Sonny's darkness…Sonny's bruises…Sonny's secrets. They weren't hers to tell.
Alexis frowned as she forced herself to focus and tried to relax the tightened muscles in her chest. How was she to explain it to one who couldn't know? Alexis swallowed and heard Sonny's voice in her head, telling her to breath. It made her smile and the fear began to fade. Slowly, her lungs began to release the air from within. And then, just as slowly, then drew a clean breath back in. Ned's hand hovered a few inches above the bed. His instinct was to touch and comfort, but what Alexis had just told him made him hesitant. It didn't surprise him that Helena would have hurt her as a child, but it wasn't a picture he could easily allow to form in his mind. She had always called her brother her protector - but what protection could he have been against Helena back then? He couldn't protect even himself from her now.
Her gaze followed him as he slipped through the door and disappeared from view. And when he was gone, her eyes drifted to the mirror and the reflection it held – not just herself, but also the room around her. The diamond at her throat sparkled up at her and Alexis suddenly felt uncomfortable where she sat. She didn't feel right in the place that made Ned territorial - the place that surrounded them with memories of their physical intimacy. It was another kind of intimacy that needed tending, and it shouldn't be tended to in that room. Alexis carefully pushed herself from the bed and made her careful way down the stairs - to neutral ground.
Taggert's voice on the other end of the line was not usually a thing that brought glad tidings of great joy - but as he hung up the phone, Sonny was grinning for all he was worth.
He'd have to buy Alexis a fresh newspaper now. He'd retrieved hers early in the morning and dumped it into the trash before she woke. She didn't seem to remember what would likely be in there, and he saw no reason to let her stumble upon her name in print - again. But it seems Dara Jensen had a plan in motion. It had been unspoken, in case it went awry. It didn't. The judge had come through and granted her request that the name of the victim in the latest state's case against Joseph Sorel be sealed until the time of trial. Alexis could mend in peace, and her control over her life trengthened right along with the rest of her. Amen, and God bless Dara Jensen, who would soon be on the receiving end of an impressive bouquet of orchids. The card would be left unsigned, of course. Let her think they were from Taggert. That should add some spice to his day – and maybe even his night.
And there was something else for Sonny to smile about – something both personal and professional, and long overdue. Sorel's operation had crumbled like a sandcastle in the path of Hurricane Corinthos. What Sonny didn't absorb was simple eviscerated, and Bennie assured him the word on the streets was written in stone: the days of Joseph Sorel were over. Over…like the days of Sonny and Carly. But as he turned away from his desk, the sight of the closed door in front of him slowly faded his smile away. Across the hall, behind the closed doors of Penthouse #2, the days of Ned and Alexis were still to be determined.
He suddenly wondered what would have been, had Sorel never skipped town and made it necessary for Carly to leave. Would his feelings for Alexis have stayed hidden under the layers of denial that automatically flew from his mouth with each new accusation from his wife? Or would they have thrived with each new sight of those beautiful eyes, overtaking him until denial was no longer an option? He would never know. The chain of events that sent Carly and her son to the protective care of his best friend had also stripped Sonny of his need for defense. He could be at ease with Alexis, knowing that Carly would not walk in on something innocent and blindly lash out. He could enjoy his time with her, and he HAD - immensely.
Alexis made him feel…weightless - light. She made him smile, and she loved that she did. Sonny allowed precious few people to pry their way beneath his hard shield, but this woman had made it her mission. It was a mission more than accomplished. Sonny grinned to himself, envisioning the expectant, sideways glance she'd always cast his way while waiting for him to laugh at something she did or said. And then she would laugh too, dark eyes sparkling like chocolate rain. It was as if his smile was a gift to her, instead of the other way around. Alexis was the gift, and she had no idea.
Something struck him, and Sonny glanced at the stairway. Before he knew it, his legs had carried him up to his room and he stopped in front of the dresser. He stared down at the brass drawer-pulls and thought of what lay tucked away inside, out of sight but hardly out of mind – the pale blue scarf, stained with blood. He wrestled with what to do...and finally turned away, his hands never making contact with the brass. Alexis was, at that moment, trying to rebuild the bridge that had fallen between her and her lover, and Sonny would not comfort himself with the softness that still vaguely smelled of her and bore her blood. She was safe and well and would stay that way by his life, and that was all that mattered. But Sonny would keep the scarf where it lay, as a reminder of what he almost lost and how close he came to losing it. He would buy Alexis a new one. Pink – the color of the shyness that flushed across her cheeks.
Alexis looked beautiful in pink.
Ned was surprised to turn from the cabinet and see Alexis standing quietly in the kitchen doorway. She smiled.
He twisted the cap off the bottle without a thin film of moisture hugging the plastic, then handed it to her.
Ned watched her tuck her hair behind her ears and take a swallow of water. She caught him looking at her, and her eyes lowered, darting away. It made Ned feel guilty all over again for what he had done in the hospital. She didn't really like being watched in the best of times, but she allowed his silent studies of her - so long as he stopped when she noticed and blushed in self-conscious shyness. She knew he looked at her with nothing but adoration, but he also knew that his stolen glances in the ICU were different. What he'd done had hurt her, and he wished with all his heart that he could take it back. Alexis hadn't blushed with shyness at the eyes that studied her that day – she'd trembled and paled, turning to Sonny and begging to be told that her vision of Ned was just a dream. And now, Alexis had again turned away from him with distant eyes.
"Do you think you can ever forgive me?" He hadn't even realized the thought left his mouth, but Alexis turned her eyes away from the cluster of bottles in the corner of the counter and looked at him in vague confusion.
Ned lowered his eyes in silence. He couldn't say the words, but he nodded his truth. Yes, he regretted holding the unforgettable image of the way she'd looked at him too.
Ned smiled wide. Alexis wanted to make him feel better, and it filled him with such love for her. It made him almost forget that when he left that day, Sonny Corinthos would return.
The empty silence of his bedroom shrouded him like a dark cloud, and he suddenly felt intensely alone…adrift…bereft. And Sonny knew that it could very well be what he'd feel for the rest of his life. He used to think it was his fate, and he accepted it. After loving Brenda, and losing her to what she had done, he thought he was dead inside. He grew cold and locked himself down tight, no trespassing allowed. He thought he could live without the feel of his wanton heart pounding or his quickened breaths making him dizzy - without the touch, sight, sound, feel, taste, smell, and swelling rush of love…and those eyes, as compelling a force to his heart as gravity to his weight. Carly and Michael had opened up his long-closed heart, but it was Alexis who filled it to the brim. He knew he may never have her, but the simple and extraordinary act of loving her made him know that he could never return to the safe haven of an impenetrable soul again. He shook his head and quickly left the emptiness of his bedroom.
It just wasn't fair. Why did Alexis have to go and do this to him when he wasn't looking?
The unexpected voice startled him, and Sonny halted in the middle of the stairway. He stood, watching, as Zander unzipped his jacket and flung it over the back of the sofa.
Zander looked up at Sonny, but didn't move. Sonny pointed to the sofa and the kid reluctantly sat for what he knew would be a small lecture.
Sonny's head rose up and he looked Zander's straight in the eye. Zander realized his faux pas and quickly explained himself.
"A mobster..." Sonny murmured, gazing at the closed door.
Alexis cleared her throat and reached out to take hold of the edge of Ned's sleeve, tugging on it as she turned to lead him from the kitchen to the living room.
