So, I've been a really, really crappy blogger lately. And I apologize for that.
However, I certainly haven't been idle in terms of food and eating....and especially in terms of reading. It seems to becoming de rigueur these days to read up on food and condemn factory farming practices and supply chain conglomeration and all those things.
So being the diligent little foodie that I am, I've been doing these things. I've read books (The End of Overeating by Dr. David. A. Kessler, Eating Animals, by Jonathan Safran Foer). I've watched movies (King Corn, Food Inc.). I've read articles (from the Center for Science in the Public Interest, from various other news outlets).
I've been horrified, grossed out, temporarily vegan....you name it.
But it's honestly hard to grasp just how ridiculous and fragile the North American food supply is. I mean, yes, we've all heard about recalls of ground beef, spinach, lunch meats and all that stuff. But that seems pretty straightforward.
But then you look at the current recall on hydrolyzed vegetable protein. And your first reaction is...wtf is hydrolyzed vegetable protein, and have I eaten it?
To answer the first, HVP (which sounds like a disease, if you ask me) is made by boiling cereals or legumes [like soy, corn or wheat] in hydrochloric [wha?????] acid, and then neutralizing it with sodium hydroxide.
To answer the second, yes, you've probably eaten it.
So.....we are boiling stuff we don't need in a highly corrosive solution and then making it palatable with a caustic metal base.
This totally sounds like something I'd want to eat. You?
Anyway, the resulting HVP is used as a flavour enhancer in processed food. So it's used in things like soup, sauces, chili, stew, hot dogs, gravy, snacks, dips and dressings. And sometimes it's blended with spices to make seasonings. A quick investigation into my own pantry found me four products containing HVP - a salad topping mix, a soup, a burger seasoning mix and a peppercorn sauce. These items are full of sodium and other chemicals and probably had no business entering my house in the first place.
Anyway, what I find interesting about this particular food recall is that it really shows how incredibly fragile the processed food supply is. So you have this one company in Nevada that makes this nasty stuff.
And then they sell it to all kinds of food manufacturers (lots of brands and varieties) that make even more nasty stuff.
And those manufacturers sell to grocery stores all across the continent.
And we buy this crap, mix it with another ingredient or two, and feel like we're actually cooking something.
And so basically anyone in the ENTIRE CONTINENT who has purchased processed food since September 2009 needs to have a good go-through of their cupboard and fridge contents.
All because of one small company in Nevada.
And how many other small companies might there be out there helping to pump our foods with chemicals and "enhancers" that we simply don't need?
I'm just looking at the label of my instant leek soup....on the ingredient list, I see corn starch (okay), wheat flour (okay), modified milk ingredients (hmmm), onion powder (okay...), dried vegetables [potatoes and leeks], corn syrup solids [wtf did they do to it to make it solid?], salt, monosodium glutamate [blech], canola oil, hydrolyzed corn protein [HVP!!!!!], guar gum (huh?), natural flavour (awesome....what is it?), spice, natural colour and sulphites.
Ummm....that doesn't sound like potato leek soup to me. To me, potato leek soup is leeks, potatoes, broth and maybe some cream. And it's not very hard to make.
What this potato leek soup is, is actually a conglomeration of chemicals from a conglomeration of companies that food scientists have discovered tastes a lot like potato leek soup. And it tastes a lot like the potato leek soup that most people want to eat.
And this totally reminds me of a recent experience at work. A while back, we had a chili cook-off. There were ten entries (including mine) and they ran the gamut - there were spicy entries, mild ones, wildly varying ingredients. But when voting time came, there was one particular entry that won by a landslide (it had 10 votes, and the next closest had 3).
And it wasn't my chili, hehe.
It was actually canned chili. I'm happy to say that *I* didn't vote for it....I found it lacking in texture, with a bit of a dog food smell.
But most people DID vote for it (over half!). It was processed, hyper-palatable food that a team of food scientists has spent months perfecting and testing. I.e., it was a representation of what most people felt an ideal chili should taste like.
You can't win against that.
And anyway...I guess this big long entry goes to say....it's time that we cut the chemicals out of our food and start eating tasty, healthy home-made food that isn't going from the chem lab to our tables.
Thanks for posting! I'll be doing a pantry purge later today. I am researching local, grass fed, organic beef right now actually. I don't think we'll ever be anything but meat eaters at this house, but we want to start buying from the farmers around us rather than the supermarket.
i try to buy local and organic whenever possible. only eat grassfed beef, and chicken without antibiotics or hormones. i pay extra for free range eggs and organic milk products. i stay away from processed foods. Or... until i read this... i thought i stayed away from them? this is totally NEW news to me. i've never heard of HVP before. thanks for enlightenment. i'll be going through my pantry today.
it makes me really angry. i feel like everytime i turn around there's something else to worry about in our foods. what's next, really? i think you're right-- the only true way of knowing is making everything yourself. sometimes that's not practical, so i'm trying to find a way to figure this all out.
But seriously, thanks for the news re: HVP - totally wasn't aware. I try to eat clean, organic and with as little artificial ingredients as possible. That being said, I am sometimes the victim of convenience items.
I think the problem is that many of us in North America don't actually invest in our diet as much as we should. We complain about the price of fresh vegetables, yet watch PVR shows on our large screen TVs, after a long day of shopping for crap we probably don't even need.
I just looked at the list of recalls, and realized I ate something listed there!!! Thankfully, I haven't gotten sick. The worst part is: it was at a get together we had for the gold medal game, and it wasn't even stuff I usually buy/eat. ugh. UGH.
Thanks for the informative post. This stuff is gross. How did we get to this point? This makes me way more aware of any packaged stuff I buy (which I am glad I usually avoid, even if it means some meals aren't as yummy as they could be.. I'd prefer blandness to crazy chemicals in my food any day).
I actually had a giggle when the news came out on the HVP recall. about 9 years ago I finally diagnosed myself with an intolerance/allergy to corn and all corn byproducts which required me to pretty much abandon any and all processed foods. My friends and family are somewhat skeptical when I tell them the names of some of the processed food/chemicals that I can't have.
HVP is pretty high on the list of what I can't have. Some people I know that have been cutting out corn syrup from their diets are surprised when I point out that they need to revamp their salad dressing recipes since worceshire sauce contains a lot of corn syrup. It all boils down to HVP and the other chemicals are what's necessary to have stable packaging on a shelf and are also much cheaper than real food to boost vitamins/protein content.
I went vegetarian after reading Eating Animals about 6 weeks ago. We used to buy very little meat before, and had a quarter-share of organic, grass-fed beef delivered every year, but we ate meat-based dishes when we ate out. I have been lucky in finding a local organic cruelty-free egg farm and I buy organic local dairy products now whenever possible. I am trying not to use any processed foods when cooking but like you, am finding it quite difficult. It's also been a challenge eating out (no more ramen, kimchi, banh mi, etc.) Thank goodness I have a job and can afford to make these (somewhat expensive) decisions for my household.
I'm hardly a whole food purist, but I tend to prefer to cook my own food because its 1) cheaper, and 2) tastes a heck of lot better. I used canned broth and stuff like that, but generally do shop around the edge of the supermarket because that's where the tasty stuff is (veggies, cheese, meat, dairy, etc.), and I can make my own even tastier stuff with it.
I eat too much pasta, but it is such an efficient way to make a tasty dinner and have three or four servings of lunch leftovers for my husband and I.
