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I lived there for 28 years and have many friends.
My daughter lives nearby in Saratoga, NY, and has a spare bed.
There are tons of Irish folks in Albany.
I have a bunch of books to sell and plan to do a lot of traveling to accomplish that.
Matt and I flew out on a Tuesday. My first reading was Wednesday. It was at the Ancient Order of Hibernians Hall. How was it? A blast! I knew no one there except for a gentleman named John Carswell who is their communications/PR Director. John is an ace to work with—organized, sweet, and thoroughly honest. After I wrote him several months ago, we exchanged emails to plan everything. John gave me my first Amazon 5-star review.
Huh, who is this person? And what in hell was wrong with the brogue?
Shake it off, Jeanie. You can't control everything.
Okay. Lesson learned. I quickly chose two other short, exciting chapters and expanded my reading time.
I am blessed to be a ham extraordinaire. Years of community theater have taught me how to dramatize a reading, and I acted my little heart out for those folks. Fun!! My heart aches for authors who dread readings. To me, they are the crème de la crème of my life as an author.
I sold a ton of books.
I spent Thursday copying those two new chapters into a more readable format and cooking pork tenderloin for my daughter, her sons, and some pals. That's another thing I love to do—cook. Maybe next, a cookbook? No, I'm deep into the second book of my trilogy, Lace Curtain. It's half written.
On Friday evening, I read at The Book House of Stuyvesant Plaza—a wonderful, independent book store much like Malaprops here in Asheville. This reading was packed with my friends and my daughter's friends. So, it was a very friendly crowd. At this reading, I served wine, cheese, crackers, and chocolate. I will do the same at Malaprops.
Matt's daughter and granddaughter and son and daughter-in-law attended. After the reading, we all went to a huge nightclub for snacks and wine. Wonderful when you can entertain old friends with a reading and spend time with family, too.
On Saturday, we went to a birthday party and on Sunday, a real old-fashioned clambake. I haven't had clams in ages. Delish!
Music to a writer's ears.
My readings in Asheville begin tomorrow at Malaprops downtown at 7:00 p.m. I will be joined by Irish fiddler, Beanie Odell, and THERE WILL BE WINE. Do come.
Shanty Gold Readings Coming up!
What fun you are having with your readings! Go, Jeanne, go!
I do love readings. I am SUCH A HAM!!! How are you, girl?


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Explore options when saving abroad
Default Author
May 2, 2008 in Savings
Today, I reply to a pair of inquiries related to the same theme: investing savings in accounts abroad.
Dear Dr. Don,
Banks in the United Kingdom — for instance, the ING Direct branch that operates in Great Britain and Northern Ireland — offer a savings account that pays 6 percent interest. In the United States, it is currently at 3 percent. Meanwhile, the U.S. dollar value is declining against the euro.
I am considering opening a savings account with ING Direct in the United Kingdom. Is it good idea? Is it allowed for U.S. citizens and residents? Is there an equivalent of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. in the United Kingdom? Would it be a problem when I bring the money back into the United States?
— Lawrence London
Dear Lawrence,
I didn't know the answer to your question, so I asked Martin Rutland, head of corporate communications at the United Kingdom branch of ING Direct.
He told me that you have to be a resident of the United Kingdom to have an ING Direct account through the branch of the bank based in Great Britain and Northern Ireland.
An alternative to sending your dollars abroad is to invest in nondollar-denominated deposits in a U.S. bank. Your deposits can be FDIC-insured against a bank failure, but an insured deposit isn't protected against the loss of principal resulting from currency exchange risk.
EverBank is known for this type of deposit. They have checking, savings and CD accounts available where the funds are held in a foreign currency — or, for investors who like to diversify, a basket of foreign currencies.
They do charge up to 1 percent over the wholesale rate for currency exchanges. Given the wider range that exists in most retail exchange rates, I don't think that it is excessive, but Ken Currency, the reader in the following letter, does. Read my reply to Ken for some additional background.
With respect to FDIC-insured foreign currency CDs, you mention EverBank as one of the U.S. banks offering such CDs. Please tell me the names of other banks offering FDIC-insured foreign currency CDs.
I'd be investing $150,000. I feel that EverBank's currency exchange charges are excessive — 0.75 percent in and 0.75 percent out. That's a total of 1.5 percent round trip.
— Ken Currency
I remembered EverBank's exchange rates as the 0.75 percent "in and out" that you describe, but its Web site now states:
Exchange rates are determined at the time of the actual trade and not at the time of the transaction request. The exchange rates listed on EverBank.com are for research purposes only and do not reflect rates and costs at the time of the trade.
When a currency trade is implemented, EverBank will convert your funds using a then-current conversion rate set by EverBank. Your currency conversion rate will be within 1 percent of the wholesale spot price EverBank pays for your currency. Exceptions may occur when a specific conversion rate is agreed upon between you and EverBank.
So, you've got the ability to negotiate with EverBank on what you pay on the currency exchange. For a depositor with $150,000 to put to work, you should be able to come to terms even though this is still a retail transaction. If you can get a better exchange rate from another provider, discuss the option of depositing the money as foreign currency.
An earlier column, " Depositing euros in a U.S. bank," explains this option in greater depth.
EverBank isn't the only game in town. A Web search using "foreign currency accounts" will allow you to find other providers that also offer FDIC-insured foreign currency deposits.
To ask a question of Dr. Don, go to the " Ask the Experts " page, and select one of these topics: "financing a home," "saving & investing" or " money."
