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GitHub to boost security tracking for developers' projects

13 Oct 2017

GitHub has unveiled security improvements to its coding platform, which will allow developers to track which dependencies are associated with public security vulnerabilities.

The new plans were revealed at the annual GitHub Universe developer conference, which is taking place in San Francisco this week.

According to GitHub, software builders may rely on some of the millions of open source projects on the platform.

The company has now created a dependency graph that allows developers to track which other projects they are using in their work, and which of their projects other developers are using – all without leading their repositories.

“ Now, our data can help you manage increasingly complex dependencies and keep your code safer as you work on connected projects—even for private repositories,” the company states in a blog.

Eventually, the dependency graph will track when dependencies are open to public security vulnerabilities. The company will notify those affected and may suggest known security fixes.

Security alerts are the first in what we hope will be a robust collection of tools to keep your code safe, and we need people who build on our APIs to help us make them even better —and to keep security data current for the community,” the company says.

GitHub also revamped the way it allows users to discover and contribute to new projects.

Its news feed has been updated to include ‘discover repositories’ that show recommendations for open source projects tailored to users based on their own preferences and popular GitHub projects.

The ‘Explore’ experience has also been curated to show collections, topics and resources from contributors worldwide.

“Collections are hand-picked resources from the GitHub universe and beyond. Browse collections to learn about ideas that interest you, like machine learning or game development, and find repositories and organizations that help you dig deeper,” the company says.

“Topic pages help you find projects related to technologies, languages, frameworks, or platforms—thanks to the GitHub community’s topic tags. Use topic pages to find all Android or CSS projects for example, and suggest edits to topic pages in our public repository.”

GitHub will also be introducing premium support for GitHub Enterprise customers. It is also working on a new community forum, marketplace trial program and a team discussion tool.

In 2017, GitHub hosted 24 million developers; 67 million repositories and 1.3 million students learning on the platform, according to its Octoverse report.

GitHub Universe wraps up today in San Francisco.


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Volume 2

Chapter 6

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Seeing Ryden fly off into the distance was just like a scene in the game, but this world was no longer the game world. In this world, NPCs were actual living people, and without the ability to reset or load, there was no way to undo a person’s death. And even if the person taking the hit were that Ryden, if his HP fell to 0, he would die.

I quickly came back to my senses, and moving with High Step, I went and caught Ryden before he hit the ground.

Due to the world being game-like, there wasn’t as much of an impact as I expected when I caught him.

All the while, I never took my gaze off the Butcher, but it didn’t look like it was following me. It held its pose with the giant knife at the end of its swing, looking over the three of us as if assessing trapped prey.

“Are you alright!?”

I called out, and while wincing, Ryden quickly righted his body and crushed some healing medicine he took out from his pocket.

After a short delay, a healing effect appeared, signifying that Ryden’s wounds had been healed.

Seeing that, I let out the breath I had been holding.

Ryden was level 130, and the King Butcher was at least level 160. The level difference was such that it wouldn’t be unthinkable for him to have been killed in one hit, but Ryden’s defensive abilities were abnormally high, allowing him to keep himself alive even after fighting a myriad of strong enemies.

In addition to his already high defense, it had also been confirmed that Ryden’s defense increased as his HP went down, which some say was because he possessed some kind of special skill.

However, even though his defense was high, it didn’t mean that he was invincible.

In the game, when he died, he died surprisingly easily. In fact, without progressing through the events very carefully, it’s more likely that he wouldn’t be able to survive until the game was cleared.

Now that this place was like reality, this was definitely not a situation one could be optimistic about.

(…Is he going to attack?)

As if it had been waiting for us to ready ourselves, the Butcher’s gaze narrowed.

Even after we unintentionally gained some distance due to the frightening knockback, that made no difference before the Butcher’s giant body.

The King Butcher was a giant towering over three meters tall.

With just a single step, the gap between us visibly shrunk.

“…I’m sorry.”

Pulling himself away from my support, Ryden, while glaring at the Butcher just like I was, quietly muttered.

I thought he was apologizing for having to be saved after his recklessness, but I was wrong.

Utilizing the moment I had my full concentration on the Butcher, Ryden forcefully flung my body backwards.

Then, using that momentum, he once again charged towards the Butcher.

“Run away! Head to the city, and call the Princess here!”

Yelling that, Ryden ran by the King Butcher as if trying to lure it in the opposite direction of the city.

At that moment, I finally understood Ryden’s apology.

There was no doubt that he was apologizing for being unable to defeat the Butcher.

So instead, he would use himself as a decoy to allow us to escape from the King Butcher.

(But that’s just plain crazy!)

It wasn’t just the difference in levels.

Boss monsters were made so that normally, they weren’t something that could be defeated in a one-on-one.

The reason that I’d been able to make it through playing solo when it was still a game was by exploiting the various holes in Nekimimineko’s system, together with the overpowered ability to restart when I died in order to challenge the game over and over again.

Ryden was an endurance-based warrior class. He excelled in physical battles where he could make use of his high defense, but…

“There’s no use! Physical attacks don’t work against that!”

A King Butcher was the worst possible match for him.

Setting-wise, the King Butcher’s blubbery body absorbed impacts, cutting physical damage by 90%.

That probably also meant that our party’s main DPS, Ringo’s lightning strike, wouldn’t work on it.

Right now, the only one who could use elemental attacks was me.

(I have no choice but to try…!)

I focused my sight on the Butcher’s grotesque face. The experience of having been slaughtered in the game made my body tremble, but I curbed that with pure willpower.

As soon as I could, I started to chant.

‘I didn’t think that I’d be needing to use magic so soon, so I’m glad that I had practiced earlier’, was not exactly what I was thinking.

While it was great that I was able to confirm that magic could be used the same way as in the game, I had gone overboard and used too much magic, so my MP had only barely recovered enough to be able to use a single spell.

Even then, it’s possible that I could somehow overcome the situation by using this.

“Ryden! I’ll…!”

Yelling out, I took a step forward…

“Idiot! Don’t come!”

As if his inconspicuousness before the Butcher appeared was all a lie, Ryden’s commanding voice stopped me in my tracks.

But a single glance at their exchange was enough to tell that Ryden needed assistance.

He had barely managed to receive the Butcher’s attack with his shield, not giving up another clean hit like before, but the Butcher’s attack was so fierce that it’d be a miracle if his defense could hold up for another few hits.

It was only a matter of time before his defense would be broken through.

“You can’t beat him by yourself! But, if it’s the three of us…”

I yelled out again, trying to move towards him, but…

“Even if you’re fine with that, what about your partner?!”

Hearing Ryden’s words, I paused my steps.

At the same time, my hot head quickly cooled down.

Even with the situation being what it was, I still turned around to look at the blue-haired girl who was following behind me.

I thought about what would happen if the King Butcher were to attack this girl, who was looking at me with anxious eyes.

No matter how high her stats were, the Butcher was a boss monster over level 160. There was no way her current self could withstand an attack with a more than 50-level gap, and from a boss to boot.

(Say, if we were to just fight like this…)

Could we win? The obvious question floated in my mind.

I’d never challenged the Butcher at this level with these equips.

It was a complete unknown how much damage we would even do to it.

In the event we failed to take it down…

(I’d die. And then, Ringo would…)

If I let my emotions take over, I could forget about the fear of death for a moment.

(Can I really drag her into my decisions?)

This was a predicament brought about due to my misjudgments.

If I died, I brought it upon myself. While I felt bad about getting Ryden involved, having chosen to step on the dangerous path of being an adventurer, he should be resolved to face at least this much danger.

But what about Ringo?

She had lost her memories and place of belonging and ended up following me just out of the flow of things.

She probably hadn’t given any thought to the fact that choosing to be an adventurer meant living side-by-side with the danger of death. Involving her in all of this, then asking her to go along with my selfish decisions that could bring us death, could I really do that?

Even without all of these reasons, there was no way I could let this quiet girl be killed in front of my eyes.

While those thoughts flashed through my mind, Ryden was slowly being forced into a corner.

The most precious resource in this situation, time, was being wasted due solely to my indecision.

“Hurry up and get out of here!!”

After Ryden repelled the Butcher with his shield and cried out,

“…I’m sorry!”

I made my decision.

After wringing out a word of apology, my hesitation disappeared.

“We’re escaping!”

Ringo looked up at me with a perplexed expression as I grabbed her hand and pulled her forcibly in the direction of the city. Frustratingly, I couldn’t use the Rapid Cancel Dash.

