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Name: Xin Chi'sae
Age: 17
Gender: Female
Nationality: Chon'sin
Allegiance: None
Class: Tactician
Level: 10
Weapon Levels: Magic C (0/5), Heavy Swords D (0/5)
Chijun, the Shield of the World
Magic, Defensive, Potency, Area of Effect
Chijun calls upon the forces of earth to raise a wall from the ground of sufficient size to protect Chi'sae and her nearby allies, instantly erecting a sturdy barrier against arrows, magic, and any hapless melee combatant who happens to be running in the caster's direction.
Suiha, the Unrelenting Flood
Magic, Corrode, Complex, Martial
By manipulating local moisture particles, Suiha painfully disrupts the internal workings of the target's body, causing significant harm. Neither innate magical resistance nor physical defenses seem capable of mitigating the damage caused by a spell that is truly unrelenting.
Magic, Corrode, Potency, After-Effect
Spontaneous combustion allows Kaei to materialize as searing-hot, non-projectile flames, reaching temperatures that can melt even weapons, shields, and armor. It can easily burn long after the source of its power is cut, allowing Chi'sae to focus on more pressing matters after casting.
Fukai, the Realm of Wind
Magic, Defensive, Complex, Area of Effect
Taking form as a large whirlwind, Fukai causes minor damage to Chi'sae's foes, but, more importantly, disrupts all enemy movements and attacks by hindering them with howling gales, all while ensuring that her allies remain unaffected by this hindrance.
Kuya, the Arrow of the Heavens
Magic, Delay, Complex, Killer
Kuya fires a deadly beam of unadulterated energy at Chi'sae's foes. Complex targeting algorithms help stabilize the spell's otherwise wild and dangerous nature, while priming mechanisms allow her to keep the spell in store where it could be summoned at a split-second's notice.
Koyoru, the Withering Night
Heavy Nodachi, Massive, Glass
Koyoru is a massive weapon that might go along comically with Chi'sae's diminutive height, but from a tactical perspective, it greatly makes up for her lack of reach. It is helped by the inherent lightness of most Chon'sin swords, and although very long in length, it is also very thin and is thus extremely light compared to the rest of its weight class. With highly precise movements, Chi'sae can maximize the effectiveness of Koyoru's cutting edge while gently deflecting blows to reduce the strain on the glass weapon.
Height: 151 cm / 4'11"
Weight: Not Telling
Hair: Black, Torso-Length
Eyes: Blue
Skin Tone: Pale
Build: Slight
Standing barely more than one and a half meters tall, any physical appraising of Xin Chi'sae must first begin with the realization that she's quite tiny for a young Chon'sin girl reaching the prologue of adulthood. Pale of skin and slight of build, it would not be unreasonable to mistake her as an adorable porcelain doll having come to life, although her appearance hides the presence of coiled muscles capable of more strength than would be expected from someone her size. Stoicism is the usual inhabitant of Chi'sae's features, wide blue eyes uncommon amongst the Chon'sin and a small petite mouth, framed with long black hair reaching down to her torso. The front of her hair is generally let loose into slightly windswept bangs, but the remaining majority is tied into an elegant ponytail favoring her left side, generally coming down over her shoulder and flowing down the front.
Chi'sae is most often seen wearing full-length, straight-lined navy blue robes, a traditional Chon'sin attire for females common amongst her ethnic group, tied at the upper waist with a wide yellow sash. Wide sleeves allow her not only to hide her hands, but to form hidden pockets where surprising amounts of items may be stored and concealed. Beneath the robes she normally wears boots, but traditional wooden sandals are not uncommon during more casual events. Light armor plating may be applied atop the robes if necessary, but due to Chi'sae's preference for mobility, it generally mostly covers the chest, shoulders, and elbows, with gauntlets possibly hidden within the robes' billowing sleeves. Although the robes may seem rather formal and restrictive to those from the continent of Ylisse, it actually provides a surprisingly wide range of movement, freeing her to perform acrobatic and athletic maneuvers.
A relatively young but certainly intelligent girl, Xin Chi'sae is a study in contrasts, blurring the border between a child and an adult. Oftimes, it is entirely easy to forget her youth, especially in the way she carries herself in a formal, mature, elegant, knowing way generally associated with people at least a decade older. Like many of the Chon'sin ethnicity, her speech is somewhat antiquated and traditional, further giving credit to the impression that she is far wiser than her years might suggest; her formidable intellect and foresight only serves to consolidate such opinions. But she is a young girl, and as such, Chi'sae can be prone to reactions befitting her age bracket, such as open wonderment, unreserved excitement, reluctant poutiness, and girlish happiness, at least when she's not actively suppressing her outward emotions, instead reinforcing her visage of maturity, grace, and competence. She remains friendly and approachable, seemingly pleased to socialize with others.
All of this, however, masks the fact that Chi'sae is actually a high-functioning victim of borderline personality disorder. Rather than being emotionally aggressive, stunted, or unstable, she suffers from a very deep sense of social alienation. Despite being in full retention of her feelings and a basic moral framework, she is either entirely incapable or has a diminished capability in forming empathetic relations with social groups, feeling as if she does not share a common framework of values or even similar emotional bandwidths. Events that draw emotional reactions out of others instead fall flat on Chi'sae, who can cognitively decipher and understand the response but cannot bring herself to feel it herself, either out of a different set of values or inability to instinctively connect with crowd mentality. She believes that while she can understand how others feel, she herself cannot feel their feelings as a normal person might, while the majority of people neither understand nor feel her own emotions.
The result is a polarization of Chi'sae's sense of self; one side of her is increasingly sensitive and ironically emotional towards her self-evident alterity, but the other side of her is clinically cool and objectively detached as a subconscious coping mechanism. While this obviously causes her a degree of distress, she has long since accepted and rationalized her behavior, choosing instead to either simulate or suppress emotions to "fit in" with society. This is fortunately balanced out with her runaway intellect; Chi'sae is very well-studied in the knowledge of one of the world's oldest cultures, and through both ancient and modern Chon'sin texts, she is not only a skilled magician but also a good swordswoman and an excellent scholar, befitting her role as a tactician and therefore the sharpest mind in any group. Her inadequate empathy also allows her to ruthlessly pursue the most efficient course of action, regardless of the reservations and qualms of those around her.
Chi'sae serves no consistent master out of loyalty, instead choosing to roam the world in search for whatever may interest her most. Her motivation, therefore, can be said to be a mixture of her own personal interest and whatever benefits her pocketbook the most. Although she occasionally makes references to the Old Gods of Chon'sin, it is debatable as to whether it is an indicator of any faith or if it's merely a linguistic quirk. While Chi'sae may have once been bitter at her exile from Chon'sin, it is nearly impossible to tell whether this is still the case nowadays.
Born in a time when the Kingdom of Chon'sin was still an independent sovereign state existing beside the Valmese Empire, Xin Chi'sae was the twin sister to Xin Ro'wen, both scions to Clan Xin, one of the many noble families of the kingdom. In accordance with expectations placed upon them to rule their lands when they come of age and inherit the mantle of leadership, Chi'sae and Ro'wen were trained in the arts of politics and warfare; where she learned magic, he learned swordsmanship, and where she learned administration, he learned leadership. Of course, this separation of specializations didn't seem to matter so much as the twin siblings soon began to share what they knew with each other, exhibiting a profound capacity at learning as their fields of study blended with each other, and soon both siblings were given a more rounded education encompassing the different fields.
Chi'sae's childhood would've personally been normal and typical of girls of her station, had it not been for a personal self-discovery when her grandmother passed away of old age when Chi'sae was only seven. A beloved woman respected by even her most ardent political opponents, many came to her funeral and openly mourned her passing. However, Chi'sae, who had up to that point believed that she had truly loved her grandmother, realized that although she understood the finality of death and that her grandmother was gone, she was incapable of feeling sorrow at this particular event. She understood why the others were mourning, but she herself could not feel their sadness, as if she existed only within her own emotional bubble. Confused yet fearful of seeming different from everyone else, Chi'sae also feigned tears, a tactic she would have to resort to in the years to come as she soon came to realize that she existed on a very different emotional bandwidth from others, turning to emotional guardedness, cognitive deduction, and some buffoonery to maintain her image as a normal person with a sense of social empathy.
Unsurprisingly, Chi'sae's childhood was marked with a silent, invisible suffering invisible to almost everyone else. Finding it difficult to instinctively connect with her family, friends, and peers, she was forced to project and simulate the appearance of emotions to fit in. She found the reactions of everyone around her to be absurd, but also felt that she had no choice but to imitate them as if she was some kind of circus animal. Only the most astute, those who struggled to understand Chi'sae well, realized that her reactions, her smiles and giggles and pouts, were forced, fake. It was not that she had no emotions, nor that she had an active desire to deceive, as much as it simply was that she could not emotionally engage with others. The number of people she could be honest with was less than the fingers on her hand, a number that included Ro'wen. At the same time, however, Chi'sae naturally became able to regard people as entities she could disregard without emotional consequence; she didn't necessarily consider them disposable, but she acknowledged the fact that the suffering and deaths of others simply did not effect her as they did others.
At age fourteen, Chi'sae and Ro'wen were both to participate in Kumatai, a great gathering of clans in celebration, with field exercises held amongst the clans of Chon'sin, wargames held for the next generation of leaders and tacticians in which mock armies proved their mettle against each other. Representing Clan Xin, Chi'sae was designated as the tactician for the battle, while Ro'wen would lead the troops into battle. Through the weeks-long wargames, Chi'sae and Ro'wen led their "armies" through an unbroken chain of victories, a combination of foresight, intelligence, ingenuity, and daring that allowed them to outthink, outmaneuver, and outfight their opponents. Their final challenge, however, pitted them against the scions of Clan Wei, who had prodigies of their own to rival the twins. Stalemates between the two competing clans lasted precariously, with both sides implementing daring, dangerous strategies against each other, neither able to achieve the deceive coup de grace to ensure their victory.
Chi'sae decided that their only option was to eliminate the enemy leadership directly rather than facing a protracted battle of attrition amongst their troops. However, she understood that Clan Wei's scions were too competent to be fooled by just any feint, and so she needed to make her feint seem real by dedicating the bulk of her forces into an enemy trap; either Clan Wei would assume that no feint would see such dedication of manpower, or that the opportunity would be too good to squander even if it was a trap. Chi'sae intellectually knew that Ro'wen would not approve of a move that sacrificed so many of their troops, even if it was just a mock battle and not a true conflict, but her inability to emotionally connect with others caused her to be certain that this was the best course of action. To complete the deception, she convinced Ro'wen to lead the suicidal feint, in her opinion harmlessly taking advantage of her twin brother's belief that she would never send him personally on a suicide run.
In the end, Chi'sae's plan was a success. As expected, Ro'wen and the bulk of the Clan Xin forces were eliminated, but a surprise flanking move by Chi'sae took out Clan Wei's core leadership, thereby ending the wargame in a Clan Xin victory. Reactions to her win, however, were mixed; while some, including her parents, considered her strategy a pragmatic move that was acceptable because this was only a war game and not an actual conflict, others, including Ro'wen and many of her men, felt that the move was far too manipulative and ruthless. The Kumatai increased the emotional gap between the twins, which was particularly devastating for Chi'sae, who had come to rely on her twin brother as something of an emotional crutch. This only caused her to be increasingly emotionally-guarded, and she actively attempted to suppress her emotions as her social alterity became ever more of an evident and sensitive subject for her.
The Valmese Empire formally began its invasion of the Kingdom of Chon'sin when Chi'sae was but sixteen. As one of the fiefdoms at the country's borders, Clan Xin was amongst the first to be caught in the first wave of attacks, forced to be the wavebreakers making it easier for Chon'sin reinforcements to hold out against Valmese troops that have lost their momentum. Within the course of the week, Clan Xin had lost most of its members, with Chi'sae's parents confirmed dead and Ro'wen's status unknown. As the highest-ranking member of Clan Xin available, Chi'sae was responsible for leading the remnants of her forces and her peasants in a retreat towards safe Chon'sin territory. However, she was well aware that she was being pursued by Valmese military forces who would swiftly catch up. Feasibly, her options were to surrender to the enemy in an attempt to save those under her charge, or to start a costly fighting retreat that might see her peasants safe but would bleed out most of Clan Xin's remaining fighting strength.
Chi'sae chose the alternative, and she ordered the peasants, whom she considered to be strategically disposable, to march in a different direction, deceiving them into thinking that they were headed for safe ground while the fighting men of Clan Xin lured the pursuing Valmese away. In reality, it was her soldiers she was trying to save, not her peasants, with the latter acting as the decoy while Chi'sae and her fighting forces retreated to regroup with the rest of the Chon'sin. Her subordinates pleaded with her not to do so, but with her inability to feel how desperate the mood was and her cognitive belief that this was the only feasible option, she carried out the plan anyways. Her strategy worked, and although the peasants were never seen again, Chi'sae managed to reach the capital of Chon'sin with all of the soldiers having survived the retreat. But some of the officers resented her for the sacrifice, and word soon reached the ears of the Chon'sin princess, who took matters into her own hands.
While she commended Chi'sae's strategic and tactical acumen, and while she admitted that Chi'sae was a brilliant thinker who knew how to weigh the pros and cons astutely against each other, the princess criticized Chi'sae for lacking the heart to understand her people. Furthermore, while she conceded that Chi'sae's plan was the "right thing" to do from a strategic wartime perspective, the princess found her lack of willingness to protect her own subjects, going as far as to use them all as sacrificial pawns, unforgivable. Still, the princess was unwilling to sentence her to death, especially since Chi'sae's actions had been motivated entirely out of loyalty and concern for her kingdom, so she instead had Chi'sae exiled from Chon'sin, where she was never to return. With no choice left to her, the last daughter of Clan Xin made for the continent of Ylisse, where the only path left available to her was to put her considerable talents onto the market, to see who was going to be the highest bidder.
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The Class of 1967 Comes to Terms With the Vietnam War
After more than 40 years, the Dartmouth class of 1967 has come to terms with the Vietnam War. That understanding has come after a long effort to bury our past — a past dominated by what historian David McCullough called "the longest and most unpopular war in which Americans ever fought."
For several decades after Vietnam, my classmates and others who were scarred by the war largely refused to discuss, much less confront, our memories of fighting the war, fighting against the war, avoiding the war, making tough life decisions because of the war, and facing disdain from those who made other choices.
Our class, and those males who graduated from college in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s, faced a host of diverse ghosts from a war that was highly controversial at the time and is now almost uniformly seen as a foreign policy blunder.
A key moment in this confronting of our past came in June 2017, at a symposium on the Vietnam War organized by the Dartmouth class of 1967 at its 50th college reunion. The symposium, which lasted 3 ½ hours, was as much a chance for classmates to discuss their own feelings (then and now) as to hear from others. We were bearing witness to our unique era, but one whose lessons may be valuable to today's young men and women and those in future generations.
Beirne Lovely spoke to the assembled classmates about his experience as a 2nd lieutenant during one of the most notorious battles of the war against the North Vietnamese Army in Khe Sanh. A platoon-sized element of his unit was assigned to an outpost outside the perimeter of the main base. The outpost was attacked and virtually overrun by what was estimated to be more than a battalion of North Vietnamese regulars. The marines suffered many casualties during the battle, Lovely recalled.
Upon Lovely's return from Vietnam, no one greeted him at the airport. He and his fellow marines were looked upon with scorn and there were, of course, no welcome-home parades.
Lovely said that in retrospect, he has come to the regrettable conclusion that the war was a mistake. In an emotional recounting, he explained that he had come to better understand and respect the motives of those who strongly objected to the war at the time. Nonetheless, he told the crowd, "All of that said, I'm damn glad I served."
The crowd rose to give Lovely a standing ovation.
Three speakers later, Andy Barrie described a very different experience. In April 1966, he had an epiphany after listening to a speech by draft board director Gen. Lewis Hershey. He went from apolitical to deeply opposing the war.
After graduation, Barrie was drafted by the Army. He trained at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, to be a combat medic. When he received orders to head to Vietnam, he deserted and fled to Canada.
Barrie still lives in Canada, where he has established a very successful radio-broadcasting career. He has received the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honor, for his broadcasting work. He told the crowd that crossing the border was the first day of the rest of his life: "I became as good a Canadian as I would have hoped to become a good American."
This symposium was the first time Barrie had discussed his war experience with an American audience because he had feared that those who served and fought would find his story insulting.
For the second time that day, both classmates who served and who protested joined to stand and applaud a classmate with a very different experience than Lovely's, but who also stayed true to his principles.
In fact, the more than 800 members of the class of 1967 had been working toward this moment for decades. When we entered college in 1963, Vietnam was a low-grade conflict in Southeast Asia, and few were even aware it was underway. By the time we graduated in 1967, it had become "our war," the war that changed the directions of our lives then and in each of the 50 years since.
Previous classes of graduates, when confronted with war, could be sure they were fighting for a noble cause supported by most of the country. Our soldiers helped turn the tide in World War I, defeat the Nazis and Japanese in World War II, and beat back the North Korean invasion of the South. They came home heroes, even if they wanted nothing more than to get on with their lives.
It was very different in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The war became increasingly divisive among classmates and in the entire country, turning friend against friend, children against parents, and citizens against leaders. Many served proudly, only to return home to little support if not outright hostility for participating in the war. They discovered that the cause that they had signed up for, to prevent Asian "dominoes" from falling into Communist hands, had turned into one of the major geopolitical disasters in American history.
The cost was high, with the names of 58,000 Americans chiseled on black granite in Washington, D.C. Many more struggled with lost limbs or mental challenges, a disease with no name at the time but now called post-traumatic stress disorder. They had seen carnage and death but, it turned out, for little purpose. Soldiers got meager assistance from the U.S. government in transitioning from military to civilian life. The Veterans' Administration provided only minor help.
As a result, there is little wonder most of our classmates wanted only to bury their experience in Vietnam. These Americans had participated in the first war that the United States had ever lost.
Moreover, the war constricted the choices faced by young men in that era. Today's 18-22-year-olds don't face the same pressure from local draft boards or a national lottery. They can make choices about school, training, travel, employment, and family without facing the specter of being forced to serve.
In time, most of my classmates, even those who were gung-ho to serve at the time, came to accept that the war was wrong and a major strategic mistake.
While I was in college, I gradually moved from skepticism about the war to outright opposition and protests. Yet in the background was the ever-present pressure of the draft board.
I may have come to despise the decisions of Presidents Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon and General William Westmoreland. But in 1968 my draft board said it was time to take an Army physical — a prelude to being drafted.
The State Department came to my rescue, in a fashion: If I agreed to go to Vietnam as a civilian joining the pacification program, I would not have to fight.
Pacification was a combined military, CIA, State Department, and USAID program to win, in the vernacular of the day, the hearts and minds of the Vietnamese people over to "our" side. The program, like the war effort, was a dismal failure.
I served in Vietnam for 13 and a half months, mostly working with refugees. I also quietly, unbeknownst to the authorities, worked with American reporters to provide information from within about the lies and misguided policies.
One month, a province in my area received the highest rating for security according to one of Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara's many metrics of success. But I learned at the same time that an American military advisor had contradicted this assessment by writing in a confidential report to his superior that the North Vietnamese and Viet Cong controlled the night there. With my help, that information became a newspaper story, adding – I hoped – to official and public skepticism of an increasingly futile war effort.
Still, I recognized then and still feel that I had made a deal with the devil about which I was uncertain in 1969 and remain uncertain in 2017. I avoided bitter warfare and may have even helped a few refugees, but I had entered into the belly of the beast to become a small cog in the "green machine."
In 1992, 25 years before our 50th milestone, some class members joined an impromptu discussion of Vietnam. It was clear that we were talking about a long-repressed subject.
Based on those and other discussions, we decided to hold a symposium on the Vietnam era at our 50th reunion, as well as to put together a book about our war-related experiences.
After Lovely's and Barrie's speeches, many others stood to describe what they went through in the late 1960s. Jon Feltner was wounded twice while serving two tours in Vietnam. Fifteen minutes after he took command of his first Marine infantry platoon, he recalled, the North Vietnamese and the Viet Cong launched the 1968 Tet Offensive throughout South Vietnam, including a mortar attack on his platoon.
Feltner made a pilgrimage to Vietnam in 2010 as part of his rehabilitation and faced the ghosts of long ago. Returning to one of the places where he was wounded and his unit lost 27 marines, he chanced to encounter a Vietnamese man who had also fought that day, but for the Viet Cong. The two held a joint memorial service for Americans and Vietnamese who lost their lives in that battle. Feltner said that no matter what we experienced individually in the Vietnam War, as a generation, the era was the most "intense" period of our lives.
As a young boy, Warren Cook wanted to join the Marines, and he did. He arrived in Vietnam in January 1969, six months after his college roommate and hockey teammate Bill Smoyer was killed in An Hoa Province.
During Cook's 13 months, he served as a platoon commander in the northern part of I Corps as a psychological operations officer and a general's aide. The concept of post-traumatic stress wasn't developed until later. But Cook had survivor's guilt, along with disturbing memories and anger about how he was treated upon his return to the United States. He buried those memories, used alcohol as a crutch, and lied about what he did in Vietnam.
In an essay he wrote for the reunion book, Cook wrote, "It took me 30 years to begin to write about my time in and experiences after Vietnam. And, it took another 10 years to translate those notes and ramblings into something coherent."
Like Feltner, Cook went back to Vietnam to grapple with his past. In September 2015, 47 years after he served, Cook returned to the Ho Chi Minh trail. Those whom he had once labeled Viet Cong, Charlie, or "gooks," he now called freedom fighters. An especially emotional moment came when one of his guides, the son of a North Vietnamese artilleryman, presented Cook with his father's NVA veteran's pin. Cook has now become involved in a nonprofit that helps clear the unexploded ordnance that continues to claim victims in Vietnam.
Classmate Paul Beach had an altogether different experience. He refused to go to war and helped organize the "We Won't Go" union to resist the draft. He was involved in many protests, including the May 1969 Parkhurst Hall takeover at Dartmouth protesting the war and the presence of ROTC on the campus. For that, he received 30 days in the Merrimack County, New Hampshire jail.
That was just a precursor: A few months later, he spent two years at the minimum security prison in Allenwood, Pennsylvania for refusing to serve. At any given moment during his time in prison, there were about 25-50 secular draft resisters plus 30 Jehovah's Witnesses who also declined to fight. "I'm very fortunate that I don't have the level of guilt that many have had to suffer," Beach told the audience. He feels the war was not just a "mistake," but a part of a broader, problematic pattern of U.S. foreign policy.
Other classmates discussed their difficulties coping with their war experiences. Cai Sorlien continues to suffer. He served in a detached battalion of the Air Cavalry and felt almost totally ignored by headquarters. He pointed out that true unit cohesion, which his group lacked, "helps to absorb a lot of the shock and horror and terror that combat is." Comparing his situation to today's war on terror, he remarked, "We were terrorists. I was a terrorist. That was part of my job."
Douglas Coonrad was an Explorer Scout in high school and active in the Dartmouth Outing Club. He entered the Navy ROTC and flew jets. Coonrad explained to our class, "I have no doubt that I'm still suffering from post-traumatic stress," but added that he thinks he has handled it.
He reminded us of the impromptu and highly moving discussion about Vietnam at our 25th reunion: "That was the first time many people opened up and told us things that they had not told their families." He added that this symposium, along with an interview he did for the Dartmouth Vietnam Project, were cathartic, forcing him to think about what he did during the war and what lessons he learned from it.
It was evident that classmates had very different views about their actions during the Vietnam War. One was proud of his military service, one compared himself to a terrorist, one served in prison but bore no guilt, one crossed a border into an entirely new life, and one had survivor's guilt. But while each one came to terms with the war in his own way, and there were many different beliefs and experiences, after 45 years, all respected each other's choices.
Phil Curtis summed up the feelings of many about the era: "The options were not clear; the decisions were not easy. But no matter what route any one individual took during the period of the Vietnam conflict, it affected them personally, their family, their friends, and their loved ones. Not all came back, and many of those that did were the worse for the wear."
John Isaacs served in the pacification program in Vietnam for 13 and a half months. Since returning in 1972, he has worked in Washington, D.C., including almost 40 years at Council for a Livable World, as a lobbyist and analyst of national security issues such as nuclear weapons, defense budgets, arms control and overseas military interventions.
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This Day in Georgia Civil War History
March 06, 1865
Soldier Wrote Fiance from Near Appomattox River
A Georgia soldier in Virginia wrote home to his fiance from near a river whose name would be known - and lamented - throughout the South in just over one month.
"In the trenches between the James and Appomattox rivers. … You will see by the caption of this letter that we've again been moving. We now occupy the lines recently occupied by Picketts' Division. We only hope to remain here. We are tired of running about on the right of our lines. Here although the lines are near enough each other, to see the men on the works from one line to the other, there is not much probability of an engagement. We may have severe artillery duels; but then we have very good protection. So after all this is much the more preferable position. I think tho' will leave here soon. Once more I've heard from home. This is the first time since I left. The cause of the delay having been so great was the gentleman who brought the letters was stopped in Augusta; he went back home and came round through the country, he was about 20 days on the road. …" Source: Clyde G. Wiggins III (ed.), My Dear Friend: The Civil War Letters of Alva Benjamin Spencer, 3rd Georgia Regiment, Company C (Macon, Mercer University Press, 2007), pp. 194-195.


