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Chapter 38 A Night In The Same Room
“W-What exactly do you want?” Josephine was startled by Jonathan’s question. She was initially
against the idea of spending a night with him in the same room. Therefore, she couldn’t help but think
of the worst when she heard those words.
“You need to calm down because I’m not up to anything at all. I’m just wondering the reason you’re not
taking a shower when it’s a habit of yours to take one before calling it a day. If my presence is a
nuisance, I’ll return after you’re done.”
She wrapped herself up using her blanket as she continued biting on her lips in the dark. Silence fell
when Jonathan found out Josephine was uneasy with him around.
Once again, they heard the sound of one another’s breathing. After a short while, she thought
Jonathan had fallen into a deep slumber and muttered, “Jonathan?”
Jonathan ignored her as if he was asleep. She repeated herself in a hushed voice, “Jonathan?”
After another few attempts, she got out of bed and tiptoed her way to the bathroom with a set of
pajamas for her to change into.
Jonathan was spot on—Josephine couldn’t stand going to bed without taking a shower. She would’ve
long taken her shower if it weren’t because of the man in her room.
She started showering in the bathroom a few seconds after she turned on the tap. On the other hand,
the man outside of the bathroom opened his eyes and let out a long sigh.
I knew it! She wouldn’t take her shower unless she was sure I was sleeping!
Halfway through his process of thought, he noticed the bathroom merely had a frosted glass door.
Therefore, he caught a glimpse of the showering woman’s figure.
He had a hard time breathing when he saw Josephine’s hair drooping over her shoulders as water
continued running down her body.
He couldn’t help but imagine her response if he were to join her in the bathroom. She would be utterly
shocked, wouldn’t she?
Chuckling softly, he shut his eyes and tried to calm his racing heart down.
Throughout the years, countless women had tried hitting on him. However, he did a great job of
keeping his lust in control instead of messing around with them. He thought he had no right to consider
himself the almighty Asura anymore if he couldn’t even control himself.
A few minutes later, Josephine came out of the bathroom and returned to her bed dressed in her
pajamas. She was afraid of rousing the man from his sleep, so she tried to walk as lightly as she could.
Alas, she staggered and fell when she stepped on something as she couldn’t even see the things in
front of her in the pitch-black room.
As a result, she let out a shriek of surprise as she fell into Jonathan’s arms.
Jonathan’s eyes snapped open. “Josephine, are you okay?”
Then, he caught a whiff of a pleasant scent coming from the woman in his arms. It was a unique smell
that was even more amazing than any perfume.
“I-I’m fine!” Jonathan’s mind was all over the place when Josephine started running her hands across
his body to bring herself up.
Seconds after she brought herself up in the dark, she ended up in the man’s arms once again. She felt
him wrapping his arms around her waist with his gigantic palms.
She groaned against her will and warned the man, “D-don’t touch me!”
“All right, I’ll move away from you if that’s the case.” The moment he let go, she fell once more.
Jonathan hissed in a similar manner when he felt her warm body on top of him. He was on the verge of
losing control over himself after staying away from a woman for years.
It was the same for Josephine. Immediately after she moaned against her will, she rushed to switch on
Once the room was illuminated, Jonathan finally got a clear glimpse of the woman’s figure since she
had nothing but a flimsy nightgown on her.
“J-Jonathan, you need to remain calm! If not, I-I’ll…” Josephine found herself a pen for self-defense
purposes against the man. The look in his eyes now terrified her. She was horrified by the thought of
him letting himself loose.
“You don’t have to be scared. I won’t do anything to you. Besides, if I truly wish to try anything, do you
think you can stop me when not even the bodyguards at Phoenix International Hotel could put on much
of a fight against me?”
He wouldn’t have resisted the urge to sleep with her for years if he wasn’t against the idea of forcing
her into submission. There were more than a thousand ways for him to do so if he was serious.
“T-Then, turn around and stop looking at me with that look!” When Josephine recalled the time at
Phoenix International Hotel, she got increasingly anxious.
Ugh! Was it a mistake to allow him to spend a night in the room? What am I supposed to do in case he
gives in to his lust and tries something?
“What are you afraid of when you’re wearing clothes? Besides, it’s not illegal to stare at my wife, is it?”
Instead of looking elsewhere, Jonathan had his eyes glued to Josephine‘s great figure, something
which others could only dream of seeing.
She had curves in all the right places, and not a hint of fat was on her. To be precise, she was on par
with the top models in terms of appearance.
As expected of my wife! She can easily put others in the fashion industry to shame without much of a
“No! You need to close your eyes at once!” Josephine repeated herself as she continued flushing in
She reminds me of a kitty in the middle of a heavy downpour, in need of someone’s love!
He snapped out of his thoughts and marched toward her when he recalled something. “Josephine, are
you okay after falling down thrice in a row? Are you hurt anywhere?”
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Newport look to respond to last Saturday’s defeat against table-topping Mansfield Town when they travel to Greater Manchester to take on Stockport County.
Graham Coughlan made one change to his team for last week’s game against Mansfield, with Seb Palmer-Houlden returning to the starting XI to replace Offrande Zanzala. Zanzala hit the net twice in our last away game at Harrogate and will be hoping to get some more game time this weekend.
Harry Charsley made his return to the team after a brief injury last weekend, coming on in the 63rd minute. The industrious midfielder will be hoping his impact has put him into consideration for Saturday’s trip.
Coughlan also confirmed in this morning's press conference that defender James Clarke is set to miss the remainder of the season after suffering an injury during Newport's clash with Mansfield.
"We weren't fluent, it wasn't easy on the eye," began Graham when reflecting on his side's last game out.
"That is what good teams do, they [Mansfield] came here with a game plan, they executed it well. The fact that we competed with them and can take a top team head to head, is very promising."
Looking ahead to Newport's next game, Coughlan is very much expecting 'more of the same': "We beat Stockport 2-1 back at Rodney Parade in November.
"They're up there [top end of the table] for a reason, they've been knocking on the door [promotion] for two or three seasons now, so this is maybe their year.
"We've got another tough test tomorrow, it'll be a really hostile atmosphere at a tough place to go but we're really looking forward to it," confirmed Coughlan.
Watch Graham Coughlan's full pre-match press conference by clicking HERE.
Stockport come into Saturday’s game with their position in the automatic promotion spots under pressure. The Hatters have won just one of their last six league games and have not registered a win in their last three.
Their form at Edgeley Park has been inconsistent since the turn of the year, with the team only picking up one win on home soil so far in 2024. This win came back in January when they put Mat Sadler’s Walsall to the sword in an impressive 3-1 win.
David Challinor’s team have also struggled in front of goal, failing to hit the net in their last three games. This is despite the fact the manager has plenty of firepower at his disposal, with Issac Olaofe, Paddy Madden, and Kyle Wooton being three of the deadliest strikers in the league. Challinor has rotated the three names in recent weeks, with Olaofe and Madden being the preferred duo on their last outing.
Stockport will have been buoyed by the return of Ethan Pye from injury. The centre-back was an integral part of their promotion push in the first-half of the season but was injured in their New Years Day clash with Mansfield Town. He made his return to the side against Swindon, playing the entire second half and helping Stockport keep a clean sheet.
The Hatters have had a two week break since their last game, with last weekend’s away clash with Colchester delayed as a result of a waterlogged pitch. This will have given the hosts some time to refresh and reconsider their approach.
You can find out about tickets for Saturday’s trip to Stockport County here:
Adult - £22
Senior 65+ - £16
Student - £16
Under 18 - £10
Under 14 - £8
Under 5 - £2
Tickets can be purchased HERE or from the away ticket office on the day.
Last Time Out
Our last game with Stockport was one of our best wins of the season. We welcomed The Hatters to Rodney Parade in November, and they arrived having won 12 consecutive games. Defeating us would have secured a new league record, but unfortunately for them, Graham Coughlan and his team had other ideas.
Spectacular strikes from Bryn Morris and Shane McLoughlin in either half were enough to hand us the victory, with a late goal from Issac Olaofe pulling one back for the visitors. You can read more about it in this week’s Season Rewind.
Head to Head
We have played Stockport County 37 times, with our first encounter with The Hatters coming all the way back in 1959. Of those 37 games, Saturday’s hosts have won 14, we have won 13, and 10 have ended in a draw.
Played for Both
There will be no players in either team this weekend that have lined up for the opposition. However, several names in the past have traded South Wales for Greater Manchester, and vice versa.
Kevin Ellison played for the Hatters 52 times between 2001 and 2004, right at the start of his EFL career. He would go on to play for eight more clubs over 16 years before finding his way to Rodney Parade in 2020. He made 33 appearances over two seasons before bowing out of the Football League in 2022.
Away Day Information
Stockport County have provided the following information for travelling fans to help plan their day:
Bag Policy - HERE
Away Fan Information - HERE
Edgeley Park away fan access map - HERE

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The global chemical weapons watchdog said Friday that its investigators found “reasonable grounds to believe” Syria’s air force dropped two cylinders containing chlorine gas on the city of Douma in April 2018, killing 43 people.