My town has a farmer's market April-Oct, and I've gotten to know the folks that grow the food I buy there. I actually learned this value from watching Mario Batali on the Food Network: buy the best of whatever's in season, and figure out how to make something with it.
I don't do it because of some principled stand against or for anything, but simply because I like to cook and eat, and I get a lot more satisfaction from making (and eating!) the food I made myself.
I also feel like I understand more about what foodways are about, how my food preferences are impacted by where I live, my economic advantages, etc.
Thanks for the great post. It's amazing the chemicals that are combined with food now. It's disgusting when we think about the fact that we're eating chemicals rather then food.
Leslie, I nominated your blog for an award. :) Details are on my last blog post.
we have the same books on the shelf and are watching those documentaties *and* had a very similar chili cookoff experience---the one that won used cream of something Campbells, blech. all the kitchy canned convenience products of my childhood, comfort foods and things I mindlessly purchase but often never eat, must must go on the realz! I feel lucky to have the means and the evidence to live better and be a better inhabitant of this planet - something I gave lip service to as a well-meaning student but only started implementing recently. I like your blog. welcome back.


Some time ago, I pitched an idea to AMD to design an Eclipse-based graphical user interface for OpenCL. The GUI would allow the user to select target devices, enter kernel code, and graphically configure the kernel's arguments. Given this information, the application would automatically generate the host code. I thought this would greatly simplify OpenCL development, but AMD wasn't interested.
Recently, I've been working with Nokia's WebCL implementation for Firefox, and it occurred to me that I could use this to implement my OpenCL GUI as a web application. This way, anyone can select a device (probably their GPU) and execute/profile kernels without coding the host application. The site is called clkernels.com, and if you visit, you can see the overall method.
Unfortunately, Nokia hasn't updated its WebCL release to support the latest version of Firefox (v. 14), so the web application isn't usable just yet. But I've been told that Nokia will release a new WebCL extension in the next few days.


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Philippine Navy chief visits RIMPAC contingent in Hawaii
Chief of the Philippine Navy Vice Admiral Robert A. Empedrad visited the Filipino contingent aboard BRP Davao del Sur (LD602) participating in the sea phase of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) Exercise 2018 off O'ahu Island, Hawaii on July 18.
The Philippine Navy said Vice Admiral Empedrad was flown by Philippine Navy AgustaWestland 109 (AW109) naval helicopter together with head of the delegation, Commodore Toribio Adaci Jr. from Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam (JBPHH) Airbase to the exercise area and on board LD602.
"Commander, Naval Task Force (NTF) 86, Capt Ernesto A Baldovino together with the contingent warmly welcomed the FOIC, PN and party. A sideboys honour was rendered followed by a short briefing at the wardroom of LD602," the Philippine Navy said. "After which, he met with the rest of the members of the PN contingent for the "Talk to Men" on board the hangar deck of LD602."
Empedrad emphasized the importance of this multilateral exercise on the navy's quest to further modernize its capabilities, improve its war fighting tactics, techniques and procedures and increase interoperability with participating navies of the world.
Before visiting the RIMPAC Filipino contingent Vice Admiral Empedrad called on the United States Indo-Pacific Commander Admiral Philip S. Davidson and the Philippine Consulate General to Hawaii, Ambassador Joselito A. Jimeno.
He also met with the Filipino community in Hawaii after his visit to the PN contingent.
"With the vigorous support of the national government and its stakeholders through the ongoing modernization program, the PN takes pride in sending a sizeable contingent of two naval vessels and an onboard aircraft to the biggest multilateral naval exercise, RIMPAC 2018," the Philippine Navy said.
Source: http://www.navy.mil.ph/pn_web_news.php?news_id=1831
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Little Women – Review
Louisa May Alcott's incredible Little Women has had numerous adaptations over the past few years including films, a limited series, and even a musical. The story of four sisters growing up during the American Civil War has touched the lives of countless generations and is so popular that it is even referenced in TV show Friends.
Now accomplished filmmaker (and indie darling) Greta Gerwig has tackled the story with an energetic film that is as emotional as it is delightful.
Little Women revolves around the March Sisters; Jo (Saoirse Ronan), the rebellious writer; Meg (Emma Watson,) the eldest and more family orientated; Amy (Florence Pugh), the tempestuous artist; and Beth (Eliza Scanlan), the kind-hearted but sickly youngest. The movie looks at how their childhood evolved into womanhood, bouncing between different time periods as tragedies and events of their youth inform the decisions of their adult lives. The movie also stars Laura Dern as their vivacious mother Marmie, Meryl Streep as the stern Aunt March, and Timothee Chalamet as the lovelorn yet rambunctious Laurie.
Greta Gerwig directs this Little Women adaptation with stirring heart. This is a film with so much soul; an absolute delight that makes you fall utterly in love with it. Gerwig is able to bring a colourful palette to this period pieces, crafting the vibrant and bright hues of every season as an almost flourish for each of the girls. Gerwig uses her editing to bounce through different time periods to really showcase how far the women have become in the movie. Two seaside scenes sit side by side – one echoing joy and the other sadness – it's in moments like this where this narrative excels. Whilst the time jumps can be perplexing, the audience having to infer the era by hairstyle or place, can be disorientating, Little Women is a glorious and oddly modern adaptation.
Still, what is most breathless about the film is how it embellishes and fleshes out each character beyond their two-dimensional characteristics. For example, Beth is not just the kindly but ill one – she is daring and courteous and has her own moments of hesitation. This is helped by the stirring acting. Scanlan here is quietly excellent as the timid by generous Beth.
Leading the way in acting is Saoirise Ronan as Jo is a brilliant as the vivacious Jo, becoming the focal point of the movie. She plays Jo with spirit, adamant to pursue her dreams and when it feels like it is faltering, Ronan is able to deliver great sorrow and emotion to the vibrant character. As phenomenal as Ronan is, Florence Pugh definitely steals the show. Taking an initially bratty character and rewarding her with great depth, so much so that you can even forgive her for her most heinous acts such as impudently burning Jo's original manuscript, Pugh is utterly compelling. The Midsommar actress is so infectious to watch, soaring through anguish at her love for Laurie or speaking of womanhood in the 1800s that dashes her dreams of being a brilliant painter. In addition to this, her delivery of "I'm Amy" when she first meets Laurie is one of the greatest line deliveries of the recent years.
In addition to this, Emma Watson shows how much has improved as an actress, even if she is over-shadowed by the other three.
This is a bountiful cast of genius actors. Laurie Dern is a brilliant and plentiful with Marmie whilst Chalament's whirlwind Laurie also matures over the film. Chris Cooper is impeccable as Laurie's Grandfather Mr. Laurence who delicately weaves grief into two separate scenes as he tackles the loss of his daughter and the darling Beth.
Filled to the brim with sentiment that isn't sickly or oversaturated, it will fill your heart with the utmost joy. You'll leave the cinema skipping down the street or wiping tears from your eyes. Or perhaps even both.
Little Women is out on DVD, Blu-Ray, and Digital today!
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50 Years After Releasing 'Nashville Skyline', Bob Dylan's Heaven's Door Distillery to be a Part of It
By Distillery Trail
It was 50 years ago today on April 9, 1969 that Bob Dylan released his "Nashville Skyline" album. The album was a shift from his usual folksy sound into the country genre. At the time, it was the third album he recorded in Nashville, Tennessee.
