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- Published: 1 April 2012
- Imprint: Rider
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 256
My Life in Pursuit of the Afterlife
The much anticipated autobiography by one of the world's most famous researchers into the paranormal
Dr Moody's first book, Life After Life, was published over 25 years ago and was an immense bestseller. In it, Dr Moody explored what happens when we die and brought the phrase 'near death experience' (NDE) into popular use. Moody has remained at the forefront of investigations into the paranormal ever since and interest in his work remains as strong as ever. Now, at long last, he has decided to distil his life's experience into this gripping account.
Honest and extremely engaging, in Paranormal he recalls his pioneering research into phenomena such as NDEs, reincarnation and ghosts. He also exorcises many of his own demons, revealing the trials and tribulations that have beset him personally. This autobiography of his professional and private life makes for a truly compulsive read.
- Published: 1 April 2012
- Imprint: Rider
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Pages: 256
Praise for Paranormal
fascinating and heartwarmingJeffrey Long, author of Evidence of the Afterlife
Thrilling and inspiring...Anyone who is not grateful for Moody's immense contribution to human welfare ought to check his pulseLarry Dossey, author of Healing Beyond the Body
Moody's pioneering activities have...helped millions of people to understand and accept these special states of consciousnessPim Van Lommel, author of Consciousness Beyond Life
A lucid, engrossing memoir from a psychologist and philosopher dedicated to the afterlife. . . . The supernatural undertones saturating the narrative are dwarfed by an overwhelming sense that this eccentric visionary just might be on to something . . . the fascinating life story of an impassioned mystical maverick.Kirkus Reviews


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Translator: Cryus
I log in and savor the comfortable feeling when I open my eyes.
Yesterday was tough.
There were too many item drops from the swarm of Evil Ants.
Obviously, I didn't have time to【Appraise】each and every one of them. I just carried the item drops into the workshop and left them there.
This morning, Master instructed me to organize the item drops.
And we still have to deliver the potions to the Adventurer's Guild.
I can't afford to waste time.
《You have received some information from the GMs. Do you wish to read it?》
Why does this happen at times like these?
I set a『Bookmark』on the message to save it for later.
《Update: A new skill has been added in the current patch!》
Now I know for sure it's not urgent.
I'll read the details later.
I also have a message from Reina that I haven't read since yesterday.
『I tried making arrows using different feathers! I'll send you the【Appraise】results!』
She lined up the data for each of the arrows for comparison,
Even with the + added to the names, it doesn't look like a huge change.
The first ones she sent were Rabbit Horn Arrows.
※Using Steppe Hawk Wings
【Weapon: Arrow】Rabbit Horn Arrows+ Grade C Rarity 2
AP 4 Power 1 Weight 0+ Durability 40 Range +7%
Arrows made using Wild Rabbit Horns as arrowheads.
Relatively easy to use with a moderate piercing ability.
※Using Pheasant Wings
【Weapon: Arrow】Rabbit Horn Arrows+ Grade C Rarity 2
AP 4 Power 1+ Weight 0+ Durability 40 Range +3%
Arrows made using Wild Rabbit Horns as arrowheads.
Relatively easy to use with a moderate piercing ability.
※Normal Arrows: For Comparison
【Weapon: Arrow】Rabbit Horn Arrows Grade C- Rarity 2
AP 4 Power 1 Weight 0+ Durability 40 Range ±0%
Arrows made using Wild Rabbit Horns as arrowheads.
Relatively easy to use with a moderate piercing ability.
Next, the Evil Ant Arrows.
I'm a little more interested in this one.
※Using Steppe Hawk Wings
【Weapon: Arrow】Evil Ant Arrows+ Grade C- Rarity 2
AP8 Power 0+ Weight 0+ Durability 30 Range +20% Continuous Damage (Slight)
Arrows made using Evil Ant Stings as arrowheads.
Has a higher piercing ability and causes bleeding damage.
※Using Pheasant Wings
【Weapon: Arrow】Evil Ant Arrows+ Grade C- Rarity 2
AP8 Power 1 Weight 0+ Durability 30 Range +15% Continuous Damage (Slight)
Arrows made using Evil Ant Stings as arrowheads.
Has a higher piercing ability and causes bleeding damage.
※Normal Arrows: For Comparison
【Weapon: Arrow】Evil Ant Arrows Grade C- Rarity 2
AP8 Power 0+ Weight 0+ Durability 30 Range +10% Continuous Damage (Slight)
Arrows made using Evil Ant Stings as arrowheads.
Has a higher piercing ability and causes bleeding damage.
I think the combination of Evil Ant Stings and Pheasant Wings can make well-balanced arrows.
I can get both materials from the forest anyway.
The last dataset was for the Bat Fang Arrows.
※Using Steppe Hawk Wings
【Weapon: Arrow】Bat Fang Arrows+ Grade C+ Rarity 2
AP 6 Power 1 Weight 0+ Durability 60 Range +25%
Arrows made using Bat Fangs as arrowheads.
Boasts increased Attack Power and Range due to the shape of the arrowheads.
※Using Pheasant Wings
【Weapon: Arrow】Bat Fang Arrows+ Grade C+ Rarity 2
AP 6 Power 1+ Weight 0+ Durability 60 Range +17%
Arrows made using Bat Fangs as arrowheads.
Boasts increased Attack Power and Range due to the shape of the arrowheads.
※Normal Arrows: For Comparison
【Weapon: Arrow】Bat Fang Arrows Grade C+ Rarity 2
AP 6 Power 1 Weight 0+ Durability 60 Range +10%
Arrows made using Bat Fangs as arrowheads.
Boasts increased Attack Power and Range due to the shape of the arrowheads.
These arrows catch my interest too.
Both the Evil Ant Stings and Bat Fangs make a good combination with Pheasant Wings.
The Range bonus from Bat Fangs helps too.
That's good synergy.
With the extended range, bow users may be more versatile.
Regardless of combination, the arrows are sure to be more powerful than the standard.
She also left a comment at the end.
『I haven't gone public with the results yet. I wanna hear your opinion first!』
I wonder just how much these arrows will help bow users in combat.
I can't give a realistic estimate since I don't use bows at all.
Depending on the situation, players may rush into the forest to secure materials like these.
There's probably going to be more victims falling prey to the Ants.
And it'll probably get rowdy around his house.
I'm heading down to the workshop. When I enter, I see Master still sleeping on the worktable.
He's not leaning on it. Instead, he's lying on top of it.
There's a towel on the table, and another towel acting as a quilt cover.
It's probably the Metalskin that did this.
There's a faint smell of alcohol in the workshop.
The table is really wide. Even with Master laying on it, there's still space to work with.
Except it's mostly occupied by the Evil Ant Shells and Stings.
Since there are plenty of chairs, I'll use them in place of the table.
First, I'm splitting them by Grade.
A mystery presents itself as soon as I start using【Appraise】.
【Material】Evil Ant Shell Raw Material Grade X Rarity - Weight 0+
The shell of an Evil Ant.
What does Grade X mean?
And the Rarity is masked too.
Does that mean that there's no way to discern the Grade?
Or, could it be that my【Appraise】level isn't high enough to reveal the masked data?
But how does this happen with Evil Ants?
I don't know what's going on.
I've only started with Evil Ant Shells, and there too many of these already.
I continue organizing the items while using【Appraise】.
There's the ones with the Grade I'm familiar with.
【Material】Evil Ant Shell Raw Material Grade C Rarity 1 Weight 0+
The shell of an Evil Ant. Small, light, and somewhat tough.
The description is different from the ones that are Grade X.
Not only are there Grade C shells, but there are also Grade C- ones too.
Overall, there are 17 Grade C shells, 2 Grade C- shells, and 82 Grade X shells.
Looking closely, the Grade X look slightly different in terms of color.
And compared to the other Grades, the Grade X ones reflect a little less light.
The quality of the surface feels different because of that.
But the difference is only so slight that you wouldn't notice unless you compared them closely.
I'm organizing the Evil Ant Stings in the same way.
There are a lot more stings than shells.
Overall, there are 32 Grade C stings, 7 Grade C- stings, and 157 Grade X stings.
There's just too many!
I think Volff, Helix and I killed more than 10 ants last night.
I don't think we went over 20, did we?
It took us all of our effort to stop them from surrounding us.
At the very least, I shouldn't have killed more than 5 of them.
His gatekeepers are really strong.
There's too much of a gap between us.
The Metalskin opens the door and brings in the breakfast.
It's putting the breakfast on the empty space on the worktable.
It looks like there's some bear meat from yesterday.
「Hm? Is it morning already?」
Master has woken up.
Unlike yesterday, he seems more conscious now.
Is it because of the smell of the food?
