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A couple of years ago, Patty Jansen was told by a very large publisher: "This book is well-written and well-plotted, but no one will publish this". The manuscript in question was book 1 in the Ambassador series, and to say that Patty was a little taken aback and shaken is an understatement.
But, against conventional wisdom, she kept writing similar stories, and had some success in the short story market. She won the Writers of the Future contest and took part in the amazing workshop in LA, hobnobbing with big-name writers like Kevin Anderson, Larry Niven and Greg Benford. She sold some stories to Analog. But she prefers to write novels.
She was getting good industry responses to the Icefire trilogy when the GFC hit, and the publishing industry crawled into a hole. She would like to tell the agents who still have the manuscript from back then that it has been published, so they can remove it from their desks.
Patty didn't set out to become a vocal supporter for self-publishing. In real life, she is not a very controversial person, trained as scientist. She loves writing science bits into novels, whether the genre is science fiction or fantasy.
When she was told by yet another publisher not to bother submitting hard science fiction because she is a woman, she finally decided that maybe the publishing industry was not for her.
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- They should do so under their own name.
- Writers should write in their local type of English, and not be "required" to make all their spelling and idioms US-centric.
- Writers have the right not to be held to ransom by publishers who take their manuscripts and then take years to make a decision, or grabbing rights (like movie rights, creative rights) which they are not going to use.
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This little book just got better and better. It's good, old-fashioned science fiction, the kind that's just perfect for curling up with.
With a ten-year old hero, I guess the book qualifies as YA or middle grade. But it kept my interest all the way through, with good, complex characters, and a story-line busy enough for the adult mind. The space station setting is accurate and rich, portrayed quite well through the story, without pages and pages of exposition to "describe" everything.
There are a few typos in the early chapters, but I didn't notice any later on. Perhaps I just got too much into the story!
Highly recommended.
(reviewed within a month of purchase)
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on April 01, 2011 :
A great coming-of-age story! There's not nearly enough hopeful forward-looking human-meets-aliens science fiction out there, so I was glad to see this on the store shelves (as it were).
Some parts seem a little sketchy, and it seems implausible that terrorists would use publicly available videogames as instruction manuals - far more likely that they'd serve as indoctrination - but on the whole, I look forward to seeing more in this universe.
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I am looking for the replacement fuselage for this quadcopter: Udi U816A Here is a link: http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-Ud...f-p-52318.html
Can you help me? |
Nov 05, 2012, 09:43 AM | |
United States, TX, San Antonio
Joined Feb 2007
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I just noticed that a couple of my Banggood orders that I placed in the beginning of October have as of now been accepted in Germany where before they would be in NYC or California by now. Must be a new path for shipments with lipos?? Although by my understanding of the new postage regulations the smaller 1s lipos are not restricted. Has anyone else noticed this? Aaron is this a planned shipping change? Cheers, Jim Quadrocopter and Tricopter Info Mega Link Index |
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I placed an order at the end of October and my package is currently in Germany as best as I can tell from USPS site.
Nov 09, 2012, 07:25 AM | |
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Joined Sep 2011
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Yeah, I have a lot on the way that is at a month right now from BG. It should get here, stuff has been taking a week extra lately.
Hey Aaron, When are you guys going to carry the new large WL Toys V911-4. It's a large 4 channel FP heli. I think it's already available on the mainland. |
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Nov 09, 2012, 07:37 AM | |
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Ahh, there it is! And this Tx is reported to have the same protocol as the others (V911) so this bird should bind to my 9x. I wonder how it flies. I might order one, but I'm waiting for my current orders from BG to come in. The price is right, it's cheaper than the MJX F45, but will it fly in light wind?
Nov 13, 2012, 02:16 AM | |
Just wondering why the fuselage I bought the day it was realeased with plenty of stock for days, and paid for 8 days ago that was in stock until just recently is now magically marked "back order" ..... This is unacceptable.. This is the item: http://www.banggood.com/Wholesale-Ud...2-p-54126.html
This will be the 5th order I have had to have refunded due to the incompetence at banggood. Starting to look elsewhere from here on out. |
Nov 13, 2012, 04:50 AM | |
I placed an order with Banggood on the 27 Sept. and it still has not arrived. According to the tracking information provided by Flytexpress: "Departured at 2012-10-20 from Flytexpress Sorting Center location." It still hasn't arrived in Canada and the only information available that I could find says it has not yet left China. I have had slow shipping on products from China before but this is worse than even during Chinese New Year! Aaron I know you guys in China have had hightened security due to a change of leaders but is this slowdown of the postal system normal?
