. But we had a duo top jg that were doing the funneling thing were a lulu helps the twitch jg carry. Long story short the enemy team had 4 drakes 2 inf 1 mount and 1 ocean. So after a while we lost bot apparently cause we had duo top. The game was going downhill and the fun started. Both focused their rage on me because i asked them to go drake. After that there was a rain of "R" words and such. And i really don't get this. If someone is making some calls that will help your team you should not flame them and abuse them.
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2019 ARC Discovery Projects – Information Session
To assist applicants in preparing proposals under the 2019 ARC Discovery Projects round, a dedicated UQR&I Information Session will be held as follows:
Date: Wednesday 10 January 2018
Time: 11.00am – 12.30pm
Venue: Senate Room, Level 5, Brain Wilson Chancellery #61A, St Lucia Campus
Live Stream: Room 416, Mayne Medical School Building #0881, Herston Campus
Live Stream: Room 153, Animal Studies Building #8150, Gatton Campus
For anyone unable to attend, the Information Session can also be livestreamed via the following link, and a recording will be made available on the UQR&I webpage following the session: https://uqz.zoom.us/j/334903451.
In addition, the UQR&I Grant Writing Skills Seminar for ARC Projects and Fellowships held on 11 December 2017 included a summary of the key changes for DP19. This academic session, featuring insights from UQ College of Experts members, is available for online viewing from the UQR&I Presentations and Slides page.


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It seems like there is an end table shortage in this country. OK, maybe not a shortage, but I get asked all of the time about finding affordable end tables. Even at Target a little Keep Reading
The Table that Made me Decide to Blog
The real title of this is "The Table that made me decided I wanted to blog . . . decided not to blog . . . .oh, wait maybe I can do this . . Keep Reading
6 Steps To Take Before You Paint Furniture
Let's Paint! I was starting to write the how to information for a piece of furniture, when it occurred to me, my starting process is almost always the same for painting a piece of furniture. Keep Reading
When You Can't Renovate That Room Just Yet
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I have had a busy day today. I decided to go to the thrift store this morning to look for sheets. I saw a really cute skirt tutorial where the skirt is made from a sheet. The biggest bonus…no hemming! I knew I had to make this skirt. I managed to find two sheets. One is a blue floral. The other is a yellow and white check. It already had a ruffle on it! I knew it would make a really cute skirt.
When I got home, my 2-at-a-Time Socks book was in the mail. I quickly read it. I then printed out the Judy's Magic Cast on Tutorial. I cast on immediately. I had decided to take the Panopticon yarn from the failed Monkeymen and do a toe up 3×1 rib sock for DH. Right now, I am about halfway done with the toe increases. This method is really clever. I also like that both socks will be done at the same time. I don't mind the second sock when I am making socks for me, but a second sock for DH is too much! I do think that I will still use DPNs in the future, but I also love this method. I will post a picture later. I just couldn't get a good one today!
After the boys went to bed, I got to work on my skirt. I was just finishing the waist elastic, when I cut my finger. It is a pretty deep cut. I was cutting through the elastic when the tips of my scissors caught my index finger on my left hand. I managed not to bleed on my project (only my white carpet suffered). After performing the necessary first aid, I finished the skirt. It is so cute! I can't wait to wear it (of course, I will need a white slip before I can, but that is a problem for another day). After I cut my finger, DH took the scissors and told me that I couldn't sew anymore tonight. I picked up my knitting, but am finding that holding the yarn is a bit strange. I may just read for a while. I am still proud of how much I have managed to get done today. I also think that I will be able to get a blouse out of the rest of the sheet (and probably some sleep shorts for the boys).
Besides all the crafty stuff, I have been learning my new phone too. I got an HTC Touch Pro. I love it. I can check my email, Twitter, keep track of all my contacts, keep track of my calendar, and play games (all from anywhere…even court). There is a lot the phone can do that I haven't figured out yet, but I am getting there!
One last thing, I realize that the last post seemed a bit scattered. I was going to go back and fix it, but decided against it. LB had been having some health issues. He had toxic synovitis (an inflamation in his hips following a viral infection). He has been in a lot of pain. On Monday night (when I wrote the post), he was supposed to be sleeping. The pain was keeping him awake. He was crying every few minutes. It made it a bit hard to concentrate. I ended up taking him to the doctor on Tuesday, where he had x-rays and blood work. He is doing better now, although he still has times when he is pretty sore. They say that it will last for up to two weeks and will return anytime that he gets a viral infection in the future. It is pretty yucky stuff.


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Also in GB2RS this week…
Ahead of the September 2014 IARU Region 1 Conference, the RSGB has opened a new set of Discussion Boards so that UK amateurs can suggest topics, on matters such as operating procedures, technical standards and band plans. The initial phase is an open call and will be followed by further opportunities as UK papers are developed, or subsequently when all Conference papers are available. There are separate boards covering HF and VHF/Microwave matters, as well as more generic topics. Current topics under discussion include QSLing and poor operating. Full details and links are on the RSGB website and all amateurs and short wave listeners are invited to participate.
Two radio amateurs with close IARU ties are among the winners of Dayton Hamvention 2014 awards. Named as Amateur of the Year is Larry E. Price, W4RA, President Emeritus of the ARRL and of the International Amateur Radio Union. ARRL CEO David Sumner, K1ZZ, will receive the Special Achievement Award.
Two new bands are available to Polish radio amateurs from 18 February. The 472-479kHz band may be used with up to 1W EIRP and the 122.25-123.00GHz band may also be used. Both are allocated to the Polish amateur service on a secondary basis.
The RSGB Board has announced plans to sponsor a team of four young people to visit the IARU Youngsters on the Air event in July, hosted this year by the Finnish Radio Amateur League. All RSGB members between 15 and 25 years old have been sent a personal invitation to apply for an expenses-paid place on the UK team and there's still time to apply. RSGB Membership is free to people under 21 and to students under 25 in full-time education. The RSGB is also looking for a suitable person to lead the team. They may be over 25, and will preferably be a young teacher or other type of experienced youth leader. Applications for this position must be sent to email@example.com to reach the chairman of the Training and Education Committee Chair by 14th of February.
The winter 2013-14 edition of the 5MHz Newsletter is now available, As well as the latest news, there's also an article on the supremacy of 5MHz as a communication bridge, the new South African ZS6KTS Beacon plus items on Digital Voice and the latest update of the worldwide 5MHz amateur allocations chart – now with a total of 31 countries. You can find the 5MHz Newsletter at http://tinyurl.com/o26huzb.
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2018 Poetry Form Challenge
#21 Cavatina
This form as its name suggests was formerly Italian and also emerged around the time of Francesco Petrarca, and like the
French ran their poetry and music along similar repetitions of melody. Unlike all the other Italian poetry forms, this form
never became popular in England.
The Italian form consists of a ten (10) syllable non rhyming line alternating with a four (4) syllable rhyming line, at least three (3) times and completed with a ten syllable line couplet. This will probably explain why the English never took it seriously because of it breaking up Iambic Pentameter with Iambic Dimeter and appearing to limp rather than flow. Peggy Nelson in her tribute to her mothers day shows the basic requirements:
It should be emphasised at this point that regardless of the number of lines this form will always remain a Cavatina.
