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Weddings Can Be Murder
Christie Craig
June 2008, Romantic Suspense
LoveSpell, $6.99, 368 pages, Amazon ASIN 0505527316
A fairly standard romantic suspense plot that is used quite frequently is this: Heroine is a potential victim of a serial killer, hero is a very masculine cop/PI/detective/other law enforcement type with commitment problems who goes on to overcome his issues and save said heroine's life. Although Weddings Can Be Murder falls into this category, but managed to remain fresh enough to pleasantly surprise me.
Katie Ray is not exactly a glowing bride since the mere thought of her wedding makes her so nervous she throws up. During one of her bouts of nerves, she accidentally flushes her engagement ring down the toilet. While trying to figure out what she's going to do, she pays a visit to her wedding planner. While she's there, someone breaks in and kills the planner, leaving Katie locked in a room with Carl Hades, a private investigator called by the planner to investigate why her clients have been disappearing.
Katie and Carl determine that the missing brides have, in fact, been murdered and that she is probably the next victim. Even after they are released, Carl takes it upon himself to protect Katie. However, he also tries to stifle his growing attraction for her, as he has still not fully recovered from a relationship that, in the end, almost took his life.
All the characters in this story were likable - even Katie's fiancé, who is actually quite sympathetic. The way their relationship develops (or perhaps disintegrates) is too convenient, but it didn't really bother me. There are also some great side characters and a secondary relationship involving Katie's best friend that worked quite well. Katie and Carl have great chemistry, and I found their relationship really believable. Carl, again, is not necessarily the first hero with his particular history and fears, however, I didn't find his commitment-phobia too extreme, and my frustrations with him were not unreasonable. The way Ms. Craig slowly revealed his feelings for Katie (of the affectionate nature, not physical) was very endearing.
The book is not flawless, though, and, because of the way it was written, I skimmed over some high-action moments, which created a lot of confusion later on. The ending was not as predictable as I thought, but some of the red herring clues were not explained - and they needed to be. The author's style features a great deal of head and scene jumping; point-of-views and scenes changed often, and sections were often short. Though it worked at times, occasionally it was abrupt and the breaks and switches happened before I was ready. These are not the only issues I had with Ms. Craig's writing style, which seemed quirky to me.
However, Weddings Can Be Murder was fun, with a solid romance and an interesting (if not entirely groundbreaking) mystery. Its light but not fluffy, and a solid summer read.
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Permanent URL to this publication: http://dx.doi.org/10.5167/uzh-52094
Huck, Steffen; Kosfeld, Michael (2004). The Dynamics of Neighbourhood Watch and Norm Enforcement. Working paper series / Institute for Empirical Research in Economics No. 199, University of Zurich.
"We analyze the dynamics of neighbourhood watch programs in a local interaction framework. Agents can watch their neighbours' houses and thus deter burglars from breaking in.nAt the same time, agents also try to recruit their neighbours to join the neighbourhood watchnprogram. The probability of an agent joining the neighbourhood watch program depends on the success of the program, i.e., whether burglaries continue to occur. We show that the punishment of burglars plays a dual role in this context. On the one hand, punishmentndeters burglaries if the level of punishment is sufficiently high. On the other hand, it alsonaffects the probability of an agent joining the neighbourhood watch program. In particular,nwe show that if recruitment is harder when burglaries do not occur, a legal policy attemptingnto improve deterrence using more severe punishment is suboptimal. In a second part, we extend our model to the study of norm enforcement in public goods dilemmas and show that our results remain valid if agents can punish each other (instead of burglars) for not contributing to the public good. Our paper thus provides a first analysis of the evolution of ""altruistic punishment"" in large populations with local interaction."
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Crew members were to climb into the ball, assume a fetal position, and be zipped inside by a space suited crew member.
Before the Challenger disaster, shuttle crews wore no space suits. This presented the problem of how to move them from one shuttle to another - if - it was possible to launch a rescue mission before the supplies aboard the stranded shuttle ran out.
To address this problem, Johnson Spaceflight Center devised the most minimal spacecraft of all time - the Personal Rescue Enclosure (PRE) Rescue Ball. The rescue ball was an 86 cm diameter high-tech beach ball with three layers: urethane inner enclosure, Kevlar middle layer, and a white outer thermal protective cover. Crew members were to climb into the ball, assume a fetal position, and be zipped inside by a space suited crew member. They donned an oxygen mask and cradled in their arms a carbon dioxide scrubber/oxygen supply box with one hour worth of oxygen. The ball would be connected by an umbilical to the shuttle to supply air until the airlock depressurized. The crew member would then be floated over to the rescue shuttle by the suited astronaut. The process would be repeated until the entire crew was moved from one spacecraft to another.
A tiny window was provided to prevent total sensory deprivation. It was said that when they were in use, astronaut candidates would be asked to get in one. After fifteen minutes or so, the candidate was asked how long they thought they had been in. If the candidate was not hysterical and guessed anything under an hour, they passed! The space ball was much touted and appeared in all kinds of kids' books about the shuttle before the Challenger explosion. Little has been heard of it since...
Crew Size: 1. Habitable Volume: 0.33 m3.
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what is the best book or website to study contour integration ?
I find in some question answer using contour integration but I can't understand how they do that
so is there any help ?
what is the best book or website to study contour integration ?
I find in some question answer using contour integration but I can't understand how they do that
so is there any help ?
While I'm not entirely clear on your background, I believe you'll find a systematic exposure to complex analysis is really the best way since you'll then gain an appreciation for Cauchy's integral theorem and formula, and the residue theorem, enabling you (in conjunction with doing exercises) to develop insight for the typical techniques and why they are useful. The tools complex analysis offers (as you may have seen to prompt your question) are powerful and versatile enough for this to be worthwhile, and since the basic theory has been honed well by now, the prerequisites are often at a minimum (at the level of basic real analysis).
A concise but insightful primer is Junjiro Noguchi's Introduction to Complex Analysis. Its approach and detail towards the integral formula (via homotopy) and residues especially might make it a good text for your requirements, but it may read slightly terse given the inclination towards rigour. However, there are hints and answers included for the exercises.
If your background in real analysis is a little stronger (perhaps with a bit of general topology), I recommend the text of Freitag and Busam (the first of a two-volume set; I am told the second English edition is a considerable improvement on the translation). Quickly enough (the the first three chapters) one finds a very thorough development of the calculus of holomorphic functions, at a level of completeness and sophistication that facilitates the applications of the machinery in elliptic functions and modular forms, and analytic number theory.
Alternatives to these choices that I've perused include Priestley (one of the friendliest choices), Needham (highly intuitive, but takes a while getting there) and Stein and Shakarchi.
I also came across a stand-alone monograph by G N Watson entitled Complex Integration and Cauchy's Theorem republished by Dover. This might be worth looking up, especially since it's affordable, but its going to be better to know some complex function theory before coming to it.
Some free textbook resources may be found here. There are notes for courses online which might be helpful too, like these.


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This time, three cheers for the whippersnappers. While 2012 in music has featured the return of old guys, two of this year's highest profile films have explored "the kid" in new and complex ways. In the wake of the late Maurice Sendak (who, in an interview with Stephen Colbert earlier this year, said, "I don't write for children. I write, and somebody says 'That's for children.'"), Wes Anderson's best-since-Rushmore comedy Moonrise Kingdom and Benh Zeitlin's fantastical and invigorating Beasts of the Southern Wild have resisted using stock child characters and instead focused on the psychological complexity and fascinating viewpoints and lenses of children.
