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U.S. Performance Academy
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USPA Curriculum
View USPA's Curriculum
Acquire subject level mastery
Courses are accredited by AdvanceED and NCAA approved
Highly-qualified and certified teachers work 1:1 with students to communicate via video-conferencing, live chat, telephone and text
Learning coaches who support students and families beyond the classroom
Access to on-demand tutoring 6 days a week, 17 hours a day
Interactive and engaging courses with on demand video instruction by real teachers
A 21st Century Skills Based Education
The fast-paced nature of todays technologically driven workforce requires self directed learning at all ages
Instruction on key concepts and skills through expert on-screen teachers
Highly interactive courses with multiple ways for students to interact with content and practice skills
Rigorous standards aligned with real world examples and assignments
Multiple supports, including captioning, text-to-speech, read aloud, translation, and the ability to pause/rewind/replay instruction
Self-paced mastery of content so students can work through material at their own rate
Technology is constantly being developed, altered, and improved upon
Employers that say that traditional K-12 schools are deficient in preparing students with basic employment skills (Deloitte Development)
Employers that say traditional K-12 schools are not doing a good job of preparing students for tomorrows workplace (Deloitte Development)
Overall consensus that students are not equipped with the marketable skills to enter the global workforce in today's society (Deloitte Development)
Seacoast Spartans Organization Staff
KURT MALLETTDirector of Hockey Operations
As a seasoned skating and skills coach, Kurt Mallett's mastery of teaching has transformed young athletes into outstanding hockey players. Mallett played four years of collegiate hockey, where he earned the honor of All American his senior year. Kurt also tallied 217 points in his 4 Collegiate Seasons of Hockey as well as 2 NCAA final four appearances, and held a 2 year Captain position for the Vikings. Kurt also played 6 yrs of professional hockey between the ECHL & IHL, before retiring to be a professional coach.
CHRIS DAVIDSONGeneral Manager of Seacoast Spartans
Responsible for the oversight and management of all Spartans Boys teams (Mites through Juniors) and the Seacoast Performance Academy. Chris spent the last 20 years coaching at the Collegiate and Prep School levels. He was also a four-year letter winner at Saint Michael's College capturing a National Championship in 1999.
BRETT TRYDERU20 EHL Head Coach
A native of Melrose Massachusetts, Coach Brett Tryder takes the position of Head Coach with the Seacoast Spartans EHL (U20) team that will be making their first ever appearance in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) in the 2019/20 season. Tryder's coaching experience includes a ten year stint at Plymouth State University where he spent 7 years as the Panthers Head Coach, and 4 successful years with the New England Wolves. Tryder comes from a family of coaches and had a successful playing career at Melrose High School, which led to his playing at both Salem State and Fitchburg State Universities.
MYKUL HAUNSpartans Skills Instructor
Mykül recently completed four seasons as the Head Coach for the Plymouth State University Women's Ice Hockey program. During his time there he set records for regular season wins, playoff appearances, playoff wins, and coached players with NEHC post season honors – including the most players in school history with all-academic honors. He began his coaching career in the prominent Eastern Junior Hockey League (EJHL) with the New York Apple Core. Established and coach the Westchester Express Midget U16 AAA hockey program. During his two-year span in New York he also garnered an Eastern Junior Elite Prospects League Coach of the Year award along with three straight State Championship appearances, including the State finals in 2013.
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Соревнования по карате среди женщин в категории до 68 кг на первых Европейских играх прошли 14 июня. Приняли участие 8 спортсменок из 8 стран. Соревнования проходили в Бакинском кристальном зале.

Победу в турнире одержала азербайджанская каратистка Ирина Зарецкая, разгромившая в финале австрийскую спортсменку Алису Бухингер, а третье досталось каратистке из Черногории Марине Ракович.

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//  Created by moxin on 2015-06-01 19:41:08 +0800.
//  Copyright (c) 2015年 VizLab. All rights reserved.
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#import "TPMessageListModel.h"
#import "TPMessageListItem.h"
@interface TPMessageListModel()

@end

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    return config;
}

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Local Environmental Groups Targeted by TransCanada, to Confront Company at Open House in Ottawa Area
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Posted on November 18, 2014 | Ecology Ottawa | Written on November 18, 2014
Energy East pipeline
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Ottawa-Based Groups Shocked at TransCanada 'Dirty Tactics' Campaign
Company to Face Opposition at Kemptville Open House
Kemptville, Ontario – November 18, 2014 – After leaked documents exposed a TransCanada plan to attack organizations and municipalities opposed to the controversial Energy East pipeline, many of those groups signalled their intention to not be silenced by TransCanada.
The documents highlighting a strategy to promote the Energy East pipeline by undertaking a pseudo-grassroots campaign were released earlier on Greenpeace's website. They document TransCanada's intention to use third-party voices to discredit 'opponents', including the Council of Canadians, Greenpeace, and Ecology Ottawa, by conducting research, putting pressure on opposition groups, and doing and saying things "when TransCanada can't."
TransCanada plans to host a community session between 4pm and 8pm at the North Grenville Municipal Centre, 285 County Road 44, where representatives of many of the groups named in the document will attend to publicly confront the company, with flyers, banners and signs.
"This is an important opportunity to highlight that residents in Kemptville don't want this pipeline to be built. TransCanada says they're in Kemptville to hear from the public, but they've shown that they're not interested in facing concerned residents," noted Chris Weissflog, a member of Sustainable North Grenville.
"We're shocked and appalled that one of the richest oil companies in the world would plot to attack a small environmental organization working to protect local rivers. TransCanada has shown that they're not interested in addressing concerns about the pipeline, they're just out to shoot the messenger" signalled Ben Powless, Pipeline Campaigner with Ecology Ottawa.
The Council of Canadians has just completed an Atlantic Canada tour along the proposed pipeline route. Climate and Energy Campaigner Andrea Harden-Donahue contends "Despite TransCanada's heavy handed advertising and PR tactics, people are recognizing the risks to their land, waterways, health and our shared climate. There is a growing wall of opposition to this pipeline that is all risk and little reward for Canadians."
"Not only does the Energy East pipeline represent a threat to communities along the route, it would also be a climate disaster," noted Lisa Pepper of the 350.org Ottawa Chapter. "The extra tar sands emissions from building this pipeline would be the same as restarting Ontario's coal plants. Our climate cannot afford that."
Chris Weissflog, Sustainable North Grenville: 613-724-7674 / chrisw@ecogenenergy.ca
Ben Powless, Ecology Ottawa: 613-601-4219 / ben.powless@ecologyottawa.ca
Andrea Harden-Donahue, Council of Canadians: 613-793-5488 / aharden@canadians.org
Cam Fenton, 350.org: 604-369-2155 / cam@350.org
Founded in 2006, Ecology Ottawa has grown to become the largest organization in the city focused on local environmental issues. The organization was created based on the belief that the City of Ottawa needs to become... More
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Celebrated in the Jewish New Year (Rosh haShanah), are the many New Beginnings or New Creations that the LORD does and has done for mankind.
From the dawn of time with the creation of the heavens and the earth until eternity with the creation of the New Heavens and the New Earth, God has been and will be in the business of making New Beginnings.
The LORD shows us time and time again in scripture that when things in life seem hopeless or come to an end, there is always some new work of God to look forward to.
This book will show how God's relationship with mankind, broken by sin, is restored by the sacrifice of Jesus (Yeshua).
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The purpose of these round tables (organised in strong partnership with the European Documentation Centre UAB) is to serve as spaces for learning and debate about European modern topics. Strong emphasis is placed on the role of the EU as a provider of security responses to challenges (i.e. food security, energy, environment, consumers, security and defence, cybersecurity). It is about approaching the Europeanisation of such policies and to explain more in details the implications of European regulations to citizens. They are also meant to show the rising amount of rights acquired by citizens through the European legal framework. The structure of the round table usually follows the same pattern: Introduction of the topic by means of the Chair responsible or the assistant, brief intervention by the invited expert (up to 30-45 minutes), follow-up questions from the moderator of the event and finally at least 30 minutes of public debate with questions from the audience.
Below you can find a list of the EU Talks which were already celebrated:
N. 1: "The EU's response to Fake News". Expert: Mr. Jaime Andreu Romeo, special advisor for DG Communication from the European Commission
N. 2: "It's a brave new world! Opportunities, risks and security threats in an EU digitized society". Expert: Dr. Juan Antonio Cordero Fuertes, Maître de Conferences at École Polytechnique from Paris
N. 3: "New media policy challenges posed by the new content and distribution platforms: the EU at the crossroads". Expert: Prof. Alison Harcourt from the University of Exeter and director of the Centre for European Governance of the same university.
N. 4: "Economic governance and philosophy of the European Integration project". Book presentation and discussion. Expert and Author: Prof. Joan Cals, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
N. 5: "US-China conflict: Impact to Japan, Asia and European Union". Expert: Prof. Tomomi Kozaki, School of Economics, Senshu University of Japan.
N. 6: "30 Years of the Berlin Wall Fall". Expert: Prof. Josep Maria Lloveras, former EC representative and EU ambassador.


