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Meghan Markle's Father Could Testify Against Her In Mail On Sunday Legal Battle
Jasmin Gray
HuffPost UK 15 January 2020
Meghan Markle’s father could testify against her in her legal battle with the Mail on Sunday, it has been revealed.
The newspaper – and its parent company Associated Newspapers – are accused of unlawfully publishing a letter from the Duchess of Sussex to her father, Thomas Markle.
But the Mail on Sunday will argue the move was justified because there is a “huge and legitimate” public interest in the “personal relationships” of the royal family.
Meanwhile, legal documents – seen by the PA news agency – show that the newspaper will rely on evidence from Thomas Markle, including that he had “a weighty right to tell his version of what had happened between himself and his daughter, including the contents of the letter”.
It means that, if the case goes to court, Meghan and her father could be called to testify against one another.
The news comes as Meghan was spotted in public for the first time since returning to Canada after she and Prince Harry announced their plans to step back as senior members of the royal family.
On Tuesday, the duchess visited a women’s centre in Vancouver to “discuss issues affecting women in the community”.
Why is Meghan Markle taking legal action against the Mail on Sunday?
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle (Photo: PA Wire/PA Images)
In February 2019, the Mail on Sunday published extracts of Meghan’s handwritten letter to her estranged father Thomas Markle.
In one extract, published by the newspaper, the duchess wrote: “Your actions have broken my heart into a million pieces – not simply because you have manufactured such unnecessary and unwarranted pain, but by making the choice to not tell the truth as you are puppeteered in this. Something I will never understand.”
Thomas Markle was caught up in controversy in the build-up to Harry and Meghan’s wedding in 2018 after he allegedly staged paparazzi photographs of himself and then began commenting regularly to entertainment website TMZ about his contact with his daughter.
In October 2019, law firm Schillings – which is representing Meghan – filed a High Court claim against the paper alleging misuse of private information, infringement of copyright and breach of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Speaking at the time, Harry claimed the alleged unlawful publication of the private letter was done in “an intentionally destructive manner” to “manipulate” readers.
Meghan Markle's father could testify against her in her legal battle against the Mail on Sunday (Photo: PA Wire/PA Images)
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for Schillings claimed the “intrusive” publication of the letter was part of Associated Newspapers’ campaign to write “false and deliberately derogatory stories about” Meghan, “as well as her husband”.
But the Mail on Sunday said it would stand by the story and denied editing the letter to change its meaning.
Meanwhile, in its legal defence – as seen by PA – the newspaper claims the duchess “did not have a reasonable expectation of privacy that the contents of the letter were private and would remain so”.
The paper also argues the publication of the letter was in response to a “one-sided” article in People Magazine in February 2019 featuring an interview with five unnamed “close friends” of the duchess which referenced the letter, meaning its existence was in the public domain.
What is the latest with Harry and Meghan and their role in the royal family?
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There was a summit at Sandringham about Harry and Meghan's future in the royal family on Monday (Photo: PA Wire/PA Images)
News that Thomas Markle could testify against his daughter comes just two days after members of the royal family held a summit at Sandringham about Harry and Meghan.
It comes after the couple last week revealed plans to step back as “senior members” of the royal family and become “financially independent”.
While it had been reported that Meghan would join the meeting by video call from Canada, it later emerged that Prince Harry put forward their case on his own.
The Queen has now agreed to allow Harry and Meghan to withdraw from their royal duties and begin a “new life” as an “independent” family.
Buckingham Palace also confirmed the Sussexes would begin a “transition period” in which they would split their time between the UK and Canada.
The move has raised questions over the costs of the couple’s security during their time in north America and who would foot the bill.
Harry and Meghan’s personal website had originally said that the couple are classified as “internationally protected people, which mandates this level of security”.
However, The Times revealed on Wednesday, this claim was deleted the next day after questions were raised over the amount of security the couple could expect if they weren’t performing royal duties.
Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the costs, and what role they will play in Canadian life, would be the subject of future discussions.
Meghan Markle Sues Mail On Sunday Over Publishing Private Letter
Meghan Markle 'Decided Not To Join Royal Family Crisis Talks'
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
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Stay With Me?
Real or not real? Whether or not we want it to, Hunger Games news is really slow, to say the least, and this is no place for an editorial-based fansite (on fire.)
Let’s start by saying this isn’t a goodbye. It’s a “See ya when we see ya.”
It became clear about three weeks ago that we needed to give our accolades to the Hunger Games fandom as the activity level dies down… aaaaaaand then I hesitated for three weeks. We’re still going to post when there’s big Hunger Games news we wanna talk about–watch our social networks just in case!– but as things change, we know regular updates aren’t feasible. We cannot survive on actors being cast in other unrelated films, red carpet appearances, and selfies alone (so seriously, Willow Shields, cool it on the selfies.)
Being part of this fandom has been an incredible journey so far. I’m going to be selfish for a minute, but hopefully amuse you in the process, by talking about some of my experiences you may not know about:
Victor’s Village got started because I wanted to work on a Hunger Games fansite, but couldn’t get involved with existing sites. I “applied” for Mockingjay.net but lost out to Sam Cushion– who is lovely and was straight-up famous in the fandom long before I got involved. And I had A LOT OF FEELINGS. So starting my own op-ed arrangement just seemed right. And I’ve been really, really lucky since.
I was first approached by Savanna New from Hunger Games Fireside Chat to work on The Potter Games and later to be a guest on Hunger Games Fireside Chat, I’m pretty sure I had heart palpitations because they liked me, they really liked me!
When The Potter Games developed into The Fandom (which I now co-own with my dear friend Nat,) I talked to Adam Spunberg about the site development so much that my then fiance/now husband expressed concern.
I’ve met each of my three wonderful co-writers on this site over the course of its run– Rebekah, Tiffany, and JJ– once apiece in person. Don’t care. Still love em!
If you thought our opinions were sometimes harsh, you weren’t the only one. We’re not saying that a certain studio has contacted us for expressing opinions they didn’t like before, but we’re not saying it didn’t happen, either.
What can you do now? Well, there are still awesome Hunger Games fansites out there with straight news– try Down With The Capitol, Jabberjays, and Panem Propaganda. For some more multi-faceted business including comic and YA genre books, movies, and shows you can still follow me over at TheFandom.Net. You can also hit us up on Twitter at @kaitmary and @jj_dash.
Like we said, if there’s big news, we’ll be around to talk about it. But if it doesn’t come anytime soon, let us leave you with this message: LOVE WHAT YOU LOVE LOUD AND PROUD. Fandom is huge and encompassing, but there are people who will always be asses about it. “YA is immature,” “The thing you like is formulaic/too weird/overrated, etc,” or “There are other things you should invest your time in.” Does fandom make you happy? Does liking things make you happy? Then screw all of ’em! As a 20-adult in fandom, I constantly struggle with this. My 50-something year-old co-workers absolutely don’t think my love for The Hunger Games is worthwhile, but I never let that keep me from this community of like-minded friends. Don’t let wayward opinions from judgmental people sway you either. If you love a band, a book, or a movie, just love it and let everyone else deal with their opinions all by themselves.
After all, there are much worse games to play.
Thank you. Truly.
Posted in Fandom, Site and tagged The Hunger Games, Victor's Village on May 14, 2016 by The Girl With The Pearl. 6 Comments
Up For the Ride with Passengers
Last week we were raving about Rogue One (and enjoying seeing evidence of the “Everdeen Effect”). Now add Passengers to the list of movies we’re excited for in December. Well, we’ve been psyched for it since the movie was announced. Because Jennifer Lawrence and Chris Pratt in a sci-fi space thriller romance movie from the director of The Imitation Game has pretty much everything going for it in our book. Personally, since my favorite movie of all time is Catching Fire and favorite TV show is Parks and Recreation (which starred Pratt), it brings out all my fan hopes and dreams. Which can be a scary thing. So. Much. Pressure.
But now our excitement level is at the SHOW-US-THAT-TRAILER-NOW-impatient level. Because footage debuted at Cinema-Con last night (warning – link has spoilers that I did not read). The buzz was super-positive.
Sony just world premiered the first PASSENGERS footage starring Chris Pratt & Jennifer Lawrence. I’m sold. Looks like a great film.
— Steven Weintraub (@colliderfrosty) April 13, 2016
You are about to ship JLaw and Pratt sooooo hard
— Amy Kaufman (@AmyKinLA) April 13, 2016
Passengers looks great. I’m surprised at the comedy and chemistry between Pratt and JLaw. The action looks intense and scifi looks cool.
— Peter Sciretta (@slashfilm) April 13, 2016
WE CAN’T WAIT FOR THIS. Plus, think of all the fun that’s going to come out of that press tour.
I mean, look at them!
If you’re wondering when a trailer will be available to the public’s eager eyes, bets are on the week that X-Men: Apocalypse comes out at the end of May.
If we can’t have a Hunger Games movie to look forward to this year, this definitely helps.
Posted in Actors, Uncategorized and tagged Chris Pratt, Jennifer Lawrence, Passengers on April 13, 2016 by JJ. Leave a comment
Star Wars: Rogue One And The Everdeen Effect
Be prepared. We’re about to make some fanboys whine and cry!
Something big happened today outside of this fandom, but what you might not have noticed is that something big happened today within this fandom too. And they’re both kind of the same thing.
It starts with the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, which looks pretty freaking fantastic:
That’s the first thing. But the second is within the trailer itself– a young woman with dark hair tied back, fierce but unsmiling in utilitarian clothing. She faces a mentor who isn’t too impressed with her off-the-cuff decisions. She puts on her battle gear leads a team of rebels in a life-or-death attempt to destroy a dictator.
Yup. Rogue One’s Jyn Erso definitely seems to be influenced by Katniss Everdeen!
Before anyone loses their minds, we’re not saying that Jyn is a Katniss rip-off. She’s clearly got her own mission, some original snark, etc. By the time the movie comes around, we imagine we’ll notice even more differences between the characters. But right now, there are plenty of fans having feelings (many of a defensive mansplaining nature) because at first glance, Jyn feels similar to Katniss. They’re both strong women from impoverished backgrounds leading their team, taking action, and ultimately inspiring change in a futuristic landscape overwrought by a dictator.
Do we mind the comparison? Hell no!
To us, this trailer is a major victory for The Hunger Games fandom. It’s an example of the influence of Katniss Everdeen– an amazing, fierce, vulnerable female hero– has had on the entertainment media, just as Katniss was influenced by fearsome female figures before her. The Hunger Games’ main character is a point of reference for strong female representation in film and she absolutely should be. A few basic plot details and similar clothing choices don’t necessarily make the two characters alike. Star Wars is not becoming The Hunger Games. But we appreciate the homage, intentional or not.
Even with the obvious points of comparison, guess what? Fans are pretty damn happy. Young, badass ladies are in charge and most people are cool with it, because they’ve learned from The Force Awakens and series like The Hunger Games. The complaints so far mainly consist of a small group of particularly pathetic male fans complaining that the Star Wars franchise had the gall to create not one but TWO FEMALE LEAD PROTAGONISTS… IN A ROW! But we’re just going to ignore the fuck out of those ignorant, bitter whiners PLZKTHX!
Whether you’re obsessed with The Hunger Games franchise or not, you can’t deny that it’s success has probably spurred more movies with action and adventure and depth driven by female leads. We couldn’t be happier!
KE + JE = 5eva,
Posted in Characters, Film and tagged Jyn Erso, Katniss Everdeen, Rogue One, Star Wars, The Hunger Games on April 7, 2016 by The Girl With The Pearl. 1 Comment
MOCKINGJAY PART 2 DVD GIVEAWAY
Looks like this will be the last time we’re doing one of these giveaways, so please feel free to hold us while we weep!
The Mockingjay Part 2 DVD/Blu-ray is here and IT’S HARD TO LET GO, GUYS. We’ve been obsessing over DVDs and special features for so long, and now they’re available to the general public.
Of course, not everyone was able to get their DVDs right away, because life happens. Or maybe you got the 4-Film Collection, but didn’t get your own standalone Mockingjay Part 2 DVD. Well, good news: We’re giving away two copies of the Mockingjay Part 2 Blu-Ray/DVD Combo Pack!
Simply click the link below to enter!
Contest is open internationally, but you must have a Region A compatible blu-ray player.
Contest ends at 11:59pm on April 3rd!
May the odds… and all that jazz,
Posted in DVD, Film and tagged Blu-ray, Contests, DVD, Mockingjay Part 2, The Hunger Games on March 31, 2016 by The Girl With The Pearl. 16 Comments
Breaking Down the Mockingjay Part 2 Audio Commentary
We’re enjoying going though all the special features in the Mockingjay Part 2 home media releases. One of our favorite features is always the audio commentary with Francis Lawrence and Nina Jacobson. Let’s go through some of the bits that stood out.
Right at the start there is a super cute moment where Francis mentions this is the last time they get to do an audio commentary… on these movies. This isn’t news – we know they’re planning on adapting The Odyssey together – but that quibble was fun to hear them acknowledge.
These movies start and end with Katniss (well, Francis’s movies)
Francis mentions how he deliberately structured the films this way.
The Nut’s destruction, not close up but through Katniss’s eyes
In a refreshing difference from the popular superhero movies of the day, they decided not to show the spectacle of the Nut’s destruction, but focus on how Katniss experiences it. (Bonus, it also saves them a bunch of cash).
No crying until the end
During the District 2 scene, a tear fell from Jen’s eye due to cold which was digitally removed. Suzanne and Francis felt Katniss should not cry in this movie until the end because she’s so numb from everything she’s experienced.
Francis’s assistant/MJ2’s associate producer was working double time
He’s the one who shoots Katniss in District 2.
Jena had a scalp double
Francis didn’t have the heart to ask Jena to have her head shaved for a year (for 10 days total of shooting) but he thinks bald caps look fake. The solution – he hired scalp doubles and digitally added them in.
They thought about cutting Finnick and Annie’s wedding (gasp!)
They were concerned about the wedding slowing the pace of the film, but Nina knew the fans wouldn’t stand for this scene not being included (imagine the anger lol). They found a way to incorporate the elements they needed to keep propelling the story forward within the backdrop of the wedding.
Noisy le Grand residents (site of the black oil scene) were suspicious when the team came in to scout locations, and later shoot
The location scouts needed to come back with security after someone threw an egg at them. Then when they shot the scenes people started throwing things as well so they needed more security. They even ended up hiring one of the kids who was throwing things (made him security too) to bring him over to the team Mockingjay side.
Francis was looking forward to shooting the sewer sequences, but then reality set in
Francis was excited to shoot the sewer sequences for a chance to do a scene that was really scary in these movies. Unfortunately it meant about a month of shooting in cold, claustrophobic tunnels to get the footage for these sequences (but thanks for doing it, guys).
The fun of messing with audience’s expectations
Francis had fun subverting audience’s expectations during the sewer sequence. He enjoyed building the suspense, mentioning how he set up certain shots to make you think Pollux was going to get attacked… but then of course that NOT being the moment of attack.
The importance of Finnick’s “Hero Moment”
They spent a lot of time developing Finnick’s fight scenes in order to give him a “samurai’s death,” as Nina put it. Also, Francis loves how the film requires you to keep moving right after Finnick’s death. There is no ability to take a beat and absorb it. The mourning has to happen during the continued chase and they used the music to communicate that.
The difficulty of showing the consequences of war within PG-13
To keep it within the rating, there had to be a minimal amount of blood and some very carefully constructed shots. They had to go back and forth with the MPAA several times nonetheless because of the intensity of the movie. Francis also had to focus more on the emotional consequences.
Scar-free Katniss
I mentioned this in an earlier post how I was disappointed that they did not choose to show Katniss’s burns except momentarily and had the magic Capitol medicine erase them away. Nina explains that, just like not having Peeta lose his leg, they decided to focus more on the emotional, and not the physical damage. I stand by my opinion that this was a mistake that reduced the impact of the story, so I guess we’ll have to disagree on that one. (I also still disagree on their choice to have Peeta keep his leg).
Goodbye, Gale
The ending of this scene originally ended with Katniss telling Gale to “get out,” but when it was screened for Suzanne, she said this was the first time that she didn’t like Katniss. Well, we don’t what THAT, so they revised the dialogue to the ending as we have it now.
The Capitol Hunger Games decision
Was Katniss’s decision based on a desire for revenge, or is Katniss saying yes just as a ruse to get rid of Coin? I believe it’s the latter, but they built the scene to allow the audience to decide for themselves.
No animals were harmed in the filming of the cat scene
Were you worried for dear Buttercup’s safely when Katniss threw the cup at that beloved cat? Well, the cup was added in digitally, so nothing was actually thrown. No worries.
Hand holding is all you get, kids
Nina knows there are lots of fans that wanted a more than just some hand holding during the Real or Not Real scene, but doesn’t have much sympathy, saying “too bad” for them. We’ve always been on the side that thought a full on love scene would be waaaaaay out of place for the movie, but we also think the hand holding/general mood of the scene was too subtle to truly give weight to what is going on between these two when they exchange the words. I actually wish they’d said nothing during this scene, rather them have the “real or not real” exchange happen too early.
Did you watch the audio commentary yet? Any other parts you thought were interesting?
Last one, guys 😥
Posted in DVD, Film, Uncategorized and tagged Audio Commentary, Francis Lawrence, Mockingjay Part 2, Nina Jacobson on March 26, 2016 by JJ. 3 Comments
NOSTALGIA-RAMA: Looking Back At The Hunger Games In 2012
While we’re not the OGs for The Hunger Games fandom and many of our fansite friends predate us, we’ve been around for a while. Victor’s Village was around when The Hunger Games debuted in theaters four years ago today and…
SWEET BABY JESUS! WHERE DOES THE TIME GO?!
How has to already been four years? How are these movies already done? Wasn’t it just yesterday that we were squeeing over the release of the first movie?
We can only say that despite ups and downs, being in this fandom has been an honor and a pleasure. To celebrate, let’s kick it with a few of our favorite geeky fandom moments circa 2012!
1. The Teen Tributes
Today, Theresa from Down With The Capitol reminded us about THE CHART. It filled in as each tribute, most of whom were nameless characters, were announced.
We watched this thing like a kettle of hawks circling its prey (Fun fact: a flock of hawks is called a kettle!) And we all lost our minds!
Though some actors from later movies were social media accessible, the original tributes were teens fresh into their new roles who were just genuinely as excited about The Hunger Games as we were. They were thrilled to be in it, we were thrilled to see them in it. We all fed off each other. There’s a special place in our fandom-loving hearts for Dayo, Jackie, Jack, Alexander (and his slightly inappropriate fan interactions), Isabelle, Amandla, and all the others. There always will be!
2. Snazzy Sayings
Part of what we loved about the cast in the weren’t afraid of being irreverent as all hell and had zero qualms about it. That included tons of hilarious phrases that the fandom picked up with zeal! For instance, on the premiere day back in 2012, I wrote for the people at the premiere to “Liv it up and stay crispy like a boss.”
And in case you forgot why we “liv it up”…
Our Cato, ladies and gentlemen. I am truly laughing out loud right now. GENUINELY LOLING!
3. Russ Bowen
Oh, Russ! In case you missed it, Russ was an intrepid North Carolina reporter who basically tried to build up his career on getting The Hunger Games scoop before anyone else. He was really good at getting all the news and for a while, we loved him dearly for it. But after a while, Russ dubbed himself the Perez Hilton of The Hunger Games and it became pretty clear that he was more interested in getting recognition for himself than the series. Needless to say, the fandom collectively let Russ go after a while because he forgot who was boss. Maybe he moved on, but frankly, we stopped paying attention so we wouldn’t know!
4. Umami Burger
The cast of the first movie was OBSESSED with this burger joint. Suddenly, fans all over the world knew about the chain that really only exists in California and a few other major American cities. We knew what burger we wanted to order. Fansite friends went there to grab a bite and it was fucking awesome. Screw Subway, THIS was the unofficial restaurant sponsor of The Hunger Games franchise!
5. Backpackgate
Once upon a time, the fandom didn’t know for sure if Katniss’ backpack was orange. And I made the mistake on one of my earlier Hunger Games Fireside Chat appearances of suggesting that it wasn’t a big deal. SO BEGAN A GREAT DEBATE! It was all in good sport and there were lots of points considered. We dubbed it “Backpackgate 2011”… and in the end, it didn’t even matter because the backpack was totally orange.
Only the straps were black, guys!
6. Panem October
Welcome to the fandom’s first big clash with Lionsgate! Fandom is pretty intuitive, so it’s no major surprise that someone came up with plans for a major interactive Panem-based experience early on, even before movie marketing really began. Naturally, Lionsgate called out their copyright and shut it down. The fans had A LOT TO SAY. Eventually, Panem October did come back, served as an unofficial fan community full o’ fun for a while, then disappeared in the way that many fan-related things do after a while (including official sites.) But seeing the fandom stand up for fanmade creations and Panem October make its return felt like perseverance and victory!
There are so, so many memories of the fandom, but these are the ones that really stick out when we think back to 2012. We couldn’t be more grateful for all of it.
WE’RE NOT CRYING, YOU’RE CRYING!
Posted in Actors, Fandom, Film and tagged Cast, Fandom, The Hunger Games on March 23, 2016 by The Girl With The Pearl. 1 Comment
Does the Allegiant Box Office Performance Make Hunger Games Prequels More Likely – Or Less?
In the wake of the disappointing box office returns for The Divergent Series: Allegiant (down 44% from the last movie), opinions abound about what this means for that movie series, for YA dystopian movies, and YA movies in general.
We’re familiar with this media speculation, having seen all the questions about the Mockingjay movies box office decreases (albeit, not nearly as serious profitability-wise since even though they decreased from the MASSIVE Catching Fire box office, Mockingjay 1 and 2 still both made HUGE amounts of money). We wonder though, how it may affect Lionsgate’s thinking about those rumored Hunger Games prequel plans. Will the declines make them more nervous to pursue them because they think the public is tired of the YA dystopian trend? Or will the need to beef up their theatrical slate with known properties make them move forward even faster?
It’s no question that the Hunger Games brand is still strong. Lionsgate is going to want to use it to drive more revenue. But we admit to being very nervous about theatrical prequel movies. How are we going to respond to a story that doesn’t revolve around Katniss? How are they not going to make prequel stories about past Hunger Games hugely depressing? Granted, these stories could focus more on the political/social aspects of Panem and less on the Games themselves, but if Lionsgate’s initial public statements hold true about the kids’ desire for arenas, call us doubtful that a Hunger Games political thriller-style will happen. (But look at Captain America: The Winter Soldier. Comic book movie that meets political thriller and SO GOOD. It could work).
It is possible that Lionsgate gets spooked by the “people are tired of dystopian YA” talk. Or at least, decides to put in a bit more time and breathing room for the public to miss the world of Panem before moving ahead with plans.
If any prequels or spin-offs happen, Lionsgate is moving into new, risky territory with this still valuable, known property. Perhaps Lionsgate will wait to see how the Harry Potter prequels perform and use that as a template in moving forward. If they do, we should point out that a great asset to the Harry Potter prequels is the involvement of JK Rowling. It sounds, at least for now, that Suzanne Collins is done with the Hunger Games universe. So if Lionsgate does want to do spin-offs in the near-ish future, they’d best be politely knocking on her door with some good, non-exploitative ideas.
That could be a tough one.
Posted in Film, Media, Uncategorized and tagged Prequels, Suzanne Collins, The Divergent Series: Allegiant, The Hunger Games on March 21, 2016 by JJ. 9 Comments
The Unsung Heroes
We’re REALLY HYPED as the Mockingjay Part 2 and 4-Film Collection Blu-ray release date approaches– that would be March 22nd, in case you’ve been living under a rock. A big part of that is the obvious: Deleted and extended scenes, cast shenanigans, commentary. But a big part of it is also because home video releases often introduce us to the unsung heroes behind the film projects we love.
Yes, everyone wants to fangirl over the cast because they are spectacular and Francis because he’s the leader of the pack. But if you’ve ever watched a movie with crap make-up and effects, you know that no amount of acting skill or good intentions can save a movie that just doesn’t have all the elements.
For that, we turn to people like Ve Neill, Nikoletta Skarlatos, and Glenn Hetrick. You probably don’t know their names (unless you’re really into makeup as an artistic medium,) but you’ve got a lot to thank them for if you love this franchise– along with lots and lots of other people, of course.
In anticipation of the home video release, we’re seeing some full-length interviews with the three and they are so freaking endearing. We talk a lot about The Hunger Games “family” and the fandom, but people who work behind the scenes don’t get nearly enough credit and THEY ARE A MAJOR PART OF THAT FAMILY.
We couldn’t help but smile when we watched Ve and Nikoletta’s interview quickly go awry and the wild giggle fit that followed, because this is what we do with the people we love. Plus, they were so honest and sweet about feeling at home and embraced on The Hunger Games franchise.
Glenn Hetrick, on the other hand, talks about how competitive the field of special effects makeup is and how hard it is to brush the ego aside sometimes. But working on a major motion picture franchise with tons of moving parts teaches humility and helped make him part of a team.
So yes, these movies are special for the cast and Francis and the fans. But some people built (or at least seriously fattened up) their careers around this franchise behind the scenes. Even though we don’t know them, they’re a bigger part of the family than we’ll ever be. And we owe them tremendously!
Every Effie Trinket Cosplayer Out There, Raise Your Glass!
Posted in DVD, Film and tagged Glenn Hetrick, Makeup, Nikoletta Skarlatos, The Hunger Games, ve neill on March 18, 2016 by The Girl With The Pearl. 1 Comment
Scars (Or Lack Thereof)
As we wait for the Blu-Ray/DVD release of Mockingjay Part 2, there are some more BTS featurette clips to tide us over in the meantime. One of the clips shows the work makeup designer Ve Neill and her team did for the movie.
No doubt Katniss has a rough time in Mockingjay Part 2, and the makeup team did a great job making the neck and chest bruising very believable. And it sounds like the team went to a lot of effort on the burn makeup as well. Only those burns (and the inevitable scars) barely made it on screen, and we think that was a mistake.
Don’t get us wrong. We didn’t WANT to see more damage done to our favorite character really. Our poor girl is strangled, shot, and then the massively burned, and it’s awful that she endures that. But the physical hurt she experiences is a part of the Mockingjay journey, and part of the lesson of Mockingjay. We were disappointed at how Katniss’s injuries were glossed over, because it took weight out of the story’s message.
First of all the fire completely misses her face, in an “amazing” stroke of Hollywood luck. Then there’s the magical Capitol burn medicine that seems to fix everything in a flash (to be fair on that point, we don’t know how long Katniss is in the hospital, but the movie’s quick cuts make the recovery FEEL too quick). Was the burn makeup deemed too intense to be given more than a few seconds of screen time? What was behind the decision to make Katniss look physically well so fast?
Beyond the magic of the complete burn recovery, the moment that really seemed out of place was when she returns back to 12, goes hunting and Katniss’s gorgeous hair is blowing in the wind. She looks beautiful. She looks physically healthy. But accelerating her physical recovery SO MUCH faster than her mental one was a change from the book that felt a little too much like Hollywood being afraid to show a woman with physical imperfections. After 2 hours of trauma, suddenly seeing “shampoo commercial Katniss” took me completely out of the movie.
We love it when Katniss is allowed to look real. No wonder critics and fans alike thought the Buttercup scene was great. Give us the slobbery ugly cry! That looks like a real person in despair, and Jennifer Lawrence OWNS that scene. After all that Katniss physically goes through, no one expects her to look perfect. (And if they do, screw them).
We love you, scars and all, Katniss
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Arsenal’s possible line up for August: and who is going to win the League
by Tony Attwood
Last summer we were silly enough to put forward a whole range of possible line ups in June – the time when, of course, the transfer portal is still a future dream and only the out of contract players are on the move.
In fact our very first try in June last year wasn’t too bad
Bellerin Koscielny ??? Monreal
Xhaka Santi Caz
Ramsey Ozil Sanchez
We then had a go at slotting Gabriel and Iwobi into the team, and later added Vardy (a hot tip at the time if you can think back that far), but soon came to the idea that Giroud would still be with us, although perhaps playing quite often as a sub.