50 Years Later Heaven's Door Distillery to Be Part of Nashville Skyline
The legendary rock, folk and country artist has never slowed down since he first hit the music scene in the early 1960s. To this day Dylan still performs nearly 100 shows a year. In recent years his work as an author and visual artist has further burnished his popularity and acclaim. His artwork has been featured at several major exhibitions with his paintings and hand crafted iron gates at some of the world's most prestigious museums and galleries.
Today, some of those iron gates are prominently featured on Heaven's Door Spirits Tennessee whiskey bottles. Heaven's Door Spirits is a new spirits brand created last year between the legendary Bob Dylan and Spirits Investment Partnership – SIP.
Heaven's Door Distillery to Break Ground on New Distillery in September 2019
The now world famous musician never could have imagined 50 years ago that the Nashville Skyline album title would one day lead to his own distillery and performance hall filling in the actual Nashville skyline. Heaven's Door Spirits has officially announced they will be breaking ground on their new distillery this September during Bourbon Heritage Month in Nashville's SoBro neighborhood.
Distillery, Restaurant and 360 Seat Performance Venue
Listen to Bob Dylan's full 1969 Album – Nashville Skyline
Quite appropriately, this location will be home to much more than a distillery. The new center will feature the Heaven's Door craft distillery, complete with guided tours, a whiskey library, restaurant and a 360-seat live performance venue, all part of a renovation project to the 160-year-old Elm Street Church that will also display pieces of Dylan's paintings and unique metalwork sculptures. Renovation and construction for the project is expected to last about a year with the new Heaven's Door Distillery and Center for the Arts is slated to open in Fall 2020.
Iron Gate hand crafted by Bob Dylan.
"We're thrilled to celebrate the anniversary of 'Nashville Skyline' with our own addition to Music City's skyline," said Marc Bushala, CEO of Heaven's Door Spirits. "Nashville is the natural home for the Heaven's Door distillery and the Elm Street Church is a fitting home for Dylan's visual artwork. We spent years looking for a property that truly captures the essence of the Heaven's Door brand, and when we finally found the deconsecrated church in SoBro, we immediately knew that it would be the perfect physical and spiritual center for the brand, and Bob's art."
Heaven's Door whiskeys inaugural trilogy of craft whiskeys include a Tennessee Straight Bourbon, a Double Barrel Whiskey, a Straight Rye Whiskey finished in French cigar barrels from Vosges, France and a limited-release 10-Year Tennessee Straight Bourbon. The Heaven's Door portfolio of whiskeys is available nationwide.
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Q: StringTemplate: increment value when if condition true I want to find out if StringTemplate have/support incrementation of a number.
Situation is:
input: is an array of objects which have "isKey() and getName()" getter.
output should be (i=0; IF !obj.getKey() THEN ps.setObject(i++,obj.getName)) ENDIF):
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Issue now I need to find a way to replace the 'i' with something which will be increment only when if condition is true.
PLS advice who faced this kind of issue!

A: In general, changing the state in response to ST's getting the state is not a good idea, so numbering non-key fields should happen in your model, before you start with the generation.
Add a getter for nonKeyIndex to the class of your model that hosts the name property. Go through all siblings, and number them as you need (i.e. starting from one and skipping the keys in your numbering). Now you can use this ST to produce the desired output:
<objs:{<if(it.key)><else>ps.setObject(<it.nonKeyIndex>, <it.name;>);<"\n"><endif>}>

Sometimes it may not be possible to add methods such as nonKeyIndex to your model classes. In such cases you should wrap your classes into view classes designed specifically to work with string template, and add the extra properties there:
public class ColumnView {
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Betty McGeehan Works
Genome Sculpture
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Sculpture, Metal on Aluminium
Size: 72 W x 78 H x 32 D in
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Sculpture:Metal on Aluminium
Size:72 W x 78 H x 32 D in
Packaging:Ships in a Crate
Handling:Ships in a wooden crate for additional protection of heavy or oversized artworks. Crated works are subject to an $80 care and handling fee. Artists are responsible for packaging and adhering to Saatchi Art's packaging guidelines.
Betty McGeehan, from New Providence, NJ, is a self-taught artist. She has been the recipient of numerous awards including NJ State Council on the Arts Fellowship 2003, and three Dodge Foundation Fellowships. Solo exhibitions have been presented at the Delaware Center for the Contemporary Arts, Wilmington, DE and many college and university galleries. Her work has been represented in Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ; Zimmerli Art Museum, NJ; Visual Arts Center of NJ; Noyes Museum of Arts, NJ; Sculptors Guild, NY, NY; and the National Sculpture Society, NY, NY. In 2010, McGeehan's work was in two movies. Her sculpture has been reviewed in the New York Times and the Philadelphia Inquirer. AT&T, NJ; Bristol-Meyers Squibb, NJ; Coco-Cola, Atlanta, GA; Chubb Group, NJ; Shering Plough, NJ; Toyota, NY; James Michener Art Museum, PA; Sprint, Kansas City, MO; Wesley Jessen, Chicago, IL; Noyes Museum, NJ; Morris Museum of Art, NJ; The Museum of Modern Art Library, NY, NY; and the Zimmerli Art Museum, NJ, are some of the many museum www.bettymcgeehan.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Betty-McGeehan/153254281403950
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Most runs in IPL ever- to help you to setup your fantasy team
This web page is all about IPL fan's dream team. IPL is all about hitting the ball outside the boundary rope. This is what make this game more popular. Players around the world come together without any rivalry to play with each other and perform their best to win the match. After knowing the expensive player Ben Stokes. Let's have a look at top 5 run scorers in IPL history.
Last season of IPL was a very fine season for Virat Kohli. He performed well, scoring 973 runs last season and became the most run scorer that season. If we look at the overall leading run scorers, Virat Kohli is still on the top by scoring 4110 in 139 matches. I have mentioned the list of the batsman who scored maximum runs.
Virat Kohli (4110 runs in 139 matches): The run machine very perfectly suitable name for his personality, The hunger of scoring runs makes this person a leading run scorer in Indian Premier League. He has scored 4110 in just 139 matches with an average of 38.05.
Suresh Raina (4098 runs in 147 matches): Suresh Raina was out-of-form with the bat last season 9 as he was able to score just 399 runs in 15 matches. Before last season Suresh Raina was on the top of this list but his poor performance in the season 8 put him on the second rank. IPL season 9 was memorable for him as he became the only batsman to score 6000 runs in T20 Cricket. He has scored 4098 runs in 147 matches with a strike rate of 138.58.
Rohit Sharma (3874 runs in 142 matches): "Mumbai Indians ki jaan ". Ro-Hit man again showed his class and standing on the 3rd rank by scoring 3874 runs in 142 innings. Initially, he has started his career for Deccan Chargers and succeeded to win the IPL title for his team. After his superb performance, MI took him into their squad, He met franchise expectations and won two IPL title for his team.
Gautam Gambhir (3634 runs in 132 matches): Indian team opener and a member of Delhi daredevil for 3 seasons of IPL. Later moved towards Kolkata Knight Riders. He has scored total 3634 in total 9 seasons and standing on 4th rank. He also puts one more record on his name of scoring most number of boundaries in IPL.
Chris Gayle (3426 runs in 92 matches): The only batsman who is never afraid of facing any bowler. But as we all know we can modify this sentence by saying every bowler is afraid to bowl to him. He is very clear why he is in cricket he just tries to put every ball out sight. The only person who holds a number of records, be it most number of sixes, be it highest individual score and many more records. He has scored total 3426 runs in just 92 matches.