Moonrise Kingdom has been covered very well on FP, so I'll just focus on the film in the context of "the kid." Kingdom is mostly about the pre-teen love story between Sam Shakusky (Jared Gilman) and Suzy Bishop (Kara Hayward), as they weather the wild woods, fellow Boy Scouts, a flood of biblical proportions, and the most difficult of all, adults. Central to the film is the idea that neither the kids, understandably so, nor the adults know what they want from life. Sam and Suzy's respective emotional problems seem to be a mixture of biology, age, and environment. The adults, however, are a different story. Suzy's parents, Walt (Bill Murray) and Laura (Frances McDormand), have reached the age where they're supposed to have everything figured out. Yet, they're unhappily married, Walt drinks wine while chopping down trees, and Laura is having an affair with the local sheriff, Captain Sharp (Bruce Willis). Captain Sharp himself comically seems to not know how to take care of kids: he serves twelve-year-old Sam beer at dinner. When Sam and Suzy are captured after their initial rendezvous, Tilda Swinton's character "Social Services" (a very tongue-in-cheek name that perhaps references the anonymity and impersonal nature of a lot of child or foster caretakers) comes to take Sam to a juvenile refuge where he is rumored to undergo shock therapy, an infamously overused and misunderstood form of therapy, especially during the time of the film's 1965 setting.
However, Moonrise Kingdom, as Franklin P. Laviola wrote in his FP review, works best not when it lampoons its bumbling adult characters but when it focuses on the kids. Sam and Suzy dancing to Francoise Hardy while exploring their sexuality is an instantly classic scene, as Suzy tells Sam to touch her chest and, noticing the potential look of disappointment on his face, subsequently says that she thinks they'll grow. The most tender moment between the two comes when Suzy tells Sam that she discovered her parents' book "Coping With the Very Troubled Child" that promises to teach them how to manage Suzy going "berserk." Here, we see that the notion that a book could teach her apathetic parents how to deal with Suzy is just as misunderstood and absurd as Suzy's outbursts. Sam, in contrast, at first unintentionally making her cry and insinuating that he thinks the situation is funny, touchingly declares to Suzy, "I'm on your side."
Overall, the notion that the adventurous, innocent kid is just as lost as the adult who raises him or her is a theme that has been explored by South Park for almost two decades (oh my god, it's really been that long). However, Anderson's film ends with the kids, having weathered the storm, literally, growing up a little, eventually figuring out a way to stay together, outsmarting the adults who are too busy thinking about their own time and place to understand the kids.
With a completely different tone than Moonrise Kingdom, Beasts of the Southern Wild also uses the eyes of the child to explore some pretty adult topics: instead of psychological disorders and borderline existentialism, drug addiction and complications from poverty. The film takes place in a fantasy world within the Louisiana Bayou in a community called "The Bathtub" because it is separated from the rest of the world by a levee. Six-year-old Hushpuppy (Quvenzhané Wallis, who better get nominated for a Best Actress Oscar) narrates the film and learns, much like Sam and Suzy, how to survive in the wild, but this time her nemesis supposedly the ruthless, prehistoric Auroch who will rise after the icecaps melt.
Beasts, like Kingdom, pits a child against the threat of a life-changing storm, one that, this time, is eerily reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina's path, including the now-trope of residents who refuse to evacuate their homes. Ironically, Hushpuppy's drug addicted father Wink (Dwight Henry) is a parent more steeped in reality than those in Moonrise Kingdom. He's aware that he's going to die soon and that the storm might decimate The Bathtub, so he teaches Hushpuppy how to capture fish and how to be strong before, during, and after the storm. Throughout the film, not only does Hushpuppy show a pension for independence and adventure, as she searches and perhaps even finds her mother, but an ability to relate to those unlike her, remarkable for a six-year-old. One of the last scenes of the film shows her friendly confrontation with the unmelted Aurochs, one that blurs the line between imagination and reality. The scene's similarities from Where the Wild Things Are aside, this scene of any I've seen this year most directly follows Sendak's legacy, one that promotes the idea that a child's imagination often is his or her reality. The film ends with Wink's death and Hushpuppy's new position as the future leader of "The Bathtub," once again featuring a child rising above the rest.
As in my piece on new music by old guys last week, I haven't explored every film released this year that portrays the kid in a new and compelling way. Rian Johnson's brilliant futuristic action flick Looper uses telekinesis to symbolize a child's inability to understand and control himself. The Belgian duo, the Dardenne brothers, directed the great The Kid With a Bike (which technically came out in 2011, having premiered at that year's Cannes film festival), a French-language film about a twelve-year-old boy dealing with his father's abandonment. Beasts and Kingdom, however, offer the most unlikely comparison, one arguably more unlikely than Kingdom and Seth MacFarlane's Ted (which FP's Keith Meatto explored in a piece earlier this year). One stylized, one more explicitly rooted in fantasy, both are at times straight-up raw portrayals of children, from their laughter to their tears, from their innocence to their discovery. Moonrise Kingdom and Beasts of the Southern Wild respect the psychology, wonder, imagination, and intelligence of children. They're true kids movies, made not for children, but about children. Don't roll over quite yet, Maurice.
Jordan Mainzer is a student of History and Hispanic Studies at Brown University and the editor of art, architecture, and design blog DRA. His most recent FP article discussed new albums by Dr. John, Leonard Cohen, Bob Dylan, and Jimmy Cliff. He is neither a kid nor an old guy.


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April 5, 2012
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Stanford's men's gymnastics team, ranked third in the country, kicks off the 2012 postseason at the MPSF championships Saturday hosted by Air Force. The meet begins at 5 p.m. MST.
Last season the Cardinal posted a score of 362.250 to win the conference title, defeating No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 3 California, among others. Stanford went on to win the NCAA title a few weeks later.
The Cardinal also won the MPSF title in 2009, 1995, 1993 and 1992. Stanford won national titles in all four of those years as well.
Live streaming video is available here.
Where the Cardinal Rank
Floor Exercise: 2nd (60.117)
Pommel Horse: 2nd (58.100)
Still Rings: 4th (58.800)
Vault: 2nd (59.450)
Parallel Bars: 2nd (58.417)
High Bar: 4th (57.550)
Individual Rankings
Floor Exercise:
Eddie Penev (2nd)
Sean Senters (11th)
Cale Robinson (17th)
Pommel Horse:
Gabriel Alvarado (t-3rd)
John Martin (t-3rd)
Still Rings:
James Fosco (t-2nd)
Jordan Nolff (10th)
Eddie Penev (1st)
Sean Senters (3rd)
Cale Robinson (5th)
Parallel Bars:
Cameron Foreman (5th)
Eddie Penev (t-6th)
Cale Robinson (9th)
Chris Turner (12th)
High Bar:
Cameron Foreman (10th)
Paul Hichwa (17th)
Eddie Penev (19th)
Eddie Penev (2nd)
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Robert Emery Meachem
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Height: 6-2 Weight: 214 lbs.
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Drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 1st round (27th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.
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Lamarr Houston
6'2 3/4, 305 pounds | Defensive tackle | Texas
Pass Rush: As a former defensive end, Houston has a nice variety of pass rush moves. He uses a swim and a rip to some degree of success. Does a nice job of dipping his shoulder to work around the edge. Doesn't have the longest arms and that comes into play when he's blitzing. Is much better we he can use his quickness penetrating than bull rushing.
Pursuit: For a player his size, Houston has good agility. He can change direction with ease and works down the line impressively. Was used some in coverage dropping back off the line.
Quickness: Quickness is inconsistent. Some plays Houston will fly off the line and others he's not as explosive. Part of Houston's plus quickness is thanks to lining up in a four-point stance. Coaches in the NFL may not allow him to do that, so he may need to refine his technique coming out of a three-point stance. He's quicker off the snap than most defensive tackles, but Ndamukong Suh, Gerald McCoy and Brian Price are much faster off the snap than Houston.
Run defend: Anchors fairly well but has some problems with double teams. Uses his quickness to collapse the pocket and redirect the running back. Teams schemed against him in the run game (see the national title game). Is very good in pursuit.