When we make eye contact, he reacts as if he's embarrassed for some reason.
I thought he didn't eat much, but maybe he has room for his favorite food.
Or maybe he's just a glutton.
「Hm? Have you finished organizing?」
「Now, how does it look?」
He looks at the item drops on the 6 chairs, and turns to me with a question.
「Do you know what separates the items that are most in quantity compared to the rest?」
「No, I only know that they're different somehow.」
Master begins putting the Grade X shells and stings onto the worktable one by one.
The Metalskin is putting the rest of the Grade X items into his《Item Box》.
「You may have the rest.」
「Thank you very much.」
「You may take these as well. But do not sell them.」
Master becomes absorbed in his food, and hasn't said anything further.
I wonder why he warned me not to sell them.
Is he trying to pose some kind of riddle?
I did start eating later than he did, but I'm surprised that he finished his food first.
And to top it off, we're eating Hunter Bear Steak early in the morning.
There really is a STR buff when I check it.
I get the feeling that hunting monsters today is going to be different from usual.
We're going to the town of Remut again.
I have Zangetsu and Helix summoned, just like it was yesterday.
Hunting monsters in the plains in the morning yields pretty good results, but it's just slightly different today.
It's cloudy with some light rain.
The monsters aren't reacting well to the rain.
I can just retaliate if they come at me when they're in an Active status, but many of the monsters have the Passive status right now.
That means I can ambush them freely.
My main source of income is the rabbits, but many of them are staying close to their burrows.
Some of them are right next to them, while others pop their heads out for a while, but whenever I attack them, they tend to make a quick escape.
It's a matter of whether I can catch up to them and stop them in time by striking them with my rod.
Overall, I've succeeded less than half the time.
As for the Wild Dogs, I'm making use of Zangetsu's mobility to hunt them.
The only problem is the lack of item drops.
Earning money by hunting around Remut is proving difficult.
I haven't seen a single Steppe Hawk.
Helix doesn't seem too interested in flying around the plains or locating monsters when it's raining either.
I can tell because he's staying perched on top of my rod.
There's an info popup right when we approach the town gates.
《Monster Summon『Zangetsu』Level Up!》
Zangetsu leveled up while we were still moving.
Maybe it's because I've been riding her.
Zangetsu's stat box appears, and her AGI has already increased.
I decide to assign one point to her SPI.
Monster Summon Zangetsu Horse Lv1→Lv2
Trample Dash Endurance Run Wild Gallop Stampede
I don't know which is better, covering her weaknesses or raising her strengths.
I just thought it would look nice if I raised her lowest stat to match the other lower ones.
We arrive in town and head straight to the Adventurer's Guild, just as we did yesterday.
There are even fewer players walking in town today.
The players who are here right now are wearing hoods and coats to stay dry.
I don't really care since it's only light rain, but maybe I should buy something to keep dry.
It seems even quieter inside the Adventurer's Guild.
I wonder if everything's okay.
I follow Master into the room inside the Guild. The female NPC from yesterday is counting the potions that Master delivered.
There's a lot of potions. It doesn't look like she's going to finish any time soon.
I see something troubling.
I'll just ignore it.
I open my message box in the virtual window and include Fiona, Saki, Mio, and Reina as the recipients of my message.
I'm sending the same message to all of them.
《I've just arrived in Remut. Once I'm done with my errands, I'll see you at the stalls》
This should be okay.
There are some items I want to sell, and I think everyone stands to gain.
「Oh! You're early today, Aurnier!」
Master ignores the guild leader's outstretched right hand, instead grabbing and tugging at his long beard.
「What do you mean early? And what's that?」
There are desks on both sides of the room. They weren't here yesterday.
There are empty potions lined up on the desks.
There are some bottles below the desks too.
「Hm, well, you know. I have a request-」
「But I refuse.」
「Let me fin-」
「No way, you senile old man.」
「Why you…」
「No you…」
Oh, now the guild leader is retaliating.
They're both pulling each other's beard. The conversation isn't going anywhere.
But despite that, it looks like they understand each other for some reason.
「Oh, don't worry about it. This always happens.」
The middle-aged guild employee is talking to me.
「It looks worse than yesterday.」
「It's even worse when they're alone. This is nothing.」
I've also accepted a request from the Adventurer's Guild myself.
I'm taking out the potions I made and stored in the《Item Box》.
「I've managed to make the potions as requested yesterday.」
「Oh, you're fast.」
Both of us count the potions. The employee begins inspecting the goods after that.
The requested amount was 30 potions, but I delivered 53.
The employee removes one of the potions he checked using【Appraise】.
That's weird, but when I【Appraise】it, it's actually Grade C-.
I checked them yesterday, but maybe I mixed it up or didn't【Appraise】it properly.
It's my mistake either way. I'm reflecting on it.
「You've exceeded the requested amount. That'll help us.」
He quickly finished the calculations, and is handing me a small bag of coins.
There are 13 silver coins.
Since I received a total of 1,300 Dyns, each potion should be about 25 Dyns.
The price has increased from yesterday. That means they're probably selling them to players at an even higher price.
I'm happy about it personally, but I wonder how the other players feel about it.
《You have completed a quest from the Guild!》
《You have received 5 Bonus Points and 2 extra Bonus Points. You currently have a total of 9 Bonus Points!》
「Would you mind taking on another request? We would like you to deliver 60 potions this time. The deadline is 5 days from now.」
《You have received a quest from the Guild. Do you wish to accept it?》
What should I do?
The deadline is in 5 days, so I can collect herbs and finish the quest on my own.
Master is the problem here.
He and the guild leader are still pulling each other's beard and glaring at each other.
Well, I'm sure they'll stop eventually. I'll accept the quest.
「I understand. I accept.」
《You have accepted a quest from the Guild! Please deliver 60 potions within 5 days.》
「Thank you.」
Saying that, the employee begins putting the empty bottles on the desk into the《Item Box》.
He's putting in more than 60 bottles, but I won't point that out.
I know what he's expecting anyway.
After putting in all the empty bottles, he begins inspecting the potions Master delivered.
Speaking of Master…
He's still at it.
「You may go take a walk around town. I have to remain here and teach this senile old man a lesson.」
「You fool. You'll pay for this.」
Master stops pulling on Lugran's beard, and begins actually hurting him by pinching his chin instead.
In retaliation, Lugran uses his Iron Claw technique on Master's temples.
That's a strange way of competing against each other.
The 2 employees are quietly inspecting the goods.
They're good at ignoring the commotion!
I wonder if this really is Master's routine.
I wanted to do some shopping anyway. I decide to take Master's suggestion and leave.
There's something I want to buy before I head to Fiona's stall.
I enter the clothing shop I bought the Cotton Clothes in yesterday.
Seeing that I'm somewhat soaked, the salesperson approaches me proactively and recommends some clothes.
I tell him what I want while trying hard to remain expressionless.
I want a coat that will cover me from the rain.
Since the prices are more or less the same, I'm buying everything that looks good at a glance.
I've spent almost half of the money I earned from delivering the potions.
I'll take a look at the new location where Fiona and the others have set up shop.
It's in a slightly better place.
No, it's probably because they aren't facing as much competition due to the rain.
「Am I a little too early?」
Mio's stall doesn't have any food yet.
Looks like she's still in the middle of setting up.
She's squatting in an unfeminine manner and kneading something.
Fiona has less than half the fish she had in her stall yesterday.
Instead, there's a huge stack of bags and boxes at the back of the stall.
「Oh, welcome.」
Mio gets back to work.
Fiona invites me into Union again. I accept the invitation.
Is there something she wants to talk about in secret?
『Sorry, stuff happened yesterday, and there are a few players who wanna meet you today. Is that okay?』
『That's fine with me. Has there been a problem or something?』
『First of all, thanks for leaking the info on the forums. Taking the initiative regarding the ape bones really was for the best.』
『A Blacksmith came to me and requested a one-handed hammer. He wants the bones as materials for the shaft. It's becoming quite a commotion.』
『A commotion?』
『Yeah. I don't think it's really that compatible as a weapon, but apparently when a Blacksmith uses it, the weapon Grade will increase.』
So she says, but…
I honestly have no clue about crafting weapons.
『Anyway, he's bringing the stuff here today. He's also bringing along a player from another production guild.』
Mio is suddenly staring at Fiona.
『Right, I've finished setting up! Private chat is over!』
She has 2 meat skewers in her hands. They're the ones she showed me yesterday.
We disable the『Whisper』on the chat.
「Let's start with a sample!」
Mio waves the skewers in front of me and Fiona.
What's with that smug face?