I was pulling along Ringo, whose reactions were strangely dull, so I didn’t have the ability to do so.

“Don’t worry! That guy’s defense is top-class! There’s no way he’ll fall to someone like that!”

Ringo still seemed hesitant, so I spoke as if to persuade her.

“…That’s right! He’s even fought a dragon in an event before. He didn’t die there, so there’s no way he would be kil… defeated by that ball of meat!”

I didn’t know who I was trying to persuade anymore.

Still, I felt that if I stopped talking then something would come to an end, so I desperately continued to speak.

“I bet you don’t know this, but in the game, he challenged that Hisame to a duel and lived through it! That Hisame, you know? Someone, someone like that, can’t, possibly…”

At that moment, I heard the sound of a heavy, blunt impact echoing behind me as if two heavy objects had collided.

That’s why I turned around.

I ended up turning around.

Ryden was lying on the ground.

The giant shield he was supposed to be holding had split in half, strewn on the ground around him, while he himself was lying face up on the ground, moving not a muscle.

“How could this be…”

All said and done, Ryden was supposed to be a reliable front-liner.

He appeared in many events, and even though he sometimes self-destructed by challenging strong enemies, he was a veteran adventurer that helped the player over and over again, and his tenacity, especially during defensive battles, was top notch…

“There’s, no way…”

I thought I understood it.

I thought I was the only one who understood that this world was a game.

All games possessed a cruel backside, where things like people’s wills or arduously obtained skills are easily overruled just by changing a few parameters.

Especially this world of New Communicate Online. I thought I had understood that this was a world where people could be killed just on a whim.

I thought I understood it, but I actually didn’t understand it at all.

The Butcher slowly approached the fallen and immobile Ryden.

Ryden hadn’t disappeared yet. That meant he was still alive.

But even from far away, I knew full well what the Butcher was planning to do to him.

(Death? He’s going to be killed?)

Blood rushed through my head. My vision blurred for no reason, and his silhouette grew faint.

The nauseous feeling in my chest grew to its limit, and I felt the verge to vomit.

“Ringo. …Run to the city, and don’t turn back.”

I shoved Ringo’s body towards the city just like Ryden had done to me, and once again moved my two feet that had at some point stopped.

…In the opposite direction they had been moving in.

I moved my feet as fast as I could towards the battlefield where the lying Ryden and that King Butcher awaited.

Trying to mask my fear, I shouted out.

But the Butcher paid no attention. At this rate, Ryden would be killed before I arrived.

That’s why…

“Look, this wayyyyyyy!!”

With a scream, I threw the Wakizashi in my right hand with all my might.

The Wakizashi flew in a straight line towards the Butcher, and while it missed the target, it managed to catch the Butcher’s attention.

Finally, the King Butcher turned in my direction.

(It’s no use!)

I couldn’t completely grab its attention with just something on the level of the Wakizashi.

The Butcher’s gaze immediately returned to Ryden.

(As if I’ll let you!)

I focused on the Butcher’s ugly face, its weak point.

But the moment I was about to make my next move…

Vibrant lines of light stretched out, grazing by my body, and assaulted the white giant!

That happened not just once.

A second time, third time, over and over so many times that it’d be foolish to try to count, the attack continued to buffet the Butcher like surging waves, not giving it even a moment to breathe. Finally, the Butcher’s attention turned completely in this direction.

Not just its attention, but it completely turned its body towards me, no, towards the direction the mysterious attack came from, all the while covering its vital point, its face, with its hands.

There was only one person who could unleash an attack like that.

Before I noticed, Ringo was standing beside me, holding Golden Sakura at the ready.

“Why, why did you come back! If you come back, then who’ll contact Hisame…”

Restraining myself from feeling even for a moment that her presence was reassuring, I yelled out in anger.

In response, Ringo’s answer was plain and simple.

“…I’ll help. The enemy seems strong.”

While lightning strikes continuously surged out of the Golden Sakura in her right hand, she replied with a blank look.

It was so simple that I couldn’t even think of a retort.

Her explanation was so clear-cut that I couldn’t help but laugh out loud even in this situation.

(This might be the first time I’ve fought side-by-side with someone like this.)

Turning towards the Butcher again, and while thinking of strategies to fight against it, such a thought suddenly surfaced in my mind.

When I had just started playing Nekomimineko, I had fought in a party, but in the end, they were just AI. Generally, they just moved following my instructions. It wasn’t quite something that could be called fighting together.

After I came to this world and met Train Girl, she did indeed help fight of her own will, but unfortunately, she didn’t have the skill needed to seriously help me out.

However, now, the girl shooting out lightning strikes beside me had come back to the front line of her own will for my sake, and although temporarily, was repressing the Butcher.

(Is this what it feels like to have a true ally?)

So I thought.

At the same time, I made up my mind about involving Ringo.

“Alright. Let’s fight together.”

Surprisingly, those words readily came out of my mouth.

Not protecting her or letting her escape, but fighting together with her and defeating that boss. That was, honestly, the only way I could think to repay Ringo for coming back to my side.

In that case, all that was left was whether I, whether we, could defeat that Butcher. Just that.

If we came out victorious, nobody would die.

Ryden, Ringo, and of course, my life would be saved.

And it wasn’t yet impossible for us to defeat it.

The moment I resolved to fight, I felt as if a veil had been completely lifted from my vision.

That moment was probably the very first time.

That I had looked straight at the King Butcher’s face.

I stared straight into those eyes whose will to battle hadn’t waned even a speck despite its movements being sealed and its body continually pummelled by Ringo’s lightning strikes…

“This time, we will defeat you!”

And I readied Shiranui with my two hands, prepared to take down my longtime enemy.

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  1. Thank you!

    It’s weird to think that if they hadn’t farmed the rock Goldens, Ryden might have died before being introduced if he spent to long looking for them.

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  2. Nuuuuu! Dat cliff, whyyyy?!!!

    I bet that sword chick will show up after they put up a good fight but are on the verge of failing .

    This is such an interesting novel. Out of curiosity, are you in college or what not? Is there going to be some point with more releases more than a few chapters a year?
    Either way, thanks much 😁

  3. However, now, the girl shooting out lightning strikes beside me had come back to the front line of her own will for my sake, and although temporarily, was repressing the Butcher.

    She’s suppressing it, not repressing. There’s a difference.

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Lady Gaga in Venice?

It’s no secret that celebrities like Elton John, George Clooney and Scarlett Johansson have got a certain yen for Venice – and why shouldn’t they? After all, Venice has a flamboyance that pairs nicely with their own, which makes it a little surprising that Lady Gaga has not spent too much time (that we know of, anyway) in the northern city of canals, culture and intrigue. And all the more because of her Italian roots. We have no doubt that a future tour or trip will correct this obvious omission, but in the meantime, because we have a yen for fabulous Venice too, we’ve compiled a mini-itinerary inspired by Lady Gaga. Where would she go in Venice? What would she do? So many possibilities, but let’s start with food, because any performer, no matter how pressed for time, sometimes needs to slow down and chow down.

Gaga for Venice’s Restaurants

Anyone who loves the spotlight – and Lady Gaga, that means you – is going to want to try a restaurant where the setting is posh and the food is great. Linea d’Ombra is prime seafood and prime people-watching territory.  Tuck into the likes of baccalà mantecato or any number of  homemade pasta dishes with fresh seafood and vegetables. Great wines, desserts and of course, views from the “floating” terrace add to the appeal. It’s at Dorsoduro, 19.

Also in the Dorsoduro district, there’s Locanda Montin, which was a favorite of Peggy Guggenheim and more recently, Robert De Niro, Brad Pitt, Paloma Picasso and David Bowie have dined here. Enjoy its art gallery and specialties like spaghetti Adriatica. Let’s not forget that Gaga is a native New Yorker, and that means despite her extravagant tastes she also loves a good bargain, and that’s exactly what everyone will find at Taverna del Campiello Remer. When it comes to dining in Venice a general rule of thumb is that if you see gondoliers eating in a restaurant (look for the black-and-white striped shirts, always in fashion!), it’s a good address. Such is the regular occurrence at this atmospheric spot right by the Grand Canal in the Cannareggio sestiere (district). The all-you-can-eat lunch buffet is one of the best deals in Venice. The cicchetti (Venetian antipasti) vary but all is fresh and timelessly tempting. Tel. 011-39-415228789

Strolls and Shops Fit for a Rock Star

Lady Gaga is a woman of the world, but like anyone might appreciate a little guidance in Venice, a city so dense with history and canals and palaces that it can be hard knowing where to start – actually, a stroll with the experts is a pretty good place to start. Select Italy offers thematic visits: A House of Gold and a Church of Stone: The Ca’ d’Oro & Santa Maria dei Miracoli; Venetian Renaissance After the Plague and Venice for Children: Belltowers, Gondola Makers & Sailing Ships are just three of our many guided half-day and full-day Venice tours that we offer.