If for example it were to have 10 lines it would not become a Cavatina Decastich or Cavatina Sonnetina. Similarly if it had 14 lines it would not become a Cavatina Sonnet (Similarly Rondel Prime). It is however possible to change the rhyme scheme and have variants of, a. b. for a 14 line Cavatina, Ryter Roethicle gives an example below:
Constellation Sonnet Challenge Replies
Maryse Achong
I think of him as Mr. Bojangles,
Sammy Davis;
Small in stature, big talented was he,
Star of show biz;
A musician, singer, how he could dance,
The stage was his;
When he performed he did so with great flair,
That entertainer extraordinaire!
You were my hero from the very start,
You'd sing to me;
We'd sit and watch clouds as they floated by
So lazily;
Your fav'rite tree the one that I loved most
, The gorgeous poui;
You taught me how to read, to cherish books,
And poetry.
You died but did not go alone, you took
A part of me.
Though long gone you've stayed in my heart and mind.
So much alive in those you've left behind.
One child per family is what they ruled,
They did not know
There'd come a time when they would regret this,
A crushing blow;
So many young lives lost in this earthquake
A nation's woe:
With flagging hopes they search for survivors
The going's slow.
Thousands of them have lost their only child,
Their grief and anger driving many wild.
End Of Hope
The people of our island are enraged,
For Hope is dead;
She was raped, sodomized, her throat was slit,
We're filled with dread;
Her little body found in a cane field,
A bludgeoned head.
Her mother left her in her lover's care,
She says he took her with him everywhere.
The Indian Market is in town again,
I hope to go;
I revel in the display of the goods
They have on show;
I want to wear a sari at least once
That much I know.
The sights, the sounds, the smells, they're heavenly,
And I'm back in Agra, Bombay, Delhi.
On Display
We stand before You each and every day
Completely bare,
No camouflage, disguises or façades,
We do not dare;
You know us from without and from within,
And still You care:
You listen to us when we're in distress
And in despair;
You give us love like nobody else can,
The most sincere,
You want us to return that love to You,
But not through fear.
Counsellor, Master, Friend, You answer all,
You're there for us, we only have to call.
Small Recompense
"For what I've done Lord and what I've failed to do
I trust Your Love Lord, will see me through."
I bow my head, mouth the words silently,
You know my heart;
And though I have a long, long way to go,
I've made a start;
No easy task to try to pattern You;
But you impart
The guidelines; which I should try to follow
If I am smart.
You gave much and ask little in return,
How could I refuse to listen and learn?
What to eat, that's something to think about,
Perhaps instead a well prepared buljol,
That sounds tasty;
Somebody else is suggesting pelau,
Or a curry;
All tempting, but then someone has to cook:
Call KFC;
If not then Pizza Hut will have to do
Too hot today to bake., broil, steam or stew.
Your Time
I look at you and wonder how the years
Have flown so fast,
Just yesterday I held you in my arms,
That's in the past;
Today you offer a strong hand to hold,
What a contrast;
My nephews, fine young men, my pride in you
Is unsurpassed.
The time has come for you to take the lead,
The die is cast.
So much ahead for you to do, to see,
I pray that you'll be blessed abundantly
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Kathy Anderson
The best way to have a mans heart is food,
Cupids arrow
Could be no better weapon for true loves
Arsenal show,
Just let me into the kitchen awhile
And you will know
Beans for bullets, carrots for cutting tools,
Straight from the gullet to heart, no re-peels!
You are the will o'wisp of turning time
Here in my mind.
You cause the moon to glow, the sun to shine
Now in these thoughts.
You ought to know, the way love has grown
Here in two hearts.
We've become more, we've become truly one,
God divined.
Angels wings have lifted beyond what's true,
His hands have carried and molded we two.
As the rainbow, fair to see, so lovely,
Casts colors
Over clouds of mist in gossamer sky
Like no other
Artists palette of angelical hues,
Earth is duller
Without such graceful strokes, Gods brush there
Shimmering and blessing with beauties flair.
Read Me
Read me, like a word on a blank white page
Both black and white.
If there is any gray, only you can see
Between my lines.
My thoughts play upon my brow, so you find
Emotions there.
The book of life has written all the lines
From care and wear.
If you care to read them once or twice more
Then tarry in my eyes gaze locked with yours.
Rising Sign
You've completed me time and time again,
Then came to me.
Without you I could not have changed my fate
And shared such free
Universal bonds of affections,
Over seas,
Beyond the eternal chaos of space
To where time and space have no real place.
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Terry Clitheroe
For a while I knew someone very special
I was complete
And for a while she was everything to me
Swept off my feet
And when she died I felt my life was done
I felt I was beat
Smiling now though for a while she is gone
Our Souls had met and love had shone upon
I look across the river from my chair
As the sun sets.
You raise your wine glass to your lips and smile
We are content.
With it the setting sun takes the days heat
Without regrets.
Casually our feet reach out and contact
With full intent.
The sun sets but the red sky refuses to die
It's paid it's debts,
But naught is due except to see the fruits
Of this event.
The sun has seen so much love in it's time
But none so much as will be yours and mine.
Contentment - Anthony Noa
December (My June)
It was the time of the long stretch of grey
A time of tears.
A time of drenched thought and clouded dreams
Discovered doubt.
Clouds were cutting off all circulation.
Creating fears.
Splattered windows on soggy afternoons
Misery without.
It makes a difference what colours do
In creating cheers.
The colour grey can fill the whole of you
And sadness sprout.
Instead lift up and paint a rainbows hue
From then on you will see a different view.
Easily Given
They do not love who will promise all and more
Yet ungi'n their heart.
They give all of their physical self very easily
Their soul's not a part.
No one can love at all, if they do not give
Love cannot start.
Love means that you give more than everything
That's rewarded completely hearing your heart sing.
Look out across the bay my beloved,
And see the sun;
See how long he takes to kiss the Earth goodnight
Ours long begun.
See e'n when he's gone how the Earth still glows
She feels well done,
But when we love each night, it will last all day
All we do each time is to fill loves jugs this way.
Garden of Love
In life we'll set a paradigm of love
We'll never part.
So certain am I, I surrender my soul
Also my heart.
Others will know it can be any time
When love can start.
But we have found it and ahead of them
All the more sooner we'll have Heaven
We will create a garden with a bower
And there we'll meet
'Neath blossoms we have created so divine
Our loving feat.
The Sun will shine and all the birds will sound
We'll be complete.
And each night as Hypnos lays out his coat
Wrapped together in heaven we'll float.
Happy Ever After
I ne'r was struck by love, till the hour we met
It made me alive;
Before was a boring and listless experience
Able to survive;
From my boring bed of clay I finally arose
Feeling revived.
I see you smile, looking so happy as I speak
Words of love, and your reply makes me weak.
Idee Fixe (Obsession)
Find me lurking, a shadow in your dreams
Thoughts in your mind.
Sense me caressing you, I'm the lover
You cannot find
And with the light of dawn I will be gone
It's not really kind
But with the dusk, I'll begin to ready myself
And as you sleep I'll be your loving elf.
