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The Stone of Kings · Writing
Meet the Characters of The Stone of Kings – John Grady
February 16, 2015 February 16, 2015 Shea McIntosh FordLeave a comment
What He Looks Like
Always smiling. John is a man who takes everything in stride. It takes a lot to crush his spirit. It doesn't really matter what he looks like because he's simply likable.
His Part to Play
Turlough knows that Bresal is right. He needs to be sober for this particular journey, but he's not used to soberness. John's lighthearted candor helps distract Turlough better than Bresal's deep intellectual knowledge. But Bresal sees John's company as problematic because they can't tell him anything about immortal druids or faeries. But John has a secret of his own…
What He Means to the Story
John is a supporting character. Though his role is small, he is significant. He is observant and without him the story might have ended very differently.
His Failing
John loves a joke as much as Turlough. Sometimes, it's a bit inopportune. He and Turlough pull a prank on Breasal and while it hinders the start of their day's journey, it does attract somewhat helpful attention.
His Strength
John loves a joke as much as Turlough. Here again is a character who's failing is also his strength. We would all slide into deep depressions if we could not see a glint of comedy in the most dire of adventures. It's the fun in life that gives us purpose and makes us keep going. John reminds Turlough of this many times.
Do you have a friend like John? Someone who always seems to smile no matter what? Do you have a friend who's antics sometimes get in the way? How dull will your life be without them?
Loving and Learning from Reviews
February 2, 2015 February 2, 2015 Shea McIntosh Ford2 Comments
I haven't finished introducing the rest of the Characters from The Stone of Kings. But I have an awesome reason for interrupting myself.
This month's issue of InD'tale magazine has published their review of TSOK. And guess what? It got 4 out of 5 stars! 😀 Let the happy dance commence!
But I'm not stopping there. As happy as I am with that score, I'm even happier with what the review can teach me. This is my second review from a professional reviewer. As much as they liked the story, they both had trouble with the romantic aspect of the story and the scene changes for each chapter.
I thought that the common appreciation for Turlough O'Carolan and how he strove to unify Ireland would be enough to illustrate why Hannah and Thomas are drawn to each other. Not to mention that they save each other's lives on several occasions. Maybe the romantic attraction simply needed to be more subtle.
This is why I LOVE these kind of reviews.
Honestly, I had much more fun writing the adventure parts than the romantic parts. I felt like I had to force the romance out whereas the adventure came naturally.
As for the scene changes, I wasn't really expecting much of a problem with them, but *shrugs* I don't plan to use the same structure with my future works. But at least I know that if I want to, I either have to change it up or not bother with it again. 🙂
I know I'm on the right track with my writing. But everyone needs a little help and guidance. 4/5 stars is excellent according to InD'tale standards. I know that I can reach the 5 star exceptional rating if I take what I've learned and apply it. That's why I love that the reviewers, while they show what they love about my work, they also show where it's weak. If they don't, how am I supposed to know where I need to improve?
There are always going to be places where I can improve.
It's nice to have experienced people who can be the motor for my scooter to help me out along the way till I get the hang of this writing thing. 😉
Do you welcome helpful criticisms? Do the wheels start turning in your head, thinking of how to improve for the next time?
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Meet the Characters of The Stone of Kings – Hannah
January 26, 2015 January 26, 2015 Shea McIntosh FordLeave a comment
Hannah's eyes are bright blue. But the hair. That's her beautiful red hair and I wish it I had it. *sigh* Image attributed to Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons.
What She Looks Like
I have been trying and trying to think of someone who could be cast as Hannah. My mind keeps thinking about Shayna Rose (the original "Marina" from The Fresh Beat Band) or a young Rachelle Lefevre. Then I was thinking of who subconsciously inspired the character. You know that girl in high school? The one you only have one class with and you wish you knew her better because she seems so nice and sweet and pretty? It was that beautiful curly red hair and bright blue eyes. And she was always smiling. Yeah, her. That's Hannah.
Her Part to Play
But don't be fooled, she has a serious side too. She's a nurse fresh out of school, ready to infuse society with her optimism, but so far, her patients have been far from receptive and she's a bit discouraged.
Then she almost kills Thomas with her car.
And they show her the magic glowing book.
And the oak trees start communicating with her. Just her.
What's a girl to do?
What She Means to the Story
According to Baby Names of Ireland, the name Hannah is an "Ancient Irish name from the noun aine that means 'splendor, radiance, brilliance.' Aine is connected with fruitfulness and prosperity… Aine appears in folktales as 'the best-hearted woman who ever lived – lucky in love and in money.'"
That's Hannah in a nutshell. Although, "lucky in love…" hmm. Well, a forbidden romance with a man who should have died 300 years ago is better than no romance at all, I suppose. 😉 But "best-hearted" that fits exactly. Hannah does everything in her power to keep Ardan and Thomas from winding up in an asylum and pumped full of anti-psychotic drugs. And yet she is very sensitive to how they must view the chaos of modern life.
Her Failing
Hannah falls in love with Thomas. She knows that she can never be with him. He was born in 1694. He's supposed to be dead long ago. Her head knows this. So why can't her heart figure it out?
Her Strength
Selflessness. Hannah risks everything, even her own life, to protect Thomas and Ardan and to do what she knows is right. It's what she does. She has become a nurse because of her study of Turlough O'Carolan and how he cared for the Irish people and strove to unite them through his music. What better way to care for modern people than through medicine? She just had no idea how close Turlough's history would come into play.
Has a historical figure influenced your career? Of all the people in history, who would you most wish to meet? What would you do if you discovered that trees could communicate with you?
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Meet the Characters of The Stone of Kings – Turlough O'Carolan
October 13, 2014 October 13, 2014 Shea McIntosh Ford8 Comments
Oh! to have been one of those people in that audience! What fun it was making him a character! 🙂
I have done my absolute best to keep myself from going on and on about this fascinating historical figure for this post. It wasn't easy. But if you'd like to learn more, other than by reading my book (which is a fictitious account), here is the link to his biography.
I didn't have to imagine too much here. Turlough is the only character who was based on a real person hence the above image. I did TONS of research on this fascinating man from Irish history. I chose to illustrate him as a he was in his forties, fully recognized throughout Ireland and yet before he was married.
The research I did for The Stone of Kings included William Butler Yeats' book Fairy and Folk Tales of the Irish Peasantry. What does that have to do with Turlough? Here is the crucial line from the chapter on the Trooping Fairies, "Carolan, the last of the Irish bards, slept on a rath, and ever after the fairy tunes ran in his head, and made him the great man he was."
There was my story. A "rath," by the way, is a fairy home or fort. Ideas blossomed in my head about Turlough's music, his relationship with the faeries and druids, and how he influences both them and his fellow Irishmen. But I tried to stay as true to who he really was as I could, so I also read Donal O'Sullivan's Carolan: The Life Times and Music of an Irish Harper.
A big chunk of my research is found right in the prologue which is in the Amazon sample. 🙂 As a little side note, I was crushed to realize that I wrote "County Mead, Ireland" when I know there is no such place. I obviously meant "Meath," however, after further research realized that it should have been Roscommon (the prologue was added during editing). I blame gluten. But it doesn't change the story anyway. 😉
Turlough is, of course, the famed blind harper of Ireland. He had many guides to assist him in his travels, and at the time of my story, his guide is Thomas. Turlough is very fond of Thomas because they have a similar background, and he treats him as family. Oddly enough, I couldn't find a meaning for Turlough's name, which doesn't matter in the slightest. But he was occasionally known as Terrence, which is the alias that Hannah gives to Thomas while they stay at the Bed and Breakfast in 2023.
The most important thing about Turlough is that he underscores the idea of uniting the Irish despite creed, which is a major theme of the story and his own history. Turlough was a person I would LOVE to have known. He was a friend to anyone who did not oppress people. My kind of friend!
He is a bit of a drunk and has a temper. In the story, he forgets that there is a time and a place for drowning your troubles in the drink, and not when you are on a rescue mission with an immortal druid. His temper, while justified, gets him in some tight spots. He also doubts his own usefulness while they attempt to rescue Thomas and Ardan. After all, he is merely a blind bard…right? Hmm…
Like the others, he is loyal. Both to his friends, especially Thomas, and to his country. He also harbors no prejudices. He is kind and courteous to the English family they encounter, despite the fact that the English government continue to oppress him and his people. He allows the English family to prove that they are not an oppressive sort, and therefore judges them to be kindred spirits.
And, of course, there is his magical and mysterious music. But how can music bring Thomas and Ardan back to the year 1715 or save Bresal from the judgement of the druid council?
Have you ever heard of Turlough O'Carolan? Do you find him to be a fascinating character too? Are you familiar with his music? What is your favorite Carolan song?
Next week…meet Hannah!
Meet the Characters of The Stone of Kings – Thomas
October 7, 2014 Shea McIntosh FordLeave a comment
This is a farm that was abandoned during the potato famine in 1845-49. But I can imagine that Thomas could have farmed such gorgeous, dramatic landscape in the 1700's. It would build his physique and admiration of his country. Then it was taken from him. Ugh. Image attributed to Kevin Danks via Wikimedia Commons.
Sorry for the delay. Life got in my way yesterday. 😉
I am unashamed going cliché for this – Thomas is tall, dark, and handsome. He is by trade a farmer, but was forced to try his hand at becoming a blacksmith until Turlough O'Carolan came along and offered Thomas a job as his guide. Naturally, all that manual labor buffed him up. So yeah, he's got some serious muscular action going on. Just wait till he ditches his 1715 garb for a modern-day T-shirt and khakis. 😉
Thomas is illiterate and has no desire for higher learning. He has a tendency to live in the moment because the English have taken his family's land. He LOVES his homeland. This is why being a guide for Turlough O'Carolan is a pretty cool consolation for not having land to farm anymore. He's happy where he is at the start of the story, so he's pretty livid when that world is turned upside down by Ardan's curiosity. But when he meets Hannah… hmm. Well, maybe he should start thinking more about his future and his role to play in the history of the country he loves.
Thomas's name actually means "twin." I could say, "Yeah, I used it because he has a dual life. He has a strong impact on Ireland's past and future." Because…he does.
I was probably more influenced by my four-year-old's infatuation with a certain steam train character when choosing a name for Thomas. While Irish readers may not have an issue with names like Ardan, Bresal, Turlough, or even Taichleach, my hubby reminded me that American readers would probably trip over too many of those kinds of names. So Thomas, it was. 🙂 The fact that his name means "twin" is coincidental.
He is the male romantic figure in the story, the trouble is, he falls in love with Hannah who lives three centuries after him. He struggles to keep his emotions in check while he and Ardan are dependent on her for their survival of the twenty-first century.
Thomas is too complacent. He is comfortable with his illiteracy and he is comfortable being the guide for Ireland's greatest harper. He fails to realize that he has more to offer the country he loves. He thinks he is just a simple farmer and cannot do anything about the unfairness of losing his land. But everyone has something important to bring to the table…
He is unfailingly loyal and trusting. He obeys his instincts and they almost never fail him. He is not so stubborn that he cannot switch roles. He starts out as the guide for a blind bard, and has no qualms when he needs guidance himself from Hannah. This proves an important quality when he faces a certain member of the modern-day IRA.
And there is the obvious, his old-fashioned strength, which comes in handy against leering scoundrels and brainwashed gunmen. 😉
Do you find yourself being too complacent? Would it take a wild faerie spell to wake you up to your talents? 😉 How would you feel if the land you loved was taken from you and you couldn't do anything about it?
Next week…meet Turlough O'Carolan!
First Amazon Review of The Stone of Kings!
September 15, 2014 October 7, 2014 Shea McIntosh FordLeave a comment
I've got a post started to introduce the character Ardan from The Stone of Kings. However, the zombie porcupine has been pitiless. It kept me from finishing it today. I'm hoping to have it ready next week.
But I couldn't let the day pass without sharing my first Amazon review for TSOK! I've refreshed the Amazon page more than is probably healthy. Some authors make a point to not read reviews. Maybe I've got a thicker skin, because I look for people to tell me what they like AND what they don't like. I crave to make myself a better writer and need to know where my writing should be tweaked.
I definitely feel as if I've grown since writing Harp Lessons, and this first review (being a five-star!) for TSOK is a nice little validation. 😀
Books I Love · The Stone of Kings · Writing
Introducing…The Stone of Kings!
August 12, 2014 October 7, 2014 Shea McIntosh Ford2 Comments
It's been live on Amazon since the wee hours of the morning, but I was waiting for it to roll over to Barnes & Noble and Smashwords before writing this post. So, without further ado…
If you love a good Irish adventure as much as I do, you'll enjoy The Stone of Kings. I wrote this book for those who, like myself, have enjoyed the Harry Potter series and The Alchemyst series, with a touch of By the Light of the Moon and The Chronicles of Narnia. In other words, these are some of my favorite books, so that is the kind of book I wrote. I sincerely hope you enjoy! 😀
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Just Look at this Gorgeous Cover!
August 5, 2014 October 7, 2014 Shea McIntosh FordLeave a comment
A huge thank you to Cora Graphics for the fabulous design! I had a hard time visualizing what would go on the cover, but when she sent this to me, it screamed "I'm perfect!" 😉 Remember the release date: August 12!
I'm having unfortunate computer issues at the moment, which is keeping me from accessing Microsoft Word. Ack! I was hoping to add the back blurb here for those of you who can't quite read that blurry thing up on my banner (lol), but I can't open the file. Hopefully I'll be able to get some blog posts ready in time for my guests spots on my friends' blogs. *whispers* I may just have to borrow hubby's new computer. Shh.
3 Things I've learned about Screenwriting…So Far
May 12, 2014 October 7, 2014 Shea McIntosh Ford3 Comments
They're doing their best imitation of Mommy.
At the time of writing this post, I've got about 32 pages of my screenplay written. The goal, so I'm told, is to keep it around 120. While I'm having fun with this project, I'm also learning why books always seem better than their film counterparts.
I love details. I love the ins and outs of knowing why things happen. I love knowing exactly what motivated a character to say or do what they said or did. I've always kind of known why movies can't portray this as well as books, but I'm "getting" it better.
On the other hand, I also love the "Behind the Scenes" features. So this experience (whether or not it gets produced) is a real treat. 🙂 I feel like I'm getting a blast of "Behind the Scenes" for all the movies I've ever watched, by learning how they were originally created. So for all you "Behind the Scenes" junkies like me, here are some things I've learned:
1. Writing "meanwhile" scenes is tricky.
Okay, so maybe there's a technical term here that I haven't learned yet. You know when important things happen at the same time? That's what I'm calling "meanwhile" scenes. Like, in The 5th Element, when Leeloo fights the Mangalores during Diva Plavalaguna's concert. The way those scenes are presented would be very confusing to read if a novel presented them that way, and it wouldn't have the energy.
So I've got two scenes where Thomas and Ardan discover Bresal's book of faerie spells while Bresal is out with Turlough in the garden having a secret chat with a faerie chief. The scenes are written separately, but that doesn't work visually. Figuring out how to chop them together so that they both end when the boys vanish in a flash of light was an interesting task.
2. Killing darlings is tough.
If you're not familiar with the phrase, I believe it was coined by Stephen King. He uses it anyway in his book, On Writing. Your darlings are the passages of text that, in the words of Ralphie from A Christmas Story, rarely have the words pour from your penny pencil with such feverish fluidity. But rather than having readers go over your work with the Romeo and Juliet theme playing in the background, their likely to give your beloved words a 2 star review (translated in my mind as C+).
I killed many darlings already in the The Stone of Kings, but the slaughter continues, not only for the sake of time, but also for losing visual interest. In my book, I have Turlough play two songs that help to encompass who he is. But describing the performance is much shorter than presenting it. So he only plays the song which helps to set the tone of the story. I've read how the inciting incident (in this case, when the boys find the magic book and promptly send themselves 300 years in the future), is supposed to happen around page 30 of a screenplay. Killing more darlings helped me to be on track. 🙂
3. Research starts anew.
I thought I'd put my biography of Turlough O'Carolan away when I got the major edits done on the novel. But then there were things that I didn't bother mentioning in the novel, that I had to mention in the screenplay.
After Turlough wakens from his fever with smallpox and realizes he's blind, the scene in the book is written from his point of view, so I didn't bother to talk about Mrs. MacDermottRoe's appearance. She's the lady who eventually has him trained as a traveling harper. But I didn't think that having an entire scene from Turlough's blind perspective would work for the movie, so I had to give some description so that if this gets produced, they could cast an appropriate female for this minor role. Mrs. MacDermottRoe was, in fact, only about 5 years older than Turlough.
Do you like "behind the scenes?" Are you frustrated when movies don't quite capture the book? Are you understanding of filmmakers when they leave out your favorite scene from a book?
5 Quick Tips About Irish Faeries
May 5, 2014 October 7, 2014 Shea McIntosh Ford2 Comments
That hat is red. Trust me.
I've been so busy learning about screenplays this past week, that I almost forgot to write today's post!
With all due respect to the movie The Labyrinth, which I grew up watching over and over… and over, I've learned that faeries command more respect than from a fear of being bitten by them as if they were nothing more than beautiful bugs. 😉 My Grandma Caroline didn't talk about the faeries often. But when she did, she spoke about them as if they were real. She gave me W. B. Yeats book on Irish Myth, Legend, and Folklore, and on page one I saw why she might have been so silent on them – "Beings so quickly offended that you must not speak much about them at all,…"
Huh, but we lived in America at the time. I guess old habits die hard.
But silence on the subject puts a damper in my story, so I did take a few liberties. I hope The Good People can forgive me. Which leads me to my first tip (many of these come from Yeats, some come from The Stone of Kings):
"…never call them anything but the "gentry," or else daoine maithe, which in English means good people,…" I'd much rather refer to them as Good People than Bad People anyway. 😉
They are "…so easily pleased, they will do their best to keep misfortune away from you,…" I think I'd want these guys on my side…
Don't mess with the rath! – A rath is the faery's fort. This can be a simple mound of earth. My mom says that the Irish even build some of their roads in such a way to avoid destroying a rath. And yet – we come to a bit of inspiration for my book – Yeats says, "Carolan,…slept on a rath, and ever after the fairy tunes ran in his head and made him the great man he was." This leads us to…
They love good music! My account of how O' Carolan acquired his abilities is not completely accurate (you'll just have to wait for my book to come out 😉 ). But I believe that it encompasses the ideas of how the faeries are easily offended yet appreciate a good tune. For more on this, read the story of Lusmore and the Fairies.
If you want them to visit your garden, plant red foxglove. I believe this is something I borrowed from the story of The Priest's Supper, found in Yeats' book. When the priest comes along, "…away every one of the fairies scampered off as hard as they could, concealing themselves under the green leaves of the lusmore, where, if their little red caps should happen to peep out, they would only look like its crimson bells;…" In my book, anyone associated with fairies has red foxglove (lusmore) in their garden so the faeries have a place to hide. 😀
What are some tips you've picked up Irish faeries? Have you ever had a run in with them? Share your story! 😀

