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Q: Does the twin paradox require both twins to be far away from any gravity field? If one twin is on earth at 1 g and the other twin accelerates away from earth following a great big elliptical counterclockwise trajectory. He travels at .9 g for 20 years(according to earth time) as well as some small amount of left acceleration (.44 g since $\sqrt{0.9^2+0.44^2}=1$) to make the first semicircle . He then turns around and decelerates at .9 g in the opposite direction for 20 years(according to earth time) and now experiences some small amount of rightward acceleration (.44 g) to complete the semicircle. He then arrives at earth. Will they both be the same age?
Although the twin paradox has been discussed on this site on 42 pages of questions, there are only 4 pages that address the question of gravitational acceleration compared to motion acceleration. My intuition suggests that gravitational acceleration should have the same effect as motion acceleration so they should be the same age.
In reading some of these questions I find contradictory answers.
For example, this question
Gravitational Time Dilation vs Acceleration Time Dilation
suggests
a higher acceleration would yield the same results as more gravity
But answers to this question
Why does only one twin travel in the twin paradox?
says
"that the earth twin experiences the same RELATIVE acceleration as the space twin (in the opposite direction) this is incorrect."
So which is the correct interpretation?
My twist to this question is the elliptical orbit. The direction of the principle component of acceleration (from the rear of the space ship) remains unchanged yet the lateral acceleration does change. That the lateral acceleration changes direction should not affect time dilation because that is a scalar quantity. Am I overlooking something when I make that statement?
Aside from the focus of the question in the title, there is a slight difference in the geometry. Gravitational acceleration gives a tidal effect whereas motion acceleration does not.This distinction though does not seem to enter into the calculation of time dilation though.

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Will they both be the same age?

No, they will not. The traveling twin will be substantially younger. To calculate the age of each twin simply integrate the metric over their worldline: $$\tau = \int d\tau = \int \sqrt{g_{\mu\nu}\frac{dx^{\mu}}{d\lambda}\frac{dx^{\nu}}{d\lambda}}d\lambda$$ (in units where c=1). This procedure is general, it works for any twin motion and any spacetime, with or without gravity.

For example, this question
Gravitational Time Dilation vs Acceleration Time Dilation
suggests a higher acceleration would yield the same results as more gravity

Unfortunately, this one is worded a little poorly in a way that appears to be contributing to your confusion. Gravitational acceleration does not cause time dilation. Gravitational time dilation is caused by the gravitational potential. Also, the equivalence principle only applies over small enough regions of spacetime that spacetime curvature can be neglected.
So what would be true is that a clock on the ground on earth would tick slower than a clock raised 1 m off the ground on earth, and a clock on the back of the rocket would tick slower than a clock raised 1 m off the back of the rocket, and the difference in tick rate would be the same for both cases. That is how the equivalence principle would apply in this scenario.

That the lateral acceleration changes direction should not affect time dilation because that is a scalar quantity. Am I overlooking something when I make that statement?

Since the change in lateral acceleration is experimentally detectable it is in itself sufficient to break the symmetry. However, in this case it is rather irrelevant since acceleration does not cause time dilation anyway. But the two twins are in no way symmetric in this version of the problem.

Gravitational acceleration gives a tidal effect whereas motion acceleration does not.

This is correct. In fact, the tidal effect you mention is spacetime curvature. So the equivalence principle only is valid over regions of spacetime small enough that tidal effects are negligible.

A: Gravitational time dilation on the surface of the Earth vs. life at infinity is minuscule and has no impact on the Twin Paradox.
Time dilation due to acceleration does not play a role in the age difference for the traveling twin: all that matters is that he changes direction after traveling at high speed. Including linear acceleration only confuses the matter, and adding a big elliptical loop just adds another dimension.
It's best to understand the idealized twin paradox 1st: that is the one with instant acceleration. If Earth twin says each leg lasts $T$, then he ages $2T$ for whole trip.
Meanwhile he sees space-twin age $T/\gamma$ on each leg of the trip.
The paradox arises because space twin also sees himself age $T/\gamma$ on each leg of the trip, but he sees Earth twin age $T/\gamma^2$ on each leg of the trip.
Note that:
$$ 2T/\gamma^2 \ne 2T $$
so that space twin has a discrepancy of $\Delta T = 2T(1-1/\gamma^2)$.
Once can look too gravitational time dilation during the acceleration, but the problem is that space twin took $0$ seconds to turn around in his reference frame. He also to $0$ seconds to turn around Earth's reference frame.
Note that:
$$ 0 - 0 \ne \Delta T $$
However, at the turn around event, the Earth's clock is both at $T/\gamma$ (for the outgoing twin) and at $T/\gamma + \Delta T$ (for the ingoing twin) at the same time.
When the space twin switches reference frames, the Earth clock advances by $\Delta T$. You can work that a gravitational time dilation back on Earth would correspond to $\Delta T$, but that has the unfortunate property of being reversible, if the twin turns around again...and nobody wants to accept time going backwards, so considering it as gravitational time dilation is tricky.
I think it's better to remain in flat space time and be cognizant of the fact that the time on Earth at the turn event is not well defined, and depends on the velocity of the space twin. If he turns around, Earth time jumps forward; however if he decides to accelerate away from Earth even faster, then time on Earth can jump backwards.

