Sometimes basics just aren't enough. Especially with the gloomy weather we were having during this shoot, I felt the need to add a statement piece to the overflow of grey. This necklace from Lulu*s does the trick with a perfect merge between sparkle and edge. Every closet needs a dependable piece like it that instantly enhances even the most basic outfits. As I've said before, monochrome doesn't have to mean boring!
Clean, chic looks like this are some of my favorite go to looks for fall.
So chic and classy look! Lovely combo and amazing mini!
Love the detail of this look. Super chic.
Aw thank you! Just followed back!
The statement necklace always adds great detail to the whole outfit when the outfit is consist of basic pieces <3 Love these boots from ASOS too!
Thank you Claire! You're so sweet!!
Gorgeous look, Christina! As usual, I love your chic outfits and how you always stay true to your monochromatic style! Your necklace is gorgeous and definitely makes a statement!
This is such a great look on you Christina, love the necklace and monochrome of it all!
Great sweater :) love your look pretty!


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Top 27 Songs About Friendship
May 27, 2022 April 9, 2022 by Eduardo Perez
From the early rock & roll to modern pop anthems, there have always been songs that capture the essence of friendship. Whether you want to reminisce about your past friendship or you need a new soundtrack for your next road trip with your best friends, this list of the top songs about friendship will help you out.
27 Songs About Friendship
1. "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell
Strong friendships will feel like there will be no mountain, valley, or river that could ever come between you. Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell share this exact kind of bond, making them the perfect fit to sing the 1966 hit single "Ain't No Mountain High Enough." This pop-soul song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Female Pop Vocal Performance. It has also appeared in many movies and T.V. series that helped in the song's longevity even decades later.
Next: Songs About Being Happy
2. "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King
"Stand by Me" was recorded in 1961 by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King. The song, inspired by the spiritual hymn "Lord Stand By Me," has been reinterpreted countless times with covers from artists John Lennon and Muhammad Ali. In this hit, the singer invites a loved one to stand by him through thick and thin. This song about friendship can help remind a special person that you can rely on at all times.
3. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Simon and Garfunkel
Another song about friendship inspired by a gospel hymn is Simon and Garfunkel's signature tune, "Bridge Over Troubled Water. Like Ben E. King's "Stand By Me", this hit single has been covered by several artists, including Elvis Presley to Aretha Franklin. The timeless song is a fitting message for friends going through hard times. It tells how you comfort them as they experience pain and darkness. This song won five Grammy awards in 1971, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year.
Next: Songs About Missing Someone
4. "You're My Best Friend" by Queen
The Queen song "You're My Best Friend" is one of the most-played tracks on American radio. The song was penned by bass player John Deacon and is one of the band's most emotional songs. Deacon wrote this song in 1975 for his wife. Though it was originally branded as a love song, it remains perfect to dedicate to a best friend. It can convey how much you appreciate them for sticking with you through thick and thin.
Next: Songs About Time
5. "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers
If you have a friend who's currently in a rough patch, this is the song you can send to them to show you're willing to support them in carrying their worries and burdens. This song was written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bill Withers in 1972. With its heartfelt lyrics and important message, this song about friendship was included in Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".
6. "We Are Family" by Sister Sledge
"We Are Family" is Sister Sledge's signature song celebrating the vocal group's family bond. It is often used as an anthem to signify solidarity among close friends. This song captures how you and your friends are very close together, supporting and caring for each other as if you had been born into the same family. In 2017, the National Recording Registry chose this song to preserve its cultural, artistic and historical importance.
Next: Songs About Overcoming
7. "In My Life" by The Beatles
"In My Life" was recorded by the English rock band the Beatles from their 1965 album Rubber Soul. The lyrics tell about the person looking back on his life and acknowledging that although all his memories are good, he has more beautiful things to look forward to in the future. This is a perfect song about friendship and memories that you can play as you reminisce about the good times.
Next: Songs About Good Times
8. "You've Got A Friend" by Carole King
This touching song about friendship was composed in 1969 by Carole King. It was also included in her 1972 album, Tapestry. This song was King's reflection on how important friends can be just as much as family. In the heartfelt lyrics, the singer tells a loved one how they can count on her "to brighten up even [their] darkest night." James Taylor released his version of the song in 1971, which became a bigger hit.
9. "That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne & Friends
Although it was originally written and performed in 1982, that song became famous again when five legendary artists—Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight, and Stevie Wonder—recorded it in 1985 to help raise money for the American Foundation for AIDS Research (AmFAR). The song raised over $3 million for its cause. It was also a massive hit, spending two weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and winning several awards.
10. "With a Little Help from My Friends" by The Beatles
Another song about friendship by the Beatles is "With a Little Help from My Friends" from their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. The song was written by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, sung by drummer Ringo Starr. The singer's lover seems to have traveled away, which troubles him, so he leans on his friends to escape the stress of missing his lover. According to Rolling Stone, Starr sang this with help from his friends since it was his first time to provide the lead vocals for a track.
11. "Chiquitita" by ABBA
This 1979 song was one of ABBA's biggest hits. Here, the narrator urges Chiquitita to elevate their spirits and recognize that there are positive aspects to life. This song is an excellent reminder for a friend to always root for positivity as you assure them that you will always be a shoulder to cry on. Chiquitita is a Spanish term of endearment for a woman meaning "little one."
12. "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman
Randy Newman's song "You've Got A Friend In Me," the theme song of the Toy Story franchise, is about the unconditional nature of friendship. It's based on the friendship of Woody and Buzz, who promise never to judge each other. This short and catchy song about friendship is familiar to all Disney fans. It's also relatable to all generations, making it a perfect song to dedicate to a dear friend regardless of your age.
13. "True Colours" by Cyndi Lauper
"True Colors" is a song about looking past someone's appearance so that you can see the truth of who they are. The song was performed in 1986 by American singer Cyndi Lauper. The singer had a friend who died of AIDS in mind while singing it. Eventually, the song represented hope and acceptance for the L.G.B.T. community.
14. "Waiting On A Friend" by the Rolling Stones
"Waiting on a Friend" features Mick Jagger singing about the value of friendship over relationships with women. It was released in 1981 for the album Tattoo You. Rather than the typical lustful innuendos his songs are known for, this track reveals Mick Jagger's quest for true friendship, which he found in his bandmates. This song fits the "golden rule" of male friendships where you're not supposed to abandon your friends over women.
15. "I'll Be There For You" by The Rembrandts
'I'll Be There for You is the theme song of the American sitcom Friends. It was performed by the American pop-rock duo The Rembrandts. The song can be regarded as a heart-warming anthem about true friendship's power in times of adversity. The lyrics are addressed to an unnamed friend who is going through a hard time, and the narrator assures them that the singer will always be there for this person.
16. "Rivers and Roads" by The Head and The Heart
The indie song "Rivers and Roads" refers to the experience of missing friends who have moved away. If you've been missing your friends terribly, this song about friendship and memories is a perfect song to remember them by. It captures how sometimes, you may be willing to travel great distances, following rivers and roads, just to be near your loved ones. This song is one of The Head and The Heart's most popular ones, and it's widely used throughout pop culture.
17. "See You Again" by Wiz Khalifa ft. Charlie Puth
Wiz Khalifa and Charlie Puth sing in "See You Again" about the pain of losing a loved one while simultaneously anticipating their reunion in the afterlife. The song is a tribute to the late actor Paul Walker who died in a car crash in 2013. The lyrics recollect all the good and fun moments they shared that Walker's friends had shared with him. Despite their pain over his death, they hope he is in heaven and looks forward to seeing him again.
18. "Count on Me" by Bruno Mars
"Count On Me" is one of Bruno Mars' first hits from his 2010 album, Doo-Wops & Hooligans. It is a folk and tropically influenced song about the importance of friendship. The upbeat song conveys that when a friend is in pain, that person can count on you for comfort for support. Dedicate this song to a friend to show how you're always ready to help them above anyone else.
19. "Castle On The Hill" by Ed Sheeran
"Castle on the Hill" is a song about growing up in Sheeran's hometown of Suffolk, where he reminisces about his memorable moments. It's where he had his first kiss, watched the beautiful sunset over the "castle on the hill", found weekend jobs, and got drunk with his friends. The castle referred to in the song is Framlingham Castle in Sheeran's home town. This song was released in 2017 as one of the lead singles from his studio album ÷.
20. "Good Old Days" by Macklemore ft. Kesha
"Good Old Days" is about taking advantage of the now and enjoying your experiences as they're happening. It's a perfect song to dedicate to your friends while you all try to live in the moment. Your good moments with your friends do not last forever, so it's important to cherish them while you can. This song is an excellent reminder to make the most of those experiences so that you won't have any regrets when you look back to your memories.
21."Clique" by Kanye West ft. Big Sean & Jay-Z
American rappers Kanye West, Jay-Z, and Big Sean, teamed up for the song "Clique", where they rap about the strength of their clique. It was featured in G.O.O.D. Music's compilation album, Cruel Summer, was released in 2012. In Big Sean's verse, he was about to mention the name of his clique but leaves it out because he doesn't need to. Everyone's heard of G.O.O.D. and their members.
22."22″ by Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift's "22" is a song about being 22 years old and all the joys accompanying this age. It was included in her album Red which was released in 2012. This catchy song is one you and your friends would enjoy singing together as you celebrate the time in your lives when your worries are few, and your possibilities are endless. Don't forget to shout the lyrics with a feeling of euphoria and freedom!
23. "We're Going to be Friends" by The White Stripes
The White Blood Cells song "We're Going to Be Friends" is about finding a new friend at the beginning of a school year. The lyrics feature a girl and boy who become friends while spending time together in and out of school. The youthful lyrics capture the peacefulness of having no responsibilities and worries. While listening, you will get a sense of nostalgia about your past friendships as you reminisce about your childhood memories.
24. "Keep Holding On" by Avril Lavigne
"Keep Holding On" is a song about friendship and love. In this emotional power ballad, Avril Lavigne sings to a person that they are not alone. They will get through any hardships they may face together. The lyrics sing about staying strong with a good friend even when things aren't going well. Indeed, it's nice to reassure a loved one through a song that they do not have to deal with sadness alone.
Next: Love Songs for Him
25. "All of My Friends" by LCD Soundsystem
"All My Friends" by American rock band LCD Soundsystem was released in 2007 from their album Sound of Silver. The song is about the highs and lows of friendship. As an adult, you might find yourself looking back to your childhood innocence and the silly, fun times you spent with friends. This song captures the nostalgia of missing your friends and the good times you had together when you were younger.
26. "Bros" by Wolf Alice
"Bros" is a song recorded by British alternative rock band Wolf Alice. Frontwoman Ellie Rowsell's wrote the song about his early years growing up in North London with Sadie Cleary, former bass player of the band. Rowsell said that it was an ode to childhood imagination and friendship and all the charm that comes with it.
27. "Graduation (Friends Forever)" by Vitamin C
After graduation, friends tend to drift apart. This is the sentiment of Vitamin C's song "Graduation (Friends Forever)", released in 1999. It's the singer's most famous hit to date. Although mostly played as a song about friends going their separate ways, this nostalgic tune also expresses the certainty that true friends will always last.
There are many songs about friendship out there from different genres. We hope you enjoy listening to some of them with your friends as you create your own list of the best songs that capture the bond you have with your friends.
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Souls is a Bangladeshi rock band formed in Chittagong in 1972.