Sorry but I just needed a place to rant. Gerard. |
Nov 13, 2012, 07:08 AM | |
United States, SC, Irmo
Joined Sep 2011
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I also have many small untrackable items that have taken over a month now. Starting to get antsy. Stuff has usually arrived in under a month. I do have to say however, that my last order from myrcmart was held up in US customs for weeks for some strange reason.
Nov 13, 2012, 09:06 AM | |
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I placed my first order with bangood on October 9th and its not shown up yet. Don't know if I should be considering opening a Paypal dispute since the 45 day deadline is approaching. I've ordered stuff from China before but its never taken more than 3 weeks.
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I just got my 9 October order today Record so far since I started ordering form BG July 2012: --24 orders --22 received as ordered in good condition (exception was MJX X100 4 x props package had 2 black CCW props and the correct 1x/ea orange CW and CCW) -- Waiting on 2 orders from 31 Oct and 6 November. So far so good. Thanks Aaron and Banggood! Bottom line: expect 4-6 weeks and be happily surprised if your order arrives sooner. Cheers, Jim Quadrocopter and Tricopter Info Mega Link Index Quote:
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Simone Severini
I am a Royal Society University Research Fellow and a Reader in Physics of Information.
I obtained my PhD from Bristol University, in the then newly created Quantum Computation and Information Group. My advisor was Richard Jozsa, whose advisor was Roger Penrose. I was a visiting student at UC Berkeley (and MSRI), and previously I studied Chemistry at the University of Siena and Philosophy (Logic) at the University of Florence. I was a Newton International Fellow at UCL, a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow of the Institute for Quantum Computing and the Department of Combinatorics & Optimization at the University of Waterloo, mentored by Michele Mosca, and a Post-Doctoral Research Assistant in the Department of Computer Science and the Department of Mathematics at the University of York. My long term scientific visits include CRI, CWI, MIT, Nankai, NUS and RISC-Linz.
My links at UCL are Intelligent Systems Group, UCL Quantum Technologies, CoMPLEX Research Group, UCL Institute of Origins, Complex Networks Interest Group, and London Center for Nanotechnology.
I am currently interested on:
Combinatorial optimization parameters and quantum information;
Zero-error information and quantum communication;
Information-theoretic analysis of complex systems.
My research papers can be found in arXiv, MathSciNet, MPRA, PubMed, and IRIS.
C. R. S. Banerji, S. Severini, C. Caldas, A. E. Teschendorff, Intra-tumour signalling entropy determines clinical outcome in breast and lung cancer, accepted for publication in PloS Comput. Biol., 2015.
And here a list of references that I find useful:
Mohammad Bavarian, Peter W. Shor, Information Causality, Szemerédi-Trotter and Algebraic Variants of CHSH, arXiv:1311.5186 [quant-ph]
D. Stahlke, Entanglement and interference resources in quantum computation and communication, PhD Thesis, Carnegie Mellon University, July 2014. (Congratulations!)
CP projects at CoMPLEX should be written in LaTeX. A good introduction to LaTeX is "Essential LaTeX" .
I like this book: Information, physics, and computation (2008).
Chris Banerji, MRes and PhD, UCL. Octavio Zapata, PhD, UCL. Nadish de Silva, visiting student, University of Oxford. Daniel Temko, PhD, UCL. Arthur Guerard, MRes, UCL. Andrea Casaccino, PhD, University of Siena / MIT (then at General Electrics). Alessandro Cosentino, Laurea Magistrale, University of Pisa (then PhD at University of Waterloo with John Watrous). James West, PhD, UCL (then at a hedge fund). Janos Hodsagi, MRes, UCL. Lourdes Sriraja, MRes, UCL. Tommaso Gagliardoni, Laura Magistrale, University of Perugia (then at the Center for Advanced Security Research Darmstadt). Soomin Kim and Emma Rahman (Nuffield Research Placement Scheme).
Research students applications: Computer Science: here (PRISM); Centre for Doctoral Training in Delivering Quantum Technologies: here; Centre for Mathematics, Physics and Engineering in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology (CoMPLEX): here.
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Mar 20, 2012, 07:56 PM | ||
Great flying video, nicely weathered/painted too. |
Mar 22, 2012, 05:09 PM | |
Another great day at the field. I am really getting into the 4s battery with this motor and prop. I need the nose weight, as it tends to balloon with the 3s in there. I have made another program in my radio for the difference in trim settings. Once I buy a few more 4s 4000 batteries I will quit bouncing back and forth with the 3s to 4s issue.
