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Konjiki no Moji Tsukai (LN)
By TOMOTO Sui,十本 スイ
Konjiki no Moji Tsukai (LN) Volume 2 epilogue
Konjiki no Word Master: Volume 02 – Epilogue
Translator: ノンぶりyuu
Mhm… I don't think many people are reading this according to the post counts anyways, so I'm gonna drop the updates to once a week. The parts might be a little longer than usual now that I'm only doing it once a week or they could still be around 2k words…
This is the last part of Volume 2! Finally finished it *tears of joy*
If you spot any mistakes, feel free to point it out ~
[Hiiro]
"Well then, let's eat!"
Arnold shouted and everyone said, "Bon appetite" at the same time.
Many dishes were laid out on leaves in front of them. Although Hiiro couldn't say the food was luxurious, the fragrant still tickled his nose.
The thing that Hiiro grabbed first was bone-in meat. Something that looked like thick sauce was spread on top of the meat.
"Ah, that's 《Grey Pork Cuts drenched in Lemon Sauce》."
"Hoh."
The bone-in meat had a soft texture and the delicious grilled smell drifted in the air. Hiiro, who couldn't bear it anymore, bit into the meat.
"——— Oh?!"
The meat was as soft as it looked and it melted in his mouth. The meat's juices overflowed in his mouth.
(This is delicious and this sauce is superb!)
There was a hint of the lemon's acidity and a subtle sweetness. It was incredibly delicious, the sauce matched well with the meat's fat.
Arnold laughed guessing what Hiiro had thought.
"Muir made that sauce, you know"
"The Chibi did?"
She shyly looked downwards when Hiiro looked at her.
"Not bad, Chibi. Good job."
Hiiro praised her.
"Th-thank you. I'm… Happy. Ehehe."
Muir smiled cutely as blood rushed to her head. Winka and Winger were both wholeheartedly chewing on the meat. That was proof that the meat was delicious.
Next, Hiiro put the fish that Winka had caught into his mouth. It was also delicious.
(It tastes like grilled fish and the lumpy thing in the middle… Is it egg? I can get addicted to this texture.)
The fish was simply grilled with salt and the small burnt part of the fish stimulated his appetite.
"That's 《Grilled Big Egg Salmon》. I didn't think we'd find them in this river. Listen carefully, the special thing about this fish is that there are eggs in a female's stomach. As the name suggests, the eggs are very large. That's why you can briefly enjoy that texture. It's quite popular."
Arnold began boasting about the ingredients and Hiiro knew it was as popular as he had said. The salmon itself was tender and delicious. Hiiro couldn't get tired of the lumpy texture.
Everyone had a pleasant meal together.
When they finished eating and everyone had rested enough, Winka who was holding Winger headed towards Hiiro.
"Hiiro…"
"What do you want?"
Suddenly Winka slowly lowered her head and said, "Thank you".
"… I told you that you didn't need to thank me, didn't I?"
"Yeah, but Wi should thank you for saving Wi and Winger after all."
"Arf."
Winger leapt from her arms, walked towards the rock where Hiiro was sitting, and rubbed his face against Hiiro like a cat.
Hiiro stared at Winger then stretched out his hand to pet Winger's head. Winger barked pleasantly, "Ar~f" because it felt good.
Then Winka came closer to Hiiro for some reason and stuck out her small head.
"… What're you doing?"
"… I want you to stroke my head."
"I told you before that I won't do it."
"But it's unfair for you to only be petting Winger."
"It's thanks to him that we were able to escape and in the first place he's like a pet, right?"
Petting the head of a small animal was different from stroking the head of a person. Winka, however, did not give up and turned her teary eyes up at Hiiro.
"I've said it before right? If you want me to stroke your head then do something…"
Hiiro said but then remembered that she had saved him and because of that she got wounded.
Hiiro had already healed her wounds but she certainly did something good. Hiiro stared into her eyes and her beautiful clear pupils stared right back at him. Her eyes were mixed with the same purity as a small animal like Winger.
Hiiro exhaled deeply in resignation. He stretched out his hand and placed it on top of Winka's head and slowly moved it.
Winka slightly twitched her body and closed her eyes. Her expression was one of satisfaction.
"Fuh…"
A sound similar to a sigh escaped from Winka's mouth.
(Well, she's like a small animal.)
Her body was small, her behavior and speech was also like a small animal's. Her existence made people want to protect her.
"Listen carefully, we're even now."
"… Yup… That's fine but just a little… More."
Winka asked him to continue stoking her head. Hiiro thought that if she was satisfied with this then he would continue even though it was troublesome. Winger was also feeling satisfied and climbed onto Hiiro's lap.
Hiiro had the rare experience of petting two things at the same time.
"Ehehe, it feels good…"
"Is that so?"
Hiiro continued stroking their heads while remembering the time he spent at the orphanage.
When he was there he also stroked the children's heads like this and they told him to continue doing so because it felt good.
It gradually escalated and then he was stuck with stroking their heads everyday. Finally it got so troublesome that he declared to the children that he would no longer be doing it anymore.
The children were unhappy and their words were harsh but Hiiro couldn't understand why he was stroking their heads in the first place.
Being treated like a child was unpleasant for Hiiro, even when he was a child so he didn't understand the meaning of being stroked on the head.
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[Muir]
Muir who was cleaning up with Arnold was shocked when Hiiro began stroking Winka's head.
(E-e-eh!? Wh-why is Wi-san being stroked on the head!?"
Hiiro surely turned her down once before.
Even so Muir didn't know what had changed and was looking at Winka enviously.
"Eh, Wi looks happy."
Arnold said next to Muir without knowing how she felt.
"She didn't have any parents to stroke her head like that."
Muir who had heard that gasped and remembered Winka's past.
She had been travelling since she was little in search of her father and since she was a human and beastman half breed she probably didn't have anyone to stroke her head like that.
When she had met them, Arnold and Hiiro had stroked her head and it was apparent that she felt a sense of security for the first time in a while.
"I see, Wi-san… She's always been alone."
Arnold who had heard Muir's mutter, shrugged his shoulders and continued cleaning up.
(B-but that looks nice… Being stoked on the head…)
Muir imagined that she was also being stroked on the head by Hiiro and felt her face heating up.
"Uoh… It's somewhat embarrassing."
She wanted him to stroke her head too but it was embarrassing. In her dilemma Muir answered.
(Yup! I'll get him to stroke my head someday!)
She made it her goal to be stroked on the head by Hiiro in the near future.
"Hey ~, help me out Muir ~."
"Ah, yes!"
Muir turned back in response to Arnold's voice but then stopped and stared at Winka.
(Wi-san! I won't lose to you!)
With that determination in mind, the delusional girl moved.
Several days after Hiiro and co had escaped from 【Buscador】.
The four heroes who had returned from completing a subjugation quest were checking their 《Status》. They told Lilith and Vale about their growth.
"No matter how many times I hear it, it's amazing!"
Vale's eyes widened as he said in admiration. He was the heroes' instructor and also the captain of the second division army that the 【Human Country・Victorias】boasted about.
The person next to him who had the same delightful look was Princess Lilith.
"What's amazing?"
Taishi Aoyama asked representing everyone, he was the only male in the hero group. He had his head tilted like the other heroes.
"May I? People can only have one magic attribute. Of course there are exceptions to this. There are certainly people who have multiple attributes depending on how talented they are. However I have never heard of someone having three or even four attributes like you all do. Moreover light attribute magic is something only the『Spirit Race』can handle. As expected of heroes, you all have light magic."
Everyone laughed awkwardly at Vale's praises. They were happy that they were all cheats.
"Moreover Vale-san was surprised at how fast you all are levelling and learning magic."
Vale nodded in agreement with Lilith's words.
"Also if we look at your magic and physical abilities, Taishi-sama and Chika-sama are the vanguard-types while Shuri-sama and Shinobu-sama are the rear guard-types. Your status is also specialised in that way."
Taishi and Chika's 《Status》certainly stressed on attack power while Shinobu and Shuri's emphasized defence and support. Their magic was also the same.
"This is a very well-balanced team, is it not?"
Lilith said happily while putting her hands together and laughing.
"Hahaha, it was the same when we played online games!"
"Seems like it!"
Chika Shizumiya, a hero like Taishi, looked at him and laughed. They made a team of four when they played online RPGs.
On those occasions, Taishi and Chika would be the offensive players while Shuri Minamoto and Shinobu Akamori were the support players. Their roles of those times reflected magnificently in this world.
"If we level up then our 《Status》will also increase accordingly, right?"
"Heh, it's exactly like an RPG. By the way, what level are you Vale?"
"Me? I am level 58."
"Woah ~, as expected of a captain. Did you level up by defeating monsters?"
"Yes. You can also get EXP from completing quests."
"Come to think of it, we've done quite a lot of quests since we've been summoned, huh ~. Guilds are the best!"
"Yes. Guilds are the best part of the game ~."
The one who agreed with Taishi was Shinobu.
"Moreover, I feel safe with everyone."
Shuri smiled softly as she said that and a gentle fluffy feeling floated about her.
"But I was surprised at the beginning. Being an adventurer is such a dangerous job but when we talked about quests and guilds you all became very happy and immediately wanted to register."
"Because it's a guild, you know! Adventures and quests! It's exciting for gamers, right everyone?"
"Yes, you'd normally itch to put your skills to use."
It wasn't just Chika, the other two were also nodding. Taishi looked satisfied.
"You are promising."
Vale misunderstood their optimistic thoughts and smiled remembering their brave and promising words.
Lilith interrupted then and opened a wrapping paper in front of Taishi.
"Mhm, Taishi-sama. If you do not mind, please have some of this."
"Eh? What's this Lilith?"
"It is a cookie that I made with the maids today."
"Eh ~, then I'll have one."
Taishi put a star-shaped cookie into his mouth and ate it.
"Oh! It's delicious, Lilith!"
"I-is that so!? Ah, I am glad."
Lilith blushed and looked downwards as if she was embarrassed but she looked quite happy. Chika who saw that, was sullen and stabbed her elbow into Taishi's arm.
"That hurts! Wh-what're you doing Chika!?"
"Hpmh, your nose was stretching you, Womanising Demon!"
"Wo-womanising demon…"
Taishi was shocked by those words and dropped his shoulders, crestfallen.
"Ev-everyone please eat it as well."
Lilith intervened while flustered, covering for Taishi. He looked at her gratefully and Chika was once again displeased.
Taishi thought that it was bad and tried desperately to change the topic.
"Mh-mhm, th-that! Hey Vale."
"Ah, yes. What is it?"
"N-no, I was wondering if there were any problems in nearby cities recently."
"Problems…?"
Vale asked, thought for a while and said, "Now that I think about it."
"What happened?"
"Yes well, it's not directly connected to this country but a facility called【Buscador】had mysteriously collapsed recently."
"Eh, what kind of a facility is it?"
"It seems that they research monster ecology but I do not know the details. Sorry."
Vale said apologetically. Lilith also didn't know and tilted her head.
"But there is something that concerns us…"
"Something that concerns you?"
"Yes, according to the researchers that escaped from there, it was done by a group of bandits."
"Bandits?"
"Yes and one of the bandits resembled the person who wears that red robe."
The Red Robe was the man who saved a certain village from notorious Adventures. He also helped beastman who were unreasonably captured by 《Beast Cage》.
This time, however, he was treated as a bandit who may have destroyed a research facility.
"Isn't it a different person?"
"But he had black hair and glasses. His characteristics are similar to that person we discussed before."
"Hmph, well if he really did something bad then wouldn't they catch him eventually?"
Chika said, she wasn't really interested in talking about this kind of stuff.
"Ah, speaking about glasses that reminds me, I wonder how that guy is?"
Taishi said remembering the person who had been summoned with them. Chika reacted to that.
"… What are you saying all of a sudden…? That guy?"
"You know, Okamura. Okamura."
"Ah…"
Chika replied coldly as if she wasn't interested.
"Wasn't he dragged into this because of us? I actually feel pretty bad about it."
"What are you saying now? Okamura said he didn't blame us for anything. There's no need for you to worry about it. He left on his own."
"Mhm ~ but…"
"First, I don't like guys like him."
"Really?"
"Yes. He's always alone. He's doesn't feel lonely because he can do everything by himself. I don't feel good when I see people like that."
The three listened quietly to Chika's angry words.
Hiiro was their classmate but they've never talked to him before. They had never seen him talk to anyone before either.
He was like air, they didn't notice him. He always skipped class and when he didn't, he would sleep at his desk or read books.
"Even if he's a loner, he should tone it down!"
"Hey Chika. Why're you so upset?"
"Isn't he just so irritating?! He rarely comes to class yet he does better than me in all the tests. What's with that!?"
"N-no, why're you asking me…? Isn't it because you're just not very…"
"What?!"
"N-no… Nothing!"
Hiiro rarely came to class at all.
Even if he came, he was always sleeping so he never heard the teacher's lectures but for some reason his grades were good and that's why Chika was so angry.
"N-now, now. What if Okamura-kun was studying and reviewing work at home?"
Shuri defended Hiiro by proposing a possibility.
"Certainly ~, there's the possibility of him having a tutor or going to cram school ~."
Shinobu added.
"How would I know?!"
Chika puffed out her cheeks and turned away from them. Taishi sighed in relief.
"Is Okamura-dono your friendI)Nakama - friend, comrade, associate etc. Hard to translate into English.?"
Vale said. He valued Hiiro differently since he attached -dono to Hiiro's name instead of -sama.
"He's not our friend!"
"Well, he's our classmate… We studied in the same place together."
"Oh, is that so? Is it really alright for him to be alone?"
"Eh?"
"This world is full of dangers. Of course this includes the 『Demon-kin』, but there are also disputes between people of the same race. There is a high possibility that he became an adventurer since he is on his own. However it does not seem like he has any prominent combat skills like you, Hero-sama… Recently we have information that things are getting lively in the 『Beastman』country, 【Beast Kingdom・Pasion】. Perhaps, war is near…"
If Hiiro was caught up in it then he could die. Everyone could predict what Vale was trying to say.
A heavy silence filled the area. Even if they weren't friends it was unpleasant for a classmate to die.
"It is all because I summoned that person…"
Gentle Lilith said that she was the person most responsible for this and was depressed. Silence filled the area again since no one knew what to say. Then Chika broke the silence.
"Argh, enough! It doesn't matter how much you worry about that egotistic guy! All you have to think about right now is to become stronger!"
"Chika's so strong."
"Got a problem with that? If we defeat the『Demon-kin』and it becomes peaceful wouldn't he be able to live peacefully too?!"
Everyone opened their mouths, flabbergasted at those words. They had never thought that such words would come out of Chika, since she was so angry earlier.
"Chika-chan… You're so nice."
Shuri said happily while smiling. Chika blushed and yelled.
"Yo-you're mistaken! I was only simply… Ah, whatever! This conversation is over! It's over, you hear me?! Okay!"
The three said, "Yes, yes" while looking amused.
"It is as Chika-sama said. Please just think about getting stronger for now."
Vale said and everyone nodded.
【Demon Country・Xaos】located far north of the 【Human Country・Victorias】.
In a room at the castle of the Demon King, located within Xaos, sitting around a long table staring at each other were the 『Demon-kin』warriors.
Three chairs were arranged on each side of the long table like in a meeting room. Five of the chairs were occupied while one person sat in a position that overlooked them. There was an attendant standing next to them.
There were a total of seven people in this room. The only person standing had snow white hair and a serious look on her face. Her name was Kiria and she spoke.
"Well then, I would like to begin the Demon Country conference. First allow me to take attendance, like always we will begin with the lowest ranking member."
Then Kiria shifted her gaze to the person sitting farthest away from her.
"《Rank 6》, Grayald-sama."
"Yup."
A darkish young man in his 20s who had his elbows on the desk and an expression that said he couldn't be bothered, answered. His trademark was his pointed head that looked like a sea urchin.
"《Rank 5》, Shublars-sama."
"Here ~, Ufufu."
A sociable, voluptuous woman answered while moving her purple lips upwards in a smile. She had an outstanding figure and was dressed provocatively, exposing her breasts.
"《Rank 4》, Ornoth-sama."
A man covered in blue hair with a face like a wolf, nodded.
"《Rank 3》Teckil-sama is absent due to other commitments."
A small click of the tongue could be heard. It came from,
"《Rank 2》Marione-sama."
It was a man with a stern face, he was obviously in the military. He was frowning with displeasure. He had a moustache that people would want to touch above his mouth.
Kiria continued without paying him any heed.
"《Rank 1》, Aquinas-sama."
"Yeah."
A man with red hair muttered quietly. He had a dignified atmosphere about him. Like a woman, his tensed face attracted both men and woman.
"Now onto today's agenda. I now present, Her Majesty Eveam."
Kiria prompted the blonde girl sitting next to her, Eveam, to speak.
"Um, okay."
Eveam was a young girl of about sixteen or seventeen years of age. She had beautiful blonde hair which was the envy of many. Her face looked a little childish but she was still a beautiful girl.
She opened her eyes and revealing her clear bright blue eyes. When she tried to open her red lips to speak, 《Rank 2》Marione promptly raised his hands.
"… What's wrong, Marione?"
"It is not what is wrong, Your Majesty. Why is there someone absent from the conference?"
"Because I gave him a job to do."
"A job? Hoh, is that job more important than the conference?"
"Yes. Besides, it's not like it doesn't have anything to do with this conference. Hear me out first."
"… Is that so?"
He didn't look satisfied but backed down for now.
"Okay, I'm going to be frank: the 『Human Race』has succeeded in summoning the heroes."
Those who were obviously displeased, those who were interested, and even those who were indifferent: everyone reacted to what Eveam said.
"Is that true, Your Majesty?"
Shublars asked and she nodded.
"Yes, Teckil reported it. There's no doubt."
"I see. You sent him into the human world."
Marione nodded in understanding.
"Yes, but I'm thinking of having a look into the beast kingdom now."
"That's right, we have to be more wary of the 『Beastman』more so than the 『Human Race』right now anyway."
"Indeed. I received a delayed report that some of my subordinates were attacked. Of course they retaliated but it took some time."
Grayald said casually but his words were mixed with anger.
"Yes. The heroes are certainly a threat but we can ignore them for now. We must focus on the『Beastman』. Their physical abilities are far above ours and they've invented a strange ability which is quite troublesome. Moreover they're belligerent."
"They have that strange ability to compensate for their lack of magic. However, it's still in the middle of development so now's the time to strike."
Marione said and Eveam shook her head.
"No, as I've previously said, we will not engage in war!"
Marione suddenly slammed the table attracting everyone's attention.
"Are you out of your mind?! Our brethren are being killed! We have to crush them before they become a bigger threat!"
"No, if we do so, we would merely be following in the footsteps of the late king! We are pursuing a world where all races can live in peace!"
"Then we just need to eliminate all hindrances!"
"No! Doing so would only bring about hatred! Conflict calls for more conflict, it instigates the flames of war and ultimately it will destroy our 【Edea】!"
"Then what should we do?! Are you telling us to sit back and accept their actions?!"
"Exactly!"
"Wha…?!"
He didn't expect her to confirm his words and froze.
"The late king… My brother took power by killing our father and tried to create a world for only us, the『Demon-kin』. This is the result. Is this what you want? Do you call a world where each race glares at, fights and hurt each other, a righteous one?"
Everyone remained silent while listening to her words.
"My brother was too radical and he was assassinated because of it. The 『Beastman』were probably responsible for it but that doesn't matter now. Anyway, excessive control would only result in straining relations. Those strained relationships would increase and would eventually lead to conflict. Isn't that sad…? All living beings in this world have the right to live in it. Why do we have to fight over it…?"
She said sadly while casting her eyes down. Kiria noticed that her shoulders were slightly trembling and gently placed her hands on Eveam's shoulders.
"I'm fine, Kiria. Thanks."
She raised her face and looked at everyone.
"The ideal result would be for us to cooperate with the other races or at the very least, there must be a method where no one needs to get hurt!"
"How idealistic."
Marione discarded.
"Yes, it's idealistic. But with the way things are now, blood will just continue to spill."
"We are the 『Demon-kin』. Why must we honour the other races?"
"Life in itself, is a wonderful thing."
Eveam had the appearance of a sixteen or seventeen year old girl. In Marione's eyes, she was nothing but a brat. But the power in the gaze of that brat took his breath away for a moment.
"That's why we won't fight with our full power. Waging war is just absurd!"
"Mhm ~, but Your Majesty, all the other races ignored your letters for a peace treaty."
Shublars was right. Eveam had repeatedly sent out letters to reconcile but there were no reply. They didn't respond at all.
"Well it's not unreasonable. During the late king's reign, the killing was endless and even if there was a peace treaty he'd stab them in the back. It's not strange that we are bound together with them through hatred. It's no wonder that they'd consider a treaty of peace from the『Demon-kin』as some kind of prank."
Grayald sighed as if speaking to himself.
"I understand that neither the 『Human Race』nor the『Beastman』would forgive the atrocities committed by my brother. However unless someone severs the chain of hatred, the sorrow will only increase."
"Are you suggesting that we are the ones to sever that chain?"
Marione said with a mocking smile.
"Indeed."
"That's impossible. Are you not aware that they are killing『Demon-kin』? I'm sure that our brethren also cannot accept this. Are you saying that we should lay low until peace is achieved? When will that be? Will it be when we have perished?"
"No! I will protect the 『Demon-kin』!"
"Don't make me laugh. Everything you've said so far only endangers the 『Demon-kin』."
Hearing Marione's aspirations made Eveam look like she was at a loss for words.
"Even so… I…"
"The 『Human Race』will train their heroes and attack us before long. No even before that the 『Beastman』are waiting for their chance to attack as well. There has been signs of that. Either way, we're out of time. We can only kill each other until one side perishes. Please withdraw the ceasefire!"
The reason why the 『Demon-kin』were not attacking the other races was because Eveam had used her authority as Demon King to enforce a ceasefire. The Demon King's orders were absolute. Since olden days, capital punishment awaited those who went against those orders.
"Now, let us remove all the hindrances with all our might before it's too late! Your Majesty!"
Hearing those words Eveam remained silent for a while then she raised her head and looked at Marione. Her expression showed that she had no intention of yielding to him and he frowned.
"I won't withdraw the ceasefire!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Why don't you calm down for a bit, Marione-dono?"
"Shut up you beastman defect!"
Marione glared at Ornoth, who had interrupted him, ready to kill him.
"To begin with what is a 《Taboo》like you doing here!? You're just ———."
"Shut up!"
"?!"
Eveam suddenly bellowed, the atmosphere around them froze and then she glared at Marione.
"Are you defying the Demon King's orders?!"
"Gr… Hmph!"
He left the room with a snort.
"Is it alright to not to stop him, Your Majesty?"
She faintly smiled at Shublar's question.
"N-no… My belief will not be shaken."
"He has a short temper but he's worrying about the 『Demon-kin』's future in his own way."
Aquinas, who had remained silent until now, spoke.
Of course he was talking about Marione.
"I know."
"His wife and child were killed by the beastman."
Ornoth quietly shut his eyes. Eveam clenched her fist in frustration while looking at him.
She understood the grudge Marione held because of that incident but still she believed that it was wrong to be dominated by hatred.
"You are… Dismissed for today."
Looking completely different from before, she left the place with Kiria looking feeble and bitter. The others left one by one and only Aquinas and Ornoth remained behind.
"Don't take it to heart. I said it before, Marione just has a short temper."
Ornoth inadvertently smiled at Aquinas's sudden words.
"No, I'm more worried about Her Majesty."
"…?"
"What are your thoughts on Her Majesty's idealistic path?"
"… Naïve. Too Naïve."
"However…"
"Mhm?"
"If there truly is a world where there is no pain then I would love to see it."
"… You're right."
"But as long as we're the only ones striving for it, we'll only be confronted by nothing more than cruel reality."
"I suppose."
"… Someone."
"If there was someone who was unbiased about race. Someone who could act as a mediator and build connections with other races…"
"Is that impossible for Her Majesty?"
"It's impossible for the Princess… No, for Her Majesty alone. Besides she's the 『Demon-kin』's representative."
"Right. We need someone who is neither affiliated with the『Human Race』, the『Beastman』, the『Demon-kin』nor the 『Spirit Race』. If it's someone like that then they could act as mediator."
"Now that's idealistic."
"Despite that are you still going to support Her Majesty?"
"And I also swore to support you back then."
"… How loyal of you."
They gave each other a faint smile and stood up from their seats. Aquinas thought,
(A mediator… That's really idealistic.)
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Regeneration on the agenda at top-level meetings
From Keighley News, 23rd November, 2017
Written by David Knights
KEIGHLEY is poised for two top-level meetings to thrash out regeneration plans for the town. MP John Grogan is organising a seminar on Keighley's economic future on April 20, with key regional speakers. And the town will host the annual meeting of Bradford Council's regeneration and economy over the view and scrutiny committee that focuses on Keighley issues.
Issues likely to be addressed at both events will be the planned Aire Valley Retail Park in East Parade, town centre road improvements, and the future use of former Keighley College sites.
Labour politician Mr Grogan first revealed his plans to hold an economic seminar soon after becoming Keighley's MP last summer.
He said this week that one of the main speakers would be Roger Marsh, chairman of the Leeds City Region Local Economic Partnership, which works to improve the whole of West Yorkshire.
He added: "I hope that the Aire Valley Retail Park developers will be in attendance on that date.
"In 2018 I am very hopeful of major announcements regarding the use of the sites of the old college buildings."
Mr Grogan welcomed news that for the third year running, Bradford Council's powerful regeneration committee would hold a meeting specifically to discuss Keighley issues.
Committee chairman Adrian Farley, who represents Keighley West ward, has again located the meeting at Keighley Town Hall – on December 19 at 6pm -- to ensure councillors from across the district are aware of the town's needs.
He is arranging for committee members to tour Cliffe Castle park and museum before the meeting to see a host of improvements spearheaded by the council.
Mr Grogan said: "The meeting of the scrutiny committee is timely as the year will end on an upbeat note with the grand unveiling of all the work at Cliffe Castle."
Cllr Farley said he had requested updates on several ongoing Keighley projects, including the North Street traffic improvements, Cliffe Castle Park renovation, Keighley Business Improvement District (BID), and long-awaited plans to build a shopping complex on East Parade.
He added: "We've invited Keighley Area Committee members and town councillors to attend."
Craven ward councillor Andrew Mallinson, a member of the regeneration committee, said it was essential councillors were given "clarity" about progress on a host of projects such as the retail park, town centre roads and the planned widening of Hard Ings Road, because they were interlinked.
He added: "I'd like to know what's changed and how we've moved forward in the past 12 months."

