The beginning of my desire to play chords and melody came from my mother's perplexity at not recognizing the songs I was strumming. I found it difficult to play chords and melody at the same time. Early on I was exposed to Joe Pass and Chet Atkins who effortlessly played chords and melodies and sounded like two guitarists playing at the same time.
The most important breakthrough occurred when I first heard the Touch Guitar playing of Stanley Jordan who played with both hands on a single electric guitar. Stanley remains the best Touch Guitarist I've ever heard or seen and I am thankful for him paving the way for me and others. Jordan tunes his guitar in fourths which is easier to tap than the standard guitar tuning.
I tried to duplicate Stanley Jordan's technique but never could. He himself had to modify his technique because it was creating problems for his wrists due to the playing position he was using. The biggest difficulty of Stanley's technique is the limitation of playing both hands on 6 strings. His melodies are by necessity in the higher register and his chording is often incomplete because the higher fret positions of the same string are the only ones heard. He overcomes this by playing two separate guitars at once.
In the mid 90's I made my first step forward to playing Touch Guitar by purchasing a Chapman Stick. Emmett Chapman had developed a bass/guitar Touch Guitar which was tuned in ascending fourths on the melody/guitar side and descending fifths on the chord/bass side. The large bass string is in the middle of the instrument and the higher strings are on the far ends. The Stick is played with crossed hands and bent wrists.
I found the Stick tuning to be difficult and the hand/wrist positioning to be impossible to maintain for long periods of time. What's more, I am a guitar player and was not interested in playing bass. The first person I saw that played the double guitar tuning was Katsu, a Japanese Stick player. Upon seeing his video I immediately emailed him for details of what he was doing. Surprisingly he responded immediately. I tuned my Stick that same day and started trying to play like Katsu. Again, his technique involved crossing the hands and arching the wrists which I found to be very difficult.
Out of curiosity I surfed the Internet to look for other Touch Guitarists and found the Warr Guitar website and their affiliate ADG website. I called them and met Jim Wright on the phone. Jim told me about his "uncrossed technique" which eliminated the wrist strain. This was the missing piece of the puzzle!!! I could now play both sides of the guitar without straining my wrists and without interfering with the hand positions due to crossing. Jim plays a guitar/bass tuning setup in ascending fourths on both sides. The tuning is easy for bass players and was easy for me to learn as a guitarist.
The final step was to offset the two fourths tunings so the chording hand bass notes fell on the fret board dots and the right hand melody side coincided with a familiar twelfth fret tuning. The stage was set for easily learning tunes that I've always enjoyed and playing them solo! To my knowledge I am the only Touch Guitarist to play uncrossed with this offset tuning. I'm sure there will be others.


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This moist and flavorful Gingerbread Loaf Recipe is a copycat of Starbucks popular holiday treat!
Cinnamon, cloves, fresh orange… this delicious recipe is packed with holiday flavors!
I've loved Starbucks version of Gingerbread Loaf for years and have been wanting to re-create their popular holiday treat so I can enjoy it without even leaving my house!
This recipe was created in partnership with Challenge Dairy.
It's almost comical how much Challenge butter and cream cheese I like to keep in my fridge around the holidays!
When you love holiday baking as much as I do, it just makes sense to keep all the good stuff close at hand!
I know Challenge butter and cream cheese are made with the freshest milk and cream from family-owned dairies… so it's the perfect choice when baking holiday treats for my own family!
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When your holiday baking starts with high quality ingredients, all you need to add is love.
While experimenting with this recipe I studied the ingredients Starbucks lists for their own Gingerbread Loaf.
I knew (from enjoying the Starbucks version myself) that there would be orange flavor included in the recipe. This is one of my favorite flavors that comes through in this delicious loaf cake! One little surprise in the ingredient list was "ground mustard"… I've never added ground mustard to a sweet recipe before, but in the name of science I added it. To be fair, I'm not sure if I would be able to taste any difference with or without it, but you will see it listed in my recipe below.
The end results of my experimenting produced a loaf bread that is moist, flavorful, delicious… and quite similar to Starbucks version. Although I can confidently say that my frosting is so much fresher, creamier and more delicious.
So feel free to grab your coffee at Starbucks… but you'll really want to make this Gingerbread Loaf recipe yourself!
Moist and flavorful gingerbread loaf cake topped with orange cream cheese frosting.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease and flour (or line with parchment paper) a 9"x 5" loaf pan.
In a medium bowl, add flour, spices, salt and baking soda. Whisk to combine, then set aside.
In the bowl of an electric mixer, beat butter until smooth. Add sugar and blend until fully combined and fluffy. Add orange zest and blend.
Add fresh orange juice and blend. Add egg and blend. Add apple sauce and blend.
Add flour mixture while slowly mixing. Stir just until all ingredients are well combined.
Pour/scoop batter into prepared pan and bake 40-50 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with a few moist crumbs (but no wet batter). Cool loaf at least 1 hour before frosting.
Prepare frosting by beating the cream cheese with an electric mixer until fully smooth. Add butter and blend.
Add about half of the powdered sugar and blend well. Add extracts and zest and blend.
Add remaining powdered sugar and beat until fully incorporated and frosting is smooth and fluffy.
You may have a bit of frosting left over. Enjoy the frosting spread on a graham cracker or nila wafer type cookie for a little snack.
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Making my mouth water! Looks yummy! ! !
I love gingerbread! Looks so delicious and perfect for Christmas!
I'm not sure what you're asking? Yes, the recipe lists ground mustard. This is found in the spice aisle, near other ground spices. Feel free to omit it if desired.


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Q: Getting Post request to work on an https server I wrote a captcha application (as a RESTful service) and a PHP client that that make 2 types of call to the captcha application server.

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*Client requests a test from the server using this function
function get_test_question( $myNumber )
{
$RequestIDResponse  = new RequestIDResponse();
$url = "http://xxx.xxx.xx.xxx:8080/myappl/abc/audio_check/{$myNumber}"
...

}

*Client sends its answer to the server and the server returns with either pass or fail using a function like this:
function check_if_answer_is_correct( $answer = '' , $requestID = '' )
{
$url = "http://xxx.xxx.xx.xxx:8080/myappl/abc/whats_answer";
...

}
When I implemented this in a server with regular HTTP connection worked fine.
Now, I need to host both the client and server on a ( the same) secure server (HTTPS).  I set it up the same way as I did on the non secure (HTTP) server and here is my experience:
The get request (#1 above) actually got a test from the server.  The user attempted the captcha test but in other to verify the answer, user clicks on submit button but the server isn't returning any feedback (pass or fail).
I am really a newbie to security but I have tried a couple of things that I saw online like: changing the port to 8181, using domain name instead of ip address, using https instead of http etc but none has worked.
I have also tested the client side on a none secure server (while hosting the captcha server on a secure server and using the functions above and communicating with HTTP, everything worked fine.
Therefore, in this situation where the post request isn't working when both client and server are on the same server (secure HTTPs), how can I solve this problem.  I look forward to your suggestions.  Thanks.

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The IX: Tennis Tuesday with Joey Dillon, March 23, 2021
By Howard Megdal
Time to party in the city where the heat is on — Martina Navratilova previews the Miami Open — Must-click women's tennis links
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Bienvenidos a Miami
Main draw play at the Miami Open kicked off today, with three-time champion Venus Williams bowing out to Zarina Diyas in a tight two-setter. Qualifying was also completed today with Aliona Bolsova, a former collegiate player at nearby Florida Atlantic University, Sorana Cirstea and wildcard Hailey Baptiste among those earning entries into the main draw.
Historically known as the "Fifth Grand Slam," the Miami Open is celebrating its second year held at the Hard Rock Stadium — home of the NFL's Miami Dolphins. The tournament usually hosts over 360,000 fans throughout the two weeks, but because of COVID-19 restrictions, each session will see no more than 1,000 fans.
With that said, the player field is still mighty strong, as one would predict with the Mandatory distinction Miami holds. However, the ATP draw has been plagued with withdrawals, including those of the Big Three (Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic), as well as the last-second withdrawal from Andy Murray. On the women's side, only one big name won't be making an appearance: Serena Williams. The eight-time Miami Open champion had to undergo oral surgery late last week and isn't fit enough for such a quick turnaround.
WTA Insider previewed the tournament, where Naomi Osaka and Garbine Muguruza aim to continue their strong 2021 seasons with a first title on South Beach. Muguruza had her first WTA breakthrough as a wildcard in 2012, reaching the fourth round. For Osaka, it's a return to the area where she and her sister, the recently-retired Mari, honed their skills. In her pre-tournament press conference, the Japanese star opened up about Mari and still labels her first win as her biggest.
