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No one knows the exact time or way that they will die. This is what keeps us sane, what keeps us from thinking about the inevitability that our lives will one day end. While no one knows the specifics of our death, one thing is certain: we know that one day it will all end. We will cease to exist; our life, our soul, the thing that made us who we are will no longer inhabit the body we were born with. Not knowing this information beforehand protects our minds from the overwhelming thoughts of our demise. What if, however, we did know beforehand about the details that would take our lives? Would we be able to stop someone that was dead-set on not only ending their own life, but taking so many others along with them?
While we can never truly know in advance the way our story ends, we can predict the likelihood of an event happening because of the gun control issues we currently have in America. While "the law on selling, receiving and possessing firearms is clear . . . not every individual providing the gun in a transfer requires an FFL [Federal Firearms License], which in turn means that not every buyer is legally subject to a background check" (DW). This, of course, is dangerous because it "potentially enables guns to fall into the hands of users who might otherwise not be allowed to own a firearm." (DW) A ten minute background check is not a sufficient measure to gauge an individual's state of mind or the potential danger that possessing a firearm might cause.
Case in point, Ian David Long, a 28 year old "former machine gunner and decorated combat veteran of the United States Marine Corps," (ABC7) who, on the 8th of November, walked into a country music bar in Thousand Oaks, California and opened fire, killing 12 innocent patrons before taking his own life. Shrouded in a hood and dressed all in black, Long used a smoke bomb and his .45-caliber – purchased legally – to gain entrance to the bar and dominate everyone in his path. For a motive, Long took to social media during the massacre and stated, "The fact is I had no reason to do it, and I just thought . . . life is boring so why not?" (Brown)
Someone with no mental health issues, something Long wasn't without, doesn't end the lives of twelve innocent people because of boredom. While the purchase of his firearm might have been legal, his state of mind was not addressed as it should have been prior to his reign of destruction. Long "appeared to have trouble adjusting to life after his deployment to Afghanistan . . . [and] was being treated for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder" (ABC7). A call last April that involved a family disturbance brought "mental health specialists [who] talked to the suspect that day and cleared him." (ABC7) While this family incident couldn't have predicted the forthcoming events, it was a pivotal moment that might have prevented the deaths and injuries of so many.
Gun control isn't about taking guns away from law abiding citizens free from felonies and mental health issues. Gun control is about taking the necessary steps to check those applying for their gun license to be scrutinized a bit more in depth. If the shooter had been living in Illinois, lawmakers state that "this tragedy may have been prevented . . . thanks to a new law on the books that mandate health care providers report patients receiving mental health treatment so they are unable to get a Firearms Owner Identification, or FOID, card." (ABC7) This would have prevented David Long from legally owning a gun in Illinois.
Perhaps this type of gun control is what is needed state-wide. It's important for Americans to continue exercising their 2nd amendment right, and gun control shouldn't take that away. However, with the number of mass shootings increasing every year, it's clear that something needs to be done. Stricter gun laws, better background checks and the reporting of patients that are receiving mental health treatments need to be mandatory in all states. While none of these preventative measures can predict the actions of someone with a sick mind, perhaps they can save more lives than not.
Life is precious, but fleeting, and sometimes we forget about our own mortality; it's what our minds are programmed to do – not to dwell about our end of life. Perhaps it's time we started remembering that we're not invincible. We're not immortal. Our lives will come to an end. That's not to say, however, that we should force ourselves to accept death at face value. Just because something will come to an end, it doesn't mean we can't do everything in our power to stretch it out for as long as we can.
"Thousand Oaks Mass Shooting." Eye Witness News. November 9, 2018. ABC7 .Web. November 10, 2018.
Brown, Dalvin. "'Fact is I had no reason to do it.'" Thousand Oaks gunman posted to Instagram during massacre." USA Today. November 10, 2018. USA Today. Web. November 10, 2018.
"8 facts about gun control in the US." DW. August 11, 2018. DW. Web. November 10, 2018.


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Artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) will move out of the shadows and into the mainstream in the 2020s.
AT DMI, we're already seeing these forces at work in our engagements with enterprise clients. Increasingly, B2B companies are putting learning algorithms to work to streamline operations and develop predictive capability. Chatbots and other conversational AI technologies are getting more sophisticated, opening up new avenues for improving customer service. While these trends have transformative potential, they also pose thorny ethical questions that cannot be ignored.
Here's a quick look at three of these factors.
Back-Office Adoption
AI/ML is moving into the B2B space in a big way. Retailers are using mobile apps, image recognition and robotic-process automation to streamline transactions and improve efficiencies in the storefront and the distribution center. As more consumers shop online but pick up their products in stores, retailers are turning to back-office AI to upgrade their supply chains and inventory controls to ensure these hybrid transactions don't leave buyers empty-handed.
Intelligent bots also can track in-store traffic patterns to help retailers optimize their store layout and streamline service and checkout. In the automotive sector, back-office AI can help companies improve the driving experience and help dealers deliver offers to the customers most likely to want them. In the world of finance, AI is making it easier to develop more accurate assessments of credit risk and merger/acquisition potential.
Conversational Intelligence
Siri and Alexa were early chapters in the story of natural language processing. In the new decade, conversational AI will broaden its appeal in multiple sectors.
In healthcare, chatbots will increasingly know how to identify users and help them navigate to information they need right away. That can put patients in the driver's seat — letting them decide whether to wait a half-hour to talk to a human or to read a few articles or support threads that solve their problems. Government agencies also will be keen to adopt these tools to bolster constituent services.
Companies like banks and consumer brokerages, meanwhile, will use more chatbots to help customers select investment vehicles, balance portfolios and map out their financial futures.
Ethical Quandaries
The accelerating pace of AI technologies creates vast potential but also must confront questions only human can answer.
Consider the possibility of an AI engine predicting the success or failure of a clinical trial. This raises a host of issues in the underlying modeling. How accurate is the data? How trustworthy are the recommendations? It's no exaggeration to say these are life-or-death challenges.
AI is also enabling sophisticated data-tracking sensors that follow people's actions and predict their behaviors. Should AI applications secure people's consent before conducting these scans?
The problems of black-box AI — where users can't be sure why a bot decides to act — require companies to develop traceability and clarity on the mechanisms driving AI bots. Failing to account for these kinds of challenges could be the one roadblock to the progress of AI adoption.
Moving Ahead with AI/ML
Though advanced automation has raised enthusiasm and unease in equal parts in recent years, inroads in the B2B sector reflect growing acceptance of these next-gen technologies.
At DMI, we're seeing these trends across the major sectors we serve — automotive, financial, healthcare, government and retail. And we're helping companies find the best way to adopt transformative algorithms while staying true to their values and their customers.
The coming decade will test everybody's ability to cede a measure of control to machines while leaving ultimate authority in the hands of humans. Our experience with machine intelligence gives us the grounding to help clients find thoughtful, humane ways to strike that balance.
