Chapter 260: Can I Get an Advance on My Rewards?
The corner of Zhu Yao's lips twitched. "Scram! Are you a child?" Only children will request for hugs, alright?
"You're awake?" The door suddenly creaked open, and a figure dressed in a snow-white robe instantly appeared before the bed.
"Uh…" There was something wrong with how things were developing into a punishment scene! What happened to the promised reunion with tears and hugs, followed by the finale on the bed?
For the first time in his entire life, Yu Yan felt that his heart was burning with so much fury he wanted to bash someone, as he turned to look at the two hindrances.
Hell, they're very reliable alright!
"Master…" Zhu Yao's voice weakened, and it faintly carried the sound of tears, as she decided to try save herself. Raising and moving both of her hands, she took up Sesame's earlier posture. She pitifully gazed at him… gazed at him… at him… him!
A certain someone's anger gradually dispersed under her focused gaze. The face that looked as though it was frozen for a thousand years in ice earlier, began to crack inch by inch, and he finally let out a sigh. He reached out to pull the hand she stretched out, and followed up by pulling her into his embrace. Only then were those chaotic emotions appeased.
"…" That's it? An 'mn'? Zhu Yao raised her head, and stared at his emotionless face with a dissatisfied look. Circling her hands around his neck, she approached and landed a kiss on his lips.
Yu Yan was startled for a moment. He did not resist, nor did he respond.
She decided that she might as well kiss till she had enough, getting back all the time they had been separated for through kisses.
"What?" What did he mean by she fainted?
"…" So, savouring on a piece of meat was a dangerous thing to do? No wait, she just wanted to kiss him, and had never thought of rolling under the blankets! Master, may I ask just how huge is the hole in your brain now? Hurry and come back, return me my kind and pure master!
According to a reliable source, Zhu Yao had been unconscious for a month before waking up. Furthermore, the resentment she guided out from little wimp's body, had suddenly disappeared on its own. Yue Ying and Sesame arrived in Spiritual Realm while she was still unconscious. Because Sesame was in a contract with her, it being able to find her location was not strange at all. However, Yue Ying actually had a way to directly cross from the Mortal Realm to Spiritual Realm, which gave her a fright. However, after recalling that he was able to head to the Divine Realm back then, him being able to travel to Spiritual Realm was not the least bit unexpected.
"It's all in order to gain a deeper understanding of resentment. Look, isn't it all dealt with now?" She patted on his head.
"Uh…" Actually, she knew that her accomplice Zi Mo was slammed into a wall by a certain someone. It must had taken a long time before he was pulled out, right? Whenever the old man looked at her now, he would look as though he was seeing a ghost, and flee even faster than a rabbit.
What a friend he was. I ended up saving your daughter's past life, you know?
"Big sis Zhu Yao, do you have any plans for now on?" Wang Xuzhi asked.
"…" The corner of Wang Xuzhi's lips twitched. She sounded as though the Divine Realm was her own backyard.
"Master can't stay in the Lower Realm for too long. It's best that he returns back up there as soon as possible." Her master's act of forcefully descending upon the Lower Realm went against the Heavenly Dao in the first place, which was the cause of him randomly turning into a child and falling unconscious back then. Though he now carried the pearl given by the River of Forgetfulness, she was still unable to feel at ease. Who knew if there was an expiry date on that thing? What if it suddenly lost its effects?
Zhu Yao chuckled. "If only master is willing to head up to the Higher Realm." If he had felt at ease leaving her in the Lower Realm, he wouldn't have come running down right after heading up. This time, no matter what she were to say, he would still bring her up there with him.
"…" The corner of Wang Xuzhi's lips twitched. Why did he feel as if he had been mocked? Also, what kind of mystic artifact was this "better half"? Was it really incredible?
"…" Just how much do you hate cultivation!?
"Oh. I feel much better now." Zhu Yao heaved a sigh of relief.
"Oh." Zhu Yao suspiciously swept a glance towards him, before leaving with a worried look.
As a proper good big sister, she did not forget to turn back and repeat her instructions.
Zhu Yao was really deeply worried. Wang Xuzhi's words had frightened her to the point her heart was leaping out of chest. The two little brothers whom she had brought up with her own hands, actually wanted to love each other. There must be a problem with her education methods. She felt that there was a need to help these two boys analyse their feelings deeply, and the best outcome would be to eliminate the symptoms while they were still at an early stage.
She had even prepared a huge pile of resources, with plans of drilling into them analysis and tests of various depths and angles. Importance of OTPs between a male and a female, the views of society towards non-heterosexuals, the history of human reproduction, hundred reasons why little brothers should not be gay for each other and more. Furthermore, she had even planned for scenarios where they were determined not to listen to her. She could still start by breaking through the most obedient Yue Ying, and build his resolve of not being easily swayed by little wimp.
Mn, this was a masterpiece of a plan. Simply thinking about it made her a little excited.
Unfortunately, before her plan could even be initiated, it died while it was still in her belly.
A certain outstanding representative who had been left to his own devices, Sovereign Yu Yan, had suddenly gained enlightenment. There was an inseparable relationship between his good-natured education methods and his disciple's acts of flowery death courting.
Mn, he was too kind!
Strictness cultivates one's body, while looseness raises worries. He had to become stricter!
Thus, Zhu Yao was then watched over strictly, with no openings to escape from. Even while meditating in a trance state during closed-door training, a certain master would personally keep watch of her at the side. The moment she were to lose concentration, a certain someone would unhappily emit out a cold aura, until the moment she recognized her own mistakes.
Regarding this, a certain master had also made a long-term plan. His goal was: Forming Azoth Core in five years, nourishing the Nascent Soul within twenty years, and becoming a Demigod in a hundred years. A few years after that, he would be rewarded with a disciple who would have ascended into a deity. This way, he could prevent her from making flowery deaths wherever and whenever.
After thinking it through, he felt that it was actually rather simple.
Yu Yan's expression sank. He cold glared at her, and the words he spoke felt as if they were about to freeze into ice. "Last time, it's exactly because I ascended first." In the end, in a blink of an eye, you went to court death.
Having zero faith in his disciple or whatever, was too depressing.
Zhu Yao had no choice but to close her eyes, meditate and circulate her spiritual energy. In the depths of her heart, she could not help but wish to drag Realmspirit out and beat him into a pulp again. He could already restore her avatar, so why could he not raise her cultivation a little?
Suddenly, a familiar notification bell rang in her mind. Zhu Yao was shocked for a moment, and when she opened her eyes, a familiar chat window appeared in front of her. On it, a large chunk of words that looked like an advertisement appeared before her eyes.
Set A: Essence to Demigod, comes with special effects – cute nine types of lightning bolts!
Set B: Earth Deity to High Deity, comes with special effects – brilliant nine revolving tribulation lightning bolts!
Set C: High Deity to Godhood, comes with special effects – lightning strikes, lightning strikes, lightning strikes till you turn into ash!
Set D: Random to Random, comes with special effects… I haven't thought of it yet, random then.
Ps: Once confirmed, goods will be bound for life, and cannot be refunded, yo.
《Throw Link》? When said it out loud, it's evidently 'trolling', right!?
Realmspirit, tell me honestly, how much does each half a kilogram of your principles cost?
She let out a long sigh. Though the chat window was a little cheap, she had to admit that this had come right on time. With resentment dealt with, most probably, Realmspirit wanted her to kill mobs in a different map as well. After hesitating for a moment, she still tapped on 'A'.
In the next moment, Yu Yan witnessed the cultivation of his stupid disciple, who clearly had heaven-bending luck but would always end up courting death, rapidly change in a strange fashion. First, her cultivation fell from Foundation to Essence, then, from Essence to Foundation. Following after that, it rapidly sped up to Azoth Core, Nascent Soul, Demigod, Earth Deity, and finally, it was suppressed back to the cultivation of a Demigod Paragon.
Even with her cultivation raising in such a strange manner, there was not the slightest of spiritual energy fluctuations in the surroundings, let alone tribulation lightning bolts falling.
A certain master expressed that regarding matters like this, he had already gotten used to them after seeing them so many times.
"Master, your concubine has done it!" Zhu Yao pulled onto her master's hands, and sincerely said.
"Are there any rewards for completing the mission early?" I request rewards, I request praises, I request a small red flower.
Yu Yan sank into silence for a while. He then suddenly lowered his head, and sealed his disciple's lips which were chattering endlessly.
"Can I get an advance on my rewards as encouragement?" Love spans the mountains and seas, can I get another one please?
Just a note: Bai Yuan(白源) if translated, is 'Whitesource'.
Wait…is she going to left Yue Ying behind AGAIN?! Sis Yao, you never learn did you?! Leaving YUE Ying = Bad things going to happen.
Yup, the final bug will be the one she created herself, Yue Ying!
Thank you for awesome chapter. ^_^ Meh.. loving the fluffiness.
I really, really, hope Zhu Yao won't go back on her words of never leaving Yue Ying behind again!
Anyone seen my stomach? I coughed it up accidentally while I was ROFL'ing.
This, after using up my tears last chapter.
Good thing health insurance covers these kinds of ailments.
Yue Ying and little wimp are related ?
I can't think of any hint in the novel foreshadowing that. Does anybody have any idea about that (no spoilers, just theory please) ?
Maybe little Wimp is the other phoenix brother, the one Shao Bai hated, he was a Fire Type, come to think of it….
Wasn't there a brief mention in the novel at an earlier point, about how the original Shao Bai's soul (after the God races left their realm) somehow got split into his good/light side (reincarnated as Wang Xuzhi), and his bad/dark side (reincarnated as Yue Ying). So essentially, the current Wang Xuzhi and Yue Ying are two halves of the same original soul, which is why they'd feel a connection (like Wang Xuzhi mentioned).
Wait… Really? I only remember Shao Bai split into two part, the water Phoenix part (which the body Sis Yao saw at earlier chapter) and the devil part (which reincarnated into Yue Ying). There is no mention about Shao Bai reincarnated into Little Wimp?!
i didn't even remember that he was split in two.
He got split into two after he tried to go against the Heavenly Dao when Sis Yao open the World Crossing Door and he didn't want to leave her. Its a explained by Spirit Realm at the end of God Race / no tail Phoenix arc.
Ah, I wanted her to be struck by lightning again. Thanks for the chapter.
Shame on me not to leave any comments on previous chapters. Anyway, thank you so much for the translation on this chapter.
Zhu Yao mimicking Sesame was hilarious <3. And I can't get enough of Realmspirit's trolling. Delightful as always.
and i apreciate the mood change it refresh my mind.


