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The Emperor's Soul: 10th Anniversary Special Edition
"The Emperor's Soul is one of those rare high fantasies that feels fresh and is filled with a sense of wonder."
—Charles de Lint, Fantasy & Science Fiction
When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life. Shai is given an impossible task: to create—to Forge—a new soul for an emperor in fewer than one hundred days. This special edition of the Hugo-Award winning novella The Emperor's Soul features the deleted prologue "The Imperial Fool"; commentary from an award-winning podcast; and an original introduction.
The Emperor's Soul: 10th Anniversary Special Edition quantity
ISBN: Print: 978-1-61696-402-3
Published: Octorber 18th, 2022
Available Format(s): Trade paperback
Deleted prologue "The Imperial Fool" by Brandon Sanderson (alludes to Sanderson's bestselling Mistborn series)
Prologue commentary from the award-winning podcast Writing Excuses
An original introduction from the publisher about the origins of the book
When Shai is caught replacing the Moon Scepter with her nearly flawless forgery, she must bargain for her life. An assassin has left the Emperor Ashravan comatose, a circumstance concealed only by the death of his wife. If the emperor does not emerge after his hundred-day mourning period, the rule of the Heritage Faction will be forfeit and the empire will fall into chaos.
Shai is given an impossible task: to create—to Forge—a new soul for the emperor in fewer than one hundred days. But her soul-Forgery is considered an abomination by her captors. She is confined to a tiny, dirty chamber, guarded by a man who hates her, spied upon by politicians, and trapped behind a door sealed in her own blood. Shai's only possible ally is the emperor's most loyal councillor, Gaotona, who struggles to understand her true talent.
Time is running out for Shai. Forging, while deducing the motivations of her captors, she needs a perfect plan to escape…
"The forgery was a masterpiece, an almost perfect replica of a priceless work of art. The minor inconsistencies were all but impossible for even an expert to detect. However, Shai had been betrayed. Now awaiting execution, Shai would be reprieved if she could do the impossible. As a Forger, Shai is a skillful artist who can apply complex magical glyphs to rewrite the history of the item to change it completely. Although Forgers are despised, the Empire needs Shai to accomplish the unthinkable: to Forge a new soul for the Emperor. Verdict: Sanderson, the best-selling author of the Mistborn Trilogy and The Way of Kings, has set this novella in the same world as Elantris, one of his earlier novels, but it is totally independent. Fantasy fans will love both the compelling story and the creative magical setting."
"Sanderson proves to be an exceptionally talented writer in the pages of this book. . . . The Emperor's Soul is one of those rare high fantasies that feels fresh and is filled with a sense of wonder."
5/5 stars. "The Emperor's Soul ranks among the best work by Brandon Sanderson over his incredibly prolific career."
"With a fascinating study of clashing beliefs, another inventive magic system, and highly entertaining action sequence, The Emperor's Soul is the book I would recommend to anyone who wants to find out for the first time what Sanderson is all about."
—Fantasy Book Review
"This story had such a wonderful balance with the world, characters, and magic building, that I truly hope the author will explore it more. . . ."
—Open Book Society
"The Emperor's Soul is fast-paced, clever, and fun. "
—Fantasy Book Critic
"This is a fantastic novella set in the Elantris world. Despite it's short length this story was complex, intriguing, and just absolutely magical and engaging."
—Hidden in Pages
"An excellent fast read, highly recommended for readers looking for unique story worlds and magic systems. It won the 2013 Hugo Award for a Novella, and that really says it all."
—Flight of the Dragon
"It truly is a work of art."
—Pendemon
"If you're going to pick up one book by Brandon Sanderson, this should be it."
—The Illustrated Page
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Brandon Sanderson was born in December 1975 in Lincoln, Nebraska. As a child, Brandon enjoyed reading, but he lost interest in the types of titles often suggested for him, and by junior high he never cracked a book if he could help it. This all changed in eighth grade, when an astute teacher, Mrs. Reeder, gave Brandon Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly. Brandon thoroughly enjoyed this book and went in search of anything similar. He discovered such authors as Robert Jordan, Melanie Rawn, David Eddings, Anne McCaffrey, and Orson Scott Card. Brandon continued to be an avid reader through junior high and high school. He liked epic fantasy so much that he even tried his hand at writing some. His first attempts, he says, were dreadful.
Brandon was working on his thirteenth novel when Moshe Feder at Tor Books bought the sixth he had written, Elantris, which came out in May 2005. Since then, Brandon has hit the New York Times Bestseller List more than fifteen times, most recently at #1 with Rhythm of War, book four of the Stormlight Archive. Brandon has written bestsellers in epic fantasy, science fiction, children's and young adult fiction, graphic novels, gaming adaptations, and more. His series works include Misborn, Infinity Blade, Legion, Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians, the Reckoners, Skyward, and more. He has sold more than twenty-one million books internationally, and his books have been published in more than thirty-five languages.
In December 2007, Brandon was chosen by Harriet McDougal Rigney to complete Robert Jordan's The Wheel of Time series after his untimely passing. 2009's The Gathering Storm and 2010's Towers of Midnight were followed by the final volume in the series, A Memory of Light, in January 2013. All three volumes were #1 New York Times bestsellers. In 2021, the first season of the television series for the Wheel of Time was released; Brandon is a consulting producer for the show, which was renewed before its first season premiered. Additionally, his Stormlight Archive and Mistborn series were optioned by DMG; Legion was optioned by Cineflix; Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians was optioned by DreamWorks Animation; Steelheart was optioned by Fox; Snapshot was optioned by MGM; and Dark One was optioned by Fremantle.
In 2011, Brandon won the David Gemmell Legend Award for The Way of Kings. He has also twice won the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice award for Best Epic Fantasy and has been nominated three other times. His novella The Emperor's Soul won the Hugo Award in 2013. Brandon has also received Spain's UPC Science Fiction Award for the novelette "Defending Elysium."
Brandon launched a Kickstarter in March 2022 for five secret projects, three of which are new Cosmere universe novels. The record-breaking Kickstarter ultimately raised more than $40 million. As a gesture of thanks, Sanderson then backed every other publishing project on Kickstarter at that time, totaling 316 projects.
Brandon lives in Utah with his wife and children. In 2004, he was asked to teach the class at Brigham Young University that he had taken as an undergraduate student from his professor and mentor, David Farland. Despite his busy schedule, Brandon continues to teach this one section of creative writing focused on science fiction and fantasy because he enjoys helping aspiring writers. Along with Howard Tayler, Mary Robinette Kowal, and Dan Wells, he also hosts the Hugo and Parsec Award–winning writing advice podcast Writing Excuses.
Visit the Brandon Sanderson website.
Gaotona ran his fingers across the thick canvas, inspecting one of the greatest works of art he had ever seen. Unfortunately, it was a lie.
"The woman is a danger." Hissed voices came from behind him. "What she does is an abomination."
Gaotona tipped the canvas toward the hearth's orange-red light, squinting. In his old age, his eyes weren't what they had once been. Such precision, he thought, inspecting the brush strokes, feeling the layers of thick oils. Exactly like those in the original.
He would never have spotted the mistakes on his own. A blossom slightly out of position. A moon that was just a sliver too low in the sky. It had taken their experts days of detailed inspection to find the errors.
"She is one of the best Forgers alive." The voices belonged to Gaotona's fellow arbiters, the empire's most important bureaucrats. "She has a reputation as wide as the empire. We need to execute her as an example."
"No." Frava, leader of the arbiters, had a sharp, nasal voice. "She is a valuable tool. This woman can save us. We must use her."
Why? Gaotona thought again. Why would someone capable of this artistry, this majesty, turn to forgery? Why not create original paintings? Why not be a true artist? I must understand.
"Yes," Frava continued, "the woman is a thief, and she practices a horrid art. But I can control her, and with her talents we can fix this mess we have found ourselves in."
The others murmured worried objections. The woman they spoke of, Wan ShaiLu, was more than a simple con artist. So much more. She could change the nature of reality itself. That raised another question.
Why would she bother learning to paint? Wasn't ordinary art mundane compared to her mystical talents?
So many questions. Gaotona looked up from his seat beside the hearth. The others stood in a conspiratorial clump around Frava's desk, their long, colorful robes shimmering in the firelight. "I agree with Frava," Gaotona said.
The others glanced at him. Their scowls indicated they cared little for what he said, but their postures told a different tale. Their respect for him was buried deep, but it was remembered.
"Send for the Forger," Gaotona said, rising. "I would hear what she has to say. I suspect she will be more difficult to control than Frava claims, but we have no choice. We either use this woman's skill, or we give up control of the empire."
The murmurs ceased. How many years had it been since Frava and Gaotona had agreed on anything at all, let alone on something so divisive as making use of the Forger?
One by one, the other three arbiters nodded.
"Let it be done," Frava said softly.
Emperor's Soul, The – Trade Paperback


