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|Derived from
|Pathfinding Sleepwalker
|Inspiration for
|Luke 3
Charles Dexter Ward · 417
Picturing a cluefocused mystic as an master assassin? You must be childishly assassinophil dude....
Well lets take a short look:
- He appears out of thin air, ready to strike using Gate Box and Pathfinder does provide the ability to reach every location in the blink of an eye without using any at all
- He moves as nimble and quick as a shadow using the movement seeker cardset Shortcut and Pathfinder does provide Luke with good action efficiancy and great flexibility and means that he can save his valuable actions for attacks.
- He gets its enemies by surprise and delivers killing blows from out of nowhere Luke is the only viable sniper in the game using his special ability and Gate Box and events like Spectral Razor to execute attacks, while beeing far away from the enemy.
- He uses the environment to his advantage and executes attacks with high accuracy Using Fieldwork and to attack, which is easily boosted.
- He vanishes into the shadows, when beeing attacked using Gate Box in the enemy phase to dodge any attacks
- He is of delicate constitution and is very fragile and therefore tries to avoid beeing hit, so he aims for fast kills taking Arcane Research and Detached from Reality into account Luke comes out very squishy with 5 health and 5 sanity. Therefore you need to plan your attacks very carefuly and should always have a backupplan.
- Oh and he wears a mask of course
Teased enough? well lets take a closer look then:
This is a dedicated and pure monster killer and aims to fulfil the fighterrole of a group. This deck should work at hard difficulty due to its considerable attackvalue. Its playstyle matches that of a nimble and squishy assassin, as pointet out above. It is purely theorycrafted, as i wasnt able to test it in a group yet and in fact i have many variations of this in my mind.
I came up with this build, when pondering a Luke guide in general and the Sniper set of cards in particular. In fact i was nearly shocked of the sheer number of attack events a luke deck has at its disposal. This decks packs every one possible apart from "I've got a plan!" and comes up with 9 attack events. This number made me first consider Luke as a
Role: Pure fighter with sniper aspect
The mechanic of the sniper aspect is simple: use his specialabilty and attack event to attack from one location away of the enemy. Additionaly Luke can use Gate Box to attack from anywhere. This mechanic should synergize well with Fieldwork as you can choose the location, you want to attack from to some regard.
Each of the attack events come with a specific speciality, which makes for an astonishingly well rounded armory:
Storm of Spirits and Storm of Spirits are used to attack numerous enemies at once. Consider this as your partisan ambush. It synergizes well with Gate Box as you can dodge its backfire damage and with Fieldwork as you can use its bonus for an attack on numerous enemies. Shortcut can be used to collect enemies in one spot. In my other luke build, you can find a detailed example, how to use it look under partisan role
Spectral Razor this is your killing tool for non-elite enemies with 3 health It will also engage the enemy you attack, so you can use it on enemies who are engaged with your teammates and spare the engage.
Knowledge is Power is fast and free of cost. You need to have a combatspell asset in game or on your hand though. It works best with Shrivelling and gains even more power once you upgraded it. This is your flexible tool for emergencies when you miss an action or ressources to kill an enemy.
Blood-Rite this provides 2 testless damage and therefore ist the most precise killing tool in your arsenal. Use it, when missing has dire consequences. Alternativly you can use it to generate some ressources and some card cycling if you need to.
After this i pondered about further possible uses for Gate Box in a pure fighter build.
Possible uses for Gate Box:
- As already discussed it provides the ability execute sniper attacks by using it in conjunction with an attack event and Lukes special ability.
- Reach any location without using any action by using Gate Box and Pathfinder to protect your fellow teammates, if you cant snipe their enemies.
- Dodge any attack by using Gate Box in the enemy phase. This should prove incredibly powerful and provides different uses: You can engage a strong enemy from your teammate, use Shortcut to move either yourself or the teammate away, injure the enemy with regular actions and disapear in the enemy phase using Gate Box. This has the further effect, that you will start your next round in Dream-Gate and can either use Pathfinder to engage again or use one of your sniper events with your special ability to finish the enemy off and go to any other place. Imagine a bossfight with 3 charges on Gate Box and Pathfinder. You are able to attack and tank the boss for 3 rounds without getting hit once by using the discussed tactic.
As Gate Box seems to be crucial too for a pure fighter luke, we need to acquire a way to recharge it. For this deck i choose Recharge as you can use it on your main weapon Shrivelling as well and also on Grotesque Statue should you decide to get it later on.
Unfortunatly the backfire effect of Recharge will destroy Gate Box. The only cards that help with this nasty effect are Eldritch Inspiration and to a lesser extend Premonition and Grotesque Statue. I took Eldritch Inspiration as its the only card to prevent the backfire with 100% accuracy. While this is nearly useless in the first scenario, it will rise in power once Luke gets Recharge and Shrivelling and you only need to use it if Recharge actualy backfires. It works as an insurance if things backfire. But of course Premonition is great too and you can try to squeeze it in somehow. This is also possible later on by buying Versatile
Recharge method: Recharge with Eldritch Inspiration in backhand
This does make Recharge the priority one upgrade for this build and Grotesque Statue a good upgrade pick later on.
As a pure fighter a high attack value is of high importance. As the mystic assassin does likely has lesser ammo than a classic guardian, it is even more important, that your attacks are acurate. Lets discus : the passive boosts are provided by Holy Rosary and Hawk-Eye Folding Camera. When Luke has both of them in the game and gathered one evidence on the camera he has a of 6. So his standard attackvalue is 6 with Shrivelling, Wither and Storm of Spirits and 8 with Spectral Razor. This can be boosted by +2 with Fieldwork. Later in the game, when his spells are all upgraded his standard attackvalue will be 8 without fieldwork or further boosts. This should be enough to hit reliabe on hard difficulty.
