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What you need:
• 9 Craft Sticks
• Paint, orange and black
• 1 Chenille Stem, green
• Elmer's Tacky Glue
• Paint brush
• Foam Brush
1. Lay the craft sticks side-by-side on a flat surface and squeeze Elmer's Tacky Glue all over the sticks. Then, using your foam brush spread the glue in between the grooves. Let the glue dry for approximately 15 minutes, then glue the other side, allowing it to dry as well.
2. Once dried, turn the piece over and paint the other side with the orange paint. Let dry.
3. To create the hanger, bend the chenille stem in half and then twist and curl each end. Glue onto the orange side of the sticks.
4. Using the black paint, paint a Jack-O-Lantern face onto the orange sticks and let dry. Hang or add a magnet on the back for display on the fridge.


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What better way to toast Father's Day than with a bottle of silky smooth Pinot Noir from Sanford Winery, the first to plant the now ubiquitous grape in the Santa Rita Hills of California? Not only does the forward-thinking winery employ sustainable farming practices, it also conserves water, eschews chemicals and pesticides, and maintains a 127-acre land trust for native flora and fauna. The result is a fresher, more vibrant wine—we love the berrylicious 2006 vintage which blends grapes from Sanford's estate vineyard, La Rinconada, with fruit from the Sanford and Benedict Vineyard next door. Good wine plus family equals a fantastic way to celebrate Dad. Cheers to that. Available here for $35.
This article originally appeared in Plenty in June 2008. This story was added to MNN.com in June 2009.
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The royal eagle dtfrteth on his quarry" from the heights,
The banner of the chieftain162 far, far below us waves;
For the shadow of thy presence, round our camp of rock outspread;
God! MRS. HEMANS.
1. If I wished to prove the value of religion, would you thin* I served it much if I took as my motto "Religion is power "? Would not that be a base and sordid view of its advantages? And would you not say, he who regards religion as a power intends to abuse it as a priestcraft? If the cause be holy, do not weigh it in the scales of the market; if its objects be peaceful, do not seek to arm it with the weapons of strife ; if it is to be the ce'ment of society, do not vaunt it as the triumph of class against class.
2. Knowledge is one of the powers in the moral world, but one that, in its immediate result, is not always of the most worldly advantage to the possessor. It is one of the slowest, because one of the most durable, of agencies. It may take a thousand years for a thought to come into power, and the thinker who originated it might have died in rags or in chains. Saith an Italian proverb, "The teacher is like the candle," which lights others in consuming itself."
3. Therefore, he who has the true ambition of knowledge should entertain it for the power of his idea, not for the power it may bestow on himself. It should be lodged in the conscience, and, like the conscience, look for no certain reward on this side the grave. And, since knowledge is compatible with good and with evil, would it not be better to say, " Knowledge is a trust"? Hence, so far from considering that we do all that is needful to accomplish ourselves as men when we cultivate only the intellect, we should remember that we thereby continually increase tha range of our desires, and therefore of our temptations.
4. Wo should endeavor, simultaneously, to cultivate both those affections of the heart which prove the ignorant to be God's children no less than the wise, and those moral qualities which have made men great and good when reading and writing were scarcely known. Patience and fortitude under poverty and distress; humility" and beneficence amidst grandeur and wealthy justice, the father of all the more solid virtues, softened by charity, which is their loving mother; accompanied by these, knowledge, indeed, becomes the magnificent crown of humanity,. — not the imperious despot, but the checked and tempered sovereign of the soul. Sir E. Bulwer Lvtton.
5. It is a miserable mistake, though by no means an unfrequent one, to suppose that the value of the intellect consists mainly or principally in its sufficiency for our worldly furtherance. The man who can come to such a conclusion is in much the same degree of baseness and absurdity as those who were followers of jur Saviour only for the sake of the loaves and fishes. We value intelligence high, not because it may lead us to such things, as, indeed, it often does, but because it raises us above them. Not that I am one of those who regard the advantages of this world as things absolutely of no account. Good houses and good clothes, and a good diet, and good possessions generally, are welcome, for the most part, even to the most rational man. I would not detract from them; let them pass for their full value; only thus much would I say, that the only effect upon our welfare of these and all other external things is by their impressions upon the mind.
6. Impressions from without never fail to be dulled, and deadened by repetition. But our intellectual habits, on the contrary," are strengthened by exercise; they become quicker, moro vivid, and more agreeable, from day to day. As the mind is the man, we must address ourselves to the mind if we would procure the man's enjoyment; we must frame it to energy, and quickness, and sensibility. A person of loose, and feeble, and listless disposition, will be feeble and listless still, though he be surrounded with pleasurable resources. They will merely tantalize him; he can do nothing with great means; whereas the man of intelligence, quick, lively, and full of spirit, can make much of very little means, turn all things to account, find everywhere a soul of gladness, and "good in everything."
7. Thus am I requited. This is the service that my mind, irith all the pains that I have bestowed upon it, has rendered me; and verily, the reward is not such as to attract the worldly
eyo, or kindle the lust of covetousness. There is nothing of show or glitter in it; nothing of pomp or circumstance • neither by its means have I arrived, nor am I ever likely to arrive, at greatness. It speaks not in the trumpet-blast of fame, but in the still voice of consciousness. Nor yet am I altogether sure that my mind, as I have framed it, will insure me what is called success in life; for this depends not on one's self; occasion may be wanting to it, competition may keep it out, accident may frustrate it.
8. But, though it has given me none of these things, it has done me a far better service, inasmuch as it has enabled me tc forego them, and to live contentedly without them. It can nevet assure me the favors of fortune, but it has made me independent of her. By its aid I can find my happiness in myself, instead of looking for it anxiously, and hurriedly, and vainly, in things without me. This is my reward; and, on the whole, comparing what I have gained with what I have undergone, I am well satisfied with it, — satisfied to the very fulness of gratitude. Truly then did Solomon say unto us, "Wisdom is the principal thingtherefore get wisdom: and, with all thy getting, get understanding. Exalt her, and she shall promote thee; she shall bring thee to honor when thou dost embrace her. Forsake her not, and she i!in 11 preserve thee; love her, and she shall keep thee."
"Of all political characters," says the German historian, Heeren, "Demos'thenes is the most sublime; he is the purest tragic character with which history is acquainted. When, still trembling with the ve'hement force of his language, we read his life in Plutarch," when we transfer ourselves into his times and his situation, we are carried away by a deeper interest than can be excited by any hero of the epic" muse or of tragedy From his first appearance till the moment when he swallowed poison in the temple, we see him contending against destiny, which seems to mock him with malignant cruelty. It throws him to the ground, but never subdues him.
"What a crowd of emotions must have struggled through his manly breast amidst this interchange of reviving and expiring hopes! How natural was it that the lines of melancholy and of indignation, such as we yet behold in his bust, should have been imprinted on his severe countenance! It was his high calling to be the pillar of a sinking state. Thirty years he remained true to this cause, nor did he yield till he was buried beneath the ruins of his country."
It was about the middle of the fourth century" before our era when Demosthenes began to command attention in the Athenian assemblies. His first attempt, like those of Walpole and Sheridan in the British parliament," was a failure; and the derision which he received from the multitude would have discouraged an inferior spirit forever. It only nerved Demosthenes to severer study, and to a more obstinate contest with his physical disadvantages. He assiduously practised his growing powers as an advocate before the legal tribunals before he again ventured to speak on state affairs. But at length he reappeared before the people, and the dominion of his genius was supreme.
2. Cicero Ann Demosthenes Comparen. — Fenelon.
To me Demos'thenes seems superior to Cicero." I yield to no one in my admiration of the latter. He adorns whatever he touches. He lends honor to speech. He uses words as no one else can use them. His versatility is beyond description. Ho is even concise and ve'hement when disposed to be so, — as against Cit'iline, against Verres, against An'tony. But we detect the embellishments in his discourses. The art is marvellous, but it is not hidden. The orator does not, in his concern for *ha republic, fbrget himself, nor does he allow himself to be for. gotten.
Demosthenes, on the contrary, seems to lose all consciousness of himself, and to rec'ognize only his country. He does not seek the beautiful; he unconsciously creates it. He is superior to admiration. He uses language as a modest man uses his garment — for a covering. He thunders, he lightens; he is like a torrent hurrying all before it. We cannot criticize him, for we arc in the sweep of his influence. We think on what he says, not on how he says it. We lose sight of the speaker; we are occupied only with his subject.
3. Alfren The Great. — Charles Dickens.
As great and good in peace as he was great and good in war, King Alfred never rested from his labors to improve his people. He made just laws, that they might live more happily and freely; he turned away all partial judges, that no wrong might be done them; he was so careful of their property, and punished robbers so severely, that it was a common thing to say that under the great King Alfred garlands of golden chains and jewels might have hung across the streets, and no man would have touched one.
He founded schools; he patiently heard causes himself in his court of justice. Every day he divided into certain portions, and in each portion devoted himself to a certain pursuit. That he might divide his time exactly, he had wax torches or candles" made, which were all of the same size, were notched across at regular distances, and were always kept burning. Thus, as the candles burnt down, he divided the day into notches, almost as accurately as we now divide it into hours upon the clock. He had the candles put into cases formed of wood and white horn; and these were the first lanthorns ever made in England.
All this time he was afflicted with a terrible unknown disease, which caused him violent and frequent pain, that nothing could relieve. He bore it, as he had borne all the troubles of his life, like a brave good man, until he was fifty-three years old; and then, having reigned thirty years, he died. He died in the year nine hundred and one; but, long ago as that is, his fame, and the love and gratitude73 with which his subjects regarded him, are freshly remembered to the present hour.
4. Mary, Queen Of Scots. — Robertso'i
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By Ernest Barteldes
Until decades ago, Roman Catholics abstained from meat on Fridays as form of penance in honor of the death of Jesus Christ on the cross, but after Vatican II the requirement was dropped and the decision to continue the tradition or not was left up to each nation's churches. Most dropped the rule (though some heavily Catholic nations still keep doing so), and today most just abstain from meat on Fridays during the period of Lent – and especially on Good Friday.
Many people are unaware that the Catholic Church still recommends abstaining from meat on Fridays, but Renata and I do keep Fridays meat-free year round and opt instead for vegetarian of fish-based dishes. Of course this is not a problem because we do not eat red meat at home as a rule. In fact, since we are both big seafood and vegetable fans, sometimes we go for a full two weeks without even eating chicken. We try not to be too strict about it, and we do eat hot dogs when we go to Coney Island during the summer, and we will occasionally eat meat-based dishes when traveling.
Back when I was in Brazil, the tradition on Good Friday was to make baked salted codfish on Good Friday, and in some areas it is prepared with lavish ingredients that include coconut milk, cream and tomatoes – while planning this year's Good Friday dinner, I came across a recipe published in a Fortaleza newspaper that included a rich shrimp sauce along with the usual potatoes and black olives.
As I have written before, Renata and I try to blend both Brazilian and Polish Easter traditions – Every year I make my way to Astoria to get those wonderful chocolate-filled eggs that are sold during this time, and on the day before Easter we head to a nearby Polish church to have our Easter Sunday breakfast blessed – eggs, sausage, bread and babka (a kind of semi-sweet cake) during a short ceremony that traditionally takes place in Renata's home country and of course is carried on by the Polish community here.
Since we are both off on Good Friday, I take the opportunity to make the traditional bacalhau (codfish) that is served around Brazil – the salted fish is soaked overnight in fresh water, and the water is changed often to get rid of all the salt and then broken in small pieces. It is then layered with potatoes, tomatoes, red bell peppers, black olives, cheese, unfiltered palm oil, coconut milk and cream – it is delicious by itself or with a side of rice.
Recipe: Good Friday Codfish
Source: Cybercook, translated from Portuguese
2 lb. salted codfish, soaked overnight to remove the salt and hand-shredded in small pieces
4 oz. Cream (for best results use Media Crema, found in Latin stores)
14 oz. Coconut milk (one can)
100 ml olive oil
1 14 oz. can diced tomatoes
1 large onion, sliced
2 tablespoons unfiltered palm oil (azeite de dende)
2 cups shredded mozzarella
Salt, pepper and black olives to taste
One large yellow bell pepper, thinly sliced
Grease a large baking dish with olive oil. Layer it with potatoes, tomatoes, yellow peppers, onion, another onion, mozzarella, Add two tablespoons palm oil and layer the black olives. Repeat until all the ingredients have finished. Drizzle with coconut milk and make the last layer, which is mozzarella and olives covered in cream. Bring to a low oven for 1 hour, covered with foil. Remove foil and let brown (about 30 minutes).


