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GRE Argument Essay 199
The following appeared in a newsletter from a national astronomy association.
“Various sources are predicting higher-than-average temperatures across the country next winter, including in Sun City, the traditional location of our yearly winter conference. Higher winter temperatures are sure to result in higher-than-usual tourism in Sun City, a location already known for its attractive beaches and good weather. Hotels will have fewer rooms available, transportation will be more difficult to reserve, and public places such as parks and restaurants will be more crowded. These conditions are likely to significantly reduce attendance at the conference. We should therefore move our conference to a city less popular with winter tourists.”
The argument highlights three conditions that are likely to affect the attendance at the yearly winter conference of the national astronomy association at Sun City. These are less availability of hotel rooms, lack of adequate transportation and large crowds at parks and restaurants. The arguer links the origin of these conditions to a high number of tourists resulting from the higher-than-average temperatures that have been predicted for the next winter. Based on this assumption, the arguer recommends that the conference be moved to a city which is less popular in winters. The argument suffers from several fallacies that render the recommendation indefensible.
Firstly, the arguer fails to convince the reader that the three conditions outlined by him would actually affect the attendance at the conference. Since the winter conference at Sun City is a recurring event which takes place every winter, it would not be difficult to make reservations for accommodation and transport beforehand. The people attending the conference would know well in advance that they have to be present in Sun City for the conference and they can be forewarned to get their reservations done well in time. As the people would be going to Sun City for a conference, the crowds at public places like parks and restaurants should not affect them in the least. Therefore, the contention that the venue of the conference should be changed can sound convincing only if the arguer rules out the possibility of getting the reservations done in time.
Secondly, as Sun City is a popular tourist destination, it is unlikely that the city’s administration would not have catered for an increase in the number of tourists. As Sun City is already known for its attractive beaches and weather, the businesses in the city would be expanding themselves to meet increased tourist influx annually. Therefore, it is likely that the conditions that have been assumed by the arguer as a result of increased tourism may not be created at all.
Thirdly, the temperature is not the only criteria for people to decide where they would like to go for their holidays. If people are used to going to a different tourist location, it is unlikely that they would change their plans for a higher winter temperature. Moreover, it is not necessary that most people would be aware of the rise in temperature much before it is actually observed. Even if they are aware of the higher winter temperature they may choose to go to some of the other tourist destinations across the country as this rise in temperature has been predicted to affect the entire country. Therefore, the arguer fails to convince the reader that tourism in Sun City would actually increase in the winter. The argument could have been bolstered by providing statistical data related to the tourists who plan to visit Sun City in the winter.
Fourthly, the arguer completely ignores the reasons why the suggested new venues for the conference are less popular with tourists. It is likely that those cities are not easily accessible and they have poor infrastructures. There may be a problem of accommodation and transport in those cities and this might be the reason behind their being less popular.
The argument could have been substantiated by providing data pertaining to the infrastructure of Sun City and whether it can meet the demands created by an increase in tourism, if at all it is observed due to the higher-than-average temperatures in the coming winter. Moreover, there is a need to establish a link between the three conditions outlined by the arguer and the attendance at the conference. In view of the above, it is obvious that the arguer fails to convince the reader that shifting the venue for the conference is indeed required.

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The Romanian Foreign Ministry is sending a six-member Consular team to Dhaka for three months from March to issue about 5000 visas including 3400 pending visas.
“They need some local assistance. This is the first time that they are sending such kind of consular mission abroad,” Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Monday.
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Whole Cuts of Pork Should be Cooked to an Internal Temperature of 145 degrees, with a 3-Minute Rest Time
May 25, 2011 -- Just in time for the start of grilling season, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has updated guidelines for safely preparing pork. The USDA recommends that pork be cooked to an internal temperature of 145 degrees Fahrenheit.
The federal agency says it is lowering the recommended safe cooking temperature for whole cuts of pork from 160 degrees to 145 degrees and adding a 3-minute rest time.
That temperature should be measured with a food thermometer placed in the thickest part of the meat, then allowing the meat to sit for three minutes before carving or eating.
The safe temperature for beef, veal, and lamb remains at 145 degrees, but the USDA says it is adding a 3-minute rest time to its preparation recommendations.
New Guideline Does Not Apply to Ground Meats
The USDA says the change does not apply to ground meats, including beef, veal, lamb, and pork, which should be cooked to 160 degrees. The safe cooking temperature for all poultry products, including chicken and turkey, remains 165 degrees Fahrenheit.
“With a single temperature for all whole cuts of meat and uniform 3-minute stand time, we believe it will be much easier for consumers to remember and result in safer food preparation,” USDA Under Secretary Elisabeth Hagen says in a news release. “Now there will only be three numbers to remember -- 145 for whole meats, 160 for ground meats, and 165 for all poultry.”
Making Sure of Microbiological Safety
It says cooking raw pork, steaks, roasts, and chops to 145 degrees with the addition of a 3-minute rest time will result in a product that is microbiologically safe and at its best quality.
Rest time is the amount of time the product remains at the final temperature after it has been taken off a grill, oven, or other heat source, the USDA says. During that 3-minute period, the temperature of meat remains constant or continues to rise, destroying pathogens.
Let It Rest
The USDA says its Food Safety and Inspection Service determined that it’s just as safe to cook cuts of pork to 145 degrees as it is to cook them to 160 degrees, as long as there is a 3-minute rest time.


