Written in 2014 by young Argentinian author Samanta Schweblin, it's a slim but sickeningly effective eco-horror novella just released in English after what appears to be a skillful translation by Megan McDowell.
The story revolves around young mother Amanda and a child – not hers – named David. She is in a hospital bed and he sits by her side; they're talking about some horrific event that occurred some days earlier, which we assume led to Amanda's condition. What happened and why does David – eerily mature David – need to hear this story? And what does it have to do with the worms?
Are the worms some kind of brain-eating space bugs? Some mutant parasite? Or are they something else entirely, a less literal manifestation of a strange sickness that seems to be afflicting people? Poison, delusion, insanity?
If it's answers you want, this might not be the book for you. While it's firmly grounded in the real-world, it's suffused with an uneasy, dread-inducing strangeness that serves to obscure what's going on.
In that sense, it's not a horror novel in the traditional sense of the word: there's no blood or guts or bodycount. The horror is all implied – happening off-screen if it's happening at all – and all the more disturbing for it.


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                                            "From finance and politics to technology and culture, there is always people
                                            to promote the whole industry development from all walks of life. Among the
                                            50 top influential figures released by the Bloomberg, Vitalik Buterin, the
                                            founder of Ethereum , takes one of the seats."

Recently, Bloomberg has issued the list of the
                                        50 most influential people of the year, and this list includes Vitalik Buterin,
                                        founder of Ethereum.

The list includes some of the most influential
                                        movers and shakers of the past year in all walks of life. For instance, Amazon
                                        founder and CEO Jeff Bezos, CEO of both SpaceX and Tesla, Musk, and Crown Prince
                                        of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman.

It
                                        is enumerated that, in nowadays, there are over 700 different
                                        blockchain-based cryptocurrencies. The Ethereum has swept through the digital
                                        currency market since its release. Its total market value reached about $944
                                        million by October 31 this year.

The cryptocurrency market is growing
                                        explosively, bringing Bitcoin and Ethereum into the mainstream. In recent days,
                                        the price of each Ethereum has exceeded $470, reaching an all time high point.

Vitalik Buterin, the 23-year-old boy, is
                                        shocking the financial industry with the revolutionary technology. At the same
                                        time, he is producing great waves to the start-up companies and programmers
                                        around the world. The rethought technology platform is gaining momentum in the
                                        crowdfunding and financial sourcing industries.

According to the list makers: "Yet the
                                        potential for Ethereum to upend how computers move money continues to attract
                                        Wall Street's attention. Already it's altering how companies fund development:
                                        Ether is a popular vehicle for buying into initial coin offerings, or ICOs,
                                        which bypass the traditional routes of venture capital and initial public
                                        offerings. It's helped blockchain startups raise more than $3 billion this
                                        year."

Buterin said that we need to create a
                                        technology that allows people to explore and create many interesting things.
                                        With this technology, everything could be changed.

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Harassing passenger beats up bus driver
By Janene Pieters on March 30, 2015 - 11:34
Connexxion bus (Picture: Wikimedia Commons/Bartjk)Connexxion bus (Picture: Wikimedia Commons/Bartjk)
With additional reporting by Marvin Hokstam.
A Connexxion bus driver was assaulted by a passenger at the bus stop on Sportlaan in Amstelveen around 04:30 yesterday morning, AT5 reports. The incident occurred when the bus driver asked the passenger to leave the bus.
The passenger had harassed other passengers on the bus. He became aggressive when the bus driver asked him to leave.The passenger turned his aggression at the driver, dragged him over the door to his cabin open and proceeded to beat him.
A witness said the bus driver was left with bloodied hands and spatters over his face, completely shocked that "such a small man was that powerful." When police arrived on the scene, the brute had fled the scene, but passengers knew who he was and were able to give police a description. It is not clear of he has been found yet.
A spokeswoman at Connexxion said he would file a formal complaint at police against his attacker. The driver was treated on his wounds, but he still finished his shift. He went to the hospital for a brief examination after his shift. A spokesperson for Connexxion confirmed that the incident occurred in a bus on the N70 line from Amsterdam CS to Uithoorn.
Conductors from Dutch railway-company NS launched a strike at all train stations in Rotterdam earlier this month after one was attacked by a passengers, causing trains to be delayed and cancelled into the evening rush hour on March 3.
The attack in Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland came just days after another female conductor was physically attacked in Hoofdorp, winding up with multiple bone fractures to her face.
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TPR in Kerala rises to 20% as 13,468 turn Covid positive
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Thiruvananthapuram, Jan 13 (IANS) Kerala on Thursday registered a test positivity rate (TPR) of over 20 per cent after 13,468 people turned Covid positive, a record high in the past several weeks, said a statement from Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan.
The daily TPR, which stood at 14 per cent on Tuesday, rose to 17.50 per cent on Wednesday and touched 20 per cent on Thursday.
