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"Contrary to its deceptive claims, new US regulations will aggravate #EconomicTerrorism on ordinary Iranians," Zarif said in a post on his official Twitter account.
The Iranian foreign minister pointed to earlier claims by US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, who said in November last year that it is in Iran's best interests to toe the line and listen to Washington or else its people will pay the price.
"@SecPompeo voiced his delusion that Iranian people must bow to US "if they want to eat". Now, @USTreasury is targeting not merely food but also our imports of medicine," the top Iranian diplomat said.
Pompeo told BBC Persian that Iranian officials have to "make a decision that they want their people to eat."
Later in January, the US secretary of state said Washington's tough sanctions against the Islamic Republic were aimed at giving the Iranian people a chance to have better lives.
"The sanctions on Iran have this ultimate goal: creating an outcome where the Iranian people can have better lives than they have today," Pompeo told Newsmax TV.
On Friday, the US Treasury Department announced that it had decided to facilitate sales of food and medicine to Iran.
The department said it had created a new humanitarian mechanism to ensure shipments of food and medicine can continue to be delivered to Iran, adding it would allow "permissible trade" to support the Iranian people while maintaining its "maximum pressure" policy against the Iranian government.
In a meeting with UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on the sidelines of the 74th session of the General Assembly in New York in September, Iran's President Hassan Rouhani slammed the United Nations for keeping mum on the crimes the US has been committing against the Iranian nation through the economic terrorism campaign, calling on the world body to break the silence and shoulder its responsibilities.
Referring to Washington's harsh campaign of economic pressure and sanctions against the Islamic Republic, the president said "an aggressor government is committing all these crimes against an entire nation, while the UN has remained tight-lipped." He added that this "shame will remain in history."

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At 40 years of age, I have finally understood that the international community does not see the sad ruin that today is CUBA as being a consequence of the inefficiency of a system of government that has promoted hate, intolerance, and an out of proportion level of evil. However, the blame has always systematically fallen upon supposed internal and external enemies. This is so because those who are the true culprits, those who have resided in power for more than 50 years through ostentation and impunity, have encouraged divisions and dislikes among Cubans, perfectly playing the role of Pontius Pilate as they wash their hands off of blame during each crisis.
The island is going through a total crisis in economic, political, social, and also humanistic, terms. There are visible clues that a witch-hunt may unfold in Cuba. It's no secret that totalitarian systems that are on their final phase lash out and attack their own people, producing irreparable damages for families. That is how they behave and that, amongst other things, is what sharply separates them from the civilized world. It is the responsibility of all the Cuban people to avoid a human catastrophe of such unmeasurable damage, especially for the sake of those who live in the island. If we do not prevent such a disaster, we run the risk of making our children, our grand-children, and further descendants not forgive us.
With the grave problems that Cuba currently faces, the least important news hailing from within the island has to do with the former Commander in Chief. Yet, these news reports are the ones that dominate the most powerful media slots, further attempting to increase his inflated ego. Now, he is the new Messiah of the Apocalypse. What Fidel Castro doesn't know, or wishes not to know, is that at this point in the game nobody pays attention to him, not even his followers or imitators. The time has come for us to stand up for the interests of Cuba, not have Cuba stand up for our interests.
Pablo Pacheco
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I have always thought that groups of individuals that spend more money(as opposed to save) have more money in the long run. My reasoning is that if a particular group spends money, then each dollar that one person spends is being used by more individuals, and thus one physical dollar, might have a value of $10/day. (spent 10 times a day)
While if a group does not spend money, then one physical dollar may only have a value of $0.1/day. (spent once in ten days)
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Up into the mist. The story is split with two dramas unfolding into life and death for the good guys and the bad. Choosing ground isn't always possible, it just happens. Sam's team of troopers will not back down even when faced with a mountain to climb and a murderer armed and waiting in ambush above them. From the soon to be released ROPE BREAK:
Cars were converging on the naked lady picture house. Calvin directed people where to go and called the Hazleton corporal on the radio to try to get H-1 in the air. The corporal was still on his way to Calvin and got as busy as he could on the radio and cell phone and not crash the car.
Shotguns and ARs were popping out of trunks and several troopers were sitting sideways in their cars changing into boots. Calvin pulled the map case from his car and went back up to the porch. He wanted a bigger picture of the area than the sat photo of the house.
Nothing. There was nothing for miles until the mountain went down the other side to a state road.
Calvin called the corporal again, but it went to voicemail. He hollered down to one of Hazleton troopers in the road, "Send a couple of cars around to the state road on the other side of the mountain."
The Hazleton trooper wasn't sure who the black guy in the white shirt and tie on the porch was, but he sounded like he knew what he was doing, so he grabbed his partner and motioned for one of the marked cars to follow him and took off down the hill.
Flathead was still shaken from the moment he saw the unmarked cars swooping in on him. Now he was nearly exhausted as he pulled and scrambled his way up the steep hillside through the bare trees. Only the thorns had greened up and the rest was still just budding out. The forest floor was open from the winter. He was dressed in black leathers, which blended with the dark tree trunks and had sturdy boots, but there was just no cover. A few rhododendron patches were on the hill, but he didn't dare to stop and hide. He could hear the troopers talking loudly below him and climbing the hill after him. He slipped the 9mm out of his boot. He was not going back to prison today.


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The Lovecraft series with another one of his heavy, i.e. "primary" revisions.
This one has a tie to another frequent subject of this blog: Ambrose Bierce. De Castro and Bierce collaborated on one work (which I have not read): "The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter".
Raw Feed (2005): "The Last Test", Adolphe de Castro [and H. P. Lovecraft], 1928.
This story has a curious pedigree.
It originally showed up in an 1893 collection of Castro, and then, says S. T. Joshi, Lovecraft rewrote it completely.
The original plot skeleton explains the presence of a woman character and a frustrated romance between the Governor of California and the sister of a mad scientist — both elements very untypical of Lovecraft.
But some of the Cthulhu gods are mentioned, and I suspect the presence of Surama and the Thibetans is a Lovecraft addition.
I liked the idea that the black fever may have extraterresterial orgins. The vernacular and language of the tale is more mainstream than a lot of Lovecraft.
I'm curious if Lovecraft did his revisions quicker and with less care than stuff appearing under his own name or if he tried to match the style of his client.
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Everything you will need to know about this year's Sahara Race (Jordan) can be found at this link, including stage results, breaking news and lots more.
I'm intending to try and keep my blog on that race website up-to-date after each stage finish, which you can find here at this link. Note that any comments or emails you send me are not private!


