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Subject: Thunderstorm Wed May 13, 2009 5:18 pm
Cullen Residence... Later that day from "The wilderness".
"Gee... it sure is boring around here!" James exclaimed, before he smelt something familiar. Very familiar, but it made his mouth water. A stench was coming from the distance, but he really liked it.
James flew with unparallel speed down the stairs, stumbling from inexperience at high speed, and making a large racket, but finally he bounded to the front door when he smashed into it. Somehow, the door was able to resist him. If he had wanted to, he'd have broken it, but he didn't apply much force as he wasn't expecting it.
"Gah!" he said angrily as he collided and bounced off the antique woodwork.
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Subject: Re: Thunderstorm Wed May 13, 2009 5:29 pm
Alice emerged from her room, having heard the large noise, "James? Was that you? What's wrong?" she asked, a bit scared. Oh dear God, he's gone rabid again! AHHHH!
Subject: Blarrgh! Thu May 14, 2009 6:59 am
"I smell something nice outside! But the door is blocked! Could you help me Alice?" he said, eagerly bouncing up and down in front of the door.
James ran back a little to leave Alice space, but he had gone into a pouncing stance, ready to speed out of the doorway when ready. The smell seemed to be having less of an effect, but his mind taunted at James to quickly chase after it.
Licking his lips, he scratched the floor a little to get ready.
Subject: Re: Thunderstorm Thu May 14, 2009 4:06 pm
Alice glanced at James, thinking, What's the worse that could happen? It's probably just a deer or something...
Then a vision hit her like a ton of bricks:
"Hi Alice!" Bella said cheerfully, walking up the drive to the Cullens' with Edward in tow.
James snapped, snarling and lunging at her.
"No!" Alice screamed, trying to hold him back.
"Um, maybe I should go check it out," she suggested, opening the front door and flitting through it quickly; it almost seemed instantaneous. She closed the door firmly on James, turning her attention to what was outside.
"Okay..." James said, but he had started to slowly crawl along the ground ready to leap after it.
"IT SMELLS SO GOOD!" James said as he could barely contain himself from his excitement. He lunged forward a little in the air before moving back.
"Is it safe?" James asked, eagerly awaiting Alice's clearance from the door.
The smell seemed to be getting fainter, but James was sweating from resisting the temptation to smash through the door and Alice.
"Bella, I'm telling you this for your own safety. Please go away," Alice told Bella.
"What? Why?" Bella asked worriedly.
"Just go!" she yelled before turning to Edward, "James is back, and he wants Bella."
"Oh..." Edward said quietly, dragging Bella off to his Volvo. "Why's he in the house?"
"He's good now, I'm teaching him how to be a Cullen!" Alice explained hastily. Edward shrugged, determined to ask questions later, and got into his car and sped off.
Sighing in relief, Alice turned to face the door. "Yes, it's safe," she called to James as thunder clapped and the rain began to pour down harder. She waited a few minutes before opening the door and entering the house, just to be safe. "How are you feeling?" she asked James.
Subject: Re: Thunderstorm Fri May 15, 2009 3:17 am
"Hmm... the smell is gone... and I have a massive headache because of it!" James moaned, before laying down in his pain, trying to ignore it. A byproduct from not getting what he wants, James squealed as his first-time circumstances of being denied began to make him convulse.
"No..." James resisted, slowly crawling to the carpet to try and rest it off.
Subject: Re: Thunderstorm Fri May 15, 2009 5:00 pm
"Just calm down, James," Alice said soothingly. "Don't worry about it."
She worried inwardly for Bella's safety. How can I keep her safe and still hang out with her?
"I'll be in my room," she muttered as she walked off to her bedroom, slightly dazed by James' uncontrollability near Bella. "Holler if you need me..."
Subject: Re: Thunderstorm Sat May 16, 2009 4:48 pm
"Okay..." James said silently as he walked about to the living room and dropped himself on the couch, hitting one of the television remotes, sparkling the wall mounted TV to life.
"Wow..." James said shocked as the television showed the news of a block of flats on fire in the middle of California.
"How does that little box make a portal? And how does it speak? I feel like I'm going to fall into that burning house!" James said, cowering slightly as the camera zoomed in on the fire.
Alice popped her head in, having heard James' questions with her sensitive vampire hearing. "It's called a TV, it uses speaker to make sounds and cameras to make the 'portal'. It's not real," she explained, touching the TV screen to prove her point. "See?"
"Oh... cool!" James said, still watching intently.
"Is that why I cannot smell the smoke?" James asked obliviously, before picking up the object that he had sat on.
"This must therefore be the TV's control device." James said, not experiencing a TV in his previous life.
"Yes, it's called a remote control," Alice clarified. "Anything you want to know?"
Wow, this is like babysitting a three year old. How fun, she thought to herself, wondering how she had gone from powerful vampire to nanny in just a few hours.
"Hmm... and how does it work?" James wondered, clicking a few buttons, changing a few channels and muting the TV.
"Now it's not making any sound!" James said angrily as he bashed the remote control. Soon, it unmuted, but the sound was much louder than before.
"AAH! MAKE IT STOP!" he screamed as he put his head among the pillows to keep the sound away.
"Calm down!" Alice told him as she hit the "Volume Down" button. "Much better," she sighed in relief. "Just um, read the text ABOVE the buttons, okay? They pretty much explain it all."
"Oh... hmm... I don't understand some of these though! What is subtitles? What is interactive? What is input?" James asked, unsure. "I've figured out all of the other buttons!" James said, pressing the channel changing button. "Look... the opening in the TV changes where it is looking!" James stated happily as a wrestling channel displayed a powerful throw by one of the competitiors.
"Hehehe... that doesn't look like it hurt much!" James said with glee.
"Subtitles are words at the bottom of the screen, in case you don't understand what they're saying or deaf," Alice explained. "As for the others? Don't touch them. I don't know what they do, so it's better you just don't mess with them, you don't need them anyway."
Alice watched the TV along with James, "Oh, you have no idea. For a human, I'd imagine that something like that can hurt tremendously, they're not strong like us."
Subject: Re: Thunderstorm Thu May 21, 2009 5:08 am
"Hmm... so this is just showing what humans think is tough? That's quite weak... I have to be careful around them." James said.
He watched a few more hits and quickly got bored, and changed the channel to a marine channel, where dolphins were being monitored underwater.
"Ooh... what are they?" James asked Alice.
Subject: Re: Thunderstorm Thu May 21, 2009 11:15 am
"They're dolphins, and they live underwater," Alice explained as she watched the aquatic fauna. "I love this channel because it's so interesting to see how they interact with each other, you know? Almost like humans..."
"Except, they cannot speak. They seem to be using their own language. It's like... I know what they're saying." James thought. "I can sense where they are..." James thought. "But they are VERY far from here," he sighed.
An idea popped into his head, but he decided against it.
"There's no way I'll get there that fast..." he blurted.
