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The Obama Administration announced on Thursday that it would submit an amicus brief to the Supreme Court supporting the landmark challenge to Proposition 8. President Obama was asked about his decision to take this historic step at a White House press conference this afternoon on the sequester.
The President answered in part:
I think that the same evolution that I've gone through is an evolution that the country as a whole has gone through. And I think it is a profoundly positive thing. So that when the Supreme Court essentially called the question by taking this case about California's law, I didn't feel like that was something that this administration could avoid. I felt it was important for us to articulate what I believe and what this administration stands for.
The President added that if he "were on the Court" he would vote to strike the law. "Let's treat everybody fairly and let's treat everybody equally," said POTUS.
The White House Press office has emailed R20 transcript. Read the exchange and via Think Progress watch the video AFTER THE JUMP ...
Q: Mr. President, your administration weighed in yesterday on the Proposition 8 case. A few months ago it looked like you might be averse to doing that, and I just wondered if you could talk a little bit about your deliberations and how your thinking evolved on that. Were there conversations that were important to you? Were there things that you read that influenced your thinking?
THE PRESIDENT: As everybody here knows, last year, upon a long period of reflection, I concluded that we cannot discriminate against same-sex couples when it comes to marriage; that the basic principle that America is founded on -- the idea that we're all created equal -- applies to everybody, regardless of sexual orientation, as well as race or gender or religion or ethnicity.
And I think that the same evolution that I've gone through is an evolution that the country as a whole has gone through. And I think it is a profoundly positive thing. So that when the Supreme Court essentially called the question by taking this case about California's law, I didn't feel like that was something that this administration could avoid. I felt it was important for us to articulate what I believe and what this administration stands for.
And although I do think that we're seeing, on a state-by-state basis, progress being made -- more and more states recognizing same-sex couples and giving them the opportunity to marry and maintain all the benefits of marriage that heterosexual couples do -- when the Supreme Court asks, do you think that the California law, which doesn't provide any rationale for discriminating against same-sex couples other than just the notion that, well, they're same-sex couples, if the Supreme Court asks me or my Attorney General or Solicitor General, do we think that meets constitutional muster, I felt it was important for us to answer that question honestly -- and the answer is no.
Q: And given the fact that you do hold that position about gay marriage, I wonder if you thought about just -- once you made the decision to weigh in, why not just argue that marriage is a right that should be available to all people of this country?
THE PRESIDENT: Well, that's an argument that I've made personally. The Solicitor General in his institutional role going before the Supreme Court is obliged to answer the specific question before them. And the specific question presented before the Court right now is whether Prop 8 and the California law is unconstitutional.
And what we've done is we've put forward a basic principle, which is -- which applies to all equal protection cases. Whenever a particular group is being discriminated against, the Court asks the question, what's the rationale for this -- and it better be a good reason. And if you don't have a good reason, we're going to strike it down.
And what we've said is, is that same-sex couples are a group, a class that deserves heightened scrutiny, that the Supreme Court needs to ask the state why it's doing it. And if the state doesn't have a good reason, it should be struck down. That's the core principle as applied to this case.
Now, the Court may decide that if it doesn't apply in this case, it probably can't apply in any case. There's no good reason for it. If I were on the Court, that would probably be the view that I'd put forward. But I'm not a judge, I'm the President. So the basic principle, though, is let's treat everybody fairly and let's treat everybody equally. And I think that the brief that's been presented accurately reflects our views.


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"Doctors" Reveals Park Shin Hye's Dark Childhood Through Online Prequel
SBS drama "Doctors," starring Park Shin Hye and Kim Rae Won, has revealed the dark childhood of Park Shin Hye's character Hye Jung via an online clip, a first for K-dramas.
The clip starts with a brief scene of Hye Jung's father leaving her at the doorstep of her grandmother's house, which was shown in the drama. Hye Jung's father says, "Our relationship is over," and Hye Jung bites back, "We were over the day that woman came to our house."
We then see a young Hye Jung sitting bruised and battered in front of her stepmother.
Stepmother: "How can you have no fear? Do adults' words mean nothing to you?"
Hye Jung: "This is my mom's house."
Stepmother: "Did you forget? Your mom abandoned you and died. I'm the only one in the world who can protect you."
Hye Jung: "Don't touch me again!"
The stepmother then slaps Hye Jung.
The next scene with the stepmother show her interaction with Hye Jung's grandmother. The stepmother says, "Are you watching me? Seeing if I treat Hye Jung well?" Hye Jung's grandmother just says that she wants to see Hye Jung before she leaves, and that she's not watching her. The stepmother responds, "You are watching me. Don't come by."
The video ends with Hye Jung's narration: "Good memories. I had good memories, too. I remembered after I met my grandmother."
A member of the drama production said, "For the first time ever, we revealed Hye Jung's dark childhood story online rather than through broadcast. We wanted to explain through this prequel the relationship Hye Jung has with her stepmother, and the foundation of the deep familial love between Hye Jung and her grandmother."
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Magformers attended two first-time children's shows in the UK last week as we took our new Mobile Merchandise Unit on the road to Kidtropolis and the Digital Kids Show.
First up was Kidtropolis – a new event at the Excel centre in London's docklands. Over three days we had thousands of visitors to the stand, which was manned by our superb Demonstration Manager, Matt Donald.
Matt used to be the demo guru at Hamleys and he wowed kids and parents with his 2D to 3D pull up techniques, which he learned on a recent trip to Magformers HQ in Korea.
It's fair to say that all the children who came to our stand were blown away by our unique magnetic construction toy and the insane amount of models that any child can build with just a few pieces.
As soon as Kidtropolis was over, we headed off to the Digital Kids Show in Manchester. This was a fantastic event which featured some amazing gaming stands, but our construction toys also went down a storm.
Kids just couldn't get enough of Magformers and we launched a #lookwhatimade twitter campaign as children mobbed our stand and got building like crazy.
We were also lucky enough to meet some great parent bloggers like @Ang_thisislife, @wendymcd83, @tiredmummyoftwo, @gingermumblog and @fourlittleblog.
Northern sales manager, Chris Singleton, was also on hand alongside Matt to demonstrate Magformers – and despite being a massive gamer he never managed a single go on any of the tech stands, as we were so busy.
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The Architect of the Capitol, which is part of the legislative branch, solicited bids for the job Dec.6, saying it would spend between $250,000 and $500,000 for new cables and hoist ropes and the like, as well as repairs to the operating panels.
Seems a bit steep. Our condo building did something just like this for about $175,000 per elevator. But the court elevator's specs seem most luxurious.
The Architect's solicitation for bids says they want to "replace existing plastic laminate wall panels" — Plastic laminate? At the Supreme Court? — with new "solid wood wall panels and trim to match Elevator # 7." Decorum is important at the court. So is decor.
Bidders must also replace those "plastic laminate door panels with new polished bronze door," and get rid of those yucky ceiling panels "with a new wood ceiling." Naturally, we'll need "new bronze handrails, end caps and brackets " and such and we're going to need to replace the "wooden emergency phone door" and install a new" hands free emergency phone" linked to the phone system.
(So no need for The Clapper.)
Meanwhile, the big budget deal announced this week, if approved, could be good news for he High Court. Congressional appropriators might refrain from asking budget deal is approved, it might keep congressional appropriators from asking why it is that each Justice is still allotted four law clerks even though the number of full decisions by the Court has plummeted nearly 60 percent in recent years from 174 in 1983 down to 73 in 2011.


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New Park Plaza hotel near Wembley Stadium has now opened
Upper upscale hotel brand Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts has announced the official opening of the new contemporary hotel Park Plaza London Park Royal.
The 212-room hotel offers fashionable facilities, pop-art style furniture adorning the welcome area, a convenient location to Wembley, and is the perfect choice for leisure and business guests alike.
The refined guest rooms are situated across six floors; 120 modern superior rooms and 92 studio rooms with additional space and sofa beds, making it ideal for families.
Within easy reach of Heathrow Airport and located directly opposite Park Royal Business Park and Park Royal tube station on the Piccadilly line, you can get to popular spots such as Buckingham Palace within 32 minutes.
The stunning new hotel really does offer convenience and a home away from home in west London.
For conferences and events, there are four sophisticated function rooms offering a total of 84 square metres of flexible meeting space.
Each meeting room offers natural daylight, complimentary high-speed Wi-Fi up to 10MB, air-conditioning and state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment.
Leisure guests will find Wembley Stadium and Warner Bros. Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter a short journey away, and for those looking for a spot of retail therapy, Westfield London in Shepherd's Bush offering an array of designer boutiques and high street fashion, is just a few minutes away.
Kew Gardens, Twickenham, Richmond, and Chiswick Park are also nearby, and the bright lights of London's West End and Covent Garden are just a short 35-minute tube ride from the hotel.
Richard Clogg, general manager at Park Plaza London Park Royal comments: "We're delighted to announce that our first venture in the west London area is now open for business. Our convenient offering brings a contemporary vibe to the area, and the location is not only ideal for guests flying in and out of London Heathrow, but also those wanting to access key major London attractions, sporting events and shows.
"We are also pleased to be open just in time for key events across the area.
"From the NFL games this September and October to international artists gracing the stage at Wembley, we look forward to welcoming fans and guests alike from across the globe".
Clogg continues: "As London's tourism industry continues to attract many visitors; we look forward to catering to popular demand while providing exceptional service and creating a memorable experience for all guests."