Size: Houston has a thick build, particularly in his lower body. He's a powerful player and won't need to get much bigger to make it in the NFL. Hand size is very good, for whatever that's worth for a defensive lineman.
Strength: Houston has good functional playing strength and doesn't need to get much stronger to make it in the NFL. Where he needs to improve some is how he uses that strength. Hell sometimes have issues with shedding blocks and can use his strength more here.
Tackling: Has the natural power to tackle while he's being blocked. Shows good reaction skills to change direction and pursue the ball carrier.
Technique: Gets lower than a lot of defensive tackles, which helps his leverage. needs to be more consistent in getting low, especially when he's playing over the nose. Has a tendency to get high when he's rushing the center. When he's playing end, Houston will come out too wide before working to the middle.
Versatility: Houston is one of the more versatile defensive tackles in this year's draft. He's played end and tackle for Texas and even lined up at fullback. His athleticism and strength allow him to excel both inside and outside and he could do the same in the NFL.
Final word: Houston is the kind of player who makes this year's draft so impressive. Any other year, he'd be considered a first-round prospect. But with so many quality defensive linemen, he might not hear his name called until the beginning of the second round.
He is very similar to Steelers first-round pick Ziggy Hood, but a little better in every area. Houston is powerful and athletic and can be used in a variety of ways.
What he'll have to prove, though, is that his athleticism translates to the next level. It's one thing to do it against suspect Big 12 interior linemen, and a complete other to do it against 320-pound NFL guards.


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Spyro: A New World
It felt like a lifetime since his last vacation. Spyro, a young adolescent dragon with purple scales and eyes, yellow-orange spinal fin, horns, and wings with red membranes, finally had some time to relax after his latest victory against the dragon egg-snatching witch, The Sorceress. Spyro's best friend, a glowing yellow dragonfly named Sparx, was happily relaxing with him at the beautiful seaside resort Dragon Shores.
Spyro took a deep breath of the salty sea air, gazing past the whitish-tan beach and into the transparent, sapphire-blue ocean, the sun in the pale blue sky glimmering on the waves. "This feels great, huh Sparx? I could relax like this all day…" He sighed, lying on his back in a red fold-out chair. Sparx buzzed in agreement, contently sitting on the end of Spyro's wing.
Spyro soon yawned, the warmth of the sun bathed on his scales lulling him to sleep. As he drifted into a deep slumber, Spyro began to dream. Lately, many of his dreams had been similar to one another. The environment he was usually in looked like a temple, fields of emerald green grass surrounding the Japanese-style buildings and steppingstone trails. A circular pond lined with white rocks resided behind the main building, three stone lanterns placed in a semi-circle around it. Majestic, snow-capped mountains could be seen in the distance behind the temple walls.
The whole scene of the dreams didn't seem strange to Spyro; he had seen many different realms on his heroic journeys, so it was nothing new to the small purple dragon. The one thing he couldn't understand was the creatures in the area. He had never seen any kind of being like them, and there were three of them. Based on their voices and behavior, he decided that one was a boy and the other two were girls.
These strange creatures almost reminded Spyro of his friend Elora, a brown-furred fawn that had black hooves and a short deer tail. But these beings didn't have hooves and weren't covered with fur like she was; they had shoes covering their feet and the only kind of fur they had was on their head, ears, and tail.
The boy had short, light brown hair and bright green eyes. His skin was pale, and he wore a short-sleeved navy blue jacket with a black hood and pocket, dark denim jeans, and gray shoes. He also had silver wolf ears and medium-length tail. The two girls referred to him as Howl, but sometimes called him 'Onii-san'.
The taller of the two girls had shoulder-length, glossy black hair and deep blue eyes. Her skin was a light peach color, and she wore a pink spaghetti-strap tank-top, blue jeans, and black fuzzy boots up to her calf. She had black cat ears and a long, slender tail. She was often called Pantera by the other two, and also 'Nii-chan' on occasion.
The shorter girl had jaw-length, messy blond hair and greenish-blue eyes. Her skin was fair, and she wore a green long-sleeved shirt, gray sweatpants with a drawstring, and sky blue sneakers. She had orange fox ears and a white-tipped, fluffy tail. The other two called her Vixen, but was sometimes called 'Nii-chan' by Howl and 'Onii-chan' by Pantera.
Howl, Pantera, and Vixen always greeted Spyro once he entered the dream. "Hello again, Spyro!" Vixen happily told him. Pantera and Howl stood beside her, Howl on the left and Pantera on the right. Spyro smirked. "Hey Vixen, Howl, Pantera. What's up?" He greeted back. Pantera put her hand on Vixen's shoulder. "Onii-chan, maybe we should finally tell him why we've been dream-summoning him lately. He seems to trust us enough now." She whispered.
Vixen nodded and looked at Spyro seriously. "Spyro, we've been calling you here in your dreams because we need your help," She began. "Monsters from a realm called Purgatory have somehow found their way into ours and are threatening the stability of our world. We have also been aware of your abilities since before your triumph against Gnasty Gnorc." Howl explained.
"You hold powers similar to ours, but with the form you are currently in, they are restrained." Vixen added to Howl's explanation. Pantera moved her tail slightly. "We're sorry to ask you this so early in your vacation, but will you help us defeat these monsters?" She pleaded.
Spyro sighed. "I had a feeling my vacation wouldn't last long…" Then he smiled with a flap of his wings. "But, that's the life of a hero, so sure! I'll help you!" He cheerily responded. Vixen smiled. "Thank you, Spyro. Now, there is only one way to get into our realm—" She started to explain before Spyro chimed in. "Okay, so do you know where the portal is? I could easily find it if—" He was cut off by Howl, who was a bit annoyed at Spyro for interrupting Vixen. "There is no permanent portal. Our world has never had any connection to the dragon realms unless we create a temporary portal in a body of water." Howl pointed out.
Pantera pointed over to the circular pond. "That pond is called The Blue Moon Pool. Howl, Vixen, and I send part of our power into those three lanterns to activate the portal. Once we choose a realm and a body of water, the moon in that realm will turn blue, opening the portal for a bit." She informed Spyro. He nodded. "Alright, got it. When are you going to open the portal? I'm guessing it'll open in the ocean at Dragon Shores." Spyro asked.
Vixen chuckled. "That's exactly where it'll be, since your physical self is there. And it should be open once you wake up, so be prepared." She replied. Vixen opened her mouth to say more, but Spyro cut her off. "Okay. Well, I'll wake up then, so I don't miss the blue moon. See you!" Spyro said before he vanished from the dream. Howl looked at Vixen, who had put her palm to her forehead. "Do you think we should've told him about the transformation he might go through…?" He questioned. Vixen sighed. "I was about to, but he was so eager that he woke up before I could!" Pantera giggled a bit.
Soon, Spyro heard Sparx frantically buzzing close to his head. He opened his eyes to find Sparx up in his face, his bright glow stinging Spyro's eyes. "Ouch, Sparx! Your light is hurting my eyes!" Spyro groaned, squeezing his eyelids shut and beginning to sit up. Sparx shifted out of Spyro's face as Spyro opened his eyes once more. It was dark out now, the sky a midnight blue and the sea as black as coal.
Sparx continued his panicked whirring as Spyro looked at the sky. "The moon's blue!" He uttered as he shot up. "C'mon, Sparx! We have a new adventure ahead of us!" He called as he darted towards the now-glowing ocean. Sparx droned in confusion as he quickly flew after Spyro. "I'll explain once we get there!" Spyro replied before diving in the water.
Chapter 1
As soon as Spyro reached the sphere-shaped light lying on the ocean floor, he was sucked in by a turbulent whirlpool, Sparx following behind him in a small bubble. Spyro wasn't afraid of possibly drowning since he discovered he could breathe underwater on his second journey when he fought the 'Shorty' villain Ripto. However, his courage started to waver as he felt his body starting to tingle.