That's it from this article, I hope you will like this article. IPL season 10 is about to start and we all are very excited. I hope this article will help you to plan you IPL fantasy team . Stay tuned to read more articles from www.globalcricketcommunity.com
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Sarah connor christmas in my heart full album
Ca si Sarah Connor - Nghe tải những bài hát ca sĩ Sarah Connor mới hay nhất nhạc mp3 320kbps, tìm album sarah connor video clip. Christmas In My Heart. Find a Sarah Connor - Christmas In My Heart first pressing or reissue. Complete your Sarah Connor collection. Shop Vinyl and CDs. Скачай Sarah Connor feat. Natural - Just One Last Dance mp3 ♫ 04: 00 320 kbps 9. 38 mb. Christmas in My Heart (Full Length version).
Bounce (album version. Sarah Connor - Sarah Lewe (born June 13, 1980 in Delmenhorst, Lower Saxony), better known as Sarah Connor, is a German singer and songwriter. She debuted in 2001 under the guidance of musicians Rob Tyger and Kay Denar and became the first act to ever Album Christmas in My Heart. What is Christmas without you here by my side I need you tonight It's Christmas in my heart.
Sarah Connor; Christmas in My Heart Lyrics; Christmas in My Heart is the first Christmas album and the fifth studio album by German recording artist Sarah Connor. Released by X-Cell Records on November 18, 2005, the album features cover versions of popular Christmas tunes and original material.
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Grants must begin between July 1, 2020 and June 30, 2021.
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The Serial (Flex) Grant is designed for scholars who require multiple visits to the host country. This option allows grants to be conducted over short segments, preferably during the fall and/or spring semesters. Interested applicants should clearly indicate plans for Flex in their project statement, including a project timeline.
The following specializations and subject areas are particularly sought. The culture and society of modern Japan; studies of political and economic relations between Japan and Pacific Rim nations; critical issues of contemporary society; crisis management; issues related to information technology; environmental issues and policy; public law and criminology; public health and health policy; security; international trade; labor and mobility; migration; energy; demographic issues; projects that examine the educational systems of Japan and the U.S. from a comparative perspective.
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It's September but Suzanne Can't Wait until Halloween!
Suzanne was so proud of her costume. She loved the way it looked dignified, while subtly echoing that old joke about the pig and the chicken donating to the church breakfast.
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What was the biggest waste of ammunition in the history of the military world?
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This is a NATO soldier firing a Javelin anti-tank missile. The average annual salary of a deployed American soldier is $33,000. The cost of each missile today is nearly four times that, more than $120,000. When the US invaded Afghanistan, each unit was equipped with several of them, even if the Afghans had no armored divisions worth mentioning, while cheaper weapons (and even mortars) could do a better job against bunkers than missiles.
As a result, the US spends 4 billion dollars a month. In Afghanistan, with meager results. If 1/100 of all that money were used to build Afghanistan's infrastructure and promote the values of a 21st century state, there would quickly be no room for radical groups like the Taliban and ISIS to thrive. However, this does not offer big profits for the military-industrial complex, nor big kickbacks for its political comrades.
So to update Sebastian Junger's famous quote, having a soldier, who doesn't earn much in a year, fire multiple missiles, at $120,000 each, at people who don't earn that much in life is exactly how the Deep State is taking advantage of the American taxpayer and calling it "patriotism".
It's no surprise to most that all these "patriots" cashing in on the sale of expensive cannons to hunt sparrows will never, ever serve a single day – much less assume the honor of serving on the front lines. Neither they nor their children.
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a blog about obscure muzik & graphix,random thoughts and free minds.
Steve Greekshire is a musician hailing from Leeds and playing his own rather weird yet genial and personal music mixing various styles.
These 5 tracks, that make up the album "Worms," are a mixture of eccentric and off the wall songs, mixed in with psychedelic, folk and hard rock.
Here a small introduction is taken from his FB page.
"Hey ho and Hello to all.
I am a musician and occasionally a visual artist and I am one who likes to challenge his own as well as others, conventions, perceptions, and values. This can be expressed in both playful, as well as an aggressive manor.
If I didn't, or could not do this, I would get bored with myself and would have to accept a dull world, which is always eager to swallow one up.
My music and material are sometimes Bizarre, Surreal, Eccentric, Comical and Off The Wall, because it pleases my sense of things as well as, it helps me, and others to laugh.
It can also contain strong elements of Experimental, Psychedelic Heavy Rock and Blues and angry aggressiveness.
I get a kick in finding new ways of strengthening emotion and dynamics in my work and I like to evoke atmospheres and mental pictures that appeal to the imagination of my audience, as well as questioning and giving a friendly poke, that prompts them to question our daily reality and values.
It healthy for us to all rock each other's boat every so often!
I sing stories as well as create sounds and audio pictures. I have different approaches to my music which is governed by a theme, story or mood.
Sometimes I have to vent my anger and give myself a voice at the powers that be, through a serious protest, or a satirical song or three.
Thanx to those who persevere in freeing themselves of the mental shackles of dogma and convention and seek to exercise imagination, cause you give me hope and inspiration.
Ok. you've got the Blerb. Now bugger off and enjoy my works and fumbles,if you can."
To complete this post a couple of video from Youtube.
Notice to the readers of this blog and all the artists.
After 3 years of active collaboration with 3 different blogs(radiomolotov,misterioso impossivel,vita ignes corpus lignum) I decided to open my own blog.
My aim is to talk about obscure and rare productions which I accomulated in my personal collection.Some stuff is mine,some other produced by good friends of mine,some other by bands/artists whom I do not know by person.I am only posting here very old stuff that it`s not available now days.
If you are one of those artists and you are not happy to see your tape here then send me a shout and I will remove it as soon as possible.My aim is to get out there this old music that is otherwise forgotten.
If one day I will post some new productions it means that those productions will be by friends of mine whom gave me permission to do so.
Also I will post some of my music or copy art-works,zines,videos and the like!!In future I might re-post some stuff that I donated to the blogs listed above,after all some is my music and all of them are my original rips.
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Free, community-driven versions of Linux don't often benefit from commercial enterprise support efforts.
For CentOS, that's now about to change. The clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux is now being commercially supported by services vendor OpenLogic.
OpenLogic's aim is to fill a need for Linux users. Despite being built on RHEL's publicly available source code, CentOS is free and does "not include Red Hat support or Red Hat Network or other offerings that are included with RHEL subscriptions from Red Hat," Kim Weins, senior vice president of products and marketing at OpenLogic, told InternetNews.com.
Read the rest at Datamation.


Watch 'Veere Di Wedding' Trailer: Get ready for the ultimate wedding of the season!
After the much speculations the trailer of this year's most awaiting film 'Veere Di Wedding' has been released. A few days back the new poster of the film was released, with the posters of 'Veere Di Wedding' piquing the audiences' curiosity even further, the wait is finally over as the wedding of the season will now release on the first Friday of June this year.
There has been massive anticipation surrounding the film ever since it's announcement, as two power producers Ekta Kapoor and Rhea Kapoor came together, to present audiences with a fun ride that explores the spirit of the modern day Indian woman. The film stars Kareena Kapoor Khan, Sonam Kapoor, Swara Bhasker & Shikha Talsania in pivotal roles. The film is slated to release on 1st June 2018. The film is directed by Shashanka Ghosh, produced by Balaji Telefilms, Anil Kapoor Films & Communication Network, and Saffron Broadcast & Media Ltd.