Feel light kisses from me from the darkness
Touch's of delight.
As your eyes half close in pleasure think of
Me in the night.
Seek where you may, I don't exist by day
A ghostly sprite.
Hidden in the shades of night I reside
Then no matter where, I'll be by your side.
I picture you in a white, dress, bag, shoes
Looking so pure.
And my mind wanders now to you in black
So sinecure.
But that is my mind and where has it been
You, so demure
Then I realise each pose is just for me
And you will be what I want you to be.
Love Has Grown
Out of the mist my love has grown so strong
You've made it so.
In my winter mornings you created heat.
Heat made love Grow
Burning away the coldest morn on Earth.
Believe me I know.
The sun comes out promising a nice day
Looking at your face, the mist fades away.
Now the mist has gone and the morning's clear
My hearts aglow.
Last night was spent with moon and stars alight.
So few that I know
I realise with you and your mischievous tease
I'll see many more.
Outside the winter winds has made its mark
But inside there is heat from your fiery spark.
I left your side to do my wandering
Lonely again.
This time there's hope a prayer to return
And stop the pain.
I see your face, it calls to me from afar
I am insane.
I turn and head for what is your abode
I can see now and the blessings bestowed.
On Cue
No one of note knows what I feel or cares
You care for me.
Curious, inviting, waiting my every move
Would you agree?
I saw you smile as I approached and knew
What we would be
I took you in my arms with a welcome hug
Realising I'd been truly bitten by loves bug.
There's a look in your eyes, swiftly passing
I saw that glance
Then I saw that look again wondering
I will advance.
As if on cue the world spun, twirled and
Began to dance.
And dance we will until the end of time
Knowing what we have is always sublime.
Perth Storm
The water falls in hard noisy splashes
There is no anger
Like welcoming eager friends, the water
Awaits below.
In a flurry of movement, splashing sounds
Greeting burst forth
Friends and visitors hug, dash off hastily
Again united
Then others eager to take their place wait
With bated breath and the cycle continues.
Memory is all that's left when reality's
Gone forever.
Only the good things will be left behind
The bad never.
So we create this world that never was
With endeavour.
Our memories take over what is the truth
We remember only happiness and love.
Is it not a sin to lie? Thus we have
The purest sin.
No evil intent it is the way we are
Errors within.
So we go on and on through life this way
I remember how you looked at me
That's the way I wish it ever to be.
You wickedly tease me with opal smiles
Cast out, tempting.
My nose senses late autumn in the air
Cold and wet's king.
Where is the rain? False promises again
There is nothing.
The opal fades as dirty brown patches
Appear and hopes of heavy rains dashes.
Further North abundance floods aplenty
Too much again.
The levees breech and some towns are flooded
Almost insane.
Does it flow where it's needed most, mostly
Goes down the drain.
Much further North the Artic thaws away
And we must wait while the Poli's delay.
The life of true love can be short, grasp it
Dearly cherish,
And carry it daily well fed in your heart,
Lest it perish.
Tit bits of lust and morsels of passion
Will embellish
There portions of love carefully balanced
And this is the only way it is enhanced.
Wishful Thinking
I wish to wake by your side each day of my life
Hearing your voice.
Would that it were so simple, just one wish.
Nothing's simple,
And can never be when it comes to love.
I wish to wish!
What is love but a game of happenstance
A casual choice?
A choice which makes or breaks two people.
Is it ample
Or do you need more to fill your desires?
A heady dish!
So these questions will go on for all eternity
Imagining forever that they are a uniqueity.
Xylose (Sugar)
The full moonlit night causes thrills in the heart
Voices haunt me.
In a forest of darkness seeking for
A free spirit,
From light to dark no longer searching.
I'd found thee,
I sought harmony with you a union.
Should you permit
I was willing to give my all to you.
You did agree
And from that feelings grew and grew so strong
I will admit
Days without you are days without sunshine
And the days with you are all roses and wine.
Zilch Muse
It's not the night or the music it's me
My muse has gone
Too much work, too much pressure is enough
She has withdrawn
I sit here my glass of port as company
Ideas, I have none
No worldly wisdom to impart to you
This time my foot is in some others shoe.
My notes zilch, there's no inspiration there
All ideas blown
So I sit here drinking a lovely port
No light has shone
Another sip, appreciating Gods gift to me
I must postpone
A soaking passport that's now a useless thing
Has caused the problem of why I cannot sing.
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Divena Collins
Gang aft afoot yon bonnie braes O' Scotsland
Whaur stood Maddie
'Midst purple heather doon tae a flowin' burn
Toward the glens
Braw was the lassie that sauntered time awa'
Wi' fiery tresses.
Lang may she haunt thee silent braes of lore
Wi' her laddie
Who slept the sleep O' a warriors silent death
Upon thee fens
Nae mare press sweet lips in a warm embrace
O' fond caresses
Auld kin folk may hear thee lang battle scene
Upon yon bonnie braes' wi tears in their een.
Elders Grove
This eerie wilderness within Elders Grove
Tangled shrouds
Of branches that spread aimlessly abound
Within the shade
Of darkness that haunts this day of light
Devoid of sun
Awakens the spirits of the living dead
Within clouds
What misted visions bequeath green sage
In this dark glade
That stalks the loam to chastise all within
Of all but one
A dark apparition who awakens from sleep
Haunts thro' the mist of Elders Grove deep.
Forever Loved
Whenever you hold me in your loving arms
We both possess
Tender kisses received and given in return
While we caress
This love that shines brightly in our eyes
We fondly express
Bound close in deep affection together
To cherish our precious moments forever.
As time goes by our love shall not ever fade
It is lifelong
Even though our hair has turned to grey
We both belong
In warmth of loving arms forever more
Our love goes on
Holding hands we stroll down memory lane
With a promise we shall forever love again.
Future Prophesy
Shall it be peace or of the signs of war
Hate or to love
Past times forgotten t`wards the future
Shall it be true
To predict what only time itself shall tell
Or only heresay
For only an angel from the skies may know
Thus may she prove
Upon a left shoulder there perched a dove
Of peace construe
Upon a right shoulder there perched a raven
Of war this day.
Such are the prophesies of war and peace
Of what shalt prosper and what shall cease.
Hot and humid within midsummer nights
Thundrous clouds
That gathers low teasing of desirous fate
Of the senseless
Beads of perspiration trickle upon breasts
From sultry skies
Within the heat of a smouldering moment
Upon shrouds
Of darkness that makes a moon and the stars
So defenseless
Within the passion of a thunderous storm
Upon erotic eyes
Within a trance which sensuality submits
That only the heat of this moment permits.
Lady to knight
Hold me within thine arms my bold knight
'Tis thee I love
Beneath the full moon so brightly shining
Upon thee and me
This eve of love that lingers within the stars
Of darken'd skies
Unto blessedness that charms deep within
Of sword and glove
That battles forth within thy warriors fire
To set love free
Desirous passion that shall tame the heart
Where true love lies
Within the wilderness of a woodland glade
Memories of our love shall not ever fade.
