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Masked MasksYou're differentMasked Masks by starell
When you're with them
When You're with me.
Who are you
RestorationRestoration by MirkwoodElf
Written on the wall were these words:
Tell Lasec Roffo Erutan Eb Dednuob Ereh, Throfec Neh, Litnu a Namuh Gingeb Dluoshet Icer Eseths Drow
Beneath them, several hieroglyphics were imprinted into the stone. The odd thing about them was how very fine and intricate they were, seeming quite recently made especially compared to the writings wed seen on previous digs. Almost too fine.
But that wasnt what caught my attention. I knew something about hieroglyphics, though not nearly as much as Rachel or Kylie, but I knew enough to tell the different cultures apart, and, more importantly, I knew the Ancient dialects, though Kylie was definitely more of the linguist, and I didnt have any idea what the words actually meant.
Hall of DespairEverybody dreams while they sleep, though you don't always remember what you've dreamed once you wake up. I usually remember my dreams, but I forget most of them throughout the day. I'm sure that's normal. My dreams aren't normal, but their always interesting. . .Hall of Despair by BRTennant
A dream I have more than most, involves people I see more than most. They're not family and they're not really friends. I've dreamed the same dream almost every night.
I'm drawing a picture of a graveyard. In the picture it's raining. There is a mangled maple tree to the left of the centered main grave. A skull-and-cross bones are carved into the headstone of this newly drawn grave.
Below the tree is a piece of rope. It was the noose, the one the person in the grave used.
Who's grave is it? Him, oh my God, why am I drawing his grave?
When I look up I notice that I'm sitting in a dark corner. Everything else was bright with color. It's a party. Why am I in the corner during a party? Why am I at the party to begin with?
Treasure HuntersLeave land beforeTreasure Hunters by starell
The sun has thought
To make it's way 'round
Their motor whirring lowly
Chopping though dark waters
Until almost too far from the coastline
It's still black,
But threatening dark blue
Deeper than they should
Where it's still dark as pitch
Breathe air in the water
As it bites them with the cold
Currents carrying them
Farther and farther out
Until the water becomes turquoise
Graveyard Grand JeteThe rotted stairs groaned as I slunk through the house. Clouds of dust swirled in the night air. My eyes could barely make out shapes from the drab interior, but I did not stumble. Slowly I picked my way through the house to the hidden staircase, Carrie trailing behind me.Graveyard Grand Jete by starell
The latch rasped as the tumblers freed the catch and the door jolted open. Squeaking slightly, the trapdoor opened and Carrie and I slipped out onto the roof. Moonlight striped us silver and illuminated the grime of centuries on top of the old house. And then I danced.
Forgetting the impending doom tomorrow would bring and how Madame would yell at the grit caked in my slippers. My arms floated high above my head as I flirted with the edge. Spinning closer and closer to the very edge of the roof I would leap and twirl with the night. Carrie whimpered, cowering against the chimney eyes widened with fright, pleading with me to come back.
It was getting late. I slipped off my shoes grabbing her hand I guided us out of th
DearestDearest,Dearest by starell
Would that you were closer,
So I could read aloud
The words I’ve only written,
The thoughts I haven’t dared.
Speak my desires
Onto your lips and into your mouth
So they might wrap around your tongue
And maybe travel to your heart.
Would that you were closer,
So I could catch the notes
You shout from high cliffs
That travel over oceans
Until they get to me,
Where I wait on the sand,
And only grasp faint whispers
Carried by the waves.
Would that you were closer,
So we could count the freckles
That dot across our noses.
Which we got from waiting
Every night in the moonlight
So we wouldn’t miss the love letters
Hung by the other
On the evening breeze.
Would that you were closer.
A talk with Dad about his cancerI put my trust in the pilot,A talk with Dad about his cancer by jade-pandora
the man in the cockpit
to get me home.
With closed eyes he adds,
I can live with that.
War SongsWar Songs by jade-pandora
Even in my old age, I am a small girl again when I think of great-grandfather's stories, telling me of when his father rode against the 7th Cavalry, and the one called Long Hair, with those who lived in the sacred Black Hills. Who fought and overwhelmed the soldiers in their one great victory at the Little Big Horn, before the captured killings of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull. Until all fell to the wrath of the Great White Father that ended at Wounded Knee.
Before then, it was as hot as any of the Elders could recall, and hard to remember a summer without any clouds in the sky. As horse soldiers wound their way in pursuit of the tribes who, for the first and last time, had joined as one nation with one resolve, to stop the desecration of the land, and regain a way of life. . .
It was at the great camp three miles long that
we came together, to prepare, with war songs,
sun dance visions, and ceremonial smokes.
The Arapaho, the Hunkpapa, the Lakota Sioux,
the Brule, the
InsatiableHe wonders what she hidesInsatiable by jade-pandora
behind that mischievous smile,
a silent crescent wile
and a glance of curvaceous skin.
The little black dress that shows
what's hidden from within
and artful hands that tender the sin.
How her eyes can melt his soul,
glittering of coal blackness
that flash and dance and burn,
and makes his flesh crawl and yearn
for the feel of her skin on him.
The way of tangled limbs.
His lover's mouth with its hunger,
insatiable till it's over.
Her body's desire renders
its pureness, and oils his body
as she moves like a serpent,
slick with her wetness,
filled by the whiteness of him.
Moonlit gleam of heavy eyes,
a shudder and a rush of sighs
when her tongue curls around,
to taste and take all he gives.
Her grin, and the joy felt within
at her lover's unexpected reaction;
to start a new kiss, to rise again
and quench her needy thirst
as the cycle repeats until
passion wanes and dies,
to coil round and lull them in
a shadowy, slow-motion sleep.
Where did that little black dre
GhostYou offer me your ghost shirtGhost by jade-pandora
for warmth, as I stand
in permanent free fall
before the two dippers.
I have no tears with which to weep,
they won't last beyond
the first touch of
thin air in this high place
where trees never grew
or felt the tension of gut sinew
when I lost my eyes
staring into the sun, and
how its dried breath of
ancient rain and elk horn
has left the moon an orphan.
One For The Morning Glory"One For The Morning Glory"One For The Morning Glory by social-shut-in
Pocket watches are beautiful works of art. The intricate designs carved into the face. Seeing all the glorious work put into them.
But my town is different. See, no-one here likes pocket watches. It’s an old town legend, folklore, faerie tale. It gets passed around at slumber parties and whispered across the table at school.
But I know it’s true. I’ve seen her. I’ve seen her come in through the locked door. I’ve seen her child-like smile as she got closer to her prey. I’ve seen the pocketwatch sway from her wrist as the chain was gripped tightly in her hand.
Her name was once Elizabeth. She was once human. A young girl about thirty years before I first heard of her. She came to school in the same dress every day. A nice, dark blue dress. But she was teased a lot for only wearing this one dress. She was an outcast, even though she was just in middle school. Elizabeth had one friend. A girl named Victoria. Every morning, she
The Eternal Bond of a Dragon Rider"It's rather shallow." The healer noted, cautiously peeling away Rhilahan's bloody shirt. He meticulously studied the wound along the Ranger's lower back before applying the numbing balm. With nimble fingers, the elderly healer began stitching the torn skin back together. His attention to detail did not falter even among the growing cries of pain in the crowded chapel. Anyone with any sense of medical experience were thrown into the fray helping the wounded and easing the dying's final minutes.The Eternal Bond of a Dragon Rider by thwackcrackers
The past two days brought nothing but death and grief for the people of Eyrarfell. The ongoing conflict with the Gnolls may have dragged the Duchy into three years of bloodshed but never did the peaceful villagers of Eyrarfell believe that the war would march to their doorsteps. Half of the village still burned and many innocents were slaughtered. The healer couldn't help but admire his patient, the man who seemingly appeared out of nowhere with a contingent of rangers to aid
The Dragon Slave of The Basinite Fjords The very air rippled as the leathery whip came whistling down along Shara's exposed midsection. With a cringing thwack the barbed torture tool lashed her belly again and again. Blood sprayed and sapphire scales were rent violently from her flesh, falling onto the hard stone floor in a collective pile. Shara growled away the seething pain that gutted her away but stubbornly refused to whimper. A whimper expressed defeat and in the sadistic eyes of her tormentors, defeat was what they strove to implant within her.The Dragon Slave of The Basinite Fjords by thwackcrackers
A rasping voice dragged Shara away from the nightmare of the whip and into a world full of misery. "That's enough. I wish to speak with it."
Shara's body hurt all over and her head swam with nausea as she turned her neck to see a small, obsidian colored creature approach her. The creature bore a disturbing visage and obsidian ornate armor as black as his skin. He tugged his beard a long while, studying the fruits of his work that lay in a pathetic heap be
A New WorldA blinding streak of light and a deafening crack of thunder was all the warning Braden had before he raised his kite shield in mock defense against the oncoming bolt of sheer energy that snaked towards him. His shield hummed with power as a bubble-like ward manifested around him, catching the bolt and harmlessly tossing the energy away to explode further down the arena. Braden’s teeth cringed as his bones rattled and the hair on his neck bristled. The sheer force of the attack collapsed his left arm, sending his kite shield slamming into his chest and his legs faltering beneath his own weight.A New World by thwackcrackers
His brow furrowed as he painfully regained his composure and stared down the training yard at his Draoll partner. The black vixen stared back, hunched and panting heavily from the strain that the magical attack placed on her. Despite her obvious fatigue the edges of her black lips stretched into a smile and her ruby eyes gleamed with what Braden could only assume was a gloating taunt.
What's that Smell?CHAPTER ONE: WHAT’S THAT SMELL?What's that Smell? by BRTennant
Now – Fall 2014
“Scott, dude, stop making that face it is disgusting! You smell rotting flesh or something? Because if you are gross dude. Rotting flesh throws off my appetite.” Stiles’ groaned as he placed his soda can down on the table, giving his best friend a disgruntled look.
“Rotting flesh! That’s it!” Scott said too loudly, “That’s the smell!”
Isaac rolled his eyes at Scott’s excitement, “I don’t smell anything Scott.”
“Just take a sniff, it’s there I swear.” Scott replied his face reminding Stiles of a whiny puppy.
Isaac placated the other teen with a sarcastically dramatic show at sniffing the air. His face scrunched up immediately “gross. It is rotting flesh. Both new and old. Weird.”
“Well I officially lost my appetite.” S
DPSW -- ProloguePROLOGUEDPSW -- Prologue by BRTennant
Now – Fall 2014
It has been four years since he first saw her brilliantly bright hazel eyes and beautiful strawberry blonde hair. She had been so small, so young, and so different than she is now. Her potential was obvious from the start. There was a power hidden in her - it rolled off of her in waves. It was intoxicating.
Peter Hale is the type of man who, no matter what, gets what he wants. He is also a very patient man. When Peter sets his eyes on something he does whatever he has to do, even if it involved waiting four-long-years to make Lydia Martin his.
The first time that Peter saw Lydia was in his Introduction of Dramatic Arts class her freshman year at Beacon Hills High School. The class is designed for freshman, those 14 to 15 year olds who thought the class would be a breeze, an easy-A. Peter didn’t fault them for their logic. When he was in high school Peter had thought t
The Battle for Tower Ygytherul: PrologueKnight Lieutenant Norman yanked the reigns of his warhorse and veered right, trotting east along the withered path which, with a single blink of an eye, could easily be mistaken for a deceitful apparition. His white stallion bayed in short protest before following its rider's commands and changing course. The steady marching beat of two hundred men-at-arms echoed behind him and the Knight Lieutenant risked a quick glance behind him.The Battle for Tower Ygytherul: Prologue by thwackcrackers
Elkrul's finest soldiers accompanied him, marching with the steady discipline that came with being a proud servant of the Blessed City of the West. Norman returned his attention to the front, shivering at the foreboding landscape that caged him and his company like a slave's pen. Titanic trees sprouted in all directions, dwarfing his men with bony fingers of wood and gnarled roots that looked as if it was ready to pluck an unsuspecting victim from the road and crush him within his grasp.
To make their travel abundantly worse, a heavy forecas
Diviners of Runawynd Act IDiviners of Runawynd Act I by Runawynd
"But that's just immoral!" Denying all professionalism, Garrick harshly snapped at the supreme god, Keiran, who calmly sat in his cozy, luxurious office seat. "I can't believe you want me to carry out a mission like that!"
With the mildest of expressions, Keiran merely blinked up at the enraged one and countered, unexpectedly cold, "Since when do morals matter here? At this place where we observe and judge humanity? We focus on facts, not feelings. You know that." He added, patronizing.
"Tch, I don't need you reminding me. And I know what I need to do, but there's no way I'm-" Garrick welcomed the coming verbal battle; thus, when his superior rose from his seat, he could feel his own temper rising as well.
Keiran then approached him face-to-face, smirking all the while he spoke. "Look, I love the way you think " A graceful hand took to Garrick's pounding neck, reached to his face, where it departed with a tender caress. "But talking back to your superior isn't a good idea when the
The Xavier: Chapter 3At the moment of En'fili's peak, the room blazed with the sound of alarm bells. As a shocked En'fili leapt off the bed, her skin shone a deep penetrating, unhealthy yellow; a yellow glow of terror at the bewildering sound. Nikoli just lay stiff, still in shock at the noise and the startlement of En'fili. Their world of intimate unadulterated bliss came to fall as reality massacred it midway. A booming voice came over the speaker system-The Xavier: Chapter 3 by ShadowsOfAVorlon
"Report to alert stations. This is NOT a drill!"
The message in Commander Neroon's parade voice continued thrice more, then harshly stopped. With no time at all to spare Cromwell and Feliss hurriedly dressed themselves and ran towards the bridge Sola-lift, sorting each other's uniform on the way. As the two corrected their hair and made final adjustments to each other's kit, they began to think the worst- a declaration of war by the Vorath.
"But w-what if..."
Nikoli interrupted- "What if... nothing! We're on an Obsidion Class Luna Destroyer. We're on th
The Fallen Star: Chapter 8EIGHTThe Fallen Star: Chapter 8 by TheFS
Whatever Lakor tried to do, he couldn't sleep. It wasn't just the gentle creaking of the house that kept him awake, but the constant questions that rattled around in his head. He shuffled around onto his back and stared up at the ceiling. Slowly, he pushed his hands under his head and closed his eyes again.
Sleep had just taken hold over him, when a sudden thump echoed through his room. He reopened his eyes, hearing footsteps outside his door. He lifted up his head and tried to hear who it was.
Against Kantou's wishes, both Hamsol and Saru insisted that they should rest until morning. And yet, someone was awake. Lakor continued to listen, and heard the unmistakeable creaking of the stairs, as someone tiptoed downwards into the living room. There was click as the front door was opened, and another as it softly swung back to.
He pushed himself from his bed, shuffled over to the window and drew back the curtain. In the light of the moon, he could see a man strolling into the
A Renaissance Dinner Party Guests:A Renaissance Dinner Party by social-shut-in
Queen Elizabeth the First
Lorenzo de’ Medici
Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni
Leonardo di ser Piero da Vinci
Menu (More Snacks Than Actual Meal):
First Course: Manchet Bread with Butter
Second Course: Double Ale, Roasted Capon, and Game Pie
Third Course: Sweetmeats, Pastries with Marmalade, and Mead
da Vinci, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Medici, Her Majesty
(Right after Her Majesty arrives and all are seated)
Shakespeare: I do believe all of us have arrived. Now, what shall we all talk about on this nice day?
Medici: I would like to ask Her Majesty how Her land of England is doing.
Elizabeth: It’s doing as well as your city of Florence, maybe even better. Our Royal Navy has expanded and has brought back many stories of the New World.
Medici: I do believe Your Majesty, is gloating.
Elizabeth: I feel no need to gloat. C
The Apology: Full ScriptThe ApologyThe Apology: Full Script by ZachValkyrie
Page 1: Six panels arranged in three rows of equal height. The top row is composed of one full-width panel. The middle row contains two panels of equal width. The bottom row contains three panels of equal width.
Top Panel: A long wide view of a large tan-grey concrete building in a vast field. The building is surrounded by a tall razorwire fence. Several guard towers are visible along the fence. The midday sky above the building is blue and cloudless. Behind the building, the fields stretch for miles without a single structure to be seen until the rolling hills swallow the landscape.
Middle Left Panel: Upward view of an unmarked black military helicopter with the midday sun peeking out from behind the rotor column.
Middle Right Panel: A view of the roof of the concrete building. The roof is made of the same tan-grey concrete as the building. On the right side of the panel, there stands a doorway leading to a stairwe
StagelightsStagelights by MirkwoodElf
INT. STAGE - NIGHT
CHRISTINE and LUCY work on the lighting panel on the stage floor. They are alone. There are only a few lights on above the stage - the audience space is dark.
A phone rings from an office backstage. Lucy and Christine look up, to the right; Lucy rolls her eyes and sighs.
Ill get it. Try switching the cables again. . .
She stands and walks off, through the right wing, leaving Christine alone. Christine kneels down and fiddles with the cables.
A noise, like the WHOOSH of a cape, sounds from somewhere out in the dark of the audience space. Christine looks up, staring out into the dark. She quickly stands up and grabs a screwdriver from the floor.
There is the sound of more movement, closer to her, then silence.
Slowly, she turns her head to her left, and, just outside the left wing, the PHANTOM st
Informed OpinionsThe hours were waning into the cooler parts of the day. The gentle autumn temperatures seemed to contrast, in a way, with the warm light of the bold, golden colors that were beginning to set the western sky aflame. The sun stretched its impotently burning touch over the elves' gilded kingdom of eternal song and efflorescence, and in the courtyard between the Arcane Academy and the Temple of the Sun, it gleamed on the heads of two pointy-eared figures, who sat looking like femininely personified contrasts of night and day themselves.Informed Opinions by AranyaVerSarn
One wore the dark garb of a warlock, her silvery tresses falling in elegant waves around her shoulders, while the taller one's sleek black mane brushed lightly over the threads of her mage-robes and fell a little to one side with the tilt of her head.
"How long have you had this?" Shad'ara asked. Her fair, whiskery eyebrows twitched with intrigue as she regarded the crystalline object hovering in the empty space above the open palms of her friend's hands, s
Freedom to Live (Nalu Story) Chap.8Chapter 8</I>Freedom to Live (Nalu Story) Chap.8 by NTjm505
Lucy was inside room getting ready for work. She heard the news that the Salamander struck again. This time he killed and burned two innocent bystanders. That wasn’t all. The reporter also states that he blow the thieves we captured include a two police officers. This was getting serious. Officers were even posting off signs for official guilds. She was little scared of who this guy actually is.
She finished putting on her clothes and grabs her keys and whip and headed out. She arrives at the guild and sees Mira and Laxus having a little conversation together. It was attractive. She sees Natsu sitting at the table. “Natsu, how are you feeling?” she asks. He looks at her. “Oh yeah, I’m perfectly fine. Just a bit tired.” He replied. “I see. Well, I had a lot of fun our mission today. I’m hoping we do it again soon.” she smiled.
“Yeah.” Natsu’s face was a little again. H
Ghost Stories Lit. Contest UPDATE: CONTEST CLOSED. Total number of entries: 28! Thank you everyone that entered! Please allow the judges until Friday, November 7th, 2014 to read all the entries and choose the winners!Ghost Stories Lit. Contest by OfOneSoul
It's October 1st.
And OfOneSoul, IrrevocableFate, DreamingAutumn, & DrippingWords
are proud to announce their next Lit. Contest...
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No time to be scared, lovelies! It's time to write.
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The Narrative Kind of Lit.Welcome to OfOneSoul's first issue of...The Narrative Kind of Lit. by OfOneSoul
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... and in accordance with my well-known disorder, .giflovingmania,
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a spoken or written account of connected events; a story.
"the hero of his modest narrative"
in the form of or concerned with narration.
"a narrative poem"
So, if you haven't figured it out yet... this is a feature article specializing in the
deviantARTing: CommissionsWelcome to OfOneSoul's first issue of...deviantARTing: Commissions by OfOneSoul
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supporting fellow deviants.
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The object of my article, keep on deviantARTing, is to explain certain aspects of devianART that sometimes get muddled or some may not fully understand. I have become rather adept at commissioning others and felt that my
Frankenstein MonologueFrankenstein MonologueFrankenstein Monologue by social-shut-in
Chapters 23 and 24
Oh my dearest love, light of all lights. Your dreadful scream still echoes in my mind, my body still in the state of suspension, paused.
Why did I not then expire?
Why am I here to relate the destruction of the best hope and purest creature of Earth?
She was there, lifeless and inanimate, thrown across the bed, her head hanging down, and her pale distorted features half covered by her hair. Everywhere I turn I see the same figure- her bloodless arms and relaxed form flung by the murderer on its bridal bier.
Could I behold this and live? Alas.
Life is obstinate and clings closest where it is most hated.
Oh my dearest love, love of all loves.
All strength had left my legs as she lay there. The deadly languor and coldness of the limbs told me that what I now held in my arms had ceased to be Elizabeth whom I had loved and cherished- the breath had ceased to issue from her lips.
We hunted that fiend, across the country, yet my head whirled and my ow
Drowning Sirens: Chapter OneDrowning Sirens: Chapter One by OfOneSoul
Chapter One: Voyeurism
"How many kids do you have?"
A voice crowed from across a large maroon fence separating all the neighborhood's front yards. Deanna Finnegan accidentally dropped the large box marked "breakable" and cringed at the sound of shattering dinner plates. She clenched her fists nervously and caught the eyes of her disapproving stepmother in her peripheral vision.
"Just pick it up, Deanna." The immediate Mrs. Finnegan ordered, raising her tone at the end of the sentence to intensify her disdain. Deanna scowled and watched curiously as her father crept towards the large fence until he came face to face, so to speak, with a large, gray eye. He knocked on the wood which caused the voyeur to turn away.
Deanna followed her father to the end of the fence and listened as the new neighbors made their introductions. "Hi, my name's Liam Finnegan, and this is my daughter, Deanna." Deanna nodded politely, grateful to be out of her stepmother's line of vision.
Drowning Sirens: PrologueDrowning Sirens: Prologue by OfOneSoul
Prologue: A picture is worth a thousand words...
Just off the Gulf of Mexico Mrs. Waverly was peeling the skin from a boiled shrimp she had bought at the market that morning. The steam had begun to rise in her quaint kitchen and she had raised all of her windows to thin the air. The smells of the sea rushed into her house, mixing with the hydrangeas and lavender she had planted outside.
She inhaled deeply and strolled into the living room, wiping her hands on a damp rag. Mrs. Waverly stopped just in front of the bay window facing the ocean basin. Off in the distance she could see the docks and a few fishing boats barely returning from their day's work. She pressed her fingertips against the glass and smiled warmly as the small heads of her children bobbed across a hill of murky white sand.
Mrs. Waverly waved to them generously as they held up their toy buckets in triumph. The face of her eight year-old son was smug and confident while her four-year old daughter's was f
Note To Self: 12/15/12Note To Self: Its always fun to escape with your father for New Jersey and come home at 6:30 am.Note To Self: 12/15/12 by strawburdeath
Soavist Quote: Internal TimebombAs ourselves, only we have the true power to disable our personal explosives. Sadly only too late do we realise this, so when one (another person) wishes to attempt such a feat- allow them. No, they may not have attained the true means to diffuse you, but neither do you more often than not. Even you alone do all this for temporary measures with shoddy tools- you know not how to utilise; for they are yourself.Soavist Quote: Internal Timebomb by ShadowsOfAVorlon
Someone will too possess these shoddy tools and lack of experience, but just because you cannot does not mean they cannot. It is greatly astonishing to see how observing from differing points of view, frequently gives one an alternate perspective, and so a, perhaps not the, means to do the seemingly unexpectedly impossible.
Will Even Family Forgive?I committed a crime,Will Even Family Forgive? by Starija
one that not only cannot be forgiven
but should not be forgiven.
And how is anything forgiven?
I can try and try,
try as I might until death
but a mistake that's done is unforgettable
and all I'm left with is regret and knowledge
to not make the same mistake again.
But what if I do it again?
Sometimes I get to wondering,
I wonder if my family will take me back
if my daddy understands or if my mom cares
but I wonder most
if my baby brothers and sisters forgive me
because really, the fault is mine and mine alone
for abandoning them
and rendering them disabled forever without cure.
And how do I change now?
I'll try to pay them back in my prison home,
learn to fight and toughen up
so I can try to go back, if they'll take me
and never let my siblings out of my sight again.
So how do I go about it?
It's better to be overprotective,
than to leave them to die the way I once did
and what's more
it's no crime, no crime to protect your loved ones at all.
The Symphony of RainWhere orange rays free fall from the sky,The Symphony of Rain by SereneCyrene
where heaven's time ceases to deny
the desire for a weeping cloud,
hear the sky roar out loud...
As you stretch your hand out for a tear
near the deep vertical atmosphere.
"Can't this sorrowful terrain
spare any room for rain?"
Break to the symphony of rain!
Feel it's darted arrows plunge,
throw your adrenaline into a lunge,
and watch nature start to breathe.
The heart now stands to know
of an indescribable water flow.
Break to the symphony of rain,
the sweet symphony of rain!
Where orange rays free fall from the sky,
is where a fair child questions why
the stars won't create a path
for the clouds to finally pass...
As he stretches his hand out for a tear
near the deep vertical atmosphere.
"Can't this sorrowful terrain
spare any room for rain?"
Back to Chorus x1
And the stillness after a storm
slanders the tension of a beating sun.
Just a shower thirty seconds long
slanders the tension of a beating sun.
Back to Chorus x2
Ba Dundun Ba Dundun Ba Dundun...BaBa Dundun Ba Dundun Ba Dundun... by strawburdeath
I can be
You might just
When you see
What gives me glee
You might take
Take a peek
What do you see
When you look at me
Covered with spiders
Do I give you the shivers?
Why does your lip quiver?
Is the grass not green enough?
Welcome to the other side!
What have you done
To my one
Beautiful it was
Bright as the sun
Dark as the depths of my heart
Deep will you look
My heart you thought you took
But my knife will be taking yours
Try once again
Who I am inside
I DARE YOU!!!
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Let the islands join together like they once were!
Back to the times before Ikar won!
Before he tore us from one another!
Praise Osetto for joining us together!
Thank the other Gods for helping us.
Thank the other Goddesses for bringing us fresh water.
Let us enjoy what we have been brought!
Tips on Avoiding Word ConfusionWord confusion. You’re and your. To, two, and too. Their, they’re, and there. Effect and affect. Its and it’s. Then and than. Who’s and whose. Get the point? Good. Now learn the difference between these words.Tips on Avoiding Word Confusion by TheBloodyEpicPumpkin
You’re and your.
You’re is a contraction, meaning that humans, being lazy like we are, decided to make two words into one. You’re and you are mean the same thing. Your is possessive, meaning it shows ownership. Replace you’re with you are, then read the sentence again. If it doesn’t make sense, you’re probably looking for your. (Hey, look, a proper use of you’re.) If you’re owning something like your ego or your grammar, use your. (Look! My tips double as examples.)
To, two, and too.
Two is a number. Are you talking in terms of numbers? Did she have two slices of cake? Did he pick up two hookers? In other words, you can replace two with 2 (only, not really, because you
What is a Mary-Sue?--Character StudyIf you happen to love writing like I do, you tend to hear this term thrown around every once in a while. Mostly about characters created for fanfiction, but it can also apply to literature that stands on its own. Not everyone knows what it means, so I'll do a little clarification.What is a Mary-Sue?--Character Study by geekgirl8
When most people hear the term, they think of a peppy, annoyingly snarky girl with oddly-colored hair and a contrived name who is impossibly hot, possesses an innumerable amount of magical powers, and really can do no wrong and has no weakness. And in some cases, this trope is correct. In reality however, ANY kind of character can be a Mary-Sue. It depends on how the character is portrayed by the author.
Here are some examples. I'm going to use my character Sawyer Stone from one of my stories as a healthy example of a character, and a character I just made up named Anthy Silverbell for the Mary-Sue. She's already off to a bad start due to her having that name of hers, but let's continue.
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The South African music industry mourns the loss of yet another young talent.
Maskandi musician Sibongiseni Ngubane popularly known as Mjikijelwa Chalaha lika shafuza has passed away yesterday morning at King Edward Hospital after a long illness.
The sad news were confirmed this morning by his brother on Ukhozi FM.
He was born on 17 September 1983 in KwaJikijiki, uMvoti in KwaZulu-Natal.
He started his music career in 2001 as a dancer and composer under the mentorship of the late Khulekani Kwakhe ‘Mgqumeni’ Khumalo. He composed several songs for Mgqumeni’s albums, including ‘Ithwasa Lami’, which showcased his flourishing talent.