Spyro could hear Sparx's concerned buzz muffled by the swooshing of the water. Sparx and him were getting thrown about like ragdolls in the strength of the vicious current, and Spyro suddenly saw a bright flash of light that seemed to come from somewhere close to him. He had held his breath when he saw it flash, and once it faded, he tried to breathe a bit. But he only ended up swallowing the water and felt like he was choking, beginning to cough only to inhale more water. He also suddenly lost his ability to see underwater, as well. That's when he really started to panic. "M-my vision's gone blurry, and I-I can't breathe…!" He thought frantically, closing his pained eyes.
Just as Spyro felt his chest starting to burn intensely, the current calmed and faded, and his head burst through the surface of the water. He violently coughed, gasping for air and finding himself leaning against a rocky bank. He only knew this from touch since he hadn't opened his eyes yet. Sparx soon surfaced after him. He took one look at Spyro and immediately buzzed in horror. Spyro fluttered his eyes open to look at him. "What are you talking about, Sparx? I'm right here!" He questioned between breaths.
Sparx hovered inches from Spyro's face, intently studying his eyes. He jumped back, letting out a high-pitched whirr and buzzing in different tones swiftly. Spyro narrowed his eyes at him. "Huh? What do you mean, I don't look the same?" He asked. Spyro then heard footsteps, and looked forward to see none other than Pantera, Howl, and Vixen. "So, you do possess the same powers as us." Pantera blurted.
Spyro looked around, noticing he was in the pond behind the temple in his dreams. He glanced back at Vixen as he stood up, not realizing he was getting up on two legs. "Okay, you never said anything about my underwater abilities disappear—Whoa!" He stumbled forward, looking down at his feet. Vixen and Pantera suddenly blushed and quickly averted their eyes away from him. Howl seemed to be getting agitated, but controlled it. "What the heck?! W-why am I walking on two legs?!" Spyro shouted, looking at his reflection in the pond.
"Well, you see, since you have the same powers as us—" Howl began to explain through clenched teeth, gesturing for Vixen and Pantera to turn their backs to Spyro, but was cut off by Spyro's shocked yelp. Sparx was right, he didn't look the same! He looked more like Howl, Pantera, and Vixen!
Spyro's horns, wings, tail, and spinal fin were still there, but his scales were replaced by light tan skin. He now had short, purple hair, and his eyes had grown a shade darker. He no longer had the body shape of a dragon but seemed more… he couldn't quite put his finger on what type of creature the others looked like, but he looked like that!
Spyro glanced at his hands before looking back up at the other three. "Why the heck do I look like you guys?!" He questioned quickly, noticing that Vixen and Pantera had their backs turned to him. "Uh! Howl, c-could you explain the reason to him while we go get some clothes for him …?" Vixen stuttered before her and Pantera took off running to the temple. Before they got out of earshot, Spyro heard Pantera harshly whisper to Vixen. "I had no idea the transformation wouldn't give him clothing!" Then they darted inside.
Spyro tilted his head in puzzlement. "What's up with them…? Well, whatever, why do I look different, Howl?" He inquired. Howl sighed. "You have the same abilities as us, and therefore when you entered our world, those powers manifested and transformed you into the same form as us," He answered as he pulled out a brown, ripped-up cloth out of his jacket pocket.
"I had a feeling you wouldn't transform with clothing on since it only changed your physical body, so put this on until Vixen and Pantera give you an outfit." Howl tossed the loincloth over to Spyro. "I don't need you being naked in front of my little sisters." He told him. Spyro caught and examined the loincloth. "Whoa, they're your sisters? You three don't hold any resemblance to each other at all…" He muttered before attempting to put the loincloth on.
After faltering a bit, Spyro managed to pull the loincloth up to his waist, making him decent. Soon, Vixen and Pantera were running back to the pond, Vixen carrying some clothes and a white towel in her arms. They stopped in front of Spyro and Howl, looking at the now half-clothed Spyro in confusion. Pantera pointed to him and the cloth he was wearing. "Where'd that loincloth come from…?" She hesitantly asked Howl. He patted his jacket pouch. "I foresaw something like this happening, so I carried it, just in case." He answered.
Vixen sighed and stepped up to Spyro. "In any case, these are more modest clothes. Here Spyro, dry off and put these on." She told Spyro, pulling the towel apart from a black sleeveless shirt and a pair of dark red sweatpants. Spyro stepped forward to take the clothes from Vixen. "Thanks, I gue—wah!" Not used to walking on two legs, Spyro tripped over his own feet and fell onto Vixen. They both toppled over and Spyro landed on top of her.
"Ow… sorry, I'm not used to walking on two legs… are you okay, Vixen?" Spyro asked, pulling away from Vixen a bit, but still on top of her. Vixen blushed even more at the fact that a soaked, half-naked boy was looming over her. "Um…!" She uttered.
Pantera laughed nervously as Howl growled, unable to keep his composure any longer. "Alright, dragon-boy! Get the hell off of her!" He shouted, grabbing Spyro's right horn and pulling him off of Vixen forcefully. Sparx shook his head, giving out a low buzz as Howl took the towel and clothes from a stunned Vixen, handed them to Spyro, and Spyro dried off and got dressed.
To be continued…
Spyro: A New World by mitsuko-kitsuneWatch
©2014-2016 mitsuko-kitsune
Disclaimer: I do not own Spyro the Dragon, Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage, or Spyro 3: Year of the Dragon!!!!
This was inspired by a fan art of a human version of Spyro the dragon that I drew a little while ago. Here it is if you're interested: fav.me/d7a548d
The story is based right after the classic first three PS1 Spyro games, but before the PS2 versions. I tried to make it teen-rated, and also have a little anime/manga feel to it, since the fan art is drawn in that style and I'm really only good at those kinds of stories.
Here are the deviants whom the three OC's are based on;
Vixen: (me)
This was inspired by a fan art of a human version of Spyro the dragon that I drew a little while ago. Here it is if you're interested: fav.me/d7a548d
The story is based right after the classic first three PS1 Spyro games, but before the PS2 versions. I tried to make it teen-rated, and also have a little anime/manga feel to it, since the fan art is drawn in that style and I'm really only good at those kinds of stories.
Here are the deviants whom the three OC's are based on;
Vixen: (me)
this is fuuny
I wrote down the link here at school, I'll check it out when I get home. What is it, anyway...?
"Did you know Gaming: Spyro"
Awesome, I gotta watch that, now. I have the first three games for PS1 and loved them! ... I feel so old-school!
I can tel you that I'm more old school. Also, you have FAR TOO MANY STORIES (This is one of them) THAT NEEDS TO BE UPDATED/CONTINUED!
Going to do the next Chapter, soon?
Yeah, I just gotta figure out how it's going to go. I was thinking that Spyro can now control fire by not just breathing it, but manipulating it. And he also needs to learn how to fly in his new form, so the next chapter will probably start out as the four of them training and some of the Purgatory monsters randomly attack. Of course, Spyro helps fight the monsters alongside Howl, Vixen, and Pantera, with a bit of difficulty controlling his new abilities. If you have any other ideas, let me know and I'll add them.
What abilities would the other three be able to use?
I know Vixen will control light, since that's my thing, and Pantera will control shadows, since that's Kinomi's thing. We will pretty much be polar-opposites, like yin and yang. What kinds of abilities would you like? I was thinking about making you a mage, since you like the magic abilities.
Being a mage is PERFECTO! (I always pick a mage in RPGs). Since, Howl is the Oldest of the trio, his magic is more advance than the others.
Magial Abilities:
-Manliplate the Wind
-Able to create multiple Solid Duplicates (One wolf can sound like 3, thus the reason for this ability)
-Able to become one with any natural item; ie. Trees, Rocks, Ect., but not animals, other moving creatures.
