text:
by Quillery
Ghosts of the Past
Hold Your Color
Suggestions, Editing and Pre-Reading by :
Siyray, Willsons, Izraill Z, BabySkittleMonster, Legion222, Dreamshadow, edensbane, amacita
Dash was staring out the window watching the sunset as they approached the Crystal Empire. Her eyes drifted occasionally to the reflection of her head, and the dwindling sight of her mane. The purple was about halfway gone from her head, and her tail was nearly as bad. She huffed indifferently. There were plenty of things on her mind, and the one thing she didn't care for was her stupid mane, the stupid Prism, and her stupid birthright. The only thing she cared about was the mare sitting as far away from her as possible.
Dash sighed and cast a glance towards Twilight. She was still pouring her time into her books. She did eventually get some sleep, but it was hardly for long. Not once did she look back to Dash, not to signal that everything was going to be alright, or at least to show that she still cared. The Twilight that Dash knew and loved had been replaced, and she could feel herself being eaten away on the inside because of it.
The train whistle blared above, and the car shook as the brakes squealed. Dash felt her body lurch with the slowing of the train, but she paid no real attention to it. Her eyes were stuck on the clear night sky outside with the full moon looming overhead.
The wheels underneath gave one final hiss before the train came to a stop. With the platform in sight, Dash noticed a small squadron of crystal pony royal guards standing in front of the train.
"Prizma," Aurora said.
Dash turned to her aunt.
"It's time to go."
Dash grunted a response and tore herself away from the window. She trudged behind Aurora and her father as they exited from the train last. Twilight was already gone with her books, as were Edweena and Yearling.
Outside the train, the group of guards stomped in unison to receive their new guests. Dash looked around, spotting Twilight already in the middle of the platform with her brother. The two siblings shared a short hug as Dash moved towards them.
"It's good to see you, Twily," Shining Armor said.
"It's good to see you too, big brother," Twilight said. She glanced around. "Where's Cadence?"
"Back at the castle. Once we heard what happened, she personally went through the archives to find every old book she could. She'll meet you there."
Twilight nodded and started for the castle without another word. Even Shining Armor blinked at his sister's sudden exit and turned to Dash with a raised eyebrow.
"Hey, Rainbow Dash. Haven't seen you in a while." He shrugged his head in Twilight's direction. "I'd ask how you're treating my sister, but it seems that's asked itself. What happened?"
Dash couldn't look Shining Armor in the eyes, so she settled for the ground. "We… had a fight, I guess. She doesn't want to be helpless in protecting me or something, so she's putting all her focus into figuring out what's going on, and keeping me at a safe distance."
Shining Armor shifted his jaw. "Hmm, sounds familiar."
Dash blinked. "Wait, this has happened before?"
Shining chuckled. "Oh yeah, I could tell you dozens of stories. Once, she accidentally ripped her Smarty Pants doll, so she locked it away until she learned the fine arts of sewing and stitching. By the time she got to a skill level she deemed 'acceptable' to keep Smarty Pants in perfect condition, she had forgotten where she put her. Lost her for the entire summer until we had a junk sale to clean out the house and almost sold her."
"So, what do you think I should do?"
Shining scratched his chin. "Honestly? Wait it out. Keep showing your support on the sidelines. She might push harder back, but eventually she'll either prove her point, or accept that she can't change anything."
Shining gave Dash a playful punch in the shoulder. "Just don't give up on her. She's got her stubborn streaks. We all do. I can tell you've been good for her."
"Thanks… I guess."
Shining nodded, and turned to the group of ponies now approaching from the train. He scanned them in turn, but paused when his eyes fell on Dash's father and aunt. His gaze narrowed.
"Privet, Khroma," he said in rough Trotsky.
Dash's eyes widened, but her dad was stone faced, offering a terse nod himself.
"You speak Trotsky, Shining?" Dash asked.
"Little bit."
"And you know my dad?"
He nodded. "Mostly by reputation, but I've met him once or twice."
"I was the captain of Celestia's guard, y'know. It was my job to know of agents from other countries that were wandering around."
Khroma chuckled. "He may have tried to arrest me on suspicious behavior once or twice."
Shining laughed as well. "Well, in my defense, you were acting pretty shifty in all those jewelry stores."
"You don't know my wife. She has eyes and ears everywhere with her friends and coworkers. I couldn't let them report back what I was planning."
Dash rolled his eyes as the two stallions laughed between themselves. Shining glanced over to his guards who were still watching the train. Yearling was busy attempting to entertain them with some grand tale with the way she was waving and flourishing her hooves, while Edweena stood by and shook her head.
Shining glanced to see who was within earshot, and his demeanor dipped suddenly as he leaned in and spoke in hushed tones. "Is what I've been hearing from Canterlot true? Did something really happen to Celestia?"
Dash blinked and turned to her father. He and Aurora shrugged indifferently. She turned back. "Yeah. We're dealing with something pretty bad, and it might be connected to Sombra and something that happened a thousand years ago."
Shining's eyes darted at the utterance of the word 'Sombra.'
"Be careful with the 'S' word around here. Ponies are still recovering from everything that happened last fall. Its been slow, but everything is starting to really get back to what it used to be a thousand years. Before… y'know."
Dash nodded.
"We'd better catch up to Twilight. The sooner we figure this out, the sooner we can get you all back home."
Shining and his squad escorted Dash and company to the castle in short order. Once inside, Shining personally took them towards the libraries within the tower. Dash in the past was surprised at how much the Crystal Empire castle could contain in what seemed like such a small building on the outside. The library was no exception, almost taking up an entire half of the lower floors.
Inside the main foyer was a buzz of activity even in the approaching evening. Ponies of all sizes were scampering around the shelves, carrying books in every direction. They all followed suit to commands ushered by Princess Cadence near the front desk. Twilight was already by her side, and was picking through a selection of books already laid out for her.
Shining took Dash aside as the entered the room, leaving the rest to scatter and find their place to search.
"So, are you looking for anything particular?" he said.
"We're looking for anything that would cover what turned Sombra into what he became, what might have created the Nightmare, or both, before this place was banished for a thousand years."
Shining rubbed his neck. "Well, I don't exactly know what we might have. The archives do have a lot of old information that was preserved from back then, but there's no telling what we would have on his downfall. From what I know, it was very sudden and poorly recorded until he vanished."
"Well, there's gotta be something. I don't know much about libraries, but there's gotta be like… a super secret book collection somewhere, right? I know Twi has one for the older books she's got."
"Well, Cadence started with the archives, so she's probably already got them over there with her and Twilight, but I can show you if you want to look yourself."
"An' me!"
Dash turned to see Yearling and Edweena standing beside her. "Ain't no way we gonna be bobbin' about here without me gettin' a gander at those oldies."
"Uh…" Shining said.
Dash waved a hoof. "They're fine. It was their idea to come here anyways. She might know what to look for."
Shining shrugged. "Okay, follow me then."
"Just a sec." Dash paused a moment and turned to Ditzy, Khroma and Aurora. "Can you guys stay close to Twilight? She doesn't want me near her right now, but I'd feel way better if somepony I trust was keeping an eye on her."
Khroma and Aurora exchanged a glance. Aurora nodded with a smile. "Of course, Prizma. I will guard her with my life for you."
Dash offered her thanks, and after casting one last glance at Twilight, left with Shining Armor.
They left the main halls of the library further up the tower. There were increasingly more guards the further they climbed, all of which bowed their heads to the passing Shining Armor. The top floor of the library was a loft that overlooked all the lower floors. Dash took a moment to look down the various floors. While the small army of ponies scurrying about with books in tow, it didn't take her long to spot the speck of purple that she cared about most. She sighed and turned back to the others.
Shining stood in front of a crystal portcullis. A shield emblem was carved into the gemstone around the frame of the door. Shining focused his magic into the carving, and the gate began to glow. A moment later, they shook against their holding and began to climb, scraping the walls as they did.
Once the door was opened, Shining turned back. "This is pretty much our version Starswirl wing. The oldest and rarest books are in here under lock and key. Cadence would have already pulled the history books, but there might be something they missed."
Dash nodded and followed him and the others into the archive. Despite the fact that nearly everything in the crystal Empire was made of crystal and gems, Dash noted the inescapable smell of moulding books and dry air. Several tall shelves of books were crammed into the room. They winded down the length of the archive, and spindled around the tower.
"Wow," Dash said. "That's a lot of books."
"Yep. I don't think we've managed to get through recategorizing half of it yet. I'm not even sure how Cadence found what to take to help Twilight. It was almost like she knew…"
Shining's gaze drifted a moment when he shook himself out of his trance. "Anyway, I don't know how much help I'll be in there, but I'll wait here if you need any help." He cast a glance towards the door. "I know I won't be much help out there. Libraries were always Twilight's thing."
Dash sighed. "I know what that's like."
Shining smiled. "Buck up, kiddo. She'll come around. Once we find what we need to take down the Nightmare and get Celestia back on her hooves, everything will go back to normal."
"Here's hoping." Dash glanced down the stacks. Yearling and Edweena were already drifting towards them, glancing up at the high shelves and examining each cover and title. Dash turned back to Shining Armor. "Thanks, Shining."
Shining Armor offered her a nod before she followed Yearling and Edweena further in to archives. The strange smell of the older books grew overpowering in seconds just a few meters into the narrow rows. The dust tickled at Dash's nose, and she felt the urge to sneeze crop up many times in just a few seconds. A few misadventures in Twilight's own archives was enough practice to know how to not sneeze at the absolute worst possible time.