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Coach Chris Bourne and the U15 Boys took on Denmark Black in game 1 this morning to kick-start their Group A campaign at the Copenhagen Invitational 2019. England brought the energy to start the game, taking a 38-26 lead at the half which they maintained through to the final buzzer with a score line of 63-53. Coach Bourne praised his players on winning their opening match-up:
“Overall, we still had some ups and downs and inconsistencies, we found it tough at times on defesne. Denmark were really good at shooting the ball from the 3-point line and rebounding so we had to adjust to that. But overall a good solid start, but weve got plenty of ground to try and be the best we can be by the end of the tournament.”
In the second game of the day, the England U14 Boys faced Kenya in Group C, a game the Brits knew coming in would be a tough match-up due to the size and strength of the Kenyans. And despite Coach Kelson Dickson’s optimism, the Boys found themselves behind early in the game which they then struggled to recover from. The final score ended 85-44 to Kenya. Coach Dickson commented on his side’s performance saying:
“I thought throughout the quarters the boys definitely got better. We started off a bit slow, a bit nervous, guys missing open layups; things that they are comfortable doing. But I think towards the end we gained some pointers that we can take into next game.”
The next set of games featured both the girls squads getting their Copenhagen campaigns underway, with the U15 Girls taking on Denmark White in Group F and the U14 Girls facing Norway in Group E. Coach Cristina Stanciuca’s side were well prepared heading into their first match-up as they took a 10 point lead at the half against the hosts before extending the advantage in the second half to eventually defeat Denmark White 55-42. The U14 Girls on the other hand found themselves down 6 in the first half, a deficit that they unfortunately struggled to recover from as Norway pushed their lead out beyond the reach of Coach Riki Broadmore’s side with the game ending 48-26 to the Norwegians.
After securing the opening win against Denmark Black, the England U15 Boys were back on task as they faced Iceland Blue in their second game of the day just a few hours later. For coach Bourne and assistant coach Troy Culley, it was all about setting the tone early:
“For us its about coming in and being prepared to defend multiple actions and being a bit more switched on. So, it’s about coming In and lining back inot what we said in the scout, making those adjustments and setting the tone early,” said Culley.
And the Boys did just that, who despite the intense schedule stormed past the sharp-shooting Icelanders in the first half to take a 20-point lead. Iceland chipped away in the second half but it wasn’t enough, as England held onto the lead to take the game 64-50 (2-0) and secure their second win of the day.
The evenings games where kicked off by the U14 boys who faced Team Skane from Sweden. The Swedes came out strong in the first half and mounted a lead quickly building on it throughout the first two quarters, so Coach Dickson’s side went in down 27 – 44. The second half continued in the same fashion with the English boys fighting hard but, the Swedish side showed their experience as they finished the game strong with the score at 49 – 77.
The second game of the evening saw the U14 girls take on the Sweden All Stars. The Swedish side showed their dominance from the tip building a big lead by the half with the English girls down 14 – 42. Coach Broadmore’s side came out of half time and played hard but, the Swedes kept up the pressure through the whole game gaining themselves their first win of the tournament in a commanding way with the final score being 46 – 94.
The last game of day one saw Coach Stanciuca’s side play Iceland Blue, who came out strong from minute one and built a lead over the first two quarters as the girls went into half time with the score at 15 – 31 in favour of the Blues. The U15’s came out of the break strong and pushed the team from Iceland the whole half winning the 2 quarters 35 – 24 but, this amazing effort wasn’t quite enough to gain the win as they lost a great game 49 – 56.