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Which winery can lay claim to being run by five generations for 169 years? Yalumba in Barossa Valley, South Australia, is Australia's oldest family-owned winery. Yalumba's first vineyards were planted by Samuel Smith in 1849 and since then his family has built up an impressive wine portfolio, beginning with the varietal wines of the Y Series, which are regarded as fresh and flavoursome. Indeed we fell in love easily with one of them – the Yalumba Y Series Viognier.
The Yalumba wine ranges move up from this Y Series to Samuel Garden line showcasing the Rhone-influenced varietals, then modern wines with sub-regional complexity in the Hand Picked line, culminating with the coveted Yalumba Rare and Fine wines, including Signature and Octavius.
The Yalumba Y Series Voignier paired so well with most of the dishes we were having at Oriental Cravings in 1-Utama recently. I always have problems saying Viognier (it's Vionay!). Chef Seng believes in flavoursome food, so the Viognier was perfect. I liked the clean, round flavours of the Yalumba Y Series Viognier 2016, with passionfruit on the palate, aromas of citrus, green apple and honeysuckle. It's fruity with the right balance of acidity.
Hot, sweet, sour and salty flavours popped up as we savoured Three Style Garoupa with black pepper and cheesy fillets, and steamed fish fillets with ginger and wine, Black Vinegar Pork Trotters, Prawns in Two Styles, Fish Maw Balls and Salted Egg Chicken.
Black Vinegar Pork Trotters may be a confinement dish but we love it more. It's robust, tart, sweet and bursting with ginger aromas. Prawns in Two Styles were well executed. On one side were prawns coated with a sticky sweet sauce, on the other, crispy rich eggy threads hug the prawns, with a fragrant lift from Indian curry leaves.
As for the Three Style Garoupa, I liked the black pepper fillets the most. The Fish Maw Balls, made of fish paste and minced pork had a springy bite to them. Covered with fish maw strips they were deepfried and finished with a lightly tart sauce of Thai sauce, mayonnaise and peanut sauce. They were delicious.
What's not to like about Salted Egg Chicken? The chicken burst with powdery, eggy, salty flavours. The dishes we had, except for the Black Vinegar Pork Trotters and Salted Egg Chcken, are off menu. An advanced order for the other dishes for dinner (not on a weekend or public holiday) can be done, according to Chef Seng.
Surprisingly despite the masculine-inclined name of the next wine – Yalumba The Strapper 2015 – a blend of Grenache, Shiraz and Mataro was subtle and soft, with smooth tannins and aromas of strawberry, fennel and nutmeg. It's been described as a "well-bred, strapping and savoury wine". It's an easy to drink, pleasing wine. It's recommended with southern fried chicken ribs and jalapeno, so it was a good pairing with the Salted Egg Chicken.
There's Yalumba The Scribbler 2014 which comes over stronger than the Strapper. It's Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz, with concentrated red to black fruits and the richness of oak maturation. It's a young and vibrant wine which can be cellared. It's the baby to The Signature, the matured version of this. Beef and lamb would go better with The Scribbler than what we had.
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We often hear about how women are raped at a higher rate than men, or that one in five women are raped in the USA.
But a fact that is rarely spoken about is that men are raped at a higher rate than women.
It's like people can not put two and two together any more.
Look at the incarceration rate of men compared to women in US prisons. Think about the rape culture in prison.
Also in non-prison situation, men are victims of unwanted sexual contact at a higher rate than women are.
If there is a rape culture in the USA, it is by in large society made up of more male rape victims than women, and this is a taboo topic that is rarely discussed.
References on rape culture in the USA;
Male rape in America: A new study reveals that men are often the victims of sexual assault, and women are often the perpetrators.