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2017: This year, I wanted to use more foreground elements while still keeping the design simple. The process was basically the same as the previous year.
2016: My first year creating ceramic 5K medals for my school. This year, the goal was to create something simple while emphasizing the beauty of the front range. Here's what I came up with.
Ceramic "stamp" to be pressed into moist clay.
Trimmed and drying for bisque fire.


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Entrance Lock (Single Keyed) - 7-pin Housing - Lever Style 15 (Contoured Angle Return) - D Rose (3-1/2" Convex) - 2-3/4" Backset - Strike S3 (ANSI) - 626 Satin Chrome Finish - Less Core
Manufacturer: Best
Finish: 626/US26D-Satin Chrome
Function: AB-Entrance
Series: 9K Series
Grade: ANSI/BHMA Grade 1
Lever Style: 15 - Contour/Angle Return
Rose/Escutcheon Trim: D-Rose
Cylinder Type: 7-Pin Housing, Accepts All BEST Cores
Backset: 2-3/4", 1-1/8" x 2-1/4", Square Corner
Strike: ANSI, 1-1/4" x 4-7/8", 1-1/4" Lip, Square Corner
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In recent years, a burgeoning British superyacht tender market has benefited from a perfect storm of price competitive exports, aided greatly by the fall in value of the pound post-Brexit, quality craftsmanship as a result of a rich maritime history and the convenience of being Northern European and English speaking. For issue 179, The Superyacht Report travelled to Lymington and Hamble, in the south of England, to speak with some of the UK's top tender manufacturers about the state of this seldom explored market.
More than exchange rates and heritage, Richard Watson, CEO of Pascoe, explains that in recent years a number of boat-building firms have closed, allowing the premium tender manufacturers to cherry pick from a surplus labour pool. "We have really been able to skim the cream off the greater maritime sector," he says.
"There are a huge number of [senior] British crew on yachts and, typically, British people like to buy British products and deal with British people," explains Josh Richardson, managing director at Superyacht Tenders & Toys. "This is, of course, not the case for all. However, with some many British design companies, captains and crew, it makes it very easy to buy British boats."
In an industry where the streamlining of processes and the easing of the ownership experience have become central tenets of the new build and refit markets, being able to conduct business, be it legal, financial, manufacturing or otherwise, using a single language can be incredibly beneficial.
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It's a matter of opinion
It seems to me that to write poetry you have to have an opinion about the things you perceive. You have to have a strong opinion, which is something people don't always like. But it is not necessary that your opinions are correct. However, what you write has to have an intellectual or emotional force, so that it appears at least, to be true to you. These opinions don't have to be right or wrong, but affirmative of their subject and the poems apparent meaning. It is better if things are true, but you are never going to convince everyone.
Without either intellectual or emotional force, preferably both, there is minimal hope of convincing a reader of what you say. In fact, you have to be opinionated, a word that is much used these days as a term of disapproval, or, more often than not by someone who doesn't agree with what someone else says but has no better answer than to call them opinionated. Its a sign of failure to call people opinionated.
My religious education teacher at school called me opinionated because I wouldn't agree with her opinion about religion, but she would not have considered that the religion she espoused, which was then enforced in the curriculum by the 1944 education act, was acting in an opinionated way by forcing their opinion on everyone else (completely without the benefit of evidence), whether or not they agreed to this indoctrination. I was quite happy to be called opinionated in this circumstance.
The other word people use in a disapproving sense is judgemental, which according to the Oxford Concise means 1 of or concerning the use of judgement. 2 having an excessively critical point of view. Neither of these statements seem particularly objectionable to me, as to the second of them, there more often than not seems to be a lack of critical thinking rather than an excess of it. I think I would like to add judgemental to the attributes required when writing poetry. Without making a judgement, or having an opinion of some kind, poetry would seem pretty insipid to me.
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Upon completion of our new investment home, we decided to appoint Sonya Robson as our property manager. We are more than happy to recommend her to anyone with an investment property looking for a manager.
She has been very professional in the marketing and handling of prospective tenants for our property and has gone the extra mile treating the property as her own and looking after our interests in a way we are sure other managers would not have.
Sonya took over a large rental property portfolio at a time of great change in both the Yarwun 2 alumina refinery project and the Australian economy generally. She rapidly got the accommodation under control and proved to be one of those people that just quietly achieves; when she does escalate a problem, she comes with solutions, not questions.
I highly recommend her services as a property management consultant—if you are looking for integrity, intelligence and competence combined with a strong work ethic, you should consider CQ Executive Properties.


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If you already live in Africa the reasons for doing your CELTA in Rwanda are abundant. The country provides a central, peaceful location in which you can obtion the 'gold standard' in English language teaching qualifications, the Cambridge University 'CELTA' (Certificate in English Language Teaching) without having to go to the trouble and the expense of leaving the continent just to do a four week course.
Not only is the Rwanda University campus at Remera an ideal location for CELTA, but you will also find that the students you teach during your observed teaching practice will have a very familiar profile. They are exactly the kind of students you will most likely be teaching in your professional practice, if you are, in fact, not already doing so.
If you don't live in Africa at the moment you might like to consider Rwanda for your CELTA because, not only do you have the same rigour and training from your tutors as on any of our CELTA courses, but you will also be plunged into the fascinating context of East Africa. Education matters desperately in Africa and everyone you come into contact with will reinforce this message. What teachers manage to do in Africa with very few resources is truly inspiring and, as CELTA is all about how to use the resources you have available to you in as imaginative a way as possible, there is no better place to put this into practice than Africa.
Rwanda is a particularly suitable country to base yourself as it's now one of the most peaceful countries in Africa, it has a tragic and fascinating history, a stunningly beautiful landscape to explore and it has taken the most unusual decision to change it's official language from French to English. What better place to launch your career in English Language Teaching !


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February 7th, 14th and 21st
Doors 8 // Show 9
February is the worst, right? Well let's have something to look forward to! Locals Covering Locals is exactly what is sounds like. Local bands or musicians covering local bands!
Helium Submarine as Motherhood
Colin Fowlie as Evan Leblanc (David in the Dark)
Jaguar Knight as The Trick
Van London as Cedric Noel
Camilo Villamizar-Báez as several local bands


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Sorry I haven't really been blogging lately. It is summer so I have been doing a few things here and there with my family. Camps and holidays and the likes.
But I thought it was time to at least do a little update.
The sticker-fax has gone by the wayside. I stopped using it rather quickly which is why I haven't posted on it. I was using the compact Chameleon for this, but that binder and I are no longer speaking. Currently I have my stickers in a pouch. That is working for the most part. I have made two new inserts for both my A5 Malden and my compact Finsbury.
The clear zip pouch filled with stickopotomus stickers, and others.
This is the front of the first new insert. I received an order from PamperedChef and it came with a plastic backing, so I cut it up and made three separate inserts. This is the first one. It has some fun stickers on the front....
And on the back it has a selection of Washi tapes just to jazz up some pages.
On the second insert in the A5 I have just put some of the 'all the time' stickers and things I use. I have some Martha Stewart by Avery tear drop dots (no clue what they are really called), some colour-code dots, and some Avery colour-code strips that I just write stuff on, to add colour lol....
In the compact Finsbury I used the insert in a similar fashion. I placed some of my more used stickers and things on it so I don't always have to go flipping through the binder to find them.
And on the backside of the compact one I just have some stickers from Moleskine journals.
I am waiting for my personal Holborn in black to come in. I am super excited for it. I love my compact Finsbury, but it needs to be ever so much bigger. I realize that the Holborn's rings are fairly large in comparison but I am hoping I can still keep it pared down. I will be doing a post on the Holborn when it comes in and I 'move in' to it.
I made a YouTube video on my Malden. It was a process. With much encouragement from Ray. It was a goal I had and I completed it. I would love to be able to make more I think. I am still too camera shy, but bird's eye views of my filofaxes and what not, aren't so bad. Thanks again Ray.
Well, That's it for now I think....As always if you like this post or any of my others, I would be honoured if you would subscribe and follow along on this little journey with me...


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Have you ever noticed God likes shepherds? Over and over again, He shares his heart with them. First, there's Abraham. Then Moses. Then David. Then the shepherding prophets. And finally a group keeping watch over their sheep on a hillside over 2,000 years ago.
Ever wondered why God seems to favor this occupation when He's looking for someone to reveal His plans and thoughts to? Maybe it's because their heart looks a lot like His. He is, after all, a very good shepherd. And if you're wanting to "be about your Father's business," then He's called you to be one, too.
Here's a few shepherd pointers:
- Shepherds protect. At all costs, they are ready to lay down their life for the sheep. Are there sheep in your life you need to protect? Maybe you need to evaluate the state of your flock and see if an enemy has come into the fold that needs to be expelled.
- Shepherds pursue. No matter what the lost sheep has done or not done, the shepherd goes after it. It's unconditional love, and it can hurt to give, but sometimes it's the only way to see sheep returned to the fold. Have you written someone off as a lost cause? Go after them with the love of a shepherd. Even if the only way to pursue them is with prayer, it will be worth it.
- Shepherds proclaim. Yep, they spread the good news. And what good news you have for those around you! When's the last time you shared with someone the love God has for them? The Great Shepherd is counting on you to share his heart with the "sheep" he brings into your life.
Don't fall asleep on your watch. Just like some shepherds 2,000 years ago, there's joy in the Heavens when you hear the word of the Lord and obey it.