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Althea Estrella
While it must be hard to imagine Twitter without its 140-character limit, users of the platform will have to do exactly just that in the next few days.
The company will soon bid goodbye to the limiting rule that the platform has always lived by ever since it came into existence — although not to the extent that everyone initially imagined.
The first time news broke that Twitter has plans to remove the character limit on its platform, it was initially thought the company was bent on ridding the platform of its character limit altogether.
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Today's increasingly growing number of popular social media tools has left Twitter constantly fighting for a spot on the top social media platforms' list.
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In light of this, the company was forced to accept the fact that changes on its platform need to happen, and that these changes need to happen in the soonest possible time.
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Book on Chinese entrepreneur debuts at New York Book Expo
Source: Xinhua| 2019-05-30 07:06:09|Editor: xuxin
Guests unveil new books during the launching ceremony of the book titled Work Is Life -- How to Perform to the Best of Your Ability, during the 2019 BookExpo America in New York, the United States, May 29, 2019. A new book featuring the success story of a Chinese entrepreneur made its debut at BookExpo America on Wednesday as the annual gala of the publishing industry kicked off in New York City. The English-language book, "Work Is Life -- How to Perform to the Best of Your Ability", tells how Che Jianxin, also the author of the book, fought his way from a village carpenter to the chairman and CEO of China's largest furniture retail chain. (Xinhua/Wang Ying)
NEW YORK, May 29 (Xinhua) -- A new book featuring the success story of a Chinese entrepreneur made its debut at BookExpo America on Wednesday as the annual gala of the publishing industry kicked off in New York City.
The English-language book, "Work Is Life -- How to Perform to the Best of Your Ability", tells how Che Jianxin, also the author of the book, fought his way from a village carpenter to the chairman and CEO of China's largest furniture retail chain.
The launch of the book also marked the inauguration of the global promotion of the Chinese Entrepreneurs Series books, co-published by the China National Publications Import & Export Corporation (CNPIEC) and the New York-based Pace University Press.
"We hope Mr. Che's work will be an inspiration for people of all walks of life," said Manuela Soares, director of the Pace University Press at the launching ceremony. "His philosophy that people striving to be successful in business can use this opportunity not just for material wealth, but an opportunity to cultivate oneself and to progress spiritually, is a message much needed in today's world."
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"The planet earth is an island in space. If we pollute an island here on earth, we can always move to a cleaner island, whereas should we pollute planet earth, we cannot just move to another planet." That was the haunting statement made at the PATA Adventure Travel and Responsible Tourism Conference held between 13th – 15th February in Rishikesh, Uttarakhand, India, reports Declan Hughes.
The conference had the theme 'Letting Nature Nurture – Rejuvenating My Soul Through Travel', and the quote above was made by Apoorva Prasad, Founder, Chief Executive and Editor-in-Chief of the Outdoor Journal & Voyage.
In a world where we are encouraged to eat less meat, this is a perfect time to visit Rishikesh, which is a vegetarian city and is considered a holy city along the fast-moving Ganga (Ganges River), and a gateway to various pilgrimage sites (Haridwar, Badrinath and Kedarnath). Being Holy to Hindus, Rishikesh by law is a purely vegetarian city. No meat, fish or alcohol are allowed in the city – indeed, Uttarakhand's slogan is 'Simply Heaven'.
Nestled amid lush greeneries guarded by the breath-taking hills of northern Uttarakhand, every corner of Rishikesh has stories to be told. Beyond its marvellous temples, pilgrimage site and the magnificent Ganges River, the city attracts tourists from all over the world for its numerous adventure sports, including white-water rafting, cliff-jumping, kayaking and camping.
It's a place where the locals believe that every living animal, every living being has a soul – hence Rishikesh being considered the vegetarian capital of India, if not the world. Doctors are prescribing nature, in order for nature to nurture. Rishikesh has become a sanctuary for those seeking peace and tranquillity from the modern world, in which humans are becoming more like machines and machines are becoming more like humans.
Rishikesh is also the yoga capital of the world, where yoga is the deepest dimension of relaxation. Should you find yourself to have tears in your eyes, a lump in your throat and a sinking heart, Rishikesh is ready to heal you. A place where you will see the lighter side of life. A place that creates magic for your clients, who, in turn, will create magic for you. Rishikesh offers many wellness and soulfulness programmes in its many retreats and ashrams. Combining these with adventure and relaxation is the perfect combination. Many women solo travellers are drawn to this magical place, the vast majority of whom stay for at least 28 days.
India is a land of 600 languages and 200 dialects, therefore it is hard sometimes to speak as one. There are cultural issues involved as tourists are considered foreigners. The government needs to appoint a voice of industry on to its tourism council to improve on its massive potential.
India also has long-standing issues that need to be addressed as a matter of urgency, such as extreme poverty, sanitation, pollution and family planning. There is littering on a grand scale, even here in Rishikesh. They say that if you take a train ride out of Delhi, you will see mountains of rubbish piled high along both sides of the tracks until you finally get out of the huge sprawling metropolis.
That being said, on speaking with the locals here in Rishikesh, there are high hopes for the current prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, who seems to be getting things done on a monumental scale. India is primed to become the world's third largest economy after the USA and China, so the funds should be sufficient enough to propel projects forward.
Nestled amid lush greeneries guarded by the breath-taking hills of northern Uttarakhand, the tranquil city of Rishikesh is often claimed as the 'Yoga Capital of the World'. It gained instant fame when The Beatles came to stay with their guru, the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi, in the 1960s.
Boasting marvellous temples, pilgrimage sites and the magnificent Ganges River, every corner of this legendary place has stories to be told. But Rishikesh is not all spirituality and yoga. Today, the city attracts tourists from all over the world for its numerous adventure sports, such as white-water rafting, cliff-jumping, kayaking and camping. Known as the 'Gateway to the Garhwal Himalayas', Rishikesh is also a designated starting point for treks to numerous Himalayan pilgrimage centres and shrines.
Water sports fans can enjoy rafting down the Ganges River amid the Rocky Mountains and natural wood surroundings. Thrill-seekers can choose to dive off a cliff from a dizzying height of 35 metres or face the superb rapids of the Ganges on a kayak. Meanwhile, waterfall trekking offers a gentler opportunity to get close to nature while being accessible to people of all age groups – perfect as a family activity.
Explore the destination where excitement meets tranquillity within the backdrop of tall mountains, amid the gushing sound of crystal-clear waters. This is Rishikesh – land of gods, adventure and peace.
Rishikesh is situated a half-hour drive away from the nearest airport, Jolly Grant (also known as Dehradun Airport), which offers direct flights from international airports in New Delhi, Mumbai, Lucknow and Srinagar through popular carriers such as Air India, Spice Jet and Jet Airways. In addition, the city is connected by a network of buses to key cities such as New Delhi, Haridwar, and Dehradun, and is also accessible by train via Haridwar.
I flew Etihad Airways from Dubin (DUB) to Delhi (DEL) via Abu Dhabi (AUH), where I was hoping to find my expectations would be exceeded, but were not even met, never mind exceeded – possibly in part due to severe cutbacks by the airline due to their current struggling financial difficulties. You can also fly Emirates to Delhi via Dubai (DXB), Turkish Airlines via Istanbul (IST), or Qatar Airways via Doha (DOH).
Domestic flights from Delhi (DEL) to Dehradun Airport (DED) are quite cheap with fares starting from €35 each way on Indigo, Spice Jet or Jet Airways. Bear in mind that the 15kg baggage allowance on the low-cost legs compares to 30kg with Etihad. I strongly advise not to stay in Delhi, even for just one night, due to the severe man-made smog and pollution, particularly for those with respiratory or C.O.P.D. health issues.
Or, more importantly, when not to go! April, May and June are the hottest months where temperatures can reach a scorching 45, and the monsoon season is between July and September. I visited in early February when I found the weather was ideal (apart from the unexpected heavy downpour that the locals told me is unusual for that time of year). October through to early March is therefore ideal.
The Atali Ganga Boutique Hotel, located at Atali Dogu perched atop the valley of the upper Ganges, offers spectacular views with amazing food – which includes meat as it is 30km outside Rishikesh.
The Divine Resort in Rishikesh is quite special in its own right, offering titanic views from sunrise to sunset in its spacious rooms on the banks of the river Ganges. It is run by a very professional team, each with unique, authentic characteristics, who will ensure that you or your clients will have an amazing stay.
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Give Us A Break From Yet Another Kikuyu Presidency
Our Brothers and Sisters From Kikuyuland Must Give Us A Break From Yet Another Kikuyu Presidency