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In two brand new updates via Socialcam, Brotha Lynch Hung dishes on the progress of the Coathanga Strangla follow-up and even plays a select cut from the studio.
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Do you think that was Mannibalector playing in the background?


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Starting August 30, realms will shatter, heroes will fall, and the world will stand on the brink of destruction with the launch of Legion.
Netmarble announced that IDEA (working title) is targeted to launch in South Korea this July with a North America release to follow.


Tired of feeling like second-class citizens next to Apple Pay, contactless mobile payment pioneers Google Wallet and Softcard have teamed up with three of the nation's largest wireless carriers.
The Google Commerce Blog today announced plans to ramp up adoption of Google Wallet, the near-field communication (NFC) based mobile payment technology first introduced in 2011.
Rather than attempt to compete with carrier-backed rival Softcard against the Apple Pay behemoth, Google has chosen to partner with the service formerly known as ISIS Mobile Wallet.
A joint venture between US carriers AT&T, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless, Softcard will relinquish "some exciting technology and intellectual property" to Google Wallet, which will soon come preinstalled on Android 4.4 KitKat or higher smartphones sold by the three carriers.
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In the wake of Apple Pay's launch last fall, Google Wallet and Softcard also faced setbacks as major US retailers such as CVS and Rite Aid blocked all three tap-and-pay services from stores in favor of a fourth competitor known as CurrentC, which has yet to hit the market.
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Story Friday September 06, 2019
By Pharaoh RutinTutin, September 6, 2019 in Comic Discussion
https://egscomics.com/comic/party-058
So anyone who has ever encountered Ranma 1/2, AND has ever done ANYTHING else should be expected to turn their non-magna interests into a combat technique?
Yes. I can see how that would work.
And I have been sorely negligent in my development of Trivia-Fu.
Destroying lives and defending property by recklessly revealing irrelevant facts and reciting inappropriate quotes.
The naked mole-rat (Heterocephalus glaber) lacks a neurotransmitter chemical known as Substance P and can not feel pain in its skin.
Edited September 6, 2019 by Pharaoh RutinTutin
Scotty 1,054
Canadian Lumberjack that lives in an Igloo
LocationCanuckistan
Too bad Tedd refused Elliot's offer, that sounds like it could have lead somewhere
Don't worry, Grace! It's not like I already know what your first post-training fight's going to be, who it's going to be with, and why it happens!
(Nobody tell Grace I actually know all those things)
This isn't ominous at all....
Let the speculation begin, let's see...
General Shade Tail
Tony (Though she kinda already has a way of dealing with him)
Yay for starburst background in panel seven! ...Hmm, this is that "splatter" variation again. I wonder if it's meant to invoke a different mood from Dan's usual starbursts, or if Dan just felt like using this version?
Not anyone who has encountered it, just those who consider themselves fans. Personally, I've never been much of a fan of canon Ranma 1/2, but I was quite a fan of Ranma fanfiction for a while, reinforcing my desire to retell other people's stories with my own touches. (I don't just mean telling new adventures with the same characters, I mean retelling the entire story from the beginning... I don't know how many variations I've read of Ranma and Genma showing up at the Tendo Dojo for the first time...)
The not-Camdin smoke person?
Someone who follows the griffins from their side of the world to "our" side?
4 hours ago, ChronosCat said:
Oh yeah, I wouldn't be surprised that Smoke might now be obsessed over finding out why they couldn't learn her transformation, but Smoke could just be some jerk that will get a good talking to rather that having their face punched through...hehe I was just referencing Greg's comment to Noah, but given the possibility that Smoke's form might not actually be solid, one might literally be able to punch through their face...of course it's probably not going to do any damage to Smoke that way.
I dunno if that's likely, they are due to return in a week(comic time) though so we'll see. Not really expecting it to be very eventful though.
Amiable Dorsai 40
It's cruel of me, I suppose, because it would hurt her, but I wanna see Grace go all Bruce Lee on magic steroids.
And I want Tony to be there.
The Old Hack reacted to this
19 minutes ago, Amiable Dorsai said:
It's been a while, old friend. Good to see you again.
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Still, more than half of them are martial artists. And Susan is not even there.
13 hours ago, Scotty said:
Arthur Arthur?
Magus?
That uryuom who really liked fire spells?
Note that Dan specifically said "why it happens", as if it would be important. My first though upon reading it was if it wasn't supposed to be "due to misunderstanding".
1 minute ago, hkmaly said:
That does narrow the list down to people like General Shade Tail and Voltaire, I don't think she'll fight the man that's giving Tedd a lab, and Magus should be left for Ellen to deal with really.
The pyro Uryuom does have potential, and Grace is fireproof, but if fire is the only thing the Uryuom can do, then it probably won't be much of a fight.
1 minute ago, Scotty said:
6 minutes ago, hkmaly said:
I don't think misunderstanding is needed for fighting General Shade Tail. And Voltaire, well, I doubt martial arts is of any use against fairy.
It would need to be quite serious misunderstanding causing her to fight Arthur Arthur, but I wouldn't rule it out completely. And regarding Ellen, well, her intervention will be what will STOP that fight.
Still, most likely it's character we don't know yet.
1 hour ago, The Old Hack said:
Yeah, good to see you too. I won't go into why I've been gone (medical, boring, take care of your pancreas, trust me on this) this feels like home, in many ways. I wish I could invite you all to my real home, for a chat.
Maybe I misread what you meant that because Dan said he knows why it'd happen, then we could rule out it being due to a misunderstanding, which would essentially mean that Grace would fight someone that needed to be fought.
