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Cobwebs and fake bats encircled the dormitories, Honeydukes candy sitting on ever bare surface. If it was one thing the girls of Gryffindor tower did religiously, was the Halloween sweets attack. Every Halloween, all five girls of Gryffindor tower would sit in a circle, do each other's make up and just eat tons of sweets. Lily and Millie had their parents' owl in some of the muggle stuff – caramel filled chocolate, melt in your mouth Turkish delight.
Me? I'd partake for about twenty minutes, play nice and then bail on the whole evening's event. I'd run to the library, bury my head in a book and sneak sweets under the table. Madam Pince had gotten to the point where she'd close the library to everyone that she didn't like on Halloween – she'd have the Bloody Baron standing… or floating… right outside the door to make sure Peeves didn't enter the premises.
Rolling from my bed, I was not happy to be leaving a very comfortable weekend behind me. I'd spent the weekend stuffed in the library, in the comfiest chair in the place. Sure, I'd done some homework but I'd also decided that I should enjoy myself for once. For me, it meant a good book and a somewhat decent party on Saturday night in the Gryffindor common room. Sure, with the Marauders involved it got a little out of hand, but it was also a reason to stay out of Stevie's way. We still weren't talking. He still hadn't apologized.
"Guess what, Gracie?"
"What, Millie?"
"Well you're supposed to guess… but you probably never will. They've set up like this weird chocolate frog sending thing in the Great Hall."
"Oh yeah?"
"Yeah, you buy one for anyone and they are delivered during Charms today! Who're you going to buy one for?"
"You, Millie. Probably Lily. Only friends I got at the moment."
"Would you and Stevie just make up?"
"Nope. Not interested."
"Gracie," she whined. I'd never heard Millie whine before.
"Maybe later," I reasoned. "Maybe."
I headed out of the dorm, skipping my shower after a ridiculously long one yesterday. I wasn't in the mood to put on tons of makeup, like normal, and I'm sure I probably looked like a ghost but I wasn't in the mood.
When I walked down the main stairs to the ground floor, my mood worsened. A line of giggling school girls surrounded Sirius Black, begging him to buy them a chocolate frog. From what I picked up on my bee line to Lily, who happened to be maintaining the line with James, the chocolate frog card on the inside of the packaging was a picture of the sender.
No wonder they wanted Sirius to buy them one. I could see it. In five years, when he was doing his 'I'm a brooding bad ass Quidditch player' thing, it'd be a "collector's item" or some bullshit.
"You're not skipping the line because you're my friend, Grace," Lily called out to me sternly.
"Awe, you don't want a stunning picture of me, Lily?" I asked, jokingly.
"You were gonna get me one?" I eyes sparkled, happily. "I want one! Okay, come here, but quick!"
"Do I get one, Baby G?" James asked, sweetly.
"If you give me the knut to buy you one," I replied, my voice just as sickly sweet.
"Fine," he grumbled, reaching into his pocket and pulling out the bronze coin.
"Fine, I'll take six. Lily Evans, Millie Blackburn, James Potter, Peter Pettigrew, Remus Lupin and Andrew Donnelly."
The prefect in front of me wrote down the names, quickly. "All seventh year?"
"Yes," I replied. The prefect was a fifth year, a Ravenclaw I didn't know the name of.
"All Gryffindor?"
"Except Andrew, he's in Hufflepuff."
"Smile for the picture," she motioned, picking up the camera.
I smiled, regretting the fact that I didn't put on any make up that morning, and handed over the six knuts.
"Have a nice day, Ms. Cunningham," the prefect said, dully. It was obvious she didn't want to be doing this anymore than I did.
"Thanks Gracie!" James smiled, throwing his arm around me as he perched on the table.
"No problem," I smiled back at him, his happiness elevating my mood slightly. James was always in a good mood. It was slightly odd, to say the least. I didn't know why – sure, he had good friends and a great family but he was struggling in a few of his key classes, juggling Quidditch and Head Boy duties and still couldn't get Lily to fall for him. Yet, here he was, still happy. It was contagious.
"Did I get one, Grace?" the shrill voice that made my skin crawl called across the hall.
"No, Eloise, you didn't."
"Did your boyfriend?"
I laughed, "Don't have one, Cross. Seeing as you've gone through most of the seventh year, I can't really date much without getting your germs."
She cackled, slightly, "Oh, I'm so offended. You're so witty."
"Is that what you say when you can't come back with a decent reason why my statement wasn't true?"
She puffed out her chest and pouted her lips. "I don't get why anybody is friends with you. You're a dimwitted, childish moron."
"I swear I heard someone saying the exact same thing about you like last week."
"Fuck off, Cunningham," she grumbled, before the clicking of her heels headed toward the food tables.
"That was uncalled for, Gracie," Lily sighed.
"Sorry, Lily just wasn't in the mood for it, today."
"It probably doesn't help that you and your "boyfriend" aren't talking, huh?" James asked from beside me.
"Probably not," I sighed, "but I wasn't the one who freaked for no reason."
"He still hasn't apologized?" Lily asked.
"Nope," I responded. "I'm going to get some food. Either of you want anything?"
"A piece of toast!" Lily chimed, "With butter and jelly."
"Uh… nasty. I'll have a bacon butty, please, with ketchup and HP sauce," James responded, before turning to Lily and beginning to poke fun at her for her taste in breakfast foods. Lily went red, shrugging. You could tell she liked the attention.