— Venkat Swaminathan, director, data analytics and artificial intelligence
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The NSLS Featured in the News
NSLS members across the country are actively working in being leaders who make a better world. You can find some of their stories covered in the news below.
NSLS chapter holds induction ceremony at Kishwaukee College
Posted on: Jan/11/2017
News Article
The Kishwaukee College chapter of the National Society of Leadership and Success held an induction ceremony on campus on Dec. 9. The NSLS chapter at Kishwaukee College was established in Fall 2014. The chapter advisers are Allison von Ende and Pernevlon Ellis.
Berkeley College Student Julie Hansen of Alesund, Norway, Finds Success
Posted on: Jan/04/2017
News Article
Berkeley College student Julie Hansen of Alesund, Norway, studying at the Midtown Manhattan campus, New York City, received a $1,000 State of Mind award from the National Society of Leadership and Success. "When I first applied for the award, my expectation to win wasn't high, but now I'm glad I took the chance," Ms. Hansen said. "It reminded me that you can do whatever you put your mind to. Just take control and do your best."
Posted on: Dec/28/2016
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The National Society of Leadership Success (NSLS) chapter at the University of Missouri–St. Louis held its most recent induction ceremony on December 1 at 7 p.m. Eighty-eight new members were inducted into the society and 50 people attended the ceremony, which was held in Century Rooms A and B of the Millennium Student Center.
Honor society holds fall induction
Posted on: Dec/20/2016
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The Guillot University Center was packed Wednesday, December 7th, as 130 University of North Alabama students became members of the National Society of Leadership and Success. "This is a place for our members to join with other student leaders on campus in successful networking as they work to achieve their goals," said Co-Adviser and Admissions Counselor Bishop Alexander. "It's really an honor to be inducted into such a society," said sophomore and inductee Grant Gunn. "It looks good on a resume, (and) it opens doors for other things."
39 CSU Students Inducted into The National Society of Leadership and Success
Posted on: Dec/15/2016
News Article
On Thursday December 8th, 39 students were inducted into the newly established Society chapter at Clarks Summit University. Earlier this fall, CSU launched its NSLS chapter on campus, led by senior elementary education major Anthony Vincent. In its first year, the CSU Society chapter has become the largest student-led organization on campus. With 73 percent of nominees inducted this semester, CSU's chapter of NSLS has the highest completion rate in the nation, among 545 college and universities. "When Anthony Vincent came to me with this idea, he had a clear vision and built a strong executive team that has laid out this vision with the help of the NSLS to deliver this elite leadership training to our campus," explains Fred Defendorf, coordinator of student life.
Student to join honor society at Ivy Tech
Posted on: Dec/09/2016
News Article
The Society chapter at Ivy Tech Community College Columbus inducted 18 new members on Friday. The induction of the new members brings the society's total inducted membership to 141.
Mayor Mayo named Honorary Member of The National Society of Leadership and Success
Posted on: Dec/07/2016
News Article
At a ceremony held at Louisiana Delta Community College Tuesday, November 15th, Mayor Jamie Mayo was among local leaders named as an Honorary Member of The National Society of Leadership and Success for his "commitment to excellence in developing student leaders."
Students open National Society of Leadership and Success chapter at USU
Posted on: Dec/06/2016
News Article
In the upcoming spring semester, Utah State University will open its own Society chapter. It began with Nathan Cutler, an undergraduate student at USU. While looking online for careers and ways to be involved, Cutler came across the NSLS. From the beginning it seemed a perfect fit. "I've been really invested in books like Stephen Covey's 'Seven Habits of Highly Successful People.' I love success, I love the idea of becoming successful," Cutler said.
Posted on: Dec/02/2016
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Today at 6PM the Society chapter at Stevenson University is hosting a "do it yourself" (DIY) hot chocolate making event that is sure to warm up Stevenson students. The event is called "Warm Up Your Winter" and it is a way for students to meet new people, show off their creativity and de-stress. Sarah Cullison, a member of the society, said that the group wants this event to be a fun DIY activity for students to warm up their winters.
Carla Butcher Signs Publishing Deal With CelebrityPress® To Co-Author New Book
Posted on: Nov/30/2016
News Article
Society member Carla Butcher, of the Society chapter at DeVry University of San Diego, signs publishing deal with CelebrityPress® to co-author new book Carla Butcher will team up with several of the premier business minds of our time to release the new book, Cracking the Code to Success by CelebrityPress®. Cracking the Code to Success is tentatively scheduled for release in early 2017. A portion of the royalties earned from Cracking the Code to Success will be donated to Entrepreneur's International Foundation, a not for profit organization dedicated to creating unique launch campaigns to raise money and awareness for charitable causes.


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Offline Gmail is back. Originally built around Google's Gears plugin, the company announced earlier this year that it was pulling the Gears-based feature and rewriting it to use HTML5 and web standards. Now offline Gmail is back (along with offline support for Google Docs and Calendar) and no longer requires the Gears browser add-on.
Offline Gmail does, however, require the Google Chrome web browser. In fact, the offline version of Gmail is an entirely separate app you'll need to install through the Chrome Web Store. The Web Store app is based on the Gmail web app for tablets and uses a widescreen layout that will look familiar to anyone using Gmail on an iPad or the new three-pane mail interface.
Unfortunately, the offline app for Gmail is just that, a separate web app. You won't be able to use Gmail offline simply by clicking a button in the regular web interface. Rather you'll need to install the offline Gmail app and switch over to that interface whenever you're offline.
And that's not the only downside to this release. Offline Gmail will only give you access to the last three to seven days' worth of email (the exact amount will vary depending on how many messages you get each day). All of your starred messages will also be available, but beyond that you're out of luck – there's no way to, for example, download a specific tag or set of messages for offline use.
Things are even worse in the offline version of Google Docs which, for now, is limited to read-only access – not exactly helpful when you're trying to finish that report sans wifi.
Google says these issues are temporary and that the offline support is a work in progress, but given the extremely limited functionality one wonders why they were released at all. Of course Google's motto is release early, release often; clearly they've released early, hopefully the often will kick in soon.
In the mean time if you need offline access to your email, we suggest a traditional desktop client.
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Dishonored 2 Platinum Trophy Requires Completing the Game Twice, No Kills, and Not Being Spotted
A full listing of the Dishonored 2 trophies have appeared on PSN Profiles. There are fifty-one trophies total, split between a platinum, two gold, ten silver, and thirty-eight bronze.
To obtain the platinum in Dishonored 2 you will have to finish the game without being spotted, finish the game without killing anyone, finish as Corvo Attano and as Emily Kaldwin, in low and high chaos and without supernatural powers. You can learn more about the changes to the chaos system in our Dishonored 2 interview with Creative Director Harvey Smith. Remaining trophies require the player to participate in a large variety of accomplishments from killing an enemy with their own bullet to recovering your signet ring. You can read the full trophy list below.