【Food】Striped Wild Rabbit Skewer (Salted) Satiety +3% Grade C Rarity 3 Weight 0+
Slight AGI buff, lasts for 5 minutes
Horned Rabbit Meat that has been tapped lightly and cooked with multiple spices.
Stuffed with arrowheads (plant) and green soybeans, giving it an accented feel.
The buff doesn't last for too long.
「Why are you making that face? Just eat it.」
「It's such a waste to eat it though.」
「Grr. Who cares about the buff, it's the taste that's important!」
Fiona is urging me to eat too, so I do as I'm told.
Yup, it really is delicious. It feels good in the mouth too.
It makes me want to drink beer.
I leave just a little for Helix.
It's not raw, but he eats it anyway.
「Yup, it's pretty tasty.」
「I can't beat Mio only when it comes to cooking.」
「What?! I've beaten you in many other ways!」
They're behaving like real sisters. It brings a smile to my face.
Well, with Saki included, all three of them may be sisters in real life.
Someone approaches without getting into their conversation.
It's Reina.
「Hey! I'm here!」
(insert image here)
This seems to be her default greeting.
They jump straight into their girl talk, making me feel left out.
Fiona is the first to snap out of it.
「By the way, have you read the GM info yet, Keith?」
「Not yet, I've had my hands full.」
「I see. I'm going to say something that may make you feel uncomfortable. Is that okay?」
I wonder what it could be.
I prepare myself for the worst.
「Alright, go ahead.」
「After the first day, the GMs publicly released the data on player selected races and jobs.」
「It's actually pretty interesting! Only 100 players chose Elf as their race, and that's less than 3% of the total number of players!」
「That means we know how many players chose specific races and jobs.」
Speaking of which, I think the GMs sent an info message on the 2nd day.
I remember reading the subject line and saving the message without reading it.
I must have been too depressed about not getting accepted into a party and completely forgot about it.
「Well, you're the only player who selected the Summoner job. The data they sent today shows the same thing.」
「It's not very popular, huh.」
「Why do you think that is, Keith?」
「Uh, I get the feeling that Summoners are treated as a burden. Maybe it's because Summoners are weak?」
I remember getting that same treatment during party recruitment.
It was pretty rough.
「That may not be true. Reina! Do you think Summoners are weak?」
「No way! I think they're the strongest in terms of combat!」
「Eh? Then why is it unpopular?」
「Ah, where should I start?」
Fiona is showing an agonized expression.
It looks kind of nice.
That was a little indecent of me.
「Alright, let's say the three of us here have formed a party of 6 with Keith and his Monster Summons, and have defeated some monsters!」
Reina is talking cheerfully.
「And let's say that the entire party gains 600 EXP! How is it distributed?」
「Each person will get… Huh?」
That's it.
What about the Monster Summons?
「Actually, the Monster Summons will gain EXP too!」
「Using that example, everyone gets 100 EXP each, including the Monster Summons.」
「Now, here's the problem!」
「That's right. From my point of view, is Keith really getting only 100 EXP?」
「Even though I'm in the same party, I'm getting 3 times the amount of EXP. Other players may see it that way…」
「Right. From our point of view, it's unfair to us. Other players would have to put up with disadvantages like that when teaming up with Summoners.」
「And it's even worse in a『Union』, which is a large team of multiple parties!」
「The EXP is still split evenly among combined parties after all.」
「I see. There's 6 times as much of a gap when a party of 6 teams up with a Summoner with 5 Monster Summons.」
「That's one way of seeing it.」
Is this it?
Is this the real reason why people tend to avoid Summoners?
「On top of that, as the Summoner's level increases, the number of monsters he or she can summon at once also increases.」
「In other words, the stronger a Summoner becomes, the number of players who can team up with the Summoner will decrease!」
This too.
Using the example from before, let's suppose I can summon 3 monsters at once.
There's only a maximum number of 6 allowed in a party. If I were to play it to my best advantage, one of the players would have to leave the party.
The supposed unfair distribution of EXP would increase from 3 times ot 4.
The more I progress, the more isolated I will become.
「Many players have the opinion that teaming up with Summoners means that they'll only be their pawns!」
「In fact, teaming up with a Summoner means that the player will quickly become stronger. Even then, there's still too much of a gap between the player and the Summoner.」
「The Summoners in beta had the same problem!」
「Well, even during beta, there were many people who insulted Summoners for the wrong reasons, although there were other factors too.」
「The distribution of item drops! There was a huge fuss because there were disagreements over one of the Summoner's contributions!」
「That was a horrible incident.」
Apparently there were 4 players and 2 Monster Summons.
There were 4 rare item drops. Since there were 4 players, they were going to split it equally among the players themselves.
But then the Summoner wanted 2 more item drops because his monster summons were helping.
Yup, they would have argued. No doubt about it.
The Summoner should have backed down.
「Well, I guess it's common for players to argue, but they definitely couldn't stand it.」
「I think everyone who played the beta version knows about it!」
「Well, there were similar incidents too.」
「Many players say that Summoners just suck, but that's not true! It just sucks for the players!」
「And it goes back to the Summoners. No one wants to team up with Summoners now.」
「That's why Summoners are seen as solo jobs. Otherwise they're treated as trash.」
「The GMs announced that they weren't going to fix this unfair system in the public release, and that did it!」
That was it?
「I've been playing without realizing it all along.」
「During character creation, you can only choose the Summoner job if your assigned Parent Class was Summoner. The chances of that are probably lower than having Elf available.」
「There were some players who kept recreating their characters in beta, hoping that they could choose Summoner!」
「The GMs are to blame! They probably didn't bother because it wouldn't break the game if there weren't many Summoners!」
「No, I don't think so. Isn't it more likely that they couldn't fix the EXP distribution and make it fair to everyone?」
「You're naive! That's the same as saying that they didn't bother fixing the system! They're just lazy!」
Reina has a harsh opinion about the GMs.
I should back down.
「But then, if they distributed the EXP by treating Summoners and their monster summons as one unit, then that would make their growth rate…」
「That's that the beta test was for! They're in the wrong for leaving it horribly unbalanced!」
「Reina, you don't have to get so heated up. We've come to this point already.」
「But that means you'll have to keep playing solo. Are you going to be fine?」
「Well, he's brought us some rare materials so soon. I think he has potential!」
「Maybe the GMs are going to try and fix it through some kind of event?」
Being unfamiliar with online games like this is working against me.
Well, I have my own reasons for joining this game.
「I don't really know the complicated stuff. It's enough for me if I can enjoy the game.」
An NPC approaches Fiona's stall, bringing our conversation to a halt.
There's a slightly awkward pause.
「Oh, right. I brought some more materials today. Do you need any?」
Mio is the first to jump at it.
「Yeah! I want Striped Wild Rabbit Meat!」
「Sorry, I don't have any today.」
「I have some meat from Horn Rabbits though.」
Mio is buying them at 1 Dyn each.
I'm getting ripped off.
But I don't care enough to barter.
She's showing it to me now.
「Here's a meat skewer. It's tasty, right?」
She's such an imp.
She must have been afraid of getting a penalty for buying the meat at such a low price.
The meat is pretty easy to get anyway, so I'm letting her off the hook.
I didn't get to hunt as much today, so she only managed to cook 4 meat skewers.
I'll just think of it as keeping casualties to a minimum.
「Do you want these, Reina?」
It's the Evil Ant Stings.
There's a total of 40 stings with Grade C and C-.
「Hey, why do you have so many?!」
「Well, I just happened to get them.」
Yup. the ones that killed most of the ants were Master's monster summons. I didn't do much at all.
In fact, Master is holding on to more than half of the item drops.
「This amount of materials isn't normal!」
「Yay! We don't have to go to the Western Forest anymore, right?」
「Mio, we have to! You said you wanted Bat Fangs, and you wanted to hunt Wild Pheasants!」
「Eh?! I'm fine with going in the day, but not at night!」
A player jumps into the conversation halfway.
I know because there's a green marker.
It's a group of 2 male characters. One of them is standing out because of his appearance.
He's short and has a thick beard. He's also muscular.
He's a Dwarf.
I actually haven't seen that many Dwarf players.
Compared to Humans, they have much lower AGI and slightly lower INT and SPI, but are much better in terms of DEX, STR, and VIT.
They're clearly built for melee.
It's similar to the ones I've seen in tabletop RPGs which I played long ago.
The man beside him looks muscular too.
His face looks a little exotic.
It's obvious that he's a Human, but he makes me feel uncomfortable for some reason.
There are some special traits in common between both of them.
They're wearing dirty worksman clothes, and are wearing a few leather belts of some kind. Attached to the belts are some tools.
The hammer catches my attention.
He's most likely a blacksmith.
I can almost smell the sweat.
