text: Texas Governor's Mansion has storied history Extent of damage shocks many. By Mike Ward AMERICAN-STATESMAN STAFF Monday, June 09, 2008 As houses go, the grand Governor's Mansion is perhaps the most storied in Texas. From the 29-foot-tall white columns on its front porch to the hand-hewn pine timbers inside its walls to the upstairs bedroom where Sam Houston once slept, the two-story Greek Revival house across from the Capitol has been an Austin icon for generations, a place where history was made and legends lived. "When I first heard about (the fire), I got a terrible feeling — just like that day in February 1983 when I got word that the Capitol was on fire," said former Gov. Mark White of Houston. "This is not just Texas history. It is priceless Texas history." Once home to 40 of Texas' 47 governors, the mansion — with its 16-foot ceilings, deep-veranda porch, tall windows and wide hallways that were typical of grand homes in the period in which it was built — was Texas' second executive house, the first after Texas became a state in 1845. The original was the "President's House" built in 1842 while Texas was still a republic, but it fell into ruin and was torn down. After that, Texas' chief executives lived in hotels and boarding houses. Built from 1854-56 by noted Austin master builder Abner Cook, the mansion cost $14,000 — a princely sum appropriated by the Legislature for a "suitable residence" for the governor of the then 11-year-old state. Completed on June 14, 1856, the mansion's first occupants were Gov. Elisha Pease and his wife and daughters. Initially, thanks to an appropriation of $2,500, the house was sparsely furnished. While the Peases brought in some of their own furniture, several bedrooms remained empty. Throughout the day Sunday, state preservation officials and sightseers expressed shock at the extent of damage. Initial assessment by officials Sunday indicated heavy damage to the upper parts of a sweeping stairway railing that James Stephen Hogg — who became Texas' first native governor in 1891 — had put nails in to keep his children from sliding down it. In the downstairs parlors, where Texas' first presidential visitor, William McKinley, was received in 1901, plaster could be seen cracked and broken. Smoke damage was heavy, and windows were broken and charred. The dining room — where famed humorist Will Rogers once ate so much chili with Gov. Miriam Ferguson that he had no room for dessert — was blackened and still smoldering. The garden-landscaped grounds where some early governors once grazed milk cows and raised chickens were covered with fire hoses and charred debris that firefighters had ripped off the house to fight the flames. From the top of a nearby state office building, two of the mansion's five fireplaces were seen tilting precipitously, as smoke drifted from hot spots that remained in a wing added in 1914 by Gov. Oscar Colquitt, in the first significant renovation of the old house. Structurally restored in 1980, with additional upgrades made in 1999, the mansion was in the process of an 18-month renovation. Jane Karotkin, administrator for Friends of the Governor's Mansion, a nonprofit group that is steward for the mansion's artifacts and tours, was among a covey of officials who gathered early Sunday morning outside the still-smoldering manse. Like many others, she said she teared up at the extent of damage. "We're just devastated," she said. "It's pretty catastrophic. We're blessed that the collection is in storage. "We just hope it can be restored." firstname.lastname@example.com; 632-9561 __________________________ What kind of sick person does something like this?


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Gout is a form of arthritis that causes swift acute pain, rawness, redness, swelling and temperature increase at a joint (it generally influences one joint at a time). It usually influences the big toe, but may well involve other leg joints (knees, ankles) and less regularly the hands, wrist or elbow. Episodes of gout can reappear from time to time at the same joint.
Is too recommended to avoid all foods that are high in protein, both animal and vegetable sources. The most critical thing is to curtail the use of meat and seafood (seafood increases the risk). In addition, keep away from alcohol and gout to stay a regular weight. You can consume fruits, vegetables, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pumpkin, brown rice, etc. Variety is the spice of life. So we have added as much variety as possible to this matter on Gout Causing Foods to make it's reading relevant, and interesting!
What Causes It?It is brought on as a result of the irregular deposition of uric crystals inside the cartilage of joints. Uric acid routinely stays dissolved in the blood and passes easily from the kidney, consequently leaving the body. But as uric acid is present in great quantities within the body it may likely induce gout. The quantity of uric acid in the blood depends on: Every cloud has a silver lining; so consider that this article on Foods Gout to be the silver lining to the clouds of articles on Foods Gout. It is this article that will add more spice to the meaning of Foods Gout.
Sometimes, even youthful folks will take on the state if they have taken drugs for a extended time, drink alcohol repeatedly or have a genetic disorder.
- The kind of cuisine we consume.
- How much alcohol we tend to drink.
- The capacity of kidneys to get rid of uric acid, which is somewhat dependent on the overall health of the person.
What are the Symptoms of the Disease?Sudden, harsh pain in joints that regularly appears in the early hours in the dawn, or swelling of the knee. The pores and skin about the joint is red or purple. Usually when a patient has serious throbbing plus swelling in the big toe, without having a recent injury, the prognosis of gout is the first that comes to mind. Did you ever believe that there was so much to learn about Gout? Neither did we! Once we got to write this article, it seemed to be endless.
With the passing of time, attacks happen more frequently, have additional intense symptoms as well as remaining longer. There are some persons that undergo only one episode in their natural life. However, approximately 90% of sufferers that have had one crisis, will have a subsequent episode, although this will take place a couple of years after the primary attack. We worked as diligently as an owl in producing this composition on Gout. So only if you do read it, and appreciate its contents will we feel our efforts haven't gone in vain.
Heredity Our gender (men are more at danger than women). How to take care of gout: Diet is the most significant means to put a stop to or manage this state. While an attack you should keep away from meat, cheese, milk, eggs, nuts, beans etc. Even while beans are a very healthful food, they contain purines that are transformed into uric acid and should be averted throughout acute episodes of gout.
Gout is a condition that can be cured by making a change in eating and dwelling habits, and is a type of arthritis which is often related to "excessive dwelling". This condition is precipitated however uric acid being built up around your bodies joints..I have seen anti gout medicines over the years, and I think I have seen one or two a women through the years in my clinic complaining of this quite painful condition.
Gout assault of ache normally strikes unexpectedly, but generally subsides in a couple of days with treatment. However, some guys can experience ache for a number of weeks with gout attacks usually re-occurring and with out the correct management the assaults of ache may turn out to be extra frequent and could be very debilitating indeed. If you feel severely ache it is best to contact your physician especially if the pain last for a few days and is adopted by a fever. Now let's have a better have a look at gout, what it is and what causes it and extra importantly, how we may also help the gout patient with some good pure medication suggestions.
Signs and Signs of GoutGout symptoms include pink, tenderness and inflammation of your bodies smaller joints, most often the large toe. Why the large toe you ask?Well the reason is that the big toe joint is the best place for uric acid to build up as gout can be the course of wrong eating habits..What massive toe will get affected is directly associated to what your more dominant hand is. This is since you step off and lead along with your proper foot as you walk, and is can have therefore a slightly higher circulation of nutrients (and due to this fact additionally somewhat extra deposition of wastes) than your left foot. Reflexologists convey up the truth that crystals form within the joint of the massive toe and you'll even feel them crunching when wiggling your toe The affected joint can be purple, sizzling, elms college and even throbbing. It could feel "on fireplace". The ache from gout can turn out to be so unbelievable that even the lightest contact may cause extreme ache through the joint We have used a mixture of seriousness and jokes in this composition on Gout Causes. This is to liven the mood when reading about Gout Causes.
Gout is ArthritisGout is taken into account to be one of the painful forms of arthritis. There are different types of arthritis comparable to osteoarthritis, the "put on and tear" arthritis of the bigger joints like hips, knees, back, etc. Then there is rheumatoid arthritis which is the inflammatory (warmth) arthritis affecting the smaller joints generally like the writs, fingers, etc.Gout can also be known as the pink-blooded male arthritis.A whereas in the past i was reading a e-book about giant sea going ships that had been round throughout the golden age of discovery. The overwhelming majority of individuals on these ships suffered from gout. There drawback was that they drank approach to much alcohol and ate strategy to a lot purple meat..Has something changed? Blokes still like to command, drink rum and coke or chilly beer, and eat hot steaks and what pink-blooded man doesn't? I have by no means seen a dedicated vegetarian suffering with gout, and very a lot doubt they even exist in this country.
Can still bear in mind the primary gout affected alderson I ever saw, I used to be training within the scholar clinic within the ninety's.A male aged mid forties came in complaining of a very painful proper ankle and big toe. The man labored as a mechanic that enjoyed a chilly beer after work, a lot in order that he even advised me that "I'll do something to remedy my downside but I won't be placing down my beer".
