The company's high-end mid-range phones received record sales, but supply chain issues have limited the company's ability to claim a bigger share in the Indian smartphone market. Aiming to boost local sales, the company signed a deal with Foxconn India in October to manufacture phones locally.
The OnePlus 2 will be available for sale on Amazon India without their traditional invite format, 'forever'. The invite-free model for OnePlus 2 is one of the few strategies that the company has introduced in order to boost their brand image.
OnePlus has issued a statement through their discussion forum stating that their Type-C cable and the USB Type-C adapter may not be "fully compatible with third-party devices" due to an internal resistor issue. But, they are safe for use with OnePlus 2, noted the statement.
Both OnePlus One and 2 will receive Android M updates via Cyanogen OS in the first quarter of 2016. OnePlus X will get a "possible update in a later time frame" .Meanwhile, a community build version of OxygenOS for Oneplus One is also expected to feature sooner.
Benson Leung says in a G+ post that the corners have been cut to achieve low price; he also adds that the cable does not have the correct identifier sensor— a component designed to inform devices what kind of cable they are connected to.
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OnePlus will manufacture at 'Foxconn's Rising Stars factory' within the Sri City Integrated Business City in the state of Andhra Pradesh by end of 2015. The facility will have a cumulative peak capacity of producing up to 500,000 units per month. The facility will also generate more than 1000 jobs.
The promotion will run across Bangalore, Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad, Chennai and Kolkata from 17 – 26 August. You will be able to request for the OnePlus 2 experience via the Ola app by simply hitting the 'OnePlus 2' button. A few lucky users that avail the service will even score invites to buy the OnePlus 2.
With the launch of the device just hours away, the company has finally kicked off handing out invites. The move give super early adopters and OnePlus fans a chance to get their hands on the device first. The invites themselves will expire in 24 hours. The company has also released the OnePlus 2 Launch app on the Play Store.