Love Endowed
My sweet lord who endow`s thy love unto me
With all thy heart
Fadeth not of favours much partaken
From deep within
Blessed be upon the eve thy came to me
Upon secrecy
Long hath the time lingered without thee
When we didst part
Maketh a heart grow fonder than before
Bless'd therein
When both hearts shall beat only as one
Within privacy
So long we hath yearned of love and bliss
How precious the touch of thy tender kiss.
Oceanic Sisters
How they play within the depth of the ocean
Beneath the waves
Pleiades of the skies sisters of the wild
Surf of the sea.
Where mermaids frolic amidst tidal flows
That rise and fall.
Wild within trance swim the waters spray
Towards dark caves
Where seaweed clings to the slippery rocks
Of litchens free
Where the sisters of the sea calmly sleep
'Til sea gulls call
Haunting the song of the hollow conch shell
That awakens the echos that silence befell.
The Rose
A whispering breeze caressed the corn
Within a haze
The morning rays upon a sunlit autumn
Of harvest seed
That hath awkened the blush of a rose
Within full bloom
A stranger that was never planted to be
Amidst the maize
Yet this beauty amidst the harvest scene
Was not a weed
But how it flourished harvests companion
Of sweet perfume
Where natures breeze had intended to blow
That had chosen this field to bloom and grow.
Romans Return
There in the depth of an ancient woodland
Twas where I found
A hoard of Roman coins neath the soil deep
I heard no sound
Except for marching of returned spirits
Along the ground
And I with great fortune within my hand
My only hope was they might understand.
Closer they marched yet none that I saw
Within my sight
But I shall never possess eyes from behind
By day or night
Even for the Emperor Augustus Caesar
Within my plight
I shalt bury his coinage back another day
For I fear that he shall stand in my way.
Sacred Talent
Sacred talent that dwells within the heart
Passed unknown
What ever remains therein an artistic mind
Of soft refrains
Pressure shall forever conceal silent pride
Within his mind
He relies upon the rhythmic beat of music
Of passion shown
And listens but speaks not of his talents
Or what he gains
Shall his talent deserve as much applaud
So unrefined
Though he was ever his worse critique.
His passion for rhythm remains unique.
The Piano Guys
Ultimate Love
Nigh unto a night of dreams shalt I sleep
In sweet content
Knowing now thou art forever beside me
Holding me near
Within the warmth of love for eternity
Closer together
Such is bliss within dreams of fantasy
So heaven sent
We who hath felt the kiss of morning dew
Of natures tear
Such ecstasy within that lovers may bring
Now and forever
Precious of memories that shalt not fade
Cherishing sweet passion hath no charade.
Voice Within
All alone within dreams I shall ever be
Within sorrow
Such a lonely path that love hath taken
Hath no blessing
Silent of thought that my mind bequests
Devoid of sound
When only yesterday achieved laughter
None to borrow
But one day soon this love shall be blessed
Fond caressing
Shall retrieve the sense of belonging again
When love is found
And all I desired shall be mine once more
What was yesterday`s shall today be lore.
Wolf and Man
Let the spirits unite between wolf and man
Within freedom
They who have bonded deep within the soul
Shall ever be true
To understand the ways and laws of nature
Within his pack
To realise he has needs to survive like us
Within wisdom
He shall hunt only the weekest of his prey
With respect to
The strongest and fittest of the fated herd
Remains intact.
Why must the wolf be subjected to ban
When spirits of wolves are akin to man.
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Lorainne Dafney
Like a swan she seemed to float and meet him,
beneath clear skies;
no one else mattered, it was evident,
within her eyes,
as she placed her tiny hand within his
you heard the sighs;
from the wedding guests that came to witness,
sweet compromise;
that began when two strangers fell in love,
young and so wise,
they pledged their devotion to always try,
knowing that their love, no one could deny
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Peggy Nelson
Many years passed quickly before my eyes
One promise I keep
Always abundant love for my three sons
At times I weep
Watching them grow strong and falter at times
My love they reap
Now I set back in my rocking chair
Watching their growth
Raising their children the best way they can
Appeasing oaths
I watch and applaud as they reach each dream
A promise my oath
A gifted child a wonderful mind
A priest he earned
He walked in a saints role for awhile
Yet drugs he yearned
Went down the wrong road, never to return
Wrong turn… a urn
Two sons left to love and watch grow older
Both served forces
Both married and have families to raise
Setting courses
Watching and hearing the greatest sons goals
My love endorsed
I am proud of my two sons, my special loves
With or without 'round, I think the world of
Blazing Fires
Wild fires blazing, destroying homes
Trees and life's
Animals running wildly through towns
Worldly deaths strife
Fanning the fuel, winds causing disarray
Abundant rife
Efforts to contain quick burning items
growing fires
Highways closed from choking smoke and burning,
Phone line wires
Fire fighters spend days preserving what's,
Left to admire
Picking through charred remains in a dazed flash
I Watched the gorgeous forest turn to ash
Earthquakes have to eventually happen
Relieving stress
Underground plates everywhere are moving
Causing earths mess
Most people never give them any thought
They do confess
Unbeknownst to them until it gives way
And loved ones devoured from earthquakes fray
Knowing words from them can make me feel whole
In life's let downs
Seeing their words written in scribbled notes
Erasing frowns
Each having their own personality
From rogues to clowns
What will their words bring later, as they grow?
Will they let more misguided mistakes flow?
Musical Treat
I walked into the Buffet room tonight
Starving I was
My tummy was growling loud as lions
I heard applause
To my amusement the band was louder
I thought it was…
The band asked me politely not to eat
And join them on stage with my tuneful beat
One Week Later
In the aftermath of Earthquakes dismay
Millions homeless
Tensions are high and fear remains in minds
Enduring helpless
Not enough room to hold five million souls
Most are tent less
Ground still rumbles, hundreds of aftershocks
Seeing desperate faces as they walk
Life can be so cruel and unsuspecting
Are you prepared?
What is your recipe to help you out
Have you shared?
Have you really been in harms way
You've been impaired?
What's life's unexplainable recipe?
If you knew the recipes, God you'd be.
We fantasized throughout the years on line,
With loves not meant
Hoping and wishing someday we would find
Loves great extent
In the beginning of winter we met
Both complacent
Emotions; feelings were gratifying
Will this years winter bring our love sighing?
Dramatic destructive storms have arrived
Uprooting all
From tropical storms and hurricanes roar
Hail, dust fall
Thunder clapping, lighting causing more fires
No pause for lulls
Lifting and destroying once peaceful scenes
Nature's power, what message does it mean?
Surprise Party For The Children
I have decorated the buffet room
For the children
Arranged all fun games for them to play and
Prizes to win
I see them looking at the yummy food,
And wearing grins
Hot Dogs, buns, beans and plenty of cake
Merry Christmas children, sung by mistake
With Her, Without Her, I still Love Her
She held me tight in her warm loving arms
Protecting me
She helped me walk and watched me fall through life
She nurtured me
She gave me life and held my hand when small
Love she gave me
She was always there when I had got hurt
Kissing my sores and cleaning up the dirt.
A nurse she was when I got very sick
Caring Mother
Her love was always deep within my heart
Loved my Mother
At times we became very far apart
Still loved Mother
She understood I loved her through the years
Knowing we both shed happy and sad tears.
