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The University of Basel (Latin: Universitas Basiliensis, German: Universität Basel) is a university in Basel, Switzerland. Founded on 4 April 1460, it is Switzerland's oldest university and among the world's oldest surviving universities. The university is traditionally counted among the leading institutions of higher learning in the country.[4]
Universität Basel
|Latin: Universitas Basiliensis
|April 4, 1460
|CHF 768 million (2020)[1]
|Andrea Schenker-Wicki[2]
Academic staff
47°33′31″N 07°35′00″E / 47.55861°N 7.58333°ECoordinates: 47°33′31″N 07°35′00″E / 47.55861°N 7.58333°E
|Mint, Red, Anthracite[3]
|Utrecht Network, EUCOR
The associated Basel University Library is the largest and among the most important libraries in Switzerland. The university hosts the faculties of theology, law, medicine, humanities and social sciences, science, psychology, and business and economics, as well as numerous cross-disciplinary subjects and institutes, such as the Biozentrum for biomedical research and the Institute for European Global Studies. In 2020, the University had 13,139 students and 378 professors. International students accounted for 27 percent of the student body.[5]
In its over 500-year history, the university has been home to Erasmus of Rotterdam, Paracelsus, Daniel Bernoulli, Leonhard Euler, Jacob Burckhardt, Friedrich Nietzsche, Tadeusz Reichstein, Karl Jaspers, Carl Gustav Jung, Karl Barth, and Jeanne Hersch. The institution is associated with ten Nobel laureates and two Presidents of the Swiss Confederation.[6]
The University of Basel was founded in connection with the Council of Basel. The deed of foundation given in the form of a Papal bull by Pope Pius II on November 12, 1459, and the official opening ceremony was held on April 4, 1460.[7] Originally the University of Basel was decreed to have four faculties—arts, medicine, theology, and jurisprudence. The faculty of arts served until 1818 as the foundation for the other three academic subjects. In the eighteenth century as Basel became more commercial, the university, one of the centres of learning in the Renaissance, slipped into insignificance. Enrollment which had been over a thousand around 1600, dropped to sixty in 1785 with eighteen professors. The professors themselves were mostly sons of the elite.[8]
Over the course of centuries as many scholars came to the city, Basel became an early centre of book printing and humanism. Around the same time as the university itself, the Basel University Library was founded. Today it has over three million books and writings and is the largest library in Switzerland.
Located in what was once a politically volatile area, the University's fate often ebbed and flowed with regional political developments, including the Reformation, the Kantonstrennung (separation of the Canton of Basel City from Basel Land), and both World Wars. These factors affected student attendance, funding, university-government relations. In 1833 the Canton of Basel split in two with the Federal Diet requiring that the canton's assets, including the books at the University library, be divided—two-thirds going to the new half canton of Basel-Landschaft. The city, Basel-Stadt, had to buy back this share and the university became so impoverished that it drastically reduced its course offerings. Students were expected to continue their education after two years or so at a German university.[8]
Student enrollment surged after the University shed its medieval curriculum (including the elimination of Latin as the official language of the course catalog in 1822) and began to add more faculties, especially those in the humanities and sciences. Liberal Arts became a faculty in 1818, from which the Philosophy and History and Natural History faculties were derived in 1937.[9] The University subsequently established the Faculty of Science (1937), the Faculty of Business and Economics (1996), and the Faculty of Psychology (2003).[9] During the 20th century, the University grew rapidly, from one thousand students in 1918 to eight thousand in 1994.[10] The first woman who was admitted to the University, Emilie Frey, began her medical studies in 1890.[11]
After the seizure of power in the year 1933 by the Nazis in Germany, numerous renowned German professors decided to emigrate to Basel and started to work at the University of Basel. Several Swiss scholars also returned, inter alia the Law Professor Arthur Baumgarten (1933), the Theologians Karl Barth (1935) and Fritz Lieb (1937) and after World War II the Philosopher Karl Jaspers from Heidelberg University (1948), as well as the surgeon Rudolf Nissen (1952).[12]
On January 1, 1996, the University of Basel became independent from the cantonal government and thus earned its right to self-government.[13] In 2007, the Canton of Basel-Landschaft voted in favor to share the sponsorship of the University in parity with the Canton Basel-Stadt.[14]
Reputation and rankingsEdit
|University rankings
|Global – Overall
|ARWU World[15]
|87 (2019)
|CWTS World[16]
|53 (2019)
|THE World[17]
|92 (2021)
Well-respected rankings attest to the University of Basel's international academic performance:
- Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE) (2021): 92[17]
- CWTS Leiden Ranking (2019): 53[18]
- Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU) (2019): 87[19]
University administrationEdit
Since January 1, 1996, the University of Basel has been independent. The University Law of 1995 stipulates that, "The University of Basel is an institution established under public law. It has its own legal personality and right to self-government."[20] As the entity that formally receives the Performance Mandate (Leistungsauftrag) for the University from both supporting cantons, the University Council (Universitätsrat) is the supreme decision-making body of the University.[21] The Council consists of eleven voting members and three non-voting members, including the President, the Executive Director, and the Secretary of the Council. Beneath the University Council are the Senate (Regenz) and the President's Board. The 80-member Senate consists of the senior members of the President's Board, faculty deans, professors, lecturers and research assistants, assistants, students, and administrative and technical employees. The President's Office is tasked with leading the overall university business. It consists of the President and her staff, a General Secretariat, an Administrative Directorate, the Communications and Marketing Office, and two respective Vice-Presidents for Research and Education.[22]
Faculties and departmentsEdit
The University of Basel currently houses seven faculties:[23]
- Theology[24]
- Law[25]
- Medicine[26]
- Department of Biomedicine (a joint venture among the University of Basel, the University Hospital, and the University Children's Hospital)
- Department of Biomedical Engineering
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Clinical Research
- Department of Sport, Exercise and Health
- Humanities and Social Sciences (Phil I)[27]
- Science (Phil II)[28]
- Business and Economics[29]
- Psychology[30]
Interdisciplinary institutionsEdit
- Institute for European Global Studies[31]
- Center for Philanthropy Studies (CEPS)
- Institute for Biomedical Ethics (IBMB)
- Institute of Education
Associated institutesEdit
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH)[1]
- Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research (FMI)[32]
- Basel Institute on Governance [2]
- Swiss Centre for Rescue, Emergency and Disaster Medicine (SZRNK)
- Swisspeace
Notable alumni and facultyEdit
The University is counted among the country's leading institutions of higher learning and thus boasts a large number of politicians, scientists and thinkers as professors and alumni from all around the world alike:[33]
Erasmus of Rotterdam, Renaissance humanist[34]
Paracelsus, physician and alchemist[35]
Jacob Bernoulli, mathematician[36]
Leonhard Euler, mathematician and physicist[37]
Friedrich Nietzsche, philosopher[38]
Friedrich Miescher, physician[39]
Karl Gustav Jung, physician and surgeon[40]
Carl Gustav Jung, psychiatrist[41]
Karl Jaspers, philosopher and psychiatrist[42]
Tadeus Reichstein, chemist and Nobel Prize laureate[43]
Werner Arber, microbiologist and Nobel Prize laureate[44]
Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, biologist and Nobel Prize laureate[45]
- Emil Abderhalden (1877–1950), Swiss biochemist and physiologist
- Bonifacius Amerbach (1495 – 1562) Swiss jurist
- Johann Konrad Ammann (1669–1724, Swiss physicist and educator of deaf children)
- Werner Arber (1929–), Swiss microbiologist and geneticist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1978
- Karl Barth (1886–1968), Swiss Protestant theologian
- Caspar Bauhin (1560–1624), Swiss botanist
- Johann Bauhin (1541–1613), Swiss botanist
- Daniel Bernoulli (1700–1782), Swiss mathematician and physicist
- Jacob Bernoulli (1655–1705), prominent Swiss mathematician, after whom Bernoulli numbers are named
- Johann Bernoulli (1667–1748), Swiss mathematician
- Johann Georg Birnstiel (1858–1927), Swiss writer and clergyman
- James Montgomery Boice (1938–2000), American theologian and pastor
- Jacob Burckhardt (1818–1897), Swiss historian
- Meehyun Chung (1963–) South Korean theologian, professor of Yonsei University
- Jacques Dubochet (1942–), Swiss biophysicist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2017
- Nikolaus Eglinger (1645–1711), Swiss physician
- Erasmus (1466–1536), Dutch Renaissance humanist
- Paul Erdman (1932–2007), American business and financial writer
- Leonhard Euler (1707–1783), mathematician and physicist
- Rudolf Eucken (1846–1926), philosopher, Nobel Prize in Literature in 1908
