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Clarke with JCM in Bluesgarage Isernhagen Germany, April 2019
|Born||25 July 1950|
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|Associated acts||Colosseum, Uriah Heep, Tempest, Mountain, Rainbow, The Monkees, Billy Squier|
Mark Clarke (born 25 July 1950 in Liverpool) is an English musician, bass player and singer, best known for his work with Colosseum and Mountain, as well as brief stints with Uriah Heep and Rainbow.
After seeing the Beatles and many other bands in Liverpool as a young boy at the age of 12, he decided to be a bass player. In 1966 Mark Clarke played with the Kegmen, in 1968 with the Locomotive and late 1968 with St. James Infirmary. Liverpool Echo called him in an article "the Joe Cocker of Liverpool".
After a year of local gigs he moved to London, where he was introduced to Clem Clempson, who played at that time in Colosseum. After some time Mark was asked by Jon Hiseman to join Colosseum in the summer 1970 and he played in the band until the split late 1971, and again 21 years from the reunion in 1994 till the farewell in 2015.After Colosseum split he was briefly around the turn of the years 1971/1972 a member of Uriah Heep, performing (and co-writing) on one studio track, "The Wizard", on the 1972 album Demons and Wizards . In the beginning of 1973 he became a member of Jon Hiseman's Tempest and played bass on the two Tempest studio albums with Allan Holdsworth, Ollie Halsall and Paul Williams, and a live album issued later. He also played bass on Ken Hensley's solo albums.
In 1975 he formed Natural Gas with Joey Molland, Jerry Shirley and Peter Wood. He also played shortly with Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow. In 1980 he started working with Billy Squier and recorded Don't Say No , The Stroke , In the Dark and many other albums with him. In 1986 he toured with the Monkees, and worked for many years with Davy Jones. Clarke has also worked twice in 1984-1985 and 1995-1996 with Mountain,Ian Hunter and Torque, recording albums with all of them.
With Colosseum he played again from the reunion in 1994 to the farewell concert at the Shepherd's Bush Empire in London on 28 February 2015.
In 2010 Mark Clarke released his first solo album Moving to the Moon, which was co-produced by Ray DeTone, who also played all guitars on the record.
In 2017 Mark Clarke became a member of a new trio band called JCM. Other members of the band were drummer Jon Hiseman and guitarist Clem Clempson. The band recorded an album "Heroes" late in 2017 and it was released in April 2018. JCM begun touring Europe on 7 April 2018 but the tour ended after the show on the 22 April in Bonn due Jon Hiseman*s illness. Hiseman died in June 2018 which initially appeared to be the end of JCM, however in early 2019 it was announced that band would continue with Ralph Salmins taking over drums. Tours of Europe and the UK took place throughout 2019.
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Uriah Heep are an English rock band formed in London in 1969. Their current lineup includes lead and rhythm guitarist Mick Box, keyboardist Phil Lanzon, lead vocalist Bernie Shaw, drummer Russell Gilbrook, and bassist Dave Rimmer. They have experienced numerous lineup changes throughout their 52-year career, leaving Box as the only remaining original member. Notable former members of the band include vocalists David Byron, John Lawton, John Sloman, Peter Goalby and Steff Fontaine, bassists Gary Thain, Trevor Bolder, John Wetton, Bob Daisley, Paul Newton and John Jowitt, drummers Nigel Olsson, Lee Kerslake and Chris Slade, and keyboardists Ken Hensley and John Sinclair.
Kenneth William David Hensley was an English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and producer, best known for his work with Uriah Heep during the 1970s.
David Garrick, better known by his stage name David Byron, was a British singer and songwriter, best known in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist with the rock band Uriah Heep. Byron possessed a powerful operatic voice and a flamboyant stage presence.
Colosseum are an English progressive jazz-rock band, mixing blues, rock and jazz-based improvisation. Colin Larkin wrote that "the commercial acceptance of jazz rock in the UK" was mainly due to the band.
Demons and Wizards is the fourth studio album by British rock band Uriah Heep, released 19 May 1972 by Bronze Records in the UK and Mercury Records in the US.
Philip John "Jon" Hiseman was an English drummer, recording engineer, record producer, and music publisher. He was married to saxophonist Barbara Thompson from 1967 until his death in 2018 following surgery to remove a brain tumour.
Colosseum II was a British progressive jazz-rock band formed in 1975 by former Colosseum drummer and bandleader Jon Hiseman, which featured guitarist Gary Moore.
Daughter of Time is the fourth album by Colosseum, released in 1970. The album remained for five weeks in the UK Albums Chart peaking number 23. Recorded in the midst of an upheaval in the band's lineup, only one of its eight tracks, "Three Score and Ten, Amen", features all six of the official band members.
Colosseum Live is a live album by Colosseum, released in 1971. It was one of the band's most commercially successful albums, remaining in the UK Albums Chart for six weeks and peaking at number 17. The album peaked at number 48 in Australia in 1972.
LiveS The Reunion Concerts 1994 is a live album by English progressive jazz-rock band Colosseum. It includes two tracks from their reunion concert at the Zelt-Musik-Festival in Freiburg, Germany and six tracks from the second reunion concert at the E-Werk in Cologne, Germany.
Bread & Circuses is a 1997 album by Colosseum.
Tomorrow's Blues is an album by the band Colosseum that was released in 2003.
The Grass Is Greener is an album by Colosseum, released in January 1970.
Tempest was a British progressive rock band active from 1972 to 1974. Its core members were Jon Hiseman on drums and Mark Clarke on bass. They released two studio albums before breaking up.
"The Wizard" is a song by British rock band Uriah Heep, from their 1972 album Demons and Wizards. It was the first single to be lifted from the album. It was composed by Mark Clarke and Ken Hensley. It is a gentle, semi-acoustic ballad whose lyrics deal with a man wandering until he meets "the Wizard of a thousand kings", a possible reference to Merlin or Gandalf. This song is the first Uriah Heep single which had a music video.
David "Clem" Clempson is an English rock guitarist who has played as a member in a number of bands including Colosseum and Humble Pie.
May Blitz was a Canadian-British psychedelic rock power trio that was active in the early 1970s.
Bakerloo was an English heavy blues-rock trio, established by Staffordshire guitarist David "Clem" Clempson, Terry Poole and others in the late 1960s, at the high point of the influence of The Jimi Hendrix Experience and Cream. Although the group was prominent only for around a year (1968–9) and released only one album, it played an important part in the history of the genre, especially in view of its members' subsequent involvement with Colosseum, Humble Pie, May Blitz, Graham Bond, Vinegar Joe, Judas Priest and Uriah Heep.
The Best of Uriah Heep is the title of the most successful compilation album by the British rock band Uriah Heep. It was released by Bronze Records and Mercury Records in three distinct editions with roughly the same songs, but different cover art and track listing. The first edition was released in 1974 in Canada, the second in 1975 in Europe and the third the following year in the US. Some European editions had the song "Lady in Black" substituted by "Suicidal Man". The compilation reached gold status in Germany.


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According to APL, the most important problems that have emerged form the congestion are:
1. Port delays
The congestion and added vessel calls created labor shortage at the West Coast terminals. Ships have to wait two to three shifts after arrival before labor is available for operations, with work gang allocation by Pacific Maritime Association (PMA) implemented based on ship size. This delays cargo availability, increases vessel queue at berth and leads to bunching of vessels that are held back at the harbor.
2. Truck power crunch
With the volume increase and traffic congestion around the port area, truck power cannot keep up with demand. This poses a challenge in getting truckers to take containers out of the terminals, or to timely return containers and chassis.
3. Chassis problems
Despite expanding the chassis pool of pools (PoP), chassis supply is still constrained. This is because of a combination of the increase in import volume and the lack of truck power, making importers to hold on to containers and chassis longer than usual.
4. Import container dwell times
Average street dwell time has risen by 3 days to 7 days.
5. Terminal congestion
Terminals are trying to deal with high import volumes and evacuating containers due to chassis issues, but congestion worsens. Terminal space is now maxed out and the lack of space is impacting normal appointment flow. Some terminals do not accept empties from carriers as they try to uncover buried containers that have not been collected for too long.
Railcar supply also faces challenges, which leads terminals to change many destinations from on-dock to off-dock. This means that containers have to be trucked out of the port, putting more pressure on trucker and chassis supply.
To deal with the severe congestion and enable better cargo flow at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, APL called customers to:
- Pick up containers as soon as possible, after they have been discharged;
- Timely return of the chassis, to avoid chassis shortage for yourselves and others.
Finally, all applicable import detention and demurrage charges continue to apply.

