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With a focus on prevention, Nationwide Children's Sports Medicine works with sports programs to decrease the number of injuries that occur. If an injury does occur, the clinical staff works with the patient, family, athletic trainer, coach and primary care physician to assist in the recovery of the injury by developing a treatment plan and recommending future sports activities. The program is designed to be a resource for all the athlete's health care needs within Children's Hospital.
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Last week, OnFaith published an article by Philp Jenkins, titled Was the Great War a Holy War? The following is an excerpt from this article:
"During the First World War, overwhelmingly Christian nations claimed ten million lives in the name of God.
When Europe went to war a hundred years ago this summer, all the nations involved loudly claimed to see God's hand in the struggle. To varying degrees, all governments spoke the language of crusade and holy war, martyrdom and sacrifice. All portrayed their enemies as quite literal servants of the Devil, of Antichrist. Even at the time, such language attracted plenty of cynics. As one 1920 poem mocked,
"Gott strafe England!" and "God save the King!"
God this, God that, and God the other thing.
"Good God!" said God, "I've got my work cut out!
Disenchanted later generations likewise dismiss such tales as the window dressing offered by callous states sending their young men off to mass slaughter. But the closer we look at that war and its rhetoric, the more seriously we have to take those religious ideas."
The full article can be read on OnFaith's Website.
Philip Jenkins will be speaking at Wycliffe's Refresh! Conference on May 13 & 14th, 2014. For more information, please visit: refresh.wycliffeserves.ca
Philip Jenkins, the author of The Lost History of Christianity, Jesus Wars, and The Next Christendom, is the Distinguished Professor of History and member of the Institute for Studies of Religion at Baylor University. His newest title is The Great and Holy War: How World War I Became a Religious Crusade.


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The Graduate Center offers more than thirty doctoral programs in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and natural sciences, including History.
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Through its extensive public programming, the Graduate Center contributes to the intellectual and cultural vitality of New York City.
The Graduate Center has announced its
Doctoral Student Parental Accommodation Policies.
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A number of our doctoral faculty and students will be presenting at the Society for Social Work Research Conference in San Antonio, Texas, in January 2014.
Professor Mimi Abramovitz
Place Matters: Mapping Community Loss As a New Social Indicator
Professors Irwin Epstein and Marina Lalayants
The Potential of Clinical Data-Mining in Evidence-Based Practice Knowledge-Building
Professor Kristin Ferguson-Colvin
Correlates of Transience Among Homeless Young Adults
Keren Bachi (recent doctoral graduate)
An Equine-Facilitated Prison Based Program: Effects On Recidivism
Associate Dean Daniel Herman
Dissemination and Implementation of Critical Time Intervention: A Randomized Trial Comparing Online and Face-to-Face Training
Jagadisa-devasri Dacus (pre-doctoral student)
Sustained Seronegativity Among Black MSM in NYC: The Neg4Life Pilot Study
In addition Amy Smoyer and Jama Shelton and will be receiving dissertation awards at the plenary session Presidential Plenary and Awards Presentation
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Ordinarily, you cannot adjust the focus of a picture after it's taken. Now you can. While a traditional camera grabs a single plane of light, the Lytro captures complete light field data with a single click and no shutter delay. Since Lytro captures all the color, density and direction of the light, the resulting native 3-D image can be refocused after the fact.
The square photos taken by the Lytro are small compared to more serious point-and-shoot cameras, and can easily be emailed and shared. To be clear, this is not a serious photography camera. This is a camera designed for simple point-and-shoot fun and easy sharing. That said, it looks like a blast.
This pocket-sized gizmo weighs less than half a pound and measures 1.61 inches in height and width and 4.41 inches long. The body is made of aluminum and silicone rubber. In addition to the camera itself, the box includes a lens cap, a cleaner cloth, a wrist strap and a micro-USB cable (3.28 feet long).
Lytro comes in three variations: Red Hot (16 GB, 750 image capacity) for $499; Graphite and Electric Blue (both with 8 GB, 350 image capacity) for $399.
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Issaquah man experiences Vancouver's hockey riot
June 21, 2011
By Warren Kagarise
Erik Richards, a lifelong Vancouver Canucks fan and Issaquah resident, experienced the mayhem up close June 15 as Vancouver, British Columbia, erupted into a riot after the team lost the Stanley Cup.
Richards — a self-described "huge Canucks fan" — stood among the crowd on Granville Street and snapped photos as rioters lit cars aflame and smashed storefronts.
"There were people running and cars on fire," he said after returning to Issaquah. "It was like a scene out of a movie."
The riot started at about 8 p.m. as the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Boston Bruins at Rogers Arena. Immediately after the loss, frustrated fans started tearing signs down along Granville Street, a destination for Canucks fans watching the Stanley Cup finals on a huge screen.
"I kind of predicted that stuff would go down, but I didn't think it would end up being a full-scale riot," Richards said.
Then, rioters flipped a car and, moments later, lit another on fire. Soon, riot police stormed down the street.
"I didn't really have a sense of danger at the time, just because in the moment I was trying to get pictures," he said.
Tear gas clogged the air and a stun grenade, or flash-bang, exploded near the 2010 Issaquah High School graduate. Richards' friend took a hit from a rubber bullet on the shoulder as police attempted to disperse the rioters.
The chaotic scene after Game 7 contrasted against the celebrations following Game 2, 11 days earlier.
Richards, 19, and friends headed north to Vancouver to watch Game 2, and managed to find space in a waterfront bar to watch the match-up.
"That was crazy. After they won, it was like the whole town was just erupting," he said. "Everybody was honking. It was just a big party."
For make-or-break Game 7, every establishment in the city seemed to be packed, so Richards and friends watched the game from outside a bar.
"I was pretty confident that they were going to win the Stanley Cup," he said.
Officials took steps to prevent a hockey riot after the decisive game. Downtown Vancouver liquor stores closed at 4 p.m. on game day — a step similar to safety precautions taken during the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Police and public safety officials enacted the precautions to attempt to avoid a scene similar to the 1994 riot after the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the New York Rangers.
Following the June 15 riot, hospitals treated more than 150 people for injuries. Police managed to break up the riot by midnight.
"For the people of Vancouver, I know they all came together the next day and helped clean up," Richards said. "That says something."
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Just ask the Kentucky man who falsely yelled "bingo" last month and was cited for second-degree disorderly conduct.
As part of 18-year-old Austin Whaley's punishment, Kenton District Judge Douglas Grothaus recently ordered the Covington man not to say the word "bingo" for six months. ...