- DUNWALL DAYS AND KARNACA NIGHTS: Earn all other Trophies for Dishonored 2
- Shadow: Finish the game without being spotted
- Clean Hands: Complete the game without killing anyone
- Well Funded: Find 60% of available loot
- The Royal Protector: Finish the game with Corvo Attano
- The Empress: Finish the game with Emily Kaldwin
- Souvenirs: Collect all the decorative objects for the Dreadful Wale
- In Good Conscience: Complete the game in low chaos
- Ghostly: Finish an entire mission without being spotted
- Flesh and Steel: Complete the game without supernatural powers
- Empire in Chaos: Complete the game in high chaos
- Clockwork Collector: Obtain numbered plates for 3 Clockwork Soldiers
- Art Collector: Acquire all collectible paintings
- Years Ago, Another Time: Heard Meagan Foster's story
- Under the Table: Obtain Stilton's Master Key from under the table, with the guards there conscious & unalerted
- The Lovers: Link 2 characters with Domino just before one kills the other
- The Greatest Gift: Saved your last known family member
- The Beast Within: Dealt with Dr. Alexandria Hypatia
- Stay of Execution: Stop the Grand Guard from pushing someone into the Wall of Light
- Spirit Thief: Took Delilah's soul
- Songs of Serkonos: Find 3 musical duos across Karnaca, and listen to their songs
- Sliding Marksman: Score a headshot while sliding
- Silence: Eliminate Jindosh without him ever knowing you were there
- Royal Spymaster: Peruse all journals and audiographs by Meagan Foster and Anton Sokolov aboard the Dreadful Wale
- Rogue: Eliminate 20 unaware enemies
- Place of Three Deaths: Kill Paolo three times
- Oracular Echoes: Listen to the voices of the Sisters of the Oracular Order
- Occult Carver: Craft 10 Bonecharms
- Morbid Theft: Steal a corpse for Mindy Blanchard
- Labyrinthine Mind: Found Anton Sokolov in the Clockwork Mansion
- Jewel of the South: Reached Karnaca
- Imperial Seal: Recovered your signet ring
- Howlers 'til the End: Side with the Howlers in the Dust District
- Heartbeat Reaper: Eliminated 6 enemies in less than 1.5 seconds
- Heart Whispers: Using the Heart, listen to the secrets of 40 different people
- Gazebo: Pay tribute to Jessamine one last time
- Freedom of Speech: Save the Printer of the Dunwall Courier
- Flooded Basement: Drain the water to recover a Rune
- Fearless Fall: Drop from Addermire's highest point and take out an enemy below
- Fatal Redirect: Kill an enemy with their own bullet
- Familiarity Breeds Contempt: Rob Galvani multiple times
- Faithful to the Abbey: Side with the Overseers in the Dust District
- Eureka: Crack the Jindosh Lock without finding the solution elsewhere
- Down with the Duke: Eliminated Duke Luca Abele
- Dilapidation: Find the hidden balcony passageway
- Counter-serum: Chat with Dr. Hypatia aboard the Dreadful Wale
- Circle of Life: Cast Possession once, chaining between human, hound, rat, fish, and bloodfly
- Black Market Burglar: Rob a black market shop
- Alternative Approach: Finish an entire mission with no casualties
- Acrobat: Eliminate 10 enemies with Drop Assassination
- A Night in 1849: Visited the past
Dishonored 2 has gone gold and will release on November 11th for the PS4, Xbox One, and PC.


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This story is twenty-five years old, yet in its freshness and immediacy it ranks with anything being produced for five to nines today. It's a story about wishing and wanting and the disappointment and sense of time-passing that all that brings. Benny only gains a longed-for shoe box by a series of clever swaps. We meet a rich collection of characters, some central, some on the edges of the plot. Like the best children's poems, or playground chants. it's cyclical, a story which grows, unfolds, reverberates. I've shared it for weeks with as many children as I could. Berg's writing is (a word I use carefully) loving towards her children, the adults and the urban setting. The Lowry-like cover is a delight it itself. Do try it.


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4 best software to play .arf files on your PC
- ARF file type contains recordings that usually are made during a conference
- It contains audio, video, Q&A results, pools, file transfer, annotation, desktop shares and more
- Encryption video conference software will make sure there is no leak of important data
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Technology is developing extremely quick, and Cisco WebEx makes it possible these days to launch an online meeting or a web conference over a long distance.
ARF files contain recordings that have been made of online session and were downloaded from WebEx and recorded using Network-Based Recording which is often referred to as NBR. This kind of files can be exported into Windows media player and converted into a more widely used format.
Usually, ARF files contain any of the following types of content: audio, video, Q&A results, pools, file transfer, annotation, desktop shares, chat conversations and more. If you are trying to open an ARF file, you're in the right spot because we gathered four of the best tools that will enable you to view, open and edit ARF files. Make sure to check out these tools' sets of features in order to be able to make the best decision.
Install these programs to play ARF files on your Windows 10 PC
Aiseesoft's Screen Recorder ARF Player (recommended)
Usually, you can use WebEx Network Recording Player in order to be able to open AFR files on Windows. But there are certain times when you may want to edit ARF contents with Adobe Premiere for instance or open AFR files on mobile devices.
This is where Screen Recorder comes as one of the best available solutions. This tool is able to capture the screen to help you directly record ARF to MP4 for playing WebEx network recording.
Take a look at the most exciting features that are included in this tool and the easy steps that need to be taken in order to use it:
- After you download the ARF Player, you have to install it, and this is really easy even for beginners.
- Select Screen Recorder in order to enter Record Video and Audio window.
- You have to select the recording area and choose Full Screen or Customize recording area to capture the WebEx network meeting.
- After setting the recording options, you have to turn on System Audio and Microphone Audio in order to better save the web conferencing audio.
- Now, you can easily record WebEx meeting to MP4.
You can download this Screen Recorder tool for free and see how it works on your machine running Windows.
– Download it now from the official site
- ALSO READ: Quick Fix: Windows 10 Can't Play mp4 Files
HD Video Converter Factory Pro (suggested)
You can convert the downloaded WebEx online meeting recording from the ARF file format to other types to be able to play it on your devices. For instance, you can convert the ARF file to AVI, MP3 or MP4 formats.
The best solution to achieve this is to use HD Video Converter Factory Pro. This is an efficient ARF converter that offers users more than 300 formats and codes to choose from.
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- This tool is famous for its really fast conversion speed and extremely high compression ratio that will help to significantly reduce the video file size without losing any quality during the process of conversion.
- This is one of the best choices that you have available these days to convert ARF files to be able to play them on your system.
- HD Video Converter Factory Pro provides a great visual experience in an efficient and safe method.
