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Review of chapter "Chapter 26" from
Fantastic update you have me intrigued I love the way it all flows together :D
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Thanks! I'm glad it's still all flowing together despite the gap in updating. =D
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Great chapter. Keep up the good work.
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Compellingly plotted, well written with minimal spelling mistakes and good characterisation. I like it.
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Thank you so much! That pretty much ticks off all the important parts of a story, lol. =D
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Review of chapter "Chapter 26" from
I am impressed. Well worth the wait. Though I am somewhat dubious about Dawn being a Dragon, the story is fantastic overall. I like how you've gone with Draco's redemption, the developing relationship between the Council and the Wizards and all the good characterization. The plot is flowing and I get the feeling we are soon to reach the end game. Shame about Snape and Tonks but this story has become one of my favorites.
Update soon, I will be looking forward to it.
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Well, she's not an actual dragon - no sudden animal trasformations in this story - although there is a reason for the name. I'm glad the wizard/watcher's council relationship is developing well; I'm trying very hard to keep them ballanced and working together. And we are indeed slinking our way towards the end game... sort of. Snape is my favourite character and I absolutely hate that I had to kill him off! But plotwise and characterwise I just had to. :(
Thank you for the review! I'm very happy to hear you're enjoying the story and I'll try to have the next chapter up within the next couple of weeks!
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Wonderful and exciting! I can't wait for the next chapter!
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Thank you so much! I'll try to have the next chapter up in a couple of weeks. =D
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*Nice* end to this chapter!
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Thanks! Glad you liked the ending. :)
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Review of chapter "Chapter 25" from
Wow great story I only just started reading. Its really good and I'm looking forward to the next chapter. Thanks for writing :)
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Very nice... love your fic the way that you deal whit the chars and the amazing plot, hope that don't take long for a update.
just some questions.
Angel gonna show in some point in the fic??
Illirya have some major role in the history ( i love her character and be nice if she appear more often)
really draco and dawn are not a couple? TT for almost 1/2 of the fic i have the impression that they are build up for that petty. but i still have hope that you change you mind and put then together.
English is not my first language so very sorry for my awful spelling. keep the good work
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Oh, whoops, sorry. Just noticed I totally seemed to have missed replying to your reivew here.
To answer your questions:
Angel... well, actually, you'll see a bit of him in the next chapter (as in the one after the one I posted today). Illyria does have a big role to play and she'll be around in the future. I, too, love her as a character, but there are so many other characters in this that it's hard to give everyone big roles.
And I had actually debated about making Dawn and Draco a couple, but then decided that the way I was writing them, they just didn't have the right kind of chemistry. Besides, Draco's emotionally in a very vulnerable place right now, even if I'm not really focusing on it. To me it feels like him suddenly developing anything meanful for Dawn would come across as unrealistic and shallow of him. But I do think they make a great team working together. =D
Thanks for reviewing and, again, sorry for taking so damn long to reply back.
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It took me two days, but I finally caught up with the story! You know, I think I had come across this story before, but passed it by because of the ocs. I had just finished reading a bunch of badly done stories with Mary-Sue's and--horror of horrors--had just realized I had created a Mary-Sue of my own. And written 17 chapters of it. Tolkien would be spinning in his grave and the creators of Dragonball Z, Inuyasha, and Yu Yu Hakusho would commit ritual suicide if they found out what I had done with their characters. Love your story so far. It's kept me in suspense and begging for more. So... More please! Thanks! P.S. Sorry this sounds rambling... I tend to do that often, hence my (i) usually (/i) short reviews. Ja ne!
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Lol, I am the LAST person, who would ever complain about rambly reviews - I am totally guilty of it myself.
Yeah, I realized even as I was writing it that I was taking a huge risk with the amount of OCs in that first chapter, but I just honestly couldn't think of a better way to start the story off or to introduce those particular characters into the story. I'm sure that, like you, a lot of people were probably put off by it. So, I'm very happy you gave this another try now. Not to mention super impressed that it only took you two days to get caught up.
I'm really glad you like the story! Thanks so much for reviewing!
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Hello I had a few questions about your wonderful story. I have dyslexia so reading doesn't always come easy for me though writing is easier. I have tried to follow as best as I can but a few things were confusing or maybe I miss understood.
What year does this take place for Harry? 5th year, 6th year?
Where is Harry at this current time? It seems he is not much in this story from what I have read. That's cool but I was wondering.
Is Harry aware of everything going around him concerning the war effort with the Watcher's Council or are the adults keeping him in the dark as usual.
How long has been the time frame from the first chapter until this last one?
Are Dawn and Conner dating or is she dating Draco?
I hope these questions are not to much to answer. I do look forward to hearing from you. Thanks and take care.
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Hey, I don't mind answering questions at all. The story is difficult enough to follow as is, I think (especially with the one-chapter-at-a-time updating model). To be honest, I'm constatly going back and re-reading bits of previous chapters to make sure I've got things straight in my own mind. Well, might as well answer your questions in order then:
The story starts in mid-July, just after Harry's 6th year. The chapter you've just finished reading took place on August 24th.
Right now, Harry is still at Hogwarts. He hasn't been in the story much, because he, Ron and Hermione have spent most of their time researching about horcruxes and how to find and destroy them, which, quite frankly, isn't all that interesting. I mean, they've had their shining moments, but only when they did something of interest.
Honestly, I haven't quite decided how much the adults are telling Harry about the joint effort with the Watcher's Council. Although, at this exact point in time, Harry would be in the Hogwarts infirmary after that spell Willow was casting basically attacked him. Also, after they broke their promise to stay put at Hogwarts during the summer, the kids are just a little bit grounded.
It's been just over a month between chapter one and the last one (maybe a month and a half: the first couple of chapters weren't quite as precisely dated).
Dawn's not dating anyone at the moment. Although she may be developing a slight crush on Charlie Weasley...
Hope that cleared things up! =D I'm really glad you're enjoying the story!
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Review of chapter "Setting the Stage" from
Hi, I have only just discovered this story & am loving it so far, & I am really looking forward to reading where it is heading. One minor point, the prime minister in HBP is clearly meant to be John Major, he had been PM for a while, & is reaching the end of his tether. The time also matches up as the start of HBP is in the summer of 1996 & Major was still PM, the next election was 1997 when the Labour Party won & Blair became PM.