I did find a funny problem, well it was funny after the fact, in my radio Hitec A9. I mixed the flaps to a three way switch to match the logic of my gliders... Fast flight (normal for the Hurricane) Slow flight (half flap) landing (full flap) When I get to full flap, the radio locks out the ailerons! I will have to work on that one For today, I landed w/o flaps and I got it home after 9 take off/landings without new damage. Be well, JimNM |
Mar 25, 2012, 06:49 AM | ||
work perfectly |
Mar 25, 2012, 03:23 PM | |
Hey Hurri drivers,
I know I have been MIA lately, got side-tracked with a couple of Q&D projects that turned out to be anything but. Then of course, there was the infamous "Black Tuesday" (Mardi Gras), 5 up, 5 down. I have 4 of 5 back in action, but it has been work. In any event, Chris (Mark23Mod0) over in the HK Mosquito forum had suggested getting some of these: http://www.hobbyking.com/hobbyking/s...in_Trike_.html to make replacement struts for that plane. I picked up a couple of sets and as I was looking at them the other day, went, "Hmmmmm". If I understand correctly, the original WR struts were a bit soft and even the new ones have no spring coils. I started doing some measuring and it turns out that these struts are EXACTLY the right length for the Hurri. Didn't have to trim them and the hole for the mounting wire is the same diameter as the kit struts. I had to do a little fiddling with the stub axle. I JBWelded a length of 3mm music wire to some thick wall alum tube I had on hand and it fits fine. Obviously no field testing yet, but at first glance it looks great. Not completely sure how to make the gear doors fit yet, but I think it will be fairly easy. Anyway, for the price they certainly can't be beat, and I am hoping they will make a difference, especially on the club grass strip Couple more things demanding immediate attention, then I will get back to the Hurri. Although Woody's cockpit is so over the top I am embarrassed to admit how much time I have spent fiddling with mine, b/c it can't hold a candle to his. Regards, Jeff ImagesView all Images in thread
Mar 26, 2012, 08:40 AM | |
Was hoping to maiden my Hurrie this weekend, when I ran her up on the watt meter I was a little shocked to find she only kicked out 250 watts. that was with a 3 blade 10 x 7 MAS prop. so I stuck the big old slow fly prop that came with the kit and got 270 watts.
I have the Scorpion motor/ESC that comes with the kit and a 3s batt it doesn't feel like it has as much thrust as I was expecting do you guys think this sounds ok? I don't want to get in the air and stack it due to lack of grunt. |
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http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXAZF5&P=0 Alan |
Mar 26, 2012, 10:20 AM | ||
The opening for the piano wire is 3 mm, exactly the same as the standard DSR's. No slop. Strut travel is limited by a screw in the inner strut that slides in a groove in the outer. The only way to adjust tension is to disassemble the unit and put in thicker springs. Jim, the wheels are these: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...?&I=LXAZF3&P=7 I honestly don't remember if mine are 2.5" or 2.75"". They are slightly larger diameter than the kit wheels, b/c I fly off grass. Mark, you're at the low end of the power range, but you should be fine for the maiden. Looks like you may have to go 4S at some point. Regards, Jeff |
Mar 26, 2012, 10:22 AM | ||
Regards, Jeff |
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It appears, as if from nowhere, as the door hisses open. It lifts one leg slowly to reach the elevated floor of the carriage and slams down a studded boot to announce its arrival. It is adorned with the noisy fetishes and symbols of protest. They scream, 'Look at me!', and the commuters are compelled to comply. In the sweep of a turning head they see it all: the black and silver; the textile and metal; the glorified wounds; all the painstaking effort. It's Saturday night and the curtain is up.
It could be female, but no one can be sure – this is an emergent species, and its gender has little to do with its pent-up rage. Rusted bolts weigh down its earlobes into elongated piercings, cosmetically accentuated to appear inflamed and painful. Each ear is ribbed with silver rings; a dozen or more at irregular spacings and angles. One cheek is punched through with twin, silver spurs that spin and glint in the fluoro lights as it rotates its head in predatory scans of the carriage. Charcoal is plastered in a continuous black mask from ear to ear, inking all the skin of the temples and eye sockets from cheekbone to eyebrow – a wayward Robin separated from Batman. Behind hooded lids, black pupils loll in white eyeballs, in a desperate imitation of demonic reverie.
But within those charcoaled sockets, the lashes have been carefully sprinkled with silver, and they flash like fireflies in the chemical light of the carriage.
Its face, neck and shoulders are dusted white to conceal the natural pallor and texture of the skin. One could easily imagine scales hidden beneath the caked lime – a thought giving rise to a shudder of revulsion. Greasy, lank hair, the colour of filamentous algae, hangs down to naked shoulder blades and adheres to any surface it touches. Mock blood trails over its chin in tapering dribbles, diminishing down the neck and chest, and disappearing beneath a tightly laced bodice of ripped, black vinyl. The garment is stretched as tight as a drum skin, obliterating evidence of breasts or pectorals.