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These are all strong arguments against Corbyn assuming the leadership of the Labour Party. Or, should that come to pass, ever becoming Prime Minister.
The press attacks have already begun. The once-sober Daily Telegraph thinks it would be a hilarious wheeze to get its readers to join Labour just so they can vote in a "joke" candidate. The Sunday Times caricatures him in a Che Guevara beret. Even The Independent calls him "weird".
And new LibDem leader Tim Farron joins in with a poor quip sneering at "Comrade Corbyn", which does little for his own shaky credibility.
All this, frankly, says more about the right-wing nature of the national press than the left-wing nature of Corbyn.
For what are Corbyn's supposedly "loony" policies and beliefs?
He opposes the present Government's policy of austerity. As do an increasing number of the world's most eminent economists, as does the SNP, as the Labour Party should have done from the start.
He opposes the capping of welfare benefits. As any party calling itself Labour should do without hesitation or doubt.
He opposes bombing Syria – just as he opposed the invasion of Iraq in 2003, a position that looks more mainstream now than perhaps it did then.
He warns of the dangers of immigration control. As any reasonable thinking person should.
He wants to scrap Trident. So do you think it makes sense to pay billions for a weapon that can never be fired?
He wants to scrap university tuition fees. So do you think it's right for new graduates to be embarking on their adult lives already saddled with huge personal debts?
He wants to re-nationalise the railways. As, if my frequent conversations with fellow disgruntled travellers are any guide, do most rail users.
He wants to protect the NHS from rampant privatisation. Doesn't everyone, apart from those with a vested interest in profits from private health firms?
In all of these things he goes against official Labour policy – something he's made a long habit of doing. And in every one, it's Corbyn's position that reflects traditional Labour values. Or, you might simply say, values.
It seems to be a widely held view that electing Corbyn leader would be the Labour Party's suicide note. Perhaps.
But what is the point of a Labour Party that's merely a pale copy of the Tories? An Opposition that fails to oppose.
Somehow the view seems to have taken hold that Labour lost the election because it was too left-wing. I suspect the truth is different. That it failed because it let the Tories set the agenda and offered nothing coherently different.
It would be interesting to see how a Corbyn-led party would fare, but we won't see it.
He may top the leadership poll in the first round, because the other three candidates will split the Blairite vote between them. But when second, and maybe third, choices are taken into account, we'll be left, boringly, with Andy Burnham or Yvette Cooper. Still awaiting the resurrection of a party that used to know its purpose.
The No 1 feelgood sporting hit of the summer
Well, the Ashes have been interesting so far, haven't they? And the golf… well, the weather at St Andrews was entertaining anyway. But for me the one truly enthralling sporting spectacle of this summer – as every summer – has been the rolling circus that is the Tour de France.
What a pity the ongoing jawdropping achievements of the sensational Chris Froome should continue to be undermined by slurs and innuendoes. It is, perhaps, an inevitable hangover of the event's drug-ridden days.
But it's not just because I want to believe Froome and his Sky team are riding clean that I do believe it. Dave Brailsford's outfit have made such a point from the first of their anti-doping stance that if it turned out otherwise they'd be proven even bigger liars and hypocrites than Lance Armstrong. And they appear very confident no such proof will ever turn up.
Froome is a fascinating character. The story of his rise from the rutted tracks of his native Kenya to leadership of the world's best-funded cycling team was well told in last week's ITV documentary Sports Life Stories.
The programme had a strong contribution from David Walsh, the journalist whose dogged investigation eventually exposed Armstrong. He is convinced that natural talent, determination and honest, dogged endeavour – a lot of it – took Froome to the top. And if Walsh believes it, I do.
Now, can we just get over the slurs and the envy and simply enjoy the brilliant sporting contest? And, of course, the glorious French scenery.


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We are artists, thinkers, and creators of imagination.
We are prepared with the will, courage, and gift of expression.
We are the catalyst of thought and the intrigue of culture.
We are the challenge of the sublime and the hope of inspiration.
We are inspired by nature, elevated by humanity, and guided by the spirit of connection.
We are boundless creative entities; sound, sight, touch, taste, movement, and
We are the apex of intelligence and the foundation of thought.
We are the excitement of an opening and the reason for an encore.
We are the essence of the Creation.
We are eternal.
We are Art.
We are, Psi Rho Alpha.


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Canadian report points to positive regulatory change for MMJ
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In an important development for MMJ Phytotech (ASX: MMJ), the Canadian Federal Government has released its final report into Cannabis Legalisation and Regulation (the "Report").
The report was based on findings and recommendations submitted by the Health Canada instigated Task Force with one of the key areas of focus being the need for a safe and responsible production system with the development of a regulatory framework to support commercial production by the private sector.
There is significant relevance for MMJ with its Canadian based United Greeneries Holdings, a licensed producer under Canada's Access to Cannabis for Medical Purposes Regulations (ACMPR), strategically positioned to build out large-scale horticultural operations to meet forecast commercial production demand for the Canadian recreational cannabis market which, according to industry analysts, is forecast to reach between C$7 billion and C$10 billion on an annualised basis.
With today's report stating that the current ACMPR arrangement could be used as a starting point for a new national system for legalised and regulated cannabis production, the management of MMJ is upbeat about the prospects of its United Greeneries business prospectively having a first mover advantage in the recreational market.
Importantly, there doesn't appear to be a long lead time in relation to the report's findings. As indicated below the Canadian government has indicated it is committed to the introduction of a new regulatory systems by 2017.
As a backdrop, the United Greeneries business will be strengthened following the reverse takeover of TSX listed Sol Growth Corp, which will facilitate exposure to the much larger and faster growing North American cannabis market.
MMJ's shares responded positively to the news, and were up by more than 5% at Midday.
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The tips of Nick Benson's steel-toe boots are scuffed. His grimy fingers stick out from worn bicycle gloves. And as he presses the carbide bit of his pneumatic hammer into the granite, his forearms are covered with powdered stone.
Benson, wearing brown hard hat, green earplugs and white mask, is standing on scaffolding at the new Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial using his piston-driven chisel to carve the letter E, in the word HOPE, into the stone.
It is a beautiful word, he says, one taken from a phrase in King's famous "I Have a Dream" speech. "It's sort of the resonate word for the entire memorial," he says, and it's the word he wanted to carve himself.
Plus, it's the name of his 11-year-old daughter.
It's also the last word on the inscriptions that he and his assistants are cutting into the west face of the memorial's three-story statue of King — "OUT OF THE MOUNTAIN OF DESPAIR, A STONE OF HOPE."
The $120 million memorial, 14 years in the making, is almost finished. It features a 30-foot 8-inch sculpture of the civil rights leader set amid the cherry trees on a landscaped, four-acre site on the northwest shore of the Tidal Basin.
It is scheduled to be dedicated before a throng of dignitaries and as many as 250,000 people on Aug. 28, the 48th anniversary of the day King delivered the "I Have Dream Speech" at the Lincoln Memorial.
On Monday, Benson, 46, a renowned third-generation stone carver from Rhode Island who did the inscriptions on the World War II Memorial, worked with a team of three carvers to chisel King's words into the finished statue.
Benson said his father, John E., carved the inscriptions on the Franklin D. Roosevelt Memorial in Washington and his grandfather, John H., carved the ones on the Iwo Jima Memorial in Arlington County.
The King statue's inscriptions — one on the west side, one on the east — complement 14 others on the memorial's two inscription walls, which are largely complete.
They are selections of the slain civil rights leader's timeless speeches and sayings over the arc of his career. King was assassinated April 4, 1968, in Memphis.
Benson, a calligrapher and type designer as well as a carver, said he created a special typeface to enshrine King's words. It is derived from Greek and Roman lettering.
"These are quotes for the ages," he said. "This typeface is designed to work specifically at this size, specifically for this material, and it's all about this memorial."
The pale granite of the statue, quarried in China, has flecks of black and gray and a slight pink hue that gives it the nickname "shrimp pink."
Benson, who started inscription work on the project last year and resumed this spring, first traced the words on the granite using carbon paper and a steel stylus.
The carving is done by Benson and his fellow carvers with hand-held chisels that resemble, and work like, small jackhammers.
Indeed, the work is a kind of benign combat between flesh and stone, said co-worker Paul Russo, 45, who displayed his shredded gloves, beat-up hands and fingertips wrapped in duct tape.
"We win" the battle, he said, laughing, "but there's a lot respect for the other participants."
Benson said, "Because stone's so hard, there's this idea that you have to beat it into submission.
"It's actually kind of the opposite," he said. "You do have to move it. And you do have to use a little force to move it. But when it comes to the finish . . . it's a very, very delicate process. And you really have to finesse it."
He said the team carves six or seven letters a day. The work is slow but enduring.
"It's nice to think that after I'm gone I'll leave a little something behind," he said. "For a while. Nothing lasts forever."
He quoted Percy Bysshe Shelley's 19th-century poem, "Ozymandias," about the fleeting nature even of things etched in stone.
"It's really poignant," he said, "especially from a stone carver's point of view. . . . It's about the fact that time will wash everything away."


