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Alárò City, an extension of Lagos, breaks ground in Nigeria
February 26, 2019 by Gregg Cocking Leave a Comment
Construction has begun on Alárò City, which is being masterplanned by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, as an extension to Lagos in southwest Nigeria.
Designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM) for the Lagos State Government and city builder Rendeavour, Alárò City will be in the Lekki Free Zone to the west of the city. It is designed to boost foreign investment and create "tens of thousands of jobs".
Over 2 000 hectares, the city will combine a mix of industrial and commercial facilities positioned in line with the "growth path" of Lagos, one of Africa's fastest-growing cities.
"Alárò City helps strengthen Lagos' position as the economic and cultural hub for west Africa, by creating a new mixed-use model sustainable community – a place for people to work, make, live, and learn, which aims to become an international trade gateway," explained Daniel Ringelstein, director at SOM.
The south of Alárò City will be dedicated to industrial, warehouse and logistics facilities, intended to encourage innovation.
Meanwhile, the north side of the masterplan will host offices, homes, schools, hotels, healthcare and entertainment facilities, which are orientated towards Lekki Lagoon.
All the facilities will all be positioned around approximately 150 hectares of parks and green space, which is divided into six "greenways".
These greenways will sit approximately 800 metres apart, ensuring that residents and workers will never be more than a five-minute walk from open space. Each area in the Alárò City will be connected by a main boulevard, alongside a network of shaded, pedestrian-friendly streets and urban plazas.
Central to the masterplan is a 14 hectare park that will be used to host community events.
"We are delighted to be bringing our successful inclusive city model to Nigeria and Lagos State, the heart of the country's vibrant economy," added Stephen Jennings, founder of Rendeavour.
"Our partnership with Lagos State will ensure that Alárò City is an economically sustainable city open to all Nigerians."
The expected date of completion is undisclosed, but SOM said that a number of multi-national companies are already building facilities on site.
Founded in 1936, SOM is an international architecture and design practice with projects completed in over 50 countries. Alárò City follows the studio's recent reveal of a 56-storey London skyscraper with public viewing galleries, and its conversion of a century-old Chicago firehouse into Optimo hat factory.
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Rain washes out opening session of second Ashes Test
The covers remained on the pitch as rain delayed the start of play on the first day of the second Ashes cricket Test match between England and Australia at Lord's
London (AFP) - Rain prevented play before lunch on the first day of the second Ashes Test between England and Australia at Lord's on Wednesday.
When the match should have been getting underway at 11:00 am (1000 GMT), the square and pitch remained fully covered.
Further rain then meant hopes of any play in the first session soon disappeared, with the prospect of the players taking the field at all on Wednesday increasingly slim.
Ashes-holders Australia lead the five-match series 1-0 after their 251-run win in the first Test at Edgbaston last week.
It is 18 years since Australia last won an Ashes series in England.
In 17 of the last 19 Ashes campaigns, the team that has led 1-0 has won the series.
The exceptions were in 1997 when Australia lost at Edgbaston, but won the six-match series 3-2 and 2005 when England lost at Lord's but won the five-Test series 2-1.
England were set to give a debut to fast bowler Jofra Archer after James Anderson, their all-time leading wicket-taker, was ruled out with a calf injury that meant he bowled just four overs at Edgbaston.
Neither England nor Australia have yet named their teams. They are not required to do so until the toss takes place.