The state capital district has been recording a high number of daily cases and for the second day in succession it crossed 3,000 cases to reach 3,404.
There were over 1.57 lakh people under observation across the state.
The day also saw 21 Covid deaths taking the total death tally in the state to 50,369.
Amid Covid surge in the state, the staging of an open dance performance by about 600 women by the Thiruvananthapuram district CPI-M, invited huge criticism by the state Education Minister V. Sivankutty who said it was an event which could have been avoided and there was an error of judgement on holding that.
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Discover what the underwater looks like with the "sit on top " double clear bottom kayaks. It's the next best thing to Snorkeling or Scuba Diving.
The journey takes about 15 minutes from the port to your starting point at Grand Mal Bay. There you will board your kayak and begin your fantastic journey over the Grand Mal coral reefs, down to Cherry Hill, turn around and move on to Molinere Bay where you see the popular divers' reefs, and experience the wonders of the underwater world.
After your kayaking experience, return to the Kayaking House where you will recover from the wonders of the underwater world, with a swim in the calm bay, and a complimentary drink at the bar before returning to your SeaDream yacht.
Notes: This adventure is unsuitable for the physically challenged & during pregnancy. Please bring a towel, wear a swim suit, bring sun block and a cap to protect you from the sun. A minimum participation is required to operate all Yachting Land Adventures, and some may have limited capacity. All adventures in the SeaDream Yachting Land Adventures program are subject to change. Final departure times will be published on-board.
Port: St. George's
Voyages where this land adventure may be found:
Mar 05, 2023 - Windward Islands Getaway
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Leadership - Blue Pearl Software Inc.
Ellis Smith has experience as President and CEO with Orora Design Technologies, TransEDA, Exemplar Logic, and CrossCheck Technology. He has a long history of proven performance in growing a company's top and bottom-lines in turn-around situations, building experienced management teams, leading mergers and acquisitions, and leading a company through an IPO. Mr. Smith also has strong experience in sales, marketing, and business development in every region of the world.
In 2003, Mr. Smith joined Orora Design Technologies, Inc., an electronic design software company in Redmond, Washington, as President and CEO to secure funding and initiate sales as the company's founder and CTO transitioned from a full-time professor to take over the daily operations of the company Mr. Smith joined TransEDA as CEO in 1999. At TransEDA, he built an experienced management team, structured the company for top- and bottom-line growth, and prepared it for an initial public offering. He led the company through its IPO on the London Stock Exchange, two acquisitions, and 18 months of growth after the successful IPO. Before joining TransEDA, Mr. Smith was president and CEO of Exemplar Logic, Inc. There, he tripled revenues and negotiated Exemplar's successful 1999 buy-out and merger with Mentor Graphics Corporation.
Before Exemplar, Mr. Smith was president of CrossCheck Technology, Inc., where he restructured and re-capitalized the company and completed its merger with Duet Technologies, Inc.
Prior to CrossCheck, Mr. Smith spent his career in international business as an international director of EDA sales for CADAM, an IBM Company; as an international sales manager for Versatec, a Xerox Company; and as an international application engineer for Dictaphone Corporation. He began his career as an engineer for 3M Company.
Mr. Smith has a B.S. from La Salle University, studied physics at the University of Oregon and advanced electronics in the U.S. Navy.
Rick Dissly is an experienced financial and business executive with broad, proven expertise in establishing profitable business models and systems in pre-IPO and post-IPO companies. He is also known for his successful work in mergers and acquisitions, and for maximizing value for shareholders in technology companies. Prior to his retirement, Mr. Dissly was Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of the Board of Directors at Photon Dynamics, Inc., a Nasdaq Company. At Photon Dynamics, Dissly managed a staff of 50 responsible for all aspects of manufacturing, finance, operational planning, and MIS, and led two follow-on public offerings.
Mr. Dissly has held the positions of CFO at Semaphore Communications Corp., a Xerox Company, and at Crosscheck Technology. He was COO and VP of Finance at Award Software, and CFO, VP of Finance, and Director of Megatest Corporation. Before Megatest, Mr. Dissly was an accounting manager at American Microsystems, and started his career as a senior auditor for Price Waterhouse. Mr. Dissly has B.S. from Montana State University and an MBA from the University of Santa Clara.
Scott Aron Bloom has over 20 years of experience in software development. Before joining BluePearl, Mr. Bloom was the founder and principal developer for OnShore Consulting Services, a boutique software development firm specializing in EDA and Qt development.
Prior to OnShore Consulting, Mr. Bloom was the Founder and VP of Engineering, at Stelar Tools, an EDA startup based out of Portland Oregon. Mr. Bloom was instrumental in taking Stelar Tools from napkin development to acquisition by Lattice Semiconductor.