A report by a team from the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons offered the latest confirmation that the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad used chemical weapons during his country’s grinding civil war.
“The use of chemical weapons in Douma — and anywhere — is unacceptable and a breach of international law,” OPCW director general Fernando Arias said.
Syrian officials did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the findings. Syria joined the OPCW in 2013 under pressure from the international community after being blamed for another deadly chemical weapon attack, but does not recognize the investigation team’s authority and has repeatedly denied using chemical weapons.
The organization said “reasonable grounds to believe” is the standard of proof consistently adopted by international fact-finding bodies and commissions of inquiry that investigate potential violations of international law.
Friday’s report said that standard was met through evidence indicating at least one Syrian air force Mi8/17 helicopter dropped two yellow cylinders on Douma during a government military offensive to recapture the city,.
One of the cylinders hit the roof of a three-storey residential building and ruptured, “rapidly released toxic gas, chlorine, in very high concentrations, which rapidly dispersed within the building killing 43 named individuals and affecting dozens more,” according to the report.
A second cylinder burst through the roof of another building into an apartment below and only partially ruptured, “mildly affecting those who first arrived at the scene,” the report said.
Syrian authorities refused the investigation team access to the sites of the chlorine attacks, and has had its OPCW voting rights suspended.
The investigators interviewed dozens of witnesses and studied the blood and urine of survivors as well as samples of soil and building materials, according to the watchdog agency.
Alternate Russian, Syrian theories rejected
Several Russian-backed theories about the attack were tested but could not be substantiated, the team found. Those included that chlorine cylinders and bodies had been planted at the scene by opposition forces and that the poisonous gas had come from a nearby warehouse used by insurgents. Syria once claimed that bodies of people killed elsewhere in the country were taken to Douma to look like gas attack victims.
The report found that the two cylinders carrying chlorine were modified and filled at the Dumayr air base and the helicopter or helicopters that dropped them were under control of the Syrian military’s elite Tiger Force.
Survivors reached by The Associated Press in the aftermath of the Douma attack said they were overwhelmed by the smell of chlorine. Activists said many of the dead were found with foam around their mouths, an indicator of suffocation. Medical workers said they treated people for symptoms that included difficulty breathing and fainting.
The United States, Britain and France blamed Syrian government forces and launched punitive airstrikes. Syria denied responsibility.
Douma was the final target of the government’s sweeping campaign to seize back control of the eastern Ghouta suburbs of Damascus from rebels after seven years of revolt. Militants gave up the town days after the alleged attack.
International Criminal Court bid denied
The OPCW’s Investigation and Identification Team effectively replaced an earlier investigative mechanism set up between the United Nations and OPCW in 2015 that was disbanded in 2017 after Russia vetoed an extension of its mandate in the Security Council.
British diplomats at the OPCW tweeted that they were studying the report: “We will work with partners on next steps. #NoImpunity”
In an attempt to ensure accountability for crimes in Syria, the United Nations has established an “International, Impartial and Independent Mechanism.” It is mandated to preserve and analyze evidence of crimes and prepare files for potential trials in international courts or tribunals.
LISTEN | George Stroumboulopoulos on the humanitarian crisis in Syria:
On The Coast9:01George Stroumboulopoulos travelled to Syria in September to hear the hardships Syrians are facing right now
Bringing perpetrators in Syria to justice remains a long way off. Syria’s ally Russia has, in the past, blocked efforts by the UN Security Council to order an International Criminal Court investigation in Syria.
The ongoing conflict that started in Syria more than a decade ago has killed hundreds of thousands and displaced half the country’s prewar population of 23 million.
The OPCW team previously identified Syrian forces as responsible for three chemical attacks in Latamneh in March 2017 and one in Saraqeb in February 2018.
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Turns Out 'Regretful Trump Voter' in Swing State Ad Never Even Voted in 2016
An ad running in a state vital for President Donald Trump’s re-election is pushing a lie on unsuspecting voters.
Although the ad from American Bridge 21st Century PAC shows Pennsylvanian Mark Graham, a man who claims to have voted for Trump in 2016 and regretted his decision, WJET-TV confirmed that the man never even cast a ballot in that year’s elections.
Despite being a total lie, the video is still up and running, accessible by millions of Pennsylvanians who will vote in the upcoming 2020 elections.
“I voted for Donald Trump in 2016 because I thought he would make a change,” Graham falsely claims in the video.
Graham then spends the rest of the minute-long ad appealing to Pennsylvanians to avoid supporting Donald Trump at all costs, even likening voting for him to pouring “gasoline on a fire.”
Watch the full video below.
It doesn’t appear the PAC responsible for the ad is keen to correct it, either.
Comments on the YouTube video are disabled by the group, preventing anyone watching it from being informed about the deceptive nature of the ad’s message. The video of Graham is also the only piece of content on the PAC’s Pennsylvania page.
“The ad is false, its premise is false and it’s messenger has been discredited,” Pennsylvania GOP Chairman Lawrence Tabas said in a news release, according to the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, Patriot-News.
“The organization could easily have determined that Graham had not voted in 2016 by checking the publicly available records at the Erie County elections office.”
In a state in which more than 6 million people voted in the 2016 elections, Trump won by a thin margin — fewer than 50,000 votes. Despite how close this state’s race was, all 20 electoral votes went to Trump thanks to his narrow win.
American Bridge’s video, which has been on YouTube since Nov. 12, has been viewed over 53,000 times.
Ads pushing outright lies like this in such a closely contested state will no doubt have an effect at the polls.
The PAC behind the untruth is targeting not only Pennsylvania voters but those in other potential battleground states as well. Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan and Florida are all subjects of videos from the anti-Republican organization.
If anti-Trump groups continue to run with blatant lies like this leading up to the 2020 election, there’s no telling the damage that will come from it.
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MOVE, CHANGE, GROW
Sep 1, 2015 – Sep 27, 2015
September 2nd, 6-8 pm
First Thursday Reception: September 3rd, 6-8pm
Waterstone Gallery is moving. After 17 years in our current location and 23 years in business, we will be relocating to the former Quintana Gallery space located at 124 NW 9th Avenue in the Pearl District. To celebrate our move, the final exhibition at 424 NW 12th Avenue is a themed group exhibition titled “Move, Grow, Change.” The exhibition runs from September 1st through 27th.

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Police blotter: Man dies from overdose in Bedford – Information – Holland Sentinel
The next gadgets are amongst latest stories to Monroe County regulation enforcement businesses.
The next gadgets are amongst latest stories to Monroe County regulation enforcement businesses. You will discover different police and hearth information at this hyperlink.
Man dies from overdose in Bedford
A 24-year-old man from Maine died from an obvious overdose in his mom’s house in Bedford Township final week.
In response to a deputy’s report, the person was present in a rest room within the basement of a house within the 6000 block of Swiss Backyard Rd. about 9:40 p.m.
One of many deputies carried out cardiopulmonary resuscitation on the sufferer, however he was already deceased and was pronounced useless by a paramedic from Monroe Neighborhood Ambulance.
The mom instructed authorities he had simply returned from a kayaking journey along with his buddies.
Deputies discovered three needles, drug paraphernalia and doable heroin within the lavatory. His physique was taken to the Wayne County Medical Examiner’s Workplace.
Ford Focus stolen in Carleton
A black 2000 Ford Focus with a Michigan handicapped driver plate was stolen from the Carleton Cell House Park Monday.
Authorities stated a person referred to as 911 to report that his daughter had a home dispute with a person that was dealt with by Carleton Police. Afterward, the person took her automotive key and drove off in an unknown route.
The car was in good situation and had an orange footprint on the rear window, a deputy’s report stated.
The car was entered as stolen within the state’s Regulation Enforcement Info Community. The suspect was believed to be someplace within the Downriver space.
Handgun stolen from condominium
A Hello Level .45 caliber handgun valued at $219 was reported stolen from an condominium within the Custer Estates Flats off Mall Rd. in Frenchtown Township.
The theft occurred Wednesday afternoon.
A lady who owned the gun instructed deputies she believed her homeless son was accountable after staying within the condominium the evening earlier than.
A set off lock for the gun and key additionally have been lacking. The lady stated she would press costs.
The gun was listed as stolen within the state LEIN system.
Grime bike stolen
A white 1994 Honda bike valued at $2,000 was reported stolen from a residence in Milan Township final week.
The theft occurred within the 10300 block of S. Platt Rd., a deputy’s report stated.
The proprietor of the dust bike stated he rode the dust bike to his good friend’s house and parked it between a storage and pole barn.
The bike was a kick-start mannequin, so anybody might have began it, the person instructed deputies. It additionally had no plate or insurance coverage.
The bike was listed as stolen within the state LEIN system.
Electrical dust bike taken, recovered
An electrical dust bike value about $200 was taken from a house in Oakridge Estates in Monroe Township final week.