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Killers è il secondo album in studio del gruppo musicale britannico Iron Maiden, pubblicato il 2 febbraio 1981 dalla EMI.

Si tratta dell'ultimo album pubblicato con Paul Di'Anno alla voce nonché il primo con Adrian Smith alla chitarra. Come quanto accaduto con l'album precedente, la copertina è stata realizzata da Derek Riggs.

Descrizione
Dopo l'abbandono del chitarrista Dennis Stratton, che non era molto incline all'heavy metal, venne ingaggiato Adrian Smith, proveniente dagli Urchin.

All'uscita Killers non ebbe lo stesso trattamento dell'album precedente (si piazzò al 12º posto nelle classifiche britanniche), ma in seguito venne rivalutato come un altro disco a sua volta fondamentale nella carriera del gruppo.

Nell'edizione pubblicata in Canada e negli Stati Uniti d'America pochi mesi dopo fu incluso anche il brano Twilight Zone, registrato poco dopo la pubblicazione dell'album nel Regno Unito e pubblicato come doppio singolo insieme a Wrathchild il 2 marzo 1981. Il brano è stato successivamente inserito anche nell'edizione rimasterizzata del 1998.

Nel 1995 la EMI ha ripubblicato Killers con l'aggiunta di un CD bonus costituito dalla lista tracce del singolo Women in Uniform; per il mercato canadese e statunitense sono stati aggiunti anche i brani presenti nell'EP Maiden Japan.

I brani
Il disco si apre con l'introduzione strumentale The Ides of March, a cui fa seguito Wrathchild, brano che parla di un giovane e triste rampollo di una famiglia nobile che vive con rabbia la sua vita. Murders in the Rue Morgue è basata sulla novella dello scrittore Edgar Allan Poe I delitti della Rue Morgue, la quale tratta di un fuggitivo ricercato ingiustamente per il cruento omicidio di una ragazza e di sua madre. Altri brani della lista tracce sono Another Life e Genghis Khan.

Innocent Exile è uno dei primi brani composti da Steve Harris, risalente ai primissimi periodi di vita degli Iron Maiden, che parla di un individuo che è costretto a fuggire dalla legge dopo averla sfidata. La successiva è l'omonimo Killers, il cui testo parla di un assassino nell'atto di uccidere la sua vittima.

Tracce
Testi e musiche di Steve Harris, eccetto dove indicato.

Edizione del 1981

CD bonus nella riedizione del 1995 (Europa)

CD bonus nella riedizione del 1995 (Canada, Stati Uniti)

Riedizione del 1998

Contenuto multimediale

Formazione
Gruppo
 Paul Di'Anno – voce
 Dave Murray – chitarra
 Adrian Smith – chitarra (eccetto Women in Uniform, Invasion e Phantom of the Opera (Live))
 Steve Harris – basso
 Clive Burr – batteria

Altri musicisti
 Dennis Stratton – chitarra (Women in Uniform, Invasion e Phantom of the Opera (Live))

Classifiche

Note

Collegamenti esterni

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As I write this, I'm sitting in my kitchen listening to the loud, monotonous whir of several industrial-strength fans and dehumidifiers. For four days, the fans have been pointed at bare floors that have been stripped of laminate and carpet in an attempt to dry them completely before any mold or other water damage can occur. They've been running day and night since Saturday and I'm starting to get used to the sound, like giant white noise machines lulling you to sleep.


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The 3 arrondissements of the Loire department are:

 Arrondissement of Montbrison, (subprefecture: Montbrison) with 135 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 181,551 in 2016.
 Arrondissement of Roanne, (subprefecture: Roanne) with 113 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 157,160 in 2016.
 Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, (prefecture of the Loire department: Saint-Étienne) with 75 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 423,286 in 2016.

History

In 1800 the arrondissements of Montbrison, Roanne and Saint-Étienne were established. All of them is never disbanded. In January 2017 the commune Andrézieux-Bouthéon passed from the arrondissements of Montbrison to the arrondissement of Saint-Étienne.

References

Loire


Our club competition on Saturday 16th June started off in well and truly windy conditions, but at least the rain was holding off. With over 30 archers turning up the event looked like being a long awaited success after a previous wash out in April. Upon completing the first 8 ends and less than brilliant scoring, we all prepared for the shorter distances. The winds then really picked up and our targets succumbed to the British weather, collapsing backwards and uprooting our ground pegs. Unfortunately it was felt that conditions were no longer safe for either arrows or archers and the event was abandoned at that point. Maybe at some stage this year the weather will be kind to NAC. We did however all enjoy the hot dogs and tea organized for us by Pam and the crew.