"What, James?" Alice asked, somewhat concerned by this development. Oh God, he's using his powers...hopefully for the greater good this time around...Please don't attack Bella...or anyone else...
"James, what are you talking about?" she repeated, trying to keep herself calm in case he decided to do something rash.
"The dolphins... they're all the way in the meditarranean sea. I'll not be able to get their that fast. According to the map in my head, I'd have to go for days on end. And I wouldn't be able to last that long without blood!" James explained.
"Unless I brought a mobile source of blood." James thought. "But anyway... I wouldn't want to go away from here. It's a nice house." James said, before laying down on the sofa.
"I like it here..." he noted.
"Mmmm," Alice agreed. "And it's not practical to hunt dolphins anyway, it seems like too much trouble."
"And this map in your head...how detailed is it?" she asked curiously, not just asking to make sure he wasn't going to kill anyone anytime soon.
"It is nice here, but we can't stay here forever, James," Alice told him softly. "The humans would get suspicious."
"Well actually... it's detailed enough to give certain locations by measuring flow of water from the stream and color. I've narrowed it down to some places in the meditarranean sea. But if I had smell and audio quality outside normal hearing range, I'd be able to detect a more precise location. It's like an advanced inbuilt GPS. I have a world map in my head!" James boasted, laughing.
"Dolphins are fast, and I don't think I can swim!" James said sheepishly.
"Hm, how...interesting," Alice made a mental note in her head about all this, just in case she ever needed to know that.
"You probably can swim, James, vampires are good at pretty much everything," she reassured him calmly. "Like Carlisle, he can swim pretty decently," she laughed, thinking of his travels from England to France by swimming. "Maybe he can teach you sometime."
"Oh... okay." James said, watching the dolphins a bit longer as they did circles in the water.
"They look very happy," he commented, almost enviously, although he felt happy too, he felt it was unfair dolphins could be happy with such a simple lifestyle. In fact, he felt it was a good reason to chase after them and end their lives, just to make it fair for him, but of course, that would be a large waste of energy, which James hated.
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Record Store Day is this Saturday, April 13! One of the best things about Record Store Day is the exclusives ~ and this year we've got an amazing one to review. The concept is apparent from the title. Metavari has gone the extra mile, meticulously re-scoring the short films of David Lynch. The pleasant surprise is that the album is thoroughly modern, and stands on its own without the visuals. These will also be made public on release day, while synching lessons are included in the purchase. The album will appear in the UK/EU this weekend, and any leftover copies will be made available to the global audience soon after.
The overall genre is electronic, but there's a pound of industrial to be found here, along with hints of drone and some fitting audio experimentalism. Metavari has captured the absurd tone of Lynch, along with the excitement of something new. "Six Figures Getting Sick (Six Times)" includes sounds reminiscent of airplanes, coins, and (of course) a film reel, along with deep bass and dangling synths. The mastering is superb; THX would be proud. The big closing chords are intensely and intentionally cinematic. Vox and drone haunt "Absurd Encounter With Fear," while mallet instruments set the stage for a thrilling ride on "The Alphabet." The track surges and retreats, using synthesized brass, dissonant harp and huge industrial drums to burst through the speakers and set the heart ablaze.
Lynch's work is simultaneously subtle and overt, a curious nuance that Metavari has managed to emulate. While a track such as "Industrial Landscape" may seem to have a straight trajectory, it still manages to take diverging paths, underlining its dual nature with wandering stereo effects. The artist humbly states that he is "scribbling on top" of Lynch's films, but it may be more proper to call these tracks an homage. It's more common to hear a musician echo another musician than to encounter a cross-genre leap. But like his influencer, Metavari has a talent for miniatures; the track heard in the clip below is actually the complete version of "Premonitions Following an Evil Deed." Elapsed time: one minute. The sparse nature of this piece amplifies the explosion of "Dream #7 (Extended)," the opening minutes utilizing every available sonic space.
So now to the films. The attention to detail is immediately apparent in "Six Figures Getting Sick (Six Times)," as the animation splices are perfectly synched to percussion. While watching this student work, one is reminded of how genius ~ and how bonkers ~ Lynch was even while young. "Industrial Soundscape (Excerpt)" contains the same matching of beat to movement, although the video itself is less busy than the music. "Dream #7 (Extended)" is another highlight, the film only 48 seconds long but the score triple the length, an honest elongation of the theme. The same holds true for "The 3 Rs/Epilogue for the 3 Rs," the highlight being the synching of hammer and beat at the film's end.


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And — if you aren't — why you should be watching.
"The brain is like a muscle. When it is in use we feel very good. Understanding is joyous." –Carl Sagan
I've already told you what my hopes for the new Cosmos were before the first episode ever aired, and only time will tell whether those hopes become reality or not. Maybe you caught the first episode, or maybe you haven't yet (in which case I recommend watching it on Hulu if you're in the US), but Cosmos — right now — is something the entire world needs, whether it meets your expectations or not.
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Let me ask you something that ought to make you a little uncomfortable: what is it, of all the things you can conceive of, that scares you to think about?
There are many of you who'll pick comfortably scary things, things like your upcoming big test, meeting, speech or interview. Those aren't the scary things I'm talking about. Some of you will pick bigger scary things, like your fears that you aren't good enough to achieve your goals, that someone better, younger and smarter than you is already out there living what you only aspire to, or that your chosen path that you're devoting your life to will turn out, in the end, to not be worth very much.
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The latter of those things can be overwhelming to think about, and many of us choose not to think about them ever, and instead spend our lives distracting ourselves from these larger questions.
But look behind these questions with me for a minute: why is it a scary thought that you might not be good enough to achieve your goals? Why is it terrifying that someone else will first accomplish what you're working on? What is so frightening about finding out that your chosen path isn't something that you yourself will find value in?
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The answer is pretty obvious, isn't it? I mean, if we're being honest here, it's because our lives are short and finite, and limited in so many ways. This is one realization that doesn't discriminate: neither between healthy and sick, nor young and old, nor even rich and poor. All of us, whether we're prepared for it or not, will someday encounter the end of our own personal existence, and come face to face with whatever it is that awaits us at the end.
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That's the really terrifying part, isn't it, facing the unknown nothingness at the abyss of non-existence? And none of us comes equipped with a toolkit for dealing with this truth of existence, at least, not from the get-go. In varying degrees, I think it's something we all struggle to make peace with. For my own part, I would be consumed by this overwhelming feeling of dread whenever I tried to fathom the whole thing, and spent years unable to deal with those feelings in any meaningful, successful way.
But the more I could fathom, the less afraid I became. And so I became interested in the biggest questions of all.
Questions like, what is the full scope of all this that we call existence?
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Where did everything come from and how did it come to be this way?
What makes up the Universe and how did it all come together to make it the way it actually is?
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On the largest scales, what does it all look like?
And, of course, what is its fate?
