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August 18, 2016
In the seventh century A.D. the Snake rulers presided over this capital city—in what today is southern Mexico—and its largest structure, a pyramid 180 feet tall. From Calakmul they managed an intricate web of alliances.
A fascinating story on Calakmul and the Maya Snake Kingdom appears in the September 2016 issue of National Geographic Magazine. Here is an excerpt.
"At the end of the fifth century, Tikal was one of the most powerful city-states in the region. Archaeologists suspect that it held its position with the help of a much larger city high in the mountains 650 miles to the west called Teotihuacan, near today's Mexico City. For centuries these two cities shaped Maya painting, architecture, pottery, weapons, and city planning. But all that changed in the sixth century, when Teotihuacan disengaged from the Maya region, leaving Tikal to fend for itself.
Enter the Snakes. No one's sure where they came from; there's no evidence of them ruling Calakmul before 635. Some experts imagine th...
July 31, 2016
Last Saturday, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Joyce E. Taylor and Jeffrey Bashir, two of the grandchildren of Samuel Walker Houston. To listen to the interview, visit: https://www.spreaker.com/user/livinghistory/taylor-and-bashir. To learn a little more about Samuel Walker Houston, his daughter Helen Hope Houston, and his grandchildren Joyce Taylor and Jeffrey Bashir, keep reading. (Special thanks to the Samuel Walker Houston Museum and Cultural Center and Briana Weaver for helping out!)
Born around 1871, Samuel Walker Houston was the son of Joshua and Sylvester Houston, two former slaves who worked for General Sam Houston in Huntsville, Texas. During the 1880s and 90s, Samuel Walker Houston attended the nation's leading black schools, including Atlanta University in Georgia and Howard University in Washington, D.C. At the turn of the century, he returned to Huntsville and founded a training school in the little community of Galilee. Houston's school was one of the first c...
July 8, 2016
On Thursday, June 9, we arose early and packed the van for the trip from Chicanna Ecovillage (in Xpujil, Campeche) to Chablis Hotel (in Palenque, Chiapas). The drive took the better part of the day, and we arrived around 3:00 pm. After unloading our luggage, we took our laundry to a local business owner, ate dinner, and Brant went swimming with several of the students.
Early the next morning, June 10, we drove to the archaeological site at Palenque. It was a short trip through a lush, green forest. At the entrance to the site, there were numerous Lacandon Mayas, who were selling hats, crafts, food, and drinks. In fact, people took up positions throughout the archaeological zone to sell handicrafts and souvenirs.
Palenque proved to be everything that we hoped it would be: mysterious, imposing, and enshrouded in jungle. The Maya first settled at the site around 100 BCE, and it reached its height between 600 and 800 CE, when it served as a regional power. The city fell into decline during t...
June 17, 2016
On Wednesday, June 8, we arose at 5:30 AM to leave our hotel -- Chicanná Ecovillage in Xpujil -- for the archaeological site of Calakmul. I was excited to finally have the opportunity to visit this crucial classic-era Maya site, which competed with Tikal for preeminence during the period from 550 to 800 C.E.
Before we set out, our guide, Raul Garcia, arranged for us to have a boxed breakfast and lunch, which we carried with us. The boxes included fresh fruit, sandwiches, eggs, and juice. The ride to Calakmul proved long and rough. We rode for about an hour on highway 186 to a turnoff at Conhuas. At that point, we left our bus, split into two smaller vehicles operated by the local community, and began the 60 kilometer drive down a bumpy road to Calakmul. Our route took us through an extensive biosphere reserve, and we saw dozens of ocellated turkeys and other wildlife. In fact, Calakmul offered a great contrast to Chichen Itza, where the crowds were considerable. Due to the remote locati...
June 13, 2016
On Tuesday, June 7, we checked out of the Francis Drake hotel in Campeche, traveled to the archaeological site at Becán, and then continued on to the Chicanná Ecovillage near Calukmul. The route took us from the northern border of the state of Campeche roughly 200 kilometers to the south.
Becán is located in central Campeche, along highway 186, six kilometers west of the town of Xphil. Construction at Becán began as early as 550 CE., and it became a political, economic, and religious center of the Rio Bec area. The city features large plazas surrounded by monumental architecture built in the Rio Bec style.
Becán was one of the many cities in the region that fought against Tikal, the major military power in the Petén forest of Guatemala, some 150 kilometers to the south. As a result, the leaders of Becán had a 2 kilometer moat and wall constructed around the city between 100 and 250 CE. Expansion at Becán briefly slowed after that period only to rebound again during the classic period aro...
June 9, 2016
On Monday, June 6, the SHSU group ate breakfast at Hotel Francis Drake in Campeche before departing for the Mayan archaeological site of Edzna. Founded around 600 BC, the city reached its apex during the classic period between 600 and 900 AD. With a population of roughly 25,000, Edzna served as a regional trading, political, and religious center. It featured rich farmlands, which were watered by an extensive canal system that radiated out from the center of the settlement. The principal structures at the site included the Grand Acropolis, the Building of Five Levels, and the Temple of the Masks.
During the 1980s, refugees from the Guatemalan civil war worked at the site and helped reconstruct Patio of the Ambassadors.
Following our return to Campeche, the students submitted their journals for review. Several of us then traveled to the downtown square and Walmart (really!) to get supplies for our upcoming trip to the remote area surrounding Calakmul.
For a full photo album click here.
June 9, 2016
On June 5, we left Merida and traveled to Campeche. Alan Cordle, one of Dr. Heath's colleagues from the 2011 NEH program to Mexico, joined us for the trip. Our guide, Raul Garcia and driver Carlos Can, took us to a remote cenote, or limestone sinkhole, called Yaal Utzil in the small settlement of Mucuyche. There, Alan discussed the significance of cenotes in Mayan cosmology. We then descended a wooden staircase into the cenote and went swimming. Ruben Vasquez led the way, swinging on a vine into the water. Then, one of our fearless graduate students, Lyndsey Holloway, jumped off a 12 foot raised platform into the water. In a few minutes, Michelle Balliet, Serena Barbieri, Savanah Burns, Andrew Eckhoff, and D.J. Sandidge were splashing around in the cenote. I even jumped off the platform! (Brant still wasn't feeling 100 percent so he stayed on the sidelines with mom).