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Too bad there are none like him among the (R)epelican'ts in office today.
He should run again,. and I swear, I thought I would never encourage that.
Former Republican Senator Alan Simpson is one of the most vocal and outspoken members of the GOP today and he’s not afraid to openly criticize his party when it deserves it. Simpson once again gave his party a tongue lashing during an interview with the Los Angeles Times, slamming the Republican Party and the Tea Party for their refusal to compromise, their attempts to legislate the private lives of Americans in the name of religion, and the stupidity, racism, sexism, and homophobia running rampant in the party.


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Ankle Pain No Swelling Or Bruising
Severe ankle pain, massive swelling and bruising. Can't move ankle. Inconclusive mri. What does this mean?
Severe sprain: This sounds like a third degree ( possibly second degree) sprain involving teating of the supporting ligament of the ankle and pooling of blood either into the musvle or the ankle joint itself. Obtain immediate orthopedic evaluation. Advise immediate rest, ice, compression and elevation, aircast splint and er if symtoms worsen. Ok to use advol or aleve (naproxen) for pain and swelling. ...Read more
Swelling is the enlargement of organs, skin, or other body parts. It is caused by a buildup of fluid in the tissues. The extra fluid can lead to a rapid increase in weight over a short period of time (days to weeks). Swelling can occur all over the body (generalized) or only in one part ...Read more
I had a metal hitch drop on top of my ankle/foot. Severe pain, swelling, bruising and numbness in toes. What could it be?
7 days ago sprained ankle. Still severe pain, bruising & swelling. Keep it iced and elevated. what's the next move. Told 1 dr it's broke 2 said no. ?
I would not : Walk on it if possible....(I.e crutches). Fractures are usually evident on xrays or MRI if a stress fracture. It sucks when you get differing opinoins as your hoping to be given expert advice and you yourself are not expected to be able to read an xray or MRI.... So sorry about that. How different is the treatment plan between the two? Since your in pain, err on the side of caution.. ...Read more
I've got some intense ankle pain but no bruising or swelling. What should I do, and what could it be? Ankle collapsed and now making clicking noise.
? loose body: This could be a loose body in the joint it would be best to have it checked by an orthopedic surgeon. ...Read more
Ankle pain on outer side of right.I was at MORP last night and when I was dancing I rolled sideways on it.Mild bruising and swelling.Pain when walk.
Be examined: If you have stopped growing, this is most likely a ligamentous injury. This is managed with elevation, cold packs every 2 hours, limited activity and NSAIDs. See your doctor if you are not improving or there is any concern for a fracture. All the best. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Daughter having alot of ankle pain on the inside and outside after inverting ankle(soccer).No bruising; some swelling.reasons why so much pain? Brace?
Ankle pain in right ankle started Friday.. No bruising or swelling. Pain was already subsiding by Sunday. Somebody said it could be a blood clot.
Small chance...: As you describe your symptoms, it sounds more like a strain or minor sprain in the ankle. The suspicion of a clot seems very low, but cannot be ruled out 100% without a closer evaluation. As the ankle pain subsides, it will be interesting to see if any residual bruising begins to show. ...Read more
Rolled ankle during basketball - no ankle pain- but immediate pain around base of fifth metatarsal. No swelling/bruising but hurts to bear weight.
5th met base: the peroneal tendon attaches to the 5th met base area. In some severe ankle sprain cases the tendon can pull hard enough to fracture the bone- adulation fracture. Should have an X-ray performed on your foot to confirm if broken or not. Otherwise it's treated like an ankle sprain and you need a brace. Go see your local podiatrist or foot and ankle dr ...Read more
Ankle pain over a week behind ankle and near Bone swelling and bruising! When to doc for anti inflammatory meds... still in pain when walk ?
Knee and top of ankle pain, swelling, right leg. No injury. Began at end of strep. Pain flares when walking and in morning unexplained bruising/bumps?
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Detecting and monitoring network infrastructure outages and failures is critical to ensuring application performance
Your network is filled with infrastructure components, making it hard to monitor what they’re all doing and how their behavior is affecting your applications. Fortunately, most components support SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) monitoring, which provides the information necessary for fast detection of network infrastructure outages and failures. SNMP delivers critical information about network device and interface availability and other performance indicators, such as bandwidth utilization, packet loss, latency, errors, discards, CPU, and memory.
Gather detailed data on component health with SNMP monitoring
Windows Management Instrumentation or WMI polling is very similar to SNMP monitoring except that it is specific to Windows devices. WMI tells you information about Windows CPU, disk, memory, and operating system health.
WMI also provides information about the processes running on the device, what type of resources the processes are consuming, and the health of certain key Microsoft applications (SQL Server, IIS Web Service, Domain Controller / Active Directory, MSMQ queues). It also collects and shares the detailed information in the Windows Task Manager.
Always know how your network infrastructure monitoring contributes to your app performance
The health of the infrastructure components supporting your business-critical applications is just as important as those applications, because if the infrastructure fails, your applications fail, too. Riverbed network infrastructure monitoring puts you one step ahead with real-time, actionable information to identify and diagnose problems before your business is impacted.
- Prevent business disruption and downtime that affect business transactions, employee productivity, customer experience, and— most importantly — your business’s reputation
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Flagship Conservative proposals to use petitions to hand power to local people are widely opposed by Tory councillors, as well as those of other parties.
According to a survey conducted for LGC by pollsters ComRes of 426 councillors, a majority oppose plans to allow residents to force referendums on any local issue through petitions gaining the signatures of 5% of the local population.
The policy was a central plank of the Tories’ Control Shift localism green paper, which was hailed as “a radical decentralisation to reach every corner of the country” by party leader David Cameron when it was published in February 2009.
However, opposition to it was strongest among Tory councillors, with 55% opposing or strongly opposing the policy, compared with 53% of Labour and Liberal Democrat members.
The survey also showed barely a quarter of councillors support proposals to allow residents a veto on council tax rises above a centrally set threshold. While support for the referendums on tax levels is strongest among Conservative councillors, almost two-thirds of Tories oppose them.
Shadow local government minister Bob Neill said councils must be prepared to accept greater accountability as the price for increased powers.
“Greater use of direct democracy is never going to win overwhelming enthusiasm among some town hall members, yet its checks and balances are far better than Whitehall or regional interference,” he said.
Meanwhile, writing in LGC this week, Baroness Hamwee, the Lib Dems’ local government spokeswoman in the House of Lords, criticised the government’s plans to allow residents to call council officers to account at public meetings through petition as having “the potential to become kangaroo courts”.
Other proposals from the Tories’ green paper mustered stronger cross-party support. More than two-thirds (68%) of councillors said the Tories’ proposed power of general competence was needed to give councils the confidence to innovate.
More than half of councillors expressed support for the proposed transfer of funding away from formula grant towards incentives for housing and business growth.