- Christoph Gerber professor at the Department of Physics, co-inventor of the atomic force microscope
- Albert Gobat (1848–1914), Swiss politician, Nobel Peace Prize in 1902
- Paul Herrling, professor of Drug Discovery Science
- Jeanne Hersch (1910–2000), Swiss philosopher
- Karl Jaspers (1883–1969), German-Swiss psychiatrist and philosopher
- Karl Gustav Jung (1795–1864), German-Swiss physician and surgeon, Rector and professor of the University
- Carl Gustav Jung (1875–1961), Swiss psychiatrist, and founder of Analytical Psychology
- Eberhard Jüngel (1934–2021), German Lutheran theologian
- Jack Dean Kingsbury (1931–), American New Testament theologian and professor at Union Presbyterian Seminary[46]
- Michael Landmann (1913–1984), Swiss-Israeli philosopher
- Yeshayahu Leibowitz (1903–1994), Israeli public intellectual and polymath
- Friedrich Miescher (1844–1895), Swiss physician and biologist, first researcher to isolate nucleic acid
- Alice Miller (1923–2010), Swiss psychologist and author
- David-François de Montmollin (1721-1803), Swiss colonist to Canada, Protestant minister, landowner
- Paul Hermann Müller (1899–1965), Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1948
- Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900,) German philosopher, held Chair of Classical Philology at the University of Basel at the age of 24
- Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard (1942–), German biologist and biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1995
- Paracelsus (1493–1541), Swiss philosopher, physician, botanist and astrologer
- Tadeus Reichstein (1897–1996), Polish-Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1950
- Otto Stich (1927–2012), President of the Swiss Confederation
- Emmanuel Stupanus (1587–1664), Swiss physician
- William Theilheimer (1914–2005), German-American scientist
- Lilian Uchtenhagen (1928–2016), Swiss politician and economist
- Peter Werenfels (1627–1703), Swiss theologian
- Kurt Wüthrich (1938–), Swiss chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 2002
- Iona Yakir (1896–1937), Red Army commander
- Rolf Zinkernagel (1944–), Swiss physician, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1996
- Hans Zingg (M.D.) — Professor Emeritus of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Professor of Medicine, Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and Wyeth-Ayerst Chair in Women's Health at McGill University
Student lifeEdit
The University hosts several formal institutions that are intended to serve the needs of its students. The Student Advice Center[47] provides advice on academic degree programs and career opportunities. The Student Services provides information on applications, grants, mobility, exchanges, and disability services.[48]
Student organizationsEdit
There are also a variety of organizations that cater to international students, such as local chapters of Toastmasters and AIESEC, and associations that perform community services (Beraber, for instance, provides remedial lessons to immigrant youth). There is a foreign affairs association (Foraus), a Model United Nations team, and various choirs and orchestras.[49] There are also various religious groups.[50]
A number of other student groups exist out of formal venues. The most recognizable are the "Studentenverbindungen," traditional student associations dating from the 19th century that organize social events, share common uniforms, and often focus on particular hobbies, such as sword fighting. Such associations include the Akademische Turnerschaft Alemannia zu Basel, AKW Raurica, Helvetia Basel, Jurassia Basiliensis, Schwizerhüsli, A.V. Froburger, and Zofingia. Membership in many is restricted to men, though A.V. Froburger also accepts women.[51]
University sportsEdit
University Sports provides a gym, fitness classes, and sport and dance camps to students and employees of the University.[52]
Student unionEdit
The Studentische Körperschaft der Universität Basel (skuba) speaks on behalf of the students and represents their needs and interests. It acts as an official student representative and has no political or religious affiliations.[53]
Alumni associationEdit
The University has a general alumni association, AlumniBasel, as well as specific alumni associations for the Europainstitut, Medicine, Law, Business and Economics, Dentistry, and Nursing.[54]
See alsoEdit
Notes and referencesEdit
- ^ a b c "University of Basel, Facts & Figures". University of Basel. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Die Rektorin". www.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Colors – website of the University of Basel
- ^ Universities, Swiss. "University of Basel". Swiss Universities Handbook – Top Universities in Switzerland. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
- ^ "Herbstsemester 2020".
- ^
- "All Nobel Prizes". www.nobelprize.org. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- Bundesrat, Der. "Bundespräsidenten". www.admin.ch (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ "History". Retrieved 14 August 2018.
- ^ a b Grossman, Lionel, Basel in the age of Burckhardt (Chicago, 2000) p. 35, and note 20; p. 118
- ^ a b Georg Kreis, "550 Years of the University of Basel: Permanence and Change" (Basel, 2010) p. 26
- ^ Georg Kreis, "550 Years of the University of Basel: Permanence and Change" (Basel, 2010) p. 25
- ^ Fellmann. "550 Jahre Universität Basel". www.unigeschichte.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 11 April 2014. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Kreis, Georg. "Universität Basel". HLS-DHS-DSS.CH (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-10.
- ^ Fellmann. "550 Jahre Universität Basel". www.unigeschichte.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 28 March 2016. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Fellmann. "550 Jahre Universität Basel". www.unigeschichte.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ [Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019 http://www.shanghairanking.com/ARWU2019.html]
- ^ "Rankings".
- ^ a b "World University Rankings". 25 August 2020.
- ^ "UniversityRankings.ch".
- ^ "ARWU". Archived from the original on 2015-05-23.
- ^ Kreis,p. 79.
- ^ "Aufgaben". www.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 28 November 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Rektorat".
- ^ "Universität Basel | UNIBAS | eduwo.ch".
- ^ "Theologische Fakultät". Pages.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 10 July 2008. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Juristische Fakultät Universität Basel". Ius.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 16 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Webseite der Medizinischen Fakultät Basel". Medizin.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 6 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Philosophisch-Historische Fakultät". Philhist.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Philosophisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät". Philnat.unibas.ch. 29 July 2011. Archived from the original on 25 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "WWZ: Home". Wwz.unibas.ch. 26 September 2011. Archived from the original on 8 September 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Fakultät für Psychologie". Psycho.unibas.ch. 28 September 2011. Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 2 October 2011.
- ^ "Europainstitut: Home". europa.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 25 October 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ FMI. "FMI – Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research". www.fmi.ch. Archived from the original on 19 July 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Die Universität Basel braucht wieder eine Vision - Prime News".
- ^ "Erasmus von Rotterdam".
- ^ "Paracelsus".
- ^ "Bernoulli, Jacob".
- ^ "Euler, Leonhard".
- ^ "Nietzsche, Friedrich".
- ^ "Miescher, Friedrich".
- ^ "Jung, Karl Gustav".
- ^ "Jung, Carl Gustav".
- ^ "Jaspers, Karl".
- ^ "Reichstein, Tadeusz".
- ^ "Arber, Werner".
- ^ "Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard - Biozentrum".
- ^ "Dr. Jack Dean Kingsbury Chair of New Testament Theology". Retrieved 10 February 2019.
- ^ "Student Advice Center". www.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Student Services". University of Basel. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Student Organizations". www.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 30 September 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Recognized Associations". University of Basel. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Akademische Verbindung Froburger". Akademische Verbindung Froburger. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "University Sports". University of Basel. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
- ^ "Über uns – Studentische Körperschaft der Universität Basel". www.skuba.ch. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ "Alumni". www.unibas.ch. Archived from the original on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
Further readingEdit
- Bonjour, Edgar, Die Universität Basel von den Anfängen bis zur Gegenwart 1460–1960 (Basel : Helbing und Lichtenhahn, 1971)
External linksEdit
- Official Website of the university
- History website of the university
- Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute (Swiss TPH) – an associated institute of the university – travel and tropical medicine, international health, medical parasitology and the biology of infection, public health and epidemiology.
- Information about the university
- Studierendenstatistik der Universität Basel
- University Rankings – University of Basel(2008)


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Chapter Five: An Oasis or a Mirage?
