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The fates of four parallel worlds collide in V.E. Schwab's A Darker Shade of Magic, the first in a trilogy of high-concept fantasy novels from the Monsters of Verity author. Pairing a plane-shifting magician with a ne'er-do-well teenage pirate, Schwab invites readers into a world in which magic is real, and another version of their home is only a token away.
A Darker Shade of Magic centers on Kell, the court Antari — the word used to denote the aforementioned plane-shifting magician class — from Red London, the third of four parallel versions of the famous city. Red London sits between magic-less Grey London — our world, where King George III has already gone mad — and the war-torn White London, which is ruled over by twins whose magical abilities ensure that no one will ever challenge them for the throne. On the other side of White London lies Black London, a land destroyed long ago by black magic that threatened to take over all four worlds. Since then, the doors between the planes have been sealed, and only Antari like Kell and the White London agent called Holland may travel from one world to the next.
As you can imagine, keeping the four Londons separate is of tantamount importance, what with Black London poised to infect the rest of the known multiverse with its evil magic. Kell frequently smuggles small trinkets between White, Red, and Grey Londons, selling them to collectors to line his pockets. But when he is set up with a powerful artifact from Black London, and loses it to a Grey London pickpocket named Lila Bard, Kell's history of petty crime catches up to him, and fast. The artifact is a runestone that allows anyone to use magic, simply by willing things to happen, and it has the power to animate and infect those who come into contact with it. Departing from Grey London, Kell and Lila must race to return the rune to Black London before it falls into the wrong hands.
A Darker Shade of Magic proceeds at a breakneck pace, following Kell from world to world, stopping only occasionally to introduce Lila and other important characters. Schwab's secondary cast members feel three-dimensional, but the novel breezes past many compelling stories in its effort to keep the plot moving. In doing so, Schwab risks leaving some readers feeling as if they've been forced to leave behind potential favorite characters in the wake of her novel's fast-paced narrative. Rest assured, however, that these characters, once mentioned, will undoubtedly show up again, even if they do not stay around for long.
Although it goes by quickly, A Darker Shade of Magic introduces a compelling fantasy world worth spending your time in. Gamers beware, you'll crave adventures of your own in Kell and Lila's world. If you're a fast reader, you'll want to have the sequels on hand when you begin reading A Darker Shade of Magic, because as soon as you close one cover, you'll be dying to open the next.


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Raytheon gets development contract for missile to be assembled at Redstone Arsenal plant
Updated Jan 14, 2019; Posted Dec 27, 2011
By Kenneth Kesner, The Huntsville Times
A Standard Missile-3 is launched from the USS O'Kane in a joint Missile Defense Agency and U.S. Navy test conducted in the Pacific on Friday, April 15, 2011. Raytheon recently received a $122.5 million contract from the Missile Defense Agency for continued development of Standard Missile-3 Block IA and IB programs. (AP Photo/Missile Defense Agency)
recently received a $122.5 million contract from the
Missile Defense Agency
for continued development of Standard Missile-3 Block IA and IB programs.
The SM-3 IB is among the missiles to be assembled at a Raytheon plant under construction on Redstone Arsenal. The company broke ground for the $70 million, 70,000-square-foot missile integration facility on the arsenal in June. It is initially to be home for final assembly of the SM-3 family of interceptor missiles, and the SM-6 missiles used by the Navy for ship defense.
The current "IA" variant of the SM-3 is used by U.S. and Japanese Navy Aegis Ballistic Missile Defense ships. They are a part of MDA's overall "layered" BMD program, which uses a system of space-, land- and sea-based sensors and radars to detect an enemy ballistic missile launch, track the threat and then fire interceptor missiles to hit and destroy it.
Raytheon said in a statement it has delivered more than 130 SM-3 Block IAs ahead of schedule and under cost.
U.S. ships carrying SM-3 Block IA missiles have been positioned off the coast of Europe as part of Phase One of the Phased Adaptive Approach to defense of the region, announced by the Obama Administration in 2009.
Phase 2, set for about 2015, involves deployment of an advanced SM-3 Block IB, which will also be assembled at the Redstone Arsenal plant. The missile, also still under development, failed to intercept its target during its first flight test in September, according to the MDA.
Raytheon officials have said the IB variant will have increased capability, including better discrimination of "real" enemy missile threats from among decoys, from farther away.
Phase 2 will also include both sea-based and a land-based "Aegis ashore" deployment of the SM-3 1B.
Phase 3, set for about 2018, will feature the deployment of an advanced capability SM-3 Block IIA, which is also under development.