Speaking of walking – and you’ll be doing a lot of it in this city with nary a car — did you know what some of Gaga’s famously heel-free footwear has Venetian roots? It’s true. Take a look at some of her publicity photos and you could trace a direct line back to 15th-century Venice, when the chopine was all the rage in ladies’ footwear. Yes, even then, the heels on these babies could exceed 18 inches. First favored by prostitutes, the style soon became popular among in Venetian high society – call the paparazzi! You might not find chopines in many stores in Venice today, but you if you want to trick out your own home like a Doge’s palace, head to the Fortuny Factory & Showroom, the famous fabric emporium and showroom on the Giudecca. The Fortuny tradition goes back to 1871 and the sumptuous designs, colors and textures are the stuff of decorating legend. You’ll find sumptuous pillows, lamps, accessories and more. All gaga-liciously luxurious and oh-so Venetian.

Of course, she wouldn’t be Lady Gaga without a detour to an authentic Venetian mask shop. We suggest Laboratorio Artigiano Maschere, where the art of disguise manifests itself with numerous extravagant styles and shapes of Venetian carnival masks. Go with basic black, or go wild with a rainbow of exotic colors and textures. The mask workshop is located at Barbaria delle Tole in the Castello district, tel. 011-39-5223110.

Venice’s Cultural Gold

Lady Gaga’s life is like an opera – something for her or anyone to contemplate at La Fenice, Venice’s jewel box of an opera house and an excellent place to experience real Venetian theatricality. True to its name, the opera house has burned down a few times: in 1774, when it was called something else, in 1836 and yet again in 1996. But it was gorgeously rebuilt and reopened in 2003. You can take a guided visit for 8 euros, or for maximum effect buy a ticket to a performance. Find it at Campo San Fantin in the San Marco district.

No one would dare call Lady Gaga superficial, especially not after she has taken up an anti-bullying crusade as her cause. That’s why she would doubly appreciate a tour of Venice’s old Jewish ghetto. It may have been prejudice that led to its creation in 1516, all the way until 1797, but the legacy is quite striking: there are two are Ashkenazi and one Sephardic synagogue to see; all are richly adorned because in Venice, flamboyant is always the operative word.

Like any seasoned traveler, Lady Gaga would doubtless want to mix the old with the new, just like they do it at the Punta della Dogana. This former Venetian customs house on the triangular wedge of land across from Piazza San Marco and San Giorgio Island opened in 2009 as a rather brash center for contemporary art. The exceptional site is home to exhibitions from the permanent collection of François Pinault. Inside, 17th-century seriousness meets post-industrial chic, thanks to Japanese architect Tadao Ando’s bold use of concrete to reorient the layout and original wood beams now punctuated in places by skylights.

One thing we’re still debating is where Lady Gaga should stay on her next trip to Venice. Any suggestions?

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450 sheep leap to their own death

You can read the story about 450 sheep leaping to their own death in Turkey back in 2005.  This is one story of thousands similar to this about sheep.  This link will take you to that story.  https://en.wikinews.org/wiki/450_sheep_leap_to_their_deaths_in_Turkey

Why would it be that a sheep would follow another sheep to its death?  Answer:  It is built-in to their genetic code.  Researchers say that sheep have a natural tendency to herd up and follow, especially when there is a threat.  They seek to get to the middle of the herd, because they feel safer.  Obviously not all the sheep can be in the middle, but they still feel safer when they are altogether.  They follow each other.

Are there times we should follow?  Absolutely there are.  However, in our culture there are too many followers.  Some people follow just because it seems like the cool thing to do.  Some people follow because they don’t think on their own.

We all have to become better thinkers.  We have to think about what we are doing and why we are doing it.  We have to think about where we want to go and what we want to do.  We have to think about what we eat and don’t eat.  The key word is think, the second key point is, thinking long-term.  Sheep don’t have the ability to think long-term.  They can only think about right now.  The sheep says “I am hungry, I need to eat”.  The sheep says “I am scared, I need to herd.”  They can’t think about the future the way humans can.

So ask yourself.  Who am I following?  Why am I following?  Is this person the best person to follow?  Are there better people to follow?  Why am I doing what I do.  Why am I saying what I say. Am I doing what others are doing so I can be like them. What do I need to do to get me to the place I seek to be.

Sure we need to be good followers at times, but we also need to walk away from the people who will lead us over a cliff.  They may not be doing it intentionally either, it may be just all they know as well.  Be a thinker, don’t be average.  Don’t listen to the person next to you who has been doing something for five minutes and now wants to educate you on how you should do it.

Don’t be a sheep today, be the person you want to be.

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The Final Walk-Through

You’re so close to closing day, you can practically feel the keys to your new home in your hand. But not so fast! There’s one important step that should be completed before you start signing all that paperwork. The final walk-through is your last chance to have a look at the home and make sure it’s in the condition that has been agreed upon in the contract. While you may be tempted to opt out of the final walk-through, it’s an essential part of the process that should not be overlooked. Here’s what you need to know.

It’s not an inspection

Let’s be perfectly clear – a final walk-through is not an inspection. The home inspection happens earlier in the process and helps to reveal issues that need to be addressed before closing. The final walk-through is your chance to ensure that all the agreed upon repairs have been made. It generally occurs anywhere from a few days to 24 hours before the closing, and takes about 30 minutes. Your real estate agent should accompany you for the final walk-through.

Bring your contract

There’s going to be quite a bit to take in during the walk-through, and it’s possible you’ll be excited or nervous. Take your contract with you so you can refer to it. That’s your guide to help you remember what was agreed to so you can check to make sure everything is in the appropriate condition.

Check these items

In addition to bringing your contract with you, bring a checklist of things you’ll want to examine so nothing is forgotten. Your list should include:

  • Turn all lights on and off to verify that they are functional.
  • Check to see if any fixtures have been removed that are supposed to stay with the house, like a chandelier.
  • Check the heating and air conditioning to make sure they work.
  • Check all the major appliances.
  • Check all water faucets to make sure they run and that there aren’t any leaks.
  • Flush all the toilets.
  • Open and close all the doors and windows and make sure they all lock.
  • Check storage areas to be sure nothing is being left behind by the seller that wasn’t agreed upon.
  • Visually inspect ceilings, walls, and floors to make sure there are no new leaks, cracks, or other damage.
  • Check garage door openers.
  • Turn on garbage disposal and exhaust fans.

Don’t forget the exterior

While you are examining the house, don’t forget the outside. On rare occasions, a seller may dig up plants or make other changes to the landscape. If it wasn’t agreed to in your contract, that’s an issue you’ll want to bring up.

What if there are problems?

So what happens if you discover a problem during the walk-through? Typically, it could delay the closing until those problems are addressed. Another option is for the seller to make financial concessions to the buyer instead of fixing the issue. If those choices don’t pan out, a portion of the proceeds can be held in the escrow account until all the problems have been resolved.

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Because everyone is automatically allocated their own private vehicle when they stay with us, it only makes sense to complement this with a top-class guiding team that can truly unlock the magic for you. To optimise your experience, our guides work together with a spotter: an invaluable extra pair of eyes to ceaselessly scan the landscape while your guide focuses on navigating the terrain, and translating the inner workings of the wilderness to you. The dynamic of this duo perfectly encapsulates the holistic approach we take toward bush knowledge. While the guides have studied, completed courses, read books and learned scientific names, our spotters are specially selected from local tribes for their ancient, inherited knowledge passed down and absorbed osmotically from centuries of their ancestors. In this way, ‘book-knowledge’ plus an ancient system acquired over an age of living the wild life interweaves seamlessly to form a rich tapestry of knowledge to share. Testament to the success of this approach is borne by our very proud wins in the annual Good Safari Guide Awards: In 2014, we won Runner Up Best Safari Guiding Team in Africa In 2015 we won Best Safari Guiding Team in Africa

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We are thrilled to announce that both our Kenya and Tanzania camps have been recognized by the The Safari Awards in their recent 2018 awards ceremony. In Kenya, Ngare Serian has won runner up for… Read More

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Trump Loyalists to Express Strong warning Against the Choice of Mitt Romney for Secretary of State

Trump still have to decide whom to choose for secretary of state, after having recently met with retired Gen. David Petraeus, who was forced to resign as director of the CIA, after he leaked classified information to his mistress.


