I stumbled across these two relatively new distros in my search for a Windows replacement.
Both are based on Debian's stable branch. Kwheezy 1.2 is based on Debian 7.1.
I'm really leaning toward one of these two for a full install on my secondary machine…potentially replacing the Windows 7 install, but definitely a dual boot install.
Installed Windows 8.1 today on my new Dell e6540. Was ultimately successful with one minor unknown device in the Device Manager. Don't try to install the Win7 AMD drivers from the Dell site. This totally breaks video, I had to re-install 8.1 to get back to a working system.
Unless you explicitly tell them to be available offline. Right-click to make available offline. You'll see the familiar circular blue arrows.
Update 1: I noticed that the SSDs weren't being recognized, and I checked the BIOS, SATA was set to the Intel RAID instead of AHCI, so I changed that. Win8.1 was unable to repair the OS, so this resulted in the 3rd install of Windows 8.1. After reinstalling, I noticed that the SSDs still aren't seen correctly and I modified the Registry settings to turn off superfetch, etc. On the positive side, this install doesn't have the graphic corruption in IE11, so the root issue was either a driver, or the order in which I installed the drivers.
Update 2: Sleep and Hibernate stopped working for some reason. Also, the Windows update for the AMD driver broke the video display. Rolling back to Windows 7 for now. Win8.1+e6540 seem like a bad combination at this point. It may have been the driver for the USB3 video card, but the memory.dmp file specificed PCI.SYS. I may give Windows 8.0 a try if I've got time today…after I make an image of the newly installed Win7Ultimate base.
Virtual machines can now run with up to 16 virtual CPUs. This enables very processor intensive applications to be run in a virtual machine.
Note: Running virtual machines with 16 vCPUs requires that both your host and guest operating system support 16 logical processors. Your physical machine must have at least 8 cores with hyper-threading enabled to power on a virtual machine with this configuration.
Virtual machines can now include virtual disks greater than 2 Terabytes. Given the limitations of most operating systems to boot from disks greater than 2 Terabytes, These large disks are most useful as secondary drives for file storage.
Note: To use a disk greater than 2TB for a boot disk, your guest operating system would need to boot using EFI in order to read a GPT formatted disk which is required to access all of the sectors on a disk of this size. Additionally, the Buslogic controller is not capable of supporting a disk greater than 2TB.
USB 3 Streams have been implemented to enable high speed transfer of files from USB 3 external storage devices that support this technology. For customers running Workstation 10 on laptops with small hard disks, large data files, video files etc., can be stored on an external USB 3 storage device and accessed quickly from within the virtual machine.
VMware has also addressed issues Intel, NEC, AMD, TI and Linux Kernel host xHCI drivers to improve overall USB 3 compatibility and performance.
VMware has enhanced the capabilities of Restricted Virtual Machines to include the ability to expire a virtual machine on a specified date and time. This feature enables our customers to create virtual machines to be shared with employees, students, customers, contractors, etc. The restricted virtual machine will run until their contract terminates, demo runs out, or course ends.
The expiring capability establishes a secure connection to a web server to validate the current date and time and prevent users from rolling back their system clock to circumvent the logic. The ability to set the synchronization frequency has been added to allow customers to balance the need for timely expiration and the load on their network. Expiring virtual machines also include the ability to display a custom message for virtual machines about to expire and after a virtual machine has expired. Finally, a lease period can be defined to allow users to run offline for plane trips and remote work.
Workstation runs very well on the new tablet and convertible PCs. Last year VMware enabled touch screen input to be passed through to the virtual machine. Workstation 10 introduces a virtual Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass and Ambient Light sensor.
Customers who run Workstation 10 on a Windows 8 tablet and install Windows 8 in a VM, will be able to shake, twirl, tilt, and spin their tablet and sensor aware applications running in a virtual machine will respond accordingly.
The VMRun command line utility has been enhanced with two new options getGuestIPAddress and checkToolsState to retrieve the IP address of the guest operating system and determine the state of VMware Tools in a guest.
The VMware Workstation team has been making enhancements and working with partners to enable cloud management tools to be used with virtual machines running in VMware Workstation 10.
We would like to thank Mitchell Hashimoto at Vagrant for his development of the Vagrant VMware Provider. See http://www.vagrantup.com/vmware for more information.
VMware would also like to thank Christian Hammond for the development of a Chef knife plug-in for VMware Workstation. See https://github.com/chipx86/knife-wsfusion for more information.
Many of our customers have asked for a way to run a virtual machine so that their users do not realize they are running in a virtual machine. VMware Workstation 10 includes a new executable (on Windows only for now) called VMware KVM. Run vmware-kvm.exe vmx-file.vmx from the command line and your virtual machine will launch in full screen with no toolbar or any other indicator that you are running a VM. You can use Ctrl-Alt to ungrab from the virtual machine and the Pause/Break key to toggle between multiple virtual machines running under VMware KVM, or between a virtual machine and the host system. The user experience should be just like that of using a KVM switch – hence the name.
If you simply type vmware-kvm.exe from the command line you will get some options that can be used in this format: vmware-kvm.exe [OPTIONS] vmx-file.vmx. If you runvmware-kvm.exe --preferences you will presented with an interface that allows you to configure certain behaviors such as the key used to cycle between virtual machines.
This is the latest generation of an executable previously called VMware-fullscreen.exe that previously shipped with Workstation 8 with a major upgrade in display handling.


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Today i found myself leading the trends for the wrong reasons-Garba Shehu.
Senior Special Advicer to the president on Media and publicity Garba Shehu has today found himself on the other side of Nigerian after his interview with BBC on the brutal killings of 43 farmers in Borno State.
Shehu who cleared the air on the misconceptions about what he said during the interview wrote;
"Today, I found myself leading the trends in the social media for the wrong reasons".
"The State of Borno is essentially a military zone up till now that we are talking and much of what people do; much of where they go are governed by the exigencies of security".
"Routinely, traders, administration officials and even UN agencies get the green light to go to many of the areas to avoid trouble".
"Information from security agencies says that the Zabarmari marshlands are infested with land mines and movements in around those areas subject to military oversight".
"No one is delighted with the massacre in Zabarmari and there is nothing anybody will gain by playing blame games".
"The question I tried to answer on BBC was: did the security sign off on the area as being free of mines and terrorists? The honest answer is, no".
"I'm human with tons of compassion and empathy, and could not have said that the victims deserved their fate for ignoring security clearance".
"I was merely explaining the mode of military operations in the war zone of the Northeast Some areas are still volatile that require security clearance which is intended to put people out of harm's way".
"When tragedies occur, questions arise in terms of how something happened to avoid future recurrence. Informing the military of our movements in an area of volatility and uncertainty is intended to preserve public safety".
"Explaining why something happened doesn't mean I have no sympathy for the victims. I was just explaining the military procedures on the safe movement of the people and not supporting the death of the victims".

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Our Colorado Vacation Starts Moving Backward
People getting a driver's license today have no idea how dangerous cars used to be. For example, you could reach through the driver's window, past the steering wheel of a car with an automatic transmission, and, without inserting a key, shift the car out of park. Think about that for a second. Anyone could get in a car and put it in neutral. Today, there are multiple safeguards preventing that.
Yeah, no. Nothing like our Western vacation.