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GET TO KNOW OUR GRADE 8 STUDENTS: GUS M.
At RA, we begin each week with an all school assembly. It is tradition for every Grade 8 student to take a turn running the assembly and speak about something that is meaningful to them. Each week, their speeches will be posted for our community to read. These outstanding young people are the leaders of our school and have experiences and stories that are important to share. Last Monday, Gus M. spoke about perseverance and not giving up even when you are faced with the greatest of challenges. Enjoy Gus' story!
I would like to talk to you about perseverance. Perseverance means to try your hardest and not give up when times are tough. Someone who has shown lots of perseverance is Shaquem Griffin. Shaquem Griffin is a linebacker for the Seattle Seahawks, but what makes him really unique is that he is the first NFL player with one hand.
Shaquem Griffin was able to overcome his disability because he persevered even though the odds were against him and he worked hard to prove that he was just as good as anyone with two hands. While he was training, his coaches and teammates treated him like everyone else and didn't go easy on him. He learned how to catch and tackle with just one hand. This perseverance and hard work led to him accomplishing his dream.
Most of us here have had to persevere through something in our lives whether it is learning to read or riding a bike. An example of something that I have to persevere through is that when I play sports I am usually the shortest player on the court or field but I still continue to try my hardest. As you think of the challenges you face, I want you to think of Shaquem Griffin and never give up.