Cheers & good luck with the rest of the story.
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Oh really? I didn't realize J.K. modelled her PM after the real one. Thanks for that bit of trivia! Now, even if I had known that when I started writing his bits, I likely would've just done what I did here and basically built my own character out of him, since I feel uncomfortable with the idea of writing real people into a fan fiction. You will notice later on that I use a completely made up person for the US president too.
Anyway, I hope you enjoy the rest of the story!
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Review of chapter "Chapter 25" from
Good chapter! glad they outed fake-Tonks. Wonder what will happen to whoever-it-is? Hope it's suitably nasty.
Yes, there is a pub in Avebury--the Red Lion.
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The Red Lion? Cool, thanks for confirming that for me! Glad you liked the chapter!
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Review of chapter "Chapter 25" from
And if they thought Moody was hard on spies and traitors they have no idea how Buffy, Spike, Ripper and Willow respond to them! Can't wait for the Queen and her court to remove the scum
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Er.... yes they are definitely the LAST people any traitor would want to deal with (especially Spike, since he has absolutely no problems with getting his hands dirty). Although, in this case, Moody and Remus might actually be scarier since they actually knew the real Tonks and cared for her, so it's more personal.
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Great chapter. Funnily enough jeremy clarkson lives near there. Keep up the goo work.
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Lol, really? Well, as long as he doesn't live directly in Avebury, he should be safe. Glad you enjoyed the chapter!
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Review of chapter "Chapter 25" from
Excellent update! And I'm very glad to be hearing from you so soon.
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Thanks! Although, I must confess, I've actually been sitting on this chapter for the past two weeks... I mean, this way you guys get an update still fairly quickly and it's two weeks less waiting time with no new chapter!
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The History of Supersizing: How We've Become a Nation Hooked on Bigger Is Better
New York Mayor Bloomberg's new rules limiting sodas and other sugary drinks sold in restaurants, movie theaters, sports arenas, food carts and delis to 16 ounces has spurred a national debate. Should government limit our serving sizes? Bloomberg's rules do not prevent a person from buying two, five or 10 16-ounce sodas and drinking them all in one sitting. They just prevent a restaurant from selling that much soda in one cup. Stupid rule? Not if you know the history of supersizing.
The idea can be traced back to a man named David Wallerstein, who ran movie theaters in the 1960s. He tried method after method to get his customers to buy more than one order of popcorn. Nothing worked. Then he realized why: people thought they would look like pigs if they bought two popcorns. So he tried increasing sales a different way, by offering a jumbo size popcorn. The trick worked. Popcorn sales went up.
Nowadays, this profit-boosting trick is the standard at any movie theater. Some theater chains require cashiers to inform every customer that they can have the next size up for an extra quarter or two. It's a tiny amount of money to pay for a larger size of soda or popcorn, but for the theater, those extra few cents are nearly all profit. The labor costs them the same to sell you a small popcorn or a large one. The added cost of a box or a cup plus some syrup and water, or some popcorn, salt and seasoning is minimal. And you as the customer perceive this as a great value.
Wallerstein's brilliant idea might have stayed in his theater chain, but in 1968, he became a director of McDonald's. In the 1970s, the economy was not on McDonald's' side, and customers were visiting the restaurants less and less and then only buying very little. Wallerstein convinced the chain to offer larger sizes of fries to boost sales -- and, of course, it worked. Incredibly, the large size of fries from the late 1970s is the small size of fries today! The same is true of other menu items. The largest soda in 1955 was a mere seven ounces, smaller than the 12-ounce child size offered today.
The economic crunch of the 1970s brought the chain another innovation as well: the value meal. Fries and sodas both have higher profit margins than burgers. Yet, while a penny-pinching diner might order a burger with no sides or drinks, nobody is going to come in for a meal and order a soda or fries without a burger. A McDonald's franchisee named Max Cooper pushed the company to sell value meals and the rest is history.
It hardly took a rocket scientist to observe McDonald's success and mimic it. Today supersizing and value meals are standard practice in a number of restaurants. In fact, even sit-down restaurants feel pressure to offer large servings, since customers complain and feel cheated if they do not. And once a larger portion is placed in front of a diner, he or she is more likely to eat more food -- especially if he or she is distracted by another activity.
Take the case of popcorn in movie theaters. Moviegoers in one study were given either medium or large-sized containers of five-day-old popcorn to eat as they watched a film. Those with large popcorns ate an average of 50 percent more. As Linda Bacon writes in Health at Every Size, "They didn't eat the popcorn because it tasted good (it was stale!), they ate it because of the external cue -- the container size."
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In the West, the Relaxation Response has been widely used for Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia Syndrome. Sufferers of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia use relaxation response therapy as a great adjunct for symptom relief.
Being a chronic fatigue or fibromyalgia patient, we are sure you like to relax and unwind at the end of hard day. Maybe you enjoy listening to music, taking a long bath, or talking with friends. These are all ways to rest, but they do not necessarily reverse the physiological stress of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia syndrome, the relaxation response can be very supportive for your condition. Stress raises your heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, metabolism, and muscle tension. The relaxation response lowers all of these, and helps restore a sense of well-being.
The two main characteristics of the Relaxation Response are:
Focusing on something repetitive, such as your breathing or a repetitive word or phrase
Passively disregarding other thoughts that may come to mind
Some of the key research on meditation and the relaxation response was carried out by Dr. Herbert Benson of Harvard University. In his book The Relaxation Response, published in 1968, he discusses a series of experiments of various popular meditation techniques. Dr. Benson established that these techniques had a very real effect on reducing stress and controlling the fight-or-flight response. Direct effects include slowed heartbeat and breathing, reduced oxygen consumption and increased skin resistance.
Practice the following steps to evoke your Relaxation Response:
Sit quietly and comfortably
Close your eyes
Relax the muscles of your feet, and work up your body relaxing all muscles
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Breathe in deeply, and let the breath out. Count your breaths, as you let each breath out (helping you to avoid distraction)
Continue for 10 – 20 mins.
An alternative approach is to follow these steps, but to use relaxation imagery instead of counting breaths
You can help yourself by using deep breathing, relaxation response exercises to manage chronic fatigue and FIBROMYALGIA syndrome symptoms. This technqiue is particularly helpful for handling your nerves and for calming yourself when you are highly stressed from the symptoms of chronic fatigue and fibromyalgia Syndrome.