She was the best Offering love could bring
I miss her so
She was my best friend throughout all the years
I told her so
I wanted her to know how much I cared
She knew it so
Thanked her for every moment giving glee
She smiled and laughed the last day with me.
Woe's Me
Do to the ever rising price of gas
I can not fart
Do to the earthquakes, my heart is no longer
It's fallen apart
Do to the floods, my brain drifts far from sane,
Like the news chart
Money, what is that; if you're disabled
You'll learn soon what poor means when your labeled!
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Leny Roovers
Enfolded by her wings they view the world,
these newborn swans;
white feathered innocence meeting my gaze,
no sign of brawn
as beaded black eyes melt into my green.
We share this dawn,
watch Day take off her negligee of rose-
sheer joy over the bright blue gown she chose.
Deva Premal
On wings of sound my soul is pulled aloft
to join Your spheres,
each thrilling tone takes off old outer layers-
harvest of years.
I close my eyes to let my heart float free,
let go tight fears.
I feel my body straighten, mind's now calm,
as music washes through me with song's balm.
At dusk night's angels pour soft pastel light
across wide skies;
day's blue is draped in lilac, peach and pink-
heaven's surprise.
Above the now dark tree-tops, cream turns mauve
at half moon's rise;
I stand in awe of nature's palette range,
as stars arise.
The firmament wears blue and orange veils
in night's disguise;
when blackbird's last song fades away, I sigh;
soft whispers of the evening breeze, reply.
Flame of love II
As pigeons flock on top of red tiled roofs,
you're in my dreams.
On wings of swiftest birds I send my call
with air's fast streams;
I know you'll catch my thought, return one soon
in moonlight's beams.
I'll pluck it from the sky and hold it close,
then add it to the flame within- which grows.
Blue water, smooth as glass, invites me in,
envelops me,
I lie upon my back, floating in peace,
my mind set free;
with wide-spread arms and gently moving feet,
I find life's lee.
On turning 'round, I feel my muscles' strength;
still free of thought I swim this morning's lengths.
Love's buffet
When you could be my breakfast and my lunch,
I'd be fulfilled;
unlike when having rice at supper-time,
no grain gets spilled.
No dread would fill me, looking at the scales,
I would be thrilled.
Never again I would feel hunger pangs-
bliss is instilled.
On love's buffet we'd quench our thirst and dine,
our menu would taste nicer than sweet wine.
Love's Flame
Within my heart resides my love for you.
Its steady flame
lights up my darkest days and warms cold nights;
it burns your name
into the tissues of my offered skin.
I cannot blame
you for the searing pain when blisters break-
your love is soothing and removes each ache.
Love's pursuit
Like gentle rain my love enters your heart
to ease bare drought;
its never-ending flow of fertile pearls
moves seeds to sprout.
Still tender shoots strike deep within soul's soil
and find their route,
each added drop consolidates and heals-
removes old doubt.
As roots are reaching layers still unreclaimed,
they get more clout,
until at last new budding love's in bloom
and hearts grow stout.
As patience and strong passion now bear fruit,
we'll celebrate the wealth of love's pursuit.
Loving you
You're in each morning's dawn, when skies are pink
and air smells fresh;
I breathe in deeply, take you in my blood.
I drink of you
as in my breakfast's fruits I taste your skin,
fragrant and pure.
I feel you in Sun's hot embracing touch,
warming my flesh.
You're in each heartbeat, into my essence
you are imbued.
When clouds darken my dreams and I can't flee,
your voice assures.
You're in the stillness of birds' evensong,
I see you in Moon's light as love prolongs.
Morning shower
Within the shower's warm embracing hold,
my mind's adrift;
as water's fingers trail across my skin,
sensations shift.
I feel your arms around me, draw me close
and spirits lift-
your nose is in my hair, I hear your laugh
in morning's gift.
I'm floating on a cloud of fragrant steam,
relaxing mind and muscles in fall's stream
In you my thoughts find rest and fade away,
my mind is freed;
within your hands my wounds will disappear,
no longer bleed.
You are the haven where I'll find my lee,
to you I'm keyed.
Born from your seed, I will dissolve in you,
unravelling tight knots that once accrued.
Accepting everything you test me with,
growth will increase;
I'm giving up all envy and all greed,
to find release.
Abandoning my anger and my tears,
I am in peace.
I'm opening my inner self to you,
preparing soul's new vessel to be true.
With or without you
While laughter in your voice dissolves grey clouds,
the sun breaks through;
my brow is clear again as inner light
shines bright and true.
Within the circles of my mind peace reigns
in love's review,
when eyes and mouth rejoice in newborn smiles,
my heart's with you.
I'll send my love with each ray of the sun,
with every raindrop and moon's nightly run.
I hear you in bird's song and in the breeze
waving trees' crowns,
I see you in each flower in green fields,
in gulls' high rounds;
I feel your touch when Sun kisses my skin
in bare-necked gowns.
I miss your body's warmth when nights are cold
'neath doona's down;
if Star Trek's "Beam me up" would now exist,
we'd share more than our dreams and we could kiss…
Yoga XIX
My breath is rising like a crested wave,
capping my crown;
in letting go, I watch how Prãna flows-
a streaming gown.
As thoughts retreat, I feel my brow relax,
set free its frown;
with worries wiped away, I sit- just am,
peace settles down.
Between the earth I sit on and the sky,
Life's energy pours its immense supply.
Your Light
Between the atoms and the stars, You are
the force that knows,
behind grey layered clouds and masks of men
Your light still glows.
Beneath the hardened crust of soul and earth,
You feed life's flows;
before Your eyes all will come to be judged,
it can be voluntarily, or nudged.
Above the world of men, the angels watch,
at times they cry;
if we but listened to their warning call,
we could reply
and readjust our ofttimes faulty ways,
say them goodbye.
If we're alert, we'll hear Your voice with ease,
Your Light will help us find the keys.
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Thirteen-year old Lizzie Hood and her next door neighbor Evie Verver are inseparable [...] And then, one afternoon, Evie disappears [...] Would she have gotten into the car of a stranger? [...] Lizzie uncovers secrets and lies that make her wonder if she knew her best friend at all.
Lizzie, an eight grade middle-school student, masturbates: "I'm thirteen, did I tell you, and I have soft dimples where my thighs meet my knees, and each night I lie in bed with my hands wedged between my legs [...] and if I try hard enough I can [...] make the whole world break open and break me all to pieces."
Lizzie lets another teen look at her fountains while he masturbates: "How is it that I pull my arms out of my sleeves and slide my bra down and let him see? But I do. My skin quills up [...] When he's done, he makes a little sound, and I feel his hand sticky on my chest and he pinches them and my eyelids flutter".
[Spoiler Alert] The review mentions that Evie disappears but understandably doesn't reveal that Evie voluntarily disappears for three weeks with Mr. Shaw: "Evie felt Mr. Shaw's love [...] a man three times her age [...] and knows that she is the most special girl of all [...] She is everything and he would tear down his life for her [...] She has that power. What girl wouldn't want that power?"