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Who doesn't love a great humor collection? Are You Kidding Me? My Life with an Extremely Loud Family, Bathroom Calamities, and Crazy Relatives, by Stacey Gustafson, delivers fresh, funny, relatable day-in-the life stories.
Chapter titles such as, "When Life Gives you Lemons, Throw them back Hard," and "It's All Relative Until They Drive Me Crazy," reveal Gustafson's irreverent style in over 200 pages of side-splitting accounts of life in the 'burbs.
Stacey has compiled her favorite posts from her popular blog, with topics ranging from disappearing handy men to psycho pets. And not one of her relatives escapes her keyboard. "Daddy Diva" tells the tale of the author's husband's techno-weight-loss regimen. In "Fancy Meeting You Here," readers feel her frustration as her mom injects a taste of mid-western charm into a recent visit to the big city. It's all in good fun, and laugh-out-loud entertaining.
Stacey turns the laugh meter on herself, too. In "Hair Gone Wild," she recounts her journey from Farrah to fabulous. She uncovers shenanigans in the 'hood in "Block Captain," the hilarious account of her stint on neighborhood watch patrol.
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25 Best Photos In Sports This Year
24. Win, Cubs Win! – The Chicago Cubs fought through the struggles of adversity and claimed their first world title since 1908. To win at that level is an accomplishment for anyone.
But for the fans of the Cubs that have been cheering their team on faithfully all these years this was more than just a victory. It was their finest hour.


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This one (1) day training certificate seminar is designed for new and interested TMS providers, researchers and technicians and includes hands-on training with TMS partner devices.
This program includes:
Attendees will also have the ability to participate in an interactive Q&A panel with PULSES faculty. Those who pass the test are awarded a certificate of completion.
Date/Time: Monday, November 12, 2018 | 7:00 am to 6:30 pm
Location: Hilton Orlando | 6001 Destination Pkwy, Orlando, FL 32819
2018 Pulses - Orlando Workshop Pricing:
Regular Registration - (10/13/18 through 11/12/18)
CTMSS Member - Prescribing clinicians: MD's, NP's and some PhD's: $1,250.00
CTMSS Member - Non-Prescribing clinicians: Medical assistants, technicians, medical students/residents and researchers: $1,050.00
CTMSS Member - Business Attendee: Other interested parties, business executives, advertisers, vendors, etc: $2,200.00
Non-Member - Prescribing clinicians: MD's, NP's and some PhD's: $1,450.00
Non-Member - Non-Prescribing clinicians: Medical assistants, technicians, medical students/residents and researchers: $1,150.00
Non-Member - Business Attendee: Other interested parties. business executives, advertisers, vendors, etc: $2,400.00
Why Pulses
The workshop name, "PULSES," is in reference to the magnetic pulses which are delivered as part of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy. The PULSES workshop has been conducted in San Diego, London and New York and has included over 120 participants. We are excited to bring this great TMS certification course to Orlando, Florida in conjunction with the NEI Congress. While we are excited to bring the PULSES course to Orlando, we are aware and want to remain respectful to the tragic shooting which occurred at a nightclub with a similar name in Orlando over two years ago. The name PULSES is in no way a reference to the shooting that took place.
Cancellation Policy:
Conference registration cancellations must be received in writing on or before Friday, October 12, 2018, to receive a full refund minus a $75.00 administration fee.
No refunds will be issued for cancellations received after October 12, 2018.
If you have any questions regarding your registration, please email email@example.com or call 845-392-3238.
We are excited to bring back PULSES: A TMS Introductory Workshop. This one (1) day training certificate seminar is designed for new TMS providers, researchers, and technicians.
The workshop offers 8 hours of CME.
Date/Time: Monday, November 12, 2018 | 7:00am to 6:30pm
Location: Hilton Orlando
PULSES Workshop Schedule:*
7:00am | Registration Opens & Continental Breakfast - Lake Florence Foyer
7:30am | Welcome & Review of Schedule ~ Michelle Cochran, MD, DFAPA - Lake Florence
7:45am – 8:30am | Neuromodulation: Evolution of rTMS into Psychiatry and Mechanism of Action ~ Linda Carpenter, MD - Lake Florence
8:30am - 9:15am | Clinical Efficacy of rTMS for Depression ~ Richard "Rich" Pitch, MD - Lake Florence
9:15am - 9:30am | Break - Lake Florence Foyer
9:30am-10:15am | Practical Administration of rTMS for Depressed patients - Part I ~ Kimberly Cress, MD - Lake Florence
10:15am-11:00am | Practical Administration of rTMS for Depressed patients - Part II ~ Michelle Cochran, MD, DFAPA - Lake Florence
11:00am-11:45am | Practical Administration of rTMS for Depressed patients - Part III ~ Randy Pardell, MD, DFAPA - Lake Florence
11:45am-12:00pm | Break - Lake Florence Foyer
12:00pm-12:45pm | WORKING LUNCH – Essential Insurance and Financial matters to care for your patient ~ Todd Hutton, MD - Lake Florence
12:45pm-1:00pm | Break / Join groups - Lake Monroe
1:00pm - 3:00pm | Hands on Device Training - Lake Monroe
3:00pm – 4:30pm | Q&A Panel with Speakers - Lake Florence
4:30pm – 6:30pm | Completion of Assessment, Cocktail Party, Hand Out Certificates & Distribute Test Link (for completion for CME)
*Topics and Speakers are subject to change.
Dr. Carpenter is a Professor of Psychiatry at the Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Chief of the Mood Disorders Program at Butler Hospital. Dr. Carpenter completed her undergraduate degree
at the University of Michigan, medical degree from the University of Pennsylvania, and her internship, residency program, and fellowship at Yale University. Dr.... Read More →
Dr. Cochran currently works as the medical director of the Nashville Center for Hope & Healing and the NeuroScience and TMS treatment centers; in addition she maintains a role as a private practice psychiatrist. She received her undergraduate degree at Centre College, her medical training at University of Louisville School of Medicine, and completed her... Read More →
Dr. Cress has been in private practice in Psychiatry since January 2000, Dr. Cress brings her extensive experience for difficult to treat mental illnesses to the TMS Serenity Center located in Sugar Land, TX and serving the Greater Houston area. A graduate from the University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio Medical School, Dr. Cress' vast experience... Read More →
Dr. Hutton began his TMS practice in 2009 when he founded SoCal TMS Center in Pasadena, CA. Since then, Dr. Hutton has expanded SoCal TMS to 8 locations throughout the greater Los Angeles area. A Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association, he is also an Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at the USC Keck School of Medicine. Dr. Hutton received his... Read More →
Dr. Pardell established the TMS Center of the Hudson Valley and Riverview Psychiatric Medicine, PC with the goal of providing innovative, compassionate and scientifically based psychiatric care. A graduate of the University of Pennsylvania, and the New York University School of Medicine, Dr. Pardell is a board-certified psychiatrist and Distinguished Fellow of the... Read More →
Dr. Pitch works exclusively at his private outpatient practice, Long Island neuroCare in Oakdale, NY and is board certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology. He received his undergraduate degree at Wesleyan University, his psychiatry residency at Hillside Hospital Long Island Jewish Medical Center and completed his mini-Fellowship in Transcranial... Read More →
Thank you to our PULSES - Orlando Exhibitors!
Hilton Orlando6001 Destination ParkwayOrlando, FL 32819(407 313-4300www.thehiltonorlando.com
Check-In: 3:00 pm | Check-Out: 11:00 am
Discounted Room Rates:Available through October 12, 2018, or until sold out.
Reserve Your RoomMention or enter code "NEIATT" to get the NEI Congress discounted room rate.
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General Information
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Youth football: York Junior Wildcats advance
The York Junior Wildcats A football team kicked off the playoffs in fine fashion with a 42-6 victory over sixth-seeded Kennebunk Saturday night at York High school.
Reggie Muchmore got the scoring started with a blocked punt and recovery for a touchdown early in the second quarter. Donald Goodrich ran for 112 yards on 17 carries as York totatled 303 yards on 54 carries.
Sean Kelly (75 yards, TD) and Drew Handley (23 yards, 2 TDs) also ran the ball well for York.
Jared Clauson led the York defense with seven tackles and two interceptions. Teammates Thomas Kinton (five tackles, interception) and Patrick Moran (five tackles) also played well.
York will travel to second-seeded Thornton Academy in Saco on Sunday at 1 p.m. for a semifinal game.
Somersworth 22, York Pee Wee Blue B 8
York's only score came on the game's first play on a 60-yard touchdown pass from Colby Todd to Trevor Labonte. Todd then completed a pass to Ian Hovde for the two-point conversion.
Spencer Cribby led York with 47 yards on nine carries. Reid Hogan and Trevor Labonte also ran the ball well for York.
Defensively, Todd and Matt Tennant each had four tackles, while Hogan, Rex Brockelman, Labonte, and Richard Greenwood all had three tackles. Brodie Patten and William Pratt also played well, while Cribby recovered a fumble.
Somersworth 20, York Pee Wee Blue A 0
Brendan Carney (nine tackles), Alec Steffenberg (seven tackles, fumble recovery), Zach Handley (seven tackles), Ben MacLean (six tackles), Collin Torres (six tackles), and Matt Pratt (four tackles) led the York defense.
Carney gained 20 rushing yards, while Zach Gauthier had a kick return for 25 yards and caught a 12-yard pass from Daniel Bock. Torres also carried once for eight yards.


