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C.K. Green Author Interview
Damaged follows Kiera as she is struggling to deal with her painful past and her emotions for a love from her past. What was the inspiration for the setup to this emotional novel?
I never wanted to be a writer. It honestly never crossed my mind. This novel developed because I had a scenario that kept repeating in my head over and over again. One day I figured I would write it down and maybe it would stop. Once I started writing everything began to click together. Kiera is a lot like me. She is very self conscious about the way she looks. She suffers from severe anxiety and PTSD. These are elements that hit close to home with me and my family.
Damaged is a genre-crossing novel with elements of a romance, mystery, and thriller as well. Did you start writing with this in mind, or did this happen organically as you were writing?
This happened organically as I wrote. I actually wrote the scene at the club first and branched out from there. I love books that keep you on the edge of your seat. I'm one of those readers that will put a novel down unless it catches my attention and holds it. I tried to soup that into this novel.
The supporting characters in this novel, I felt, were intriguing and well developed. Who was your favorite character to write for?
I loved writing about Kiera, but Anna has been my favorite. She's sassy, independent and knows exactly what she wants.
What is the next book that you are working on and when will it be published?
I'm currently writing Anna's story. I had to take a break as I entered into the US Army as an Officer. I'm back at it now and hope to have it out before the end of the year.
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Ethan can't forget the day he'd found her, beaten and bloody on the side of the road, barely alive. That one unsolved case changed Ethan's life as a detective.
Kiera never told anyone what had happened to her the night she'd gone missing. In the aftermath of the attack, she flees town, leaving everything behind. Over time, she manages to build a new life for herself, keeping the painful memories locked in the deep recesses of her mind. But a chance encounter releases them with a vengeance, along with an attraction she never expected to have.
When her past threatens her future, will Kiera be able to trust Ethan to help her once more? Will Ethan still want her after he learns the truth?
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Kiera Blake is a girl running from her painful past in Damaged by C.K. Green. It has been eight years since she suffered an attack that left her paralyzed with fear and afraid to actually live her life. She survives by controlling her environment and not allowing many people to get too close. She basically has her job and one real friend, Anna. Her anxiety and panic attacks keep her from truly connecting with anyone though. Then, along comes Ethan Parker, someone she knows from the past. This unexpected turn of events sends Kiera spiraling out of control and frantically trying to suppress her feelings about the past.
At the begging of the story Kiera seems a bit shallow. She struggles with the trauma from her past but she is still focused on her looks, clothing and makeup. She was a character I couldn't relate to, but I could empathize with. The writing at the beginning of the book seemed a bit forced and awkward. I noticed several places where it seemed like the the wording was changed but the superfluous words remained. But as the story progressed the writing became much more relaxed which helped it flow better. The last half of the book was a much more fluid and enjoyable read.
Ethan Parker's character was more relatable to me. He was the police officer who found Kiera after her attack and is still haunted by it. I felt like the connection these two had because of it was haunting but deep. He went to high school with her so they have history together, with each secretly having a crush on the other. He started his own security business and relocates to Nashville because of the music scene and the need for personal security there.
Kiera and Ethan reconnect while out dancing and their chemistry is natural and explosive. From there, a deep love story develops. Some of the wording seemed a little cliché to me. There was a lot of "staring deeply into souls." Despite that, as the story develops, I started to root for them, empathize with them, and (here's a twist) I was able to relate to Kiera. It is clear they fit together in a natural and easy way. It's one of the stories that makes you want to shout at them, "But you belong together!", before you realize you're shouting at a book.
Considering that this is Green's first book, I think the few grammatical issues are minor and could be fixed in subsequent books. Also, Kiera's personality grew on me as the book progressed. Despite not liking her at first, I found myself looking forward to seeing what happens to her in the second book. Plus, the last half of the book really did have me flipping pages quickly to see what was going to happen. This book takes a few chapters to grow on you, but when it does it's impossible to tear yourself away.
Pages: 298 | ASIN: B079LZW642
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Q: How To Use Regex In String List? I'm trying to use regex to find a pattern across a string list:
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Peter Robinson (ur. 17 marca 1950 w Leeds, zm. 4 października 2022) – angielski pisarz, autor bestsellerowej serii powieści kryminalnych, których bohaterem jest inspektor Alan Banks.

Życiorys
Urodził się w Armley, przemysłowej dzielnicy Leeds. W 1974 na Uniwersytecie Leeds uzyskał bakalaureat w dziedzinie literatury. W tym samym roku przeniósł się do Kanady, gdzie kontynuował studia na Uniwersytecie Windsorskim. W 1975 otrzymał magisterium (MA) w zakresie języka angielskiego i pisarstwa. Jego promotorką była Joyce Carol Oates. W 1983 na Uniwersytecie York w Toronto uzyskał tytuł doktora (PhD) w dziedzinie jęz. angielskiego. W latach 1992–1993 wykładał w wyższych uczelniach Toronto oraz był pisarzem-rezydentem (ang.Writer-in-residence) na University of Windsor.

W 1987 opublikował pierwszą powieść o inspektorze policji angielskiej, melomanie, Alanie Banksie – Gallows View. Książka zdobyła dużą popularność wśród czytelników oraz uznanie krytyków, uzyskując nominacje do nagród literackich w Wielkiej Brytanii i Kanadzie. Następne książki z Banksem jako głównym bohaterem, których akcja rozgrywa się głównie na obszarze Yorkshire, stały się bestsellerami oraz zdobyły szereg wyróżnień. Robinson jest także autorem innych, niecyklicznych powieści kryminalnych. Pisze także opowiadania, nierzadko występuje w nich jego ulubiony protagonista – Banks.

Obecnie z żoną, prawniczką Sheilą Halladay, mieszka w Toronto, w nadmorskiej dzielnicy Beaches, corocznie jednak kilka miesięcy spędza w swojej angielskiej posiadłości w Richmond w North Yorkshire. W 2006 otrzymał zaproszenie do wstąpienia do The Detection Club, klubu najwybitniejszych angielskich autorów powieści detektywistycznych.

Twórczość

Powieści z Alanem Banksem
 Gallows View (1987)
 A Dedicated Man (1988)
 A Necessary End (1989)
 The Hanging Valley (1989)
 Past Reason Hated (1991)
 Wednesday's Child (1992)
 Dry Bones That Dream lub Final Account (1994)
 Innocent Graves (1996) – wyd. pol. Groby niewinnych, Sonia Draga 2016, tłum. Alina Siewior-Kuś
 Dead Right lub Blood at the Root (1997)
 In a Dry Season (1999) – wyd. pol. W czas posuchy, Pol-Nordica 2004, tłum. Sylwia Twardo
 Cold is the Grave (2000) – wyd. pol. W mogile ciemnej, Pol-Nordica 2005, tłum. Sylwia Twardo
 Aftermath (2001) – wyd. pol. Kameleon, Sonia Draga 2013, tłum. Adam Olesiejuk
 The Summer that Never Was lub Close to Home (2003) – wyd. pol. Blisko domu, Sonia Draga 2015, tłum. Radosław Madejski
 Playing with Fire (2004) – wyd. pol. Podpalacz, Sonia Draga 2013, tłum. Paweł Cichawa
 Strange Affair (2005) – wyd. pol. Niebezpieczny romans, Sonia Draga 2015, tłum. Radosław Madejski
 Piece of My Heart (2006) – wyd. pol. Skrawek mego serca, Sonia Draga 2010, tłum. Maria Stadniczenko-Wróbel
 Friend of the Devil (2007) – wyd. pol. Przyjaciółka Diabła, Sonia Draga 2009, tłum. Maria Stadniczenko-Wróbel
 All the Colours of Darkness (2008)
 Bad Boy (2010) – wyd. pol. Niebezpieczny chłopak, Sonia Draga 2012, tłum. Marcin Roszkowski
 Watching the Dark (2012) – wyd. pol. Ukryte w mroku, Sonia Draga 2014, tłum. Adam Olesiejuk
 Children of the Revolution (2013) – wyd. pol. Dzieci rewolucji, Sonia Draga 2015, tłum. Paweł Korombel
 Abattoir Blues lub In the Dark Places (2014) – wyd. pol. Mroczne miejsca, Sonia Draga 2017, tłum. Katarzyna Petecka-Jurek
 When the Music's Over (2016) – wyd. pol. Kiedy ucichnie muzyka, Sonia Draga 2018, tłum. Zbigniew Kościuk
 Sleeping in the Ground (2017) – wyd. pol. Pod powierzchnią, Sonia Draga 2019, tłum. Paweł Cichawa
 Cereless Love (2018) – wyd. pol. Nieostrożna miłość, Sonia Draga 2020, tłum. Mikołaj Kluza
 Many Rivers to Cross (2019)
 Not Dark Yet (2021)
 Standing in the Shadows (2023)

