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Inline-wheeled Thrustcycle SRT performs a clever balancing act
The Thrustcycle SRT is a three-wheeled vehicle that incorporates a gyro/flywheel system to maintain its balance, and harvest power from braking
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Fans of three-wheeled cars will tell you that the vehicles come in two configurations: delta, with the single wheel in the front, and tadpole, with the single wheel in the back. Well, now there's another type. The prototype Thrustcycle SRT has all three of its wheels in a straight lateral line, and utilizes a mechanical gyroscopic stabilizing system to keep it firmly upright even when standing still. That same system also stores kinetic energy generated by braking, extending the vehicle's range.
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S.Res.321 - A resolution honoring the life, accomplishments, and legacy of Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela and expressing condolences on his passing.113th Congress (2013-2014)
Summary: S.Res.321 — 113th Congress (2013-2014)
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Honors the life, accomplishments, and legacy of former South African President Nelson Mandela.
Extends condolences to the members of his family and his fellow citizens.
Requests: (1) the Secretary of State to communicate these expressions of honor and condolence to Nelson Mandela's family and to the Parliament of the Republic of South Africa, and (2) the President to identify an appropriate and lasting U.S. government program to honor Nelson Mandela's legacy.

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Given its dire state, the NMI Retirement Fund has two options—a workout agreement between the Fund and the CNMI government or appoint a receiver, according to the Fund's trustee ad litem's report.
Attorney Joyce Tang of the trustee ad litem's Law Offices of Civille and Tang, presented the state of the Fund report in the U.S. District Court for the NMI on Tuesday.
With the current trajectory, the Fund has predicted that assets will be zero on March 1, 2014.
Under the first option, Tang said the CNMI government and its autonomous agencies should enter a workout agreement with the Fund.
Tang said the agreement should include the following elements—defer and/or reduce benefits to Fund members, increase annual contributions by government and autonomous agencies, and infusion of cash to catch up government's contributions.
Under the second option, the lawyer said if can agree on a restructuring plan, the receiver will implement the plan.
If they cannot agree on a restructuring plan, Tang said the receiver will liquidate the Fund's assets.
The Fund will "self-liquidate" due to inability to quickly determine liquidation amounts, she said, suggesting that generally it takes one year to fully liquidate.
Tang, however, clarified that liquidation is not a complete solution because once the Fund is depleted or has no more assets, the unfunded liabilities will be a liability of the government's general fund.
Tang also discussed in the report the problems with payment of Public 17-82 refund and regular interest payments.
The payment of Public Law 17-82 refund in the amount of $113 million, she pointed out, requires accurate data but that the Fund's computer system are deficient and date is unreliable.
She underscored the importance of completing the computation of all applicants before any payout is made to ensure there are sufficient funds to pay all applicants.
On payment of regular interest, Tang said this requires accurate and reliable data, which are not readily available at the Fund.
The lawyer said calculation of regular interest needs to be based on a time-weighted methodology which requires recording of time of contribution.
Tang said should there be verification if there are funds which to pay "regular interest."
At Tuesday's hearing, Dylan Porter of Dylan-Buck Consultants LLC also presented to the court their preview valuation of the Fund using the recently released Governmental Accounting Standards Board's Statements Nos. 67 and 68.
Porter predicts the Fund's depletion on Nov. 1, 2016 for Case 1 and on March 1, 2014 for Case 2.
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Holland & Belgium Family Bike Tour
- Uncover the captivating history and culture of two countries in a single trip
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"A Dutchman without a bike is like a fish without water" so the saying goes. In Holland, with nearly one bicycle for every person, everyone rides - even the king and queen. And in bike-crazy Belgium, home of cycling great Eddie Merckx, passion for le vélo is legendary. You'll find it all makes sense, the Dutch and Belgian zeal for two wheels. You'll find it in the pastoral flat-as-a-pannekoek landscape, amid the flower fields and silent canals. And in the timeless towns and storybook villages. You'll even find it post-ride - whether in the form of a fine Belgian Lambic or delectable Belgian chocolates. We invite you and your gang to bike with us in Holland and Belgium. And feel the love.
We want to make sure you're on the right trip and that you have the best experience possible. Every Backroads trip is unique and this one is no exception.
Navigating Bike PathsThe Dutch & Belgians are famous for their love of bikes. And that love of bikes has created an amazing labyrinth of bike paths and routes that extend throughout each country. Many of the paths we utilize on this trip are the equivalent of scenic byways, linking quaint villages and big cities alike. Navigating these intricate bike routes requires more attention to the directions than you might expect. Be prepared to make more stops than you usually would to ensure you're on the right track, all the while experiencing the occasional rush of riding among many locals as they commute and run errands by bike.
Days 1-2 Timeless scenery straight out of a Dutch masterpiece Begin with a leisurely ride from Alkmaar to Santpoort, located on the edge of a scenic coastal forest Enjoy biking the rolling Dutch dunes Emerald-green fields and horse farms lead the way to The Hague, our home for the next two nights.
Day 3 Bike through hamlets and countryside to Gouda, where the beloved cheese originates Delight in a visit to the World Heritage site of Kinderdijk, known for its 19 windmills once used to drain the surrounding floodplain Taste a wedge of distinctive Gouda - or perhaps a slice of appeltaart? Biking is a way of life here in the Netherlands, and it's a pleasure to join the locals as you cruise through the region, passing dikes and quaint villages.