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I thought I was getting a character with mark = word[strlen(word)-1]. I expected to get a comma or period. Does anyone know why it ended up as an integer of 44?

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!This Ferrari 308 got away, but there are more like it here.
1974 Ferrari 308 GT4
Sold For $70,808 On 6/13/19$70,808 Sold
Seller: Omnivore
Location: Newberg, Oregon 97132
Chassis: F106AL09340
24k Kilometers (~15k Miles) Shown
Rebuilt 3.0-Liter DOHC V8
5-Speed Manual Gearbox
Ruby Red Metallic/Parchment & Brown
Restored in 2002/2003
Koni Shocks Rebuilt in 2015
Braking System Overhauled in 2016
Fuel System Flushed in 2019
Service Records Since 2000
Model Page: Ferrari 308
Category: Italian
This 1974 Ferrari 308 GT4 was first owned in Texas and was later donated to Texas A&M University for emissions lab training. The car was purchased by two further owners in the early 2000s and subsequently restored in Ruby Red Metallic over a Parchment vinyl and velour interior. Power is provided by a rebuilt 3.0-liter DOHC V8 paired with a five-speed manual transaxle. Work following the seller's 2013 purchase included installation of new belts in 2014, rebuilt Koni shocks in 2015, a braking system overhaul in 2016, and a fuel system flush in 2019. This Dino is offered with partial service records and a clean Oregon title in the seller's name.
The car was disassembled and restored in 2002-2003 by Carobu Engineering of Costa Mesa, California as documented in two issues of Forza magazine, copies of which are included in the sale. A repaint in the original color of Rosso Rubino Metallizzato was performed, and the finish, Dino badging, and European-spec exterior trim are shown up close in a number of gallery photos below.
Cromodora wheels wear Dino center caps and 205/70-14 Michelin XWX tires. Brake service in 2016 included rebuilding and replating the calipers with gold cadmium, resurfacing the rotors, and installing new pads. The parking brake cable was lubricated and fresh brake fluid was added in January 2019.
The interior was restored in Parchment vinyl with velour seat centers, tan door panel inserts, and brown wool carpets. The seat foam was replaced in 2015, while work in 2019 included service to the window regulators and cables, rear window defroster circuit, dashboard lighting, HVAC and choke cables, fuse connections, and headrest posts. Repairs to the door panels and dashboard fusebox were also performed.
Equipment includes a gated shifter for the dogleg-pattern gearbox, a three-spoke steering wheel, and metric Veglia instrumentation. The five-digit odometer shows 24k kilometers (~15k miles), 3k of which were added by the seller.
The 3.0-liter DOHC V8 was rebuilt during the earlier restoration and fitted with new timing belts, Hill Engineering tensioners, and water pump bearings in 2014. Service in January 2019 included a fresh battery, gear and engine oil, filters, and coolant along with a fuel system flush and a tune-up. A Tubi exhaust system has replaced the factory setup.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a five-speed manual transaxle. Additional underside photos are presented in the gallery below to show the drivetrain, floors, and suspension, which includes Koni shocks that were rebuilt in 2015.
Service records dating from 2000 are included in the sale along with repair manuals. Photos presented in the gallery below show the car during various stages of restoration, and the car won the Ferrari class at the 2013 Forest Grove Concours d'Elegance while with the seller.
A start-up video is provided above, and two driving videos can be viewed below.
Filed under: 308
Winning Bid USD $70,808	by Actiumjeff
Auction Ended June 13, 2019 at 1:20PM PT

