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A novel by Nicholas Sparks
Ira Levinson is in trouble. At ninety-one years old, in poor health and alone in the world, he finds himself stranded on an isolated embankment after a car crash. Suffering multiple injuries, he struggles to retain consciousness until a blurry image materializes and comes into focus beside him: his beloved wife Ruth, who passed away nine years ago. Urging him to hang on, she forces him to remain alert by recounting the stories of their lifetime together - how they met, the precious paintings they collected together, the dark days of WWII and its effect on them and their families. Ira knows that Ruth can't possibly be in the car with him, but he clings to her words and his memories, reliving the sorrows and everyday joys that defined their marriage.
A few miles away, at a local bull-riding event, a Wake Forest College senior's life is about to change. Recovering from a recent break-up, Sophia Danko meets a young cowboy named Luke, who bears little resemblance to the privileged frat boys she has encountered at school. Through Luke, Sophia is introduced to a world in which the stakes of survival and success, ruin and reward -- even life and death - loom large in everyday life. As she and Luke fall in love, Sophia finds herself imagining a future far removed from her plans -- a future that Luke has the power to rewrite . . . if the secret he's keeping doesn't destroy it first.
Ira and Ruth. Sophia and Luke. Two couples who have little in common, and who are separated by years and experience. Yet their lives will converge with unexpected poignancy, reminding us all that even the most difficult decisions can yield extraordinary journeys: beyond despair, beyond death, to the farthest reaches of the human heart.
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The Notebook
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"First you will smile, then you will cry"
Nicholas Sparks has become famous for writing the sweet and tender love story that appeals to the romantic in all of us. He doesn't disappoint with "The Notebook" as he weaves the tale of two teenagers, Noah and Allie, who meet one fateful summer and fall in love. Since the course of true love is never smooth, it should come as no surprise that Allie's parents do not approve of her relationship with Noah. He does not have the education, money, or social prominence they wish for their daughter. Allie and her parents move away and Noah writes to her for years, but after never receiving an answer gives up. WWII comes, lives change, but one thing remains constant---neither Allie nor Noah can forget the other. As Noah's friend Gus tells him, first love changes your life forever and no matter what else happens in your life, the memory of it stays with you. And so it is that fourteen years later and three weeks before her wedding, Allie finds herself driving to New Bern to find Noah for reasons she herself does not fully understand. Their reunion proves once again that they are true soulmates, but it that enough? Can Allie forsake the "perfect mate" who has not only her love but also the approval of her parents? Can she walk out on Noah for a second time? Will Noah let her go? The story then skips to the nursing home where an 80-year old Noah resides and spends his time reading poetry to his fellow residents. But down the hall is a very special woman. The reader will be overcome with emotion as this relationship unfolds and the missing pieces of Noah and Allie's story are revealed in the notebook he carries with him. Intensely romantic and a tribute to the power of true love, "The Notebook" will leave you emotionally spent and thankful to be so.
"Somewhere," muses Noah Calhoun, while sitting on his porch in the moonight, "there were people making love." Anyway, head elsewhere for Great Literature, but if you're in the market to get your heartstrings plucked, look no further. The Notebook, a Southern-fried story of love-lost-and-found-again, revolves around a single time-honored romantic dilemma: will beautiful Allison Nelson stay with Mr. Respectability (to whom she happens to be engaged), or will she hook up with Noah, the romantic rascal she left so many years ago? We're not telling, but you have two guesses and the first one doesn't count. Decades later, after Allison develops Alzheimer's, her beau uses "the notebook" to read her the story of the great love she's plumb forgot. The Notebook--film rights already sold, thank you very much--is a little glazed doughnut of a book: sticky- sweet, satisfying, not much nourishment. But who cares? Take an extra vitamin and indulge.
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Nowadays, many people chose to read e-books instead for its popularity and convenience.
I agree that ebooks are more convenient but keeping and turning pages on the books by your favorite writers are different... and Sparks is an example
here is my list: (i hope i listed all books by him). Plz correct if i make any mistake
1 Dear John
2 At First Sight
3 True Believer
4 The Wedding
5 The Guardian
6 Nights in Rodanthe
7 A Bend in the Road
9 A Walk to Remember
10 Message in a Bottle
11 The Notebook
12 Three weeks with My Brother
13 The Choice
I have 10 more books by Sparks for my Sparks' collection. I am his big fan.
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Nicholas Sparks - The Best of Me.zip
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Three Weeks With My Brother
by Nicholas Sparks
The day the brochure came was a typical one. With a wife and five small children, a hectic schedule, and a new book due to his publishers, Nicholas Sparks was busy with his usual routine. The colorful mailer, however, described something very different: a tour to some of the most exotic places on Earth. Slowly, an idea took hold in Nicholas's mind and heart. In January 2003, Nicholas Sparks and his brother, Micah, set off on a three-week trip around the globe. It was to mark a milestone in their lives, for at thirty-seven and thirty-eight respectively, they were now the only surviving members of their family. And as they voyaged to the lost city of Machu Picchu high in the Andes. . . to mysterious Easter Island. . . to Ayers Rock in the Australian outback. . . and across the vast Indian subcontinent, the ultimate story of their lives would unfold. Against the backdrop of the wonders of the world and often overtaken by their feelings, daredevil Micah and the more serious, introspective Nicholas recalled their rambunctious childhood adventures and the tragedies that tested their faith. And in the process, they discovered startling truths about loss, love and hope. Narrated with irrepressible humor and rare candor, and including personal photographs, Three Weeks with my Brother reminds us to embrace life with all its uncertainties. . . and most of all, to cherish the joyful times, both small and momentous, and the wonderful people who make them possible.
Did You Know?---
Three Weeks With My Brother is Nicholas's second work of non-fiction? (The first was Wokini, written with Olympic Gold Medalist Billy Mills.)
Nicholas and Micah Sparks wrote the book together from separate coasts by talking on the phone and faxing drafts back and forth?
The trip around the world was part of a Notre Dame alumni package?
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Safe Haven & The Rescue
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Nicholas Sparks Novels
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Nicholas Sparks
Love hurts. There is nothing as painful as heartbreak. But in order to learn to love again you must learn to trust again. When a mysterious young woman named Katie appears in the small American town of Southport, her sudden arrival raises questions about her past. Beautiful yet unassuming, Katie is determined to avoid forming personal ties until a series of events draws her into two reluctant relationships. Despite her reservations, Katie slowly begins to let down her guard, putting down roots in the close-knit community. But even as Katie begins to fall in love, she struggles with the dark secret that still haunts her... Eventually, though, Katie realizes that a choice must be made between a life of transient safety and one of riskier rewards... and that in the darkest hour, love is the only true safe haven.
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A Walk To Remember
Romance, First Love
In the prologue to his latest novel, Nicholas Sparks makes the rather presumptuous pledge "first you will smile, and then you will cry," but sure enough, he delivers the goods. With his calculated ability to throw your heart around like a yo-yo (try out his earlier Message in the Bottle or The Notebook if you really want to stick it to yourself), Sparks pulls us back to the perfect innocence of a first love.
In 1958 Landon Carter is a shallow but well-meaning teenager who spends most of his time hanging out with his friends and trying hard to ignore the impending responsibilities of adulthood. Then Landon gets roped into acting the lead in the Christmas play opposite the most renowned goody two-shoes in town: Jamie Sullivan. Against his best intentions and the taunts of his buddies, Landon finds himself falling for Jamie and learning some central lessons in life.
Like John Irving's A Prayer for Owen Meany, Sparks maintains a delicate and rarely seen balance of humor and sentiment. While the plot may not be the most original, this boy-makes-good tearjerker will certainly reel in the fans. Look for a movie starring beautiful people or, better yet, snuggle under the covers with your tissues nearby and let your inner sap run wild. --Nancy R.E. O'Brien
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True Believer
When we last left 37-year-old Jeremy Marsh (a scant six months ago, in Sparks's April pub True Believer), the science columnist had traveled from his New York base to Boone Creek, N.C., to get a story—and ended up falling in love with Lexie Darnell, the 30-year-old town librarian. Now Lexie's pregnant—but it's true love (and a portable job) that's allowing divorcé Jeremy to move down so they can marry and build a life together. The book centers on the tension-filled runup to the wedding. Sparks pulls out all the smalltown stops—psychic grandmother, meddling mayor, sullen townie ex, jealous best friends—and offers Mars/Venus commentary on what makes his characters tick. Jeremy's writer's block, instead of heightening the will-they-or-won't-they tension, is as enervating for readers as it is for him. More compelling are the mysterious e-mails Jeremy receives that suggest Lexie may not be telling the truth (about who the father is, for one thing), and the character of Lexie's psychic grandmother, Doris, who has correctly predicted the sex of every child born in the town. As the wedding gets closer (and house renovations suck more and more money from Jeremy's dwindling savings), Jeremy and Lexie have some serious talking to do, and Sparks throws in a substantial zinger at the end. It's majorly manipulative and totally effective. Have plenty of tissues on hand.
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(The Notebook #2)
by Nicholas Sparks
I'm a big Nicholas Sparks fan, so I may be somewhat biased as I review this book. THE WEDDING is the sequel to THE NOTEBOOK, the love story of Noah and Allie: a love that almost didn't happen. Now, in THE WEDDING, we meet the next two generations of family members, and a somewhat complex story is told.
Noah is now living at Creekside, where he and Allie had moved toward the end of her life. He spends his time feeding a lone female swan, distinguished by a dark patch of color on her chest. Noah feels that this is Allie come back to him, and his children feel that he's lost touch with the world. Noah, however, never gives up on his theory and insists that it is his dear beloved wife.
Noah and Allie's oldest daughter, Jane, is married to Wilson Lewis. They've been married for nearly 30 years and have raised three children, all of whom are now adults. Jane and Wilson's story is told in flashbacks, as Wilson remembers what brought him and Jane together all those years ago. The reason for his reflections, though, is that he knows Jane is very unhappy with their marriage. So unhappy, that she leaves town for a few weeks to spend with their son Joseph. She doesn't say exactly why she left, but Wilson knows she needs to get away to think things over.
In the meantime, their oldest daughter Anna has announced that she and her boyfriend Keith plan to be married in a few weeks. She doesn't want anything fancy, and plans to marry at the justice of the peace. However, this is not what Jane wants for her daughter. Suddenly, Jane shows a new interest in life, and with the help of Wilson the two of them proceed to organize the best wedding any daughter ever had.
As the wedding plans take shape, Wilson keeps Noah up to date. During their visits, Wilson notes how Noah dotes on the swan, talking to her and sharing his thoughts with her. A few odd events almost convince Wilson that maybe this is indeed Allie reborn, but he always keeps these thoughts to himself. And all through these visits, Noah reminisces about his wife, while Wilson remembers his own first love Jane.
The title THE WEDDING is misleading, but this was Sparks' intention. Yes, the entire book is about the family getting ready for the big wedding, but the reader will realize by the end of the book that the story is much more than just THE WEDDING. The ending will surprise you, as it surprised some of the characters in the book. The story of the swan helps round out this tale of eternal love and may turn even the most cynical of persons into a romantic.
Đây là Sequel của The Notebook
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Nights in Rodanthe
Sparks (A Bend in the Road, etc.) logs more miles on the winding high road of romance with the story of two middle-aged people who meet by chance in the small North Carolina coastal town of Rodanthe. The impassioned but doomed romance seems to owe much to Robert James Waller's The Bridges of Madison County. Once again, a housewife who has focused on everyone but herself indulges in a brief, intense, secret affair with a stranger who changes her life forever. As the story begins, Adrienne Willis is 60, the divorced mother of three grown children. To help her troubled daughter cope with the untimely recent death of her husband, Adrienne tells her the tale of her love affair, which took place 15 years before. At the time, Adrienne was an uptight matron whose ex-husband had just left her for a younger woman. This rejection colors her entire life, and Sparks realistically portrays a vulnerable and isolated woman who throws herself into raising her children to escape her despair. Paul Flanner, her paramour, is a surgeon and an obsessive workaholic with no genuine connection to his wife or son, whose world completely falls apart when one of his patients inexplicably dies. Sparks builds a taut, plausible relationship between his protagonists, but even fans may be irked by the obviousness of their story and the inevitability of their fate.
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by Nicholas Sparks
Secret traumas again haunt Sparks's characters, in the author's fourth novel (after The Notebook; Message in a Bottle; A Walk to Remember). Denise Holden, the 29-year-old heroine, is destitute and forced to live in her mother's old house in Edenton, N.C. She's also the single mother of a handicapped child, Kyle, a four-year-old with "auditory processing problems" that render him unable to express himself or to fully understand others. Though she doesn't suspect it, Denise is on a literal collision course with true love. After she smashes her car into a tree and wakes up to discover Kyle missing, she finds deliverance in the form of Taylor McAden, dashing firefighter and compulsive risk taker, who rescues Kyle, too. Since Taylor enjoys an instant, unprecedented rapport with Kyle, there is little standing in the way of burgeoning romance. Trouble comes, however, when Denise learns of Taylor's checkered romantic past. Taylor's inability to commit, it seems, is somehow tied to his compulsive heroism, of which numerous histrionic examples are described. Denise's quest to find the source of Taylor's emotional distance takes up the final third of the book. The story here is mostly a pretext for the emotional assault that Sparks delivers, but when he manages to link affect to action, the result is cunningly crafted melodrama. These occasions are rare, though; more often Sparks gets bogged down in interminable interior monologue. Because these characters are preordained lovers, their feelings prescribed by fiction conventions, their psychology amounts to little more than a profusion of banality. Yet Sparks's narrative acquires immediacy when his characters' exaggerated emotions compel immoderate actions, and his readers will surely delight at these moments of heightened expressiveness.
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In his 13th book, bestselling Sparks (At First Sight, etc.) limns the far-reaching implications of several seemingly ordinary choices made by Beaufort, N.C. veterinarian Travis Parker and his next-door neighbor Gabrielle Holland, a physician's assistant and recent arrival. After an inauspicious first meeting where Gabby accuses Travis's boxer of impregnating her purebred collie, the two fall hard for each other. Already dating someone else seriously, Gabby is faced with a dilemma: whether to stick with longtime boyfriend Kevin, or get involved with Travis. The first part of the tale paints a vivid picture of her decision-making process and its effects on Travis and Gabby's lives. That sets up Part II, which takes place 11 years later when Travis faces a life and death decision following a car accident. A tender and moving love story and a quick read, Sparks's latest does not disappoint.
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(Jeremy Marsh & Lexie Darnell #2)
A Bend In the Road
Sweet, accessible, uplifting and predictable, the latest love story from Sparks (The Notebook) leaves the reader with just one burning question: Why is this consummate beach book being published in the fall? The nearly thwarted but eventually triumphant romance of deputy sheriff Miles Ryan and second-grade teacher Sarah Andrews goes down as easily as marshmallow fluff and offers about as much real nourishment. Miles's high school sweetheart, Missy, was killed in an unsolved hit and run accident, leaving him to raise their son, Jonah, in New Bern, N.C. Sarah's politically ambitious husband, Michael, dumped her when her ovaries proved inactive, and she fled to New Bern to teach, and love, other people's kids. Miles and Sarah meet at a parent-teacher conference, and the sparks fly. But there's a fly in the ointment as well; an italicized voice threaded among the happy chapters alerts us that Missy's death was caused by someone whose identity, if revealed, could destroy Miles and Sarah's newfound joy. In Sparks's heaven, clouds exist to make silver linings look the brighter. As tough truth shadows their landscape, Miles and Sarah find depths within themselves, and their rekindled light illumines all. New Bern becomes a city of the reborn. Charlie Curtis, Miles's stickler boss, learns to bend; Missy's aimless killer morphs into a healer; and Jonah once again knows a mother's love. The opposite of edgy, with simple sentences and soft-pedaled sex, Sparks's plain vanilla morality will doubtless sell like ice cream on a steamy day.
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Message in a Bottle
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If you thought The Notebook was a tearjerker, get out the hankies, pull up a chair, and get ready to have your heart monkey-wrenched by Nicholas Sparks's second star-crossed love story, Message in a Bottle. When Theresa Osborne takes a much-needed summer holiday at Cape Cod, she finds a lot more than a break from the hustle and bustle. On an early-morning jog along Cape Cod Bay, she comes across a corked bottle with a scrolled-up message inside that reads, "My Dearest Catherine, I miss you, my darling, as I always do, but today is especially hard because the ocean has been singing to me, and the song is that of our life together..." It bobbles around in the same vein for several more paragraphs and ends with "...am alone on the pier and I do not care what others think as I bow my head and cry and cry and cry. Garret."
Garret may eat quiche, but no bother--before you can say "Look! I found two more letters!" Theresa is hot on his trail and determined to find this mysterious yet sensitive message-in-a-bottle man. She finds him at a sleepy North Carolina port, working on his beloved sailboat, The Happenstance. From there, a romance buds and blossoms into a colorful bouquet of emotional baggage. Theresa has problems with her past--or, more accurately, her past is a problem. She is so scarred from her "I'm a super churchgoing guy now that I've run out on my wife" ex-husband that she hasn't tried to date since her divorce some three or four years before. And who is Catherine? And what's Garret's bag, anyway? When Theresa finds out, she plunges to the depths of her soul and uncorks a whopper of a secret about herself, bringing Garret to terms with who he really is.
Message in a Bottle has the earmarks of sentimental tongue-wagging at its finest and should please romantics and cynics alike--it's sure to bring romantics to their knees, while cynics will be slapping theirs in laughter. --Rebekah Warren
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About Nicholas Sparks
Nicholas Sparks is one of the world's most loved authors. His novel, A Bend In the Road, reached number two in the New York Times bestseller list and The Rescue was a number one. His other books, The Notebook, Message In a Bottle and A Walk to Remember - were international bestsellers that have been translated into more than thirty languages and adapted into major films. He is also co-author of Wokini: A Lakota Journey to Happiness and Self-Understanding. Nicholas Sparks lives in North Carolina with his wife and children.
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An angry rebel, John dropped out of school and enlisted in the Army, not knowing what else to do with his lifeuntil he meets the girl of his dreams, Savannah. Their mutual attraction quickly grows into the kind of love that leaves Savannah waiting for John to finish his tour of duty, and John wanting to settle down with the woman who has captured his heart. But 9/11 changes everything. John feels it is his duty to re-enlist. And sadly, the long separation finds Savannah falling in love with someone else. Dear John, the letter readand with those two words, a heart was broken and two lives were changed forever. Returning home, John must come to grips with the fact that Savannah, now married, is still his true loveand face the hardest decision of his life.
Since her husband's tragic death fours years before, 29-year-old Julie Barenson had been reluctant to date, but now feels ready to test the waters. Soon, she is being wined and dined by Richard Franklin, a handsome and sophisticated engineer who treats her like a queen. She also suddenly finds herself entertaining romantic thoughts about Mike Harris, her best friend in the world. Mike is nowhere near as debonair as Richard and has permanent grease stains on his hands from his work as an auto mechanic, but he's funny, loyal, and a great favourite with Julie's beloved dog Singer. When Julie innocently chooses between the two men, she has no idea that she will set off a chain of events at once terrifying, dangerous and, ultimately, deadly. A riveting tale of love, jealousy and obsession, THE GUARDIAN has all the romance that Nicholas Sparks' fans have come to expect as well as a new element of suspense that will keep them turning the pages late into the night.
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#1 bestselling author Nicholas Sparks's new novel is at once a compelling family drama and a heartrending tale of young love.
Seventeen year old Veronica "Ronnie" Miller's life was turned upside-down when her parents divorced and her father moved from New York City to Wilmington, North Carolina. Three years later, she remains angry and alientated from her parents, especially her father...until her mother decides it would be in everyone's best interest if she spent the summer in Wilmington with him. Ronnie's father, a former concert pianist and teacher, is living a quiet life in the beach town, immersed in creating a work of art that will become the centerpiece of a local church.
The tale that unfolds is an unforgettable story of love on many levels--first love, love between parents and children -- that demonstrates, as only a Nicholas Sparks novel can, the many ways that love can break our hearts...and heal them.
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Teras Millennium is in a strong and strategic position to forecast the industry expectations and fulfill its specific requirements.
Teras Millennium also offers a Service Level Agreement (Preventive Maintenance) service as part of our full turnkey rollout.
Teras Millennium has the ownership of NFP licences crucial to the development of telecommunication infrastructures. Being awarded these two licences by the Suruhanjaya Komunikasi dan Media Malaysia (SKMM) or rather known as Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission (MCMC) gives Teras Millennium the upper hand in developing and operating telecommunication infrastructures with ease and legality.
The Network Facility Provider (NFP) Licence allows Teras Millennium to construct telecommunication structures .
We attract, motivate and retain high-performing people in all our areas of operation and are fully committed to ensuring that we recruit sufficient staff to enable us to deliver work to meet customers datelines and key performance index. We are committed to competitive performance-based compensation, benefits, training and personal growth based on their merits. We expect integrity, civility openness, support for others and commitment to the highest standards of achievement. We value innovation, employee involvement, change, organization flexibility and personal mobility.
We invest in and master the key technologies vital to our client's requirement including understanding their total network locations, equipment and technical specification in wireless and rooftop network and offering a comprehensive turnkey solution including the identification and locating of suitable sites, seeking regulatory approvals, working with tower manufacturer with valuable input into their R & D in the designing of better and more efficient towers and providing construction management and maintenance services. We will offer our client product and services of the highest levels of performance for value. We treat our clients as a partner by listening, understanding their needs, responding fairly and living up to our commitments. We will continually strive to provide these quality values consistent with improving our productivity.
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We believe that commitment to our mission and to these value will enable our company to collaborate with our corporate clients-consultants, developers and principles effectively to serve the interest of the end-user.


