Christmas and New Year's came and went quite quickly. We had a delicious Christmas Eve dinner with Fr. Santi, Lay Salvatorian Mariangeles and her friend Ismael. After Christmas Eve Mass, we shared a great dinner, baked chicken made by Sr. Vera, a big salad, plenty of steamed veggies, potatoes, Chilean and Spanish wine. Quite the Christmas feast.
For New Year's, we Sisters stayed home. We cooked a great meal, just relaxed and had good conversation. I went to bed early, but Sisters Yenfa, Jovelina and Vera stayed up a few moments to watch the fireworks and then went to bed.
As we continue our visits to the people in town and the surrounding villages, I have become fond of some of the locales and landmarks. There is one area of the road when we exit San Marcos and head up the mountain to San Sebastian. I call it Where-the-Cows-Lay-Down. Now, this small spot of land is just maybe 20 feet wide by 20 feet deep. There are a beautiful group of cows that just lay there relaxing. I have been around a lot of cows in my life and have never considered them "beautiful." But this herd of cows is special. Their coats are shiny, they are nice and plump, they look healthy and ready for a show, and they appear happy and content to just lay there, basking in the sun in their little spot of dirt. I hope to take a good picture of them some day.
"EL GRINGO CAR WASH." The first time I saw the sign it just cracked me up, but it has become a very important landmark. I am always happy to see it. I know I am almost there.
A few "blocks" up the road from El Gringo Car Wash, there is a humble fast food place called Don Nixon. Now, Don Nixon is also a very good friend of the Society (Salvatorian priests and brothers). He spent some time in the U.S. as a cook. His mother also taught him a few tricks in the kitchen. He has created his own and original tacos, Cuban Tortas and burros — those are his specialty. He recently finished his primary schooling with the help of Mariangeles, SDS. Nixon's dream is to have his very own restaurant some day.
There is one place that is very close to my heart. It is off the beaten path, 30-40 minutes out of town. It's a small town called El Nuevo Milenio, The New Millennium. It is a group of 65 Mayan (Mam tribe) families who were displaced during Hurricane Stan back in 2005. The Guatemalan government built one bedroom/one living room cinder block homes for each family. Other agencies paved roads through town and put in street lights. The Canadian Rotary Club built them a small school. Don't ask me how, but each home also has electricity. The Guatemalan government also put in a water tower/pump for the new town, however, the community can't afford gasoline to run the pump. So, no water for anyone, with the exception of one street where families were able to dig wells. The others they have to buy their water elsewhere. To add insult to injury, they still do not have the titles to their homes and have no land to grow food for their families. To grow something they have to go elsewhere and rent a plot. I go to El Nuevo Milenio as often as I can. My hope is that at some point we can put a few projects together to help improve living standards in this small and forgotten town.
We have become a bit busy with vocations, believe it or not. Right now we have one woman from El Salvador, one from Mexico, and two from Guatemala: Orquidia (from Quetzaltenango) and Noemí (La Ranchería, San Pablo). Noemí was just here with us in San Sebastian in early January. We were able to spend some time together and get to know her. Orquidia also spent a full week with us in December in San Sebastian. She has already been accepted into the community and will begin formation in Colombia on January 23. Our first Guatemalan vocation, Máriel, has already become a novice. We hope the women from El Salvador and Mexico can travel to Guatemala to visit us soon. All these women are either a few years into their profession or finishing their studies. We keep pen, pad and calendar in hand to coordinate our meet-ups or visits. I had no idea vocations would come our way so soon. So keep the prayers coming, for God seems to be looking our way.
Our house on the hill to the left of the Church Cross.
On the ministry front, I continue to see people and help them cope with life stressors. We sisters are gradually getting involved in visiting our neighbors, spending time with the children, and going to formation programs with Fr. Santi at the various parishes. At our house on the hill, we spend time building community, minding of course our noticeable differences in culture, language and backgrounds.
Continue to pray for our new small community of Salvatorian Sisters, as we figure out this new path that God has set before us. May 2017 bring gentle and peace-filled moments to each of you.


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Q: Trouble loading model after Post-training quantisation I've trained up a model and converted it to a .tflite model. I have done post train quantization with the following:
import tensorflow as tf
converter = tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_saved_model(saved_model_dir)
converter.optimizations = [tf.lite.Optimize.OPTIMIZE_FOR_SIZE]
tflite_quant_model = converter.convert()

But when I try to do inference using the model on a RaspberryPi I get the following error
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "tf_lite_test.py", line 8, in <module>
interpreter = tf.lite.Interpreter(model_path="converted_from_h5_model_with_quants.tflite")
File "/home/pi/.local/lib/python3.5/site-packages/tensorflow/lite/python/interpreter.py", line 46, in __init__
model_path))
ValueError: Didn't find op for builtin opcode 'CONV_2D' version '2'
Registration failed.

When I convert the model to tflite without applying any Post-training quantization I get no errors. This is the code I use to covert the model without applying Post-training quantization.
import tensorflow as tf
converter = tf.lite.TFLiteConverter.from_saved_model(saved_model_dir)
tflite_quant_model = converter.convert()

This is my model:
model = tf.keras.models.Sequential([
tf.keras.layers.Conv2D(32, (3,3), activation='relu', input_shape=(IMG_SHAPE, IMG_SHAPE, 3)),
tf.keras.layers.MaxPooling2D(2, 2),

tf.keras.layers.Conv2D(64, (3,3), activation='relu'),
tf.keras.layers.MaxPooling2D(2,2),

tf.keras.layers.Conv2D(128, (3,3), activation='relu'),
tf.keras.layers.MaxPooling2D(2,2),

tf.keras.layers.Dropout(0.5),
tf.keras.layers.Flatten(),
tf.keras.layers.Dense(64, activation='relu'),
tf.keras.layers.Dense(3, activation='softmax')
])

How do I apply Post-training quantization and load a model without getting this error?

A: Maybe you need to rebuild your tflite runtime. It's probably too old to consume this model. See instructions here: https://www.tensorflow.org/lite/guide/build_rpi

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Q: Does DIXML for Delphi support unicode in XSTL transformations I need to perform an XSLT transformation of a complex XML file using Delphi, and have found that MSXML is not up to the task. I have found that DIXML for Delphi can perform the transformation, but the sample code that ships with DIXML for Delphi is returning an AnsiString, and certain Unicode characters in the XML file are getting mangled. I have tried modifying the demo code in a number of different ways, but none produce the desired result.
Does anyone know of a way to perform an XSLT transformation on a Unicode XML file using DIXML for Delphi that preserves the Unicode characters in the XML?