After the cenote, we drove to Campeche. The city was built on the site of a former Mayan fishing village in 1540. Duri...
On Saturday, June 4, we traveled from Merida to visit the archaeological site at Uxmal. On the way, we stopped at the small village of Yaxcopoil, where our guide, Raul Garcia, led us to the ruins of a henequén plant that had once functioned as part of Hacienda Yaxcopoil. The name Yaxcopoil means "The Place of Green Alamo Trees" in Maya, and the plantation was named after the Maya ruins nearby. The hacienda was once considered one of the most important rural estates in Yucatan due to its tremendous size and production. Covering roughly 22,000 acres, it first served as a cattle ranch and then turned to henequén cultivation during the late 19th and early 20th century. Henequén , the fiber that comes from the agave plant native to Yucatan, can be processed to make agricultural twine that is strong, durable, and resistant to saltwater. Although henequén (like sisal) remains one of the world's finest natural fibers, production plants in Mexico and other countries have gone out of business du...
On June 3, we were based in Merida at the Hotel Caribe, which is one block from the principal downtown square called Plaza de Armas or La Plaza Grande. We began the day with a tour of the city. Our guide, Raul Garcia, told us that Merida was the capital and largest city in the Mexican state of Yucatan. It was built on top of a large Mayan city, and currently has a population of roughly one million. We then traveled by van to the Monument to the Fatherland, which was constructed by Romulo Rozo Pena (1899-1964) along Merida's Paseo de Montejo in 1956. The monument features critical events from Mexican history and includes handmade depictions of dozens of figures from Mexico's past. From the monument, we traveled to one of the University of Yucatan's downtown buildings (where our guide Raul attended school). The university's library and radio station are located there now.
We then visited Plaza de Armas and took in four key Merida sites. The first, the Cathedral of Merida, was built on t...
June 4, 2016
On June 2 – our third day in Mexico – the SHSU study abroad group began bright and early at 7:00 am. Everyone met in the restaurant at Hotel Mesón del Marqués for an excellent breakfast of eggs, beans, toast, and coffee. Then, the students and Dr. Heath came to my room for a lecture on the history of tourism at Chichén Itzá. This topic proved to be one of my favorites because it enabled me to talk about early explorers John Stephens and Fredrick Catherwood, the amateur archaeologist Edward Thompson, the Yucatecan Barbachano family, and the rise of Chichén Itzá and Cancún as tourist sites.
Prezi on the History of Tourism at Chichén Itzá.
Following our class discussion, we drove from Valladolid to Chichén Itzá. There, we had the pleasure of touring the site with our guide, Raúl Garcia, who received his Master's degree under the direction of Dr. Rafael Cobos Palma at the Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán. Dr. Palma is an expert on Chichén Itzá, and in 2009 he conducted an archaeological an...


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What Victims Need to Know About Litigation Against Jack Cooper Transport
Victims of accidents involving commercial vehicles may think that simply presenting an accurate report of what happened in the crash will be sufficient to obtain fair compensation from the trucking company. The fact is, unless those who've been harmed are able to prove that the driver of the semi-truck involved was at fault, nothing compels their employer to do the right thing.
While every commercial truck accident case involves its own set of challenges and obstacles, when the company involved is experiencing long-term financial difficulties, as appears to be the case for Jack Cooper Transport, their need to avoid the losses that a significant settlement or judgement entails may inspire them to fight claims even harder than they otherwise would. Acclaimed Dallas semi-truck accident attorney Michael Grossman explains.
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What is Jack Cooper Transport?
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Jack Cooper Transport's roughly 1,700 car haulers are operated by a crew of 1,400 drivers, who together traveled just over 100 million miles in 2017. Over the last two years, federal government data shows the company's vehicles have been involved in 133 collisions, of which 30 have resulted in injuries and 4 have led to fatalities.
It is important to note, however, that this data isn't able to tell us who was at fault for any of these crashes. While it's impossible to determine exactly how many, the sheer number of wrecks means it's virtually certain that at least some of the total number can be blamed on a Jack Cooper employee's negligence.
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Whatever the underlying reasons, the results are undeniable. The company's most recent SEC filing shows it to be in debt to the tune of several hundred million dollars, and news reports indicate that it narrowly avoided filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2017. If current trends in auto sales stay on their present course, the fortunes of car haulers like Jack Cooper may well continue to decline.
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In order to protect their interests and ensure a fair resolution, it's important for victims to have a attorney in their corner with extensive experience litigating commercial truck accidents, and the knowledge of the trucking industry's economic dynamics that goes with it. In other words, it's not just a matter of hiring a lawyer, but of making sure you hire one qualified to successfully resolve your case.
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By Ellie Mae O`Hagan
The Guardian
Let's look at the facts. According to Save the Children, Wales has the highest child poverty rate in the UK,
with one in three families living on an income that is 60% lower than
the national average. In terms of the share of national income, the
poorest region in northern Europe is in west Wales; the richest is
London (incidentally, nine of the 10 poorest regions in northern Europe are in the UK, so perhaps anyone living outside a 100-mile radius of London should be feeling pretty angry, too). Figures show that poverty is having serious effects on pupils' attainment rates in schools, and Wales has the highest death rates for drug misuse in the UK. The country has also seen a 20% rise in food bank use in the past year, and Welsh people are being hit hardest by the bedroom tax, with more than one in five in rent arrears.