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As one of the most mysterious and undiscovered destinations in the world, Myanmar offers all the traditional delights of Asia. Secret of Myanmar will take you to the most wanted sites of this mysterious country within 10 days. We start the trip with a visit to historical Shwedagon Pagoda in Yangon, the most revered Buddhist temple in Burma. Followed by exploration of Inle Lake where you can observe villages built on stilts and the unique leg-rowing fisherman. We then visit Mandalay with the magnificent views over Mandalay hill at sunset and wonder at the panoramic view of the famous Plains of Bagan. Let join with us on this tour to get in touch with the locals and understand the rich culture of this amazing country.
This afternoon, we enjoy a walk through downtown Yangon where most of the colonial buildings such as city hall, Mahabandoola Park, high court and telegraphic office are holding an elegant beauty of Yangon. Make a stop at the Strand Hotel and feel the warmth and atmosphere of British era. Continue visit to Pansoedan jetty serving locals living across the Yangon River. In the evening visit to the magnificent Shwedagon Pagoda of Rudyard Kipling fame and one of Myanmar's most sacred places. The massive bell shaped stupa is plated with gold and the tip of the stupa is set with diamonds and rubies, sapphires and topaz – a stunning sight as the sun sets and a most fitting place to begin our trip in this "Golden Land". Transfer to your hotel for overnight.
After breakfast at hotel, our driver will meet and transfer you to Yangon Airport for domestic flight to Heho. Upon arrival, you will be welcomed and transfered from Heho airport down into the valley to Nyaungshwe on the edge of Inle Lake and board your own local boat to your hotel. Continue from your hotel, we travel by long-tailed boat across the lake to Indaing, at the western end of Inle, for one of the most scenic trips on the Lake. Passing through the busy village of Ywama, the largest on the Lake, with many channels and tall teak houses on stilts; enter a long, often tree-lined canal, either side of which farmers cultivate their land against the backdrop of the Shan Hills.
Disembark at the jetty and walk for 15 minutes through Indaing village to reach the 14th - 18th century pagoda ruins of Nyaung Ohak. Many pagodas here remain charmingly un-renovated, with plants and even small trees growing out of them, making the area very atmospheric. A covered walkway popular with souvenir stallholders leads up to Shwe Inn Thein Paya, a complex of weather-beaten 17th - 18th century zedi; some newly reconstructed. Returning to the river you have the possibility of walking along a lovely shady path for 30 minutes to the Intha village of Sema. From here continue by boat downstream past Yethar village, watching local life on the banks and birds in the trees until rejoining the Lake near Phaung Daw Oo Paya.
Morning after breakfast, we explore a 5-day rotating market (if your visit coincides with the schedule) which offers an insight into the life of the ethnic Pa-O, Danu and Intha people who come to these markets to sell and buy goods. Enjoy a full day boat trip on Inle Lake - a photographer's dream. Its calm waters are dotted with floating vegetation and fishing canoes, to which scenic hills provide the perfect backdrop. See the lake's unique 'leg rowers' - Intha fishermen who row standing up with one leg wrapped around a single oar, leaving their hands free to manipulate the conical fishing net. Stop at Phaung Daw Oo Pagoda, the holiest religious site in southern Shan State. Visit a traditional silk-weaving workshop which uses wooden handlooms, and a blacksmith's forge. Pass endless floating gardens, where Intha lake dwellers grow fruit and vegetables. Continue by boat to visit Nga Phe Kyaung Monastery, one of the oldest on the lake, where you can see exquisite Buddha statues which are more than 200 years old. Return to your hotel by boat as the sun lowers and the light softens over the lake.
After breakfast at hotel, you will be transferred to the airport for your early morning flight to Mandalay. On your arrival, visit the Mahamuni Pagoda, to admire the perhaps most venerated image in Myanmar, which is covered in over 15 cm thick gold leaves. Every day at 4:00 AM, many worshippers come here to observe the unique face-washing ceremony. On your way, make a stop to contemplate the laborious process of Gold-Leaf Beating, where gold is painstakingly hammered into tissue-thin squares.
After lunch and a short rest, we continue our trip to the Mandalay Palace & Fort, which contains the best portrays of the old golden days of Mandalay Kingdom. In this afternoon, our excursion in Mandalay brings you to the Kuthodaw Pagoda, which 729 marble stone slabs of Buddhist scriptures received the title 'World's Biggest Book'. Your next destination will be the Shwenandaw Monastery, the only remaining building from the Royal Palace of the 19th century, known for its exquisite woodcarving.
After breakfast at hotel, we travel to the jetty to take a ferry boat up the Ayeyarwaddy River to Mingun. After taking one hour boat ride, start our exploration with a visit to the huge but unfinished Mingun Pagoda which was said to be the biggest pile of brick in the world. Continue to the beautiful Hsinbyume pagoda, Settawya pagoda and Myatheindan pagoda with seven concentric terraces at the base. Then stream down to Mandalay by downstream river and transfer to the hotel in Mandalay. In the evening, go to Mandalay Hill, a vantage point for panoramic view of the city.
After having breakfast, we will cross the bridge over the Irrawaddy River to Sagaing. And then visit Ywahtaung village, Kaungmudaw Pagoda; an enormous solid dome-shaped Pagoda and picturesque Sagaing Hills, the religious center of Myanmar. Continue to Amarapura, an ancient capital of Myanmar, where we can observe the life of over 1000 monks at Mahagandayon. Later visit the traditional handicraft workshops such as, marble carving, gold leaves beating. To round off the day, enjoy the beautiful sunset over the 200 years-old U Bein Wooden Bridge, which the shallow Taungthman Lake is crossed by a long and rickety teak bridge, curved to withstand the wind and waves. During the dry season, the bridge crosses mostly dry land.
Morning after breakfast, you will be transferred to Mandalay airport for flight to Bagan. Upon arrival at Nyaung U Airport, start your tour at the busy local market and continue to a diverse selection of the most important pagodas and temples in Bagan. These include Shwezigon Pagoda, a huge gilded zedi built by King Anawrahta in the early 11th century, Gu ByaukGyi, a 13th century temple with exquisite murals of Jataka scenes, and the immediately recognizable Ananda Temple; one of the finest and largest temples with its 170 ft shimmering gold spire and four huge standing-Buddha images and numerous seated figures arranged around the interior gallery. We then proceed to a lacquer craftsman's workshop in nearby Myingaba village. Sightseeing continues with visits to Manuha Temple, built in Mon style in 1059, Nanbaya Temple, a unique sandstone monument that is said to have been the palace of King Manuha and Myingaba Gu Byuk Kyi Temple (under the protection of UNESCO), noted for its ancient mural paintings. Enjoy sunset at one of the monuments along Ayeyarwady River.
Morning after breakfast, we drive out of Bagan to visit Mt.Popa (46km- 1hour), home to Myanmar's intriguing 'nats' (spirits). The 777 steps and path climb steeply up Mount Popa – an energetic climb rewarded by fabulous views from the top.
On the way back to Bagan, we stop to see the local people producing sugar from the toddy palm trees. This afternoon back to Bagan, rent a bicycle or hire a horse cart and lose yourself amidst the crumbling spires in this fabulous place.
Today, experience the unrivalled majesty of thousands of ancient temples drifting below you in your style, comfort and safety by "Balloons Over Bagan" (optional tour) and return to your hotel for breakfast. There are over 2000 religious monuments in Bagan. Obviously, one can't finish seeing all. You may see more/less temples at your own pace. Feel free to adjust with your guide/driver as today is reserved all for you. And you then may wish to relax by the pool at the hotel or visit more famous temples among the lot.
This afternoon, we will visit Phwarsaw village to learn the simple life style of people. There you will see traditional ways of hand loom weaving and daily life of the people. In the evening we transfer to Nyaung U airport and fly back to Yangon. Upon arrival, transfer to your hotel and overnight at the hotel in Yangon.
After breakfast at hotel, you have free time at your own pleasure to explore the town before transferring to the airport for your flight home. End of our services./.
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Tara, 45, became firm friends with singing twins John and Edward Grimes, 29, during their stint together in the Celebrity Big Brother house back in 2011.
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During an exclusive chat with Mirror Online, Tara said: "I've been asked to do I'm A Celebrity about seven million times but I'm not going to go and torture myself and get bitten by bugs.
"They always ask the twins [Jedward] to do it and they say, 'Will you do it if we do it?' But I'm like, 'No, not that one'.
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A knightly fairy tale of royalty and dragons, of midwives with secrets and dashing strangers in dark inns. Taking the original French legend as his starting point, The Story of Silence is a rich, multilayered new story for today's world - sure to delight fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale. There was once, long ago, a foolish king who decreed that women should not, and would not, inherit. Thus when a girl-child was born to Lord Cador - Merlin-enchanted fighter of dragons and Earl of Cornwall - he secreted her away: to be raised a boy so that the family land and honour would remain intact. That child's name was Silence. Silence must find their own place in a medieval world that is determined to place the many restrictions of gender and class upon them. With dreams of knighthood and a lonely heart to answer, Silence sets out to define themselves. Soon their silence will be ended. What follows is a tale of knights and dragons, of bards, legends and dashing strangers with hidden secrets. Taking the original French legend as his starting point, The Story of Silence is a rich, multilayered new story for today's world - sure to delight fans of Uprooted and The Bear and the Nightingale.