Inne publikacje
 Caedmon's Song lub The First Cut (1990)
 No Cure for Love (1995) – wyd. pol. Odrzucona miłość, Sonia Draga 2017, tłum. Zbigniew Kościuk
 Not Safe After Dark (1998) – opowiadania (w tym trzy o inspektorze Banksie)
 The Price of Love and Other Stories (2009) – opowiadania
 Before the Poison (2011) – wyd. pol. Trucicielka, Sonia Draga 2013, tłum. Jacek Mikołajczyk

Ekranizacje
W 2010 brytyjska ITV rozpoczęła emisję serialu zrealizowanego na podstawie jego prozy, zatytułowanego: DCI Banks. Serial składał się z 32. odcinków, poprzedzonych pilotem i przedstawionych widzom w pięciu sezonach. Ostatni odcinek został wyemitowany w 2016. W roli inspektora Alana Banksa wystąpił Stephen Tompkinson.

Nagrody
 1992 Arthur Ellis Award (Past Reason Hated)
 1997 Arthur Ellis Award (Innocent Graves)
 1998 Macavity Award (Two Ladies of Rose Cottage – opowiadanie)
 2000 Anthony Award (W czas posuchy)
 Barry Award (W czas posuchy)
 2001 Martin Beck Award – Svenska Deckarakademin (W czas posuchy)
 Grand prix de littérature policière (W czas posuchy)
 Arthur Ellis Award (W mogile ciemnej)
 2005 Nagroda im. Palle Rosenkrantza (W mogile ciemnej)
 2010 Derrick Murdoch Award
 2012 Arthur Ellis Award (Before the Poison)
 2018 Arthur Ellis Award (Sleeping in the Ground)

Przypisy

Bibliografia
 Peter Robinson Website
 Notable Biographies – Peter Robinson

Linki zewnętrzne
 bookreporter.com – Wywiad z Peterem Robinsonem, 2005

Absolwenci University of Windsor
Brytyjscy autorzy powieści kryminalnych i sensacyjnych
Urodzeni w 1950
Zmarli w 2022
Ludzie urodzeni w Leeds

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A good day for the pool.
En route to St. Geezy, we took a detour to SUU and checked out the Shakespeare theater.
As far as Saturday morning's go, this was a pretty good one.
Along with our stake, we marched in the Days of '47 Youth Parade. This was our kids' first time in a parade (and my first time since getting mini basketballs chucked at me while I rode my GREENbike).
The parade ended at a bounce-house-filled kids festival where there was face painting for the girls and a mini Home Depot for the boys. It was a good day for the Sutherlands.
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By the time I got back to pick them up, fairest-of-the-fair-skinned Tate was wearing no shirt and both he and Curtis were completely soaked. Apparently, Curtis fell in the water and Tate took that as invitation to go ahead and jump in, too. Both were then surprised that the result of getting in the water is getting wet, a reality they were quite displeased with.
Some boys are happier than others about getting their picture taken at swimming lessons.
Carnivals. There's a way you experience them as a kid and a way you experience them as an adult. And they are they are two very different things.
For our kids, our annual trip to Taylorsville Dayzz means sno-cones, a bunch of spinning rides, and pretty much the best day of the summer.
But there was one thing that the kids and grownups could agree on. At the end of the night, after enduring all the heat and the dizziness, we all enjoyed pretty much the best basket of fresh-cut french fries you could ask for.
Wish I was eating some more right now. Can't wait for next year's carnival!
Paige bore a beautiful testimony today during sacrament meeting. She gave thanks to her primary teachers and to her parents. She testified of the gospel, the Savior, and the resurrection.
Tate sat quietly in the back of the chapel and quietly listened...with a blue pencil shoved up his nose.
I had a little PTSD tonight. My nephews were playing with fireworks and it made me think my first time throwing a firecracker.
I was at my grandpa's sheep ranch--I was probably nine or ten. My uncle handed me a box of matches and a single firecracker. Then he gave me just two simple instructions: 1. Light the firecracker. 2. Throw it.
I got it almost right.
I lit the firecracker just fine. But then, instead of throwing the firecracker, I threw the match.
Boom! The firecracker exploded in my hand.
I still remember my burnt fingers and my ringing ears. And, of course, my bruised little ego.
We're able to shove quite a bit of fun into eight hours at our ranch. There was slip-'n-slidin' and fourwheeler drivin' (Paige did much better this time--not like last year, when she almost ran me over) and giant kite flyin'.
What more could a bunch of kids ask for?
Out of the blue, Tate says to me, "Dad, what do you like better, Legoland or my soccer games?"
I wasn't surprised by the randomness of the question--Tate never stops talking, ever, and he always asks about whatever's on his mind at that second--but I couldn't help feeling like he was trying to trick me.
"Your soccer games, of course."
"Huh," he replied. "I thought you'd say both."
Then he continued, "I like both."