Both arms are loosely swaddled in tattered medical dressings, stained with what might easily be real blood. Emerging from these unfurling bandages, are grotesque green claws, tipped with bright red nails, long enough to be talons. The chin, throat and hands are skilfully rendered to look as if their owner has just finished feeding on the still-beating heart of a vanquished enemy. Below each armpit and visible through the open lacing of the bodice, inflamed wounds have been graphically enhanced with fresh sutures, pinching and puckering the skin.
It wears jeans, black and shredded, tight and filthy. The unzipped fly gapes wide, releasing a straight, blond quiff to cascade all the way to the knees. At the end of this shock of fugitive hair, rusty nuts have been tied. They clack and scrape against each other as the creature stalks the length of the carriage, growling and hissing at those already occupying hard-won seats. Each step resounds with a harsh scrape from the rows of steel studs hammered into the soles of the laced-up bovver boots.
As disturbing as this creature is, the single, most garish fetish leading the assault on the minds of everyone in the carriage, rests on its chest, radiating metaphorical horror. This lurching car wreck is proudly sporting a blood-spattered, rubber gas mask hanging on a chain around its neck. Functional fittings have been replaced with copper studs, already oxidized with verdigris. Its choked filter discs are labelled with spinning symbols for nuclear radiation.
In this place, at this time, in a carriage filled with commuters, the mask screams a media feedback loop of the Sarin gas attack in a Tokyo subway. It howls in protest over rows of body bags strafed by the telescopic lens of a hungry news camera; and it whispers the mystified anguish of survivors, orphaned in the gruesome aftermath. This mask is the deepest outrage the creature has on offer, but its full impact is delayed until the train, crammed with its innocent citizens, departs with what now feels like unholy urgency.
The train of six, sealed canisters, articulated to form a gleaming, electrified worm, dips between the tapering, concrete walls of the entrance bunker and begins devouring the darkness of the tunnel. All souls aboard feel the forward rush of helpless abandon. The walls of the tunnel close in around them, until barely an arm's stretch from the ribbed skin of the carriage. The flashes of the passing alcove lights semaphore a message of imminent danger. The only way out is forward, into the darkness, channelled by two steel rails that clatter and grind like the bent and pitted casket runners of a broken-down hearse.
Trapped in the scrolling sign riveted to the ceiling above, restless orange diodes conspire with the moaning dark-angel, by announcing a foreboding warning that their first encounter with the underworld will be Porte du Diable.
The carriage bores onwards into the dark tunnel, pulsating with a gagged chorus of unleashed phobias and rising panic attacks. Up and down, the robotic creature prowls, like a mechanical orchestra conductor energized by the magnetic field of the electric motors. The sea of bodies shrinks back to make way for this harbinger of cultural evolution, spitting its warnings and staring down an unresponsive world.
But Mephisto always knows the score – there will be no response from these mute and blinkered souls. They will sit rigidly to attention in their seats as they rocket forward into the night, their eyes and mouths resolutely shut.
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Mephisto on the Metro
A gothic tale from the rail
This grotesque piece of prose has been posted to honour (can that possibly be the right word?) the wonderful Lucifer meets… series of digital artworks by Dwarkan
I was invited to post a Mephisto meets Lucifer story by Dwarkan in his reply to one of my more impulsive comments ;-)
However, I could not bring myself to allow Mephisto and Lucifer to occupy the same space at the same time for fear of bringing an end to this beautiful world as we know it.
So Dwarkan, please be content with knowing that Lucifer will be waiting at Métro, Porte du Diable to take charge of the souls being delivered so reliably by his "friend" Mephisto. He waits, in whatever form the reader likes to attribute to him, with a warm handshake and clear directions to their well heated accommodation.
And thank you so much for providing the catalyst that I needed to resolve this story into something I was happy with. It would not be posted here if it were not for the ideas behind your "Lucifer meets…" series. Merci beaucoup comme toujours :-))
Mephisto has many different roles in myth, legend and literature, but my interpretation in this story is that Mephistopheles is really Satan's little helper – he does not corrupt men, but serves them, and by so doing, confirms those who are already damned and finally delivers their souls to Lucifer.
I must confess to having gone quite overboard with the descriptive prose in this short story – I indulged myself! Please forgive. It was inspired by someone I saw on the train once, wearing "the object of metaphorical horror" in the story! I hope we can all remain friends after you read this ;-))
I do not recommend reading this on a full stomach. If you do happen to see a creature such as this enter your train carriage, I strongly recommend you get off, walk across the street and spend the afternoon drinking in the pub.
Please visit Dwarkan's remarkable four part study of Lucifer meets… – you'll never think of the old spoilsport the same way again (Lucifer that is, not Dwarkan!).
