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Scarlet Anger
I have to say that the form of extreme metal we get with this set isn't usually my type of thing. Here, though, it works. The vocals can be understood well enough to make out the lyrics. The music is packed with skill and style. Those things help me to enjoy this set. This is mostly brutal and ferocious. It's also very cool.
Awakening of the Elder God
The music on this is powerhouse metal. It's quite technical, but manages to have some real feeling to it. The vocals are more extreme metal in nature, but the lyrics can be understood. This is lyrically based on H.P. Lovecraft.
Attack of the Insidious Invader
I love the frantic riffing that opens this. The song is in the same basic musical territory as the opener, but in some ways I think I like the structures of this one better. It has some really dramatic moments. It's also quite fierce.
The Haunted Place-House of Lost Souls
Starting with some rather creepy stuff, this screams out into some scorching hot metal. I love the back and forth on the vocals. The whole piece is one of the most interesting here. It's one of the longer pieces, too.
Welcome to the Freak Show
This has some cool stuff. I like some of the more melodic metal moments, but when it shifts to more brutal stuff it works well, too. The contrast is great, really.
The Abominable Master Gruesome
The instrumental section, with its galloping sound, is among the best musical passages of the disc. It's just so intoxicating and inspiring. Beyond that, this song is a strong one, but not anything all that different from the rest. Still, with that intense instrumental movement, it's well worth the experience.
Through the Eyes of the Sufferer
This is another fierce metal stomper. It's nothing all that different from the rest, but when it is this brutal, that isn't really a big deal.
The Thing Without a Name
If anything this is more furious and brutal than anything so far. It's just so intense. Yet there is a cool melodic, somewhat mellower section mid-track that makes a nice contrast. This song is the most dramatic cut here in a lot of ways. I love the guitar soloing on this, too. It does get a parental advisory on the lyrics, but this might be my favorite tune here.
On the Road to Salvation
Brutal and furious, this might not be a big change, but it stomps like crazy.
The Unbelievable Story of a Stupid Boy
Now, this song is a big change. It's almost a power ballad, in that it's mellower sections punctuated by heavier stuff. It's a bit too raw to really call a power ballad, though. It's also one of the highlights of the set for sure.
Deadly Red Riding Hood
The main song is in the same mode as the rest of the album. There's a cool dramatic movement mid-track, though that's pretty awesome. The guitar riffs are meaty. A weird dropped back movement later brings a bit of a creepy element, too. The mellow section at the end is classy, as well.
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The Lifelights
Scotland: One of my favourite places to be! (if you hadn't already guessed from '21st Century Light')
So, it's heading towards the end of August, and the end of the long summer holidays... but if you're looking for somewhere to spend a few days relaxing, somewhere that's steeped in history and with a wealth of beautiful scenery, you can't beat Scotland.
For anyone familiar with 'The Lifelight Series', this sentiment will come as no surprise. After all, Slioch is way up there in the wilds of Scotland. However, it's the island of Inchmahome in '21st Century Light' that's the product of a particularly memorable holiday.
Inchmahome Priory is set on an island in the lake of Menteith (the only lake in Scotland - the others are all 'Lochs') and though some artistic license has been taken with the surrounding area and the gift shop, the island and the ruins of the Priory needed no such 'authorly tweaking' as both remained in my mind long after my trip to see them.
They are definitely a recommended 'place to see' if you're ever touring around Scotland - If you get the chance: ENJOY Inchmahome!
And to give you some idea of what to expect, here's a few excerpts from '21st Century Light':
After leaving Cat, Mary walked along the path that led to the priory ruins and then deviated from the marked route. Crossing the neatly trimmed grass that surrounded the site, she pushed her way into the cool shade of the bordering woodland.
She stooped as she passed beneath the lower branches of the trees. Her feet sank into the damp, leaf-layered ground. The air seemed thicker here, heavy with the smell of rich, wet earth. Water still dripped from overhead as the leaves gradually gave up their reservoirs of rain water; overspill from the last shower.
Here, she was in her element.
Finding a branch that made the perfect seat, she checked the view of the ruins through the foliage and opened her sketch pad. Balancing her box of pencils beside her, she selected one and began to work.
Time became absorbed by a collection of lines on thick, creamy paper.
The two of them lapsed into silence after that, enjoying the natural quiet of the island. What noise there was hardly warranted the title. The wind brushed its way through the trees, water slapped softly against the rocks on the shoreline and there was the occasional bird call. The atmosphere was one of peace. Perfect.
A few minutes later, it wasn't quite so perfect. The sporadic cloud of the morning and early afternoon had thickened and darkened. The wind picked up, scattering small waves across the top of the lake.
"Great." Cat muttered, "This is going to upset the visitors. If I'm not mistaken, all those without waterproofs are about to get wet."
Mary tried not to feel smug as she pulled up her hood. She sank her chin into the neck of her snug coat and cradled her coffee cup, letting its warmth seep into her fingers. Tilting it, she sipped on the contents and watched as large raindrops began to fall. The initial impact of each tiny missile sent water dancing back into the air as a myriad of rippling circles transformed the lake's surface.
When the rain shower became a downpour, the two of them headed for shelter. Mary didn't want to meet Cat's brother, but there was only one other option if she wanted a roof over her head.
"You know, Cat, I think I'm going to have a walk over to the chapter house. This weather looks like it's settling in for the rest of the afternoon. If I want to carry on drawing, I need somewhere dry."
Cat squinted skywards, raindrops splashing on her upturned face. "Yeah, you could be right... You'll be going to go see the happy couple then?"
Mary hesitated, was her obsession beginning to show? "Well, yes, they're in the chapter house, and as that's the only part of this place with a roof…"
Once out of Cat's view, Mary slowed her pace. Looking ahead, her heart skipped a beat.
There it was.
Such an innocent looking building, but then, it wasn't the building that was the problem.
The familiar pull on her body became stronger, the nearer she got to the chapter house.
Dragging her feet, Mary turned on to the flagstone path that led directly to the building's entrance. The only structure at the priory that still possessed a roof, it made sense to come here. Compulsion had nothing to do with it… and she was sticking to that story.
The weather had deteriorated rapidly, giving her hope that other visitors would have the same idea. If others were around, surely it wouldn't be hard to view them as they were meant to be viewed; nothing more than an historical curiosity?
Coming to a stop just inside the chapter house doorway, she peered in. There wasn't a single rain-soaked tourist to be seen. A sigh of frustration gusted through her lips. When her neck began to tingle, she briefly scanned the empty landscape behind her. The feeling of being watched had returned.
Making her decision, she stepped across the threshold.
Her heart instantly responded with a tattoo of rapid beats. Silly. She shouldn't be so easily spooked.
The sound of her footsteps echoed through the room, bouncing off the ancient walls that had borne silent witness to centuries of history. In perfect, solitary splendour, with thick ropes around its perimeter to ensure that visitors kept a respectful distance, was an object of aged beauty. Mary gazed at the effigies. She'd failed to find out anything much about them, other than they were likely to be husband and wife. They embraced each other in death, with a tenderness that implied deep devotion in life.
It was such a rare thing, an exquisite symbol of eternal rest. The stone had been expertly chiselled, the sculptor expressing an almost loving touch as his skill created the likeness of the couple. The man wore armour, the woman a traditional gown and headdress from the thirteenth century. Their arms were entwined and their heads turned, so that they gazed into each other's eyes…
A shout-out for a talented artist... Kevin Wallhead
A short while ago I was sitting enjoying a coffee and a slice of chocolate cake (made by my own fair hand) when my gaze came to rest on the glass panel on the wall opposite.
I love art, and I appreciation the beauty created by artists from around the world, using a variety of media. Art acts as a balm to my soul, and often delivers a kick to my imagination.
The panel that caught my eye today is entitled 'The Ascent' and created by Kevin Wallhead - a talented artist who was kind enough to allow me to use his work in the setting of the Aurora gallery in 'Chemical Light'.
Here's the section that features 'The Ascent', from chapter thirteen of 'Chemical Light':
Together, they stared at the panel hanging on the gallery wall.
"You really like this?" Liana queried. "It's an unusual choice. Kevin Wallhead's work isn't to everyone's taste." She deliberately didn't simplify her speech. For a start, if Michael were the genius that Bob had named him, he would understand what she meant. It was more than that though… she knew, deep in her bones, that here was a child who saw the world around him in a way that few others, whatever their age, did.
"Yes, I like it. Those lines, that look like he's drawn them in the glass itself… are they made from copper wire?"
"Yes they are," Liana replied, unable to keep the surprise out of her voice. "This piece is called 'The Ascent' and it's the first part of a triptych, although each piece is also a stand-alone artwork. Do you know about the technique he's used here?"
Michael turned to her, his pale, childish features topped with a mass of red curls that vied for attention with his strangely coloured eyes. Briefly, Liana wondered if his mother's hair was also naturally curly, but straightened to fit in with today's fashion. Though Michael didn't have the same streak of blonde that Julianne did, his gaze was still direct enough to send a slight shiver down Liana's back.
"I know a little of the technique," he said. "I've made a study of contemporary glass blowing and—fusing. There are some amazing glass artists out there, some of them reviving centuries old techniques and refining them, whilst others are creating totally new ways of using glass—like Mr Wallhead."
"Do you have any other work like this?" Liana asked, fascinated by the way that Michael's eyes continuously flicked back to the panel, as if he couldn't bear not to look at it.
Michael shook his head. "No. I have a graal bowl by Jonathan Harris and I've been considering getting a piece of his intrinsic cameo glass too, but this…" he once again stared at 'The Ascent'. "This is so different. I don't think its title suits it though… It isn't an ascent at all; it's a journey… across space."
Liana looked back at the panel and realised that he had a point. The panel depicted the back of a naked man, his head bent away from the viewer; his body turned in such a way that the artist had managed to show every beautifully defined line of his muscled physique, without displaying anything that could be considered too sexual for a child's eyes. The man's form took up the left-hand side of the panel, his foot resting on what appeared to be a planet as he pushed himself further into the Cosmos. Michael was right; this was a journey through space. Crushed glass was fused tightly to the smooth base panel. The multiple, dull-edged shards reflected the gallery lights, giving the impression of millions of stars, stretching deep into the Universe. Precious metals and coloured discs had also been incorporated into the background, giving a sense of extreme distance, and of worlds that still waited to be explored.
"You're right…" Liana breathed. "I interpreted it as man ascending from the Earth; towards a distant vision of Heaven that he can't quite reach… but… no… this is a journey; a journey that humans are yet to make."
"Or maybe it's about where we've come from?" Michael mused.
Suddenly, his hand was in Liana's, his fingers wrapped around hers and gripping her tightly. She turned towards him, feeling the strength of his resolve. "I really want this. Did you say there are three panels?"
Two things happened in quick succession. First, the pendant at her neck began to heat rapidly against her skin, until it became almost uncomfortable, and then Giles was by her side, his gaze intent on Michael.
Bemused, Liana looked into Michael's eyes and found herself nodding, though her thoughts had become scattered. "Yes… when the gallery purchased this panel direct from the artist, Kevin said he was planning another two. One will have only planets on it and the third will have the figure of a woman, mirroring the pose of the male figure in this one."
Michael's eyes flared with excitement and his fingers gripped Liana's to the point of pain. She thought about trying to loosen his hold, but hesitated, feeling as if she were missing something important. "How can a child, who looks so small, possess strength like this?" she wondered.
Giles was watching Michael closely. The boy's face was tilted upwards, so that he could take in every aspect of the panel, his expression rapt.
"That would be perfect; I can see it now… a new, specially adapted humanity, journeying through the stars to find their true home, to return to the place that first gave this planet the building blocks of life."
For the first time, Liana realised that there was something more than passion in Michael's eyes. His expression now held a touch of something that looked disturbingly like… fanatical fervour. She stiffened in response, vaguely aware that the pendant now pulsed against her skin, giving off almost electric-sharp tingles that radiated out across her chest and down the lengths of both her arms, until it pooled into the palms of her hands. It felt hot… and it was getting hotter.
Giles moved around her now, never taking his eyes off Michael. "Are you all right?" he asked the boy, his voice low, as if he were trying not to startle him.
For the first time in several minutes, Michael's gaze left the glass panel and swung to Giles. He blinked slowly, twice, his gaze glassy and his mouth slack. Then he licked his lips and… smiled.
"Yes, I'm fine. Thank you for asking."
The polite young boy was back.
Interview given to Julie Barker of Vixen101 for 'Telling Tales'
Thought I'd better post this to my website blog, too! For those who missed 'Telling Tales' last Saturday, here's the link to the online archived programme. You'll find my interview with Julie just after the halfway point: 'Telling Tales'