Canada drugstore has always endorsed the use of supplements in treatment and finds the use of vitamins beneficial when included in medical regimen for the treatment of gout. People can now buy Colchicine and vitamins together for more effective treatment.
Studies Indicate that Vitamin C can Actually Prevent GoutStudies have been conducted in the past leading to experts believe that taking in 500 mg of vitamin C on a regular basis lowers uric acid levels. These findings lead to a logical conclusion wherein if uric acid levels can be controlled in this manner, gout can be actually prevented from occurring.
Male volunteer group diagnosed with gout was studied in Taiwan early in the 1990s. Diet, weight, and lifestyle of the volunteers were monitored over a lengthy period of time. Results were compared with those conducted on people who did not have gout. It showed vitamin C in conjunction with other food intake having fiber and folic acid did prevent gout by keeping uric acid levels under control.
Gout is a kind of arthritis that develops when uric acid increases in the body. The ailment is developed when kidneys are unable to flush out uric acid. Besides the big toe, inflammation and pain can be experienced in the knees, arms, wrists, elbows, ankles, and feet. Spells of inflammation and pain can last for several weeks and then fade off until another attack.
How Vitamins in Right Quantity Help Fight GoutIt is known that medication such as Colchicine helps in preventing inflammation in affected areas. For example, the medication reduces the level of uric acid produced in the body by reducing breakdown of purine into uric acid. Vitamin C helps in the excretion of uric acid through urine, which is very important to flush out excess uric acid in the body.
- The United States, around 184 people were again asked to take vitamin C to test if uric acid levels could be reduced.
- The volunteer group consisted of people who did not smoke.
- Results were optimum when a dosage of 500 mg of vitamin C was prescribed on a daily basis to the group.
- An average reduction of 10% was observed among participants.
- Those who complained of higher uric acid levels found more benefit.
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Vitamin C Also Reduces the Risk of Getting GoutIt is however necessary to regulate the quantity being consumed. Results may vary from patient to patient, and regular physicians are ideally suited to recommend the right dose. Canada drugstore asks people to opt for multivitamins consisting of vitamins C, A, D, and B-Complex. Mineral content should also include zinc, magnesium, selenium, and calcium.
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This is a current show on in the Gas Hall of Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery that I went to visit. Photographs were not allowed, so therefore instead I drew birds eye view diagrams of the layout of the show instead.
Section 1
When I walked through the Gas Hall doors I chosen to walk and start at the left hand side of the show. In the middle of the room there was a freestanding wall going across diagonally. In front of the wall (but not directly in front) facing myself was a plinth, and on the right hand side of the wall (directly next to and touching it) there was another plinth; both plinths had sculptures on them.
As I walked around the wall, straight ahead and to the right was a piece of work 'Peas are the New Beans', 1999, Bob and Roberta Smith. This piece is really high up so that the top of the piece is at the top of the wall, this I felt required the viewers to participate in viewing the piece and interact, because I personally had to tilt my head backwards and look up to even be able to view it; which shows that there's not a set 'eye level' height within the show. On the other side of the diagonal wall, there was a sculpture coming of it and attached, showing that sculptures weren't only displayed on plinths.
Section 2
I walk into the next section of the show after walking completely around the diagonal wall and turning left. Straight ahead of me and attached to the right hand side wall was a flat screen television that in which played a video. Again, like section 1, there was a freestanding wall in the middle of the room. On the left hand side of the wall, equally in the center between the left wall and the freestanding wall was a plinth that had a glass bottle and what appeared to be a ship inside, 'Nelson's Ship in a Bottle', 2009, Yinka Shonibare. Like the other section, there are various pieces of art on the walls, and again there is another sculpture piece that comes off the wall opposite the plinth with the boat on it. I walk left around the wall to another plinth in the center with a sculpture on it.
Section 3
This section which lead on from the right hand side of the free standing wall and to the right again of section 2. This looked like a bit of an exhibition corridor as it was longer and narrower than the other sections. It had a few pieces of art on the walls, that was pretty much it apart from on the left hand side in the center as you walk down the is another section (section 4), as well as the one at the top end of the section (section 5).
Section 4
As I walked into this section, walking left from section 3, I felt that the lights were a tiny bit dimmer, but this could have been the fact that there was a projection involved this time, so this would make things clearer for the viewers. There were two benches in front of the projected video. The video was projected straight onto the wall and included sound. There are another two benches in the center of the room on the left and right side of a table, the table had books on it. As well as this there are also tables with glass covers that were against 3 of the walls; there was one against the left wall, 3 straight ahead at the top wall and one against the right wall. These tables were almost like displays and was an interesting way of displaying; displayed in them were texts, photographs and books.
Section 5
I walked from section 4 back into section 3, turned left and into section 5. Again, like section 1 and 2 there was a freestanding wall. As I walk to the left side of the wall behind it there is a plinth with a sculpture on it, and more to the right hand side behind the wall is another plinth that is wooden (which looks odd compared to all the others I had seen); this plinth had two sets of headphones resting on the top of it, and at either side of the plinth were two red cushioned wooden chairs that were quite fancy, in which I felt connected with the theme. In the right hand side corner of what is a diagonal wall coming in, there were six flat screened televisions on tall stands in a semi circle playing videos on them that were rather comical.
Section 6
As I walk all the way around the freestanding wall of section 5, going right and then left I come to section 6. Continuing with the diagonal wall on the left from section 5, but in this section the wall is coming out instead of going in. There is a bench in the center of the room, rather lonely and out in the open I felt. Nearer to the far wall, more to the left hand side was a rather colourful piano, Prepared Pianola for Roger Banister, 2012, Mel Brimfield. This piece was to crown 'the unique works that the GAC has commissioned over the past 60 years'. This piece played upon interaction automatically, it was extremely loud to the point where you were vibrating from the floorboards, and you could hear it from other places within the exhibition, it gave the whole show an exciting type of atmosphere I felt.
Section 7
Section 7 was the one in the very center of the show in the middle of all of the other sections. This was possibly one of my personal favorites alongside section 6. It felt more hectic I must say, the walls are crammed with work, and it seemed that there was almost a variety of work from each of the other sections put together. The work was shown at all different heights, whether it be high of low. There were 3 plinths all together, not really put in any specific place I think, a bit random like how the works were displayed on the wall. One of the plinths had a flat screened television showing one of the videos I saw in section 5. The only thing that seemed to be precise were the two benches in the center of the room between the left and right walls.


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God said to Cain that he was not working well, and that sin was at his door, whereas he praised Abel at harvest time for working well.Cain spoke with Abel, then rose up and slew him.This is all it says in genesis.What is meant is that Cain was allowing his thoughts to dwell on his inner nature, his original Adam and Eve nature.In other words sexuality within his nature was surfacing, which God refers to as sin at the door.He is really refering to original sin.Earlier it refers to original sin opening the knowledge door to good and evil.He is inferring that death lies at the door as a result of evil knowledge in this sin.He is therefore enforcing a sex law, only within marriage and his life purpose, tree of life.
In other words the conflict has surfaced on the question of sex, with Abel and Cain.this is a predictable conflict as they are sharing the same nature,This includes original Adam and Eve natures.You could say, for legal tender of the nature love.A triangle.Cain is the first born, dominant.Abel works well to defeat cain for the nature.This triggers Cain,s sin at the door,,his nature love.He has no defence against this attack within from Abel.He is compelled by nature to kill him or be killed by sin Abel will trigger.You have to realize that subconciously they are subject to the workings of their original natures, but at the concious level this is not apparant.
This is the correct meaning of the Cain and Abel story in Genesis.Cain is innocent, by reason of self defence.
The knowledge of evil has been returned back again to deliver death to Abel.The knowledge of evil is not in question, it is authentic.It is simply a matter to deliver defence at a more acceptable level.A more refined self defence is required,to deal with Abel,s inner attack.The solution requires Cain to gain more knowledge from his original nature.The resolution of this conflict of two brothers sharing a common nature is then resolved correctly.Or alternatively for Abel to learn more so as to avoid the conflct.The reasoning is to look within to solve these problems resulting from the tree of knowledge in the garden of eden.The nature has been redirected to a higher level.