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Note: This op-ed originally appeared in Foreign Affairs and was written by The Sentry Co-founders George Clooney and John Prendergast.
In December 2013, competing factions of South Sudan’s ruling party plunged the country into a horrific civil war as they fought over the spoils of the world’s newest state. Now in its fourth year, the conflict has ravaged the economy, resulted in tens of thousands of deaths, brought hundreds of thousands to the brink of famine, and displaced more than four million people, making this Africa’s largest refugee crisis since the 1994 genocide in Rwanda. And yet, amid all the suffering, a small clique of government elites and their cronies inside and outside South Sudan have benefited financially from the fighting, siphoning off the country’s oil wealth and storing the money in their private bank accounts and in luxury real estate in neighboring countries.
South Sudan’s top officials and their families and associates serve as the main beneficiaries to lucrative contracts, and they steal an astonishing amount from state coffers. As a new Sentry investigation reveals, between 2014 and 2015, top politicians, military leaders, government agencies, and companies owned by politicians and their family members have plundered more than $80 million. To name but one example, Mary Ayen Mayardit, the wife of President Salva Kiir, partially owns an air cargo company that received half a dozen payments from the state oil company, Nilepet. The funds were then used toward military and national security operations, including three payments during an intense period of fighting between April and May 2015. This opaque military procurement process enables the first family to benefit financially from the war—a massive conflict of interest.
Other documents obtained by the Sentry show how Stephen Dhieu Dau, the petroleum minister at the time, used oil revenue to support a militia that had allegedly committed atrocities. A company partly owned by Ajok Wol Atak, the wife of then military chief of staff Paul Malong Awan; Bol Aguer Dok, the nephew of Dau; and Garwec Nyok Kekui, a business associate of the petroleum minister, also received payments from Nilepet for war-related operations at the height of the conflict in early 2015. Each of these same officials also owns high-end properties in neighboring Kenya and Uganda. Their fortunes are tucked away, safely outside of South Sudan’s borders, while a war they created rages on, making life hell for the rest of the country’s population…
Click here to read the full op-ed.


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Houston, TX – Wesley Hunt, Houston native, former Diplomatic Liaison Officer to Saudi Arabia, and conservative candidate for Congress, issued the following statement on Hillary Clinton’s treasonous act of spying on President Trump.
“The Durham Report suggests that President Trump and his campaign were illegally spied on. Actively spying on anyone without a court order is not only a breach of our individual liberties but also a federal crime, and spying on the President of the United States to delegitimize the presidency is treason. Hillary Clinton and her campaign’s actions represent a clear and present danger to our republic, and if these allegations are true, everyone involved should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
“Durham’s filings show that Hillary Clinton, and not Vladimir Putin, interfered in the 2016 election. Democrats spent four years undermining election confidence based on a false narrative created by the perpetrators of one of the greatest political crimes in American history. The filing also suggests that the Clinton Campaign did more than just spy on the President, they hacked into confidential federal government servers.
“The foundation of our country is based upon the principles of free and fair elections. The act of spying on a sitting President is criminal but also has the potential to set horrible precedents and undermine future elections in this country. There is no greater threat to democracy than an erosion of trust and faith in our institutions. The actors involved must be held accountable.
“These actions by Hillary Clinton are much worse than Watergate. This is espionage and treason. Donald Trump was right all along on this issue.”


There was this news headlines in the TV. Can somebody say if this is right English ?
"Leopard attacks farmer, found dead"
In the context of headlines it is. Headline English tends to omit every word possible, and put a lot of meaning into commas. Ambiguity is accepted, perhaps even encouraged in an attempt to get the readers' attention.
There are compilations of some more extreme examples online, I suspect we've had similar questions here as well.
However if the farmer was killed, the comma is in the wrong place here, but if the farmer killed the leopard, "found dead" is odd. So presumably the farmer, when attacked, drove off the leopard without realising they fatally injured it in the process.
It is correct for the context of a headline, and the style is often called "headlinese" which is characterised by omitting verbs and articles, and using present tense. This is all done to keep the character count low.
The result can become piles of nouns linked by an occasional verb, resulting in a particular type of syntatctic ambiguity called 'crash blossoms" after an infamous headline "Violinist linked to JAL crash blossoms".


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On June 21, International Yoga Day will be celebrated across the country. International Day of Yoga is falling in the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” year, for which the Ministry of Ayush has planned to observe the International Day of Yoga at 75 iconic locations across India, which will also help in branding India on a global scale.
The Prime Minister would be leading the program from Mysuru, Karnataka.
Shri Hardeep S Puri, Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and Petroleum and Natural Gas, would lead the program at Red Fort, New Delhi. Patanjali Yogpeeth is participating with the Ministry in organizing this program.
Acharya Bal Krishan from Patanjali Yogpeeth will be on stage with the Minister.
Approximately 12,000 participants from Patanjali Yogpeeth and Officers from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs and Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas will participate in the event.
The theme for this year’s IDY 2022 is “Yoga for Humanity,” as it depicts how during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, yoga served the humanity in alleviating the suffering and, in the emerging post-COVID geo-political scenario too, brings people together through compassion, kindness, fosters a sense of unity and builds resilience among people world over.


Nagoya – The Aichi Prefectural Police Department’s use of Twitter in its fight against special fraud has proved effective.
The community safety division of the police department in the central Japan prefecture started a year ago to issue warnings against Twitter posts recruiting people willing to take part in acts of fraud.
Specifically, the division returns such tweets, saying, for example, that “this could be an inappropriate post.” It has so far posted about 2,200 warning messages, resulting in about 80 percent of such suspicious tweets being deleted.
The Aichi police department was the first of the country’s prefectural police departments to start such a campaign against special fraud.
When the crackdown campaign was kicked off, there were many tweets using words such as “ukeko,” which means a person who plays a role of receiving cash or cash cards from fraud targets, according to officials of the Aichi police department.
Recently, words like “dark side jobs,” “daily payment” and “highly paid” are being seen in such tweets, the officials said.
— 愛知県警察STOP！特殊詐欺 (@AP_seiants) July 22, 2020
Of 60 people against whom the Aichi police took action in the January-May period over their suspected involvement in special fraud cases, 45 percent said they joined the fraud schemes after reading tweets seeking participants.
The police warned that those who apply to join could be required by fraud groups to submit photos of their faces, copies of their driver’s licenses and their mobile phone numbers, and that such personal information could be abused.
The method of posting warning messages has also been launched by police departments in the prefectures of Hokkaido, Gunma, Ibaraki, Saitama, Kanagawa, Osaka and Fukuoka.
Norio Kimura, deputy chief of the Aichi police’s community safety division, noted that the method produced certain results in the prefecture, showing hopes that systematic efforts will be made across the nation to clamp down on special fraud.
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03 FAA Registration
FAA Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Registration
If you fly your own RC Aircraft (fixed wing or helicopter), you must register with the FAA
The website to register and receive your FAA registration number number is:
You get only one registration number which must then be attached to each aircraft you fly.


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NEO FITOROID ointment 40ml, hemorrhoid cream
- NEO FITOROID Rectal ointment soothing hemorrhoidal ailments. A medical device of the latest generation useful in the treatment of hemorrhoids anus (internal hemorrhoids and external) and anal fissure.
Ointment Neo Fitoroid due to the content of carefully selected vegetable matter is action moisturizing, protective and refreshing. Due to its softening effect, among others, it helps in the prevention of venous stasis and skin irritation in the anal area, and contributes to the relief of pain, itching and burning. Ointment Fitoroid thanks to its composition creates a friendly environment for the growth of microorganisms that play action needed protection.
NEO FITOROID ointment 40ml, hemorrhoid cream is a synergy of plant extracts:
Helydol patented freeze-dried extract (permit patent n.MI2006A000063), more than 30-fold concentration of the lipophilic fraction derived from inflorescences immortelle. Aboca chose special grade Everlasting, Helichrysum italicum (Roth) Don Var. Hypercreso NHF1 due to the high content of active substances.
The freeze-dried root extract Ruszczyk on activities supporting the microcirculation obtained from the root of butcher's broom allows for the inclusion of the maximum amount of plant components without the addition of any bulking agents.
Dehydrated gel from the leaves of aloe vera to ensure maximum effect of the gel of aloe and its soothing, fresh gel from aloe leaves is subjected to dehydration. This technology enables a 200-fold concentration of plant chemicals contained in fresh gel.
In addition Fitoroid hemorrhoid cream includes:
Oil of St. John's wort, obtained by maceration dziarwaca inflorescence of sunflower oil, rich in vegetable ingredients.Oil Jojoba, Shea Butter feature of these two oils from the seeds of action is moisturizing and protective, so also have been specially selected to act in a synergistic manner. Essential oils of mint and cypress that bring relief to irritated places.
NEO FITOROID ointment 40ml, hemorrhoid cream Dosage:
Screw the right cannula for rectal tube with ointment, and applied if necessary. The product should be used after they have been emptied and thoroughly washing the affected area disorder. For prophylactic in terms of irritation caused by friction, treatment should be applied before flushing remembered that after defecation also use the product. The treatment can be repeated up to 4 times a day. After use, unscrew the cannula, well clean it and close the tube of ointment. After applying the ointment Fitoroid usually does not cause discomfort or pain. After opening the product, it is recommended to consume it within 4 months