The yellow Razor bike was reported lacking from the 300 block of Wildhaven Dr. A person residing within the subdivision later discovered the bike in weeds round a retention pond behind his home and referred to as Central Dispatch.


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Indians more adventurous than the South African Tourism thought
South African Tourism head in India reveals Indian women are quite enthusiastic travellers
Pune: Indians have become the second highest buyers of adventure activities in South Africa as tourists visiting the country are looking for experiences rather than engaging in tourist activities. “Indians are more adventurous than we thought,” exclaimed Hanneli Slabber, Country Head for South African Tourism in India.
Speaking to Sakal Times, Slabber said that as compared to the global standard of engaging in two activities per day, Indians visiting South Africa are engaging in nearly six activities per day. “Seven years ago, when we came to India, we never saw India as an adventure market. But, we have learnt that Indians are more adventurous than we think. After our local populace, Indians are the largest buyers of adventure activities,” she explained.
According to Slabber, it is more interesting that Indian women lead the adventure drive in South Africa. “Indian women visiting South Africa are engaging in all sorts of activities that we have to offer. They lead the adventure drive by going in for bungee jumping, sky diving, shark cage diving, crocodile cage diving and others. Also, we do not have age restrictions for adventure activities which has led to a record of a seven-year-old Indian boy being the youngest to have engaged in sky diving in South Africa,” Slabber said.
Speaking about Indians visiting South Africa, she said that last year the arrivals footfall from India stood at 95,377, 21.7 per cent up from the 2015 figure. “About six per cent of these 95,377 people were from Pune. The demand for experiential travel from the Pune market has been steadily increasing, there is a shift from seeing to experiencing. South Africa is a perfect destination for such an audience as it has a wide range of activities to offer in close proximity. We also have a special package called Indian Express, which enables Indian tourists to engage in more activities in a day,” she stated.
Slabber stated that South African Tourism has engaged in offering tailor-made packages for tourists from various Indian cities based on their preferences. “Punekars are looking at South Africa as a family destination where they can enjoy activities together and with no age limit for activities, families can enjoy activities together. Youths are another important market from Pune who are asking how much they can do during their visit. Through the travel operators here, we are trying to make packages wherein the visitors can seamlessly engage in 10 activities per day,” she added.

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We checked about this message, and it can be shown under different circumstances, we would like to obtain some additional information about the issue and the environment in order to provide accurate recommendations:
- Do you have any connectivity issues, or any problem aside from the informational events?
- What type of authentication and security does the network use? (enterprise, certificates, cisco 802.1x, etc.)
- When did the issue start? Were there any changes made in the environment around the time this started?
- https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/25293/Intel-System-Support-Utility Download Intel® System Support Utility, connect to the network, run the tool and use it to create a report with all sections, then use the option to Save the log; add your reply to this thread and use the Advanced editor options to attach the resulting XML file to your post.
Thank for help.
1) - Do you have any connectivity issues, or any problem aside from the informational events?
At home, no problem. I get this message once when i turn wifi off/on. (WPA/WPA2 PSK 2,4g hz)
At school, it's not easy to get connectivity and the message log rise very often; (Sécurity WPA/WAP2 PSK)
2) What type of authentication and security does the network use? (enterprise, certificates, cisco 802.1x, etc.)
At home cable network, at school dsl network.
3) When did the issue start? Were there any changes made in the environment around the time this started?
I can't answer, sorry.
We reviewed the logs and would like to recommend a clean installation of the wireless driver:
1. Download https://downloadcenter.intel.com/download/26465/Intel-PROSet-Wireless-Software-and-Drivers-for-Windo... Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software and Drivers for Windows® 10 [19.20.3]
2. Go to Control Panel, Programs and Features and Uninstall "Intel® PROSet/Wireless Software", if it is installed. When prompted, choose the option to "Discard settings".
3. In Control Panel, Device Manager, Network Adapters, right click on the Intel® Dual Band Wireless-AC 8260 and Uninstall it. Make sure you mark the option to "Delete the driver software for this device".
4. Reboot the PC or scan for hardware changes, check device manager and if an older wireless driver is detected and installed, repeat the actions to uninstall and delete it as well. Repeat this process until the OS does not allow deleting the driver, or until the controller shows as Unknown Device.
5. Remove temporary files: Press the Windows Key + R to open the run box. Type Cleanmgr.exe. Press OK. Select the main drive, usually C:\. Check Temporary Files and uncheck everything else. Press OK.
6. Install the Intel Wireless driver. During the first steps of PROSet/Wireless installation, make sure to customize the installation and install all driver components.
After that, please go the Advanced Driver Properties of the AC 8260, from Device Manager, and apply the following:
- Largeur de canal 802.11n - 2,4 GHz: 20 MHZ only
- Mode HT: Mode HT
- Agressivité de l'itinérance: 1. Lowest
Also, go to the Power options of your laptop, in the Advanced Settings for your Power Plan, and make sure that the Wireless Adapter is set to work at "Maximum Performance" when plugged in and on battery.
Please proceed with the actions recommended and let us know if they helped. If you consider that it will take more than 1-2 weeks, let us know so you can do this at your convenience, in this case, we would stop replying/following up this thread until you provide any updates.
We're following up on your thread since we have not heard back from you.
We understand you're currently on break and won't be able to troubleshoot from home. Once you're able to provide the results, we will get notified and continue assisting you.
Please make sure you applied our previous recommendation, this change in the advanced driver properties may help:
- Largeur de canal 802.11n - 2,4 GHz: 20 MHZ only
Also, try enabling FIPS for this wireless connection. Other users reported that this helped in an https://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/forum/windows_8-networking/wireless-connection-is-always... external thread from Microsoft* support.
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It is worth to mention that this can be caused by the access points, as they may not be fully compatible with newer wireless adapters such as the AC8260; especially considering that the adapter works well in other networks.
If the issue persists at this point, we would advise you to check with the IT administrator at school. In this type of case it is good to update the firmware on the access points and review their configuration.
Please keep in mind that this is an informational message, related to failure in a Verification operation. As we mentioned before, it is recommended to check on the Access Point/Router, for firmware updates, or other configuration that may be causing the events; we performed some research about Event ID 5060 and some users have been able to resolve it by changing the Wireless channel, Network mode (b,g, n, ac), or Channel Width in the access point.
If you are losing connection, we strongly advise you to contact the IT admin at your school about this, considering that we have tried multiple troubleshooting actions, and as you mentioned, the adapter works well with other other networks.


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- Lars Johansson
|Tom Clancy's The Division (2016)||(Lead UI Artist)|
|World in Conflict: Soviet Assault (2009)||(Art)|
|Chili Con Carnage (2007)||(Graphic Artists)|
|World in Conflict (2007)||(Art)|
|Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico (2005)||(Graphics)|
Lars is credited as having worked as an artist on World in Conflict and World in Conflict: Soviet Assault. Different versions of the manuals and in-game credits however one time list him as Lars Vincent and another time as Lars Johansson, while all the other names of the art team remain identical. It is not clear if they refer to a different person or if an error was made compiling the credits list. His LinkedIn profile shows him with the name Lars Vincent working at Ubisoft Massive (previously Massive Entertainment who developed World in Conflict). Previously he was a graphics artist at Deadline Games A/S and GRIN AB. In the Deadline games Chili Con Carnage and Total Overdose: A Gunslinger's Tale in Mexico he is credited as Lars Johansson.
Because of the time frame and the geographical location it is possible this is the same developer as the Lars Johansson who did the graphic design for Asterix Mega Madness and eJay ClubWorld at Unique Development Studios AB.
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Hanwell Big Local (HBL) is one of a number of community lead projects supported by Big Local, a lottery funded programme. Big Local is a long term innovative programme that aims to achieve lasting change in 150 areas in England. It provides a mixture of funding, finance and support. It seeks to enable people who live in the areas to build on local talents and aspirations so they can identify and act on their own needs to make their areas even better places to live, both now and years to come.
Hanwell Big Local has a number of innovative projects on the go including the Horticultural project which used crowd funding to get under way and hopes to create work and training for local apprentices.
The partnership is made up of local residents, community groups and businesses representing the Big Local area.
HBL is already beginning to create a difference for existing and future generations. Visit the Hanwell Big Local web pages for more information.


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Lift the control panel unit from the front and pass strings through two side plates and both ends of the keybed, as shown in the figure so that hinges are not damaged. P-200 DM Circuit Board Open the control panel unit. The DM circuit board can then be removed. Lithium battery is not a part of DM circuit board. When you replace the DM circuit board, remove the lithium battery and install it in the new circuit board.
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The NSW Government established StudyNSW to increase the number of international students studying in NSW or with our education providers overseas, improve the quality of their experience while in the State and recognise their contributions to our communities.