Recently Tech Companies reacted and acted upon to fix the bugs mentioned the wikileaks reports.
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Ahead of Junipalooza Melbourne, we've caught up with a few distillers and owners, to talk all things Gin, Australia and what they've been up to. Here we meet Nicole Durdin, the mastermind behind Seppeltsfield Road Distillers.
I'm Barossa born & bred, part of the deal of moving to the UK for Jon's work was that when we left the UK, we would settle back in the Barossa. The decision to make Gin was a throw away comment by Jon. We'd been in Winchester for about a year and I was struggling to get work as a classical musician. I was bored and frustrated and looking for something else, Jon randomly suggested making Gin and the idea stuck!
Wow. Is it still the two of you, or are there other Seppeltsfield'ers and what are your roles?
Our team is Jon & I, he has the financial and business background so looks after the business side of things, as well as being builder, engineer and everything in between! I'm the distiller, which here ultimately means I get to create the gins and then have help from Jon and my step-father, Terry, to distil and bottle them. We also have Bec, our Tasting Room Manager extraordinaire and Scott, our bearded hipster Brand Ambassador.
So you mentioned your background – does having a sense of music, or musical creativity help when Gin'smithing?
There is certainly a level of artistry and risk taking when it comes to developing gin recipes which is very similar in music performance. The most exciting performances to watch and listen to are the ones where the performer takes risks and pushes the boundaries, rather than just playing the notes written on the page.
Creativity and a willingness to try different flavour combinations are a must for any gin distiller, and one of the great things about the new wave of gins we are seeing in Australia is that they do push the boundaries from the traditional.
Just as no two performances are ever the same, no two gins are the same. Gin presents a world of endless possibilities in flavour combinations, both in the product itself, but also with what drinks and cocktails you can create with it.
You've got three gins in the range, did you always want to kick off with the three or did things just naturally evolve one after the next?
When I started recipe development, I was terrified that I wouldn't be able to come up with one gin that would stand up to the incredible venue we have built. It was sheer luck that during that development, both Jon and I liked the same three blends out of about 25 idea, and those three were completely different. One of our most common questions is 'what makes your gins different from each other'. We can explain, but we think it's better that people taste the difference for themselves.
Do you have a "favourite child" in the range…?
I know you're not supposed to play favourites, and the Savoury Allsorts is a great quiet achiever. I think the House Gin would be the secret favourite though. It's made up of all of the botanicals that I loved during recipe development, and is a really fresh, vibrant gin that appeals to seasoned Gin lovers as well as those who are new to Gin. It also won us Gin Distillery of the Year at the Melbourne International Spirits Competition, so that helps in the favourite stakes!
It's a lot to take on when it all begins, what's been the biggest learning curve for you so far?
This whole process has pushed me so far out of my comfort zone. The idea of every little step has been terrifying, but once I've done it, I realise it's not so bad. I think the biggest things I've learned are that I'm capable of more than I realise, and you never know until you try.
Well said. How has the cellar door been received and what can people expect when they go? It looks beautiful (we're sure that your lovely distillery dog has quite a fan base too).
We are incredibly proud of what we have created in the distillery and tasting room. It has all been built by Jon, his father and brother, and a little help from some tradie friends.
We love seeing people walk up the steps for the first time, and the look of 'Wow' on their faces as they see Christine, our still, in all her glory will remain priceless. It's not an uncommon sight to see cars driving by, hit the brakes, and either reverse up the road or turn around to come in. Fingers crossed no one causes an accident!
What's been the thing that's surprised you most on your journey to date?
I think the feeling of seeing people coming up those steps on the first day that we opened, and then seeing those same people walking out with bottles of our gin. If they're prepared to spend their hard earned money on our products on day one, we must be doing something right.
Winning medals at IWSC and Melbourne International Spirits Competition before we even opened the doors is also up there.
What do you think the next 18 months looks like for the Gin category in Australia?
I think we're still yet to see the peak of Gin in Australia. Consumers are still realising that Gin has an amazing diversity, it really is a world of endless possibilities and we love that consumers are not just falling back to what they have previously known, they are actively looking for gins with provenance, looking for quality, and experimenting with flavours.
And lastly – for you personally – what are you hoping for?