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At an event on women's issues in Milwaukee, Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz blasted Walker for his policies, saying he "has given women the back of his hand."
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After 30 years in Senate, McConnell runs as 'candidate of change'
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TV Feature Innovation Reaches the Limit
by Nicholas Skillicorn
People don't care about latest television innovations anymore…
The biggest exhibition of consumer electronics, CES 2014 in Las Vegas, has just finished, and it gave everyone a chance to look at the innovations coming our way this year. But here's the thing: The big TV manufacturers are scared that people are not going to buy new sets because they don't have a reason to upgrade.
Some of the TVs on display this year could arguably be described as the best ever produced. Innovations designed to capture the imagination of consumers include:
"4K Ultra HD" resolutions
120 inch screens (that's bigger than some of my walls!)
Curved screens
Voice and gesture control
OLED screen technology
Internet video streaming integration
However, this trend of adding new features has accelerated over the past few years, because its becoming harder and harder to convince people to buy a new TV. Now that the majority of people have an HDTV, whether its 32 – 42 inches, most people find that their current set is sufficient for their needs. Over all, in the year that ended in November, TV makers sold $15.5 billion worth of sets in the United States in 2013, down about 4 percent from the same period in 2012, according to NPD. Worldwide, manufacturers shipped 155.4 million television sets in the first three quarters of 2013, down about 3.6 percent from the same period in 2012, according to NPD DisplaySearch.
In fact, there is a limit to how much resolution the human eye is able to recognise depending on how big a screen is and how far away it is. For most appartments that cannot fit a 50+ inch screen, you wouldn't actually be able to tell the difference between an HDTV and a new 4K TV. The chart below shows the preferable screen resolutions and sizes.
Ideal screen resolutions for various screen sizes for people with good (20/20) vision.
4K resolutions are just one of the most recent innovations which manufacturers hoped would convince their target customers that their current sets are no longer good enough. Does everyone remember the previous "must-have" feature that was going to convince everyone to upgrade: 3D TV? Well, at CES 2014 3DTV has been more or less declared as dead, with some of the major manufacturers saying they will no longer include the feature. A recent survey even found that 8 out of 10 consumers who bought a 3D regret their decision.
People's viewing habits have also changed from 5 years ago. Instead of the TV being the focal point of entertainment in the living room, many people now use their tablets or even their phones to watch TV content. Streaming services like Netflix even mean that some people are forgoing buying a TV altogether and use their "second screens" for all of their viewing habits.
Second screens are becoming the primary screen for TV content in more and more households
TV manufacturers have therefore reached an impasse where they are continuously developing expensive new innovations, but finding that consumers just aren't seeing enough value in them to purchase. Samsung, the world's biggest TV manufacturer, has even admitted that their innovation strategy needs to be changed in 2014. In his annual speech to employees, chairman Lee Kun-hee said the company needed to "get rid of business models and strategies from five, ten years ago and hardware-focussed ways," The Wall Street Journal reports, quoting a statement sent to it by Samsung.
So what can these companies do to improve their chances of success? I would suggest that this is the time for them to start thinking of different ways to innovate. One of the most successful ways I often discuss with clients is to move away from just thinking about product and feature improvements to some of the other Ten Types of Innovation, which I've gone through in more detail on in the past.
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I think that TV manufacturers should embrace a consumer centric innovation rather then a technological push. 3D is a gimmick at the most, consumers get excited about it, but don't actually use it as much. Very few 3D movies have cinematic experience, and the low performance vs. high expectations puts an end to that. TV Size have increased steadily year after year because of the lowering cost of panels and displays, to a point in which consumers – in particular urban dwellers – are asking themselves whether they should 'upgrade' their home before they buy a new TV (which would not fit within their current architectural constraints). Furthermore the most 'irritating' part is that producer continue to use 3-4 digits codes as benefits, when in consumer minds those are just what we call in marketing 'Reasons to believe.'
And BTW nobody is talking about the fact that flat panel TVs have a shorter and shorter shelf life…..
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Privy Council imposes death penalty on Trinidadians
Editor: The recent decision by the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council to impose the death penalty on two Trinidadian men is the talking point in legal circles in the region, including St Vincent and the Grenadines and the four countries, Guyana, Barbados, Belize and Dominica, which abolished appeals to the London based Court.{{more}}
The Privy Council varied its own decision it handed down 22 years ago in the landmark decision of Pratt and Morgan, the famous Jamaican case, in which the Court ruled that persons convicted of murder and sentenced to death cannot be legally executed if they spent more than five years on death row awaiting execution.
Reports state that from the Pratt and Morgan ruling in 1993, the Privy Council has commuted the death sentence imposed on possibly hundreds of individuals to life in prison, based on that principle. The reason for the new ruling by the PC is that lawyers for the two men, Timothy Hunte and Shazad Khan did not raise the argument of the constitutionality of their sentence and as such, it could not be raised as a fresh issue at the Privy Council.
This means that if the President of the twin island republic does not pardon the two men, they will go to the gallows. The last execution in Trinidad and Tobago took place in July 1999, when Anthony Briggs was hanged for brutally murdering a taxi driver and a month before eight drug lords, including the notorious Dole Chadee, were executed.
The last judicial execution in St Vincent and the Grenadines was in February 1995, when Douglas Hamlet faced the hangman's noose. His conviction was criticized because the only evidence against him was the testimony of a 14-year-old girl who said she witnessed the killing from a distance of 150 to 200 yards on a rainy day.
The death sentence is no longer mandatory in SVG. In a Court of Appeal decision in 2002, in Hughes & Spence v The Queen, the Court opined that the mandatory death penalty violates the country's Constitution. Since then the Courts have been handing down fewer death sentences. The jurisprudence now limits application of death penalty to the "worst of the worst offences."
In the United Kingdom the last judicial hanging took place in 1964 – 51 years ago and the death penalty was abolished in all circumstances in 1998 in the UK and all its dependent territories, including the British Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Montserrat, Turks and Caicos and Cayman Islands.
Guyana passed legislation in October 2010 partially abolishing the mandatory death penalty.
However, the death sentence can be imposed for killing a police officer in execution of his duty or for slaying a judge or other judicial officer.
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Concerning the nature of gods and planets, and the attempt to deny Pluto the right to either title.
Eris: Greetings my uncle, how fare you Lord Hades?
Pluto: You mock me, my most treacherous and beautiful niece. I have not gone by that name for nigh upon two millennia, and surely you use it now as a reminder of everything I have lost because of you.
Eris: It is my nature to tease, my uncle, but on this occasion I meant no disrespect. How can it be that he who is Unseen has been wronged by such an insignificant goddess as I?
Pluto: It is because of you, oh mistress of discord, that I have been denied the tribute I have enjoyed for a scant seventy six years, after centuries of neglect. Once I was a god; then, at least, I was a planet; now I have been denied even this status.
Eris: Ah, you speak of my newest role, that of dwarf planet.
Pluto: The very phrase irritates me!
Eris: I was rather touched by the whole thing, dear uncle – that 1,600 mile wide rock which bears my name was almost to be named after television's most famous warrior princess, after all.
Pluto: Your rock dethroned me from the lofty heights of planethood, for the rock which bears my name is only some 1,400 miles wide, bringing my status as a planet into disrepute – hence my ire!
Eris: But you can scarcely apportion blame to me for what the mortals conclude. And speaking for myself, it's nice to get some recognition for a change – I appreciate a small cult has grown up around me in the last century, but it doesn't amount to much in the grand scheme of things. Since the mortals managed to lose that epic poem the Kypria in which I was given the honour of starting the Trojan War with my famed Golden Apple, I have been left to twiddle my ethereal thumbs. At least you had Ralph Fiennes play you in that recent movie about Perseus.
Eris: You expect too much, uncle. Isn't it enough that stories about you are still told?
Pluto: I was the eldest of the Olympians! We destroyed the Titans that were born of earth and sky. Were it not for an unfortunate game of chance, I could have been the king of the gods ruling on Olympus instead of my younger brother Zeus. (I'd blame you for that outcome, my niece, but you weren't even born at the time).
Eris: There were many other tales told of your exploits, my uncle. Do not forget the story of your wife Persephone, not to mention Theseus' attempt to kidnap her. And you even had a softer side revealed in the story of Orpheus and Eurydice, when his music touched your heart... do you not recall?
Pluto: What good are stories that are now told solely by the folklorists? The one source of my acclaim was that ball of rock which was named after me (although I could have done without that cartoon dog named after it, frankly).
Eris: Honestly, it amuses me, uncle! When we were gods there was no question of us ceasing to be gods. If all the priests of Hellas had voted to disallow me the status of goddess, declaring me instead, perhaps, a lesser goddess or a dwarf goddess, it would have made no difference to the mortals' attitude towards me. Their concepts were discussed as personifications – thus I was Eris for strife. It allowed them to tell stories to make their wry observations, and they still tell their stories.
Pluto: But those stories no longer have the influence they once did. The mortals dismiss fiction as "not real". But Pluto the planet was real and significant. Children learned my name!
Eris: The mortals protest too much, my uncle. Whatever they say, they are still just as influenced by fiction as they ever were. Just look at this furore over the dwarf planets. What is this International Astronomical Union that denies you the claim to planet if it is not a modern priesthood recounting its stories?
Pluto: You exaggerate, sister of Ares. A priesthood is concerned with ritual and worship; the astronomers are concerned with matters of fact.
Eris: You place too much stock in the mortals' new mythologies, uncle! It is true that much of what they now call 'science' is concerned with facts – the number of electrons that may be in each shell of the atom, the velocity of light and its relationship to energy – but so much of what the scientists say goes far beyond this limited remit. And, I might add, even these facts depend upon fictions.
Pluto: Come now, this is too much. How do electrons or the speed of light depend upon fictions?
Eris: The mortals talk of electrons as things, objects, but what is being described can be understood in many different ways – as a wave, a particle, or something of both, for instance. The concept of an electron is in itself a metaphor, a fiction.
Pluto: But it describes a real phenomenon. When mortals say something is a 'fiction', they think of unicorns or Godzilla – things that never were except in imagination.
Eris: True enough, son of Kronos, but the mortals understand these kinds of phenomena via fictions that make them easier to understand. They relate to real things, but the fictions are still tales. It is as it ever was when we were gods – I embodied strife because it made talking and thinking about discord easier to think of that concept as a person. Mortals now talk of electrons because it makes it easier to conceive of that particular concept as an object.
Pluto: Even if I allow that fiction is involved in expressing the concepts of mortal science, this does not make scientists into priests. Their primary concern is their research.
Eris: But uncle, the scientists are far more than mere researchers – it is they that tell the stories that make the new mythology – and from which the more evidently mythic tales of science fiction spring.
Pluto: You surely go too far, delighter in mischief... And what does all this conjecture have to do with the end of my short reign as a planet?
Eris: Precisely the point I am making is that whether or not the mortals call you a planet was never a matter of science at all. It is just as Alan Stern suggests –scientific fact cannot be determined by voting. A Chihuahua is still a dog, a dwarf planet is still a planet.
Pluto: But whether or not it was a matter of fact, the mortals pay heed to what the astronomers decide.
Eris: And this is why I call them a priesthood, oh Silent One – not in the manner of those Greeks that first spun tales of you and I, for the priests of that time never had the authority that scientists now hold. They were merely facilitators for rituals and offerings. No, they are priests in the manner of the religion that followed.
Pluto: The bureaucrats claiming allegiance to a doomed rabbi?
Eris: A spiritual man who had himself spoken out against such tyrannous claims to authority, I might add! It was those later priests who claimed to have the authority to determine truth, and it is this authority that the scientists now claim.
Pluto: You try to trick me... The kind of claims those priests made were wildly different to those the scientists now make. There was no role for experiment or observation in the case of the former.
Eris: The concerns and methods may have changed, lord of the underworld, but the authority to determine what is true remains. My friend Friedrich saw this clearly. (You know, he once wrote: "You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star"; it is perhaps the nicest thing anyone has ever said about me!) Since his death the mortals have been more interested in his damnation of the religion of bureaucracy than in his critique of the deification of truth.
Pluto: Your argument is obscure... You admit that science is concerned with facts, yet you call the scientists priests, and deny their authority.
Eris: They are indeed concerned with facts, but they treat as factual many things which are nothing of the kind.
Pluto: You fool me with your words, little one!
Eris: It is not my words that fool, but words themselves. Did you happen upon that tortured soul, Ludwig Wittgenstein? In the same year my new cult was founded in a Californian bowling alley, poor Ludwig was uncovering problems with the way mortals comprehend language.
Pluto: I never met the man. He sounds like the philosophers of Athens who never paid me tribute.
Eris: He was indeed a philosopher, and he recognised that there were no eternal concepts that words encapsulate, as the Athenians had thought, but rather that words were like moves in a game – their meaning determined solely by their usage.
Pluto: And what is this gibberish supposed to mean? The meaning of a word must be known before it is used, or else it cannot be used meaningfully at all!
Eris: My dear uncle, I mean simply this: that to be a planet is to be called a planet, just as to be a god is to be called a god. It is not a matter that can be resolved by voting or fiat. And thus as long as the children of mortals call you a planet, a planet you shall be!
Pluto: But already they begin to do otherwise, to label me a mere dwarf planet – and a dwarf planet, they say, is not a planet.
Eris: It is as you suggest, many of the young mortals study the hieronomies of the scientists and believe they learn eternal truths, unaware how much fiction there is amidst the facts. They are not good at distinguishing fiction from its alternatives – only an insignificant few recognise, for instance, that numbers are fiction.
Pluto: Now I know you deceive me! Surely there can be nothing more certain than the works of the mathematicians. How else are the mortals' feats of engineering to be explained?
Eris: Mathematics may be certain, perhaps, but only because the rules of the game of mathematics define logical truths. There is a philosopher named Stephen Yablo who argues, in fastidious detail, that numbers are merely metaphors.
Pluto: You speak nonsense! How can metaphors allow the building of bridges and skyscrapers, or the flight of metal birds?
Eris: Some nonsense is truth, giver of wealth – the utility of a model is separate from its facticity, and numbers, as such, do not exist – there is no such thing as the number twenty three.
Pluto: Then what comes between twenty two and twenty four, young goddess?
Eris: I do not mean we cannot speak of numbers – we can speak of any metaphor – but no matter where we look in the world of real things we will find nothing that we may justly call "the number twenty three".
Pluto: That is not what Plato claimed back in our day.
Eris: True enough, host of many, but Plato's intuitions exceeded the facts. Yablo observes that the calculations of mathematics cannot answer to any external facts about numbers, because there are no such facts outside of the game of numbers – just as there is no fact as to who is "It" in a game of tag outside of the game of tag itself.
Pluto: This is too much, mother of lawlessness. Fact is fiction, and fiction fact... My head is swimming with your trickery.
Eris: Not my trickery but the tricks of mortal language, dutiful employer of Death. I will not say nothing is real – there are indeed bodies of rock out in what the astronomers name the Kuiper belt. But that they are called 'Eris' and 'Pluto' (or that their region is called 'the Kuiper belt') is just a move in the game of language, and the number of planets can never be a matter of fact but only a particular kind of make-believe game, the content of which depends upon what one chooses to mean by 'planet'.
Pluto: So am I a planet or not? I must know!
Eris: It is not for you or I to know, and certainly not for the astronomers to decree by mandate or proclamation. It is up to the mortals themselves to decide what is or is not a planet, and thus whether there are eight, thirteen, fifty or a hundred-score planets within this sun-bound realm.
Pluto: Are there no answers to be had in these confusing times? Must everything become a question? At least the men of Athens purported to uncover the truth of the matter. You speak as if there is no truth to be found wherever one seeks!
Eris: Ah my uncle, I did not intend to vex you, only to reassure you. Sweet Aletheia still lives, it is just her demesne is seldom what mortals believe it to be. People still call you a planet, and thus a planet you shall be. You need not doubt it. It is I whose path is uncertain, for few if any care whether Eris is a planet or otherwise.
Pluto: But you do not seem troubled by this ambiguity, daughter of Zeus.
Eris: Why should I? Where there is uncertainty there will be strife, and while the mortals quarrel I shall always be with them. Take care, dear uncle; our stories may have changed over the millennia, but they are still told, and as long as the mortals speak of us – whether as gods, or planets or dwarf planets, or whatever there is to come – we will always be with them.
Wow, another wonderful text you give us, I'm glad I discovered your blog. Remains me some themes I'm trying to discuss on my own. For Eris, with much much love indeed.
Oh, and I didn't get the Badiou I'd asked for in the end, so I shall have to wait a little longer to connect with his philosophy.
Regarding Badiou, I'm right in the middle of "Being and Event" and it's brilliant.
This is a great post. As I read through it, every time you threw out some reference offhand I searched for it. It was all interesting.
This dialogue appeared as part of the Philosopher's Carnival #120.