Dash's heart grew heavy in her chest. Even the slightest reminder of Twilight brought the reality of what happened just hours ago to the front of her mind. The titles of the books around her faded into a blur as she stumbled through the shelves. Try as she might to push the rogue thoughts, they wormed their way back to the forefront of her mind and drug her down into lethargy and doubt.
She felt a claw on her shoulder and looked up to see Edweena looking down at her with a faint smile. "You know, the fastest way to getting back to Twilight would be to find the answer to this mystery."
Dash slumped her head. "I know. You're right, but I have no idea where to start!" She indicated the room with a sweep of her leg. "I mean, look how big this place is! We'll be here for hours, and I've got a few days left at best before my colors run out." Dash bit her lip. "I'm running out of time, Edweena, and I'm scared."
Dash tried to look away, but Edweena lifted Dash's chin with a talon and stared into her eyes. "Considering the mess we've been through thus far, I'd say you have every right to be scared, Miss Dash." She glanced around, seeing if anyone was nearby to listen. Yearling was a few rows ahead, and Shining was still far away at the door. Satisfied, Edweena turned back, speaking quietly. "To be perfectly honest, I'm absolutely terrified. The old gryphon legends don't hold a candle to what the Nightmare is actually like. Never would they think she'd be capable of laying low Celestia."
"But how are you keeping so calm?" Dash said. "I'm going grey right before my eyes, I've lost my home, my family has been lying to me, and my marefriend just cut me off entirely. I feel like I'm falling apart on the inside and the outside, and its only a matter of time before this tailspin lands me six feet in dirt."
Edweena shook her head. "Worries only worry you if you let them. Everyone on this world has their problems, Miss Dash. You aren't the only one. Some of those problems might be… more titanic than others, but we all face them with either the same kind of determination, or submit to them with the same kind of defeat. Which one you choose is up to you."
Dash heaved another deep breath as she let Edweena's words sink in. It was about that time when there was a loud clatter a few rows down, followed by a string of unintelligible swearing.
"Blimey!" Yearling shouted. "What in the seven corners of Tartarus is that doin' in 'ere?"
Dash and Edweena darted off to find Yearling. On the other side of the ring, they stepped out into a small space in between the rows. A large statue was carved into the wall, and looked like it had been recently covered with a cloth, which now lay at Yearling's hooves.
A small sprinkle of dust motes drifted off the statue, casting a cloudy gloom over its impressive features. It was well carved, almost to the finest detail. The fur looked silky and radiant. The cloak it wore looked warm and wearable with the finest comfort, and the crown was worn proud and resplendent. Not the image one would consider of the late King Sombra, the likeness of which towered above Dash and the others with terrifying presence.
"Wow…" Dash breathed.
"You said it…" Edweena said. "He almost looks...real."
"Real, nottin'!" Yearling said. "I want this impressive hunk of stallion in my den!"
"Yearling!" Edweena said. "You know who that is, right?"
"O' course. Don't mean I can't appreciate the sights, luv. An' he be an impressive sight." Yearling's voice was purring by the time another set of hooves stepped behind Dash and Edweena.
"Whoa," Shining Armor said. "Didn't know that was back here…"
"Looks like its been here awhile," Dash said, spitting up some dust in the process.
"Weird. All of the existing guards said they went through the entire empire and destroyed anything that would have represented Sombra. How would they have missed this?"
"They musta' been mares, dear," Yearling said dreamily. "No mare could break those beautiful eyes…"
Dash had to, in the most revolting corners of her mind, agree slightly with Yearling's observation. She was no stranger to attraction to stallion in ages past, and she had to admit, there was something incredibly alluring to the way the eyes of the statue surveyed everything in front of it. They were powerful, yet… kind. Almost as if…
"He honestly doesn't look all that bad…" Dash said.
It took only a second for the strange looks to shoot her way as if she might be at least partially insane. Her face flushed as she sputtered. "N-not like that! I mean, he doesn't look bad bad. Like…" Dash blinked as he looked at the statues forehead. "Look at his horn. It looks normal."
Shining Armor was taken aback, but he reluctantly nodded. "You're right. This statue had to have been made before he was corrupted."
"So why hide it all the way up here?" Dash said. "It was bad enough that Sombra hid the Crystal Heart at the top of the spire, but who would go out of their way to move the one good statue of him behind a bunch of bookcases?"
"Someone with something to hide…" Edweena said.
"Right you are, Edie," Yearling said. "Any excuse to lay my hooves on that flank is as good as any!"
Edweena dropped her face into her claws and sighed loudly as Yearling moved over to the statue and started shoving against it. She grunted as she tried to find a place for her hooves and push, opting for the most illicit places possible. Despite her efforts, the statue didn't budge.
"Yearling, what in Equus are you doing?" Edweena chided.
"Wot's it look like? I'm tryin' to move this bloody thing."
"Do you honestly think it would be that simple? It's part of the wall!" She pointed at the corner the statue sat next to, and the seamless corner in between them. "Its not moving."
Yearling huffed. "Well. I don't see you tryin' anything!"
Dash shook her head as Yearling and Edweena bickered. She stared at the statue, looking for anything unusual. Her eyes fell on the base, where a small inscription was chiseled into the gemstone.
"What's that?" Dash said, pointing.
Yearling and Edweena stopped, and looked at the statue's base. Yearling twisted her head and leaned in close. "It's old Equestrian Common," she said. "Lucky I've got a hoof o' practice with old tongue's." She ginned and ran her hoof along the letters, muttering under her breath as she mouthed the words.
She cleared her throat. "It says: May the reign of our glorious King Sombra be as eternal as crystal, his judgement ever benevolent, and his eyes ever watchful for the darkness that surrounds us."
Yearling tilted her head. "Hmm."
"What?" Edweena said.
Yearling pointed to the end of the inscription. There was a symbol carved into the stone. "That don't fit. It was put there after this was writ."
Edweena scratched her chin. "I don't recognize the symbol."
"I do," Shining Armor said. "That's the symbol of the Court Scrivener. They're the one who records all the major histories, declarations and happenings of the kingdom. He would have access to this room."
Yearling shook her head. "It mighta been one of these scriveners, but it ain't the one you got now. This mark is a bit older than the inscription, so I think the one who was around during Sombra's time might'a put this here."
Shining Armor frowned and scratched his head. "You know… you're right. Most of the populace was preserved in time, but there was no scrivener from before. We had to find a replacement. The previous was never found."
"So what does the symbol mean then? Dash asked. "What does it tell us?"
"That somepony 'ah somethin' to hide," Yearling said, winking at Edweena. "An' that somepony is tryin' to tell us now. We just gotta figure out what."
Yearling plopped down onto her haunches and stared up at the statue. She rubbed her neck as she pondered, while everyone else also drifted into silence as they considered the possibilities.
"Perhaps its a riddle?" Edweena said.
"Nah," Yearling said. "The inscription was made way before the scrivener messed wit' it. It couldn't 'ave been that specific."
Edweena frowned as she ran her talon along the mark. She tapped it, scratched it, and rubbed her claws against the stone as she sighed louder with each attempt.
Yearling chuckled. "An' I don't think there's a hidden button, Miss "part o' the wall' gryphon fussy britches."
Edweena groaned. "You're impossible, you know that?"
Dash stared at the words on the statue and at the mark carved into it. She played the words in her mind, looking up and down at the statue. With every pass, she found herself fixating on Sombra's face. She only caught a few glimpses of the fallen king the past fall, mired in shadows and darkness. To see him as just a normal pony, one who might have been respected and loved long ago was awe inspiring and terrifying at the same time.
The statue was so lifelike, that Dash expected it to come to life at any moment. The details captured in his face, his horn, his eyes. Dash blinked. His eyes!
"The last line of the inscription, what was it exactly?" Dash said.
Yearling turned to her with a raised eyebrow. She turned to the writing and cleared her throat again. "And his eyes ever watchful for the—"
"—darkness that surrounds us." Dash spun around, looking at the wall opposite the statue. "What's the statue looking at? Exactly?"
"Um," Shining said. "Behind that shelf?"
Dash darted over to the offending shelf and looked back to the statue. She craned her head, trying to match with Sombra's gaze as closely as possible. Her eyes widened when she connected perfectly and a shiver crawled up her spine. "Y-yeah. This is it." She tapped the shelf. "We gotta move this shelf."
"I got it," Shining Armor said. His magic glowed and washed over the shelf. The stone and crystal shelves grinded against the floor as it shrugged aside. As the wall was cleared away, Dash peered around it to see if anything was revealed. She frowned when there was nothing but more rock embedded into the base of the wall.
"Ugh! Nothing!" She said, slamming her hoof against the wall. Her strike echoed into a hollow space that rang throughout the archive, emanating directly behind the wall.
Dash blinked as she turned to Shining Armor. He was smiling. "Looks like you found something, Dash."
"Y-yeah. Awesome." She lifted her hoof for another hit. "Now lets get it open!"
Shining Armor grabbed her hoof. "Why don't you let me? I'm sure Cadence wouldn't appreciate you punching holes in the wall."
Dash shrugged. "Sure, after you."
Shining Armor nodded and prodded his hoof against the slab of crystal that Dash had struck. He tapped along it, hearing out the echoes that bounced from the other side. When he found a spot he deemed the strongest, he focused his magic again and began prying the slab out.
The crystal and rock rumbled quietly as he tried to pull it out. He growled in effort as he pulled harder and harder, and finally it came free. He shrugged back and dropped the rock on the ground with a loud thud.
A small hole had been revealed in the wall, which Dash immediately stuck her head in. It took maybe a second for her to be met with a wave of stale, disgusting air that caused her stomach to boil and her lungs to scream in protest. She stumbled back from the hole, heaving.
"Whoa, there, kiddo," Shining said. "Are you okay?"
Dash's will was solely focused on not losing control of her stomach. She managed to jerkily nod her head while steadying her breathing. "Y-yeah. Just...wow. What a stink."
Shining raised an eyebrow and approached the hole. He leaned towards is, sniffing. His nose wrinkled, but he pressed further in. "I see what you mean. I wonder what—oh…"
Dash looked up. "What? What 'oh'?"
Shining pulled away from the hole, his face grim. "I think I just found the missing scrivener."


