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Yesterday, Disney-owned Marvel announced on The View, a Disney-owned television program, that the new Thor will be a woman.
Whoopi Goldberg summed it up best by saying that, "It's a huge day in the Marvel Universe...That's right. Thor is a woman!"
The new Thor will debut this fall in October.
While Marvel is keeping mum about the exact details of the changeover, they did let the audience know that the current Thor messed up pretty badly and so he is no longer worthy of wielding Mjölnir, his mighty hammer. Marvel editor Will Ross teased that the inscription on Mjölnir will probably have to be updated since the current inscription is gender specific: "Whosoever holds this hammer, if he be worthy, shall possess the power of Thor".
This change will undoubtably rock the Marvel Universe and present Marvel with a strong, mythical female character. This seems to be a counterbalance to DC Comics and their big plans for Wonder Woman. Another possible reason for the change is to cast a completely new unknown for Thor in the Marvel films because Chris Hemsworth is simply getting too expensive for Marvel's liking.
Of course, whether the plan was intended to splash cold water on DC's Wonder Woman or to recast a different actor for the role, it will benefit a segment of the comic book market that is usually overlooked, namely the female market.
This new development for Thor is a positive change for the comic book market and we'll have to wait until October to see whether or not the new Thor is worthy of fandom.


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College Hockey:Kroleski Named Interim Cortland Women's Coach
CORTLAND, N.Y. — Jen Kroleski has been named the interim head women's coach at Cortland following the resignation of Kim Hokanson for personal reasons. Kroleski was the assistant to Hokanson last season.
Kroleski graduated from Hamilton in 2003 and coached for one year at the National Sports Academy before coming to Cortland as an assistant last season.
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The Library holds c. 430 volumes published by the Society under various sub-series headings from 1909-2009. Examples of titles include: Lanfrank's Science of Cirurgie; Aelfric's Lives of Saints; Piers Plowman; The Lyfe of Syr Thomas More; and, Arthour and Merlin. Most of its volumes are in Middle English or Old English; some have a modern English translation printed in parallel.


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As reported by "Rolling Stone" on March 13, two people were killed early Thursday morning when a car drove through a barricade that was set up for the annual music and film festival called SXSW (South By Southwest). In addition, 21 others were injured when a lone male driver plowed through the busy street filled with pedestrians. Andy Cohen, the host of Bravo's "Watch What Happens Live," is in Austin this week for SXSW and tweeted on Thursday, "So sad to wake up to the tragic news at #SXSW."
The accident occurred at 12:30 a.m. on Thursday, just one hour after Cohen finished his live segment of "Watch What Happens Live" for Bravo. The driver is being investigated for driving under the influence after speeding through the streets of Austin, slamming into a moped, and then fleeing on foot. He was taken into custody by policemen.
"As a result of this person's reckless and willful disregard for the safety of the people, we have two individuals who are now dead," Police Chief Art Acevedo stated during a press conference. The entire incident lasted under two minutes. In addition to the two deaths, 21 victims were transported to local hospitals with injuries ranging from "minor to critical."
Every year, the annual SXSW Interactive Festival features five days of compelling presentations and panels from the brightest minds in emerging technologies, scores of exciting networking events hosted by industry leaders, and an unbeatable lineup of special programs and performances. SXSW began in 1987 and has continued to grow in size every year. It is Austin's signature event that includes music, film and interactive festivals.
In 2014, SXSW attracted both Andy Cohen and Jimmy Kimmel, who are broadcasting live TV shows from the festival all this week. Cohen concludes his run at SXSW on Thursday with guests Josh Lucas and Shaquille O'Neal. Andy's previous "WWHL" guests this week in Austin for SXSW included Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Rogen, Dave Franco, Brandi Glanville, Sonja Morgan, Gabrielle Mann and house band, Betty Who. "Watch What Happens Live" airs Sunday-Thursday nights at 11 p.m. EST on Bravo.
Jimmy Kimmel is also in Austin this week for SXSW. Thursday night's guests include Lady Gaga, Darby Stanchfield, and musical guest the Preatures. On Friday, Kimmel closes out his Austin live shows with Willie Nelson, Lil Wayne, and the Los Lonely Boys. "Jimmy Kimmel Live" airs at 11:35 p.m. EST on Monday-Friday nights on ABC.
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The Terry's Chocolate Orange has always been a staple in my household, especially around the holidays. It's unheard of not to have one stuffed in their Christmas stocking, or you risk running a family riot. That being said, I never paid too much attention to them. I don't know if it's because of the hullabaloo that my sisters make about them, or how they taste to me, but I was always very passive about them. Sure, they were fun to whack and unwrap, and pretend you lived in Willy Wonka's factory where all fruits were made of chocolate. But, the fact remains that I found them unremarkable. I feel alone in this, since my family doesn't understand and I get phone calls from friends asking their candy expert friends on where to find them in stores.
Now, you're probably wondering why I'm reviewing one after such a lament. Well, this isn't your standard Terry's Chocolate Orange. Oh no, this is a special limited edition one from the UK. Knowing my insatiable appetite for the latest and greatest in the candy world, how could I resist? Obviously I couldn't. Besides, maybe this new twist is all I need to turn my apathy into passion for the Terry Chocolate Orange.
Only one way to find out.
I eagerly removed the Orange from it's box….
I scurried to get the foil wrapper peeled away as fast as I could so I could inhale this new, exotic chocolate fruit. Hmmm, it smells like Nutella!
It has a slight, Nutella-like flavor. The chocolate is milky, sweet and very creamy in texture. The hazelnuts are a little chunks in the chocolate and they give an interesting texture and a strong nutty flavor. The orange is milder here than the other Terry Oranges, as it's cut down by the hazelnut flavor. I'm pleased to report that it's really much more complex to taste! The texture is a nice contrast of the smooth chocolate and the crisp, crunchy texture of the small hazelnut bits.
I'm pleased with this. It's not enough to make me go out and stockpile, but at least now I get a glimpse of why this chocolate is loved so much by many. I'd eat this again if it was put in my Christmas stocking.
Rating: Will Eat Again
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Hello dearests, here follows a Christmas tale for you all, a warning: strong language ( sorry, no nudity), so not the best for the youngest in your family. Enjoy
The Shelf in Washington Street
Dear Reader, here is a humble offering for you, my Friend. May its simplicity warm your heart and brighten your day.
The Author
The New Arrivals
Once upon a time, in Brighton.......
There was a hill whose inhabitants were famously fond of muesli and lived in rows of 19th century houses that, just like little rainbows, followed its gentle undulations.
Lovely coloured houses: yellow, blue, pink and white, on their roofs noisy seagulls nested amongst the chimneys, while on the pavements the prams wrestled against overflowing recycling boxes.
One of these rows was called Washington Street, only midway up the hill and yet from the top windows of the three storey houses one could already enjoy a pleasant view of the city and the surrounding Downs.