Brothers require a higher level of inner knowledge than the first Adam and Eve generation have, is one of the conclusions arrived at.Another conclusion is that males sharing a common nature will need to kill or be killed ,by or with, inner nature, i.e. a dominant one will surface by nature.Dominant within, not without. Also,that mankind nature has been redirected to within.Also that Abel is not innocent, Cain is not guilty.It also indicates a sex law is following original sin.otherwise,death can result.Original sin is a loaded into these natures as an accident waiting to happen.It has to be accepted that Abel was an accident waiting to happen, as well as Cain.Therefore survival could only be possible by inner nature.The lesson is very important that mankind observes the redirection of his nature inwards.Inner man only can survive.The gods have killed outer man.
The final inferance is that the true nature of mans conflict with nature has been redirected to within, to mans original nature, which is as said,is his adam and eve nature, for the knowledge of good and evil, of life and death, within.
Man is dead outside time,he needs time incarnations.
Something that is not stated and not obvious on the surface, is that Cain and Abel are not divorced from their Adam and Eve original nature, they are not alone as two males.They include connection to their female in nature, through their subconcious, but not their concious mind.This was Cains sin to allow his subconcious space.In time, this is not done.
What we arrive at is the learning of the concious mind to open the doors within.This can release the nature from its concious prison within time, back to itself.the next dimension.Death is a door and Life also a door.There are many doors.
There is a large ammount of information locked into each verse of the bible.It is the source code of our original nature that is revealed in genesis, which is the key to unlocking the rest of the knowledge .
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William James Linton aka Abel Reid and A.N. Broome:
38) The American Odyssey. Adventures of Ulysses. exposed, in modest Hudibrastic Measure.
Washington in our centennial year 1876
Non-pictorial leaflet, 24 pages.
The civil rights politics of President Ulysses Grant, which were in favour of Afro-Americans and Native Indians, should have suited Linton's taste. But the two terms of his presidency were overshadowed by a series of corruption scandals, which had revealed the political constitution of the so-called Gilded Age as an unscrupulous oligarchic system. The old Chartist was also increasingly disappointed by Grant's imperialistic foreign policies. This Hudibrastic satire on Grant's presidency, though dry, cryptic and completely unfunny, is full of numerous allusions to various affairs, in which Linton was mentally or physically involved. Grant's first name, Ulysses, had enticed him to use Homer's epos as a formula.
The first chapter refers to the Cyclops episode and, according to the wording of the preface, is meant to symbolize "the partial blindness of the law." It is peppered with allusions to the Cuban and Santo Domingo affairs: "General Ben Butler and the great Massachusetts Senator, Charles Sumner, I saw and spoke with at sundry times. Cespedes' brave attempt for the freedom of Cuba, for its deliverance from Spain and for the emancipation of the slaves, had a promise of success. (note: Carlos Manuel de Céspedes, a Cuban planter, who had freed his slaves, made the declaration of Cuban independence in 1868 which started a ten-years guerilla war) And perhaps had not failed had Grant conceded belligerent rights, as he had promised to Rawlings. (note: General Rawlings, the Secretary for War, had introduced Linton to President Grant in 1867, in order to persuade him to support the Italian republicans.) Rawlings dead, the promise was not kept. This was but a little while after my arrival in America. I was led to interest myself in the Cuban struggle by Cluseret and another republican friend, Dr. Basora, a physician practising in New York. (...) He was active in the Cuban cause. Strongly sympathising, I gave what help I could by writing for it; and when they wanted an American General, I was asked to see General Butler and get him to name a man good for the purpose. Butler gave me an introduction to one whom he recommended as a brave and daring and capable man, who had served under him. I called upon the man in Boston, and found him to be, instead of the expected fierce, grim warrior, a quiet-looking, smooth-faced, gentlemanly man, who regretted, and seemed sincerely to regret, that he had settled down since the war as a man of peace, begun business as a lawyer, and could not be disturbed again." (Memories) "Butler's nominee was the gallant former Brigadier-General Sumner Curruth. The Cubans needed better generalship and Carruth's Civil War record suggests that he would have supplied it. His acceptance of the post might have tipped the balance of the war in Cuba. (...) Linton's public role in the Cuban affair was a tireless campaign to swing the Anti-Slavery Society into backing the revolt. (...) The Americans' attitude to the abolition of slavery was parochial, their greed did prevent them from playing a liberating role in the Caribbean, but Linton's bombastic self-righteousness made him a poor persuader. (...) His latent hostility to America that informed his political pronouncements surfaced in his opposition to the American annexation of Santo Domingo, agreed informally by the rulers of the two countries during 1868. According to Linton, President Grant had no right to claim that the Dominican Republic would be better off under their suzerainty, while their own republic was tainted down with Klansmen in the countryside and Tammanymen in the town. Moreover President Baéz of Santo Domingo, chosen without universal suffrage, had no mandate to sell his people. Americans professed to believe in national independence and democracy, but where were their protests now? Was the only protest to be `that of the stranger´?" (F.B. Smith).
The theme of the second chapter, the Circe-episode, is the hog-stall of Grant's cronyism. The third one represents the descent into the Tartarus, where Grant – Ulysses meets all the shadows of his rascality, namely robber barons like the stock broker James Fisk and the major William "Boss" Tweed. In the concluding episode, the Sirens appear and the children of the sun. The latter eat their cattle and should represent the native Indians.
When Grant tried to apply for a third term, Linton sent copies of his indigestible satire "to the headquarters of Grant's democrat opponent, Samuel Tilden, hoping, that the democrats would buy it for their campaign. Headquarters politely rejected it: the committee feared that the style was `too much above the average intelligence of the People they desire to influence´. `American Democracy!´ Linton scrawled across the letter." (F.B. Smith)


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Norma S. Underhill
Norma S. Underhill, 81, died August 9, 2015 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, MA after a brief battle with cancer. She was born in West Roxbury, MA on January 17, 1934, to the late James Thomas and Gertrude Theresa (Foley) Scully. Norma was raised and educated in Newton, MA she was a graduate of the Boston Academy of Notre Dame class of 1951.
Norma married her husband Hugh F. Underhill on July 6, 1957. She was a stay at home wife lovingly raising her 5 children. She was a devout Catholic attending Mass daily, a dedicated wife, loving mother, grandmother and friend.
Norma is survived by her husband Hugh F. Underhill of Newburyport; children, James A. Underhill and his wife JoAnne of Hollis NH, John R. Underhill and his wife Gia of Westford, Judith U. Berger and her husband Jeffrey of Newburyport, Joseph M. Underhill and his wife Cristina of Westford, and Jane M. Buxbaum and her husband David of Newburyport; 21 grandchildren; as well as her sister Margaret T. McNally of Framingham. She was predeceased by her siblings Gertrude E. Duffey, James T. Scully, Jr. and Patricia A. Scully.
Family and friends are invited to attend Norma's Funeral Mass at the Star of the Sea Church in Salisbury on Thursday, August 13, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. Burial will be private. The Twomey LeBlanc, & Conte Funeral Home 193 High St. Newburyport, MA 01950 is assisting the Underhill family with Norma's funeral arrangements.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Norma's name to the Pancreatic Cancer Action Network 1500 Rosecrans Ave, Ste. 200
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Come along to their Careers Event to find out more abut Network Rail, chat to recruiting staff and learn more about the Operations and Maintenance careers available in the company.
Network Rail are responsible for running, maintaining and developing Britain's railway tracks, signalling systems, bridges, tunnels, level crossings and viaducts.
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Every time you leave the room without turning off the lights you add extra money to your electricity bill. That's not good, is it? But it's even worse if we look in a global perspective.
As we can see, what brings the light into our houses, causes damage to our own planet. And as energy crisis and ecological issue are becoming more and more urgent we should start thinking about ways of solving them. Using LED lighting for indoor and outdoor illumination is one of the easiest and most procurable solutions.
LEDs are inflaming a lightining revolution that can be compared with one that Thomas Edison did. And though Mr Edison was the one who launched the era of artificial lighting, it was Nick Holonyak's LED what made this light healthy and harmless. And all the facts mentioned above are proving it.
The new lighting era is about to begin. So maybe it's time for all of us to try LED? Learn how to choose an LED bulb to reach maximum use for your family budget, health and environment.


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Those two images above — what do you see? They're clearly different, right? They're the same thing.
Click on the image below. Once you open it on Twitter, click on it again…See the color change?