Based upon shortcomings in today's checkout flow, the following features are opportunities on how to overcome them. Utilizing current metrics, user testing, and many other means of research, the below designs incorporate a new user flow and a new feature set to allow for the easiest checkout process QVC can offer.
Promoted a secure checkout and log in throughout the entirety of the checkout flow.
Reinforcing the "backyard fence" tone with updated copy.
Unified overall styles to better align with platform specific needs and streamlined UI.
Minimized inventory status headers due to repetitiveness seen throughout the purchase flow.
For better transparency, the delivery speed is included with S&H.
Updated form design per platform to increase usability and accessibility.
Form validation in real time.
Name, brand and create an apparel subscription company, and build an iOS app on-boarding experience.
Through exploring with word association, the company name 'trove' was created.
trove's goal is to inspire her to be the best version of herself through the ability to easily acquire the wardrobe that embodies those values, through a touch of wanderlust, nostalgia and uniquely hand-crafted collectable pieces.
Keeping with a theme of one-of-a-kind, clean, airy, romantic, monochromatic with pops of color, approachable and incorporating hints of handcrafted details.
Creating a timeless, authentic and feminine brand.
After utilizing the processes outlined prior, I was able to create the brand "trove | wardrobe artifacts". Keeping in mind the importance of font, color, and wording meaning, the trove branding was created.
Ellie is a recent grad, looking to enter the corporate world without loosing her unique style. She is very aware of price points of clothes, but understands that with great quality comes with an expense. Because of this, she enjoys the idea of renting the clothes she lusts after while still being able to afford them.
Rebecca is getting bored with her usual stores and is looking for something new and exciting, that can offer her age appropriate clothes while still being on trend and current. The idea of renting clothes for her date night, work events, or weddings is alluring; she can "test drive" what she wants without spending all at once.
With many layers of this on-boarding process, having the correct flow is key. In knowing this, you must be aware of issues such as when account creation occurs in the process, how much detail is involved in the style quiz and price point and placement of membership sign up.
After creating the basic flow for the new customer on boarding process, laying out basic interactions and content was next. Figuring out what features would be best is crucial in this part of the process.
Thoughtful features + thoughtful design.
The first impression of any occasion is the invite and that's exactly what Forevermore Paper Co. specializes in with their own unique creative flair. Not wanting to be marketed as a traditional invitation and paper business, the branding for FP Co relied heavily upon having a modern twist on a traditional inspired logo.
All stationary designs + photography was done by myself, under Forevermore Paper Co.
The brand identity design for this project is inspired by the fictional knight heroine from two epic poems, Bradamante. As a line of fashion forward bodysuits, Bradamant serves to strengthen women as they go about their daily battles. While working with Bradamant, it was important to showcase the unyielding strength in the branding. This project includes: overall branding + packaging, and a spring look book.
The task is to redesign a page from Blowfish Malibu shoe's website, to better improve the overall customer experience through research driven testing results, along with intuitive and smart design decisions. After assessing areas of improvement, it was determined that keeping brand consistency throughout the website + experience, having a selling hierarchy, and promoting a sense of community were key.
"Add to cart" should be prominent to the user, allowing for an easy and smooth shopping experience.
Navigation under the product photos is unnecessary and confusing.
Under the product photos, the "shop with friends" quadrant does not provide any information or interaction for the user and makes the page look unfinished.
This page is a great opportunity to promote other products, showcase any relevant reviews or list shipping options, but none of those features were used here.
Added a "favorites" option, simplified "login/join" and "bag" icons for quick and easy identification.
To showcase the product description and to keep the page length short, accordion style menus were implemented, with drop downs for shipping information and reviews.
Simplified sharing buttons for social media, and category tags were added to help searching within the site.
A "related items" carousel was added to promote other products, along with suggesting similar styles.
When hovering over each item, a drop shadow helps the product to stand out. Also, on the image roll over "favorite" and "quick view" icons appear.
Initial concepts of overall redesign of the website to include large product image, related product section, and links for favorites/bag/ login and join.
How do you build a brand merely on a feeling? Based upon combining the desire and allure of traveling along the idea of wonderment, Wanderlust was born. Drawing inspiration from everywhere, it was very important to showcase those values in the branding for this vintage boutique clothing company. Wanderlust is inspired by and for the vintage lover who needs some modern staples in her wardrobe.
A proposed rebranding of Lush Cosmetics, a fresh, mostly organic and vegetarian based cosmetic company. With this rebrand, I wanted to emphasize those qualities while still appealing to their broad target audience. With redoing their logo to mimic more of what is found on their website, their products feel more clean and contemporary. In addition to their current packaging, I created a package that would add to the personalized Lush experience. When deciding on what products to use, the consumer builds their own skin care regimen. At checkout, those products can be placed into the flower-like packaging that is then laced up. When undone, the sides fall down to mimic flower petals.
Created corresponding weekly e-newsletter + site landing page filled with a curated selection of special feature dresses. The e-newsletter has call to action topics to allow the customer to click through to the custom landing page for that week so they can browse and shop the site. Also, created a "custom picks" or a related items email template sent out as a follow up to customers to help with upsells, that was curated by the design team. Finally, while working with a team of developers, we updated the website to better improve the customer experience and overall design.
Chick-Fil-A partnered with SCAD, looking to redesign their drive-thru packaging and to increase efficiency and accuracy throughout. I worked collaboratively with an industrial designer, and together we created the best solutions for the packaging while still incorporating the brand. The biggest challenge was combining all parts of the meal into one final solution. In the end, we created two proposed ideas: one using the current packaging they have, just improving the containers, and a second, bag idea, which contains different sized boxes to hold all of the menu items.
Disclaimer: I do not share the opinions expressed by Chick-Fil-A.
A general guide given to every patient entering the hospital that details important information they will need to know, along with services that are offered to guests of the patient. This redesign incorporates the hospital's new branding while updating the guide with a clean, modern look.
Since their new brand roll out in January 2013, PHS needed many of their business staples to be redesigned including mailing labels, flyers and thank you cards.
This book uses typography in unusual ways such as, experimenting with different typefaces, styles and letter forms, to create unique spreads about the zodiac. By focusing on the stories and myths behind each symbol, I illustrated layouts that embodied them.