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A one-of-a-kind voice lights up this witty, heartwarming debut set in 1985 Tennessee about the power of homespun wisdom (even… when it's wrong), the clash between appearances and secrets, and the barriers to getting help even when it's needed most. Lyndie B. Hawkins loves history, research, and getting to the truth no matter what. But when it comes to her family, her knowledge is full of holes. Like, what happened to her father in the Vietnam War? Where does he disappear to for days? And why exactly did they have to move in with her grandparents? Determined to mold recalcitrant Lyndie into a nice Southern girl even if it kills her, her fusspot grandmother starts with lesson number one: Family=Loyalty=keeping quiet about family secrets. Especially when it comes to Lyndie's daddy. Then DB, a boy from the local juvenile detention center comes to stay with Lyndie's best friend, Dawn. He's as friendly and open as a puppy. There to shape up his act, he has an optimism that's infectious. But it puts Lyndie in direct opposition to her grandmother who'd rather keep up appearances than get her son the help he needs.
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By Sophie Kinsella. 2019
Fairies, unicorns and magical wishes combine in this third book of the Fairy Mom and Me series from New York… Times bestselling author Sophie Kinsella! Ella's one wish is to become a fairy like her mom. She dreams of the day she will have her sparkly crown and Computwand. Ella even imagines what her first spell would be: a glittery unicorn of her very own. But Ella knows that spells are often harder than they look, even with the special fairy apps available...and being a fairy in waiting is not all rainbows and butterflies. Will Ella learn more magic to help her become a fairy someday? Or will she learn she doesn't need to be a fairy yet for all her wishes to come true?
By Fiadhnait Moser. 2019
This middle grade, magical-realism novel from the author of The Flourishing of Floralie Laurel is about an Irish girl who… is sent to a mysterious town in Virginia to live with her long-lost mother, and is Alice Hoffman's Nightbird meets Claire Legrand's The Cavendish Home for Boys and Girls! Amidst the 1971 Troubles between the Irish Republican Army and Northern Ireland, twelve-year-old Finn lives in a world of her own of fairy tales. Raised by her grandmother, Nuala, who is the village storyteller, Finn spends her days playing make-believe in the forest, weaving tall tales to tell her friend Darcy, longing to go to the island of Inis Eala to meet the swans there, and waiting for her father to return from the war. She's long since stopped believing in happy endings and miracles, preferring to believe instead in serendipity, or "happy mistakes." While Nuala revels in the safety and routine of their quiet village life, spunky Finn craves adventure . . . something that comes to her more quickly than expected. When Darcy becomes lost at sea and Nuala suddenly passes away, Finn is shipped off to the affluent town of Starlight Valley, Virginia, to live with her long-lost mother, Aoife, and half-sister, Posy-Kate. Finn is initially excited to get to know her newfound family, but she can't help but notice that things are a bit unusual. The town is encircled by thorn trees, and even stranger is Aoife's house, where the walls are covered with swan feathers and decorated with swan heads--and Aoife's shoes appear to be made out of swan bills. Finn tries to ignore the sinking feeling that something isn't right, but she starts to believe that what's happening isn't random. Instead, it's taken directly from one of her grandmother's famous folktales, The Children of Lir, where a scorned mother turns all of her children into swans. But Finn stopped believing in those stories a long time ago . . . could they actually be true?
By A. B. Greenfield. 2019
A smug royal cat turned detective and his dung beetle sidekick are on the case when a precious tomb gets… ransacked in the Valley of the Kings. Ra the Mighty adores his duties as Pharaoh's cat: naps by the pool and plenty of snacks. Being lazy is so much fun. But when a royal tomb gets robbed, Ra and his hardworking friend Khepri must team up to restore justice. The clues point to a young boy whom Ra admires. Will the Great Detective play favorites, or will he uncover the truth? Mystery awaits! More than thirty wacky illustrations with fun historical details bring these oddball characters to life, along with a glossary, pronunciation guide, and detailed author's note about ancient Egypt. Fans of Bad Kitty will love Ra's witty voice and arrogant antics. Pair with companion, Ra the Mighty: Cat Detective.
By Joan Holub, Suzanne Williams. 2018
After giving Athena a makeover, Goddess Girl Aphrodite learns a thing or two about jealousy! Aphrodite delights in helping mortals… find love, but she is definitely not delighted by the constant attention from the godboys at Mount Olympus Academy. So she comes up with the perfect plan to try and deflect some of that attention: She'll help a fellow goddess girl, Athena, find her very first crush. After giving Athena a fabulous makeover, Aphrodite is suddenly an afterthought as the boys at MOA go gaga for Athena's new look. And Aphrodite is a bit unprepared for just how much attention one of her best friends is now receiving. Can Aphrodite put aside her jealousy and be happy for her friend?