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A powerful tale of family and community, This House Is Not for Sale brings to life an African neighborhood and one remarkable house, seen through the eyes of a young member of the household. The house lies in a town seemingly lost in time, full of colorful, larger-than-life characters; at the narrative's heart are Grandpa, the family patriarch whose occasional cruelty is balanced by his willingness to open his doors to those in need, and the house itself, which becomes a character in its own right and takes on the scale of legend.
From the decades-long rivalry between owners of two competing convenience stores to the man who convinces his neighbors to give up their earthly possessions to prepare for the end of the world, Osondu's story captures a place beyond the reach of the outside world, full of superstitions and myths that sustain its people.
Osondu's prose has the lightness and magic of fable, but his themes - poverty, disease, the arrival of civilization in an isolated community - are timeless and profound. At once full of joyful energy and quiet heartbreak, This House Is Not for Sale is an utterly original novel from a master storyteller.
Whenever the uncle we all called Gramophone, behind his back, walked into any room with a radio on or some music playing, it was immediately turned down or turned off. He would sometimes use two fingers to block both ears when loud music from the record store down the road wafted into the Family House. He was called Gramophone because he would clean and dust every part of the sitting room but would not go near or touch Grandfather's four-in-one Sanyo stereo. When this was pointed out to him once, he shrank back and said he could dust and clean everything in the sitting room but not that Gramophone, he said, pointing to the Sanyo stereo. We were warned not to whistle songs around him. Whistling was not encouraged in the Family House at any rate, whistling in the daytime was said to attract snakes while whistling at night attracted evil spirits.
The characters in This House Is Not For Sale are deeply flawed. They are greedy, deceitful, quick to commit "crimes of passion," or overly ambitious. And yet, Osondu brings them all to life with love. The dialogue, flavored by its ever-present chorus of unnamed voices, sparkles with humor, playful wickedness, and zest. Osondu gives us a strong and joyful sense of place in this novel. It is clearly a place he cherishes, and one that we, as readers, will come away cherishing as well. (Reviewed by Naomi Benaron).
Vivid... Beguiling in their simplicity and resonant in their universal themes, This House is Not for Sale offers a striking appraisal of people's basest ambitions.
A wide-ranging portrait of an African community largely at odds with itself.
Starred Review. Osondu uses the house as a prism through which to depict the events of the neighborhood, proving that our stories outlive the places we inhabit.
Remarkable... Though Osondu tips his hat to tradition, this book is a distinctive and singular achievement, all the more remarkable for being a debut novel.