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I'm Kathryn Boyd-Batstone, a production intern at Roadtrip Nation. I just graduated from Long Beach Poly High School and will attend University of Oregon to study journalism and environmental studies in just a few weeks. This was my first job, and with every story I came home with about work, my parents and friends teased me about being spoiled with such a fun first job. On my first day, I played ping-pong, a constant noise in the office. Then, a few weeks later, an amazing band, Hotels and Highways, played a concert for us at lunch. One day, we even had a barbecue in Laguna Beach overlooking the ocean!
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Larry Colbert, a blind motivational speaker interviewed in Season Eight, defined success as an individual thing. It's not necessarily money, materialism, or a fabulous career. It's something you carry in yourself. It's your self-worth, it's your self-esteem, it's how you're treated by other people because of the way you treat them. It's happiness. It's feeling comfortable with who you are, what you do, and why you do it. This really spoke to me. So, with my degree, I want to one day work as a photographer for National Geographic. After watching this summer's interviews on the Road and others, it helped me affirm that this is what I want to do. I know I, like the Roadtrippers and many others around my age, will face uncertainty and doubt. But the biggest thing I learned from my internship at Roadtrip Nation is that if I am passionate about something, I can make that my career, no matter the odds.
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Aramco Technologies
JumpStart: Aramco develops, commercializes game-changing technology
Engineers provide a solution to a long-standing challenge faced by drilling operations involving flow back and well cleanup.
By Scott Baldauf
The Arabian Sun
Ever on the lookout for innovative ways to make its drilling operations more efficient, Drilling and Workover has recently developed a safer, cost-effective alternative method for cleaning out oil and gas wells after drilling, which would meet the following objectives:
Improve safety quotient by dramatically reducing the amount of heavy equipment and personnel at the wellsite, and eliminating the use of high-pressure gas and chemicals.
Increase efficiency with less rig time, fewer execution failures, and reduced operation cost
The genius behind "JumpStart" is the way that it solves a long-standing challenge faced by drilling operations worldwide. After an oil or gas well is drilled, it is necessary to flow back any fluids used in treatment of the well.
(Editor's Note: This story is part of an ongoing series about Aramco technologies that are being commercialized by our licensing arm, Saudi Aramco Technologies Company.)
Traditional flow back and clean out operations using nitrogen via coil tubing are costly, require a large equipment footprint, and introduce safety and logistics risks and can often take up as much as 20% of the time it takes to drill the well. Elimination of the use of rig and improvement in time efficiency mean significant cost savings in the drilling project.
JumpStart's patent pending method temporarily deploys a fully retrievable through tubing electric submersible pump (ESP) system that pumps out the produced fluids, reducing the time required for flow back by up to 50%, compared with conventional coiled tubing/nitrogen lift clean outs.
"This concept will yield significant profits from international deployment and demonstrates Aramco's position as a leader in oil and gas technology innovation," said Khalifah M. Al Amri, manager of the Drilling Technical Department. "There are a number of major benefits for the company and the Kingdom. It will demonstrate Aramco's technology leadership in the global energy industry. It will accelerate well delivery and rig time savings. It will enhance safety and logistical challenges. And it will create a new business model for enhancing our competitive advantage through new oil field technologies."
The biggest challenge
Ali M. Assiri, acting manager for the Exploration and Oil Drilling Engineering Department, said that the biggest challenge JumpStart had to meet was applying the new solution to offshore drilling operations.
"Offshore rigs spend a long time flowing back drilled wells, which is costly and impacts annual well delivery, and most of our newly drilled platforms are not connected to a gas-oil separation plant, which would normally facilitate the well cleanup and flow back process," Assiri said.
According to Assiri, JumpStart not only met his expectations, but it also handles the produced fluids while following Aramco's strict zero discharge policy. It also manages to conduct its operations within the confines of the limited deck space and restricted tank capacities of offshore rigs, avoiding the need for support vessels.
"We in D&WO are proud of the JumpStart success story," Assiri said. "This concept was a result of hard work and collaboration by D&WO engineering and drilling operations, who managed this innovation from the creative imagination to deployment and commercialization."
One of many innovations
Suliman M. Azzouni, supervisor for Drilling and Workover Engineering, is co-inventor of JumpStart with acting chief drilling engineer Najeeb I. Abdulrahman. Azzouni said that JumpStart is just one example of the many innovations that D&WO creates to improve normal field operations.
Our position of advantage is the frequency of solutions we come up with as part of our regular work in the field.
— Suliman M. Azzouni
"Today, we are capturing those solutions and protecting those ideas through the patent process, and commercializing those ideas both for our own operations and for the industry as a whole," Azzouni said.
D&WO's patent pending technology is licensed to AccessESP, a Houston based manufacturer of rig less ESP systems and is being commercialized as JumpStart™ flow back and well clean up service, for worldwide deployment in offshore and onshore wells.
Abbas Al-Ghamdi, CEO of Saudi Aramco Technologies Company, said: "We are delighted to have established this important collaboration with AccessESP. The ability to use a slick line retrievable downhole pump to remove heavyweight kill fluid prior to production significantly reduces rig time and risk. The additional benefits of carbon emissions reduction and cost savings promise to improve well economics for many high-value wells worldwide. We have great faith in AccessESP in the successful commercialization of JumpStart."
For more information about this technology and related license agreement, please reach out to Subashini Asokan, Head of Licensing, Saudi Aramco Technologies Company at subashini.asokan@aramco.com.
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Constella & United Nations Development Programme Publish Joint Report on COVID-19 Information Pollution
The study analyzed 37 million results from 4.4 million profiles across the public sphere, including social media, news media, blogs, forums, and other digital communities
Today, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Constella Intelligence published a new joint report highlighting the public health and social challenges that COVID-19 misinformation has caused in Latin America and the Caribbean—signaling how the massive influx of digital conversations related to COVID-19 has hindered the effectiveness of public health responses and undermined social cohesion and political stability around the world. Leveraging Constella's proprietary, cloud-based platform for advanced analysis of the digital public sphere, Analyzer, the report assesses the scale and dynamics of "information pollution" (false, manipulated, and misleading information produced and transmitted with or without a harmful intent). The research analyzed over 37 million posts from Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, media domains, blogs, forums, and other public digital communities in English and Spanish geolocated in Latin America and the Caribbean. The study identified key communities of opinion, principal narratives across the broader debate, the role and influence of mainstream and alternative media in the digital conversation, and cross-border flows of critical public health narratives.
Constella Intelligence is proud to partner with UNDP, a United Nations organization tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crises and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone.
Key insights uncovered related to the diffusion of "information pollution" in LATAM and the Caribbean
This report offers critical insights into digital media trends, identifying vulnerabilities and helping to inform strategies to counter the harmful effects of online information pollution. The research uncovered the geographic origins of information pollution, details on how false content can spread within and across borders, and the types of narratives that attract the most attention.
1. Half a million pieces of online content about COVID-19 vaccines in Latin America prove to be information pollution. Less than 1% of users contributing to information pollution produced nearly 25% of information pollution conversations.
2. A significant amount of information pollution is created by repackaging, reframing, and reproducing out-of-context content produced by mainstream media. The research also identified several websites that were established with the primary purpose of generating disinformation.
3. Some of the most common information pollution narratives – accounting for approximately 40 percent of the "polluted" content reviewed" – discuss claims of the side effects of vaccines and the perceived benefits of alternative COVID-19 treatments.
4. Other narratives revolve around claims and fears by mask use and a rejection of social distancing as an effective form of prevention. This content has significantly undermined the response by encouraging disregard of proven public health measures and jeopardizing efforts to control the pandemic.
The research conducted by Constella and the UNDP is a great example of the importance of public-private collaborations delivering insights into global and local trends emerging from the digital public sphere. Amidst the Ukraine crisis, we can expect to see similar trends in misinformation and disinformation campaigns that will spread like wildfire to other countries and languages. Collaboration between the private and public sectors is essential to halting the spread of multi-language information pollution. COVID-19 is just the tip of the iceberg.
Joint conclusions and recommendations from Constella and the UNDP for addressing the challenges of "information pollution"
1. Counteracting information pollution will require context-specific and multi-pronged strategies. The development of effective social listening and information pollution detection systems will be a key first step.
2. Information pollution spreads like wildfire, and English-language content moderation is only one piece of the puzzle. More comprehensive efforts need to be made on tracing multi-language information pollution to limit disinforming narratives, public distrust, and paranoia related to public health.
3. Algorithmic transparency and regulation of how information travels across social media platforms and associated channels are becoming an urgent issue that cannot be tackled at the country level alone. Advocating for a global alliance of governments and other stakeholders to work together on social media regulation is a priority, especially in the face of the growing number of competing platforms and the inadequacies of self-regulation. Care will be needed to ensure rights such as privacy and freedom of expression are protected while online safety and action to tackle public harm are assured.
4. Greater transparency of public action, active media engagement, the strengthening of information verification capacities, and community participation are also required to tackle this issue and build resilience to future information pollution crises.
5. Government agencies, media, social media companies, civil society, religious and community leaders, as well as influencers such as personalities from sports and entertainment, are key actors to amplify evidence-based and responsible messages to mitigate information pollution.
Read the full report here to learn how information pollution related to the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the digital conversation in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Trends related to misinformation, disinformation, information pollution, and harmful or erroneous narratives emerging in the digital sphere do not exist in isolation. Visit the Constella Intelligence Ukraine microsite to stay updated on our dedicated research and insights related to information operations and new tactics, techniques, and procedures that our team is monitoring across the public digital sphere as well as the deep and dark web specifically related to threat actors and the Ukraine crisis.
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LOCAL GOVERNMENT Urban Redevelopment: Allow County or Municipality to Offset Payment in Condemnation Proceedings by Amount of Existing Municipal or County Tax Liens, Including Special Assessment Tax Liens
Cynthia F. Zebrowitz
Peach Sheet
The Act permits counties and local municipalities to offset the price they would normally pay for property condemned in an eminent domain proceeding by the amount of any existing special assessment tax liens on the property. The purpose of the Act is to encourage urban development by allowing municipal or county tax liens, including special assessment tax liens to be used to reduce the actual amount the county or municipality pays for the property.
Cynthia F. Zebrowitz, LOCAL GOVERNMENT Urban Redevelopment: Allow County or Municipality to Offset Payment in Condemnation Proceedings by Amount of Existing Municipal or County Tax Liens, Including Special Assessment Tax Liens, 11 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (1994).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol11/iss1/11
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Another week, another story about social media foot-in-mouth syndrome.
This time a group of Welsh doctors got into trouble for their online banter and use of "offensive" terms. One doctor tweeted about covering the "birthing shed" meaning maternity ward, then went on to say he would prefer to avoid the "madwives" and work on the "cabbage patch" (intensive care).
Every business has its humour and in-jokes, but exposing it to public scrutiny can be a risky thing. As we've said before, just apply a little common sense… If you tweet as if your grandmother was reading, you won't go far wrong.
And if you do feel the need to keep records of the conversations your staff are having online, take a look at how CubeSocial tracks and logs all the conversations your staff have with clients and contacts. A great start on the road to good social media governance.