Standard attackvalue of 6 at the start and 8 with upgraded spells, going up to 8 and 10 with Fieldwork
Lets discuss the other cards:
Shrivelling and Wither are your bread and butter spells, the aquivalent for a guardians weapons. Upgrade them early with Arcane Research is advised. Both have a little synergy with Eldritch Inspiration. althaugh i took every combat event and spell available for luke, i fear Luke might run out of attacks in a long scenbario with high monster density. Using Recharge on Shrivelling might help a bit with that. Consider Dayana Esperence to get more out of your attack events and Shards of the Void as a third attackspell, if this is the case.
Passive boosts: Holy Rosary this also helps taking horror
Hawk-Eye Folding Camera together with Fieldwork this provides you with some basic clueing option, when there is nothing to kill. The later also helps charging your camera. Otherwise stick with your groups cluegatherer until you have one evidence. Aim at one evidence for the boost. More evidence is luxuary and not really needed. This can be cut on normal difficulty, see the discussion for other options further down.
Fieldwork This should prove very valuable and provides a strategic element to your movement and is very flexible, as it can be used for any test. While this looks very useful and fun, Iam not entirely sure about this card. It may be cut on normal difficulty
Arcane Research Self explanatioray, the decks has 10 targets for this, if Shrivellingis upgraded in 2 steps
Mr. "Rook" Actually the ally slot is highly contested. Arcane Initiate is cheaper and provides more carddraw, David Renfield provides ressources and passive boost and later Dayana Esperence is just a great in this build. On normal difficulty i heavily consider playing Arcane Initiate and Mr. "Rook" or David Renfield with Calling in Favors.
I went for Mr. "Rook" because of its its universal usability and as i dislike the doom on Arcane Initiate. Mr. "Rook" helps getting setup, it helps getting your Recharge and Eldritch Inspiration combo and last but not least it helps mitigating the loss of 3 actions from Detached from Reality if you use it at the end of your turn and manage to draw Detached from Reality. The later is significantly worse on a pure fighter build than on on a cluegatherer. If it is drawn, when your teammates are swarmed or engaged, you will not be able to help them at all.
Drawengine: Mr. "Rook"
This Luke deck is quite expensive with a cost of 44 for all of your cards. because of this some ressource generation is needed:
Ressource regeneration:
Uncage the Soul is just so much better than Emergency Cache in this deck as it is more action efficient and comes with 2 pips.
Crack the Case actualy can be switched for Emergency Cache for more reliability. Crack the Case is fast and can be used with your special ability and even Gate Box on your main cluegatherer and has the potential to generate more resources than Emergency Cache
Blood-Rite can be used for ressources if really needed.
These incredible flexible techcards are of special note: Logical Reasoning and Uncage the Soul. Every guardian would lick its lips for ressource generation and healing that can alternitavly be used to add 2 attack pips.
High against encounters
Gate Box against the attacks from enemies
Your weakspot are encounters Deny Existence is your only line of defense here. It is generaly used to protect yourself from the loss of health. As you have lots of soak and healing against horror damage with Logical Reasoning and Holy Rosary.
Thoughts about variants:
Fun cards i would like to add:
Anatomical Diagrams: This could really be good for decent non elite enemies and also can be used to help your fellow teammate to evade
Scrying: This would be great with Gate Box to assassinate enemies before they are born
Arcane Initiate or David Renfield and Calling in Favors. Both are exellent allies and you can use Calling in Favors to get rid of them and get more use from Mr. "Rook". The deck would have more damage soak this way too. You can consider Versatile and Astounding Revelation as way as some diversity like Scrying
Variant: Risky doom management path:
Ditch Mr. "Rook" and Crack the Case as well as Hawk-Eye Folding Camera / Fieldwork / Logical Reasoning or Uncage the Soul
Insert Arcane Initiate and David Renfield and Calling in Favors and perhaps Moonlight Ritual. Later on go for Blood Pact and maybe Sacrifice and De Vermis Mysteriis. also consider Ward of Protection instead of or in addition to Deny Existence This provides Carddraw, Ressources and a passive boost just with 2 cheap allies. Later on you can abuse Blood Pact and maybe De Vermis Mysteriis for stronger and more sniper attacks. But of course these great powers come with some significant risks:
This should generate a whole new thematic layer to the deck with the constant danger of activating the agenda through doom manipulation. Anyway as this a pure fighterbuild, you will want to engage enemies often anyway and therefore have a reliable method to get rid of doom loaden allies in addition to Calling in Favors, Moonlight Ritual and/or maybe Sacrifice
Variant: Awesome draw engine:
Ditch Eldritch Inspiration and Logical Reasoning or even Hawk-Eye Folding Camera
Insert Arcane Initiate and Calling in Favors as well as Crack the Case for Astounding Revelation 1x. Get Versatile really fast together with Recharge to add Astounding Revelation 2x and get back Eldritch Inspiration 2x. Take On the Hunt with versatile for the assassinationeffect with Gate Box. Also get Charisma and as you already have it consider Dayana Esperence later. This way you will have a much more potent Drawengine and great actionfree ressource management with Astounding Revelation, which also can serve to recharge Mr. "Rook" or Dayana Esperence
First priority is to get at least 1 Recharge, you also might want Pathfinder quickly. Apart from that concentrate on upgrading your spells. I advise to focus on upgrading to Shrivelling before any other spell, as this will benefit your Knowledge is Power too. Dont restrict yourself to upgrading spells only with Arcane Research, as this would slow you down too much. I likely would get Grotesque Statue at some point, as it handles for the crucial tests like a Storm of Spirits attack, increases the reliability of Recharge and also happen to increase the odds of to recharge your Gate Box. For similiar reasons consider Seal of the Elder Sign.