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Disruption creates opportunity - if not an urgent mandate - for each of us to adapt and pivot. When we embrace the genius within ourselves and others, we can build sustainable success.
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Experts believe automation and AI will replace 30-50% of the global work force by 2030. That translates to 800 million careers including doctors, accountants, lawyers, manufacturing, retail workers, journalists, software, finance, and professionals in every industry who will inevitably work alongside intelligent machines.
How future-proof is your business, career, or life?
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• How celebrating individuality and "the genius within" accelerates collaboration, innovation and success.
• How to create a fulfilling career or business that can sustain disruptions.
Every disruption is a wake-up call on some scale. Some disruptions are sudden, while others can be predicted. In the wake of coronavirus, proactive planning is more valuable than ever.
Disruption = Opportunity, especially when there is time to prepare and plan.
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"Success and the Genius Within" challenges the foregone conclusion of AI experts that humans could become "house pets" to intelligent machines. "Success and the Genius Within" transforms fear of "The Singularity" into an opportunity, if not a mandate, for humans to chart their own path forward by tapping into the genius within themselves and others.
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A realistic look at how planning can diminish the impact of disruption (from viruses to 'The Singularity') on business, careers and life.
Experts believe AI and 'The Singularity" will replace one third of the global work force by 2030. That translates to 800 million careers including doctors, accountants, lawyers, manufacturing and retail workers to journalists and beyond. Some experts estimate the impact could be as high as 50%. - McKinsey Global Institute
Artificial intelligence won't eliminate every job, but the future could be grim unless we start planning now. - NY Times
Humanities and soft skills are essential to responsible STEM and the future of work for humans.
"The Singularity" could shadow climate change as the most urgent topic to be addressed by government, education and society.
Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence by Max Tegmark published by Knopf in 2017. The author explores how humans can grow our prosperity through automation without leaving people lacking income or purpose. Success and the Genius Within introduces Human AI as a distinct and necessary advantage to enabling humans to survive and thrive the rise of the machines.
The Singularity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology by Ray Kurzweil. Viking Press 2005. This New York Times Bestseller explains the author's prediction that human beings will be succeeded by a super-intelligent entity that is partly biological, partly computerized. Kurzweil's book focuses on integration of technology with human biology, an advanced, technical discussion that eludes the general public. "Success and the Genius Within" recognizes the path of superintelligence, yet a strategy to empower huma
"Rise of the Robots: Technology and the Threat of a Jobless Future" by Martin Ford, Basic Books 2016. This New York Times Bestseller explains how acceleration of technology displaces human beings across all employment sectors and why past solutions to technological disruption, will not help. "Success and the Genius Within" offers hope that all is not lost if humans can leverage human genius to create a "whole" smarter than the sum of its parts (humans) that operates like machine AI for sustainable success.
"Success and the Genius Within" creates a strategy for creating a successful business or career prepared to survive disruption.
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Bright Communications LLC
Looking for all types of books, including fiction, children's books, health, memoir, business books, and cookbooks
Bright Communications LLC is a woman- and veteran-owned custom publisher in Hellertown, PA. Founding CEO Jennifer Bright is a Book Doula, whose passion is helping authors bring their books to life. Our team of expert editorial, design, and marketing pros help authors go from idea to completed books and retain 100% of the rights to their work. We also offer four custom publishing packages and a $1900 self-publishing assist program.
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eBooks2go
eBooks2go, Inc. was founded in 2011 to provide the missing link for all your publishing needs. Our end-to-end solutions provide the guidance and support that enable publishers and independent authors to pursue their passions. To date, we have helped more than 750 authors and 100 publishers worldwide. We offer an array of simple and affordable solutions to assist self-publishing authors at every stage of the book publishing process. Our comprehensive service offering includes editing, print and eBook production, book marketing, cover designs, ISBN registration, and even website designs. We are a single source for all of your publishing needs.
Finn-Phyllis Press, Inc
At Finn-Phyllis Press, our goal is simple: help you tell your story in a powerfully vulnerable way, publish it so that it can sit next to any New York Times bestseller in terms of quality, and support you as you reach the readers who need to hear what you (and you alone) have to say.
We believe that every story matters.
We believe that the smallest moments of connection create the widest reaching ripple effect of change.
We believe that book publishing doesn't have to be overwhelming, feel high-pressure, or take years to complete.
We believe that authors deserve to earn 100% of the profits---it's your story, after all!
We believe that 100% of the rights to your story are your own (and should remain that way).
We believe that while most stories aren't, in and of themselves, completely unique, no one else has your exact perspective or experience, and that is your superpower.
We believe in partnerships. This isn't our first rodeo (although, in full transparency, we've never been to an actual rodeo), and it is our privilege to guide our authors every step of the way. We are proud of our no-tears-or-panic-attacks policy.
We believe in the bells and whistles that help our clients increase their impact---and leave the ones that don't in the metaphorical slush pile.
We don't have an actual slush pile.
Are you with us so far? If so, let's talk about what's next...
We are passionate about powerfully vulnerable storytelling, inspiring backstories, and yet-to-be-discovered voices. We believe that everyone has a powerful story and that those stories are meant to impact the entire world, one reader at a time.
Run by 5X author Elizabeth Lyons, Finn-Phyllis Press was established in 2004 and has been actively publishing impactful stories since 2016.
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Grammar Factory Publishing
Grammar Factory is known for helping entrepreneurs, business leaders, and subject matter experts become first-time authors of world-class nonfiction books that build their authority and grow their business.
Over the past 8 years, we've helped more than 200 business owners write and publish books that grow their business.
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Happy Self Publishing
Happy Self Publishing has helped 500+ authors to get their books self-published, hit the #1 position in the Amazon bestseller charts, and also establish their author website & brand to grow their business. And the best thing is, we do all this without taking away your rights and royalties. Let's schedule a call to discuss the next steps in your book project: www.meetme.so/jyotsnaramachandran
Ingram is a rather large company with several different divisions and supplies books to bookstores and libraries in over 200 countries around the world. Ingram also has a print on demand digital printing company, Lightning Source. IngramSpark is the platform that combines those two services together. At IngramSpark, we work with authors and independent publishers to print their books for orders they need (no minimum order) and we have a way to list the books as available for sale to all of Ingram's 39,000+ customers- distributors, bookstores, retail outlets, libraries, etc., so you never miss a sale. You would provide us with the print-ready digital files (one for the cover and one for the interior) and we print the books as they are sold through our distribution partner's websites. We pay you for those sales approximately 90 days later. The compensation you earn is based on the retail price you set, minus the wholesale discount you offer our distribution partners, minus the print cost.
Momosa Publishing LLC
Looking for health, parenting, inspiration, and children's books.
Momosa Publishing LLC is a woman- and veteran-owned custom publisher in Hellertown, PA. Founder and CEO Jennifer Bright is a Book Doula, whose passion is helping authors bring their books to life. We are an efficient, effective, excellent team of editorial, design, and marketing pros.
Children Fiction, Christian Fiction, Commercial Fiction, Contemporary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Mind & Body, Mystery, Thriller, Horror & Suspense, Mythology & Folk Tales, Romantic Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Women's Fiction, YA Fiction, Biography & Memoir, Business & Money, Career & Success, Children Non-Fiction, Christian Non-Fiction, Coloring Books for Grown-Ups, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, Communication Skills, Corporate Culture, Crafts & Hobbies, Creativity, Current Affairs, Economics, Education, Entrepreneurship & Small Business, Health, Fitness & Dieting, History, Humor & Entertainment, Illustrated Books, Journalism, Management & Leadership, Marketing & Sales, Mindfulness & Happiness, Money & Investment, Motivation & Inspiration, Nature & Environment, Parenting, Personal Growth & Self-Improvement, Philosophy, Politics & Social Sciences, Popular Science, Productivity & Time Management, Psychology, Reference, Religion & Spirituality, Science, Sex & Relationships, Society & Culture, Sports & Outdoors, Technology & the Future, Travel, YA Non-Fiction
ShieldCrest Publishing
ShieldCrest are book publishers based in the UK who fill that vital gap for talented authors where mainstream publishers are unwilling to give them that chance. We strive for excellence and invest in our authors and are listed in FreeIndex as the number one independent publisher in the UK for price quality and service rated author satisfaction. We publish books of all genres including; fiction, historical, biographies and children's books.
ShieldCrest publishing continues to grow rapidly with satisfied authors throughout the UK and overseas. Our range of products includes paperbacks, hardbacks and digitised e-books in all formats used globally in the myriad of e-readers.
In addition to the above, ShieldCrest provides a complete range of services including book design and layout, illustrations, proof reading and editing. For marketing we offer author web page, press releases, social media marketing packages and many other support services to help both first time and experienced authors get their books into the market quickly and maximise on the opportunities available.
These services enable us to guide our authors through the process as we transform their manuscript into a professional book, which can take its place with pride next to any famous author's book of the same genre.
The staff at ShieldCrest have many years experience in the book industry and this wealth of experience is put at the disposal of our authors.
Our clients include established authors such as Diane Marshall who has been acclaimed as the best writing talent to come from Scotland for years by The Scotsman newspaper, and Prof Donald Longmore OBE, who performed the first heart transplant in the UK and has sold thousands of medical books used by students throughout the world. We also recently released "Martin Foran-The Forgotten Man" by J.R. Stephenson, which features fraud within the police, abuse within the prison service and injustices in the courts and has been featured in the press and on TV.
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Tenant Info Collection
HC questions DMP provision
Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:00 AM Last update on: Mon Mar 28, 2016 12:32 AM
The High Court yesterday questioned the legality of a provision under which the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has been collecting information about residents of the metropolitan area.
The court issued a rule upon the government to explain by a week as to why the provision of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police Rules and Regulations 2006 should not be declared unconstitutional and illegal.
For all latest news, follow The Daily Star's Google News channel.
The HC bench of Justice Syed Muhammad Dastagir Husain and Justice AKM Shahidul Huq came up with the rule following a writ petition filed by three Supreme Court lawyers, including Aynunnahar Siddiqua.
Petitioner's lawyer Aneek R Haque told The Daily Star that the police did not have authority to collect information about tenants under the rules. They could only take a specific step, he claimed.
The DMP on February 29 announced that it had been collecting "identification information" about landlords and tenants since November last year and asked all to provide such information by March 15.
On March 13, another HC bench rejected another petition that sought an order to stop the collection of tenants' information, saying that the DMP was allowed to take any step under DMP rules and regulations, 2006, to prevent terrorism and militant activities in the city.
hc questions / DMP / High Court / Legality / Dhaka Metropolitan Police / Information
Into the world of thieves
HC wants to know casualties in ship breaking yards accidents
Suspended DIG Prisons Bazlur denied bail
Get fitness clearance or face action
Firecrackers banned on Shab-e-Barat night
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১ ঘণ্টা আগে|টিভি ও সিনেমা
বাংলাদেশ চলচ্চিত্র শিল্পী সমিতির ২০২২-২৪ মেয়াদের দ্বিবার্ষিক নির্বাচনের প্রাথমিক ফলাফল প্রকাশিত হয়েছে। সভাপতি পদে ইলিয়াস কাঞ্চন ও সাধারণ সম্পাদক পদে জায়েদ খান জয়লাভ করেছেন।
৮ ঘণ্টা আগে|যাওয়া-আসা
শেষ মুহূর্তে ফলাফল পজিটিভ, প্রতিদিন প্রায় ৫৫০ প্রবাসীর ফ্লাইট বাতিল