StudyNSW is a dedicated unit within NSW Trade & Investment responsible for delivering the 10-year international education strategy outlined in the Industry Action Plan and positioning NSW in key markets as a leader in international education that launches global careers. StudyNSW has four main functions:
- marketing, promotion and research;
- development of policy and advocacy to enhance the competiveness of international education in NSW;
- delivery and evaluation of strategies and programs to improve the experiences of international students in NSW, and
- identification and generation of international market development opportunities and new technology-enabled models of delivery.
StudyNSW will deliver core initiatives including policy, advocacy and activities to enhance the quality of the international student experience in NSW that are fully funded by Government. StudyNSW will also invite co-fund partner activities from industry that align with Industry Action Plan recommendations.
StudyNSW Business Plan 2014-2015
The StudyNSW Business Plan for 2014-2015 describes the goals of StudyNSW and how they will be achieved through specific strategies and core and partner projects.
StudyNSW Partner Projects
StudyNSW also co-funds international education projects that are delivered in partnership with industry. Partner projects need to be strategic, innovative, demonstrate a strong benefit to the international education sector and focus on gaps not currently addressed by the sector. Funding of up to $100,000 per project is available on the basis that it will be matched by industry partners.
Seven partner projects developed by education institutions and stakeholders were awarded funding by StudyNSW in 2014/15.
The seven funded projects are:
- A semester length "Creating Entrepreneurs" pilot program developed and delivered by the Australian Catholic University and the universities of NSW, Sydney, Technology Sydney and Western Sydney to foster international students' entrepreneurial skills to enhance future employability.
- A "buddy" support program for selected international students assessed as at risk of not completing their studies to enhance their educational experience, to be developed and delivered by TAFE NSW - South Western Sydney Institute. A best practice guide will also be developed and shared with the NSW international education sector.
- Development of a "one-stop shop" online resource and app promoting the Hunter region as a study destination for international students, with up-to-date study, accommodation and lifestyle information in multiple languages by RDA Hunter, TAFE NSW – Hunter Institute and University of Newcastle. The partners will also establish vocational placements and internships for international students.
- A conference to address the challenges of international student accommodation in NSW and develop effective solutions, led by the International Education Association of Australia with a range of education and industry organisations.
- A research project to identify a sustainable funding model for a free specialist international student legal advice service provided by the Redfern Legal Centre.
- A pilot program to educate NSW vocational education and training providers in planning, implementing and evaluating tailored international education business and marketing strategies, developed and delivered by the Australian Council for Private Education and Training.
- Two paid internships with the Council of the City of Sydney, open to international students over the age of 18 from all NSW education providers. The internships will be for one day a week for 12 weeks, providing an integrated learning experience and focus on projects to enhance the international education sector in NSW.
StudyNSW would like to thank everyone who submitted an application for 2014/15 partner project funding.
The second round of funding will open in mid-2015.
Read the Media Release.
NSW International Student Charter
The NSW International Student Charter is the whole of NSW international education sector's commitment to delivering the best possible international student experience in NSW. It communicates what current and prospective students can expect about the quality of education and support they will receive when studying in NSW and their obligations in return.
The Charter is a statement of intent (rather than a legal document). The Charter was drafted in consultation with 11 NSW Universities, Australian Council for Private Education and Training (ACPET) members, English Australia (EA) members, the Department of Education & Communities – International (DECI) and the Council for International Students Australia (CISA).
- NSW International Student Charter A4 [PDF File – 1.27 MB]
- NSW International Student Charter A5 print version [PDF File – 1.21 MB]
- NSW economic activity (real Gross State Product) would be 0.58% higher than otherwise over the 2015–2019 period.
- 34,100 more international VET students in Australia over the 5 year (inclusive) period between 2015 and 2019.
- Each student spending (on average) nearly A$ 37,000 per year on their tuition fees, living expenses and tourism type activities.
- NSW labour force higher by around 124,000 people over 2015–19.
- Funds available for international education projects [PDF File - 88kb]
- StudyNSW Business Plan for 2014-2015 [PDF File – 1.9 MB]
- Application form and Guidelines for the Submission of 2014-15 Partner Projects [Word Document 241 KB]
- Economic impact of streamlined visa processing and post study work rights report (VET) [PDF File - 586KB]
- International Student Awards finalists announced [PDF File - 156.6 KB]
- International Student Award winners celebrated [PDF File - 231.8 KB]
- Appointment of inaugural StudyNSW Advisory Board [PDF File - 53.2 KB]
- NSW Government response to the Industry Action Plans [PDF File - 4.8 MB]
- Media Release - Warning issued to international students [PDF File - 119.8 KB]
- Media Release - Funding boost for international students [PDF File - 37.4 KB]
Market Opportunities in Transnational Education
Transnational Education (TNE) is an evolving sub-sector of international education and training, in which learners are located in a country different from one where the awarding institution is based. StudyNSW recently commissioned a report on TNE opportunities in the vocational education and training sub-sector.
The report incorporates qualitative feedback from VET providers regarding the factors that led to industry involvement in TNE. This is complemented by secondary research on potential VET market opportunities for education providers in East and South East Asia.
Economic impact of streamlined visa processing and post study work rights: VET Sector
NSW Trade & Investment recently researched extension of streamlined visa processing (SVP) and post-study work (PSW) rights to the entire vocational education and training (VET) sector. Findings show it would increase exports and grow the workforce.
NSW International Student Awards
The 2014 NSW International Student Awards were held in Sydney on the 15 September. The awards aim to recognise and celebrate the contribution and achievements of international students in NSW.
This year a new category – the NSW International Student Community Engagement Award – recognised the work of organisations and companies who help students to connect with the community.
Highlights from the event at: http://youtu.be/pKHW3yY5nqI


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A Taste of Paradis: Patti Smith, in Conversation with Ingrid Sischy
Over its 258-year history, Hennessy has pioneered and elevated the art of cognac, a spirit fit for kings and queens.
Interview hasn’t been around quite as long – just 54 years – but we like to think we, too, have curated conversations and photography that aspire to a similar level of elegance and sophistication. In honor of Hennessy’s storied Paradis marque, we poured through the Interview archives to recirculate conversations with personalities, entertainers, and icons who personify the brand’s spirit of refinement, grandeur, and artistry. Today, we revisit the June 1996 issue, in which the ethereal Patti Smith sat down with our then-EIC Ingrid Sischy to discuss fame, meeting Mapplethorpe, and New York City.
INGRID SISCHY: There are so many places we could take off from. There’s your new record, Gone Again [Arista]. There’s your new book, The Coral Sea. There’s the fact that audiences have been responding with immense feel to the occasional performances that you and your floating band have been doing over the last year. Each time you’ve played, the response from both the crowds and the critics has made it clear that the hunger to see and hear you is huge. And then, of course, there’s the space of years where you weren’t a public figure and instead chose to be private. There are the reasons why you made that choice, which I want to talk about later. Then there’s what happened in your life during the time that you were out of the limelight, and what you learned from that. Whenever I’ve thought of you, Patti, l’ve always known that for you, being a human being and being a real artist are much more important that being a famous star. I think everyone thinks of you that way, whether they know you or not. It’s not a matter of some spin that’s been put on you, it’s everything that you’ve done and been. So let’s begin with how that started. What was it that got you on the road to becoming a writer?
PATTI SMITH: Well, there were a couple of things. One was a little book my mother gave pie when I was about three called Silver Pennies, which was filled with poems about elves and fairies. That sort of seduced me. And then there was Robert Louis Stevenson’s A Child’s Garden of Verses. That book deeply seduced me, especially the poem called “The Land of Nod.” I hungered for it. Then I read Little Women, and of course, like a lot of really young girls, I was very taken with Jo—Jo being the writer and the misfit. I started to want to become a writer. But what would I write? My first daydreams or aspirations were that I would write the kinds of things that Robert Louis Stevenson and Rudyard Kipling wrote. And as a teenager, I also imagined myself a jazz poet—not a very good one. I’d just listen to Coltrane and then write poetry. When I discovered the poetry of Rimbaud, I actually stopped writing for a while because I felt like I’d found the ultimate language.
IS: How did you discover Rimbaud?
PS: I found him in a Philadelphia bus depot when I was sixteen. I remember seeing a copy of Illuminations for sale on a table of used books. Of course, illuminations is a great word, but what I was really taken by was the cover. It was a beautiful picture of Rimbaud. That’s why I got the book. When I opened it up, I didn’t really understand it. It didn’t compute. But still, somehow, I knew this was the perfect language. It looked like it glittered. I knew someday I would decipher it. So I carried the book around with me.
IS: It’s amazing how we know something is profound sometimes before we even understand why. Isn’t it?
PS: Yes. And there were other things, too, that made me know writing was a beautiful thing. Bob Dylan was developing his thing his exploration of language also made me want to write. But I didn’t think I was very good at it. In fact, I thought my calling was to be a painter.
IS: Did you go to college for that?
