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What the 2020 UK Budget means for Electric Vehicles and renewable energy
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The Hero's Journey in Stories | Stavros Halvatzis Ph.D.
Good post. Seems simple enough. It's almost a chemical reaction – the outer journey effects the inner journey that in return determines the final out come of the outer journey . The Harry Potter Saga is a good example. Harry goes to Hogwarts to discover the side of him that was kept a secret from him all his life. It is here where he meets his friends who become his surrogate family. When Harry discoverers that he him self is part of the antagonist he becomes willing to sacrifice himself if it means a world without Voldemort . Another series I would highly recommend is the fifth and final season of Samurai Jack. ( The protagonist continues acts of self sacrifice ( placing others needs above his own) eventually leads him to the path of achieving his ultimate goal.
In short : For a successful outer journey , the inner journey must be influenced by something ( or some one) the protagonist places above his own goals.


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Support USSF President candidate Kyle Martino as he prepares a Progress Plan for the future of soccer in America.
You can read more at www.everyonesgameusa.com.
Funds will go to Kyle's campaign organization (Everyone's Game, LLC) and will be used for arranging meetings and logistics as Kyle travels around the US talking to stakeholders at all levels of the game.
Win or lose, the Progress Plan will be shared publicly as a blueprint for a path forward, including youth development, gender equity, professional league structure, and the strengthening of the Men's and Women's National Teams.
Any unused funds will be donated to charities supporting the growth of soccer in the US.
Credit to Jamie Smed for the photo.
Thanks to everyone for the support. While we didn't win today, I believe that our campaign and Progress Plan, which couldn't have happened without you, helped move the conversation about soccer in America forward in important ways. I look forward to continuing it in the months and years ahead.
Thanks to all of your help and support, I'm thrilled to be sharing my Progress Plan.
The campaign goes on, with just over three weeks until the election. I'll continue to send updates as things progress and will be sharing more details from the plan here and on social media in the coming weeks.
Thank you again for your vote of confidence and your support.
As the year comes to a close, I wanted to take a minute to thank you for supporting my campaign. It has been an incredibly productive two months—with hundreds of phone calls, trips to meet delegates, and the Soccer Summit in NYC—and I couldn't have done it without your help.
It is now seven weeks until the election in Orlando. I will be spending most of January traveling around the country, sharing and revising the draft Progress Plan before releasing it publicly around January 15th, ahead of the United Soccer Coaches convention in Philadelphia. I'm also excited to be participating this month in the American Outlaw's candidate forum (January 9th) and the candidates debate on January 20th in Philadelphia, both of which will give the voting delegates a clearer picture of the differences between candidates in this wide field.
Happy New Year and here's to making this 2018 election the first step toward the future of our soccer nation.


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Written by: Eric Idle
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We know him best for his unforgettable roles on Monty Python - from the Flying Circus to The Meaning of Life. Now, Eric Idle reflects on the meaning of his own life in this entertaining memoir that takes us on an unforgettable journey from his childhood in an austere boarding school through his successful career in comedy, television, theater, and film.
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A founding member of Monty Python and creator of Spamalot discusses his absurdly funny memoir of his remarkable journey from childhood in an austere boarding school, coming of age as a writer and comedian during the '60s and '70s, and his successful career in comedy, television, theater, and film.
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Monty Python's Flying Circus
Written by: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
Perhaps the ultimate in TV comedy madness and absurdity, this cult series, which began in 1969, inspired many of today's writers and performers. This audio programme features many of the legendary sketches, songs, and catchphrases, including "The Dead Parrot", "The Ministry of Silly Walks", "The Lumberjack Song", "And Now for Something Completely Different", and many more.
The Quite Remarkable Adventures of the Owl and the Pussycat
Written by: Eric Idle, John Du Prez - composer - libretto
Join the Owl and the Pussycat on their long journey to save the walking, talking Bong Tree in this clever story filled with love and laughter, silly songs, fabulous felines, vile villains, precocious pie-rats, and lots more to tickle one's fancy. Enhanced by an original musical score that contains 10 hysterical songs. Based on the poem by Edward Lear.
Do Not Adjust Your Set - Volume 8
Written by: Humphrey Barclay, Ian Davidson, Denise Coffey, and others
Narrated by: Denise Coffey, Eric Idle, David Jason, and others
Do Not Adjust Your Set is a 60s comedy show comprised mostly of satirical sketches, often presented in a bizarre, surreal and disjointed manner - much like that of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a subsequent show which several of the cast became part of. An important Monty Python predecessor and arguably one of the finest children's sketch comedies ever produced, DNAYS is certainly something you do not want to miss....
Written by: Humphrey Barclay, Ian Davidson, Denise Coffey, Eric Idle, David Jason, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Narrated by: Denise Coffey, Eric Idle, David Jason, Terry Jones, Michael Palin
Do Not Adjust Your Set - The Best Of
Do Not Adjust Your Set is a 60s comedy show comprised mostly of satirical sketches, often presented in a bizarre, surreal and disjointed manner - much like that of Monty Python's Flying Circus, a subsequent show which several of the cast became part of. An important Monty Python predecessor and arguably one of the finest children's sketch comedies ever produced, DNAYS is certainly something you do not want to miss. This volume features a compilation of classic sketches from the show.
Interesting People
Narrated by: John Cleese, Michael Palin, Eric Idle
Perhaps the ultimate in TV comedy madness and absurdity, this cult series, which began in 1969, has inspired many of today's writers and performers. Its sketches, songs, and catchphrases are legendary: the dead parrot, the Ministry of Silly Walks, The Lumberjack Song, And Now for Something Completely Different, and many more. Sketches are now available as individual downloads.