"Okay," I walked away, though I knew neither heard me or cared. I headed for the Gryffindor table, avoiding the Hufflepuffs at all cost. I knew that Andrew was feeling the pain of me not being around Stevie at the moment but it seemed he wasn't around very often anymore.
"Hi Gracie," Peter squeaked, softly.
"Hi Peter, how're you?"
"I've been better," he smiled, a sad little smile. He leaned forward a little, "Marc and I are having a bit of a fight."
"Oh, Peter, I'm sorry," I apologized as I buttered my toast and started chomping on the burnt bits.
"Yeah, I know. It sucks. You know how it is, though. You've been hanging around here a lot. You and Stevie… you're fighting?"
"Well, yeah, but that's different. Stevie and I aren't together."
"You're not?"
I laughed, "God no."
"But you two…," he spoke softly, quietly, nearing a whisper, "were sleeping together."
"It happened once and it… wasn't like that. It was complicated, ya know?"
"Oh, I'm sorry. I just… assumed."
I laughed, friendly, "No problem. So are you doing these stupid card things?"
"Well, yeah, I sent one to the Marauders and to you. I wanted to send one to Marc but I couldn't. You know, they're delivered and Lily and James are standing right by the table."
"Lily and James are too involved into their conversation to ask," I laughed.
He laughed too, "about time."
"I have to go," I smiled, finishing my toast and buttering and "jelly-fying" a slice for Lily. I stuffed a few pieces of bacon into a roll and coated it in sauce.
"Sure, bye, Gracie. Thanks for talking… and understanding."
"Anytime, Peter. You know I'm here for you, when you need anything, okay?"
"Sure. Thanks."
I smiled, walking away, carrying food for my two friends. As I reached them, they were absorbed in whatever conversation they were having.
I slid the food into their hands, and walked past them to the prefect who was doing the chocolate frog thing.
"Hey, could you do me a favor?" I asked, sweetly.
"Uh, sure, I guess. What is it?"
"Do you have a Peter Pettigrew on that list? Of people he's sending things to?"
"Sure… one second…" she looked through her papers, quickly. "Yes, James Potter, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin and you."
"Could you add someone to that list?" I asked, pulling a knut from my pocket. "Marcellus Yaxley, Slytherin, seventh year."
She looked at me oddly but wrote down his name anyway. "Are you planning on getting him killed?"
"No, it's complicated. Just do it, okay? And don't let Lily or James see that list."
She nodded, looking confused.
It was a risk. Worst case scenario, if someone found out other than me, Peter and Marc, I could come up with something about it all being a silly mistake. Who cares if it was "forbidden"? Everyone deserved to be happy and I was sick of seeing poor little Peter sad and getting picked on for not getting anything. He was getting something; I was sure… just not the same kind that Sirius was joking about.
I looked at my watch, realizing that I only had five minutes to get to the Charms class room upstairs. I was particularly proud of the fact that I'd managed to have a conversation with four people, scoff at Sirius Black's ridiculous antics and eat a somewhat rushed breakfast before getting to class.
New Gracie record? I believe so.
"Hey Gracie," a voice spoke behind me as I began to ascend for the first floor classroom.
"Oh hello Remus, how're you?" I asked, sweetly.
Five! Hell yes, this was defiantly a record.
"I'm wonderful, actually," he smiled a care-free smile, something that I hadn't seen in a while.
"That's great."
"Would you mind me asking why you're so deliriously happy on such a shit Monday?"
"I don't actually know. Just a good day, I guess," he smiled, "and I'm done all my homework a few days early."
"Lucky you," I laughed, remembering the pile of Transfiguration that was awaiting me.
As we reached the first floor classroom, I smiled that no one was here yet. It wasn't surprising that a few people would be late, what with the commotion happening downstairs for those bloody chocolate frogs.
"Would you mind if I sat with you today, Remus?"
"Of course not. You and Stevie still not talking?"
"Nope," I sent him a weak smile.
"Do you think you should talk to him or something?" Remus asked, kind-heartedly.
"I don't exactly see what I did wrong. So what, I've been busy with homework and hanging around with you, Lily, Millie and James a little more than I ever have?"
"I know, you haven't done anything wrong. Maybe there's another reason for it?"
"Like what?"
"I don't know, that's between you and Stevie," Remus whispered as Flitwick walked in the classroom with about ten seats left empty. Something on Remus' face made me think that he knew something but I couldn't even begin to imagine what. It's not like there could be another reason – I hadn't stopped talking to Stevie nor had I not sat next to him in classes. I'd still seen him, essentially, everyday but I just didn't have the time to sit around for hours doing silly things anymore.
Maybe he has a little crush on you.
The note flicked across my desk, quickly. I looked up at Remus who was watching me for my reaction. No way. There was absolutely no way that Stevie Gallagher had a crush on me. He'd seen me at my worst - no makeup, sick with the flu and vomiting up chicken noodle soup. He'd held my hair for me the one time I got deliriously drunk, which has never happened since, and he'd seen me on a Monday morning at six am. That in itself was worse than vomiting. I looked up to his regular seat, beside Andrew. My normal spot on the other side of the boy was taken up by a Ravenclaw whose name was slipping my mind. She was attractive, and if I hadn't just noticed her and Stevie and I were talking, I might even suggest that he talk to her. He hadn't talked to a girl, like that, since he'd come back to Hogwarts. I didn't know why… could it be because he had someone more specific in mind? Me?