PS: I went to Glassboro State Teacher’s College in New Jersey, which was about all I could afford because I put myself through school. I left there, after three years, in 1967. New Jersey was no place for me and I wanted to go to New York. The only people I knew in the New York area went to college at Pratt in Brooklyn, so I went to find them. When I got to the one address I had, it turned out my friend had moved. Someone told me to ask the person who was staying in the room now if he knew where my friend had gone. That’s how I met Robert Mapplethorpe. The door was open and I went in and he was sleeping. I stood over him, looking down at him, and he looked up at me and smiled. That was our first encounter—and he led me to my friends. I moved to Brooklyn and lived with Robert while he went to Pratt. We worked all the time. I just drew and drew, and Robert would ask his professors to look at my work even though I wasn’t a student there.
IS: Whenever I’ve seen the things you guys made back then, I’ve been struck by the aura that they have. But tell me, did you feel pulled in two directions during those days, in terms of the literary versus the visual? Often the prevailing wisdom is that we’re supposed to choose between one thing and another. Can you believe how stupid that is? It seems to me that these labels and slots that people get packaged into are so artificial, so limiting. Your triumph over all that is another reason I wanted to talk to you. For instance, your new record cannot be slotted. But your work’s always been about the way things connect. Let’s keep talking about how this stream of connections began.
PS: I think I’m constantly in a state of adjustment. When I was younger, I also dreamed of being an opera singer, simply because of Maria Calas. I used to daydream about being like her, but I didn’t do anything about it. The way all these things commingled and I wound up doing what I do seems to me like a piece of calligraphy. It’s all intertwined. Somehow I started introducing writing into my drawings, and after a time, the language took over and I started getting very involved with the handwriting and then the look of the handwriting. The language literally just spilled onto the wall and got physical. Finally, it reached the point where I was no longer content just to write the language. Meanwhile, Robert was encouraging me to read my poetry. He knew poets like Jim Carroll and people like that who said poets should read their poetry, not just write it. It wasn’t very easy though, in 1970, to find a place to read poetry. The scene was very cliquish and closed and I didn’t know anybody in it. Robert perceived the St. Marks Poetry Project as the best place, and [laughs] he always believed we should go to the top. He talked to Gerard Malanga about the possibility of my reading there, and got me a date.
Is: Describe the first time.
PS: Before I did it, I had checked out poetry readings and thought they were really boring. I wanted to do something different. By then I had read every available piece about Rimbaud written in English. No one was more irreverent about other poets while they read than he was, and he always let it be known if he thought the poets stunk or were boring or pompous. I also had Sam Shepard encouraging me. Sam and I had written some songs together by that time, and he encouraged me to do a little singing or put some music with my poetry. And I’d met Lenny Kaye [Patti’s bandmate of twenty-five years]—so things just evolved in a certain way. When I was younger, I felt it was my duty to wake people up. I thought poetry was asleep. I thought rock ‘n’ roll was sleep. I didn’t see myself as gifted enough to do the work, but I did think I could stir things up enough to wake people and maybe inspire those who had the greatness and should be working. I remember the night vividly. It was February 10, 1971—Bertolt Brecht’s birthday. There was a full moon. Because I was reading a lot of [Jean] Genet at the time, I dedicated my performance to crime. I had a lot of energy then, a lot of irreverent bravado. All the Warhol people were there to see Gerard, who was going to go on after me, and of course Robert was there with his entourage looking like a proud parent. It was really exciting. One of the great nights of my life. If you heard a tape of it, it might not seem so exciting, but the actual air of the night was really electric and joyous.
IS: What did you do afterward?
PS: That night?
IS: Yes, when it was over.
PS: Probably listened to Hank Williams and drank tequila with Sam.
IS: And what came next?
PS: I didn’t really expect it to go anywhere. I didn’t think I was all of a sudden going to start doing poetry readings, or make a record and have a rock ‘n’ roll band. Sam and I wrote this little play together called Cowboy Mouth, in which my character is talking about the hope that someone would come and make sure that rock ‘n’ roll wouldn’t die.
Is: By early 1971 the seeds for that possibility were already there.
PS: Yes. Jimi Hendrix had died, and not long after, we lost Jim Morrison. I was concerned that there wasn’t any active and strong guardian of the form. But it never occurred to me that I would be entering that arena.
IS: You sure did, though.
PS: It was an organic process. I continued to do occasional readings. Usually on Rimbaud’s birthday or Jim Morrison’s, or De Kooning’s birthdays. I’d do them in a little gallery or on a rooftop. And then Lenny and I started working some more. We developed more songs. And because there wasn’t really any place for us to play, I did a lot of bars by myself—opening acts where I spent the whole time sparring with people and trying to convince them that I had the right to be there. I became so good at sparring that that became my night’s work, just sparring. I was a real serious student of Johnny Carson, so I was ready for them. I was really good at one-liners and at being able to protect myself from the barbs of others with an even better barb. And then the next pivotal thing that happened was that Lenny and I were introduced to Richard Sohl. We immediately became a three-piece. We were able to develop our ideas. Richard was an extremely gifted musician and gifted at improvisation. We just gaily went our way, not with any particular design at the time except to do good work.
IS: The early ’70s were such a high point in experimentation.
PS: Yes, there was an energy that happened in 1974. Looking back, I think a lot of it had to do with poets moving into the area of rock ‘n’ roll. There was a lot of physical and cerebral energy that was like a little meteor spinning around. It wound up in areas like the club CBGBs. If it was a Superman comic, it would be like kryptonite—Fred [“Sonic” Smith, Patti’s late husband] used to call that kind of energy “stratium.” It was just a word he made up. Anyway, I felt like we were on the right track. Dylan came to see us at the Bitter End, and I felt like he gave us a little nod that we were doing well. Its always been important to me to do well. Not to be successful—not that there’s anything wrong with being successful, but that wasn’t our prime motivation. So that’s how we wound up with a damn rock ‘n’ roll band. We were happy. We had really great camaraderie. We had a mission.
IS: And then in 1979 you all dispersed—you to Detroit and Fred, and the music you did together, and the kids you had together, and of course the continued work that you did on your own. It was clearly an important time.
PS: Fred and I raised our children ourselves, and we went through the same kinds of things other people did, including financial difficulties. We lived simply and frugally. Our house flooded and we sandbagged to save it. We had to go through our own Little House on the Prairie existence, which certainly wasn’t as hard as other people’s, but I did learn. An artist may have burdens the ordinary citizen doesn’t know, but the ordinary citizen has burdens that many artists never even touch.
IS: Go on.
PS: In the period where I had to live the life of a citizen—a life where, like everybody else, I did tons of laundry and cleaned toilet bowls, changed hundreds of diapers and nursed children—I learned a lot. It’s hard to get up in the morning and spend most of your day in the service of others.
IS: And those who do rarely get a chance to express what it’s like.
PS: I feel very blessed, because I’ve been privileged enough in this life to experience both. Genet wrote essays about sitting on a train looking at this old man who seems disgusting to hun. Suddenly, Genet realizes that the old man is also him and it is a humbling experience.
IS: You’d become a big star. Did you feel that you needed humbling?
PS: I didn’t do it for that reason, but Fred knew it was necessary. I learned almost all of those things from him, and I’m extremely grateful to him. It wasn’t an easy task to teach me, either.
IS: In addition to your love for Fred, did you choose another direction for your work because you were ambivalent about fame, whatever fame means?
PS: I can tell you what it means. It doesn’t mean a fucking thing. But I don’t know. Perhaps I had a certain amount of contempt for what fame can do, though I did whatever I wanted. I’ve never bent to the company, and I have no shame about the way my work was presented back then. If I have any regrets, I could say that I’m sorry I wasn’t a better writer or a better singer. Still, I did as well as I could and that’s all I can do.
IS: Now you’re dealing with the process of mythologizing, which happens when someone goes away. Even that phrase “goes away” strikes me as wrong for you—you never went away. You went to do your work, d to your life. Artists have done that since the beginning of time—they’ve come in and out and back in when they had something to say or show. So what do you think about the mythologizing?
PS: I try to stay away from it. People always want to send me reviews and articles, but I stay away from all that as much as I can. I can’t control what happens, though. I can’t control the fact that someone is writing it unauthorized biography of me. I’m really trying not to have my head turned, not to be corrupted, tainted, or depressed. I’m trying to stay as clean as possible.
IS: Clean. I love that word in the way you’re using It. Not as some puritanical concept, but as a stripping down to what matters.
PS: Me too. I love that word. Onstage I’ll try to be as “clean” as possible, but that doesn’t mean if someone gives me a load of shit I won’t let ’em have it.
IS: That brings us to now.