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LINN Energy Announces Third Quarter 2013 Results
HOUSTON, Oct. 28, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LINN Energy, LLC (Nasdaq:LINE) ("LINN" or "the Company") and LinnCo, LLC (Nasdaq:LNCO) ("LinnCo") announced today financial and operating results for the three months ended September 30, 2013, and outlook for the remainder of 2013.
LINN reported the following third quarter 2013 results:
- Average daily production of 823 MMcfe/d compared to 782 MMcfe/d for the third quarter 2012;
- Oil, natural gas and NGL sales of approximately $538 million compared to $444 million for the third quarter 2012;
- Distributions paid to unitholders of $171 million compared to $145 million for the third quarter 2012;
- Excess of net cash provided by operating activities after distributions to unitholders and discretionary adjustments considered by the Board of Directors of $2 million compared to $57 million for the third quarter 2012 (see Schedule 1, footnote 7); and
- Net loss of approximately $30 million, or $0.13 per unit, compared to a net loss of $430 million, or $2.18 per unit, for the third quarter 2012, which includes non-cash changes in fair value of unsettled commodity derivatives of approximately $99 million, or $0.42 per unit, and $520 million, or $2.63 per unit, respectively, including the reduction of put option premium value over time.
"During the third quarter LINN's capital program delivered positive results exceeding guidance across the board," said Mark E. Ellis, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer. "Higher production volumes coupled with lower operating costs resulted in an excess of net cash provided by operating activities after distributions to unitholders and discretionary adjustments considered by the Board of Directors."Acquisitions On September 11, 2013, the Company entered into a definitive purchase and sale agreement to acquire certain oil and natural gas properties, located in the Central Basin Platform of the Permian Basin, for a contract price of approximately $525 million. This acquisition further strengthens LINN's position in the Permian Basin adding approximately 124 producing wells and an additional 300 identified future drilling locations primarily in the Clearfork formation. Current proved reserves total approximately 30 MMBoe, of which approximately 70 percent are oil. Furthermore, LINN has identified additional waterflood reserve potential of approximately 24 MMBoe that could provide significant upside in the future. The Company anticipates the acquisition will close on or before October 31, 2013, subject to closing conditions.
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Adams County native studies Austrian culture this summer
When Tara Burge, formerly of Adams County and a graduate of Bellmont High School, visited Austria this summer, she was well aware that if she had any health crisis that demanded surgery while she was there it would have been free.
Burge told a combined meeting of the Decatur and Berne Rotary clubs at the Back 40 Restaurant in Decatur last week that health care in Austria is free. But not only is health care offered free, so is information about patients.
"HIPA is not of concern there," said Burge, who now lives and works in Fort Wayne. "They are very free about things; if you want to, you can walk right into the room at a hospital and ask the patients anything that you want to.
"There is no privacy in all of this. It's common there to see seven or eight people sharing one hospital room," continued Burge. "Of course, people there are taxed heavily to generate money for this health care."
Burge said that some of the things she found unique in Austria are the community gardens and the fact that they have Aldi's grocery stores, but under a different name.
"One thing I liked about their health care is that they emphasize holistic and non-traditional means of care," said Burge. "They are willing to use music therapy and other therapies in treating and preserving health care."
Under the program GES - Austria 2013, Burge and fellow Hoosier Rhonda Moxter were part of a Rotary exchange program in which they visited several Rotary clubs and stayed in the homes of Rotary members during their visit. In exchange for the visit of the American team that Moxter and Burge were a part of, four Austrians, also involved in the same study exchange for young adults, came to America to do a similar study of our culture.
In addition to visiting several key cities, the local travelers also visited the remains of a concentration camp from World War II.
"It was eerily beautiful," said Moxter. "It was in a beautiful setting on a mountain, but all of that was dampened by knowing what happened there.
"History is an everyday part of conversation over there," continued Moxter. "They have so many more years, so much more history than what we do here."
One of the main agricultural industries is pork production, which leads to heavy consumption of pork in many meals a week. Desert time is a social time in the afternoon that is usually accompanied by coffee and lasts for an hour or more.
The main way of greeting each other is through hand shaking and it is done each time individuals meet, even if it is multiple times in a day.
Sustaining natural energy is a very common practice among most residents. It includes solar panels and glass floors to allow light to filter through to basements, thus allowing natural lighting for both the first floor and the basement area.
"Their minds are very focused on sustainability,' said Burge.
Like health care, higher education is also paid for by the government system. Burge said that education vocational efforts start at younger ages than they do in America, allowing for young people to begin their professional trades at a younger age.
"I met a 19-year-old that was already a professional engineer because he had spent most of his life attending an engineer school," said Burge.
"We visited seven different Rotary clubs and stayed with five families," observed Moxter. "One thing that bothered me was the fact that they didn't seem very interested in our country. They were so caught up in their own country that they hardly asked any questions about ours."
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Definitions for pursuitpərˈsut
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word pursuit
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
the act of pursuing.
an effort to secure or attain; quest.
an occupation or pastime one regularly engages in:
literary pursuits.
Origin of pursuit:
1300–50; ME < AF purseute蠐 VL *prōsequita for L prōsecūta, fem. of prōsecūtus, ptp. of prōsequī to pursue ; cf. suit
Princeton's WordNet
pursuit, chase, pursual, following(noun)
the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
"the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
pursuit, pursuance, quest(noun)
a search for an alternative that meets cognitive criteria
"the pursuit of love"; "life is more than the pursuance of fame"; "a quest for wealth"
avocation, by-line, hobby, pursuit, sideline, spare-time activity(noun)
an auxiliary activity
pastime, interest, pursuit(noun)
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
"sailing is her favorite pastime"; "his main pastime is gambling"; "he counts reading among his interests"; "they criticized the boy for his limited pursuits"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
the act pursuing
actions I took in pursuit of my goals
an act of chasing
police dogs in pursuit of the suspect; as the pursuit continued
a leisure activity
hiking and other outdoor pursuits
The act of pursuing.
A hobby or recreational activity, done regularly.
A discipline in track cycling where two opposing teams start on opposite sides of the track and try to catch their opponents.