Order online this Someone Very Special Gourmet Gift Hamper and make your near and dear ones happy on this Diwali. This Gift Hamper is the assortment of Britannia Cakes - Milky Masti (65Gm), Sunfeast Delishus Gourmet Cookies - Nuts and Raisins (75Gm), Dry Fruits (500Gm), Kelloggs Corn Flakes - Real Almond and Honey (300Gm), Quaker Oats - Homestyle Masala (40Gm), Sunfeast Pasta Treat (70Gm), MTR Poha (60Gm), Sunfeast Yippee Noodles - Magic Masala (280Gm), Haldirams Mix - Bhel (70Gm), Haldirams Badam Halwa (200Gm), Kissan Ketchup - Fresh Tomato (500Gm), Kissan Jam - Mixed Fruit (700Gm), Dabur Honey (100Gm), Amul Butter (100Gm), Real Fruit Juice - Pomegranate (1Lt), Bru Coffee - Gold (100Gm), Amulspray Milk Powder (100Gm), Sugar Free Natura - Sweetener Sachets (50Pcs Pouch), Fanta Soft Drink (600Ml), 1 Laxmi Ganesh Silver Coin and 4 Diyas in a Gift Basket.
Flowers Delivery Bangalore, Send sweets Solapur, Wedding Cake Madhyamgram, Diwali Mithai Raichur, Send Flowers and Gifts to Rajkot, Online Shop Gwalior, Flower to Lucknow, New Year Flowers Ajmer , Fresh Fruits Gadag, Send Gift Solan, Dry Fruits to Ahmedabad, Birthday Delivery Rajkot, Sending to Ratnagiri, Flower shop Proddutur, Gorakhpur Online Cake Delivery.


