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As we enter 2020, there's still an overwhelming demand for AMD's latest Ryzen 9 processor – the 3950X. Officially launched back in November, the chips were snapped up incredibly quickly upon their release, and now trying to track one down is like trying to spot a polar bear in the snow. That in mind, we thought we'd take some time to explain why these processors are proving to be so popular, and why we're making it a New Year's Resolution to get our hands on some.
Awesome raw performance
The Ryzen 9 3950X comes ready with a sizeable 16 cores and 32 threads, and in spite of delays to its initial release because of supposedly unsatisfactory clock speeds, has a base clock of 3.5GHz and an impressive boost of 4.7GHz. Where the high-end desktop CPU truly excels though is in its ability to manage multi-core workloads and complete complex productivity tasks, which it does with considerable ease.
How does it compare?
In terms of its multi-core capabilities, the chip does far better than Intel's recent i9-9900KS, if only due to the fact it has twice the number of cores and threads. The Ryzen 9 3950X's Thermal Design Power (TDP) is also that much lower, offering 105W as opposed to 127W, a figure that has the potential to be reduced even further thanks to AMD's introduction of an 'eco-mode'. Its predecessor, the 3900X, also doesn't quite measure up on the cores front, with 12 cores and 24 threads to speak of, and while the 3950X's base clock is 0.3GHz below the 3900X's, its boost is now 4.7GHz versus 4.6GHz.
More news to come
We'll have more information on when the Ryzen 9 3950X chips will be available in our PCs over the next month or so, so keep an eye out for any news! In the meantime, if you would like to know more about the AMD CPUs currently supported in our line-up of rack mount and compact PCs, please speak to one of the team.
In response to high levels of customer demand over the past few months, we're pleased to announce the launch of our latest research and development project; the installation of a redundant power supply unit (PSU) into one of our 1U PCs. So far, we've added redundant PSU options to our 2U Nano, 2U PC, 3U PC, and 4U Nano, but this marks the very first time a redundant PSU has appeared in one of our 1U units.
We've put even more 'wow' into 1U
Not only is it the first time we've made this option available in one of our 1U computers, it is also the most powerful redundant PSU we've ever fitted across our entire product range. The 800W monster will see the 1U PC's reliability increase considerably, ensuring any high-intensity workloads or systems are able to run consistently, even in the face of a single PSU failure. That way, you have the peace of mind that should your unit fail, you're always protected.
An extremely versatile PC
This compact 1U unit packs a punch with lots of exciting features and expansion opportunities:
• Redundant 800W power supply
• Dual-width PCI(e) slot suitable for dual-width graphics cards
• Up to 3x 3.5″ Fixed or 8x 2.5″ Hot Swappable HDD/SSDs – or a mixture of both
And because this highly configurable PC can also be reverse mounted, if a power failure should occur, the rear of the unit can be made easily accessible, so it's less likely you'll need to remove it from the rack in order to rectify the issue.
The first sample of the new and improved 1U PC with redundant PSU will be arriving soon. If you'd like to learn more about why a redundant PSU option could benefit your 1U unit, then please get in touch.
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Although Intel's chip shortage is predicted to last slightly longer than we anticipated, there is some silver lining to take comfort in – Intel will soon be launching a new 'commercial' line-up of next-generation NUC PCs. While there is plenty of information already available on the upcoming Quartz Canyon NUC, the lesser-known Provo Canyon has been more tightly kept under wraps. Because so little is currently known about it, we wanted to give you a better insight into what to expect from the new NUC to ensure you're suitably prepared for its release.
Get reacquainted with the Quartz Canyon
Before looking into the Provo in any detail, we thought we'd provide you with a quick overview of the Quartz Canyon and why this workstation-specific NUC could be of significant interest. It supports an 8-core Xeon or 9th Gen i7 processor, ECC Memory, and boasts a PCIe expansion slot. A 100W internal power supply is also a notably attractive feature, as is the availability of 2x Thunderbolt 3 ports. We have high hopes the NUC will be fast and furious, offering serious processing capabilities in a small form factor.
Introducing the Provo Canyon
The more elusive Provo Canyon also brings a lot to the table, with support for Intel's latest 8th gen i3, i5, and i7 range of CPUs as well as its own Thunderbolt 3 connector, which could mean super-quick data transfers and a third display output. It's not short on its sheer number of available ports either, with Dual HDMIs and the Thunderbolt port allowing up to three native connections. What's especially exciting about this NUC, however, is the fact that it offers extended display identification data (EDID) emulation. For headless, 2nd virtual, and persistent displays, this important feature ensures extended AV signals are optimised and any EDID information is achievable regardless of the cable types involved in your installation, meaning you can more easily match the needs of the display you're working with. This could really be a gamechanger for audio-visual production environments.
Not long to wait!
We're expecting even more information on Intel's 8th generation NUCs this month, so watch this space for more news. In the meantime, if you would like to find out more about the next-gen NUCs or discover how our innovation has made it possible to rack mount Intel NUC PCs, please get in touch.
AMD's 3rd generation of Ryzen Threadripper desktop processors has finally arrived, and just in time for Christmas too – having gone on sale at 2pm today. Built using AMD's 7nm Zen 2 microarchitecture, the latest additions to their incredible line-up of CPUs are the 3970X and the 3960X. Both are run with the new TRX40 motherboard chipset, and promise higher clock speeds and improved efficiency and performance to help content creators "realise their creative vision". The chips will very soon be available within selected models of our products, so for now we wanted to give you a taste of what you can expect from them.
Power, punch, and PCIe lanes
Purpose-built to handle lightning-fast creative workloads, there is a lot to get excited about from the new Threadripper CPUs. The 3960X boasts 24 cores and 48 threads with a base clock of 3.8GHz and a boost of 4.5GHz, with its higher-end sibling, the 3970X, offering a massive 32 cores and 64 threads and a base and boost clock of 3.7GHz and 4.5GHz respectively. Most impressive, though, is the availability of up to 88 PCIe 4.0 lanes in both chips, something which makes them ideal for multi-GPU configurations. It's no wonder that AMD is claiming the 3970X is the world's most powerful desktop processor, especially with 144MB of combined cache.
Following the official launch of the 3rd gen Threadripper CPUs, AMD will be releasing its flagship 16-core and 32-thread Ryzen 9 3950X chip on 25th November, which has been anticipated for some time. Along with this, AMD has stated they'll be providing the new Ryzen 3000 processors with a new 'eco-mode', wherein you can scale your Thermal Design Power (TDP) back to significantly reduce power consumption. This can even take the 3950X's TDP down from 105W to 65W, but does come at the expense of some performance. Having said that, AMD has confirmed that the chip can successfully run at 77% standard performance using only 44% of its power.
AMD Threadripper in G2 PCs
We've already started building the new 3rd gen Threadripper chips into members of our product family, adding to the growing amount of AMD chips already available in our PCs. We even engineered a solution for a customer that allowed the 3970X to consistently run thanks to the introduction of water-cooling components, successfully lowering the 3970X's temperature and cooling our host 2U PC down to a safe operating range.
If you would like to find out how to take advantage of the powerful CPUs in a G2 PC, please speak to one of the team.
For the past few years, AMD and NVIDIA have indisputably been the ones leading the charge in the graphics card market, but with chipmaker giant Intel soon stepping into the same arena, this could all be set to change. Since their announcement back in August last year, Intel has been working away on its own discrete graphics card dubbed the Xe DG1. However, because they've been keeping these graphics cards very close to their chest, as of this moment, we know very little about what to expect from Intel's upcoming GPUs. Only that we can't wait to get our hands on them!
What do we know about the Xe graphics cards?
The only thing we really know is that it's very likely we'll get to see Intel's Xe graphics cards coming into the fray sometime in 2020. The actual release date is still under a bit of speculation, with some rumours suggesting we could see it as early as June 2020 and some erring on the side of a release much later in the year. Intel's Senior Vice President of Architecture, Graphics, and Software and former AMD engineer, Raja Koduri teased the launch only last month with a cryptic tweet of a new personalised number plate that read "THINKXE" and an expiry date of June 2020, which may be grounds enough to support the theory.
A lot of potential and power
While we can't pin down anything exact for the time being in terms of the GPU's anticipated specs, what is possible is that their top end 512 Xe card could end up outperforming NVIDIA's RTX 1080 Ti, based on some speculative estimates made by the tech enthusiast community, which gives us an idea of anticipated performance. More recently, there's also been evidence to suggest that Intel is intent on implementing multi-GPU technology with its Xe GPUs. This could enable people to double up on their graphics cards to achieve more power, while creating an easier upgrade path by splitting the cost over two different purchases. It could also mean that anyone using both Intel CPUs and GPUs in tandem could see even greater benefit, as the graphics card would work with the integrated graphics within the processor to aid more complex tasks.
Last week, Intel's Senior Director of Discrete Graphics and Visual Technologies Marketing and another former AMD employee, Chris Hook tweeted that the discrete Xe graphics cards are "alive!", having been officially powered on and now in a functional working state. We're very excited to hear the new GPUs are currently being tested, and are looking forward to seeing exactly what they can do next year. Adding to the good news, Intel has also confirmed they are on track to release their first 7nm GPU in 2021, something we're equally anxious to see.
If you'd like to find out more about Intel's new discrete Xe graphics cards or discover how you can take advantage of the GPUs within our range of Rack and Mini PCs, please get in touch.