We've got serious food envy at Glutafin Towers after seeing all of your great gluten free pizza topping pictures! But just to help you make the most of our tasty new pizza bases, we've asked our dietitian for a few tips to understand how you can add tasty toppings which also contribute some of the important nutrients for a gluten-free diet.
Certain nutrients, such as fibre, calcium, iron and folic acid, are of particular importance for those with coeliac disease following a gluten-free diet.
Calcium is a vital nutrient needed to help ensure you have strong bones. It is important for everyone to consume their recommended allowance of calcium. However it is even more important for those with coeliac disease who have a higher daily requirement for calcium.
Increase your calcium intake by including cheese on your pizza, and maybe fish like sardines.
Iron deficiency is common in undiagnosed coeliac disease, and approximately ¼ of adults have iron deficiency anaemia when diagnosed with coeliac disease.
Red meat and spinach are iron-rich foods which can contribute to your daily iron intake.
A gluten free diet can be low in fibre & wholegrains due to the removal of certain cereals from the diet.
Fibre is the part of plants that passes through our bodies without being absorbed and is found in wholegrain cereals, fruit, vegetables and pulses. Wholegrains are the seeds of cereal plants & contain all three parts of the grain compared to white, refined cereals such as white rice. They are a good source of vitamins, minerals & protein.
Boost your fibre intake by adding a few different vegetables to your pizza, like 3 heaped tablespoons of sweetcorn, a sliced medium onion and a large handful of mushrooms.
Not only will this ensure all the nutrients in your pizza are absorbed as well as possible, but this also counts as another 1 of your 5 a day.


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Sarah Polley awarded $100K Rogers Best Canadian Film Award from TFCA for Stories We Tell
Polley, who also celebrated her birthday on Tuesday, won the same prize in 2007 for Away From Her
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Toronto filmmaker Sarah Polley has been awarded the newly enriched Rogers Best Canadian Film Award by the Toronto Film Critics Association for her startlingly new documentary Stories We Tell . The award features a purse of $100,000, making it one of the largest arts prizes in Canada.
Polley, who also celebrated her birthday on Tuesday, won the same prize in 2007 for Away From Her . At the time, it carried bragging rights only. That film was also named best first feature by Toronto critics. The following year, Polley joked that she had won a year too early, when she presented the prize – then worth $10,000 – to Guy Maddin for his film My Winnipeg .
Sarah Polley awarded $100K Rogers Best Canadian Film Award from TFCA for Stories We Tell Back to video
The runners-up for the best Canadian film prize, who receive the not-insignificant sum of $5,000 each, are Michael Dowse for his hockey comedy Goon ; and Denis Côté for Bestiaire , a documentary that examines the way humans look at animals.
Tuesday night's awards were presented at the TFCA's annual gala dinner, held at Toronto's Carlu ballroom and hosted by Cameron Bailey, former film critic and current artistic director of the Toronto International Film Festival, where Stories We Tell had its Canadian premiere in September.
Other prizes included the $5,000 Manulife Financial Student Film Award, which went to Ryerson University's Andrew Moir for his 17-minute documentary Just As I Remember . The group also announced Nicolas Pereda as winner of the $5,000 Jay Scott award for an emerging artist. The prize is sponsored by Deluxe, which will also contribute $5,000 in post-production services. The Mexico-born, Toronto-based filmmaker was the subject of a Lightbox retrospective in November.
Polley's film tells the story of her birth, and her discovery in adulthood that the man she called Dad was not her biological father. What could have been an ego trip instead unfolds as a touching, universal tale of family secrets and discoveries.