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In The Vein of Gold: A Journey to Your Creative Heart, Julia Cameron again draws from her extensive artistic and teaching experience to steer readers towards ever-widening creative horizons. This extraordinary book of learning through doing features inspiring teachings on the creative process and more than one hundred imaginative, involving and energising tasks. Each task engages readers in ainner playa, leading to authentic growth, renewal and healing. The Vein of Gold assures readers that creativity can be a spiritual path and a means of personal growth. Julia Cameron takes readers on aa journey to the heart of creativitya through seven kingdoms: The Kingdom of Story, where language animates our guiding self-image. The Kingdom of Sight, where we honour our most personal feelings. The Kingdom of Sound, where we tune in to the melodic flow of creative life. The Kingdom of Relationship, where we sharpen the skills to choose companions. The Kingdom of Attitude, where we cast off negativity. The Kingdom of Spirituality, where we strengthen contact with the higher realms to discover unsuspected inner resources. The Kingdom of Possibility, where we inhabit our creative life vision. Whether you are already actively pursuing a creative enterprise or are just beginning to nurture your own creativity, this powerful book provides the innovative and practical tools for mining the vein of gold within you.Whether you are already actively pursuing a creative enterprise or are just beginning to nurture your own creativity, this powerful book provides the innovative and practical tools for mining the vein of gold within you.
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Good E/NE swell building Monday, easing Tuesday
Eastern Tasmania Forecast by Craig Brokensha (issued Friday 10th July)
Best Days: Monday, Tuesday
Good pulse of S/SE swell keeping 3ft to occasionally 4ft waves hitting the coast yesterday with offshore winds, while the swell was on the ease from 1-2ft today.
This weekend and next week (Jul 11 – 17)
There's nothing major due on the weekend, with only a small to tiny NE windswell possible through tomorrow afternoon and similar weak SE windswell for Sunday afternoon with average winds.
The strong cold outbreak occurring across the south-east of the country is due to see an infeed of NE to E/NE gales aimed towards us through Sunday. This should produce a strong pulse of E/NE swell for Monday, building to 4-5ft across open beaches with offshore SW tending W/SW winds.
The swell will drop into Tuesday to 2-3ft, but may then linger Wednesday around 2ft or so across open beaches.
There's no real sizey S'ly swell due, with some smaller but fun S/SE swell on the cards for Thursday to 2-3ft or so. We'll have a closer look at this Monday though. Have a great weekend!


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A Silver Ring Crafted In World War II by John Kulm
Price: Free! Words: 1,080. Language: English. Published: January 8, 2013. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history(5.00 from 1 review)
A ring can be made from a coin by tapping with a spoon. That's what my father witnessed while guarding German POWs during World War II. He told me a story about that and I'm sharing it here. When my father died I was struck by the thought that when a man dies his stories die with him unless someone writes them down.
o cavaleiro da dinamarca by bruno miguel, Sr
Price: Free! Words: 9,040. Language: Portuguese. Published: April 1, 2013. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history
a historia é narrado por um cavaleiro que vivia norte da dinamarca . Na noite de Natal ele disse que ia a jerusalem como pergrino. Lêem vai valer apena
Any Fool Can Let Out String by William Gardner
Price: Free! Words: 7,550. Language: English. Published: December 23, 2012. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history, Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir
ANY FOOL CAN LET OUT STRING is a short story, a memoir as it were, of a time in the author’s life when the importance of family trumped the pursuit of the daily grind. Readers will find the piece humorous and engendering a maybe-I-should-try-to-do-something-like-that reaction. This work is by the same older gentleman whose “way with words” was revealed in his other works.
Next of Kin by Caitlin Hicks
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,840. Language: English. Published: March 22, 2011. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history(4.67 from 6 reviews)
When I was 21 years old, preparing to travel to Europe for the first time, my Mother whispered a request: to get her a photo of the grave of her childhood sweetheart in a cemetery in France. I came home empty-handed. This is the true story of how, years after she died, I finally got the photo, and came to understand its importance.
Scottish Gaelic: voices of my Celtic ghosts by Glenn Dixon
Price: Free! Words: 11,430. Language: English. Published: January 20, 2013. Categories: Essay » Sociology, Nonfiction » History » Family history
The author travels across Canada and then Scotland searching for his lost ancestral language of Scottish Gaelic. Glenn Dixon has written two travel books and a fantasy novel on the collapse of the Mayan civilization.
The Mayers - Book Three Of A Series Of Short Books Recording Some Of The Family History Research Carried Out By Kath And Phil Walton by Phil Walton
Price: Free! Words: 5,050. Language: English. Published: December 3, 2014. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history
The third in a series of short books which recording the Walton family as researched by Phil Walton. Most of the ancestors are from North Staffordshire or South Cheshire.
Deaths at Josephine's Gasworks Hotel by David Coombe
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 39,430. Language: English. Published: March 22, 2013. Categories: Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder, Nonfiction » History » Family history(5.00 from 3 reviews)
From 1863 to 1874, Josephine was the publican of the Gasworks Hotel in Brompton, an inner suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. Four men died there in that time – two of them were husbands. This is an untold story that plugs gaps in several family histories. Includes companion website and readers’ guide for book groups.
Facts, Myths, Folklore, & Fables by Mike Davis
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 18,810. Language: English. Published: June 30, 2010. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history(1.00 from 1 review)
Who hasn't said, "Someday I'm going to write my life story." Most of us mean to do just that, but aren't sure where to start. Here's a guide that will give you that starting point, and a process to help you work your way through to the end. Facts, Myths, Folklore, & Fables won't tell you how to be a writer, or what to write, but it will give you a roadmap to follow as you gather the data.
Tatarepo - Ryan Family History by JimRyan15
Price: Free! Words: 8,200. Language: English (New Zealand dialect). Published: February 6, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history, Nonfiction » History » Australia & New Zealand
Thought I should jot down a few notes on the Ryan history during when the family farmed at Tatarepo, Bayswater, Southland. It is not trying to be Pulitzer Prize winner stuff and is in no particular chronological order. Obviously there is more information and photos from the later years but thankfully the earlier generations did retain some of the photos from that era.
Dear Susie: Tales from the Mill Village by Steve Flack
Price: $2.00 USD. Words: 29,420. Language: English. Published: October 26, 2013. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Personal memoir, Nonfiction » History » Family history
This book is a series of short stories taking place in a small mountain town in Western North Carolina, revolving around life in a textile/cotton mill village. The stories center around the author's family and friends. It is a humorous look back at what life was like in a small town in scenes from the 1930's through the 1960's.
7th Cousin....Lizzie Borden by V. L. Dillon
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 7,390. Language: English. Published: April 21, 2012. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history, Nonfiction » True Crime » Murder(1.00 from 1 review)
Lizzie Borden, after research, I found is a 7th cousin, 3 times removed. I have always had a fascination about Lizzie Borden and have read about her over the years. When I found we were related, I just HAD to know more and try and figure out the murders. I think I have really figured out this who-dunit using little known Borden secrets.
History of China - The Secrets Of The Forbidden City by Chris Diamond
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 3,420. Language: English. Published: July 5, 2014 by Digital Publishing Group. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Asian, Nonfiction » History » Family history
Have you heard of the Forbidden City? Millions of tourists visit it every year in Beijing, China. It is known as the biggest palace on Earth. However, it also holds some of the darkest secrets that are kept in secret for nearly 600 years - not until today...
Long Hunger: The Sea Share by Ebrahim Abedi Sargahi
Price: $1.99 USD. Words: 3,240. Language: English. Published: April 26, 2014. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Adventurers & explorers, Nonfiction » History » Family history
This is a real life story told by my grandma, which is her memoir actually. She experienced years of terrible drought and starvation in southern Fars, Iran. She used to tell me her stories, her pains and anything happened to her during her 80-year life and it impressed me enough to gather and write the bitter part as a short book. She lost some of her children when they were starving.........
From the Life of the Colditz Mayor: Georg Leuschner (1549-1620) by Johannes Loschke
Series: Genealogy, Book 1. Price: $0.99 USD. Words: 2,580. Language: English. Published: July 13, 2014 by Broomhandle Books. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Genealogy, Nonfiction » History » Family history
Dr. Johannes Loschke was a descendant of the subject of this genealogical abstract: Georg Leuschner. Loschke lived more than 350 years after Leuschner, but had enough material from the family’s own archives to delve into history on a solid footing.
Romance at Sheppard Field 1944 by Lili Ludwick
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 30,130. Language: English. Published: November 25, 2013. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Military, Nonfiction » History » Family history
Vern Ludwick was born December 21, 1916 in Wyoming. His family eventually moved to California. He met the love of his life in 1944 at Sheppard Field in Wichita Falls, Texas, while serving as a Staff Sergeant in the United States Army Air Forces. He married the woman he fell in love with on December 8, 1944. This is the story of the beginning of the love between the young couple, Vern and LaFaye.
Letters From Paris by DeMar Southard
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 25,980. Language: English. Published: September 2, 2013. Categories: Nonfiction » Biography » Autobiographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction » History » Family history
This is a short personal history in the form of letters written by my mother while we lived in France for a year and a half in 1959 and '60. As the editor, I've added a few comments and clarifications, but for the most part, the letters tell, all by themselves, an interesting narrative of a young woman, wife, and mother struggling to raise a family of three young children in an unfamiliar setting.
The Lynn's of Tennessee Ave by Mike Lynn
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 23,070. Language: English (New Zealand dialect). Published: September 6, 2014. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history, Nonfiction » History » Genealogy
The time had arrived to document the history of our family before the opportunity was lost, how did the Lynn’s and the Rose’s first arrive in New Zealand? How did they come to settle in the King Country, and why did they move to the city? The memoirs of my siblings as they were growing up, how each of their families developed, and the recollections of our children of their Parents and Grandparents
Pacific Northwest Croatian, Volume 3 by Margaret Radisich Sleasman
Price: $2.99 USD. Words: 17,250. Language: English. Published: August 22, 2013. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history
The Pacific Northwest Croatian was a monthly newsletter that ran for seven years. The stories are historic in nature and tell of the early Croatians and their families, especially those working in the commercial fishing sector. There will be as many photos as possible to personalize these stories. I sincerely hope that you will enjoy them.
Odłamki czasu (The old times) by Włodzimierz Dajcz, Sr
You set the price! Words: 140,770. Language: Polish. Published: January 12, 2014. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history
Fabuła tej powieści osnuta jest wokół spirali losów ludzkich z akcji, o której niewiadomo kiedy się zaczęła,ani kiedy nastąpi jej kres.
Dream Log 2015.09.18.0900 by Ilyan Kei Lavanway
Price: Free! Words: 3,430. Language: American English. Published: September 20, 2015. Categories: Nonfiction » History » Family history, Nonfiction » New Age » Near-death experiences
Is there an afterlife? Why are so many people claiming to have near death experiences (NDEs)? Is there such thing as a micro death event while sleeping? Something happened to me while asleep one morning. I met a deceased relative I had never known or heard of in all my life. He wants me to find his sister and her husband, both living, whom I had ever heard of until I acted on this experience.