G2 Digital is heading back to Amsterdam for ISE 2020
Following our successful trip to Integrated Systems Europe earlier this year, we're delighted to announce that G2 Digital will be returning to Amsterdam for our second year running as an exhibitor! We had such a fantastic time at the world's largest AV systems integration show in February that we couldn't wait to get started on our plans for ISE 2020. As of May 2019, we were also proud to become a member of CEDIA, one of the leading associations for the global audio-visual market, and a co-owner of ISE.
We're dialling things up to eleven this year, with an even bigger stand than before in one of the most popular halls at the four-day show. Located in Hall 15 on Stand S282, we'll be exhibiting among some of the most well-known and respected names in the industry, including technology giant, Google.
Accompanied once again by our growing range of compact and rack mount PCs, we'll be giving you the chance to take a rare look 'under the hood' of our innovation and gain a better understanding of the build and design process that goes into creating our products. We're also really looking forward to demoing the impressive high-end graphics capabilities of our brand-new 3U PC for the first time live on the stand. What we're most excited about, however, is seeing you get better acquainted with our Intel-based Power over Ethernet (PoE) products, the 1U Intel NUC, Fanless NUC, and Bantam. Get ready to discover exactly why PoE is the perfect solution for PC installation.
ISE just gets better
Host to 1,300 exhibitors and over 81,000 visitors in 2019, we have no doubt that ISE 2020 will be the biggest and best event to date. We're thrilled to be heading back to the RAI Amsterdam and can't wait to show off what our incredible line-up of PCs can do. Registration for the event is now open, so if you would like to join us from 11th – 14th February 2020, contact us and we'll share our unique code with you to register for free as a G2 guest!
Our new 3U PC is purpose-built for PCIe expansion
After our announcement back in July that the new 3U PC was on its way, we can officially confirm that it is now available to purchase. We're thrilled to finally welcome the unit into our product family, where it has taken its rightful place as the first of our 3U units.
The perfect PC for PCI expansion
We've designed the 3U PC to be as versatile as possible, meaning it's ideal for PCIe expansion. And because our units are used for all kinds of different applications across various industries, we've allowed for even greater flexibility by offering two variants of the unit, with horizontal and vertical PCIe slots respectively. This makes it so much easier to enjoy the benefit of multiple graphics (GFX) cards inside a single rack mount PC.
Our horizontal model rises the PCI card through 90 degrees, enabling 2x consumer GFX cards to fit comfortably into the machine thanks to 5x full height single bays. Importantly, any GFX cards with power connectors built into the top edge, like NVIDIA GTX, can be used without compromising on the height of the unit – something which is typically difficult to achieve in 19" Rack units. By comparison, the vertical model of the 3U PC offers 7x full height single bays, allowing up to 3x professional GPUs to be fitted, whether Quadro or AMD.
Here's what you can expect from our latest PC:
448(W)x457(D)x133(H)mm
2x 3.5″ or up to 6x 2.5″ hot swappable SSD/HDD bays
Up to 7x PCIe x16 slots
Dual Socket AMD EPYC or Intel Xeon CPU Support
Rubber mounted internal cooling fan(s)
Optional 800W Redundant Power Supply
Optional water-cooling functionality
Get it while it's hot!
We can't wait to show you what our 3U PC can do. It's got a load of PCIe potential to look forward to, so if you would like to find out how you can make the most out of your graphics cards by getting your hands on the new unit, get in touch with one of the team.
AMD's 3900X CPU sets a new standard for performance
Titan chipmaker AMD's 3rd generation Ryzen 9 3900X processor has got us very excited indeed. Since its official release on 24th July, the fast and furious CPU has already proven incredibly popular – so much so, in fact, that the overwhelming demand has meant that AMD is currently experiencing a chip shortage. It's no wonder too – AMD is claiming that the 3900X is the world's most advanced processor, with more speed, memory, and bandwidth than its predecessors, which is why we can't wait to get it into our PCs.
A powerful processor straight out of the box
The 7nm desktop CPU is part of AMD's Zen 2 architecture, and boasts 12 cores and 24 threads, seemingly leaps and bounds ahead of Intel's flagship i9-9900K, which is still using a 14nm process and has 8 cores and 16 threads by comparison. And although the Ryzen 3900X's boost clock speed is only 4.6GHz, a whole 0.4GHz less than the Intel chip, it seems that this isn't a massive loss, as its performance is hugely impressive regardless.
The revolutionary Ryzen chip promises some seriously awesome specs:
12 cores, 24 threads
4.6GHz Boost Clock
3.8GHz Base Clock
64MB L3 cache
105W TDP
PCIe Gen 4 support
The CPU that can handle anything you throw at it
Thanks to its exceptional multi-core performance, the 3900X seamlessly handles multitasking, making it the ideal chip for demanding media applications such as video production that require a powerful, high-performing processor. It even works better when it's working harder, needing less power when running intensive tasks than the i9-9900K. It does, though, typically consume more when left to its own devices.
Coming to G2 products soon
We're hoping to see stock restraints for the Ryzen 3900X subside by the 1st week of October, so are very much looking forward to seeing what they can do when paired with our line-up of Rack and Mini PCs. If you would like to find out more about how you can get your hands on AMD's exciting 3rd gen chip within our machines, please get in touch with the team.
AV Awards finalist for the second year running!
We're absolutely delighted to have been shortlisted for the AV Awards 2019's coveted Manufacturer of the Year award! This is our second year running as a finalist, after our 2U Nano was a contender for Production Product of the Year in 2018. It's brilliant to once again be recognised for the innovation, dedication, and ingenuity that goes into creating our PCs, especially when the other 'shortlisters' are such esteemed names in the industry.
G2 at Judging Day
For the very first time this year, our submission involved more than a written account of what we do and how we do it. In addition to this, we were selected from more than 70 entries in our category and invited to attend a Judging Day in Canary Wharf. Here, our Managing Director, Chris Hollidge was asked to give a presentation and further demonstrate our credentials as a worthy winner, taking questions from a panel of industry experts along the way. His efforts must have impressed as we're now one of ten finalists in the running for Manufacturer of the Year.
It would mean the world to win
It's a massive honour for us to simply be shortlisted for this award, particularly in a category with such outstanding nominees, and if we were to win it would be an incredible achievement. We're really looking forward to the awards night itself, which will take place at Battersea Evolution in London this November, and cannot wait to toast the winner regardless of who takes away the trophy. Best of luck to all finalists – we're elated to join you!
Get ready to meet our brand-new unit: the 3U PC
We're excited to officially reveal that we have a brand-new rackmount unit in the works – the 3U PC. The very first 3U computer to join our ever-expanding line-up of Mini and Rack PCs, we've created the 3U PC in response to an increasing demand for multi GPU configurations.
Why are multiple GPU slots so hard to come by?
The fundamental issue with consumer grade GPUs, while cost effective, is that they come built with power connectors on their top edge. This means they are generally very tall, and difficult to fit into more compact, space-sensitive PCs, restricting the number of graphics cards that can be deployed in a single unit. By comparison, the power connectors on 'professional' cards can be found on the back of the GPU rather than the top edge, thereby only affecting case depth, which is a much easier challenge to negotiate.
Enter the 3U PC
Our new 3U PC was designed to alleviate the issues associated with multiple GPU slots. As the need for PCs with a smaller height but sufficient room for more expansion cards continues to grow, our 3U case allows professional GPUs to be mounted vertically, making it possible for customers to add several to their unit.
Available in two variants, the 3U PC takes both pro and consumer cards into consideration. The first variant will offer 7x full height single bays able to fit up to 3x dual-width NVIDIA RTX or AMD professional graphics cards. The second variant rises the bays through 90 degrees, offering 5x full height single bays able to fit up to 2x dual-width NVIDIA RTX/GTX consumer graphics cards.
But that's not all there is to get excited about – the 3U PC is bursting with other brilliant features:
425(W) x 547(D) x 133(H) mm
4x 3.5" or 8x 2.5" hot swap bays
Water-cooling functionality (optional)
Redundant power supply (optional)
DVD/Blu-ray Bay (Optional)
Proving three's not a crowd
We can confirm that the 3U PC has now been fully designed and is currently awaiting initial production samples, but we don't anticipate it'll be very long before the new unit joins our family of compact and rackmount PCs. We anticipate availability in around 5 weeks' time, so watch this space for any updates on how you can get your hands on one.
If you would like to learn more about the 3U PC, or any of our other products, please get in touch with one of the team.
Meet Intel's powerhouse processor, the i9-9900KS
Officially announced at Computex 2019, Intel recently unveiled its latest 9th gen processor, the i9-9900KS, and boy, is it a powerhouse. The new chip's capabilities are already blowing its impressive predecessor, the i9-9900K, out of the water, given the fact that it's optimised to run every one of its 8 cores at a Turbo frequency of 5GHz straight out of the box. By comparison, Intel's current flagship i9-9900K can only hit 5GHz on a single core with a Turbo speed that's a whole 300MHz slower.
Beyond the startling ability to achieve 5GHz all-core Turbo, with claims that this speed can be reached consistently in any scenario, there isn't an overwhelming difference between the i9-9900KS and the i9-9900K. A "special edition" variant, the i9-9900KS is set to deliver 5GHz during both single and multi-core workloads, and has a base frequency of 4GHz in contrast to the i9-9900K's 3.6GHz, but still uses a 14nm++ process as well as the same silicon, only better binned. Maintaining both 16MB of L3 cache and UHD 630 graphics, the new CPU is also ready for the same motherboards as its older cousin, but does include a small firmware update.