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Each of the trainees spread out to different regional hospitals this time to take a group of 8 trainees with them for hands-on work.
Today, we'll be focusing on Old Tafo Hospital located in a predominantly Muslim neighborhood of Kumasi. Droves of patients waited for the ISUOG team near the manicured courtyard of the hospital, dressed in their colorful garments that reflected the tradition of the Ashanti region. The trainees were as excited as Janet Horenstein and Tammy Anderson and guided the group on using the new GE Voluson P8 machine, which was donated to the hospital. "These trainees are both enthusiastic and passionate about scanning and making a difference in the lives of women," says Gesù Antonio Báez, ISUOG's International Development Officer who's reporting from Kumasi. "It's inspirational and promising for the future".
The training session also helped reveal a heart defect in a 3rd trimester patient, prompting the trainees to take action in advising an emergency C-Section and careful monitoring once the baby is born.
Stay tuned as we visit the trainees in the other hospitals in the Kumasi Metro region!
I miss seeing all my friends in Kumasi. Happy scanning!
Incredibly important job, congratulations! We look forward to partnering with you in the future.
Previous Day One – Return to Ghana!


New Orleans, LA — HAI is continuing its support of the international market with product and training initiatives, such as its upcoming training presentations in Colombia and Ecuador.
These classes are corporate sponsored and taught by HAI's Latin American sales manager, Jeram Correa. He will be teaching "Introduction to Home Automation," which is a two-hour class aimed at teaching the basics of the home automation industry. The class is designed for the beginner and covers topics such as security, lighting, temperature, audio, and video. This training is offered twice in Ecuador (5/26 and 5/27) and once in Colombia (5/19) and is free to all attendees.
HAI also goes beyond an introduction presentation in Colombia with the "Entrenamiento HAI" trainings on 5/20 and 5/21. These full-day classes are like HAI's factory training in New Orleans, offering hands-on installation training for beginners and veterans alike and accordingly require a fee.
For a full HAI training schedule, click here.


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Лимена () — коммуна в Италии, располагается в провинции Падуя области Венеция.

Население составляет 7148 человек (на 2004 г.), плотность населения составляет 456 чел./км². Занимает площадь 15 км². Почтовый индекс — 35010. Телефонный код — 049.

Покровителями коммуны почитаются святые Феликс и Фортунат, празднование 14 мая.

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text:
by Jac Jemc
The first thing I remember: I was carried on a pillow to Tuckahoe by a slave. This woman so kind and gentle, and me just a child who would have put up with and forgotten most anything.
At 22, Jane died, and with Mary and Martha already married off, I was stuck with babies to talk to, and that was no good. I waited until I found a Martha of my own, and then I bowed away at my violin as she stomped her delicate fingers on the piano.
Martha from The Forest gave me six children, most of whom would never grow larger than wood nymphs. Martha had a love of honey and the sickness that comes from sweetness took her from me, and then I was left alone again with babies. I paced and took long rides to try to remember or forget – I was always trying to figure out which.
I had things to say about Liberty and Happiness, but was always confused about where to draw the lines. There was my head and my heart. It would be years before the law could make sense of it, and even after that, common sense would grow and bend in unthinkable ways.
I spent my life trying to pay down debt, building up resources and watching them burn. Moved the capital to Richmond: Arnold burnt it down. Sold the personal collection of literature I'd grown to the charred Library of Congress. Founded a university and burnt out a year later.
I lost the first Lucy Elizabeth, lost the second Lucy Elizabeth and took the third Martha, whom we called Patsy, to Paris. I sent for the second Mary, whom we called Polly, and Sally Hemings brought her to me.
I fell in love twice in France: both women that could never be mine: a married artist and a slave. Maria gave me six weeks and Sally gave me six children. Head and heart, back and forth.
I took a long ride to my inauguration alone on horseback. I counted every vote, some less than others. I was not ashamed. I was remembering and forgetting my morals, all at once.
Then Martha, whom we called Patsy: her husband started regretting her, and the dozen children followed their mother back to Monticello and I watched my obligations rise: lines on a ledger.
I proposed moving native people off their land, but it would be thirty years before that proposal was accepted and fewer years than that before it turned out to be the wrong choice, but still. I feel grateful that decision is not linked with me. I sent men out to learn stories about that new land and draw pictures that could be used to make decisions.
My good friend and good enemy, John, died only a few hours after me. My outstanding debts required that my slaves be sold, though several of the Hemings family were released in my will. Once I was dead and gone, I felt comfortable setting my blood free.
Martha, whom we called Patsy, sold Monticello several years later to an apothecary. Her husband had begun to regret his sanity. He was changing his mind or his mind was changing him, and Martha, whom we called Patsy, was footing the bill.
Newton was right: gravity causes everything to fall. In our hearts, love is that gravity. It holds us down. I was both thankful for and resentful of that love. I took long rides alone, even to my inauguration where I retired my own horse in plain clothes. That is the man I believed myself to be: independent. But still, to have a woman at home to calm my mind: that is a debt I was never repaid. I remember well.
Jac Jemc is the author of My Only Wife, out from Dzanc Books. She is also the poetry editor for decomP and a new member of the editorial team at Hobart. She blogs her rejections at jacjemc.com. Read the next story, JAMES MADISON, here.
* thanks to Amber Sparks and Brian Carr for their editorial work on this project.


text:
/*================================================================================
  code generated by: java2cpp
  author: Zoran Angelov, mailto://baldzar@gmail.com
  class: org.w3c.dom.Element
================================================================================*/

#ifndef J2CPP_INCLUDE_IMPLEMENTATION

#ifndef J2CPP_ORG_W3C_DOM_ELEMENT_HPP_DECL
#define J2CPP_ORG_W3C_DOM_ELEMENT_HPP_DECL

namespace j2cpp { namespace java { namespace lang { class Object; } } }
namespace j2cpp { namespace java { namespace lang { class String; } } }
namespace j2cpp { namespace org { namespace w3c { namespace dom { class Attr; } } } }
namespace j2cpp { namespace org { namespace w3c { namespace dom { class Node; } } } }
namespace j2cpp { namespace org { namespace w3c { namespace dom { class NodeList; } } } }

#include <java/lang/Object.hpp>
#include <java/lang/String.hpp>
#include <org/w3c/dom/Attr.hpp>
#include <org/w3c/dom/Node.hpp>
#include <org/w3c/dom/NodeList.hpp>

namespace j2cpp {

namespace org { namespace w3c { namespace dom {

	class Element;
	class Element
		: public object<Element>
	{
	public:

		J2CPP_DECLARE_CLASS

		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(0)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(1)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(2)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(3)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(4)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(5)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(6)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(7)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(8)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(9)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(10)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(11)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(12)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(13)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(14)
		J2CPP_DECLARE_METHOD(15)

		explicit Element(jobject jobj)
		: object<Element>(jobj)
		{
		}

		operator local_ref<java::lang::Object>() const;
		operator local_ref<org::w3c::dom::Node>() const;

		local_ref< java::lang::String > getTagName();
		local_ref< java::lang::String > getAttribute(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		void setAttribute(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&, local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		void removeAttribute(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > getAttributeNode(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > setAttributeNode(local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr >  const&);
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > removeAttributeNode(local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr >  const&);
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::NodeList > getElementsByTagName(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		local_ref< java::lang::String > getAttributeNS(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&, local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		void setAttributeNS(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&, local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&, local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		void removeAttributeNS(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&, local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > getAttributeNodeNS(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&, local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > setAttributeNodeNS(local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr >  const&);
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::NodeList > getElementsByTagNameNS(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&, local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		jboolean hasAttribute(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
		jboolean hasAttributeNS(local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&, local_ref< java::lang::String >  const&);
	}; //class Element

} //namespace dom
} //namespace w3c
} //namespace org

} //namespace j2cpp

#endif //J2CPP_ORG_W3C_DOM_ELEMENT_HPP_DECL

#else //J2CPP_INCLUDE_IMPLEMENTATION

#ifndef J2CPP_ORG_W3C_DOM_ELEMENT_HPP_IMPL
#define J2CPP_ORG_W3C_DOM_ELEMENT_HPP_IMPL

namespace j2cpp {

org::w3c::dom::Element::operator local_ref<java::lang::Object>() const
{
	return local_ref<java::lang::Object>(get_jobject());
}

org::w3c::dom::Element::operator local_ref<org::w3c::dom::Node>() const
{
	return local_ref<org::w3c::dom::Node>(get_jobject());
}

local_ref< java::lang::String > org::w3c::dom::Element::getTagName()
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(0),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(0),
		local_ref< java::lang::String >
	>(get_jobject());
}

local_ref< java::lang::String > org::w3c::dom::Element::getAttribute(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(1),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(1),
		local_ref< java::lang::String >
	>(get_jobject(), a0);
}

void org::w3c::dom::Element::setAttribute(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0, local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a1)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(2),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(2),
		void
	>(get_jobject(), a0, a1);
}

void org::w3c::dom::Element::removeAttribute(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(3),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(3),
		void
	>(get_jobject(), a0);
}