「Fiona has a customer, huh.」
「Yeah, wait a while longer! Anyway, did you bring the stuff we requested?」
「Of course, here you go.」
Saying that, the Dwarf takes something attached to his back and hands it to Reina.
It's a hammer.
The shaft looks familiar. It's made of Snow Ape Bones.
「Yup, it looks good!」
「What is this Summoner doing here?」
「Giedre! Don't be rude to our customer!」
The other person is giving me a nod, so I nod back in kind.
The fact that they called me a Summoner means that they've used【Identify】on me.
I'll【Identify】both of them too.
Giedre Lv.3
Blacksmith Standby
Kaya Lv.3
Blacksmith Standby
Both of them are Blacksmiths.
Since Fiona called them here, maybe they have something to do with the commotion we talked about.
Speaking of which, I wonder what it was about?
「Thanks for waiting. Saki is running late, but let's begin.」
Fiona has invited me to『Union』again.
It looks like they want to keep this conversation private.
Giedre is the first to speak.
『Fiona, this is just a prototype, so I had to try it out. It's dangerous.』
『You think so?』
『We should check it first. I have the prototype here. Go ahead and【Appraise】it.』
Everyone is taking turns to【Appraise】it.
I'm the last one to do it.
【Weapon: One-handed Hammer】Echoing Hammer Grade C+ Rarity 4
AP +3 Power 2 Weight 1 Durability 110 Throwing Range 10
Blacksmith Skill Boost [Slight] A hammer with an iron-cast hammerhead, wrought with Snow Ape Bones.
Compared to the weight of the hammerhead, the shaft is somewhat long and light. Relatively difficult to use.
A beautiful sound echoes through the bones when the hammer is struck. Throwable.
Kaya is picking up the conversation.
『That's understandable. How did the commotion go, Giedre?』
『I regret even looking at it, and after using【Appraise】… I made everyone quiet, but we cannot be careless.』
『Even though they're your people?』
『Precisely because they are. Everything's still okay with the information about the bones up on the forums. I have warned everyone that they won't get the bones if they do anything uncalled for.』
『My condolences.』
『In any case, this is simply a requested item. And I doubt that anyone would try to break the rules and become Corrupt.』
I think I heard something disturbing.
I wonder if the main problem is the『Blacksmith Skill Boost [Slight]』part.
It looks like the Grade and Rarity of the weapon are a little higher than normal.
『Fiona, about the issue you sounded out before. The only option is to set the privileges of this hammer to Rental. Otherwise, I don't have the confidence to keep my people in check.』
『Giedre, I heard that you guys were going to move out of Remut into the camps in the north?』
『I understand the folly and the trouble it would take to move the hammer. But this is the minimum for a compromise.』
『Aren't they just being unreasonable?』
『There are those who don't believe the information that Keith has presented. Eventually, they will plot to steal a march.』
『Information will leak eventually. And withholding information isn't any different from monopolizing the benefits. You're the one who said that to me in beta, right?』
『Don't get started on beta. Kaya, is everything going well on your end?』
『I gave the excuse that I wanted to try getting some information through an intermediary. Well, I guess it's not a lie since I'm actually here.』
『That's not what I was asking.』
『There hasn't been any Outrage. They're not that bad. But I can't say for sure if there are other players who will actively become Corrupt this early in the game.』
I didn't get much of that.
I don't know what these things mean.
『Hold on a minute! It looks like Keith doesn't understand what we're saying!』
Reina seems to have noticed.
Fiona and Reina are giving me a supplementary explanation.
『What's special about this hammer is the Blacksmith Skill Boost [Slight]! Using this hammer gives the user a chance of making better weapons!』
『That's right. It also means that players with the Blacksmith skill can have it grow faster.』
『No wonder the demand for this weapon is high! Look at the early boost and those materials!』
『Naturally, people will start looking for Snow Ape Bones. If they can sell the bones to Blacksmiths for a high price, then they'll definitely want to get their hands on them, right?』
『Fiona getting you to post the information was the next best measure! We're trying to protect you as our supplier!』
『There may be players who are gonna try to PK you, threaten you for the bones, or perform an Outrage on you.』
『But right now, you can only get the Snow Ape Bones through events! That's a point to consider!』
『If you get PKed and end up quitting the game, all the Blacksmiths will hate you for it. That's how it is right now.』
『There are Blacksmiths who think that making the information public is a sign that you intend to sponsor the bones!』
『In a way, it's protecting you indirectly.』
It's possible that I'll become a target?
Getting threatened sounds scary.
And there's still something I don't understand.
『Sorry, but can I ask a stupid question? What's PK?』
There's an awkward silence, and everyone is frozen in place.
Protagonist Keith
Race Human Male Racial Lv3
Job Summoner Lv2
Bonus Points Remaining 9
Skill Sets
Staff Lv2 Punch Lv2 Kick Lv2 Joint Lock Lv1
Evade Lv1 Block Lv2 Summon Magic Lv3
Light Magic Lv2 Wind Magic Lv2 Earth Magic Lv2 Water Magic Lv2
Alchemy Lv2 Pharmacy Lv2
Cooperation Lv3 Appraise Lv3 Identify Lv3 Cold Resistance Lv2 Grab Lv2
Horsemanship Lv1 Precise Manipulation Lv1
Equipment Beginner's Rod Cotton Clothes Cloth Shoes Rucksack Item Box
Items Survival Knife
Monster Summons
Volff Wolf Lv3 Resting
Zangetsu Horse Lv2(↑1)
Trample Dash Endurance Run Wild Gallop Stampede
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Knole Settee本文重定向自 Knole sofa
The Knole settee (sometimes known as the Knole Sofa) was made in the 17th century. It is housed at Knole in Kent, a house owned by the Sackville-Wests since 1605 but now in the care of the National Trust. It was originally used not as comfortable sofa but as a formal throne on which the monarch would have sat to receive visitors. It features adjustable side arms and considerable depth of seating, it usually has exposed wooden finials at the rear corner tops, and some exposed wood may be present on the otherwise arms. The arms, more correctly sides, are of the same height. The side arms are tied to the sofa back by means of heavy decorative braid, often with an elaborate tassel.
In literature
A number of references to the Knole sofa are found in literature; for example, Derek Marlowe notes the usage in his book Memoirs of a Venus Lackey.[1] In literature the Knole sofa is sometimes mentioned in the context of a room decorated with fine antique furniture such as in the novel In High Places,[2] in which the Knole sofa is positioned in a room with a fine Kerman antique carpet.
The spelling of Knole sofa is as shown in this sentence and not Knoll, as the name comes from Knole House, Sevenoaks, Kent UK, which is open to the public and run by the National Trust.[3] On show is the original Knole Sofa.
- ^ Memoirs of a Venus Lackey By Derek Marlowe, Viking Press, 1968
- ^ In High Places, Arthur Hailey, Doubleday Publishing (1962)
- ^ "Knole". National Trust. Archived from the original on 27 July 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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According to The People newspaper, the Hammers have launched a £2.5m bid for the 17-year-old striker.
Brereton, who joined Forest from Stoke in 2015, was the club's leading scorer at Under-18 level last season.
And he has continued his fine form for the club's Under-23s this term, bagging 17 goals in 21 appearances.
Premier League big boys Liverpool and Manchester United lead the hunt for Brereton.
Jurgen Klopp reportedly got in touch with the Championship club to enquire about his availability.
The Mirror claim the Reds boss made the call via chief scout Barry Hunter to talk through signing the teenager.
And Brereton is on United's radar with a seven-figure bid being considered.
Forest chairman Fawaz Al Hasawi announced on New Year's Eve that the hotshot has put pen to paper on a new contract.
Brereton recently revealed that he is solely focused on breaking into Philippe Montanier's first team.
"I do look at them and think that if they can do it, maybe I can too.
"But the main thing is just to keep working hard and to see where that gets me. That is all I can do."


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Singapore's newest international commercial court set to thrive
WITH a panel of eminent international jurists and a successful arbitration sector in place here, the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC) - which has positioned itself as the neutral venue for dispute resolution in the region and is the Republic's newest - is expected to take off in three years' time.
The confidence was expressed by Justice Vivian Ramsey of the United Kingdom, who has had active English and international practice in the areas of construction, engineering and technology disputes, and is one of the 11 jurists on the SICC international bench.
Poised to hear cross-border disputes, the SICC, launched last Monday, is the finishing piece of the arbitration framework that will gear Singapore up to be Asia's dispute resolution hub. There are the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC), set up in 1991, and the Singapore International Mediation Centre launched last November.
The idea of an international commercial court here was first floated by Chief Justice Sundaresh Menon in 2013, said Justice Quentin Loh, one of 15 judges from the SICC local bench.