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This morning I was up early and reading the newspaper and a tiny tidbit of information jumped out at me. To most people it would seem inconsequential, but to me and many of you it is of utmost importance.
The kernel of information was that on today, 1 January 1892, ELLIS ISLAND opened it's doors.
This was written in today's issue of PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE Almanac (On This Day January 1) 1892 The Ellis Immigrant Station in New York formally opened.
Although my great grandparents Patrick O'Rourke Ellen Mortel, Thomas Dowd and Bridget Naughton came from 1872 thru 1888 my German relatives, including my mother, Gerda Schridde came via Ellis Island.
They all had left to find a new life and better conditions for their families. Would we have the courage to do that today.
Chuck and I had moved to Korea and Yugoslavia for his work. I knew at the time I would be going back home. I should write about my travels, and I do not know why I am procrastinating. I suppose it is my nature to procrastinate
Perhaps this should be one of my goals, but I need to get going and scan thirty years worth of pictures. I would like to add them to my story of I have done. Looking at it now, it would be a treasure for some descendants one hundred years from now.
Happy New Year.


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I took a recent trip to Target, just to return something & pick up some tortilla wraps, but of course I was swayed to check out the clearance section in the women's clothing department. Despite my protest against buying yet another dress since I clearly have no closet space for it, the $8.74 price tag made all the difference when I saw the Converse One 'Adna' Dress ($34.99 online). Not to mention, that the only two dresses on the rack were in a Medium, so I didn't think it would fit. But then again, I did recently lose some weight, so I ducked into the fitting room to try it on. Now, this is me, at home with my new dress friend, smiling like it's Christmas day!
I bought the wide stretch belt by Minicci ($12.99) a while back from Payless, of course with a coupon when it was on sale for $7.99. Also, the crocodile tights ($9.80) were another recent coupon purchase from Kohl's by Simply Vera Vera Wang. I got 20% off just for being a cardholder!
The cardigan is a last season clearance purchase from Old Navy (I'm sure it was under $12). Since the dress is pretty lightweight, the heaviness of the knit cardigan is a perfect match to add some texture & make it fall-ready! My staple sunburst necklace comes from Park Lane Jewelry, in which I received at a discounted price since I reaped the benefits of hosting a jewelry party two summers ago.
I bet you're all wondering about the shoes.. They're from Payless by Lela Rose. I bought them about two winters ago, probably for around $38.00, but I'm sure that there was a BOGO 50% off deal in there somewhere! I'm a big fan of black & cream, so this is a perfect uniform for me this fall.
I'm especially proud of the closeup on the headband since I made it myself, with a basic fabric-wrapped headband from a dollar store, as well as ribbons & lace from stores like Michael's, Walmart, & Joann's Fabrics & Craft Stores. I love all the different details in this look, knowing that it's not too busy or bulky.
What do you think of my first official outfit posting? All together it probably cost just over $100, but all of it can be mixed & matched with different outfits. I can't wait to see how this dress looks next summer with some wedges & an updo! If you like looks that can be switched up b/w seasons, check out The $100 Challenge! Happy Styling!