No way. I shook the thought from my mind and tried to focus on Flitwick – who was getting more and more frustrated by the random floater walking into the classroom.
"Sirius Black, if you wouldn't mind. This class started ten minutes ago and you are interrupting once again. Take a seat," Flitwick snapped, "and the rest of you, shut up."
It was pretty loud in here, especially as Flitwick was actually trying to teach. I wondered if he knew that a ghost would be popping up at any moment to deliver a punch of chocolate frogs. I didn't really understand the logistics of ghosts – they could carry things but they could also float through things to. Maybe it was if they wanted to hold something they could, but they had to think about it. I didn't even want to start this early on.
Flitwick had the squeakiest voice on the face of the planet – probably because he was particularly short. Not that it was annoying, just hard to take seriously when he tried to get mad. It took a lot for it to happen but the Seventh years tended to do the bare minimum in his class as it was a Monday morning. Poor guy.
There was a knock at the door. "Yes?" Flitwick snapped, irritably.
The Bloody Baron floated on through, "Deliveries." The Bloody Baron didn't exactly look happy to be doing this. I wondered how Dumbledore managed to get them to do it. It's not like he could bribe them with anything – they were dead. What could they want for?
As the Bloody Baron started to whittle of people's names and chuck their frog's at them, Flitwick retired to his desk and but his head in hands. Were we really that far behind?
Girls were giggling; boys were gallivanting around the room. Sirius Black had a particularly large amount of frogs on his desk and looked quite pleased with himself.
"Thanks Gracie!" Remus nudged me.
"You're welcome!"
I began to go through the pile in front of me. There were ten in total, a number that shocked me. I had ten friends at Hogwarts?
I opened them one by one. Remus, Lily, Peter, James, Andrew and Millie were obvious. I was shocked that Stevie had still sent me one despite being furious with me. My brothers had each sent me one, which made me feel slightly guilty. I suppose I should've sent them one. Last, surprisingly, was Marcellus Yaxley. Why he had sent me one, I wasn't entirely sure. Maybe he was happy that I'd kept his secret? He had just as much to lose as Peter did, I suppose.
I smiled, slipping each of the "Famous Witch and Wizard" cards into my pocket.
"Awe, Cunningham, you didn't get me one!" Sirius yelled down the aisle.
"Nope, sorry, Black. Didn't want to waste a knut."
"You woulda done my set of the female Gryffindors. Can I knick James'"
"Sorry mate but it looks that Cunningham is a rare card. You don't have on that I want enough," James laughed, referring to the trading game that occurred, revolving the cards.
"Come on, mate, hand it over."
The class effectively went onto the same effect. No one ever quietened, and many took advantage of the fact that Flitwick couldn't be bothered to tackle our nonsense.
As the period drew to a close, the little wizard stood on his desk. The class took notice, quickly. "Seeing as you have not had any respect for me today and we have gotten nothing done, you will be doing today's lesson on your own. We are severely behind in this class due to lates and absences and your course work is not up to the standard that is expected. By next week I expect you all to know the charms outlined on pages 370-376 of your text books. There are three within those pages. As your homework I would like a foot and a half on each of their benefits and negatives. Also, to finish, I expect an additional foot and a half on which one you would choose if you faced the situation requiring it."
My jaw dropped. Six feet on parchment based on three bloody charms. Many protested.
"Maybe next time it would do you all wise to shut up and pay attention instead of sitting their chomping on charmed chocolate frogs and discussing whose witch and wizard cards are more special. If you have time and your mark is not up to what you would like it to be, figure out how to charm a chocolate frog and perform it next week for me for extra credit. That is all, you're dismissed."
My mark in Charms was not particularly bad. I didn't have an Outstanding but an Exceeds Expectations was surely enough to qualify as a half-decent mark.
"Millie, I'm sorry, but I'm not feeling well. I'm going to take a rain check on History of Magic – could you tell Binns if he actually notices my absence?" I asked, reaching Millie's desk.
"Yeah, sure," she nodded, looking at me funny. "Are you going to be okay?"
"Yeah, just tired and a bit of a stomach ache, actually."
"Alright, well, I'll see you in Defense later then?"
"Yeah, hopefully."
I dragged my butt from the classroom, heading back to dormitories. I was going to sleep awhile, hopefully be okay for Defense.
I had managed to pull myself out of bed for Defense and I had made it through dinner quite successfully. Eloise and Violet weren't there which made things easier but unfortunately; Dillard had piled on the homework in Defense too which led me to my current situation. I had set up shop in the library, my head buried in a book as I began on my charms essay. I hadn't been able to master the charms yet, which made writing the essay a little tougher, but I knew I wouldn't make it to the last foot and a half tonight. Besides, I doubt I could write about which was the best if I couldn't do any. As long as I got one, it would be okay.
As I started on my second charm, I heard a cough.
"Cunningham," a voice ripped through my thoughts. I looked up, to see who had spoken.
"I, uhm, well. I can see that you were having problems."
"Performing the charms? I've been… well, watching you."
"That sounds positively terrifying. Actually, I'm pretty sure it's illegal."
"I actually came over here to see if you needed any help."
I looked up, dumbfounded. "Why are you offering to help me?"
"I can't get a foot and a half out for each spell. It's ridiculous. If you lend me a hand, I'll help you."
"I'm not writing your essay for you, Sirius. Nice try but bugger off."