PS: Now I’m working with some of the same people that I worked with in the ’70s. Not all of the same people—there are new ones, too, and I feel that we’ll do well. There are six of us at the moment. There is Lenny [Kaye], Tony Shanahan, and Jay Dee Daugherty—the only drummer I’ve ever had—so the things between us that are both spoken and unspoken are very evolved. Tom Verlaine and I have worked together back and forth since 1974. There’s also new energy from Oliver Ray, who’s twenty-three and in touch with a whole other area of knowledge. Oliver and I wrote the pivotal piece on the new record together. It’s a ten-minute-long track called “Fireflies,” and even though Oliver and I wrote it, the most important interpreter of it is Tom. Tom is one of the greatest guitar players we have. Every time I walk out onstage these days, I feel like a lotus in a junkyard. It’s like this huge flower just opens slowly through the night. I don’t know how long we’ll all work together, but I think we have a good thing. It’s like planets converging, sort of showing what they can do; some of it being awkward, some of it being beautiful, some of it being humorous, some of it being transporting—and almost always flawed. So I’m pretty happy. I just have to take a deep breath and salute the ones that are gone. Richard [Sohl] is gone. Robert [Mapplethorpe] is gone. My brother, Todd—who always was the head of my crew and I loved working with him–is gone. Fred’s gone. And I have to keep on working. I have to do my work and think of them and allow myself to be enhanced by the things each of them gave me. I have Fred and the life we had together. I have that in me and I continuously try to dip my fingers in it or wash my face with it. And right from the beginning Robert and I had an unconditional, mutual belief in each other’s choices. Even if either one of us made choices that were painful for the other, our care for each other was unconditional. His complete belief in me was such a gift to receive early in life. And that belief was Robert’s legacy to me. It’s allowed me to keep my pride in humiliating times. Humiliating sometimes being nothing more than when I just couldn’t work and felt desperate. I’ve always thrived on the encouragement of others. I’m grateful because I had that kind of support my whole life. I had it from family members from my sister, Linda, and my brother, Todd. I was blessed with that. Sometimes people come up to me and say, “Oh, I feel so bad. So many bad things have happened to you.” And I say, “No, they haven’t happened to me. I’ve been, you know, thrice, four times blessed.” Even in my most desperate moments, I find myself magnified by the spirit of my loved ones. So I can’t say that only bad things have happened to me. I can say that I feel these blows that really take our breath away. But, I’ve seen how we can marshal ourselves and get up again and look around. And if we’re patient, everyone, no matter what they’ve been through, can feel joy again. I think joy never leaves you. It might seem like it does sometimes, but it will renter you in the most unexpected scenarios. One way to explain it is to say, “It’s as simple as a smile.” You know what mean? No matter how Hallmark that might sound, it doesn’t matter. It might have some awkwardness about it, but . . . Actually, I can’t even say it, because the more I say it the more it’s going away. It’s the light that’s beyond light.
IS: It’s telling that you don’t call the live shows that you’ve been doing a “tour.”
PS: Well, I’m not doing things in the classic music-business way. I did things in that manner in the past but I can’t now, I can only work at certain times, around my kids” school schedule and in a way that doesn’t disrupt our family life. But when I do do things, I like to think I’m journeying to a certain place to say hello, and exchange some thoughts and laughs. [sneezes]
IS: Bless you.
PS: Thank you. I’m not feeling great. I think I have the flu. Today, I realized my body was at work making antibodies for itself, because myth tastes like penicillin. So, some things do take care of themselves. [laughs] I don’t know how that relates to what we’re talking about, but anyway
IS: It’s funny, I was just thinking of your music as an antibody, as a form of healing.
PS: Thank you. Well, art is a great antibody, isn’t it?
IS: Yes, and when it has that kind of energy we were talking about, it performs its “medicine” as it were, all over the “body.” I’m trying to move to the idea of the collective body. It strikes me that your work can move through the culture in lots of different ways. You’ve always been about crossing over, but at the same time you’ve also been labeled—poet, punk, hermit, mother. . . . You’ve been assaulted with various tags. You must be sick of It.
PS: Artists are traditionally resistant to labels. Picasso hated being called a Cubist, and Jackson Pollack hated being called an Abstract Expressionist. I find all these labels so ludicrous and antiquated. People want to call me a “female vocalist,” a punk goddess,” and I’ve often said, “Why do you have to genderize something? You wouldn’t call Picasso a ‘white heterosexual painter,’ would you? He’s an artist.” I started out as a “street poet” and then they had to keep adding labels: “poet/playwright/singer, and so on. Robert used to worry that I had too many titles. He used to say, “You don’t want to be a jack-of-all-trades.” And I said, “I haven’t placed these titles on myself.” I’ve always considered myself a “worker.” I always thought that if there was a band of people who were proud to be called “punk” or felt like they initiated it, then they should be allowed to have their slot. I don’t feel like I’m particularly deserving of the punk-rock laurel, since that was a movement that came after what my group did. But a song like “Rock and Roll Nigger” addressed people who were outside society, and if I ever addressed anyone in particular, I was addressing people who were so miscast and misplaced that no one ever even gave them a label. I’m not addressing any one sort of person, though, at this point in my life. I send my work out to whoever wants it, whether that’s a mother with four kids, or a person who might be perceived as “square,” or a businessperson, or a leper, or kids who want to go to a rock concert. My duties extend to the people I regard as sort of an abstract community. If I tend to that community and to the community of my soul, as well as the community of my children and my fellow workers, then perhaps the work that we do will have a positive avalanche effect. In the ’70s, I had a very romantic idea about being out in the world and having a network of people working with me. I thought of it more as a military regiment. I liked to read books about General Patton, Alexander the Great, and T.E. Lawrence, and I had this view of the people I worked with as troops. The flaw was that I got to the point where I wondered, What war are we fighting? I perceived myself as politically inarticulate and I brooded about that quite a bit. Was it merely fame and fortune I was after? Or was I trying to do something positive? This was most burdensome. And as I step out now, I wonder, What am I after this time?
IS: What do you think you are after?
PS: I’ve been working privately for a long time, but as soon as my foot touched the stage, the people who were sitting in the audience taught me something about why I was there. They called out that they were glad I was back. They gave me confidence. They helped me. That was just the first step. for me to be happy that people are glad to see me. In the wake of this positive response, now I have to think about what my real duties are. And that’s what I’m considering now. Now possessing the confidence they gave me, I have to consider what I can give. Let’s just say that I think any person who aspires, presumes, or feels the calling to be an artist has a built-in sense of duty. They have a duty to God, to themselves, to their gifts, to people. I really believe that there is a chain of being and that this chain has gone all through history. The past communicates with the future and vice versa. We have the chain of heredity, but we also have the chain of the work that comes from the mind and the heart and imagination of man. I feel that’s one of the beautiful parts of human existence.
IS: And one of the parts of how a certain kind of art happens. Sometimes the holes that people are feeling are so big that art is really needed.
PS: Thus the Renaissance. I always find it quite beautiful that the Renaissance was born out of the mouths of rats and plague.
IS: Patti, during our conversation, in the back of my mind has been the word memory. Not just for the obvious reasons, like the fact that your music and your writing in various ways has to do with memory of Fred, say, or of Kurt Cobain.
PS: That’s remembering. But I know why you’re talking about memory. There’s the flux of memory. I find one of the most exciting, beautiful reasons to keep living in terms of one’s work is that great collective pool, or flux, which I believe exists. I believe that everything we need to know is somewhere in that flux. I mean cures for sicknesses, the face of God… sometimes I have felt like every fiber of myself has shut down. And I remember once lying down, listening to Puccini, and leafing through a book. I looked at a small self-portrait of Raphael, and somehow I remembered being in the middle of Detroit and looking at an old stone sculpture. I recalled putting my hand on the stone and imagining the person who had carved this thing, and all of a sudden I felt the blood in my body and I just felt awake. Sometimes it happens when you go to a place. There was something about the atmosphere of Naples. I entered that city alone and I immediately started to cry. I don’t know why. I remember being in the car and looking at the streets. There were no people on the streets and everything was white and narrow, and I just wept. I had a complete sense of return, even though I’d never been to Naples before. I don’t know if I’d seen too many Antonioni movies, or whatever, but there was something about that city that just took my heart. Is that where Robert took the picture of the ship that I have in The Coral Sea? As soon as I saw that photograph. I fell for it immediately. I was just so taken with it.
IS: Yes. He was up early in the morning because he wanted to see if there was any place open to buy cigarettes. There wasn’t.
PS: He didn’t get the cigarettes. He got something more enduring than a cigarette. When Bert died, they called me early that morning and I was up watching Tosca. I immediately started writing, because I just couldn’t cry any more. I had cried so much throughout his illness. I now see that time as the youth of my grief. I just thought the best thing I could do for him was work. So I started writing. This photograph was right at the forefront of my mind, my thought, my breath. I just sat there like a kid scribbling. I wrote every day until it was done, and then I put it away in an envelope until I decided to bring it out. Now, seven years later, the little book I wrote for him is coming out as The Coral Sea [recently published by W.W. Norton].
IS: It seems like it’s the perfect moment for all this stuff to be coming out. Robert always used to talk about the “perfect moment.” He meant it in terms of the perfect moment to capture the picture. To me, what you’re doing captures our time. It’s got the darkness, it’s got the light, It’s got the humanness that is so urgent. It’s the fragility and it’s got the strength—it reflects us. Are you feeling this mirror when you look at the people who have come to see you now?