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Matt Gohlke: Be prepared for freezing temperatures
With the relatively mild October that we experienced, it is hard to believe it is just a matter of time before freezing weather arrives.
With the relatively mild October that we experienced, it is hard to believe it is just a matter of time before freezing weather arrives.
This has been a very interesting spring and summer, weather-wise — we had record rainfall in April and May, but since then it has been extremely dry.
With the first average freeze date for the Dallas-Fort Worth area still a couple of months away (Nov. 22), we are entering the time of year when weather for outdoor activities, including swimming pool use, is at its best.
How about this weather? I know it is hot, but regardless of whether it is 95 degrees or 105 degrees, hot weather can create problems for swimming pools, even when a routine swimming pool maintenance program is followed.
The July Fourth weekend is traditionally the biggest weekend of the year for pool use. With Independence Day falling on a Saturday this year, the party will likely last all weekend. In addition, with the relatively mild weather we've been experiencing lately, pools and backyards are a great place to be.
All three of Denton's comprehensive high schools are holding their graduation ceremonies today, and by the end of this weekend, most all area high school graduation ceremonies will have been held, and this group of high school seniors will enter the next chapter of their lives.
Hallelujah! What a rainy month we had in April in North Texas! This is great news for us as most area lakes are at or near their capacity for the first time in several years and lawns, and gardens seem to be thriving.
Pool season is coming soon. The odds are definitely with us that the last freeze has already occurred. According to the National Weather Service, the average last freeze in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is...
Few people will disagree that soaking in a hot tub is just about as good as life gets. Whether you're spending time alone enjoying the quietness at the end of a long day, enjoying some down time with your spouse, or even enjoying some family bonding time, there is little argument about the mental and physical benefits of relaxing in a hot tub.
The 100-degree days appear to be over for this year. Soon it will be getting cold, and I have heard several weather forecasters call for a winter that is colder and wetter than normal. That doesn't bode too well for pools if preparations aren't made, especially in the Denton area.
When my sons were both young, something happened that made me realize that I am a dog lover. Our yellow Labrador retriever, Ellie, died suddenly after 10 years of providing our family with constant joy and me with a running partner.
This has been a relatively mild summer thus far — especially compared to the last few summers we've experienced. But one concern we've had to deal with for the last few years is limited rainfall. The current drought, combined with the continued influx of new residents to North Texas
Independence Day weekend is traditionally the biggest weekend of the year for swimming pool use. If you are the pool owner, hopefully by now your plans are in place for this weekend — the yard is mowed, the food is planned, the guests are invited and the pool is ready.
Most area schools let out for the summer this week. As a matter of fact, all three Denton high schools — Denton High, Ryan High and Guyer High — are holding their graduation ceremonies today. Congratulations to all students on what I hope was a great year, but a special congratulation to this year's graduates.
Even with the long, hard winter that we had in the Denton area, we knew that it was just a matter of time before it warmed up. Although summer officially begins this year on Saturday, June 21, most are already enjoying outdoor activities.
It's been just a few weeks since we heard the phrase "polar vortex" for the first time here, and only days since we experienced "thunder sleet," so it seems surprising that it's now time to talk about swimming pools.
After a number of years, pools can become outdated and in need of a renovation. Some pool owners desire minor changes and some desire dramatic overhauls.
As we begin this new year, we are given a fresh start and many times a fresh outlook on what we want to accomplish in the future. Oftentimes this includes looking to the past to determine if there are things that we would change if we were able to do so.
With the hot real estate market we've had lately, many of us in the swimming pool industry are often faced with a question: Is it a good idea to purchase a house with an existing swimming pool? The answer is: It really depends on several factors.
One area that is often overlooked by designers is backyard and pool area lighting. Backyard lighting can be beautiful, and it can be enjoyed year-round.
What a late summer it was, with September starting out very hot and dry. But it has finally started cooling down — and we even received some rain! And although we don't know what this winter will bring, we do know that we will soon have periods of cold weather.
This has been a relatively mild summer — especially when compared to the last few summers that we have experienced. But one concern that we have had to deal with is limited rainfall.
Although this summer appears that it will be much milder than the last two summers, it is still hot this time of year. Traditionally one of the solutions to dealing with the summer heat is the cool enjoyment that a swimming pool can provide. That is not always possible in August — as pool water tends to heat up, oftentimes past the point of being refreshing.
The July Fourth weekend is traditionally the biggest weekend of the year for pool use. If you are the pool owner, hopefully by now your July Fourth plans are in place (or are least close to being in place) for your guests. If you are anything like me, you prefer to follow a list to be sure that everything gets done. Following is a checklist to assure that your July Fourth pool party will be one to be remembered.
School is out for the summer. That means kids get to enjoy the breathtaking feeling of freedom unlike any other. There is nothing in adulthood that can compare with the feeling of freedom that kids have when walking (or running) out of school on the last day.
In recognition of the popularity of swimming and other water-related recreational activities in the United States and the resulting need for ongoing public education on safe water practices, May has been designated as National Water Safety Month.
What will the weather be for the next few months? Pete Delkus, chief meteorologist at ABC affiliate WFAA-TV in Dallas, showed a weather pattern map on March 28 that provides some insight on what to expect. The map indicated that the Dallas-Fort Worth area forecast for the months of April, May and June would be normal rainfall and above-average temperatures.
Most pool builders are asked one simple question more than any other that they hear, and it is: "What is the best time of year to build a swimming pool?"
Wouldn't it be great if we could accurately predict what the weather would be for North Texas for the next few months? According to the 2013 Old Farmer's Almanac, we have some interesting weather coming for the Texas-Oklahoma region: "The snowiest periods will be in early to mid-February and early March. April and May will be wetter than normal, with temperatures below normal in the north and above normal in the south. Summer will be cooler and a bit rainier than normal, with temperatures below normal in the north and above normal in the south."
What a year 2012 was! Between the West Nile virus, the presidential election, the fiscal cliff and other events and tragedies, many of us are just ready to escape from it all.
Having trouble deciding on a gift for that person who is difficult to buy for? You know, the person who has everything.
If you have ever viewed a satellite image of Denton or have flown over the city in a small aircraft, two things are very noticeable: There are quite a few swimming pools in Denton, and there are many trees in most areas of the city.