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Bareword "HefceOA::Const::EX_FUR" not allowed while "strict subs" in use at /opt/eprints3/lib/cfg.d/hefce_oa_tests.pl line 32.
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Added blue status to reports to highlight items accepted before April 2016, for which compliance is not a concern.
Fix issue for multi-archive repositories (Issue 42).
Traffic light system for reports, items with status of 'will become compliant' shown as amber (Generic Reporting Framework v2.0 prerequisite).
Option to include 'will become compliant' records in report headline figure (Generic Reporting Framework v2.0 prerequisite).
Custom reports search configuration (Generic Reporting Framework v2.0 prerequisite).
'Exclude from REF' checkbox in REF CC stage of deposit workflow, which when set prevents a record from appearing in a REF report.
Update Date of First Compliant Deposit rule to account for relaxed HEFCE rules: "If the Date of acceptance is before 1st April 2018, Date of first compliant deposit must be no later than three months after the Date of first online publication."
display of a will become compliant status for items that have an embargoed document attached, but that are otherwise compliant.
The REF Compliance Checker plugin for EPrints has been developed to help your institution comply with the Open Access policy of the UK HE Funding Bodies. The key points of the policy are shown below; the full details may be accessed from the HEFCE website: Policy for open access in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework: Updated July 2015.
The policy states that, to be eligible for submission to the post-2014 REF, authors' outputs must have been deposited in an institutional or subject repository. Deposited material should be discoverable, and free to read and download, for anyone with an internet connection. The requirement applies only to journal articles and conference proceedings with an International Standard Serial Number. It will not apply to monographs, book chapters, other long-form publications, working papers, creative or practice-based research outputs, or data.
The policy applies to research outputs accepted for publication after 1 April 2016. Institutions are being strongly encouraged to implement systems to enable them to meet this deadline as soon as possible.
The policy allows repositories to respect embargo periods set by publications. Where a publication specifies an embargo period, authors can comply with the policy by making a 'closed' deposit. Closed deposits must be discoverable to anyone with an Internet connection before the full text becomes available for read and download (which will occur after the embargo period has elapsed). If still under embargo at the submission date of the next REF, closed deposits will be admissible to the REF.
The output must have been deposited as soon after the point of acceptance as possible, and no later than three months after this date (as given in the acceptance letter or e-mail from the publication to the author).
There are a number of exceptions to the various requirements that will be allowed by the policy. These exceptions cover circumstances where deposit was not possible, or where open access to deposited material could not be achieved within the policy requirements. These exceptions will allow institutions to achieve near-total compliance, but the post-2014 REF will also include a mechanism for considering any other exceptional cases where an output could not otherwise meet the requirements.
The purpose of the REF Compliance Checker is to smooth the process by which EPrints-using institutions can establish in a straightforward fashion whether an article or conference proceeding with an ISSN produced by a member of their organisation is eligible for the post-2014 REF. To do this effectively, the checker requires some metadata describing key facts such as the date of acceptance and the version type. The relevant metadata need to be checked against a set of logical rules that faithfully represent the requirements laid down in the Open Access policy of the UK Higher Education Funding Bodies.
The REF Compliance Checker plugin for EPrints provides a straightforward means by which you can check whether an article or conference proceeding in your EPrints repository is eligible for the post-2014 REF.
It does this by checking relevant metadata in your repository against the Open Access policy of the UK Higher Education Funding Bodies.
The developers of the plugin worked closely with HEFCE to ensure that it is fit for purpose. A beta version of the plugin has been tested by a number of UK universities prior to general release in early January 2016.
Jisc funded the development of the REF Compliance Checker plugin and it is freely available to all EPrints users. You may acquire the plugin from Github or the EPrints Bazaar.
The REF Compliance Checker plugin integrates with the RIOXX2 plugin for EPrints and the DatesDatesDates plugin. In addition, if you wish to benefit from the reports generated by the plugin, you will need to have installed the Generic Reporting Framework.
If your EPrints repository is hosted by a third party service provider, you may need to ask them to install the plugin for you since they may not permit the self-installation of plugins.
An item will be considered a compliant deposit if (a) it is in the Review or the Live Archive area of the repository and (b) it has the Accepted or Published version of the full text manuscript attached. The FCD metadata reflects the date that the item first met this criteria - for example when the item was submitted to the review section of the repository by the researcher, or when the accepted version of the full text was subsequently uploaded by an editor to the live side of the repository.
Once the Date of FCD is set, subsequent changes to the item will not affect it. The Date of FCD will be copied to any new versions created using the "New Version" option. The new version will effectively "inherit" the same Date of FCD as the previous version. The behaviour of the Date of FCD field in different circumstances is outlined in the table below.
Researcher makes compliant deposit Date of FCD set when researcher clicks "Deposit Now"
The Version of FCD automatically records the version of the full text that was present when the Date of FCD was recorded.
These version terms are adopted from the RIOXX V2 Application Profile.
Once the Version of FCD is set, subsequent changes to the item will not affect it. The Version of FCD will be copied to any new versions created using the "New Version" option - the new version will effectively "inherit" the same Version of FCD as the previous version.
The Date of FOA automatically records the date that a compliant deposit was first made Open Access - that is, the date that the Accepted or Published version of the full text attached to the deposit was first made publicly available. For example this could be the date that the item was made live (discoverable) or when an embargo period expired.
Once the Date of FOA is set, subsequent changes to the item will not affect it. The Date of FOA will be copied to any new versions created using the "New Version" option - the new version will effectively "inherit" the same Date of FOA as the previous version.
The date that the item was first accepted for publication.
The length (in months) of any embargo affecting access to the Accepted or Published version. Note that the Open Access policy stipulates acceptable embargo lengths.
The panel that the item is likely to be submitted to in the post-2014 Research Excellence Framework.
Any deposit, access, technical or other exceptions that apply to the item.