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Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
A brilliant, lush, sweeping historical novel about the rise of the most powerful woman of the Middle Ages: Hild In seventh-century Britain, small kingdoms are merging, frequently and violently. A new religion is coming ashore; the old gods are struggling, their priests worrying. Hild is the king's youngest niece, and she has a glimmering mind and a natural, noble authority. She will become a fascinating woman and one of the pivotal figures of the Middle Ages: Saint Hilda of Whitby. But now she has only the powerful curiosity of a bright child, a will of adamant, and a way of seeing the world—of studying nature, of matching cause with effect, of observing her surroundings closely and predicting what will happen next—that can seem uncanny, even supernatural, to those around her. Her uncle, Edwin of Northumbria, plots to become overking of the Angles, ruthlessly using every tool at his disposal: blood, bribery, belief. Hild establishes a place for herself at his side as the king's seer. And she is indispensable—unless she should ever lead the king astray. The stakes are life and death: for Hild, for her family, for her loved ones, and for the increasing numbers who seek the protection of the strange girl who can read the world and see the future. Hild is a young woman at the heart of the violence, subtlety, and mysticism of the early Middle Ages—all of it brilliantly and accurately evoked by Nicola Griffith's luminous prose. Working from what little historical record is extant, Griffith has brought a beautiful, brutal world to vivid, absorbing life.
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by Anni Sezate,Ana Ristovska
Publisher : Anni Sezate
Aurella found out she's a witch…just in time to start a witch hunt. Twelve years ago, the kingdom of Dovice was purged of magic. All the witches were killed in a massive witch hunt, and evidence of their existence was erased from history. So when Aurella discovers she's a witch, she's both confused and frightened. Despite the risk of revealing herself, Aurella uses her powers to protect her only friend from a dangerous situation and accidentally sets in motion another witch hunt, making her the key target. With few allies and an entire country against her, Aurella flees north in hopes of finding Rashtica, the alleged kingdom where her kind live in peace. But Aurella can't run forever, and if she doesn't learn to embrace her power, the witch hunt she brought about could be her bitter end.
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by Marie Brennan
Publisher : Macmillan
Marie Brennan begins a thrilling new fantasy series in A Natural History of Dragons, combining adventure with the inquisitive spirit of the Victorian Age. You, dear reader, continue at your own risk. It is not for the faint of heart—no more so than the study of dragons itself. But such study offers rewards beyond compare: to stand in a dragon's presence, even for the briefest of moments—even at the risk of one's life—is a delight that, once experienced, can never be forgotten. . . . All the world, from Scirland to the farthest reaches of Eriga, know Isabella, Lady Trent, to be the world's preeminent dragon naturalist. She is the remarkable woman who brought the study of dragons out of the misty shadows of myth and misunderstanding into the clear light of modern science. But before she became the illustrious figure we know today, there was a bookish young woman whose passion for learning, natural history, and, yes, dragons defied the stifling conventions of her day. Here at last, in her own words, is the true story of a pioneering spirit who risked her reputation, her prospects, and her fragile flesh and bone to satisfy her scientific curiosity; of how she sought true love and happiness despite her lamentable eccentricities; and of her thrilling expedition to the perilous mountains of Vystrana, where she made the first of many historic discoveries that would change the world forever. "Saturated with the joy and urgency of discovery and scientific curiosity."—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on A Natural History of Dragons An NPR Best Book of 2013 The Lady Trent Memoirs 1. A Natural History of Dragons 2. The Tropic of Serpents 3. Voyage of the Basilisk 4. In the Labyrinth of Drakes 5. Within the Sanctuary of Wings At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
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An extraordinary new novel of art, love and ambition from Lily King, the New York Times–bestselling author of Euphoria, which sold over 400,000 copies in North America. Following the breakout success of her critically acclaimed and award-winning novel Euphoria, Lily King returns with an unforgettable portrait of an artist as a young woman. Blindsided by her mother's sudden death, and wrecked by a recent love affair, Casey Peabody has arrived in Massachusetts in the summer of 1997 without a plan. Her mail consists of wedding invitations and final notices from debt collectors. A former child golf prodigy, she now waits tables in Harvard Square and rents a tiny, mouldy room at the side of a garage, where she works on the novel she's been writing for six years. At thirty-one, Casey is still clutching on to something nearly all her old friends have let go of: the determination to live a creative life. When she falls for two very different men at the same time, her world fractures even more. Casey's fight to fulfill her creative ambitions and balance the conflicting demands of art and life is challenged in ways that push her to the brink. Writers & Lovers follows Casey—a smart and achingly vulnerable protagonist—in the last days of a long youth, a time when every element of her life comes to a crisis.Written with King's trademark humour, heart and intelligence, Writers & Lovers is a transfixing novel that explores the terrifying and exhilarating leap between the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another.
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The craft of writing offers countless potential problems: The story is too long; the story's too short; revising presents a huge hurdle; writer's block is rearing its ugly head. In HELP! FOR WRITERS, Roy Peter Clark presents an "owner's manual" for writers, outlining the seven steps of the writing process, and addressing the 21 most urgent problems that writers face. In his trademark engaging and entertaining style, Clark offers ten short solutions to each problem. Out of ideas? Read posters, billboards, and graffiti. Can't bear to edit yourself? Watch the deleted scenes feature of a DVD, and ask yourself why those scenes were left on the cutting-room floor. HELP! FOR WRITERS offers 210 strategies to guide writers to success.
by Samira Ahmed
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
An instant New York Times bestseller! "Internment sets itself apart...terrifying, thrilling and urgent."--Entertainment Weekly Rebellions are built on hope. Set in a horrifying near-future United States, seventeen-year-old Layla Amin and her parents are forced into an internment camp for Muslim American citizens. With the help of newly made friends also trapped within the internment camp, her boyfriend on the outside, and an unexpected alliance, Layla begins a journey to fight for freedom, leading a revolution against the camp's Director and his guards. Heart-racing and emotional, Internment challenges readers to fight complicit silence that exists in our society today.
The Girl King
by Mimi Yu
"Absolutely fantastic." -Kendare Blake, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Three Dark Crowns series "Heart-pounding." -Buzzfeed * "Masterful." -School Library Journal, starred review In this dark, sweeping fantasy perfect for fans of Girls of Paper and Fire and Wicked Saints, Princesses Lu and Min find themselves on opposite sides of a war to rule their Empire. Sisters Lu and Min have always known their places as the princesses of the Empire of the First Flame: assertive Lu will be named her father's heir and become the dynasty's first female ruler, while timid Min will lead a quiet life in Lu's shadow. Until their father names a new heir--their male cousin, Set. Determined to reclaim her birthright, Lu goes in search of allies, leaving Min to face the volatile court alone. Lu soon crosses paths with Nokhai, the lone, unlikely survivor of the Ashina, a clan of nomadic wolf shapeshifters. Nok never learned to shift--or to trust the empire that killed his family--but working with the princess might be the only way to unlock his true power. As Lu and Nok form a tenuous alliance, Min's own hidden power awakens, a forbidden, deadly magic that could secure Set's reign . . . or allow her to claim the throne herself. But there can only be one emperor, and the sisters' greatest enemy could very well turn out to be each other. This sweeping fantasy set against a world of ancient magic and political intrigue weaves an unforgettable story of ambition, betrayal, and sacrifice.
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S. A. Chakraborty continues the sweeping adventure begun in The City of Brass—"the best adult fantasy I've read since The Name of the Wind" (#1 New York Times bestselling author Sabaa Tahir)—conjuring a world where djinn summon flames with the snap of a finger and waters run deep with old magic; where blood can be dangerous as any spell, and a clever con artist from Cairo will alter the fate of a kingdom. Nahri's life changed forever the moment she accidentally summoned Dara, a formidable, mysterious djinn, during one of her schemes. Whisked from her home in Cairo, she was thrust into the dazzling royal court of Daevabad—and quickly discovered she would need all her grifter instincts to survive there. Now, with Daevabad entrenched in the dark aftermath of a devastating battle, Nahri must forge a new path for herself. But even as she embraces her heritage and the power it holds, she knows she's been trapped in a gilded cage, watched by a king who rules from the throne that once belonged to her family—and one misstep will doom her tribe.. Meanwhile, Ali has been exiled for daring to defy his father. Hunted by assassins, adrift on the unforgiving copper sands of his ancestral land, he is forced to rely on the frightening abilities the marid—the unpredictable water spirits—have gifted him. But in doing so, he threatens to unearth a terrible secret his family has long kept buried. And as a new century approaches and the djinn gather within Daevabad's towering brass walls for celebrations, a threat brews unseen in the desolate north. It's a force that would bring a storm of fire straight to the city's gates . . . and one that seeks the aid of a warrior trapped between worlds, torn between a violent duty he can never escape and a peace he fears he will never deserve.