The nails are red and the lips are black. RT @socarolinesays: i don't get this. RT @HealthCheats: Wow, that's trippy. pic.twitter.com/IQy6cQgGaI
— Steve Kovach (@stevekovach) March 13, 2015
It depends on how the application you're using to view the image treats transparency.
In addition to specifying red, green, and blue pixels for each dot of an image, some image formats can also specify a transparency value that determines how much you can see through the pixel to whatever is behind it. The problem is that when there's no other image behind a transparent area, different programs treat transparency differently —sometimes the see-through areas are rendered white, other times black.
The lips and nails actually just have a tiny bit of red applied to them, but they're mostly transparent. Depending on the app that is rendering the lips and nails, the transparent areas are rendered as white — making the features pink — or black, making them a deep burgundy. In other words, unlike #TheDress, this confusion is totally intentional.
Here's what happens if you look at the original image in Photoshop, which uses a checkerboard pattern to indicate see-through areas:


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5 - 8 July 2017 - University of Antwerp Stadscampus
The University of Antwerp was proud to host the 21st edition of the ATRS World Conference.
The conference was organized by the Department of Transport and Regional Economics in cooperation with C-MAT (Centre for Maritime and Air Transport Management). High-level speakers of academia, government as well as industry will discuss current issues in the air transport sector.
This four-day event allowed presentation and discussion of on the one hand completed research in air transportation and on the other hand research in process. Also PhD researchers received the opportunity to present their work. Moreover, it wa a perfect opportunity for scientists and practitioners to deepen their knowledge in theoretical topics as well as practice and to discuss new research areas and business opportunities.
After a successful Air Transport Research Society World Conference in July 2017, the Department of Transport and Regional Economics wants to continue playing a role in bringing together industry stakeholders, policymakers and academics to exchange ideas about the current issues in the air transport sector. This is why we organize an Air Transport Colloquium on 6 December 2018, themed "Innovations in a disruptive environment: successful aviation business strategies." Throughout this one day event, selected academics and industry stakeholders will share their insights during two workshops on e-commerce and digitalisation. The day will be concluded by a panel discussion.
Air Transport Colloquium 2018 – Thursday, 6th December 2018
Venue: University of Antwerp, Stadscampus
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How to Create an Ethical Rehabilitation Logo and Marketing
It can be challenging and sensitive marketing a rehabilitation clinic. Since your target audience are those individuals suffering from substance abuse and those with serious mental disorders, your marketing strategies should not be discriminating, insulting, or punitive. Of course you want your visitors or target audience to feel comfortable and welcomed to your rehabilitation clinic without feeling judged or humiliated. The marketing efforts might be tricky because you want to tell your patients that your facility is available to help them, but it is also important to choose your words correctly, including your logo and business statement.
Sad to say but there are a lot of unethical rehabilitation marketing strategies that are overlooked and not corrected, leading to reduced client admission rate because patients feel they are judged or punished, excluded from the society, a nuisance, and worthless. How can you avoid using unethical substance abuse treatment marketing practices and to have an acceptable logo design? It is not a good idea posting success rates that are misleading just to attract patients because it lacks in-depth research. You have to study the success rates using the correct figures based on your records, be solid with your rehabilitation marketing strategies, and your rehabilitation marketing must be professional, solid and consistent. Using a professional rehabilitation center logo is a good idea. To be on the safe side, use a minimalist design and use acceptable terms if you're planning to state your services or clinic type in your rehabilitation clinic logo. For instance, rather than use the words 'alcoholism', 'addiction', or mental health, you can use more acceptable terms such as 'assistance' or 'wellness'. Never use the words 'doctor' or 'psychiatry' unless you are hosting a qualified personnel in-house.
Compassion and family are the best feature rehabilitation logo if you wish to feature a logo design, like a group of people together or holding hands. It is also a good idea using images to convey an emotion such as a flower denoting happiness. If you don't have accreditation, don't include anything, and you may consider using the same theme like what Recovery in Motion used in their logo. It is always nice to become a trusted and reputable rehabilitation clinic by gaining proper licensing and accreditation, and you can drag it on your website and your logo too. Social media marketing is an important factor to consider because it is what is trending right now, and you can post your accreditation and awards if you have received any. Indeed, there are many ways to promote your rehabililation center, and having a good logo design is your first step to geting known. Become an industry leader, be professional, helpful, and informative to your clients, and reap the fruit of success!
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Product specific microsite for the world's slimmest sound bar! So slim, you'll need a closer look…
Building the site on our bespoke mobile framework meant that we could keep all of the desktop computer functionality and provide a unique experience on every mobile device. The website looks great wherever you go and on whatever device you choose to access it from.
We thought it would also be a great way to showcase all of the great images we captured during the recent photoshoot. The first thing you are hit with when visiting the site is a photo of "Joseph" the leading figure in our "Take a Closer Look" campaign, Joseph is inspecting the world's slimmest sound bar and as you scroll further down through the pages of the website he literally takes a closer look!
Humax also required a quick and easy way for customers to locate their nearest stockist. Enter the "dealer locator" – an easy to use Google map that instantly pinpoints your current location and suggests your closest Humax stockists, even from mobile devices.
Our mobile framework means that no matter what kind of device you choose to use, you will always have a unique accessible way of getting to the important parts of the website. Tech savvy or not, you don't need a degree in web design to navigate through this website.


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We Will Stand
Posted in Leadership, Work by Benham Brothers | February 11th, 2015
"I searched for a man among them who would build up the wall and stand in the gap before Me for the land, so that I would not destroy it; but I found no one." Ezekiel 22:30 NASV
This morning I was meditating on the role a Christian plays in culture. I was led to this verse and began thinking about the grave responsibility men & women of faith have in standing in the gap for the land. It's not all about us – our personal life and happiness – we have a responsibility to the land because God created it, and we have His design for human flourishing. We can't be silent or sit still when danger is around. We will stand in the gap.
We must be like firemen – when the flames start roaring and others are running from the heat, we run into the heat for the preservation of the land and the protection of the people.
We must be like soldiers – when the bullets start flying and others are running from the fray, we run toward the bullets for the preservation of the land and protection of the people.
We must be like police officers – when the bad guys are attacking and others are hiding for safety, we show up and chase the bad guys down for the preservation of the land and protection of the people.
We must be like emergency medical technicians – when the blood starts flying and death is in the air, we show up to stop the bleeding and bind the wounds!
The list goes on…yet the point is that WE (Christians) are supposed to be part of the solution and not the problem. We need to read Ezekiel 22:30, take it to heart, and stand in the gap.
Will you join thousands of Christians around America to stand #whateverthecost?


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Rivers have to do that some anyway to maximize Gallinari's value.The majors are ultimately why we play," he said.I think quarterback is a need, Fox said.He added one interception during his as well.lands another left hand.
They don't generally blow teams away but they could take control of the game and make it very hard for Ipswich.Second-year guard VanVleet is fourth on the team clutch-time minutes, and the Lowry-VanVleet backcourt has been killer late .Noren was frustrated at missing a number of chances down the stretch his semi-final tussle with Kisner, who advanced to the final with a at the first extra hole.Over the past few weeks, the goals have been coming along with the energy he is bringing.Soon after the Skyhawks pulled within seven points at 38, the Notre Dame senior made a steal and went for the layup as part of 11 run to end the half and, essentially, put the game away.
One of our World Cup props that's driving a ton of interest features our odds to win the Golden Shoe Award for top goal-scorer of the tournament.
First was development camp , which was held the week after the draft.
Even the great coaches are year-to-year.He said the only time any streets be closed is for the firemen's parade on Aug.Two more Brazilians Elano and Robinho have also been receiving good action as long shots, both of them at 66.
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And that's the only way that I have ever thought about that.Through the first week of camp he had solid moments.In their game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers we saw the number move from Washington -8 to -9 before 's game at Field, we also saw bettors backing a team that should've been highly motivated to win back the love of its fans.For Levante, left-back Tono and midfielder Chieck Doukoure both the game through injury.
Philadelphia-based Crown Cork & Seal, a manufacturer of metal packaging for food and beverages, submitted a sharply worded attachment to its waiver application that anticipated pushback from domestic manufacturers.The coach went far as to say that he has never touched a game ball, that's not something that I have any familiarity with, reiterating that the entire controversy was a mystery to him until Monday morning, while saying: I really can't think of anything that I would have done differently based on what I knew then.I got the ball rolling the right direction and I just told myself I want to be recognized as one of the premiere safeties this league.Hardy was found guilty 2014 of assaulting his girlfriend, though the charges were later dropped after the victim did not show up for court.