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Artists Wona Bae (South Korea) and Charlie Lawler (Australia) from Loose Leaf are a collaborative duo based in Melbourne, known internationally for their installations and sculptures that navigate the visceral and symbiotic connections between people and nature.
The Creative Evolution of Loose Leaf Studio
As artists, Wona Bae and Charlie Lawler have walked an ever-shifting path of creative evolution since first meeting in Germany in 2004. Their partnership has since explored a variety of artistic persona’s, pushing their unique yet cohesive backgrounds, which have seen them both surrounded by nature and art, to a point that they now – with their identity firmly established in Loose Leaf – occupy a singularly unique area of the creative landscape.
Creating Dialogue With Surrounding Space and Architecture
Their installations are often site-specific and create a dialogue with the surrounding architecture or space. Their artworks deconstruct and distort familiar natural forms and present new landscapes to be considered and explored. Bae and Lawler present the natural world as active and central in an era of polarisation, inequality, inaction, and apathy. The duo's work combines installation, sculpture, relief, sound, and photographs documenting ephemeral interventions.
Stepping Into a New Era
After a metamorphosis of sorts, Loose Leaf is stepping into a new era, carefully guided by Bae and Lawler and staying true to their original philosophy which explores themes of life and death, impermanence, material temporality, and the restorative power of nature. Their collaborative works are now predominantly commissioned as individual works, or as part of large public art commissions that redefine the context of nature in the urban landscape and hint at the ever-present relationship between the two.
Loose Leaf Exposition at AGNSW
Loose Leaf's latest exposition at the Art Gallery of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia), called Regenerator, is conceived as a cosmic filter for the city, harnessing the properties of charcoal to detoxify, energize, repair, and revive the space around it.
More Information About the Artists
They also have a series called ‘Hover Wreaths’ – giant sculptural wreaths of different natural materials that they install in urban settings to delight and interact with the public. These works blur the line between the art and the viewer and encourage participation and reaction - with people jumping through the wreaths and posing for selfies. For more information about the artistic duo, visit the Loose Leaf website
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Top 10 Gaming FringeRemote gaming Mouse – Logitech G502 Proteus Range Remote gaming mouse are some way or another simple to access for the gamers in current gaming framework. These remote gaming mouse are allowed to move and can without much of a stretch be overseen by the players. Nonetheless, Logitech G502 Proteus Range is one the best gaming fringe remote mouse which I found. It has a cutting edge optical sensor which gives speedy reaction to the developments of the hand as soon I move it. Additionally, it has adjustable lighting of 16.8 million varieties which show it the like breathing example. Additionally the lighting framework is likewise sensor base as when I don’t utilize it, and afterward it will rest until and except if I move it once more. Moreover, it gives extremely simple control which can be modified on my own setting. This tweaked framework depends on 11 buttons which can undoubtedly control all the programing later on gaming like which will be sent off in the 2018. Aside from this, it is the best gaming gadget since it is not difficult to convey with light weight of the 3.6 gram alongside agreeable plan for me to use as it has grasp too. In this way, the Logitech G502 Proteus Range is the best gaming fringe which is not difficult to get to and is not difficult to purchase since it has sensible cost for example $44.99.
Dashing Wheels – Thrustmaster T300 RS
A dashing wheel is one of the gaming fringe which is utilized in the hustling computer game. It gives the solace to the players in their development abilities of playing game. One of the most incredible gaming gadgets is Thrustmaster T300RS. It is a utilized for play station 4 and 3 with an extraordinary style of GT wheel. This wheel permits me to act in extremely smooth manner like I am driving live out and about. It truly eggs on me to lead the game in next level without hindrances. Essentially, it gives brushless engine which can give simple development with practically no rubbing. The point change fluctuates from 270 to 1080 degrees in regards to the game vehicle. Not just this, it has double belt which gives a smooth reaction like I am driving the vehicle out and about. Other than this, there are metal pedals which are customizable to in excess of 6 situations as per the level. Essentially, it has likewise an opposing pedal layer on the brake pedal. In any case, these pedals can without much of a stretch be changed at levels moreover. The voice of the engine isn’t discernible as I can without much of a stretch focus on the game while playing it as opposed to any clamor unsettling influence. Hence, Thrustmaster T300RS is the best gaming gadget for dashing games.
Gaming Pedal – Fanatec ClubSport Pedals V2
Gaming pedals are the gaming peripherals which are utilized on the record of the players solace. The advanced gaming world is sending off numerous open gaming pedals yet Fanatec ClubSport Pedals V2 is one of the most outstanding gaming gadgets for the players to comfort their abilities in playing game. Fanatec ClubSport Pedals V2 can undoubtedly be fit by own settings. These pedals are profoundly developed with sturdy and subjective material. It has one most ideal choice that it is effectively customizable practically every which way with all points. Additionally, it is more reinforced on the grounds that it has brake aversion to utilize it effectively while playing it. It gives me the agreeable while playing game since it gives pressure touchy brake which is associated with nearby cells. Aside from it, it has attractive pedals with high goal alongside contactless sensors one the tension of gas and grasp. It provides me the insight of its long life since I use it generally even than they have great execution. Additionally, it has another choice which truly causes me to feel like I driving vivacious in light of the fact that it has vibration engine which demonstrate to lock the tires through this engines. Accordingly, I truly like this gaming fringe for my own gaming and it will truly help me for future games in light of the fact that these are viable to all games.
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BBNaija Princess Urges Fans To Petition Show Organizers
Evicted BBNaija All Stars housemate, Princess, has taken to social media to urge her fans and followers to petition the show’s organizers. The call for action comes amidst growing concerns over the voting transparency and fairness of the popular reality TV show.
Princess, who left the Big Brother Naija house in a recent eviction, expressed her thoughts on the matter in an interview with Naija FM, Lagos. Princess expressed regret to her fans for their efforts in voting for her, as their votes, which were almost double that of the least voted housemate, were not enough to save her from being unjustly evicted by the eviction jury.
Recall that Princess was unanimously voted out by the eviction jury during the live show on Sunday.
The jury, comprising Bisola Aiyeola, Dorathy Bachor, and Mike Edwards, was tasked with voting for one of the three housemates with the least votes from the fans. Princess received the fewest votes, with -1.54%, followed by Ike with 1.59% and Seyi with 0.89%. The jury’s decision to evict Princess was met with some controversy, as many fans felt that she was unfairly targeted.
The reality TV star expressed her disappointment with the eviction jury’s decision to evict her, and called on her fans to petition the organizers of the reality show.
She said, “I feel bad for my fans because they are the ones that took their time to vote but the votes didn’t reflect because of the [eviction] jury.
“So, they are the ones to protest. Make dem open page write petition to Big Brother [organisers]. But me wey go dey house, I don try, I don do my best.”
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Naz Shah defeats George Galloway in Britain election
Reacting over the election results Muttahida Qaumi Movement’s London Secretariat termed Galloway’s defeat as an end of his “politics of hatred”.
The MQM also congratulated wining candidate Naz Shah in a statement issued on Thursday Friday.
According to a BBC report, George Galloway has been accused of breaking an election law.
On Wednesday the MP had claimed the Scotland Yard was just inches away from arresting Altaf Hussain.
In a statement, he said Altaf Hussain's era of tyranny is nearing its logical end.
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Key areas of focus for a record label often include revenue sources and artist exposure. Though music streaming for businesses is a segment of the music market that is frequently overlooked, it can offer an additional source of both profit and awareness.
For a record label there are a selection of important factors to discover: music discovery, fair payment, music licensing and how Soundtrack can work for you.
“Every track must be accounted for, legal, and fully licensed for business and commercial use. It’s our collective responsibility to help ensure that the creators and rights holders of music used to enhance brand and commerce experiences are properly remunerated.”
- Ola Sars, Founder, CEO and Chairman, Soundtrack Your Brand
Fair Payment for Record Labels
The music industry loses $1.38 billion each year from businesses that incorrectly play music. 78% of small to midsize businesses across the United States, are using personal streaming platforms illegally, as a source of their in-store overhead music.
In 2013, Spotify for Business, now named Soundtrack Your Brand, was launched. By creating a high quality, on-demand music streaming platform with a music catalog that is licensed music for business and commercial use, Soundtrack ensures that record companies are fairly paid.
With Soundtrack came a global, direct licensing business model for companies to legally play music in their business locations. We are proud to have over 8,000 licensing agreements with labels, publishers and performing rights organizations, so that everyone involved in music creation is correctly paid.
The technology behind Soundtrack guarantees that music labels and music publishers will be compensated correctly. Plus, your artists will be pleased to learn that for every song that is played using the Unlimited plan, artists can earn up to five times more from Soundtrack Your Brand than with personal streaming services.
Business Music Licensing for Record Labels
Businesses that use personal streaming platforms are not only in breach of copyright laws, but also the terms of the music service that they’re using. In order for rights holders such as record labels to be fairly compensated for the recorded music that they own, the correct licensing agreements must be in place.
There are three main licenses that are typically required. 1) The Recording License, to cover the right to use a specific recording of a song, 2) The Publishing License, to cover the right to use the original composition, and 3) The Public Performance License to grant performance rights and allow a business to play a track in a public environment.
It is essential for all businesses to have the correct licenses from the performing rights organizations that operate in that country. Examples of these are PRS and PPL in the United Kingdom, ASCAP, BMI and GMR in the USA and Re:Sound in Canada. Without the right licensing, it’s not possible for artists, songwriters, producers, publishers and record labels to be paid fairly.
Music Discovery for Record Labels
In the United States, 33% of listeners discover new music from background music that’s playing in businesses. With just one visit to a hotel, restaurant, bar or retail store, someone new could join the fanbase of one of your artists.
Personal music streaming platforms such as Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, Soundcloud, YouTube Music and Amazon Music are only built for personal use. This means that the many businesses who rely on these types of services to play music in their business are breaking the law every single day. The same issue applies with downloaded digital music, for example if iTunes is used.
The expectation of most customers, staff members and business owners is that excellent playlists will be available at all times, with no restrictions or advertising. The customer experience often relies on the availability of this type of music, meaning that royalty-free options are often not suitable. Managers and owners often incorrectly turn to personal streaming service providers for this reason.
Though music licensing is often considered to be a confusing landscape, so many business owners are causing harm to the music industry by failing to have a correct setup. Though the music in your catalog might be receiving exposure in these scenarios, you would not be paid fairly for the usage if personal platforms are involved. Soundtrack offers an ideal solution for this issue.
Soundtrack Your Brand for Record Labels
The music you release is well taken care of at Soundtrack. We have relationships with major labels including Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group, as well as a range of indie labels. These all-important partnerships allow us to have a music catalog that we’re incredibly proud of.
We maintain a music service with the world’s largest commercial music catalog of business music with over 100 million songs across a broad range of genres, from some of the world’s best loved artists.
To make best use of this amazing music library, we have an expert in-house curation team who create and maintain over 12,000 different playlists. These sit on our business focussed platform amongst other essential features such as an in-store audio messaging tool, a scheduling feature and an explicit lyric filter.
We have also built the only official Spotify playlist import feature, so that our users can add their favorite existing playlists to their Soundtrack account - ensuring that the reach of your priority playlists can be maximized.
Each of your artists can be found through our search feature, with each artist having their own Soundtrack page. That page highlights popular songs, featured playlists, ‘Best Of’ playlists as well as ‘& More’ playlists to blend with similar artists.