Mr. Bloom previously held the Director of Product Development position at Accelchip (acquired by Xilinx), and previously held Senior Manager positions at Mentor Graphics where he was a Member of the Advanced Research, Technology and Strategy (ARTS) Group for the HDL Division. He joined Mentor via the Exemplar Logic acquisition where he was a Senior Manager.
Previous to his role at Exemplar, he worked as a Modeling and UI Design Engineer for Interconnectix (acquired by Mentor Graphics).
In Mr. Bloom's spare time, he is a flight instructor, and also an avid Oregon State Beaver Fan. He received his M.S. in Electrical Engineering from The Oregon State University.
Jennifer Treiber brings almost 20 years of Marketing Operations experience to Blue Pearl Software. During her six years as part of the Blue Pearl Management team, Mrs. Treiber has been responsible for managing and developing the financial structure and Human Resources of Blue Pearl Software. In addition, she has led the development and execution of the marketing programs, positioning Blue Pearl Software as the leader in RTL Analysis and Development.
Being an integral part of the Sun Microsystem/Storage Tek acquisition, Mrs. Treiber was essential to the development and deployment of the Operational Centers of Excellence to complete the integration of the two companies to achieve the successful $4.1 billion acquisition.
Mrs. Treiber holds a BS degree from California State University, Fresno.
Tony has over 20 years of experience leading and managing IC design projects for industry leading global electronics companies. Most recently Tony led worldwide system design services organizations for design automation software providers Agility Design Solutions and Celoxica. In that role, Tony led engineering teams in the development of cutting edge designs for major customers including NASA, Intel, Motorola, Toshiba, Toyota, Lockheed, and Northrop.
In addition to engineering services sales and management, Tony is also an experienced design engineering entrepreneur. Tony founded Chicago-based design services firms Advanced Digital Designs and Eclipse Design Technologies, both successfully serving the Communications, Military, and Medical Instrumentation Markets.
Prior to ADD, Tony held positions in worldwide business development and consulting at Mentor Graphics overseeing chip design services projects and program management. Tony began his career as a chip designer with Motorola where he rose to manage the ASIC design engineering organization. Tony holds a BSEE degree from University of Illinois.
Vili has over 25 years of experience in methodology and design of semiconductor and software products. Before joining Blue Pearl, Vili successfully ran 2 startup companies, Alpha Design Technology and Andromeda Technology which were focused on design services and training in the IOT, mobile, and transportation industries.
Prior to that, Vili worked within Intel's strategic CAD organization and drove investments and methodology for Intel Corporation within the EDA space. This included funding Get2Chip which was successfully acquired by Cadence for over $90M. Vili also drove strategy for Intel in the system-level design space which produced Intel's first system-level model within the mobility space, allowing SW development to be started prior to HW development. Vili also drove methodology in the areas of low power and front-end verification including linting for low power and verification.
Vili holds a Ph.D. in Electrical and Computer Engineering and sits on the Technical Advisory Board of Northwestern University. He was also on the board of directors of Atrenta (acquired by Synopsys) and Sigmatix (SW defined radios) which was developed in collaboration with Raytheon.
Fumiko Suzuki has over 25 years of experience in IC design and EDA industry, contributing to their success and in many cases, liquidity events. Most recently Ms. Suzuki was a Director of Asia Sales at Solido Design Automation which was acquired by Mentor Graphics. Prior to that, Ms. Suzuki held various positions in business development, operations and sales with companies such as Silixtix, Tenison Design and Summit Design where she not only managed regional sales and established sales channels, local offices. In some cases, she recovered the company's reputation and helped localization projects. Ms. Suzuki started her carrier as a design engineer at Tokyo Electron Limited where she learned IC design.
Ms. Suzuki holds a BSChE degree from the College of Science and Technology, Nihon University.


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Eoin Colfer Author Website
Eoin Colfer is the author of the multi-million selling Artemis Fowl series. The widely-acclaimed series concluded in 2013 with the publication of "The Last Guardian". Eoin has also ventured into the dark alleys of gritty "noir" crime fiction with his his violent but blackly humorous novels, "Plugged" and "Screwed" which follow the misadventures of an Irish "tough guy" on the mean streets of New Jersey.
The Eoin Colfer site, which is built on the ExpressionEngine content management system makes extensive use of geo-detection throughout. This ensures that localised cover art is shown to each visitor where possible and also ensures that purchase links for both Amazon and the iTunes Bookstore connect to the visitor's nearest location. This is especially important for authors published in multiple territories as the logistics of managing links to online retailers can be overwhelming. For example, iTunes and the App Store have 155 distinct regional storefronts. In addition, Amazon has 11 regional storefronts worldwide. Multiply this by each book and variation (paperback, hardback, Kindle, audiobook) and the scale of the challenge becomes evident.
An integrated feed on the site pushes all site updates to Twitter and also all updates posted to directly Twitter are mirrored on the site.