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there and hopefully make the right decisions. Not sure though. Just my thoughts. Any input?
This assumes she got her powers specifically to crack the case. Maybe she'll still have the powers at the end of the game but not really need to use them but can for small things in life.
One of the creators of the game said there will be short stories written after the end of episode 5 about Max, Chloe, and some of the other characters who survive the ending.


Last week my dear bloggy friend, Carrie from Frugal Foodie Mama, reached a huge milestone on Pinterest... over 10,000 Pinterest followers!! Wow, what an accomplishment!!
She felt that this milestone was cause for a HUGE celebration. And when I say celebration, you all really know that I mean GIVEAWAY!
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Welcome to the gallery of sports photos from the 2017-2018 FALL season. This is where you can view and order prints and digital copies. The photos delivered directly to the school to the student to take home.
Typical processing and printing times range from 3-10 days.
Quality, color and sharpness of photos should not be determined by web preview in these galleries.
Print quality is ALWAYS going to be better than what is seen on screen.


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50 Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
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Luke 7:50 in Other Translations
50 And he said to the woman,Thy faith hath saved thee; go in peace.
50 And he said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
50 And Jesus said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you; go in peace."
50 He ignored them and said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."
50 And He said to the woman, "Your faith has saved you. Go in peace."
Luke 7:50 Meaning and Commentary
And he said to the woman
Notwithstanding the Pharisee's censure, both of him and her:
thy faith hath saved thee;
meaning either the object of her faith, himself, who was the author of eternal salvation to her; or that she, through faith in him, had received the blessings of salvation, pardon, righteousness, and life from him, and the joys and comfort of it; and had both a right unto, and a meetness for eternal glory and happiness:
go in peace;
of conscience, and serenity of mind; let nothing disturb thee; not the remembrance of past sins, which are all forgiven, nor the suggestions of Satan, who may, at one time or another, present them to view; nor the troubles and afflictions of this present life; which are all in love; nor the reproaches and censures of men of a "pharisaic" spirit: go home to thy house, and about thy business, and cheerfully perform thy duty both to God and men; and when thou hast done thy generation work, thou shalt enter into eternal peace and joy.
Luke 7:50 In-Context
48 Then Jesus said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
49 The other guests began to say among themselves, "Who is this who even forgives sins?"
1. S Matthew 9:22; Mark 5:34; Luke 8:48
2. S Acts 15:33


An algorithm is a basically a sequence of instructions for solving a problem or making something happen. For example, a recipe, instructions for making a cup of tea or storyboard for an animation are all examples of algorithms.
To make a computer program, you need to understand how computers follow instructions.
Instruct students to create an algorithm from set commands to program their teacher (sandwich bot) to make a jam sandwich.
After either of the two starter activities, ask students why the robot found it difficult to follow the instructions. Draw out answers such as "The instructions were too vague" or "The instructions were not specific". Explain to students that computers (such as robots) can't think for themselves, and that they can only follow instructions. Explain to students that we call these instructions 'Algorithms' and that an algorithm is a basically a sequence of instructions for solving a problem or making something happen for example, a recipe, instructions for making a cup of tea or storyboard for an animation.
Click here to see examples created by students.
Pick students at random to show off their artwork.
Students can continue to work on their turtle art and publish their artwork when they have finished.
TouchDevelop "Turtle Power" lesson is licenced under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.