History
In 1972, singer Tajul Imam, guitarists Sajedul Alam and Momtazul Hoque Lulu, bassist Subrata Barua Ronny, and drummer/keyboardist Ahmed Newaz formed Souls.

In 1982, Naseem Ali Khan and Ayub Bachchu joined. The band started writing and composing their own songs while performing cover songs of western bands in hotels.

In 1982, they released their debut album, Super Souls, which was one of the first albums released by a music group in Bangladesh, along with the debut album of the band Shocking Blue. The album features the song "Mon Shudhu Mon Chuyeche", written and composed by Naquib Khan and Tapan Chowdhury on the vocals of the song. Abdullah Al Mamun wrote the lyrics to the song, "Mukhorito Jibon" and "Voole Gecho Tumi" from the same album.

In 1986, a reconfigured Souls released their third album, Manush Matir Kacha Kachi, which contains the songs "Eitoh Ekhane Brishti Bheja", "Ek Jhaak Paakhi", and "Muthor Bhetor Poddo".

In 1988, they released their fourth album, East and West, which had six English and six Bengali songs. Even though they had started their career singing English songs, this was the first time they released them. The songs were all written and composed by the band. Afterwards, Ayub Bachchu left Souls to form Little River Band, which was later renamed Love Runs Blind and is widely known by its acronym, LRB.

In 1993, Souls released their fifth album, E Emon Porichoy, which was Tapan Chowdhury's last appearance in Souls. Afterwards, he left the band to pursue a solo career. In 1995, Souls released their sixth album, Aj Din Katuk Gaane, which features popular songs "Keno Ei Nisshongota", sung by Partha, and "Bestota" and "Chaa-er Cup-e", the song was written by renowned lyricist Shahid Mahmud Jangi, sung by Naseem Ali. In 1997, Souls released their seventh album, Oshomoyer Gaan which features the songs "Oshomoyer Gaan", "Ami Ar Bhabbo Na", and "Oi Dure Neel".

In 2000, they released their first acoustic album, Mukhorito Jibon; it compiled some previously released songs, some remakes of old Indian Bengali songs, and some newly released songs. "Sharadin Tomay Behbe", "Bashi Shune Ar", and "Mukhorito Jibon" were some of the more widely played tracks from the album. In 2003 and 2004 respectively, they released their ninth and tenth albums, Tarar Uthan and To-Let. To-Let was the last album that sound engineer Mobin worked on before his death in a highway accident in Bangladesh.

Jhut-Jhamela was released in 2006. Kingbodonti, a musical tribute to Sanjeeb Choudhury, by Dalchhut and Souls. It was released on 25 December. It features three songs by Souls, three songs by Dalchhut and one song by Sanjeeb Choudhury, which is the title track. Their most recent album is Jam, which was released in 2011.

Discography
Super Souls (1980)
কলেজের করিডোরে (In the Corridors of College) (1982)
মানুষ মাটির কাছাকাছি (People Are Close to the Ground) (1987)
East & West (1988)
এ এমন পরিচয় (It's Such an Identity) (1993)
আজ দিন কাটুক গানে (Let the Days Pass in Songs) (1995)
অসময়ের গান (Untimely Songs) (1997)
মুখরিত জীবন – Unplugged (Happy Life – Unplugged) (2000)
তারার উঠোনে (In the Backyard of Stars) (2003)
To-Let (2004)
ঝুট ঝামেলা (Junk Trouble) (2006)
কিংবদন্তি (A Tribute to Sanjeeb Choudhury) (2008)
Jam (2011)
বন্ধু (Friend) (2017)

Members
Current members
 Naseem Ali Khan – lead vocals
 Partha Barua – lead guitar, vocals
 Ahasanur Rahman Ashiq – drums, percussion
 Meer Shahriar Hossain Masum – keyboards
 Maruf Hasan Talukder Real – bass guitar

Past members

 Tapan Chowdhury – lead vocals
 Naquib Khan – keyboards, vocals
 Ayub Bachchu – guitars, vocals
 Shahbaz Khan Pilu – bass
 Tajul Imam – lead vocals
 Sazedul Alam – guitars
 Momtazul Haque Lulu – guitars
 Ahmed Newaz – keyboards
 Subrata Barua Ronny – drums
 Gerald Gonsalves – keyboards
 Mohammad Ali – bass
 Suhas Hasnain – keyboards
 Shahedul Alam – bass
 Lutfur Kabir Azad – keyboards
 Pantha Kanai – drums
 Iftikher Uddin Sohel – lead guitar
 Naimul Hasan Tanim – bass guitar
 Zakir Hasan Rana – bass guitar

References

External links

Bangladeshi rock music groups
Musical groups established in 1970
Bangladeshi blues rock musical groups
Musical groups from Chittagong