text:
Defending champion Evonne Goolagong defeated Martina Navratilova in the final, 6–3, 6–2 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 1975 Australian Open. It was her fourth major singles title.

Seeds

Draw

Key
 Q = Qualifier
 WC = Wild card
 LL = Lucky loser
 r = Retired

Finals

Earlier rounds

Section 1

Section 2

Section 3

Section 4

External links
 1975 Australian Open – Women's draws and results at the International Tennis Federation

Women's singles
Australian Open (tennis) by year – Women's singles
1974 in Australian women's sport
1975 in Australian women's sport
1975 WTA Tour

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


Cool Gifts for Kids Store is right now carrying the favored Tx Juice Led Heliball - Patented Hand And Body Control With Spectacular Light Show for a reduced selling price. Do not lose out - review the Tx Juice Led Heliball - Patented Hand And Body Control With Spectacular Light Show online now!
Now available for a limited time only Tx Juice Led Heliball - Patented Hand And Body Control With Spectacular Light Show at Cool Gifts for Kids Store. This special promotion will not be online forever. This is your opportunity to review this excellent reward for little ones at an amazing value.
With so many ready to deliver recently, it is relevant to have a manufacturer you can appreciate. The Tx Juice Led Heliball - Patented Hand And Body Control With Spectacular Light Show is certainly that and will be a perfect buy for children of any size.
For this amazing deal, the Tx Juice Led Heliball - Patented Hand And Body Control With Spectacular Light Show comes highly recommended and is unequivocally a popular choice between a great number people. Wow! Stuff (Import) has added some amazing touches and this entitles good value.
Do not miss out on this incredible chance to impress those you care for with a reward they will never forget you for. Buying for your loved ones can be a difficult task, but our website only offers you the safest in children presents, so you can rest assure Tx Juice Led Heliball - Patented Hand And Body Control With Spectacular Light Show is precisely that.
In our online store, we only review the greatest gift ideas for kids from renowned brands. This is why Tx Juice Led Heliball - Patented Hand And Body Control With Spectacular Light Show from Wow! Stuff (Import) is not an exception and is commonly featured across our website. Wow! Stuff (Import) must be a top pick among brands to research cool ideas for kids.
If the information is not enticing, also contemplate this: Tx Juice Led Heliball - Patented Hand And Body Control With Spectacular Light Show by Wow! Stuff (Import) is a wanted gift from kids, we know this since this is the industry we sell. Many other games from Wow! Stuff (Import) are climbing up quickly in our Best Sellers, so that is also a proof of popularity, we know kids love it.
If you consider the above, and other similar reward ideas, this is without any doubt a must buy before we run out of stock. Not only will your kids be filled with joy with an excellent reward but they will love you for it, considering this is a reward they definitely treasure.
HAND AND BODY CONTROL - Use your hands, arms or feet for flight control!
Features: HAND AND BODY CONTROL - Use your hands, arms or feet for flight control!


It was about a year and a half ago that I decided to really take my writing seriously. I hadn't written much in a couple of years and I was surprised by how terrible and out of practice I was. I'd sit for ten minutes trying to think of a word. That's because writing is like playing the guitar; you'll never be able to play an F chord if you don't practice.
So I've been writing pretty much every day for the last year and a half. Every time I finish something, I immediately move onto something else because I'm afraid that if I stop, if I take a break, I'll lose what I've gained. I'm also an inherently lazy person, so I'm afraid if I don't stick to my routine, I'll have trouble getting back into it.
The problem is that i dove into this present work without much planning. I'm not really a planner. I know where the story begins and where it ends and I like to just wing it from there. Usually that works out well for me. It allows me to take side trips I wouldn't have take had I mapped out every aspect. But it doesn't always work. I'm at about 60k words for my current project. I know what the ending looks like and I've been working toward that. However the last couple of weeks have seen me struggling more and more every day, until yesterday and today I found myself just sitting there, staring at the screen wondering how I'd ended up where I was. I realized if I stayed the course, I'd end up with a story I didn't want, and if I wanted to get to the ending I'd originally intended, I'd have to go back, almost all the way to the beginning and start again. The problem is that I'm not sure yet, where I went so wrong.
And worst of all is that I'm not entirely certain the story is worth saving.
My agent's been trying to get me to slow down since he signed me. And while I heard him, I didn't really listen. So I'm taking a break. At least until my revision deadline for Deathday Letter. I'll keep up my routine by doing some short stories or something, but mostly I think I just need to find the right idea and go from there.
Sometimes I wish that I was the kind of writer who only had one idea. But I'm flooded with them. I'm practically Noah.
Maybe I'll write a story about a clown hunter.