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Are you looking for the best socket AM4 mining boards? There aren't plenty, with Biostar being the only supplier in this niche segment. By presenting the TB350-BTC, Biostar has become the first brand to offer cryptocurrency focussed mining motherboards. The motherboard is based on AM4 socket designed for AMD AM4 CPUs. Cryptocurrency like Ethereum, Zcash, and others have appreciated in value rapidly, giving so much to do for miner communities. Everyone including old and new miners is looking forward to improving their efficiency and performance with power efficiency being the dominant factor. For faster returns on investment, one can utilize more than a single GPU. When Bitcoin was first started, it was only possible to mine through your GPU and CPU. Nowadays, custom hardware allows using more than a single GPU. However, you still have to be careful since using multiple VGA cards would generate the excessive amount of heat and cause operational disruption or even system breakdown.
With this release, BIOSTAR is the first and probably the only brand to offer a dedicated crypto mining motherboard. Regardless of the type of application or mining, it is the most reliable mining motherboard, at least for now. Note that, for AMD AM4 platform, it is the only professional crypto mining motherboard, specially designed for AMD fans. These motherboards are dedicated to improving crypto mining performance cost-effectively.
What makes TB350-BTC an ideal mining board?
Biostar TB-350-BTC offers six PCIe slots. It is suitable for people who are looking forward to loading up their mining rig with six graphics cards. It will give a boost to mining speed and hash rate. It helps in enhancing the performance, to further optimize the performance and keep the system stable with these much graphics cards, there are two additional AUX power connectors.
Traditional components are volatile to extreme operating conditions and cause instability. However, TB350-BTC is designed to withstand such conditions. Biostar assures that these motherboards are capable of avoiding such situations and ultimately prevent the downtime and loss.
It supports all AMD AM4 based processors and also AMD A-series APUs. It supports up to 32 GB of DDR4 main memory at 2667 MHz max frequency. The motherboard will have dual channel configuration for RAM. For enhanced network performance, it features Gigabit LAN from Realtek. Realtek network hardware components are known for their speed and performance. With 6x PCIe devices, it can deliver top-notch utilization and best return on investment per system.
If you are planning to mine Bitcoin, Biostar recommends tweaking the speed to PCIe 1.0 in BIOS settings. Following table represents Memory configuration support for Ryzen CPUs.
Biostar Audio+ technology is used in this motherboard for delivering HD sound without losing audio fidelity. Audio art Nichicon audio capacitors are used for artistic sound resolution and HD audio amplification effect. Your room will be no less than a DJ house once you pair this motherboard with proper sound peripherals. Nothing wrong in mining and listing to music!
As far as LCD & LED monitors are considered as a primary output, you should always prefer DVI over VGA output. DVI is a digital output medium, where VGA is an analog one. A DVI connection allows the display to digitize the picture pixel by pixel, ultimately boosting the quality; DVI sends data for every pixel. Thus, the picture generated on display is almost noiseless when compared to the image produced on the graphics device as output.
It supports direct x12 that enhances your GPU performance. It complements in gaming, content-creation and overall graphics performance of the system. It helps the system take most out of your dedicated graphics processing hardware.
It is equipped with PCIe Gen 3 that delivers double as bandwidth performance compared to traditional PCIe 2.0. It delivers around 8 GT/s bit rate. Altogether, it delivers great performance without harming compatibility with software and maintains the same interface. Moreover, there is USB 3.0 that guarantees up to 5 GB/s of theoretical internal transfer rate. It is backward compatible with all USB 2.0 components and delivers ten times speed compared to USB 2.0.
Biostar is offering variable platform options with this motherboard, specially designed for crypto mining. It is entirely compatible for complimenting any crypto-mining operations you wish it to, and it is quite impressive at it.
Before you rush and set your mining rig up, there are a lot of aspects to consider. If Biostar is to be believed, they highly recommend starting with graphics cards like AMD like Radeon RX 470 or higher. However, we would personally recommend a Vega 64 GPU instead. Once the graphics card is finalized, you can move to choosing other necessary parts including the PCI-e risers. These are only used if you are planning to use up to six graphics cards. In such condition, you will require two separate power supplies. For enhancing GPU performance, system stability, and power delivery, this motherboard comes with dedicated AUX power connector.
With the release of these two dedicated mining motherboards; Biostar has set an entirely new and next level stage for cryptocurrency miners. These are the boards which a professional miner should look forward to for best return on their investment of time and money. We are sure that other brands would soon be following this layout and release more similar products. We assure that we will keep you up to date on this.