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AN additional budget of P384.4 million was approved by President Duterte following the expansion of the World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity Vaccine Trial from 4,000 to 15,000 participants, according to Department of Science and Technology Undersecretary for Research and Development Rowena Cristina Guevara.
“The Philippine team is currently recruiting the additional manpower needed, preparing the sites, and coordinating with relevant government agencies and local government units,” Guevara said at the Department of Health (DOH) online media forum on Friday. Guevara said that the WHO trial – a global effort to evaluate promptly, efficiently, and reliably the safety and efficacy of candidate vaccines – will be at the barangay level. “Thus, those barangays that have been chosen as trial sites will be where participants will be recruited,” she added. Eleven hospitals will serve as trial sites for the WHO Solidarity Trial which is expected to start either this month or February.
After UK-based pharmaceutical firm AstraZeneca withdrew its application to conduct clinical trials in the Philippines, Guevara revealed that Russia’s Gamaleya Institute has also decided to no longer push through its clinical trial in the country. She said that Gamaleya applied for an emergency use authorization of its Covid-19 vaccine in the Philippines instead.
- EU allows extra doses from BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine vial [https://www.dw.com/en/eu-allows-extra-doses-from-biontech-pfizer-vaccine-vial/a-56170558]
- BioNTech says vaccine ‘neutralises’ key mutation in UK, S.Africa strains [https://www.capitalfm.co.ke/news/2021/01/biontech-says-vaccine-neutralises-key-mutation-in-uk-s-africa-strains/]
- Poorest countries can expect vaccines within weeks – WHO [https://www.faceofmalawi.com/2021/01/08/poorest-countries-can-expect-vaccines-within-weeks-who/]
- India: ‘Bharat Biotech vaccine approved in clinical trial mode, consent of participants has to be taken’ – ICMR [https://clubofmozambique.com/news/india-bharat-biotech-vaccine-approved-in-clinical-trial-mode-consent-of-participants-has-to-be-taken-icmr-181496/]
- Pfizer employees in Belgium will be vaccinated next week [https://www.brusselstimes.com/news/business/148676/pfizer-employees-in-belgium-will-be-vaccinated-next-week/]