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* With volume control for both chatting and gaming sound
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- Speakerr: 40 mm
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The designer Salvatore Indriolo conceived the Albino coffee table in honour of the famous TN6 Cicognino coffee table designed by Franco Albini in 1952.
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Apple cake with zucchini
preparation time:
ca. 15 minutes
time in the oven:
ca. 30 minutes
for the dough:
2 small zucchini
100g sugar
1 sachet vanilla sugar
125g soft butter
3 Egg(yolk)s
140g spelt flour
1 tsp. baking powder
for the topping:
300g apples
50g peeled almonds
if you like, powdered sugar
Clean the zucchini, remove stem and core with seeds. Grate it.
For the dough mix sugar with vanilla sugar and butter and stir until it reaches a creamy consistency. Add on egg(yolk) at a time. Then add the zucchini. Mix flour with baking powder and add as well.
Preheat the oven to 200°C.
Peel the apples, remove core and cut into little slices. Chop the almonds.
Pour the dough into a springform baking tin. Place the apple slices on top and scatter the almonds on it. Bake for about 30 minutes (check if it's done by sticking a knife in it, if no dough sticks to it, it's done).
Top the cake with powdered sugar if you like.
(found similarly on chefkoch.de)
The zucchini make the cake real juicy without dominating in taste.