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I read with interest that news in Finextra and elsewhere that the banks have been given the go-ahead to sue Target for $30m for the reissue costs associated with the data compromise in 2013. This puzzles me, as I then want to know how the figure of $1200 per card is calculated.
The cost of re-issue will be less than a tenth of that per card. How they can justify that size of loss based upon a reissue alone is not conceivable.
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The next phase of Lancashire County Council's £3m project to recruit ex-service personnel as mentors in the county's schools is under way.
The mentors, who will take up their posts on 7th January 2013, will provide support to pupils between the age of 14 and 16 to improve their achievement in class and their attendance at school, and to reduce the number of pupils who are excluded.
The decision to recruit the mentors was taken at a meeting in October by members of Lancashire County Council's cabinet. It has been agreed that the first year of this five-year programme will be run as a pilot project. Pendle and Hyndburn will be the first two districts to benefit from this programme within the initial pilot period. !
In addition to supporting ex-service personnel to retrain and obtain employment, this proposal will also contribute to a reduction in the number of young people who are not in education, employment or training in Lancashire.
The project is being led by a steering group chaired by County Councillor Mark Perks, Cabinet Member for Young People. One Connect Limited's Employment and Support Service is running the programme.
"From the county council's point of view, this initiative fulfils two very important objectives," says County Councillor Perks. "Not only will it provide support to pupils who need some extra help but it also makes use of the mentoring skills that ex-servicemen and women will have acquired while they were serving their country.
"I am very pleased that the first nine of the 50 mentors who will benefit from this scheme have been recruited and will start work in January. The recruits will receive good quality training! and, through the Workstart4Armed Forces model, they will also be help ed to apply for employment opportunities within the county council and its partners.
"We have made a commitment to work more closely with organisations that support ex-service personnel and their families.
"I am very pleased that organisations that support ex-servicemen and women fully support this particular initiative and would like to thank them for their help."
During the pilot period, Skill Force, a specialist training provider, will be commissioned to assess and train the ex-service personnel. Measures such as recruitment and retention of ex-service personnel alongside progress of young people will be assessed and evaluated. The benefits of the lessons learned in the first year will be incorporated into the following four years.
"Working with our partners on this worthwhile initiative has been hugely rewarding," says Anne-Marie Morgan, One Connect Limited's Employment and Support Business Manager. "People who have served their country in the armed forces develop skills that are ideal for this kind of mentoring role.
"The mentors will do their training in county council venues during January and February 2013. They will start working in schools from March onwards.
"We have also recruited an ex-service personnel to the role of Employment Officer to join our team in order to continue to support them once they are there."
The scheme is also receiving backing from County Councillor Mike France, Lancashire's champion for armed forces and veterans:
"This is an excellent project and has my full support," he said. "Ex-service personnel have excellent transferable skills and we at the county council would like to offer as many opportunities as possible for those men and women who have served their country, and this county, so well."


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Mark Wielaard: New GPG key.
Finally created a new GPG key using gnupg. The old one was a DSA/1024 bits one and 8 years old. The new one is a RSA/2048 bits one. I will use the new one in the future to sign any release tarballs I might create. pub 2048R/57816A6A 2011-01-29 Key f...
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Andrew Hughes: [SECURITY] IcedTea6 1.7.8, 1.8.5, 1.9.5 Released!.
We are pleased to announce a new set of security releases, IcedTea6 1.7.8, IcedTea6 1.8.5 and IcedTea6 1.9.5.
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Find out quickly whether the Solaris OS or OpenSolaris can run on your x86 system.
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Server maker Sun Microsystems is to take the wraps
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In the wild, I found that Vanguard is using JSF via Backbase.
September 26, 2008
A case study that focuses on leveraging DTrace and truss to troubleshoot the Solaris 10 Operating System. (DTrace is a debugging feature of the Solaris 10 OS.)
26 Sept 2008 - Sun Microsystems, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAVA) will report its first quarter fiscal year 2009 financial results on Thursday, October 30, 2008. The company will host a conference call to review the results beginning at 1:30 p.m. PT / 4:30 p.m. ...
September 25, 2008
The first in a series of podcasts from the Brazilian Month of Java, Renato Bellia discusses his recently promoted project Diamond Powder and it's data collector facilities.
The LWUIT brings a great deal of customizability to Java ME GUIs, offering the ability to combine specific combinations of colors, fonts, images and opacity into styles and themes, and have GUI elements use those settings. LWUIT also offers a Sw...
Sun CIO Bob Worrall responds to Inner Circle reader comments on the evolving role of IT.


text: In the summer 2017, four graduate students in the Southern Ontario FLEdGE Research Node worked with FLEdGE community partners on three action research projects. These projects explored the tensions, compromises, and opportunities inherent in the scaling up and out of sustainable food system initiatives. FLEdGE is happy to announce that case studies from those projects are now available to the public on our website. Continue reading "Southern Ontario Food System Case Studies are Now Available!"


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The really nice aspect to this game for me, and probably to many hybrid role-players/wargamers is the low set up cost. The rule book is £14.99/$24.95 rrp (I managed to win the 'Miserly Yorkshireman' award and buy a shop-soiled copy for £12 ;)). Added to that, you need 3'x3' to play in (check), a selection of city ruin terrain (check, all that 40k stuff that never gets used any more), and miniatures to represent your forces - painted, of course (check). So that will be an entire new miniatures game for £12, you say? I'll take it!
So on to the campaign. There are three of us for our regular Tuesday night games, myself, Charles and Oli. The campaign will only be 3 player games - it's unfair for one player to miss out if the others have an extra crack at xp and treasure.
Standard setup. We decided to play criticals do double damage at least for the first game.
Here are the warbands.
Greblord: Fapdalf's Foragers (7)
|L-R: Fapdalf, Sheena, Bark, Snorri, Dark, Glopnir, Dave
Wizard: Fapdalf. Chronomancer.
Apprentice: Sheena
Archer: Bark
Knight: Dark
Infantryman: Snorri
Tracker: Glopnir
Thug: Dave
Charles: Theven tholicious thcribes from thaetharea (As named by Oli) (7)
Wizard: Thithifuth. Sigilist
Apprentice: Theptathemia
Tracker: Thoothan
Thug: Thethelia
Treasure hunter: Thirruth
Thief: Thethill
Knight: Ther Thirill
Apprentice: Theptathemia
Tracker: Thoothan
Thug: Thethelia
Treasure hunter: Thirruth
Thief: Thethill
Knight: Ther Thirill
Oli: The Reliqueeries (9)
|L-R: Acquisitor Gloate, Tithecounter Teeleef, Wahn, Tooh, Thrie, Wonn, Tu, Uno, Doss.
A shortage of painted crossbowmen meant two partial paintjobs snuck in.
Wizard: Acquisitor Gloate. Thaumaturgist
Apprentice: Tithecounter Teeleef
Crossbowman: Wahn
Crossbowman: Tooh
Crossbowman: Thrie
Thief: Wonn
Thief: Tu
Infantryman: Uno
Infantryman: Doss
Apprentice: Tithecounter Teeleef
Crossbowman: Wahn
Crossbowman: Tooh
Crossbowman: Thrie
Thief: Wonn
Thief: Tu
Infantryman: Uno
Infantryman: Doss
Fantastic names there, Oli. :)
With the forces prepared, we rolled for our first scenario and got 'The Silent Tower'. This scenario requires a tower of three levels, two adjoining towers with links to level one and two, and then a normal set up. A 3-treasure horde is atop the highest tower, four other treasures as normal. The rest of the city ruins are placed as normal. The trick in this scenario is that the three towers are anti-magical. No spells will work from or on any miniature touching the three towers. To maximise the distance between the three parties, we use a Y setup, two in corners and one in the middle of a side.
Some shots from the game:
|View from the foragers' corner
|The Reliqueeries advance
|Fighting around the silent tower
|The foragers deal with a mind controlled tracker
|line of sight
|The thcribes hiding behind a wall
|All is silent once more
Each of the Wizards increased their level by two, except me, who only went up by one. :/