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While reading the Manipulate reference I've noticed this line:
What are the available external devices for that?
Some months ago I was thinking on what would be needed to use a MIDI Controller such as The BitStream 3X above Into Mathematica.
With my limited knowledge, I thought I could make Max/MSP receive the midi messages and write them down on a txt file, and then Mathematica would read it and use it for controlling something useful, I've asked to a friend - who have a degree on C.S. - how this could be accomplished, he said me I would need to use the system DLL's for that.
The questions are:
- What are these controllers?
- How would it be possible to transform the MIDI signals into Mathematica?
Bonus?: I also have a KORG Kontrol 49 in my table. It's a MIDI controller - does not produce sound, only MIDI signals. - It's possible to translate some MIDI messages (such as button presses) into keystroke emulation through Bome's MIDI Translator. This is by no means contradictory, translating keyboard keys into keystroke emulation is easy, the only thing I kinda have no clue on how I could do it is how to make a MIDI hardware slider control a Mathematica Slider. I've posted this last section because it could be useful for someone.


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- There are 302 steps up to Mt. Baldhead, an 800-foot-tall sand dune.
- The radar tower at the top of Mt. Baldhead was constructed by the Air Force in the late 1950s to scan the skies for invading Soviet aircraft during the Cold War.
- There are 13 miles of trails at Saugatuck Dunes State Park.
- In use since 1838, the historic Chain Ferry is named DIANE (after the builder’s wife).
- It takes 400 feet of continuous chain to pull the Chain Ferry 300 feet across the Kalamazoo River. It takes approximately 200 cranks to cross the river.
- The Star of Saugatuck II holds 150 passengers. Its paddlewheels are 15 feet tall.
- Known as the Art Coast of Michigan, the Saugatuck/Douglas area boasts over 28 artist galleries and studios.
- Ox-Bow School of Art began in 1914, when artists from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago moved their summer painting classes into the Riverside Hotel, which soon became known as the Ox-Bow Inn.
- Oval Beach got its name because the parking lot was paved in a shape of an oval. It has been recognized as Condé Nast Traveler’s “Top 25 Beaches in the World,” National Geographic Traveler’s “Top Freshwater Beaches in the USA,” and MTV’s “Top 5 Beaches in the USA.”
- The Interurban Bus Authority will celebrate its 38th birthday on May 8. It has given rides to 1.75 million passengers since 1980.
- Today, the building that houses the Saugatuck Center for the Arts was built as the Lloyd J. Harriss Pie Factory, which turned out millions of frozen pies from the mid-20th century through the 1980s using locally grown fruit.
- Virtue Cider is made in nearby Fennville, using only 100 percent Michigan apples in its brewing process.
- Saugatuck Brewing Company has a 45-barrel brew system with 960 barrels of fermentation space and the ability to age over 400 wood barrels at one time.
- The historic Old School House History Center in downtown Douglas was constructed in 1866 by out-of-work shipwrights.
- The Douglas Root Beer Barrel that stands 17 feet tall on Center Street was originally a popular root beer and hot dog stand from the 1950s to the 1970s. It is now one of two known barrels of this type in Michigan. It was restored by volunteers in 2017.
- Crane Orchards (and now Pie Pantry Restaurant & Winery) has been in operation since 1967.
Be sure to check out our next issue, where we’ll spotlight the Grand Haven/Spring Lake region!