Another night had passed him by without any food. Despite his best efforts his search for some had been fruitless and he wasn't quite bad off enough to start digging for earthworms or snails. Then there was the water problem, he was nearly out and kept praying for the miracle rain that refused to come. In fact the clouds had broken apart that morning. To sum it up, Nick was simply exhausted. Last night he was unable to simply pass out like he had the first time. Instead the hours had been long and arduous as he tossed and turned on the hard and unforgiving ground. The cool temperatures had seeped through his clothing thanks to his inability to make fire despite the many seasons of Survivor he'd seen. The still unseen pack of wolves made themselves heard again and their howls had been enough to keep Nick sufficiently on edge. At best he got patches or sleep, catnaps, in the rare moments his body caved to his pleas for rest. His stomach ached in ways that day he'd forgotten about. Ways when years ago, it happened on occasion in his family's lowest point of poverty, back when the Backstreet Boys weren't even a twinkle in that fat bastard, Lou Pearlman's eye.
As he forced his body to keep trudging through the woods, his mind thought back to the scattered interviews they'd done about their upcoming documentary. It was supposed to be released in select theaters throughout the world in the first two months of 2015. The subject of Lou was one they couldn't avoid and it was the first question unoriginal reporters jumped to along with asking for advice they'd give to this generation's boyband, One Direction. With Lou, they lied. They lied to the fans. They lied to the media. It wasn't a conscious decision the first time it came up. However once it happened the group subconsciously agreed it was best to stick to it.
"We wanted to confront him." They'd parrot in almost every interview. "But the warden refused to allow all five of us, so we didn't go." Yet, they had been allowed to see him.
The group had wanted to know why. To quote their most famous song, they wanted Lou to tell them why. Why did he use them? Why did he steal from them? They had been so loyal in the beginning. Why create NSYNC? Was anything he said real? Was anything he did real? Did he care? Was it all just a farce? Questions that they weren't brave enough to ask back then. Questions they've always wondered. Their beginnings were forever tainted by this man. Their names were always going to be connected to him.
They had a right – no, they'd deserved to know.
So they tried to get the answers they so desperate sought. It didn't go as planned.
"Fuck you!" Nick screamed at him. "It wasn't fucking business! You made it personal Lou. You know you did. You fucked up our lives and…and…" he stopped himself. "Just own up to it you sick fuck!"
"Nick!" Kevin grabbed him by the arm so he couldn't lunge.
"Nick the guards are gonna drag us out of here." Howie motioned around to the small visiting room the five of them and their sole camera man had been allowed to enter so they could confront their former manager. "You need to calm down."
"Nicky, there's no need to get violent." He was so damn smug. "I taught you better." Lou had the nerve to say.
"You taught us how to screw over people." Brian was leaning against a wall. He'd been the one against doing this at all but went with it for the good of the group.
AJ was shaking his head. "Just…shut up. We get it. None of it was real."
"Sure it was."
That was when Nick lost it again. "You fucking prick! You forget, I know what you did to Aaron! What you did when I wasn't there to protect him! He called me while we were away on tour. You might've been too scared to try shit like that with us, your first experiment. But I know you started your shit with Aaron! I saw the way you used to look at me when I was a kid!"
He'd never told the others. It wouldn't have been fair to Aaron. It'd explained so much in retrospect.
Nick always told the truth when asked about the sexual allegations against Lou when it came to him. Lou never touched Nick. But he had with Aaron. Four heads turned in his direction. Four sets of eyes were wide with shock. AJ was picking at his nails like crazy all of a sudden. Howie simply stared at them.
"Dear God." Brian whispered.
Kevin on the other hand lit up with rage. "He did what to Aaron?"
Needless to say within five minutes they'd been escorted out and later the group demanded that footage be scrapped.
"I fucking hate being alone." He said to no one. His steps were unsteady and everything was forced. Yet he knew he couldn't stop. "Too much time to fucking think."
Nick wasn't a fan of quiet time. He liked to blame it on his turbulent life. When his mind got going it often liked to jump around. Sometimes it would be on painting and sketching ideas. Other times he'd get ideas for songs and melodies would simply pop up into his head. Once in awhile he'd even get story ideas for short films or movies that he'd one day love to film. He was artistic in every sense; he always had been since he was little. But with that came an imagination that wouldn't quit. A mind that refused to ever shut down and grant him a break. So now that he was alone in an area with only the vaguest idea of where to go, his mind wouldn't shut down. Part of him didn't want it to. He was lonely and wanted nothing more than to have someone there with him. Perhaps then he wouldn't be so scared he'd fail and let Jordan die as a result.
He kept his focus, touch and go as it might be on the ground. He'd compared the footprints to the size of his own feet yesterday. Paranoia had set in quickly after he'd gone off in the direction of the footprints. What if they were his and he was going in circles? What if he was getting his hopes up for nothing? Fortunately upon the comparison he learned that the owner of them had feet three sizes smaller than his. Nick had even been rewarded for finding another set two times more before he settled down beneath another large tree for the night. He hadn't spotted any today but he refused to give up hope. Sighing he shook the sharpened stick in his hand. It wasn't very much. But maybe he'd stab a rabbit or something.
As if summoned a small fluffy white bunny hopped into his path. It nibbled on the grass innocently and glanced over like Nick wasn't even the slightest bit of a threat. His eyes narrowed at the rabbit's brash behavior. Dammit you should be afraid of me!
He lunged with his pointy stick. "DIE RABBIT DIE! Fear the Nick Carter! Rawwwwwwwwrrrrrrr!"
The rabbit dodged him and leapt forward, glancing back at him before munching on more grass. Nick fell hard to the ground and pain radiated throughout his chest. "Fucking piece of shit bunny!" He forced himself up despite the fact he might've just made his injures worse. He stabbed at it again and the bunny darted around like it was a taunting game of nature tag. Nick was it. "You were supposed to be dinner!"
Getting up, Nick raced after the animal. It was the first he'd physically seen rather than heard that wasn't some sort of bird. In the back of his mind a small voice kept yelling he could be getting lost again but he ignored it. The gnawing hunger was in control of his actions now. He could just make it out up ahead. Maybe the rabbit would tire out or something. Everything had to tire out sometime. Every breath was almost pure agony but he ran through it. It would all be worth it if he managed to get food. He'd figure out how exactly to cook it without knowing how to start a fire later. The priority now was catching the bunny from hell.
He frowned when suddenly the bunny vanished mid-hop into thin air. It hadn't gotten away, he would've seen that. One minute the creature was there and in another it had faded away. Nick screamed in frustration. Was his mind starting to play tricks on him now? "Fuck! Fucky-fuck fuck! I'm gonna die out here!"
Turning around, his foot caught a rock. His arms flailed in the air as he tried to catch on something but to no avail. His body continued to fall through the air and roll down the ledge he hadn't even realized he was at. His face soon scraped against the rocks and pebbles along the ground before he finally fell into a shallow stream.
"Ugh…fucking rabbit, vision bullshit." He groaned as he slowly pushed himself upwards. It was in that instant where he was clicked in his head. If this was a cartoon Nick knew he would've seen a lit up light bulb hovering above him. "Water!" He dunked his face into the water and took big gulps. "Fuck, I should be boiling this."
But how?
Without an answer Nick resigned himself to possibly getting sick later. Dehydration would still be worse. Pulling out his dented up bottle from his jacket pocket he filled it up. Once he did that he tucked it away again and simply enjoyed the feel of the cool water. It only took a minute before he started shivering. How could he forget it was November? He shook himself off as best as he could, like a dog. It didn't do much but that couldn't be helped. Still the water, despite the cold, seemed to rejuvenate him. His steps were more self-assured now. He didn't feel like he was stumbling over his own two feet. He glanced back, considering trying to go back the way he came before he started chasing some weird bunny mirage, but he was afraid that would make him even more lost than he already was. Sighing softly he continued forward from where he fell into the stream. Now he had a water source to come back to.
"I wonder what the guys are doing." He had an idea as to what though. They were worrying about him. In truth Nick was worried about himself. With each day that passed he became surer Jordan was already dead. With each day that passed he started thinking that he might've been better off dying in the crash than having it drag along like this. He didn't like to think about death, what would happen. Without concrete beliefs like three out of four of the fellas, the unknown frightened him. Brian had even talked to him about it recently, only a few months before during the end of the second leg of the North American In A World Like This tour. A rare moment where they did feel like Frick and Frack again, though they never lasted long.
"Nick." Brian looked up from his phone, Nick assumed he'd been tweeting.