Ned sighed with contentedness, and Alexis gave him a shy look over her shoulder. As they approached the sofa, she released his sleeve and took a seat, curling up in the corner. Ned sat beside her, making sure to give her plenty of room to move if she needed it. He pulled a pillow into his lap, hugging it close against his body. Alexis took another swallow of her water and set the bottle down on the coffee table. She gave Ned a long, thoughtful look before venturing back into the muddy waters still before her.
"Yeah." She smiled nervously. She was getting used to saying the word heroin, but to talk about being hit was still new, and it felt odd.
He stopped himself just in time, horrified that he almost confessed his own attempt to make Tony force her hand with the detox. But Tony had shut down the idea of having her declared temporarily incompetent to bypass her consent for the procedure. He refused to wrest that kind of control away from her after all she'd been through, and it didn't make sense that he'd make a threat along similar lines to her face…unless something specific happened to frighten him into such an extreme.
Her last words lost their steam as Alexis involuntarily shuddered at the memory of not being able to move – of being truly powerless and trapped, watching in shock as Sonny quickly worked to un-tether her wrists from the bed. She had felt so betrayed that he let them to do that to her, no matter what their reasons. Eventually, Alexis understood, and she'd also forgiven. But she'd never forget that feeling as long as she lived.
She didn't hear Ned's voice whisper her name. The shudder gave way to a full-body tremble and as her mouth went dry, Alexis began to scratch at her arm. Ned felt a twinge of anxiety rising up at the visible shaking of her body and the distance in her eyes. He'd seen it before and knew it would pass, but that didn't make it any easier to ride out. He didn't know what to do, but the tremble sent him instinctively reaching for the chenille throw that lay across the back of the sofa. He gently lay it across her curled-up legs and Alexis pulled her arm out from under, taking hold of the edge and finally looking up at him with her bottom lip between her teeth. Ned smiled and handed her the water, which she took with a grateful smile. As she replenished her body, Ned wondered if she would allow him to hold her again that day.
"Thank you." She murmured as she set the bottle back on the table.
No, she couldn't. Not that. To be tied down like an animal was abjectly degrading, and her response was visceral. Alexis would never speak of it - to anyone.
"And she didn't even tell Ashton." Sonny mused with admiration. "That little girl is one true and fine woman in the making.
The kid's mouth hung open and his innocent eyes stared up at Sonny in confusion. He thought he was being placated, and Sonny could see it in his face.
"And since they were gone, he went after Alexis instead." Zander muttered.
Zander's smile faded as his eyes drifted away from Sonny's face. He clearly remembered the way Alexis had jerked away from him when he went to put his arms around her. He'd been so happy to see her that he didn't even think. And he also remembered the flicker of pain across her face when he took hold of her arm to steady her. The marks of violence on her face had been such a shock that he forgot about what his eyes couldn't see. He would be careful from now on – very, very careful. And as Zander's gaze returned to Sonny, he saw the dark eyes had filled with sadness. He felt awful for him, wishing he could do or say something to make him feel better. But he knew there was nothing to say to relieve the kind of guilt that Sonny owned – Zander cared about Alexis too, and he felt plenty guilty himself.
But if it had been Emily Sorel had hurt like that, Zander simply would have died.
Ned closed his eyes, remembering the trickle of blood he'd seen running down her arm as she crouched on the floor.
Alexis bit her lip as she looked into Ned's eyes. She was feeling somewhat overwhelmed right then - and tired. Too much talk was taking its toll, and she wasn't yet finished with what she had to say.
Ned frowned at her last words. It sounded like Alexis felt indebted to Corinthos, and he wouldn't put it past the man to take advantage of her fragile state – using it to pull her further and more firmly into his deadly world. As his anger at Sonny rose, the blood began to hammer in his head.
Alexis sighed and pushed the blanket from her legs, uncurling them and straightening her back with a slight grimace. Ned sat up as well in a reflexive mirroring response. She cleared her throat and rubbed at her shoulder with half-lidded eyes. She was determined to push on, wanting it over.
"Oh baby…" Ned moved his hand, as if to reach for her, but he saw Alexis pull back, almost imperceptibly. It wasn't the right time for her to be touched, and his hand stayed where it was.
"For three days, Sorel had me locked in this room – this small, cold, concrete room. And whenever I was alone, which was a lot, the lights were out. So I would lie there, in that dark room, wanting Sorel to come back and turn on the lights. But I was also afraid for him to come back and do…whatever he was going to do to me. You can see where it was a bit conflicting." She laughed nervously as Ned's solemn eyes held steady to her face.
"And Helena…Stavros…it all came crashing down on you all over again." Ned's voice was a dry whisper as he took her hand into his.
Zander bit down on the inside of his cheek, gnawing on it as his intense eyes bore into Sonny's face. But Sonny groaned and shook his head, his eyes squeezing shut against the awful thought.
They both gave in to a small release of nervous laughter, and Sonny pulled his hand away. He rubbed at his face again, noting the need for another date with his razor. He wouldn't want Alexis to reach for him and feel the sharp stubble she'd admonished him about before. If she reached for him, he wanted her to meet smooth skin that would make her want to touch him again.
Zander watched Sonny's eyes slowly roam away from his own and past his face to the door. He turned to see if someone had come in without his hearing it, but the door was still closed. He turned back to Sonny and touched him on the knee. Sonny's eyes snapped back.
Sonny laughed out loud and shook his head.
"And what would that be?" Sonny cocked his head and looked up as Zander rose to his feet and crossed his arms against his chest.
Alexis shook her head slowly, deliberately. She felt the energy seeping out of her with every new effort to explain herself.
Her dimples peeked up at him and she bit down on her lip. Ned felt his heart swell at the sight of it. He was grateful for the floodgates Alexis had opened to him, but he was still confused. If she could share her pain with him in this way, why did she still need Sonny? Because he shielded her from the invasion of Kevin Collins? Because he comforted her in the throes of her frightening dreams?
Ned smiled as he opened his eyes to her confused expression. His gaze settled on the purple-hued cheek while his hand reached out for the other, tenderly stroking her face with the backs of his fingers.
Alexis reflexively looked down at her own long sleeves, feeling a sudden quiver in her chin. Hearing Sonny's secrets spoken by Ned was unnerving. She felt a sense of betrayal for him, that Lois would share his pain without his consent – even use it as a tool to engender pity from someone who was less than a friend. It may have been well intentioned, but Sonny would hate it. Alexis hated it too.
She searched his eyes and found that he didn't truly understand what it meant for that kind of intensely private pain to be public. It wasn't his fault. He couldn't know. Alexis cleared her throat and scrunched her stiff shoulders. She was truly weary and wanted to sleep – to obliterate her mind and not feel or think any more.
"I'll go heat it up for you." He rose to his feel, and as he began to move away, he felt her hand grab onto his. He turned back to see her looking up at him with wide eyes and a plaintive face.
Alexis watched him disappear and continued to stare at the empty path he'd taken. She didn't really want to eat, though she knew that she should. Without warning, a new tide of emotions began to rise up and her vision blurred. She frowned, closing her eyes in frustration. She wanted it to go away. She didn't want to feel anything, but something surely wanted to be felt. Her heart was pounding and she laid her head back against the cushion. She wondered if she'd pushed herself too hard and too far in one stretch. She was drained from the difficult climb, and the air was thin. A resonant voice told her to breath, and Alexis rolled her head against the cushion. Her eyes landed on the front door – it was shut and no one was there. She slowly inhaled and smiled as she whispered back to the ever-present voice in her head.