We’ve had one bash at a line up already this summer
Earlier this summer with the notion that the club might go back to 4-2-1-3:
Bellerin Mustafi Kos Kolasinac
The Ox Xhaka
Mahrez Alexis Mbappe
Of course Ox is the hot tip of the moment to leave the club and we should not forget the evolving partnership of Ramsey and Xhaka. Xhaka with his very high rate of accurate passing as we revealed in a previous post and Ramsey then having the ability to charge forward and head the goal that won us the FA Cup.
But in truth I can’t see us going back to four at the back again, unless some extraordinary transfer moves demand it. That run of the last ten games with nine wins, including victories over Chelsea, Everton, Man U and Man City surely suggests that the new format will stay.
So what would that mean, taking into account the current state of transference and the latest level of rumours.
Holding Mustafi Koscielny
Bellerin Ramsey Xhaka Kolasinac
Ozil Alexis
And lets try a beach perm seven from these…
Goal: it is either Szczesny or Martinez given the current state of rumours
Defenders: Monreal, Coquelin, Mertesacker
Midfield: Elneny, Le Jeff
Forward: Welbeck, Giroud, Iwobi, Theo
As for who is going to win the league, or indeed what the top three is going to look like, if you wanted to place a bet you certainly look any further than teams from London and teams from Liverpool and Manchester, because through this century in the 18 seasons completed only three of the total of 54 top three places have gone to clubs outside the London-North West duoploy.
Here’s a quizzetta – close your eyes and take a guess who they were – those three teams from outside London and the north west, who got into the top three this century (which means starting with 1999/2000).
Or are you cheating?
OK I’ll tell you
Leeds 2000 (3rd)
Newcastle 2003 (3rd)
Leicester 2016 (1st)
This is all something of a change from the 1970s when the journalists (as the fantasists from make-believe land used to be called) firmly predicted that a London team would never win the league again because of northern grit.
Mind you, to be fair we have had one top goalscorer from outside London and the north west in this time: Kevin Phillips of Sunderland with 30 goals in 1999/2000 – a season that at least had the temerity to finish in the 21st century.
So I wondered how the top three triumphs went during this era. In effect the top three positions in the league have been dominated by six clubs:
Manchester United: 18 top three appearances
Arsenal: 13 top three appearances
Chelsea: 12 top three appearances
Liverpool: 6 top three appearances
Manchester City: 6 top three appearances
Tottenham Hots: 2 top three appearances
Which makes it 27 to London and 30 to the north west.
My own suspicion is that Tottenham will struggle next season because of Wembley. You might recall we have done quite a few analyses of what happens to clubs when they move stadia, and Arsenal’s ability to stay near the top following the move from Highbury is pretty much the exception.
West Ham’s drop last season was not as great as I thought it might be following their move to the laughably named “London Stadium” but a drop there was from 7th to 11th in the league, while going out in the 3rd round of the FA Cup. In the Europa League it was business as usual going out in the 3rd qualifying round for the second season running. At least they won’t have to worry about Europe any more.
But to be fair collapse often doesn’t come in the first year after moving the stadium. Middlesbrough were relegated two seasons after going to the Riverside, Stoke two seasons after entering the Britannia, Derby took five years after getting to Pride Park to go down, Southampton took four years, but then made up for it by tumbling into the third tier thereafter. Leicester went down in two years.
So it could be a fairly poor second year for West Ham, and as for Tottenham – well, we don’t really have exact parallels for what they are trying to do with a move out as tenants and then a move back. I am not suggesting that they will go down (extremely droll though that would be) but rather that they might actually struggle somewhat, even if they do play about with the width and length of the pitch as has been suggested.
Of course with Tottenham we still are not 100% sure of where the stadium money is coming from nor even a final confirmed cost of the stadium, although we know it is costing twice as much as first estimated and twice as much as Arsenal spent. It will be interesting, and potentially amusing, to watch.
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9 comments to Arsenal’s possible line up for August: and who is going to win the League
it was seen sometimes wenger reverted to 4231 during games when opponent played defensive and still 0-0 deadlocked. its a flexible system but worrying for becoming overused style opponents could figure out soon?
My guess is that Arsene will stick with the same approach that did well for us during run-in.
He did it after our run-in in 2012-13. If you recall, we were trailing Spuds (7 points behind) with ten games to go. He shuffled the cards, benched Szczesny, Vermaelen and Wilshere, introduced Fabianski and two important partnerships in the middle of defence (Koscielny-Mertesacker) and in the midfield (Ramsey-Arteta). This team went unchanged for most of 2013-14 with addition of Ozil and we won FA Cup and spent 128 days as the league leaders. If we hadn’t had so many injuries, we would have won the league.
Same happened during 2014-15 when Coquelin-Cazorla partnership became the axis of almost unbeatable Arsenal in the second half of the season. Again, Szczesny was dropped for Ospina after Woj had an awful at St Mary’s. Again, injuries of Coquelin and Cazorla in November 2015 were the reason why we didn’t win the league.
Now, I fully expect from Arsene to stick with the current line-up with a few questions left over our central defence, RWB position and a striker. I think Cech is still our best goalkeeper so I don’t think Szczesny’s return will drop Cech to the bench. We have Holding, Per and Nacho who won FA Cup v Chelsea with Mustafi, Koscielny and Chambers as other options. Gabriel is injured so I don’t think he’ll be ready for August. Which back three will Arsene use? My guess: Holding, Koscielny, Mustafi but we also must take into account that Holding and Chambers are with England U23 while Mustafi is a vice-captain of the German team at Confederation Cup which means they might get some extra-rest by Arsene.
On the RWB positions we have Hector (with Spain U23) and Ox (I guess he’ll stay). Hec did well v Chelsea but Ox has better crossing, shooting and dribbling technique. I’d go with Bellerin.
In the attack… Now, I must admit Lacazette’s possible arrival doesn’t make me extremely happy. He scored 10 penalties last season in the league and he will never get that with Arsenal. Giroud is ahead of him in NT so Lacazette is no upgrade on him. Aside from an opportunity to scream “BOOM XHAKA LACA” every time Xhaka assists for Lacazette’s goal, I don’t feel excited about it.
So, the team for Chelsea:
Holding Koscielny Monreal
Bellerin Xhaka Ramsey Kolasinac
As for the question about the league winners:
either Man City or Man United.
It depends on what will they do with their holes in the defence (Man City), attack (Man United) and midfield (both). City need two first-team full-backs (Alves and someone) as they have released 3 of their 4 FBs (Sagna, Clichy, Zabaleta) and a defensive midfielder. United need a central midfielder and a striker as they have released Ibrahimovic and their conversion rate was beyond awful last season.
I said last August that Chelsea would win the league and now I don’t think they will retain it. Champions League football will be a huge burden as well as Hazard’s injury. Two HG-players have already left (Terry, Begovic) as well as two young talents (Solanke, Traore) which narrows their list of possible purchases. Lukaku can replace Diego Costa though as the Belgian is a HG-player but the problem is, Costa wants to return to Atletico but Atletico can’t register him until January 2018 and with WC 2018 around the corner, no player would want to sacrifice 5 months of football. If Fabregas also leaves, that would mean another HG-player is gone.
Tottenham will struggle with Wembley as their record on Wembley in 2016-17 suggests (W1D1L3). Also, Walker wants to leave and Alderweireld didn’t want to sign a new contract without a minimum release clause in it. Their wage structure is tight and a new stadium is expensive. 53 of their 86 points last season were collected at WHL. Even with a goalscorer like Kane, I don’t think they’ll be capable of putting a title challenge.
Liverpool – like Chelsea – have European football and Klopp has struggled even in his glory days at Borussia to balance domestic obligations with the European ones. They got Salah, it’s true, but his best position is the one where the best Liverpool player Mane already plays. They have at least three weak spots in their team, mostly in their defence, and they didn’t help themselves with an attempt to tap Van Dijk either. I expect them around Top 4 but with Klopp’s style of play, European football and incredibly tight schedule due to World Cup, injuries, fatigue and suspensions will take their toil.
As for Arsenal… If we keep our best players, we can do a lot as I reckon we have a great chance to win a European trophy which would also mean a CL place for us. Top 4 in the league and victorious European campaign should be enough. It’s important to say we will have at least 29 games in 2017 (CS, at least one in Carabao Cup, 6 in EL group stage and 21 in the league) which is a busy schedule.
Oh, I almost forgot:
Koscielny is out for two more games. I don’t know if that’s just two league games or CS and a league game.
Samuel Akinsola Adebosin
While I don’t know if Le Prof has Penned down a particular or preferred playing formation for the Gunners next season, I for one will prefer to wait until Arsenal concluded their summer transfer plans this summer before I can say anything on Arsenal’s playing formations for next season’s campaign. But haven said this, one will not be surprised if Le Prof continues with playing the 4-3-3 playing formation he adopted in playing for the last quarter of Arsenal games last season which wonderfully worked well for Arsenal, him and us.
Arsenal have reportedly newsed to have submitted a bid of £44m to Leon FC for the transfer of Alexandre Lacasette to Arsenal this summer. If this is true, a Lacasette transfer to Arsenal FC this summer could consequently means any possible transfer of Kylian Mbappe to Arsenal is unlikely to happen this summer. Because taking into consideration of how Arsenal are very careful not to over commit themselves in spending at the transfer market in a single window, Arsenal may not spend close to £150m get these two player strikers transferred to Arsenal in this current summer window. But it’ll be very ideal if they’ll do this spending if one takes into consideration they spent £87m on three targets last season and close to Iru above £100m in total on five targets overall last season. For, the spending of £150m on two top quality strikers of Mbappe and Lacasette this summer will hugely improved Arsenal performance in all completions during next campaign which could culminated into winning the Premier League title next season. But would they? I doubt if they will. But they could if they become very ambitiousvto win and showing the intent they want to win that Premier League title that has eluded them for the 13th consecutive seasons which has become the main bone of contention between Le Prof and some groups of diehard Arsenal supporters.
Pls, I ment to type 3-4-3 playing formation used by Le Prof last season and not 4-3-3 playing formation as I erroneously typed.
Alexanderhenry
My prediction is this:
I think arsenal will buy lacazette but I also think sanchez is leaving.
The lacazette purchase will be announced first then the sanchez departure. Sadly, I think he’ll end up at man city or Chelsea.
Unless we sell the ox or Walcott for decent money, lacazette will probably be our only major signing.
Some cheaper buys will be made at the end of the window.
I think arsenal will finish fifth or sixth next season.
Guessing without seeing the other’s answers.
– Newcastle
– Blackburn Rovers
– Bolton Wanders.
And send –
One out of three ? Guess that servesbme right for not Checking out who the clubs are in the north west !
I could be wrong but I don’t think Arsene Wenger will concentrate on the Europa League. Somewhere he said it would be a good chance for younger players.
He has also said several times that Leicester and Chelsea won the league when they weren’t in Europe. I think he will take this situation – Arsenal not being in the Champions League – to go all out for the league title.
A lot depends on the usual two things: number one – refereeing; number two – injuries.
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The boy in the White Palace 1: admiring Rachel Maddow
Canto: I can’t really keep my mind off the situation in the USA, because I know it’s of historical significance, while at the same time the bloke that’s causing all the trouble is the last thing I want to occupy my mind with. Any advice?
Jacinta: I know the feeling – it is mesmerising in a ghoulish way. So let’s start a new series, and take it right to the end of this tragic-comedy. We’ll call it The boy in the White Palace, and we’ll take it to whatever awful place it leads. Of course there are always heroes as well as villains. Take MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow – I just watched a brilliant piece of TV reportage from her. It should win a medal – though to be fair she manages this sort of thing quite often, so I shouldn’t just single out this piece of work. It started out by mocking another of the boy’s moronic but very typical appointments – this time to an obscure (to us) body called the Commission on Presidential scholars – a body of smart people to ‘select and honour the Presidential Scholars’, presumably some academically bright young people who deserve a scholarship. This time a donor to the juvenile crime-machine and writer of Trump-boosting finance BS called George Mentz, aka ‘Magus Incognito’ (I kid you not) has been appointed.
Canto: Haha yes, and he also sells bogus certificates to prove you’re a finance guru like him – must be an ‘only in America’ kind of deal. And they talk about Ukraine as a corrupt country? Je ne comprends pas.
Jacinta: Yeah, and this Ubermentz bloke is also one of them book-writin types, and here’s a title: Success magic – the prosperity secret to win with magical spiritual power: how to grow rich, influence people, protect your mindset & love yourself like a warrior using timeless abundance secrets. And most of that is capitalised, but not in a good way. I should be careful of what I say here, though, as he’s a member of the Illuminutti and might smite me with his flamin sword. But this set-up by Maddow beautifully introduces the shallow incompetence of the administration, which she then further illustrates with something much darker, relating to China.
Canto: Yes, and this is introduced by sound-bites of the thumpin great boy during the 2016 campaign going on – and on – and on – about China.
Jacinta: Right, which we don’t actually hear, coz we always keep the mute button handy while watching the cable news so we don’t have to hear la voix d’horreur.
Canto: Yes, though Colbert’s voix de trompette is a sweet melody to my ears.
Jacinta: So, just as the Ubermentz financial guru has been rewarded by the Great Reader in the White Palace for his impressive swathe of Illuminutti books, and of course his generous donations to the cause of ‘Nya nya nana na’, an expression which fully captures the philosophy of the boy’s administration, so has another great writer of profound books on China, with thought-provokingly grandiloquent titles such as Death by China: confronting the dragon – a global call to action, and The coming China wars. This warrior’s name is Peter Navarro, and, as Rachel points out, his appointment as some kind of special adviser on Chinese affairs, though he’d apparently never been there, doesn’t know the language and has never formally studied the topic of China and its economy, is a reward for, again, fully endorsing the White Palace’s nya nya nana na philosophy.
Canto: But it’s surely true that you can’t allow China to become the global economic bully that the USA has become, and the British Empire before that, etc. En it?
Jacinta: There are good bullies and bad bullies, apparently, according to some – mostly Americans. Anyway, so this Navarro bloke has become a White Palace courtier, with the ear of the boy-king, and this helps to explain the trade war that the boy has embarked on, at the expense of various apparently dispensible farmers and factory workers, and business operators in both countries.
Canto: Massive bailouts are going to US farmers at the moment – no worries about the deficit – and I note the economy in general’s on a downhill slide…
Jacinta: Navarro has also shown the same dodgy tendencies as the Ubermentz and his boy master, in sometimes pretending to be someone else – but of course that’s nothing compared to his advice about tarrifs, which the poor clueless boy eagerly laps up. So Rachel has set up this story of crazies in the White Palace…
Canto: Ra Ra Rasputin…
Jacinta: And she’s sort of darkening the tale as she goes, so next she moves to the impeachment thing.
Canto: Oh shudder, I hate that.
Jacinta: Yes, she takes us through the whole Ukraine stuff, the White Palace call to President Zelensky, the whistleblower, the dodgy release of the call summary, which the poor wee boy thought would be exonerating, then the confused reactions of his courtiers and Republican supporters, and all the rest. Above all, Rachel reminds us of how the boy recovers his equanimity and serves up his much noted nya nya nana na response to reporters, by assuring them it was all perfect and very nice, and if these Ukrainians were honest people they’d start a major investigation into my main rival, and China, if you’re listening, can you too help me get re-elected?…
Canto: It must be so boring for the laddie to have to go through another one of them dumb elections – but then he does get to go on all those campaign junkets and shout ‘lock up them dems, nya nya nana na’ to his little stone heart’s content.
Jacinta: Well that’s all in the uncertain future, but the nya nya nana na approach does seem to have left his many loving supporters in Congress a bit flummoxed – though some of them just come out and say, ‘nothing I’ve heard so far is impeachable’, which just creates more flummoxedness among those trying to report all this to a flummoxed populace.
Canto: And then they brought out that actor, the one that acts as the Chief of Staff, and he admitted that there was a quid pro quo (which is some weird Latin term for extortion, apparently), which he kindly explained was normal government procedure. Now some people say that he fluffed his lines, but I don’t agree, because it was exactly in line with the nya nya nana na policy of the boy king…
Jacinta: That’s true, but not everyone’s as smart as the boy, so the actor tried out a few different lines the next day, which left everyone even more flummoxed than their previous flummoxed state. But something Rachel picked up on from the actor’s earlier media gig was that he dodged a question about the boy’s deeply fascinating remarks about how China should investigate the Bidens…
Canto: Yeah the boy wants all of us to investigate the Bidens, I wonder why that might be – but actually I seem to recall some reporting that this was already raised in Beijing, which apparently flummoxed even the inscrutable Mr Xi…
Jacinta: Ah yes, you’re stealing Rachel’s thunder… Yes, in June, before the Ukraine call, the boy-king brought up the Biden thing with Xi, whether in an extortionate way we don’t know, but it’s very likely, given the boy’s MO, that he might’ve tied digging up BS about the Bidens with some new trade deal. Anyway, that’s another one of those ‘hidden’ calls that’ll probably never see daylight again, but incredibly, the Chinese did provide some info on Biden – who knows what, but I don’t see why the Chinese would hesitate to provide a bit of BS if it was in their own interest – it’s not as if that government has to worry about being caught out.
Canto: I’m not sure if the boy has to worry either, since he has a barmy army to back him up.
Jacinta: Well that’s to be seen I suppose. So the Chinese did provide something, because some White Palace delegate to China admitted as much, but he has since clammed up, apparently gotten to by the boy and his spivs. Meanwhile news has come out that trade assistance was being with-held from Ukraine, over and above military aid and a meeting with the Great Boy himself to publicise the relationship for the Ukrainian people. So, yes, extortion is the right word alright. But to return to the wonderful Rachel, she brings back this Peter Navarro, slayer of China, for the grand finale. Having raised the serious issue of nefariously self-serving dealings with two countries, at least, she ends with an excerpt from a CNN interview with this Navarro imbécile, which frankly makes you want to extinguish his lights with a fisticuff. The interviewer, Jim Sciutto, asks a simple question, ‘Did you raise the issue of the Bidens in your talks in China?’, and l’imbécile comes out with an obviously obfuscating and very aggressive rant about journalistic scuttlebutt. Truly a tour de farce, gift-wrapped by a genius of TV journalism.
an acolyte of the boy-king nastily evades scrutiny
Canto: Yes, admirable indeed, but the boy and his spivs aren’t listening, and neither is a vast proportion of that strange land’s populace. But we’re listening and watching way out here in Oz, and I have a great tale to tell next time.
Posted in politics, satire, the USA, Trump, US politics
Tagged with China, George Mentz, Jim Sciutto, Joe Biden, Peter Navarro, Rachel Maddow, Trump, Ukraine, Xi Xinping
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Amazon set to wade into Vietnam’s fast-flowing e-commerce market
by Dean Dougn March 6, 2018
The American giant is ready to sign a deal to open its platforms up to Vietnamese exports.
American e-commerce giant Amazon is set to join Vietnam’s fast-growing market this month by opening up its platforms to local small and medium enterprises.
A VnExpress source said the company is expected to sign a deal with the Vietnam E-Commerce Association at an e-commerce forum in Hanoi on March 14.
The deal was discussed at a meeting late last year between the association and Amazon, the world’s most valuable brand now worth $150 billion, according to Brand Finance Global Ranking.
Its development strategy will be revealed at the Vietnam Online Business Forum, which will be held first in Hanoi and then move to Ho Chi Minh City on March 16 and include discussions regarding online shopping trends, tax management and new technologies.
Vietnam’s e-commerce market grew by 25 percent last year and is expected to maintain its growth in the next three years, according to the association. Revenue from online retail is forecast to hit $10 billion by 2020, accounting for 5 percent of the country’s retail market.
The thriving market has attracted global giants.
Last November, Chinese e-commerce conglomerate Alibaba signed an agreement with the National Payment Corporation of Vietnam (NAPAS) that will allow Chinese tourists to use its online payment platform in Vietnam.
The deal came quickly after Alibaba founder Jack Ma visited Hanoi and spoke at a prominent e-payment forum. Alibaba made a regional expansion push in 2016 by spending $1 billion to buy a controlling stake in Singapore-based online retailer Lazada, which also operates in Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam.
By Anh Tu, VNexpress
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VistaPrairie Communities – Blog
Always a Teacher
Aggie may have retired many years ago as an elementary school educator but that hasn’t slowed her life-long purpose to teach and to learn. Now 92, she’s pictured here behind an enormous photo of her late husband Clarence as they disembarked from a travel adventure.
On her dining table in her Vista Prairie studio apartment is Aggie’s latest Spanish vocabulary lesson, courtesy of Eddie, the River Heights maintenance manager. She reciprocates with an English phrase to broaden Eddie’s command of the language.
Aggie recounts her years teaching at Highland Elementary School in St. Paul. One year she was asked to teach a whole class of first graders from another school that had suffered a fire and was in a disadvantaged part of town.
“I worked so hard with those kids and it really paid off,” she remembers. “At the end of the year, they had more than 60 schools in the St. Paul area and my kids made the top. I was so proud of those kids and they were from families with nothing, but they worked hard.”
Aggie gave up her 35-year teaching career to care for Clarence when he became ill. After he passed away, Aggie went back to teaching on a voluntary basis. She eventually sold her condo about two years ago and moved into River Heights, where she had previously volunteered.
Vista Prairie at River Heights is a warm and welcoming community in a quiet residential neighborhood in South St Paul. River Heights has the feel of being home, offering assisted living in 44 cozy studio, one- and two-bedroom senior apartments, as well as 16 memory care suites.
Always a Teacher was last modified: August 15th, 2019 by Jeff Smith
This entry was posted in Aging Resources, For the Family, Life at VPC, News & Events on August 15, 2019 by Jeff Smith.
Four generations were routine last week for Vista Prairie at Goldfinch Estates, in Fairmont, MN. That’s resident Rose Banks on the left, holding her great granddaughter, Plum, with granddaughter Kate smiling beside them.
They were among 30 family members who participated in the first ever Grandparents Day – a chance to honor the love and legacy represented in more than 100 Goldfinch residents. Rose is 103 and has called Goldfinch home for nearly nine years.
“It was a wonderful day; so many family members coming in and enjoying the day with their grandparents,” says Lead Care Coordinator Lori Cummins. “The smiles on all of the faces tell us how important this day was, so we will make this an annual event.”
Memory care resident Leona Lehman took the family tree honors, with five generations present.
Want to learn more about Goldfinch Estates? Call Mary Larson at 507-235-9405, ext. 10.
Generations was last modified: August 1st, 2019 by Jeff Smith
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Live 2 B Healthy
Florence and Mary Lou are two of the early adopters, joining an exercise program started July 1 at Vista Prairie’s Windmill Ponds community in Alexandria. It’s one of the latest locations for Live 2 B Healthy – where a certified instructor brings vitality to seniors, three days a week.
“I’ve always exercised,” says Florence who is 90, but she says this program is more comprehensive. “They go all over your whole body, your arms and your legs and your shoulders.” The innovative program starts with a professional assessment, uses low-impact resistance bands rather than weights, and includes regular progress checks.
Ten to fifteen participants are already program regulars and benefiting in general wellness. “The residents have worked hard their whole lives,” reflects program founder Cory Czepa. “We believe it’s now time for them to enjoy life. Working side by side with each and every resident, Live 2 B Healthy® helps improve balance, coordination, flexibility, muscularity, stamina. As the body becomes healthier the spirit can soar.”
Mary Lou, 87, signed up with the encouragement of her daughter who is an RN. “She was so happy when they started this new program,” Mary Lou recounts. “She said that’s just what you need.”
The program is free to Windmill Ponds residents, but plans are to share the program with the community, starting in September.
“We’re inviting the public to join us at Windmill Ponds to participate, for a small monthly fee,” said Windmill Ponds Executive Director Chris Carter. Even before that, community members are invited to stop by and check it out. Dates and times for sessions are posted in the Windmill Ponds newsletter — and on the Live 2 B Healthy website.
Mary Lou sums it all up, “Once we’re through with a session, I can feel my muscles have had a workout.”
Live 2 B Healthy was last modified: July 15th, 2019 by Jeff Smith
This entry was posted in Aging Resources, Health & Wellness, Life at VPC, News & Events on July 15, 2019 by Jeff Smith.
A trishaw bike is a three-wheeled vehicle for two passengers, pedaled from behind. Ginna Calvin, left, is the Staff Development Nurse at Vista Prairie’s Copperleaf Community in Willmar, MN. The picture within the picture shows Ginna giving a ride to residents Barb and Thea on a loaned trishaw bike. At a recent Copperleaf open house, Ginna was enthusiastically raising funds for Copperleaf to get its very own “Cycling Without Age” trishaw. Why? Freedom.
“We want our residents to experience, again, the freedom of being on a bike, like when they were kids,” Ginna explains. “Copperleaf is just across the road from a trail system that serves Destination Playground and Robbins Island Park. It’s Willmar’s central park and connects to one of the largest fully accessible recreational areas in the country.”
You’re invited to help make Copperleaf’s dream a reality! Please click here to contribute to the cause at Copperleaf. Designate your gift to “Cycling Without Age.”
We appreciate Ginna’s dedicated service and that of Staff Development Nurses in most Vista Prairie communities. They work with residents to complete health assessments, provide employee orientation and training, conduct on-going education to existing staff, and offer great bike rides!
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Compassion and Joy Without Walls
Sorta like getting a sample at the ice cream shop, to learn if you like a flavor before you order two scoops. Wouldn’t it be great if you or a loved-one could do that with assisted living? Now you can, in two of our Minnesota communities.
Garnette Gardens in Redwood Falls and Monarch Meadows in North Mankato are piloting an innovative new service providing a low-cost preview of life as a resident. In both communities the service goes under the name “Senior Social Club.”
“We wanted to give folks a taste of what it might be like to live with us,” said Sales and Community Marketing Manager Colleen Marcus from Garnette Gardens.
Click on the two links above for details. Here are some of the common features in the two communities:
Transportation two days each week
A monthly meal plan with up to 10 meals per month
Participation in scheduled events at the community
Monthly home check-ins from a senior service professional
Seasonal “Wellness Gift Basket” for program participant
“The aging population is at risk for social isolation or loneliness,” says Monarch Meadows Executive Director Rachael Evers. “This is our way to provide an active and engaged lifestyle to those who are a part of our greater community.”
Interested? Learn more online or on the communities’ Facebook pages or call (507) 644-8500 in Redwood Falls or (507) 344-0059 in North Mankato.
The service is the brainchild of Redwood Falls Executive Director Natalie Seehausen. “We know the decision to move from a long-time home is overwhelming and emotional,” Natalie reflects. “As we heard over and over … ‘I am just not ready.’ These programs will cultivate relationships with other residents that will change the decision from a NEED to move, to a WANT to move.”
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Reaction: Ateneo Lady Eagles reclaim the UAAP women’s volleyball throne
May 18, 2019 May 18, 2019 by Lawrence Fernandez
Faith, trust, courage.
Three words with no concrete definition, given meaning by the Ateneo Lady Eagles throughout UAAP Season 81.
When their backs were against the wall after losing to the FEU Lady Tamaraws, they had unwavering trust that they can win the rubber match. Every time critics pointed out their flaws and weaknesses, they kept on fighting courageously. When they score, they point their fingers to heaven, signifying their faith in God and faith in being one.
The virtues instilled to them by Coach Oliver Almadro guided them to the UAAP Season 81 women’s volleyball championship over the UST Golden Tigresses. But their narrative is an inspiration for those who are rising up from adversity.
Their story will appeal to those who are bouncing back from failure even though they’ve given their best. Their journey touches the hearts of those who are rediscovering their greatness at work, at school, or at home. The happy ending motivates those who believe that there is success beyond sacrifice.
They reclaim the throne that was once theirs four seasons ago. More importantly, their performance in Game 3 sent a strong message to their challengers.
Welcome to the Ateneo block party
They have been the top blocking team in the UAAP for the past two seasons. But the party started at the net before the main celebration. The Lady Eagles had 14 kill blocks in the match and that doesn’t count the attacks that they bothered because their defensive wall has been well established.
Surprisingly, Jules Samonte is tied with Maddie Madayag with most blocks at four. But you can also credit Ateneo’s adjustment on floor defense for having 11 more kill blocks than the Golden Tigresses. The Lady Eagles have guarded the sidelines that UST exploited in Game 1 which gives their opponents less angles to work with.