Thomas Henry Palmer's home address was 98, Pitcroft Avenue, Reading. He is commemorated on a his family's grave. His father was James Palmer, a railway clerk and his mother Rosalind Palmer. The 1911 census indicates that Rosalind had borne nine children although only four servived. A daughter Rosalind May Keys, her husband Herbert and son Charles were living with the Palmer family. Thomas's two sisters Alice and Bessie were also living in the family home. Thomas enlisted on 27July 1914, some days before the official declaration of war. Perhaphs with the intention of making acareer change. He was almost 24 years old. He joined the Dorset Regiment on 7 August and he was posted on active service overseas in October 1914. His service record on Ancestry UK indicates that his occupation was that of a fitter and turner. Thomas had served in the 1st/4th Royal Berkshire Regiment (Territorial Force) before the enlisting in the Dorset Regiment. His mother Rosilind is given as his nextof kin in the service record and it was she who received his medals and personal effects upon his death. Thomas Palmer was killed in action on the 26th April 1915. He is buried at White House Cemetery, St. Jean-les-Ypres, location IV. A.42.
Although the commemoration on the kerbs states killed in action in France, Thomas is actually buried in Belgium. The "White House" was on the Ypres road, between St. Jean and the bridge over the Bellewaardbeek. The cemetery was begun in March, 1915, and used until April, 1918, by units holding this part of the line. Originally it contained Plots I and II; but after the Armistice these Plots were completed, and III and IV added, by the concentration of graves from the battlefields round Ypres and from smaller burial grounds. Thomas Palmer's service record states that he died from the effects of a gunshot wound. It is probable that his body was brought to the White House Cemetery from a smaller burial ground belonging to a casualty clearing station after the Armistice .
The Second Battle of Ypres had begun on 22nd April 1915. The Germans used poison gas for the first time during the next week. On 26th April the British launched counter attacks against the Germans south-east of Pilckem and towards St. Julien. The efforts came to naught with the British incurring 4,000 casualties during the day as they faced the superior German machine guns and artillery. Thomas Palmer is believed to have been a casualty of the fighting which took place in the area.