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The Evolution of SUMO
James Socol
When I joined the SUMO team six months ago, the team was just starting a discussion of "where do we go from here?" SUMO was built on a CMS called TikiWiki, and had diverged pretty significantly in two years. (David Tenser wrote a more detailed history if you're interested.)
After a few months of talking and testing—and a few changes of direction—we've decided that SUMO will follow our colleagues on AMO and move to a custom web application, built on Django, a development framework in Python.
Why are we committing to such a dramatic new direction? Three major reasons. Keep in mind that SUMO was built on TikiWiki 1.10, a little more than two years out of date.
TikiWiki is a very feature-rich application. An unfortunate trade-off for us is performance, especially on a site serving 16 million users every week. As our European users in particular know, SUMO can be unacceptably slow at times, especially when editing articles. Many of the changes we made to the platform—most of which were contributed back over the past few months—were to improve performance via tools like output caching, database replication, and just refactoring. When we evaluated the latest version of TikiWiki, we found that performance was around the same, on average.
In the new platform, we'll be taking advantage of techniques now available, including query and template/fragment caching and expect to see dramatic performance improvements. We'll also be avoiding some of the performance pitfalls that TikiWiki fell into over the years with improvements to the security, database, and templating layers, among others.
But the biggest performance impact—I expect—will be moving from a general-purpose CMS to a dedicated web application, focused on providing the SUMO experience.
Hackability
To work on SUMO, you have to overcome a steep learning curve. Components tend to be tightly-coupled, or grouped in unintuitive ways, and are not as extensible as we'd like. The lack of a comprehensive test suite leaves changes to important sections of code open to introducing regressions in otherwise unrelated, dependent areas. SUMO 1.x also fails to function without a relatively complete copy of its database, which makes it difficult for community members outside the company to contribute.
With the new platform, and some discipline from the team, our goal is to improve all of these and make it easier for someone to get started hacking on SUMO.
We'll be striving to keep code loosely-coupled and extensible—including using existing or external libraries whenever possible, and turning our own contributions into external libraries where possible.
We're adopting a test-driven development workflow to ensure that our components are easier to safely hack, and lighten the load on our QA team by reducing regressions.
TDD and Django will make it easier to work without a copy of the database, using fixtures and migrations to minimize the dependence on real data.
The net effect of these decisions will be to lower the barrier to entry to SUMO development, and hopefully make useful code available to other projects. Wil Clouser listed more strengths of Django as a platform when the AMO team decided to switch.
By using the same platform as AMO, both teams will benefit from sharing code and resources. We're already using the same template adapter, database router, caching layer, and HTML sanitizer. As open source developers often say: "with enough eyes, all bugs are shallow," and by sharing code we get more eyes on it. We'll benefit from insights the AMO team has gleaned by starting the process of moving from a PHP framework to Python just ahead of us. We'll even be able to send code reviews across teams and benefit from deeper knowledge of the various problem domains we share: have a question about localization? Both teams can share expertise and best-practices.
Solving problems once and sharing the solution directly reduces the amount of work both teams have to do. And when SUMO writes code in such a way that AMO can use it, we can also release it separately so others can benefit from our solutions—and point out flaws and contribute improvements.
Also among the changes coming in the next year:
**Version Control System. **Though we don't have a specific plan in place, it seems likely that SUMO will be moving from SVN to Git for source control. Because Git is distributed, it allows us to use a more collaborative workflow, and it's easier for us to push our code to public repositories like Github.
Continuous Integration. We'll be using Hudson for continuous integration, which will automate our tests and alert us to potential issues and regressions. The web QA team has also been working to make sure our Selenium tests can run through Hudson, greatly increasing test coverage for a web application like SUMO.
Interface Localization. One of the ways we plan to improve the SUMO experience this year is by moving our interface localization to gettext, which is an industry-standard tool for localization. As we move parts of the site from TikiWiki to Django, those new sections will be localized via gettext, which helps us take advantage of our great community with tools like Verbatim.
A Foundation for the Future
The goal of all of this work—and it will be a lot of work—is to put SUMO on a solid foundation for future growth and, at the same time, improve the experience for everyone—from developers to contributors to localizers to visitors. We have a daunting and aggressive road ahead of us, but I'm confident that we'll emerge in a better place.
SUMO 2 is codenamed Kitsune, and is already up on Github.
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ST. GEORGE — Fireworks discharged outside the legal date range in a restricted area sparked a brush fire that burned through between 10 and 15 acres on Black Hill Sunday night.
St. George Fire Department responded to the blaze at approximately 8:45 p.m. on the hillside near Donlee Drive.
The fire quickly spread north and south, charring through thick brush and coming within about 100 yards of nearby houses, but it was suppressed before it could damage any of the structures.
Individuals lighting fireworks caused the fire, St. George Fire Chief Robert Stoker said, adding that they were discharged in a restricted area and were not allowed on the current date.
Officers from St. George Police Department also responded and were actively investigating the crime at the time of the fire.
"It's very frustrating," Stoker said, referring to fires that he said could otherwise have been avoided. "There's no common sense being used here. We've had some major fires throughout the state this year – the Brian Head Fire. We've had several here in town."
The individuals who started the fire will face charges, Stoker said, adding that they could face steep fines for the suppression costs.
However, Stoker was unable to provide any information about a possible suspect or suspects at the time of this report.
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I ran it for about a year or so. If you scroll back through the Carcosa tag on my blog you can see all my old posts about doing so. I am a big fan of the whole setting, warts and all.
Hah, right! I think I've read your entire blog (with the exception of the Warhammer posts, perhaps) and now it comes back to me. Gotta go back and reread! When I read Carcosa and Canon I just nodded along as I read the Geoffrey McKinney quotes.
One day I will return to reading forums. Like the Carcosa forum.
Heh, how strange. Just now Dungeons and Possums reviews Carcosa. Where does the sudden theme come from?
I remember reading Carcosa back when it came out. At the time, I was playing 4e but somehow I stumbled across it and it intrigued me enough to pick up the PDF.
I put a fair amount of work into prepping a campaign that never ended up happening.
Anyhow, all that to say I'm happy to see that people are still thinking and talking about it.
Did you change your mind, or did your players not want to play in Carcosa? Or was the cancellation due to other reasons?
I moved to another city before getting the campaign rolling. I'd still love to do a Carcosa game at some point.