Origin: poursuite, from the verb porsuir.
Webster Dictionary
the act of following or going after; esp., a following with haste, either for sport or in hostility; chase; prosecution; as, the pursuit of game; the pursuit of an enemy
a following with a view to reach, accomplish, or obtain; endeavor to attain to or gain; as, the pursuit of knowledge; the pursuit of happiness or pleasure
course of business or occupation; continued employment with a view to same end; as, mercantile pursuits; a literary pursuit
Pursuit is a single-player arcade game by Kee Games, originally released in 1975. The player plays a World War I flying ace who tries to shoot down enemy planes. Gameplay relies on a first person perspective representation. Pursuit also marks the first time Atari Inc. publicly acknowledged its relationship with Kee.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
An offensive operation designed to catch or cut off a hostile force attempting to escape, with the aim of destroying it.
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Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'pursuit' in Nouns Frequency: #2143
Translations for pursuit
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
the act of pursuing
The thief ran down the street with a policeman in (hot) pursuit.
- agternaAfrikaans
- مُطارَدَه، مُلاحَقَهArabic
- преследванеBulgarian
- perseguiçãoPortuguese (BR)
- stíháníCzech
- die VerfolgungGerman
- lige i hæleneDanish
- καταδίωξηGreek
- persecuciónSpanish
- jälitusEstonian
- تعقیبFarsi
- takaa-ajoFinnish
- poursuiteFrench
- רְדִיפָהHebrew
- अनुसरणHindi
- üldözésHungarian
- pengejaranIndonesian
- eftirförIcelandic
- inseguimento alle calcagnaItalian
- 追跡Japanese
- 추적Korean
- vijimasis, vaikymasisLithuanian
- pakaļdzīšanās; izsekošanaLatvian
- usaha memburuMalay
- achtervolgingDutch
- forfølgelse, jaktNorwegian
- pościgPolish
- تعقیبPersian
- تعقيب،نيولPashto
- perseguiçãoPortuguese
- urmărireRomanian
- преследованиеRussian
- prenasledovanieSlovak
- zasledovanjeSlovenian
- potragaSerbian
- förföljande, tätt i hälarnaSwedish
- การไล่ตามThai
- peşine düşme, kovalamaTurkish
- 追趕,追捕Chinese (Trad.)
- переслідування; пошукиUkrainian
- تعاقبUrdu
- hành động đuổi theoVietnamese
- 追赶,追捕Chinese (Simp.)
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On Sylvia Plath
The Bell Jar
Crossing the Water (to be published September 8)
In Sylvia Plath's work and in her life the elements of pathology are so deeply rooted and so little resisted that one is disinclined to hope for general principles, sure origins, applications, or lessons. Her fate and her themes are hardly separate and both are singularly terrible. Her work is brutal, like the smash of a fist; and sometimes it is also mean in its feeling. Literary comparisons are possible, echoes vibrate occasionally, but to whom can she be compared in spirit, in content, in temperament?
Certain frames for her destructiveness have been suggested by critics. Perhaps being born a woman is part of the exceptional rasp of her nature, a woman whose stack of duties was laid over the ground of genius, ambition, and grave mental instability. Or is it the 1950s, when she was going to college, growing up—is there something of that here? Perhaps; but I feel in her a special lack of national and local roots, feel it particularly in her poetry, and this I would trace to her foreign ancestors on both sides. They were given and she accepted them as a burden not as a gift; but there they were, somehow cutting her off from what they weren't. Her father died when she was eight years old and this was serious, central. Yet this most interesting part of her history is so scorched by resentment and bitterness that it is only the special high burn of the bitterness that allows us to imagine it as a cutoff love.
For all the drama of her biography, there is a peculiar remoteness about Sylvia Plath. A destiny of such violent self-definition does not always bring the real person nearer; it tends, rather, to invite iconography, to freeze our assumptions and responses. She is spoken of as a "legend" or a "myth"—but what does that mean? Sylvia Plath was a luminous talent, self-destroyed at the age of thirty, likely to remain, it seems, one of the most interesting poets in American literature. As an event she stands with Hart Crane, Scott Fitzgerald, and Poe rather than with Emily Dickinson, Marianne Moore, or Elizabeth Bishop.
The outlines of her nature are odd, especially in her defiant and extensive capabilities, her sense of mastery, the craft and preparation she almost humbly and certainly industriously acquired as the foundation for an overwhelming ambition. She was born in Winthrop, Massachusetts. Her mother's parents were Austrian; her father was a German, born in Poland. He was a professor of biology, a specialist, among other interests, in bee-raising. (The ambiguous danger and sweetness of the beehive—totemic, emblematic for the daughter.) Her father died and the family moved to Wellesley, Massachusetts, to live with their grandparents. The mother became a teacher and the daughter went to public schools and later to Smith College. Sylvia Plath was a thorough success as a student and apparently was driven to try to master everything life offered—study, cooking, horseback riding, writing, being a mother, housekeeping. There seemed to have been no little patch kept for the slump, the incapacity, the refusal.
(Whether she was anything like the creature her hasty biographer, Lois Ames, seems to be patching together we will never know. Mrs. Ames follows the Indian trail of the natural wherever a hint of a footprint can be found. Thus, we learn that "she played tennis, was on the girl's basketball team, was co-editor of the school newspaper…" and so on. Everyone who writes about this life welcomes any collision with warming facts. They like to point out that she and Ted Hughes were married on "Bloomsday." The letters written by Sylvia Plath—at least the excerpts we have seen thus far—tend to be rather minimal, flat, suppressed, impersonal, rather more an instance of her lack of genuine closeness to the recipient than of any wish to reveal herself. A. Alvarez does make her alive and real to us and his chapter on Sylvia Plath in his book about suicide1 is very moving. Alvarez is restrained, but he manages to suggest many of the private sufferings that were there at the moment of suicide.)
Sylvia Plath went on a Fulbright to Cambridge University. She met and later married the distinguished poet Ted Hughes, and after a year or so back in America they returned to live in England. Her first book of poems, The Colossus, was published in 1960, the same year her daughter Frieda was born. In 1962, her son Nicholas was born—and then life began to be hard and disturbing, except that she was able to write the poems now being issued under the title Crossing the Water. She was separated from her husband, came back to London with two small children, tried to live and work and survive alone in a bare flat during one of the coldest years in over a century. The Bell Jar was published under a pseudonym just before she died, in February, 1963.