In this lesson you will learn how to do a giant set. A giant set is the combination of 3 or more exercises with less than 60 seconds rest in-between. The difference between giant sets and supersets is that when you do a giant set, you do 3 or more exercises in a row ,and when you do supersets, you only combine 2 exercises. Besides, the rest-time between exercises can be slightly longer when you do a giant set. Find more training methods and exercises at weight training and bodybuilding.
Upper and lower body muscles groups in combination.
When you do a giant set, you can rest up to one minute between exercises.
However, I recommend you try to keep your rest-time around 30 seconds.
Rest at least 4 minutes and up to 10 minutes between 2 giant sets.
10 Minutes Rest - Then a giant set for the back muscles.
Do up to 5 giant sets per workout.
Rest between 30 and 60 seconds between exercises and between 4 and 10 minutes between giant sets.
A crowded gym can form an obstacle for giant and super-sets. After all you need many different machines and weights and you shouldn't pause too long between exercises.
Giant sets also add a cardio effect to your workout.
Giant sets and supersets are often done by HIT advocates.
A lot of experienced bodybuilders use giant and super-set workouts to break a plateau when a conventional workout routine stops giving results. Others do giant sets all the time.
Use giant and super-sets to get out more out of your gym time.


A few weeks ago, I spent a nice afternoon shopping with Kim and Emmy. Three generations together celebrating Kim's birthday. The day reminded me of shopping trips I took with my mother and grandmother when I was single, and with my mother and Kim later. It was also a wakeup call to remember we're only granted a certain number of days in life. Now in my fifties, my own mortality is glaringly real—a reminder of how quickly we move from being the youngest in a family circle to the oldest, and the need to treasure each moment and make them count.
I remember the days when my mama and grandma and I went shopping together. We would often pick a store and fan out like Butterflies among flowering bushes in warm weather. We'd meet up and discuss what or who we saw, the things we bought. This was a long time before texting and cell phones. Sometimes we'd stop by Baskin-Robbins and indulge in Triple Delight Sundaes. The ride to and from the stores, we lived in a rural area, so we shopped in a nearby city, was the best because of being together and the conversations we had.
As strong-willed as I am, I sometimes grew weary of their advice, and I didn't appreciate what they had been through, those difficult experiences that made them who they were. Since those days, I've learned I come from a long line of strong women who faced and lived through harsh times.
My grandma suffered through a very difficult experience as a young child, the kind that would cripple a lot of folks, male or female. Later, she and my granddaddy worked hard, lived off the land, and made it through the Great Depression. She had much wisdom to share.
And Mama, a widow who also lost a child before I was born, she raised three children alone. She faced tragedies and failures, but she never lost her faith or her smile. Mama was my best friend. She taught me to fight, to keep the faith, although I have struggled with that one since Dan died, but it is still intact.
I remember shopping with Mama and Kim, from Kim's baby years until her mid-teens. Those were happy years. Mama and Kim were so close. Mama died when Kim was fifteen, and it saddens me when I think she didn't live to see Kim graduate from high school or college. At her Nursing pinning ceremony when Kim walked across the stage, I fought back tears to keep from embarrassing myself, but I knew Mama was looking down at the scene, so proud.
Yes, we were like Butterflies. Only I realized as I grew older and understood more, the older Butterflies in our little family possessed backbones made from titanium. They shared their struggles with me, and it's now my job to pass on their stories of survival for future generations.
Thinking back on these days is like I'm there with them, I blink, and they're gone. Time zooms by, waiting for no one. We can't relive moments, we can only remember them.
Time has turned the pages, and now I'm in the elder role. It's me who walks a little slower, gives out quicker, but ready to dispense motherly advice, solicited or not, at any time. Someday it'll be my turn to fly away and join my mother and grandmother. Before that day happens, and I pray it's no time soon, I want to, like Jack Dawson said on Titanic, "make each day count," only I'm going to reduce it down to a smaller scale; to making each second matter.
On the way home that afternoon I thought about those special times, and the memories we're making now. Yes, I plan to make each second count. We should all do that because as the old saying goes, life can change on a dime. Enjoy every minute. Happy Mother's Day!
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You are so right…. My mama said you need to stop and smell the roses…. I see my own daughter and son on such a fast trac and they will never understand until I am gone that we all need to stop and smell the roses!!!!!! You are a very good writer!!!!!! Keep them coming….