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Speaking of Traci Des Jardins, she will be hosting Eye On The Bay's Liam Mayclem tonight for their monthly guest-bartender series. The Brit turned San Franciscan will be making cocktails from 7:30 - 9:30 p.m. (Your editor did it last year, too. We had a drunken blast. We don't remember how we got home that night, but a good time was had by all.) Come on by to say hello to Liam and to try the Pegu Club Cocktail drink (described as "an old Brit classic) that he'll make for your thirsty liver.

What's more, Tracis Des Jardins will also be in attendance, just in case you want to see Top Chef Masters newest contestant in action.

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Win a set of 4 S.E.A. Aquarium™ One-Day Passes (worth $152)

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We're giving away 5 sets of S.E.A. Aquarium™ One-Day Passes. Find out how you can win below...

Here’s your chance to explore the many wonders of our blue planet at S.E.A. Aquarium™, Resorts World Sentosa!

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Find out how you can win 4 one-day passes to S.E.A. Aquarium™!

Begin the journey by travelling back in time to discover Asia’s maritime heritage at The Maritime Experiential Museum. Then enter and explore the marine realm of S.E.A. Aquarium™, home to more than 100,000 marine animals of over 800 species, across 49 habitats, each as fascinating as the next.

It’s an experience you won’t forget.

Win 4 S.E.A. Aquarium™ One-Day Passes (worth $152)

Want to win a set of one-day passes for a fun-filled day at S.E.A. Aquarium™ with your family?

All you need to do is to take a photo with your family and send it to [email protected] together with a caption.

We will then dress up your family photo with an underwater-themed frame.

Here’s an example of what your photo will look like:

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Submit your photo and enter your details in the entry form below.

Contest ends: 20 July 2014

The S.E.A. Aquarium™ One-Day Pass is valid until 13 December 2014.

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These are from collection of images I had shot on a trip to Egypt a few years ago. The Medinet Habu temple in Luxor, West Bank, is a monumental structure built by Rameses III. Having read Norman Mailer’s ‘Ancient Evenings’ … Continue reading

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“Warrior”, “The Accountant” Director to Helm Suicide Squad Sequel

by Andrew Kiess

We have been hearing for some time now that a sequel to Suicide Squad was high on Warner Bros.’s priority list, and after announcements for projects that will take place after the sequel, it only seemed natural that we would be getting news on a director soon.

After several rumors near-misses, we finally have our director for when the worst heroes ever return to the bigscreen. Gavin O’Connor, according to Deadline, will be that director, all that’s left to do is to agree on salary. O’Connor will rejoin his Jane Got A Gun and Warrior screenwriter Anthony Tambakis to tell the continuing stories of Amanda Waller’s group of misfits starring Will Smith as Deadshot, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, and Jared Leto as the Joker, among the the other presumed returning cast.

No release date has been announced for Suicide Squad 2, but reports have been circling that production could begin as early as next year, meaning the movie could hit theaters as early as 2019.

O’Connor has been a personal choice of mine to helm a comic book movie for sometime. He is still currently attached to the Green Hornet reboot, but no news has come of that recently. One would imagine this would spell the end of that project for him.

Warrior and Miracle are among some of my favorite films of the 21st century, and The Accountant was a huge hit for Warners. Jane Got A Gun was a film saved from oblivion by O’Connor, which, despite the critical drumming, had some terrific character beats. There is no question that O’Connor is talented, and I am ecstatic to see what he comes up with for this franchise.

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Vet 2142

SHARKHUNTERS Salutes Veterans

JOSEPH ENRIGHT (2142-1992)

United States Navy, Submarine Service Navy Cross

Known in the Submarine Service as “Oh Boat Joe of the Oh-One-Oh” because he was a training Skipper at Groton before the war and his boat was an old “O” Class boat,
the O-10, thus the name.

His wife had the nickname “Lighthouse Lil from Little Gull Hill” because of the place their house stood.

ENRIGHT always knew what the weather in the Sound was going to be long before his boat got that far out because his wife could look far out over the sound from their house and gave him the weather report.

He was the commissioning Skipper of USS DACE (SS 247) but soon asked to be relieved of command; he told us that he didn’t think he was aggressive enough.

Later in the war, in 1944, he asked for and received a combat command, USS ARCHER-FISH (SS 311) and was sent to the home waters around Japan. It would appear that good fortune was with him as when he arrived in his patrol area, the Japanese Navy decided to move their giant aircraft carrier SHINANO to the Inland Sea where she could be better protected from air attacks during her fitting out.

Again Dame Fortune smiled on ” Oh Boat Joe” as SHINANO sailed almost directly into the path of a great torpedo setup. The battle-hardened I.J.N. escorts detected ARCHER-FISH and set out to attack but the Japanese admiral aboard SHINANO thought that ARCHER-FISH was only a decoy meant to draw the destroyers away from the carrier so another submarine could make an unopposed attack. He ordered the escorts back – the escort skippers were angry over this order, but being good officers, they obeyed and returned to the carrier. Again Fortune smiled on JOE, as the carrier inexplicably made a turn that put her dead in his sights. ARCHER-FISH fired, striking the carrier and within hours, the huge carrier sank.

At this point, one would think that JOE ENRIGHT would be hailed as some kind of hero but that was not the case. In this attack, he had set many submarine records that have never been surpassed which included:

  • The biggest ship ever sunk by a submarine
  • The most tonnage sunk on a patrol
  • The most tonange sunk in a single attack

ENRIGHT had been shoreside most of the war while other Skippers were out, suffering the tough submarine life, suffering the depth charges from destroyers and bombs from planes while JOE was in his safe office.

ENRIGHT gave us this information during a visit to this HQ.

Many of these Skippers were openly displeased over this turn of events.

To make matters worse, the U.S. Navy refused to give credit to ENRIGHT for sinking this 65,000-ton carrier because Japan did not have such a huge carrier …according to the Navy. This massive ship was built along with YAMATO and MUSASHIs battleships but the I.J.N. needed carriers, so construction was changed and SHINANO was built as a carrier – but she was so secret that U.S. Intelligence knew nothing of her existence and so they denied credit to JOE for sinking her. It was only after hard research by JOE ENRIGHT years after the war that he was able to prove to the Navy that SHINANO did exist and that he had sunk her. The Navy finally corrected their records to show that “Oh Boat Joe of the Oh-One-Oh” had sunk the biggest ship ever sunk by a submarine – ever.


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The music industry is an exciting yet challenging field for link builders and SEO professionals, as it covers wide facets of approaches to link building phases such as link prospecting and outreach.

If you can execute strategies well, you can expect results just like this (see image below):

music ecommerce store organic traffic

In mid-2017, we started building links to this eCommerce client that sells violins and cellos. As of today, the site is ranking for commercial keywords such as “violin” and “cello”.

In this post, we’ll cover how to build links specifically to music eCommerce websites (we’ll have some more link building discussions in the next few weeks for musicians and bands per se).

link building music ecommerce

For now, we’ll have a closer look at online stores that produce and sell musical instruments, music sheets and music courses.

Let’s go straight to some available link building tactics for online music stores.

Whether you are a retailer, dealer or any merchant of musical instruments, you can’t simply overlook link opportunities from “where to buy” pages.

“Where to buy” pages are specific pages for vendors, resellers, retailers, suppliers of a specific or multiple product line or services.

where to buy page music

They are dedicated for customers and potential customers looking for a specific store location of the product/service they wanted to purchase.

One approach that you can make to find these “where to buy” pages is to get an inventory of manufacturers or suppliers (If you are a retailer). Check if each product or product line has its own “where to buy” or store locator page.

music store locator page

The next approach to discover this eCommerce link opportunity is to do Google searches for any of the following phrases (take note that your search would depend on what type of vendor are you):

  • “store locator” “PRODUCTNAME”
  • “authorized retailers” “PRODUCTNAME”
  • inurl:links “suppliers” “INDUSTRY”
  • inurl:dealers “INDUSTRY”
  • inurl:links “merchant” “PRODUCTNAME”
  • inurl:links “merchant” “INDUSTRY”
  • “where to buy” ‘PRODUCTNAME”
  • “where to purchase” “PRODUCTNAME”
  • inurl:”where to buy” “PRODUCTNAME”

The next phase of link building is to reach out to contacts handling these “where to buy” pages. Conversion rates for this type of outreach depend on the legitimacy of your partnership (i.e. if you are an accredited vendor of the product).