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Introducing Warren at her event on Saturday was Rep. Joe Kennedy Joseph (Joe) Patrick KennedyOvernight Defense: Transgender troops rally as ban nears | Trump may call more troops to border | National Guard expects 3M training shortfall from border deployment | Pentagon to find housing for 5,000 migrant children Transgender troops rally as Pentagon prepares to implement ban The Hill's Morning Report — Presented by Pass USMCA Coalition — Trump rallies for second term on 'promises kept' MORE III (D-Mass.), a rising star in the Democratic Party and an heir to the Kennedy political dynasty who is one of the first high-profile lawmakers to endorse Warren for the presidency. She was also joined by her fellow home-state Senate colleague Ed Markey Edward (Ed) John MarkeyTlaib rallies in support of Green New Deal at Detroit town hall Ben & Jerry's backs Green New Deal: 'We have to act now' Warren praises Ocasio-Cortez in Time 100 MORE (D-Mass.).
"I'm here with you today because this country – our country – needs a leader who will restore the solidarity that Donald Trump stole, who will not cower from the big tough battles, the ugly injustice and oppression that still finds its way to American soil," Kennedy said.
Dominating Warren's message on Saturday were themes that have characterized much of the nascent presidential candidate's career. She railed against special interests and Wall Street and called for higher wages for workers.
"End the corruption. We all know the Trump administration is the most corrupt in living memory. But even after Trump is gone, it won't be enough to do a better job of running a broken system. We need to take power in Washington away from the wealthy and well-connected and put it back in the hands of the people where it belongs," she said.
She also decried "bigotry" emerging from the White House, saying, "Whether it's white people against black people, straight people against gay people, middle-class families against new immigrant families – the story is the same. The rich and powerful use fear to divide us."
"We're done with that. Bigotry has no place in the Oval Office," she declared.
Warren's speech, at times, echoed the campaign messages of former President Obama, who pushed themes of "hope" and "change," and Sen. Bernie Sanders Bernard (Bernie) SandersCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris Wage growth shaping up as key 2020 factor for Trump Booker to supporter who wanted him to punch Trump: 'Black guys like us, we don't get away with that' MORE (I-Vt.), whose insurgent 2016 White House bid hinged on criticisms of corporate interests in politics and rising economic inequality.
Warren was set to travel to New Hampshire later Saturday for the first stop of a six-state campaign swing that will also include visits to Iowa, South Carolina, Nevada, Georgia and California.
While there was little, if any, doubt that Warren would move forward with a formal presidential bid after launching her exploratory committee on New Year's Eve, her first month on the campaign trail was not without turbulence.
The Massachusetts Democrat has faced questions about her past claims of Native American ancestry and her decision last year to release the results of a DNA test intended to prove her claims drew criticism from Native American groups.
The Democratic senator apologized for her past ancestry claims after the report Wednesday, clarifying that she is not a member of any tribe and had instead relied on family stories growing up as the basis for claiming Native American heritage.
Brad Parscale, Trump's campaign manager, took a swipe at Warren on Saturday minutes before her announcement, accusing her of using her past ancestry claims to further her legal career.
"Elizabeth Warren has already been exposed as a fraud by the Native Americans she impersonated and disrespected to advance her professional career, and the people of Massachusetts she deceived to get elected," Parscale said in a statement.
Likewise, the Republican National Committee (RNC), wasted no time in rebuking Warren on Saturday, decrying her policy proposals as "socialist" and insisting that her past ancestry claims had eroded her support.
A review last year by The Boston Globe of documents pertaining to Warren's legal career showed that ethnicity was not taken into account as she landed jobs at several universities, including the University of Pennsylvania and Harvard University.
In mounting a White House bid, Warren will have to vie against a crowded field of Democratic contenders, including several of her Senate colleagues. So far, Democratic Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand Kirsten Elizabeth GillibrandCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris Booker to supporter who wanted him to punch Trump: 'Black guys like us, we don't get away with that' 2020 Dems ratchet up anti-corporate talk in bid to woo unions MORE (N.Y.), Kamala Harris Kamala Devi HarrisCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris Booker to supporter who wanted him to punch Trump: 'Black guys like us, we don't get away with that' Tulsi Gabbard fundraises off 4/20: 'Appalls me' that feds consider marijuana illegal MORE (Calif.) and Cory Booker Cory Anthony BookerCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris Booker to supporter who wanted him to punch Trump: 'Black guys like us, we don't get away with that' 2020 Dems ratchet up anti-corporate talk in bid to woo unions MORE (N.J.) have announced campaigns of their own.
Other political giants, like former Vice President Joe Biden Joseph (Joe) Robinette BidenCory Booker has a problem in 2020: Kamala Harris 2020 Dems ratchet up anti-corporate talk in bid to woo unions Resurfaced Buttigieg yearbook named him 'most likely to be president' MORE and Sanders, are said to be nearing campaign announcements as well.


