#chapter 91.5

[alpha-trauma-novel-trans]

Chapter 91.5

At that, Dohyun smiled beautifully. His eyes folded into a crescent moon and his lips drew an arc. His gentle face looked so innocent.

“Yeon-ah.”

“....”

Wooyeon couldn't answer, just stared blankly at Dohyun. He always thought he was pretty when he smiled, but now he looked like an angel. His legs went weak and he swooned.

“Come here, sit down.”

What he was pointing at was none other than his thigh. Wooyeon, who had almost sat down as if possessed, suddenly came to his senses. He hadn't had a drop of alcohol, so he couldn't fall for this drunkenness.

“Are you drunk?”

“Um...”

Dohyun tilted his head, his hair falling across his forehead. With a cigarette between his fingers, he flexed his thumb and forefinger and squinted.

“A little?”

“...I don't think it's a little.”

“It's a little bit.”

Wooyeon couldn't argue further and sat down on the stairs as he led him. It would definitely be messy, but it was already too late to feel uncomfortable. Dohyun sat Wooyeon down next to him and lazily rested his head on his shoulder.

“It's too low.”

It was a pretty brazen sentiment from someone that leaned in at will. He even went so far as to demand that it be raised a little higher. Funny enough, Wooyeon obediently straightened his back and helped him lean comfortably.

“What were you doing here?”

Instead of answering, Dohyun rubbed his cheek against his shoulder. It was like a cat or a dog rubbing up against his scent. Seonsaeng-nim is affectionate when he's drunk, Wooyeon realized, another thing he hadn't known.

“Not coming back for so long... people are worried.”

Actually, no one was worried, but Wooyeon said so. Without that excuse, Wooyeon couldn't explain why he'd come looking for him. But Dohyun casually dismissed Wooyeon's words as lies. 

“You're a terrible liar.”

“....”

He wasn't talking to himself. He was teasing Wooyeon. Turning his head to the other side, he said a ticklish word. 

“I thought of you.”

The back of his throat itched. It was a different feeling from hearing that he liked him. Dohyun continued to talk in a relaxed voice.

“I miss you, I think you're cute, I wonder when you'll accept me...I was thinking about things like that.”

“...Why are you thinking about that out here?”

"I'm already drunk... and it feels weird to have you next to me."

“You said you weren't drunk."

Wooyeon could smell the faint odor of alcohol and pheromones on Dohyun. The scent was stronger than usual, suggesting that he had forgotten to adjust his pheromones in his drunkenness. Wooyeon didn't bother to point it out and slowly opened his mouth.

“Sunbae.”

“Hyung.”

It was déjà vu. He had asked for it so many times that he still remembered it clearly.

“Not Seonsaeng-nim, not Sunbae... just Hyung.”

“....”

“I want you to call me Hyung”

Those words had multiple meanings. It meant that he wanted a different relationship than in the past, that he wanted to be someone more approachable, not just a Sunbae, and that he wanted to be closer to Wooyeon.

Wooyeon noticed all of that. Maybe it was because he was drunk, but today, Dohyun’s inner thoughts were too easy to read. No, strictly speaking, his heart had been clearly visible for a while.

“It's not a stuffed rabbit that Sunbae gave me.”

It was an abrupt change of subject, but Dohyun was happy to let it go. When asked what it was, Wooyeon sighed in relief.

“It's a desert fox.”

“A desert fox?”

Dohyun made a long, “Mmm...” sound, like he was thinking of the doll, and then buried his face in the nape of his neck, grinning broadly. 

“It looks like you.”

“Where are you going?”

“Just here and there."

Wooyeon thought the breath on the nape of his neck was very odd. Dohyun thought it was strange. Dohyun didn't seem to think much of it, but Wooyeon's body was getting more and more sensitive. Whether he knew about this Wooyeon or not, Dohyun even laughed, making a purring sound.

“I thought it was a rabbit... I thought it was cute, so cute that I was mesmerized.”

Dohyun's hand tangled in his own. The feeling of them entwining each other was so familiar that it brought tears to his eyes. Still clasping his hand tightly, he whispered softly.

"I like you so much, what should I do?"

Sometimes, in the midst of everyday life, you suddenly realize something. For example, you realize that a wound has healed, or that you've forgotten a bad memory, or that so much time has passed.

“I like you, Wooyeon...”

Summer was almost here. The semester is over, and after today, it's vacation. After today it would be impossible to see Dohyun, to talk to him like this, unless they made an appointment.

“...I.”

Wooyeon stammered his hair graying. Dohyun's head was still leaning against him, their hands clasped tightly together. Warmth radiated from their closely pressed palms.

“I...”