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Guest Blog by Jonathan Wood - What I Learned Writing The Hero Series
Please welcome Jonathan Wood to The Qwillery. Broken Hero, the 4th Hero novel, is published today by Titan Books. Please join The Qwillery in wishing Jonathan a Happy Publication Day!
What I Learned Writing The Hero Series
So Broken Hero is out today. It's the fourth book in the Hero series, and for the forseeable future the last one I'll be writing. Which, actually isn't something I've talked about anywhere else. (See, one thing I've learned is that having a web site doesn't seem to help me much, so I've let that whole thing slide.) So yes, it's looking like this is the last ride for Arthur Wallace and the crew at MI37. World exclusive. You read it here first.
But this post isn't about that. Or… it isn't yet. Because what Sally actually asked me to write about was what I learned while I writing the whole series. And the first lesson I wanted to impart is that writing, and being a published author is completely bonkers.
Bonkers.
No Hero (the first book in the series) was a book I never meant to publish. It was supposed to be a practice novel. Except it got picked up for a 2-book series. Except then my publisher went belly up, with only one book out there. So then I self-published the second. Except that was only for a hot second, because my agent (through, I assume, black magic and human sacrifice) managed to sell both books plus a third to another publisher, Titan Books. And then they bought a fourth. Hence me being here, wittering on. And I'm pretty sure most of that shouldn't have happened. And there's possibly a lesson in there about plugging away at what you love, and keeping your head down and just writing, but.. bonkers. Utterly bonkers. That's what I'm taking away.
Also - speaking of Titan Books, that's something else I've learned. The people that work there are awesome. If you ever see them at a con, or at a reading, or as you stalk them across the moonlit streets of London, please feel free to remind them of this fact.
Speaking of awesome people, and bonkers things… fan mail. True story: the first two pieces of fan mail I got were actually angry tirades from people unable to get the books, for reasons utterly outside my control. And while it's a little odd to be hit with such fiery invective, it's also kind of awesome to know something I wrote inspired such a passion. Though, I have to say, my favorite fan mail has come in the form of letters from people who discovered the books during times of serious personal hardship and managed to gain some comfort from them. Considering the books consist largely of explosions and penis jokes, I'm kind of quietly amazed and terribly, terribly proud of that. Those letters, honestly have made the whole endeavor feel pretty worthwhile. So… I guess learning a little bit about why I'm writing in the first place was a decent lesson too.
And talking about fans, and audience, brings me back to the fact that this is the last book in the series. I swear I brought that up for a reason. So why am I stopping writing them? Honestly, it's because I have other stories to tell. That's something else I've come to learn. I've lived with Arthur, and Clyde, and Kayla, and Tabitha, and Felicity chatting away in my head for five years, and it's time to give the other voices a turn.
So the good news (at least for the people who enjoy my writing) is that I also have another book coming out this year. This summer in fact. It's an epic fantasy, and I am super excited about it. However, there is a twist. It's coming out under a pseudonym, which… so as not to defeat the purpose of a pseudonym, I shall not be giving away. (That said, I'm also not terribly subtle, so if anyone follows me on facebook, I suspect figuring it out won't be that hard.)
And now, I feel that this should all build to something. That there should the sort of grand lesson that comes at the end of a long journey. Some monomythic wisdom for me to share. But really, I think all I've got is the same thing my wife says to me, when I get phone calls from kind strangers trying to return to me all the things I manage to lose as I stumble through life (my keys and the flash drive containing the sole draft of my next novel, for example…) – I am the luckiest man alive.
I feel incredibly grateful, and privileged that the audience has allowed this series to go on this long, and that they're still interested in finding out what idiotic thing Arthur is going to do next. And the reason I am such a tremendously lucky man is, really. because of the people who have bothered to read to the end of this post. It's because of people like Sally who has been kind enough to host this blather, and to support the books all the way to the end. It's because of you, reading right now. You are bloody brilliant, and I have learned—you have taught me—to be constantly grateful.
Broken Hero
Titan Books, January 26, 2016
Trade Paperback and eBook, 400 pages
How's a secret agent meant to catch a break? If it's not a demi-god going through puberty, it's a renegade Nazi clockwork army going senile. Or a death cult in Nepal. Or a battery-chewing wizard's relationship problems. Arthur Wallace, agent of MI37—Britain's agency for dealing with the supernatural, the extraterrestrial, and the generally odd—has to pull everything together, and he has to do it before a magical bomb tears reality apart…
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Titan Books, March 11, 2014
Mass Market Paperback and eBook, 384 pages
Previously published by Night Shade Books
"What would Kurt Russell do?" Oxford police detective Arthur Wallace asks himself that question a lot. Because Arthur is no hero. He's a good cop, but prefers that action and heroics remain on the screen, safely performed by professionals. But then, secretive government agency MI37 comes calling, hoping to recruit Arthur in their struggle against the tentacled horrors from another dimension known as the Progeny. But Arthur is NO HERO! Can an everyman stand against sanity-ripping cosmic horrors?
Review here.
Yesterday's Hero
Titan Books, November 24, 2015
Mass Market Paperback, 416 pages
Trade Paperback and eBook, September 9, 2014
Another day. Another zombie T-Rex to put down. All part of the routine for Arthur Wallace and MI37—the government department devoted to battling threats magical, supernatural, extra-terrestrial, and generally odd. Except a zombie T-Rex is only the first of his problems... Before Arthur can say, "But didn't I save the world yesterday?" a new co-director at MI37 is threatening his job, middle-aged Russian cyborg wizards are threatening his life, and his co-workers are threatening his sanity.
Titan Books, June 28, 2016
Trade Paperback and eBook, March 10, 2015
When it rains it pours… monster machines. That attack during a funeral and ruin everyone's day. MI317—the government department devoted to defending Britain from cosmic horrors—is under siege, so Arthur Wallace and his team must travel to Area 51, ably—and oddly—assisted by Agent Gran. But their travels don't end there, not when there's an Arctic town populated entirely by spore zombies and the 2.0 version of Clyde has some funny ideas about how to save the world.
Jonathan Wood is an Englishman in New York. There's a story in there involving falling in love and flunking out of med school, but in the end it all worked out all right, and, quite frankly, the medical community is far better off without him, so we won't go into it here. His debut novel, No Hero was described by Publisher's Weekly as "a funny, dark, rip-roaring adventure with a lot of heart, highly recommended for urban fantasy and light science fiction readers alike." Barnesandnoble.com listed it has one of the 20 best paranormal fantasies of the past decade, and Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels described it as, "so funny I laughed out loud." His short fiction has appeared in Weird Tales, Chizine, and Beneath Ceaseless Skies, as well as anthologies such as The Book of Cthulhu 2 and The Best of Beneath Ceaseless Skies, Year One.
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Review: Anti-Hero by Jonathan Wood
Author: Jonathan Wood
Series: Arthur Wallace / No Hero 3
Publisher: Titan Books, March 10, 2015
Format: Trade Paperback and eBook, 400 pages
List Price: $14.95 (print)
ISBN: 9781781168110 (print)
Review Copy: Provided by the Author
When it rains it pours… monster machines. That attack during a funeral and ruin everyone's day. MI37—the government department devoted to defending Britain from cosmic horrors—is under siege, so Arthur Wallace and his team must travel to Area 51, ably—and oddly—assisted by Agent Gran. But their travels don't end there, not when there's an Arctic town populated entirely by spore zombies and the 2.0 version of Clyde has some funny ideas about how to save the world..
Qwill's Thoughts
Anyone who has read The Qwillery for a while knows that I am a fan of Jonathan Wood's Arthur Wallace/No Hero series, which starts with No Hero, continues with Yesterday's Hero and fortunately does not conclude with Anti-Hero. (Look for Broken Hero in October 2015).
Anti-Hero starts with the most unusual funeral I've read about in a novel ever. The MI37 team - Arthur, Felicity, Kayla, and Tabitha - are at the funeral for Clyde (well a version of Clyde) when all hell breaks lose. Someone is trying to kill them with extreme prejudice. The team survives the attempt and ends up heading to New York City to help the CIA battle another version of Clyde - a really despicable and evil version who wants to do something really despicable and evil. At the CIA MI37 primarily liaise with Agent Gran, who is very laid back for a CIA agent. The MI37 team and Agent Gran are led on a merry chase from New York to Mexico to a famous US National Monument to deep in the Arctic. The goal - save the world...again! The CIA has some absolutely cool tech that is deployed at various times throughout the novel. The science is often implausible but fun and entertaining. There is magic of course and combined with science it creates a terrible threat to survival of humanity.
In between the insanity that MI37 is dealing with Wood delves deep into the relationships of the MI37 members. There are heartbreaking emotional moments and relationships evolve and change. I was thrilled to see this evolution and changing dynamic among the team. These characters are not perfect - they are flawed, make mistakes, and continue to be believable. Wood puts the team through the wringer both emotionally and physically. There is a lot of soul-searching in Anti-Hero. What does it mean to be a hero is a central theme.
Anti-Hero (like the preceding novels) is absolutely an ensemble piece and is told from Arthur's point of view. Arthur is a very unlikely hero. When he gets in a really tight spot Arthur asks himself "What would Kurt Russell do?" He seems to be moving somewhat away from having to ask that. However, Arthur could not do what he does without the support of the rest of MI37 (all 4 of them). Conversely the team would be much, much less without Arthur. They are an oddball collection who fit together wonderfully - even when they think they don't like each other, when it matters most they pull together and get things done.
Wood has a knack for taking over the top scenarios and making them work beautifully. I would not expect anything less from an Arthur Wallace novel. The writing is crisp and the pacing breathtakingly fast. Tempering all the crazy, all the emotion, all the will they save the world again is just the right amount of humor. There are definitely laugh out loud moments.
Anti-Hero starts off with a bang and has its foot on the accelerator until the nail-biting and extremely satisfying conclusion. It's an action packed Urban Fantasy with more than a touch of weird and a great ensemble cast lead by the very capable Arthur Wallace. Anti-Hero is frightening, fun and fabulous!
Note: While you probably could read Anti-Hero without reading the prior two novels in the series, I suggest you do read them first.
Arthur Wallace / No Hero 1
Titan Books, September 9, 2014
Another day. Another zombie T-Rex to put down. All part of the routine for Arthur Wallace and MI37—the British government department devoted to defending Britain from threats magical, supernatural, extraterrestrial, and generally odd.Except a zombie T-Rex is only the first of the problems about to trample, slavering and roaring, through Arthur's life. Before he can say, "but didn't I save the world yesterday?" a new co-director at MI37 is threatening his job, middle-aged Russian cyborg wizards are threatening his life, and his co-workers' are threatening his sanity.
As Arthur struggles to unravel a plot to re-enact the Chernobyl disaster in England's capital, he must not only battle foreign wizards but also struggle to keep the trust of his team. Events spiral out of control, friendships fray, and loyalties are tested to their breaking point.
Titan Books, January 2016
Arthur Wallace and the MI37 team confront their complex personal relationships as well as robots originally created to aid the Nazi's invasion of Russia, leading to a trip for the team to the Himalayas, which takes them to a Nepalese death cult, then back to London for the final assault – amidst assorted relationship break-ups, hangovers and pregnancy scares…
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There's a reason Halloween is our favorite holiday! The costumes and the candy are enough to convince us that this is a red-circle calendar day, but a Halloween party is something we look forward to all year. Gatherings of friends dressed in ghoulish gear make for the best parties of the year, and you want to make sure you get invited back.
Here's our at-a-glance list for a Halloween party win.
Don't: Show up without a costume.
Do: Make an effort, even if dressing up isn't your thing. Wear funny glasses, a fake mustache or ugly teeth. Nothing says Debbie Downer like the person who shows up unadorned.
Don't: Wear a costume with lots of glitter or feathers. Your host will be cleaning up glitter and feathers for months after the party has ended.
Do: Be original, but make sure you have a costume that doesn't shed.
Don't: Bring flowers. It's not that kind of party. Plus, flowers require your host to do extra work, finding a vase, cutting the ends, etc.
Do: Bring a gift like our Black Skull Apothecary Jar for a gift your host can use again and again.
Don't: Come empty handed. It's still a get-together, so your hosts and hostesses will appreciate your kind gesture.
Do: Bring a bottle of wine. A bottle of wine in a Halloween theme is something everyone can share, like Monster Mash Lodi Red Blend or Spellbound Chardonnay.
Don't: Show up completely tanked.
Do: Be a fun guest, but come with all your senses intact (wink, wink). You'll get extra points if you let your host know you appreciate the invite by sending some thoughtful words on a quirky thank you card.
You should zoom through the Halloween party like a witch on a broom! Have a safe, fun and happy Halloween, no matter how you decide to celebrate!