Evie confessed to Lizzie, "I went with him. I wanted to go. I asked him to take me away."
Lastly, Dusty, Evie's sister and high school coed, calls her sister "a disgusting little girl" for having a sexual affair with Mr. Shaw, but Evie retorts by revealing Dusty's incestuous affair with their father: "And you stand her blaming me, judging me, but look at you, Dusty, preening for him [...] the flirting and the winking and the curling up to him in our lawn chairs, I see how it is, Mom sees how it is. I know what you feel. You think you can hide it, but you can't. Who's the sick one, who is --"
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Changing Variable To String
Posted 05 February 2015 - 08:22 PM
Posted 05 February 2015 - 08:51 PM
You can't. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
But, don't worry. What exactly is it that you want to achieve here? There might be ways around it.
For example, this is my 'Put' program, that I use to put characters on position A, B
Edited by Sheepolution, 05 February 2015 - 09:07 PM.
Posted 06 February 2015 - 04:02 AM
Posted 06 February 2015 - 08:35 AM
So just to be clear here, what exactly is it you want to achieve? It does seem like something that would be quite a brain teaser, but that's what makes casio basic so much fun.
- You ask the user for a number
- You give any number, for example: 123
- You add the number in reverse, so that it becomes a palindrome, for example: 123321
And then have that number stored in a variable for further use. That's it right?
Turning the number into a palindrome is going to be tough, but it shouldn't be impossible.
Posted 06 February 2015 - 08:39 AM
Variable to String
For log L-> K To 1 Step -1 Intg (D/(10^(K-1)))->Z 10(Frac(Z/10))->Y Str 1 + StrMid(Str 3, Y+1,1)->Str 1 Next
String back to variable
For (StrLen(Str 1))->A To 1 Step -1 If StrCmp(StrMid(Str 1,A,1),StrMid(Str 3,J+1,1))=0 Then B+(J*10^((StrLen(Str 1)-M-1))->B C+(J*10^M)->C M+1->M IfEnd Next
The code is somewhere in here: https://www.dropbox....LINDRM.G1M?dl=0
Posted 06 February 2015 - 04:00 PM
..pls note.
Number say 89 invert 98 add 187 then again reverse 781 add becomes 968 and continue until it becomes palindrome/symetrical.
So it is vital to have ability to change a variable to string. This makes program simple & short.
In d meantime i try to understand suggestion by somebody1234...here old man!!!
Posted 06 February 2015 - 07:10 PM
What kind of calculator do you have? I think the features somebody1234 uses aren't in my calculator.
Now I understand way better what you want to do.
and continue until it becomes palindrome/symetrical.
But isn't there a chance it will never become a palindrome?
Meanwhile, I'm going to try to come up with a solution.
Posted 06 February 2015 - 07:40 PM
This would simplify programs. The only possibility presently is changing expressions used for graphs into strings...not much help in my case.
Posted 07 February 2015 - 11:38 AM
Posted 07 February 2015 - 01:31 PM
So, there are ways around this, but it's going to be pretty long, it will take a lot more than 10 lines, and it's going to be quite slow. But here is what you can do:
First, you need to decide how many digits you have. You can do this by dividing the number by 10, adding value to your counter, until number < 1.
Then, you want to store each digit. Let's say our number is 736:
You divide the number by 10
And then take that number and abstract the floored number from it.
73.6 - 73 = 0.6
Then you multiply it by 10, and you have 6.
Now for the number 3.
You divide 736 by 10, and floor it.
Int 73,6 = 73
Then you divide it by 10 again, and substract the floored number from that.
7,3 - 7 = 0.3
Then you multiply it by 10, and you have 3.
And then we need to do 7 as well, and this is only a 3 digits number. And after that we need to place the numbers in reverse.
Do you get how long this is going to take? So yeah, it is possible, but I'm not sure if this is really what you want, if it's going to take so much lines and time.
Posted 08 February 2015 - 12:05 AM
Tnk u but i think it is for Casio engineers to provide a simple solution or is it also difficult for them !!!
As for somebody1234 i dont have dropbox so until i subscribe i cannot analyze.
I only hope Casio will consider this in their next update.
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What is it about guys with guitars in their hands that makes them so irresistible, even when they are obviously self-centered jerks? If Abby and Maggie could answer that question, maybe they could finally get over Nathaniel. There's just something about him when he picks up his guitar and gets behind the microphone, something that makes sensible women act like teenyboppers instead of rational, self-respecting adults.
Abby was first sucked in by Nathaniel's rock 'n' roll swagger four years ago when a drunken fling turned into a series of drunken hook-ups that became something like a relationship. Now, as New Year's Eve promises a fresh start, she wants to believe he's finally going to grow up and take their relationship seriously.
What does Nathaniel hope the New Year will bring? An escape from the disappointing realities of his life. He's 34 years old and he's barely making ends meet as an adjunct philosophy professor, which was always only a backup plan anyway. Nathaniel's real goal was always to make his living as a musician, but his band, The Latecomers, broke up a couple of years ago, and he hasn't picked up his guitar in months.
When he decides to spend the holiday with some high school friends instead of hanging out at the bar where Abby works, he gets the happy surprise of reuniting with his long-lost friend Maggie. Newly divorced, Maggie has just moved back to her mother's house to regroup. Nathaniel and Maggie were supposed to be the ones who left Worcester forever to conquer the world. He was going to be a rock star. She was going to take the world of art by storm. He's never gotten farther than Boston, and her best efforts only left her broke and heartbroken. As they ring in the New Year together, Nathaniel decides it's time to take control of his life and to start making his dreams come true. He thinks the first step will be easy. All he needs to do is break up with Abby and finally admit his feelings for Maggie.
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- 11-21-16
This was weird
Maggie and Abby in love with the same rock star. Nat was just weird. He was way past being a teenager yet he was still acting like one. Then both women were old enough to know what they needed in life. I was given this book via audiobook boom. I am not sure of what to think about any of these three people.
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- 10-08-15
Not What I Expected
For whatever reason, I guess I expected this to be a YA story, maybe because of the description. Rock band hunk, misunderstood and long suffering and the women who pine away for him blah, blah, blah ( I am a sucker for those ). It wasn't like that at all.
The characters in this story are in their 30's and all three are coming to the grim realization that the life they dreamed of and were sure they would have has not happened. The sand in the hourglass has more than begun its' second half descent.
Abby and Maggie both love Nathaniel (in this case the rockstar hunk who is not so hunky anymore), Maggie since high school and Abby since she met him four years ago when his band was playing at the bar where she works. What unfolds over the course of the book is what happens when we are forced to open our eyes and really take inventory of where are lives are now, decide where we are headed and make the hard choices about what we want, what we wish we had, and what is actually attainable.
I did love the story. Becket Royce did a fantastic job as the narrator. She came across as down to earth and told the story. What I mean by that is, she really made me feel what the author had intended without being over the top. I think her style of narration was perfect for this book.
This audiobook was gifted to me through Audibook Blast for an honest review.
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- Amiesbookreviews
- 06-01-15
An excellent story with believable characters
Any additional comments?