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Student games set for July
The 28th Summer Universiade Gwangju, a global sports festival for university students, has just marked D-95, as the countdown for the event has entered its final phase.
The Gwangju Universiade will be held in Gwangju and across Jeollanam-do (South Jeolla Province) and Jeollabuk-do (North Jeolla Province) from July 3 to July 14 this year. Some 20,000 athletes, judges and organizers from 170 countries, including North Korea, are expected to take part in the event. The Universiade will feature a total of 21 sport disciplines, including 13 regular sports such as track & field or swimming, and eight optional sports, including badminton, archery and taekwondo. Participating athletes will compete for a total of 272 gold medals during the 12-day event.
The Gwangju Universiade Main Stadium is one of many venues that will be used in the 28th Summer Universiade Gwangju later this year.
Students aged between 17 and 28 who are attending a university or graduate school, or who are graduating this year, can take part in the event. The Universiade is a gateway to success in sports as 48 percent of Olympic medalists earned a medal at a Universiade at least once in the past. It will be a good opportunity to watch young sports stars show off their best performances.
(Top) A spire is set up in Seoul City Hall Plaza to promote the 28th Summer Universiade Gwangju. (Bottom)The Gwangju Universiade mascot, Nuribi, shows up at the event to celebrate the upcoming games.
Three new stadiums are being built for the event: the Nambu University International Aquatics Center, the Kwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium and the Gwangju International Archery Center. The aquatics center and the gymnasium are nearly complete, while construction of the archery center will be finished in May.
The Kwangju Women's University Universiade Gymnasium (top) and the Nambu University International Aquatics Center are being built for the 28th Summer Universiade Gwangju.
There will be a range of non-sporting events for the young athletes participating in the Universiade. The Asian Culture Complex in Gwangju will be completed after ten years of construction, and it will open temporarily for two months before its official opening in September in honor of the games. A variety of other events will also be held on the eve of the Universiade and a range of exhibitions and performances will take place for athletes and visitors to the city.
A Universiade Park will be built near the north gate of the main stadium so that young people from across the globe can enjoy the various cultures of the participating nations. A youth party will be held along Geumnam-no Street in central Gwangju during the Universiade.
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202 World leaders honor Korean independence 5316 Aug 19, 2015
Heads of state from around the globe have sent congratulatory messages to Seoul to mark Korea's 70th anniversary of independence. President Park Geun-hye received messages of congratulations from the leade...
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Lee Seung Gi and Girls′ Generation (SNSD)′s Yoona have broken up. Yoona′s agency, SM Entertainment, stated to Newsen on August 13, "It′s true they broke up recently. They decided to remain as ...
200 President emphasizes reform in 4 sectors 4680 Aug 10, 2015
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199 Bae Yong-joon posts photo with Park Soo-jin ahead of wedding 5798 Jul 29, 2015
Bae Yong-joon is set to marry Park Soo Jin in a private ceremony today, and ahead of the wedding, Bae Yong Joon uploaded a photo with his wife-to-be on Instagram along with a message for his fans. I...
198 Korean citizenship to become easier for scientists, engineers 4794 Jul 27, 2015
People from around the world working in natural sciences or engineering in Korea will soon have greater opportunities to acquire Korean citizenship. The Ministry of Justice recently announced that ...
197 Boryeong Mud Festival 6001 Jul 03, 2015
Of the numerous festivals in Korea, it is the Boryeong Mud Festival that probably attracts the largest number of international visitors. During the festival period, tourists flock to the area to exper...
196 Korea, Japan face new future based on 50 years of ties 5147 Jun 22, 2015
Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se and Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida hold a Korea-Japan foreign ministers' meeting in Tokyo on June 21. Minister of Foreign Affairs Yun Byung-se and ...
195 Big Bang′s G-Dragon teams up with SeMA for art exhibition 7326 May 28, 2015
Big Bang′s G-Dragon and the Seoul Museum of Art are joining forces. From June 9 to August 23, G-Dragon will hold the PEACEMINUSONE: Beyond the Stage exhibition at the Seoul Museum of Art. The ...
194 Lee Seung Gi to return as a singer in early June 6600 May 26, 2015
Lee Seung Gi the Singer is coming back. On May 21, Hook Entertainment told Newsen, "On June 4, we′ll be revealing a new song." It will be three years since his last release of the album Forest ...
193 Quality cosmetic brands find success worldwide 12618 Apr 15, 2015
 Customers visit a cosmetics shop at a shopping mall in Dubai. "How can I use this?" "How many colors do you have for this product?" They ask the staff there a range of questions. The customers in...
192 Haman represents Korea with watermelons, paprikas 5954 Apr 06, 2015
Ripe watermelons in a plastic greenhouse in Haman wait for harvesting. "Our annual income is over KRW 100 million." This is not the salary of a bank manager or a corporate CEO. It's the story o...
Student games set for July 8537 Mar 30, 2015
The 28th Summer Universiade Gwangju, a global sports festival for university students, has just marked D-95, as the countdown for the event has entered its final phase. The Gwangju Universiade will be h...
190 Jeju Island hallabongs now available in US 7696 Mar 09, 2015
The sweet and sour hallabong, a type of tangerine, is similar to standard oranges in appearance. The fruit, mainly produced, at least in Korea, on Jeju Island, has a high sugar content, a soft tex...
189 CNN reports on Korea's ancient fortress wall 5918 Feb 23, 2015
CNN's Global Treasure show, a TV program that explores UNESCO World Heritage Sites across the world, recently shed light on Korea's Namhansanseong Fortress in Gwangju, Gyeonggi-do (Gyeonggi Province)....
188 Bohemian glass comes to Seoul 6570 Feb 12, 2015
The Czech Republic is known for its well-preserved monumental architecture and relics from the Middle Ages. In addition to its rich culture and history, the Czech Republic was also the center of...
187 Exhibits trace history of Gyeongsang 6475 Feb 02, 2015
Two interesting exhibitions are underway in Gyeongsang-do (North and South Gyeongsang Provinces). The first is the "Dalseong, Matrix of Daegu" exhibit that has been going on at the Daegu Nationa...
186 Museums and Theaters 6418 Jan 02, 2015
Korea abounds in cultural facilities of all levels and categories where people can enjoy exhibitions and stage performances throughout the year. These places offer an on-the-spot glimpse into the cultural...
185 Shopping 5928 Jan 02, 2015
South Korea is known as a shoppers' paradise, offering a great variety of items at reasonable prices. Tourists may purchase many necessities and souvenir items at any of the hundreds of shops in departmen...
184 Clothing 8374 Dec 29, 2014
Koreans weaved cloth with hemp and arrowroot and raised silkworms to produce silk. During the Three Kingdoms period, men wore jeogori (jacket), baji (trousers), and durumagi (overcoat) with a hat, belt and ...
183 Festivals 6970 Dec 29, 2014
In bygone days, festivals were lavish religious observances. Even before the Three Kingdoms period, harvest thanksgiving festivals were observed officially in the smaller confederated kingdoms. They includ...
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Is Your Business Appealing to Hackers?
You may think that just because you are a small and local company that hackers won't want to waste their time on you. Wouldn't a hacker prefer to go after a large corporation? If your business has poor network security, then your company is more appealing to hackers then even the biggest banks.
It's not that hackers don't want to crack the codes of Fort Knox and download all the gold; it's more like hackers prefer a sure thing and will go after the easiest targets. You can compare network security to low-hanging fruit. Hackers tend to pick the lowest fruit on the tree, even though the best fruit may be towards the top. Simply put; it's easier to just grab a piece of fruit that's within reach (poor network security), rather than dragging out the ladder and start climbing (strong network security).
Are you using older software that is no longer being supported by security updates?
Has it been forever and a day since you last performed a security update?
Do you have your firewall settings on low?
Is your business using free consumer-grade antivirus software?
Do you think that "Encryption" is the name of the new Christopher Nolan movie?
Thinking about our fruit tree, the low-hanging fruit, and even the fruit on the ground for that matter, is still valuable. You may not be the biggest business with the most resources to steal, but the sensitive data stored in your servers are still valuable to hackers. Even if a hacker breaches your network only to discover that the coffers are empty, they will still find value in getting their hands on the personal and account information on you, your employees, and your customers. If this data is leaked, a hacker will then have easy access to all of these accounts and going after the low-hanging fruit would have been worth it.
The better your network security is, the higher your company is on the proverbial fruit tree, and the less desirable you will be to hackers. If you are unsure about how big of a hacking target your business is, then give TMS a call at 1 (626) 737-2960. We can use our networking tools to go into your system and discover your security risks and vulnerabilities. We will then go over with you our security solutions, like our Unified Threat Manager that will strengthen your firewall and ensure only the people you want can access your files. With network security solutions from TMS, your company can have the most appetizing fruit on the Internet tree, yet be high enough that a hacker will not want to even go for it!


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April 4, 2023 Consolidated Election
To register to vote, please stop by Village Hall Monday – Friday, 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. Additionally, more information and other registration options are found via the following link: https://www.lakecountyil.gov/361/Voter-Registration
Village of Hawthorn Woods Trustees Consolidated Election on April 4, 2023
The Village of Hawthorn Woods's Village Clerk's Office has received a packet of information from the Lake County Clerk for the April 4, 2023 Consolidated Election. Three (3) Village Trustee seats for a full term (4 years) will be up for election for the Village of Hawthorn Woods. Please call Donna Lobaito, Village Clerk, at (847) 540-5222 for more information.
For additional information on the Consolidated Election, please visit the Office of the County Clerk's website, https://www.lakecountyil.gov/163/Elections.
Notice of Filing Period:
Nomination papers are now available for circulation for the April 4, 2023 Consolidated Election. Petition forms may be picked up during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.) at the Village of Hawthorn Woods's Clerk's Office located at 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods, IL. Additionally, they can be obtained by contacting Donna Lobaito, Village Clerk at (847) 540-5222 or dlobaito@vhw.org to have nominating papers sent via mail or email.
First day to file nomination papers with the local election official located at 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047 in the Clerk's Office from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Last day to file nomination papers with the local election official located at 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047 in the Clerk's Office from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Simultaneous Filing Lottery, if necessary, will be held in the Clerk's Office at 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047 at 9:00 a.m.
Last day to file objections with the local election official located at 2 Lagoon Drive, Hawthorn Woods, IL 60047 in the Clerk's Office from 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.