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NHL/NHLPA Reach Agreement on Governing Long Term Contracts
NHLPA Staff
The NHLPA/NHL announced an agreement that will implement new rules governing the parameters of long-term contracts and how they are valued within the NHL Salary Cap System.
NHL, NHLPA REACH AGREEMENT GOVERNING LONG-TERM CONTRACTS KOVALCHUK CONTRACT REGISTERED; FOUR CIRCUMVENTION INVESTIGATIONS DROPPED
NEW YORK/TORONTO (September 4, 2010) – The National Hockey League Players' Association and National Hockey League today announced an agreement that will implement new rules governing the parameters of long-term contracts and how they are valued within the NHL Salary Cap System.
As part of the agreement, the NHL will register the contract between the New Jersey Devils and Ilya Kovalchuk that was filed with the League on August 27, 2010. The NHL also will terminate its circumvention investigations into the contracts signed in 2009 by Marian Hossa of the Chicago Blackhawks, Roberto Luongo of the Vancouver Canucks, Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins and Chris Pronger of the Philadelphia Flyers.
Under the terms of the agreement, the new rules will apply only to long-term contracts, defined as those with terms of five years or longer, and only to contracts executed after September 4, 2010. The new rules apply to contracts signed between now and the end of the CBA, as well as all contracts signed that begin in the 2012-13 season. The parties have agreed that the new rules do not automatically carry over into a new CBA.
For the purpose of Salary Cap calculations, any long-term contract that extends past a player's 41st birthday will be valued and accounted for in two ways: The compensation for all seasons that do not include or succeed the player's 41st birthday will be totaled and divided by the number of those seasons to determine the annual average value (AAV) charged against the team's Cap for those seasons. In all subsequent seasons, the team's Cap charge will be the actual compensation paid to the player in that season (or seasons, as appropriate).
Additionally, in any long-term contract that averages more than $5.75 million for the three highest-compensation seasons, the following rule shall apply: Solely to determine its value for purposes of the Salary Cap, a player's compensation for any season in which he is age 36, 37, 38, 39 and/or 40 shall be valued at a minimum of $1 million.
"We're pleased to be able to establish clearly-defined rules for these types of contracts going forward and just as happy we can turn the page on uncertainties relating to several other existing contracts," NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly said. "From start to finish of this multi-week process we were able to work closely and cooperatively with representatives of the Players' Association, who shared our belief that the creation of definitive rules and guidelines in this area would be beneficial to everyone – Clubs and players alike."
"We are pleased to finalize an agreement which ends the League's circumvention investigations and also establishes rules on long-term contracts that will provide players, their certified agents and general managers clarity for the negotiation of new contracts," said Roland Lee, Director of Salary Cap/Marketplace & Associate Counsel for the NHLPA. "Turning the page on this process is something that will benefit all parties involved."
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Valves – All sorts of junk!
Here apparently is a CV2429, clearly marked on the valve which appears to have a glass tube surrounding the rod coming from the top connection going into a metal cylinder. I thought this was quite interesting when I received it, but a CV2429 is supposed to be a TR tube and looks nothing remotely like this guy!
I can't believe I've not updated this site since last year! Well I now have 4 boxes of CV valves to sort out, including a CV2, my lowest number. A lot of valves have left the workshop – basically for free as there is so little interest and as I said before I am no longer engaging with eBay (the money is not worth the hassle). 8 large boxes of them and several smaller boxes filled a car. There are a lot left which will be listed here under Sales at some time and what does not sell will go to auction. If you see anything on the site that is definitely not CV marked then it will b for sale, except a few cases. I am even considering letting the REL valves and the 1B series go now. Most of the Germans are sold or are spoken for as are one or two of the Russian radar CRT-types. Anyway, none of those are listed as exhibits now.
An actual update! And more potential disposals.
After 8.5 years of study, including several breaks on medical grounds, and a final mad dash since last friday I finally found out today I am on the pass list and will graduate with a Ph.D. in law next month. That's the single most intensive thing taking up all my time these past years. Well, that and the kids!
So, I finally have some time to turn my attention to my greatly ignored valve collection. And I have come to a decision. I've been swinging between wanting to sell the whole collection and wanting to keep on expanding it. In fits and starts I pulled out a lot of non-CV and non-military valves, many of which went on eBay until their Global Shredding Programme messed things up and I quit.
But in order to further trim the collection I have decided to strip out everything that is not actually CV marked, bar a few specials like the RELs and some of the 1B series. So, up for grabs will be all the UK military stuff that is not CV marked. Bearing in mind eBay is not really an option now I am open to offers on any or all. Do get in touch if you are interested in any.
There are a few oddments which are not up for grabs, like the parametric amplifier tube, and the REL stuff as I mentioned. But equally there is some very interesting, and in some cases old stuff in the collection which will be available.
I've no idea if anyone even reads these posts and so I will also be offering some around where I know there is interest. So be quick!
I've not updated the collection for ages. There is a CV magnetron sat on my desk waiting for me to take pics, as well as a couple of fuze valves that people kindly sent me. Being realistic I am not going to get close until October this year because I am trying to complete the corrections to my Ph.D. and running out of time. So everything is on hold.
I also have 4 boxes of CV valves 300 miles away waiting for transport. uShip came up empty with really stupid prices so these may end up going by courier or me meeting halfway. Time is against me.
I also have half the workshop full of valves for disposal. Since I gave up with eBay and PayPal moving these has become difficult. That plus the complete lack of time anyway. I hope to go to a sale later this year which will hopefully reduce the stock somewhat. Some are ex-collection but most are mundane valves.


The U.S. Supreme Court found Tuesday that a California law requiring pro-life crisis pregnancy centers to provide information about state-funded abortions likely violates the First Amendment.
Tuesday's decision does not strike down the California law, known as the Reproductive FACT Act. The case reached the Court on a request to temporarily stay the FACT Act, not on the merits.
There are some 200 pro-life pregnancy centers in California.
Justice Clarence Thomas wrote the court's opinion, joined by Chief Justice John Roberts and Justices Anthony Kennedy, Samuel Alito, and Neil Gorsuch. Justice Stephen Breyer led the liberal bloc in dissent.
Unlicensed clinics, on the other hand, must disclose that they are not permitted to practice medicine on site and in all advertising. This disclaimer must be posted in as many as 13 languages and meet specific font requirements.
After the law was enacted, a coalition of pro-life groups led by the National Institutes of Family and Life Advocates (NIFLA) sued the state, claiming the law violates the First Amendment, to the extent it forces them to communicate a government message with which they disagree.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals denied NIFLA's request for an injunction, citing the so-called professional speech doctrine. Though the Supreme Court has never formally embraced the rule, several appeals courts have concluded that government can legitimately regulate the speech of certain licensed professionals when they are acting in their official capacities.
For example, in 1985 the justices upheld an Ohio regulation requiring attorneys to tell their clients they may be liable for additional fees if they lose their case.
The high court rejected the 9th Circuit's rationale. Thomas explained that the Court has acknowledged just two categories of professional speech that the state might lawfully regulate, neither of which was relevant to NIFLA's case.
The Court then concluded that the sole basis on which the FACT Act was adopted failed to pass constitutional muster. The California state legislature enacted the law to ensure low-income women had access to information about state-funded reproductive programs. However, the FACT Act exempts a wide-range of providers from the law's disclosures obligations, like private practitioners or community health centers, creating the impression the law was tailored to specifically target pro-life groups.
"The FACT Act's exemption for these clinics, which serve many women who are pregnant or could become pregnant in the future, demonstrates the disconnect between its stated purpose and its actual scope," Thomas wrote.