Days 4-6 Uncover the captivating history and culture of two countries in a single trip Pedal over the border into Belgium It's a scenic spin to romantic Bruges - nearly car-free and ideal for exploring on foot Discover the medieval city's nooks and crannies, narrow cobblestone streets, steep-gabled brick houses, lofty spires and meandering canals Kids are treated to a chocolate tasting at a local shop.
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This dual-country trip offers an exquisite mix of highlights with broad appeal for all ages. The bike routes are superb, following a mix of flat, peaceful country roads, dijk (dike) walls and scenic fietspaden (bicycling paths). There's a wealth of historic spots to enjoy, from the World Heritage site of Kinderdijk to the romantic central square of Bruges. And glorious hotels, including Landgoed Duin & Kruidberg, which features a Michelin-starred restaurant.- Regional Manager
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Landgoed Duin & Kruidberg
Santpoort, Holland (1 night) A historic country estate situated within a national park, and featuring a Michelin-starred restaurant.
Hotel des Indes
The Hague, Holland (2 nights) Built in 1858 to host aristocrats and heads of state, this opulent former palace is set on the shady Lange Voorhout among the cafés, restaurants and shops of the historic city center. (pool, spa)
Hotel De Tuilerieën
Bruges, Belgium (2 nights) An elegant hotel - originally a 15th-century noble residence - overlooking Den Dyver, the most picturesque canal in Bruges. A Small Luxury Hotels of the World member. (pool)
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Gather your favorite people to share a Backroads adventure on a ready-to-book Private Trip - featuring all the legendary Backroads hallmarks from expert leaders to unforgettable activities.
You can pick from a large selection of dates for your group of 8 or more. Call us for date availability.
If your party has fewer than 8 guests, or if your preferred date is not available, we'll create a departure just for you.
Pricing for Private Trips (prices may vary based on departure date)
|2 - 3 guests $6,698 pp dbl. occ.
|8 - 9 guests $4,998 pp dbl. occ.
|4 - 5 guests $5,898 pp dbl. occ.
|10 - 11 guests $4,398 pp dbl. occ.
|6 - 7 guests $5,298 pp dbl. occ.
|12 or more guests $4,098 pp dbl. occ.
Youth savings do not apply to Private Trips.
This Trip Is Rated Level 1-4
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Every Backroads trip is designed to appeal to a wide variety of interests and fitness levels. We know your pace may vary from one day to the next-and your traveling companion's may differ somewhat from yours. So we present a range of mileage options, and each day you decide exactly what and how much you want to do.
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Halloween was a Catholic holiday intended for remembering all the holy saints. Halloween failed to replace Samhain, which is probably only traditionally practiced by a few isolated neopagan groups. Most of us do not experience a traditional Halloween or Samhain. Instead what we have is moronic Hollywood gore horror and loads of mass consumer junk. There is no mysticism and remberance in this day. Fix it or shun it.
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Kids Loved Them!
By Katie
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Comments about Rainbow L.e.d. Cup:
Great addition to a party!
Bottom Line Yes, I would recommend this to a friend
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By ltesch
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Using for our attendants in our upcoming wedding for a fun way for them to stand out...very happy with product and I can't wait to use them!!
Love these cups!
By Mary the Entertainer
from Wichita, KS
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I've ordered these cups twice now. The first time was for an outdoor evening function (work related) and everyone loved them! I ordered 300 and had them imprinted with our company logo. That caused me to place a personal order and I gave 12 of them as a gift to some friends who have a pool and enjoy evening entertaining and kept 12 for my family. A huge hit!
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By Every ones Mom
from Boulder Colorado
About Me Value Oriented
Every year I give each of my band members one of these cups, shay fit perfectly into our cup holders and glow the night away. Everyone wants one!
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By ZoeysMom
from Dallas, TX
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I had a Club Party theme for my 8 year old daughter. Instead of gift bags, the kids each got a cup with a glow ring and sticks inside as they entered the party. We wrone their names on the cup and that's what they used through out the night instead of soda cans or juice bags. The cups were a HUGE hit!!
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These were very easy to use compared to some we saw at a birthday party shortly before. Those had to be hit against a bar or other hard surface to light up. Super easy and reusable. Kids loved them. Adults too!
LOVE this cup!
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Cup lights up bright when filled with liquid. I take these cups camping, to parties, the lake, holiday festivities, etc. Great for nightime outdoor gatherings! Everyone always asks where I get them. I give them away as prizes at all my parties. The guests love it!
They lit up the party!
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These cups added tons of fun and excitement to our outdoor, evening block party! The lights are bright enough to see during the day, especially when they reflect through liquid, and are really bright at night! On the dance floor the cups complimented the DJ lights as people held their cups up and danced, and they made centerpieces unnecessary, as they added color and fun to the tables. I purchased one for each guest and had different colored permanent markers available for them to write their names or decorate as they wished to identify their cups. We had a keg and pitchers of lemonade and such, and these cups eliminated the need for purchasing disposable cups--and picking up the mess of discarded cups after the party!I was pleased that the cups were a heavier weight plastic than I expected, so they are very sturdy in guests' hands. They are likely to last quite a while. I would order a few extra to have on hand though. The plastic is solid, but a bit brittle, and the cups will crack if dropped "hard" on a surface like concrete. I ordered these it 2 batches: one order of 60 and a second order of 20. The first 60 arrived in perfect condition. Four of the 20 in the second batch were cracked and unusable. The box appeared to have been dropped during shipment. WCN was great and offered me "store credit" right away as there was no time to send replacements before the party, and fortunately I had ordered a handful of extras, "just in case." Many of my guests asked for info about the cups to order for their own parties--and I am sure I will purchase them again for future events.