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Lymphatic vessels identified in failed corneal transplants with neovascularisation
Laboratory science
Michael Adam Diamond1,
Sze Wah Samuel Chan1,
Xun Zhou1,
Yelena Glinka1,
Eileen Girard1,2,
Yeni Yucel1,2,3,4,
Neeru Gupta1,3,4,5
1 Keenan Research Centre for Biomedical Science, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
2 Ophthalmic Pathology Laboratory, Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
3 Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
4 Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
5 Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Correspondence to Dr Neeru Gupta, Department of Ophthalmology and Vision Sciences, University of Toronto St. Michaels Hospital, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; guptan{at}smh.ca
Background Corneal transplant failure with neovascularisation is a leading indication for full-thickness grafts in patients. Lymphangiogenesis is implicated in the pathology of graft failure, and here we systematically evaluate failed human corneal transplants with neovascularisation for the presence of lymphatic vessels.
Methods Nine failed grafts with neovascularisation, based on H&E staining with subsequent immunoperoxidase staining for CD31, a blood vessel marker, were selected. Lymphatics were investigated by immunohistochemical and immunofluorescence approaches using podoplanin as a lymphatic marker. In two of nine cases, fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH) was used for detection of lymphatic mRNAs including podoplanin, VEGFR-3 and LYVE-1. All immunofluorescence and FISH samples were compared with positive and negative controls and visualised by confocal microscopy.
Results Corneal neovascularisation was established in all cases by H&E and further confirmed by CD31 immunoreactive profiles. Immunohistochemistry for the podoplanin antibody was positive in all cases and showed morphologies ranging from distinct luminal structures to elongated profiles. Simultaneous immunofluorescence using CD31 and podoplanin showed lymphatic vessels distinct from blood vessels. Podoplanin immunofluorescence was noted in seven of nine cases and revealed clear lumina of varying sizes, in addition to lumen-like and elongated profiles. The presence of lymphatic mRNA was confirmed by FISH studies using a combination of at least two of podoplanin, VEGFR-3 and LYVE-1 mRNAs.
Conclusions The consistent finding of lymphatic vessels in failed grafts with neovascularisation implicates them in the pathogenesis of corneal transplant failure, and points to the lymphatics as a potential new therapeutic target.
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjophthalmol-2018-312630
Contributors MAD, XZ, YG and EG, completed all experimental components and contributed to interpretation of results. MAD, SWSC, YG, YY and NG contributed to experimental design and interpretation of results. MAD, SWSC, YY and NG wrote the paper.
Funding We are grateful to the Harcharan & Prem Singh Foundation and Canadian Institutes of Health Research (MOP119432; YHY, NG).
Ethics approval St. Michael's Hospital Research Ethics Board.
© Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2019. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. No commercial re-use. See rights and permissions. Published by BMJ. This is an open access article distributed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial (CC BY-NC 4.0) license, which permits others to distribute, remix, adapt, build upon this work non-commercially, and license their derivative works on different terms, provided the original work is properly cited, appropriate credit is given, any changes made indicated, and the use is non-commercial. See: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/.
Keith Barton James Chodosh Jost B Jonas
British Journal of Ophthalmology 2019; 103 i-ii Published Online First: 21 Feb 2019. doi: 10.1136/bjophthalmol-2019-314010