For a touring author a comprehensive events section is essential to keep fans up to date with events in their area. Eoin's site features embedded Google maps helping fans to find the exact location of the event and the quickest way to get there ensuring that each stop on the tour is a sellout.
Not only did Frequency design and build a stunning, cutting edge and involving website for me and my books but their service was unfailingly friendly, rapid and efficient.
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1995-03-20: Day of the Dodos
Day of the Dodos
Rune's dragging Amber to Hagrid's place to see the Diricawls!
Hogwarts Grounds
Collars for birds.
Its a little before dinner and the sun is hanging low, but this could not wait it seems as two bodies are seen making their way down the moors leading to Hagrid's hut. The slightly taller of the two is pushing on down at a rather excitable speed, pausing to turn mid stride "You gotta see this, you're never going to believe-" is all Rune Majora can get out before he's missing a step, tripping, and finally rolling all the way down the rest of the jaunt.
When his body finally comes to a halt Rune just lays there sprawled out. Give him a moment to catch his thoughts, and breath here. After a moment he is slowly setting up, and pulling a bit of grass from his longish mop like hair. "ow-ow.." Nothing is broken though from what he can tell..And shakily he's starting to rise up. "I'm okay!"
Amber's… luckily a bit more graceful than Rune. Still, given that they're both aerial acrobats, so to speak, she's a little surprised when he takes a dive. "Oi! Whad'ja do tha' for!" she calls after him as she picks her way carefully down the rest of the hill to reach him. "Cripes, Are yer 'urt or anythin'! Does I need ta' get Pomfrey?" When she finally reaches him, she has her wand out, and kneels down next to him. "I thinks I c'n manage a minor 'ealing spell, maybe. I read about 'em, but I aren't never tried one. I 'ear this wand's good fer 'ealing, though, so's maybe I'm meant ta. Hang on." She looks him over for bruising are any cuts, and while she does, asks, "What der ya' want t'show me?"
Well on a broom, Rune's a bit more, oh what is the word? Relaxed. Rune's relaxed himself. It's as if once that adrenaline kicks in he is no longer the awkward and quite goofy arsed boy that he is when he's running around in his trainers or his scuffed black shoes. He's brushing some more of the turf off his sweater-before he is looking back, a slight flush of his cheeks and he is looking away only to cough, and smooth the hair out of his face. "Oh I'm fine-I really am, but if.." and he's looking back to her and he wand "If'n y' want y' can check. But I don' think I am injured." and given the welsh going back and forth, as opposed to stammering, means Rune is comfortable with who he is with…Somewhat.
A rub at the back of his neck and he's nodding down towards Hagrid's hut "I thought I would help ya an show you what we will b' learnin tomorrow in our classes. I got t' see Hagrid wrangling em in. Come on they won' bite…I think."
"Well, y'look aw'right," she says, poking his arms and shoulders, feeling no bumps. "N' I s'pose if you was broken, you'd be screamin' r' sommat. Maybe ya jes' fell in yer 'ead." She laughs, reaching up to tap him on the head a couple times. "Like it's made o' stone."
Pulling back her cloak, she puts her wand back into the pocket, safe and sound, where it's exactly where it is if she needs it. That's not likely around here, but it's still possible. After all, Perpetua was on Hogwarts grounds when she was killed. No where's exactly safe anymore. A well-placed stupefy could save their lives. And for some reason, Perpetua stuck around as a ghost, which is, frankly, disturbing. Amber wonders why.
Standing, she holds her hand to help him up. "Y'think they won' bite? I want all me fingers t'morrow, Rune."
"Thanks.." he mutters while avoiding eye contact while she pokes for injuries. A cough and he's looking back to her now only when he is tapped on the head, one hand running over as if feeling for a bit of his head for lumps. "t'anks.." this not as helpful, but he is laughing all the same. A look is given around as if trying to see what she is looking for-apparently someone is not completely constantly, vigilante. A grumble as a bur is pulled off his elbow, before he's looking to her hand.
A swallow as he takes it and well pushes himself up. Letting fingers linger for a seco before he is pulling his hand back "Wel-" and voice is cut off at the squeak, Oh just brilliant Rune, have a bloody voice crack when trying to sound all smart. "Well, I don't think so-they're very nice creatures, but I brought m' gloves in case you wanna share em.." Added as he nods.
And so Rune is walking on ahead to lead her around the back of Hagrid's hut where a huge cage looking thing sits quite alone. Silently berating himself, he stops, before that grin of his is growing "Look-there.." the blue feathered birds stand, just looking around and softly clucking. Huge beeks, and long legs. "Diricawls.."
"No problem," she says, smirking. Amber crosses her arms in front of her after helping Rune up, putting her weight back on one foot as she looks on. So long as he doesn't tumble from the sky on the pitch, he'll be all right. Seems like a tough kid.
They really should start practising, come to think of it. March is almost over already!