Leigh Bardugo's Siege and Storm Release Party!
So I feel like its been forever since I went to an author event. Its probably only been a couple weeks, sickness but it feels like SO much longer haha. I think the last one I went to was the Mission Viejo stop on the Summer Lovin' Tour with Suzanne Young, ambulance Sarah Ockler, try Shannon Messenger, Morgan Matson, Jessi Kirby and Kimberly Derting.
So I was starving for some author interaction!
And luckily enough, my dear friend Perla told me all about Leigh Bardugo (who I met about a month ago at the Ontario Teen Book Fest, which you can read about here) and how she was having a super cool release party for Siege and Storm, the second book in her Grisha Trilogy, preceded by Shadow and Bone and followed by Rune and Rising (coming sooooon).
I was SO excited about this.
I just recently read Shadow and Bone, probably about two weeks ago and absolutely loved it. I am a big fan of YA fantasy writers like Tamora Pierce and Cinda Williams Chima, and this felt similar but also unique to these two, and she just created a great story. You can see me review for it here.
I have never been to a book release party before. I've been to events where the book is released for the first time, but it was never termed a "party", and I was never told to dress up!
And I totally didn't dress up by the way, because I'm uberly lame and impossible when it comes to costumes and such. My version of a costume is making a tutu in a specific color, pairing it with a tshirt of that fandom and calling it a day :) I did wear a dress and some nifty high heeled boots so I felt pretty awesome.
So me, Tatiana, Sylvia, and my awesome friend Erin headed down to the Hemingways Lounge in Hollywood, California to go to this book release party.
Can I just say it was SO weird having my little beat up Honda valeted? The guy took my keys and looked at my car, completely with personalized Harry Potter license plate (and frame!), Harry Potter stickers, Star wars stickers, Hunger Games stickers,…and he just kind of sighed haha.
But anyway! What an awesome, awesome, awesome event! They went above and beyond for all of this! First off, there was a raffle for every single person who attended and the prizes were SO cool. There was this awesome grab bag of all sorts of cool Grisha swag, that my friend Sylvia won!
They also had a prize that was like 15-20 brand new books of various authors in Los Angeles. I wanted that one so bad. I didn't win though :( Which was okay!
I was one of the first twenty five people to arrive, so I was able to get a tote bag, which I LOVE. I love me some tote bags!
They also had a really cool photo booth set up as soon as you walk in where you could pile in with your friends, get some props and make some awesome faces.
It was a seriously awesome time though. I had never been to a book release party so I wasn't really sure what to expect from it, but if book release parties are all like this, I want to go to more! There was all the free swag and the photo booth to begin with. There was an open bar that was serving this sparkling sweet wine and waiters and waitresses were going around, passing out little hors d'oeuvres, like mini burgers and mac n cheese and all sorts of yummy.
Leigh was mingling with the crowd, hanging out, looking like she was having a seriously fun time :) I ran into her once, and she totally remembered who I was, and knew who I was, which was pretty cool, I'm not going to lie. She is so funny, and she's so down to earth too. I honestly really love that she is so available to her fans through social media. I'm friends with her on facebook and she nearly always replies to my tweets. She is SO available to her fans.
And she's so hilarious! For her presentation, she read some writing she did when she younger about the kind of abilities that she wished she could have. There were the usual, like flight and invisibility and being able to read people's minds (though with an on/off switch haha, but the best one was the ability to write and publish a novel.
Sorry for the blurry pictures. It was all dark and funky lighting so it was SO hard to take good pictures.
Moving on though, Leigh also did a Q and A, which was fun because most of the questions, and all of the answers, were making people laugh. She also read a little excerpt from Siege and Storm, a scene between Alina and the Darkling, which was awesome, and which you see above. (And yes, that is Margaret Stohl holding her flashlight for Leigh to read).
Meeting Leigh again was REALLY cool, and she's seriously a fun lady. Her remembering me was a nice little cherry on top to a super fun night, and I loved that she really took the time to talk to each and every person who came and take pictures with them, and sign their books and all of that. She really reached out to all of her fans, and it was awesome. She makes me laugh, and she wrote "I'm hilarious" in her books, when I had a word vomit moment and asked her to write something funny in my book, because I'm awkward like that.
I'm having SUCH a blast lately, with all these author events, and making author friends, and getting to meet the people whose books are so amazing, and inspire me so much. Its been SUCH a blast.
I just started Siege and Storm today (I had to read The Moon and More by Sarah Dessen first, and I finished that in less than a day), and I'm already loving it, and I'm only 50 pages in. I hope, hope, hope, and should be done with it by tomorrow and I'll have an AWESOME review for you guys!
I'm going to see her again (and Marie Lu, and a couple other cool people) on June 26th at the Grove in Los Angeles so I hope to get a pretty copy of Shadow and Bone signed for you guys! You guys love giveaways, don't ya? I know you do! And then I can throw some of those buttons in there too!
Hope you enjoyed my recap of Leigh's party!
And come back tomorrow for the Book of the Week, and keep an eye out for Sara's Quick Picks–Episode Three, and an interview with the AMAZING Cinda Williams Chima!
Ah I totally should have said hi to you! Boo shyness, next time though! :) Great pictures recap of the event and your friend was so lucky to win the Grisha swag!


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The California Reptoids' Tunnels
From 1934, G. Warren Shufelt reported to the Los Angeles Times that he had discovered a series of caverns under LA that houses Reptoid people in ancient times. Reportedly, 5000 years ago a huge "tongue of fire" obliterated the Southwest and these people were forced to go underground. Reportedly, they had made tunnels in an upper and lower grid. The lower grid allowed sea water to rush through and force clean air into the upper level. There were rooms that were like "high rises" underground where they stored herbage for food.
Supposedly, according to Shufelt, some tunnels ran 20 miles under Santa Monica Bay and were used for ventilation.
For a comprehensive writing about this intriguing story, go here. Here's a short clip from the info there;
"The "Lizard People" of Los Angeles survived the meteor shower, but were killed by natural gas leaking into their bunkers. Shufelt believed that they had built 13 such underground facilities in different areas for such a purpose. One was located in the eastern section of Arizona in a small town called Springerville and was only discovered recently.
Another was located under a hill which was surrounded by a curving ridge of mountains like the middle of a horse's hoof. This is exactly the type of terrain seen in downtown L.A. in the area that is now the Board of Education, which is built over the ruins of the old Willis Estate on top of Fort Moore hill. Shufelt and his partner Chief Little Green Leaf were both convinced that the ancient legends and the readings from Shufelt's mystery machine were true.
They decided to obtain a permit to sink a shaft down into the ruins of the subterranean city. They located a vacant lot at 518 North Hill Street, directly above one of the largest rooms. On 21st February 1933, the County Board of Supervisors approved a contract with Rex McCreary, Warren Shufelt and Ray Martin to search for buried treasure there.
The permittees were to bear all expenses, to leave the property in its original condition, and to share 50% of all discoveries and treasure with the city of L.A.
The county originally only allowed them to dig up to depths of 50 feet for fear of cave-ins. On 27th March 1933 they requested additional time and depths on their permit, believing that the labyrinth of tunnels was at least 1,900 feet in length, with rooms containing 9,000 square feet which contained valuable gold treasure in at least 16 places.
On 10th April 1933 the contract was renewed. By the end of November in 1933, the main shaft was at a depth of 200 feet. Shufelt was determined to drill to a depth of 1,000 feet if necessary. On 29th January 1934, the first stories regarding the legend of the "Lost Land of the Lizard People" made the L.A. newspapers. By this time, one of the five shafts was already 250 feet deep.
According to the legend and the radio surveys, the underground city was laid out in the shape of a lizard, with its tail under the Main Library at Fifth and Hope, and the body extending Northeast, with the head being at Lookout and Marda near North Broadway. The key room to the city was located under Second and South Broadway.
The legends state that the key room is the directory to the rest of the city, and to the historical gold record tablets. These gold tablets were slabs of gold, 4 feet long and 14 inches wide.
The tablets were believed to contain the records of the origins of the human race, and the history of modern man in the Americas, including details regarding the history of the mysterious Mayan people. Shufelt's radio-wave machine mapped the rooms and tunnels as subsurface voids, with the gold slabs as dark areas, showing perfect geometric angles.
The rooms, seven of which occurred within an area of six square city blocks, varied in size from 23' x 23' to 34' x 42'. The room below the first shaft was 31' x 42', and the key room was the smallest. Water had seeped into some of the tunnels, and several of the rooms including the largest were flooded. Shufelt was prepared to use divers to explore the submerged areas when they finally broke into the subterranean city."
Interestingly, in his account, Shufelt reported the tunnels appeared to be burned out by some kind of chemical process or such. But, caves reported in California associated with "reptoid" beings are often reported as glazed on the walls.
Mt. Lassen in California is said to be one such location with the "glazed" tunnels. In fact, some men in the 1940s said they explored the tunnels way up high on the sides of the mountain and were dispatched by some officials they said were under the mind control of beings inside.
Many locations in California have legends of tunnels with strange beings, government and alien experiments, and caches of gold. How many such tunnels could still exist, given the tectonic activity in the state?
Would a strange race of lizard-looking people build a civilization underground?
Well, the theme is repeated. The Grand Canyon (newspaper - 1909 Phoenix Gazette) had been the site of a reported race of giants who moved into a cavern to weather out a cataclysmic event, taking with them seeds and animals of their culture. The Hopi people in the area had legends of ant people under ground who helped their people survive.
Then, in Death Valley, there were reports of caverns inside the Panamint Range that housed relics and gold, and giant mummies of a culture that was hiding out in there (book - Death Valley Men).
Was there a horrendous event long ago that drove cultures underground? And what might those culture have been like if they were original cultures of the Americas? Perhaps having evolved far away from the rest of us "modern" people?
Great listing of the tunnels reported in California
Aana January 27, 2016 at 10:54 PM
i did't believe in any Ghost i have visited many hunted places but did't see anything