Logical Reasoning/Deny Existence/Shortcut(/card/05110) >>Recharge 2x
Fieldwork >> Pathfinder 1x
Shrivelling >> Shrivelling >> Shrivelling 2x
Storm of Spirits >> Storm of Spirits 2x
Possibilities for late game:
Deny Existence >> Deny Existence
Hawk-Eye Folding Camera >> Grotesque Statue 2x
You might consider Versatile to add more cards.
The best possible out of class targets might be
Crystallizer of Dreams and On the Hunt, which works like an assassination together with Gate Box.
Please feel welcome to help theorycraft and comment this deck, its still completly untested and iam unsure about a great deal of cards. This is going to be my next deck for groupplay and i might change a lot of stuff afterwards.
If you like have some look at https://arkhamdb.com/decklist/view/18529/pathfinding-sleepwalker-1.0, where you will find a support oriented cluegatherer luke and where i am going to post a general deckbuild guide for luke with links to great exemplariliy builds
Iam also planning to post a third Lukedeck, which will be a cluegatherer focussing on mythos manipulation. Watch out for the Cutter of Nightmares, Mythos police
In any case have some fun with this great great game!
Charles Dexter Ward


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Laurence Carey recently won the Under 20 Youth title at the Windsurfing New Zealand national Slalom Competition in Dunedin. He was then invited to compete in the IFCA Slalom World Championships in Curacao. With support from various sponsors and friends he made the trip and despite disappointing conditions at his first international event he returned with a #7 ranking and a plan to go further.
This is his account.
The Slalom Youth World Championships in Curacao this year was the first major international event I have ever been involved in. It started with forty one hours a flying and airports before I even reached Curacao which made the first four days before the event a good time to climatise and adjust to the time change. On the day I arrived I was picked up by an IFCA representative who dropped me at St Joris Bay to meet all the locals and competitors. This was the first time it fully clicked in I was overseas as nearly everyone was either speaking Dutch or French.
Throughout the event I met a lot of people from all around the world, Germany, Portugal, and Poland are just to name a few who I became friends with. To my surprise they had all heard of New Zealand and how we have more sheep then people. Some of the older competitors had also heard of Carbon Art Boards and C3 Fins. Because of this I was getting questions about how and where this gear is tested, and in what types of conditions they are tested in. There were two other competitors who rode either Carbon Art or C3 Fins in the competition. One was the under 13 sailor from Australia, who had Carbon Art gear and finished second. I also met Ben Van Der Steen who dominated the sports class who rides C3 Fins who is in the top ten in the PWA.
On the opening night all competitors were invited to go for dinner at the Ostrich Farm. This was great as it was easy to meet and talk to the other competitors and see what they have done. By this time I had become friends with a Portugese man, Pedro Pexiro who we ate with. He introduced me to some of the best sailors at the competition including Patrik Schmelzer and Last years World Champion from Italy, Marco Begalli.
Unfortunately the wind didn't do its part for the majority of the competition however on the 23rd (the second to last day) the wind was slowly building in the afternoon. So all eighty five competitors went on the water. In the first elimination I started very strong, leading the whole course, however behind the island the wind was considerably lighter and I couldn't manage to hold onto first place, finishing second. This however meant I would be going through to the winners final. It was this race which was surprising to all competitors as on the start line there was a very big lull. However the race was not postponed and it was a pumping start. I was coming fifth around the first mark however the other sailors managed to keep planning. I still got a great result finishing 7th. The day after the competition the wind was a Strong 18-20knots, which enabled some good training with the french sailors however it was unfortunate it could have been like this the week before.
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A book 'ban' raises the requirement of cultural sensitivity
There is nothing like an outright ban to bring attention to a book, not to mention an abrupt halt to sales. The sequels to Fifty Shades of Grey, the risqué novel that has taken the top sales spot from the Harry Potter franchise, have been taken off the shelves of bookstores in the UAE, according to recent news reports.
Unfortunately, for the purposes of this article at least, I haven't had an opportunity to read the book. From a personal perspective, it is not exactly on the top of my current reading list, but I hear from both readers and critics that it leaves very, very little to the imagination. So really, it's not much of a surprise that content that far exceeds an "R" rating is being taken off the shelves.
But there is an added spin to this so-called ban: the National Media Council reports that it didn't issue any such order, while store spokesmen had various reports of whether the books had been banned or not granted approval. Most bookstore managers didn't want to comment on the issue.
The first book has taken the publishing world by storm and I doubt that many retailers would self-impose a ban on a bestseller. On the other hand, the UAE operates an open book policy: unlike in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, the Government cannot legally ban any particular book. That leaves the question open about where this supposed ban is coming from.
Historically, the UAE has always had a strong stance against graphic sexually orientated content that offends religious and cultural sensitivities.
I'll always remember my mother complaining that the pages in her monthly edition of Marie Claire magazine were stuck together because of the infamous black marker that censors explicit images.
But marking out pictures - which closely resemble those found in a Playboy magazine - and an outright ban on written material that depicts borderline disturbing sexual encounters are two completely different things. It is to be hoped that the difference is obvious in terms of the general public's exposure to the content.
When any content is banned, or even just censored with a black pen, it is important to look at the issue from two perspectives. What does the material represent just on a stand-alone basis? Secondly, and this is more specific to the Arabian Peninsula and our culture, how does the material affect other areas that involve cultural or religious sensitivities?
To start with, in and of itself, we are dealing with a book - a book with front-cover art that shows nothing but a necktie with the name of the author. This will hardly give personal offence to any passers-by, unless they stop, buy the book, open it and start reading. If the content offends a person's moral values, they still have the option: stop reading.
However, because of the sensitivities in the region, one can understand why families might worry about their young people reading such content, leading to questions and curiosities that don't necessarily fit the local cultural and religious norms.
The simple answer to those concerns is to require booksellers to have a dedicated section where books such as Fifty Shades of Grey are displayed. Pretty much in the same way that movie theatres limit access to content that is deemed too violent, access could be limited to people over a certain age or those who have parental consent.