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Are you a veteran, the current spouse of a veteran or a surviving widow or widower of a veteran? The Veterans' Administration offers a Special Pension through the Aid and Attendance benefit for veterans assisted living that is largely unknown. This Special Pension allows for qualified veterans and surviving spouses who require the regular attendance of another person to assist in support with activities of daily living receive additional monetary benefits. Assisted care in an assisted living community qualifies.
A veteran is eligible for up to $1,788 per month, while a surviving spouse is eligible for up to $1,149 per month. A couple is eligible for up to $2,120 per month. A veteran with a sick spouse is eligible for up to $1,406 per month. (*Figures are from the Veteran's Administration as of 01/11/16. Please contact a VA office near you to verify current Aid and Attendance monthly payments.)
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Prize Committee Vacancies
George Benedict
Vacancies for AAS Prize committees will be filled by Council at its meeting in Long Beach, California in January 2013. Current committee members are listed under "Committees" on the AAS homepage, http://aas.org/comms.
Committees that will have vacancies, followed by the number of vacancies on each (in parenthesis) are:
Russell Lectureship Committee (2)
Heineman Prize Committee (2)
Warner and Pierce Prize Committee (3)
Annie J. Cannon Prize Committee (1)
AAS Education Prize Committee (2)
Weber Award Committee (2)
Henri Chrétien Grant Committee (2)
Van Biesbroeck Prize Committee (3)
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Joe Baiza is turning into the busiest man in show business town. In one
week, his 80s beat-punk band, Sacharrine Trust opened for (by special
request of the very lovely) Tortoise at the Troubador; a few days later
Joe Baiza's Congress of... absolutely, pitilessly tore up Taix, the
venue where he's now also somehow involved in drawing great and diverse
bands for the monthly Joe Baiza night.
I ran into him in the parking lot after the Taix show, and between nips from his flask of Old Grandad which is onsale at Gelson's this week, he gave me a copy of the recently released, long lost record from Puttanesca, the band he'd joined/formed, (it's a long story), more than a decade ago, with vocalist, Weba Garretson, bassist, Ralph Gorodetsky and drummer, Wayne Griffin.
The recently reformed Puttanesca have been putting in some quite enthralling performances in support of the record. That vocalist Weba is one of the more intensely charismatic performers I've witnessed helps not a little. Damn! She captivates a room by moving across it, even before she opens her, well, let's face it, rather generous mouth.
I guess you might be forgiven for thinking if you're gonna call yourself Puttanesca you wouldn't have any trouble tossing off a rather spicy album in a day or something... Originally recorded with Mark Wheaton at Catasonic in Echo Park, the record got itself shelved when the magic and momentum of the raw recordings and the live performances got somehow lost in the mix. Before it could be retrieved, Joe was a victim of a racist attack while touring in Germany. Some might call it attempted murder. As Weba says of the time, "Things began to unravel..." Just seems to be the way when you shoehorn so much talent into one band.
After ten years of contemplation and a myriad of other quite notable projects for each of the band members, the Puttanesca record finally arrives much closer to Joe Baiza's original concept. Uncompromising and courageously stripped down; angular, trippy and raw. The beat of the drum, the bass and guitar is sheer and insistently clear. The vocals arc, arch and bend your will. Like a meeting between Dot Allison and the Gang of Four in a particularly troublesome part of town, the record is a bed of perfectly contemporary needles. It never lets me rest.
To find out more about Puttanesca and hear them, visit their website: http://www.webagarretson.com/Puttanesca/
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List price: $21.95Copyright year: 1999Publisher: Red Wheel/WeiserBinding: HardcoverPages: 192Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.75" tall Weight: 0.792Language: English
Born in Chicago, Illinois, the son of a cabinetmaker, Theodore Roszak received a Ph.D. from Princeton University and then taught at Stanford University. Since the mid-1960s, Roszak has been teaching at California State University, Hayward. His only lengthy departure from academia was when he served as editor of Peace News s in London during 1964 and 1965. Roszak's writings and social philosophy have been controversial since the publication of The Making of a Counter Culture in 1968. In his classic work, Roszak views the youthful dissident culture of the 1960s as an alternative to the dominant technocratic environment. To transform society from "technological totalitarianism" and the… More depersonalized methodology of science, Roszak gracefully suggests a merger of subjectivity, individualism, mysticism, a symbiotic relationship with nature, and an ethical concern for the well-being of others. A major criticism of Roszak's emphasis on spiritual transformation and his faith in youthful dissidents is his "apolitical" philosophy. Reliance on expanded consciousness and personal fulfillment is not viewed as a viable force for change. In his subsequent books, especially Where the Wasteland Ends (1972) and Person/Planet (1978), Roszak articulates an "intercommunion between man and nature," which recognizes that a synthesis of human needs and the well-being of the planet can be a force to displace the ideologies of industrial society. Unfortunately, these works often have been simplistically read as paeans to individual expanded consciousness. Roszak analyzes the influences on the radical movement of the 1960s, seeking a union between scientific thinking and other modes of consciousness: mystic, aesthetic, and ethical. In The Voice of the Earth (1992), Roszak bridges the scientific and the subjective mind to stimulate a culture that nourishes both personal fulfillment and the well-being of the earth. Roszak departs from his general thesis in The Cult of Information (1986) to challenge the folklore surrounding the computer revolution and to address the distinction between the processing of information and thinking. He opposes technological-industrial development and the preeminence of science but continues to support changes in attitudes, consciousness, and values in order to transform technological and scientific achievements into engines for the well-being of human beings. Less
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LETTER- In Jefferson Ward's defense
I met Jeffrey Allen Ward in early January 2005 ["Local con man Jefferson Ward dead?" News, January 11]. He was battling for his life faced with allegations of rape and assault, which were later dropped after he spent 12 months in jail.
I recall one night overhearing him in prayer. I was shocked to hear him call my name. He unselfishly and compassionately prayed for me. Somehow, through his words that night, I was able to catch a glimpse, a brief reflection, of who he was. He was a true believer in Christ. I was so moved that I too became a believer. I never got a chance to thank him, so I daily thank Christ for him.
Unlike the Hook, I won't remember him as a habitual criminal or liar but as a believer in Christ. Frankly, I don't believe his obituary cast him this way either. I'm amazed that the only thing you can print of someone is the mistakes he made.
This article was written after a man's death. You have chosen to not love thy neighbor. We are supposed to be kind to others. Please don't tell the public that as a business, you are not associated with religion. You are in business for the dollar, which you willingly accept and insist upon. And it has printed on it "In God We Trust."
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Have you ever thought of a mobile device that runs without battery? Researchers say it's possible.
A team of researchers at the University of Washington has designed a phone that does not have batteries. Instead, it draws a few microwatts of power from ambient radio signals or light.
The team eliminated the use of battery by converting analog sound signals that convey sounds into digital data.
The phone uses vibrations from its microphone to encode speech patterns in the reflected signals to transmit speech, and to receive speech it converts encoded radio signals into sound vibrations that are picked up by the phone's speaker.
The team demonstrated that the prototype phone can perform basic functions such as transmitting speech and data and receiving user input through buttons. Through Skype the team managed to receive incoming calls, dial out, and place callers on hold with the phone.
"We've built what we believe is the first functioning cellphone that consumes almost zero power," said Shyam Gollakota, an associate professor in the Paul G Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at UW. "To achieve the really, really low power consumption that you need to run a phone by harvesting energy from the environment, we had to fundamentally rethink how these devices are designed."
The battery-free phone requires 3.5 microwatts of energy to perform some functions. It can operate using the power gathered from ambient radio signals transmitted by a base station up to 31ft away.
Using power from ambient light with a solar cell as small as a grain of rice, the phone was able to communicate with a base station that was 50ft away.
The team is working to improve the operating range and encrypting conversations to make them secure. It is also working to stream video over the battery-free phone and add visual display feature to it using low-power E-ink screens.
"You could imagine in the future that all cell towers or Wi-Fi routers could come with our base station technology embedded in it," said Vamsi Talla, a former UW electrical engineering doctoral student.
"And if every house has a Wi-Fi router in it, you could get battery-free cellphone coverage everywhere," added Talla.