Author: Dianne V. Mulligan
Type of Book: Audiobook - Unabridged
Narrator: Beckett Royce
Length: 6 hours, 10 minutes
Genre: Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction
Release Date: November 24, 2014
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Abby is definitely not living her dream life. In fact, her life kind of sucks. She works at a dumpy bar and lives in a dumpy apartment. Her boyfriend of several years is basically a self-centered jerk who doesn't appreciate her and takes her for granted. The only bright spot in her life is that she shares her dumpy apartment with her best friend since childhood, Brianna. But, Brianna is engaged to be married and soon Abby will be on her own.
Maggie thought she had everything she ever wanted. She had moved away from her small hometown and travelled to California. She had dreamed of becoming an artist, but she met a rich man, married him and gave up her artistic dreams to live a different dream: the dream of a life filled with domestic bliss. Except the dream of bliss turned out not to be as great as she had hoped. Now, she is divorced and has moved home to live with her mother, and her mother's boyfriend while she figures out what to do with the rest if her life.
Nathaniel too had big dreams. He was going to make it big as a musician with his band called THE LATECOMERS. But real life has a habit of getting in the way of dreams. Now in his thirties he is stuck teaching philosophy to bored community college students. He isn't even a tenured professor. In fact, he teaches classes at three different colleges just to make ends meet and his band is no longer together.
Nathaniel and Abby have been a couple for many years. Initially they met at the bar where Abby works and where The Latecomers played once a week at Open Mike Night.
But, Nathaniel and Abby have vastly different outlooks on their relationship.
When a crisis arises and a person from the past re-enters their lives, Abby, Nathaniel and Maggie must all decide exactly what they want to do with the rest of their lives. In other words: they all have to finally grow up.
The character development throughout this audiobook is phenomenal. Listeners will find themselves caring about the main characters and becoming invested in their lives. The test of a great work of fiction (in my opinion) is when the reader (or in this case, the listener) is completely absorbed by the story. There are times when I wished I could yell at both Abby and Maggie and times I wished I could literally slap some sense into Nathaniel.
Another thing I liked about THE LATECOMER'S FAN CLUB was it's believability. Most people will be able to relate to the characters and to the situations they find themselves in throughout the book. It seems that more and more adult children are moving back in with their parents after having moved out years before. I have many coworkers whose children are once again living at home in their late twenties or early thirties.
Beckett Royce is a wonderful narrator. She has the sort of voice that regular people can relate to. She uses inflection and tone expertly to convey the emotions and ideas being portrayed in the story. It is evident that she read the book (probably more than once) before she began the process of narration. This is one of the reasons that the audiobook flows so well.
I rate this audiobook as 5 out of 5 stars. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
* I received a free copy of this audiobook in exchange for an honest review.
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- Anna Vanti
- 05-13-15
Eros, Filia, Agapi!
Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?
Yes, I would. It is a wonderful book with real characters, not the perfect type (guy especially) that usually comes with the cover. Nathaniel was full of flaws, arrogant, narcissist, and even though I really believe he can make a good father, he wasn't a 'catch' I should say.
What did you like best about this story?
I liked the down to earth complexion of the main characters of the book, Abby, Nathaniel and Maggie, their real struggles, jobs, the REAL life that can happen to any of us. I also LOVED the last part where Nathaniel explains the three different Greek words for love, and as I am Greek this part of the book was very touching and sentimental for me!
Which character – as performed by Becket Royce – was your favorite?
Becket Royce has a wonderful voice and I loved all of her performance. She gave life to the characters and she really is amazing.
Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?
Yes, but I couldn't so I've settled in two!
Any additional comments?
I received this audiobook in exchange for an honest review. All thoughts opinions and ratings are my own. I was under no obligation to post a review or give positive feedback.I hope this review was useful to you and helped your decision to read or not read this book. I love reading and sharing my opinions with other readers. Thank you very much Diane V. Mulligan and Becket Royce for this book.
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- MeDi
- 02-15-15
The late comers
What did you like best about this story?
"The Latecomers Fan Club" reminded me a bit of books by author like Jodi Picoult, where the human element is at the main theme and makes the book interesting. Readers who enjoy those J. Picoult will enjoy this as well.
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- happyjo
- 10-19-19
The latecomers fan club
This book was a bit irritating for me. I didn't particularly like any of the characters and their stories.
- bookish girl
- 11-04-15
Really human story
What did you love best about The Latecomers Fan Club?
I really liked the character development of the various characters. Everyone had their own needs, past and motives for their actions that were engaging.
If you could take any character from The Latecomers Fan Club out to dinner, who would it be and why?
Ugh ... Nathaniel ... so, I could give him a swift kick (and make him pick up the check!)!
Any additional comments?
I really enjoyed Becket Royce's performance. Really smooth and easy to listen to ... engaging and each character was specific without ever going over the top. My only complaint was that sometimes it felt like a chapter didn't end ... often there wasn't a sense of finality to the last line of a chapter and I would be listening for the next thought ... and then realize that "oh, it's a new chapter now." But that is super nit-picky ... but it did take me out of the storytelling a few times.
- fetie
- 07-20-15
good perspective and honesty
Where does The Latecomers Fan Club rank among all the audiobooks you've listened to so far?
I liked the sincerity of the book and much better than others for a love story.
How would you have changed the story to make it more enjoyable?
the end was a little unexpected so I was satisfied mostly but a happy ending is preferable :D of course. Something happily unexpected would be better for characters.
What about Becket Royce's performance did you like?
Yes wonderful. Perfect and sincere toning.
Who was the most memorable character of The Latecomers Fan Club and why?
the pregnant girl of course. She reflected the doubts and uncertaintl and insecurity of the girls in common in society.
Any additional comments?
The characters were really living and I could see them in front of my eyes as real life ones. Thats what made me like the book.
- Geneva Langeland
- 04-21-15
A pleasant, character-driven surprise
What did you love best about The Latecomers Fan Club?
Abby is a put-upon girlfriend, stuck in a job and a relationship she struggles to see as anything but dead ends. Nathaniel is her arrogant, cynical boyfriend, a washed-up college philosophy professor who drank his dreams away long ago. Maggie is Nathaniel's high-school sweetheart, newly divorced and living in her parents' house while she tries to rebuild her life.
The book gives voice to each of these characters, allowing life's everyday challenges to percolate through three very different, skillfully nuanced perspectives.
What do you think the narrator could have done better?
These folks live in and near Boston--let's hear some fun accents!
Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
::SPOILER ALERT:: I punched the air in triumph when Maggie finally looked Nathaniel in the eye and realized that he loved his high-school dreams of her more than he loved her as a real, breathing adult. And then, at last, she walked away.
Any additional comments?
This book surprised me. Nathaniel's arrogance, narcissism, and general douchebaggery nearly drove me away twice. But I'm glad I stuck with the book. The character development in the third act was deeply satisfying, and I was relieved to find that not every loose end got tidily tied up.
What if ?????
Any additional comments?
I received this Audiobook for free in exchange for a full and honest review.
Abby works as a bartender, she has worked in the same bar for a few years now, this is where she met Nathaniel (NEVER Nate!!) 4 years ago and has a one night stand with him, this then turns into more than one night and Abby turns into a booty call for Nathaniel, and much more for Abby.