The light bearer
mephisto, diabalo, lucifer, tasteless fashion, trains, dark angel, apathy, punk, hades, faust, passing over
To reveal art and conceal the artist,
is art's aim.
Oscar Wilde – "The Picture of Dorian Gray"
View Full ProfileWowwwwwwww, Rhoufi!!!!!
I know how much inspiring my beloved city can be …
And I am so pleased you discovered its "red" side…
Who knows who such a creature can be …
Maybe me !!!!!
A new colour in your writing ;-)
A great one !!!!! I want some more !!!!!
Great text, haunting image, a fabulous tribute to a wonderfull artist and soul …
Merci, Magali,
your city inspires all colours of the Spectrum from Blue through to Red (a la French history!). But you being Mephisto… no I cannot imagine that ;-))) Jeanne d'Arc, peut-être? ;-)))
And yes Dwarkan's story paintings are marvellous; I wanted to post this as a way of saying so in more words than just a comment.
Merci, encore,
à bientôt
– Rhoufi
Dear Rhoufi !!! I don't know how to thanks you !!!!!!!!!!!!
You did it !!!!! This great gothic story explains perfectly why I didn' take the "Metro" since 20 years now… I know Mephisto is here, doing his day to day job for my friend Lucifer… the funny thing is that the "Porte du Diable " station is at once the most crowded one and the least known in Paris !!!
Thanks so much my dear friend for these great words about my work… you make me blush…..
Cher Dwarkan,
it was my pleasure to post this for you after seeing your Lucifer Series, not just because the best way to acknowledge someone's wonderful art is to give a gift of your own, but because I knew you would understand the "push and pull" of this story that produced its underlying meaning. You are wise to avoid le Métro because every underground has its "Porte du Diable", it's portal to the underworld, and its Mephisto. Did you know that the Melbourne underground is also called The Metro? You can see it in my photo Métro de Melbourne. I think it is operated by the same company as the Paris Métro. So now we know where Mephisto goes for his holidays ;-))
You must not blush, your work deserves the best words. I enjoy it very much.
à bientôt
– Rhoufi
Fabulous work, Rhoufi, and a wonderful tribute. What incredible depths did you dive into to emerge grasping these images!!! Its not easy to sustain this level of intensity, but you mange it superbly. And yes, a new colour for you, I think!
Thank you Evelyn. Depths? All I need to do is travel by train and stay awake!!!! ;-) No, my experiences on trains are weird enough to fuel this kind of pearl diving, believe me. Seeing someone wearing a military gas mask as a fashion accessory on a commuter train really disturbed me and provided some of the extra fuel to burn in this story. To sustain this intensity I need to do it quickly, have a strong, underlying idea, and then write to hide that idea at all costs. But to be honest, this was really experimental writing for me, and I was not sure my readers would go there with me. But I do need to hoist new colours now, I'm pretty sure of that. Thank you for your wonderful comment.
– Rhoufi
Wow! Rhoufi, what a trip, from Porte du Diable, Metro de Melbourne and Through another persons eyes.
Exactly what has happened I'm not sure, the inside of my head is spinning around, a whole series of memories and impressions from realising that Paris is a city meant to wander around in rather than Metroing, to Dwarkans' art, whatever your impulsive comment was, the comments above me here, the comments on the other pictures, the shiny melbourne Metro looking like a huge new boy toy and on and on.
Well done friend :-))
Thank you so much BC. I was very wary about posting this story, but Dwarkan's Lucifer Series really resolved many thing about it I had struggled with. It was the catalyst I needed to resolve the story and feel good about it.
And Paris really is meant for walking. The Metro is fast and furious and gets you everywhere, but really walking is so good. Eyes open, camera in hand and taking your time.
I am fascinated by the way one artist's work can motivate me to do something I have found difficult; it's that cross fertilization process that makes it happen.
You are right "boy toys". Follow the pointers, just go and follow and discover, that's the trick isn't it; be the child again :-))))))
– Rhoufi
Active verbs and verdigris gripped me. A fast read to make certain I could "stomach" this after your warning, and now I must read more slowly. Exquisite creativity!
Before diving back into your vivid imagination to reread, I must tell you that I'll regard my beloved Mephisto boots differently now. Mephisto repairs them when I ship them across the pond; we've shared many a mountain—sans gas mask, of course.
Thank you Jan. It seems I may not have scared anyone off after all. It was fun to write, but I couldn't pull it together until I saw Dwarkan's Lucifer Series. Mephisto (Mefisto in the US, I'm afraid) means many things to many people. For the life of me I cannot imagine why a shoe company would use that name!!!
– Rhoufi
Mefisto in the US, I'm afraid
I'm not familiar with that spelling, R. To which do you refer?