Home → Blog → Perfection Knows No Bounds, or Who Needs Testing?
share the cases from our own practice.
First of all, it is an integral part of software development which has its own lifecycle. This cycle has its requirements for observing discipline both in the development process and in providing a product of the proper quality.
And during the development process, the certain conditions essential for the successful Life Cycle of Software Development had been created.
Need testing? No one knows what result you'll get!
Software testing involves a lot of various aspects. Every company has its own understanding of the testing process which differs from the standard rules. In one company, testing is based on comparing a finished product with a specification and documentation describing the functionality. Another company can conduct code-level testing called "white box testing" meaning the code accessibility for the tester. And the third company tests the product as a "black box": if there is "no smoke", the product is ready for release.
But, definitely, there are long-established concepts of quality assurance which are most often used in software development companies.
maintenance of the development process that minimizes the possibility of errors.
Noncompliance with these processes may lead to significant omissions and even a deviation from the initial plan. As a result, the final product will be much different from the one conceived.
So why is testing so necessary and who needs it in the first place?
The main goal of the quality control is to reduce the company's expenses allocated to software development. Obviously, fixing errors found during the early development stages will cost the company much cheaper than after the final product has been released.
Also, an important task is to report on the current product state and provide documentation to interested parties, that is, the client, the developer company, and so on. Quality reporting can be used for making important decisions, such as a public release of a product.
And, of course, it's essential to find all the blocking errors as early as possible providing developers with a chance to fix them in time.
What should you do if you've found an error in the tracker?
The principle of such classification is the level of the bugs criticality for the operation of the system as a whole.They fall into a few groups the set of which differs depending on the field of the program applying.
Groups of bugs can be defined by the corporate standard, the limitations of the current bug tracking system or the agreement of the team. We're going to describe our version.
A blocking error causes the application to become inoperable, and as a result, further work both with the system being tested and with its key functions becomes impossible. The solution of this problem is necessary for the further system functioning.
If you are giving the Username and Password on the Gmail page, immediately Error page occurs or the Inbox page is not visible. So these sort of things to be considered as Blockers Bugs.
It will not allow the User to Test the Application further.
What should the owner or manager do if an error of this type has been found?
QA creates the task for the developer with the highest priority and such bug should be fixed in the first place, before the rest non-critical or trivial tasks or change requests.
A critical error indicates a malfunction of the key business logic, a security hole, an error that resulted in a temporary server crash or an inoperable state of any part of the system without the possibility of solving the problem using other input points. This solution is necessary for further work with the key functions of the system under test.
A major error implies that some parts of the main business logic work incorrectly. The error is not critical, or there is an opportunity to work with the function under test using other input points.
The major priority is used for issues that are not critical, but that does have a significant impact or are important by community consensus. These issues are prioritized in the current development release and backported to stable releases where applicable. Major issues do not block point releases.
A minor error doesn't violate the business logic of the app part being tested, it's an obvious error of the user interface.
Minor priority is most often used for cosmetic issues that do not inhibit the functionality or main purpose of the project.
Examples of the minor bug: an incorrect class reference only in a comment.
A trivial error doesn't apply to the business logic of the application. This is a poorly reproducible error which is barely noticeable through the user interface. It's an error of third-party libraries or services so it does not have any impact on the overall quality of the product.
The error should be fixed as soon as possible because its existence is critical for the project.
The bug which has a high priority needs to be fixed as soon as possible. A bug without which we cannot proceed our testing further is such a type of bug that should have high priority. A bug that is a part of current software release or the build release needs to be fixed as soon as possible.
Usually, a bug with high severity is marked as high priority (for example, a login system of an e-commerce site is not working). Then such a bug is marked as high severity and high priority one.
Simply put, High priority bugs need to be fixed as soon as possible.
The error must be fixed, its existence is not critical but requires a binding decision.
A bug can be marked as a medium priority bug when it does not affect other parts of the software and does not result in the termination of the software. And we can wait till the next build (or the next release) to solve this bug. So the bug is marked as medium priority bug.
For example, a user taps on some button on the navigation bar to navigate into another screen, but this button does not change the color into expected. Such a bug doesn't influent on the functionality and application work, but it should be fixed in the next release.
The error must be corrected, its existence is not critical and does not require urgent intervention.
A bug has a very negligible impact on the software. If it's a not a part of the current release, it'll be a part of the future one because it does not affect any feature of the software.
Low priority bugs include those related to UI, small spelling mistakes, grammatical mistakes and so on.
It is the priority of the error that determines the fixing sequence. For example, one high-priority bug and five bugs of low priority had been found during testing. In this case, of course, the bug of the highest priority will be put into the working process in the first place followed by the trivial bugs that need fixing.
Another important factor is the distribution of the process by the types of testing depending on the performer's aim.
Functional testing is one of the types of testing aimed at checking the conformity between functional requirements of software and its real characteristics. The main task of functional testing is to confirm that the product being developed has all the functionality the client wants to see.
Non-functional testing includes tests necessary to determine the characteristics of software that can be measured by different values. In general, here we're testing "how" the system works.
Re-testing. After the process of fixing bugs/defects, the software must be re-tested in order to confirm the fact that now everything is working as it should.
Testing is a necessary stage in the web and app development because it allows to significantly reduce costs.
It is important to understand what kind of testing you need at one stage or another.
You should intelligently allocate resources and priorities basing on the types of errors.
So, we hope, we've convinced you to choose a development company with a QA department. We're happy to offer our services! Our Agilie team employs professional QA experts who ensure that you get exactly the product that you wanted.
Software testing is the process of identifying the quality of any software using various test-design techniques.