It was in Washington Street, in a house just past the little intersection that our two friends arrived on a rainy autumn day.
"What the fuck!- Exclaimed Fjord looking around the shelf. "This is a shit hole!"
"Come on, Fjord, keep it quiet" interrupted his friend Tome "We don't really need you to make a scene right now. We haven't even been introduced and in the end I am always the one who has to bear the consequence anyway...." he continued already defeated.
Yes, they had just arrived after a long journey. It had begun three years before in far away Taiwan when they had been shaped together. According to the ancient clay elves' beliefs, all clay elves were the sons and daughters of The Great Furnace and his wife The Great Mouldette. The former gave them life, the latter shape. In Taiwan a large amount of bubble wrap was tightened around them, that was followed by a long flight to Milan in Italy where they spent a year in a warehouse only to be eventually purchased and exposed in a bric a brac shop in a nearby town. It was in Brescia, this town, that a woman spent quite a lot of time looking at them in detail ( so much so that Fjord wanted to scream – What the fuck are you looking at?!-, but luckily didn't).
The woman liked what she saw and told her friend "I think this will be the perfect present for Matteo's and David's wedding!" and laughed at her own silliness in choosing such a gift.
"Matteo and David?! Just what I need: to end up with a couple of poofs!" shouted Fjord after they had been safely boxed and placed at the bottom of a bag left dangling at the back of Lucia's wheelchair.
The truth is that Fjord and Tome weren't meant to be together. They should have been two separate clay elves, Fjord was supposed to represent a violinist, while Tome was to be a more traditional elf, sitting by a mushroom reading a book. While their creation was taking place (The Great Mouldette was hard at work), that corner of Taiwan began to shake: an earthquake with violent tremors that lasted at least a minute. The moulds were thrown together, the figures smashed against one other, some shattered into a thousand pieces but others, who hadn't set yet, took on a new appearance. That's how our two friends came to form this awkward couple. Fjord's violin disappeared, his arms came down a bit, his hands were now clutched in fists, tight, but for the middle finger of the right hand that stuck out in what looked like a rude gesture. Tome's book and mushroom also vanished and he found himself sitting by the other elf, joined at the base, trapped forever with that miserable sod.
Yes, miserable. The earthquake had not only changed the appearance of our elves but also their emotions. Fjord's frustrated musicality was replaced by an uncontrollable anger and Tome's love of books, that could no longer be enjoyed, gave instead room to a subtle but persistent feeling of melancholy.
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"No way I am going to stay in this shit hole!" Fjord reiterated, just in case his point hadn't been made clear enough.
"I am really sorry about my friend" explained Tome to the odd assemble of figures that had crowded around the two of them, "My name is Tome and my, well, my friend is Fjord. He is a bit tired you see, it's been a long journey for us, car, aeroplane, train and wheelchair..it looks as if we have have been on them all really" he continued trying to explain Fjord's behaviour to the new neighbours.
They were an odd assortment indeed: there were other creations of the Great Oven and Mouldette, like the little yellow donkey, a Chinese cat with a big scar where he must have cracked years before, a French amphora with "oile de olive" written on it and a gnome scratching his head, this seemed to be the wise figure of the group and the others kind of looked up to him.
Then there was a small wooden art mannequin, all flexible with long pink woollen hair, a little colourful miniature plasticine sea star and a rotund lady-like figure dressed in red with painted black hair that used to be attached to a key ring, she also seemed to be of a certain importance within the small confines of the shelf they all stood on.
"You are very welcome here" said Rosa, the key ring, with a smile "Don't worry too much, Tome, I have come across many difficult types in my long life and an elf short on manners is not going to spoil my day!"
"There was a time, when I used to live on a desk in front of a TV, you know...those boxes with moving, talking pictures, and I happened to see somebody who behaved exactly like you, Fjord" said Wisey the gnome introducing himself "Yes, just like you. They said he was famous..wait a minute, I am trying to remember his name. Yes, I have got it now, his name was... Grumpy. He and his friends, there were seven of them, had to wake up a girl who had fallen asleep or something like that..."
"She must have been a good looking bir... hem girl to have seven of them lusting after her" commented Fjord wishing one day he would find a sleeping beauty himself
"I have met them, this Grumpy and the other six dwarves..." interrupted Lola the mannequin
"Dwarf my arse" corrected Fjord with his usual penchant for words.
"....., Sleeping Beauty and that bore Prince Charming. We were all prizes in a raffle- continued Lola – Prince Charming couldn't take his eyes off me and Sleeping Beauty was so jealous she cried all the time, such a drama it was! Luckily Lucia won the prize and took me away"
"So you were also brought here by Lucia?" asked Tome curious "Are you all Lucia's presents to her friend?"
"The poof, so you know" concluded Fjord with a malicious grin.
"Not all of us" answered Stella, the plasticine sea star "I am English, the little girl next door made me as a present for Matteo and David, that's why I am so colourful. Little Connie loves colours!" then continued "Rosa is not Italian either, she was a key ring made in Spain, a flamenco dancer!"
"Hola, Elves" winked Rosa "little Connie' s mums got me as a souvenir, I miss the sun muchissimo..."
"MUMS!? Where the fuck have we ended up Tome, heeelp!!"
"Why are you so full of anger Fjord? What difference does it make to you anyway?" asked Wisey with kind gentleness, "Remember: live and let live and the world would be a nicer place for all."
"I am not saying anything but two men or two women...what the fuck?" answered the elf less than convinced.
"Well if you are not happy with it you might as well find yourself another shelf little elf, I bet you didn't even realize that I am a gender-free lady figure!" Lola cut him short with vehemence. Fjord and Tome paid a bit more attention to their new neighbour and only then noticed that despite the sensual voice and the long pink hair Lola didn't seem to have any definite sexual attributes.
"I bet that would have been a nice surprise for Prince Charming, eh, eh!"Fjord couldn't help himself saying with a laugh.
Tome felt the need to explain why Fjord was so full of anger all the time: the earthquake, the trauma, the artistic frustration, the coercive unity of the two of them "Try to understand him, he is not a bad elf, he has been through a lot and now he has to spend his time attached to an old bore like me..."
"Come on, Tome, don't feel as if it is your fault now, it can't have been easy for you either. We just hope you will be happy on this shelf and we'll do our best to make you feel at home" Wisey reassured him
"As Confucius once said: it's better a shelf full of friends than a palace by oneself" and so China the Chinese cat introduced himself
"Here we go, all we needed was Meow Tse Tung"
"Fjord! As Confucius once said: a little grumpy elf doesn't brake the back of the patient cat" and with that China went to a corner to meditate
"Bo-ring! All we miss now are the Amphora and the donkey and we have met all the members of this circus"
"Nice to meet you too Fjord...I am Brayn, your clever donkey!" replied the little figure not at all intimidated by the elf swagger.