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The Rekkashinken (烈火真拳? "Raging Fire/Conflagration True Fist") is one of Fei Long's Super Combos, introduced in Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
|All appearances
|Fei Long
Executed by pressing two quarter-circle forward motions and punch, it is basically a more advanced and powerful version of the original Rekkaken punches that Fei Long uses, but he adds on two additional hits in the middle for more damage. With the two additional hits, the total number of punches becomes five, and the fifth backfist itself knocks the opponent down, just like the third hit would do in the original Rekkaken punches.
Similarly to Rekkaken, the horizontal distance covered by each strike is determined by the punch button pressed, with heavier punches meaning longer reach.
In the Street Fighter IV games, the move's visual execution was somewhat changed, as the third and fourth punches now are, respectively, an uppercut with the following arm and a downwards elbow smash with the leading hand, instead of merely repeating the animations for the first two strikes.
Besides finishing combos with great damage deal, Fei Long can also use this attack to pass through projectiles via startup invincibility, but the input must be timed almost immediately before the projectile hits Fei Long. Therefore, it is best to use it if the projectile-using opponent is close to Fei Long, as then he will have a better chance of hitting them after he passes through the projectile.
Like with the original Rekkaken, the nature of the move sliding forward with hitboxes active makes it an easy move to punish if carelessly used, especially via frame disadvantage on block. Unlike the original, all blows are automatic, so delayed frame traps are impossible and thus it's often more safe to use the super as a combo finisher.
|Fei Long's Move List
|Unique Attacks
|Chokkarakusho • Engekishu
|Special Attacks
|Rekkaken • Shienkyaku • Rekkukyaku • Tenshin • Ryuogeki • Shoenryu
|Super Combos
|Rekkashinken • Ryuu Yassai • Shien Renkyaku
|Ultra Combos
|Rekkashingeki • Gekirinken


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It is a big part of moral behavior in ordinary situations not to kill people. Yet the morally healthy inhibition against killing people has to be lost, of necessity, in war—even in a morally justified war. It is a big part of politeness—not in the sense of using the right fork, but in the sense of civility—in ordinary situations not to tell another person that she is wrong and misguided about something she cares a lot about, or that she cares about being right about. For brevity's sake, let's just say it's a big part of politeness or civility not to correct people. Yet the civilized inhibition against correcting people has to be lost, of necessity, in a philosophical argument.The way she frames this is in terms of 'inhibition loss,' whereby one 'loses' the usual inhibition against killing/rudeness, and thus is in danger of losing other inhibitions along the way. She thinks the position of women in philosophy can be substantially improved simply by limiting the amount of rudeness in the discussion to 'no more than what is necessary,' in much the same way that Just War prohibitions against indiscriminate killing are helpful in preventing wars from being worse than they must be.
My experience is that polite philosophical discussion is not only possible, it's the case -- unless by "rudeness" you mean the odd thing she is framing as rude, the questioning of people's beliefs. Philosophy conferences are sometimes heated, but usually are extraordinarily polite. Philosophy conferences are also a great place to see things questioned all the way down to the ground. You will see people's entire belief systems destroyed in front of an audience, at times, but almost never in a way we would ordinarily describe as rude. It's only rude if you think it's improper to destroy ideas people care about. Sometimes, though, they're bad ideas.
Indeed, Arpaly's own work questions two of philosophy's most basic assumptions, the centrality of reason to morality and of deliberation to reason. Her opening example makes more sense if you read it in the context of that questioning.
I'll never forget the old guy who asked me, at an APA interview: "suppose I wanted to slap you, and suppose I wanted to slap you because I thought you were giving us really bad answers, and I mistakenly believed that by slapping you I'll bring out the best in you. Am I blameworthy?".This turns out to be a highly relevant question, if desire ought to override reason in the way she is arguing it sometimes should. The prohibitions against violence (including all the ones in Just War theory) are rational principles. They arise not in the heat of the moment, but from abstracting away from the real situations of war to try to find ways in which these situations are alike. Those ways in which many different situations are alike are called "universals" by most philosophers -- I often say they are, properly speaking, analogies -- and the universals are rational objects. The reason we can craft general rules governing very different wars in different times and places is because of rational deliberation of this kind.
When he said "suppose I wanted to slap you", his butt actually left his chair for a moment and his hand was mimicking a slap in the air.
The assumption that such rationally derived rules should govern these interactions is just what she is questioning: sometimes, instead of favoring rationally derived rules, we should listen to our desires. She is proposing a system for doing that and suggesting we would be better off, at least sometimes, if we followed our hearts. Thus the question: what if my heart leads me to violence? Doesn't allowing desires to override rationally-derived rules weaken protections against violence, especially in cases where her proposed system seems to justify substituting desires for the rules derived in rational deliberation?
It's a good question. The fact that she wants to analogize the situation to Just War only makes it a better question. It seems as if a model like hers is going to need very strong rules to prevent licensing violence -- and, by extension, many other kinds of passionate behavior. Otherwise she will have to accept being slapped by someone who really has a desire to do it that is grounded in the right way for her system. Presumably, she is not willing to be slapped. Indeed, she finds even the pantomime of a slapping so objectionable that she's remembered it for years as a clear example of something offensive in philosophy. She is writing a piece specifically to call us not to do such things. To say that another way, she is proposing rules governing desired behavior, to be applied to situations like 'philosophical discussion' in general.
If it does need such rules, though, doesn't that undermine her whole model? Such rules are rational, and are being derived at a deliberative distance. Moral behavior ends up primarily involving containing such desires according to rationally-derived rules that come from deliberation. She just wants different rules, presumably ones that allow for the indulging of desires she approves of more often than is permitted by the rules we have now.
The fact that we can see that comes from the question. It suggests that her basic model is flawed, all the way to the ground. It's an insightful point. I wonder if she has a response, beyond the objection that it was rude.