» Forum » Tech » Tech: Modern games » Is DMD "outgassing" or "degassing" really a thing?
» Is DMD "outgassing" or "degassing" really a thing?
Is DMD "outgassing" or "degassing" really a thing?
I just got my first DMD (Doctor Who, awesome game!), and in looking at parts for it, I've seen quite a number of posts for DMDs for sale that claim the display is starting to "Degas".
I understand how an Alpha-Numeric display can outgas, but that's different tech. In my mid, DMDs are just made of LEDs, and shouldn't suffer from this problem.
So what is it? Am I mistaken about the architecture of DMD displays, or are these people just ignorant of what failures are actually occurring in their displays?
Also, how does Burn-in occur on these displays? I've seen pics of DMD displays with burn in, and I guess I don't understand how LEDs would do that.
Those aren't led's! They are little plasma dots!
Dmds are made of plasma gas not leds. Only modern games are led.
Modern sterns low voltage led. Original dmds are high voltage gas.
No, there are two types. The older DMD displays found in late 80's and 90's pins have plasma DMD's. These are prone to degassing, and to some extent, burn-ins. Newer DMD's usually consist of LEDs. These might get slightly less bright over time, but should not really fail over time.
These might get slightly less bright over time, but should not really fail over time.
I've seen many led dmds have a led go bad and then a whole row always stays slightly lit. It's become g more common even in low play huo games.
Ok, I was talking about LED's in general I guess. Didn't know they could fail like that. Thanks!
Orange DMDs are exactly the same tech as orange numeric or alpha numeric displays just in a different shape. Instead of text segments you have an array of dots. High voltage is applied to a plasma gas to cause it to illuminate and glow orange. These tend to go bad and get burn in after 10 or 15 years of heavy use. The HV driver for the display usually goes bad way before the display.
The newer Stern games with red displays are LEDs that use low voltage to illuminate the dots. In theory these should last a lot longer, but the quality of the LEDs used leave a lot to be desired. Some displays fail within months of first being used.
I had a guy ship me a game.
When I turned it on the first time, it was badly outgassed. Took a full minute to warm up.
He tried to tell me this happened in shipping like I was some kind of moron.
That's impossible. Plasma dmds outgas over time, not instantly. And there's no going back one it starts.
As far as I can tell there's no "gas" in a led dmd. But they seem to have other issues, like the weird "horizontal Stern Line" you see sometimes.
Thanks everyone for the info. I learned a little bit today!


Hello, and welcome to my very own little corner of the internet that I call Lost Online!
I created this safe haven in cyberspace for myself and others because I found myself so lost in the staggering options and opinions that pervade our daily lives in the Digital Age.
I'm Heather Ione, a self-help and self-improvement junkie who inspires my readers to live their happiest, healthiest lives. Because in the grand scheme of things, we all have just one short stay on this miraculous blue ball whirling around the universe.
I want to spend every moment of my time on earth doing what I love: traveling the world, writing into the wee hours of the night, drinking all of the chai, practicing yoga, reading every book on my Goodreads, snuggling with my boyfriend, and creating. That's what I want for you too! You see, I'm one of those crazy nut-jobs who believes you should do what makes you happy over what makes you fit in.
Our precious time shouldn't be spent withering away in a cubicle and staring at screens all day. It shouldn't be spent trying to please other people with our life decisions and our resumes. I shouldn't be spent in a bubble of negative self-talk and comparison fueled by carefully crafted social media posts. And it shouldn't be spent binge-watching mind-numbing TV shows and scarfing down junk food.
Our time on earth should be spent doing the things that fill us up and make our souls shine. It should be spent fulfilling our life's purpose.
That's what I'm doing here, because I used to be so lost. So overwhelmed with all of the choices that were available to me, with what I saw online, and with trying to please other people, that I used to be so unhappy. But I believe in making your mess your message. I believe that everything that we go through happens for a reason, and my purpose here is to take my experience and help you find inner peace and happiness during what I believe is the most overwhelming time in history.
Think about it … You could watch hundreds of thousands of TV shows at the click of a button. You see 5,000 advertisements a day. You probably follow 400-500 people on social media and see their highlight reels everyday. You have thousands of options when you're at the grocery store. You could online shop for an endless amount of time! The world that we live in now is chaotic to say the least. We have more options and more pleasures available to us than we know what to do with.
I'm here to inspire you and to give you some hope. To connect with you and hear your stories, so you feel like you're not the only one having a hard time discovering who you should be or how you could possibly stay well when our world has exploded with advertisements, social media, demands from others, junk food, chemicals, etc.
In high school and college, there were several years when I had sacrificed my spiritual journey, my relationship, and my emotional, mental, and physical health all because I was trying to chase a life that looked good on the outside. I followed all of the coolest "content creators" and tried to be like them, I tried to look like the perfectly photoshopped people I saw online. I tried to buy clothes every week to look trendy. I would take thousands upon thousands of pictures with photographers in the hopes that my peers would like me. I tried to do what I thought would make everyone else happy. Until one day I woke up and I realized I had lost myself. I lost myself online. And that's how this blog came to be.
I initially started writing in Lost Online about how I was trying to create a life that mirrored what I saw on the internet, but one day I finally realized it was impossible to create. The online world is not real. It's like a portfrolio or the highlights of someone's life. Our real lives could never look as beautiful, perfect, edited, fun, and happy as they do online. Life isn't perfect. It's messy.
However, the more that I became involved in this blog, I realized that it wasn't just social media that had done a number on my mental health and well-being. No. It was so many different issues in our modern life that had affected me. And now, Lost Online has become a platform where I teach others to be well in all of those areas, not just on digital media.
I had to go through months of mediation, journaling, learning new things, seeing chiropractors, focusing on my spirituality, ridding myself of chemicals, re-training my thought patterns, fixing my diet, and more to finally feel like myself again and figure out what I wanted out of this fleeting life. To discover who I truly was, which was not just another mindless consumer and social media user. I cover all of those changes that I made in my life through this blog.
It took years of soul-searching and self-improvement in every single area of my life to become the person that I am today. But now that I'm on the other side, I want to help others who may be going through a similar struggle. I am 100% not perfect and the farthest you could possibly be from being "cool." I'm just a 20-something girl obsessed with becoming the best version of myself, making my dreams come true, and inspiring you to do the same.
Do you want to learn how you can free yourself from other people's opinions? I have a post about that. Do you want to learn how to protect yourself from chemicals in our modern body products? I have a post about that. Do you want to learn about text neck? I have a post about that too. Or do you want to learn why you should get out of your bubble and travel the world? Do you want to learn about how to find balance and inner peace while being a busy professional? I have a post about all of those things.
So if you're someone who spends more time on social media than you do working on yourself… If you're someone who is living a life that doesn't fill you up… If you're someone who is confused or lost… If you're someone who could really stand to improve their health… If you're someone who has no idea how to stay balanced and sane during the most overwhelming and media heavy point in time… If you're someone who has a dream, but no one on your side… This blog is for you.
I would love to have you along for the ride.
Thank you for coming to Lost Online!
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There's a saying "To Bad Youth Is Wasted On The Young"
There is no more appropriate application for that saying then for former first round pick Isaiah Wilson who foolishly threw away millions (potentially hundreds of millions of dollars) for his rookie signing bonus of $5,973,376.
If you recall Isaiah Wilson signed a 4-year, $11,568,389 contract with the Tennessee Titans, including a $5,973,376 signing bonus, $11,357,982 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $2,892,097. In 2021, Wilson will earn a base salary of $1,135,836, while carrying a cap hit of $1,135,836.
The Titans realized they had a problem as Isaiah Wilson was content with the money, he had received in his signing bonus and basically thumb his nose at doing the job he was hired to do and now has embarked on a new Career….
NFL Draft Bust Isaiah Wilson Releases Rap Song and It is Absolutely Terrible
He is now a rapper and I'm pretty sure he's blowing up the money that he has earned on these wild ideas I'm probably getting rich as a rapper but he will soon learn that his so-called friends will run out as soon as his money runs out and he'll be left with nothing but extreme regrets then he threw away $5 million or more of his remaining contract as well as the potential of signing a huge deal in the future had he continued to work through at least the second contract.
The sad part of the story is that there is no one in his life that seem to have try to give him the proper direction in guidance and counseling that he needs in this stage of his life because his friends will only encourage his foolish behavior.
Fortunately for Miami we have a management team that will not take any mess with anybody, they did not give up anything to sign him, all they did was swapped seventh round picks with the Titans. It was worth the risk as Miami wanted to give him an opportunity to change. It literally took just days to realize it was not going to work in Miami and they cut ties and moved on.
I'm pretty sure the day will come when this kid tries to get back into the NFL, but I don't think no teams ever going to give him a chance Unless it's a one-year deal at the very minimum that he can sign.
That might be the only way I can see this kid changing is when he fell on his face and come to the realization that his golden ticket was always his NFL career.
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS) Update
CDC's Public Health Grand Rounds Presents:
"Adolescence: Preparing for Lifelong Health and Wellness"
1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., EDT
A live external webcast of the presentation will be available. For individuals who are unable to view the session during the scheduled time, the archived presentation will be posted 48 hours after each session.
Stephanie Zaza, MD, MPH
Captain, U.S. Public Health Service
Director, Division of Adolescent and School Health
National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, CDC
"Adolescents in the United States"
Patricia J. Dittus, PhD Lead Behavioral Scientist, Social and Behavioral Research and Evaluation Branch
Division of STD Prevention National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD and TB Prevention, CDC
"Prevention for a Moving Target"
Shannon L. Michael, PhD, MPH Health Scientist, School Health Branch Division of Population Health
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, CDC
"Schools as a Venue for Promoting Health and Wellness"
Claire D. Brindis, DrPH Professor of Pediatrics and Health Policy
Director, Philip R. Lee Institute for Health Policy Studies
Co-Project Director, Adolescent and Young Adult Health National Resource Center
"Health Care for Adolescents: How to Improve It"
Facilitators:
John Iskander, MD, MPH, Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds
Phoebe Thorpe, MD, MPH, Deputy Scientific Director, Public Health Grand Rounds
Susan Laird, MSN, RN, Communications Director, Public Health Grand Rounds