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I do not speak Spanish perfectly well even treated me to wonder ... the product was great to celebrate the birthday of my teenage daughter was novel and fun for your friends .. the service, quality and delivery time was more than excellent
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We ordered some of these for a party and we all really enjoyed them. I will definitely be buying more!
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Used it for my son's birthday party. Kids loved it. Lights were turned out and everyone was dancing before taking them outside to the night sky while drinking by the fire.
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cups are great simple button everyone liked them but we had 3 out of the 20 purchased not working on arrival (quickly grabbed some in camping cabinet from a bar to give to kids) and then one turned on and wouldn't turn off. however a few kids dropped theirs and they continued to work just fine no cracks either on any of them. value dropped if 4 out of 20 didn't work in the end.
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plan to party the summer away with these in hand!
everybody loves them
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We have a parrothead club and we have parties. the cups have been a big hit. They are bright and look good. the only issue is it is difficult to change the batteries.
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After awhile with ice water in the glass, it stopped changing colors and i was stuck with red. After a little rest, the colors came back.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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On a private sand beach, this hotel is by the sea in Marsa Alam, within easy reach of scuba diving and snorkeling.
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At The Three Corners Fayrouz Plaza Beach Resort, hit the private sand beach, dine onsite at Panorama, or enjoy a drink at one of the hotel's 4 bars/lounges.
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Simply walk outside to feel the sun on your face at the sand beach. Enjoy the umbrellas and sun loungers for a relaxing day at the beach. After a day at the beach, enjoy amenities at The Three Corners Fayrouz Plaza Beach Resort like a complimentary children's club, an outdoor pool, and a children's pool.
Dining is available at one of the hotel's 3 restaurants. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the hotel's bars, which include 4 bars/lounges, a beach bar, and a poolside bar. This luxury hotel also offers a spa tub, a steam room, and a sauna.
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- Total number of rooms - 471
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Chez Pascal - This restaurant specializes in Belgian cuisine.
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An outdoor pool, a children's pool, and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a private beach, a sauna, a steam room, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
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Western Bumble Bee Making a Comeback
Incredible. Absolutely incredible.
The Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis) seems to be making a comeback of sorts in some parts of the West.
Reporter Michelle Nijhuis, in an Oct. 14th article in High Country News, wrote that this species was "once among the most common bumble bees in the Western United States (and Western Canada)." The population crashed in the 1990s and "all but disappeared from about a quarter of its historic range." Now, she says, it's recently been spotted in parts of Washington and Oregon.
Someone saw six species of the Western bumble bee pollinating blackberries just north of a Seattle.
That's good news indeed.
We remember last year when native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at UC Davis, was searching for the critically imperiled Franklin's bumble bee in its tiny range in northern California and southern Oregon, when a sole Western bumble bee appeared in front of him and his colleagues from the U.S. Forest Service. It was foraging on buckwheat (Eriogonum sp.) on Mt. Shasta, above 5000 feet.
Thorp and many other scientists fear that the Western bumble bee may go the way of Franklin's bumble bee.
That's why Thorp describes the Seattle find as "very exciting."
"Any finds west of the Sierra-Cascade crest are of prime interest. It is those western populations that took the sharp dive between 1999-2002. They do seem to be increasing, which is indeed encouraging."
"Many populations east of the crest seem to have persisted, through this decline," Thorp noted, "but were not carefully monitored during this time so we don't have the detailed data on their population trends that we would like."
Bombus occidentalis is sometimes called the "white-bottomed bee" due to its distinctive white markings on its abdomen. It is known for pollinating blackberries, cherries, apples and blueberries. It also is "an excellent pollinator of greenhouse tomatoes and cranberries, and has been commercially reared to pollinate these crops," according to the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation website.
Read about the decline of bumble bees on the Xerces website.
And if you live in the West, keep your eyes open for the Western bumble bee.
This Western bumble bee was found on Mt. Shasta on Aug. 15, 2012. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Close-up of Western bumble bee. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Eureka! A Western Bumble Bee
Many of us in California have never seen the Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis)
Many of us never will.
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp, emeritus professor of entomology at the University of California, Davis, worries about the declining population and fears it may go the way of Franklin's bumble bee, which he hasn't seen since 2006.
That's why he and his colleagues were so excited to find a male Bombus occidentalis on Mt. Shasta, above 5,000 feet, on Aug. 15. It was foraging on buckwheat (Eriogonum sp.).
Thorp was there with several local U.S. Forest Service employees: wildlife biologist Debbie Derby, who actually netted the bee; and biological technicians Susan Thomas, Kendra Bainbridge and Lauran Yerkes.
"Just as we were celebrating the find, we were joined by two other USFS personnel: Carolyn Napper, district ranger, and Johnny Dame, Panther Campground host," Thorp recalled. "So there were lots of witnesses to the rare find."
A rare find, indeed.
The Western bumble bee, a close relative of Franklin's bumble bee (Bombus franklini), "disappeared from the western part of its range at the same time as Franklin's bumble bee declined," said Thorp, who keeps an eye out for both species on his trips to southern Oregon and northern California.
The habitat of the Franklin's bumble bee, which many fear is extinct, is a 13,300-square-mile area of Siskiyou and Trinity counties in California, and Jackson, Douglas and Josephine counties in Oregon.