He elsewhere suggested the state could achieve its goal by launching a public information campaign rather than burdening private speakers.
The Court said the regulations on unlicensed clinics were even more problematic, finding the state had failed to show why the disclosure requirements were necessary. The opinion leaves open the possibility that California may make this showing at a future phase of the case.
The state said the notices were necessary to ensure women were not duped into patronizing clinics where reproductive healthcare is not available.
Kennedy wrote a brief concurrence joined by the chief justice, Alito, and Gorsuch to emphasize that the state legislature's "apparent viewpoint discrimination" is seriously troublesome.


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Bonus story: A day in the life of a Makhai part 1
BE AWARE: This is an un-edited, un-beta read, un-proofread etc etc bonus story!
The main focus is on Silas and Shinta but, of course, the other characters will make their appearance as well. I'm not sure how this story fits in the general Himura Saga, and perhaps it never will be more than a side story. Who knows, the whole Himura Saga started out as short stories, and look how that ended.
I'd love to hear your opinions on it, so if you have the time, drop me a comment below. 🙂
"I don't like it. We should be protecting him, not set him up as bait," Feilon said.
"But it's the only way to lure them out into the open and put a stop to this," Shinta refuted. "We have waited it out long enough. It's obvious they won't stop now."
"I'm going," Silas said resolutely. "I'm sick and tired of staying cooped up inside like a caged animal!"
"Silas, it could be dangerous, we have no clue who we are up against," Feilon insisted.
"Argh, Eclipse tell him!"
Eclipse raised his hands in defeat. "Maybe the boys are right, Feilon, this has been going on for too long. Maybe it is just a prank, an obsessed ex-boyfriend who can't let go and we're all disconcerted over nothing, or it is more serious. Either way, we can't let it control our lives," Eclipse said. "Besides, I have faith in Shinta. His strategic plans have never failed us, so if he thinks he can control the situation at the cocktail party, I don't see a reason we wouldn't seize the chance to put an end to it."
"Thank you!" Silas sighed.
Feilon still didn't look too happy about it, but relented. He knew Shinta would never unnecessarily jeopardize Silas' safety, but something didn't feel right about the whole situation and he sincerely hoped he wouldn't come to regret agreeing to this.
Being the fledgling of one of the most powerful Methuselan Clan Leaders in the world, there weren't too many things Silas felt in control of, and he hated how to most people that was all he was. His music was one of the few things he had built up from scratch. He hadn't even allowed Eclipse to help him out. This was his. His music and his connections. He had busted his ass for years to get where he was now, damned if he'd let some psycho fuck it up.
The party wasn't just any party; it was the culmination of all his efforts. He'd been invited to a cocktail party that would give him the opportunity to introduce him to big names in the music industry he tried hard to enter. It had taken him years to get as far as he had and a chance like this could lift his career to the next level.
Several more threatening letters had arrived in the weeks leading up to the party and although he didn't show it, Shinta was unnerved by the unrelenting string of threads towards his protégé and best friend. Being a member of one of the richest and most influential families in the world, Silas had been the subject of threads on more than one occasion, but never had they been this tenacious. Usually, it would stop after he changed his phone number or when they didn't get the reaction they had hoped for, but not this time. Though Silas pretended he wasn't worried, he could see the other boy was nervous and on edge. No, this had to stop.
"Are you ready?" Shinta asked Silas as he stepped into his bedroom. The other boy had been taking forever to get finished, so he had gone in to see if he was alright. When he saw Silas was trying to bring order to the chaos that was his hair, he plopped down on the bed to watch his friend fidgeting with his hair.
Silas nodded but didn't seem to have his usual glee before going to a party.
"Hey, look at me," Shinta insisted, holding his friends' face in both his hands. "I'll be right there with you. I won't let anything happen to you."
Silas nodded. "I know you won't. I simply want this to be over."
Shinta grinned. "You just want to get back to your skirt-chasing days."
That finally brought a smile back on his friend's face.
When they finally came down, the others were already waiting for them.
"What about you?" Silas asked when he saw the twins too were gearing up.
"We'll be on standby. The Makhai will secure the entire block around the venue," Raenef explained.
"We're not going to take any chances," Shinta added.
Shinta watched amused from the sidelines as Silas was leisurely making his way from one group of people to the next, easily chatting up the girls as he went. No one noticed the slight stiffness in his shoulders or the surreptitious glances around the room.
When he saw Silas reach for an hors d'oeuvre from one of the many trays that were being passed around the room, he quickly made his way over. Before Silas could bite into it, he took it from his hands and ate it himself. "Was it poisoned?" Silas asked, alarmed.
"No, but there were shrimp inside, and you hate those."
Silas smiled. "Always looking out for me."
Shinta bowed and slipped away into the shadows once more. When he was in his official role of bodyguard, he always kept a respectful distance.
The evening was progressing nicely, and so far things had gone smoothly. Silas had met some nice producers who had offered to help him and he even met a club owner interested in letting him perform his music live in his club. Nothing seemed out of order, yet Shinta was sure something was brewing under the surface. He constantly checked in with the rest of the Makhai team stationed outside and with Feilon, but they too could detect nothing out of place. He was beginning to think that whoever had sent the threats wouldn't show when his attention was caught by a man chatting up one of the waiters while simultaneously signaling to another man standing several feet away from him. From the angle Shinta was standing at, he couldn't quite see what the man was doing, but when the waiter made a direct beeline to where Silas was standing, he knew something was up. He signaled the others to be on the alert while he made his way closer to Silas.
Silas gratefully took the glass of champagne offered by the waiter, yet wasn't too surprised to feel Shinta at his side. With practiced ease, his Makhai unobtrusively took the glass from Silas and tasted the content, confirming his suspicion. Along with the exquisite taste of the Cristal champagne came the slightly bitter taste of poison. Any other person would have missed it, but Shinta had been trained by the best when it came to poisons, and he recognized it immediately. The dose had been high enough to kill almost instantly with one sip for a normal person. Due to his training as a Fuuma, Shinta was almost immune to most poisons, and it would have taken a lot more than just one sip for him to die from it. If the poison had even been administered by a fellow Methuselah, if not it wouldn't have killed them at all.
Methuselah weren't exactly immortal, but they came pretty close to it. They couldn't die of old age, nor could they be killed by humans, not even with a stake through the heart—though it would hurt like a bitch. The only thing that could permanently end a vampire's life, was by the hand of another vampire.
He casually disposed of the remaining champagne in the closest flower pot while his eyes were already scanning the room.
"Please tell me you just didn't like the taste…" Silas said with a small voice.
Shinta wasn't in the mood anymore for jokes though. "They're here."
Shinta quickly informed the rest of his team what transpired, but all he got in return was static. He cursed. Their equipment had never failed before, therefore the only other explanation was that whoever was behind the threats, had somehow managed to disable their communication network. Which meant they were good.
He started to lead Silas to one of the two exits from the room when he noticed movement from both sides. A waiter, whom Shinta was sure wasn't on the staff list he'd checked earlier, stealthily placed himself in front of the exit they were moving towards. Conveniently cutting them off from the room where two other Makhai guards had been stationed undercover. Shinta was weighing his chances of simply taking out the waiter to clear the exit, when the lights flickered. Shinta felt something approaching at high speed even before a tiny reflection of light alerted him to the needle-thin darts flying seemingly out of nowhere towards his charge. By the time he realized what they were, it was already too late to dive for cover, thus he maneuvered himself between the darts and their intended target. He deflected two of the darts with one of the hidden blades he carried, but the last one lodged itself into his right shoulder.