AS Monaco head coach Thierry Henry says he is worried about the club's future more than his own, amid rumours that he might get sacked soon as the team struggles to climb out of the relegation zone. AS Monaco are currently down in 19th place in Ligue 1, three points away from safety. They have won just three of their 21 league matches this season and scored just 19 goals. This week they failed to qualify for the quarter-finals of the French Cup as they lost 3-1 at home to second-tier side Metz. AS Monaco have not won a league match since the beginning of December.
Thierry Henry took charge in October, returning to his former club for his first job as head coach. "My future? Owners would decide when they need to decide. I am more worried for Monaco's future. I already said that," Henry said at a news conference after the defeat against Metz. "I will repeat. No need to always ask the same question, I would answer the same thing - Atletico Madrid have been relegated in the 90s with stronger players than us. [Real] Zaragoza as well more recently as you know. I could talk about all the leagues. We are in this situation, even if it was Coupe de France and now we are out but this weekend against Dijon in Ligue 1 it's going to be war."
In fact, AS Monaco visit 18th-placed Dijon this weekend in a match that could be the turning point that Henry was hoping for. If they win, they would move up to 18th spot and even hope to catch Amiens and Caen in the first safe positions. AS Monaco finished second in Ligue 1 last season and had a sensational run in the Champions League, reaching the semi-finals. But this season was not even close to what they achieved in the last campaign, they crashed out in the group stage of the Champions League and are struggling to get out of the relegation zone in Ligue 1. Last summer the club did a squad re-shuffle, with the likes of Thomas Lemar and Fabinho being sold and Aleksandr Golovin and Benjamin Henrichs arriving.
AS Monaco are 7/4 at Bet365 to get relegated from Ligue 1 this season.
And maybe Atletoco Madrid and Zaragoza had also a better managers as a squads by the time they've been relegated.
First of all it's been a strange move from the club to appoint Henry in this tough situation..a man with almost zero experience as a coach.
Secondly I'm not tend to feel sorry for a club that sold so many players in a multi-million deals over the past few seasons and probably didn't re-invest enough at their own squad as they could or should of done.
Third, Henry could be a fine-spoken guy and probably acting too noble right now(really the guy who throw away Ireland from the WC scoring with his arm and telling the whole world he didn't)...but what means he's worried for the club...the club's future is mainly in his hands right now...but I guess they'll do better if he got sacked.