Using the metadata described above, the OA Compliance Checker plugin carries out a number of tests to determine compliance. These tests are carried out whenever the item is changed, so the updated compliance status is immediately reflected.
The deposit, discovery and access requirements are met.
There is a deposit exception.
There is an access exception and the deposit and discovery requirements are met.
There is a technical exception.
There is an 'other' exception.
To be deposit compliant, all of the following conditions must be met.
The Date of first compliant deposit must be set (i.e. the item is a compliant deposit).
The Date of first compliant deposit must be no later than three months after the Date of acceptance. If the Date of acceptance is before 1st April 2018, Date of first compliant deposit must be no later than three months after the Date of first online publication.
The item must be in the Live Archive.
To be access compliant, all of the following conditions must be met.
If no embargo applies, the Date of first compliant Open Access must be less than one month after the Date of first compliant deposit. Otherwise, the Date of first compliant Open Access must be less than one month after the embargo expiry date (Date of first online publication + Embargo length (months).
The Embargo length (months) must not exceed the stated maxima for the target REF panel.
All other criteria are determined to be already met or not necessary to explicitly check at the software level.
The REF Compliance Checker plugin integrates with the DatesDatesDates and RIOXX2 plugins. At a later point in time there will be further integration between the REF Compliance Checker and the REF Support plugin.
The REF Compliance Checker is able to produce reports showing by year which items are eligible for the REF. In order to enable this feature, the Generic Reporting Framework will need to be installed from the Bazaar (Generic Reporting Framework version 1.0.0+). This same package is also required for the RIOXX2 plugin.
The REF Compliance Checker plugin is available via the EPrints Bazaar. This is accessed from the "System Tools" tab on the Admin screen. A Bazaar package is normally installed by clicking the "Install" button next to a package displayed on the "Available" tab.
When upgrading to version 1.3 or higher, please ensure all eprint records are recommitted. This will set the hoa_exclude field to FALSE by default, ensuring that all records appear in the Generic Reporting Framework reports.
Once installed, a REF CC tab will appear in the workflow.
Selecting the REF CC tab will open the user interface to the plugin.
It is important when depositing an item that the content is correctly specified: the drop down list associated with the Content field, found in the optional section of the Upload stage of the workflow, enables the depositor to identify an item as being Accepted or Published. The REF Compliance Checker plugin refers to this information to help establish whether an item is eligible for the REF. In view of that, the repository administrator may choose to consider whether the Content field should become mandatory.
The metadata entry process for the Details and Subject sections of the workflow will be very familiar to EPrints users and the Compliance Checker plugin changes nothing here. Similarly, the RIOXX2 metadata collection page is standard and is being used by an increasing number of institutions that use EPrints.
The depositor may select a REF panel if appropriate; this is important because the maximum allowable embargo period differs according to the REF panel selected.
The one-screen user interface to the REF CC plugin is designed to collect metadata that cannot be entered elsewhere in the workflow process and provides an additional opportunity to enter key metadata if it has not been entered elsewhere – such as the date of acceptance. In particular, depositors can specify the REF panel relevant to the item being deposited and exceptions may be claimed. If depositors select one of the radio buttons in error, selecting the "Unspecified" radio button will override the erroneous selection.
Once a record has been deposited, the REF Compliance Checker plugin will then perform its logic-based tests on the metadata that has been supplied. The next screen provides an example of a record that is compliant with the Open Access policy. The plugin clearly indicates which data have been used to check compliance with the various different aspects of the policy: deposit; discovery; access or whether any exceptions have been claimed.
Where a record is ineligible this will be clearly indicated. The plugin will indicate where the deficiency lies. Clicking the "More" link provides more detailed information about the particular requirements of the Open Access policy. In some cases it may be, for instance, that a key date is missing, the embargo length exceeds the maximum allowed under the policy or the status of the item has not been established.
In the case depicted by the screen shot below, the deposited does not comply with the Open Access policy because it does not fully comply with the deposit rules. Clicking the "More" link provides a detailed account of what the rules are with regard to achieving compliance and by expanding the area under the heading "Data used to check compliance" it is clear that the Date of acceptance is missing.
Sometimes an output meets all the compliance criteria except that the full text is not OA, as an embargo has been placed on it. The screen shot below shows the 'clock' icon used to denote an item that will become compliante when the embargo is released.
In the screenshot, there is also an incomplete date (only year and month were specified) which generates a warning, as accurate compliance calculations need accurate dates to work from.
The plugin offers two reporting options that provide an at-a-glance overview of the level of compliance in any one year. The first report category shows the compliance status of all relevant items (articles and conference proceedings) in a particular 12-month period. The second report category focuses on those items where one or more exceptions have been claimed.
In the example shown below, two of the five items in our test repository do not comply with the Open Access policy, resulting in a compliance score of 60% (3/5). Information is provided as to why the non-compliant records failed the tests.
For the first six months of 2016, Jisc-sponsored general and technical support will be available to HEIs that wish to make use of the REF CC plugin. The Repository technical support site maintained by Jisc will signpost you to appropriate sources of support. If your repository is hosted by a service such as EPrints Services or ULCC you may wish to enlist their assistance in installing the plugin (and the other relevant plugins if you do not already have them installed: RIOXX2, DatesDatesDates and the Generic Reporting Framework.
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My favorite thing about Laika is how open they are about their creative process. Before a film is released, we get these fantastic little featurettes which show how they build environments, animate characters and sometimes even showing how every stitch of clothing needs to be just so. Often, i'll be talking to journalists before an interview with these folks and most of the room is insistent that there are many CGI elements in a current releasing film. It's fun to watch their eyes bug out when the Laika crew set them straight and reveal all the tricks behind the magic. Today, Laika reveals some awesome bits about creating the fully realized world of the Boxtrolls, all of which is sure to have some of you taking notes!