"Et voila`mes amis, my name is Philippe from la France, I am a present from Marco, Matteo's nephew, you will see you'll find yourselves tres bien here, je adore this shelf!"
"Oh well, if the amphora says it, it must be true..."
"For once Fjord, could you just shut up" Tome told him off.
And so it was, that our two unwilling friends began their new life in their English home.
Fjord couldn't help his manners, but soon enough all the others got used to his unrelenting flow of vulgarities. Tome, Wisey, Rosa and China, when possible took pleasure discussing the latest news that came from the inhabitants of High Shelf (on the opposite wall) whom, from their advantage point, could see what was going on outside the window. During these meetings Fjord, who couldn't not be there, limited himself to listening, commenting with the occasional swearword.
Things improved, when Fjord realized that Philippe wasn't full of olive oil but rather lovely wine: all of a sudden he felt as if he had to get to know his new friend a bit better spending more time with him and sipping the precious liquid while Tome and the others went on with their boring chats.
Yet, despite all that, often enough the precarious balance tipped on the wrong side of the scale: some times Fjords was so violently negative and rude that it just ruined the day for most of the inhabitants of the shelf. Those days, what was a mild amusement for the elf's eccentricity would turn into the serious worry that he was beyond any help, and that was bad news not just for Fjord but also for everybody else. Likewise, some days Tome would fall into a sort of stupor, where he wouldn't want to speak to anybody but just sit there thinking about his life, that to him looked like a landscape covered by a dull blanket of grey fog.
Merry Christmas!
October soon turned into November and this rolled quickly into December, the inhabitants of High Shelf, kept our friends informed on the changes in the outside world: the frequent rain, the leaves sweeping by, people walking outside the window wrapped up in coats that looked heavier and heavier as time passed and the days got shorter.
"I can't bear it, it's only 4pm and it's already fucking dark" announced Fjord
"I rather like this time of year myself" Lola told him, the two of them despite the initial hostility had become quite close to each other.
"Me too, me too!" said Stella excited "And it will be Christmas soon, things are going to be marvellous in this room!"
"And what the hell is it? This Christmas thing" asked Fjord interrupting Tome who was talking to Rosa.
"To be honest, I have heard about it, but I am not that sure..." replied his friend for once short on knowledge.
"Oh this is fun: two elves who don't know what Christmas is!!" laughed Brayn
"Hey you, four legs! Why don't you make us laugh as well? Who do you think you are? Black flipping Beauty?"
"Fjord! Brayn! Stop it now. I have to say though that the donkey is right, how come you don't know about Christmas?" asked Rosa looking inquiringly at Tome
"You see, this is the first time that we are not in a warehouse and news was in rather short supply in there. I think to remember it has to do with a chubby old man dressed in red. Oh yes, I saw one once, we were having a chat when all of a sudden he was taken away, together with hundreds of others just like him. Wait a minute, his name was, was... Saint and Goals, strange name now that I think about it..."
That's when they all begun to laugh out loud, even the serious China and Philippe, whom in doing so spilled some wine, making Fjord angrier than usual.
"Hee haww, hee hawww this is a good one: Saint and Goals" Brayn couldn't contain himself
"If you don't stop it I 'll give you a good frigging reason to bray!" swore Fjord offended
When Wisey realized that that the two elves were honestly mortified by their reaction, he apologised on everybody's behalf and decided that the time was right to clarify the matter.
"You see, it's not your fault but...Saint and Goals, that's a good one indeed. No, the name is Santa Claus or you can call him Father Christmas. The funny thing is that you two, well really, you are supposed to be his official helpers!"
"I am in no mood for helping nobody, I want this clear!"
"Fjord! Be quiet please and listen. Who can explain it to us, please"- asked Tome
To which China who was always happy to show off his knowledge, replied with a concise history of elves' folklore:
"Confucius once said that the elves belong to the tradition of the German and Scandinavian people. The name Elf is linked to the old German word for hiccup and nightmares, in fact it was thought that both were caused by the elves who inhabited the woodlands and had magic powers. They were clever little creatures whom, amongst other things, enjoyed spooking the humans who travelled in the wild. As time went by many famous authors, like Tolkien for example, introduced the elves into their narratives. Then, from the 19th century to this day people began to believe that a group of less malicious elves moved to the North Pole in order to help Santa Claus assemble the presents he would then deliver around the world in the wee hours of Christmas. You see, you have quite an interesting history, but judging from Fjord's attitude I would say the chances of him helping Santa are rather slim!"
"I though it bleeding strange that you didn't come up with one of your cattish remarks!" added Fjord whom, the truth to be told, had been quite impressed by this tale, especially the bit about the magic powers.
"But this isn't all there is to it, mon amis" said Philippe, who had been listening "the best part is that, before Christmas, David and Matteo bring more stuff on the shelf and in the room: festoons, wreaths, coloured lights that are a joy to look at..."
"ohh...and baubles you can see yourself in" interrupted Lola with trepidation.
"And, mon ami, before Christmas Matteo fills me up with the best cognac"
"Hmm.. I'm beginning to like the sound of this Christmas"
Meow, meow... and Charcoal jumped on the desk right next to the shelf so that his face was just at the same level with the group of figures.
"Hola, Charcoal. How's life?" asked Rosa to the newcomer.
"Not too bad, thanks! I overheard you talking about Christmas and thought I'd give you the good news: David and Matteo have just gone up to the loft to get the decorations. Oh, and I have another bit of good news for you on High Shelf" he meowed louder "get ready because we are going to get the first snow of the season, I was resting on the sofa by the telly and I heard the forecast"
"Wonderful, Charcoal, your news is always welcome!" answered all the small wooden elephants on High Shelf at once.
Charcoal was the local cat, as black as the deepest moonless night, he had no fixed abode and didn't belong to anybody, he appeared one day and often decided that the house in Washington Street was as good a place to spend a few hours on a comfy sofa. A free spirited guest whom the inhabitants of the shelves grew very fond of, Rosa in particular. Well all but Fjord, of course, who never failed to remark "I feel it in my clay that this black cat is cursed!"
Once Charcoal had gone our friends continued their chats: Lola and Stella tried to persuade Fjord of the joy of Christmas, he seemed still rather underwhelmed, Philippe and Brayne discussed their previous Christmases while Wisey, China and Rosa answered Tome's questions who wanted to know more details about the elves' folklore.
All of a sudden they heard some steps and ran to their positions immediately. Just like Charcoal had said David and Matteo entered the room with a green cotton bag followed by the cat.
"Hey Charcoal, how come you like this room so much? Have you got some invisible friends by any chance?"
Meow, meow answered the cat
"Come here", Matteo began to stroke the belly that Charcoal offered in a moment of bliss followed by a noisy, satisfied purr.