We hope you like our post on the Best Socket AM4 Mining Boards available on the market. Feedbacks and suggestions are welcome in the comment section below. See you on the next one!


Aging is associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. Here we show that oral supplementation of the natural polyamine spermidine extends the lifespan of mice and exerts cardioprotective effects, reducing cardiac hypertrophy and preserving diastolic function in old mice. Spermidine feeding enhanced cardiac autophagy, mitophagy and mitochondrial respiration, and it also improved the mechano-elastical properties of cardiomyocytes in vivo, coinciding with increased titin phosphorylation and suppressed subclinical inflammation. Spermidine feeding failed to provide cardioprotection in mice that lack the autophagy-related protein Atg5 in cardiomyocytes. In Dahl salt-sensitive rats that were fed a high-salt diet, a model for hypertension-induced congestive heart failure, spermidine feeding reduced systemic blood pressure, increased titin phosphorylation and prevented cardiac hypertrophy and a decline in diastolic function, thus delaying the progression to heart failure. In humans, high levels of dietary spermidine, as assessed from food questionnaires, correlated with reduced blood pressure and a lower incidence of cardiovascular disease. Our results suggest a new and feasible strategy for protection against cardiovascular disease.


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Women's empowerment is a vital topic that is crucial to the progress of society. These quotes about women empowerment serve as powerful reminders of the strength and capabilities of women, and the importance of creating a world where they are given equal opportunities and rights. They are a call to action for individuals and communities to work together to break down barriers and empower women to reach their full potential. These women empowerment quotes remind us that when women are empowered, the entire world benefits.
You can also read other quotes such as Human Rights Quotes and Consent Quotes.
Best Women Empowerment Quotes
1. "Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness." ― Oprah Winfrey
2. "Women are the real architects of society." ― Cher
3. "I am no bird, and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will." ― Charlotte Brontë
4. "Women are better teachers and better leaders." ― Abhijit Naskar
5. "Woman is the actual engineer of our society because of her standard, not her attitude I can't relax while any woman is unfree." ― Richard B. Gotzen
6. "There is a stubbornness about me that never can bear to be frightened at the will of others. My courage always rises at every attempt to intimidate me." ― Jane Austen
7. "Don't be afraid of who you are. Say what you wish. Be who you wish. Don't try to be someone else. You don't want to catch a man who wants me. You want to catch a man who wants you." ― Tricia Levenseller
8. "A woman knows very well that, though a wit sends her his poems, praises her judgment, solicits her criticism, and drinks her tea, this by no means signifies that he respects her opinions, admires her understanding, or will refuse, though the rapier is denied him, to run through the body with his pen." ― Virginia Woolf
9. "You educate a man; you educate a man. You educate a woman; you educate a generation." ― Brigham Young
10. "As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot." ― John Lennon
11. "No woman really wants a man to carry her off; she only wants him to want to do it." ― Elizabeth Peters
12. "The strength of a woman lies in her intuition and femininity which when harnessed through proper education, give her the autonomy and power to participate in democracy and leadership. Women's economic empowerment is a promise of a better and sustainable future." ― Njau Kihia
13. "A woman with a voice is, by definition, a strong woman." ― Melinda Gates
14. "Give a girl an education and introduce her properly into the world, and ten to one but she has the means of settling well, without further expense to anybody. " ― Jane Austen
15. "When a woman becomes her own best friend life is easier." ― Diane Von Furstenberg
16. "As women, we must have our weapons in this world, whether they're our minds or our fists or our wiles or our tears." ― Laura Sebastian
17. "Do not stop thinking of life as an adventure. You have no security unless you can live bravely, excitingly, imaginatively; unless you can choose a challenge instead of competence." ― Eleanor Roosevelt
18. "Women leading and building businesses on their own terms are helping all people create momentum and rise." ― Jane Finette
19. "One of the most powerful things you can do is teach the importance of networking to a young woman in your world." ― Jane Finette
20. "Every woman has within herself the power to do whatever she puts her mind to." ― Adriana Vanderlinde
21. "The strength of a woman is not measured by the impact that all her hardships in life have had on her, but the strength of a woman is measured by the extent of her refusal to allow those hardships to dictate her and who she becomes." ― C. JoyBell C.
22. "Financial Empowerment is the new feminism. Women can't be fully empowered until they are financially empowered." ― Keisha Blair
23. "The things that have helped me grow to be softer have actually made me more powerful." ― Victoria Montgomery Brown
24. "A woman with a strong sense of personal power is self-confident enough to accurately identify her strengths as well as her blind spots, which she is continually working to improve." ― Stacey Radin
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