In her 1st WTA presser at 2014 Stanford, Naomi Osaka said her best win was beating older sister Mari, who announced her retirement this month.
Four Slams later, nothing's changed.
"I'm the mean sister, she's the nice sister."#MiamiOpen pic.twitter.com/YGpbBnx8UU
— WTA Insider (@WTA_insider) March 23, 2021
However, never count out World No. 1 Ashleigh Barty, who won the 2019 event en route to capturing her first Grand Slam at Roland Garros. Players like Simona Halep, Australian Open runner-up Jennifer Brady and Grand Slam champions Iga Swiatek, Sofia Kenin and Bianca Andreescu can also rise to the occasion and walk away with the trophy.
Main Draw @MiamiOpen.
Top 8 Seeds:
1. Barty
2. Osaka
3. Halep
4. Kenin
5. Svitolina
6. Pliskova
7. Sabalenka
8. Andreescu pic.twitter.com/vB6o8FR4qB
The draw could see Halep face off against Coco Gauff in the third round — the same round that Jessica Pegula could play Karolina Pliskova. Pegula is already 2-0 against the Czech and could she find even more 2021 magic at the site of a rival of her family's NFL team? She's my dark horse for the event, which is crazy to say since she's ranked No. 10 in the Porsche Race to Shenzhen.
The top half of the draw is a bit more wide open, in my opinion. A handful of players can escape that half, but Barty, Aryna Sabalenka and Halep are the first names that pop out as the most likely to make a dent. Victoria Azarenka is a three-time champion and power hitters like Madison Keys and Petra Kvitova can destroy anyone on any day. As for the bottom half, you'd be a fool to bet against Muguruza and Osaka. Their match in Australia was razor thin and they're playing the highest-quality tennis on tour, taking the top two positions on the Race.
The doubles draw was also revealed and the first matchup is the juiciest. Top seeds and reigning champions Sabalenka and Elise Mertens face off against Halep and Angelique Kerber. Miami usually brings out some really fun doubles pairings and this draw is just that.
Main draw doubles @MiamiOpen, where defending champions Mertens/Sabalenka are the top seed.
They face Halep-Kerber in 1R.
Other notable pairings:
Swiatek-Mattek Sands
Kenin-Stephens
Barty-Brady
Rybakina-Sakkari
Bencic-Teichmann
Siegemund-Vondrousova
King-Shvedova pic.twitter.com/qF2AkRrZCY
There are many Five at The IX alums in the field and I can't pinpoint a concrete winner like I can singles. I wouldn't be surprised to see Nicole Melichar and Demi Schuurs take their biggest title, but Gauff and Caty McNally show up big in the large events. The sentimental Joey would love to see Vania King and Yaroslava Shvedova go deep as they reunite for King's farewell tour. With this draw being unpredictable, I wouldn't be shocked to see an unseeded duo make the final, or possibly take it all.
Enjoy the fun and sun from Miami and I leave you with this obvious gem:
Daria Kasatkina continues to play well in 2021, capturing her second title of the year at the St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy in her native Russia. She faced compatriot Margarita Gasparyan, who had to retire in the second set due to a back injury. WTA Insider spoke with Kasatkina for an episode of Champion's Corner and the former World No. 10 shared what was her turning point so far this season.
Leylah Fernandez became the youngest Canadian to win a WTA title since Helen Kelesi in 1988 when the 18-year-old lifted the Abierto GNP Seguros trophy in Monterrey, Mexico. The rising star continues to shine in Mexico, moving to to 7-1 in her lifetime in Monterrey and also reached her first WTA final last year in Acapulco. She didn't lose a set all week, downing qualifier Viktorija Golubic, 6-1, 6-4, in the final.
In doubles, No. 1 seeds Raluca Olaru and Nadiia Kichenok edged out No. 2 Kaitlyn Christian and Sabrina Santamaria 2-6, 6-3, [10-8]. Kichenok collected her sixth WTA title as a result, while Olaru captured title No. 10. It was a great showing by the American duo, who have both done Five at the IXs and I hope 2021 brings them their first WTA title, as they are each 0-4 in finals. It's long overdue. In Monterrey, Asia Muhammad, another Five at the IX alum, partnered with Caroline Dolehide to defeat Zheng Saisai and Heather Watson, 6-2, 6-3. It was the first WTA title for Dolehide, while Muhammad moves to 6-0 in WTA 250 finals.
If you read any of the links this week, it's this essay by Venus Williams on equality for British Vogue. Her impact on tennis far surpasses
Two other must-reads this week come from the USTA's Victoria Chiesa. She profiled Judy Levering, the first woman president of the USTA, as well as highlighting the rise in women officiating US Open finals. She spoke with Eva Asderaki-Moore (2015), Alison Hughes (2018) and Louise Azemar Engzell (2020), who all shared the importance of empowering the future of women in all facets of tennis, not just on the court.
Alex Macpherson sat down with Miami Open wildcard Ana Konjuh, who continues to persevere through four elbow surgeries before the age of 23.
COVID-19 may be on a decline worldwide, but Wimbledon is still being cautious for the 2021 event. The tournament is expecting a reduced fan turnout but continue to be flexible with the British government to avoid a second consecutive cancellation.
The Volvo Car Open formally announced the WTA 250 tournament that will be played the week following their main event. In the announcement, they shared that 2019 champion Madison Keys will be headlining the field.
Leylah Fernandez is at a career-high ranking following her Monterrey title, while finalist Viktorija Golubic and St. Petersburg runner-up Margarita Gasparyan rejoined the Top 100.
I love this random intersection of March Madness and tennis:
pic.twitter.com/mXWmVlXqrW
— no context college football (@nocontextcfb) March 21, 2021
Jaws Spitfire Acquisition, a blank-check company backed by Serena Williams' venture firm, Serena Ventures, is merging with a digital marketing firm Velo3D. The deal will put the combined company value at $1.6B. Yeah, that's a B. In other financial news, Danielle Collins announced a partnership with Dynasty Financial Services, who is based in her native St. Petersburg, Florida.
Speaking of Serena. Thank you, Howard Bryant, for breaking your Twitter hiatus to share this gem of the GOAT:
Breaking hiatus for a #womenshistorymonth thought on Serena…@ESPN pic.twitter.com/nQbyXsPvv4
— Full Dissident (@hbryant42) March 17, 2021
In college tennis news, the University of North Carolina women are in the midst of their own record. They've won 35 consecutive matches, breaking their 2015 season, that included WTA pros Jamie Loeb and Hayley Carter. Already ITA Team Indoor champions, they are a near-lock for the NCAA team title in May — perhaps the only thing missing from UNC and coach Brian Kalbas' resume.
Stats Perform, the exclusive data rights holder to the WTA, and Sportradar are teaming up to provide in-play odds and trading services to fans outside of the United States. While this certainly will help the WTA coup more casual fans, it opens up a conversation about 1. player betting and 2. the harassment players receive from bettors o a daily basis.
Former Top 100 ATP player Jeff Salzenstein, who has worked with various WTA players, sat down with the tennis.com podcast this week. He shared insight about his career and his YouTube channel and online platform to teach tennis to the masses
Karue Sell, hitting partner of Naomi Osaka, makes a fantastic argument about testing new ways of enhancing the sport while we're adapting to a post-COVID future:
The Miami Open should have all the match courts in here. Just play a bunch of matches at the same time. People moving around back and forth, loud fun environment. Try something different and see what happens. Tennis purists about to be angry, but I don't care.. 😌 pic.twitter.com/W3abJE0cSb
— Karue Sell (@KarueSell) March 21, 2021
Five at the IX: Martina Navratilova
I got to sit in on a presser with Martina Navratilova, who helped announce that Tennis Channel will be the exclusive rights holder for the Miami Open. It's the first time Tennis Channel will play every ball from the "Fifth Grand Slam." She answered my questions about wildcards and Kim Clijsters, but gave some great perspective ahead of time. I hope to land her for a IX exclusive soon.
Q: Turning to the 2021 Miami Open, what are your observations of the tournament over the years, the evolution of the event? What are you looking forward to this particular year?
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA: Hopefully this year will be one of a kind in that we won't have much of a crowd and hopefully next year it will be back to normal, but at least we get to play. Last year this was the second tournament that got canceled after Indian Wells. It's happening. Hopefully Indian Wells may still happen at the end of the year. We'll see about that. But the players, again, are happy they'll get the opportunity. At least now they have the lay of the land on the facility.