It would be great if we knew exactly what the weather was going to be this winter. But unfortunately, we do not. The best that we can do is look at long-range weather forecasts and then base our decisions on these forecasts. According to The Old Farmer's Almanac 2013, following is the weather forecast for the Texas-Oklahoma region: "Winter temperatures will be slightly colder than normal, on average, with precipitation and snowfall near or a bit above normal. The coldest periods will be in early to mid-February and early March."
Although Dallas and Tarrant counties have been all over the news recently with more than 200 West Nile virus cases each, those of us in Denton County have not escaped, with 118 people infected with the virus as of Thursday afternoon.
Although this summer is shaping up to be relatively mild, the hot weather can create problems for swimming pools even when a routine pool maintenance program is followed.
With the Fourth of July falling on a Wednesday this year, you may see a wide range of dates for Independence Day pool parties. Some people are selecting this weekend to celebrate, some prefer the actual holiday in the middle of the week, while others are opting for the weekend after.
Although summer officially begins June 20, for most of us it has already begun. I have always considered summer beginning when the kids get out of school, which happened this week for most area schools. There are so many things to look forward to as summer begins — spending time with family and friends, summer camps, Six Flags, Rangers baseball, not having to wake up early … the list goes on and on.
Although swim season started early this year because of the warm weather that we have recently experienced, Memorial Day weekend is traditionally considered the beginning of swim season.
Although summer doesn't officially begin until June 20, the recent warm weather seems to have many pool owners excited about a long swim season this year.
So how 'bout that weather? Do you remember last winter? What I remember most vividly about last winter is Super Bowl week in early February when we received more than our fair share of winter weather all in one week — virtually immobilizing the Dallas-Fort Worth area as the world watched. But this winter was completely different — very mild and enjoyable, perfect for spending time outdoors.
As the years pass, pools can become outdated and in need of renovation. Some pool owners want minor changes; some prefer dramatic overhauls. The availability of new products and materials that weren't available when the pool was constructed can mean the renovated pool looks better than it did when it was new.
After last summer's record-breaking heat, many homeowners have already decided that they are not going through another summer without a swimming pool. For some, this will be one of the best decisions that they have ever made for their family. But for others, it will not work out quite like they envisioned.


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Projected current and Last Glacial Maximum distributions for each Amphipsalta and Notopsalta species, modeled in Maxent. For A. cingulata and N. sericea, which are found only on NI, two projected LGM distributions are shown – one with the model trained on background localities from all of NZ, and the other trained only on NI localities. Scale shows climate suitability values; warmer colors indicate higher suitability.
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Over the past few weeks I have been really getting into Popup Chinese, a really cool site with tons of great content for learning chinese. Popup Chinese produces chinese learning podcasts for learners of all levels which anyone can subscribe to for free. In addition, an upgraded Popup Chinese account will give you access to a ton of extra content like transcripts, characters sheets, additional exercises and a lot more. If you are serious about improving your chinese skills, read the rest of this Popup Chinese Review to see why you should be learning chinese from this site.
I had been a longtime Chinesepod fan and I loved being able to subscribe to their chinese lessons on iTunes and listen to them on my iPhone in my free time. Unfortunately, Chinesepod changed their policies awhile back, and now you can only access their newbie level lessons without paying. Luckily for us, Popup Chinese fills the gap, and all their daily chinese lesson podcasts are available for free. They have Absolute Beginners, Elementary, Intermediate and Advanced chinese lessons as well as podcasts dedicated to writing and speaking. In addition, there are sets of lessons designed specifically for people studying for the HSK test.
I've mainly been listening to the Elementary level lessons and I've been really enjoying them. The lessons are are usually about 7-8 minutes in length. Like Chinesepod, they start out in the beginning with a really short dialog acted out by native chinese speakers. For rest of the lesson, the hosts Brandon and Echo go over the dialog and introduce grammar points and cultural usage tips. The Popup Chinese lessons are definitely a step up in difficulty from the comparable Chinesepod lesson. Translations are only gone over once, instead of multiple times and it can be a definite challenge to keep up with the pace. I don't mind this actually, because I think it'ss forcing my listening comprehension to improve that much faster. Once you're done with the day's lesson, you'll want to visit the Popup Chinese site itself and check out the comments for the lesson. I am quite impressed with how active the Popup Chinese community is, and there is always lots of discussion on each lesson. It's also nice that the staff, like Echo and others are always there to answer any questions and provide further insights into the dialogs.
Everything on the Popup Chinese site itself is very well designed and there are a lot of innovative features not found anywhere else. The dictionary, chinese annotation tool, and writing pad are a few of the tools that are freely accessable on the site. If you are trying to learn how to write chinese, I was really impressed by how well the Writing Pad works to help teach you to write chinese characters using the proper stroke order. I only wish you could select a set of characters to practice with, which would really make it a killer app for learning how to write chinese. The only other quibble with the site was that there doesn't seem to be a way to search for a specific lesson. However, this looks like it will be fixed shortly.
The free content of Popup Chinese is great for the casual chinese learner, but serious learners may want to look into the paid content to really solidify the what they have learned. Popup Chinese offers a few different subscription plans. A basic plus subscription is only $49.99 a year which gives you access to all the downloadable content including the podcasts, transcripts, character sheets, and hsk. The premium subscription gives you access to everything on the site. This includes on-site annotated transcripts with audio playback. All the vocabulary of the lesson is annotated as well, and you can add the words you want to practice more with into the Flashcards application. You also have the ability to export your vocab into PlecoDict and Wenlin if you are using these programs. All this is backed by a 30 day refund policy so you can always get your money back if you are not happy with the results.
I really haven't explored all that Popup Chinese has had to offer yet, but I am really enjoying what I have seen so far. The daily chinese lessons are a fun way to learn chinese, and it's super convenient to be able to listen whenever I want. The community seems great, and I really like where the site is headed. The recently announced interactive Learn Chinese Video Lessons look to be an awesome new addition to the site. I really encourage everyone to check the site out, and then come back and tell me what you think.


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JSE stocks retreat from record highComment on this story
Johannesburg - South African stocks ended barely changed on Monday as investors juggled better-than-expected earnings results by a major gold miner with valuation worries after two straight sessions of gains that pushed the market to record highs.
Construction firms also featured on the loser board after the City Press newspaper said police were involved in a competition watchdog price-fixing probe.
But gold mining shares restricted the downside the broader index after Harmony Gold beat forecasts with quarterly profit.
The benchmark JSE Top-40 index was flat at 36,225.21, retreating from a record 36,421.32 set earlier in the session. The broader All-share index was off 0.07 percent at 40,571.82 after notching up a record 40,822.08.