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Laughs on the blacktop
November 26, 2013
Take one black box theater, add some funny people, throw in a dash of audience participation and the end result is a comedy show performers and customers can all enjoy. At Blacktop Comedy improv and sketch theater several American River College students give performances weekly. Voted best comedy club in the region by the KCRA 3 A-list, the Roseville-based club provides a variety of comedy shows.
Co-owners Betsaida LeBron ,who first studied improv at ARC, and Paul Burke moved to the location on Galilee Road in early 2011 with the goal of "creating a supportive improv environment where improvisers can excel and show off new skills." The club not only does weekend shows but offers a variety of workshops during the week for up-and-coming improvisers to learn and develop their talents.
According to ARC alumnus and veteran improviser Kevin Brown, the name of the theater comes from a playground blacktop where kids get to be crazy and have fun during recess. Blacktop recreates that by playing improv games allowing performers to get wacky and be ridiculous.
"I've been at Blacktop for almost three years now. I got cast, and after a few months I was doing Shorties (a weekly-performance team). The atmosphere here is very friendly and it's pretty much like a family," said theater arts major Jonathon Milby, whose last performance at ARC was in "The Three Musketeers."
"I watched a lot of it, I have a lot of friends who do it at clubs around town, but I knew Betsaida before from classes and she told me about auditions," said ARC theater arts major Lindsey Loe, who has been with Blacktop for about a year, after taking her first improv class in 2011.
"Everyone's really nice and there's a lot of opportunities. You can come here so many days of the week and there is always something to do," said Loe. Blacktop focuses on instruction and fosters a community of people who have all become friends.
"We get together and gel. It's like jamming," said Loe, regarding the difference between practicing and rehearsing. "(Rehearsing) would mean memorizing lines but we're really just going over drills and formats and what ends up on stage is completely unpredictable every time."
LeBron and Loe are also members of a group called Yadda Yadda Yadda, an improv a capella team that performs every month.
"We all discovered that we like to do music and can sing. There's five ladies. We get a suggestion from the audience and then sing a song at whim that we make up on the spot," said Loe, "so you imagine a girl band like The Spice Girls, and after singing the song we do scenes based on (that) song and then (continue to) other songs based on those scenes."
Yadda Yadda Yadda's next show is Dec. 6, but Blacktop puts on comedy shows every Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m. in Suite 150, 7311 Galilee Road in Roseville.
Jonathan H. Ellyson is majoring in journalism and broadcast journalism, has been at American River College for seven semesters and is in his third semester...