- Using this tool, you will be able to download various videos from mainstream websites.
- The powerful inner video editor will enable you to trim your videos and add various effects and subtitles as well.
To learn more about this tool's features and how it works, we recommend that you head over to HD Video Converter Factory Pro's official website.
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WebEx Player
Cisco's WebEx Player is one of the most popular tools that you can use for playing ARF files. With the help of this tool, you will be able to watch, share and edit WebEx recordings and all you have to do is just download the player.
Take a look at the best features that are included in this software:
- You will be able to watch a recording effortlessly.
- If you receive an email that includes a link to a WebEx recording, all you have to do is click on the link in order to watch it.
- You can also enjoy easy sharing, and you will be able to post a link anywhere, and your visitors will get the chance to view the WebEx.
- If you want to edit something, you just have to download the file and convert it to WMV and edit it just like you would do with any other video.
- You have to be careful because there are two types of WebEx recording files, ARF and WRF and you have to choose the right player for your recording WebEx Player/ Recording Editor.
To try the software for free, all you have to do is head over to WebEx Player's official website and get this convenient tool.
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File Viewer Plus
File Viewer Plus is a convenient tool that not only open ARF files but also 300 file formats more. ARF recordings can be converted to Windows Media or Flash files via this free WebEx ARF Player. It's important to note the fact that ARF files are WebEx recordings that are downloaded by the user, while .WRF files are WebEx sessions that are recorded straight by the user.
Check out the best features that are included in File Viewer Plus:
- File Viewer Plus is a universal file opener for Windows that allows users to view, edit save and also convert files.
- This tool supports more than 300 file formats, and it can display the content of any file.
- Using this software, you can edit and save documents and image files as well, and you can also play dozens of multimedia formats.
- You will be able to batch convert various file types, and you can view the contents of any file.
File Viewer Plus is a straightforward tool, and fortunately, it also includes more sophisticated features. For instance, you will be able to convert images, documents, and media files of various formats and you can edit and save the images via the tool's advanced image editor.
For each of the files you open, the software will display hidden information and metadata in the information panel. In the sporadic cases when File Viewer Plus does not natively support a particular file type, you will still be able to view its contents using the Hex view or Text view.
To learn more about this handy tool, you should visit File Viewer Plus's official website right away.
These are our top choices for the best solutions that you have available for playing ARF files. Check them all out and make the best decision for your needs and according to your skills.
FAQ about ARF opening software
- How do I play an ARF file on my PC?
You will need to use one of the software mentioned in our list that is compatible with the ARF format.
- Can Windows Media Player play ARF files?
No, WMP cannot play ARF files. you will need to use a 3rd party tool.
- Can VLC play WRF files?
WRF files can only be opened by the Cisco's Webex Recorder.
In fact, ARF is a file format that combines WebEx-based video and audio content. ARF files can only be played on the WebEx network record player and converted by the network recording player. If you want to open it on another device or media player, you'd better to change arf to other formats. HD video converter factory pro can be an arf converter, you can have a try.


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Corporate News Lifts Stocks
PARIS -- French stocks inched higher Tuesday after a session of directionless trade that focused on corporate news, traders said.
The CAC-40 Index of most actively traded stocks rose 16.58 to 4048.63. Volume was slightly higher than average, at 2.43 billion euros worth of shares traded.
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Whisky a go-go
- At May 17, 2009
- By Tjeerd
- In Design / Diary
I learned something very interesting this week; one of those things that you probably should have known forever and are a little embarrassed to admit to people that the penny has just dropped. Here it is….wait for it…..WHISKY GETS ITS COLOUR FROM OAK!! All you distillery visitors out there are all now shaking your heads and tut-tutting. "Is this guy as thick two short planks? Even my ingrowing toenail knows that whisky gets its colour from the oak barrels in which it is aged!"Read More»
A time to blog
- At April 29, 2009
- By Tjeerd
- In Design / Woodwork
Where do people find the time for this blogging malarkey? After launching my blog with much fanfare, global press publicity*, dancing girls** and a lot of telepathic marketing***, I rather spectacularly ran out of time to write anything on it. So to prevent my blog from becoming one history's glorious failures (cf. Tim Henman, George W, the 5th Beatle), I am back. Back with a vengeance. Well, back with a posting on my blog anyway.Read More»
Selected Furniture From My Portfolio
- At April 2, 2009
- By Tjeerd
- In Design / Woodwork
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Welcome to my blog!
- At April 1, 2009
- By Tjeerd
- In Design / Woodwork
Welcome to Hendel-Blackford Fine Furniture
- At May 7, 2005
- By Tjeerd
- In News
Welcome to the first installment of our on-line diary or weblog, covering the latest goings on at our furniture deisgn and making workshops. The idea behind this is that we keep everyone up to speed with what we're up to and any (hopefully) interesting news from the workshop. At present I am working mainly on pieces for David Savage, who trained me, at his workshops in Shebbear, North Devon.


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I got up the guts to ask my spanish teacher if we could do something other than go over the homework in class. On account of going over the homework doesn't actually TEACH anything and is a pointless high school quality exercise in lousy education. It's not a great way to start every day except that it does make all the other classes where the professors make an attempt to engage the minds of their students a lot more enjoyable (after you've sat through the experience of watching a bunch of elite college students who love to argue come together as one to react with confusion, irritation, and amusement, at the fact that the professor has NO clue what's going on you can appreciate even the dumbest statement made in another class.)
I almost never use an umbrella. I don't mind getting wet, at all. I kinda like it, being out there in the rain feeling it run down through my hair and down my neck and under my shirt and all that jazz. Finding little spots of dryness on a soaked through shirt to wipe the water from your eyes. Just standing there being wet and getting the occasional confused look. I like squishy shoes and raisened fingers and I don't know why.
After you've been alone, not just lonely but alone, for awhile you start to resent human contact. It's like you feel "You weren't there for me when I was hurting and vulnerable, don't try to draw on my strength now." I'm at that state where if I don't make a concerted effort I will just seal people off more and more until nobody knows my name. Except my professors who usually say it with a mixture of respect and irritation. Yesterday in psych the professor was ascribing a causal relationship to two things which were linked only by corolation and I almost jumped out of my seat raising my hand to point this out before she went on and on. When I did point it out she was kind of like "Well yeah, you're completey right, but you didn't need to bring it up, we all kinda knew that already." Except that that's EXACTLY the sort of thing she'd test us on and I don't think it's fair to test a class on a rule that you can't keep straight in your lectures. I don't know, there's something about casual delivery and formal expectations that gets my goat. I believe that if you want to teach low you can't test high.
I checked the mailing list for the GED teachers and the majority of them are female. Most people would probably react by saying "Great! It's CHICK hunting season" but if you've been reading this for ANY amount of time you know HOW not me that is. I was like "Shit, now there will be nobody I can relate to." Both of the advisor people running the program and most of the students are also female. Why is it that I am drawn to female dominated activities and fields? Psychology and Sociology are both full of icky icky girls.