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Air Medical Accident March 3, 1980
On March 3, 1980, Iowa Health – Des Moines (IHDM) Life Flight crew Hallie Burns, RN, Maureen Griffin, RN and pilot, Nick Roetner, boarded the helicopter on a mission to Webster City, Iowa. On approach to the hospital, the helicopter crashed, killing all three crew members.
The craft had been dispatched to Webster City to transport a heart patient to Iowa Methodist Medical Center. The helicopter crashed while attempting to land near the hospital. There was no fire or damage to anything in the area. After extensive investigation, the cause of the crash remains unknown. This incident was the first and only time an injury or loss of life was reported on an IHDM medical helicopter flight.
Only three days after the accident, Life Flight was back in service with a new aircraft. Despite the tragedy, the crew showed resilience, strength and commitment to their job and serving the community. Today, the Life Flight team honors their fallen by their Commitment to Safety, a pledge holding the crew responsible to themselves and each other, which makes safety second to none.


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Get Invisibility in Fiction essential facts below. View Videos or join the Invisibility in Fiction discussion. Add Invisibility in Fiction to your Like2do.com topic list for future reference or share this resource on social media.
Invisibility in fiction is a common plot device, found in both the science fiction and fantasy genres. In fantasy, invisibility is often invoked and dismissed at will, with a magic spell, a potion or a ring. In science fiction, invisibility is often conferred on the recipient as part of a complex process that is difficult or impossible to reverse, so that switching back and forth at frequent intervals is less likely to be done in science fiction.
Invisibility can be achieved by any number of different mechanisms, including perfect transparency without refraction, mechanisms that reroute light particles so that the subject is not apparent to viewers, and mind control techniques that cause the viewer's minds to simply edit out the subject. In the case of magic, often no attempt at explaining the mechanism is even used. In addition, there are many instances of imperfect invisibility such as cloaking devices in science fiction or the near-invisibility of fantastical creatures that are "out of phase" with this reality. In paranormal fiction, there can also be partial invisibility in that some people, such as psychics, may see invisible creatures or objects while others do not.
Strictly speaking, invisibility does not show up and so itself is not the subject of any special effects techniques, but the interaction of invisible subjects with the visible world does call for special effects, especially in the case of invisible people wearing visible clothing. Early films and television shows used wires and puppetry to simulate the existence of an invisible person, along with some scenes that used a matte process to delete certain elements in favor of the background. In The Invisible Man the initial shots swathed the actor's head in a black velvet hood and shot this against a black velvet background. Later, CGI techniques and green screens allowed for greater variety, such as showing rain drops on invisible man Chevy Chase in Memoirs of an Invisible Man.
One of the first known fictional depictions of Invisibility is the Ring of Gyges described by Plato. According to the legend, Gyges of Lydia was a shepherd in the service of King Candaules of Lydia. After an earthquake, a cave was revealed in a mountainside where Gyges was feeding his flock. Entering the cave, Gyges discovered that it was in fact a tomb with a bronze horse containing a corpse, larger than that of a man, who wore a goldenring, which Gyges pocketed. He discovered that the ring gave him the power to become invisible by adjusting it. Gyges then arranged to be chosen as one of the messengers who reported to the king as to the status of the flocks. Arriving at the palace, Gyges used his new power of invisibility to seduce the queen, and with her help he murdered the king, and became king of Lydia himself. King Croesus, famous for his wealth, was Gyges' descendant.
In the Buddhist tradition, Maudgalyayana - one of the Sakyamuni Buddha's closest disciples - was credited with having the power to make himself invisible, and using this power to save himself from murderous robbers.
The 14th Century Sir Launfal was provided by his fairy lover Tryamour with an invisible servant called Gyfre. Launfal then defeats the giant Valentyne, thanks to this invisible servant, who picks up his helmet and shield when Valentyne knocks them down.
After gaining magical power through his pact with the Devil, Doctor Faustus - as depicted in Christopher Marlowe's play - travels to Rome. Armed with his new powers and attended by Mephastophilis, he goes to the Pope's court, makes himself invisible, and plays a series of tricks. He disrupts the Pope's banquet by stealing food and boxing the Pope's ears .
According to legend the seventh century St. Aidan protected a stag from a pack of hunting dogs by miraculously turning it invisible.
Smoke and Reptile possess a special move to turn invisible in the Mortal Kombat series
In The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, a player can enchant multiple objects with a percentage of invisibility which creates 100% invisibility when worn. When combined with 100% stealth, this renders the player completely unable to be seen or heard by enemies. Enchanted invisibility is distinctly different from chameleon which only allows limited camouflage.
The Chinese Stealth Suit of Fallout 3 allows the player to turn invisible whilst crouching. Stealth Boys offer the same effect.
The Nanosuit in the Crysis series allows the player to have active camouflage hence being invisible.
In Deus Ex, the player is able to activate an invisibility cloak, which is effective against human NPCs. There is also a cloak which diverts microwaves, rendering the player invisible to cameras, automated turrets and bots.
Rain features an invisible world revealed by the rain.
In Lego Jurassic World, the Indominus rex can become completely invisible whilst Owen Grady can use an invisibility cloak to become invisible (actually transparent and merely hidden to the Indominus' eyesight).
As detailed in disambiguation page "The Invisible Man", this has been the title of numerous works. Some of them deal with the fictional depiction of literal invisibility, while others use the title metaphorically in reference to members of discriminated or marginalized groups in society.


