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Raskin Didn’t Say He ‘Won’t Be Certifying the Election’

Social media users have spread a quote attributed to Democratic Rep. Jamie Raskin, claiming he said "we won’t be certifying the election" if former President Donald Trump wins. Raskin responded, saying the quote is "100% fabricated" and that "America is having a free and fair election and Congress will certify the winner." The origin of the posts appears to be a misleading account of Raskin's comments in February.

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Quote of the Day

Brother Diaz had no words. Honestly, he was finding it difficult to breathe down here. He was feeling dizzy. As if the ground might suddenly fall away. He struggled to loosen his collar once again. All he'd wanted was a comfortable living, somewhere sunny. To be taken seriously by the frivolous, regarded as wise by the unwise, and considered important by the unimportant. Instead, for reasons he couldn't comprehend, he found himself called on to consort with scarred knights and part-time painter's models, to face unspecified perils dire enough to threaten creation, all while not getting too close to the cages in which his congregation were kept.

- JOE ABERCROMBIE, The Devils

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Oh, this is going to be good!!!




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Quote of the Day

Balthazar delivered a weighty sigh, but nobody noticed.

His current predicament gave him a great deal to sigh about: the ghastly mattress, the dreadful food, the frigid damp and unspeakable odour of his lodgings, the outrageous denial of clothing, the abominable absence of intelligent conversation, the heart-rending loss of his beautiful, beautiful books. But after long reflection he had come to the conclusion that the very worst thing about being forced to join the Chapel of the Holy Expediency . . . was the mortifying embarrassment.

That
he, Balthazar Sham Ivam Draxi, learned adept of the nine circles, suzerain of the secret keys, conjurer of unearthly powers, the man they dubbed the Terror of Damietta--or at least had dubbed himself the Terror of Damietta in the hope that it would stick--one of the top three necromancers in Europe, mark you--possibly four, depending on your opinion of Sukastra of Bivort, who he personally considered an absolute hack--should have been apprehended by buffoons, tried and condemned by dullards, then pressed into humiliating servitude alongside such abject morons as these.

He glanced sideways with an expression eloquently communicating his utter disgust, but nobody was looking. The ancient vampire, presumably rendered decrepit by being starved of blood, slumped in a chair looking as fashionably bored as a wisp-haired skeleton could. The elf stood, thin as a length of pale wire, face obscured by a shag of unnaturally ashen hair, motionless but for a constant and deeply irritating nervous twitching of her long right forefinger. Their chief jailer, Jakob of Thorn, looked on from the corner with arms tightly folded: a war-worn old knight who appeared to have spent a sizeable portion of his life being crushed in a mangle, an experience that had clearly squeezed all sense of humour out of the man. Then there was the supposed spiritual shepherd of this congregation of the disappointing: Brother Diaz, a perpetually panicked young idiot from a little-known and less-regarded monastic order, who wore the expression of a man who cannot swim on the deck of a rapidly foundering ship.

An ineffectual priest, an enervated knight, a misanthropic elf, and an antique vampire. It sounded like the start of a bad joke to which the tragic punchline was yet to be revealed. One might at least have hoped for an awe-inspiring venue: some sculpture-crusted sanctum whose marble floor was inset with the ideograms of saints and angels. Instead, they got a draughty little box in the guts of the Celestial Palace, whose one window had a view of a nearby wall sporting a muddle of leaky drainpipes.

The choice of Balthazar's farce of a trial had been atonement for his trespasses through service to Her Holiness or burning at the stake. At the time it had seemed a no-brainer, but he was beginning to suspect that, in the long run, immolation might prove to have been the less painful option.


- JOE ABERCROMBIE, The Devils

For more info about this title, follow this Amazon Associate link.

Balthazar's POV is by far my favorite thus far. He's the most entertaining necromancer in speculative fiction since Steven Erikson's Bauchelain and Korbal Broach!




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Tribal digital sovereignty in today's dystopia




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FBI says hackers are sending fraudulent police data requests ot tech giants to steal people's private information




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Username Over 52 Characters with No Password says Okta




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1700 letters from the tax office: Daylight exit messed up










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What to give your loved one for April Fools Day?

April Fools Day is coming up!

Time to order your coffee-table book of April Fools RFCs!

More info here: https://www.rfchumor.com

Makes a great gift for nerds that own coffee-tables!

Order it today!