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Jake Davis, an 18-year-old from the Shetland Islands, was released on bail after being charged with five offences relating to computer attacks and break-ins by the LulzSec and Anonymous hacking groups. Davis was granted bail to stay with his mother at their new home in Spalding, Lincolnshire, on condition that he does not access the internet either directly or through anyone else. He also has to wear a tag to ensure a 10pm to 7am curfew. Davis, whom police believe used the online nickname "Topiary" and was a member of the LulzSec and Anonymous hacking groups, was arrested at 2.10pm last Wednesday in Mid Yell, an northern island of the Shetlands. Jake Davis allegedly had the login passwords of 750,000 people on his computer.
He was charged on Sunday night with offences under the Computer Misuse Act, the Serious Crime Act, and the Criminal Law Act. Davis is accused of gathering data from National Health Service computers, being involved with attacks on News International and being part of an attack that caused the website for the Serious Organised Crime Agency to collapse. It is claimed that the hacking attacks compromised personal data for hundreds of thousands of people via the NHS, and the bank details of a large number of people when Sony Pictures Entertainment was hacked.
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Strada extraurbana secondaria o strada di tipo C è un tipo di strada secondo le normative italiane. È una classificazione tecnica.

Caratteristiche
L'articolo 2 del Codice della Strada identifica le strade extraurbane secondarie come strade ad unica carreggiata con almeno una corsia per senso di marcia e banchine.

Questa categoria comprende quindi tutte le strade extraurbane a singola carreggiata, a prescindere da altre caratteristiche quali la presenza di intersezioni a raso, passaggi a livello o accessi privati. Nonostante ciò, sono assimilate alle strade extraurbane secondarie anche le strade a carreggiate separate costruite in base alle precedenti norme (nello specifico strada tipo III della Norma CNR 78/80 - Bollettino Ufficiale C.N.R. n. 78 del 28 luglio 1980) che non sono classificabili come strade extraurbane principali in quanto non possiedono tutti i requisiti minimi tecnici.

Le Norme funzionali e geometriche per la costruzione delle strade attualmente in vigore (approvate dal D.M. del 5/11/2001) ai sensi del Codice della Strada prevedono due tipi di strade extraurbane secondarie: le C1 e le C2. Si differenziano per il fatto che le C1 sono strade extraurbane secondarie a traffico sostenuto mentre le C2 sono a traffico limitato. In conseguenza di ciò la larghezza delle corsie di marcia delle C1 è pari a 3,75 metri per le C2 invece è pari a 3,50 metri. La banchina di destra delle C1 è larga 1,50 metri mentre quella delle C2 è larga 1,25 metri.