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Raging Brass
Friday - February, 15 @ 10:00pm
Raging Brass is a 7-piece band collectively creating music which is improvisational by design. This eclectic group was established in 2014 by trumpeter and bandleader Marc Chillemi, in Southern Maine. Raging Brass explores roots music throughout the Caribbean Islands, West Africa, Brasil, Columbia, and the U.S.A. Fueled by the rhythmic and melodic intuition of each player, Marc leads Raging Brass to help blend their sound with the styles of Afro-Beat, Ska, Soukous, Highlife, Rocksteady, Roots Reggae, Samba, Cumbia, Merenge, and a taste of New Orleans. In just two years, this all-star group have shared the stage with major recording artists such as; Dirty Dozen Brass Band, John Brown's Body, G. Love & Special Sauce, Red Baraat, and John Popper (Blues Traveler). Raging Brass features saxophonists' Mike Ayotte and Kyle Hardy, trombonist Dave Noyes, tubist Rafael Kielt-Fryre, guitarist and vocalist Matt Wasowski, drummer Gary Gemmiti, and arranger/composer, percussionist, and trumpeter Marc Chillemi.
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Blue has won Portland's Best Jazz Venue for several years in a row and dedicates every Saturday night to Jazz at Blue.
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Janssen seeks European approval of HIV combination drug
Janssen has submitted a Marketing Authorisation Application to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) seeking approval for a once-daily single tablet fixed-dose antiretroviral combination product.
The product contains darunavir, a protease inhibitor developed by Janssen, and cobicistat, a boosting agent developed by Gilead Scinces, and is indicated in combination with other antiretroviral medicinal products for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) infection in adult and paediatric patients from the age of 3 years and at least 15 kg body weight.
"Over the last six years, Janssen has launched three therapies for people living with HIV and is committed to further evaluating HIV therapies for a broad range of patients. We are therefore excited to be applying for marketing authorization for a single tablet combination product which includes darunavir, the leading protease inhibitor worldwide, with an alternative boosting agent. This filing demonstrates our ongoing commitment to develop new HIV treatment options and fixed-dose treatment regimens for those living with the disease. The ultimate goal is to help all patients achieve an undetectable viral load and a better quality of life."
Johan van Hoof, Therapeutic Area Head, Infectious Diseases and Vaccines, Janssen.
Darunavir on its own is marketed as Prezista in the European Union. If this new combination product is approved, it will be marketed under a new brand name.
Janssen and Gilead entered into a licensing agreement back in June 2011 for the development and commercialization of a once-daily, single tablet fixed-dose combination product of darunavir and cobicistat.
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Here are some pictures from my first 3mm Ogre Miniatures game. The conventional armor is all Oddzial Osmy and the Ogres are Plasmablast conversions. The scenario was a heavy Combine armor strike against an extended Paneuropean front. The Combine's goal was to destroy the city at mid-table on the Paneuro baseline. They almost made it.
I used my home-brewed drone and mine rules. They seemed to work fairly well. The mines in particular slowed the Combine down a turn and led directly to the Pansie victory.
The table at start, as seen from above.
The Combine forces: Ogres Mama Spank and Nervous George (with a full
compliment of drones) are accompanied by a heavy armor battalion and a
GEV strike company.
The Pansies stand ready with an entire heavy armored battalion with an infantry battalion and a howitzer battery in support.
The Combine hooks right and the Paneuropeans scramble to meet them.
Game over, man. The Ogres eventually grind to a halt in the Paneuropean minefields just in front of the city.
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Welcome bonus for up to $25,000, relocation bonus for eligible candidates; tuition reimbursement and loan repayment along with robust medical benefits!
The Orthopedic Hospital - Outpatient Department - FWO Campus is looking for Pre/Post/PACU Registered Nurses (RN) in our Outpatient surgical department who have excellent communication and interpersonal skills, are compassionate, and filled with energy and stamina. Because this position requires strict adherence to safety and sanitary procedures, our Registered Nurses (RN) must also be excellent decision makers with an eye for detail. Additionally, our Pre/Post/PACU Registered Nurses (RN) communicate with the patient and family before and after procedures, while working closely with the surgical doctor and team.
The Orthopedic Hospital, a member of the Lutheran Health Network, is fully accredited by the Joint Commission as one of only a few hospitals in the US devoted to orthopedic care! At The Orthopedic Hospital, our skilled physicians and specially trained staff know that mobility and wellness go hand in hand, leading to greater happiness and overall satisfaction in life. We are dedicated to patient-friendly pain management, and physical and occupational therapy, constantly striving to deliver a greater level of care and relief to our patients.
Position details: This position is 3-12 hour shifts-7am-730pm, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday. No weekends, holidays, or call.
Competitive offers may include sign on bonus, tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment for recent grads, along with wonderful health benefits, to name a few. New grads can grow within our Nurse Residency program while experienced RNs can advance within the Clinical Advancement Program.
It is our privilege to provide quality care to the people of our community!
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Name: Julie Marghilano
Nationality: Italian-American
Occupation: Producer, Label Owner
Labels: Little HelpersesSol Asylum
Current Release: Let It Go
Musical Recommendations: Matthew Herbert. Horror Inc
When did you start writing/producing music - and what or who were your early passions and influences?
I started composing simple songs when I was a kid on the piano when I was about 7 just for fun. I guess my earliest influences were my jazz musician father and vocalist mother. I did not get into producing electronic music until 2002 a long time after my first experience with writing music.
For most artists, originality is first preceded by a phase of learning and, often, emulating others. What was this like for you? How would you describe your own development as an artist and the transition towards your own voice?
I guess my development is a bit different than most electronic producers because I've been playing and studying the violin since I was 10. I always loved electronic music and used to go to under-age-dances in Las Vegas when I was 13. I can still remember vividly when I heard the violin jam by Jean Luc Ponty in Mahavishnu Orchestra with FX for the first time. I was totally freaking out and had to know what this alien music was ... it was a big inspiration for me and I knew at that moment I wanted to do something that would combine these two very different genres. But of course I never heard anyone do it, so it took me quite some time to put it all together.
What were your main compositional- and production-challenges in the beginning and how have they changed over time?
I started to produce electronic music on my own 6 years ago really (before that, I was always collaborating) and it was a big challenge because I did not go to school for it. I just spent thousands of hours trying different things, and putting in the time to learn how to use different programs, vsts and drum machines. I am definitely a learn as you do kind of person, unfortunately not very manual-friendly. But I'm trying to change that around now.
Tell us about your studio, please. What were criteria when setting it up and how does this environment influence the creative process? How important, relatively speaking, are factors like mood, ergonomics, haptics and technology for you?
My studio is in my roof top apartment in Kreuzberg. It overlooks a beautiful park and the moon shines directly in my studio when it is full. I am very fortunate to be able to work in this castle in the clouds. All of the factors that you have listed above are very important to my creative process, including technology. Although I feel that music is really an extension of our emotions. You can own a spaceship studio but if you don't have ideas or can't channel your emotions, the technology will not make the process better or easier.
What are currently some of the most important tools and instruments you're using?
Violin, Bld Cwejman, Reaktor, MFB Tanzbar, Prophet-5.
Many contemporary production tools already take over significant parts of what would formerly have constituted compositional work. In which way do certain production tools suggest certain approaches, in which way do they limit and/or expand your own creativity? Are there any promising solutions or set-ups capable of triggering new ideas inside of you as a composer?
Funny that you ask, because I just created a new jam-session set-up in my studio that I also hope to use for doing a live performance in the future. For me, staring at the computer sometimes limits my compositional creativity, so that is why I am trying a new way of producing. I set up all my gear and can just jam and record, then I go back and can do the adjustments I need to finish the track. I prefer this type of writing, because I love to actually play the machines or instruments and the layout is the least entertaining part for me.
Could you describe your creative process on the basis of a piece or album that's particularly dear to you, please? Where do ideas come from, what do you start with and how do you go about shaping these ideas?
I guess my latest EP, Let it go, is very dear to me because I got to work with a very talented friend and jazz singer - Ilhem - and it was also to a degree a therapy for me. This was my first EP on my label Sol Asylum, so I was putting myself under a lot of pressure and the music was not coming out. The minute I decided to just jam with strings and piano with no plan or stress, the whole EP fell into place. The big lesson here was that I just have to let the pressure go and enjoy making the music and everything else will fall into place naturally.
With more and more musicians creating than ever and more and more of these creations being released, what does this mean for you as an artist in terms of originality? What are some of the areas where you currently see the greatest potential for originality and who are some of the artists and communities that you find inspiring in this regard?
I think that there will always be artists that push the boundaries of originality in every genre and art. I guess the most important thing for me is to not become stagnant and to always try to learn something new and try to live up to my full potential. It does not happen all the time, but when it does, the originality always shines through.