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UN rights chief stays open-minded ahead of Sri Lanka trip
by Nita Bhalla | @nitabhalla | Thomson Reuters Foundation
Friday, 23 August 2013 09:24 GMT
Sri Lanka's President Mahinda Rajapaksa (in white) inspects a parade during the War Victory parade, in Colombo, May 18, 2013. Sri Lanka held a military parade and memorial for fallen soldiers to mark the fourth anniversary of the defeat of the Tamil Tigers, which ended a quarter-century civil war in the Indian Ocean nation. REUTERS/Dinuka Liyanawatte
Navi Pillay, who arrives in Sri Lanka on August 25 for a week, is the first senior United Nations official to visit the country since the end of a nearly three-decade-long bloody conflict in 2009
NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The United Nations human rights chief said on Friday she has an "open mind" and will not be "pre-judging anything" ahead of her first trip to Sri Lanka, which is under growing pressure from the international community to address alleged war crimes.
Navi Pillay, who arrives in Sri Lanka on August 25 for a week, is the first senior U.N. official to visit the country since the end of a nearly three-decade-long bloody conflict in 2009, despite Colombo extending an invitation to the body more than two years ago.
The Sri Lankan government, which defeated separatist Tamil Tiger rebels, has faced criticism for not doing enough to bring to justice those responsible for rights abuses and to foster reconciliation in the polarised nation.
The U.N. Human Rights Council urged the Indian Ocean island in a March resolution to carry out credible investigations into the deaths and disappearances of thousands of people. Many Western nations, including Britain and Canada, have also demanded an independent probe.
"I want to see for myself the reconstruction and rehabilitation effort, but also what progress is being made towards accountability and reconciliation," U.N. Human Rights Commissioner Pillay, a South African national of Indian Tamil origin, told Thomson Reuters Foundation in an email interview.
"I am not pre-judging anything. There are clearly plenty of issues to discuss, including some worrying ones, and some more positive developments. I am going with an open mind and I plan to give a balanced preliminary assessment of my own impressions at the end of my visit," she added.
As many as 40,000 civilians were killed in the last months of the conflict, as government troops advanced on the last stronghold of the rebels fighting for an independent homeland, a U.N. panel said in 2011.
It blamed both Sri Lankan troops and the Tamil Tigers for atrocities, but said the army was mostly responsible.
Colombo has rejected the allegations and resisted pressure to allow an independent commission to investigate its military, saying a wide range of recommendations made by its own body, the Lessons Learnt Reconciliation Commission (LLRC), are being implemented.
AID WORKER AND STUDENT DEATHS
Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa has in recent weeks established a commission to investigate disappearances and criminal proceedings have begun against 12 elite police commandos who are suspects in the high-profile killing of five Tamil students during the war.
The government also plans to hold polls in the former war zone next month to help reconciliation efforts and has invited election observers from the Commonwealth and South Asian nations.
Pillay said she wanted to find out more about the commission and discuss what was being done about the massacre of 17 aid workers from the charity Action Contre La Faim (ACF) seven years ago.
"I will be interested to learn more about the plans for this commission, as well as long overdue investigations into the killings of the ACF staff and of the five students on the beach in Trincomalee which also took place in 2006," she said.
"I would like to see similar investigations into other grave violations of human rights that remain unresolved in Sri Lanka," Pillay added.
Colombo says it has been unfairly vilified by some sections of the international community and suggests that a powerful propaganda lobby of separatist Tamil groups based overseas is responsible for many of the allegations.
Sri Lanka's foreign minister earlier this week urged that the country be given the "space and opportunity" to move forward with the reconciliation process without "excessive pressure from abroad."
"Nobody must think that there has been any attempt on the part of the government to sweep unpleasant things under the carpet. That has not been the case," G. L. Peiris told journalists at a briefing in New Delhi on Sunday.
"It has taken time to collect the evidence, because it was a difficult task due to the violent conditions that prevailed in the country at that time. It was not a lack of political will."
"FOG OF DELUSION"
Pillay's visit comes ahead of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in November, and observers say Sri Lanka will be hoping her findings help Rajapaksa gain more credibility overseas on human rights issues.
During her visit, Pillay will travel to the war-ravaged Northern and Eastern Provinces, and is expected to meet with government officials, opposition parties, civil society groups as well as survivors of the conflict.
She will also be looking into reports of violent attacks on religious minorities and assessing freedom of expression and assembly, the difficulties faced by the media and human rights defenders, the independence of the judiciary and political participation.
Pillay will provide a spoken update on Sri Lanka to the Human Rights Council in September, and a full formal report in March 2014, in accordance with the resolution adopted by the Council earlier this year.
Foreign Minister Peiris said the government was looking forward to Pillay's visit.
"We hope that the exposure that she will have for the first time ... will make it possible for her to adopt a realistic and objective approach to the situation in Sri Lanka," said Peiris.
"We encourage people to come and see for themselves rather than being guided by propaganda. So let us cut through this fog of delusion and deception and get to the truth of the matter and what better way of doing it than to come and see."
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Saying goodbye at Galileo's pyre
Galileo wasn't burned on a pyre, you argue. True, but the Galileo Orbiter, coming to the end of its mission exploring the Jovian satellites, will be de-orbited on September 21st and sent plunging into Jupiter's atmosphere. Slashdot has the usual geek chorus commenting on a thorough story in The New Yorker. (Sample level of detail: Galileo is being deliberately de-orbited and burnt up so that any microbes it may be carrying won't contaminate Europa, its likely crash site, whose enormous frozen ocean may prove a fertile breeding ground for invading microbes.) Popular Science has a brief mention and a pointer to the crash countdown at JPL, which also hosts links to dozens of other facts gathered by Galileo in its epochal mission.
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Computer literacy and (not) going paperless
My mother-in-law has always been an avid learner, keeping her computer current (she's now on her second iMac—the "Luxo Jr." G4 plus LCD display model) and using email and the Web for all her organizational activities. She's running into some problems now doing some of her work, in that some people to whom she sends attachments can't open them.
I remember the same thing happening in some musical organizations that I was in. They tried to move to a model where the rehearsal schedules, driving directions, and other necessary bits of information were distributed via email and kept on websites, but inevitably there would be two or three (or five or six) members who couldn't get to their email, who claimed that the director always sent mail to "their other account," who couldn't open the file format that was sent around, who couldn't figure out how to use the Yahoo! group site to get the attachments. Result: the inexorable paper coming around at rehearsals again.
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Uganda denies that Ugandan soldiers are fighting alongside Congolese army deserters mounting Congo's latest rebellion but says it is investigating reports that some Congolese rebels are wearing Ugandan army uniforms.
A U.N. report said soldiers from Rwanda have been fighting alongside the rebels in eastern Congo. Rwanda vigorously denies that and accusations that it helped arm the three-month-old insurgency.
Some 600 Congolese soldiers defeated in a battle with rebels fled across the border to Uganda last month.
(Reuters) – Uganda has denied allegations its army was providing support to the M23 rebels fighting against the Kinshasa government in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), joining Rwanda which has also refuted similar accusations.
Congo's President Joseph Kabila said on Saturday his government had requested an explanation from Ugandan authorities after persistent rumors that its soldiers were backing the M23 group.
Fighting between the Congolese government and the rebels has displaced 470,000 people since April.
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Although Uganda's relations with DRC have markedly improved in recent years, the two neighbors were not seeing eye to eye in late 1990s and early 2000s after Uganda, alongside Rwanda, invaded the giant nation twice.
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It has been swelled by hundreds of defectors from the Congolese army who walked out into the bush in support of fugitive Congolese General Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court on war crimes charges.
The leaders of Congo and Rwanda agreed to allow a neutral force to be deployed in Congo to defeat each other's rebels, but the plan's details have not been announced yet.
Kampala is scheduled to host regional leaders between August 5-8 to discuss the conflict after an interim report by the U.N.'s panel of experts accused Rwanda of backing the rebels.
Kigali has strenuously denied this, and in turn accused the international community of using Rwanda as a scapegoat for the chaos in eastern Congo.
Donors including the United States, Britain, the Netherlands and Germany have all suspended some of their financial aid to Rwanda over the accusations that it is backing the rebels.