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Don't waste time waiting for healthcare. Find and compare ER and urgent care wait times. You can also search for primary and specialty care providers. The app uses geolocation to find the nearest medical providers and average wait times using The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid database. Once the user selects a medical facility, the app will navigate the user to the facility using Apple or Google maps, Waze, or hail an Uber! Live wait times are available for providers subscribing to Checked In. Encourage your local healthcare to participate in live wait times. Visit www.checkedin.tech for further information.
Average wait times are reported to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid by the ERs on a quarterly basis and do not reflect current number of patients in the waiting room. Live wait times are only available for prescribing medical facilities and may vary according to patient acuity. The sickest patient always goes first! Patient wait times are calculated by averaging the wait times of the total number of patients in the waiting room and updating the average every five minutes.
Extensive nursing research has gone into publishing live wait times, and it is the patient's right to know how long to expect the wait to be!
Dial 911 for medical emergencies.


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There are days that no matter what you wish, everything seems to go to hell in a hand basket. However in every basket is a silver lining.
Persistence pays off.
In every situation persistence pays off. Its the same with search engines optimisation its a lot of research and hard work. After all anyone can do a job but to do it well you pay someone who is good at getting consistent results.


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I'm an AN newbie, so here to ask for some basic directions.
I'd like to use AN to create a search feature in my existing main solution. I have a list of items with website as a property, so I want to search these items, based on keywords, that their websites contain.
So I want to have a kind of web worker, crawling websites from my database. And then I want to access search results from my webservice and match them to my items.
Could you suggest steps to implement this feature, are there any plugins maybe?
Thanks a lot for help!
This is an existing, stable and released feature of AN already.
For best service when you require assistance:
Skype: arachnodedotnet
Thank you very much for such a quick answer!
I'm trying to test services endpoints and having some troubles with Session.
I click 'invoke' button on webservice test page
And then get this:
System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.
at Arachnode.Web.Value.AbstractClasses.AWebService.get_ArachnodeDAO() in C:\arachnodedotnet\Web\Value\AbstractClasses\AWebService.cs:line 82
at Arachnode.Web.Value.AbstractClasses.AWebService..ctor() in C:\arachnodedotnet\Web\Value\AbstractClasses\AWebService.cs:line 71
at Arachnode.Web.Services.ServiceService..ctor()
Haven't changed anything in sources, so decided to ask, if there is anything to fix in sources or more likely in my environment?
Do you have the connection string set in the Web app.config?
Using a named instance, perhaps?


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Online payment gateway enables transfer of information between front end processor, for instance, bank and payment portal such as website and mobile apps. The payment gateways ensure proper transaction with considering all aspect to facilitate the safe and secure transaction.
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Thiruvananthapuram: The voting was underway in the first phase of the civic body polls in Kerala on Monday, with around 12 percent voters exercising their franchise till 9 a.m., the office of the state election commissioner said.
While the voting process has been peaceful, the polling was stopped at a few booths in Kannur district due to technical snags. The seven districts where polls are being held include Thiruvananthapuram, Kollam, Idukki, Kozhikode, Kannur, Wayanad and Kasargode. As many as 10.1 million people are eligible to cast their votes to decide the fate of 31,161 candidates in this phase.
The result of this polls is going to be path breaking in the political history of the state, CPI-M Politburo member Pinnarayi Vijayan told mediapersons after casting his vote. Altogether, over 2.50 crore voters would exercise their franchise at 35,000 polling booths in the two-phased polls. Heavy rains in the capital district on Monday saw a cold response by the electorate with just around nine percent turnout in the initial hour. United Democratic Front (UDF) convenor P.P. Thankachen expressed supreme confidence that the outcome will be a feather in the cap for the Oommen Chandy government. The Congress-led UDF holds power in about 65 percent of the local bodies in the state.
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In March of this year, Telework Exchange and Cisco launched Telework Week 2012, the second-annual event to highlight the tangible value in working from somewhere other than your primary work location. It might be at home, or in an office that is more convenient than yours. It can even be from the top of a mountain.
from Telework Tipping Point by Josh Sawislak (Huffington Post)


text: 'Learning about the outside world' looks at the nature versus nurture debate and asks: how do infants and toddlers learn about their world? Babies learn a vast amount from observation. Research shows that the observations that babies make are organized mentally into certain types of knowledge. 'Naive psychology' is about how they learn how to behave. Observing objects teachers babies how the external world works. This is 'naive physics'. 'Naive biology' refers to how they learn about the natural world. Studies have shown that although babies appear to be fairly unaware of the world around them, both memory and attention function from an early age.


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Asiwaju Tinubu was said to have claimed in the letter to the President that the party's National Chairman was frustrating his peace efforts in the reconciliation of aggrieved party members.
However, Idahagbon, said that Chief Oyegun held the APC National Leader in high esteem, adding that he shouldn't have leaked the letter to the media which made it a public issue instead of passing information privately to Mr. President.
He said: "Such public issues do not really bug Chief Odigie-Oyegun, rather they make him strong and focused on issues bordering on the economic enhancement of the country.
"Remember, the NEC of APC recently passed a vote of confidence in Chief Odigie-Oyegun which is an indication that he is piloting the affairs of the party very well. The only thing I observed from my boss is that people like Ahmed Tinubu are not too comfortable with Oyegun due to his total loyalty to the President," he said.
He said Chief Odigie-Oyegun cannot be accused of misappropriation of funds, either as a Permanent Secretary, as a governor or as National Chairman of the party.


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The reason your skin needs cleansing and moisturizing on a daily basis.
Your skin has a thin protective layer called the acid mantle that's made up of amino and lactic acids that mix easily with fatty acids (oils) from the sebaceous glands. These glands secrete oil that protects your skin.
The pH level of the acid mantle on our skin is about 5.5 which is slightly acidic. The pH scale ranges from 1-14, with 7 being neutral, 1 being acidic, and 14 being alkaline.
The sebaceous glands are concentrated mostly on the face and scalp, where the skin is delicate and exposed. When you wash your hair and face with soap, you wash away not only the dirt that's clogging your pores but also the oil that protects it. So you no more have a natural protection for your skin. It gets dry easily and leaves it more vulnerable to skin breakouts and other skin problems like eczema.
The reason soap-based, chemical products strip the oil away from your hair or skin is because they're extremely alkaline and they act as surfactants. It's also better to choose products that match your acid mantle i.e slightly acidic.
Three-Step Daily Skin Care Routine
The fact that it's insoluble in water is why it makes for a good cleanser – oil is lipophilic or simply, oil dissolves in oil. When you use oil depending on your skin type to cleanse your face, you dislodge the dirt that clogs your pores and wipe it away without removing the sebum from your sebaceous glands and the acid mantle that protects your skin.
Pure cleansers are oil based
The third step is to get into a routine for cleansing, toning, and moisturizing. You should only cleanse in the morning when you wake up, and to get your makeup off in the afternoon or evening. If you do it more than that, regular wiping can dry out your skin. Tone several times a day, and moisturize later.
While you follow this daily routine, it is also equally important to eat well. It's worth considering the possibility that alkalizing foods like fruits, vegetables, raw nuts, and soy could help your skin at least by providing your body with a ton of nutrients that actually maintain the pH level of your blood.