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PM Imran announces to form high-powered commission to probe stolen wealth
ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday announced to constitute a high-powered commission to probe the wealth stolen from Pakistan.
“The commission will include representatives of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA), Intelligence Bureau (IB), Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI), Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) and Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP),” the prime minister said in a nationwide address.
PM Imran Khan said the commission would investigate all those who had ever been in power in Pakistan and make a report so that in future no government has the audacity to bring Pakistan at the verge of such an economic collapse.
“I am making a high-powered commission. An inquiry commission with one point agenda that how these parties in the past governments got Pakistan indebted with additional 24,000 billion rupees,” he said.
He warned those involved in corruption that he would not spare them even if he lost his life.
“Try to blackmail me that I will lose the government. This government is a very small thing, even if I lose my life I won’t spare these thugs. This is my promise to my nation. I won’t spare those who looted Pakistan,” he said.
The premier said his government was determined to follow the principles laid down by the Riasat-e-Medina.
Imran Khan said that the state of Medina was not established in one day there was a process in turning it into a welfare state.
“There’s no switch that Imran Khan would turn on and it will become a Naya Pakistan,” he said.
He said that the nation would witness how Pakistan was changing under our government.
The prime minister reiterated that he would not give NRO to corrupt and plunderers as in the past two NROs had already caused huge damage to the country under which they were still reeling.
He regretted that a ruckus had been created inside parliament by the opposition parties and warned that he would not bow before their blackmailing and pressure.
On allegations of the government’s using the National Accountability Bureau against the opposition as a political revenge, he said the NAB and judiciary were independent and no one can put pressure on these institutions.
PM Khan also vowed to carry forward the process of accountability without being subdued to any pressure or blackmailing from his political adversaries.
He said his government had obtained information from abroad after reaching agreements with different countries on the basis of which they had traced out 10 billion dollars accounts operated by Pakistanis abroad.
He said when PTI came into power, the current account deficit stood around 19.5 billion dollars and the country was on the verge of default and the devaluation of rupee could have plunged the whole economy into turmoil. However, the economy had been made stable now, he said.
About the fiscal budget, he maintained that his government had tried to support the weaker segments of the society.
Imran Khan added that the government had saved 50 billion rupees by slashing expenditure while cabinet members had decided to cut 10 per cent in their salaries.
He also lauded Pak Army for their decision against pay raise in the salaries of its senior officers.
The prime minister said he would work closely with the FBR chairman to collect taxes by removing the bottlenecks and ensuring smooth processes.
He also appealed to the nation to pay taxes and avail tax amnesty scheme.