I dunno, it's a little scary for me. Like maybe I AM just a repressed hornball. Only the thing is that I don't actively go after the sorts of things that I think females will be in and I don't think I knew even subconsciously that the GED program or Psychology or Sociology would have female majorities. And almost everything does at Columbia and MOST colleges these days. The majority of college students are girls. That upsets me a lot, because I feel like the male gender is LOSING in the battle for world supremacy.
It's not that I don't think there should be equality, it's just that I feel everyone should be given the same opportunity and men should come out on top.
Okay obviously in any democratic situation the rulers run the risk of being overthrown, but the thing is that I feel men COULD come out on top. Most of the truly BRILLIANT people I know or know of have cocks. And we don't have PMS or pregnancy holding us down like the bumpy chests (what we call the people with innie genetalia after the revolution) do. But masculism has sort of been outlawed and pushed to the fringe by a combination of association with silly fringe groups and the feeling that boys already have enough advantages.
One of the many tenents of radical feminism that makes no sense is the fact that you want men to change from savage dominating brutes but you don't think that they should be given special attention to try to get them to change. There's a take our daughters to work day to try to teach little girls about being professionals, why not a take our sons to poetry night or something? Male institutions get integrated with bumpy chested invaders but they are still making NEW female only public schools. There's your double standard busters.
I do believe that growing up around radical feminism has contributed a lot to my dislike for women. People have been trying to indocrinate me with female superiority and female entitlement but all they've really taught me is to view females as enemies and something to be conquored. Nobody seems to really want to talk about cooperation. It's just like the world situation now. George Bush with his LUDICROUS dead or alive proclomation which throws to the wayside any concept of judicious use of power or checks or balances.
I'm already sick of the American response and it hasn't even begun yet. Some days I want to just curl up in a hole and die.
other days I don't even want to wait until I get into the hole.
But I persevere. WRiting rambling stupid journal entries and being the annoying nerdboy at an institution for the academically advantaged.
And not having any sort of human contact on anything beyond a superficial unsatisfying or combatitive level. I guess that's one thing that Mohammed Attah and I had in common after all. He doesn't look like he was getting laid either.


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In the past few years, there has been a lively debate about the increasing role of renewables at the expense of fossil fuels, particularly in power generation. Some say that renewables are not an existential threat and believe that they might
Chernobyl Is Now the World's Unlikeliest Green Energy Experiment
A hundred yards from the rusting ruins at the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster, a gossamer array of almost 4,000 photovoltaic panels sits atop a thick concrete slab capping a grave of radioactive waste. When it comes to
How to Colonize Mars Succesfully, A Primer
Humanity will colonize Mars. It is inevitable. We cannot wait for everything to be perfect on Earth before we go to Mars (or the Moon). Colonizing Mars will unify Humanity in a way in which nothing else can. Pushing out
How can we eliminate fossil fuels?
Renewable forms of energy are better for the environment than fossils fuels, and technological improvements have dramatically lowered their cost while improving efficiency. So why are we still using oil and coal? The increased investment in renewable energy in recent
St. Louis to Get all of Its power from Clean Sources
St. Louis became the 47th American city to set a goal of getting all of its electricity from clean, noncarbon sources with a vote by local lawmakers Friday — a significant watershed given its long-standing ties to the fossil fuel
Open Ocean Wind Farms in North Atlantic Could Power the World
Washington, DC— There is considerable opportunity for generating wind power in the open ocean, particularly the North Atlantic, according to new research from Carnegie's Anna Possner and Ken Caldeira. Their work is published by Proceedings of the National Academy of
What is a grid-tied PV system?
It is a photovoltaic (PV) system interacting with the utility, with or without batteries, that uses a relatively new breed of inverters that can actually sell any excess power produced by your solar array back to the utility grid. If you are concerned
Booming Renewables
Buyer Beware. Falling costs and increasing adoption are wonderful news for clean energy, but now is not the time for celebration. A new report from the U.S. Department of Energy suggests that the costs of renewable technologies are tumbling, and with it their adoptions soaring. But despite the good news, we can't become complacent.… Read More
Wind Power is exploding in the United States
Here's some good news for your weekend: Wind power is kicking ass in the US. That is the TL;DR version of the annual Wind Technologies Market Report just released by the US Department of Energy and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL). With
Florida Renewable-Energy Tax Break
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Florida voters will be asked Aug. 30 to extend to commercial and industrial properties a renewable-energy tax break that residential property owners already enjoy. Crafted by the Legislature, the Amendment 4 proposal on the primary-election ballot is seen


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Yes, this bowl contained two items that when mixed together give your palate a glimpse of what I call "Taste Heaven!"
There's just something about freshly whipped cream folded in to mascarpone that makes me want to reach in and beyond a spoonful and because there was no one else in the kitchen at the time, I had my fun. Yes, you read that right. I took a crunchy Lady Finger, dipped it into espresso and brandy, and cleaned the bowl! My, oh my. What delicious goodness.
And this was just my second time making homemade tiramisu! Can you imagine what I'll do the next time????????


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Winning EuroMillions Plus ticket sold in Kilkenny
The National Lottery is encouraging all players in Kilkenny to check their tickets this morning after last night's €500,000 EuroMillions Plus jackpot was won.
The lucky EuroMillions Plus Quick Pick ticket was sold last Thursday (24th May) at Carroll's Centra store in Knocktopher, which is located 20km south of Kilkenny City.
Carroll's Centra owner, Padraig Carroll, said: "We're absolutely chuffed that one of our customers is half a million euro richer after visiting our store last Thursday.
"It's our first big lottery win so you can only imagine the excitement in the store this morning as the good news has spread like wildfire throughout the community.
"There's no sign of a winner just yet but the store is absolutely buzzing with hopeful customers checking their tickets to see if they have won the €500,000 prize.
"We're going to enjoy the celebrations today and we wish our lucky winner all the best with their new found fortune."
A spokesperson said: "It's another great result for our players this morning and we can't wait to welcome our 14th EuroMillions Plus winner of 2018 into our famous Winners' Room next week.
"If you are the lucky ticketholder, be sure to sign the back of the ticket and contact our prize claims team on 01 836 4444."
This is the 14th Irish EuroMillions Plus top prize won this year. The EuroMillions jackpot was not won last night so it rolls over to an estimated €65m for next Tuesday's draw.
