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"What good is power without the time to use it?" - His Majesty King Ernesto Vesteille, more commonly known as 'The Twelve Hour King', moments before his execution. One final deception in a sea of mistruths and lies. One last subversion of power to secure the sanctity and the prosperity of the kingdom of Barathax, now and forever more. One final act... that will go horribly wrong! A simple betrayal or the precursor to an even more sinister event? An event which not only places Barathax's sovereignty in jeopardy, but the lives of the entire planet and more. Are the clandestine political manoeuvrings driving the kingdoms of Trescot, Eboda and Barathax to war the key required to unravel the mystery before it is too late? Or are they just an unfortunate side show, a mere distraction from what is to come? When the moral compasses of those with the power to belay a world's doom are attracted to opposing poles, a paradoxical choice between time and life will endanger the existence of all who inherit the realm. In a tangled maze of events and conflicting interests, only one thing is certain. The coming months will see the realm thrown into chaos, as light is slowly shed on the events of the past, the clues necessary to stop those who would see the destruction of this world and the enslavement of another. Time as Power is an action/science-fiction/fantasy novel set between different worlds and times. The manipulation of time, and its subsequent effect on power, make for a fast paced, thrilling journey through the lands of Barathax, Trescot, Eboda and more!

To understand the present or anticipate the future, you must know what has gone before. The past has a way of bleeding into the present and dictating the future if left unchecked. Multiple love stories have been intertwined for far longer than anyone could have guessed; after all, how could a budding romance between two socially awkward adults, a love-obsessed stalker's exploits, a withdrawn family's secret, and a marriage between two federal agents possibly connect? In this case, what you don't know definitely can hurt you.

Karyotype analyses have been madeon only two on the six recognized species in the genus Pseudotsuga, Douglas-fir (P. menziesii) and bigcone Douglas-fir (P. macrocarpa). In this study, a comparison was made between the karyotypes of Douglas-fir and Formosan Douglas-fir (P. wiloniana). The basic chromosome number of the Formosan Douglas-fir was found to be 12, different from Douglas-fir, which has a number of 13. (The basic number for bigcone Douglas-fir is 12, as reported by Christiansen in 1962.) Moreover, the study confirms work of Barner and Christiansen in 1962 on the chromosome morphology of Douglas-fir. Of the 13 chromosomes of Douglas-fir, five have been found to have median centromeres; six, subterminal centromeres; and two, terminal or nearly terminal centromeres. On the other hand, Formosan Douglas-fir was found to have six chromosomes with median centromeres and six with subterminal centromeres. The possible modes of origin and the implications of the differences in chromosome numbers are discussed.

Medellín, a city once plagued by violence, has recently become a global model for more equitable urban planning and urban design practice. Initiated during the mayoral administration of Sergio Fajardo (2004-2007), a progressive planning tool known as the Integrated Urban Project (PUI) guides physical design interventions in the urban peripheries where historic state absence had led to extreme levels of violence and socio-economic inequities. Collectively denoted as social urbanism, these new institutional and mobility projects seek to disrupt the existing geographies of violence, referred to by local residents as invisible borders (fronteras invisibles), while newly created public spaces aim to promote a culture of shared citizenship (cultura ciudadanía) between neighborhood residents. Given the state’s intent to shape and exert control over the socio-spatial relationships of residents within contexts of urban informality, this thesis seeks to contextualize the planning and design of new public spaces within the everyday lived experiences of neighborhood residents by presenting a case study along the public escalator system in the neighborhood sector of Las Independencias, San Javier. Based on a “quasi” design ethnography research methodology, including researcher observations and local resident interviews, the thesis provides a detailed description of physical and social characteristics of new urban common spaces. The public escalator system was designed to disrupt existing geographies of violence by creating new spatial connections and an institutional presence in Las Independencias. However, this mobility infrastructure also erodes the social vibrancy of the stairway, a dynamic social space within contexts of urban informality. By supporting only unidirectional movement (up or down) and removing the stairway’s potential for residents to gather, the escalators generate a pass-through space by design. Furthermore, the design favors social gathering in highly controlled public platforms between escalator segments, limiting the potential uses of these spaces to what the state deems acceptable and desirable. Ultimately, the design and surveillance of the public escalator system paradoxically works to provide residents with enhanced mobility, accessibility and socio-economic opportunities while simultaneously strengthening the state’s institutional presence in the sector, limiting the potential to reflect embedded local cultural values and practices.

Hanes ... achos crefydd yn bennaf ymysg y Methodistiaid Calfinaidd yn Birmingham gan Evan Thomas. Lledr. Prynwyd oddi wrth H. Jones Davies, Birmingham, Ionawr 1941.