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Wine drinkers can save £130 million a year as the Government cuts through EU red tape on imports.
Each bottle of wine coming to the UK could be 13 pence cheaper.
The saving comes as the Government does away with a VI-1 form.
It’s for a test to verify the acidity of a wine. It is not used for other drinks.
Government officials estimate an annual saving of £130m.
Ninety-nine per cent of wine drunk in Britain is imported.
More than half – 55 per cent – comes from the EU.
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association (WSTA) maintains the VI-1 paperwork is a means to protect EU winemakers from foreign competitors.
Miles Beale, WSTA chief executive said:
“This is a truly historic moment for the UK’s world-leading wine trade.
“We have spent more than two years campaigning relentlessly to avoid the introduction of new import certificates for EU wine imports on the one hand and scrapping the unnecessary and costly VI-1 wine paperwork for non-EU wine imports on the other.
“Applying the forms to EU wines would have reduced consumer choice and bumped up prices.
“It’s a truly fantastic outcome.
“This is a major win for wine lovers and the UK wine industry.
“I am sure corks will be popping across the globe in celebration of this most welcome news.”
Ranil Jayawardena, the international trade minister, said:
“It’s fantastic that the British people will no longer have to pay for unnecessary bureaucracy when they buy a bottle of wine.
“Trade is key for economic growth and levelling up the country.”


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Analysis: GOP health care plan would cost Colo. billions
On first blush, the broad strokes of Senate Republican's federal health care overhaul match that of the House of Representatives: a fundamental reworking of Medicaid, new rules for health care subsidy qualification and slashing taxes that helped pay for President Barack Obama's signature legislative achievement.
A handful of Senate Republicans toiled for weeks behind closed doors to revamp the Affordable Care Act. The group included Colorado's Cory Gardner, though he told Denver7 on Wednesday that he hadn't seen the text of the bill, which was released to the public Thursday morning.
Reached Thursday by the Coloradoan, Gardner issued this statement:
“This is the first I’ve viewed the legislation so I am beginning to carefully review it as we continue to look at ways to rescue Colorado from the continued negative impacts of the Affordable Care Act on our healthcare system. It’s frustrating that instead of actually reviewing the legislative text some have decided to immediately oppose the bill before it was even introduced. This deserves serious debate, not knee-jerk reaction.”
But reaction was plentiful across the nation on Thursday, as groups large and small protested, rallied and spoke either in favor or against the newest proposal to reform health care delivery in the United States.
The Senate version, like the bill that passed the House of Representatives earlier this year, is likely to be backed solely by Republicans. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, of Kentucky, has been leading the effort in his chamber.
"We agree on the need to free Americans from Obamacare’s mandates, and policies contained in the discussion draft will repeal the individual mandate, so Americans are no longer forced to buy insurance they don’t need or can’t afford," McConnell said on the Senate floor after briefing his GOP colleagues about the bill.
MORE: Senate health care bill: Here's how it could affect you
The Colorado Health Institute, a nonpartisan and independent health care policy think tank, was almost apocalyptic about what the proposal would mean for Colorado.
Using projections from the House bill, it predicted the changes to Medicaid alone would cost Colorado $15 billion over the next decade, versus $14 billion from the House version.
The bill would essentially turn Medicaid into a block grant that grows at a fixed rate, versus federal money directed to the state correlating to the number of enrollees, like it does now. The block grants would start in 2021, the same year the government would start paying a smaller share of costs for Medicaid expansion.
Colorado's perennially squeezed budget, and the inability of the state or Legislature to unilaterally raise taxes, means Colorado has little flexibility to find cash to keep Medicaid-eligible populations covered, said Joe Hanel, CHI's manager for public policy outreach.
"Everyone knows health care and education are already squeezing out the needs of everything else," Hanel said. "This takes the health care part of that and makes it worse by $1 billion or $2 billion a year."
Many of Coloradans covered by Medicaid are either elderly or living with long-term disabilities. Hanel called out the stereotype that Medicaid is welfare for people who chose not to work; many of its recipients are elderly Coloradans, including those relying on Medicaid to pay for nursing homes, and those living with long-term disabilities.
If this bill becomes law — and there's rampant speculation that there could be a complete revision or other changes before McConnell's goal of a pre-Fourth of July vote — it could mean a highjacking of priorities for Colorado's next governor.
More:Larimer hopefuls line up for Polis' seat in Congress
"I don't know why you'd even want to be governor when the signature decision you're going to make is, how do you avoid kicking people out of nursing homes?" Hanel said.
CHI was still working Thursday on what the Senate bill could mean for individual coverage in Colorado. It didn't look like it would actually help those being squeezed by high premiums on ACA markets, Hanel said.
People in the rural and mountainous parts of the state have been particularly hit by rising insurance costs. The bill as released Thursday narrows both the value of subsidies for buying insurance and the number of people who qualify.
"This bill really zeroes in on all the problems in Obamacare and manages to make them worse," Hanel said.
States could opt into waiver programs that allow insurance companies to sell policies that cover fewer medical issues, presumably at a lower price. However, Colorado already has many mandatory coverage regulations written into state law, Hanel said. He doesn't expect the state, with its split Legislature and Democratic governor, to roll those back.
The Senate bill also gets rid of the individual mandate; it doesn't even include the lapsed-coverage penalty that was included in the House bill.
Republican State Sen. Jim Smallwood, chair of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee, said he does expect conversations about what ailments insurance plans are required to cover. That could go a long way toward helping the Colorado counties with limited or no competition and soaring premium costs, he said.
"I wouldn't advocate, necessarily, for less things being covered as much giving people more flexibility to buy things they want to buy and for Colorado determining what's good for its citizens, and not bureaucrats in Washington, D.C." said Smallwood, a consultant for businesses and individuals trying to navigate health insurance plans.
Smallwood, of Parker, said the flexibility — and lower costs — could lure more young, healthy people onto the markets and help buoy floundering markets.
He did worry some about what potential Medicaid rollbacks could mean. He noted that last session, transportation and K-12 education were priorities. Adding health care to that could require re-balancing that equation.
"My biggest concern is still around the Medicaid population and any change in how Medicaid is funded," Smallwood said. "Under the Affordable Care Act, we've sort of tossed hundreds of thousands of Coloradans onto medical welfare. We want to make sure if there's going to be any kind of rollback to that, we have ample time to discuss what the alternatives are."
Smallwood noted that the bill is likely not in its final form and could see changes before a vote. He referred to it as a "discussion draft."
While CHI focused on what the bill could mean for those seeking health care, Hanel noted its ideological side. It does roll back taxes on people making more than $250,000 a year that funded Medicaid expansion under the ACA, and includes capital gains and corporate tax cuts. Tax cuts would target about the top 3 percent of income earners in Colorado, Hanel said.
"If that's your goal, to lower federal spending and lower taxes, this does that quite effectively," he said.
State Rep. Joann Ginal, who chairs the Colorado House Committee on Health, Insurance and the Environment, was still reading the bill Thursday morning whens she offered a succinct opinion: "It is not pretty."
The Fort Collins Democrat described it as a bill about money, not people who need health care.
"We need to make some changes to the ACA, not gut it," Ginal wrote in a text message. "This new bill is dangerous and will cut many people out of getting medical care. People need health care, all people."
Shortly after President Donald Trump's inauguration, Ginal said she'd be keeping an eye on Republican health care plans and would use her post to preserve and improve Colorado's health care system.
While nothing was officially set Thursday, progressive groups in Fort Collins said they were planning some kind of rally or protest in coming days over the bill.
A handful of people gathered at Gardner's Fort Collins office early Thursday afternoon with signs stating, "We deserve better" and "Medicare for all." They said they've been going into the office to share their complaints in small groups and groused that they weren't being invited to sit down and share their concerns.
AJ Ehrle IV, who helped organize the event via the Colorado Consumer Health Initiative, said he liked some aspects of the Senate bill versus the House version — chiefly that subsidies would be tied to income and not age, though he wished geography was still a factor.
He sells insurance as a private broker and argued that the bill would hurt his business because fewer people could afford health care. But, as a brain tumor survivor, Ehrle was worried most about Medicaid cuts.
"During my treatment, and the year after, (the cuts to Medicaid) would have destroyed my family," the Loveland man said. "Plain and simple. It would have destroyed my family."
The ACA is credited with halving Larimer County's uninsured rate, largely through the expansion of Medicaid eligibility. Statewide, the uninsured rate dropped from 14.3 percent in pre-ACA 2013 to 6.7 percent in 2015.
The ACA reform that passed the House of Representatives in March left the Colorado Health Institute with a simple takeaway: It appeared to benefit Coloradans in higher income tiers, at the expense of poorer families. The rural parts of Colorado would be particularly vulnerable to losing subsidies for health care insurance, while the Front Range could see higher subsidies.
Due to a source's error, the estimated costs to Colorado's federal Medicaid budget has been corrected. The senate bill, as written, would cost the state an estimated $15 billion over the next decade.
USA TODAY reporters Erin Kelly and Eliza Collins contributed to this report.
More Colorado reaction
"The Senate’s health care bill, like the House bill, will take Colorado backward. It makes even deeper cuts to health care for the most vulnerable and shifts the costs onto hard working middle class Coloradans. It's no surprise that a bill drafted in secret, without public hearings and scrutiny, and planned for a rushed vote within days, will hurt Coloradans. We urge Senators Gardner and Bennet to vote no on this flawed bill." — Gov. John Hickenlooper, D-Colorado
"You couldn't design a bill less responsive to what the opponents of Obamacare have said they want than the bill that recently passed the House of Representatives. The Senate proposal is just as bad, if not worse, than that legislation because it decreases coverage and increases costs instead of expanding quality and affordable health care. Coloradans deserve a full debate and an open process when it comes to reforming something that affects one-sixth of our economy. Instead of writing a bill in secret and rushing to pass it before an arbitrary deadline, we should work in a bipartisan and transparent way to provide more predictability, affordability, and transparency to give Coloradans the health care system they deserve." — U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colorado