Magial Abilities:
-Manliplate the Wind
-Able to create multiple Solid Duplicates (One wolf can sound like 3, thus the reason for this ability)
-Able to become one with any natural item; ie. Trees, Rocks, Ect., but not animals, other moving creatures.
I think Howl wants a Dragon-skin wallet now.


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I've followed those steps to the letter, and during the Setup.exe install, I get the following error messages:
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***Northern Illinois fell to 0-2 in MAC Championship games all-time.
***NIU quarterback Chandler Harnish broke the school record for single season total offense on a 24-yard rush in the fourth quarter. Harnish needed 235 yards entering the game to break the record, held by George Bork who had 2,945 yards in 1963. He finished the game with a season-best 281 passing yards and three rushing yards and now has 2,991 yards of total offense on the year, the Huskies' best mark ever.
***Even before that, Harnish broke the record for total offense in a career, held by Chris Finlen. Harnish needed just 103 yards to break that record coming into the game and nearly accomplished that with his first TD pass. Harnish now has 6,960 yards of total offense.
***In terms of career numbers, Chandler Harnish moved up to third on the NIU career list for completions (438) and passed Bob Heimerdinger for fourth in touchdown passes (39).
***Chandler Harnish continues his climb up the Huskies single season charts. He has 20 touchdown passes for 2,230 yards on 172 of 266 passing. Those numbers rank fifth (TD passes), fourth (passing yards), and fifth (completions) at NIU for a single season.
***Jake Coffman recorded the 16th and 17th quarterback sack of his career to move into sole possession of fifth place on the NIU all-time list. Coffman's eight tackles were a career high for the fifth-year senior.
***Chandler Harnish hit Martel Moore on a 69-yard touchdown pass to record the longest pass play of the season for NIU. The completion also put Harnish over the 2,000 yard mark in passing on the year, just the eighth time that a Northern Illinois QB has passed for more than 2,000 yards in a season.
***The Huskies blocked a pair of kicks on the season - their first blocked placekicks of the season. Mike Krause blocked a PAT for the second time in his career on Miami's first PAT. His previous block was in the 2008 Independence Bowl. Jake Coffman recorded the first blocked kick of his career on Miami's field goal try at the end of the half. Northern Illinois has blocked six punts on the season.
***Martel Moore recorded his first two-touchdown game of the year with the 69-yard completion and a 27-yard catch for a score in the first quarter. He recorded the first 100-yard receiving day for NIU this season with four catches for 110 yards. His receiving total of 110 yards was a career best for the sophomore.
***Northern Illinois saw its school record tying nine-game win streak halted and lost to a MAC team for the first time on the year.
***Chad Spann moved up to 12th on the NIU single season rushing chart with 54 yards versus Miami. However, Spann saw his consecutive games with a rushing touchdown streak halted at 11.
***Kicker Michael Cklamovski tied the Huskies' school record for PATs made with three on Friday. Cklamovski has made 51 PATs this season to tie Chris Nendick (2004).


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Pratt & Whitney J57-P-29W Turbojet Engine, Cutaway
The J57 was the first production aircraft engine to be officially rated in the 44.5 KN (10,000 lb) thrust class. In April 1952, the prototype Boeing B-52 flew for the first time powered by eight J57 turbojet engines. Among military aircraft powered by the J57 were the Boeing B-52 bomber, North American F-100 Super Sabre fighter, McDonnell F-101 Voodoo fighter, Convair F-102 Delta Dagger fighter, Douglas F4D Skyray fighter, Douglas A3D Skywarrior attack bomber, Ling-Temco-Vought F8U Crusader, Lockheed U-2 reconnaissance aircraft, and Northrop SM-62 Snark missile. The JT3 commercial version of the engine powered transport aircraft such as the Boeing 707-120, Boeing 720, and Douglas DC-8-10.
Leonard S. Hobbs, Vice President for Engineering of United Aircraft Corporation, was awarded the 1953 Collier Trophy for his leading part in conceiving and developing the J57. The engine also figured in the 1954 Collier Trophy award as the power plant for the North American F-100 and Douglas F4D.
Gift of Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, Division of United Technologies Corporation
Physical Description:
Type: Turbojet, 2-spool
Thrust: 53,821 N (12,100 lb) at 8,200 rpm
Compressor: 9-stage low pressure and 7-stage high pressure axial
Combustor: 8 combustion chambers
Turbine: Single-stage high pressure and 2-stage low pressure axial
Weight (dry): 1,945 kg (4,285 lb)
- Country of Origin
- United States of America
- Designer
- George Willgoos
- Perry W. Pratt
- Manufacturer
- Pratt & Whitney
- Date
- Circa 1950-1965
- Location
- National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC
- Exhibition
- Jet Aviation
- Type
- PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)
- Materials
- Metal, plastic
- Dimensions
- Length 400.1 cm (157.5 in.), Diameter 102.9 cm (40.5 in.)


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How did child sneak onto plane?
October 8, 2013
The news this past weekend that a 9-year-old boy without a ticket boarded a flight in Minneapolis and flew to Las Vegas is greatly disturbing, to say the least....
I feel sorry for the kid being raised in an environment that concludes in such actions.
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And the MDN isn't blaming it on Obama, what gives?
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must have given the MDN the willies.....
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I know for a fact it was those Republicans that personally escorted this kid through the furloughed security checkpoint....well, that's what my Democrat Party told me to say, and I'm sticking with it....
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It doesn't seem so long ago, there were many upset over a child being checked by TSA. Come on people!
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Following in her parents' footsteps, Blue Ivy Carter is establishing an enviable shoe game, reportedly collecting looks from Jeremy Scott and Marc Jacobs. Now, at only eight-months old, the BIC is also serving as muse to fashion's elite. Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughter has a famous fan in designer Ruthie Davis, who posted a photo of the new sparkly kicks inspired by and created especially for music's most famous First Daughter. "Take a look at the Baby Ruthie's I made especially for Beyoncé and Jay-Z's daughter Blue Ivy…" the Facebook caption reads. "SO Sweet, right?"
According to the Daily Mail, the miniature shoes are covered in amethyst Swarovski crystals, estimated at $800 a pair for the average toddler. Wouldn't blue gemstones be a better choice? This is a very sweet gesture by Ms. Davis, but does she know who else loves purple? These kicks will go nicely with Blue's Watch The Throne t-shirt, and the inevitable toddler ball gowns Miss Tina is cooking up in her style factory.
Once again, that's Blue Ivy: 1,000,000; you: 0. But after Swarovski-encrusted booties and an entire song dedicated to her by dear old dad, we're starting to worry the B.I.C. is getting spoiled. Nah—Bey knows the importance of staying grounded.


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Magazine of the painting blogosphere.
George Negroponte writes about the work of painter William Baziotes.
Negroponte laments the lack of contemporary recognition for Baziotes' work, writing that the artist's "eloquent and calm sensibility set him apart from his contemporaries. His brooding, strange and melancholic poetry was like nothing else in American art, then or now. In some respects his association with the New York School proved costly; Baziotes was forever to be measured on the same scale as Rothko, Pollock, De Kooning, Kline, Motherwell and Gottlieb. Each of these great artists owed something to him and profited from his pioneering ideas. But by nature, Baziotes was slow and cautious and unable to make concessions. He was both remote and reticent and appeared stuck at times while laboring and lingering over his work in a manner so unlike his peers. Baziotes was miscast in the fiction surrounding 'action painting' and equally uncomfortable with the savage posturing of many of his associates. The delicacy of his vision and his effusive lyricism was markedly different: almost narrative, almost mute, almost invisible. His visual curiosity took him great distances but the essence of his work was the evocation of reality made deeper by silence: a world before words."