Is it fair or right for a country of more than 40 tribes to be led in all of its history by only two communities which exchange presidential leadership?
The answer is clearly a resounding "NO."
Since independence, Kenya has been led by the Kikuyu, who have dominated presidential leadership and the Kalenjin, who luckily got in between on account of Kenyatta naming Moi as his vice-president, not with a view to one day succeed him, but altogether for different reasons.
Moi just managed—and initially barely so—to cling to the presidency upon Kenyatta's death.
No one expected Moi to last more than the constitutionally provided 90 days within which a new president was to be elected—or more accurately, selected among the ruling class, elections merely being a rubber-stamping of some kind.
Thanks to the likes of the eminent Briton who never was Sir Charles Njonjo, Moi quickly figured how to entrench himself as president and the rest is history, including the fact he ended up ruling our country more than Mzee Jomo Kenyatta.
Moi was, of course, succeeded by Kibaki, another Kikuyu as our next president.
Interestingly and really the point of this blog, Moi himself preferred another Kikuyu and none other than Kenyatta's son Uhuru to succeed him.
Thanks to efforts by political giants like Raila, Moi's Uhuru project was resoundingly rejected by Kenyans who ushered in Kibaki in a euphoric election of 2002 which many believed would lead in transforming the country.
They were wrong as soon after being sworn in as president, Kibaki defaulted to yet another tribalist president stuffing all key government positions with his cronies and other members from his community.
So much so one embassy was staffed by members from his community, one passing by and hearing ordinary day to day chat in the office would be rightly mistaken to believing they were deep in a village from Kibaki's neighborhood.
With the dominance in presidential leadership, so has been the case in the allocation of resources in the country besides jobs, which clearly and indisputably favor the Kikuyu community.
This is simply neither right nor fair as other communities are left to scramble for crumbles, if at all.
One of the reasons Raila has been mercilessly opposed in the Mount Kenya region is because there are many there who believe presidential leadership belongs there and no one should even bother seeking to yank it from them.
Uhuru, for his part, believes presidential leadership is his birthright.
Both notions are wrong for several reasons.
First, Kenya as in many other countries has never embraced dynastic rule, even though one can argue that the dominance by one community in presidential leadership is no different from a dynastic rule.
Voters must reject this notion of dynastic rule come March 4, 2013.
Second, underlying the thinking among those who hold the view presidential leadership belongs to the Mt. Kenya community is this sense of misguided belief that one community from that area is particularly superior to all others, which is pure nonsense.
It's actually this kind of thinking that has created hatred and animosity among tribes of all manner in many countries, most notably Rwanda where the 1994 genocide is attributed to this backward superiority based ethnic and tribal divide.
Third, closely related to this backward superiority thinking, is tribalism.
There are those from the Mt. Kenya region who believe that no other tribe other than theirs can lead the country.
This is obviously so wrong and backward there is no need to elaborate as to why other than to say we are all Kenyans and each community has the right as any to have a president elected from within its community.
To say this or that community cannot lead a country is both nonsensical and primitive those holding the view must be ashamed, if they have any shame at all.
Fourth, there are those who argue it's discriminatory or a form of tribalism to urge Kikuyus to give us a break from yet another presidency from the community.
This is simply not the case; there is nothing discriminatory, divisive or tribalist in making the plea or holding this view.
Indeed, there are many from the very same community who have made the same plea and see nothing wrong with it, which there isn't.
This is just a question of fundamental fairness to say other communities also must be given the opportunity to lead the nation.
It's also a question of fatigue; we are simply tired of being led by one community.
This is not even a phenomena confined to Kenya as other countries have much come to the same conclusion as to their own presidential leadership.
In the United States, for example, former president George H Bush was followed a few years later by his son George W Bush as president—this in a country with a population of more than 300 million.
When George H Bush's other son and former governor of Florida Herbert Bush wanted to run for president in 2012, he was prevailed upon by people who told him it was not a wise move because Americans were simply tired of being led by the Bushes and besides it was akin to trying to create a ruling dynasty, which Americans long rejected.
Hebert Bush heeded the advice and did not vie and rightly so.
Someone should have prevailed on Uhuru not to vie for the same reasons but that would have been an exercise in futility as the man is determined to vie for reasons that go beyond his belief the presidency is his birthright or that the same belongs to his community.
Fifth, the constitution attempts to force this issue of not having one tribe win the presidency merely due to its numeric majority by the strict requirements as to who can be sworn as president, especially in its regional vote requirements but that's not enough to prevent yet another Kikuyu from being elected as president, at least not this time around, given we have already had two presidents from the community.
It'll take the wisdom of Kenyans going to the polls on March 4, 2013 to make that happen as it should.
Again, there is nothing tribalistic, divisive or discriminatory in urging our brothers and sisters from the Kikuyu community from giving us a break from yet another presidency; this is just a question of fairness and fatigue anyone objective would have to see it that way.
As others have said before, the election of Raila Odinga as our next president will go a long way in ending tribalism and his harvesting of votes in the former Central province will be key in that outcome.
Thus, those from the region must ask themselves is it in the country's interest to end tribalism and if so, would they like to be a part of that eventuality which is certain to come, anyway.
On the other hand, the election of Uhuru Kenyatta will be condemnation of the country to dominance of one tribe at the expense of all others, which is unfair, not right and undemocratic notwithstanding its occurring in a democratic process.
http://omwenga.com/2013/02/27/our-brothers-and-sisters-from-kikuyuland-must-give-us-a-break-from-yet-another-kikuyu-presidency/
Posted by Kenya Uptodate at 11:31 PM
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Five Takeaways From Monday's Second Presidential Debate - See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-109721/five-takeaways-mondays-second-presidential-debate#sthash.UXYNEOCd.dpuf
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY CAREY F. ONYANGO
1. Goldenberg: Three of the eight candidates were involved in one way or the other in the scam. Obviously Musalia Mudavadi inherited it when he became the Finance minister in 1993. He did well to stop the Parliamentary Accounts Committee's recommendation that Kamlesh Pattni' s Goldenberg be paid even more compensation. Paul Muite admitted that "some people" around him were probably in the mix. We should not nail someone merely through guilt by association, but it seems that this matter will for sometime hover over him like a dark cloud.
Raila Odinga differed with his then party boss, the late Wamalwa Kijana, the then PAC chair by virtue of FORD-Kenya being the largest opposition party, over this matter, and especially the latter's pushing of the PAC to recommend the awarding of further compensation to Goldenberg. Actually, Raila instituted a private prosecution that was predictably snuffed out by AG Amos Wako. During the debate Raila could have done himself real good by at least pointing to that private prosecution. One cannot understand why he just kept mum. Had the late Saitoti been a candidate, the matter would have been really politically embarrassing despite his having been exonerated by the High Court.
2. Molasses Plant: In cricket parlance, Raila hit the ball out of the park on this one. He did not do himself any harm by pointing out that Spectre bought the land and the caboodle through a public auction. The impression out there has been that the plant was "grabbed". Could it have been possible without some dalliance with Daniel Arap Moi? May be or maybe not. Was the purchase illegal? It does not seem to be illegal. Was the purchase immoral? That may depend on where you stand. But the matter as it came out in the debate was not as bad as it has often been made out to be. Of equal significance was the statement that there are "clear registers and records" of those others who contributed monies and were conjoined in the Spectre bid, and that they are represented on the board of the company. The impression out there has been that the Odinga family "conned" those others.
3. The land question: It was being hypothesised that Uhuru' s threat not to turn up for the second debate was because he supposedly feared that he would end up on the wrong side of this matter or at least it would be as uncomfortable to him as the ICC matter had been in the first debate. He helped himself a bit with the otherwise uncomfortable ICC issue by calling it a "personnel challenge" he has to deal with just like other Kenyans also have to, thus humanising himself even if he was not convincing in regard to how he would govern the country.
Uhuru did himself a lot of good to appear for the second debate for he would have had coward written all over himself. His opponents would have had a field day with the land mater, and he would not have been in a position to be able to directly rebut any brickbats that came his way. Perhaps his threat not to attend was just some ploy of sorts. Did his appearance at the debate help his image? It at least created the impression that he was not evading the limelight in some discomfiture. Uhuru in the end did not come out badly but neither was the matter "resolved" if you want to put it that way.