PS: I did this benefit in Jack Kerouac’s hometown. Lowell, Massachusetts, and this boy came up to me. He was about sixteen, wearing a motorcycle jacket a nice looking kid. He said to me, “Gee you weren’t really what I thought you’d be like.” I said, What did you think I’d be like?” And he said, “You know—punk.” And I said, “What did you find?” And he said, “You’re, like, a person.” So I asked him, “Was it all right?” And he said, “Yeah, it was.” Something I’ve noticed in this recent short stint of performing I’ve done is that when I look at the people in front of me, they’re different than they were in the “70s. Then, a lot of the audience was dressed like on our Horses record cover. I look out at people now, and I see guys who could be truck drivers or fans at a Grateful Dead concert. I see young kids and people with children. I can tell there are different sexual preferences out there. I can tell that some of these people are sub. urban, some seem lost. and some seem hip. What makes me happy is that they’re there.


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Libyans Must Make a Complete Break From Culture of Repression and Abuse, with End of Gaddafi Regime, Says Amnesty International
NEW YORK - Libya must make a complete break from its past culture of abuse and repression, and demand a full accounting of decades of human rights abuses, with the reported death and end of the regime of Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi, Amnesty International said today.
“The legacy of repression and abuse from Colonel Mu'ammar al-Gaddafi's rule will not end until there is a full accounting for the past and human rights are embedded in Libya's new institutions,” said Hassiba Hadj Sahraoui, deputy director of the Middle East and North Africa program at Amnesty International.
"Colonel al-Gaddafi’s death must not stop his victims in Libya from seeing justice being done. The many Libyan officials suspected of serious human rights violations committed during and before this year's uprising, including the infamous Abu Salim prison massacre in 1996, must answer for their crimes."
"The new authorities must make a complete break from the culture of abuse that Colonel al-Gaddafi’s regime perpetuated and initiate the human rights reforms that are urgently needed in the country."
Amnesty International called on the transition authorities to disclose publicly how Colonel al-Gaddafi died, making the full facts available to the Libyan people.
The organization said it was essential to conduct a full, independent and impartial inquiry to establish the circumstances of Colonel al-Gaddafi’s death.
Amnesty International called on the NTC to ensure that all individuals suspected of human rights abuses and war crimes, including Colonel al-Gaddafi's inner circle and family members, are treated humanely and, if captured, given fair trials.
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Facebook Inc is developing a smartphone application that will track the location of users, two people with knowledge of the matter said, bolstering efforts to benefit from growing use of social media on mobile computers.
The app, scheduled for release by the middle of next month, is designed to help users find nearby friends and would run even when the program is not open on a handset, said one of the people, who asked not to be identified because the plans are not public.
Facebook is adding features to help it profit from the surging portion of its more than 1 billion users who access the service via handheld devices. The tracking app could help Facebook sell ads based on users’ whereabouts and daily habits. It may also raise the hackles of consumers and privacy advocates concerned about the company’s handling of personal information.
Regulators in the US and Europe have already scrutinized Menlo Park, California-based Facebook amid concerns that it does not do enough to keep data private. Apple Inc and Google Inc have similar tools for continuously keeping tabs on user whereabouts.
Derick Mains, a spokesman for Facebook, declined to comment.
Chief executive officer Mark Zuckerberg emphasized the need for new mobile products in a Jan. 30 call with analysts.
“A lot of what we had to do last year was simply to improve our mobile development process,” Zuckerberg said. “The next thing we’re going to do is get really good at building new mobile-first experiences.”
Facebook fell 5.5 percent to US$28.11 on Monday in New York. The stock has gained 59 percent since closing at a record low on Sept. 4.


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During her chat with Rollingstone, she sat down to talk about her sudden rise to fame, new music, being a college student, the death of her mother and more.
Her latest track, B.I.T.C.H has had a steady rise on the charts and she now has a Rolling stone feature, which we shared above, to her laurels. We have provided a link to the interview below.
The rapper had a few things to say about her music. In the interview, she reveals that she started out making music she liked. She states that she didn’t pay recourse to anybody else, especially not kids, or other races.
As she progressed and attended other shows, she thought to start giving her music a deeper meaning because she saw her music as something she wanted to grow up with.

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Sinn Fein urges end to loans agency
Sinn Fein has called for a commission to dismantle the State's toxic loans agency.
At the party's annual think-in, Dail leader Caoimhghin O Caolain said the National Asset Management Agency (Nama) should be wound up.
A commission could examine the most responsible and economically safe way of doing this, he told delegates at the pre-Dail gathering.
Mr O Caolain also claimed people were becoming more politicised over the economic crisis and would no longer accept multibillion-euro cutbacks on public services.
"The current Government has bred disgust and disillusionment with politics," he said.
"They are hoping people have their heads down and will accept the forthcoming savage budget with little protest."
Accusing the Government of an appalling mishandling of the banking crisis, Mr O Caolain warned another much-feared slash-and-burn Budget would not help the economy.
He said a focus on creating jobs and not cutting public spending was the key to the country's recovery.
"In education Government cuts mean dilapidated schools, larger classes and neglect of special needs," he said.
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Hamas Appoints First Spokeswoman
GAZA CITY, GAZA STRIP: The Hamas government of the Gaza Strip has for the first time appointed a woman to represent it to the world.
The hiring of Isra Almodallal as a spokeswoman for the territory's conservative Islamist rulers is part of a long-running push by the group, which has at times sought to curb women's freedoms, to present a newer friendlier face both to its own citizens and internationally.
Almodallal, a 23-year-old who speaks fluent British-accented English, has assumed a post normally held by tough-talking men who voice Hamas' bitter opposition to Israel. She will be responsible for the Gaza government's communications with the international media.
"We are looking forward to having a different and unique language," said Almodallal in an interview in her Gaza City office, on her first week in the job. "We will make the issues more human."
The change in policy began six months ago when a new head of the government media department, Ihab Ghussein, took over. He hired younger media people, started a new official government website, began rampant use of social media and started conducting seminars and workshops.
Ghussein said he appointed Almodallal in an effort "to be more open to the West." He said many women were among the dozens of applicants considered for the position.
"Women are partners in our society," Ghussein said. Almodallal, a divorced mother of a four-year-old girl, does not have her roots in the Hamas movement. Unlike many other Hamas officials, her office does not bear a photo of Gaza's Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh. She keeps a book on American history there, alongside the Quran.
She was raised in Gaza and spent five years in Britain as a teenager, studying at Grange Technology College, a high school in Bradford in the UK. Upon returning to Gaza, she studied journalism at the Islamic University, and worked as a TV reporter for a local station and an English-language satellite channel, which she said taught her how to present herself on camera.
Her appointment is the latest step by Hamas to manage its image. "Hamas, as any other government in the world, want others to listen and believe in them," said Moean Hassan, a lecturer in media at Gaza's Palestine University.
Since the group overran the territory in 2007, it has cautiously attempted to enforce its deeply conservative version of Islam and has at times placed some restrictions on women's behavior. But it has refrained from passing sweeping Islamic legislation, apparently fearing a public backlash, despite criticisms form ultraconservatives who say it is not implementing Islamic law quickly enough.


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Kennedy Chandler, a five-star point guard in the Class of 2021, said on Twitter that he’ll make an official visit to Syracuse next month.
Chandler announced that he’d make official visits to five schools, Syracuse, Tennessee, Mississippi, Florida State and Michigan. According to USA Today, he has also visited Kansas and Memphis, his hometown school.
Chandler is ranked among the 20 best prospects in the Class of 2021 by all the major college basketball recruiting websites.
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The 'From Post-Industrial City to the New Urban Campus' conference will take place in Milan on November 14-15. Organized by the Class of 2020, this conference will explore how former industrial, neglected areas are being transformed into knowledge hubs and the brightest beacons of innovation.
Knowledge is undeniably one of the most valuable resources a city needs to nurture and attract, in order to innovate in a field of global competition. This requires connectivity and collaboration and is stimulated through flexible, diverse and welcoming environments. This is the new urban campus: where higher education and entrepreneurship are integrated with housing that meets the needs of the younger cohorts of talent.
Julie Wagner, former senior fellow at the Brookings Institute and president of Urban Insight, emphasizes the role of higher education institutions in the city: "In the vast majority of innovation districts globally, universities play a central role. They are the locus of a growing intellectual class, they have (or many do) have extensive R&D portfolios that are driving innovation, they are naturally connected globally and locally offering that important perspective to discussions, and they increasingly, have a role in growing and supporting start-ups."
The emergence of the new urban campus and a future generation of urbanites with changing needs in a time of reimagining cities, is at the heart of this conference.
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Oct. 24 (Bloomberg) -- Spain’s opposition leader Mariano Rajoy said it will be “very difficult” for Spain’s regional governments to reach their deficit goal this year, as he pledged to trim government spending if he wins next month’s election.