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Q: How do I find the expected coverage of the domain after K ranges are selected? If I have a domain of 0 to 1000000 (but I doubt the domain matters, just that the ranges can overlap). I then chose 1% ranges uniformly, allowing for ranges to overlap completely or partially.
How do I find the expected percent of the domain that will be covered after K selections?
This seems like a simple selection with replacement but since the ranges can overlap I'm not sure how to find it. Is it as simple as repeatedly adding the useful part of the next selection? The first selection covers 1% if the domain. The second selection also covers 1% of the domain but since only 99% is uncovered, the expected coverage of the second selection is 0.99%, thus after 2 selections it is 1.99%...and so on with decreasing returns on each selection?
An example might be:
Domain: 0-999999 (in a dense sequence)
Percent selected per instance: 1%
Selection count: 50
Each range is chosen uniformly.
And I want to know what the expected % of the whole domain was covered (or remains uncovered as it provides the same information).
So on the first choice maybe the range is 128774-138773. Now after one selection 1% of the values have been covered. The second selection is 250791-260790 and now 2% is selected (but it also could have been 131456-141455 which would have overlapped with the first range resulting in less than 2% currently being covered). And so on for the remaining 48 selections.

A: You can estimate this by simplifying the problem: say you have $N$ bins, and you place $M$ marbles into them selecting a bin at random; you want to count the number of bins with at least one marble.  You relate this estimate to your real problem by dividing the size of the domain by the "percent selected per instance".
The formula for the simplified model is going to look a lot like this.

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If it isn't obvious by now, I am intrigued with Scottish History, but I hope to use that interest as a springboard for more expansive thoughts. History is about particulars, but equally it is about the expansion of the general from the particular. A case in point is an object in the collection of the National Museum of Scotland. While searching for information on the early Jacobite rebellions I came across an archer's coat. It is a tartan coat of the Royal Company of Archers and according to the museum archives if is from circa 1750. At first glance that would be as wrong as anything I know. The style of the coat is at least 75 years older than that, and in fact I have seen this same coat on the Internet dated as being from 1715, which still seems only slightly less jarring. So what is it, 1715 or 1750 and how long were the archers and their tailors living in the hills? The search was on for information about this coat, which led to the family portrait illustrated here.
The painting appeared in several online articles, but I couldn't find an attribution. Finally one posting attributed it to Du Pan, who it developed was Barthélemy Du Pan and the subjects were the children of Frederick, Prince of Wales. The figure in the tartan archery uniform is the future George III. His outfit is that of the Royal Company of Archers, who are the ceremonial bodyguards of the sovereign in Scotland. Formed as a society of archers in the 1670s they obtained a charter from Queen Anne in 1704 and letters patent as a royal company in 1713. The uniform of the company was created at or about this time and is a "plainer" version of the uniform worn by the young George. This uniform was the standard though his time and then lapsed until 1789 when a more contemporary version was created. Preparing for the visit of George IV in 1822, a uniform was created using black watch tartan for the trews and short jacket. This is a synopsis of information that comes from an article concerning the Archers on the web by Peter Eslea MacDonald and is well worth a full read. The author goes into detail about the tartan and the history of the company. He says it much better than I.
What intrigues me is that without the supporting evidence of the Archer's use of historical costume, as a uniform, the dating would look wrong. The fact that the uniform was unchanged for decades and was stylistically dated when conceived around 1713 creates an anachronism that can confuse the modern eye. MacDonald creates a visual timeline that places this particular anachronism within a forty-year span. How often does this happen without our awareness? Were items of clothing created for a specific purpose that were recognized at the time as being anachronistic? In an age that saw itself as public theatre are we at a risk of dating too specifically or rather too knowingly. I'm not looking to overturn the cart, rather are there groups or events which create their own timeframe outside of the normal flow for a specific reason, that goes as of yet undocumented?
the promise of reconciliation? This is why I often prefer history to fiction. Here is the image of the future George III, the farmer king, in a stylistically archaic tartan uniform 70 odd years before his more sartorially recognized son, George IV, wore tartan so famously in 1822. George IV and Sir Walter Scott, the marshaling force behind the 1822 visit, have been criticized for their unbridled creativity and reinvention of costume. Maybe they did, but they were hardly new to the block.
Jeffrey Hopper is an author, editor and the Manager of the Warner House, in Portsmouth, NH.
I guess this uniform was exempted from the notorious Diskilting Act, which made it illegal to even possess any tartan.
Fabulous, I hadn't actually seen that costume before.
Great post! I hadn't seen that picture before and neither did I know about this company of archers. But I did know that the tartan worn by official loyalist groups (like the British Highland regiments) escaped the ban imposed after the Battle of Culloden.
Dating and the considered use of historical anachronism in the past is a very interesting thing to consider indeed. Of course, we, supposedly well-informed 21rst century enthousiasts, are in danger of misinterpreting things like this... That why the context of costume finds is so important.


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Q: Calling Stored Procedure inserts NULL in all columns in MySQL 5.5 I am trying to call an Insert Stored Procedure in MySQL 5.5. The Stored Procedure I am using is :
DELIMITER $$

CREATE DEFINER=`root`@`%` PROCEDURE `SetProvince`(
IN p_Code VARCHAR(20),
IN p_Name VARCHAR(200),
IN p_CountryID INT(11),
IN p_Description TEXT,
IN p_IsActive BIT(1),
IN p_CreationDatestamp CHAR(8)
)
BEGIN

    INSERT INTO province
    (
      `Code`,
      `Name`,
      `CountryID`,
      `Description`,
      `IsActive`,
      `CreationDatestamp`
    )
    VALUES
    (
      @p_Code,
      @p_Name,
      @p_CountryID,
      @p_Description,
      @p_IsActive,
      @p_CreationDatestamp
    );

END;

But whenever I call a Stored Procedure as :
   CALL SetProvince('0003','Assam',1,'hehehehehe',1,'20130607');

It inserts NULL in all columns. Where I am wrong in this?
The table structure is :
CREATE TABLE `province` (
`ID` int(11) NOT NULL AUTO_INCREMENT,
`Code` varchar(20) DEFAULT NULL,
`Name` varchar(200) DEFAULT NULL,
`CountryID` int(11) DEFAULT NULL,
`Description` text,
`IsActive` bit(1) DEFAULT NULL,
`CreationDatestamp` char(8) DEFAULT NULL,
PRIMARY KEY (`ID`),
KEY `FK_province_country_idx` (`CountryID`),

CONSTRAINT FK_province_country FOREIGN KEY (CountryID) REFERENCES country (ID)     ON DELETE NO ACTION ON UPDATE NO ACTION)
ENGINE=InnoDB AUTO_INCREMENT=53 DEFAULT CHARSET=latin1$$

A: You shouldn't put @ before the variable names. The variables @p_Code and p_Code are two different variables.
@-variables are available for one connection's entire life so you can reach it from different procedures, triggers, normal queries and so on.
Declared variables and procedure parameters are available in that scope only.