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Summary: Political forces at a glance
The ruling party, originally called the Movimiento V República and transformed into the Partido Socialista Unido de Venezuela (PSUV) in 2006, has been in power since 1999. The populist-nationalist PSUV was initially ruled by the late president, Hugo Chávez (1999-2013). Since Mr Chavez's death, the party has been led by Nicolás Maduro. Over most of its tenure, the PSUV has wielded practically uncontested power, initially owing to Mr Chavez's immense popularity, and later through electoral manipulation and systematic campaigns to disenfranchise opposition parties and sideline them from state institutions. The opposition is diverse, and contested the 2015 election as part of the Mesa de la Unidad Democrática (MUD) coalition, winning a majority in the National Assembly (although the group's largest party, Acción Democrático, left the coalition in July 2018). However, following the opposition win, the government made the National Assembly essentially powerless, and convened a PSUV‑only Constituent Assembly (ANC) that has granted itself remit over all legislative matters. The politicised Supreme Court and the executive have recognised the ANC, turning it into the country's de facto legislature and relegating the National Assembly.
Mr Maduro's controversial re-election in May 2018 was pronoucned illegitimate by the National Assembly, leading that body's president, Juan Guaidó, to declare himself interim president of the country in January 2019 (when Mr Maduro's disputed new term began). In this claim Mr Guaidó has been supported by 54 (mainly Western) countries, including most Latin American democracies. However, Mr Maduro remains in control of the military and most of the government apparatus. This has led to a stand-off between the two camps, which The Economist Intelligence Unit assumes will be resolved by the formation of a unity transitional government by Mr Guaidó and PSUV pragmatists later this year. Mr Maduro is extraordinarily unpopular—with approval of around 12% in May—and he relies on the support of the military to maintain power. For years the government has kept the military on side via a combination of purges and patronage. The latter has resulted in direct participation of the military in key government positions, and in a variety of opaque internal civic‑military factions that coexist within the regime.
Seats in National Assembly, 2018
(Number of seats)
Government dissidents 3
Opposition 112
Vacant 8
Source: The Economist Intelligence Unit.
Seats in Constituent Assembly, 2018
Vacant 42
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It is always fun to start smoking, but the situation changes when you want to stop. Cigarettes usually contain nicotine which is a substance that induces addiction. You will realize that you are an addict when you can do without smoking and start smoking regularly. The process of quitting smoking is always difficult especially because of the nicotine deficiency symptoms such as nausea. To quit smoking successfully, you should be motivated and committed to the process. Some backslide after starting the process since they lose the dedication and committed. The article discusses the hints and tips on how to stop smoking for good.
First, you should come up with a reason that influenced your decision to quit smoking. The reason will act as your motivation until you stop. Health concerns related to smoking such as lung cancer and waste of finances are some of the reason why people decide to quit smoking. Once you have identified the reason you should find out how you can monitor your progress. You can use the available technological gadget to help you with the process such as phone applications. Using the app, you will be able to tell how far you are and track your financial records.
It does not take a single day to quit smoking since the process is gradual and might take a long duration. To quit smoking completely, you should gradually decrease the number of cigarettes you smoke in a day until it reaches zero. To efficiently achieve this you should opt for other smoking alternatives which are safer and cheaper such as vaping. The vaping process involves use of a vaporizer or e-cigarette instead of cigarettes. If you don't like the option of vaping you can employ the nicotine replacement therapy which involves receiving of nicotine through medically approved methods such as nicotine gum and patches.
You cannot proceed with the process alone considering the complexity of the process. Therefore, you should seek support from your friends and family who will be happy to learn that you are trying to quit the habit. The friends can also help in tracking the progress and motivating you to continue. During the process, you should avoid things that might stress you. Stress is one of the contributors to smoking and that means that you are likely to go back to the habit is stressed. Therefore, you should be relaxed and stress-free during the process.
There are some other smoking triggers that you should avoid apart from stress. Determine all the smoking triggers to ensure the process goes smoothly without temptations. Excessive eating, alcohol, and friends as some of the common smoking triggers. You should avoid finding yourself in places where people are smoking. Hence, if you have decided to quit smoking, you should employ the above-discussed tips to ensure that you succeed.


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Google under fire from Googles
Stelor Productions, a Darnestown, Md. based children's entertainment company has filed a notice of opposition with the U.S. Commerce Department's Patent and Trademark Office concerning trademark applications made by popular search engine Google. The move is meant to challenge a filing made by Google that relates to children's products as well as serving as a petition to cancel Google's existing registration of its name for e-mail and search engine services.
Googles.com is an educational children's Web site operated by Stelor Productions. The site features cartoon characters named Googles that are from a planet called Goo. The site sells CDs, toys and other merchandise based on the Googles characters.
Google the search engine filed for a trademark with the serial number 76314783 on September 18, 2001 that includes "children's books" and "children's clothing." The Googles filing claims that consumers familiar with their brand will be confused by the use of the mark "Google" on children's products and books, citing the single letter difference between their own Googles characters. The Googles Web site also offers email accounts, which prompted the move to challenge Google's trademark for email related uses.
According to Stelor Productions CEO Steven A. Esrig, "The web is a big enough space for both of us, but not if Google trespasses on our domain for children. Even though Google Inc. is bigger, better capitalized, and more widely known, the company can't continue to pretend we don't exist. We were first in this trademarked space, and Google has no right to seriously damage our brand and our business. That's what trademark law and intellectual property rights are all about."
The damage Esrig refers to is the difficulty the company has had in securing new investors, licensees and entertainment partners because the of fury of media attention surrounding the upcoming Google IPO and its recent filing for trademark status on children's products. "Their mark is confusingly similar to ours," said Esrig. "The sole distinction between the two is that Google Inc. is using the singular version of our registered mark GOOGLES."
The case is likely to eventually end up in court. Google faced a similar suit earlier this year when it went up against adult search engine Booble.com, which used a similar name and logo for its Web site. Booble.com ultimately prevailed due to its claim that it served as a parody of the popular Google search engine.
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bobPay EFT is available to all Sellers provided they can receive payout requests into a South African bank account. bidorbuy has opened bank accounts with each of the major South African banks (Absa, FNB, Standard Bank and Nedbank) thereby allowing payers to select the bank they would like to make payments into, thus eliminating the usual delay for payments made between different banks. In order to further streamline the process payers are provided with payment instructions customised to the bank they are paying from. bidorbuy has also implemented a system to reconcile the payments received and in most cases both the buyer and seller are notified of receipt of the payment within half an hour of the payment being made.