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A.I. Platform Helped Enroll More Breast Cancer Patients in Clinical Trials at Mayo Clinic, Study Suggests
The use of artificial intelligence (A.I.) in a clinical trial matching platform led to more patients being enrolled in breast cancer studies, a Mayo Clinic oncology practice suggests. The enrollment increase is a result of IBM Watson Health's Watson for Clinical Trial Matching, an IBM A.I. cognitive computing system designed to match patients to the clinical trials for which they might be eligible. Mayo Clinic, in Rochester, Minnesota, has been using the Clinical Trial Matching platform since 2016 in its breast cancer oncology practice. Other oncology disciplines also used the A.I. program. In less than one year, there was an average 80 percent increase in enrollment to Mayo Clinic's breast cancer clinical trials testing investigative therapies. The time it takes to screen an individual patient for trial matches also decreased compared to traditional manual methods. "This has enabled all patients to be screened for all available clinical trial opportunities," Tufia Haddad, MD, a Mayo Clinic oncologist and physician leader for the Watson for Clinical Trial Matching project, said in a press release. "The speed and accuracy of Watson and the team of screening coordinators allow our physicians to efficiently develop treatment plans for patients that reflect the full range of options available to support their care," Haddad said. With these positive results, Mayo Clinic and IBM Watson Health signed an agreement to extend and expand


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Ivy and Eve was established in 2013 and is currently located in Ingles Street, Port Melbourne.
Ivy and eve set out to inspire individuals with beautiful and quality flower arrangements from small gesture posies to large scale events and creating memorable weddings.
Owner operator Jess Heinjus, hand selects the flowers from a vast range of local growers and producers and works very close within all aspects of the business. Our mission is to create memories and moments through the art of giving flowers.
We love hearing the stories behind the event of why the flowers are being given or what is to be achieved through having the flowers, we get a real kick out of being able to create and articulate the message and emotion through the beauty of what mother nature has to offer.
Together Jess and her dedicated and talented crew of florists they have collaborated over forty years' experience in the industry.
Combined with a personal yet professional approach is what has set "Ivy and Eve" apart from your traditional flowers shop.


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14 Different Types of Juicers & Their Uses (with Pictures)
Last Updated on June 10, 2020
One great way for people who don't like to eat their fruits and veggies to still get many of the nutritional benefits from them is to turn them into juice. Because juicers work with raw ingredients that range in hardness and consistency from carrots to apples to berries to leafy greens, there are several different kinds available for sale.
Knowing what you want to juice will go a long way in helping you know which machine is the right one for you. This is a great starting point for a purchase decision. From here, you can look into specific models and makers, taking into account things like warranties and electricity usage.
Note: we also have an overview of the different types of blenders
The 14 Different Types of Juicers
Hand-operated juicers
Juicing isn't a new thing. America's love for orange juice started with fresh-squeezed orange juice made with hand juicers. There are a few different kinds of these on the market now, from models that use lever-action to squeeze juice to ribbed extractors, the likes of which your grandparents used. The advantage of these is that they're much less expensive than a powered juicer. The disadvantage is that if you have to juice a lot of fruit it's going to wear out your wrists.
1. Lever-action hand juicer
If you've got a lot of fruit to juice and don't want an electric model, this is the sort of juicer you'll want to consider. Fit the citrus half onto the juicer, pull down on the lever, and in no time flat you'll have a glass full of fresh-squeezed juice—but without the physical toll of an old-style juicer or the expense of a machine.
2. Hand-crank juicer
A hand crank spins the toothy grinding column of this manual juicer to mash up hard and soft fruits. It's a simple action, but one that you can produce by hand, whereas more expensive models deliver by way of electricity. It isn't so great for citrus or leafy greens, but it excels with harder fruits and vegetables like apples.
3. Hand-squeeze juicer
Operating like the lever-action manual juicer, but without the stand, this two-handled juicer is great for squeezing juice from lemons or other citrus fruits. Cleanup is as simple as opening it and flicking the rind into the compost or garbage.
4. Hand-held citrus juicer
If you aren't into juicing as a lifestyle, but occasionally want to squeeze lemons or oranges for cooking, this is a basic juicer model. It's inexpensive and only takes up a little bit of space. If you are after lots of juice, however, be aware that this is the most labor-intensive model out there. You can put in long minutes of work and only get a mouthful of juice as a reward.
A masticating juicer works in the same basic way that you chew up food. It slowly grinds it up, but without jaws and teeth. This helps to minimize heat, which speeds the oxidation process. In general, it also maximizes the amount of nutrient-rich juice you get.
5. Vertical Juicers
Vertical masticating juicers place the grinding action in a column perpendicular to the countertop you have it on. This allows gravity to help pull down whatever you're juicing, but it does make it a little harder to clean up.
6. Horizontal Juicers
Horizontal masticating juicers place their chewing section parallel to the countertop. This position creates a little more space between the body and whatever receiving container you're putting the juice in. But these juicers do take a little longer to operate and clean up.
Auger juicers employ a column that spins at low speed to slowly crush up fruits and vegetables and convert them into juice. Because it's slow, it minimizes the amount of heat generated, which means the oxidation process isn't supercharged.
7. Single-auger juicer
Single-auger juicers are among the best juicers for leafy greens and wheatgrass because the action relies on a single column, of varying design, that pushes the food it's juicing against something that holds it in place while the juice is extracted.
8. Vertical auger Juicer
Perfect for hard vegetables and fruits because the vertical column uses gravity to ensure that the food is ground up quickly. But these can also be a little bit harder to set up and clean when you're done making juice.
9. Horizontal auger Juicer
Horizontal auger juicers tend to be easier to set up and clean thanks to the fact that there are fewer moving parts. But they don't work as well on harder vegetables and fruits because the pulling power of gravity is lost.
10. Twin auger juicers
These auger juicers use a pair of columns that grind together at low speed but at high torque. Fruits and vegetables are pushed down between the two and ground up against a screen to extract the juice. Hard vegetables and fruits can take a quick minute, but these do work well for leafy greens and grasses. These are also known as twin gear juicers.
The most common and most inexpensive juicers on the market, centrifugal juicers have a blade in the bottom that chops up produce and then spins it around a rounded basket. It operates at a very high speed and makes a lot of noise. Also, the juice doesn't keep very well, and it doesn't work so well on leafy greens or wheatgrass.
11. Vertical construction Juicers
Centrifugal juicers all have the same basic construction, which is pretty similar to a basic manual juicer. The difference is that instead of your hand providing the rotating power from the top, there's a motor spinning a blade at the bottom.
Hydraulic juicers can extract a lot of juice per pound of fruit or vegetables, making them among the most effective juicing machines on the market. Their prices reflect that and therefore aren't intended for anyone but the most avid juicers.
12. Manual Juicers
These rely on the same kind of action as a tire jack. Chop up your fruits and vegetables and then place them into a juice bag. Place that on top of the juicing plate and crank the handle, which operates like a jack. It rises up and uses 2 tons of force to push juice from fruits and vegetables.
13. Electric Juicers
If you get a manual hydraulic juicer, you're doing all of the preparation work. If you have an electric hydraulic juicer, you've got juice to run the chopper to prep your fruits and vegetables and also to help run the press to squeeze them.