This raises another interesting point: movie theatres are free to promote and show movies that contain ridiculous amounts of violence, but when sexual intercourse is the subject, many societies apply a completely different standard. Perhaps depictions of brutality should be subjected to the same scrutiny.
The UAE accommodates, with limitations, other imports that do not fit with our religious or cultural sensitivities, one particular example being alcohol. The UAE takes a liberal approach to allowing non-Muslims to consume alcohol with the restriction that retailers must ensure that such products are not sold in public spaces for all to see. In special shops, avoiding potential insult to Muslims, alcohol products are in a sense out of sight, out of mind.
So how is a book viewed as more harmful or more culturally insensitive? In a country that has most of the world's nationalities residing here, the complex situation demands a great deal of tolerance and consideration from all.
We still are not entirely clear why such a "ban" has been implemented, but there are some points that are very clear. It would be a waste of time, money and effort if the goal were truly to implement a ban that keeps such content out of the UAE. In the age of the internet and online shopping, the world has become a much smaller place. Most content is easily available at the click of a mouse.
But more importantly, when we approach these issues - with full respect to national and cultural priorities - we should also consider freedom of content and expression, as well as the significance of reading to our national development.
If we start really banning books, regardless of content, those Fifty Shades of Grey might just fade to black.
Khalid Al Ameri is an Emirati social commentator
On Twitter: @KhalidAlAmeri
Updated: September 11, 2012 04:00 AM


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I work for an airline in an onboard leadership position. A few months ago a customer complained about a crew member. I dealt with it on the spot and it seemed fine.
A month later I received an email from my manager that a complaint was filed and he wanted an explanation. I was asked why I did not report this incident and put on a "refresher" course because he doubted my skills as a leader.
Most of the things in the complaint did not happen, so at the time I thought it must refer to some situation I wasn't aware of. I would understand if this was a repeating pattern, but such is not the case. This makes me demotivated and makes me doubt myself.
Two months ago the company changed managers, and I am having problems with this particular man. He is not approachable and hard to talk to when you have a problem. I had a few legitimate, verified sick days last year, but I was called into his office and given a written warning with the words, "If you cannot manage your health, maybe you are not in the right job."
How should I approach the situation? In five years I have never had issues with other managers.
~ Noah
Noah, you can either let this manager shove you out of your job, or you can figure out how to manage him.
We won't defend him. What we will do is give you a way to look at the situation.
This manager is trying to make his mark. He is in a new situation. If everything is fine, he doesn't have a job. He needs something to manage. He needs to show his boss he is accomplishing things. "I am reducing passenger complaints. I am reducing sick days."
If your coworkers are as conscientious as you are, there is nothing for him to manage. With 50 issues to deal with, he could pick the worst of the 50. With only one issue, he will beat that issue into the ground. He will make the molehill a mountain. That enables him to display his prowess.
He told you what he expects. He will accept nothing less than a model employee. That seems to be his attitude. In some jobs the only fight back, other than leaving, is to make your boss think you like and admire them.
You are on his radar. All you can do is try to change his perception of you. No eye-rolling, back-talking, or speaking ill of him in front of anyone he may come in contact with.
The one thing you two have in common is the work. Focus on the work. Do it diligently, correctly and with the idea you are being watched. Every situation has to be handled by this man's book.
You work in an industry that tends to generate customer complaints. People feel they are treated like terrorists in an airport. They fear getting bumped, and they are annoyed by narrow seats, delays on the tarmac, lost luggage, crying babies and turbulence.
Conservatively speaking, at least a tenth of the passengers have a diagnosable mental illness, which may explain the complaint. You can't argue about the complaint because the complaint is there, deserved or not. You can't argue about the sick days. They are a fact.
Many companies care only about the work. You are a cog in their machine, and they will not pay to have a spare cog to fill in for you if you are absent. Sometimes, if the company doesn't take that attitude, the manager may. In those workplaces money and efficiency are the sole values.
We won't defend that, but it is an iron rule in some places.
Don't hope for justice. Mind your p's and q's, and cover your ass with both hands. That's all you can do.
~ Wayne & Tamara
Column for the week of June 9, 2014
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Character Profile
Character/Costume Description
Mara Jade has been the Emperor's Hand,
a smuggler, and becomes a Jedi Master
on the Jedi High Council. Durring the
Galactic Civil War she proved to be a
proficient mechanic, pilot, as well as
trained in blaster and in hand to hand
combat with or without using the Force.
To pass her Knighthood test and to aid in
her mission she sacrificed her ship, Jade's
Fire; to the shock of Luke Skywalker.
Over the years Mara worked for Talon
Karrde and worked with Skywalker. Her
work with Skywalker included the
Almanian Uprising, and the First Corellian
Insurrection. On a mission on Nirauan
they realized their feelings for each
other and decided to spend the rest of
their lives together. She took Skywalkers'
surname and devoted her life to the New
Jedi Order.
This is Mara's green knee-length
dress from Timothy Zahn's Specter Of
The Past cover with the long skirt addition
from the Star Wars Encyclopedia. The
base layer is the knee-length dress with
the green leggings but then I added the
long skirt to fulfill both versions of the
costume. For the belt I used a vintage
belt and for her possibles bag I used a
painted purse. The sholder peices are
sculpted as well as the broach. I also
used my current Mara wig and braided in
extensions to make it longer and fuller.


text: CP/BW is a collaboration between Corporate Park and Beau Wanzer. The LP collects material recorded over the past 3 years from various fits and bursts in Denton, TX. It's a slimy hodgepodge of varied influences processed by warped minds and melting hardware, displaying Wanzer and Co.'s unique brand of American electronic madness.