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JJ Jr.
Sun, 02 December 2018 at 5:04 pm
Khalid Clings to Normani at WiLD 94.9's Jingle Ball in San Francisco
Normani and Khalid perform their hit song "Love Lies" at WiLD 94.9′s FM's Jingle Ball 2018 held at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday (December 1) in San Francisco, Calif.
The 22-year-old Fifth Harmony singer made a special appearance during the 20-year-old singer's set.
Also performing at the concert were Sabrina Carpenter, Alessia Cara, KPOP band MONSTA X, Bazzi, 5 Seconds of Summer, and Calvin Harris.
The night before, Alessia, Normani and Khalid hit the stage in Los Angeles at 102.7 KIIS FM's 2018 Jingle Ball.
Be sure to check out all of these performers plus many more at upcoming Jingle Ball Tour shows across the US. Click HERE for a full list of dates, cities and performers!
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Famous Four Candles script from The Two Ronnies could make £30,000 when it's sold in Derbyshire
It was written in red ink by the TV comic and actor Ronnie Barker
The hilarious sketch from the pen of Ronnie Barker - Four Candles - is one of the funniest ever seen on TV.
And now the original script is going under the hammer at Etwall auction house Hansons.
The original handwritten script of The Two Ronnies' celebrated Fork Handles sketch is up for grabs - and it could be yours for £30,000.
The inimitable script, written by the late Ronnie Barker, is thought by some to be one of the funniest of all TV comedy moments and continues to appeal across the generations.
It was written in red ink by the notoriously publicity-shy Barker, who died in 2005, under his pseudonym, Gerald Wiley, which he used to stop expectations growing from seeing his name on a script.
Peter Kay has cancelled his first tour in eight years
The sketch, also known as The Hardware Shop, has been enjoyed by millions, and can be regularly found on 'best-ever' lists.
It was crowned the funniest comedy moment of the 70s on UKTV and finished fifth in Channel 4's 'Fifty Greatest Comedy Sketches countdown', from 2005.
First aired in September 1976, the sketch shows Barker entering a hardware shop with a shopping list and appears to ask for four candles in a broad southern accent.
The shopkeeper, Ronnie Corbett, in typical fashion, hands him four candles, to which Barker replies: "No, fork 'andles! 'Andles for forks!".
The script previously sold in auction for £48,000 in 2007, and was also seen on an edition of the BBC's Antiques Roadshow in 2006. Its current estimate is for between £30,000 and £40,000.
Jim Spencer with the Fork Handles script
Consultant at Hansons Auctioneers and TV antiques expert Marc Allum said: "I saw the script in 2006 and filmed it for the Antiques Roadshow at Carters Steam Fair in North London. It was then subsequently shown to Ronnie Corbett who confirmed its authenticity.
"On the day when I filmed it I was completely amazed. To hold Ronnie Barker's handwritten script for one of the most iconic comedy sketches in history was beyond words."
The sentiment was echoed by Jim Spencer, manuscripts expert at Hansons Auctioneers, who said: "It is an honour to handle and catalogue such an important archive.
"The fork handles sketch is one of the great, most memorable, most iconic comedy sketches of all time.
"It's as familiar as Del Boy falling through the bar, or Basil Fawlty saying 'Don't mention the war.' Reading the script, I couldn't help chuckling aloud, the characteristic wordplay and comic use of homophones coming to life on the page, confusing hoes with pantyhose, or recommending ointment for saw-tips.
The Fork Handles lot in all
"This ink on paper is the conception of something that has raised millions of smiles and continues to entertain people to this day.
"I told a friend I'd catalogue this script and he said, 'I was watching that last night!' That's how familiar and famous this work is."
Charles Hanson, the owner of Hansons Auctioneers, said: "Observational comedy is all the rage today but The Two Ronnies were masters of it decades ago.
"When the late Ronnie Corbett authenticated the script, he noted that while it was unusual for Barker to write in red ink, it was undoubtedly his handwriting.
"Corbett surmised that the script may have been donated to a charity fund-raiser, as Barker, being uncomfortable with appearing in public, would often donate an item to charity rather than appear in person."
Could Derbyshire TV antique expert Charles Hanson squeeze into Christmas number one slot?
The 'fork handles' script will go under the hammer at Hansons Auctioneers, in Heage Lane, Etwall on Wednesday, December 20.
The complete lot includes a pair of spectacles used in The Two Ronnies, with a letter signed by Ronnie Barker and an authentication certificate, as well as a colour print of the 'fork handles' sketch signed by Ronnie Barker and Ronnie Corbett.
Meanwhile, Ronnie Corbett's daughter Sophie opened a boutique in Brighton in 2014 which she named Four Candles.
Fork handles script
This is how some of the most memorable moments from the sketch unfolded, as written in the script.
Based in a hardware shop, Ronnie Corbett is behind the counter, wearing a warehouse jacket. He has just finished serving a customer.
Robbie Barker enters the shop, wearing a scruffy tank-top and beanie.
Barker: Four candles!
Corbett: Four candles?
Barker: Four candles.
(Ronnie Corbett makes for a box, and gets out four candles. He places them on the counter)
Barker: No, four candles!
Corbett: Well there you are, four candles!
Barker: No, fork 'andles! 'Andles for forks!
(Ronnie Corbett puts the candles away, and goes to get a fork handle. He places it onto the counter)
Corbett: Fork handles. Thought you said 'four candles!' Next?
Barker: "Got any plugs?
Corbett: Plugs. What kind of plugs?
Barker: A rubber one, bathroom
(Ronnie Corbett gets out a box of bath plugs, and places it on the counter)
Corbett: What size?
Barker: Thirteen amp!
Corbett: It's electric bathroom plugs, we call them, in the trade. Electric bathroom plugs!
(He puts the box away, gets out another box, and places on the counter an electric plug, then puts the box away)
Barker: Saw tips!
Corbett: Saw tips? What d'you want? Ointment, or something like that?
Barker: No, saw tips for covering saws.
Corbett: Oh, haven't got any, haven't got any. Comin' in, but we haven' got any. Next?
Barker: 'O's!
Corbett: 'O's?
Barker: 'O''s.
(He goes to get a hoe, and places it on the counter)
Barker: No, 'O's!
Corbett: 'O's! I thought you said 'O! (he takes the hose back, and gets a hose, whilst muttering) When you said 'O's, I thought you said 'O! 'O's!
(He places the hose onto the counter)
Corbett: O's? Oh, you mean panty 'o's, panty 'o's! (he picks up a pair of tights from beside him)
Barker: No, no, 'O's! 'O's for the gate. Mon repose! 'O's! Letter O's!
Corbett: Letter O's! You had me going there!


A home on 311 Williston Road in Sagamore Beach was heavily damaged by fire Sunday night that appeared to start in the basement.
SAGAMORE BEACH — A home on 311 Williston Road was heavily damaged by fire Sunday night that appeared to start in the basement.
"If you drive by and look at it from the exterior, you wouldn't notice it, but the interior is pretty much destroyed," Bourne fire Lt. James Brown said yesterday morning. He was one of the first to enter the building.
The home is owned by Scott Hodges. He and his family were not home at the time of the fire, but arrived shortly after the first 911 call came in at 9:58 p.m.
Deputy Fire Chief Joseph Carrara said the fire appeared to have started in the basement and burned up through portions of two floors to the roof.
"When we got there — it was a pretty large structure — there was heavy fire on the back and smoke coming from every corner of the house," he said.
Inside firefighters found heavy smoke and intense heat.
The first firefighter who stepped into the home through the back door had to withdraw after the floor gave way under his feet.
Firefighters then entered from the front of the house, edging up to where the fire had burned through portions of the first and second floors.
Firefighters from Plymouth, Sandwich and Onset helped in fighting the two-alarm blaze. Other departments helped cover Bourne stations.
Fire personnel were on the scene until 3 a.m. doing investigatory work and guarding against any flare-ups.
Carrara said that the investigation was still ongoing. He anticipated that the State Fire Marshal's Office would also be involved.
The home is not habitable, said Carrara, and the Hodges family was able to find another place to stay last night.