text: Got_Donuts 0 Posted May 29, 2013 IGN: Got_Donuts Age: 26 Country: USA Tekkit Experience: A few weeks tinkering around with both minecraft and tekkit lite. I am a newbie and will be full of questions. Do you have a Mic: Yes Are you able to use Teamspeak?: Yes, but I prefer not to. Reason or Reasons for wanting to join?: I am jooking for a nice community of people to learn and play minecraft with on my endless adventure of playing virtual legos. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Gaming is massive in South Korea. There are boot camps to wean people off gaming as some are spending an unhealthy amount of time sat in front of a computer screen, blasting enemies. There's a whole culture around it, some gamers earn a lot of money and are huge stars, it's a strange world, and it was only a matter of time before they looked inward and made a film about it. Is Fabricated City what we've been waiting for?
Fabricated City follows Kwon Yoo, Chang-wook Ji (Healer (TV), Five Fingers (TV)), an unemployed gamer who is 'throwing his life away', according to his mother, but in the gaming world he's practically a god, known as a leader. His life takes a sudden and dramatic turn when he is framed for raping and murdering an underage girl and is sentenced to life in prison.
Whilst in prison he is targeted by a drug lord who dishes out ritual beatings on Yoo until a quiet, unassuming serial killer befriends him and helps him with life inside as well as plotting an escape. Once on the outside his gaming buddies, who he's never actually met face-to-face, help him get to the truth behind the murder he's accused of which is much bigger than they ever thought.
Fabricated City is a fast-paced, frantic almost, hyperactive movie. It speeds through the story, in particular the early parts, at such a pace that, at times, it can lose you if you can't keep up and keeping up can be a struggle. This is a shame as the premise, the action, the acting and the production values are all very good.
Where Fabricated City begins to fall apart is with its introduction of characters seemingly out of nowhere, skills people seem to suddenly gain, and occasionally it falls foul of silly Korean car chases.
Despite these flaws though, it is still a good film. There's an element of mystery as to who is behind the framing of people for murder, though the reveal is early on and isn't as dramatic as it should be because we're moving at such a speed. The characters are good, we see the avatars of these people, probably as they see themselves, and when we meet them in real life they're of course, very different.
However, we don't get to learn much about them, they're kept shallow with fleeting conversations about their past which include one of the gang saying his father used to beat him. It's left there and we, swiftly, move on. Yet you can imagine all these people as gamers, the one they call Sister, Eun-kyung Shum (Miss Granny, Masquerade), initially won't talk to anyone unless it's via a mobile phone, even if she's sitting directly opposite you. These are characters we should have learnt more about, they appear interesting.
The ending sees our bunch of rag-tag gamers put their gaming skills to work in the real world, obviously, to defeat the person behind the framing as well as the drug lord who is now out of prison and working for him, although it's never really explained how or why that happens. They expose the man behind it in a shower of TV coverage and his little game is left shattered around him.
Fabricated City is a watchable, fast-paced, movie that leaves you with more questions than answers. However, it's the solid premise and interesting, if shallow, characters that make you want more and leaves you thinking it's a missed opportunity.
I wouldn't ever normally say or advocate this but, for once, I really think Fabricated City would benefit from being remade, to flesh out the characters, hold off on the bad-guy reveal, keep the suspense a bit longer and remove some of the silliness that crops up. If someone like Luc Besson and Europa picked it up, I think this could be one hell-of-a-movie.
Gaming is massive in South Korea. There are boot camps to wean people off gaming as some are spending an unhealthy amount of time sat in front of a computer screen
Kwang-Hyun Park
Kwang-Hyun Park
Running Time:
2h 6min
Chang-wook Ji, Eun-kyung Shum, Korea, Kwang-Hyun Park


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Zombies are reanimated corpses that feast upon the living. They are the creation of a heinous fungus known as Necrobe, which is able to resurrect dead human tissues. Anyone who is exposed to this fungus are turned into a Zombie upon death, although Vampires seem to possess a degree of immunity to them.
Though obviously dumber than its living counterparts, most Zombies who do not have tremendous bodily injury still retain some level of intelligence and agility, and some are even developed enough to utilize a few tools. Nevertheless, all Zombies are driven with a strong, insane hunger for flesh.
In-game descriptionEdit
As a Zombie, you will feast upon both Humans and Vampires. Skills such as infecting your prey, hiding amongst corpses, and even using failed revivals to your advantage are in your ghoulish bag of tricks. Whenever a human dies by your hand, they will become a zombie. Hey… the more the merrier, right?
Gang tactics are encouraged for zombie players, who can buy skills to recieve bonuses for attacking in groups and to (literally) sniff out others of your kind. The fungus that has reanimated you can even be strong enough to prevent others from reviving you.
Basic stats and informationEdit
Zombies have high HP and low AP.
- Health Points: 70
- Action Points: 50
Zombie's main weapons are Hands (2-3 damage, 50% hit chance) and Teeth (3-5 damage, 30% hit chance). They are able to wield thrown weapons. Zombies are able to wield blunt weapons once they gain Solid Grip, and can wield all other melee weapons once they gain Flailing Battery.
Zombies who possess Grim Feast are able to regain health (3 HP) by attacking with their Teeth. Zombies can also consume certain foods to restore some minor HP.
Becoming a ZombieEdit
Zombies and several NPCs are able to infect players. Players who are killed from this condition become Zombies. Zombies can either infect with their Teeth (if they possess Biohazard), or spray their infection with Infectious Spew. If they possess Infectious Splatter, players who attack them have a chance to get infected as well. Humans automatically turn into Zombies upon death.
There are five available classes to start out as a Zombie.
There are 27 available skills. It requires a minimum of 4860 XP to purchase all the skills.