This was less of a deal living in the endless flats of Illinois, where I grew up, but as my brother Mike and I proved, children will exploit any safety oversight.
Our family had a big, black AMC Ambassador station wagon back in the mid-1960s that was beloved by all. It probably had more usable room than any minivan to come, which my parents loved. We kids never got over how it had a fold-up, rear-facing bench seat in the back. Watching the world flow away from you is really satisfying in a way I can't describe. And, if we were careful in hiding this from Dad, we could be "bold" by making faces at the cars immediately behind us. Fortunately, we did not yet know about obscene gestures or someone eventually would have gotten killed, probably at my dad's hands.
One day, while my brother Mike and I were still in elementary school, we got shooed off the Heinzes front yard for playing Batman with some of our friends. It was understandable, as that game consisted of running around and play-fighting while screaming "neener, neener, neener, neener, neener BATMAN!" over and over again.
Back on home turf, literally, and having lost our friends to someone else's yard, we grew bored. And then, as if it had suddenly popped into existence, we saw the station wagon. It was parked, as it usually was, on our asphalt drive next to our red-brick, two-story home.
We ran over and opened the driver's door and piled in like two baby zoo apes presented with a new refrigerator box. Mike and I took turns sitting behind the wheel "steering," and sliding around on the shiny black vinyl seats. One of us shifted the car to neutral at some point before we opened the door again and ran off for more excitement.
Our driveway was the closest thing to level that you could find and still have an incline. After we'd left the scene, that Ambassador slowly rolled out the drive. The steering wheel had been turned a bit, so the car turned lazily as it glided silently onto Massasoit Street with the driver-side door wide open.
As Mom would later relay to us, had Mrs. Carmody from across the street not called her with this news, our station wagon might have been sitting diagonally on the street, where it had stopped, until someone crashed into it.
My first thought, standing there in front of my embarrassed and angry mom, was not the best one to voice, but I did. I told her that you'd have to be blind to run into a car in the street like that. Had I not said that, I think my mom would have sent Mike and me to our room for an hour or so. But, I had technically talked back. Mike, a year younger than I and already wiser, remained silent. Not that that spared him.
We were sent to our room "until your father comes home." My dad was "father" when punishment was involved. I immediately calculated roughly how long Mike and I could play in our room — we had a complete Major Matt Mason Air Force astronaut toy set under our beds — before we would have to tearfully beg Mom not to tell Dad. The tears would be real.
Looking back, I can say my mom exhibited an average level of tolerance for embarrassment. If our family dog — a German shepherd named Prince — represented the level of anger unleashed when she was embarrassed, my dad's reaction could best be visualized as Godzilla.
It went about as Mike and I had anticipated. We were spanked and told to stand against the wall for an hour without lifting a leg and absolutely without rubbing our stinging behinds.
Ten years later, we were in the middle of our first and only two-week family vacation. It was a July drive to Pike's Peak in Colorado and back. By then, the eight of us — me, my younger brothers Mike, Dan, Terry and Tommy; my older sister Kim; and our parents — traveled in a new car, a Ford Country Squire station wagon.
Faux wood paneling ran along each side, but much of the rest of the car was similar to the Ambassador, including a fold-up seat in the rear, facing back. We pulled a white Ski-Tow Puma pop-up trailer, the roof of which was raised on folding braces and two canvas-and-wood bunks slid out fore and aft.
My dad knew a guy who worked for a commercial baker in Chicago who coincidentally saw three end-table sized sheets of individually wrapped chocolate-and-walnut brownies fall off a truck. Amazingly, the same guy saw a like amount of sugar-wafer cookies hit the pavement. He contributed the cache for the trip. To wash it down, my mom bought four cases of Canfield's pop. I exclusively drank Cherry-Ola Cola.
There was more chemical energy in the cabin than in the gas tank.
I don't know if the wagon had air-conditioning, but I know Dad didn't turn it on had it been installed. We stayed primarily at kitschy campgrounds, most of which were very new, so few of them had trees. Not all of them had showers.
The result of all of this is that we were a carload of sweaty, sunburnt, itchy and sugar-topped powder kegs. My mom and dad had almost daily arguments or icy standoffs. We kids were bored, territorial and buzzed.
The drive was intense.
Dad was a powerful man. As a journeyman electrician he had surprising speed, strength and stamina. He could reach his hand back to the second row while driving and slap our bare legs with alarming accuracy and force.
Mom was a believer in strict discipline, though she sometimes tried to intercede before the hitting began. She'd be in line for guff if she got involved after that point.
At one roadside restaurant along I-80, a hectic place I remember being blindingly white with big windows, white and black asbestos tiles, white ceramic tiled walls and a white plaster ceiling, Mike and I took turns snapping butter patties up to the ceiling from white cloth napkins across our laps on the sly. We racked up three successes.
Later, as Dad started the car, our waitress came skittering toward us, yelling and waving. I froze in my seat next to the window nearest to the restaurant. My fingers and feet were tingling as I pictured what was about to transpire. A beating was assumed, but my dad was never going to forget this embarrassment. Not ever. In those rapidly diminishing seconds, I figured I would sneak away and live on my own, traveling along the freeway. My mom had bought me a rubber snake and a beaded "Indian" belt earlier in the day, and I figured that I'd use the snake somehow to snare food, and the belt would hold up branches of a lean-to.
The waitress, in a white dress and stockings that almost made her look like a nurse, reached the car. I was sitting behind my dad and had a perfect view of what would result in my death sentence.
"You left your wallet, ma'am!" she said, catching her breath. Ohs and thank yous from my mom and dad. As the waitress turned to go, Mom shoved five dollars at Dad, and after a second of bickering, he called her back and gave her the money.
My dad put the car in gear, and my mom sniffed the air. "Is Tommy's diaper wet?" She turned to look, and our eyes locked, her brows knitting in concern.
She'd noticed even before me that I'd pissed my pants.
Several hours later, we arrived at our next campground. The terrain had turned from cast-iron hot and flat to big and bubbling foothills. This particular campground covered the southern hemisphere of one of those foothills.
For reasons I don't remember, my dad drove of the main road and up the grass, almost to the office, before killing the engine. He took the keys and went to check in. Mom said we could get out of the car, but we had to stay in the area immediately around the station wagon. All four car doors flew open and out we shot, making the car look like a bug preparing to fly off.
Check-in always took a long time back then because so many other station wagons full of families were living the post-war middle-class adventure.
I'd walked down the slope, to the right rear corner of the trailer. From there, I could see my mom, trim, top-heavy and smoking near the front right bumper, holding my youngest brother, the dyspeptic butterball known as Tommy. Mom was wearing her big, faux tortoise-shell sunglasses, light blue sleeveless cotton button-up blouse and loose black shorts. She was wearing sandals with inch-wide white leather straps across the tops of her feet.
The rest of my brothers and my sister were further to the right goofing around. Actually, one of my brothers was missing: Terry, next oldest after Tommy.
Without warning, the trailer starting moving slowly backward, surprising me, because I hadn't noticed my dad return. My job when the trailer started moving backward was to back out of the way and guide my dad, but the trailer quickly picked up speed. I'd only just gotten out of the way, moving off to the right. I watched bemused as it continued moving downhill in an arc away from me.