I think tennis-wise for me I would have preferred playing at Hard Rock than Key Biscayne for one reason and one reason only: it's less windy where we are now. It was always pretty swirly on the bay at Biscayne Bay. That way it's better tennis for the players and for the spectators.
As far as what to expect, again, the players have gone through it. This is a big space. But they all have to adjust to changing conditions, changing situations, protocols. At Australia it was changing practically on a daily basis. They're used to having to figure out what are the rules, how to make it work for themselves.
They can't wait for the crowd to be there. You don't know how much you have something until you miss it. Oh, my God, so different. I'm of course looking forward to seeing the crowd as well as the players.
Right now they're just happy to be playing and making money and training and practicing, able to put that to work in the matches. I think practice, not knowing when the next tournament will be, that would have been hard last year. At least now it will be good to play, yeah.
Q: Two questions about wild cards. Kim Clijsters was expected to play, and now she's announced she's not. As someone who did come back late in your career, what is your assessment on what she did last year? What could she do when she does come back in 2021? And about the wild cards for the Miami Open, extremely global between (indiscernible) some really great juniors, players from the Philippines and the Czech Republic, Egypt. Who could you see make a big jump?
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA: The sport has become much more international, so are the wild cards. It's nice to see that we are very democratic when it comes to giving them out. So it's a great opportunity for the youngsters to match up with the pros, then see where they stand with their games. You never know till you get on the court with a top hundred player, where exactly you stand.
But I have seen all of those players play. Sherif I saw in Australia, great story. Kostyuk has been around, some injuries, but she's coming back. The Czech girl, I don't know at all. Looking forward to watching them.
As far as Kim, what the future will bring, you never know. You may have potential. You see the potential in somebody. There's so many aspects that go into making a champion, you never know how much they will evolve, and where is the final plateau. You make kind of big jumps when you're younger. It comes in big spurts, the improvement. Then you kind of get to a level, and you can only tweak it a little bit, but you don't have another big jump. You don't know when that last big jump is, so it's hard to predict.
As far as Kim is concerned, I only saw her play two games. She looked great, moving the ball around. But when you get older, it's harder. She has been away from the game for a long time. What is she, 38? I have to Google her age, but it's somewhere around there.
As I say, everything slows down as you get older except deterioration. It takes longer to get ready for everything, it takes longer for the legs to start moving to the ball. It's not so much that you lose the speed, you lose a little bit, but for me, I literally had to make myself run for the ball. It's like, Oh, dropshot, I better run. There's that delay that didn't used to be there when I was in my 20s. For somebody that depends on their speed as much as Kim Clijsters does, it may take her a little bit to get that instinctual reaction back when she's playing a match.
Also when you do get injured, it takes longer to recover. That becomes a problem. So I hope that she gets the most out of her body, that the body doesn't keep her back from achieving her best, wherever that is at the moment. I hope she gets to play. It's really bad times for her when she tries to make a comeback, when the pandemic hits, and you can't function normally. It's tricky. But I hope she makes it back.
Q: Awhile back you spoke about it being an issue of your not having a coach for six years, but you also said it was a great decision hiring Renée Richards. Can you talk about what she brought to your game briefly, why that was a great decision for you?
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA: Well, I played by instinct. I wasn't really taught how to play points. I don't remember a coach telling me, You need to come in on that, don't hit this. Pretty much the only instruction I had from my father as to how to play points was to not dropshot off the serve (laughter). If I ever did that, I would kind of look at him, if it worked, not look at him when it didn't work.
I've learned on my own how to play the points, but also I had a limited game in that I didn't have a topspin backhand. I could only slice the backhand. Managed to win two Wimbledons that way, but I really wasn't thinking that much about constructing points, et cetera. I just totally played by instinct.
What Renée brought to my game was technique. She taught me how to hit a topspin backhand, improve my serve as well, start hitting forehand down the line. I was pulling it cross-court because of my grip. So we tweaked that a little bit.
Most of all what she brought was constructing the points, how to set up the points, where you know four shots later you're going to hit a backhand volley to the open court because you hit the forehand deep, you did the cross-court short, then you come in down the line, then you put the volley away. It was just really opening my eyes how to construct a point. So, yeah, she was a great tennis mind.
Q: We've seen this tradition in women's tennis that goes on of incredible voices for moving forward, social justice, obviously you and Billie, many others. For the American-based players, Naomi, Serena, Coco, Venus, Anisimova, it goes on. It's far less so with the American men players, I won't go down names. There's a real difference in the approach. Could you talk about that a little bit, why that might be.
MARTINA NAVRATILOVA: Well, I don't know how much of that has to do with male privilege, but perhaps a little bit would be there. Women have always been the underdogs. Even though we're the majority, we had to fight for our seat at the table, whether it's at work, at school, or on the athletic field. I think maybe that's why we're just switched on to that much more.
You see it with awareness and voice that Naomi Osaka and Coco Gauff bring to the table at such a young age. I think it's just phenomenal. We have to fight for more. I'm not putting men down for this, but it's just a fact, they're in positions of power, they don't have to beg for a seat at the table, they get it automatically. Maybe a lot of that is embedded in that.
Because of the social injustice, women are much more attune to it. Therefore, they're willing to take a chance and speak out about it. A lot of the players are willing to do that, but there's many that don't want to rock the boat, guys particularly. Who can forget Michael Jordan's speech, republicans buy sneakers, too. It comes back to that.
I'm thrilled that the women players are leading the way still. We passed the torch to good hands.
By: Annie Peterson, @AnnieMPeterson AP Women's Soccer
By Joey Dillon, @JoeyDillon Freelance Tennis Writer
By: Howard Megdal, @HowardMegdal The Next
By Sarah Kellam @sarahkellam, The IX
By: Erica Ayala, @ELindsay08 NWHL Broadcaster
By Jessica Taylor Price, @jesstaylorprice, Freelance Gymnastics Writer
Written by Howard Megdal
Howard is the founder of The Next and editor-in-chief.


Any interest in a crowdfunding for a WebKit based browser for OS4?
Re: Any interest in a crowdfunding for a WebKit based browser for OS4?
I would love to fund a browser that would support the G Suite apps like Drive, Docs Mail etc.. It would solve a lot of the productivity issues.
I would absolutely help fund that.
This would be great but I think the biggest problem is not the port itself but keeping it up-to-date.
I agree ongoing updates is a problem. However, unlike in 2013 or 2010 or previous, web technologies have stabilised and matured - HTML5, CSS3, ECMAScript 6, websockets, webgl and so on. So, a good port now should last a long time even if it didn't get regular support. Also the guys I work with maintain official webkit ports for a major embedded platform so hopefully that work could sustain ongoing updates.
Cool. And how much do you reckon they would be asking for?
I'd be up for helping fund that.
Would be cool to see it happen. I would support it. However, past experience with the Firefox port may make some users rather wary.
Would the plan be to have the changes go back upstream or would this end up as a permanent extra port? I presume it would end up on github or some other public git repository?
How many on the team are familiar with AmigaOS APIs? IIRC, someone familiar with LibreOffice was given an AmigaOS machine, with the task to port to AmigaOS. However, he wasn't familiar with AmigaOS APIs, and he never completed the port.
Hi all I wanted to accumulate a few replies before replying.
UI - here's a thought, what about using the existing AWeb UI but replacing it's rendering engine and JS library?
It would be great, but before seeing their CV/resume/work experience etc. I would not give a dime to anybody , especially 5 figures.
Obviously, if we're going to do it we'd publish a 'prospectus' of why the team is credible and do some initial work to prove it.
why to use most outdated and cumbersome ui such a as aweb if there are much more advanced and up to date front ends? such as odyssey, aros owb, netsuf mui gui on aminet might be possible to adapt or be used as reference.
also, why not simply help with updating odyssey to latest webkit engine. what might not be a trivial task, considering apparent endiannes issues becoming more problematic in later versions.
having mui frontend would made the source potable between all amiga(like) platforms: amiga, os4, orphos and aros (all flavours).


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Chapter 575 - Celestial Realm: Origin, Faulty Insignia
The Quelling Ripple from Izroth's ninth sword form temporarily severed the connection between the Heart of Magics and the golden puppets. Regardless of their newfound power and mechanical applications, the golden puppets still depended on magic to function. By cutting this magic link, Izroth effectively rendered them useless!
Niflheim inwardly sighed after he witnessed this sight. He knew from the beginning that the wager he made with Izroth would be one hard-fought. But, what he did not know was that the gap between their base power was so substantial!