text:
It takes readers and donors to make great books happen! DONATE TODAY!
Milkweed Editions
Toward the Livable City
Emilie Buchwald
"An illuminating and accessible resource." —ARCHITECTURE MINNESOTA
Commuters, suburbanites, city dwellers: Are you curious about making your life more livable and interested in knowing what that might mean?
Combining firsthand accounts of the attractions and distractions of city life, Toward the Livable City introduces a range of perspectives—including pieces from Bill McKibben, Jane Holtz Kay, James Howard Kunstler, and Tony Hiss—about creating successful, livable cities, with examples from across America and around the world. These leading thinkers weigh in on topics such as smart growth, traffic calming, pedestrian rights, regional planning, riverfront redevelopment, and architecture—as well as the pleasures of sauntering down tree-lined streets to restaurants, theaters, and shops.
Encapsulating the growing movement that brings together planners and architects, environmentalists and seekers of the "good life," Toward the Livable City is a spirited book about the possibility of enjoying urban and suburban existence.
Like this book? Sign up for occasional updates
Emilie Buchwald has worked as an editor, poet, teacher, and award-winning children's author. She is the co-founder and former publisher of Milkweed Editions. Buchwald has been honored with the prestigious McKnight Distinguished Artist Award, the Kay Sexton Award, and the Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award, given by the National Book Critics Circle
Praise and Prizes
"A surprisingly nonpolemical collection of essays on urban planning that includes work from a luminous panel of contributors . . . It intelligently discusses planning . . . without the insufferable language of the official city builders."
"An illuminating and accessible resource to the policy wonk, as well as the concerned citizen . . . While the writers of Toward the Livable City share a common respect for and belief in the viability of the urban condition, like a true democracy, they each qualify what that means in highly varied and reliably divergent ways."
Architecture Minnesota
"A collection of thoughtful—and thought-provoking—essays . . . Through the authors' pithy, poignant contemplation, we see and celebrate the living city—and maybe even gain the tools to push our own cities in that direction."
Minneapolis–Saint Paul City Pages
"Refreshingly eclectic . . . These essays champion the beauty, vitality, and viability of cities while assessing the government policies that shared them and asserting new regional and local policies for future growth."
Common Review
"Emilie Buchwald's essayists build a livable city of their own with lively, diverse reflections that manage to mix feet-on-the-ground with a little pie-in-the-sky. . . . By the end, I'm learning from the experts what it takes to truly love and change a city."
"A stimulating and intelligent collection, one that ranges from big policy questions to intensely personal reflections."
New Urban News
Based on this book, we recommend you try…
Transforming a Rape Culture
Emilie Buchwald, Pamela Fletcher, and Martha Roth
Originally published in 1993, this pioneering anthology is a powerful polemic for fundamental cultural change: the transformation of basic attitudes about power, gender, race, and sexuality. This edition updates statistics and essays, and adds...
World of Wonders
Aimee Nezhukumatathil
The author of this essay collection has called many places home: Kansas, where her Filipina mother was a doctor; Arizona, where she hiked with her Indian father; and the chillier climes of western New York and Ohio. But no matter where she's been...
For Joshua
Richard Wagamese
Ojibwe tradition calls for fathers to walk their children through the world, sharing the ancient understanding "that we are all, animate and inanimate alike, living on the one pure breath with which the Creator gave life to the Universe." In this...
Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
As a botanist, the author has been trained to examine nature with the tools of science; as a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our teachers. Here she brings these two lenses together,...
Alexandra Manglis and Kristen Case
As the twenty-first century unfolds in a United States characterized by deep divisions, diminished democracy, and dramatic transformation of identities, the poets in this collection cast fresh critical light on the golden age of American...
5 Reasons to Teach This Book—Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants
Julian Randall – 01/10/2020
Happy new year to you and happy fortieth anniversary year to all of us here at Milkweed! This year of...
Transformation for the Future with Rick Barot, Aimee Nezhukumatathil, Elizabeth Rush, Michael Bazzett, and Su Hwang
San Antonio, TX — 03/05/2020
In celebration of Milkweed Editions' 40th anniversary, these award-winning and debut authors read from new work and translations to showcase...
Milkweed's Story
Milkweed Editions is an independent publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. We believe that literature has the potential to change the way we see the world.
Learn more about Milkweed
Passionate about independent literature? You can make a difference.
DONATE ❤
© 2016 Milkweed Editions. All rights reserved.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
The "Social Contract" With the Government Is a Fraud
June 3, 2013 November 3, 2016 Editor's Pick
Editor's Pick. Written by Bill Bonner.
There are many theories to explain government. Most are nothing but scams, justifications, and puffery. One tries to put something over on the common man… the other claims it was for his own good… and the third pretends that he'd be lost without it.
Most are not really "theories" at all… but prescriptions, blueprints for creating the kind of government the "theorist" would like to have. Not surprisingly, the blueprints flatter his intellect and engage his imagination.
The "social contract," for example, is a fraud. You can't have a contract unless you have two willing and able parties. They must come together in a meeting of the minds — a real agreement about what they are going to do together.
But what is the "social contract" with government? There was never a meeting of the minds. The deal was forced on the public. And now imagine that you want out. Can you simply "break the contract"? You refuse to pay your taxes and refuse to be bossed around by TSA agents and other government employees. How long will it be before you are put in jail?
What kind of contract is it that you don't agree to and can't get out of? They can dress it up… print out a piece of paper… have a solemn ceremony in which everyone pretends it is a real contract. But it's not worth the paper it's not written on.
Also, what kind of a contract allows for one party to unilaterally change the terms of the deal? Congress passes new laws almost every day. The bureaucracy issues new edicts. The tax system is changed. The pound of flesh they got already wasn't enough; now they want a pound and a half!
Here are the critical questions: Why do we let other people tell us what to do; are we not all equal? What is the purpose of government? What does it cost, and what benefits does it confer?
Read the full thing at LFB.org »
Voluntaryismchange, contract, crime, government
Written by Editor's Pick
Selected content picked by the editor of Everything-Voluntary.com.
The Market is Always Free and Fully Employed
Parenting with Respect


I am obsessed with the cape-scarf look right now! I will link to some other cute ones below. They are perfect to wear over a shirt like I am wearing above or a great accessory to wear over a dress. A friend of mine bought this one on our girl's trip and wore it to church Sunday with a black dress. It made the cutest outfit! This is a great way to update your look without spending a lot of money. I hope you all have a great day!
Love this look! Seeing this makes me want to buy more! I feel so hip since I had my personal shopper at my side in AZ!!!!


text:
La Gambie est membre du Commonwealth des Nations de 1965 (année de son indépendance) à 2013, puis à nouveau depuis 2018. Le pays participe à toutes les éditions des Jeux du Commonwealth de 1970 à 2010 inclus - à l'exception des Jeux de 1986 à Édimbourg, où il participe à un large boycott pour protester contre le refus du Royaume-Uni d'appliquer des sanctions contre le régime de l'apartheid en Afrique du Sud. La Gambie ne remporte qu'une seule médaille durant ces quarante ans : la médaille de bronze qu'obtient Sheikh Tidiane Faye en saut en hauteur en 1970.

Le , le dictateur gambien Yahya Jammeh, en réaction aux demandes du Commonwealth que son gouvernement respecte mieux les droits de l'homme, annonce que son pays se retire de l'organisation. Le retrait de la Gambie du Commonwealth marque la fin de sa participation aux Jeux. La chute du président Jammeh et l'arrivée au pouvoir du démocrate Adama Barrow entraîne un retour du pays dans le Commonwealth, entériné en  pour que la Gambie puisse prendre part aux Jeux en avril de cette même année.