My mom was yelling something I couldn't make out. The back right car door passed within inches of me and still I couldn't move. I wasn't afraid; it just didn't make sense.
Then the edge of my mom's car door hit my right torso and ripped the side of my right hip raw. I fell, rolled once and then lay still, watching the right front tire inches from crushing my ankles. Someone, I later learned it was a vacationing doctor, grabbed the base of my skull with two hands, like a chiropractor preparing to make an adjustment.
His hands were on me for a second or two, but I remember how they felt. They were strong and firm but gentle. They were cradling my head and pulling me out of danger. I felt calm in his hands. Regardless of the unreality of it all, his hands made me feel like this was just part of the day. Normal and reassuring. I never saw his face.
He was still holding my head when my mom's face filled my vision. She was crying and checking me for broken bones, but I was still complete. I was aware of a large crowd of other campers gathered around and then I blacked out.
My next memory is a hard one.
Our campsite was set up, and I was on one of the slide-out beds in the camper. My thigh hurt, but it wasn't so bad. It felt like a burning charley horse. I felt calm as I tried to remember everything that had happened.
The canvas window to my right was open. I saw in the twilight a picnic table and, further out, a campfire. My dad walked into my field of view dragging Terry by his spaghetti-thin arms. Terry had been wearing shorts the last time I saw him, but now he was in just a tshirt and pathetically baggy, thin BVD underpants.
He was moaning and crying as he was yanked to the table. My dad sat, using one hand to strip his belt off, never letting Terry go.
Terry had climbed into the car's front seat back at the office and did what Mike and I had done. He took it out of gear. My dad hadn't set the parking brake on a car parked on a hill with his family flitting around it like june bugs around a citronella lamp.
The beating Terry took was savage. He was dancing on his bare toes, hanging from the arm in my dad's grip, trying to get away from the slashing leather. His free arm tried to block the belt, which only infuriated my dad more. He was sweating, growling and shouting around his cigarette.
Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! "Hold still, God damn it!" Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap! Slap!
Terry was rigid, shaking and quivering. He was whining and crying and hiccupping.
Then my mom swooped in trying to end it by feigning her own anger at him. She took Terry's other hand and pulled, saying this is what you get; now you can go to bed without supper.
For the briefest moment, my dad refused to give Terry up. His arm was cocked and ready for more action, and his bulging, glassy eyes were wild. Mom noticed the moment, and swiveled to put herself between the belt and my brother.
Dad's eyes screwed up at Mom, and it looked like he was going to go at her with the belt. There was no sound; not just in our campsite. There was no one to be seen in the other sites, and no one said a word. I imagine that's the way it is right after a lioness brings down a zebra and looks around at the remaining herd.
That awful moment passed as my dad released his second-youngest son.
Unable to bend his legs, my mom gently lifted him by his armpits to get him in the camper, where he stood so Mom could look at his legs. She was facing away from me so I couldn't see her reaction, but then I couldn't look away from those vibrating, skinny white legs.
Raised, parallel welts, mottled pink and deathly white, ran back and forth. Splotches of dark red spidery webs blossomed where my dad had broken capillaries by the thousands.
Mom helped him into the bunk opposite mine, and put cold, wet cloths on his injuries. Outside, Dad was lighting another cigarette and drinking his umpteenth Stroh's beer of the night.
My mom turned to look at me. "Stop crying, Jimmy. Get some sleep."
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Editor's Choice - NeverDead
You're guaranteed to lose your head over this, the world's first game to feature self-dismemberment as a weapon. Welcome to the twisted world of NeverDead on the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
Framing this unique gaming mechanic is Bryce Boltzman, who fought a Demon Lord some 500 years ago, had his bottom handed to him on a plate, and was cursed with immortality (and subsequently the ability to lose and reattach his limbs at will). Our Bryce has spent the last few centuries carving up all manner of evil while vowing revenge for the death of his wife at the claws of said Lord - if only he can keep himself together for long enough. Literally.
You put your left leg in...
It's all very Monty Python and the Holy Grail as one of your legs is lopped off in combat, and you hop along on the other while trying to fight off mutated fiends - or better still, end up rolling your decapitated head round, desperately trying to find your missing-in-action appendages, or even solving puzzles using said virtual bonce.
As you build up your character's experience, limbs can even be upgraded; rip off your gun-wielding arm and hurl it into a mass of monsters, then shoot them from where it lands. Better still, detonate said arm like a grenade. The only option that's missing is the ability to literally kick yourself in the ass if you screw up. Maybe in the sequel?
NeverDead also features a wealth of destructible environments; drop ceilings on to monsters, roll huge objects through enemy infestations; and much more. Factor in the ability to handle mega guns and stonking swords, and you have a playground for epic destruction.
A cult game in the making then, NeverDead is a riot and a title that refreshes (and then rips off) the body parts other games simply can't reach.
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Description: The Immolator Class Frigate was designed with one purpose in mind, to destroy capital ships, it achieves this by using its 10 70 meter long ramming projectiles. These are independantly targetted missiles with crystal metal tips, which can be fired at enemy vessels smashing through their hulls and rendering the vessels unusable. While these projectiles will open a ship to space, and often lead to its destruction, the lack of an explosive tip means that many of its targets are left in good condition allowing the Empire to salvage the vessels for parts or use. The Projectiles are designed to be reusable, with the Immolator capable of recovering used missiles and refueling them for further use. However due to the extreme stress these projectiles are put under colliding with starships travelling at high velocities they are often damaged beyond use, but as supplies grew short for the Empire after the Battle of Endor, even these missiles were pressed into service. With their lack of other weapons or fighter support, Immolator Frigates were supposed to be used in conjunction with other Imperial vessels in a fleet support role, however they were often forced to operate outside of this role, leading to their destruction and abandonment of the design by the Empire.


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New Trends in Crosslinguistic Influence and Multilingualism Research
Edited by: Gessica De Angelis, Jean-Marc Dewaele
Ebook(EPUB)
Paperback, Hardback, Ebook(PDF)
This book presents the latest developments in crosslinguistic influence (CLI) and multilingualism research. The contributors, both veteran researchers and relative newcomers to the field, situate their research in current debates in terms of theory and data analysis and they present it in an accessible way. The chapters investigate how and when native and non-native language knowledge is used in language production. They focus on lexis, syntax, tense-aspect, phonology of multilingual production and link it to a range of concepts such as redundancy, affordances, metalinguistic awareness and L2 status. The empirical data have been collected from participants with a wide combination of languages: besides English, German, French and Spanish, there is Finnish, Swedish, Polish, Chinese and Catalan.
This excellent volume provides additional scientific evidence about the role of the previously acquired languages in the study of crosslinguistic influence and multilingualism. The collection also contributes to the theoretical development of the field and should be of interest for all those working on language acquisition, bilingualism and multilingualism.
Jasone Cenoz, University of the Basque Country, Spain
This book offers a fresh look at crosslinguistic influence in third language acquisition and multilingualism. It sheds new light on important factors-such as affordances and perceived redundancy-that affect crosslinguistic influence but have received very little attention in past research. It also lays new empirical groundwork in areas such as phonology and tense and aspect, where past research has scarcely before examined crosslinguistic effects between non-native languages.