Welcome to Hell was probably my favorite series to date by this enchanting author, but I think this one is in close running threatening to take its place. I was shocked by this revelation myself. Chloe wasn't your typical mate me before I die kind of chic...in fact she truly wanted some rockin one night stands and her life to stay as it was. I think the author did a great job in creating her character. She was snarky, prissy, and believable...especially when it came to emotional baggage. I can relate. A really bad relationship can sure lead you into dry spells of not wanting to commit or get serious.
And the new laws? All I have to say is.....can I visit and damn why can't THAT be a reality..lol. I could definitly be down with some 3's the law!!!
As for our hunky alpha duo, I like tortured and dark heroes..so I'm kind of in the vampire's corner, but honestly? I can see both their appeals and would have jumped into that with both arms open!! WHOOO....Chloe is definitely enviable.
One of the reasons I liked this book so much was because of all the mystery surrounding it. Paranormal beings coming to lite...new laws...magic users being eradicated.....secret societies....and the way it ended!! This book was completely intriguing and I love it!! I can't wait for book 2!!!!


I was honored to be chosen as one of eight designers for this year's 2nd Annual "Holiday Home Tour," hosted by the Roswell Woman's Club. Five beautiful homes, in the heart of Historic Roswell, were featured and decorated with holiday décor.
Last year my design featured Blush for the Holidays, but this year I decided to unleash my creativity and come up with a holiday design that went against everything red and green.
The home was built by Brightwater Homes and reflective of farmhouse style. It featured interesting architectural characteristics along with an array of eclectic furnishings representative of the homeowner's extensive travels. The bohemian style was the perfect backdrop to blend the homeowner's exotic collections with elements of tribal décor to create a spiritual oasis. Using warm neutrals and lots of texture, I was able to pull off this unique Christmas theme.
I selected the formal living area because of its textural fixed elements.
The cream and black brick wall, accentuated with square symmetrical widows was a perfect focal point for a Christmas tree. The whitewashed floors were light and airy and reminiscent of a rustic Peruvian adobe.
The Tribal Tibetan theme I had envisioned in my head would blend together black, white and marigold along with natural textures such as feathers, natural jute, rattan, and greenery.
When I started to shop for decorations, I looked for specific ornaments that would be somewhat global. I wanted to evoke visions of exotic places that would push a visitor's imagination to faraway destinations. I mixed in tribal patterns and took my inspiration from the homeowners existing draperies which were constructed of a feather-like fabric.
Highlighting a spiritual theme, I created an alter out of a wood sculpture, using gems, prayer beads, and energy stones.
Using rattan circular wall hangings, I added JuJu hats made from feathers that are traditional ceremonial headdress used by tribal chiefs, royal families and dignitaries.
A tribal black and white rug, along with gift boxes wrapped in geometric paper added the finishing touches to the room.
Not the typical holiday choices, but the patrons of the Holiday Home Tour come to experience designs that push the boundaries and go beyond standard holiday decor.
Call it Tribal, Bohemian, Native Chic or even Ethnic Décor it's all HOT!
There has been a rise in this modern tribal trend because it works so well with other design elements. From Scandinavian to vintage eclectic, it is the perfect way to combine ethnic design with nature-inspired décor.
Need some holiday decorating help? Call your Atlanta, Interior Designer, (me) and let's schedule an appointment to establish a theme and decorate your home for the holidays.