"I wasn't asking you to write it for me. Just give me a few ideas about the benefits and stuff. I can only get like three for each. I mean I am an expert bullshitter but that's pulling it a bit far, even for me."
"So basically, if I give you a few benefits and negatives for each, you'll help me with the spells?"
"Yeah, sure."
"Why me? I mean, I'm sure Remus could assist you."
"Remus is … unavailable. He's with James."
I knew what they were talking about. The full moon was in three days or so, which effectively meant that Remus would be out of a commission for a while. He didn't like being in the library or doing any work in the few days up to the full moon.
I wasn't supposed to know – I'd just started to notice a pattern sometime in my fifth year. A werewolf was something you were supposed to be afraid of but I couldn't bring myself to look at Remus any differently because of something he couldn't prevent. If anything, it just meant that I stayed in my dormitory on the nights of the full moon. If he did, though I doubted he would, go crazy and attack the school… I'd be the last one he'd find.
"Oh," I nodded, seriously weighing my options. "Alright, I suppose. On one condition."
"You do not make any comments about me at any point. Not one insult, not one misguided joke. Do I make myself clear?"
"Yes, Ma'am."
He obviously really needed my help. I smiled. "Alright, get your stuff."
Not only had I just agreed to help Sirius Black but I had also just made it through an entire conversation without wanting to hex him or kill him. I was exceptionally proud of myself, if not slightly shocked. What could I do though? Say no, which would lead him to go beg to Remus who would get ticked off. Remus would catch up on the work, I knew he would, but he wasn't able to catch two people up. Sirius would just have to do this on his own this time – which apparently, he could not do without my help.
It had to have taken him a lot of courage to come over him and ask me to help him so I'd respect that.
What could possibly go wrong?
AUTHORS NOTE: so thank you for reading. this chapter kind of turned into a bit more conversational than I wanted but it was important. It sets up quite a bit more of the plot which gets a little bigger in the next few chapters. So read and review. Oh, and of course, I'm not JKR. If I was, I'd be sitting on an island surrounded by lots of chocolate. Not writing this, ahaha. Oh and the lyrics are Ed Sheeran.
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The demand for the US dollar allowed the USD/JPY to refresh its highs at about 122.00. Then the pair slightly corrected downwards and traded in a range of 121.00-121.65 practically throughout the whole week. This week, investors' attention will be riveted on Fed's decision regarding interest rates. They are likely to remain the same, but the US regulator may cast light on when interest rates will be raised.
From technical point of view, the pair is trading within a sideward channel. Indicators are not producing any clear signals. Pending orders should be placed from the borders of the channel.
Support and resistance
Resistance levels are located at 121.65, 122.00. Suport levels are at 121.10, 120.80, 120.50, 120.25. Bears' main goal is getting back below 1260.00.
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Do you feel as if things are starting to conspire against you? Are all your best laid plans being either held up or blocked completely? If so then you are starting to feel this potent opposition at large in the skies above us. This is the planet of action Mars opposing the planet of limitation Saturn, the one who wants go ahead against the one who wants to prevent any movement, the planet of stop against the planet of go.
When these two oppose in the skies we have a classic standoff position. In your chart, identify 8 degrees Taurus and Scorpio and look at the axis it sits on.
From 1st house to 7th house we have yourself against your partner or opponent
From 2nd house to 8th we have what to own against what someone else does, your values against their values, what you keep against what you share.
From 3rd house to 9th the issues are what you communicate and how your travel against knowledge, beliefs and what you need to learn and where you are travelling to.
From 4th house to 10th the matters to deal with are those of home and family versus work and career
From 5th house to 11th house it is the love we give to the love we receive, what we create and make to what we hope and dream for
From 6th house to 12th house more or less the issues are how we serve and the work we do against how we suffer, where we aid people and the hidden forces working against us.
Wherever you find this opposition, you will feel this stand-off, the Mars house is where we want to move forward whereas the Saturn house will be holding us back. My advice is to be patient now and not to push too hard right. Mars in Taurus should give you enough patience to wait your turn and to start driving forward and taking the initiative again once the opposition passes, otherwise authoritarian Saturn will lay down the law to you, and you wouldn't want that to happen, would you???


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OMAHA, Neb. -- David Perno knew how outsiders could perceive his perpetual optimism for Georgia's 2008 season -- he was a guy in need of a quick turnaround.
He wouldn't have argued, either.
One year after taking the Bulldogs to their second College World Series in three seasons, Perno's 2007 team finished 23-33 and didn't even qualify for the SEC tournament.
But in 2008, he'd have five position starters back (four of whom played in Omaha in 2006) and 11 pitchers who had thrown most of the innings.
What's more, junior shortstop Gordon Beckham was being projected as a first-round pick in the major league draft. Closer Joshua Fields decided to return for his senior season after being drafted by Atlanta in the second round. And Georgia got a key addition when second baseman Michael Demperio transferred from Texas.
"We knew we had the pieces. Any time you have the best shortstop in the country, you know you're going to be good," Perno said. "When Josh decided to come back, I thought we better be good or I might not have a job."
And you thought only football and basketball coaches had that kind of pressure.
Worry not, though, for Perno, who has three years remaining on his contract.
Georgia, which wrapped up the SEC regular-season crown before its final series, is playing for the national championship for the first time since winning it in 1990.
For Perno, a member of the Bulldogs' 1990 squad who didn't play in that Series, it's a sweet feeling, if not a little surreal.