Well the copy of John Banville's "Mefisto" that I am reading now was published in the US, so I assumed that the US spelling was with an "f". …. But on further investigation the UK title also has an "f" even though the blurb on the back has the word "Mephistophelian" spelt with a "ph". So… your questioning leads me to think that Banville deliberately used an "f" because his Mephistophelian character in the novel is named *F*elix. So I must remove the slur on the American spelling and read on to find out the truth. Many thanks, Madam Editor. You are as always, "on the job" and I am very appreciative that you are :-)))
– Rhoufi
I was just confused, not having seen that spelling. How do I dislodge this damn editorial eye?
You can "slur" all you want, R ;) For example, I don't know why Americans took the "u" out of words such as colour and favourite—to save ink in printing presses?
But back to your story and the new colour of your writing, that gas mask and nuclear radiation labels and Sarin gas evoke the most realistic aspect and lend a genuine horror to the fate of the train. Haunting images throughout, R.
Why fight it, Jan. To read with a critical eye is not a bad thing especially when you provide constructive advice. Remember when you picked up my "gentile" when "genteel" was intended – was I glad you did!!!!
The US "way" has always surprised me, not the least of which is your US Gallons being 0.833 times the English Gallon – I mean WHY????
But my pet hate is the use of double inverted commas "…." to signify dialogue in novels when we use singles '……' and reserve the doubles for quotations. It's so much cleaner and less ambiguous. Ho hum, my hobbyhorse!!! ;-)))
Thank you for noticing the "new colour". There are some who believe that these modern flavours of horror visited on the world are what we deserve for creating them, and so they are "in tune" with our modern sensibilities, and therefore create genuine fear. Each generation seems to have a worse horror than the last. I find it gets more unacceptable everyday. Oh, let's not go there :-(
Thank you again for your wonderful attention, Jan, I really appreciate it.
– Rhoufi
Jeanne d'Arc ?
Do you want I get in trouble with my english friends ?
We all have a little devilish side …
Hopefully we do …
A little black angel with red wings???
Ah ha, Magali – the English have forgotten about that, they think Jeanne d'Arc is cool these days (ever since Jean Simmons played her in the old movie!)
I think we are all better when we give into our little devil every now and again – just so long as you get off Mephisto's train before you reach Porte du Diable. We don't want to lose you to the Dark Side ;-)))
Merci, Madame Magali :-)))
– Rhoufi
You featured this story, oh wow Ushna, really???? Boy that makes me feel good. Can't say why, it just does. Thank you.
– Rhoufi


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A worker said the hotel had Italian, British and Turkish guests, but the hotel was largely empty at the time of the attack.
The outage at Facebook appeared to spill over and temporarily slow or block traffic to other major Internet sites.
The nation is fast running out of money and in need of an infusion from its creditors to avoid a run on its banks before the end of next
The outcome would be a major victory for the Kurds in a town that became the primary focus of the U.S. aerial campaign.
Standard & Poor's rating agency downgraded Russia's credit rating to junk, causing the ruble to tumble further.
As the world moves closer to a post-survivor era, some Jewish leaders fear that people are already starting to forget the Holocaust.
Plus: Yemen drone strike; Mubarak's sons released; Global warming warning;
Expelling the militants marks a major symbolic victory both for the Kurds and the U.S.-led coalition targeting ISIS in airstrikes.
Meanwhile, President Barack Obama promises steps against Russian-backed "aggression."
The president was given a warm reception by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The violence comes amid U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry's visit to the country Sunday.
Alexis Tsipras and his Syriza party bitterly opposed the terms of the 2010 bailout of the country.
Plus: Video changes demands; Talks to end crisis fail; Citizens offer allegiance.
In recent years, Japan has moved toward the U.S. government's hard line against paying ransoms to terrorists who kidnap Americans.
American officials say the growing chaos in Yemen has resulted in a steady erosion in intelligence-gathering efforts against al-Qaida.
Since the movement was founded in October, refugee advocates say the number of aggressive acts against foreigners has sharply increased.
Plus: Obama alters itinerary; 4 held in plot; Brits urged to stay in EU; Iraq's Islamic State fight; ruling party's pick wins; dozens freed.
A Japanese hostage captured by Islamic State militants was said to have been killed.
King Salman moved quickly after Friday's burial of the late ruler, Abdullah, to put a younger generation of his family closer to the throne.
The separatists' moves upended recent European attempts to mediate an end to the fighting.
The Houthis made no public attempt to fill the vacuum created by the resignations of the president, his prime minister and cabinet.
U.S. Assistant Secretary of State Roberta Jacobson held a breakfast meeting with the dissidents a day after talks with Cuban officials.
PLUS: Islamic State decried; Thai ex-premier banned; rival Caracas protests.