"We are going to change a few things around here today, Charcoal" Matteo kept talking to the cat as if he could understand
"See that shelf near the desk? David is going to pull it off the wall and move it next to the other one, up there, what do you think? Not much I gather...-
Meanwhile our friends received the news in absolute silence and stillness even if inside they wanted to shout and dance with joy.
Matteo took them off the shelf one by one and propped them on the desk, while David unscrewed the brackets, drilled some new holes by the High Shelf and eventually put it all back together in the new location. Then the two of them began to pull out several objects from the green bag: the coloured lights that they ran around the shelves and the walls, the wreaths, a metal box with a painted Robin, the baubles; here Lola couldn't help it and let out a sigh, but luckily neither of the humans heard it, and at last a rag doll Santa Claus that usually sat by the fire place in the living room on the ground floor.
"I think it looks good, what do you think, Charcoal?" asked David.
Meow, meow......
"Let's put these back on the shelf, shall we?"
And so Matteo began the removal of our friends to their new home: Star next to Lola followed by Brayn, Wisey, Philippe, Rosa, China and last Fjord and Tome, but right then, a sudden blast of icy cold air made Charcoal jump off the desk scared, he took refuge between Matteo's feet, who lost his balance and fell. He knew he would have crashed against the desk and to avoid the worst he let the statuettes go. It was an instant, If that was possible, Matteo would later swear that while he was falling he heard someone say- I told you that the black cat is cursed!-, then a crack, followed by that unnatural silence that often succeeded a conflagration.
From the corner where he hid, still not sure of what had gotten into him, all that Charcoal could see were the smashed fragments of the clay elves.
Lola, Wisey and the others lay stone still, what a horrible situation! There was absolutely nothing they could do, only hope for the best. Stella, who was the smallest figure, slowly slowly crept to the edge of the shelf and looked down. Matteo was still on the floor, David was next to him and between them were scattered Fjord's and Tome's little fragments, then suddenly Matteo moved and David helped him to stand up
"Are you OK? God you are clumsy!"
"Cheers, I love you too! Oh look at those two, such a shame!"
"Come here, Charcoal, don't worry: it wasn't your fault" The cat, shaking and feeling guilty moved towards Matteo whom sat back on the floor and stroked him gently.
"Let's see,...hmm, I think these two elves are ready for the garbage bin, shame, they have been with us for so little, I will have to tell Lucia.."
The inhabitants of the shelf listened to this development with great horror and sadness: in the last two months they had grown very close to the new arrivals, yes, even Fjord!
David picked up the two larger remnants, the two figures had split exactly where the earthquake had joined them, all those years before. In one hand was Fjord, the pointy hat was broken in half and the right leg laid somewhere on the floor but for the rest the figure was more or less there, even the middle finger was still sticking out with determination.
In the other hand, Tome had taken the brunt of the fall: the legs had smashed in tiny pieces and so had the arms and the chest, only his face and hat seemed to have survived the fall unscathed.
When David and Matteo left the room to get the dust pen and bin, the friends from the shelf hurried to the hedge and called the elves, but they only got silence for an answer. Charcoal looked up and full of remorse said "I am so, so sorry! I don't know what happened to me...."
A moment later Matteo came back into the room, picked up Fjord's remains and looked around for the missing leg. He sat at the desk, opened the drawer and pulled out a small yellow tube. After ten minutes or so he looked at Charcoal and said "I think we have managed to rescue it, it's a bit cracked, but really, I don't feel like throwing away a present from Lucia, well, at least half of it..".
And so saying, Matteo delicately placed Fjord on the shelf next to Lola, then he took the dustpan and brush and swept Tome's remains off the floor putting them in a black rubbish bag.
Before leaving the room, Matteo turned the coloured lights on. Immediately the baubles sparkled and the room took on a warm, colourful atmosphere, then he left to go and dispose of Tome.
"It's all your fault!"
Yellow, red, green, white and blue, the reflections were everywhere, any other time the joy on the shelf would have been tangible, but not that day.
They all crowded around Fjord whom, so far, had remained silent, Lola hugged him with her jointed arms, she hugged him hard but not so hard as to break him again!
"I am sure I am speaking for all of us Fjord, we are so sorry, at least you are OK. Listen whatever happens we will always be here for you...."
"Here for me? That's the last thing I need" answered Fjord shaking with anger "I have had enough of you all and your stupid Christmas, it's all his fault anyway" and he pointed at the Santa Claus doll that up to then had remained quiet and lifeless in a corner of the shelf "And the cat, where is that fucking cat? I have always said he would bring bad luck and nobody believed me, and look what's happened: Tome is gone...forever" had he been less angry or desperate he would have cried, but he couldn't, there was no room for tears in Fjord's dark world.
"Fjord, believe me, I don't know what to say, I know that there are no excuses and you will never be able to forgive me, if only I hadn't jumped off the desk, I don't know... a shiver..." Charcoal said tentatively.
"Please, just shut up because you have already done enough damage for one day!"
Wisey tried to calm Fjord down, he told him that his reaction was normal but all that anger wouldn't have brought Tome back. Our friends on the shelf formed a circle around Fjord and one by one gave him a hug even if he didn't want to hear about it, in the end he walked to one corner giving them his back eventually falling into a dreamless, uncomfortable sleep.
The night passed slowly, in the morning the humans went to work. Fjord spent most of the day in his corner, wrapped in his misery, avoiding the others and cursing them when they tried to comfort him.
The day passed, darkness came and with it the yellow light filtering from the street lamp. Matteo and David came back home, turned the coloured lights back on, but the room remained cold and joyless.
Suddenly Fjord came out of his stupor and ran to the side of the shelf where Santa Claus had sat still and silent.
"Hey, you, what language do you speak? I am talking to you, it's all your fault, yours and that stupid cat's, don' t pretend you can't hear me!"
The others tried to create a barrier between the two.
"If you hadn't arrived, with your silly lights and the baubles and the fucking rest, if you didn't exist Tome would be still here with me, I say it again, it's all your fault that I have lost my best friend!"
Santa Claus opened one eye, then the other and turned to look at Fjord, he smiled and with a gentle but deep voice replied:
"I see, now Tome has become your best friend, I don't seem to remember that that was the case when he was here...wait a minute, who said things like "you are the most boring elf ever" or "if I could only get rid of you", even "my greatest desire is for you to fu..." well I can't say that, let's say "my greatest desire is for you to... disappear"?Oh yes! YOU said all of those things and much, much worse. They were your wishes and I, well I made your wishes come true, I am Santa after all! So now Fjord don't come here and complain to me: if this is somebody's fault, maybe then it is only yours"
Fjord stood there speechless: it was all true, those were the things that day after day he repeated into poor, patient Tome's ears, a never ending flow of recriminations since the day they were joined together.
In the last few years Fjord had never realized how much he actually cared for his forced companion, how fond he had grown of him, how much he loved him even. And of course how much he had taken his friendship for granted.