Those changes could be the explanation why Sisi Rondina needed 50 attempts to get 17 attack points. Likewise, Eya Laure only had nine out of 37 tries. They studied UST’s movements and devised a game plan based on how the Golden Tigresses will play.
Game of errors
Looking at it from another perspective, UST threw this game away. Twenty-nine errors in three sets is too much. That’s more than a set of free points given to the Lady Eagles. They had 13 unforced errors in the first set alone, some of which were committed during Ateneo’s 8-0 run. It also negated their 37-27 advantage in attacks.
But while Ateneo’s defense prompted them to commit some errors, their inexperience could be a factor. Game 1’s pressure is different from Game 3 and most of UST’s rookies folded except for Janine Balcorta. Laure’s display can be considered sub-par as well because we have seen what she’s capable of.
They had a chance to close things out in Game 2 after winning the second set. However, it wasn’t meant to be. May they use this set back as fuel to come back stronger in Season 82. Until then, the #KamiNaman fulfillment will have to wait.
No shame for the Golden Tigresses
UST had the second most disastrous off-season after the NU Lady Bulldogs. EJ Laure did not come back because she was not yet in shape while Tin Francisco did not suit up due to an ACL injury. The problems compounded when Milena Alessandrini went down in their first round game against the Lady Tamaraws.
But instead on sulking on their misfortunes, the Golden Tigresses used those to pull together and play beautiful volleyball using the modern rotation system. The result? They won ten of their next 12 games since Alessandrini’s injury including Game 1 of the Finals.
In that process, Rondina and Laure became the top scoring and spiking duo in the league. Kecelyn Galdones gained confidence in the middle while Ysa Jimenez emerged as their service specialist. Alina Bicar also developed into the setter than can run UST’s offense with precision.
With a year of experience under their belt, the Golden Tigresses are legitimate contenders next season. Still, Rondina’s departure will be a huge void to fill not only in offense but in terms of leadership and heart as well.
Story book ending for De Leon, Madayag, and Gequillana
We can finally say that Bea De Leon doesn’t regret returning to the Lady Eagles for her fifth year. Simply put, this wouldn’t have happened without her. Her feistiness after every point made is her way of rallying her teammates for the fight. Likewise, it would be easier to break Ateneo’s wall at the net if she wasn’t there.
Meanwhile, Madayag’s individual talent has been finally recognized when she was given the 2nd Best Middle Blocker Award. She is the anchor of the Ateneo net defense this season. Let’s not forget the new UAAP record she set by having 11 kill blocks against the Golden Tigresses in their second round duel.
Finally, redemption for Gequillana who is the only player that has been part of all Ateneo’s championships so far. Her shoulder injury prompted Coach Oliver Almadro to convert her from utility spiker to libero and she held her ground. She is the sixth best service receiver in the league with a 40.57% efficiency rate.
Victory on both sides for Coach Almadro
We end with the man who introduced those guiding principles. He is now a four-time UAAP volleyball champion and one of the few that has won in both the men’s and the women’s divisions. Those animated and often immitated coaching huddles finally amounted to a title.
But if he led the likes of Marck Espejo, Rex Intal, and Ish Polvorosa to three straight titles, can he do the same with the Lady Eagles? Only time will tell. For now, let them cherish the championship that they haven’t tasted since when Alyssa Valdez, Jia Morado, and Denden Lazaro were still donning the Ateneo uniform.
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Home Technology Facebook’s Internet Planes Will Be Huge, Solar Powered
Facebook’s Internet Planes Will Be Huge, Solar Powered
Jasmine Henry
After revealing that they would create Internet-beaming planes, Facebook has now shed more light on the ambitious project.
Although it’s only been around for a few decades, the Internet has entirely changed the way we do things and even how we think. Beyond the fact that ‘I can Google it’ is now a phrase (along with LOL, LMAO and adorkable) the Internet has gifted us such incredible opportunities like watching TV shows without actually having to turn our TVs on, saving lives (or alarming hypochondriacs) via the means of webMD and most notably, it has even led to entire revolutions with populations of certain countries using social media to inspire democracy. But imagine that you live in a location where the Internet doesn’t exist. Not just a spotty connection that makes your Netflix stream a bit laggy but entire lifetimes of being offline. Absolutely dreadful. Facebook wants to fix that though, with massive, Internet-beaming planes.
According to Facebook themselves, their Internet plane project (created in partnership with Internet.org) will get the remaining 15% of the global population, who aren’t yet connected, online. Speaking to Mashable, the social media company says that not only will they fly across 21 countries in Latin America, Africa and Asia but that they’ll also do so at an impressively high altitude “that’s between 60,000 and 90,000 feet. Routinely, planes don’t fly there, and certainly not drones.”
These Internet gifting planes will also be massive, “roughly the size of a commercial aircraft, like a 747,” with one plane that the team is working on being the length of “about six or seven Priuses, but is the weight of four of the tires of a Prius,” according to Yael Maguire, engineering director at Facebook Connectivity Lab.
Plenty of environmentally conscious folks will be wary of so many planes that size adding to the existing number, but Facebook explains that due to technical restrictions the planes won’t actually use fuel at all. As the planes will fly for several months at a time, they’ll have to be solar powered as there’s no fuel that allows a plane to fly for that long. So renewable energy is in by default, but there are still other questions that remain.
Other questions have been posed such as how the planes will be piloted. Each plane is unmanned, Facebook says, and they’re operating under a one pilot per plane rule at the moment but with their ultimate goal being ‘connect everyone in the world to the Internet’ that policy, for want of a better phrase, just isn’t going to fly. Furthermore, there’s also no regulation about flying planes that high, nor is there a policy about beaming Internet to people from them so this is something that Facebook will have to consider in good time.
They are on course for a test in 2015 though, flying over an unnamed US location (they may not even reveal the location) and Facebook hopes to put their Internet planes in action in the next three or five years or so. We’ll keep you posted.
Source: Mashable
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Mobile Muster calls on Australians to recycle phones in storage
August 2, 2018 by Waste Management Review
Mobile Muster is calling on Australians to recycle their old mobile phone after the program was showcased on the ABC’s War on Waste.
The national government accredited mobile phone recycling program is aiming to encourage Australians to take their phones out of storage and recycle them. The program is funded by all of the major handset manufacturers and network carriers to provide the free recycling system.
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Mobile Muster says there are currently more mobile phones in storage than the number of people in the country and estimates that by 2028, that number will reach almost 30 million.
Research shows that three out of four Australians are aware that they can recycle their phones, with Mobile Muster aiming to educate people on how they can recycle responsibly through its program.
Consumer awareness campaigns run by Mobile Muster highlight the environmental and social importance of recycling phones.
It also works closely with councils, workplaces, retailers and schools to raise awareness of mobile phone recycling, while also partnering with charities to give mobile users an added incentive to recycle their phones while doing good for communities.
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Mobile Muster has established more than 35000 drop off points across Australia and have an agreement with AusPost where phones can be posted for free to be recycled.
Almost $45 million has been invested to develop a solid collection network and awareness campaigns over the last 20 years.
The program recycles 99 per cent of the material from phones and accessories, including glass, plastics and metals, reducing the need for virgin materials.
Mobile Muster Manager Spyro Kalos said most Australians know that we shouldn’t throw their phones in the bin, but many people hang on to them just in case they’re needed which often leads to them being forgotten in a draw.
“We know that recycling can be confusing sometimes, so we cut through that by providing a free and simple way for people to easily recycle their mobile phones. To date, we’ve recycled over 1,300 tonnes of mobile phones and accessories, including 13 million handsets and batteries. But there is always more to do,” he said.
“With millions of phones lying dormant at home, the e-waste problem is getting bigger and we all need to be talking about it more. Mobile phones can and should be recycled when they reach the end of their lives. We can all do our part to fight the war on waste, and it starts at home. That’s why we’re calling all Australians to find their old phones and recycle them the right way – today,” said Mr Kalos.
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Trillium Asset Management LLC Has $12.41 Million Holdings in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG)
Posted by Rex Bailey on Nov 13th, 2019
Trillium Asset Management LLC cut its holdings in Booking Holdings Inc. (NASDAQ:BKNG) by 0.2% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 6,325 shares of the business services provider’s stock after selling 14 shares during the quarter. Trillium Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Booking were worth $12,414,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the company. Condor Capital Management increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 0.5% during the third quarter. Condor Capital Management now owns 966 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $1,896,000 after acquiring an additional 5 shares in the last quarter. Tiedemann Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 5.6% during the third quarter. Tiedemann Advisors LLC now owns 131 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $257,000 after acquiring an additional 7 shares in the last quarter. Provident Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 2.0% during the third quarter. Provident Investment Management Inc. now owns 19,256 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $37,791,000 after acquiring an additional 377 shares in the last quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 20.8% during the third quarter. Close Asset Management Ltd now owns 7,883 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $15,470,000 after acquiring an additional 1,360 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Corient Capital Partners LLC increased its holdings in shares of Booking by 23.5% during the third quarter. Corient Capital Partners LLC now owns 479 shares of the business services provider’s stock valued at $940,000 after acquiring an additional 91 shares in the last quarter. 92.43% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.
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Several equities research analysts have recently commented on BKNG shares. Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Booking from $1,800.00 to $1,750.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, November 8th. Royal Bank of Canada restated an “outperform” rating and set a $2,100.00 price objective (down previously from $2,150.00) on shares of Booking in a report on Thursday, August 8th. Wedbush boosted their price objective on Booking from $1,950.00 to $2,000.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Cowen boosted their price objective on Booking from $2,300.00 to $2,400.00 and gave the company a “top pick” rating in a report on Friday, November 8th. Finally, Raymond James downgraded Booking from an “outperform” rating to a “market perform” rating in a report on Friday, October 25th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, seventeen have assigned a hold rating, ten have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. The stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $2,091.27.
Booking stock traded down $16.75 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $1,859.09. 445,400 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 402,879. The business’s 50 day moving average is $1,985.74 and its 200 day moving average is $1,899.41. Booking Holdings Inc. has a 52 week low of $1,606.27 and a 52 week high of $2,081.81. The company has a market capitalization of $78.65 billion, a P/E ratio of 20.08, a PEG ratio of 1.41 and a beta of 1.12. The company has a current ratio of 1.82, a quick ratio of 1.82 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.51.
Booking (NASDAQ:BKNG) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, November 7th. The business services provider reported $45.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters’ consensus estimate of $44.87 by $0.49. Booking had a return on equity of 67.17% and a net margin of 29.05%. The business had revenue of $5.04 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $5.07 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $37.78 earnings per share. Booking’s revenue was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Equities analysts expect that Booking Holdings Inc. will post 102.01 EPS for the current year.
About Booking
Booking Holdings Inc, formerly The Priceline Group Inc, is a provider of travel and restaurant online reservation and related services. The Company, through its online travel companies (OTCs), connects consumers wishing to make travel reservations with providers of travel services across the world. It offers consumers an array of accommodation reservations (including hotels, bed and breakfasts, hostels, apartments, vacation rentals and other properties) through its Booking.com, priceline.com and agoda.com brands.
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NEWS Health and fitness guru Jillian Michaels is excited about how technology is changing fitness, and thinks you should be, too.
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LET’S GET PHYSICAL: Fitness guru extraordinaire Jillian Michaels dishes on the expanded fitness possibilities thanks to innovations in technology.
From a workout regimen prescribed through your smartwatch to gadgets that count everything from steps to calories, technology has become an integral part of personal fitness. Health and fitness expert Jillian Michaels says that’s a good thing.“Technology provides access to expert instruction affordably. It also gives people access to detailed health and fitness info. They can make educated choices that yield powerful results and functions as a source of motivation that allows people to set goals and track progress.”
Want an expert opinion? Choose wisely.
For Michaels, technology is just another tool she can utilize to help people get healthier. “I’ll take advantage of any tool I can use to help people get healthy in an easily accessible and affordable way. Technology allows me to literally train millions of people around the world.”
Everyday people are taking advantage, too. According to mobile analytics firm Flurry, health and fitness app usage in the US grew by 330 percent between 2014 and 2017. However, not all fitness technology is created equal. Also, Michaels says it’s important to put quality and safety first, whether you use Nike Training Club, Lose It!, Michaels’ own My Fitness or some other product.
“Like everything in life, there are true experts and then there are snake oil salesmen. Consumers should look at the source of the information behind the technology, because credibility is key.”
She says there’s a good way to gauge whether or not your chosen technology is working. Simply compare real-life results with your device’s output. “If it doesn’t add up, consider getting a different device or app.”
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Kawther Salam – Names and Photos of Israeli War Criminals in Gaza
Posted: 01/27/2009 by editormary in Counter-terrorism, No thanks!, Documents, Features, Newswire, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, War, Zionism
Tags: Barak, gaza, ICC, IDF, Israel, Israel's war against Gaza, Operation Cast Lead, Palestine, Somoud: Arab Voices of Resistance, war crimes, Zionism
I have decided to publish some names and photos of the Israeli military personnel who participated in the so-called “Operation Cast Lead”, the offensive launched by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF) on the Gaza Strip between 27 December and 18 January 2009. The names of these criminals called my attention since the first day of their criminal attack against the Palestinian civilians in Gaza. I consider each person who took part in this IOF and each one whose name appears in this report as a war criminal who should be requested by an international court of justice, just like all other war criminals who were persecuted before… The Israeli Attorney General Menachem Mazuz is conniving with others the war crimes committed in Gaza. These others are Ehud Barak, Ehud Olmert and his cabinet of criminals, and the military counterpart, Brigadier General Avihai Mandelblit. Chief of Staff Gabi Ashkenazi is equally involved in the war crimes in Gaza. The Attorney General of Israel asked his military counterpart to open a quick investigation among the military as an “alternative” measure to hinder potentially “hundreds” of international lawsuits against Israeli officials alleging war crimes against the Gaza population during the operation has been widely anticipated. There is growing concern in the offices of the Israeli justice and war ministries because they expect a massive wave of lawsuits for human rights violations against Israeli officers and politicians.
The criminal intentions of Menechem Mazuz, namely helping to cover up war crimes of the State of Israel by giving an advice to the military, and by opening a “formal and internal investigations” is a clear fraud planned by the Israeli ministry of justice. Such a behavior is not that of a state, it is the behavior of a criminal organization trying to escape their well deserved punishment.
The military censor of Israel is preventing the media from identifying officers who participated in the Gaza Strip IOF, and divulging information about them which could be used in legal proceedings against them in courts of justice abroad. There is great concern at the defense and the justice ministries that Israeli officers will be singled out in a massive wave of suits for human rights violations.
In recent days the censor has forbidden publishing the full names and photographs of officers from the level of battalion commander down. It is assumed that the identity of brigade commanders has already been made known. The censor also forbids any reports tying a particular officer of battlefield command rank (lieutenant to lieutenant colonel) to destruction inflicted in a particular area.
The Israeli war criminal number one, Ehud Barak, stated that the State of Israel bears the responsibility for sending IOF troops on missions in Gaza, as well as for defending civilians, and as such it is obligated to grant its full support to these officers and soldiers who participated in the IOF in Gaza. Barak said that no harm should come to officers and soldiers as a result of their involvement in the operation.
The war criminal Barak ordered the IOF to set up a team of intelligence and legal experts to collect evidence related to operations in Gaza that could be used to defend military commanders against future lawsuits abroad.
Here are Some Names of the Israeli War Criminals who Operated in Gaza
Maj. Gen. Ido Nehushtan, a war criminal, Commander of Israeli air forces which lead all the operation of destruction with tons of phosphorus bombs.
Colonel Ron Ashrov, a war criminal, Commander of the Northern Gaza, deputy to the Givati Brigade.
Brigadier-General Eyal Eisenberg – Commander of all the IOF war criminal forces of “Operation Cast Lead” were under his command in Gaza Division. He personally participated in the war. He commanded the operations, in which Armored and Engineering corps units, as well as infantry soldiers were taking part. Eisenberg also commanded a division during the Second Lebanon War.
Colonel Yigal Slovik, commander of 401st Armored Corps Brigade convoy, entered Gaza in a Merkava tank from Netzarim and he did not stop until it reached the coast. He murdered the Palestinian civilians who raised the white flags, and he destroyed many houses over the head of the people. The brigade units also conducted numerous raids targeting public infrastructure.
Sho’alay Marom, Brigadier (res.), razed to the ground hundreds of houses in Rafah, and in Jabalia.
Lt. Col. Yoav Mordechai, he served as a commander of the criminal Golani infantry brigade’s 13th Battalion in Gaza and in the “second Lebanon war”. He attacked the Tel al-Hawa neighborhood, where hundreds of Palestinian residents who had fled on foot were murdered under his instructions. In one well-known incident, about more 150 Palestinian civilians were gathered by the IOF in a house, and then the house was bombed and shelled. Lt. Col. Yoav Mordechai is a friend of the PA, and it is known that he coordinated his crimes with the PA.
Lt. Col. Oren Cohen, a war criminal, commander of Battalion 13 in the Golani Brigade, who led on night his troops into eastern of Gaza City, they murdered over hundred Palestinian. He was moderately wounded by the Israeli war criminal friends. Cohen and his soldiers operated during the second Lebanon war.
Lt. Col. Avi Blot, a war criminal, commander of the 101st Battalion in the Paratrooper Brigade.
Lieutenant-Colonel Yehuda Cohen, battalion commander in Givati infantry Brigade’s Rotem Regiment, a war criminal in the second war in Lebanon, and a war criminal in Gaza.
Lieutenant-Colonel Ronen Dagmi, deputy commander of the 401st Armored Brigade which operated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.
Col. Avi Peled, a war criminal, a commander brigade in Battalion 51 who operated in Gaza during “Operation Cast Lead”, and he was operated during the second war of Lebanon.
Brig.-Gen. ( res.) Zvika Fogel, a war criminal, a former deputy OC Southern Command in charge of artillery fire for Operation Cast Lead. Zvika and his son Zivi Fogel participated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.
Brigadier-General Yuval Halamish, Chief IOF Intelligence Officer, participated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.
Col. Hertzi Halevy, brigade commander, a former Sayeret Matkal, commander of the Israel Paratroopers’ Brigade in Gaza, committed war crimes in Gaza during “Operation Cast Lead”.
Col. Tomer Tsiter, a Givati squad commander from Ra’anana, participated in the massacre in Gaza during “Operation Cast Lead”, and previously he participated in the massacre “Operation Defensive Shield” in the Jenin refugee camp in 2002.
Gur Rosenblatt, infantry reserve officer, participated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.
Guy Ohaion, infantry reserve officer, participated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.
Lt. Col. Erez, armored corps, tank commander, participated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.
Maj. Nimrod Aloni, participated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.
Lieutenant Colonel (res.) Shlomo Saban, participated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.
Capt. Ron Vardi, a war criminal, participated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.
Lieutenant-General Gabi Ashkenazi, IOF Chief of Staff, whose father was a holocaust survivor from Bulgaria and whose mother was born in Syria. This moral degenerate is the engineer of this new holocaust in Gaza. He committed war crimes in south of Lebanon. Three of his soldiers were captured by the Hizbullah resistance after they illegally crossed into Lebanon as a provocation ordered by him.
Major-General Yoav Galant, southern command chief. He was the chief commander in charge of “Operation Cast Lead”. He personally participated in the massacre against civilians in Gaza.
Richard Awizrat, Senior Warrant Officer, participated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza, and he also participated in the massacre in Jenin of 2002, during “Operation Defensive Shield”.
Major General Amos Yadlin, Military Intelligence chief, participated in “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza.
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Ehud Olmert, the corrupt Israeli Prime Minster legitimized the War in Gaza together with his cabinet.
Ehud Barak, Israeli War Minister, planned “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza in order to improve his chances during the next elections.
Tzipi Livni, Foreign Minister of Israel, who leads the Israeli propaganda to legitimize the massacre and destruction in Gaza, planned and coordinated “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza in order to improve her chances during the next elections
The names of many other war criminals from the infantry, tanks, combat engineers, artillery, and intelligence who participated in the war crimes in Gaza are still unknown. They should not feel safe either. War crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide are proscribed and prosecuted in all countries of the world in one way or other, and there exists no statute of limitations for such crimes. The “protection” offered by Mazuz and his cronies is weak, first of all because the fact that such “protection” is offered is a implicit admission of guilt, and because national and international statutes specifically address the issue of sham “proceedings which are instituted to protect the guilty”, and because since the Nuremberg proceedings against the German army, following orders is no excuse and does not absolve of culpability. We and others will continue doing whatever is possible to find out the names of as many of the criminals who participated in Gaza as possible, and any information which will put them behind bars.
Read and See more Photos About the Israeli War Criminals here.
Yuval Diskin, Shin Bet security service chief, the organizer of the war in Gaza. Due to his personal recommendation, the IAF bombed the hospitals and the medical centers of Gaza.
Brig Gen Jonathan Locker, head of Israeli air forces which operated in Gaza.
My decision is a challenge to the State of Israel, to the Israeli attorney general Mazuz and the military headquarters, who forbade the media from publishing the names of the Israeli officers who lead “Operation Cast Lead” in Gaza, murdering 1310, and wounding over 5600, over 90% of these casualties being civilians, destroying public and the private property in many parts of towns and cities, and completely razing several areas completely to the ground.
That’s a lie, Gabi Ashkenazi’s father cannot be ‘a Holocaust survivor from Bulgaria’. There was no Holocaust in Bulgaria, all Bulgarian Jews were saved and most of them went to Israel.
Kawther’s site is not working, whether it has been hacked or perhaps just getting too many hits. As well, the pics of the war criminals are not showing on PTT, perhaps cos they are hosted on Kawther’s site.
Mary Rizzo says:
Justin, I see both her site and the pictures here.
yes, now it is working. The server may have been overloaded.
Michael from Sydney says:
And where do these IDF members and war criminals live ?-with their familes – ie: amongst the civillian population ! Just like Hamas members, only they of course are “hiding” amongst civillians. I really believe the Israeli propaganda war didn’t work this time and we are seeing the first chinks in the blatant lie campaigns they perpetuate. It was bound to happen.
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Names and Photos of Israeli War Criminals in Gaza « love Indigoo says:
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Steve Johnson says:
Kawther Salam has really done a fantastic job of getting this information out to the entire world.
She is to commended and remembered. Treasured in everyones’ hearts.
God Bless her and long live the Palestinian peoples.
From SPain With love says:
Thanks Kawthar!
These new Genocide Sionists war criminals must be conduced to NUREMBRG II TRIAL.
Why do NUREMBERG is valid for ones and not for others?!!!
International Law and justice has something wrong! and not working as it must be.
Why not to publish the photos of these war criminals with the photos of their victims and the weapons used (MADE IN USA), it will be a complete work then…and very instructive for the history
It will be a well documented “inequal” war.
Charlene Port says:
These so called Jews and zionist christians would kill us off too when they are done with GAza. The only reason they keep us americans alone is because our sons daughters and tax dollars are being used for there ethnic cleansing programs. These elite Jews wouldnt urinate on us if we were on fire. There arrogance makes me sick perfect pure blood of so called david and solomon. ITs all a sick joke. I now wonder how many bigot remarks and anti semantic remarks I will now hear because I make such statements!!
B. BENHAMID says:
Nothing will ever happen to the criminals that have murdered innocent Palestinians men woman and
children because the entire system is corrupt and Judges are appointed by the same psychopatic gang that is in control of this illegal Zionist Apartheid State. Israel is a wolf in sheeps clothing and can’t be trusted ever.
Well said, finally a good report on this stuff
able tuno says:
We have all the names and addresses of the 2010 idf personel and those duel military murderers whom are on both usa and idf, won’t they be surpised when we pop in to visit,
we must show them the grace and dignity they have shown to everyone of their neighbors.
they and the politicians whom are going to tried for treason (past and present) may find it easier to just stand at the wall and be shot…but I wouldn’t do that, I want them alive, well etc to impose upon them and their families what they have shown in the past.
Whats good for the goose is good for the gander! my daisies need more fertilizer anyway
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Artist: Grieg, Edvard ( biography) ( sheet music)
Born: 1843 , Bergen
Died: 1907 , Bergen
The Artist: Norwegian composer who often used folk elements from his native land. Popular works inlcude the instrumental music to Peer Gynt
Morning is a composition belonging to Edvard Grieg's Peer Gynt, Op. 23, written in 1875 as incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play of the same name, and was also included as the first of four movements in Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46. The melody in the piece is alternating flute and oboe.
Score Key: D major (Sounding Pitch) ( View more D major Music for Cello Quartet )
Tempo Marking: Andante
Instrument: Cello Quartet ( View more Intermediate Cello Quartet Music)
Style: Classical ( View more Classical Cello Quartet Music)
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Items to buy by Grieg
"Piano Concerto in A Minor, Op. 16" "(Piano Duet). By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Edited by Percy Aldridge Grainger. For solo piano and solo piano (orchestral reduction). Piano. Senior Class piece for the Piano Concerto event with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Festivals Bullet
Complete Lyric Pieces (Centennial Edition) "(Piano Solo). By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). For solo piano. Piano Collection. Classical Period. SMP Level 8 (Early Advanced). Collection. Standard notation, fingerings and introductory text (does not include words to the songs). 216 pages. G. Schirmer #LB
Complete Lyric Pieces For Piano "By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). For solo piano. Piano Collection. Dover Edition. Classical Period. SMP Level 6 (Late Intermediate). Collection. Standard notation, fingerings and introductory text (does not include words to the songs). 211 pages. Published b
Piano Concerto By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). For two pianos four-hands. Classical Period. Difficulty: medium. Piano duet score (2 copies necessary for performance). Duet notation. Opus 16. 65 pages. Published by Edition Peters
Grieg & Mendelssohn: Complete Works For Piano (Version 2.0) (CD Sheet Music). By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) and Felix Bartholdy Mendelssohn (1809-1847). CD Sheet Music (Version 2.0). CD-ROM. CD Sheet Music #30400012. Published by CD Sheet Music
In the Hall of the Mountain King By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Arranged by Martha Mier. For Piano. Masterworks; Piano Solo; Solo. Simply Classics Solos. Masterwork Arrangement; Romantic. Late Elementary. Sheet. 4 pages. Published by Alfred Music Publishing
Peer Gynt Suite - Complete (Piano Solo). By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). For solo piano. Piano Large Works. Classical Period. SMP Level 7 (Late Intermediate). Collection. Fingerings and standard notation (does not include words to the songs). 39 pages. G. Schirmer #LB2008. Published b
Wedding Day at Troldhaugen (Piano Solo). By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Edited by Louis Oesterle. For solo piano. Piano Solo. Classical Period. SMP Level 9 (Advanced). Single piece. Standard notation and fingerings (does not include words to the songs). 11 pages. G. Schirmer #ST17201
In the Hall of the Mountain King "By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Arranged by Mary Elizabeth Clark. For Piano. Duet or Duo; Masterworks; Piano Duet (1 Piano, 4 Hands). Late Elementary level piece for the Piano Duet event with the National Federation of Music Clubs (NFMC) Festivals Bulletin
Grieg Selected Lyric Pieces For Piano By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Edited by Keith Snell. For piano. Neil A. Kjos Master Composer Library. Intermediate. Sheet music. Published by Neil A. Kjos Music Company
Centenary Song Album "By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). For Voice, Piano. This edition: Urtext. Play along. Book and accompaniment CD. Text Language: English/German/Norwegian. Published by Edition Peters"
Violin Sonata in C minor Op. 45 (Violin and Piano). By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Edited by Egon Voss. Violin. Henle Music Folios. Softcover. 86 pages. G. Henle Verlag #HN700. Published by G. Henle Verlag
"String Quartet in G Minor, Opus 27" "By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). For 2 Violins, Viola, Cello. Set of Parts. Published by Edition Peters"
In the Hall of the Mountain King (Piano Solo). By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Edited by Louis Oesterle. Piano Solo. SMP Level 7 (Late Intermediate). 8 pages. G. Schirmer #ST16249. Published by G. Schirmer
Piano Works Vol.1 (Lyric Pieces) By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). For Piano. This edition: Urtext. Sheet Music. Published by Edition Peters
Norwegian Dances Op.35 Nos.1-4 By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). For Piano 4-hands. Intermediate. Sheet Music. Published by Edition Peters
"GRIEG: Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16 (New recording)" By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). For piano. Instrumental Solo Part and CD. Published by Music Minus One
Piano Sonata in E minor Op. 7 "(Piano Solo). By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Edited by Einar Steen-N_kleberg, Ernst-G�nter Heinemann. For piano solo. Piano (Harpsichord), 2-hands. Henle Music Folios. Pages: III and 29. SMP Level 9 (Advanced). Softcover. 32 pages. G. Henle Verlag #HN604.