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And plenty of others along these lines. The more I thought about these questions — and the more I learned about their answers — the more a combination of two things I thought would be antithetical grew inside of me: a joyous, excited sense of wonder along with a calming sense of inner peace. For a long time, I was too embarrassed to share this feeling with the world, thinking I was probably the only one who felt this way.
And then — although I was already an adult — I encountered this.
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I had known Cosmos only as a book as a youth (the series aired just two years after I was born), but when I discovered Carl Sagan and his television series, I realized there was not only one other person who felt this way, but that — based on the impact it had — there were millions. I felt I knew exactly what he meant when he said,
"Science is not only compatible with spirituality; it is a profound source of spirituality."
Because spirituality, to me at least, means coming to terms with the full, grand scope of this Universe, embracing it, recognizing ourselves as simultaneously small and insignificant but also large and meaningful.
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And the more we come to understand it, even the parts that seem foreign, the better we come to understand ourselves, and to recognize that even those of us who at times feel like the biggest misfits do, in fact, suit this Universe as perfectly as anything that's ever existed in it.
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Does this new version of Cosmos fill you with that feeling? Can Neil de Grasse Tyson in 2014 communicate that sense of joy, wonder, power and awe that Carl Sagan did in 1980? Will it connect you with the Universe, with the immense scale and scope and terror and longing and loss and hope of all of existence?
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For some of you, it will be tremendously successful at that, while for others, perhaps it won't quite connect with you, or the way the story is told won't have quite that impact on or resonance with you. But for the first time in a generation, a major attempt is being made to do exactly that, and I think I'm only one of hundreds of millions of us out there today yearning for it.
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This is the story of the Universe, and perhaps the only story that every one of us has in common. In many ways, it's the greatest, most truthful story ever discovered: the story that the Universe has told us about itself, because we asked, because we looked, because we tested, because we learned. And whether we're scientists ourselves or brand new in our exploration of the Universe, it's a story we all deserve to share in its joys, its lessons, and its wonder.
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Chapter 0473: Black City's New Rules
"Everyone, please take a seat." Ning Cheng once again sat down on his seat while stretching out his hand with a smile on his face.
The rest of the cultivators also sat down one by one; however, the atmosphere was no longer casual as it was when they first come in. In front of everyone, Ning Cheng only took a quarter of an incense stick worth of time to kill Mao Xiuxuan, this fact alone showed that he did not have any dread towards them. Moreover, they also knew the fact that even Jian Xuanming could not kill Mao Xiuxuan in such a short period.
"During the City Master's selection, I received four votes. Initially, Brother Jian also received as many votes as I did; however, we now have another chance to compete again. I never thought that the Auspicious Star Chamber of Commerce would suddenly choose to disband at such a critical juncture. Brother Jian, what's your opinion over this?" Ning Cheng looked at Jian Xuanming with a bright smile over his face.
Today, he originally had planned to kill a person to set up his prestige. In his opinion, the best candidate to achieve this objective would have been Jian Xuanming. Unexpectedly, Mao Xiuxuan came looking for death first, while Jian Xuanming drew back. This caused Ning Cheng to feel a slight bit of regret.
Jian Xuanming spoke up in a dull tone, "Since Brother Ning has obtained a higher number of votes compared to me and is also already living in the City Master's Mansion then there is no need for Brother Ning to pass on the responsibilities of the Rootless Black City's City Master to others."
"Yes, I also agree that Brother Ning should preside over the position of the Rootless Black City's City Master." A red-haired man shouted without any hesitation. He was Dan Wenhong from the Black City Crafter's Association. A few moments ago, he had strongly sided with Jian Xuanming, and now he had immediately switched his support towards Ning Cheng. Moreover, declared it in such a manner as if it was the most natural thing in the world, without a shred of embarrassment over his face,
"I agree to it."
"Yes, I also agree with him."
Only Mao Xiuxuan was the one to die; however, the rest of people no longer desired to compete against the position of the City Master of the Rootless Black City against Ning Cheng. Even the formerly neutral Void Adventure Squad's Captain Du Jianshu agreed with Ning Cheng taking over the position of the City Master.
In fact, for all these people, Ning Cheng taking over the position of the City Master did not mean much; in fact, they did not even care who took up the job. What they felt bothered about was what Ning Cheng would do after taking up the mantle as the City Master?
Ning Cheng stood up and cupped his fist before turning in a circle, and spoke up with a slightly embarrassed expression, "Since everyone has such kind intentions, then I will have no choice but to take up this responsibility. You might think that mixing with the City Master might be similar to a mixture of oil and water; however, I do not think so. My Rootless Black City has been rotting for a long time. Cultivators had to go through countless hardships to walk through the Heaven's Way to reach this place. Those of them that did not die by the Spacial Wind Edges inside the Heaven's Way, most of those innocent souls would end up dead in the hands of the Rootless Black City's black-hearted cultivators…."
When Ning Cheng reached this point, except for Chao Jimeng from the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, the rest of them did not have a single expression over their faces. They all looked like statues, as none of them wanted to talk. Apparently, all of them were pretending to be dead.
"Since none of you has any major opinions to share, then I will take this opportunity to announce a few new rules for the Rootless Black City….." Ning Cheng had not expected that there were also a few people among them who were just like him, who wanted to re-establish order to the Rootless Black City. In his view, in a city without restraints, how could it be easy to go somewhere better from here?
"City Master Ning, if I can help you in any way, then my Rogue Cultivator Alliance will do everything possible to support you in your endeavours." Chao Jimeng immediately stood up and echoed his sentiments.
Chao Jimeng had short hair and a bronze face; however, his body showed the vicissitudes of life living in the Void. From his actions, it apparently revealed that he unequivocally supported Ning Cheng. It was not because of fear of death, nor because of the power and the might displayed by Ning Cheng. It was because of the reason he had established the Rogue Cultivator Alliance, which was initially to help the rogue cultivators of the Rootless Black City.
The Rootless Black City had more to its name that just 'Black'. Only the cultivators who lived perennially in this place knew how difficult it could be in this place. Chao Jimeng was not just born a rogue cultivator; he also experienced and understood this difficulty. Not to mention about suffering exploitation at any time and anywhere, there was also the possibility of meeting death at any moment in this place.
If not for the hope of providing some help to his fellow rogue cultivators, Chao Jimeng would have long since made his way into the vast starry sky of the universe. It indeed was a pity that he could not reverse the situation by himself. If he could change this situation, he would not have willingly wasted his time in the Void of the Black City.
"I also support City Master Ning." The second one to stand out was Gan Anran, followed by the Black City Array Formation Alliance's Wu Yingzhe.
Wu Yingzhe was a Tier 7 Array Formation Grand Master; as such, only he knew how terrifying Ning Cheng was. He could not even fathom Ning Cheng's array formation; against such a scary being, he absolutely did not want to create any enmity between them. It was also at the time when Ning Cheng sent out the sound invitation that Wu Yingzhe decided not to fight against Ning Cheng.
"Good. Many thanks for all of your support."