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Q: Google Maps GDirections - Not Centering/Zoomimg in IE7 Best way to describe this problem is with a link. Please visit this page: Ruby International | APOAds.com
In FireFox, everything works fine. In IE it load the directions but does not center on them. Perhaps it's only my PC, does it work on yours under IE?
Here's the javascript doing the brunt of the work:
$(function() {
    // panorama of business
    var biz = new GLatLng(35.796532,139.406645);
    panoramaOptions = { latlng:biz };
    myPano = new GStreetviewPanorama($("div#geoMap").get(0), panoramaOptions);

    // get map for directions
    var dirMap = new GMap2($("div#dirMap").get(0));
    dirMap.setCenter(new GLatLng(35.740066,139.347582), 12);
    dirMap.setUIToDefault();

    // load directions
    directions = new GDirections(dirMap, $("div#dirMapText").get(0));
    directions.load("from: Yokota@35.740066,139.347582 to: Ruby International@35.796532,139.406645");

    $("#tabs").tabs({ cookie: { expires: 30 } });
});

Any assistance is greatly appreciated. (人)

A: Update: You are calling your directions function before you initialize the tabs - but by the time that the directions request gets back to the browser, the tabs have already been initialized and the request is getting fouled up in IE.  You can fix it by using the second suggestion here - Set up a listener to call your directions function when the tab is clicked on.
$('#tabs').bind('tabsshow', function(event, ui) {
    if (ui.panel.id == "tabs-5") {
        directions = new GDirections(dirMap, $("div#dirMapText").get(0));
        directions.load("from: Yokota@35.740066,139.347582 to: Ruby International@35.796532,139.406645");
    }
});

A: strange question, but have you tried calling setCenter last?