Médaille gambienne aux Jeux
Les médailles sont les suivantes :

Références

Jeux du Commonwealth
Jeux du Commonwealth


text:
Home Sports Slippery Rock falters late at home, loses third straight
Junior forward Kayla Ulrich moves down the field.
Slippery Rock falters late at home, loses third straight
Brendan Howe
If only the game lasted 57 minutes.
More than likely, that's what the Slippery Rock University field hockey team was thinking Wednesday afternoon after surrendering two goals in the contest's final three minutes, losing 2-1.
The Rock (1-4) hosted Mansfield (4-1) to begin a five game stand on its own turf, the team's longest uninterrupted series of home games since 2013. The hosts were hoping to break a string of three straight defeats at the hands of the Mountaineers and all looked well early on.
Sharing the team lead in goals, assists and points through five games, junior forward Kayla Ulrich was able to take advantage of a pass from Courtney Page, by way of a penalty corner from Kalie Reed. The goal, which came only 46 seconds into the game, was the fastest to start a game in SRU history.
Only in her third season, Ulrich's marker was her 51st career point, sharing second for points in the program's history with Marlene Hall, who played at the school in the mid-to-late 80s.
Each team had one more chance in the first quarter, but both attempts dribbled wide.
Page and Ulrich were both denied by Mountaineers goalkeeper Brittany Ryan in the second frame, but junior Maddie Murphy kept the visitors off of the scoreboard on the other end.
The struggle to cushion the advantage continued in the second half.
A little under two minutes after the intermission ended, midfielder Abby McKay, a junior, came close to widening the gap before Ryan kicked the shot away.
Around the six minute mark of the quarter, Page and sophomore Jessie Trube fired three shots in a matter of six seconds, yet the team still couldn't stretch its lead.
With a bit over five minutes on the clock, sophomore Emily Polakovsky had the last two chances to get Slippery Rock's second score. Ryan deflected the first and, when Polakovsky directed it toward the goal again, Mansfield's Caitlin Beauduy stood in the way.
There was 2:27 remaining when the Mountaineers' Dana Evans, the PSAC's leading scorer, put her team on the board. Less than a minute later, Larissa Motts fought into a scrum and beat Murphy to center, stealing the victory from the Rock.
"I'm just disappointed that we got complacent and didn't finish the game," head coach Julie Swiney said. "Because we had the opportunity to have a win today."
"I think it's up to the team just putting the work in and playing four quarters," she added. "We've been able to play two or three, but not four. That's really the problem."
Slippery Rock ended the afternoon with higher totals in shots (12-11) and shots on goal (10-7.) Mansfield had one more penalty corner than their hosts.
The loss was the Green and White's third in a row, having been downed by no. 7 Kutztown and no. 3 East Stroudsburg in a challenging weekend back-to-back.
Coker College will make the trip to Mihalik-Thompson Stadium Sunday for an afternoon matchup with the Rock, starting at 1 p.m.
Previous articleLetters From Lambda: Time Management and Ease of Mind
Next articleStudents open up about hookups
Brendan is a junior converged journalism major starting his first year on the Rocket staff, as Assistant Campus Life Editor. He previously covered multiple teams for the newspaper's sports section and campus events and club events. After graduation, Brendan hopes to write for a city newspaper covering a sports team.
Rock men record wire-to-wire win over Mercyhurst
Rock women topple Mercyhurst 69-64
Rock indoor track records 28 PSAC marks in Youngstown
The Rocket Archives
© Copyright 2019 The Rocket
Big shots lead to victory over Gannon
Forgotten Angels travel to Haiti


In September 2015, the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development were adopted by world leaders at the UN. EU Member States and the EU Commission have committed themselves to achieving the global goals. As part of the debate on the future of Europe launched in March 2017, the Commission published a reflection paper: "Towards a Sustainable Europe by 2030" on 30 January 2019.
An overarching EU SDGs strategy guiding the actions of the EU and its Member States.
A continued mainstreaming of the SDGs in all relevant EU policies by the Commission but not enforcing Member States' action.
Following this publication, Alzheimer Europe signed a letter as part of the EU4Health group, welcoming the paper, whilst expressing disappointment at the lack of progress towards an implementation plan or measurable goals. The response additionally identifies issues such as underfunding of healthcare systems, alongside increasing demand, inaccessibility of medicines and cuts in social protections, as detrimental to positive health outcomes for EU citizens.
The EU4Health response identifies and supports scenario 1 as the best option to prioritise the issue for the next President of the European Commission, as well as being the only scenario to support Member States achieve their commitments. The response calls for an ambitious and urgent political response to achieve sustainable and patient-centred universal access to healthcare and a reduction of increasing health inequalities.
The response concludes by noting that ensuring the future sustainability of health systems is fundamental to the attainment of most SDGs, particularly those related to the reduction of inequalities, gender equality and elimination of poverty. Health must therefore be regarded as a cross-cutting dimension of the 2030 Agenda and should be addressed as such.


A dear gf of mine that I met online a few years ago suddenly ghosted me last year and it really hurts.
We had been pen pals for about two years, emailing lengthy and personal emails to each other. We became very close friends and related on numerous levels. We helped each other through our respective life challenges as well.
She traveled overseas to work a year ago and then suddenly ghosted me out of the blue. All I am left with is: what did I say or do wrong?
I don't obsess over it, but I randomly thought of her this morning, hoping she is Ok and it hurt all over again.
So why do people ghost each other? Especially when you've met online? Do people think it's easier because they've never met in person?
All it does is leave bad feelings and it leaves the ghosted questioning what they did to turn them off.
I would have preferred if she had just been honest with me if she no longer wished to continue being pen pals. Honesty would hurt too, but far less than ghosting.
Could you ask her what's up?
I tried... several times. I emailed a few different times saying what's going on? Did I do something wrong? And are you OK? Then in my last email I told her that what she did really hurt me. NO replies to any of my last emails. Then of course I worried that something bad had happened to her. And that's what happens when you get ghosted.
Remember, you might not have done anything. There could be something going on with her that you just do not know about.
Very true. She was having a lot of inner strife and trouble when she moved overseas. I just worry that something horrible happened but I don't know anything. She could have just eased out of the friendship and I definitely would have gotten the hint. She could have said "oh I'm just so busy" instead.
If I were you, I would do my best to not take it personally. Many times people just become wrapped up in other things and life gets in the way. I'm sure it's nothing you said or did.
Thank you! I'll try but that's hard for me.
I get it. I promise that many here understand. This sort of thing hurts.
I'm sorry to hear you are hurting. If it is someone you know only Online, it is possible that she decided she wants to only be friends with people she met.
Or maybe she decied to go social media free and focus more on her family.
Whatever it may be, it is highly unlikely that it's anything personal against you.
Well finally I think I know what the term means. I am really quite sorry that this has happened to you. I can see why this would be taken personally. I know I would do the same.
I think it most likely that something has happened at her end and that you have done nothing at all to cause this.
I mentioned today in another thread the consideration of evidence for things that concern and worry us. I am trying hard to think this way these days myself. Basically consider what IS the evidence for thinking you are the cause for this? What then is the evidence AGAINST this - namely what evidence is there you have done nothing at all? I am going to reach out here and hazard to guess that the second list is actually more realistic if not even longer.
I am sorry you have lost this friendship. It obviously mattered to you a great deal. Healing from broken relationships of any kind is difficult at best. I think I would also ask myself about those good qualities that made me a good friend in the first place and remind myself that they still exist.