local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > org::w3c::dom::Element::getAttributeNode(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(4),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(4),
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr >
	>(get_jobject(), a0);
}

local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > org::w3c::dom::Element::setAttributeNode(local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > const &a0)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(5),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(5),
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr >
	>(get_jobject(), a0);
}

local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > org::w3c::dom::Element::removeAttributeNode(local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > const &a0)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(6),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(6),
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr >
	>(get_jobject(), a0);
}

local_ref< org::w3c::dom::NodeList > org::w3c::dom::Element::getElementsByTagName(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(7),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(7),
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::NodeList >
	>(get_jobject(), a0);
}

local_ref< java::lang::String > org::w3c::dom::Element::getAttributeNS(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0, local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a1)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(8),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(8),
		local_ref< java::lang::String >
	>(get_jobject(), a0, a1);
}

void org::w3c::dom::Element::setAttributeNS(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0, local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a1, local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a2)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(9),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(9),
		void
	>(get_jobject(), a0, a1, a2);
}

void org::w3c::dom::Element::removeAttributeNS(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0, local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a1)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(10),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(10),
		void
	>(get_jobject(), a0, a1);
}

local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > org::w3c::dom::Element::getAttributeNodeNS(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0, local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a1)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(11),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(11),
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr >
	>(get_jobject(), a0, a1);
}

local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > org::w3c::dom::Element::setAttributeNodeNS(local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr > const &a0)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(12),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(12),
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::Attr >
	>(get_jobject(), a0);
}

local_ref< org::w3c::dom::NodeList > org::w3c::dom::Element::getElementsByTagNameNS(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0, local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a1)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(13),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(13),
		local_ref< org::w3c::dom::NodeList >
	>(get_jobject(), a0, a1);
}

jboolean org::w3c::dom::Element::hasAttribute(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(14),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(14),
		jboolean
	>(get_jobject(), a0);
}

jboolean org::w3c::dom::Element::hasAttributeNS(local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a0, local_ref< java::lang::String > const &a1)
{
	return call_method<
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_CLASS_NAME,
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_NAME(15),
		org::w3c::dom::Element::J2CPP_METHOD_SIGNATURE(15),
		jboolean
	>(get_jobject(), a0, a1);
}

J2CPP_DEFINE_CLASS(org::w3c::dom::Element,"org/w3c/dom/Element")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,0,"getTagName","()Ljava/lang/String;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,1,"getAttribute","(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,2,"setAttribute","(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,3,"removeAttribute","(Ljava/lang/String;)V")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,4,"getAttributeNode","(Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/Attr;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,5,"setAttributeNode","(Lorg/w3c/dom/Attr;)Lorg/w3c/dom/Attr;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,6,"removeAttributeNode","(Lorg/w3c/dom/Attr;)Lorg/w3c/dom/Attr;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,7,"getElementsByTagName","(Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/NodeList;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,8,"getAttributeNS","(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/lang/String;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,9,"setAttributeNS","(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,10,"removeAttributeNS","(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,11,"getAttributeNodeNS","(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/Attr;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,12,"setAttributeNodeNS","(Lorg/w3c/dom/Attr;)Lorg/w3c/dom/Attr;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,13,"getElementsByTagNameNS","(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Lorg/w3c/dom/NodeList;")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,14,"hasAttribute","(Ljava/lang/String;)Z")
J2CPP_DEFINE_METHOD(org::w3c::dom::Element,15,"hasAttributeNS","(Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)Z")

} //namespace j2cpp

#endif //J2CPP_ORG_W3C_DOM_ELEMENT_HPP_IMPL

#endif //J2CPP_INCLUDE_IMPLEMENTATION

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


As reported by Alisha A. Pina in the March 2, 2013 edition of the Providence Journal, a Warwick woman was arrested for drunk driving following a serious accident. The woman crossed into the other lane of travel and hit another car. All three (3) of the car's occupants went to the hospital. Two adults are in serious children, while an eleven (11) year old girl is in critical condition. The woman also refused to submit to a chemical test.
The penalties if convicted include a fine, community service, a period of license suspension, participation in DUI School or alcohol counseling and assessments. A first offense DUI charge is a misdemeanor.
Pursuant to R.I.G.L. 31-27-2.6, drunk driving – serious injury resulting is defined as when serious bodily injury of any person other than the operator is caused by the operation of any motor vehicle, the operator of which is under the influence of any intoxicating liquor, toluene, or any controlled substance as defined in chapter 28 of title 21 or any combination of these, the person so operating the vehicle shall be guilty of driving under the influence of liquor or drugs, resulting in serious bodily injury. As used in this section, "serious bodily injury" means physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death or causes serious physical disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
The injuries of the other drivers may allow for the woman to be charge with drunk driving – serious injury resulting, which is a felony. The penalties if convicted include imprisonment for not less than one year and for not more than ten (10) years and by a fine of not less than one thousand dollars ($1,000) nor more than five thousand dollars ($5,000). The sentencing judge shall have the discretion to sentence the person to any unit of the adult correctional institutions. The license of the person may be revoked for a period of up to two (2) years. The license privilege shall not be reinstated until evidence satisfactory to the administrator of the division of motor vehicles establishes that no grounds exist which would authorize refusal to issue a license and until the person gives proof of financial responsibility pursuant to chapter 32 of this title. In addition, the person convicted may be required to successfully complete alcohol or drug treatment, at their own expense, in a program established by the director of the department of corrections.
If you or a family member has been charged with drunk driving, refusal to submit to a chemical test or drunk driving – serious injury resulting, please allow Attorney Robert H. Humphrey's reputation, experience and skill to successfully guide you through the legal process. Please contact Attorney Robert H. Humphrey, Esq., at 401-816-5862 or e-mail him at rhh@rhumphreylaw.com.


This morning, a 38-year-old man tried to hold up an armored truck parked outside a Wells Fargo Bank in Aurora. The guard and suspect exchanged fire. The suspect was hit and ran to a nearby apartment complex to hide. Aurora Police followed his trail of blood, and, soon after, the suspect surrendered.
The attempted robbery happened around 7:45 a.m. on July 25, 2016, at the Wells Fargo at 999 South Sable Boulevard in Aurora.
The suspect was taken to a hospital and is suffering non-life threatening injuries.
The FBI's Rocky Mountain Safe Streets Task Force is leading the investigation. If you saw anything, please call the tip line at (720) 913-7867.
The suspect's name and booking photo will not be released at this time due to the ongoing investigation. He faces state and/or federal charges.
According to FBI statistics, from January 1, 2015 to December 31, 2015, there were 28 robberies or attempted robberies of armored carrier companies nationwide.