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Ohio union bill speeds toward passage
With barely a whimper of the protests that have convulsed Wisconsin, legislation to curb public employee unions is speeding toward passage in Ohio, an even bigger labor stronghold. ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With barely a whimper of the protests that have convulsed Wisconsin, legislation to curb public employee unions is speeding toward passage in Ohio, an even bigger labor stronghold.
Labor experts said the greater tumult in Wisconsin reflects the state's long history of progressive political activism; the Statehouse's location in Madison, the famously liberal home of the University of Wisconsin; and perhaps a feeling of hopelessness among Ohio's working class, which has been hit particularly hard by the recession.
Days of protests in Columbus haven't added up to the numbers seen in a single day in Madison. The rallies there have topped more than 70,000 people, compared with roughly 8,500 on the largest day of demonstrations at the Ohio Statehouse. When the Ohio bill passed the Senate 17-16 on Wednesday, the crowd was estimated at 450.
"Madison is kind of a perfect storm of factors for this," said Don Taylor, assistant professor of labor education at the University of Wisconsin School for Workers in Madison. "It's an extremely progressive city in terms of politics. It's one of those places in the country where people will refer to it as a 'People's Republic.'"
Wisconsin's measure remains in limbo in the GOP-controlled Legislature after the 14 Senate Democrats fled to Illinois two weeks ago to deprive the chamber of a quorum. In Ohio, though, the Republicans hold big enough majorities in both chambers to vote on the bill and pass it even if the Democrats walk out.
Ohio's bill could go to House committee hearings as early as next week. The measure is likely to receive strong support from the full chamber and Republican Gov. John Kasich.
Ohio's bill would restrict the bargaining rights of roughly 350,000 teachers, firefighters, police officers and other public employees. They would no longer be able to negotiate health care benefits or certain working conditions, and they would be barred from striking.
Wisconsin's measure would affect about 175,000 workers but would exempt police and firefighters. Under the bill, public employees would be allowed to negotiate wages only. And even then, they could not get raises higher than the inflation rate without a public referendum. Wisconsin already outlaws strikes by public employees.
The speed with which the Ohio bill cleared the Senate is energizing Republicans as they push to break what they see as labor's stranglehold on state and local governments, schools and public safety departments.
Political observers at the Ohio Statehouse were flabbergasted by how fast the legislation was moving in a longtime labor stronghold like Ohio. The state has 655,000 union members, who constitute 13.7 percent of the workforce, compared with 335,000 members, or 14.2 percent of the workforce, in Wisconsin, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
"For as far-reaching this thing is and how many lives it will affect, I can't believe how fast it moved," said Columbus Police Sgt. Shaun Laird.
Many union backers were also clearly disappointed by the turnout in Columbus given the high political stakes in Ohio, a political battleground state that decided the 2004 presidential election.
A law undercutting Ohio's unions could kneecap the state's Democratic Party ahead of the 2012 race for the White House by depriving it of a major source of contributions and organizational muscle. Or, as some union members argue, the battle could backfire on the GOP by galvanizing the Democratic Party and its working-class base.
Ross Eisenbrey, vice president of the liberal Economic Policy Institute, said the walkout by the Democrats in Wisconsin slowed down the process there and allowed the opposition to organize. He called what was happening in Ohio "a blitzkrieg."
Wisconsin was the first state to allow collective bargaining for public employees, in 1959, and is the birthplace of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, the nation's largest public employee union.
In Ohio, despite a long union tradition among steel and auto workers, the right to collective bargaining was not extended to state employees until 1983. A Gallup survey released in August showed Ohio with the lowest proportion of government employees in the U.S. — 12 percent of the state's workforce.
Wisconsin's capital, Madison, is more liberal than Columbus. Were Ohio's bill debated in one of its blue-collar bastions — say, Cleveland, Akron or Toledo — the demonstrations might have been far larger, said Ohio University economics professor Richard Vedder.
Ohio State University is only a couple of miles from the Ohio Statehouse, but the tens of thousands of students there have played little part in the pro-labor rallies.
By contrast, passionate student demonstrators from the University of Wisconsin's flagship campus in Madison — "up there with Berkeley" in its liberalism, according to Vedder — have been bolstering the Wisconsin fight. The campus is right next to the Capitol.
"There has always been a sympathy for collective approaches to labor problems in Wisconsin, and you don't have that as much in Ohio," Vedder said. "It doesn't have that same progressive reputation or history."
John Russo, labor studies professor at Youngstown State University, said the low numbers of people protesting in Ohio reflect the hurt that has been inflicted by the recession in the state, where unemployment is 9.5 percent versus 7.5 percent in Wisconsin.
"There's a sense of hopelessness," he said. "Some people feel like 'If we're not going to go anywhere, I'm going to make sure nobody else is going anywhere.'"
Associated Press writer Sam Hananel in Washington contributed to this report.
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THE Birmingham Trades Union Congress has added its support to a campaign for the release of a man jailed for the murder of a Coventry solicitor.
Tim Caines was jailed for the murder of Colin Hickman, 55, who died in 1994 after being stabbed 15 times when he opened the door of his home in Shaftesbury Road, Earlsdon.
Friends and supporters of Caines, 43, who has always maintained his innocence, have already lodged a second appeal at the Birmingham Criminal Cases Review Committee.
Caines' sister, Dawn Caines, spoke to the city's TUC at Birmingham city hall earlier this month, when the congress agreed to offer its support.
Christine Hassell, secretary of the Free Tim Caines Campaign, said the TUC had passed a motion to lobby the review committee to examine Caines' case.
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People power – or money rules?
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Dave Anthony says that an escape clause should be inserted into contracts to ensure that corporate projects unfriendly to the people and/or the environment can be terminated without compensation by subsequent administrations.
An anti-Lynas crowd in Kuantan
Why should a new government carry the baggage of the previous government?
How independent are governments of the corporate sector? Does a government, even if democratically elected, run the country while industrialists run the government? It appears to be the case from the least developed to the most developed countries of the world.
Money makes the world go round and it is not an untruth. Democracy, a choice of government by the people, is run on money. A leader who has no money cannot stand for election because he or she has to pay a deposit and run an election campaign. The more money spent the more effective the campaign.
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There appears to be greater hope of winning if the candidate is sponsored by big industrial corporations who will not sponsor without an ulterior motive. So when the candidate we vote for wins we may think it is victory for us but the real winner is the big sponsor. Within one month (August), Obama received US$10m (The Star, 9 September 2012) to boost his election campaign. One wonders what conditions were attached to those dollars!
In Malaysia we have repeatedly witnessed the government and its ministers and for that matter the judiciary and the police and other government enforcement agencies take the side of the industrialists against that of the people especially the poor and marginalised people like the squatters and Orang Asli and the less educated. Eventually the people with vested interests win.
There have been more and more examples of MoUs and business contracts signed between the government and corporations without proper announcements and knowledge of the people. When concerned people get to know of those projects that could be harmful to the people and the environment and protest a new ball game begins.
Some of the examples are:
Lynas Advanced Materials Plant (Lamp)
The government has been rather hasty to approve Lamp without proper public consultation and public disclosures have been sparse and contradictory. The Malaysian High Court recently sided with Lynas, denying an application for a judicial review of the temporary licence granted to Lynas.
READ MORE: Environment, labour advancement in futuristic Malaysia
Hillside projects in Penang
The current state government says that the previous administration approved 37 high-density and hillside projects above 75m. Now it says there is nothing it can do because it will have to pay millions in compensation if it stops these projects.
Kampung Buah Pala land issue
This plot of land, donated in trust by a British planter, was occupied by Indians of the locality. The Penang Pakatan government says that the land was sold when the state government was held by the Barisan. The company won its case in the Federal Court and the settlers were ordered to vacate. When they protested, they were arrested. The chief minister said that if the state government intervened, it would have to pay millions in compensation and so it would not defy the court order.
Logging contracts
Malaysia is the largest exporter of tropical wood. The concessionaires in Sabah and Sarawak are mostly politicians (or their cronies) who receive substantial fees for logging contracts which can amount to $20m for a single contract. Apart from the destruction of a valuable natural resource and the extinction of countless plants and animal species, the high rate of logging has had a negative impact on native people there.
Nuclear reactors
The Malaysian government is going ahead with its plans to build two nuclear reactors without sufficient public information, consultation or debate. The nuclear power plant, according to the Malaysian Nuclear Power Corporation and Tenaga Nasional Berhad, has reached an advanced stage of development to be completed in the coming years with an investment of RM21.3bn.
There are many others like highway tolls, water concessions and sand issues in Selangor, gold mining in Pahang and Johor and coal-fired power plants in East and West Malaysia.
People without local standi
There is no avenue for arbitration because the people are not party to the contracts between government and corporation. An issue may have to be taken to court and it is the people against both the government and the contractors. As it stands, the people could be considered as having no locus standi and hence the court could dismiss the case as frivolous and vexatious. If the court decides that the locus standi rule is inflexible, then public interest litigation in judicial review is barred.
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The more basic question to raise is should governments be a party to industrial contracts? By winning an election, the government receives a mandate from the people to govern. It is fair to expect the government to exercise good judgement in making decisions even by themselves on most ordinary matters.
It is, however, paramount that at all times the government decides and acts on behalf of the people. Where decisions affect the welfare of people's health and the environment's sustainability the government must consult the people. The locus standi of the people must take priority because the government is an agent of the people. Alas! It is often difficult, if not impossible to get a unanimous voice from the people.
An unanimous voice is not necessary so long as a sizeable number of people make a demand. If in doubt there should be an immediate referendum to resolve the matter.
The Government Contracts Act 1949 states in 3.(1) that all contracts made in Malaysia on behalf of a State Government shall, if reduced to writing, be made in the name of the Government of that State, and may be signed by the Chief Minister of the State, or by any public officer duly authorised in writing by the Chief Minister, either specially in any particular case, or generally for all contracts below a certain value in his department or otherwise as may be specified in the authorisation. The last part practically opens the door for any kind of contract.
No.8 further says that no public officer shall be liable to be sued personally upon any contract which he makes in that capacity… This literally not only cuts the people out but also any attempt to reverse the deal by a subsequent government.
Binding forever?
If a business venture in the corporate sector oversteps its limits, the government could nationalise the venture and take over. How much can the people trust a government which has a bad track record?
The government does control information in so far as it enforces businesses to provide proper labelling on goods to protect public health and safety.
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But when the government itself is party to the business who is to control the information? The bulk of the contract laws deal with transactions between the marketer and the purchaser and is silent when it comes to the third party, which is the people or the environment.
The Municipal Research and Services Centre (MRSC) based in Washington raised the question: when may a current local government legislative body contractually bind future members of the body for some period after the end of the terms of the current members of the body?
The answer it provided was that a county's legislative authority is generally prohibited from entering into contracts that bind the future legislative actions of the county. However it qualified that a local government should be bound by a contract made by its previous governing bodies when the subject of the contract involves a proprietary or administrative activity.
Call for escape clause
Taking this as a guideline, now that elections are close at hand, the people should urge the party and candidates whom they wish to vote for to make a pledge that when they take office and become law makers, they will see to it that laws, at least an escape clause binding on contracts, are put in place to safeguard the right of the people to have the locus standi, even after a change of administration, to challenge any law that is deemed detrimental to the people and the environment.
Government officials have no individual capacity other than representing people when it comes to signing contracts with corporations. An escape clause binding on contracts should ensure that projects unfriendly to people and environment can be terminated without compensation. This should be made mandatory in the court of law.
This would, at least, deter industrialists from indiscriminately initiating projects with scant concern for the people and environment. Both governments and industrialists have to calculate the risks they take in entering into contracts and not expect the courts to take their side when challenged by the people. The laws should be clear and not ambiguous for the judge in court to pass sentence.
Otherwise talking of a government of the people, by the people would make no sense.
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package org.drools.guvnor.server;