Still speculating
Intel surprisingly didn't offer much more information at Computex than had already been previously revealed about the i9-9900KS. We're still yet to know a definitive price point or its thermal design power (TDP), although based on the performance and power consumption of the i9-9900K, we're pretty certain that the chip will get seriously hot and require a lot of power. Following our successful implementation of water-cooling functionality in a recent customer project that involved overclocking the i9-9900K, we anticipate that similar measures will need to be employed to ensure the i9-9900KS doesn't cause your machine to overheat.
The i9-9900KS is due to launch in Q4 of this year, so we should see more information about it emerging over the next few months. In the meantime, if you would like to learn more about the CPU or when this will become available in our line-up of products, please speak to one of the team.
G2 Digital is now an official CEDIA member!
Following our successful debut as an exhibitor at Integrated Systems Europe back in February, we're now thrilled to confirm that we will be returning to Amsterdam for a second year, and this time as an official member of CEDIA, one of the event's main sponsors.
Our CEDIA membership
With almost 3700 member companies worldwide, CEDIA is the leading global authority for the home technology industry. Becoming a CEDIA member is a great accolade for G2, recognising the specialised rackmounted products we manufacture for residential solutions. From control PCs used for access points or even media servers in bigger properties that augment entertainment systems and lighting displays, we have a comprehensive line-up of technology solutions for use in the home.
Excited for the future
As an official CEDIA Trade Supplier Member, we enjoy a wealth of benefits that will no doubt have advantages for our customers in the long run. We're already very excited for our second appearance at ISE, and with CEDIA's support behind us are now looking to take our presence at next year's show to the next level. "We're proud to have gained CEDIA membership in readiness for ISE 2020," commented our MD, Chris Hollidge. "Being a member of such a well-respected community is a fantastic acknowledgment of our growing residential business and how we're helping our customers benefit from home technology."
To find out more about what our CEDIA membership means or to learn more about our plans for ISE 2020, get in touch with one of the team.


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Francis Surget Shields Jr.1
M, #406471, b. 6 November 1883, d. 26 October 1894
Francis Surget Shields Jr. was born on 6 November 1883 at 'Montebello', Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.A.G.1 He was the son of Francis Surget Shields and Mary Koontz.1 He died on 26 October 1894 at age 10 at New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.G.1
[S4122] Surget Sanders, GEDCOM File, 17 Nov 2009, Birmingham, Alabama, U.S.A..
James Surget Shields II1
M, #406472, b. 12 October 1878, d. 14 February 1926
James Surget Shields II was born on 12 October 1878 at 'Homewood', Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.A.G.1 He was the son of James Surget Shields and Annie Hunt Balfour.1 He married Ellen G. Wortham on 2 November 1905 at Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas, U.S.A.G.1 He died on 14 February 1926 at age 47 at Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas, U.S.A.G.1 He was buried at Forrest City Cemetery, Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas, U.S.A.G.1
He was a pharmacist at Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas, U.S.A.G.1 He lived in 1910 at Forrest City, St. Francis County, Arkansas, U.S.A.G.2,1 He lived in 1920 at Madison, St. Francis County, Arkansas, U.S.A.G.3,1
Child of James Surget Shields II and Ellen G. Wortham
James Surget Shields III+1 b. 6 Jul 1908, d. 8 Dec 1989
[S4098] Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006, unknown publish date).
[S4103] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census (n.p.: Provo, UT, USA: MyFamily.com, Inc., 2005, unknown publish date).
Katherine Hunt Surget Shields1
F, #406473, b. 28 October 1886, d. 14 November 1959
Katherine Hunt Surget Shields was born on 28 October 1886 at Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.A.G.2,1 She was born on 28 October 1881 at Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.A.G.1 She was the daughter of James Surget Shields and Annie Hunt Balfour.1 She died on 14 November 1959 at age 73 at Orange County, California, U.S.A.G.1
She was Birthdate on 1918 Passport on 26 October 1886.1
[S4108] Unknown author, California Death Records 1959 (n.p.: n.pub., unknown publish date).
Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields1,2
M, #406474, b. 7 December 1877, d. 9 June 1958
Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields was born on 7 December 1877 at 'Aventine', Mississippi, U.S.A.G.1 He was the son of Wilmer Henry Shields and Evelina Hunter Tucker.1 He married Ella Randolph Page on 7 December 1904 at Winchester, Virginia, U.S.A.G.1 He died on 9 June 1958 at age 80 at Chapel Hill, North Carolina, U.S.A.G.1
Children of Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields and Ella Randolph Page
Evy Tucker Shields1 b. 6 Feb 1906, d. 8 Sep 1972
Randolph Page Shields1 b. 9 Jan 1909, d. 13 Mar 1909
Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields Jr.+1 b. 22 Jul 1910, d. 12 Mar 1997
[S4104] One World Tree, online http://www.onegreatfamily.com. Hereinafter cited as One World Tree.
Gabriel Benoist Shields1,2
M, #406475, b. 9 November 1880, d. 30 July 1907
Gabriel Benoist Shields was born on 9 November 1880 at 'Blandome', Lexington, Virginia, U.S.A.G.2 He was born on 9 November 1880 at 'Blandome', Lexington, Virginia, U.S.A.G.1,2 He was the son of Wilmer Henry Shields and Evelina Hunter Tucker.2 He died on 30 July 1907 at age 26 at Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.A.G.2
Wilmer Shields1
F, #406476, b. 22 January 1903, d. 1979
Wilmer Shields was born on 22 January 1903 at Natchez, Adams County, Mississippi, U.S.A.G.1 She was the daughter of Wilmer Henry Shields and Sarah Ogden.1 She married Raymond T. Rich.1 She died in 1979 at New York City, New York, U.S.A.G.1
Her married name became Rich.1
Child of Wilmer Shields and Raymond T. Rich
Eleanor Rich1
Ella Randolph Page1
F, #406477, b. 1 September 1878, d. 29 November 1980
Ella Randolph Page was born on 1 September 1878.1 She married Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields, son of Wilmer Henry Shields and Evelina Hunter Tucker, on 7 December 1904 at Winchester, Virginia, U.S.A.G.1 She died on 29 November 1980 at age 102 at Harrisonburg, Virginia, U.S.A.G.1
Her married name became Shields.1
Children of Ella Randolph Page and Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields
infant son Shields1
M, #406478, b. 27 July 1895, d. 27 July 1895
infant son Shields was born on 27 July 1895 at Vidalia, Louisiana, U.S.A.G.1 He was the son of Wilmer Henry Shields and Sarah Ogden.1 He died on 27 July 1895 at Vidalia, Louisiana, U.S.A.G.1
Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields Jr.1
M, #406479, b. 22 July 1910, d. 12 March 1997
Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields Jr. was born on 22 July 1910 at Mokanshan, ChinaG.1 He was the son of Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields and Ella Randolph Page.1 He married Jane Oliver Smith on 16 August 1942 at New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.G.1 He died on 12 March 1997 at age 86 at Winchester, Virginia, U.S.A.G.1
Children of Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields Jr. and Jane Oliver Smith
Anne Page Shields+1 b. 27 Mar 1946
Randolph Tucker Shields III1 b. 20 Oct 1949
Catherine Oliver Shields+1 b. 15 Jan 1951
Jane Oliver Smith1
F, #406480, b. 11 December 1918
Jane Oliver Smith was born on 11 December 1918 at Trenton, New Jersey, U.S.A.G.1 She married Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields Jr., son of Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields and Ella Randolph Page, on 16 August 1942 at New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A.G.1
Children of Jane Oliver Smith and Dr. Randolph Tucker Shields Jr.

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Treasurer Dominic Perrottet delivered the NSW Half-Yearly Budget Review on December 18, which forecasts average surpluses of $1.3 billion across the next four years and a $2.5 billion increase in infrastructure investment to a record $89.7 billion.
Above average economic growth of 2¾ per cent is forecast for this financial year, with an unprecedented jobs boom powered by the infrastructure investment leading to the lowest unemployment rate in the nation of just 4.4 percent.
NSW has also recorded its fourth consecutive negative net debt position following the successful leasing of a 51 per cent share of Sydney Motorway Corporation (WestConnex) in August, forecast to be negative $7.7 billion at June 2019.
The $9.3 billion WestConnex transaction also means the value of the NSW Generations Fund has been increased to $10 billion and is forecast to top $25 billion in a decade.
"NSW is achieving the holy grail of financial management – solid surpluses and record low net debt while building more schools, hospitals, road and rail than ever before," Mr Perrottet said.
"Despite headwinds from the drought and the softening of the housing market, the finances of NSW are rock solid and we are pleased to deliver another pipeline of surpluses across the next four years.
We are building more roads, train lines, schools and hospitals than ever before thanks to our record breaking $89.7 billion investment in infrastructure.
These projects are adding thousands of jobs.
• The NSW Generations Fund, established to manage debt at sustainable levels over the longer term while investing in community wellbeing today, has grown from $3 billion to $10 billion thanks largely to the better than expected result of leasing 51 per cent of our stake in Sydney Motorway Corporation in August 2018.
• The increased infrastructure investment of $2.5 billion will be used to fund projects across NSW including upgrading hospitals, roads and schools.
Mr Perrottet said since this year's State Budget, the NSW Government has committed to the largest single increase in the police force in more than three decades with 1,500 new police as part of a $583 million investment over four years.