The Marseille was given some problems the first half by the likes of Eden Hazard but kept his composure and found some space behind his opposite number on a number of occasions.Remember that Canada has only won gold once three tries since 1998, the year NHLers started playing at the Games.Despite lacking desired play strength, Sweat recorded 15 tackles for loss last , including 10 sacks the final nine .
He lauded Maclin for teaching him how to slow down.That is the question, and it's not an enviable one for the Jones'.He's at his best working between the tackles and grinding out tough yards.As for Cincinnati, how the Bearcats play without the help of the coach that led them to a 12 record?
Federal judge Nestor Barral from the city of Moron, the Buenos Aires province, now look at all the documents collected during the raid at the Cafe de los Angelitos, the emblematic tango cafe Buenos Aires.His charitable endeavors have benefited the 's Lemonade Stand Foundation, the Boys & Girls Clubs of , USA Football, Pop and Cop Wheels.


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Best impact wrestler ever
The Charismatic Egnigma He's the fan favorite he's the best high flyer - Camnewtonmoney
Jeff hardy is awesome, and infact he is the best wrestler in the world not just tna but in other industries.
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Bobby roode is the longest reigning world heavyweight champion in company history plus he was the inaugural bound for glory series
#Selfishgeneration Longest Reining Champion he is unbeatable - Camnewtonmoney
The Cowboy his kick will send to you to the dead and back he's tough and not afraid to fight anyone - Camnewtonmoney
The only wrestler with a gold medal he is unbeatable - Camnewtonmoney
He's an a$$hole and is crazy but can beat just about anyone - Camnewtonmoney
The only still undeafeated wrestler in TNA for a year he's been undeafeated but he doesn't face good competition - Camnewtonmoney
The meanest man in wrestling he's hilarious and speaks the truth - Camnewtonmoney
He is probably the best or second best wrestler for some time but because of his injury he's not the same - Camnewtonmoney
He was the best wrestler in the company but right now he can't beat anyone - Camnewtonmoney
He Milan compete with any wrestler on the roster he is a great x division champion - Camnewtonmoney
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If you like Devon, then wait till you see him hanging out with Aces and Eights!
T.V. champion and is on a roll but still is thought to be only tag wrestler - Camnewtonmoney
He is the X division champion, he is is awesome with his hair style, I think that this new wrestler will become one of the best!
The Big Organ. Future TNA Champ
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Nik Huber Krautster II Electric Guitar
September 6, 2010 by Charlie
German luthier Nik Huber has introduced the follow-up to his successful Krautster model, the Krautster II. The new model has many of the same features as the original–mahogany body, glued-in maple neck, rosewood fretboard, wraparound bridge, and splittable Häussel humbucker at the bridge–but adds a P-90 soapbar pickup in the neck position. With the additional pickup comes an additional tone pot and three-way toggle switch. The Krauster II comes in Onyx Black, Gold Top, Copper Top (pictured), and Vintage White. MSRP € 2190 (approximately $2823), including case.
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McIlroy reveals heart scare after virus
Rory McIlroy has revealed he needs regular heart tests after picking up a virus in China 18 months ago.
The four-time major champion, and former world No. 1, told the Telegraph the infection had thickened his left ventricle and left some scar tissue.
The 28-year-old, whose 2018 campaign will get under way in Abu Dhabi next week, said he would need "an echo [cardiogram] on my heart every six months and an MRI scan every year".
Releasing a later statement on his Instagram account, McIlroy added that the "slight heartbeat irregularity" was called a "flat or inverted T wave".
McIlroy's career has been plagued by recent injury. He missed his defence of the Open Championship at St Andrews in 2015 after rupturing an ankle ligament playing football with friends.
Last year, his drive to add to his haul of major titles was halted by a rib injury he picked up in January at the South African Open and which hindered him for much of the 2017 campaign.
Despite his latest declaration, McIlroy has insisted that there's nothing to worry about.
"It's not really that big of a deal," he added and stressed he was "fit and healthy" ahead of his return to action at the Abu Dhabi HSBC Championship.
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BROTHERS IN ARMS: Finnan (left) and Max Wherity.
BROTHERS IN ARMS: Finnan (left) and Max Wherity.View More Images
TWO Northside brothers, not even out of primary school, are well on the road to carving out successful careers in the sport of motor racing.
Finnan (9) and Max (8) Wherity, from Balbriggan, continue to catch the eye with some fantastic performances at home and in the UK.
The boys, only 18 months apart in age, race in the biggest motorcycle championship in the country, the Mini Motor Cycling Racing Club of Ireland (MMRCI). This year for the first time they also competed in the Cool Fab-Racing British Minibikes Championship.
Finnan recently wrapped up first place in the MMRCI Championship while Max is currently second, but will have a battle at the last rounds at Whiteriver Park, Collon, as there are only a few points between the leaders.
Finnan won one of his races in the UK and came third in the Cool Fab-Racing British Minibikes Championship overall.
Remarkably, these incredibly skilled boys, who moved to bigger bikes this year, are sometimes racing against 13-year-olds.
The boys' proud mum, Jane, said: "From an early age, my boys shared their Dad Shane's obsession with bikes, playing with toy ones and watching the bikes on TV.
"Shane didn't need any more convincing, and purchased a Honda CRF 50. The lads just took to it. Max was three years-of-age riding this bike in our uncle's field. Silage cutting was the most anticipated time, as it meant two weeks riding around in 20 acres.
"Shane could see there was something special in their ability. Max was very young, but Finnan had a style and a smoothness that stood out even then."
When Jane and her husband heard about the Irish Championship and that there was a race close to their home at Whiteriver, they brought the boys along and knew immediately this was the sport for them.
"We have also just started competing in the UK," said Jane.
"The field of riders and the level is way beyond what is here, so for Finnan to get a win there was incredible.
"This is more than the kids' racing. It's a lifestyle, and a family sport. There is literally tenths of seconds between first and second, so working on the bike is just as important as the rider."
Jane said the Dads also love it.
"After racing the kids play together, similar to a camping holiday, and the parents sit around fires, have a few drinks and unwind," she said.
"It is definitely not for everyone, and I get many raised eyebrows as a mother who lets her children ride motorbikes.
"However, I've seen my children, who were both extremely shy, cycle around a track and making new friends from all over England.
"I've seen their confidence grow with every bit of success, so yes, I let my children ride motorbikes and I wouldn't change a thing!
•You can check out the brothers' Facebook page to follow their progress, WCS Racing, and they would also like to say a big thank you to their sponsors, Wherity Chartered Surveyors.


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Today's Mommy Monday is all about make-up instead of clothes. Though, rest assured, more clothing posts are on the way.
On Saturday I went into London with my boys and my mom to do a bit of sightseeing and shopping. When we took a peek inside Selfridges, Mom and I made a stop at the Bobbi Brown counter. It's always nice to be treated! I already have a Bobbi Brown foundation and a blush, but I've been realising lately that a corrector stick would be a good investment.
So I sat down in the chair and about half an hour later I walked out with a bag full of goodies. After some lengthy discussion with the girl helping me test all the products I was interested in, this is what I walked away with:
The largest bottle is absolutely my favourite, and it's not even make-up: it's make-up remover. The Soothing Cleansing Oil is fantastic. It goes on feeling like oil, but very light. Trust me, this is in no way like rubbing canola oil all over your face. You pat your hands with warm water and work it all over your face: this is when the oil becomes like milk. It changes to a creamy white colour and any oily texture is gone. And this stuff takes off all your make-up. Anything short of waterproof mascara is GONE. And at the end, once you rinse clean, your face doesn't feel dry and tight and itchy like with some other cleansers. And it doesn't feel greasy, like if you forget to get off all the cold cream. Nope: your face just feels soft and clean. I love this stuff; I can't overstate that. Seriously; I'll be wearing my make-up more often just so I can take it off with this Soothing Cleansing Oil. Way to go, Bobbie Brown.
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Next to that is my new corrector stick. Whether you blot it on with your fingers, or spread it around with a foundation brush, this stuff only works its magic if you match up the shade correctly. This is one of the reasons that it can help to buy more expensive make-up sometimes: if you have a good moisturizer and the right colour foundation or concealer stick (which helps if you can try it on in good light) you can avoid that cakey mask-like look that a lot of women seem to get. This stuff works a treat on all the old dark spots from zits and the occasional under-eye rings. I've already noticed a difference in the evenness of the cover that my make-up provides.