Ning Cheng once again cupped his fists and continued, "Since I already am the City master of the Rootless Black City, then the first thing to take care of is to clear up the order of the entire Rootless Black City. Everyone should already be aware that I have started to form a cultivator army. This cultivator army will also be the only cultivator army within the Rootless Black City. There will never be a second one…."
Sure enough, people had already considered in their hearts that once Ning Cheng formed the cultivator army, he would never allow a second cultivator army to emerge.
"Henceforth, I will promulgate a few new rules for the Rootless Black City and Receiving Heaven's Stone. Anyone who violates the rules will face repudiation in accordance. First, from now on, there will not be any Rest Stops on the Receiving Heaven's Stone, rather there would only be a single Rest Stop and another place to exchange Black Coins. The price will remain consistent with that of the Rootless Black City."
"The second one is for the Rootless Black City's Identity Jade Cards, each of which will cost 1000 Black Coins from now on. However, no one will have any claim over these Black Coins; instead, it would come in use for the expenses of the Rootless Black City's Cultivator Army. Third, regardless of any cultivator, or any Chamber of Commerce for the matter, indulging in snatching female cultivators, or robbing the newcomers of their money or materials, all of them will face death without amnesty. Anyone who dares to kill within the Rootless Black City, no matter which city district will also face death. The Rootless Black City, instead, will have a Duelling Platform. If anyone has any enmity with others then they can issue their challenge through the Duelling Platform; however, both the sides must agree to it. As for the fourth … And the fifth point… There are still a few things to perfect before stating them. The City Master's Mansion will publish the complete Legal Manual later……"
When Ning Cheng gave a brief of the regulations, the entire hall remained silent.
After a while, Chao Jimeng slammed the table excitedly and shouted, "Good".
He had long since wanted to establish some semblance of law and order within the Rootless Black City. Unfortunately, he was the only one with such thought, and only possessed cultivation at the second level of the Plundering Life Realm. In the Rootless Black City, his strength was still not enough for others to hear him.
"I do not agree. If none of us can open Rest Stops over the Receiving Heaven's Stone, then it should also not allow the exchange of Black Coins. The Black Coins for the Identity Jade Card of the Rootless Black City and the daily pay of Black Coins of the Rootless Black City's Cultivator Army all flow through the City Master's Mansion. If it goes on like this, how could our Chambers of Commerce survive?" A seemingly gentle longhaired male cultivator immediately refuted.
"Who are you?" Ning Cheng shot a glance at this longhaired male cultivator.
The longhaired male cultivator spoke up in neither arrogant nor servile manner, "I'm Gale Void Alliance's Bu Yuanmao, which has two vested interests in the Receiving Heaven's Stone and a few good businesses in the Rootless Black City."
Ning Cheng nodded and spoke, "Then let me ask you, is the main source of Black Coins for your Gale Void Alliance depended solely on the newly arriving cultivators?"
After Ning Cheng finished with his question, he directly stared at Bu Yuanmao. If Bu Yuanmao dared to say that the Gale Void Alliance earned their share from the newcomers, then he would not hesitate to destroy this Alliance.
A Chamber of Commerce who earned Black Coins mainly through the newcomers definitely had a lot of blood on their hands.
Bu Yuanmao spoke up in disdain, "My Gale Void Alliance's main source of Black Coins is the Void Ships for adventuring into the Void along with a few transactions with the other Chambers of Commerce. How could we earn our keep from the newcomers?"
"Since you do not earn your keep from the newcomers, then why do you oppose my decision to remove the Rest Stops and the Exchange Stations from the Receiving Heaven's Stone?" Ning Cheng asked coldly.
Bu Yuanmao felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart. He knew that Ning Cheng had massacred Mao Xiuxuan to set up his prestige. However, many newcomers poured into the Receiving Heaven's Stone almost regularly, which allowed the Gale Void Alliance to earn a considerable sum of Black Coins. If cut off from this pie, then many people within his Gale Void Alliance would feel dissatisfaction.
The only reason he managed to become the boss the Gale Void Alliance was due to the satisfaction of the people under him. As for the lives of those newcomers, to be honest, how much could they even be worth? Right now, he also believed that the reason why Ning Cheng killed Mao Xiuxuan and annihilated the Auspicious Star Chamber of Commerce was just for an excuse to set up his prestige. He would never believe that Ning Cheng would have such a compassionate heart to seek benefits for the ordinary rogue cultivators and the newcomers.
"City Master Ning, I have no opinion of you as the City Master, but that does not mean that I would agree to everything you say. The matters relating to my Gale Void Alliance are the matters of my Gale Void Alliance. I do not need a Ning Cheng to worry about it. City Master Ning can continue to work hard; I will be taking my leave now." Saying that Bu Yuanmao suddenly stood up and prepared to leave.
A trace of disdain crept up Ning Cheng's face, coming for the feast at Hongmen and still wanting to leave. If he had the strength of Plundering Life Realm, then he could have allowed this person to go. However, since his cultivation had not yet reached that realm, he would be an idiot to let this Bu Yuanmao leave.
[TL Note – The phrase 'Feast at Hongmen 鸿门宴' is figurative for a banquet set up with the aim of murdering a guest. It referred to a famous episode in the 206 B.C. when the future Han Emperor Liu Bang escaped an attempted murder by his rival Xiang Yu.]
"City Master, the Auspicious Star Chamber of Commerce no longer exists. Hereafter, there would never be an Auspicious Star Chamber of Commerce in the Rootless Black City. As for the interests of the Auspicious Star Chamber of Commerce, just like the Silver Thunder Chamber of Commerce, they have been sealed up." Shen Zimo's voice arrived just at the moment when Bu Yuanmao stood up. Every single person within the hall could feel the incomparably powerful killing intent overflowing from him.
"Good, it must've been hard."
Ning Cheng had just finished this sentence when he heard Bu Yuanmao's calm voice, "City Master Ning, I need to head back to the Gale Mansion now, please open the array formation."
When Bu Yuanmao stood up, he found that there just was no exit to the hall. If he wanted to go out, then he would have to break open Ning Cheng's array formation. Thought strong, he did not dare to break through Ning Cheng's array formation in this place.
Ning Cheng did not pay attention to Bu Yuanmao. He knew that just killing a Mao Xiuxuan was not enough. To settle a few matters in the Rootless Black City, Ning Cheng must kill Bu Yuanmao. Moreover, he knew that he could not act on his personal preferences to kill Bu Yuanmao.
"Zimo, have you investigated the Gale Void Alliance's crimes?"
When Ning Cheng's words came out, the entire Discourse Hall turned instantly cold. Initially, when Ning Cheng killed Mao Xiuxuan, one could still say that he had done it to set up his prestige. However, if he wanted to kill Bu Yuanmao now, it would not be for fame; instead, for eliminating a potential threat.