Perhaps things would have been different if they were not bound by the stat, inventory, and equipment restrictions within the room, but Niflheim understood that using that type of thinking was an excuse. Ultimately, he lost this wager fair and square.
Clank! Clank!
The four gates closed as a portal opened up at the room's center, and a familiar voice filled the room.
"I guess I'll leave behind one more entry. Though it may be a waste of time. After all, there's a good chance no one will ever hear this message since it will only play upon 100% completion. Disclosing this to anyone else would only be putting their lives needlessly in danger. However, on the off-chance that someone does hear this, there's something you should know about us brothers. You see, we don't belong here in the Mortal Realm. We've come from a place far away known as the Celestial Realm." Resseki's voice sounded.
'Celestial Realm?'
Mortal Realm, Shadahi Realm, Nether Realm, and Divine Realm—these were the major realms Izroth was aware existed. There were also minor realms like the Chaotic Dogma Realm and the Imperial Peninsula Realm, where the L.u.s.trum Imperial Bout was held once every five years.
However, according to the information Izroth obtained, the pa.s.sageways between realms had been severed for ages. By what? Izroth did not know. But, whoever or whatever was behind it had to be on a scale well beyond his present reach.
What Izroth did know was that if one wanted to move between realms, it required a specialized S-ranked or higher magic item to do so. Of course, this did not take into account any other factors that may obstruct one's travel through the realms.
"Mortal Realm? Celestial Realm?" Niflheim said to himself as he furrowed his brows. He first learned about the Shadahi Realm from the war event information like many other players. After gathering some additional data, Niflheim surmised that multiple realms similar to the Shadahi Realm but with different creatures might exist. However, judging from Resseki's words, he did not seem like a vicious creature filled with nothing but hatred and bloodthirst. Then, did that mean whole kingdoms and unknown races existed out there that players had no idea about? The Mortal Realm alone was already ma.s.sive, and yet there was still more?!
Resseki's voice continued, "In the Celestial Realm, my brother and I were fighting a creature of great darkness and wickedness along with our comrades. However, things were not looking good—for the creature, that is. The bizarre thing is that the creature kept growing stronger as we battled it, becoming immune to attacks it was previously harmed by. But, our Celestial Energy seemed to be the one thing never to lose its effectiveness. If not for this, who knew the destruction that creature would bring upon the Celestial Realm?"
'This creature, why does it sound familiar?'
"We were winning and had successfully driven the creature into a corner, but that's when it appeared—a Void Tunnel. The creature tried to use the Void Tunnel to escape, but it was destroyed before it got the chance... At least, it was supposed to be. A small piece of it managed to escape through the Void Tunnel, and we brothers decided to follow after it. When we arrived on the other side, we realized that we were no longer in the Celestial Realm. However, a Void Tunnel is a one-way trip. There was no going back."
"I don't know how many years have pa.s.sed since this recording, but the path between realms in my time are heavily damaged. There is no way for my brother and me to return home without the aid of a powerful gateway spell. However, I'm afraid the energy required to send one yet alone two legendary powerhouses through severed s.p.a.ce is impossible to acc.u.mulate in one lifetime."
"We have accepted our fate. The Mortal Realm will be our new home. In the meantime, we will do everything in our power to find the last piece of the creature that escaped to this realm. However, I fear they may have had a helping hand. That Void Tunnel... They are supposed to appear at random, but the more I thought back to it, the more I could not help but feel that it was placed there intentionally. But why? Two possibilities come to mind, but only one of them is feasible—the Divine Ones. Only someone from the Divine Realm could have placed that Void Tunnel, and the price to do so could not have been cheap."
"We discovered some clues regarding the whereabouts of the creature and are headed to the Danger Lands to investigate. However, if it has regained its full strength, it may be too late for this realm with no Celestial Energy users. Nevertheless, we still have to try. In the end, it is our responsibility."
Resseki's voice then went on to recall his experiences with the creature, and after going on for nearly thirty minutes straight, the recording was coming to an end.
"This creature was birthed from the Timeless Chaos Pool that dwells at the heart of our Celestial Realm's homeworld. That's why we have given it the name, Shadahi. 'Sha' meaning Eternal and 'Dahi' meaning Chaos in our native tongue. Should we fail to destroy the creature, it will become your responsibility to eliminate it before it's too late. Our inheritance will a.s.sist you, but it is only through your own efforts that you can succeed. Hopefully, there is still time." Resseki's voice faded as the recording concluded.
〈System Alert: You have received x1 Resseki's Basic Inheritance Keystone!〉
〈System Alert: You have received x1 Resseki's True Inheritance Keystone!〉
〈System Alert: Warning! This room will detonate in 10 seconds!〉
Izroth, along with Niflheim, wasted no time as the two entered the portal and were immediately transported out of the room.
Izroth and Niflheim stood outside the small hill not too far away from the cave. But, when they looked back, the cave's entrance was no longer anywhere to be found.
After ten seconds pa.s.sed, although there was no explosion, the entire hill suddenly disappeared! Now, there was just a large piece of flat land in the place where it previously sat.
However, Izroth and Niflheim were too deep in their thoughts to care about its disappearance.
Niflheim was still attempting to digest the abundance of information Resseki provided them with.
Izroth, on the other hand, had his thoughts in another place altogether. The information given by Resseki was huge! No one in the Mortal Realm knew the true origins of the Shadahi. Even legendary figures like Gear who fought against the eternal darkness had no clue where it actually came from, just that it appeared one day.
Who would have thought that the Mortal Realm's greatest threat derived from the heart of another realm entirely?!
However, before Izroth had an opportunity to fully piece everything together, he sensed a group of people rapidly closing in on their position.
"It looks like we have some company," Izroth stated.
Woos.h.!.+ Woos.h.!.+ Woos.h.!.+
Suddenly, ten individuals emerged from behind the nearby trees.
"This area is off-limits! State your purpose!" The woman at the front of the group said impatiently. She had long aqua colored hair, sapphire eyes, with a cute appearance. She had a certain haughty aura about her. From the wand at her side and mage combat robes, one could surmise that she was a magic-based cla.s.s.
"Off-limits? We were unaware that such an order had been put into place." Niflheim said with a frown. When he patrolled this area, there were no such territory limits imposed on it. Nothing here was important enough for there to be, except the hidden area in the cave. But, he was the only one who knew of its existence.
"Unaware? Hmph, don't try to fool me! Do you think I'll believe your ignorance with the way things currently are? You must think I'm stupid! You're trying to sneak into our camp and spy on us! Your precious Tempest kingdom is full of nothing but cowards! Attack! Don't let them escape!" The woman ordered as her companions charged onward!
"Tempest? You misunderstand. We're on the same side." Niflheim removed the War Brigade Insignia from his inventory and held it up for everyone to see. The insignia was of a wingless dragon in the form of a crescent with a sword running through it pointing towards the sky. It symbolized one's affiliation with the War Brigade and was the main way one could differentiate between ally and foe.
"You should learn to lie better. That insignia's magic signature is false—it has already been changed since yesterday!" The woman scoffed as she began to channel a spell.
"Impossible!" Niflheim said. How could the magic signature for an entire war branch change overnight? Not unless...
'Something major must have happened in the Demilitarization Belt during our absence. I have to find out what that is, and it looks like she knows the answers.'
Izroth set his gaze on the woman with sapphire eyes, who was clearly the leader of the group.
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Canada's largest canola exporter signalled that China's decision to restrict its shipments may be linked to a growing diplomatic row with China over the arrest of a Huawei Technologies Co. executive.
Richardson International said it was informed by the Canadian government on March 1 that its Chinese canola import license had been revoked, raising concerns from other exporters that it may face similar restrictions. Canada is the world's No. 1 producer of canola, and China accounts for about 40 per cent of its exports.
The canola spat threatens to add to tensions between the two countries following the arrest of Meng Wanzhou on Dec. 1 in Vancouver at the request of U.S. authorities seeking to extradite her. China responded nine days later by detaining two Canadians and giving them limited consular access ever since.
At stake is a $3.6 billion Chinese market for Canadian producers of canola, whose seeds are crushed for oil used in everything from salad dressing to deep-frying. Canola is also used as livestock feed.
Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, whose father grows canola on a farm in Alberta, told producers at an industry conference in Montreal that the government is dedicated to dealing with this issue.
For months, Richardson had been working with the government after China had made a complaint that its canola shipments were non-compliant and that they had prohibited pests in them, Ruest said. Richardson, based in Winnipeg, Manitoba, is so far the only producer to have their license revoked, he said.