Thanks for sharing, Ben; love it!
Maybe then. This brought tears into my eyes. My childhood girlfriend. .. died some years ago. Maybe then, if I acted upon certain things she'll still be here… gone so soon. Left us with memories nothing can erase…. It still hurts till now. Maybe then…..
A very sad and powerful one, Lauren.
There are so many "maybe's" in our life aren't there? So many regrets, but fortunately many happy memories to balance.
Such a sad lament… I think we may all have many of the maybe moments.. And such a sad story of one who faces their shadows alone .. None of us can truly ever know how another's mind works. Sigh..
A heart wrenching poem, Lauren. My son was 26.
Thank you. It's been 12 years, but I miss him so.


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We are always looking for new players and teams to join our league.


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Grand Venetian - Units For Sale
10 Venetian Way, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Quick Facts About Grand Venetian
Developer: Apex & Zapata Development Groups
Architect: Kobi Karp
Number of Units For Sale: 10
Unit Sizes: From 1196 to 4000 s.f.
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Description of Grand Venetian
The Grand Venetian is a very popular luxury condo complex in South Beach. It's a modestly-sized luxury condo, only 135 units on 25 floors in one of Miami Beach's best locations. Sitting at the water's edge on the Venetian Causeway, the Grande Venetian is just steps away from Lincoln Road and hundreds of shops and restaurants including Joe Allen, Publix, Johnny Rockets, Banana Republic and more.
The Grand Venetian's all-glass construction and spacious balconies (many of them wrap-around balconies) make this one of South Beach's most-desirable places to live. It's a warm, friendly building that offers 24 hour services including valet parking and a front desk concierge.
The Grand Venetian offers all the amenities that luxury-minded residents enjoy, including large pool area (at the water's edge), fitness facility, tennis court and management office. The property is adjacent to South Beach's "The Standard", a full-service resort and spa that is operated by the owners of the Raleigh Hotel in South Beach.
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Grand Venetian Floorplans
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Beds/ Baths
SqFt (m²)
01 01 2/2/0 1477 (137.2)
06 05 1/1/1 850 (79.0)
PH3 PH3 3/3/0 2345 (217.9)
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2002 $1,195,000 $816.81 2/2/0 1463 s.f. (135.9 m²) Chris Dreyfuss
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10 Units for Sale at Grand Venetian
1 Bedroom Units for Sale at Grand Venetian
Average Asking Price - $811.76/SqFt
2406 $690,000 $812 1/1½ 850 s.f. 12/1/2020
13.5% 1706 $865,000 $627 2/2½ 1380 s.f. 5/28/2019
902 $959,995 $656 2/2 1463 s.f. 1/1/2021
702 $979,000 $669 2/2 1463 s.f. 12/30/2020
402 $1,025,000 $701 2/2 1463 s.f. 10/6/2020
2.6% 401 $1,145,000 $775 2/2 1477 s.f. 9/11/2020
903 $1,149,000 $785 2/2 1463 s.f. 8/31/2020
A,BHS,Exclusive,Listing 2002 $1,195,000 $817 2/2 1463 s.f. 11/12/2020
5.2% 1002 $1,275,000 $871 2/2 1463 s.f. 1/14/2020
604 $1,285,000 $870 2/2 1477 s.f. 12/13/2020
504 $1,780,000 $1,035 2/2 1720 s.f. 1/4/2021
3.7% 503 $1,490,000 $741 3/2½ 2010 s.f. 7/10/2020
Condo Sales History at Grand Venetian
1 Bedroom Units Sold at Grand Venetian
1 Sold - $588.24/SqFt - In Last 6 Months
Sold $/sqft
3.6% 606 $528,000 $500,000 $588 1/1½ 850 s.f. 9/10/2020
15.0% 1012 $520,200 $490,000 $476 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 2/12/2020
806 $599,000 $565,000 $665 1/1½ 850 s.f. 11/8/2019
7.7% 710 $599,000 $509,250 $494 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 8/12/2019
1906 $689,000 $662,500 $643 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 8/9/2019
Sold,by,BHS 406 $499,000 $455,000 $535 1/1½ 850 s.f. 9/12/2018
3.2% 1806 $667,000 $560,000 $659 1/1½ 850 s.f. 8/31/2018
605 $525,000 $517,750 $609 1/1½ 850 s.f. 5/21/2018
810 $640,000 $600,000 $583 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 3/27/2018
1606 $779,000 $770,000 $748 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 3/23/2018
7.5% 305 $495,000 $440,000 $518 1/1½ 850 s.f. 2/5/2018
1106 $585,000 $540,000 $635 1/1½ 850 s.f. 4/15/2017
7.7% 1010 $600,000 $500,000 $485 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 7/1/2016
14.3% 2306 $595,000 $585,000 $688 1/1½ 850 s.f. 6/1/2016
1406 $699,000 $645,000 $759 1/2 850 s.f. 12/8/2014
6.7% 1310 $699,000 $668,000 $649 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 10/16/2014
1405 $699,000 $665,000 $782 1/1½ 850 s.f. 10/6/2014
1905 $599,000 $550,000 $647 1/1½ 850 s.f. 5/9/2013
Sold,by,BHS 1506 $435,000 $435,000 $512 1/1½ 850 s.f. 2/15/2013
410 $499,000 $500,000 $485 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 12/21/2012
2105 $450,000 $450,000 $529 1/1 850 s.f. 7/15/2012
Sold,by,BHS 403 $479,900 $500,000 $342 1/2 1463 s.f. 4/16/2012
20.5% 1905 $350,000 $310,000 $365 1/1½ 850 s.f. 1/27/2012
506 $345,000 $278,000 $327 1/1 850 s.f. 1/4/2012
1608 $369,000 $315,000 $306 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 12/30/2011
1006 $350,000 $320,000 $376 1/1 850 s.f. 5/5/2011
410 $450,000 $360,000 $350 1/1 1030 s.f. 11/17/2010
812 $485,000 $450,000 $437 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 1/9/2009
4.4% 410 $459,000 $420,000 $408 1/1½ 1030 s.f. 8/5/2008
Sold,by,BHS 905 $510,620 $455,000 $535 1/1½ 850 s.f. 11/30/2007
1.9% 1802 $1,225,000 $1,160,000 $793 2/2 1463 s.f. 11/3/2020
1101 $1,499,000 $1,300,000 $710 2/2 1830 s.f. 10/19/2020
114 $1,150,000 $875,000 $694 2/2½ 1260 s.f. 10/2/2020
Sold,by,BHS 1904 $1,595,000 $1,450,000 $982 2/2 1477 s.f. 7/30/2020
1904 $1,799,000 $1,725,000 $1,003 2/2 1720 s.f. 4/6/2020
1103 $1,495,000 $1,430,000 $977 2/2½ 1463 s.f. 3/19/2020
1.4% 1901 $1,775,000 $1,630,000 $891 2/2½ 1830 s.f. 8/27/2019
703 $849,000 $840,300 $574 2/2 1463 s.f. 3/27/2019
904 $1,600,000 $1,475,000 $999 2/2 1477 s.f. 12/12/2018
1408 $1,399,000 $1,200,000 $870 2/2½ 1380 s.f. 10/5/2018
3.4% 1901 $1,449,000 $1,335,000 $904 2/2 1477 s.f. 8/14/2018