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Document Type
Date of Degree
Fall 2011
Degree Name
PhD (Doctor of Philosophy)
Degree In
Second Language Acquisition
First Advisor
Rothman, Jason L
First Committee Member
Owen Van Horne, Amanda
Second Committee Member
Davies, William
Third Committee Member
Slabakova, Roumyana
Fourth Committee Member
Hawkins, Roger
The goal of this dissertation is to examine the ubiquitous challenge that adult second language speakers have in producing functional morphology, even at advanced stages of acquisition. Specifically, this study examines how native speakers of Spanish, Mandarin and Japanese use past tense and number morphology in English. To this aim, two current competing hypotheses are tested: the Interpretability Hypothesis, which states that certain aspects of syntactic knowledge (uninterpretable features) cannot be acquired after a critical period, resulting in target-deviant use of functional morphology, and the Prosodic Transfer Hypothesis, which claims that all aspects of syntax can be acquired, but that phonological transfer effects from the first language might be at the source of target-deviant use of functional morphology. Participants were selected according to a pre-established set of criteria in order to obtain similar linguistic profiles. Native speakers of American English also participated as controls. The experiments included proficiency tests, sentence completion tests and picture description tests.
Group and individual results were analyzed in order to determine the extent to which the Interpretability Hypothesis and the Prosodic Transfer Hypothesis could account for the observed patterns. The results of the experiments in this study strongly suggest that phonological factors can account for some of the observed target-deviant use of functional morphology, supporting the Prosodic Transfer Hypothesis. The results also suggest that ultimate acquisition of new uninterpretable features is possible, supporting the Prosodic Transfer Hypothesis and not the Interpretability Hypothesis. The study also stresses the idea that although phonological transfer effects cannot account for all the problems observed in second language functional morphology, it is vital that phonological factors be taken into account.
English, morphology, phonology, second language acquisition, syntax
xiv, 256 pages
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-231).
Copyright 2011 Gonzalo Santiago Campos-Dintrans
Recommended Citation
Campos Dintrans, Gonzalo Santiago. "Acquisition of morphosyntax in the adult second language: the phonology factor." PhD (Doctor of Philosophy) thesis, University of Iowa, 2011.


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by Charlie Heath | December 12, 2010
Lady Wililams (left) Sir Charles Williams (right) Leading in Slip Stream
Breeder/Owner, Sir Charles Williams had an outstanding day yesterday, at the Garrison Savannah, the fourth day of the Barbados Turf Club's third racing season. Four of the horses he bred won, including the relentless flying filly, Slip Stream, who cantered to victory in the Diamonds International/MontBlanc La Boheme Female Challenge Stakes & Trophy, for West Indian bred 2-year-olds ( Fillies only) going 1100 metres.
Sir Charles also bred Istanbul and Island Memories, the two to finished first and second in the the other feature, the Diamonds International/MontBlanc Star Walker Male Challenge Stakes & Trophy, for West Indian Bred 2-year-olds (Colts & geldings) going 1100 metres. He also bred the winners of race five, Bond Street, and Jamaica Moon, the winner of the final race.
Leaving the gates in the Colts & Geldings division, Jack Is Back, owned by Faraway Stables, trained by E.C. 'Clayton' Greenidge, and ridden by Affrie Ward took an early lead, while the Lord Michael Taylor owned pair of Istanbul and Island Memories were tracking just a few lengths back.
Turning for home, Jack Is Back started to fade, while the Andy Ward trained pair of Istanbul, with Jalon Samuel, and Island Memories with Renaldo Cumberbatch were getting into full flight.
As they straightened for home, Istanbul and Island Memories hit the front and became locked in a neck and neck battle to the wire. In the end it was Samuel on Istanbul that hit the line first from Island Memories. Third was the Fiona Kinch owned, Roger Parravicino trained Verizon, with Kenny John in the saddle.Jack Is Back held on for fourth.
First out of the gates in the Fillies division was Neversaynever, but after 20 metres the Sir Charles Williams and Lady Williams owned Slip Stream literally flew past and opened a gap of five lengths in the first furlong. She was followed by Neversaynever, and the Danehill Racing owned Lune De Barachois, trained by Victor Cheeseman, with Antonio Bishop in the irons.
After they had covered two furlongs the flying filly opened a seven length lead, and it was all over baring the shouting, and once again she cruised home an easy winner from Lune De Barachois. Third was the John D. Chandler owned and trained, Sweet Bottom Suzy, with Dario Dalrymple in the saddle. Indian Soul finishing fourth.
Sir Charles Williams was also the leading owner on the day, winning race five with Bond Street, race six with Slip Stream who is owned by him and his wife, Lady Williams, and the final race with Jamaica Moon. The trainer of the day was Andrew Nunes who saddled three winners.
Anderson Trotman was the jockey of the day with three wins, which puts him one win ahead of young apprentice Jalon Samuel. Racing continues on Monday December 27, with the final Diamonds International as a feature. The fillies will meet the colts & geldings for the first time in the series, where they will also be going 1570 metres for the first time. The second feature on the day is the Victor Chandler Stakes & Trophy, where the top class horses will meet over 1570 metres.


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Charlotte Dishta has been making jewelry since the 1980s and is known for her mosaic rug pattern inlays.
Here is a beautiful example of a rug pattern on a vintage NOS (New Old Stock) belt buckle.
She uses the traditional four color materials of Acoma Jet, Turquoise, Mother of Pearl and Coral.


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Welcome to the second review of Helldivers. This review is to tell you what I feel about this game after a couple of days of playing. Or what we call: The Hangover.
'Pure chaos' is the only description it needs and deserves.
Pure chaos isn't necessarily a good thing. Yes, the game is great I love the concept, tactical survival shooter and if you follow the rules it is a very entertaining game to play with 3 friends on the couch or online. And if well coordinated it can be very rewarding.


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IFTN: Rick, how did you first become involved in the area of special effects make-up?
Rick Baker (RB): I became interested in monsters and strange characters at a very early age and I grew up in front of a television set (the first generation to do so) where I was fascinated by science fiction and monster movies like 'The Wizard of Oz'… And then I found out about this great magazine called 'Famous Monsters of Filmland' which featured not only actors and directors but also the people behind the scenes like make-up artists and I just thought 'That'd be a cool job to have'. So I knew from about the age of ten that it was what I wanted to do with my life.
IFTN: One notable job of yours was creating the look for Robert Downey Jr. in 'Tropic Thunder' where he plays an Australian actor who has undergone a 'pigmentation alteration' to play the role of an African-American – how was the idea for this pitched to you?
RB: It's funny, I had done projects where I had turned black people into white people before but never the other way around. With 'Tropic Thunder' Michèle Burke [Irish Oscar winning make-up artist] worked on Tom Cruise and I designed and manufactured the pieces for Robert Downey Jr. I was contacted by a producer at Dreamworks who said 'We need a photoshop of Sean Penn looking like a black guy'. So he sent me a low res shot of Sean that they got from the internet and I did the photoshop thing and made him into a black man – still knowing nothing about the film. Then, a couple of days later, I got a call again to ask me if I could do a list of a whole bunch of actors – I made half of the actors in Hollywood black! And finally it came down to Robert Downey Jr (which I thought was a really good choice) so then they asked me to do his make up for the film. But what I had done didn't really tie in with the script so I had a chat with Ben Stiller and changed the look a bit and we went on from there.
IFTN: As digital cinema and CGI effects evolve are traditional special effects make-up artists fighting a losing creative battle to provide special effects for film?
RB: CGI is definitely taking away the animatronics side of things. But evolution has to happen. I started out with grease paints but there were limitations to that, so then I moved on to using hollow rubber pieces to create looks. When you're doing make-up there is only so much stuff you can build up on a person's face – the shape and proportions of a person's face can be very limiting, so I got into making puppets and whole fake heads and mechanical things and CGI is replacing that - but at the same time it's making different work for us because the people doing the effects need organic models of the looks. As an example, I was involved recently with 'The Curious Case of Benjamin Button', I was working with the digital guys in that I sculpted various different heads and then they did a laser scan of my sculptures to create a model and then used a paint job we had done as a colour map for the final look. They used our knowledge and eyes to make the final product look as real as possible.
When the digital stuff first started we were the dinosaurs in the eyes of the computer guys but now they're really starting to embrace our knowledge. We've essentially been doing for years what they are now doing, just in a different medium.
IFTN: You recently gave a MAC Pro Masterclass where you made applied make up on yourself to create a 3D monster look - how did you work out the logistics of that?
RB: MAC was after me for the a long time to do it and, even though I've always been interested I've always said no because the kind of work I'm known for and the stuff I do takes so much prep time and then the actual application time, if you do it quickly, is about three to four hours. So I always thought it would be too long for a demonstration, people would be bored.
But MAC were really persistent so I started thinking...When I started in this industry I used grease paints and I always liked the illusions you can create with paint make-up, but that would still take three hours so I decided I'd make myself up – I knew it'd be much quicker because I wouldn't have to be careful doing make-up on myself, I could use my fingers and if I got something in my eyes it wouldn't matter as much.
So I pitched that idea to them and we decided I'd set up a web cam beside a mirror so people would have a really good view. They had asked me to use MAC products in the demonstration but then I thought "Why not use all MAC products?" so I went to the MAC Pro store, picked up a bunch of stuff and started playing around. I went through a few looks then – earth tone zombies etc. which became this very stylised colourful character inspired very much by the make-up artist Basil Gogos.
IFTN: Of all the characters you've created who's your favourite?
RB: One of my favourites was a film that I got an Oscar for called 'Harry and the Hendersons' where we had a Big Foot character and I was really fond of the character. It was the first time that we had done a radio controlled mask which I though worked very well and I think it still stands up very well.
IFTN: Finally Rick, what makes a good special effect make-up artist?
RB: The most important thing is to be a good artist. It's funny, sometimes people see a sculpture or painting I've done, a very traditional piece of art and they'll say 'Oh, I didn't realise you could do that' - but it's all part of what I do. Alongside the skills and know-how you have to know how to operate the technology and animatronics used in this area.
Rick Baker Selected Credits:
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air kisses and chit chatMonday, July 21st, 2008
Yep, the BAN 5 opening was a blast. Not quite as jam-packed as the last one, but that's a good thing. As is typical for most openings, it was pretty much impossible to really enjoy the art amidst all the chaos, but it was a great opportunity to catch up with friends, many of whom have been deep in the woodwork as of late. Big openings sometimes feel like class reunions in that way.
The socializing was great fun, but there were a lot of explanations to folks as to where Galleon Trade: BAN 5 wasn't, since it doesn't open as part of BAN 5 until September. While Yerba Buena has been staggering its exhibitions for some time now, I think that this is the first time that they've staggered a Bay Area Now opening, so people were bound to be confused.
Now, I know that art openings are very kissy-kissy and oh hi, how are you, and that there's often a certain degree of, well, brightly decorated banter, but the artifice of this kind of social behavior got just a little bit more absurd Saturday: a number of people offered gracious congratulations to me/Galleon Trade, which was fine, but the TRULY awkward moments were where several people extended their congratulations into an out-and-out "I love what you did!" Um, even though there's nothing up.
Still, I maintain that this was still people just trying to be nice, but it was prretttty funny…anyway. On to photos of what was a very fun night.
crowds in YBCA's foyer
BAN 5 starlet Misako, with Jesse and K.Lo
Mr Boll Weevil and Disco Duck, reunited
more crowd-y-ness
Woffles, Inaoka, Houlding
Tully, gearing up to get down for her "Syndicate" BAN 5 project:
Tully and Tan vamping, Syndicate style:
Linda Cole on-screen! Everything IS Better Now! (Jonn Herschend's project)
Il Divo:
tongues agog at all the artsy mayhem:
…and what big artsy social event would be complete without a picture of Eugene in his sassy pink shorts, revving the crowd up before his band performed?
Go catch the show. And lemme know what you think.
It's an air kiss-free zone now, so you should be fine.
Bay Area Now 5
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts


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Bikini season is here and in full effect.
These black bean brownies are full of protein, gluten-free and a great substitute for real brownies. I like this recipe because they're really moist and pureeing the beans in the food processor makes them much more "brownie like."
Enjoy these and flaunt that hot beach body all summer long 🙂
- 2 cups canned black beans (a little over 1 can)
- 4 eggs
- 1/3 cup melted butter
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup sugar
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- Grease an 8 x 8 inch baking pan.
- In a food processor, combine the beans and eggs. Puree until smooth.
- In a large bowl, combine the bean/egg purée with the rest of the ingredients. Mix until smooth.
- Pour into the baking pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean from the center.
- Let cool completely before cutting and serving.


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- Menu
- Dine
- The Peaks Restaurant
- Grant Grove Restaurant
- Wuksachi Pizza Deck
- Lodgepole Café
- Cedar Grove Grill
- Special Menus
Grant Grove Restaurant
We're pleased to announce the completion and opening of the new Grant Grove Restaurant! After the 10-month ecofriendly redesign and reconstruction, park-goers can now enjoy an elevated dining experience. It also features improved views of the picturesque setting, surrounded by majestic giant sequoia trees and overlooking Bradley Meadow.
New Restaurant Highlights
The 8,000-square-foot restaurant will now accommodate about 225 diners at once in indoor and outdoor seating areas. The original restaurant built in the 1970s had a seating capacity of only 74.
- Revamped indoor area with seating for 104, plus a new outdoor deck overlooking Bradley Meadow that has seating for 46 and a large courtyard for grab-and-go dining with picnic tables seating 75.
- New menu centered on locally sourced, sustainable and organic ingredients. It was designed by Executive Chef Michael Gover. Highlights include California-raised grass fed beef, San Joaquin Valley-raised organic poultry and cage-free eggs, and Monterey Bay Aquarium-approved seafood. Local farms and vendors, including Mountain Produce (Fresno, Calif.) and Sierra Seafood (Oakhurst, Calif.), will supply additional meat, poultry, seafood, produce, dairy and grains.
- Large windows which feature improved views of the picturesque setting, surrounded by majestic giant sequoia trees and overlooking Bradley Meadow.
- It was built with the goal of receiving LEED Gold certification, using sustainable materials and construction techniques. The room features natural wood tables and chairs set with color schemes that complement the rockwork. Learn more.
Other new features include a fireplace, large windows and an open concept floor plan, which provides both a better cooking facility for our chefs and a better dining area for our guests for a much improved overall experience.
Outdoor Dining
Also, to-go items such as pizza, sandwiches, coffee and ice cream are also available seasonally at a walk-up window for those in a rush or wanting to maximize their outdoor time.
Grant Grove Restaurant is a Certified Green Restaurant® by the Green Restaurant Association.
Restaurant Menu
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Holiday Dining Menus
Celebrate the holidays with your family and friends at Grant Grove Restaurant! We'll take care of preparing the delectable dinner and cleaning, allowing you to spend more time with your loved ones. Reservations are recommended for parties of six or more, and can be made by calling (559) 335-5500, ext. 305.
Hours of Operation
- Breakfast: 7 a.m. - 10 a.m.
- Lunch: 11:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
- Dinner: 4:30 p.m. - 9 p.m.
Map of Grant Grove Village
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TBA - Sips of the Sierra Wine Tasting
Join us at Cedar Grove along the Roaring Kings River for a special wine tasting event pairing Riffelhof Vineyard Wines with California cheese, fruit, & nut boards.
Delaware North Sequoia
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(866) 807-3598
Bearpaw Specific Reservations:
(877) 436-9726
P.O. Box 89, Sequoia


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Piscataway, New Jersey (PRWEB) May 18, 2012
iTeleCenter sales indicate a rise in companies using local numbers to expand their businesses beyond their home-town borders. Judging from the increase in orders from its inventory of Chicago Phone Numbers, Chicago may be one of the cities companies are targeting for their next growth opportunity.
The key to this ingenious marketing ploy is the use of hosted local numbers. A business chooses a number in a specific city's area code to use with iTeleCenter's virtual phone system. The company advertises the number – in the city or community market they are trying to enter – and when calls come in, they are forwarded to the company's normal business number.
This tactic is used by large, small, and home-based businesses across the country. It's an efficient, cost-effective way to increase sales outside of the company's physical geographic location.
iTeleCenter provides interested companies with a list of new Chicago phone numbers. Once a number has been selected, it is made live within minutes. It can then be set up to forward to the company's existing land-line or cell phone. Consumers dial the Chicago number and pay for a local call, while in reality they are connected to wherever the business may be located. For example, a company may have its headquarters in a home located within the Los Angeles 310 area code. A consumer dialing from Chicago may be dialing a number with a 312 area code, but the call will be forwarded to the Los Angeles 310 number.
By establishing a presence within the Chicago area with the help of local phone numbers, businesses are able to effectively expand their target audiences. This expanded audience is further aided by giving the impression of being a large, well established company. The cost of setting up s local number is easily offset when considering the amount saved by not having to establish a physical office in the area. Furthermore, by increasing the available target audience, the chances of selling a product or service are naturally increased multifold. This results in increasing profits and allowing the company to grow substantially.
About iTeleCenter
iTeleCenter was founded in 1992 by entrepreneur Paul Champaneria who wanted to build a company that catered to the needs of virtual companies, direct salespeople, affiliate marketers, real estate professionals, and all forms of home-based or small businesses. iTeleCenter is a virtual phone system that provides individuals with the ability to utilize toll free phone numbers, locally based numbers, or vanity numbers, with call forwarding and voicemail that make professional life a little easier. With the best in customer care and service, along with the latest and most innovative features, it's a must have for professionals who want to compete on a regional or national level, whether it's a one-man operation or a million-dollar corporation.