But people living in Wales don't need facts to tell them the country
is suffering the consequences of national neglect. They only need to
visit the towns that have been abandoned by industry, walk the high
streets where local businesses have been replaced by bookies and pawn
shops, or wave off their children who are moving elsewhere to find work.
Any Westminster politician who derides Plaid Cymru
for running on an anti-austerity ticket needs to ask themselves why
Plaid MPs are so convinced that opposing austerity might win them votes
in the first place.
Scotland, another country that has suffered from England-centric
Westminster politics, is finally finding its voice. The sight of the
national media following politicians as they rushed to Glasgow to plead
with the electorate in September was nothing short of remarkable. Wales
must now have a similar political moment – not so Welsh people can
indulge in some pro-independence flag-waving, but because being treated
as a national irrelevance has tangible and disastrous effects. Forcing
Wales up the political agenda is not a matter of ideology; it's a matter
of necessity.This doesn't necessarily translate to support for Plaid Cymru. The
party may have some way to go to persuade Welsh voters it is the right
choice: support for independence is at a record low, and it's no longer
the official opposition in the Welsh assembly. Perhaps some voters have
lingering suspicions that Plaid's anti-austerity, social justice
credentials are nothing more than a Trojan horse for independence.
But one thing is certain: if mainstream parties want to retain
support in Wales, they will need to start talking about it. They will
need to be advocates for its people. Surely it is only a matter of time
before Welsh voters start to realise that Westminster isn't working.


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Plot Summary Freaky Friday: When an uber-organized mother and her spontaneous teenage daughter magically swap bodies, they have just one day to put things right. Masquerading as each other, they must work together to solve the mystery of how to break the spell. By spending a day in each other's shoes, Katherine and Ellie come to appreciate one another in a way they never could have imagined. In the end, both learn the true power of love and the strength of the bond between a mother and daughter in this heartfelt and hilarious adaptation.
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|Who can resist a cute cutout?
October is here and we decided to spend some time with a couple friends getting lost in the awesome corn maze at the Petaluma Pumpkin Patch.
|We didn't know if we would make it out alive!
I am in love with this Fall weather and all that comes with it. Now I'm off to roast a kabocha squash!


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The waiting for the abomination's next move was interrupted by another event. What started as a favor for the First Enchanter suddenly turned personal for Hawke.
Fenris watched all the color leaving Hawke's face when he heard from Keran, the templar recruit that owed both his job and his life to Hawke's kindness, that his brother had been kidnapped. Then, the shock made way for cold anger, an anger Fenris recognized from the time Leandra had gone missing.
"You bastards kidnapped my brother!"
Keran flinched at Hawke's yelling. "We weren't going to hurt him," he defended himself meekly, "Just make sure you left us alone. Do you understand? Thrask says Meredith will cause open war with the mages if she stays in charge. We have to take her down."
"Is this whole thing to oust the Knight-Commander?" Hawke appeared to have as much trouble following the young man's logic as Fenris. Even all the templars' propaganda had failed to let the people believe Hawke was on their side. Whenever he was asked about the issue, he had no kind words for the Order. Over the years he had become less and less careful, until he had openly chosen Orsino's side in front of at least half the city's nobility, which also meant he had publicly humiliated Meredith. Why Hawke would need to be blackmailed to take down the Knight-Commander was a mystery.
"She needs to go. Don't you see? We need a real viscount, and templars who protect mages, not massacre them. Just look what Thrask accomplished! Mages and templars working together. Isn't that what we all want?"
And the stupidity of some people would always continue to amaze Fenris. How Keran believed he could successfully use Carver's kidnapping and the two attempts to kill Hawke as an excellent example of mages and templars working together was mind-boggling.
"Is Thrask the one running this conspiracy?" Judged by Hawke's voice, he was now out for Thrask's head.
Keran remained blind and deaf for what Hawke was feeling. "He's the one who brought us together. For six years he's been working - one mage, one templar at a time. Teaching us we don't have to hate each other. He showed us Meredith isn't the only way."
The kinder part in Hawke, the part that had strived to save as many people as possible, mages as well as normal people, made a last attempt to understand why a man he had saved was standing in front of him and told him he was part of a group that had kidnapped his brother. "I thought you'd be the last person to join a conspiracy of apostate mages."
"They aren't apostates!" Fenris tried to withhold a snort. "They want the Circle. They want it to work the way it's supposed to, to protect them. The mages aren't the problem, Meredith is. The Knight-Commander needs to go, that's what Thrask says. Without her, we have a chance for peace."
Finally a bit of Hawke's cold hostility rubbed off on Keran. "What are you going to do to Thrask? To me?" he asked, visibly nervous now that his passionate defending of Thrask's greatness was over.
"You went too far when you targeted my people." This surprised Fenris. Despite Hawke's anger, he had expected Hawke would spare Keran, just as when the templar recruit had been held captive by blood mages. So many people he had given the benefit of the doubt. Just a few days ago he had let a potential blood mage who had escaped the Circle walk away, believing in the act of stupidity and innocence the mage had played. But now there was no sympathy to discover in Hawke's face - in his eyes of ice.
Keran saw it too. "But I had nothing to do with that, I swear!" he said in panic. "You can still save your friend! The Wounded Coast - we use the ruins there as a base. That's where they were going."
Sebastian did take the fool's side. "Keran got in over his head," the priest argued, "Surely that doesn't merit death?"
Hawke did not even answer. While he kept his eyes, his cold, cold eyes, locked on Keran, he took the dagger he always carried with him from his belt. His face did not give away what he was thinking or feeling when he stepped toward Keran. Without warning Hawke plunged the knife into the templar's abdomen, straight through his protective armor. Hawke did not use his magic, he did not even grand a quick death. Keran would suffer a slow, painful one. For a short moment, in a flash, Fenris wondered if the Hawke who was staggering back was the same man as he had known for six years. Not that he necessarily disapproved of Hawke's action. If Hawke had finally learned not to accept people toying with him, using him, Fenris was the last person who would argue about it. Yet there was something about Hawke, the way he looked, how he was staring down at Keran perishing on the filthy ground, that made Fenris feel a bit uneasy.