I can only think of one incident where Grace almost fought someone due to a misunderstanding, though she might have mainly be going for intimidation since she didn't actually take a swing at Jerry. During the fight with the fire dudes at the Dojo, attacking Dex was a calculated decision with the intent to subdue rather than actually harm him, I don't think Grace actually thought she was going to have to fight Not_Tengu or else she made a bad attempt at intimidation and thankfully wasn't needed (likely both really). And she handled Smoke pretty decently, if there was going to be a fight, it'd have been because Smoke took the first swing. I guess if there were any misunderstandings, it'd be because the other party reacted badly or tested whether she was bluffing or not but I don't think Grace would actually start a fight unless she was sure she had to fight.
5 hours ago, hkmaly said:
Maybe I wrote it incorrectly because I meant it WILL be misunderstanding. (... did I confused a phrase again?)
Just because Grace is sure doesn't mean there is no misunderstanding. However, I agree that it's more likely the other party is the one misunderstanding the situation.
5 hours ago, Amiable Dorsai said:
Seconded. Really glad to have you back.
Tell me, do you happen to live in the vicinity of New Jersey? I go there fairly frequently for family reasons, as in once or twice a year. If you prefer, please answer in PMs.
Grace will fight Akiko.
Akiko will win.
It will not be pretty, for Grace.
This is absolutely the way it will be, unless it is not.
13 hours ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:
I'm sure there will need to be major misunderstanding in that, as Akiko shouldn't have any reason to attack Grace.
Just now, hkmaly said:
At best, the method of attack will be a tackle-hug.
On 9/7/2019 at 1:25 AM, The Old Hack said:
Nah, Chicago boy, born and bred. More difficult for me to make side trips these days. but you never know...
Meh. If I can go across the Atlantic, maybe I can go from NJ to Chicago, too. Stranger things have happened.
Warning: Europeans often (not always) have little understanding of just how big the US. Newark New Jersey to Chicago is a relatively straight drive of 779 miles, estimated to take 12 hours of actual on-the-road time. For comparison: Copenhagen to Basel, Switzerland is estimated at a bit shy of 13 hours (and the bit at the north end is not straight).
Hell, many Americans don't know distances in states outside of their own—I'm Californian, and I had thought Newark to Chicago was more like 550 miles. Conversely, people in the Northeast where the states are smallest don't grasp that California is 770 miles long and 250 miles wide—they seem to think that San Francisco is within daily commuting distance of Los Angeles even though they are 400 miles apart.
4 hours ago, ijuin said:
When I was young and lived in the NE, I thought a two or three hour trek was a big deal. Two hours to Philly, three to JFK on Long Island, that was a long trip. Then, after graduation, my first duty station was in New Mexico. (Yes, a few folks asked about my passport and currency exchange.) Talk about a different driving culture. The "next town over" was generally two hours away, in any direction.
I went to one class reunion, and was amazed at the people who had "moved away", "Yeah, I live thirty minutes from here, now."
A few years later, and I'm visiting my folks. They are telling me about houses near the Jersey side of Pennsylvania being bought up by people willing to commute to NYC across New Jersey.
I guess it's all what you're used to and willing to put up with.
9 minutes ago, Darth Fluffy said:
... I moved to distance thirty minutes away ON FOOT. But I'm not calling it "moving away".
Note: Europeans often (not always) know how to read maps and to access airports. I am well aware of the fact that Chicago is lying smack dab in the centre of the North American continent. I was planning on going either by plane or by train.
I am well aware of the fact that Chicago is lying smack dab in the centre of the North American continent. I was planning on going either by plane or by train.
Sure, if you go for these new fangled fads
But you may want to consider taking Fulton's Steamboat up the Hudson, a barge through the Erie Canal, and then sail with La Salle on Le Griffon around Michigan (making sure to stop at Mackinac Island for Fudge on the way)
Of course, there is no more classic way to Chicago than to go to the Arctic coast of Canada, wait for the start of the next ice age, and surf a glacier to Gary
13 minutes ago, Pharaoh RutinTutin said:
Waait, are you saying there is way how to get from ocean to Chicago without sailing the Niagara falls up? Sounds handy ...
Do you THINK there will be any "next ice age"?


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UK Islamic Events for Friday 8th July 2005
Assalámu'alaikum wa Rahmatulláhi wa Barakátuhu.
The purpose of this noticeboard is to advertise Islamic events taking place within the UK. These include lectures, regular circles, classes and sports activities, as well as one-off seminars, conferences and exhibitions. We also put up notices for accomodation, jobs, items for sale, Islamic projects, schools, counselling services, etc. Many of you will already be familiar with the noticeboard, having received weekly e-mails over the last year. We are open to all Muslims and you are welcome to advertise any event as long as it is Islamic in nature and does not harm the interests of others. We look forward to your participation.
Wassalám
Below is a summary List;
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- Forthcoming Events in Brief
- New General Notices
- Recent General Notices
- Forthcoming Events in Detail
- Courses and Exhibitions
- Jobs (Paid and Voluntary)
- Regular Activities & Services
- Guidelines for Advertising on the Noticeboard
****************************EDITORIAL NOTE*****************************
ATTACKS IN LONDON
We wish to express our condemnation of the recent attacks in
London. Our thoughts lie with those who have lost their lives,
the injured ones, and their families. In these difficult times,
let us look out for one another and be ready to offer help and
advice where needed. Let us avoid getting embroiled in heated
debates about what happened and who did it, and refrain from
pointing fingers.