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Friend becomes foe and trust is a thing of the past when the Misfits' most relentless enemy, on the cusp of ultimate revenge, turns Elspeth's world upside down. Before it's too late, Elspeth must rescue a former ally whose mind and body have been manipulated to unleash a plague that will destroy all it touches.
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Publisher : Harvard University Press
The Arab Muslim Ibn Khaldun developed a method of evaluating historical evidence that allowed him to explain the underlying causes of events such as the cyclical rise and fall of North African dynasties. As Stephen Dale shows, this work was the first structural history and historical sociology, four centuries before the European Enlightenment.
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Publisher : Tor.com
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Blurred Poles and Hazy Horizons: From a Flat to a Round World
Andrey Bystritskiy
It seems that following the collapse of the bipolar world, we are not moving at all to a new multi-polar planet of equal opportunities and open cooperation between countries. Rather, we've found ourselves in a foggy ocean without any poles and, therefore, no means of orienting ourselves.
It is believed that in general, people strive for calm, peace, serenity and happiness. To some degree, this is true. But at the same time, they strive for domination and victory, sometimes through outright aggression. As La Rochefoucauld once noted, in the misfortunes of our best friends, we always find something not altogether displeasing.
This adage can be applied to the behaviour of countries, even more than individuals.
The chaotic mosaic of international conflicts is impressive, and it seems that not only has the number of conflicts multiplied, but the number of types of conflict has increased as well. Trade, military, social, religious, ethnic, value, ideological conflict… God knows what else. It looks as if there is a contest for the most original and meaningless reason for a conflict. And, probably, it's time to give Darwin Awards to not only the most careless and stupid people, but also some human communities, and maybe even whole countries.
The desire of people to generate conflicts is beyond doubt. It is difficult to find a place on Earth where these or other more or less bloody conflicts haven't occurred. After resolving the problem with the Tamil Tigers, Sri Lanka lived happily and peacefully for a long period of time. But this happiness is over. Recently in the African nation of Burkina Faso, two French soldiers were killed while freeing hostages taken in Benin and transported to Mali. There is very little hope that the situation in Venezuela will somehow calm down. The achievement of peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula is still very far away. American ships and missiles are moving toward Iran, and the latter, in turn, threatens to retaliate. Nor can we expect a stable, peaceful situation in Israel. Stories of terrorism and gunfire come from as far away as New Zealand. Even in Europe, people constantly die from terrorist attacks, not to mention the conflict in Ukraine. In general, the list can go on and on, because, I repeat, the number of conflicts is multiplying: new ones arise and the old ones, once thought resolved, break out again.
Moreover, outright sabre rattling and demonstrations of every kind of ability to destroy the maximum number of people in record time now reign in the world.
Every conflict involves polarisation: someone is always pitted against someone else, even if there is a multilateral conflict; there is always a set of opposing pairs. But how can the situation be understood when these pairs become too many?
During the Cold War, there were a lot of local conflicts, but in that time two main poles existed. And just as iron filings create predictable patterns under the influence of the magnet poles, a large number of conflicts more or less correlated with the dominant forces. It played out exactly like on a globe: there are north and south poles, the equator in the middle between them, the tropics and so on.
In the present world, there is a feeling that both poles have disappeared. We can no longer use a compass and the equator can be anywhere.
New World Vision
The mankind enters an era of critical transformation. The conflict between different political forces is deepening. But, most importantly, the communication zone of political battles expanded enormously. Formerly an insignificant player - the broad world masses - gained space for direct political action. Traditional political elites - educated and wealthy - risk losing control over the world processes.
At the same time, people don't enjoy living without a clear separation between black and white or bad and good. It does not matter that this leads them to crude and, in many cases, incorrect simplifications. As a result of the absence of poles, that is, with the disappearance of a global, more or less shared narrative, we've found ourselves beset by chaos and conflicts, having no common denominator, in a world in which the war of all against all is actively manifesting itself. While this is not yet a real war, we seem to be approaching such a Hobbesian nightmare. The preconditions for a global civil war are obvious.
Of course, our self-preservation instinct remains, and so really big clashes still do not happen. However, everyone feels this threat. It's no coincidence at all that new weapons limitation treaties are being discussed. It is clear that the reasons for such conversations are many; plenty of things are purely conjectural, but still ... everyone feels threatened.
The current situation in the world is unique. However, as always - there are no non-unique situations. As you know, it is not possible to enter the same river twice. But still there is a feeling that the level of novelty of the current situation is very high. Moreover, we are hardly able to soberly assess this level. We see a lot of new things, but the question remains what they will change, especially when it comes to technological innovation.
One can only guess that, in addition to the general aggressiveness of people, it leads to an increase in the number and types of conflicts. One of the assumptions is that this is primarily a clash between some kind of barbarism and enlightenment, humanism and cruelty, or between the desire for freedom and the emancipation of mankind on one hand and the desire to preserve the old social hierarchies and the privileges of elites on the other. But maybe this approach is a simplification.
Perhaps the most significant way in which the world differs is the new information and communication environment, which is completely without precedent. It was the communication revolution that allowed us to compare all the conflicts with each other, and brought everything into one chaotic list. It's exactly like Jorge Luis Borges wrote in "The Analytical Language of John Wilkins":
These ambiguities, redundancies, and deficiencies recall those attributed by Dr. Franz Kuhn to a certain Chinese Encyclopaedia entitled Celestial Emporium of Benevolent Knowledge. In those remote pages it is written that animals are divided into (a) those that belong to the Emperor, (b) embalmed ones, (c) those that are trained, (d) suckling pigs, (e) mermaids, (f) fabulous ones, (g) stray dogs, (h) those that are included in this classification, (i) those that tremble as if they were mad, (j) innumerable ones, (k) those drawn with a very fine camel's hair brush, (I) others, (m) those that have just broken a flower vase, ( n) those that resemble flies from a distance. The Bibliographical Institute of Brussels also resorts to chaos: it has parcelled the universe into 1,000 subdivisions: Number 262 corresponds to the Pope; Number 282, to the Roman Catholic Church; Number 263, to the Lord's Day; Number 268, to Sunday schools; Number 298, to Mormonism; and Number 294, to Brahmanism, Buddhism, Shintoism, and Taoism. It also tolerates heterogeneous subdivisions, for example, Number 179: "Cruelty to animals. Protection of animals. Moral Implications of duelling and suicide. Various vices and defects. Various virtues and qualities.
The classification of modern conflicts, you see, is similar to that given by Borges. But unlike the lifetime of the great writer, today instead of an encyclopaedia for individuals, Wikipedia is for everyone, for billions. It is easy to get confused here for ordinary people and elites alike.
Of course, the chaos of conflicts existed during the Roman Empire, but nevertheless the then-patricians did not have access to WeChat messenger, did not know about the creation of vodka in China or about people playing football with severed heads in Chichen Itza. Every culture and local civilization had its own oecumene. And they essentially lived on flat land.
New communications networks, for the first time, have made the world really round and very compact. With such a world, in the absence of intelligible polarisation, that is, a mainstream conflict, people meet who have never met before and do not know how to deal with it. We are playing with a ball made from the globe with unknown rules.
At the same time, our current problems, threats of world civil war, and the chaos of brutal conflicts are the result of unprecedented progress and success. However, it is known that nothing short sells like prosperity. As the Stoics liked to joke, you should not get used to living well.
Evil in Politics: The Fruits of Frivolity
It is not only me who has a strange feeling of anxiety, approaching danger, a sense of tragic outcome in the current world situation. The most striking thing is that there are no so many rational grounds for such eschatological experiences. More precisely, only a couple of them: the incredible power and wealth of modern mankind, and the eternal limitations of the mental abilities of people, especially politicians.
I recommend you this article on the Valdai Club website: https://valdaiclub.com/a/chairman-speech/blurred-poles-and-hazy-horizons/
It seems that following the collapse of the bipolar world, we are not moving at all to a new multi-polar planet of equal opportunities and open cooperation between countries. Rather, we've
Forget Hitler: War and Diplomacy in the 21st Century Follow the link
The Future Is Not Enough. Key Expectations from 2020 Follow the link
The Semantics of the Tower of Babel: Language and Morality in International Politics Follow the link