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The Wayward Fall Interview with Taversia continues… Click here to go back and read part one.
Q6. What challenges do you face in a Live-Action (photo) comic compared to a cartoon one?
A6. Aside from the obvious health risks involved, such as standard fight choreography and the slave-driving of hungry, sleep-deprived actors who are often much bigger and more menacing than I am, other challenges faced are making sure the script properly aligns with the storyboarding of panels. I am both acting AND directing, so it is a little difficult to be doing that while seeing to it that the photographer is capturing the right angles for certain shots. The last shoot we had, it was a bit of a fight with some faulty equipment coupled with a race against time. We need natural lighting for the best shots, and getting all of the scenes we need in a timely fashion is often a pain when there is a full cast of characters to accommodate for. Eventually, the sun goes down and then it gets to be too dark to take pictures! Beyond that, I have many more hours ahead of me for editing and photoshop work.


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DescriptionAnother Swing (EP) Physical CD
Another Swing embodies Kastle's conceptual approach of bridging the divide between jazz and contemporary pop songwriting. Like chapters in a sonic novel, every song captures a different scenario through sound, colour, and lyric. The opus kicks off with the grinding reggae of Perfect all the Time, with its driving guitar riffs and lazy horn lines, which deliberates the struggles of being put down by your peers. Then the subtle groove of Secret Garden walks us into a dreamy reminiscence of two old lovers who meet randomly on the streets of New York. Down the Wire uses a schizophrenic distorted piano intro to tap into the paranoia of a 21st century fatalistic society. While Fresh Air, the final movement of the suite, gives us a soft landing with it's gently prodding chorus and harmonies reminiscent of Wayne Shorter and late era Miles Davis.


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Submitted by James Howard Kunstler – The KUNSTLER Blog
It ought to be a foregone conclusion that Mr. Obama's replacement starting January 20, 2017 will preside over conditions of disorder in everyday life and economy never seen before. For the supposedly thinking class in America, the end of reality-optional politics will come as the surprise of their lives.
Where has that hypothetical thinking class been, by the way, the past eight years? Don't look for it in what used to be called "the newspapers." The New York Times has become so reality-averse that the editors traded in their blue pencils for Federal Reserve cheerleader pompoms after the Lehman incident of 2008. Every information-dispensing organ has followed their lede: The Recovery Continues! It's a sturdy plank for promoting the impaired asset known as Hillary.
Don't look for the thinking class in the universities. They've surrendered their traditional duties to a new hybrid persecution campaign that is equal parts Mao Zedong, the Witches of Loudon, and the Asylum at Charenton. For instance the President of Princeton, Mr. Eisgruber, was confronted with a list of demands that included 1) erasure of arch-segregationist Woodrow Wilson's name from everything on campus, and 2) creation of a new all-black (i.e. segregated) student center. He didn't blink. Note: nobody in the media asked him about this apparent contradiction. That's how we roll these days.
Don't look for the thinking class in business. The C-suites are jammed with people still busy buying back stock in their own companies at outlandish prices with borrowed money. Why? To artificially boost share price and thus their salaries and bonuses. Does it do anything for the fitness of enterprise? No, in fact it makes future failure more likely. Why is there no governance of their insane behavior? Because they've also bought and paid for boards of directors composed of a rotating cast of praetorian shills, with fresh recruits entering the scene weekly through the fabled "revolving door" between business and government regulators. Continue reading