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Duke Libraries' LGBT fiction collection
February 10, 2010 Library Answer Person
Can the library get a larger section of LGBT fiction? You have very little… [3574C]
[written in answer space: Erotic Fiction?]
Sorry to be the one to break it to you, Secret Scribbler, but LGBT fiction and Erotic fiction are not synonymous.
One of the Libraries' missions is to build collections that support the University's curriculum and research. That said, with a finite collections budget and predatory vendors setting serials prices that far outpace inflation, it's difficult to purchase everything for everybody in our community. Fortunately, you can get pretty much anything you want through Interlibrary Loan. With our expedited loan agreement with UNC-CH, NC State, and NC Central, you can get materials from their collections within 48 hours. Our combined collections are more than 15 million volumes! And you're always welcome to suggest a purchase for the Perkins Library Collection.
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Impressing an English major
October 29, 2009 Library Answer Person
What should I read to impress an English major (male)? [3572B]
Good gracious! Why would you want to do that? Because if you impress him, you might marry him after graduation. He'd hang around the fringes of academia until he became a librarian, inevitably committing the two of you to a life of penury. But if you really can't help yourself, being seen in the von der Heyden Pavilion with an open copy Finnegans Wake should do the trick. Believe me, he won't understand it anymore than you do.
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Why is the Great Gatsby such a good book? How about Catch 22? I'm not even an English major and I think they're great. [3557C]
One doesn't need to major in English to appreciate great works of literature. One mark of great writing is its impact on future writers. Another is the work's ability to transcend cultures and time. Shakespeare, for instance, is still read today for these reasons (and all the great car chase scenes!).
The Great Gatsby is about unrestrained materialism and immorality (sound familiar?) and is cited by many authors as a major influence. Catch-22 is outstanding because it illustrates the absurdity of war, a point that apparently needs to be made over and over again. Furthermore, it features an outstanding anti-hero. If you like Catch-22, I highly recommend an earlier example of an anti-hero in a novel about the absurdity or war, Jaroslav Hasek's The Good Soldier Svejk [891.86 H346AE].
Sidney Lanier
March 10, 2008 Library Answer Person
did sydey lanier stay in georgia
No, Sidney Lanier spent the later part of his life in Baltimore, Maryland. He died from tuberculosis among relatives in North Carolina and was buried in Baltimore.
What will happen to the boy who lived?
August 24, 2007 Library Answer Person
AP, I turn to you in a time of need, I cannot sleep, I cannot stop thinking about the prophecy! I beg of you, what will happen to Harry Potter???
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: Although AP of course knew the answer even before publication, I couldn't have told you. There will always be people who haven't read it, so please don't try to get AP to be a spoiler! Now that your question has properly aged, you may already know that answer. I hope it wasn't worth losing sleep over.
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In what year will Quidditch enter the Olympics? Will Harry Potter still be limber enough to compete? If I were to begin my own training now for this eventuality, what techniques would you recommend? [3346A]
In the same year that fantasy football is accepted. Harry Potter will probably be a little over the hill to participate. The techniques you need to be familiar with involve handling a broom, so sweep up your room right now!
Literature, Quotations
Compass pointing to nothing save starry passion
where did the following line come from? if it doesn't exist and i made it up, where is one kinda like it?
ANSWER PERSON RESPONDS: In a letter to Charles Sampas, dated December 27, 1949, Jack Kerouac stated that Lowell, Massachusetts (his hometown), "like Winesburg Ohio or Asheville North Carolina or Fresno California or Hawthorne's Salem, is always the place where the darkness of the trees by the river, on a starry night, gives a hint of that inscrutable *future* Americans are always longing and longing for. And when they find that future, not till then they begin looking *back* with sorrows, and an understanding of how man haunts the earth, pacing, prowling, circling in the shades, and the intelligence of the compass pointing to nothing in sight save starry passion … strange, is strange, how we be-dot infinity with our thoughts and poor rooftops, and hometown, then go away forever." (Charters, Ann, ed. Jack Kerouac: Selected Letters, 1940-1956. New York: Viking, 1995. p. 221.)
Kerouac is commenting to Sampas, a columnist for the Lowell newspaper, about the upcoming publication of his first novel, *The Town and the City*, which is based on his experiences in Lowell.
The ellipsis is in the quote, so I suppose it was in Kerouac's letter.
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Heffalumps
Can you please describe the feeding + mating patterns of a heffalump? [3340A]
Heffalumps exist in the world of Winnie the Pooh, so there simply isn't any mating. They seem to eat honey. Just an aside: in Paul Theroux's book Riding the Iron Rooster, he refers to Mao's final senile period as his heffalump phase, either because Mao liked honey or more likely because the word conjures up images of a slow-moving, slow-thinking, pudgy, stooped-over elderly guy.
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Corinna Luyken is an American published author as well as illustrator that has always loved drawing.
Luyken writes as well as provides illustrations and has been the author and the illustrator combined on two of her books. She has been the illustrator for two early books where she was not the writer.
Corinna worked on a book titled Weird Little Robots with Carolyn Crimi. The middle school grade novel has been very popular and the world rights were bought to this novel by Candlewick. The book is about a young girl named Penny Rose that makes robots to keep her company. Some magic is all it takes to have everything change!
Luyken would go on to illustrate another book, titled Adrian Simcox Does Not Have a Horse. It was written by Marcy Campbell. It is the story of a boy named Adrian that tells everyone that will hear him out about his horse, which is the most beautiful and the best horse to be found anywhere in all the land. But one person does not trust his tales, and Chloe knows that he lives in a small house that doesn't seem to have much room to house a horse. Adrian has shoes with holes, so it's difficult to see how he could pay for one. Adrian keeps talking about the horse, and Chloe starts to get angry. But she may learn an important lesson in the end of it all and possibly even get to meet Adrian's horse– if it ever existed at all.
Corinna Luyken came out with books of her own with the release of her book The Book of Mistakes. She is also the author of My Heart. Mistakes came out in 2017 and received a lot of praise. It has received reviews where it was given four stars and has been given high marks by such media outlets and publications such as NPR, Wall Street Journal, and Entertainment Weekly, among others.
Corinna currently resides with her family, her daughter, husband, and their cats. They live in Olympia, Washington together.
The Book of Mistakes is the first solo book illustrated as well as composed by Corinna Luyken! This is a picture book for young people that is truly special and a great first book for this author. It's all about the process of being creative and focuses on the ways that sometimes mistakes can grow into huge blossoms and sources of inspiration for you.
So if you are drawing and one eye is drawn larger than the other as a mistake, you can just pass it off as your creative intention. A strange animal that doesn't exactly look incredible can be transformed into an even better piece of shrubbery or a tree. Smudges of ink can often appear to be something abstract, like leaves in a pond of water.
If you can incorporate spots and mistakes and splotches or things that you don't draw well and accept them into art, maybe you can end up with something that you really like! Corinna is sharing with readers the way that she changes pieces in ways that can be sometimes quirky and sometimes unexpected.
Get an up close and uniquely personal look at an artist and her process told through drawings and text that may be minimal but still is upbeat and playful! This is a bit more than the average children's book and the engaging nature of this work means that you can learn a bit more about art through the experience of hearing this author out.
Corinna knows about writing and illustrating, and this book is a strong showcase of how she does both and can explain it as well! This story shows those who are reading it that when you are engaged with the creative process, sometimes your biggest mistakes are able to be part of the best ideas and create art that you might not have crafted otherwise.
All art is a work in progress, and this book reminds us that we are all much the same way sometimes! We are all continually evolving and attempting to learn more. This is a fun art book that never takes itself too seriously and urges the readers to just stick with the process and try to make the most out of things.
Told from an interesting point of view of the artist and funny and poignant at times, The Book of Mistakes can make a great gift or just a book to enjoy on your own or with others, like your children or nieces and nephews! It's a great book that encourages you to be optimistic even as you face the various obstacles that life throws at you.
My Heart is the second book to come out from illustration and composition specialist Corinna Luyken. This is a picture book that is sure to interest you if you are a fan of books like these with lessons and things to take in about them!
This well illustrated book is full of wonderful pictures and words with topics about how to care for your heart and continue to live practicing empathy and kindness. These are the most important things to learn that will keep you nourished and in a good place, and it is a picture book that is far ahead of others in terms of the approach to an important topic.
Hearts can be closed or open, and this book explores the concept of feelings and the experience of being alive and being human as well. In this lyrical story with rhymes that have a meaning, there is plenty to digest and take in as well as think about and discuss!
The combination of great words and illustrations to go along with it means that this is definitely one picture book that you should check out. The art is amazing and the moral of the story may end up making you glad that you got it!
Love is all around us, and when our hearts are open to love as well as self-acceptance, incredible things can happen. Check this book out for yourself and see Luyken's work in this fantastic second work from this artist!