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Blood Work
The period of Clint Eastwood's career that began with Unforgiven ten years ago could accurately be called The Autumn Years. A Perfect World, The Bridges of Madison County, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Absolute Power, True Crime, Space Cowboys — these are all about older men's concerns: aging, paths not taken, the fragility of life. There certainly hasn't been a Pink Cadillac or an Every Which Way But Loose in this bunch, not even the one movie (In the Line of Fire) Eastwood starred in but didn't direct during that period. The brooding continues in Blood Work, probably Eastwood's most successful and poignant Autumn work since Unforgiven. Who knew that the guy who shot punks and goofed around with chimps in the '70s, and shot more punks and goofed around with Burt Reynolds in the '80s, would become the most consistently serious-minded American director?
That's not to say Blood Work is a foot-dragging exercise like Absolute Power, pulp shunning its own pulpiness. The story, adapted by Brian Helgeland from a Michael Connelly bestseller, twists and crackles with a certain sadistic logic. FBI agent Terry McCaleb (Eastwood), when we meet him, is being taunted by a serial killer, who likes to scrawl "Catch me" in blood on the wall, along with a numerical code nobody can crack. On his way out of the killer's latest charnelhouse, McCaleb glimpses someone who may be the culprit; McCaleb gives chase and suffers a heart attack. Cut to two years later: McCaleb, with a transplanted heart beating uneasily in his scarred chest (he touches it constantly, as preoccupied with the raised line of flesh as a David Cronenberg hero), is in retirement. A woman approaches him on his boat — Graciella Rivers (Wanda De Jesus), the sister of the dead woman whose heart was donated to McCaleb. Graciella wants him to find her sister's ski-masked killer, who shot her during a routine store robbery. Or so it seems.
Against the better judgment of his doctor (Anjelica Huston, tending to her stubborn patient with tender exasperation; there's an interesting vibe here, since Eastwood once played Huston's father in fictionalized form in White Hunter, Black Heart), McCaleb takes the case. He encounters resistance from two cops, the sarcastic Paul Rodriguez and the lackadaisical Dylan Walsh. He finds pleasure in reunion with higher-up Tina Lifford — they were once involved, we gather, and now team up to find the robber. He gets assistance from boat neighbor Jeff Daniels, an amiable slacker who drives McCaleb around for lack of a more exciting way to pass the day. And he finds tentative love with Graciella, who also has a little boy.
Blood Work balances text and subtext neatly. We genuinely fear for McCaleb, even when he walks a little too briskly; when he gets himself deeper into the case and faces off against people who can do considerable damage even to men half his age and twice the heart function, the movie is scary on a level that few Eastwood thrillers have been. There's a weird nightmare scene, oddly never followed up on, in which McCaleb seems to see the murder from the point of view of the victim whose heart is in his chest; it may be in the movie simply because transplant patients do have such near-psychic experiences.
Smoothly assembled as always (by now, Eastwood's team is a tight unit), and written with equal attention to plot and character (it's probably Brian Helgeland's most shapely script in that regard since L.A. Confidential), this is Eastwood's sharpest filmmaking since the gig that won him an Oscar. And age (he's 72 now) has done wonders for Eastwood's acting. I hadn't noticed before Blood Work how fragile and hoarse his voice is now — maybe he just accentuated it to play a heart patient, for whom every breath is precious and not to be expended on talk. He looks and sounds a little hardier at the end, and we feel he'll be happy enough to go fishing and leave the violence of the world to younger hands. Eastwood may be leaving it behind, too; he may only have a few more Hollywood thrillers in him before he either retires or steps behind the camera permanently, until he directs while attached to an oxygen tank, just like the man he once played. As a director, he shows no signs of fatigue; let's hope we have him around for a long autumn.Explore posts in the same categories: adaptation, thriller


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Integration of internally displaced persons in Afghanistan
Project description
Title: Integration of internally displaced people in Afghanistan
Commissioned by: German Federal Foreign Office
Country: Afghanistan
Lead executing agency: Ministry of Refugees and Repatriations (MoRR)
Overall term: 2013 to 2020
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) estimates the number of displaced people in Afghanistan as a result of conflicts to be more than 2.5 million. In addition, thousands of families are forced to leave their homes because of natural disasters or a lack of economic prospects.
Provision for internally displaced persons (IDPs) is often precarious, with the first two years after displacement proving particularly difficult. The state is barely able to secure basic supplies for IDPs. Conflicts over access to water and land rights often arise between the host communities and IDPs.
Displaced persons are housed in makeshift shelters, leaving them vulnerable and exposed to the ravages of the harsh climate, especially in winter. Both water and food are scarce, and access to sanitation, education and medical care is inadequate.
In order to improve the situation, the Afghan Ministry of Refugees and Repatriation (MoRR) has adopted a national strategy for IDPs.
The Afghan authorities are improving their skills, resources and capacity for supporting internally displaced families. Afghan civil society organisations are helping IDPs to integrate in their new communities. IDPs are increasingly making a living for themselves again.
The Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is working on behalf of the German Federal Foreign Office to support the Afghan Government with the integration of IDPs. GIZ collaborates closely with MoRR, its provincial directorates and the UNHCR refugee agency.
At national and regional level, measures geared towards building capacity and resources are being used to make MoRR more effective. In cooperation with the Ministry's directorates in the provinces, the displaced persons and the people of the host communities, the project is working to identify and implement measures for improving basic infrastructure. These include temporary shelters, drinking water supply, sanitary facilities, community centres and sports grounds.
In close liaison with the responsible authorities, the issues of land rights and ownership are given primary consideration when planning construction measures. Measures of this kind benefit particularly disadvantaged households, which explicitly include all such households in the host communities, regardless of whether or not they are home to IDPs.
Measures tailored to their situation enable IDPs to return to their places of origin if they are keen to do so. The Afghan authorities are able to replicate successful models at other locations, taking responsibility for their wider roll-out.