He suspects Richardson has become a pawn in strained relations between China and Canada that started after Canadian authorities arrested Meng while on a stopover for a flight to Mexico.
China's Foreign Ministry defended the restrictions, calling them "well founded." Chinese customs have noted recent inspection and quarantine problems with Canadian canola, spokesman Lu Kang said at a briefing in Beijing.
The Canadian government has said Canadian food inspectors haven't identified any pests or bacteria of concern. If the claim is true and it's an issue of non-compliance, Ruest said they should be able to resolve it fast.
If it was a wider issue "then it becomes much more complicated to resolve and that's something that ultimately is then really out of our hands," he said.
Grain companies are currently gathered in Montreal for the annual Canola Council of Canada convention. Richardson isn't a member but the council is still paying close attention to the case as it can impact the whole industry.
"We're concerned about how the quality reputation of our canola is internationally and so we need to deal with this issue as quickly as we can," said Jim Everson, president of the council told reporters during the conference.
In Saskatchewan, farmers are paying close attention. Spring seeding is nearing and if the issue drags on, fewer canola acres may be planted. Saskatchewan farmers seeded 12.4 million acres of canola last year, which accounted for 54 per cent of Canada's total acreage, according to government data.
"For right now lots of farmers are hoping the industry works with the government and our big customer in China and gets this settled" said Todd Lewis, president of the Agricultural Producers Association of Saskatchewan, in a phone interview.
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Bhagavad Gita Chapter 04, Text 35 | Listen to Bhagavad Gita As It Is Online in MP3 Audio Format.
yat — which; jnatva — knowing; na — never; punah — again; moham — to illusion; evam — like this; yasyasi — you shall go; pandava — O son of Pandu; yena — by which; bhutani — living entities; asesani — all; draksyasi — you will see; atmani — in the Supreme Soul; atha u — or in other words; mayi — in Me.
The result of receiving knowledge from a self-realized soul, or one who knows things as they are, is learning that all living beings are parts and parcels of the Supreme Personality of Godhead, Lord Sri Krishna. The sense of an existence separate from Krishna is called maya (ma – not, ya – this). Some think that we have nothing to do with Krishna, that Krishna is only a great historical personality and that the Absolute is the impersonal Brahman. Factually, as it is stated in the Bhagavad-gita, this impersonal Brahman is the personal effulgence of Krishna. Krishna, as the Supreme Personality of Godhead, is the cause of everything. In the Brahma-samhita it is clearly stated that Krishna is the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the cause of all causes. Even the millions of incarnations are only His different expansions. Similarly, the living entities are also expansions of Krishna. The Mayavadi philosophers wrongly think that Krishna loses His own separate existence in His many expansions. This thought is material in nature. We have experience in the material world that a thing, when fragmentally distributed, loses its own original identity. But the Mayavadi philosophers fail to understand that absolute means that one plus one is equal to one, and that one minus one is also equal to one. This is the case in the absolute world.
For want of sufficient knowledge in the absolute science, we are now covered with illusion, and therefore we think that we are separate from Krishna. Although we are separated parts of Krishna, we are nevertheless not different from Him. The bodily difference of the living entities is maya, or not actual fact. We are all meant to satisfy Krishna. By maya alone Arjuna thought that the temporary bodily relationship with his kinsmen was more important than his eternal spiritual relationship with Krishna. The whole teaching of the Gita is targeted toward this end: that a living being, as Krishna's eternal servitor, cannot be separated from Krishna, and his sense of being an identity apart from Krishna is called maya. The living entities, as separate parts and parcels of the Supreme, have a purpose to fulfill. Having forgotten that purpose since time immemorial, they are situated in different bodies, as men, animals, demigods, etc. Such bodily differences arise from forgetfulness of the transcendental service of the Lord. But when one is engaged in transcendental service through Krishna consciousness, one becomes at once liberated from this illusion. One can acquire such pure knowledge only from the bona fide spiritual master and thereby avoid the delusion that the living entity is equal to Krishna. Perfect knowledge is that the Supreme Soul, Krishna, is the supreme shelter for all living entities, and giving up such shelter, the living entities are deluded by the material energy, imagining themselves to have a separate identity. Thus, under different standards of material identity, they become forgetful of Krishna. When, however, such deluded living entities become situated in Krishna consciousness, it is to be understood that they are on the path of liberation, as confirmed in the Bhagavatam (2.10.6): muktir hitvanyatha-rupam svarupena vyavasthitih. Liberation means to be situated in one's constitutional position as an eternal servitor of Krishna (Krishna consciousness).


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An Early Modern Monastic Baking Disaster
On October 26, 2014 October 26, 2014 By JonathanIn Culture, History, Orthodoxy
Over the course of the eighteenth century Orthodox monasticism and spiritual life would undergo a considerable revival, beginning in various parts of the Ottoman Empire and spread north into the borderlands along the Dniester River, regions contested between the expanding Russian and Austrian Empires and the contracting Ottoman Empire and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, in addition to the maneuverings of local forces such as the Zaporozhian Cossacks and the various nobility of the Ottoman semi-autonomous principalities of Wallachia and Moldova. In time the currents of spiritual revival would make their way into Russia, contributing to the re-formation of the starets tradition in Russian monasticism and spiritual life, known to many readers in the West through Dosteovsky's The Brothers Karamazov.
One of the key figures in this spiritual revival was St. Paisius Velichkovsky (20 December 1722 – 15 November 1794). Born in what is now Ukraine, Paisius made his way as a young man to various monastic settlements in Wallachia, followed by a stay at Mount Athos, then a return north to Moldavia at the invitation of Prince Gregory III, the Ottoman-appointed ruler of the principality. The story below comes from his sojourn at the monastery and hermitage of Trǎisteni in what is now Romania. He later moved to a monastery at the northern edge of Moldavia, in the region of Bucovina, only to see the Austrians invade and annex Bucovina to their expanding empire. Due to the hostility of the Catholic Austrian polity to Orthodoxy, Paisius and many of the brothers retreated to Ottoman lands, settling at the monastery of Neamţ, where Paisius would die in 1794. Before his death, Paisius would devote much of his time to translating the now beloved spiritual classic The Philokalia into Slavonic, allowing its transmission throughout the northern Orthodox world. He also helped to introduce the practice of the Jesus Prayer to the same Slavonic lands, as part of his emphasis on reinvigorating older forms of Orthodox spirituality. In addition to these efforts, he began, though did not complete, an autobiography, which describes his travels and labors. The 17th and 18th centuries of the Ottoman world saw an explosion of travel narratives, autobiographical accounts, and personal chronicles or diaries, of which this account is no doubt an example, as well as being part of a West Eurasian-wide increase in literacy and authorship. As the excerpt below makes clear, Paisius wished to relate the mundane in addition to the sublime, and in so doing, reveals precious details of everyday life- in this case, an attempt at bread baking gone very wrong!
For more on Paisius' life and historical legacy, see John C. McGuckin, "The Life and Mission of St. Paisius Velichkovsky (1722-1794): An Early Modern Master of The Orthodox Spiritual Life," in Spiritus 9.2. (2009).
A detail from the Gospel manuscript of Luke the Cypriot (active 1583-1625), who worked in various places in the Ottoman Empire before settling in Moscow, where this Gospel was completed.
When everyone had gone off to the forest, then, to do the aforementioned work, the superior called one of the brethren who was the most experienced of all in the baking of bread and ordered him to show me the procedure for baking bread; and he ordered me to bake the bread, that it might be ready for the meal. This brother showed me in detail the procedure: pouring water into the cauldron, he showed me the pans of flour and the jug of kvass. He told me, 'After you have heated the water, pour it into the flour in the pans and begin to knead it; then pout all the kvass from the jug into the dough and knead it all together.'
Having said this, he went off to the brethren in the forest. But wretch that I was, after his departure I heated the water and poured in the flour, completely forgetting to add the kvass. When I began to knead it, there was too little water, and too much flour. Having no experience, I did not know that it was possible to heat more water and add it, but thinking that once the brother had measured out so much water and flour it was in no wise possible to add or take away from it, I labored with great toil to knead all the flour; and the dough became so hard that it was impossible to put my fingers in it. At a loss for what to do with all the remaining flour, I cut the dough in pieces with a knife and placed it on the table. Sprinkling flour upon it, I beat it with a piece of wood and thus scarcely managed to knead in all of the flour; and placing all the dough in the pans with the greatest of difficulty, I scarcely managed to set them on the oven, so that the dough might rise more quickly in the warmth.