Violin Sonata No. 3 By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). For violin and piano. Classical Period. Difficulty: medium. Set of performance parts (includes separate pull-out violin part). Solo part and piano accompaniment. Opus 45. 56 pages. Published by Edition Peters
Peer Gynt (Get to Know Classical Masterpieces). By Brigitte Smith. By Edvard Grieg (1843-1907). Arranged by Hans-G�nter Heumann. Piano. Schott. Softcover. 32 pages. Schott Music #ED9224. Published by Schott Music
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'Qatar 2022 Could be Lionel Messi's Last Chance at World Cup Glory,' Claims Juan Sebastian Veron
Wales Launch New adidas Home Kit Ahead of Azerbaijan & Hungary Fixtures
Robbie Copeland 11 Nov 2019
Wales have launched their simplistic new adidas home kit for the remainder of their Euro 2020 qualifying campaign and beyond, and there is a lot to take in despite the seemingly straightforward look.
The new shirt is the first to feature the new, stripped-back crest, which foregoes the detail of the previous emblem in favour of a more modern, sharper design.
There is a notable change in the general colour scheme, as while the shirt maintains the solid red traditionally sported by Wales' national teams, the white trim is swapped out for yellow adidas stripes, with hints of green and white - in line with the national flag - on the sleeves.
The new Owain Glyndŵr inspired @Cymru shirt is available to purchase exclusively from @JDFootball.
Get yours now at: https://t.co/kPaEVKg38b#TogetherStronger | #TheRedWall pic.twitter.com/5yufiN2gKI
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According to the Welsh FA's announcement of the kit, the red and yellow colour palette is a reference to the historically significant shield of Owain Glyndŵr, while the green on the sleeves comes as a nod to the 'Red Wall' motif.
Altogether, it makes up one of the most impressive kits in the recent batch of launches, and Ryan Giggs will be hoping to show it off to the world at the Euro 2020 finals when they get underway in the summer.
As it stands, the Dragons' men's team have their work cut out for them if they are to do so, as they sit four points from second-placed Hungary with two matches remaining - albeit with a game in hand over Marco Rossi's side.
gbwls Come and see the new @Cymru shirt at our match-worn kit exhibition – The Art of the Wales Shirt - at @StFagans_Museum, starting today and running until 24/11.
The shirt - inspired by the shield of Owain Glyndwr - is available exclusively from @JDFootball. #KitCymru
Slovakia are also in contention to qualify for the tightly-contested group, so Wales will know that two wins are necessary against Azerbaijan and Hungary in their final matches if they are to stand any chance of making it through.
In the event of six points being attained, they would also require Slovakia to drop points in one of their final two matches - but there is a strong chance of that given that the first of their two comes away to group leaders Croatia.
Wales fought out an admirable point with the World Cup finalists thanks to Gareth Bale's equaliser last time out, and will know another couple of performances like that in their new colours will put them in with a serious shout of joining England in the hat.
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2019 Alan Saunders Lecture will be delivered by Professor Alison Wylie (UBC)
Witnessing and Translating: The Indigenous/Science Project
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Reconciliation is unfinished business in Australia. But we're not alone: the Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Commission calls on non-Indigenous Canadians to build equitable, respectful and transparent partnerships with Indigenous Peoples as a primary means for advancing reconciliation. One project launched by the University of British Columbia brings the tools of archaeological science to Indigenous-led research projects designed to serve the interests of Indigenous communities. In this seventh annual Alan Saunders Memorial Lecture, Alison Wylie, philosopher of archeology, discusses her work on the project and on collaborative process, raising a number of challenging questions of power, hierarchy, and the role of experts.
Alison Wylie is Professor and Canada Research Chair in Philosophy of the Social and Behavioural Sciences at the University of British Columbia. She works on epistemic and ethical/political issues raised by archaeological practice and by feminist research in the social sciences. Recent publications include Material Evidence (2015) and Evidential Reasoning in Archaeology (2016), co-edited and co-authored with archaeologist Bob Chapman; journal articles on “What Knowers Know Well” (Scientiae Studia, 2017) and “How Archaeological Evidence Bites Back (STHV 2017); and contributions to collections such as the Springer Handbook of Model-based Science (2017), Objectivity in Science (2015), How Well do 'Facts' Travel? (2010), Agnotology (2008), The Ethics of Cultural Appropriation (2009) and Embedding Ethics (2005).
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Alan Saunders was a prince among broadcasters. Of all the journalists I've ever met, he had the deepest love of, and also understanding of, philosophy, and his passion for ideas made doing a program with him a highlight of one's year -- even long distance by phone, and even more in person in the studio. What he brought to public discussion was priceless'.
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In recognition of his enduring work, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, in association with the Australasian Association of Philosophy presents an annual Alan Saunders Memorial Lecture. The lecture aims to spread the joy of philosophy and make it accessible to the wider public.picture - Michal Kluvanek
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Knives Out Review
Acclaimed murder-mystery novelist Harlan Thrombey (Christopher Plummer), he of such literary hits as ‘The Menagerie Tragedy’, is turning 85. But his birthday celebrations are marred by the small fact that he’s discovered dead and bloodied in bed. Can freelance detective Benoit Blanc (Daniel Craig) crack the case before the killer strikes again?
How does one let off steam after a gruelling experience making one of the most anticipated films of all time, and the even more gruelling experience of weathering feedback of that film from people with Twitter handles such as @sithmaster81? Easy: you kill someone. After sending his camera whizzing around the galaxy in The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson’s next step has been to go smaller, much smaller, largely confining his follow-up movie to the creaky corridors and dim chambers of a Massachusetts mansion. The result, Knives Out, is a sly, wry and nimble homage to the murder mysteries of yesteryear, with a modern spin. And it’s exactly as fun as you’d hope.
It may be littered with references to classic mysteries — here a clip of Murder She Wrote on a TV, there a namecheck for John Watson. But it never feels like a creaky throwback, à la the recent redo of Murder On The Orient Express. For one, it’s set in the modern day, with one conversation overtly alluding to Trump (though he’s never mentioned by name) with such lines as, “They’re putting children in cages!” and, “Take off your red cap, Richard.” Among the roll-call of suspects is a Twitter troll, the kind of man-baby who probably gets upset about porgs. This is a world where iPhones exist, and the musical Hamilton, and, as one unexpected one-liner reveals, the Edgar Wright film Baby Driver.
At the same time, Johnson knows not to wander too far from the tropes of such classic whodunnits as Sleuth and Deathtrap, instead delighting in cranking them up to delirious heights. The Gothic abode in which his suspects are confined looks like it’s been interior-designed by Nicolas Cage on a spending spree. Owned by the mysterious, murdered murder-mystery writer Harlan Thrombey (Plummer), it’s decked out with such ghoulish accoutrements as crystal skulls, creepy oil paintings, art that resembles giant eyeballs and, yes, an enormous ring of stabby implements. (Set decorator David Schlesinger vies for the title of crew MVP, along with costume designer Jenny Eagan, responsible for fitting out the cast with the year’s most resplendent knitwear.)
It quickly becomes apparent that Johnson has more than daggers and clues on his mind: the mansion is a stand-in for America itself.
Matching the overblown old-schoolness of the sets is the film’s detective. He may have been profiled in The New Yorker, but Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc (“The last of the gentlemen sleuths”) is an enjoyably ridiculous, tweed-clad creation who seems to have been summoned from the pages of an antique pulp novel. His Deep South accent is pure bouillabaisse. He stands in shadows, plinks single keys on pianos, and sits staring into fires. He says things like, “Something is afoot with this whole affair.” Craig has rarely been this much fun, and a return outing for the character would be most welcome. Suggestion: a movie that pits him against Craig’s peroxided felon Joe Bang from Logan Lucky.
Blanc, though, isn’t the movie’s core character. The starry ensemble cast gleefully embody the various vipers who have gathered at the house, desperate for a share of Harlan’s wealth. Toni Collette is particularly memorable as hippy-dippy Instagram influencer Joni, as is Chris Evans as family black sheep Ransom, a foul-mouthed freeloader whose very scarves look dickish. But Johnson’s masterstroke is to tell the tale through the perspective of an outsider, South American caregiver Marta (Ana de Armas), who was Harlan’s closest confidant and who becomes Benoit’s erstwhile sidekick.
Through her, and de Armas’ superb performance, it quickly becomes apparent that Johnson has more than daggers and clues on his mind: the mansion is a stand-in for America itself, with its factions, institutionalised racism (none of the rapacious clan can agree on which country exactly Marta is from) and many shades of venality. The political subtext is clear but not laboured, exposing a whole different kind of foul play.
It’s not a perfect crime. With a cast-list that’s unnecessarily large (Benoit even gets two cop underlings, neither of whom make much of an impression), a few of the actors are wasted, and some of the dialogue suffers from over-snark. But it comes close enough to be a major crowdpleaser, a snaky and sumptuous winter treat with a nice line in acidic zingers. Over to you, Jason Bateman and Clue.
Rian Johnson put his own spin on Dashiell Hammett with 2005’s Brick. Now he’s Johnsonised the work of Agatha Christie, with equally enjoyable results. Knives Out is snappy, meta and, yes, sharp.
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Home > Football > Benfica – Winners of the 2019 International Champions Cup
Benfica – Winners of the 2019 International Champions Cup
by Jeff Frias - 3rd August 2019 0
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Benfica have won the International Champions Cup
The defending Liga NOS Champions of Portugal have started their season in celebratory mode by winning their first tournament of this season. Last season ended with Benfica winning their 37th Portuguese League title. This season they will be adding the International Champions Cup trophy to their museum in Lisbon.
The tournament in which every team plays three games made of 18 teams, Benfica ended up going undefeated in winning all three of their games against Chivas, AC Fiorentina and AC Milan.
Chivas 0 – 3 Benfica
The first match against Chivas was in San Jose, CA in which the Eagles of Lisbon started the tournament strong with a 3-0 victory at Levi’s Stadium.
Benfica 2 – 1 AC Fiorentina
The next match up would be a thrilling late winning goal against AC Fiorentina in New Jersey as Caio Lucas scored a rocket of a goal in extra time at Red Bull Arena.
AC Milan 0 – 1 Benfica
Their last game of the tournament was in front of the biggest crowd of the three games and the Benfica fans went home happy as they defeated Milan with a second half goal to end the tournament with 3 straight victories.
The team will be also playing in next year’s tournament as the defending champion and this will mark the fourth time Benfica will be competing in the ICC tournament.
Benfica will also be facing rival Sporting CP in the Portugal Super Cup on Sunday August 4th with an opportunity to raise a third trophy to go with the Liga NOS, International Champions Cup in the calendar year of 2019.
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"There was no long-term, and trying to cling to one would only spoil it all."
This article contains spoilers regarding the ending of Worm and plot of the sequel.
Shards, also known as faeries, passengers or agents,[1] are fragments of incomprehensibly immense colony organisms that serve as the source of parahuman powers.
Shards resemble crystalline structures folding and unfolding like hypercubes.[2]
Each Entity is comprised of "trillions upon trillions upon trillions" of Shards. When two entities collide, rubbing against each other, their Shards can be damaged or destroyed by the friction and pressure, but they are exchanged between the two. Before coming to Earth, Eden and Scion cast off the vast majority of their Shards.[3]
They travel along predetermined paths after being cast off by an Entity in space, "raining down" on the Earths over the course of decades. Once they landed, Shards resided in other worlds, uninhabited worlds, and they remained cloaked and concealed in areas humans were unlikely to explore.[3]
“ "All of our powers stem from the same source. It’s this big alien bastard that we keep seeing when we have our trigger events. Except each of his cells is coded with just a fragment of his brain and a technique he uses to manipulate his environment, protect himself or attack others. He spread powers around Earth as part of a way to stress test them. He wants to leverage our brains and imagination to figure out ways to make the most of these abilities or innovate new ones." ”
–Tattletale, Extinction 27.2
Shards are non-discrete objects – each single shard connected to a human is already an amalgamation of smaller shards, some of which are necessary for it to happen at all. Linking Shards together produces a more complex Shard with the abilities of all joined fragments.[4][5]
Living Shards Edit
Entities can "tune" their Shards to perform different functions, or combine different Shards to create new ones with new functions.[3]
Some can be intentionally crippled to prevent hosts from accessing their full potential.[3]
Vital Shards Edit
Some Shards were vital to an Entity, and not intended to be given out. If their vital processes were separated, they could 'die'. Scion saw some of Eden's vital Shards seemingly falling and being sent to hosts after she crashed.[3]
Noble Shards Edit
'Noble' is intermediary category between vital and regular shards. Unlike vital shards, they are given out into The Cycle. However they are still important tools during initiation and ending of The Cycle as a whole or have a passive background tasks during it. They tend to be more developed and somewhat less violent compared to regular shards.[6]
Buds Edit
Sometimes, a Shard begins splitting off, ready to find a (generally young) host similar to the original target and attach to them with the benefit of more experience. This generally takes time and/or stress on the part of the host.[7] It is possible for a single shard to fragment until it grants a wide variety of powers to an entire planet.[8] It's possible for a Shard to bud before or at the same time as a trigger event.[9]
Very rarely, the host will experience a second trigger very similar to their first trigger, causing the bud to consolidate in the current host instead.[10]
Although the entities consider the different "fragments" to be separate shards, and the buds require their hosts to remain in close proximity if they want to communicate,[11] on a physical level the shard is simply devoting a part of its "CPU" to the new host.[12] This is because the main portion of a shard is largely inactive, while only the smaller "active" portion deals with the host.[13]
When Shards bud or cross-bud there can be interaction between the parent Shards creating interesting effects. For example Golem's power derives partially from his Shards relation to Kaiser's and Allfather's, the manifestation of his power as limbs and similar derives from his mother Heith however.[14]
Multi-Triggers Edit
Main article: Grab-Bag Cape
Powers from multitriggers are from a mix of Shards. The Shards give up a small to moderate portion of themselves, and then leave the rest of themselves to develop normally while taking in info from multiple sources. The Shard will usually connect another, primary host as well, possibly with some relation to one of the grab-bag capes.[15] This is primarily intended for the end of the cycle, and serves to stress-test powers and compare and contrast the smaller powers.[16]
Dead & Damaged Shards Edit
A dead shard is not connected to the larger shard network and by extension the entities or the hubs.[17] Many dead Shards were also damaged.[18][19]
The large numbers of Eden's Shards were damaged, corrupt, or dead.[20] This meant there were more parahumans than the entities had intended, rendering them useless to The Cycle. Vikare's Shard was such an example, though it was still able to grow properly as long as its host was alive.[3]
Scion would generally destroy them on sight as he saw them falling.[3]
Disconnected shard are unable ask network for any assistance or permissions to alter themselves,[21] including in a way that would safeguard hosts and limit power over-expression, e.g. lead to broken triggers.[22]
Ever since they first evolved on their home world, Entities have been composed of clusters of Shards, each with different functions.
Different Shards tend to have different abilities, even if the powers they grant humans appear similar.[23] Generally they are not supposed to give a specific power; different hosts and trigger events produce different powers.[24] Since it furthers the main purpose of Cycles, which is recombination and search for possible applications of specific shards.[25]
Although there are general-purpose shards, which will react to any potential Trigger event situation.[26] Some shards will only make a connection under specific types of trigger events, that synchronize with their specialization. For instance, "Administrator" shard will always grant its host some form of Master power, as it did by budding from Taylor Hebert to Aidan and producing almost equivalent Master power.[27] They will also skip a potential host if there is a similar, but more prospective individual in their vicinity.[28] The common mechanisms within shards leads to certain commonalities in expressed powers,[29] thus term Alexandria Package is used due to the penalopy of flying Brutes as well as flying in general.
Power Source Edit
One Shard is capable of settling in a grouping of near-identical worlds, drawing energy from all of those worlds at once.[3] While this provides immeasurable power it is still essentially finite, especially for dead shards.[citation needed]
Powers that seem to be 'fueled' by absorbing things like emotions, people, or similar will not generally be powered by the subject in question but instead will be due to the shard being allowed to expend power due to the conflict it creates.[30]
Restrictions Edit
Main article: Manton Effect
Every parahuman receives only a small portion of the potential abilities of their Shard. For example, a Shard may choose to apply it's powers to only one type of target; insects, humans, trees, etc.[31]
Shards also limit themselves to avoid damaging the host. "Thinker Headaches" are one example of this.[31]
Connection with Humans Edit
Shards "take root" in humans,[3] creating a Corona Pollentia, a lobe in the brain.[32]
Main article: Corona Pollentia
The effects that Shards have on their hosts are dependent on several factors, including but not limited to: age of the host, the host's personality, the host's trigger event, how much the host embraces the Shard's need for conflict, and the nature of the Shard itself.[33][34]
Main article: Parahuman
It should be noted that there is a mirrored influence of the human upon their shard.[35][36]
Trigger Events Edit
During a trigger event, a Shard employs a scan to determine an appropriate way to apply a portion of it's abilities.[31][37]
Breadth Edit
Generally the younger a person is the more heavily their personality is influenced by their Shard. The connection becomes "broader", removing or exaggerating almost every element of their personality.[38][32] This does not necessarily mean that they are more powerful.[14]
Bonesaw speculated that she and the initial Slaughterhouse Nine-Thousand test creations all had exceptionally broad connections to their Shards given their activation at such a young age.[32]
Depth Edit
Some parahumans have particularly deep connections with their Shard when their personality is naturally in alignment with the Shard's desire for conflict. The Shard does not influence the person's personality as heavily, but the line between the two nonetheless becomes blurred.[39]
Parahumans with very little connection to their Shard generally find that either they have "episodes" where the Shard takes over, or their power systematically acts according to the Shard's desires rather than the host. Examples of this include Garotte, Echidna and Leet.[10]
Bonesaw speculated that she and Jack Slash both had deep connections with their Shards.[32] The Fallen are generally very good at feeling the connection with their Shards.[40]
After Death Edit
Shards are not threatened by the deaths of their hosts in any form, and if such occasion happens would simply seek out a new one (given that shard is functioning as intended).[41] Weaver speculated that they retained some of the memories and personality of the host,[42] which is confirmed by 'revived' Ashley Stillons expressing more memories than would be expected otherwise, including memories of intermediary clones,[43] pre-trigger memories, and, apparently, even memories of parahumans, that witnessed revived person before their death.[44]
Errata Edit
Shards draw on a number of different factors to identify their host, including DNA,[45] electromagnetic patterns, and traits humans do not have names for.[46] Individuals with the same DNA as a parahuman, even a deceased one, would possess a Corona Pollentia right from the outset. They still required a trigger event to gain powers, but trigger much more easily than the average potential parahuman.[46]
Citrine suggests that shard with multiple active hosts, such as clones, might provide some networking service between them, sharing their overall power aptitude on intuitive level.[47]
List of Shards
↑ "You could. But will you say so? Because when you talked about the others, you were speaking about their faerie, their passengers, their agents, not the individual." - Excerpt from 27.x (Interlude, Eidolon)
↑ I'd imagine them as crystals, but folding/unfolding like tesseracts, with the entities themselves having a more organic overall shape. - Wildbow on Reddit
↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 3.8 Interlude 26
↑ Link two shards together for cross-purposes, to augment one power (ie. means of increasing range or penetration of organic matter added to a shard with blaster/striker type power) or to add another power to the package (ie. Tecton's structural awareness added to the tinker shard), and you get... a shard. Each shard is a collection of data and mechanisms, and each 'shard' as we think of it is already composed of multiple shards. - Wildbow on SpaceBattles
↑ Wildbow: Helped by the fact that a shard with 9000 facets is 'a shard' while a shard with 2 facets is 'a shard'.
Your skin is an organ. It contains a whole lot of varied shit.
Your pineal gland is also an organ.
It's tiny.
Wildbow: Powers tend to have 'hinges'. One shard might always deliver something like 'molten glass' with the vector varying.
Another might always have 'teleport with detonation on reappearance', but the end result on landing is varied.
The specifics of that set vector might have some leeway, fitting better to a more aggressive person or a more situationally aware one, but by and large shards have a thing they tend to do.
So for Brian it's a stranger-ish dampening effect (predominantly dampening light), with some power/dimensional interaction. But the way it's used can vary a lot.
MarcoFro: Is there a way to find out shard specifications in case someone wants help making an alt power? Like will Grue always have a stranger ish effect even if the trigger doesn’t have stranger elements?
Wildbow: Noelle is a good place to look for the alt powers and where they hinge
Once you've sorta looked at that, you can think about where another power might be rooted. - Wildbow on SpaceBattles
↑ "There are others who stand shoulder to shoulder with us, but queen is the wrong word, Administrator. The champion, the high priest, the observer, the shaper, the demesnes-keeper. Why do you ask?”
“Yes. The other nobles, their tasks are more immediate, shorter in term. What makes us truly noble is our role before and after this act. The others sleep, and we toil. We’re practiced, stronger, for that constant effort. The champion and observer ensure the next act goes on without a hitch. The shaper and demesnes-keeper clean up after we are all done here, one way or another. So it goes.” - Excerpt from Extinction 27.4
↑ Generally the trigger cause fits in the same general category. Brian had his second trigger for much the same reason he had his first. They can differ in nature. What's happening is that the entity is drawing from context and exploring/conceptualizing new uses for the powers (which are still in the metaphorical computer's memory, but not in the hardware that burned out in the trigger process). The entity begins splitting off, ready to find a generally young & similar host to target (piggybacking off the parent's context & experience for an easier triggering process/analysis) but then a major event prompts it to catalyze and consolidate in the current host instead.
If it's in an adult before finding its way to the child, it can begin this splitting-off process (generally requiring time or a degree of stress to allow for the maturation).
They are exceedingly rare (two noted in-story. Taylor didn't second-trigger in the last arc, to be clear), and generally speaking they do more harm than good. If it's a straight power-up, you're probably doing it wrong. - Wildbow on SpaceBattles
↑ The one that occupies the structure has bred, now, fragmented into clusters of shards that could occupy others.
Some shards have different focuses. This is the experiment, the test.
The fragments continue to divide, feasting on abundant resources, on light and radiation and the alien food sources it has started to learn how to consume. It spreads quickly now, across every possible variation of this world that sustains life.
The shards might seek out different hosts, if others are in range, as the perception-altering one did. They will fragment and transmit to other hosts, as they grow and develop. - excerpt from Interlude 26
↑ Q: Do Brandish and Lady Photon have closely related or bud shards?
A: Yes. Bud shards. One had it, then the stress they were under prompted it to bud, it found the nearby host who met the prerequisites. - Wildbow on SpaceBattles
Note: Brandish and Lady Photon triggered only minutes apart, as seen in Interlude 15.x.
↑ 10.0 10.1 Some people have very little connection to their shards. Look at Leet - his shard actively sabotages him. Look at Echidna, or Sveta. You end up with disconnects, and stuff starts to stand out as the shard's behavior becomes more distinct, either in 'episodes' or a pattern of the power not cooperating. - Worm Web Serial Discussion III : After the End (Wildbow, SpaceBattles.com, 2014-01-15)
↑ All around the entity, there were shards in varying states of maturation. The female’s was among the most mature. Seasoned by conflict, heavy with information, lessons learned, tactics, applications, organization. It had already fragmented once, heavy enough with information that it could afford to handle other roles. The fragment would have a derivative ability, and given proximity, it would hopefully remain close enough to exchange information with the shard that it had split off from. There were no signs of that exchange. The female had separated ways from the fragment. - excerpt from Interlude 26
↑ More like the shard is just a big chunk of entity, somewhere between a crystal and a braincomputer, and it's constantly adapting and shifting gears to take in the data that the host is granting. When that starts slowing down, because the shard has seen enough permutations, then it devotes a chunk of itself to the processing for a new host (or to the existing host again), extending a tendril across realities. - Wildbow on Spacebattles
↑ Kyakan: Back in Scion's interlude, he mentioned that Taylor's shard had fragmented, and was no longer in contact with said fragment (Aidan) due to having moved apart. However, in a later WoG, you clarified that a shard budding is more like designating a different portion of the same shard than physically separating. My question is why Taylor's shard would no longer be communicating with Aidan's, since they're physically re same shard? Am I misinterpreting the WoG?
Wildbow: @ Kya - Shards burn off a lot of their extraneous functioning when they manifest in a host. It gets a bit hard to word because the CPU is still in another dimension and is doing stuff, but the active part is mostly in the host. Scion is distinguishing the active portions of Taylor & Aidan.
Kiiind of like how when you're talking to someone about stuff going on with your computer, you might gesture at the monitor, keyboard, mouse setup and not the desktop sitting on the ground to one side. - Wildbow on Discord
↑ 14.0 14.1 *The progression of Allfather -> Kaiser -> Golem is largely informed and inspired by interactions with other shards. Golem from his mother, namely. This isn't a 'progression'. Just the shard reaching further afield. It could just have easily backtracked from Blade projectiles -> Blades from surfaces -> Blade Projectiles, given the right inspiration. - Second Gen Capes, Buds, Pings, and Second Triggers (Wildbow, Reddit.com, 2016)
↑ 1.) Powers from multitriggers are from a mix of shards. The shards, instead of going all-in, give up a small to moderate portion of themselves, and then leave the rest of themselves to develop normally while taking in info from multiple sources, just like a shard would naturally gather info and eventually reach the point where it could bud. Except in this case, the shard will usually just go find another host, maybe with relation to one of the multi's, maybe not, and empower them.
2.) There would need to be some common ground. It's very possible that, in a car accident where two individuals triggered, that one would get seriously hurt and be anxious about 'oh fuck, my life is ruined, what do I do!?", While the other is like "Oh fuck! I'm going to jail!" while being a little bruised. The former gets a major brute power with minor thinker, while the latter gets a minor brute power with a major thinker. And the shards want to keep them involved and interacting, so in pretty short order they start to really hate or really like each other. - Comment on Reddit
↑ Multiple triggers are actually the endgame of the cycle, prior to the reabsorption and collapse. When virtually all individuals in the setting are parahumans, connected to shards, the introduction of multiple-triggers serves to stress-test powers and compare and contrast the smaller powers. - Weaver Dice Rulebook
↑ Disconnected would be a better word than 'dead', but in Scion's parlance, he favors 'dead'. - Wildbow on Reddit
↑ They can alter the shards they put out there, before the shards hae mature, because a connection is maintained. No connection = 'dead' shard. - Part of a Comment by Wildbow on spacebattles
↑ dead damaged shards are disconnected from the greater entity network that allows living shards like Zion's to function. - Comment by wildbow on Reddit
↑ Some shards are damaged. Or 'dead'. Which isn't saying he's Cauldron.
But I've digressed/derailed enough. Bob's thread. No more on that subject. - BobTheNinja reacts to Worm - The Final Countdown (Interlude 26) >> NO FREAKING SPOILERS!! (Wildbow, SpaceBattles.com, 2014-04-11)
↑ What is ‘death’? Death is stasis. Death is disconnection. Disconnection from all communication, disconnection from other wells of power. I have what I have. I cannot grow. I cannot connect to others and seek their input or resources.- Excerpt from Heavens 12.all
↑ it is what the humans call a second trigger. It is what humans call a broken trigger, though this is wrong.
It is a failure to support. A desperate clutching at a well too intense and dangerous, collecting waste and fragments, extrapolating out wildly, without program or logic.- Excerpt from Heavens 12.all
↑ Q: Are shards generally more likely to use more similar or more different mechanisms? For example, are two electricity controlling capes usually using the same method to control electricity, or different methods? Is someone like Panacea using a kind of precise telekinesis that could be used more generally and is used more generally in other shards, or is her shard using mechanisms that specifically work on biological materials?
A: Depends on the shards. Generally different. - Wildbow on SpaceBattles
↑ Wildbow on Spacebattles
↑ Interlude 18
↑ If a shard can give any power classification, depending on the trigger,
Wildbow:For the record, some shards can, but not all. Some shards are almost always going to just trigger Master, for example, and you just won't trigger unless you're in a state of mind that lends itself into a frequency match for the scan-manton snap (as Bonesaw describes in 11.h). - Alternative powers. Wildbow, Reddit.com, 2017-06-??