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Family Pectinariidae
Hutchings P.A.
CSIRO Publishing
Beesley, P.L., Ross G.J.B. and Glasby C.J.
Polychaetes & Allies: The Southern Synthesis. Fauna of Australia. Vol. 4A Polychaeta, Myzostomida, Pogonophora, Echiura, Sipuncula
Knowledge Quest: Australian families visit museums.
Keys to the families and genera of Psocoptera (Arthropoda: Insecta)
Classifying spiders
By studying and classifying spiders, scientists learn about their diversity, biology, distribution and evolutionary relationships.
Gobryidae, a new family of acalyptrate flies (Diptera: Diopsoidea), and a discussion of relationships of the diopsoid families.
A taxonomic and biogeographic review of the invertebrates of the Central Eastern Rainforest Reserves of Australia (CERRA) World Heritage Area, and adjacent regions
The human family tree
Our family tree extends back for five to seven million years to the time when our ancestors took their first two-legged steps on the path toward becoming human. During this vast period of time our family tree grew to include many ancestors representing different species from our evolutionary past
New records of the Terebellidae, Trichobranchidae, and Pectinariidae (Polychaeta: Terebellida) from the Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia
A review of the genera of the Rissoidae (Mollusca: Mesogastropoda: Rissoacea)
A key to the Australian families of Acalptrate Diptera (Insecta)
A review of the genera of Pectinariidae (Polychaeta) together with a description of the Australian fauna


PROVIDENCE, RI – According to documents filed in U.S. District Court in Providence, Richard D'Antuono, 42, of Cranston, a former business manager and financial secretary for a Rhode Island plasters and cement mason's union local, will plead guilty to charges that he embezzled between $250,000 and $550,000 in union funds.
According to court documents, it is alleged that for two years beginning in 2015, D'Antuono, the sole full-time officer of the Operative Plasterers and Cement Masons International Association Local 40, embezzled funds from a union operational account and from an apprentice fund, a type of employee benefit plan, used to finance training programs for apprentice plasterers and masons and for the retraining or refresher training of journeymen union members.
It is alleged that as part of the scheme, D'Antuono made checks out to himself substantially in excess of his salary and a stipend to which he was entitled. In some instances, D'Antuono had the authorized signatories sign blank checks, which he later used to embezzle funds from the operational account. In other instances, D'Antuono forged the signature of the authorized signatories on checks. Additionally, it is alleged that D'Antuono embezzled funds from the Apprenticeship Fund by writing checks payable to the Local 40 operation account and then embezzling the funds in the same manner.
Acting United States Attorney Stephen G. Dambruch and Jonathan Russo, District Director, U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Labor-Management Standards, Boston-Buffalo District Office announce the filing of a three-count information charging Richard D'Antuono with embezzlement from a labor organization, embezzlement from an employee benefit plan, and aggravated identity theft.
Embezzlement from a labor organization is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 5 years imprisonment, a fine of $10,000 and a term of supervised release of 3 years. Embezzlement from an employee benefit plan is punishable by statutory penalties of up to 5 years imprisonment, a fine of $250,000, and a term of supervised release of 3 years. Aggravated identity theft is punishable by statutory penalties of mandatory term of two years imprisonment in addition to the sentence imposed on counts on the embezzlement charges.


Education, by definition is a transformative pursuit; Individuals come together and engage in transformative interactions and experiences. As with many forms of structural invention, the consequences of thoughtful invention within the structures of education are ultimately unique spaces.
Arts Letters & Numbers is a new structure opening spaces within a broad disciplinary geography; spaces of participation, of communication, of reciprocity for people and their works to listen to each other. Each party, both individual participant and associated body of knowledge, transform in ways that would not be possible otherwise. Conceived as a kind of disciplinary chora; Arts Letters & Numbers is a space where a great diversity of telling and listening creates the alchemy of transforming how we experience today into how we will experience tomorrow.


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More Time With Media Means Less Patience For Ads
By Adweek Staff
Consumers are increasing their total media intake by embracing new options and technologies—mostly the Internet—without cutting back on time spent with traditional media, according to a just-completed media engagement study from OMD.
Subsequently, media consumption now takes up more of our daily time—nine hours on average—than sleep (6.8 hours) or work (7.5 hours), according to the study. While this may sound like good news for marketers in search of eyeballs, the study suggests one of the key challenges of the increasingly personalized media environment is how to market to people without angering them for interrupting their private time.
The second-most-cited complaint by the 2,500 consumers interviewed for the study is the growing number of unwanted interruptions, with 30 percent of respondents listing this. (The top complaint: deteriorating personal interactions.)
"We have not yet found the key to really communicating in these new platforms," said Page Thompson, CEO of OMD North America. "People do not want traditional forms of advertising on their cell phones, PDA or even on the Internet, and that's a huge challenge for everyone."
The study is also significant, said Thompson, because it underscores the need to move from an advertising marketplace that is based on impressions and demographics to one that is based on behavior and engagement. That point is illustrated by the finding that multitasking is far more prevalent than previously thought. On average, U.S. adults say they now do an average of three additional activities while they surf the net and 2.5 while watching TV.
"We knew it was heavier with younger people," said Thompson, "but now even the adults" claim to cram 39 hours of activity into each day by multitasking.
With that kind of consumption, said Thompson, "the key element becomes the type of engagement they have with each media. And how do you become more relevant with the primary media they are consuming, and what is the connection between the two?"
The study also found that consumers have been surprisingly slow to adopt many of the new media devices, such as MP3 players, personal organizers and other handheld units.
While TV is still the most dominant medium in terms of usage (97 percent of the respondents reported watching TV), only 15 percent or fewer said they have recently watched high-definition TV, used a DVR or watched TV via their computer or a handheld device.
But there is significant near-term growth potential for both HDTV and DVRs. Some 26 percent said they have an interest in using a DVR within the next 12 months; 28 percent want to watch HDTV within that time.
Less interest was indicated for video downloads to smaller screens such as cell phones, video iPods and other handheld units. Only 6 percent said they do so now, about the same amount who said they'd have an interest in doing so within the next year.
Interest in video-on-demand falls somewhere in between, with 16 percent saying they have an interest in watching VOD programming in the next year, versus the 12 percent who say they have already watched VOD shows.
And the survey underscores how ubiquitous the Internet has become over the past decade. It's now the second-most-widely used medium, with 92 percent citing recent Web surfing, just behind TV.
http://adweek.it/2kWjVCg
Marketing Technology, Group Marketing Manager
Intuit Inc.