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CJ Menon had conceptualised a court that deals with international cases without the disadvantages of international arbitration as he saw tremendous prospects in Asia, given the region's trade inflows and economic growth, said Justice Loh.
"If you look at Singapore, we're very well-placed, right in the middle, China to the north, India to the west, Indonesia below us, and the whole of Southeast Asia around us. There's a tremendous amount of infrastructure that has to be built and infrastructure, freight and contracts bring with them inevitable disputes, so they need a venue in which they can resolve their disputes."
The SICC is seen by some as a competitor of the established SIAC. And as international arbitration faces increased criticism that it has gotten more costly, taking longer to resolve cases and lacking transparency due to confidentiality, the SICC is seen to have an edge.
"I see the two as reinforcing each other and I don't see competition which erodes each," said Justice Ramsey, who made the point that any overlap between SIAC and SICC is not big.
Justice Carolyn Berger from the United States, another member of the SICC international bench, pointed out that there is a need for disputes to be attended to in a timely fashion so that businesses will not suffer unneccessarily, and the SICC fits the bill.
While arbitration has its perks - people can tailor the procedures to suit their case - Justice Loh noted that arbitration judgements are binding on two parties and one cannot have multiple arbitrations for the same project, even when several different parties are involved. This spells room for the SICC to grow.
As for the issue of international enforceability of the SICC judgements, the three judges said they are, in practice, rarely resisted.
"Experience will show that the number of cases where you have to take enforcement proceedings are very limited because either party complies because it's a contractual agreement to have their dispute resolved either in the courts or by arbitration," said Justice Ramsey.
And there are provisions to enforce the judgements, said Justice Loh.
Citing the reciprocal enforcement of the Commonwealth judgements, he noted that the whole of India, except two states, has reciprocal enforcement with Singapore. Likewise, similar mechanisms are in place in a few Australian states, Malaysia, England and Hong Kong.
There is also the hope that the Hague Convention on the recognition and enforcement of foreign judgements to be rolled out individually by June this year, will gain currency.
"That means you've got another 26 countries in the world signing on ... I can't see Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Hong Kong not signing up. So, that's another ground for reciprocal enforcement," Justice Loh said.
Given that the judges hail from different jurisdictions, how will a "just resolution" be delivered?
Using the example of the reception of evidence which differs vastly between different jurisdictions, the judges said the SICC has adopted a compromise worked out by the International Bar Association that takes the best of civil law and criminal law and does away with the worst aspects.
Closer to home, the SICC is expected to improve the level of dispute resolution here as local lawyers work more closely with international counterparts, which will in turn broaden their horizons.
While it is not known when the new court will receive its first case, one thing is clear in the minds of the judges - that its success lies in resolving disputes fairly.
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Since 2013, the Kent Hull Trophy goes to the offensive lineman that displays the traits that enable the former Mississippi State legend and trophy namesake to play in three Pro Bowls, four Super Bowls and become one of the most respected lineman and leaders in the National Football League.
Jenkins has proven to be one of the top centers in the nation after transitioning to the starting role in 2017, but is versatile enough to play every position on the line. He has appeared in 46 career games with 31 starts to his credit with 23 at center, five at left tackle, two at left guard and one at right tackle. Jenkins is considered the No. 1 center prospect for the 2019 NFL Draft and has drawn a first-round grade from numerous NFL scouts.
Over the last two seasons at the center position, Jenkins has allowed just one sack across 708 snaps in pass protection per Pro Football Focus. Jenkins owns the third-highest overall PFF grade among SEC centers who have played at least 600 snaps this season at 71.0, which is his highest grade since 2015. His six pressures allowed over his senior campaign are the sixth-fewest among SEC centers. Through 639 snaps played over 2018, Jenkins has been called just one penalty, which came during the ninth week of the season.
With his leadership anchoring the offensive line, Jenkins has opened lanes for MSU's offense to rush for 218.91 yards per game, which is the second-best in the SEC. The Bulldog offense has rushed for 300 or more yards in an SEC-best three games this season.
Off the field, Jenkins is a star in the classroom and has been named to the SEC Academic Honor Roll twice over his career.
The Clarksdale, Mississippi, native is MSU's fourth overall winner of the award and the third straight Bulldog to take home this honor. Gabe Jackson was the inaugural recipient of the award, claiming the honor in 2013 before going on to a successful career with the Oakland Raiders. Justin Senior earned the trophy in 2016, while Martinas Rankin, who is currently in the midst of his rookie season with the Houston Texans, was crowned the 2017 Kent Hull Trophy Winner. State has now won the trophy four of its six years.
Jenkins will be formally presented with the Kent Hull Trophy at the C Spire Conerly Trophy banquet on Tuesday, Nov. 27 at the Country Club of Jackson. Junior defensive tackle Jeffery Simmons is MSU's candidate for this year's Conerly Trophy.


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by Eric Rosenbloom
copyright 1999
His attack, an act of love he thought,
Left her sobbing in a painful collapse.
Songs of love so recent on his lips,
The music of his flute still ringing,
Then the sight beneath the trees
Of her beauty stooped to gather nuts—
He saw her there and longed to lift her
Out of that task, into his song,
A shepherd's dream of leisured heaven.
He did, and she proved his ardor
As if a wild beast had set upon her,
Not the gentle herdsman in his praise,
But he was stronger, and prevailing,
Taking what he needed: a child
Awkwardly wielding the long branch
To knock the chestnuts from their tree
And lightly dancing in the roots and bushes
Collecting the fallen fruit.
Did he notice the garments he tore,
The soft pattern woven in the collar,
The flashes of dyed thread slipped in the weave?
In his memory he puts flowers in her hair—
Did he see the blooms so rare in winter
That fell when she ran from him,
The strands of wheat saved from the harvest
Around which the garland was woven?
What shoes did she have for the chill ground,
For now she has none.
He sings to his sheep of his sin,
His song of her forgiving him,
His muse, his memory.
She finds the basket, her broken sandals,
And weeps again for the ring of wheat
And the tiny blooms it held
Around her head like a coronet.
A child's whimsy had kept them
To adorn herself in the chill air
For her first setting out alone
Beneath the trees where the nuts grow.
Now a different child, less, less—
She picks up her garland
And buries it under the dirt
Where the shepherd caught her and held her down
For his act of alchemical extraction,
Injection of terror and pain,
His murder of what he sought,
What she thought was hers forever.
And life resumed its daily journey,
The seasonal cycles swept them up again,
A dry nugget of hate and distrust in her heart
All that she carried into the new life.
And the stems of wheat that golden stretched
Above the field's summer flowers
Sang of a child's love of the sun,
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Extreme examples of soil pugging on Glen Crafar's Bay of Plenty dairy farm have come under the spotlight in the Rotorua District Court.
Crafar, 28, is facing a jury on a charge of 'dirty dairying' between June and September 2008, by discharging contaminants on his Reporoa farm, 41km southeast of Rotorua.
Crafar has pleaded not guilty to a charge brought by Environment Waikato.
Regional council science manager Peter Singleton outlined how difficult it was to drain large quantities of dung from land churned up by animal hooves over a long period of time. The result was it flowing into the groundwater below.
Dr Singleton told the court it took many animals over a long period of time to pug and pond the type of pumice soil common to Reporoa.
Questioned by Regional Waikato's counsel Fletcher Pilditch, Dr Singleton said holes dug in and around ponding in an attempt to remove effluent were "very, very conducive" to contaminating ground water.
Questioned by Crafar, who appeared for himself, Dr Singleton said he found it highly unlikely that most effluent ponds in Reporoa were unsealed holes.
Crafar is representing himself before Judge Chris McGuire, but is being assisted by a McKenzie Friend, former lawyer Vinay Deobhakta. A McKenzie Friend can assist a defendant but not address the court.
In his brief opening statement on Monday, Crafar said he had not breached any section of the Resource Management Act.
"There was no way water in these ponds could have entered groundwater eight metres deep and there is no running water within eight kilometres of that paddock," he said.
The paddock was bare because it had been used for cropping and he had drained the water that collected to get more grazing out of the area, he said.
Crafar is a son of Allan Crafar, whose dairying operation was placed in receivership almost two years ago with debts of more than $200 million.
The trial is expected to end tomorrow.


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Leicester City manager Claude Puel has given more game time to Under-23 players than any other manger in Europe's top five leagues, according to recent data.
The Financial Times (via Leicester Mercury) have compiled data from the 2008/09 season to this season to distinguish which manager gives the most game time to Under-23's, with Frenchman Puel coming out on top.
Puel gave an impressive 28.9% of game time during his time at French sides Lyon and Nice and Premier League pair Southampton and Leicester City across the 10-year period.