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Born to Be Wilde by Eloisa James
Series: The Wildes of Lindow Castle #3
Publisher: HarperCollins - Avon Books
Publication Date: July 31, 2018
Date Read: July 25, 2018
Length: 384 pages
Source: Edelweiss
The richest bachelor in England plays matchmaker…for an heiress he wants for himself!
For beautiful, witty Lavinia Gray, there's only one thing worse than having to ask the appalling Parth Sterling to marry her: being turned down by him.
Now the richest bachelor in England, Parth is not about to marry a woman as reckless and fashion-obsessed as Lavinia; he's chosen a far more suitable bride.
But when he learns of Lavinia's desperate circumstances, he offers to find her a husband. Even better, he'll find her a prince.
As usual, there's no problem Parth can't fix. But the more time he spends with the beguiling Lavinia, the more he finds himself wondering…
Why does the woman who's completely wrong feel so right in his arms?
This was fun! I knew that I would have to read Parth and Lavinia's story just as soon as I knew that it was scheduled for release. This is the third book in the Wildes of Lindow Castle series which could be read as a stand alone although I think that it really would work best if the series is read in order since a lot of this story is set up in the previous installment. I went into this book with some pretty high expectations and I am happy to report that they were met. I really enjoyed my time reading about these wonderful characters.
This is Parth and Lavinia's story. Parth became a part of the Wilde family as a young child when his family died. He had done very well for himself and is a very successful businessman. Lavinia is good friends with Diana, North's soon to be wife, and grew up with Willa, who is married to Alaric. When Lavinia learns that her family is almost out of money, she realizes that she needs to marry soon and marry well. She asks Parth to marry her but is promptly turned down.
I loved both of these characters. Lavinia was so determined to make things right. She knew that her skills were somewhat limited but she was able to use those skills to start making her own money and took a lot of pride in her work. I really loved watching Lavinia find out for herself exactly how capable she really was. Parth was a great character as well. Despite the fact that he is not biologically a Wilde, he knows that he is a part of the family. His business pursuits are important to him but not more important than the people he cares about.
I had such a good time watching these two come together. They were both attracted to each other and I thought that they had some great chemistry. Their personalities fit together very well. They were both very intelligent people that took responsibility very seriously. I actually enjoyed their dates with other individuals and thought that each of those dates just proved how perfect these two were for each other.
I would recommend this book to fans of historical romance. I found this book to be a delightful read full of wonderful characters and a few more serious topics. I cannot wait to read more from Eloisa James in the future.
I received a digital review copy of this book from Avon Books via Edelweiss.
About the Author


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Dear Nadya,
I am hoping your financial situation gets better. I think you are doing your best with your children. Just pray–I hope that you can find other ways to support your kids. You are doing a good job. It was a miracle you had the kids. May God provide.
Sincerely with hope, Lisa