Scott Jarvis, Ohio University, USA
Language transfer is a major topic in the study of language contact. This book presents a welcome contribution to a fast developing field of research and will certainly advance our knowledge on the nature of crosslinguistic interaction in third language acquisition and multilingualism. In several of the chapters the status of the L2 in third language development is discussed and it becomes clear why research on multilingualism needs to go beyond the study of two languages.
Ulrike Jessner, University of Innsbruck, Austria
This volume will prove indispensable for anyone interested in multilingual acquisition or in language transfer.
Terence Odlin, Ohio State University, Multilingua
This slim volume contributes meaningfully to the field of CLI. The articles contained form a cohesive group, all strongly rooted in the historical and current debates within the field. Perhaps the greatest strength of the volume is the coverage of many distinct language combinations, both European and non-European. Another strength is the way in which all results are considered in terms of their implications for language teaching and curriculum development. The book is most appropriate for readers with a strong background in second language acquisition, although newcomers can also draw insight from the excellent reviews of literature. The volume would make a good addition to a graduate linguistics library, particularly for a program that focuses on bilingualism, language acquisition, or applied linguistics.
Alicia Pousada, University of Puerto Rico, in the Linguist List 23.1506
Gessica De Angelis works at the Centre for Language and Communication Studies, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland. Her research focuses on multilingualism, language education, and second/third language acquisition. Her publications include New Trends in Crosslinguistic Influence and Multilingualism Research (2011, co-edited with J-M. Dewaele) and Third or Additional Language Acquisition (2007).
Jean-Marc Dewaele is Professor of Applied Linguistics and Multilingualism at Birkbeck, University of London. He has published widely on individual differences in Second Language Acquisition and Multilingualism. He is president of the European Second Language Association (2007-2011), Convenor of the AILA Research Network Multilingualism: Acquisition and Use (2005-2011) and Executive Committee member of the International Association of Multilingualism (2005-2011).
Agnieszka Otwinowska-Kasztelanic: Awareness and affordances. Multilinguals versus bilinguals and their perceptions of cognates
Håkan Ringbom: Perceived redundancy or cross-linguistic influence? What L3 learners' material can tell us about the causes of errors
Mariana Bono: Cross-linguistic interaction and metalinguistic awareness in Third Language Acquisition
Anna S.C. Cheung, Stephen Matthews & Wai Lan Tsang: Transfer from L3 German to L2 English in the domain of tense-aspect
Martha Gibson and Britta Hufeisen: Perception of preposition errors in semantically correct versus erroneous contexts by multilingual advanced EFL learners: Measuring metalinguistic awareness
Laura Sanchez : 'Luisa and Pedrito's dog will the breakfast eat': Interlanguage transfer and the role of the second language factor
Eva-Maria Wunder: Cross-linguistic influence in multilingual language acquisition: Phonology in Third or Additional Language Acquisition


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Contracts Keyed to Farnsworth
Contracts Keyed to Knapp
An Introduction To The Study Of Contract Law
Enforcing Promises: Bases Of Legal Obligation
Reaching Agreement: The Process Of Contract Formation
The Statute Of Frauds
The Meaning Of The Agreement: Principles Of Interpretation And The Parol Evidence Rule
Supplementing The Agreement: Implied Terms, The Obligation Of Good Faith, And Warranties
Avoiding Enforcement: Incapacity, Bargaining Misconduct, Unconscionability, And Public Policy
Justification For Nonperformance: Mistake, Changed Circumstances, And Contractual Modifications
Rights And Duties Of Third Parties
Consequences Of Nonperformance: Material Breach, Anticipatory Repudiation, And Express Conditions
Expectation Damages: Principles And Limitations
Turner v. Benson 672 S.W.2d 752 (Tenn. 1984)
Handicapped Children's Educ. Bd. v. Lukaszewski 112 Wis. 2d 197, 332 N.W.2d 774 (1983)
Rockingham County v. Luten Bridge Co 35 F.2d 301 (4th Cir. 1929)
American Standard, Inc. v. Schectman 80 A.D.2d 318, 439 N.Y.S.2d 529 (App Div, 4th Dept 1981)
Florafax International, Inc. v. GTE Market Resources, Inc 1997 OK 7, 933 P.2d 282
Boehm v. American Broadcasting Co 929 F.2d 482 (9th Cir. 1991)
Jetz Serv. Co. v. Salina Properties 19 Kan. App. 2d 144, 865 P.2d 1051 (Ct. App. 1993)
Zapata Hermanos Sucesores, S.A. v. Hearthside Baking Co 540 U.S. 1068, 124 S. Ct. 803, 157 L. Ed. 2d 732 (2003)
Erlich v. Menezes 21 Cal.4th 543, 87 Cal.Rptr.2d 886, 981 P.2d 978 (1999)
Roth v. Speck 126 A.2d 153 (D.C. 1956)
Crabby's Inc. v. Hamilton Mo. Ct. App., 244 S.W.3d 209 (2008)
Maness v. Collins Cal. Sup. Ct., 22 Cal. 4th 1060, 997 P.2d 1153 (2000)
Alternatives To Expectation Damages: Reliance And Restitutionary Damages, Specific Performance, And Agreed Remedies
Contracts Keyed to Murphy
Contracts Keyed to Calamari
Contracts Keyed to Dawson
Contracts Keyed to Ayres
Contracts Keyed to Barnett
Contracts Keyed to Epstein
Contracts Keyed to George
Contracts Keyed to Jimenez
Contracts Keyed to Kuney
Contracts Keyed to Kunz
Contracts Keyed to Blum
Contracts Keyed to Crandall
Contracts Keyed to Burton
Contracts Keyed to Frier
Contracts Keyed to Fuller
Contracts Keyed to Murray
Contracts Keyed to Scott
Contracts Keyed to Summers
Contracts Keyed to McCaulay
Contracts Keyed to McGovern
Contracts > Contracts Keyed to Knapp > Expectation Damages: Principles And Limitations
Boehm v. American Broadcasting Co
Citation22 Ill.929 F.2d 482 (9th Cir. 1991)
Brief Fact Summary. An employee was wrongfully terminated, but the employer subsequently offered that employee a new position in the company, which the employee refused.
Synopsis of Rule of Law. A wrongfully terminated employee has a duty to mitigate damages by accepting an offer of employment only if the new position is substantially similar to the employee's previous position.
Facts. The Defendant, American Broadcasting Co. (Defendant), wrongfully terminated the Plaintiff, Boehm (Plaintiff). Following his termination, the Defendant offered the Plaintiff another, newly created position. The base salary in the new position was equivalent to the Plaintiff's previous salary. However, the parties disagreed as to whether the total compensation would be equivalent to the Plaintiff's total previous compensation and whether the job responsibilities were equivalent. The new position was never filled. The Plaintiff sued and his contract claims consisted of breach of implied employment contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing. A jury found in favor of the Plaintiff.
Issue. Does an employee who has been wrongfully terminated have a duty to mitigate damages by accepting new employment?
Held. Yes, where the new employment is substantially similar to the previous position. Judgment affirmed.
This Court found that an employee who has been terminated does have a duty to mitigate damages through reasonable efforts to find other employment.
The employee only has a duty to mitigate damages by accepting a new position if that position is substantially similar to his previous position.
In the instant case, the jury found that the Defendant's job offer was not substantially similar to the Plaintiff's previous position at ABC.