"I'll kill anyone who tries using one of us against you," Fenris cut through the soft sounds of Keran's suffering and his own feeling of discomfort.
Hawke only gave him a blank stare. No, not even that. He turned away from Keran and his eyes went over Sebastian, Isabela and Fenris without seeing them. Then he started running to the exit.
He was right. Again. No matter how much he would have wished it was not so, for Hawke's sake. The group of escaped mages Hawke had saved six years ago, believing in their oath they were no blood mages, that only their leader and a few exceptions had fallen to the forbidden art. Fenris had not believed it, and now it turned out he had been right. Again.
What has magic touched that it doesn't spoil? Despite Hawke's efforts, magic had sunken its claws deeper and deeper into his life, rewarding his trust, his belief in the goodness of mages, with crippling blows.
Hawke looked bewildered when he recognized the mages. Thrask the templar hid behind a face of reason while he demanded Hawke supported him. Fenris knew Hawke would never agree with anything the man said while his brother was lying lifelessly on the ground behind Thrask. Shock was gone soon enough, and with it Fenris saw Hawke's last willingness to negotiate dissolve. Perhaps Grace saw it as well, because then she gave the order to kill Carver.
Hawke had his staff already in hand. "You all die."
Thrask, who apparently only had the courage to kidnap the Champion's younger brother with the aid of blood magic, panicked now that he was about to face Hawke himself and tried to calm everyone. Grace spared him that fate by showing her true face: she used blood magic to kill the fool, she who had sworn she had had no truck with demons, before she commanded her goons to kill the Champion. Right once more.
The fight was short. Laughably short. Hawke unleashed every spell he knew on the mages and renegade templars as fast as he could. Within seconds Grace fell, and then the Pride demon she had harbored within herself. Screams tore through the air as blood soaked the sand of the Wounded Coast. Never had the name of the troubled beach been this fitting. Fenris did not have to use his blade on many opponents. The vast majority were taken out by the fire and lightning that rained from the sky.
A few minutes later the screaming died away. All survivors needed some time to gather themselves after the wave of destruction that had crashed over them. Everyone except Hawke. Hawke was immediately next to his brother, the ice in his eyes breaking to reveal intense fear.
The dark-skinned Alain was one of the few who had not joined the fight. Now that things seemed to have calmed down, he stepped forward.
"I knew she was still alive, but I didn't know Thrask was working with her..." he said. "When I saw her today, it brought everything back, everything I saw Decimus do."
Another act, Fenris thought skeptically.
"I... I'm sorry. Grace used blood magic to hold him. There's no other way to wake him up." At the words "blood magic" Fenris unsheathed his blade again. Those vipers had done enough. So many times they had proven they were not to be trusted... This one was the next to go, before he would use his foul magic against them.
But just as he wanted to reach the mage, Hawke's arm was suddenly in front of his chest, holding him back. Fenris looked at Hawke, but Hawke did not look back at him. His eyes remained focused on Carver. Carver and Alain, who knelled beside the unconscious young man.
Fenris readied his weapon as Alain took a knife and slit his wrist. If this one also betrayed them...
But for once a mage appeared to keep his word. The blood magic descended upon Carver, and immediately Hawke's brother awakened. He seemed disoriented and confused as he coughed and got to his feet. Fenris felt Hawke relax next to him. The arm in front of his chest dropped. "Get out of my - What? Where am I?"
The relief shone from Hawke's face, bright like the sun. Fenris, realizing he had been holding his breath, exhaled slowly. Carver was alright, and that meant Hawke was too. He would not be confronted with a broken Hawke again, a man shattered by grief. They did not have to go through that again. For once, Hawke had been spared more pain.
"I promise I'll never let anything like this happen again," Hawke said hoarsely to Carver.
Understanding dawned on the Grey Warden. He was saved by his elder brother. Hawke had succeeded where he had failed. His face did not mirror the relief that was visible on that of his brother's.
"Thank you, Brother," he said stiffly. "It seems I am again in your debt... and shadow."
Hawke was about to reply, when Samson, the templar who had fallen from grace long ago, led Cullen and a few of his men to the their small group.
The exchange was brief. Brief, but surprising. And unsettling. When the mage Alain caught the Knight-Captain's eye, Cullen made a disgruntled noise and ordered to put the mage to questioning. Fenris anticipated Hawke would stand up for the young man, tell Cullen that the mage had refused to kill Carver and had released his brother from the hold of blood magic. Instead, the cold expression returned to Hawke's face while he spoke. "The boy's been working with blood mages since he was in swaddling clothes."
Had Alain's skin color not been so dark to begin with, Fenris was sure his face would have turned red. "No! I stood up for you!"
Hawke only gave him an emotionless look before he turned back to Cullen.
"Is there any recommendation you would have me bring to Meredith, Champion?"
"They used illegal blood magic in a plot against the Order," was Hawke's answer. "I say execute them."
Sebastian made a shocked sound but did not dare to protest. Isabela stayed out of it, as she had in the issue with Keran. Carver frowned. Just like Fenris he had not expected words like these from Hawke. Without blinking, Hawke had just told a templar to execute mages who had not actively fought against him. There was no denying Hawke would never have done this six years ago. If there was even the slightest chance somebody was innocent, Hawke chose that person's side. Clearly in this case everyone was guilty in Hawke's eyes. There was no mercy for people who targeted his brother. It was something Fenris would cheer for, if Hawke's lack of emotion did not make him feel so uncomfortable.
Carver was the first to speak when the templars and their prisoners had left. "Well, that was... enlightening. Now, if you'll excuse me, I have a job to go back to."
Hawke broke out of his cold shell. "How are feeling? Do you need healing?"