Sulle strade extraurbane secondarie è ammessa la circolazione di tutti i veicoli, purché in regola con le disposizioni stabilite nel Codice della Strada, anche quelli senza motore. Nel caso in cui su un determinato tratto di strada siano in vigore particolari divieti o limitazioni al transito, deve essere predisposta un'opportuna segnaletica.

Limiti di velocità

In Italia
Sulle strade extraurbane secondarie, in Italia, il limite massimo di velocità per le autovetture, i motocicli, gli autocarri e gli autocaravan di massa a pieno carico non superiore alle 3,5 tonnellate è di 90 chilometri orari e mai superiore, in assenza di specifici segnali che fissino il limite a un valore inferiore, su un determinato tratto di strada.
Per altre categorie di autoveicoli, il limite può essere inferiore e dipende dal tipo di veicolo, e per la precisione:
 80 km/h: veicoli per trasporto di cose con massa a pieno carico superiore alle 3,5 tonnellate e non superiore alle 12 tonnellate, veicoli per trasporto di persone con più di otto persone escluso il conducente, quadricicli pesanti, autobus e filobus con massa a pieno carico superiore alle 8 tonnellate;
 70 km/h: veicoli per trasporto di cose con massa a pieno carico superiore alle 12 tonnellate, autoarticolati e autosnodati, autoveicoli (comprese le autovetture) trainanti rimorchio (anche leggero) o caravan;
 60 km/h: mezzi d'opera (per esempio i camion da lavoro);
 50 km/h: autoveicoli che trasportano materiali esplosivi;
 45 km/h: ciclomotori e quadricicli leggeri;
 40 km/h: macchine agricole gommate;
 15 km/h: macchine agricole cingolate (devono essere autorizzate).

Fuori dall'Italia

In Germania
In Germania lungo le strade extraurbane vige il limite massimo di 100 km/h (per auto e moto).

In Bosnia-Erzegovina
In Bosnia-Erzegovina il limite massimo di velocità per le strade extraurbane secondarie è 80 km/h.

Repubblica di San Marino
Nella Repubblica di San Marino il limite massimo di velocità per le strade extraurbane secondarie è di 70 km/h.

Segnaletica

Le strade extraurbane secondarie non sono contrassegnate da specifici segnali stradali del Codice della Strada italiano.

Tuttavia è possibile riconoscere l'inizio e la fine delle strade extraurbane secondarie dai segnali di inizio e fine centro o nucleo abitato (quei segnali rettangolari bianchi con le scritte nere recanti la scritta del comune, frazione o località; se sbarrato da una linea rossa indica la fine dell'abitato e di conseguenza l'inizio della strada extraurbana secondaria, se non sbarrato indica la fine della strada extraurbana secondaria).

In ogni caso non sempre una strada delimitata dai segnali di inizio e fine centro abitato è una strada extraurbana secondaria. Infatti può anche essere classificata come strada locale (categoria F), cioè una strada extraurbana secondaria per la quale mancano uno o più requisiti per poterla classificare come tale (ad esempio l'assenza delle banchine laterali).

Lungo le strade extraurbane secondarie il colore di fondo della segnaletica stradale (sia dei segnali di indicazione, sia ad esempio dei pannelli delle progressive chilometriche) è il blu.

Classificazione amministrativa
Le strade extraurbane secondarie non seguono una nomenclatura specifica. Infatti possono essere classificate dal punto di vista amministrativo e quindi denominate come strade statali, strade regionali o strade provinciali.
Pertanto alcune strade statali, regionali o provinciali possono avere tratti classificati tecnicamente come strade extraurbane principali (strada di tipo B) altri come strade extraurbane secondarie (strada di tipo C) altri ancora come strade urbane (strade di tipo D e E).

Note

Voci correlate
 Autostrada
 Superstrada
 Semi-autostrada
Classificazioni amministrative delle strade italiane:
Strada statale
Strada regionale
Strada provinciale
Strada comunale
Strada vicinale

Classificazioni tecniche delle strade italiane:
Autostrada (cat. A)
Strada extraurbana principale (cat. B)
Strada urbana (cat. D e E)
Strada locale (cat. F)

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Extraurbana secondaria

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This is Novomatic, popular software from land-based casinos, and some other casinos has Novomatic either. I also like their first deposit bonus.
What I dislike about Stargames is long withdrawal times. Surprisingly, they can be very different and I have no clue how to predict that.
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Left-over pregnancy hormones seem to be causing some trouble for my baby's skin, but they are also making me feel irritated and overwhelmed!
I said yesterday that the breast milk seems to be helping my baby a lot so the spots on his face are disappearing! This got me wondering what the spots were in the first place - the midwife said that they are totally normal and would soon disappear, but I woke up wondering what may have caused them in the first place. Should we change our washing powder? Is it the dog hair (which is everywhere - we have two dogs!)? Should we spend more time outdoors or was I eating the wrong things? I decided to put my mind at rest and research the causes of baby face acne.
I was quickly reassured that it was a common condition indeed and most likely caused due to the elevated levels of hormones that Ron "inherited" from me before the birth. Google suggested that it usually takes about 6 weeks for these left-over hormones to work their way out of the baby's system, and that the spots that the hormones caused would disappear at that time too. I was so happy that it wasn't anything we did (or didn't do) that affected my baby and was going to continue with the good face washing routine and breast milk treatment.
James spent all day and all night today preparing and painting the bathroom. It is a sort of job that you must finish once you start it, so he was largely preoccupied with that. This meant that Ronnie spent the whole day with me! I would change his nappies, feed him and he would cuddle and sleep with me, then wake up and we would repeat the cycle again. Over and over and over and over again! Ron really wanted to be close to his mummy today, and with James busy painting the bathroom, that is exactly what we did! It was a tiring day. . .
There is a small part of me that knows for a fact that I will miss this clingy baby stage once it is over and my heart tells me to enjoy these days and make the most of ever minute. However, there is a huge part of me that is stressed by all this change! Suddenly, I have a new "fashion accessory" that doesn't leave my side even for a second. It is all about Ronnie now, his needs naturally come first and it is something I have to adjust to. It is difficult at times, especially today as he has been especially needy. He was crying a lot, despite me going thorough the baby checklist (nappies, feeding, winding, rocking, etc) over and over and the more he cried, the more stressed I became, feeling like I was failing at my new job of being a mum.
Eventually, I started to cry too. It was late, I was exhausted and overwhelmed! We were now both crying - my baby was upset and I was upset about my baby being upset. Ron was then, in turn, even more upset because I was no longer able to offer him the comfort he needed. It was a vicious cycle of stress and tears.
I kept saying that "I got this", trying to prove to myself and to my husband that I can look after my baby, but the crying got worse and worse, so eventually James stepped in and instantly calmed the baby. He has a "magical touch" with Ron - I have no clue how he does it, but ever since the first day he was always the one who could calm the baby by simply picking him up and hugging him over his shoulder. Ron fell asleep on top of James and somehow that made me feel a lot worse - "why was I not able to calm the baby down the way James just did it?" I was wondering, all the while feeling like I failed the day. James explained that he was probably just over tired. . . He said that I was "prodding and poking" the baby ticking things off the checklist over and over again and all he needed was a firm hold and a bit of quiet time to fall asleep.
I felt like such a bad mum that evening, but James said that it wasn't the case and that I simply had an overwhelming day. He also said that my hormones might be crashing down on me today, making me emotionally over sensitive and more irritable than usual. There it is again, the word of the day - "hormones"! Pesky annoying left-over pregnancy hormones!