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import os
import ctypes
import logging

# the OpenGL module loves spewing things into logs, and for some reason
# when running in maya 2012 the default log level allows info messages through.
# so we set a specific log level on the OpenGL logger to keep it quiet.
logging.getLogger( "OpenGL" ).setLevel( logging.WARNING )

import IECore

import Gaffer
import GafferUI

# import lazily to improve startup of apps which don't use GL functionality
GL = Gaffer.lazyImport( "OpenGL.GL" )
IECoreGL = Gaffer.lazyImport( "IECoreGL" )

QtCore = GafferUI._qtImport( "QtCore" )
QtGui = GafferUI._qtImport( "QtGui" )
QtOpenGL = GafferUI._qtImport( "QtOpenGL", lazy=True )

## The GLWidget is a base class for all widgets which wish to draw using OpenGL.
# Derived classes override the _draw() method to achieve this.
class GLWidget( GafferUI.Widget ) :

	## This enum defines the optional elements of the GL buffer used
	# for display.
	BufferOptions = IECore.Enum.create(
		"Alpha",
		"Depth",
		"Double"
	)

	## Note that you won't always get the buffer options you ask for - a best fit is found
	# among the available formats. In particular it appears that a depth buffer is often present
	# even when not requested.
	def __init__( self, bufferOptions = set(), **kw ) :

		format = QtOpenGL.QGLFormat()
		format.setRgba( True )

		format.setAlpha( self.BufferOptions.Alpha in bufferOptions )
		format.setDepth( self.BufferOptions.Depth in bufferOptions )
		format.setDoubleBuffer( self.BufferOptions.Double in bufferOptions )

		if hasattr( format, "setVersion" ) : # setVersion doesn't exist in qt prior to 4.7.
			format.setVersion( 2, 1 )

		GafferUI.Widget.__init__( self, self.__createQGLWidget( format ), **kw )

		self._qtWidget().resizeGL = Gaffer.WeakMethod( self.__resizeGL )
		self._qtWidget().paintGL = Gaffer.WeakMethod( self.__paintGL )

	## Called whenever the widget is resized. May be reimplemented by derived
	# classes if necessary.
	def _resize( self, size ) :

		GL.glViewport( 0, 0, size.x, size.y )

	## Derived classes must override this to draw their contents using
	# OpenGL calls.
	def _draw( self ) :

		raise NotImplementedError

	## Derived classes may call this when they wish to trigger a redraw.
	def _redraw( self, immediate=False ) :

		if immediate :
			self._qtWidget().updateGL()
		else :
			self._qtWidget().update()

	def __resizeGL( self, width, height ) :

		self._resize( IECore.V2i( width, height ) )

	def __paintGL( self ) :

		# we need to call the init method after a GL context has been
		# created. ideally we'd call it in a QGLWidget.initializeGL override but
		# at the time of writing that's not getting called. calling it here does
		# mean we call init() way more than needed, but it's safe.
		IECoreGL.init( True )

		self._draw()

	# We keep a single hidden widget which owns the texture and display lists
	# and then share those with all the widgets we really want to make.
	__shareWidget = None
	@classmethod
	def __createQGLWidget( cls, format ) :

		# try to make a host specific widget if necessary.
		result = cls.__createMayaQGLWidget( format )
		if result is not None :
			return result

		# and if it wasn't necessary, just breathe a sigh of relief
		# and make a nice normal one.
		if cls.__shareWidget is None :
			cls.__shareWidget = QtOpenGL.QGLWidget()

		return QtOpenGL.QGLWidget( format, shareWidget = cls.__shareWidget )

	@classmethod
	def __createMayaQGLWidget( cls, format ) :

		# We want to be able to share OpenGL resources between gaffer uis
		# and maya viewport uis, because IECoreGL will be used in both.
		# So we implement our own QGLContext class which creates a context
		# which shares with maya.