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Opinion: Searching for why Serena Williams can't win a Grand Slam
Christine Brennan
Four times in the past 14 months, Serena Williams, the greatest tennis player of all time and the most famous working mom in sports, has entered a Grand Slam final with the chance to tie history. All four times, inexplicably and almost unbelievably, she could not close the deal when it mattered most.
Saturday evening, it was another straight-set loss, this time 6-3, 7-5 to Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu, who wasn't even ranked in the top 200 when Serena started what is proving to be this quixotic quest to reach Margaret Court's 24 Grand Slam titles last summer.
This is as good a time as any to ask the obvious question: What in the world is going on?
Now nearly 38, does Serena want her historic 24th Grand Slam title too much? Almost certainly. Is she thinking about it too much? Absolutely. Is she letting her nerves get to her? It appears so.
US OPEN SHOCKER:Bianca Andreescu becomes first Canadian to win Grand Slam, denies Serena Williams
And, perhaps as important, is it also possible that an entire generation or two of young tennis players has learned how to win with ferocity and confidence by watching none other than Serena Williams over these past 20-some years? Without a doubt. In fact, they've learned so well that they then walk out onto the court and crush her dream.
One of the great joys of covering and watching Serena for more than 20 years is knowing that this extraordinary tennis player also is a real person: fascinating, funny, whimsical. She has shared more of her life with us than most great athletes ever do. And now we're seeing that this epic athlete is encountering some significant trouble in one specific area of her life: winning that elusive 24th major title.
Coming back to the elite level of a sport after giving birth is never easy — while working hard to be a worthy and earnest role model for mothers worldwide — but the fact is Serena has been back for awhile now. It has been two years since her daughter was born.
She said she was healthy and felt great throughout this U.S. Open. After stumbles in the 2018 Wimbledon and U.S. Open finals, and at this year's Wimbledon final, Serena appeared happy and trouble free.
"Is this the best opportunity?" she said before the final. "I don't know. I literally haven't thought about it this tournament. I've been way too chill."
She is too good, too tough and too strong to have this happen four times in a row. But it just did happen for the fourth consecutive time. It's confounding. It's infuriating. It's downright weird. Then again, we watch sports for just this reason.
Serena's next chance to win No. 24 now will be the 2020 Australian Open, coming exactly three years after her last Grand Slam title, accomplished when she was pregnant. This is the longest Grand Slam title drought of her legendary career. How long will it last? Clearly, Serena has no idea.
"There's so many different emotions in finals," Williams said after her semifinal victory Thursday. "It just brings out so many highs and lows, nerves and expectations. It's a lot."


Inside my Google Analytics Behaviour->Event->Overview Report I can see all 3 events being traked, but in the Convertion->Goals->Overview Report all 3 have zero records.
Any ideas why this is happening? should I set up the goals again (after event tracking implementation)?
I found the solution to the problem myself and I would like to post the answer in here just in case someone goes through the same struggle.
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:: I've been writing about freedom of the press and authoritarianism, but also about the judiciary and separation of powers. Mostly this writing is fast-paced and exhausting in its fast-paced-ness, but it is worth it.
The First Amendment—the freedom of the press—is under attack. No, the storm troopers are not burning down The New York Times building. But that's not how our rights are lost. Rights are perverted, first.
When we can no longer criticize our government, when the government can target its own citizens for speaking words the government doesn't like, when the government can set up state-sponsored media — that's when we have lost our free press. And we are closer than we think.
Only a few weeks ago, Trump declared the fourth estate the enemy of him and his government which revealed how little respect Trump has for the First Amendment. Then he took aim at the judiciary which he attacked when judges blocked his immigration order. Now, he's declared the press the enemy of the U.S. populace It appears that Trump does not believe much in the rule of law, unless of course it benefits him in the courtroom.


Mistakes are the most common thing which happens day to day in office environment. The real question is whether it is a minor mistake or a major mistake, which has a serious effect on your job.
Amidst of continuous phone calls, popping emails, series of meetings it is natural you might miss out at something big once in a while. Have you ever felt your hands getting cold, heart pumping faster, or an adrenaline flush which gives a feeling of something struck in throat when you do something wrong?. Do not worry, there are two things which will follow.
Good thing is that you are not the only person who have done a huge mistake. Bad thing is you have to face the consequences to overcome this mistake. This post will help you to know how to overcome a huge mistake, committed at work.
There are two things which you might bound to do after committing a huge mistake. The very first one is you might act too fast, say too much, apologize too quickly and over-complicate the issue. Other thing is you might hide it or you might tend to discuss with your fellow mates and you yourself might arrive at a solution.
The worst thing which could happen is you might defend yourself and not accept the blame. None of the above is right, to face an issue committed by you. Here are few things a good manager might look at a person, and expect from a person who has committed a huge mistake.
1. They analyze how serious the mistake is, and compare the true seriousness of the issue.
2. They tend to analyze why it has happened in first place, what situation led to make this happen.
3. They also like to listen to you about the remedies that can be done to overcome the issue. And also will expect your assurance that the issue might not happen again (there are chances it might happen in the future, but they expect positive vibes from you).
To commit an error is human, and we often after committing a mistake lose confidence, imagine lot many things than the reality and finally end up doing more than what is needed. Here are the few basic things which has to be minded to avoid the damage caused by the mistake in your career.
This is a very important note, and it might seem not so big thing. But, it is. Body language is something which speaks before you speak. Hence, make it a note to keep your body language positive.
Never show you are totally drained by the issue, and also do not show you don't care and you are frustrated. Keep yourself sorry about the issue, you are concerned about it. You should portray yourself confident as well as concerned.
If you have done some mistake, you will surely know it is a mistake. People try to showcase that they have done something wrong, to shield themselves from facing the consequences. This will never reduce the heat rather, it will incorporate more troubles.
If something has gone out of the way in your job, other people who are involved in your team or your boss is going to be affected. Hence, it is better to immediately bring it to notice rather asking more apologies for delaying the issue.
It is natural to feel insecure, worried, and feel very scared to accept the trouble. But remember more you hide, more the stress, more the consequences and of course more monetary losses to your organization.
You might also think let us take time fix by ourselves, this will surely go wrong of two reasons. Either you get screwed for not letting know it to the higher authorities or issue gets doubled and causes more issues. You might feel more threat about hiding, than the issue. So always keep in mind to be honest and own the mistake immediately.
Once you have approached your boss, try to stick to the issue to the point rather than cooking up stories. When you tend to explain more, you might miss out the original issue and make the boss feel more frustrated about your behavior and your mistake.
It is natural to get panicked while explaining the issue, but remember the way you put the issue only reminds in your boss mind than the original version.
Try to be positive while speaking, and do not stress on the consequences by yourselves. It might be less than you have imagined right?. So, do keep the point in a humble tone than cooking up stories on a nervous note.
Putting the blame on a third person or on the time limit is very dangerous. This will only make your boss more humiliated than feeling responsible for the issue. Never try to move away showing hands towards others when an issue arises.
Try to be more committed and responsible for the mistake. This will hold your respect as well gives confidence about you and surely you will be trusted for an another chance. So, remember giving excuses or blame game will never help from moving away from the mistake.
In order to survive from the mistake, it is essential to be on time and more appropriate it is good to be before time. The very first step to get away from the bad image is to be on time. Always make sure from that point, you work beyond your time limit, to showcase your skills. This way, it shows you are committed for your mistake not only by words and also by your actions.
Try to work more on time as because the more early you do your work, the more control you gain over your last issues. It is to be sure you are going to be under watch after you commit a mistake. So, why to be late? Do your work on time more consciously or will be better to do before time.
Being sorry will not work only by words. It has to proved. Always look for a chance to show you really feel sorry by doing hard work. Working extra hours, taking more responsibilities in others tasks assigned to you will speak your apology for your mistake. This is not only to impress the crowd, but to make the crowd know that the error that occurred was by mistake. Working hard is the only way to make people appreciate you, and forget your mistake.
It is very difficult to accept and keep talking about the mistake through mails, or by person. But remember, once when you fear to face the emails or your boss it will make the situation more awkward.
It is natural that people will think that you have lost your grip on the job. So, never take things so serious and shy away yourself from communicating the scenario.
Be positive and timely in your communication. Even if you feel that you do not have an reply, for the point put forward towards you try to put it in humble words. For example, you do not have an answer for an email. You can put a mail like this kind.
This kind of appropriate response would make the person on other end feel respected, and you are also alert and concerned about the scenario. A get back email is a very good etiquette to be followed in office environment after all.
For example, when your manager intends to talk about the consequences he is facing over the issue, never be so interrogative to his/her words. Try to be supportive and help them to face the issue along with you. Remember, they are the people who are been targeted for your sake. So, try to be responsible and counterpart by also helping in their other jobs as well.
It is natural that you might face the scrutiny for sometime. These are the times were people might throw some harsh words or indirect target on you. Never feel very bad about it, rather try to face it overcome the situation.
Time will surely heal, so remember this is not going to be forever. The more you face, people will get tired of scrutinizing you. After all human beings commit mistake.
At the end of the day, it is a mistake committed by you in your career. When the consequences are really unimaginable. Never panic. Try to push yourself to the reality and move on. World is full of opportunities.
You have to get down and face the reality. It is for time being you suffer, the more confident you are the more you win. Do your job and rest will happen by time.
An organization only needs people who are confident and positive. After all, end of the day all the people who have come to work make mistakes. It is how you face individually really matters. There is always a come back for anything we do in our life. Remember history have many successful people who have committed mistakes in life. So be never too isolated or very detached for your mistake. Anything and everything has a solution. Remember the above the points, and follow it to win the troubles.