When one thinks of Paris, the sight of a half-dressed executive running from an angry mob is far from the first thing that comes to mind. However, this is exactly what has been shown by world media over the past weeks. The conflict started with the airline Air France's cost cutting measures, which they deemed necessary amid increasing competition from cheap European carriers. This lead to the proposition from Air France that their pilots fly an additional 100 hours a year, for the same salary—approximately €150-170 000, or $CAD220 600-250 000 a year at senior levels. The pilots' union staunchly rejected this proposal. With the rejection of this proposal, Air France turned to plan B: cutting 2900 jobs—including 300 pilots, 900 cabin crew, and 1700 ground staff—abolishing five routes, and 35 weekly long-haul flights.
Needless to say, employees were not happy. What was meant to be a works council meeting ended with protesters storming the offices in the Charles De Gaulle airport zone, and ripping the clothing off of executives Xavier Broseta and Pierre Plissonnier. The scene ended with Broseta having to climb over a fence, away from the angry mob, with the help of security. Five Air France staff were ultimately arrested—all of which were members of the CGT labour union.
Many people blame the presence of strong unions in France for these incidents. The commonly held assumption is that many French employees are paying members of unions; however, this is not the case. Only about 8% of French workers belong to a trade union, which is far less than countries such as Germany and Britain, and even less than the United States. Even though membership in unions is low, it is written into French Law that unions have a central place in the running of workers' lives. This means that employees are an integral part of the industrial relations system—a system that many French people believe has failed them.
As the Economist notes, "under French law, elected union delegates represent all employees, union members or not, in firms with over 50 staff on both works councils and separate health-and-safety councils." Accordingly, unions are important bodies that represent the workers' interests, and therefore must be consulted in managerial decisions, which gives them a strong voice in daily decision-making of many companies. When such an important voice in the workers interests involves itself in this kind of violence, their legitimacy as a democratic outlet is threatened. In response to the violence, Philippe Martinez, the Secretary General of the CGT union said that while the union does not condone violence, they believe the political and media reaction to be disproportionate. Rather, he would like to attach more importance to the 3000 layoffs. According to Martinez, social violence should talk more, and when it comes to losing your job, that's violence.
The history of revolution in France is well known, indicating that perhaps this revolutionary zeal can be attributed to some of the class-war, and historically ingrained revolutionary attitudes in the country; however, it does not explain everything. Policy mechanisms written into French law—including the disproportionate importance given to unions—are also to blame.
Another reason for the escalation in violence could be attributed to France's slowing economy. When the euro was adopted, France and Germany's economies were more or less on par. However, in recent years, there has been a divergence, with France falling behind Germany on most major counts. The telegraph even purports that France is coming to "resemble the peripheral countries rather than the Germanic core of the monetary union." France has seen major rises in unemployment, creating a desperate atmosphere, which does not help labour relations. Moreover, in a system where individuals are increasingly going outside the unions in dealing with labour relations, the unions struggle to find their place.
While labour relations in France are often testy—to say the least—the level of violence that has recently occurred has shocked even the French, and has drawn widespread condemnation from the people and their president. Social media and the rise of 24 hour news has allowed the story to circle around the globe, and people are understandably upset by the violence that has recently taken place. In an industrial relations environment that has moved beyond dialogue and toward violent tactics, a change must be made, lest the ethical relationship of fraternité within France's motto becomes nothing more than a distant memory.


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Want to enjoy coffee in the smallest cafe in North America? Head on over to La Distributrice, a tiny coffee shop located under a staircase in Montreal.
This unique restaurant in Bangkok was inspired by an artist's backyard. It has an inviting and relaxing ambiance designed to bring our the artist in you.
If getting up close and personal with a giraffe is on your bucket list, head to this African hotel which lets you 'dine' with this exotic animal.


So they've put up the conclave chimney, a signalling device to let the world know whether or not the assembled cardinals have elected a new pope.
Anyway, during or shortly after that time, this lady's car caught fire at the edge of the schoolyard. She got out okay, but the car went up like a torch, with thick, oily, black smoke billowing from it. Then the Sarasota Fire and Rescue team extinguished it in one go with a a couple of hoses.
That was a great day in my memory. Cars need to catch fire next to schoolyards more often.
After all the fuss around Eccleston's departure, someone quipped the other day that white smoke will arise from the chiminey of BBC Headquarters when they've selected a new Doctor Who.
(tv signal, radio announcement) = hilarity.
It was an oil fire under the engine and essentially the entire front of the car melted. If you think three wheeled modes of transport look funny, imagine how hilarious they seem to eight year olds when the entire front of the car has melted into a puddle.


1853: The men's choir Orphei Drangar ("Orphei farm workers") was established in restaurateur Osterberg's banquet hall on Old Forum Square in Uppsala, Sweden. The city was isolated because of the risk of cholera, and little entertainment was available. First tenor Jonas Widén gathered three singers, conductor Oscar Arpi, leader of the Allmänna Sången (then) male choir, a pianist, and, to be on the safe side, a spectator. One of the pieces they sang was Carl Michael Bellman's piece Fredman's Epistle No. 14, "Hör, I Orphei Drängar," which soon became the society's call to attention.
New laws of 1860 and 1873 made it possible for the first time for Swedish citizens to leave the Lutheran state church.


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Ferdinánd Zichy von Zics und Vázsonykő (* 13. Mai 1783 in Nagyvázsony; † 7. Oktober 1862 in Preßburg) war ein ungarischer Politiker,  Feldmarschall-Lieutenant und Festungskommandant von Venedig.

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Ferdinánd Zichy gehörte einer ungarischen Adelsfamilie mit Grafentitel an. Er war ein Sohn des Grafen Karl von Zichy-Vásonykeő (1753–1826), eines Ministers von Metternich während der Restaurationszeit in Österreich und dessen Ehefrau der Gräfin Anna Maria von Khevenhüller-Metsch (* 10. April 1759; † 18. Januar 1809)

Aufgewachsen in Wiener Hofkreisen schlug er eine militärische Laufbahn ein und erreichte schnell den Rang eines Feldmarschalls der kaiserlichen Armee. Ausgezeichnet für sein Engagement im Kampf gegen die ungarischen Unabhängigkeitsrebellionen, wurde er am 22. März 1848 zum Gouverneur von Venetien ernannt, musste jedoch im darauffolgenden April dem Druck der Rebellen weichen, die in der Serenissima eine provisorische Regierung bildeten.

Angeklagt wegen Untreue und Unfähigkeit zum Nachteil des Staates wurde er 1849 zur Kassation und zu zehnjähriger Festungshaft verurteilt, aber 1851 von Kaiser Franz Josef begnadigt und zog sich ins Privatleben zurück. Er verließ Wien für immer und zog nach Preßburg, dem heutigen Bratislava, wo er am 7. Oktober 1862 starb.

Er heiratete am 13. September 1807 die Gräfin Sofia Széchényi de Sárvár-Felsővidék (* 16. Oktober 1789; † 19. April 1865). Die Ehe war kinderlos.

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 Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon, Band 20. Leipzig 1909, S. 913-914 Familienartikel

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Q: Weak convergence and $\|f_{n}\|\rightarrow\|f\|$ implies strong convergence
Let $\left\{ f_{n}\right\} _{n=1}^{\infty}$ be a sequence in
  $L^{p}\left([0,1]\right)$ for $p\geq1$. Suppose that there exists
  $f\in L^{p}\left([0,1]\right)$ satisfying
  $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\int_{0}^{1}f_{n}\left(x\right)g(x)\
 dx=\int_{0}^{1}f(x)g(x)\ dx$ for any $g\in L^{2}\left([0,1]\right)$.
  Prove that if $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\|f_{n}\|_{p}=\|f\|_{p}$, then
  $\lim_{n\rightarrow\infty}\|f_{n}-f\|_{p}=0$.

I don't know how to approach to this question. Weak convergence does
NOT imply the subsequence convergence. And I expanded $|f_{n}-f|^{p}$
but nothing I can obtain. Can anyone help me?