  • The Complete April Fools' RFCs

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Illuminating chromatin: Muir and MacMillan labs light the way

Princeton chemists used MacMillan's µMap, a molecular mapping technology, to watch tiny changes in a DNA-protein complex called chromatin — essentially, an architecture that allows for the compaction of DNA — in the presence of genetic mutations associated with cancer.




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Veterans Day observance to be held at the Princeton University Chapel

The 9 a.m. service on Monday, Nov. 11, will also be livestreamed.




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Angela Puca on the Origins of Today’s Pagan Samhain

Let the velvet-voiced Dr. Puca explains how the festival of Samhain gained its present form — and remember, Samhain is a season, a -“tide.”




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Exhibition of My Beadwork... April 1 - May 3!!!

Beadlust 

an exhibition of bead and fiber works by Robin Atkins

This is the first solo exhibition of my work! I am very pleased and honored that the La Conner Quilt & Textile Museum offered me a show in their new Local Artist Exhibit Program's first-floor Landmarks Gallery.

There are 28 pieces in the exhibition, including beaded quilts, books, dolls, and framed art. Several of the pieces are new and have not been exhibited previously. Below is one of them, a beaded and embroidered collage using some of my hand-dyed, re-purposed fabrics.
Every Child Should Have Her Own Tree, hand-dyed, beaded, embroidered fabric collage
I hope some of you will be able to come see my work, as well as the work of the other two featured quilt artists in the upper floor galleries.

Exhibition Information:
Exhibition Events: 
  • Opening reception at the museum: April 1, 4 to 7 pm; all three artists will be there; free admission
  • Demonstration at the museum: Robin demonstrates process and techniques of bead embroidery, April 1, 2-4 pmWorkshop: 
  • Robin teaches Improvisational Bead Embroidery, May 2-3 in La Conner http://www.laconnerquilts.org/improvisational-bead-embroidery.html
A couple of readers have contacted me asking if the above work, or any of the other pieces will be for sale...  Nope, afraid not... exhibition only, although the museum's excellent gift shop does carry my books.




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Hisashi Kobayashi, former Princeton engineering dean and data storage pioneer, dies at 84

Hisashi Kobayashi, whose steady leadership as dean guided Princeton's School of Engineering and Applied Science through a rapid expansion of programs and facilities in the late 1980s and early 1990s, died on March 9. He was 84.




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University Holiday - Thanksgiving




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Princeton University Concerts presents the Richardson Chamber Players Fall Concert

About the Event Our resident ensemble of Princeton University performance faculty and talented students presents a Sunday-afternoon program of songs with and without words written by female composers on both sides of the Atlantic. Songs for mezzo-soprano and piano by prolific lieder composer Josephine Lang and for mezzo-soprano and mixed chamber ensemble by Dame Ethel Smyth bookend the program, with works for string quartet, solo piano, and flute, viola, and harp, that reference American, Jamaican, and European song and poetry in between. This event is presented by Princeton University Concerts. For a full event listing and tickets, please visit this link.




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Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies Wednesday Seminar Series

Nearly every Wednesday of the semester, The Mossavar-Rahmini Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies invites a scholar to speak on their area of study. Topics relate to Iran and the Persian Gulf area while employing an interdisciplinary lens. To view the details of upcoming seminar topics, please visit iran.princeton.edu/upcoming-events.




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BusinessToday Seminar with Toll Brothers - Fred Cooper

Please join the BusinessToday Seminars Team as we present Mr. Fred Cooper, Senior Vice President of Strategic Partnerships at Toll Brothers. Toll Brothers (NYSE: TOL) is a ~$10 billion revenue and ~$15 billion market cap, Fortune 500 Company founded in 1967 and ranked the 4th largest U.S. home builder by revenues. Toll is also among the largest multifamily rental apartment developers, and land and community developers in the U.S. In addition, Toll is one of the nation’s largest urban high-rise/high-density condo and rental tower developers, with 50+ buildings and over 7,000 units completed.




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Center for Iran & Persian Gulf Studies Wednesday Seminar Series

Nearly every Wednesday of the semester, The Mossavar-Rahmini Center for Iran and Persian Gulf Studies invites a scholar to speak on their area of study. Topics relate to Iran and the Persian Gulf area while employing an interdisciplinary lens. To view the details of upcoming seminar topics, please visit iran.princeton.edu/upcoming-events.