The provincial directorates of the Ministry are responsible for the integration of IDPs. Staff attend training courses where they learn how to collect data and organise their work efficiently. With the support of GIZ, the directorates surveyed over 16,000 households and held group discussions with displaced persons and with representatives of host communities in order to document the need for support. This resulted in concrete measures which meet the needs of IDPs. All the stakeholders are involved in planning and implementing these measures.
Two schools have been built and are now attended by children from 2,750 families. 76 new wells and two water supply networks are improving access to clean drinking water for over 600 families. Some 450 temporary shelters have been built for particularly vulnerable families, replacing tents and caves. Prefabricated building materials (mainly window frames and door frames) have also been provided for the repair of around 730 houses.
2,000 people have participated in training courses to improve their basic life skills, their self-help capacities and their employment opportunities on the labour market in various areas, such as sewing, weaving and mudbrick construction. Training courses in conflict resolution, hygiene, literacy and basic numeracy have been attended by over 8,100 IDPs. All training courses were run by Afghan non-governmental organisations under the auspices of the project.
Overall, the measures are enabling more than 17,000 IDP families to gradually regain their independence and cope with the challenges of life.


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- Photo: Viadomina with Camels in Tunisia
- Background on Caleb/Wednesday/Hump Day Posts and Geico's original commercial: Let's Hit it Again
Yea. Now!
Today I was thinking no matter who wins the coming election we are all going to grow a hump. :o)
you are a teenager and don't act like you know your parents but still keep them in your eyesight day –
I can see and feel that. Nicely put.
Djerba beach, and now Caleb in Tunisia.
Here is a song by French-Canadian singer of Jewish-Tunisian descent,
Au café des délices by Patrick Bruel.
This will get up on your feet dancing 😉
We're on a Tunisia extravaganza. Need to add it to my bucket list. as to the tune, not sure about the trigger to dance, but beautiful music. Should be in movie soundtrack. Thanks for sharing. Great.
That northern African tune has its own moves, but you're Canadian!!!!
The clip was filmed in Tunisia, a tribute to his roots.
Talking about Canadians, we have a serious problem now. I'm Canadian too and the first thing that goes through my mind when I see the flag is 'Live & Learn' not the country, the blog!
He is!
Very fine!


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Developer Buys Wolverhampton Office Block and Plans Residential Conversion into 40 Flats
11 Mar 2019
Published in: Member News
Bulleys has secured a £755,000 deal for Evans Mann Commercial Ltd to purchase George House on Bond Street.
A developer has bought a prominent office block in Wolverhampton city centre and now plans to convert it into up to 40 flats, in a deal assisted by Bulleys and NG chartered surveyors.
Bulleys, the leading Midlands industrial and commercial property consultancy, secured the £755,000 deal for Evans Mann Commercial Ltd to purchase George House on Bond Street from Amjad & Sons Properties Ltd, represented by NG.
The three-storey premises measuring 11,650 sq ft are located on the corner of Bond Street overlooking the grounds of St John's Church, an established professional and commercial quarter which is a close walk away from the city's main retail area.
Thomas Mann of Evans Mann Commercial Ltd said: "We're thrilled to have purchased this great property which is in the perfect location for residential conversion.
"Once the remaining business tenants relocate out of George House this summer, we hope to get permitted development plans through to add another floor, which has been done on neighbouring properties in the area, and to create up to 40 flats in a residential conversion.
"It will be a really exciting plan, employing plenty of construction workers, and bringing more people back to live in what's becoming a thriving little community in the middle of Wolverhampton city centre."
James Bird, a senior associate at Bulleys, said: "We were delighted to secure the sale of this office block to Evans Mann which plans to build much-needed accommodation in Wolverhampton city centre, subject to planning permission.
"The building is based in an area near to lots of bars, restaurants and other public amenities, plus it has a self-contained car park and is perfectly located with easy access to the A4150 ring road."
Charlotte Steggles of NG chartered surveyors, said the vendor Amjad & Sons Properties Ltd had originally bought George House as an investment but had been keen to sell to enable residential development.
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The UAE government carries on its efforts for supporting its citizens in this year and will leave no Emirati behind. That was the commitment made by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid, the Prime minister and Ruler of Dubai, during a Cabinet meeting. In the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed glanced back on the achievements of the UAE government for its citizens in the last year, claiming the Cabinet would continue to push for more advantages and possibilities for Emiratis this year.
He said on Twitter, " Today, I chaired a UAE Cabinet meeting, in which we reviewed last year's outcomes and plan for 2019".
"Emirati station was increased by 200 percent in 2018 and we want to double the effort in 2019 ".He said, " We granted 7,000 homes for citizens in 2018 and we are working with local governments to ensure no Emirati is left without a home".
Sheikh Mohammed said Dh10 billion was approved in social assistance to "vulnerable groups" in the last year. Stating to those groups, he said: " the government is with them in 2019 and we will not leave anyone behind, nor will they want for anything".
He said policies involving to families, women, and children were initiated and committed that, in 2019, Emiratis would remain the government's " first, second and third priority".
The proceeds come on the back part of the human feet of Sheikh Mohammed declaring details of a 50-year charter, targeted at refining the lives of citizens and residents alike for the half-century come.


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One of the questions we get most frequently is, 'What do you do everyday?' We aren't open yet, so this is a good question. Each week looks different right now with a few consistent activities. We wish that all of you could come see the cool things that God is up to in Denver, but we know that isn't possible for everyone. So, we wanted to convey as much as we can about what we do.
Right now we are perpetually looking for ways to share our story. We are making connections with people to spread our network by meeting with different churches, businesses and individuals in Denver so that we can share what is going on with Purple Door Coffee. We've been comparing this a lot to Mark 4. We're spreading as much seed as possible and only some of it will grow, but God will grow it!