When their assailants realized they had failed to take out their target again, they decided to take a more direct approach. They made their way over to them, no longer keeping up the farce of being guests. Their brusque way alerted the guests something was wrong, and people panicked. Shinta also dropped all pretenses and pulled Silas away from the windows and in the direction of the other exit, while making sure to keep himself between their assailants and his charge.
Suddenly more darts came flying from multiple directions and Shinta quickly pushed Silas out of the way. That's when all hell broke loose.
Their assailants were on them, and it took all Shinta's power to keep them off their backs. He had been trained as an assassin specializing in poison and close-range hand-to-hand combat wasn't his forte. His weapons were all laced with poison though, so he only needed to scratch his opponents to deal a lethal blow. He quickly took out four of them, but the other two proved unwilling to meet their maker. They were more experienced as they had closely watched and analyzed his fighting techniques, using it against him now.
Thus far, he'd kept Silas out of harm's way, but he knew it wouldn't take long before they would be overpowered. He had been hit several times now with the darts, and by the burning sensation the small wounds caused, he knew they had been laced with poison.
"You're a tough one, kid, I'll give you that. But the poison is already spreading through your body like wildfire. In fact, I'm surprised you can still stand. You'll meet your end here, and you know it," one of the assailants taunted.
"I've got no problem with that, but I'll take you with me to the deepest corners of hell," Shinta replied.
His opponent laughed. "Even if you do manage to kill me, there are more men outside. Your little charge over there will not get out. When our boss wants something, he gets it. And this time, it's his head," he said, pointing at Silas.
"Maybe he needs a lesson in humility then, cause he will not have his way this time," Shinta said conversationally as he lashed out at the same time with his hidden short sword.
Grabbing a smoke bomb, he grabbed for Silas' hand and ran for the nearest exit.
Shinta had hoped his backup would have realized something was wrong by now and would be ready for them, but instead, a hail of bullets whizzed towards them the second they entered the hallway. They ducked behind a huge vase, but when that didn't prove to hold up against the onslaught of bullets, they made a run for the hallway towards the kitchens. They raced through the kitchen, paying no heed to the confused staff.
Shinta thanked his stars for making it a point to imprint the blueprints of the venues to memory, as he now knew any nook and cranny of the place. They were now on the second floor of the venue on the backside of the building. He made a quick left at the end of the kitchen, still dragging Silas behind him, where he knew a small landing would lead them to the fire escape that ended in a small alley. He figured they would be safe there and be able to make their way down to the street and in sight of their backup.
Shinta carefully opened the door to the fire escape, but as soon as he poked his head out, bullets were flying. He hastily pulled back inside and closed the heavy fire door.
"How many of them are there?!" Silas said.
Good question. Shinta thought. For he too was surprised at the manpower they were up against. Not only were they highly trained, but they also had lots of men on their side. And where the hell were their own men?! "Don't worry, I'll get you out of here," Shinta said.
As the words left his mouth, he realized the tables had turned on them; It was no longer about hunting the stalker, now they were the ones being hunted.
"What about the back-up? Didn't Raenef say there was a team on standby? Maybe we should try to make it back to them…" Silas asked.
"I don't know, Silas, they somehow managed to cut our lines of communications off, so I can't contact the others. They should know that something is wrong by now and I'm sure they'll do what they can." He couldn't tell Silas something must have gone awfully wrong for their backup to still not having arrived. "For now, we have to leave here, they now know where we are."
They made their way through a maze of empty corridors and hallways, trying to stay out of sight as much as possible.
They were eventually cornered on a small landing on the east side of the building. Shinta pushed Silas back into the corner and once again drew his short sword. He pretended to lash out at the closest attacker, but at the last moment veered to his left, leaving his flank open for attack. His opponent, thinking he had him, grinned and swung his sword in a downward arch, but just as it was about to slash Shinta wide open, the blade came to a screeching halt on the iron railing of the staircase sending sparks everywhere. With wide eyes he numbly watched as Shinta turned and thrust his sword into his throat, killing him instantly.
The second attacker wasted no time in swinging his blade as he was still hulking down the last flight of stairs like a grizzly bear. The man looked made of pure muscle and Shinta realized he had to take him out fast, because there was no way in hell he could block the hits of this man. Keeping his own body as low to the ground as he possibly could, he charged at the man, using his own smaller form to his full advantage. He swept from below, ducking under the blow of his attacker and slashed the man's calves. The man roared and toppled over down the last few steps, his weight bringing Shinta down with him, knocking the wind out of his lungs when they hit the ground hard.
For a moment Shinta was stunned, desperately trying to suck the air back into his burning lungs. The man had come to his senses again and before Shinta had regained his breath, a pair of strong hands tightened themselves like a vice around his throat. Just as his vision blurred, the stronghold on his throat all but disappeared. A spray of blood washed over his face as the man pinning him down coughed up blood and convulsed on top of him.
Took him long enough.
After several long seconds, the man stopped moving at all, as the poison from Shinta's sword had finally found its way to the man's heart, killing him swiftly.
"A little help would be nice here…" Shinta called out to his friend while struggling to get out from under the man's bulky weight.
As if he finally came to his senses, Silas hurried over to him and helped to pull the man off. "Still alive there?" Silas asked worriedly.
"Being smothered to death by old men is not on my bucket list, thank you very much!".
"You could have fooled me."
Shinta chuckled. They had been through so many shitty things together, and humor has always been the one thing that kept them both going. "If you tell anyone I was nearly hugged to death by the Hulk here, I'll kill you myself!"
Silas held out his hand to pull Shinta back on his feet. Once he was on his feet though, the universe tilted and he had to lean heavily on his friend not to fall. He quickly did a mental check of his body and noticed that his breathing was still labored and his heart was racing. Both his hands and feet felt as if a bad acupuncturist had tortured them, a feeling he knew would soon progress into numbness and eventually paralysis. And then there was the pain, a burning sensation throughout his entire body that was increasing at an alarming rate. He knew he had to get them out of the building and to safety soon, or the poison he'd taken in by both the champagne and the attacks would finally catch up to his immune system and succumb him. Though he was trained to withstand the effects of most poisons and had developed quite a high tolerance for it, not even his body was completely immune to it. The running and fighting had only spread the poison that much faster through his system and with the dosage he had coursing through his body, his chances did not look promising.
"Are you sure you're okay?" Silas asked, sincere worry now lacing his words.
"Yeah, I'm fine." But his voice sounded winded, even to his own ears. "Come on, we better find a place to hide out until the back-up team finds us," he said, pushing himself off the wall and towards the stairs, stifling the pain as best he could as he did.
Shinta expected the top floors to be crawling with the enemy by now, and the gunfire they had encountered in the alley was a solid reminder they had the exit covered too.
Come on. This is what you do best. Think!
Being raised a Fuuma, assassination was his trade. But what he really excelled at was his analytic skills that could see almost a dozen steps ahead, making him a brilliant tactician. Seeing possibilities where others saw none. Right now though, their options were diminishing fast.
Since the strength in his arms was quickly weakening, he reasoned their best chance was to find a place they could hide in. With a bit of luck their people would find them first, if not, it would at least offer them cover.
Shinta grudgingly pulled out his handgun. Though he was trained in using it, he hardly ever used it outside the shooting range as, like most vampires, he preferred the use of more traditional weapons. But as the strength was quickly seeping from his arms and hands, those were no longer a reliable option.