"What Bri?" The two were sitting on the stage in the Planet Hollywood venue. They were about an hour away from the soundcheck party. The group had just finished their real soundcheck so Kevin, Howie, and AJ had gone off to do their own thing. Usually Nick did too but, something just sort of kept him there that day. He wasn't sure what.
"Do you ever think about what happens when you die?"
He stared at him and set down the guitar he'd been strumming idly. "Dude, what the fuck kind of question is that?"
Brian shrugged before shoving his phone back in his jean pocket. "It's just a question."
"No, that shit's depressing and I don't want to focus on that sort of thing man."
"You know," Brian wet his lips. "When I first started having my breathing and vocal problems, I thought it was something with my heart. That that was why I was out of breath so much and had to choke things out."
Nick frowned and walked over so that he was standing in front of his friend. "If you thought it was that serious why didn't you come to us then?"
A brow rose. "You and I were barely talking. And…I wanted to be sure first."
It was the truth but that didn't mean it didn't feel like a stab in the chest. "That don't mean I don't fucking care, Brian."
"I know you care. I was scared and wasn't thinking straight. It wasn't just you. I didn't tell anyone that I was thinking about my heart. Not even Leighanne."
If it were possible Nick's brows would've risen so high they would've landed halfway through his spiked up blonde hair. "Shit."
"She still doesn't know I thought that far. You're the first." Brian sighed. "Either way I've thought about it off and on ever since. What if it had been my heart? What is dying really like?"
"You're the religious one." Nick sat on the stool beside him. "You tell me."
"I think we continue on. Maybe in heaven like the bible. I don't want to think there's nothing. But even I have questions. I have faith but it doesn't mean you can stop questions like that."
"Maybe we get reborn. I think its reincarnation." It always made the most sense to Nick even though he never had it in him to fully believe in anything like that. He wished he did have that ability like Brian. "But I don't know. I don't know anything. I guess I only know how I don't wanna die."
Brian smiled at him. "Yeah, how? Not getting eaten by zombies, right?"
"Alone. I never want to die alone."
It was the deepest conversation he'd had with his former best friend in years. Now he might be facing one of his greatest fears. After marrying Lauren Nick thought he'd never have to worry about that again. Even if he someday lost his Backstreet brothers, even if he lost the few close friends he had outside of the group, he'd always have her. He wouldn't die alone. Except now he was lost and alone and starving. He found water so maybe he'd last a few more weeks. But if something didn't change, the fact remained that he would die. And he would die alone.
Dejectedly he continued his walk. He thought of Lauren who was likely going insane by now. He thought of his family who he hoped worried rather than used this as another chance for attention. Nick knew Angel would worry at least, so there was that. He pushed past some trees and blinked at the sudden onslaught of sunlight shining directly at him. The woods had been so congested he'd gotten used to the pseudo-dusk that continued around him. Nick rubbed his eyes and stared at the sight before him. He walked slowly towards it.
Please God, let this be real!
There in a small clearing that looked man-made rather than natural stood a small log cabin. There was a tiny tool shed behind it and a motorbike leaning against the side of the house. Just beyond it Nick made out a dirt path that looked well ridden. His heart leapt up into his throat. Why was he feeling like this? He should be happy. This probably housed the owner of those footprints he'd seen earlier. He must've missed a path leading down here. Nick stepped up to the door and reached out. His hand hovered before the door, terrified this was another image from his hunger driven mind.
You'll never know unless you make sure dumbass. Slowly, he gently knocked upon the front door.
When it opened, he couldn't help but almost fall over with relief at the woman standing before him.


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Factoring, also known as 'invoice factoring' is a type of business finance where money is advanced to you against the value of your outstanding invoices. The factor releases cash against your existing debtor ledger and funds invoices as you raise them.
The factor provides up to 90% of the value of your invoice and makes available the 10% balance as soon as your customer settles their invoice. Essentially, the factor provides a debt collection and ledger management service.
The invoice discounter releases up to 90% of the invoice value whilst you chase your customers
Invoice discounting
Invoice discounting is a suitable way of drawing money against your outstanding invoices. However, your business retains full control over the management of your sales ledger. It is not just a 'funding only' facility as it offers valuable support and credit insurance.
The invoice discounter releases up to 90% of the invoice value whilst you chase your customers. The remaining 10% is made available when your customers pay.
How Invoice finance works?
Invoice finance operates in the following way:
Differences between factoring and invoice discounting
Credit control: Invoice discounting advances cash from your debtor invoices in the same way as factoring – however, the lender doesn't provide any credit control service to help collect your outstanding payments. Your business is responsible for chasing your customers and collecting payments.
Target market: Factoring is traditionally used by SMEs (including start-ups) with an annual minimum turnover of about £50,000. On the other hand, invoice discounting is suitable for established businesses with a proven track record of trading and an annual turnover of at least £350,000.
Am I eligible for invoice finance?
Your business could qualify for invoice finance (factoring and invoice discounting) if:
Benefits of invoice finance
Making use of factoring or invoice discounting can offer your business the following benefits:
Choosing a lender for either factoring or invoice discounting could be a costly mistake. Invoice finance is best offered by a commercial finance broker as they have access to the leading lenders that can fuel growth into your business.
They would then allocate the most suitable lender on their panel, based on your business's needs.


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It's the end of an era (😪), and ESSENCE is sending the First Family off with a hug and a salute. @BarackObama and @MichelleObama exude their signature poise, grace and charm on the cover of our historic October issue, in which they open up about watching their girls grow up in the White House as well as the legacy they hope to leave behind. "Some of my fondest memories of the White House are just being with the girls on a summer night and walking the dogs around the South Lawn, talking and listening to them." 💕 Believe us—you're not going to want to miss out on this special collector's issue! For a sneak peek, check out the link in bio, and be sure to pick up a copy when it hits newsstands Friday, September 9! (📷: @kwakualston) #ESSENCEObamas
President Barack Obama's time in office is coming to a close, and Essence is honoring the POTUS, as well as First Lady Michelle Obama, by making them the cover stars of their October issue. In the cover story, which arrives on September 9, the Obamas discuss the importance of their time in the White House and the future of the nation.
"I can unequivocally say that America is better off now than we were when we came into office." President Obama told ESSENCE. "By almost every economic measure, we're better off," "But having said that, we still have a lot of work to do."
Michelle Obama spoke about the historic impact of her family's time in the White House. "I think when it comes to Black kids, it means something for them to have spent most of their life seeing the family in the White House look like them," Michelle Obama said. "It matters. All the future work that Barack talked about, I think over these last few years, we've kind of knocked the ceiling of limitation off the roofs of many young kids; imaginations of what's possible for them.
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The death of an Army veteran and George Washington University grad student is a homicide, police announced today, but it remains to be seen whether it will be prosecuted as a murder.
Patrick Casey, 33, got into a fight at a McDonald's on M Street NW last Friday. Initial reports, quoting Casey's parents (who themselves relied on other witnesses at the scene), said he intervened in an altercation and was "sucker punched," knocking him down. He suffered a "severe laceration" to the back of his head, according to the Washington Post, and was pronounced dead Tuesday after being in a coma for four days.
But at this point, WJLA reports, no one is facing charges in the case.
MPD Captain Michael Farish told reporters it's unclear who started the confrontation last Friday, and Casey could have been the aggressor. He said the initial push came from either Casey or someone with him.
Farrish said the case could be a simple assault, a misdemeanor. Video reports are embedded below the jump.


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Mirror Me
by Tara St. Pierre
208 Pages
YA / Paranormal / Romance
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Hannah McCauley doesn't look at herself in the mirror anymore.
After a rebellious past, she now attends a strict private school in a new town, where her recently divorced mother has put her on social lockdown. No driving. No bad grades. No skipping classes. No unapproved friends. No makeup. No boys. And the subject of her best friend from her old school is definitely forbidden.
Hannah is being punished for something that happened a year earlier, something that she would like to put behind her. But strange occurrences frighten her, and she's accused of breaking rules and doing other terrible things without any recollection of them. No one believes her, so she starts distrusting everything, even her own reflection.
Is she being haunted by her past? Stalked by someone with a grudge? Or is it all in her head? If she doesn't figure out what's happening fast, her existence could end up irreparably shattered.
Quick Reasons: THOSE MORALS, THOUGH!; this is as close to a "life-ruiner" as I've gotten in a while; maybe a bit too much focus on the romance and not enough on the friendship; slight warning for mature/sensitive subjects; awesome, well-rounded, complex plot and characters!