Use the corporate email address when pitching, as it gives you the leverage of identication with a specific product line or service. A corporate email sticks more than a gmail account in a link request outreach campaign for list pages of commercial links.

One of the challenges of link builders and SEOs is building links to commercial pages.

For music eCommerce sites, there is a strategic way to do this. You can actually get high-quality contextual links by targeting your site’s category and product pages for links from .edu commercial-like links/resource pages.

You can start by prospecting for backlink opportunities using any of these keyphrases:

  • “music links”
  • inurl:libguides “music links”
  • “music library”
  • “purchase supplies”

edu music library guide pages

Forum link building is not dead. If it’s executed properly, it can become one of the strongest lead generation sources of your site.

The reality in customer behavior is that they tend to conduct initial research before making purchasing decisions. So, if you’re selling musical instruments and other related products (like chord charts and tutorial courses), you may look for any music-specific forums with ongoing threads on musical instruments.

Here are examples of a forum threads on purchasing violin strings:

buyer nicer violin strings forum thread

help identify strings forum thread

You can prospect by yourself or with the help of a virtual assistant thread discussions leveled on the decision stage of customers (e.g. want to purchase).

Here are some useful keyphrases that can get you started with niche forum prospecting:

  • inurl:forum “case for violin”
  • inurl:thread “case for violin”
  • inurl:discussion “case for violin”
  • inurl:forum “bass repair” needed
  • inurl:thread “bass repair” needed
  • inurl:discussion “bass repair” needed
  • inurl:forum “best rosins”
  • inurl:thread “best rosins”
  • inurl:discussion “best rosins”
  • inurl:forum “where to buy strings” “LOCATION”
  • inurl:thread “where to buy strings” “LOCATION”
  • inurl:discussion “where to buy strings” “LOCATION”
  • inurl:forum “looking for” “MUSICALINSTRUMENT”
  • inurl:thread “looking for” “MUSICALINSTRUMENT”
  • inurl:discussion  “looking for” “MUSICALINSTRUMENT”
  • inurl:forum “in search of” “MUSICALINSTRUMENT”
  • inurl:thread “in search of” “MUSICALINSTRUMENT”
  • inurl:discussion “in search of” “MUSICALINSTRUMENT”
  • inurl:forum “recommendations” “MUSICALINSTRUMENT”
  • inurl:thread “recommendations” “MUSICALINSTRUMENT”
  • inurl:discussion “recommendations” “MUSICALINSTRUMENT”

Make variations with your keyphrases, i.e. for the query, “inurl:discussion “bass repair” needed, you can change bass repair to violin or cello repair (if you’re offering repairs for violins).

We went over discussing getting links from links/resource pages for money pages.

Now, let’s go over to some types of music resource pages where your content assets can earn organic links from.

If your eCommerce site has blog section for publishing extremely good content assets that can be well received by links pages – like free music sheet downloads (if this is not one of your online products), you can find any related links pages.

Here is one example below of a resource page for bassists that links out to music sheets, guides about history of bass, learning materials for school teachers — to name a few.

double bass links page

Any starting eCommerce sites in any space need a couple of links to get the ball rolling. And these links aren’t the ones that are quickly automated, but you should find your initial set of links that are still relevant to what your business can offer.

For example, if you provide coupon codes for customers on a regular basis, you can submit your coupon code page that are likely to give links to your money (or money coupon pages, which you can internally link to its related offer page).

coupon site for music ecommerce store

There are a lot of facets in the link acquisition process – they may come as difficult in the execution process, but well-worth if you have find the right opportunities in the market.

In the music industry, it’s pretty much about understanding where the potential customers are engaging in. Getting the most out of the links, not solely for rankings, gives you the ability to hit both top-line and bottomline goals.


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Nike Running: Let the Run Tell You Why

With an enigmatic 74 year old man named Mr. Sun and a group of running lunatics we set out to turn China's running culture on it's ear.

The :60 TV spot ran online as an interactive film with several portals that let you delve deeper into many of the runners personal stories including a hidden arcade style video game where you could play as a running hot dog.

2014 Webby Award Nominee - ONLINE FILM & VIDEO / Branded Entertainment Unscripted
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Super Pent Garden Shed 6 x 4

Hurry up! Just 5 sheds left in stock

 Free delivery from 20 days* (Exclusions apply)
We give 1 weeks delivery notice, plus a 2hr delivery slot!

Need some help? Call us on 0333 577 9400

Product images & videos are for illustration purposes only, all images represent the product but may not represent the visual size! - See product dimensions below

12mm Tongue & grooved shiplap - (Dip treated)

28mm x 44mm Smoothed on all 4 corners

Mortice shed door lock included

12mm Tongue & groove

12mm Tongue & groove, mineral felt included

10 Year anti-rot protection against timber rot & decay

5 in stock

Select your options/accessories carefully, if no options or accessories are selected then your order will be made with the standard options!

Window/Glazing Option

Door Options/Accessories

Door Position Option

Plastic EcoBase Grid System

Note: Ecobases are delivered separately by an independent courier company direct from the manufacturer, normally within 48hrs from ordering excluding weekends.
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Spread the cost! Buy your garden building with Paypal Credit

We understand you can't always get what you want, which is why we recommend Paypal Credit.

It’s quick and simple to apply for PayPal Credit – All you need is a PayPal account, complete a short application form. If approved, you’ll have a credit limit attached to your PayPal account to start using straightaway.

We finish our shiplap cladding to a thickness of 12mm and ensure that only the finest boards we machine are used. Also the cladding is always planed to ensure a super smoothed quality finish.

Do not except cheaper OSB flooring or roofing, we strictly use only the finest selected european softwood timber in our garden buildings and strongly advise you to avoid the cheap sheet materiel option.

Stronger floors ready to go, after a quick re-treatment with a spirit based preserver – Your tongue and grooved floor is ready to be sat onto your chosen base. Some competitors garden buildings don’t come with a floors or if you select the floor option they arrive in pieces for you to construct yourself. Not ours though!

Thoughtful touches come standard, we supply every garden building with corner beading. This makes sure the wind and water doesn’t penetrate through the corners.

Our craftsmen make sure to manufacture all of our garden buildings with thick four rounded corner framing, this gives the framing a truly quality finish and makes sure your new building stands tall for years.

We supply secure fasteners along with nails and all fixings you require to assemble your new garden building, we also supply coach bolts that are used on all corners top and bottom to make sure the build holds together solidly – We even pre-drill the outer holes for easy guidance.

Crystal clear glazing is supplied as standard to all garden buildings with windows, we supply 2mm perspex for a more safer garden choice – We also offer optional 3mm glass or 4mm toughened glass if required.

Doors well braced with four corner rounded framing, our in-house joiners take pride in personally assembling each door for any of our garden buildings. Also , unlike many of our competitors, we add diagonal four corner framework. This offers fantastic support against even the most heavy handed people over years.

High quality lock and key supplied, fitted to every garden building with a vertical door. So you can be rest assured your new garden building is secure as soon as it’s erected.

High quality polyester mineral roofing felt is supplied with every garden building with a roof, our roofing cover adds the best protection against all weathers for years to come. Also supplied are galvanised roofing nails to keep the felt secure.

Tidy and classic finishing touches come standard with our garden buildings, we supply barge-boards to complete the perfect style and also helps protect roofing felt on the edges.

The Super Pent 6′ x 4′ garden shed is one of our best selling garden buildings, stylish – yet simple. This style of garden building is the more favored one to choose, the prices are also amazingly low – Making your purchase ever more appealing over our competitors….

We also include a 10 year guarantee for this product against timber rot and decay.

Note: Photos used are for illustration purposes and the model shown is the 7′ x 5′.