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Doja Cat + Silk Sonic's Bruno Mars & Anderson. Paak Bless 2021 Grammy Awards With R&B Magic
Published on: Mar 15, 2021, 7:56 PM PDT
by Marisa Mendez
The 2021 Grammy Awards went down live on Sunday night (March 15), and R&B magic was made on the stage multiple times from some of the biggest names in the game.
Making for her first-ever performance during "Music's Biggest Night," Doja Cat performed her No. 1 single "Say So" – even though she's been sick of performing the song and made that clear following her performance of it at the 2020 MTV Europe Music Awards in November.
"im tired of say so too yall," she tweeted at the time.
Bruno Mars and Anderson. Paak also brought the soul, performing their new single "Leave The Door Open" and making their debut as a duo dubbed Silk Sonic.
Though Doja was nominated in three categories at the show (Record of the Year and Best Pop Solo Performance for "Say So," as well as Best New Artist), she didn't take any awards home. AP, however, won for Best Melodic Rap Performance for his 2020 single "Lockdown," which was released on Juneteenth and derived from from the artist's participation in a Black Lives Matter protest in Los Angeles where peaceful protestors were being shot with rubber bullets by the police.
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Why were the early Christians willing to die to protect a single iota of the creed? Why have the Judeans, Romans, and Persians—among others—seen the Christian creed as a threat to the established social order? In The Creed: Professing the Faith Through the Ages, bestselling author Dr. Scott Hahn recovers and conveys the creed's revolutionary character.
Tracing the development of the first formulations of faith in the early Church through later ecumenical councils, The Creed tells the story of how the very profession of our belief in Christ fashions us for heavenly life as we live out our earthly days.
Dr. Scott Hahn is the bestselling author of over forty titles, including The Lamb's Supperand Reasons to Believe. Professor Hahn holds the Fr. Michael Scanlan Chair of Biblical Theology and the New Evangelization at Franciscan University of Steubenville, where he has taught since 1990. As Founder and President of the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology, he is Editor-in-Chief of Emmaus Road Publishing. His Emmaus Road titles include Understanding "Our Father," Spirit and Life, Scripture Matters, Answering the New Atheism (co-author), and the Catholic for a Reason series (co-editor). He also serves as the McEssy Distinguished Visiting Professor of Biblical Theology at Mundelein Seminary. Dr. Hahn has six children and thirteen grandchildren. He lives in Steubenville, Ohio.
For more information, visit ScottHahn.com.
"In an age when subjectivism trumps all, Scott Hahn's latest book, which emphasizes the objectivity of Christian doctrine, is a bracing tonic. The leitmotif of this work is that we don't make the creeds; rather, the creeds make us. Further, Dr. Hahn's exploration of the meaning of the Nicene Creed provides a splendid introduction to the basics of Christian faith."—Most Rev. Robert E. Barron, Auxiliary Bishop of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Founder of Word On Fire, and Host of the Catholicism series
"A profoundly enjoyable presentation of the history and content of the 'rule of faith' that is making us into faithful children of a loving Father."—Marcus Grodi, Founder of the Coming Home Network International and host of EWTN's The Journey Home
"Scott Hahn is one of the most effective teachers of Catholicism today. As Dr. Hahn states, 'If we don't get the creed right, we don't get Jesus right.' This masterful book enables us to do just that."—Fr. Peter John Cameron, O.P., Author and Editor of The Magnificat
"With his usual clarity and engaging prose, Dr. Hahn takes the reader inside and behind the words of the creed that are familiar to every Catholic. In so doing he reintroduces the creed as much more than a summary of doctrines. The creed, in fact, makes us to be persons of faith and a community of faith."—Most Rev. Michael J. Sheridan, Bishop of Colorado Springs
"The ancient word for 'creed' is 'symbol,' literally the 'throwing together' of the Church's central teachings. In this way, Dr. Hahn's writings have been a living symbol of faith for a new generation of Christians: bringing together his love of Scripture with his confessed need for the Sacraments, his evangelical zeal for souls today with his understanding that we must all remain rooted in Tradition. Hahn's latest book on the creed provides all these elements and will lead readers to a deeper love of Jesus Christ and his Christian people."—Fr. David Meconi, S.J., Professor of Historical Theology, Saint Louis University and Editor, Homiletic and Pastoral Review
"Scott Hahn has written so many important volumes that readers may think they don't need to read this new one. Please do not make that mistake. Everyone who is a Christian or who is wondering about Christianity needs this brilliant book."—Matthew Levering, The James N. and Mary D. Perry, Jr. Chair of Theology, Mundelein Seminary
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I can't find the words to express how over-the-top wonderful Tom Gierhan is! He educated me and protected me every step of the way. Regarding anticipated repairs for a VA loan, Tom kept saying, "We" regarding getting things done. He meant it! I cannot imagine working with anyone else. I truly have made a most valued friend. Tom Gierhan is one of the very few most extraordinary people I've ever met.
Bozeman more recently has experienced exponential growth yet continues as a leader in the state in agriculture and tourism as well as the expansion and remodel of Gallatin Field Airport located just a few miles from the Bozeman City Center. Established in 1893 as Montana's land grant college, Montana State University educates over 13,000 students annually and is the home of the world-renowned Museum of the Rockies. The National Register of Historic Places lists nine historic districts in Bozeman including Downtown's Main Street. A modern day stroll down Main Street presents an eclectic mix of more than 100 shops, coffee bars, restaurants and art galleries all housed in turn-of-the-century buildings of architectural significance. Please visit ERA Landmark's Main Street location at 8 East Main for additional information on Main Street's historical buildings, restaurant recommendations and upcoming cultural events.
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$1,000 subsidy for programs at The Music Settlement
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Case Western Reserve University President Barbara R. Snyder recently announced that the university will provide a $1,000 subsidy for each child of Case Western Reserve faculty, staff or students who enroll their children in The Music Settlement's Early Childhood Day School, preschool and kindergarten programs for the 2020-2021 school year. They can use the subsidy at both University Circle and Ohio City locations for the Early Childhood Day School and preschool programs. Kindergarten is offered only at the University Circle location.
The university will continue to cover the $75 registration fee for these programs, which it began doing last year.
"We are thrilled to enhance our partnership with The Music Settlement so that the children of our faculty, staff and students can benefit from its exceptional programs," President Snyder said. "I am grateful to Geri Presti, TMS President and CEO and a double alumna of Case Western Reserve, for her leadership and commitment to partnering with Case Western Reserve to provide our families with award-winning early childhood educational programs."
The Music Settlement is enrolling students now for the 2020-2021. For more information on how to enroll, please visit: themusicsettlement.org/early-childhood-preschool/enrollment.
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Our partners in the local community also offer a wide variety of group programs to meet the needs of families.
Parenting groups currently available from a range of agencies are listed below.
Local SaCC facilitators, schools and interagency partners plan and develop initiatives for young children 0-8 years, families and members of local communities. Participating schools are Albion Park Rail Public School, Farmborough Road Public School, Berkeley, Berkeley West and Berkeley South Public Schools.