Discussion. The court examined California law, which requires an employee to mitigate damages by taking reasonable efforts to seek alternate employment. However, under California law, the Defendant had the burden to prove that the Plaintiff failed to accept a position that was equivalent or substantially similar to the position from which he was terminated. Whether the two positions were equivalent in terms of compensation and responsibilities was in dispute and therefore a question for the jury. At the lower court, the jury found for the Plaintiff, which implies that the jury found that the positions were not substantially similar. In the instant case, the court agreed with the jury that the Defendant did not meet its burden. The court was also satisfied that the jury's decision was supported by the record.
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Leeds United struck gold with Raphinha as value soars to new high
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3 minute read	 24/12/2021 | 08:10pm
Leeds United are at risk of suffering from the infamous second-season syndrome in the Premier League as they sit perilously in 15th place, just five points above the relegation zone.
Marcelo Bielsa has suffered from an injury crisis to several key stars for the bulk of the campaign so far and with multiple teams below them holding at least one game in hand, things are not looking good for the Yorkshiremen heading into 2022.
But for all of the negatives at Elland Road this term, there has been at least one shining light – Raphinha.
The Brazilian winger, who joined in a £17m deal from Stade Rennes in October 2020, has not only excelled but has also emerged as one of the club's most integral players.
How would you rate Raphinha's time at Leeds out of 10
United have struggled for goals in the absence of Patrick Bamford, who has missed 12 of 13 league games since mid-September. Indeed, only five teams have scored fewer times than Bielsa's side, two of which are in the drop zone.
However, Raphinha has stepped up to become the Whites' leading scorer, finding the net eight times, which accounts for 44.4% of all of their goals scored this term in the top-flight.
An average of three shots per game sees him lead the squad as Bielsa's most threatening player, whilst 2.4 dribbles and 1.8 key passes per outing – which also sees him rank first – suggests he's doing more than just adding goals to the side. He's the Argentine's most creative option, too.
Raphinha's form at Elland Road has seen him called up to the Brazil national side for the very first time, and he has since landed five caps, in which he's delivered two goals and two assists. It's been quite a year for the 5 foot 9 dynamo.
Those around him in the squad have regularly waxed lyrical about his ability, ranging from summer signing Daniel James dubbing him "a magician" to goalkeeper Illan Meslier describing him as an "unbelievable player" and "a storm."
Who's this goalkeeper...
Paul Rachubka
Maik Taylor
Alex Cairns
Meanwhile, The Athletic's Phil Hay recently emphasised his importance to Leeds.
"Phillips is the player whom Leeds miss most but, in an attacking sense, Raphinha is consistently head and shoulders above everyone. Even aside from his touch and his vision, he has the most incredible engine."
After a stunning year in United colours, the Brazil international's transfer value has now soared to an all-time high of £36m, as per Transfermarkt, meaning the Yorkshire giants have made a 111% return on their investment so far.
Therefore, it cannot be disputed, Leeds have struck gold and potentially a dream deal in signing Raphinha last year. Well done, Victor Orta. What a player he has been.
AND in other news, Bielsa can finally axe Leeds' "absolute disaster" by signing "spectacular" 5 ft 9 gem…
Article title: Leeds United struck gold with Raphinha as value soars to new high


This past year, fourth and fifth grade students at Independence Elementary School in Yukon, Oklahoma, have had the opportunity to participate in an after-school Scratch Club led by STEM teacher Chris Simon. Scratch is a free program from the MIT Media Lab, which permits learners of any age to create games, tell stories, make animations, and much more. In its new 2.0 version, Scratch is entirely web-based, so it can even run on a Chromebook! Yesterday was the final day of "Scratch Club" for students at Independence Elementary this year, and several students shared the reasons why they enjoy Scratch and have loved the Scratch Club. In this five minute video compilation of their ideas, pay attention to how several students mention the importance of "agency" and choice. Many report how they love the opportunity to be self-directed in their learning and to have opportunities to use their imaginations to create. Also notice the way one student references the "hard fun" of programming, which is something Gary Stager talks about often in the context of students learning to code.
Many thanks to Chris Simon as well as Cecil Bowles, the principal of Independence Elementary, for supporting this Scratch Club experience for fourth and fifth grade students. All students at IES were introduced to the Scratch program in the fall, and many chose to attend the Spring Break "Scratch Camp" Chris Simon helped facilitate in March. Scratch Club, however, has provided weekly opportunities for students to not only "go deeper" with their knowledge of programming in Scratch. Perhaps more importantly, Scratch Club has provided a space for students to be encouraged and recognized for their "geek skills" in creating programs, making videos and telling stories with computers. It will be exciting to see where these students choose to apply these skills in the years ahead!
Check out Code.org for more information about getting an after-school computer programming club like the IES Scratch Club going at your school!


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I know, I know. Long time since I last posted, but I blame the rain (depression) and then the sheer busy-ness that ensued whenever it wasn't raining.
This was the garden early this afternoon. My sister had just finished weeding and everything looks frighteningly tidy. But then again, most of the stuff has been in there for just about a month, so it still is under control. Just wait until August.
Under the short row cover are the melons. The two rows together that are still undercover are the cucumbers on the left and the squash on the right. It truly seems to be the best way to keep the cucumber beetles at bay.
I was busily building the trellis supports for the beans and peas over the weekend, the end of my vacation. I have supports every four feet and crossbeams as well. All of the bamboo is new this year, which means I have every hope that it won't collapse under the strain of weighty plants.
To the right are the tomatoes. I have concocted what I think may be a brilliant trellis concept. I am using the older bamboo posts as supports and running more bamboo the length and then criss-crossing the planting area. I still have at least one more level to build, but the plants are slow to grow because of the cooler weather we've been having. Last week we had two days when it was barely 50 in the daytime - and it was raining to boot.
For comparison sake, here's the garden last week before we got much sunshine. Amazing how much stuff will grow when it has sun.


It has been a year and four months since I stepped out of the corporate world after almost 6 years. In these last few months I've met many between the ages 25 and 35 who wanted to do the same – leave their corporate job and do something of their own.
For most part of the first 6 months, I was "de-stressing". The stress of going penniless in the future was far worse than the stress of a job at one point. Yet joining self-healing groups helped me deal with this fear moment to moment basis. I also faced a lot of criticism from within which got reflected in my parents who are skeptical of my choices, but for most part, I discovered I was happy.
I thought of writing these life lessons that have been molding me post quitting.
In the corporate world, if you are not ambitious, you are frowned upon and the collective message you are given is – "There is something wrong with you if you don't want more". But what if… what if you really are content with the work that you love? There is hardly any place for that. When you leave the industry (whichever industry that is) for doing something you love, it can be quite a change or challenging to figure out that you don't want more. The way this hit me was when I was comparing myself with someone who had a lot of clients (a heavy payment for working in the corporate world is that you develop a strong comparing mind) and a part of me was content to have 3 sessions a week. I essentially didn't want to scale up. I found it ridiculous at first – how could this be?! Slowly I realised that healing, the 'profession' I undertook, required an innate tuning of my own mind, body, soul and some more – universal alignment. Every time there was an inner feeling that I "should" be having these many sessions, my system shut down in some way. I learnt to replace ambition with intention. Intention is a way of working in collaboration with the universe. The highest intentions, I learnt in this process, were feeling-based intentions rather than objectified intentions. For example, instead of putting the intention of earning a certain amount, it felt more expansive to have the intention to feel provided for, more than ever before.