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text: 06 March 2013 archive See all show photos WHY go out when you can stay in? That's the very seductive idea that Marc Jacobs was posing this morning at Louis Vuitton. "All dressed up and nowhere to go," joked the designer backstage after his show - a genius hotel setting that saw the models step out from the doors of a faux corridor three by three and do their lap before returning back from whence they came - and a peak of the life this woman may or may not be leading was glimpsed. "She's so many different women, there's a certain decadence, she likes luxury, she's kind of bored. It's a mix of many eras, there's some Gloria Swanson and a lot Hollywood. It's friends of mine who were in the show but who will remain nameless," he explained of the romantic, erotic and more glamorous mood this season - and of his pal Kate Moss who walked especially for the show's finale (and with whom he confessed to spending many a night in hotel rooms having fun - instead of going out). "Everything is about reaction, so we were thinking what we can do now after the geometry and no emotion of last season," he went on. So this was a wander into whimsical subversion by way of femme fatales, suburban house wives and Hitchcock heroines all in one. And we were stepping specifically into their boudoir for inspiration - for chemise dresses and slips in plaids and tweeds, gently being eaten away by the elegance of lace; men's coats turned into bathrobes with pink marabou feathers flustering away inside - more feathers descended on hems and others encased cuffs; satin pyjama suits in pretty floral prints; long-length tea dresses in antique shades and black lace and which crossed over on the bust; and belted skirtsuits that came demure in length but flashed enough flesh with their sizeable slits. It was a soft yet at times suitably sinister palette - lilacs and blush, indigo and maroons, all perfect to convey this idea of reality and fantasy converging and here it did so with more of those menswear daywear coats, sequins diffusing up them, a seamless portrayal of the collision of boredom and luxury. To the backdrop of Alexandre Desplat from Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life, it was emotional and beautiful - and with that set, a sense of voyeurism couldn't be escaped. Jacobs is obviously feeling more "grown-up" this season - his own mainline too took a leaf out of this decadent and romantic, "ladylike" book. This designer is asking us to indulge next season - and sometimes staying in is actually just the way to do that, hotel or no hotel. Jessica Bumpus Continue reading Back to top


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Dragon's Den
By DaveLevy on Jan 12, 2005
The BBC are showing a TV program series called "Dragon's Den". Despite my interest in fantasy, this is about venture capitalism, not sword & sorcery, albeit with a very British spin. Yesterday, a show went out which sums up the crapness of british industrial management. Each week the show gets a bunch of self-made rich tossers into a loft and asks would-be entrepreneuer's to beg them for money to invest in their business.
Yesterday, Kestrel Aerospace, who are building a personal air vehicle based on a proprietary and innovative engine within a craft that looks a bit like the aircraft flown by Arnie in the fim "The 6th Day". Its a fantastic vision based on scientific intellectual property with true value. They were asking for £70,000 and were turned down. One of the "Dragons" stated that he would wait to buy one. They (actually the only female dragon) did however agree to fund a "Suits You for Girls to go". See the Dragons Den winners page. While some of the pitch for the money involved the use of feminist rhetoric, this is a tailoring business. Arguably, its a channel business (like Amazon), which is why Rachel Elnaugh invested in it.
How come it doesn't surprise me that a bunch of rich no talents choose a tailoring business over a manufacturing business? Its part of a british disease, making money by making things of value is too hard & difficult for Britain's entrepreneurs. Obviously the fact that Kestrel know that they have value means that they won't be ripped off by the greed of the dragons, so there is no way they can take the micky and take disproportionate equity stakes. Kestrel weren't desperate enough. This makes Kestrel unattractive to the greedy. I'm surprised that the BBC don't get Harry Enfield to reprise his "Loadsamoney" character for the show.


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College Hockey:Unlikely Hero Lombardi Gives Boston College OT Win, Hockey East Crown
BOSTON — On an evening when everything that happened between Boston College and Maine seemed improbable, it was only fitting that the game's hero was equally as improbable.
Eagles senior Matt Lombardi, who entered Saturday's Hockey East Championship game with three goals on the season, scored the game-winning goal at 5:25 of overtime to complete his first career hat trick as BC defeated the Black Bears, 7-6, to capture its record ninth Lamoriello Trophy.
Lombardi, who scored his first career game-winning goal just a week ago against Massachusetts in the tournament's quarterfinal round, moved out of the left corner in the offensive zone and made a hard cut to the net.
"We got the puck in [the zone] and Matty Price chipped it low," said Lombardi of the championship-winning goal. "I just grabbed it and stuffed it quick on net. I think it just trickled in."
"Sometimes the hero jumps out of obscurity to become the real difference maker," BC coach Jerry York said of Lombardi. "I'm certainly excited because Matt has worked so hard for four years and to get rewarded like that is pretty special."
The fact that the game even got to overtime was miraculous. BC (25-10-3) held a 6-4 lead with just over five minutes remaining, but a resilient Maine team battled back. Spencer Abbott scored off a faceoff with 5:01 remaining and Joey Diamond, who finished the weekend with three goals, buried an extra attacker goal over the shoulder of BC netminder John Muse (26 saves) with 27.3 seconds remaining.
That, though, was the story of the night for Maine (19-17-3), which never held the lead but continuously counter-punched when BC scored. Three times Maine was able to score a goal within a minute of BC netting one.
"It's tough to come out on the down side of it," said Maine coach Tim Whitehead. "I'm just so proud of how our guys competed and the poise they showed under pressure down the stretch."
Getting to overtime almost seemed fitting given the craziness of the game. The offensive output matched the all-time record for a Hockey East championship game. Not since 1986, when Boston University beat BC, 9-4, had two teams combined for 13 goals. That game also happens to be the last time a player recorded a hat trick in a final (Peter Marshall).
"The resiliency that Maine showed was impressive," said York. "It was almost like a heavyweight fight. Both of us had to get off the canvas. But ultimately we were Johnny Ruiz. We got the championship."
The title tilt began at a furious pace. BC outshot Maine, 16-8, but despite BC twice grabbing one-goal leads, the two clubs were tied through 20 minutes thanks to immediate responses by the Black Bears.
Carl Sneep opened the scoring at 11:14 on the power play, one-timing a shot from the point that snuck through a screen set by Chris Kreider.
Twenty-four seconds later, though, Maine responded. Hobey Baker Award finalist Gustav Nyquist tipped the rebound of a Tanner House shot that Muse couldn't corral to knot the game at 1.
BC regained the lead at 15:19 when Maine's Mark Nemec attempted to pull Lombardi's shot from harm's way but instead carried the puck into the net.
Again, though, Maine answered, this time 36 seconds later. Diamond, who had a highlight-reel goal to open the scoring for the Black Bears in Friday's 5-2 semifinal win over Boston University, deflected Jeff Dimmen's shot past Muse to even the game at 2.
The Eagles started the second period fast, scoring twice to open the game's first two-goal lead. Joe Whitney gave the Eagles a 3-2 lead on the power play at 1:39 when his slap shot beat Maine netminder Dave Wilson (27 saves) through a Ben Smith screen.
Lombardi then caught Wilson out of position, diving forward to force a rebound shot on goal that Wilson pushed in as he tried to get back in position.
But just when it seemed the Eagles had things under control, a march to the penalty box allowed Maine back in the game. While BC killed a 90-second 5-on-3 advantage, House scored his 29th goal of the season, one-timing a Nyquist pass from behind the net through Muse's legs at 15:04.
The Black Bears continued to press but couldn't even things before the period's end. Maine outshot the Eagles, 16-5, in the period and 14-1 after BC took a 4-2 lead at 5:35.
The two teams traded goals early in the third as BC's Jimmy Hayes scored on a quick turnaround shot at 5:16 and the Black Bears responded with another power-play goal by David deKastrozza at 8:17.