Will it now recede into the background? Probably not. He tried his best to explain his position through the "willing buyer, willing seller" line and that it has been dealt with via the declaration of wealth required of public officers. This is much like Mitt Romney declining to make public his annual tax returns save for two years. Uhuru did not dispel the impression that he and his family sit on immensely huge tracts of land acquired by proximity to power, specifically by his father having been the Head of State for 15 years. Is that illegal? May be not. Is it an issue politically and morally? Politically yes.
Morally it may depend on where you are, but that it is potent politically is indicated by reports that the Kenyatta family has ceded 4,000 acres in Taveta. And that is precisely the matter. If you can cede that much land, then how much do you own? How did you come to own 4,000 acres in Taveta? Who were the immediate previous owners? If these owners were departing colonial settlers should the land not have gone to Tavetans? How were other tracts of land acquired? This is the line of questioning that Martha Karua should have taken. As a very strong presidential contender, why was Uhuru largely quite about the delay in the appointment of the land commission?
Paul Muite did himself a lot of good by proposing that some leases of large tracts of land in the Rift Valley should not be renewed on the expiry of the 99 year period so that the pieces can be used to settle the landless in those areas.
Uhuru and Raila did not do themselves much good when it came out that feuds between the Finance and Lands ministries which are probably at the centre of some of the shortcomings in the resettlement of IDPs.
Dida touched on a raw nerve in Central Province, i.e the land that those perceived to have been members of or supporters of the Mau Mau lost to the so-called "home guards" and "loyalists". The latter classes were no doubt quite close to Mzee Jomo Kenyatta. Raila was right, the betrayal of the aspirations of freedom fighters and other concomitant historical injustices cannot be blamed on Uhuru. The commission of the "original sin", if at all, lies elsewhere.
4. Wages, salaries, inequalities: Paul Muite did himself very well arguing that the way to redress inequalities and low wages is to work to grow the economy, create more opportunities and jobs, and also to grow wages. Peter Kenneth, who put in a very improved performance compared to the first round, did well with apt statistics indicating that he had some knowledge of the basics of this issue. Raila looked at sea arguing that the best way forward in addressing low wages was to "dialogue", and he staggered a bit when asked if he knew the kinds of challenges ordinary Kenyans undergo. Uhuru performed with confidence in relation to the economic issues, his stint as Finance minister will obviously be a memorable one and also for the good reasons. Karua's "liveable" vis-a –vis "minimum" wage was a gem. Dida seems most acquainted with the hardships that ordinary Kenyans have to undergo.
Much as the Salaries and Remuneration Commission is a constitutional body that cannot be dictated to, it is not convincing for presidential candidates to be seeming to be leaving everything in regard to the salaries of state and public officers to the commission, especially when its recent proposals on the pay of state officers appear to be signalling business as usual.
5. Compromise candidate: Mudavadi who otherwise had a good debate, having responded strongly to the Goldenberg matter, finished with a whimper because of his closing statement. His candidacy has been premised on "compromise". What he needs to learn is that Kenyans will never elect someone as president simply because he is some compromise candidate, and especially if they are perceived to have a weak spine or are weak kneed.
Kibaki was a compromise candidate in 2002 not because he is "gentle" but because he was also the "strongest" among the people supporting him. Through the NAK he had managed to bring together no less than 12 political parties including his DP, FORD-Kenya, and NPK. The LDP brigade of Raila, Kalonzo, and Awori had no choice but to endorse him since the very act of departing Kanu and actually joining the "opposition" that they had hitherto scoffed at, had in a way weakened them.
You do not seek refuge in a neighbour' s house and think that you can call the shots there. Kibaki had since his loss to Moi, having come in at a strong second remained steadfast as leader of the opposition while Raila had his NDP dissolved to join Kanu. Mudavadi who wants to paint himself as a Kibaki of sorts with a "gentlemanly mien" should pay attention to Kibaki's bare knuckled campaign in 1997.
In the 2013 general election, it is Raila and not Mudavadi who is the compromise candidate, and it is precisely because he is stronger than Mudavadi, with the latter apparently being a very poor student of Kenyan political history despite having been in its midst for over two decades. Coincidentally, Raila is in 2013 a compromise candidate facing Uhuru as his strongest opponent just like KIbaki faced the latter as a compromise candidate in 2002. In contrast to the departure from Kanu by the LDP troop, Mudavadi vacated ODM almost alone. At least William Ruto left with his colleagues from North and Central Rift and beyond in tow. If Ruto and Uhuru were not willing to have the much stronger Kalonzo as their compromise candidate, how were they going to settle for Mudavadi?
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-109721/five-takeaways-mondays-second-presidential-debate#sthash.UXYNEOCd.dpuf
Posted by Kenya Uptodate at 8:07 PM
Preparing For Defeat In Monday Elections
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY SYLVESTRE K'OKOTH
As the time ticks every second closer to March 4, 2013, I keep asking myself whether my overzealous, over-confident, passionate and over-enthusiastic presidential candidates and their supporters have stopped one day to ask themselves where and how they will manage their over-size egos and impractical expectations respectively, incase of a loss after the forthcoming elections.
This subject bothers my conscience because both history and experience has taught us that there is nothing as dangerous as a humiliated god, and as lethal as his or her supporters in moments of a publicly announced loss. We all know that it is not easy to let go of a political dream that has taken years to put together and several months to sell to the electorate, especially for presidential candidates for whom a loss would mean taking their party manifestoes to libraries, shredders and dust bins.
Listening to speakers in the last presidential debate, and speeches by most political leaders at campaign rallies, it is interesting that every presidential candidate expects his party to win the forthcoming elections by a landslide. It does not help the situation when latest opinion polls put the two leading coalitions of Cord and Jubilee at par in terms of popularity. The relevant question that sometimes we fear asking is where these leaders get the data to back their anticipated overwhelming victory confidence.
Whereas I disagree with Karl Marx in his critique of Hegel's philosophy of religion when he says that "religion is the opium of the masses" and merely a tool to control people to do good, I am deeply convinced that politics is the hallucinogen of the electorate that causes voters to fear imagined ghosts and embrace speculative nirvana based on political superstitions and hocus pocus.
Superstitions as an extension of a people's culture and belief system are good. But, political superstitions interpreted from events like the fall of a Mugumo tree, the flow of Rivers Chania and Nile, the shape of a political candidate's head or prophesies from some untidy magicians from Tanga only produce mass mental fanaticism, blind ideological enthusiasm, un-informed party loyalty and moronic elections euphoria that are seldom associated with extreme stubbornness and dangerous pride that refuses to concede defeat even after being fairly beaten at the ballot.
Presidential candidates and their supporters must therefore be alive to the fact that as long as voters in rival parties and coalitions are not persuaded to desert their parties to the other side, and as long as there is no sweet scent of an ideological revolution that promises benefits and better lives to those who take part in it, there will be no landslide presidential elections victory in Kenya anytime soon.
My reason for this observation is because Kenyan voters especially those belonging to the two leading coalitions have and will always be influenced by the same motives, persuaded by the same propositions and therefore will still continue voting the same way.
The large hyper-loyal political following enjoyed by the two leading coalitions' presidential candidates poses the greatest threat to peace in post-election Kenya. The two leaders, in view of their strong support bases appear to have cultivated egos that look like oversize balloons. When some of these candidates look at Kenyans in the face, all they see is their own reflections and nothing else. They seem to have outgrown the Republic of Kenya in size because of the sycophantic blowing of hot air into their egos by their supporters.
The presidential candidates have surrounded themselves with men and women who only tell them what they want to hear. People calling themselves advisors who are persuaded more by tittles, pay-cheques and proximity to imagined power than by facts. The word losing elections is a taboo to their lips and a curse in their minds. Such candidates live in bubbles created by them, and lived as reality. Unfortunately, some of these utopian bubbles and ego balloons have to burst after elections when Kenyans go to the polls. But, are they ready for the burst?
My advice to all aspirants in the forthcoming elections especially presidential candidates is to pick up from where they left before the campaigns began. They should peacefully and honorably go back to their offices if they will still be having any. They should buy airtime and make phone calls to those who won and those who lost.