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How to get back deleted YouTube videos quickly?
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YouTube is the largest video sharing platform on the planet. And just like all other content sharing platforms on the web, the video content that characterizes YouTube is susceptible to deletion. Do you know how to restore lost or deleted YouTube videos? Read this article and you can find easy solutions to get back deleted YouTube videos.
Deletion of YouTube videos can be accidental as well as deliberate. However, accidental deletion of YouTube videos is more common. This problem is compounded by the fact that not all YouTube users have back-ups of their video content. Fortunately, with or without back-ups it is possible to get back deleted YouTube videos. The retrieval is possible even where the original videos have been deleted from their source such as from a PC.
Delete Google account: To log on YouTube and manage videos, you should have a Google account. If Google account gets deleted, you won't be able to access videos anymore.
Videos get deleted by YouTube: YouTube set many rules to manage users and videos. If the videos do not apply to those principles, they might get deleted. In this case, you can edit your video following rules and then restore it.
Delete videos from YouTube channel by accident: When you sign in YouTube, you can upload, delete or edit your videos. If you delete video in this way, then you cannot restore it, as the deletion is permanent. But you can upload the video again if you own the original file.
How to get back deleted YouTube videos Deletion of YouTube videos either by accident or by false operations is always permanent. Nonetheless, there are several steps users can take to recover their content. Unfortunately, the process of recovering lost YouTube video files is not straightforward. Below are two methods that can be used to retrieve lost or deleted YouTube video files.
The first methods entail the use of the YouTube archive.org feature. To recover YouTube videos using this method a user must first access their YouTube email account. On this account, they will find information on previously uploaded videos. The information will be inclusive of all information related to any deleted or lost YouTube video files.
The second step will be to find the relevant video information and click on it. This will bring up the deleted video's URL, however, it will not be possible to play it using the URL. Once this is done a user should then access the archive.org page. On the search field of this page, the user should copy and paste the URL of the deleted video and click on browse history. This will bring up the YouTube upload history with the dates of when each video was uploaded.
This page will also have all other information about the deleted You Tube video. Thus, it will be possible to download the relevant You Tube video and re-upload it to the relevant channel. Sometimes this method might not work. Fortunately, there is another method that involves fetching the video from its source either a personal computer or tablet depending on what was used to upload the deleted video. Additionally, the second method involves the use of data recovery software.
Eassos PartitionGuru is a simpler alternative to the lengthy online process of deleted video recovery outlined above. PartitionGuru contains various features, which is data recovery, partition manager and data backup software. In essence, this software is used to recover files which get deleted, formatted or lost from hard drive, external HDD, flash drive, SD card, etc. This is important for people who have lost the original You Tube videos after formatting the Hard Drive or losing data due to viruses or by any other means. Thus, unlike the first method, using this software gives users a chance to back up their video content after retrieval.
Apart from retrieving data from formatted or inaccessible Hard Drives, the software can also be used to retrieve data from external storage devices and virtual disks. Additionally, the software is able to restore corrupted or inaccessible hard drive partitions. Corruption of hard drive partitions can be due to hard drive failure, system crash or deletion. PartitionGuru can also retrieve lost data from a virtual RAID in the same manner as from local disks. Therefore, this software can be used to access lost files for re-uploading to a You Tube channel. Furthermore, the software can also be used to back-up the retrieved data to avoid future deletion or loss.
Step 1 Download, install and launch PartitionGuru from your computer.
Note: Do NOT save the installer or install the application to the partition where you want to recover deleted videos in cases of data overwrite.
Step 2 Select the drive which stored deleted videos and click "File Recovery" button.
On the main interface of Partition, you can see all disks and partitions on your computer. Locate the correct partition to scan, otherwise you won't be able to find out correct files.
File recovery feature provides two scanning mode for different data loss situation. If you just want to get back deleted videos, the first mode "Recover Deleted Files Only" should be selected. This mode will scan deleted files only and takes less time. If you want to recover all recoverable files, the Complete Recovery should be chosen.
Besides, PartitionGuru allows to recover files by file type. Thus users can click "Select File Type" button to select specific file types. Clicking this button opens a new tab with all the file types that can be recovered, including video files. Under the video files, users can recover videos of varying formats from MP4 videos, FLV, WMV format, to AVI video format. A user can select the specific video format they want to retrieve by clicking on the small box next to each of the listed formats. Alternatively, users can click on the "select all" tab at the bottom of the pop-up tab to select all video files. Next is to click on the "ok" tab located at the bottom of the tab. This will return the user to the recovery tab.
Step 4 Scan and preview deleted videos.
Click Start button and the recovery software will search for deleted YouTube files at once. Once recoverable files are found, PartitionGuru will display them on the main interface and keeps updating searching result. You can view directories on the left pane as in the File Explorer and view files under the selected path.
PartitionGuru supports preview videos files, thus you can double-click one video and watch exact content. In this way, you'll be able to decide whether it is the one you want to recover as well as if the video is damaged.
Step 5 Get back deleted videos.
Once PartitionGuru listed all files you need, you can click Pause or Stop button on the scanning window. Then you can copy files to another location to get files recovered. Select and right-click files you want to restore, and click "Copy to". After that, you can set a folder on your own and save selected files to that location.


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January 4, 2003 in News
Dwight Yorke and Matt Jansen each scored twice as Rovers beat Aston Villa to reach the FA Cup fourth round.
Juan Pablo Angel's scored on 41min for Villa to level the score after Matt Jansen had put Rovers in the lead in the 17min. After the break it was all Blackburn with Jansen scoring his second in the 60 min, in between to strikes by Dwight Yorke on 52 min and 71 min.
The match was an emotional event in different ways for both sets of supporters. For Villa it was a sad day being knocked out of the cup by old boy Yorke, who score twice in front of the Holte End, whilst Rovers supporters were on a high, mainly due to the return of last seasons top scores Matt Jansen after being seriously injured in a road accident during the close season.
This being a first of 2 cup matches in 4 days Graeme Souness made a number of changes, resting player prior to next weeks Worthington Cup Semi final against Manchester United.
Todays team.
Friedel, Neill, Todd, Taylor, McEveley, Danns, (Gillespie) Flitcroft, Yorke, (Douglas) Dunn, Ostenstad, (Tugay) Jansen. Subs not used Kelly, Johansson,