The 56-year-old ranked of Tottenham's Mauricio Pochettino, who was second on the list with 26.7%, and ahead of the likes of Borussia Monchengladbach's Dieter Hecking, Liverpool's Jurgen Klopp and Arsenal's Arsene Wenger.
His tact since his arrival to the King Power Stadium has not changed, giving the likes of Demarai Gray and Ben Chilwell extended runs in the Foxes first team, while the likes of Harvey Barnes and George Thomas find themselves in and around the first team picture.
Speaking on his preference of promoting youth, he said: "For me, it is important always to try to develop young players. If they have the quality it is not a problem to give them game time and to improve with them.
"At Leicester, it is important for me to try to develop some young players for the club for the future of course."
(You may also be interested in Leicester City's Kelechi Iheanacho Excited to Take His Chance in 'Beautiful' FA Cup).
Arguably Puel's most successful Under-23 player fell outside the threshold of the study, which was Eden Hazard during their time at LOSC Lille.
The Belgian has grown into of the world's deadliest forwards at Chelsea, with the former Premier League and PFA Player of the Year scoring 65 goals and providing 37 assists in 194 league games alone.
Speaking about the difficulty of giving youth players a chance, he said: "It is not easy to try to play young players because, of course, they do not have the experience and sometimes they can play at a different level.
"It is a philosophy but to have the results at the same time is difficult. I am lucky because in my former clubs a lot of players became international players for their country."


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Apex Arts League and the Avant Chamber Ballet present the holiday classic, Nutcracker: Short and Suite in Southlake with a cast of professional dancers and live music.
This season's production is a family-friendly, one-hour holiday celebration with all your favorite characters!
"Each year we update and refresh the production with little changes to the choreography and costumes," says Artistic Director Katie Cooper. "It doesn't seem like the holidays without Nutcracker but it's great to be able to something a little bit different. We skip some of the storytelling sections and focus on everyone's favorite dancing which makes it an easier and shorter production for kids in the audience, too."
The performance is presented by Apex Arts League who brings top level arts group such as the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and the Fort Worth Symphony to Southlake. It is made possible through the support of Arts Council Northeast.
Tickets are available online or at the door. Ticket prices are $20 Adult or $15 Seniors, Students and Apex Members.
Nutcracker: Short and Suite
November 16, 2017
Whites Chapel
185 S. Whites Chapel Blvd.
Southlake, TX 76092
Programming and casting for all productions are subject to change.
This information was provided by Apex Arts League. The Apex Arts League is a 501c3 organization that was established to enhance community awareness, participation and appreciation of the arts in the apex, which is the north-central region of the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.


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The New Yorker, May 21, 1938 P. 61
The Straficis, Ralph (22), Tommy (21), Frank (20), and Patsy (16), learned golf as caddies at the Dyker Beach course, which adjoined the family farm. Wiffy Fox, for many years the Dyker Beach pro, took an interest in them. Their father came over to watch them play so often that though he never took up the game himself, he became adept at correcting faults in their swings long before their names began to appear high up in the list at medal tournaments.


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Guess what, ya'll?! New closer in Atlanta. That's right the Braves lost Peter Moylan to an injury so Manny Acosta takes over until Soriano returns. Soriano is due back soon, but he's injury-prone so this may seem flippant, but Accardo came out of nowhere to save a lot of games last year. You never know […]Please, blog, may I have some more?
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It's very rare that a player of Big Papi's caliber falls into this bad of a slump. Maybe burying that David Ortiz jersey had an adverse effect? Let's look at some things we know. Ortiz bats third in arguably the best lineup in baseball. He pats his hands together before every pitch like he's making […]Please, blog, may I have some more?


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An extremely successful river clean-up took place on Sunday 14th July thanks to the hugely dedicated efforts of 12 volunteers, supported by Billy Coburn from Thames21. With 3 land-army pickers and 9 merfolk, we managed to collect 57 bags of mainly plastic litter, a large table leg, a sizeable laminate floor underlay and 4 pallets. The latter will remain on site above the floodline to provide a skyscraper for bugs.
Try to imagine this scene with 4 times the amount of litter. That's how much there was at kick-off:
But nil desperandum, the crew ploughed into it and after 2 hours, woody debris had been dealt with:
Pallets purposely placed:
Litter lugged to the collection point:
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TeamTec, Kurita Sign Distributor Agreement for Kurita BWMS
TeamTec and Kurita Water Industries have signed a cooperation agreement for the distribution of Kurita Ballast Water Management System (BWMS). Kurita BWMS is a filter-free treatment system disinfecting the ballast water by dosing sodium hypochlorite. The system is IMO G8/G9 approved, and currently in the process of obtaining both revised G8 approval and USCG approval.
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This week we have a jammed pack episode as we finish up our Batman phase! Josh Burkey from the Victims and Villains podcast and Matt Olsen join to discuss the numerous Batman movies that were almost made! We explore the premise of these films and whether or not we think they would have worked as a live action Batman film. We then switch gears and share our rankings of the 12 Batman films that were released in theaters! The 12 Batman movies are:
- Batman: The Movie (aka Batman '66)
- Batman (aka Tim Burton's Batman)
- Batman Returns
- Batman: Mask of the Phantasm
- Batman Forever
- Batman and Robin
- Batman Begins
- The Dark Knight
- The Dark Knight Rises
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
- The Lego Batman Movie
- Justice League
We share our rankings and why they are our favorites! How would you rank the Batman films? Let us know in the comments!
All this and more on this episode of Superhero MovieCast!
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President Obama ordered the Environmental Protection Agency Friday to shelve proposed regulations for new air-quality standards, citing the potential impact on the weak economy.
"I have continued to underscore the importance of reducing regulatory burdens and regulatory uncertainty, particularly as our economy continues to recover," Mr. Obama said in a statement. "With that in mind, and after careful consideration, I have requested" that EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson "withdraw" the proposed smog standards.
In making the move, Mr. Obama is sticking with air-quality standards set in 2008 by the administration of Republican George W. Bush, which Obama administration officials have said is based on outdated science.
"The eye does not see what the mind does not know." The difference between your patient's life and death, my professors would warn, is what you see, and you cannot see what you do not know. Barack Obama cannot see a way out of America's current economic malaise. He should ask the Germans what they know.
Obamanomics has produced the weakest, most anemic recovery since the 1930s, when another generation's big-government planners turned their great recession into the Great Depression. To be fair, President George W. Bush certainly did not give the best economic handoff - he too was addicted to spending - but to be clear, President Obama has unarguably fumbled the ball. He has, to borrow his own phrase, put his "boot on the neck" of American businesses with his increased taxes and regulatory burden; he has grown government with his wildly increased spending and outright take-overs; and he has weakened the dollar with his "quantitative easing" printing press...
With a number of key GOP candidates dropping out of the race for president, an author and former member of the Reagan administration believes Texas Governor Rick Perry is considering a 2012 GOP run.
Having taken office in December 2000 when his predecessor, George W. Bush resigned to become president, Rick Perry is the longest-serving governor of Texas. And following months of resisting calls to join the race, Perry told reporters last Friday, "I'm going to think about it."
Tom Pauken, who served on Ronald Reagan's White House staff and later became chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, is surprised by the possibility...
The decision by the administration of President Barack Obama to weaken the pro-life conscience protections President George W. Bush put in place for medical workers has leading pro-life groups upset.
In 2008, the Bush administration issued a rule that prohibited recipients of federal money from discriminating against doctors, nurses and health care aides who refuse to take part in medical procedures to which they have religious or moral objections.
WASHINGTON -- A growing chorus of conservative criticism is prompting some House members to rethink the $850 billion package of tax cuts and extended jobless benefits that President Barack Obama negotiated with top Republicans in Congress.
The attacks are unlikely to derail the measure, which gets a final vote Wednesday in the Senate, to be followed by a debate and vote in the House. But they underscore the difficulty of building centrist coalitions after an election in which tea party conservatives ousted many Democrats and some veteran Republicans who were seen as too willing to compromise with opponents.
Conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh, GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney and the Tea Party Patriots have denounced the tax plan, which previously was criticized mainly by liberals as a giveaway to the wealthy.
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ICSA Ireland
11 October 2018
ICSA:The Governance Institute have just published their 'Next Generation Governance report' which outlines millennial perspectives on the future of governance.
The survey examined the impact of social issues such as demographic change, technical change and environmental sustainability on governance and was conducted within the past year among 400 Company secretaries and governance professionals.
The report highlights 2 main themes:
Respondents also believed that organisations need to be more proactive about emerging social issues with 84% of millennials saying that technological change is highly likely to cause significant governance challenges in the future.