They must psychologically prepare themselves for those who will meet them on the streets several weeks, months and even years later and comment: "That is the K'Okoth who lost in last elections".It is becoming clear by the passing of every day that either Raila is going to Bondo to grow cotton at his Apoda farm, or Uhuru is going back to Gatundu to attend to his coffee bushes. And, it is life and life must continue without ill-feelings or prejudice. They can always rise up, dust themselves, look up, produce posters and fight another day.
K'Okoth Sylvestre is an Agribusiness policy consultant and Director with Kenya Agribusiness Policy Centre, based in Nairobi. (kokoths@yahoo.co.uk)
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-109895/preparing-defeat-monday-elections#sthash.n0KPc3D7.dpuf
In absence of CJ, most senior Supreme Court judge can swear in the president-elect, says AG - See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-109728/absence-cj-most-senior-supreme-court-judge-can-swear-president-elect-says-ag#sthash.o0ONFBJf.dpuf
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY IBRAHIM ORUKO
ATTORNEY GENERAL Githu Muigai has announced that the senior most judge in the Supreme Court may swear in the president-elect in the event Chief Justice Willy Mutunga is unavailable.
Yesterday Githu sought to allay fears of a constitutional crisis in the swearing in of the president-elect in the unlikely event that Mutunga is unavailable following the sacking of deputy chief justice Nancy Baraza.
Though Judicial Service Commission last week appointed Court of Appeal judge Kalpana Rawal to replace Baraza, her appointment awaits vetting by MPs and eventual approval by parliament to enable Rawal discharge her duties.
Nonetheless, Muigai said consultation within the government had led to an agreement that the name of the supreme Court Judge be gazetted as a possible stand-by to conduct the swearing in ceremony.
Githu was speaking during a press conference following a meeting with constitutional commissions and independent offices holders on election preparedness.
Chairman of the forum Otiende Amollo said they are satisfied with the general preparedness of the elections and promised to support the IEBC deliver on its mandate.
- See more at: http://www.the-star.co.ke/news/article-109728/absence-cj-most-senior-supreme-court-judge-can-swear-president-elect-says-ag#sthash.o0ONFBJf.dpuf
Thursday, February 28, 2013 - 00:00 -- BY POLITICAL DESK
The hectic campaign schedules by the top candidates in the general election are taking their toll on presidential candidates and their entourage. Last weekend, Jubilee Coalition running mate William Ruto landed in Murang'a for a rally after a series of whistle-stop campaigns the same day. The pace and speed of the meetings were probably too many and too confusing because when he landed, he could not seem to remember exactly where he was in the hectic itinerary. They landed in an open field to be meet by a large crowds emblazoned in distinct red with white TNA colors.Turning to former local MP Jamleck Kamau, Ruto whispered:"By the way, can you tell me where we are?"
A key ally of Jubilee presidential candidate Uhuru Kenyatta and a close associate of civil service boss 'turned' Kakamega town red festooning the streets and buildings will TNA colors, flags, billboards and roadshows. The hype and hoopla caught up with former civic leaders including those from other non-Jubilee coalition parties such as UDF and ODM, who could not resist the excitement and waved the flag in support of Uhuru.
A civil society activist in a tongue-in-cheek remark after the second and final presidential debate on Monday said it was a blessing in disguise that the original custodians of the Bible were not Kenyan MPs. The man wryly noted that given the propensity of Kenyan MPs to mutilate and bend laws to suit their own selfish ends, it would not have taken them long to have changed the Bible thereby denying believers of the much promised redemption!
As the campaigns spectacularly draw to a close, some of the businesses that have been operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week for the last few months are slowly closing down for a much needed rest. One would think it is only those businesses producing campaign posters, t-shirts and other campaign paraphernalia. However, we are told that a pub in Embakasi village which was the nerve centre of one of the candidate's campaigns has closed shop after the man withdrew his patronage. It seems the candidate and his huge number of 'supporters' and other hangers-on were the main customers and when he left to go on the campaign trail, the 'customers' also disappeared making it difficult for the pub-owner to retain the huge workforce that he had employed to serve. The other 'regular' customers are just too few and far between to sustain the business.
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The Commonwealth now comes out and talks about Kenya's ELECTIONS slated for MONDAY
The Kenyan DAILY POSTNews07:11
Thursday, the 28th of February 2013 -With just three days left before the country goes to the polls, the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) today received a welcome shot in the arm after Commonwealth Observer Group expressed confidence that it has the competence to deliver a free and fair election.
The sentiments from the Commonwealth observers were expressed by former Botswana President Festus Mogae who is heading the team. Mogae said that he had had a meeting with IEBC Chairman Issack Hassan and was left with no doubts that the electoral body would come through;
"We have met with IEBC Chairman and he assures us they are ready for the tasks that lie ahead and will closely follow all aspects of the process," he said.
Mogae at the same time urged the IEBC to ensure that polls open on time on Monday and that voting and counting all happen at a brisk pace;
"Of particular note is the need for the IEBC to ensure the timely opening of the polls, the effective management of the more complex voting process and the efficient and transparent management of the results process," he advised.
The statesman also lauded the Presidential candidates for taking steps to reconcile with each and with the people since it serves to cool down political temperatures. He further urged the politicians to obey the election code so as to set an example for their followers.
Mogae added that the elections are an important test of whether Kenya's recent reforms have been effective;
"It is to Kenya's credit that in subsequent years some of this confidence has been re-gained, notably with regard to the judiciary and management of the electoral process. These elections are the next step and it is imperative that first and foremost political contestants engage in all phases of the process in a responsible manner," he said.
The Kenyan DAILY POST
UHURU KENYATTA to free 14 people in PRISON for heckling RAILA ODINGA in Embu
The Kenyan DAILY POSTPolitics06:17
Thursday February 28, 2013 - Jubilee Presidential hopeful Uhuru Kenyatta has promised to free 14 suspects facing charges of trying to disrupt Prime Minister Raila Odinga's rally in Embu.
Speaking in Embu town on Wednesday, Uhuru said the accused were suffering "for no good reason yet they had not been proven guilty.
"The young men should not worry. I have made arrangements with the Governor and the Senator for them to be released today," Uhuru told a mammoth crowd that had turned up for the rally.
The 14 were arrested for disrupting a CORD rally at Embu Stadium presided over by the coalition's flag-bearer Raila Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka.
They were accused of heckling speakers and pelting listeners with stones on February 15 rally.
The suspects had initially been released by Senior Magistrate Paul Biwott on a Sh 250,000 bond and a surety of similar amount or Sh 100,000 bail each.
The suspects were unable to pay and applied for a reduction. Biwott reduced it Sh 100,000 bond and a surety of similar amount or Sh 50,000 bail each.
Uhuru said he will help them settle the bond so that they can vote on March 4th.
RAILA/ KALONZO criss-cross RIFT VALLEY and WESTERN while warning on a UHURU/ RUTO Govt.
Thursday, the 28th of February 2013 -The two main principals in the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) have repeated their call for the alliance's supporters to show up in large numbers on March 4th so that they can clinch victory in the first round.
CORD flag bearer PM Raila Odinga and his running mate Kalonzo Musyoka made the appeal at different campaign stops in the Rift Valley and in Western Kenyan today.
The two leaders addressed their supporters in Kitale, Bungoma town, Malaba border and Busia stadium as they intensified their campaigns with just three days to the elections.
In Kitale, Raila told CORD supporters that only numbers will count come Monday;
"Come next Monday, I call upon each one of you to turn up in large numbers, vote as a block in favour of CORD and I know we shall win in the first round and as from March 5 we are going to start marching towards true change and transformation of this country," said the PM.
Raila added that CORD's competition in the election was busy spreading rumors and propaganda and not policies;
"Be wary of conmen who are peddling propaganda and empty rhetoric that would not benefit any Kenyan. They have nothing new to offer you, therefore, you must reject them," he said.
Musyoka echoed Raila's sentiments in Trans Nzoia saying that elections are determined by the people who show up;
"The secret of winning in the first round is for you voters to turn out in large numbers and vote, we will implement the new Constitution to the letter and liberate this country," said the VP.
Musyoka added that a run-off would set the country back about Ksh 6 billion and that money would be better spent on development.
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The Pepperdine University School of Public Policy spring 2018 commencement ceremony will take place at Alumni Park in Malibu on Friday, April 20, at 10:30 AM. The event will bestow an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree upon Sally C. Pipes.
Pipes is president and chief executive officer of the Pacific Research Institute, a San Francisco-based think tank founded in 1979.
For additional information, visit the School of Public Policy Graduation website.