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Author : Joseph Conrad
In a novella which remains highly controversial to this day, Conrad explores the relations between Africa and Europe. On the surface, this is a horrifying tale of colonial exploitation. The narrator, Marlowe journeys on business deep into the heart of Africa. But there he encounters Kurtz, an idealist apparently crazed and depraved by his power over the natives, and the meeting prompts Marlowe to reflect on the darkness at the heart of all men. This short but complex and often ambiguous story, which has been the basis of several films and plays, continues to provoke interpretation and discussion. Heart of Darkness grew out of a journey Joseph Conrad took up the Congo River; the verisimilitude that the great novelist thereby brought to his most famous tale everywhere enhances its dense and shattering power. Apparently a sailor's yarn, it is in fact a grim parody of the adventure story, in which the narrator, Marlow, travels deep into the heart of the Congo where he encounters the crazed idealist Kurtz and discovers that the relative values of the civilized and the primitive are not what they seem. Heart of Darkness is a model of economic storytelling, an indictment of the inner and outer turmoil caused by the European imperial misadventure, and a piercing account of the fragility of the human soul.
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Heart of Darkness Complete Excerpt :
A literary masterpiece that has captivated readers for more than a century. Joseph Conrad's timeless story about a voyage up the Congo River and into the heart of Africa plunges the reader into the brutal reality of European imperialism. The work stands as a powerful indictment of colonialism and a thought-provoking reflection on civilization and barbarism. Beautifully formatted and painstakingly restored.
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Author : Nick Lake
Publisher : A&C Black
Genre: Gangs
In Darkness Excerpt :
In the aftermath of the Haitian earthquake, 15-year-old Shorty, a poor gang member from the slums of Site Soleil, is trapped in the rubble of a ruined hospital, and as he grows weaker he has visions and memories of his life of violence, his lost twin sister, and of Toussaint L'Ouverture, who liberated Haiti from French rule in the 1804.
Author : L.J. Smith
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
Daughters of Darkness Excerpt :
Three sisters, teenage vampires, attempt to escape their world of darkness, blood, and violence in order to find new lives and loves among mortals in a small town.
Corpus Stylistics in Heart of Darkness and its Italian Translations
Author : Lorenzo Mastropierro
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
Corpus Stylistics in Heart of Darkness and its Italian Translations Excerpt :
This book explores the interaction between corpus stylistics and translation studies. It shows how corpus methods can be used to compare literary texts to their translations, through the analysis of Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness and four of its Italian translations. The comparison focuses on stylistic features related to the major themes of Heart of Darkness. By combining quantitative and qualitative techniques, Mastropierro discusses how alterations to the original's stylistic features can affect the interpretation of the themes in translation. The discussion illuminates the manipulative effects that translating can have on the reception of a text, showing how textual alterations can trigger different readings. This book advances the multidisciplinary dialogue between corpus linguistics and translation studies and is a valuable resource for students and researchers interested in the application of corpus approaches to stylistics and translation.
A Companion to Modernist Literature and Culture
Author : David Bradshaw
Genre: Literary Criticism
A Companion to Modernist Literature and Culture Excerpt :
The Companion combines a broad grounding in the essential texts and contexts of the modernist movement with the unique insights of scholars whose careers have been devoted to the study of modernism. An essential resource for students and teachers of modernist literature and culture Broad in scope and comprehensive in coverage Includes more than 60 contributions from some of the most distinguished modernist scholars on both sides of the Atlantic Brings together entries on elements of modernist culture, contemporary intellectual and aesthetic movements, and all the genres of modernist writing and art Features 25 essays on the signal texts of modernist literature, from James Joyce's Ulysses to Zora Neal Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God Pays close attention to both British and American modernism
Rule of Darkness
Author : Patrick Brantlinger
Publisher : Cornell University Press
Rule of Darkness Excerpt :
A major contribution to the cultural and literary history of the Victorian age, Rule of Darkness maps the complex relationship between Victorian literary forms, genres, and theories and imperialist, racist ideology. Critics and cultural historians have usually regarded the Empire as being of marginal importance to early and mid-Victorian writers. Patrick Brantlinger asserts that the Empire was central to British culture as a source of ideological and artistic energy, both supported by and lending support to widespread belief in racial superiority, the need to transform "savagery" into "civilization," and the urgency of promoting emigration. Rule of Darkness brings together material from public records, memoirs, popular culture, and canonical literature. Brantlinger explores the influence of the novels of Captain Frederick Marryat, pioneer of British adolescent adventure fiction, and shows the importance of William Makepeace Thackeray's experience of India to his novels. He treats a number of Victorian best sellers previously ignored by literary historians, including the Anglo-Indian writer Philip Meadows Taylor's Confessions of a Thug and Seeta. Brantlinger situates explorers' narratives and travelogues by such famous author-adventurers as David Livingstone and Sir Richard Burton in relation to other forms of Victorian and Edwardian prose. Through readings of works by Arthur Conan Doyle, Joseph Conrad, H. Rider Haggard, Rudyard Kipling, John Hobson, and many others, he considers representations of Africa, India, and other non-British parts of the world in both fiction and nonfiction. The most comprehensive study yet of literature and imperialism in the early and mid-Victorian years, Rule of Darkness offers, in addition, a revisionary interpretation of imperialism as a significant factor in later British cultural history, from the 1880s to World War I. It is essential reading for anyone concerned with Victorian culture and society and, more generally, with the relati
Desert of the Heart
Author : Jane Rule
Publisher : Open Road Media
Desert of the Heart Excerpt :
"A landmark work of lesbian fiction" and the basis for the acclaimed film Desert Hearts (The New York Times). Against the backdrop of Reno, Nevada, in the late 1950s, award-winning author Jane Rule chronicles a love affair between two women. When Desert of the Heart opens, Evelyn Hall is on a plane that will take her from her old life in Oakland, California, to Reno, where she plans to divorce her husband of sixteen years. A voluntary exile in a brave new world, she meets a woman who will change her life. Fifteen years younger, Ann Childs works as a change apron in a casino. Evelyn is instantly drawn to the fiercely independent Ann, and their friendship soon evolves into a romantic relationship. An English professor who had always led a conventional life, Evelyn suddenly finds all her beliefs about love, morality, and identity called into question. Peopled by a cast of unforgettable characters, this is a novel that dares to ask whether love between two women can last.
Nineteen Eighty Four
Author : George Orwell
Publisher : epubli
Nineteen Eighty Four Excerpt :
"Nineteen Eighty-Four: A Novel", often published as "1984", is a dystopian social science fiction novel by English novelist George Orwell. It was published on 8 June 1949 by Secker & Warburg as Orwell's ninth and final book completed in his lifetime. Thematically, "Nineteen Eighty-Four" centres on the consequences of totalitarianism, mass surveillance, and repressive regimentation of persons and behaviours within society. Orwell, himself a democratic socialist, modelled the authoritarian government in the novel after Stalinist Russia. More broadly, the novel examines the role of truth and facts within politics and the ways in which they are manipulated. The story takes place in an imagined future, the year 1984, when much of the world has fallen victim to perpetual war, omnipresent government surveillance, historical negationism, and propaganda. Great Britain, known as Airstrip One, has become a province of a totalitarian superstate named Oceania that is ruled by the Party who employ the Thought Police to persecute individuality and independent thinking. Big Brother, the leader of the Party, enjoys an intense cult of personality despite the fact that he may not even exist. The protagonist, Winston Smith, is a diligent and skillful rank-and-file worker and Outer Party member who secretly hates the Party and dreams of rebellion. He enters into a forbidden relationship with a colleague, Julia, and starts to remember what life was like before the Party came to power.
Victory Over the Darkness
Author : Neil T. Anderson
Publisher : Baker Books
Victory Over the Darkness Excerpt :
"You will know the truth, and the truth will set you free" (John 8:32 niv). It's Jesus's promise to you--the promise that you will live triumphantly. But what keeps you from really walking in the joy of the Lord? The powers of darkness attack us daily. But, as Dr. Neil Anderson shows in Victory Over the Darkness, you can have the power to conquer them by knowing who you are in Christ. In this book, you will learn how to · realize the power of your identity in Christ · find freedom from the burdens of your past · stand against the spiritual forces of this world · win the battle for your mind · become the victorious person you want to be · discover the truth about God's view of you Victory Over the Darkness spells out practical ways to experience Christian growth based on Christ's promise. Learn to apply the truths of Scripture as a base from which to renew your mind and become the person Christ empowers you to be. Study guide and DVD also available.
Author : Ursula K. Le Guin
The Left Hand of Darkness Excerpt :
50TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION—WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELL AND A NEW AFTERWORD BY CHARLIE JANE ANDERS Ursula K. Le Guin's groundbreaking work of science fiction—winner of the Hugo and Nebula Awards. A lone human ambassador is sent to the icebound planet of Winter, a world without sexual prejudice, where the inhabitants' gender is fluid. His goal is to facilitate Winter's inclusion in a growing intergalactic civilization. But to do so he must bridge the gulf between his own views and those of the strange, intriguing culture he encounters... Embracing the aspects of psychology, society, and human emotion on an alien world, The Left Hand of Darkness stands as a landmark achievement in the annals of intellectual science fiction.
The Mirror of the Sea
Publisher : Binker North
Genre: Novelists, English
ISBN 10 : IND:32000005571718
The Mirror of the Sea Excerpt :
This is a 1906 Harper & Brothers?edition of?The Mirror of the Sea, a collection of autobiographical essays by Joseph Conrad.
House of Darkness House of Light
Author : Andrea Perron
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
House of Darkness House of Light Excerpt :
Roger and Carolyn Perron purchased the home of their dreams and eventual nightmares in December of 1970. The Arnold Estate, located just beyond the village of Harrisville, Rhode Island seemed the idyllic setting in which to raise a family. The couple unwittingly moved their five young daughters into the ancient and mysterious farmhouse. Secrets were kept and then revealed within a space shared by mortal and immortal alike. Time suddenly became irrelevant; fractured by spirits making their presence known then dispersing into the ether. The house is a portal to the past and a passage to the future. This is a sacred story of spiritual enlightenment, told some thirty years hence. The family is now somewhat less reticent to divulge a closely-guarded experience. Their odyssey is chronicled by the eldest sibling and is an unabridged account of a supernatural excursion. Ed and Lorraine Warren investigated this haunting in a futile attempt to intervene on their behalf. They consider the Perron family saga to be one of the most compelling and significant of a famously ghost-storied career as paranormal researchers. During a seance gone horribly wrong, they unleashed an unholy hostess; the spirit called Bathsheba; a God-forsaken soul. Perceiving herself to be the mistress of the house, she did not appreciate the competition. Carolyn had long been under siege; overt threats issued in the form of fire…a mother's greatest fear. It transformed the woman in unimaginable ways. After nearly a decade the family left a once beloved home behind though it will never leave them, as each remains haunted by a memory. This tale is an inspiring testament to the resilience of the human spirit on a pathway of discovery: an eternal journey for the living and the dead.
Hidden in Darkness
Author : Alice Winters
Hidden in Darkness Excerpt :
When Felix is hired to take care of a recently blinded man, he thinks his life might finally be turning around. It has to be better than where he came from, but he has no idea what he's signed up for. Lane is depressed, rude, and difficult to be around. It doesn't help that Felix is clearly not qualified for the job, especially since he can't even make oatmeal right. But Felix is trying to make his life better, so he'll put up with the man even if it requires some unconventional methods. Felix's humor soon pulls Lane out of his depression, and Felix feels like things are finally going right in his life. That is, until he's attacked by someone who wants to keep Lane quiet. It's clear that Lane isn't who he's pretending to be, and Felix should probably walk away. But Felix has finally found a place where he belongs and he's willing to go to great lengths to stay by Lane's side. Even if it involves kidnapping, stealing, and Felix's overwhelmingly bad ideas, Felix will do just about anything because Lane is there for him unlike anyone else has ever been. Felix might be out of his element, but one thing he is sure about is that he doesn't want to leave Lane... even if it costs him his life.Hidden in Darkness is 90k words of snark, car chases, and morally questionable choices. Newly edited with an updated cover.
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Bluebonnets, Bats, and Barbecue: April 12, 2013
We started the day late. There is much that I have not yet figured out about traveling successfully, but one of the things I have learned is the necessity of recovery time and unscheduled time. Lori had slept very poorly the night before we left, and although my parents have improved their guest accommodations from the days of their foldout sofa, the late arrival meant that there was no way for us to get great sleep. And we had quite a lot scheduled ahead, so it was right to have some blank time then.
We returned to Kerbey Lane for brunch, because Adam had previously praised their pancakes and given us their pancake mix. (The package claims "If all the pancakes made by Kerbey Lane in one year were lined up along the equator, it would be a tremendous waste of good pancakes.") We sat on the porch this time, because we felt keenly that it was a lovely day to sit outside and that such days were rare - it was too cool for outdoor dining back in Pittsburgh, and very likely to be too hot very soon in Austin.
Mimosas were really cheap. The champagne was very dry, but a breakfast cocktail really makes us feel that vacation has begun.
Lori's pancakes were every bit as good as she had anticipated. They were light and fluffy, and they tasted of cinnamon and vanilla. They may not have quite won Lori's heart away from the pancakes at the Camellia Grill, but there is no shame at all at coming in second to those.
Her bacon was great, too, with a very hearty flavor. Her fruit cup was not so good, but we cherish the good things and leave behind the bad.
I ordered my first migas in Austin. (Lori: "What's migas?" Ralph:"It's like Tex-Mex matzo brei." L: "What's matzo brei?" R: "It's like Jewish migas." I then gave a more helpful explanation: migas is scrambled eggs with tortilla chips and stuff.) I hadn't planned out our breakfasts, and I wasn't sure that we'd get migas or breakfast tacos another day, so I ordered my migas in taco form. I included queso at the waiter's recommendation. These migas tacos were delicious. There was lots of flavor from the queso, onions, and peppers, and nice crunch from the tortilla chips.
The other reason that it worked out well to go to Kerbey Lane Cafe was that it shared a parking lot with our next destination: the Art on 5th Gallery and its Hats Off to Dr. Seuss exhibit. I had noticed the Dr. Seuss exhibit in some of the tourist material in the hotel room, and though I was intrigued, I didn't mention it to Lori try to put it on our schedule. But Lori saw it and was eager to go. And I'm very glad that she did, because we really enjoyed the exhibit.
We learned that Dr. Seuss had a great enthusiasm for hats. There was a large trunk full of fantastic hats he had owned, many of which served as models for the hats in The Five Hundred Hats of Bartholemew Cubbins. He would apparently have dinner parties featuring outlandish hats; a quote on the wall talked about how it really loosened up a formal dinner once everyone was wearing a silly hat. We weren't allowed to take pictures of the hats, but we were given permission to take pictures of the paintings.
"A Child's Prayer"
"Freebird" really delights both of us. I would consider hanging it on our wall - but I hesitate a bit because Dr. Seuss has some childish associations as well as childlike associations.
We learned that Dr. Seuss was into fanciful taxidermy as well:
Another thing learned: I had no idea that Dr. Seuss had painted so many nudie pics. And here's the thing: his nudie pics look almost exactly like what you would imagine if you tried to imagine nudes painted by Dr. Seuss. For example, this is Dr. Seuss's "The Abduction of the Sabine Women". I think the expressions of the animals on the right are the best part. (With some clicking through to Flickr, you can see larger-resolution versions.)
Lori loves "O Solo Meow" a bit more than I do.
I make up for it with my deep affection for "Cat from the Wrong Side of the Tracks."
Once we were done with the Dr. Seuss exhibit, we went to see the tourist sites at the Texas State Capitol. As a segue, I offer one last Dr. Seuss image:
The caption is "The Knotty Problem of Capitol Hill… Finding a Way to Raise Taxes Without Losing a Single Vote."
Texas does have a good-looking capitol, especially on a beautiful cloudless day.
We looked at the exhibits in the visitor's center, walked through the capitol briefly, then ambled down to 6th Street, which is densely packed with clubs and bars. I love this of the gold boots dangling from the power line as a symbol of 6th Street, although the picture didn't turn out as well as I'd hoped.
We did not tour the Museum of the Weird, because Lori feared being grossed out. We did, however, spend quite a bit of time touring Hatbox, an exceptional haberdashery on Sixth Street. I had been very partial to the Man's Hat Shop in Albuquerque as my hat shop of choice, but Hatbox may be even finer. And it was particularly nice to visit with Adam, who is even more of a hat-wearer than I am. I am notable for my hat-wearing by the standards of the early twenty-first century; I wear a wool felt hat all winter and a canvas hat all summer, except for the rare occasion where my top hat is called for. But Adam has a whole tonsorial wardrobe; we saw him five times on this visit, and he wore a different hat each time.
For supper, Adam suggested Frank, an artisan hot dog shop a few blocks away.
I ordered one of the specials, the "mini sausage flight" of three of their featured sausages. (I was very attracted to the chance to try many different dishes, but I admit, calling it a "flight" instead of a "sampler" raises my hackles a bit.) From left to right, with descriptions copied from the menu:
Jackalope: "Our custom-made smoked antelope, rabbit, and pork sausage, cranberry compote, sriracha aioli, cheddar"
Texalina: "Our custom-made smoked pork and beef sausage, grilled horseradish coleslaw, Carolina mustard BBQ sauce, white cheddar"
The Notorious P.I.G.: "Our custom-made smoked pork, bacon, jalapeno, sage sausage topped with mac n' cheese, Dr. Doppelgänger BBQ sauce"
I liked the variety, but none of these sausages really delighted me. The cranberry compote in the Jackalope overwhelmed its other flavors, and the Notorious P.I.G. had a very spicy sausage that clashed with the messy mac and cheese. The Texalina had my favorite sausage of the three, but also had too much going on.
I much preferred the delicious corn cup ("Grilled corn served off the cob with chili mayonesa, lime juice, cilantro, and cotija cheese"). This is a combination of flavors that I've seen served elsewhere, and I suspect that being tumbled in the collective experience of hundreds of cooks has smoothed away the rough edges of this recipe in a way that the house-specialty sausage recipes have not been polished.
I also quite liked Lori's choice, a plain dog with grilled onions and cheese, on a pretzel roll.
But though Lori's hot dog beat mine, her side did not. The Campfire Hash was described as "Griddle-cooked Yukon Gold potatoes, sliced 100% Vienna Beef Frankfurter, diced peppers, and onions", but it just tasted like undistinguished home fries.
For dessert, we shared the bananas Foster. Bananas Foster is one of those dishes that I love in concept but am often disappointed by in practice. (Haluski is another example.) In the case of bananas Foster, I think that the discrepancy is because the first bananas Foster I had was extraordinarily delicious, and I have formed my opinions of bananas Foster as if that were the average. This dessert at Frank had a nice flavor, and the flavor went very nicely with Amy's Mexican vanilla ice cream. But there was so much cinnamon in the sauce that it ended up with an unpleasant gritty texture.
Overall, I enjoyed Frank, but I found it spotty - I suspect that if I went regularly, I'd figure out the dishes that worked and converge on a very specific order that dodged the misfires.
We ambled back to Sixth Street and looked through the beautiful Driskill Hotel.
The Driskill was the starting point for a special treat for Lori: a horse-drawn carriage tour. We'd planned for a sunset tour along the lake, but we were told that a festival had blocked off all the paths to the lake, and we were offered a tour of historic homes instead. I've forgotten almost everything our driver said about the homes, but I remember more about what she said about herself. She had grown up with horses, and she had been a part of the NCAA Equestrian team at Texas A&M. But she had learned that being a professional horse trainer was not for her. (She said this in a way that made us infer that there was some specific event that led her to this conclusion and also infer that it would be intrusive to inquire.) So she moved to Austin and was driving a carriage to pay the bills while she tried to get into a job in screenwriting. I wish her every luck.
After our tour, we wanted to cap off the evening with ice cream. And I'd read of an artisan ice cream place that piqued our interest: Lick Ice Creams
I sampled the caramelized carrots and tarragon ice cream because of the novelty, and I was surprised by how good it was; it had a very sweet and earthy flavor, even sweeter and less carroty than glazed carrots. I don't know that I could correctly identify that flavor from tasting it, even after already tasting it once.
The flavor on top is strawberries and cream, which I ordered without tasting. Perhaps I should have tasted it before ordering; it tasted like sweet cream ice cream with just a touch of strawberry. Still good, certainly, but I prefer a lot more strawberry taste.
Lori also took advantage of the chance to get two flavors: chocolate orange and chocolate pecan in butter caramel. The chocolate orange was very good, but it overpowered the flavor of the chocolate pecan in butter caramel. Lori also points out that the ice creams from Lick were not as rich and creamy as the best ice creams we've encountered elsewhere.