While I hung out watching television for the first time in years, I would constantly have a nagging feeling at the back of my mind. It was as if I was supposed to be somewhere else, doing something else. Whether I went for long baths, or even travelled at the beginning, this feeling persisted. I sat down one day asking myself what this feeling is about and where it came from. I realised it was the constant pressure of having to be productive, where productivity is measured in terms of outcomes. In the corporate world we are taught to make every hour count. We offer time-sheets for every hour spent and therefore there is a constant inner check about how we are spending every hour. In the first few months that I left IT, there were hardly any clients and I felt the pressure to perform immediately. Through the self-help group I mentioned above and after doing loads of EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique), I was able to forgive myself for not producing results immediately. In this phase I was thankfully living alone. This saved me from the guilt of not doing anything that I often take on unconsciously when I'm living with my parents.
Being in a world of competition means that you set yourself up for constant comparison in your head. A comparing mind cannot be grateful. After I quit, this comparison would still be there. If not coming from outside with my own parents comparing me with their friends' daughters, it would come from within, comparing myself to high standards I had set up for myself. In that space of mind, I could hardly feel grateful. Though I taught gratitude, it would be a hit and miss game for myself. After a particular incident when someone accused me of being greedy and ungrateful, I looked within to find where it was coming from – a well-developed comparing mind. Slowly I joined a group where we had to chant atleast one 108-bead mala (rosary) of "Thank You" a day. I had to force myself into gratitude at times. This practice slowly eased me and is still something I keep going back to often. Gratitude is indispensable for cultivating an inner sense of happiness. Of course, happiness was never that important in the world where I worked. Getting things done was.
This may never be said aloud, but it is a subconscious message I received across all the organisations I worked for, whether it had special privileges for me or not – being a woman means you are not enough. As a woman, you have to prove twice as much that you are as good as a man. For the longest of time, I had trouble trusting my own healing abilities. I still have that trouble every so often. At one point in this last year of transition it had got so severe, that it caused me an emotional breakdown when I was asked to trust. I just couldn't. I felt disabled. This was because I was taught to rely on my rational mind. In fact during the last months as a software developer, I would intuitively know where and what the problem was without analysis. But when I had to explain how I had come to finding the problem, I was often at a loss of words. Going deeper I realised that it was also the education system which didn't teach you to take into account your 'feelings' about a problem. After researching I was not at all surprised to find that the current mainstream education system was built at the advent of industrialisation – we were raised to work mechanically and logically. Can it be surprising then how women have become so masculine over the years? Not just women but the feminine side in a person has simply no room. After all how can one ask this feminine mind to produce a painting only every Wednesday from 11 a.m to 12 p.m and then focus on understanding and solving a geometric theorem between 12 p.m to 1 p.m?
I also met several women in my sessions who suffered from what Sangeeta Bhagwat also calls the Superwoman Syndrome coming from their corporate culture. They felt the pressure to excel everywhere all the time. What's more, in the very collective consciousness of the organisation there was no space to be vulnerable, forget expressing yourself from that space. One had to put up a strong, collected face all the time. Where was the time or possibility to allow hormones to do their work of emotional clearing? I don't promote weepiness at the drop of a hat but rather doing away with the morphogenetic cloud that emotions must be avoided that commonly prevails in organisations.
As employees we are given recognition or salary perks to keep us motivated. When it came to things like writing and singing which are gifts I like to hone, I found that for quite some time I avoided doing those just for the fulfillment they gave me because my mind was set on making money, and these two didn't serve me in that direction. That is when I became aware of this inculcated belief that money is motivation for doing something. Truthfully, if that belief is given up, one would see that the real motivation is the love you experience in the process of doing something. Even more alarming is the achievement-driven mentality we hone through our job. I was playing with an 8-year old one day who told me that though she is good at drawing, she doesn't sketch in vacations because there is no one there to appreciate her or hang her drawing in a public space. I found my own gap in self-appreciation reflected through this. Perhaps we are not being taught in schools how important it is do something for its own sake, rather than to achieve something. After I understood this, I began writing for my own sake and singing what I felt mattered to me. Not surprisingly, I receive mails, messages and sometimes people even mention in their calls how much they connect to and love reading this blog. I am truly grateful. In this process I picked up that excellence is a natural thirst when you are in love with the process of creation. Perfection on the other hand is cultivated or taught, and is outcome-based. It brings down the value of experimenting that is necessary to lead you into your own subtle layers.
In most organisations, your role comprises of certain responsibilities which are given to you almost implicitly upon joining. However when you are managing your own project, or your own time, you have to often wear many caps and think like different people. Over these last few months I learned how to promote my blog using online marketing strategies, how to re-invest the money I was making back into my own healing work and all this needed that I stepped out of my shell, my role as just a writer who wanted to sit in the quiet of a home and focus on writing or healing. I also learned in the process to ask myself critical questions to go beyond the "shoulds" in my mind so as to experience full satisfaction out of whatever I was doing at the moment.
Apart from the above "unlearnings", there are a few lessons that I discovered have left their mark on me for the better.
For some of us being self-motivated comes easy, while for others breaking down your vision into simple small achievable steps feels like a big task. Doing something on your own for a long time requires you to put on a boss's hat and think like one. Sometimes it also requires you to wake up, make different decisions and change course from what you had initially set out to do, trusting your decisions implicitly, giving yourself a pat on your back and set goals. For me it was challenging for the longest of time to set goals. I saw no point in it until I realised I had been procrastinating on some tasks for a very long time. When I dived deeper into this with the help of my brother who is running a start-up venture, we discovered that I could not break down my vision of what I had in mind into small, definable steps, and so I avoided setting goals altogether. Now I set goals even if they feel trivial. I also experiment with behavioural psychology to help me achieve goals consistently, through 3 Tiny Habits. It saves me from the disappointment of not having done anything and helps me to use time efficiently. It also helps me to set out guilt-free, free time to just pander around doing nothing.
Working 8 hours and more alongside people gives the illusion of having people around. It is easy to escape loneliness, an inherent feeling that is present in most of us, when we are working in an organisation. But when there is no work to bury yourself in, nothing exciting or "showstopping" to share with your friends and ex-colleagues, this loneliness or a sense of isolation becomes a looming presence. For the longest of time I struggled with facing this loneliness – the feeling that I have to deal with myself all 24 hours rather than be able to escape into busyness. More and more I got in touch with people like me who are in their 30s and in transition (or have crossed this juncture), the more I felt relieved about the pace of my growth. Joining a spiritual group which had people who were also in this transition helped me to get over the feeling that I was the only one with this mindset. I also consciously began to reach out to people in different careers.
Being a part of groups where I had to communicate a lot post quitting, I realised that I was able to get my point across in a very concise and straightforward way. The flip side of being a writer is that you can tend to get roundabout and singsong about the most mundane things, which doesn't serve a useful purpose when you have to deliver something crisp. Moreover, in a few groups, I also noticed people writing from a very opinionated front, going on and on about what they feel, rather than communicating about the task they were assigned. This helped me realise that I might have fallen into the same trap had it not been for my corporate training over the years. It has honed my communication to intuitively gauge the person's requirement at the other end, get into a non-judgmental space, express disagreements from a neutral space, maintain boundaries and plume out the inessentials. Another place it helped me was in organising workshops. It helped me to bring transparency to both the parties involved regarding their comfort and put things down in mails so that there was no room for misunderstanding.