The existing national and international tools used to control the emergence and use of weapons that may contravene international humanitarian law (IHL) have proved largely effective. New types of emerging weapons, however, are testing the capability of these tools. Multilateral disarmament and arms control treaties, and national measures deriving from these and from IHL—such as export controls, criminal sanctions and reviews pursuant to Article 36 of the Additional Protocol to the Geneva Conventions—are poorly adapted to dealing with rapidly evolving systems that transcend traditional weapon classifications. This does not mean that the existing mechanisms are obsolete or need to be replaced. It means that new forms of weapons governance—such as network-based governance—are needed to reinforce the existing mechanisms and meet the challenges posed by emerging weapon systems.
To take one high-profile example, concern over the emergence of lethal autonomous weapon systems (LAWS or 'killer robots') has led to efforts to assess such weapons under the Convention on Certain Conventional Weapons (CCW). It is unclear, however, whether this process will lead anywhere. The CCW, like other multilateral disarmament settings, is too rigid, slow and cumbersome to deal with an issue that is difficult to define, involves subtle questions of philosophy, is technologically challenging, and is subject to rapid and fundamental change.
In another area, the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) struggles to deal with a veritable explosion in the capabilities of biotechnology. The BWC itself is cleverly drafted to prohibit any 'biological agent' that is not justified for peaceful purposes, no matter how futuristic. But in practice, the (already thin) line between a 'weapon' as such and a potentially dangerous technology that someone might be able to use as a weapon, has all but disappeared. The BWC is limited by its scope: as well as the usual handicaps of multilateral diplomacy, it must focus only on risks posed by actual weapons and ignore the other parts of the spectrum of biological risk.
To these types of emerging weapons (or potential weapons), we can add the complication of systems effects, which are difficult to assess and may not become apparent until after a weapon is in widespread use. Finally, a further confounding factor is that weapons development—or development of technology that might be used as a weapon—is increasingly carried out by non-State actors rather than national governments. Governments may not even be aware of what is being developed, and therefore obviously have little to no capability to restrict or regulate it.
New approaches to weapons governance: Network-based governance?
Clearly, new approaches to weapons governance are needed—not to replace the existing measures, but to complement and strengthen them. What might these new approaches be?
to leave the realm of traditional law and politics and to design, build, and manage regional and global networks. These networks can include government officials, particularly at the sub-national level, such as governors and mayors, but must also engage corporate and civic actors.
In particular, a transnational network offers the possibility of incorporating a mix of government, sub-national government (e.g., military, legal, export control authorities) and non-government stakeholders, while avoiding both the need for formal or treaty-based multilateral government interaction, and the need for consensus or the involvement of all States. An example of such a network is the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy, which, as Slaughter says, 'connects and mobilizes government and nongovernment actors in more than 7,100 cities across the world, all of whom will continue implementing the Paris climate agreement regardless of what national governments do'.
Another relevant example, which involves only national governments but is not treaty-based, is the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), whose mission is 'to set standards and promote effective implementation of legal, regulatory and operational measures for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and other related threats to the integrity of the international financial system'. FATF has no legal authority, but operates by setting standards and evaluating member States' compliance with these standards through a system of peer review. In comparison, the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) also operates a global standards and compliance system, but consists only of non-governmental members.
Network-based governance could also be envisaged on a smaller scale, to deal with weapons in a particular technology domain. For cyber weapons and related technologies, for example, we might conceive of a network consisting of the major information technology corporations (Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, Amazon, etc), using their collective technological and market power to control (or at least monitor) the development, dissemination and application of information technology that has potential weapons applications. There are signs that the IT industry is already moving in this direction, notably Microsoft's 2017 proposal for a 'Digital Geneva Convention', and the Future of Life Institute's open letter from industry leaders, addressing the dangers of autonomous weapons.
Finally, we could also consider the potential of networks and information technology for gathering data on how new weapons systems are being used. The advent of Twitter and similar social media applications has revolutionized real-time media coverage of violent events, be they civil disturbances or open warfare. Data collection and analysis are already being harnessed by organizations such as Human Rights Watch and Forensic Architecture to monitor and assess human rights violations. Technology may confront us with a problem in the form of swarming micro-drones, but technology also offers unprecedented capabilities to photograph or film those bots on hundreds of smartphones, and to upload, aggregate and analyze that data in real time.
It may not be immediately obvious how these various governance approaches might be adapted to the control of emerging weapons. It is also far from certain that such 'soft law' techniques will prove effective in the weapons and IHL realm, whether as standalone tools or as a complement to existing measures. But given the manifest inadequacy of the existing tools, it is surely time to begin exploring the concept in a serious way.
This is another attempt to intrude on the law-making ability/responsibility of states by including non-state actors (of various kinds) in a "process" neither proposed nor adopted by states. The law of armed conflict is made by and between states to govern state conduct.