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Today is a big day here on White Rose of Avalon. It is the One Year Anniversary of this blog! I wanted to use today’s post to thank everyone who has read, followed, and liked over the past year. I feel incredibly blessed to have so much support from all of my Lovely readers!
I also want to talk about how much the blog has grown over the past year. When I began writing this blog I started out wanting to discuss the things I was passionate about and all my opinions on them. Hence the tagline “Where Legends, History, and Fairytales Meet.” I have written extensively on all of these things, and will continue to do so. However, I also began writing more lifestyle content to share tips and tricks of how I live my life to the fullest. Later I would begin to post more of my own fictional works. I post many of my poems, and I also have posted several of my short stories.
I warms my heart and soul to say that many times the posts with the most likes are those that were my own fictional works! I cannot be happier with how this journey has gone over the last 365 days. I am so glad I decided to finally share my love of writing, and my own creativity and art with all of you. Seeing how this blog will continue to grow in this second year will be such a fun path to walk!
Once again thank you for the support and for reading. Let me know your thoughts in the comments below!


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After losing Chester Bennington to suicide in 2017, Mike Shinoda created this gem of an album in his grief over his friend. Shinoda himself has been known to have said this about the album: "It's a journey out of grief and darkness, not into grief and darkness. If someone went through something like that, I hope you feel less alone. If it has not happened, I hope you feel grateful." I didn't care for this album so much at first, but after a few listens it really started to grow on me! Check out Place To Start, Over Again, Watching As I Fall, About You, and Nothing Makes Sense Anymore. You can really feel his pain and sorrow in this album!
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Obviously, the Portuguese José Mourinho, who announced on May 4 as the new coach of AS Roma, is already waiting in Rome.
Mourinho will become the head coach of the AS Roma football team this summer. According to a report on the Italian club’s website, the Portuguese expert’s contract is for three seasons.
He has not yet started work in the Italian capital, but Mourinho has received a mural.
He is riding a motorcycle on a scooter, wearing a Roma scarf around his neck, and the scooter is engraved with the words Special One.

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I read this great book by Ben Mikaelsen, Touching Spirit Bear. Total Transformation recommended it for David, but I realized that it was too much for him, so since I checked it out from the library, I read it. I was very impressed by this book. So much so that I am going to buy it to have in my personal library.
This book is recommended for ages 10 and up. I would agree with that. I am returning it to the library, but when I purchase it, I am going to give it to my older sons to read.
I really didn’t intend for this particular post to be a book review when I started writing. I only intended for it to be about a particular portion in the book that I felt was so profound.
Well, here it is anyway-the title character in the book, Cole Matthews, is very angry and has had a lot of run ins with the law in his short life. His parents always manage to pay someone off and get him out of his mess. That time is over.
After he brags about robbing a convenience store and is caught as a result of a classmate, Peter, telling on him, he goes crazy. He ends up causing Peter brain damage. The courts say no more. He is finally faced with real jail time. He still doesn’t see that it’s his fault. He blames everyone but himself: his abusive father, his alcoholic mother, even Peter.Read More »

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Sunday, June 3, 2012
Windows 8 push notifications
This post is a brief overview of using push notifications in a Metro app. Push notifications let you create a web service that will be able to independently send tile, toast or raw notifications to your Metro app over Http using a preconfigured communication channel between the app and the service. So your app doesn’t need to poll the service regularly to check for updates, instead, the service can send updates to your app whenever new information is available. This is done through the Microsoft Windows Notification Service or WNS, which is an always-on Microsoft-managed service whose sole purpose is to channel billions of small messages from third-party callers to registered Metro apps in an efficient and dependable manner. Let’s see how this works in a nutshell.
1) Your Metro app requests from WNS that a channel be created between itself and WNS. WNS returns a unique channel Uri that represents that channel to the app.
2) The app forwards the channel Uri to your custom service – which you set up ahead of time. Your service stores the uri with the id of the device running the app. When the time comes, your service will use that uri to send a tile or toast notification to the registered devices through WNS.
3) Your service authenticates with WNS (one-time operation) by requesting and storing an authentication token returned by WNS. When the service is ready to send a toast or tile notifications to registered apps, it will send an HTTP message to WNS including the stored auth token, so that WNS accepts the message.
4) Your service is now ready to send a notification to registered devices : it creates an XML message matching the tile or toast required schema, and sends it to each uris associated with the registered devices. WNS receives each authenticated message and forwards it to the corresponding device. As a result, the app’s tile is updated or a toast is raised on the device.
So first, you request a channel from your Metro app, using the PushNotificationChannelManager class :
Then you can forward the uri to your service, which has a register operation that accepts a Uri along with some unique identifier for the device running the Metro app :
The service operation may look something like this :
When your service runs for the first time, it needs to authenticate with WNS by retrieving an authentication token :
The sid and secret key can currently be obtained by registering your Metro app in the Windows Push Notifications & Live Connect portal (although this may change later on in the Metro ecosystem). The GetOAuthTokenFromJson helper simply extracts the token from the JSON response returned by WNS.
Now your Metro app is all set up, and your cloud service is authenticated with WNS. The service has stored the channel Uris and Ids of each Metro device running your app and registered with WNS to receive notifications. The service can now send a tile or toast notification to the registered devices through WNS using the stored channel Uris. First, let’s create the notification message the service will send WNS :
Here the service creates the string payload matching the required schema for a tile notification. See this post for more info. If instead, you want the service to send a toast, here’s an example :
Once your service has built the notification payload, it needs to build the WNS request :
As you can see, the service builds a POST request that includes the authentication token in a header and the xml payload we just created in the body. In this example the service creates and sends the request asynchronously for better scalability, although yoy may choose to do so synchronously depending on your scenario.
Note that the authentication token has a time limited validity, so you should be prepared for the case where WNS returns an expired token message and rejects the notification message :
Here I’ve wrapped the code that sends the request and fetches the WNS response in a try-catch block, and if the response indicates an expired token, the code goes out and fetches a new token and then resends the notification to WNS.
So when this method is invoked in your service by some external caller, such as an arbitrary service client, the notification request will get sent out to WNS, and WNS will forward it to all registered devices running your Metro app, which will in turn receive the message and consequently update the app tile or raise a toast on the device.
Note that the app may also want to run some code on the device when a push message is received :
So to recap, you can use push notifications to have a custom cloud service send tile, toast or other kinds of messages to your Metro app. This requires quite a bit of setup involving Microsoft’s Windows Notification Service. You establish communication channels between your Metro app and WNS, between your app and your service, and between your service and WNS. As a result your app can benefit from the push model and from the efficiency and dependability of WNS to receive external notifications without polling or similar actions.
Hope you enjoyed this post!