Perno came back to Georgia to be an assistant under Robert Sapp, his coach for a year at Middle Georgia Junior College. In 1999, after three mediocre seasons, Sapp was relieved of his duties. The Bulldogs then hired Ron Polk from Mississippi State, and Perno's future was in Polk's hands.
"I was lucky," Perno recalled. "I was doing the recruiting and had good relationships with all the players and their families and when Coach Polk took the job, a lot of players went to bat for me, [and] said, 'You need to keep him.'
"Coach Polk gave me a chance, and two years later, we were in the World Series."
When Polk decided to go back to Mississippi State after that 2001 season, Perno, then 33, was promoted to head coach. It was something he even gave thought to when he was playing for the Bulldogs, but got particularly serious about it after facing Atlanta Braves veteran pitcher John Smoltz during an exhibition the teams played.
"I was having a pretty good year, aluminum bat. And then we got the wood bat and I faced Smoltz, and said, 'Man, I've got no future in this deal,'" Perno said. "'I'm going to hang it up after this season and go into coaching.'
"It was a natural for me."
Georgia took an unbeaten path to the CWS finals by defeating Miami and then Stanford twice. The Dawgs will play upstart Fresno State in the best-of-three series that begins Monday (ESPN2, 7 p.m. ET).
"The key when you get here is whether you can keep playing as you're capable of," Stanford coach Mark Marquess said, "and I think they've done that."
While Beckham has lived up to his first-round tag, Fields and senior third baseman Ryan Peisel have been huge difference-makers for the Bulldogs in 2008.
As a junior last year, Peisel hit .295 with four homers and 29 RBIs. His numbers in 2008: .342-11-56.
Fields was 1-6 with a 4.46 earned-run average in 2007. This year, he's 17-for-17 in save opportunities while going 3-2 with a 3.50 ERA.
"The championship just sneaks up on you," Perno said. "You can't wait to get [to Omaha], then you finally do get here and things go your way. What a difference a year makes. It's amazing. It's been quite a run and I hope we can finish it out."
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Gautier Pirotte, Frédéric Thomas
Language(s) of instruction
French language
Organisation and examination
Teaching in the first semester, review in January
Units courses prerequisite and corequisite
Prerequisite or corequisite units are presented within each program
Learning unit contents
This course will get into different topics of contemporary development cooperation and humanitarian aid.
Part 1: New Actors and New Strategies of the international Assistance. This part particularly deals with: the South-South Co-operation; the Sustainable Development Goals and the climatic justice; the new trends of the financing of the development; the bilateral and regional agreements of trade and investment (APE in the TTIP including the agreements of regional integration.
Part 2 - The Speeches of the International Co-operation. This part deals with an analysis of some international co-operation' buzzwords (participation, ownership, empowerment...)
Part 3 - Stakes and mechanism of the humanitarian aid. This last part approaches various aspects of the humanitarian aid (history, architecture, ways of intervention and financing, tools, mechanism of action...). We shall also study some structural stakes in the contemporary humanitarian aid : mediatization, relations with the local States, the efficiency and the legitimacy of aid....
Learning outcomes of the learning unit
Thorough knowledge of the current stakes in the development aid and in the modalities of humanitarian intervention.
The student must also be able to develop a critical reading of the international co-operation's buzzwords: participation, ownership, capacity building, etc.
Prerequisite knowledge and skills
This course is running on from the course "Sociology of international cooperation". An elementary knowledge of the actors and stakes of the international co-operation is essential.
A minimal skill in English is needed.
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Ex-cathedra training and discussions.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning)
Recommended or required readings
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Assessment methods and criteria
Written examination.
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'Boardwalk Empire' Star Jack Huston Takes Lead in 'Ben-Hur' Remake
by Ethan Anderton
September 17, 2014
Source: Deadline
After flirting with Tom Hiddleston for the lead role in MGM & Paramount's remake of the classic epic Ben-Hur, Deadline reports the studios have instead picked up "Boardwalk Empire" star Jack Huston to take the title role in the film directed by Timur Bekmambetov (Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter). Leading up to his casting, Huston actually could have ended up playing Messala, the close friend of Judah Ben-Hur who becomes his nemesis, but the director decided Huston was better suited for the lead role. Now the search is still on to find an actor to play Messala, but that announcement shouldn't be too far behind.
Morgan Freeman was the first to officially join the cast recently as Ildarin, the man who teaches the slave Ben-Hur to become a champion caliber chariot racer. As we've reported previously, this version of Ben-Hur is more faithful to the book as the story of Jewish prince Judah Ben-Hur and Messala, the son of a Roman tax collector, who grew up best friends before the Roman Empire rose to power, also ties in with the tale of Jesus Christ, with whom Ben-Hur has several encounters. This movies Ben-Hur towards becoming a believer in the Messiah, which culminates in Christ being sentenced to death.
Huston has been on the verge of a big breakthrough for awhile now, and this film could end up being it. He also just recently landed a role in the long-gestating adaptation of Pride & Prejudice & Zombies, and will be seen in the Nicholas Sparks adaptation The Longest Ride, so audiences will certainly get more familiar with him before Ben-Hur arrives on February 26th, 2016. While a film of this scale has promise, the release date early in 2016 does warrant some concern since not very many great movies have been release in that window. But it's far too early to make that call, so we'll wait until we see a trailer. Thoughts?