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There is no doubt that since the building of the trench, no battle in the true sense of the word took place in the Battle of Khandaq. But there were sporadic incidents of people being injured through arrows been shot by the opposing forces. As a result of this, sixteen people were killed. They were six Muslims and ten Kaafirs.
Hadrat Sayyiduna Sa'ad bin Mu'az – may Allah be pleased with him – was also among those Muslims who had initially approached the Bani Qurayzah and warned them against turning against the Muslims. However, the Jews were also ardent enemies of Islam and the Muslims. When they were faced by immense hardship, they pleaded to the Muslims for help and when they were safe, they turned against the Muslims.
Since Hadrat Sayyiduna Sa'ad bin Mu'az – may Allah be pleased with him – was injured, he was placed in special tent which was under the control of a female Ansari named Rafeedah Aslamiyah who was in charge of taking care of the injured. Since her tent was near the locality of the Bani Aslam, the Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – wanted him to be treated in this area.
At the same time, Hadrat Sayyiduna Sa'ad – may Allah be pleased with him – was also a very beloved leader of the Bani Aus since he was from one of its offshoots, the Bani Abd Ash-hal. When the Bani Qurayzah had been found guilty of mutiny, the hands of their men folk were tied and this was done under the command and supervision Hadrat Sayyiduna Muhammad bin Muslimah Ansari – may Allah be pleased with him.
The females and the children were kept separate. Members of the Aus tribe also approached the Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – and asked him to spare these people as he had treated the Bani Qainuqah. They also mentioned that the Bani Qainuqah were under the protection of the Bani Khazraj and the Bani Qurayzah were under their protection and based on this relationship they should be spared.
The Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – then asked them whether they would be satisfied if a member of their own tribe made a decision of what would happen to Bani Qurayzah and they happily agreed to this. The Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – then decalared that this would be left to Hadrat Sayyiduna Sa'ad bin Mu'az – may Allah be pleased with him. Everyone was happy with this.
The Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – then ordered that Hadrat Sayyiduna Sa'ad bin Mu'az – may Allah be pleased with him – be brought forward. He was put on a donkey and brought to the court of the Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. On the road, the Aus tribe also requested him to be kind to the Bani Qurayzah and adopt kindness.
As he neared the blessed presence of the Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – the Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – also ordered people to stand in respect for their leader.
Hadrat Sayyiduna Sa'ad bin Mu'az – may Allah be pleased with him – then asked the Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him – whether his decision would be applicable to both the Muslims and the non-Muslims and he was told that his decision would be applicable to everyone. He then ordered that the men of the Bani Qurayzah should be killed and their women and children should be kept as prisoners and all their possessions be distributed among the Muslims.
There is no doubt that this decision of Hadrat Sayyiduna Sa'ad bin Mu'az – may Allah be pleased with him – was based on truth and justice. As we have mentioned, the Jews had spared nothing in trying to deceive the Muslims in their acts of treachery. They were guilty of treachery in one of the most sensitive moments of this battle. Not only had they been guilty of a heinous crime, but they had also secretly provided weapons to the disbelievers.
One of their greatest acts of treachery is when they even attacked the area where the Muslim females had been kept with the hope that the Muslims would turn away their attention from the enemy. However, after one of them had been killed by the blessed aunt of the Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him, namely Hadrat Sayyidah Safiyah binte Abdul Mutallib – may Allah be pleased with her, they realised that they could not achieve their objective.
In fact, when this incident occurred and certain Muslims went to clarify this with them, instead of providing a straight answer, they decided to insult the Muslims and the Holy Prophet – may Allah's peace and blessings be upon him. Therefore, when we look at the final decision which was given by Hadrat Sayyiduna Sa'ad bin Mu'az – may Allah be pleased with him – we have to conclude that he was certainly right in his decision.
Nearly six hundred of the Jewish males were killed and the prisoners were sent to Najd in exchange for more weapons for the Muslims. In this manner, Madina Shareef was protected from any further acts of treachery.
Another miracle which occurred after this incident is that the injury of Hadrat Sayyiduna Sa'ad – may Allah be pleased with him – became serious and because of this, he was martyred. At that time, he was only 37 years of age. He was also considered as being among the most handsome people of the Bani Aus. He was very tall and he was also extremely fair in complexion and had a beautiful beard.
In the Nisaa'i Shareef, it is mentioned that seventy thousand such Angels appeared for his Janazah who have never appeared on earth prior to that moment. When his mother wept for him, it was informed that the weeping of Umme Sa'ad was indeed an act of truth.


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In need of a new narrative
By Natasha C. Brooks
For better or worse, mass media play a role in the depiction of minorities but also in the way minorities define themselves. Perception can be a powerful influence, cultivating the way we think and act toward the world around us. Consider, for instance, how the dismal 2011 Science report revealing the startling disparity in RO1 funding rates between black researchers and their white counterparts and how stories in the media and minority communities rooted in distrust of science and medicine have shaped the context in which minorities view science and minorities in science. Unfortunately, narratives intended to perpetuate fear for past transgressions, those highlighting health disparities and those regarding minority scientists as exceptional and rare have become the norm. The existing narratives perpetuate the notion that science is 1) perpetrated against them and 2) not for them. This perception has not gone unnoticed among minority scientists. Danielle N. Lee, a scientist involved in outreach and a blogger for Scientific American, classifies these narratives in four groups: disempowerment, disparity, prodigy and overcoming it all.
As a minority and newly minted Ph.D., I question the validity of these narratives and realize that they have detrimental effects on the way we as minorities view and receive science. Therefore, I am committed to changing these perceptions.
The ways in which minority experiences in and with science are defined currently are antiquated and unnecessary. Current news on (human) research geared toward minorities should not be presented in the context of past unethical and discriminatory practices. Focusing on health disparities without addressing strategies to alleviate them does a disservice to minority communities. Choosing to focus primarily on exceptional minority scientists downplays the accomplishments and visibility of the majority of minority researchers. Overall, these narratives instill a negative and limited perception of science within our communities. This results in limited participation by minorities in scientific pursuits and the failure to engage minorities in meaningful dialogue about science that has an impact on their day-to-day lives.
It is time to define new narratives about and to minorities in science. These narratives should shift the consciousness and reporting on science news as it relates to minorities, implement new initiatives to tackle medical issues facing minority communities, and include the perspectives of and bring greater visibility to all minority researchers.
Disempowerment
Disempowerment narratives serve as constant reminders that science is yet another means by which minorities have been disenfranchised and exploited.
Notable stories within this narrative include the Tuskegee syphilis study, the U.S. and Guatemalan government-sponsored research involving intentional infection of Guatemalans with sexually transmitted infections, and the North Carolina eugenics program that sterilized people who were deemed unfit to raise children.
The myths surrounding these studies, in particular the Tuskegee experiments, and disregard for the historical and socioeconomic context in which these studies were performed render an unbalanced view to minorities. Further, these stories perpetuate fear and distrust of medical research.
Yes, these studies were conducted. Yes, they were terrible. But in response to these atrocities, the scientific community has enacted policies to protect human subjects, including ethical guidelines on the treatment of subjects, informed consent and oversight by institutional review boards. Therefore, there is no longer a need to present current medical research in the context of these past studies. It is imperative that we restore the trust of minorities, as clinical trials are essential to finding cures for diseases that are predominant in minority communities.
Disparity
Disparity narratives focus on how individuals from minority groups suffer disproportionately from diseases, access to medical care and so forth. Reports regarding the dismal state of health and healthcare suggest a lack of awareness and regard for health matters within minority communities. This is not a complete or accurate picture of minority health, as it fails to address 1) how intertwined socioeconomic status is with health and 2) what solutions are being put forth to close the gap in health disparities.
Grassroots campaigns in minority communities, such as Black Girls Run, are addressing the obesity epidemic. Black Girls Run is establishing running groups across the country and provides workshops aimed at developing and maintaining healthy lifestyles through exercise and proper diet. These efforts do not get as much press as they should. When I spoke with minorities in my local community, they were unaware that this program exists.
Each year the Minority Affairs Committee of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology hosts a health symposium at the Experimental Biology conference. This year, the biology, treatment and challenges of triple-negative breast cancer within minority populations was discussed.
While it is important that scientists understand the progress and limitations of health research, it is more important that those who will benefit from this research understand it as well. I would like to see scientists going into minority communities and hosting these types of symposia.
A prodigy narrative focuses on the success of a young person who accomplishes an unprecedented feat. When he was just 15 years old, Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked to attend Cornell University by renowned astronomer Carl Sagan. However, Tyson chose to attend Harvard University and later earned his doctorate in astrophysics from Columbia University. As the director of the Hayden Planetarium, he made the controversial decision to rename Pluto as a dwarf planet, thus removing its place as the ninth planet in our solar system. When we focus on the accomplishments of scientists such as Tyson, it reinforces that minority scientists are anomalies. This results in science being seen as something that is not for us. Further, it supports the notion that those of us who are not prodigies have become scientists by serendipitous circumstance. In reality, most of us have taken an interest in science from an early age. We have cultivated a pathway to research-based careers by participating in science competitions at the junior level, undertaking science-intensive curricula in high school and college, and participating in undergraduate research. This all culminated in the decision to pursue science at the doctoral level. The Research Spotlight section of the ASBMB website showcases the talents and career accomplishments of minority scientists who, like me, state that the decision to become a scientist was deliberate, conscious and orchestrated.
Overcoming it all
Overcoming-it-all narratives focus on how we as minorities have overcome insurmountable odds in life to become scientists. This narrative is so pervasive that in 2010 it prompted the U.S. House to pass a bill recognizing the extraordinary number of African-Americans who have overcome significant obstacles to enhance innovation and competitiveness in the field of science in the United States. These stories suggest that we as minorities all struggle. They lend credence to the belief that to be successful one has to struggle. While these stories make for excellent reads, they do not pertain to all minority researchers.
I acknowledge that, in the past, it was difficult for minority scientists to accomplish what they did, and in some cases this still persists today. However, the road to becoming a scientist today is not blocked by as many obstacles as in the past. I am wary of overcoming-it-all narratives, as they keep us rooted in the past and, in a sense, stagnate our growth.
Consciously or unconsciously, internal and external expectations are set low for someone who is perceived to struggle. Therefore, any progress beyond menial expectations is perceived as extraordinary, further feeding into the thought that minority scientists are exceptional and rare.
The need for a new narrative
The existing narratives present a monolithic view of minorities in science and have detrimental effects on the way minorities view and receive science. The current narratives are short-sighted, lack complexity and fail to engage minorities in meaningful dialogue about science. Therefore, it is time to define new narratives about and to minorities in science.
Media consumers in the U.S. are exposed to more ideas, viewpoints and perspectives than ever before. We as scientists can use this to our advantage. We can keep minority communities abreast of research aimed at decreasing health disparities through blogs and social-networking media. We can host science cafés and collaborate with civic organizations to reach out to minority communities. In particular, we as minority scientists should make a greater effort to engage our communities in scientific dialogue. In this way, we will begin to shed the negative narratives that keep us away from science. I realize that what I am suggesting will take time as well as a change in mindset. I am hopeful that, if we all do our part, we will begin to see positive narratives regarding minorities and science.
Natasha C. Brooks (ncbrooks@gmail.com) earned her degree in biochemistry and molecular biology from the University of Texas Medical Branch. She currently serves as the postdoctoral representative of the ASBMB Minority Affairs Committee.