His heart pounded in his chest and he turned. Pheromones rippled and the tips of his ears burned. It wasn't the first time he'd said it, but he felt a million times more nervous than before.

“...Me too.”

The words that managed to slip out felt small even to Wooyeon. It could easily be drowned out by the sound of grasshoppers if he said it wrong. 

Unsurprisingly, Dohyun didn't answer, so Wooyeon mustered up a little more courage.

“I like you.”

It was different from the confession he'd made that day, that he liked Seonsaeng-nim. Unlike that time, when he had casually blurted it out without thinking, this time he took out the core and showed it to him. His head, and his heart, and his whole body screamed that it couldn't be anyone but Dohyun.

“I've been thinking...”

“....”

“I don't think I can do it without you, Sunbae.”

In the end, it was Dohyun. No matter how far he had to go, Wooyeon's heart was set on where he'd end up.

“I like you, Hyung.”

The moment he let it out, the true feelings that he had suppressed regained their size. Like a sponge soaking in water, they expanded quickly. The emotions that had been trickling out of him now overflowed to fill his heart. 

“....”

Dohyun stopped moving, unable to breathe. Even the occasional sound of his breathing stopped, as if all time had stopped. The rustle of leaves, the sound of people talking in the distance, the indistinct noises he could hear if he concentrated deeply enough.

“...Now.”

A breathy voice said. It seemed surprised, or maybe embarrassed, but either way, it was not a response that expected Wooyeon to respond.

“Just now, what...”

“...I said I like you, Hyung.”

Wooyeon repeated what he had said a moment ago. They say the first time is the hardest, and the second time wasn't as nerve-wracking as the first. Dohyun was silent, unable to say anything, and then covered his eyes with his other hand.

“...Ha.”

A ragged breath burst out. The pheromones gradually became thicker, and he lowered his head while leaning on Wooyeon's shoulder. The tips of his hands that were tightly clasped together began to tremble slightly.

'No way...'

Wooyeon slowly turned to look at Dohyun, his face puzzled. He wanted to see his face, but the angle made it impossible to see his expression. However, his lips were bitten hard, so Wooyeon couldn't help but ask.

“...Are you crying?”

Pheromone surged loudly. Dohyun, his shoulders invisibly heaving, stammered an excuse.

“It's because I'm drunk.”

“Are you really crying?”

"...I told you it's because I've been drinking."

His voice was tinged with tears, his words trembling and his breathing shallow. Dohyun turned around and hugged Wooyeon, who was frozen in place, unable to do anything.

“Say it one more time...”

Wooyeon awkwardly hugged Dohyun, who was holding him. Dohyun had never been held in his arms, even though he had hugged him while crying. Although he was awkward and uncomfortable, he could tell how desperately Dohyun was clinging to him.

“I like you.”

“...Call me Hyung.”

“I like you, Hyung.”

“One more time...”

“Hyung, I like you.”

The more he confessed, the more convinced he became that he liked him, not because he was Seonsaeng-nim, not because he was kind and mature, but just because he was Kim Dohyun. No matter how it started before, this beginning was entirely by Wooyeon.

“Look.”

“....”

“I told you it wasn't useless.”

Dohyun weakly buried his face in Wooyeon's shoulder. The skin of his shoulder began to get wet. As he rubbed his back, a desperate voice confessed.

“I like you, too.”

“....”

“I really like you, Yeon-ah...”

That was the end of the long-lasting rain shower. The rain stopped and the sky opened up to reveal a clear day. Dohyun didn't leave Wooyeon's embrace for a long time.

next chapter

[thelreads]

Oh and also now that you've read chapter 91.5 you can see my favorite theory about how it's a huge hint to Anya's backstory.

https://www.tumblr.com/youuuimeanmee/738387847033290753/anyas-origin?source=share

If you don't want to click the link, basically: if the "classical language" is a stand-in for Latin, there were languages at the time of sxf that were based on Latin, such as Romanian, which would have spelled Anya's name as Anîa. Written in all caps, that would be ANÎA but being 4, Anya just wrote ANIA.

And to add on to this theory: if you look back, Anya spelled her name as Ania (or Anîa but with bad handwriting) up to chapter 27.

Anyway I especially like this theory because that means everyone in the Forger family has now "forged" a new name from their old ones. [RODACTED] becomes Loid Forger, Yor Briar becomes Yor Forger, and Anîa Evilmadscientist (the only daughter of Dr. EvilMadScientist) becomes Anya Forger.

Oh don't worry, now I can go into the links since I don't have to fear the spoilers, and since it's a tumblr link I know it is safe. Also I have a gun pointed at the computer in case the antivirus gives any sign

Also I like this theory, truly showing up that the name of the family is correct lol

[flammableflowmc]

odds that chapter 5 makes me cry have been bumped up to 91.5%

hey so can you just kill me with a hammer instead .