"There's a feeling that some of these stocks have run quite hard. I am not surprised to see a bit of profit-taking on some of them," Ferdi Heyneke, a portfolio manager at Afrifocus Securities, said.
Investment group Remgro, up nearly 4 percent so far this year, gave up 0.6 percent to 164.08 rand and lender Absa was down 1.06 percent at 169.18 after rising by nearly 8 percent year-to-date.
Hit by worries of hefty fines for allegedly fixing prices of building contracts, construction firms were sold off. Wilson Bayly Holmes-Ovcon dropped 5.8 percent to 145.50 rand and Stefanutti Stocks skidded 5.63 percent to 10.05 rand.
On the flipside, Harmony Gold topped the gainers' list, surging 7.7 percent to 61.80 rand, after the country's No.3 gold producer reported an above-expectations 28 percent rise in second quarter profit.
Rival AngloGold Ashanti climbed 2.7 percent to 260 rand and Gold Fields was up 1.9 percent at 108 rand.
Provisional bourse statistics showed a slightly below average 191 million shares were traded, with 149 shares advancing and 181 losing ground while 46 shares were unchanged. - Reuters
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My co-worker Chipper sowed this song into my ministry today! Yes this is just what I needed today! Lord you are so worthy!!!!!!! Give Him praise… reach back deep on this one! Go for it!!!
A Flashback Praise: "He Lives" Melanie Daniels And The GMWA Women Of Worship Take Us In!
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With election day less than 48 hours away, republicans and democrats in East Tennessee are doing whatever they can to persuade any remaining undecided voters.
"There's definitely a lot of energy this year," said Jacob Swisher, campaign coordinator for Sen. Becky Duncan Massey.
"Since the end of August, we've been making calls to Ohio and Virginia, and lots of people have been calling from home," Waters said.
Obama supporter Rebecca Ferrar has traveled to North Carolina four times in an attempt to swing voters into the President's column come the November 6 election.
"We know that Tennessee is a red state and we're not going to win Tennessee, but North Carolina is a battleground state and it's crucial that we win North Carolina," Ferrar said.


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Did you update the directx?
And where did you find the game?
Best regards,
Hey guys,
I have a problem with loading Beyond the Sword. I had it as well with vanilla Civ4 but Warlords loaded just fine.
I insert the dvd, press play, it shows the loading screen with differents languages, but then it doesn't go to the real loading screen with the bar. However I get a small error screen (the one Windows XP shows so you can send the error report) and it only says the game "has encountered a problem and needs to close."
Oh... and they are very sorry for the inconvenience.... Yay!
Does anyone else have the same problem or know how to fix it? I bought the game yesterday and haven't been able to play it yet...
I'd really appreciate your input, thanks!
Did you update the directx?
And where did you find the game?
Best regards,
Yes, all drivers are up to date. The game is already being sold in Europe. Bought it at a FNAC store, it's a european chainstore.
I have the same problem with a perfectly legal game purchased at BestBuy in the US. I've updated all my drivers, uninstalled and reinstalled both cIV and Warlords and completely patched them (which BtS does anyway as part of its install) and when BtS tries to play I get the same error message. This is on my laptop. My son's less powerful desktop computer runs BtS fine. So as long as he's at work and until he goes back to college I can sneak in some play.
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Yeah, I did exactly the same! Even installed vanilla Civ4 then patched it, installed Warlords and patched it and finally installed BtS so it didn't need to do any patching! Argh...... I can't believe I bought the exansion and it's sitting here... useless.
I could try it on another computer, but that would only frustrate me, I wouldn't be doing much gaming on any other pc.
I had this same problem. I needed to update my DVD drive's drivers. Now it starts fine.
What model is the computer, pedrosfm and patcon?
Go to the device manager (Start--Control Panel---System--Hardware--Device manager) and find your CD or DVD drive and let me know what it is. Odds are, updating the drivers for that drive will fix this problem. They are most easily available from your computer makers' site..
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It's a P4 1.5 GHz, 768 RAM, Geforce 6800 and it has a LG combo drive that is a DVD player and CD-RW in one. The model is GCC-4120B and the driver dates from the 1st of July 2001 I think...
Problem is, I've searched for a more recent driver and there's none! Not even in LG's own website. I'm screwed then...
The PC was custom made, it doesn't have a specific brand like Dell or whatnot.
I've never been able to run games via DVD. I always get asked to insert the correct CD instead of DVD. Maybe I don't have the correct driver or something. I use fixed exe. files (I would use them anyway).
I encountered a problem (with Warlords) where all I received was an error message. Reinstalling Civ IV, updating to latest patch (which came with Warlords) and then installing Warlords fixed the problem. Maybe something similar is required with Beyond the Sword.
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YES!!! I am now playing Beyond the Sword and it rocks!
Managed to update my DVD-ROM/CD-RW combo drive through a rather complicated process, but it's finally working!
Thanks for the help everyone, specially Wiglaf. Play on!
good to hear. did you use those sites or something else?
HP pavilion notebook running Windows XP with a DVD/CD-ROM Light-Scribe drive. The drive is model HL-DT-ST-DVDRAM GSA-4084N with a driver date of 7/1/2001. I found updated drivers for a 4082, but not a 4084. I have a help request in at LG, so I'll just have to wait and see.
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Try entering the full product number here http://welcome.hp.com/country/us/en/support.html and looking around there.
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Dunno what that is, exactly, but it might be a useful firmware download.
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I used those sites! Truth be told I had already searched through them and found exactly what I needed in the afternoon, but I didn't bother to read as carefully as I did now, so I basically had the solution in my hands and tossed it away! lolOriginally posted by Wiglaf
good to hear. did you use those sites or something else?
But you "told" me to search through them again, so I did and now the game runs super awesome!
Found it, downloaded it, and ran it. Still not working.Originally posted by Wiglaf
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Dunno what that is, exactly, but it might be a useful firmware download.
Thanks for the try.
I guess I still need to find an updated driver.
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The dynamics of economic development and reform in Latin America and the western hemisphere at large have changed considerably since structural reforms in the 1980's in the context of turmoil due debt crisis, high inflation, and the collapse of authoritarian regimes. At present, countries face increasing pressure to liberalize their economies amidst turbulent capital markets and transient financial investments. Reform efforts continue. As democratic regimes consolidate in the region, policymakers focus on the complex issues of judicial and tax reform, the strengthening of local governance structures, and the development of broader conceptions of citizen participation and social welfare.