I waited for quite a while, and then I lit the oven so that it might be ready, but after I had burnt a great quantity of wood, the dough had still not risen. I was grieved by this, not knowing why it would not rise, but remained hard and immovable like a rock. In the afternoon one of the brethren came from the forest, not the one who had shown me how to bake the bread, but another, sent by the superior to learn whether the bread was ready or not. He asked me, 'Why is the bread still not ready?' Answering him with a sigh, I told him that it still had not risen. He and I then took the pans off the oven and, feeling it with his hand, found that it had been kneaded as hard as rock. Learning the reason for this, he smiled and said,' You ignoramus! When you saw that there was too little water you ought to have added more without hesitation, or else taken away some of the flour, and thus you wold have kneaded the dough as one needs do.' Then he asked me, 'Did you add kvass to this dough?' What fear and shame came upon me when I heard this! I scarcely managed to answer that I had forgotten to add the kvass. But seeing that I was terrified, and being a sensible man, he began to console me with spiritual words: 'Do not grieve over this,' he said, 'for it was not from contempt, but from your inexperience in this work that you have erred.' He heated some water and pour it upon the dough, and he and I began to knead it, adding the kvass. With great difficulty we scarcely managed to knead it somewhat, though it was impossible to knead it thoroughly on account of its great hardness.
Then, having given me instructions what to to do, he went back to the forest. I waited a rather long time, and when I thought the dough had risen somewhat, I made it into loaves and placed them on the table. After sufficient time I built up the fire in the oven, and it grew so hot that it emitted sparks. I swept these up carefully and, allowing the oven to cool a little, though not as much as was necessary, I put the bread into it, thinking that it would bake well. But because of the oven's great heat it turned black forthwith and began to burn, and it was burnt nearly two fingerbreadths from the top and bottom. At a loss for what to do, I fell into great despair, firstly because through my ignorance I had made such a mess of things in the bakery of the holy hermitage, and secondly because the holy fathers would not find anything to eat when they came back from the forest. Taking the bread, then, completely burnt, from the oven, I awaited with fear the arrival of the brethren. And when they returned from the forest and saw what I, wretch that I was, had done in my ignorance, what great fear and shame came upon me! Not knowing what to do, I fell down at their holy feet with tears and asked forgiveness. The father superior and all the brethren, imitating Christ's mercy, forgave me. Cutting one of the loaves, they saw that it was in no wise fit to be eaten; and they boiled corn mush (mǎmǎligǎ) and made a meal of this. No more did they bid me to bake the bread. But once having endured this, I thereafter watched diligently how the bread was baked and, with God's assistance, I learned to do this. I describe here how I suffered because of my inexperience in this matter for the sake of the brethren who come now to our community, that they may not be frightened because of their inexperience in this or a similar obedience. For through God's help and their own fervor they will be able to gain experience in the obediences assigned them.
Paisius Velichkovsky, The Life of Paisij Velyčkos'kjy, trans. by J.M.E. Featherstone (Harvard: Harvard University Press, 1989), 70-72.
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Profiles - Experience Extraordinary Artist & Composer Fatima Al Qadiri Live In London
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Born in Senegal and raised in Kuwait, New York City and Berlin-based composer and conceptual artist Fatima Al Qadiri creates rich and diverse works that sensitively explore the experience of war, memory, Western perceptions of other cultures, and sociocultural identity through sound and visuals.
In October 2010, Al Qadiri produced Muslim Trance, a mix for DIS magazine under the alias Ayshay, which garnered her much attention. The following year, Al Qadiri and Kuwaiti artist Khalid Al Gharaballi received a grant from the Arab Fund for Arts and Culture to produce a video and sculpture installation entitled Mendeel Um A7mad (NxIxSxM), bolstering Al Qadiri's position in the visual arts sphere. She later became a member of the fêted art collective GCC, whose work has been exhibited at MoMA PS1, Fridericianum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art, among others. She is also part of the group Future Brown, a collaboration with Asma Maroof, Daniel Pineda and J-Cush.
As a producer, Al Qadiri rejects convention. Her sound communicates her life experience, often mixing parts of traditional Arabic music with today's new electronic trends and genres such as footwork, minimalist grime or video game melodies, which was the basis for her extraordinary album, Desert Strike. In her idiosyncratic world she places importance on her compositions, the design of the releases, an obsession with the cruelty of war and police surveillance – the concept behind her 2015 album, Brute – and constant creation, both solo and alongside numerous collaborators from varied fields.
Al Qadiri's career has moved in an interesting direction with her latest EP, Shaneera, on the cover of which she appears as a drag queen of sorts. The title of the project describes the themes she discusses; "Shaneera" means "outrageous" or "disgusting" and is also slang for "evil queen" in several Arabic countries. The album is an open love letter to all the world's queens, and its lyrics are full of references to Grindr chats and pieces of monologue concerning drag queens and gender politics. For this project, Fatima plays live for the first time and presents a new show that uses intriguing visual devices, exploring the precarious space between masculinity and femininity.
On 29 Mar 2019, London's Southbank Centre presents 'Concrete Lates: Fatima Al Qadiri Live & Aïsha Devi'. A part of Re-Textured Festival, this is a rare opportunity to see Al Qadiri, plus a transcendental live set from Aïsha Devi, live in the UK. Re-Textured Festival is a new multi-venue, multi-sensory festival for London. The festival combines experimental electronic music, brutalist and modernist architecture and innovative lighting installations for an arresting visual and sonic experience. Book tickets here.
Feature image via Fatima Al Qadiri


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Book Tour: The Rebels--Excerpt and Giveaway
Thank you for stopping by and joining us for our stop on the Read-A-Long portion of The Rebels by Elizabeth Lang virtual tour. We are excited to post this segment of the story and we hope you enjoy it too!
The Rebels - Chapter 11
A hundred credits. Bryce brushed the broad rim on his dashing new hat, bending it back against the stiff material. It was too bad they didn't use old fashioned currency anymore. The sound of coins jiggling in his pocket would have been magical.
An orphaned sunbeam reached down and warmed his face, and birds chirruped a cheerful song. They were a hardy bunch here, not going south for vacations in warmer climes. Like that panther thing, a chitterling, the locals called it. Kali had actually named the ugly thing. Eelie, or a pain in his posterior region, as the lieutenant would say.
A hundred credits. It wasn't a fortune, of course, not like a hundred million credits. But when you didn't have a dust mite to your name, a hundred was a lot. Well, a hundred minus twenty or so for the hat and some food, and whatever was left from the sale of the bands. Bryce ran his fingers along the brim of the hat and angled it a bit more to the left. He imagined it made him look like an adventurer from one of those holo-vids, the kind where the hero went on quests and came back with chests full of treasure and a buxom beauty on his arm.
Things were looking up. The locals had been mightily impressed by the job on the compressor and a couple wanted Adrian to fix a few more things. Having a business might be fun.
He whistled a happy tune from his childhood, something to do with springtime and diving into pools. Not even Eelie squawking at him and flapping its leathery wings as he passed, dampened his mood. He opened the door, took a step inside, ready to announce the good news when he saw Kali lying on the floor, still as a corpse.
It felt as if he'd been run over by a tank. Bryce stumbled over and dropped to his knees, his fingers trembling, feeling for a flutter of warmth under her nose. Please don't be dead. Please don't be dead.
Fear gripped his heart. He felt nothing. Or maybe he wasn't doing it right. It's not like he was a medic.
The still woman groaned. "Wha—happened?"
"Kali!" he shouted, relief bubbling over to joy.
Her face scrunched up as she touched the back of her head. "I was outside and…s-someone hit me." Strands of midnight black hair netted her face and she brushed them back as Bryce helped her sit up. "Did you see anyone?"
"Dunno. I just got back and found you lying there. Gave me a right scare. I thought you were dead."
"W—where's Adrian?" Her hand tightened around his arm.
Bryce's heart dropped—it felt like it was somewhere around his ankles—and he swallowed hard. Just when he thought he could relax, someone had to burst his bubble. "I'll check."
Other than the kitchen-living-workroom area and the bathroom, there was only a tiny bedroom which barely fit the bed and a clothes cupboard.
His feet dragged as he pushed open the door. Even before he slapped the light on, he knew it was empty. His voice quavered, "He's not here."
Kali's face paled and she pulled herself to her feet. "Check outside."
"I didn't see him when I came in."
"Do a sweep of the area. Wait…" She stared at the hook beside the door. "His coat is still here."