The State has supported those affected by the drought by committing an additional $500 million to the Emergency Drought Relief Package while businesses will also benefit from a streamlined and modernised payroll tax system.
To ensure the principles of truly needs-based, sector-blind funding remains for all students across the State, the NSW Government has signed up to Gonski 2.0.
As part of this agreement, the State agreed to provide an additional $6.4 billion to 2027 for schools across the State from next year, bringing the State's total investment to $148 billion for government and non-government schools.
• An expansion of the toll relief program for motorists with drivers who spend at least $15 a week on tolls will be eligible for a 50 per cent discount off their vehicle registration and continue to provide free registration for those that spend $25 a week.
• Providing a fairer deal on future property transactions by indexing transfer duty brackets annually to CPI from 1 July 2019. The current system has been largely unchanged since 1986.
Mr Perrottet said the greatest threat to the strong financial position of NSW was Labor.


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The worst part is that it's pretty much unavoidable to mitigate this risk. So often makeup brushes are packaged in closed containers in store, so you can't even try on the back of your hand before you buy. To get it right, you need someone you can trust to tell you what's up—and hello, we're right here. We've compiled our roundup of the best drugstore makeup brushes that have just as much going for them as higher-priced options. Keep scrolling to see our recommendations, and may your makeup be expertly blended forever more.
Real Techniques may be an affordable brand, but you'd be hard-pushed to find any discernible differences between these brushes and more high-end ones. In fact, you often spot them in the kit bags of some of the world's greatest makeup artists. The fibres are all sythentic (and thus cruelty-free), but each and every brush head has been specifically engineered to fit the contours of the area of the face it is intended for, and the hairs are all at the optimum distance to collect and drop off the perfect amount of product.
Key buy: We suggest you start with the Real Techniques Core Collection (£22), which has brushes suitable for applying base, as well as contour, blush and bronzer. But the hero brush has to be Real Techniques Pointed Crease Brush (£12), which blends eye shadow like nothing else.
Morphe is one of those underground beauty brands discussed at length in inner beauty circles, but surprisingly enough, not everyone knows about it. Every single brush the brand makes is really hard-wearing, so it will last you years (as long as you wash it regularly). And the fibres are so soft—they brush makeup on seamlessly.
Key buy: Morphe 12 Piece Sable Brush Set (£14) is a good starter kit at a pretty incredible price, but the brush we love the most is the Morphe Angle Liner Brow Brush (£3) for applying eyebrow gels and pomades.
Eco Tools creates brushes from bamboo and recycled aluminium, and each one is 100% cruelty-free (an important thing to consider if you're following a vegan beauty regimen, as one Byrdie editor found out).
Key buy: Eco Tools Define and Highlight Duo (£12) is the perfect pair for buffing on powder highlight and contour products, but we also love the clever Eco Tools Foam Applicator (£5), which is basically a makeup sponge on a stick that gives you better control when blending in concealer and foundation.
Not only do they win hands down as the most Instagrammable makeup brushes around, but Spectrum Collection's pieces are also really good.
Key buy: The 12 Piece Siren Brush Set (£90) has just about everything you could need for a full face, including our favourite Flat Contour Brush (£9), which tucks very nicely under the cheekbone, placing contour creams just where you want them.
No7's range isn't as comprehensive as some other brands, but you're bound to find most things you need in its brush range. They're so soft, and each has tapered bristles that allow really delicate application, so you never overapply anything.
Key buy: No7 Core Collection Brush Set (£23) (£15) comes in a handy roll-up pouch, and the brushes have enough versatility that you can apply most things with them. We're also fans of the No7 Eye Colour Brush (£8), which comes with flat, densely packed bristles that pack on the pigment.
Up next, we swiped, swatched and spritzed our way to finding the very best drugstore dupes to find our favourites.


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Capitalism Without Capitalists
March 23rd, 2011 | Published in Political Economy, Politics, Socialism, Work | 7 Comments
One thing that has long bothered me about many socialist and Marxist critiques of capitalism is that they presume that a system based on the accumulation of capital presupposes the existence of capitalists--that is, a specific group of people who earn their income from investment, rather than by working for wages. It is totally possible to imagine a system in which profit-making private enterprise still exists, the economy is based on profit-seeking and constant growth, and in which the entire population works as wage-laborers for most of their lives. I always figured the most likely candidate for such an arrangement was some kind of pension fund socialism. But today, Matt Yglesias gives another similar path. He's discussing something from Felix Salmon about how the rich increasingly have access to lots of investment opportunities that are closed off to ordinary investors, and he says:
[T]he right thing to do is to just directly think about the issue of how best to ensure that everyone obtains the financial benefits of equity investments. And the answer, I think, is sovereign wealth funds. That's how they do it in Singapore and conceptually it's the right way to do it. An American version of Singapore's Central Provident Fund would be much too large for any market to absorb, but the US share of world GDP should shrink over time and it's conceivable that there would be some way to work this out on the state level to create smaller units. A fund like that would render the public listing issue irrelevant, since it would clearly have the scale to get in on the private equity game. This would, needless to say, entail injecting a hefty element of socialism into American public policy but I'm always hearing from smart conservatives how much they admire Singapore.
This points in the direction of an ideal type of society in which all businesses are owned by sovereign wealth funds of this type, which are used to pay for public services. So everyone works at a job for a wage or salary, and contributes some of their paycheck to one of these funds, just as they now contribute to pension funds. The returns from the funds are then used to pay for things like retirement, health care, education, and so on. Yglesias jokingly refers to this as "socialism". And by certain classic definitions, it is: the capitalist class has been abolished, and the workers now own the means of production (through their sovereign wealth funds).
But in many other ways, of course, this is not how socialism was traditionally conceived. In particular, you would still have profit-seeking companies competing with each other, and they would still be subject to the same kind of discipline they are now--the shareholders, which is to say the sovereign wealth funds, would demand the highest possible return on their investment. So at best, this is a kind of market socialism. But while there are people who take on the task of the capitalist--the employees of the sovereign wealth funds--they don't make up a capitalist class, because they aren't investing for their own personal profit. Indeed, we've already moved a long way in this direction, which is why Peter Drucker was talking about pension fund socialism in 1972.
Of course, we do still have actual capitalists, and getting rid of them would be a long and difficult process. But the important point about capitalism without capitalists is that in many ways it isn't any better than capitalism with capitalists. You still have to sell your labor power and submit to a boss in order to survive, so alienation persists. Since firms are still competing to deliver the highest returns to their shareholders, there will still be pressure to exploit employees more intensely and to prevent them from organizing for their rights. Exploitation goes on as before, and it will be all the more robust insofar as it is now a kind of collective self-exploitation. And on top of all of this, the system will still be prone to the booms and busts and problems of overaccumulation that occur in today's capitalism. It was, after all, public and union pension funds that bought many of the toxic mortgage-backed securities during the housing bubble.
All of this is why it is analytically important to separate the conceptual framework of capital and wage labor from the concept of capitalists and workers. In the system I've just described, capital and wage labor still exist, and still define how the economy works. But now each person is simultaneously a capitalist and a worker, in some degree or for some part of their life. Thinking through the inadequacy of such an arrangement is, for me, a more accessible way of thinking through the arguments of people like André Gorz and Moishe Postone. They argued that the point isn't to get rid of the capitalist class and have the workers take over: the point is to get rid of capital and wage labor.


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Al-Qaida Joins Anti-Assad Uprising, Says Iraq
If al-Qaida's presence in Syrian soil is proven, it will further complicate the armed conflict between pro and anti-regime forces.
By Vasudevan Sridharan
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Al-Qaida militants have entered the force against the Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and is responsible for recent violence taking place in the country, says Iraq.
According to the Iraqi foreign minister Hoshyar Zebari, there were ample evidences for the al-Qaida influx in Syria.
"We have solid information and intelligence that members of al-Qaida's terrorist network have gone to Syria," the Associated Press quoted Zebari as saying in a press conference on Thursday.
"Most of the suicide bombers, foreign fighters, elements of al-Qaida used to slip into Iraq from Syria. So they know the routes and the connections," Zebari added.
Even though the foreign minister did not substantiate the evidence, he added that his main concern is "extremist, terrorist groups taking root in neighbouring countries."
Iraq is worried about its own peace and security, if the militant group gets a strong footing in its neighbour Syria.
Previously UN chief Ban Ki-Moon pointed fingers at al-Qaida militants for few suicide bombings that took place in Damascus in May.
Although the opposition forces did not approve of any such links with the Islamic militant organisation, al-Qaida related group al-Nusra claimed responsibility for attacks in the past.
If al-Qaida's presence in the Syrian soil is proved, the armed conflict between the Syrian regime and the anti-regime forces would further be complicated.
Meanwhile, the head of the UN monitors in Syria General Robert Mood said the violence has reached an "unprecedented level" indicating no respite for the bloodshed in Syria.
The Friends of Syria is also holding a crucial meeting on Friday in Paris where representatives of around 100 countries are taking part except the key allies Russia and China.
In his opening remarks, the French President Francois Hollande started off by saying, "Bashar al-Assad must go. It's in the interest of Syria, of its neighbours and everybody who wants peace in the region," reported Reuters.
Hollande also added that the conflict in Syria is not only a threat for the region but also a serious threat for world peace.