She noticed that lingering touch, but she's not gonna say anything about it at the moment. It's fun, this. Whatever it is. Amber's not exactly naive, but she's sure playing that way, at least for the moment.
But! Onto the things that Rune wants to show her. Following along behind in the waning light, she keeps looking over her shoulder, trying to see what it is… "Oh, wow!" she says when they come into view. "Oh, man. I read about these!" Approaching the cage, she notes a couple of them disappearing. Silly things! "Da' always said when I was li'l, not ta b'lieve everythin' was extinct as they said it was. Haha! Dodo birds."
Rune's busy focusing in on the Diricawls for a moment. Mustering his courage for a great big smile as he turns back to look over to Amber, and it almost seems to melt into something goofy, and gooey, if smiles could be as such. His hand's back out reaching for hers again, as he is going to pull it back in. For playing naive she does it well, as Rune is inwardly holding back major, and loud shouts of: YES! THIS IS AWESOME! Instead he's just grinning as he is coming in closer so as to edge nearer to the huge cage. Those acting lessons have paid off as he is none the wiser
"I remember when we first got out books with em innit, m' mum was like 'They're all extinct?!' an me Da said 'Love look at all these pictures I have..' t'at was a fun conversation for my mother..Anyway th' book says they're mainly harmless, but if we spook em, they can disappear.." So hence the slow and rather generally non aggressive movements being made as they move closer, and closer to the cage. "I brought some corn, if you want to feed em…" Don't ask where he knicked it from-that story in and of itself is a long tale all together.
He waits for her answer as he's reaching with his other hand, back and around for th' gloves hanging out of his back pocket, which might cause for an awkward sight. "Y' think we might start practicin' again..Since the tournament an all?" Well it was cancelled wasn't it? "Well..y' know between Moody's stuff-an school, Quidditch has a time righ?"
He's kind of adorable, isn't he? All charm and innocence. It's something in that smile that's attractive on more than just a surface level, too. But, no! It's far too soon in the game. There's a way to play it, or some would say. He's got her hand again, though, and she could pull it away easily, but doesn't. It's still cool outside, and the warmth is welcome, as well as the companionship. It's nice. "Ya really like 'em, huh?" she says as he pulls her closer. To her, she sees… Well. Birds. They're interesting birds, but they don't make her barely hold back squeals of delight.
She crouches down next to the cage, so she can get a better look at the chicken-sized birds. "Well, I were a Muggle 'til I was eleven," Amber says. "'cuz me da didn't want anythin' ta do with wizarding." The diricawls are looking at her expectantly, and she reaches up to take the corn from Rune, holding it through the bars for them. "Oi, they're gentle, aren't they?" she asks, as she notes that none of her fingers have disappeared down the creatures' gullets yet. Aw.
Eventually, she sits down cross-legged on the ground, so she's more comfortable. If it weren't for the lock on the cage, she'd reach in and try to grab one. Then again, they seem easily spooked, and keep vanishing every once in awhile. "Aye, Quidditch gots a time," she says. "We need ter get back on things, now that the pitch is clear."
He thinks he knows how to play the game, but the truth of the matter is that Rune is just guessing and oing off cues as he gets them. For now though the subtle hand holding is working and he is keeping a hold-though not fierce. He's not a creeper. yeah she could easily pull away and that's part of the excitement. Knowin she could go, if she wanted to. However eyes are looking back to those…well..bird. "I like em well enough. They're just interestin' cause y' don't seem em walkin around. They're not like house elves, or goblins..creatures they got down in books that you do know somethin' about."
Rune's not prejudiced, just speaking as it is. A nod and then he's passing on the corn as he crouches down beside her. One hand reached out to feel along one of the smooth beaks. "Oh they're very intelligent too-people seem t' think because of their disappearin' that they were easy to kill an thus very stupid." A shake of his head..And then the one he is petting poofs in a cloud of feathers only to reappear a few meters back. "Hm.." And so he is rocking back t' sit on his bum and hold his knees.
A glance back to her and he's grinning for a second "Yeah, I need t' remember how t' crack the bat-don't want t'lose the spot I worked so hard on.."
"Could take onna these guys 'ome," she says. Looking over at him as the diricawls gobble up the last of the corn, she half-smiles. "Y'know lots abou' these things, don'cha?" And she doesn't even have gloves on! See, she's not terrified of them all the time. Her fingers gently touch the feathered neck of one, and it tilts its head in order to tell her to scratch on top of it - there. That's the spot!
Amber giggles. She has to let go of Rune's hand for the time being, so she can reach into the cage and give the thing all the love it deserves. "D'ya think 'agrid'll let us keep 'em??" she says hopefully, though she's already certain the answer is no.
She looks toward the forest. There's a howl in that direction. "Oi, y'think there really are werewolves in there? Betcha there are. I 'ear it's enchanted, so's if yer a werewolf n' you go in, you're never 'uman again! How wouldja like that!"