↑ In devising the actual trigger, we actually figure this out in a way like we would a Cauldron vial. We know what the shard does, and the key thing to figure out is how that shard expresses its power and how it manifests.
The QA shard specializes in coordinating control over large numbers of smaller lifeforms. We see it in Skitter (bugs), we see it in Aiden (birds) and we see it in Chitter (rats). - What if Danny Triggered
↑ In all three cases, he's liable to self destruct. The shard recognizes this, accepts it (in a way, the shard was sent to him by the entity for this reason), but then hops to a more viable host with a longer lifespan and more complex emotion. - What if Danny Triggered
↑ Our ability to fly comes from the waste common to most of our kind, because we had to fly to get to our destinations. We had to fly to reach barren versions of this Earth, where we form our structures and our routines so we can conserve and distribute energy, process, and provide the mechanisms for power. For capabilities. - Excerpt from Heavens 12.all
↑ Some were time limits, like only being able to stay breaker for a set amount of time. Some were internal batteries, a power supply that filled up over time before they had to turn human and absorb more.
Some had a need for something environmental, like a water breaker who needed a body of water to manipulate and absorb.
There were others. The ones who needed people, the parasite-breakers and those who drank up emotion to fuel themselves. Not that emotion was something so physical, but the thing that supplied the power liked and valued the emotions they churned up and the reactions those emotions got. It would be the kind of thing they wanted to set up. - Excerpt from Blinding 11.11
↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 When we get our powers, the passenger manages this sort of scan, trying to figure out a way to apply a part of itself. So Taylor gets a power that's restricted to bugs, Canary gets a power that's limited to people. At the same time, the passenger kind of figures out if there's any danger of the power harming us, physically or mentally, and it sets down safeguards and limits. Headaches like Dinah or I get are part of that. [...] Every power has secondary uses, uses that are locked away. - Excerpt form Cockroaches 28.4
↑ 32.0 32.1 32.2 32.3 Interlude 25
↑ Shards only very rarely 'make' people do anything. They pick their hosts with care, those people who are going to be inclined to use powers more or throw themselves into a given type of situation, they may nudge, or encourage more subtly, reinforcing behaviors they want with more power, more focus and utility in the power, or in damping down any drawbacks. In some cases, they may ebb and flow in terms of effectiveness, and in cases like Canary's, may ebb more for a long time, getting her to let her guard down, before a 'kill all the Japanese' chance comes up. - [Spoilers All] Did Canary's shard...? Wildbow, Reddit.com, 2016
↑ The broadcaster had finished speaking just a moment before the craft had launched, oblivious to the blaring noise that had been intended to drown him out. What I don’t understand, is why a blank slate like you would default to doing good deeds, rescuing cats from trees. Why not turn to that violence, as our ancestors did? It drove them, just like it drives the basest and most monstrous of our kind.
Had he known he had a listening ear? Had it merely been a struggle to continue doing what he’d instinctively done for decades?
The shards retained memories, motivated, pushed. - excerpt from Interlude 26
↑ ijp92: so I guess you could say that no matter how much of an effect a shard/passenger/agent has on the personality/development of its host, its host will definately[sic] have a similar and likely far greater affect on the "personality/development"of the shard/passenger/agent.
Wildbow: That would be a very good, succinct way of putting it, yes. - Worm Web Serial Discussion III : After the End (Wildbow, SpaceBattles.com, 2014-01-15)
↑ “You want to see the faerie rise again, apparently, and Scion’s a big part of that whole equation.”
“Yes. I’m seeing what you’re getting at, Administrator. A conflict of interest?”
“Essentially.”
“We all have our parts to play.”
“Parts.”
“Yes. Like actors taking a role in a play. We wear our human faces and harbor our dramas and fantasies, but it’s the same individuals playing the parts, as the play starts anew on a different stage, with different faces and forms. If it all goes well, a figure from the crowd joins the stage for the plays that follow, and the roles are refined.”
“And us… Queens and Kings. Do we have a bigger part? Leading roles?”
“Everyone’s the lead in their own story, Administrator. Some roles are bigger, some smaller, but none are more important, understand?” - Excerpt from Extinction 27.4
↑ Bonesaw smiled, “And I know the secrets. I know where powers come from. I know how they work. I know how your power works. You have to understand, people like you and me? Who got our powers in moments of critical stress? The powers aren’t meant for us. They’re accidents. We’re accidents. And I think you could see it if you were touching someone when they had their trigger event.”
“You don’t have to. What you need to know is that the subjects of our power, the stuff it can work on, like people? Like the fish lady in Asia? The boy who can talk to computers? Our powers weren’t created to work with those things. With people or fish or computers. It’s not intentional. It happens because the powers connect to us in the moments we have our trigger events, decrypt our brains and search for something in the world that they can connect to, that loosely correlate with how the powers were originally supposed to work. In those one to eight seconds it takes our powers to work, our power goes into overdrive, it picks up all the necessary details about those things, like people or fish or computers, sometimes reaching across the whole world to do it. Then it starts condensing down until there’s a powerset, stripping away everything it doesn’t need to make that power work.”
Amy stared.
“And then, before it can destroy us, before we can hurt ourselves with our own power, before that spark of potential burns out, it changes gears. It figures out how to function with us. It protects us from all the ways our power might hurt us, that we can anticipate, because there’s no point if it kills us. It connects with our emotional state at the time the powers came together, because that’s the context it builds everything else in. It’s so amazingly complicated and beautiful.”
Bonesaw looked down at Amy. “Your inability to affect brains? It’s one of those protections. A mental block. I can help you break it.”
“I don’t want to break it,” Amy said, her voice hushed.
“Ahhh. Well, that just makes me more excited to see how you react when you do. See, all we have to do is get you to that point of peak stress. Your power will be stronger, and you’ll be able to push past that mental block. Probably.” - Excerpt from Interlude 11h
↑ Depends on the shard. Bonesaw elaborates on the idea by noting 'breadth and depth' in her interlude. If the shard gets you while you're young, it can shape your personality across the board, on a deeper level. The more conflict you're involved in, the more toeholds it gets to rewrite your consciousness and your subconscious. To alter your thinking, it needs to do it as a part of the trigger event, or as part of the brain's development.
In the extreme cases, the shard can leave you with an impulse (Must fight when a fight presents itself), help set up an obsession ("Wall myself in!"), steer a neurosis in one particular direction (specific hallucinations rather than random ones, of you hurting people, pushing someone down the stairs, etc), create a link between A and B (Being around fire makes subject lose empathy and inhibitions. With lower empathy and inhibitions, subject uses power to make more fire.), or steer a personality trait to an extreme (Must be on top, I answer to no one!), or they just overwrite stuff (Can't understand humans, only dogs).
In the lesser cases, it can be a nudge, hard to distinguish from one's own psychology. You might be on the fence about something, trying to make a call, and the passenger pushes you one way over the other, based on your own feelings of doubt or fear. It might tap into emotions, and dampen X emotion while promoting Y, just dampen them across the board, or take the joy out of day to day living while adding excitement to the cape life. A vague sort of depression that only goes away when one's out and fighting. Sometimes, as mentioned before, it's set up as a trap, a flood of emotion or a set of mental switches that get thrown when a prerequisite is met - such as a cape just steering clear of all confrontations, except the shard set it up so they can't, and they have a sort of limit break/command cutting in that mandates them to fight in one way or another. Or it plays off a limit or a berserk button that already exists - Damsel can't spend too long being anything less than top dog or she gets restless, and if she goes too long despite that, then she has to act, she's acting without thinking about it. This takes time and effort for the passenger, and a host that doesn't demand that time and effort (by circumstance or intent) is going to develop a better connection with the power. This in turn is a reward of sorts. If Damsel did kill the local capes and assume control over the area, fighting off all comers, she'd find her facility and control with her power just ramped up like crazy.
It varies from cape to cape and shard to shard, and it varies depending on the host, the host's background and the host's personality.
Beyond that, other influences include the passenger playing fast and loose with the power itself, as it controls the metadata, which may be more visible if the subject breaks from their norm in terms of consciousness (gets a concussion, tranquilized), working off base instincts and impulses like 'stay camouflaged' (be a little more creepy and unsettling), intimidate/dominate (passenger works behind the scenes to make you look a little more dangerous as you mutate/grow/surround yourself in the aura of your power), etc, etc. In more pronounced cases, the power is just plain controlled by the passenger, not the host, and the passenger makes the seemingly random or uncontrolled aspects generate more conflict... pushing a power to kill rather than leave someone alive, or a thinker power turns up a vision of something the subject didn't want to see.
On the macro level, too, don't discount the fact that some shards (particularly powerful ones that warranted attention) are just sent to specific people, with the idea that it's a combination that's going to promote more conflict just by the sheer dynamic of it (Powerful person with a destructive power, a desperate person with a power with negative implications). - Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles
↑ Jack had a different kind of connection. A deep connection. He was in alignment with the particular nature of his passenger. The passengers naturally sought conflict, and Jack had fed that need from very early on, and he had sustained it for years. The line between the two was so thin as to be impossible to mark, but Jack's personality remained his own. Altered, but not subsumed. - Excerpt from Interlude 25
↑ Similar to the Herren Clan, they're a group of families with some members having powers, largely based around the southern states. They figured out that people with powers tend to have kids with powers, and are making the most of it. This leads to families with strong threads of a particular power type running through them.
Coin toss as to whether a given member believes what the cult is saying or not, that humanity deserves to be wiped out, so-and-so deserved to die at the hands of Behemoth, or the world would be a paradise if the Simurgh were to achieve full influence, if we only let it. It's telling, perhaps, that they don't actively interfere when the Endbringers come rolling around, though they might celebrate from the sidelines and try to get media attention.
They're loosely based on the Westboro Baptist Church - they want attention and the Endbringers are a sore spot for the vast majority of people around the world, an easy target. Depending on the family and the area, the approach differs. One might commandeer a radio station and and spewing vitriol over the airwaves, praising the latest Endbringer attack for the casualties. Another might call in another family from another area, then use ten Fallen parahumans and X number of unpowered Fallen to raid a small town with two or so heroes (or bait out a hero with a minor ruckus and then ambush them) to kidnap the heroes and induct them into the family, so there's more powers running through the bloodline.
They're hard to stamp out, unpredictable, and tend to live on the fringes of society, where they're harder to track and heroes need to devote far more effort to squirreling them out. There's also a tendency to give more power to the lunatics and assholes, because it furthers their nebulous agendas. They want to be loathed. In a more abstract sense, shards love conflict, and the fallen are very good at feeding it, so the fallen get rewarded by the shards. Breadth and depth. - Comment by Wildbow on Spacebattles
↑ The shard, being alive, reports back with Scion and the broader network, and then goes to find a new host. - Wildbow on Spacebattles
↑ Was there any of the original personality in there? The memories of the person that was? If there were, then it implied something ugly. Glaistig Uaine collected passengers, tapped them for power, and if this thing had memories, then what did that suggest about the passengers? - Excerpt from Extinction 27.4
↑ Eclipse x.3
↑ Fenja and Menja share powers for the same reason the clones draw on the same shard. The shards use DNA as an identifier for who to tap into/reach out to. If one twin has a Corona Pollentia and the other doesn't, then only one gets powers. If both do (or if the clones do) then they all get powers.
If that Corona Pollentia is warped, the powers may be as well, as the shard provides powers, hits a wall, and finds a way to push through. - Unusual powers
↑ 46.0 46.1 Various elements that were unique to every individual served as a signal that the passenger could reach out to in an attempt at reconnecting with a host. DNA, electromagnetic patterns, patterns she could barely measure with instruments, all contributed, none was absolute. Once the connection was established, powers were possible as well. A moment of trauma sped the process along considerably. Her initial assumption had been that coming to life would be enough for the clones.
The Corona Pollentia was developing as the originals did, drawing from DNA to form as a lobe in the brain, right from the outset. The dreams formed the connections between the corona and the clone. The bonds were forming too quickly and easily. - Excerpt from Interlude 25
↑ “They’ve picked up other things. I don’t know if it’s because they copy me when they see me or if it’s because they’re getting it in other ways.”
“You should have studied more about powers,” Jeanne said. “I think it’s the latter.” - Excerpt from Interlude 5x II
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All You Need to Know about Story Structure (in 5 Minutes)
By PJ Reece
You have an idea for a story, and you’re anxious to start writing.
So, what’s stopping you?
I know, you need a cup of coffee. Not to mention what you haven’t yet figured out—plot points, conflict, and crises. How does the drama end? What’s it all about?
They say you should spend a month preparing an outline. Or not.
Perhaps you’ve studied “story” too much. Is your writer’s toolbox weighing you down? If so, consider traveling lighter on the writer’s journey.
Here’s all you need to know about story structure in the time it takes to enjoy that cup of coffee.
By understanding three story elements—only three!—we can behold the essence of a story at a single glance.
FAILURE of every effort
Your protagonist, fueled by desires born of her unique beliefs, takes action, only to fail.Disenchanted to the point of self-loathing, she undergoes a radical change of heart.
What comes next—the climax and resolution—won’t mean much if your main character hasn’t left her old self behind.
Beginning-middle-end—that’s classical story structure as taught in Storytelling 101. But Aristotle forgot to explain that if the hero doesn’t “die” at the heart of the story, readers might clamor for their money back.
So, let’s examine these three essential facts of fiction, so you can start writing freely and furiously.
FOUR MINUTES LEFT…
A Character Is a Verb.
Your protagonist is not a noun. Think of your hero as a VERB. As we learned in Grade Three, verbs are ACTIONS.
I visualize each of my character creations as a FORCE. Their desires and beliefs lend them MOTION. They are missiles with a VELOCITY.
Protagonists like to think they’re headed somewhere, but they’re never aware of their true trajectory. Readers know better; a writer makes sure of that. By revealing what belief systems underpin the character’s actions, the reader anticipates where the story is actually going.
For example I recently watched the film, Maggie’s Plan, starring Greta Gerwig. In the opening sequence—before the title appears—Maggie laments her failure to sustain a long-term relationship. So, she wants to have a child on her own. She can do it alone, without a partner. That’s her belief, that’s Maggie’s plan.
Maggie has a clear direction—she’s a force in motion—she’s a verb.
That’s how a story begins—the protagonist’s self-interested desire is the fuel that launches her on a journey.
A journey that must fail.
THREE MINUTES LEFT…
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Utter Failure.
It’s a fact of fiction that the best protagonists will become thwarted to the max.
I’ve learned that the best stories are not about success, but failure. Victory by itself is uninteresting, and repeated successes are worse than boring, because they distract us from the search for our greatest happiness.
Unfortunately, failure hurts like hell. Nevertheless, the second beat of this super-simple overview is all about reducing the hero to tears. Sorry, but that’s the writer’s job. Through the middle of the story, we’re obliged to usher the protagonist to the worst kind of failure we can imagine.
Maggie has messed up the lives of everyone caught up in her “baby” plan. Her scheme in ruins, she has lost faith in herself. If a writer can manage it, he or she ought to strip the protagonist all the way down to self-loathing. Ouch!
“I’m so sick of myself!” Maggie says, just before the beginning of the end. That’s the sound of a protagonist on the brink of a change of heart.
That’s our goal as fiction writers—to force our “Maggies” into an existential dead-end. When the story comes to a full stop, get ready for the essential and radical change of heart.
TWO MINUTES LEFT…
Here, in the final beat of this structural triad, is where your reader get their money’s worth.
When the protagonist no longer believes in herself, she releases her grip on her old and outmoded way of doing things. The veil of her old attitudes lifts and she beholds the world with new eyes.
One of my favorite writers, Henry Miller, put it like this: “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.”
In other words, we grow up.
With this bird’s eye view of a story, we understand what our plot must accomplish—force the protagonist to the existential dead-end, where she is given no choice but to open her eyes.
The change of heart, it is every protagonist’s unwitting destination.
ONE MINUTE REMAINING…
The Heart of the Story
Story structure is made easy by keeping in mind that our job is to drive our protagonist kicking and screaming (if necessary) into the heart of the story.
It’s here at the story heart that heroes find a new focus. By embracing aspects of their higher nature, protagonists gain the moral authority to enter Act III.
Most stories resolve with a heroic conclusion in Act III, but some great climaxes depict the hero’s actual corporeal death. And that’s okay.
Cases in point—American Beauty and Two Faces of January. The protagonist dies before the credits roll. Even Rocky won his greater battle the night before the championship fight, which he lost. He had already won the battle against himself. That’s what leaves readers swooning at the heart of the story.
DO I HAVE A FEW SECONDS LEFT?
A writer can go to school on “the art of fiction,” and that’s fine. (I did.) But we can also choose to keep it simple.
By understanding the basics, we’ve acquired a holistic perspective. We see the whole thing in one glance. It’s like looking down upon the landscape of our story. Here’s what we see—
A character on a mission gives it all she’s got.
Only to find herself utterly demoralized in the process.
The aftermath of failure presents our hero with the chance to see things in a new way.
Recalibrating her sights, she charges toward the story’s climax and resolution.
This is all the story structure I need to begin writing recklessly toward a powerful first draft. I invite you to try it.
TIME’S UP.
No refills. Start writing. Good luck.
PJ Reece
"PJ Reece has been a professional writer for 25 years. His latest book,"Story Structure Expedition: Journey to the Heart of a Story" is now available on Amazon."
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Shantanu Sinha says:
Hello PJ,
Great tips over here 🙂
We all need to work up our writing skills. The more enhanced skills we have, the more people will attract to our blogs.
Its good to be failure some time, as it makes us learn a lot of things which can not be learn when we keep on succeeding.
We all need to get a wake up call, so that we can advance our skills.
Thanks for the share.
Shantanu.
Thank you, Shantana… it’s a funny thing about Failure and the advantages of adversity — there’s no way we can appreciate it in the moment. And no way we can orchestrate it upon ourselves. I guess we (and all our fictional protagonists) just have to ‘give ‘er hell’ and over-reach and somehow remain a little naive. I think it’s possible to be too smart for our own good — and thereby miss out on the most important opportunities. Am I making sense?
Lee J Tyler says:
PJ,
It’s so nice to find you writing the best article on the best writing site!
Structure is so very important and it always goes to the heart and head of the character.
I’m off to share this and do some writing, as well as grab your book on structure. Does it have the word “liminal” in it?
LeeJay, thanks so much. Yes, “liminal” is such a key concept — as in the “liminal zone,” where all the best protagonists find themselves when they’re coming apart. I was talking about this yesterday with a group of non-writers– about how life seems to want to show us “what we are NOT.” The more we discover what we’re not, the more we find ourselves in that scary liminal zone. Fictional heroes have the determination to burn their way through that nightmare and emerge out the other side. But perhaps we’re getting too ‘eso’ here. Great to hear from you!
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Writing Prompts: Tell a Story
Welcome to Scene Stealers, our series of writing prompts designed to boost your creativity.
We’re thrilled that so many of you are participating in our writing prompt series. (Read the other writing prompts here and add one of your own.)
In case you’re not familiar with Scene Stealers, here’s how it works:
We set the scene
You steal it, make it your own, and
Share your creation in the comments section of this post
Now for the ground rules:
You must use the exact wording we provide somewhere in your story.
Your story must be 350 words or less.
Your work must be original and not previously published.
WTD provides an encouraging and safe environment for writers to grow and learn from each other. We’d love you to comment on other people’s submissions in a friendly and supportive manner.
This week’s instalment of our writing prompts is designed to develop your storytelling skills.
Scene Stealer
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but
Now steal this and make it your own.
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She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but when Death’s cold hand knocks at the door and tells you that he, your darling Jonny now lies in the cold embrace of a new mistress in a far off land, you return to the only place you can. To where it began. You return and you walk the places you walked, linger by the streams you played in, return to those arms you left so long ago. And you weep. Weep for the memories, weep for the days that will never be again. Weep for his children you’ll never bear, no one to bear a reminder of his smile. Weep for the emptiness.
A tap-tap-tap of hammer on chisel rises up from the village as Anna bent down and picked up her suitcase, the same tatty suitcase Jonny had carried from the village, and began to walk down the hill. The hot slates of the school roof shone in the sun, the bell suddenly ringing out, a baton to a symphony of children’s screams as they burst from the doors, another day finished.
‘That’s where Jonny first pulled my pigtails,’ thought Anna as the school swings, resplendent in their fiery red, came into view, ‘And there’s Mrs Vicars who told him off for it’
Anna walked past the school, crossing the dusty road before reaching the Post Office and followed the sound of the chiselling. The War Memorial stood in the centre of the square, none of the village’s old men sitting on it today. Only one, tapping gently away, carving the last letter of Jonny’s name.
The figure, sensing someone standing behind him, stopped in his work and stood, leaning stiffly for a moment against the memorial before turning round.
‘Oh Anna, my dear, you’ve come back’
‘I’m so sorry, Dad’
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Fred Kutz says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but the limp is getting worse lately, the very limp her father insisted would improve with time.
The last two years at “Miss Marjorie’s School for Young Women” had worked out better than Anna could have hoped. The seclusion behind the wall of stone, the female companionship, the dress code, and the sunshine during her forays to the yard, all helped Anna live a life she dared not dream… before.
And now she was back. Anna slumped slightly as she anticipated the dark halls of her fathers ancient and finely furnished home, those all too familiar and seemingly endless halls. She knew all too well she would not see light bright enough to cast even a shadow until the procedure was complete and she was once again healed; at least as healed as she could be.
Anna reached for the brass pull on the huge wooden door as her remaining hand subconsciously reached for her top button and then moved for a final tug of insecurity at each sleeve to be sure she was adequately covered. Anna has never been able to open the main door without help. In the back of her mind, and in spite of her father’s repeated protests, she always imagined the door had been re-built as it was to keep her locked within, she sighed deeply at the thought.
Craggy old Uncle Alexi opened the door, the same old man who’s only acknowledgement of someone in the room had been that his eyes were open. With a tenuous smile Anna greeted the short wisp of a man and with a start paused and pondered if he could actually be, if not smiling, perhaps at least revealing a wrinkle not previously visible.
With as much flourish as he could muster, woefully missing the the intended effect, the doors swung wide. Anna’s jaw dropped and would have fallen to the floor if it had not been so well secured during…
Hi Fred,
My favourite sentence is “Anna reached for the brass pull…”. Why? Because you ‘show’ me how Anna opens the door, what the door looks like, how she reached subconsciously for her button… etc. I really enjoy it when I can read a story that leads my imagination to be present in the story. Great descriptive imagery.
I enjoyed your writing.
Marlene Samuels says:
One by one her friends began disappearing – young men first, then gradually her girlfriends, women with whom she’d apprenticed in Bucharest’s haute couture salons.
“Have you noticed,” Anna asked, ” how dangerous the streets are becoming for Jews but haven’t changed a bit for gentiles?” She argued with friends at the cafe where they met regularly after work. “You’ll see! If you think it’s bad now for us Jews here in Romania? Wait – soon it will be worse than ever before. Remember, Hitler’s gained power?”
As they continued their debate, Anna resolved that come first light, she’d begin the dangerous journey home to the village where her parents still lived.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but couldn’t imagine that reality. That beautiful view, etched indelibly in her memory, would help keep her and her sister
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. It hadn’t really changed much over the years – it was still a small collection of two and three-room cottages nestled in a little valley with a small, flat school to the east and a church dominating the center. Steam rose off the rooftops to mingle with smoke drifting lazily from chimneys. She could almost make out a few people in their yards, turning over the soil in preparation for winter.
When she’d written her parents that she wanted to come back home for a visit, the response had been terse: “That would be fine.” Sixteen years of absence had done little to mellow her mother’s feelings. Her father…
The last thing she’d heard from her father had been shouted after her as she dove into Franz’ rusted VW Beetle with nothing more than a stuffed backpack and two layers of clothing. “No good will come of this!” he had warned. “You’ll be back full of remorse and a swollen belly!” Her mother had stood behind him, voicing her agreement through loud, gulping sobs.
She’d tried to explain her dreams to them – to all of them – but it had been a disaster. Only Franz had understood. Hadn’t he had the same dreams of doing more in the world? Of cities and countries and far-off places where there was more to life than trees and the mill and whomever God was going to smite next?
Anna had been so sure she’d never return, but..
“For God’s sake, Mom, you’ve been out here for ten minutes! Can we just go? I’m freezing!”
Anna looked back at her daughter, 14 years old and ready to fly with fledgling dreams of her own. It seemed to Anna that she had spent a lifetime helping her grow, but now all her efforts were to pull her back from the flimsy boundaries that separated her from the dangerous outside world.
That’s why she was coming back home today – to let her parents know that she understood.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but now as the plane circled she realized it had always been inevitable.
The military base had always been ‘the way out’ for her village, family and friends. As a child she had said goodbyes and hellos so often that it became a normal part of life – Dad would be home in six months, uncle Charlie leaving again next week.
As she grew older escaping seemed exciting. The destinations, letters and stories all seemed so thrilling.
Eventually she knew this is what she wanted to do.
How many of us have thought similar thoughts? We see the grass as greener somewhere else. How many paradises lost to this ‘wonder lust’ of youth?
She had left angry, but with no regrets. She would show them (and him) she was a person of worth.
Anna warmed to the military life and blossomed as she grew to love being a Marine. She was bright and hard working and advancement seemed to be almost automatic; automatic but not without hardship. The Marines need a few good men – women allowed but not coddled.
To a male Marine this means everyone gets equal treatment.
To the women involved this means something different; it’s a man’s world, hazing and worse is the norm but most of these women think – I will succeed – because I must.
Anna did all the above with a flourish and enthusiasm her village was known for. Coming home, as the highest ranking and most decorated female field officer in the Corps made her smile. As the plane dropped altitude her village came into focus. For the first time in over 20 years she saw her village clearly and warm feeling for family and friends filled her heart.
The Marine Corps Medal of Honor felt heavy on her chest. As her flag draped coffin was lowered into the earth Anna was finally home.
Alison Heilman says:
Forget about being humiliated and publicly disowned, what happened to Anna was way worse. Every time she tried to understand her new stepfamily, they would all but slam the door in her face. What was intended to be a nice family breakfast, ended with Anna running home in tears. All she had suggested was allowing her to begin schooling with her stepsisters, instead of remaining at home. Anna was certain she would never go to a Perkins again, not with all of these unpleasant memories.
Anna had been living with her stepfamily for the past year. One would think that a mother would love her daughter. Alas for Anna this was not the case. In the beginning it all went smoothly, with Anna doing her best to help the family in whatever way possible. Unfortunately, this family seemed to believe that she was beneath their notice. In the past month, things had been getting worse. Her stepsisters were beginning to liken her to Cinderella. Anna was through with pretending to be Cinderella. She was not what her stepfamily wanted, and that was that. There was only one thing left to do: escape.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was 18 years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but she knew her stepfamily would search for her until she was found. If only she could fade into the oblivion of the forest nearby. But that would be too easy, and unrewarding, seeing as Anna had never been camping before. She would have to try to find a new town to live in, one where she could find friends and a steady job. It would not be easy, but neither have her life been for the past year.
Adrian Estment says:
The roar of the plane receded rapidly as it fell like a stone into the deep blue sky above her. Anna opened her arms and let the webbed wings of her flying suit spread. Enough to turn her into a diving bird. She adjusted her limbs and achieved a near-horizontal angle, diving towards the ragged grey and white Earth below.
Anna swooped down, down, down, down, the rush of the wind taking her breath away. The jagged rocky mass of torn crust, upended, twisted, angled up, rushed towards her.
Down she flew, until it came into view. She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but if she did, it would be in some dramatic way.
She was dropping in to see an old friend.
Never mind the steep, twisting road up the valley and mountain to the virtually inaccessible clutch of red-tiled houses. She was coming in as only she could. A twitch of her shoulders and she was oriented better in relation to the cliff-face below.
She started the countdown: 10-9-8-7- … -3-2-1- pull!
A sudden whoosh and a sharp tug on her shoulders, and Anna was soaring. She grasped the straps and tugged them to swing away from the cliff. Her momentum slowed, she turned in ever-decreasing circles, down towards the gently-rising village perched on the sheer edge of the drop.