If you want to make a large quantity of juice to store for later, you might want to look at a steamer juicer. These heat fruits and vegetables so that their cell walls break down and they release the juice. It's not a very tasty way to juice, but it's pretty economical if you want to store it for later use.
14. Multi-stacked Juicer pot
These are all generally designed in the same way. There's a bottom catch basin, a steamer insert, and a pot to hold your fruits and vegetables. The bottom pot can usually double as a saucepan on a stovetop.
Nicole is a juice fanatic and overall fitness enthusiast who loves sharing her passion for juicing with others. When she's not blending up a new concoction of her favorite fruits and vegetables, Nicole can be found behind the computer, writing about all things juice!
Table of Contents
- The 14 Different Types of Juicers
- 1. Lever-action hand juicer
- 2. Hand-crank juicer
- 3. Hand-squeeze juicer
- 4. Hand-held citrus juicer
- 5. Vertical Juicers
- 6. Horizontal Juicers
- 7. Single-auger juicer
- 8. Vertical auger Juicer
- 9. Horizontal auger Juicer
- 10. Twin auger juicers
- 11. Vertical construction Juicers
- 12. Manual Juicers
- 13. Electric Juicers
- 14. Multi-stacked Juicer pot


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Chapter One
The Englishman looked at his unsmiling reflection in the smoky mirror behind the bar and drained the last of his pint. He'd lost count of how many he'd downed since entering the tattered old pub. It was called The Grapes, and it was one of the more respectable establishments in a rather bawdy little quarter of Mayfair known as Shepherd's Market.
Pink and rose lights were glowing softly in many of the small windows of the narrow buildings that lined the winding lanes. Hand-lettered names could be found beside the illuminated buttons inside each of the darkened doorways. Fanny. Cecily. Vera and Bea. Their pale faces could often be seen at the window for just a moment before the shade was drawn.
He had drifted aimlessly through the narrow streets of Mayfair, having decided to walk home from dinner at the German ambassador's residence. He'd left rather early when, after he'd downed yet another flute of champagne, it occurred to him that every single thing he'd said all evening had bored him to tears.
He'd meant to go straight home, but the miserable weather so perfectly matched the texture and color of his current state of mind that he'd decided to embrace it, dismissing his driver for the evening and electing to hoof it to Belgrave Square.
Damp. Cold. Foggy. Lowering clouds threatening rain or snow or both. Miserable. Perfect.
There was an electric fire in the coal grate of the smoky pub, and now, brooding upon his perch at the end of the bar, he looked at the thin gold Patek on his wrist. Bloody hell. It was considerably further past his bedtime than he'd imagined. Not that it mattered much. He could sleep in next morning. Had nothing on until lunch at his club at one. He tried to recall whom he was lunching with and was damned if he could.
The days had become an endless blur and, except for the constant dull ache in his heart, he would have sworn that he'd died some time ago and no one had bothered to inform him of his own passing.
The pub had thinned out quite a bit, only one or two chaps remaining at the bar and a few young foreign backpackers necking in the curves of the dark banquettes. At least there were fewer patrons to stare at him and the ones remaining had finally left him bloody well alone.
He was aware, of course, that he stood out.
He was, after all, wearing white tie and tails, and his feet were shod with black patent leather pumps. His long black opera cloak, sealskin topper, and gold-headed cane lay atop the bar. He knew he must cut quite an amusing figure at The Grapes, but he was long past caring. He signaled the barman for a check and ordered what would definitely be his last pint before heading home. Sticking twenty quid under the ashtray, he returned to his stormy thoughts.
Part of it was sheer boredom, of course, what the cursed French called ennui. He was rotting away so rapidly that it would hardly surprise him if he awoke one morning to find mildew growing on his --
"Got a match, guv?" someone suddenly said at his side. He turned to regard the newcomer and saw that there were three of them. Leather jackets, shaved heads, black jeans shoved into heavy black boots. All staring at him, sneers on their pallid faces. They looked, what was the word, itchy.
He hadn't even seen them come in.
"Matter of fact I do," he said, and fished his old gold Dunhill out of his waistcoat pocket. He flicked it open and lit the cigarette dangling from the lips of the grinning skinhead who was staring at him with glittering eyes.
Whatever drugs he was taking had definitely kicked in.
"Ta," the youth said. He'd had blond hair once, but the stubby new growth was some sort of acid green.
"Pleasure," he replied and, pocketing his lighter, returned to his pint.
"Me mates and I," the lout continued, "we was wonderin' about you."
"Really? I'm not at all interesting, I assure you."
"Yeah? Well, what we was wonderin', me mates and me, was whether or not you were a, you know, a poofter."
"A poofter?" he asked, putting down his pint and turning his cold blue eyes toward the sallow face and wide grin full of bad teeth.
"Yeah. A fooking flamer," the man said, though something in the older man's eyes made him take a step backwards.
Two well-manicured hands shot out and pinched the skinhead's ringed earlobes cruelly.
"Poofter?" the elegant man said, smiling, twisting his fingers. "You don't mean the sort of chap who wears earrings and dyes his hair, do you?"
This drew a laugh from the two sullen mates and brought an angry flush of color into the cheeks of the green-haired fellow.
"Nice meeting you lads," the Englishman said, releasing the chap's bright red ears. He stood, picked up his cloak, and shouldered into it. Then he donned his top hat, picked up the ebony cane, and turned to go.
"Wot's at?" the green-haired boy said, blocking his way.
"Wot's wot?" the gentleman replied in a perfect mimicry of the fellow's accent.
"Wot you said. Wot you called me -- "
"Get out of my way," he said. "Now."
"Make me, guv. C'mon. Give 'er a go."
"Pleasure," he said, and he brought the flat hard edge of his hand down on the fellow's right shoulder with such blinding speed that the youth felt the sharp stab of pain before he even saw the hand coming.
"Christ!" he screamed in pain, staggering backwards, his shoulder blade sagging at an odd angle. "You broke me bloody -- me bloody -- "
"Clavicle," the Englishman said as the fellow stumbled backwards over a barstool and collapsed to the floor.
He then stepped over the chap on his way out the door. "Good evening," he said, tipping his hat as he strolled out the open door and onto the empty street. No one about. It was a good deal later than he'd imagined.
He walked to the next corner and paused beside a lamppost to draw out his gunmetal cigar case. He lit his cigar, listening carefully for their approach. It didn't take long. He let them get within six feet, then whirled about to face the three thugs. The green-haired one was holding his broken collarbone, his face contorted with rage.
"Ah, my new friends," the Englishman said, a pleasant smile on his face. "I've been expecting you. Now. Who wants to go first? You? You? Perhaps all of you at once?"
He waited for one of them to move and when it happened he attacked. His senses were surging back to him, and, like an animal, he rejoiced in the feeling.