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Was Jesus a real person or a myth?
If you are ready for the truth about Jesus aka Jesus Christ aka Yehoshua/Yeshua ben Yosef aka Isa Ibn Maryam, press play
Peace to Siddartha Guatama.
Peace to Noble Drew Ali.
Peace to Moors.
Peace to You.
Was Jesus a real person or a myth?
If you are ready for the truth about Jesus aka Jesus Christ aka Yehoshua/Yeshua ben Yosef aka Isa Ibn Maryam, press play
Peace to Siddartha Guatama.
Peace to Noble Drew Ali.
Peace to Moors.
Peace to You.
The Mysteries of the Silent Brotherhood of the East aka "The Red Book"
Chapter 1
Life and Works of Yehoshua in Egypt and India
And Yehoshua came to Egypt Land and all was well. He tarried not upon the coast; he went at once to Zoan, home of Elihu and Salome, who five and twenty years before, had taught his mother in their sacred school.
And there was joy when met these three. When last the son of Mary saw these sacred groves, he was a babe.
And now, a man had grown strong by buffetings of every kind, a teacher who had stirred the multitudes in many lands.
And Yehoshua told the aged teachers all about his life, about his journeyin in foreign lands, about the meetings with masters, and about his kind receptions by the multitudes.
Elihu and Salome hears this story with delight; they lifted up their eyes to heaven and said"
"Our Father Allah, let now thhy servants go in peace; for we have seen the glory of the Lord"
"And we have talked with him the messenger of Love and of the Covenant of Peace on earth and good will to men."
"Through Him shall all the Nations of the earth be blessed through Him, Immanuel."
And Yehoshua stayed in Zoan many days; and then he went forth unto the City of the Sun, that men call Heliopolis, and sought admission to the Temple of the sacred Brotherhood.
The council of the brotherhood convened, and Yehoshua stood before the hierophant. He answered all the questions that were asked with clearness and with power.
The hierophant exclaimed, "Rabboni of the rabbinate, why come you here? Your wisdom is the wisdom of the gods; why seek for wisdom in the halls of man?"
And Yehoshua said, "In every way of earth-life I would walk; in every hall of learning I would sit; the height that any man has gained, these I would gain;"
"What any man has suffered, I would meet; that I may know the griefs, the disappointments and sore temptations of my brother man, that I may know just how to succor with those in need."
"I pray you brothers, let me go into your dismal crypts; I would pass the hardest of your tests"
The master said, "Take then the vow of secret brotherhood; and Yehoshua took the vow of secret brotherhood.
Again the master spoke, he said, "The greatest heights are gained by those who reach the greatest depths; and you shall reach the greatest depths."
The guide then led the way; and in the fountain Yehoshua bathed. And when he had been clothed in proper garb, he stood again before the hierophant.
Chapter 2
Life works of Yehoshua in Yusef's home at the age of seven years
The home of Yusef was on Marmion Way in Nazareth. Here Mary taught her son the lessons of Elihu and Salome;
And Yehoshua greatly loved the Vedic Hymns and the Avesta; but more than all he loved to read the Psalms of David and the pungent words of Solomon.
The Jewish books of prophecy were his delight; and when he reached his seventh year, he needed not the books to read; for he had fixed in memory every word.
Joachim and his wife, grand-parents of Yehoshua, made a feast in honor of the child; and all their near of kin were guests.
And Yehoshua stood before the guests and said, "I had a dream, and in my dream, I stood before the sea upon a sandy beach;"
"The waves upon the sea were high; a storm was raging on the deep."
"Someone above gave me a wand. I took the wand and touched the sands, and every grain of sand became a living thing. The beach was all a mass of beauty and song."
"I touched the waters at my feet, and they were changed to trees, and flowers and singing birds; and everything was praising Allah."
"And someone spoke. I did not see the one who spoke; I heard the voice, which said, "There is no death."
Grandmother Ann loved the child. She laid her hand on Yehoshua's head and said, "I saw you stand beside the sea; I saw you touch the sand; and the waves, I saw them turn to living things; and then I knew the meaning of the dream"
"The sea of life rolls high; the storms are great; the multitude of men are idle, listless, waiting like dead sands upon the beach."
"Your want is Truth; with this you touch the multitude, and every man becomes a messenger of Holy light and life."
"You touch the waves upon the sea of life, their turmoils cease; the very winds become a song of praise."
"There is no death; because the wand of Truth can change the driest bones to living things, and bring the loveliest flowers from stagnant ponds, and turn the most discordant notes to harmony and praise."
Joachim said, "My son, today you pass the seventh milestone of your way of life; for you are seven years of age, and we will give to you as a remembrance of this day whatever you desire. Choose that which will afford you most delight."
And Yehoshua said, "I do not want a gift, for I am satisfied. If I could make a multitude of children glad upon this day, I would be greatly pleased."
"Now there are many hungry boys and girls in Nazareth who would be pleased to eat with us, at this feast, and share with us the pleasures of this day."
"The richest gift that you can give to me is your permission to go out and find those needy ones, and bring them here that they may feast with us."
Joachim said, "Tis well. Go out and find the needy boys and girls, and bring them here. We will prepare enough for all."
And Yehoshua did not wait. He ran. He entered every home and hut and den of the town. He did not waste his words; he told his mission everywhere.
And in a little time one hundred and three score of happy children were following yehoshua on Marmion way.
The guests made way; the banquet hall was filled with Yehoshua's guests; and Yehoshua and his mother served.
And there was food enough for all, and all were glad. So the birthday gift of Yehoshua was a crown of righteousness.
This is an Introduction to the Holy Koran of the Moorish Holy Temple of Science (Moorish Science Temple of America).
I made this for those who have heard about Prophet Noble Drew Ali, or The Holy Koran of the Moorish Holy Temple of Science (Holy Koran Circle 7), and are interested, but are a bit hesitant.
I had that same hesitation. I too was unsure if this was another religious group more focused on dogmatic ways than Truth.
But man knows not by being told. Read the information for yourself.
You hold the keys to your freedom. The question is, will you open the door?
Islam Hotep Paz Shalom Peace
Rami Salaam El
Moorish Literature
~ Savior of Humanity ~
In this electrified age men are racing into this life without complete knowledge of where they are going, or what the end will be, when riches seem to be their only pursuit, to be obtained anyway and at any cost; when selfishness, avarice, greed and lust dominate their very being; when humanity in general is left at the mercy of those who have no mercy in them. It is truly wonderful and astounding to see one come into this mad human drama for the sole purpose of saving humanity. Losing all sight on those things worldly and yielding absolutely to a cause higher than has ever yet been attained. This picture is the likeness of Prophet Noble Drew Ali. who is serving humanity.
Coming as he does with a message for the nations in somewhat the same manner as did Jesus, Mohammed, Buddha, Confucius and other prophets of their day. Only the things of this prophet's day differ from the ills of the days of the past; and yet the remedy for the ills of today is about the same as the remedies for the days past; all turning about the pivot Love -love for humanity.
Humanity must be lifted from the unwholesome depths of poverty, misery and suffering and placed on the solid rock of salvation. There are some who claim to do this but upon investigation, one finds that they have slouched under the wings of their cross to extract from those who come to them, means by which they can have the pleasures of this life, while they point their followers to joy after death. While they "feed their sheep" they also shear them while eating. At the close of their day the Master will be heard to tell them, "You have your reward, get thee hence."
Rare is it that you find a real prophet whose mission is the salvation of the nations. The land is full of false prophets whose mission is to fleece the people.
The time was and now is that there should come into the land a prophet in the likeness of his brothers, to redeem them from sin and slavery. Truly this Prophet Noble Drew Ali is the man, bringing with him the message of Love, Truth, Peace, Freedom, and Justice. which alone can save the nations. Like the coming of Jesus, he does not come from the elect, nor the rich, nor the mighty in worldly power, but all power is given unto him to do good. This power is from Allah.
It will be his works that will make men of every nation accept the truth that he brings. It will be through his teachings that the nations of the earth will understand the will of the Master; it will be through him that "Peace on earth and good will to all men" shall come. It will be through his work that humanity will be brought from the slime of life and placed on the solid rock of salvation.
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Queensland Cricket has welcomed Cricket Australia's international schedule announcement today that has anointed the Gabba as the host venue for the opening Test of the Indian tour later this year.
Happy QLD Day From Suncorp!
Fan in the Stand at Suncorp Stadium
Team Announcement for Titans v Tigers Round 4
TEG Live regret to announce that the inaugural EVA Air Queensland Champions Cup scheduled for this July has been postponed.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has unveiled a life-sized bronze statue of rugby league legend Johnathan Thurston at the new Queensland Country Bank Stadium in Townsville.
Nissan has joined the Queensland Firebirds and Brisbane Bullets teams, as the official naming rights sponsor of their new state of the art home base, at the Queensland Sport and Athletic Centre (QSAC).
The $44 million Queensland State Netball Centre, which features eight indoor hard courts, including a 5,000 seat show court, a gymnasium and high performance training facilities will be known as Nissan Arena for at least the next three years following the deal.
The statue of netball legend Laura Geitz has been unveiled at its new home today, the Queensland State Netball Centre (QSNC), ahead of round four of the Suncorp Super Netball season.
Months after Australia dominated the cycling with 14 medals at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, the government has secured a prestigious cycling event for Brisbane that will serve as a qualifying event for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
The 2019 UCI Track World Cup, secured by the Queensland Government via Tourism and Events Queensland in partnership with Brisbane City Council via Brisbane Marketing and Cycling Australia, is expected to attract thousands of elite cyclists and spectators to Queensland's capital.
Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones said the event reaffirmed Queensland's position as a global sporting events hub and follows the announcement of the Brisbane Cycling Festival package of events from 2019-2021.
"The Commonwealth Games put Queensland on the map as one of the major events capitals of the world," she said.
"We're building on that legacy to secure more major events to Queensland to grow our tourism sector.
"The UCI Track World Cup will be staged in December 2019 and will make use of vital Commonwealth Games legacy infrastructure at the Anna Meares Velodrome - the home of indoor cycling events during the Games.
"This event will see some of the world's best cyclists converge on Brisbane, luring cycling fans from across the globe to Queensland to experience the best of what we have to offer in our state.
"Before the Tissot Track World Cup we'll host the inaugural Brisbane Cycling Festival from March to April next year. This event is forecast to generate about $8 million across its three-year lifetime.
"The popularity of cycling amongst Australians coupled with the high calibre of cyclists the event is set to attract will ensure the success of this new Queensland event.
"The UCI Track World Cup adds to Queensland's growing events calendar, now worth $780 million to the state's economy."
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said securing the 2019 UCI Track World Cup was another coup for Brisbane, following the recent announcement the city would stage the Brisbane Cycling Festival.
"Hosting the 2019 UCI Track World Cup once again demonstrates our city's ability to stage first-rate cycling events and the world-class Anna Meares Velodrome will be a fitting host venue for the competition," Cr Quirk said.
"This is the first UCI world track cycling event to be hosted by Australia since 2012, establishing Brisbane as the home of track racing.
"Major events are important to Brisbane – they draw in visitors and fill hotel rooms, boost the hospitality, service and retail sectors and profile the city on the world stage."
Cycling Australia CEO Steve Drake said it would be fantastic to see this premier event held in the world-class Anna Meares Velodrome.
"We saw during the Commonwealth Games just how passionate fans are for the Australian Cycling Team, so we cannot wait," Mr Drake said.
Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Cycling Track Gold Medallist Alex Porter said he couldn't wait to line up in the green and gold for a Track World Cup in his own back yard.
"It's such an important part for the build-up for Tokyo 2020 and having a home crowd advantage gives us all such a buzz," Porter said.
Media contact: 0419 620 447
Source: http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2018/8/3/brisbane-to-host-elite-international-track-cycling-event
Brisbane has secured a new world-class cycling festival commencing in 2019 which will deliver a multi-million-dollar boost for Queensland's economy and build on the legacy of the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games.
The Brisbane Cycling Festival will include a package of at least three cycling events, secured from 2019-2021, including a National Road Series event, Cycling Australian Track National Championships, and the final of the Six Day international track series.
Minister for Tourism Industry Development Kate Jones said the deal, secured via Tourism and Events Queensland in partnership with the Brisbane City Council via Brisbane Marketing and Cycling Queensland, was a great win for Queensland.
"Queensland just hosted a raft of cycling events during the Commonwealth Games and this new event is a great opportunity to again showcase the state-of-the art Anna Meares Velodrome – one of the great pieces of infrastructure left behind as a legacy of the Games," she said.
"Together we expect these events to inject upwards of $8 million into our economy each year of the three-year deal.
"The event highlights the success of Tourism and Events Queensland's events strategy which has seen the It's Live! in Queensland events calendar double in value to $780 million and has seen major events like this secured for the state which play to Queensland's strengths.
"Cycling is quickly growing in popularity with almost four million Aussies regularly riding a bike. This together with the high calibre of Australian and international elite talent who will compete in the festival is sure to attract national and international participants to Queensland's capital."
Assistant Tourism Industry Development Minister Meaghan Scanlon said by consistently securing elite-level events, Queensland had stamped its authority as one of the world's leading destinations for sporting events.
"The Brisbane Cycling Festival adds to Queensland's calendar of blockbuster sporting events and reaffirms the state as the home of endurance sport in the Asia-Pacific region.
"By hosting a mix of elite and amateur events, we're appealing to the masses. We want pro-tour fans to come out and see some of the biggest names in the sport but we also want more Queenslanders to get on a bike – that's what's so great about this festival.
"This festival will also be a bonus for local business operators. We expect thousands of spectators from around the world to converge on Brisbane for these events, keen to experience the best of what Queensland has to offer."
Lord Mayor Graham Quirk said securing the Brisbane Cycling Festival was a huge coup for Brisbane, with the city hosting a unique range of professional, amateur and mass participation events over three weeks.
"Brisbane has already demonstrated its ability to host world-class sporting events, and the Brisbane Cycling Festival will be the latest in the city's major events calendar," Cr Quirk said.
"With the world-class Anna Meares Velodrome and 680km of bikeway infrastructure, the combination of track and road cycling events will showcase Brisbane to the world during the festival. In addition to professional competition events, local cyclists will also have the chance to get involved with a series of activities including a mass-participation ride across the city.
"The Brisbane Cycling Festival will enhance our reputation as a major cycling destination, the 20,000 annual visitors to the festival will deliver an $8 million economic benefit to Brisbane, supporting local jobs as well as accommodation, retail, hospitality and service sectors."
Russell Hinwood, Cycling Queensland President said the introduction of the Brisbane Cycling Festival would be a game changer for the sport of cycling in Queensland.
"Brisbane will be promoted as a fantastic cycling participation and spectator destination," Mr Hinwood said.
"Cycling will obtain unprecedented exposure to local, national and international audiences and opportunities will be provided for all levels of Queensland and national cyclists to participate in world-class events as part of the festival.
"Importantly it also provides the opportunity to promote cycling as an inclusive sporting and recreational activity beneficial to people's, health and wellbeing.
"Cycling Queensland is excited to be a part of the Brisbane Cycling Festival as it aligns with our mission to encourage more Queenslanders to ride, race and watch the sport of cycling."
Steve Drake, Cycling Australia CEO and Managing Director said Queensland was setting the standard for multi-discipline big ticket cycling events and he commended all involved for their hard work in pulling this together.
"The events will showcase the best of Australian cycling on the world stage and for the fans it's a chance to see the superstars of today and the champions of tomorrow as we head towards the Tokyo 2020 Olympics."
Media contact: 0419 620 447
Source: http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2018/6/29/new-cycling-festival-builds-on-commonwealth-games-legacy
Queensland's original games venues are once again hosting the world's greatest athletes, with the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games (GC2018) now underway.
Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni said both the purpose-built Sleeman Sports Complex (SSC) and the Queensland Sports and Athletics Centre (QSAC), which hosted events for the 1982 Commonwealth Games are still in regular use today, more than 35 years later.
"These two venues were built more than 35 years ago, but they've stood the test of time," Mr de Brenni said.
"Nearly a million athletes use these facilities every year, from grassroots sport right through to elite levels.
"Just imagine the volume of people that will benefit from the infrastructure that's been delivered through GC2018."
Mr de Brenni said the Sleeman Sports Complex would become a two-time Commonwealth Games venue, with the Anna Meares Velodrome hosting the Track Cycling event from 5 to 8 April.
"I had the opportunity to ride around the Velodrome last year, and it's truly a top class facility," Mr de Brenni said.
"The Velodrome recently hosted the National Championships, as well as the English and Japanese National Team's Training Camps.
"The Australian Swimming Team has also been using the Brisbane Aquatic Centre at SSC for their training in the lead up to the Games.
"Local swimmers Cameron McEvoy, the Campbell sisters and Emily Seebohm will lead a 40-strong Queensland contingent competing for Australia in the pool."
QSAC also hosted local and international athletes ahead of CG2018 on its recently resurfaced State Athletics Facility (SAF) track and Main Track.
Minister for Sport Mick de Brenni said the recent upgrades put Queensland ahead of the pack, with QSAC the only facility in Australia which has two 400m ten lane tracks co-located at the one venue.
"Queensland athletes punch above their weight, and that's because we support them with better facilities and better training programs than other states," Mr de Brenni said.
"We've delivered $320 million worth of additional sporting and community infrastructure ahead of the Games, including three new sporting venues, one multipurpose venue, and seven upgraded venues.
"World class inclusions like the Rekortan track surface we've just put down at QSAC give our Queensland athletes the edge, so I have every expectation we'll see them all perform at a very high level over the next ten days."
Media contact: Cat Milton 0447 117 132
Source: http://statements.qld.gov.au/Statement/2018/4/5/original-commonwealth-games-venues-back-in-the-spotlight
The newly minted Queensland Country Bank Stadium has reached a significant milestone, with access to its owner, Stadiums Queensland now granted with only finishing touches to go.
The world's number one male tennis player - Novak Djokovic - is set to headline the Brisbane leg of the ATP Cup in January, playing at the Queensland Tennis Centre for the first time since 2009.
The inaugural NRL Magic Round pumped a whopping $20million into Queensland's economy over four days according to economic modelling released today.
The North Queensland Stadium has reached a construction milestone with 50 per cent of the main build works now completed and to celebrate, the nqstadium app has been released on the Apple App Store and Google Play.
Spotless Group Holdings Limited (Spotless) has secured a contract to join the North Queensland Stadium team as the official caterer for the new venue, for the next five years, continuing a 10-year relationship with the North Queensland region.
Stadiums Queensland has welcomed Ticketmaster as the official ticketing agent for the new North Queensland Stadium.
Stadiums Queensland (SQ) has welcomed the release of the Stadium Taskforce final report.