Energy Managed Services – Can One Company Do It All?
In 2005 we started Groom Energy with a pretty basic idea: eventually, companies would (1) more actively manage and reduce their energy consumption and (2) consolidate their vendors, rewarding the ones who offered comprehensive services and performed the best.
Fortunately, today it seems our initial thesis was probably correct.
We've been able to grow an Inc. 5000 company by recruiting a great team and staying focused on energy efficiency upgrades in distribution, grocery, hotels and industrials. We searched for customers who valued our technical sophistication, our multi-measure approach (compressed air, HVAC, LED, refrigeration, etc.) and our ability to retrofit their buildings anywhere in the US.
While the market's overall growth has been some wind at our back, we didn't anticipate how interrelated the energy services would eventually become. We've called this Energy Managed Services and freely admit it's bigger than us alone. Our friends at Greentech Media agree, recently publishing their research on the bundled, more comprehensive C & I market.
Customers now need their vendors to integrate pretty much everything in the C & I energy bucket. Energy monitoring, production and building systems, commodity purchasing, solar & storage and real-time utility connections all relate to each other in the new world. It's physical, with engineers and delivery teams in buildings, and virtual, with cloud-based algorithms and connections to everything. Oh, and throw in financing and staying committed during historically long corporate project development cycles.
The largest vendors may choose to do it all themselves or acquire the pieces they think they're missing. Smaller players may bet on partnerships, while others stick to their knitting, hoping they can grow into the market over time without being marginalized.
We've already seen several visible players making their first moves.
EnerNOC is betting their integrated offering will come from investments in software with services, leveraging their historical demand response business. Alternatively, Johnson Controls has shed their demand response and their facilities management businesses, believing they already have what they need. Honeywell, Siemens, and Schneider may feel the same way, with these ESCO's needing only to invest more in commercial sales, as their teams today focus only on federal, state, local and MUSH customers.
Utilities have also seen the opportunity. Edison Energy, the deregulated side of Edison International, has acquired three companies and is early in a stitch-it-together process. Similarly, Engie has acquired Ecova, Opterra, and Green Charge Networks.
Other utilities are taking a more application specific approach. Duke Energy has acquired Phoenix Energy Technologies in HVAC management and Southern Company acquired PowerSecure for their microgrid monitoring and management capabilities. Exelon's Constellation bought ConEdison's retail electric and gas business, while ConEd Solutions says they'll focus more on services for its C&I customers.
At the beginning of this year, we met up with the team at DK Energy, the US arm of EDF's Dalkia division. Dalkia had made the decision to come to the US market, bringing their resume in building energy services in European markets, but also wanting to partner with existing US players. EDF, DK's parent, is the world's largest producer of electricity, with $83 billion in revenues and 156k employees.
Our first engagement considered how we could become an implementation partner for Dalkia's DESC platform, their remote energy building monitoring system. Using intelligent networked software, analysts at DESC centers in France now measure and monitor over 85,000 buildings. The system operates in real-time, connected to electric, gas and water meters with visibility to HVAC set points and building occupancy levels. When an energy fault occurs, the system can dispatch Dalkia trucks to arrive on site and deal with repair or correction. If you believe in Energy Managed Services, this operating center connected to field engineers concept is pretty powerful.
Later we met DK's EDF sister companies in the US: EDF Energy Services, based in Houston, who provides sophisticated commodity trading and procurement services to C&I customers. And EDF Renewables, based in San Diego, a large player building and operating wind and solar systems, and who recently acquired C & I specialist GroSolar.
We all saw an even more significant opportunity. One larger company, with multiple affiliated companies working together underneath, each with a business and business model strong enough to stand on its own.
So on Friday we announced Groom Energy is formally joining the DK US team. We're off on a journey to build this larger affiliated US platform, excited to be DK's first US acquisition and to immediately offer more to our customers. Our team will have the chance to grow, lead and learn, while having a more comprehensive solution.
In growth markets, it's never a winner takes all outcome. It's chess – and we need to be thoughtful and strategic with each move. You can tell we're very happy with our latest.


Fleur is named for the subtle floral pattern which adorns this jug.
Made of durable glass to withstand extensive commercial usage, this artistic jug has a hint of carafe shape and finishes with a generously sized ice lip.
Suitable for commercial glasswashing and ideal as a jug for milk, water or juices.


Daniel Sul was born in Rio de Janeiro currently living in Barcelona, Spain. After obtaining a photography degree at IED Milano in 2016 he started a master degree in Art and Documentary photography at IDEP Barcelona.
He describes his practice as a photographer as a search for the magnificent and miraculous in something as dull as the everyday, which can be only found if we change our perception through the arresting and modulation of attention. That's why art, that's why photography, they are tools to arrest the mind, to drive the mind to its original state of awe inspiring mystery.


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package org.deidentifier.arx.gui.view.impl.explore;

import org.deidentifier.arx.gui.Controller;
import org.deidentifier.arx.gui.model.ModelEvent;
import org.deidentifier.arx.gui.model.ModelEvent.ModelPart;
import org.deidentifier.arx.gui.resources.Resources;
import org.deidentifier.arx.gui.view.SWTUtil;
import org.deidentifier.arx.gui.view.def.ILayout;
import org.deidentifier.arx.gui.view.impl.common.ComponentTitledFolder;
import org.eclipse.swt.SWT;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionAdapter;
import org.eclipse.swt.events.SelectionEvent;
import org.eclipse.swt.layout.GridLayout;
import org.eclipse.swt.widgets.Composite;

/**
 * This class layouts the exploration view.
 *
 * @author Fabian Prasser
 */
public class LayoutExplore implements ILayout {

    /** View */
    private final Composite             root;
    /** View */
    private final ComponentTitledFolder folder;

    /**
     * Creates a new instance.
     *
     * @param parent
     * @param controller
     */
    public LayoutExplore(final Composite parent, final Controller controller) {

        // Create top composite
        root = new Composite(parent, SWT.NONE);
        root.setLayoutData(SWTUtil.createFillGridData());
        root.setLayout(SWTUtil.createGridLayout(1));

        // Create top composite
        folder = new ComponentTitledFolder(root, controller, null, "id-30", true); //$NON-NLS-1$
        folder.setLayoutData(SWTUtil.createFillGridData());

        // Lattice
        Composite item1 = folder.createItem(Resources.getMessage("ExploreView.0"), //$NON-NLS-1$
                                            controller.getResources().getImage("explore_lattice.png")); //$NON-NLS-1$

        item1.setLayoutData(SWTUtil.createFillGridData());
        new ViewLattice(item1, controller);

        // List
        Composite item2 = folder.createItem(Resources.getMessage("ExploreView.2"), //$NON-NLS-1$
                                            controller.getResources().getImage("explore_list.png")); //$NON-NLS-1$

        item2.setLayoutData(SWTUtil.createFillGridData());
        new ViewList(item2, controller);

        // Tiles
        Composite item3 = folder.createItem(Resources.getMessage("ExploreView.3"), //$NON-NLS-1$
                                            controller.getResources().getImage("explore_tiles.png")); //$NON-NLS-1$

        item3.setLayoutData(SWTUtil.createFillGridData());
        new ViewTiles(item3, controller);

