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Hair-Raising Tales of Paranormal Animals that Possess Humans, See Death, and Act as Messengers of the Gods
Throughout time, numerous people have declared that they had witnessed strange and inexplicable occurrences involving the ghosts of the deceased, fantastic creatures, demons, and other similar things. Many have claimed to have been haunted or possessed by entities from the world beyond. However, not just people are confronted with the supernatural. Animals can also be haunted or, in turn, they can haunt and even possess.
Hyenas Causing Possession
Some African tribes viewed the animal state as the pure state, unmodified by the rules and constraints imposed by the human society. Thus, they tried to achieve and experience this state by various rituals meant to transfer an animal spirit into a human body for a short period of time. In this way, the animal spirit would possess the person who would begin to act according to animal impulses.
The most common cases of possession caused by animals were said to be those in which a man was possessed by the spirit of one or more hyenas. The human would begin to walk on all fours, roll on the floor, bite, eat raw meat and even make those guttural sounds that characterize the hyena's laughter.
Hyenas and a man. ( CC BY-ND 2.0 )
The image of the hyena in African folklore takes on various forms and features, depending on the region of origin of the respective legends. In the western part of Africa, the hyena is seen as a symbol of immoral behavior, while in the east, it is respected as the solar animal that brought the sun to warm the entire world. In Tanzania, hyenas are witches' familiars and the witches are thought to ride them.
Bouda is an individual's ability to turn into a hyena, but this has nothing to do with achieving the pure animal state. It is said that the ones who practice this technique do it in order to achieve their own goals, usually to steal or to kill. For this reason, these hyenas were executed, but, unlike the European werewolves, they did not return to their human form after death.
A hyena, as depicted in a medieval bestiary ( Public Domain )
Cats that Can See and Cause Death
Egyptians worshiped cats as living gods and earthly manifestations of the goddesses Bastet and Mafdet. Also in ancient Egypt, the punishment for killing a cat was death.
In Burma there was a Buddhist temple which was the only place in the world where Burmese cats existed. There, Buddhist monks worshiped the cats as living gods. When the Europeans arrived in the area and saw the cats at the temple, they were fascinated by their unique beauty and by their eyes which were as blue as the sky. Of course, they wanted to take some back with them to Europe, but for a very long time, the monks would not allow it.
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In the end, a European nobleman made a very generous donation to the temple and, as a sign of gratitude, the monks gave him a pair of Burmese cats. On the way back, the male died on the ship, unable to bear the stress of the journey, but the female lived and was pregnant - this is how Burmese cats came to Europe.
This seated cat has golden earrings, a golden scarab inlaid on the forehead, and a necklace with a pendant in low relief. The Walters Art Museum. ( Public Domain )
Man's fascination with cats gave birth to an entire lore in this regard. A widespread legend states that when a cat sees a person for the very first time, it sees exactly the time, the place and the manner in which that person is going to die. In addition to this, if someone does not treat a cat well, then that person should fear the cat's curse which lasts for seven generations.
For the Japanese, should a cat be disrespected or mistreated, its tail would split in two and the cat itself would become a nekomata, a demonic cat bent on seeking revenge. It could then raise the dead and send them to torment him.
Other animals associated with death are eagles and crows, which are said to be the ones that lead the spirits of the dead on their way to the world beyond preventing them from getting lost.
It is also said that cats absorb negative energies, that they can relieve pain caused by a physical illness, and that they feel and see things which humans cannot even imagine.
The appearance of a Nekomata. ( Public Domain )
Animals as Messengers of the Gods
In ancient Egypt, cats were viewed as the messengers of the goddess Bastet. It was believed that, sometimes, even the goddess could take on the form of a cat, thus nobody was allowed to injure or kill a cat under the threat of the death penalty. In addition, cats were the guardians of the underworld and they could protect the living from evil entities, demons or the evil dead.
Crocodiles were also worshiped as the messengers of the god Sobek. For a civilization that was so dependent on the benefits provided by the Nile, Egyptians respected and addressed prayers to these beings, and sailors always prayed to Sobek before going offshore to ask him to appease his beloved crocodiles.
The lion was also held in high esteem by the ancient Egyptians as a messenger of the goddess Sekhmet, while the Greeks associated the wolf with Zeus and Apollo. In the western part of Africa there is a real cult of the leopard. In Mesoamerica, the Maya, the Aztecs, and the Olmec worshiped the jaguar - which had a very important role in shamanism.
A bronze statue of the cat goddess Bastet. ( CC BY-SA 1.0 )
Throughout time, animals have not been worshiped solely by Egyptians. The Japanese believed the centipede to be the messenger of the god Bishamonten, the god of war and treasure. The treasure was the Buddhist teaching that could lead the individual on the path to achieving enlightenment and the god could bestow it on the righteous, so nobody dared to kill a centipede. There were also ways for a person to distinguish between a regular centipede and one sent as a messenger by the god. The regular one showed up in wet and common places, such as in the bathroom or in the courtyard, while the ones sent by the god appeared in auspicious places (in the office or in the library) and they had a golden glow. Other animals respected by the Japanese are foxes, badgers, cats and spiders. Foxes are the messengers of the god Inari, the god of rice and prosperity.
Wooden statue of Bishamonten stepping on a demon (1615-1700) on display at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco, California. ( CC BY-SA 3.0 )
It is also said that magic foxes and badgers can take on human form whenever they want. Legend has it that when a spider reaches the age of 400, it develops magical powers and the spider Jorogumo is revered in some areas as a goddess who protects people from drowning. This is how the belief that some spiders can take on the form of beautiful women originated.
Illustration of Jorogumo. ( Wikia)
The Chinese worshiped snakes, especially in relation to a legend which claimed that the snake goddess Nüwa was the one who had created the first humans. As snakes coil forming spirals, they have come to be regarded as a symbol of immortality. In the moment when it sheds its skin, a snake gives the viewer the impression that it is reborn of itself. This is why, for a long time, it was believed that snakes are immortal.
Nuwa repairing the pillar of heaven. ( Public Domain )
According to Greek mythology, the snake god Ophion incubated the primordial egg from which all things came into being. For the Greeks, snakes are messengers between that which is above and that which is below, namely between the human world and the world of the dead. Thus, they got to be the guardians of the gates of the underworld and they were believed to be able to mediate the contact and the communication between the two worlds.
The Orphic Egg ( Public Domain )
In India, cows and elephants are sacred animals. They cannot be slaughtered and they have to be cared for and respected. It is said that each cow's body is simultaneously inhabited by a large number of deities and killing such an animal would be a crime against all the gods that reside inside.
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Elephants are said to be the messengers of the god Ganesh, the god who provides wealth and prosperity. Snakes are also revered in India. It is said that the snake deities, the Naga, live underground in beautiful palaces adorned only with the most precious stones and metals and they are constantly at war with the Garuda, the solar birds.
In Hinduism, the cow is a symbol of wealth, strength, abundance, selfless giving, and a full Earthly life. (CC BY-SA 2.5 )
Apart from mythological creatures like the unicorn, the dragon, the winged serpent, the griffin, the hippogriff, the sphinx, the phoenix, the fire salamander, the chimera, the basilisk and all the rest, throughout history, people have attributed fantastic features and magical abilities to normal animals based on complex and detailed observations of their behavior.
It has been scientifically proven that animals have more developed senses than humans and that they are more susceptible to subtle energies and paranormal events. Thus, it is not surprising that certain animals have come to be revered as living gods or as earthly manifestations of the gods.
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Author of "Loki – The Trickster Unleashed" and "Supernatural in the Land of Count Dracula", Valda Roric has always been fascinated by the supernatural. Interested in the topic, she has studied many aspects of the enigmatic. Always attempting to find... Read More
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The Lost Labyrinth of Ancient Egypt – Part 1
This I have actually seen, a work beyond words. For if anyone put together the buildings of the Greeks and display of their labours, they would seem lesser in both effort and expense to this...
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24 December, 2019 - 12:23 Mark Miller
Ancient Egyptian Makeup: Beauty and Protection with Poison
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Legendary Wizards: Philosophy Meets Magic in the Ancient World
The word 'wizard' is derived from the Middle English word 'wys' (meaning wise) and the suffix '-ard.' Therefore, a wizard was basically a wise man, up until around the middle of the 16th century AD...
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Did the Hyksos Pull Off a Peaceful Invasion of Egypt?
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Earliest Known Female Physician Likely Never Existed
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Mathematics of the Pharaohs: The Rhind Papyrus and Ancient Egyptian Math
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By utahpunk
At Real Madrid, Toni Kroos is only under contract till completion of the season. Speculation is currently being made about the future of the midfield strategist since of this. There will probably be no return to FC Bayern.
The Rio world champion was under contract with Bayern in between 2006 and 2014 and developed into a first-rate player on Sabine Stress. After negotiations on an extension of the agreement stopped working, Crews proceeded to Real Madrid after winning the 2014 World Cup title. The reality that FC Bayern in fact undertakings to Crews must be really doubtful given the existing profession of the record champions.
As an outcome, Crews does not desire to sign up with another club. The veteran has actually turned down deals from Manchester City and FC Bayern, the report states.
The German record champion supposedly wanted to get the central midfielder back, however Crews is stated to have actually offered the Munich no opportunity.
Toni Kroos has not yet made any choice of the future. The 32-year-old is bound to Real Madrid until next summer. As the ONTARIO portal wishes to experience, there are 2 alternatives for the ex-international: a staying amongst the royal or completion of the career.
Crews wishes to rest at Real Madrid
I will constantly remain here, I will cool down here, stated the previous international in early November: I just do not know when. A profession end does not appear to be left out.
With the royal, the German won the Champions League 4 times and won the Spanish championship 3 times. Crews feels comfortable with Genuine Madrid and therefore does not desire to leave the club for another club.
At Real Madrid, Toni Kroos is just under agreement until the end of the season. After settlements on an extension of the agreement stopped working, Crews moved on to Real Madrid after winning the 2014 World Cup title. The truth that FC bayern really ventures to Crews need to be really doubtful provided the existing occupation of the record champs.
Next year I'll consider it or throughout the World Cup break. I will think a bit about what could occur, I will decide piece by piece, reveals Crews about his factors to consider. There will certainly be no return to FC Bayern.
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Kelly's Lot
Kelly and Perry teamed up with Doug Pettibone again for 'Where and When', a 'live to tape' acoustic blues presentation. Six original songs are the odd numbered tracks and five traditional blues covers (Howlin' Wolf, Ma Rainey, Robert Johnson and Lovie Austin) make up the even numbered tracks. Arranged in a circle the 11 songs were recorded live
Kelly and Perry teamed up with Doug Pettibone again for 'Where and When', a 'live to tape' acoustic blues presentation. Six original songs are the odd numbered tracks and five traditional blues covers (Howlin' Wolf, Ma Rainey, Robert Johnson and Lovie Austin) make up the even numbered tracks. Arranged in a circle the 11 songs were recorded live with David Grover added on upright bass. Royer and Mojave Mics were used for all instruments. Kelly and Perry wrote the original songs with Perry and Doug producing the album.
Stronger 3:55
Somebody In My Home 4:06
Heaven 4:19
Jealous Hearted Blues 3:25
Lost 4:56
Nature 3:05
Where and When 3:21
Stones In My Passway 4:10
That Fool 4:33
Black Eye Blues 3:15
Ship 4:49
Another Sky
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Butterfly 3:02
I Will Find You Again 5:05
Foolish Try 4:12
Freedom 4:35
Took It Back 3:41
Tangled (feat. Doug Pettibone) 3:32
The Irish Luck 3:26
Simple Man 3:54
Lock Me Up 3:07
Christmas Is Calling 3:59
Sleep On It Tonight (feat. Rick Monroe) 4:41
Hurricane 3:27
Can't Take My Soul
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'Can't Take my Soul' began as a journey to feature a four piece band without all the bells and whistles of the 9 piece Kelly's Lot. Wanting more touring in the future, Kelly and Perry knew less players in the band would make that possible. But as the recording process moved forward some songs were asking for more. The French inspired accordion was
'Can't Take my Soul' began as a journey to feature a four piece band without all the bells and whistles of the 9 piece Kelly's Lot. Wanting more touring in the future, Kelly and Perry knew less players in the band would make that possible. But as the recording process moved forward some songs were asking for more. The French inspired accordion was a must on 'Mon Ami' which opened the door to adding a cajun inspired accordion on 'Woe Is Me'. Kelly asked Perry to dig deep and conquer all the guitar parts but Perry demanded Rob Zucca's magic on Rise Up (Lève Toi). Broke Myself always screamed for Frank Hinojosa on the Harp to bring an edgy blues track to the album and Bobby Orgel came into to add piano and B3 to 4 songs. Alyssa, who was the inspiration for the 3rd track on the album, was the reason for the background vocals. To honor her family, Kelly included her brother and sister on the track and Jeri Goldenhar stepped in for the 3rd voice.
All Hope Ain't Lost 4:22
Alyssa 4:36
Woe Is Me 5:11
Safe And Warm 4:03
Rise Up (Lève Toi) 3:55
Broke Myself 4:36
Let It Breathe 5:45
Dirt 4:31
Little Bit Of This 3:06
Can't Take My Soul 3:40
Mon Ami 3:14
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What Do I Have To Do 2:40
Baby It's You 3:57
You Don't Realize 5:00
It's Gonna Work Out Fine 3:39
Trying To Find My Mind 4:04
He Called My Baby 3:45
Do Your Thing 3:41
You Are My Sunshine 4:03
About Her 3:38
Come Home 2:46
Thorn 4:01
Rise Above 4:37
Sleep 4:30
On Fire 3:32
Bittersweet 3:09
Stay Away 2:34
Love Is Hard To Catch 6:08
Without a Song 3:12
Happy 2:55
Proud 1:47
Colours Of December 4:33
Don't Give My Blues Away
Hush Up 3:39
Revolving Door 3:25
Why Don't We 4:13
Woman's Love 7:11
Taking Time 4:39
Right Now 3:51
Boom Boom Boom 4:37
Don't Miss Love 2:46
Stateside 4:16
Plain Simple Me
Soften Me Up 3:01
Restless 4:00
This Town 4:00
Plain and Simple Me 3:08
Let's Go To Love 2:27
Lost and Found 4:10
I'll Go (A Soldiers Oath) 4:36
Runnin' 4:40
Pastrami And Jam
Give It Up Or Let Me Go 2:44
Nobody Here But Me 3:59
Get Your Kicks On Route 66 3:18
Mockingbird 3:30
House of the Rising Sun 6:12
Today 3:45
Mercedes Benz 1:54
Just a Heart 3:20
Let Me Go 4:09
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Black And Blue 3:41
Just You 4:26
Take This Heart 4:33
Living Inside Her 4:48
Love Has Wings 3:54
Broken Man 3:50
Joan of Arc 3:10
Happy Girl 4:30
Back to LA 3:22
Fragile 4:34
Close My Eyes 4:08
Strong Girl 3:58
Unsure 4:38
Green Toads 3:21
The Light 4:09
Tired 5:00
Fair 3:34
Say Yes To Life 3:18
Come to This 3:33
Only Human 5:43