8.3% 1802 $1,100,000 $990,000 $677 2/2 1463 s.f. 8/1/2018
4.2% 501 $1,140,000 $940,000 $514 2/2 1830 s.f. 6/11/2018
9.5% 1103 $950,000 $879,000 $601 2/2 1463 s.f. 5/18/2018
304 $1,150,000 $1,040,000 $704 2/2 1477 s.f. 2/5/2018
4.7% 703 $805,000 $741,000 $506 2/2 1463 s.f. 12/15/2017
1902 $899,000 $810,000 $554 2/2 1463 s.f. 12/4/2017
3.2% 804 $1,499,000 $1,435,000 $834 2/2½ 1720 s.f. 5/23/2017
10.7% 1101 $1,495,000 $1,335,000 $904 2/2½ 1477 s.f. 1/13/2017
3.1% 104 $899,000 $786,000 $532 2/2 1477 s.f. 4/20/2016
604 $1,399,000 $1,200,000 $698 2/2 1720 s.f. 1/29/2016
1503 $1,265,000 $1,165,000 $796 2/2 1463 s.f. 1/8/2016
6.7% 1001 $1,400,000 $1,300,000 $710 2/2 1830 s.f. 11/30/2015
5.9% 403 $875,000 $860,000 $588 2/2 1463 s.f. 10/8/2015
1903 $1,100,000 $960,000 $656 2/2 1463 s.f. 9/30/2015
10.7% 1002 $1,250,000 $1,045,000 $714 2/2 1463 s.f. 7/6/2015
Sold,by,BHS 601 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 $656 2/2 1830 s.f. 4/6/2015
1401 $1,690,000 $1,420,000 $961 2/2 1477 s.f. 1/15/2015
13.2% 1803 $998,000 $915,000 $625 2/2 1463 s.f. 12/23/2014
1802 $1,075,000 $970,000 $663 2/2 1463 s.f. 12/22/2014
3.5% 1201 $1,250,000 $1,200,000 $812 2/2 1477 s.f. 7/3/2014
4.5% 1202 $950,000 $925,000 $632 2/2 1463 s.f. 4/1/2014
804 $1,395,000 $1,210,250 $704 2/2 1720 s.f. 10/3/2013
6.0% PH3 $2,350,000 $2,050,000 $646 2/2 3173 s.f. 8/5/2013
Sold,by,BHS 304 $875,000 $800,000 $542 2/2 1477 s.f. 6/7/2013
Sold,by,BHS 1504 $975,000 $975,000 $660 2/2½ 1477 s.f. 4/17/2013
1002 $750,000 $710,000 $485 2/2 1463 s.f. 3/28/2013
1001 $925,000 $800,000 $542 2/2 1477 s.f. 2/1/2013
301 $595,000 $575,000 $389 2/2 1477 s.f. 12/5/2012
Sold,by,BHS 204 $659,000 $550,000 $372 2/2 1477 s.f. 10/30/2012
604 $999,000 $999,000 $581 2/2 1720 s.f. 7/6/2012
14.3% 1202 $599,000 $550,000 $376 2/2 1463 s.f. 3/15/2010
13.0% 703 $499,999 $495,000 $338 2/2 1463 s.f. 2/26/2010
Sold,by,BHS 2001 $999,000 $899,000 $609 2/2 1477 s.f. 2/3/2010
10.0% 802 $449,000 $430,000 $294 2/2 1463 s.f. 9/4/2009
2001 $999,000 $910,000 $616 2/2 1477 s.f. 12/31/2007
5.3% 503 $734,000 $700,000 $478 2/2 1463 s.f. 6/5/2006
1802 $1,675,000 $1,625,000 $808 3/2½ 2010 s.f. 11/20/2020
9.1% 1203 $995,000 $930,000 $463 3/2½ 2010 s.f. 8/14/2020
2004 $2,187,000 $2,118,500 n/a 3/2 n/a 11/8/2019
PH04 $4,995,000 $4,100,000 $863 3/3½ 4750 s.f. 4/2/2019
4.3% 502 $1,100,000 $1,025,000 $510 3/2½ 2010 s.f. 4/2/2018
17.3% 804-805 $1,985,000 $1,675,000 $702 3/3½ 2385 s.f. 8/31/2017
12.0% 109 $2,200,000 $1,900,000 $335 3/3½ 5670 s.f. 7/28/2017
8.4% 302 $1,099,000 $972,000 $484 3/2½ 2010 s.f. 5/31/2017
3.7% 1003 $1,300,000 $1,120,000 $557 3/2½ 2010 s.f. 11/29/2016
9.5% 2002 $1,349,000 $1,175,000 $585 3/2½ 2010 s.f. 11/9/2016
904-02 $3,999,000 $3,450,000 $843 3/3½ 4093 s.f. 1/8/2016
503 $1,399,000 $1,270,000 $632 3/2½ 2010 s.f. 11/20/2015
403 $1,399,000 $1,375,000 $684 3/2½ 2010 s.f. 3/18/2015
Sold,by,BHS TH109 $2,650,000 $2,430,000 $859 3/3½ 2830 s.f. 1/15/2015
5.2% PH02 $2,550,000 $2,300,000 $708 3/2 3249 s.f. 8/5/2013
1202 $1,099,000 $950,000 $473 3/2½ 2010 s.f. 5/10/2011
0 Sold - In Last 6 Months
9.1% TH107 $3,499,000 $3,000,000 $666 4/4½ 4507 s.f. 7/22/2019
TH-107 $2,895,000 $2,650,000 $588 4/4½ 4507 s.f. 12/28/2011
17.1% 105 $995,000 $1,000,000 $292 4/3½ 3430 s.f. 11/2/2009
6.3% PH 2102 $3,749,000 $3,349,000 $865 5/5½ 3870 s.f. 11/23/2020
21.0% 801-03 $1,699,000 $1,500,000 $391 5/4½ 3840 s.f. 2/12/2010
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Community honors state trooper killed in horrific crash
May 18, 2016 at 2:25 pm EDT
By Robert Goulston, Boston 25 News
A State Police trooper died after a serious crash on the Mass Pike in Charlton Wednesday.
Trooper Thomas Clardy had pulled over a Tahoe for a motor vehicle stop on the Mass Pike around noon. Clardy had gotten back into his cruiser to process the information when a Nissan Maxima on the Pike swerved, crossed all three lanes of traffic, and hit his cruiser, said State Police. Clardy's cruiser then hit the Tahoe parked in front of him.
Our thoughts are with the Clardy and @MassStatePolice families tonight https://t.co/BsPnhEj0i9 pic.twitter.com/PdbC5kgJDi
— Boston 25 News (@boston25) March 16, 2016
First responders found Clardy inside his vehicle with traumatic injuries. He was taken to the hospital via MedFlight. The 44-year-old husband and father of six later died.
CHARLTON, Mass. — "Today, we pray for him. We pray for them," said Mass State Police Colonel Richard McKeon.
Trooper lowered flags this morning outside the barracks where fallen trooper Thomas Clardy was assigned.
Posted by Robert Goulston on Thursday, March 17, 2016
The driver of the Nissan, David Njuguna, also suffered serious injuries. He's being criminally summonsed with negligent operation of a motor vehicle and failing to stay within marked lanes. It's possible further charges will be sought.
State Police were on scene for most of the day investigating the crash.
Clardy was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and joined force in April 2005.
"He was extremely well liked by the people he worked with. He had a reputation of a hard worker, a good trooper and a great man," said McKeon.
"Lauren and I are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Trooper Thomas Clardy who tragically lost his life in the line of duty. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, loved ones, fellow troopers and the entire law enforcement community during this very difficult time," said Gov.Charlie Baker
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Q: Bypass MyISAM table lock I have a big MyISAM table with a fulltext index for searching. Problem is that inserting data into that table results in a table lock and in the meantime no other sql query can perform any action because the whole table is locked.
Is there a possibility or a workaround to bypass that table lock without getting a corrupt table? It seems that InnoDB is the right way (because of row locking), but InnoDB includes fulltext search only with a mysql version greater than 5.6 and this is not included in the current debian repository, even more the new debian wheezy has not mysql 5.6 included.
What can I do in my case?