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Canadians Rewrite Record Books
By Robert Brodie ©IFS | Jan 23, 2017
Record breakers, redemption, and a triumphant return — add them all together, and it pretty much sums up what transpired at the 2017 Canadian Figure Championships in Ottawa.
The ride was rather bumpy at times, but, after the short, Patrick Chan was halfway to a ninth men's title in Ottawa in his bid to match the feat of Montgomery Wilson, who won nine national titles in the 1920s and 1930s.
Chan's short program was far from clean, but in the judges' eyes, he was the clear winner, despite stepping out of the landings of his quad toe, triple Axel and the backend of his triple Lutz-triple toe combination. Chan was awarded a score of 91.50, which gave him a comfortable lead over Kevin Reynolds (81.76) and Elladj Balde (77.45).
"All the takeoffs were good but at the end, a little high on the upper body," Chan said of the shaky jump landings.
For Reynolds, missing his opening quad Salchow for the first time this season — he later landed a quad toe-triple toe combination — was rather startling. "It was bittersweet," he said. "The first jump was a shock for me."
Balde shook off an early fall on a triple flip to put himself in position to win his first senior medal at a national championships — and possibly challenge for a spot on the World team. "That (fall) shook me a little bit, but everything after that was amazing," he said.
A day later, the free skate was one of those moments for Patrick Chan. The three-time World champion was at his best in closing out the competition, turning in a strong performance that included a quad Salchow, a quad toe-triple toe combination, and a pair of clean triple Axels. His third planned quad was turned into a triple toe, but that was hardly going to wipe the smile off Chan's face on this evening.
"It's up there with (Cup of) China," he said when asked to rate the quality of his free skate. "Landing the first quad Sal with the quad toe opening, that was our goal coming in — nailing that opening section. I'm so happy to do it here in Canada."
The quality of the skate also made the record-tying ninth Canadian title even more special for Chan. "I get to enjoy it now and let it sink in," he said. "Ten is the goal — I'm setting myself up for that."
The judges rewarded Chan with 205.36 points for his free skate, and his 296.86 total was more than 41 points better than Reynolds, the silver medalist (255.77). Nam Nguyen moved up from fourth after the short to take the bronze with 240.60, narrowly edging out Nicolas Nadeau (238.22).
Reynolds ran off with three straight silver medals from 2012 to 2014 before injuries and skate boot troubles seemed to derail his path in the sport. But after getting back on the podium with a bronze in Halifax a year ago, he returned to the silver-medal position again.
"It's great," he said with a wide grin. "It's a building season, so things have been going slowly upward and hopefully, it continues in that direction."
Perhaps no one was smiling more than Nguyen who, after slipping to fourth in Halifax last year, looked a lot more like the skater who won the Canadian title in 2015. After a fall on the quad Salchow, he checked off a raft of clean triples. "Since last year, it's been a lot of challenges, but it was nice to pull it all back together today," he said.
They stole the show a year ago in Halifax, and once again Canada's top three ladies put their stamp on the 2017 Canadian Figure Skating Championships.
While there was also three-deep quality in the ice dance event in Ottawa, those teams already knew they had tickets to the World Championships in Helsinki in March because Canada has a full allotment of teams in that discipline.
Not so for the ladies — Canada is only able to send two to Worlds — which set the stage for another fierce battle between Kaetlyn Osmond, Gabrielle Daleman and Alaine Chartrand, each with national titles to their credit, to land one of those coveted spots.
Following the short program the battle appeared to be for second place, as Osmond set herself apart with a clean, polished performance that earned a score of 81.01 — the highest ever awarded for a ladies short program at a Canadian Championships.
"The first thing I thought was I was happy that I did the clean run-through," said Osmond, a two-time Canadian champion. " (Seeing) 81 was just something on top of it."
Daleman, who won the 2015 national title, skated right behind Osmond and placed herself solidly in second with 75.04 points. Chartrand, the defending champion, was third with 67.41.
Redemption came in the form of the ladies' title regained by Osmond, who finished third and off the World team a year ago. This season, she came roaring back with a vengeance to claim the national crown for a third time. She last won it in 2014, also in Ottawa (although in a different venue).
However, the runaway victory train Osmond appeared to be on in the short program hit a few bumps in the free skate, with falls on a triple loop and a triple flip midway through the program — making for some nervous moments as she waited for the marks to appear that would validate a third national crown.
"Definitely tense," admitted Osmond. "I wasn't sure how much those missed jumps cost me, but at the same time I was thinking of all those jumps I did really well. I did the things I missed at the Grand Prix final (where she finished fourth), which makes me really happy, and definitely getting my title back feels incredible right now."
As it turned out, Osmond did just enough, earning 138.65 points for her free skate — and a Canadian-record overall total of 219.66 — holding off the charge of Daleman, who nearly matched Osmond with a 136.05 score for her free program. Daleman finished with 211.09 overall.
They will be Canada's two ladies' entries at the World Championships in Finland.
"Of course, you always want to win and everything … but I'm happy with how I ended up and I'm happy to continue my season and keep improving," Daleman said.
For Chartrand, her hopes of returning to Worlds were largely scuttled when she sprained an ankle on her landing leg in a practice last Monday. Two days later, the defending Canadian champion wondered whether she would even be able to compete.
"Wednesday morning, I tried to skate and it was like, I don't think I can do this," said a crestfallen Chartrand. "To come out with a bronze and to be going to Four Continents, I'm happy with that. As disappointed as I am with my free program tonight, I'm proud of my fight and just being here."
GOLDEN COMEBACK
They have been rocking Prince in a big way all season long. So why not one more time at the Canadian Championships?
The late, great pop star again provided the vehicle for a winning short dance for Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir. The six-time Canadian champions took command and with a score of 84.36 established a solid lead heading into the free dance.
Much as the program has been a crowd-pleaser with audiences, nobody, it seems, enjoys it more than the skaters themselves. "We have so much fun performing it," said Virtue. "We love every single movement and step, and we're just going to continue to make it sharper and with more impact."
The real battle was for second with two-time defending champions Kaitlyn Weaver and Andrew Poje (78.92) sitting less than a point ahead of Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier (78.15). A one-point deduction for a long lift kept the latter from grabbing second spot in the short.
Weaver and Poje were pleased with the score they put on the board, even if the performance was not quite what they wanted. "We felt so good and so prepared, and it was a matter of maybe attacking it too much, so that kind of threw the balance off a little bit," said Weaver of overcoming a few mistakes in the program.
The biggest battle Gilles won on Friday was over her stomach. Bedridden with the flu for over 24 hours, she admitted there were times when she wondered whether she and Poirier would have to withdraw from the event.
When a doctor suggested Thursday night that she probably would not have the energy to make it through her short program, Gilles left the arena in tears, but determined to find a way to compete. "The body can do wonderful things if you take care of it," she said. "I definitely don't feel 100 percent, I'm really tired … but I'm very happy to be here and I'm proud of what we did.
"Knowing that the possibility (of being second) is there … it's going to make us push even harder going into the free," said Gilles.
The following evening, Virtue and Moir captured the ice dance title for a seventh time, ending the two-year run of Weaver and Poje. But if you think the feeling of winning Canadian titles is old hat for Virtue and Moir after all these years … well, think again.
Virtue and Moir were at their mesmerizing best on Saturday with their "Pilgrims on a Long Journey" free dance, earning 119.09 points. "It's different than I expected. A little bit more emotional for me," admitted Moir, now a seasoned veteran at age 29. "We had two great skates — we knew we'd have to, in order to win the title — and for us to give our coaching staff (Marie-France Dubreuil and Patrice Lauzon) their first Canadian national title is a huge honour for us."
Ironically, the last time nationals were held in this building in 2006, it was Dubreuil and Lauzon who captured the crown, with an up and coming Virtue and Moir placing third.
Virtue and Moir finished with a Canadian-record overall total of 203.45 to hold off the challenge of Weaver and Poje (192.73). Paul Poirier and Piper Gilles (189.68) claimed the bronze medal.
After barely holding onto second spot in the short program, Weaver and Poje stepped up their game in a major way Saturday. "That is the performance we know can do, that we know we're capable of, and that we've been working toward," said an enthused Weaver.
Gilles and Poirier, meanwhile, left too many points on the ice and had to settle for third — an achievement in itself, given the nasty flu bug Gilles had to deal with last week. "It was shaky. It was really shaky," said Poirier of their free dance. "There were a lot of small errors, but nothing super serious that isn't fixable."
Following the short program, they were just a little more than four minutes away from making history in Ottawa. But first things first for Meagan Duhamel and Eric Radford, who accomplished a primary objective this weekend but putting out short program that has been revamped since the Grand Prix season — most notably with the abandonment of a throw triple Axel in favor of a more secure throw triple Lutz.
"Goal No. 1 was to nail a short program so we can head into the rest of the season building upon it," said Duhamel.
With the intent of becoming the first pair team to win six Canadian titles, Duhamel and Radford stood at the top of the pack after the short with a score of 80.72 points.
There was a tight duel for second between Lubov Ilyushechkina and Dylan Moscovitch (72.19) and Kirsten Moore-Towers and Michael Marinaro (70.69).
For Ilyushechkina and Moscovitch, the opportunity was there to get back to the silver medal position they achieved at Canadians in 2015.
But Moore-Towers and Marinaro believed they were in the game to take another step up in the free skate. "If we accomplish our personal goals tomorrow, we will have a good shot at coming in second," said Marinaro.
On the night of the free, the throws were not there for Duhamel and Radford, but pretty much everything else was as they earned 146.51 points for the free skate and 227.23 overall.
That made them the clear winners over Ilyushechkina and Moscovitch (208.24), who took silver, and Moore-Towers and Marinaro (198.74), the bronze medalists.
While Canada can send three pair teams to Worlds in Helsinki, Julianne Séguin and Charlie Bilodeau — who missed this event due to injury — have one of them, which meant only the second-place team at nationals was guaranteed a spot.
That ramped up the pressure, and, in the end it was Ilyushechkina and Moscovitch who overcame a couple of early mistakes to book their tickets to Finland. "It would be a complete lie if we said we weren't aware that we (needed) a certain placement," said Moscovitch.
Moore-Towers and Marinaro got an unexpected ticket to Worlds a year ago as injury replacements and finished eighth in Boston. Now they must sit and wait to see if Finland will be part of their travel itinerary this season.
"It's bittersweet to be third. We wanted to be second," said Moore-Towers.
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Yuval Safra
Yuval Safra (born 1993) is a professional marathon swimmer from Israel.
Open Water Swimming Career[edit]
He participated in the 2011 FINA World Championships in Shanghai, China
He competes on the 2012 FINA 10km Marathon Swimming World Cup professional circuit.
He finished third overall in the 2013 LEN (Ligue Européenne de Natation) Open Water Swimming Cup.
He finished 12th in the 25 km marathon swim at the 2015 FINA World Swimming Championships in Kazan, Russia
He finished fourth in the 25 km marathon swim at the 2016 European Open Water Championships in Hoorn, Netherlands.
He competed in the mixed 5 km team pursuit at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Hungary.
He competed in 2012 FINA Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualifier in Setubal Portugal
He competed in 2013 FINA World Championships - Barcelona, Spain
He competed in 2015 FINA World Championships - Kazan, Russia
He competed in 2016 Olympic 10km Marathon Swimming Qualification Race in Setubal, Portugal
He competed in the 25 km marathon swim at the 2017 FINA World Swimming Championships in Lake Balaton, Hungary
He competed in the 2017 FINA 10K Marathon Swimming World Cup professional marathon swimming circuit.
He finished 13th in the 10 km marathon swim leg of the LEN European Open Water Swimming Cup in Eilat, Israel on 25 March 2018.
He competed on the 2019 FINA / CNSG Marathon Swim World Series in Seychelles on 12 May 2019.
He finished 2nd in the 6 km LEN Cup Copenhagen on 31 August 2019 in 1:08:25.
On 13 October 2019, he finished 8th in the 5 km ANOC World Beach Games in Katara Beach, Qatar.
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Q: Checking if a Part inside of a PartStack was closed by pressing the close icon on the corresponding tab Platform: Windows 8.1 Pro, E4 with e(fx)clipse
I'm currently working on caching opened Parts to reopen then when reloading the PartStack. This reloading method uses EPartService.hidePart() to close all Parts in the PartStack. Since I also need to remove Parts from the cache, I need to differentiate between reloading and actually closing a tab/Part.
I already tried to add the part to the cache a second time before removing it again by sending an event from the preDestroy() method of the Part. But this is less than ideal.
Is there a special event I can catch when clicking on the close icon or another way I could check for this?
Thanks for your help.