Happy Monday everyone! I don't know about you, but this time of year is absolutely CRAZY for our family. We have so much going on, that the last thing I need to be thinking about is what I'm going to make for dinner! Meal planning always saves me from an extra headache when life gets busy.
If none of my ideas this week look good to you, I'd love for you to scroll through the Weekly Menu Archives or better yet – take a look at my Recipes page! I've had the blog for almost 9 years now, and have shared a LOT of my favorite recipes. Lots to check out.
To make this, I cut my chicken breasts thin, season, and bake. We serve on hamburger buns topped with condiments and veggies. My oven fries are made using my Kitchen Aid Spiralizer attachment (something I use SO much more than I ever thought I would). I use the thinnest spiral blade, spray with cooking spray, season, and bake. I usually use the broiler during the last few minutes to get the potatoes nice and crispy.
I cooked my lentils in my Instant Pot in chicken stock with all the spices I'd ordinarily use in ground beef, some green chiles, garlic, and salsa. (You can check out my Homemade Taco Seasoning recipe if you'd like!) I served up the cooked lentils in tortillas with all our favorite taco toppings. I wasn't sure the kids would go for this – but most of them did!
This is one of our family favorites. All six of us just love this quick and easy jambalaya. I sometimes make this in my Instant Pot too. This is just a simple and comforting weeknight meal.
We have been SO into breakfast for dinner lately! I have also been putting all of our frozen berries to good use. Last year, our blueberry bush just went NUTS and I washed and froze the berries. I love to make a simple compote by mixing the frozen berries with just a splash of water or orange juice, some sugar, and some cinnamon. I boil it until it thickens up. It is incredible on waffles, pancakes, and oatmeal!
This is a new fave – mostly because it's SO easy! I throw some pork into the Instant Pot (or crockpot), add salt, pineapple juice, and a little bit of teriyaki sauce. When it's cooked, I shred it up and throw it on some King's Hawaiian rolls with slices of pineapple. The "juice" from the cooked meat is also fabulous on top of the rice!
My son and I had a lot of fun putting this one together. At the grocery store we grabbed a variety of fresh and dried fruits, nuts, cheese, crackers, etc. I boiled eggs, made chicken bites, and dipped some berries in chocolate for a treat. The picture doesn't quite show everything we put out, but it's a good sampling of what we had. Just fun to do something out of the box.
We love a good chicken and rice dish. I like this one because it's healthier and still a crowd-pleaser. I served this with a side of applesauce.