"City Master Ning, what do you want?" Bu Yuanmao felt his voice tremble. He honestly could not think as to why Ning Cheng was so daring. He killed Mao Xiuxuan, yet he still dared to cross hands with him. One must know that from the beginning to the end, he never acted out like Mao Xiuxuan; at least on the surface, he remained polite with Ning Cheng.
"The Gale Void Alliance has killed 194 innocent rookie cultivators in the last 30 years, snatched 41 incoming rookie female cultivators, and robbed 218 rogue cultivators within the Rootless Black City, killing 214 of them……" Shen Zimo's tone overflowed with strong murderous intent.
Ning Cheng glanced at the silent hall and softly spoke up, "Everyone, the Rootless Black City belongs to all of us. I think some affairs needs the participation of everyone. Since the Gale Void Alliance is involved in such a matter, I would like to hear your views about it."
The hall turned utterly silent, Ning Cheng actually wanted to involve everyone in his plan.


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Editorial: Dismal spending
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Failure to spend capital expenditure will mean no economic growth and no new job creation in the country
No private sector can match the government when it comes to generating employment opportunities if the latter is able to spend its capital expenditure allocated in the fiscal budget. The government can indirectly create tens of thousands of jobs within the country by awarding development contracts to the private sector. The more capital expenditure the government can spend, the more employment opportunities it will create, bringing about a positive impact on the national economy. Every year the government allocates billions of rupees in development projects to improve the living condition of the people and also to stimulate economic activities. However, it has never been able to fully utilise its hard-earned resources for overall development, thanks largely to the poor state mechanism, lackluster bureaucracy and lengthy bidding processes that consume most of the time. Effectively, the government can best utilise seven months of the year in development works as the initial five months are spent in passing the fiscal budget and concluding the bidding processes of the approved projects. Nothing has changed even though the new constitution has made it mandatory to table the fiscal budget in the Parliament on May 28 every year, two-and-a-half months ahead of the new fiscal. This provision was inserted in the constitution to expedite capital expenditure from the beginning of every fiscal. But such a provision has also failed to to yield the desired results.
Against this backdrop, the Financial Comptroller General Office (FCGO) has stated the government has managed to spend a mere 4.34 per cent, or Rs 17.7 billion, out of the Rs 408 billion allocated for capital expenditure, during the first quarter – till mid-October – of the current fiscal. Overall government expenditure stood at 11.04 per cent out of the Rs 1.53 trillion in the same period. It means more money was spent on financing and recurrent expenditure, which do not generate new employment opportunities in the country. Last year, the government could spend only 75 per cent of the allocated development budget. Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada begged an excuse for not being able to spend the capital expenditure last fiscal as the government was busy in drafting the necessary regulatory frameworks. He has now vowed to speed up the capital expenditure in the current fiscal year.
Lack of proper planning from the initial months, delay in finalising the bidding process and absence of proper monitoring of the approved projects by the centre at the sites are the major reasons for the failure to spend the capital budget. Some of the multi-year contacts, such as airports, hydropower plants and highways that do not face a budget crunch, are also delayed as there is no effective mechanism to monitor them and take legal action against the concerned government officials and contractors for their protraction.There is also a tendency of spending a a major chunk of the budget towards the end of the fiscal year, resulting in poor quality of development works. This tendency will remain unresolved unless the government improves the capacity of the bureaucrats, technocrats and contractors, all of whom are the driving force for carrying out the government works. A proper budget execution plan is a must to increase the government's spending capacity.
Dashain is over, and Tihar, the festival of lights and flowers, is just round the corner. It's a festival when Nepalis decorate their homes with marigold flowers and oil-fed lamps to welcome Laxmi, the Goddess of Wealth. Until recently, Nepal was heavily dependent on the southern neighbour, India, for the bulk of the demand for marigold and other flowers.
However, this year, imports are likely to be just about 7 per cent, as Nepal gradually becomes self-sufficient in flowers. Flowers are commercially grown on 157 hectares of land in 41 districts, and production has been growing 10-15 per cent annually.
With floriculture expanding across the country, there is tremendous potential for export. But it is a delicate commodity that needs to be handled with care, which means the necessary logistics must be put in place before it can be a meaningful export item, although small quantities of flowers are already being exported. One such requirement is direct flights to destinations, so that flowers can reach there fresh, ready to be sold immediately. There is a big demand for roses, chrysanthemums, carnations and tulips at any time of the year in the developed world.
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Truckers' logs have been a source of some controversy in an industry that's been under fire for allowing, if not encouraging, drivers to put in as many hours and miles as possible, even if it results in fatigue and in some cases serious accidents. Currently, truckers are only required to keep paper logs, which, of course, don't necessarily reflect accurate information regarding rest breaks and other safety-related information.
Now federal regulators have given trucking companies and independent drivers to years to switch to electronic logs in order to provide a more accurate picture of truck drivers' activities. These electronic logging devices are required under a new federal rule implemented to help improve highway safety.
The electronic logs record location information, driving time and engine hours. As Secretary of Transportation Anthony Foxx noted, e-logs "allow roadside safety inspectors to unmask violations of federal law that put lives at risk."
Many companies are already using the logs, which have been available for years. The president of the industry group American Trucking Associations says the requirement "will change the trucking industry — for the better — forever."
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says that the e-logs will save as much as $1 billion by eliminating extensive paperwork and save law enforcement officers from having to review drivers' paper logs. Of course, paper logs can be manipulated to reflect compliance with federal rules such as the mandate that drivers take a 10-hour break after 11 hours of driving.
That's why some analysts are predicting that the amount of freight carried on our nation's roads will decrease. They suspect that drivers have been working more hours than they are indicating to get their freight to its destination.
There is some pushback from those who say that e-logs violate drivers' privacy. Independent truck drivers, in particular, have problems with the new requirement. Some argue that they limit their flexibility by requiring them to begin a shift during bad weather or traffic conditions or when they are stressed or tired.
Time will tell if the implementation of e-logs reduces the number of accidents involving commercial trucks. We all know that these can be among the most serious crashes there are because of the sheer size of the vehicles and the weight and sometimes flammability of the freight they're carrying. If it's a trade-off between safety and speed of freight delivery, most motorists would choose the former.
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College Football Fab Four Betting Match Ups for Week 5
Return of Jameis Highlights Fab Four College Football Match ups For Week 5
It's already Week 5 in the 2014 College Football season! Some of the top ranked teams have already seen a perfect record fall by the wayside, but the power standings remain pretty much intact. Here's a look at four interesting match ups week:
Florida State Seminoles laying 18.5 at North Carolina State Wolfpack
Heisman Trophy winner Jameis Winston decided to lash out with a number of obscenities in the middle of campus one day last week, and found himself suspended for the first half of last Saturday's game against Clemson. That was extended to the entire game, after FSU officials realized that they were going to have a PR nightmare otherwise. Winston showed up on game night dressed and warming up. So there's a screw loose somewhere.