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Do you experience troubles while operating your garage door? Not a big issue, just read the article to learn more efficient tips to fix the garage door.
Turns off the idea that you will need to replace your existing garage door with the new one after all. In some situations, a little maintenance is enough to keep your garage door working properly. If you understand how the garage door mechanism works and how you can fix the malfunctioning garage door by yourself to avoid the need for buying a new garage door. It will help you to save your money and effort. As you will realize that it is worth to inspect and maintain the garage door periodically. If you are not confident enough, there are plenty of garage door services providers including Upa & Over Garage Door Repair of Atlanta which offer valuable services at affordable rates.
Before attempting anything with the garage door, you will have to inspect the moving mechanism of your garage door especially the tracks and rollers. They should be securely adjusted with no losing component including nuts or bolts. Furthermore, you will need to make sure that your machine is free from dust or dirt in a perfect running way with no obstruct on the tracks so the garage door rollers will move freely. If they got rusted or worn out, replace them immediately.
There is the chance that you may find some goopy substance on the tracks and rollers. These greasy substances will not only stop the garage door from moving smoothly but it will cause damages when they block the path of rollers. As soon as you cleaned the substance, you will realize that garage opens and close smoothly with little effort. The greasy substance can be cleaned using a mild washing soap or detergent.
Another important point to consider when it concerns fixing garage door hardware is to inspect the condition of the pulley system of your garage door. They should be remained tightened to keep in good working condition. The service of these pulleys is as important as the condition of tension springs of the garage door which must also be in perfect working order. If the damages are beyond the fixing, you should consider changing them.
In most situations, you can fix your garage door on your own. But there is one critical and important part of your garage door which you should leave on professional to handle. Yes, we are talking about the garage door torsion springs which are placed at the center of the garage door opening. The tension of springs is so high which will hurt or even kill you so don't take a risk.
Definitely, the tracks of the mechanism are important but you should not neglect the importance of functional hardware. Who knows, you may just need to replace the broken pulleys or hinges to get back your garage door in its good running state. In case, you need to replace the malfunctioned garage door opener, it is something that you can handle by yourself. A garage door opener installation just needs a few hours to be done.
Sometimes garage door problems can easily be solved by simply replacing the batteries of the garage door opener. If the batteries have enough power and you cannot able to find out anything else wrong with the opener, then you should consider replacing the existing opener. You should keep in mind the incompatibility points of opener while buying a new one. Your new garage door opener must fit exactly to the existing once.
Conclusion: First check what can be tightened or fixed to get back your garage door to its functional state. If its problems cannot be solved them it is a time to replace the entire mechanism. Don't try to install a garage door on your own, hire a professional garage door installer for this purpose.


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Data.gov pilots an easier way to manage agency APIs
The new service handles the routine, repetitive tasks of API management, letting agencies concentrate on building their interfaces.
Data.gov is offering a new API management service intended to make it easier for agencies to release their application programming interfaces to developers.
The service, api.data.gov, is in the pilot stage — but at a point where the Data.gov team is looking for agencies to use the service and provide feedback, according to an announcement via Google Groups from Nick Muerdter of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
As part of the administration's Open Government Initiative, agencies have been making data sets available on Data.gov and in many cases providing APIs, which help developers make use of the data by defining how software components should fit together. Data.gov keeps a catalog of APIs, listed by agency.
The new management service aims to help developers use APIs from across agencies boundaries, Muerdter wrote, by handling such things as API keys, usage analytics and documentation. It functions as a transparent layer atop existing APIs and, according to the api.data.gov site "helps deal with some of the repetitive parts of managing APIs."
Agencies using the service retain full control of their APIs — and can put all of their APIs into the service or start out by trying just one — while the service will "handle the boring stuff," according to the service's website.
Among its features are:
API keys: Users who sign up for a key can then use that key for all participating APIs. And because they're being managed by api.data.gov, agencies can assume that all hits are from valid users.
Analytics: The service takes care of tracking usage, offering graphs on usage trends and the ability to drill down into statistics and metrics on API performance.
Documentation: The service can host API documentation or, if an agency has its own developer portal, provide a link to it.
Rate limiting: Participants can set high or low rate limits for individual users and avoid server overloads that might be caused by users exceeding their limits.
Anyone looking to take part in the pilot can contact the team from the api.data.gov page.


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In this Issue
The Review of Higher Education (RHE) is considered one of the leading research journals in the field as it keeps scholars, academic leaders, and public policymakers abreast of critical issues facing higher education today. RHE advances the study of college and university issues by publishing peer-reviewed empirically, historically and theoretically based articles and scholarly reviews and essays that move the study of colleges and universities forward. RHE is the official journal of the Association for the Study of Higher Education and follows the ASHE Bylaws and Statement on Diversity. A subscription is included in ASHE membership.
published byJohns Hopkins University Press
viewing issueVolume 23, Number 1, Fall 1999
Editorial Board
Philip G. Altbach
Boston College
Associate Editors
Karen D. Arnold
Boston College
Ted I. K. Youn
Boston College
Review Essay Editor
Barbara Townsend
University of Memphis
Managing Editor
Liz A. Reisberg
Boston College
Editorial Board
Louis C. Attinasi
Loyola University, Chicago
Ann Austin
Michigan State University
Marcia Baxter-Magolda
Miami University, Ohio
Jeffrey Bieber
University of Kentucky
Alberto F. Cabrera
SUNY at Albany
Jay L. Chronister
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
James Fairweather
The Pennsylvania State University
Judith Gappa
Purdue University
Judith S. Glazer
Long Island University
James C. Hearn
University of Georgia
Bruce Anthony Jones
University of Pittsburgh
Daniel T. Layzell
University of Wisconsin
J. Thomas Owens, Jr.
University of Central Oklahoma
Mary Ann Sagaria
Ohio State University
Caroline Turner
University of Minnesota
Elizabeth J. Whitt
University of Illinois at Chicago
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Some call her the Melanin Goddess while others call her charcoal beauty, isn't she beautiful?
In a world of conventions and societal norms, it is difficult to be different. Everything has a preconceived notion and people who are dissimilar to the already set norms are tagged stubborn or abandoned. The fashion industry has played a major role in paving beauty standards of the human. Slim waist, tucked in tummy, oval face, white skin are some of the guidelines set by the so-called fashion world. While it has been almost difficult to be a model without fitting into these criteria, recently there has been a vast change.
Although the standards continue to exist, models like Olivia Campbell, Ashley Graham, Bishamber Das, Philomena Kwao among many others have set an example by breaking the general rules. Plus size models are in rage today. The courage shown by these ladies have paved way for the upcoming generation to be happy in their own body type.