A: Turns out, the easiest way to do what I wanted to do was to use tags.
Since I could only access the code for when the Part was closed by the program, I needed to set a tag on the part.
if (part.isDirty()) {
    if(!partService.savePart(part, true)) {
        return;
    }
    part.getTags().add(Tag.PART_CLOSED_BY_PROGRAM);
    partService.hidePart(part);
    } else if (part.isCloseable()) {
        part.getTags().add(Tag.PART_CLOSED_BY_PROGRAM);
        partService.hidePart(part);
    }
}

Now I can just check in the preDestroy() method if the Part is being closed by the program or by the user.
@PreDestroy
protected void preDestroy() {
    if (part.getTags().contains(Tag.PART_CLOSED_BY_PROGRAM)) {
        part.getTags().remove(Tag.PART_CLOSED_BY_PROGRAM);
    } else {
        try {
            //remove "Part" from cache
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
        }
    }
}

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The 11 candidates progressing to the semi-final stage of the 2018 Carl Flesch International Violin Competition have just minutes ago been announced – in Mosonmagyaróvár, Hungary.
For the semi-final stage, each candidate will present 2 movements from a Mozart Violin Concerto – plus a virtuoso work.
Open to European-based violinists 30 years and younger, previous 1st prize winners include VC Young Artist Lara Boschkor.
The 2018 jury comprises: Eszter Perényi (President), Márta Ábrahám, Jurgis Dvarionas, Frantisek Novotny, and Michael Vaiman.


The definition of the FITS binary table extension format does not provide a simple way to specify that a character column contains an array of fixed-length strings. To support this feature, FITSIO uses a local convention for the format of the TFORMn keyword value of the form 'rAw' where 'r' is an integer specifying the total width in characters of the column, and 'w' is an integer specifying the (fixed) length of an individual unit string within the vector. For example, TFORM1 = '120A10' would indicate that the binary table column is 120 characters wide and consists of 12 10-character length strings. This convention is recognized by the FITSIO subroutines that read or write strings in binary tables. The Binary Table definition document specifies that other optional characters may follow the datatype code in the TFORM keyword, so this local convention is in compliance with the FITS standard, although other FITS readers are not required to recognize this convention.
The Binary Table definition document that was approved by the IAU in 1994 contains an appendix describing an alternate convention for specifying arrays of fixed or variable length strings in a binary table character column (with the form 'rA:SSTRw/nnn)'. This appendix was not officially voted on by the IAU and hence is still provisional. FITSIO does not currently support this proposal.


Alumna Kerinne Jenkins (Master of Screen Arts, 2017) and current student Nathan Mewett (Master of Arts Screen: Screenwriting, 2018) have both been selected to participate in this year's Melbourne International Film Festival Accelerator Lab.
The lab aims to transition short filmmakers into the world of feature film making, and features four days of workshops, screenings, and seminars on the creative and business aspects of the film industry, led by leading local and international filmmakers. The lab culminates in each participant pitching their in-development feature film to an industry professional. Previous participants of the lab include Sophie Hyde (52 Tuesdays), Justin Kurzel (Snowtown), David Michôd (Animal Kingdom), and Taika Waititi (Hunt for the Wilderpeople).
Jenkins will also be attending the festival with her short sci-fi drama film Cattle, made as her AFTRS Master of Screen Arts final project and a proof-of-concept for her in-development feature film of the same name. Mewett will be attending with his short film Yulubidyi – Until The End, co-directed and co-written with frequent collaborator Curtis Taylor, who is also a participant of the Accelerator Lab. Recently Mewett and Taylor were selected as recipients of this year's Lexus Australia Short Film Fellowship at Sydney Film Festival. Both films screen in the Accelerator 2 short film program.
In other MIFF news, Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production student André Shannon has been selected to participate in this year's MIFF Critics Campus. Andre will join seven other emerging Australian film critics in an intensive five-day lab aimed at developing their skills in a live festival setting, all while being mentored by writers from around the globe. Alumni of the lab have gone on to write for publications including The Age, Senses of Cinema, The Monthly, Little White Lies, and The Guardian among others.
Currently André's radio show, made with frequent collaborator Jack Jen Atherton (Bachelor of Arts Screen: Production, 2017), Movies Movies Movies, can be heard every Monday morning on Sydney's FBi 94.5 at 10:10 am.
Overall, the works of 17 alumni are featured amongst the short films, 3 amongst the feature documentaries, and 9 amongst the feature fiction films selected for the festival. Alumni are also well represented as panellists and moderators at MIFF Talks. The School would like to send a big congratulations to all AFTRS alumni who are involved in this year's Melbourne International Film Festival.
The Melbourne International Film Festival runs from 2–19 August, 2018. View the full program here.


text: Q: Is there a way to increase FPS for already existing video? I want to make slow motion video more smoother, so as I understand I need to increase FPS for it. As I know we can use ffmpeg library for it, but is there more iOS-native way to increase FPS for video?