Step up to EOS camera quality in a simple and easy-to-use package! The trendy white Canon EOS M10 mirrorless camera combines a lightweight, compact design with the power and image quality EOS cameras are known for along with the versatility of interchangeable lenses. Inside is an 18 MegapixelPIXELThe shortening of 'picture element', a basic unit of programmable colour forming the dots that make up an image. Pixel size depends on a camera's resolution, which is measured in megapixels (MP), meaning millions of pixels. The more pixels on a sensor, the smaller they have to be to fit. An image's number (or density) of pixels correlate to the amount of information and image holds. Cameras with more pixels on the sensor have a higher pixel density and thus more resolving power, able to capture smaller details with much more clarity and accuracy. Higher resolution images can be cropped more agressively and also produce better quality large prints. CMOS (APS-C) sensor that's paired with the DIGIC 6 Image Processor to help capture colourful, detailed videos and photos, even in low-light situations.
To help expand creative opportunities, the EOS M10 is compatible with a wide range of compact EF-M lenses specially designed for EOS M series digital cameras, and the extensive range of EF and EF-S lenses used with Canon's DSLR cameras. It also has easy-to-use and automatic settings like the innovative Creative Assist to simplify photo adjustments and help ensure your images are how you want them. Self Portrait mode extends that assistance to help you grab great selfies by adjusting settings that smooth skin tones and artistically blur backgrounds. If it's too dark for a normal photo, a built-in pop-up flash lights up dark spaces. All these powerful features combine to make the Canon EOS M10 worthy of your attention, while being conveniently wrapped in a slim, stylish camera.
Superb Detail With Minimal NoiseNOISEThe appearance of random pixels scattered over a photo, similar to the grain effect seen in film photography, which degrades photo quality almost as if it is stained. It occurs when taking photos in low-light conditions, with very slow shutter speeds on high sensitivity (ISO) settings. It is caused by amplification done by the sensor when high ISO settings are used. You can counteract digital noise by lowering the sensitivity (ISO) setting of your camera - the lower the ISO setting, the lower the noise in the image. Typically cameras with larger sensors (like full-frame cameras) will inherently produce less noise due to larger pixels on the sensor.
The 18 Megapixel CMOS sensor captures lots of detail with very little image noise. The sensor itself is APS-C type, which is the same size as the sensor found in Canon's EOS 3-digital camera range, e.g. the 600D, 750D, etc. The high resolution means you can crop the image to focus on one section, or have enough detail to print large photos to display or give to your family and friends. An ISO range of 100–12 800 (expandable to 25 600) lets you capture images on bright sunny beaches and darkened streets.
Life happens fast, and there's little worse than missing out on capturing that perfect moment because the camera was too slow to focus. The EOS M10 camera uses Canon's Hybrid CMOS AF II autofocus system, which measures up to 49 different points in an image quickly and accurately to help get it in focus. In addition, face detection and object tracking help keep the subject of your photo focused, even if they move. What's more, the Canon M10 is compatible with all EF-M lenses, which feature an AF+MF mode that lets you easily combine the speed of autofocus with the creative flourish possible with manual focus.
It's vital to see if you've composed the photo you want. The EOS M10 camera's 3.0-inch touch screen has 1.04 million pixels, letting you preview images in high detail. It can pivot a full 180°, meaning you can capture a unique dog's-eye-view of the world or flip the screen up to get that epic selfie.
The Canon M10 is a top mirrorless vlogging camera with a flip screen that can capture 1920x1080 Full HD video at frame rates of both 24p and 30p, and can record in MP4 format for easy sharing online.
The EOS M10 camera is a fine movie making tool and as such one of the vlogging cameras that YouTubers use. With touch-activated AF and a number of manual controls available, it's easy to make intuitive setting adjustments silently and on the fly using the Canon M10's dials and touch operations.
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Luz Release Date: July 19, 2019
The horror film Luz begins as a young female cabdriver (Luana Velis, in the title role) drags herself into a run-down police station. However, a demonic entity follows her there, determined to finally be close to the woman it loves.
Shooting entirely on 16mm, first time feature film director Tilman Singer pays homage to horror masters David Cronenberg, Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci, while infusing the genre with a fresh take of his own.
Here's what the director of the film has to say: "Luz is a story about identity, a lack of one, or maybe even denying one's own. For the most part this is told by forces (archetypal characters, institutions, or personifications of moral arguments) influencing and manipulating our titular character Luz. I structured the narrative as a panic attack, of repressed memories and confusion. It is purposely open to interpretation by the viewer.
Luz is a sensuous thriller that plays with the sensory perception of the audience. Initially, I wanted to write a simple story that could only be told audio-visually. How we ended up telling it cinematically, nested within diegetic flashbacks, got a little more complicated. For example, we use an additional layer of sound that adds a past reality to a present one. Given that we are observing a moment relived under hypnosis, the credibility of both realities is questioned at all times. The viewer who attempts to answer this question of credibility has to, with sharpened senses, fully engage in image and sound.
Luz is my first feature film and at the same time the project for my diploma at the Kunsthochschule für Medien Köln/Academy of Media Arts Cologne. Dario Méndez Acosta (production design), Paul Faltz (DOP), Simon Waskow (original music) and Henning Hein (sound design, mixing) worked with me on LUZ and have been involved in each of my recent films."
Luz Trailer
Starring: Johannes BeneckeJan Bluthardt,
Directed By: Tilman Singer
Studio: Screen Media
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Supreme Court clears way for ranked-choice voting in Santa Fe
By T.S. Last and Mark Oswald/Journal North
Tuesday, January 9th, 2018 at 3:57pm
A website created to help Santa Feans understand ranked-choice voting shows this sample ballot, with animals as candidates. Olivia Owl is as the public information campaign's mascot.
A website created to help Santa Feans understand ranked-choice voting shows this sample ballot, with animals as candidates. Olivia Owl is the public information campaign's mascot.
SANTA FE, N.M. — The New Mexico Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for ranked-choice voting in Santa Fe's March 6 municipal election.
The high court rejected city government's petition seeking to overturn state District Judge David Thomson's December ruling that Santa Fe had to implement ranked-choice voting, or RCV, in 2018.
The Supreme Court's order simply denied the city's petition without explanation or comment.
City spokesman Matt Ross said the decision was a disappointment, partly because no explanation was provided.
"We hoped the Supreme Court would clarify the constitutional and separation of powers questions before them. While we have an order, we don't have a written explanation resolving any post-election challenge that may arise," Ross said.
"That being said, the City has been working around the clock for weeks to implement Ranked Choice Voting and educate the public about the change, so nothing will change on that front and we are confident in the City's ability to run yet another smooth and successful Santa Fe election."
The attorney representing a handful of Santa Fe voters who filed a lawsuit to force the city to implement RCV said Tuesday's order means democracy won. In 2008, city voters overwhelmingly approved an amendment to the city charter calling for RCV elections as soon as appropriate vote-counting software was available at a reasonable price.
"What I love about this decision is that it really is allowing and recognizing that when voters vote, the city must honor that vote and honor that election," said attorney Teresa Leger.
Leger also said that by denying the city's petition, the court upheld the constitutionality of the RCV, also known as "instant runoff."
Santa Fe will be the first jurisdiction in New Mexico to use ranked-choice, which is in place in several other cities around the country including San Francisco and Minneapolis. The mayor's position and four City Council seats are on the ballot.
In July, the current City Council narrowly voted against using RCV in this year's election because voting software offered by a vendor had not been certified. Some councilors also said more time was needed to educate voters about the change.
But the software was OK'd by the Secretary of State's Office in late September. Judge Thomson decided that Santa Fe therefore had to make the switch to RCV this year. The City Council voted 5-4 last month to appeal Thomson's order to the Supreme Court.
"Now (RCV) can proceed without the cloud that the City Council (created) by challenging it," Leger said Tuesday. "They had created a cloud of uncertainty and the decision by the Supreme Court has removed that."
The city's Supreme Court petition maintained that RCV violates the New Mexico Constitution because it is not a "runoff" as allowed under a constitutional amendment, although it was the City Council itself that put RCV on the ballot in 2008.
Ranked-choice rules apply in contests with more than two candidates. Voters rank the candidates in order of preference. If no candidate gets a majority in an initial tally, the last-place finisher is eliminated and the second-ranked choices of voters for the last-place candidate are distributed to the others. This process continues, with even third- or lower-ranked choices coming into play if necessary, until a winner gets a majority of the votes counted.
In their filing, RCV supporters noted that the city was challenging the constitutionality of its own charter.
They also pointed out that in 2008, the then-city attorney issued an opinion that the relevant constitutional amendment "makes no restriction on the type of runoff" and that there's no basis to conclude that "a runoff achieved through expressing one's second (or third) choice at the time of the initial election would be treated any differently from allowing that second (or third) choice to be made some weeks later at a second election."
The two sides also argued over whether Judge Thomson in fact had authority to issue his order in this case.
Ranked-choice supporters say it helps keep voters from having to choose between "the lesser of two evils," prevents fringe candidates from being "spoilers" and discourages negative campaigning.
As the Supreme Court case played out, the city started a public education campaign to familiarize voters with RCV. There will be a mock RCV election using cute animals as candidates.
"As we said in our brief," Leger said, "the city has done and excellent job of holding forums and providing voter education. They showed themselves that they could do it."