Can it really be three years since some of us from the online book group met up on a summer's day outside London? At least, it was in 2013 that I last posted about one. That was in Malvern and before that, in 2012, Chatsworth. This year it was the turn of Sissinghurst.
We'd been 'planning' to go for a couple of years and this year, I'm very pleased to say, it happened last week.
We were also introduced to the organic methods and trial and error systems adopted by the gardeners of whom only two are paid staff and the rest volunteers. From the fruit and vegetable gardens there are beautiful views over the Kentish countryside.
The potting shed, greenhouse and poly tunnels were bought from Estate funds but otherwise the crops are cleaned, weighed, used by and charged to the Restaurant kitchen.
Walking through the Orchard : apple juice is "home made" and last year Sissinghurst Cider was brewed for the first time.
Perhaps the July notes are also relevant to August!
I made a note of the recording details as I'd like to have heard it in full but a search on Youtube proved fruitless. If you find it please add a link in the comments. It is called 'Walking through leaves' and was recorded by the BBC and broadcast on the Home Service on 5 February 1950.
"We then went to the library, which had been the family's 'sitting room'! Simon was in his element and spotted at least one rare edition which he has been looking for without success. The de Laszlo portrait of Vita as a teenager has pride of place over the fireplace.
Thanks to Simon, Deb, Fran and especially Carol (for the above – I think my pictures fit in quite well with your commentary!) for a lovely day out in the Kentish countryside.
*The Title quote is by Harold Nicholson, Vita Sackville West's husband.
This entry was posted in Milady travels at home and tagged Books, Historic Houses, Kent, National Trust, Writers' Homes.
Script and photos combined beautifully and remind me of a lovely day spent in such delightful company. Thanks to you both.
Wonderful day to remember. I almost feel I was there with you.
I wish you would come – then we could do it all over again.