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"Thank you Neil Simon for making us laugh at falling in love...again." 30 November 1977 Comedy, Romance 111 mins
Paula McFadden knows: In romance, actors all follow the same stage instruction: Exit. Without warning, her actor boyfriend split today for a movie role and sublet their Manhattan apartment. The new tenant's name: Elliot Garfield. Profession: actor. Richard Dreyfuss and Marsha Mason deliver comedy, zingy repartee and bitter-to-best romance in The Goodbye Girl.
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W.E: Hey Sian! Tell us who you are!
Sian: Hey there! I'm a 24 year old beauty and lifestyle blogger, but who enjoys a well put together outfit. I have only been on the blogging scene since January but I am loving interacting with new people everyday and finding out new trends and what/how to wear them.
W:E: What inspired you to begin blogging?
Sian: Friends kept asking me for make up tips, so I thought why not share my thoughts with the world. Plus I love talk, so here I am :)
W.E: What are your favourite trends just now?
Sian: Pastels and floral. You can make a beautiful piece out of simple designs that include these. I think the brand F&F have done this trend brilliantly this year.
W.E: In your opinion, what is the ultimate classic wardrobe piece?
Sian: I love a good pair of jeans. Jeans never go out of fashion. Regardless of the cut or shape.
W.E: What is "beauty" to you?
Sian: Beauty to me is, confidence. If your personality is shining, then so are you. No amount of make-up can portray that.
W.E: Tell us a funny fashion story!
Sian: I once went to a party all glammed up, ready to dance the night way. Only to realise half way through the night that my dress was on backwards...Luckily no one had noticed when I popped to the toilets for a quick flip around and carried on the night. From now on I triple check I have items on the correct way!
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W.E: Finally, what is your favourite Wear Eponymous piece this season?
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WASHINGTON, May 15 (Reuters) - A husband and wife executive team at a China-based company agreed to settle civil charges on Wednesday alleging they overstated revenue and used some of the money for personal expenses, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said.
The SEC's case against RINO International Corp's Chief Executive Officer Dejun "David" Zou and Chairman Jianping "Amy" Qiu marks the latest in an enforcement crackdown by the agency on disclosure and accounting irregularities at U.S.-listed Chinese companies.
RINO, provider of various services to China's iron and steel industry, is one of many so-called "reverse mergers" that has been scrutinized by the SEC. A reverse merger is a backdoor method of entering the U.S. marketplace in which a company merges with a U.S. shell company.
RINO was suspended from trading in 2011, based on questionable public filings.
Many backdoor merger companies with accounting troubles have been delisted from U.S. exchanges and faced resignations by their auditors.
In this case, the SEC alleged that Zou and Qiu diverted $3.5 million in company funds to buy a home in California, without telling investors.
The company's auditor was also not given a straight answer after inquiring about the expenditure, the SEC said.
"Executives grossly abuse their positions of trust when they divert corporate funds for their personal spending," Antonia Chion, the associate director of the SEC's Division of Enforcement, said in a statement.
"When making their investment decisions, RINO's investors did not have the benefit of knowing that Zou and Qiu were diverting money and the company's revenues were greatly exaggerated," said Chion.
The SEC said Zou and Qiu agreed to pay $150,000 and $100,000, respectively, without admitting or denying the charges. They also will be barred from serving as officers or directors of a public company for 10 years.
The pair paid $3.5 million in disgorgement in a related class action settlement.
The settlement proposal must still be approved by a federal court.
Attorneys for Zou, Qiu and the company did not return calls seeking comment.


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This bubbly blonde performer of TV and film made her feature acting debut as the young girl who gets kissed by Elliot in Steven Spielberg's "E. T. The Extra-Terrestrial" (1982). The real-life California Girl got her start as a child model and actor, guesting on shows such as "Silver Spoons," "Charles in Charge" and "Full House." Her stage credits include "Nightmares" at Theater East, and "Sea Mother's Son" at the Gene Dynarski Theater. She also appeared in the TV-movies "Broken Angel" (ABC, 1998) and "Daughter of the Streets" (ABC, 1990). But Eleniak is best recognized for her performance as the Beverly Hills rich kid turned lifeguard, Shauni McLain, on the hit series "Baywatch" (NBC, 1989-90; syndicated, 1991-92). Her character was married off to coworker Eddie Kramer (Billy Warlock) when both actors opted to leave at the end of the season.


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My first response is, never! Drive the car until it dies, then revive it and keep driving it until it dies again - repeat until the car quite literally falls apart. I bought a 92 Chevy as my first vehicle when I was 15 and I didn't get rid of it till I was 23. I loved that truck and I can't tell you how great it was not having a vehicle payment for 5 years. And the only reason I got rid of it was because my brother gave me his 2002 Ranger for free.
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thank you for your answer. I was wondering so yeah I think I will do as you suggested mainly because it makes sense but also because I dont have the money right now for a new car or a used care with fewer miles on it.
I would say when you have to spend so much money on repairs, it would cost less to make those payments. Having to deal with frequent break-downs can be stressful.
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thanks for your answer and yeah that makes sense when your spending so much on repairs when you could have easily used that money to get another car.


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Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Women Writers Reflect on the Candidate and What Her Campaign Meant (Paperback)
Women Writers Reflect on the Candidate and What Her Campaign Meant
Harper Perennial, 9780061455940, 260pp.