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Also, the * indicates the booties I personally own.
I hope you had a fabulous weekend. I got to cross apple and pumpkin picking off my Fall bucket list so that's exciting :) I've been whipping out my booties and thought it'd be helpful to do a round-up of boots every girl needs (and that I'm loving). After all you have to have your basics: ankle booties, over the knee boots, heeled boots, etc. There are so many new arrivals in the stores and I was ooh-ing and ahh-ing over all the styles.
During the #NSale, I purchased these Sam Edelman 'Paige Fringe' booties in the Putty Suede color (seen under "fringe" booties", and I absolutely love them! I wore them in this post to give y'all an idea of how they look on. The fringe is subtle enough on these and I always get so many compliments when I wear them. They also come in three different colors!
Last year, a girlfriend got me these heeled booties by BP in black (less than $80!! - seen under "classic" booties) for my birthday. I dress it both down and up; you can never go wrong with a classic black heeled bootie.


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The Ginnie Mae model significantly limits the taxpayers' exposure to risk associated with secondary market transactions. Its strategy is to guarantee a simple pass-through security to lenders rather than buy loans and issue its own securities.
Because private lending institutions originate eligible loans, pool them into securities and issue Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities (MBS), the corporation's exposure to risk is limited to the ability and capacity of its MBS Issuer partners to fulfill their obligations to pay investors. By guaranteeing the servicing performance of the Issuer — not the underlying collateral — Ginnie Mae insulates itself from the credit risk of the mortgage loans.
As you can see, Ginnie Mae is in the fourth loss position and is at risk only when all three of the preceding layers of risk protection are exhausted or fail. Additionally, the failure of an Issuer will cause Ginnie Mae to experience financial loss only to the extent that funds are needed to transfer the servicing to another Issuer or to the extent there is deterioration in servicing value.