import static org.junit.Assert.assertArrayEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;

import javax.jcr.RangeIterator;
import javax.jcr.Session;

import org.drools.guvnor.client.rpc.CategoryPageRequest;
import org.drools.guvnor.client.rpc.CategoryPageRow;
import org.drools.guvnor.client.rpc.PageResponse;
import org.drools.repository.AssetItem;
import org.drools.repository.AssetItemPageResult;
import org.drools.repository.CategoryItem;
import org.drools.repository.RulesRepository;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.mockito.Mockito;

import com.google.gwt.user.client.rpc.SerializationException;

public class RepositoryCategoryOperationsTest {

    // TODO this entire test must be rewritten to extend GuvnorIntegrationTest and test it for real

    private final RulesRepository              rulesRepository              = mock( RulesRepository.class );
    private final RepositoryCategoryOperations repositoryCategoryOperations = new RepositoryCategoryOperations();

    @Before
    public void setUp() {
        repositoryCategoryOperations.setRulesRepositoryForTest(rulesRepository);
    }

    @SuppressWarnings({"rawtypes", "unchecked"})
    @Test
    public void testLoadChildCategories() {
        CategoryItem categoryItem = mock( CategoryItem.class );
        when( rulesRepository.loadCategory( "categorypath" ) ).thenReturn( categoryItem );
        List childTags = new ArrayList();
        CategoryItem categoryItemNode = mock( CategoryItem.class );
        childTags.add( categoryItemNode );
        when( categoryItemNode.getName() ).thenReturn( "categoryNodeName" );
        when( categoryItem.getChildTags() ).thenReturn( childTags );
        assertArrayEquals( repositoryCategoryOperations.loadChildCategories( "categorypath" ),
                           new String[]{"categoryNodeName"} );
    }

    @Test
    public void testCreateCategoryWhenPathIncludingHtml() {
        testAndVerifyCreateCategory( "<path>",
                                     "<path>" );
    }

    @Test
    public void testCreateCategoryWhenPathIsNull() {
        testAndVerifyCreateCategory( null,
                                     "/" );
    }

    @Test
    public void testCreateCategoryWhenPathIsEmpty() {
        testAndVerifyCreateCategory( "",
                                     "/" );
    }

    public void testAndVerifyCreateCategory(final String createPath,
                                            final String loadPath) {
        initSession();
        CategoryItem categoryItem = mock( CategoryItem.class );
        when( rulesRepository.loadCategory( loadPath ) ).thenReturn( categoryItem );
        repositoryCategoryOperations.createCategory( createPath,
                                                     "name",
                                                     "description" );
        verify( rulesRepository ).loadCategory( loadPath );
        verify( categoryItem ).addCategory( "name",
                                            "description" );
    }

    @Test
    public void testRenameCategory() {
        repositoryCategoryOperations.renameCategory( "orig",
                                                     "new" );
        verify( rulesRepository ).renameCategory( "orig",
                                                  "new" );
    }