In the last freezing months of her life she was visited, like some waiting stigmatist, by an almost hallucinating creativity—the astonishing poems in Ariel and in a volume already published in magazines but maddeningly to be withheld until after the valuable but less brilliant Crossing the Water has had its turn. This last book, written at the same time as Ariel, is to be called Winter Trees, or so I understand.
The creative visitation was not from heaven, but from the hell of rage. Yet so powerful is the art that one feels an unsettling elation as one reads the lacerating lines. The poems are about death, rage, hatred, blood, wounds, cuts, deformities, suicide attempts, stings, fevers, operations—there is no question of coming to terms with them. They are also about children, her own who were intensely loved, but "child" and "baby" as mere words are often attached to images of pain and death. Many of the poems are tirades, voiced at such a pitch of eloquence and passion they take your breath away. She, the poet, is frighteningly there all the time. Orestes rages, but Aeschylus lives to be almost seventy. Sylvia Plath, however, is both heroine and author; when the curtain goes down it is her own dead body there on the stage, sacrificed to her plot.
She has the rarity of being, in her work at least, never a "nice person." She is capable of anything—that we know. Alvarez reminds us how typical of her nature is the scene in The Bell Jar in which she dashes down a ski slope without knowing how to ski; he remembers her reckless ways with horses, and tells of a deliberate smashing of her own car in a suicidal burst before the final one.
It is not recklessness that makes Sylvia Plath so forbidding, but destructiveness toward herself and others. Her mother thought The Bell Jar represented "the basest ingratitude" and we can only wonder at her innocence in expecting anything else. For the girl in the novel, a true account of events so far as we know, the ego is disintegrating and the stifling self-enclosure is so extreme that only death—and after that fails, shock treatment—can bring any kind of relief. Persons suffering in this way simply do not have room in their heads for the anguish of others—and later many seem to survive their own torments only by an erasing detachment. But even in recollection—and The Bell Jar was written a decade after the happenings—Sylvia Plath does not ask the cost.
There is a taint of paranoia in her novel and also in her poetry. The person who comes through is merciless and threatening, locked in violent images. If she does not, as so many have noticed, seem to feel pity for herself, neither is she moved to self-criticism or even self-analysis. It is a sour world, a drifting, humid air of vengeance. The Bell Jar seems to be a realistic account of her suicide attempt during the summer before her senior year at Smith. But the novel is about madness as well, and that separates it from the poems. Death, in the poetry, is an action, a possibility, a gesture, complete in itself, unmotivated, unexamined.
The Bell Jar opens with the line, "It was a queer, sultry summer, the summer they electrocuted the Rosenbergs." The Rosenbergs are in no way a part of the story and their mention is the work of an intelligence, wondering if the sufferings of a solitary self can have general significance. Also with her uncanny recognition of connections of all kinds—sound, sensation—and her poetic ordering of material, the electrocution of the Rosenbergs and the shock treatment at the end of the book have a metaphorical if not a realistic kinship. In the end the Rosenbergs just mean death to Sylvia Plath. "I couldn't help wondering what it would be like, being burned alive, all along your nerves."
After a summer in New York, the girl goes back to Massachusetts and madness begins to close in on her. "I hadn't slept for twenty-one nights. I thought the most beautiful thing in the world must be shadow, the million moving shapes and cul de sacs of shadow. There was shadow in bureau drawers and closets and suitcases, and shadows under houses and trees and stones, and shadow at the back of people's eyes and smiles, and shadow, miles and miles of it, on the night side of the earth."
Committing suicide is desperation, demand for relief, but I don't see how we can ignore the way in which it is edged with pleasure and triumph in Sylvia Plath's work. In The Bell Jar she thinks of slashing her wrists in the tub and imagines the water "gaudy as poppies"—an image like those in her late poems. When she is unable to do the act she still wants to "spill a little blood" for practice. "Then I felt a small, deep thrill, and a bright seam of red welled up at the lip of the slash. The blood gathered darkly, like fruit, and rolled down my ankle into the cup of my black patent leather shoe." These passages, and others much more brilliant in her poems, show a mind in a state of sensual distortion, seeking pain as much as death, contemplating with grisly lucidity the mutilation of the soul and the flesh. In "Daddy,"
Every woman adores a Fascist,
The boot in the face, the brute
Brute heart of a brute like you.
With Sylvia Plath the submission to, the pursuit of pain are active, violent, serious, not at all in a Swinburnian mood of spankings and teasing degradation. Always, behind every mood, there is rage—for what reason we do not know, not even in the novel where the scene is open and explicit. In some poems the rage is directed blankly at her father; in others more obliquely, but with intensity, at her husband.
The Savage God: A Study of Suicide, to be published by Random House next spring. The chapter on Sylvia Plath appears in New American Review 12 (Simon & Schuster, $1.95), just published.↩
The Savage God: A Study of Suicide, to be published by Random House next spring. The chapter on Sylvia Plath appears in New American Review 12 (Simon & Schuster, $1.95), just published.↩


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San Andrés y Sauces
Charco Azul pool in San Andrés
San Andrés
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San Andrés y Sauces is one of the main municipalities in the north-eastern part of the island of La Palma. Here we find the area of Los Tilos, which was designated a Biosphere Reserve (today the whole island boasts the same designation). It has one of the most important laurel forests in the Canary Islands. Situated in the northeast of La Palma, between La Herradura and La Galga ravines, San Andrés y Sauces was one of the island's first colonial settlements. The historic quarter is made up of cobbled streets and houses displaying typical local architecture. One of the oldest churches on the island, San Andrés, can also be found here (built in the 16th century). Inside we can find the images of Cristo del Gran Poder and Nuestra Señora del Rosario. Another interesting church is that of Los Sauces, which houses Flemish Renaissance paintings and sculptures, which came from the Shrine of Nuestra Señora de Montserrat.


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Amsterdam Super Saver 1: Keukenhof Gardens Day Trip and Amsterdam City Tour
Tulip Farm
L Marie V, June 2014
The name of the Tulip farm we visited.
Tulips Galore!
L Marie V, June 2014
One of the many tulip gardens
Masumi A, May 2013
Tulip Farm!