"No." Carver sighed. "No, I'm fine."
"You're acting like you're mad."
"Ugh, I'm not mad, Damian. It's just... I have my own life. I'm a Grey Warden. I don't want to be dragged into your stupid mage problems. I don't want anything to do with it. Just leave me out of it."
"I told you I won't let anything like this happen again. No one will hurt you. Ever."
Wrong choice of words. "I don't need your protection!" Carver snapped. "I can take care of myself. I was doing fine."
"Yeah, lying unconscious at the feet of your kidnappers. You could have taken them out whenever you wanted; you were just waiting for the right moment."
Carver's face twisted in wounded dignity. It took him visibly a lot of effort to retain his self-control. "Perhaps I'm better at fighting darkspawn than sneaky blood mages," he said coolly. "We Wardens are more busy saving the world than do... whatever it is you're doing."
Hawke shook his head. "Right. Funny," he sneered. "Can't we get over this stupid grudge between us for once? We haven't seen each other in years."
"I'm afraid I have to leave. Like I said, I'm not mad at you. Not anymore." Carver laughed awkwardly. "I realize I used to be quite a tit. I've tried to change, but when I see you, you still annoy the crap out of me. So I think it's better for both of us if I leave now. Besides, I've got to get back to my duties."
"Save the world?"
Carver chuckled. "Trying to." He brushed the sand off his uniform and took a few steps away from Hawke. "Goodbye then." Fenris thought this was all he had had to say before he left, but after several steps Carver stopped and looked over his shoulder, although his eyes did not meet Hawke's. "Oh, and Brother... take care. You're still the only family I have left."
Hawke swallowed, then nodded that he had heard.
Fenris returned with Hawke to Hawke's estate. He was not sure if Hawke wanted his company, since he had ignored Fenris from the moment he had heard his brother had been taken. Fenris was not mad about that. He was only not sure what he was supposed to do now that it was over. Did Hawke expect comfort? Silence? A hand on his shoulder?
Hawke grew more somber on the way back. His shoulders went up, his head down. He kept his eyes directed on his feet and did not say a word to any of his three companions. When they arrived in Lowtown, Isabela quickly said goodbye and made her way to the Hanged Man. Sebastian walked with them until they reached Hightown. Then he shot Hawke a last disapproving look before he went to the Chantry. Fenris felt the need to pray as well, but first he wanted to make sure Hawke was alright. So he followed him into the mansion. Hawke sat down in the library. To Fenris relief, Hawke looked up to him, and really looked at him, not through him.
"I murdered someone," Hawke whispered. "Someone who was not hostile, who did not attack me, who was unarmed, who told me everything I wanted to know out of free will... And I killed him. I... when he said that... that they had Carver... I... I couldn't take it. The thought to lose anyone else... all I could think of was that I had to save him, that I could not fail again. So I killed Keran. Because he was somehow involved. And everyone involved had to pay. I wanted to kill them all, before they could kill my brother. " His eyes were hard when he said this, the light blue back to its frozen appearance. Then Hawke's eyes dropped. "I don't even feel bad about it," he continued softly. "Not really. It's more that it... frightens me. I did not even hesitate, there was no doubt in my mind... I just did it. And when Cullen asked me what to do with the last rebels, I just told him to kill them. Because they wanted to kill my brother."
Fenris stared down at the top of Hawke's head. He did not know what to say. He did not believe Hawke should feel guilty about what he had done. After all it had been the wisest thing to do, and Fenris was the last to grieve for a few mages - who had turned to blood magic to get what they thought they deserved - and their sympathizers. In his eyes they were no better than the abomination.
Hawke looked back up at him, waiting for Fenris to say something, anything. Fenris cleared his throat while he tried to think of what to say. "You did the right thing."
Hawke chuckled and shook his head. "No," he said. "I did not. I mean... perhaps it was the best thing to do, but not for me. I... don't think that makes any sense, but... be honest: do you think I would have handled this the same way years ago? Before..."
Before his mother was murdered by an insane necromancer. Fenris forced himself to meet Hawke's gaze. "No, I don't think you would have done it then." When Hawke put his face in his hands, Fenris quickly added: "Couldn't it mean you have learned of the past? People change." I thought nothing could ever change you, that you could withstand everything, but I guess I was wrong. Not even Hawke can get through some things without it leaving scars. "If you don't want people to crush you under their heel, you have to face them and cut them down before they can do the same to you."
Hawke grabbed Fenris left hand and pulled him down, until he was sitting on his knees in front of Hawke. At first he thought Hawke was angry, that he had somehow messed this comforting part up again, but then Hawke drew him in an awkward embrace.
"I can't express how glad I am that you're here for me," Hawke breathed in Fenris' neck.
The waiting had come to an end. The abomination had made his final move. Filled with disgust Fenris was forced to watch the destruction of the Chantry from afar. Nothing was sacred for those mages. Nothing would be spared in their quest for freedom. What has magic touched that it doesn't spoil?
Hawke was clearly shocked as well. But when the Knight-Commander announced the Right of Annulment, that old look appeared in his eyes, a look that Fenris knew well enough. Hawke was about to do something stupid. The most insane and stupid thing he had ever done. Even after the abomination's betrayal, Keran's betrayal, the betrayal of the mages they had helped escape, after a blood mage had murdered his mother, Hawke would not allow this many people to be purged for the fact that they had been born with magic. Not when there were potential innocents among them. Fenris saw the look in Hawke's eyes, and knew Hawke would side with the mages. Hawke would fight Meredith and all her templars. And Fenris would fight with him. He almost threw his head back and laughed. He would join a mage in a battle to defend mages. Probably mostly blood mages. He would never have believed it if someone had told him years ago. But for Hawke he would do this. Nothing in this world was going to keep him from that mage, that man. The person he owed everything to: his freedom, his life, his happiness.