        // Select
        folder.setSelection(0);
        folder.addSelectionListener(new SelectionAdapter(){
            @Override
            public void widgetSelected(SelectionEvent arg0) {
                controller.update(new ModelEvent(LayoutExplore.this, ModelPart.SELECTED_PERSPECTIVE, controller.getModel().getPerspective()));
            }
        });

        // Create bottom composite
        final Composite bottom = new Composite(root, SWT.NONE);
        bottom.setLayoutData(SWTUtil.createFillHorizontallyGridData());
        final GridLayout bottomLayout = SWTUtil.createGridLayout(3);
        bottomLayout.makeColumnsEqualWidth = true;
        bottom.setLayout(bottomLayout);

        // Create viewers
        new ViewFilter(bottom, controller);
        new ViewClipboard(bottom, controller);
        new ViewProperties(bottom, controller);
    }

    /**
     * Returns which view is active
     * @return
     */
    public boolean isShowLattice() {
        return folder.getSelectionIndex() == 0;
    }

    /**
     * Returns which view is active
     * @return
     */
    public boolean isShowList() {
        return folder.getSelectionIndex() == 1;
    }

    /**
     * Returns which view is active
     * @return
     */
    public boolean isShowTiles() {
        return folder.getSelectionIndex() == 2;
    }

    /**
     * Shows the according view
     */
    public void showLattice() {
        folder.setSelection(0);
    }

    /**
     * Shows the according view
     */
    public void showList() {
        folder.setSelection(1);
    }

    /**
     * Shows the according view
     */
    public void showTiles() {
        folder.setSelection(2);
    }
}

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Why Dawn Goodwin loves Halloween!
I love Halloween. Next to Christmas, it is my favourite time of the year. My heart lifts with every turn of the central heating thermostat because it means I can celebrate the long, chilly evenings by lighting a log fire, throwing on some fluffy socks and reading a good book. Throw in some comfort food and some chocolate and I'm in heaven. Of course, just as clothes and food can be seasonal, so are the books we read.
Read more about Why Dawn Goodwin loves Halloween!
Hello everyone. I'm thrilled that Aria are republishing my Riverhill trilogy this month, and that they have asked me to write this blog post to give a little more background about my novels.
I am often asked what my writing influences are and am generally expected to name well-known authors. But people are usually surprised to learn that my biggest writing influence by far is life itself, especially considering the gritty and graphic nature of my novels.


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Napoleon – In a Nutshell- Neil Wenborn
Napoleon is one of the giants of modern history. From the last days of the French Revolution to the epochal battle of Waterloo he bestrode the political landscape of Europe like a colossus, and the age to which he gave his name remains one of the most tumultuous in the history of the continent. But who was Napoleon Bonaparte? And why does he still arouse such powerful passions? This audiobook traces the remarkable rise and fall of a man who, as military leader and lawgiver, left his mark on the lives of millions in France and beyond, and whose presence continues to be felt in Europe and the wider world to the present day.
Neil Wenborn
Sprecher*innen:
Rupert Degas
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Katie Holmes Speaks About Her Viral Cashmere Bra Look
By Liana Satenstein
No one ever really knows if something will go viral or not. The Internet is unpredictable — you can't just make a meme on command. It has to be the right moment, the right look, and the right photo. We learned this with Katie Holmes, who made Instagram waves with her Khaite cashmere bra and barely-buttoned cardigan set last week. Seated front row today at Elie Tahari's Spring 2020 show—this time in a very modest cream cardigan sweater and a denim button up—I asked her if she knew the navel-baring look would create such a stir. Holmes, as luminous and fresh-faced as ever, simply shook her head and said "No."
Photo: Backgrid
Holmes had a simple explanation when asked why she bought the $520 soft-cup bralette and $1,540 fisherman-ribbed sweater — which she purchased online all by herself (Stars, they're just like us!). "It was very comfortable and easy and I think they [Khaite] do such a good job with creating beautiful luxury items," she said. "They are very accessible and classic so you can have it for a long time, and I like to shop that way. I'm not always buying new stuff and I can wear it again." Level-headed and sustainable! Holmes's publicist chimed in, as well, with a message for Khaite, noting that the label "should make another color!" The company currently offers the style in only one color, a dark oatmeal it calls "barley," which at the moment is sold out.
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Gord Aitchison (1909-1990) – cestista canadese
 Mark Aitchison (n. 1983) – pilota motociclistico australiano
 Simon Aitchison (n. 1972) – giocatore di calcio a 5 australiano