It was only then, that for the first time in his life Fjord began to cry, first two lonely timid tears that soon opened the way to an unstoppable sobbing.
Fjord was still crying, with his back to the door and it was only at the last moment that he realized that Matteo had entered the room and reached the shelf. He stood immediately still, just like all the others and heard Matteo say to the cat "This is strange: I don't remember arranging the figures like this...and the shelf is wet. Do you know anything about this, Charcoal?"
Meow, meow answered the cat, Matteo looked at him and left the room, his questions unanswered.
Once the human's steps sounded distant enough, Charcoal shouted "He is gone, you can move now!"
Fjord with his eyes fixed on Santa Claus finally managed to say "It's all true, it's my fault that Tome is no longer with us. I wish I was the one in a thousand pieces, it would be better for you too, no more complaints, no more troubles..."
Fjord didn't realize that his friends had stopped listening to him, all of them but Santa. They were looking behind his back, surprised and amused at the same time.
Then he also turned around.
And he will never forget what he saw: with a crack here and there, a chipped shoulder and a smile on his face, Tome stood still in front of him.
Without the need of saying anything the two elves ran into each other and hugged tightly, after a long while Fjord found the strength to talk.
"Tome! Tome...it is you, isn't it? You are not taking the piss?! I am so sorry Tome, sorry for everything, it must have been torture living with somebody like me, I promise I will never call you boring again or nerd or twat or...- - it's OK Fjord I have got the jist!" answered his friend, and the two of them laughed out loud surrounded by the others who also couldn't believe Tome was back on the shelf.
Eventually, after they all had a chance to speak to him and say how happy they were for his return, Tome managed to explain that David and Matteo, once they put all of his remains in the rubbish bag, had decided, instead of throwing him away, to take him to a specialized shop. The shop owner then recommended a very specific and super strong glue and finally the humans put all the pieces painstakingly back together "Well almost all of them, and then they stuck me between two books for a day, so that the glue could dry properly" concluded Tome grinning with joy.
I won't be telling you what happened after in detail, suffice to say that all the friends on the shelf asked Tome a thousand and a half questions, they all wanted to make sure that he was well, but of course it was Fjord who looked after his friend as if he were the most precious thing in the universe.
It was only later, when everybody's curiosity was fulfilled, that Fjord walked back towards Santa whom, up to then, had kept quiet letting the merry company enjoy the reunion.
"I need to apologize" Fjord begun, at first hesitantly, not being used to say sorry "I should really think a hundred times before I open my mouth. Anyway, I wanted to say...em..I really hope you are not too upset with me and that we will manage to get along." He blurted out the rest, afraid that if he didn't say it fast, he might not be able to say it at all.
Santa stared at him, his dark eyes buried in the fluffy white cloud that was his beard and eyebrows, and, after a moment replied
"You see Fjord, the thing is that you WERE right! It was all my fault!"
The elf and the rest looked at Santa surprised.
"Since you have arrived in Washington street, even if I was up in the loft, I could still hear everything that happened down here, through the chimney, I could hear all the swearwords, the fights, the anger...And so I thought that maybe I could do something to help that little angry elf and bring some peace to the shelf. When Matteo tried to place me on the mantelpiece downstairs, I made myself fall, luckily I am made of cloth! It worked: he gave up and decided to bring me up here with the rest of the decorations. When the time was right I managed to invoke the Arctic Wind, the one I use to make the reindeer fly, and I channelled it towards the desk where poor Charcoal was sitting peacefully. No wonder he jumped scared!"They were all following Santa's tale of loving deception taking it in fascinated.
"From then on" he continued, "you all know what happened, luckily I judged Matteo and David well enough to know they wouldn't get rid of you. And here you are again! My job is done" he finished with a satisfied smile
Fjord, for once speechless, looked at Santa, walked closer and without saying anything gave him a hug sinking in the soft red fabric.
"Hee haww, hee haww, look at that!" Shouted Brayn pointing towards the window with his hoof.
They all turned to look in the direction of the hoof and gasped at what they saw: a blur of big, fluffy snow flakes gently falling from the dark sky and lying on a velvety white blanket already enveloping the cars in the street. It must had been going on for a while, but they had been to busy to notice. The inhabitants of the Low shelf had never seen the snow before and what was happening before their own eyes surpassed the expectations. That and the sparkle of the coloured lights reflecting on the baubles had transformed the room in a magical place, the perfect place to witness a magical moment.
Even if it was late, our friends decided to stay awake to enjoy the snow fall, and celebrate being all back together, even with the friends of High Shelf. It was only in the small hours of the morning that one by one they succumbed to a deep sleep, a sleep that came with dreams as sweet as gingerbread. The last to go were Tome and Fjord: too many things to say to each other; being separated they had never been so close before.
Christmas came, Matteo and David went to spend some time in quaint Littlehampton with the rest of the family.
The house in Washington street was empty. Or so it seemed: if you had listened carefully you could have noticed that something was happening in that room, yes, the one with the Christmas decorations.
A great celebration! Everybody on the two adjacent shelves took part: the wooden elephants offered the music with their powerful trumpets, two rubber piglets became Brayn's best friends, a metal Buddha spent hours discussing philosophy with Santa, Wisey and China. Two plastic winged angels helped Lola and Rosa organize a hot flamenco dance to which Fjord and Philippe, amongst others, assisted with great enjoyment, even taking part in it, while little Stella, when it became too late, fell asleep wrapped up in Charcoal's warm fur! Yes, Charcoal still had the freedom of the house: enough food was left aside for him and he had found a way to jump on the shelf without causing damage.
And so time went by, Santa and the decorations went back to the loft, not before him saying -I have had such a wonderful time! Best Christmas ever, and keep me informed, remember I can hear everything from up there. See you next year!- which was followed by another big hug from a teary Fjord.
Something had changed that Christmas time in Washington Street. Something extraordinary had happened in the clay hearts of our two elves. Tome realized that there was no point in feeling melancholic simply because he hadn't turned out the way he was supposed to, especially now that he had met great friends to discuss life with, like Rosa, Wisey, Buddha and China. And when he grew tired of erudite conversation he always had his best friend to turn to: Fjord whom, luckily was never short of things to say.
Oh yes, our Fjord had changed the most that Christmas: our little elf learnt that all that anger wasn't doing him any good, but only pushing away those he loved the most, he learnt to enjoy the goodness that was around him and rather then behaving like a frustrated musician he directed his temper, and his vocabulary towards something buried within himself he didn't know he possessed. He could tell a story and so he did.
From that Christmas, especially in the long winter nights or grey rainy afternoons, Fjord would ask his friends to form a circle and then he would entertain them for hours with tales of far away places, charmed kingdoms and once upon a times. Places where fantasy ran free towards happy forever after. Tales where wolves and Little Red Riding Hoods were friends for life, deer and huntsmen ran together for fun, little dwarves and knobbly witches helped each other looking after Sleeping Beauties whom sometimes fell in love with Princes Charmings, sometimes with Cinderellas or sometimes didn't fall in love at all, but had great friends, and that was OK too.