It had taken him so long to admit and accept it, but now he finally had. Hawke was everything to him, and he would not let him go.
Before Hawke openly made his decision, he looked at Fenris from the corner of his eyes. Questioning, asking if Fenris would support him. This was the first time Hawke turned to him before he jumped into his next foolish act. Hawke wanted to make sure Fenris would still be there if he did this. Fenris now had a part in what Hawke decided. But he would not stop Hawke, would not prevent him from doing what he thought was right. Fenris felt more relieved that part of the old Hawke was still there, the part that believed everybody should be free. When Carver was kidnapped, it had seemed that part of Hawke was gone, replaced by a ruthless man who desperately fought for the last things he had, the last people close to him. Perhaps that part would have died if Carver had died, but Carver had survived, and so had the last bit of Hawke's faith in the people around him. And Fenris loved him for it. Countless times he had cursed the mage for it, had argued with him about his decisions. But now he only wanted that Hawke would stay the same. Hawke was his rock, the one person he could always count on. Hawke had earned his loyalty, and even though in his heart Fenris did not agree with what Hawke was about to do, he would not stop him.
He gave a quick nod to Hawke, a gesture so fast and small that nobody around them noticed it. But Hawke did, and he returned the nod before he turned to the Knight-Commander, with his head held high, his back straight and proud. Fenris unsheathed his sword for what was to come.
Note of the author: the end? Yes! Well, the end of Magic's Touch, but certainly not of Hawke and Fenris' story. I have decided to continue the of what I have in mind in a sequel, "Lyrium's Hold (what a pain to come up with a new title; I was so pleased with Magic's Touch, haha), because the purpose of this story was to show how Fenris overcomes all his struggles and doubts and finally reunites with Hawke. I wanted to fill in the many blanks the game leaves us with while sticking to canon. I'm pleased with the way it turned out.
I have counted, and if I have counted right I have story/favorite/author alerts from 87 different users. I know that's not a record or anything on this site but for me it is definitely huge, and I want to thank everyone who had added this story to their alerts. I certainly did not dare to hope that this many people from all over the world (really fun to see a different flag each time I'm added by a new user) would enjoy my story this much. So, THANK YOU! And I hope you will all decide to read the sequel as well, and enjoy it as much as Magic's Touch.
An even greater thank you goes to the people who have taken the time to post a review. Long or short, it is very much appreciated to hear in a bit more detail what people think of the story or a specific chapter. Every review I've received has made my day. So, another, extra big THANK YOU! to those who have reviewed.
And then, last but not least, a special thank you to Hatsepsut, who has faithfully reviewed pretty much every chapter I have written with much enthusiasm (and who was so kind to quickly alert me of a very embarrassing mistake I had made). Thank you so much! You increased my number of reviews significantly, haha. ;)
You can find Lyrium's Hold here: s/8459035/1/Lyriums-Hold
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- Physical Properties and Functional Roles of Lipids in Membranes
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and their Bioactive Species (Fred Snyder). 9. Phospholipases (Moseley Waite). 10. The Eicosanoids: Cyclooxygenase, Lipoxygenase and Epoxygenase Pathways (William L. Smith, Pierre Borgeat and Frank A. Fitzpatrick). 11. Sphingolipids (Charles C. Sweeley). 12. Cholesterol: Evolution of Structure and Function (Konrad Bloch). 13. Regulation of Sterol Biosynthesis and Isoprenylation of Proteins
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A Proof That at Least One Thing Can Be Proven in Philosophy
1. There is a widely held opinion that, in contrast with, say, mathematics, there are no demonstrative arguments, or proofs, in philosophy. This opinion is held, not just by those not well acquainted with philosophy, but also by many or … Continue reading
Define or Drop.
In his August 19, 2017, post, "Define or Drop," the Maverick Philosopher's"maverick philosopher," Bill Vallicella, offers the following statement regarding and invitation and directive to "leftists." For leftists, words are weapons. If you are a lefty, and you disagree, then … Continue reading
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Vallicella on the Liberal Mind-set: A Bit of an Overstatement?
It seems to me that no matter how long I wander away from reading blogs, I find upon returning to blogdom that some things remain the same that perhaps shouldn't. A case in point: after a long period of being … Continue reading
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Theories of Knowledge and Theories of (Linguistic) Representation in Parallel Outline 2
0. In my post of December 30, 2013, "Theories of Knowledge and Theories of Linguistic Representation in Parallel Outline 1," having been inspired to do so by some passages in the "Introduction to Theory and Criticism" of The Norton Anthology of … Continue reading
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Seeing and the Existence of the Seen
0. This is not the post which, in the immediately previous post, I indicated the next post would be. Let me explain why. In that immediately previous post, published on December 30th, in which I presented some statements of some … Continue reading
Vallicella, Philosophical Conversation, and Political Philosophy
In his August 3, 2013, post, "Philosophy, Debate, and Dialog: Can Philosophy Be Debated?," Bill Vallicella, the "maverick philosopher," answered the question posed in the post's title in the negative negatively. He adds, "When real philosophy is done with others … Continue reading
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On the Philistinism of the Nagel Bashers
In response to its characterization as a "good article" by Bill Vallicella, the Maverick Philosopher, in "Kimball on the Philistinism of the Nagel Bashers," I have just read Roger Kimball's "What Philistinism Looks Like" ," a defense of sorts of … Continue reading


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Defining the Clinical Utility of EBV Antibody Screening to Identify Individuals Susceptible to Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) Within High-Risk, Multiplex NPC Families
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00393224
Recruitment Status : Terminated (Determined not to be human subject reseach)
First Posted : October 27, 2006
Last Update Posted : June 4, 2020
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In an effort to identify genetic factors linked to the development of nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC), the researchers identified and sampled 2,394 individuals from Taiwanese families in which two or more relatives had been diagnosed with NPC. Serum from these individuals was tested for three anti-Epstein-Barr virus (EPV) antibodies associated with elevated risk of NPC. Results indicate that apparently healthy individuals from high-risk families have a nearly threefold elevation in their EBV antibody prevalence compared with the general population. However, the clinical implications of this finding are not yet understood.