A.1911mm B.1150mm C.1750mm D.2041mm

> Width Externally1750mm
Width Internally1662mm
> Depth Externally1150mm
Depth Internally1062mm
Eaves Height Back Including Floor1911mm
Eaves Height Front Including Floor2041mm
Eaves Height Back Internally1811mm
Eaves Height Front Internally1929mm
Door Opening Size785mm (w) x 1692mm (h)
Window Size457mm (w) x 610mm (h)
Wall MaterialsT&G Shiplap
Wall Thickness12mm
Roof MaterialsT&G Boarding
Roof Thickness12mm
Floor MaterialsT&G Boarding
Floor Thickness12mm
Framing TypePlaned Softwood
Framing Thickness44mm x 28mm
Building StylePent
Door StyleSingle Well Braced Door
Locking DeviceRim Lock & Key + Top Turn Button
Window Style1 Fixed Windows
Window GlazingPerspex
Glazing Thickness2mm
Roof CoveringGrey Mineral Felt
Wood TreatmentRed Cedar
Coated Inside & Out
Pre Assembled PanelsYes
Self Assembly KitIncluded
Self Assembly2 People, 2-3 Hours

This garden building will be fully sprayed with a penetrating red cedar wood preservative, once assembled, this product will require a re-treat as soon as possible and then annually in order to maintain our 10 year anti rot guarantee*. This building will also includes a 1 year manufacturers guarantee* as standard.

Dip treatment process

1. Panel sections are pre-manufactured ready for treatment.
2. Panel sections are rotated on a conveyor, spraying wood preserver.
3. Panel sections are completely preserved in red cedar.
4. Panel sections are now left to air dry for 24 hours.

Note: Our factory sprayed treatment may differ in colour shades between components as it is simply the base-coat.

10 Year Anti-Rot Guarantee

Our spray treated wooden garden buildings come with a 10 year anti rot guarantee*. Our Anti-rot red cedar coating guards against general fungal decay. The guarantee will not cover the timber from, shrinking, warping or splitting over time. This spray treatment lasts approximately 6-12 months, but we recommend you apply a preservative top coat as soon after assembly as possible and then at least 1 coat annually.

Base Preparation

For a longer-lasting garden building, we recommend this product to be assembled on a solid and level base, either paving slabs, poured concrete, ground level wooden bearers or our own Eco-Base grid system. A flat, level base is essential for the longevity of this product.

If your new garden building is not assembled on a firm level and square base, it could warp and twist out of shape with the natural movement of the wood. The first sign of any movement are when the door stops opening and closing properly. You may also get problems with the roofing felt and potential water leaks, the floor may flex and most probably creak. First check your base is perfectly level in both of the directions and adjust prior to the assembly. It would be really difficult to adjust the base afterwards.

All Shed Monkey garden buildings are designed to fit well, with general maintenance throughout this products life, we would suggest this to last well over 10 years and would not be surprised to see this standing in 20 years time.  Should you require any further advice, you can contact our customer sales team on 0333 577 9400.

Delivery Information

All SHED MONKEY garden building and products are supplied in flat pack form with all the necessary instructions and fixings ready for DIY assembly. Garden building are delivered directly to your postal address by our highly trained and competent logistics staff, confirmation of all delivery dates are pre-arranged at least 1 week in advance by telephone giving you plenty of notice. If you include our Eco Base grid kit with your order, this will be delivered directly from the manufacturer within 48 hours by an independent courier service 'excluding weekends'.

> Our FREE delivery is kerbside only. You will need appropriate space as close to your kerbside as possible for our driver to deliver succesfully.

> All ou our garden buildings are delivered on a vehicle up to the size of  7.5 Tonne Flatbed ( normally 3.5 Tonne Flatbed ), in single panels and unloaded by hand on arrival.

> The movement of the delivered garden building beyond kerbside is the responsibility of the customer unless discussed otherwise prior to your delivery. In any case, movement of the panels beyond kerbside is at the driver's discretion and the driver will need to assess access on arrival in order to ensure that he or she can safely move the panels to your requested location beyond the kerbside.

> The driver will not carry panels through your property as he or she is not insured to do so.

All deliveries must be signed for unless confirmation is provided before delivery that the product can be left without a signature. Please see the terms & conditions section for further information.

Where you see ‘FREE’ delivery we will endeavor to deliver your garden building to you within the number of working days as marked for that individual garden building. Whilst every effort will be made to meet this lead-time delivery dates cannot be guaranteed and can vary to be both later as well as earlier than this guide time. There will be no delivery charge for this service providing you are based within the stated free delivery postcode zone.

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#BookBingoNW2018: First in a Series

2018 Summer Book Bingo is upon us, so let the booklists begin! This list will focus on that pesky category First In A Series. There are many, many beloved series out there, many of them in genre fiction. Hopefully there will be a little something for every reader here.

The Patrick Melrose novels by Edward St. Aubyn are a delightfully savage take on modern British aristocracy. Never Mind starts the series and is included in the omnibus edition of all 5 novels (Showtime is releasing a miniseries based on the novels starring Benedict Cumberbatch). For a lighter, shopaholic take on modern aristocracies, try Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan (also soon to be in film), a voyeuristic look into the lives of China’s uber rich from the perspective of Rachel Chu, the American Born Chinese protagonist and girlfriend to the heir of one of China’s richest families, the Youngs. If snarking about the fabulously rich isn’t your jam, Rachael Cusk stretches the novel to new shapes with Outline, Transit, and Kudos (forthcoming). The novels merge oral history with fiction as a recently divorced woman encounters and listens to the stories of strangers and friends while her apartment is being renovated. Finally, if you haven’t read Elena Ferrante’s Neapolitan novels, starting with My Brilliant Friend, maybe this is the summer to check that off your list.

Genre fiction is full to the brim with series and it can be hard to know where to start. For those who like mysteries, I would recommend Ann Cleeves’ Raven Black, the start of the Shetland mystery series. The Beekeeper’s Apprentice by Laurie R. King starts the long running, beloved Mary Russell series, set in 1920s England. While Tana French’s Dublin Murder Squad novels are not a series per se, they do follow the same squad and events in one book have repercussions in others. Meet the squad in In the Woods.

Science fiction and fantasy seem to be nothing but series. If you don’t want to get involved in massive (unfinished) staples, here are three novella-sized series. All Systems Red by Martha Wells introduces us to Murderbot, a self-aware android who earns the name it gives itself. Agents of Dreamland by Caitlin Kiernan is a strange, discomfiting read that mixes noir with horror in a way that only Kiernan can pull off. The highly prolific Seanan McGuire has created a wonderful, diverse new world in her Wayward Children series, starting with Every Heart A Doorway. McGuire sees your Miss Peregrine and raises you an entire Cosmology. But if you really want to dig into something big and deep, Cixin Liu’s Three Body Problem is a finished, hard science fiction trilogy that questions humanity’s place in the universe in interesting ways. Too Like The Lightning by Ada Palmer might just blow your mind, the way it did Jo Walton’s, with its unconventional narrative and unreliable narrator. Lastly, I cannot recommend this one enough for you high fantasy fans: Kushiel’s Dart by Jacqueline Carey. World-building, character development, action, and romance at its absolute best.

Find links to these novels (and more), many of which are in multiple formats, here and please share your favorite series in the comments below!

For more ideas for books to meet your Summer Book Bingo challenge, follow our Shelf Talk #BookBingoNW2018 series or check the hashtag #BookBingoNW2018 on social media. Need a Book Bingo card? Print one out here or pick one up at your Library. Book bingo is presented in partnership with Seattle Arts & Lectures.

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School Building in Downsville Started in Late 1880’s

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October 5, 1939

In the late 80’s the first indication of the present day school system in Downsville made it s appearance with the erection of a building east of the Baptist church.

This building was an eight-room two-story structure and the second story was used as an auditorium and lodge hall.

Early teachers in the school were Professors Ponder, Albertson, Green, Phillips, Ferguson, Coker and Ives.

In the session of 1889-90, C. A. Ives and Eugene B. Ives were the sole teachers. Pupils were grouped by subjects rather than grades.

High school subjects offered were: English, grammar, rhetoric, English literature, Latin grammar, algebra, geometry, American history and geography. No science was offered.

The school was a tuition school at that time, as were most of the schools in Louisiana outside of a few large cities. The term lasted for six months.

The present building of the school was erected in 1924 and the school was made a standard high school in the spring of 1925. A Home Economics department was established in 1926, with Miss Mary Carney the first teacher.

The present day enrollment of the school runs around 200 and the school serves the entire surrounding community.