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Hello. So like I said so much music has been a big factor and friend in my life. Recently I have been introduced to many new songs, artists, and albums and I feel that I should make a list of these things just so we could be on the same page in the music vibe. That reminds me- I have a lot of books to read. Maybe I should make a book club or something. I know that I want to read a book during the Christmas break, and especially the summer break. Oh, I can not wait for the summer. So much is going to happen and I am so excited.
Now about music.
I've been sort of overplaying my Fallin Down playlist (which you should go check out on the menu), so I've been playing absolutely anything and any recommendations on Spotify. So I collected these songs and albums in hope to make a cumulative list.
This is not in any specific order
Albums and EPs
- Love Child by Enjoy
- Funk Way Bounces Vol.1 by Calvin Harris
- Little World by Zack Villere
- Is Everything Okay In Your World? by Yellow Days
- This Is Fine. by Winona Forever
- Nothing Bothers Me by Triathalon
- Cold Shower (EP) by Triathalon
- Boo Boo by Toro y Moi
- Human Ceremony by Sunflower Bean
- Vault Vol 3 by STRFKR
- Apricot Princess by Rex Orange County
- Ti Amo by Phoenix
- After Laughter by Paramore
- Green Juice by Papooz
- Amo XO by No Vacation
- Headroom by Men I Trust
- Super Clean Vol. 1 (EP) by The Marías
- The OOZ by King Krule (and I need to listen to Six Feet Beneath the Moon again)
- American Boyfriend by Kevin Abstract
- Underwater Pipe Dreams by Inner Wave
- Yellow and Such (EP) by Gus Dapperton
- Powerplant by Girlpool
- Blonde by Frank Ocean
- Freudian by Daniel Caesar
- Utopia by Björk
- Dedicated To Bobby Jameson by Ariel Pink
- SATURATION by BROCKHAMPTON
- Goblin by Tyler the Creator (I've heard some of these songs but I want to listen to it as a collective)
- I Was a Fool by Sunflower Bean
- Tepid Soul by Poppy Ajudha
- Love Falls Down by Poppy Ajudha
- Mind Fields by No Vacation
- Hope To Be Around by Men I Trust
- Tail Whip by Men I Trust
- You Deserve This by Men I Trust
- Lauren by Men I Trust
- Double L by Club Kuru
- Best I Can by Micheal Cera feat. Sharon Van Etten
It is a long list, but that's the point. I want to constantly immerse myself in new music. I know some of these artists already and have heard few of these albums. However, I want to go back on some and really listen to them and enjoy them in its entirety. I'm not sure where to start. Maybe I'll make separate playlists with the albums divided.
I hope you follow me and listen to these selections!
Give it a listen, give music a chance.


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Regular price $2.50
RAW Tips are made on an antique Fourdrinier paper machine. Whereas RAW papers are made in Alcoy Spain, we only have machines to produce thin paper in Alcoy. For the thick tipping paper we had to travel to an old paper mill in Northern China that was still using an original Fourdrinier. This was the only place we could find that still had one of these old machines in use, which we needed to make the special long-fiber paper for RAW tips.


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At the last IRC Global Conference, Mr Jan Muehlfeit, former Chairman Europe of Microsoft Corporation, discussed the challenges faced by organisations in maximising human potential. These challenges stand in the way of unlocking true people capability. Such capability is vital as organisations are increasingly seeking to be innovative and smarter in the way they do things.
So why do organisation's struggle in this area? Muehlfeit suggests that there are four important reasons, which need to be overcome:
Mr Jan Meuhlfeit is the author of the book "The Positive Leader: How Energy and Happiness Fuel Top-Performing Teams". It has been published by Pearson in the Financial Times Series in 2016.
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Android Multi Tools
AMT (Android Multi Tools) has been newly updated and have included new and amazing features for the Android Phones. Android Multi Tools Download is the best phone service tool for the android devices and this is regarding other tools. If we share all the feature of the Android Multi Tools so one post is not enough so we will just share most useful and new features of this tool here in this post.
Will try to make you familiarize with this tool and have to try to tell you all the best features of this useful Software. If anyone can forget its mobile screen lock so the person thinks that how can I know that lock. You know better than the screen lock has different option first is Pin second is password and the last one is Pattern. If you forget your screen lock on an android device than everyone thinks that they can solve this problem by installing a new firmware on their phone. This Tool is related to Android Fastboot Reset Tool.
But we will tell you that you can easily remove all your phone lock using Android Multi Tools and you don't have to change your phones software. This tool will easily help you to reset your phone and remove all the locks in a while. You can easily reset your phone and also you can restore or wipe all your phone data. Android Multi Tool V1.02b easily remove FRP From your phone.
Android Multi Tools a none stop software shop for the android users. This tool doesn`t have any specific models for support every android brand is supported by using this tool. Just download and install the Setup and all the needed drivers and start repairing your android phones and get multi features on one tool.
Many peoples don`t know that this is the most rated and useful tool for the Android phones and now this tool is more famous in the android market due to its latest release and new features. You know well that a professional can only repair a software problem of any phone but not now with the help of this amazing tool anyone can repair the Android and smartphones and they use a simple and easy process.
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Thornbridge / Sierra Nevada Twin Peaks (500ml Bottle)
Transatlantic collaboration between two of the a the world's best brewers, a fruity pale ale brewed using Sierra Nevada's hops, malts from the UK and something called a 'hop torpedo' which intensifies the hop aromatics.
Tasting Notes
American Pale Ale
American Pale Ales are light in color, ranging from golden to a light copper color. The style of this beer is defined by the American hops used. American hops typically have high bitterness and aroma.This is a perfect beer for big fare like grilled burgers or combination pizzas, as well as lighter fare like sushi and green salads.
Standard Drinks: 1.97
Style: American Pale Ale
Serving Temperature: 4-7°C
Country: England
Brewery: Thornbridge
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Under-Savers Anonymous: Evidence on Self-Help Groups and Peer Pressure as a Savings Commitment Device
We test the effectiveness of self-help peer groups as a commitment device for pre- cautionary savings, through two randomized field experiments among 2,687 micro- entrepreneurs in Chile. The first experiment finds that self-help peer groups are a powerful tool to increase savings (number of deposits grows 3.5-fold and average savings balance almost doubles). Conversely, a substantially higher interest rate has no effect on most participants. A second experiment tests an alternative delivery mechanism and shows that effects of a similar size can be achieved by holding people accountable through feedback text messages, without any meetings or peer pressure.Kast, Meier and Pomeranz (2012)
N/A (location unspecified).RCT.Peer group pressure versus increase in the real interest rate. Text message reminders one year after accounts offered.Individuals in the peer group pressure treatment group saved 3.5 times more often and had more than twice the level of accumulated savings after one year. In contrast, a higher interest rate had almost no effect on savings. The text messages alone had almost as large an effect as peer group pressure. No gender specific effects are reported.http://www.hbs.edu/faculty/Publication%20Files/12-060_4073be1c-88ba-4d5e-9fca-d5...Low-income micro-enterprise owners in 196 micro-finance groups with savings accounts in the participating bank.


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Top 5 Tips on Growing a Small Business
Tim Campbell, founder of the Bright Ideas Trust The Government's focus on the UK's small businesses in the 2011 Budget highlights the importance of small business growth to the UK economy. The Government should therefore welcome the findings of a recent survey of over 2,000 small business owners by T-Mobile, which found that 48% of small businesses are expecting to see some business growth over the next six months. Tim Campbell, leading small business expert and founder of the Bright Ideas Trust, offers his advice on the steps small businesses can take to secure future growth: Make the most of your small size No business can afford to remain static in the products and services it offers, whether large or small, but small businesses are particularly well-positioned to react quickly to chang... »