Over the next few days there is likely to be considerable
media focus on the Muslim community and possibly a backlash.
Do not try to become spokespeople for the Muslims if you
cannot express yourself in a calm, accurate and articulate
manner. If you are a mosque or organisation leader, please
ensure that you assign capable people who can speak clearly
and keep things simple. There is no need to give an analysis
of the issues based on our limited understanding, because we
may end up playing into the hands of unscrupulous elements
within the media. Instead, let the sincerity, good character
and genuine concern of the Muslims speak for itself.
"Whosoever believes in Allah and the Last Day should speak
good or remain silent" (Bukhari and Muslim)
We ask Allah, the Exalted, that He eases the suffering of
all those who are innocent. Be careful, make du'a and
remain steadfast.
**********************FORTHCOMING EVENTS IN BRIEF**********************
. MAKE POVERTY HISTORY: Longsight, Manchester, 8 July
. ISLAM & MODERNITY, CHECHNYA UPDATE: Edgware Road, C London, 8 July
. MUSLIM UNITY DINNER: Harrow, Middlesex, 8 July
. FAMILY FUN DAY AND NASHEED EVENT: Sparkhill, Birmingham, 9 July
. HEROES OF ISLAM - YOUTH CONVENTION: Whitechapel, E London, 9 July
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. ONE DAY TRIP TO JAMEAH ISLAMEAH: Crowborough, East Sussex, 10 July
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. THE TRUE SUCCESS: St Albans, Hertfordshire, 10 July
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. KABUL TO KABAH - A JOURNEY TOWARDS THE TRUTH: Bradford, 13 July
. ADVICE TO MUSLIMS ON SEEKING KNOWLEDGE & DAWAH: Manchester, 14 July
. PROPHET MUHAMMAD (SAW) AND RESTORATION OF MANKIND: E London, 15 July
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. THE CHILDREN AROUND THE PROPHET: Bloomsbury, WC London, 16-17 July
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. MUSLIMS IN EUROPE - ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES: West Midlands, 17 July
. AL-NOOR SCHOOL 2nd ANNUAL FAMILY FUNDAY: Ilford, Essex, 17 July
. CONCEPT OF COMPASSION - AN ISLAMIC PERSPECTIVE: Oxford, 17 July
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. FATIMA - LEADER OF THE WOMEN OF PARADISE: Camberley, Surrey, 24 July
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It's one of the most popular TV streaming services around the world, and now Netflix has hinted that it could soon launch a half-price subscription.
While this might sound too good to be true, it's important to note that the subscription is mobile-only, meaning you won't be able to watch TV programmes or films on your TV.
The subscription was tested in India, Malaysia and Indonesia last year, and now Netflix has hinted that it could make the option available in more countries.
In a letter to its stakeholders this week, Netflix said: "In Q4, we launched a mobile-only plan in Malaysia and Indonesia (which we introduced to India in Q3 last year).
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In India, Malaysia and Indonesia, the half-price subscription was roughly half the price of Netflix's Basic subscription.
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Back in 2018 Netflix revealed that 70% of viewing still happens on TV, while just 30% choose to watch on their smartphone or tablet.
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Watch us in action! Below are videos filmed at our various concerts.
Performed December 2016: Halifax Concert Band Ladies' Choir perform I Saw Three Ships set to new music by Christopher Binns at the band's annual Christmas concert at Square Chapel Centre for the Arts.
Performed December 2015: Halifax Concert Band perform Christopher Binns' Merry Gentleman Mix, at the band's annual Christmas Concert at Square Chapel, Halifax.
Halifax Concert Band performs Christopher Binns' latest work at Stones Methodist Church, Ripponden. Composed on the centenary of the outbreak of World War 1, this wordless hymn is a musical tribute of remembrance acknowledging past service.
Recorded at St Matthews Church Northowram on the 06.06.2014.
Following one verse for brass sextet of the traditional carol It Came Upon The Midnight Clear, the full band perform Christopher Binns' arrangement of the theme entitled Another Midnight Clear. This performance was at Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax in December 2013.
Performed December 2015: Halifax Concert Band perform Petersburger Schlittenfahrt - Petersburg Sleigh Ride, at the band's annual Christmas Concert at Square Chapel, Halifax.
Performed December 2015: Halifax Concert Band Ladies Choir perform Christopher Binns' But I Give My Song, at the band's annual Christmas Concert at Square Chapel, Halifax.
December 2014: Halifax Concert Band Ladies Choir perform Christopher Binns' Lullaby, at the band's annual Christmas concert at Square Chapel, Halifax.
Representing a gradual gathering of people uniting in a common cause, this powerful new work by Christopher Binns opens quietly at daybreak as the distant bell welcomes a small community to the church. A contemplative hymn eventually becomes the accompaniment to the main evocative melody, first performed here by principal trumpet, Sue Walker, and ultimately joined by all the trumpets. Earlier moments of quiet reflection lead to an intense conclusion as the gathering grows to a great strength of numbers.
This first performance was at Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax in December 2013.
A great performance of Leroy Anderson's seasonal classic, in December 2013 at Square Chapel Centre for the Arts, Halifax, when the band was joined by two remarkable percussionists!
Demonstrating the band's sense of humour, here we are in December 2010, also at Halifax Square Chapel, playing the world premiere of "Concertino for Solo Cello & Concert Band" by Chris, our conductor, with soloist Simon Wilkinson.