HUGE thanks to Tara St. Pierre for sending me a free egalley of this title in exchange for a voluntary honest review! This in no way altered my read of or opinions on this book.
Having now finished TWO of her novels, I think it's safe for me to say that Tara St. Pierre is one of those authors with imaginations that know NO bounds. Because I read her debut novel last year, I went into this book TOTALLY blind–and let me tell you, I am so so glad that I did! Because I had no preconceived notions of what this book was about, I was able to take the journey in an unbiased and completely open way, which was both an awesome experiment and something I hope to experience again in the future.
This book was just…. GAAAAAH! I knew, from the first book I read of hers, that I was bound to stumble upon an incredibly moving, absolutely unique premise. Let me tell you, I was in absolutely no way disappointed! This novel takes a pretty old idea–being able to look at yourself in the mirror–and twists it into something unrecognizable, yet still completely relatable. When I reached the end, I sat here staring at the last line in total awe at just how far the morals and lessons stretched for this read. Seriously, coming out on the other side of these pages, I grasped the message entirely–and bow down to Tara St. Pierre for tackling such an abstract concept head-on, and making it into this gorgeous journey!
I just… I cannot sing enough praises for this novel! I did feel, at times, that the focus on the romance came out a bit too steeped for my taste. There are some awesome, complex side-characters that sort of get kicked off to the wayside in the course of this book, and while this is both realistic and understandable given the circumstances…. I just felt as if those friendships might have done better to be more cultivated. Especially when the bomb near the end drops and they get pulled into the middle of the chaos–they accepted the strange situation VERY easily, and I couldn't quite wrap my head around how quickly they pulled together to help Hannah.
Still, this was an entertaining and beautifully inspiring journey…and I don't think I'll ever be able to look at a mirror in quite the same way again! Tara St. Pierre DID include some potentially triggering, mature subjects, so for sensitive readers–please, please keep yourselves safe! The characters are complex and vibrant, the plot is filled with twisty-turny vines and angst, and that ending! OH, MY PENGUINS, that ending is just glorious! I'd recommend this to lovers of unique premises, emotionally-challenging journeys, and characters who find their strength and come out on top in the end. Take a look in the mirror today, Penguins; this book just might change your point of view.


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You might start feeling like it's pointless going up against so many people who have a lot more experience than you, and it may seem like you'll never get your foot in the door.
However, it's probably not as bad as you think. Ed Mitzen, founder of marketing company Fingerpaint, has been in the advertising world for a little over 20 years. Over that time he has hired over 1,000 people, many of them recent graduates.
Business Insider asked him what recent graduates or students who are job-hunting for the first time need to know.
Here are his top 10 pieces of advice:
1. Don't stress out about how much time it takes.
Mitzen has three kids, two of whom are nearly finished college. He tells them they have 40 years of work ahead of them, maybe more, so there's no point stressing out if it takes you a few months to find a job once you graduate.
"A lot of these kids who I interview, they [act] like it's life or death if they don't get a job a month after graduating," Mitzen told Business Insider. "I try to tell them that you're going to have plenty of time to work, so just give yourself a little bit of a break, and don't get too stressed out in the process."
2. Know that rejection is part of the game.
Don't get too frustrated with rejection. Mitzen said it's just part of the game. Job applications and interviews take practise just like anything else, and it can take a while to get it right. So don't get stressed out if the first few interviews don't go swimmingly.
3. Focus on the industry, not the job.
Chances are, you're probably not going to be offered your dream job straight out of school — and that's fine. Mitzen says although it can be tempting to go for a role at the level you think you deserve, you should probably focus on getting an entry level position in an industry you really want to get into.
"You're much better off trying to get into an industry that you have some interest in, even if it's not the ideal job you were hoping for," he said. "I tell young graduates that if you want to be in advertising and an advertising agency in New York offers you a job answering the phones, take it. Anything that gets your foot in the door."
This way, you can get to know people, figure out what opportunities might be coming up, and show those higher up that you're passionate about the field.
4. Don't let money be the focus too early on.
It's hard to forget those student loans you're probably dragging along. If you're an overseas student, or you study in America, your fee may have been astronomical. This means it can be tempting to go for any job that seems to pay pretty well, or gives you lots of hours, like bartending.
However, Mitzen says you have to get into the industry you want to sooner or later, so doing this is just delaying the inevitable.
"Eventually you're going to have to take an entry level position somewhere, to begin your sort-of-real career," he said. "And if you need money, or if that's more of a driving force, then maybe bartend at night or on the weekends."
5. Do your research.
One big mistake recent graduates make in interviews is not doing enough research on the company, Mitzen says. It's pretty obvious whether someone's done their homework, because they'll ask pointed questions.
"They should at least know what we do, they should read up on some of our current happenings, or clients that we want, or press releases that have gone out, or relevant industry news," Mitzen said. "They should at least have some basic understanding of what it is we do and the types of people we're looking for, and what's new in our world."
6. Don't ask about salary/ holiday/ benefits too early.
Another error is when interviewees ask about the benefits of the job too early on. Mitzen says that sometimes candidates ask about these things in the first interview, and it sends a "really poor message."
"You have to be offered the job first before you really have a right to start talking about that stuff," he said. "It doesn't really show a real desire to come in and work really hard."
7. Be positive and confident.
Mitzen looks out for candidates who are high energy, are they looking him in the eye when they shake his hand, and appear confident.
"I was 22 years old at one point, so I know that they're nervous and it's uncomfortable," Mitzen said. "But can they get through that to show that they're really excited to be there, and really engaged and present?"
Don't take it so far that you're cocky, but you should at least show that you're excited about the opportunity. This is especially important in advertising, Mitzen says, because it's like a team sport and you work in a collaborative environment.
"We need them to have this air of positivity about them," he said. "If people come in and they look nervous, and they're quiet or they're not smiling, or they appear really reserved, it's challenging. You want somebody who's high energy, and looks like they're going to be excited to be there."
7. Remember the interviewer is rooting for you.
When you've got to the interview stage, that means the employer thinks they might want to hire you. They're looking for someone who's going to be a good fit in the company, is intelligent, and shows initiative. They're rooting for you, and they probably won't want to try and trip you up.
Of course, there will be tricky questions, but just be honest if you can't answer them, or you need some clarification.
"We're not trying to trip people up or put them in a really high stress situation and hope that they bomb," Mitzen said. "We want people to do well, and if you make a mistake, you laugh it off and you ask if that answers the question and try to move on."
8. Recognise that you're not experienced, but that's fine.
"I assume that when you're coming out of university, and you're new to the job market, for the most part you're not really qualified to do anything," Mitzen said. "Nobody is. I wasn't either."
Rather than worrying about how qualified or experienced the other candidates are, focus on what you can bring to the role. Mitzen says he's more interested in getting to know you as a person — whether you're hard working, friendly, or have some unusual interests and skills.
"I always think it's great if you can put on your resume things that are a little bit unique, like if you can juggle, or if you know how to do sign language," he said.
This actually worked for Mitzen's daughter. She got a job teaching kids because the employer liked the fact she would be able to teach them juggling.
9. Make the most of your connections.
Mitzen says he tells graduates all the time not to be afraid of taking advantage of personal connections. His company is only a few hundred people in size, but he gets five to ten resumes a day, and it can be hard to differentiate between them unless one really stands out.
"If we have a personal reference or recommendation from someone, that can make a difference, at least in terms of getting you through the door," Mitzen said. "I think kids are nervous to take advantage of people that they know or that their families know, because they feel like it's cheating, and they need to be able to do it on their own."
At the very least, it will probably get you into a quick interview or coffee meeting with someone at the company.
10. Show you want it.
Mitzen says he likes candidates to show passion by following up with a handwritten note thanking him for the opportunity to interview.
"I just think going that little bit of an extra mile matters," he said. "I think people can show how passionate and excited they are about the opportunity — those are the people that we want."