The large bottle at the back is the Extra Eye Repair Creme. This stuff is awesome. It's nice a thick, so a little dab will do. Even hours later, the skin under my eyes feels moisturized, but not greasy. It also helps provide a nice base for the concealer stick to go on.
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The tiny bottle in front is a sample size of the Vitamin Enriched Face Base. Again, this stuff feels lovely. I especially use it around my chin and nose...which for some reason has gone ridiculously dry as I inch closer to being 30 years old than 20. Again, I can see the difference when I put on my make-up after this stuff. If I'm not all flaky and dry, you can't tell that I'm wearing foundation or concealer. I just look like I actually have really nice skin.
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I have to say that even just over the past 2 days, I've already decided that I love these products. As inexpert as I am at applying make-up like a grown woman, it makes the whole process feel easier and more fun. Now if only I knew how to do a proper smokey eye, we'd be all set...


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Thursday, July 5, 2018
The majority of New Yorkers who bike or walk regularly would admit to feeling unsafe from time to time on city streets. Many feel unsafe every day, but feel powerless and unable to avoid their dangerous daily commute.
Friday, June 29, 2018
According to the Centers for Disease Control, mold can cause nasal stuffiness, throat irritation, coughing or wheezing, eye irritation, or, in some cases, skin irritation. People with mold allergies may have more severe reactions. Immune-compromised people and people with chronic lung illnesses, such as obstructive lung disease, may get serious infections in their lungs when they are exposed to mold.
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
In 2017 families in Upstate New York shared real-life horror stories about their loved ones' experiences at Syracuse's James Square Health and Rehabilitation Centre. One woman described the deplorable conditions her husband was left in, and the considerable effect that had on her day-to-day life. "She'd find him drenched in his own urine at 9 a.m. every day, she said.
Friday, June 15, 2018
This June please join us in our efforts to bring awareness to an issue affecting millions of elderly Americans: elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation.
According to national databases, every year roughly 5 million older Americans are victimized, and millions of instances of elder abuse, neglect, and exploitation go unreported.
Monday, June 11, 2018
In 2018 alone more than 600 people have been treated in New York City emergency rooms after consuming the drug K2. The drug has been linked to numerous mass overdoses in New York City and around in the country. In May of 2018, emergency workers rushed to Brooklyn to treat 14 people, all of whom were sickened due to what is believed to be K2.
Wednesday, June 6, 2018
According to experts, New York State has the fifth largest population of registered motorcycles in the Country. In total there are more than 4 million motorcycles registered in the U.S.
Friday, May 18, 2018
Congratulations to Trial Attorney, Mr. Levi Glick, on being selected as a member of National Trial Lawyer's "Top 40 under 40".
Thursday, May 17, 2018
In a recent study, approximately 33-50+% of physicians reported experiencing some form of burnout. What do this mean for patients? Not only is it possible your doctor is burned out, it's actually probable.
Tuesday, May 15, 2018
The Governors Highway Safety Association recently released a report that shows the number of pedestrians killed in traffic last year climbed 11% from the previous year. According to the NPR, that's the biggest single-year increase in pedestrian fatalities ever, and the highest number in more than two decades.
Wednesday, May 9, 2018
According to the National Safety Council motorcycle fatalities have steadily increased over the last decade. In the Spring and Summer months there is a greater number of motorcyclists on the road. Please join us this May in helping to spread the word about Motorcycle Safety.


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The Future of Financial Services project explored the landscape of disruptive innovations in financial services, provided the first consolidated taxonomy for these disruptions, and explored their potential impacts on the structure of the industry.
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Recently I was reading this story from Reuters, which is actually the second part of a series from Reuters. To make a long story short, a plan was made to improve Russia's healthcare system by rapidly building a bunch of modern hospitals throughout the country. As is typically the case with these projects, it went ridiculously over-budget($700 million) and didn't deliver what it promised. Nothing about this is surprising to me, but stories like this catch my interest mainly because I wonder how the pro-Putin "Russia is rising while the degenerate West is crumbling" fanatics would spin this.
On the face of it, spinning a story like this would seem impossible because it's so straightforward. A certain amount of money was earmarked to build X amount of hospitals. After a series of almost comedic blunders, $700 million was spent and the mission was not accomplished. You'd think that Team Russia would have some trouble trying to claim that non-existent hospitals actually exist. Also, given the circumstances which led the project over budget, even if you try to claim that corruption and stealing had nothing to do with the missing money, the only thing you have to fall back on is gross incompetence. In other words, if you insist that there wasn't any stealing involved, then you're basically saying all that money was pissed away due to idiocy.
Now they could try to spin this by claiming that Putin really had nothing to do with the inner workings of the project, or that these people responsible may have stolen the money but Putin didn't know about it or really isn't their best friend or whatever. Okay, fine. I'll buy that for a moment. But I have to ask, why can't Mr. Savior of Russia from the 90's and Gays exercise any control over these people? I mean if he is such a great leader who is by no means authoritarian even though Russia needs an authoritarian leader, why can't he stop this kind of theft and incompetence from going on right under his nose? This is a pretty simple project. You say to the people responsible, "I want X amount of hospitals in these places by this time and this is your budget. I want every ruble accounted for on a quarterly basis. If there's a discrepancy you can't explain expect to be indicted and facing 30 years in jail." See that's something a leader like Obama literally can't do because of separation of powers. Putin can do this, but he never does for some reason. So how is he this great leader who is improving Russia and bringing order, again?
My guess is that there are two ways apologists would spin a story like this. One is to claim that Reuters is a Western media source and therefore nothing they report can be trusted(unless they report something negative about the US, of course). This explanation doesn't hold water. The media company clearly attempted to interview the people being accused, giving them the opportunity to tell their side of the story. I'm not saying silence implies guilt, but giving the subjects of the investigation the opportunity to speak dispels the idea that this story was really cooked up by the CIA.
The other way is to find an example of a boondoggle project in the US or some European country and then declare that this is the equivalent. I've seen at least one American Team Russia fanatic claim that the Wall Street bail out was a massive example of corruption. That's not exactly an invalid argument, though it is an example of what I and others call "legal corruption," but it fails for the following reason. In America, if the US government wants to build say, a highway, they are going to get a fucking highway. Yes, the project could go over budget due to unforeseen circumstances and possibly some shady dealings with contractors, but in the end we're going to have one hell of a highway. Libertarians and Republican quasi-libertarians love talking about how wasteful and incompetent the government is, but this is the same government which is easily able to construct military bases all over the world. I'm not saying that's good, just that they get the shit done.
In Russia your standard big government project goes way over budget and provides little value. In my first years in Russia I would look at something like the lack of trash cans in many public places, for example, and think "Why don't they just make an initiative to provide more trash cans?" It just seems so simple. What will really happen though, is that any such project, as modest as it might seem, will go over-budget, and then provide something like half of the planned number of trash cans. After a few years of reading various stories about missing money and failed government projects, you learn to suppress that reaction. You think, "Why don't they…ah fuck it."
In the end the Putin cheerleaders can deny and spin this in whatever delusional way they see fit, but reality doesn't conform to their worldview and eventually the bill is going to come. This is especially important in light of the annexation of the Crimea, because now it is Russia's responsibility. The cheerleaders may point to this recent gas deal with China as an accomplishment, but China is well aware of Russia's troubles and this whole deal will most likely provide China with a number of pretexts for the annexation of territory in Siberia at some time in the near future. And when that happens, who will Russia turn to for help? America and Gayropa, of course, whose ambassadors will be hard-pressed to conceal their laughter as they pronounce their refusals to help Russia in its dispute with China.