Moving from a substantive investigation of governmental reform processes, the Bildner Center fosters dialogue on specific issues of social equity and poverty reduction. Recent work on human and social capital focuses on the importance of networks, informal institutions, and families in fomenting economic growth and social opportunity. There are a number of policy issues and factors shaping social development: labor markets and migration, urban and demographic dynamics, civil society and the non-profit sector, democratic institution-building, ideas, religious practice, and social responsibility.
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Ubiquitous, iniquitous, insidious Mosquito.My Nemesis.
You filled up my hols full of Diaphoresis.
Awaiting a strike from your tiny proboscis.
You hover above and there's never remorse
Stealing a second a suck from my, too small, life force.
You suck! It's your unholy numbers that no one can buck.
My skin is all holed and I'm feeling abused.
What power you have, that you've so often misused.
I don't mind you living, just don't do it near me.
To bring many offspring to life is your aim.
When you take half an armful, well that's what I claim.
There are others around you who have lots of blood
See if they mind as you open the flood.
There's one that I know of, he's covered in hair.
Take all your needs from an Alaskan brown Bear.
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More capacity, more extra fees lift cruise industry
The cruise business is emerging from the down economy thanks to lower fuel prices, bigger boats and more fees for perks like alcohol and excursions.
Jeremy Hobson: Well banks may be in choppy waters right now, but it looks like there will be calmer seas ahead for cruise ships. Carnival -- the world's largest cruise ship operator -- will announce its quarterly earnings today.
Marketplace's Nancy Marshall-Genzer has a preview.
Nancy Marshall-Genzer: The cruising business appears to be slowly emerging from the fog of recession, for a couple of reasons. Low fuel prices are giving it a nice tailwind, and the big cruise lines are adding capacity.
Jaime Katz is a cruise industry analyst at Morningstar. She says, the big new ships cruise lines are buying every year equal more money.
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Katz says cruise sales picked up, along with the economy. Consumers are feeling more confident. Plus, they're lured onto the big boats with rock-bottom prices. But, once they're on board, here come the extra fees -- for alcohol, onshore guided tours, fancy dinners.
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Salaried retirees from Ford Motor and General Motors will be hearing more about a chance to receive a lump-sum payment instead of a regular pension check. Its a choice not a mandate.
So heres another source of information. Troy-based financial planner Leon LaBrecque has released what he calls a White Paper on the GM Lump Sum offer, which was announced on Friday.
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By Greg GelpiOne middle school student was in "collusion" with a love of reading to claim the 2005 Clayton County Public Schools Spelling Bee title. Jonesboro Middle School sixth-grade student Micah Gause attributes her spelling prowess to her passion for reading, reading her own collection of books, while moving on to her father's collection. Surviving round after round as competition was whittled away, Gause found herself in a head-to-head showdown with Hendrix Drive Elementary School student Austin Goodman Wednesday. The two remained on stage amidst lines of empty chairs, where their competitors once stood. After 10 rounds of back and forth between her and Goodman, Gause sealed the victory by spelling "collusion." Spelling the word correctly, there was a pause on the stage before receiving acknowledgment that she had in fact spelled it correctly and therefore had won the competition, which had moved into its third hour. With the applause of those who remained in the Clayton County Schools Performing Arts Center, she turned and shared her joy with her father, who threw his hands up in the air and didn't hold back in showing his pride, yelling his excitement. "She's always been a brain child anyway, and all she does is read," her father, Michael Gause, said. "They always tried to tell me my child is gifted. I always knew it." Lorrie McNeill, who teaches Gause, said that her student has an addiction to reading and she sometimes must tell her to put her book away when reading in class. "It's obvious that the reading is paying off," McNeill said. She described Micah Gause as "very inquisitive" and "quite verbal." And her "love of words" is evidenced by her great vocabulary and her writing, McNeill said. Micah Gause added that she has a photographic memory, which enables her to recall how words are spelled. Her father said that from "day one," he always knew she was a "little heightened" in her knowledge and intelligence. Her love of reading, especially fantasy books, has outgrown her grade level and expanded to her father's book collection. "Reading is the key to spelling," he said. When not reading, she shares her brother's interest in music by playing the violin. The spelling competition, sponsored by the Clayton County Education Association, had representatives from each elementary and middle school compete to represent the county at the district level competition. As the winner at the county level, Micah Gause earned a trophy and $50. Other winners in the spelling bee were Goodman with second place, Lovejoy Middle School's Lauren Waring with third place and Adamson Middle School's Jordyn Speakman with fourth place. Some words that tripped up students along the way, included collywobbles, lackadaisical, crucible and cesspool.
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Mrs. Forthman was born Nov. 15, 1925. She was a homemaker and member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Houston Forthman; and her son-in-law, Tommy Wells.
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In his Senate Foreign Relations Committee testimony last week, Secretary of State John Kerry blamed Israel for the breakdown in peace negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians. He argued that an Israeli announcement of 700 new housing units for a neighborhood in Jerusalem were what did in the talks. "Poof, that was sort of the moment," Kerry said. "We find ourselves where we are."
This is an amazing claim, especially when the housing units are not in a settlement—but are in Jerusalem, Israel's capital, in a location that every Israeli and every Palestinian knows will be part of Israel in any possible peace agreement.
In fact, Kerry's actions during his 15 months as secretary of state are why "we find ourselves where we are." The only surprise here is the total lack of introspection or comprehension he exhibits. Kerry jumped into these negotiations, secure in the belief that he could deliver success—and therefore not even thinking about the damage that could be done if the talks blew up. But why—why was he so confident? What was his analysis of world affairs, of events in the region, or of the politics of the two sides that led him to conclude this was the moment—2013 and 2014—when a deal was at hand?
The answer is found in his speech last December to the Saban Forum, a gathering of Israeli and American officials and former officials at the Brookings Institution in Washington. Here are the key passages:
This is a combination of faith-based diplomacy and personal vanity. The argument seems to be that peace is possible because Kerry has relationships with leaders, Kerry is trusted, Kerry was in the Senate for 30 years, Kerry chaired the Foreign Relations Committee, and Kerry was on the White House lawn when Rabin shook hands with Arafat. So our job is to have faith in him, and if we believe that peace is possible, it will come.
This latter is known as the Tinkerbell Effect, based on the passage in Peter Pan where the fairy Tinkerbell has taken poison but can be revived if people believe in her.