Olympic Torch relay as it visits Halifax June 2012.


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"I wished she'd never stop squeezing me. I wished I could spend the rest of my life as a child, being slightly crushed by someone who loved me."
― Gail Carson Levine, quote from Ella Enchanted
"It is helpful to know the proper way to behave, so one can decide whether or not to be proper."
"Do you like to slide?" His voice was eager.
Stair rails! Did he suspect me? I forced a sigh. "No, Majesty. I'm terrified of heights."
"Oh." His polite tone had returned.
"I wish I could enjoy it. This fear of heights is an affliction."
He nodded, a show of sympathy but not much interest. I was losing him.
"Especially," I added, "as I've grown taller."
"That's funny, you're funny. I like you, I'm quite taken by you."
"And so, with laughter and love, we lived happily ever after."
"Hush Hattie!" I said, intoxicated with my success. "I don't want to go to my room. Everyone must know I shan't marry the prince." I ran to the door to our street, opened it, and called out into the night, "I shan't marry the prince." I turned back into the hall and ran to Char and threw my arms about his neck. "I shan't marry you." I kissed his cheek. He was safe from me."
"I want to be with you forever and beyond..."
"I trust you to find the good in me, but the bad I must be sure you don't overlook."
"If I couldn't sleep, I could read."
"That fool of a fairy Lucinda did not intend to lay a curse on me. She meant to bestow a gift. When I cried inconsolably through my first hour of life, my tears were her inspiration. Shaking her head sympathetically at Mother, the fairy touched my nose. "My gift is obedience. Ella will always be obedient. Now stop crying, child."
"No, I won't marry you. I won't do it. No one can force me."
"He put his hand on my waist, and my heart began to pound, a rougher rhythm than the music. I held my skirt. Our free hands met. His felt warm and comforting and unsettling and bewildering--all at once."
"He loved me. He'd loved me as long as he he'd known me! I hadn't loved him as long perhaps, but now I loved him equally well, or better. I loved his laugh, his handwriting, his steady gaze, his honorableness, his freckles, his appreciation of my jokes, his hands, his determination that I should know the worst of him. And, most of all, shameful though it might be, I loved his love for me."
"Although we didn't invite Lucinda, she arrived anyway-with a gift.
"No need," Char and I chimed together.
"Remember when you were a squirrel," Mandy said."
"Would you favor me with a dance?" Over all the others I was his choice! I curtsied, and he took my hand. Our hands knew each other. Char looked at me, startled. "Have we met before, Lady?"
"Father asks frequently in his letters whether I fancy any Ayorthaian young lady or any in our acquaintance at home. I say no I suppose I'm confessing another fault: pride. I don't want him to know that I love if my affections are not returned"
"But what I really long to know you do not tell either: what you feel, although I've given you hints by the score of my regard. You like me. You wouldn't waste time or paper on a being you didn't like. But I think I've loved you since we met at your mother's funeral. I want to be with you forever and beyond, but you write that you are too young to marry or too old or too short or too hungry---until I crumple your letters up in despair, only to smooth them out again for a twelfth reading, hunting for hidden meanings."
"No one is here," Char said. "You need resist temptation no longer." "Only if you slide too." "I'll go first so I can catch you at the bottom." He flew down so incautiously that I suspected him of years of practice in his own castle. It was my turn. The ride was a dream, longer and steeper than the rail at home. The hall rose to meet me, and Char was there. He caught me and spun me around."
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Clouds brushing
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Sister, child,
Grown tall,
"You were her friend?" he asked. "You liked her?" I told him Ella was the best friend I ever had. He paused again, and I feared he would say she died. But he finally answered that he believed her to be well and married to a rich gentleman. He added, " She is happy, I think, She is rich, so she is happy." Without thinking, I blurted, "Ella doesn't care about riches." Then I realized I'd contradicted a prince! " How do you know?" he said. I answered, "At school everyone hated me because I wasn't wealthy and because I spoke with an accent. She was the only one who was kind." "Perhaps she's changed," he said. " I don't think so, your Highness."
"Perhaps we can come here together someday. By the way, you're a month older than the last time I saw you. Are you still too young to marry."
"He bowed. 'The young lady must not dance alone."
"I became simply a pair of eyes, staring through my mask at Char. I needed no ears because I was too far off to hear his voice, no words because I was too distant for speech, and no thoughts - those I saved for later. He bent his head. I loved the hairs on the nape of his neck. He moved his lips. I admired their changing shape. He clasped his hand. I blessed his fingers. Once, the power of my gaze drew his eyes..."
"I know all about you," Char announced after we'd taken a few more steps. "You do? How could you?" "Your cook and our cook meet at the market. She talks about you." He looked sideways at me. "Do you know much about me?"
"To pretend I was sliding down the stair rail." He laughed again. " You should have done it. I would have caught you at the bottom."
"But my last conscious thought was an image of Prince Char when he'd caught the bridle of Sir Stephan's horse. His face had been close to mine. Two curls had spilled onto his forehead. A few freckles dusted his nose, and his eyes said he was sorry for me to go."
"In that moment I found a power beyond any I'd had before, a will and a determination I would never have need if not for Lucinda, a fortitude I hadn't been able to find for a lesser cause."
"I had been able to break the curse myself. I'd had to have reason enough, love enough to do it, to find the will and the strength."
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Diana didn't really want to tell him, but finally said, "The first medications were prescribed when I was eleven. From that point on, there was always something, usually more than one drug at a time. But always something. I'm thirty-three now. You do the math."