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CALVADOS THE SPIRIT OF NORMANDY PDF
Calvados Experience An unforgettable visit Lasting one hour and fifteen minutes, the tour is sure to get your five senses awakened. It begins with an introduction to this world-famous apple brandy, then continues with the story of the region and an immersive tour of a typical pre-war Norman village, complete with a farm and market place. Visitors will learn all about the life of the apple tree in the orchard room, discover the secrets of Calvados production in the apple-press and fermentation room, and will find out more about the art of distillation and the traditional know-how of ageing and blending. The visit concludes in the tasting bar, where an expert will guide visitors through the three steps of the art of tasting: the eye, the nose and the palate. The birth of this new major Norman attraction was therefore driven by the desire to promote not only a product, but also a region and its history.
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That holds for my relationship with the top trio of French brandies: calvados, the apple brandy from Normandy, cognac, made from doubly distilling white wine in Charente and Charente-Maritime, and armagnac, made from the singly distilling white wine in Gascony.
Call me old-fashion, but I still appreciate brandy an occasional digestif after a lengthy meal and as a nightcap. Among the trio of brandies mentioned above, cognac and armagnac, as grape-based spirits, carry more prestige than apple-based calvados, yet calvados is the one I most frequently encounter on my travels for the simple reason that I visit Normandy from Paris more often than I visit Charente or Gascony.
One of those visits to Normandy was to the Calvados Nouvelle Vogue International Trophies , an annual bartending competition to create the best calvados-based cocktails. The competition is held in a different location in Normandy each year in spring, for example the pretty port town of Granville in and the city of Caen in That for the photo op. Marc Jean, head bartender at Le Normandy, Deauville. But it was behind the bar that he would make a home for himself.
Hired as third barman at the Normandy in , he rose to head barman in One of the original participants in the Calvados Nouvelle Vogue competition, he is now one of its organizers as well as president of the Association des Barmen de Normandie. As a Norman born and bred, calvados naturally hold place of honor on his liquor shelves.
He has created numerous calvados cocktails. Four of his recipes can be found below. Before turning to mixology, however, a brief history of the brandy called calvados.
A Brief History of Calvados Normandy has been prime territory for fermented apple juice, i. The first record of the fermented juice being distilled to make brandy eau-de-vie in French dates to Though produced for centuries, the spirit became largely associated with the Normandy department or sub-region named Calvados in the 19th century.
In it gained status as a legally recognized appellation, meaning only apple brandy produced within a specifically delimited zone could be called calvados. Wartime——may seem an odd time to be seeking official appellation status, particularly as the Germans were increasingly building up defenses along the coast in order to repel an eventual Allied invasion.
But the war was in fact a major reason for producers to seek regulation of the term calvados for their brandy: during the German Occupation, the only copper stills that were not requisitioned by Germany for military purposes were those used for appellation products. Calvados, affectionately known as calva, is largely produced in the Normandy departments of Calvados and Manche which represent the major of the zone in which the Battle of Normandy took place. There are also designated production zones just over the border in Mayenne and Sarthe and in the area around the town of Neufchatel, further west in Normandy.
Photo GLK. Calvados Cocktails For much of its history calvados has been imbibed in its pure state. It has also found its way into the kitchen. And increasingly over the past 20 years it has been used in cocktails. Or 22 years to be precise since a major influence in the spread of the gospel of the calvados cocktail has been the Calvados Nouvelle Vogue competition, which was launched in Originally a regional bartending competition, Calvados Nouvelle Vogue International Trophies, as it came to be called, now includes bartenders from 15 countries, mostly European, themselves winners of national competitions which draw competitors.
Competitors are judged on creativity, dexterity and the story they tell about the inspiration for their cocktail, along with its taste and presentation. A theme is given each year—this year, vegetables. A competition among student bartenders and another among journalists are also held.
Local tourist offices can provide a list of those that receive visitors. During my own travels in the region, I enjoy the encounter as much as anything. Quality of the calva is often the secondary pleasure but nothing beats meeting a quality producer with a good story to tell.
More than half of calvados production is exported, with the U. Calvados is aged in oak vats for a minimum of two years three years for calvados domfrontais. Long-aged calvados of six years or more may be more difficult to find in ordinary liquor stores at home. Anyway, a young calvados of two or three years of oak aging is more appropriate for most cocktails since they provide the fruity aromas that are often sought.
For information about cocktail-bar tours and encounters with mixologists in Paris see here. France Revisited reminds readers to drink responsibly and with moderation.
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The first known Norman distillation was carried out by "Lord" de Gouberville in , and the guild for cider distillation was created about 50 years later in In the 17th century the traditional ciderfarms expanded but taxation and prohibition of cider brandies were enforced elsewhere than Brittany , Maine and Normandy. The area called "Calvados" was created after the French Revolution, but "eau de vie de cidre" was already called "calvados" in common usage. When a phylloxera outbreak in the last quarter of the 19th century devastated the vineyards of France and Europe, calvados experienced a "golden age".
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That holds for my relationship with the top trio of French brandies: calvados, the apple brandy from Normandy, cognac, made from doubly distilling white wine in Charente and Charente-Maritime, and armagnac, made from the singly distilling white wine in Gascony. Call me old-fashion, but I still appreciate brandy an occasional digestif after a lengthy meal and as a nightcap. Among the trio of brandies mentioned above, cognac and armagnac, as grape-based spirits, carry more prestige than apple-based calvados, yet calvados is the one I most frequently encounter on my travels for the simple reason that I visit Normandy from Paris more often than I visit Charente or Gascony. One of those visits to Normandy was to the Calvados Nouvelle Vogue International Trophies , an annual bartending competition to create the best calvados-based cocktails. The competition is held in a different location in Normandy each year in spring, for example the pretty port town of Granville in and the city of Caen in That for the photo op.
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To enumerate access control entries inside a FileSecurity object, you would call its GetAccessRules method. This method returns an AuthorizationRuleCollection object, which, as the name implies, is a collection all the access rules (access control entries) for the given file. Calling the GetAccessRules method requires two boolean values (to indicate whether explicit and inherited ACEs should be included) and a target type.
Of these parameters, the type is the most difficult one to specify; therefore, an explanation is in order. You might be aware that Windows uses SIDs or security identifiers to uniquely identify users or groups. SIDs are often represented as alphanumeric strings. For example, the SID string "S-1-1-0" specifies "Everybody". However, it might be easier for users to manipulate user accounts or groups with their names, for instance, "Administrator" or "Backup Operators".
The third parameter of the GetAccessRules method requires the aforementioned target type. This type specifies whether you want to read the actual SID values, or the account objects (and their names). Thus, you can either give the method the SecurityIdentifier type or the NTAccount type, respectively. Both these classes live in the System.Security.Principal namespace.
Figure 2: The sample application is able to retrieve file access control lists and display them.
The properties of the FileSystemAccessRule class allow you to read whether the ACE is an allowing or denying ACE, who is (or are) affected by the setting, and finally the rights that are affected. If you are interested in SID values, identical code works fine, except that you must give the SecurityIdentifier type as the third parameter to the GetAccessRules method.
Of these, probably only the Purge and Set methods require further explanation. Purging means in this case removing all ACE entries that affect the given user. This is different from removing (the RemoveAccessRule method), because removing means stripping away all matching entries, ignoring which user or group the ACE affects.


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Redshift: An Introduction to the 36th Century
Fiction, Redshift, Redshift Phase 0, Writings
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Good afternoon, to start things off today I'm going to recount a tale, one that I hope some of you are at least partially familiar with. Nevertheless it is a vital scene-setter for what we will be covering in the coming weeks.
If you look at the dead centre of explored space you will find a small, yellow Category G star, and orbiting it at a distance of roughly 1 Astronomical Unit is a small blue marble. To modern observers this world may not seem like much, but that blue marble is the most significant world in all of humanity's reach. It is the Home-world, it is Terra. Up until relatively recently it considered itself the centre of the known universe, both literally and metaphorically, and indeed for the majority of history it was the only thing in the known universe. For our first few hundred millennia humanity toiled in obscurity amongst the dirt of that world, fighting our own petty differences, though we were almost constantly looking to the stars.
It wasn't until after the Industrial Revolution that those stars started to get a little closer. The invention of Rocketry started a shift in understanding. While, somewhat predictably, those rockets were first used to hurl high explosives at distinct enemies, it was quickly realised that they could be used to take us further from home than we ever imagined. Two nations arose, super powers of their time, though vastly insignificant by modern standards, and in a bid to one up the other pushed science further and further. Quickly came the first artificial satellite, the first man in orbit, the first men on Luna, each side going that one step extra to claim glory. Then other nations got in on the act, and international cooperation brought us permanent orbital habitats, Lunar colonies, the first men on Mars, each milestone driving us ever onward as a species.
And then came the big breakthroughs that made our journey even easier. As our first offworld colonies celebrated their 50th birthday, the invention of Gravitic Manipulation changed how we traveled across the world, and in the 23rd century Dr. Tamara Machitov's discovery of Subspace, and Amida Kato's revolutionary Negation Field generator brought other star systems within humanity's grasp. Distances that would have taken centuries could be crossed in months, placing the stars within our grasp.
Then Exodus began. Starting with Verne, humanity spilled from it's ancestral home and filled whatever space it could find. The once insignificant blue marble extended its reach across unimaginable distances. On the home-world, want and poverty became things of the past, but rather than being eradicated, the Third World simply moved to the frontiers. The new colonies were used to supply the greed of their erstwhile parent, and not all were happy with this arrangement. Even before the end of the great Exodus, dissent spread amongst the stars. Starting with our own Phoenix, along with distant Arcturas and Kyushu, independence movements spread, and slowly the distant children of Terra threw off their shackles and formed nations of their own.
For a while the trend continued. The nations grew, and had exoduses of their own. Soon colonies were being settled that had no link with the Home-world, and only recognised it as a distant star on the horizon. Yet still, those closest to Terra remained as part of its Union, and it still attempted to pressure those who had left its care. Through ancient political bodies, the spectre of Terran imperialism still loomed over every human world. Despite protests from all corners of known space, the Home-world still expected much from its children.
It was in the final decades of the 27th Century that the great star-nations decided that they had far outshone the world that had given them life, and attempted to strip her of whatever power she still thought she had. War came on a scale never before seen by humanity. Whole worlds were wiped clean as the latest technologies were used in anger and without restraint. Slowly and with crushing inevitability the warring factions marched on the cradle of mankind, and eventually total war rained from her skies like fire. For nearly 20 years the humanities ancient home was torn apart until what inhabitants remained rose up and evicted their occupiers. But, it was too late. As the war came to an end, it became clear that humanity no longer needed, nor cared for, the world that gave birth to it.
The peace was short lived, and the great nations of humanity settled into a routine of periods of bloody warfare punctuated by short periods of peace used to recover and rearm. Each war brought about significant changes to the political landscape, such as Terra regaining some of its former holdings, the fall of Arcturas and the birth of new nations such as Jorus, Arietis and New Saxony, and over time the lines humanity had drawn between the stars redrew themselves over and over.
Eventually, after nearly 6 centuries, the nations, weary now of near-constant war, settled into what we call the "Uneasy Peace." Uneasy may be one of the greatest understatements ever made, and Peace is a blatant lie worthy of the greatest political spin doctors. While total war has become something of a rarity, raids across borders became a fact of life for those on the edges of their nation. For those far from such trouble spots, one could be forgiven for thinking that an era of unprecedented peace and prosperity had come about, but such self-deception serves only to continue the trends we still observe even today along the border worlds.
It is now nearly halfway into the 36th century, and tensions once again ride high between Terra's children. But to understand what is happening today, we must all appreciate that if it hadn't been for those first steps off of the home-world so very long ago, none of us would be here now. Above all else it is important to have knowledge of how we got here, lest we repeat the mistakes of the past.
-Extract from "An Introduction to Post-Industrial Human History," a lecture by Professor N. Greenwood, Royal University College, Loch Eden, Phoenix (Hawke system), Sagittarii-Kausan Coalition, 13th June 3544 [TSD]
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"Books, to the reading child, are so much more than books - they are dreams and knowledge, they are a future and a past".
This year has started with a great deal of enthusiasm. Many of the new books that are being displayed each week are disappearing as fast as they are coming out. This is exciting!
For more information on what's happening in the library, visit the library blog.
We are also beginning to introduce eBooks into our library system. If you are interested in borrowing you could take a look by following this link to the Wheelers ePlatform.