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Justice Department Vows to Crackdown on Leakers
Attorney General Jeff Sessions during the Trump campaign.
By Allan Lengel
ticklethewire.com
Some critics have said President Donald Trump has often been more obsessed with leaks than the substance involving possible improprieties.
Now, the the Justice Department is responding, vowing to aggressively prosecute government officials who leak classified information, the Daily Beast reports.
"As the Attorney General has said, the Department of Justice takes unlawful leaks very seriously and those that engage in such activity should be held accountable," an official told The Daily Beast.
Posted: May 18th, 2017 under News Story.
Tags: donald trump, jeff sessions, Leaks
Trump Transition Team Knew Flynn Was Under Investigation Before Trump Appointed Him National Security Advisor
Former National Security Adviser Michael T. Flynn
Here's a pretty good reason why President Donald Trump should have known better than to appoint Michael T. Flynn national security adviser under the circumstances.
The New York Times reports that Flynn told President Trump's transition team weeks before the inauguration that he was under federal investigation for secretly working as a paid lobbyist for Turkey during the campaign. The paper cites "two people familiar with the case."
Despite that Trump proceeded to appoint him to the important position.
Flynn first made the disclosure about the investigation on Jan. 4 to the transition team's chief lawyer, Donald F. McGahn II, the Times reports.
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Let The Seriousness Begin: The Stoic Ex-FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III Appointed Special Counsel in Russian Mess
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller
Ex-FBI Director Robert S. Mueller III, the stoic leader of the bureau from 2001 to 2013, has been appointed special counsel to investigate whether the Russians influenced the 2016 campaign and the administration of President Donald Trump.
Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein announced the appointment on Wednesday, saying in a statement:
"In my capacity as acting Attorney General, I determined that it is in the public interest for me to exercise my authority and appoint a Special Counsel to assume responsibility for this matter. My decision is not a finding that crimes have been committed or that any prosecution is warranted. I have made no such determination. What I have determined is that based upon the unique circumstances, the public interest requires me to place this investigation under the authority of a person who exercises a degree of independence from the normal chain of command."
"Each year, the career professionals of the U.S. Department of Justice conduct tens of thousands of criminal investigations and handle countless other matters without regard to partisan political considerations. I have great confidence in the independence and integrity of our people and our processes. Considering the unique circumstances of this matter, however, I determined that a Special Counsel is necessary in order for the American people to have full confidence in the outcome. Our nation is grounded on the rule of law, and the public must be assured that government officials administer the law fairly. Special Counsel Mueller will have all appropriate resources to conduct a thorough and complete investigation, and I am confident that he will follow the facts, apply the law and reach a just result."
Rosenstein's appointment of Mueller isn't likely to make Trump very happy. In fact, sources tell ticklethewire.com that Trump was very unhappy when Attorney General Jeff Sessions recused himself of the investigation, giving Trump less control of the matter.
Appointments of special counsels have usually not ended very well for different presidential administrations.
Mueller, a former federal prosecutor, is known as a no-nonsense guy. He became director days before Sept. 11, 2001, and was subsequently tasked with shifting resources to deal address terrorism. After a while, some complained too many resources were being taken away from some of the basic duties like addressing white collar crimes and violence.
He was replaced in 2013 by James Comey, who was appointed by President Barack Obama.
He played to mixed reviews within the bureau. He had his loyal folks within, but he also had agents who were glad to see him go.
That being said, no one expects him to pull punches in the probe.
Mueller has resigned from his private law firm to avoid any conflicts of interest.
Tags: Robert S Mueller, Rod Rosenstein


This is a great opportunity for all West Hartford teachers to get together! There are some great deals/discounts for WHEA teachers on that day too! (businesses may ask to see your school ID).
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Q: Integration of $F(\sum_k x_k)$ over positive orthant
Problem
Suppose we integrate some function $F\left(\sum\limits_{k=1}^n x_k\right)$ over the positive orthant $[0,\infty)^n$. Show that this this is proportional to the integral $\int\limits_0^\infty s^{n-1}F(s)\,ds$. What is the constant of proportionality? If this is a well-known result, a reference would be appreciated.

Motivation
Suppose I want to solve the inhomogeneous 1st-order ODE $(1-D)f(x)=g(x)$. Then
$$D(e^{-x} f)=e^{-x}(f(x)-f'(x))=e^{-x}(1-D)f(x)=e^{-x}g(x),$$ so if I integrate both sides over $[x,\infty)$ (and assume that $e^{-x}f(x)$ vanishes at infinity) I can obtain the integral representation
$$f(x)=(1-D)^{-1}g(x)=\int_{x}^\infty dx'\,e^{-(x'-x)}g(x')=\int_{0}^\infty ds\,e^{-s}g(s+x) \quad\quad(x'=s+x).$$
If I instead have the 2nd-order ODE $(1-D)^2 f(x)=g(x)$, then I will instead obtain the double-integral representation
\begin{align}
f(x)&=(1-D)^{-2}g(x)\\&=(1-D)^{-1}\int_{0}^\infty ds\,e^{-s}g(s+x)\\&=\int_{0}^\infty \int_{0}^\infty ds' ds\,e^{-(s+s')}g(s+s'+x)
\end{align}
To make this more convenient, I can map $(s,s')\mapsto(\frac{s+s'}{2},\frac{s-s'}{2})$ and modify the bounds of integration accordingly to obtain
$$f(x)=(1-D)^{-2}g(x)=\frac{1}{2}\int_0^\infty ds\,e^{-s}g(s+x)\int_{-s}^{s} ds'=\int_0^\infty ds\,se^{-s}g(s+x).$$
So acting twice with $(1-D)^{-1}$ merely introduces a linear factor into the integration over $s$. This surely generalizes to $n$ applications of $(1-D)^{-1}$ (presumably by introducing a factor of $s^{n-1}$ instead) but I'm unfamiliar with such an identity. Can anyone supply a proof/reference?