"I think it'd make for a fine pet-except you'd lose it in thunderstorms, or when th' milkman or post comes, because they'd hear th' backfire from the truck and POOF." Rune exclaims, with a shwo of jazz fingers to indicate the feathers going all askew. "I'd right lose it, knowing my luck. Haha, an then he'd be wonderin around and would get caught an taken to a zoo." Oh yes Rune apparently has thought this all out before coming down here. As for allowing her t' go her hand slides easily as it seems he's more interested in watching her with em' than worryin on about what he is doin' right or wrong. "I spect some folks would ask, an 'ell say that they blong here, but ask folks t' come and look after em.." And that grin there comes wider as he's looking back over t' watch the Diricawl kicks his leg like a right dog. He's about t' say more nerdy stuff about the birds, when the howl catches his attention and he's looking in the direction of th' forbidden forest "I 'eard all manner of things live in there..Like forest trolls, an vampires.." But, Rune has no need to go exploring to see if it is true..A blink and he's standing up a little bit to watch the woods' edge "Don't think I'd ruddy like that if I was a wolf..You know I'd have to hunt an I like t' sleep..Bloody guts make me a little squeamish.."
"Well…" She ponders this. "I put a collar on it, aye? Then when it dis'pears, I c'n still find it. Like th'invisible man, wearin' an 'at n' gloves n' stuff. I bet it works. 'old on." Turning around, she reaches into her bag for a hair tie. It's one of those scrunchies that's too large to hold someone's hair back with just one twist, and she carefully fits it over the head of one of the diricawls, then makes a small, sudden movement. Several of them disappear, including the one with the scruchie. "Thar. See?" she points to the floating tie. "Collar. It'd work like a charm!" Conclusion: Amber is a genius.
When Rune expresses his worry, Amber shakes her head. "Aw, I wouldnae worry. Just talk. I think rumours are fun, though… Sometimes ya believe 'em for jes' a little while, n' they creep ya out n' stuff. And some rumours 'r for a reason, yeah? I bet— I bet some of 'em are true." Reaching into the cage, she takes her scrunchie back from the diricawl when it reappears, and stands. A couple steps are taken toward the forest, but she stops at a certain point, since it's getting dark.
Rune just blinks, taking his time to look back towards the cage watching as the scrunchy just floats and moves around there for a moment "Well I'll be buggered. Lookatwhatyoudiditsamazing!" comes all roaring out in what big bit of shouting-and partial Amazement. He's even so fascinated he's watching the others as they poof and move about "Bloody genius you are.." said without noticing right off the bat that indeed Amber's trundled on a little past. No, he seems completely enamored in the idea of putting collars on Diricawls.
But, when he goes to say something and see that she has moved, he's moving to catch up and come stand behind her, looking over her shoulder towards the forest. "I am a fan of ghost stories, but they always scare th pis-err bloody daylights outta me. But that doesn't stop me from readin em..I dunno-I jus think we're not allowed all the ways in there for some odd reason. I like t' think trolls." A nod, but as its getting dark. His hand is moving to touch her shoulder. "Startin t' get grub on..Don' wanna be late do we?" Well, not overtly late.
It's kind of adorable the way he's so excited about collaring a diricawl. And, hey, at least he's succeeded in getting her excited about one magical creature, even if they're just dodo birds. They don't seem stupid at all, though, like Rune said. "Could get 'em a nice pink collar with rhinestones!" she says. "R'maybe an 'arness, so it don't slip out of it. I dunno." Maybe she'll talk to Hagrid! "But that's prolly how their owners keep track o' them, I betcha. I wouldn't know what ta' do if River disappeared everytime she were spooked. Can't put a collar onna rat!"
Oh, Amber's certain there's something in the forest. Dangerous creatures, trolls, lions… Whatever. She has no intention of going in there without someone with her, like Hagrid, or one of the other professors. "Maybe dragons," she muses, before their thoughts turn away from the forest. "Yeh, we better get back, 'r someone's gonna come out lookin' for us."
Rune certainly has his moment, and usually they are not so easily compounded as they have been today. It appears the wizards of fate have smiled down on the welsh boy today. However he's staring right at the forest and his other hand is scratching at his chin-as he seems to be in some form of thought-most likely imagining the idea of werewolf getting trapped, and thus having to eat unicorns-or whatever else lives in those woods all the time-like doxies. Oh that would just not be right.."yeah." Rune finally chimes in before he is looking over towards Amber "Yeah, Well, a collar on a rat would have t' be bloody tiny-like a shoelace thick, but smaller so as not .." and he shakes his head "Never mind, I am not going t' try an come up with rat collars..Don' think they'd sell."
And for a moment it looks though right after she offers dragons, that he's tilting his head in to come in for a snog, however Rune thinks different of it, and looks away sheepishly before offering his hand. Not yet, there mate. Play it slow, but not too slow. "Come on then-lets go, I'll even sit next to ya." and ot down a couple of seat with a few other blokes from the team.