[phillipcole]

Post-AGT Appearance 1136: Exploring music with Bill McGloughlin WXXI- fm  91.5 April 29

That little quote would get a lot of attention and I would resist all temptation to talk about it further.  I would be grieving again, as I am, with the death of my former uncle Wayne Diehm on April 27, so I would not be on a hurry for an open interview.  By the way, the Late Show with Stephen Colbert would mention on their Facebook page that Walter Mondale was not the last name on Phillip’s list, getting tired of the attention. 

You may recall an interview chapter in which I mentioned that a longer version of the John Williams Medley might come out someday.  Getting permission from all necessary sources would be very difficult and the final difficulty, getting John Williams to conduct it, would seem an impossible hurdle, but when the pandemic hit and we found a way to do it virtually he would agree.  The last hurdle would be to get it on the radio.  It would take until April 2021, when my agent would persuade one of his clients, Bill McGloughlin of classical station WXXI-fm 91.5 in New York, to play it on his Thursday show April 29.  The 22-minute single would go on sale at midnight that night.  His show airs at 7 pm.  The tunes in use come from Close encounter of the third Kind, Jaws, Star Wars and Fiddler on the Roof with long overlaps and runs 22 minutes and 8 seconds including musical interludes.  The correct name is The John Williams Avonelle Medley.

McGloughlin: On this show we pride ourselves with introducing new music as well as remakes of older pieces and tonight we have a new mix.  You might recall several years ago that John Williams blended some of his legendary pieces into a campaign song for one...Avonelle Hector Joseph of Trinidad and Tobago.  The mastermind behind the medley is Phil Cole through his production company Phillip and Cole’s Variety Team.  They expanded the medley to 22 minutes and I am about to be the first person to put it on the air.  Phil Cole is very excited about this and said, I quote:

PBC: This is the greatest achievement of my life.

McGloughlin: So here it is, for the first time anywhere ever, on sale everywhere tomorrow but here first: the John Williams Avonelle Medley.

Tenors: Vote for Avonelle

Sopranos: Hector Joseph, Election Day.

Tenors: Vote for Avonelle

Sopranos: Hector Joseph, Election Day.

Tenors: Vote for Avonelle

Altos: Vote for Avonelle

Basses: (overlapping) vote for Avonelle

Sopranos: Hecor Joseph Election Day.

All overlapping: Vote for Avonelle, Vote for Avonelle, vote for Avonelle, Avonelle, Avonelle, Vote for Avonelle, vote for Avonelle , vote for Avonelle, vote for Avonelle.

Sopranos: (Overlapping) Hector Joseph Election Day, Hector Joseph,, Election day, Hector Joseph Election Day, Hector Joseph Election Day.

Altos: Avonelle

Tenors: Avonelle

Basses: Avonelle

Sopranos: Avonelle

Altos: Election Day, Election Day

Tenors: Election Day, Election Day

Basses: Election Day, Election Day, Election Day, Election Day, Election Day, Election Day, Election Day.

All: Vote for Avonelle Hector Joseph Election Day.

Basses: Vote for vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector

Tenors: Vote for vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector.

Sopranos: Vote for vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector.

Altos: Vote for Avonelle, vote for Avonelle, vote for Avonelle

All except altos overlapping: Vote for vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector.  Vote for vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector.  Vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector.   Vote for vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector.

Basses: (Overlapping) Vote for Avonelle Vote for Avonelle Vote for Avonelle Vote for Avonelle.

All: Vote for Avonelle!

(Musical interlude)

Sopranos: Vote for Avonelle Hector.

We must elect this lady this year.

Basses: Vote for Avonelle Hector.

We must elect this lady this year.

Tenors: Vote for Avonelle Hector.

We must elect this lady this year.

Altos: Vote for Avonelle Hector.

We must elect this lady this year.

All: Vote for Avonelle Hector.

We must elect this lady this year.

All except basses: Vote for Avonelle Hector.

We must elect this lady this year.

Basses: (overlapping) Vote for vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector.

Vote for vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector.

Vote for vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector.

Tenors and sopranos: (overlapping) Vote for Avonelle Hector.

We must elect this lady this year.

Altos: (overlapping) Vote for Avonelle vote for Avonelle vote for Avonelle vote for Avonelle.

(All 3 continue for 2 more minutes.)

(Musical interlude.)

Basses: Please cast your vote for Av’nelle Hector.

This year Diego Martin West,

This is the year you must elect her.

She’s the best.

Altos: Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector;

As the years go by,

You will be glad if you elect her,

So please give Avonelle a try.