A: Since your main issue is the FULLTEXT index, I have two storage engines suggestions
SUGGESTION #1 : MyISAM
The MyISAM storage engine does a full table lock on the following:

*

*ALTER TABLE

*DELETE

*UPDATE

*INSERT

The only exception to the table lock blocking everything would be setting concurrent_insert. (See MySQL Documentation on Concurrent Inserts)
Try setting this in my.cnf
[mysqld]
concurrent_insert = ALWAYS

or
[mysqld]
concurrent_insert = 2

Adding new rows to a MyISAM table bypasses table locking only in this circumstance. You will have to experiment with adding rows to the table while updating fulltext indexed columns in another row of the table.
SUGGESTION # 2 : InnoDB
As of Feb 5, 2013, MySQL 5.6 is not out of beta and is now GA. InnoDB in MySQL 5.6 supports FULLTEXT indexing. Since doing this in an ACID-compliant Database is what you essentially need, look into upgrading. Do no load any preinstalled MySQL 5.6 packages if they predate Feb 5, 2013.

A: Maybe use an InnoDB table for some of the columns, and use a trigger to replicate the text data to a separate MyISAM table for fulltext searches?
Fulltext is relatively new in mysql, and its implementation is not as feature rich as in some other RDBMs. It sounds like you are running up against some fundamental limitations of mysql, and in the long term, if you expect your application to scale further, it may be worth looking into another tool than mysql. Postgres, for example, offers more control over locking and provides a better fulltext implementation.

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Home Finance China tech stocks stage $700bn recovery rally
China tech stocks stage $700bn recovery rally
China's tech stocks have staged a $700bn rally as the country reopens and a regulatory clampdown on the sector loosens, drawing the attention of international asset managers who fled the market in recent years.
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Tech index, which is stacked with Chinese companies, has soared almost 60 per cent from its lows last October, with heavyweights such as Tencent and Alibaba gaining $350bn combined in market value, according to Financial Times calculations based on Bloomberg data.
The gains, which picked up late last year when Beijing began lifting its Covid-19 curbs, sharply contrast a painful stretch for Chinese tech shares. Many big-name groups in the sector had their valuations dragged lower since 2021 by punitive central government measures. At the height of the crackdown, many foreign fund managers debated the extent to which Chinese equities were rendered "uninvestable".
Foreign investors remain sceptical, with strategists and traders saying that while local investors and hedge funds had been snapping up China tech stocks since the start of the rally, most global mainstream investors had yet to take the plunge.
"Has a fund manager sitting with a global tech mandate in Boston necessarily been running this China tech rally? No," said Andy Maynard, a Hong Kong-based trader at investment bank China Renaissance. "Is he or she sitting there now [ . . .] feeling fomo [fear of missing out]? Almost certainly."
International investors and analysts were once among the biggest boosters for tech stocks such as Alibaba, Tencent and NetEase, which for years helped turbocharge China's growth while reshaping its economy with online payment platforms and innovative so-called super apps. But sentiment soured substantially in the second half of 2021, when President Xi Jinping's administration launched a sweeping regulatory crackdown on the sector's most powerful corporate groups.
Now strategists say the game has changed again, with Beijing using all available means to bolster growth as the country leaves behind its longstanding and economically damaging zero-Covid policy. Recent share price gains have been reinforced by a growing number of positive calls from analysts previously wary of recommending that investors jump back into the beleaguered sector.
Si Fu, a China equity strategist at Goldman Sachs, said easing of regulatory pressure, improvement in earnings momentum for Chinese internet stocks and reduced risk of delisting for tech groups listed in New York had all contributed to the rebound, adding that the country's reopening "could also boost consumer confidence and help traffic and volume at ecommerce companies".
Analysts at Morgan Stanley have also grown more bullish on tech as a potential outperformer amid the wider "reopening rally" for Chinese equities, recently recommending "large-cap, highly liquid Chinese internet companies, with a preference for Alibaba".
Some of the strongest signals to buy this year have come straight from Beijing: authorities have begun taking "golden shares" — small equity stakes with special rights over certain business decisions — in units of Alibaba and Tencent, formalising the government's role at the tech groups and signalling a wrap-up for the wider crackdown.
Authorities have also resumed approvals for sales of new video games vital to both Tencent and NetEase, while ride-hailing group Didi has been given permission to sign up new customers after an investigation into the company forced it off Chinese app stores two years ago.
Zhikai Chen, head of Asian equities at BNP Paribas Asset Management, said those moves were more substantial than previous, largely symbolic, gestures such as when vice-premier Liu He attempted to convince foreign investors that the worst of the tech crackdown was already over, first in March of last year and then again in May.
"Now they're actually taking some [positive] actions, and actions speak louder than words," Chen said. But he added that "global funds, after the shock of the last three years, are probably still underweight China tech [. . .] and the question on people's minds that will be answered in the coming quarters is whether revenues can come back".
That wariness from global investors is reflected in a review of fund flow and shareholding data by analysts at CICC, which suggested the recent rally for Hong Kong stocks had been driven primarily by hedge funds and short covering, in which traders who have bet on share price falls need to buy a stock to close their positions.
"The trading of such funds is unlikely to have been driven by fundamentals, and this also explains the speed of the recent market rebound," said Kevin Liu, an equity strategist at CICC.
Si, at Goldman, said that across all Chinese equities trading in the US, Hong Kong and mainland China, "since the end of October, hedge funds' positions have picked up significantly. We've also seen some long-only funds' positions picking up, although not as quickly".
Maynard, at China Renaissance, said that the rally "still has room to run". "If you're a long-only fund manager with a global tech mandate, how can you not be looking at that Hang Seng Tech index rally of 60 per cent?" he said.
But he added that valuations for the sector's biggest stocks were unlikely to ever recapture the highs touched before the sector-wide crackdown.
"We are not going back to the first half of 2021, that game has well changed," he said. "The dynamics are so much different now — the market, the regulatory environment, the macro, the micro, everything has changed."
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Delving into the "season" of Halloween has proved to be fun. I've remembered my mum, a dear friend and our midnight movies together, and assembled a survival kit in case of a zombie apocalypse.
We don't get many children on October 31st. Seemingly our driveway is too long for them and they go to the other side of the road where front doors are closer to the street. I prepare every year for many more than who knock and yes, it's because I get to keep the leftover chocolate bars, bubble gum and rocket candy that doesn't get handed-out. Some things don't change.
At a N@TB (Noir At The Bar) earlier this year I begged a friend to introduce me to Andrew Pyper, Canadian horror author extraordinaire. Pyper's current book: The Damned is a story about twins, one of whom has died and begins haunting the other.
He inscribed the book: Boo! after I related to him that I couldn't finish his book The Demonologist as I found stories about demon possession too frightening.
Look at these covers, can anyone argue that the contents won't be deliciously scary… I thought not.
Speaking of horror authors, a few months ago I guest posted on Latashia Figueroa's blog about my favourite horror films. I thought it would be great Halloween fun for you to hear about the writers who make the hair stand-up on the back of Latashia's neck.
When June asked me to pick my favorite book or author, I didn't have to think too long.
I have read many books that fall under different genres. But most of the stories I read are stories I love to write: Thrillers and Horror.
I was introduced to Stephen King at an early age, and then, Edgar Allan Poe by my seventh grade English Teacher. I discovered H.P. Lovecraft and Shirley Jackson along the way.
They were definitely ahead of their time; the stories they penned are timeless and frightening still.
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There are a lot of people who consider themselves die-hard horror fans. I used to think of myself that way. But my idea of horror is not the blood and gore or the, you can see it coming, jump scares.
What I consider horror, is not just the idea that there are possibly monsters out there, but that you can be the monster. When you feel for a character, even though he has done awful things, that's good horror. And when you read a story that can make your skin crawl while you're wiping away a tear, that's great horror.
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John F.D. Taff has been named Horror's New King of Pain and rightfully so. His stories take his readers on strange and fearful journeys. But I grab his hand and go willingly because I know even in the darkness I am safe with this author.