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Home » WWE News » Mike Kanellis Says Retribution's 'Bad Names' Don't Mean Crap If They're Talented
Mike Kanellis Says Retribution's 'Bad Names' Don't Mean Crap If They're Talented
by Felix Uptonon September 29, 2020 September 29, 2020 at 11:49 am
WWE debuted names for three of the five core Retribution members. They had to miss this week's show, but they were able to make an appearance via the big screen. T-Bar, Mace, and Slapjack received some teasing online after their names were revealed. Few have messed with Reckoning because Mia Yim isn't afraid to cut haters down to size.
While speaking to Wrestling Inc, Mike Kanellis brought up Retribution's names. He said their names certainly give them an uphill battle. In the end, a name doesn't mean anything because it's about how talented a Superstar is in today's pro wrestling world.
They backed themselves into a corner, and I hope they can find a way out of it, but they have an uphill battle with those names. Now names don't mean crap. They don't. I get it. If you're talented enough, you can overcome the name, but it's incredibly difficult. It's already an uphill battle, and on top of that, they're dealing with bad booking decisions on top of bad names.
So it's tough, and this isn't me crapping on WWE. This is just tough. It's difficult, and I love the fact that Shane Thorne is Slapjack because I'm going to give him so much crap next time I see him and just keep calling him Slapjack, but I can do that because I took the name Mike Kanellis, so he can throw it right back in my face.
Retribution needed to miss this week's RAW, but it was reported that none of the members are positive for COVID-19. They are quarantined for precautionary reasons. That didn't keep them off Twitter as they continue to spread their intentions to destroy WWE from the inside out. Stay tuned.
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Department of Neurosciences (EF, PK), Alfred Health, Prahran; Cabrini Health (EF, PK), Malvern; Department of Neurology (EF, SH, PK), The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville; Central Clinical School (EF, PK), Monash University, Melbourne; Department of Medicine (ZC), The Royal Melbourne Hospital, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Australia.
Background New-onset seizures are frequently encountered in community and hospital settings. It is likely that seizures presenting in these distinct settings have different etiologies and prognoses, requiring different investigation and treatment approaches. We directly compare the presentation and management of patients with community- and hospital-onset first seizures attending the same hospital.
Methods We reviewed the medical records of patients aged 18 years or older with discharge International Classification of Diseases, Australian Classification (ICD-10-AM) codes of G40 (epilepsy), G41 (status epilepticus), and R56.8 (unspecified convulsions), who attended a general hospital in Melbourne, Australia, from January 1, 2008, through November 30, 2016. Patients with new-onset seizures were included for analysis.
Results A total of 367 patients were discharged with a relevant ICD-10-AM code. Among them, 151 patients met the inclusion criteria: 97 presented to the emergency department with community-onset seizure (median age 70 years), and 54 experienced seizures during hospitalization for other indications (median age 80.5 years). Provoked seizures were more common in the latter group (26.8% vs 63.0%, p < 0.001), with exposure to proconvulsant drugs a major risk factor. Despite not fulfilling the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE) diagnostic criteria, 72.5% (58/80) who survived to discharge were prescribed antiepileptic drug (AED) therapy, whereas 19.0% (12/63) of those who met the ILAE criteria were not.
Conclusions Hospitalized elderly patients are at an increased risk of provoked seizures, and caution should be exercised when prescribing potential proconvulsant medications and procedures. A more standardized approach to AED prescribing is needed. Further studies should consider morbidity, mortality, and health economic effects of first seizures and assess optimal management to improve outcomes in this cohort.


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Parliament House (India)
(Redirected from Sansad Bhavan)
The Sansad Bhavan (English: Parliament House) is the house of the Parliament of India, which contains the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha located in New Delhi.
Sansad Bhavan
Parliament House, seen from Rajpath
Former names
House of Parliament
Parliament Building
Lutyens' Delhi
Sansad Marg, New Delhi, India
Town or city
Construction started
British India (1927-1947)
Government of India (1950-present)
Edwin Lutyens and Herbert Baker
3 Proposal for a new building
4 2001 Parliament attack
The circular House of Parliament in New Delhi, home of the Central Legislative Assembly
Originally called the House of Parliament, it was designed by the British architects Sir Edwin Lutyens and Sir Herbert Baker in 1912-1913 as part of their wider mandate to construct a new administrative capital city for British India. It is said that the circular structure of the 11th-century Chausath Yogini Temple may also have inspired the design of the building.[1] Construction of the Parliament House began in 1921 and it was completed in 1927.
The opening ceremony of the Parliament House, which then housed the Imperial Legislative Council, was performed on 18 January 1927 by Lord Irwin, Viceroy of India. The third session of Central Legislative Assembly was held in this house on 19 January 1927.[2]
The Parliament Museum, opened in 2006, stands next to the Parliament House in the building of the Parliamentary Library.