The End Fjord


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"Vanderpump Rules" star Scheana Marie has been working for Lisa Vanderpump for quite some time. She was at Villa Blanca first and then SUR. If that wasn't enough, she angered Lisa's former friend Brandi Glanville by working at her restaurant. However, the two of them have met up to settle their differences, but there seems to be more than one story. According to a new Radar Online report published on March 13, "Vanderpump Rules" star Scheana Marie has admitted that she cheated with Eddie Cibrian, but has continuously denied knowing that he was married.
"I sat down with Scheana for her multiple times to help her show "Vanderpump Rules,"" Glanville said. "And I said, 'I will do whatever you like,' and then I got tired of it. So I think I fed that b***h!" However, Scheana doesn't see it quite the same way. She doesn't agree with her statements that they met several times.
"It's ludicrous. For her to say, we sat down multiple times with each other is a complete and blatant lie. We sat down once, which everyone saw. There were no other sit downs, so whatever she is talking about that Lisa supposedly asked her do for the show is ridiculous," Scheana has revealed. "It's confusing to me. Brandi is trying to hurt someone who was so good to her. Brandi had no friends going on RHOBH, and Lisa took her under her wing. She was the ONLY person there for her, but now Brandi is trashing Lisa and making up these stories. She is biting the hand that feeds her," Scheana added. "It's ridiculous for Brandi to say she was Lisa's puppet. That was her choice to act like Lisa's puppet. No one forces you to do anything you don't want to do."
There was only one meeting recording for the show. Brandi sat down with Scheana to hash out their issues during one episode of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills." However, Brandi claims they met more than once to talk about these issues. One has to wonder why Brandi would meet with her when the cameras weren't around. Do you believe her?


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New World Rankings Out, Jones 29th in the World
The latest UCI Cyclocross World Rankings are out, Chris is currently in 29th and Zach is 88th; no small feat considering how heavily weighted the European World Cup events are!
We just ran across (2 months late) the above photo from Velodramatic's blog post from CrossVegas, check out those white file treads!
Source: UCI World Rankings


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It only looks like nothing is going on....
Ok, summer vacations and what not are over, kids back to school...time to look at the hobbies again. I have been working on the first 2 pieces of wood to make the lower sides of the hull. Something just wasn't right with the lines down the side from midship forward. Measurements all looked good, but didn't pass the eyeball test. Been fighting with it for over a week now and I think I have a solution. Will post pics when I have it worked out.
Wood chips are flying once again-
It's only 2 pieces of wood, how hard can it be? These 2 pieces of wood have been causing me a headache for a long time now. If you look directly at the side of the boat from bow to stern at the chrome rub rail, it slopes up slightly to about the window then flattens out for awhile before sloping down towards the stern. Easy enough to draw a side view of, but when trying to bend and shape a piece of wood to wrap around all the added curves.... After several attempts I finally have the shape that passes the eyeball test. Now to glue them on.
Its those little details that will make the difference!
Looking forward to any progress!
Thanks G-O! True, as time consuming as it is...much easier to make changes now than later. During the summer when we were anchored in a cove just relaxing, some people in a boat not far from us dropped a RTR type r/c boat in the water and ran it around. People went nuts and thought that was so cool. I'm hoping to have mine ready for some water trials by late spring. Would love to pull out this model of the 1:1 boat complete with all the secret features I'm looking to put into this thing... Need to give myself a kick in the butt to get moving on these things.
Broke the glue out
Like I've said before, sometimes you get to a point where it is either time to glue something on, get the saw out or get off the pot. Or some saying close to that. Started to glue the bottom piece of the sides on. Lot's of bends and twists needed. I use tape, clamps and whatever else available to hold things together while the glue sets. Sides aren't perfectly straight, but it shouldn't take too much filler later on to make it real nice.
Bow taking shape
Good to see the pointy end of the boat actually looking pointy. Finished gluing the 2 lower side pieces all the way to the bow. Took out the Dremel with a sanding disk and started to rough in the sides to meet the chine. Then broke out the Black and Decker mouse sander for the detail and finishing sanding. About 20 seconds into work plastic pieces start launching themselves from within the sander. Arrgggh The sander disintegrated right in front of me. Guess it's time to buy a new one. Got about 8 years of service for this one.
Looks good! dremels new weapon is a multi tool, its pretty slick too.
Keep us posted, its looking really god!
More work on the sides and bow. Began shaping the upper side pieces that will run from the stern to the bow. Again, looks easy enough when viewed from the side, but the wood has to make several twists in it to fit right. I thought I might be able to bend the wood enough to glue it all the way to the nose on the bow, but it is too much of a twist. I glued 2 small balsa blocks on the nose and began to shape them. The side pieces will then meet up with the blocks. Pics show the progress.
Rounding the stern
Decided to do some quick work on the sterns upper piece. Some time ago G-O asked why I didn't just glue a block of balsa across the whole stern and shape that. I probably should have, but I did it this way for some reason, just can't remember why now. I started out by thinking the upper trim piece would be one chunk of 1/16" ply bent across the stern. Didn't work out that way, the bend at the corners was too sharp to really make. So 2 blocks of balsa got glued into the corners and I will carve on those.
I little bit of time with the Dremel and mouse sander...stern is looking pretty good. Will wait for final shaping after I get the 2 upper side pieces put on.
Sometimes you have to bust the pieces off and start over
Started gluing the top side pieces on. Starboard side went on nice. Almost had the port side fully glued on when I started to eyeball it better. Arrrgh, had to rip it off and start over. Didn't pass the eyeball test. New piece of wood will be cut out for it tonight. Still need to shape the balsa nose piece to meet up with the top side parts.
Still making progress
Work continues as the hull continues to be refined. Cleaned up the stern area where the cushions for the engine cover will be. Also began shaping the piece to sit on top of the sides from bow to stern. Lots of measuring and cutting/sanding, but it's getting there, one piece at a time.
wow that is looking awesome! keep up the great work!
Now it's getting interesting-
Thanks G-O...I do what I can.
More sanding and shaping of the hull. The 1"x3"x1/16" piece of wood I had in the center of the stern had a small warp in it. Every time I looked at it it would drive me crazy. I'm sure a little filler would have taken care of it. Nope, I had to bust it off and put a new piece of wood in. Slept much better last night. Sometimes I wonder if I was to start over all the things I would do different now and how to make it better, then I busted out the wood filler and used a thin coat in a few low spots. Wow, I was pretty happy with the hull shape, but all of the sudden I am really happy. Some more sanding and a little more filler and this thing is going to be looking really nice. I didn't get any pics after the first coat of filler, more to follow.