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Chair Yoga for Reducing Pains and Aches
Yoga students who are working in an office will also benefit from being able to complete a brief Yoga sequence in order to refresh and restore their energy. Chair Yoga is particularly effective at releasing muscular tension in the neck, shoulders, hips and back. These are areas that are often tight from working at a desk or computer for hours at a stretch


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Angry Birds Space, the latest spin-off from Rovio's bird-flinging franchise is due to arrive on the 22nd of March.
The series, which launched on the iPhone has come to the Android platform, Windows Phone and even Chrome and will be sponsored by NASA and National Geographic. The new version of the game reportedly features zero-gravity physics and a new brace of birds to use alongside the old favourites, according to the Guardian.
Angry Birds Space will be supported by a cross-platform launch arriving "simultaneously in mobile gaming, animation, retail, and publishing," says Rovio on its blog.
We're guessing this means plush toys and full page ads alongside the games themselves which is a first for Rovio and reportedly "the first time this has ever been done for a mobile game!"
Previous versions of Angry Birds has seen two Hallowe'en and Christmas tie-ins, Valentines and Chinese New Year-themed levels and the inevitable Hollywood tie-in with Angry Birds Rio.
More will be announced next month, but for a glimpse of what Angry Birds Space has to offer, check out the YouTube trailer.


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Religious Freedom Center > Charles C. Haynes
Charles C. Haynes is the Senior Fellow for religious freedom at the Freedom Forum. He writes and speaks extensively on religious liberty and religion in American public life.
Haynes is best known for his work on First Amendment issues in public schools. Over the past two decades, he has been the principal organizer and drafter of consensus guidelines on religious liberty in schools, endorsed by a broad range of religious and educational organizations. In January 2000, three of the guides were distributed by the U.S. Department of Education to every public school in the nation. (See also "A Parent's Guide to Religion in the Public Schools," "A Teacher's Guide to Religion in the Public Schools," and "Public Schools & Religious Communities.")
Haynes is the author or co-author of six books, including First Freedoms: A Documentary History of First Amendment Rights in America, and Religion in American Public Life: Living with Our Deepest Differences. His column, Inside the First Amendment, appears in newspapers nationwide.
He is a founding board member of the Character Education Partnership, and serves on the steering committee of the Campaign for the Civic Mission of Schools and the American Bar Association Advisory Commission on Public Education. He chairs the Committee on Religious Liberty, founded by the National Council of Churches.
Widely quoted in news magazines and major newspapers, Haynes is also a frequent guest on television and radio. He has been profiled in The Wall Street Journal and on ABC's "Evening News." In 2008, he received the Virginia First Freedom Award from the Council for America's First Freedom.
Haynes holds a master's degree from Harvard Divinity School and a doctorate from Emory University.
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2.22.09 busy bee
The last few days have been a bit of a whirlwind, in the best sense of the word.
My five:
- On Thursday I made a mid-week trek to Pittsburgh for a kidnap. Met KL, DH, SH, and AF in the old neighborhood, and stayed at a hotel that was within walking distance of my old apartment. (It was freezing, so there was actually very little walking done!) Had coffee with my fav teaching friend SS, and marveled at her once-feral-now-polished son, who talked about making pillows and video games. Went to the greek restaurant near my old house and ordered Surley Temples. (like Shirley Temples, but definitely for adults) Had a great Italian dinner. Went to the old dive bar, and stuck out like waspy, middle-aged thumbs. Ow. Add some late night pizza to the mix, and you have a night that was both rejuvenating and exhausting, filled with laughter and memories...enough to sustain us all a little while.
- Friday started slowly (see last bullet point), with breakfast at my favorite diner. I'll post pictures of the food, because you'll not only be jealous of my breakfast, but you'll be ashamed at how little of it I was able to eat. Or maybe I'll be the ashamed one and you'll just be wishing for my leftovers...Anyway, from there I drove north to Mom's house, and was immediately molested by her 3 large dogs. After some puppy love and a much-needed nap, I made dinner for my Mom, Brother, Niece and Nephew. It was a great evening - lots of laughter, silly jokes, hugs. It still feels weird that Dad's not there, but it was really comforting to cook in "his" kitchen.
- Saturday morning I drove back to DC, as Pittsburgh was supposed to get snow. (I wonder if they actually did...must check weather report. Or call Mom.) Got back just in time to teach some voice lessons, and then headed home for some puppy love of a homegrown sort! Later that evening, we headed to the club near the house and took in a concert. I've heard this singer at a few songwriter roundtables, and like his stuff...universal themes, accessible melodies...great stuff. Plus the club is owned by him and his siblings, so his brother was bartending, dad was bussing tables. I'm a big fan of family businesses, and I adore that this is a great example of one - a comfortable place, open to all ages (i saw the coolest 9 or 10 year old, rocking a skeleton t-shirt and drinking a root-beer float. she's my idol.) with a real sense of community. I can't say enough good things about the singer or the club!
- And today...since I haven't been to the gym for what seems like years and have had more to eat and drink over the last few days than I have for eons, I'm meeting my trainer at noon for a workout. And, because of that, I'm doing laundry so I don't have to work out naked. (Ew.) I've been stiff and sore, and my body is obviously craving some serious motion - which is good progress! When I started trying to be more conscientious with working out and eating well, I knew it would be a process...while this week has been a bit of a setback, I'm anxious to get back to it. It's still all about baby steps...the scale isn't really budging, and I'm not denying myself too much, but it feels good to want to be good. And I can't tell you how helpful it is to have someone to be accountable to: my trainer LG is gentle, positive, non-judgmental, and inspiring. And just meeting with someone to talk about health, having a resource for questions and who creates challenging workouts is fabulous.
My five:
- Singing in the car.
- Seeing old friends.
- Live music.
- Puppies. (Should I get another one? I'm tempted...)
- Family.