		try :
			import maya.OpenMayaRender
		except ImportError :
			# we're not in maya - createQGLWidget() will just make a
			# normal widget.
			return None

		import OpenGL.GLX

		# This is our custom context class which allows us to share gl
		# resources with maya's contexts. We define it in here rather than
		# at the top level because we want to import QtOpenGL lazily and
		# don't want to trigger a full import until the last minute.
		## \todo Call glXDestroyContext appropriately, although as far as I
		# can tell this is impossible. The base class implementation calls it
		# in reset(), but that's not virtual, and we can't store it in d->cx
		# (which is what the base class destroys) because that's entirely
		# on the C++ side of things.
		class MayaGLContext( QtOpenGL.QGLContext ) :

			def __init__( self, format, paintDevice ) :

				QtOpenGL.QGLContext.__init__( self, format, paintDevice )

				self.__paintDevice = paintDevice
				self.__context = None

			def chooseContext( self, shareContext ) :

				assert( self.__context is None )

				# We have to call this to get d->vi set in the base class, because
				# QGLWidget::setContext() accesses it directly, and will crash if we don't.
				QtOpenGL.QGLContext.chooseContext( self, shareContext )

				# Get maya's global resource context - we'll create our context
				# to be sharing with this one.
				import maya.OpenMayaRender
				mayaRenderer = maya.OpenMayaRender.MHardwareRenderer.theRenderer()
				mayaRenderer.makeResourceContextCurrent( mayaRenderer.backEndString() )
				mayaResourceContext = OpenGL.GLX.glXGetCurrentContext()
				self.__display = OpenGL.GLX.glXGetCurrentDisplay()

				# Get a visual - we let the base class figure this out, but then we need
				# to convert it from the form given by the qt bindings into the ctypes form
				# needed by PyOpenGL.
				visual = self.chooseVisual()
				visual = ctypes.cast( int( visual ), ctypes.POINTER( OpenGL.raw._GLX.XVisualInfo ) )

				# Make our context.
				self.__context = OpenGL.GLX.glXCreateContext(
					OpenGL.GLX.glXGetCurrentDisplay()[0],
					visual,
					OpenGL.GLX.glXGetCurrentContext(),
					True
				)

				return True

			def makeCurrent( self ) :

				success = OpenGL.GLX.glXMakeCurrent( self.__display, self.__paintDevice.effectiveWinId(), self.__context )
				assert( success )

		result = QtOpenGL.QGLWidget()
		result.setContext( MayaGLContext( format, result ) )
		return result

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In geology and sedimentology, connate fluids are liquids that were trapped in the pores of sedimentary rocks as they were deposited.  These liquids are largely composed of water, but also contain many mineral components as ions in solution.

As rocks are buried, they undergo lithification and the connate fluids are usually expelled.  If the escape route for these fluids is blocked, the pore fluid pressure can build up, leading to overpressure.

Significance

An understanding of the geochemistry of connate fluids is important if the diagenesis of the rock is to be quantified.  The solutes in the connate fluids often precipitate and reduce the porosity and permeability of the host rock, which can have important implications for its hydrocarbon prospectivity.  The chemical components of the connate fluid can also yield information on the provenance of aquifers and of the thermal history of the host rock. Minute bubbles of fluid are often trapped within the crystals of the cementing material. These fluid inclusions provide direct information about the composition of the fluid and the pressure-temperature conditions that existed during diagenesis of the sediments.

Some analyses of connate water samples from Louisiana (USA) compared to seawater

Similar, but different in origin, is the concept of fossil water, which is used to describe very old groundwater found in deep aquifers or bedrock. Typically it was recharged during a different climatic period (e.g., the last ice age) so is also very old, but possibly not of the same genesis as the rock.