Publication Date: December 23, 2008
No one else in the political arena inspires as wide a range of passionate feelings as Hillary Rodham Clinton. Cold or competent, overachiever or pioneer, too radical or too moderate, she continues to overturn the assumptions we make about her. In Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary, New Yorker editor Susan Morrison has compiled a timely collection of original pieces by America's most notable women writers. The result is a dazzling and revealing pointillist portrait of this complex and controversial politician.
Praise For Thirty Ways of Looking at Hillary: Women Writers Reflect on the Candidate and What Her Campaign Meant…
"Immensely satisfying and very entertaining."
-Tina Brown, author of The Diana Chronicles
"A cascade of crackling insights about gender, marriage, work, and politics that yields genuine literary pleasure."
-Hendrik Hertzberg, author of Politics: Observations and Arguments
"Intriguing…. These essays attest to the infinite subjectivity of people's views, the pure relativism of perception….This volume of reflections corroborates Mrs. Clinton's own long-ago observation that she is 'a Rorschach test' for voters."
-Michiko Kakutani, New York Times
"Pithy, imaginative, and bold essays by exceptionally shrewd women writers....In all, a discerning, engrossing dissection not only of a galvanizing figure but also of our conflicted feelings about women and power."
"An unusually insightful and particularly well written collection."
-New York Daily News
"The collection gathers strength as the variety and ferocity of opinions, insights, disappointments, and projections unfolds, often revealing more about the writers than about Hillary, and more about our warring notions of power, politics, and sex roles than it seems possible to hold in any brain at one time."
-Elizabeth Benedict, Huffington Post
"This original collection features a stellar group of women writers."
"A timely book of essays (or critiques, it often seems) written by many of today's prominent women writers....the book is decidedly fluid....the contributors share a certain elegance in tone....the collection is a unique study and more insightful, if critical, than a general biography."
"Clever, entertaining, provocative, and elegantly written."
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"These essays should be required reading for voters."
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"Everyone has an opinion about Senator Hillary Clinton....In Thirty Ways, notable contributors sound off about her...these witty, insightful voices struggle to get a grasp on this larger-than-life figure."
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"This timely collection of 30 original pieces by some of America's most notable writers is a must read for anyone interested in this complex and controversial politician."
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"As these witty, insightful voices struggle to get a grasp on this larger-than-life figure, they expose how difficult a task that really is."
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I received this book through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers July 2016 batch, but I've only just now pulled it out of my TBR pile. It was published in 2016 by Algonquin Books.
The titular Antoinette is a nonverbal, special needs 10 year old girl who can hear songs in the earth and flowers and the people she touches; her mother, Rose, is dying of congestive heart failure. Like any parent of a child in need of lifelong care, she is frightened of what will happen to her daughter after she's gone, though in this case Antoinette's gifts give her even more reason to be afraid. She is forced to reach out of her estranged sister Lily, hoping that the rift between them can be mended, and that her sister can be the guardian Antoinette needs. It's an emotional book; seeing the story from Rose's perspective, watching her impending death and her fear for her daughter is gut-wrenching and I definitely cried more than once. Though it is an emotionally intense book, the conclusion left me empty and disappointed- I think it had a real opportunity to face life and death and it missed it in favor of something tidy and traditionally "happy".
Antoinette's miracles are healing; when she hears a song in the things she touches, she fixes the "wrong" notes, bringing wilted flowers and dead birds back to life. This comes with a dangerous side effect, though, as she doesn't so much fix problems as move them, as we later find out- she is a conduit, and for most of her early life she's been pulling the problems into herself. This causes life threatening seizures. Despite them, Antoinette continues to heal people- she understands what she is doing, and is determined to heal her dying mother.
Her mother Rose, after realizing what Antoinette's power does to her, does everything possible to keep her daughter from healing her or anything else. This works about as well as one would expect, which is to say not well. Rose is determined to keep Antoinette alive, and her ability a secret, knowing that everyone will want her to heal them if they find out. And when one of the people in town, a woman with ALS, is temporarily relieved of her symptoms by Antoinette, her husband knows it was the little girl and becomes obsessed with having Antoinette heal her fully, hounding the family at every turn as his wife grows sicker and sicker.
Lily is obsessive-compulsive; she counts her steps, turning the doorknob, breaths, petals on flowers. Ending on odd numbers is bad to her, an ill-omen for the future. She is the first to recognize that Antoinette is not the same as other children, seeing herself reflected in her niece, and part of her estrangement with Rose is about Antoinette and the fears she inspires in Lily. Lily is afraid that around her niece she will start counting and never be able to stop, that the stress of raising and being responsible for a special needs child will make her own issues impossible to bear. Her relationship with her sister feels normal, natural; the two don't always get along or agree, but they care for each other, they want to be there for each other.
Aside from the sisters and Antoinette, there are really three other major characters: Seth, Will, and Eli. Eli is the aforementioned husband whose wife is dying of ALS, and his desperation is clear. It was a struggle to empathize with him, sometimes- obviously, if Antoinette could heal to the degree he wanted, she would have healed her mother. But when one's loved ones are dying, are in pain, there's only so much logical thinking one can do.
Seth and Will are essentially Lily's two love interests in the book. Seth is her childhood love, a boy who lived next door to them their whole lives, and who broke her heart when he decided to go to the seminary and join the priesthood- though that didn't work out for him, she doesn't know that until the book begins. Will is her next-door neighbor in her new town, an ER doctor who is in remission from cancer. They are very different men, and they both love her in their own ways, and it's watching love triangles like this that I wish polyamory were more of a cultural Thing. They are both good for her in different ways, and if they weren't busy comparing themselves to each other, they could get their heads out of their asses and both be loving support for her- because it's clear that she loves them both, in different ways. I hate love triangles.