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This is the code for the new parser and it runs faster than the spec required\rThat has to be the worst code I have ever seen! I kinda want to throw up right now\rIt kinda looks like a sideways batman symbol\rI once ut an ASCII thundercats logo at the bottom of a code file\rIt runs four miillion files in less than seven seconds...\rSomeone find me a picture of a whale penis so I can look at something desireable before i cut my eyes out with a spork\rI have one on my phone hang on\rYou have whale porn on your phone?\rNo! Um... Yes. Shut up!\rIf it works, ship it. The code, not the whale porn.\r
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My personal experience with prequels has been that too often they have a going-through-the-motions feel to them, as if the author is mechanically connecting the dots, reverse-engineering the novel from characters and events laid out in the original story: Explained why they call that thingamabob a "graggle"? Check. Explained why everyone wears red now? Check. Why Character A is a jerk? Check.
While this may result in some readerly satisfaction—"Oh, so that's why it's a graggle. Cool!"—it seldom creates an organically compelling storyline or rich characterization. These problems are compounded by the fact that we know where story and characters are heading, thus robbing the prequel at the outset of narrative tension and reducing the opportunities for those joyful moments of discovery.
So how does Steven Erikson deal with these potential pitfalls in Forge of Darkness, the first novel of a trilogy set before his massive Malazan Book of the Fallen (MBoF) series? He sets the prequel so far in the past—thousands of years—that any lines connecting the dots have either long since faded out of sight over the horizon (because events and people have been forgotten) or have curved out of joint (because events and people were distorted into myth), thus freeing himself from the plot/character constraints that dog so many prequels.
The truly brilliant twist in Erikson's method, however, is that many of his characters are so long-lived that they actually span that time period. You loved Anomander Rake in Malazan? No problem, he's still here. But because time has lost and/or distorted so much, a lot of what you thought you knew about him was wrong or wasn't the full story.
With this singular stroke Erikson frees his creativity, giving himself a nearly blank canvas to work on while retaining the characters that so captivated his audience the first time around. It's the best of both worlds. As a side luxury, it also highlights two of his major themes—the ways in which story ("made up") and history ("really happened") often blur together and the way the present is continuously and eternally reshaping itself in response to the past. It's sheer evil genius. And it absolutely works.
Readers are treated to favorite characters from MBOF like Rake, Silchas Ruin, Draconus, and others, but there is a wide range in how well they match their characters in MBOF, with some lining up as expected and others presented in a surprisingly different fashion. It's a fine line to walk, giving us characters who veer from our previous experience without having them seem wholly and arbitrarily changed just for the sake of plot, and Erikson toes that line successfully throughout. The characters were fresh and surprising despite the thousands of pages of previous experience I had with them and never once did I pull back thinking the character had been "broken."
Of course, a host of new characters are introduced as well; perhaps too many for some though I enjoyed the multiplicity of viewpoints. I won't swear to a precise count, but I came up with over 30 different point-of-view characters, almost all of who are original to Forge of Darkness (some may in fact complain about the lack of p.o.v.s from the big MBoF characters). We get a broad spectrum of class, age, race, gender, tone, and philosophy, as well as seeing several "sides" of an impending civil war. It all makes for a rich pointillist sort of painting in terms of plot and theme.
The characters vary greatly in page time as well—Erikson doesn't mind killing off p.o.v. characters—but even those we see only briefly are sharply and fully drawn, and it's hard to imagine a reader not caring what happens to nearly all of them. Some of the most moving scenes, in fact, involve the most minor of characters.
The plot is complex, but not as sprawling as in many of the MBoF novels, with the overarching plotline tightly focused mostly on the looming Tiste civil war. One needn't have read MBoF to follow the storyline, but it would probably make for a richer experience.
Pacing is a little slow at the outset, picks up in the middle, then accelerates as we near the end. Contrary to what MBoF readers might expect, the book doesn't build to the usual huge confrontation or, to use an Erikson term, convergence. But being the first book of a trilogy, it doesn't really need to. We can feel the storm brewing; it's fine if we don't get actual thunder and lightning yet. That said, the closing image is a killer.
Some new readers may find that the pacing is slowed by the characters' penchant for introspection or philosophizing. (Especially as long-time Erikson readers probably wouldn't be long-time readers in the first place if it bothered them so much.) Similarly, some might prefer fewer metafictional aspects—the story is framed by a poet telling this tale to another, there's a painter who thinks a lot about his craft, and lots of other references to the craft of storytelling. For myself, those moments are part of what raises Erikson's books above a lot of fantasy—these musings on core questions of culture, of civilization, of being.
It's true, the plot does come to a halt when two characters discuss the purpose and progress of civilization or when one character tries to comprehend the concept of justice. But plot is only one aspect of a novel and for me, examination of these larger issues enhances the story even if it comes at the expense of pace. And Forge is rife with recurring themes to be pondered: environmental deprivation, the creation and role of history, extinction, return to childhood, the costs of certainty, questions of religion, justice, empathy.
MBoF fans will be happy to have some answers to long-debated questions. ("What did it mean that the first children of Mother Dark were not Andii? How did Caladan Brood and Rake get together?") But getting answers isn't the best part; it's just how creatively surprising the answers are. Some questions, of course, remain unanswered, and it wouldn't be a Malazan book if hordes of new questions didn't arise.
Those just beginning the Malazan experience might miss the full prequel experience, but in some ways, Forge of Darkness might be a better place to start rather than Gardens of the Moon, the first book of MBoF. For one, it's the product of a writer fully conversant with his universe and working with all the craftsmanship that years of writing has provided. It also probably eases the reader in more smoothly and gradually than Gardens does. It's possible this is just a result of my own familiarity with Erikson's characters and world, but that's how it seemed to me.
Being the first book of a new trilogy, Forge of Darkness is required to do the table setting, and it's a pretty large table. Characters have to be introduced or re-introduced, settings need to be explained, and basic workings of the world—politics, religions, etc.— need to be presented. Erikson handles all of this smoothly, with little recourse to clunky exposition. Because of these requirements, though, plot probably moves a little slowly than some might prefer. But the complexity and range of its characters and the way it is willing to examine larger questions more than makes up for this. It's difficult to judge Forge of Darkness fully until we see the trilogy complete and can place it in better context, but it certainly does its set-up job well and deserves its place on the (extremely long) shelf next to its Malazan brethren.
You can read the first five chapters of Forge of Darkness here on Tor.com
Bill Capossere writes short stories and essays, plays ultimate frisbee, teaches as an adjunct English instructor at several local colleges, and writes SF/F reviews for fantasyliterature.com.


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Less than a day after more than one million petition signatures were turned in to recall Governor Scott Walker, his first possible opponent is stepping forward. Former Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk announced Wednesday that she will seek the Democratic nomination to oppose Walker in a likely recall election.
In an online message, Falk says "hope has inspired this movement, and the people of this movement inspire me." She says a formal announcement on her candidacy will come soon.
With months of job losses, cuts to education, and what she calls an "all-out attack" on public employees, Falk says Walker's agenda is not working. She says the state "can't wait three more years to fix what's wrong."
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Falk is the first Democrat to announce plans to run, although she is likely the first in what could be a crowded field of candidates. State Senator Tim Cullen (D-Janesville) has indicated he will be a candidate if an election is called, while state Senator Jon Erpenbach (D-Middleton), Assembly Democratic leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha) and former Congressman Dave Obey are also considering their options. Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, who lost to Walker in 2010, has also declined to rule out a rematch.
In a statement, Walker campaign spokeswoman Ciara Matthews called Falk the "nominee hand-picked by big-government, public employee union bosses." Matthews says Falk's record as Dane County executive falls in lockstep with a "Madison liberal ideology" that's outside the mainstream of the rest of the state.
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The ongoing saga of the loss of the great tree…
As much as it upset me to see that tree fall, and believe me it was painful to watch, and it seemed to fight a good fight taking a full week before it finally succumbed, something good came from the whole situation
I was being overly dramatic and emotional about it but the change forced me to see the light. Literally.
As much as I loved the privacy and the greenery that the tree provided, we never had a clear view of the sky.
And suddenly in all its glory, there was the sky. Our house is lighter and brighter and we can watch the sun rising in the morning and the moon rising in the evening.
I can laugh at myself when I think about how stressed I was about that tree.
A tree that I had no control over. Yes, I miss the tree, but it has gone. There is nothing that I can do to bring it back.
Doesn't life do just that to us?
You get into a comfort zone where everything is familiar and you feel in control of things and then suddenly, Bam! Something happens that throws everything out of your control.
And that is going to make you feel helpless and miserable.
For a while.
And then you see the light!
Maybe this change was forced on you because you were too scared to do it yourself. We can fight change as much as we like but life has a way of making sure that you don't stay too comfortable.
Even depression forces you to change. I see depression as a blessing in disguise because when you are at your lowest, you have nothing to lose and change becomes so much less scary. And when you are at your lowest, you can't see the bigger picture. The fact that all of those things that seemed so terrible before have become small in comparison to the battles that you are going through right now. You realise that you are a survivor!
Try to embrace change, as difficult as it may be.
Something far greater and much more exciting may be waiting for you around the corner if you are brave enough to go and take a look.
Keep being brave, keep moving forward.
I know you can do it!