Sleeping Giant State Park in Hamden.
HAMDEN — Almost a year after a tornado devastated Sleeping Giant State Park, its reopening is on the horizon.
Officials aren't promising Sleeping Giant will open by Memorial Day, but certainly by the start of summer, said Lee Sawyer, state Department of Energy and Environmental Protection spokesman.
"There's been hope that it could be open in the next few weeks, but all we can say for certain is it will be open by the start of summer," Sawyer said.
With the weather warming up, crews are back to work on a number of things.
The May 15 tornado that tore through Hamden and other parts of the state last year wreaked havoc on homes, cars, roads and parks. It brought down trees and power lines onto buildings, and sections of forest were nearly leveled.
Sleeping Giant State Park was no exception. Standing at the park's entrance on Mount Carmel Avenue across from Quinnipiac University, one could see the trees around the parking lot and picnic area broken in half by forceful winds. Deep within the park, uprooted and fallen trees blocked trails.
Seeing the damage heaped on the park "brought me to tears," said Gail Cameron, vice president of the park association and chairwoman of the Environmental Stewardship Committee.
The condition of Sleeping Giant made it too dangerous for anyone to enter the site, so it's been closed ever since. But park officials are looking at a new horizon for Sleeping Giant as they plan to reopen the park by the end of June.
"The landscape has been changed but we're figuring out how to make best use of it," Sawyer said.
Several state parks were closed after the May 15 storm, including Wharton Brook State Park in Wallingford and Chatfield Hollow State Park in Killingworth, and all of them have reopened except for Sleeping Giant.
The Sleeping Giant Park Association has done a lot of work clearing the trails of fallen trees and its trail crew, who maintain the trails regularly, were largely responsible for removing the fallen trees on all the side trails, Park Supervisor Jill Scheinbenpflug said.
Thus far, the trail crew has cleared more thank 1,900 fallen trees from the 32 miles of trails, Cameron said. The state has only worked on the tower path that leads to the Giant's summit, she said, so rehabilitating all the other trails has fallen to the volunteers.
The trail crew began clearing the paths a couple weeks after the storm, working four to five hours every Sunday until winter came, Cameron said.
Like so many, Jim Sirch, an SGPA volunteer and past president of the Hamden Land Conservation Trust, has long enjoyed hiking the Giant's trails and has led bird walks through its woods. He's looking forward to doing that again when the park opens, but he's expecting the wildlife may be different.
Sawyer said the state will end up spending about $1 million to get the park back to operating condition.
Since the storm took down so many trees, more light has opened on the forest floor, which means there might be different birds nesting and new plants that are able to grow.
Some less common bird species in Connecticut — the worm eating warbler, ovenbird, wood thrush, scarlet tanager — that have made Sleeping Giant's trees their home may not return, Sirch said, because the habitat has changed.
Like Cameron, Sirch said he had a "sinking feeling" observing the storm damage in the park.
"I know that the ecology is going to change and it's going to be 75 to 100 years to return to what it once was. But there can be some opportunities from this," he said.
Sirch said the open canopy might create more flowers for some pollinator species and it might be opportunity for the state to create pollinator meadows in the park, which he hopes for.
Another silver lining of the trees coming down is that park goers will be able to see the Sleeping Giant better, Scheinbenpflug said, and other views people probably couldn't before.
The hills of Sleeping Giant are known as a traprock ridge, which formed millions of years ago when magma made its way toward the Earth's surface as the crust separated, Sirch said. The step-like appearance of the weathered rock faces distinguish these landscape features, creating mineral rich rock and soil that can support diverse flora and organisms, he said.
The tornado changed the park's landscape dramatically, especially at the entrance and picnic area.
"The whole picnic area was pretty wiped out," Scheinbenpflug said, but DEEP is planning how the agency will rehabilitate those spaces by hiring a contractor to survey the land and develop a master plan for the park.
Scheinbenpflug said planting indigenous species in that area is the main goal for it, in addition to creating some meadows and picnic areas on the side. The storm damage isn't only negative, though, because it has created an opportunity to redesign some of the park, she said and they've discussed putting in a visitor center near the entrance that would house artifacts and park history.
Additionally, "It's an opportunity to watch what happens as the forest regenerates," Cameron said.
Other work to be completed is on the main trail. Rainstorms last fall eroded the tower trail leading to the summit where trees needed to be removed because of the grading damage, Sawyer said. However, trees will be replanted at there, which he expects will be finished soon.
The tower trail itself needs repair since it was widened for heavy trucks and machinery to remove dead trees, Scheinbenpflug said. They're working resurfacing the trail and installing new culverts, which allow water to flow under the trail and prevent erosion.
One of Scheinbenpflug's biggest concerns about reopening is having enough time to let the newly planted grass establish itself before people are let back in and risk trespassing on the grass. If it doesn't come up, the park will never look the same or they'd have to close the park again, she said, but the state is being pressured to open it.
Even though the park looks different, when visitors return there they'll find all the same opportunities for recreation and learning that make the park special, Cameron said. The SGPA will continue to operate its guided hikes when the park reopens and all the trail maintenance.
"For recreational hiking, there's no place like it around here," Cameron said. She's looking forward to hiking the unique trails again with her dogs, which she misses whenever she looks out at the park from her backyard.
Sirch said in the past 11 months since Sleeping Giant closed, he has missed the opportunity to experience Sleeping Giant's rare plant and animal species.
"It was amazing to be able to, in my neighborhood, go to a site where there were deep forest birds nesting that you don't see every day in your back yard," he said.
"There's something special about Sleeping Giant," Cameron said. "There's a lot of history and it's so big and it's an oasis. There's not really anything else like that in this area.
When the state formalizes an opening date, she said the park association is planning an opening day celebration to gather people back to the park.


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BAE to develop EW technology for DARPA's ARC programme
BAE Systems has been selected to work on the 1A and 1B phases of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) adaptive radar countermeasures (ARC) programme.
BAE Systems has been selected to work on the 1A and 1B phases of the US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's (DARPA) adaptive radar countermeasures (ARC) programme.
Working in collaboration with Dynetics and other industry research organisations, the company will develop technology for a next-generation electronic warfare (EW) algorithm suite, which will help current EW systems to counter emerging radar threats.
The company will also demonstrate the technology in a series of increasingly complex government evaluations.
BAE Systems strategic development director Joshua Niedzwiecki said the technology would enhance survivability.
"To rapidly detect and characterise a never-before-seen radar threat, synthesise an electronic countermeasure, and then assess effectiveness in a tactically relevant timeframe is a major battlefield advantage," Niedzwiecki said.
"To rapidly detect and characterise a never-before-seen radar threat, synthesise an electronic countermeasure, and then assess effectiveness in a tactically relevant timeframe is a major battlefield advantage."
Spread across three phases, the $34.9m five-year ARC programme seeks development of intelligent algorithms that will enable US airborne EW systems to automatically generate effective countermeasures against new, unknown and adaptive radar systems based on their over-the-air observable threat behaviours in real-time in the battlefield.
Developed using an open architecture, the ARC technology will be capable of isolating unknown radar signals in presence of other hostile, friendly and neutral signals, and eventually mitigate the threat posed by the radar.
Open architecture use will support integration, modification, and removal of software modules with minimal impact on other elements of the ARC, whose algorithms and signal processing software can be inserted into both new EW systems and retrofitted in existing systems without extensive rework of front-end radio frequency hardware.
Final implementation of the ARC programme with demonstrations in live flight tests on an existing EW system is anticipated to take place by 2018.
Image: ARC programme will develop intelligent EW algorithms that can detect and counter emerging radar threats. Photo: courtesy of BAE Systems.
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Owen Suffolk
Owen Suffolk Poems
For Frank Gardiner
I Feel That I am Free
My Memory's Care
The Battle of Life
The Dream of Freedom
The Prison Bell
The Real And The Ideal
Owen Suffolk Bio
Owen Suffolk was a 19th century Australian poet who arrived on Australia's shores in 1847 having been transported from his home in England because of serious criminal activities. Here continued his criminal ways and took to the life of the "bushranger", effectively hiding from authority wherever he could and resorting to stealing from passing travellers just to get by. In between times though he found the time to be a prolific writer of poetry and he is famous for an autobiographical account of his criminal way of life called Days of Crime and Years of Suffering, published in 1867, although this book was started while he was actually in prison. He is remembered in the history of Australian literature as the "Convict Poet", obviously because he spent so much of his life behind bars.
He was born on the 4th April 1829 into relatively comfortable circumstances in the Middlesex town of Finchley. Unfortunately his father got into financial difficulties and Owen was sent away to serve aboard a ship while still quite young. This was not a happy experience and, when he returned, he found that his family home was not there any more and it was not long before he was serving his first period of detention, for stealing, at the age of fifteen. Other offences, including forgery, followed and at least two more prison sentences were served before the decision was taken, at the age of 18, to transport him to Australia for at least a seven year term.
Suffolk soon took up a fairly colourful life in the state of Victoria and often found himself on the wrong side of the law. He was frequently incarcerated until, in the summer of 1866, he was granted parole, called at that time a "ticket of leave". This basically gave him his freedom but this was conditional. He was obliged to board a ship bound for England and never return to Australia again. Thus, ironically, began a second period of transportation, back to where he had begun. While in prison he had been entrusted with some clerical work and, although the authorities were pleased with his work, once released it was discovered that he had interfered with other prisoners' records.
The story of his life that he had written a few years earlier appeared in a newspaper called The Australasian in 1867. It was received very well by the readers who enjoyed his racy, colourful style. It was almost Dickensian in the way it described hardships and misfortunes that inevitably led to a life of crime for a young man who found it impossible to forge an honest path in his life. He also produced a number of long poems, many of them lamenting his own situation that deprived him of his liberty so many times. Here are the first two verses of one of his poems, clearly written in prison, called The Dream of Freedom:
Once Suffolk was back in England it did not take him long to fall into his old ways. He now added new crimes such as horse theft, swindling money from vulnerable women and marrying bigamously. He did not escape justice for long though and, for his latest crimes, he earned a sentence of 15 years penal servitude.
He was in his early fifties when he was released from prison and he married again in London. His criminal past was not yet behind him though and it seems that he cheated the lady out of a substantial amount of money and then faked his own death (by drowning) to escape justice.
He managed to get away and boarded a ship for the United States. The last known reference to the life of Owen Suffolk shows that he was living well in New York, perhaps carrying out yet more confidence tricks on the female population of that city! There is no record of the date of his death.