A: This is a special case of Type I Dirichlet integrals:
$$\int_{[0,\infty)^n} f\left(\sum_{k=1}^n t_k\right) \prod_{k=1}^n t_k^{\alpha_k-1} \prod_{k=1}^n dt_k
= \frac{\prod_{k=1}^n\Gamma(\alpha_k)}{\Gamma\left(\sum_{k=1}^n \alpha_k\right)}
\int_0^\infty f(\tau) \tau^{(\sum_{k=1}^n \alpha_k) - 1} d\tau
\tag{*1}$$
When all $a_k = 1$, this reduces to
$$
\int_{[0,\infty)^n} f\left(\sum_{k=1}^n t_k\right) \prod_{k=1}^n dt_k
= \frac{1}{(n-1)!} \int_0^\infty f(\tau) \tau^{n - 1} d\tau
$$
and the proportional factor you seek is $\frac{1}{(n-1)!}$.
Update
To prove the formula, let us introduce following change of coordinates
$$[0,\infty)^n \ni ( t_1, t_2, \ldots, t_n ) \quad\leftrightarrow\quad (\tau, \lambda_1, \lambda_2, \ldots, \lambda_{n-1}) \in [0,\infty) \times [0,1]^{n-1}$$
defined by the relations
$$\begin{array}{rcl}
t_1 + t_2 + t_3 + \cdots + t_n &=& \tau\\
t_2 + t_3 + \cdots + t_n &=& \tau \lambda_1\\
t_3 + \cdots + t_n &=& \tau \lambda_1\lambda_2\\
&\vdots&\\
t_n &=& \tau\lambda_1\lambda_2\cdots\lambda_{n-1}
\end{array}$$
In the new coordinates, the hypervolume element becomes
$$\begin{align}
\bigwedge_{k=1}^n d t_k
&= d(t_1 + t_2 + \cdots + t_n) \wedge d(t_2+\cdots+t_n) \wedge \cdots \wedge d t_n\\
&= d\tau \wedge d(\tau\lambda_1) \wedge \cdots \wedge d(\tau\lambda_1\cdots\lambda_{n-1})\\
&= \tau^{n-1} \prod_{k=1}^{n-1} \lambda_k^{n-1-k} d\tau \wedge \bigwedge_{k=1}^{n-1} d\lambda_k
\end{align}
$$
Notice
$$\begin{align}
  \prod_{k=1}^n t_k^{\alpha_k-1}
= & \prod_{k=1}^{n-1} \left( \tau(1 - \lambda_k)\prod_{j=1}^{k-1}\lambda_j\right)^{\alpha_k-1}
\times \left(\tau\prod_{j=1}^{n-1} \lambda_j \right)^{\alpha_n-1}\\
= & \tau^{(\sum_{j=1}^n \alpha_j) - n}
    \prod_{k=1}^{n-1} (1-\lambda_k)^{\alpha_k-1} \lambda_k^{(\sum_{j=k+1}^n\alpha_j) - (n-k)}
\end{align}
$$
The integral in LHS$(*1)$ can be rewritten as
$$C \int_0^\infty f(\tau)\tau^{(\sum_{k=1}^n \alpha_k) - 1} d\tau\tag{*2}$$
and the proportional constant $C$ is given by
$$\begin{align}
C
&=\prod_{k=1}^{n-1}\int_0^1 (1-\lambda_k)^{\alpha_k-1}\lambda_k^{(\sum_{j=k+1}^n\alpha_j)-1} d\lambda_k\\
&= \prod_{k=1}^{n-1}\frac{\Gamma(\alpha_k)\Gamma(\sum_{j=k+1}^n\alpha_j)}{\Gamma(\sum_{j=k}^n \alpha_j)}\\
&= \prod_{k=1}^{n-1} \Gamma(\alpha_k) \times
\prod_{k=1}^{n-1}\frac{\Gamma(\sum_{j=k+1}^n\alpha_j)}{\Gamma(\sum_{j=k}^n\alpha_j)}
\\
&= \prod_{k=1}^{n-1} \Gamma(\alpha_k) \times
\frac{\Gamma(\alpha_n)}{\Gamma(\sum_{j=1}^n\alpha_j)}\\
&= \frac{\prod_{k=1}^n \Gamma(\alpha_k)}{\Gamma(\sum_{k=1}^n \alpha_k)}
\end{align}
$$
Substitute this expression of $C$ into $(*2)$ reproduces RHS$(*1)$.

A: Derivation #1
Let us introduce the integral operator $\mathcal{L}[\alpha]$ for real $\alpha\geq 1$, acting as
$$\mathcal{L}[\alpha]=\frac{1}{\Gamma(\alpha)}\int_0^\infty ds\,s^{\alpha-1}e^{-(k-D_z)s}.$$
We can prove that these operators possess the semigroup property $\mathcal{L}[\alpha]\mathcal{L}[\beta]=\mathcal{L}[\alpha+\beta]$. Observe that
\begin{align}
\mathcal{L}[\alpha]\mathcal{L}[\beta]
&=\frac{1}{\Gamma(\alpha)}\frac{1}{\Gamma(\beta)}\int_0^\infty \int_0^\infty ds_1 ds_2\,s_1^{\beta-1}s_2^{\alpha-1}e^{-(s_1+s_2)(k-D_z)}\\
\end{align}
We simplify this integration  by the substitutions $s:=s_1+s_2$, $t:=s_1/s$. Accounting for the change of measure and the bounds of integration, we then have the factorization
$$
\mathcal{L}[\alpha]\mathcal{L}[\beta]F(z)=\int_0^\infty dt\,\frac{t^{\beta-1}(1-t)^{\alpha-1}}{\Gamma(\alpha)\Gamma(\beta)}\times
\int_0^\infty  ds \, s^{\alpha+\beta-1}e^{-s(k-D_z)}
$$
But we recognize the first integral as the definition of the Beta function, which has the well-known representation in terms of the Gamma function as $\text{B}(\alpha,\beta)=\dfrac{\Gamma(\alpha)\Gamma(\beta)}{\Gamma(\alpha+\beta)}$. Consequently as claimed we have
$$
\mathcal{L}[\alpha]\mathcal{L}[\beta]=\dfrac{1}{\Gamma(\alpha+\beta)}
\int_0^\infty  ds \, s^{\alpha+\beta-1}e^{-s(k-D_z)}=\mathcal{L}[\alpha+\beta]
.$$
This semigroup property immediately generalizes to any such partition: If $\alpha=\sum_{j=1}^n \alpha_j$ with $\alpha_j\geq 1$, then $\mathcal{L}\bigl[\alpha]=\prod_{j=1}^n\mathcal{L}[\alpha_j]$.
Applying this to a generic test function $F(z)$
yields \begin{align}
\left(\prod_{j=1}^n\mathcal{L}[\alpha_j]\right)F(z)&=\int_{\mathbb{R}_+^n} dV_s \left(\prod_j \frac{s_j^{\alpha_j-1}e^{-k s_j}}{\Gamma(\alpha_j)}\right)g\left(z+\sum_j s_j\right)\\
=\mathcal{L}[\alpha]F(z)&=\frac{1}{\Gamma(\alpha)}\int_0^\infty ds\,s^{\alpha-1}e^{-k s}F(z+s)\end{align}
Finally, the limiting case $(k,\alpha_j,z)\to(0,1,0)$
establishes the identity requested in the question, and gives the constant of proportionality as $\Gamma(n)^{-1}$.
Derivation #2
Proceeding along the lines set out in the motivation given in my question, here is a purely formal approach (which is to say, I won't worry about rigor). If we modify the initial 1st-order ODE slightly to $(1-\tau-D)f=g$, then we may proceed as above to find
$$f(x)=(1-\tau-D)^{-1}g(x)=\int_0^\infty ds\,e^{-(1-\tau)s}g(s+x),$$ and rearranging this a bit gives
$$(1-\tau-D)^{-1}g(x)=\frac{(1-D)^{-1}}{1-\tau (1-D)^{-1}}g(x)=\int_0^\infty ds\,e^{\tau s}e^{-s}g(s+x).$$
Identifying coefficients of $\tau^{n-1}$ on both sides then yields
$$(1-D)^{-n}g(x)=\dfrac{1}{(n-1)!}\int_0^\infty ds\,e^{-s}s^{n-1}g(s+x).$$
But we can also directly use $(1-D)^{-1} g(x)=\int_0^\infty ds\, e^{-s}g(s+x)$ a total of $n$ times, which results in an integral over the positive orthant $R_+^n$:
$$(1-D)^{-n} g(x)=\int_{R_+^n} dV\, \exp\left(-\sum_k s_k\right)g\left(\sum_k s_k+x\right).$$ Writing $F(s)=e^{-s} g(s+x)$ and comparing the two results, we conclude
$$\boxed{\displaystyle \int_{R_+^n}dV\,F\left(\sum_k s_k\right)=\frac{1}{(n-1)!}\int_0^\infty ds\, s^{n-1} F(s)}.$$

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Plea to release Sudan political detainees
A Sudanese government human rights council on Monday called for the release of nine political detainees held in custody without trial, including opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi.
Sudanese opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi may be freed
Human Rights Advisory Council spokesman al-Tayeb Haroun Abbas did not name the remaining eight detainees apart from Turabi, head of the Popular Congress party who was arrested in February 2001.
The nine are the last political detainees in Sudanese jails after the recent release of 32 others, he told a press conference.
The claim could not be independently confirmed.
Although Human Rights Advisory Council is a body headed by Justice Minister Ali Mohamed, it is not clear whether the call to free Turabi by the body signals the government's intention to release him soon.
In a report issued last month by Amnesty International on Sudan, they said that "incommunicado detention of political opponents, students and ordinary citizens as well as torture by the security forces remain common."
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Around two million have been killed in Sudan since the civil war began in 1983.