"Well, that means…what does it mean?"
"Wherever he is, he didn't go willingly." She closed her eyes, her slender fingers pressing the side of her temple.
Adrian groaned, wishing he could throttle the crazed drummer beating a drunken tattoo inside his head. He didn't remember falling asleep, but hazy images tantalized him, refusing to sharpen into focus. It was very irritating.
His eyes opened a sliver and were greeted by shadows creeping up the sides of a moisture-slick cave and the crackling of a primitive fire.
Flames licked towards him as a ghostly wind whistled past. The scent of burnt wood wrestled with a sharp tang he remembered from earlier and there was a briny smell from lichen-encrusted rocks.
The cave extended further back, hidden in shadows. Layers of milky quartz ran along the walls and straw-like stalactites hung from the roof.
From across the cave, the nameless bounty hunter watched him, his bulky frame blocking the mouth of the cave. He couldn't see the man's face but he had broad swimmer-shoulders and muscular bulges easily visible even under the leather jacket. Lifeless hair cascaded in limp strands from a wide-brimmed hat. From what Adrian remembered of the fight, despite his bulk, the man had the grace of a hunting cat, each movement fluid and precise, ready to pounce.
Just beyond, pinpricks of light struggled to illuminate the night sky through rolling banks of invading clouds. That meant most of the day had been wasted while he was unconscious and Kali—
A dagger-like pebble digging into his right hip disrupted his thoughts. He rolled back and looked down in surprise at an unexpected freedom of movement.
The ropes around his body were gone.
A bundle arced over the fire and plopped in front of him.
The bounty hunter's voice rumbled, "Put that on. I don't want you freezing to death before I collect the bounty."
Adrian stared at the man. "I have no interest in making your life easier."
"I could knock you out again."
"Of course." His voice had that particular bored, flatness of a scientist who wasn't surprised that all of his assumptions were correct.
The man pointed the knife at him. "Do you enjoy being unconscious?"
"No more than you would, I imagine."
"Then put it on."
"Striking me on the head would not be a good move on your part. The Empire would not be appreciative if my brain were damaged. I doubt if you would receive the full bounty."
"I could live with fifty million."
Adrian glared at him.
"Besides," said the bounty hunter, "there are many ways to knock you out without touching your head."
"And you know all of them." It wasn't a compliment.
"Remember that the next time I tell you to do something. Now, put on the jacket."
Adrian picked the bundle up, lifting it slowly. The material was lighter than he expected and appeared to be black or dark green.
Fine ribbed texture. Tough but flexible shell. He angled it towards the fire, intrigued despite himself. A light-absorbing polycarbonate covering. Military grade. So the man was likely a deserter. That narrowed the possibilities considerably.
He slid the jacket on, his brows pulling together when the sleeves hung considerably past his finger tips. It was warm though, the thin lining efficiently trapping the heat. He rolled the sleeves and tucked the ends in neatly.
A pair of handcuffs clattered against the stone. "These. In front," ordered the bounty hunter.
"If you are so concerned, why not behind my back?"
"I have zero interest in helping you take a leak."
The metal gleamed fiercely next to the fire and a flash of indignation tensed Adrian's jaw. Just when he thought he was free from the most technologically advanced civilization in this galaxy, he was slugged into unconsciousness by a Neanderthal with a pair of handcuffs. It was more
than disappointing, but at least the bounty hunter didn't know about the implant in his head. That would have been intolerable.
With a casualness he did not feel, that he could never feel, he slid his right hand towards his trouser pocket.
"Are you looking for this?" The bounty hunter held up the transceiver.
Adrian's heart skipped a beat. "It's nothing important."
"That's not what I asked."
If he could kick himself, Adrian would have done so.
"It is valuable, but not in a way that you would understand." Not technically, at least. He snapped a cuff around his left wrist, leaving it loose.
"Tight," said the bounty hunter, his eyes flashing white in the flames. He slipped the transceiver back inside his jacket and Adrian looked away, squeezing the cuff tighter, trying to hide his relief. At least the bounty hunter didn't know its purpose. He snapped on the right cuff and tightened it.
The bounty hunter grunted and leaned back against the sloped wall, returning to his dubiously artistic endeavors with the piece of wood.
The drummer continued pounding inside Adrian's head and he flexed his neck to the side, stretching the tight cords. The lump on his head seemed to have a pulse of its own, beating a counterpoint of agony.
He was getting very tired of being at the mercy of those who considered him merchandise to be bashed around. A dozen rocks glinted invitingly from the cave floor, some with nasty jagged edges. If he were a soldier as well as a scientist, he might risk tackling this man.
If only he were a barbarian.
Adrian mentally sighed and drew his knees up, stretching his hands towards the fire. He had to get away from this man and find Kali and Bryce. There was no mental contact from Kali, but he had to believe that Bryce had returned and found her. He had to assume she was fine; the
alternative was an option he didn't want to consider.
In hindsight, he realized he should have set up a security perimeter around the cabin, some kind of detection system to warn of barbarians and bounty hunters. A gremlin of guilt gnawed at him. It was an unforgivable oversight. Next time, he would be better prepared.
The heat of the flames snapped towards him and he jerked his hands back.
"The others said that we're two of the most wanted men in the Empire," said Adrian, keeping his voice neutral.
The knife was pointed at him. "That doesn't concern you."
"You're not Jon Tucker. He's far more charismatic, a little more refined."
"I said, shut up."
"You move like a soldier, most likely from one of the special units; masters at killing with stealth, though not with a lot of subtlety or creativity."
"Keep going and I will show you how creative I can be."
"That would be refreshing."
"Do you like committing suicide?"
"I'm sure you'll show an uncommon amount of self-control in order to sell me to the Empire."
The hand tightened around the knife. "I do not sell people. I fulfill a commission."
"Semantics from a barbarian, that is mildly amusing."
The bounty hunter growled, "I might just bash you over the head and forget the bounty."
"How amazingly creative."
The bounty hunter's chest expanded, swelling his t-shirt like an overstretched balloon before exploding in a sharp exhale. "You may think you're smart."
"Moderately."
"Well, consider this smart man, you could very easily become a dead one. It's your choice."
"You won't let that happen, not until you deliver me for the bounty."
"I wouldn't be too sure of that. Some people can be too smart for their own good and you're really starting to get on my nerves."
"There is no such thing as being too smart."
"From the details on your wanted roll, you're a prime example of one."
Adrian's back stiffened and he stared lasers at the bounty hunter. "You can believe whatever you wish."
"I plan to. Now, unless you want me to tie your legs and cart you around like a sack of potatoes, you will learn to shut up."
A gust of wind stirred the snow, sending swirling streams inside like thin, searching snakes.
"I have a suggestion," said Adrian.
The knife flipped up. "Don't you know the meaning of 'shut up'?"
"Of course, and I might consider it if I had nothing to say."
"Why would anyone want you back?"
"Not for any personal reason, I assure you."
The bounty hunter barked a laugh. "I suppose not. At least you're honest."
"Yes. At least. Not exactly a survival trait."
The bounty hunter looked at him quizzically, his forehead crinkling. A large drop of water splashed into the flames, sizzling into oblivion.
"Is that why they're after you?" the man asked. "Because you were too honest?"
"That doesn't concern you."
The man laughed, this time it was a wry scratchy sound. "Alright. We'll keep this strictly professional."
"Selling people for money is considered a profession."
The bounty hunter snapped, "I don't sell people for money. You're not property."
"You must have missed that part of the commission. That's exactly what I am."
There was a stony, immutable quality to the bounty hunter, like a man carved in granite. Adrian had been around military people long enough to recognize a leader who sent others to their deaths with detached professionalism.
"It's not going to work. I have a policy—never get involved. It's not going to start with you," said the bounty hunter.
"Now, are you going to shut up or am I going to have to gag you?"
"Not until I present my suggestion. You may find it useful."
The bounty hunter rolled his eyes. "I know I'm going to regret this, but if it's the only way to shut you up, then go ahead, but remember, I'm the one with the knife."
"Don't worry, I only forget what I wish to forget." If only that were true.
They glared at each other, neither one missing the barely veiled menace.
"You're concerned about being recognized when collecting your bounty," said Adrian, continuing before he could be interrupted. "That's why we're here instead of the nearest Security building. Two of the most wanted men in the Empire. That's what the Hunter said."
"I should have killed him before he opened his mouth," growled the bounty hunter.
"Hindsight is always perfect. For some, at least. But it leaves you with a dilemma: how to sell me without being sold in return."