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Stromae, humble and brilliant poet
This Belgian poet is said to be following in Jacques Brel’s footsteps. He associates words of an impressive reality with irresistible techno-hip hop rhythms. His work is successful and subtly pleasant.
His real name is Paul Van Haver and his pseudonym maestro with inverted syllables (maestro is the Italian word for master in the highest level of artistic creation), common to French verlan or backward slang. It shows that he belongs to the young generation. He blends societal topics and personal difficulties he has been through with his music influences: rap, electro, hip hop and Rwandan rhythms. He sings of missing fathers, monotony in the couple, illness and the consequences of social networks, all with humility and modesty.
His rhymes are delightful and catchy, managing to highlight his ideas with brilliance and talent. Figurative devices of poetry, among them the use of multiple points of view, give a depth and personality to the rapped text. Stromae’s character is also highly elaborated: a tall, skinny young man, an innocent looking dandy.
Melancholic, funny, Stromae moves us through his skilful and clever forms of sentences. But not only is the text of great quality, the music in itself is also very elaborated and innovative. Electro sounds are combined with Cuban and African rhythms for our greater pleasure: we cannot help wanting to dance as soon as we hear it! Success story!
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3 titles of Stromae’s new album “Racine Carrée” are in the French top 50 most popular songs: Tous les mêmes (all the same, referring to men), Formidable (Wonderful) and Papaoutai (where are you, Daddy?). What’s more, Papaoutai has had 652 329 views on Youtube to date.
Stromae will be in concert at the Dome of Marseille on the 30th of April and the 21st of October this year. Don’t miss these events!

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Dive into the world of Paper Monsters and watch a living world made out of paper, cardboard, and a few cotton balls unfold right before your eyes. Paper Monsters mixes all of the classic 2D platforming elements and combines them with gorgeous 3D graphics. Features include 16 levels , 4 unique worlds and tons of secret areas. Play Paper Monsters today!
1.Classic 2d sidescrolling gameplay with gorgeous 3d environments.
2.Original and adorable characters
3.Awesome original soundtrack – headphones recommended!
4.Fun under water and flying powerups.
5.Use keyboard or gamepad for controls**
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The children's classics banned from the bookshelves of America until as late as the 1990s because they were thought to outrage moral decency
- Anne Frank, Winnie the Pooh and Alice in Wonderland shelved
- Schools complained The Lorax could damage the logging industry
Most adults will have fond memories of reading of the adventures of Winnie the Pooh in the Hundred Acre Wood as a child, but few will realize that it was banned because the animals spoke.
The much-loved book by A.A. Milne is among several popular children's books and a dictionary that have been banned in the U.S. over the years for being anti-Christian, too sexual or damaging to industry.
Important works of literature such as The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank, praised for its insight into the impact of the Second World War on children, was banned by a Virginia school over the 'sexual content and homosexual themes' when the definitive edition was released in 2010.
Tall tales: Winnie the Pooh is accused of alluding to Nazism and being ungodly for allowing animals to talk
Other schools tried to ban it from reading lists because it was too depressing and last month a Michigan mother complained about its 'pornographic tendencies' over passages where Anne describes going through puberty.
Alice in Wonderland came in for similar criticism, with it being shelved in New Hampshire in 1900 for alleged references to sexual fantasies and masturbation. It has also been seen as promoting drug use.
Two books - Shel Silverstein's The Giving Tree and Dr Seuss's The Lorax - were both criticized for damaging the foresting industry.
A Colorado library barred the Giving Tree for being sexist in 1988 and in 1989 a Californian school district banned The Lorax incase it put children off a career in the logging industry.
Out of character: Harriet the Spy and Bridge to Terabithia are seen as encouraging children to be disrespectful
Dear diary: Anne Frank's descriptions of going through puberty led to calls for the book to be banned
One of the most popular Dr Seuss books, Green Eggs and Ham, was not allowed in parts of California because of suggestions of 'homosexual seduction', according to
Another author who has made it to the banned list is Roald Dahl. James and the Giant Peach was not allowed in schools in 1999 because it contained the word 'ass' and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory was shelved in a Colorado Library in 1988 over its 'poor philosophy of life'.
Setting a bad example to children also led to Harriet the Spy and Bridge to Terabithia being struck off in 1983 and 1996 respectively.
Both were viewed as encouraging children to be disrespectful for children. Harriet the Spy was accused of teaching 'children to lie, spy, talk back and curse,' and Katherine Peterson's novel Bridge to Terabithia was described as 'an elaborate fantasy world that might lead to confusion'.
Cut down to size: The Lorax and The Giving Tree were banned over their alleged anti-logging agendas
The realms of fantasy have been the downfall for other works of literature, especially in the Southern states, where classics such as Where the Wild Things Are was shelved in the 1960s for promoting the supernatural.
Likewise, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz was considered 'ungodly' in Chicago and was criticized for depicting women in strong leadership roles.
The beloved story was also banned in 1957 by Detroit Library for having 'no value for children today'.
Shelved: Where the Wild Things Are was banned in many Southern states for its supernatural plot
For Winnie the Pooh and Charlotte's Web, talking animals led to the books being silenced in Kansas. And while some places have claimed Winnie the Pooh alludes to Nazism, institutions in Turkey and the UK have banned the book because the character of Piglet could offend Muslims.
The Winnie the Pooh concerns even led to a 14-year-old girl in California being suspended from school for wearing Tigger socks after the school banned students from wearing clothes with the characters on, according to Banned Books.
Perhaps most surprising however, is that the book was banned for its extremist material in Russia, according to the Wall Street Journal.
In two cases of mistaken identity, the popular Where's Waldo? book was banned in 1987 and later reprinted over claims that it showed a topless woman on a beach, though she was never found, and the author of Bill Martin Jr had his book Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? barred by the Texas Board of Education after he was mistaken for a philosopher with the same name, who writes about ethical Marxism.
Finally, California schools had the last word when they banned the 10th edition of the Merriam-Webster Dictionary in 2010 because it included a definition for 'oral sex'.
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A café in the middle of the woods where you can enjoy fantastic coffee while watching birds and squirrels in the garden.
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A popular Italian restaurant that always has a queue and offers dishes made with fresh vegetables grown in the highlands!
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The pioneer of “mushroom French”, a restaurant that offers various kinds of rare mushroom dishes.
- Restaurant Pyrenees
An exquisite restaurant that serves dishes of Shinshu beef, chicken and pork roasted over the fire in their special fireplace.
A legendary cafe in Karuizawa that John Lennon and Yoko Ono loved.
- Restaurant Suju-masayuki
Restaurant where you can enjoy Japanese a la carte dishes of specialty miso and fresh seasonal vegetables, with matching beverages.
- Ogosso Ogosso
Japanese restaurant famous for its best Oyako-don of Gitaro shamo chicken
- Nagakura Cafe
A cafe that was remodeled from a house. It serves authentic French confectionery on a special plate.
- Kyu-Karuizawa café Suzunone
A chic cafe that has an atmosphere of a villa from Karuizawa in the early days.
- Kawakami An
A restaurant that serves soba made from stone ground soba flour, a variety of small dishes and a rich collection of delicious sake.
- Karuizawa Kogen Tofu Shosuian
A restaurant that serves a fixed menu with carefully selected healthy tofu.
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GRANITE CITY — A 14-year-old boy will now face murder charges in Madison County as an adult.
Mylan T. Newbern, 14, was originally charged as a juvenile in the death of Charles Weiss on Nov. 8, 2012. A recent ruling in juvenile court has transferred his case to adult criminal court, officials announced Friday.
Weiss, 54, was found shot in an alley near a friend's house, where he had been heading after a trip to a convenience store. Before he succumbed to his injuries, Weiss told police that "they tried to rob me."
Three Madison teenagers were charged a few days later with two counts of first-degree murder: Markeith Reynolds Jr., Shawn Russel and Brian L. Taylor. All were age 16 or younger at the time.
But police believe that Newbern is the one who actually shot Weiss, according to the Madison County State's Attorney's office.
At the time the other teenagers were charged, officials said a fourth juvenile was in custody at the Madison County Juvenile Detention Home pending a certification hearing to determine if he would be tried as an adult.
Madison County State's Attorney Tom Gibbons said it was always their intention to charge Newbern as an adult. But in a case of first-degree murder with a defendant under age 15, he said, there is a process that must be followed in juvenile court to determine whether it is appropriate. Factors such as prior criminal behavior, family issues and mental health history are considered, he said.
"There are substantial factors in the defendant's past that have helped us determine how to proceed," Gibbons said, though he declined to elaborate on those factors.
Newbern is charged with first-degree murder, residential burglary and attempted armed robbery. If convicted on the murder charge, Newbern would serve 20 to 60 years in prison and would have to serve 100 percent of the sentence. The other charges carry four to 15 years in prison, of which he would have to serve 50 percent.
Newbern is being held without bail.
Contact reporter Elizabeth Donald at firstname.lastname@example.org or 239-2507.