Sports bettors then saw Clemson take the Florida State Seminoles to overtime. That was a crazy week. Now Winston is back, as FSU travels to Raleigh, NC to face the North Carolina State Wolfpack, a team that is off to a 4-0 start, including wins over, well, nobody in particular. FSU is an 18.5-point favorite in the college football betting odds.
Missouri Tigers getting 6 at South Carolina Gamecocks
It must really hurt for the Missouri Tigers right now as they fell as two-touchdown favorites last week to Indiana, and so now is the time for redemption. This is a team that does not lose often, but then they do, they bounce back, as evidenced by a 10-3 record against the football point spread following a straight-up defeat. The South Carolina Gamecocks may not be able to live down the season-opening humiliation at the hands of the red-hot Kenny Hill and the Texas Aggies, but they made a significant move in that direction by beating Georgia, although they followed that up with a non-covering effort against Vanderbilt. In this 7 PM ET start in Columbia (well, ANY game between these two would have to be in Columbia, wouldn't it?), Steve Spurrier's team is a six-point favorite in the college football betting odds that have been posted at BetAnySports.
One of the things that Missouri feels it can do is get some pressure on the quarterback, and toward that end, they are looking forward to having Markus Golden, who was missing against the Hoosiers with a hamstring injury (something that could have made a significant difference). Who is the better quarterback in this match up? We would have to say it's Maty Mauk of the Tigers, who is more mobile than South Carolina's Dylan Thompson. Last year the Gamecocks had to work for a 27-24 victory in overtime, although it was Mizzou that went on to the SEC title game.
Arkansas Razorbacks getting 9.5 at Texas A&M Aggies
When South Carolina faced Texas A&M in that disastrous opener, they did not have the service of star running back Mike Davis, whose ribs were giving him too many problems. Thus the Aggies' defensive front was not tested the way it should have been. But the Arkansas Razorbacks are the leading rushing team in the SEC (well, at least that's what the statistics say) and will likely put some pressure on that defense.
Arkansas was in tough against Auburn in the opener, and after that 45-21 defeat they have come back with three routs, including one over Northern Illinois last week. They are not to be taken lightly, and they have already had to face that Auburn offense, which tries to hurry things up, so the pace won't be a shocker. Since beating the Gamecocks by 24 points, they gave outscored three opponents by a combined 169-19. What more can Kenny Hill do? Well, he can try to pad his stats a little more; Hill is 70% accurate, with thirteen TD passes and only one interception in 139 attempts. As they host the Hogs in College Station, the Aggies are 9.5 football betting favorites at BetAnySports (3:30 PM ET).
Duke Blue Devils getting 7 at Miami Hurricanes
The Duke Blue Devils may be very much for real, as they are 4-0, learning to blow out opponents to impress pollsters, and indeed impressing some of them, as they are ranked #23 in the nation in the coaches poll. David Cutcliffe has a pretty solid signal-caller in Anthony Boone (7 TD's, one INT) and have turned loose a freshman running back named Shaun Wilson who has carried it 28 times for 404 yards (yes, that's right). The Miami Hurricanes, off a 41-31 loss at Nebraska, appear to be a work in progress, as they are still dealing with some freshman mistakes from quarterback Brad Kaaya, who has been picked seven times in 117 attempts and suffered through eight sacks. yet Miami is the seven-point favorite in the college football odds in this game that begins at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Elders Are Watching
Author / Illustrator: David Bouchard / Roy Henry Vickers
Additional Information: When award-winning writer David Bouchard first saw the work of First Nations artist Roy Henry Vickers, he was struck by Vickers' reverence for nature and his understanding of Canada's rugged West Coast. They collaborated on The Elders Are Watching, which-now in its fifth printing-has delighted more than 100,000 readers in four languages. The artwork in this new edition has been restored to match the vibrancy of the originals.
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Vasily Kolchenko is as dedicated to his biological research as he is to his music, and the results speak for themselves. The New York City College of Technology (City Tech) assistant professor is both an expert in the growing field of bioinformatics and an award-winning songwriter and performer.
"Bioinformatics," Dr. Kolchenko explains, "is about expanding the understanding of complex systems, such as molecular structures and the foundations of life, through computer processing of relevant information.
"Twenty years ago the field did not exist," he continues. "It started with the Human Genome Project, which produced an avalanche of data and required urgent development of special computer tools for data storage and analysis. Bioinformatics allows us to find solutions to the ultimate mystery of life."
Kolchenko, who resides in Bay Ridge, embodies the connection between science, mathematics, and music; he holds a doctorate in physiology and a medical degree from Kiev Medical University, in addition to a master's degree in mathematics from Kiev State University and an associate degree in music from Kiev College of Culture and Education.
Awarded the title of Laureate of the 2007 International Bulat Okudzhava Song Competition (named for the Russian equivalent of America's Bob Dylan), he is equally adept at playing guitar and singing poetry (his own and others') as he is at researching, writing about and teaching bioinformatics.
Kiev-born Kolchenko, who has been a musician since childhood, has more than 100 songs and three CDs to his credit. The Bay Ridge resident has performed at several city venues, including Brooklyn Public Library branches in Gravesend, Homecrest and Brighton Beach.
How did Kolchenko move from music to biosensors and biology in general? After earning his MD degree, says Kolchenko, "I headed the diagnostics lab at Kiev Institute of Cardiovascular Surgery, where my mentor was Nikolay Amosov. He was a famous surgeon, writer and scientist interested in computer modeling of complex systems, from cells to the human body, as well as the mind and society. He motivated me to earn a master of science degree in math."
In 1994, Kolchenko moved to the U.S. Two years later he joined City Tech, first as an adjunct and eventually as a tenure-track assistant professor. Along the way he has taught courses in anatomy and physiology, general biology, human biology and pathophysiology in addition to bioinformatics.
Kolchenko has always been passionate about education, and for ten years he penned a column in Moscow's pedagogical paper, First of September (traditionally the first day of school in Russia). Particularly rewarding for Kolchenko was his participation in the 9th and 10th Conferences on Student-centered Education and Collaborative Learning, held in Moscow.
"In 2005 I presented a seminar called 'Online Culture in Education: American Experience,' and in 2006 a seminar titled 'Education through Collaboration (Pedagogy of Collaboration) in the Western Practice,'" he says.
Kolchenko, whose songs may be heard here, regularly performs on the City Tech campus.


While many individuals would not be able to make it through spring allergy season without medications to keep their symptoms under control, some of the drugs they are taking could lead to a plethora of serious health problems.
According to NBC 5 News, one man was taking antihistamines in order to help with the sneezing and itching sensations due to high levels of pollen in the air; however, the medication he was taking was causing his eyes to dry out and become irritated. This problem was compounded by his contact lenses, which were rubbing against his corneas and leading to bacterial infections.
His optometrist, Dr. Jeanette Lee, stated, "These are serious infections. If not treated, they could leave you blind." She also noted that she has seen a dramatic rise of more than 20 percent of patients complaining of the same issue.