In another huge blow to the Syrian president, latest reports suggest that one of his inner circles, Brig. General Manaf Tlass, defected and fled to Turkey abandoning Assad.
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IntraTerrestrials: Landing Sites, and other attempts at ReInhabiting the Earth
David Wood is an English philosopher. Introduced to phenomenology by Wolfe Mays at Manchester, he undertook doctoral research in philosophy at New College, Oxford.
David Wood is an English philosopher. Introduced to phenomenology by Wolfe Mays at Manchester, he undertook doctoral research in philosophy at New College, Oxford, where Jacques Derrida was a frequent visitor. Influenced by animal rights activists led by the Godlovitchs (now known as the Oxford Group; Peter Singer, author of Animal Liberation was associated with them), David became a vegetarian and started the group Ecology Action. In 1974 he studied in Paris, attending lectures by Lévi-Strauss, Foucault, Derrida, Ricoeur and Serres. David became chair of the philosophy department at Warwick and director of the Centre for Research in Philosophy and Literature. He left for Vanderbilt in 1994, to become chair in 1995. He has been a visiting academic at Berkeley, Yale and Stony Brook, teaching at Duquesne and Turin. David Wood is also an active sculptor and earth-artist. He is director of the 175-acre Yellowbird sculpture park and wildlife refuge at Woodbury, Tennessee.
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Promises were made. Promise are kept.
There is always further to fall.
For Carlotta Bosco, it's an opportunity to prove herself to the irascible Professor Blackwood. But as the investigation proceeds, the stakes shift. Everything has its price… innocence, most of all.
If you've not encountered Coldharbour before, picture a secretive organisation with the unhappy task of keeping London's manifest collective of secret perils both secret and decidedly less perilous. You know how the lights go out on a Piccadilly line train between South Kensington and Knightsbridge? You jump the first time it happens, then laugh nervously at your foolishness for being scared of a power cut. Coldharbour's the reason you're still there to do that. The commuter to your left? The one with the rucksack? Don't worry about what happened to him. After all, you can't save everyone.
As with Roots, Innocence Lost is a standalone story. Sure, you'll get more value from it if you've read Roots, or even the Coldharbour tales in Edges of the World – sorry, were you expecting subtle? – so it's always worth grabbing those while you wait with baited breath for Innocence Lost to roll around. Speaking of which, you can pre-order Innocence Lost on Amazon right now! So what are you waiting for? Click that link!
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India needs Integrated Farming to enhance Farmers' Income: MoS Agri
Assuming charge of MoS Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said his ground level and direct experience with agriculture sector would help in identifying farmers problems and resolving them
By BK Jha | September 4, 2017
To double farmers' income by 2022, farm productivity needs to be integrated with other income generation activities and all agricultural schemes should be implemented efficiently with an integrated approach, newly appointed Minister of State (MoS) for Agriculture Gajendra Singh Shekhawat said after taking charge of the Ministry today.
Gajendra Shekhawat is a BJP leader from Jodhpur, Rajasthan. Taking to reporters he said that his ground level and direct experience would help in identifying farmers problems and resolving them. " I am familiar with problems, challenges of the farmers in Rajasthan and for that matter whole country. The Prime Minister has introduced several farmer-centric schemes. Those schemes needs to implemented efficiently," he added.
According to him, agriculture has to be knowledge driven and farm income needs to be supplemented by allied activities. " We should not carried away by data dynamics but to achieve set goals. Schemes like Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojna has full potential to transform agriculture sector," Shekhawat said.
Shekhawat, known as Gajju Bana, is a popular young leader of Rajasthan. He is known as grass root leader and social media savvy. He said that social media has all potential to impart knowledge to the farmers and this medium should be used for the benefits of the people.
His promotion form Lok Sabha Member (Jodhpur) to MoS is part of the BJP's plans for the coming elections in Rajasthan, which has been under-represented in the Union Cabinet. He recently drew Prime Minister Narendra Modi's attention during a BJP parliamentary party meeting where he gave a power-point presentation on the implementation of government schemes.
Shekhawat is also the general secretary of RSS-promoted Seema Jan Kalyan Samiti, whose objective is to create a "civil line of secondary defence along the international border, covering four major districts of Rajasthan and about 17 tehsils". Known for his accessibility and cordial nature in his constituency, Shekhawat is most popular among farmers community in Jodhpur region.
He engages with people on the Q & A community — Quora. He regularly answers a range of questions, embedding in the answers the Modi government's flagship initiatives and the Prime Minister's image of a simple, hardworking man.
Shekhawat said he will devote 7-8 days for in-depth understanding the sector and then only he will speak out his mind on specific issues.
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Are there other countries where the losing side in a war is still celebrated?
Really_Not_All_That_Bright August 3, 2012, 4:48pm #1
So, some people in the American South (and some in the North) like to fly the Confederate Battle Flag (or whatever it's called), argue about the casus belli, and generally reminisce about their forebears who lost a war.
Excluding distinct ethnic/language groups, does this happen elsewhere? I mean, nobody in England declares that the Roundheads will rise again. I'm fairly certain there isn't a royalist movement in France, and so on.
clairobscur August 3, 2012, 4:55pm #2
I'm fairly certain there isn't a royalist movement in France, and so on.
Well, there is a royalist movement in France (two, in fact). They don't celebrate, though. They have a yearly mass in memory of Louis XVI, however, if I'm not mistaken.
mhendo August 3, 2012, 4:59pm #3
Depends what you mean by celebrated, and whether you are willing to accept "battle" or "campaign" rather than "war" as the object of celebration.
The major commemoration of the military in Australia and New Zealand is not Armistice Day (Remembrance Day) or Memorial Day (we don't have that), but Anzac Day. The date is April 25, which was the date that Australian and New Zealand forces landed at Gallipoli during WWI.
Anzac Day has morphed, over the last century, into not just a commemoration of the Gallipoli campaign, but a more general memorial day for Australian and New Zealand service members. The Gallipoli campaign, however, still holds a central place in the commemorations, and in Australia and New Zealand's collective consciousness, despite the fact that it was essentially a failed military campaign that resulted in considerable loss of life for the invading forces over the eight month siege.
Rune August 3, 2012, 4:59pm #4
Skipper Clement is still celebrated in north Denmark.
Koxinga August 3, 2012, 5:00pm #5
In countries where such sentiments exist, the would be celebrants are probably afraid of social opprobrium if not (much) worse. If the loss is recent enough to evoke any passion at all, then its recent enough to be viewed as dangerous by polite society and the powers that be.
Diceman August 3, 2012, 5:00pm #6
Excluding distinct ethnic/language groups,
This is the problem. The South/Confererate thing is basically an ethnic difference (Southerners vs. Northerners) so your distinction is arbitrary.
Tamerlane August 3, 2012, 5:02pm #7
In Serbia a lot of patriotism/jingoism/nationalism has been expressed through the "celebration" of the defeat at the Battle of Kosovo aka the 'Field of Blackbirds' in 1389 and the mythology surrounding it.
ETA: Aw, crap - glossed over your ethnic exclusion.
More along the lines you're looking for:
What about Spain?
The Republicans lost the Spanish Civil War to Franco's forces, and Franco then ran the country for the next four decades. Yet now, it is Franco's legacy that has been largely pushed aside (not forgotten, but not widely celebrated) in Spanish culture, which there are many Spaniards who celebrate and support the ideals of the Republican forces.
Diceman:
The South/Confererate thing is basically an ethnic difference (Southerners vs. Northerners) so your distinction is arbitrary.
Granted ethnicity is in the eye of the beholder, but it seems like it would take a more than usually tortured definition to separate those two groups into different ethnicities. IMHO.
mhendo August 3, 2012, 5:07pm #10
Tamerlane:
I agree. It stretches the definition of "ethnicity" beyond any useful boundaries.
Sailboat August 3, 2012, 5:07pm #11
Dammit, Tamerlane, I was just typing Kosovo up and I see your response in preview.
Yeah, the Serbs were still citing that 1389 battle as a rallying cry during their fight with NATO in 1999. That's a long memory.
edit: also, I have no doubt Serbia would argue that it counts as a country/nationality and not just an ethnic group.
Gagundathar August 3, 2012, 5:09pm #12
mhendo:
That is useful information that I was unaware of.
<chevy chase>And Francisco Franco is still dead.</chevy chase>
Deeg August 3, 2012, 5:10pm #13
The French still venerate Napleon, no?
Sailboat:
How long ago was it when Abraham's sons were born?
WotNot August 3, 2012, 5:15pm #15
I mean, nobody in England declares that the Roundheads will rise again.
The Roundheads won their war(s). It was the peace they lost.
yabob August 3, 2012, 5:24pm #16
The Scots and Bonnie Prince Charlie.
A lot of romantic sentiment surrounds the Cavalier side in the English Civil War(s), too. Cromwell's Roundheads defeated the Royalists, executed Charles I and established the Commonwealth in 1649. The Restoration didn't happen until 1660 and came about because Oliver Cromwell died, and his son Richard didn't have the loyalty of the army the way his old man did, not because of military victories by the Royalists.
Really_Not_All_That_Bright August 3, 2012, 5:27pm #17
Good stuff, people. Keep it coming!
This. The North and South have distinctive cultural traits, but our respective inhabitants share the same culture and are ethnically indistinguishable.
WotNot:
Oof. So they did. Not sure I was thinking there.
lance_strongarm August 3, 2012, 5:27pm #18
Guy Fawkes Day?