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In 2009 I re-started dancing salsa after a long break, because my now ex-girlfriend insisted I should start dancing again. I found a new love and I haven’t stopped dancing since. It was a hobby that changed my life. I did everything to become better, had a lot of different teachers, trained a lot and had a lot of exposure at parties.
My passion for dance did not go unnoticed in the dance scene. In 2011 I was asked to join the salsa show team Golosa led by Rahiem Goedar. With this amazing show team we performed at multiple international stages. This allowed me to also train with a large amount of international teachers.
In 2013 I combined my passion for dancing with my passion for teaching and my own dance school “El Salsero” was born. In my opinion it was important and crucial to keep on training and learning from the masters in order to teach. Being a competent dancer wasn’t enough, it was also important to be consciously competent.
During the period of my own dance school I had the pleasure of meeting my current dance partner Laili Reinders. We have been working together ever since and we are very critical about our own dance techniques and didactics. We trained and taught Salsa and Bachta, and love dancing Zouk.
Due to the way Laili and I work together we were able to find the essence of dancing, especially dancing Salsa. We were able to fully analyze the dance to be able to competently teach this beautiful dance. Everything with passion and love.


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Chronic inflammation predisposes tissue to cancer development; however, regulatory mechanisms underlying recruitment of innate leukocytes toward developing neoplasms are obscure. We report that genetic elimination of mature T and B lymphocytes in a transgenic mouse model of inflammation-associated de novo epithelial carcinogenesis, e.g., K14-HPV16 mice, limits neoplastic progression to development of epithelial hyperplasias that fail to recruit innate immune cells. Adoptive transfer of B lymphocytes or serum from HPV16 mice into T and B cell-deficient/HPV16 mice restores innate immune cell infiltration into premalignant tissue and reinstates necessary parameters for full malignancy, e.g., chronic inflammation, angiogenic vasculature, hyperproliferative epidermis. These findings support a model in which B lymphocytes are required for establishing chronic inflammatory states that promote de novo carcinogenesis.
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In the video, Paul encouraged people to “resist” guidance from the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on stemming the spread of COVID-19, such as wearing a mask. Paul also plugged amendments he plans to introduce that would defund any government agency that fails to return to work in person.
In his now-deleted post, Wagner wrote: “Where have you gone, Rand Paul’s neighbor, a nation turns its lonely eyes to you.”
Paul’s neighbor, Rene Boucher, tackled the senator in 2017, breaking several of Paul’s ribs. Boucher pleaded guilty to felony assault and was sentenced to eight months in prison and six months of home confinement.
Wagner removed the post before 10:30 a.m. Monday.
“I deleted a tweet that could be read as encouraging violence,” Wagner wrote. “I didn’t mean it that way, but I should know better than to say anything that could be misconstrued in a violent direction. I apologize for that.”
An automatic response from Wagner’s email indicated he would not be available for additional comment.
I deleted a tweet that could be read as encouraging violence. I didn’t mean it that way, but I should know better than to say anything that could be misconstrued in a violent direction. I apologize for that.
The Wisconsin Federation of College Republicans called Wagner’s tweet “inexcusable” and a “disgrace” to the University of Wisconsin System. The group, which represents more than a dozen campus chapters across the state, called on UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and interim System President Tommy Thompson to condemn Wagner’s statement and take disciplinary action against him.
Lily Schwenk, an incoming UW-Madison junior and vice chair of the statewide group, said College Republicans support free speech but that they drew a line at encouraging violence against a U.S. senator.
Asked how the situation differed from language used by former Republican President Donald Trump, which some say encouraged his supporters to storm the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, sending senators and representatives into hiding, Schwenk said she didn’t personally view Trump’s remarks as inciting violence.
University spokesperson Meredith McGlone said students, faculty and staff are free to exercise their First Amendment rights on social media. When they do, she said, they are sharing their own views, not those of the university.
“We expect higher discourse from those within the University of Wisconsin, even as we embrace academic freedom,” Thompson said in a statement. “Any encouragement of violence is loathsome, and we are pleased that the professor has removed the tweet while apologizing.”

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When it comes to the winter season, nothing can be more relaxing than enjoying local fare by the fire. Warm up the conversation at these 10 restaurants across the East End that have comfortable seating and relaxing fireplaces.
1770 House Restaurant & Inn in East Hampton has cozy fireside seating with an exceptional menu. Located at 143 Main Street in East Hampton. Call 631-324-1770 or visit www.1770house.com.
The American Hotel in Sag Harbor has an Old World charm, built in 1846, with its fireplace at center stage in the main dining room. Located at 49 Main Street in Sag Harbor. Call 631-725-3535 or visit www.thamericanhotel.com.
Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor allows you to enjoy cocktails and bites with water views fireside, both inside or on the closed in, heated outdoor deck. Located at 31 W Water Street in Sag Harbor. Call 631-725-2101 or visit www.baronscove.com.
Cooperage Inn Restaurant in Baiting Hollow is down the road from some of the top Long Island wineries. It’s a perfect destination before or after a few sips of the region. Located at 2218 Sound Avenue. Call 631-727-8994 or visit www.cooperageinn.com.
Dopo La Spiaggia maintains a cozy, welcoming atmosphere with fireplaces at both the East Hampton and Sag Harbor locations. Visit www.dopolaspiaggia.com for details.
Jamesport Manor Inn in Jamesport carries historic charm. Feel right amid your own story dining near a fireplace and soaking in the beautifully crafted, wooden architecture. Located at 370 Manor Lane in Jamesport. Call 631-722-0500 or visit www.jamesportmanor.com.
The Maidstone Hotel in East Hampton welcomes guests to its dining area with a brick fireplace and relaxed seating, perfect for indulging in Chef Ian Lowell’s menu. Located at 207 Main Street in East Hampton. Call 631-324-5006 or visit www.themaidstone.com.
North Fork Table & Inn in Southold has been rated a top restaurant for years, with Executive Chef Stephan Bogardus. What better way to savor the East End than by requesting a table fireside? Located at 57225 Main Road in Southold. Call 631-765-0177 or visit www.northforktableandinn.com.
The Palm is an East Hampton staple. Cozy up by the fireplace and don’t miss the PrimeTime specials available at the bar from Sunday through Friday from 5 to 7 PM. Located at 94 Main Street in East Hampton. Call 631-324-0411 or visit www.thepalm.com.
Sundays On The Bay in Hampton Bays has a cozy fireplace right amid its blue décor. Located at 369 Dune Road in Hampton Bays. Call 631-728-2611 or visit www.sundaysonthebayrestaurant.com.