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>Finally comes a channel for urban India
Posted: May 2, 2011 in My Blog, My Voice
Tags: Everybody loves Raymond, Late Night Show With David Letterman, Love Big CBS, Reliance Big Pictures, The King of queens, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Urban Contemporary Couple
With the increasing number of daily soaps using the same old saas-bahu formula, I had lost hope that the cable TV would ever introduce something that would cater the urban cities. But then Reliance TV made a tremendous attempt to bring in CBS network to the major cities of the country and as a part of this alliance, the urban audiences have got an all together new channel called LOVE BIG CBS.
I would not be wrong to say that until the launch of this channel, there was nothing interesting in store for the urban crowds. At present, due to the wide reach of the cable TV, the television has become an industry that targets the rural parts of India by designing concepts that go down well with rural India and in turn result in high profits for the channel. Everythings just too commercial.
The whole thing is that ke bhaiyya, sabse bada rupaiyya.
But amongst all this, the people who suffered were the poor and hungry urban audiences. Poor and hungry, due to the reason that, since so long, we were deprived of classic urban entertainment.
The fact that even today on facebook I still find people giving their likes and comments for shows like Small Wonder show the kind of entertainment the urban audiences ONCE liked. As a kid I saw serials like Small Wonder, I Dream Of Jeannie, Bewitched etc. but then, since the time the television industry was affected by a virus called Ekta kapoor, I could do nothing but simply browse and turn off the set.
But now with the introduction of LOVE BIG CBS, the urban crowds have something to cheer about. The list of programs that are aired on this channel speak for themselves. The Oprah Winfrey Show – the greatest talk show to have ever hit this world, The Late Show With David Letterman – best stand up show with the ultimate David Letterman hosting it. Then we have seasons of Frasier, Everybody Loves Raymond and The King of Queens. These three shows display pure situational humour hard to miss out on.
Another interesting thing that I noticed about this newly launched channel was the way it had positioned itself in the market. It has termed itself as a channel for the 'Urban Contemporary Couple'. The positioning in itself explains the channel's aim of being launched in urban cities.
LOVE BIG CBS is real entertainment and real fun. After a long time, has come a channel, which has made me addicted to it due to the kind of programs it is offering.
Hopefully the channel very soon widens its reach so that it is available to a larger chunk of urban audience, as at present, it is only available on limited cable networks.