    @Test
    public void testLoadRuleListForCategories() throws SerializationException {
        CategoryPageRequest categoryPageRequest = new CategoryPageRequest( "/path",
                                                                           0,
                                                                           new Integer( 10 ) );
        RangeIterator rangeIterator = mock( RangeIterator.class );
        when( rangeIterator.hasNext() ).thenReturn( false );
        when( rangeIterator.getPosition() ).thenReturn( 1L );
        AssetItemPageResult assetItemPageResult = new AssetItemPageResult( Arrays.asList( mock( AssetItem.class,
                                                                                Mockito.RETURNS_MOCKS ) ),
                                                                           1,
                                                                           false );
        when( rulesRepository.findAssetsByCategory( categoryPageRequest.getCategoryPath(),
                                                    false,
                                                    categoryPageRequest.getStartRowIndex(),
                                                    10 ) ).thenReturn( assetItemPageResult );
        PageResponse<CategoryPageRow> loadRuleListForCategories = repositoryCategoryOperations.loadRuleListForCategories( categoryPageRequest );
        assertNotNull( loadRuleListForCategories );
        assertEquals( loadRuleListForCategories.getStartRowIndex(),
                      categoryPageRequest.getStartRowIndex() );
        assertNotNull( loadRuleListForCategories.getPageRowList() );
        assertEquals( loadRuleListForCategories.getPageRowList().size(),
                      1 );
        assertEquals( loadRuleListForCategories.isLastPage(),
                      true );

    }

    @Test
    public void testRemoveCategory() throws SerializationException {
        initSession();
        CategoryItem categoryItem = mock( CategoryItem.class );
        when( rulesRepository.loadCategory( "/path" ) ).thenReturn( categoryItem );

        repositoryCategoryOperations.removeCategory( "/path" );
        verify( rulesRepository ).loadCategory( "/path" );
        verify( categoryItem ).remove();
        verify( rulesRepository ).save();
    }

    private void initSession() {
        Session session = mock( Session.class );
        when( this.rulesRepository.getSession() ).thenReturn( session );
    }

}

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So sometime soon I think I'm gonna be getting my first mice!!
When I get the mice I plan to put them in the ikea detolf I have which is 16 3/4x64 1/8 "
I was told that the detolf would be too big so what I plan to do is split it in half and then when I go to clean the cage I put them in the other side, and just alternate between the two sides.
That sounds like an okay idea. Split in half is still pretty big... but definitely not too big! If you can, depending on how many you choose to get, you might want to upgrade them to it after a few weeks of taming. A good starter for 3 mice is a 10 gallon, but it wouldn't be impossible to make a bigger space work. You could also try to make the split temporary so you can gradually introduce more space as you gauge their personalities.
With a split cage, later on you could also put a second colony on the other side! Fun!
How do you prevent them from chewing the non-glass walls?
@muisjes wrote: How do you prevent them from chewing the non-glass walls?
I could always put one of the glass shelves over the wood wall.
I don't believe the could chew on a flat surface.
Oh awesome!! I was really worried for a second!!
Yes. As an example, some people keep mice in a plastic bin cage and as long as all the surfaces are flat, the mice can't get a grip to start chewing. Looking forward to seeing your set up!
sounds like a fun cage for a lot of mice. What kind of IKEA cabinet does it fit on?
@muisjes wrote: sounds like a fun cage for a lot of mice. What kind of IKEA cabinet does it fit on?
I know this post is a year old, but I'm going to comment. I just finished renovating a Detolf for my mice. I kept it vertical instead of horizontal and they love it!


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Allergen: Mustard
The mustard plant belongs to the Brassicaceae family and exists in different varieties. White and yellow mustard (Sinapis alba L.), black mustard (Brassica nigra L.) and brown/oriental mustard (Brassica juncea L.) are the main types of mustard seeds used in cooking and in the food industry. Mustard oil is also widely used as an edible oil and as a flavoring in Indian cuisine. (1)
Mustard is a very potent allergen that, even in small doses, can cause anaphylactic shock. (2) It is estimated that doses of about 1mg of protein are sufficient to trigger a reaction in people who are allergic to mustard. (1)
The main proteins in mustard are heat resistant and not greatly affected by food processing. Therefore, people with a mustard allergy will react to mustard in cooked meals. (3)
Mustard allergy symptoms
Mustard allergy symptoms can come on quickly (usually within minutes, but sometimes up to two hours). Mild symptoms may include a rash (hives) anywhere on the body, tingling, itchy mouth, or rhinitis.
More serious symptoms may include: swelling of the face, throat and/or mouth, difficulty breathing, severe asthma, abdominal pain, nausea and vomiting. In some cases, a drastic drop in blood pressure, collapse, unconsciousness and anaphylactic shock can occur. (3)
The risk of severe reactions and anaphylaxis to mustard appears to be greater in adults than in children. Anaphylactic reactions were reported in 2% of children and 48% of adults with confirmed mustard allergy. (1)
Cross-reaction in Mustard Allergy
Cross-reactivity occurs when people who are allergic to a specific food also react to a different food because of the similarity of their proteins.
Plants from the Brassicaceae family, to which mustard belongs, can trigger adverse reactions in mustard allergy sufferers. Examples of these plants are broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, brussels sprouts, Chinese cabbage, turnips, radishes, canola and rapeseed. Highly refined rapeseed and rapeseed oils are not considered a risk for people with a mustard allergy, but less refined cold-pressed rapeseed oils may contain residual protein and should be avoided by people with a mustard allergy. (4)
There is a high association between Artemisia vulgaris pollen sensitization and mustard allergy as part of the "Celery-Artemisia-Birch-Spice Syndrome". (1)
There are also reports of a significant association between allergies to nuts (almonds, walnuts, pistachios and hazelnuts) and spices, including mustard.
Some people with a mustard allergy are also allergic to fresh fruits, such as peaches, apples, pears, apricots, cherries, plums, kiwis, or melons. (3)
Once a mustard allergy is diagnosed, the treatment of choice is to avoid all foods that contain mustard. When we talk about mustard, we remember the yellow sauce made from its seeds, and this one seems easy to avoid, but it can be present in many processed foods due to its wide use in the industry. That's why it's very important to carefully read all food labels. Mustard is part of the list of ingredients that must be declared in the European Union, so it should appear highlighted on the labeling. (3) Find out which foods have or may contain mustard in their composition, in the table below.
All foods derived from the mustard plant, including mustard leaves, seeds and flowers, sprouted mustard seeds, mustard oil that are likely to cause reactions in people with a mustard allergy. Being therefore advised to avoid it in all its forms. (3)
Foods that have or may contain mustard: (4, 5, 6)
Although mustard is an allergen that is not directly related to our products, it is part of Fidu's mission to inform and raise awareness of different food allergies and intolerances. Mustard is one of the 14 allergens of mandatory declaration in the European Union, being therefore one of the 14 allergens that we control in our selection of raw materials and suppliers, so that there is no risk of cross-contamination of our products, facilities and equipment.
IMPORTANT NOTE: The content of this article is merely informative and should not replace medical indications. If you suspect that you suffer from this type of allergy, you should seek medical advice.
(1) NDA, 2016. Scientific Opinion on the evaluation of allergenic foods and food ingredients for labeling purposes. EFSA Journal, 12(11).
(2) SPAIC Food Allergy Interest Group, 2017. Food Allergy: Concepts, Advice and Precautions, 1st Edition. Lisbon: Portuguese Society of Allergology and Clinical Immunology with support from Thermo Fisher.
(3) Anaphylaxis Campaign, 2018. Mustard Allergy: The Facts. Available at: https://www.anaphylaxis.org.uk.
(4) Government of Canada, 2017. Mustard, A priority food allergen. Available at: https://www.canada.ca.
(5) Pádua, I., Barros, R., Moreira, P., & Moreira, A., 2016. Food allergy in restaurants. Lisbon: National Program for the Promotion of Healthy Eating, Directorate-General for Health.
(6) Food Allergy Canada, 2020. Mustard. Available at: https://foodallergycanada.ca.
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This is a guided tour of one of the Seven Wonders of the World; a breathtaking natural wonder known to the local people as 'Mosi oa Tunya' which means 'the smoke that thunders'.
It joins the other Six wonders which includes the Great Barrier Reef, Grand Canyon, Aurora Borealis, Paricutin volcano, the harbour of Rio de Janeiro and Mount Everest. The Falls is the world's largest waterfall, at 1 708 metres wide and 108 metres high.
During the wet rainy season, every minute over 5 million cubic metres of water from the mighty Zambezi River pour over the edge into the Batoka Gorge below. A guided tour of the Falls takes you through the Victorian Falls Rainforest which forms part of the Zambezi National Park.
You'll stand in awe of the towering cloud of spray; you need a raincoat so you don't get soaked. Conversations are drowned out by the thunderous roar of the Zambezi River plunging into the Batoka Gorge. Shearwater Rainforest Café is the ideal place to end your waterfall tour for drinks and a light lunch before heading off to bungee jump off the historic Victoria Falls Bridge or your next exciting adventure.