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Pacolet P-2621
Waterway Pacolet River
Mode of hydropower generation Run-of-river/Peaking
FERC docket # P-2621
Owner Lockhart Power Company
Owner type Investor-Owned Utility
Transmission or distribution system owner Lockhart Power Co
Average annual net hydropower generation 5,081.7 mWH
The project is located on the Pacolet River in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, and does not occupy federal lands. The project consists of following two developments:
Lower Pacolet Development
The Lower Pacolet development is currently licensed and includes a 347-foot-long by 24-foot-high concrete and rubble masonry dam (lower dam), with 4-foot-high flashboards, that impounds an 11-acre reservoir (lower reservoir); an intake structure equipped with trashracks; a 100-foot-long by 10-foot-diameter penstock leading to a powerhouse (lower powerhouse) with two generating units with a total installed capacity of 800 kilowatts (kW); a 330-foot-long concrete training wall guiding powerhouse outflow to the Pacolet River; a 250-foot-long, 480-volt (V) transmission line; and an access road connecting the powerhouse to Montgomery Avenue. The Lower Pacolet development flow diversions bypass about 990 feet of the Pacolet River.
Upper Pacolet Development
Lockhart Power proposes to add a new development (Upper Pacolet development) to the project utilizing an existing dam and reservoir located about 300 feet upstream of the lower reservoir. There currently are no generating facilities at the dam and reservoir.
The proposed Upper Pacolet development will consist of the existing 315-foot-long by 18-foot-high concrete and rubble masonry dam (upper dam) with new 3-foot-high flashboards installed on top of the dam that will impound a 30-acre reservoir (upper reservoir); an existing 36-foot-wide intake proposed to be fitted with vertical gates operated by rack and pinion operators; a new trashrack to be installed on the intake structure; a new powerhouse (upper powerhouse) integral with the intake structure and containing a generating unit having an installed capacity of 1,100 kW; a new 40-foot-long curved guide wall directing flows from the powerhouse into the lower reservoir; a new 200-foot-long, 600-V transmission line; and an access road connecting the powerhouse to South Carolina Highway 569/150 (Sunny Acres Road). The Upper Pacolet development flow diversions will bypass about 100 feet of the Pacolet River.
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Chevrolet Cars
How To Read Chevy Vin Numbers?
By John Cook 04.10.2022
How do you decipher the VIN number on a Chevy? The vehicle identification number (VIN) for the Chevrolet truck may be found on a tag that is connected to the dash panel on the driver's side, under the windshield molding
The first character will provide information about the location of the truck's manufacturing facility
A reference to the maker is made by the second character
Gain an understanding of the divide through the use of the third character
How to Decipher the VIN Number on a Chevrolet
1G1 = Original Equipment Manufacturer (Chevrolet United States)
J is the code for the platform (Chevrolet Cavalier)
C stands for the Platform Series Code
1 indicates the body style, which is a two-door coupe
2 = Restraint Type
4 = Engine Type (LN2
Gas L4 SFI)
0 represents the security code
1 = Model Year (2001)
WMI. The WMI is comprised of the digits 1, 2, and 3, combined (World Manufacturer Identifier).
1 How to check Chevrolet VIN number and vehicle history?
2 What does the first position on the VIN number mean?
3 What does Vin stand for?
4 How can I read a VIN number for free?
5 What do the numbers on a Chevy VIN mean?
6 How do you tell what year a Chevy is by the VIN number?
7 How do I decode GM VIN codes?
8 How do you read a VIN number on a Chevy Silverado?
9 What size Chevy engine do I have by VIN?
10 What each digit means in a VIN?
11 How do I tell what year my Chevy truck is?
12 How do you decode a VIN number?
13 How do you read a GM body code?
14 What year is Chevy motor?
15 How do I know what engine is in my Silverado?
16 What do the first 3 digits of a VIN mean?
17 Can my VIN number tell me what model I have?
18 How do you read a GM VIN number?
19 How to decode a 13 digit VIN number?
20 How to interpret a Chevy truck Vin?
How to check Chevrolet VIN number and vehicle history?
The Chevrolet VIN decoder allows users to look up and check the Chevrolet VIN Number as well as obtain vehicle history. This is the Chevrolet Vehicle Identification Number decoder. Every Chevrolet automobile has a unique identity code called a VIN.
What does the first position on the VIN number mean?
A character that specifies the nation in which the vehicle was manufactured or the location where it was put together for the last time occupies the first position in the vehicle identification number (VIN).
This pinpoints the location of the Chevrolet factory.
It's possible that being in first place will also reveal where the Chevrolet headquarters are located.
The manufacturer of your car may be determined from this number.
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What does Vin stand for?
What what is a VIN?The acronym VIN refers to the Vehicle Identification Number, which has been represented as a 17-character serial number ever since 1981.In a vehicle identification number, or VIN, there are different locations that each indicate a different component of the car.characters that are used to identify several aspects of a car, such as its body design, model, and engine type.
How can I read a VIN number for free?
There are a lot of free programs available online that can assist you in deciphering the numbers and the meanings they represent. Enter ″online VIN decoder″ into a search engine, and then choose one of the top results that comes up. When you use certain decoders, you won't have to pay anything to have access to basic information, while others will charge you for the whole report.
What do the numbers on a Chevy VIN mean?
Verify that the first two numbers of the vehicle identification number (VIN), also known as the World Manufacturer Identification (WMI), are 1G.This indicates that the car was built by GM in the United States.The division of General Motors is indicated by the third number of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) (1 = Chevrolet, 2 = Pontiac, 3 = Oldsmobile, 4 = Buick, 6 = Cadillac, 8 = Saturn).
How do you tell what year a Chevy is by the VIN number?
The model year of the vehicle is indicated by the 17th and final character of the vehicle identification number (VIN). This specification applies to motor vehicles manufactured on or after January 1, 1981.
How do I decode GM VIN codes?
The following describes the format of GM:
Model platform code, which is the fourth digit
5th digit: Model series code
Body type is the sixth digit
Restraint type, including seatbelts and airbags, is the seventh digit
Engine type is the eighth digit
9th digit: Check digit
Model year is denoted by the 10th digit
11th digit: Manufacturer or Factory ID
How do you read a VIN number on a Chevy Silverado?
How to Decipher the VIN Number on Your Chevrolet Silverado
You should be able to see a stamped metal plate that is riveted to the driver's dashboard when you are standing outside the truck and looking through the lower windshield. The Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is the set of numbers that are engraved on the plate.
Determine the VIN code. The VIN is encoded in the correct order.
Make use of the VIN.
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What size Chevy engine do I have by VIN?
The number that is connected with your vehicle identification number (VIN) may be used to do the calculation that determines the size of your engine. At the very beginning of the number sequence is the tenth digit from the left, which denotes the model year. The initial eight digits of the number sequence show the engine codes.
What each digit means in a VIN?
The Vehicle Description Section is comprised of the digits found in positions 4 through 9. (VDS). Your vehicle's model, body style, restraint system, gearbox type, and engine code are all described by the fourth through eighth digits of the VIN. The ninth digit is known as the check digit, and it is employed in the process of identifying potentially counterfeit VINs.
How do I tell what year my Chevy truck is?
In most cases, the handbook for the automobile will provide information on the year in which the truck was produced. If you do not have access to the vehicle's handbook, looking up the model year of a Chevy truck using its VIN number is the most straightforward method. A Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) is assigned to every Chevy vehicle that was produced after 1972.
How do you decode a VIN number?
How to decode a VIN?
The World Manufacturer Identifier, which is comprised of the digits 1 through 3, is as follows:
The vehicle descriptor section is represented by the digits 4 through 8, and
Digit 9 is a check digit
The Vehicle Identifier Section is comprised of the Digits 10 through 17
The 11th digit represents the plant code for the manufacturer
How do you read a GM body code?
The code, which consists of two numbers and one letter, provides information on the month and week of the month in which the vehicle was manufactured. The first two digits stand for the month (01 for January, 02 for February, and so on), while the letter stands for the week of the month (A for the first week, B for the second week, and so on).
What year is Chevy motor?
Codes ranging from seven to eight digits long make up the identifying number. The Chevrolet's production date as well as the country in which it was assembled may be deduced from the first five digits of the prefix. The suffix offers information on the size of the Chevy engine, the model year, and the horsepower. The number of digits in the suffix might range anywhere from two to three.
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How do I know what engine is in my Silverado?
Can you tell me about the engine in my Silverado? Find it by glancing at the number at the bottom of your window, which is your vehicle's identification number. They indicate the make and model of the vehicle's powertrain. Model years are listed clockwise from the left, and engine codes are shown counterclockwise from the right.
What do the first 3 digits of a VIN mean?
The global manufacturer identifier is comprised of the first three digits and letters of a vehicle identification number (VIN) (WMI). The nation of origin may be determined by looking at the first digit or letter in this group. For instance, the first numbers on American-made automobiles often begin with 1, 4, or 5. Mexico is in third place, while Canada is in second.
Can my VIN number tell me what model I have?
Each component of the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) offers a specific piece of information about the vehicle, such as the year, nation, and factory of manufacture; the brand, model, and serial number of the vehicle; and so on. VINs are often only printed on a single line when they are produced.
How do you read a GM VIN number?
Every motor vehicle, including those manufactured by GM, is assigned a vehicle identification number, or VIN, which serves as a singular identifier for that particular automobile.The Car Identification Number (VIN) is printed on a plate that is fastened to the left side of the dashboard of the vehicle.This plate may be seen most clearly from the outside of the vehicle by looking through the windshield.
How to decode a 13 digit VIN number?
Check the first digit of the vehicle identification number (VIN) to determine the nation where the vehicle was manufactured. Find the second digit in the sequence of the vehicle identification number (VIN) to find out who the manufacturer of the car is. Find out what kind of car you have by looking at the third digit of the vehicle identification number (VIN).
How to interpret a Chevy truck Vin?
Your vehicle was manufactured in the United States if the number is 1 or 5, in Canada if it is 2, in Mexico if it is 3, or in Australia if it is 6. – K is a product of South Korean construction. – J was constructed in Japan.