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Q: Choosing a subalgebra that separates points Recall the (complex) Stone Weierstrass theorem:
Let $X$ be a compact Hausdorff space and let $C(X)$ denote the $\ast$-algebra of continuous maps $X \to \mathbb C$. Then any $\ast$-subalgebra of $C(X)$ is dense in $C(X)$ if and only of $A$ separates points.
Is it possible to choose some number (hopefully a countable number) of $f \in C(X)$ such that the algebra generated by these $f$ is dense in $C(X)$?
Let $1$ denote the constant $1$ function. Of course $1$ must be in this set. If for every $x\in X$ we pick an $f_x\in C(X)$ such that $f_x(x) = 2$ then it looks like the algebra generated by $1$ and $\{f_x\}_{x \in X}$ is dense (or am I missing something?). So it looks like it's always possible to choose some functions that generate $C(X)$ but can it be improved to be either countable or even finite?

A: The subalgebra generated by a family of functions $f_i, i \in I$ is dense iff the map $X \to \mathbb{R}^I$ induced by the functions $f_i$ is injective. For any particular choice of $I$ you can find an $X$ that does not have this property because it has cardinality strictly larger than that of $\mathbb{R}^I$.
In particular, if $X$ has cardinality strictly larger than $\mathbb{R}$ then it cannot inject into $\mathbb{R}^n$ for any positive integer $n$, so no finite family of functions can be dense in $C(X)$. But there are counterexamples even with a bound on the cardinality: any injection of $X$ into $\mathbb{R}^n$ is necessarily an embedding, and in particular if one exists then $X$ is second-countable (equivalently, metrizable). An example of a compact Hausdorff space with cardinality $\mathbb{R}$ which is not second-countable (equivalently, not metrizable) is the one-point compactification of $\mathbb{R}$ with the discrete topology.

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La brecha en el jardín es un cuento ilustrado del escritor y ensayista salvadoreño Manuel A. Cerón Mejía fue la primera de sus obras en ser publicadas en el invierno del 2009, sus 1500 ejemplares fueron distribuidos en la red de centros culturales de la Agencia Española de Cooperación Internacional para el Desarrollo.

Este cuento fue el cuento ganador en El Salvador de la convocatoria literaria Migraciones:Mirando al sur El Salvador, convocado -en este caso- por el Centro Cultural de España en El Salvador. El premio fue otorgado a Manuel A. Cerón por el jurado conformado por Carmen González Huguet. Silvia Elena Regalado. y Elmer Menjívar.

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My dad actually got me into using paper shredders, as he shreds all his old documents. I guess he is afraid of someone going through his garbage and using any of his information for identity theft, and he had me paranoid about it as well. When I started to do a lot of contract work that involved a lot of documents and paper work, I bought one as well.
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Vote Pro-Life — Real Love Inc.
Hard to believe it's election time again.
So I was surprised to see an ad for a local congressional race take a different approach. The Democratic candidate, Mike Feeley, was vilifying the Republican, Bob Beauprez, for opposing abortion. The ad ended by giving Bob Beauprez's number, and instructing us to call him to let him know what we think of his anti-choice bigotry.
I attended a meeting with Mr. Beauprez yesterday. The meeting, and my subsequent research, brought up a couple of interesting points I wanted to pass on to all of you.
First of all, despite what you might hear, the pro-life movement is in a better position than we have been in years. Abortion numbers are down. According to a Guttmacher Institute study I saw just this morning, abortions have decreased since 1994, from 24 per 1000 women of childbearing age to 21. Of course, that's still 21 too many. But at least the number is moving in the right direction.
I believe that drop is directly due to the work of the pro-life movement. Thanks to educational efforts and advancements in ultrasound technology, more people are aware of the humanity of the unborn child. And pro-life legislation in many states requiring parental consent and notification has led to precipitous drops in teen abortion rates in those states.
Public opinion is moving in our direction. A recent study of Gallup polls on abortion shows that, since 1995, the number of Americans who consider themselves "pro-choice" has dropped significantly, while the number identifying themselves as "pro-life" has increased. More interesting still, of those who consider themselves "pro-choice" only about half believe that abortion should be legal in all cases. Fully 30% of them believe that abortion should be legal in few or no cases.
All in all, 15% of Americans believe that abortion should be illegal in all cases, and another 40% believe it should be legal in just a few cases. That's 55% of Americans who believe in, at the very least, severely limited the availability of abortion.
You'd never know that by reading the papers, would you?
Finally, we have a firmly committed pro-life president. With Supreme Court justices nearing retirement age, and partial-birth abortion legislating sitting (stalled) in the Senate, George W. Bush is a very important man. But he can't do much alone. He needs a pro-life Senate to ratify Supreme Count nominees. He needs a pro-life Congress to send him pro-life legislation to sign.
His point? He's stressing the urgency, from the perspective of the pro-abortion movement, to vote for pro-abortion candidates. They're rallying the troops. There are massive "get the vote out" drives dedicated to bringing the pro-abortion faithful to the polls.
My point? We need to be doing the same. This is a historic moment. If we could gain pro-life majorities in Congress, we could deal some pretty serious blows to Roe. Pro-life majorities in our state legislatures will lead to more restrictive state laws, continuing to chip away at the numbers of abortions as we have since 1994.
Some of these races are very, very close. Here in Colorado, our new 7th district is literally split down the middle. This race has been called one of the most important races in the country. Nobody doubts that it will come down to a couple hundred votes one way or another. A couple hundred votes will decide whether the Colorado 7th District representative is pro-life or pro-choice.
I'll bet there are similar races in your community. Your vote is very, very important. Take it seriously. Research the candidates. Your local pro-life organization probably has comparison literature giving each candidates position on the pro-life issues. Study that literature. Volunteer to help the pro-life candidates. Send them contributions.
And vote. Vote early and vote often. Okay, you can't vote often. But you can encourage other pro-lifers to vote, which is almost the same thing. Remind them on election day. Drive them to the polls if you have to.
Take your vote very, very seriously. Because you can bet the other side is doing the same.