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This Magic Moment
Steve Guttenberg | Jul 12, 2018 | 67 comments
I remember the Tuesday night that music broke free of my hi-fi. The sound stirred my soul—everything was so right that I was tempted to call over my audiophile pals to earwitness its magnificence. But I didn't, fearing that sharing the sound might break the spell cast first by the Allman Brothers Band's At Fillmore East (2 LPs, Capricorn ST-CAP 712223 VSRP), then by Jimi Hendrix's Live at the Fillmore East (CD, MCA MCAD2 11931). By the time Hendrix got to "Machine Gun," I could almost smell the pot wafting up to the Fillmore's top balconies.
What If Digital Had Never Happened?
Steve Guttenberg | Sep 12, 2017 | 70 comments
Digital audio forever disrupted the way music is recorded, mixed, and mastered—and, to even greater extents, how music is distributed, sold, played, and consumed. Music unmolested by zeros and ones is now nearly extinct.
There's no going back, but what if, in 1983, the Compact Disc had bombed? What if music lovers worldwide had rejected the shiny new digital format because they thought LPs sounded so much better? And what if later attempts at digital formats with higher resolutions also shriveled and died, due to lack of interest by recording engineers and consumers? What if, to this day, music had remained blissfully all-analog?
Are You Experienced?
Steve Guttenberg | Jun 13, 2017 | 100 comments
There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it: Headphones sound different from speakers. For different reasons, I like both, but all speakers come with one undeniable disadvantage: the room you play them in. I don't care if you're running pint-size Falcon Acoustics LS3/5a's or giant Wilson Audio Alexandria XLFs—they're at the mercy of your room's acoustics. Losses are inevitable.
Steve Guttenberg | Mar 14, 2017 | First Published: Apr 01, 2017 | 6 comments
Do you remember your very first record? I started with the Hollywood Argyles' "Alley Oop" in 1960, and played that silly 45 on repeat until my mother begged me to stop. My tastes quickly evolved, thanks to WWRL AM radio's steady diet of tunes by Jackie Wilson, Bobby Bland, Etta James, and Gary U.S. Bonds. It didn't take me long to gather a sizable collection of singles, but I switched to LPs with Meet the Beatles! in 1964, and since then the craving for new sounds has never let up.
Steve Guttenberg's 116th Dream
Steve Guttenberg | Oct 19, 2016 | 6 comments
I'm at Dan D'Agostino's house listening to his triamped Apogee full-range ribbon speakers. It's 1985. His listening room is immense, easily 30' by 45', and we're rocking out to Led Zeppelin and Bonzo Dog Band records. The sound is light-years better than anything I've heard—dynamic as hell, beyond vivid, and the soundstage has infinite depth—and Dan's obviously loving that I'm blown away by his system. We get to talking. He has three pairs of Krell KMA-160 monoblocks and Reference KRS preamps for me. Thanks, I say, but how can I get them home? No problem—Dan has a van.
The First Transducer
Steve Guttenberg | Aug 16, 2016 | 11 comments
A recording engineer's choices of microphones to record singers, guitars, horns, bass, drums—or an entire orchestra—are absolutely crucial. Those very subjective choices are, in large part, what separate the best recordings from the also-rans. When I contacted some of the best engineers in the business to talk about mikes, I got an earful. I was told that mikes have a more profound impact on reproduced sound than does any other link in the recording chain. Yes, the acoustic of the recording venue also plays a huge role, and post-session mixing and mastering can of course improve or ruin the sound—but the choice of mikes is absolutely crucial.
The Fallacy of Accuracy
Steve Guttenberg | Apr 21, 2016 | First Published: May 01, 2016 | 43 comments
I was in a strange mood last January when I posted this on Facebook: "Do speaker designers strive for accuracy, or for a 'sound' they think potential buyers want?" I doubted that any designer with two working ears would even attempt to design speakers that merely measured well—there must be at least some subjectivity in their process. I also assumed that few designers would go on record about where they stand on the accuracy question, so I was thrilled when Elac Americas' speaker designer, Andrew Jones, responded...
Steve Guttenberg | Sep 22, 2015 | First Published: Oct 01, 2015 | 38 comments
I began working as a salesman of high-end audio gear in 1978. I was 29, and, as I recall, a healthy percentage of my customers were about my age. Most of the top high-end designers and entrepreneurs, too, were young: John Curl, Dan D'Agostino, Jon Dahlquist, Ray Kimber, Mark Levinson, Bill Low, Mike Moffat, Nelson Pass, Peter Snell, Bob Stuart, Jim Thiel, Ivor Tiefenbrun, A.J. van den Hul, Richard Vandersteen, Harry Weisfeld, David Wilson. The fact is, high-end audio's Golden Age—the late 1970s to the mid-1980s—was largely fueled by the under-40 set, and most high-end journalists were fellow baby boomers. Now we're all oldsters, with just a smattering of under-fortysomethings. That's about to change.
Steve Guttenberg | Mar 16, 2015 | First Published: Apr 01, 2015 | 60 comments
I've known a lot of folks with impressive LP and CD collections who were perfectly content with the sound of the crappiest of hi-fis. This diverse group has included recording engineers, musicians, and owners of record stores. Loving music isn't the same thing as caring about the sound of music, and maybe, in some alternate universe, those folks would-have-been, could-have-been audiophiles. But in this universe, they didn't, and I'm not sure why.
Steve Guttenberg | Dec 22, 2014 | First Published: Jan 01, 2015 | 12 comments
We all have secrets, and it's about time I came clean with one of mine: I enjoy recorded music more than concerts.
I know, that's a sacrilege—as a lifelong music lover, I'm supposed to relish the live event, with all of the energy and connection between musicians and audience that can happen only when they're all breathing the same air. That may be true for you, but not for me. I've harbored the guilt for years: When I take the plunge and attend a concert, I rarely enjoy the experience enough to justify the effort and expense.


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Published by Lenny Neslin on April 16, 2009
On Sept. 21, 2008, the Yankees defeated the Orioles 7-3 at the last game ever played at the old Yankee Stadium. However, the Yankees couldn't get it together in the first game at the new Yankee Stadium opener against the Indians. Despite being tied at one a side going into the seventh inning, the Yanks bullpen imploded in the seventh, and the home team lost 10-2.
Quick 'Cap: On this historic day, CC Sabathia took on Cliff Lee. They each gave up one run, so the game was decided by the teams' bullpens. Sabathia was pulled with two outs in the sixth because he had already thrown 122 pitches. Phil Coke finally did something right by inducing Grady Sizemore to fly out. But the trouble began ...
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Q: Automated telnet using shell with output logging I would like to write a automated script to open telnet session and run some commands. The thing is, that this will be some kind of "logging", so i have to open pipe, and send some commands, and store outputs. I know, how to do this in a while loop like:
(while true
do
echo ${user}
    sleep 1
echo ${pass}
    sleep 1
echo ${something}
    .
    .
done)|telnet ${IP}

The problem here is that the telnet pipe is opened/closed in every loop and i want to achieve to open it at the beginning, and then send commands in a loop until some conditions are true.
NOTE: i am limited with commands as i am working with emb.system (such as spawn, expect, etc...)
Thanks for your help ! :)
BR.

A: Does this work for you?
(echo ${user}
    sleep 1
 echo ${pass}
    sleep 1
 while true; do
    echo ${something} | tee -a /tmp/logfile.txt
    .
    .
 done
 echo "exit") | telnet ${IP} | tee -a /tmp/logfile.txt

A: you can use sshpass soft.
http://sourceforge.net/projects/sshpass/
tar -zxvf sshpass-1.05.tar.gz
cd sshpass-1.05
./configure
make && make install

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