Starting in March, the ECB will buy 60 billion euros' worth of government and corporate bonds each month at least through September 2016.
King Salman has named his half-brother Muqrin as his crown prince and heir, rapidly moving to forestall any fears of a succession crisis.
Neither Barack Obama nor John Kerry will meet with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when he comes to Washington March 3.
Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner reversed her earlier stance.
PLUS: Ukraine crisis worsens, Libyan fighters seize bank
A human rights group that monitors the war in Syria said 32 people had been killed, including six children.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, invited Israel's prime minister to address Congress next month regarding Iran and U.S. sanctions.
Presidential officials said Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi submitted his resignation after being pressured to make further concessions to rebels.
The countries reached a deal hours after Russia-backed rebels deployed more arms and fighters to a new battlefront in the east.
It was the first of two days of sessions in Havana, focusing on basic immigration policies but recognizing a new spirit of cooperation.
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The terrorists' move came three days after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe pledged $200 million to countries battling the Islamic State.
SANAA, Yemen — Shiite rebels shelled the residence of Yemen's leader and swept into the nearby presidential palace Tuesday in what a top
The agreement promised to give the rebel Houthi movement more say in the country's affairs, the SABA news agency said.
The House speaker's move to bring Netanyahu before Congress likely increases the chances of a congressional collision with the White House.
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Yemen's capital beset by violent clashes as Shiite insurgents try to seize more power from the country's president.
In wake of terrorist fatal shootings of three French officers, police forces throughout Europe are reconsidering their armaments.
The prosecutor had recently accused Argentina's president and top officials of protecting Iranian officials from prosecution.
Oxfam, the global anti-poverty group, addressed the influential attendees of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
Plus: U.S.-Cuba restrictions; Iranian general killed; Ukraine tension simmers.
Three Ukrainian servicemen were killed and 66 wounded in the previous 24 hours of intense fighting.
The White House's principal concern is the Islamic State, while Ankara's main priority is pushing Syrian President Bashar Assad from power.
The move could ratchet up tensions with the powerful Lebanese Shiite movement.
Protests against what they call blasphemous caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad entered their fourth day Sunday.
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Apr 20 On this day in history agnes van Montepulciano, Italian mystic/saint, dies
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Spot and forward foreign exchange rates that are used as standard rates for portfolio valuation and performance measurement. The WM/Reuters benchmark rates are provided by State Street subsidiary the WM Company and Thomson Reuters. The WM/Reuters Closing Spot Rate service was introduced in 1994 to prove standard forex rates that would enable portfolio valuations to be compared more accurately against each other and financial benchmarks, without having to account for currency differentials.
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The original WM/Reuters service provided closing spot rates for 40 currencies daily; the service has since expanded to 159 closing spot currencies covered on an hourly basis. In addition, WM/Reuters also provides closing rates for currency forwards and non-deliverable forwards (NDF), hourly intraday for spot, forward and NDF rates, as well as historical data.
While most major equity and bond index compilers use the WM/Reuters benchmark rates in their calculations, the rates are also used for other purposes such as benchmark rates for the settlement of financial derivatives. Some banks also provide a service to their clients by providing a guarantee to trade at the WM/Reuters rates.
The WM/Reuters benchmark rates are determined over a one-minute fix period, from 30 seconds before to 30 seconds after the time of the fix, which is generally 4 pm in London. During this one-minute window, bid and offer rates from the order matching system and actual trades executed are captured. Since trades occur in milliseconds, only a sample is captured, rather than every trade. The median bid and offer are calculated using valid rates over the fix period, and the mid-rate is then calculated from them.
The importance of these rates lies in the fact that they are used to value trillions of dollars in investments held by money managers and pension funds. In 2013, the method of fixing the WM/Benchmark rates came under intense scrutiny, after widespread allegations of collusion and rate manipulation by traders surfaced.
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While this is the very definition of a "balanced" party, there are tons of variations that may be even better, depending on the situation. While Final Fantasy XI players are notoriously rigid about their party make-ups, as long as you have a tank, you'll be fine. Don't waste time waiting around for the ideal party. Some experience points are always better than none.
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Be the Miracle: 50 Lessons for Making the Impossible
We all pass miracle workers every day. They're disguised as teachers, cab drivers, hairdressers, nurses, secretaries, neighbors and the like. Be the Miracle is a collection of stories and essays to inspire people to be the miracle right here, right now.
It's easy to feel overwhelmed by all the problems in the world. We often hear, "Why doesn't someone do something about this?" Or say, "It'll take a miracle to fix that."
We want someone else to act, but miracles aren't just what others do. They're what each of us can do. They're what happen when you decide to Start where you are. Get busy on the possible. Magnify the Good. Carry as you climb.