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Ch.12 The Book of Decimus
I was taught, by my grandpa and the townspeople, not to talk to strangers, especially ones who claim to know who you are, what you are, and offering you help. But this stranger was inquiring and bizarre in all the ways you could think of. I didn’t know why, but there was something about him that assured me.
So here I was, sitting with my legs crossed, next to a very wary Gerard on the cool grass underneath a big, stubborn tree, while keeping myself busy with ripping the grass from its roots and watching the back of the stranger named Aramis as he hummed joyfully while digging through his brown bag for something.
And just minutes ago he was yelling at us for stumbling over him as he slept.
However, after he introduced himself and spoke about making me strong we didn’t know what to say. We just stood there staring at him in complete silence that felt like years. And for a moment, I actually thought he meant to make me stronger by doing ‘that’, but he explained to me that it wasn’t the case.
Though, I was confused still by what he meant in making me stronger, and this was the reason why I agreed to listen to what he had to say even though Gerard was strongly against it.
Which also explains why he was sitting beside me with his fists gripped tightly, ready for any unexpected attack in case that Aramis character decided to jump us and gouge our eyeballs.
I felt him leaning closer to me without taking his eyes off Aramis’s glorious display of his backside, whispering cautiously, “Lydia, are you sure you can trust this man?”
“I don’t know,” I huffed, “but I really want to know what he has to say. I mean, don’t you think it’s curious?”
He just gave me a shrug, opening his mouth to say something else but was cut off by Aramis. “If you don’t like being here then just leave. My beef is not with you, it’s with the fire mistress.”
He wasn`t even glancing his way, which made Gerard`s handsome features twist in displeasure. He clearly, without doubt, didn’t like Aramis’s blank rudeness, or him in general.
“And leave her with you?” snarled Gerard, putting a secured arm around my shoulder. For a second, my body twitched, somehow getting uncomfortable with the spontaneous closeness he seemed to have with me. “I don’t think so.”
I heard Aramis scoff, and that ended their short argument.
It was another long moment before Aramis` victory cry startled the both of us. “Ha!” he pulled out a large book from his bag, lifting it above his head. The book looked heavy, and I wondered how he was able to lift it despite his small form.
He turned to face us with a broad grin, the book huddled underneath his arm. “And I thought I had forgotten it. That would have been embarrassing.”
Aramis wobbled a few steps towards us, throwing himself on the grass and sitting cross-legged. He smoothed his short fingers over the surface of the book before he placed it on the ground.
“So, what’s that?” I asked as I eyed the book. It was large and looked thick, seeming like it contained more than 400 pages. But the interesting part about it was that it had no title, and it appeared to be made of dark crimson leather, with golden patterns swirling over the edges.
However, what sparked my interest further wasn’t the fact that it was untitled, but the fact that I was seeing the exact same Slifer mark I had on my waist over the book’s front cover. The colour of flames wrapping around the intertwined ‘S’ shaped lines gave the book more of a vibrant exterior.
I placed my palm on the cover, tracing with my fingers the outlines of the insignia that for a moment I had forgotten about the presence of Gerard and Aramis. I don’t know why, or what that is, but I felt like there was something calling out to me from inside this book.
No—wait—it wasn’t calling out, it was more like the moment I laid eyes on this book I felt some kind of a connection burning within me. Not that I recognized it, but that a part of me knew that this book contained something greater than myself. It was a strange and an unfamiliar feeling.
“This, my mistress,” Aramis clarified, bringing my attention back from the book to his moss green eyes that settled on my face, “is the Book of Decimus; the God of Fire, or as known here as The Burning God. He`s also your guardian deity and the god that gave you life.”
He opened the book for me, and I started flipping through its pages, each one stealing the breath more out of me.
Aramis continued, “I was given this book eighteen years ago by my master, Decimus himself, for I am a messenger of his and have been for centuries now. He commanded me to guard this book as for one day it will be given and taught to you.”
“A messenger of the gods?” Gerard repeated. “I think that`s absurd.”
“Well, I didn`t ask for what you think,” retorted Aramis.
The pair glared at each other, but I ignored them as I explored through the pages of this bizarre book. Its pages weren’t old and yellow, but they had drawings of different shapes of fire in every few pages or so, like the shape of a sword made entirely of flames, or the drawings of different animals created by fire. And some even had different colour too.
There were blue, black, and dark red flames I didn’t know possibly existed, and it fascinated me with just seeing the countless forms of fire, and the majestic display of colours to it.
Wow! To think that fire could have many methods and practices I did not know of? And I was a Fire Slifer, so I should at least be acknowledged of this. It made me feel as useless as ever.
Aramis noticed my obvious breathlessness as I drank in whatever those pages had to offer. He edged closer to me, putting a hand near where mine was. It looked like a child`s hand compared to mine, but somehow the lines and the sharp knuckles made it seem ancient and strong.
And for a moment, just a tiny one, I could swear I felt heat emanating from how his fingertips were close to mine.
“This book contains everything you need to know about your magic, every magic spell regarding fire, and every form you need to learn of. If you succeeded in learning and obtaining the magic this book offers, you will be able to become a full Slifer,” he said.
A sudden rush of hope overwhelmed me. I opened my mouth to say the words, but he beat me to it, as if he knew what I was about to ask. “But that would be nothing if the process of bonding with your King doesn’t happen. You need the power source to increase your magic so you could be able to learn the ultimate magic of fire and achieve it successfully.”
And just like that, disappointment washed over what little hope I had in not needing the King to become a full Slifer. But I attempted not to let it show on my face for I felt Gerard’s eyes on me, trying to compose my features as best as I possibly could.
“May I request you for something?” Aramis asked, and I nodded a bit reluctantly. Gerard stiffened beside me, but he didn`t say anything. “Will you show me your flames? I would like to confirm what level has your magic reached.”
Though I wasn’t sure of showing a complete stranger my magic, I still did as he asked and summoned fire at my fingers. Bright flames burned where my fingers should be, and I couldn’t help the little smile that lingered on my lips. I know it wasn’t powerful, but it was slightly better than before. Perhaps I can even defend myself well with these.
Aramis, however, seemed dissatisfied as he rubbed his strong chin with his thumb and gazed at my flames in concentration as if he was carefully inspecting it. He shook his head, disappointed. “Tsk, tsk, tsk, that won’t do, I’m afraid.”
I waved my flames away, the same disappointment washing over me. They weren`t that bad, were they?
“My lady, I have studied this book for eighteen years, and I believe I would be to your great service if I could teach you its arts. That, of course, if you would allow me?”
“You really can do that?”
He nodded proudly. “Well, of course. After all, it`s my master`s book. He wrote it especially for you. These book were meant to be handed to you when the bonding time came.”
“Wait! These books? You mean there`s more than one?”
He laughed as if what I said was the stupidest thing he ever heard. I flushed at how much I didn`t know. “Every Slifer must have one. They`re given to us messengers to guard before we hand them over to your guardians. You`re meant to have them when you turn eighteen.”
Did Grandpa know about this? Certainly I didn`t. If what he`s saying is true, then there are four of these books, and it just might be that Ayana has one. How else was she able to create that water shield of hers? I needed to speak with her more thoroughly.
“I was supposed to give it to your foster guardian, just like the other messengers did. But I heard yours passed away, so I made this journey to give it to you personally. If you want, I can help you with it.”
“Wouldn`t that get in the way of whatever messenger duties you have?” Gerrard commented, his eyes narrowed.
Aramis regarded him with the same narrowness, but he replied, “I`ve been lodging around for 18 years with a book to keep me company. That was my duty. And now that I have done what my master asked, I wish to be beside his daughter,” he then turned to me with a grin, “the life of a messenger is surprisingly boring.”
Gerard didn`t seem convinced, so he shifted his frame towards me. “Lydia, I suggest that you let this matter go. You don`t even know if what he`s saying is true. You just can`t trust people like that.” He threw him a wary glance.
“People like what, exactly?” Aramis raised a bushy eyebrow.
Gerard tensed. “Well, for starters, you have an unusual appearance.”
“And that makes me immediately untrustworthy?”
“Stop!” I said to the both of them, still trying to wrap my mind around what`s happening, and honestly I was getting tired of their bickering. Luckily, they both seemed to shut their mouths.
Aramis stirred his attention on me. “I promise you, my lady, you won`t regret having me. I hope I could be of use to you.”
“And what makes you think she can trust you?” It was Gerard`s turn to raise a blonde eyebrow, but Aramis only replied with a roll of his eyes.
“No—“I whispered, and for a moment Aramis looked slightly crushed, thinking I had refused his offer. His moss green eyes reminded me so much of Grandpa`s. I didn`t sense whatever mistrust Gerard seemed to have of him. In fact, it seemed like I’ve felt deep assurance regarding him. I don’t know why, but I couldn’t get any bad vibes coming from him.
Something was sincere in the way he wanted to help me. However, I couldn’t shake the feeling that there was something cryptic about him, not evil, just purely mysterious. It felt…warm. Familiar, yet so far-fetched. He had some resemblance of Grandpa, but at the same time there was something that completely distinguished Aramis from him.
“It’s okay. I trust him.”