Not really the same thing. I mean, the gunpowder plot involved no more than a dozen people and didn't even qualify as a battle.
chappachula August 3, 2012, 5:32pm #20
Egypt proudly celebrates the Yom Kippur War as a great military victory, despite the fact it was a military failure (though it led to some political success).
But militarily, it was a defeat.
( The war began with a very successful attack in which Egypt crossed into Israel and overran all their enemy's defenses, but ended 2 weeks days later with a total retreat of all Egyptian soldiers back to behind where they had started, and Israeli soldiers sitting on Egyptian soil.)


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Since the early 1950's, data has been collected on North American mission organizations. It began as a simple directory of agencies and grew into a handbook published every 3-5 years with over 600 pages. It went through many changes over the decades. Missio Nexus published the last print copy in 2016 – the 22nd Edition of the North American Mission Handbook. It recorded data on more than 900 mission organizations across the United States and Canada.
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Since the early 1950's, data has been collected on North American mission organizations. It began as a simple directory of agencies and grew into a handbook published every 3-5 began as a simple directory of agencies and grew into a handbook published every 3-5 years with over 600 pages. It went through many changes over the decades. Missio Nexus published the last print copy in 2016 – the 22nd Edition of the North American Mission Handbook. It recorded data on more than 900 mission organizations across the United States and Canada.
As we planned the next edition, it became clear that it was time to shift in how the material was put together and distributed. We decided to move to an all-digital publication for the 2021 data release. This reflects the times – we embrace the digital age. It also eases costs for production and purchases making the information more accessible to more people.
The other significant factor that affected the 2021 data release was difficulty in getting updated information on the scale of past publications. After trying multiple methods to obtain information, we secured data on 367 mission organization from the United States and Canada, rather than the more than 900 number that appeared previously. Because of this, we will not show trend information in contrast with past years. In addition, we also shifted from country specific data on where people are serving to regional numbers in order to protect people serving in places with greater security concerns.
Lastly, when we started collecting data, we did not foresee how greatly 2020 would be affected by a global pandemic. Limits on global travel and other pandemic-related restrictions affected figures, especially short-term mission numbers. However, numbers from the organizations that participated appear to be strong and reported attrition does not seem to be outside of past trends. We have heard many organizations anecdotally report having strong years of recruitment and fundraising. We remain confident that God is not done with missions from North America, and we are hopeful that the next update will see increased participation in the work of the Great Commission.
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Brian Mulroney remembers the 'commanding' force of Margaret Thatcher
By Susan DelacourtNational Columnist
Mon., April 8, 2013timer3 min. read
OTTAWA—Former prime minister Brian Mulroney last saw Margaret Thatcher about a year and a half ago, when he took her to lunch at Claridge's in London.
Though suffering from dementia, she still remembered her old friend and conservative ally from the 1980s, and as always, she called him "Brawn."
Toward the end of the lunch, Thatcher said: "Brawn, I'm sorry. I'm going to have to leave because I have to go home and make tea for Denis."
Thatcher had brought Lord Charles Powell, her former foreign adviser, along to the lunch and he gently reminded her that Sir Denis had passed away in 2003.
Mulroney wasn't sure what to say. "She looked at me, she didn't say anything, and then, very softly, she said: 'Yes, of course I remember. But you know Brawn, I still have to go home and make tea.'"
Mulroney took her arm and escorted her out through the opulent lobby at Claridge's. Instantly recognized by the crowds, resplendent in a maroon suit and diamond jewelry, Thatcher was applauded as she made her exit with her old Canadian friend.
On learning of her death on Monday, Mulroney had a flood of recollections about his dealings with Thatcher, whom he said will be remembered as a "commanding figure in history."
There were many times when they stood shoulder to shoulder with U.S. president Ronald Reagan — the three of them known as a powerful, conservative triumvirate on the world stage in the 1980s. Mulroney credits Thatcher for blazing the conservative trail with her election in 1979 — proving that it was possible, indeed necessary, to repudiate the social-welfare-state policies of the 1970s.
"I would say that her agenda had a very significant influence, not only on Canada and the United States, but elsewhere," Mulroney said, citing his own record in reversing the legacy of Liberal rule under Pierre Trudeau, and how Thatcher's example had emboldened him to do so.
Even so, he said, Thatcher always saw him as a little soft when it came to conservatism. "Margaret thought I was too progressive and not conservative enough," he laughed.
And then there were the battles, too — in particular, a large blowup between Mulroney and Thatcher in 1986 over the issue of sanctions against apartheid in South Africa. Mulroney was for them, Thatcher was adamantly opposed.
"That was not a polite skirmish," Mulroney said. That was the only fundamental disagreement on policy that we had."
At one point, during a tense meeting at Mirabel airport near Montreal, Mulroney said he had to shout at her: "Margaret. I am not a member of your government. I am the prime minister of a sovereign nation . . . . If you want somebody to follow you, go get someone from your own government."
There were no lingering hard feelings over that row, though, Mulroney said, and the two went on to build a deep and enduring friendship that lasted well beyond Thatcher's 1990 ouster as prime minister. Mulroney was actually with her at a global conference in Paris as the Conservative forces in London were massing to unseat her. Mulroney wrote extensively in his memoirs of her sad but stoic demeanour in the face of the caucus uprising that was brewing back at home. Indeed, when she returned, Thatcher was removed as leader.
Mulroney continued to see her throughout the years, sometimes on long-weekend vacations he and his wife Mila took with Nancy Reagan and the Thatchers.
"In private, she was a gentle, kind, thoughtful, polite, hugely enjoyable person," he said. "She was a truly wonderful human being."
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DisneyBlu's DizRadio Disney on Demand Podcast Show #203 w/ Special Guest SEAN MARSHALL (Pete's Dragon, The Small One)
Animal Kingdom, California Adventure, Christmas, D-Memories, D-Team, Disney Blu-Ray/DVD Reviews, Disney Broadway, Disney Channel, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Deals, Disney Interactive, Disney Junior, Disney Legends, Disney Movie Reviews, Disney News, Disney on Demand Podcast, Disney Publishing, Disney Resorts, Disney Springs, Disney Store, Disney XD, Disneyland, Diz on Demand, dizradio, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Lucasfilm, Magic Kingdom, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, The Muppets, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animated Features, Walt Disney Blu-Ray / DVD, Walt Disney Classics, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney Television, Walt Disney World
DisneyBlu's DizRadio.com December 14, 2017 – Show #203 It's Time D-Heads! This week we continue our 7th Annual Month Long DizRadio Very Merry Christmas Celebration! We keep the magic going as we welcome SEAN MARSHALL (Pete in Disney's Pete's Dragon, Young Boy in Disney's The Small One, Kung Fu, New Adventures of Heidi) to the show! Sean stops in and discusses what it was like bringing the beloved Pete's Dragon to life, the annual Christmas must watch in The Small One,…
DisneyBlu's DizRadio Disney on Demand Show #201 w/ Special Guest CERINA VINCENT (Disney's Stuck in the Middle, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Cabin Fever and more)
Animal Kingdom, California Adventure, Christmas, D-Memories, D-Team, Disney Blu-Ray/DVD Reviews, Disney Channel, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Interactive, Disney Junior, Disney Movie Reviews, Disney News, Disney on Demand Podcast, Disney Publishing, Disney Resorts, Disney Springs, Disney Store, Disney XD, Disneyland, Diz on Demand, dizradio, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Lucasfilm, Magic Kingdom, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, The Muppets, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animated Features, Walt Disney Blu-Ray / DVD, Walt Disney Classics, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney Television, Walt Disney World
DisneyBlu's DizRadio.com November 30, 2017 – Show #201 It's Time D-Heads! This week kick off our 7th Annual Month Long DizRadio Very Merry Christmas Celebration! And to ring in the holidays we have the beautiful CERINA VINCENT (Disney's Stuck in the Middle, Power Rangers Lost Galaxy, Cabin Fever, Hallmark Channel and more) stopping in to talk about the new Stuck At Christmas Disney Channel Movie, her upcoming projects, interacting with the youthful cast, Christmas being a holiday she enjoys and more! In…
DisneyBlu's DizRadio Disney on Demand Podcast Show #200 w/ Guest MARK ROSMAN (Director of Lizzie McGuire, Model Behavior, Life-Size, Even Stevens, A Cinderella Story and more)
Animal Kingdom, California Adventure, D-Memories, D-Team, Disney Blu-Ray/DVD Reviews, Disney Channel, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Interactive, Disney Junior, Disney Movie Reviews, Disney News, Disney on Demand Podcast, Disney Publishing, Disney Resorts, Disney Springs, Disney Store, Disney XD, Disneyland, Diz on Demand, dizradio, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Lucasfilm, Magic Kingdom, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, The Muppets, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animated Features, Walt Disney Blu-Ray / DVD, Walt Disney Classics, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney Television, Walt Disney World