"More than twenty years. You've spent two-thirds of your life drugged."
"Just about into oblivion," she agreed."
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3D laser scanning of the 40ft North Atlantic Right Whale skeleton to be the basis for Heinrich and Palmer's new public artwork.
Leading contemporary artists, Heinrich and Palmer, have created a new and stunning visualisation of one of the most popular objects in the Hull Maritime Museum's permanent collection.
Lumen Prize nominated artists behind the 'Ship of the Gods' at Hull Minster as part of Absolutely Cultured's Urban Legends and Northern Lights, Heinrich and Palmer have been commissioned to create new and innovative public artwork to reflect the city's rich maritime history. This is the first artistic commission of Hull City Council's multi-million pound investment to bring the city's rich and powerful maritime story to life.
The 3D laser scanning of the 40ft North Atlantic Right Whale skeleton was undertaken to gain data on its weight and dimensions. The data captured from these scans along with additional scans of the collection will be used to create two new bodies of work – a digital film which will be shown in the refurbished museum and a series of stone waymarkers which will connect the routes leading from the museum, through Queens Gardens and on to the North End Ship Yard and the Spurn Lightship.
As part of the new displays within the refurbished museum, the 110-year-old skeleton of a young female Right whale, approximately two years old and not fully grown, will be reanimated. With only an estimated 400 North Atlantic right whales left in the world, the exhibit will raise awareness of the serious conservational challenges these whales face today.
Councillor Daren Hale, Portfolio Holder for Economic Investment, Regeneration and Planning, Land and Property, said: "This is a unique and rare opportunity to create artwork to tell the city's rich maritime story.
"Working as part of the wider team with lead consultants Purcell Architects, Southern Green Landscape Architects and Exhibition designers Haley Sharpe Design, the chosen artists have been tasked with creating public art commissions in unexpected and different ways that gives a voice to the city's maritime past, present and future.
"This work aims to unlock the full potential of the city's maritime story and benefit those that work, live and visit the area."
Anna Heinrich, from Heinrich and Palmer, said: "Our aspiration is to create a series of unifying interventions which weave across the sites of the Hull: Yorkshire's Maritime City project. Our starting point builds on the work and research we undertook for The Ship of the Gods – a large scale multi media event created for Hull Minster back in 2018.
"We will draw on this rich visual resource along with new content developed from additional scans of the collection, to create a series of artworks which will be displayed in the Hull Maritime Museum and the routes connecting the North End Shipyard Visitor Orientation Centre and the Spurn Lightship.
"We are very much looking forward to working in Hull again and on this exciting and large scale project that will take visitors on an imaginative journey through Hull's maritime heritage."
Additional 3D laser scans of other objects held within the Hull Maritime Museum collection which include ship models, figureheads, whale bones, navigational aids as well as some of the objects already on the People's Choice shortlist will also be completed.
Other artists have also been appointed to develop new artwork, films and installations as part of the Hull Maritime project. Artists Neville Gabie and Patricia Mackinnon-Day have been commissioned to create new films for the Maritime Museum, to be shown as part of the exhibition on the ground floor, exploring the broader theme of "What's it like to be at sea". Furniture designer and maker, Angus Ross, has been commissioned to create a new series of bespoke contemporary furniture for key areas within the Maritime Museum, drawing on the traditions of the building and the sea.
Artist Katayoun Dowlatshahi has also been commissioned to create artwork for the Queens Gardens, developing artwork that will offer a powerful and engaging voyage through Queens Gardens, creating a key link between Hull Maritime Museum and North End Shipyard.
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The Mallorcans can be very friendly and welcoming and, even outside the main tourist areas, are often able to communicate at some level in another language. Learn to speak some Castilian or Mallorcan though and you'll open up a whole new social world!
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Mallorca is open all year round, with activities like golf, walking, cycling and bird-watching all available in the cooler months.
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When I wrote this, I was thinking about: Apple, iPhone.
Does iPhone OS 3.0 Indicate No Imminent Hardware Refresh?
Looking back at the lifecycle of iPhone software releases, it's easy to identify Apple's set objectives at the time. The initial release, which went hand in hand with the first iPhone hardware, was out there to quickly woo the market and gain a significant footing in an already crowded marketplace. It was aimed at early adopters, who cared about the flashy interface, and the features not found on other phones. The original iPhone was as much a status symbol as it was a communication device.
The second version of the software, which was released along with the iPhone 3g hardware, walked a different path. While the introduction of the App Store was undeniably a huge step, many of the software changes within the OS were focused on stability and reliability. The aim was to use the new hardware to win over new customers and new software to appease the early adopters. Those who had put up with the phones idiosyncrasies had some new, more stable software to look forward to. Those who were unconvinced by the feature set had new hardware to look forward to.
Logically extending this idea, version 3.0 of the iPhone OS seems designed to win over new users. Particularly, Apple has addressed some of the shortcomings that other smart phone users sneered at (e.g. Copy and Paste) whilst adding value with new features, improving the usability of existing features and enabling developers to create more powerful applications by improving the APIs.
Whilst it might be unfair to say that the iPhone OS version 2.0 wasn't focused on gaining new customers, it certainly didn't come across as the primary goal. Rather, the goal was to support the new hardware and introduce applications. Supporting new hardware, regardless of how similar it is to the hardware it's replacing, takes time. Not only is there the initial assessment of hardware and development, but the testing has to be thorough and well rounded. To be frank, it's difficult, even for a company with the Apple's resources, to release new software coupled with new hardware whilst also introducing new features. Apart from anything else, the risk involved grows exponentially.