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We Are The Leading Chhau Dance Classes in Delhi
Aeroyoga, an institute devoted to dance. Here you will learn and perform various types of Indian dance forms. Aeroyoga is the prime chhau dance classes in Delhi. Chhau is a semi-classical dance form of India. Its origin is traceable to indigenous forms of dance and martial practices.
Its vocabulary of movement includes mock combat techniques, stylized gaits of birds and animals and movements modelled on the chores of village housewives. This type of dance breaks the stylized structures and forms of the classical dance and adopts a more contemporary feel and steps. All along the ethos of the basic dance remains intact.
At Aeroyoga, we train to make you fit and fine through chhau dance because we are the best chhau dance classes in Delhi. Chhau dance, as a semi-classical Indian dance with martial, tribal and folk origins. With origins in the eastern Indian states of Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Odisha. Chhau is an ancient dance form.
It originated in the mock fights of the Oriya Paikas (warriors) who fought rhythmically to the accompaniment of indigenous musical instruments. It is found in three styles named after the location where they are performed, i.e. the Purulia Chhau of Bengal, the Seraikella Chhau of Jharkhand, and the Mayurbhanj Chhau of Odisha.
In our dance studio, we mainly teach "Mayurbhaanj Chhau". Mayurbhanj Chhau dance form has a long history. Originally a tribal dance, which originated from the forests of Mayurbhanj in the 18th century, it got the status of a martial art form in the 19th century.
Slowly & steadily Mayurbhanj Chhau left its martial character and mellowed. Under the Royal Patronage, it received proper attention & direction and showed a bright future and utmost perfection as a dance of excellent style in the field of eastern art and culture of India. Mayurbhanj Chhau has highly evolved techniques of its own for which it differentiates itself from other forms of dance.
These techniques of Mayurbhanj Chhau are based on various body movements. The dance ranges from celebrating martial arts, acrobatics and athletics performed in festive themes of folk dance, to a structured dance with religious themes found in Shaivism, Shaktism, and Vaishnavism.
If you really want to learn this energetic dance form, call now.
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OMGIs Maddie Ziegler Dating Kailand Morris? She Addresses The Relationship Rumors
By Emily Brozyna
Fans have been shipping Maddie Ziegler and Kailand Morris ever since they met backstage while their younger siblings Mackenzie Ziegler and Mandla Morris were competing on Dancing with the Stars: Juniors. The 16-year-old dancer has been hanging out with the cutie quite a lot recently, and tbh, we're all about it! Now, Maddie is addressing their relationship publicly for the first time ever. And while she did not confirm that they are, in fact, dating – she totally blushes when talking about him, if you ask us!
"See, the thing is, we're all great friends. Dancing With The Stars, you make a family there and all of us together, his younger brother Mandla, all of us hang out literally every day together. It's so fun," Maddie explained in an interview on The Talk. "People assume everything, but we've had a great time and we're all so close. And I love them so much."
So who is Kailand? The 17-year-old is a model, but that's not all! He also just so happens to be the son of major musical legend, Stevie Wonder. Talk about a star-studded couple!
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Just recently, the rumored lovebirds went to Disneyland with a bunch of friends and both posted photos from their day of fun on Instagram.
love these people too much !!
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"Look. I love Maddie, she's a great girl, but it's not going to happen. It's just not going to happen. There's so many reasons. She is super cool and I really do like her, and I hope to know her for a long time. It's funny because she would have the exact same response as I'm having right now," Milo told ET.
Previously, Maddie dated Jack Kelly – but the pair called things off this past summer.
Well, whenever Maddie is ready to open up about her love life, we're ready to listen! In the meantime, we'll be coming up with some possible ship names… Madland? Kailie? The possibilities are endless!
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The good lads at Detroit Swindle have bestowed the latest installment of Discobelle Mix with a full on mix of DISCO…. go figure! The Heist Recordings bosses drop in with 60 minutes of vintage vibes and blissful beats from dance music's embryonic years with selections from Goody Goody, Geraldine Hunt, ESG and Taana Gardner.
The lads at DS were gracious enough to donate this new mix from their own, monthly series… check out last months HERE and keep your eyes peeled for new releases on their label… the next one is a doozy!
Coming straight out of London and heading up our next installment of exclusive mix tapes is the very talented, Mr. Ben Gomori. Gomori has been a fixture in my posts over the last year, contributing fantastic EPs for labels like ALiVE RECORDINGS, BMKLTSCH and Stranjjur plus offering exclusive edits via Discobelle (HERE)… it's a wonder it took us this long to get one from the man.
Zurich based house duo, Fat Sushi grace us with the latest installment of our exclusive mix series. We've featured the Swiss lads on DB a number of times from their exceptional outings on labels like Suara or OFF Recordings to their highly sought after bootlegs, here, we're stoked to have some tasty beats we can call our own.
Strap in for an hour long journey of Fat Sushi's trademark sounds, chalk full of chunky beats, heady synths and tunes from the likes of Booka Shade, Denny, Juli Holz and of course, the Fat Sushi boys themselves!
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This latest installment of our exclusive mix series has been a long time coming… We're proud to present our new mix, courtesy of none other than London's own, Casino Times. The lads have really delivered something special, a mix that truly defines their indefinable sound, one that pays homage to the past while incorporating the future. A truly diverse mix that covers any and every base, strap in and prepare for a smorgasbord of sound that only Casino Times could deliver. Jackpot!
Chicago duo Autograf has had quite the year, turning out remix after remix that have set the internet ablaze. These are not limited to Lorde, The Griswolds, Christina Perri, and Corbu – all tracks that we've had on heavy rotation.
Today we're pleased to bring you the 60th installment of our exclusive mix series with the boys of Autograf. The 42 minute mix has only nine tracks, which makes this the Ricardo Villalobos of mixes. It includes one Autograf remix as well as eight other tracks specially curated by the duo. Take a listen below and fall into some deep vibes.
We posted Londoner, Ben Gomori's fantastic edit of Marvin Gaye a while back (check it here) which caught the attention of the young lad. He's since sent over this exclusive version of a classic, George Michael jam for ya'll to bump to your hearts content! Get it fast!
I've recently become a huge fan-boy for Oslo based producer, B.G. Baarregaard. His recent releases on Whiskey Disco and Silhouette Music have been nothing short of fantastic (here)! Thankfully, The B.G. man took it upon himself to hit me up and offer this spanking new tune for free download, what a nice fellow!
'Pack Your Bags' is a heart-wrenching, bass-laden groover that takes on a Whitney Houston classic about infidelity and perseverance.
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Austin based producer, Josh Vela, known here as MSCLS (he also moonlights as the crazed, bass impresario, Le Doom) burst on to the scene only a few short months ago. In that time he's managed to grab our attention, rack up a string of hot tunes and score a DJ set at this past EDC in Las Vegas.
MSCLS' brand of deep, tropical and R&B flavored house is infectious and right up our alley, it was only fitting that we went straight ahead and secured an exclusive mixtape for our on going series. We're proud to present our 44th installment with this bright and rising talent.


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Home South Carolina Medical Association Oral History Interviews Photograph of Dr. John C. Hawk, Jr. M.D.
John C. Hawk, Jr., M.D., oral history interview, October 11, 1992
Photograph of Dr. John C. Hawk, Jr. M.D.
Title John C. Hawk, Jr., M.D., oral history interview, October 11, 1992
Creator Name Hawk, John C., Jr.
Contributor South Carolina Medical Association
Brown, Laurie L. (Laurie Lanham), 1923-1998
Greene, Manya
Source MSS 929.9
Extent 18 p.
Description Dr. Laurie L. Brown, M.D., and Ms. Manya Greene conducted this oral history interview on October 11, 1992, at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina. In this interview, Dr. John Hawk, Jr., M.D., discusses his educational background in China and in the United States, career in surgery, involvement with organized medicine, and tenure as president of the South Carolina Medical Association (SMCA). Hawk joined SCMA, being elected vice-president around 1965 and elected president a few years later. Dr. Hawk also discusses the major issues tasked by the organization during his tenure as president, which included: Medicare, cost containment, the division of South Carolina into health districts, and the socialization of medicine. Hawk concludes the interview by discussing his service as a delegate for the American Medical Association (AMA) and life beyond medicine.
Subject.LCSH Oral histories
Hawk, J. Chris, Jr.
South Carolina Medical Association
Physicians--South Carolina
Physicians--South Carolina--Charleston County
Subject.MeSH Societies, Medical
Fees, Medical-- standards--United States
State Medicine
Digital Collection South Carolina Medical Association Oral History Collection
Website http://digital.library.musc.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/scm
Contributing Institution Waring Historical Library (MUSC)
Rights Digital content copyright 2015. For more information, please contact the Waring Historical Library: http://waring.library.musc.edu/
SC County Charleston County (S.C.)
Digitization Specifications Video converted from VHS using Sorenson Squeeze. Text transcript was born digital.
Date Digital 2015
Media Type Oral Histories
Biographical Note J. Chris Hawk, Jr. was born on May 21, 1918 in Glade Spring, Virginia. Attending the Shanghai American School in China for high school, Hawk was also a student at St. John's University in China for his first year of undergraduate studies from 1934-1935. After relocating to the United States, he attended Emory University and Henry College in Virginia from 1935-1938, earning Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees. Graduating from medical school at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville in 1942, Dr. Hawk completed a yearlong internship focused on internal medicine at Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester, New York. Spending three years in military service from 1943-1946, Hawk served in Foreign Service in the China Burma India Theater. Dr. Hawk continued his postgraduate training as a fellow in pathology from 1946-1947 at UVA, and remained there from 1947 to 1949 as an assistant resident in surgery. From 1949 to 1950, Hawk worked as the Damon Runyan Fellow of Surgery at the Memorial Hospital for Cancer and Allied Diseases in New York City, and from 1950 to 1951, he also served as Chief Resident in Surgery (American Cancer Society Clinical Fellow) at the University of Virginia. In July 1951, Dr. Hawk became the Director of the Cancer Clinic and Coordinator of Cancer Teaching, serving until his retirement at the Medical University of South Carolina. Hawk also served as an active member at the First (Scots) Presbyterian Church and the Greater Charleston Chamber of Commerce. Hawk married the former Nancy S. Dinwiddie of Charlottesville, Virginia, having nine children together.
Title Photograph of Dr. John C. Hawk, Jr. M.D.
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Without RGB lighting, a gaming-specific piece of equipment would be incomplete. That concept is exemplified by this 63-inch TV stand. LED strips within the cabinet may show seven different colors and 22 distinct display patterns. So, if you're a streamer looking to create the proper atmosphere for your location without having to DIY your own solution, this is an excellent option. To manage the performance, the lights even have their own remote control.
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