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EUTM Mali | Change of Command at the European Training Mission in Mali
21 Dec Change of Command at the European Training Mission in Mali
Posted at 15:00h in News	by	EUTM Mali Press
Bamako, December 21. In the capital of Mali, at the Azalaï Salam Hotel, the Change of Command ceremony for the European Union Training Mission Mali (EUTM Mali), between outgoing Brigadier General Jochen DEUER (DEU) and incoming Brigadier General Christian RIENER (AUT) took place. The Change of Command is a military tradition signifying a formal transfer of the responsibility for the mission from one commander to the next. The ceremony was led by Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjean (FRA), Director of the Military Planning Conduct Capability (MPCC) of the European Union.
Present amongst the guests at the ceremony were the Malian Chief of Defence, Brigadier General Oumar DIARRA, the German Defense Minister State Secretary Siemtje MÖLLER, the German Deputy Chief of Defence, Lieutenant General Markus LAUBENTHAL, the EU Ambassador Bart OUVRY, Austrian Representative Frank ULRICH, and the Austrian Military Attaché. Also heads and representatives of International Organizations, Missions, Partners, and other Malian civilian and military authorities attended to the ceremony.
The first step was to honor the two fallen soldiers, who lost their lives for the European Training Mission in the last years.
In his speech, Brigadier General DEUER expressed his deep gratitude to all for a commitment towards common partnership, aims and engagement for Mali. His focus over the last six months were the Malian armed forces (MaAF) needs and requirements, deepening cooperation with MINUSMA, BARKHANE, EUCAP and multiple other actors in view of providing the MaAF the type of training they need. Moreover, he put emphasis on strengthening the center of the country. Decentralized training has started on a more permanent basis in GAO, SEVARE and SEGOU.
In view of the mission's second pillar, supporting the G5 Sahel joint forces, with a regionalized approach of EUTM Mali, training and advice is offered with initial training steps in Burkina Faso, and a liaison element in Niger. Finally, Brigadier General DEUER appreciated the time spent in Mali and the privilege of cooperating with MaAF and saluted them for improving their capabilities and capacities.
Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjean (FRA), Director of MPCC, emphasized that this ceremony marks the continuing training mission's presence and confirmation of the European commitment to the Malian people. He thanked the Chief of Staff of the Malian Armed Forces, and all the authorities in Mali who are working together to make the country and the region more secure.
He greatly appreciated the outgoing Brigadier General Jochen DEUER as EUTM Mali Force Commander in a very busy and demanding period, reflecting the complex environment that has existed for years, appreciating the progress made regarding many projects. Vice Admiral Hervé Bléjean commended the commitment of Brigadier General DEUER to the mission, in these difficult times, which deserves 'all of our' gratitude.
Finally, the new Mission Force Commander Brigadier General Christian RIENER underlined that EUTM Mali is continuing its mission to advise, assist and train the Malian Armed Forces and to support the forces of the G5 Sahel with a strong commitment.
He highlighted that he intends to build on the momentum of projects already launched in view of making a significant contribution in the sense of an integrated approach to ensure the continuity of working together, having in mind a medium and long-term approach, including "train the trainer" courses, but also topics such as human security, international law and human rights.
EUTM Mali Mission Force Commander Brigadier General Christian RIENER concluded with the motto: "Together for Progress!
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AMC has announced that the fourth season of its critically lauded series Mad Men will begin airing on July 25 this year. Meanwhile, if show creator Matthew Weiner has his way, the 1960s-set TV drama will run no longer than six seasons.
For those unfamiliar with the series, Mad Men revolves around the prestigious advertising firm Sterling & Cooper, a New York-based organization circa 1960.
The show revolves primarily around Don Draper (Jon Hamm), an ingenious salesman with a mysterious past who embraces the elite, deeply segregated world around him -- one where individuals are rarely found without either a martini and/or a cigarette in hand -- at the cost of his sense of integrity and his quietly suffering wife, Betty (January Jones) and family.
Without SPOILING anything for those not up to date on the show, the third season of Mad Men concluded with a series of life-changing events for both the Draper family and the employees of Sterling & Cooper. Needless to say, fans have been eagerly awaiting the start of a fourth season ever since.
That said, series creator and head writer Matthew Weiner spoke last week at the National Association of Broadcasters convention and revealed that -- should the show last long enough -- he has plans to end Mad Men after its sixth season.
"No one wants to see Don Draper wearing a leisure suit. We trust Matthew's vision and that he knows where to take the show. But with that said, 'M*A*S*H' figured how to stretch the Korean War for more than a decade, so stay tuned."
Mad Men has been both an immense critical success -- it's won both the Emmy and Golden Globe for Best Dramatic TV Series two years in a row now -- and a popular ratings draw for a cable television show. So, while the head executives over at AMC would understandably want to keep the series going for as long as they can, Weiner obviously has a good deal of influence on the fate of Mad Men as well.
Besides that, there have been numerous shows in the past that have continued on past their prime. The production/costume design, acting, writing, and cinematography of Mad Men is all top of the line and it'd be a shame to see the series sacrifice its quality at the whim of TV executives who refuse to acknowledge when their product has run its course.
'Happy Days'-- the show that coined the phrase "jumped the shark," ie. the point when a TV series has become creatively bankrupt.
So how do you folks feel? Excited for Mad Men season four? Glad that there won't be more than six seasons?


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Seattle Sounders Drop Another: New York Red Bulls Take Their Opener
Brian TallonContributor IIIMarch 21, 2011
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The Seattle Sounders played a tough 90 minutes in Red Bulls Stadium on Friday, but again could not finish well and dropped game two to the New York Red Bulls 1-0.
Seattle played strong and created many opportunities in the first half, keeping Red Bulls keeper Greg Sutton busy and chasing. The highlight of the first half though came courtesy of Jhon Kennedy Hurtado, who got called for a take-down in the box, giving Red Bulls' superstar Thierry Henry a PK in the eighth minute. Henry went to his left and Kasey Keller chose correctly and sent Henry's kick packing, keeping the Sounders in the game at 0-0.
The pressure on Sutton continued for the rest of the period, forcing him to make five saves before the teams broke for halftime at 0-0. The Sounders came out quickly again in the second half, but fate would change quickly and the Sounders would find themselves playing from behind.
Fredy Montero lost possession in an attack and Teemu Tainio sent a long ball to up and coming star Juan Agudelo, who battled off Leo Gonzalez before poking the shot past Keller for the goal and a 1-0 lead in the 70th minute. This was Agudelo's first MLS goal and at age 18, he looks to be a promising forward for the Red Bulls and the U.S. National team.
Seattle had a final opportunity in stoppage time when Montero was fed a decent pass from just-signed Mauro Rosales. He took a blazing shot that was initially stopped by Sutton but dribbled right back to the foot of Lamar Neagle, who sent the ball over the cross bar into the cheap seats.
Rosales made his Sounders debut in the 68th minute replacing Alvaro Fernandez, who was having a good game when pulled. We also saw Servando Carrasco make his team debut. Carrasco acquitted himself well but seemed to get a bit tired late in the game and was replaced by Neagle in the 79th.
The Sounders have the chance to put their first points on the board again on Friday when they host the Houston Dynamo at Qwest Field.


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