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2025 Oscars Short Film Contenders: ‘Maybe Elephants’ Director Torill Kove

Three-time Oscar nominee Torill Kove, who won the Academy Award for her short 'The Danish Poet,' is back in the Oscars race this year with a new film about her memories of growing up in Kenya.




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Top 4 Must-Try Desserts In Paradigm Mall JB (Malaysia)

Time to cross the border to Johor Bahru for a shopping and dining experience. To start this ultimate shopping experience, head to one of the closest malls to Singapore, Paradigm Mall JB, located in Johor Bahru. Paradigm Mall Johor Bahru is also known as the largest shopping mall in Johor Bahru. There are more than ... Read more

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How Modern Technology has Changed the Way we Listen to Music?

From the moment the phonograph was discovered, things began to move upwards, so that today, for very little money, we could have music and even find out the name of the song we are currently listening to, with one click. Modern technology has changed the ways of listening to music. Music has never been more ... Read more

The post How Modern Technology has Changed the Way we Listen to Music? appeared first on Star Two.




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Highwayman Joseph "Blueskin" Blake Hanged (1724)

In the early 18th century, English criminal Jonathan Wild maintained a highly organized gang of thieves and long escaped punishment by posing as an instrument of justice and helping the authorities catch other criminals independent of, or rebellious to, his control. One such criminal was Blake, who was arrested after a burglary. He was tried, convicted, and hanged. What other notorious criminal—Blake's partner in crime—escaped from prison when Blake attacked a witness at his trial?




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Smart Way To Set Up Automated Blog Posting

We have already shared our thoughts on why people do blog and why blogging is still afloat despite the rise of social media. We have also reasoned the help of automated blogging and even its necessity. And after RSS Ground has updated all of its automated posters we would like to dwell in more detail […]

The post Smart Way To Set Up Automated Blog Posting appeared first on RSSground.com.




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New eBay Feeds Generator

According to recent announcements from eBay, its Dynamic Feeds Generator (eBay RSS Feeds Generator) will be deprecated very soon. Moreover, all affiliate links from the old eBay RSS feeds won’t be tracked and commissions won’t be calculated  beginning August, 2020. To ensure our users’ uninterrupted experience with eBay, we have updated our  eBay Feeds generator […]

The post New eBay Feeds Generator appeared first on RSSground.com.




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Important Changes In eBay Feeds Generator

eBay Partner Network has moved from rover-based tracking links to a new tracking link format, which complies with industry standards. All former rover-based tracking links have to be replaced with the new tracking links by Wednesday, March 31.  Read more.   We are ready for these changes and have released update for our eBay Feeds […]

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eBay Links On Facebook: Issue And Fix

Several days ago, eBay Partner Network reported about an issue with EPN links.  When someone clicks affiliate eBay link using Facebook app on iOS or Android, the click cannot be tracked. eBay has created a workaround to fix this issue. You need to append your eBay links before publishing them to Facebook. The only thing […]

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RSS Ground Changelog May 2021

We are glad to share our latest service updates with you. Some will require your closer attention, but others will just make you feel excited. Custom Categories In eBay Feeds Generator Now Custom category ID option is available for all eBay marketplaces. Find this option in the list with basic eBay categories. You can use […]

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Happy Thanksgiving and Black Friday Deal

We are taking this opportunity to say Thank You! We can’t express how much we appreciate you being a part of RSS Ground family. We hope our unique tools will continue to be useful to you for years to come. We usually never do this, but this time we would like to show our token […]

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10 Smart Ways To Increase Organic Traffic To A Website

Improving organic traffic can sometimes be challenging, but if you apply the correct SEO strategies, the hard work will eventually pay off. Search engine traffic is great because it’s relevant and targeted. For most websites, organic traffic converts much better than traffic from social media or other sources. Another great advantage is that visits from […]

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RSS Ground Changelog May 2024

Check out the latest changes and updates we added to the service in May of 2024. Personal Feeds As Triggers In Automation Platforms We have integrated Personal Feeds as a trigger in all three automation platforms: Zapier, IFTTT, and Pabbly Connect. Think of it as a mini posting campaign with just one content feed that […]

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A Day In The Life Elle Macpherson

Entrepreneur Elle Macpherson has become a worldwide phenomenon that represents beauty and wellness. For decades she has been one the top models in the industry with the famous nickname “The Body”. Her line of supplements has become a best seller and they are incorporated in many different diets. The brand name is Wellco and we ... Read more

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How to spend a weekend in Malaga, the cultural gateway to Andalucía