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The Genesis of the Linux Foundation
Enterprise Open Source Magazine recently published an article we wrote on the start of the Linux Foundation. If you're interested in how we started or what we're doing around here, I urge you to read it.
My favorite part:
If you care about Linux, this is your foundation - it doesn't belong to me, or Linus, or big business, or the kernel developers. It belongs to everyone who cares enough to join and make Linux better. You can do this in many ways, not just by contributing or testing code. You can participate in one of our events and funnel your feedback to the community and to vendors who can make a difference. You can encourage your application developers to port their applications - if they haven't already - to Linux. You can tell your governments you want them to support true open standards in their software purchasing policy. Computing is entering a world dominated by two platforms: Linux and Windows. I've made my bet. The Foundation is here to make sure Linux unites its resources to challenge the privileged position proprietary platforms have enjoyed for too long. Please join us.


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Jan. 5, 2007
The third-ranked and defending NCAA champion UCLA men's volleyball team advanced to the championship match of the 43rd Annual UCSB/Elephant Bar Collegiate Invitational with a pair of victories on Friday.
In their 2007 opener, the Bruins defeated Pacific 30-27, 28-30, 30-27, 30-24, setting the stage for a showdown with host UC Santa Barbara.
The Bruins defeated the Gauchos, 30-22, 36-34, 30-26 in one hour and 40 minutes to improve their record to 2-0. The Gauchos, who defeated USC 3-0 in the first round, fell to 1-1.
Seniors Paul George and Steve Klosterman combined for 36 kills to pace the Bruins against the Gauchos. George, who hit .469 with 18 kills, led the Bruins with 21.5 points and three aces. Klosterman hit .478 and added six digs.
As a team UCLA hit .404 with nine total blocks and nine aces. UC Santa Barbara hit .333 with 8.5 total blocks and four aces.
On Sat., Jan. 6, the Bruins will meet UC Irvine at 6:30 p.m. in the championship match.


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Ambassador Al-Jubeir lauds Saudi-U.S. relations
October 22, 2010
In a speech before 19th Annual Conference of the National Council on U.S.-Arab Relations (NCUSAR), Saudi Ambassador to the U.S. Adel A. Al-Jubeir lauded the strong, historic relations that have existed between the Kingdom and the United States for more than 70 years.
The NCUSAR Conference began in Washington, D.C. yesterday with the participation of a number of Arab and American policymakers, business people and scholars.
Speaking to the gathering, Ambassador Al-Jubeir observed that the Saudi-U.S. relationship has always endured in the face of challenges because it is characterized by honesty, trust, partnership, mutual respect and the pursuit of common interests. He expressed confidence that the relationship will continue to develop and strengthen.
Bilateral relations have reached unprecedented levels, the Ambassador said, noting that in recent years the number of Saudi students studying in the U.S. rose from about 3,000 to more than 30,000. Furthermore, over the past year the U.S. issued more than 70,000 visas to Saudi citizens, while Saudi embassies and consulates issued 65,000 visas to Americans.
Ambassador Al-Jubeir reviewed the extensive cooperation that continues between the two countries in a wide range of fields, including the economic, military, commercial and energy fields. He also highlighted the large volume of mutual investments.
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But Western powers on the council are accusing Russia of equipping and funding the pro-Russia forces that have seized government buildings in 10 eastern cities. Ukraine on Friday launched its first major offensive against the insurgency.
French ambassador Gerard Araud says, "Russia ... has released bands of thugs on Ukraine ... and is suddenly discovering this mixture might escape its control."
Russia called this latest council meeting, the second in a week.
But the prospect for any council action on the crisis is highly unlikely. Russia holds veto power as a permanent council member.


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The past
Japan have been sending out competitive beach soccer sides since the early 1990s, a pedigree that was reflected in their fourth-place at the inaugural FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2005 under coach Ruy Ramos – who has now retaken the helm. The Japanese have qualified for every edition of the finals since, though they have only progressed beyond the first round on one further occasion, at Dubai 2009.
The present
Despite the more competitive nature of the regional scene, the Japanese brought all their speed and beach soccer nous to bear in the Asian qualifying tournament in Muscat. After a memorable tournament, during which goal-getters Takeshi Kawaharazuka and Kunihiro Wakabayashi particularly caught the eye, Japan were crowned continental champions by beating hosts Oman in the final.
The future
Given that a sizeable contingent of the squad that triumphed on Omani sands are veterans of Japan's glorious FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2005 campaign, some of them may find that Ravenna/Italy 2011 is their last chance to shine at the finals. With a view to ensuring a smooth transition when the time comes, the Japanese are already blooding fine younger players like Shunsei Yamauchi.
Former stars
Katsuhiro Yoshii, Eichi Kato
Key players
Takeshi Kawaharazuka, Kunihiro Wakabayashi, Shingo Terukina
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Though Japan's Asian qualifying story ended happily, they had to endure plenty of tough times along the way. A convincing opening win over Syria in Group B was followed by an extra-time loss to Iran, who progressed in first place in the section. The Japanese recovered to outclass Bahrain in the quarter-finals, before clinching their ticket to Ravenna with a close-fought 2-1 semi-final win over United Arab Emirates. In the final, they went a goal down to Oman but battled back for another 2-1 success.
The numbers game
6 - Six years after masterminding Japan's best-ever FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup performance to date, when they reached the 2005 semi-finals, Ruy Ramos is back in the coaching hotseat. Could another run to the last four be on the cards?


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Aug 22, 2012 10:20 AM
We were already digging Smencils (pencils made of recycled newspaper infused with an array of fun fragrances, from cherry to chocolate). But these Smart Smencils ($45) are more than just an excuse to stick writing utensils up our noses. They pack a powerful olfactory punch... [More]
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Part of the experience of electronic music is the atmosphere created by musicians at the venue. Much like theatre, the stage is carefully arranged with imagery selected to translate a vibe to the audience. There is no room for the passive concert go-er at one of these shows, there is no "hanging out in the back" here. Electronic artists want to pull you into their world where you have no choice but to move. If Daft Punk tries to enhance performances with costumes and James Murphy exudes cool with his shirt and tie -- what message is The Chaotic Good sending you with their eight foot tall robot statue?
When you think about it, the careers of a newly famous hip-hop artist and electronic artist follow similar paths these days. First, you start by rapping over someone else's song to showcase your own emcee skills. Once people start to see your unique talent you can pull your samples together into a mix tape and slip in a few of your original songs. At that point, you are performing and trying to build a buzz around your brand, waiting for a chance at a full record deal. It is no different for an electronic artist who remixes your favorite club songs into brand new versions that are sometimes even better than the original. This is a quick way to get people interested in your work and allows you opportunities to build an early collection of your work.