Similarly, making major changes to the underlying software makes supporting new hardware difficult. In essence, to reduce risk you wouldn't want to make major changes to both the software and the hardware in one release. It's also important to note that while there are major changes to the user accessible functions of the phone, there are also over 1000 new APIs. I would classify iPhone OS version 3.0 as a major software release, and in my book that makes new hardware unlikely this summer.
What do you think? Does the complexity of the new software preclude a new hardware release?


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There is nothing more 2016 than this.
December got you feeling cold? Well don't be selfish and forget about that drone, because now you can dress it up in a sweater for a cool $189.
"While this may at first appear to be a light concern to those who would scoff at the idea of dressing up a drone, there are still many drone owners who have seen their drones shiver violently after exposure to winter temperatures but hesitate to put clothing on their drones for fear of appearing odd," states the Drone Sweaters website.
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Getting your drone a sweater is no easy feat, however. First you'd need to pick out the right material. Wool for instance is warm, but can get itchy, and may not be difficult to wash. If you weren't already catching on to the joke this next line about taking your drone's measurements is a fast giveaway: "Why would you want it to fit? So that your done cannot easily pull the piece off," the website states, and so on.
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Upon returning home from London Fashion Week activities, Edina bemoans the fact that her son is not in her life. During a visit from Bo and Marshall, it is inadvertently revealed that Serge is gay and living in New York, and that Marshall has "gay feelings", which he soon explores much to Bo's dismay. Against Saffron's wishes, Edina uses her upcoming trip to New York for their fashion week as a chance to reconnect with her son. With Patsy in tow, they hunt down information on Serge at an LGBT community center. A counselor, Goldie spots them and in exchange for the information, Patsy and Edina get "married". Edina finally hunts down Serge, and is shocked to learn that her son is virtually a male equivalent of Saffron who works in a bookstore. While Serge is dismayed that she views gays as nothing more than fashionable accessories, his partner, Martin, takes a shine to Edina. The reunited mother and son, along with Patsy and Martin, hit New York's Fashion Week with a vengeance. Edina and Patsy conclude their romp by accidentally setting a biker bar on fire and getting arrested. When they arrive home, Edina and Saffron sort of make up, and it is revealed that Edina has disowned Serge in favor of Martin, whom she has "adopted". Co starring Whoopi Goldberg, Deborah Harry (Herself), Graham Norton (Himself), Rufus Wainwright (Himself), and Josh Hamilton (Serge).


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Newspaper History
A History of the Racing Post
Written by Alanah Reid
Last Updated on 11th December 2019
The Racing Post is a horse racing, greyhound racing and sports betting newspaper. It is printed in tabloid format from Monday to Sunday and as of December 2008, it has an average daily circulation of 60,629 copies. It is the UK and Ireland's leading daily horse racing newspaper.
History of the Racing Post
The paper was founded on 15th April 1986 by Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, who is the Prime Minister and Vice President of the United Arab Emirates and ruler of Dubai. Sheikh Mohammed is a major international figure in the world of thoroughbred horse racing and breeding and he owns numerous studs and stables in the UK. Originally, the newspaper only produced editions on weekdays. However, with the advent of Sunday horse racing in 1995, the Racing Post began to also print an edition on Sunday if there were scheduled race fixtures. The newspaper is now printed every day of the year, with the exception of Christmas day. Historic Newspapers has a large number of Racing Post back issues available, letting you find an original copy of the newspaper from the date of your choice.
The Racing Post was set up as a rival to the Sporting Life newspaper, which had been the UK's main sporting paper since 1859. Sporting Life was owned by Mirror Group Newspapers and in 1998 they purchased the licence to run the Racing Post from Sheikh Mohammed for one pound. The last edition of Sporting Life was printed on 12th May 1998, as the two newspapers merged together.
On 1st October 2007, the Irish investment group Festina Lente paid £170 million to Trinity Mirror, owners of Mirror Group Newspapers, for the Racing Post licence. Festina Lente are still the current owners the newspaper. Sheikh Mohammed maintains an association with the Racing Post, as he continues to hold the trademark.
The Racing Post focuses solely upon horse racing at the front end of the newspaper. Coverage includes racing headlines, previews and reports, latest news, columns, features, tipping, bloodstock, cards, form and statistics, greyhounds and sport. The Racing Post journalists update their readers on all matters of events related to horse riding, including a trainer retiring, an injury announcement or other news that is relevant to an upcoming big race. The newspaper incorporates previews of the next day's racing action and there's a Talk Of The Tracks section discussing every afternoon meeting. In addition to general sport headlines and articles, the newspaper provides various betting odds. Race cards are also a key part of the newspaper, since they provide information about the trainer, jockey, owners, form, age, weight, rating, breeding, saddle cloth number and much more. All the runners are highlighted in full colour to make them easy to identify.
Racing Post goes beyond simply reporting on horse riding by including a section on other popular sports, letting sports fanatics find more information from one publication. The back pages of the newspaper are reserved for news on the other major sports, such as football, cricket, rugby, tennis, golf, snooker and darts. The Racing Post also produces an annual Bloodstock Review magazine, which is supplied with the newspaper in December and provides the definitive guide to what has happened in the bloodstock world each year. The Racing Post has also developed a mobile app that allows users to place bets through the app and betting partners, and was highly commended for the Grand Prix award at the Newsawards in 2016.