Apparently it didn't work with the Palestinians, who failed to clap. Kerry's casting of blame at Israel was rebuffed sharply by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: An official in his office told the New York Times, "Secretary Kerry knows that it was the Palestinians who said 'no' to continued direct talks with Israel in November; who said 'no' to his proposed framework for final status talks; who said 'no' to even discussing recognition of Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people; who said 'no' to a meeting with Kerry himself; and who said 'no' to an extension of the talks."
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By Townsend A. "Van" Van Fleet, Alexandria
To the editor:
Derrick Perkins' article in the August 14 issue of the Alexandria Times titled "Prince and Cameron streets eyed for bike lanes," highlighted city staff's current position on this matter.
In this article, Carrie Sanders, who is a division chief in the department of transportation and environmental services, indicates that her agency already has decided to put bike lanes on Cameron and Prince streets. Additionally, the article relates that Jim Durham of the Alexandria Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Committee (an at-large committee not appointed by the city council) indicated that previous considerations by the city did not go far enough.
Essentially, it appears that city staff and the committee already have made up their minds as to what the final outcome will be on this issue.
If this is the case, these conclusions were drawn without much public input, since two significant public meetings on the matter have yet to occur. On September 30, the goals and needs of bicyclists and pedestrians will be discussed at the pedestrian and bicycle master plan meeting. On October 9, complete street guidelines will be addressed at the second meeting of the ad-hoc pedestrian and bicycle master plan advisory committee.
Given these apparently forgone conclusions, city staff is once again attempting a preemptive strike on an issue (look to the food truck task force debacle for an example) without having input provided by meetings and committees that are scheduled and convened by the city. It is becoming more and more apparent that these meetings are nothing more than pro forma occurrences to satisfy the requirement for public input.
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The Alexandria bike count is scheduled to be conducted by BPAC in mid-September.
They are looking for volunteers to help with the count. I would also encourage residents to count on the dates that are not scheduled by BPAC in order to compare their counts with those of BPAC's.
The bike lobby count will likely be artificailly inflated by the interest group active regional communications network. In good market research this is accounted for and discounted. But that requires a professional research effort.
Is it really necessary for you to publish comments from Townsend Van Fleet? It seems redundant to print that he is against one city plan or another. For the past 22 years that I have lived in Old Town, I cannot recall a single proposal that he did not find fault with. If it included progress or change – Mr. Van Fleet was against it. In the future, I would prefer to hear some new voices – for or against – city plans. I believe that we can do without his consistently negative voice.


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Renowned paleontologist Bob Bakker draws a dinosaur on Sawyer Malinowski's T-shirt. Bakker was the keynote speaker Friday at St. Clair County Community College's STEM Conference.
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"They're good for your kid's brain, and they're good for your brain, too," Bakker said.
"Fossils in general are the jumper cables for the human mind," he said. "They teach you to think sideways." ...


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The first strawberries of 2010 spill out of a box from Adam's Berry Farm in the Burlington Intervale. / CANDACE PAGE, Free Press
Recipe: Ruth Pages Strawberry Pie
1 baked 9-inch pie shell (see below)
3 pints to a quart and a half of fresh Vermont strawberries
1 small package of cream cheese (local cream cheese highly recommended)
1/2 cup sugar
3 tablespoons cornstarch
1 cup heavy cream for whipping (again, local is better)
1. Remove cream cheese from the refrigerator and let it stand until it softens. Very gently spread a layer of the cheese on the baked pie shell, being careful not to tear it.
2. Stem and trim the berries, then set the nicest ones (tips up) in close, concentric circles on the cream cheese, about 1 1/2 pints worth. Slice the remaining berries 1 1/2 to 2 pints into a saucepan. Add the sugar and cook a few minutes over moderate heat. Stir the cornstarch into a bit of water and add to the cooking berries. Stir until the sauce thickens and turns a clear red. Cool (but dont chill) the sauce, then pour over the berries in the pie shell.
3. Refrigerate the pie, and just before serving whip the cream and pile on the pie. Decorate with two or three whole, perfect berries.
Cooks Illustrated Foolproof Pie Dough
No daughter is content to leave her mothers recipes alone. Mothers pie crust is delicious, but this is better. Dont worry about the vodka; the alcohol vaporizes during baking, leaving the flakiest crust I ever have tasted. However, you may find yourself, as I did, assuring a liquor store clerk at 8 a.m. one Thanksgiving Eve that you are going to cook with the vodka, not drink it. I expected a skeptical glance. Instead, the young man said, Yeah, a lot of women have been in to get vodka for pie crust.
2½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon table salt
2 tablespoons sugar
12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) cold unsalted butter, cut into ¼-inch slices
½ cup cold vegetable shortening, cut into 4 pieces
¼ cup cold vodka
¼ cup cold water
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Process 1½ cups flour, salt and sugar in a food processor until combined, about 2 one-second pulses. Add butter and shortening and process until a homogeneous dough just starts to collect in uneven clumps, about 15 seconds (dough will resemble cottage cheese curds and there should be no uncoated flour). Scrape bowl with rubber spatula and redistribute dough evenly around processor blade. Add remaining cup of flour and pulse until mixture is evenly distributed around the bowl and the mass of dough has been broken up, 4 to 6 quick pulses. Empty mixture into a medium bowl.
Sprinkle vodka and water over mixture. With rubber spatula, use folding motion to mix, pressing down on the dough until it is slightly tacky and sticks together. Divide dough into two even balls and flatten each into a 4-inch disk. Wrap each in plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 45 minutes or up to 2 days. (Only one piece of the dough is needed for the strawberry pie. The other will keep quite well if carefully wrapped and stored in the freezer.)
Roll out one crust, put in the pie plate, prick all over with a fork and flute the edge. Drape a piece of parchment paper over the bottom of the pie and fill with dried beans or rice.
Bake five minutes. Remove parchment paper and beans. Bake 3-5 minutes more, until fully cooked with golden brown edges.
For the strawberry pie, cool the pie shell before spreading with cream cheese.
Every family has its defining stories tales that provoke tears and laughter when the clan gathers for weddings, golden anniversaries and funerals. Over time, anecdotes evolve into family legends, embroidered, embellished and possibly exaggerated. They sprout heroes and heroines, morals and conclusions.
In the case of humorist James Thurber, a family-tale legend can even grow into a New Yorker story. Thurbers classic, The Night the Bed Fell on My Father, might be a more-complex tale, but it is certainly less delicious than the Page familys contribution to the genre: The Day Mom Dropped the Strawberry Pies.