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On August 2, France, Britain and Germany announced that they might cut off negotiations with Iran and pursue punitive sanctions if the country followed through on its threats to resume its uranium enrichment program. The announcement came a day after the Washington Post reported that American intelligence agencies believe the country is a decade away from producing a nuclear weapon-an assessment that differs with earlier timetables cited by Bush administration officials, who estimated that Iran was only five years away from such a weapon. Responding to the Post story, State Department spokesman Tom Casey dismissed the divergent timetables, noting that both the United States and Europe have concluded that Iran's nuclear ambitions pose "a threat for the entire international community."
But are nuclear arms in the hands of Iran's rulers really a threat to international peace and security? To answer the question properly, one has to locate it in its political and ideological context.
Every power structure has to rely on an underlying implicit threat, i.e. whatever the oficial democratic rules and legal constraints may be, we can ultimately do whatever we want to you. In the 20th century, however, the nature of this link between power and the invisible threat that sustains it changed. Existing power structures no longer relied on their own fantasmatic projection of a potential, invisible threat in order to secure the hold over their subjects. Rather, the threat was externalized, displaced onto an Outside Enemy. It became the invisible (and, for that reason, all-powerful and omni-present) threat of this enemy that legitimized the existing power structure's permanent state of emergency. Fascists invoked the threat of the Jewish conspiracy, Stalinists the threat of the class enemy, Americans the threat of Communism-all the way up to today's "war on terror." The threats posed by such an invisible enemy legitimizes the logic of the preemptive strike. Precisely because the threat is virtual, one cannot afford to wait for it to come. Rather, one must strike in advance, before it is too late. In other words, the omni-present invisible threat of Terror legitimizes the all too visible protective measures of defense-which, of course, are what pose the true threat to democracy and human rights (e.g., the London police's recent execution of the innocent Brazilian electrician, Jean Charles de Menezes).
Classic power functioned as a threat that operated precisely by never actualizing itself, by always remaining a threateninggesture. Such functioning reached its climax in the Cold War, when the threat of mutual nuclear destruction had to remain a threat. With the "war on terror", the invisible threat causes the incessant actualization, not of the threat itself, but, of the measures against the threat. The nuclear strike had to remain the threat of a strike, while the threat of the terrorist strike triggers the endless series of preemptive strikes against potential terrorists. We are thus passing from the logic of MAD (Mutually Assured Destruction) to a logic in which ONE SOLE MADMAN runs the entire show and is allowed to enact its paranoia. The power that presents itself as always being under threat, living in mortal danger, and thus merely defending itself, is the most dangerous kind of power-the very model of the Nietzschean ressentiment and moralistic hypocrisy.
[Extract. Appeared in In These Times, on August 11th, 2005. (full text).]


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24 Dec 6 Damaging Myths about Distracted Driving Refuted (Part 1)
Understanding the facts about distracted driving is integral to making safe choices behind the wheel – and to reducing your risk of a crash. In 2010, distracted drivers cost the nation approximately $46 billion, which equates to $148 for every person living in the United States, according to The Economic and Societal Impact of Motor Crashes study commissioned by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA).
Here are some of the most damaging misconceptions about distracted driving, along with the reasons why you should no longer buy into these myths (if you ever thought they were true).
The Myths about Distracted Driving
Myth 1: Performing seemingly simple tasks behind the wheel isn't dangerous.
Fact: Performing what seems like a simple task while driving IS in fact dangerous. When our focus from driving goes from the road to another task, we are performing two different cognitive functions in our brains. So, we give less focus and attention to the primary task at hand – driving! Whether it's picking up and talking on our smart phones, changing radio stations, or talking to someone else in the vehicles, we're forcing our brains to switch gears. This means we increase the risk of:
- Slowed reaction times, like breaking in time if traffic suddenly stops
- Running red lights, stop signs, or missing other motorist in our blind spots
- Crashing into other vehicles or pedestrians.
Myth 2: Distracted driving only affects teens and younger drivers.
Fact: Distracted driving does not discriminate between younger or older drivers. Anyone is capable of distracted driving, which comes in many forms. This phenomenon is so prevalent in our society that the NHTSA reports that 23 percent of all collisions involve drivers who had been on their smart phones when the accident occurs.
Myth 3: Texting and driving isn't illegal in Phoenix.
Fact: While it is true that Arizona, like Montana, hasn't officially banned texting and driving statewide, certain jurisdictions and municipalities have made their own regulations concerning the issue. For instance, the cities of Phoenix, Tucson and Flagstaff have all banned texting while driving. Drivers in Arizona may still enjoy the leniency of using cell phones while driving, except school bus drivers who are banned by state law from using cell phones.
We'll continue debunking the myths surrounding distracted driving in our next blog.
Contact a Phoenix Car Accident Lawyer at the Law Firm or Richard Langerman
If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident caused by a distracted or negligent driver, then you need an advocate who will stand up for your rights? You need one of the expert and knowledgeable Phoenix Car Accident Lawyers with the Richard Langerman Law Firm to help fight for your justice and the financial compensation that may be owed to you for your recovery.
We can schedule a no-cost, initial consultation, just call us at (602) 892-4294 or email us using the form at the side of the screen. Additionally, if you are laid up in the hospital, our lawyers can come to you at the hospital to make sure you get access to the legal support you need – when you need it.


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January 24th, 2012
New project from 'Bridesmaids' writers in the works
An Oscar nod for best original screenplay was a far cry from Annie Mumolo and Kristen Wiig's humble hopes for their now nominated "Bridesmaids."
"When we wrote this movie, we were just hoping to get a movie made. That was our goal," Mumolo told CNN. "Getting the movie made really was a dream come true. [A nomination] is beyond anything I could have imagined."
Despite the Academy's praises - Melissa McCarthy is nominated for best supporting actress for her role in the comedy - there's not a "Bridesmaids" sequel in the works.
"'Bridesmaids' was so special, and such a unique experience," Mumolo said. "Now we're just letting it be...The creative part of you just likes to do different things."
Mumolo said she and Wiig are gearing up to write a new project, though she wouldn't divulge anything further.
When asked if she intended "Bridesmaids" to be the cultural marker that it's been, Mumolo said, "We were surprised in the beginning that it was such a shock to people. That six women on a [movie] poster was going to cause such a ruckus."
You write what you know, she added, so it came from a female point of view.
"We just wanted to write a good story."
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Campari to join S&P/MIB index
Milan, 22 December 2003 - Davide Campari – Milano S.p.A. (Campari), will replace Parmalat Finanziaria SPA in the S&P/MIB Index at the open of trading tomorrow, Tuesday, December 23, 2003.
Campari will be included to the S&P/MIB in the "Consumer Staples" economic sector within the "Distilleries & Vintners" sub-industry, according to the GICS (Global Industry Classification Standard).
The S&P/MIB Index, which currently includes 40 stocks listed on Borsa Italiana markets, is the only Italian equity index that relies on Standard & Poor's world-renowned approach to index construction. It features free float adjustment, high liquidity and broad, accurate representation of market performance based on the leading companies in leading industries, according to the GICS.
S&P/MIB is currently the sole benchmark index on which an ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) has been listed. The first covered warrants will be listed in January 2004, followed in March by the futures and options on S&P/MIB, the new derivatives, which will progressively replace the current ones listed on MIB30.


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"That's not what I have in mind," said Kyle. "What I'm thinking about is an actual monster hunt, a real expedition. Then we do our own documentary about our hunt for Ogopogo. That way we'll not only get a fantastic article for the university paper, we'll also make a documentary video that just might help pay down our student loans. Anyone interested?"
"Where would we get the money for an expedition? The equipment alone would probably cost thousands of dollars," asked Brendon.
"We have plenty of options. For example, the university itself could help fund the project. And we could always look for money from private benefactors," answered Kyle.
"Man, we will need a lot of funding," said Ian. We'll want professional divers, photographers, boats. We'd need to make a list of all the equipment and specialized personnel we'd need to pull this off," said Ian excitedly.
"I think I'm hearing some interest here, guys," said Kyle as a smile crossed his countenance.
"Let's think about the university first," said Keisha. Which department and which faculty would be interested in a project like this?"
"That's a no brainer. Professor Phelge from the Biology Department," answered Jasmine. He's the faculty member the media contact every time there's a reported sighting of Sasquatch or Ogopogo."
"That's right," Ian said, nodding his head in agreement. " Dr. Phelge is always telling his students how the subject of cryptozology interests him."
"Yeah, but have you seen Professor Phelge lately. He's in pretty rough shape, "said Brendon.
"He's still pretty messed up about his wife's death," added Jasmine.
"A project like this might be just the thing to get the professor's mind off his personal troubles," said Kyle getting up to head for the men's washroom.
On his way to the washroom Kyle spotted Dr. Phelge sitting at the bar drinking a Jack Daniels and Coke. As soon as Kyle had finished with the washroom he found a vacant bar stool next to Professor Phelge. The professor seemed preoccupied. He looked like a man deeply engrossed in some heavy contemplation.
"Hello, sir. I'm Kyle Jackson. I'm taking one of your biology classes this term."
Dr. Phelge slowly turned around in his seat and broke out of his reverie.