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Most businesses recognize the risk of having non-expert internal staff make uneducated and potentially business-impacting telecom or cloud solution decisions.
They also recognize the risk of not having an expert oversee the implementation of those same telecom and cloud solutions. These very risks are exactly why so many businesses get stuck with the same provider and the same overpriced and underperforming provider services they have had for years. They simply do not have the skilled resources on staff to identify or manage a change without a risk to their daily business.
At USA Voice & Data we manage and oversee the implementations of new telecom and cloud solutions every day. We have proven processes and detailed checklists to ensure items are not overlooked during the initial project requirements definition and this helps us ensure implementations run smoothly and without any nasty surprises.
Why USA Voice & Data?
Each of our advisors is a true technology solution expert. Technology is all we do. We understand the pros and cons of all the latest technology solutions.
As your technology solution expert and personal technology shopper we don't sell anything. Instead we educate you on your options and negotiate the best pricing for your selected solution.
We have a thorough proven process for confirming each client's differing requirements and business priorities. Our advisors leverage detailed checklists to ensure nothing is overlooked.
We typically save our clients between 20 and 40% on their technology services. We also quarterback the entire implementation of the selected service solutions for our clients.
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Telecom Advisory
Most businesses have a rough idea of what they want from their telecom solutions, but they like being able to rely upon USA Voice & Data, as true telecom solution experts, to drive out their detailed requirements and make solution recommendations that they know can be relied upon to support both their businesses' immediate and longer term telecom needs.
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While Cloud Service adoption rates are increasing, many businesses avoid transitioning their key operational capabilities to the Cloud. USA Voice & Data helps businesses explore where Cloud Services make sense for them and where they don't. As an independent advisor our focus is on identifying solutions which support our client businesses' immediate and longer term needs whether they be a Cloud-based solution or not.
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USA Voice & Data has expert resources to manage the design, selection and implementation of new telecom and cloud solutions for our clients. We eliminate any risk to the business, and allow the clients to reap the significant financial and productivity benefits of implementing proven but more modern telecom and cloud solutions.
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USA Voice & Data provides businesses with a wide range of DR, business continuity and security services to choose from based upon their voice, data and internet requirements. We work with leading providers to give our clients the reliable primary and tested failover solutions they need to keep their businesses operating smoothly in regular, outage, emergency and even disaster scenarios.
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It is one of the most treasured grains, and is grown only once a year in the Indo-Gangetic Plain beneath the Himalayan sub ranges. The fertile alluvial soil, fresh and cold air and the sweet water from the ranges contribute primarily to the unique characteristics associated with the grain.
Description : It is a remarkably long variety of rice and has a distinct aroma and discrete nutty taste. When cooked, the Basmati is longer, lighter and fluffier than standard white rice, and does not stick together. Quite like wine, it gets better with age. We age Basmati from a minimum of one to two years, to enhance and intensify its taste, aroma and cooking characteristics. Under good conditions it keeps well for up to 10 years. Old rice cooks up fluffy, with separate grains and releases a pleasant aroma.
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With T20 being the subject matter for a lot of cricket fans across the world, you will find that there has been a lot of talk about how they would be able to bring about a subtle change to their lifestyle based upon their favorite sports. With all of that being said, you have to realize and understand the true aggregate, and all the other features that have actually been able to make themselves in the few days of cricket that has been played in the Caribbean.
West Indies and India as the T20 cricket matches go on
Taking place in Florida, and United States of America, the two T20 matches that have happened has resulted in a lot of good quality gains for both the countries. For India, it was compensation for the one-day international series that they had to forfeit due to West Indies pulling out from the games. This compensation was well deserved, as they have been able to make a lot of money and break new ground when it comes to becoming popular in the United States. Secondly, this is also lead to a lot of people understanding the benefit of playing cricket, and the amount of money that is to be found in this game itself.
However, what is immensely pleasing is the fact that a lot of people have actually been able to witness the glorious run getting, while at the same time been able to see their heroes notch up good scores and rankings in the latest T20 ranking chart. So, you have Lokesh Rahul and Evin Lewis of India and West Indies respectively going up in the player ranking, and therefore making a lot of inroads onto their glorious ranking changes. Yes, these are in fact some of the best things that you would be able to come across once you go for watching such kind of games.
T20 cricket matches and its entertainment
The first match was narrowly won by West Indies by just a single run.However, the second match yielded no results as it was a whitewash, and that in fact will add to the woes of the players from India. However, with everything being said and done about this particular game, you have to realize and understand the true nature and versatility of playing cricket games under foreign conditions and a new places. With all of that being said and done, this is in fact some of the best ways with which you would be able to have a look into the latest cricket curriculum, and how you would be able to progress in this event, without actually having to worry about any problems.
The West Indies was certainly the best team of the lot, and continue their domination in the T20 format. With that being said, it is definitely pretty important and necessary for you to understand about the basics behind a game of this caliber, and how you will be able to play them fruitfully.
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Community Resources
Transformative Justice Law Project of Illinois - Name Change Mobilization
The Name Change Mobilization takes place on the last Friday of every month, 9:00am – 3:00 pm in room 1202 of the Daley Center, located at 50. W. Washington, Chicago, IL 60602.
- The last Friday of every month
- The Daley Center – Room 1202
- 50 W. Washington
- 9:00am – 3:00pm
Center on Halsted
Center on Halsted, Chicago's LGBTQIA+ Community Center, includes an entertainment venue, an organic grocery store, a café, a technology center, a gymnasium, a theater and a number of other unique gathering spaces. The Center on Halsted also houses a number of organizations serving Chicago's LGBTQIA+ community. Current services include support groups for youth and seniors; psychotherapy services; an info line for LGBTQIA+ individuals and a hotline for HIV and STD concerns; prevention, treatment, and advocacy related to domestic violence; and a range of life-enrichment programs.
Chicago Gender Society
Chicago Gender Society provides education, support, social opportunities and out-reach to the Transgender and Transsexual Community. The goal of CGS is to provide educational activities for its members, the transgendered community and its supporters and the general public. It seeks to promote a positive self-image for transgender individuals in the business community, in the media, and general public.
AIDS Foundation of Chicago
Since 1985, the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) has led the fight against HIV/AIDS in metropolitan Chicago. AFC grants funding for local HIV/AIDS care and prevention programs, advocates for sound AIDS policy and increased public support for AIDS services, and through our Service Providers Council, develops and implements strategies for coordinating AIDS care.
Broadway Youth Center
Broadway Youth Center offers comprehensive services to youth, ages 12-24 including a safe space for young people experiencing homelessness.
3179 N Broadway
(773) 935-3151
Chicago Go Pride
Chicago Go Pride provides information on events, news, businesses, and more in Chicago.
Gender Queer Chicago
Gender Queer Chicago, a grassroots, peer-led group that works to create safe spaces for all of us to talk about, think about, explore, and express gender.
La Casa Norte
La Casa Norte serves youth and families confronting homelessness. We provide access to stable housing and deliver comprehensive services that act as a catalyst to transform lives and communities.
- 3533 W. North Avenue, Chicago
- (773) 276-4900
- email@example.com
The Night Ministry
The Night Ministry
provides housing, health care and human connection to members of our community struggling with poverty or homelessness.
- 4711 N. Ravenswood Ave., Chicago
- (773) 784-9000
- firstname.lastname@example.com
Project Vida
Project VIDA is a culturally-focused HIV/AIDS prevention and direct services community-based organization located on Chicago's West Side.
- 2659 South Kedvale Avenue, Chicago, IL 60623
- (773) 277-2291
- email@example.com
Rainbow Families Illinois
Rainbow Families of Illinois is a non-profit, community-based organization that includes lesbian and gay parents and their children and those considering parenthood. They are committed to protecting the right of LGBTQIA+ people to raise children with love and integrity in a culture of justice, respect and belonging.
Equality Illinois
Equality Illinois' mission is to secure, protect and defend the basic civil rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender persons in the state of Illinois.
ACLU of Illinois
The ACLU LGBT & AIDS Project works to fight all forms of discrimination against lesbians, gay men, bisexuals, transgender persons, and individuals affected by AIDS.
State of Illinois AIDS/HIV & STD Hotline
- 1-800-243-2437 (TTY), 8 am to 10 pm CST every day.
The free and anonymous AIDS/HIV & STD Hotline provides callers with the most up-to-date, medically-accurate information on AIDS/HIV and sexually-transmitted diseases (STDs), emotional support, and state-wide referrals for healthcare and social services related to AIDS/HIV and STDs. Spanish-speaking resource counselors are available during most day and evening shifts.