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Q: Column and Nullspace of matrix AB Where $A$ is a $5 x 4$ matrix and $B$ is a $4 x 3$ matrix.

*

*If $w$ is in $Nul(B)$ then $w$ is in $Nul(AB)$

*If $x$ is in $Nul(A)$ then $x$ is not in $Nul(AB)$

*If $v$ is in $Col(A)$, then $v$ is not in $Col(AB)$

*If $y$ is in $Col(B)$, then $y$ is in $Col(AB)$
For me, it is unclear how I should be able to prove these statements how these are valid or invalid. I believe all the statements to be valid, but I am not sure. How should I approach this problem?

A: Most of them are direct consequence of the definitions. For example,

*

*For 1: if $w \in \text{Null}(B)$, then $Bw=0$, thus $A(Bw)=A(0)=0$, so $AB(w)=0$. This means $w \in \text{Null}(AB)$.

*For 2: Since $A$ has size $5 \times 4$, therefore the $\text{Null}(A) \subset \Bbb{R}^4$ (assuming all the matrices are over real numbers). This means if $w \in \text{Null}(A)$ then $w$ must be a $4-$dimensional vector (i.e. $w$ is represented as $4 \times 1$ column vector). In which case $Bw$ is not even defined, hence $w \not\in \text{Null}(AB)$.

I hope you can now proceed with the other two as well.
Hint: be cautious with #3, think about the zero vector. (I am assuming you have a typo and both the vectors are $v$)


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Aug. 14, 2013, 3:19 p.m. EDT
5 stocks hedge funds are buying now
Apple Inc. (AAPL)
By Meena Krishnamsetty and Matt Doiron
When hedge fund managers don't publicly disclose their recent picks, like Icahn's new Apple /zigman2/quotes/202934861/composite AAPL -1.37% position, regulatory filings are our best bets to find out which stocks hedge funds are bullish about. The most comprehensive picture of what hedge funds own comes in the form of quarterly 13F filings with the SEC, and these filings provide the core of the information we use to develop investment strategies. For example, our research shows that the most popular small cap stocks among hedge funds earn an average excess return of 18 percentage points per year (learn more about our small cap strategy) and our own portfolio based on these techniques outperformed the S&P 500 by 33 percentage points in the last 11 months. We can also get more up-to-date information about large hedge fund buys in small-cap and midcap stocks (as well as the occasional large cap) from 13D and 13G filings, filed whenever a fund buys over 5% of a company's total shares outstanding. Here are five stocks that hedge funds have reported buying recently:
Billionaire Stephen Mandel 's Lone Pine Capital has reported a position of over 10 million shares in Michael Kors , or just over 5% of the company; this is up from about 8.1 million shares as of the beginning of April. The apparel and accessories company is a growth monster: revenue was up over 50% in its fiscal Q1 (which ended in June) versus a year earlier, with net income rising over 80%. Markets have already priced in high growth, with a trailing P/E of 33, but forecasts from Wall Street analysts place the five-year PEG ratio right about at 1. Andreas Halvorsen , John Griffin , and Patrick McCormack are among other tiger cubs who are bullish about the stock.
Perry Capital, managed by billionaire Richard Perry, has made a move into the brewing battle at J.C. Penney as Perry and fellow billionaire Bill Ackman are apparently in agreement that the troubled department store should find a new CEO soon and replace the chairman of the Board. Check out more stocks Perry likes . The fund now owns over 7% of the retailer, which is expected to be unprofitable both this year and next year. With revenue falling over 10% from its levels a year ago, J.C. Penney has drawn considerable attention from short sellers with 29% of the float held short.
SAC Capital Advisors recently disclosed ownership of 3.9 million shares of Sinclair Broadcast Group /zigman2/quotes/208678879/composite SBGI -1.80% , an owner of television stations which recently completed its acquisition of Fisher Communications. SAC is managed by billionaire Steve Cohen and his team. Higher costs and interest expenses have offset revenue growth at Sinclair in recent quarters, though in part due to this acquisition the sell-side seems to expect improvement next year. Specifically, analysts are forecasting $2.69 in EPS—resulting in a forward P/E of 9- —though we would be a bit concerned about integration risk.
Claus Moller 's P2 Capital has been increasing its already large ownership stake in Blount International to nearly 7 million shares. Blount is a $590 million market cap provider of forestry, lawn, and farm tools (on average over 270,000 shares are traded per day, so at the current stock price of about $12 there is plenty of daily dollar volume). Earnings were down 29% last quarter compared with the second quarter of 2012. Given the respective trailing and forward P/Es of 15 and 11, the financial community seems to be expecting something of a rebound here.
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Top 10 Tactics of Cultic Apologists | Still Black. Still Reformed. Still Around.
I developed these today inspired by a convo with a Seventh-Day Adventist AND with a little inspiration from a top 10 list made up by David King a while back on Catholic Apologists.
Enjoy. Be on the lookout for these.
1. Semantic Obfuscation (word games). Simply redefine words without telling your opponent. Use their words THEIR way and then change meaning without notice. Works well with any of the other techniques listed below.
3. When Challenged, Feign Insult and Offense. When your facts just don't add up, call your opponent rude, point out (or make up) character flaws and put yourself above 'arguing' with that person. Proudly present your humble attitude in the discussion.
4. When Challenged, Change the Subject. Simply change the subject and begin talking about some other area as an offshoot of the conversation. If you can get them to rabbit trail off, you'll never have to deal directly with their comments. Staying intently on one subject and critically analyzing and dealing with serious challenges to it will only show your position to be faulty quicker. You want to hold on to conversational superiority as much as possible for as long as possible.
5. Simply Ignore The Obvious and Keep Posting. 200+ earlier years of church history against your contention that Constantine changed the day of worship to Sunday/Invented the Trinity/Removed the 'Do Not Remove Tag' from the Mattress/returned 'Constantine' late to Blockbuster/invent your accusation here ?
No problem! Ignore facts and say you choose not to answer that at this time. NEVER get back to it. Works well in concert with #3.
6. Cut and paste. Works well when you paraphrase the beginning of someone's argument to make it look like you wrote it yourself. Gains you plenty of rep on whatever message board/e-mail discussion list/website you're posting on. Can be used in combination with #5 as a follow-up.
7. Cite Obscure Sources. Most Christians today are woefully unaware that the church didn't start with Billy Graham. So citing some weird and obscure teacher, someone from church history (orthodox or not) and presenting them as legit may intimidate someone just enough to have them back off. Does not work as well when you use the internet, since they can find it just like you did.
8. Feign Intelligence. Use big words to throw your people off, use obscure 'my group only' terms that your opponent wouldn't know about, but that SOUND deep. Even take words they normally DO use and add extra meaning to them to make yourself appear more intelligent. Due to the same factors as those in #7, this may also serve to scare away Christians who know that 'something' is wrong with your teaching, but can't nail it down. Take advantage of their ignorance.
9. Flood. Flood whatever board, list or whatever you're posting on with post after post after post, in heavy detail, explaining your position. Used in concert with #7, 6, 5, 1 and 2, you'll produce at least one or two converts from a list or board of 100. Force-feed a child and they'll eventually swallow some of the food. Same principle.
10. John 13:34-35 them. Today's Christian has been influenced heavily by the world's thinking and way of doing things, so that 'feeling' and 'experiencing' take precedent over 'believing' and 'thinking'. As a result, you can capitalize on the emotions of your opponent OR the emotions of onlookers by using the least offensive language as possible. Remember to constantly appeal to them as 'brothers', though, since you both don't believe the same things about salvation (and in the case of Mormons, you have a fundamentally different view of God), you're technically NOT brethren… but your audience might not be sharp enough to immediately pick up on that. Once you've got the heart strings from your apparent 'Christ-likeness', getting them to listen and agree is easier. Especially effective in 'poisoning the well' (causing others to shut down to what your opponent has to say) when used in combination with #3. This combo gets more folks into cults than any other.
Spend some TIME in the Word!
Having a minor pile up moment.
Normally I lurk here, but I thought that this was excellent, so I wanted to just thank you for the posting.
Much of what passes for 'discussion' on the blogsphere is a derivative of some of the above.
This was HILARIOUS… I needed a good laugh. And the sad thing is this is so true I almost feel guilty for laughing so hard… not really.