Tenors: Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector

As the years go by,

You will be glad if you elect her,

So please give Avonelle a try.

Sopranos: Av’nelle Hector, Avnelle Hector.

Basses and Sopranos: Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector

Altos and Tenors overlapping: As the years go by, as the years go by, as the years go by, as the years go by, as the years go by.

Basses and Sopranos: You will be glad if you elect her

So please give Avonelle a try.

Altos: So please give Avonelle a try.

Tenors: So please give Avonelle a try.

Sopranos: So please give Avonelle a try.

All: So please give Avonelle a try.

Basses: Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector.

Tenors: Vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote for Avonelle Hector.

Vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote for Avonelle.

Vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote for Avonelle Hector.

All except Tenors: She’s the latest,

She’s the greatest

Candidate you’ve ever seen.

Altos: Please cast your vote for Avonelle Hector

Basses: Joseph.

Altos: Please cast your vote for Avonelle Hector

Basses: Joseph.

Tenors and Sopranos: Avonelle Hector’s the best

From Diego Martin West,

Best candidate you’ve ever seen

And not the least bit mean.

Basses: Elect her, elect her, elect Av Hector

Altos; Elect her, elect her, elect Av Hector.

Tenors: Elect her, elect her, elect Av Hector.

Sopranos: Vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote for Avonelle Hector.

Vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote for Avonelle.

Vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote vote for Avonelle Hector.

All except Sopranos: She’s the latest,

She’s the greatest

Candidate you’ve ever seen.

Basses: Please cast your vote for Avonelle Hector

Altos: Joseph.

Basses: Please cast your vote for Avonelle Hector

Altos: Joseph.

Tenors and Sopranos: Avonelle Hector’s the best

From Diego Martin West,

Best candidate you’ve ever seen

And not the least bit mean.

Altos: Vote for Avonelle

Basses: Hector Joseph Election Day.

Sopranos overlapping:  Vote for vote for vote for Avonelle Hector

Tenors overlapping: Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector.

(All overlap for another 90 seconds)

(Musical interlude)

Tenors: If you want to help the country vote for Avonelle, Avonelle.

If you want to help the country vote for Avonelle, Avonelle.

Basses: Av’nelle Hector, Av, nelle Hector

As the years go by

Altos: You will be glad if you elect her

So please give Avonelle a try.

All: Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector, Av’nell Hector, Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector, Av’nelle Hector

Altos overlapping: If you want to help the country vote for Avonelle Avonelle.

If you want to help the country vote for Avonelle Avonelle.

(Continues to overlap for another minute.)

All: Avonelle Hector’s the best

From Diego Martin West

Basses: Diego Martin West Diego Martin West Diego Martin West Diego Martin West

All except Basses: So elect her, elect her, elect Av Hector.

Basses: Elect her, elect her, elect elect Av Hector.

(musical interlude)

All: Elect Av Hector.

[theliterateape]

Things Discovered Upon Quitting That Cushy Gig

by Don Hall

"What?! What was he thinking? Are they going to be OK?"

The reaction to my choice to walk away from the Senior Copywriting job keeping me in streaming and rent is touching but unnecessary. I left the gig because the requirements of the assignment changed from writing marketing collateral to coding an AI program designed to replace copywriters. I don't write code. The CEO and I talked and decided that, as opposed to me grinding away at a series of projects obviously outside of my wheelhouse, I'd move on and he'd hire someone who codes AI.

No ill will, no dissatisfaction on either side of the equation. A shift in priorities for the organization and a reluctance on my part to spend my days engaged in something as alien to me as repairing microchips.

We'll be fine. We have savings and our expenses are minimal.

I'll look for work, the wife will continue to work. All good.

"...the Great Resignation is not a complete rejection of work. For many, it’s about redefining themselves as people first instead of workers. As Americans discern that their job title isn’t the most central part of their identity, Kossek said, “smart employers will realize they need to give more space to employees to develop other parts of [themselves], and develop other parts of their lives that they’ve been sacrificing for so long.” It may be hard to imagine a shift this dramatic in this country’s labor-centric culture, but two years ago it probably seemed unimaginable that millions would quit their jobs amid a global pandemic, too. The people who have found new fulfillment outside their career remind us that tectonic change in American society begins with individuals realigning their life to reflect their deepest values."

SOURCE

I'm finding this sentiment to be true.

For much of my life, I've defined myself in terms of the jobs I've had. My bio was effectively a list of the many jobs I've worked—

Don Hall is a writer, teacher, and storyteller.