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We've seen a lot of Jen Stone this season on Million Dollar Listing Miami as broker Chad Carroll's girlfriend. On tonight's finale, it all changes. Read on for the facts on Stone and her relationship with Carroll.
1. Carroll's Proposal Is Featured on MDLMIA
On tonight's finale of Million Dollar Listing Miami, we pick up with Carroll's proposal to girlfriend Jen Stone. Check out the clip of the proposal above.
Is a #Mazel in store for @ChadCarrollMIA?! Tune into #MDLMIA next week to find out if his gorgeous gal says yes! #FingersCrossed
— Bravotv (@Bravotv) August 7, 2014
Don't worry, guys. Stone says "yes."
2. Their Wedding Date Is November 8, 2014
Carroll and Stone are registered online with The Knot for Bloomingdales, Williams-Sonoma, and KL Wholesale. You can actually check out their registry by clicking here. Their wedding date is listed as November 8, 2014.
3. Stone Is a Reporter
Stone's Twitter account lists her jobs as a reporter, host, and producer, which makes Million Dollar Listing Miami a great avenue to showcase herself. Throughout the season we've seen Stone help her man out at parties and has been very supportive of his career as well as the show. Have a look at Stone in the above clip, interviewing former Top Chef contestant Spike.
4. She Also Works as a Model
Hot off the press! Back To School spread @delraymktplace #VISTABMW pic.twitter.com/PPttLuP9AN
— Jen Stone (@JenStoneTV) August 12, 2014
Check out Jen as a model on the above catalogue page.
5. Jen Is Very Close With Her Sister Mackenzie Stone
Woooohhh @theJENSTONE did it! She's on to the next one. Congrats Jen I love you so much xoxo http://t.co/Tv1KCNy
— Mackenzie Stone (@lalakeniii) May 14, 2011
Mackenzie Stone is the sister of Jen and Mackenzie is Jen's biggest cheerleader. Each week Mackenzie posts tweets in support of her sister and Chad Carroll on Million Dollar Listing Miami. Throughout Jen's career, Mackenzie has posted messages of praise online.
Chad is good #4.7 #MDLMIA
— Mackenzie Stone (@lalakeniii) August 7, 2014


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This is an alpha version of forssim-0.3 with FsWisdom. Ask Jonas at jonas@… for account to FsWisdom which allows you to download the dental cases to drill into.
Unfortunately you have to install both python 2.5 and 2.7, as well as pygame and pycurl. These four packages can be found in the install/ folder.
Forssim is open source (GPL) http://dev.forsslundsystems.se for code. However the models etc that you get through Fs-Wisdom requires licens for serious use. We encourage all kinds of research and development though.