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Kong: Skull Island ILM!(Now Studio Daily and Digital Trends with White and Rosenbaum!)
Kong: Skull Island ILM!(Now Studio Daily and Digital Trends with White and Rosenbaum!)#32378
By ShaneP - Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:37 pm
- Fri Nov 13, 2015 2:37 pm #32378
Last edited by ShaneP on Sat Feb 17, 2018 1:18 pm, edited 11 times in total.
Re: Who is working on Kong: Skull Island?#32379
By vfx fan - Fri Nov 13, 2015 3:04 pm
Chris F. Moore's IMDb credits over the last couple of years could be of some help...
By TylerMirage - Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:22 pm
- Wed Nov 18, 2015 8:22 pm #32398
If I had my way, I'd want Weta to come back. Although, I'd also want this movie to be connected with Peter Jackson's King Kong, and that ain't happening, so...
But seriously, I'd love for Weta to have another crack at Kong/Skull Island without Peter Jackson and his whizzy camera moves/mediocre compositing. I re-watched his Kong the other day and there are some shots in that movie that are so glorious. Even after aging 10 years, there's some slow, lingering close-ups of Kong's face that are so photoreal. (And then there's the Raptor/Bronto chase, and not much needs to be said on that. )
I'd say that MPC or Framestore is a good chance. They want this Kong movie to connect to Legendary's Godzilla movies, so they might as well get MPC to do the lion's share and save trouble of handing over assets or starting over with models and such.
TylerMirage
By ShaneP - Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:26 pm
- Wed Dec 23, 2015 4:26 pm #32510
ILM.
By TylerMirage - Fri Dec 25, 2015 6:12 pm
- Fri Dec 25, 2015 6:12 pm #32522
Aw, snap! Say what? When? How? Who?
Re: Who is working on Kong: Skull Island? ILM!#32769
By ShaneP - Sat May 28, 2016 1:49 pm
- Sat May 28, 2016 1:49 pm #32769
Jeff White is ILM's vfx supe.
By ShaneP - Fri Jul 22, 2016 7:19 pm
- Fri Jul 22, 2016 7:19 pm #32878
According to ILM, Scott Benza is ILM's animation supervisor.
By ShaneP - Sat Jul 23, 2016 4:48 pm
- Sat Jul 23, 2016 4:48 pm #32880
SDCC Teaser for Kong Skull Island. Offers a few glimpses of ILM's Kong.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YK5hbs4LOI8
By TylerMirage - Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:33 pm
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 12:33 pm #32926
Looks promising. Love the giants spider shot!
Hopefully they keep Kong more secretive in the trailers and then let loose in the movie. I know that sometimes less is more, but you also get examples like the 2014 Godzilla where less was just less.
Re: Who is working on Kong: Skull Island? ILM!(Now SDCC Teaser!)#32927
By ShaneP - Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:17 pm
- Tue Aug 30, 2016 2:17 pm #32927
I know. I think we nearly got as much Godzilla in the trailers as in the movie.
Re: Who is working on Kong: Skull Island? ILM!(Now EW First Look at Kong!)#33008
By ShaneP - Thu Nov 10, 2016 1:26 pm
- Thu Nov 10, 2016 1:26 pm #33008
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/11/10/ko ... ie-monster
That is the closest to Obie's Kong yet! Prominent Ridge on Brow and clumped/matted fur. Love that look!
Re: Who is working on Kong: Skull Island? ILM!(Now EW First Look!)#33011
By TylerMirage - Thu Nov 10, 2016 2:00 pm
I don't usually say this, but I'm digging the classic/"back to basics" look of the design. It's identifiably Kong, yet easily distinguished from Peter Jackson's design. The brown and matted fur, the shorter/rounder head...very nice.
Agree 100%. Love where this is going design-wise. My interest in this project just went way up.
By ShaneP - Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:51 am
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 12:51 am #33020
New Trailer with more Kong and other creatures:
Pretty badass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9y6oPka3us
Re: Who is working on Kong: Skull Island? ILM!(Now New Extended Trailer with more Kong!)#33022
By TylerMirage - Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:43 am
- Thu Nov 17, 2016 9:43 am #33022
Dang, son! Looks even better now! Lots of new shots of Kong - makes me think that he's definitely not going to be a 2014 Godzilla scenario.
Also, LOVE the new creatures! Swamp buffalo? Wood monster? And even a two-legged lizard in reference to the 1933 Kong pit? My body-my body is ready.
Like I said before, I'm usually not one for rehashing ideas, but I really hope there's dinosaurs in this. I'd love to see a massive, 200 foot tall Tyrannosaurus in this.
By ShaneP - Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:21 pm
- Fri Nov 18, 2016 10:21 pm #33024
I especially like that shot of Kong wading into the water. Really shows his scale effectively. I hope there are more like that. They made him huge for a reason and they should use that scale.
By ShaneP - Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:51 pm
- Wed Feb 22, 2017 9:51 pm #33164
I would post all of the clips and featurettes of this soon to be released awesome-looking movie, but frankly, there's been so many released over the last week I've lost track of them all.
Stop showing us the entire movie before it's even out!
By ShaneP - Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:00 pm
- Fri Mar 10, 2017 4:00 pm #33177
THR talks to Jeff White about Kong: Skull Island.
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/behind ... ape-984934
By vfx fan - Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:31 pm
- Sat Mar 11, 2017 7:31 pm #33178
Man, I loved the shit out of this one, I couldn't find anything wrong with it, even though there probably are a few objective things not so right...but when I'm having a good time, I really don't give a shit.


It's been pretty cold for Texas lately. We even got a decent amount of snowfall on Christmas! Between the nippy temperatures and the vegetable challenge I mentioned in my Roasted Vegetable Rotini post, I am suddenly very intrigued by soup recipes. I came across this one from Foodie Bride and knew I had to make it. I took a few liberties, mainly because I read the directions incorrectly and because I couldn't find the thyme in the Lazy Susan. It was still delicious. It's only around 400 calories, has over 42 grams of protein, and will fill you up with fiber and with warmth.
1. Heat olive oil in large skillet. Cook chicken chunks, flipping them over until no longer pink. Add garlic cloves, tomato paste, oregano, flour, and red pepper. Toss.
2. Put chicken in the crock-pot and add onions.
3. Pour in chicken broth, bay leaves and beans.
4. Cook on low for 6 hours.
5. When the stew has 30 minutes left, shred chicken chunks and return them to the broth. Add sausage and baby spinach for the last half-hour.
Serve warm with dinner rolls.
This is perfect for my new crockpot! I have been searching for unique recipes and this has to be one of the best ones I've stumbled across. I love chicken sausage! I can't wait to make it. 🙂 Thank you for sharing!! Stay warm in Texas!
This sounds delicious! You can also make this like chicken tortilla soup.


