* Portability--the team aimed for a single code-base that was portable and correct on all target machines of any word size and endian-ness, with no macros, 'ifdefs', or pre-processing of any kind. SPARKSkein reference implementation All of the detail attributes such as data encoding scheme...
Emily Perkinsis an award-winning writer living in Aotearoa, New Zealand. Her books include the Women’s Prize longlistedThe Forrests, Novel About My Wife,winner of the Believer Book of the Year Award and the Montana Medal for Fiction, and the short story collectionNot Her Real Name,winner o...
Billie L Wade on March 3, 2017 at 3:04 pm Janie Willingson wanted her doctorate in women’s studies. Specifically, she wanted to attend the University of Arizona in Tucson. Her initial visit there for a class trip during the last year of graduate school fanned a spark burning in her ...
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1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged–3. fire, light. Kindle,ignite,inflameimply setting something on fire. Tokindleis esp. to cause something gradually to begin burning; it is often used figuratively:to kindle someone's interest.Toigniteis to set something on fire with a sudden burst of ...
” the bizarre chant started quiet and low, but was almost a shout by the last word. As he chanted, a crackle sound buzzed from the wand, and he leaned in slightly, touching the blanket at the exact moment that he spoke the last syllable of the mantra. When he did, a spark of ...
These verbs mean to cause to go or be taken to a destination: sent the package by parcel post; dispatched a union representative to the factory; forwards the mail to their new address; routed the soldiers through New York; shipped his books to his dormitory; transmits money by cable. send...
the city seems faded the bright sunshine absorbed into building which have lost their luster chasing problems through parking garages trying to outrun afterimages in this labyrinth made up of only straight lines there is a peculiar perpendicularness lancing ley lines to sputter and spark in turgid ...
Bill Bryson has been an enormously popular author both for his travel books and for his books on the English language. Now, this beloved comic genius turns his attention to science. A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail - By: Bill Bryson. Narrated by: Rob ...
Because it’ll spark fond, romantic memories. But she’ll also love this ornament because she can’t help loving something that’s a little, well,little. Ornaments are little One of my bucket list items – still to be fulfilled – is a trip to the south of France for a taste of thos...