And then she saw him. Running across the uneven, stony ground, up towards the grassy patch that he knew she would make for. Bursting his lungs.
She landed as he got there, tucking in her chin, her legs hitting the grass. She stepped a few paces, then pulled the collapsing canopy to her.
He stood stock-still, panting, on the stony outcrop just before her, eyes dancing in delight.
“Hi Armando,” she gasped, “am I in time?”
“Oh yes,” he laughed, “oh yes”.
The base had always been ‘the way out’ for her village, family and friends. As a child she had said goodbyes and hellos so often that it became a normal part of life – Dad would be home in six months, uncle Charlie’s leaving again next week.
Anna warmed to the military life and blossomed as she grew to love being a Marine. She was bright and hard working and advancement seemed to be almost automatic; automatic but not without hardship. The Marines need ‘a few good men’– women allowed but not coddled.
As her flag draped coffin was lowered into the earth Anna was finally home. The Marine Corps Medal of Honor felt heavy on her chest.
Daniel Boone says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but as the little aircraft banked west toward tomorrow – all her tomorrows – she could feel it expanding deep within her.
She would always be Anna from Marcuston.
When you’re a kid, everywhere looks big, important. Every store Macy’s. MHS seniors were gods and goddesses. Mom and Dad were infallible superheroes.
Looking around as she crossed the worn risers, she noticed the breeze-ruffled, faded, patched skirting. She recalled answering a customer’s query in the Town ‘n’ Country where she’d worked until yesterday with the same tired line: “No, I’m sorry, we don’t have that in stock but we can order it online for you.”
Nope. Just Marcuston.
Not Macy’s. Now a graduate, she chuffed audibly through her nose. Gods and goddesses? She knew every one of them. Please … And Mom and Dad? They’d somehow traded spandex for work clothes. Their tearful goodbyes signaled yet another sturdy, resilient couple resigned to dusty, empty-nest life in the dusty, emptiness of the town.
It once was bigger than her eyes as she tried to take it all in. Now? Just another place to gas up on the way to somewhere else.
Anywhere else.
“You, too?”
“S’cuse me?”
“You leaving, too?”
“Oh. Yeah …” Anna mistrusted her voice and tear ducts. They’d already betrayed her once. The old guy’s keen gaze was soft around the edges and changed as she finally looked at him. She’d heard it called–what? Middle distance?
He gently smiled. “All my life, right down there.” As they both looked down through the plane’s window, Anna said, “Oh, look, there’s our–I mean Mom and Dad’s . . . house. Where’s yours?”
“Missouri.” There wasn’t a word to describe the sere expression on his face. Anna followed his gaze as Marcuston and her past slipped beneath the wing.
His eyes had been locked on the cemetery.
Elizabeth Humphrey says:
Anna packed the borrowed suitcase. It was a well-traveled bag that her friend Penny had loaned her. Anna carried then wheeled it into her parents’ living room. The birthday sweater and three books added a weight that didn’t match their worth. The room’s windows dominated Anna’s attention. She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but she had to see Joan. For her. Only for her. Anna wasn’t positive she would make her way back for the funeral.
Anna wanted to remember Joan, her feisty English teacher, as she had been in life and during this visit: a rebel. In this case, she was a rebel against disease and not a rebel against split infinitives. Joan insisted on the gifts she’d bought for her former pupil, but hadn’t had the strength to mail. Anna had always enjoyed Joan’s classes and the bond she felt with Joan was a strong one, replacing the ones she had with her own discordant family. Joan was the one who had encouraged and challenged Anna to leave the village and to escape into the world.
Anna’s parents continued to disapprove of her choices to teach English in a small rural county far from this village. Anna’s visit didn’t improve her relationships with her parents, but the visit didn’t release any new venom. Anna looked forward to returning to the solitude of the community that didn’t know any of her childhood conflict. She looked forward to returning the suitcase and never borrowing it again.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, and it had been so long she had trouble recalling memories of her days there. After two hundred years and three – no four wars, she couldn’t believe that it was still there. Thoughts of her siblings edged onto her consciousness. Zack, her older brother by just a few minutes had always managed to bring age into whatever argument they were having. Rudolph, the youngest, had managed to hold out until the next day before he was born. He was the happy-go-lucky one and had left when he turned thirteen to seek his fortune in the world. From her vantage point beside the rapids, she peered down the sheer face of the granite mountain that swept up to her position and then continued up behind her to the peak of the mountain that had given the valley its name, Scrabble. To live there, one eked out a living from the rocky soil and the stubble that grew in the cracks and crevices. When she left she found you had to travel for days scrabbling up and scrambling down the rocky faces of countless canyons before reaching the next settlement. From higher up on the mountain, the rain and melted snow was forced into rapids that raged down the narrow trough beside her and launched into space before crashing into the huge basin in the valley. She remembered carrying water in stone buckets from the basin to the hut they called home. She wondered who lived there now and what they had done to warrant the attention of the outside world. But she was a warrior with orders and so mounted the shell onto her weapon, aimed at the middle of the huts and pressed the weapon’s release that was keyed to her body’s unique biological signature. She turned away from the valley and her exoskeleton protected her from the thermonuclear blast that melted the valley into a smooth rounded granite pipe with no evidence of life.
Odessa says:
She looked down on the tattered village that had once been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but now as she stood there watching the ash fall. Anna reached out to let it dissolve in her fingers. Everything was gone: her life, her family, and her personality.
Anna sunk down on the grassy mountain side. The sky was now blue and the clouds were returning to their flocculent selves. Her hair blew in her face, it was aurulent colored and hung to her waist. Anna felt so sure that she could return to be greeted by her family. Their smiling faces welcoming as they swept up her luggage and peppered her with light kisses. She would lay on the bamboo roof: her hideout and watch the stars glisten her stomach content after the homemade meal, but her feet would ache from the trek from the mountain. When Anna came back down from her hideout, she would curl up next to her younger sister coddled under a mountain of covers, but that life was no more.
The volcano had swallowed any possibilities of a happy reunion. She walked forward more till her toes hung over sharp precipice into the expansive canyon where her village once lay. Her bare toes tingled. The wind whined against her stubborn body. Her eyes watered. Anna’s eyelashes fluttered. She swallowed. She swept her hand across her eyes defiantly and spoke into the world, “You took have taken back my world and I will retrieve it.”
She did a graceful swan dive into the open air. The air resolved her fall. Anna shut her eyes tightly. Her stomach flipped nervously. She was tangled in her life, tangled in time. Time had stopped for her. She was stuck in mid air. She breathed out as she realized she had been holding it in. She breathed in and out several times before she whispered to the wind that she was ready. The wind let her fall and she fell.
Lessee says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but, as seemed to be the irrevocable pattern of her life, here she stood against her will. From her vantage point atop the hill that boarded her childhood home, Anna could clearly see her family’s rooftop, nestled amidst the village shit- and slaughter-houses. The mere sight triggered her remaining senses and she almost gagged on the rememberd stench that seemed to tangibly invade her nostrils.
Keep going Lesse, I want to read more. I really wasn’t expecting Anna’s home to be ‘nestled amidst the village shit- and slaughter-houses’ when I was reading your prose. That type of writing grabs you. I was comfortably slipping into a nice little village when, whamo!
No kidding Lessee. Nice. I’d like to see where it leads!
Donna Benson says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but after days of running, it beckoned. People here knew and loved her. They had cried when she left. Yet they had rejoiced too, for now she was the wife of the Lord.
In the valley below, she had enjoyed friendship, something sadly missing in the year she’d been gone. Lord Martin had isolated and smothered her with his oppressive attention. At first it seemed like caring, yet as the lonely days flowed one after another with no outside contact, she came to understand his obsession. He would not share her with another for even one moment. Not even a ladies maid attended her. No one but Martin ever entered her chamber.
Tears filled her eyes as she gazed at her childhood home. No, she could not go down. To take even one step into the village would bring their destruction. He would come and if he found her there, she shuttered. His wrath knew no bounds. No. Better to leave.
She wiped her eyes and lifted her pack. With one backward glance, she trudged away. Yes, the village offered everything thing she craved, companionship and love. But she would not bring his anger down upon those she cared for. Better to keep moving and hope someday she could return.
The music hummed with electro beats, as her bare feet danced on the sand; the freedom in the gloaming inducing hedonistic pleasures. Whether she had come to this place to lose or find herself, she was unsure, yet what had found her, she could not ignore. Having left her village abruptly some two years ago, she never would have thought the answers she sort then, she would find here. Back then going beyond the familiar terrified her, yet her leaving was of her own accord. Had she stayed, certainly her life would have ended, and more than likely at her own hand.
As no explanation for her sudden departure and no method of contact were given, Anna was acutely aware that she had left many questions unanswered. The burden of the pain she had caused her family, weighed heavy upon her heart. Had they wrongfully assumed that she had fallen victim to foul play? Was she a lost soul, a small shrine erected in her memory on the mantle in her mother’s home?
It had only been a week since she felt the granules of sand beneath her feet, but standing here, it was as if the past two years had never happened. Now she looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return but knew that this day would be her reckoning, and that the dreadful truth was hers to tell.
Arriving at the curb, she fought the urge to drive on. Stepping from the car, she walked under the arbor and up to the familiar wooden door of her mother’s home and pensively rapped on its frame. She could hear slow, shuffling footsteps making their way down the hall. A rattle of the lock, and the door opened wide.
“Hello Mother,” Anna said.
Her mother’s face looked contorted; the pain of the shock evident in her squinting eyes. Anna’s mother reached out. Anna leaned forward to greet her just as the frail hand stung her cheek with all the force her mother could muster.
Wow Leann. As soon as I finished this “scene” my mind flew to, not only past scenes, but future villages, grand castles and halls later in the prose as well. Nicely done.
Thanks for your feedback Fred. I love to hear others’ interpretations and recommendations of my writing and you’re the only who gave me any feedback. Thanks!!!!
Patrick Stivers says:
Anna still had nightmares about her ordeal, as well as the scars to remind her during the day. She rubbed her wrists each time she reminisced about it. The windowless walls, the stagnant cold, the dirt floor mixed with gravel and mouse droppings. The physical and psychological pain she suffered was only multiplied by her village’s lack of response.
The local elders were no help. No one would listen to her. She claimed to know who did it, had told everyone. But village enforcers were reluctant to take action because they did not feel the girl’s claim was strong enough without evidence. Although police from the city did come down as a matter of protocol, an inconsequential village warrants little attention from city officials. Friends and family tried being there for her, but no one could really understand. The only friend she had that could have was taken along with her. She’d also been killed, just as Anna would have been had she not escaped. Not that it matters now. He was dead too.
Still, Anna had been disgraced into leaving. Even with him gone her neighbors, people she had grown up with and respected, looked at her uncertainly. She felt shunned and embarrassed. So Anna simply packed a few things one night and disappeared. She struggled and managed to forge a new life which even included a loving husband and baby girl.
Now, she has returned. Now, she risks losing the life she’s struggled to put together since leaving this hell. Now, she’s the only chance these missing girls have. She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was sure she would never return, but a new string of brutal abductions has drawn her back. The question burning in her tormented heart and soul is “if the man I killed wasn’t the one who abducted me, then who is?” By returning she knew she would be suspected of her accused’s murder as well. But she couldn’t live with herself knowing the real killer was still here.
Hi Patrick, …ooohh this tale looks like it will take a sinister turn. It reminds me of The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo trilogy. I would definitely read more of your story.
One small suggestion though is that when the accused was first introduced ‘he was dead too’ I had to read back a bit to confirm who he was. I may just be me but I was reading about the dead friend then he jumped in. Like I said, it’s just the way I read it. Perhaps that introduction could have come in a new paragraph, I’m not sure. Maybe someone else could advise?
So many years had passed for Anna. So many that she had lost count.
Yet, here she stood. Preparing to re-enter her old life. Preparing to re-encounter what was creating trepidation within her heart.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but she felt in her heart and spirit that this was the right time to go home. She had to do it now – or never. Was she ready to re-open her heart to those in the community? Could her spirit bear the weight of old memories?
Anna would never know unless she began. So, with one foot in front of the other, she began the journey down the mountain to the lights below.
Keep going Linda. You’ve got us thinking about all the questions you’ve posed and the snippets of information about Anna’s past, so now maybe expand on one of the bits of information you’ve given us e.g. why is the community so important to her, or why is it now or never?
I like your story so far.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but here she was, as alone as the day she was banished. She wondered if her tribe heard of her successes and failures, if they knew of her latest shame.
Anna had hurried her steps hoping to see Mama once more. Was she was too late? Her legs refused to move. She sat on the ground. Did her brother have a brood of children? Were those who banished her still ruling the village? Would they ban her from spending her last days with her family?
Anna felt her heart writhing in her chest. She got up and focused on discovering her future. Her weighted steps spoke of the struggle to move ahead or turn back. She would no longer live where she was not accepted for who she was. That was behind her.
She climbed down the rise where she had hidden to hear the words that removed her from her family and sent her on a great adventure. The effort took her breath away. She was no longer young and sound.
Taking a moment to calm her breath, what she saw did not surprise her. There were more huts than when she left and it took a moment to find her family home. A new building took up the space where the tribe would meet around the fire. She assumed this was now where the Council of Elders met.
Anna headed for her final stop. The place where she would either recover from their loving care or die. A group of children played in the meadow where the goats and sheep still scampered. She walked past wondering if they were her nieces and nephews.
Her eyes shaded with her hand, she searched the area. There he was. She would know him anywhere. She yelled out her brother’s name. “Nathan, Nathan, it’s me. I’m home.” She ran toward him before he turned to yell back, “Anna, is it really you?” We fell into each other’s arms.
Irene, I love your line ‘Her weighted steps spoke of the trouble to move ahead or turn back’. It made me think of how difficult it is to walk forward knowing you will face a difficult time, your legs not wanting to take another step. I put myself in Anna’s shoes and was able to, as the reader, empathise with your character.
One thing you might want to check is the change from third person to first in the last line i.e. she.. to we… Maybe someone else could advise us on this one? I know it puts a twist in your tale but I’m to sure of the grammatical correctness of it.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but something strong drew her towards the aged, damaged city. A chilling breeze snaked up her back, the thick leather jacket doing little to protect her from the bitter air.
Anna treaded carefully down the sharp slope. Using her gloved hands, she assisted herself in the descent toward a town she once loved. Within a sharp moment her footing was miscalculated and she fell toward the base of the hill.
Anna landed in a small ditch, which sent a sharp stinging sensation toward her skull. Anna rubbed her aching head. Standing up, on her insecure legs seemed a difficult task.
As Anna walked closer to the town, a smell of smoke tingled her nose and the sound of crying and screaming invaded her ears. Stepping as silently as an assassin, she moved toward the noises. The cries that seemed to be escaping from a young girls mouth.
Anna took a sharp corner, and sitting there was a extremely young girl that looked the age of about 8 or 9, crying her eyes out. Anna ran up to her and picked her up gently, cradling the young child in her arms.
At once, she heard a ghastly howl. Anna sprinted, holding the crying girl, toward a small cottage, which seemed to be the least destructed.
She placed the child down on a wooden table and shut the door, hoping the wolf, wouldn’t catch their scent. She sat down on a chair with the child.
“Whats your name?” Anna asked.
“A-Amelia…”
“That’s very pretty,” She replied quietly. “I’m Anna.”
Immediately the door was broken down by a grand black wolf. Amelia began crying once again. The wolf dived over me and grabbed Amelia by the scruff of her shirt.
Anna stood in fright as the young girl screamed. The wolf rushed at the wall, crashed through it and travelled off into the night.
“A-Amelia…” Anna Stuttered.
Daniel Garza says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but that dreadful message she received about her brother going mad was just too much to stay away! She worried about him. Every day she thought of how he must have felt after she left. She regretted it deeply every day. She missed her brother. She loved him very much!
“He killed them. Aaron has gone crazy. He killed them! You must hurry!”, read the telegram.
She stood there and just smiled. Memories of her parents came to her. Then of her brother. Of all of them together. Her smile then slowly faded. What would be of her brother? She pondered the thought for a few moments until finally deciding to turn around and walk back the way she came from.
She stood there and just smiled. Memories of her parents came to her. Then of her brother. Of all of them together. Her smile then slowly faded. What would be of her brother? She pondered the thought for a few moments until finally deciding to turn around and walk back the way she came from…
Embe Charpentier says:
The old consider the vengeance of the God of the Old Testament as fate. Those who recognize Jesus as ultimate arbiter see bad luck as the affiliation of mercy and free will. Then there are those who know not to challenge or question fate, merely to face it with equanimity, knowing that the truest confidence is acceptance of our lot.
Miss Anna believed in the third for herself, the second for those who needed consolation, the first for those who preferred justice over mercy. Her stepfather was firmly fixed within Camp 1, so Anna assumed his toes were pretty warm after a few days down in the bowels of Hell. She couldn’t help believing the self-righteous deserved the Hell they constructed perfectly for others, their own Alighierian Inferno.
She commanded the cab stop. She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but below her lay quaint, red-roofed homes and ambling alleys of small shops; in the distance, the funeral home awaited her, welcoming her stepfather’s third and final visitor.
Viewing Martin Trump proved unpleasant. His ghoulish appearance? Cringe-worthy.
Anna anticipated receiving nothing from Martin’s estate. The attorney read the bizarre contents of the will slowly.
A competition? Given one-half her stepfather’s money, she was to compete against her half-sister Mariette. At the end of twenty-four months, one would either inherit all, or lose it all in a cruel twist of fate that involved building wealth only to forfeit it.
Anna had not come prepared, but Mariette had considered her options. “Meet with me tonight, Anna.”
As Anna knocked on her father’s door, Mariette was ready: the gun in hand, an officer of the law by her side, an immediate alibi.
“I would have won anyway,” Mariette said, then screamed as a shot rang out.
The cop looked down at Mariette’s body, positioning the body and gun before calling the station.
The satisfied officer smiled. “I suspect you’ll be more reasonable than she was.”
Anna’s private Hell had just begun.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but she heard her mother’s words as clearly as though she was standing beside her.
“Anna, you will always have a home here. No matter what happens, you can always come back,” said her mother in her sweet, caring way.
Tears spilled down Anna’s face. She knew she couldn’t go back, but she missed her home with an overwhelming fierceness. Anna’s mother was dead. The home where she had been raised was no longer hers. She was no longer welcome in the village.
Anna turned and walked up the hill. She knew she had to move on with her life, even if she had no idea what she was going to do. She had to leave and walking over the hill was the best idea she had. She pushed aside the tears as she reached the top.
The sight and sound of the cars caught her attention. She had heard cars before, but no one in the village had one. She could feel her heart beat faster as she watched the cars fly past. She may have lived close to the highway for eighteen years, but its sight and sound always excited her. Her mother was scared of the road – for good reason. Her own parents, Anna’s grandparents, had been killed when their buggy had been hit by a car many years before.
“Nothing good ever comes from people on the highway,” said her mother. “Only bad, bad things.”
Anna felt bad about approaching the road. She knew her mother would not want her daughter near the highway with its Godless people and machines. Anna had heard the arguments for years and could recite them even now.
But Anna knew she had no future in the village. Her fate was sealed when her mother died. Anna could not live alone. She had no guardian. She had nothing but the suitcase she was carrying.
Anna moved forward, toward the highway, knowing she had no other option.
It wasn’t the best time for Anna. A year of not the best time. And every time that she’s coming back to that day, when everything started, she’s sure that there were no signs of it all coming. Now she’s here again.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but as things didn’t go as she planned there’s no surprise in her coming back either.
Everything seemed different. Houses, fields. She smiled to herself.
– It’s almost funny, this place. See? I was playing there, close to that red house, when I was little. I would swear it was much bigger.
They stood there in silence. Anna wanted to remember. She was looking for something in her mind, she didn’t even know what exactly it was. This memory was well hidden.
– Let’s go. I’ll show you more places. It’s a small village, but it has special places. At least, I hope they are still here.
While walking Anna was looking for a clue, for some kind of sign. Last year events where strangely connected with her memories, or rather forgotten memories.
She almost couldn’t hear anything, she began to feel dizzy, her heart started to beat so fast she could feel like her chest was moving with it.
“It really happened, it really happened” was trembling in her mind. A scream! It wasn’t her. She started to look around , but there wasn’t anyone beside Liz. It wasn’t Liz either. Memories started to come back, fast, they where overwhelming her.
“It really happened”.
-No!
JC Haley says:
The incessant humming, would it ever stop? She felt vibrations travel through her body like chop on a wind beaten lake. As time passed, her anxiety rose. Was something wrong? She wondered, “Should the event last this long?” What if the humming continued until her body ripped apart? She forced herself to remain conscious.
Anna’s day began with an omen that would have shaken someone less scientific than herself. On the way to work, she ran over a squirrel in front of children heading off to school. Upon entering her lab, the assistant dean of the department of applied physics met her at the door to inform her that her project was being phased out for the coming fiscal year.
The news wasn’t unexpected, just the timing. She had been rushing through her work on the tesseract for the last few months. She knew the time was running out; time that really didn’t exist in the first place. However, she needed the lab to complete her work on the dimensional gate and prove her theory.
Now, as she floated in blackness with all sensation gone she questioned whether she had blinked out of existence and this was all that was left. Maybe she was caught in a dimensional limbo.
Suddenly a burst of light brighter than anything thing she had ever encountered enveloped her. It struck through all of her tissue at once like a thousand shards of glass. As the light toned down, the area below her faded slowly into view like one of those old Polaroid pictures of her youth. First there were outlines of trees and a steeple and then the color soaked into the flowers and pavement. Unbelievable!
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but here she was back in Adelaide, Alaska and there she was… a girl of five years old.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but rumors had reached her in the city. She’d finally closed her tiny shop, a nondescript sign at the window.
She’d come on foot, with just a backpack and her boots, seemingly ill-prepared for the horrors she’d heard awaited below.
She went to round up the old crew, but got short stories instead: dead, gone, missing, dead and John.
John was the only one left.
John was complicated.
She knocked on his door, all butterflies and deep breaths. The door opened and she forgot the past until,
“Those boots are pretty dykey, even for you.”
Anna snorted, shaking her head slightly. She stomped inside, weaving expertly around the table that jutted into the hallway.
“Fill me in,” Anna said as he followed her.
“Shit’s otta control and everyone’s done. But you knew that or you wouldn’t be here.”
“You know what we have to do right?”
He nodded once with grim defiance. She pulled a leather book from her backpack.
“Okay, I’m going to call them.”
She handed him an empty jam jar.
“And you are going to catch them in this.”
He looked down at the jar.
“We’re gonna save Allenton with a jam jar and your diary?”
“No. We’re going to save the world with a jam jar and my diary.”
She flipped open the book and chanted an eerie incantation. Her hair whipped about her face in a windless room as the jar shuddered and grew so cold John almost dropped it.
“Close it!” She shouted.
He screwed the lid tight and Anna’s hair fell limp. She scooped the jar and the book into her bag and stood up. He must have sensed her air of finality because he asked,
“So what now? You go back to your bookstore and your cats?”
Anna shouldered the bag. “I go back to protecting you. All of you.”
John snorted, shaking his head slightly as she turned and walked out.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but now it was time for her to face her past and own up to her mistakes. She squared her shoulders and continued down the mountain road, now overgrown with disuse and neglect. She had been so young when she fled with her mother. She had not understood the implications of her actions, talked into believing she was doing right by her people, her family; her father had died because of her.
She had almost died.
Her heart clenched seeing the small houses with curls of wood smoke reaching out to the grey sky. The pain of betrayal was all she could remember.
All because of him. He had been so sweet at first. So charming. A man just passing through, needing a place to stay before moving on. A stranger. And she had fallen in love with this man, with his smile and his eyes; so trusting. Anna never saw the malice within his blackened heart, poisoned with greed.
They were miners, deep in the mountains. Trade was prosperous, trading gold and silver for food, clothing and all other amenities that were too difficult to produce. But the town also attracted the hopeful, the destitute, and the desperate. There were constant offers to her father, the mayor, but he turned them all down. He was not very trusting of others.
The stranger had charmed Anna, got to know her and her father. Showed interest in her and the business. She’d been so stupid as to tell him everything, thinking she had found love and he could do no wrong. Only to find him in their house, in the middle of the night, killing her father before he could defend himself. She heard the screams, ran to her parents room to save her mother. He attacked Anna, but they escaped, barely.
Now she was back, stronger and determined to avenge her father. She had lost so much, it was time to get it back.
The Naija Verdict says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but here she was, standing tall in spite of it all. She must accomplish her mission, her story must never happen to any one else. She stood atop the hill as she remembered that night so long ago.
She and gone out with her friends and it was a little late in returning. She had done this on purpose so that she would not be home alone with him – she had long ago stopped thinking of him as her stepfather and her counsellor had asked her to stop calling him the devil – she had tried to ensure she arrived at the same time with her mother. Her timing was off and he it was who opened the door.
‘Hello Anna’ said her stepdad
‘Hello’ she responded
‘Your mum is not home yet’ he informed, probably trying to make small talk
‘Ok, i will be in my room’ She bounded up the stairs, desperate to use the restroom.
In her rush, she had forgotten to lock the door and that singular mistake had haunted her for a long time.
She felt his presence in her room before she saw him. He had always been very stealthy and this time was no exception. She had been lying with the back to the door. She was lost in thought, looking out the window at the beautiful scenery outside.
As she turned and saw him, her face asked the question before she could verbalise it. She wondered why he was in her room.
‘Finally sweetheart… we are alone’ she hated it when he called her ‘sweetheart;
‘I’ve seen the looks you’ve been giving me behind mum’s back, and i understand it’
‘What looks?’, she asked appalled
‘Don’t worry, I figured it out. You want me as much as I want you… he grinned
‘You’ve got it all wrong, I don’t want you’ she replied vehemently
‘Yes you do. by this time, he had reached up to the bed and was standing over her, looking into her face and licking his lips. He grabbed her hair and kept muttering ‘yes you do, you like it rough’ while rubbing his hands up and down her body.
She struggled hard against him, but he was a big man. Her body said no, but it also said yes. For she hated the intrusion from him, but she was not dry. Her willed the wetness away, but it was not to be. Many years of counselling had helped her to hate herself and her traitorous body less.
That was the last time she was here, for she ran away after that incidence. She didn’t come back when mum had died. She ran way for her sanity. She was unsure if it had returned.. he had taken it all.
Here she was, looking down at the village. She knew she must confront her demons, she must confront him but she did not know how to start…. perhaps she should go back.
Timothy Bateson says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but now she was back with the man who had altered her life, and opened her eyes to the fantastic.
Anna had left three years ago, with the intention of finishing a degree in astrophysics. She’d excelled throughout the first two years of her course. That all changed the following summer, when she’d decided to take a trip into the vast forests near the campus.
Anna’s interest in the wilds had taken her miles from civilization, but she was beginning to miss the creature comforts of the campus. As she was looking for a camp sight, the light had begun fading, and there was no doubting the sounds of a large creature approaching her camp.
Long minutes had passed, and Anna watched as a huge canine padded out of the underbrush, aware that she was no match if it decided she was a threat. However, there’d been something in the creature’s demeanor that suggested he was as curious as she was. She’d held her ground cautiously, not wanting to startle the wolf and risk scaring it.
The wolf had stopped, and then with a series of noses like bones popping and muscle tissues realigning, the creature transformed in front of Anna. Her amazement had been nothing compared to the shock of recognition, as the man the wolf had become, approached her.
She’d watched Jack from the back the lecture hall, studied his features in her dreams, but had never understood the fascination she had for him. And now here he was, naked, a sharing with her a secret that made Anna think she was dreaming. He’d taken his time to approach, and explained that he had seen her eyes watching across the room, his curiosity piqued. And then his scent had caught her nose, and Anna had realized there was no resisting him, and they had fallen into each other’s arms.
That encounter had freed the beast inside her, the one that had remained buried within, waiting the catalyst of another. The presence of one of her own kind, in order to manifest. And now she watched the village below through the eyes of the wolf, before turning away from the life she’d known, and entered one full of wonders.
Will it
The old consider the vengeance of the God of the Old Testament as fate. Those who see Jesus as the arbiter see bad luck as the affiliation of mercy and free will. Then there are those who know not to challenge or question fate, merely to face it with equanimity, knowing that the truest confidence is acceptance of our lot.