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NASSF Travel is a personalized travel agency, focused on sustainable tourism. Aimed at specialized tourists and / or researchers who are involved in a more direct and participatory manner in a sustainable way; interested in the protection of endemic species in danger of extinction, accompanying on holidays oriented to a better understanding of nature from a scientific point of view, in relation to the natural environment and its population. In that sense, we work with native and rural communities who truly care nature/ their environment.
How NASSF was created?
Nassf – Naturaleza Sostenible Sin Fronteras (Sustainable Nature Without Borders) was created by two scientific investigations carried out in the depths of the jungle by Liccet Suarez, who grew up loving the Peruvian jungle because his father Risto Suarez and his grandmother Lucynda Gonzales were native to these places; in the meantime, they taught her the true secrets of the Amazon, and, above everything, love and respect for his people and nature/ their environment. This is why, on her first trip to the jungle, she identifies the Shipibo Conibo community of San Francisco in Pucallpa in 2000 and returns to the community in 2003, where she makes his first scientific research in Tourism. Then / immediately / straightaway, the second scientific investigation was motivated and encouraged by the protection of an endangered species called the yellow – tailed wooly monkey. Looking for protected natural areas where they host this species is that it manages to find the Matsés National Reserve in Loreto and she decided joining the
community of Matsés to produce / create a scientific research according to the potential that presents the area and came to realize /achieved a Proposal of Scientific Tourism Sustainable in Matsés National Reserve for foreign tourists. There is also a commitment to work together with both native communities in order to improve their quality of life while safeguarding the environment. Therefore, we decided to launch a personalized travel agency specialized in sustainable tourism, with the full commitment to respect and balance between social and economic where / in which not only the businessmen benefits but also the communities involved; even more, when that will give them job opportunities, according to their talents and particularities. And all that will be done without putting aside the care of customs and traditions so that they can be remained in time for future generations, as well as offering a fair and balanced trade, without putting aside the care of the natural environment.
To become an internationally recognized travel agency which involves the tourist in a more direct and participatory manner in a sustainable way by respecting the natural environment and its population / the indigenous, native. All through the best sustainable experience.
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Liccet studied Tourism and Hospitality / Hotel Industry. She has also completed a Master's Degree in Tourism and Hotel Marketing. Also, realized studies of Doctorate in Tourism and Doctorate in Business Administration. Her passion for travel and adventure began at a young age. This passion and love for the Amazon and the Peruvian sierra results in her value and respect for the communities and the admiration for the effort they make to improve their quality of life day after day. She has worked for many years in Tours Operators that are agencies of international travel. Her passion for traveling and getting to know the deep Peru even more, as well as his experience in the tourism sector, are good reasons to continue working together with the communities.
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LONDON (CelebrityAccess) — Streaming music service Rdio has launched a series of new Label Stations.
The stations, each curated by a specific record label, allow users to listen to hand-picked selections from the label's catalog, or reflects a genre that matches the label's offering.
So far, more than 20 labels have signed on, including Astralwerks, Merge Records, Def Jam, Domino Recording Co, MUTE, Sub Pop and Warner Music Nashville.


It is such a lovely cloudy, rainy, chilly day here in Boise. I am enjoying it indoors with a warm sweater, slippers, a cup of tea, and the heating turned up. I'm feeling rather cozy and will likely spend the day crafting under a pile of blankets. I'm sure there will be plenty of puppy snuggles thrown in there as well. Before I bunker down with my stack of things to do I wanted to pop in here quickly and share with you something a little different. Here are some pretty things I am just loving this week and felt like sharing for no real particular reason. Enjoy.
1. This picture of a pair gazing over a pretty lake. Ugh. Gimme.
2. This pretty collar from the etsy shop Fila Arcana. It is no longer available, but there are others.
3. Breathtaking autumn color and crystal river.
4, 5, 6. Yes, I included three separate images of the Knowles-Carter family. I may have spent way too much time yesterday digging through the archives of Beyonce's tumblr. I spend my days doing really important things. B and Blue Ivy and bubbles / Jay-Z and Blue / our Queen reigning over the seas.
7. James Wolpert's version of Joni Mitchell's A Case of You. OH MY GOD. I have listened to this song on repeat all day today. I am slightly obessed with The Voice and I am unashamed. It makes the deprived choir girl in me very happy. And James, I'm rooting for you, but if you don't win you best still make an album because I am so ready to buy that so hard ugh.
8. A simple reference tool that will come in handy now that I'm sketching more regularly.
9. I"m also a fan of Caroline Pennel on The Voice this season. Her voice is so sweet and unique and her arrangments are pretty impressive. She kept it simple this week and sang The White Stripes We're Going to Be Friends. How adorable is she?
10. This photo series that photographer Kai Fagerström put together in an old cottage in rural Suomusjärvi, Finland, abandoned decades ago, is so cool! He documents its new animal residents in a unique and whimsical way, with an edge of mystery. I love it.
11. This sketch I found on tumblr is just perfect is all.
12. I also love this little photo series by photographer Danique van Kesteren. So cozy.
13. I'm a fan of mixed textures and patterns, always.
14. I've been really in the need for some mountain air. Crossing my fingers that I can get some soon.
15. This Julien David knife print cardigan is amazing, unfortunately it doesn't seem to be available anymore.
And with that, I'm off to craft. I hope you're all staying warm and having lovely days.