The report concludes by looking at the next steps and advising that 89% of all respondents agreed or strongly agreed with the statement "I feel able to have a proactive impact on governance in my organisation".
A full copy of the report is available here.
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People talk about the hidden job market, but what is it and how do you find the jobs that are never advertised?
The hidden job market has the jobs that are never advertised; the jobs that people get because they 'know someone who knows someone', or they are directly approached through networks. This job market has expanded rapidly with the advent of social media and the availability of new digital business networks like LinkedIn, which make this information available to everyone. This is particularly important in professional services jobs or those in health, education or related areas.
Start a LinkedIn profile - join the interest groups and follow the companies that you want to work for. Ensure that the profile is well-written and professionally-sounding. Be aware that only work-related information should be shown on the profile – no one cares what type of pet you have or your star sign, so just provide accurate and up to date information about your qualifications, skills and work experience.
Connect with people you have previously worked with or know that may be able to assist you. Your existing connections are the most valuable way to access the hidden job market. Try to engage with these people in a meaningful way without making it sound like you are just looking for their help. If the connection is mutually beneficial it may lead to something. Share your (professional) opinion or a link to someone else's. Give something first and you are more likely to get something back. If you are seeking a job opportunity, let them know. They might know someone who could be looking for you!
This might seem like a strange expression, but whether you like it or not the way you present yourself online is a type of branding. You need to manage the way you appear through your messages, your content and images in a way that is professional and appropriate. If you are looking to work as a Disability Worker, think about how the consumer of those services would like to see you. Develop your LinkedIn profile so that it appeals to your audience. If you're not sure how to do that, then ask someone who can help.
People who get the best opportunities know their own values and goals. They are well aligned, which makes work enjoyable. People who know themselves are good goal setters who often outperform their objectives.
People who get ahead in their careers value learning and invest in themselves. There is always something to learn or improve. Do some leadership development, find a mentor or mentor others, do some further technical/discipline specific training. If you are continually developing yourself you will have greater visibility and attract the hidden opportunities.
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What would happen if people didn't recycle? Check these numbers: Americans create roughly 251 million tons of garbage per year. To concretize this number, imagine the RMS Titanic, which weighed 46,329 gross tons. The United States puts out more than 4,837 Titanics worth of solid waste in a normal calendar year.
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Looking to pack an exciting, active vacation into a short timeframe? Trail running might be the answer!
In retrospect, it's surprising trail running took as long to catch on as it did. The sport offers the same basic form of exercise as road running, with the benefit of more natural and tranquil scenery. Many trail runners report finding the experience simultaneously more meditative and more mentally engaging, perhaps down to the fact your brain has to stay occupied hopping tree roots and skirting around rocks. Others are drawn in for purely practical reasons — running on trails can spare your knees and joints the strain of pounding pavement. Whatever the reason, the popularity of trail running has grown exponentially in the last few years.
If trail running hasn't caught on in your area yet, now's a good time to get in on it. Good routes are well-documented online, and organized races are becoming more common if you appreciate a little company. Starting out takes little more than a pair of shoes and a water bottle. Just know that the distances covered are typically shorter than a comparable road run in order to account for the more rugged terrain. Remember too that walking steeper sections is totally par for the course in this sport, so no need to knock yourself out sprinting uphill.
That might be all you need to trail run local parks and fire roads, but once you start getting ambitious it's best to gear up. Outdoor companies now offer a wide variety of trail running shoes optimized for certain types of terrain. A trail running shoe differs from a traditional running shoe in that the firmer sole protects the feet from jagged rocks, and materials on the whole are more durable. Cleats or "lugs" on the sole provide added grip in dirt and mud. You'll want to choose the exact length of lug based on where you're headed – the deeper the lug the better the traction, but it'll feel like overkill on smoother trails. There are other nuances to choosing the right trail running shoe, such as the amount of cushioning and whether the rubber is optimized for gripping rocks, but those are best covered by a specialist during a fitting.
As an adventure tourism company, we're most interested in discovering exciting trails to run. The good news is that virtually all our hiking tours adapt well to trail running. We can also create custom guided trail running programs in Italy and Croatia for groups of six or more. This could be an incredibly exciting way to experience a place like Cinque Terre, where your runner's rhythm will be regularly punctuated by sea views and olive groves. Practically speaking, you could also use trail running as a means to pack more into a shorter amount of time. You could experience our favourite stretch of Ireland's Western Way in fewer than the typical hiker's eight days, for instance, without sacrificing the stunning cliffside vistas of Connemara or evening pub stops in legend-rich County Mayo.
If the idea of taking in a destination from a fresh perspective appeals to you, or you'd simply like to cover more ground in less time, do reach out. We can go over the finer details, such as whether the elevations of a particular route are suited to your goals or when you're most likely to hit the ideal running weather. Just drop us a line at 800-960-2221 or email email@example.com and we'll have you breezing down the trail in no time.


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When outlined the business guidelines, Fiscaltech's directors sought purposes able to go beyond words and to become concrete actions. Therefore, it is essential that such purposes inspire practices consistent with speech, involving employees in the task of building a company grounded in ethics and sustainability.
That is how the Fiscaltech's way of being resulted in the company's Mission, Vision and Values. From simple activities to strategic decisions, this set of guidelines directs the way of doing business at all company levels: all for the same cause, in the same direction.


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The future of rock is female and that might just be what's needed to rejuvenate the fading genre
In a mostly male-dominated scene, a new generation of female artists are adding much needed spice to the stale pot of rock
For the last half century or so, throughout the history of rock music, it could be argued it has mostly been an all-boys-club, with women either propped as a novelty act -- think Smashing Pumpkins bassist D'Arcy Wretzky or Sonic Youth's Kim Gordon -- or left at the uncelebrated fringes of the genre. But in the last half-decade or so, that outlook has been changing rapidly as a steadily increasing number of women are starting to make an impact on an arguably fading genre, at least in its traditional sense.
Even this year, some of the most innovative rock acts have come from women, with artists like St. Vincent, Snail Mail, Mitski, Courtney Barnett and the likes featuring on the "Top Albums" lists of almost all tastemaker music publications (our own included).
Recently, Fender, the legendary guitar makers released a report detailing how women continue to define the emerging guitar market, accounting for "50 percent of all beginner and aspirational players". The steady rise in the number of novice enthusiasts is parallel to the female invasion of the otherwise mostly male arena of rock.
But in spite of all the breakthrough female artists, the fact remains the music industry still remains a largely male-dominated scene. Just look at the many instances in pop culture where we are shown teenage bedrooms plastered with Jimi Hendrix, Radiohead and Pink Floyd posters. How many women do you see on those walls?
One look at the Spotify charts for 2018 will tell you that the top 5 popular artists are all male (Drake, XXXtentacion, Post Malone, Ed Sheeran and J Balvin). Even the top songs all go to male contenders. Most of the upcoming female artists, like the ones mentioned above and several more, are mostly making waves in the underground indie circuits and very few like St. Vincent and Courtney Barnett manage to garner mainstream recognition. Why is this the case?
Part of the reason could just be that the music industry itself - employees at record labels, producers, radio jockeys etc. - are mostly male. As is the case with the panels of major awards like the Grammys. Until this year, which has seen a fair number of female nominations (perhaps a reactionary result to the recent wave of women's empowerment), the Grammy nominations (and winners) are mostly men.
As a result of all this, the music that gets noticed, recirculated on heavy rotation radio playlists, and ultimately recognized by mainstream audiences remains mostly male. Another interesting stat is that the majority of guitar sales driven by women is online. This could be because of the male-dominated music shop culture where girls might have to face undue judgment from mostly male employees while browsing through the collection.
Ahh Snail Mail is no. 5 on @pitchfork's top 50 of 2018! https://t.co/d7lxPnKdrr pic.twitter.com/51WRjTH3kH— Jessica Goldstein (@jessicagolds) December 11, 2018
This is not limited to just music shop culture. As mentioned above, most of the music industry leans towards males. Female musicians and industry insiders mostly chalk this up to intimidation and exclusion. Girls are not encouraged to pick up a guitar or pursue a career in music from a very young age. But today, most of the top rock albums are already being made by female artists.
At a time when hip-hop has dethroned rock as the most consumed genre of music, women are resurrecting the genre with a fresh take and originality. It's not like women haven't steered the genre through some of its greatest eras. It could be argued that Sister Rosetta Tharpe laid some of the foundations of what would become rock 'n' roll and eventually just "rock" way back in the 30s and 40s with her gospel crossover style that appealed even to the rhythm and blues crowd.
But her name is barely a whisper in the pages of rock history when compared to male greats of the era like Django Reinhardt and Robert Johnson. In the 60s, we had Janis Joplin, who even today is considered a mother figure in female rock. The 70s gave us Joni Mitchell and the 80s saw Joan Jett and The Runaways, and Stevie Nicks shake up the rock scene.