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Last year, I worked on a documentary about the avant-garde opera “Invisible Cities” for KCET’s Artbound. Alongside Matt Givot, we captured timelapse sequences all around LA’s Union Station for the project. Union Station is a great subject and one I’ve always wanted to film, which made for a great experience. The documentary aired late last year and came out really well.
On July 26, we learned that this documentary won the LA-area Emmy for Entertainment programming. Quite an honor! Huge congrats to the entire talented crew of this project. I’m very happy to have been a small part of it.
Check out the full documentary below, or in full screen at the KCET website.


As if we did not have enough of welding related fire accidents in conventional plants (read my last post on the issue here ), now we have a report of a similar accident in a Japanese nuclear plant.
Here is the incident reported by various agencies:
A fire broke out at a nuclear power plant in northern Japan on Thursday, injuring one worker but causing no radiation leak, the operator said.
Firefighters put out the fire about an hour after white smoke was spotted coming out of the reactor, which was already shut for a regular check-up, Tohoku Electric Power said.
“One worker sustained minor burns but was not exposed to radiation,” a company spokesman said, adding there was no leak to the outside environment either. The fire started at around 2:00 p.m. at the plant’s No. 1 reactor, which has been undergoing regular checkups since February, Tohoku Electric said.
Kyodo News Agency which first reported the incident said the worker was in a welding operation inside the building, and the filter in the air conditioning system might have caught sparks from the welding.
The plant is located in Onagawa town, some 350 kilometres (220 miles) north of Tokyo. The plant has two other reactors, which are operating normally.
The nuclear power complex, which suffered extensive damage in an earthquake last year, has been out of service and undergoing repairs.
The incident occurred just days after a Dec. 1-5 inspection by a team from the United Nations nuclear watchdog. The team of 10 experts from the Vienna-based International Atomic Energy Agency assessed safety measures designed to deal with the continuing threat of earthquakes.
I hope the investigation is completely impartial and gives us some better ideas to prevent such incidents in future. I know that the nuclear industry is a highly regulated and procedure-driven industry so this incident is shocking. Secondly, this is the second such fire in a Japanese plant (the earlier one was supposed to be because of an earthquake). However as usual, the investigation reports are pretty sketchy and certainly not as detailed as the ones from the chemical /hydrocarbon processing industry (Well, if they are I have not seen many in the public domain). I wonder what kind of combustibles are present in such installations and what kind of gas detection systems are used. Anybody from the nuclear industry who is reading this could be kind enough to throw some more light on this issue.
Comments as usual are welcome.


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Cherish new XXXTENTACION music like it’s your baby.
I’m going to be honest with you, I am not familiar with Skye… What I do know is that he was the first signee to XXXTENTACION’s Bad Vibes Forever label. In “VOICES,” listeners get a chance to hear both Skye and X on a record together, and what you get is an edgy hip-hop gem that blends rock star vibes with rap vibes, both Post Malone and Lil Skies-esque crooning by Skye, and an erratic verse by X that will remind you how much of a crazy beast he was.
Man, I hate that we won’t get to hear XXXTENTACION fully bloom…
OVERALL RATING (4/5)
Quincy is the creator of Ratings Game Music. He loves writing about music, taking long walks on beaches, and spaghetti that fights him back.


An account from a pilot flying along!
I was deadheading to Hong Kong via Narita yesterday, and was riding on Delta flight 55, B-777-200; few seconds into the T/O roll the right fan decided to come apart on us, I was seated right next to it in seat 12G, front row view. When the fan let go at T/O thrust the compressor stalled and a 7 foot or so flame shot out the front end of the intake, the inlet outer skin was damaged but held, you could see where the fan blade(s) tip pushed out the metal. Some greyish/blue smoke came through the air conditionning, but dissipated quickly. It was a low speed reject, we could feel some shaking during the decelaration, nothing major, of course the first indication was a very crisp and sharp bang. I believe this aircraft has the RR Trent engine. Anyways, the point of this thread is to say KUDDOS to the Delta crew both front and back for displaying great skills during this mishap. They kept us informed as soon as possible in a very professional tone of voice over the PA. We taxied back under our own power to the gate, and 4 hours later we were on our way to Narita on another Delta 777. Again thank you to the crew for a well done job, just the way we practice it in the sim.