I guess in the end they'll spin it in the way they usually do, by stamping their feet, gnashing their teeth, and screaming about Russophobia, liberals, Westerners, and anti-Russian propaganda. In their bizarro-world logic, pointing out these problems constitutes an attack on Russia. Wanting these problems to be solved is "anti-Russian." For me at least, it's not even about Putin. If Putin decides to stop supporting populist nutjobs and actually tackle these issues, if he comes down with an iron fist not on protesters or opposition media but rather businessmen who rip off the Russian people, I'll be one of the first to applaud him. This blog has a consistent record of giving the man all the credit he is justly owed. The issue is that I don't see him doing that. In fact I don't see anything even close to that happening. And to be honest I don't see any serious alternative candidate who has a solution to these problems. That candidate doesn't even appear on the horizon for me. The clock is ticking away. If things do not turn around, Russia is in for a nasty future, one which might be worse than the 90's. It is largely the phony "patriots", be they from Russia or of the imported variety who rode into the country on the Rejected & Buttmad Express, who will be to blame. They were the ones who attacked and smeared everyone who shined the spotlight on Russia's problems, which in fact were weaknesses in its foundation. Rather than demand that those weaknesses be shored up, they simply denied or pointed out that other countries had the same weaknesses. At least we'll have the entertainment value of watching them flee the country that they claimed was "rising" for the "degenerate crumbling" West.


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One could hear the clanging of chimes in the City of Throne.
The upfalling rain demanded silence and reverence. Most of the mortals in the City could do naught but watch the strange rain, and shudder at the foreboding thunder.
A sleek, black autochariot turned a street and fell in line with a congested lane. In the Cathedra Ward, near the center, there were always people working. Industry and labor didn't stop in the face of supernatural threats, it seemed.
"Now have you ever seen the King, or any of the Royal Family Members before?" asked the Commissioner as they drove through traffic.
Quinen laid back on his portion of the seat, as far away from the Commissioner as possible. He removed the stubby cigarette from his lips and Transmuted it into a flash of light. With another flick of his fingers, he pulled out a cig from his pocket, and lit it up by nearing it to the tattoo of Energies on his right hand.
The Commissioner waited for an answer.
"No." Quinen puffed out a slow waft of smoke. "They don't do much, do they?"
The Commissioner sighed. "The Viziers take care most of the governing, surely. But they are still important. The King is more than just a face, and the Royal Thaumaturgy runs deep in their veins."
Quinen rolled his eyes. "The 'Royal Thaumaturgy' is just Manipulation to strengthen physical capabilities. Life and Substance Fields."
"I care not for your wretched Magickry," said the Commissioner. "But…" she sighed. "Try to be at least a bit courteous before him. He is the symbol of Order and Law now, and if we garner his favor, we will be able to stop this mess before it erupts into something that spills into all the world. Tell him the truth. We are putting our foot forward. If the Wild Hunt completes its Transplanar Voyage, then it will spell bad fate for the City of Throne." She twitched a bit, and then muttered a silent uttering. Quinen strained to hear the verbal workings of a nigh-silent prayer.
The Warlock sighed and rolled his eyes. "As if I didn't know that already." He still hadn't gotten back his physical Instruments and Tools, so working with these makeshift tattoos and inks were guaranteeing a higher chance of Dissonance incurring every time he cast a spell. He shook his head.
The streets closer to the Cathedral in the Center of Throne were more congested. They came to a stoplight, and the traffic seemed like an impenetrable lot of parked cars. On either side of him were the tall Spires, and on their bases were the humans — with the one or two token races — walking about and fulfilling daily quotas and finishing tasks.
Quinen leaned on dragged on his cig. He saw his blurred reflection on the glass window — the long hair, the sharp features, the slowly growing back stubble. He realized that his new body didn't look too far from his old body. Except, maybe, for the build. He was a lot leaner in this shell; his old shell was a bit more squat and stubby.
His thoughts lingered even further into what had happened and finally dabbled upon the forefront memory of Chrysanthemum. She was inside the Collegium, yes? Surely the Dean would know of her, or of her nature. Hopefully she was still safe. Hopefully.
Quinen shook his head. He should stop hoping. It never did anything for him. He realized the worst now, and decided that if Chrysanthemum had been killed, or had been sent back to Avalon…
No. He shook his head again, looking like nothing but an indignant boy who had lost his favorite toy.
"What troubles you, Warlock?"
Quinen didn't answer. "I need you to come with me to the Collegium after this."
The Commissioner lifted an eyebrow. "Why can you not go inside?"
"The moniker of Warlock isn't given out as participation awards for not graduating, Commissioner. I need somebody of your stature as ah, how do I say this, a buffer."
"You need to get through the Celestial Lions, do you not?"
Quinen was silent, but nodded in response.
"Very well. But I shall schedule another interrogation with you once again afterwards. You being chased down by an Transplanar Entity and now an entire Transplanar Army coming is too convenient to be ignored."
"I understand." Quinen knew it would get to this, one way or another. He knew the risks. "Just let me into the Collegium."
The Commissioner stared at the Warlock, and Quinen looked away. From his periphery, he could feel her soul-gouging eyes. Quinen shook his head.
* * *
The Naphli HQ was being rebuilt. Most of the Top Command Crew officers and sergeants were given rest days, while the work continued on for the rest of them.
Captain Urie wasn't much physically affected by what happened. He paid for the donut, pizza, and neon pop combo meal the fast food chain 'Wantinables' had. "Enjoy your meal, sir."
Urie opened his mouth to reply, but saw the red eyed, chrome-skinned automaton standing behind the counter turn to the next guy in the store. "How may I help you, sir?"
The other guy — who asked for a burger combo — was the only other guy in the entire Wantinables shop in this corner of the street.
Urie walked out and into the deserted street. His eyes had almost glazed past the fact that the rain fell upwards. The strangeness of wondering where the water came from was not lost on him. The Storm Gods made sure the Water Cycle was well maintained. They must be toiling in the Spirit Courts right now.
The Captain walked down the block, to a four story tall apartment building squished between two twenty floor buildings. He walked up to the third floor, where the gaps between the room doors were sparse.
With a knock, the door swung open. Sersha and Gharth both lay on the makeshift beds the Captain had fashioned for them. Gharth, being the larger sized one, lay on the floor. Sersha lay on the couch. The smallest seeps of gray light flecked softly onto their cheeks through the gray blinds.
"Did they have pizza?" Sanami asked. The Captain walked past her, put the pizza on the congested wooden table with short legs, and turned to her. He had to look down again to see Sanami; her dark blue hair had been tied up in a bundle on top of her head. She set both of her hands on her hips, squishing the silken gray hoodie that fell to her knees. Until now, it was strange to see such a short human. At least, to Urie.
Urie gestured to the pizza on the low table. Sanami looked up at her captain, and then shook her head. She walked over to the table and picked up a slice, while the Captain walked over to the fridge and pulled out a chilly glass bottle. He opened the cap with a satisfying fizz on the edge of the table.
Falling onto the comfy, inviting leather chair beside the couch, Urie sipped on the bottle of Karnak — cheap chilled beer, but enough to give him the spike that he needed. It wasn't much, and it would probably still take a few more bottles, but…
He looked over to the two sleeping non-humans beside him. They were dedicated to their badge. They protected the Naphli and the people, despite being not-human.
Urie sighed.
"They fought well." Sanami's mouth was full of pizza.
"I know."
A silence cut through the room, a peach-flower cut buffered by the noise of sipping and chewing.
"The Transplanar Entity is out of our depth," said Sanami, now gobbling on her fifth slice. "Maybe the King might bring out a Deathsworn again?"
Urie raised an eyebrow. "I've never seen one of the Deathsworn before. They're as shadowy and as murky as the Phantasm in the Lake."
Sanami nodded. "I'd like to believe that they exist. But… well Urban Legend never helpd me."
Urie rolled his eyes. "I'd be more damned if I see one of the Knights Vigilant again."
Sanami raised an eyebrow. "They'd seen a badge that purportedly belonged to the Knights."
The Captain sighed. He realized his bottle was empty. He put it down beside the chair, and it clanked against the rows of bottles that he had tucked away in the same place. He rose and came back to his seat with another opened bottle. "I fake. The true Knights don't exist anymore."
"Do they not?"
"Even if they did, what use will they be? Political spears. That's it. Maybe even initiators of a war with Zir. They're gone. Useless. I don't even remember what it was they were formed for in the first place."
"It was for the culling of the Demonic Forces that were surfacing," said Sanami. "I… well that's all I know about that. The Twisted."
"Ah yes," Urie rolled his eyes. "The Spawn of the Elder God Kirahl."
Sanami bit her lip. "That's contested…"
"Of course it fucking is. With you Magickers, everything is contested." He swigged from his bottle.
The thunderclouds and the upfalling rain was causing an unusual tension to brew about the entirety of Throne City. Like a string stretched too taut, but with a large hammer slowly falling down upon it, and all that saw what was happening could only watch as the inevitable unfolded.