But even so, the number of female rock idols pale in comparison to the countless male, mostly-white icons of the genre. It took the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nearly 50 years to finally acknowledge Tharpe's contribution to the genre and it was only last year that she was inducted. It shows how the industry just automatically tends to glorify their male talent over their equally (if not more) deserving female counterparts.
The lack of female role models and mother figures is surely a result of the reflexive male-dominated industry. There's never been a problem marketing female-driven pop because it's conveniently packaged with overt sexuality and other ridiculous gimmicks, but the guitar-driven machismo filled rock scene has been harder to break.
Guitarist and singer-songwriter Laura Marling said, "If you prevent women from seeing any examples of them achieving, then it prevents them from believing they can achieve it." But the current landscape is slowly producing more and more female icons to look up to. Take NYC based rocker Annie Clark aka St. Vincent for instance, who shook up the scene with her ambitiously stylized self-titled fourth studio album, even winning a Grammy for Best Alternative Album, making her the first female artist to win the honor in 20 years.
Last year, she followed it up with her magnum opus 'Masseduction', where she continued to innovate by borrowing from elements of electropop, new wave, psychedelic rock and more. The album received universal acclaim and was the fourth-most mentioned in critics' year-end lists for 2017.
This year, Japanese-American singer-songwriter Mitski made rock critics stop in their tracks and take notice with her near-flawless album 'Be The Cowboy'. Like St. Vincent, she has also risen from the margins of the rock scene in New York and is rapidly scaling to the heights of rock poster girl. The Haim sisters have been doing the same on the West Coast with their refreshing pop-rock crossover aesthetics. Snail Mail, Soccer Mommy, Natalie Prass, Girlpool, U.S, Girls - the list of female rockers arriving at the frontlines of rock is endless.
And, the one thing they have in common is the constant innovation and fresh perspective that they bring with every new record and live performance. In a scene that is largely male-dominated, just the female voice itself is a pleasant respite to shake things up, and these female ax wielders bring so much more than just that, drawing from a range of influences to produce music that is almost impossible to box into a specific genre.
The internet has also played a large part in this female forward era of rock. Thanks to a level of exposure like never before via platforms like Bandcamp and SoundCloud, the level of genre-blending and innovation is arguably at its very peak. At the same time, listeners are exposed to a wider variety of artists, allowing lesser known female acts to receive more widespread recognition.
If the future of rock is female, the future is now. After around three decades of enjoying mainstream music, the all-too-common white male quartet just got tiresome and rock is back where it belongs - kicking and screaming in the margins of the underground. And this new wave of girl power might just be what's needed to kick start things all over again.


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- The powerfully eerie Eliza and the Strange.
For most, St. Patrick's Day means colourful binge-drinking and "Kiss Me, I'm Irish" swag but, behind the shamrocks, there are sinister sides to the fifth-century saint.
Enslaved in Ireland, St. Patrick eventually rose in the early Christian church, forcing the conversion of witches, pagans and Druids---doctrinal denials of mystical and feminine natural forces. St. Patrick may have cast a shadow over the emerald hills, but in the darkness are powers beyond human reason: creepy things give us the willies. So it feels right that voodoo rockers Eliza and The Strange will release their debut LP at Gus' Pub on Saturday.
On electric organ and vocals, Eliza White leads Jake Seaward (bass), Ian Bennett and Alex MacAskill (guitar), and Kenny Myers (drums) through powerfully eerie cemetery rock. On stage, Eliza and The Strange are like a séance, channelling the spirits of Louisiana folk magic in the figure of Jack White. Southern blues, after all, are haunted by sorcery and possession. The teaser track, "Baby Don't Be Nice," opens with a spooky carnivalesque melody before distorted punk bass and power drums kick in, like the heaviest parts of Band of Skulls.
"We love the tension, the crunch, the dramatic," says White. "I love drama, but I love being diverse in that. I love it to be quiet and intense and then we rock it to hell."
The live, raw quality of the LP, recorded mostly in single takes with Andrew Wiseman, is true to the band's interest in performance. "A live show is only one take, right," says Bennett. "And we all absolutely love to play live." White adds, "That's what we live for, that's our thing."
Ambitious and focused, the crew is tight like a coven.
Eliza and The Strange all met in the NSCC's intensive music arts program, where they developed skills in self-promotion and professionalism. They played their first show at Gus' last June and quickly decided to put out an album and plan a tour. "We're not very patient," says White, already thinking ahead. "We learned a lot from making this album, time-wise and financially, so we'll be better prepared for the next one, but we're so excited right now."
The release is the second of a 21-date traveling show filled with all-ages bookings, including on Friday at CD Heaven in Dartmouth.
"It's important that we play all-ages shows," says White. "We're young enough that a lot of our fans aren't 19 yet and what's better to do when you're a kid then go to rock shows? There's nothing better."
Playing days and nights also makes the most of their time on the road. Coincidentally, the band will be in Ottawa during Juno week. "We're playing a Juno no-case," says Bennett, who believes the atmosphere is a chance to learn more about the industry. "We're always learning, especially from experienced musicians, from the gatekeepers of the Halifax music scene."
Committed to exposure, the band decided that if you wear green to Gus', cover will be free. "I don't like to charge much," White says. "We just want people to come and listen." The self-titled album, available on vinyl and CD, is a companion to their strong vocals and enchanting stage presence.
"All of the songs have different vibes and stories," White says, "but they all share those really dark and heavy sounds." Come celebrate the more macabre moods of St. Patrick's Day with Eliza and The Strange.
Eliza and The Strange w/Cursed Arrows, The Bad Bad Bad Friday, March 16, 6pm, CD Heaven, 118 Wyse Road, 6pm, Free, all ages
Eliza and The Strange w/The Fed Pennies, Cursed Arrows, The Bad Bad Bad, Saturday, March 17, 10pm, Gus' Pub, 2605 Agricola Street, $5


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Event Review: Permanent memories inked at Pen and Paper concert
It was meant to be the concert to outdoor their new album but the Pen and Paper concert did more than just that.
It left you with at least one thing you would always remember from the exhilarating performances put up by each artist from the start to finish.
The responsive crowd also made the night one for the books and the super DJs too.
They were outstandingly on top of their game that night dishing out great music when the event had not started through to the exciting mini DJs battle between DJ Putin and DJ Lord.
Everything was set up well for a great night. Who would not remember the stage set up, the works by the graffiti artist and the unfailing lighting system?
The Pen and Paper concert was one of the best events put up this year.
Scheduled to start at 7pm at the Alliance Française, the program officially started at 8:30pm with DJ Putin blasting the venue with music that resonated well with the charged up audience.
Wan-O was first on stage with a mask on his face and microphone in hand performing to a vociferous welcome by the starved crowd.
With a great stage act and getting that vibe with the audience going with the audience, Kula raised the bar. He had the crowd singing some of the lines from his song 'Don't Do It'.
Sizz the Truth brought a 2000s feel to the concert when he sang on an old Daasebre Gyamena tune before Slim Drumz took the concert to a whole different level.
The Tadi Trap Lord was a surprise crowd pleaser when he performed 3 songs. The audience loved every bit of his session with cheers and the swarming of the space in front of the stage.
With his trademark black turtleneck, white t-shirt and denim jumpsuit Slim Drumz raised charmed in the moonless Accra night.
Anticipation was heightened for the next act that came after a 20minute+ break in the form of the first female artist, Rachelle Blue. Her 'Thick Thighs' top can't be forgotten just that easily.
The clock had already hit 10pm when Ko-Jo Cue and Lil Shaker came out in their white Pen and Paper inscribed t-shirt to perform.
They two aptly chose to start with Pen and Paper as the first song. The interchanges between each artist's movements were well rehearsed and delivered.
This was why we were here even though it started an hour and half late and it was coupled with lengthy breaks early on, the crowd had the fun they were there for.
The aftown.com sponsored event was blessed with performances from artists including Darkovibes and the La Meme Gang, Kwesi Arthur, Cina Soul, Magnom, KiDi, Kuame Eugene, B4Bonah that will forever be a marker.
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I saved some of the fabric to make ties. I thought that it would be a nice touch to have a matching set.
Today's shoot is to capture footage for the ASMR forced haircut that many people have asked me to create. While this one is going to be a lot of work, it will be a fun challenge as I am using After Effects to achieve the look and special effects that I want.
Once this video is finished, it'll be posted on YouTube at some point. Be sure to watch for the video posting schedule at https://www.patreon.com/katsurth/posts for its release date. I also need to finish a special Christmas video too. It's going to be a hoot.


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