High school students from area schools in Pioneers Youth Leadership attended the Pioneers State Leadership Forum in Austin last week. Over two days, the students worked with state agencies and elected officials to address the challenges faced by rural Texas communities regarding water conservation, youth leadership education, and economic development.
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# SDK Update!
We've updated our SDK to version 2.0 which brings the SDK inline and closer with the Android digi.me SDK implementation. The upgrade means changing to use a new github url [github.com/digime/digime-sdk-ios](https://github.com/digime/digime-sdk-ios), and updated pod file. Fortunately the changes are simple. Please follow our [migration guide](https://github.com/digime/digime-sdk-ios#migration-guide) to get started.

## Purpose
Consent Access (CA) is an API from digi.me that enables you to ask a user for consent to access some of their data. You do this by proposing a contract with the user that spells out what type of data you want, what you will and won't do with it, how long you will retain it and if you will implement the right to be forgotten.

The digi.me SDK depends on digi.me app being installed to enable user initiated authorization of requests. [Get more info](http://devsupport.digi.me/)

## At glance
Call the function `digimeFrameworkInitiateDataRequestWithAppID:contractID:rsaPrivateKeyHex:` to initiate a request for data and implement the delegate functions for notification of progress and receiving the data in JSON format.

## Requirements

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## Demo mode using Example app

You can test and run this project in a demo mode. Under the repository name, click Clone or download. Open 'Example' folder and navigate to readme file. [Follow the installation instruction](https://github.com/digime/digime-ios-sdk/tree/master/Example)

## Installation with CocoaPods

[CocoaPods](http://cocoapods.org) is a dependency manager for Objective-C, which automates and simplifies the process of using 3rd-party libraries like DigiMeFramework in your projects. You can install it with the following command:

```bash
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```

> CocoaPods 0.39.0+ is required to build DigiMeFramework 1.0.0+.

#### Podfile

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```ruby
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platform :ios, '8.0'

target 'TargetName' do
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end
```

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```bash
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```bash
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```

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```plist
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<array>
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</array>
```

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<array>
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<string>Editor</string>
<key>CFBundleURLName</key>
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<key>CFBundleURLSchemes</key>
<array>
<string>digime-ca-your_real_app_id</string>
</array>
</dict>
</array>
```
`your_real_app_id` - is your application ID given by digi.me support.

Add this line in your .swift class to add a reference to the framework  `import DigiMeFramework`

From this class make a call to the SDK function and bypass your application id, contract id and your private key in hex format.

`digimeFrameworkInitiateDataRequestWithAppID:contractID:rsaPrivateKeyHex:`

Make sure that your class implements `DigiMeFrameworkDelegate`.

One method is required `digimeFrameworkReceiveDataWithFileNames:filesWithContent:filesWithContent:error:` Within this method you will get decrypted JSON data or an error.

Refer to the `DigiMeFramework.h` file for other delegates convenience methods to receive a state or download progress. Also refer to the error codes that maybe returned by the SDK.

Your application delegate must forward the callback from digi.me app to the SDK library.

```swift
func application(_ app: UIApplication, open url: URL, options: [UIApplicationOpenURLOptionsKey : Any] = [:]) -> Bool {

if(url.scheme?.hasPrefix(kDigiMeFrameworkReceiversURLSchemaPrefix))!
{
DigiMeFramework.sharedInstance().digimeFrameworkApplication(app, open: url, options: options)
}

return true
}
```
## Downloads

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New look for Scottish Seabird Centre
The popular attraction is set to unveil its new interactive visitor experience
20th December 2019 by Gareth Jones 0 Comments
A popular Scottish attraction is set to unveil its new look home.
One of the UK's leading marine conservation and education charities, the Scottish Seabird Centre, is opening its new interactive visitor experience this weekend (Saturday 21 December) to help people discover the wonders of Scotland's marine habitats and learn more about the risks they face: including climate change, invasive non-native species and marine plastics.
The new Scottish Seabird Centre Discovery Experience in North Berwick will virtually transport visitors of all ages, from the warmth and comfort of the visitor centre, deep into a variety of Scottish marine habitats. The new mechanical exhibits, interactive games, virtual reality experience and storyboards have all been designed in partnership with the expert team from Glasgow Science Centre. The expanded themes focus on seabirds, marine habitats and wildlife, threats and scientific discovery.
One of the first visitors lucky enough to preview the new-look Discovery Experience, Pamela Newby from North Berwick, who visited with family and friends aged three to 71, said: "It is fantastic to see the new look Scottish Seabird Centre, Discovery Experience. The children were all enthralled by the variety of new video games and puzzles. And it was absolutely amazing to be transported to Bass Rock to roam among the gannets, then swim through the ocean with whales and porpoises using virtual reality.
"It is great fun way to introduce children to our marine environment and teach them the importance of protecting it for generations to come."
The development of the new Discovery Experience was part of a wider 18 month refurbishment of the Scottish Seabird Centre, which has also seen their café, retail space and learning hub transformed.
Speaking on the re-opening of the Discovery Experience, Susan Davies, chief executive of the Scottish Seabird Centre, said: "Our refurbishment programme has been both exciting and challenging. We are thrilled with the overall refresh of all our exhibits as this strengthens our capability for telling the story of Scotland's marine environment to diverse audiences. 2020 sees us celebrate both our 20th anniversary, and Scotland's Year of Coasts and Waters, with a transformed visitor and educational experience.
"Scotland's marine environment is exceptional and diverse. There is a growing awareness of both its importance and the pressures it is under – not least from climate change, invasive species, underwater noise and marine pollution. Our seas provide vital natural services for society including climate regulation, food provision, renewable energy, scientific discovery and education opportunities. It is important that people are aware of its importance and the need to protect it and to use the resources it provides in a sustainable way.
"We look forward to welcoming visitors back to the centre. We hope we will inspire them to embrace the societal changes needed to ensure our marine environment remains healthy and wildlife-rich for generations to come."
The Discovery Experience reopens to the public on Saturday 21 December with a formal launch in January 2020 to coincide with the start of Scotland's Year of Coasts and Waters - a year-long celebration of Scotland's coasts, seas and waterways.
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One of our favorite parts of shooting the book trailer for "The Toddler Survival Guide" was dressing James up like Hannibal Lecter. But what was even more fun than his costume was seeing how excited he was to pretend to be "really scary, mom." Since only a couple seconds of his "really scary" fright fest made it into the trailer, we cut together a video of all of his scariest outtakes.
Warning: Do not watch alone! Not for the faint of heart!
That was supposed to be a scary face emoji. Whomp whomp.
Fava beans and scanty, lol!