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Dialogue on value chains of Amazonian biodiversity
Feb 14, 2022 | BIODIVERSITY | BIOECONOMICS | MIPYMES | ARO
The meeting with technicians from the Amazonian countries provided inputs for the development of the Platform for MSMEs of Amazonian products within the Amazonian Regional Observatory (ARO).
The Amazon contains a magnificent biodiversity that is not yet known or studied in its full potential. Amazonian biodiversity products, specifically Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs), are essential for the economy of the communities that extract them, and for the local populations where, generally, the marketing chain for these products begins. This can be evidenced through the micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in the region whose role is relevant in the dynamics of their local economies, as well as in the conservation of biodiversity linked to production systems under sustainability parameters.
The Amazonian Regional Observatory (ARO) is defined as a reference center for information and a permanent virtual forum which promotes the flow and exchange of information among the institutions, governmental authorities, scientific community, academia, and civil society of the Member Countries
Implemented by ACTO in three phases, the first two phases related to the development of integrating and thematic modules have already been completed. In the third phase of implementation, the development of a computer module is planned to become an Information Window for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises with sustainable production of wild fauna and flora species within the framework of the Convention on Trade International of Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
The "Dialogue on Amazonian biodiversity products that make up the production chains of MSMEs" was held on February 10 and 11, in order to gather technical elements as a basis for the conceptual design of a Regional Information Window MSMEs of Amazonian products, which will be reflected in a computer platform linked to the Amazonian Regional Observatory (ARO); and to contribute to the development of the "I Virtual Forum on the potential of non-timber forest products for a bioeconomy in Latin America and the Caribbean (BioForestALC)", with inputs in the context of ACTO Member Countries.
This virtual event, organized by the Bioamazon Project with the support of the Beraca Institute, -which works with more than 25 products of Brazilian socio-biodiversity-, was attended by experts and technicians from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, and Venezuela, who work in the research or management of products of species of fauna and flora of wildlife, including non-timber forest products (NTFPs) of the Amazon Region.
The information collected will contribute to preparing the topics to be addressed at BioForestALC, to be held, virtually, between May 23 and 26, 2022.
Among the most relevant results of the "Dialogue on Amazonian biodiversity products that make up the production chains of MSMEs", ACTO's Bioamazon Project has a catalog of Amazonian biodiversity products of flora and fauna species, which are currently part of the production chains of MSMEs, and which participate in the development of the local bioeconomy. In addition, the specialists identified the priority investment needs in technology and training to strengthen production chains.
The issues about the potential of non-timber Amazonian products and about the realization of the BioForestALC are being discussed and worked on by the Brazilian Forest Service (SFB). These issues are articulated with the commitments of researchers from more than 25 countries in Latin America during the XXV World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO), in 2019.
According to the coordinator of the Bioamazon project and coordinator of the Amazonian Regional Observatory, Mauro Ruffino, the development of the Information Window for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises with sustainable production of species of wild fauna and flora, involving all the Amazonian countries, stands out as the result of the articulation promoted by ACTO with the Member Countries. "Above all, it will be a step towards strengthening the production chains of MSMEs, the sustainable use of biodiversity, and boost up the bioeconomy in these countries, and also it will be an important contribution to the implementation of CITES", said Ruffino.
Source / Dredits: ACTO News
ACTO at CITES CoP 19
9 de November de 2022
Mapping of stakeholders of knowledge and research initiatives in the Amazon region
The Bioamazon Project visits Bolivia to discuss a technical agenda
27 de October de 2022
Guyana hosted a visit from the Bioamazon Project team
ACTO's contributions for the implementation of CITES in Amazonian countries will be presented at the 19th Conference of the Parties in November