Here is our guide to the current duty free allowances for Iraq.The allowances are given as a guide to what local Iraqi customs authorities will allow arriving passengers, free of duty.Full allowances are permitted for adult travellers of 18 years of age or older.
Visas are required by all foreign nationals for tourism, religious tourism and business visits.
1 litre of spirits + 2 litres of wine + 8 litres of beer/lager.
200 Cigarettes OR 250g of pipe/rolling tobacco.
Personal and private effect including clothes, perfume and toiletries are permitted duty free, as are personal electrical items – however, electronic and other effects in quantities such that they may be deemed to have a commercial value are prohibited.
Duty free rules and regulations do change, sometimes with little or no notice ! Please check before you travel.


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		this.layout();
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			size: this.delegate.getHeight(element),
			templateId: this.delegate.getTemplateId(element),
			row: null
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			this.removeItemFromDOM(this.items[i]);
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			this.removeItemFromDOM(this.items[i]);
		}

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		this._renderHeight = renderBottom - renderTop;
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		const renderBottom = this.renderTop + this._renderHeight;

		let start = this.renderTop;
		let index = this.rangeMap.indexAt(start);
		let item = this.items[index];
		let end = -1;

		while (item && start <= renderBottom) {
			end = start + item.size;
			result.push({ item, index, range: { start, end }});
			start = end;
			item = this.items[++index];
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		return result;
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	// DOM operations

	private insertItemInDOM(item: IItem<T>, index: number): void {
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			item.row = this.cache.alloc(item.templateId);
		}

		if (!item.row.domNode.parentElement) {
			this.rowsContainer.appendChild(item.row.domNode);
		}

		const renderer = this.renderers[item.templateId];
		item.row.domNode.style.top = `${ this.elementTop(index) }px`;
		item.row.domNode.style.height = `${ item.size }px`;
		item.row.domNode.setAttribute('data-index', `${index}`);
		renderer.renderElement(item.element, index, item.row.templateData);
	}

	private removeItemFromDOM(item: IItem<T>): void {
		this.cache.release(item.row);
		item.row = null;
	}

	// IScrollable

	getScrollHeight(): number {
		return this.rangeMap.size;
	}

	getScrollWidth(): number {
		return 0;
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	getScrollLeft(): number {
		return 0;
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	setScrollLeft(scrollLeft: number): void {
		// noop
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		scrollTop = Math.max(scrollTop, 0);

		this.render(scrollTop, this._renderHeight);
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		this._emitScrollEvent(true, false);
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			this.getScrollLeft(),
			this.getScrollWidth(),
			this.getScrollHeight(),
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			horizontal
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					return index;
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			target = element.parentElement;
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		return -1;
	}

	// Dispose

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		this.items = null;

		if (this._domNode && this._domNode.parentElement) {
			this._domNode.parentNode.removeChild(this._domNode);
			this._domNode = null;
		}

		this.toDispose = dispose(this.toDispose);
	}
}

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We work with all others who share our passion to help children flourish. These include individuals, institutions, governments, corporations, faith communities and more. We also aspire to the highest levels of best practice and accountability in all that we do. More details are to be found in our Annual Review and Accountability Report.
We work closely with various UN agencies including the World Food Program, UNHCR, the refugee agency and UNICEF on children's issues.
We are signatories to the major codes of conduct for best practice in emergency situations, notably those of the International Red Cross and the Sphere Project.
We are proud to partner with the world's largest government and institutional donors, each of whom has strict criteria for best practice and accountability.
We have many fantastic partnerships with corporations and foundations large and small throughout the world.


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St Mary's Hospital
Boy with severe injuries after falling through bus garage roof
A 12-year-old boy was rushed to hospital after falling through the roof of Shepherd's Bush bus garage yesterday (April 29).
London's Air Ambulance landed on Shepherd's Bush Green after a boy fell through the bus garage roof. Pic: Guilhem Baker/ALP
A 12-year-old boy suffered serious injuries after falling through the glass roof of Shepherd's Bush bus garage yesterday evening (April 29).
The boy was rushed from the garage in Wells Road as a priority to west London's major trauma centre at St Mary's Hospital, Paddington with head, arm and leg injuries.
He was taken in a road ambulance with a doctor from London's Air Ambulance which landed on nearby Shepherd's Bush Green after being called at 5:40pm.
The police were also called and a spokeswoman said: "We were called at 5:45pm to Shepherd's Bush bus garage following reports of an injured child. He was taken to a nearby hospital and remains in stable condition.
"We believe he fell from the roof of the bus garage. Officer from Hammersmith and Fulham are investigating and carrying out inquiries."
Getwestlondon is waiting for a comment from the bus garage operator, London United.