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A purebred adult Cretan Hound
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The Cretan Hound is a slender dog, somewhere in the middle between a scenthound and a sighthound in body, particularly light on its feet (that are oval rather than cat-like) and strong in loin, specially adopted for swift reflexes and high speed over dangerous, rocky terrain. The head is wedge-shaped, elongated and dry, with pricked and very mobile ears that fold backwards like a Greyhound's during the chase. (Specimens with semi-pricked or drop ears do occur, and the latter tend to be more like a sighthound in type; there is also a smaller variety, something like a Whippet, which little is known about). The skin is fine and tight over the body, and of many colors. The tail is a most important breed characteristic, long and curved upwards, forming a loose or tight ring and covered with a brush of longer hair underneath. The dog is slightly longer than tall, with medium angulations, slender legs and good muscle; the ribcage is spacious but neither too broad nor too rounded and it doesn't quite reach the point of elbow. The loin is slender yet powerful and there is good tuck-up, with the points of the hipbones slightly prominent. There should be a balance between characteristics of speed and stamina, the conformation being a compromise producing great agility. Flabby, clumsy, heavy individuals not to be tolerated. Colors: pure white, cream, sandy, fawn, grey, black or brindle, bicolored or tricolored.
The Cretan Hound uses both sight and scent on the hunt and has a particular tendency to taste the aerial or ground scent, even to the point of sucking it from pebbles and stones. When the prey is sensed, the tail moves in circular fashion and the hound becomes rigid moments before the chase begins. Meek, affectionate, aristocratic, yet deadly on the chase, it's a polite hound that comes alive in the presence of prey; clean, gentle, elegant in form and movement, it's never vulgar or overwhelming in gestures. Slightly reserved with strangers, it's naturally inquisitive and tolerant. The Cretan Hound lives happily together with other domestic animals but will ruthlessly chase the neighbor's cat! Excellent, gentle and very affectionate with children. It rarely barks but will give notice of strangers approaching its home; at the farm it will kill mice and rats and it's not indifferent to feathered game, but the latter use will make the breed lazy and untidy in the hunt; its constitution needs the challenge of the true chase. Make sure you are this dog's calm, but firm, and confident leader providing enough leadership and exercise to produce a well-balanced canine companion. Proper human to dog communication is essential.
Height: Females 19+ inches (50+ cm) Males 27+ inches (60+ cm)
Weight: 44-66 pounds (20-30 kg)
A fairly healthy breed.
This breed is not recommended for apartment life. It needs space to run.
Robust and healthy, it's a breed easy to maintain as long as it has plenty of exercise, which includes a daily walk, where the dog is made to heel beside or behind the human holding the lead, as in a dog's mind the leader leads the way and that leader needs to be the humans. It will also greatly enjoy running free in a safe, open space.
About 10-12 years or more.
About 4-6 puppies
Brush with a firm bristle brush, and dry shampoo occasionally. Bathe in mild soap only when necessary. Inspect the feet and mouth for damage after work or exercise sessions. Keep the nails trimmed. This breed is an average shedder.
A primitive hunting breed, its existence on the Greek island of Crete is documented in writing and artifacts for at least 3500 years. It was extensively cultivated and used by the Minoan civilization which, at its peak, dominated over most part of the Aegean, the Cyclades islands and eastern Peloponessus. A tracking and coursing hound, it was always used in chasing and catching hare and wild rabbits on the harsh terrains of its native island. The classic authors praised the Cretan Hounds (Kressai Kynes) as the best hare-hunters known to man and in the ancient times they were exported to the Greek colonies and other countries in Europe, reaching as far as Spain and the British islands, to mix and improve the local hounds. The dogs have many such peculiar traits and they are evidently a truly ancient species, probably the oldest dog breed in Europe. It is possible that their ancestors came from Africa but they were subsequently adapted to this very unique habitat of Crete, an island remote enough to host other unique species of animals also, such as a unique sub-species of wild goat, lynx and others. Isolated there for millennia, these dogs were formed by function to perform a particular and challenging task and they remain pure and unchanged to this day. Due to a long history of struggle against outside enemies, the Cretan people are a freedom-loving race, proud, independent, somewhat suspicious and even stubborn. They don't like to give their dogs to outsiders and even to this day the best specimens are kept hidden from the public eye. Breeding practices are ruthless and the limited means of the past taught the locals to neuter all but the best males and destroy the dogs that were lacking in the hunt. This resulted in a particularly strong and healthy breed, but also one very small in numbers. For years they were kept secret and even now they rarely leave Crete, apart from the rare occasions they take part in international dog shows held in Athens, where the visitors have the opportunity to meet a true living legend.
DRA = Dog Registry of America, Inc.
A purebred Cretan Hound at a dog show.


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Review: The Boy who Lived with Ghosts
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My Review of "The Boy who Lived with Ghosts"
"The Boy who Lived with Ghosts" is an unusual story, written from the perspective of John, a young boy who lives in England during the 1960's and 1970's. The story follows John from the ages of five to thirteen. It tells the tale of John and his family, who are poverty stricken, prone to selfishness, alcoholism and madness. Darkly disturbing, the story explores issues of abandonment, neglect and abuse. Not your typical ghost story! The spirits who haunt John throughout his young life are subtle, yet frightening. Despite the dark themes, there is still humor rollicking throughout the plot. The reader will experience a full range of emotions and find themselves at first intently disliking John's family members, but finally sympathetic to the characters' plights and tribulations.
Due to the story being told through a child's point of view, I thought the story would be simplistic and childish. By the end of the first page, I had completely changed my mind! Instead, by viewing the story through a child's eye, I experienced a myriad of complex emotions regarding the adult world. To John, the neglect and selfishness of his parents is nothing out of the ordinary. The daily abuse by his sister, and the terrifying haunting noises are commonplace. His fears and hopes are both heart-warming, and heart-rending, leaving the reader in constant emotional turmoil. Reading as an adult, the actions and words of the people in John's life are horrifying.
I read this novel in the space of six hours, eyes firmly riveted to the page, as I followed John on his journey to young adulthood. The supporting characters were well-rounded and very detailed, which again, I was not expecting viewing through the eyes of a child. It was difficult at first to sympathize with these characters, yet slowly, they pulled me in to their inner darkness, despair, hope and faith. The plot kept me turning pages at an increasingly quick pace.
Beautifully constructed, the story itself had a smooth and consistent rhythm, keeping the reader intently focused, and eager to discover more. The writing itself was superb, the language clearly understood and concise. This story will continue to haunt me for many days on a deeply emotional level. Expecting a typical ghost story, I was instead exposed to a roller-coaster of emotions, and insights of a deeply troubled family. Yet despite this, John still manages to keep both his hope, and faith alive.
"The Boy who Lived with Ghosts" receives a solid FOUR STARS for the wonderful writing, the compelling tale, and the rich three-dimensional characters. Due to the seriousness of the themes, I would recommend this book to people over the ages of sixteen.
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You should start a whole new thread to discuss this, I think.GKCfan wrote:I find the term "3-D characters" interesting. How much detail, development, and complexity are needed to make a character one-dimensional, two-dimensional, or three-dimensional? What are the dividing lines, and for what reasons might people disagree on a designation?
When I see the phrase "3-D characters" (misspelled or not), what comes to mind is that the characters feel like real people. We, the reader, feel like they are someone we know in real life. I would say you can do this with more or less detail, depending on how much "onscreen time" the character needs in the plot.
A great recent example of a book with 3-D characters? Big Little Lies. Even the minor or semi-minor characters are people you feel like you know.
The opposite of this would be stock characters like Joyce Whatshername in the Stephanie Plum series, who stole Stephanie's (now-ex) husband. Seen only thru the lens of Stephanie's enmity, she has only one dimension.
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Cookie Stamp Set Review
Cookie Stamp Set Review – I just saw this cookie stamp in an old Bon Appetit magazine. Of course, making cookies is fun, but stamping them with the words "Home Made" gives them one last flourish to really make them special. The stamp is made by Suck UK and retails for about $17 in the US.
Even though I love the design and look of this item, I have my doubts. Sure, kids would probably have fun stamping the dough, but I could also imagine a lot of squished cookies. I also wondered how well the message of "Home Made" would stand up to the baking process. I don't bake that much, but it just seemed that the words wouldn't appear that well in the cookies I am used to baking.
I found only a couple of reviews of this cookie stamp on the web, with the best one coming from the blog Dear Pigeon. The author actually tried it out on a batch of peanut butter cookies, and it definitely worked. You can check the photos in her blog post. With that said, the author concludes that the stamp would work best with cookies that don't rise a lot during baking and have some color to them.
Another review on Amazon UK also thought the stamp was a bit too big for standard-sized cookies. The stamp part is made of silicon and measures 3 inches wide, so you can judge how well it would fit your cookie portions.