BuildingEdit
The circular building of the Sansad Bhavan is based on the Chausath Yogini temple, a Hindu temple at Morena in Madhya Pradesh, India.
The shape of the building is circular, which is based on the Chausath Yogini temple. At the centre of the building is the Central Chamber, and surrounding this are the semicircular halls that were constructed for the sessions of the Chamber of Princes (now used as the Library Hall), the State Council (now used for the Rajya Sabha), and the Central Legislative Assembly (now used for the Lok Sabha). The building is surrounded by large gardens and the perimeter is fenced off by sandstone railings (jali).[3]
Proposal for a new buildingEdit
A new Parliament building may replace the existing complex. The new building is being considered on account of the stability concerns regarding the current complex.[4] A committee to suggest several alternatives to the current building has been set up by the ex-Speaker, Meira Kumar. The present building, an 85-year-old structure suffers from inadequacy of space to house members and their staff and is thought to suffer from structural issues. The building also needs to be protected because of its heritage tag.[5] On August 5th 2019 the Vice president and chairperson of the upper house of Indian parliament (Rajyasabha) Venkaiah Naidu proposed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to have a new building for the Parliament.
2001 Parliament attackEdit
Main article: 2001 Indian Parliament attack
On 13 December 2001, the building of the Parliament was attacked by five Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists. In addition to all the attackers, six military personnel and one civilian were killed.[6]
Lord Mountbatten addressing the Chamber of Princes as Viceroy in 1947.
A Constituent Assembly of India meeting in 1950.
Jawaharlal Nehru addressing the constituent assembly in 1946.
Indian Prime Minister Morarji Desai listens to U.S President Jimmy Carter as he addresses the Indian Parliament House in 1978.
U.S President Barack Obama addressing Joint Session of the Parliament in 2010.
List of political parties in India
Statue of B. R. Ambedkar (Parliament House)
^ "Temples which inspired design of Indian Parliament: Madhya Pradesh's Chausath Yogini Mandir". The Financial Express. 11 May 2019. Retrieved 7 July 2019.
^ "History of the Parliament of Delhi". delhiassembly.nic.in. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ "Parliament House: 144 pillars of pride". Hindustan Times. 7 June 2011. Retrieved 20 August 2018.
^ "Delhi may see a new Parliament building". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 13 July 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
^ Firstpost (13 July 2012). "Speaker sets up panel to suggest new home for Parliament". Firstpost. Retrieved 15 August 2012.
^ "Terrorists attack Parliament; five intruders, six cops killed". rediff.com. 13 December 2001. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
Media related to Sansad Bhavan at Wikimedia Commons
The Parliament Estate, Parliament of India webpage[1]
^ Lessons, My Online. "Parliament of India | Indian Polity". myonlinelessons.in. Archived from the original on 2 April 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
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Last Updated: Tuesday, 10 June, 2003, 21:09 GMT 22:09 UK
Jordan flagpole hits new heights
Jordan is claiming a new world record - for the tallest free-standing flagpole.
At 126.8 metres (416ft) high it towers just a few metres above the previous record holder in the United Arab Emirates, Amman officials said.
The ceremony marked the 1918 Arab liberation from Ottoman rule
King Abdullah II hoisted the national colours on the new pole on Tuesday in a ceremony at the Raghadan palace in central Amman.
Thanks to illumination, the 60-metre (197 ft) flag will also be visible at night, court officials were quoted as saying by the French news agency AFP.
They said it can be seen can as far away as the town of Zarqa, 20 km (12.4 miles) north-east of the capital.
The structure is apparently earthquake resistant and can withstand all kinds of bad weather.
The record for an unsupported flagpole was previously held by a 123 m (403 ft) flagpole in the emirate of Abu Dhabi.
There are three categories of flagpole - supported, unsupported and attached to a building.
North Korea holds the record for the tallest supported flagpole with a structure rising 160 m (525 ft) at Panmunjom on the border with the South.
Abu Dhabi claims world's tallest flagpole
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I remember McGruff. I missed him, and I'm glad to hear he's returning.
I have fond memories of all of the PSA's from back in the late-70s and into the 80s. McGruff is definitely one of them.
My favorite might be with Timer and "I hanker for a hunk o' cheese".
They weren't really PSA's, but loved School House Rock as well.
I never thought about it before, but I think the quality PSAs as a kid influenced my career in public relations and public affairs, too.
Umm, did my last comment not post? Not logged in. Anyway, as I was saying, PSAs from childhood TV influenced my decision to go into public affairs, too. Thanks for pointing it out. Never thought about it before now!
Sorry Jennifer, I had to approve and forgot to approve comments yesterday. I have the approval set because of the crazy spam I was getting. Love it. So true. I found PSA messages fascinating growing up. For some reason they stayed with me for many years - the same way commercials have.