See also
 Petroleum geology

References

 Connate water at Schlumberger Oilfield Glossary

Petroleum
Sedimentology
Soil mechanics

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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Justin Kurzel Stars: Michael Fassbender, Marion Cotillard, David Thewlis, Paddy Considine, Jack Reynor, Elizabeth Debecki, Sean Harris, David Haymer. There have been many film versions of Shakespeare's bloodiest and most cinematic play, from Orson Welles' idiosyncratic 1948 version through to Akira Kurosawa's Throne Of Blood in 1961, which reinvented the play as a samurai drama. More recently Australian director Geoffrey Wright (Romper Stomper, etc) gave us a more contemporary take on the play, setting the drama against the backdrop of a Continue reading
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: James Marsh Stars: Eddie Redmayne, Felicity Jones, David Thewlis, Harry Lloyd, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, Simon McBurney, Enzo Cilenti, Maxine Peake. This biopic looks at the extraordinary life of iconic astrophysicist Stephen Hawking, who was, at the age of 21, diagnosed with the terminal amyotrophic lateral sclerosis - the fatal degenerative motor neurone disease (aka Lou Gehrig's disease) - and given only two years to live. But Hawking had a determination and a never say die attitude, and was determined to prove much in the short time Continue reading
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Reviewed by GREG KING Director: Brad Anderson Stars: Jim Sturgess, Kate Beckinsale, Ben Kingsley, David Thewlis, Michael Caine, Brendan Gleeson, Jason Flemyng, Sinead Cusack, Sophie Kennedy Clark, Edmund Kingsley, Guillaume Delaunay. The inmates have taken over the asylum in this dark and disturbing thriller based on The System Of Doctor Tarr and Professor Fether, a short story written by Edgar Allen Poe, a past master of the macabre, in 1844. The story was previously told in the little seen 2005 film Lunacy from Czech director Jan Svankmajer. Despite a strong cast Continue reading
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Nursing staff wanted as pilot scheme aims to bring hospice, nursing homes, GPs and paramedics closer together
PUBLISHED: 14:43 05 January 2017
Luke May
Hospice charity ellenor is set to play a greater role in local nursing homes, also joining forces with GPs and ambulance crews.
The scheme will end in March next year
A new pilot scheme aimed at improving the level of service for terminally ill people is set to get underway.
Ellenor, which provides end-of-life care for people in north west Kent and Bexley, has been chosen by Dartford, Gravesham and Swanley's Clinical Commissioning Group, to enhance the level of care it provides at nursing homes in the area.
Last year, 96 per cent of care home patients known to the hospice were able to die peacefully in their care home due to training from ellenor staff.
"Being chosen to lead this project is hugely exciting," explained director of care Jacquie Hackett.
"It places ellenor firmly at the forefront of palliative and end-of-life care locally."
Under the scheme, dedicated care home teams will be increased to help support all local nursing homes by managing the palliative care needs of residents.
It will also see Kent's ambulance service, Secamb, work closer with the charity, so people who are dying could be taken to ellenor's inpatient wards, rather than A&E.
Hospice workers have already begun training paramedics on identifying when a patient is dying.
Shirmilla Austin, Secamb's End of Life Care leader, said: "Our staff who attended the training now feel so much more confident in dealing with end-of-life care and have gained an increased awareness in recognising and identifying people who are dying.
"Knowing that they can pick up the phone for advice is also really reassuring.
"We appreciate the ellenor team sharing its expertise and skills with us and really feel that the wider community is benefitting from this partnership."
Elsewhere, all 34 doctors' practices in the area will be providing access to the hospice for all palliative patients in the area, as well as providing a specialist nurse out-of-hours via the IC24 service.
With the pilot set to last until March 2018, the hospice is actively recruiting nursing staff to work either part-time or full time.
"Our strategic aims recognise our role in leading the development of services to the wider community at the end-of-life and we see an increasing role in education and training," added Ms Hackett.
Commissioning Group
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The character of Lou Ford is a complex and intriguing one. His cool exterior is gradually ebbed away until the facade of normality begins to slip in front of those closest to him. The attitude of the women in his life will be hard to relate to for many audience members, but is nonetheless convincing, sadly.
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In the last third of the film, the narrative swings from realism to the realm of disbelief. It is unclear how much of what is depicted is actual event, or whether most of what is shown is really a figment of Ford's imagination. Up until this point, the film offers a thought-provoking examination of an unstable mind. This is somewhat disrupted by the last section of the film, which slides into Lynchian territory, without the panache of the acclaimed director.
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Getting the right image for your article can feel like wading through a mile of red tape. Copyright laws can be confusing and a fear of lawsuits is overwhelming. Thankfully, there are some basic guidelines for legally using images in your digital brand.
When you first set out on your digital brand experience, you begin to realize how much is involved. Writing the perfect article can be time-consuming. You have to think about the message you want to convey and then make sure that it is coming out correctly. Then when you've finished you realize that you have to find an image for your post for maximum engagement.
This is where the real stress begins. You can search the internet and find the perfect image, but how do you know if you can use it? Respecting copyright laws can be complicated if you don't understand how they work.
Images play a significant role in your digital branding. Marketers have found that visual marketing is the most important form of content, second only to blogging.
Consumers relate most to visual information these days, with social media platforms Instagram and Snapchat being created on just the premise of sharing photos. Keeping up with these trends means that adding images to your digital branding is incredibly important.
Adding images to your work is a no-brainer. Statistics prove that it will help boost your website, and we're always looking for the best way to give our business the edge.
So how do we get images? What are the rules when using other people's images?
Copyrights are fairly simple. You put it on the internet in a fixed form and it's legally yours. This applies to literary works, performing arts, visual arts, digital content, motion pictures, and photographs.
Copyrights are an assumed process. Meaning, if you put the work out there then it is just assumed to be yours. The copyright symbol isn't even legally required anymore. Putting your stuff on the internet contains the social pact that no one will try to take it away or claim it as their own.
That being said, plagiarism and copyright infringement are not the same.
Plagiarism can be avoided by giving the proper credit to where the information came from. It is primarily ethical, whereas copyright infringements are a legal concern.
With copyrights, giving a shoutout to the person who took the picture doesn't make it okay to use the picture.
Copyrights give the copyright holder the legal ability to choose when their image is published.
The different social media platforms have different rules about how images are used.
Twitter allows its users to retweet other people's words. Pinterest allows users to pin other people's pictures to their boards. Reading each platform's Terms of Service can help you avoid any legal issues related to using someone's work.
Typically, the more expensive the license, the more you're allowed to do with the stock images you use. Be very aware though of what the parameters of the license you buy are. Make sure that the license completely covers all of the uses you're planning on using the stock image for.
A lot of licenses only allow users to use their images strictly for personal or online use, and only for a certain number of uses. Likewise, purchasing a license may not allow you to use images in paid newsletters, or other types of work that may have a transfer of funds. Read over the documents attached to your image carefully so that you know exactly how you can use the image.
In the social media world, it's very easy to get in touch with the people who post their images online. A quick private message can get permission (in writing) to use images that you admire online on your personal pages.
Just remember, it's your website which makes you liable for the images that you use without permission. You can't just blame it on the designer or anyone else working on your team, at the end of the day it's your responsibility.
This is true even if you don't realize that the image is copyrighted, the picture has been resized, you link the photo back to the source, you have a disclaimer on your site, or your pic is embedded instead of saved onto your computer.
If you don't get permission to use an image, you will get caught and it will cost you. The common amount of damages asked for when dealing with an image copyright issue is around $8,000. Buying a license to use an image is starting to look a lot more affordable, right?
A lack of copyright notice does not mean free images and just because the social media site has a share option doesn't mean that its legal. Confusing right?
Fair Use Laws are an exception to copyright laws. They state that images can be used without permission as long as it serves the public good.
Is the copyrighted work fact-based or creative?
Is it for educational, nonprofit, or commercial use?
How much of the work is reproduced?
How will it affect the future use of the original work?
Be aware that these are just the questions that courts will look at during a lawsuit. Any time you use an image and don't follow copyright protocol, you are looking at the potential for a lawsuit.
Think carefully before using an image without permission because if the owner of the image finds out then you're looking at an expensive image when all the court costs are added up.
The honest truth is that using images on your blog without permission will most likely not qualify for fair use. Its always better to get permission, even with personal use.
Thankfully, there are several websites where you can find images where the creators have given up their rights so that others can use them. Although, even here it is important to be perceptive. Sometimes copyrighted work slips through, creating a legal mess.
Creative Commons: here content creators can share their images with others without making them obtain copyrights. However, only certain images can be used without attributing the creator, and they will still have their copyright mark on it (CC).
This is usually a spot where creators get started putting their name out there, so they want people to use their images but still want credit.
Gratisography: This website was created by photographers. They have a wide range of images for any project and their free price tag makes them the perfect fit for any budget.
Unsplash: This site is part of Creative Commons, called Creative Commons Zero. These images don't need any attribution, unlike the ones shown on Creative Commons.
Google Advanced Image Search: This can be a great option as long as you are extremely careful. There is a usage option that you can click on and select 'free to use or share, even commercially'.
Even after finding an image its a good idea to check out the license requirements for the image on the actual page itself. Its always better to check and save yourself trouble later.
Flickr: Just like Creative Commons and Google Advanced Search, this site is a great place to find images, but you have to make sure that you search for images with 'commercial use allowed' highlighted.
Even when using these sites to find pictures for your website, be careful. Do your reading and make sure that the images you choose are actually free or just need a disclaimer or recognition. Double checking will make sure that you use all the images you choose legally.
Adding images to your website is necessary for our visually driven world, however, it's important to make sure that we do it legally. Obtaining images within their copyright specifications may be more time consuming, but it will always be cheaper than the alternative.
There are several sites willing to help you find free photos without strict copyrights, so when in doubt these are great to use. However, it is also easy to just send out a message to the creator and ask them what their plans were with their image. Odds are good that you'll be able to work out a deal to use the perfect image that you found, just make sure to get that deal in writing.
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Dannika Dark Quotes
"There are few things in life that are worth waking up to: sex, the dark spices of freshly brewed coffee and bacon."
"I never arrive unannounced without something big and juicy in hand.
- Simon Hunt"
"It took me two years to give him all of my heart, and he threw it away in one night."
"The most self-damaging words in the English language are: try, might, and if. These are words of uncertainty. Will you fail? That is possible. But continue doubting your abilities and you'll never succeed."
"So I flirt with disaster once or twice. Who doesn't?"
He snorted. "You don't just flirt with disaster, you have intercourse with it."
"Don't pursue something with a vengeful heart, or it will destroy you. Hate wraps a cold hand around your heart and hollows you out."
- Justus"
"Self-doubt is a persuasive mistress; careful not to shag her or you'll never get your balls back." - Simon Hunt"
"Where did you meet?" he pressed on.
I shrugged and considered a little rephrasing. "I was out for a run."
"From who?"
I leaned back to take a long, very long, slow sip of that beer.
Knox leaned forward. "I think we're both bullsh*tting here, you ever play that card game?"
"With my grandma, every Sunday after church."
"Because I know it in my bones. You are the only female I desire, the only water that will quench my thirst, the only sun that will warm my skin, the only lips that were made for mine."
"Nothing is forever. Except atoms."
"I was beginning to think that Simon just had a bad case of OCD, ADD, and PMS. With a little BS and OMG mixed in."
"A man should be more original than a bouquet of roses and a box of chocolates. Flowers die and sugar sticks to your hips like a permanent record to a criminal."
"I won't touch you," I assured him, knowing I could throw a burst of energy that would undoubtedly drop the curtain on the moment. "I have it under control."
He traced the line of my clavicle with this finger and kissed the corners of my mouth. "Not even if I ask? I want your fingerprints all over me like a crime scene."
"As it so happens, I like your mouth."
"It doesn't -- "
"Challenge me?" He set the bottle down and moved to the end of the bed. "An outspoken woman makes the world a livable place. You have fire in you, and I would never put that out."
"Fire should never be tempered in a female because that's what fuels her passion, causing it to ignite." He lifted my chin with his hand and stroked his thumb gently across my lips. "All a male can hope for is to be consumed by it until there is nothing left of him."
"Never expect anything less than devotion from someone who has claim on your heart."
"Sometimes a woman has experienced too much life to have any blush left in her cheeks, but the man who puts it there is someone not easily forgotten."
"Sometimes the worst beatings we endure are never the physical kind."
"Just because a flower will fade, does not mean we should neglect its beauty."
"I clung to each word that fell from his lips like a spider to a web."
"Sometimes there are chapters in our lives we don't want others to read."
"I don't care what anyone says, every girl needs to have a good long cry once in a while. The kind that weakens you, swells your eyes shut, and strips away every shred of emotion from your body until the pain subsides. The pain of… whatever. Death, heartbreak, solitude, desire, jealousy. All the crap that becomes a badge of honor among women—like those little merit badges Girl Scouts have sewn on their uniforms, only these badges are stitched across our hearts."
"So, what can I do?" I asked.
"Annoy?"
I gave him a hurt look.
Justus pulled the tip of his hoodie over his eye and lowered his voice. "It remains to be seen; sometimes it takes years to uncover abilities."
"Maybe I can't do anything."
His blue eyes flashed up to mine. "Learner, we are all gifted."
"Women were gravitating towards him from all directions like a planetary orbit.
(Zoe on meeting Justus)"
"There is a differenece between a bad boy and a boy that's bad for you."
Born: in The United States.
Description: Dannika Dark is a USA TODAY Bestselling author and Audie Awards Finalist of urban fantasy and paranormal romance novels.
THE MAGERI SERIES is an exciting urban fantasy romance about a young woman's claim to immortality. Passionate, humorous, dark, and full of unpredictable twists, the Mageri series will take you on an unforgettable journey of love, friendship, and the hidden power within us all. Cliffhanger-free.
THE SEVEN SERIES is a paranormal romance that portrays Shifters living in secret in the modern world. A blend of humor, heartwarming romance, drama, and real-life issues. This series is for those who believe in family, second chances, and finding that person who completes you. Cliffhanger-free.
THE CROSSBREED SERIES is a compelling urban fantasy romance about a private organization of individuals who hunt evildoers. Dark secrets, complex characters, and plenty of action. Let a new series of magic, mayhem, and mystery begin!