"The Western bumble bee occurred throughout the range of Franklin's, but apparently declined from central California to southern British Columbia west of the Sierra Cascade Range at the same time as the decline of Franklin's bumble bee, " Thorp said.
However, the Western bumble bee "seems to have persisted through most of the rest of its range from Alaska through areas east of the Sierra-Cascade to the Rocky Mountains and south to Arizona and New Mexico," Thorp pointed out. "We have no good idea what the population trends have been within this large area, since no one has been closely monitoring its populations there."
We're glad to see the increased interest in bumble bees. And especially glad to see that this week the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation announced the publication of Bumble Bees of the Western United States, co-authored by Jonathan Koch, James Strange and Paul Williams. You can order it online.
Bombus occidentalis and Bombus franklini are among the Bombus species represented.
Close-up of a male Western bumble bee (Bombus occidentalis) found Aug. 15 at Mt. Shasta. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Another view of the male Western bumble bee found on Mt. Shasta. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Documenting the rare find. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Native pollinator specialist Robbin Thorp is a retired UC Davis professor, but continues his full-time research. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)


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No Leads as Search For Ardoch, ND, Woman's Enters 2nd Month(WDAZ-TV) - Wednesday will mark one month since an Ardoch, ND, woman has gone missing. Florence Dumontet, 82, has been missing since October 16 when she left Grand Forks heading to Washington state.
By: David Schwab, WDAZ
(WDAZ-TV) - Wednesday will mark one month since an Ardoch, ND, woman has gone missing.
Florence Dumontet, 82, has been missing since October 16 when she left Grand Forks heading to Washington state.
Sargent Dan Hillebrand with the Grand Forks Sheriff's Department is investigating the case.
He says they are waiting for anything new that may help them solve the case.
The clues involving the whereabouts of Dumontet have dried up. Hillebrand says it's frustrating.
"We are getting no information at all coming in. No sightings, no indication that anything has happened to her. We're in kind of a limbo mode searching for her and her vehicle," Hillebrand said.
Last month, authorities confirmed a sighting of Dumontet in Butte, Montana, and say they've narrowed the search to a 118 mile stretch from Butte to Missoula.
Florence's grandson, Paul Dumontet, says his family drove that stretch looking for her shortly after she went missing.
"Guardrails are pretty substantial, they block a lot of the areas that she could have driven off the road, curves and what not. He said it's pretty straight-forward and a pretty nice drive," Paul Dumontet said.
Though the Grand Forks County Sheriff's Department says none of their evidence points to foul play, Florence was reported to be caring a large amount of cash and traveler's checks on her trip to Washington.
"That is as valid as anything could be at this point because we don't know anything concrete about her whereabouts," Paul Dumontet said.
Family members are keeping in touch with law enforcement hoping to keep the case fresh.
"We are working with the Montana authorities to search the area in between Butte and Missoula and Butte and the Idaho border to see if they can locate her vehicle off the interstate," Hillebrand said.
Dumontet is 5 feet tall and 150 pounds, with white hair and blue eyes.
She also has a heart condition.
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The essence of abstract art is movement – of your hand, your eye and each element within the piece. In this tutorial, Rob Shields takes you through the necessary steps to create a balanced abstract image.
Balance within an abstract piece of art is not a simple matter of ratios or obeying hard-and-fast rules. Instead, it has more to do with finding harmony among each of the elements competing for the viewer's attention. By giving certain elements more prominence, you allow the viewer's eye to move purposefully through the work without becoming lost or jaded.
What you will not see in the following pages are all the mistakes that were made en route to creating this image. We mention this because making mistakes is an essential part of the process.
When you create an abstract image, you never get it right first time – it is all about trial and error. To get the most from this tutorial, you should experiment, explore a few dead ends and ultimately turn the piece into one that bears your own distinctive stamp.
On the Download Zone Rob has included some elements for you to use. The tutorial also makes use of some of our stock artwork from Photos To Go. Make sure to download both before you start.
Step 1 To create the background, start with a new document in Photoshop and add a black-to-white radial gradient with an Angle of 143° and a Scale of 150%. Open Stone Texture.jpg, copy it into your document and change the blending mode of this layer to Soft Light and its opacity to 12%. Now create a new layer, and with a large soft brush, paint black into the corners and set the blending mode to Soft Light and the opacity to 50%.


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Seven Forges by James A. Moore
The people of Fellein have lived with legends for many centuries. To their far north, the Blasted Lands, a legacy of an ancient time of cataclysm, are vast, desolate and impassable, but that doesn't stop the occasional expedition into their fringes in search of any trace of the ancients who once lived there… and oft-rumoured riches.
Captain Merros Dulver is the first in many lifetimes to find a path beyond the great mountains known as the Seven Forges and encounter, at last, the half‐forgotten race who live there. And it would appear that they were expecting him.
As he returns home, bringing an entourage of the strangers with him, he starts to wonder whether his discovery has been such a good thing. For the gods of this lost race are the gods of war, and their memories of that far-off cataclysm have not faded.
File Under: Fantasy [Savage Lands | Vengeful Gods | An Expected Journey | Battalions at War]
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Tried to pick up TF More Than Meets the Eye 17, but my shop didn't get it in.
Darth Vader is becoming the Mickey Mouse of Star Wars.
"We named the dog 'Chewbacca'!"
The use of a lightsaber does not make one a Jedi, it is the ability to not use it.