I hope you continue to enjoy my first book, New York Times bestseller God Never Blinks: 50 Lessons for Life's Little Detours. It's now in paperback and in 20 countries. You can also find me on Twitter and Facebook.
Thanks for all your support, and wherever you go, be the miracle.
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Ten tips to make the New Year sparkle all year long
Everyone loves a new start. The New Year offers a clean slate to write anything on it. You can make 2015 the most magical year ever.
I love to get a new journal. I caress the blank pages and feel such hope and promise. The blank pages are an invitation to start over. To change my life. To change how I matter in the world. To make a bigger, better difference in the lives of others.
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Same thing here. Just G-rated.
"You really should come back for our speech tonight," Beverly Rodgers, author of The Single Phenomenon: 10 Brutally Honest Reasons People Aren't Getting Married, told me in her sweet Southern accent, before adding a wink. "My daughter is 23, and she's in seminary school here in Denver. She and a bunch of her friends are coming."
Seminary chicks! Goddamn, Beverly, I couldn't be more excited if you told me a mule cart full of sister-wives was on the way! I had to bite my tongue to keep from firing back: "Well, can you guarantee I can fuck one of 'em, Bev? Because if so, you've got yourself a deal."
But since I didn't fire back, Bev continued imparting interesting information. For example, the healthy ages to get married in America are 29 for a man and 26 for a woman. That number is not as critical for women as it is for men, though, because men over thirty tend to be "set in their ways," she said.
In other words, fellas, if you are over thirty and not married already, you are a total loser freak weirdo who probably has halitosis and a bad haircut. And you don't stand a chance with Bev's daughter.
"Did you know that single people more often than not eat lunch alone?" Bev asked, revealing this stat as though the act of eating alone was so desperate as to evoke pity. "And did you know that on average, single people only spend four to five days a year with children?"
Then Bev told me that she and the hubby — they're originally from Charlotte, North Carolina — are on the "circuit" right now and will soon take their healthy-marriage message all the way to South Korea and Singapore. Although from what I've heard about Singapore, single people there spend way more than five days a year with children.
After chatting with Bev, I wandered over to a booth called "Nurturing God's Way," dodging an uncanny number of attendees toting oxygen tanks along mine. The booth was manned by a woman from Atlanta. Rather than ask my real question — which was why all the creepy Christian healthy-relationship people were from the South — I asked the woman about her program. "We preach empathy," she told me. "We teach you to do for your children what Jesus did, who died on the cross."
"To be a better parent, we're supposed to crucify ourselves?" I asked.
"His empathy," she said. "To carry on his empathy."
At this point, our conversation came to a violent and jarring standstill. So I skulked away, realizing that I was not going to see eye to eye with many of these people and I might as well start collecting all the free shit I could before they tossed me out. And, man, was there free shit! I picked up about thirty pens, one with pink ink. (You know the best thing about pink ink? If you mash the two words together to make one word, it's still pink!) There were also magnets and foam balls, keychains and lanyards. And the pamphlets? Brother, they were out of this world.
One was called — no joke — "My Sibling Has a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder, Can I Catch It?" I also snagged a copy of "Tips for Teens." According to the pamphlet, modern-day slang words for alcohol include "booze, sauce, brews, brewskis, hooch, hard stuff and juice." And how can you tell if your friends have a drinking problem? They exhibit one of the following signs: They get drunk on a regular basis, they lie about how much alcohol they consume, they believe alcohol is necessary to have fun, they have frequent hangovers, they feel run-down and depressed, and they have blackouts.
Well, dang, outside of being honest about my brewski inhalation, looks like I'm on track to be a full-fledged teenage alkie!
Thank God for this conference, which taught me that I'm not living healthy in all sorts of crazy, Christian ways. Lesson learned, I left the Smart Marriage Conference School and Youth Institute in a hurry. My stomach was beginning to growl, and I had a lunch date for one.


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from the one-internet-several-reasons dept.
Catch up on stories from the past week (and beyond) at the Slashdot story archive
How about "The nothing-new-here perspective" - to refer to all those who say Web 2.0 is just déjà vu all over again.
One she already has that seems insightful: "The surveillance perspective - Social networking sites are surveillance. Everything young people write online are saved and can be used (against them) by marketing people, future employers and so on."
6. The paedophile and predator perspective
Catholic churches are an El Dorado for paedophiles and predators who want to harm young people. The people behind the churches are not in control of safety and do not put enough effort into keeping predators out of the churches.
That's documented reality, [wikipedia.org] established in hundreds of lawsuits.
Myspace, Facebook, etc. aren't losing multiple multi million dollar lawsuits for deliberately assisting in covering up child molestation by their employees. The Catholic Church is. Let the kids go online, but never let them enter a Catholic church alone.
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