Last week at Moir Group we hosted a lunchtime workshop on confidently projecting personal brand. Around 25 of our current candidates came together for an interactive session hosted by Lisa Elias and Vicky Lazarus.
We discussed the importance of being able to identify your personal brand and articulate this to prospective employers, as well as those within your network.
Creating and maintaining a strong personal brand is critical as it permeates everything you do in your job search process, from the thinking about what you can offer and what you're looking for, all the way through your communications, networking, interviews and execution once you've found a role.
There is stiff competition for top roles – for example, our executive recruiters can often speak with up to 100 people while putting together a short list for a client. In order to stand out, you need to think about what it is you represent, cultivate your brand and carry this through everything you do.
Preparation is critical – research the role, the employer, the dress code, the questions you may be asked, plan your journey in advance and aim to arrive early.
Work with your recruiter to ensure you are confident in what the role involves so you can probe further and highlight what you can bring to the table.
Make sure you are in the right frame of mind. Work on your mindset - the way you think influences the way you feel, which in turn affects the way you behave.
Pay attention to your communication – a strong handshake, good eye contact, not speaking too quickly, not talking over the interviewer, allowing yourself time to think, ensuring your voice is well modulated. Many of these are just common sense, but in an interview situation where you may be nervous, take stock and pay attention to how you're projecting.
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