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Finally, it's time for the first snapshot of the year! While most of the Java team has been on holiday, we've still managed to cram some things into this snapshot such as smokingly hot Campfires, Cartography Table functionality and Lectern functionality. Enjoy!
A full summary of the content available in this snapshot can be found in the changelog on Minecraft.net, the following is a short summary:
- Added Campfire
- Added Cartography Table functionality
- Added Lectern functionality
- Performance improvements
- Fixed bugs
- Added
teammsgcommand which sends a message to all players on your team
Come one, come all, and toast your buns around the campfire!
- Decorative fireplace without fire spread
- Cooks up to four foods, but slowly
- Acts as a smoke signal you can see very (VERY!) far away when a hay bale is below (hint: think note blocks!)
- Cosy light source
- Can be lit/unlit
- Fancy UI which more closely represents what the recipes actually do functionally
- Provides an easier and simpler way of cloning, extending, and locking of maps
- Map locking allows you to lock maps in the Cartography Table with a glass pane so that they can no longer be modified
Ermahgerd berks… holder… thingy?
- Right-click empty lectern to place book
- Right-click lectern with book to open
- Current page is persistent and shared between all readers
- Emits redstone pulses when page is changed
- Use comparator to get book reading progress
To get snapshots, open your launcher and go to the "launch options" tab. Check the box saying "Enable snapshots" and save. To switch between the snapshot and normal version, you can find a new dropdown menu next to the "Play" button. Back up your world first or run the game on in a different folder (In the "launch options" page).
Please report any and all bugs you find in Minecraft to bugs.mojang.com.
Snapshots can corrupt your world, please backup and/or run them in a different folder from your main worlds.
Share your thoughts on how 1.14 is shaping up in the comments below!


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Take a world class ferry to see the San Francisco Giants at AT&T Park! Giants Ferry tickets are now available for all 2016 Giants home games! We kick off the season with the exhibition games against the Oakland A's on March 31 and April 1.
Giants Ferry tickets must be purchased online (visit www.goldengate.org/giantsferry), over the phone 1-877-4SFGTIX (1-877-473-4849), or at the AT&T Park Dugout Store. The fare is $12.50 each way per person. Children 4 and under ride free. Tickets can be printed at home or mailed to you (if ordered 10 days in advance).
For more info, visit www.goldengate.org or call 511 (say "Golden Gate Transit," then "operator" to bypass recorded messages)/TDD 711. The Golden Gate Customer Service Center is open weekdays from 7am to 6pm.
We hope to see you on the Giants Ferry this year!


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Dorota Part 1: Applying to take part
My name is Dorota Tataruch and I am 25. I come from the beautiful town of Krakow in the south of Poland, but I haven't lived there for a while. I am a student, studying Translation and Interpreting in Turin, Italy, but this year I took a gap year. Most of the this year I have spent in Stockholm, Sweden, learning the language, studying a little bit and working.
I have never done anything like this before and have never even thought of doing anything of this kind. But nevertheless, it wasn't a difficult decision - when I read in a newspaper about the study I simply thought I was the type of girl they were looking for.
I sent the application form, and few days later they called to invite me for the medical check up. That part was very easy. I was very curious about going there, seeing the "space clinic", meeting people who worked there, but above all checking if my body worked really as well as I thought. It proved to be ok: they soon called again and asked me to come back for the psychological interview.
First impressions
The first thing that struck me about the clinic was its size. I couldn't imagine how 12 people could possibly stay here for 100 days in such a small area without having huge psychological problems.
The second thing I noticed was its isolation - the "fake" windows, the soundproof doors, and always the same temperature - since the beginning this was much more of a sticking point for me than anything else.
If I really wanted to take part in the study, I had to sacrifice many of the small things I liked so much about my daily life, like for example sleeping with a window open, waking up with the sounds of birds singing, relaxing in the warmth of the afternoon Sun.
But those things for some reason didn't scare me; on the contrary, it made it an even more of an interesting challenge.
The staff
The staff at the clinic was very reassuring and sensitive. I felt secure with them; I felt that they were people I could trust. I was sure that they would take a good care of me if I had to stay in bed for the 60 days.
I really appreciated that they didn't pretend to know more than they really did: I remember asking one of the doctors a specific question about the influence of bed rest on the female body, and I was simply told "Well, we don't know exactly yet. And that is precisely why we are doing the experiment - to answer all those questions."
It made me feel needed and important, without my help and that of the other girls, the experiment couldn't take place and nobody would be able to answer those questions.
Decision time
It was only then, after all the medical and psychological examinations and two visits to the MEDES facility, that I started to think seriously that I was about to spend two months in bed. Before that I was simply one of 1700 candidates, and the chance of being chosen was too small to seriously consider what it would actually be like.
I had to make the decision at the beginning of February, just two weeks before the start of the study. I viewed it as a great challenge and a very interesting lesson I was lucky to have the possibility to learn, and I simply could not give away such a chance.
Support from family and friends
I remember telling everybody that I was going to participate in the study. It is so different from things we usually do, that it makes it impossible to simply say "I will be closed in a clinic for 100 days" without initiating a barrage of questions.
Every time I had to give them a long explanation about what did the study consist on, and each of them had thousands of questions to ask. Most were about things I didn't know myself yet, and it made me even more curious and willing to go.
The closest people were of great support trying to get to know as much as possible about the study to help me prepare mentally. I don't remember anybody trying to convince me to leave, but I think that's due to my character: they know that once I have decided something nobody but me can change my mind.


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Occupation of Lilydale revolved around two main factions — the Godegian villagers and assorted traders who lived and moved peacefully across the land and the Cregan packs and rangers who were trying to occupy it by force. The titular Lilydale was the village we were focusing on — the village we, the Cregan pack, were occupying.
The original Cregan pack included a wildly hedonistic Rhaegar, half-born Alpha who had killed the full-blooded Alpha in his sleep. Alphas in this world was not only a role — the head of the pack — but often referred to a bloodline which gave rapid regeneration and incredible strength. As a half-born, Rhaegar was still terrifying compared to the average Cregan — but he was not unkillable if enough attacked him at once. His rapid regeneration was demonstrated by his high health points (10 which returned over time, though we weren't told at the time what his actual health points were) and his strength (he could permanently break a weapon or limb by hitting it and saying Break).
The average Cregan had 5 health points, combat-trained villagers had 4 health points and untrained villagers had 3 health points. And that's before you added on armour for the Cregans which made killing them a rather difficult proposition — an important factor when you want them to maintain control.
I played two characters:
- Evzenia, Binding Wolf, who was responsible for breaking in slaves
- Suzanna, goat herder and thug, who arrived with her sister and whose best friend was in Part II of the story.
I'll describe what happened to them over the weekend in the following articles.


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