In the past thirty years, Don has worn many hats - Senior Copywriter, Off-Strip casino manager in Vegas, Chicago public school music teacher, story slam host, Off Loop theatrical producer/director, the Director of Events for WBEZ 91.5 FM, Front of House Manager for Millennium Park, retired professional trumpet player, and one-time homeless busker. Like each random gig is a chapter in a truly strange novel written by a lunatic.

He lives in Las Vegas with his brilliant poet/musician wife, Dana Jerman. Go to his website donhall.vegas for more info and to the digital magazine he co-edits and to which he contributes regularly www.literateape.com.

His latest book, More Spock, Less Kirk can be purchased on Amazon.

As I've started reimagining who I want to be in my next decade, I realize that a job title is not what I'm shooting for. Not to say that those who so strongly identify with their employment as a personal badge are wrong. Not at all. I'm just less wired like that despite my desire to show people the myriad jobs I've held.

"You'll have a hard time finding work because of all the provocative things you write." Doing the math, I've been writing provocative things for most of my adult life and I've only been without meaningful employment of some sort for around eleven months total. Not a bad track record and writing provocative things has been the default throughout.

I'm enjoying the time to explore and I owe a huge measure of gratitude to my wife for carrying the burden of daily finances for a while as I do it. I'm digging writing about freakin' anything and everything my mind can conceive of. I'm well-versed at this point writing opinion pieces and personal shit. I've written a book (not a compilation of essays as one can see on my Amazon Author page) that starts and finishes as a whole cloth piece. I'm working on a roundabout memoir except using a semi-fictional device to get there. Jumping into a bit of fiction (I find I really like short stories but need some seasoning on the practice).

Of the things discovered upon leaving a solid source of income from working on blogs, VSL scripts, outbound sales email campaigns, and white papers about lead generation via intent data, among them are the fact that I simply enjoy working for myself more than for others.

The trade-off is that, man, I'll never be wealthy. Not in any sort of framework. I'll never retire because I'll never have that fat equity nest egg. I knew all that already.

Another thing discovered (and this through seeking out writing opportunities as well as digging for grant cash for Literate Ape Press) is that the tides are, indeed, shifting when it comes to the ease of being a white guy in America. I think that's for the better in general despite the fact that out of every ten writing opps or grants I find, my whiteness, maleness, and 50+ness prevents me from even bothering to apply. The identity-based opportunities abound and we old white dudes are finding less available.

As I said, I think that is for the overall good. I'm very cool with having to scramble a bit to make a buck writing as long as others who have not been afforded the advantage be given a bit more.

Yet another lesson is one learned over the course my zig zag through the exchange of my labor for cash—I'll be fine. It feels strange not making money in any real sense but it feels fantastic staring off into the horizon of possibilities and charting new courses to pursue. Given my goal has never been opulence or wealth but sustainability, this isn't difficult and is a huge source of fun. I'm an optimistic fucker, so that fits in quite well.

The easy road is to accept that age is a prison. You become obsolete over time. Just resign yourself to that obsolescence and retire to a corner, whittling stick figures and rocking in that chair. I've never been one to take the easy path and I'm not starting now. Like Dylan with his "go not gently" poetic horseshit, I'm determined to continue gathering up experiences and knowledge until I can truly say that I am wise.

Wisdom is the goal. That's the defining element of my specific version of success. It only comes with practice and patience and ungodly tenacity. It's also that Buddhist mantra of the journey being more important than the end of things.

So I endeavor to keep in shape and drop a few pounds. I work toward being a better writer in order to present any wisdom garnered in a way that can benefit those who can read. I try to be the best spousal partner for my wife. 

The most essential aspect to gather up in my arms and hug the shit out of is the time to reflect. To plan. To comprehend. To examine. To act.

It's truly easy to get sucked into routine and be comforted by the security that routine offers. It's harder to shake things up, reassess, and forge new paths.

It's a redefining of purpose.

My bio online and in life is more broad and less specific. It is more honest.

“One day I will find the right words, and they will be simple.” — Kerouac

From teaching public school music to creating unusual events for public radio, the lessons of decades in both the private sector and nonprofit world synthesize into a writing style that is focused, pragmatic, and persuasive under a patina of aggressive creativity.

I write about culture, left-of-center political thought, and the world around me from the lense of a GenX storyteller.

My hope is that you find something in my sentences that mean something, perhaps cause you to re-think something, and laugh some.

[dumbjockgirl]

like here at '91.5'

is the manga over or has the website not got the rest of it

[yachtingboat]

Top Superyacht Sales of 2019 by Burgess

Top Superyacht Sales of 2019 by Burgess

Burgess, one of the world's leading brokerages in superyacht sale and charter have had an exceptional year. However their four significant sales of 2019 mark more than just success, but a chapter of excellence far exceeding 2018 and setting the tone for a year of brilliance to come. We take a look at Burgess's four defining sales of the year...