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What's next for our Dec 3rd and 4th Tags and More Stamp Camp? How about some cute holders for cash/checks/gift cards? Years ago, before I became a Stampin' Up Demonstrator, I would go to Archivers every year and use one of their dies to make gift holders. It is much more fun to be able to design my own. This first gift card holder is adapted from the Stampin' Up Scallop Envelope Bigz die. This may look similar to the scallop envelope tags we saw several days ago, but these envelopes are actually longer to accommodate the gift cards. These are quite easy to make and I will demonstrate how we adapt the placement of the paper to increase the envelope size. As you can see, I have embellished several of my samples, but I think they are cute even without any embellishment. I have a large assortment of 6" double sided paper for you to choose from when you create your own holder.
Check in tomorrow for another cash/check/gift card holder idea!
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The Singapore Bicentennial gives me an opportunity to interact with fellow Singaporeans, so we can appreciate our place together in 21st century Singapore."
On admiration for wartime heroine Elizabeth Choy
I chanced upon Elizabeth Choy while looking into the National Archives of Singapore. I only knew her as a wartime heroine, so I searched her interviews. A lot of what she said gave me a glimpse into thoughts that only someone who went through a war would have experienced. They were new to me, yet so precious that I wish to let everyone know.
So I picked out three key things from her interview transcripts that gave me a clear picture of her personal experience of the Japanese Occupation. One was that sounds from war times were not always loud. They can be something as insignificant as a creaky bicycle, a noodle seller rhythmically hitting a piece of bamboo with wooden chopsticks and a traditional Scottish song. Secondly, sounds can be a reminder of freedom, hunger and hope. Last but not least, Choy's poignant quote: "If I have to die for telling the truth, I will die because truth is very important. I would not tell a lie to save my life. I will die telling the truth."
The significance of the Singapore Bicentennial
Being part of The Singapore Bicentennial is to know myself and appreciate my position in this timeline of history. Knowing what's come and gone, in order to fully immerse in the present. So this is a chance to better understand my own identity, discover where we came from and how we arrive to where we are today.


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Rio Ferdinand admits it was a tough task to pick a winner of the Premier League Writing Stars poetry competition such were the quality and quantity of the poems submitted this year.
More than 25,000 primary school children in England and Wales were inspired to enter this year's competition, writing poems on the theme of diversity.
Ferdinand joined Waterstone's Children's Laureate Lauren Child, singer and songwriter Olly Murs and poet Joseph Coelho on the judging panel and all were impressed by what they read.
"We were sitting there saying, 'Are these kids really this age, writing this?'" Ferdinand, the former Manchester United defender, said.
"Some of the vocabulary, the language, the ideas and the way the poems took shape... It seemed more like university students!"
The judges had their work cut out deciding who would be the national winners.
"It's hard because you're disappointing a lot of people, more people than you're not disappointing," Ferdinand said.
"What I will say is congratulations to all the kids who took part because it has been a really difficult task going through all the entries and finding the winner.
"We could have picked so many."
2⃣ #PL Writing Stars winners have been chosen— PL Communities (@PLCommunities) February 27, 2019
How did the judging go @OllyOfficial? 🤔 #PLPrimaryStars pic.twitter.com/AOOKMFL02I
The schoolchildren who have won will be revealed later this month.
PL Writing Stars is part of PL Primary Stars, which uses the appeal of the Premier League and professional football clubs to inspire children to learn, be active and develop important life skills.


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Java printing Date/Time in a Given Format
You want to print the date and/or time in a locale-sensitive or otherwise-specified
Use java.text.DateFormat .
To print the date in the correct format for whatever locale your software lands in,
simply use the default DateFormat formatter, which is obtained by calling DateFormat.
getInstance( ) :
import java.util.*; import java.text.*; public class DateFormatBest { public static void main(String[] args) { Date today = new Date( ); DateFormat df = DateFormat.getInstance( ); System.out.println(df.format(today)); DateFormat df_fr = DateFormat.getDateInstance(DateFormat.FULL, Locale.FRENCH); System.out.println(df_fr.format(today)); } }
When I run this, it prints:
3/3/04 12:17 PM mercredi 3 mars 2004
You can ask for a default date and time formatter ( df in the example), or a TimeFormatter or DateFormatter that extracts just the time or date portion of the Date object ( df_fr in the example). You can also request a nondefault Locale ( df_fr in the example). Five codes—FULL, LONG, MEDIUM, SHORT and DEFAULT—can be passed to describe how verbose a format you want. Suppose you want the date printed, but instead of the default format, you want it printed like "Sun 2004.07.18 at 04:14:09 PM PDT". A look at the Javadoc page for SimpleDateFormat —the only nonabstract subclass of DateFormat —reveals that it has a rich language for specifying date and time formatting. Be aware that in so doing you are presuming to know the correct format in all locales; see Chapter 15 for why this may be a bad idea. To use a default format, of course, we can just use the Date object's toString( ) method, and for a localized default format, we use DateFormat.getInstance( ) . But to have full control and get the "Sun 2004.07.18 at 04:14:09 PM PDT", we construct an instance explicitly, like so:
new SimpleDateFormat ("E yyyy.MM.dd 'at' hh:mm:ss a zzz");
E means the day of the week; yyyy , MM , and dd are obviously year, month, and day. The quoted string 'at' means the string "at". hh:mm:ss is the time; a means A.M. or P.M., and zzz means the time zone. Some of these are more memorable than others; I find the zzz tends to put me to sleep. Here's the code:
// DateDemo.java Date dNow = new Date( ); /* Simple, Java 1.0 date printing */ System.out.println("It is now " + dNow.toString( )); // Use a SimpleDateFormat to print the date our way. SimpleDateFormat formatter = new SimpleDateFormat ("E yyyy.MM.dd 'at' hh:mm:ss a zzz"); System.out.println("It is " + formatter.format(dNow));
You can use as many of the given symbols as needed. Where a format can be used either in text or numeric context, you can set it to a longer form by repetitions of the character. For codes marked Text , four or more pattern letters cause the formatter to use the long form; fewer cause it to use the short or abbreviated form if one exists. Thus, E might yield Mon, whereas EEEE would yield Monday. For those marked Number , the number of repetitions of the symbol gives the minimum number of dig- its. Shorter numbers are zero-padded to the given number of digits. The year is han- dled specially: yy yields an ambiguous * two-digit year (98, 99, 00, 01...), whereas yyyy yields a valid year (2001). For those marked Text and Number , three or more symbols causes the formatter to use text, while one or two make it use a number: MM might yield 01, while MMM would yield January.


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Here are our November book clubs:
In-Store Book Clubs
November 6th (7 PM) Non-Fiction Book Group: A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout & Sara Corbett
November 13th (7 PM ) Local Author Book Group: These is My Words by Nancy Turner. Ms. Turner will also be attending the book discussion.
November 15th (7 PM) Under Wraps Book Group: They will be discussing their newly unwrapped and discovered books and picking up another wrapped and unknown book.
November 16th (4 PM) YA Book Group: Just Like Fate by Suzanne Young and Cat Patrick
November 20th (7 PM) Fiction Group: On Beauty by Zadie Smith
November 27th (7 PM) Mystery Group: Love Songs From a Shallow Grave by Colin Cotterill
Online Book Clubs with Mostly Books (click here)
The Innocents by Lili Peloquin
This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
Just Like Fate by Suzanne Young and Cat Patrick


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After defying the war lord in control of his home planet Veladon, Eckta is sentenced to an eternity of suffering. When his pod crash lands in the Daedalus Crater of Earth's moon he expects he will remain there forever. Little does he know his pod is emitting a pulse and below him, on Earth, someone is listening.
From her station at the SETI Institute, Abigail Murray is about to hear something that will change her world forever. Alien life exists. But after discovering Eckta's amazing abilities will Earth permit this stranger a peaceful life, or will their greed and ambition get the better of them?
Eckta will bring humanity new possibilities, new hope, but his people are not to be reckoned with and they are coming. Will Earth be ready?
Buy Link – https://www.amazon.com/Discovery-Book-1-J-B-Taylor-ebook/dp/B01MQWKEKD/ref=sr_1_8?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1491518751&sr=1-8&keywords=J.B.+Taylor


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We are delighted to welcome our new Communications Director Lisa Yanke. Before joining us in July, Lisa managed communications and special events for NBCUniversal's Office of the CIO. Previously, she gained diverse experience in strategic internal and executive communications, media relations, public and community relations, integrated marketing, event and project management and corporate training in roles of increasing responsibility at US West, Qwest Communications, R.H. Donnelley and Dex One. Please join us in welcoming her to the Go Global NC community!
Contact Lisa: firstname.lastname@example.com