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Areta Wilkinson: Land Marks - Stone Hammering Workshop
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Join leading contemporary jeweller Areta Wilkinson (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Waitaha) in this special hands-on workshop to create your own piece of jewellery using stone-age technologies.
Using copper pieces and river stones from Te Awa Kairangi, Areta will demonstrate the stone hammering method she uses to create her adornments, leading participants to create their own unique wearable piece to take home.
Describing her stone hammering method, Areta says, "I'm using a tool once utilised by all our ancestors, recording the landscape on metal and creating narratives of place."
Each session is limited to 8 people, so be sure to book – places will fill fast!
About the artist
For over 27 years, Areta Wilkinson (b. 1969) has investigated the intersection of contemporary jewellery with Māori philosophies and matauraka Kāi Tahu. In Whakapapa I and Whakapapa II (2018), Areta references archaic technologies and used customary hammer stone tools gathered from the Waimakariri River. The smaller hand held river rocks are used like a hammer and the larger stones become anvils. She cuts and heats the gold and silver metal before texturing with the hammer stones.
"I was looking at past artworks, tools and processes used by ancestors and having a conversation across time with those early makers," – Areta Wilkinson
This event runs in conjunction with Ngā Hokohoko, an exhibition exploring the kaupapa of hokohoko–exchange, trade, barter–within the contemporary jewellery community in Aotearoa. The exhibition proposes hokohoko as a framework for bicultural dynamics and features the work of Pauline Bern, Matthew McIntyre-Wilson (Taranaki, Ngā Māhanga and Titahi ), Neke Moa (Ngāti Kahungunu, Kāi Tahu, Ngāti Porou, Tūwharetoa), Alan Preston, Joe Sheehan and Areta Wilkinson (Kāi Tahu, Kāti Mamoe, Waitaha). As seen through the practice of several of the most innovative jewellers from the past 40 years, Ngā Hokohoko charts connections and contrasts in materials and pivotal influences such as mātauranga Māori and Pasifika adornment.
Curated by Gina Matchitt (Te Arawa, Whakatōhea) 2019 Blumhardt/Creative New Zealand Curatorial Intern with thanks to the Blumhardt Foundation and Creative New Zealand.


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- Quick recognition- - if the call is from a regular customer, then the technical approach to allocating the call to the right resource fetches a token of appreciation from the client. Even the client who is making an inquiry or complaints should be directed to the right direction with the technical navigation. This feature speaks volumes for the company.
- And the response to complaining- not all calls means business or formal talk, sometimes grievances and complains also come pouring. So, instead of shying away from it, train the employees to solve the issue right away. If not able to solve then take down the details or navigate the call to higher authority.
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Well, the most common challenge is the secret which is not unfolded that who is at the other end of the call? It can be the VP of the company willing to do business, the CEO of the startup, a developer with technical queries or a job seeker.
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"How can we measure angular velocity and distance traveled?"
When working with machines that undergo angular movement such as motors, it is very useful to know their rotational velocity. This can be accomplished with the use of Gyroscopes. The velocity of a gyroscope can be integrated to find the distance traveled.
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Dom and his crew had scattered across the globe after their last success mission. however, they struggled silently with the peaceful lives of theirs, unable to feel the satisfaction of being alive. like an answer to their prayers, Hobbs appeared, offering them a job to catch Shaw, who led a dangerous group of skilled mercenary. one of the member in Shaw's team was Letty, Dom's lover who everyone thought was dead, showed up having no memories.
this installment focused on a terrorist threat instead of racing. despite the changes, the film still featured cars. there were little pleasure in races, but still enough to satisfy especially with the aids of astounding action sequences. danger and death appeared at unexpected timing that left one gasping and surprised with the twists of events. there were even funny moments that drew a laugh or two. the ability of its members being able to create great atmospheres was impressive, especially the cooperation and banters.


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AND COLUMBUS STILL "DISCOVERED" AMERICA ? With Viking ships found in Canada, In the Mississippi River and Maine, Roman Coins found in several places in the USA, Old Hebrew writings on a stone in New Mexico, Phoenician artifacts found in the Grand Canyon, African artifacts found all over South Ameri...
THIS IS THE "Urbee 2" Printed Car. It is planned to dribe across the United States on 15 Gallons of fuel. When the technology is there to do that, why are we still driving cars that get 20 mpg ? Is it time for 1,000,000 people to contact the Car manufacturers and demand for them to bring out the ...
STRAAAAANGE PHOTO. This is in Murmansk Russia. Did their military experiment with their own "Philadelphia Experiment" or did they just hang it there.??
HERE IS THE "Lakowsky Device / Generator". It has tremendous healing properties. Some people make smaller ones for more localized treatment. You really should Google this one - - -
HERE IS THE "BAROQUE LIBRARY. It was started in 1722. There are books in there dating back 1000 years. Yes, I know, Gutenberg created the more user friendly printing press in about 1440, but they had books before that too - - but they were all hand written.
HERE IS AN EGYPTIAN CARVING in stone. It was found in Saqqara and from the Prolemiso Period. This piece is now in a museum in Vienna Austria. OK, look at it. What kind of people are these - - with antennas ??? We know the Egyptians were working with, and visited by alien races. Was this one of...
HERE IS A HOME MADE "Bedini Permanent Magnet Motor" - - made by a school girl, for "her class project". She brought a "dead" battery, and hooked it up to the Generator, started it up and charged the battery without ANY input of energy or electricity except for what the "Bedini Generator" created. ...
DOES THIS LOOK LIKE WIND BLOWN SAND DUNES to you ? It does to me. BUT, it is a NASA Print from the MOON. According to NASA, there is no air or atmosphere on the Moon, so it can not be sand dunes. I know what the problem is. It is your eyes. They are not seeing right. They make stuff up and ar...
HERE IS ANOTHER picture from the Baroque Library in Vienna Austria. This is a phenomenal place. This library holds the record of a culture dating back 2,000 years or more.
HERE IS A PICTURE of the inside of how many Motor-homes look like here in the USA. Many people live permanently in these, and just travel - - - . They become a "PT" (Perpetual Traveler). They live nowhere and everywhere, bank on the internet, have often several passports, no loyalty or obligation...
HERE IS ANOTHER Mobil home. Yes, I could travel in this one. Of course, they do not come cheap. Depending on size, equipment and quality, $ 250,000 to $ 750,000 is not uncommon.
HOW WOULD YOU LIKE TO DRIVE AROUND in this Motor home ? This one is beyond the Cadillac. Of course, it will set you back somewhere around $ 1,000,000 / EU 856,300 / Norwegian Krone 7,657,260 / Hong Kong Dollar 7,445,900 / Indian Rupee 63,888,150
SCARY !!! This is the Asian Giant Hornet. They have been found more and more in the USA. That is a bad sign. These Hornets killed 40 in Japan in 2015. Look at them. Than look at your hand. They are almost as long as the width of your hand. Where they are, stay away. They are also as aggress...
HERE IS THE BALTIC SEA UFO. It is sitting on the bottom of the Baltic sea, some 270 feet (90 meter) under the surface. From what they have found, it is estimated that it has been there for about 14,000 years. It is 60 meter (180 feet) in diameter. There seems to be some unusual writing on the ou...
HERE ARE OTHER PICTURES of the "Baltic Sea UFO". As you can see in one of them, there is a set of perfect stairs from the ground and up to the top of the craft. We can also see the craft has broken up some, and there is a black substance coming out in the cracks. That is normal for a space fearin...
A BOX WAS FOUND IN THE TRASH. In it there was writings and pictures and drawings of a mans contacts with inter dimensional aliens. Drawings of what he has seen and explanations of the beings.
HERE IS ONE OF THE DRAWINGS that was found in the trash. It shows invention, possibly spherical crafts.
THERE WERE DRAWINGS of several winged beings. Do you remember seeing the hundreds and hundreds of Egyptian Hieroglyphs showing winged beings with heads as birds ?? So the only thing I can say, and I will quote myself, is: "Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm".
HERE IS A PICTURE of a "Lakowski Device / Generator". It puts out electric frequencies that has great healing properties. Another device that are used in other, mostly Eastern, countries because it can HEAL DISEASE. Not just take away symptoms, so the disease will remain and produce a continues c...
THIS IS THE "TEMEHEA TOHUA" STATUTES on Nuka Hiva Island in the Polynesia. The Islands were settled about 100 AD. It shows statutes of 3 to 4 foot tall beings, looking just like the "Greys". Could it be - - could it be ?