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Resources for Portland Small Businesses
Portland's Small Business Grant Applications Are Open until April 1
Portland's Small Business Relief Fund is aimed at getting $2,000—$10,000 grants to 200 small businesses. Some say that's not nearly enough.
By Eden Dawn March 30, 2020
Image: Courtesy Unsplash
At a press conference this morning, mayor Ted Wheeler announced the launch of the Small Business Relief Fund (SBRF) through Prosper Portland, the city's economic development branch, to help businesses impacted by the coronavirus shutdown. The program allows qualifying businesses to apply for relief grants between $2,000 and $10,000.
"We all know this, Portland is small business town. Most people in this community are employed by small businesses and these small businesses define who we are as a city," he said. "I want to be clear, this is just the beginning."
Funded jointly between the city and Prosper Portland, SBRF has a total of $2 million in funds available. Half of that budget will used for emergency relief grants, while the other $1 million will be allocated for 0% interest loans. Grant applications are open only until Wednesday, April 1, with the goal of distributing funds beginning on Friday, April 10. The loan program is not yet open for applications.
"This fund is a critical stop-gap measure designed to aid the most vulnerable businesses in our community until additional funding becomes available," said Prosper Portland economic development director Tory Campbell at the same press conference. "There are three guiding principles: applying a racial equity lens, acting quickly while leveraging existing assets and networks, and making a difference through action, partnership, and advocacy."
The grant program aims to support up to 200 local businesses. Campbell said the city will use three criteria to prioritize applications: businesses that have been significantly impacted by public health requirements to shut down to customers; businesses owned by black, indigenous, and Asian/Pacific Islander folks as well as women; and businesses that are keeping on paid employees or continuing to pay for employee healthcare.
While some business owners lauded the SBRF, they also acknowledged that for many companies a $2K—$10K grant is a tiny Band-Aid on a gushing wound.
Inside the Betsy & Iya boutique.
Image: Courtesy Betsy & Iya
"I'm sure there are businesses in different situations than ours where that [funding] means that they can hang on for another a week or two while things get figured out. But I think the vast majority are like us where it's not going to make a huge difference and we're going to possibly fritter away $2 million," says Will Cervarich, co-owner of Betsy & Iya jewelry and original cofounder of citywide small business shopping weekend Little Boxes.
"The way I think we should be spending [the $2 million is for the city to] hire a bunch of full-time people whose sole job is to help connect businesses to state and federal money where you could fill out one master application and have those liaisons out there filing the sub applications on your behalf. Then you can just focus on running your business instead of doing all this research and applying for all these grants. To me, that would be a much better way to spend $2 million—hire people to guide small businesses and to do a lot of this really time-consuming bureaucratic work. It takes hours and hours and hours and hours to do this stuff."
At fewer than 20 employees and a single retail location on NW Thurman, Betsy & Iya barely qualify for the grant, which requires businesses to have made under $2 million in revenue in 2019.
Local businesses who are neither massive corporations nor tiny businesses will have to look elsewhere for help, like in the federal stimulus package that might include aid for medium-sized businesses. Tender Loving Empire, which supports more than 700 local vendors, for instance, hit the $5 million sales mark in 2019, according to an interview in Portland Business Journal. Wildfang, while known for being a community partner with massive fundraisers for immigration rights organization and Planned Parenthood, will not make the cut, either.
"I applaud Prosper Portland. When you don't have a big budget, you have to be hyper-focused," says Wildfang CEO Emma Mcilroy. "My question is then how can we get the state and feds to hyper focus in aiding some of these slightly bigger companies that also make Portland Portland. What are they doing to cover the gaps that a city cannot do?"
One idea Mcilroy—who's had to close her flagship store in Portland and lay off employees, and is still trying to find funding options to save her company—puts forth for the city's economic relief task force is commercial rent relief.
"If the city can aid people who own retail and commercial property, it would be a huge step forward, be it property taxes or something else. If our landlord, or Salt & Straw's or Woonwinkal's, or Poler's landlords, didn't ask us to pay rent for two months because they are getting a break for two months, it would be enormous. And act like a stimulus right now."
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Education Minister heads back to school for World's Largest Lesson with Donegal students and UNICEF Ireland
Children's rights and climate front and centre of this year's Global initiative on SDGs
Students from Loreto, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal, who took part in the 2019 World's Largest Lesson on the SDGs along with Minister for Education and Skills, Joe McHugh T.D., and UNICEF Ireland.
LETTERKENNY, CO. DONEGAL/DUBLIN 30 September 2019 – In Co. Donegal today, Minister for Education, Joe McHugh T.D. took part in the World's Largest Lesson, along with secondary school students from Loreto Letterkenny, and a team from UNICEF Ireland. This event, part of a Global annual initiative, involves millions of children in 130 countries learning about and taking action on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs (also known as The Global Goals)).
This is a big year for children's rights. As we approach the 30th Anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, World leaders – led by nations, including Ireland – last week's publicly recommitted to children's rights at a United Nations General Assembly dominated by climate change. Nations will now consider how to move the child rights agenda forward in their own countries ahead of World Children's Day on November 20th. Developments come as children and young people worldwide demand leaders take action to protect their future, with some four million of them estimated to have taken part in September's Climate Strike events in more than 160 countries.
UNICEF Ireland is working with the Government to ensure young people have engagement in the climate debate. Today, in partnership with the World's Largest Lesson, UNICEF is asking young people to reflect on the progress made over the last 30 years on child rights, while also considering the challenges that children worldwide now face.
Against this backdrop, Minister McHugh spent Monday with a group of students from Loreto Letterkenny, in Co. Donegal taking part in a World's Largest Lesson focusing on the links between child rights and the SDGs.
UNICEF and its partners launched the World's Largest Lesson as part of a commitment to inform Irish people about The Global Goals, which were adopted by the UN General Assembly four years ago, in September 2015. The Global Goals are a series of 17 ambitious targets that aim to end extreme poverty, fight inequality and injustice, and fix climate change by 2030.
Minister for Education Joe McHugh T.D. said: "UNICEF's targeted worldwide initiative and the focus on climate and children's rights is responding to the calls that we are seeing from young people.
"It is an honour to have been asked to share in their day and promote the idea of bridging the gap between learning and action. There is an onus on all of us to inspire children and young people, to listen to their call and to explore the personal changes they can make in the world around them."
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Under the Convention on the Rights of the Child, children have a right to speak and be heard. UNICEF works to support young people participate in discussions on the issues that directly affect them, working in partnership with leaders to secure access to decision-makers and key processes.
UNICEF Ireland Executive Director Peter Power said: "World's Largest Lesson is a global initiative, meaning millions of young people all over the world are having the same conversations. The SDGs are central to UNICEF's work on children's rights, both in Ireland and around the world. As we celebrate 30 years of the CRC, let's also look ahead to what we must do to continue translating rights into results. If we are to build a world where every child is both prioritised and protected, we must put children first- especially as governments are seeking ways to live up to their commitments under the Sustainable Development Goals."
Mr. Power continued: "I would like to thank the Minister for Education, Joe McHugh, for his clear dedication to children, their education and rights and The Global Goals."
Irish school children are joining millions of girls and boys in more than 130 countries to take part in this year's World's Largest Lesson. Together they are learning about The Global Goals' key targets, such as achieving gender equality, tackling climate change, ending extreme poverty and giving all children a quality education.
The World's Largest Lesson provides a unique opportunity to foster global citizenship in schools. It supports student learning across a range of subject areas such as science, geography, citizenship and technology, and helps teachers explore human rights, poverty and climate change.
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About World's Largest Lesson
World's Largest Lesson introduces the Sustainable Development Goals to young people everywhere and unites them in action. World's Largest Lesson and UNICEF are partner organisations.
As a founding partner of the World's Largest Lesson, UNICEF leveraged its global presence and networks, to play a critical role in bringing The Global Goals' messages in 25 languages to more than 500 million girls and boys in over 160 countries during the initiative's pilot launch in 2016.
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HomeBlockchainWhich blockchain is the most decentralized? Experts answer
Which blockchain is the most decentralized? Experts answer
Mance is the co-founder and CEO of Hedera Hashgraph, a next-generation distributed ledger technology that claims to possess higher speeds and security guarantees than existing blockchain solutions.
"When we talk about decentralization, I think it's very important to be specific about what we mean. When talking about layer-one protocols, precisely what is being measured when we talk about decentralization? Two separate categories of decentralization are important: 1) governance and 2) transaction ordering.
First, governance: How many different entities (people or organizations) are involved in making decisions on the product roadmap, pricing of services, payments of rewards and other governance-related decisions? Are these entities all known by name, or can they be anonymous? If they can be anonymous, then there is no way to truly determine how decentralized the governance is because the same anonymous actor may pretend to be multiple different entities. Is there an opportunity for consolidation of voting rights? For example, if voting rights are associated with a governance token, then a single actor can increase their influence by buying or earning additional tokens, which leads to the consolidation of rights and increased centralization.
The Hedera Governing Council model is exceptional among public ledgers. It consists of up to 39 term-limited organizations, chosen to represent a broad range of industries, with member headquarters around the globe, running nodes on six different continents. The council members are all publicly disclosed, minutes of the council meetings are published (and hashed on Hedera using the Hedera Consensus Service (HCS)), and each member has a single vote to ensure fairness, stability and truly decentralized decision-making. Even the LLC member agreement that companies must sign to join the council is public and hashed on HCS. This model lies in stark contrast to protocols that are governed by a small group of core developers or a single foundation.
Next, decentralization of transaction ordering: What is the minimum number of entities required to dictate the order of transactions in the network? For example, with Bitcoin, just a handful of mining organizations (often five or fewer) control more than 50% of the hashing power of the network, which is enough to dictate the ordering of transactions. (As of this writing, just three mining pools control 47% of Bitcoin's hashing power, and just two mining pools control almost 48% of Ethereum's hashing power). Also, if a network allows anonymous node operators, then it is impossible to know to what degree any given entity controls the hashing power of the network.
Phase 1 of the Hedera network requires more than two-thirds of its council members to agree on the ordering of transactions, and each council member currently has equal weight in their vote. Because every council member is publicly known by name, we can say for certain that transaction ordering is decentralized. This is already more decentralized than Bitcoin and Ethereum. Phase 2 will add publicly identifiable community nodes, and only after there is a very high degree of certainty that consolidation of stake is unlikely will anonymous nodes be added to the network.
The Hedera network, both in its governance model and in the technical ordering of transactions, was designed from the ground up to embody the ideals of sustainable decentralization."
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Transport & Location
Advent in Zagreb
Italy/Germany
FRANCESCO CIESCHI
My first Tango DJ experience was in 2010, when a friend challenged me to play at his Milonga.
Ever since i've been exploring Orchestras and creating stories with tandas.
I would describe my sets as balanced between soft and rhythmical, building tandas in a crescendo, finishing with the best song to give the dancers the best ending.
One of my favourite Orchestras is Pugliese, both to listen to it and to dance it, it is so strong with emotions. I am still working on not playing too much of D'Arienzo, who is my guilty pleasure."
GEORGIA FERFELI
"The DJ is the only person who gets the party started, and I always wanted to be that powerful!"
When DJ-ing, Georgia's goal is to keep everyone on the dance floor in a happy mood from the beginning of the milonga 'till the end.
GORAN NIKŠIĆ
"I feel the music physically and very strongly, and it really moves my body and soul. I try to visualise this whenever I'm dancing, listening or DJing. The only "rule" about DJing I see as vital, though seemingly obvious, is variety in music choices, emotions, qualities, rhythm and melody. Everything else comes to me from the dancers' reactions and their energy..."
HELENA IVEZIĆ
Helena is an international Tango Dj. She has a degree in violin from the Music University in Zagreb, which helps her to understand music deeply and in great detail. Helena began studying tango music, then DJ-ing, and now she teaches courses and private lessons on musicality and tango dj-ing, with a focus on developing students' listening skills.
Tango.. Life greatest beauty.. there is no end , in any way. No end in beauty, in deepness, in harmony, energy, in love, in emotions which are in the music, and emotions in us witch are created from music.. so much effecting, sharing, transcending, reflecting..
LUKA RADUNOVIĆ
For me, tango DJ-ing is like dancing with everyone at the milonga at the same time.
I treat my tandas with astonishment and with lots of respect. I would describe tango music as emotionally packed and romantic, but also very playful and interesting – so that's what I try to do with my sets!
OSKY CASAS
Is an Argentinian tango dancer, teacher and DJ. Osky fell in love with tango through his father, also a tango dancer and teacher, and has thousands of kilometers of dancing at Buenos Aires milongas under his belt. 5 years ago Osky met his Croatian wife on the dance floor at the Mediterranean Summer Tango Festival and decided to permanently move there.
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We don't play by rules, and we like where that brings us.
Troilo is rocking our world right now, and in our set you will definitely find Basso/Ferrari - Será Una Noche - our favorite song of the moment.
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Sandy stretches of gray, brown or even white are the world's norm. Even rocky beaches or those with sheer cliffs barring passage for everyone save the bravest adventurers are not rare. But there are other beaches on Earth that look like they belong on another planet or almost feel like they are on another planet. These unique beaches are some of the best treats nature has to offer.