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"What you have understood as Will Smith, the alien annihilating MC, bigger than life movie star, is largely a construction; carefully crafted and honed character designed to protect myself, to hide myself from the world, to hide a coward," said Will
Will Smith. Photo: Collected
The latest YouTube documentary "The best shape of my life" will unveil the never before known side of Will Smith.
The trailer teases Will Smith saying, "This begins as a journey to get into the best shape of my life, I'm gonna lose 20 pounds in 20 weeks."
While the trailer shows Will Smith gearing up to get into his best shape through hardcore exercises, it reveals Will's mind being lost somewhere else; perhaps, on an emotional roller coaster ride as he was revisiting memories while writing his autobiography.
The documentary captured Will Smith as he was writing his memoir to unearth the unseen parts of him.
"I am writing a book and it's like exposing my life and so many things that people don't know about me," said Will.
"What you have understood as Will Smith, the alien annihilating MC, bigger than life movie star, is largely a construction; carefully crafted and honed character designed to protect myself, to hide myself from the world, to hide a coward," said Will near the end of the trailer.
Will Smith shared that there was a time when he was struggling emotionally to the point of feeling suicidal.
Earlier in June, Will Smith unveiled the title and cover of his memoir.
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Q: Map a Pandas Series with duplicate keys to a DataFrame Env: Python 3.9.6, Pandas 1.3.5