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Smart Hybrid Materials (SHMs)
مختبر شمس لعلوم النانو
Self-Assembled Nanomaterials for Biomedical, Sensing and Separation Applications

Laila Elizabeth Khalil Cruz

PhD Students

  • M.Sc./Ph.D. in Chemistry, KAUST, KSA, 2016 -present
  • B.Sc. in Chemistry, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey, NL, México, 2015

  • Award for Performance Excellence by CENEVAL, 2015
  • Diploma in Student Development, 2015
  • Certificate in Modality of Research and Innovation, 2015

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  • Advanced Membranes and Porous Materials Center (AMPMC)
  • Division of Physical Science and Engineering (PSE


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From The Road

Khullu Striped Scarf

US $865.00US $260.00 Final Sale

Handmade in Nepal from brushed yak wool, this ultra-soft scarf—complete with fringe tassels and minimal stripe-detailing—is as luxurious as it looks. Wrap it around your shoulders (as a shawl) or tie it around your neck (as a scarf)—it’s the ideal travel companion.

  • 100% Himalayan khullu
  • Length: 80"; Width: 28"

About the Brand

By the time she started her wanderlust-inspired brand of luxurious, artisan-made accessories, From the Road founder Susan Easton’s career in design and fashion had taken her pretty much all over the world (she’s called New York, Los Angeles, Shanghai, and São Paulo home). True to her love for off-the-grid adventures and encounters with indigenous cultures, Easton's work cultivates a connection between buyer and source, and sources materials as well as talent locally. She collaborates with artisans around the globe not just on production, but on designs and prototypes; each piece transcends its hand-crafted origins to reflect a stunning, chic modernism. The result: Incredible, luxuriously soft scarves that are so cozy and beautifully made, you’ll want to wrap up in them always.


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Phyto-Pigments Ultra-Natural Mascara

US $24.00

You won’t believe this mascara is as clean, natural, and organic as it is: The intense pigment, high shine, and serious volume-building capability rival that of any conventional mascara. Plus, it leaves lashes lush, long, and feathery soft without the toxic chemicals commonly used in conventional mascara; the formula is ultrasmooth and glides right on. GP’s personal tip: Smooth on one coat, wait a few seconds for it to dry, then build color and length with a second coat for a look that instantly wakes up your whole face.

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GP is a longtime fan of this seriously effective, certified organic line that's utterly unique in the beauty space. Made with a proprietary blend of organic juices and plant stem cells, their groundbreaking skin care formulas work to smooth and refine skin. The Juice Beauty glow was already legendary when GP partnered with Juice Beauty in 2015 to collaborate on a high performance Phyto-Pigments makeup collection.


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Helles was first created in Munich n 1894, it is perhaps the most delicate beer imaginable.

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Helles, German for light -- as in color, not calories or alcohol content -- is the Bavarian quaffing beer and official beerhall lager of Munich's famous Hofbrauhaus. A page-turning guide through Bavaria with stories of royalty, dynasties, and helles seekers fill the pages. Beer enthusiasts and brewers interested in learning more about the dazzling helles will treasure this book. Written by a man who knows all about it, Horst Dornbusch covers the exact step-by-step brewing methods to achieve the necessary perfection of a helles.

About the Author

Horst Dornbusch lives in Massachusetts where he writes and is a professional brewer. He holds a Master's degree from Brandeis University and is author of three books.

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Filter your wine using these polishing filter pads with the Buon Vino Mini Jet filter! This is a set of three #2 polishing filter pads for the Mini Jet. These filter pads are a finer filter pad than the #1 coarse pads, used to brighten and polish wines. Their use should result in a significant change in the clarity and brightness of the wine. This is the finest pad usually used on red wines, and should take the majority of particulate out that cause cloudy and dull presentation of the wine. For a finer filtration or for white wines, futher filtration with the #3 sterile filter pads is recommended after filtration with these #2 polishing pads.

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  • Used to polish and brighten wines!
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Lobster Dinner JULY 2019

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General Admission Ticket for our Lobster Dinner on July 13th, 2019. Join us on our terrace for our annual celebration of Chardonnay and Lobster, served as a traditional Louisiana lobster boil and eaten family style! Live music, our award-winning Chardonnays and breathtaking views set the stage for a delightful evening.

Early bird price:  $125 wine club members | $175 General Admission

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Combining quality fabrics and exceptional skill with an extraordinary eye for originality, Victor York is recognised as one of the most creative tailors in Singapore. Founded by English tailor in 2002, our customers have expanded from the discerning Singaporean and in-the-know visitor, to businessmen in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and beyond

Originally operating as a mobile business based out of the homes and offices of our loyal clients, Victor York opened its flagship boutique on Singapore's Boat Quay in 2004. The tastefully refurbished flagship captured the one-on-one experience, which has become a defining trait of the brand. The new flagship has moved to 50 Tras Street.

Today, Victor York continues to innovate and clients can once again enjoy the bespoke service from the comfort of their homes and offices, via Our online portal allows the busy professional to quickly and easily customise unique Victor York shirts, complete with the brand's time-honoured stamp of creativity and dedication to its craft. Victor York delivers quality in every piece, ensuring the everyday professional is immaculately dressed, and transforming the business shirt from an everyday necessity to a statement.

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ACER Applied Reading Test (Technical/Trades) - Second Edition

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Purpose: To assess reading comprehension of candidates for various job roles and courses.

Employment categories: Apprentices, trainees, technical, trade and administration personnel, and others who may need to read and understand written work-related instructions, including health and safety information.

Administration: 30 minutes

Content: The ACER Applied Reading Test Second Edition (ART-2) is a quick and easily administered test of adult literacy. It is suitable for recruitment selection into administrative, trades or operational positions; assessing the literacy of adults with a non-English speaking background; and testing for entry into TAFE or further education courses. It can also be used to assess the reading comprehension of those returning to work or study after rehabilitation or long-term unemployment, as well as of those with disabilities or medical conditions.

Basic Literacy is designed to assess basic literacy skills for selection into operational roles or applied courses with minimal literacy requirements.

General /Clerical is a general applied reading test suitable for selection into administrative and clerical roles or courses.

Technical /Trades is appropriate for selection into trade and technical roles or courses. The content deals with topics such as industrial safety and machine operation and maintenance.


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18 Best Bob Haircuts for Girls We are Obsessed With

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Beautiful Cuts for Girls

Children’s haircuts for girls are almost no different from adult counterparts. They look just as stylish, fashionable and beautiful.

Four of a kind in all its varieties is headed by the trendy rating of this season haircuts. It remains only to choose a suitable length and a good model. On straight and fairly thick hair looks great quads with a smooth line of cut. But wavy, sparse and thin hairs are advised to make a multi-level haircut. If you own elementary hairdressing skills, you can make quads yourself. Moreover, for girls of 7-8 years old, it will not be difficult to clean up every day, which will greatly facilitate the fees to school.

Another beautiful haircut that differs from the bob only in length – the hair here needs to be cut a little higher than the chin. Haircut bob is universal, because it fits all girls. And it is incredibly comfortable with her – her hair does not climb into her eyes, it is easy to fit her hair with an ordinary comb and does not interfere with the baby to run, jump and play. The traditional bob is cut without a bang, but if you wish, you can give it any shape and length.

Any mom will make short and medium haircuts with an even cut – it is enough to trim the hair with sharp scissors at the right level. For girls 10 years old with long or medium hair is ideal. Due to the same length, the strands can be put in any desired hairstyle – tails, pigtails, buns, etc. The bangs (usually straight and fairly thick) are made at will.

Girls of 11 years very often choose cascade options – ladder or cascade. These hairstyles give the hair volume and beautifully framed face, do not require a lot of effort for styling and are perfectly combined with bandages and rims. The most popular length for the ladder and cascade is the level just below the shoulders. It allows you to implement various hairstyles based on weaves or tails. To complement the image will help a suitable bang.

This option is equally popular among very young babes, and among girls 12 years old. The main thing is that the short hairstyle fits the shape and shape of the face and, of course, was your daughter’s choice, not yours. Experts say that pixie is perfect for slender short girls. The best option is not considered oblong, but round. In addition, the pixie allows you to give the strands a very beautiful shape and save the hair from the cut ends.

This trend haircut season 2019 is best suited for hair of different structure. The length of the sesson should cover the ears. The hair itself is trimmed in a circle, making a smooth transition from thick and straight bangs to a short nape.

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Welcome to the official website for Shuga!

I'm a developer and designer

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If you are interested in supporting my work financially, you can do so either via PayPal, Bitcoin, Monero, or Ethereum.

Alternatively, if you want to purchase any of my services, the pricing sheet as of August 2017 is available for download here. Please note that my services may not be available at all times.

If you wish to contact me, here are some ways to do so.

If you wish to contact me via PGP, email heyitsshuga [at] shuga [dot] co and use my public key here.