The Greenwich Handyman Inc. is a professional home improvement and general repair service offering quality service and maintenance. Customer satisfaction is our top priority. We take pride in our work with service you can trust.
We have 30 years experience in the building and renovation business providing you with dependable, skilled craftsmen. Our attention to detail sets us apart from the rest. Whatever your project, we'll make sure it is done right. We are happy to help you with any small project and are capable of whole house renovation. We can work hourly or on a fixed contract.
Satisfied customers lead to positive referrals and continued patronage.
Give us a call or submit a request for service online.
Greenwich Handyman inc. is a local family owned company.


text:
Microsoft is bringing Cortana to the Internet of Things with the Windows 10 Creators Update
Cage Appleby Neowin · Dec 13, 2016 02:22 EST · Hot! with 3 comments
Cortana is the competent and sometimes pesky personal assistant that Microsoft wants to be the Alfred to your Batman.
The assistant made "her" debut as part of Windows Phone 8.1, and has since found a home on hundreds of millions of Windows 10 devices, and even on Android and iOS. Her reach further expanded as Microsoft launched Cortana to assist on the Xbox One, track your health on the Microsoft Band, and also control meetings with the Surface Hub. So, what's next?
During a WinHec session, Microsoft revealed that Cortana will be coming to a new range of hardware - specifically, IoT (Internet of Things) devices with screens - as part of the Creators Update. It may sound rather vague, which may be the point as at this stage no new devices have been revealed by manufacturers.
Almost any device that is powered by Windows 10 IoT Core will be able to utilize the assistant. During the WinHec session, Microsoft detailed far-field voice support that is coming with the Creators Update. This new feature will allow Cortana to be activated within a distance of 13 feet despite ambient noise. Perhaps this may prove useful with Microsoft's Project Evo – the Redmond giant's competitor technology to take on Amazon Echo and Google Home. Microsoft also announced a new "Wake on Voice" feature that will allow Cortana to wake a device from a standby state.
Many users outside of Cortana's availability may be disappointed that the assistant has not yet made her way to their country. However, just how useful Cortana is outside of the US is up for debate. How convenient the assistant might be on your smart fridge or toaster also remains to be seen. One can imagine a large user base will have to set their internet-enabled toasters to the US region to get Cortana to work.
The Creators Update for Windows 10 is shaping up to be quite the interesting upgrade.
Source: ZDNet
Creators update
Microsoft is offering a $100 gift code when you buy an Oculus Rift or HTC Vive VR headset
Microsoft is testing a new OneDrive fly-out menu
Google Play Games lands on Windows PCs as a beta
DevToys v1.0 has landed, promises to be a "Swiss Army knife for developers"
OOB updates for several Windows versions released, fixes VPN connection issues and more
3 Comments - Add comment


New Foxtel drama Secret City averaged 80,000 viewers on Showcase last night, as the top rated non-Sports show on Subscription TV.
The figure appears to be an average of its double episode premiere (and arguably might have been higher if it were coded as 2 episodes). It is also the number of the first, Live broadcast only -STV prefers to look at overall audience numbers which include subsequent replays and timeshifted on the IQ.
Showcase is also not a channel available on basic tiers -although that hasn't stopped the phenomenon of Game of Thrones enjoying around 300,000 in Overnight numbers.
By contrast SoHo's Wentworth is sitting at around 80,000 – 100,000 recently.
On social media last night Secret City drew plenty of acclaim from those who viewed, along with solid reviews from critics.
Watched SC last night. I thought it was excellent ..
Canberra looked great as a back drop.
I very much enjoyed it and will be back for more.
Pretty good numbers, but they shouldn't be concerned about the overnight figure for a series designed to retain or increase drama subscribers.
Found it to be a bit of a snore fest. Will hopefully pick up ep 2.


text:
Q: Renaming Sheets just made within loops while finding and replacing cell value My code currently creates 9 sheets. It's to equal the number of cells in row 1 starting at column C in the 'LLP Disc Sheet', which is 9. This number changes whenever the user deletes cells in that row or add more cells.
I now want to rename each sheet produced (the 9 sheets) to equal a cell value in the first row of the 'LLP Disc Sheet'. For instance, one sheet will be named 77777 (C1 in 'LLP Disc Sheet') the other sheet is 66666 (D1 in 'LLP Disc Sheet') , 55555 (E1 in 'LLP Disc Sheet') , and so on. I keep getting an error whenever I tried to do ActiveSheet.rename
Lastly, I want to change B1's formula in each sheet of the 9 sheets produced to match the name of the sheet. The 9 sheets produced are copies of the "MasterCalculator" So I tried to do find/replace and still had an error.
Set rng = ws.Range("B1") 'initialize the target range variable
rng.Replace "=+'LLP Disc Sheet'!C", "=+'LLP Disc Sheet'!D"  'but I want to somehow loop it so it continues to K, because that's how many sheets there ar

Module 1
Option Explicit
Sub NewSheets()
Dim i As Integer
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim sh As Worksheet
Set ws = Sheets("MasterCalculator")
Set sh = Sheets("LLP Disc Sheet")
Application.ScreenUpdating = 0
For i = 2 To Range("A1:Z1").Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants).Count
Sheets("MasterCalculator").Copy After:=sh
Next I
End Sub

A: Does this work for the first bit?
You should add some error trapping in case there are no constants (and might need a check for valid sheet names).
For the formula bit, sounds like you can replace the original sheet name with sh.name?
Sub NewSheets()

Dim i As Long
Dim ws As Worksheet
Dim sh As Worksheet

Set ws = Sheets("MasterCalculator")
Set sh = Sheets("LLP Disc Sheet")
Application.ScreenUpdating = 0

With ws.Range("A1:Z1").Cells.SpecialCells(xlCellTypeConstants)
   For i = 2 To .Count
       ws.Copy After:=sh
       sh.Name = .Cells(i).Value
   Next i
End With

Application.ScreenUpdating = 1

End Sub

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


NOT driven to bedrock; supported by same expansive soil that created the original problem.
Concrete piers are sometimes cheaper initially than steel driven piers, but the inability to drive to the depths needed to reach bedrock or load bearing strata creates the necessity for frequent post installation adjustments. Rooted in the expanding and contracting soil that initially caused the problem, problems are likely to continue. The strength of the concrete pile is limited to the strength and alignment of the pier sections. It's only as strong as the weakest link.
In areas of constantly wet soil (either from poor soil conditions or poor drainage due to improper grading), concrete piers will continue to settle in the soft soil or clay. Many of these companies offer soil injections to help alleviate the problem, usually requiring service contracts for repeated treatments which significantly adds to the inconvenience and overall cost of the repair.
PermaJack foundation repairs are unaffected by such conditions since it supports the foundation with a pier driven to bedrock or equal load bearing strata which makes the repair reliable and permanent.