As a neurotypical reader, it's a little difficult for me to formulate an opinion on Antoinette's perspective in the book. The author is the mother of a special needs child, and Antoinette's behavior does seem natural, not an exaggeration or a caricature. (The same can be said for Lily's OCD, though as someone who does not have OCD, I can't speak to its accuracy- just that it reads genuinely, and not like a stereotype.) But the view from Antoinette's eyes is the hardest for me to really evaluate- is it realistic? Is it "normalized" to make it palatable for a neurotypical reading audience? I have no idea; I have no idea if I can recommend the book as a healthy, intelligent representation of being neuroatypical or raising a neuroatypical child. I will say that the four main adults in her life for the duration of the book- Rose, Lily, Seth, and Will- are all good with her; they show normal fatigue and frustration but respect her and love her, and they do it without being saintly or effortless- it just is what it is.
The most frustrating part for me was the end. Rose is dying; Lily has finally accepted that Seth is not going to leave her again, and chooses him over Will; Will has realized that Antoinette's seizures are caused by her holding in all the illness she fixes. And so as Rose's lips are turning blue and her pulse is almost gone, he tells Antoinette to give all of her mother's wrong 'notes' to him. The final chapter has Seth, Lily, and Antoinette meeting Rose at the cemetery a year later, where they are planting flowers at their parents' and Will's grave. It feels hollow. It was a letdown for me, as there are several moments of bonding between Lily and Antoinette about how Antoinette can't keep fixing flowers- it makes Lily sad to see them wilt, too, but it's part of the process. Accepting Rose's death, making a family out of Lily, Seth, Will, and Antoinette would have been exceedingly more poignant. Death is a natural part of the cycle, for all that we wish it weren't, and family is what we choose, what we make of it- it doesn't have to be perfect or "normal" or fit what anyone else thinks it ought to- just what works for the people in it. Instead we're left with something sappy and saccharine. There's also the rather huge plot hole of Antoinette's role as a conduit. If she can transfer the wrongness from one person to another, from plants and animals, why not spread it out? Move one or two wrong 'notes' into a patch of earth in the woods, one or two into the stream, etcetera etcetera. Will's martyring is unnecessary, if Antoinette has the control that we see throughout the book.
Sometimes we just want a book where everything works out nicely in the end, and I can see where someone might view Will's self-sacrifice as deeply romantic and generous. For me, though, it was a very disappointing ending to an otherwise moving book about accepting that we cannot "fix" everything, and that part of the beauty of life is in its changes.


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AUGUST MOON 3635 Prytania St., 899-5129; www.augustmoonneworleans.com August Moon serves Chinese and Vietnamese dishes. Some of the appetizers include hot-and-sour soup and Chinese egg rolls. Vegetarians can order General Tao's tofu, featuring fried tofu glazed with spicy sweet and sour sauce. No reservations. Lunch Mon.-Fri., dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $$
BAMBU AT HARRAH'S CASINO 8 Canal St., 525-3689; www.harrahsneworleans.com Inside Harrah's New Orleans Casino, Bambu offers a full sushi bar and a selection of pan-Asian dishes. Specialties include Cantonese barbecue duck, honey-wasabi shrimp and pecan-battered shrimp. No reservations. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
CAFE EAST 4628 Rye St., Metairie, 888-0078; www.cafeeastnola.com This restaurant fuses contemporary and traditional Asian cooking with flavors from around the world. The honey-walnut shrimp are wok-sauteed with red and green bell peppers in ginger-honey-soy glaze. Mu shu wraps and tofu dishes are also popular. Reservations recommended. Lunch and dinner daily. Credit cards. $$
FUSION CAFE 5000 W. Esplanade Ave., Metairie, 309-4991 Fusion Cafe serves Vietnamese cuisine, sushi rolls and New Orleans seafood dishes. Try a banh mi sandwich filled with char-grilled pork, pickled carrots, radish, cucumber, jalapenos, cilantro and Vietnamese mayo. Pan-seared rib-eye cube steak is served over jasmine rice with lettuce, cucumbers and fish sauce. There are fried shrimp po-boys and seafood platters as well. No reservations. Lunch and dinner Mon.-Sat. Credit cards. $
HOSHUN RESTAURANT 1601 St. Charles Ave., 302-9716; www.hoshunrestaurant.com Hoshun's menu combines Japanese, Chinese and other cuisines. Crispy duck is sprinkled with pumpkin seeds and topped with plum sauce. Cracked pepper seasons a rack of lamb, served with avocado, mango and tomato salad. Reservations accepted for large parties. Lunch, dinner and late-night daily. Credit cards. $$
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SARA'S RESTAURANT 724 Dublin St., 861-0565; www.sarasrestaurant.com Asian, Indian and Creole flavors meet at Sara's. Honey-glazed scallops are popular, or a grilled pepper-crusted pork chop served with crab and cream salsa. Reservations recommended. Dinner Tue.-Sat. Credit cards and checks. $$
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Anne said the business had good communication and did good work on her vehicle. They were unable to wash her vehicle over a water main issue. They offered for her to leave it another day so they could return it to her clean.
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