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UC Merced’s largest research grant in its 16-year history aims to improve agricultural and environmental water resilience. The new $10 million collaborative focuses on water banking, trading and improvements in data-driven management practices to arrive at a climate-resilient future in water-scarce regions of the United States.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is funding the the wide-ranging effort from multiple institutions across three states through its National Institute of Food and Agriculture’s Agriculture and Food Research Initiative on Sustainable Agricultural Systems. The coalition of researchers is led by UC Merced, joined by experts from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Utah State University, the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute at New Mexico State University, the Public Policy Institute of California, Environmental Defense Fund, and the U.S. Geological Survey’s Southwestern Climate Hub.
“There are a lot of challenges in balancing the needs of agriculture and ecosystems, and climate change and drought are only exacerbating difficult decisions about how to sustain water resources,” lead Project Director Professor Joshua Viers said. “But our team of advisors, educators and scientists are eager to enable data-driven decision-making for securing a climate resilient future for our water-stressed regions.”
The partners in the USDA funded collaboration — Securing a Climate Resilient Water Future for Agriculture and Ecosystems through Innovations in Measurement, Management and Markets or SWIM — will focus on developing more robust, data-driven information systems for decision-makers such as land and water managers. SWIM is designed to provide objective measures of supply and demand, and incorporate drought forecasting and climate change trends.
The research and extension team, by working with local decision-makers, will improve the accuracy of measurement in water budgets, evaluate novel management strategies such as on-farm aquifer recharge, and evaluate water trading and markets to improve sustainable surface and groundwater use.
The SWIM project will work across disciplines and stakeholders, integrating research, extension and education in three testbeds with unique water policies and systems: Cache Valley, Utah; Mesilla Valley, New Mexico; and the San Joaquin Valley. All of them grow orchard crops and alfalfa, and all are in a drought. Like California, Utah is experiencing an unprecedented drought, where 99 percent of the state is in extreme or exceptional drought. And, like California, the physical and cultural geography of New Mexico is extremely diverse. Exploring all innovative avenues of water management is necessary for sustaining a future for agriculture and surrounding communities while balancing ecosystem needs across the west, Viers said.
SWIM’s leadership plans such activities as workshops and field days to actively engage stakeholders, including the extension-grower networks of each state’s university system, as well as land, water and ecosystem managers.
Researchers from UC Merced include Viers, professors John Abatzoglou, Tom Harmon, Teamrat Ghezzehei, Josué Medellín-Azuara and Colleen Naughton, UC ANR Extension Specialist Safeeq Khan, Chelsea Arnold, who oversees the CalTeach program through the School of Natural Sciences, and researchers Leigh Bernacchi, Max Eriksson and Nicholas Santos.
“There are a lot of challenges in balancing the needs of agriculture and ecosystems, and climate change and drought are only exacerbating difficult decisions about how to sustain water resources.”
In addition to the ongoing activity at the UC ANR Kearney Research and Extension Center, one of the testbeds in California will be the new UC Merced Experimental Smart Farm. Researchers there and in the other two regions will collect soil, water and crop data, track droughts, conduct water accounting and life-cycle assessments, and produce user-focused data and analysis.
“The western United States is experiencing declining surface water and groundwater, adding stress on all aspects of the social-hydrological system,” said co-investigator Sam Fernald, director of the New Mexico Water Resources Research Institute at New Mexico State University. “The lessons learned in this project will offer a blueprint for addressing future water challenges, not just in the West, but other locations worldwide facing similar water shortage issues.”
The researchers want to answer many pressing questions, such as how much the changing characteristics of multi-year droughts alter people’s willingness to engage in water trading and banking as part of climate resilience efforts; whether drought early warning systems propel water trading; how ecosystem services can be maintained while adapting agricultural water management to anticipated extremes; what are the key drivers and barriers adopting or participating in water markets; and how new data and technology can reduce costs and barriers.
They will also look at how climate change impacts can be mitigated through a rainy-day storage option called managed aquifer recharge or MAR, as well as water trading at multiple scales and land-use planning so that agriculture and the environment can be sustained.
One key component of creating a sustainable future is through educational programming, one of the core activities of the grant. The Climate Adaptation Science Academy will give affiliated graduate students the jump on their careers as leaders in science and engineering by providing training in climate adaptation science, communications and complex systems problem solving.
“Expanding the reach of our program are transformational K-12 educational tools,” Viers said. “Educators and graduate students will develop curricular materials for AgSTEM education pathways reaching from rural, regional middle schools to the teachers serving underrepresented groups.”
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As associate dean for research in the School of Engineering and the director of the campus's branch of the Center of Information Technology and Research in the Interest of Society (CITRIS and the Banatao Institute), Viers discussed the role of UC Merced in providing tangible solutions to pressing societal problems:
“It has been clear for some time that water scarcity is our new reality, and we know we need to do things differently,” he said. “This research award is the largest that USDA makes to universities, and it is clear that they believe UC Merced and our affiliates are the right team with the right ideas to help secure a climate resilient water future.”