I have a question for you regular, weekly comics buyers out there. What is your shop's policy on pull-lists? I missed the #1 issue of the new The Star Wars Lucas draft mini series, so I figured I'd go to the shop and ask if I could have them pull just those seven remaining books. The clerk had me fill out a form (name, address, phone, credit card info INCLUDING THE 3-DIGIT SECURITY CODE from the card back, titles or characters wanted pulled, etc.) that said the minimum pull total is 10 titles (I only wanted one title, and they said "oh, there's no minimum" ). When I asked why they needed the security code from my card, he said it is an actual contract, so that allows them to charge me if I fail to buy the pulled comics (within their 30-day period). I left the store. And I tore up the semi-completed form on my way out.
My question is: is that a standard procedure? To charge for books not picked up? To ask for very sensitive security info?
"May the 4th be with you?" "Why yes, thank you for asking."
I don't know. That sounds really extreme, but, then again, none of the local places would even entertain my requests to pull each issue of Transformers Regeneration One because I only wanted that. I think it depends on the store and the management, and some of them are run by arses.
That sort of agreement sounds like something that could be legally binding for anyone with the poor sense to complete it. What would they do if you requested ten titles, and, by some fluke, nine of them were cancelled?
Tommy, close your eyes.
I know that a lot of people abused the "pull list" thing at my local comic book store from back in the 90s, when I actually had a local comic book store. People would ask them to hold books with no intention of buying them until several weeks, or even months, later. That store went out of business back in '97 or '98. So I can understand the dilemma from the store's point of view. However, I would never give a credit card number just for a few comic books.
The current comic book store I go to isn't local (it's 40 miles away), but I don't even bother asking them to pull titles for me. Mainly because I don't want to be committed to buying the books every month.
In one of the many "What [insert almost ANYTHING here] are you?" quizzes floating around the holocyberinterwebnet, I got 16 of their 20 Marvel questions. I don't recall reading many of those storylines, but just knowing the characters (and cheating with their artwork picture choices ) said I still knows me some Marvel universe details. Haven't regularly read a non-SW comic book series in probably 2 decades, too.
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All Through the Night
Anne Wilder, a widowed companion by day, becomes the notorious jewel thief "the Wrexhall Wraith" by night, stealing jewels from the rich to fund her charity that cares for homeless soldiers. Jack Seward is an agent of the Crown, assigned to find the Wraith, to retrieve a letter which was hidden in a jeweled box the Wraith had stolen. When the two meet during one of her robberies late one night, Jack discovers the notorious thief is a woman, and th...
As You Desire
Desdemona "Dizzy" Carlisle is an old-fashioned romantic who resides with her grandfather in Cairo, Egypt. She is constantly getting herself in scrapes, and is continually rescued by Harry Braxton, the man she has secretly been in love with since her arrival in Cairo. When she first arrived she offered herself to him only to be rejected, from that point on she pretended indifference and they became "friends". Harry, who secretly loves Dizzy,...
Bridal Favors
Dell, Sep 2002, 6.99, 352 pp. ISBN: 0440236746 In 1885 Chelsea, England, by accident Lord Justin Powell finds himself in a potentially compromising situation with an underage teenager. Though nothing happened, he cuts a deal with Evelyn Cummings Whyte that if she keeps silent about their unfortunate unplanned "rendezvous", he owes her a future favor. She agrees. Ten years later, Evelyn has taken charge of her aunt's wedding planning business...
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Ravaged with guilt and duty to his lecherous father, Ashton Merrick fetches Rhiannon Russel to Wanton's Blush so she can be his father's fourth wife. Rhiannon has been persecuted her entire life by outside forces, and she hopes that returning to Scotland from England will put her life in some semblance of order, even though her escort sends her thoughts flying and her dreams running wild. It's only in a fierce battle between family and loyalty that thi...
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My Dearest Enemy
MY DEAREST ENEMY begins with a death. The reading of the will reveals that this "uncle" left a house to 2 people. Lillian Bede (his wife's niece) has 5 years to make the manor house profitable. If she can fulfill this (as well as other tasks) she will be the sole owner of the manor. Otherwise, it will revert to Avery Thorne (dead man's newphew) who has been promised the house as a child. For 5 years, Avery goes off adventuring around the world, ma...
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Helena Nash, an impoverished member of the gentry who now works as a lady's companion, sets out in disguise to deliver messages for her employer's neice, who has secretly eloped. During her nighttime adventure though, she is saved from a group of young men by Ramsey Munro, a man who pleged years earlier to aid her family in a time of need. Helena thinks that Ramsey does not recognize her, and engages in kisses that engages both their passions. ...
My Seduction
Pocket, May 2004, 6.99, 384 pp. ISBN: 0743463226 In 1801 the Nash family mourns the death of their patriarch who died in Paris a few months ago but also worries about their impoverished state. Three men arrive offering to do anything for the four Nash females. Christian "Kit" MacNeill explains to one of the daughters Kate that he and his companions were betrayed while spying in France. Their father sacrificed his life for their freedom. Kate ...
My Surrender
Charlotte Nash, an independent woman of the ton, becomes involved in a network of spies set up by the St. Bride Abbey in memory of the death of her father who gave his lives for three operatives. Dand Ross is one of the three "rose hunters" who has pledged to help and protect the Nash sisters in their time of need. Charlotte becomes involved in an intrigue where a letter is stolen of great importance and she must go undercover in order to steal the...