Camera pictures to come. Sneak peak of the beautiful Zion National Park, accessed from Zion wilderness area.
Lugares impresionantes que nos demuestran lo pequeño que somos antes esta inmensa creación de Dios.
All decked out in @contourcreative at Zion.
Thanks to @lamaj18 for holding my camera.
Zion National Park, at least the parts @kirvanaaa and I saw, were mesmerizing and refreshing from all the desert and urban landscapes I'd been seeing lately. The waterfall residuals that fell on me felt so good in the hot, dry weather. Enjoy the video clips I got from our short but sweet road trip.
We had so much fun this morning at our scavenger hunt! Thanks to all who participated, we hope you have a very hoppy Easter!
Earth day 🌏 in Zion another successful event.
I was on my way home from Death Valley and decided to stop in Zion on the way home. I had just run into @benhornephoto a little while before shooting this image. I love dramatic images and my camera more often than not is wearing a polarizer. I never thought a scan would do this slide justice, but I'm happy with what I got out of it. Shot on @fujifilm_profilm Velvia 50 slide film on my @chamonixviewcamera 45F-2 large format view camera with a 150mm normal lens.
Miss hiking Angels Landing. Got to go back this year before they start a permit system.
Took the shuttle through the park yesterday and just took it easy.
Happy Easter everyone! We hope your day is full of family and great adventures! If you're in Zion today, be sure to stop by and check out our Easter sale on all kinds of apparel and gear! Be sure to tag us in any of your adventures so we can see what you've been up to as well! .
Zion National Park, 4/2019. Did not disappoint 💗✌🏼🚗.
Zion National Park has been exceptionally busy this past week. Between spring break and various trail/Park closures, people recreating inside the National Park have sat in 2-hour long lines and hiked crowded trails. It can be difficult to get away and still enjoy the outdoors. Thanks to canyoneering, we've been able to avoid crowds and continue to be immersed in the desert southwest.
Happy Easter from Zion National Park!! Instead of hunting for eggs, I'm hunting for sticks and admiring the beauty of this amazing park.
Observation Point, Zion National Park.
#Utah is beautiful. If a bald eagle took a dump on me right now as I stood here, I wouldn't of even cared. 🇺🇸 Oh and don't bother swiping to look at the other photos. They're basically the same. Derp lol.
So Zion was pretty cool! .


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Q: Perl Testing: How to stop testing in a single file after first failure I'm using Test::More module. If i have a .t file with a bunch of tests (mainly using ok()); how can I make the testcase stop after the first failure. What i'm seeing right now is if the first ok fails; the subsequent ok() cases are still being run.
I looked at using Test::More::Bail_OUT; but that will stop all testing to stop (meaning other .t files I have) rather than just testing to stop for the particular file.
Thanks!

A: Call done_testing() and exit.
ok( first_test(), 'first test' ) or done_testing, exit;
ok( second_test(), 'second test' );
...

In other cases, you can use the skip function inside a block with a SKIP label.
SKIP: {
    ok( first_test ) or skip "useless to run the next 4 tests", 4;
    ok( second_test );
    ok( third_test );
    ok( fourth_test );
    ok( fifth_test );
}
ok( sixth_test );
done_testing();

The main advantage of skip/SKIP is that it is supported in older versions of Test::More.

A: The Test::More POD mentions Test::Most for better control.  Perhaps die_on_fail does what you need.


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In November/ December, Nicaragua is filled with lush greenery, as the wet season comes to an end, but its not quite fully transitioned into the dry season. Waves are smaller, but consistent, and you can often find the beaches all to yourself. If you're seeking A/C, hot running water, TV, or cell phone service, this is not your vacation. Most places this way offer a different type of luxury. Whether you'll see that or not, depends on how well you can let go of the world you know, the "things" you think you need, and if it's possible to set your mind fully on relaxation mode.
The whisper of pacific waves fill the warm air, as we sit on the deck of our private beach front cabaña. Hidden in a tiny cove, amongst a forest of teak trees, an unmappable place you're only able to find, if you know where you are looking. Close your eyes in a hammock, lounge poolside on a cush chaise, sink into a new-to-you read from the House Library, sip a freshly concocted cocktail poured with award winning local rum from the ocean view open air bar, and breath. Uummm-haaaaaaaaaa. Let it go.
There is no time here, no place to be, no rules. Wherever you are, you're already there.
From aromatherapy shampoos in the roofless waterfall rock showers, local beers poured in wine glasses, carafes of cool water served poolside on white linen covered silver trays, and tiny ramekins of sea salt & pepper; before you think you want it, it's here.
Simplistic luxury in the highest form, LaBahia Beach Hotel will sweep you into another world that you may just want to keep all to yourself.


Open 20 Mile Road Run, at the NSC in Douglas.
Leinster Management Ltd., Open 20 mile Road Run, at the NSC in Douglas.
19 entered: 4 female and 15 male. Two other prizes where given: 1st over 40 - Geoff Rice. 1st over 50 - Paul Curphey. Sam Fletcher walked the full distance. Kevin Deakes had 6 laps to go but did not finish due to a calf injury. It was cold but dry.
Many thanks to all who helped: Lap counters, marshals, water station, catering and time keeping.


Peptide handling & storage guidelines - How to store a peptide?
Peptides are shipped at ambient temperature by standard shipment process (FEDEX, Post, DHL…).
Smart Bioscience peptides are delivered as lyophilized powders. The apparent volume of powder can be variable between 2 tubes containing the same quantity. This difference should not be regarded with suspicion. Some peptides, such as short sequences, are highly hygroscopic and therefore can appear as a gel or can be hardly visible.
The stability of custom peptides is not defined by Smart Bioscience and can be assessed upon request.
Lyophilized peptides are stable at room temperature and can be kept in their initial packaging for several days to weeks. Otherwise, peptides can be stored at 4 °C or colder, according to your preference and to experimental requirements. Peptides should be protected from intense light.
We recommend to store peptides at < -20 °C or -80°C for a period longer than 4 weeks.
Smart Bioscience is acting on behalf of its clients to produce their peptides. Smart Bioscience does not determine the toxicity of peptides and do not provide safety datasheets. Therefore, It cannot be held responsible in case of an accident. Nevertheless, we recommend our clients to handle peptides with caution. Lyophilized peptides can be volatile. Some peptides can be toxic for humans, animals or environment. The use of laboratory personal protective equipment, such as gloves, masks and safety glasses is mandatory. Finally, it is very important to handle peptides in a clean and well-ventilated room.
Ensure that your peptides are optimally stored and enjoy your experiments!


PTZ cameras allow the operator to remotely control the pan, tilt and zoom operations of the camera lens.
PTZ cameras are often connected to a digital video recorder (DVR) which records the full field of view in full quality.
Other types of cameras are ePTZ or virtual pan-tilt-zoom (VPTZ) where a high-resolution video surveillance camera digitally zooms and pans into portions of the image, with no physical camera movement.
Ultra-low bandwidth surveillance streaming technologies use VPTZ to stream user-defined areas in higher quality without increasing overall bandwidth usage.