A: Partial answer, for $p=2$.
$$
\|\,f_n-f\|^2=(\,f_n-f,f_n-f)=(\,f_n,f_n-f)-(\,f,f_n-f)
$$
and clearly $(\,f,f_n-f)\to 0$. Also
$$
(\,f_n,f_n-f)=(\,f_n,f_n)-(f_n,f)\to \|\,f\|^2-\|\,f\|^2=0,
$$
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UMD will come here with attitude, we have home ice in old barn. Who has the edge?
It's going to be a *itch getting parking near the rink Saturday with football going on across the street. We have to be close as the wife is disabled and now myself as well.
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Uber?
That's a raw deal.
Never used it. The parking lot for the hockey games is free but on home football game days it's football parking at $20.00 a car. I'd pay it but having any open parking spaces with kickoff two hours before doors open at the rink would be doubtful.
Well this weekend is in the books but next weekend will be awesome and heartbreaking for some.
You have the top 4 teams in the conference and in my opinion the top 4 in the counter playing each other with Minnesota at Ohio State and Minnesota Duluth at Wisconsin. Don't let Duluth's losses to Ohio State fool you, they are highly skilled and tough and will be quite challenging for the Badgers!
I feel Ohio State will have the edge over Minnesota but will have to play as hard for the wins as they did against Duluth. There are no sure things next weekend.
OSU got 5 of 6 points from UMD, and outshot them by a decent margin both games, which I at least was expecting.
UW clobbered BSU, not shocking.
MN sweat out 2 wins against St. Cloud, definitely a surprise.
MSU sweeps the Tommies, not a shock, though only by 2 goals each game.
This week....MEGA MATCHUP WEEK.
All 4 series could be coinflips.
Tommies at St. Cloud.....this one should be a sweep, but you never know.
MSU at BSU..... I have not seen MSU play yet, BSU had a sum total of 1.5 periods against UW that were better than any other opponent who has played at WI. This one could be a split.
UW at UMD.....UMD sharpened the sword against OSU, UW has O/D'ed on cupcakes. If UW can get out of the first period of game one not losing by more than 1, they will sweep they are just too deep. If the hole is too big to dig out of, split.
UM at OSU.....UM not terribly impressive against St. Cloud, also enjoying the cupcake bar UW has been frequenting, OSU sharpened the sword against UMD. OSU sweeps.
Megaweekend starts today, what are your thoughts people?
However we view these teams relative to each other this morning isn't how we're likely to view them in four months. Right now, SCSU looks to me to be the strongest of the teams that finished in the bottom half in 2022, but the separation to MSU and/or BSU can disappear if a player or two emerges.
As much as fans of Wisconsin and Minnesota like their teams, only tOSU has a winning record versus contending teams (or what we think are contending teams). It's one thing to win when you're scoring a half dozen goals. The trick is to keep winning when you don't get close to that. We'll learn a little this weekend, but not much more than that.
The sun will come up Saturday morning no matter what happens to you team of choice tonight...
Oh and the Muzzinator has the Tunneler's number...
lol!!
They will have it if they get swept. Will there be shouts of "We're number 2!" ?
It was quite a battle between the Buckeyes and Gophers. The Buckeyes had so many golder opportunities to score but just couldn't get it past the Gophers D and goalie. Minnesota got those oh so sweet chances and bounced that good teams turn into goals. Today's game should be a barn burner!
Given that Webster didn't play, how much does yesterday's Buckeyes/Gophers result even mean in terms of the relative strength of the teams? Once she switches sports, tOSU gets deeper and more talented. It's not like UM was able to control the game even w/o her. Last year, the Buckeyes established themselves as the team to beat, and thus far, I don't see that has changed.
But should the Gophers somehow sweep today and remain undefeated at 7-0 wouldn't they then establish themselves as "the team to beat"?
That would make sense. If they split I think OSU and Minnesota's rankings would remain unchanged.


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There's no doubt that Florida Gov. Rick Scott's policies have left the state far better off than high-tax liberal bastions. Florida gained 350,000 new residents, many of them economic escapees from high-tax California, New Jersey, and Connecticut. Scott says the liberal governors of those states are the best advertisements for their citizens picking up stakes and moving to Florida. Scott announced he's running for senate against incumbent Democrat Sen. Bill Nelson.


The 2015 John Lewis Christmas TV advert is out and this year the theme is the Man in the Moon. The advert features a little girl looking through a telescope up to the moon, and she sees the man in the moon ad sends him a telescope as a gift so he can look back at her.
The John Lewis telescope in question on the John Lewis Christmas advert is the Celestron Astromaster LT 60 AZ.
This telescope is exclusive to John Lewis and has a 60mm aperture. It comes complete with a moon filter (which will take the glare and brightness away from the moon when viewing it), tripod and a 175x eyepiece as well as some planetarium software.
You will be able to see the moon clearly, the larger planets (Jupiter and Saturn) and of course stars and a star cluster like The Pleiades. It would also make a good land based telescope.
Please don't think you will see very close zoomed-in views of the floor of the moon, you won't.
You may see images of the moon like this through the John Lewis telescope.
You won't see craters like this below that are featured in the TV advert from this telescope, you would have to have a very large telescope in order to see views like this and then there is the atmospheric turbulence to compete with.
What does the telescope come with?
The John Lewis telescope comes complete with a StarPointer which makes it easier for you to point the telescope at the object you want to look at.
You get a 175x eyepiece, but the telescope has a 700mm focal length and a useful magnification range of between 8x to 142x.
You get a deluxe accessory tray and a solid metal tube legged tripod, some astronomy software called The SkyX – First Light Edition. This is astronomy software with a 10,000 object database it also allows you to print out sky maps, it also includes 75 enhanced images.
The John Lewis telescope currently retails for £99.95 with free delivery but they do also sell a cheaper version of the same telescope for £85.95 which does not include the moon filter or eyepiece. View this here.
So is it a good telescope to buy?
Celestron is a good brand in the telescope world, and you don't want to spend too much money on a telescope if it's not going to get used that often. But it is fun to use and children will love looking at the moon, stars and planets, especially when they see the ringed planet Saturn.
But you could up your game and spend a little more in order to get a telescope with a larger aperture which means more light gathering capability, so you will see more space objects. If you wanted to spend around £200 you could get a telescope with an aperture like 130mm, a good example of this is the Celestron AstroMaster 130EQ-MD Telescope which John Lewis also sell. Compare prices of the AstroMaster 130EQ telescope.
Then there are the computerised GoTo telescopes which help you find objects in the sky as once set up you tell the telescope what you want to look at and it will go off and find the object for you, this can save a lot of time and hassle. An example of this is the Celestron SkyProdigy 102 Computerised Refractor Telescope also sold by John Lewis.
If your budget does not stretch to £100 then John Lewis do sell a 'Make Your Own Telescope' kit for £8.
Other retailers you may want to look at for telescopes includes Amazon and WEX Photographic.


In 1968, Rick Stein tasted Mexican food. Now he's back in California and heading south on the Road to Mexico.
The chef from Cornwall is off on another adventure. Driving a powder-blue Mustang convertible, Padstow's finest is travelling from San Francisco to the Yucatán Peninsula in Rick Stein's Road to Mexico (Food TV, Sky 018, Wednesday, 8.30pm).
This time, it's something of a nostalgia trip. In 1968, with the Mamas and the Papas' California Dreamin' in his head and the wind in his hair, Stein set out on his own Pacific Coast Highway adventure. But instead of turning on to LSD and free love, he tuned into the tastes and flavours of Mexico.
"I'd never tasted food like it," he says. "I had never tasted an avocado, I tasted coriander and hot tortillas for the first time. Slow-cooked meat flavoured with herbs. It really blew your mind.
The seven-part series begins in San Francisco, where there are dishes that go back to the Californian gold rush and Depression-era macaroni and cheese. There's amazing noodles in Chinatown and restaurants now occupying the famous Cannery Row. The Mexican influence includes enchiladas, guacamole, burritos and slow-cooked beef.
After his 1968 trip, Stein didn't return to the UK and immediately open a restaurant – he had a brief career as a nightclub owner – but he believes his street-food experiences rubbed off.
"I think the simplicity of it, and the immediacy of it, certainly influenced me. Probably my menus in the UK have always had an element of chilli or heat, and that's partly due to Mexico." Naturally, it's the Mexican seafood he loves the most.
"In a place called Campeche on the Yucatán Peninsula, they do a fantastic prawn dish, which is prawns deep-fried in coconut batter with a papaya sauce, which is bloody brilliant.


Come out to Flying Heart Brewing & Pub and the East Bank District & Plaza to enjoy delicious food from a variety of local food trucks: Jimbeaux's & Son, LLC.,Sophie's Italian Ice, The Hot Dawg Hut, Garcon Du Bayou, & Miguelito Burrito LLC! Each food truck will be donating a percentage of their sales from the event to the Gingerbread House to support the prevention efforts and services provided to children who are victims of sexual and severe physical abuse - so come out and give back!
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It's give back night at Grub Burger Bar to help Gingerbread House Bossier/Caddo Children's Advocacy Center on Friday, November 16th from 11am-11pm. Mention Gingerbread House at check out and a percentage of your sale will be donated back to Gingerbread House to help provide forensic interviews, trauma-focused counseling, prevention education, and MORE to the children and families in Caddo, Bossier, Webster, DeSoto, and surrounding northwest Louisiana parishes! Grab a burger and some friends and support Gingerbread House!