DisneyBlu's DizRadio.com November 16, 2017 – Show #200 It's Time D-Heads! This week we celebrate a milestone for DizRadio and Thanksgiving all in one by welcoming none other than MARK ROSMAN (Director of Lizzie McGuire, Model Behavior, Life-Size, Even Stevens, A Cinderella Story and more) to the show! Mark stops in and discusses directing these classic Disney TV Shows and Movies, his upcoming projects, what he is Thankful for and more. In addition no show is complete without the D-Team and we have…
DisneyBlu's DizRadio Disney on Demand Podcast Show #198 w/ Guest PATRIKA DARBO (Disney's Ruby Bridges, Step By Step, The Search for Santa Paws, The Burbs, Bold and the Beautiful, Spaced Invaders, Gremlins 2 and more)
Animal Kingdom, California Adventure, D-Team, Disney Blu-Ray/DVD Reviews, Disney Channel, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Interactive, Disney Junior, Disney Movie Reviews, Disney News, Disney on Demand Podcast, Disney Publishing, Disney Resorts, Disney Springs, Disney Store, Disney XD, Disneyland, Diz on Demand, dizradio, Epcot, Hollywood Studios, Lucasfilm, Magic Kingdom, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, The Muppets, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animated Features, Walt Disney Blu-Ray / DVD, Walt Disney Classics, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney Television, Walt Disney World
DisneyBlu's DizRadio.com November 2, 2017 – Show #198 It's Time D-Heads! We head into the month of Thanks as we welcome PATRIKA DARBO (Disney's Ruby Bridges, Step By Step, The Search for Santa Paws, The Burbs, Bold and the Beautiful, Spaced Invaders, Gremlins 2 and more) to the show! Patrika stops in and discusses her career, being part of many Disney classics, overcome being bullied, the real life Ruby Bridges, Gremlins, Mrs. Claus, her future and so much more! In addition no…
The Golden Age of Old Time Radio and Charlie McCarthy, Edgar Bergen, Walt Disney and Donald Duck in 1947
D-Memories, Disney Blu-Ray/DVD Reviews, dizradio, Walt Disney Animated Features, Walt Disney Blu-Ray / DVD, Walt Disney Classics, Walt Disney Pictures
In an age of electronics, endless television options, digital films and streaming options, we forget a simple time when the best form on entertainment was sitting around the radio and listening to entertainment with your family. This was the Golden Age of Old Time Radio (OTR). It was in these shows that you were required to use your imagination, place yourself into the story, and listen to the words and scripts, yes actually listen for longer than 5 min waiting…
DisneyBlu's DizRadio Disney on Demand Podcast Show #197 w/ Special Guest WENDY WORTHINGTON (Disney's Tower of Terror, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Even Stevens, Ally McBeal, Wicked)
Animal Kingdom, California Adventure, D-Memories, D-Team, Disney Blu-Ray/DVD Reviews, Disney Broadway, Disney Channel, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Deals, Disney Interactive, Disney Junior, Disney Legends, Disney Movie Reviews, Disney News, Disney on Demand Podcast, Disney Publishing, Disney Resorts, Disney Springs, Disney Store, Disney XD, Disneyland, Diz on Demand, dizradio, Epcot, Halloween, Hollywood Studios, Lucasfilm, Magic Kingdom, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, The Muppets, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animated Features, Walt Disney Blu-Ray / DVD, Walt Disney Classics, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney Television, Walt Disney World
DisneyBlu's DizRadio.com October 26, 2017 – Show #197 It's Time D-Heads! We close out our Annual Month Long Halloween Celebration by welcoming WENDY WORTHINGTON (Disney's Tower of Terror, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Even Stevens, Ally McBeal, Wicked) to the show! Wendy stops in and discusses the family fun Tower of Terror film, working with Tom Hanks, playing Killer Lunch Ladies and so much more! In addition no Halloween Celebration is complete without the D-Team and Alexa is back with the latest from…
DisneyBlu's DizRadio Disney on Demand Podcast Show #196 w/ Guest SHAY ASTAR (Ernest Scared Stupid, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Star Trek, Boy Meets World, Musician, Songwriter)
DisneyBlu's DizRadio.com October 19, 2017 – Show #196 It's Time D-Heads! We continue our Annual Month Long DizRadio Not-So-Scary Halloween Celebration! As Halloween approached you need to watch our from Witches, Vampires and Trolls as we welcome SHAY ASTAR (Ernest Scared Stupid, 3rd Rock from the Sun, Star Trek, Boy Meets World, Musician, Songwriter) to the show! Shay talks about her career, Trolls, working with Jim Varney on the Touchstone classic film, Halloween, playing dress up, her music, behind the scenes stories…
Halloween is Here and We Remember The FIRST DCOM in Under Wraps as it Celebrates 20 Years this Year!
Disney Blu-Ray/DVD Reviews, Disney Channel, Halloween, Walt Disney Pictures
Halloween is almost upon us and with parades, costumes, and candy on the brain, you can't help but watch some of the great classic Halloween Television Films and Specials. Disney Channel has always had a great history of spooky tales, and things that could be considered 'Halloween' movies. That leads up to the modern TV classic Under Wraps which is the first Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) which now has become a common thing over the years with many DCOM's…
DisneyBlu's DizRadio Disney on Demand Podcast Show #195 w/ Special Guest KEN PAGE (Voice of Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Cats, Polly, Polly Comin' Home)
Animal Kingdom, California Adventure, D-Memories, D-Team, Disney Blu-Ray/DVD Reviews, Disney Broadway, Disney Channel, Disney Cruise Line, Disney Interactive, Disney Junior, Disney Legends, Disney Movie Reviews, Disney News, Disney on Demand Podcast, Disney Publishing, Disney Resorts, Disney Springs, Disney Store, Disney XD, Disneyland, Diz on Demand, dizradio, Epcot, Halloween, Hollywood Studios, Lucasfilm, Magic Kingdom, Marvel, Pixar, Star Wars, The Muppets, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Animated Features, Walt Disney Blu-Ray / DVD, Walt Disney Classics, Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Pictures, Walt Disney Records, Walt Disney Television, Walt Disney World
DisneyBlu's DizRadio.com October 12, 2017 – Show #195 It's Time D-Heads! We kick off our Annual Month Long DizRadio Not-So-Scary Halloween Celebration! As we get deeper into the Halloween Season we figured we needed that frightful man to return in KEN PAGE (The Voice of Oogie Boogie in The Nightmare Before Christmas, Cats, Polly, Polly Comin' Home)! Ken's returns to DizRadio to talk about the cult status of Oogie Boogie, the Parks, his own Toy Collection, Fans whose lives he touched…


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The Cold-blooded Murder of a Rohingya Refugee
Cox's Bazar: The last day of November will be remembered by a Rohingya family in Kutupalong refugee camp for the lost of their 21 years of son in what appeared to be a cold-blooded murder.
Nurul Hakim, son of Nur Alam and shofika Begum (Shed no. 42, Block B and MRC no. 52401) was one of the Rohingya refugee youths growing up in the dire refugee camp with broken future. When he started to see a little hope ahead of him, he paid an ultimate price, being a voiceless Rohingya refugee residing in one of the most restricted and under-managed refugee camps in the world, which has taken root since 1992.
He was talking with his friend, Hassan on the cold and dark night of November 30 when another Rohingya youth, Abdul Rahim (son of Master Zakir) approached him at around 7 O'clock. Abdul Rahim told him to go and meet Nurul Kobir, a local Bangladeshi who is commonly known as Botto.
Being acquainted to both Abdul Rahim and Nurul Kobir, he and his friend went out to the outskirts of the camp, about 500 m from his shed where he was told to meet. As soon as he arrived, he was accused of not paying back 20 Taka he owed for shopping at Abdul Rahim's store. He was then threatened to deport back to Burma (Myanmar) or tie on the mango tree (at the meeting place).
Their verbal argument led the physical hostility as Abdul Rahim picked up a stick and Botto took out a metal torch-light with which both he and his friend were beaten. Afterwards, they were pushed towards an incoming auto-rickshaw (CNG) on the Cox's Bazar-Teknaf Highway.
Photo: Nurul Hakim at MSF Clinic, Kutupalong Refugee Camp
In the violent act of intentional murder, Nurul Hakim sustained serious injured and the perpetrators ran away from the site where Rohingya refugees arrived and brought him to the clinic run by MSF (Medecins Sans Frontieres).
He was given the basic life-saving treatment in the clinic and quickly referred to Chittagong Medical College Hospital as his condition worsen for intensive care where he died waiting for treatment at 4 am on 2nd of December.
The body of the victim was transferred to Kutupalong Refugee camp to proceed with the burial ritual. It was 48 hours after the murder, an investigation team from Ukhiya Police Station who recorded the testimonies of witnesses and promised to arrest the perpetrators involved in the cold-blooded murder.
The father of the victim initially hoped both Abdul Rahim and Botto would be brought to the justice, but the hope evaporates as various distorted news are being reported in the favour of the perpetrators who are influential with money, law and order in the district of Ukhiya.
Botto is one of the well-known notorious persons in the area for their vicious criminal activities from robbery to extortion, and frequently get away without having faced the judicial system.
Bangladesh Demolishes Rohingya Community-led High School in Kutupalong Refugee Camp
By The Rohingya Post "This completely
Indonesia to turn away boat with 120 Rohingya refugees
By Yayan Zamzami | The Associated
By The Rohingya Post
UN expert underscores importance of human rights for Rohingya
Rohingya refugee island is a prison in all but name
UN envoy 'deeply concerned' over Rohingya school closures


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"I wanted to share a page with you that I just completed to contribute to an album that a few of us are putting together for a very dear friend who is battling cancer. I used your roses on this page and I put 3D stickers on the backs of each so they bounce right off the page. Honestly, when you look at the page (in person) you feel as though you have stepped into a rose garden. The roses are so life-like."