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Advice For Making Gardening More Enjoyable And Fruitful
Gardening is recognized as by a lot of to become a therapeutic benefits and ability to totally relax and rejuvenate people who enjoy caring for one. Knowing the right soil to get, which gardening equipment to acquire and whenever to plant your seeds are some of the key questions gardeners are asking.This short article contains important info for horticulture aficionados.
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Plants all need a good supply of CO2 to arrive at their maximum growth. When they don’t offer an adequate level of CO2 are present, plants is not going to thrive. The easiest way to have a advanced level of fractional co2 is by growing them in a greenhouse.
Pick one stand-out plant to get the focal point. The focal points are those plants that actually stand out from others around it.
Wear a hat, and apply sunscreen. Protecting yourself through the sun will lower the best way to prevent sunburns and skin cancer.
Using plants which grow a similar length or height produce a flat and uniform looking bed.
Plant ever-bearing strawberries for your children. Children like to snap up these sweet juicy fruits by themselves and will be more happy to eat other foods you’ve planted at the same time.
Utilize an old laundry basket to gather your fresh produce in from the garden. The laundry basket can be used an ideal strainer for just about any produce run off.
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You should get an organic garden certified seal if you would like sell your crops as organic. This will the show and sales your faithful customers that what they have been getting is only the most beneficial food that is grown.
This article has provided information required to begin the rewarding activity of gardening and to accomplish it successfully. With correct planning and through following these pointers, you’ll possess a beautiful garden in no time. Take advantage of this advice to enjoy your own beautiful garden.

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Republic Striker-class Starfighter
Review by Atom
I haven’t built a Lego kit in over 30 years. I have watched from the sidelines as some fantastic themes and kits have come out over the last few years but couldn't bring myself to pick one up. That all changed when I saw LEGO was going to be doing a couple of kits based on Star Wars The Old Republic. For those that don’t know I am an avid gamer and a huge fan of the MMORPG, Star Wars The Old Republic. So much so I do a weekly podcast on the very subject.
Star Wars The Old Republic takes place 3000 years before The Phantom Menace so the designs of vehicles and technology tends to be very reminiscent of the films but different at the same time.
This is the second kit released under this license and is squarely focused on the Republic heroes of the game. The Republic Striker-class Starfighter is the primary fighter of the Republic forces, and while it makes a lot of appearances in the game in space combat missions, it is not a fighter players can take control of. They appear as your wingmen, or if you are a SIth player they are your cannon fodder.
The kit is 376 pieces and runs approximately $45.
Inside the set includes three bags with pieces in them and a 80+ page book on assembly.
It took me a little over an hour to build and I have to say I had a lot of fun putting it together. You don't have to take my word for it, watch the video at the top and watch as I compress an hour build down to three and a half minutes.
The instructions were very clear and it was nowhere near as daunting a task as I had originally envisioned.
Once completed you have a very sizable fighter. Design-wise it is very reminiscent of the X-wing, or more accurately the Z-95 Headhunter from the Expanded Universe.
The wings or S-foils close for landing, giving the fighter a very A-wing look.
Looking pretty isn't it’s only function...
The cockpit opens to accommodate one of the included mini-figs.
You can store Satele Shan’s double-sided lightsaber in the back of the ship.
A feature I thought was cool, the four missiles in the wings can be “launched” by pushing in the rods behind them.
As awesome as the fighter is, it was the mini-figs that I was looking forward to getting. All of the characters included are styled as their younger appearance from opening cinematics of the game (these take place some ten to fifteen years prior to when the player enters the game.)
T7-01 is not only a prelude character in the cinematics, he is also a companion of the Jedi Knight player class. He accompanies me wherever I go on my Jedi Knight character.
Satele Shan looks good. I just can't get over the “cute” of seeing this bad-ass hardcore characters as a cute mini-fig... it cracks me up.
Jace Malcom is the last mini-fig in the set and looks as he does in his “Hope trailer.” His cannon is so heavy he can't hold it up without falling over.
If you are a fan of the game Star Wars The Old Republic you really should grab this before it’s gone for good and not easily gettable. The way these sub-licenses work (especially with videogames) the product tends not to stick around on the shelf very long.
I want to thank the folks at LEGO for being nice enough to send this over for me to look at because if they hadn't I wouldn't have broken down and grabbed it. I had so much fun and was so impressed with the finished piece I went and got the Sith Fury. Look for that review in the near future.
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Torrevieja will join many municipalities across Spain this Saturday evening in turning off its lights to commemorate the “Earth Hour”, which is part of the international movement to deal with climate change. Environment councillor, Fanny Serrano, said it would be the second year that the council was getting involved, and the slogan this year
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Torrevieja’s annual carol concert attracted the usual excellent attendance last Friday at the city’s Plaza de la Constitución, with the regular strong quota of local British and Scandinavian choirs joining forces to lead the vocals. The music was once again supplied by the Phoenix Concert Band who based themselves outside the church of the Immaculate Conception.


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In 1978 he was awarded a PhD from the University of Athens and then until 1985 trained in hemodynamic and interventional cardiology and in the treatment of carotid and peripheral vessels in Great Britain, in France, in America and he served for 40 years as an interventional cardiologist in major hospitals in Greece and abroad.
During his career he collaborated with leading Greek and foreign scientists and dealt with pioneering heart, carotid and peripheral vascular interventions which he taught to doctors from various countries. He did the first worldwide, renal artery treatment with Multilayer stent.
He has a rich research and writing project organized by 35 seminars and World Congresses and is a member and chairman of many scientific societies.
There were many honorary distinctions. He was honored professor of cardiology at the medical School of the State University in Iasi, Romania and was awarded the title of Knight at the University of Apollonia. He was honored by the Ministers of Health of Greece and Cyprus through the excellent organization of the World Congress of Greek Doctors of diaspora.
He is in charge of the SPA tourism program and offers his services to the expatriate secretariat.
He was for a series of years member and Vice-Chairman of the board at the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center.

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This morning, Monday December 12th saw a proud morning for staff at Bryn Hafren Comprehensive School as pupils begun to distribute over 100 Christmas Hampers to local elderly residents. These hampers have been put together from donations made by Bryn Hafren pupils and parents. The Bryn Hafren Christmas Hamper tradition dates back over 30 years where pupils donate food items in their form classes to create hampers. This year’s total of over 100 hampers dwarfs last year’s total by over 30 hampers!
Pupils at Bryn Hafren are renowned for their generosity and fundraising efforts and this is no exception. Head Teacher Mr T. Davies said “there is no better feeling for me as a Head Teacher than having our pupils show the generosity they have. The letters of thanks we receive from the hampers’ recipients are one of my seasonal highlights and emphasise our pupils’ Christmas spirit and generosity”
The special parcels will be delivered by pupils over the next few days to residents in Barry, often who are nominated by the pupils themselves. Described as a “humbling experience” to see how much of a difference a small gesture from each person can make to brighten someone else’s Christmas.


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While upgrading to a Learning Management System, many organizations focus solely on the upfront expenditures supported by the pricing models. However, every LMS costs both time and money, and determining the actual cost of a Learning Management System is also challenging. Let us break down the actual cost of a Learning Management System.
The cost that everybody knows about
Learning Management Systems are often broadly split into two categories: cloud-based and self-hosted. Each of those categories has different pricing methods.
Cloud-based Learning Management Systems are often Pay-Per-User, Pay-Per-Use, or charge a licensing fee. Pay-Per-User models add one among two ways. They will charge organizations for every user registered to use the LMS (registered users), and the one who engages with LMS content (active users). License fees are one-time fees to access an LMS for a group period of your time. For instance, a provider may charge a yearly rate for LMS regardless of whether people are using it.
Self-hosted LMSs are Learning Management Systems that are hosted by the organization using them, which may mean they’re hosted on company or 3rd party servers. Pricing models for self-hosted Learning Management Systems include perpetual licenses, periodic licenses, and free models. Periodic Licenses ask Learning Management Systems that charge a monthly or yearly rate for hosting. Whereas perpetual licenses have a singular one-off cost that guarantees the use of the training Management System for as long as the client requires it. Free models are open-source software that is accessible by anyone with no up-front free.
Before you get frustrated with an over-budget LMS at hand, The following are a few hidden costs to consider when determining LMS pricing.
- Cost of Time: An LMS that initially costs less but consumes a significant amount of your organization’s time is more expensive than one that has a cheap price tag but integrates flawlessly with your operations.
- Installation and Configuration Fees for extra hardware and software, such as a writing tool and suitable hardware Single sign-on and connection of the LMS with other systems records, such as your HCM/HRIS system, are included.
- System management is a term that refers to the process of Is the LMS so difficult or removed from regular work operations that it necessitates the hiring of a full-time LMS administrator?
- Fees for upgrading. If you want to upgrade and add more users, or downgrade if you want fewer seats, some firms may charge you.
- Anything that is unique to your company and isn’t typical may incur additional costs.
- Maintaining your new online training content, downloading add-ons, and adding new releases are all covered by maintenance fees.
- End-user training fees cover help desk assistance, and hand-holding that are always required while supporting new software to ensure long-term configuration and acceptance.
- Content creation for online training. If there is no online training content to submit, the new LMS will be useless. As a result, you should consider the cost of creating or curating online training content.
- Replacements for tools. If your LMS isn’t compatible with third-party eLearning authoring tools, CRM software, or other important assets. You’ll have to buy new tools as a result of this.
Hard cost + Hidden cost = Actual cost of an LMS
Lessonly is a simple yet powerful training software that assists customer-facing teams in learning, practicing, and doing better work. Learn more about the Lessonly pricing before making the purchase so that you can make a correct decision based on your business size and budget on the best LMS to use.
All Learning Management Systems cost you money, time, or other resources. Too many businesses only consider the hard costs when looking to modify LMS. We need to start including hidden costs within the LMS equation. Because, once you do your due diligence, you’ll feel a sense of relief that you’re getting an LMS that meets both your training and business needs without straining the budget.