Miss Anna believed in the third for herself, the second for those who needed consolation, the first for those who preferred justice over mercy. Her stepfather had dwelled in Camp 1, so Anna assumed his toes were pretty warm after a few days down in the bowels of Hell. She couldn’t help believing the self-righteous deserved the Hell they constructed perfectly for others, their own Dante Alighieri Inferno.
Anna anticipated receiving nothing from Martin’s estate. The attorney read the bizarre contents of the will with great ceremony.
Anna had not come prepared, but Mariette had already considered her options. “Meet with me tonight, Anna.”
“I would have won anyway,” predicted Mariette, then screamed as a shot rang out.
The satisfied officer smiled. “I predict you’ll be more reasonable than she was.”
The day started out as any other day, Anna was reading through the books that she checked out from the library. As the mayor’s daughter, she felt it was her responsibility to learn as much as she could about the history of her ancestors, to prevent some of the catastrophes that happened to neighboring villages over the years.
“You shouldn’t bother yourself with that gloomy history”, he father told her, “we have defenses set up to stop the raids from happening.” She knew that, while her village did have better defenses in place, that it was probably not enough. She knew that the neighboring villages had been subject to raids and a few months later, all of the inhabitants had been driven mad. She didn’t know what it was, but she suspected that the raids were simply a diversion for something…more.
That’s when the horns began to sound. She scrambled upstairs to look out the window and saw a dark cloud approaching. She remembered the stories, this is what they all said; there was a dark storm cloud that reached from the ground to the sky, it bore down on the unsuspecting villages and before they knew it, the raids were upon them.
She ran outside and saw her father barking orders to the town watch, they were scrambling to make sure nothing breached the wall, but it was too late. It looked like there were men coming through the wall, rather than over it. She grabbed as much as she could and ran to the back gate pleading for her fellow villagers to come with her.
As she reached the hill just beyond town, she looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but she knew that one day when she was ready; she had to in order to save them from the doom that was certain to follow.
Although my attempt at this round of Scene Stealers was much too long, I wanted to thank you so much for the prompt! It helped me out of the block I was in for the weekly fiction I post. Thanks for such a great, encouraging website and I can’t wait for more!
Wow niko… Your piece was unexpected to say the least. Your opener may have been a little over 350 but… Via the few additional words relegated to this piece you may have well found a story that could turn convention, at least on one age old tale, on its pointy little ear. WELL DONE!
curtis ians says:
She looked down on the villagers had been her home until she was eighteen years old.Anna was so sure she’d never return.but here she stood.something about this place called to her/and she’d come back/and here she stood at looking down back at 36/a commander of 40.000 well trained well fed army building her dream took time and cunning/”tonight we camp/in the morning give thanks to the Herodites a new moon will give us the mornings advantage/hitch horse supper and bed for every man woman and feed the clydesdale horses first “Anna swept her tartan shawl across her right shouldered flowing raven hair was no coincidence of the name of her 18 hands horse”raven she rubbed his neck tomorrow all your Valhallas will come alive”she understands a conquered village can change in eighteen years/having been a guerilla partisan of the Herodites/an old Norse tribal group she was ever so much a Scot”allied to her clan the history of this island was drummed into her her swordsmanship was second to no one . in her family tree/ were every ilk of folk one could imagine/having. campaigned guerilla tactics and got an order to leave her old conquered village as her final answered conquest/heaven’s/grant the sun an unblemished star in Ana for tomorrows fate awaits a driven cloud of raining swords and arrows/”her valet pulled her tartan shawl from ravens saddle”goodnight Anna”make haste your dream for the morn bring you victory sweeter than any field commander could stomach” “valet” yes mam”go to sleep in one hour weaken the whole camp we will abandon the Herodites plan of action sleep well I will meet you at the village wall on the southern flank/be there with 10.000 gold pieces one for every villager who is not of our enemies kind/we will awake in one hour no plan just total surprise/ the camp fell still leaving visible mist rising as Ana slipped to sleep/shush”two burly men cusp Anna’s mouth from alerting the camp/carrying her into the night he’ll that would erupt in less than an hour the valets daft face snoring into the night like a
Chuck Lumpkin says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but her entire existence was here. The bothersome climb to the watch tower on the summit was her way of working off the excitement surrounding the decision to leave her home and devote her life to the ship. Sara gripped the safety rail and inhaled.
Two days was not long to prepare for a lifetime aboard the ship. Chosen from a group of two hundred graduates, it was considered an honor to be chosen for the mission—Sara was one of the brightest.
Markus, her first love, was not so fortunate and would have to remain in the village for many years until the next ship arrived. He would eventually marry and have a family.
She looked out over terraced mountains that provided so much for her people. Sara’s people never felt abandoned. The ship malfunctioned and forced them to find a safe place to live. For over five hundred years her family had transformed the isolated mountains into a garden of plenty. They were happy here and safe and had prospered beyond expectations.
Sara’s father was one of the main engineers that designed the aqueducts that provided the water needed to grow food and quench their thirsts. The water had to travel around many mountains to reach their village.
The climb down from the summit was fast. Sara reached the main road within a few minutes. She walked to the village square and saw several of the other chosen talking and laughing. They were excited about seeing the ship. The description of the huge ship had been handed down from generation to generation.
Sara listened to some of her crew members talk about what they wanted to do when they first boarded the ship. Most wanted to see their quarters and some wanted to see the powerful engines. Sara wanted to see the library and learn of her people’s ways. She had won the naming contest for their village.
Machu Picchu.
Jane Saylor says:
As she made her way through the jungle Anna came upon a familiar river bank. The water rushed across the silvery rocks. It was well shaded there. After taking off her moccasins Anna made her way across. Miss Adelle followed. Once on the other side, the path broke off into several different directions. She tried to recollect which path to take. She knew she had been there before but it was so very long ago. Anna peered up at the canopy above, the blue sky peeking through.
It’d been years since she’d wandered the jungle. The white people had taken her from the village when she was eighteen and brought her to the United States where she worked for an affluent family as a lady’s assistant. The lady she worked for was known as Miss Adelle.
Years passed and although she thought about her family often, she knew she couldn’t leave. Miss Adelle’s husband was cruel, not only to Anna but to his wife as well. She knew she couldn’t leave Miss Adelle, the two of them came to be very protective of each other. They counted on each other. Both women would nurse each other’s wounds when the man of the house became physically enraged.
Years passed and they spoke of running away. Both of them. Together. Anna told Miss Adelle that she would take her to her village. After one particularly brutal night when the man of the house nearly beat Miss Adelle to death, it was that night that Anna finally convinced her to leave.
They boarded a flight, landed, drove as far as they could then made their way on foot. After hours of making their way through the deep jungle Anna finally came upon the valley she had once called home.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but with Miss Adelle beside her, they walked down the ridge together.
charan says:
Its a interesting post, good for story writers.. amazed and thrilled for your idea and implemented … thanks for the post
Francois Nolte says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but now she was left no choice. They have found the trail. Left undisturbed it would lead them to her and destroy her.
The cold started seeping into her body as she removed her gloves to be able to properly grip the rifle. As she lay down in the snow behind the cold steel she started to slow down her breathing. The soft snow was cold below her body. She mentally checked her vantage spot. Concealed, high ground with multiple escape routes. The sun set twenty minutes ago and a cold, blue darkness was painting the landscape. It was a good spot, she though while loading a cartridge into the chamber.
She struggled more than normal to displace the discomfort. Every time she move the cold further away in her mind it snuck back at her from the other side. She could feel her heart, slowing down, not as calm as normal. She has taken hundreds of shots like this: 607 meters, not a single sign of a breeze, slightly elevated position and cold air. She could have probably stayed higher up the hill without decreasing her chances of success but she wanted to make sure. She wanted to make it clean. The cold started seeping into her body. She had been lying still for almost two hours.
She panned over the landscape, again hoping to find nobody home. A warm beckoning light lit up the kitchen of the small house. The woman was busy preparing dinner. She slowly exhaled and stilled herself. The warm glow of her old home kept on inviting her in as her mother’s head exploded in a red mist. A single tear rolled down her cheek as she found her gloves and stood up. Now she was safe.
Her interest in the wilds had taken her miles from civilization, but she was beginning to miss the creature comforts of the campus. As she was looking for a camp sight, the light had begun fading, and there was no doubting the sounds of a large creature approaching her camp.
Long minutes had passed, and she’d watched as a huge canine padded out of the underbrush, aware that she was no match if it decided she was a threat. However, there’d been something in the creature’s demeanor that suggested he was as curious as she was. She’d held her ground cautiously, not wanting to startle the wolf and risk scaring it.
The wolf had stopped, and then with a series of noses like bones popping and muscle tissues realigning, the creature transformed in front of her. Her amazement had been nothing compared to the shock of recognition, as the man the wolf had become, approached her.
She’d watched Jack from the back the lecture hall, studied his features in her dreams, but had never understood the fascination she had for him. And now here he was, naked, a sharing with her a secret that made her think she was dreaming. He’d taken his time to approach, and explained that he had seen her eyes watching across the room, his curiosity piqued. And then his scent had caught her nose, and she had realized there was no resisting him, and they had fallen into each other’s arms.
Jim Porter says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but knew as soon as she saw the first Panzer turn, one track grinding while the other was locked in place, she’d have to leave. Anna, clothed only in the school uniform from the L’Académie Tremont pour les jeunes femmes, just down the road, realized she could not stay. The western Allies, the Americans, had poured into Sainte-Mère-Église early the day before.
Naturally, she had dismissed the news because she had, in these few short years, heard many promises that freedom was near, only to have it quashed when les Allemands, Le Bosch, turned up again, knocking on doors late at night, dragging honest, hard-working citizens from their houses. Often the French were slapped and threatened from their beds. Shots would ring out, and, the next morning, men would appear in the village asking for help to bury their late fellow villagers.
But Anna was not going far. One night, a Gestapo detail had battered down the doors of the Proulx house–a bad mistake on the part of the Germans. For the Proulx family had fled months before, leaving the abandoned six room cottage empty. The Resistence had moved in immediately, stuffing weapons and radios into the basement. Resistance men were in the house when the Gestapo arrived. As many as a dozen Bosch, screaming like the vermin scum they are, died in the hail of rounds and grenade explosions laid down by the men of the Resistance.
Anna, curious, made her secret way to the house the next day. And, des miracles, she found a German weapon, a machine gun of sorts that she didn’t know the name of. She picked it up, thrilled at the power of the hard steel gun jacketing, smiling as she rubbed her hands on the weapon.
She would leave. She would not come back. And, mon dieu, she would make sure at least one German would never enter her village either.
Mary Jaksch says:
I could imagine this as a movie, Jim!
Ken Casey says:
Who knew the extent of imagination that anyone could put into just 350 words?! I like how you built such a world chock full of imagery for this exercise, Jim. Keep it coming.
Wow Jim. The talent within this site humbles this novice. It’s also motivating.
Your “entry” to a much grander story is gripping and generates an amazing picture as well as a very real mood. I can see this as an opening scene to a pilot for paid TV. Perhaps a trailer? 🙂
P.I. Barrington says:
(A super religious story. But, hey. It’s Christmas.)
Just For the Asking
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but here she stood. Something about this place called to her and she’d come back and God had blessed her with the immaculate conception of her young daughter, a good, sweet, holy girl and Anna thanked God for the miraculous gift of Mary. Another gift, a miracle of miracles, was about to be bestowed not just to Anna or Mary but to the entire world. A savior, the Savior, would be presented and kings would bow before Him and the poor would be clutched to His heart and none would be turned away and it was all so simple, salvation would be there just for the asking.
Anna gazed over the landscape she recognized and it seemed that in that village, that small town, she saw the entire world and everyone in it and again she gave thanks to the God of Love. She watched her people walk and work and conduct their business unaware of the pending miracle and tears filled her eyes for love of them and their struggles to survive and thrive in a world so busy and passing by; she saw them past present and future and knew that now there was a future to hope for, a sweet, holy, happy future that no money or security or accomplishment or fame could buy.
He would come and bring a future for them all, for the ones He loved and it would come tonight, that miracle of miracles: Love Itself, Love Himself. Yes, Love would come and stay…just for the asking.
I admire your message and positive direction for this Christmas Writing Prompt. Your use of long sentences (15-20 words plus) intrigues me. As they are easy to read and mentally digest, your story flow continues at a good pace for me, the reader.
I had picked up an idea on Pinterest that suggests for self-improvement, one should start a 52-week program–of anything. In 2014, I chose ‘Science-Fiction Author Study’. This week, I chose you. Thanks for taking your writing talent and adding your output to this exercise on Write to Done. 🙂
William Owen says:
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but she never said never. As the bus traversed the steep and winding road to the valley, she reached for the letter that had arrived only three days before.
“Your father is dying. You must come home.”
And so, without a second thought, she went. She boarded a bus the same day, wondering all the while if she was making a grave mistake. Anna hated her father, but, he was her mother’s husband, and she loved her mother as much as she hated him.
As the bus approached its destination, she stared out the window at the town where she had grown up.
Rudolph Waterston’s wife sat at his bedside, her hand holding his as she listened to him wheeze and cough, each sound tugging at her heart. Anna should be arriving soon. She hoped he could hang on until she arrived. Then, he could go, and her secret, would be safe. It had been a terrible mistake. One she barely remembered, but always regretted.
“Olivia,” his voice was weak, “Anna? Is she coming?”
“Yes, she will be here soon.”
“I need her here. I must see her.”
Olivia’s skin tingled. Did he know? Would he tell her? Would he break her heart, and destroy the love and respect Anna had for her mother?
A ray of light stole into the room as Anna, in stockinged feet, stood at the door. Her mother went to her, quietly sobbing. Anna turned and closed the door.
Olivia returned to his bedside. She didn’t reach for his hand. His eyes opened. “Anna?” he whispered. “Can you hear me.”
“Yes,” she said, as softly as she could manage.
“You are my only daughter. I once thought differently, but many years ago, when you were small, I had it confirmed.” He paused, out of breath. “Do not hate her. It was long ago.”
He stopped. He was gone.
The door opened again. Anna stood, silent. Her secret was safe.
What a cliff-hanger, William. I wanted to know exactly what the secret was…
I like your interrogatives, Jim. Your phrase describing how light ‘stole’ is excellent imagery.
I would like to know the secret as well.
Thanks for the comments. I thought I had let slip what the secret was, but if I haven’t then good for me! LOL.
She looked down on the village that had been her home until she was eighteen years old. Anna was so sure she’d never return, but the news that her surviving brother and sister were in mortal danger from being captured by rebel forces scared her into taking up her arduous trek across the Amazon rainforest. She had to warn them. Two villages along the vast tropical river were still smoking from recent attacks by those pillaging bastards.
Anna still felt the searing phantom pain in the three fingers of her right hand that those murderous soldiers removed during her torture, just days before her eighteenth birthday.
Anna was 19 now, her siblings, just two and three years younger.
“Madre del Dios,” she spewed, as the death-grip on the machete she sported failed her after several frantic hours hacking at the endless undergrowth. Her canteen empty and still miles away from her family home, the powerful equatorial sun faded fast, leaving her in the sopping dusk.
‘I could build a small fire,’ she thought, ‘but I would alert the rebels to my camp.’ She knew she had to travel through the dark, navigating by sound and feel. ‘It will be slow. I must make town before dawn. That’s when the rebels I overheard will arrive at Villa Viejo. I must journey on.’
Her hair reeked of river water, her clothes soaked with the acrid scent of fear, Anna pressed on, praying to God that she will make it to the village in time.
‘Tiempo. Tiempo. Must-go-on.’ Anna dragged her weary legs over slimy, moss-covered logs and around quicksand puddles. A new day was dawning. The summer sun rose, enrobed in red. ‘An omen. No, Dios. No.’ She summoned up her last strength; her almost broken body limped on.
‘Rat-tat-tat-tat.’ A sound echoed in the distance. Screams. More gunfire. Closer. Anna pushed through the last brush to the outskirts of her village. Her brother was strung up a tree, dangling like a bloody fruit of flesh. Her sister, nowhere to be seen. ‘Rat-tat.’ Pain. Blood. Her last vision, the red sky.
What a gripping story, Ken! I’d love to see this as a longer story in our Flash Fiction Contest.
Thanks, Mary. My brain, fingers, and keyboard are ready. It just took your prompt and encouragement get me writing. It’s flash fiction time. Ready, go!
Hey Ken. Seems its not letting me post it so I am putting it in a reply to you to see if it works.
This is so wonderfully written. You have some beautiful and powerful turns of phrase in this piece. Great work!
Thanks, niko, you’re very kind. I just read your Fiction Friday blog post, and enjoyed your Anna. I think your heroine needs to populate a few pages in a magazine, so that millions of readers could enjoy your cool plot twist. 🙂
I’ve checked already your website. The story you’ve wrote with Anna is just great!
I hope to see it as a whole. You’ve got me hooked already!
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Under the eyes of the fifty soldiers left behind, fifty soldiers embarked on the ice field and have not yet gone out of sight. After about a few hundred meters, huge storms suddenly appeared in the original calm sky! The strong wind blew the soldiers on the ice fields down!
If Du Wei was here, he would tell them: Don’t make any resistance and retreat immediately!
Unfortunately, these soldiers made one of the most wrong choices: they took out a low-level magic scroll given by a magician adviser in the army when they set off.
But it’s just this magic that killed them!
The first moment when the magic scrolls were used, it immediately triggered a soft light, blocking the surrounding wind. But before these soldiers could cheer, the next moment…
Next moment, the storm in the sky as if triggered by this little magic light suddenly became ten times more violent! Countless wind blades destroyed that magic barrier in an instant! Fifty soldiers were cut into pieces by countless wind blades in an instant!
Just under the eyes of everyone, only a puddle of blood was left behind.
This scene was really scary. It took a while for the rest to recover. The leader had some insight and immediately recognized: “There must be a powerful magic barrier here.”
They did not dare to send someone forward to death, but could only retreat all the way back.
Who would have thought that in the frozen forest, there was no danger back and forth all the way, but after walking out of the frozen forest, half of the people were suddenly lost.
Soon, the fifty soldiers who survived reported the experience to General Rostock, the commander of the legion and General Rostock immediately wrote an emergency military intelligence and passed the matter to the Imperial capital. Because of the importance of matter, the military department had sent people to the north at the fastest speed. In the base camp of the Northern Stormwind Corps, a special magic array had been set up. With this magic array, the military situation could be passed to the imperial capital.
“There is no beast in the Frozen Forest. To the north, there is an ice field and a huge natural magic circle that cannot be passed…” After receiving this military prince, Prince Chen carefully thought about it for a while.
It could be said that it was this situation that laid the last nail in the determination of Prince Chen!
Because, before the Pope visited and talked with him, the Pope once said about the huge natural magic barrier in the north of the Frozen Forest.
“This is the last barrier that Goddess of Light gave to humanity…” These were the original word of the Pope.
From the military situation of the Storm Team, this is obviously true!
Well, the Pope didn’t lie … disaster really came.
Prince Chen smashed the table with a fist and then the young monarch, with a sombre face, burned the emergency military intelligence to ashes.
In the afternoon of the same day, the royal ministers who had always expressed surprise at the sudden meeting between the pope and the regent suddenly received a call from the palace at the same time. His Royal Highness ordered to go to the palace to discuss immediately.
As the Prime Minister Rob Scher, Minister of Finance Munez and Camisillo etc…
More than a dozen dignitaries holding significant imperial power came to the palace.
To their surprise, this meeting was not a secret meeting gathered in His Royal Highness’s study or in a small hall as usual.
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Crittenden Estate of Australia Wins Top Honors in 2020 BRIT/FIVS International...
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Call for Entries BRIT®/FIVS 2020 International Sustainable Winegrowing Competition
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As the only international sustainable winegrowing award of its kind, the BRIT/FIVS competition honors wine organizations that demonstrate a commitment to the environmental, social,...
BRIT® and FIVS Partner to Expand International Sustainable Winegrowing Competition and...
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Agreement creates global competition platform that enhances visibility of the global wine industry’s commitment to sustainability FORT WORTH, Texas (February 26, 2019) The Botanical Research...
Casa Ferreirinha Wins Top Honors in BRIT’s 2019 International Award of...
Press Release - January 7, 2019
E. & J. Gallo Winery receives gold award for excellence in multi-brand, sustainable winegrowing programs Additional wineries from Portugal, Italy and the U.S. receive medals...
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On 09 October 2018, FIVS1 signed a Cooperation Agreement with BRIT at the Honolulu DoubleTree Hotel, Hawaii, during the concluding session of FIVS’s 2018 Meeting....
Call for Entries: BRIT’s 2019 International Sustainable Winegrowing Competition
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As the only international sustainable winegrowing award of its kind, BRIT honors wine organizations that demonstrate a commitment to the environmental, economic, and social...
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E. & J. Gallo Winery receives special gold corporate-wide sustainable winegrowing award Three additional wineries from Argentina and the U.S. receive medals for their outstanding...
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Bus Tax Zone
The Kalamazoo County Transportation Authority, which has never met a tax it didn't like, is proposing a map of areas of the county with access to bus routes. The goal would then be to raise taxes in those areas. This follows the failure of its attempts to raise taxes on the entire county.
Transportation authority recommends new map to include residents with access to bus routes
The problem with the map is that it is based on election precincts. Thus there are people in Comstock, Oshtemo, and Portage who live miles away from the nearest bus stop who would be paying extra for buses. In Comstock 5, some residents appear to be six miles or more from the nearest bus line.
The map should be fixed to only take in those who actually use the bus lines. Better yet, only the people who use the buses should pay for them.
A very interesting article about learning math and science online. I don't think this will replace teachers, but it can be a nice supplement.
How Khan Academy Is Changing the Rules of Education
This update focuses on government.
Allan Wall: Photo ID For Voters—How Come It’s OK For Mexico?
Mark Steyn: Biden’s Fourth-Grade Economics
Gary North: Not Theirs To Occupy
Gary North: Lake Wobegon Politics
Gary North: Occupy Liberty Street (OLS)! (The Federal Reserve Bank of New York)
Gary North: Gasoline Sales in Oregon: 16x7
John Whitehead: SWAT Team Mania: The War Against the American Citizen
Lord of the Rings: Full Text Online
This update focuses on liberalism.
Dan Flynn: The Original Kool-Aid Drinkers
Gary North: Ellen Brown's War on the Constitution
Mark Steyn: Corporate Collaborators
Washington Watcher: J. Christian Adams’s INJUSTICE: The “Racial Agenda Of The Obama Justice Department” Turns Out To Be Anti-White Zealotry
Mark Steyn: American Autumn
Dan Flynn: Progressives' Prohibition
Steve Sailer: Randall Kennedy On Barack Obama:"Eloquence And Candor Are Not Always Useful Qualities"
Steve Sailer: How Smart Is Obama, Anyway? About As Smart As Gerald Ford!
Much information on liberal individuals and organizations can be found at David Horowitz's Discover the Network site.
Parking Lot Carry
This bill would prevent people from being fired or prosecuted for having a gun in a car at a business. While this is a very small restriction on the property rights of businesses, it will reduce crime and make the public safer.
Michigan: Bill would allow residents to lock guns in cars at work
Van Jones' Speech
After all the buildup, what did Van Jones say at Kalamazoo College?
Van Jones, former White House advisor and author, attracts hundreds to Kalamazoo College event (video)
KALAMAZOO – More than 400 people filled Dalton Theatre to hear author, activist and former White House advisor Van Jones speak for Kalamazoo College’s William Weber Lecture on Government and Society on Wednesday night.
Jones began his lecture by praising the students in the room for the Occupy Wall Street movement started by young people, which he made appearances at in California.
“You are bigger than the Baby Boomers,” he said. “You are more ecologically aware, more humanitarian than any generation of Americans ever. You stood up in 2008 and in your enthusiasm you made history. In 2010, you sat down and made history and now in 2011 you stood up – or are laying down in sleeping bags – whatever you do you make history.”
What a suck-up. Pathetic.
Many of the college students and adults in the audience said they regard Jones, 43, as a man who has answers to our grim economy with green jobs, which he outlines in his book “The Green Collar Economy.”
“When the wind turbine falls over, you don't get a massive wind slick that wipes over,” Jones told the audience.
You know what you also don't get from wind turbines? Affordable energy.
“I've worked in solar energy for 10 years and I've never seen a sun spill.
Have you heard of skin cancer? By the way, when has Jones ever "worked in solar energy", as opposed to being a political activist?
There is a smarter way to power America and the good thing about it is everything that is good for the environment is a job.”
Jones joked about hot-topic issues such as gay marriage and immigration reform and said the millennial generation is the most diverse one yet.
“Y'all make up genders and still get along, it's a miracle in human history,” he said. “This diversity you are managing and celebrating and multiplying will be a source of your solution to find a way to restore the prosperity.”
Mayor Bobby Hopewell – who sat in the second row among the lecture's namesake Bill Weber, who founded of the William Weber Chair in Political Science – said Jones is already making a difference by finding a new approach to improve urban communities. Kalamazoo billionaire philanthropist Jon Stryker was also present at the event.
Kalamazoo's Fran Kremlick, 78, said Jones's visit reminds her of when Martin Luther King Jr. visited her church 60 years ago.
Yet more liberals who don't have a problem with a communist past.
Jones is currently president of the liberal nonprofit organization called Rebuild the Dream as well as co-founder of the Ella Baker Center for Human Rights, Color of Change and Green For All. He is a senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and on the board of several organizations including Demos, the Natural Resources Defense Council, the Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights, and the Campaign for America's Future.
TIME magazine recognized Jones as one of the 100 most influential people in 2009. That same year, Jones was asked to resign from his position as green-jobs advisor in the Obama administration.
Rumors about his involvement in a Sept. 11 conspiracy group, a radical group with Marxist roots and past statements against Republicans are what led to his resignation, according to The Washington Post.
The Gazette’s advance article on Jones’s lecture, which mentioned the above controversy, was met with sharp criticism in a letter to the editor from Kalamazoo College Professor R. Amy Elman, who pointed to Jones’s New York Times editorial piece explaining how the rumors were false.
Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership of Kalamazoo College program coordinator Hussain Turk also wrote a letter accusing the Gazette of being “racist and heterosexist” for publishing the public controversy surrounding Jones.
They were lying, as was Jones.
Kalamazoo College Professor Lies About Van Jones
Another Kalamazoo College Employee Lies About Van Jones
“This is the most controversial thing I am going to say and I know you were waiting for it,” Jones said, poking fun at his controversial reputation. “America is not broke. We are the richest country in the world. We can't drill and burn our way out of our energy problems but we can invent and invest our way.”'
Evidence? Wind and solar don't produce anywhere near enough energy.
While his humor brought much laughter to the room, some audience members wanted a more solution-oriented conversation.
"Van Jones shows himself as a true showman," said Bejamin Leventer, 22. "Ultimately he left us with a challenge of how to bring jobs back and bring about climate change by changing our reliance on 'dead' energy sources."
There was an hour-long question and answer period and a book signing after the lecture. It was not disclosed if Jones received payment to speak at Kalamazoo College, but tickets to the event were free.
Jones is participating in a panel discussion called “The Political Moment: Social Justice Tensions, Possibilities, and Aspirations,” at Kalamazoo College’s W.K. Hicks Student Center banquet room on Thursday morning.
Van Jones continues to sell his gospel of more spending, more corporate welfare, higher taxes, and more debt. He is exploiting and promoting the fad of "green energy" to do so, but the real goal continues to be big government.
This update focuses on education.
Roger Devlin: Higher Education: The Impossibility Of Reform
Phyllis Schlafly: College May Be Dangerous for Men
Phyllis Schlafly: Scandals in the Classroom
Gary North: Just Say No to School Vouchers . . . Again
Phyllis Schlafly: Obnoxious Classroom Curricula
Phyllis Schlafly: Perpetuating Federal Spending on Education
Learn more about education issues in Education Reporter.
Kalamazoo County Tax Rates
Julie Mack of the Gazette compiled the following useful chart of local tax rates.
Which Kalamazoo County community has the highest millage rate? (Julie Mack blog)
2011 homestead millage rates for Kalamazoo County
This chart is organized by school districts, which are listed in bold, and show the millage rates for owner-occupied homes. The tax bills shown are for a home with a market value of $130,000 and a taxable value of $60,000, which is the county average.