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10/11/2019 – It was day one of The Neighbourhood’s “Middle of Somewhere Tour” at the Chelsea Theater in The Cosmopolitan Casino of Las Vegas.
Claud was the first to hit the stage, starting the show off with some “dancey” mellow vibes. They had a soft and sweet voice which contributed to the mellifluous music.
It happened to be National Coming Out Day so near the end of their set, they played “Wish You Were Gay.” Some fans waved plastic fans in the air that were printed with rainbows. The song was definitely one of my favorite parts of the show. The atmosphere felt warm, inviting, and full of love.
Jane Holiday was up next. They took control of the crowd with their stage presence and happy energy. The band ended the set with a groovy tune that made everyone dance!
Now for the third and final act: The NBHD.
Wow! Oh wow! Let me tell you, I thought we came to just see a band perform, but we got some Cirque De Soleil action as well!
Chip Chrome – lead singer Jesse Rutherford’s persona for this era of The NBHD – began the set with the song “Middle of Somewhere.” With guitar in hand, he stood centerstage in front of a black fabric backdrop. A light shone down on him, capturing the entire venues attention.
When the song ended, the rest of the band made their way onto the stage looking dapper as hell in reflective suits.
As the night went on, Jesse would swing across the stage from a chain hanging from the ceiling. It was such a fun thing to see and experience live!
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The NBHD really are breaking outside of the barriers. There aren’t many bands that do theatrical work like The NBHD, especially in smaller venues like The Chelsea. They truly are bringing in original live content.
They ended the night with the high energy “Stuck With Me.” The floor in the venue is notoriously known to bounce when the crowd jumps and I’ve got to tell you, the floor was MOVING.
Chip Chrome, is a shining light that not only reflects the spotlight, but that radiates true talent no matter the size of the stage, along with the rest of the band of course! The dudes in The NBHD always kill it! They always seem to top their previous performances. The Middle of Somewhere tour is something you won’t want to miss!
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The South African star only announced her visit to Nigeria and shared clips of radio tours she’s been doing on Instagram stories.
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Ed Heemskerk, the Florida pilot who made international headlines last year after a 68.5 hour game of Q*bert is at it again, aiming for 100 hours of play on the arcade classic.
I really hope he at least enjoys Qbert.
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I still feel sad of Qbert appearance in Wreck-It Ralph...
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Ahhh…youth sports. For parents, those two words can spark a host of feelings. Love of little soccer players whose shorts and shin guards cover their whole leg, worry about expenses and how to juggle the extra time commitments, and of course, excitement. Like faithful Dallas Cowboy fans, everyone begins every season with confidence that this is their year. Unfortunately, once the season begins, those good feelings are often replaced with yelling, fighting, and anger. In fact, YouTube is flooded with videos of youth sporting events where people are behaving badly. And that’s just the adults.
The YouTube videos show the worst in adult behavior, but even well-intentioned parents can interfere with their child’s ability to relax and to perform at their best. Most experts say we are facing a youth sports crisis, partially because it has grown into a big business with high-pressured, expensive clubs teams. Because of this, young athletes are feeling an unprecedented level of stress and anxiety. It doesn’t have to be this way. Parents can make purposeful decisions to promote a fun environment that gives kids the space necessary for them to grow into amazing adults.
To avoid being the next YouTube viral video, follow these simple tips:
- Zoom-In on 3 Core Values: Identify the top three values or character traits that are most important to your family. Turn these values/traits into a mission statement that can serve as a guide for all sports-related decisions and conversations. Example: If perseverance is a top-three value, then tell your young athlete, “I love how you kept trying even when it got tough,” or on social media, say “They lost the game, but I’m proud of how they worked hard the entire time.”
- Really Listen to Your Child: Why this sport or this team? What are their hopes for the season? What can I do to help you? What do you not want me to do? Then, most importantly, respect their answers by following through with their requests. I knew a parent who didn’t go to their son’s big game because the parent’s presence made the athlete too nervous.
- Help Your Kids Set Attainable Goals: All athletes want to win. However, a lot of factors go into winning, many of which are out of your child’s control. Instead, encourage your kids to develop personal, skill-focused goals. For example, a young basketball player may strive to keep their head up while dribbling, to not rush their shots, and to stay calm.
- Practice Mindful Parenting: The term mindfulness may evoke an image of a Buddhist monk sitting perfectly still, but a mindfulness practice can benefit sports parents. Mindful parents put their phones away and focus on the present moment. They’re able to recognize when their body grows tense with anger and they can choose how to react. Mindfulness makes it easier to keep things in perspective by realizing their role in their child’s sports journey is to provide snacks, to give rides, and to take super cute pictures.
- Repeat These Words: Mistakes Will Be Made, Games Will Be Lost. Say it again. And again. Keep saying these words until this message is ingrained in everything you do. Kids need to be able to roll with disappointments. They need a “we’ll get ‘em next time” attitude. They need to view setbacks as opportunities for growth. Kids learn these skills by watching their parents. If parents yell every time something goes wrong, kids will too. If parents blame the officials or the other team, kids will too. Plus, that type of behavior embarrasses your kids and guarantees your spot on YouTube (and not in a good way). So remember: Mistakes Will Be Made, Games Will Be Lost, But Good Character Wins Every time.

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CANTONESE GINGER BEEF
¾ pound sirloin steak or flank steak
2 teaspoons sesame oil or vegetable oil
1 tablespoon mirin or rice wine
1 tablespoon light soy sauce or soy sauce
2 teaspoons cornstarch
INGREDIENTS – SAUCE
¼ cup chicken stock
4 teaspoons oyster sauce or hoisin sauce
¾ teaspoon light soy sauce or soy sauce
1 teaspoon cornstarch
INGREDIENTS – FINAL
1½” ginger root
3 scallions or green onions
1 cup peanut oil or vegetable oil
wok (optional, not to be confused with an EwokTM. Although having an Ewok would be cool.)
Serves 4. Takes 45 minutes.
PREPARATION – MARINADE
Cut steak against the grain into as thin as possible slices. Cut these slices into 1″ squares. Add all marinade ingredients to large mixing bowl. Stir with hands until cornstarch is no longer visible and steak squares are well coated. Let sit for 20 minutes.
PREPARATION – SAUCE
While steak marinates, Add all sauce ingredients to small mixing bowl. Stir with fork until cornstarch is no longer visible.
PREPARATION – FINAL
Peel ginger root. Cut ginger root into thin strips or rounds. Cut scallions into ½” long pieces. Add peanut oil and marinated steak squares to wok. Sauté at medium-high for 3 minutes or until steak squares brown. Stir enough to ensure even browning. Remove steak squares and drain on paper towels. Remove all but 1 tablespoon oil from work.
Add ginger strips and scallion pieces to work. Sauté for 30 seconds. Stir frequently. Return steak squares and add sauce to wok. Stir fry using medium-high heat until liquid starts to boil and steak squares are cooked through. Stir frequently.
1) America has the Easter Bunny. It is both a symbol of the Resurrection and of fertility.
2) Britain also has the Easter Bunny.
3) The Easter originally came to America from Germany.
4) But Germany hasn’t really celebrated the Easter Bunny for a long time.
5) Germany also started two world wars.
6) Coincidence? Perhaps.
7) Australia doesn’t have an Easter Bunny either. In 1859 or so, someone released rabbits into the wilds. The rabbits bred like rabbits. Soon, rabbits were displacing all sorts of native critters and munching acres upon acres of crops. Farmers hated that. So, Australia periodically wages a campaign against the rabbit hordes. But the rabbits keep coming back. Farmers still hate them.
8) Thus, the land Down Under doesn’t have an Easter Bunny. It has the Easter tilby. A tilby looks a bit like a rabbit. The tilby has great sex, producing eight babies a year. This number is apparently, less than what the rabbit can do. But even so, the Easter tilby isn’t as celebrated as the Easter Bunny is in other lands.
9) America, Britain, Germany, and even Australia aren’t the only nations with a rabbitish animal celebrating fertility.
10) Oh no, the Cantonese region of China honors fecundity through cattle.
11) What is the singular form of cattle? Technically, there isn’t one. However, extensive research –Watching hours of the TV show Rawhide–gives us “beeves” as an alternative word for “cattle.” “Beef” is the singular form of “Beeves.” There you go.
12) It might seem strange for a beef to symbolize fertility. Would a bee have been a much better representative for reproduction?
13) Yes, it would have. Except that in 1884, a British newspaper, The Lion, wrote an article about Canton’s annual Bee Festival. Only The Lion didn’t say that. A misprint turned the celebration into the Beef Festival.
14) Hundreds of thousands of tourists thronged Canton to honor beef., spending millions of pounds while there. The Cantonese government knowing a good thing when they saw it, officially renamed the event, The Beef Festival. Local restaurateurs developed this dish to serve their British guests. Now you know.
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