“The situation is not good,” Rajoy said in an interview with Cadena Cope today. “It is going to be very difficult for them to meet that 1.3 percent this year.”
Rajoy’s People’s Party, the favorite to win the general election on Nov. 20, has governed most of Spain’s 17 semi- autonomous regions since local elections on May 22. Regional administrations are crucial to the nation’s efforts to cut the euro region’s third-biggest budget deficit as they control more than a third of public spending and employ half the country’s public workers.
The regions’ target of 1.3 percent of gross domestic product is part of the overall deficit goal for this year of 6 percent, down from 9.2 percent in 2010. Rajoy said he would scale down public administrations to reduce spending and said it’s a “priority” to avoid cutting pensions. He pledged a “four-year plan” to shrink the deficit and bolster the economy, without giving further details.
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Rajoy’s PP may win 194 seats in the 350-seat Parliament, compared with 119 for the ruling Socialists, an opinion poll published by El Mundo showed yesterday. That would give the PP an outright majority to legislate alone, something Socialist Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero has never had.
Rajoy reiterated pledges to use that majority to overhaul the financial industry and promised changes to tax and labor rules in favor of business. He will name “the best” people to his cabinet, and that may include people from outside the party.
“A change of government will already give a bit of confidence; naming a government of serious, competent people who know what they are talking about and know what needs to be done, helps confidence,” said Rajoy, who is still to name his candidate for finance minister.
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By Autumn Brown, Senior Writer
Sunday afternoon, as I packed and prepared to leave Tulsa, Oklahoma, I fully intended on engaging in radical self-care while binge-watching 90-day fiance. Instead, when I opened my Facebook application, I had been tagged in a post in which YET ANOTHER Mid-Del public school teacher, Kemper Rigg, was caught spewing racial rhetoric toward the black community.
Y’all, I’m tired.
I’m tired of individuals with racist agendas entrusted with the task of educating our youth.
Frankly, I’m tired of Mid-Del public schools refusing to address the insidious problem that exists throughout their district.
But before I begin, I would like to acknowledge that there are some phenomenal teachers in the district, some of which are longtime friends. My father, who was a Mid-Del educator for over 40 years, included.
My dad’s experience in the district, wrought with racial occurrences, includes the fact that district officials turned their backs on him as a coach. So the racial undertones that exist within Mid-Del are no stranger to my family or me.
Mr. Rigg, Jarman Middle School Science teacher, made statements like, “Reverse racism is real, looters are real, good cops are real, white privilege doesn’t affect everyone. Can we stop the shit and call this what it really is. Black privilege and looters.”
He says, “Nothing else can be mentioned because 200+ years ago black people were owned as slaves. They always fall back on that. They’re constantly spouting white privilege and trying to blame EVERYONE for their problems. Get off their asses, go to a college, and become something.”
Stupidly, he adds, “Speaking of colleges, do you see an all-white college? HELL NO, that’d be racist, but there are certainly all-black colleges!”
Since Oklahoma adopted the Territorial School Code of 1897, mandated by law were segregated schools; in 1907, Oklahoma approved the state’s constitution, upholding segregation.
Oklahoma law since statehood necessitated a need for black colleges, or HBCUs (historically black colleges and universities).
Privilege is the mere thought that all white colleges do not exist. One could step onto the campus of Oklahoma State University (OSU) or the University of Oklahoma (OU) and see that while not kept out legally, black students remain the minority, and the campus is still predominantly white.
Additionally, when fraternities such as OU’s Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) repeat racist chants or professors on the campus use the N-word during lectures, or when white students find joy in rocking blackface, we see that we are still not welcome.
Mr. Rigg disgustingly ends his rant by saying, “I’m tired of black people causing so much shit! Especially blaming me because I’m white. Get over it [or] go back to Africa.”
Mr. Rigg, how about YOU go back to the unemployment office because you don’t deserve the right to stand before any child, especially black children, spewing such racist ideology.
Superintendent Dr. Rick Cobb responded with a statement through the district’s Facebook page. He says, “We expect all of our staff to embrace the diversity of our district and support the families we serve.”
We expect, not we require. And therein lies the problem.
I reached out to Dr. Cobb, as well as Lynette Brown (Jarman Head Principal), Mike Sutton (Assistant Principal), and Rene Frolich (Assistant Principal), to which I did not receive a response.
At this point, I am sure that Mid-Del refuses to acknowledge that within their district are bigoted individuals with skewed perceptions of the black community. Further, in the district’s released statement, they use the word expect, signaling that anti-racist faculty and staff are not a requirement.
I also question the authenticity of the statement. Mr. Rigg’s comments went viral on social media with an outpour of community members informing the district officials about the incident.
Though, I ask, where was a released statement when Mary Foote used the N-word in her class at Kerr Middle School?
Or when a Del Crest Middle School teacher used the word against a black student?
Mid-Del’s choice to cherry-pick this incident to speak out on, while sweeping other similar occurrences under the rug, indicates that unless held to the fire by stakeholders and community members, they are willing to ignore exploitative happenings against black students.
I pulled some statements from parents and community members in response to the district’s report:
“What my child went through repeatedly has caused me to seriously entertain removing him as well as his brother for not only their physical safety and health but their mental health and safety also. A thorough investigation needs to take place in this district […] you are NOT prepared to address the mental safety when it comes to racism within your staff.”
Another person adds, “I will also say this, the only way things can be rectified is if people begin to speak up. I am a graduate of Mid-Del. I know racism existed when I went there, but I graduated 17 years ago.”
What does it say when triggers are still present within 30 something-year-olds by past racialized experiences taking place in this district?
Another parent spoke out about her child’s experience with Mr. Rigg stating, “He called my son ‘stupid.’ We had a meeting with the principal, and I doubt he even got much in the way of admonishment for that. My son has told me very clearly that this teacher mistreated black children in the class.”
This statement brings up another severe and immediate issue that the public must push the district to address: white faculty and the criminalization of black students.
And I can speak on this subject with a very personal experience that corroborates such an accusation.
I attended Carl Albert Middle School under Principal Joyce Honey. When I was in 7th grade, one of my peers thought it was funny to throw runts at my head, while the teacher sat there like a mute. After asking her to stop multiple times, in which case she didn’t, I slammed her head against the bench.
Though I take full responsibility for my actions, Principal Honey began her mission in labeling me a troublemaker, while viewed as the victim was the white student.
Three days of After School Detention (ASD) was my punishment, while the white student didn’t even get so much as a stern talking. Beyond that was a slew of occurrences that steadily landed me in the principal’s office. Honey took away my right to use the office phone–she said that every time I used it, my parents were coming up to the school and challenging her.
Honey also threatened to revoke my transfer, as if Carl Albert was the end all be all in the field of education, and I was the lucky negro pushing my luck.
I recount my experience because I see now that Honey was doing everything in her power to criminalize my behavior and label me as a troublemaker. Luckily, I had two parents who challenged her at every turn.
After a year, she finally gave up her campaign to push me out. As I matriculated through Carl Albert Middle and High School, I went on to earn an Academic Letter Jacket. I graduated as a valedictorian with a GPA above 4.0 and never saw the inside of a principals office again.
Though I wonder, how many other black classmates lost this battle with Mrs. Honey, and still harbor educational trauma stemming from similar occurrences as mine?
I challenge Mid-Del to address the culture within the district. Black students make up 30 percent in this district, and 29.5 percent at Jarman Middle School. I wonder what percent of black students make up the total number of discipline referrals throughout the district.
Perhaps if hit in the pocket with a class action lawsuit, Mid-Del will better address racial microaggressions. How many other “Mr. Rigg’s” exist in the district, handing out harsher discipline among black students? And when will Mid-Del finally live up to its mission of providing “safe, challenged, and ready” schools?
Mr. Rigg’s comments pulled a string that will soon unweave the entire tapestry within Mid-Del. Mid-Del schools have become a haven for individuals who hold racial animosity against students and numerous stakeholders because of their race. We cannot let up, and allow district officials to pacify such racial occurrences. And we cannot accept half-assed statements created under pressure from the community.
Black students deserve to feel safe and like they have a voice. Thankfully, mine was not taken away by bias and misjudgment. Until the district reaches a proper resolution, I will continue to use it to pressure district administrators.
Autumn Brown is a doctoral student in social foundations of education at Oklahoma State University. Social foundations analyzes and explains educational issues, policies, and practices through the lenses of history, philosophy, anthropology, sociology, and cultural studies. Its goal is to improve the educational experiences for members belonging to marginalized groups. Her research focus centers around the experiences of black women in STEM and black women within the academy. She also researches racial body politics, sexuality, and intimate justice for black women. She has published a book chapter titled “Breaking the silence: Black women’s experience with abortion,” and has presented her work on the intense policing of the black female body nationally. Autumn plans on continuing her pursuits in bringing awareness to the injustices imposed on members within her community, and advocating for equitable education for black and brown students. She plans on finishing her Ph.D. in May 2020 and hopes to move into a tenure-tracked faculty position at a top tier research university.