The roses are from CC19: Love/Valentine and the other flowers from CC5: Spring/love.


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Sara Mullins
Deshawn Dale and the (...)
by Ben Arisson
Deshawn Dale (DD) is your average 16-year-old, nerdy black teen. He likes comics, anime, girls, sports, and school - in that order, of course. DD's life takes a drastic turn when he receives a mysterious gift from his older brother - a black half mask. Unfortunately, he has no time to be confused as suddenly he is hunted by shadows, inducted into a secret hidden animal-themed organization, and tasked with saving the world from an ancient evil. DD must learn to accept his new life quickly if he doesn't want to lose everything - which really sucks because all he wanted was to have a lazy and carefree existence.
Release schedule: Saturdays @ 12pm CT.
The Fat Prince: The Orc (...)
by Pianos In The Evening Sun
Prince Cyrus and his heroic band of misfits only have three days left to save Princess Trinity from the nefarious Everblood vampires and time is not on their side. They've reached Hynest Ridge- a mammoth waterfall that no human can scale. The Everblood's dark stronghold lies at the top, remaining safely out of Cyrus' reach. Only a legend speaking of the forest dwelling Aquarian elves offers some relief to the heroes. Aquarian elves can manipulate water and form large bubbles to carry themselves and others. Cyrus and his friends quickly realize they must find one of these legendary elves in order to proceed on their journey.
In the middle of the night, Cyrus is kidnapped in a bubble and taken into the dark forest where he is held hostage by a scruffy, ten-year-old elven girl named Oga. She claims to be a ferocious orc who lives by the orc code of pillaging, stealing, and hunting, but Cyrus and his friends can see there's something more to this species-confused elf than she lets on. Tricking Oga into returning to her village, they realized that this young elf is not only the heir to the royal elven bloodline but a future sacrifice in order to keep the waters of the land purified.
Can they save Oga from the deadly fate of her true heritage? And will Cyrus and his friends find a way to reach Princess Trinity in time?
Find out in this exciting third installment of The Fat Prince.
The Fat Prince Volume (...)
Prince Cyrus Coates was once living in the lap of luxury, casting pixie dust to bring him food and write letters to his beloved Princess Trinity; but now he's out on the road trying to save his true love from a mishap he made. Joined by his magician-jester companion, Archibald and Princess Trinity's diguised femaled knight, Vanessa Montero, he vanquished the wicked Everblood singer Rosemary, but new troubles have arisen in her place.
Cyrus has arrived in Thieves' Town, a district in Scum County where his royal parents have used their power to make the residents toil in mines for the prince's precious pixie dust. Unbeknowest to Cyrus, while he lounged at home, carelessly casting pixie dust for all his needs, common folk worked from dawn until dusk providing him with his luxury. Cyrus is forced to not only discover the truth about his decadent life style, but save the town of rogues from the forces of darkness that threaten to overtake the whole kingdom!
Can Cyrus right his parents' grave moral wrongs against Thieves' Town and become a hero among thieves? Or will the Everblood menace triumph? Find out in this thrilling second volume!
The Fat Prince: The Saga (...)
Prince Cyrus is the greedy, spoiled and selfish twelve-year-old heir to the Coates royal family. Cyrus doesn't need to lift a finger; magic does all his bidding. With a magic spell, he can do everything from floating food up to his room to penning beautiful sonnets to send to Princess Trinity Toccatta, his one and only desire.
But one day, Cyrus makes a dire mistake that puts his beloved Princess Trinity in the hands of the nefarious Everblood vampires. Cyrus, along with Archibald the Majester, his magician-jester mentor, and Sir Henry, a noble knight hiding a shocking secret, must leave his cozy castle and venture on a quest to save his heart's desire or risk losing her forever.
Join Cyrus as he blunders his way through the kingdom of Aristillus and learns that even a sheltered, self-centered noble can become a great hero when pushed to the limit!
The Many Lives of Cadence (...)
by vladerag
Cadence Lee thought she was a normal girl, perhaps a little well to do, but not exceptionally so. She had her college classes, she had her job that her uncle gave her, and she had a nice boyfriend who was sweet if a little awkward.
Except, when a mugger accosts Cadence and her boyfriend attempts to wrestle a gun away from the criminal, Cadence ends up shot. A normal girl, with the kind of wound Cadence had, would die. Cadence managed to do that part. But a normal girl wouldn't then open her eyes again and learn that death is not as permanant for her as it is for other people. She can be reborn again, and again. Each time stronger and with new abilities.
The catch? Any world she is born into, she can never return to. She has infinite lives, but only one life for each.
So begins The Many Lives of Cadence Lee.
[participant in the Royal Road Writathon challenge]
The Epic of the Atlas (...)
Klassius Ren has a simple dream—to become the Dauntless, one of the nine legendary Guardians of the Kingdom of Acadia. To make this dream a reality, he must first attend Gran Akademos, a prestigious school for the magical arts, where his skills, ambition, and drive will be tested at every turn. When he is foolish enough to challenge one of the high-ranking students, it looks like his time at the school could soon be over. With the odds stacked against him, Klay has only his stubbornness, and the words of his late grandfather, to spur him on. He must prove that he has what it takes to become the Dauntless while learning what that truly means. Facing the fight of his life, Klay's very future is at stake. Will he win and protect his vow? Or will his dream fade out like the dying wind? The future is riding on him, and Klay wouldn't have it any other way.
Inspired by series like Harry Potter, One Piece, and My Hero Academia this action-adventure novel proves that through hard work, discipline, and close friends by your side, any dream is achievable no matter how large.
Vainqueur the Dragon
by Maxime J. Durand (Void Herald)
1.7k pages
Vainqueur now has a Webtoon adaptation!
It is now available on Amazon! Book 1 (Audiobook 1), Book 2 (Audiobook 2), Book 3 (Audiobook 3), Book 4.
Vainqueur Knightsbane is your average dragon: a giant, fire-breathing lizard who loves to take naps on his golden hoard, kidnap princesses for fun, and make the life of adventurers miserable. Vainqueur's only pleasure in life is to watch his treasure get bigger, one coin at a time.
So when a would-be thief turned unwilling minion tells him about "classes," "levels," and "quests," Vainqueur wonders if maybe, just maybe, he should consider a career change.
After all, why bother hunting monsters for free when you can get paid for it?
Mother of Learning
by nobody103
Zorian is a teenage mage of humble birth and slightly above-average skill, attending his third year of education at Cyoria's magical academy. He is a driven and irritable young man, consumed by a desire to ensure his own future and free himself of the influence of his family, whom he resents for favoring his brothers over him. Consequently, he has no time for pointless distractions or paying attention to other people's problems. As it happens, time is something he is about to get plenty of. On the eve of the Cyoria's annual summer festival, he is killed and brought back to the beginning of the month, just before he was about to take a train to Cyoria. Suddenly trapped in a time loop with no clear end or exit, Zorian will have to look both within and without to unravel the mystery before him. And he does have to unravel it, for the time loop hadn't been made for his sake and dangers lurk everywhere... Repetition is the mother of learning, but Zorian will have to first make sure he survives to try again - in a world of magic, even a time traveler isn't safe from those who wish him ill.
Mother of Learning is now available for sale on Amazon. The story will remain available in full here on Royal Road and on Fictionpress, but if you're more interested to read the story as a Kindle Edition e-book you now have a way to do that.
The audiobook for the first, second and third arc is available for on this link here. The physical edition is available through a Kickstarter campaign, which can be found here.
I will keep you all updated on that as things develop.
If anyone is interested, I have a story-related worldbuilding site that can be found here. I don't update it as often as I should, but there is a fair amount of content there already. It also contains a page with all the fanart, fan translations, audio books and the like - you can reach it directly by clicking this link.
I have a patreon account for those kind people that want to give me money. It also contains info for those who want to donate via paypal.
The story was originally posted on fictionpress, back in 2011. When I reached chapter 91, I started uploading the story to RoyalRoad, one chapter per day. The Fictionpress version of the story can be reached by clicking on this link if somebody is interested, though at this point there is nothing there that isn't also on RoyalRoad.
The Legend of Randidly (...)
by puddles4263
13.1k pages
Book 1 Available now on Amazon: https://mybook.to/randidly1
As the system initializes, the world shifts. Geography is rearranged and mixed, and levels and stats are instituted across the globe. On that night, one young man was walking through an underground tunnel, his mind on the small problems of his easy life. Because of his location during the shift, he starts in a dungeon far above his level, with no knowledge or teacher, or Newbie Village to guide him. Without a class, he struggles simply to survive in this world changed by its new connection to the Nexus.
But struggle he will, for he is Randidly Ghosthound, and this is only how his legend begins...
Cover credit to cthulupillar
**Author's Note**
This started as a way to destress and play with overly complicated stats systems and level systems, and I just kept writing. I don't really take it very seriously, but feel free to read and enjoy.
by unice5656
Arwyn has just bought Fantasia, the first fantasy-based VRMMORPG, with 99% realism that you can play while you sleep. In the game, she becomes Fey, a moon elf starting in the magical Elvenwood. Join her (and her snarky narrator who likes to interject sarcastic comments in parentheses) on her exciting, often hilarious adventures inside this magical world full of every fantasy creature you've ever encountered in books, games, and movies, and a few that you haven't.
Oh, and there's something strange about the NPCs in this game... See if you can figure it out before Fey does. (No, they are not self-aware AIs.)
-Cover art credit goes to A. Noviant