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Dell, Nov 2001, 6.99, 358 pp. ISBN: 0440236711 At the London train station, Henri Arnoux asks Lady Agatha Whyte to marry him. She agrees dropping her train ticket on the floor of the station. Watching the romantic drama play out is music hall performer Letty Potts, who picks up the ticket destination Little Bidewell. She is desperate to escape her boyfriend Nick, who has insured she remains unemployed and burns down the lodging house she c...
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1939 Lou Gehrig Letter to Mayo Clinic Doctor Coming to Auction
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For Jonas Hiller owners, this season has been nothing but pain and despair. A risk from the get-go, he silenced his Vertigo critics with a solid four-game winning streak from Oct. 8-17. Since then, however, he has won just five games, and over that period of time, has hit rock bottom by being pulled four times and venting his frustrations to the media.
But everything could change for the better now that Lubomir Visnovsky is back in the lineup. He played a game-high 24:23 last night, had seven shots on goal, and blocked four shots as well. If that wasn't enough, the Ducks received a two-goal effort from newcomer Niklas Hagman, so it was clearly their best effort under new coach Bruce Boudreau.
Hiller still has a lot of work to do in terms of getting his fantasy value back to where it needs to be, as does the team's effort as a whole. But last night's work by Visnovsky indicated to me that Hiller is on the rise. I point to one specific sequence in the third period when Lubomir literally saved Hiller's bacon by batting a sure goal out of mid-air. On the following shift, Hiller returned the favor by making a big save on a partial Coyotes breakaway.
That was a key moment for me, because I could tell Hiller really responded to the support in front by making a few big saves. Emotionally, this has to be a huge sigh of relief, as it is often a few "bail outs" from teammates that can change the synergy between a goalie and his defensemen. The whole game just had an air of positivity and progression for the Ducks, something similar to what you might be seeing with Cam Ward and Jaroslav Spacek in Carolina (although I'm sure Ward would love to have Joni Pitkanen back as well).
In his last three games, Hiller has now stopped 76 of 82 shots – good enough for a .927 save percentage. That's what I've come to expect from him on a consistent basis; but to expect that the rest of December is still a pretty big stretch. The schedule isn't conducive to him matching that stat, as Anaheim begins a four-game road trip starting tomorrow, where they'll face Chicago, Winnipeg, Dallas and then LA.
But as I watched the game, I could easily tell the win was more about Anaheim's solid play in all three zones, and less about the struggles of Mike Smith and the Coyotes. Hiller gained confidence as the game went along, and by the final buzzer, he had better timing, rebound control (absorbing shots) and body language than I've seen in weeks.
Did Mike Smith Turn A Corner?
Many Smith owners are reaching for the panic button after last night's loss to Anaheim. But whatever you do, don't push it yet. Every goalie experiences ups and downs, so allot some time for him to work through this rough stretch.
The numbers for Smith in December definitely freak me out. He's just 1-5-0 with a 4.30 goals-against average and .859 SP%. But in last night's game, he made some huge saves in the third period, leading me to believe a corner may have been turned. They weren't just routine saves, either…they were of the "stealing goals" variety.
His play in the third was too small of a sample size to say he's guaranteed to rebound, but I think most poolies realize there are way too many good people around him (Sean Burke, Dave Tippett) for this stretch to totally erode his value.
Emery Will Keep Starting
I know I wrote about Ray Emery's rising value on Monday, but after last night's awesome effort in the 4-3 shootout win over the Wild, I had to follow up with some more insight on his current value. I think it's safe for me to say that Quenneville is developing a small man-crush on his backup goalie. Why? Because he's the NHL's ultimate battler.
But don't lose sight of the fact that Corey Crawford is a battler as well. It's not easy to get back in the net of a Coach Q team when you're lacking confidence, but the schedule favors Crawford next week. After the next two games against Anaheim and Calgary, the Blackhawks go back-to-back in Pittsburgh and then at home against Montreal.
So regardless of how well Emery plays between now and then, I don't see him playing in back-to-back games. Until then, I suspect Emery to start the next two games, barring a complete meltdown against the Ducks.
String of Starts for Neuvirth?
A lot has gone wrong for the Capitals this season. Top to bottom, ineffectiveness has plagued the team since the end of October, and it seems like just about everything that could happen with their goalies has happened.
Everything, that is, except Michal Neuvirth getting a string of starts.
At no point this season has he started more than two games in a row. I have discussed at many different times the importance of giving goalies a string of starts, so keep an eye on his performance tonight against the Jets. If they come away with a win, Neuvirth will start until he loses.
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The tall, commanding youngster has made his name in the Bundesliga and has been watched by both Manchester United and Tottenham in the past - but now the Kop have moved in at the head of the queue.
Rodgers is quickly compiling a dossier on Ter Stegen after deciding that Birmingham's England rookie Jack Butland is too expensive and, at just 19, too raw for what Liverpool need this season.
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Charlottesville's acting treasurer says he wants the official title.
Jason Vandever made his campaign for treasurer official at a kick-off event at City Space on Wednesday.
He's been acting treasurer since Jennifer Brown stepped down last year citing health reasons.
Vandever says he'd like to focus on expanding online tax services, and his experience in the treasurer's office for the past few years can help him do that.
"Jennifer has taught me a lot about the office. I think there are a lot of nuances and intricacies. Because I've been there, I'd really have a chance to expand on those. So I would like to continue a lot of the programs that we're currently working on."