Mondays and Tuesdays are filled with miscellaneous things–meetings with people that are interested in Purple Door–churches, businessmen, other urban ministries and anyone else you can think of– efforts to share our story on the internet (like this blog), sending out thank you letters, sending tax receipts, updating databases, helping out with Belay's other faith ventures, making calls, sending out updates, organizing smaller fundraisers, and so much more. These are the days that look different each week. Mondays and Tuesday are also days that we intentionally learn from Jim Reiner and the Belay team about job training ministries and running a non-profit. Learning happens throughout the week, but on Monday and Tuesdays we typically get to spend more time with Jim and share vision and goals for Purple Door.
Wednesdays are a fun day for us. We get to sit in a conference room with all the Bud's Warehouse employees and share about how our weeks are going, what goals we are working towards, and update everyone on our own spiritual journeys. It is a beautiful time of community and encouragement.
Thursdays are also a lot of fun–but challenging as well. The morning and early afternoon are filled with similar things as Monday. We also check in with some of the Bud's Warehouse employees that we journey with as goal coaches. This happens at other times throughout the week as well. The late afternoon and early evening are times spent with Dry Bones. We attend bowling with Dry Bones.
Each week Dry Bones rents a bus to take our friends bowling. We bowl and have a good time. It is a place of belonging and safety. This time is used to simply build relationships with our friends from the streets and the volunteers that work with Dry Bones, as well as lavish love on everyone present. We then go to the meal that is served after bowling and continue the conversations that took place at the bowling alley as well as start new ones. This is a joy as well as a challenge.
Sometimes the conversations are light hearted and fun, and at other times they are dark and sad. This is valuable relational time that helps us remain connected and in tune with the culture that is present on the streets. This is vital as we dream about and plan the training components of Purple Door. If we were disconnected from the culture of the people we are striving to work with, we would not be able to help them as effectively as possible. Our consistent presence on the streets also communicates our love and concern for our friends, and helps us establish ourselves in the culture on the streets.
Fridays are also a very enjoyable day. Friday morning is started with Bible study with the Bud's warehouse employees. I (Mark) have been blessed to lead these studies for the last month and a half. "Lead" is maybe a bit misleading. Each week I bring a passage to the group and give a little context. After that the discussion begins. I chime in as a participant in the discussion, and we all journey through scripture as a community.
It is challenging and beautiful. I have been presented with a new angle on a passage I have read a hundred times on more than one occasion already. The diversity of backgrounds and the different lives that have been lived in that room provide a component to the study of scripture that I have not encountered in a traditional church setting. It is a huge blessing to journey through scripture with this group of people. After the Bible Study we again just work on what is before us–emails, sharing our story, checking in with Bud's employees, meetings, etc.
In the early afternoon in the summer months we head over to Dry Bones' picnics. We spend time in the park with our friends from the streets and just continue to grow the relationships there. This is a relaxed atmosphere that allows us to connect and have meaningful conversation. Again, this is a valuable time for us as we seek to stay in tune with the culture on the streets.
As much as we love what we're doing now, we are ready to open the doors of Purple Door! We are ready to provide employment, job training and life skills training to the street kids in Denver that want to exit street life. Please consider donating today as we currently have a $30,000 matching donation! Click here to donate and help us open Purple Door Coffee so that we can provide employment to our friends that are working to rebuild their lives from homelessness.


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Hike on the GR652, Rocamadour Way - Camino de Santiago - The Pilgrimage Route to Santiago de Compostela, through Lot and Lot-et-Garonne from Rocamadour to Tournon-d'Agenais via Le Vigan, Gourdon, Salviac, Cazals, Montcabrier, Saint-Martin-le-Redon, Touzac, Bouyssac, Pechaussou, Lenclio, Le Caillou, Lansac and Lions. Guest House, Bed and Breakfast, Hotel, Camping, Inn.
Distance: 108,01km, Elevation maximum: 374m, Elevation minimum: 79m, Elevation gain uphill: 2056m
IGN Maps: Villeneuve-sur-Lot (1839E). Fumel (1938E). Montaigu-de-Quercy (1939E). Penne-d'Agenais (1939O). Gourdon (2037E). Domme (2037O). Puy-l'eveque (2038O). Labastide-Murat (2137O).
|Tournon d'Agenais: Gite La Bastide, M. Merchez, 07 70 27 44 03, firstname.lastname@example.com
On the town hall square, in the heart of the Bastide de Tournon d'Agenais, we welcome you all year round. on the GR652 (Chemin de St Jacques de Compostelle), in a gite for 4 people with kitchen, bathroom and living room. Possibility of meals and breakfast by reservation.
Guest House, Bed and Breakfast, Hotel, Camping, Refuge, Hostel, Tourist Office, Shops, Hiking Travel Agency on or near a GR ® listed on www.gr-infos.com, you can appear for 10€/year (12 months)/GR by completing the registration form
GR652 Rocamadour Way (Full itinerary)
From Laroquebrou (Cantal) to Rocamadour (Lot)
From Rocamadour (Lot) to Tournon-d'Agenais (Lot-et-Garonne)
From Tournon-d'Agenais (Lot-et-Garonne) to La Romieu (Gers)
It is advisable to follow the beacons all along your hike and to bring you the FFRandonnee topo-guide. You will also find information on MonGR.fr.
GR®, PR®, GRP®, and the corresponding signs of markings (white / red, yellow and yellow / red) are trademarks of the French Federation of Hiking. They may not be reproduced without permission. The French Federation of Hiking, state-approved, includes organizations that create and maintain hiking routes on GR®, PR® and GRP®. It publishes guides these topo hiking routes.