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Q: 403 forbidden on express. Can't accept Authorization header I have a REST Api, and all endpoints must send a response when the user has an authentication token (I use the jwt token).
everything works fine when I test my code using postman, but from front not working(session closes after OPTION request, and on the request header bearer token not set).
Authentication Middleware
module.exports = function(req, res, next) {
    const authorization = req.headers['authorization'];
    console.log(authorization);
    const token = authorization
      ? authorization.replace('Bearer ', '')
      : null;

    if (!token)
      return res.status(403).send({ auth: false, message: 'No token provided.' });

    jwt.verify(token, config.secret, function(err, decoded) {
      if (err)
        return res.status(500).send({ auth: false, message: 'Failed to authenticate token.' });

      req.userId = decoded.id;
      next();
    });
}

route
const Router                = require('express').Router;

//Authentication Middleware
const requireAuthentication = require('../middlewares/').Auth()

module.exports = () => {
  let router = new Router();
  router.use(requireAuthentication);
  router.use('/accounts', require('./account')());
  router.use('/projects', require('./projects')());
  return router;
};

with authentication
https://i.stack.imgur.com/cAFw5.png
without authentication
https://i.stack.imgur.com/VUuuv.png

A: The reason was in access headers
I add middleware in bootstrap file.
app.use(function(req, res, next) {
    res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*');
    res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Methods', 'GET, PUT, POST, DELETE, OPTIONS');
    res.header('Access-Control-Allow-Headers', 'Content-Type, Authorization, Content-Length, X-Requested-With');

    if ('OPTIONS' === req.method) {
      res.send(200);
    }
    else {
      next();
    }
});

A: Try to use Express Cors: https://github.com/expressjs/cors
Simple Usage (Enable All CORS Requests)
var express = require('express')
var cors = require('cors')
var app = express()

app.use(cors())

app.get('/products/:id', function (req, res, next) {
  res.json({msg: 'This is CORS-enabled for all origins!'})
})

app.listen(80, function () {
  console.log('CORS-enabled web server listening on port 80')
})

Cross-Origin Resource Sharing (CORS) is a mechanism that uses additional HTTP headers to tell a browser to let a web application running at one origin (domain) have permission to access selected resources from a server at a different origin. A web application makes a cross-origin HTTP request when it requests a resource that has a different origin (domain, protocol, and port) than its own origin.

Read more about CORS here https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/CORS

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Thank you DPI Magazine! Miss Effie has recently interviewed me about my work and given me an 8 page feature.....Yikes! The magazine is based in Taiwan but it has English translations so people like myself can still read it. The issue is called The Magic Baby Kingdom, Volume 120. I'm really impressed with the artwork throughout the magazine, check out Rae and Keren Richter's work as well!
I don't remember where I found this image but I love it!


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Tanker fire lights up night sky over well site
CARROLLTON - An investigation is underway as to what caused a tanker truck to burst into flames at a gas and oil well near Carrollton Friday evening.
Several fire departments were called to the Brace West well site, off state Route 9 north of the village around 8:11 p.m. Friday.
Upon arrival, they found a tanker truck on fire.
According to the Carroll County Sheriff's office, firefighters from Carrollton Village, Carroll County, Fox Township, Augusta and Hanover Township were on hand to contain the fire. Hazmat was also called for cleanup.
The fire was still burning late into the evening, and firefighters were later told to let the fire burn, the sheriff's department said.
In a statement released early Saturday morning, Derek Smith, senior director of health, safety and environment for Rex Energy, the operator of the well, stated that the accident took place during a routine condensate transfer.
"In addition to the tanker truck, two holding tanks for condensate located on the site were involved, but the well itself was not affected," Smith said. "There were no injuries and the well was quickly and effectively shut-in."
Shut-in, according to the company, means that gas flow from the well is turned off from below, and all appropriate steps to secure the integrity of the well bore are executed.
"Rex Energy has contacted the appropriate regulatory officials in Ohio and will work with them closely in the coming days to determine the cause of this incident," Smith said. "We thank the local first responders for their efforts as they work to extinguish the fire."
Carrollton Village firefighters returned to the site around 11 a.m. Saturday and extinguished the rest of the fire, and first responders and company safety personnel used thermal cameras to look for additional hot spots.
"After inspecting the location, it does not appear that any condensate was released or entered the environment from the well site infrastructure or the holding tanks," Smith said. "A small amount of condensate was released from the tanker truck during the incident."
Smith also spoke about the site's impact and clean-up options.
"There was minimal impact to the ground and no impact off of the immediate location of the fire," Smith said. "Rex Energy is actively engaged in the clean-up effort and ODNR (Ohio Department of Natural Resources) had approved the remediation plan."
The well will remain closed until the investigation is complete and the well is restored, which can take between one to two weeks.