Head of Oil Production and Refining Dept.
Head of Defence Complex Dept.
Head of Gas and Chemicals Dept.
Head of Wood Processing and Light Industries Dept.
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Claire England
Portfolia Venture Funds
Claire England is a veteran investor and startup advisor. She serves as Partner in two Portfolia venture funds: the new Food & AgTech Fund and the FemTech Fund, the nation's first venture capital fund dedicated to investing in women's health and wellness innovation. She is also a Kauffman Fellow, a prestigious post-graduate executive leadership program for top venture capitalists worldwide. Over her career, Claire has cultivated more than 20 years of leadership, strategy, and operations acumen in VC investing, entrepreneur ecosystems, and social impact organizations.
From 2014 to 2019, she directed Central Texas Angel Network (CTAN), a large investing community of family offices and high-net-worth individuals, of whom she recruited at least 40 percent. She led CTAN into a global model of early-stage investing, with its first IPO exits and an ROI exceeding the national average for VC returns. CTAN became the #1 most active angel group in the U.S. for the first time in its history, deploying a record $14 million annually. Her efforts to build an exceptional investor community and achieve best-in-class founder sourcing, due diligence, and deal leadership drove more than $74.4 million in funding for 115 companies, from pre-seed to pre-IPO stages.
Previously, she was Executive Director of RISE, which was pivotal in developing Austin's entrepreneur ecosystem into what it is today, and which Forbes recognized as a "Must-Attend Conference for Entrepreneurs." She also created international startup and investor projects, delivering exclusive programming for clients such as SXSW Interactive. She established her passion for fostering innovation as a startup's first full-time employee.
Claire serves on St. Edward's University's Business School Board of Advisors and as a mentor for Kauffman Fellows and startup accelerators, such as Techstars. She has served on numerous advisory committees for entrepreneurial and investing organizations, such as the Angel Capital Association, Startup America, and World Economic Forum's Global Shapers. She speaks at innovation conferences and leads workshops in the U.S. and internationally. In 2018, she received the Kauffman Fellows Leadership Award, and she was a 2013 Finalist for Austin Business Journal's Profiles in Power Award.
Claire is a cum laude graduate of Texas State University with a bachelor's degree in mass communication and public relations, and a minor in music (cello and vocal performance); she was also inducted into the Kappa Tau Alpha National Honor Society.
In her spare time, Claire enjoys international travel, triathlon, reading, cello, travel photography, and anything food related, especially exploring farmer's markets. She lives with her husband and their pug in Austin.
A member of Class 21, Claire served her fellowship at Central Texas Angel Network under the mentorship of then CTAN board member Rosa McCormick (Class 18). She is a mentor to Class 23 member Andrew Vranjes.


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Music Inspires, Molds Culture
Shayla Jones, Coverage Editor
Music, to some, is the voice of the people.
It can be used as a weapon in the war against conformity, political antics or the war against one's self. From the crooners of the '60s to the angst filled rock songs of the '90s, music has been seen as a form of self-expression for the masses since the first human life.
Lecturer of music history at the University of Washington, John Hanford III holds the belief that music interacts with almost all aspects of one's life.
"[Music] interacts with most aspects of culture, I should think: a two-way street — with the other arts, with politics, social order and class, religion, war, technology, poetry, dance, philosophy, sexual relations, to reinforce power structures and to challenge power structures," Hanford said.
Band teacher Eric Ryan reflects on his belief of how music and culture tie into one another and the way it plays into the simple human need to tell stories.
"I think music is culture. So much of music is storytelling and culture is passed down through storytelling. I also think music can positively inspire change and sometimes negatively inspire change. For so many, it is an outlet that can reach the masses (pop music, rap, movie music, etc.)," Ryan said.
Frederick Orton voices his thoughts on the ways music can be building blocks or the ties between one culture to another.
"I do believe that music can bring different cultures together. It helps build bridges and highlights seminaries and demonstrates that we are much more alike than we are different. Music is a universal language. Even written music can be read and played because it can be read and played by anyone who can read music, regardless of what language we speak," Orton said.
Orton, who has been teaching Multi-Cultural Studies for the last 12 years, uses music as a method of teaching. Music, which some could see as one of the ties between different cultures, is also something Orton sees as an important part of history.
"I use music in not only my Multi-Cultural Studies classes but in my American Studies classes as well. For example, when I teach about the 'Jazz Age' or the 'Harlem Renaissance', I introduce my students to the music of Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington and Count Basie. My students all listen to and study the lyrics of Billie Holiday's 'Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do'," Orton said. "In Multi-Cultural studies, I teach my students how to do the Hustle (to :'Stayin' Alive' by the Bee Gees) as I share about the impact that the Disco Culture (and the movie "Saturday Night Fever") had on not only the American Culture but many other parts of the world as well."
Hanford, who has been studying music in Seattle for the last 40 years, gives recommendations for further reading for anyone still interested in finding out more about how music affects one's relationships while also providing his insight into how music has been playing a role in human life for years.
"Perhaps [music affects our relationships] in more ways than I am aware of. I would recommend reading Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks and This Is Your Brain On Music by Levitin. But, the real killer is A World Inside, a movie that shows case histories of many elderly people suffering from Alzheimer's and stroke related problems. Playing the music of their youth reconnects them in meaningful ways to mental and physical activities," Hanford said. "Music has always been used as a social medium – 'functional music' played for religious and political events, social gatherings, hunting expeditions, marriages, dances, etc. Playing in a band, is the tightest sense of 'communion' I have probably ever experienced, for good or for bad."
Due to his close proximity to students Ryan has been able to see close up the affect music has had on his band students as well as reflecting on the way it has shaped his own relationships.
"Most of my friends from school were in music. Most of my friends now are colleagues that teach music. I met my wife when I taught her first grade class music," Ryan said. "It seems that many of my students have a core group of friends in band. Some have played together for many years. I see it as a positive interaction and positive relationship. I have past students that come back and see me and music is still a part of their life and some their employment."
Music is the voice of a generation. Orton, who has now had the opportunity to live through several different eras in American culture, expresses his opinion on what music can do to the culture of an area.
"Music can affect cultures in many ways. It can be an expression of emotion, history, current events or commentary. Culture impacts music and music impacts culture," Orton said.
Orton is one of the many who believe that music is a method of change. Here he gives examples of change affected with classics like 'Imagine' by John Lennon.
"Music does cause change and is often at the heart of change. The Civil Rights movement of the '60s was motivated by many of the song like 'We Shall Overcome' and the protests against the Vietnam War were expressed in songs like 'Give Peace a Chance' and 'Imagine,'" Orton said.
Ryan assumes that music will continue to affect change as he believes it already has. He also speaks about his time with a summer music tour through Europe.
"Yes, [music] has [brought people from different cultures together] and it will continue to. I am a part of a summer music tour that travels through Europe and I have seen this happen first hand," Ryan said.
Orton expresses excitement at the unknown aspect of how music will change next and his happiness at the opportunity to see it change as much as it already has in his lifetime.
"I am always excited to see what the next chapter in the music world will be. I have lived long enough to see many things go full circle. It seems like each generation tries to push the envelope, however one constant seems to be the human need for music and other forms of expression," Orton said.
Shayla Jones, Managing Editor
Shayla Jones, joined The Viking Vanguard her junior year of high school. Jones enjoys writing both journalistically and poetically. Jones also enjoys reading...
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For many consumers the time between a plane landing and boarding for the next flight may seem like an eternity. But for the men and women tasked with cleaning the cabin of said plane, the short time you are left waiting might not actually be enough to adequately and safely get the job done. It's health and safety concerns such as those that led to more than 200 cabin cleaners to go on a 24-hour strike at New York's LaGuardia Airport Wednesday night.
The Associated Press reports that nearly 200 Air Serve employees have set up picket lines in an attempt to raise awareness about the health and safety issues they face on the job.
At the crux of the protest is the workers' claims that they are often tasked with cleaning up blood and vomit while not equipped with appropriate protective gear.
Among their concerns is exposure to diseases, such as Ebola.
Additionally, the workers say the ability to thoroughly clean an airplane has been stunted. The group says the number of cabin cleaners per job has been reduced by up to half and that the time they are allotted to clean the cabin has shrunk significantly from about 45 minutes to as little as 5 minutes.
The Associated Press reports that it is unclear whether Air Serv was using replacement workers during the employees' strike.