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Contains an extended excerpt from The Gilded Wolves.
Fate and fortune. Power and passion. What does it take to be the queen of a kingdom when you're only seventeen?
Maya is cursed. With a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, she has earned only the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her whole world is torn apart when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. Soon Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Neither roles are what she expected: As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds something else entirely: Compassion. Protection. Desire...
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A lush and vivid story that is steeped in Indian folklore and mythology. The Star-touched Queen is a novel that no reader will soon forget.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY MAR 28, 2016
A princess's destiny may lie among the stars in Chokshi's exquisite debut novel. Princess Mayavati of Bharata is only one among her father's many children, and her horoscope says that death is her constant shadow. Her kingdom is on the brink of war, and when her father announces that she soon must choose her husband, it comes with a horrible catch. When a mysterious stranger, Amar, breaks into Maya's room and offers her the keys to his kingdom, she only hesitates for a moment before being whisked away to Akaran, a haunted place where mirrors offer glimpses of strange lands, and an enchanted tapestry holds the fate of millions in its threads. Chokshi's prose is captivating, and the pages come alive through lush descriptions of Night Bazaar teeming with Otherworldly delights, gardens made of glass, and realms where the lines between life and death are blurred. Maya is a strong heroine, and while there is romance, an emphasis on familial love adds another level of richness to a folkloric fantasy about sacrifice, self-discovery, and making your own destiny. Ages 13 up.
Isisunit , 02/28/2016
Creation of a new, modern myth
I would like to thank St. Martin's Press & NetGalley for a copy of this e-ARC to review. Though I received this ebook for free, that has no impact upon the honesty of my review.
Goodreads Teaser: "Cursed with a horoscope that promises a marriage of Death and Destruction, sixteen-year-old Maya has only earned the scorn and fear of her father's kingdom. Content to follow more scholarly pursuits, her world is upheaved when her father, the Raja, arranges a wedding of political convenience to quell outside rebellions. But when her wedding takes a fatal turn, Maya becomes the queen of Akaran and wife of Amar. Yet neither roles are what she expected. As Akaran's queen, she finds her voice and power. As Amar's wife, she finds friendship and warmth.
But Akaran has its own secrets - thousands of locked doors, gardens of glass, and a tree that bears memories instead of fruit. Beneath Akaran's magic, Maya begins to suspect her life is in danger. When she ignores Amar's plea for patience, her discoveries put more than new love at risk - it threatens the balance of all realms, human and Otherworldly.
Now, Maya must confront a secret that spans reincarnated lives and fight her way through the dangerous underbelly of the Otherworld if she wants to protect the people she loves.
The "Star-Touched Queen" is a lush, beautifully written and vividly imagined fantasy inspired by Indian mythology."
This is a fantastic creation, pieces of several Indian mythologies woven together into something new and wholly its own. At once a story of self discovery, love, and ultimate power; this story spans lifetimes while only taking a few short years to occur. Thus is the magic of Akaran, Amar, and even Maya if she's willing to accept it.
I enjoyed Maya. She's feisty and smart, and stubborn to a dangerous fault. She's also loyal, caring, compassionate, and sometimes wise. But at the same time she's like most people, which means she doesn't like being kept in the dark. The longer the truth is kept from her the more inclined she is to trust in whispered secrets. Can she get past her desire for true freedom and trust Amar until all is to be revealed to her, or will her impulsiveness get her into trouble?
Amar is a harder character to get to know. He seems kind and certainly his love for Maya seems real. But since the story is told from Maya's point of view we don't get much more than her fleeting interactions with Amar to gauge his true intentions. But what we see of him makes him a likable character, even if he does seem to be keeping secrets.
The progression of the story is fairly smooth, and I like the way the story is frequently shown to us rather than simply being told. Although her background seems a tad long, its importance becomes clear deeper in the tale. Add in all the fantastic mythological beings, and parts of various myths, and you get a lovely, original story built on the bones of exceedingly beautiful, though sometimes frightening, Indian myths. This story stands up very well on its own; it also provides plenty of fodder, fueling my desire to learn more about the original Indian myths used to help craft such a powerful tale.
kwaughhhh , 10/05/2016
Such a good read!
This book is eye-opening, exciting, full of fantasy and adventure. The love dynamics are so honest and real, yet not the focus of the plot. It uses lots of Indian folklore throughout the story. It's descriptive and engaging. I literally could not put this book down. I highly highly recommend more to read this!
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New York: Court Declares Toll Diversion Illegal
Federal judge finds New York toll road system violated the constitution by using motorist funds to subsidize recreational facilities.
Motorists will no longer be forced to pay road tolls to fund New York's 525-mile network of barge canals thanks to a federal court ruling handed down last week. The American Trucking Associations sued the state, arguing that road users have paid over a billion dollars in tolls that enriched the New York State Canal System without any tangible benefits for the highway system. US District Court Judge Colleen McMahon agreed that the diversion of tolls for non-motoring purposes was unconstitutional.
Judge McMahon had initially tossed the lawsuit on technical grounds, but she was shot down by the Second Circuit US Court of Appeals, which sent the case back for a ruling on the merits. The second time around, Judge McMahon sided with the truckers.
"The canals and adjacent lands are presently used for many purposes, most of them recreational, but very few of them are related to transportation," Judge McMahon wrote in her decision. "And therein lies the rub."
The barge canal system does charge tolls to canal users, but this generates only around $2 million a year in user fees -- not enough to cover expenses that run from $60 to $90 million annually. Over a span of five years, motorists paid $3.2 billion in tolls in New York, but the road system only required $1.9 billion to fund. The leftover cash was funneled into the canals to cover the deficit.
Commercial truckers are responsible for about 37 percent of the toll road revenue in New York while being responsible for 10 percent of the traffic. The court found the toll diversion had a significant impact on the industry.