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Numis Securities launched coverage on Cobalt 27 Capital Corp. (KBLT:TSX.V; CBLLF:OTC; 27O:FSE) in June. Analyst Jonathan Guy noted that Cobalt 27 is a company that "provides direct exposure to the metal through a combination of physical cobalt holdings and a series of royalty agreements with companies that hold an interest in cobalt projects."
The thesis on this minerals company includes the outlook for the current situation of "constrained supply in a high-demand growth environment," wrote Guy.
Supply is "relatively inelastic" because cobalt is primarily produced as a byproduct of copper and nickel mining, the analyst explained. "While there are 6,500 tons of idled capacity that could be brought back into operation, there is a lack of major new greenfield projects that could be brought into production."
At the same time, however, Numis expects "cobalt consumption to increase by an average compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.9% over the next five years. . .more than twice the rate of increases in supply," wrote Guy. "This should be accompanied by [an] 11.7% CAGR in demand for lithium-based batteries," which are used in electric vehicles and static power storage systems, "and we expect this to be the principal driver of demand growth."
Given this supply/demand backdrop, Guy added, "we expect the cobalt price to be sustained at current or higher prices."
Consequently, Numis' CA$11 per share target price on Cobalt 27 is "based on 1x net asset value based on a long-term cobalt price of $40 per pound for standard grade material," reported the analyst. "We expect the shares to rerate in line with the expected increase in the cobalt price and as the company secures royalty agreements."
"Co27 offers unique exposure and leverage," Guy noted.
As for its direct physical exposure to the metal, Cobalt 27 used the funds of a CA$200 million raise "to invest in contracts for 2,157.5 tons of premium and standard grade physical cobalt," indicated Guy. It utilized CA$1.15 million worth of issued shares "to acquire royalties on a series of early-stage exploration projects." The plan now is to acquire "in-production royalties from nickel and copper mines where [cobalt] is a secondary product."
Cobalt 27's stock is currently trading at around CA$9.14 per share.
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A study revealed the genetic make-up of people in Spain transformed due to migration from central Europe. DNA evidence shows over 4 centuries migrants traversed the Pyrenees mountain range and replaced the male lineage that existed there. Researchers reproduced a model of Iberia's (Known today as Spain, Portugal, Gibraltar, and Andorra) population history over 8,000 years; the biggest slice of time tackled by a single ancient DNA study. DNA has been traced back to farmers in Europe as well as Russian decent. This area had become a cross roads over time introducing many different ethnic sets of DNA into the population. It is unknown if the disappearance of the male DNA of Iberia was due to violence, not greatly supported, or a social construct that venerated visiting men; promoting their success of reproducing with Iberian females. The Y-chromosome was traced back in order to determine which time period did the Iberian Y-chromosome begin to disappear.
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Close Reading 2 of 12 (Maddaddam Trilogy, Atwood)
Analysis, MFA, Storytelling, Writing	by Alia March 14, 2015 July 18, 2020
Well, I have just finished Module One of my MFA, and I am taking a little time to recover from that and from the final formatting and proofing of Compendium, which I also finished up this week. I am really excited for how Compendium looks in paperback. The cover looks spectacular, and, although I have read from others that they don't like the paper Createspace uses, I absolutely love the fact that it's a nice, heavy paper stock. It gives even a paperback some weight and presence, and it makes you feel like you are reading a book that someone put thought and care into. Honestly, I love physical books (even though I love my Kindle Voyage as well), but a lot of paperbacks, even trade paperbacks, have a disposable quality to them. That is not the case with Compendium's proofs.
Anyway, my point was that I want to share on this blog the general material for all of the close readings that I am doing for my MFA. Because I didn't do a "thoughts" post on my second close reading, I am just going to reproduce it here in its entirety. I decided to do my second one on the Maddaddam Trilogy, focusing on voice and perspective, particularly with respect to each character's interaction with the "central" character (really, I probably mean catalyst more than character) of the series, which is Glenn/Crake. Anyway, read on to learn more about what I'm talking about. Also, for my next close reading, I will probably do Octavia Butler. Yes, I know I seem to have a theme of women writers in speculative fiction, so I will throw the guys a bone and say that I just read Scott Lynch's short story from Rogues (edited by George R.R. Martin), and I absolutely LOVED his story "A Year and a Day in Old Theradane." It even prompted me to pick up The Lies of Locke Lamora, which I am about 15% through. I will say, I think that so far I like the characters Amarelle, Sophara, Brandwin, and Shraplin even better than Locke and Jean, although I might get more attached to the Gentlemen after further reading. I REALLY, REALLY hope that Lynch writes more with the Duchess Unseen, because that story was great and had me laughing my butt off. I still can't get over "You foxy bag of tits and sugar!" The language is incredibly colorful and hilarious.
Anyway, on to the main event…
Through their Eyes: Examining Character in Margaret Atwood's Maddaddam Trilogy
By Alia Luria
I exist in two places, here and where you are.
– Margaret Atwood
The above quote embodies a thesis Margaret Atwood spends a lot of time examining in her work. It is a succinct argument for the multiplicity of identity. Each person exists not only independent of every other human but also in relation to others. Is that existence built from observation, perception, and interaction a wholly formed existence? Is it a whole separate person? Perhaps it has to be. It is a challenging notion, and one that many people do not feel comfortable with. Is the "me" created in the mind of another any more or less real than the "me" in my head? This premise is one that Atwood examines repeatedly in her work, but it forms an integral part of the Maddaddam trilogy, comprised of Oryx and Crake, The Year of the Flood, and Maddaddam.
This trilogy does not follow a standard chronological format. Instead, it tells the same story from multiple perspectives, each adding to and extending the understanding of the reader as more voices weigh in with respect to the events in the book—namely the end of humanity as the dominant life on earth. All of the stories to some degree revolve around the, by now, mythological figure of Glenn, also called Crake, who is individual primarily responsible for wiping out all but a very limited number of humans and simultaneously installing genetically modified people in their place. One of the key aspects of this trilogy is that, while the cataclysmic events on Earth and the lives of all of the remaining survivors discussed in all three books revolve in some way or another around Glenn, there is no single scene in any of the three books from his perspective.
What the reader knows about Glenn, he or she learns from other characters, either through direct interaction or through the character's recollections or opinions. Always, these glimpses into Glenn are distorted, filtered through minds varying greatly in intelligence, naiveté, and political and social worldviews. These varying perspectives each reveal new facets of Glenn and the situation he created on Earth, but even after three novels, the reader never gets the story directly. In this instance, the versions of Glenn that exist in the survivors are more important. To Atwood, perhaps they are the only versions of Glenn that matter.
The primary point of view character in Oryx and Crake is Jimmy, also known as Snowman, who is Glenn's childhood best friend and often patsy. Jimmy is intellectually inferior to Glenn, as well as emotionally needy and generally weaker than Glenn. Ultimately, like everyone else, he becomes one of Glenn's tools, even to the point where Glenn manipulates Jimmy into helping Glenn commit suicide. Jimmy is also an unreliable narrator, constantly fluctuating between the past and his present post-apocalyptic situation. Thus, even an astute reader is thrown into the jumble of Jimmy's mind, leaving Glenn's motivations veiled.
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'Change can be accommodated by and system depending on its rate,' Crake used to say. 'Touch your head to a wall, nothing happens, but if the same head hits the same wall at ninety miles an hour, it's red paint. We're in a speed tunnel, Jimmy. When the water's moving faster than the boat, you can't control a thing.'
I listened, thought Jimmy, but I didn't hear.
Atwood, Oryx and Crake, page 341-42.
It is only after the fact that Jimmy recalls these important nuggets of information about Glenn. At the time, the deeper meaning to Glenn's statement eludes him and is not conveyed to the reader until Jimmy understands their significance. Jimmy is not perceptive, he's wrapped up in his own despair, and this selfish, immature point of view confines the reader's understanding of Glenn to Jimmy's limited perception of the situation. Jimmy blames Glenn, and thus Glenn is cast solidly as the villain in Oryx and Crake.
The Year of the Flood follows the story of Toby and Ren, both of whom are swept up as members of the religious organization called the God's Gardeners, and both of who know Glenn in different contexts. The Year of the Flood focuses much more on the environmentalists and what is going on in the pleeblands (free cities). Essentially, where Jimmy was inside the machine looking out, the God's Gardeners are outside the machine looking in. Unbeknownst to Jimmy, Glenn acts in both of these worlds.
Glenn was vague about what they were working on. Immortality was a word he used – Rejoov had been interested in it for decades, something about changing your cells so they'd never die; people would pay a lot for immortality, he said. Ever couple of month's he'd claim they'd made a breakthrough, and the more breakthroughs he made, the more money he could raise for the Paradice Project.
Sometimes he'd say he was working on solutions to the biggest problem of all, which was human beings – their cruelty and suffering, their wars and poverty, their fear of death. 'What would you pay for the design of a perfect human being?' he'd say. Then he'd hint that the Paradice Project was designing one, and they'd dump more money on him.
Atwood, The Year of the Flood, page 305.
Ren is an exotic dancer and prostitute working at a club where she encounters Glenn as a customer, years after they had gone to high school together. She overhears his plans, but they are presented to the reader as an afterthought. Ren is describing Glenn as a big shot at Rejoov and sees his boasting as a money grab. Without the context of Oryx and Crake, the sinister reference to humans as the "biggest problem of all" means nothing, and Ren, at that point in the novel, has less information than the reader about what is at stake for humanity. Ren's perspective enhances the reader's understanding of Glenn, even in its limited scope and knowledge. The reader begins to see what Glenn's underlying motivations are, and his character becomes more complex to the reader as he or she is exposed to different facets of Glenn's personality and inner conflict through these snippets.
Maddaddam continues to follow Toby from The Year of the Flood, but it weaves in Zeb's perspective, as one of the Maddaddam hackers. Yet again, Glenn has infiltrated this sub- group of humanity and uses the scientists and hackers who are part of the group as recruits to his cause, both voluntarily and involuntarily. He even obtains the basis for the super virus that wipes out humanity from a pill smuggled out of one of the major corporations by Zeb at the behest of other researchers and eco-conscious people.
'He must have, later,' says Toby. 'With some additions of his own. That must've been the core of the BlyssPluss pills: what you got after you'd experienced the bliss.'
'Do you think Pilar knew what he'd make of those microbes or viruses or whatever they were?' she asks. 'Eventually?' She remembers Pilar's wrinkled little face, her kindness, her serenity, her strength. But underneath it, there had always been a hard resolve. You wouldn't call it meanness or evil. Fatalism, perhaps.
'Let's put it this way,' says Zeb. 'All the real Gardeners believed the human race way overdue for a population crash. It would happen anyway, and maybe sooner was better.'
Atwood, Maddaddam, page 330.
In some ways, it is the most shocking and revealing part of the story. Glenn, a cold, calculating, potentially sociopathic individual cast as the villain from the very beginning and the ecology-driven, peace-loving God's Garners colluded—in a fashion—to bring about humanity's "population crash." One's distain for humanity intersected with the other's love for the Earth and the animals inhabiting it. Neither ideology left room for humanity in its current state. This is one of the most important pieces of information that the reader learns, and it comes almost near the end of the trilogy, long after Glenn and almost all of the God's Gardeners have been killed. The reader can no longer look at Glenn as having operated in a vacuum, as solely the "villain." As usual, life is much more complex than good and evil. Morality and ethics exist on a spectrum, and right and wrong are a matter of perspective. Although Glenn was the catalyst for humanity's downfall, all of other characters enabled him in his quest for destruction.
The Maddaddam trilogy is an excellent example of multiplicity of identity. Each character sees Glenn independently of the others, attributes different motivations to his goals, and ultimately, their opinions are the only ones that survive his actions. Ironically, ultimately, as humanity eventually dies out and the Children of Crake (genetically altered humans) assume leadership of society, Glenn will be remember by the Crakers as "good Crake, kind Crake," the god that made them and protected them. Glenn's identity will be entirely subsumed in this adoring fervor and the reality of him will fall into total irrelevance.
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I heard of a bus driver in Chicago who does just that. He sings while he drives.
And I don't mean he sings softly to himself, either.
He sings so that the whole bus can hear! All day long he drives and sings.
He was once interviewed on Chicago television. He said that he is not actually a bus driver.
His 'bliss' is not driving a bus, though that may be a source of enjoyment for some people.
And the supervisors at the Chicago Transit Authority are perfectly happy about the whole arrangement.
You see, people line up to ride his bus.
They love it! Here is a man who believes he knows why he was put here on earth.
For him, it is to make people happy.
And the more he sings, the more people he makes happy!
He has found a way to align his purpose in living with his occupation.
By following his bliss, he is actually living the kind of life he believes he was meant to live.
Not everybody can identify a purpose in life.
But when you do, and when you pursue it, you will be living the kind of life you feel you were meant to live.
And what's more, you will be happy.