* * *
The street was empty. There were still buses and trams and autochariots that drove slowly down the road, but other than that, it felt like the Outer Streets of the Karoley Ward had been deserted. The neon lights still danced across upfalling rain.
Underneath an empty bus stop, Kotoro buzzed the Urie's frequency. He realized that the places where rain wouldn't usually splatter and hit, the upfalling rain wouldn't hit either. It was as if some sort of rewinding of past events, or maybe a phantasm conjured by some otherworldly force.
The Captain picked up after five buzzes. "Captain Urie, this is–"
"Hello? Hi. This is Sanami. Are you the Detective from Jubh-Kan?"
Kotoro blinked, and then nodded. "Y-yes. Are you…?"
"This is Sanami. The Captain isn't available right now."
"Oh." Then a gasp. "Oh no–"
"He's passed out, drunk. What do you need from him?"
A beat. Kotoro swallowed internally. "I need to speak with him. To update him and…" He thought that the next few words might better fit the Captain's ears.
"Hm. Okay. Come to these coordinates."
Kotoro knocked on the door of the strange brick building squished between two taller buildings. The door swung open to reveal Sanami, shorter than Kotoro, and wearing a gray hoodie that made ambiguous if she was wearing any underwear.
"H-Hello. Good day, miss. May I come in?"
Samani blinked, and then nodded. Kotoro bowed by the waist and closed the door behind him. "Where is the Captain?"
Sanami pointed at the sleeping Captain. He wore a clean enough gray shirt and black sweatpants. He looked like a person who never left their room, instead of a Captain of the Naphli themselves.
Urie scratched his belly and snored.
"I tried everything," said Sanami.
Kotoro sighed. "I guess he is tired. With all the work he's doing, I am not surprised that he hasn't collapsed yet."
Sanami shrugged. "The Captain's a strong man. He lives for the work, for the hustle. It's like… it's like if he doesn't keep working, the tension breaks and everything falls apart."
Kotoro raised an eyebrow. "Really?"
Sanami nodded.
A moment of silence passed between them. Kotoro eyed the pizza. "Would you mind?"
Sanami stared at the pizza as well. There was only one slice left. Sanami licked her lips.
"Did you finish this all by yourself?"
Sanami shook her head. "The Captain helped. But I'm a hungry badger."
Kotoro raised an eyebrow. "We could cut it…?"
"Sure. Why not." And they did so. A sliced pizza, cut in half lengthwise. They both enjoyed a pizza not fully. Sanami felt so guilty she offered Kotoro the first two donuts from the box.
Kotoro chuckled. "It would be my pleasure." And he wolfed down the two doughy treats. He wondered if Sanami regretted her strange little bout of generosity.
"So," she said, watching him eat. "You're from Jubh-Kan?"
Kotoro nodded. "It is… darker there than here."
"Ah yes," said Sanami. "The Tri-Layered City."
"It is a strange city, for sure."
"For sure."
Kotoro looked out past the blinds and noticed the gray skies that blotted out the Daystar. "But, with these thunderclouds, it might as well be as dark." Kotoro turned to look at her, and noticed the various different earings and rings and bracelets that hung from her as if she were an inside out jewelry box. Kotoro raised an eyebrow. "Are you a Savant?"
Sanami smiled, and she moved in such a way that made her bracelets clank against each other. "I'm an Adept at both the Fields of Matter and Diwa. I've studied Elementology and such, as well as Diwatology. If you were thinking of asking about the current state of events, I've no idea. The Storm Courts might be strangely angry to make this strange weather come to pass."
"Yes," said Kotoro. His eyes lingered on a bit more at the Instruments, before he turned back to the brooding clouds. "It was much too abrupt a change — and unpredicted by our Meteocasters — to be the natural order of events. The Storm Theito must've done something."
"But none of the Spiritspeakers have reported anything," said Sanami.
"Yeah." Kotoro dusted his fingers on his dark jacket and said. "You studied Elementology?"
"I did. You have the dense Resonance of a Matter user."
"I am," said Kotoro. "What do you think of the newest model that's been submitted for Elemental States?"
Sanami scoffed. "Hirem-Ya and Adaniro are hacks."
"But you don't think they have an interesting point? What about Lightning? What about light? What about the properties of Fire? Of blood? Are all liquids Water? Then what about superheated lava — they flow like viscous liquid. Are all gases air?"
Sanami shrugged.
"I think," continued Kotoro, "the Iotic Model is better. Right before the cusp of Diwa, they are Iota — inorganic things of the smallest scale that when grouped with others of different iotic colors, they form amalgams, which then join together to create the different states. Fire, Water, Earth, Air — they're just states now."
Sanami blinked, raised an eyebrow and leaned back into a more comfortable position on her chair. "Then why are there Spirits for those?"
"For the elements? Don't Spirits represent concepts, after all? It's a matter of time before the Gossamer of the Mael spits them into being as we realize more about the Mund. Hell it's even debated whether the Mael creates them or just brings them into light. The Mael is far vaster, and Timespace is a strange concept that might not exist to that expanse."
"Yes, sure, but most spirits we have now have been there since the beginning of time. How can there not be concepts for the Iotic models? Everything has a Spirit, and those that have Spirits are the best way to scrutinize matter." Sanami swallowed a donut.
Kotoro grinned. "What about Dwarfic Forces?"
"Dwarficity isn't a force or matter," argued Sanami. "No spirit represents it because it's simply the pulling down of the Earth–"
Kotoro raised an eyebrow. "Actually, it's the Binding of the Mund-Soul to the Souls living here. It's been tested and verified. It's why there are no Spirits — no Sprito, no Anito, no Theito, of Dwarficity: because the Spirit might be the Mund itself. Have you not read the latest papers on Energies? It's why Dwarfic Studies is now a joined effort of almost every Savant. It's crazy. The Mund-Soul might be a way to explain all the different Realms, and maybe even to survey if there might be something past the stars."
Sanami rolled her eyes. "The Mund-Soul was conspiracy when I first heard it, but sure. I'll take it. But going past the stars? There's a reason Adon set up the Firmament."
Kotoro shrugged. "There have been reports of Magickers reaching past the blue sky and reaching a bordermarch of pure darkness."
Sanami rolled her eyes. "Also conspiracy. Don't believe EVERYTHING you hear, Savant."
Kotoro smiled. "And you too, Savant."
Silence followed. Kotoro watched the Captain stir in his sleep. It was going to be a wait he'd have to endure.
"I'm going to go out," said Sanami, rising to her feet. "Watch over them for me."
Kotoro nodded, as Sanami opened the door and left, locking it behind her.
Now he'd have to wait alone.


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Welcome to Oliver Harper's Retrospectives & Reviews. Like us all at FTN, Oliver LOVES cinema, and like us, he has passions that not everyone shares, but he feels obligated to put the word out. This week Oliver looks at Labyrinth… we'll let him tell you the aims of these videos himself. Over to you, Oliver…
Every week FTN will be hosting videos looking back at classic films from the 80s and early 90s…
"The videos will be a retrospective look back at a particular film covering all sides of the production and discussing how the film turned out. Many people on the net generally like to discuss films with a negative attitude and take joy in bashing films for comedic effect which does work but often many of the reviews aren't researched well or films are taken out of context for the purpose of making a joke and I feel websites such as youtube have become over-saturated with these types of videos, I wanted to do something different.
"Often you come across films with no extras available on the DVD and you want to know more about it, so with some of the upcoming videos I will be discussing films that don't get the respect they deserve or the ones that aren't as bad as people think…"
This week's review – Labyrinth
After the success of Dark Crystal, Jim Henson wanted to produce another fantasy film but with a lighter tone after the complaints from many parents who thought the Dark Crystal was a little too scary and dark for children.
Mr Henson collaborated again with conceptual designer Brian Froud and brought in Terry Jones (from Monty Python) fame to come up with a story based on some of Brian's designs. They wanted something involving Goblins set within a labyrinth. The original story by Jones was changed heavily during the course of the production and with the casting of David Bowie many things were changed to incorporate his musical numbers. The film wasn't very successful at the box office and the feedback from critics was often harsh.
However, once it hit VHS it became huge and built up a large following quickly. Labyrinth stands out as a great technical achievement and has lots of heart and character to its story and design. This film should not be missed by any child growing up now, it has everything you need in a fantasy movie. All grown ups love looking back at this film and always remember it fondly.
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