Antibiotics were able to clear up the patient's severe eye infection, but the doctor suggests limiting the amount of time that you wear contacts if you are also taking antihistamines. If you must wear contact lenses while taking allergy medications, it is important to remember to dampen the lenses with drops regularly and to take them out before going to sleep.
The Dallas Personal Injury Lawyers with Ferrer, Poirot & Wansbrough suggest avoiding a Dallas Drug Injury such as the ones caused by antihistamines and dry eyes by staying hydrated while participating in outdoor activities.


Fresh off the easel: light bouncing off snowy peaks in the distance while the valley sinks in shadow, inspired by the Elk Mountains outside Crested Butte, CO!
This is an original oil painting on a 4x4-inch cradled wooden panel. The sides are 7/8-inch deep, unpainted natural wood. It comes ready to hang on the wall with a triangle hook.


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For over 30 years, Michael Tibollo, has been a devoted husband, father, seasoned lawyer, and genuine advocate for the Vaughan-Woodbridge community.
Tibollo is currently pursuing a Doctorate of Psychology from the University of Southern California.
Among his many accomplishments, Michael Tibollo is a distinguished lawyer with over 30 years of experience.
Tibollo is married to Mrs. Silvana Tibollo, and is the proud father to three children.
For the last 10 years, Tibollo has also been working and advocating for Caritas, which is a residential, therapeutic community seeking to help those suffering from addictions and mental health.
In addition, Michael Tibollo was instrumental in the creation of Italian Heritage Month in Canada.
Outside of the Italian-Canadian community, Tibollo created an event in the city of Vaughan known as, "Festival of Light", an event consisting of understanding tradition, custom and mutual respect among 14 different communities including First Nations, Christians, Jews, Muslims, Sikhs, Hindus, and Africans.
Tibollo also holds a fifth-degree black belt in the martial art of Taekwondo, and has used this in volunteering with the META Centre - an organization that assists physically and mentally-challenged adults in living better, more enriched lives.
Tibollo is also an avid bee-keeper who cares about the environment and nature.
Tibollo has received numerous awards for his career and community involvement, including:
· 2018: Masters Certification from the World Taekwondo Federation, Kukkiwon - Seoul, South Korea.
· 2017: CHIN Radio/TV International, CHIN Radio/TV International Salutes Canada 150 with ethno-cultural honourees who have enriched and helped build a strong and vibrant Canadian society
· 2015: Order of the Republic of Italy, Knight
· 2013: National Congress of Italian Canadians - Toronto District, Order of Merit
· 2012: Queen's Jubilee
· 2009: Government of the Province of Foggia, Italy, Humanitarian Award
· 2005: Canadian Italian Business and Professional Association, Professional
Excellence Award
· 1997: Government of Canada 125 Medal, Recipient
Vaughan Woodbridge


Deutsch: Falls of the Ohio State Park, ein State Park im Clark County in Indiana.
English: Falls of the Ohio State Park, a Indiana State Park in Parke County, Indiana.
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Risk/Reward
Solving the code problem for custom makers
Alum Alex Mathews was shocked at how much custom manufacturers would pay for the software he and business partner Param Shah developed. Thus FactoryFour was born.
By Paul Pegher
/ Published Fall 2018
Alex Mathews hadn't planned on becoming an entrepreneur—especially not while still in college. But in his junior year, Mathews met Param Shah through the Hodson Trust Scholarship Program. Shah told him about the production challenges he faced with his nonprofit, the Lotus Life Foundation, which delivers medical devices to children in remote areas of India. Mathews created a software platform that enabled Lotus Life to accurately produce orthotics and prosthetics customized for individual patients, and in 2016, Mathews and Shah founded their first business, Fusiform. They soon discovered, however, that their software could also serve the custom design-and-build needs of a range of industries, which up until now have lacked viable software for managing product specifications and performance data. In 2017, they launched the manufacturing software company FactoryFour (maintaining Fusiform as a subsidiary) with support from the Baltimore venture capital fund community, quickly growing to 16 employees with a current plan to double in size within the next year.
How did your personal and educational background prepare you for launching FactoryFour?
I did a lot of computer science work in high school, so I had a head start. My freshman year, I met Jamasen Rodriguez, A&S '15, a fellow Hodson Scholar who was a year ahead of me. Along with some other friends, we launched Jama Cocoa, which specialized in single-origin chocolate truffles. I was the chief technology officer, developing our e-commerce platform. We didn't make a lot of money but were successful enough to be bought out by an initial investor. That really changed my preconceived notions of entrepreneurship.
Image caption: Mathews demonstrates how one of Fusiform's custom orthotics works
Image credit: Will Kirk / Johns Hopkins University
And what were those?
Initially I thought it might be like the guy selling snake oil—a lot of hand waving and trickery. But I learned that you can do great things with a few really smart people, and how impactful you can be with just a lot of hard work and dedication.
So did you want to be an entrepreneur after that?
No, I still just wanted to be an engineer and solve problems. But it's interesting how the two go together. By my junior year, I had transferred from computer science to biomedical engineering, and I got into computer-integrated surgery, using 3-D scanning to rapidly design and produce cranial implants. And then a friend introduced me to Param in passing, and he told me about his production challenges with the Lotus project. Based on what I had learned from computer science and biomedical engineering, I knew that the custom manufacturing industry was antiquated, even in developed countries. They weren't taking advantage of what modern software could offer. So in a sense, meeting Param was my first real lightbulb moment. The next morning I messaged him and said, "Hey, we should keep working on this."
That wasn't your only lightbulb moment, was it?
No. When we launched Fusiform, we didn't understand the scale of the custom manufacturing problem. One of our early advisers was like, "Oh, you guys are doing something very similar to what this eyewear company would need." And we were like, "OK, yeah, let's go talk to them." They were willing to pay a lot for what we were able to do, which was shocking to us. Then another adviser connected us with the dental industry. Then we got into the packaging industry, and so on. So many companies manage made-to-order production with spreadsheets and pen and paper. They have no software that can manage and communicate product specifications or track data to improve manufacturing moving forward.
You launched Fusiform and FactoryFour during your junior and senior years at Hopkins. How did you balance school and business?
[Laughs] Not very well! I was pre-med at the time, but around the fall semester of my senior year, I thought, "Oh my God, I'm killing myself with these academic courses." The company was starting to do well, so I decided not to apply for medical school. I reduced my course load to maintain a good GPA while balancing work with the company, and I stayed in school part time to graduate a year later. One of our employees jokes that she would ask to have meetings, and I'd be like, "Oh, shoot, I can't make that! I have to go take a final exam."
Amid this early success, what keeps you up at night? What worries you the most?
We now have 16 employees, and we're about to go through our next hiring phase. Param and I take our responsibility as co-founders very seriously, probably to an unhealthy degree. We are very conscious of the fact that our decisions impact our shareholders, our clients, and most importantly our team.
What is the secret to your success?