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FCASV Welcomes 5 New Staff Members
In recent weeks FCASV has had the good fortune of adding 5 new team members to the Tallahassee office. Please join us in welcoming them to our community!
From left to right: Gretchen Wild-Story, Becky Bodie, Melissa Ashton, Regina Sheridan, Jim Jolley
Jim Jolley, Criminal Justice Training Coordinator
Jim started at FCASV in October hit the ground running facilitating the Excellence in Sexual Assault Response Project meeting on this first day. He is responsible for designing dispatch, patrol officer, detective/investigator and state attorney training for the STOP grant and conducting project management, training design and delivery, technical assistance, curriculum development, and planning.
Jim has an undergraduate degree in Speech Communication and Theater Education from University of Central Florida and Master's degree from Florida State University (Instructional Systems Design). He was admitted as a Ph.D. Candidate in Instructional Systems at Florida State University. Jim earned the Exemplary Service Award from the North Florida Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration in 2005. He has thirty-five years of public service experience as a teacher, counselor and supervisor of the Florida Abuse Hotline, Florida Part H Coordinator for Infants and Toddlers, and Business Process Owner for Workplace Learning and Performance at Revenue, the first public agency on earth to win the ASTD BEST Award. After retiring from public service, Jim designed an online undergraduate social work program for Thomas University and developed curricula for Florida Vocational Rehabilitation. In his spare time he enjoys dancing to live Blues music, gardening, and theater. He played Justice Shallow in the Southern Shakespeare Festival's Merry Wives of Windsor.
Melissa Ashton, Statewide Victim Services Coordinator
Having started in January, Melissa will work closely with the Director of Advocacy/LAV Director Theresa Prichard and an additional FCASV staff attorney (to be hired) to address the legal needs of survivors and the rape crisis programs that serve them. Other goals for this project will include gathering and disseminating resource materials to Florida's rape crisis programs on the civil legal needs of sexual violence victims and making appropriate referrals based on data collected from project partners.
Melissa has been in the field of victim services for 14 years. She holds a Masters Degree in Social Work from Florida State University. Her career began as a victim advocate at the State Attorney's Office in the Second Judicial Circuit working with survivors of domestic violence. Melissa has also worked in advocacy at the State Attorney's Office, Seventeenth Judicial Circuit, the Office of the Attorney General and Florida State University where she served as Assistant Dean and Director of the Victim Advocacy Program. Melissa has served on the Board of Directors for Big Bend Victim Assistance Coalition and Florida Council Against Sexual Violence. Additionally, she has served as a member of the Leon County Sexual Assault Task Force. In 2015, Melissa received the Victim Advocate of the Year Award for the Big Bend area. She is a Designated Victim Advocate by the Office of the Attorney General.
Regina Sheridan, Project Assistant
Regina began working at FCASV in mid-January and serves to support the agency's efforts in training and technical assistance. Her responsibilities include assisting with training preparation, logistics and administrative support. Regina will also be working with sexual assault program staff to collect quarterly programmatic grant information and will manage registration and troubleshooting the online Advocacy Core Training.
Regina attended Tallahassee Community College and before joining FCASV was preschool teacher. Her positive attitude, excellent communication skills and commitment to the issue of sexual violence make her a good fit for the agency.
Gretchen Wild-Story, Grant Manager
Gretchen began working at FCASV in mid-January. Before arriving at FCASV she spent 4 years as a Contract Manager at Florida Coalition Against Domestic Violence (FCADV). Prior to that, she lived and worked at her own business in Texas for 14 years. Gretchen is excited that she will be working with many of the centers that she had been working for during her time at FCADV.
The mother of 5 children and wife to her best friend, Gretchen is pleased to join FCASV and will be an excellent contributor to the work of the agency.
Becky Bodie, Contract Assistant
Becky Bodie began working at FCASV in mid-January. Prior to joining the team, Becky was a Procurement Specialist with the Department of Juvenile Justice. She worked closely with Prevention Programs that offered services to Florida's youth to keep them from entering the Juvenile Justice System. Becky is pleased to join FCASV and is committed to the agency's mission.
Becky has two children - a 15 year old daughter and a 10 year old son, who both share in her passion for helping others and giving back. A quote she shares with her children often is "Be the change that you wish to see in the world" by Mahatma Gandhi. In her free time, she enjoys reading, cooking, football (go Patriots!), horseback riding and spending time with her family and friends. Becky is also a 7 year cancer survivor!
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H. H. Holmes – America's First Serial Killer
by Tansy Bradshaw|Published March 7, 2022
While Jack The Ripper is a mystery to this day – around the same time in America, a man just as skilled captured the nation when his crimes were revealed. Herman Webster Mudgett, as he was known at the time, was a killer who took his crimes to a whole new level.
The man was born on 16 May 1861 in Gilmanton, New Hampshire. He was the third child born to Theodate Page Price and Levi Horton Mudgett.
Herman went to the University of Vermont, but after being dissatisfied with the school he left after only a year of attendance. It was in 1882 that he entered the University of Michigan's Department of Medicine and Surgery where he found not only his calling but also perfect skills that would assist him with later endeavours.
It was at this school that he studied human anatomy. He was under the instruction of Professor William James Herdman. The professor was plagued with scandals, including collecting cadavers which began prior to Herman commencing at the school. However; with Herman, the professor found an accomplice with his crimes. It is said that the professor employed Herman to do odd chores, but that could easily be a cover story.
After his studies, he headed to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He first got a job as a keeper in a hospital but quit after a few days. He then took a position at a chemist, while there a boy died after ingesting medicine that was purchased there. He denied involvement and in an act that does not look suspicious at all – he left town for Chicago. Before that, however, to make sure authorities wouldn't be able to find him he changed his name. Herman Webster Mudgett would now and forever be known by the name, Herman Howard Holmes or simply H. H. Holmes.