But just when it seemed BC put the game away with 5:37 remaining when Barry Almeida buried a loose puck just past Wilson's outstretched pad at the right post, Maine had yet another immediate response. Spencer Abbott's wrister over Muse's blocker 34 seconds later pulled the Black Bears to within one at 6-5.
That then led to Diamond's dramatic extra-attacker goal with 27.3 seconds remaining to force overtime.
While Boston College is guaranteed a berth in the NCAA championship as the Hockey East tournament champion, the Black Bears' season comes to an abrupt halt. Maine, which was picked preseason to finish eighth, knew going into the game that it needed to win to keep its season alive but came up just an ounce short.
"We really felt if we were able to get by BC, we'd have a good a shot as anybody to win a national championship," said Whitehead. "It's bittersweet. We have a lot of build on. But not everyone can advance."
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Rural depopulation has left a legacy of abandoned villages in Spain. Who's to say some might not come back to life?
Rural depopulation happens to all industrialised societies but it came to Spain later than many other Western European countries. As a result there are numerous abandoned villages all over Spain, as this map shows.
In other countries like France and the UK there has been a move back to the countryside in the last 50 years, as technology and other structural changes in society and the economy made it more viable to make a living outside of big cities (I read that somewhere). I guess the same is starting to happen / will happen in Spain. Some of the villages on this map are in the process of being "rescued", explains the map's creator.
Judging by this map there appear to be very few abandoned villages in the south of Spain (and plenty in the centre and north), but in reality that is probably not the case. It's more likely that they are just not identified on the map, which has been put together by one person who admits that many villages have not yet been included.
So if you want to create your own Arcadia out of an abandoned village in Spain this map might be the place to start your search. You might be able to buy a Spanish hamlet today for a song, but I imagine everything else about the process, like finding out who has title, could be a minefield. Not for the fainthearted.
+ Pueblos Abandonados (website of abandoned villages in Spain)
Mark Stücklin is a Barcelona-based property market analyst and consultant, and author of the 'Spanish Property Doctor' column in the Sunday Times (2005 - 2008). He can be reached by email on email@example.com.
Hi Mark; Here in Galicia there are over 1.500 abandoned villages. I have some on my website but shortly will be setting up the website aldeasabandonadasgalicia.com and will have a the site specialising in these villages and hamlets.
I'd like to inquire if there's more abandoned villages up for sale and if so, do you please have the list of agents representing them? I'd prefer to view properties in Andalucia, but am happy to consider properties in central spain also. I've visited the above website, but being unable to read in spanish has proven an almost impossible fete, Your help would be gratefully appreciated.
I'm interested in cultivable orchids or abandoned properties for redevelopment; can anyone suggest English websites.
Looking for an abandon village with some hectares in the Pyrenees Mountains.
Water, arable land, 10-20 buildings that can be refurbished.
Remote but accessible.
Want to own and yes for a song.
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Nov. 15, 1999
TEMPE, Ariz. - Arizona State's men and women each received at large bids to the NCAA Cross Country Championships, the NCAA announced Monday. For the Sun Devil men, it is the first national championship bid in school history while it is the second straight for ASU's women. The NCAA Championships are Monday, November 22, in Bloomington, Ind.
ASU virtually locked up one of the 13 at-large spots in each field Saturday, as both the men and women finished third at the NCAA West Regional, the best finish in school history. The West Regional was considered the best in the country by the NCAA Cross Country Championship Committee, which selected four at-large teams in addition to the two automatic bids from the West for both the men and women. The Pac-10 is represented by six women's and four men's teams.
ASU's women finished 23rd at last year's NCAA Championships, the first appearance in school history. They have been ranked all year long, are currently rated 10th and have been as high as third. ASU's men climbed into the national rankings for the first time in school history this year and are currently ranked 15th after climbing as high as ninth.
NCAA Cross Country Championships Monday, November 22, 1999 Bloomington, Indiana
Women's Field Arizona* Arizona State* Arkansas Boston College* Boston University* Brown Bucknell* BYU Colorado Duke* Florida Georgetown Kansas State Michigan* Michigan State Minnesota* Missouri Nebraska* North Carolina North Carolina State Northern Arizona* Notre Dame* Oregon* Providence South Florida Stanford Texas UCLA* Villanova Washington Wisconsin
Men's Field Alabama Arizona Arizona State* Arkansas BYU* Cal Poly SLO* Colorado Darmouth* Georgetown Iona James Madison* Michigan* Minnesota Missouri North Carolina State Northern Arizona* Notre Dame Oklahoma State* Oregon* Portland* Princeton* Providence Rice* Southern Mississippi Southern Utah Stanford Texas A&M Villanova Weber State* William & Mary Wisconsin
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Students and community members alike are invited to kick off Black History Month a day early with a free performance of "The Black-Jew Dialogues." This hilarious two-actor show includes sketches, improvisations, puppets and more. The event begins at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 31, in the Campus Center Ballroom 108.2,3 and 4.More »
The Center for Diversity and Inclusion welcomes Dr. Joshua Moon Johnson to its January "Controversies of Culture" discussion. The topic of this discussion is understanding and respecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer identities. This series is part of the University of West Georgia's commitment to promoting knowledge and mutual respect among students. It will be held on the first floor of Ingram Library on Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.More »
The University of West Georgia International Student Club will celebrate International Night on Thursday, Jan. 31, at 7 p.m. in the Food Services Building (Z-6). The 28th annual International Night will carry the theme "Citizens of the World" and is a result of several months of planning and organizing by student members. The annual event allows the public to sample food from more than 30 countries as well as enjoy various cultural presentations by international students.More »
The University of West Georgia is bringing new meaning to the art of music. Ingram Library is hosting an exhibition showcasing the 2012 Paul Revere Award winners, a group chosen as outstanding examples of graphic design in the music industry. The library will display the exhibit Feb. 4 – 23, 2013, in the Thomas B. Murphy Reading Room on the ground floor.More »
UWG President Beheruz N. Sethna received the Thomas S. Upchurch Workforce Education Award at the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce's annual banquet. This marks only the second time the Carroll Chamber Workforce Education Committee has given the award.More »
The University of West Georgia has become synonymous with excellence in the world of cheerleading. The UWG all-female cheerleading squad successfully defended their Universal Cheerleaders Association National Championship at the 2013 competition on Saturday, Jan. 19, claiming their third-straight championship and sixth title since 2005.More »
Daryl Dickey, the University of West Georgia Director of Athletics, officially named Chris Davidovicz as the new head coach of the UWG women's soccer program. Davidovicz is the third head coach in the nine-year history of the program.More »
The University of West Georgia mourns the passing of baseball star and legend John DeVore. DeVore, 69, died Saturday, Jan. 12, from complications of a stroke.More »
On Jan. 22, the University of West Georgia History Department will hold a colloquium to examine the 40-year legacy of one of the 20th century's most controversial Supreme Court decisions, Roe v. Wade.More »
The UWG debate team recently brought in the new year with a victory over 76 other teams from across the nation at the University of Texas-Dallas and the University of North Texas.More »
The University of West Georgia is going West — three miles west — to downtown Newnan. On Tuesday, Jan. 8, the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia voted to approve the acquisition of the real property at 80 W. Jackson St., the site of the historic Newnan Hospital facility. The decision is the result of nearly two years of planning by key stakeholders at the Board of Regents, UWG, the City of Newnan, Coweta County and Newnan Hospital, Inc., all of whom are committed to strengthening the area's workforce through improved access to education for both traditional and non-traditional students in the Newnan area.More »
Best-selling author and award-winning entrepreneur Michael Simmons will share strategies for making goals a reality and becoming a successful entrepreneur at the upcoming BB&T Lectures in Free Enterprise, hosted by the Richards College of Business. The presentation is part of University of West Georgia's ongoing commitment to providing valuable speakers and events for both its students and the West Georgia community. It will be held in the Townsend Center for the Performing Arts on Jan. 31 at 7 p.mMore »
Rivals will hit the court at The Coliseum on the campus of the University of West Georgia this Thursday evening, Jan. 10, as UWG Athletics presents Paint it Blue 2013 with the Valdosta State Blazers in town for a doubleheader. The first game begins at 5:30 p.m.More »
This December, the University of West Georgia placed third among nine institutions that competed at the 20th International Economics Convention in Mumbai, India. The team paper took third place, and team member Borja Arino was awarded second place as "Best Presenter" of the convention.More »
UWG's 4th Annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Program will feature renowned journalist and talk show host, Angela Robinson. The Center for Diversity and Inclusion will host this free public event on Thursday, Jan. 17. at 7 p.m. in the Campus Center Ballroom.More »
Dr. Robert Heaberlin was recently awarded the 2012 Association for Middle Level Education (AMLE) Distinguished Educator Award. Heaberlin, presented the award at the 39th Annual Conference for Middle Level Education in Portland, Ore., is only the second educator from Georgia to receive this honor.More »
Four UWG students were awarded for their outstanding skills in persuasive speech in December at the ninth annual Gibson Public Speaking Contest, hosted by the speech communications faculty in the Department of Mass Communications.More »


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I have just discovered this fabulous new linky hosted by Mummy K who blogs at Time Waits For No Mum. We all have something we look forward to when we can snatch a few quiet moments for ourselves. Why not take a snap of your Guilty Pleasures and link them up. I'm looking forward to getting some new ideas too!