The year: circa 1960. The setting: a family kitchen in Burlington. The time: Late afternoon in June or early July. Dramatis personae: Mom, Dad and three pre-adolescent children.
As the curtain rises, two strawberry pies sit in the refrigerator, topped with billows of whipped cream, decorated with the biggest, reddest strawberries the family has grown.
These are not just any strawberry pies. They are precious to Dad and the children because they are Moms pies prepared according to a family recipe, made from berries grown outside the kitchen door and measurably more delicious than any other obtainable strawberry pie.
The pies are precious to Mom because she has labored over them at length: She picked the berries, shopped for the other ingredients, made the pie crust, prepared the filling, whipped the cream (all this in intervals of writing and editing a weekly newspaper, tending a half-acre garden, making dinner, doing the laundry and arbitrating disputes among the kids).
They are destined for a church supper. It is time to head to church. The family is late, and the kitchen is crowded. Mom opens the refrigerator, carefully removes the pies. They are things of beauty. Dad and the children watch sullenly two pies destined for foreign stomachs; its more than a person can bear.
Mother turns.
The pies slip.
Time stops. In slow motion the pies upend. They fall to the floor, flinging bits of whipped cream. They crash, cream side down.
There is a moment of total silence. Then Mom utters words not printable in a family newspaper, words her children never have heard her say before.
But everybody else is grinning. These pies, it is clear, arent leaving the house.
The children dive for spoons, followed closely by Dad.
You can eat it, but you cant scrape the floor its dirty! Mother shrieks, a vain warning of caution.
We scoop the broken pies back into the pie plates, leaving the thinnest veneer of cream on the linoleum Mom can go to the church supper if she wants, but we know what the rest of the family is having for dinner.
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Mel Kiper & Todd McShay Agree On Chiefs Pick
With the Kansas City Chiefs in the top five of the NFL Draft last year, ESPN's gurus Todd McShay and Mel Kiper didn't agree on which direction Scott Pioli would go until the final weeks. After having different players going to the Chiefs in their first mocks, they are currently in agreement that LB Akeem Ayers from UCLA would be a fit.
Kansas City must draft an outside linebacker, and in Ayers the Chiefs get a player who can learn from Mike Vrabel if he's there or step in for him immediately if he's not. Ayers is known for freak athleticism, but his versatility is the real draw. He has good skills as a pass-rusher, can drop off into coverage and holds up well in the run game. A sound fit for KC's scheme.
When McShay first pegged Ayers for the Chiefs last week I was still thinking wide receiver or offensive line before linebacker, but with the uncertainty surrounding just how in depth the league's free agency period will be, I like this idea.
Matt Cassel will need better options to throw to and block for him, but they can probably get by with what they have (or have coming back at WR with Jerheme Urban) for another season. With a much tougher schedule on tap, there is no way the pass rush as it is currently constructed will get the job done.
Tamba Hali — be it on his one-year franchise deal or a long-term contract — needs help and while Ayers wouldn't be my first choice (hello, Aldon Smith) he is a safer bet than Cameron Sheffield who is trying to come back from a neck injury.
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Von Heidecke's Chicago Festival Ballet presents "The Nutcracker" at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at The Ritz Theatre, 30 S. Washington St.
The company's production of "The Nutcracker" involves more than 16 professional dancers and more than 35 local children. The ballet follows a little girl's journey through a fantasy world of fairies, princes, toy soldiers and an army of mice.
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WIN Minnesota, a 501c4 nonprofit, is adding the super-PAC "to explore the option of doing work in federal races," executive director Adam Duininck said today in an e-mail to Political Capital. Super-PACs may raise funds in unlimited amounts to independently aid or oppose candidates, usually through paid media.
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In furtherance of e-governance initiatives, provisions regarding stamp duty applicable on filing of e-forms have been amended and stakeholders shall have facility to pay stamp duty in electronic manner also. As of now, this process shall cover Form 1(including MoA, AoA), Form 5 and Form 44 only, accordingly revised eforms are being introduced w.e.f. 12.09.2009. These provisions shall be applicable to the eforms filed subsequent to this amendment. In case eforms filed earlier are 'Resubmitted' after implementation of this change, e-stamp shall not be applicable.
Keeping in view the requirement of stakeholders awareness, process of e-stamp has not been made mandatory, meaning thereby, stakeholders have option to pay stamp duty in electronic manner through MCA21 system or in physical form as per the existing procedure.Further this process shall be applicable only to such States/Union Territories which have agreed to the request of Ministry of Corporate Affairs for collection of e-stamp duty on their behalf.
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Until I re-read it recently, I had forgotten what a terribly, terribly sad book this is - how un-Disney, un-Broadway musical its re-telling of the Arthur and Camelot saga is. I'd also forgotten about White's philosophical digressions on the nature of man and society, and the monstrousness of aggression and war. Until I read a contemporary memoir in which the author becomes obsessed with White, I didn't know what a deeply unhappy person he was. All his terrible pathologies are here, barely coded, in his characters and situations, and yet he made something quite brilliant of his tortured thoughts, a tale for the ages - but not a comforting one, not at all.
This book seemed to go on forever, due to it being four books combined. Also due to my busy schedule. The story is the classic King Arthur story but with much more detail and with The Sword and the Stone story included in the beginning. I loved having it all together. I particularly liked the last book, The Book of Merlin, where the race of humankind was analyzed in relation to other animal species, to show how horrendous we are as human beings. Saying it here makes it sound horrible but, as an anthropologist, it fascinated me, and that these thoughts have been going on for centuries'. If you are interested in King Arthur stories, you may enjoy this book.
'***SPOILERS are abundant throughout this review, but any prior familiarity with Arthurian legend will also provide spoilers!
This was an impressive book with a few odd components and a generally positive contribution to Arthurian legend.
Regarding the odd components, I didn't like the first section of the book, in which Merlyn turned Arthur into animals. It was separate from the main story and did not contribute enough to the understanding of the characters to be worthwhile. Merlyn as a whole was problematic in this book and after his disappearance the book became more interesting. Yet, Merlyn did contribute one really wonderful thought- that nobody can take one's education away, that that always belongs internally to the individual no matter the external circumstance.