Welcome to Eastlands Childcare Provision—Before and After School Club.
'Acorn Club' opened in 1998 as a Committee Managed organisation. The Before and After School is based in the portakabin at the back of the school and has a purpose built outside play area.
To provide a healthy menu of food.
If you would like to know more about our Before and After School Club then please contact the School Business Manager, Mrs Helen Devine who will be happy to arrange an appointment for you to meet with the manager to view our facilities.
What is Before and After School care?
Before and After School care is the provision of a safe, caring environment offering a range of active, stimulating and restful activities for school age children. This enables parents of children at Eastlands Primary School to take up employment, education and training opportunities whilst accessing high quality childcare. (Term Time only).
Childcare is available either before or after the child's normal school day.
How many children will this service be available for?
We work within the ratio of 1:6 for children under 5, 1:8 for key stage 1 children and 1:10 for Key Stage 2 children to ensure good quality provision.
How flexible is Before and After School care?
Notice of childcare requirements will be needed in advance along with payment. We recognise that childcare needs might change regularly and will try to be flexible within a framework that also allows us to offer a quality service.
1. Parents of children who attend Eastlands Primary School and who are in regular employment or training (requesting full time care) and children who fall into our *exceptional circumstances criteria.
2. Parents of children who are not in regular employment (requesting occasional childcare) but who attend Eastlands Primary School.
* Children with Special, Particular or Educational needs who fall into our agreed 'exceptional circumstances' criteria will be responded to on an individual basis. If your case is not considered to fall under 'exceptional circumstances' the decision of the Co-ordinator is final.
What type of pattern will Before and After School Care follow?
The club will provide a warm, welcoming atmosphere in which the children will feel happy and secure. Activities will vary on a day to day basis just as they would at home. Children who attend will be given the opportunity to access a range of activities that will meet the needs of the individual child. These activities will include structured indoor play, opportunity to relax and energetic outdoor play .
Who will staff the service?
Three members of staff currently operate the club.
What time is childcare available?
Morning Session: 7.45—8.45 a.m. Afternoon Session: 3.20—5.45 p.m.
What will the sessions cost?
Fees have been determined in line with charges made for childcare at other primary schools in the local area and are charged by the session (not hourly).
On the designated opening day each month (listed on 'bookings' page) you will receive a text informing you bookings for the following month are open. Booking forms should be emailed and paid,(to secure your place) by the 15th of the month for the following month's childcare. Please see 'bookings' page for full details.
If your child is uncollected at the end of the 'school' day or from an 'After School Club' you will be charged at £10.00. If you pick your child/children up after 5:45pm (the end of the after school club session) you will be charged £5 every 15 minutes you are late. This is charged per child.
Is help available with cost?
We accept payment for fees by Parent Pay. We also accept childcare vouchers from employers. We are members of some voucher schemes and can easily set up others if we are not members. Fees still need to be paid if children are absent without notice for a short period of time. For your child to keep his/her place at the setting, you must pay the fees by the designated date.
Will Wrap Around care be available at short notice?
A small number of stand-by places may be available for emergency requests, but these could not be guaranteed.
What happens if my child does not attend a session that I have booked?
Places booked will still need to be paid for even when your child does not attend, unless it has been agreed by the staff. In the case of school absence, you will still be charged for sessions booked as these cannot be offered to other children. You will need to inform the Manager if your child is not attending a booked session. You can do this by ringing the office (01788 575328) If you do not attend the club for one week without informing staff your contract will be terminated.
During your child's time at the before school club they will participate in a range of appropriate activities to ease them into the school day gently. Activities will be both indoor and outdoor. As we believe in being healthy we regularly take part in physical activities before they go into school. In addition we will provide a buffet style, healthy breakfast to get you child's day off to a good start.
At the Before school club we believe that all the children should have a choice in what they eat. So we give the children the opportunity to choose their own breakfast. Breakfast will include a wide variety of cereals, fruit or toast. Every day we always have water and milk which is readily available. Also fruit juice is provided on a daily basis.
Within the After School Club your child will take part in a full range of indoor and outdoor activities including art and craft, free play, cooking and playing structured and unstructured playground games. Homework support is also available if you wish your child to complete their homework whilst at the After School club. Festivals such as Chinese New Year, Easter and Diwali will also be incorporated throughout the year. Children also are involved in planning activities and the healthy snack menus.
Crudities and fruit are available.
Squash and water are readily available.
Eastlands Childcare Provision is part of Eastlands Primary School and the following policies will apply. Full copies are available to view if requested.
We believe that children flourish best when their personal, social and emotional needs are met and where there are clear and developmentally appropriate expectations for their behaviour.
Children need to learn to consider the view and feelings, needs and rights, of others and the impact that their behaviour has on people, places and objects. This is a developmental task that requires support, encouragement, teaching and setting the correct example. The principles that underpin how we achieve positive and considerate behaviour exist within the programme for promoting personal, social and emotional development.
We believe that the health and safety of children is of paramount importance. We make our setting a safe and healthy place for children, parents, staff and volunteers.
The Headteacher is responsible for health and safety. She is competent to carry out these responsibilities. She has undertaken health and safety training and regularly updates her knowledge and understanding. We display the necessary health and safety poster in school. We have public liability insurance and employers' liability insurance.
We ensure our premises present no risk of fire by ensuring the highest possible standard of fire precautions. The person in charge and staff are familiar with the current legal requirements. Where necessary we seek the advice of a competent person, such as our Fire Officer, or Fire Safety Consultant.
Information given by parents on their membership form and other relevant forms about the needs of their children may be shared with other staff members to ensure the best care is given to your child.
However other information given by parents will not be disclosed without their permission or unless it is in the best interest of the child involved. Our staff are approachable and understanding therefore if you wish to discuss a personal matter with a member of staff please feel free to talk in confidence to us at any time.
When you enrol your child at the Before and After School Club we ask you to provide the names of at least one emergency contact other than yourself. Please keep your emergency contact details up to date.
If your child complains of feeling ill or is involved in an accident he/she will be seen by a trained First Aider.
The staff will try to speak to you at the end of the session to tell you about any minor bumps or falls.
Your child will be given a note to bring home if he/she has suffered an accidental bump on the head.
If we contact you to take your child to be checked by a doctor this will be recorded on the Incident/Illness register.
If the First Aider judges that your child should go home, we will try to get in touch with parents first.
In the event that we are unable to contact parents we will then try other named emergency contacts.
In case of a serious accident or illness the First Aider may decide that your child must go straight to hospital. If this happens we will contact you straight away.
No member of staff is allowed to administer medication at Before and After School Club.
Inhalers may be brought into but must be clearly labelled with your child's name and in date.
Parents of children with asthma should read our Asthma Policy.
Parents of children who require daily medication for a specific condition, should see the headteacher.
We regard snack times as an important part of the session. Eating represents a social time for children and adults and helps children to learn about healthy eating. At snack times, we aim to provide nutritious food, which meets the children's individual dietary needs.
In the event that a child is not collected by an authorised adult at the end of a session/day, we put into practice agreed procedures. These ensure the child is cared for safely by an experienced and qualified practitioner who is known to the child. We will ensure that the child receives a high standard of care in order to cause as little distress as possible. We inform parents of our procedures so that, if they are unavoidably delayed, they will be reassured that their children will be properly cared for.
Children's safety is maintained as the highest priority at all times both on and off premises. Every attempt is made through carrying out the outings procedure and the exit/entrance procedure to ensure the security of children is maintained at all times. In the unlikely event of a child going missing, our missing child procedure is followed.
A list of dates is available on the 'bookings' page. Payment is required by the 15th of the month to secure your bookings for the following month. If payment is not received by this date bookings will be removed.
Under the Education Act 2002 (Section 175), schools must make arrangements to safeguard and promote the welfare of children. Parents should know that the law (Children Act 2006) requires all school staff to pass on information which gives rise to a concern about a child's welfare, including risk from neglect, physical, emotional or sexual abuse. The staff will seek, in general, to discuss any concerns with the parent, and where possible, seek their consent to a referral to Social Care. This will only be done where such discussion will not place the child at increased risk of significant harm. Schools will seek advice from Social Care when they have reasonable cause to suspect a child may be suffering or likely to suffer significant harm. Occasionally, concerns are passed on which are later shown to be unfounded. Parents will appreciate that the designated person for child protection was carrying out their responsibilities in accordance with the law and acting in the best interests of all children (Warwickshire Safeguarding Children Board 2009).
If you are unhappy or concerned about any issues relating to your child's education, the staff at school are always willing to discuss concerns with you and find a solution. If this is not possible, you may contact the Chair of the Governors via the school or Warwickshire Children and Family Services who will then deal with your complaint.
Information on children, parents and carers is stored on a computer system and may be used for teaching, registration, assessment and other administrative duties. The information is protected by the Data Protection Act 1998 and may only be disclosed in accordance with the Codes of Practice.


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Technology is an applied science, i.e., it translates the discoveries of theoretical science into practical application to man's life. As such, technology is not the first step in the development of a given body of knowledge, but the last; it is not the most difficult step, but it is the ultimate step, the implicit purpose, of man's quest for knowledge.
The Objectivist, Sept. 1969, 9
Nothing can raise a country's productivity except technology, and technology is the final product of a complex of sciences (including philosophy), each of them kept alive and moving by the achievements of a few independent minds.
The Moratorium on Brains, I, 3, 5
The Ayn Rand Letter, I, 3, 5
The enemies of the Industrial Revolution — its displaced persons — were of the kind that had fought human progress for centuries, by every means available. In the Middle Ages, their weapon was the fear of God. In the nineteenth century, they still invoked the fear of God — for instance, they opposed the use of anesthesia on the grounds that it defies God's will, since God intended men to suffer. When this weapon wore out, they invoked the will of the collective, the group, the tribe. But since this weapon has collapsed in their hands, they are now reduced, like cornered animals, to baring their teeth and their souls, and to proclaiming that man has no right to exist — by the divine will of inanimate matter.
The demand to "restrict" technology is the demand to restrict man's mind. It is nature — i.e., reality — that makes both these goals impossible to achieve. Technology can be destroyed, and the mind can be paralyzed, but neither can be restricted. Whenever and wherever such restrictions are attempted, it is the mind — not the state — that withers away.
"The Anti-Industrial Revolution"
Return of the Primitive: The Anti-Industrial Revolution, 285
If you consider, not merely the length, but the kind of life men have to lead in the undeveloped parts of the world — "the quality of life," to borrow, with full meaning, the ecologists' meaningless catch phrase — if you consider the squalor, the misery, the helplessness, the fear, the unspeakably hard labor, the festering diseases, the plagues, the starvation, you will begin to appreciate the role of technology in man's existence.
Make no mistake about it: it is technology and progress that the nature-lovers are out to destroy. To quote again from the Newsweek survey: "What worries ecologists is that people now upset about the environment may ultimately look to technology to solve everything . . . ." This is repeated over and over again; technological solutions, they claim, will merely create new problems.
Whom and what are [the ecological crusaders] attacking? It is not the luxuries of the "idle rich," but the availability of "luxuries" to the broad masses of people. They are denouncing the fact that automobiles, air conditioners and television sets are no longer toys of the rich, but are within the means of an average American worker — a beneficence that does not exist and is not fully believed anywhere else on earth.
What do they regard as the proper life for working people? A life of unrelieved drudgery, of endless, gray toil, with no rest, no travel, no pleasure — above all, no pleasure. Those drugged, fornicating hedonists do not know that man cannot live by toil alone, that pleasure is a necessity, and that television has brought more enjoyment into more lives than all the public parks and settlement houses combined.
What do they regard as luxury? Anything above the "bare necessities" of physical survival — with the explanation that men would not have to labor so hard if it were not for the "artificial needs" created by "commercialism" and "materialism." In reality, the opposite is true: the less the return on your labor, the harder the labor. It is much easier to acquire an automobile in New York City than a meal in the jungle. Without machines and technology, the task of mere survival is a terrible, mind-and-body-wrecking ordeal. In "nature," the struggle for food, clothing and shelter consumes all of a man's energy and spirit; it is a losing struggle — the winner is any flood, earthquake or swarm of locusts. (Consider the 500,000 bodies left in the wake of a single flood in Pakistan; they had been men who lived without technology.) To work only for bare necessities is a luxury that mankind cannot afford.
Ecology/Environmental Movement
Soul-Body Dichotomy