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Welcome to season 2019

Experience the majestic eagles, the falcons as quick as lightning, agile hawks and also the fascinating and fabled owls at first hand. Both young and elderly people shiver when the birds – in the entertaining, educational and very untraditional bird of prey show – in cooperation with the falconers show examples of their fantastic hunting and flying qualities.

Before or after the show you can experience “The owl forrest” (Ugleskoven). In the forrest you will meet the biggest owls of the world and you can try to find the right way throu the maze, or you can enjoy one of our delishes bison burgers at one of our picnic-areas with the wiev of our fallow deers and american bisons.

Remember that all year you can book the falconer for the uniq experience ”Falkoner for a day”. On this 1,5 hour long experiencetrip in the stunning nature it is the guest who is the falconer, and therefore also the guest who flies the completely free bird of prey. Flying a free bird of prey is an experience, you will never forget. Read more at “Falconer for a day“.

Silkeborg Rovfugleshow organizes:

  • Public and private bird of prey shows
  • The experience “Falconer for a day”/A walk with the hawk
  • Out of town falconry displays
  • Bison safari

Do you have a good or perhaps crazy idea for an event, etc.. please do not hesitate to contact us. We are always up for anything, as long as the birds’ best interests are protected and the law is respected.

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Why Improve Your Web Design

Web graphic design has always been part of improving a website and has always been deemed as one of the most critical determinant in the success of garnering online marketing. Still, a lot of businesses overlook its importance and just stick with common marketing techniques like infomercials or newspaper advertisements, which could be good, since these method have already been proven effective, but in hindsight, the website’s design also help grab customers’ attention and  has a big say on whether or not they will make the purchase.

In order to highlight more the importance of web design in marketing, studies conclude that three out of four people rate a business’s credibility with their website design, and credibility directly affects the likelihood of people making a purchase. This means that having a poor web design could mean a loss of customers. So what needs to be done is to make sure that the business website emanates legitimacy and trustworthiness, since user perception dictates that a quality design means exactly that.

Also, web design greatly affects conversion rates. Actually, just having some of the design elements changed by website developers could produce big bursts of conversion. In competitive advertising, even the slightest burst of conversion can give an insurmountable edge over competitors, making more profits from advertising. Greater profits could also mean a higher volume of ads, which is again vital as a means of pushing out other advertisers.

Actually, even when a company is opting for offline advertisements, people will tend to go to the internet and check out their website because it could be compared to a digital business card. If that’s the case, then it’s important to ensure that the web design mirrors the offline marketing efforts in order to achieve consistency. Failing this will make the offline marketing strategies lose their intended impact.

In the end, web design jobs for a company website will continue to increase conversion. Thus, one needs to ensure that the brand message is clear and concisely stated in the webpage. Of course, it’s not only a visual presentation of a company, but investing in usability will lower the abandon rate and keep high the time spent on site, maximizing the results of a marketing campaign.

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A disability is a condition that a person has which limits them in some way.

People with a disability or disabilities may need to use special equipment that can help them. This can include using a wheelchair, a cane or walking stick, hearing aids, a teletypewriter (TTY) and using specially designed software and hardware for the personal computer.

People who use a wheelchair or cane/walking stick cannot walk up or down stairs in a building. They need to use ramps and elevators when going into and moving around in a building. Wide doorways and accessible toilets also make it easier for people with physical disabilities to use.

Prejudice towards people with disabilities is common. This is sometimes called 'ableism'. A person with such a prejudice is called an ablecentrist.

Some categories of disabilityEdit

  • Physical disabilities limit the way the body works.
  • Visual impairment is when the eyesight of a person is affected. (blind)
  • Hearing impairment is when a person cannot hear normally. (deaf)
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The Week in Review

08 Jul

Last week was an extremely busy week for yours truly.

Warren started his first day in school last Monday and so yours truly had to be there in the first few days. Was extremely proud with how he handled himself in class. Yes, we enrolled him in a real school where he has to attend on a daily basis. Turns out, he’s the oldest in class! Can’t believe it! His youngest classmate is just 1yr and 2mos old. Are we turning to be tiger moms?

Mom celebrated her birthday last Wednesday as well. It was a small celebration attended by family. Unfortunately, wasn’t able to take pictures of the event.

We also had our Prulife Manager’s meeting at Brasserie 21 on the 21st floor of Security Bank in Dela Rosa Ave. Makati City. The place was a good discovery. Quite apt to conduct a meeting. Here’s a few pictures of the food we enjoyed.

Estimated budget per person is around Php1000 for soup, main course and dessert.

Half of Saturday was spent with our Prulife Unit family. As part of our mid-year planning, we had our members do their own dream board. As Theodore Roosevelt said, “If you Believe you can, you’re half way there!” And you need to be able to visualize what you want to have a direction where to go.

We spent part of the weekend with a nice couple friend binging on food cooked by Hubby and his friend. Diet GONE! Sunday was spent going to Active Fun with Warren, watching the Ateneo-Lasalle Basketball game and capping the week watching White House Down.

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We’re all born with a void hidden deep within. A deep hole that subconsciously aches to be filled. Most of us in pure desperation take the solution upon ourselves. By any means presented to us. And sometimes we think we succeed only to realize the feeling of fullness was temporary.

Our desperation leaves us feeling empty. Lost. Incomplete.

Friends, may I tell you something I’m starting to realize?

Jesus is comfortable with incomplete.

Why, look at the way He left His disciples here on earth: Feeling like failures and more helpless than they had ever been before.

I’m now certain this was a part of God’s ultimate plan because through the pain of failure we learn a valuable lesson:

Grace is sufficient. *

After some discovery, most of us realize what yearns to be there. We begin to feel this four letter word that makes the hurt go away.

And we long for it. Search for it. Sometimes sell ourselves short to obtain it. Only to realize what we found wasn’t what we were looking for. It seems this simple little word is more than we’re capable of mastering. Do you know why?

God IS love. **

Friends, I need to share it in case someone doesn’t know. When we let Him in to our heart of hearts, He fills this aching hole we have within us –the one addictions feed off of. The very one He intentionally planted with our future in mind. He showers us with a Heavenly love we can’t even begin to comprehend.

Human love will always be a faint shadow of God’s love. Not because it is too sugary or sentimental, but simply because it can never compare from whence it comes. Human love, with all its passion and emotion is a thin echo of the passion/emotion love of Yahweh.”
~ Brennan Manning, The Ragamuffin Gospel

I have to believe I’m not the only one. I’m trusting we all on our Christian walk at one point or another feel that emptiness once again. The ache we once knew visiting us like the tide. And we wonder where God went.

It wasn’t until recently I realized what the void truly was.

Yet God has made everything beautiful for its own time. He has planted eternity in the human heart, but even so, people cannot see the whole scope of God’s work from beginning to end. Ecclesiastes 3:11

The void is eternity. Our planned future. The one He wants to spend with us. You see, the seed of Heaven was planted in our hearts at conception.

We’ve been hard-wired for Heaven.

That’s the ache we feel in this world that’s not our home. It’s the ache of being one with Him, being one with Love. Of being Home.

So do we just live with it? That’s what I first thought but then I started remembering moments when I did feel whole. And I realized, He’s got a fix for this, too.

As we wait for complete communion, He offers to grace us with His love. With Him. He wants to take this time to water the seed He planted in us long before we drew our first breath. And watch the growth from that seed spread…

Friends, I’m starting to see the feeling of addiction as a gift. A gift to ensure we’ll keep coming back for more love. More of Him.

Oh how He loves us.

I now know when I start to feel that ache. When the pang of longing won’t go away, it’s because I haven’t taken enough time to soak Him in and pour Him right back out. (I John 4:7-21)

And I’m learning now nothing compares. I don’t want to fill myself up with anything else. For nothing else satisfies. Instead, I’m going to give Him more room. To grow in me. To nurture my soul. To watch me spread with His love.

Friends, I want Him to be my everything. And He’s accepted the challenge.

This post might feel all over the place for you. It does me. But I’m struggling with sharing everything on my heart lately and needed to start somewhere. I want to talk about this more. From various angles and share what He has placed on my heart lately. I hope you join me.

But for now, please enjoy this song that encapsulates this better than I ever could.

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Your Love is Everything ~ Jesus Culture

How about you, friend? How do you deal with the void? How do you let Him fill you up? I’d love to hear.

Thanks for sharing your time with me.

Simply striving,

NOTE: I talked about this a bit before. If you’d like to read more, click HERE.

*  2 Corinthians 12:9
** I John 4:8, 9, 16