in the 7000 acres where they lived.
looked at the land, names came sometimes from dreams.
Zaca Lake: no bottom, made by thunder.
I see these places, these names the ancients.
Sometimes they named the land for body parts.
so large they could wander around easily.
an elbow there and that named those places.
waters –hot springs—the tears of the suns.
Ojai –or moon– the place nobody knows.
Mt Pinos– after dusk where the spirits came.
Malibu where the surf sounds loudly.
Saticoy means sheltered from the wind.
The people canoed out to the islands by tomol.
Lots of references to tar along beaches.
Our paths today follow the native paths.
Our directness disrupts natural ways.
Our tunnels in mountains upset water flows.
The people honored the calendar cycles.
called the sun back to middle earth.
to start over the new year in sycamores.
held for centuries the people, cradled.
in the datura, Grandma Momoy.
to the earth and to your family lines.
This is a poem in progress based on a talk Julie Tumamait gave Thursday January 15 on Chumash spiritual places 5th Annual California Cultural & Heritage Tourism Council's Symposium held at the historic Pierpont Inn in Ventura.
I intend to integrate a few more of the names, to check on spellings, and a few other ideas. I hope to find some images of the places she mentions and to indicate the Chumash words more clearly, possibly find links–right now they are in blue. The image above is found here. Ventura is full of Spanish words and most of us assume that words like Saticoy and Lompoc are Spanish. As part of a larger writing project, I look forward to learning more about the Chumash place names.
Read more about Chumash folkways here.
Read another poem/post using a info from talk by Julie.
Read about the publication of a Chumash dictionary here.
Try out a Chumash tutorial here.
To see other poems which have a taste of dialect or native languages, check out Read Write Poem.
That is a very cool project and a very cool poem. It always surprises me, the similarities between native cultures, groups of people who had no contact who developed amazingly similar cultures. Have you read any Oodgeroo Noonuncaal? This spiritual connection to the land is something we are going to have to relearn.
This is bold, ambitious, and quite engaging. I would love to see where you go with this, if this is only a draft.
Something modern western humankind has never really grasped… sadly so.
Very interesting, I've always been fascinated by place names and the cultural history behind them. Following on from paul's comment, I recently read Jared Diamond's Guns, Germs and Steel which traces (among other things) hoe humans have migrated across the world, which explains some of the seemingly unexpected connections between cultures in very different places.
I agree, Juliet, Jared Diamond is brilliant! The way he is able to connect the dots and convey the patterns revealed is nothing short of stunning. His massive "Collapse" is the flip side of "Guns Germs & Steel" and I whole heartedly recommend it to you!
I've heard Diamond speak thrice now: at UCLA, at CSU Channel Islands where he discussed the rise and fall of civilizations, and then a few years ago, when "Collapse" came out, the LA County Museum of Natural History put together a amazing show to illustrate the ideas and spark a conversation and he was on a panel discussion.
If he gets your way, move mountains to hear him!
I quite enjoyed this! So much engaging information in a pleasing form.
You draw the reader into a mystic other world, at least other for me. Wonderful! I bet her talk was like being under enchantment, since it inspired you to write a poem. And it is just right for a prompt on translation and languages.
angie, glad you enjoyed this! and now is certainly the time to sing songs!
christine, thank you, and yes listening to her speak i am torn between her enchantment and my taking notes as rapidly s possible to get the cadence and music and meaning from her speech.