"Notwithstanding the importance of the canal system to the state of New York, the record contains not a scintilla of evidence that long-distance truckers, in their capacity as commercial drivers on the toll roads known as the New York State Thruway, derive any benefit whatever from the canal system's waterways, its museums and educational attractions, and the parks and recreational areas adjacent to the historic barge canals," Judge McMahon ruled.
The truckers' suit was limited in scope, asking for a refund only for the portion of tolls paid that went to subsidize the canals. Instead of going back to the start of the diversion in 1992, the suit asks for refunds for overpayment over the past six years. The court found the demand reasonable in light of the New York's violation of the "Dormant Commerce Clause" of the US Constitution, which prohibits states from discriminating against interstate commerce with toll rates that were indisputably unfair.
"There can, therefore, be absolutely no question that the tolls paid by the plaintiff class are 'excessive' in relation to the benefits that the truckers are receiving in their capacity as truckers, because 9 to 14 percent of what truckers pay in tolls is used for a purpose other than giving them and other motorists access to well maintained and trooper-patrolled highways that will enable and expedite their trips," Judge McMahon wrote. "To that extent, the tolls are unconstitutionally high."
The ruling noted that diversion of tolls is only permissible for "functionally related" purposes, such as transit systems that -- in theory -- reduce the traffic burden for tollpayers. It concluded that the sole purpose of the diversion was to avoid difficult decisions about taxation and spending on the canals.
"The state of New York cannot insulate the canal system from the vagaries of the political process and taxpayer preferences by imposing the cost of its upkeep on those who drive the New York Thruway in interstate commerce," Judge McMahon concluded.
The American Trucking Associations celebrated the ruling in a statement last week.
"We hope today's ruling will not only end this practice in New York, but dissuade other states from financing their budget shortfalls on the backs of our industry," ATA President Chris Spear said.
A copy of the ruling is available in a 500k PDF file at the source link below.
Source: ATA v. New York State Thruway (US District Court, Southern District New York, 8/10/2016)
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Apparently he is now married. How odd. Neither of them expected this... But then they went and put rings on anyways!
[01h30m] <CAKE>Titano Deleo nods, huggling Ven.
[01h22m] <QQQ> Veneficus purrs and starts to drift off.
[01h22m] <CAKE>Titano Deleo grins, holding Ven close.
[01h14m] <TINC> Petrucci enters Pleasantville, arms crossed behind his back. With a chin up in the air he solemnly walks amongst his congregation until he halts at a bench.
[01h12m] <CAKE>Titano Deleo waves to Petrucci a bit.
[01h07m] <TINC> Petrucci brings his hands together in a clap and smiles, his head tilted to the left. "It's so wonderful to see such a public display of affection! Such.." He leans closer, and sees no wedding band. His face twitches slightly. "..brotherly love."
[01h03m] <CAKE>Titano Deleo smiles back "Ah.. Yes.. We enjoy eachothers company greatly." He's just going to write off the brotherly love part as island madness. "I am Deleo, Sir, how are you today?"
[57m28s] <TINC> Petrucci looks appaled and insulted. "Quite well, thank you for your interest." His hands drop again, and are folded. He stands there for a few awkward moments.
[54m38s] <QQQ> Veneficus yawns widely.
[54m04s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo doesn't even arc an eyebrow. He doesn't exactly have much to say though either. Not really much of a conversationalist you see.. "Good.. Why dont you have a seat?"
[52m54s] <QQQ> Veneficus slowly opens her eyes.
[51m36s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo squeezes Ven slightly and murmurs. "Hello again.." He then looks back to Petrucci.
[50m13s] <QQQ> Veneficus snuggles back and purrs.
[47m48s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo is being snuggled. Right in front of someone. He darkens slightly. "Mmm.. Ven.. We've an acquaintance here.."
[46m38s] <QQQ> Veneficus mumbles something inaudible.
[45m49s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo blinks and leans down "Whats that?"
[45m29s] <QQQ> Veneficus mumbles, "Comfy..."
[43m21s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo nods and looks back to Petrucci..
[35m38s] <TINC> Petrucci finally breaks the silence. "You're going to hell, you know that?"
[34m53s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo tilts his head to Petrucci "What makes you say that?"
[33m44s] <QQQ> Veneficus snaps awake and stares at Petrucci.
[32m58s] <TINC> Petrucci says ".. and you will burn until the Great Handkerchief In The Sky comes to wipe us all away."
[31m39s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo keeps a perfectly straight face "Well, yes, that's how residing in Hell goes, but why do you say that we are going there?"
[29m31s] <TINC> Petrucci unfolds his hands and opens them to each, a left hand to Deleo and a right hand to Veneficus. "You are not married." He brings his hands back together, left and right. Man and woman.
[28m48s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo nods "Correct."
[24m50s] <TINC> Petrucci shakes his head minutely and bows it. "A moment of silence, please."
[24m35s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo nods and remains silent.
[23m42s] <QQQ> Veneficus blinks. And Peers at Deleo.
[21m41s] <TINC> Petrucci starts some sort of sermon. "Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to send off the souls of two sinners. Their lives have been led astray by lust."
[20m25s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo peers at Ven, shrugging... The man did ask for some silence, so silence he gets.
[18m47s] <QQQ> Veneficus stares at Petrucci. "Charming."
[16m31s] <TINC> Petrucci's sermon takes on a full hundred and eighty. "Luckily they have sought redemption at the last possible moment and will now be joined in holy matrinomy." He throws down a plate and exclaims, "Pucker up precious! Give 'em a kiss."
[15m22s] <QQQ> Veneficus blinks. "..." She looks to Deleo.
[13m50s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo blinks.... He shrugs and leans closer to Ven. The poor man was obviously mad, might as well continue to play along.
[12m39s] <QQQ> Veneficus kisses him, full on. With tongue.
[11m44s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo blinks, kissing back, and tries hide the fact that there are now two tongues in his mouth.
[09m15s] <TINC> Petrucci taps Deleo on the shoulder in the same manner one might asking a dancer to switch partners. That would be rather awkward for an abstinent priest so instead he says, "Have at it! May you release hundreds of the Lord's Children on the Island."
[08m18s] <CAKE>Titano Deleo blushes slightly and nods, he'd reply but his mouth and tongue are captive at the moment.
[06m50s] <TINC> Petrucci takes a cue from the bishop and leaves Pleasantville. Diagonally.
[00m40s] <QQQ> Veneficus finally pulls back for air and grins.


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