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Windmill at the Keukenhof Gardens
Olivia Z, Austria, May 2009
You will visit this windmill during Amsterdam city tour. You are not allowed to get inside since there are people living there.
Olivia Z, Austria, May 2009
Amsterdam is an interesting city with a beautiful architecture
Keukenhof Gardens
Olivia Z, Austria, May 2009
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Severance (partial release) Policy
The VLB's severance policy allows veterans to obtain fee title to a portion of their VLB tract in order to facilitate the financing of a home for the veteran. It is not intended to allow a veteran to sell a portion of the tract to another person.
Note: Such partial resale requests are always at the sole discretion of the VLB and subject to higher valuation pricing and stricter guidelines than severances for a homesite. It is also the policy of the VLB that any request for a severance represents a request to "subdivide" the existing tract. Therefore, all severances must be in compliance with state laws and county and local ordinances governing any such "subdivision." If any such law or ordinance imposes a condition that is more restrictive than the policy or procedure contained herein, the law or ordinance will control.
Procedures for severance (partial release) are included on this page in PDF format.
What are the conditions for a VLB severance? Learn More
Tracts less than 3 acres
The VLB will not grant a severance.
3 – 19 acres
A homesite severance is possible. The severance must be a minimum of one acre or the minimum size required by county and local regulations, whichever is larger. The partial release must allow sufficient room for the house, septic system and water well (where applicable), all of which must fit entirely within the boundaries of the partial release.
20 or more acres
At least one homesite severance is possible. Requests for additional severances are considered on a case-by-case basis.
Submitting a Severance Request
Before hiring a surveyor, it is very important to contact our servicer at 1-866-654-6345 to obtain information regarding the process for submitting a request for a severance price and approval.
Assumptions (transfers)
For information concerning Assumptions (also known as transfers), contact our servicer at 1-866-654-6345 and ask for Special Loans. Assumption forms must be requested by, and will only be mailed to the account-holder.
Forfeiture and Reinstatement Process
When a scheduled loan payment on a contract for deed loan is not received by the VLB within the time allotted, the account becomes delinquent. If the delinquent payments are not repaid, the VLB will give a minimum of 30 days written notice to the borrower. This notice is sent by certified mail to the last known address of the borrower. If the reason for the forfeiture is cured or corrected within the 30 days, the VLB will take no forfeiture action.
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A forfeiture may occur for any of the following reasons:
If the borrower fails to cure the delinquency, the forfeiture will be effective at the same time the Veterans Land Board meets and adopts a resolution forfeiting the contract. At that time, the land and all payments previously made are forfeited to the VLB. The VLB is the sole judge of whether any contract may be forfeited.
When forfeiture happens on a contract for deed, the full title to the land will revert to the VLB, and the borrower now only has the right of reinstatement. The borrower's right to reinstatement ends when VLB meets and orders the tract for sale.
Borrower's Right of Reinstatement After Forfeiture
As part of the forfeiture process, the VLB may assess certain fees and penalties as a requirement to reinstate the loan. Current VLB policy only allows for two forfeitures and subsequent reinstatements of the original contract terms and conditions. If there is a third forfeiture, the account may only be reinstated by paying the loan in full.
Penalties and Fees
Any account that is forfeited for the first or second time and is subsequently reinstated will be assessed a penalty of 1.5% of the unpaid delinquent amount due (principal and interest) for each month the account remains in a state of forfeiture. All past due amounts and late charges must also be paid including any delinquent property taxes.
In order to reinstate after the third forfeiture, the loan must be paid in full and a penalty of 1.5% of the outstanding principal balance is assessed each month the account remains in a state of forfeiture. This penalty is in addition to the amount required to pay the loan in full including all principal, accrued interest, late charges, deed fees and any other costs that may have accrued while this account was in forfeiture.
Order for Sale (Foreclosure)
If the loan is not reinstated, the VLB will order the property sold. The land will then be offered for sale to veteran purchasers in one of our Forfeited Land Sales held in April or October.


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Puss in Boots
Produced by Mark Humphrey
Directed by Beth Robertson
The Sterling Playmakers is delighted to announce the performance of Puss in Boots, a play for children written by Vera Morris. Directed by Beth Robertson and produced by Mark Humphrey, the team who brought our audiences Annie, this show for young and old alike is the classic tale of the cleverest cat in the kingdom, as told by a merry band of minstrels. The show includes original music, sword fights, adventure and a fairy tale ending!
February 27, 28 & March 1, 7, & 8, 2009
Matinees on Saturdays and Sundays at 3:00 PM
Evening performances on Fridays (Feb 27) and Saturdays at 7:30 PM
Private performance on Friday, March 6.


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In the 1760's and 70's many American colonists were becoming upset and angry about conditions in the colonies. They decided to rise up against England, their "mother country." New York, one of the 13 colonies, joined in this revolt. England did not want to lose the colonies and felt they owned the land in America on which the colonies were built. They believed that the colonists should help England, and that they owed them their loyalty and support.
French and Indian War (Seven Years War)
The French and English fought in America over control of the new lands. These battles became known as the French and Indian War, and lasted from 1754 until 1763. During the war the colonists helped the British Army. Indian tribes such as the Huron from Canada, fought on the side of the French against the English colonists. The British Army and colonists were victorious.
When the war ended France lost all of its territory in America except for New Orleans. The colonists now felt a sense of strength and pride. They had joined together and fought to protect their land. They felt they no longer needed the British Army to protect them and remind them that they must obey English laws.
The French and Indian War had cost a lot of money. King George III of England wanted the colonists to pay for the war through higher taxes.
Laws in the American colonies were made in England by the British Parliament. American colonists were not allowed to chose representatives to send to England to speak for themselves. They were not allowed any representation in making the laws they had to obey. The colonists wanted a voice. They wanted to make their own laws and did not want to be forced to follow laws that had been made so far away.
After the war England controlled all of North America east of the Mississippi River. Many colonists wanted to move across the Appalachian Mountains into land that the French had controlled before the war. King George made a law saying that these lands were to be "reserved" for the Indian Nations. This law was called the Proclamation of 1763 and stated the colonists could not move westward over the Appalachian Mountains. Those settlers who were already living there were to return to the east. The colonists were angered by this new law and many moved west anyway.