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I've had a lot people complain about the cost of my upcoming OYoga Workshop, which is a perfect example to speak on investing in yourself and how choosing to invest in yourself is directly connected to your personal power.
1. If you want something bad enough, you know you *need it bad enough, you'll make it happen.
2. If you don't want it or need it enough, you'll say you do but won't do anything about it.
3. You'll blame everything and anything, come up with any reason to NOT to the thing you need to do the most.
If you aren't willing to invest in yourself, you are sending a message to the universe (whatever your beliefs may be) that you aren't willing to do what you have to do to say YES to yourself and stand in your power.
Because if you are ready for something, if you commit to it and say YES, the universe will literally conspire to make it happen for you. I've seen this happen time and time again with my clients, friends and colleagues.
Take my best friend: she's a single mom of 2. She KNEW she had to work with this one coach. It was a fully body immediate yes. She said yes and manifested $20K. Thats TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS that she didn't have that came to her by way of standing in her power and declaring YES this is what I need and this is what I'm doing to do to do it.
I've had clients who had investments come to fruition at the right time, who cleaned out the closets and took stuff to the consignment store, who stopped getting Starbucks daily or stopped going out or eating out to direct their finances towards coaching with me.
And I GET IT. There are bills to pay, kids to feed, expenses that come up.
But all too often, the BIGGEST reason women give for not doing the work, showing up for themselves, and getting the tools they need to move on, heal, thrive and grow comes down to money.
"My husband says not now" … "I feel too selfish because that's money that could be going towards the kids" … or the most heartbreaking, "I don't feel worthy enough to say THIS IS WHAT I NEED."
Coaches who charge big rates usually do so because it reflects the amount of transformation and breakthroughs that come from working with them.
All the powerful life changing things I've I've said yes to have had big price tags (yoga training, therapy, biz coaching, the list goes on) and everything I've said yes to has provided me with massive results.
I would NEVER be the woman I am if I hadn't seriously invested in myself.
These investments provide me with the opportunity to be seen, held, understood, pushed and supported.
And I really hope you get that this post honestly isn't about my workshop, because I have the tools, I know they work, I know they change bodies, lives and create inner strength. I know what I offer and I stand by my work.
So if my workshop speaks to you, that's great. And if it doesn't: WHAT DOES?
What is that thing that you have been thinking about or knowing deep down that you need but haven't been willing to pull the trigger to say YES or fully admit to yourself that you need it?
Because this is the truth Buttercup: not investing in yourself financially is an excuse for not *investing* in yourself.
Yes there is so much you can do on your own, learn, grow, read, and get help or handouts when you need them.
The problem is when we come to RELY on help and handouts. When we won't agree to grow unless someone gives us a discount. And the bigger problem really, is that there is only so much we can do on our own.
We NEED other people to see us, guide us, hold us up, show us the way, lend a perspective we haven't been aware of. We need to be able get out of our own way and have other people tell us how it is.
Whether it's, "hey, you're okay, hey you're doing a hell of a lot, hey I think you're holding yourself back, hey I see this unhealthy pattern in your life, or hey, I can give you the tools you need to move froward."
Not investing in yourself is will drain you of your personal power because you are denying yourself the very thing you need to be able to STAND IN your personal power.
My final request: PLEASE say yes to yourself. INVEST in yourself. Take the big jump. Do what you need to do. THIS is what leads you deeper into your power. Showing up, saying yes, doing the work and having support is part of the process once you ACKNOWlDEGE WHAT YOU NEED AND GIVE YOURSELF PERMISSION TO GIVE IT TO YOURSELF.
And PS honestly, with my hourly rate at $200, the workshop is a STEAL of a deal. This post isn't about my workshop but I'm using the workshop as an example because it's a realistic one and I'm using numbers because sometimes I think provides perspective.
My hourly rate is $200. My coaching programs are $5k The workshop is $244 if you sign up with a friend or $344 if you pay in full. The VALUE you are getting from the whole weekend workshop rakes in financially at over $2k.
The value you are getting in terms of your relationship with yourself as a woman is honestly priceless. You can't put a price on healing, confidence and feminine power.
And honestly, I started the workshop out at $444 but lowered it to make it more doable - to make it EASIER for you to say yes to yourself.
Because I know price is a factor. But I also know it's an excuse and it's interesting all the excuses I've seen surface around women who "need to do this work" but "can't afford it".
Honestly, the price of this workshop is a steal: $244 for nearly 20 hours of life changing content to not just thinking your way into being the woman you're ready to be, but leaving the weekend AS THE WOMAN you are ready to be.
But, like I said, this post isn't really about my workshop, it's just too good of an example and I feel like it may be benefit for you reading it, not to mention, that when women stand in their power in what they charge, it gives other women permission to do the same.
Ok really, rant complete <3 If this piqued you're interest in the workshop you can check it out or sign up HERE.