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We have created a detailed video on Kawasaki W800 Street, the second retro bike in the Kawasaki lineup. Watch the full video below to know what you can expect from this amazing motorcycle.
Triumph confirms the return of Daytona!
When you talk about supersport bikes of average capacity, the Triumph Daytona must be one of the most respected motorcycles in its segment. Unlike its Japanese rivals, the Triumph Daytona has remained true to its three-cylinder roots.
It was one of the last bastions of the 600cc supersport until it was finally shut down because it did not meet Euro IV emission standards. We always knew that Triumph would revive the Daytona because the new 765cc engine of the Street Triple series was used for Moto2 races. And finally, the British manufacturer has confirmed that they will finally launch Daytona 765 in Indian market in the year 2020!
Triumph Motorcycles has confirmed that a limited-edition model based on Triumph’s Moto2 knowledge would lead to a production model called Triumph Daytona Moto2 765 Limited Edition.
Since Triumph Street Triple changed their numbers and transformed from 675 to 765 in 2017, rumors abound to suggest that the same touch-up will be applied to the Daytona 675 superbike machines.
The test bike is simply a state-of-the-art Daytona 675R with a bolted Street Triple 765 engine. In addition to a slightly tied exhaust, small changes in engine covers and the addition of Street Triple TFT instruments, there is nothing new to see. But they illustrate in an important way that the idea of a Daytona 765 is alive and well within Triumph.
Developing a Daytona 765 is therefore likely to be a much bigger job than the spied prototype suggests. Given the publication struggles on the market of mid-weight sports bikes, it will be a motorcycle that will have to prove itself before receiving the green light.
The Daytona Moto2 765 Limited Edition will be presented at the 2019 British GP at Silverstone, taking place from August 23-25, 2019. Key features and awards will also be announced at the event. The motorcycle is expected to go on sale in March 2020 with a few limited-edition motorcycle units destined for Asia.
From this, he hopes that some will also arrive in India. We can expect the standard Daytona 765 to occupy a central place in the EICMA 2019.
As a final idea, it is worth remembering one more thing that goes in favor of Daytona. One of them is that Triumph has recently renewed its trademark rights under the name of Daytona.


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Bad Things Happen
By Harry Dolan
Hardcover, 352 pages
Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam
List price: $24.95
The shovel has to meet certain requirements. A pointed blade. A short handle, to make it maneuverable in a confined space. He finds what he needs in the gardening section of a vast department store.
He stows the shovel in his cart and moves unhurriedly thought the wide aisles, gathering a few more items: D-cell batteries, a bag of potting soil, a can of weed-killer. Leather work gloves, two pairs. In the grocery section he picks up four deli sandwiches wrapped in plastic and a case of bottled water.
The checkout lanes are crowded. He chooses a line and the fluorescent lights flicker overhead as he considers how he's going to pay. His wallet holds a credit card in the name of David Loogan. It's not the name he was born with, but it's what he calls himself now. He's not going to use the credit card.
He does some calculations in his head and decides he has enough cash.
The line moves and he thinks he'll get out quick and clean, but he's wrong. The cashier wants to talk.
"I think I've seen you before," she says to him.
"I doubt it."
She's tall, broad in the hips, attractive, though the stark light accentuates the lines under her eyes and around her mouth.
"You look familiar," she says.
The man who calls himself David Loogan doesn't want to be familiar. He wants to be nondescript. Unmemorable.
"Maybe I've seen you here in the store," the cashier suggests.
He offers her a lukewarm smile. "That must be it."
He busies himself loading things onto the counter. The cashier takes the shovel and holds it with the blade pointing skyward so she can scan the bar code on the handle.
"You must be a gardener," she says.
He ought to agree and leave it at that, but he gets flustered. He starts to say, "I'm an editor," but stops himself. The truth won't do. He goes with the first lie that comes into his mind.
"I'm a juggler," he says.
It's a mistake. She decides to find him charming. She smiles and sets the shovel on the end of the counter and reaches for the potting soil in a leisurely way.
"You must be very good," she says lightly. "I've never heard of anyone juggling shovels. Bout one's not enough, is it? You ought to have three."
Go with charming then. "I've already got three," he says. "Anyone can juggle three. The real trick is juggling four."
"It must be dazzling," she says. "Where do you work? Kids' birthdays?"
He waits a beat and answers in his most serious tone. "Garden parties."
"Ha. Are you sure we haven't met before?"
She's flirting, Loogan decides. He looks at her fingers as she scans the sandwiches. She's wearing a wedding ring.
"I could swear I know you," she says. "Maybe we went to school together."
"I never went," he says. "Everything I know about juggling is self taught."
"I'm serious. I think we went to high school together."
"I didn't go to high school around here."
"Well, hell, neither did I," she says. "And it's been quite a while. But you remind me of a boy in my class. I'll think of your name in a second."
She bags the gloves and the batteries together, the weed-killer separately.
"Dennis," she says suddenly, looking up at him. "Or Daniel?"
David Loogan picks up the shovel from the counter and is troubled by a momentary vision. He sees himself stabbing the blade into the base of the cashier's neck.
"Ted," he tells her. "My name is Ted Carmandy."
She smiles and shakes her head. "Are you sure?"
She lets it go with a shrug. "Well, then I was way off, wasn't I?"
He puts the shovel in his cart, and she reads off his total and takes his money. He thinks she has turned shy on him, but she scribbles something on his receipt before she hands it over. He scans it on the way out, sees her name (Allison) and a phone number, and crumples the paper discreetly.
Out in the parking lot, Loogan adjusts the collar of his black leather coat and checks his watch. Nine-thirty on a Wednesday night in October. A mist of rain is falling and the cars in the lot glow in the yellow light of tall arc lamps.
The lamps reassure him. He is not exactly afraid of the dark, but he often feels uneasy going out after sunset. And parking lots unnerve him. The echo of footsteps in a parking lot at night can set his pulse racing.
Loogan moves steadily along a row of cars, pushing the shopping art before him. He has an uncomfortable moment when he sees a figure coming toward him. A thin man with a weathered face, hollowed eyes. A hooded sweatshirt, pants torn at the knee. Right hand resting in a pocket of the sweatshirt.
Loogan is suddenly aware of the humming of the arc lamps, the turning wheels of the cart.
You're fine, he tells himself. Nothing's going to happen.
As the thin man gets close, his hand comes out of the pocket of his sweatshirt. Loogan sees a glint of silver. Metal, the thinks. Blade. Knife.
Reflexively he reaches out to grab the thin man's writs, but he stops himself in time. The thin man flinches away from him and hurries past, clutching a silver-grey cell phone to the front of his sweatshirt. He mumbles something Loogan doesn't catch.
He's gone and it's over and Loogan comes to his car. He loads the shovel in the trunk, and the potting soil, and all the rest. He shuts the trunk and pushes the cart into an empty parking space.
The hum of the arc lamps has receded into silence. Everything is normal. David Loogan is an ordinary shopper. No one would think otherwise. He opens his car door and slides in behind the wheel. He looks nothing at all like a man heading off to dig a grave.
From Bad Things Happen by Harry Dolan by arrangement with G.P. Putnam's Sons/Amy Einhorn Books, a member of Penguin Group (USA), Inc., Copyright 2009 by Harry Dolan.