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|Reigning Monarch
|Biographical Information
| Olart (by birth)
Emelanese (by naturalization)
|Magical Information
|Green magic
|Ambient magic
| Great mage
Dedicate Initiate
|University of Lightsbridge
|Briar Moss (secondary teacher)
|Detection oil and cure for Blue Pox (1036 KF)
|Physical Description
|Family Information
|Adoptive Parents
|Adoptive Children
|Other Family
|Albannon fer Yorvan (degree of relation unknown)
|Rosethorn (on and off relationship)
|Patron God
| Noble class (by birth)
|Winding Circle
|Law Enforcement of
|Guard District
|Guard Badge
|Bibliographical Information
|Circle Universe character
|First Mentioned
|Only Mentioned
|First Appeared
|Sandry's Book
|Last Appeared
|Latest Appearance
|Briar's Book
|Only Appearance
|Last Mentioned
|Battle Magic
- Niko: "There are other experts in this kind of work. I am sure that Dedicate Crane will find a way to identify the ailment and its cure."
- Rosethorn: "Yours is a happy nature. Crane will need help. With that lordly manner of his, I doubt he'll manage to keep anyone else for more than a day."
- — Niklaren Goldeye and Rosethorn about Crane[src]
Crane, born Isas, is a Dedicate of the Living Circle religion at Winding Circle temple in Emelan. He is the first Air Temple dedicate[1], and an initiate, which means he is a temple-mage. Crane has ambient plant magic, along with Rosethorn and Briar Moss. He is classified as a great-mage, which puts him on the caliber of Niklaren Goldeye, Rosethorn, Frostpine, Lark, Ishabal Ladyhammer, and others.
Early life
Crane was born as a member of the nobility, and raised in luxury. He was also raised to view the poorer classes as a liability. He is a relation of an Olart count, Albannon fer Yorvan, but it is unknown if he is titled himself. As a dedicate of Winding Circle, it is assumed that he isn't.
Education and magic
Crane attended the University of Lightsbridge in Karang. Camoc Oakborn, an ambient carpenter mage based in Kugisko, Namorn was a classmate of his. It is assumed by the way Oakborn talked of Crane that they got along. He also attended Lightsbridge with Rosethorn.
Crane became an expert at finding cures and mixing potions. It is how Crane got his classification as a great-mage, along with Rosethorn.
Winding Circle
Taking vows
Crane became a part of the Winding Circle temple and took his vows. It is unknown why he took his vows, but it might have something to do with Rosethorn taking hers. Crane began research into growing plants inside buildings during the winter, which would remove hibernation from the plants' yearly course. He looked into greenhouses and had large ones built in Winding Circle where he housed all manners of plants. The greenhouses were protected by alarm spells. This caused animosity with Rosethorn, who thought it was cruel to play tricks on plants. By 1035 KF, Crane was the head of the Air Temple dedicates.
Four mages
When four young mages came to Winding Circle, Briar Moss, Sandrilene fa Toren, Trisana Chandler, and Daja Kisubo, Crane and them did not get along. When Briar stole a shakkan tree that was 150 years old, Crane and some of his students chased him to Discipline Cottage, where he was stopped in his chase by ten year old Sandry who forbade them to come onto the cottage terrain. Rosethorn gave him one of her tomato plants for the shakkan, so Briar could learn with it, and because the tree chose Briar.
Blue pox
When the blue pox plague hit Summersea in 1036 KF, almost a year after the four young mages came to Emelan, Crane was put as the head of the task force in finding the cure and creating a diagnosis oil. As Rosethorn was out of commission for a while, since she was quarantined in Urda's House in the Mire, Crane had to make do without her. He asked Lark specifically to double to protections on the protective clothes as he would be dealing directly with the plague. When Rosethorn and Briar came back from Urda's House, as the quarantine was deemed unnecessary, Crane went directly to Discipline Cottage to ask her for help. Briar scolded him, saying he should find "one of them great-mages" who would be more up to the task. Crane was shocked and informed them all that each of their teachers were considered great-mages and that Rosethorn was considered one of the best at finding cures for illnesses, himself being another. Rosethorn and Briar both came to work for him. Osprey, one of his students, was in charge of the room where they were distilling the illness. Osprey was also taking bets on people working under Crane, to see when they would be sent out. Crane got rid of his scribe Peachleaf, who was the best midwife at Winding Circle. Briar suggested his sister Tris, who happened to be Niko's student and thus very good at spotting magic.
After it had been confirmed that there was magic in the pox, Niko requested Tris for an important mission into the sewers to find the source of the pox. Crane protested, saying that Tris was an accurate note taker who thought about what she wrote. Nonetheless, after they were done, they continued work. Everyone had a scare when a worker accidentally dumped a jar of the blue pox on Rosethorn. Crane fired him.
When Rosethorn's diagnosis oil on her forehead changed color to show that she had succumbed to the disease, Crane was shocked. He told Rosethorn that she could take power from the plants in the greenhouse after informing her that she must leave, due to a rule that was probably put into effect by her. Rosethorn was brought to Discipline where her plants were and where she would receive care from Sandry and Lark.
Crane continued his work, but was exhausted. He began to develop a better opinion of Briar. Tris and Osprey scolded Briar when he was refusing to stop work on the cure, and pointed out that if Crane gets sick then they had nothing. Briar made sure to remind Crane to eat and sleep after that. Finally, the cure was found, but it was administered far too late to Rosethorn. She would have died if not for Briar, Sandry, Tris, and Daja, who plunged into death to save her. Crane is most likely unaware of this.
Teacher of the four
The experience of being up against the blue pox created a truce between Crane and Briar. They became good friends and Crane became a secondary teacher to the four mages, especially Briar and Tris. He was one of the mages who was there when Winding Circle bestowed mage's credentials on the four.
Personality and traits
Dedicate Crane was a very proud person[2]. He also looked down on the poor and thought very little of institutions like Urda's House[3].
Dedicate Crane had a strong dislike for dogs[4].
Nonetheless, even with his prickly exterior, Crane can be very kind, shown in how he dealt with Briar after Rosethorn succumbed to the illness. His rudeness toward Briar might have been not only because Briar stole a tree from him, but also because he might have thought that Briar was taking advantage of Rosethorn, and when he saw that he truly cared for her, he formed a better opinion. He is also under immense pressure during the blue pox epidemic, as he and Rosethorn are the only mages of Winding Circle who are certified to do this. When Rosethorn succumbed and it was only him, he was put under more pressure.
Physical description
Dedicate Crane is tall and lean with lank, black hair and brown eyes.[1] Just like his hair his brows are dark and thin.[4] His face is described as being thin and suspicious. Crane has long arms and legs as well as a long face and long nose. His mouth is small. His hands are described as being elegant.[4] He normally wears the yellow robe of an Air Dedicate with the black trim which marks him as an initiate.[1]
Skills and abilities
As a template initiate, Crane can use magic. He is even considered (or rather: considers himself) a great mage[5] and powerful mages with great knowledge would like to work for him.[6] His powers don't include the ability to see magic. He has to use a visualization potion for this.[7]
Along with Rosethorn he was very skilled at finding cures to unknown illnesses.[8] Both of them usually worked together to unravel new diseases.[9] However, usually this involved only finding out about new versions of already known diseases. They were faced with a different challenge with the blue pox, which really was a new disease.[10]
His workroom was in the greenhouses, where also was a center for discovering the cure to diseases, such as the blue pox in 1036 K.F. Apart from Rosethorn he had also other helpers novices and Water Temple and Air Temple initiates[11], who were charged with preparing the samples so he could work with them. For his work, which included dealing with a diseases essence, normal protection of gloves and masks wasn't strong enough, so he asked Lark to strengthen the protection on the fabrics used by him and his helpers.[11]
Dedicate Rosethorn
- "We have our differences, but you know—I would hope you know—that I respect your gifts and your knowledge."
- —Crane to Rosethorn when asking her to help him researching the blue pox[src]
However, they could also work together, if need be, and acknowledged each others skill and knowledge. Crane even once lowered himself to asking for Rosethorn's help to find the cure to the blue pox.[2] Thus they were a good team at finding the cure the new illnesses. They even fostered a casual sexual relationship, but mostly it had been in the past and around the time Briar and his foster sisters lived at Discipline their relationship had died down to a point where it only existed in times when they worked together. It was one of those things happening "when you're working closely with someone in an intense situation".
Briar Moss
Briar and the First Air Temple Dedicate had a bad start. They first met when Briar saw a sick shakkan in Crane's greenhouse. In order to help the tree Briar stole it, thus setting off Crane's alarm spells. The dedicate followed Briar to Discipline cottage and could only be calmed down by Lark's intervention. Both Crane and Briar harbored mutual dislike for each other ever since. Briar considered the dedicate to be a proud "money-bag" and Crane wouldn't change his perception of Briar as a low-bred thief. It didn't help their relationship either that Briar became the student of Crane's rival, Rosethorn.
Nevertheless they had sort of a truce during the blue pox epidemic. When Crane asked Rosethorn to help him find the cure of the disease she insisted upon Briar being part of the helpers to acquaint him with the procedure. Crane allowed it grudgingly. Crane's impression on Briar improved slightly after he had witnessed the boy working as a helper in his greenhouses during the epidemic. Crane noticed Briar's steady hands and his concentration and he was one of the few helpers Crane didn't send away. In later books, Briar mentions Crane as one of his teachers, suggesting that their truce was maintained during Briar's time at Winding Circle.
- Sandry's Book
- Tris's Book (chapter 9)
- Briar's Book
- Magic Steps (chapter 13)
- Cold Fire (mentioned, did not appear)
- Will of the Empress (mentioned, did not appear)
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Sandry's Book, Cp. 5 (p. 91; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Briar's Book, Cp. 8 (p. 130; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ Briar's Book, Cp. 8 (p. 126/127; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Briar's Book, Cp. 4 (p. 55; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ Briar's Book, Cp. 8 (p. 128; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ Briar's Book, Cp. 8 (p. 133; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ Briar's Book, Cp. 8 (p. 132; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ Briar's Book, Cp. 2 (p. 34; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ Briar's Book, Cp. 2 (p. 37; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ Briar's Book, Cp. 8 (p. 131; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Briar's Book, Cp. 4 (p. 58; Scholastic paperback)
- ↑ Sandry's Book
See also


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David Engerman elected president of Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations
David C. Engerman, the Ottilie Springer Professor of History and chair of the department of history, has been elected president of the Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR).
SHAFR serves as the leading scholarly organization devoted to the history of the engagement of the United States with the rest of the world. It sponsors the journal Diplomatic History, holds annual meetings, and offers a platform for showcasing the activities of the society and its members through its website.
The society's president is elected annually by its members and provides leadership for the organization's staff and regular functioning, as well as guidance for its long-term intellectual and financial wellbeing. The president also gives a luncheon address at the annual meeting – in Engerman's case in San Diego June 23-25, 2016.
"David Engerman's election as SHAFR President for 2016 confirms his standing as one of the most highly respected scholars of U.S. international history and as a leader of fine character. He is also a delight to work with," said Thomas "Tim" Borstelmann, SHAFR's previous president and a professor at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Engerman is an expert on the international and intellectual history of the Cold War and is the author of two books about Russia/USSR in American life: "Modernization from the Other Shore," winner of the Stuart Bernath and Akira Iriye book prizes, and "Know your Enemy." He is currently at work on his next book, "Development Politics: The Economic Cold War in India."
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