The Chaotic Good are finding themselves far along this path already. Their remix of "Baby Blue" is a popular selection from their remix album. You can find individual blogs praising their favorite track when you google the duo's name. After winning the Heineken Remix Competition, The Chaotic Good's early work has been validated enough that the duo has moved on to work with artists like DJ Jazzy Jeff. Currently they have arrived at a critical point of waiting for validation of their newly released EP of original material. The new EP, Synesthetic, was released on October 30, 2010 and is available for free download here.
The only question left after winning remix competitions and offering a first EP is are The Chaotic Good the next big thing? Tonight at Below Zero Lounge is a perfect opportunity for you to find out. The Chaotic Good are bringing their tour and maybe even their robot friend to town tonight. Take advantage of downloading the group's new creative offering and then come experience it live tonight at 9:00pm, 21+.
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MRTA and Revitalization of Covenants – what do these mean for HOAs?
Many property developments are aging, and that means that many homeowners may be wondering about the Marketable Record Title Act and how it applies to them. If you live in a condo, it won't mean much — condo deeds almost always recite the book and page of the Declaration in the legal description so they will never expire. That is fortunate, because Condos cannot function without a condo association and covenants.
Properties that are not condos but subject to covenants are vastly different. Homeowner associations may "revitalize" covenants. What does this mean to property owners?
Covenants do not automatically become extinguished 30 years from the date of recording of the original covenants. Each parcel/lot can have a different expiration date, depending on the root deed and chain of title. Suffice to say if an eligible board has not timely filed a notice of preservation, board members may be in for a big surprise if they think all they have to do is revitalize and all those properties whose covenants have expired can be foreclosed if the lot owner is not paying assessments. Big mistake. Even some lawyers do not understand revitalization as related to constitutional homestead protection against forced sale by creditors. Assessment liens are not one of the exceptions to that protection. That means an association can foreclose for assessments only if it has a 'continuing lien' that pre-dates the establishment of homestead. It is a concept of "priority" – first in time is first in right. Associations do not have a god-given right to foreclose. Fortunately, the Legislature understood this.
The relevant revitalization statute is the second half of Florida Statutes Section 720.407 (4)
Upon recordation, the revived declaration shall replace and supersede the previous declaration with respect to all affected parcels then governed by the previous declaration and shall have the same record priority as the superseded previous declaration. With respect to any affected parcels that had ceased to be governed by the previous declaration as of the recording date, the revived declaration may not have retroactive effect with respect to the parcel and shall take priority with respect to the parcel as of the recording date.
This statute clearly reflects an understanding of the Florida Constitutional homestead right against forced sale. The homestead properties whose covenants have already expired have established homestead that pre-dates the effective date of the recorded revitalized covenants. What that means is that if you have a property that has extinguished covenants and you live or have an intent to live on that property, revitalization will never enable the HOA to lawfully foreclose on your home as long as you live there.
The Marketable Record Title Act was enacted in the 1960s to recognize that some covenants do become "stale" and unnecessary and have no good reason to continue to exist. Developers rely on MRTA. Some communities do not need covenants (or a mandatory association) while others do.
If you live in a town home HOA or an HOA where there are elaborate common areas, you should be aware of these issues, especially if your community is aging.


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I caught him standing at the front door, looking out at the front yard with his little palms pressed against the cool glass. His breath like little puffs of cotton candy condensation. He didn't know I was there and I didn't tell him.
Observing him is such a rare treasure.
I heard his voice, soft and sweet, and I strained to listen into his private conversation with himself.
"Mama goes home, she gets some coffee, she doos a widdle bit of waundry, a widdle bit of work and then she come back…"
He has not been taking to preschool the way we hoped. The school has me on speed dial and I hear him crying in the background that he wants to go "home sweet home." He says he misses mama and I miss him too. Sometimes the right thing to do is to take a deep breath and be brave, I tell him when I pick him up. He has made me what is easily the greatest paper plate pilgrim hat known to mankind. I put it on the mantle and tell him how proud I am and he beams with pride, but the next time we head to school he cries and begs to stay home. He asks what I do while he is at school and I tell him, assuring him that I absolutely do not have fun without him.
"Mama goes home, she gets some coffee, she doos a widdle bit of waundry, a widdle bit of work and then she come back.."
I smile listening to him repeat his calming mantra. Reassuring himself of what happens at home while he is gone. Finally after the fifth or sixth repetition I can't stand it any longer. I swoop him up into my arms and say, "Yes! I come back!"
He wraps his arms around my neck, giggling. "Mommy comes back, she always comes back!"
"Yes baby, I will always come back."
I say a quick little prayer that I will always be there for him and we hold each other tightly, him giving the weight of his little body over to me.
He whispers in my ear again, "Mommy comes back. She always comes back."
Maybe we will get this preschool thing after all.


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Chief Lutuli and other ANC leaders convened a Consultative Conference of African Leaders in Orlando, Johannesburg, in December 1960, to consider united action following the banning of the ANC and PAC and several months of a state of emergency, as well as a whites-only referendum on declaring a Republic. The Consultative Conference decided to call an All-in Conference and set up a Continuation Committee.
The All-in African Conference, held in Pietermaritzburg on 25-26 March 1961, was attended by 1,398 delegates from all over the country, though the government had arrested a majority of members of the Continuation Committee and took other measures to hinder the conference.
The government rejected the demand of the Conference for a representative national convention to prepare a non-racial democratic constitution, and used massive show of force to suppress protests against the Republic in May, thereby precipitating a prolonged conflict.
The ANC is in an alliance with the South African Communist Party (SACP) and the Congress of South African Trade Unions (COSATU). Each Alliance partner is an independent organisation with its own constitution, membership and programmes. The Alliance is founded on a common commitment to the objectives of the National Democratic Revolution, and the need to unite the largest possible cross-section of South Africans behind these objectives.
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|Leaflet issued by the National Action Council calling for a nationwide stay-at-home on 29, 30, 31 May 1961
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SPECcpu and autopar
By sprack on Nov 17, 2008
Browsing a few internet forums, it interesting to note that there is quite a debate on the use of autopar in SPEC results, with some calling for its use to be disallowed. While it is true that when autopar is permitted, the resulting performance is no longer single-thread performance, it nevertheless it an interesting measure of how well a particular processor/compiler combination perform (Even before the common use of autopar, SPEC was never just a measure of performance, but was heavily influenced by the sophistication of the compiler). Further, in today's multi-core processors, where caches & off-chip bandwidth are shared, even single-thread SPEC runs don't give all the of information one needs to fully understand the impact on the processor. Rather, SPEC ratio is merely an indication of of well the processor/system can run a single-instance of an application (i.e. peak single-application performance) and SPECrate is a measure of the peak throughput.
Finally, it can be argued that many HPC codes are amenable to autopar, so its use in SPECfp is relevant. Its use in SPECint is more problematic as most integer codes are more difficult to noticeably accelerate using autopar -- its just unfortunate that SPEC06int includes libquantum.....