He broke two noses first, then lashed out at the third chap, his right foot the blur of a scalded piston. He connected, first hearing the snap of the fibula and then the deeper crack of the tibia, the inner and larger of the two bones of the lower leg. Sadly, it was enough to take all the fight out of them, and so he turned away and headed for home. It had started to rain, a raw, cold rain, and he removed his hat and turned his face up into it, enjoying the sting of the icy drops. He reached the house in Belgrave Square, and Pelham swung the door open for him, taking his hat and cane.
"Good heavens!" the old fellow exclaimed when the man removed his cloak to reveal his blood-spattered shirtfront. "What happened, m'lord?"
"Bloody nose, I'm afraid," he replied, mounting the broad stairs. "Two of them, in fact."
Ten minutes later, he was in his bed, yearning for sleep and the American woman he seemed to have fallen deeply in love with, Victoria Sweet.
A few hours on, the Englishman was staring at the ringing bedside telephone and the clock with equal disbelief. "Bloody hell," he said to himself. He picked up the phone.
"Yes?" he said, with no intention of being polite. Christ, it was barely a quarter to five in the morning.
"Hi," said the throaty female voice at the other end, altogether too cheery for the ungodly hour.
"Good God," he said, yawning. He'd been in a deep sleep. Having quite a pleasant dream as he remembered. Vicky was undoing her -- he'd lost it.
"No, not Him. But close. It's the brand-new secretary. First day on the job!"
"Do you have even the faintest idea what time it is over here?"
"You sound put out."
"May I be frank?"
"Oh, don't be mad. I've had the most amazing day. I'm not calling to flirt, either. It's strictly business."
The Englishman, fully awake now, propped himself up against the many large pillows at the head of his bed. A hard rain, now mixed with sleet, was thrashing against his tall bedroom windows. The fire, which had been casting shadows on the vaulted ceiling when he'd at last fallen asleep, was now reduced to a few glowing coals, and a damp chill pervaded the lofty chamber.
He pulled the blanket up under his chin, cradling the phone against his cheek. Another soggy January day in London was about to dawn. He was sluggish. He was bored. His limbs, his mind, his very cells, had gone soft and flaccid.
The little scuffle in the street had been a pleasant distraction, but nothing more. The Englishman was in fact a restless warrior who, for far too long now, had been "between assignments," as the euphemism has it.
Which is why the single word business had crackled like lightning around his languishing synapses and stirred his lazy blood.
"You mentioned something about business," he said.
"Are you disappointed? Tell the truth. You were hoping it was phone sex. I could hear it in your voice."
"Your voice does sound rather -- never mind. Smoky. I thought you'd stopped smoking."
"I'm trying to quit. I'm going hot turkey."
"Excuse me?"
"It's the opposite of cold turkey. You fire up your first one the second you wake up and then smoke as many as you possibly can before you go to sleep at night."
"Sounds brilliant. Well. You said business. Tell me."
"First, you have to know something. This is not my idea. Your pal the president asked for you specifically. I'm telling you that just in case you've got too much on your plate already."
"All right."
"It's not me who's asking. It's him."
"Doesn't matter to me who it is. My plate, dear girl, is as clean as your proverbial American whistle."
"You have no idea how glad they'll be to hear that over at Casa Blanca."
"All right. I'm no longer annoyed. I'm awake. Razor sharp. Tell me."
"Your MI6 picked this up, tossed the ball to us. CIA has checked it out and it's serious. Confirmed through the captured Al Qaeda commander, Abu Subeida."
"The Gatekeeper."
"Yes. Ever heard of something called Project Boomerang?"
"Hmm. I do seem to remember that. Some kind of wildly experimental submarine program. The Soviets were building a prototype at the Komsomolsk yard. Tail end of the Cold War. Never got it operational as I recall. Is that it?"
"Exactly. The Russians called it the Borzoi. They'd gotten their hands on a lot of our stealth technology. And they'd also developed some of their own. Plus a three-foot-thick coating of sonar- and radar-absorptive material, advanced fuel-cell technology, and a virtually silent propulsion system. The sub carries forty of their SS-N-20 SLBMs. Long-range Sturgeon ballistic missiles."
"Carries? As in present tense?"
"The thing is huge. Shaped like a boomerang, hence the name. Two airfoil-shaped hulls join at the bow to form a V shape, twenty missile silos on each hull. Virtually invisible to detection. When she's running submerged at speed, a single conning tower at the bow is retracted entirely within the hull."
"An underwater flying wing."
"Yes. An invisible underwater flying wing. At least three times faster than anything either of us has got."
"Bloody hell. They actually got one up and running?"
"They built two."
"We can only account for one."
"What do our new best friends have to say about that?"
"Moscow says it was stolen."
"Security never being their strong point."
"Exactly. They say they have no idea where it is. The theory both at Defense and here at State is that one sub has probably been sold. The president would like you to find out who sold it. And more importantly, who bought it. And when."
"Consider it done," the Englishman said, springing from his bed and grabbing his robe from the back of a chair.
"We could have phone sex now if you'd like," the woman said.
"I wouldn't even dream of taking advantage of you at a moment like this, darling."
"I'll take that as a no. Go back to sleep. Good night, baby."
"Good night."
"I love you, Alex," the woman said.
But the Englishman's heart was in another place entirely, and he had no reply to that.
"Good night," he repeated softly, and replaced the receiver. He had told her that their relationship was over. And that he was very much in love with another woman. No matter what he said, or how frequently, however, it didn't seem to take.
He stood up, stretched, and pushed the bell that would alert Pelham down in the kitchen that he'd be having an early breakfast. Then he dropped to the floor by his bed, did his customary thirty push-ups and fifty sit-ups, followed by the rest of his exercise program. Muscles aflame, he then headed for the shower.
Under the scalding water, Alexander Hawke was surprised to find himself singing at the top of his lungs.
An old Beatles tune.
"Here Comes the Sun."
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Tuesday April 8, 2003
The Guardian
Share prices surged in London yesterday as the stock market celebrated the arrival of American armour in central Baghdad and anticipated the imminent collapse of Iraqi resistance to American and British troops after less than three weeks of fighting.
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Government Offices of Vietnam, Laos step up cooperation
Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung started his two-day working visit to Laos on July 19.
The talks between officials of the Vietnamese and Lao Government Offices in Vientiane on July 19 (Photo: VNA)
Vientiane (VNA) – Minister-Chairman of the Government Office Mai Tien Dung started his two-day working visit to Laos on July 19.
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Admissions Policy 2021 (Yrs 7 -11)
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Secondary Transfer applications for 2021 entry in Year 7 - the deadline is Midnight 2nd November 2020.
Supplementary Application Forms to apply for Faith places for 2021 entry can be submitted to Trinity School - the deadline is Midnight 15th November 2020.
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