This was a sad book. Arthur tried to manage his section of the world by redirecting the use of force to more appropriate situations (to rescue people from bullies), but when they ran out of these situations, he had to find a different mission for the knights. So, he sent them on the quest for the Holy Grail, but the only ones who could find it were perfect (apparently partially because they were virgins) and were taken away, and the ones that remained were deeply flawed people, as we all are, and came back from the quest mostly unimproved. Arthur failed and lost much, including Gweneviere, Lancelot, and many of his friends, especially the Orkneys (Gawain, Agravaine, Gaheris, Gareth). He tried to do the right things and was unsuccessful, partially because of mistakes made in his youth (Mordred's situation). The ending shows Arthur hopeful again, but as a reader I was less convinced.
I enjoyed the attempt to present many of the characters realistically in this book, both male and female. While the Mists of Avalon was very female focused, and Arthur Rex was very male focused, this book seemed to be better balanced. It referenced the issues that would lead into world war and had a lot to say about violence as a means to solve problems, which is beyond the intent of all of the other Arthurian material I have read. It also included smaller bits of commentary on social issues. For example, White commented that it is so easy to cause a young child to feel self-hatred and consistently showed the effects of this on Lancelot's life.
Although this book does not replace Thomas Malory's work, it is an excellent addition and unreservedly recommended.
A book - no, four books - to revel in the language and the wit, relating the story of Arthur from his childhood as the Wart, living with Sir Ector, through his reign, the idealistic creation of the Round Table, the affair between Lancelot and Guinever, his old age and decline. The end, where Arthur, before going into final battle, reflects on his childhood and all he learnt with Merlin and observation of the animals, is incredibly profound and moving, in particular his thoughts about war:
"He remembered Lyo-lyok and the island which they had seen on their migration, where all those puffins, razorbills, guillemots and kittiwakes had lived together peacefully, preserving their own kinds of civilisation without war - because they claimed no boundaries. He saw the problem before him as plain as a map. The fantastic thing about war was that it was fought about nothing - literally nothing. Frontiers were imaginary lines. ... It was geography which was the cause - political geography. It was nothing else. Nations did not need to have the same kind of civilisation, nor the same kind of leader, any more than the puffins and the guillemots did. They could keep their own cilivisations, like Esquimaux and Hottentots, if they would give each other freedom of trade and free passage and access to the world. Countries would have to become counties - but counties which could keep their own culture and local laws. The imaginary lines on the earth's surface only needed to be unimagined. The airborne birds skipped them by nature. How mad the frontiers had seemed to Lyo-lyok, and would to Man if he could learn to fly."
I don't care what anyone says, this is not a classic to me. It's just a bad story with annoying characters.
It knits together the funny, the moving, the fanciful and the psychologically astute in a rich tapestry of the medieval age of chivalry... Whatever else it is or is not. this is a book of profound patriotic piety which glorifies Arthur as the father of his country, and finds in the childlike wonder and faith of medieval England the crucible of future English greatness.
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A revised omnibus edition of White's retelling of Arthurian legends. The first three sections of this book were originally published separately: The Sword in the Stone (1939), The Witch in the Wood (1939; here called "The Queen of Air and Darkness"), The Ill-Made Knight (1940), and the previously unpublished section, "The Candle in the Wind." The Book of Merlyn, written in 1941, was originally intended as the fifth and final book of the saga. It was first published by the University of Texas Press in 1977 and reissued by Berkley, 1978 (pap.). The whole world knows and loves this book. It is the magical epic of King Arthur and his shining Camelot; of Merlin and Owl and Guinevere; of beasts who talk and men who fly, of wizardry and war. It is the book of all things lost and wonderful and sad. It is the fantasy masterpiece by which all others are judged.… (more)
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OLD SPANISH TRAIL. The Old Spanish Trail was a national highway, completed in the 1920s, that ran from St. Augustine, Florida, across the southern United States to San Diego, California. The Texas portion of the road began at the southwestern Louisiana border at Orange, passed through Beaumont, Houston, and San Antonio, and ended at El Paso. The name Old Spanish Trail was chosen by an organization formed in December 1915 in Mobile, Alabama, to promote the construction of a southern transcontinental highway. The group, which called itself the Old Spanish Trail Association, also publicized the route to tourists, and by August 1926 had distributed 83,000 maps and travel service booklets. In 1919 the group established headquarters at the Gunter Hotel in San Antonio. By 1929 the highway was completed. The present highway does not follow the route of the Old San Antonio Road, which was sometimes referred to as the Old Spanish Trail and went from Bexar (now San Antonio) east to Nacogdoches and north of what is now known as the Old Spanish Trail. An 1829 map drawn by Stephen F. Austin shows that the Opelousas Road (also known as La Bahía Roadqv), an east-west trail running through southwestern Louisiana and southeastern Texas, had a branch trail going down to Harrisburg (now Houston). The same map shows that a trail existed from what is now Houston to what is now San Antonio, but it was unnamed on that map and did not correspond to what was sometimes called the Camino Real during the Spanish colonial period.
Joseph John Hill, The Old Spanish Trail (Baltimore: Williams and Wilkins, 1921). Old Spanish Trail Travelog, September 1927, March 1928. James Wadsworth Travers, From Coast to Coast Via the Old Spanish Trail (San Diego, 1929). Year Book, Report of Managing Directors to Old Spanish Trail Members (San Antonio, 1926).
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The community of Martin County gathered Sunday to honor a leader and dear friend.
Sheriff Ray Fields, 74 of Tomahawk, died Thursday at Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital.
Fields was a huge part of the Inez community.
"Ray was a long time legend in the county. He was elected sheriff four times and elected judge once and served all those terms," said John Triplett, friend of Fields.
Sheriff Fields was more than a great sheriff to the people who live in Martin County. He was an asset to the community.
"You could call him at 2:30 or 3:30 in the morning, and he'd still come out. All you had to do was call Ray," said James Brandon Fields, Ray's only grandson.
"He's touched every family in this county one way or another. And he had the biggest heart of anybody you'd ever meet," said Carol Sue Mills, friend of Fields.
People say Fields was best friends with everyone.
"Above what he did was what he was. And that was a person that was full of compassion and kindness for those that he knew," said Martin County Judge Daniel Sparks.
Friends of Fields say he always helped everyone and never asked for a dime in return.
"When I got back from the hospital, he was there with a wheelchair and a walker and wouldn't let me pay for it. That was the kind of person Ray Fields was," said Judge Sparks.
County officials say Fields will be greatly missed in more ways than one.
"I'm going to miss his guidance and advice," said Martin County Sheriff Garmon Preece.
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