The paradox of being very creative is that you need to set a structure to squeeze that creative juice out of you. Being my own boss was initially difficult for me. There would be days when I would write a lot, and weeks when I would write nothing (Facebook posts not counted!) Soon I missed having regularity, missed the urgency of pushing through time and getting things done. It wasn't for the adrenaline, but rather for the satisfaction of completing something that I wanted to, or having something to show. I decided to join a writing class that would help me bring method to the madness. Writing every Sunday based on specific constructs with blinkers on my eyes for 4 straight hours has been a greater source of joy for me than anything I've done in the past few years. It has taken me back to those classroom days (only the enjoyable ones though!) where we had to write a certain kind of a piece in a stipulated time. After a few weeks of this class, I am learning to set aside time every day to write something at a specific time. It may go up on a blog, it may be just free-writing, practicing fiction or plotting out a story line based on a dream. It serves the purpose of giving me a structure, to give creative output space to manifest.
It is a cliché that you need challenges for your growth. But I understood this experientially when I learned to drag myself out of bed at a specific time even when there was nothing to do. I had been lazing as if it was vacation time and feeling very distracted by the day end for months on an end. I had no external disciplinarian and consciously had to face this challenge of learning how compassionate self-discipline is. I had to also learn how to work with a one-pointed focus and was taken back to The Pomodoro Technique. Gauging how much time I would like to spend on an activity is my latest challenge, "timeboxing" as it is called. I know this challenge is essential for me to meet if I have to write a film that successfully conveys all that it is meant to in a specific duration. It is giving me an opportunity to see and address myself as a Creator, and go beyond the feeling of being a slave of time.
In the last organisation that I worked, this was one of their principles. Whenever one had to voice a problem, one had to also propose a solution at the same time, however improbable or abstract it might be. In the groups that I was a part of and in developing my own skills in something, I found myself going back to this philosophy. It is very easy to point out a problem, even to yourself many a time, but it takes conscious work to see what could be the possible workarounds or turnarounds. When I started applying this for my writing, I found that I wanted to get more structured, but had no one to guide me. So I started reading articles online and found how to get the editor in me out only after the first draft of writing. I started making notes of what resonated about certain blog posts or blogs that I instantly loved. This also turned my attention more towards what is good and working and how it can get better. Of course, as with every first step you take, it was much later that I came across the writing class I so fondly mention above.
There is one last aspect of learning.
Money was a monthly occurrence and would often get spent on luxuries when I was working in IT. It was also the reason for working at anything at all. In this last year, my relationship with money has become more conscious. Not just that, it has given me an on-the-ground insight of how a majority people in India live. I became more vulnerable to the changes in economy and actually felt the pinches of inflation. It was like I was pulled down from my ivory castle into the fields. In the wake of this sensitivity, it also made me realise the value of socio-cultural movements such as Giftivism, which aspires to create a value system of generosity among the urban crowd rather than charity. It encouraged me to be available to people on a flexible payment system and balance it with honouring myself. In the process it brought out my patterns of stinginess, unworthiness, the inner disconnect I felt between spirituality and money, my instinctive resistance to receiving unconditionally and lack of trust in the universe's giving, which helped me to refine my understanding of abundance. It brought out beliefs such as one mustn't be paid if one is in an act of service, one shouldn't hold money for one's own interests and helped me to observe them for what they are – mere beliefs that were being released for my highest growth. In hindsight, in the cushioned corporate world I might have never faced my beliefs truly in the context of money.
For those who are about to leave their corporate job or are thinking of it, or have already done it, I intend this article gives you clarity to find some grounding where you are.


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Category: Album Review
My Dear Melancholy EP by the Weeknd: REVIEW
"Should we drop on Friday, I'm indifferent to be honest, " teases Abel on Instagram before the release of his latest project. Indifference seems to be an unusual attitude when dropping new art, but that's what the Weeknd is, and is on this album - indifferent, to anything other than himself - meaning seemingly unconcerned and careless with anything other than his endless desires for sexual gratification and romance.
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Flower Boy Album by Tyler, the Creator: REVIEW
Commonly does the poet use nature as an inspiration for creating compelling poetry, but seldom do you see the Rapper doing the same - up until the release of Flower Boy by Tyler, the Creator. Although it is to be said that this album is not so much inspired by nature as it is an analogy used to elucidate the complicated world of Tyler. This album is lyrically and musically confused, happy, sad and insecure just like the artist producing it. And that's why this album is so great - honest and introspective yet coy and uncertain.
good Kid, m.A.A.D city album by Kendrick Lamar: REVIEW
Growing up in such an ominous place like Compton, Kendrick gives you the best possible storytelling of the story of a good kid in a mad city. Whether he's fucking reflecting in his head whilst drinking swimming pools full of liquor, committing a robbery, or rapping on behalf of a prostitute, he's destroying every Rapper around him. Other than a couple of distasteful vocals on a few of tracks, this album is one of the most influential and enjoyable records ever made
Bobby Tarantino II Mixtape by Logic: REVIEW
Unlike "Everybody," supposedly deep, and meaningful music is put aside for "Bobby Tarantino II," and fucking lit bangers are on the agenda. Dope bars, bangin' beats, and formidable confidence are a priority, just like any Trap mixtape or album. But it is important to be aware that this is so-called "Conscious Trap," as Logic explains in an interview with HardKnockTv, so totally meaningless party-beats was not to be expected.
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Acid Rap mixtape by Chance the Rapper: REVIEW
Freshly out of teenagehood, the Chicagoan Chance the Rapper dropped his Acid Rap mixtape in 2013. He brings together a quirky, laughable, and word-twisting piece of music that does nothing short of entertaining the listener. It features impressive rhymes, tuneful beats, occasionally profound moments, but some terrible and forgettable lyrics as well. Musically, the mixtape sports elements of classic soul, juke, blues-rock, drill, and acid jazz, but is heavily glazed over with Chance's cartoonish, and lively personality.
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4:44 Album by Jay-Z: REVIEW
"It's like Jay can't drop bars these days without at least four art references," Drake boldly says in an interview in 2014. And that's exactly what this thing is; an artistic "fine wine," or "aged-cheese," if you will. 4:44, is a record unlike any of Jay-Z's previous works. A once young, "gangsta," and drug-dealer Jay-Z is now a father, businessman, husband, and thanks to this project, a sophisticated and venturesome artist. Club-bangers, fire beats, or youthful braggadocio are nowhere to be seen. Instead, we get an intimate, vulnerable and cathartic rap album that is low-key, and admirably retrospective.


Sometimes God gives us unexpected blessings.
for you or your loved one to be healed of that sickness or defect. It's not too late for that big, impossible dream in your heart to come true.
God has a great plan for your life and your loved ones' life! (Jeremiah 29:11) He will bring the dream or His promise to pass because He is the one who put it there in your heart.
Speaking of hearts, I love Kay, the President of Aglow, and Rhonda Skivers, who is a powerhouse for God, is also on Aglow's board, and who invited me to speak there. They both have an enormous heart of God's love and compassion.