STRANGE UFO observed in northern California in 2007. It has Hieroglyphic looking letters around it. It was about 20 feet wide, and was just floating across the terrain. Suddenly is sped off and was gone in 2 - 3 seconds.
HERE IS A PICTURE OF A UFO taken in 1973 in Cocoyoc Mexico by a banker. It was moving much too fast to be a balloon
THIS PICTURE OF A MILITARY JET CHASING A UFO was taken in Puerto Rico in 1988. We know who has their Military base in Puerto Rico. The USA.
THIS IS A PIECE OF WOOD found in a cave on Easter Island. There are strange carved writing on it, which no one has been able to decode. It is expected to be about 2000 years old.
IN THE 12TH CENTURY there are church records recorded by an Abbot at a local closter in England, explaining that there were 2 green children found outside of Volpit England. They spoke a language no one understood. They were taken in by someone in the village, but would not eat anything but beans ...
HERE IS ONE DRAWING of the "Charles Pogue Carburetor". It was patented in 1930 by number 1,750,354, and a newer version in 1933 by 1,938,497. It got 204 miles per gallon in a Ford V8 at\s the test results at Ford Motor Company show. It is not a carburetor actually, it is a Vaporizer. The fuel is...
A DRAWING from an other angle of the "Charles Pogue 204 miles per gallon Carburetor". More explanations unde the other picture.
THIS IS A PAINTING of the man called "Count Saint Germain". He was born in 1710 and throughout his life is known to have used several names. He appears to have been the son of Francis II Rakosczi, the Prince of Transylvania. He was an Alchemist and is said to be able to "create" Gold and Diamonds...
THIS IS AN AERIAL PHOTO of "The Bird" on the NAZCA Plains in Peru. Some 2,000 years ago the Nazca people lived in the area, and it is believed they created the lines and all the other motives which can only be seen from the air. From the ground, you can only see a small portion of the lines. It i...
OUTSIDE THE CIA MAIN BUILDING AT LANGLEY there is placed a wall which has imprinted 4 codes. 3 of them has been solved by some brilliant minds who have seen it. They were all offered jobs by the CIA. This was a trick by the CIA to find brilliant mind and hire them.
HERE ARE THE "GEORGIA GUIDE STONES". It show a different 10 Commandments, and it is written in 7 languages. It states clearly Earth must reduce their population to 500,000,000 people. No one knows exactly who paid the bill to put it up, but it is clearly done by "The Man behind the Curtain" / the ...
HERE IS THE COCKPIT ("Front Office") as we call it, of a Falcon 7X. I loved the "Front Office". It was exciting there - - and on a rare occasion - - much too exciting. The Falcon 7X looks good and are fast, but it is a "maintenance hog", which should tell us it is not quite as well built as some...
IN MID JUNE OF 2015 something really strange happened in Andhra Pradesh India. Fish was raining out of the sky. It was 4 to 6 inches long fish of the Vallaga Species. This is not totally unique. It has happened many times before in England Australia, Loreto Agusan Del Sur Phillipines and other p...
NEVER AGAIN !!! NEVER AGAIN !!! This is Hiroshima Japan after the Atom Bomb was dropped on them. 70,000 people died immediately. Another 70,000 died within a few years from radiation poisoning. It is up to you and what you visualize in your Mind that dictate what will happen in the future. Visu...
HERE IS THE "80 YEAR OLD BABY". It is the new born baby to Biswajit and Parul Patro in India. No one knows why the baby looks this way, but they he has a rare disease that makes him age much faster.
HERE IS AN 80 MILLION YEARS OLD TURTLE. It does not look so good any more, but it is a Fossil from 80 Million years ago. It was likely 4,800 pounds, and moved very slow. From the large flippers we can deduct that it was a long distance swimmer.
HERE IS A CAUCASIAN MOUNTAIN SHEPPARD DOG. It can grow to 6 feet tall and 200 pound. In Eastern Russia they used this dog as Prison Guards. I can understand why.
THIS IS THE "EHANG-184" Personal Automated Air Transport Vehicle. It can hold a weight of 220 pounds, and can do 65 mph. It is being made and test flown now. It is totally automated with one or two seats in it. A non pilot can "fly" it from point to point. They say they have made 100 successful...
A FLOATING CITY has been seen, not only in China, but several places around the world. It seems to be about 5,000 feet up in the air. That fits perfect, because there is a parallel Earth, on a higher vibration, which has it's surface about that altitude. Unless, of course, it is a projection crea...
HERE ARE SOME STRANGE picture out-takes from "Google Street View". The front side of every house in the world is being photographed and put on the Internet. These photos can only be explained as "Anomalies", but sometimes when the people see the Google Self Driving Car with the rotating camera on ...
HERE IS ANOTHER "Google Street View" Anomaly picture. From a "camera's point of view", how can this happen ? I hear there are a lot of those pictures, and "Google" can not figure out what causes it. Maybe the explanation is in the concept that we live in a "Mind Created Universe", and when this a...
"GOOGLE" IS MAKING A CAR. here is the photo of the Prototype. It will be totally "Self Driving". In the beginning they are paying people $20 per hour to just sit there and do nothing - - just observe, and be ready to take over if something goes wrong.
HERE IS A PICTURE OF "Rasputin" from Russia. He was a Psychic, medium, magician, hypnotist and a friend of the Tzar. There were 4 attempts to kill him, and each time he escaped permanent death. He did die, but woke up again several times. Read my Article on my Blog on this site of many people wh...
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The Cascabel mining project in Ecuador has been in the news of late with major commodities players expressing interest in the project, which could host the world's largest undeveloped copper mine, as well as significant gold resources. Cascabel has a Canadian connection, as it is partially owned by Newfoundland's Cornerstone Capital. Former president and CEO Glen McKay expanded Cornerstone's interests beyond Newfoundland, acquiring Santa Barbara Copper and Gold, the former owner of Cascabel, in 2011.
Cornerstone currently has a 23% aggregate interest in Cascabel, consisting of a 15% direct interest in the project (which is being financed by joint venture partner SolGold PLC until a feasibility study has been completed), as well as approximately 10% of the shares of SolGold. Exploraciones Novomining S.A. (ENSA), an Ecuadorian company owned by SolGold and Cornerstone, holds 100% of the Cascabel concession. SolGold, which is funding the exploration at Cascabel and is the operator of the project, owns 85% of ENSA.
In September of this year, BHP Billiton acquired Guyana Goldfields' 6.1% interest in SolGold's shares for about US$35 million. The buyout doesn't give BHP Billiton control over Cascabel (Australia's Newcrest Mining owns 14.5% of SolGold) but some analysts believe this is only the company's first move. "It looks like BHP and Newcrest will battle it out for control of SolGold (and perhaps Cornerstone), with Cascabel being the real prize," Glen McKay said in a recent blog. "I don't know who's going to win, and other parties hopefully may join the fight, but I do know this will be good for Cornerstone shareholders."
Glen McKay is a well-known Newfoundland entrepreneur and the founder of Newfoundland Hard-Rok, an explosives manufacturer providing drilling and blasting services to the mining industry. McKay is the chair of Newfoundland Hard-Rok's board of directors and on a day-to-day basis, manages the firm's finances. Although he no longer works at Cornerstone, McKay is still a major shareholder.
"As a Cornerstone Capital shareholder, I'm hoping that company executives are thinking about ways to build and extract value," McKay said in an interview. "If that means selling the Cascabel discovery to a larger player in the mining industry, then I would support that decision. The mining industry is expensive and requires large amounts of cash to bring any mine to the production phase."
While BHP Billiton and Newcrest Mining fight for control over Cascabel, analysts are wondering if either company will increase their stake in the mine's owners (SolGold and Cornerstone) or if another player will step in. Weak copper and gold prices could scare off potential new suitors, Glen McKay believes. "Gold prices have been range-bound for the past couple of years and it may require a sharp uptick to build a fire under the gold mining industry," McKay says. "When prices drop for an extended period, exploration and development decreases and this eventually results in lower production. When the markets pick up, then demand exceeds supply and prices rise."
No matter the outcome, Cornerstone shareholders will likely end up happy. The stock price nearly doubled following the BHP Billiton deal. That trend is set to continue as Cascabel's ownership gets sorted out and the cyclical prices of gold and copper rebound.
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