Cloud 9

The 74-metre ocean spectacle Cloud 9 built by CRN was a spring 2019 sale for Burgess that took the industry by storm. The brokerage house expressed their happiness that, in a seamless transaction, Cloud 9 had changed hands from one longstanding Burgess client to another. Burgess represented both the seller and the buyer in the transaction, having been intimately involved with the award-winning boat from the very beginning.  Winch Design and Zuccon International Project were the powerful collaboration behind Cloud 9’s design, curating her interior and exterior respectively.

Excellence V

Excellence V the 60-metre impressive Abeking and Rasmussen now known as Arience,  encapsulates pure elegance and character. Burgess, represented the seller and Cecil Wright brought the buyer forward, representing a huge moment in sale this 2019. The 2012 vessel in stunning condition boasted a wow-factor of having the volume of a yacht 25% longer than that of her current size. Offering a huge range of features such as an eight-seat cinema room, a gym with its own sea-level terrace and an oversized beach club, this superyacht is one to be envied. Everything in relation to Excellence V is indeed excellent, including a purchase which proved to be another super-sale for Burgess this year. 

Areti

The 85-metre Areti, a Lurssen icon known for her immense stature and striking silhouette, was sold this year in an in-house deal. Joint central agents Burgess and Fraser announced that the 85m had passed into new ownership, with the buyer introduced by Burgess. The vessel is truly a tour-de-force, even by the exacting standards of Lurssen. From her awe-inspiring stature to her Winch-orchestrated spaces, she truly exemplifies what is meant by the phrase ‘floating mansion’. As a Lurssen classic of immense size and beauty, all eyes this year remained both Areti and the pioneers at Burgess.

Equanimity 

The high-profile judicial sale of Equanimity turned heads this year. Handled by the Malaysian Government and supported by Burgess, it was indeed a milestone for the brokerage. The Top 100 vessel at a length of 91.5-metres to be exact, is stamped with a Winch interior and allows up to 22 guests across 11 cabins. Impressive features include her ice-classed hull and certified helipad which allows her to cuise anywhere in the world.  

The four major sales alone this year, which were achieved in the first 6 months of 2019, equated to an impressive EUR 440,424,140. This has contributed to the overall value for the whole industry in transacted superyacht sales increasing by 64 percent year on year. Burgess CEO Jonathan Beckett shares;

"At the end of 2018 I said "Burgess has only just reached the start line," and here we are today looking at the most successful first half year of sales (and also charter), a new partnership scheme aimed at championing our top employees and two new offices: Sydney and Phucket. I am very excited, and proud of the team here at Burgess."

Top Superyacht Sales of 2019 by Burgess

Top Superyacht Sales of 2019 by Burgess

Top Superyacht Sales of 2019 by Burgess

Top Superyacht Sales of 2019 by Burgess

Top Superyacht Sales of 2019 by Burgess

Cloud 9

[alpha-trauma-novel-trans]

Volume 4 Masterlist

Chapter 90

Chapter 91

Chapter 91.5

Chapter 92 Bystander

Chapter 93 Rainy Season

Chapter 94

Chapter 95

Chapter 96

Chapter 97

Chapter 98

Chapter 99

Chapter 100

Chapter 101

Chapter 102

[creationvibes]

Short Update

The morning after I read the first chapter and took my notes, I took the test over the chapter and made a 91.5%! My professor told me it was the highest in the class. To be honest, I felt really proud of myself. Just thought you should know that it was all worth it!

[sad-indie-kid]

05.30.21

I had to get a teensy bit creative with my mindmap arrows this week, haha.

I got so much done today! (Which is why I'm posting this, lol, I'm so proud of myself) Today, I:

Read a chapter of my social problems textbooks.

Completed six quizzes.

Participated in two discussion boards.

Started packing for my trip to Texas (19 DAYS NOW!!!)

Started putting away my laundry.

Ran 3 miles (7:51 average pace!!!)

Finished my first exam (social problems).

Called my best friend and planned some more of our Texas trip together.

Resources & soundtracks used below.

XMind: a mindmap app.

Forest: a time tracking app.