My little ones are finally asleep, Big is Xboxing in his room and my husband is at work. This evening I am going to indulge myself with hot chocolate in my Stitch mug (I have a different mug for tea, coffee and hot choc), maybe a few marshmallows. A couple of Hit biscuits and a chapter or two of Bear Grylls. His Survival Guide to Life is an amazing and motivating read. It makes me want to leap out of my chair/bed and change the world!
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Last week was phenomenal for us here at Millennium, not only did we deliver 4 coaches to proud new owners, but we kicked off the week with a staring role in EPIC RV's which premiered this past Monday night on the Destination America channel. The hour long program started off with a bang, featuring several new Millenniums, including the "Dream Machine" an H3-45 featuring four slide outs, a 55" TV with Bose surround sound and iSecure, the most advanced coach security and control system in the world. EPIC also interviewed owners Nelson & Evelyn Figueroa and asked the charismatic couple about many of Millennium's signature features, like boasting the most advanced technology in the market and dedication to old world craftsmanship, as well as featuring their use of quality products such as real hard wood floors and hand laid Mother of Pearl tiles.
The episode, which devoted a full 1/3 of the show to Millennium, also showcased the high level of customization and EPIC commitment to customer service. "We're here for our customers 24/7" says Nelson, "and we mean it." Some might have been surprised to learn that with all of the amazing features on a Millennium that Nelson's personal favorite is the pressure washer, but Evelyn can confirm that he does indeed love it. As for Evelyn "We create an amazing product and it was so exciting to see our team featured doing such incredible work!"


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Height: 6-3 Weight: 250 lbs.
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Bradshaw v. Ashley
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Bradshaw v. Ashley, 180 U.S. 59 (1901)
Bradshaw v. Ashley
No. 60
Argued November 1, 1900
Decided January 14, 1901
When, in an action of ejectment, the plaintiff proves that, on a day named, he was in the actual, undisturbed and quiet possession of the premises, and the defendant thereupon entered and ousted him, the plaintiff has proved a prima facie case, the presumption of title arises from the possession, and, unless the defendant prove a better title, he must himself be ousted.
Although the defendant proves that some third person, with whom he in no manner connects himself, has title, this does him no good, because the prior possession of the plaintiff is sufficient to authorize him to maintain the action against a trespasser, and, the defendant being himself without title and not connecting himself with any title, cannot justify an ouster of the plaintiff.
In Sabariego v. Maverick, 124 U. S. 261, the latest case in this Court on the subject, the rule is stated to be that a person who is in possession of premises under color of right, which possession bad been continuous and not abandoned, gave thereby sufficient proof of title as against an intruder or wrongdoer who entered without right.
That case expresses the true rule prevailing in the District of Columbia, as well as elsewhere.
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GrowLife Inc. (OTCBB:PHOT) returned to the trading floor Friday, but investors kept their distance.
The popular marijuana that once was priced at 0.78 cents a share this year fell flat in its return, closing at $0.21, down 0.2920(58.17%). GrowLife's return to the trading floor comes off a temporary suspension that began April 10 by the Securities and Exchange Commission. According to the SEC, the suspension was because of "...questions that have been raised about the accuracy and adequacy of information in the marketplace and potentially manipulative transactions in PHOT's common stock."
With the temporary suspension now in their rear view window, GrowLife Inc. CEO Sterling Scott continued his message of transparency Thursday releasing another open letter to investors saying, "GrowLife management continues to believe that the legal cannabis market in the United States is going mainstream. We are dedicated to continuing to lead the industry with the strongest management team and a business model that we expect to be validated and improved over and over in the years to come. Adversity only makes us smarter and stronger, more committed to realizing the extraordinary opportunity that our investors have allowed us to lead. We will continue to manage and navigate those risks with integrity and transparency to the very best of our ability. "
This is the second of two letters. The first, released days after the temporary suspension, can be read here. Along with the letters, the company recently announced additional shareholder support.
If Friday is any indicator of things to come, GrowLife has a lot of ground to regain. Before the suspension, PHOT's stock was priced at or around $0.50 cents a share on average. The sluggish start is a clear reminder that those who dabble in the marijuana industry are easily frightened off.
But that's not the entire reason.
Earlier today, New York's Levi & Korsinsky announced a class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Court for the Central District of California on behalf of investors who purchased GrowLife, Inc. common stock between November 14, 2013 and April 9, 2014. The complaint falls in line with the SEC's accusations that GrowLife issued materially false and misleading statements about its true financial condition.
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My deviantART StoryHappy Birthday dAMy deviantART Story by theaser9
Okay, so I've always been interested in art, but I didn't get seriously into it until last year. I remember drawing a few portraits to give to my friends as gifts, and they all told me that I had a talent for it (or something). After that, I decided that I wanted to get my artwork out there, and to get tips on how to improve. My parents suggested that I join this site. I was kind of reluctant to at first...but now I'm very happy that I did. I've met some very awesome people (many of whom I like more than my real-life friends), looked at art that has really inspired me, and I think I've learned a lot of new things that have helped me improve my own artwork. So yeah, that's my story. Kinda lame.
Now I shall show you my improvement...
I don't have any of my really early drawings on dA (maybe I should upload some, just for the laughs) BUT THEY WERE REALLY BAD. All the pe
Beauty In This WorldLife has been quite cruel lately by taking two special people, from us on dA and the world. Everyone seems to be just hanging on. So, I thought it would be nice to have a little reminder of how beautiful this world can be.Beauty In This World by SnowInHades
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Hello there!
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I wanna be able to spread some love by donating to amazing artists and friends. And hopefully one beautiful day in the future, I'll be able to get a premium membership.
Thank you! I appreciate all donations a lot.
Hello there fellow deviant! Thanks for stopping by.
Well, what to say about me? I'm basically just a rock n' roll loving girl, living in a dull city, in a dull country... Art brings colour to my life, and I love everything where I get to express myself creatively! Drawing, photography, music, writing, you name it. I love it all!
I can't say that I'm particularly good, but I'm still learning, and I'm loving every second of it!
My drawings are mainly portraits of musicians I love and admire. When it comes to my photography... Well, I guess I just snap a shot of everything that's available.
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