Not only was he a dubious character, he was also a polygamist. He had married his first wife, Clara Lovering in 1978 – to which he had one child. In 1886, he married Myrta Belknap, he filed for divorce from Clara a few weeks after the marriage, alleging infidelity on her part. The claims could not be proven so the marriage was never annulled officially. He had a child to Myrta called Lucy. His family would live in Wilmette, Illinois while H. H. Holmes spent his time in Chicago. His final wife, Georgina Yoke he took in 1894 in Denver, Colorado.
Once in Chicago, he came across another chemist. It was located on the northwest corner of South Wallace Avenue and West 63rd Street in Englewood. It was owned by Elizabeth S. Holton and she gave Herman a job. He showed he was a hardworking employee and eventually brought the chemist. Although now in procession of the chemist it was, in fact, the vacant plot of land diagonally across from the chemist that Herman was more interested in.
In 1887 Herman began construction of the two-storey mixed-use building, with apartments on the second floor and retail spaces, including a new drugstore. Throughout the building of this place, which would become known as the Murder Castle, it was plagued with concerning incidents. Herman got sued by Aetna Iron and Steel in 1888. It was in 1882 that he added a third floor – the reason he gave to investors was that he intended to use it as a hotel during the upcoming World's Columbian Exposition. The hotel portion of the building was never completed.
KNOWN CRIMES
As well as being a polygamist – Holmes was also a womaniser. In fact, one of his early mistresses, Julia Smythe, who was the wife of Ned Connor, a man who had moved into his building and began working at the pharmacy's jewellery counter. He found out about the affair and left his wife and daughter with Holmes and moved away. Julia and her daughter, Pearl disappeared on Christmas Eve of 1891. Holmes later claimed that Julia had died during an abortion. He claimed to have poisoned Pearl, likely to hide her mother's murder. A child's skeleton similar to Pearl's age was found when excavating his cellar. Ned would end up returning to Chicago as a key witness in Holmes' later trial.
Another woman who had a similar fate was Emeline Cigrande. She began working in the building in May 1892, she would only be there till December which is when she disappeared. It was rumoured that Holmes had gotten her pregnant and was a victim of another failed abortion.
It was while he worked at the Chemical Bank that he met Benjamin Pitezel. He was a carpenter but also a criminal. Holmes used Pitezel as his right-hand man for several of his schemes. He would later also become Holmes victim.
It was in 1893 that Minnie Williams, a one-time actress moved to Chicago. Holmes had offered her a job as his secretary which she accepted. It was during this time that he convinced her to sign over the deed to her property in Fort Worth, Texas. He used the alias Alexander Bond, and notarised the deed as himself.
The next month, Holmes and Williams, presenting themselves as husband and wife, rented an apartment in Chicago's Lincoln Park. Minnie's sister, Annie, came to visit, and in July, she wrote to her aunt that she planned to accompany "Brother Harry" to Europe. Neither Minnie nor Annie were seen alive after July 5, 1893. The sisters' remains were never found, or if they were – they were never identified.
THE PITEZEL MURDERS
In July 1894 Holmes was arrested and briefly jailed on the charge of selling mortgaged goods in St. Louis, Missouri. Although he was promptly bailed he made good use of his time. He struck up a conversation with Marion Hedgepeth, who was a convicted outlaw who was serving a 25-year sentence. They hatched a scheme that Holmes would fake his own death and swindle $10,000 from an insurance agency. In exchange for a $500 commission, Hedgepeth gave him the name of a corrupt lawyer who was also let in on the scheme. However, the insurance agency caught on and didn't pay the money. For once Holmes cut his losses and instead decided to try again – this time however with Benjamin Pitzel.
Holmes convinced Benjamin to fake his own death so that his wife could collect the money. The policy would be split between his wife and Holmes. For the scheme, Pitzel set himself up as an inventor under the name B.F. Perry. He was to be killed and then disfigured in a lab explosion. For Holmes part, he was to find cadavers to play the part of the victim. But Holmes did not do that. Instead, Holmes killed Pitzel by chloroform then set his body on fire – this was all after he was knocked unconscious.
Holmes ended up collecting on the insurance on the basis of having Pitezel's actual corpse. He then went to Pitezel's widow and somehow managed to convince her to trust three of her five children (Alice, Nellie and Howard) to be placed in his custody. The eldest daughter and the baby remained with their mother.
Holmes then put himself and the children on a train and began travelling throughout the northern United States and Canada. He would criss-cross extravaganza all over the place, in order to confuse the mother of her children's whereabouts. At the same time, he was escorting Mrs. Pitezel along a parallel route, all the while using various aliases and lying to Mrs. Pitezel concerning her husband's death (claiming Pitezel was hiding in London.
DETECTIVE FRANK P. GEYER. Image from Wikipedia.
Mrs. Pitezel would never see her children again. Frank Geyer, a Philadelphia police detective, was assigned to the case of investigating Holmes and finding the missing children. He found the two Pitezel girls in the cellar of the Toronto home. Holmes said later in trial that he had forced the girls into a large trunk. He had locked them inside, drilling a hole in the top he put a house through the hole, the other end to a gas line in order to asphyxiate the girls.
Geyer then went to Indianapolis, to the cottage that Holmes had rented. He found that Holmes had reportedly visited a local chemist to purchase drugs. These drugs he had used to kill Howard Pitezel. He had also visited a hardware store to sharpen the knives he used to chop the body up before he burned it. All the remains Geyer had found left were some of the boy's teeth and bone fragments that were in the home's chimney.
The murder spree finally ended when Holmes was arrested on 17 November 1894, in Boston. He had been tracked there from Philadelphia by the private Pinkerton National Detective Agency.
It was only upon the discovery of the Pitezel girl's bodies that suspicion of his previous years in Chicago fell under the microscope. Both the police and reporters alike began to investigate the building in Englewood, that had locally been referred to as The Castle. No evidence was found which could have convicted him, though sensational claims still persisted.
In October 1895, Holmes was tried and found guilty of the murder of Benjamin Pitezel. He was sentenced to death. By this time it was evident that he had also killed the father's children.
Following his conviction, Holmes confessed to 27 murders in Chicago, Indianapolis, and Toronto (though some people he "confessed" to murdering were still alive), and six attempted murders. Holmes was paid $7,500[1] by the Hearst newspapers in exchange for his confession, which was quickly found to be mostly nonsense.
Wikipedia page of H. H. Holmes
Holmes was hanged on 7 May 1896, at Moyamensing Prison. However, upon the hanging his neck did not break and instead he was strangled to death slowly, twitching for over 15 minutes. It wasn't until 20 minutes of the trap being sprung had elapsed that America's first serial killer was finally dead.
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