The blade lifted, it's sharp blade glinting with menace.
"You didn't think of that?" asked Adrian. "How very short-sighted of you. Once you deliver me, I have nothing to lose and I have no incentive to keep your identity a secret."
"You're not just irritating, you're dangerous."
Like a jungle cat, the bounty hunter flowed forward, his dark brown orbs becoming more distinct, like the gun portals of a ship opening, ready to fire a fatal volley.
"There is a reason I'm on the Most Wanted list."
"I can see that and I think I will bind your legs. Just in case." He sheathed the knife before dragged over a khaki rucksack. From its hidden depths, he pulled out a length of coarse rope.
Adrian's eyes narrowed as he stared at the frayed cords. "You obtained that from the cabin."
"You didn't need it anymore."
"You went inside the cabin."
"Stretch your legs out."
Adrian ignored him. He had no intention of helping this man tie him up. "Why did you go inside the cabin?"
The bounty hunter grabbed Adrian's legs and pulled them straight. "You can't fight me and you can't persuade me, so you might as well give up." He looped the rope around his legs and tied them together.
"Not until you answer my question. Why did you go inside the cabin?"
"None of your business," said the bounty hunter, returning to the other side of the fire.
"Kali is my business. Did you bring her inside?"
The bounty hunter leaned back on the slope, folding his arms across his chest. Silence descended on the cave, a rare moment between drips of water and the restless blowing of the wind.
Adrian ground his teeth in frustration. There was no hope of shaking the answer out of the man, even if his own arms and legs were not bound, but he had to find out what happened to Kali. What would the devious psychostrategist do?
"Why did you do it?" asked Adrian.
"She was blocking the doorway."
It was so easy that it was disturbing. "Then you did bring her in."
The bounty hunter turned to look at him, a scowl on the only portion of his face not hidden in shadows. "Are you satisfied?"
"Far from it, but I have a reason to shut up now."
"Then do it."
Adrian pulled his knees up and rested his shackled hands on them, allowing himself a sigh of relief. At least Kali was safe. For now.
Also Elizabeth Lang has shared with us an exclusive picture from The Empire Series
To read more of the Read-A-Long please follow the tour schedule…
02/03/2013 - The Edible Bookshelf - http://www.theediblebookshelf.blogspot.com/ - Chapter 1
03/03/2013 - Vixie's Stories - http://vickiejohnstone.blogspot.co.uk/ - Chapter 2
04/03/2013 - Decadent Decisions - http://wlynnchantale-decadentdecisions.blogspot.com - Chapter 3
05/03/2013 - Independent Writers Association - http://iwassociation.com - Chapter 4
06/03/2013 - Self Publish or Die - www.selfpublishordie.com - Chapter 5
10/03/2013 - Reviews From Beyond the Book - www.reviewsfrombeyondthebook.blogspot.com - Chapter 6
11/03/2013 - Great Alpha Speaks - http://atrussell.com/Blog/ - Chapter 7
12/03/2013 - The Kat Daughtry - http://thekatdaughtry.wordpress.com/ - Chapter 8
13/03/2013 - Sheenah Freitas - http://sheenahfreitas.com - Chapter 9
14/03/2013 - Natasha Larry Books - http://natashalarrybooks.com - Chapter 10
27/03/2013 - Castle Macabre - http://castlemacabre.blogspot.com - Chapter 11
28/03/2013 - My World - http://stephsgrn.blogspot.co.uk/ - Chapter 12
29/03/2013 - The Cro's Nest - http://p45crok.wordpress.com - Chapter 13
30/03/2013 - Tink's Place - http://myblog2point0.blogspot.com/ - Chapter 14
31/03/2013 - Reading, Writing And More - http://stephsgrn.wordpress.com/ - Chapter 15
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With Adrian's jump gate, the Empire is readying to take the fight to their enemies. The Rebel Alliance takes advantage of this opportunity to expand it's power and bring down this oppressive regime.
The charismatic Tucker and his second-in-command, Dain, are at the vanguard of this Rebel push, but is everything as simple as it seems?
Adrian is once again caught up with factions vying to use his brilliant mind when a bounty hunter recaptures him while Kali and Bryce try to save him.
Will they succeed? Are the Rebels their salvation or is there a hidden agenda that will destroy them all?
Charles Sester the psychostrategist is back and at his manipulative best, but whose interests is he serving this time?
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About Elizabeth Lang:
I'm a science fiction writer who started off life as a computer programmer with a love for reading, especially science fiction, fantasy and mystery.
Being in computers, I found my writing skills deteriorating so I decided to take up writing. It became a joy to create characters, stories and worlds and writing soon became a passion I couldn't put down. As a writer, I like to explore, not only the complexity of characters but the human condition from differing points of view. That is at the heart of the Empire series, of which 'The Empire' and 'The Rebels' are the first two of a four books series.
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Ann @ Blogging Profits Unleashed April 15, 2013 at 12:58 PM
This sounds good, I enjoyed reading this segment. Looking forward to reading this book. thank you.
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At Quest, the online service for fund managers that I'm helping to develop, we run a simple quality check on every European blue-chip company. We calculate the cash it has earned on the money invested over the previous 10 years. And we look at whether its capital base is growing or shrinking. This is the simplest and best way of determining whether it can be trusted to employ shareholders' money wisely.
A company that consistently earns positive cashflow returns in excess of the cost of financing the business is, by definition, a good company. And if it does that at the same time as investing to grow, then it is a great company. Meanwhile, any company earning less than its cost of capital is rotten.
This is common sense. And if you are a follower of free-market fundamentalism, you would believe that all incremental capital would go to good companies and that the bad ones would be starved of investment funds.
Yet global capitalism does not work like that. Time and again, good money is thrown after bad. The airline industry, for example, is filled with mediocre companies that have never made a reasonable return, and yet investors continue to provide them with incremental financial resources to waste.
Now, an example of a really terrible company is E.ON, the German utility giant. Over the past 10 years it has never earned a return even close to its cost of capital (it would be more accurate to say this is true of Veba and Viag, which merged to form E.ON in 1999). In fact, during the past decade it has actually lost money in aggregate on a capital base that has grown by billions of euros - quite a feat.
By contrast, Powergen in the UK is a pretty good business. It has earned an 8% return over the past decade and beaten its cost-of-capital almost every year - all in the context of a tough regulatory climate.
In a rational world, therefore, Powergen would be taking over E.ON. The UK business' aggressive management should be going over to Germany, closing down its loss-makers and pruning its overheads. But the reverse is happening: E.ON is buying Powergen for Eu8.2 billion ([pound]5.2 billion).


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Rare Photo Of Akita Who Waited Ten Years For His Human To Return Gives Us The Feels
There have been several heartbreaking stories in the media recently describing dogs who refused to leave the site of their loved ones' tragic deaths, and who have risked their own lives to protect them. We have been reminded of the most infamously loyal dogs in history, and Hachiko the Akita's is not the kind of story you forget.
In 1924, a man named Hidesaburō Ueno "adopted" the Akita, and Hachi forever remained by his human's side. Each day he followed Ueno to the Shibuya Station in Tokyo to see him off to work (Ueno was an agriculture professor at Tokyo University), and remained until Ueno returned on his train. Like clockwork, everyday, they traveled together to and from the station.
Hachiko did this for almost a year until one day Ueno never made his train home. He had suffered a cerebral hemorrhage and passed away while at work. For the next nine years, nine months, and fifteen days, Hachi showed up at the station at the exact time Ueno's usual train arrived, hoping he would get off.
The Akita eventually died in 1935; scientists later discovered he had been stricken with terminal cancer and a heartworm infection. Commuters found him in the street, and his ashes now lie next to Ueno's in a Tokyo cemetary.
A photo of Hachiko has resurfaced recently when a family discovered it in one of their father's old photo albums. The man who took the photo, Isamu Yamamoto, frequently enjoyed snapping shots of Hachiko. It's the only picture in existence depicting the dog as he really was—patient and content among the daily commuters, waiting for his human to return.
Takeshi Ando, a sculptor who created a statue based on the rare image, had this to say on the furry subject:
Hachiko blended in with the area around the station [in the photo] and this is just what I saw at that time. I have never looked at such a photo that caught the atmosphere of Hachiko's everyday life at that time so well.
The exact spot where Hatchi sat each day is now marked by gold paw prints and a message about his unfailing loyalty, but we don't need these things to keep his memory alive. This dog was everything that makes dogs great, and we will celebrate him always.
H/t The Japan News, Featured Image via Dogster
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