To clarify the implications, the 2,394 unaffected individuals from the multiplex family study will be invited to participate in the current study. Approximately 1,600 individuals are expected to participate.
Participants will have an ear, nose, and throat examination to determine if they have occult or symptomatic NPC. Their levels of EBV antibody at the time of initial recruitment will be correlated with NPC detection in the period between initial recruitment and the present study. Participants will also be asked to complete a brief risk factor questionnaire and to donate blood, saliva, a nasopharyngeal swab, nasopharyngeal tissue, and urine for future studies.
Currently, no accepted clinical management protocol exists for screening unaffected members from families at high risk of NPC development. Results from this study have the potential to significantly impact the clinical management and follow-up of individuals with a family history of NPC.
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|Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms
The purpose of this proposed study is to evaluate the clinical utility of serum EBV antibody testing for the identification of individuals at increased risk of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) within high-risk, NPC multiplex families.
2,394 unaffected individuals from Taiwanese families, in which two or more relatives have been diagnosed with NPC, have been identified and sampled as part of an ongoing collaboration to identify genetic factors linked to NPC development. Serum from these individuals has been tested for three anti-EBV antibodies (VCA IgA, EBNA1 IgA, and anti-DNase) known to be associated with elevated risk of prevalent and incident NPC in general population studies. Results from testing of our study population indicate that apparently healthy individuals from high-risk multiplex families have a near 3-fold elevation in their EBV antibody prevalence when compared to the EBV antibody prevalence observed in the general community for these same EBV markers. However, the clinical implications of this apparent elevation in EBV antibody reactivity are not yet understood.
Therefore, we propose to evaluate whether individuals within our previously conducted high-risk family study with elevations in EBV antibody levels are at increased risk of incident NPC. Individual markers (VCA IgA, EBNIA1 IgA and anti-DNase antibodies) and combinations of markers will be evaluated to determine their performance as screening tests for NPC risk in high-risk multiplex families.
To achieve this goal, we propose to invite the 2,394 unaffected individuals from our multiplex family study, defined as those families with greater than or equal to 2 NPC. As a result of our recruitment efforts, we expect approximately 1,600 subjects to participate in an ear, nose, and throat (ENT) examination by an expert otolaryngologist to determine whether any of these individuals has occult or symptomatic NPC. We will correlate the three EBV antibody screening tests performed at the time of initial recruitment into our family study with NPC detection in the period between initial recruitment into the family study and the present study (median time between original EBV antibody testing and clinical evaluation = 5.5 years; range = less than 1 year - 10 years).
In addition to histopathological specimens collected for NPC diagnosis, participants in this study will be asked to agree to a brief risk factor questionnaire and to donate blood, saliva, a nasopharyngeal swab, nasopharyngeal tissue, and urine for future studies.
No accepted clinical management protocol exists for screening unaffected members from families at high-risk of NPC development. Results from this study have the potential to significantly impact the clinical management and follow-up of individuals with a family history of NPC.
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|952 participants
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|Defining Markers of Susceptibility to Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (NPC) Within High-Risk, Multiplex NPC Families
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|June 2, 2020
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The 2,394 unaffected family members who previously participated in the family study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in Taiwan between 1996 and 2004.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00393224
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So, you've been dreaming and scheming about buying a boat and now seems like the best time to take the plunge.
You feel very excited but then you remember your significant other.
You aren't exactly sure if they're feeling the same excitement about boating and without their consent, it's a real possibility that the dream will just fizzle out.
Buying a boat is a big purchase and most people often over-think before embarking on such decisions.
What if your partner does not agree?
What if she or he cannot understand the beauty and tranquility of a boating lifestyle?
The onus is on you to help them see the possibilities, from your own point of view. If this seems such a big thing to do, that's why we're here to help you!
Here, the steps!
Real-Life Case Study: Don't Find Yourself in this Position!
The best thing is never to find yourself in a position where your significant other stands in the way of your boat purchase.
This means getting them aligned with the goals and vision prior to the point of purchase.
Well prior to the point of purchase!
You don't want to do this the hard way like this couple we heard about recently.
The man, Ben, had finally found a perfect 50ft boat he'd so much love, but the wife is clearly not interested in the idea to a boat purchase, at least, for the moment.
We decided to share this with our boating community online and well, the comments were mostly hilarious and made in jest.
Some suggested leaving the wife and finding a new wife with the beautiful boat!
Truth is if Ben had known, things might have been a whole lot better and easier.
Understanding the Journey to Boat Ownership
The thing here is that there are six distinct stages that new boaters go through to boat ownership. The first step is usually the longest and a person may not progress from here for years, if at all.
While Ben is long gone into the latter stages of this journey, for some unknown reasons, the wife got left behind.
In a case like this, that is bound to be big misunderstandings.
And that is why we recommend not finding yourself in this situation. You should progress through the stages with your partner going along with you.
Understanding the Steps to Boat Ownership Confidence
We've thoroughly explained this in our article on "How to Buy a Boat – the 3 Stages to Boat Buying" and we'll brief it here again.
Here are the three stages involved. It is strictly necessary to have your partner onboard with you (literally) and tagging along with the plan so you both can progress at a similar pace.
It all starts with the desire and decision-making phase.
This is the stage at which you desire to own a boat. Not only that; you go ahead and start to research and explore what you need to help you chart you and your partner's boating goals, so you can get your plan underway.
This first stage with the three sub-steps is very important to help get your partner on board with your boat buying dreams.
Both of you will need to chart your goals and objectives with careful consideration of your needs, wants and expectations.
The second stage is the deciphering stage and then the final buying stage.
The first three steps in this first stage are very critical and will determine how far you will go with your partner on the boat buying journey.