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June 2023 Horoscope: Pisces
The providential presence of Jupiter in Taurus facilitates the realization of your ambitions which was hitherto, constrained to an iron discipline. This facility is embodied by propositions of evolution or simply by a less austere existence. Uranus being around, suggests that your daily life will also be improved by benefits that will fall from the sky. This month, your efforts are rewarded with wonderful rewards. Slowly, but surely, you get that much-needed balance. Also, people may pleasantly surprise you with their behavior and feelings towards you. This pleasant atmosphere can be, still, thwarted by the dissonances that come from Gemini. To appease them, you can argue but putting yourself in your bubble and waiting for it to pass, will be more effective.
Pisces: Love in General June 2023
Pisces: This month, Venus has little impact on you. On the other hand, she has an impact on others. Suddenly, the roles are reversed. It is the others who will deploy treasures of ingenuity to seduce you or to please you. So you have nothing to do except to accept the declarations of love and gifts that are intended for you.
Pisces: In a relationship June 2023
Pisces: Although the situation is improving day by day, you are not yet safe from an overflow. This month, you must not waver from your positions if you want to have peace. At the end of the month, everything is back to normal.
Pisces: Single June 2023
Pisces: Your fans deploy great ways to seduce you. If you had doubts about your power of seduction or the intentions of some people, they will be dispelled. For the follow-up, you decide!
Pisces: Career / Finance June 2023
Pisces: Your professional daily life gains in comfort and ease, and you may be given more responsibility. At the time, you can sense that you will not be up to it or that they are too heavy for your small shoulders. Pisces, now is not the time to put your talents and qualities down! Instead, repeat to yourself that you are in your place, and everything is fine. On the financial side, don't let this sector manage you. Watch it carefully instead of entrusting this task to a third party.
Pisces: Monthly Advice June 2023
Pisces: Displaying a distant air keeps intruders away and encourages others to prove their sincerity. Continue on this path. It will lead you to that balance you are looking for.
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Raymond E. Feist is a Southern Californian by birth and a San Diegan by choice. He was educated at the University of California, San Diego, where he received his B.A. in Communication Arts with Honors in 1977. His hobbies include collecting movies on DVD, fine wine, books on the history of Professional Football, and the works of American Illustrators. Learn more at Raymond E. Feist's website.
The Riftwar Saga
The Riftwar Saga — (1982-2013) Graphic novels of The Riftwar Saga are available. Publisher: At Crydee, a frontier outpost in the tranquil Kingdom of the Isles, an orphan boy, Pug, is apprenticed to a master magician — and the destinies of two worlds are changed forever. Suddenly the peace of a Kingdom is destroyed as mysterious alien invaders swarm through the land. Pug is swept up into the conflict but for him and his warrior friend, Tomas, an odyssey into the unknown has only just begun. Tomas will inherit a legacy of savage power from an ancient civilization. Pug's destiny is to lead him through a rift in the fabric of space and time to the mastery of the unimaginable powers of a strange new magic.
Magician: Apprentice: A less graphic reminder
Magician: Apprentice by Raymond E. Feist
Raymond E. Feist's Magician: Apprentice was one of my favorite books in the mid-1980's — I read it over and over. If I have read this book less than 20 times I would be completely amazed. The wonderful part of re-reading it recently and having 20 years plus of fantasy literature experience is that I can appreciate something sublime.
Pug and Tomas are best friends raised practically as brothers at the Keep of the Duchy of Crydee. Tomas' parents are in charge of the kitchens and the boys have lived a fairly happy childhood. Pug is an orphan who has lived at the grace of Duke Borric. It's a wonderfully typical beginning for a fantasy novel.
During the course of the story, Pug is selected as the Apprentice to the court Magician, Kulgan and has a lot of interesting experiences as he learns to harness his gifts. Tomas, the stronger and more ch... Read More
September 22nd, 2012. John Hulet (RETIRED)´s rating: 4 | Raymond E. Feist | Young Adult | SFF Reviews | 10 comments
Magician: Master: Fascinating world and characters hampered by lazy plot
Magician: Master by Raymond E. Feist
Magician: Master is the second book in Raymond E. Feist's widely acclaimed RIFTWAR saga. In Magician: Master, we follow the life of Pug four years after he is captured by the Tsurani and enslaved in the Empire of Kelewan. Pug's homeland, Midkemia, and his new home, the Empire, remain locked in a deadly war that is gradually weakening both worlds. Though Midkemia's elves and dwarves and still fighting valiantly, the conflict is slowly tilting in the favor of the Tsurani, especially since Kelewan's black robed sorcerers joined the fray. Meanwhile, the Midkemian king has passed away and the throne is left to Prince Lyan, who feels honor bound not to accept the crown. What's more interesting is Tomas's love story with the elf queen Aglaranna, which is hindered by his internal conflict with the Dragon Lord. All in all... Read More
February 25th, 2015. Kevin Wei´s rating: 3.5 | Raymond E. Feist | SFF Reviews | 1 comment
The Empire Trilogy
The Empire Trilogy — (1987-1989) Publisher: Magic and murder engulf the realm of Kelewan. Fierce warlords ignite a bitter blood feud to enslave the empire of Tsuranuanni. While in the opulent Imperial courts, assassins and spy-master plot cunning and devious intrigues against the rightful heir. Now Mara, a young, untested Ruling lady, is called upon to lead her people in a heroic struggle for survival. But first she must rally an army of rebel warriors, form a pact with the alien cho-ja, and marry the son of a hated enemy. Only then can Mara face her most dangerous foe of all — in his own impregnable stronghold. An epic tale of adventure and intrigue. Daughter of the Empire is fantasy of the highest order by two of the most talented writers in the field today.
Daughter of the Empire: Life on the other side of the rift
Daughter of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
THE EMPIRE CYCLE is the second trilogy set in Raymond E. Feist's (and in this case Janny Wurts') Riftwar universe. Readers of the RIFTWAR SAGA (the first trilogy by publication date) will know all about the world of Midkemia and its war with the otherworldly Kelewan. Daughter of the Empire (1987) takes place entirely in Kelewan and so offers a new insight into the Riftwar universe, from the other side of the rift. Readers familiar with the earlier works will enjoy spotting the veiled references to familiar events and characters, but these are not central to Daughter of the Empire, wh... Read More
December 8th, 2017. Katie Burton and Kat Hooper´s rating: 3.5 | Janny Wurts, Raymond E. Feist | SFF Reviews | 14 comments
Servant of the Empire: Intense and exciting middle book
Servant of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
Note: May contain spoilers for the previous book, Daughter of the Empire.
Servant of the Empire (1989) is the second novel of the EMPIRE TRILOGY which is set in Raymond E. Feist's RIFTWAR world and co-authored by Janny Wurts. This story takes place in the Tsurani empire which is an enemy to the Midkemian heroes of the RIFTWAR SAGA (e.g., Pug, Tomas, Prince Lyan). Some of the RIFTWAR characters appear, or are mentioned, in THE EMPIRE TRILOGY, but it's not necessary to have read RIFTWAR first.... Read More
December 15th, 2017. Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Janny Wurts, Raymond E. Feist | Audio | SFF Reviews | no comments
Mistress of the Empire: An emotionally satisfying ending
Mistress of the Empire by Raymond E. Feist & Janny Wurts
Mistress of the Empire (1989) is the final book in Raymond E. Feist and Janny Wurts' EMPIRE TRILOGY. It's an exciting, emotional, dramatic, and ultimately satisfying end to the story. Please don't read it before you read Daughter of the Empire and Servant of the Empire. (And please note that this review will contain spoilers for those two previous novels.)
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December 21st, 2017. Kat Hooper´s rating: 4 | Janny Wurts, Raymond E. Feist | Audio | SFF Reviews | no comments
Honored Enemy & Murder in LaMut
Honored Enemy & Murder in LaMut by Raymond E. Feist, William R. Forstchen & Joel Rosenberg
Raymond E. Feist has always been notable for his willingness to share the world of Midkemia. In all his acknowledgments and dedications, Feist notes that from its very inception the world has been a collaborative effort. His Empire trilogy was a collaboration with Janny Wurts, and the computer game Betrayal at Krondor had to be shared, by its very nature. He has returned to the tradition of collaborative effort in his Legends of the Riftwar series.
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June 18th, 2009. John Ottinger (guest)´s rating: 3 | Joel Rosenberg, Raymond E. Feist, S.M. Stirling, William R. Forstchen | SFF Reviews | no comments
The Darkwar Saga & The Demonwar Saga
The Darkwar Saga — (2005-2008) Also takes place in Midkemia. Publisher: The Conclave of Shadows faces two challenges, finding and destroying the evil magician Leso Varen, and neutralizing an army of ten thousand magical warriors hidden in a cave on the other side of the world. On the world of Kelewan, Pug's son, Magnus, and the master magicians of Kelewan study one of the warriors, called a Talnoy, and discover that it is acting as a beacon for a vast army of alien invaders, one so formidable that even the might of the Tsurani Empire could fall before its fury. Three other agents of the Conclave — Kaspar, Talwin, and Caleb — are sent deep into the heart of the Empire of Great Kesh charged with uncovering a new nest of Night Hawks who are plotting to overthrow the imperial government; a scheme so dark and twisted it implicates even the highest ranking nobles of the Empire and members of the royal family itself.
The Demonwar Saga — (2009-2010) A sequel to The Darkwar Saga. Publisher: Ten years after the cataclysmic events of Wrath of a Mad God took place, Midkemia now faces a new danger thought buried in myth and antiquity. Laromendis is a conjurer from another world — a world inhabited by a race of high elves whose home is being ravaged by the Dread Legion of the Demon King. The elves' only hope lies in finding the lost homeworld — Midkemia — and now they must reclaim it, at any cost! Pug summons the help of a warlock and a holy demon-taming cleric, but in doing so, he has unwittingly reunited two former lovers whose parting was bitter… and who just might have secret agendas of their own.
Flight of the Nighthawks: An evil mad sorcerer in Midkemia!
Flight of the Nighthawks by Raymond E. Feist
Flight of the Nighthawks is another installment in the seemingly never-ending chronicle of the world of Midkemia. Raymond Feist continues to tell his story of a world that is plagued by repeated incursions of evil forces who seek to conquer the world. It's standard fantasy and Flight of the Nighthawks is simply another novel in another trilogy that is linked with everything all the way back to Magician, which I read in the early 80s.
Feist continues to use some of the same beloved series characters; Pug and Tomas are still defending their world from constant threats to their civilization. He introduces some new supporting characters, too. Throw in a recurring evil mad sorcerer and you have the basic plot of the book.
May 10th, 2009. John Hulet (RETIRED)´s rating: 3 | Raymond E. Feist | SFF Reviews | no comments
At the Gates of Darkness: Nowhere near Feist's best
At the Gates of Darkness by Raymond E. Feist
At the Gates of Darkness is the second book in the Demonwar Saga by Raymond E. Feist, and while his work is some of the first fantasy I've read and enjoyed enough to purchase, over the years my appreciation of his work has waned somewhat. This is partly because I have discovered books that are qualitatively much better, and partly because I have developed my taste as a reader of fantasy. I do have fond memories of his first dozen books, however, so every time a new one hits the shelves I find myself reading it against my better judgement.
At the Gates of Darkness continues the story that began in Rides a Dread Legion and chronicles the efforts of Pug and his Conclave of Shadows to deal with the threat... Read More
April 1st, 2016. Rob Weber (GUEST) | Raymond E. Feist | SFF Reviews | no comments
King of Ashes: Feels a bit too "been there, done that"
King of Ashes by Raymond E. Feist
Back in the 1980s, like a lot of people, I was eagerly consuming Raymond E. Feist's RIFTWAR SAGA, which began with Magician: Apprentice and continued onward through a host of novels. I loved Magician, though I have little memory of it, and read the next few books in the series, though eventually I lost track, whether that was due to lack of interest or not, I have no idea. But Feist ended RIFTWAR a few years ago and is now back with a new book — King of Ashes — and series — THE FIREMANE SAGA. And it's a bit like being in 1980 all ... Read More
May 30th, 2018. Bill Capossere´s rating: 2.5 | Raymond E. Feist | SFF Reviews | 1 comment
More fantasy by Raymond E. Feist