Taxation and Trade
The colonists were especially angry about the taxes and fees they had to pay. In 1764, the British Parliament passed a law called the Sugar Act, which would help to raise money for the British troops stationed in America. It forced the colonists to buy only English sugar and molasses by placing heavy taxes on the products from other countries. It also gave British customs officials the right to search any ships coming into the colonies from other countries.
The British government had passed a law in 1765 taxing all newspapers, pamphlets, books, important papers and licenses. They called this the Stamp Act. Stamps which the colonists would have to buy from the government were required to be placed on these items. The stamps varied in cost from one cent on a newspaper to ten dollars on a college diploma. The payments had to be made in gold or silver. Some colonists decided to boycott the stamps. They agreed not to buy or use any products which required stamps. The boycott worked and the Stamp Act was repealed. Boycotts were effective because English merchants saw that they were losing money. In the colony of New York, the Stamp Act never went into effect.
In 1767, the British passed the Townshend Act. This act placed taxes on glass, tea, paper, and paint that came from England. Many colonists refused to pay the taxes or to buy any goods made in England. Import taxes were put on products coming to America from England. Export taxes were placed on materials and products made in the colonies and sent to England. The colonists had had enough! They were angry and demanded to be represented in making decisions about their taxes. Their new slogan became "No taxation without representation!"
Quartering Act
In 1765, the British sent 40,000 soldiers to the colonies to help collect taxes from the colonists. The Quartering Act, forced colonists to provide living quarters and food for British troops. The British Parliament told the American colonists that they would have to let the soldiers live in their homes. This made the colonists very angry.
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Cycle Country Accessories Corp. Reports Extension Of Time To Complete Plan Of Compliance With NYSE Amex Continued Listing Standards
Cycle Country Accessories Corp. (AMEX:ATC) ("Cycle Country") announced that on April 20, 2010, Cycle Country received a notice (the "Notice") from NYSE Amex LLC (the "Exchange") that Cycle Country has been granted an extension of time to complete the Plan of Compliance (the "Plan") that was previously submitted by the Company to the Exchange. This Plan was previously announced by the Company in its current report filed on Form 8-K with the SEC on March 5, 2010. The Exchange had previously granted Cycle Country until April 14, 2010 to complete its Plan. Cycle Country was unable to complete the filings by the earlier date and requested an additional extension.
As previously disclosed, on January 13, 2010 and February 17, 2010, Cycle Country received letters from the Exchange notifying it that it is not in compliance with some of the Exchange's continued listing standards for its failure to file its Form 10-K for the year ended September 30, 2009 and its Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2009.
In the Notice, as described above, Cycle Country will continue to be subject to periodic review by the Exchange to determine whether it is making progress consistent with the Plan. The Exchange staff may initiate delisting proceedings if Cycle Country does not come into compliance with the identified standards by May 17, 2010 or fails to make progress in implementing the Plan during the period covered by the Plan.
About Cycle Country Accessories Corp.The Company is the recognized industry leader in the marketing, sales, design and manufacturing of custom fitting accessories for utility all-terrain vehicles (ATV's), under the brand names of Cycle Country Accessories and Weekend Warrior. Products include snowplows, mowers, 3-point hitches and implements, storage, bed lifts, brush guards and more. The Company also produces a line of specialty products for golf carts, lawn and garden equipment and motor sports vehicles under the brand name of Plazco.
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Father, help us feel worthy of Your love, instead of so desperate to earn Your forgiveness. Help us to realize that we "don't have to do anything to earn grace, it arises when we surrender." (Daily Word Magazine )
Oh God, I surrender! I open up my life to Your guidance. I choose to follow you. I choose to eliminate criticism of myself and feel worthy of Your love and Your calling upon my life. -In Jesus name, Amen
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Senator Boxer said: "The technical corrections bill that the President signed into law provides a green light that will unleash up to $1 billion into the economy, creating tens of thousands of jobs. Infrastructure investment is one of the best ways to stimulate our economy - it creates American jobs and helps American businesses."
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Jason Corrigan is a 21 year old man and student at SUNY Oneonta. Several weeks ago he announced his campaign to run for Mayor of Oneonta.
To date Corrigan has had several articles written about him in the Oneonta Daily Star, The Albany Times Tribune and Hometown Oneonta newspapers.
Several internet blogs have popped up touting his community work and service as well as his campaign issues. He is without doubt a capable and serious young man who may join the ranks of six other mayors of small cities who are under the age of thirty.
Corrigan has two videos on youtube that have been getting hits in the hundreds. He is a worthy candidate and possible next mayor of Oneonta New York.


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This is a great scent in either EDT or EDP. A smoky leather, tobacco sweetened with honey and fruit. Better than Tobacco Vanille which smells too much like cigars. This does too but not as cloying as TV. I love this!
Once again, a scent that I would like to smell in a winter candle and not on a person. Sort of smokey with a strong accord of something lke camphor. Not at all appealing for me!
Gorgeous and poetic. If you love catching a whiff of cigar smoke on the air, you will probably enjoy Volutes.I do prefer the EDP to the EDT; I find it to be a bit sweeter. What sets this scent apart from SDV and TF Tobacco Vanille is the inclusion of honeycomb. It melts beautifully into the the tobacco and benzoin and makes for a sultry, exotic scent that is cozy, but still appropriate for day. The hay note is subtle and warmed considerably by the saffron and myrhh. The drydown is spiced honey perfection. It lasts 6+ hours so you only need to spritz the back of the neck and the inner arms. This is one of the few scents I own that is sweet without being gourmand. It is mellow and exotic, a staple in my collection.
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Diptyque Volutes does smell very natural. Almost too natural in our world of sweet gourmands and synthetics. It's a surprise scent that I did not expect. And It's not for everyone's discerning nose, but it's an interesting perfume.
My first impression of the first phase was of peppered hay in a barn. (As if there is such a commodity.) And then pipe tobacco quickly came into the mix. Volutes met me head-on, looked me in the eye and didn't back down. It continued with a pleasing composition of vanilla and woods. But that doesn't completely describe its complexity. Immortelle and honey further complicate this fragrance all together with what I've mentioned immediately vying for attention.