You can read our previous article on this for a broader understanding, but this is basically what an ideal boat ownership journey should look like.
Getting Your Partner Onboard & Along with You
But the first thing you should do is assess yourself and discover what type of new boater you probably are.
It should interest you that there are about 6 types of new boaters;
The Gear Guys
Merry Mates
Luxurious Leisurers
Water Weekenders
Seclusion Seekers, and
Nautical Natives
Take a look at yourself and see which group you identify with the most.
And then, see what type of boater you think your partner will be if they were to be a boater?
Consider and understand just how critical these differences are and will impact your boating dreams along with your partner's.
Secondly, evaluate exactly where you and your partner are, on the boat ownership journey.
This will also impact you and your partner's boating dreams as well.
Once you have a broad knowledge of you and your partner's place on the journey as well as the type of boaters both of you are likely to be, you should then concentrate your efforts on aligning those differences.
The last thing you can to do is to critically examine and understand how all of these things will impact your boat buying journey.
This understanding will get you prepared to handle future challenges and you'll be right on track to successfully go through the next stages successfully and happily with your partner.
Understanding the six stages in the journey to boat ownership will basically take you and your partner from unaware to aware, from doubt to clarity of purpose, from being stuck to making actual progress, from being suspicious to being sure, from half-the picture to a full clear view, and, from fighting distractions to staying focused.
It seems all too simple but it actually isn't.
Still, it's a better way when you compare it with Ben's case.
When you're aligned with your partner from the outset, it's a whole lot better than running around helplessly in the latter stages.
If you are a first-time boater or new to Asia boater, you'll need more info on how best to handle your specific situation. If you want to find out more about the prices, the costs, the maintenance and the hidden risks of buying and owning a boat, or even if you should, we suggest you and your partner join our FREE webinar – "Boat Ownership Secrets UNLOCKED".
Let us help you get on track with the stages so your partner can be on the same page with you.


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Good morning! This is the tech news you need to know this Wednesday.
- Apple quietly makes billions from Google Search each year, and it's a bigger business than Apple Music. Google paid Apple $US9.4 billion in 2018 to be the default search engine on the iPhone, according to a new Goldman Sachs estimate.
- Apple's rumoured subscription news service will reportedly be announced at an event next month. Apple will host a March 25th event at The Steve Jobs Theatre in its Apple Park campus where it's expected to unveil its subscription news service.
- A US Senator has demanded that Apple and Google remove a Saudi Arabian government app that allows men "abhorrent" control over women's lives. In a letter, UN Senator Ron Wyden told Apple CEO Tim Cook and Google CEO Sundar Pichai that the app enables "surveillance and control of women."
- Amazon's latest acquisition further proves it wants to be everywhere in the home. Amazon's acquisition of mesh Wi-Fi router startup Eero marks yet another effort by the retail giant to integrate its products and services into the home.
- Bill and Melinda Gates revealed their 9 biggest surprises from 2018 in a letter dedicated to Microsoft's late cofounder. The Gateses surprises of 2018 included home DNA tests catching serial killers, sexist data, and the fact that toilets remain largely unchanged.
- Bill Gates also warned of the dangers of cow farts. He's looking for climate-friendly ideas on dealing with methane produced by cows "when they belch and pass gas."
- A lawyer at the heart of the National Enquirer's war with Jeff Bezos used to work for Amazon for 9 years. American Media Inc's Deputy General Counsel Jon Fine worked at Amazon from 2006 to 2015, and was focused primarily on publishing and the company's Kindle business.
- Russia plans to disconnect the entire country from the internet to simulate an all-out cyberwar. It plans to redirect domestic web traffic internally, through the Russian government routing points rather than using the global infrastructure on which the web was built.
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I grew up next door to my parents' best friends, and they were like second parents to me. I could go to Betty with my problems and she would listen to me and always have wise words for me. As an only child, I was blessed to live next door to their children so that I had children to play with.
Now, my dear second parents Betty and Morrie Markoff are the oldest living married couple in the US! Betty is 100 and Morrie is 103, and they have been married for 78 years. They are still sharp, still live on their own – and still love each other!
Here is the story of how they kept their love alive:
The last time I was in Los Angeles, I visited with them and was deeply moved by their continued love for each other, as well as by the clarity of their minds. They are amazing!
My client Serena asked me:
"With so many people in the world, I don't believe there is just one person for everyone, so how do you know when you have "the right one"? A lot of articles say to have realistic expectations that romantic love does not last, so how do you know the difference between being out of this stage or whether you've fallen out of love? Can love last a lifetime, and what are some of the things one can do in a relationship to keep the love alive?"
I agree that there isn't just one person for each of us. Learning to know who is right for us is a process of becoming right for ourselves first. The more you learn to see, value and love yourself, the more easily you can discern who is right for you.
When you meet someone you are attracted to and with whom you feel an emotional connection, ask yourself these questions:
Of course, it takes time to get to know someone, so I always recommend that people refrain from having sex too soon, as this can cloud your intuition about this person. One of the most important things in choosing the right person is learning to trust yourself regarding what you feel and experience with this person, and you might bypass your inner knowing if you get too involved too fast.
"Can love last a lifetime, and what are some of the things one can do in a relationship to keep the love alive?"
As you can see from my dear friends who have been married for 78 years, love CAN last a lifetime. We keep love alive when we continue to do all we can to be open to learning about ourselves and about each other, and are devoted to deeply accepting each other with all our human flaws. We keep love alive when we choose to be kind, caring, tolerant and respectful of each other, even when we are triggered by the other's unloving behaviour. We keep love alive when we focus on the wonderful essence qualities of our partner – the qualities we fell in love with – rather than focusing on their ego wounded self and coming from our ego wounded self.
It's a tall order to keep love alive, but what is actually more important than learning to love ourselves so that we can deeply share our love with our beloved?
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