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The evolution of Philippine fashion
Quite predictably, the Filipino style of clothing had been influenced by the climate in the Philippines. The earliest documentation of native clothing begins with the 'Archaic epoch' (10th – 16th century) before colonizers from Europe reached the islands.
The tropical climate (dry and rainy seasons) dictated pants or a loincloth for men and cool, robe-like dresses for women. These early Filipinos – as well as the still extant tribal groups – wore colourful woven clothes, often with intricate beadwork and other ornaments.
Prior to the first Spanish Era (1521–1799), the early pre-colonial clothing of groups such as the Tagalogs (the first settlers of Manila) and Visayans (native to the Visayas, the southernmost islands of Luzon) included both the baro and saya made from silk in matching colours.
This style was exclusively worn by the women from the upper caste, while those of lower castes wore baro made from pounded white bark fibre, and a floor-length wrap-around skirt. Women usually wore jewellery, such as gold necklaces and earrings, which symbolized wealth and beauty. In some tribes, women also wore tattoos signifying beauty, power and wealth.
In contrast, the Visayans wore clothes similar to that of Indonesians and Malaysians. They wore a robe called Marlota or jacket called Baquero without a collar that reached the feet. The robes or jackets were brightly coloured. The Tagalogs and the Visayans bound their foreheads and temples with long, narrow strips of cloth called Putong. Necks were covered with gold necklaces, and wrists with golden armlets called Calombigas – these had intricate patterns.
The usual male headdress was the pudong, a turban; though in Panay, both men and women also wore a head cloth or bandana called saplung. Commoners wore pudong of rough abaca cloth wrapped around only a few turns so that it was more of a headband than a turban and was therefore called pudong-pudong – as the crowns and diadems on Christian images were later called. A red pudong was called magalong and was the insignia of braves who had killed an enemy.
When the Spaniards came and settled in the country, the fashion changed drastically as the Spanish culture influenced the succeeding centuries of Philippine history. The Spanish dissolved the kingdoms and united the country, resulting in a mixture of cultures from different ethnic groups and Spanish culture.
Throughout the 16th century up to the 18th century, women wore a Hispanicised version of the Baro't saya, composed of a bodice – called a camisa, often made in pineapple fibre or muslin – and a floor length skirt, while the men wore the Barong Tagalog, a collared and buttoned lace shirt or a suit.
The 'second' Spanish Era began in 1800–1899 and went through until 1899 when Americans arrived. The continuing influence of the Western culture, the rising economy, globalization, and exposure from the European fashion scene caused women's clothing to change and by the 1850s, women's clothing was now full wide skirts that usually had a long train rather than the simple floor length skirts, a bodice called camisa which means blouse in English and a panuelo, a big square cloth folded triangularly and worn in the Philippines like a great ruffle or collar. The attire is composed of four pieces, namely the camisa, the saya, the pañuelo (a scarf, also spelled panuelo) and the tapis.
Going to church or attending mass, called for the women to wear a veil above their heads, similar to other Catholic countries at that time.
The women wore this kind of fashion even when the Spanish Regime was finally overthrown and was replaced by the First Philippine Republic. Today, this type of clothing is now called as the "Maria Clara" dress, named after the character of Maria Clara from Dr. Jose Rizal's novel Noli Me Tangere who became a symbol of the traditional Filipino woman, known as modest, elegant and conservative.
When the Americans came in the early 1900s, the fashion remained the same for the first five years. Women then wore the Traje de Mestiza, the more modern version of the Maria Clara; it had bigger sleeves and a narrower floor length skirt with a long train called saya de cola and replaced the full wide skirt reflecting the Edwardian Fashion of the West.
By the 1920s, the style of the skirt still remained, influenced by the flapper dress; however, the wide sleeves had been flattened to butterfly sleeves (popularized by local couturier Pacita Longos), and the big pañuelo reduced its size. Such trends had gained prominence especially during the annual Manila Carnivals of the 1920s and through the 1930s, when young adult women and children finally abandoned the typical "Traje de Mestiza" as everyday wear and started to wear floral printed dresses with mid-calf length shirts. Though many women embraced the western ideals, the typical "Traje de Mestiza" was not fully gone. The elders and middle-aged women still wore the traditional dress while the young adults considered it only as a formal dress for events sucas carnivals, galas, etc.
In the 1930s, the Philippines was famous for its beauty pageants and carnivals that drew tourists from around the world and resulted in influencing the fashion and beauty standards of the Filipino women.
When the 1940s came, the Philippines saw the breaking out of World War II resulting in the shortage of tailoring shops, clothing boutiques and dressmaking factories as the country was occupied by the Japanese Empire. The austerity era started when rations were implemented, and women wore simpler clothing. The terno gradually disappeared and stopped being manufactured. Clothing boutiques only sold monochromatic dresses, mostly in dark tones and the shirtwaist dresses of the previous decade became popular in the 1940s with a simpler look.
During the mid-1940s, the clothing boutiques, tailoring shops, and dressmakers stopped operation as the final chapter of the World War II occurred in the Philippines. The capital city of Manila was bombed and was left 80% destroyed and was considered being the second most devastated capital city in World War II, next only to Warsaw.
After the war, most of the people either lost their clothes or could not find new clothes. In 1946, the country began its reparation and Manila's restoration. However, the lack of dressmakers made the fashion of the 1930s and early 1940s remain popular for the rest of the decade.
When the next decade started, the country saw the rise of economy, once again giving opportunities for people to have more necessities and live a normal life. Women remained wearing the 1940s fashion during the first five years of the decade, but by the late 1950s, started to wear dresses and with floral prints and fuller knee-length skirts. The style was inspired by Christian Dior's "New Look" collection, characterized by a below-mid-calf length, full-skirt, pointed bust, small waist, and rounded shoulder line.
The Barong Tagalog became popular once again to be worn as a formal wear, popularized by the then-President Ramon Magsaysay. The Terno was rarely worn by young women every day; however, it was still worn at formal events such as galas, national events, government parties and film festivals.
With the popularity of the hippie culture in the late 1960s, many Filipinos embraced this culture which has continued until the early seventies. At the same time, the rise of Filipino Nationalism began and both movements influenced the way people lived and dressed. The early 1970s saw women start to abandon mini dresses for a more modest clothing such as maxi skirts. Vintage clothing from the Victorian Era of the west also became popular as long sleeves, laces, and collars became popular in dresses. Bell bottom pants started to become popular that would continue to the rest of the decade. Men also started to grow their hair long, the first time ever that such style became acceptable in post-colonial Filipino society.
Following the 1986 People Power EDSA Revolution, Corazon Aquino became the 11th President of the Philippines and spanned a six-year period from February 25, 1986, to June 30, 1992. Aquino's relatively peaceful ascension to the Philippine presidency signalled the end of authoritarian rule of Ferdinand Marcos in the Philippines and drew her and the Filipino people international acclaim and admiration. Corazon Aquino favoured western style power dressing and the simpler and more modest kimona in place of the terno.
By 1989, a drastic change in style emerged; a trend having oversized shirts and pants were in style, paving way to the 1990s loose fashion.
1990s fashion remained popular during the early years of the first decade of the 21st century. 2000s fashion was considered a mash up of different styles. The development of social media saw many Filipino women and men exposed to a new world of styles and due to the rising economy of the country, many Filipinos began buying more clothes. By the mid-2010s, many of the fashions from the mid-1960s and mid-1990s returned, clothing such as midi-skirts, denim jackets, knitted sweaters, boat shoes, etc. came back into fashion while fashion pieces like chokers gained prominence once again. Men's fashion also started to move away to the rock/hip-hop-influenced styles of the past two decades and started to define a new style for men. 2010s hairstyles were often defined by loose waves for women and slick-back hair for men. While beauty trends include having emphasis on the lips, and contoured cheeks, nude colour palettes were also prominent for make-up.
The late 2010s saw Mindanao-influenced designs, and a resurgence of interest for ternos and their redesigns for modern applications.
Throughout every era, the Philippine national costume never lost its place despite the influence from different countries. It is truly remarkable, undoubtedly unique, colourful, and ornate with bits and pieces from the natural resources found in the land itself.
According to an article by the NationalClothing.org, the main factors that formed traditional clothing of the Philippines are climate, cultural traditions, foreign conquerors, and way of living.
FILIPINO MEN'S NATIONAL COSTUME
Originating from the northern part of the Philippines, Barong Tagalog is the official national costume of Filipino men. It is worn over a Chinese collarless shirt called camisa de Chino. Its loose and long lines feature can be traced of its Chinese sources, the airy tropical appearance of Indo-Malay costume, the elongated effect of Hindu dressing, and the ornamental restraint of European men's clothing. The fabric used is usually made of different natural resources such as piña fabric (hand-woven from pineapple leaves), jusi fabric (machine-woven from banana silk), and banana fabric (hand-woven from banana fiber).
FILIPINO WOMEN'S NATIONAL COSTUME
The official national costume of Filipina women is called Baro at Saya (Baro't Saya), also known as Filipiniana. It features a floor-length panelled skirt of silk or satin, and it consists of four separate pieces: the collarless waist-length, bell sleeved camisa; the bubble-shaped, floor-length saya; the stiff, neck-covering pañuelo; and the hip-hugging, knee length tapis or overskirt. Another popular kind is the Mestiza Dress, a formal dress made of expensive lace and fabric adorned with embroideries. Popularized by the Philippine First Lady Imelda Marcos, some even called it Imelda dress or terno (matching) Mestiza dress is known for its elegance and butterfly sleeves.