I've been wearing it through two seasons now to try and pin it down, but Volutes just seems to be difficult. Just when I think it's clean and sweet, a barrage of notes swirl around me making me think it's mysterious. I truly can't compare this to another. Add in it's earthiness with hints of saffron spice and heavy on its resin influence with its four, yes, count 'em, four base notes of benzoin, styrax, myrhh, and opoponax and this is a powerful fragrance.
So where does Volutes take me when I'm wearing it? To a bazaar filled with wonderful, wondrous smells from heavy spices that are sold in open barrels under tents in the hot summer sun, where you can smell the aromas of Mediterranean food cooking nearby. Or I'm in a barn, laying in the hay. It transports me away from home, that's for certain. And that's its allure. It doesn't change me, it just takes me someplace else for a few hours. Simple bottle with a plain white label. Dry down is a softer, spicier version of the main attack. Better suited for spring and summer wear when the weather is warmer. What a fascinating unisex perfume!
Top Notes: Iris Flower, Honey, Tobacco, Dried Fruits.
Middle Notes: Pink Pepper, Black Pepper, Saffron, Hay, Immortelle.
Base Notes: Opoponax, Myrhh, Styrax, Benzoin.
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Diptyque's has already won my heart if not at least gained my deepest respect time and again with their classics - Philosykos, Oyedo, l'Ombre Dans l'Eau, Ofresia and Tam Dao. But I kinda stopped following their latest releases as I found them all to be pleasant enough; yet non has stirred anything in me. I probably would have dismissed Volutes completely if it wasn't for another MUAer's enthusiastic recommendations (FBW!)
It's very different from the other Diptyques in that it's a lot more substantial and full bodied; and dances on the edge of ethereal, smoky, oriental, and maybe even a little gourmand. If anything, it reminds me more of some of the more forthcoming scents they've created for their candle line (i.e.: Feu de Bois, Essence of John Galliano come to mind, in terms of their bold, outspoken complexity).
Volutes plays on the contrast between two themes - the smoothness, warmth and strength of polished woods against the airy, untouchable movement and swirling of incense. It spills out on the skin like warm melted beeswax and honey, creating a feeling that is not quite gourmand, but more so a sensory memory of gliding honeyed wax on smoothly-plucked skin. And maybe licking a polished wooden staircase (I might have done that at some point between the ages of 2-4...). And then comes a waft of swirling incense mingled with pink pepper, roses, saffron and dates.
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Before I finally bought this scent I would go into stores and spray it on before going out.... I was obsessed and obviously couldn't go on like that
Honestly I can't believe it took me so long to buy it. I adore this perfume and took the first opportunity to buy it with £5 off in the Liberty sale
Generally scents tend to run sweet on me so I like scents with pepper and tobacco or fresh scents with citrus or greenery. Volutes really balances the sweeter notes of honey against the tobacco and pepper and although it is classed as a sweet scent is is not sickly sweet on me. My scent journey is as follows:
Wet (first spray): Full on grown and sexy, the iris and the tobacco scents take the lead
Dry down: This is where the peppery notes come out with some fresh florals
Hours later: the hay absolute remnants and benzoin make a clean smokey scent. I find Hay absolute to be very comforting (I also like Lush The smell of weather turning) so I love walking into my bedroom after spraying this earlier in the day.
I would definately class this as a nighttime scent but I do try and get away with one spray of it in the day. Definately try this one its very unique.
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I love this scent. When I wear it I feel glamorous and beautiful (Not only does it smell, great it may have hallucinogenic effects.)
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Incredibly beautiful and refined. It's powdery, but in a modern way. It's well-blended; none of the notes really stood out to me as independent of the combination. Notes per Luckyscent: Mugwort, pink pepper, Sechuan pepper, saffron, mandarin, immortelle, hay, honey, iris, tobacco, styrax, opoponax, musk
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Managing the BIRT iServer SystemCourse Length: 3 days
Course Price: 567 Euro / 4.250 DKK per day
Who Should Attend?
System / Server Administrators
Attendance in the Fundamentals of e.Report Design or e.Report Designer Professional class. Familiarity with the Microsoft Windows platform and networking concepts is also recommended.
Course Description
This course teaches students to use Actuate's the web-based Management Console and BIRT iServer to manage customized reporting systems. The course focuses on the installation, configuration and management of the BIRT iServer in both standalone server and clustered server configurations. After completing this course, students will be able to schedule report generation, manage reports in a report encyclopedia, manage users, connect to various data sources and backup/restore the Report Encyclopedia.
Each student receives a comprehensive course manual, which functions both as a workbook during class, and as a detailed reference guide once the class is completed.
- BIRT iServer System architecture overview
- Installing the BIRT iServer
- Configuring the iServer for standalone and clustered environments
- Understanding the primary server processes
- General server administration tasks
- Working with locales for international reporting
- Setting up and administering the Report Encyclopedia's structure and contents
- Integration using Actuate's Open Security feature
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CrowdStar's New Happy Island Game Is The First To Exclusively Use Facebook Credits for Virtual Currency Payments
Facebook's virtual currency, Credits, has been available in its gift shop since last year, and third party developers have had access to it since this past spring. But in the latest milestone in the product's long-awaited rollout, social game developer CrowdStar has launched a new game, called Happy Island, that only allows users to buy virtual currency with Facebook Credits. (In game coins can still be earned through game play.)
In the "Pay with Facebook" tests we've seen so far, Facebook Credits has always been offered as one of several virtual currency payment options (along with PayPal, credit card, mobile, etc.). This is the first game we've seen that only uses Credits, and comes just weeks after we began hearing that Facebook has been talking with many developers about having them implement its virtual currency.
We expect to see more games coming out that also tightly integrate Credits.
More about Happy Island, from our review over on Inside Social Games:
Here's a game for any Facebook user stuck in a cold part of the world for the next several months: Happy Island, the latest social game from CrowdStar.
You start with a tropical, volcanic island — think: Hawaii — and your job is to grow your tourism business via attractions like hotels, luaus and fruit stands, bringing in more customers and earning more money so you can further expand your island tourism chain.
We'll keep tracking all of Facebook's virtual currency initiatives. For more context, see our previous story A Running Summary of Facebook's Virtual Currency Tests.
To dig deeper into the virtual goods market, check out our new report: Inside Virtual Goods: The US Virtual Goods Market 2009 – 2010.