Nathaniel is the guitarist in The Latecomers, he is convinced that one day they will make it to the big time, and even though this doesn't happen Abby supports Nathaniel because she is in love with him.
As Nathaniel has to get himself a job at a few colleges to pay for his bills he realises that he will not be a superstar one day and starts drinking, again Abby puts up with this because she loves him, Nathaniel isn't bothered either way to be honest, Abby is convenient but Nathaniel can't be bothered to let her go.
Maggie used to be best friends with Nathaniel, there was always a slight spark between them but nothing really ever happened, she moved away and got marries to a rich guy, she is now recently divorced and back in town, as she has moved in with her mother to help with her bills.
On New Year's Eve the story really starts to take a turn as all of the stories start to entwine together, Abby works that night at the bar, Maggie goes to a house party, Nathaniel is there……….
I liked this story, it kind of like "The grass isn't always greener" book or "my life wasn't supposed to be like this."
Narration was really easy to understand, the voices were never rushed and I was easily able to distinguish them all.


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If you want to sell to your audience, you need to bring your best. Anything less is a disservice to yourself and your firm.
I think we all know that we need to express our value clearly, especially when there are competing voices. However, it can be a struggle to rewrite and restate it each time you make a new offer. It's also hard to communicate it concisely so your audience gets it.
There are a few approaches to make the process easier.
Comparative language – Comparative language sets your thinking up in the right direction, as you are showing differences between a rival's value and your own. Any word ending in "-er" gets you going. Faster processing. Cheaper. Bigger, so it looks more masculine. Smaller, so it takes up less space.
Similarly, the words "more" and "less" also work.
Ex: Target uses both of these words in their tagline: "Expect more, pay less."
Uniqueness – This one sounds obvious, because when we've been sold and marketed to using this technique, it seems so clear. When we're the ones selling and marketing, finding uniqueness usually takes much more effort.
At times, we may have to look outside of our products to find this uniqueness. For example, you may realize that you do not sell the fastest widget, but your service plans are unparalleled.
You can also tackle this from another angle. Rather than looking for a single definition of value, you can consider the combination of your product or service's traits. What do they add up to that makes your product unique? The answer usually lies there.
Ex: Zappos sells shoes, clothes, and accessories, but their benefits clearly go beyond the product. They "deliver WOW through service". You would be hard pressed to find this level of service from any outlet.
Be picky – Choose the value that matters most to your audience and emphasize it.
Ex: Tiffany & Co. tells the story of their company through the lens of design, beauty, and prestige. They aren't interested in marketing to people who want to save. Shane Co., on the other hand, talks about savings, puts price points all over its website, and offers credit deals.
Be daring – After you've stated your value, ask yourself whether your company's reputation will be tarnished if your statement was exposed as a lie.
I don't mean to tell you to lie. However, you can look at your statement and realize that those values really need to be delivered upon, and come across that uncomfortable feeling that something is at stake when you make promises. That's a good place to be in because those are usually the promises worth keeping, and those are the promises which will get attention (and positive PR when you continuously deliver).
Ex: Oracle's CEO, Larry Ellison, challenged his own company to save $1 billion by using their own products back in 2000. This challenge has been repeated over the years to emphasize the efficiency and power of Oracle products. The savings have even been replicated at Verizon at $1.6 billion. Ellison also made this savings amount as a promise in front of stakeholders. You can imagine the stakes for failing to deliver, and the powerful, repeatable story this becomes to defend your value in the market. Daring? You bet.


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Douchey misses Swifty?
Taylor Swift is touring Australia. John Mayer, in yet another cryptic tweet, posted on his Twitter a while ago that he's missing someone.
What's that song that goes "It's a quarter after one, I just huffed a can of ceiling paint and I need you now?" I like that one.
Who? Taylor?
Let's go with that.
As you know, before she departed and prior to the Grammys, Swifty was in Nashville with Douchey, and while there's an ongoing campaign to convince you that she's dating Cory Monteith, likely spearheaded by her people in light of John's skeezy reputation, I can assure you that many Nashville insiders saw them making out in town while he was there for Crossroads. Many. They say she seemed utterly "smitten" with him. There's also a rumour they spent a night together at a hotel.
So thanks God for that tour. It pulled her away. And hopefully by the time she comes home, she'll be over it and on to someone else.
Photos of John Mayer from February 5th performing in Florida from LSFL/Splahsnewsonline.com.


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In the week running up to Benvenuto Brunello here in Montalcino, it was a delight to come across this insightful blogpost from Erico Guido, American wine writer and director of Wine and Marketing for the Morrell Wine Group in New York. It provides a great overview of the 2013 vintage after his attendance at the Benvenuto tasting in New York last month. There is useful background information about the weather and the general nature of the vintage. Be prepared for "medium-bodied wines with amazing finesse, vibrant acidity, a core of stimulating minerality and the structure to age." I find myself in complete agreement with the suggestion that the 2013 vintage combines the best of 2006 and 2008 and am similarly filled with excitement about the wines – and my own chance to taste this weekend when I will be surrounded by fellow producers and their bottles. Il Palazzone Brunello di Montalcino 2013 – The bouquet opened with a display of earth, undergrowth and animal musk, as notes of sweet and sour cherry, crushed flowers and fall leaves developed over time. On the palate, I found a soft expression, as silky textures were contrasted by saline minerality, before notes of sweet spice and ripe strawberry joined the mix. The finish was long and balanced, displaying fine tannin, tart cherry and a twang of savory herbs. This is an excellent vintage for Il Palazzone. (95 points)
Eric Guido on our 2013 Brunello.. an excellent vintage for Il Palazzone (95 points)
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Jay 305 is the person your momma warned you about. He joins Sway in the Morning live from LA to discuss his single "Thuggin" and why he had to flee Cali at the age of 11.
Although he's from the West Coast, Jay 305 reps Miami after he moved there at age 11 because someone was trying to kill him. Leaving his old ways behind him, Jay 305 speaks to us about his prior convictions and time he served in prison.
With a solid roll going and a promising rap career going forward we see Jay 305 rising more and more over the next year.


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Bulgarian Industrial Association offers assistance to innovative companies
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(1) Analysis of the company using the IMP3rove*, including but not limited to:
- 1. External environment
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- What the company should do – internal changes, capacity-building, communication channels, and the like;
- What BIA should do;
- When external consultants should be sought
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It is expected to have measurable results after the provision of the service package, for example: targeting the source of funding of an innovative project; application with a project proposal for European Framework Programs or national operational programs; boosting of the internationalization of the business; preparation of a business plan for the implementation of specific objectives; targeting a potential foreign partner; increased sales and job creation; or other measurable results.
Interested companies are encouraged to send:
- Expression of interest notices for participation in the service, signed by the chief executive officer. Please indicate the company's UIC and a designated contact person.
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Etta B. (Smith) Varney - Rutner - Didion
b. March 27, 1900, Glendale, Az. Terr.
d. Feb. 1, 1978, Yarnell, Az.
w/o Ray Varney
w/o Fred Alois Rutner
w/o William Didion
d/o James David & Fanny (Miller) Smith
Site # Row 16
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