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DROP Guided Busway plans and clear the way to a real link for Leigh That's the message from transport specialist Cllr Norman Bradbury, who said the "Misguided Busway" will cost around £80 million to build – more than double the original estimate.
"It’s not too late to stop the Leigh Manchester Guided Busway," said Cllr Bradbury, who represents Atherton ward on Wigan Council and is a former chairman of GMBuses branch of UNISON.
"If elected representatives on Wigan Council withdraw their support for the scheme, it will not go ahead. Then it will make it feasible for Leigh to be brought back into the national railway network within the next decade, a project that everybody could support."
Cllr Bradbury said: "The latest document on the Mis-Guided Busway issued by the GMITE states that between 1998 and 2002, local organisations, residents and businesses were consulted on the proposals. Well that’s eight years ago and public opinion on this scheme has now changed following the experiences gained in other conurbations in this country and across Europe.
"The picture their document shows is of a guided bus being driven on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway. This may be the 'World’s Biggest White Elephant' being over two years behind schedule, with only half of the project complete.
"The current estimated cost is £150 million as compared with the original estimate of £65 million. Objectors sent 2,700 letters and nearly 4,000 signatures on a petition to of the Secretary of State for Transport objecting to the Busway. Four people wrote in favour.
"Some journey times on the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway are now 36 minutes compared with the original 32 minutes on a conventional bus service. Service frequencies which were promised of every 3 minutes, are every 20 minutes.
"To re-opening the disused Heavy Rail link would have cost £50 million and this proposal was supported by 3,800 people."
Last December the Journal ran an article highlighting local man Michael Walmsley's campaign to get Leigh back on track.
Thousands who share his desire for a Leigh rail link and station have lent their support by signing an online petition to Downing Street (petitions.number10.gov.uk/LeighStation/


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The decade's most triggering comedy
Tom Brady’s supermodel wife made a subtle public gesture on Wednesday when she was photographed no longer wearing her wedding ring while in public with her children.
Gisele Bündchen, 42, was spotted by the New York Post’s Page Six in Miami with her son Benjamin, 12, and daughter Vivian, 9, both of whom she shares with Brady.
News broke this week that Brady and Bündchen have both hired divorce lawyers, capping months of speculation that their marriage was on the rocks. The tipping point appears to have been a very recent, very nasty squabble.
— New York Post (@nypost) October 5, 2022
“I never actually thought this argument would be the end of them, but it looks like it is,” a source told the New York Post’s Page Six. “I don’t think there will be any coming back now. They both have lawyers and are looking at what a split will entail, who gets what and what the finances will be.”
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback and seven-time Super Bowl champ hinted at problems on the homefront when he left training camp in August. But he returned to lead the team to a 2-2 record and a first-place perch in the NFC South Division.
TMZ reported late Tuesday evening that the two have been searching for divorce lawyers “for weeks,” and the marriage, at least at this point, “is beyond saving,” according to sources who spoke to the publication. Sources told the publication that if divorce papers are filed, the proceedings will take place in Florida.
The ageless Brady, still one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks at an unheard of 45, announced he was retiring earlier this year, but then changed his mind to return for another season. Bündchen made it clear she wanted him to hang up his cleats, but she seemed to understand he was happier on the gridiron, as The Daily Wire reported.
In an interview with Elle, Bündchen said the characterization that she was desperate for Brady to quit playing football was sexist.
“Obviously, I have my concerns—this is a very violent sport, and I have my children and I would like him to be more present,” she said. “I have definitely had those conversations with him over and over again. But ultimately, I feel that everybody has to make a decision that works for [them]. He needs to follow his joy, too.”
For his part, Brady, who vanished from training camp for 11 days in August, said last month on his “Let’s Go” podcast that he was starting to get nostalgic as his 23-year career winds down.
“As you get older, life changes quite a bit,” he told sportscaster Jim Gray. “There’s different responsibilities that take form in your life. There’s different perspectives you gain.”
“I’m just really feeling intensely my emotions,” he continued. “And I feel like I always have that, but I think when you get close to the end – and I don’t know exactly where I’m at with that, but there’s no decision to be made, it’s not like I have 10 years left, I definitely don’t have that.”
A divorce would not leave either in the poorhouse. The future Hall of Famer, whose salary is $26.5 million per year, has earned over $300 million during his career, plus endorsements from brands like Tag Heuer and Under Armour. Bündchen, 42, who was among the world’s highest-paid runway walkers when she married Brady, is reportedly worth even more than her husband.
The pair owns homes around the country, including a $17 million mansion on Indian Creek Island in Miami; a $3.6 million condo in New York’s Tony Tribeca neighborhood; a $5.7 million spread in Montana; and a vacation home on the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica.


Football: Allegri begins Juve title defence with win
Published on Aug 31, 2014 8:49 AM
MILAN (AFP) - Massimiliano Allegri silenced the doubters as champions Juventus beat Chievo 1-0 in the former AC Milan coach's first Serie A game in charge of the Old Lady of Turin.
Last season's runners-up Roma also began with a victory as Rudi Garcia's team beat Fiorentina 2-0, with Radja Nainggolan and Gervinho grabbing the goals.
Juventus, who replaced three-time Scudetto winning coach Antonio Conte in the close season, outclassed Eugenio Corini's men but could only manage a sixth minute Cristiano Biraghi own-goal.
New boss Allegri - an unpopular signing with many bianconeri fans - gave 18-year-old summer signing from Paris Saint-Germain, Kingsley Coman, a surprising start as he partnered Carlos Tevez in attack. Pleasingly, the youngster took full advantage with a confident display in Verona.
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The event aimed at raising awareness for women’s rights around the world. Freida Pinto was also present at the do. Don’t miss Ash’s gigantic stone bracelet.
Freida Pinto was also at the event
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By dave blackhurst
A MAJOR investigation is today under way to find a hospital worker behind a high-level security breach aimed at discrediting a doctor. The staff member obtained confidential information about three stroke patients – and then posed as a nurse to write letters raising concerns about their treatment to loved-ones. The letters targeted brain surgeon Changez Jadun, who was suspended for 18 months, but reinstated after safety allegations about his work were dismissed.
Now bosses at the University Hospital of North Staffordshire (UHNS) say he has become the victim of a ‘malicious’ smear campaign. They have passed on details to Staffordshire Police. The breach came to light last week and a national expert was brought in over the Bank Holiday to ensure it was not a genuine attempt to whistle-blow on Dr Jadun. Two of the patients are still in hospital and all the families have been contacted to reassure them the care was safe.
Medical director Dr Gavin Russell said: “The review found no harm had been caused to patients. This is a malicious and distorted attempt, almost certainly by a member of staff, to smear this hard-working doctor. “We have a clear whistle-blowing policy where staff can raise issues which we fully investigate. “But to breach confidentiality by obtaining the next-of-kin’s address and then incite them to take action is way beyond that. “I would ask whoever is sending these distressing letters to stop immediately, or contact me.”
Dr Jadun, who returned to work last summer, carried out the brain surgery using keyhole techniques on the patients during the last two weeks in April. One is from North Staffordshire and the others were referred from Crewe’s Leighton Hospital. The letters tell the relatives to contact the press, Ombudsman and their MP to highlight concerns. Accompanied by Sentinel cuttings on Dr Jadun, they say the patients had ‘undergone serious harm as a direct consequence of a brain surgical procedure’ but Oxford-based Dr Andrew Molyneux found the procedures had been carried out correctly after examining the patients’ notes and scans.
Together with two of the hospital’s specialists, he then reviewed 118 patients who had the same surgery in the previous 18 months. The operation is available in only four British hospitals and UHNS has the best rates of both survival and bringing patients back to full independent living within six months. But the culprit is believed to have deliberately selected the three patients as they were not making good progress following treatment.
Dr Indira Natarajan, clinical lead for stroke, said: “Suffering a stroke, and undergoing a subsequent operation, is a very distressing time. “To have then received a letter from someone falsely claiming the care was negligent goes against what all of us employed in the NHS stand for.” A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: “We have not yet received correspondence from the UHNS. When we do, we will consider the appropriate way forward.”