Krondor's Sons — (1989,1992) Takes place 20 years after The Riftwar Saga and before The Serpentwar Saga. Publisher: Set twenty years after the events in The Riftwar Saga, Prince of the Blood follows the intrigues and adventures that erupt when a group of powerful nobles attempts to overthrow the Empress of Kesh, bitterly dividing the court. In the centre of the conflict are the two princes of Krondor, Boric and Erland. When Boric is kidnapped and overhears a plot to assassinate them both, he escapes and makes a desperate journey back to the court to warn of the traitor's plans — which, if they were to succeed, would start a war that would tear the Empire apart.
The Serpentwar Saga — (1994-1998) Takes place about 50 years after The Riftwar Saga. Publisher: Something dark is moving in distant nations, and ancient powers are readying themselves for a final confrontation. A Dark Queen has raised a standard in remote lands and is gathering armies of unmatched might. Into this battleground of good and evil come a band of desperate men whose only hope for survival is to travel to face this ancient power and discover its true nature. Their quest is at best dangerous and at worst suicidal. And with these men travel the mysterious Miranda upon whom all must wager their lives. She appears to be an ally but knows much more than she is willing to tell. Does she prove ally or even more deadly foe when the final confrontation is at hand?
The Riftwar Legacy — (1998-2000) This series takes place about a decade after The Riftwar Saga and is related to the Krondor computer games. Raymond E. Feist has written two more Riftwar Legacy books (Krondor: The Crawler and Krondor: The Dark Mage), but they have not been released due to copyright issues. It is uncertain whether they will be released and, if so, whether they will be combined into one novel. Publisher: It is nine years on from the aftermath of Sethanon and news is feeding through to the people of the Kingdom of the Isles that deadly forces are stirring on the horizon. The bringer of the latest grim tidings is Gorath, a moredhel (dark elf). The bloodletting has started. Nighthawks are murdering again. Politics is a dangerous, cut-throat game once more. At the root of all this unrest lie the mysterious machinations of a group of magicians known as The Six. Meanwhile, renegade Tsurani gem smugglers, a rival criminal gang to the Mockers led by someone known only as The Crawler, and traitors to the crown, are all conspiring to bring the Kingdom of the Isles to its knees.
Conclave of Shadows — (2002-2004) Another series set in Midkemia, but only peripherally related. Takes place a few decades after The Serpentwar Saga. Publisher: Among the Orosini tribe, every boy must undergo the traditional manhood ritual in order to understand his place in the universe and discover his manhood name. Kielianapuna must survive on the remote mountain peak of Shatana Higo until the gods grant him his vision. But Kieli has already waited for four days and nights, and now he is cold, lonely, despairing, and very, very tired… When he is woken by the terrifying sensation of sharp claws piercing his skin, and finds a rare silver hawk upon his arm, it is such a disorientating moment that he is not sure whether it has even happened, or whether it was a vision. Returning to his home, nameless and still a child, Kieli stumbles upon devastation. His village is being burned, his people slaughtered. Although it means certain death, Kieli throws himself into the battle… Against all the odds, he survives, alone of all the Orosini, who have been cut down where they stand: every last man, woman and child. A distant voice echoes in his mind: Rise up and be a talon for your people…The visitation of the bird on Shatana Higo was indeed his naming vision. He is a boy called Kielianapuna no more. Now he is Talon of the Silver Hawk, a man who must avenge the murder of his people, whatever that may take…
The Chaoswar — (2011-2013) Publisher: Discover the fate of the original black Magician, Pug, and his motley crew of agents who safeguard the world of Trigia, as prophecy becomes truth in the first book of the last ever Midkemian trilogy. THE KINGDOM BESIEGED The Darkness is coming… The Kingdom is plagued by rumour and instability. Kingdom spies in Kesh have been disappearing — either murdered, or turned to the enemy side. Information has become scant and unreliable; but one thing appears clear. Dark forces are on the move… Since Pug and the Conclave of Shadows enforced peace after the last Keshian invasion, the Empire has offered no threat. But now factions are rising and Jim Dasher reports mobilizations of large forces in the Keshian Confederacy. As the men of the West answer the King's call to muster, Martin conDoin — left as caretaker of Crydee Keep — will suddenly be confronted with the vanguard of an invading army. He reminds himself that he is a year older than his legendary ancestor, Prince Arutha, was when he stood firm against the Tsurani invasion, but Arutha had an army to command, and Martin is left with old men and young boys. Massive events are about to unfold, events which threaten the future of all human life in Midkemia.
Faerie Tale — (1988) Publisher: Phil Hastings was a lucky man-he had money, a growing reputation as a screenwriter, a happy, loving family with three kids, and he'd just moved into the house of his dreams in rural of magic-and about to be altered irrevocably by a magic more real than any he dared imagine. For with the Magic came the Bad Thing, and the Faerie, and then the cool… and the resurrection of a primordial war with a forgotten people-a war that not only the Hastings but the whole human race could lose.
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A Pro-Freedom Congress Is The Only Check On Obama's Madness
by Darren LaSorte - Monday, December 14, 2015
Last week I was driving through the most rural parts of northwest Kansas, listening to ABC News Radio because it was the only radio station available. The segment was about the response to the atrocious terrorist attack in San Bernardino. One clip was from a man who stated that he was sick and tired of President Barack Obama reflexively calling for "all guns to be banned" every time there is a shooting tragedy in the country. The supposedly objective host sitting in Washington, D.C., then decided to go off script and add his own two cents by stating, "President Obama has never said he wants to ban all guns."There is absolutely no evidence that Barack Obama has ever been confronted by any gun-control policy that he has viewed as objectionable.
My immediate response, while barreling down the dirt road of America's true heartland, was to wonder how in the hell the host knew that. I'd bet everything in my life that means anything to me that he has said that precise thing multiple times. He probably chanted it while smoking pot with his fellow hippies at Columbia and Harvard, and while "working" so hard during his professional career as a community organizer in the city with the strictest gun control in the country.
There is absolutely no evidence that Barack Obama has ever been confronted by any gun-control policy that he has viewed as objectionable. None. Zero. Nada. In light of this, what would make any reasonable person assume that he would object to a comprehensive ban on all firearms in America? He recently touted Australia's dramatic 1996 firearm confiscation as a model. He clearly lamented the fact that his own country hasn't taken similar "modest" steps to end all violence and ill will among mankind.
We all know about his active support of proposals to ban the most popular long guns and magazines in the country. We know he supported the absolute ban of civilian handgun acquisition in places like Chicago and Washington, D.C., despite the fact that handguns are the most commonly used firearms for self-defense. We know that he supported the reckless lawsuits against gun manufacturers that had the sole intention of bankrupting the entire firearms industry, thereby rendering the Second Amendment a hollow promise for future generations.
Then, he held some positions on firearm-related policy that aren't quite as well known. Some of these include:
Supporting a ban of almost all common rifle ammunition. This is precisely what Ted Kennedy's "cop killer bullet" amendment would have done, despite his silly, baseless claims to the contrary;
Supporting gun owner licensing and gun registration schemes;
Advocating for a repeal of concealed-carry laws despite the fact that the tens of millions of license holders through the years have proven themselves trustworthy, safe and responsible;
Refusing to add his name to a friend-of-the-court brief signed by 55 other U.S. senators endorsing an individual right interpretation of the Second Amendment in the Heller case;
Supporting a plan to prohibit gun stores from being located within five miles of any school or park, something that would eliminate almost every gun shop in the country;
Supporting a ban on affordable handguns most often favored by those citizens who are forced to live in high-crime neighborhoods where they most need means of protection;
Supporting lengthy waiting periods on gun purchases and one-gun-a-month rationing schemes.
On a flight in 2010 or so, a man sitting next to me called me everything but a liar for NRA's statements during the 2008 presidential campaign claiming that Obama was the most anti-gun general election candidate in history. He said that Obama had done nothing to erode gun rights while in the Oval Office. I told the Kool-Aid-drinking guy that everything would change once the president was free from being held accountable by the voters in his second term. Of course, Obama's well-established record made NRA right then, and his actions since re-election most definitely make me right now.
President Obama is now an unapologetic policy slob who can't wait to get to the microphone every time there is word of a shooting event in the country in order to blame a lack of sufficient controls on gun ownership. It is disgusting to watch. Without knowing any of the circumstances associated with the individual events, he cries for the enactment of this gun-control measure and that gun-control measure. Of course, none of the ones he pounds the podium about could even arguably have been of consequence in the case at hand once the dust settles and the facts are known. He couldn't care less, and this is what earns him the title of "policy slob."
He has said that his failure to erode the firearms freedoms of his fellow Americans has been the single greatest disappointment of his two terms in office. This is pretty big stuff when you consider things like the unadulterated chaos his lack of leadership and strategy has caused around the world. He's obviously serious about this particular failure!
As I continued thinking and driving down that beautiful dirt road surrounded by America, I realized how thankful I was for the pro-freedom majorities in Congress that NRA-ILA and my fellow NRA members have secured for us all. Without them at this very moment in America's 239-year history, we would have hell to pay. President Obama is now an unapologetic policy slob who can't wait to get to the microphone every time there is word of a shooting event in the country in order to blame a lack of sufficient controls on gun ownership.
We would see what could only be described as a surfeit of gun-control activity rolling unabated through the House and Senate. Nothing would be too extreme to consider, especially after the Supreme Court's recent refusal to hear the appeal of the case from the Seventh Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals that upheld a ban on semi-automatic firearms and standard-capacity magazines. Obama's fellow extremists in the White House would be all too happy to plan the signing ceremonies.
In Sept. 2008, CBS News quoted Obama as saying to voters on the campaign trail, "This can't be a reason not to vote for me, because your guns … we're not going to mess with them … spread the word with your friends." Lying is standard operating procedure for Obama. Nothing about this quote should shock us. He has always been the Machiavellian who will say and do anything to get what he wants. In this case, it was the most powerful office in the world.
Having been given the opportunity, he has done everything in his power to "mess" with our gun rights. The only thing that has stopped him is Congress. He hates it, and all freedom-loving Americans should enjoy it. This all goes to show that elections really do have consequences. In the case of 2014, they were good ones. Without each and every one of us taking our obligation to vote seriously, including in those elections further down the ticket, we would see the most essential individual freedom in the most freedom-oriented country in world history utterly eviscerated.
Maybe the not-so-objective ABC News Radio host was right and Obama has never said he wants to ban all guns, at least publicly. What would it matter if he had explicitly said that he doesn't want to ban all guns? As my friends used to say in school, the guy lies like a rug. His words are meaningless. His actions are what matter, and those prove that he has never seen a gun-control policy he considers too extreme.
There is nothing to suggest to anyone that a complete ban of civilian gun ownership would be a step too far. Left to his own devices, there is no doubt in my mind that he'd take that step with a big smile on his face. Fortunately, Congress is there to kick his feet out from under him. We must ensure that a pro-freedom Congress remains in place in case the next president is as much of a nightmare as Obama has been.
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