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Utah Valley-New Mexico State brawl a warning sign on court storming
Storming the court is fun. Storming the court often enough gets you on television. This more or less is why anyone anywhere storms a court: It is a harmless lark devoid of true meaning.
Rarely has it been the way it was on Thursday night in Orem, Utah: Ugly, brutish and dangerous, with real punches thrown and the threat of injury rearing up. New Mexico State's KC Ross-Miller cocked his arm and spiked a ball off the leg of Utah Valley's Holton Hunsaker as time expired. As the tension erupted immediately, fans entered the playing surface. If all hell didn't exactly break loose, one neighborhood of it did. Players took swings, fans shoved Aggies players, and peacekeepers desperately entered the maw to pull everyone out of harm's way.
Anyone wanting to excise the court storm from college basketball completely — Won't somebody think of the children?!? — now has Exhibit A. There was an issue with player safety here, because there was no player safety here. Given the context of every other court storm that didn't require ringside judges, and given the culpability of the players here, it's a bit hysterical to consider the issue at its tipping point.
It's not as hysterical to consider how it can get worse from here and how to prevent that from happening.
But first, a problem with using The Attack In The WAC in an anti-court storm screed: The players started it, or at least one of them did. Remove every soul from the arena and have Ross-Miller throw the ball at Hunsaker like it was recess dodgeball. See if all parties would leave the court with a collective Why I never and not a fist or two balled and aimed at a face. Or, at minimum, an escalation of hostility in what was already a pressure-packed game for the league lead.
That's why New Mexico State suspended Ross-Miller on Friday and coach Marvin Menzies issued a statement that in part read: "No matter what provoked KC, what he did was inexcusable and hence the suspension." If he doesn't strike the match, it's in all likelihood a non-event, just another fleet of fans dancing on a floor.
Yet it can't be ignored that those fans were tinder a little brushfire didn't need, and a bad situation got worse. After the infamous shove-a-fan episode involving Oklahoma State's Marcus Smart, the safety issue that concerned most coaches was what security was on hand to ward off court-stormers — how to shield players from fans entering the playing surface, not how to control the players potentially leaving it.
One regrettable episode Thursday night doesn't seem enough to ban court storms completely. It might be enough to reassess the measures already in place to protect the visiting team, including additional security that holds off the fans — if that's even possible — until potentially aggravated players have left the court. Because if you're going to permit court storms, what happened at Utah Valley is an unsurprising consequence, if not an eventuality.
Dear College Students,
I have seen some news about college students storming the court in the middle a and NCAA Basketball game. And that is starting to piss me off. So, here's just a little advice:
Stop storming the courts! There is no point of it. You're there to watch the game, not storm the court! Sit back, relax, and WATCH THE GAME!!!
And here come the racial comments. Because we all know that the White Mormons are always innocent victims...
If you watch closely you will see a bunch of WHITE fans (one redheaded guy and a few others) throwing fists at a player who has already been restrained by his coaches and is being pushed backwards. it is not a race issue, it's a stupid issue and there was plenty of that on both sides. Fact is that fans think buying a ticket entitles them to be arseholes and break the rules. It does not. The NCAA should step in and use the SEC rule but with bigger fines for the first offense, second offense should equal a forfeit when video evidence shows that it was home fans - that will keep the fans in the stands and players safe. The idea that this should just be allowed to happen until someone gets seriously hurt is totally moronic.
Storming the court is getting to be lame and retarded. Unless you're an unseeded team who just beat a #1 seed, there's no reason for it. Take the party back to the frat house.
Thug - plain and simple - take it back home boy.
Explain to me what a "beautiful" brawl is.......
The U.S. vs. the World?
Because there's been 1 instance of something like this happening in the thousands of instances of court stormings. Yes, we should absolutely overreact.
These white people need to be put in cages. Crazy white people storming into the court to start up fights
white people ruining it for other white people
I thought hostility wasn't allowed in Utah?
Thug - the way closet racists get around using the N word.
@badboykilla4rilla Cowardly punk behavior know no racial boundaries.
@badboykilla4rilla dont know why you have to bring race into this.
it was new mexico's player who threw the ball at utah's #12 that provoked all this


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By Ryan Holmes
FORTUNE -- Last year, New England College in Henniker, N.H., welcomed the first students into its dedicated MBA in Digital and Social Media. Among the first of its kind, the two-year program -- with classes on everything from the psychology of social media to digital marketing -- set out to train the next generation of social media managers and professionals for a brave new marketplace.
Whether their positions will still exist by the time they graduate in 2014 is anyone's guess.
Once touted as the next big thing, the social media job market has undergone a marked slowdown, according to newly released stats from career site Indeed.com. Growth in positions with the title "social media manager" slowed to 50% in the past year, a dramatic decline from recent years, when triple (and even quadruple) digit growth was commonplace.
Some of social media's staunchest advocates are waving a white flag. "Social media managers, it could be time to find a new title," cautions reporter Vickie Elmer on Quartz. "Social media jobs, once much vaunted, are now frequently regarded with skepticism, even contempt," writes Buzzfeed's Rob Fishman.
But don't delete those social media skills from your resume just yet.
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Behind the decline in social media managers is a sea change in the way that social media itself is used within organizations, according to industry analysts and former managers themselves. Once the exclusive domain of digital gurus, Twitter, Facebook (FB), and other tools are gradually becoming everyone's responsibility. "We are seeing an increased demand for social savvy candidates across the business -- from human resources to product to customer service," Amy Crow, Indeed's communication director told Quartz.