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Q: generic interface with parameterized method types Im trying to make a generic interface since these methods are used in almost all services i have , but when im trying to implement these methods all im getting is a "Method does not override method from its superclass".
@Service
public interface CustomInterface {

    <T, R> List<T> get(final R req);

    <T> T getById(final String id);

    <T, R> T create(final R req);

    <T, R> T update(final String id, final R req);

    <T, R> T patch(final String id, final R req);

    <T> T delete(final String id);

}

///// This is the implementation of one of the methods!
@Override
public CustomerResponseObject create(final CustomObject req) {
    return null;
}

What am i doing wrong? i really thought this would work!

A: You seem to misunderstand generics.
Crucially, they link things. They are figments of the compiler's imagination (the JVM runtime doesn't know what generics are, doesn't apply them, doesn't care about them - and most generics are in fact completely eliminated during compilation, they aren't in the class file at all), so their only purpose is for the compiler to help you out and inform you where you're making potential typing errors.
Thus, they link - they let you say to the compiler: "Hey, this method? It can take some object that is an instance of a class that is Number or a subtype thereover. And then, it returns the same type it was given". It can you let you link the return type to a parameter's type, or link two parameter types together, or they can link the component type of a list that shows up as a field in your class to a parameter of a method elsewhere in the class, etc.
If your generics type shows up in only one place it is useless.
Every single type param you have used in your example is therefore completely useless, and I thus conclude you don't understand the mechanism.
<T, R> T create(final R req); means the following:
For any given invocation of a call to this create method, there is some type we shall decree T and some type we shall refer to as R, solely for this method invocation (vs. generics on a type itself, which are per instance, effectively). They have no bounds (<T extends Number> is known as a 'bound'. Just <T> means it's boundless; any type is fine).
The return type is T and the parameter is R.
Given that there are no bounds, this is just a weird way to write:
Object create(Object req);

And what you implemented isn't that.
<T, R> in this construct declares the type variables; all the other occurrences of them use them. Given that you've declared them for each and every method here, they are all completely unrelated type variables. It's like this:
void foo() {
    int x = 5;
}

void bar() {
    int x = 10;
}

There is zero relationship between these two local vars. They are both named x, which doesn't make them related at all. The same applies to your code: Each method has its own type var that is unique; the fact that they are all named T or R doesn't make them any more related to each other.
Presumably, what you intended to do is for this custominterface that the types are related.
That means it needs to be a property of the type itself:
public interface CustomerInterface<T, R> {
    List<T> get(R req);
    T getById(String id);
    T create(R req);
    // etc
}

Now all those Ts and Rs are in fact referring to the same thing, and now you are linking things. You can then write an implementation which compiles fine:
public class MyCustomImpl implements CustomerInterface<CustomObject, CustomerResponseObject> {
    public CustomerResponseObject create(final CustomObject req) {
      ..
    }
}

and this will compile just fine.
NB: Don't make arguments in interface methods 'final' - it's pointless code clutter.

A: The methods used in the interface must be "overridden (solid completed code of each interface method signature) inside the class" that implements the origin interface code.
An interface definition of method signatures is full of  abstract signatures with no body code.
A proper class object will have completed usable coded method signatures.
When the class is written to implement the interface the polymorphic factor of typing allows the class instance to be referred to as the same as the type of interface rather than the type of the class, however the class instance is both types and too any instance of a variable of its interface type instantiated from the class'es new instance variable.


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