That's easy. Relationships. Param and I are like the same person who works on two different projects—he on the business side and me on the engineering. It's surprising that we're able to be so in sync all the time. We rarely have disagreements. We also benefit from an incredible team. And in fact, most of them went to Johns Hopkins—they're the same people I studied with or took courses with. Sometimes, it's like we're back in Brody Learning Commons, solving problems together.
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Even though it is named after the lion, it is based on a snake. In this style you move slowly while waiting to do something and then go very fast and strike in and out like a snake. This style requires a great deal of Balance and Intellect. This requires a sword and a iron fan. Light gear is also required.


"In the days of Amraphel…" (Gen. 14:1).
Genesis 14 confirms Lot's foolishness in walking by sight instead of living by the same generous faith as his uncle Abram (see chapter 13). Today's passage sets up the first disaster to befall Lot and his associates — their capture by a confederacy of kings in 14:12.
Chapter 14 is notable because it is the first mention of warfare between human beings in the Bible. Even though God was working through Abram to bless all nations (12:1–9), strife continued as men continued in their sin. As we strive by the power of the Spirit to bring God's kingdom to bear on earth, we should expect to struggle too. John Calvin, in his commentary on 14:1–7, argues that even though we continue to see wars and hear rumors of wars, we must remember that evil has long been with us. Still, we must fight against it, for its day is coming, the day when Jesus returns.
The events of Genesis 14 correspond with the archaeological evidence we have uncovered from Abram's time. Though we are not yet able to identify the various kings found in this chapter with any extra-biblical evidence, we can pinpoint some of the locations. Shinar (v. 1) is the site of the tower of Babel (11:1–9) and home of the Babylonian empire. Elam was a powerful country, located near the Kerkh river just north of the Persian Gulf (in modern-day Iran). The lands of Goiim and Ellasar are as yet unknown.
Five other cities: Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah, Zeboiim, and Bela were vassal states to the four kings previously mentioned (14:2–4) and were in rebellion against their lords. This means that the five cities had, in their thirteenth year of subjugation under Shinar, Elam, Ellasar, and Goiim, ceased to pay the tribute of money and produce they owed as servants of those kingdoms. Thus, in the next year, Chedorlaomer of Elam led a confederacy including the three other overlords to punish the five cities for their lack of fealty (vv. 5–7).
Yet before the war between the kings is described, Moses tells us of several other peoples the four overlords conquered on their way to discipline their vassals. Hearing of such a feat leads us to acknowledge the unstoppable might of these four kings.
As we will soon see, the mighty kings of Ellasar, Goiim, Shinar, and Elam were no match for Abram, a faithful covenant keeper. Though the kingdoms of this world may rage against the Lord, in the end they will be no match for Christ Jesus, the perfect covenant keeper. In our day we see much warfare, but as Christians we should be the most at peace. Take some time to pray about any anxiety you may have so that you may be confident in Christ.


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CARLOS SONNENSCHEIN
Carlos Sonnenschein was trained as a Medical Doctor and qualified as a Doctor in Medicine at the School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires (UBA), in Argentina. He practiced as a pediatric endocrinologist for 5 years. He then turned toward the sciences and trained as a cytogeneticist at the UBA Faculty of Sciences. In 1965, he migrated to the USA and settled at the Children's Hospital in Boston. In 1969, Sonnenschein was appointed as Assistant Professor at Tufts University School of Medicine; in 1980 he became Full Professor there, a position that he occupies today. His research interests were primed by a three-month period spent in Paris, France, in 1970, at Hôpital Bicêtre (with Etienne-Emile Baulieu, INSERM) where he engaged in studying the control of cell proliferation by estrogens. Back at Tufts University, he built an experimental laboratory group dedicated to study the above referred subject. In the late 1980s, in collaboration with Professor Ana Soto, they serendipitously discovered that synthetic estrogens were shed from plastic centrifuge tubes. As a result, together, they established the bases of the field of environmental estrogen disruptors (EED). In 1999, they published a book, The Society of Cells, in which they proposed the tissue organization field theory of carcinogenesis (TOFT). Sonnenschein has been active in this research field in which he combines cancer research and developmental biology.


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Report: Promote.Protect.Defend.
Rights Defenders Action Group
Resources for adults
Adults who support you
New toolkit helps children act as human rights defenders
Protections for protest: Young rights defenders on climate strike
Youth workers can support young Human Rights Defenders— as long as they know what this means
RIGHTS DEFENDERS TOOLKIT
A new toolkit from Children's Parliament and the Children and Young People's Commissioner explains the work we've done around child human rights defenders and contains practical activities that will let you carry out a project of your own.
The Rights Defenders Action group is made up of a group of young human rights defenders working to promote and protect human rights— and to make it easier for other young people to do so.
News and stories about children and young people defending human rights in Scotland, including blogs from children and young people themselves.
Read our news and stories
These are resources which can help adults understand what it means for children and young people to be Rights Defenders and what their responsibilities might be in supporting them.
These Rights Defenders resources for adults give more information about how children and young people defend human rights and provide ways to support them to do this.
This toolkit is a resource for adults across Scotland who work with children and young people. It explains the work we've done around child human rights defenders and contains practical activities that will let you carry out a project of your own.
Download the toolkit.
Duty bearers
All adults can support children and young people to be Rights Defenders, but some are duty bearers— meaning their role gives them a particular responsibility to do this.
Learn about duty bearing roles that adults might have.
Resources from the Children's Commissioner's office
Promote. Protect. Defend.
A report on what adults in power should do to help children and young people to act as Rights Defenders, created with the help of the inspiring young people of the Human Rights Defenders Action Group.
UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders (Child-friendly version)
The UN Declaration on Human Rights Defenders applies to people of all ages, but it's not easy for younger people to understand. This is a simpler version intended to make it more clear.
Recommended reading for younger human rights defenders
One of the recommendations of our report on children human rights defenders is that everyone learns about human rights from a very early age.
With that in mind, this list of books can be used to inspire children to find out about human rights and the people who have fought for them.
Official site of the Day of General Discussion
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child's site explaining 2018's Day of General Discussion on children and young people as human rights defenders.
Child Rights Connect: Children Human Rights Defenders
Child Rights Connect's page explaining the concept of children as human rights defenders and work the organisation does to support them.
Children's Parliament: Children as Human Rights Defenders
Children's Parliament page on the work they've done ahead of the UN Day of General Discussion.
Day of General Discussion Resources
Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland: DGD Submission
Together Scotland: DGD Submission
Child Rights Connect: The views, perspectives and recommendations of children across the world.
Resources from our partners
Children's Parliament: Shields resource
A resource designed to help children make their own Rights Defenders shields, which explains how to run a shield-making workshop and provides templates for children to make their own alone and in a group.
Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland: Balloon exercise
A resource that uses the metaphor of a balloon to help children and young people think about defending human rights. Each group gets a picture of a balloon, then uses parts of the drawing to think about different issues around being a Rights Defender.
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