The numbers back Crow up. Compared to a year ago, there are 13 times as many jobs on Indeed that involve the use of social media in some way. "[We're] seeing this demand span many levels, from executive assistants to senior vice presidents," Crow explains. Buzzfeed contributing editor Fishman, once a social media manager for The Huffington Post, concurs: "In speaking with higher-ups at outlets old and new, I heard from all of them that social was no longer peripheral, but core to their strategy," he writes. "Concentrating authority in a single personage no longer made sense ..."
While these comments are in the context of news outlets, the same transformations are registering across a broad range of industries. "As a business solution, social has evolved, moving well beyond the marketing department, to address business objectives across the organization," concludes a July 2013 report from MIT's Sloan Management Review, which surveyed more than 2,500 businesses in 99 countries. Another recent report from McKinsey pegs the collective value of extending social media company-wide at $1.3 trillion in improved productivity and customer awareness.
Customer service teams at many companies have already embraced social media, often out of necessity. More than half of consumers now use social tools like Twitter and Facebook to reach out to companies with questions and complaints, according to Nielsen's 2012 Social Media Report. Meanwhile, sales teams are also turning to Twitter, LinkedIn, and other tools for what is being called "social selling": sales intelligence, lead generation, and network building. Last year, IBM (IBM) saw a 400% surge in sales after implementing a social selling program, and 61% of U.S. marketers now use social media to generate new business.
Meanwhile, departments as diverse as R&D and logistics are tapping into social tools to expedite tasks ranging from developing new products to streamlining the supply chain. "[The] notion of a single person who spends their entire day on Twitter creating hashtags" is dead, writes GigaOM reporter Matthew Ingram. Being social is "part of everyone's job, or soon will be."
Whether everyone is adequately trained for that job, however, is another question. Just as it took years to fully onboard email, integrating social media into the workplace is frustrated by a skills gap. "The problem is that gap hasn't been fully closed yet," writes Anthony De Rosa, former social media editor for Reuters. "Every organization is different." Case in point: Among 2,100 companies surveyed recently by Harvard Business Review, just 12% of those using social media feel they actually use it effectively.
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For an older generation of employees, social media often remains misunderstood and underutilized. Even digital natives -- younger workers brought up on a steady diet of Facebook and Twitter -- need to be trained to use the tools in a business context. [Full disclosure: One part of my company provides this type of training.] "Business requires people with the skills and understanding on how to use ... social media professionally in an integrated and strategic way," says William Ward, who teaches a series of popular social media courses to undergraduates at Syracuse University. "[Using] it to connect with friends and family" is not the same thing.
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Fighting the high cost of 'getting even' at workAugust 16, 2011: 10:21 AM ET
Employee retaliation lawsuits are at a record high, and they're hard for companies to win. So what can companies do?
By Anne Fisher, contributor
FORTUNE -- For many years, race discrimination charges were the most common complaint against employers, but that has changed. The new no. 1, reports the U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission, is retaliation, meaning alleged actions by employers aimed at getting even with workers who have made other complaints.
In 2010, these cases -- 36,258 of them -- cost companies $404 million, the highest annual total the EEOC has ever obliged private-sector employers to pay. Not only that, but "each one costs six figures to fight in court, regardless of the outcome," notes Kelly Kolb, an employment lawyer at Fowler White Boggs. "They're expensive even if the company wins."
Not that the company is likely to win, for a couple of reasons. First, the definition of retaliation is a bit slippery. Until a few years ago, an employee who filed a retaliation charge had to show some financial loss, such as a firing or demotion, that a boss meted out as punishment for complaining about, say, sexual harassment in the workplace.
Then, in 2006, the Supreme Court decided that definition was too narrow. The upshot of a landmark case, Burlington Northern Santa Fe v. White, is that plaintiffs no longer need to have suffered a monetary setback in order to make a charge of retaliation stick.
"Now, anything that would discourage someone from complaining about unfair practices at work can be considered retaliation," notes Kolb. "It could range from passing you over for a promotion to refusing to let you leave early for your kid's softball game."
A second reason why employers usually lose retaliation lawsuits: Juries don't trust them. Says Kolb, "Jurors are predisposed to believe that employers retaliate."
So what can companies do? One tactic: If you're planning to fire someone, don't telegraph the fact in advance. Kolb says that plaintiffs' attorneys often engineer "a set-up": "If you say to an employee, 'Be in my office tomorrow at 2:00 to discuss whether you're going to be let go or quit,' that person can call a lawyer who will instruct him or her to email you a barrage of complaints before 2:00 so they can claim that the firing was 'retaliatory.'"
As a broader matter of policy, Kolb says many retaliation complaints could be avoided if managers took "a more structured approach than in the past. Everything having to do with a person's performance needs to be documented, so that you have a clear paper trail showing the exact reasons for whatever actions someone's boss may have taken."
Just as important, human resources staffers need to be kept apprised of everything that happens, Kolb adds: "In court, you need to be able to show that there was an objective third party involved, so that any personal animus between a boss and a subordinate was not the motivation behind the company's actions."
Of course, HR departments decimated by outsourcing and layoffs may find such painstaking prevention a tall order and that, Kolb, says, may be a big part of the problem.
"So many HR functions now are so shrunken that managers may be tempted to say, 'Instead of bothering HR with this, we can just handle it ourselves,'" he says. "But letting individual managers make [these] decisions all on their own can be a very costly way to go."
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