What a way to end our week! However, it was truly one of the smoothest dismissals and no one skipped a beat, no matter WHAT started to shut down! THANK YOU.
Classroom Teachers - please be the ones on the microphones during lunch and when you start lunch clean-up/dismissal. Thank you!
2:30 (no bell) - All 1st-4th should start loading the buses - WAIT to get on the buses until you get the signal from a bus duty staff member.
Our Curriculum Night is almost here! And while this evening is titled "Curriculum Night" I ask that you please focus this precious 30 minutes with your families by building a positive relationship! And conversely, please avoid a "sit and get" meeting by going over your classroom procedures, lunch and recess times, etc . . . All of this information can be placed on Canvas for your parents to refer to as needed or sent home via school newsletter.
So what should this evening look like?
Please join Terri Brown and Leslie Frobig for this optional staff meeting from 2:40-3:30 on Monday 8/20. They will provide you with their tips and tricks for getting the parents on your side and ensuring the school year starts off on the right foot! The location will be announced at the end of the school day. Thank you!
The links to the Personal Business Leave Requests and the PTO Wish Lists have been changed back to GOOGLE FORMS.
Unfortunately, and after conferring with Kyle Beimfohr, Office 365 Forms does NOT create a linked spreadsheet and constantly updates after each form has been submitted. Therefore, since these two documents are not student-sensitive information, I have changed the forms back to Google Forms. The new links are below.
IF YOU HAVE ALREADY FILLED OUT ONE OR BOTH OF THESE OFFICE 365 FORMS - don't worry! I copied and pasted your information to the Google Forms so that I have a record of what you filled out. Both of these Office 365 Forms are no longer accepting answers.
If you filled out the Personal Business Leave Request - I sent you an email today to notify if your request(s) were approved.
If you filled out a PTO Wish List Request - Please know that I have not yet replied back to anyone. I will be meeting with Jen Evans this week to start going over these requests.
The Board of Trustees on Monday evening named Chris Kuonen as Facilities Manager and Tye Hindsley as Facilities Assistant Manager. Please join me in congratulating these folks!
Nancy Petry is the inventory/inspector who will do inventory and order product as needed. As part of her inspector role, she will be walking all buildings making sure that cleaning is being done accordingly. She will be asked to help fill in when necessary.
Charles Turner - he will oversee 2nd shift items for ZWEST, SGE, PVE and BME.
The information for the Marquis Work Order system is below.
DUNK TANK ITEMS NEEDED FOR EAGLEFEST!
I'll be in the dunk tank again this year at Eaglefest on Friday 8/24 from 5:30 - 6:00ish. I am looking to borrow the following items: Inflatable tube, life vest, arm floaties (basically anything that will keep me afloat when I hit the water) and a water bazooka (so that I can squirt a little water back at the darlings that are trying to dunk me!) Thank you!
MARQUIS IS OUR NEW CUSTODIAL PARTNER!
Just in case you haven't heard, Marquis is our new custodial partner.
Thankfully, we have retained James as our lead custodian and in the evenings we will continue to have Lee (HOORAY!) and now you'll see a second gentleman - Will. He is incredibly kind and hard working! Please welcome him to SGE should you see him after school.
Please read the next section below to find out about Marquis' work order process.


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Brazilian Wax Survival Guide: Advice, Tips & More! My first experience at the European Wax Center was when I went to go get a brazilian wax for the first time. I've been getting waxed for about a year now and I love it! Here's my guide to what you need to know before getting a wax, as well as how to prepare yourself before and during the wax, and what to expect afterwards. Let me know if you have any more questions not addressed in this video down below! Xoxo, Kerry SNAPCHAT: Glaminista08 TWITTER: @Glaminista08 INSTAGRAM: @Glaminista08 TWITTER: @Glaminista08 PINTEREST: @Glaminista08 TUMBLR: http://www.glaminista08.tumblr.com Email: [email protected] FACTS: Age - 20 Camera - Canon T5i Grade - College Junior :3 *Business Email Only: [email protected] THIS VIDEO IS NO SPONSORED. ALL OPINIONS ARE MY OWN.
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Changing your Facebook password is one way to secure your account. In this article, we will certainly deal specifically on how you can alter Facebook password. For this, you will need to log right into your Facebook account. If you do not have a Facebook account, reviewing with this post would certainly be daft! You can alter Facebook password by carrying out the following easy actions on ways to alter Facebook password.
Action 1.Open a brand-new tab (Ctrl + T) as well as most likely to www.facebook.com.
Step 2.Login to your account.
* Enter your e-mail ID, or cellphone number that you signed up with.
Action 3.At the top ideal side of your web page, click on the arrow.
* Look at all-time low of the checklist.
* Click Setups to transform Facebook password.
Step 4.In the packed general setups of your Facebook account, click on Edit at the ideal side of setting pointed out Password.
Step 5.Key in your existing password, your brand-new password and also retype to confirm.
* Make certain your password is 6 to 12 character long.
* Consist of numbers or other acronyms in your password to make it stronger.
Action 6.Click Save Changes switch making the adjustment irreversible.
Step 7.You can Log out of other devices or Keep visited after you have changed Facebook password.
*Click on Remain to proceed with the option.
Tip 8.You can enable your internet browser to remember your freshly altered password for you. In this way, you will be able to login directly.
Always keep in mind the changed password. If you are not able to do so, you will certainly deal with a little bit of a problem when you log in. Although you can recoup your Facebook account, remembering or writing down your password in a different log is always much better than going with account healing. This is ways to change Facebook password.


I get this error message during my build.
Consider removing the patch file?
Package fails during package() while trying to delete "$pkgdir/opt/carto/builder/config/app_config.yml" and "$pkgdir/opt/carto/builder/config/database.yml". I'm guessing they were removed in the remote at some point. Please consider using "rm -f" instead to ignore the warning or removing the command if it's no longer needed.


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Race across multiple cities around the world and build a career as a driver and a contender in various challenges. Select the races you want, pick a vehicle from a large roster, tune and upgrade it, win the sessions to earn points and currency to unlock new content.
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Most of us have memories of playing Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, which we still regard as one of the best open world action adventure games ever. The game, which was released back in 2004 for PlayStation 2 and in 2005 for PC and Xbox, was both a commercial and critical hit.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas had a great introduction to the game and we have missed the same in the recent releases of the Grand Theft Auto series. However, a YouTube channel named Original Gr0ve Street ™ has remastered the introduction of GTA: San Andreas in GTA V, and it looks awesome.
GTA: San Andreas' protagonist, Carl, can be seen surrounded by the police at the start of the video where he escapes by mentioning that he lives in Liberty City now and not San Andreas. The whole GTA: San Andreas introduction scene was so well placed in GTA: V that it gives us a nostalgic feeling.


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Bakassi Deep Seaport: Cross River Signs Construction Agreement With China Harbour
In Breaking News, Business & Economy, International News
- Updated November 24, 2017
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent
The Cross River State Government has signed a construction agreement with Chinese state owned company; China Harbour for preliminary works on its Bakassi deep seaport.
The deep seaport is one of the signature projects of the administration of Governor Ben Ayade and despite being delayed, he said that the multi billion Naira project is intended to serve the north central and north eastern parts of Nigeria.
"This is not a Bakassi deep seaport, this is a northern port because all we are trying to do is to cut down travel time," said Mr. Ayade, Thursday in Calabar at the ceremony to sign the agreement where he lamented that the state has been cheated in "the system called Nigeria."
"The state has been treated unfairly in the Nigerians project through several ways of marginalisation and unjust treatments," said Ayade who maintained that the state is now "A weeping child of he nation" after the ceding of the Bakassi peninsula which effected the loss of 76 oil wells and led to her delisting from the 13 percent derivation formula.
He said this informed his administration's decision to create an alternative revenue source of which; "the Bakassi Deep Seaport is strategic for security and economic reasons."
"The Bakassi Deep Seaport will create a new narrative in merchandise and International trade in efficient port management system," Ayade said and expressed hope that the state will become an investment hub following the completion of the power and signature projects.
Also, Ayade who posited that the signing of the agreement signalled the commencement of work as well as compensation for a people who have lost their land, urged both the north central and north eastern parts of of the country to key into the projects and take them as their own because of the short distance it would take to access the port than going to Lagos.
The port when completed is also expected to serve the Republics of Chad and Niger. The state in February had told some federal lawmakers that it will sign a Memorandum of Understanding with the Chad republic to use the port.
Earlier, the Managing Director of China Harbour Engineering Company, Mr Zhang Wenfeng, assured the governor that the company will deliver high quality of work, assuring that they won't disappoint the state and the country.
Mr. Ayade had said the project will be delivered in 18 months but regulatory issues and other concerns have stalled the commencement of the project.
This made Mr. Ayade accuse federal authorities of playing politics with the future of Cross River State and even threatened to revoke the certificate of occupancy of the National Park over the delay in approving the Environmental Impact Assessment of the Superhighway which will serve as an evacuation corridor for the deep seaport.
However, the federal government recently approved the appointment of a transaction adviser for the project.
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[Oct 15] Newsletter - The Wave Talk.
THE.WAVE.TALK was finally selected for the new R&D government project as the IV injection tube. Through this project, we are going to research and develop a technology that can check the contamination of the injection. THE.WAVE.TALK has begun another task with a technology that can contribute to the world.