Old romantic Hotel, L'Etoile Guest-House is a mountain retreat in the South of France. With a beautiful park along the Allier River, L'Etoile Guesthouse is located in La Bastide-Puylaurent between Lozere, Ardeche and Cevennes. Many hiking trails like GR7, GR70 Stevenson trail, GR72, GR700 Regordane way, Cevenol, GR470 Allier river trail, Margeride, Gevaudan, Ardechoise. Many hiking loops around L'Etoile Guesthouse. The right place to relax.
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I passionately believe that each woman should own a piece of Elite Jewellery. Every woman deserves a gorgeous, unique and stunning piece of jewellery of the highest quality for which money should be a constraint. It should represent her personal style and be an essence of who she is. This can be one of a kind piece, which can be lovingly passed down generations.
The idea of my "Elite Jewellery" collection comes from observing my elders who patiently waited and saved to acquire the most stunning studded rings, bejewelled necklaces and the most exquisite bracelets. All that mattered was to them was the finest craftsmanship and unique designs. It also takes me back to my routes in India where festival jewellery was carefully designed by heritage jewellers to be inherited by generations.
While my elite collection primarily comprises of high quality carefully selected diamonds, I have also included some exquisite rubies and sapphires as well. The elite designer jewellery can be customized to include pearls also. On special order, I can create a collection of earrings, necklaces and rings combining valuable diamonds along with beautiful gemstones. Over the years my clients have acquired exclusive jewellery one piece at a time and it is joyful to see them put together a complete set or collection.
Like always, I love to emphasise on timeless pieces of delicately crafted luxury jewellery or elite fashion jewellery. I strongly recommend acquiring jewellery which is not based on a seasonal trend and can stand the test of time. As an elite jewellery designer, I take pride in having created timeless pieces fit to be worn by women not necessarily limited to wedding occasion only. My elite jewellery studio is well equipped to create the most stunning pieces of neck jewellery and elite earrings customized to your style and personality.
Keeping up with the tradition as a high end jewellery designer, I ensure the finest quality of stones combined with 18 carat gold and sterling silver to create bespoke Elite Jewellery. You may even choose from my bespoke collection of rings, earrings, bracelets and bangles to create a more sophisticated version of bespoke jewellery. One of my most popular and applauded designs amongst my client is the ruby jewellery which I have also replicated with the finest quality Turquoise or Tourmalines. Another way to create Elite Jewellery is to acquire a bracelet and add pendants to it over a period of time.
I invite my clients to share their design ideas and choice of precious gemstones to create special and one of a kind elite jewellery.
Do not hold back on desires when it comes to creating that one piece of bespoke jewellery with which you will be remembered by many for years to come.


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Lemon Rosemary Chicken packs in fresh flavors thanks to fresh herbs and fruit
Lemon Rosemary Chicken Breasts
For this recipe, I'm going to let my wife, Sam, share her story. She introduced Lemon Rosemary Chicken Breasts to me and is usually the one to prepare it. Chef Alexa
Upon moving into my first apartment, I bought a cookbook. While I had worked with Alexa's family for a couple of years doing food prep for the catering business, I didn't really have a big repertoire of weekday meals. So, when I saw a cookbook of quick recipes that could be made in less than 30 minutes, I snatched it up and started cooking. The best dish in the book was what I call Lemon Rosemary Chicken Breasts. In the over 25 years since I first made it, the cookbook and original instructions were long lost. Because it is so easy, I was able to commit the recipe to memory and make it without needing either.
Alexa and I began our keto way of living journey earlier this year. When we started, many of our go-to meals had to be abandoned. The recipe for Lemon Rosemary Chicken Breasts made the cut with a few changes to the side dishes. Instead of roasted potatoes and steamed carrots, I often serve it with a salad. Sugar free, gluten free, and low carb, this simple recipe remains a weekday meal staple.
A delicious and quick weekday dinner of Lemon Rosemary Chicken makes me happy
When you make Lemon Rosemary Chicken Breasts, save some for the next day to have for lunch. The breasts remain moist when reheated and taste just as good to me. I think that's pretty KetoLuxe.
Serve Lemon Rosemary Chicken with salad for an easy week night meal.
Want to add some zing to your Lemon Rosemary Chicken? Use my Magic Sprinkle seasoning blend instead of salt and pepper. The blend won't add any calories or carbs. Buy here.
Less than 5 minutes
Less than 5 minutes
4 4-ounce boneless, skinless chicken breasts, each sliced to ¼ inch thickness
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
¼ pound butter
4 stems rosemary, sprigs removed
2 lemons, juiced
Fresh rosemary and lemon for garnish
- Season chicken breasts with salt and pepper on both sides.
- In a cast iron skillet, melt butter over medium heat. Add rosemary.
- Sauté chicken breasts until lightly browned on both sides and juices run clear. Remove chicken and place on a platter.
- Deglaze pan with lemon juice, bringing to a boil and scrapping the good bits.
- Pour pan sauce over chicken breasts and garnish with fresh rosemary and lemon slices.
- Serve warm.
Serves 4
When I first started making this dish, I had to pound the chicken breasts to make them thin. Now, I buy them already sliced thin in the grocery store. One package generally makes 4 servings.
Sometimes, I add a hot sauce to the lemon juice for deglazing the pan. That adds a little zing.
Net carbs: 1 gram
Total carbs: 1 gram
Fiber: 0 grams
Fat: 28 grams
Protein: 35 grams
Calories: 404
Glycemic load: 0


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Hi Lloyd, hope all is well.
Came across this great little movie the other day – thought you might enjoy it and like to share it?
I found it very touching, really got into my head.
Hope you like it.
Cheers, Rich (Jones)
"Published on Jan 19, 2013
During the summer of 2012, I camped for 45 days on Darnet Island in the Medway Estuary. Whenever the sun shone, i was able to charge my solar panel video camera batteries and shoot some film. Here's what I made from the footage. The book I made that tells of my time on the island, called 'Otherness', is now out."