I have a DataFrame and a Series like below
df = pd.DataFrame({"C1" : ["A", "B", "C", "D"]})
sr = pd.Series(data  = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5],
               index = ["A", "A", "B", "C", "D"])
"""
[DataFrame]
   C1
0  A
1  B
2  C
3  D

[Series]
A    1
A    2
B    3
C    4
D    5
"""

What I tried,
df["C2"] = df["C1"].map(sr)

But InvalidIndexError occurred because the series has duplicate keys ("A").
pandas.errors.InvalidIndexError: Reindexing only valid with uniquely valued Index objects
Is there any method to make DF like below?
   C1 C2
0  A  1
1  A  2
2  B  3
3  C  4
4  D  5

or

   C1 C2
0  A  1
1  B  3
2  C  4
3  D  5
4  A  2

Row indices do not matter.

A: The question was heavily edited and now has a very different meaning.
You want a simple merge:
df.merge(sr.rename('C2'),
         left_on='C1', right_index=True)

Output:
  C1  C2
0  A   1
0  A   2
1  B   3
2  C   4
3  D   5

old answer
First, I don't reproduce your issue (tested with 3M rows on pandas 1.3.5).
Then why do you use slicing and not map? This would have the advantage of systematically outputting the correct number of rows (NaN if the key is absent):
Example:
sr = pd.Series({10:"A", 13:"B", 16:"C", 18:"D"})
df = pd.DataFrame({"C1":np.random.randint(10, 20, size=3000000)})
df['C2'] = df['C1'].map(sr)
print(df.head())

output:
   C1   C2
0  10    A
1  18    D
2  10    A
3  13    B
4  15  NaN


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Terminal Reality Closes Down
by Will Fidler | December 12th, 2013
The Texas-based studio Terminal Reality have reportedly closed down. They first opened their doors back in 1995, with their first game titled 'Terminal Velocity' coming out on DOS and Windows. Since then, the studio has gone on to develop Bloodrayne, Ghostbuster: The Video Game, and The Walking Dead: Survival Instinct.
While the majority of their games weren't met with much critical, or financial success, they were just shy of staying in the industry for 20 years. The news was reported by Eurogamer after ex-Terminal Reality Jesse Sosa posted this on Facebook:
"For those that have known me for a long time know that I was at TRI for 10 years. TRI seems to have finally shut down. A lot of different emotions are passing through me at the moment. I left there when I saw things going downhill but I have always kept up with them and hoped for the best. Now that they're gone, I'm just kind of feeling nostalgic it seems. I hope they all land on their feet. Most of those guys are still like family to me. I know a good amount are on their way to Austin, so at least I'll be seeing them soon."
There has been no official word from Terminal Reality themselves yet. Their official site is "under construction", and offers no hint to the status of the studio. If the news is true, we would like to extend our sympathies to all of those out of a job, and wish them luck into the future.
What do you think? Have you played any of the studios back catalog? Let us know in the comments.
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Author Joann H. Buchanan
Joann H. Buchanan was raised in a Military family and at the age of 19, followed in her father's footsteps and joined the Navy. She went to college at OPSU in Oklahoma majoring in CIS however the love of writing made her ultimately come back to it.
Over time, Joann had completed many books and writings. She placed them on her desk. One day a fire started and engulfed everything. It literally took and turned her house into ashes. The only thing left was a paper copy of a novel she had written and some disks filled with short stories and notes. They were all untouched. This event made Joann take notice. She took this as a sign that she was going to be an author. Shine is her 4th book. She lovingly dedicates it to her 5 Children and her husband, John. They live happily in a nice house in the middle of America with her menagerie of pet dogs.
I Am Wolf
The Children of Nox Series Book 1
Author: Joann H. Buchanan
Genre: YA Paranormal Suspense
Angel, hero, monster, devil--we all become what we really are. I Am Wolf --The journey of a boy about to become a man who inherits his ancestors gift and must learn the right way to use it. He falls in love with Alaynee and begins to feel like he is normal again. When their world is shattered by the kidnapping of Alaynee's little brother, Jonah breaks the cardinal rule of his gift and bites the kidnapper, creating a creature called the unnatural. This sends him and all his friends on an adventure across the states to a place in Tennessee. There they find not only must they stop the unnatural creature, but they must save Cara--the girl the creature is after. Jonah must ask himself the most important question of all, would you sacrifice yourself to save another?
When you've been touched by the darkness, it leaves a mark on your soul.
Jonah and Alaynee are happily putting the past behind them. They're planning a wedding and moving forward. Great news is waiting for them and the youngling pack.
When Cathy, Alaynee's mom, finds a stranded girl in the city and brings her back. Alaynee soon discovers there's more to her then meets the eye. Cleo is a lioness whose powers over men will haunt Alaynee in more ways than one. Will Jonah and Alaynee be able to plan their happily ever after or will the evil that resides have its way?
There is no escaping the Fates.
His soul trapped in a cage, the demon known as Asmodeus has possessed Jonah's body and now calls himself Ash. Together Ash and Cleo will try to bring about the end of all life on earth.
All the pieces are in place, guided by Trinity. Gods, goddesses, and supernatural forces converge, and a clash of powers looms that will determine the fate of the world. What will come after the dark?
The thrilling conclusion of the Children of Nox Trilogy awaits you!
The H.A.L.O. Saga Book 1
Angels are all around us, they get drunk off espresso, wear clothes like normal human beings and yes even have families like the rest of human society.
These were just a few of the things Elizabeth was about to learn.
Photographer and graphic artist Elizabeth is out in the middle of the country taking pictures of a cloudy sky when she witnesses an angel descend through rays of light . Shocked, she passes out. Upon awakening, Elizabeth sees Samuel kneeling next to her calling her name with a voice so pure she's sure it isn't real.
Samuel pops in and out of her life, confusing her as to what's real and what isn't. The two of them fall in love, sending Elizabeth on the adventure of a lifetime. Will their love be strong enough to fight against the darkness that surrounds them?
"Captivating. That's how I felt about this book." --Alexandria Weis