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Mere survival is not enough.
It might be for a time. But if your goal is symbiotic relationships with the people that surround you in every environment, reverting to your brain's base survival instincts is likely to cause friction that can further impede the harmony and balance you subconsciously desire.
Are you simply surviving, or are you experiencing a measure of success in how you move about in life? Would you like to? It's important to understand that there is a difference – only then can you begin to make a change.
Survive: to act on instinct.
The angry brain believes that everything valuable in life lies outside of the self, and so must be taken.
Beyond this, the angry believes that what it needs must not only be taken, but taken by force. Nothing they might desire will ever just "show up." They need to make it happen.
They judge the value of people by their usefulness to them and their goals.
Now how do these survival instincts play out in terms of behavior?
An individual that is following their default anger-based survival patterns may use fear and threats to control another person. They may not listen to the other person, only hearing what they want to hear or what they can use. An anger-focused brain stuck in survival mode might create problems where there are none in order to face upheaval and obstacles. They don't know how to positively direct their psychic energy, and so may alienate the people around them that don't share the same tendencies.
Thrive: to enjoy harmony in your daily environment.
Seek innovative, creative solutions to problems with an unrelenting will that other brain types may not.
You can be an engaging, inspiring leader that keeps positivity high even when facing obstacles.
You are able to deal with problems head-on and forgive and forget, moving forward in relationships easily.
If you have an angry brain and find yourself identifying more with the survival descriptions than the successful ones, you likely A) do not yet have a full understanding of your brain type and what you need and B) require behavioral modification tips as well as environmental changes to help you be the best you can be.
Bridging the Gap: understanding, then modification.
Gaining a new level of introspective understanding will help you see yourself as you truly are. Once you identify the internal directives that dictate your behavior patterns, whether instinctive or learned, will enable you to enter the next stage: behavioral modification.
Once you accept that you are operating on a survival level, it's easy to see why it's essential to improve and move towards success. Survival often means subpar in terms of personal relationships, your professional career and your overall satisfaction with life. For the angry brain, given their nature and drive, it takes a consistent effort and analysis of internal thought processes and external actions. How can you direct your anger emotive brain towards positive end goals, enabling only harmony along the way?
In my book, we will explore the intricacies of the anger emotion and how it operates within and through angry brains. Whether you are an angry brain, you love someone with one or you'd like to learn more about character, instinct, integrity, behavior and what makes humans who we are, make sure to download your copy after release and get started.
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An interactive installation commissioned for the closing party of Angel Row Gallery in Nottingham. The Jukebox contained all the UK #1 hits which corresponded with the openings of 254 exhibitions held at the gallery over its lifetime. The audience were asked to punch in the code for the exhibition they first remembered visiting.
Harrison was commissioned to make a special interactive work for the Angel Row Gallery Closing Party, which took place on Saturday 22 September 2007. The gallery was closing after more than 16 years as Nottingham's leading contemporary art space, to make way for Nottingham Contemporary – Nottingham's new centre for contemporary art which opened in 2009.
Harrison's piece aimed to create a party atmosphere whilst also celebrating the 254 exhibitions which had taken place at the gallery over its lifetime. For this she compiled the Angel Row Jukebox – a reproduction dome-topped Wurlitzer containing all the UK #1 hits which coincided with the opening of each of these exhibitions.
The actual list of tracks inside the jukebox remained a secret. Party goers were invited to peruse the specially made 'exhibition list' posters and to select the track number which corresponded to the first exhibition they remembered visiting at Angel Row. In doing so, they helped to provide a nostalgic (and sometimes cheesy) soundtrack for the party.
Exhibition list posters (coming soon)
Images of Closing Party on Flickr
List of songs picked at the event
Angel Row Closing Party


Another year done & dusted. Time fly's fast when you're having fun huh! This year has been dramatic. Just like every other year I suppose, it's all good though. What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. Thats why we're so strong & we continue on. On the path of greatness! 2018 is upon us all folks, this shall be our year, I'm sure. Life goes on & on & we'll all keep riding along. All on different journeys, but hey, maybe one day our journeys will collide if we keep on, keeping strong & ride the tide.
Have fun in 2018. This is our year! Are we ready for it?
Love this post! Full of the warrior sprit! Let's bring it on together!


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Out-of-time-order correlators in quantum mechanics
Koji Hashimoto, Keiju Murata, Ryosuke Yoshii
Department of Business and Commerce
The out-of-time-order correlator (OTOC) is considered as a measure of quantum chaos. We formulate how to calculate the OTOC for quantum mechanics with a general Hamiltonian. We demonstrate explicit calculations of OTOCs for a harmonic oscillator, a particle in a one-dimensional box, a circle billiard and stadium billiards. For the first two cases, OTOCs are periodic in time because of their commensurable energy spectra. For the circle and stadium billiards, they are not recursive but saturate to constant values which are linear in temperature. Although the stadium billiard is a typical example of the classical chaos, an expected exponential growth of the OTOC is not found. We also discuss the classical limit of the OTOC. Analysis of a time evolution of a wavepacket in a box shows that the OTOC can deviate from its classical value at a time much earlier than the Ehrenfest time, which could be the reason of the difficulty for the numerical analyses to exhibit the exponential growth.
Journal of High Energy Physics
https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2017)138
correlators
harmonic oscillators
AdS-CFT Correspondence
Models of Quantum Gravity
Hashimoto, K., Murata, K., & Yoshii, R. (2017). Out-of-time-order correlators in quantum mechanics. Journal of High Energy Physics, 2017(10), [138]. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2017)138
Out-of-time-order correlators in quantum mechanics. / Hashimoto, Koji; Murata, Keiju; Yoshii, Ryosuke.
In: Journal of High Energy Physics, Vol. 2017, No. 10, 138, 01.10.2017.
Hashimoto, K, Murata, K & Yoshii, R 2017, 'Out-of-time-order correlators in quantum mechanics', Journal of High Energy Physics, vol. 2017, no. 10, 138. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2017)138
Hashimoto K, Murata K, Yoshii R. Out-of-time-order correlators in quantum mechanics. Journal of High Energy Physics. 2017 Oct 1;2017(10). 138. https://doi.org/10.1007/JHEP10(2017)138
Hashimoto, Koji ; Murata, Keiju ; Yoshii, Ryosuke. / Out-of-time-order correlators in quantum mechanics. In: Journal of High Energy Physics. 2017 ; Vol. 2017, No. 10.
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Three deaths in Hassan
Hassan, October 20, 2020 18:00 IST
Updated: October 20, 2020 18:00 IST
The number of deaths due to COVID-19 infection in Hassan rose to 400 on Tuesday after three more people succumbed on the day. So far 23,566 people, including 245 fresh cases, tested positive for the infection.
A press release issued by the district administration on Tuesday said among those people infected 2,573 are still under treatment and 20,593 have recovered. Of those under treatment 48 people are in the intensive care unit.
Of the fresh cases reported on the day, four are from Alur, 34 from Arakalgud, six from Araikere, 23 from Belur, 17 from Channarayapatna, 118 from Hassan, 26 from Holenarsipur and 17 from Sakleshpur taluk.
Train services restored as work at Hubballi yard is postponed
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11mins Bengal polls: Left, Congress to conclude seat-sharing by end of this month
1hr U.K. invites PM Modi for G7 summit
2hrs Farooq Abdullah requests PM to restore 4G internet in J&K
2hrs India home to both species of red panda, says ZSI study


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Jeffrey Weiss resigns New York
After holding the post for just 9 months, Jeffrey Weiss has resigned as director of the Dia Art Foundation.
Weiss is open about the reasons for his decision; it seems the bureaucratic demands of directing a foundation like Dia had taken Weiss too far away from his scholarly and curatorial work. Weiss was formerly the curator and head of the Department of Modern and Contemporary Art at the National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. for 13 years. The 49 year old has published on the artists including Picasso, Duchamp and Rothko and it is likely that Weiss will return to this field.
Dia's ambition is to establish a permanent exhibition space in New York to develop a program and it was expected that Weiss would help realize this. The news marks another disappointment for this pioneering institution. It was only two years ago that Dia lost its biggest benefactor, Leonard Riggio, at the same time as Michael Govan, who left to become director of the Los Angeles County Museum.
Nathalie de Gunzburg, the chairwoman of Dia's board, said that the search for a replacement director would not be hurried.
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