They finally made their way into the basement, and after almost tumbling down the rickety stairs, they hid behind a pile of stacked wooden crates, providing them with some cover and an unobstructed view of the basement door.
Shinta was drenched in a cold sweat and his heart was about to explode from his chest. He'd lost almost all feeling in his upper and lower extremities, the rest of his body was wracked by pains, and his vision was swimming. The only thing keeping him going was the all-consuming need to keep his friend safe.
Silas wasn't just his charge. From the moment he'd met the other boy, there had been a click between them. Silas was his best friend, lover, and brother in arms. He'd die for Silas, and not because it was his duty.
"You should sit down, Shinta. You can barely stand on your feet!" Silas urged.
"I'll be fine. More than enough time to sleep later."
Silas dropped the argument, knowing he couldn't sway his friend once he'd put his mind to something. "Do you think the others made it out ok?"
"I'm sure of it. They weren't after anyone else but you. The others should be fine," even talking became quite the task now.
"I should have never pushed him for letting me go to the stupid party. I should have listened for once…"
"Silas, it wasn't your fault. If anyone's, it's mine. I'm responsible for yo–" A sudden rattle on the basement's door silenced them both.
A quick glance between the two friends before Shinta quickly pulled out his sword and pushed it into Silas' hands.
Shinta swallowed. He knew how to use it, but Shinta handing him the weapon did not bode well.
"Don't hesitate," Shinta said, flicking the safety off his rarely used handgun and took aim at the door as best he could through his swimming vision. He could barely see anything at all and he aimed below the only thing he could still make out, the emergency light above the door. Not much to go by, but their only chance of survival.
The seconds seemed to last forever as the feeble lock on the door was being rattled. Neither Shinta nor Silas had any illusions about the rusted thing holding up against any kind of force.
Suddenly time caught up and everything seemed to happen at the same time as the lock gave in and the door swung open. Through a cloud of dust they could make out the silhouettes of people making their way down the stairs.
Silas didn't wait for them to come any closer and fired two shots, hoping at least one would hit their targets. But it was like firing blind, as his vision was clouding and blackness was creeping in left, right and center. Shouts were coming from the top of the stairs, but his ears were ringing and he couldn't make out anymore what they were saying. It wasn't until he felt Silas pulling down his gun arm that he was aware Silas was yelling at him as well.
"St..p!… It's…h.re…"
It took all his willpower to focus on what Silas was trying to tell him.
"It's okay, they're here, they found us!" Silas said, relief clear in his eyes.
Shinta turned to the basement stairs, still not entirely sure what was happening. All he could make out through the haze in his mind was more and more people coming down the stairs. Flooding the basement and rapidly making their way over to their little hideout. Shinta tried to aim his gun, but his arms wouldn't obey and spasmed helplessly at his sides, the gun slipping from his fingers, falling to the concrete floor.
The next thing he knew was that he was being held by his Master. Not that he could see him anymore, but the Bond with his Master told him who he was, and he dazedly realized the back-up team must have arrived. They found us….
Now that they were finally safe, he could feel the life quickly leaving him. Just one more thing…
"Master… S…Silas… Please take over–" Before he could finish his request though, he collapsed.
Shinta was only vaguely aware of being lifted and voices all around him, but all he could feel was a numb cold, spreading quickly throughout his body.
"Shinta!" Insistent shouts broke through the darkness and with all the will he could muster, he opened his eyes. He wasn't sure he'd succeeded as it was just as dark as before he opened them. But whoever was talking to him seemed happy, and the jostling of his body stopped.
"Shinta what antidote do you need?" an urgent voice.
Antidote?
"Shinta stay with me! What did they use? SHINTA!"
He was already drifting away when a sudden surge of energy shocked him back into awareness again, making him groan as the pain also flared back into existence.
"Shinta! What did they use? Tell me!" Feilon insisted.
Ah yes, the poison… He knew there was something important he needed to tell them before passing out. He tried to form words, but his tongue seemed glued to his mouth, and his vocal cords seemed to be non-existing.
Feilon seemed to understand his problem and started listing colors. "Red? Yellow? Green? Blue? White?"
Shinta desperately tried to wrangle some kind of reaction from his uncooperative body at hearing the right color.
"White? Is that the one you need?" Feilon asked.
A frustrated jerk of the boy's head seemed to suggest otherwise.
"Blue?"
An almost imperceptible nod, and then the boy started convulsing, making any form of communication impossible.
"What are you doing? What's with the colors? We need to know what poison he ingested!" Silas said angrily.
"I know, that's what the colors are for. He has all his antidotes labeled with colors so that in case of an emergency, we too know which ones to use," Toshiro explained while going through Shinta's gear.
Stowed in a side pocket, Toshiro found the small red case he knew was there. His fingers almost flew over the keypad to open it. In the case were over two dozen small vials, each with small tags on them with handwritten symbols. Each contained deadly toxins and its antidotes. Toshiro searched through them until he found what he was looking for; A vial labeled with C17H23NO3 and a blue strip taped around the bottom of the vial.
"Are you sure this is the one? Maybe we should run a blood test first… Besides, we don't even know the dosage…" Silas argued. Shinta had warned him on various occasions that an antidote was often nothing more than a poison that counteracted another poison. If used incorrectly, it could kill as surely as the one you were taking it for.
"There is no time for tests. He's dying," Raenef said as he pushed even more of his Mana, or life energy, into the convulsing boy whose lips and fingers had now turned to a ghastly blue-gray color. "We have to rely on his intelligence. He prepared these vials himself, I'm sure he measured them by dosage."
Feilon nodded when Toshiro looked to him for guidance. "Raenef is right, we just have to have faith in him now."
Toshiro hesitated no longer and filled a syringe with the clear liquid inside, careful not to spill any. Once done, he made sure there was no more air in it before handing it over to Raenef.
"Hold him down," Raenef instructed.
Once they had him tightly pinned Raenef quickly injected him with what was hopefully the antidote.
For several long minutes the only sounds in the room were of the still writhing boy's choking sounds.
"Shouldn't it have worked by now? Maybe we gave him the wrong one… Please Raenef do something!" Silas said panicked while pulling on Raenef's arm.
Eclipse pulled him in his arms. "Raenef's doing everything he can, you know he is."
When Shinta's condition only seemed to worsen, Raenef used even more of his Mana to force the antidote through his system even faster, hoping it wouldn't be too late. After several more long minutes of agonizing pain, his body suddenly fell limply to the stretcher, frightening them all.
"NO NO NO! SHINTA!" Raenef suddenly yelled.
"What's going on? Raenef?!" Feilon said, alarmed.
"He's going into cardiac arrest!" Raenef said, already performing CPR.
The next hour went by in a blur as they could do nothing more than witness the drama unfolding before their eyes. Raenef did the best he could, trying to keep the boy alive, but he too was running out of energy and couldn't hold on much longer. The doctor was administering a whole range of medicines in a feeble attempt to keep his vital signs as stable as they could.
"He's going to make it, isn't he?" Silas said hoarsely.
No one answered.


This article in the New York Times says something I've never noticed before, but it's obvious when you think of it: Don has no sense of humor. The only time he was seen during the campaign laughing was when a stray dog ran into the auditorium and somebody in the audience said "It's Hillary!" That's not the same as having a sense of humor. That is the same as thinking that your opponent in the Presidential election resembles a dog.