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7 Bad Twist Plots That Ruin Video Games, Better not Entering!
Many stories in a video game are developed with a quality that is not inferior to stories in Hollywood films.
Many elements can be developed more freely in video games including character development and story line.
Many video games also insert plot twist elements into it to make the story in the game more interesting.
7 Bad Twist Plots That Destroy Stories in Video Games
The twist plot that is incorporated into a video game does not always succeed in raising the overall quality of the game, many also fail.
This excessive plot twist actually makes the story in the game become strange and far from good impression.
What is a bad twist plot that actually destroys a video game? Here are more info.
1. Cereza is Bayonetta (Bayonetta)
Cereza's figure does have many similarities with Bayonetta and many players suspect that this little girl has a certain relationship with Bayonetta.
Cereza has an unusual ability that makes the player's suspicion that this girl has interesting origins to be increasingly developed.
Eventually it was revealed that Cereza is the figure of a small Bayonetta brought from the past through the time portal. This explanation destroys the enthusiasm of players who are waiting for a more reasonable explanation.
The plot twist in this action game even feels like This game developer is too lazy in developing stories and use time traveling as an alternative to instant answers.
2. The identity of the Origami killer (Heavy Rain)
Thriller mystery game that tells the story of the efforts of a group of people in solving the mystery of the serial killer is tainted by a cliché ending.
In this game players can move 4 characters in different scenes and one of the characters played turns out to be the killer.
The fact that Scott Shelby was a murderer and detective who handled this case made the story in this game feel cheap.
Many hole plots occur because of this raised idea. What's more, the idea of a detective as well as a villain is making many players annoyed.
3. The Internet Is A Living Being (Indigo Prophecy)
The game, which was released on various platforms including PlayStation 4, has a thriller mystery theme where players try to uncover murder cases with the same pattern.
Many twist plots are considered unnecessary in this game and one of the most severe twist plots is the internet as a living creature.
In this game the internet is described as a living creature from a collection of AI who has his own will and tries to destroy the world.
Many say that this is too much and makes no sense at all.
4. Lost Wife (Bionic Commando)
In Bionic Commando the player will play Nathan Spencer, a government agent with a mechanical hand with special powers.
The game that was released on various consoles including the PlayStation 3, Nathan was betrayed by the government and tried to escape their pursuit while looking for his missing wife.
After a while, Nathan discovered that fact his wife had not been lost and sacrificed himself to be part of the mechanical hand his
Instead of giving the impression wow, this plot twist precisely makes many players wonder why his wife sacrificed his life to become a weapon.
5. Father of Elizabeth (Bioshock Infinite)
Throughout the game Bioshock Infinite, players will be accompanied by a female character named Elizabeth.
One of Elizabeth's motivations in accompanying players in this game is to find out who his real father is.
At the end of the story it was revealed that the player is Elizabeth's father. Multi dimensions are used as a reason for this surprising fact.
The description given by this FPS game seems halfhearted and lazy because it makes the multiverse a shield for everything.
6. Betrayal of Wheatley (Portal 2)
Wheatley is a robot character who is a companion to the player at the start of Steam Portal 2. Wheatley gives players instructions on how to get out of the cage of research facilities.
This one robot character suddenly turned bad and instead tries to block the player's efforts to get out of the research facility.
This unexpected betrayal happened because of Wheatley felt inferior and was made to always do things wrong.
Why can an AI be inferior and deliberately made to do things that are not right? None of this is explained at all.
7. Vocal parasites (Metal Gear Solid V: the Phantom Pain)
In the game made by Hideo Kojima Metal Gear Solid V, a parasite was developed by evil scientists to infect parts of the human throat and slowly kill infected people.
Strangely, this parasite is programmed to reproduce and begin to eat away at its host after being exposed to the Kikongo language and also English sequentially.
Why did the villain bother to set up language activation, and not let the parasite develop by itself?
What was intended to be a plot twist, actually adds to the list of questions that make players feel confused about the storyline in this game.
That's 7 twist plots that actually destroy the storyline of a game as a whole.
With the increasingly critical community of game players lately, excessive plot twist elements will actually worsen a game.
Synchronous explanation and logic is very important if the developer wants to build plot twist elements in the game.
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Kletsky District () is an administrative district (raion), one of the thirty-three in Volgograd Oblast, Russia. Municipally, it is incorporated as Kletsky Municipal District. It is located in the west of the oblast. The area of the district is . Its administrative center is the rural locality (a stanitsa) of Kletskaya. Population:  19,541 (2002 Census);  The population of Kletskaya accounts for 29.8% of the district's total population.

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Welcome back, after a much too long break we return to the annals of Mr. Ed, Centaur Hunter.
We quickly find another highlevel book, and eventually identify both, though neither will be of any use to us.
I can't deal with that... moving on. I actually paralyze the front one and walk away, bees are a tiny bit faster than us, and so we don't want to be getting stung by 4-5 of them at once.
Exclusions are made for this. Use them.
Crocs are more difficult than they look. In their tree, they're tougher than iguanas and weaker than alligators, but don't underestimate them.
I find a staff of poison on the ground, then this. I decide to go in, but I'm very fearful of catching something for which there is no antidote.
I then leave the spiders nest. I was a bit overly cautious, but with no real melee choices and no rPois, I decided against risking it. Also, I believe this layout has been shown before, so it's not a real loss.
And then something beautiful happens. With these spells, we're a bona-fide hybrid. I learn repel missile and ponder whether I should give my bow a brand. It's not a big deal because most of the ammo we'll be getting from Oki is branded, but it's nice to have the option.
I leave the lair and decided to delve deeper into the dungeon, finding the orcish mines in the process.
Okawaru is granting us gifts decently often now, and I'm swimming in ammo types, which is good. It always pays to be cautious though, so I cast RMsl when I see the centaur here, he doesn't have a sweet bow or anything, but his dozen arrows will soon be put to good use.
I use this as an opportunity to gauge how I'm progressing as a character, the bees turn out to be tough, but I can handle anything less than 6 in fine form, more than that and I'd pop heroism. I can't stress how important it is to know how good at fighting your guy is, it directly tells you whether you can take on something.
Ah, wonderful! I've got the snake pit. I make sure to kite the Naga that guard the entrance and take them down. I do fight one in melee once I pop heroism, he does maybe 20 damage before I kill him, very good to know.
The entrance proper. I like this, it makes it feel like the Nagas dug out their pit as a proper off-shoot from the lair, and it's not just some hole in the ground.
I also have the shoals, as you can tell from the vault in the upper right. Oh, and the first Centaur barding I've seen. It works just like Naga barding. I slap it on and, combined with the +2 leather armour I'm now toting about, I've got an almost respectable defence. I can't use shields to good effect with bows, so I'm going to be wearing light armour and relying on my Centaur HP to help me survive.
As foretold, the vault to the shoals. I take out the sheep, but the snapping turtle hurts, I eventually kill him, but it takes some time.
A bit of light reading, I probably won't be memorizing any of these spells(excepting blink, in a bit), but it's nice to know that if I need them, they're there.
Scrolls of vorpalize weapon are rare enough that I didn't expect to see a second one for some time. I grab this one and head back up to my stash.
On the cusp of XL 12, with 240 +0 arrows and the enchant weapon scrolls to get them up, I am nearly ready to prepare for the end-game. Oh, but I'm so low level. In 4-5 levels, I'll be wrecking everything in the dungeon as soon as it pops its head out.


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Kim Baumgartner – Trapshooting a High School Sport!
With 8,900 participants, Trapshooting is now the 2nd largest High School sport in the State of Minnesota – 2nd only to football!
The High School Trapshooting grand finale is hosted in Alexandria Minnesota and is currently the single largest shooting tournament in the world.
The interest in this sport for High School participants has exploded from 30 participants in 2008 to it's current levels, and is expected to continue growing. The key to the growth of the sport is all athletes are on the same team. It is co-ed, and has a strong appeal to the adaptive sports athletes to participate at the varsity level.
Max Baumgartner (pictured below) a 2015 graduate and current field technician for Parallel Technologies had the opportunity to shoot in the largest shooting tournament in the world. Max was a member of the Champlin Park Rebels Trap Team.