Bear With Me, a noire-themed point-and-click adventure from Exordium Games, will continue the story of 10-year-old Amber and her teddy bear detective companion, Ted E. Bear, when Episode 2 releases for PC, Mac and Linux on Feb. 15, 2017.
At the end of the first episode, the search for Amber's missing brother led the duo to a black-and-white metropolis inhabited by Amber's other toys, who moonlight as the hard-nosed underbelly of Paper City. The elusive Red Man, suspected as the cause of sprawling fires, still serves as an omnipresent menace in Episode 2.
Their search will cross paths with a new roster of allies and suspects including CBG, a former detective who now believes surveillance cameras are strapped to the seagulls throughout Paper City. If it's true, they've likely filmed the nefarious deeds of the Reef King, crime lord and operator of Westpaw Casino. He isn't the only menace Paper City residents fear; Tigren, a local voodoo queen, has a staggering reputation of her own.
Amber and Ted E. Bear's search for clues will lead them through twice as many scenes as Episode 1, showcasing locations such as an industrial stretch of docks complete with a diner, the bustling Westpaw Casino, and the heart of Tigren's Den.
Bear With Me features a narrative inspired by classic detective films and child-like imagination, coupled with dynamic storytelling and choices that affect the player's progress. The game balances its serious mysteries with sharp wit, cutting one-liners and puns that reference pop culture shared across movies and games.
Episode 2 will be available for $4.99 on Steam and the Humble Store with full English voiceover along with French, German, Italian, Spanish and Russian subtitles.


Oxford Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend | Oxford Industries Inc.
ATLANTA, June 21, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxford Industries, Inc. (NYSE:OXM) announced today that on June 20, 2018 its Board of Directors declared a cash dividend of $0.34 per share on common stock. The dividend is payable on August 3, 2018 to shareholders of record as of the close of business on July 20, 2018. The Company has paid dividends every quarter since it became publicly owned in 1960.
Oxford Industries, Inc., a leader in the apparel industry, owns and markets the distinctive Tommy Bahama®, Lilly Pulitzer® and Southern Tide® lifestyle brands, as well as other owned brands. Oxford also produces certain licensed and private label apparel products. Oxford's stock has traded on the New York Stock Exchange since 1964 under the symbol OXM. For more information, please visit Oxford's website at www.oxfordinc.com.