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'World's largest farmer' faces investigation into deforestation
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Olam cleared rainforests over half the size of Singapore
The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC), a global certification body on responsible forest management, has just initiated an investigation into the deforestation liabilities of the world's largest farmer, Olam International, which trades in 47 agricultural commodities across 70 countries.
The FSC investigation will assess Mighty Earth's complaint filed with the FSC in December 2016, which provides damning evidence that Olam cleared vast areas of rainforest for oil palm and rubber plantation development in Gabon and, as a result, violated the FSC Policy of Association. The complaint was filed based on evidence presented in the report "Black Box," co-authored by Mighty Earth and Gabonese Goldman Award winner Marc Ona Essangui's organization Brainforest.
In Olam's response, the company admitted that the company had cleared 25,735 hectares of rainforest while establishing its oil palm plantations in Gabon: "58% (25,735 ha) of the planted area was originally highly logged and degraded secondary forest." Such levels of deforestation violate the FSC Policy for Association, which was established to ensure that no company should benefit from the FSC's eco-forestry certification if it engages in activities that have devastating impacts on ecosystems, biodiversity, and the rights of forest peoples.
In February 2017, following negotiations between Mighty Earth and Olam, mediated by the World Resources Institute, the company agreed to suspend further land clearing of rainforests in Gabon for palm and rubber plantations for a year, Olam also overhauled its palm oil policy, its global policy on how the company treats workers, and its company-wide global policy on protecting forests for all its agricultural commodities. As a result, Mighty Earth agreed to suspend its campaign targeting Olam's oil palm and rubber operations, including its FSC complaint, for one year. In January 2018, Mighty Earth renewed these agreements in order to continue engaging on issues of mutual interest and resolving issues through a process of dialogue.
However, the issues relating to deforestation liabilities in Gabon were not addressed in 2017 or 2018. The FSC, Mighty Earth and Olam have now jointly agreed on a voluntary alternative resolution process to address the issues highlighted in the complaint. The FSC has now commissioned an FSC-accredited assessor (SmartCert) to conduct the investigation, which will be paid for by Olam.
"While it's wonderful that Olam stopped clearing rainforest for its palm and rubber plantations, the company still needs to be held accountable for its past rainforest destruction," said Etelle Higonnet, Mighty Earth Senior Campaign Director. "No company should get away with breaking the FSC rules on deforestation, which are there for a crucial reason: to protect rainforests, which help shield humanity from climate chaos."
The initial investigation will only focus on Olam's oil palm plantations, at Olam's request. A second FSC investigation will cover deforestation for Olam rubber plantations in Gabon. Mighty Earth estimates that Olam cleared around 11,000 hectares of rainforest between 2012-2016 for its rubber plantations in northern Gabon. This was documented by Brainforest's undercover videos, available online.
"The bottom line is that Olam cleared nearly 40,000 hectares of Gabonese rainforest to make way for vast oil palm and rubber plantations in Gabon," said Higonnet. "This undoubtedly violated FSC standards. In the past, the FSC has disassociated companies with such high levels of deforestation. However, the FSC is hoping that this alternative complaint process will lead to Olam compensating for its deforestation liabilities, without the need to disassociate the company. We're are hoping for the best and will be following this process closely to ensure justice is done."
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4T was a 2-6-0T tank locomotive built in 1903 by Kerr, Stuart and Company (Stoke on Trent) for the Tralee and Dingle Light Railway. It was sent up to the Cavan and Leitrim Railway in 1941 and scrapped after the line closed in 1959
Hunslet Engine
Hunslet Engine 3T in service from 1889 till 1959
1889 run on C&L
1939 sent to Inchicore Works
1941 back to C&L
1959 scrapped
5T Hunslet Engine Co. of 1892; 2-6-2 tank. Ex T&DR. In service till closure 1959.
survives. It went to America after the Cavan and Leitrim railway closed in 1959 but returned to it's original railway, The Tralee and Dingle in the 1980s where it now rests in a shed in Blennerville. It was in use up until 2006
1950 sent o Inchicore Works
Neilson & Reid Engines
In 1933, after the closure of the Cork, Blackrock Passage Railway, the GSR transferred its four 2-4-2T locomotives to the C&L line, renumbering them 10L to 13L
2-4-2 represents the wheel arrangements of two leading wheels on one axle, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and two trailing wheels on one axle.
2-4-2 locomotives were tank locomotives designated 2-4-2T. The symmetrical wheel arrangement suits a tank locomotive that is used to work in either direction
10L Neilson, Reid & Co. No. 5561 of 1900; 2-4-2 tank. Ex CB&PR.
In service till closure 1959 & scrapped in same year.
Scrapped 1939.
In service till closure 1959 & scrapped in same year..
Withdrawn 1954 & scrapped in same year.
Black & Hawthorn Engines
Black, Hawthorn & Co. Made 3 Locomotives in 1887 for the Ballymena, Cushendall and Red Bay Railway which opened on 8 October 1876 to convey iron ore and later modified to carry passenger traffic: closed to all traffic in 1937. Three 0-4-2ST locomotives: Black Hawthorn: WN 301-3 of 1874. Running numbers 1-3. No. 3 as BNCR No. 103 withdrawn in 1911: other two, by then 101A and 102A, withdrawn in 1922, following their use on the Agrigna Vallery extension of the Cavan& Leitrim Railway where they proved very popular
101A Black, Hawthorn & Co. 0-4-2 tank. In service 1920-21
Scrapped 1922
102A Black, Hawthorn & Co. 0-4-2 tank. In service 1920-21 Scrapped 1922
Robert Stephenson Engines
When the line opened, there were eight 4-4-OT locomotives, numbered 1 to 8, supplied by Robert Stephenson. A ninth locomotive, No 9, 06-4T came from the same supplier in 1904.
4-4-0 represents the arrangement of four leading wheels on two axles, usually in a leading bogie, four powered and coupled driving wheels on two axles, and no trailing wheels
No.1L was named "Isabel" after the daughter of R.H. Johnstone of Bawnboy House, the longest serving director of the C&LR. Built by Robert Stephenson & co in 1887 withdrawn in 1949. Status – Scrapped in 1949
No.2L was named "Kathleen" after one of the Directors' daughters. Built by Robert Stephenson & co in 1887 withdrawn in 1959. Status – Preserved Ulster F&T Museum together with a C&LR coach
No.3L was named "Lady Edith" after one of the Directors' daughters. Built by Robert Stephenson & co in 1887 withdrawn in 1959. Status – Preserved in USA at the New Jersey Museum of Transportation. Currently in storage
No.4L was named "violet" after one of the Directors' daughters. Built by Robert Stephenson & co in 1887 withdrawn in 1959. Status – Cut at Dromod for scrap in 1960
No.5L was named "Gertrude" after one of the Directors' daughters. Built by Robert Stephenson & co in 1887 withdrawn in 1925. Status – Scrapped by GSR
No.6L was named "May" after one of the Directors' daughters. Built by Robert Stephenson & co in 1887 withdrawn in 1927. Status – Scrapped by GSR
No.7L was named "Olive" after one of the Directors' daughters.Built by Robert Stephenson & co in 1887 withdrawn in 1945. Status – sent to Inchicore in 1939 scrapped in1945
No.8L was named "Queen Victoria" lost her nameplates under, what were described as, 'patriotic' circumstances in 1923. The plates were eventually found and the C&L insisted they should be restoring to the locomotive, however within a few days they again disappeared, this time never to be found. Built by Robert Stephenson & co in 1887 withdrawn in 1959. Status – Cut at Ballinmore for scrap
No.9L King Edward – 0-6-4 type. Not liked and over weight. Built by Robert Stephenson & co in 1904 withdrawn in 1934. Status – Scrapped in 1934
7 of the 9 Stephenson engines were scrapped. 7 of the 9 Stephenson Locos were rebuilt with a larger boiler in 1902–1906 Rebuilt from 1930 with brick arch in firebox to burn hard Welsh coal instead of the soft product from Arigna's mines.
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I just wanted to share with you this cute little cake topper I recently finished for a customer of mine. It was a piece I had already created but modified it when she contacted me on short notice. I think it turned out well given the time frame.:) It is for her little granddaughter who is turning three and the theme of the party is a Bouncy Bounce one.:) How cute. And so Bella the bunny worked out great!
I've missed you here and on twitter! Bella is adorable!
oh my goodness!! i would love one of your toppers for my little girls first b day coming up in aug! sooooo beautiful!!!
it is gorgeous as usual...i am loving being at home and am hoping to take next year off as well but the lack of money really is the hardest thing but we are all a whole lot happier.
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For most Western audiences, the type of dance music Omar Souleyman creates and performs is sonically familiar, but culturally unrecognizable. Though his career spans multiple decades and he boasts an impeccable reputation in his native Syria, it's the involvement of Kieran Hebden (a.k.a. Four Tet)—who was enlisted to produce Wenu Wenu—that has truly boosted Souleyman's profile as of late. Still, even with Four Tet behind the boards, Souleyman's foundation remains largely the same, as he continues to use the Syrian wedding music known as dabke as a jumping off point. Designed for group dancing, dabke's communal energy is well presented on Wenu Wenu, particularly in the hyperactive arrangements of Souleyman's composer, keyboardist, and longtime collaborator Rizan Sa'id. The frenetic songs are at odds with any expectations of foreign antiquity, and on the whole, Wenu Wenu is a giddy digital blur.
Opener "Wenu Wenu" is a shove into the dance circle, with chord stabs shuddering underneath a slithering synthesizer line that's as hummable as it is peculiar. The synthesizer, ascending and descending frantically on a quarter-tone scale, has a memorably trilling timbre somewhere between theremin, bagpipe, accordion, and 303, and it's the album's instrumental anchor, returning again and again. "Wenu Wenu" hurdles toward a fantastic breakdown, with rhythmic shouts egging on Sa'id's spindly instrumental pyrotechnics that suggest AC/DC finger-tapping. Singing entirely in Arabic, Souleyman's craggy voice has a dynamism that doesn't require translation. Still, the dominant themes on Wenu Wenu center around a romantic yearning that's barely masked in celebratory fervor. On the gentle "Mawal Jamar," Souleyman laments an unrequited love, singing "I would walk on coal for you and dig my own grave before I see you getting married." Other lyrics entreat God to watch over a forbidden love, both in the breakneck synthetic horn charts of "Ya Yumma" or the blippy "Warni Warni," in which Souleyman sings, "May God punish whoever tries to separate you and me."
Those expecting a Four Tet record will be sorely disappointed. Wenu Wenu is Souleyman's first album recorded entirely in the studio, but Hebden had only a perfunctory presence during the recording process. However, just having his name attached means that Wenu Wenu is bound to draw attention from listeners whose eyes would normally glaze over within seconds of hearing the words "Syrian folk pop." As it stands, Hebden's fingerprints are practically anonymous beyond the propulsive energy that Souleyman's arrangements and Hebden's recent ramshackle productions share.
Wenu Wenu's success lies in its ability to cleave memorable passages from homogenized surroundings. Even when the instrumentals stagnate, Sa'id contributes plentiful moments of virtuosity or adds ornamental fillips to complement Souleyman's emotional tone. Listeners will be able to highlight any variety of neon moments as favorites with little overlap because the album is so stuffed with detail. "Khattaba" has a hip-hop slinkiness, while "Yagbuni" is a defiant and dark closer, phasing random phrases on top of soft piano-house chords.
If Wenu Wenu has a weakness, it's that the music is one-dimensional. Then again, wedding music isn't exactly known for genre diversity or abstraction, regardless of the culture. Considering the intended functionality of Souleyman's output, homogeneity isn't necessarily a problem. However, the overwhelming digital palette still makes for a tiring listen. On a song like "Nahy," even an undulating flute sounds aggressive, though in the context of the album it's a comparative respite. Finishing Wenu Wenu brings on the equivalent of runner's high; one is left feeling the adrenaline rush but still panting for breath.


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Laredo man, 20, allegedly threatened to kill his stepmother
By César Rodriguez, LMTonline.com / Laredo Morning Times
Steven Freeman Byfield, 20, was charged with terroristic threat.
A man has been arrested for threatening to kill his stepmother, according to Laredo police.
A terroristic threat was reported at about 4:35 p.m. Feb. 7 in the 1000 block of Toinette Drive.
A woman stated to police that her stepson, Steven Freeman Byfield, 20, had arrived at the location wanting to retrieve a vehicle that belonged to her son, according to LPD. When she refused, Byfield got angry and told her he would kill her, police said.
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LPD's special investigations unit took over the case. Investigators said they later identified the suspect as Byfield.
He was served with an arrest warrant Saturday and charged with terroristic threat.


Natural dyeing onto textiles was a common practice in earlier times. Evidence of fabrics dyed with natural colors unearthed from various archaeological sites all over the world holds account of the fact how the knowledge of producing natural dyes was prevalent since time immemorial.
Until the second half of the 19th century, everywhere in the world, natural dyes were the only source of colours for everyday textiles. However, with the coming of synthetic dyes the popularity of natural dyeing gradually started to diminish.
Along with other parts of India, Assam, in the north-eastern region also widely practiced the method of natural dyes. Natural dyeing was prevalent among the tribals settled in the hills and in the plains. With its richness in biological diversity, plants and minerals needed for extracting natural colours was abundantly available in Assam. The practice of natural dyes has remained a part of oral tradition. In earlier days, the people of Assam used to naturally dye the fabric using various indigenous methods and techniques. Though the knowledge of natural dyes have been passed on from generation to generation orally but with the change of time it has merged into mere extinction. Apart from its aesthetic significance, textiles dyed with natural minerals always carries a therapeutic function also.
The commonly used source for natural dyes are parts of plants and trees such as leaves, flowers, barks, roots, rhizomes, seeds, fruits etc.
Based on the colour to be produced the method and technique for extracting dyes differs. For producing dyes from flowers, the leaves or the flowers are soaked and submerged in water and boiled for a certain time. On the other hand the berries are crushed and boiled in vinegar or lemon juice.
Direct dyeing, Vat Dyeing and Mordant Dyeing.
In direct dyeing the fabric is dipped in the dye bath till it retains the color onto it . In vat dyeing, the dye bath are known as vats, which are buried in the ground to maintain the temperature. In earlier days wooden vats or earthen vats were used. In mordant dyeing a substance is added to the natural dye for strongly binding the color onto the fabric used for dyeing.
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