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Clemson to Meet Vanderbilt in 2012-13
The Clemson athletic department has announced that has signed a contract to meet Vanderbilt during the 2012 and 2013 football seasons. The 2012 game will be played in Nashville and the 2013 contest will be played at Clemson.
Vanderbilt is off to a 3-0 start this season with wins over Wake Forest, Arkansas and Mississippi. The Commodores are coached by Clemson graduate Bobby Johnson, who was a top defensive back for the Tigers from 1970-72. He led the Tigers in interceptions as a junior and senior.
Clemson and Vanderbilt have met four times previously and the Commodores hold a 3-1 advantage. All four of the previous contests have been played in Nashville. Clemson's only win in the series took place in 1958 when an eight ranked Clemson team defeated Vanderbilt 12-7 on a three-yard run by Harvey White with just three seconds remaining. The last meeting was in 1960 when Vanderbilt came away with a 22-20 victory.
Clemson also announced Clemson will meet Pittsburgh in 2010 and 2011. The 2010 game will be at Pittsburgh, and the 2011 contest will be at Clemson. The series was earlier announced as being played in 2009 and 2011.
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Two approaches to map and analyse long distance networks across Afro-Eurasia, 300-800 CE
October 5, 2017 | Autor: J. Preiser-Kapeller | Categoria: History, Ancient History, Archaeology, Digital Humanities, Historical GIS, Buddhist Studies, Late Antique Archaeology, Archaeological Method & Theory, Indian Ocean History, Late Antiquity, Global History, Social Network Analysis (SNA), Chinese history (History), Historical Network Research, Social Network Analysis (Medieval Studies), Buddhist Studies, Late Antique Archaeology, Archaeological Method & Theory, Indian Ocean History, Late Antiquity, Global History, Social Network Analysis (SNA), Chinese history (History), Historical Network Research, Social Network Analysis (Medieval Studies)
Peaches to Samarkand. Long distanceconnectivity, small worlds and socio-cultural dynamics across Afro-Eurasia, 300-800 CE: two approaches to map and analyse long distance networks
"Linking the Mediterranean", Dec. 2014 Johannes Preiser-Kapeller, IMAFO/ABF, OEAW – RGZM
Networks in the ancient Indian Ocean – the work of Eivind Seland (University of Bergen)
Localities and ceramic types – 2mode network > 1mode network
Data from: R. Tomber, IndoRoman Trade. From Pots to Pepper. London 2008 (augmented)
2mode > 1mode networks: artefact networks in the early medieval North Sea: 152 sites, 7 artefact types (Sindbæk 2012/2013)
Possibilities and limitations of Affiliation Networks: Black Boxes The actual links are broken: at best we may know the location of the input – whence a particular item was derived – and of the output – where eventually it came to be deposited and later retrieved as an archaeological find. We are mostly ignorant as to what happened in between. (…) The modes of statistical analysis and visual representation associated with network analysis offer excellent ways of exploring and representing global properties of archaeological data. (…) they provide a way of assessing specific questions concerning the structure of the evidence, which forms a necessary precondition for (network) synthesis. (…) The patterns noted in the artefact distributions might presumably have been demonstrated without recourse to network graphs. It should be noted, however, how the graphs clarify global patterns in a way which could not have been achieved equally well with the help of tables, distribution maps, correspondence matrices or bar graphs. Simple statistical measures calculated using standard tools of network analysis highlight patterns, which could otherwise be difficult to appreciate, and thus facilitate interpretation. In this manner, network analysis and visualization prove their value as tools of validation as well as exploration. (S. Sindbæk, in: Knappett 2013, 75-89)
B. Derudder, P. J. Taylor u. a., Pathways of Change: Shifting Connectivities in the World City Network, 2000-2008. Urban Studies 47 (9) (2010) 1861-1877 (cf. also Saskia Sassen, Cities in a World Economy. Los Angeles 42012).
"networks of large professional, financial and creative service firms"
Localities and ceramic types – 2mode network > 1mode network for the Western Indian Ocean, 0-300 CE (10 ceramic types, 24 sites)
A network model of ceramic distribution in the western Indian Ocean, 0-300 CE: nodes are sized according to their "degree-centrality" which indicates the total number and strength of links of each site. In this model, differences in degree-centrality reflect different amounts of integration within the accumulated distribution pattern of all selected artefact types.
A network model of ceramic distribution in the western Indian Ocean, 0-300 CE: nodes are sized according to their "betweenness-centrality" which indicates the number of shortest paths between otherwise unconnected nodes a node is part of; within this model, this indicates the relative significance of a node as point of intermediation between distribution nets of different artefact types.
A network model of ceramic distribution in the western Indian Ocean, 300-600 CE (12 ceramic types, 36 sites)
A network model of ceramic distribution in the western Indian Ocean, 0-300 and 300-600 CE: a comparison of degree centrality
A network model of ceramic distribution in the western Indian Ocean, 0-300 and 300-600 CE: a comparison of betweenness centrality
The journey of the Buddhist Master Xuanzang to India (629-645 CE) and the "Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions"
Assemblages and texts as narratives: Quantitative Narrative Analysis and "Relations! Relations! Relations!" "Narrative texts are doubly relational. They depict both social relations and conceptual relations. Social actors are related to other social actors via their actions (…). Besides social relations, concepts and ideas also stand in relation to each other, with words distributed in conceptual spaces. It is one thing to be able to say which (and perhaps how often) themes, concepts, actors appear in a text and another to be able to map the network of relations that give meaning to a text (or the social world)." Roberto FRANZOSI, Quantitative Narrative Analysis. Los Angeles – London 2010, p. 52.
The linkages between 22 localities through the voyages of 55 individuals in the Vita Anskarii (9th cent.) (Søren M. Sindbæk, 2007)
The journey of the Buddhist Master Xuanzang to India (629-645 CE) and the "Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions": fascicle I
The journey of the Buddhist Master Xuanzang to India (629-645 CE) and the "Great Tang Dynasty Record of the Western Regions": narrative links between localities in fascicle I
The routes network of localities in the narrative of fascicle I
The clustering of localities by political affiliation (Turkish rule in Central Asia)
The clustering of localities by Buddhist teaching ("Hinayana" school)
Clustering by cultural similarities (the cities of Central Asia)
The weighting of localities within the Buddhist network according to the number of monks
The Buddhas of Bamiyan within a web of monumental Buddhas
The web of monumental Buddhas across 7th century Central Asia
The web of monumental Buddhas within the entire spatial network of Xuanzang´s narrative
A Buddhist-Chinese mental map of 7th century Central Asia (Newman-grouping) The "Turkish" cluster – the intermediate region The "Samarqand" cluster – The "Far West"
The Chinese Heartland The "Buddhist" cluster – the Axis of Pilgrimage
Stigmergy and the search for Buddhist wisdom – from "The Life of Xuanzang" The Master of the Law having visited the celebrated Masters all round [in China], devoured their words and examined their principles; and so he found that each followed implicitly the teaching of his own school; but on verifying their doctrine he saw that the holy books differed much, so that he knew not which to follow. He then resolved to travel to the Western world in order to ask about doubtful passages. He also took the treatise called Shi-tsih-ti-lun to explain his various doubts; this treatise is now called Yu-kia-sse-ti-lun. "Moreover," he said, "Fa-hien and Chi-yen, the first men of their age, were both able to search after the Law for the guidance and profit of the people; should I not aim to preserve their noble example (traces) so that their blameless character may not be lost to posterity ? The duty of a great Teacher should be to follow in their steps." (The Life of Hiuen-tsiang by the Shaman Hwui Li, transl. by Samuel BEAL. London 1911, p. 10).
• For the full paper "Peaches to Samarkand. Long distance-connectivity, small worlds and socio-cultural dynamics across Afro-Eurasia, 300-800 CE", see: https://www.academia.edu/9461845/Peaches _to_Samarkand._Long_distanceconnectivity_small_worlds_and_sociocultural_dynamics_across_Eurasia_300800_CE
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Utility offering rebates for toilets.
NEW PORT RICHEY – Instead of flushing their money down the toilet, Pasco County Utilities customers can take advantage of a rebate of up to $100 to buy low-flow toilets.
About 750 rebates will be available in west Pasco, according to county officials, on a first-come, first-served basis.
People can save $100 toward the first replacement toilet and $80 for a second toilet. Newer models use about 1.6 gallons per flush, compared to 3.5 gallons for standard toilets.
To qualify, a Pasco Utilities customer must live in a home built in or before 1994.
The applicant must save the old toilet to verify it is a 3.5-gallon model.
A copy of the last water bill is needed.
A private contractor, Demetri's Solutions, is handling the program on behalf of the county utility department. Participants must call Demetri's first at (727) 810-0168 to qualify and reserve the rebate. More information is online at the Utilities page of the Pasco County website, or go directly to pascorebate.com.
Once an applicant has sent back the application with original receipt and top portion of the water bill, the program administrator will set up a time to inspect the new toilet or toilets and haul away the old ones.
The rebate program is funded by the county and the basin boards of Southwest Florida Water Management District.
COMMERCE, Calif. (KABC) — There's a warning Monday about a so-called "toilet scam." Someone has been going around claiming to represent local water officials. They tell residents there's a new law requiring people to install "low-flow" toilets.
King of the Hill – Flush with power!


The Pres and I have been watching a little guy for a while lately. Making us chuckle, these are some of the first pix I got of the little rascal.
We thought he was awfully large for a chipmunk and his tail just seemed too bushy. Being different, he came a favorite of ours.
Adorable, isn't he? What we couldn't understand was how the dickens he got his plumpness in and out of the feeder!
He selects the largest openings and scoots right in making him safe from everything. We've now seen him becoming a tad more brazen taunting Moon and the bonehead, Copper.
He sits on this log and just stamps his front feet like he's playing the drums!
Then one day, the Pres clarified the quandary and said, "Honey, that's not a chipmunk...it's a Red Squirrel!"
Those hubby's are useful, aren't they?
Not only is he the cutest little chubby thing but he is smart too!
Well isn't he just the cutest little thing. They are fun to watch.
We had a red squirrel last summer. He must have moved to your house because we haven't seen him this year.


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Without You is the an album by British singer Sami Yusuf, released on 17 January 2009, following the release of his chart-topping albums Al-Muʽallim and My Ummah.

Controversy
Sami Yusuf claimed that this album was released without his prior "blessings nor consent". He stated: "I therefore wish to make it perfectly clear that an album  any such recordings could only be put on to the market against my wishes and without my approval." Yusuf subsequently stated on his website that the album was released without his knowledge or consent, and is a compilation of demos and sketches with a quality inferior to his standards. He has called for fans to boycott it. The contractual dispute lasting from 2008 to 2009 lead to Yusuf legally separating from Awakening Records, completely disowning this album, and claiming that Wherever You Are released with ETM International is his real third album.

Re-release alterations
Yusuf has edited many of the tracks on this album and re-released them on his latter albums that have been released under his current record label ETM International, this includes the tracks, "Without You" and "He Is There", the latter being relabeled as "In Every Tear, He Is There" for the album Wherever You Are. Also, tracks such as "Sallou" (relabeled as "It's a Game") and "Never Never" (relabeled as "All I Need") were also altered and re-released on the album Salaam. "Forever Palestine" was edited and released as a free download on Yusuf's official website when this album was released in 2009.

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