text:
Jauernick steht für:

einen Ortsteil der Gemeinde Hochkirch im Landkreis Bautzen, siehe Jauernick (Hochkirch)
einen Ortsteil der Gemeinde Markersdorf im Landkreis Görlitz, siehe Jauernick-Buschbach und Jauernick (Markersdorf)
den deutschen Namen des Ortes Stary Jaworów in der Gemeinde Jaworzyna Śląska, Niederschlesien, Polen
den deutschen Namen des Ortes Nowy Jaworów in der Gemeinde Jaworzyna Śląska, Niederschlesien, Polen

Siehe auch:
 Jauernig
 Jauernik


You can swear all you like that you're nothing like them, but you're wrong.
Based on a line in the movie, when Marko tells Michael to not be scared, a cute little romance fluff scene that I wrote. Marko/Michael mild slash.
Michael feels that he has betrayed everyone, David, the Lost Boys, Star. He never really loved Star, and receives a vision of a dead David. But is he really gone?
Michael hears his voice, as sure as the tide rolls in and out.
A lonely Michael sits in the dark cave alone as a half vampire only to wind up in bed with the handsome David.
Are Michael's problems real or imagined?
If Michael was in therapy during his ordeal with The Lost Boys, what would he say?


Julian Lennon Heir to the Pop Throne?
Julian Lennon is a new star with an old name. Debbi Voller spotlights a man in the shadow of a famous father. Mike Prior sits him in the photographer's chair.
"I didn't realise it was all going to be this hectic. It gets crazy sometimes - I mean I don't even have a chance to go to the loo, never mind eat.
After a two-month promotional tour around "Europe, America and everywhere", Julian Lennon is feeling phased.
If his career appears to be running all too smoothly at the moment, then spare a thought for the rough ride he's having along the way.
"I had no idea it'd wreck me this much. I'm not that far gone but much more of this and I'll be underground.
"Seven in the morning till seven at night, constant work for two months, really drains the hell out of you.
"We go to Paris tomorrow, then we fly to New York (takes a deep breath) and hopefully have something to eat - first thing in the morning you can't really look at eggs, bacon, chips and do an interview. We're off to Philadelphia, New York again, LA, back to New York, and in between all the shows there's interviews of course!"
Fans are pressing round the car that's now ready to whisk Julian away from the Roundtable radio show he's just finished recording, and off to LWT's Tarby show, which he's currently halfway through!
To top it all, there's an appearance at the Albert Hall tonight for a Save The Children concert.
And between all these shows, there's my interview of course - snatched along the way and in the dressing room. Is there no peace for Julian Lennon?
"We're talking about a tour in March, or it might be at the end of the year. I don't know when I'm going to get an 'oliday.
If we gig in March I might be able to have a month off in the summer, but no f un yet!"
You could say that Julian Lennon's had a head start in the music business, being the son of John Lennon. You could say- but Julian knows otherwise.
There was no red carpet treatment for this son of a Beatle when he approached the record companies, not so much as a welcome mat. Because of his name, he was greeted only with suspicion.
People didn't want to get involved. No matter what the music was like, that was their attitude.
"In the end I was lucky to got a deal with Charisma. They look after you rather than try to promote you as a commercial thing. You can actually be yourself."
Tired as he may be of all the comparisons, isn't he making a conscious attempt to carry on with the Lennon tradition?
"Just as far as music goes, yeah. But I don't think my style's that similar. When I listen to his stuff and my stuff, obviously there's a 60s, 70s style to it, but it's not that immediate.
"I've released a break dance record in America and one of my B-sides is kind of Michael Jacksony!
"I was influenced by The Beatles. I'm also influenced by people like Steely Dan, Keith Jarrett, The Police, Kate Bush and Frank Zappa.
"All these comparisons are starting to drive me up the wall now, It's really making me mad, but I don't want to get too aggressive about it.
"It's nice in one way, but when the press accuse me of picking my nose the same way as my father did, you know, it's just (sighs) too much. . ."


Soirée means a casual gathering with friends, delicious food, chit chat and a great time spent together in French. If on top of delicious food, there's wine, manicure or pedicure session with your girlfriends, there's nothing can top that seriously.
Thanks for Butterfly Project's invitation to the Butterfly Soirée at Posh Nail Spa, me, Jean, Zihang and some bloggers had an awesome girls gathering where there are wine served by Wine Talk Malaysia, magnificent desserts served by La Rose Noire and of course venue + manicure and pedicure session sponsored by Posh Nail Spa.
this awesome Eiffel Tower dessert tray got everyone going "I WANT THIS"
I've visited Posh Nail Spa for a few times and they've refurbished and rebrand into a more elegant classic style. It feels awesome to see brands that you've known all along grows along with you and so does Butterfly Project. Although some of the blogger who were invited to the event were the ones I've never meet before, but I know the community is growing bigger and bigger and that's a healthy sign of a community.
The elegant classic interior style of the rebranded Posh Nail Spa is major love!
I remember how they used to be all pink and girly.
Let's start this soirée shall we!
31, Lorong Dato Sulaiman 7, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, 60000 Kuala Lumpur.
Thank you Butterfly Project for such a wonderful event.


text:
Q: Python 2.7 Modules with Hive Streaming I am doing Hive Streaming on a DSE 3.0 cluster (Hive 0.9) using a Python mapper. My python script imports the statsmodels module, which requires Python 2.7. Since the default is not 2.7 (it's 2.4), I download and install it, as well as the statsmodels module.
However, when running the simple Hive query
hive> select transform (line) using 'python python-mapper.py' from docs;

where "docs" is a Hive table with line STRING's. However, I get the error:
File "python-mapper.py", line 6, in ?
import statsmodels
ImportError: No module named statsmodels

So I changed my Hive query to:
hive> select transform (line) using 'python2.7 python-mapper.py' from docs;

to invoke version 2.7. But then I get the error
Caused by: java.io.IOException: Cannot run program "python2.7":
           java.io.IOException: error=2, No such file or directory

I have also tried python27 and /usr/local/bin/python2.7 and am still getting the same error. Has anyone encountered this before? I have already referenced the second answer to the post On linux SUSE or RedHat, how do I load Python 2.7. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks,
AM

A: I know this is abit old however I came across the same problem recently and thought I would answer for anybody else who came across this problem.
python2.7 command won't work if you have more than one version of python installed.
There are two ways of solving this. One, use a python virtual environment, which would allow you to start your script and add this as a resource to distribute across all your nodes.  Two, you can find out where you python2.7 libs are installed by typing:
which python2.7

and then reference the location in your hive query like so (example):
select transform (line) using '/usr/local/bin/python2.7 python-mapper.py' from docs;

Caution each node may have a different location where python2.7 is installed so check before hand.  Better yet use a virtual environment.