Today's meeting was opened with a beautiful song by a woman, 'My Life Is Not My Own," and the worship leader led us in some sweet worship and praise. God's presence is so good!
I was blessed to be able to share God's word and minister today, and meet some new friends.
After I spoke, I was honored to pray for some of the women's needs. I also gave away a copy of my book Walking With God, a copy of my new ebook The Hands Of A Woman: Everyday Women In Everyday Battles, and my 7-audio Quiet Time devotional set to winners, who were selected randomly in the contest today.
It was so cool how the woman Colleen who won Walking With God (my book on prayer) said, "I love prayer and I love books!" and the woman Myrna who won the gift bag with my new ebook, lotions, candle, herbal tea, and chocolate, squealed, "I love chocolate!" Isn't it amazing how God orchestrates even the tiniest details like this out of His love for us?
After Aglow, I went with my friend Lynn Erwin to Applebee's for lunch for some much needed, fun "girls time." We had a great time catching up with each other, laughing, and munching!
Yes, today had unexpected blessings. God is good. Begin to look for those unexpected blessings in your life today, and thank Him.
Would you like to join Beth and 5 other women for her new fall coaching group class/book study, which will cover Beth's new ebook? You can live a fulfilled, victorious, joyful life. Learn more by clicking here.
Thanks, Beth! I love the "It's not too late message!" We all need to hear this at times throughout our lives. God is the God of second chances, and when we let the Holy Spirit guide us, we know that we can get it right the next time.


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The population of this area of Lisboa Region is roughly 500,000.
One of your guidebook's top recommendations will no doubt be Castle of Sao Jorge. Make sure you schedule in some time to experience this famed attraction.
The Ascensor da Gloria and Iberian Wolf Recuperation Center are wonderful places to spend some quality time with your children. Want more? The Bica Lift and the Glória Lift are sure to keep everyone grinning.
Do you enjoy participating in interactive learning activities? Visitors of all ages can get a closer look at some aquatic animals and ecosystems at Lisbon Oceanarium and Vasco da Gama Aquarium.
Your family will have a blast checking out the native and exotic inhabitants at the Lisbon Zoo. If you're pressed for time, be sure to grab a map so you don't miss out on any of the park favorites.
To learn the finer points of wine producing, set out to visit one of the region's famed wineries. The Quinta Das Carrafouchas Vineyard, the AdegaMae Winery and the Quinta de Pancas are all worthy of a visit. If you can't seem to decide, why not tick off all three?
Want to try out your poker face? Head down to the Estoril Casino or the Lisbon Casino.
Local and exotic native and exotic plants, interesting trees and long, winding pathways await at the Botanical Garden and Praca do Imperio Garden. Tapada das Necessidades Park and Torel Garden are two more fabulous places to have a stroll around.
When it's time for a break, grab something for lunch and find a shady nook at one of the area's scenic green spaces, such as Cape Roca and Cabo Espichel. Miradouro de Santa Luzia and Miradouro de Sao Pedro de Alcantara are two more pleasant spots to while away a lazy day with a good book.
Surrounded by leafy trees and scrubby grass, Estuario do Tejo Natural Reserve is a nice escape for local wildlife and travelers alike.
If you want to have a break from your daily routine, take a trip out to Guincho Beach or Cascais Beach. Stroll along the coastline, watch the seabirds soar overhead or just sit back and relax on the shoreline. You could also splash around at Costa da Caparica Beach and Tamariz Beach.
Turn your phone off and have a rest from the stresses of the modern world at Floresta de Monsanto Park and Boca do Inferno. Lovers of nature will also have a great time at Pena Park and Tapada Nacional de Mafra Park.
Grab a buddy or two and explore some of the favored exhibition spaces nearby. Savor the quiet and relaxing atmosphere as you check out the varied collections at the Gulbenkian Museum and the National Museum of Natural History. The Maritime Museum and the Museum of Design are also worth looking at.
Marine history enthusiasts can get their bearings at the Museum of the Sea, a treasure house of important artifacts and tales of the sea. If time permits, continue cruising through this region's seafaring traditions at the Museu de Marinha.
Our scientific perspectives are always evolving. Learn about recent advances in scientific innovation at the Knowledge Pavilion and Calouste Gulbekian Planetarium. The Sintra Science Center and the Pavilhao do Conhecimento- Ciencia Viva are also great options to check out.
Some visitors think of natural museums as a place to take the kids, but the captivating collections at the National Archaelogical Museum and the Aldeia Tipica show that there's more than enough to keep the grown-ups busy too. You could also stop by the National Museum of Ethnology and the Teatro Romano Museum.
Lisbon District is a hive of artistic energy, with galleries and exhibition spaces all over. Pop in to the Berardo Collection and the Chiado Museum for the best of what this creative enclave has to offer. If you have time afterwards, the National Museum of Ancient Art and the Center for Modern Art are also well worth checking out.
Go back through time and uncover the secrets of yesteryear at the Rafael Bordalo Pinheiro Museum and the Cidade Museum. The Museo Sao Roque and the Igreja do Carmo are also highly esteemed options.
To discover more about the area's colorful past, pay a visit to its many remaining historical sites. Commence your history tour at Quinta da Regaleira and Belem Tower. More tales from the days of yore are waiting for you at Parliament and Pasteis de Belem.
Military history enthusiasts should go for a wander around Cascais Fortress and Oitavos Fort, two intriguing fortified positions. The crumbling walls of Fortaleza de Santiago have also seen their fair share of battles.
When it came to designing and furnishing Pena Palace and Queluz National Palace, you'll see that money must not have been an issue. You might also like to wander through the leafy gardens and seek out some stories about Sintra National Palace and Monserrate Palace.
You probably won't see any kings and queens, but you may discover a drawbridge or turret at Moorish Castle and Sesimbra Castle. Torre Vedras Castle and Alenquer Castle are two more imposing cultural monuments.
The spiritual side of the region can be found at Lisbon Cathedral and Jeronimos Monastery. Cristo Rei and National Pantheon are also intriguing holy places.
This region's most famed sights often overshadow its less renowned, but equally fascinating activities. Vasco da Gama Bridge and Alenquer City Hall are a couple of interesting options. If you've got more time to spare, also think about visiting the Pedra do Sal Environmental Interpretation Center and Cascais Marina.
As it's the capital of Portugal, Lisbon offers a wealth of hotels, resorts and other accommodation options. No less than 488 Lisbon hotels can be booked via Expedia's user-friendly hotels page.
Two upmarket places in Lisbon District are the Four Seasons Hotel Ritz Lisbon, which can be found at Rua Rodrigo da Fonseca, 88, and the Olissippo Lapa Palace, at Rua do Pau da Bandeira, 4. Alternatively, in the bargain bracket, you can check out The Independente Hostel & Suites and the Portugal Ways Bairro Alto Apartments. The Independente Hostel & Suites is located at Rua Sao Pedro De Alcântara 81, while the Portugal Ways Bairro Alto Apartments can be found at Rua Do Vale 17.
Lisbon is home to the world-famous Castle of Sao Jorge, and another option is to stay close this iconic site. The Altis Avenida Hotel is just 0.4 miles away. Another popular choice is the Avenida Palace, which is 0.4 miles away.


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