If I Owned a Coffee Shop: an all-acoustic Spotify Playlist // Your Favorite Coffeehouse: an all-acoustic Spotify Playlist // The Hunger Games: Original Motion Picture Score: the orchestral soundtrack to the hunger games on Spotify // 91.5 The Mountain: a local radio station that plays indie pop, folk, and occasionally country // Indie Pop: both new and old Indie Pop songs gathered on Spotify // Ethereal: A spacey Spotify Playlist co-curated by Grimes // The Baby: an album on Spotify by Samia

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Antibiotics Susceptibility Profile of Bacterial Isolates from Urinary Tract Infection among Honeymoon Women in Iraq | Chapter 13 | Advances and Trends in Biotechnology and Genetics Vol. 3

Urinary Tract Infections (UTIs) is an infection caused by the presence and growth of microorganism anywhere in the urinary tract. This study aims at determining the most common microorganism that causes UTI in honeymoon women, detection the most effective antimicrobial agents that causative agents of UTI and select the best antibiotics for treated UTI. One hundred and thirty specimens were collected from women suspected with UTI {honeymoon (95) and other women (35)} in al-Qassim hospital; during the period (January 2012 to 30th September 2012). The bacterial isolates were identified tested for antibiotics sensitivity test6. Honeymoon women were showing higher rate of UTI than other women in (87 from 95) (91.5%) and (19 from 35) (54.3%) respectively. E. coli (46%) and Staphylococcus aureus (42%) were predominant isolate in honeymoon. Regarding Antibiotics sensitivity test, E. coli and Staphylococcus aureus showed highly sensitive to Nitrofurantoin (100%), (94.5%) followed by Amikacin (90%), (85%), Gentamicin (88.2%), (75%) and ciprofloxacin (80.7%) (88%) respectively, while Oxacillin were not effective against tested isolates. In summary, Honeymoon women were showing higher rate of UTI than other women. E. coli was isolated more than other bacteria that causing UTI in honeymoon women. Most bacterial isolates was showed highly sensitive to Nitrofurantoin and resistance to Oxacillin.

Author(s) Details

Nada Khazal Kadhim Hindi Department of Basic and Medical Science, College of Nursing, Babylon University, Babylon Province, Iraq.

Shaimaa Obaid Hasson Department of Medical Microbiology, College of veterinary –Al-Qasim green University, Babylon Province, Iraq.

Shatha Khazal Kadhim Hindi Al-Qasim Hospital, Babylon Province, Iraq.

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Japan Box Office: Lupin The Third 3DCG Film Debut at #2 with 245 Million Yen

       The 48-year-old Lupin The Third anime franchise's first full 3DCG feature film Lupin The Third: The First was released in 348 theaters across Japan on December 6, 2019, then earned 245 million yen on 77,000 admissions on its first Saturday and Sunday, ranking second in the weekend's box office. The result was 37.7% of the first two-day gross of the 2013 film Lupin the Third vs. Detective Conan: The Movie.

  The Takashi Yamazaki (Space Battleship Yamato, Stand By Me Doraemon)-directed film has received positive reviwes and ranked No.1 in Pia's first-day satisfaction ranking with a 91.5 approval rating. It earned over 300 million yen in its first three-day and is expected to end its domestic run with around 1.5 billion yen.

  Meanwhile, the live-action film adaptation of Rin Mikimoto's romance shojo manga Gozen 0-ji, Kisushi ni Kiteyo starring Kanna Hashimoto and Ryota Katayose (GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE) ranked third with a modest 125 million yen in its opening weekend. The result was 46% of Hashimoto's previous live-action adaptation of Japanese popular manga, Aka Akasaka's Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, released in September 2019.

  Thanks to the seven-part bonus sequel novel written by the original novel author Fumiaki Maruto, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Fine has stayed in the box office top 10 for seven consecutive weeks. In its seventh weekend, the 115-minute film to conclude the series still ranked the same ninth position with last week, and its total box office gross has reached 660 million yen to become the 17th top-grossing Japanese anime film of 2019.

     Weekend box office in Japan (December 7-8, 2019)

 (ticket sales basis)

    1 (1). "Frozen II" - 6.01 billion yen

 2 (new). "Lupin The Third: The First" - 300 million yen 3 (new).

 3 (new). "Gozen 0-ji, Kisushi ni Kiteyo" - 190 million yen

 4 (2). "Sumikko Gurashi: Tobidasu Ehon to Himitsu no Ko" - 980 million yen

 5 (3). "Kessan! Chusingura" - 820 million yen

 6 (4). "Terminator: Dark Fate" - 2.21 billion yen

 7 (5). "Doctor Sleep" - 250 million yen

 8 (6). "IT Chapter Two" - 1.75 billion yen

 9 (7). "Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Fine" - 660 million yen

 10. (8). "City Hunter THE MOVIE: Shijyou Saikou no Mission" - 100 million yen

    "Lupin The Third: The First" trailer:

    "Gozen 0-ji, Kisushi ni Kiteyo" trailer:

    Source: Eiga.com, Pixiin

   ©Monkey Punch/2019 Movie "Lupin The Third" Production Committee

©2019 "Gozen 0-ji, Kisushi ni Kiteyo" Production Committee

  By: news+feed@crunchyroll.com

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Radio Show

Brothers:

I hope all is well. AHEPA District 6 Governor Lou Katsos will be interviewed on Demetris Filios's show around 11 am tomorrow on COSMOS FM 91.5. You can listen online at www.cosmosfm.org. He will be discussing the recent AHEPA Supreme Convention in Chicago, the AHEPA Hellenic Cultural Commission’s Hellenic Genocide panel discussion there, AHEPA District 6 New York (AHEPA's largest District) and Delphi Chapter 25 Manhattan (AHEPA’s largest Chapter) that won AHEPA's Chapter of the Year Award at the Convention. Please share this with your chapters. Thank you.

Fraternally yours, Brother Chris Pappis AHEPA District 6 Secretary

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Want to know more about SEO? – Onsite SEO

Introduction:

SEO. How many times have you visited a website and only to close it after a while as it proves of no relevance to you? Having an attractive and interactive website means alot in today’s world. According to Google, when it comes to retail, one in three shoppers use their smartphones to find info instead of asking store employees. Your web presence is important and it gives off the first impression to your potential customers. However, how do I increase the number of potential leads coming to my website in the first place? This is where Search Engine Optimisation (SEO) comes in. It is good to keep in mind that an overwhelming majority of 91.5% of traffic comes from the 1st page results. Thus, it is super important to be on the 1st page. try Googling “Ecommerce Website Development” and you should be able to find Akimi Technologies on the first page.

In general, SEO can be divided into 2 sections:

On Site SEO

Off Site SEO

In today’s article, we will cover some of the aspects of On Site SEO.

The first place to start with SEO is on your ecommerce website itself. Search engine algorithms look for several factors when they crawl through each page of your site. The most important ones are:

The more attractive to search engine algorithms your page is, the higher it will rank in SERPs and the more visible it will be to people.

site structure

keywords

page URL

alt-text of images

title tag

meta-descriptions

content

internal links

The content that you publish on your store’s website tells the algorithm how relevant a page is to a user who is searching for a particular term. Search engines scrutinize your site for signs of quality or attempts to manipulate the search algorithm.

  Site Structure

Structural elements of your site and the way pages link to each other also affect SEO. Search engines go through a link structure to find and index pages. If your site is structured well, all pages and subpages will be easily found by search engine crawlers.

A clear website structure is important not only in terms of SEO, but most of all in terms of good user experience. The aim is to build an online store where clients can easily find products and information they came for.

  Keywords

There are different types of keywords, as well as different types of search queries that people use to find products they are looking for. SEO is pretty much based on keywords. Finding out what words searchers use to find online stores similar to yours is the key to success.

After doing a profound research you’ll have a list of relevant keywords in your hand. You can then start the optimization process which basically means placing keywords throughout the whole website. The main keywords should be used in titles and repeated naturally in the content, others should be placed in image tags and meta descriptions.

  Page URL

One easy way to improve SEO on your ecommerce site is to ensure that each URL is SEO-friendly, which means that it should include the main keyword that the page is targeting.

URL stands for uniform resource locator, it is a web address of a single web page. URLs are displayed in a web browser and on SERPs. There are two types of web addresses: static and dynamic.

A static URL looks like that:

http://ift.tt/1MiBSkg

A dynamic one can look like this:

http://ift.tt/1CmleuD

While search engines can easily understand both of the URLs, for human beings dynamic URLs are completely illegible. A searcher can’t define what can be found on a particular website. Not to mention that you miss the chance to put one of your relevant keywords on URL, if you choose a dynamic web address.

  Alt-text of Images

Search engines don’t read images, they read alt-text instead. You should use alt-text to help engines better understand the meaning of an image and what it represents. While describing an image, don’t forget to use some of your focus keywords.

  Title-tag and Meta-description

Title-tag should define a site’s content in a concise and clear way. You should keep it short, max 50-60 characters. Be sure to include at least two of your most important keywords along with your brand’s name.

A title tag plays a significant part in SEO as it appears in the search engine result pages (SERPs), on external websites and directly in browsers.

  Links

Internal links – links that point to other pages of your site – are an important part of on-page SEO. They help search engine algorithms to crawl through your site, indexing each page as they go. We will be talking a lot more about internal linking while discussing information architecture in chapter four.

Content

Content on your store website if optimized well can make a huge difference when it comes to making your business more visible in search engines. The keywords are one of the most important factors when it comes to your content optimization. You should pick only the most relevant ones and use them throughout the whole website.

In the next article, we will talk abit more about Off Site SEO.

Looking to revamp your website? Drop us a message to discuss further!

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