i need help extracting the files from a German Pc Game called Hugo 3.
i upoload the files provided by the filecutter.
the original filesize is 565 mb.
sorry for my bad english, my native toung is german.
What are the names of the other files in the game?
That 4hugo.dat seems just a container without any header or tail information.
I suspect the table is just inside HUGO.EXE, it's rare but it may happen.


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The Crushbone Creep and Other Maladies
Dungeons in EverQuest II, at least most of the dungeons below level 60, are considerably different from their World of Warcraft counterparts.
While WoW favors instances, in EQ2 most lower level dungeons are more like indoor zones. There are some instanced locations, like Nektropos Castle or Deathfist Citidel, but they are the exception, not the rule, at our end of the level curve.
And like regular zones, there are quests that take you all over the place, multiple groups of people in the zone, and the mobs tend to span a rather large range of levels. For example, in Crushbone Keep, our latest location in EQ2, the mobs inside the front door were level 20, but up on the second floor we were running into mobs that were level 30.
Also, like zones, mobs respawn rather quickly (your trash mob might be somebody elses quest mob) and there can be contention for named mobs, which some groups might need for a quest but which others are camping just to get master chest drops.
So a dungeon like Crushbone Keep… or Stormhold or Runnyeye or any number of other examples… tend to be places you need to delve into multiple times over a range of levels.
Which might be an issue in getting the instance group invested in EQ2.
We certainly have spent our time doing zones, running down quest lines, and the like. But in WoW that tends to lead you towards a zone. Westfall and the Deadmines are the classic example, at least pre-Cataclysm. The main story in Westfall drove you towards the Deadmines, and completing that instance was the culmination of the zone.
Not that there are not, or were not, exceptions. Uldaman was a good example, an instance with a wide level gap between start and finish that had a series of quests that required you to make multiple visits.
But the much-belabored point is that, as a group, we have grown used to the pattern of zone, then instanced dungeon crawl, then boss fight, and finally sense of accomplishment and moving on to the next thing.
Which is probably why EQ2 isn't sticking for some of us. We've been to Stormhold and Fallen Gate and I get the sense that there wasn't much point. We did some quests, we saw some boss mobs, but did we finish things? Did we accomplish something?
How like real life, no?
Even I, long schooled in MUDs where "let's go kill some stuff" was often the only goal for weeks at a time, miss the structured goals and regular achievements of WoW. EQ2 is the game for some groups I am sure… but I am not sure it is the right game for our group with its "once a week" focus and varying level of commitment to any given game.
And so I have delayed doing this post about our venture into Crushbone keep because… well… we went there, we did some quests, and we left.
Before Crushbone Keep
That is actually us leaving Crushbone Keep, but it is the best picture I ended up with of the entry to the keep, and it hardly does it justice.
Out in front of the Keep
That gives a little bit of the sense of scale, but not that much. Still, you can see that it is much bigger than the version found in EverQuest.
EverQuest Crushbone Keep
That also shows our group. Gaff got out his level 83 characters, Sixo the berserker and Chuggs the mystic and mentored down to Trucknut who, at level 19, was the lowest level member of the group. I got out my troubadour and Potshot his Templar, and we headed towards the place.
Immediately inside we ran into one of the joys of open dungeons. There was a pile of people just inside the door and they seemed to be intent on recreating the stimulating conversations that take place in Barrens chat right there on the foyer of the zone.
I had picked up some quests for the zone and there were some waiting for us just inside.
Initially we appeared to be following in the footsteps of another group, as the hallways appeared to have been cleared for us to move around. Given all the running around that we needed to do, that probably wasn't a bad thing. The alternative was to fight our way through the trash mobs over and over as we moved to and fro.
Another room cleared before we arrived
We did eventually have to fight.
Killing orcs... always good
Eventually we worked our way upstairs and reached a point where even having a mentored down, raid geared, tank ceased to be the ticket to overpowering any resistance. While Trucknut had gained a couple of levels by then, we were facing mobs that were level 30. That was too much.
So we fought our way back through the repawns.
Haven't we killed you before?
We ended up at the altar inside the main door for our traditional group shot.
Take the picture already, this thing is on fire
Quests were completed. Orcs were slain. Levels were gained. Items were looted.
But was there a sense of accomplishment?
That is the tough one.
It didn't feel like we accomplished much, even to me.
And so it goes.
Our momentum in the game, which was shaky at best after the "punished for grouping" experience of the starting zone around New Halas, and which took a kick in the nuts with the SOE down time (that opened the door to LOTRO for a couple of us), and which has been handicapped by people having other priorities over the summer, was clearly slipping before this evening's adventure.
But then Earl said he was probably out for the rest of the summer and that he was done with EQ2 as a game. That would have been a blow had we been fully invested in the game. But as a group we have grown lukewarm. Even Gaff, who worked so hard getting to the guild to level 40, was feeling somewhat burnt out on the game after that sprint.
And so EQ2 seems to have faded for us again. This is our second or third attempt at the game as a group and it just hasn't stuck for us for a variety of reasons.
Now we have to decide where to head when we reconvene at the end of the summer.
I suspect that will mean World of Warcraft until one of the new titles, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Guild Wars 2, or Diablo II shows up
In the mean time, it looks like a couple of us are going to pick up Lord of the Rings Online again and maybe, just maybe, see Moria.
This entry was posted in entertainment, EverQuest II, Instance Group, Lord of the Rings Online and tagged Crushbone Keep on July 11, 2011 by Wilhelm Arcturus.
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