____________Mills Tax bill
City of Kalamazoo 51.2 $3,072.00
Kalamazoo Twp. 38.7 $2,322.00
Oshtemo 30.7 $1,842.00
Texas 28.3 $1,698.00
Portage 37.7 $2,262.00
Pavilion 27.8 $1,668.00
Climax-Scotts
Climax Village 38.9 $2,334.00
Climax Twp. 30.9 $1,854.00
Charleston 28.6 $1,716.00
Wakeshma 28.6 $1,716.00
City of Portage 40 $2,400.00
Comstock 30.6 $1,836.00
Galesburg-Augusta
Augusta/Ross Twp. 42.4 $2,544.00
Augusta/Charleston 41.8 $2,508.00
Galesburg 37.2 $2,232.00
Climax 30.7 $1,842.00
Ross 29 $1,740.00
Village of Richland 36 $2,160.00
Richland Twp. 26.5 $1,590.00
Cooper 26.4 $1,584.00
Ross Twp. 26.2 $1,572.00
Prairie Ronde 27.5 $1,650.00
Alamo 26.4 $1,584.00
City of Parchment 46.1 $2,766.00
City of Portage 37.9 $2,274.00
Schoolcraft Village 44.7 $2,682.00
Schoolcraft Twp. 29.6 $1,776.00
Vicksburg Village 42.6 $2,556.00
Brady 26.6 $1,596.00
Wakeshma 26 $1,560.00
Sackley/Randall Spat
There is a spat between Portage council members Ed Sackley and Patricia Randall. Sackley criticized her attendance, and she responded that she had been seeking treatment for breast cancer.
Portage council member reveals 'detour in my life' in response to statement read at council meeting (viewpoint)
Portage City Councilwoman Patricia Randall speaks out to 'set the record straight'
POLITICAL UPDATE--The Economy
This update focuses on the economy.
Thomas Sowell: Numbers Games
Phyllis Schlafly: Mexican Trucks Are On Our Roads
Gary North: On Rebooting America
Phyllis Schlafly: Korean Agreement Is a Jobs Killer
Gary North: Newton's Apple and Jobs's Apple: Their Dual Trajectory Is Inevitable
Gary North: The #1 Historical Question Is Unanswered
Gary North: God, Gold, Groceries, and Guns
Gary North: Flying PIIGS
Gary North: Europe's Botox Bailouts
Herman Cain in Kalamazoo
Presidential candidate Herman Cain visited Kalamazoo today.
Herman Cain says he's 'been through hell,' Kalamazoo supporters stand by his side (with video)
Today is the day for local elections in Michigan.
Mattawan voters, please oppose the millage.
Results later.
9:12:
Mattawan millage trails 760-925 in Kalamazoo County.
Mattawan millage trails 805-1156 in Van Buren County.
Die, millage!
Kalamazoo marijuana ordinance is passing 3866-2084.
City commission: Hopewell/McKinney/Cooney/Miller/Anderson/Cinabro/Bell
Boyd trails...
Mattawan millage loses 1379-1471 in Kalamazoo County!
Mattawan millage loses 805-1156 in Van Buren County!
Kalamazoo final results:
Marijuana proposition wins every precinct, including absentees: 4649/2416.
Miller and Anderson switch places, Bell drops to seventh.
Campbell/Pearson/Randall
Bailes trails...
Paul Scott recall (13/35 precincts)
51.24 Yes
48.76 No
10:04:
Genesee County Election Results
STATE REP RECALL, 51ST DIST-PAUL SCOTT
VOTE FOR 1
(WITH 18 OF 35 PRECINCTS COUNTED 51.43%)
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,210 50.15
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,167 49.85
Total . . . . . . . . . 14,377
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 9
Under Votes . . . . . . . . . 55
Down to the wire...
No trails...
Portage all but over (one precinct left)
Bailes defeated.
No inching ahead...
YES . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,361 49.21
NO. . . . . . . . . . . . . 10,693 50.79
Over Votes . . . . . . . . . 10
The final percentage in Mattawan was 55% no.
Paul Scott recalled. Lost by 232 votes.
State lawmaker says he accepts his recall in Genesee County
Electric Cars Versus Trees
Western cut down trees to install electric car chargers near Miller Auditorium. I'll take the trees over the bogus green energy boondoggle.
Green energy project leaves WMU student group seeing red
In Western Michigan University's trees vs. charging stalls 'green' debate, trees have the edge (letter)
Global Warming Propaganda in Michigan Schools
This excellent article exposes a bogus left-wing propaganda book on global warming. The book calls Al Gore an eco-hero and urges students to "vote green" while containing plenty of factual errors.
Farm Bureau upset that science kit for students contains left-wing book with misinformation about modern farming
The book was eventually pulled from the BCAMSC science kits.
Climate change book recalled by Battle Creek Area Math and Science Center
Club for Growth Encourages Upton Challenge
The Club for Growth is considering supporting Jack Hoogendyk in another bid against Fred Upton. I suspect this a warning to Upton not to support any bad deals on the Supercommittee. It would have been nice if the Club had supported Jack last time when he got 43% against Upton.
Club for Growth Encouraging Upton Primary Challenger
The Club for Growth is considering supporting a primary challenge to Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) next year.
Club spokesman Barney Keller said the conservative organization is “impressed” with former state Rep. Jack Hoogendyk, who is considering challenging Upton for a second time in 2012.
“The club met with Hoogendyk today and came away impressed,” Keller said. “We’re taking a look at the race.”
Upton has faced renewed scrutiny from conservatives since he became chairman of the Energy and Commerce Committee earlier this year. After House Republicans appointed Upton to the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction, conservatives groused.
But back home in Michigan, Upton has consistently won re-election by double-digit margins. Last year, Upton defeated Hoogendyk in the primary, 57 percent to 43 percent, although the Congressman heavily outspent his GOP challenger.
Hoogendyk has not announced a campaign yet. But the club’s statement is likely meant as encouragement for him to challenge Upton in the August primary.
“Hoogendyk has a good record in the Michigan Legislature, he voted against spending and tax increases,” Keller said. “And Fred Upton has a long record of voting for bigger government that’s inconsistent with our policy objectives.”
Keller pointed to Upton’s meager lifetime score of 54 on its Congressional Scorecard.
Local Campaign Finance Reports
Local campaign finance reports are out.
Mayor Bobby Hopewell leads candidates in Kalamazoo campaign fundraising, reports say
Local elections have been very quiet so far. Bobby Hopewell is the biggest fundraiser so far, with $24,000. He always raises and spends a lot even though he could be reelected without spending anything. Robert Cinabro is second with $12,000. He was appointed to fill a partial term on the commission. The other incumbents trail. Nicholas Boyd and Nicholas Wikar are the only challengers who have raised more than $1000.
The Portage race is pretty quiet, with Cory Bailes leading and Patricia Randall trailing.
The pro-tax-hike group in the Mattawan School district raised $2477.
The filing didn’t list itemized spending but top contributions included $500 each from Kingscott Associates Inc.,an architectural and engineering firm,and the Miller-Davis Co., a construction management firm.
I'm sure those construction firms donated because they are concerned about quality schools, and not at all because they hope to get million-dollar building contracts.
Hussain Turk, the "program coordinator for the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership of Kalamazoo College" took time off from defending the rights of great apes to pen a letter to the Gazette protesting its accurate characterization of Van Jones as a Marxist. Turk, who has virulently anti-American views, writes
What Van Jones really offers is rebuilding the American dream, not a course in Marxism
In a recent piece on Van Jones' upcoming presentation at Kalamazoo College, the Kalamazoo Gazette echoed the archaic and unprofessional (and not to mention historically racist and heterosexist) red-baiting cry of "Marxist!" in its description of the progressive intellectual.
What is 'red-baiting'? Why would criticism of Marxists, who murdered 150 million people, be considered a bad thing by Mr. Turk? How is it 'racist and heterosexist'? Communists certainly weren't very kind to racial minorities and homosexuals when they were in power. Incidentally, the original progressive intellectuals were incredibly racist, supporting eugenics. Woodrow Wilson segregated the White House, for example.
This is an outdated tactic that will not save any of us from the immoral and disgustingly expansive web of corporate greed that in 2010 afforded John Paulson a $4.9 billion annual paycheck while unemployment rates soared to unprecedented heights.
Turk then blathers about corporate greed for a few paragraphs.
Van Jones' movement to Rebuild the American Dream might offer us a solution. On Wednesday, Nov. 2 he will speak at Kalamazoo College's annual Weber Lecture about this movement, which he sums up in a Contract for the American Dream:
[Comments in brackets]
1. Invest in America's infrastructure [government spending]
2. Create 21st century energy jobs [corporate welfare]
3. Invest in public education [spending, socialism]
4. Offer Medicare for all [spending, socialism]
5. Make work pay [You can get PAID for work? All this time I've been working for free!]
6. Secure Social Security [spending]
7. Return to fairer tax rates [raise taxes]
8. End the wars and invest at home [spending]
9. Tax Wall Street speculation [raise taxes]
10. Strengthen democracy [socialism is central planning by elites, which is undemocratic]
Jones offers a traditional American solution to the problems that have plagued this country since its beginning. Rebuild the American Dream repositions the American Dream as an ideal worth striving for: "this basic idea that ordinary people should be able to find a job, keep a job, keep a home and give their kid a better life."
Which Founding Father would endorse this platform?
My political theoretical barometer picks up little to no Marxism here — but for things to be as unfortunate as they are at present, a healthy dose of Marxism might be "productive."
Little? So there is some? So Turk does want Marxism?
In spite of the Gazette's false accusations and vapid commentary, I encourage your attendance at this tonight's presentation by Jones — a presentation that is sure to raise both viable solutions to and critical inquiries around the national crisis.
On Thursday at 10 a.m. in Hicks Banquet Hall, Jones will also speak on a panel discussion, "The Political Moment," alongside two local community activists and two Kalamazoo College students. Admission is free and no RSVP is necessary.
Hussain Turk is program coordinator for the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership of Kalamazoo College.
Communists don't gain power saying that they're going to kill people. They always promise good things like jobs and health care. At the same time, they exploit existing divisions in society through class warfare (and phony accusations of 'racism'). Van Jones made a strategic decision to abandon overt radicalism in favor a phony 'green jobs' agenda, but with the same goal of imposing big government socialism.
Turk is either clueless or lying, most likely the latter given his oblique endorsement of Marxism. I'll quote again Politifact on Van Jones.
There's little question that Jones was an avowed communist.
In a Nov. 2, 2005, profile of Jones in the East Bay Express , an alternative weekly in Berkeley, Calif., Jones said his life hit a turning point in the spring of 1992 when he was swept up in mass arrests while protesting the acquittal of police officers accused of beating Rodney King.
Although the charges against Jones were dropped, Jones said that while in jail, "I met all these young radical people of color — I mean really radical, communists and anarchists. And it was, like, 'This is what I need to be a part of.' I spent the next 10 years of my life working with a lot of those people I met in jail, trying to be a revolutionary."
"In the months that followed," the Express article said, "he let go of any lingering thoughts that he might fit in with the status quo. 'I was a rowdy nationalist on April 28th, and then the verdicts came down on April 29th,' he said. 'By August, I was a communist.'"
In 1994, the story states, Jones formed a socialist collective called Standing Together to Organize a Revolutionary Movement, or STORM.
According to a history of STORM written in the spring of 2004, the group held "structured political education" training at every meeting "to help members develop an understanding of the basics of Marxist politics." They "trained members on capitalism and wage exploitation, the state and revolution, imperialism and the revolutionary party."
Would Turk make the same excuses for a speaker with Nazi ties? Would he invite David Duke (who has also endorsed Occupy Wall Street) to speak about social justice? If not, why not? Communists killed far more people than Nazis. Once again I'll ask--is communism the sort of 'social justice' Turk and the Arcus Center are promoting?
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Scottish Youth Parliament win ‘Campaign of the Year, 2012’.
In June, 2011 Adeo Group unveiled the marketing for the Scottish Youth Parliament’s incredibly successful ‘Love Equally’ campaign for marriage equality. The campaign aims for equal marriage rights for everyone. Alongside campaigners from LGBT charities, Love Equally helped to initiate the Scottish Government’s plan for a new law.
SYP were worthy winners from a group of four which included Befriend a Child, Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) and STV Appeal. Congratulations to SYP!
SYP Love Equally campaign
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Saddle Up for Epilepsy is getting ready to go
Mayo Advertiser, Fri, Feb 19, 2016
Andy Moran, Cora Staunton and Aidan O'Shea at the launch in Breaffy House Resort of the Saddle up for Epilepsy which takes place on Saturday February 27 in Breaffy House Resort. Photo: Michael Donnelly.
On Valentine's Day last year, the inaugural Saddle Up for Epilepsy cycle took place in Castlebar. Supporting Epilepsy Ireland, the event was a huge success attracting cyclists from all over Ireland who registered to participate in the first national cycle for Epilepsy Ireland. Feedback from participants was extremely encouraging and the organisers now plan to make Saddle up for Epilepsy 2016 even bigger. Its success was thanks to sponsorship, local fundraising, community volunteering, and the support of celebrities such as Joe Schmidt, Rick O’Shea, Sean Kelly and Taoiseach Enda Kenny who opened the event. The organisers are delighted that these patrons have renewed their support in 2016.
"The dedication of Brenda Quigg and her team is inspiring. They are rapidly making Saddle Up for Epilepsy one of our most successful fundraising events, with all funds going towards STEPS, our epilepsy-self management programme for people with epilepsy and parents of children with epilepsy. This new flagship service has already been shown to make a huge difference to the lives of people living with epilepsy. Not only that, the event is instrumental in raising awareness and improving understanding of epilepsy, an often hidden, misunderstood, and stigmatised condition," says Peter Murphy, deputy CEO - Epilepsy Ireland.
The event is aimed at cyclists of all abilities from club cyclists looking for an early-season ride to those who simply enjoy a short spin on the bike. There will be two routes, a 68km and 128km, to ensure that everyone can take part while raising awareness of epilepsy and funds for the charity. Raising awareness of epilepsy and promoting positive messages to those who live with the condition is therefore is an important goal of the event.
This year's event takes on Saturday February 27 at the Breaffy Sports Arena. If you would like to register for the event online, entry is only €40, just go to www.saddleupforepilepsy.com or you can register on the morning of the cycle from 7.30am to 8.30am for €50.
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Home News Crime Police launch two-week crackdown to combat summer speeding
Police launch two-week crackdown to combat summer speeding
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Hampshire Police is taking part in a national speeding campaign
MOTORISTS have been warned to travel safely by Hampshire Police amid a two-week speed crackdown.
It has teamed up with the Thames Valley constabulary and their joint roads unit will step up patrols today (Monday) as part of a national campaign.
Road Safety Sgt Scott Kerr said: “We know that everyone has lots of exciting plans over the summer, but we want to make sure you all get to your destinations safely.
“A few miles an hour over the speed limit or travelling at inappropriate speed can have catastrophic upon road users and their families, many of whom also suffer lasting and profound consequences from collisions where a loved one has been killed or seriously injured.”
The aim of the National Police Chiefs’ Council two-week transport safety scheme is to remind people of the dangers of speeding as people take to the roads for the summer holidays.
It stresses how a pedestrian hit at 40mph has only a 10% survival chance – a figure which goes up to 80% if that speed is lowered to 30mph.
Exceeding the speed limit or travelling too fast for the conditions have been shown to be causation factors in 20% of all fatal casualties, 12% of serious casualties and 10% of the total casualties across the Hampshire and Thames Valley region.
“Excessive speed will reduce the time you have to react to a hazard and further the distance it takes for you to stop,” Sgt Kerr added.
“People need to realise it’s a speed limit and not a target so it may be more appropriate to travel at a lower speed depending on the road conditions for their own safety.
“If everyone drives sensibly and pays full attention to the road ahead then hopefully this can be a summer to remember for the right reasons.”
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Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz
Date of Birth: 20 December 1956
Place of Birth: Akjoujt, Mauritania
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Démarches et détente
Ghazouani's strategy marks a contrast with the style of his ex-military strongman predecessor Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz (AC Vol 60 No 13 Ghazouani's modest mandate)...
Ghazouani’s modest mandate
Anything other than victory for the chosen successor of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz would have been astonishing – and it was certainly no surprise when the electoral commission announced that Ghazouani had cleared the 50% hurdle...
Unchanging of the guard
An ally of retiring President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz the Defence Minister has the state and the ruling Union pour la République's formidable electoral machine behind him...
President says au revoir
The announcement that Defence Minister Mohamed Ould Cheikh el Ghazouani is to be the ruling Union pour la République (UPR) candidate in this year's presidential elections has ended the lengthy speculation over whether President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz would stand again...
Putting it to the vote again
One reason for the change of heart is the fact that if the opposition gains over one third of parliamentary seats which it is already close to it could block further constitutional changes particularly if President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz tried to scrap presidential term limits...
Shaky start for Sahel force
Mauritania's President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz has made no secret of his frustration...
The summit allowed Macron to encourage the host President Mohamed Ould Abdelaziz's in supporting the G5 without overtly endorsing his plans for a non-constitutional third term...
Abdel Aziz way
President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz has secured a 'Yes' vote in a referendum on abolishing the upper chamber of the country's parliament and changing the national flag...
Jammeh's long goodbye
Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and Guinean President Alpha Condé conducted the negotiations over his future at State House...
Out with the Ould
Such a partnership would bring together conventional political opponents of President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz and the vocal anti-slavery activists of Ould Abeid's Initiative pour la résurgence du mouvement abolitionniste (IRA)...
Benkirane's 'bras de fer'
An embarrassed M6 dispatched Benkirane to see Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz on 28 December...
Playing dominoes
Zeroual's next move
The jasmine and khaki revolution
Boutef's miracle return
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Denny Zeitlin: Early Wayne: Explorations of Classic Wayne Shorter Compositions
By DAN MCCLENAGHAN
Pianist Denny Zeitlin's career in music started just a bit after saxophonist Wayne Shorter showed up on the scene. Shorter's debut album, Introducing Wayne Shorter (Vee Jay Records) arrived in 1959. Zeiltin's introduction to the jazz listening public came in 1963, in a sideman stint on flutist Jeremy Steig's Flute Fever (Columbia Records). A year later, in 1964, Shorter signed with Blue Note Records and began releasing what would become a series of classic albums for the label; and Zeitlin signed that year with Columbia Records and began releasing his own set of consistently fine albums as a leader. Both men have enjoyed long and lauded careers, Shorter joining Miles Davis in what would become the Second Great Quintet; Zeitlin taking on the task of creating an electro-symphonic soundtrack to the movie Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978), in addition to his ongoing explorations of the art of the piano trio, duo and solo formats.
Zeitlin's celebration of Shorter's songbook is no new thing. He covered the saxophonist/composer's "Footprints" on Labyrinth (Sunnyside Records, 2011); "E.S.P." on his "Slick Rock (MaxJazz, 2004); and "Deluge" on the marvelous Precipice (Sunnyside Records, 2010). With Early Wayne, the pianist, Zeitlin goes all in, delving—in the solo piano mode—into the songbook of Shorter's perhaps most fruitful composing period, the 1960s, with a couple of tunes from the 70s stirred into the mix.
In terms of jazz standards, Shorter's early tunes are as familiar as anybody's—distinctive and cliche-less, unfailingly modern-sounding, even fifty years after they were written. And often covered. Zeitlin's immersion there is something like an embrace of a jazz prayer book, where the readings of those prayers are anything but rote exercises. They feel dynamic and joyful, like rapturous and freewheeling interpretations time-tested truths.
The opener, "Speak No Evil," from Shorter's 1966 Blue Note album of the same name, finds Zeitlin burrowing into the music, exploring unforeseen permutations before shifting into the theme, with elasticity and a sparkling zest. He begins "Nefertiti" with the theme, making the music sound venerable. Then he takes it out on a tangent into a glistening probe of the melody's thesis—dark and probing one moment, sprightly and radiant the next.
That's the template for the CD—a set of dynamic Zeitlin treatments of Shorter's time-tested classics, infusing classic on-edge beauty with virtuoso pianism and idiosyncratic imagination.
Track Listing: Speak No Evil; Nefertiti; Ju Ju; Teru; Toy Tune; Infant Eyes; Paraphernalia; Ana Maria; E.S.P.; Miyako.
Personnel: Denny Zeitlin: piano.
Title: Early Wayne: Explorations of Classic Wayne Shorter Compositions | Year Released: 2016 | Record Label: Sunnyside Records
About Denny Zeitlin
Denny Zeitlin CD/LP/Track Review Dan McClenaghan Sunnyside Records Wayne Shorter Jeremy Steig Early Wayne: Explorations of Classic Wayne Shorter Compositions
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The Alta Conflict – Dramatisation of a part of Norwegian history
The Alta conflict is a DKS theme for Year 6 pupils that deals with the many aspects of those events.
Sami demonstrant and police. Photo: Eva Dagny Johansen/Alta museum
In this program pupils are confronted with the points of view of the Sami people, the government, the police authorities and so on. Through discussion and dramatisation, pupils take part in events directlyrelated in the conflict. By being given various roles they will be challenged to assess crucial questions of right and wrong which were important for the local community. The teaching programme will enable pupils to understand that a political cause such as the Alta conflict has many different aspects and that there is no one single truth.What happened in the Alta conflict? Why did it get so much public attention?
— What happened in the Alta conflict? Why did it get so much public attention?
The building of a hydro-electric power plant on the Alta-Kautokeino river system is one of the most controversial cases in Norwegian history. The conflict started around 1970 with opposition from the local community and environmental organisations, but ended up being a flagship for the rights of the indigenous population. The teaching programme takes its point of departure in the period 1979-1981 when the conflict was at its most heated. Demonstrations were held throughout the country. Several thousand people took part in illegal activities to stop work on the project. When the conflict reached its peak in 1981 the authorities deployed 600 police officers to Alta.
The teaching programme presents the Alta conflict as a battle for values - modernisation and tradition, and the position of minorities in the nation state. Pupils will gain an insight into a local event which grew into a national and international issue. The Alta conflict has remained a key element of Norway's history.
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zebra Facts
A glorious fixture of the African landscape, the zebra is a very flashy member of the normally mousy-colored horse family. Sporting a robust body of bold stripes, the zebra spends its busy life on the move seeking the best grazing in the mostly dusty world of the African savanna.
Because its skin is dark, many experts suggest that the zebra is a black (sometimes brown) furred animal with white stripes, while others will argue that the zebra has black stripes on a white field, pointing out the animals white undersides.
No matter, the effect is dazzling, and provides this gregarious herd animal with a confusing defense of fluctuating dark and light motion. When a group of zebras rumbles passed a lion, leopard or cheetah, it is virtually impossible for the predator to pick out just one individual target. For the zebra, as is the case with many herd animals, there is great security in numbers.
There are 3 main species of zebra. The most familiar are the plains zebras of which there are 5 subspecies each with slight variations in not only stripe pattern but color as well, some being decidedly brown instead of black. Of these, the Grant's, a hearty animal true, bold black and white stripes that grow wider as they reach the rump, is the classic zebra in type.
Although there are some more populous sub-species, and interbreeding occurs, the Grants remains one of the most iconic sights on the African plains. The mountain zebras consist of 2 subspecies most easily distinguished by the fishbone pattern across the top of the rump. Mountain zebras also have a dewlap - a flap of loose skin at the throat, the function of which is unclear.
Finally, the Grevy's zebra is in its own sub genus and is more donkey-like. It has thinner more numerous, and closely spaced stripes, often brown in color.
All the zebra species are herd animals, highly social and dependent on the camouflaging effect of a mass of striped bodies for survival. Constantly moving, always alert for danger, zebras have surprisingly good eyesight, and it is believed that, despite being monochrome themselves, they actually see the world around them in full color. - Zebra Facts
Why does a zebra have stripes?
Even at the edge of a watering hole there is danger, but zebras love a crowd. The herd instinct draws them together, the exquisite skin often keeps them in one piece in more ways than one.
Imagine a crouching lion or hidden crocodile trying to select just one target in a dazzling sea of stripes. For well-camouflaged animals such as the zebra, it is more often movement and not the outline of a form that attracts the predator to an individual. A stilted gait, the bobbing head that comes with a lame leg, a stumble, a hesitation, the curtain of healthy companions rush away and the target is revealed.
But despite being every bodies favorite meal, the plains zebra is an extraordinarily successful animal, and though nature channels are rife with scenes of tragic endings, the majority of zebras lead long lives of 15 to 20 years. Even with territories dwindling as human-kind encroaches, the plains zebra herds are over 3/4 of a million animals strong. - Zebra Facts
zebra reproduction
Zebra mothers and foals
The very social zebra requires the safety and comfort of a herd to survive. Two types of zebra herds exist, one being made up of a "harem" of females and their foals escorted by 1 stallion, the other being a "bachelor herd" of males who are either too young, too old, or too timid to gather a harem of their own.
Stallions are males at least 5 years of age who have fought with other males for the right to accompany and mate with the females in the harem. The females have a hierarchy and will often walk in line in the order in which they joined the group.
The senior mare will make most of the decisions for the herd, leading them to pastures and watering holes. The stallion will bring up the rear or patrol the flanks on the lookout for predators and other males who might steal his mares away.
Pregnancy lasts for a year and the newborn struggles to its feet in a matter of minutes. The skull of a newborn zebra is less than 1/2 the length of its mothers, but the babies legs are 95% the length of hers.
Speed really matters in the perilous world of a baby zebra and within moments of birth the infant is on its feet and ready to run, keeping to the center of the herd as much as possible and dodging the large hungry jaws of cheetahs, hyenas, lions and crocodiles on a daily basis. The mother does the parenting and will nurse the foal for up to 18 months.
Young males will leave the herd at between 1 and 2 years of age to join a herd of bachelors. Likewise, young females will leave when they come into their first estrus joining with a new dominant male who has chased away all suitors.
Because both the males and the females leave their original herd, the harems that are formed are actually groups of unrelated females who form strong bonds and live together as a family, usually their entire adult lives. - Zebra Facts
fight club and the "super herd"
In some regions where populations are large, the plains zebras social structure can be rather complex.
Multiple stallions with their harems and youngsters in tow, will come together to form a "super herd" of up to 300 individuals. When a bachelor herd approaches a "super herd" the stallions greet them as a unit and work together to fight them off.
When the battles are over the stallions will return to their own harems. Within the "super herd" the harem structure remains intact with each mare remaining devoted to only her stallion, and each stallion keeping to his own mares. - Zebra Facts
zebra identification guide - a tale of some tushies
Look to the rear when trying to identify a zebra species or subspecies.
Our first example is the broad black stripes of the famous Grant's zebra (the rare Selous zebra is similar).
Second: The 2-toned "shadow" stripes, and sometimes stripe- less legs of the Burchell's. (the Chapman's and Crawshay's zebras are similar)
Third: The Grevy's has narrow, close-set, often brown lines, a prominent dorsal stripe with white outline and plush dark dorsal hair. The stripes do not go under the belly.
Fourth: The "fish bone", or "gridiron" pattern across the top of the rump of the mountain zebra. The mountain zebra tends to have the biggest variation in stripe width across the body (see small inset photo) with narrow, close-set stripes on the ribs changing abruptly to broad, wide-set stripes on the sides of the buttocks. Stripes do not go under the belly. Without a top view you can usually still identify the mountain zebra from the side- look for the tips of the fish bones! -Zebra Fact
which zebra is this?
So which zebra species is the mother/son duo in the photo to the left? Yes! - A Grevy's zebra mare and foal.
grant's zebra
Beefy build, thick neck, big, broad, black stripes it is the Grant's zebra. A mother and baby Grant's zebra in glorious black and white! Just look at the length of that foals legs - baby you were born to run!.
Burchell's zebra
If the zebra has the Grant's sturdy build, but thinner two-toned stripes it is one of three subspecies. The Burchell's zebra, the Chapman's zebra and the Crawshay's zebras occasionally inter-breed and make positive identification tricky, but of the three, the Burchell's is the most common. In fact, the Burchell's is the most populous of all the zebra species. This is most likely a Burchell's zebra mare and foal. - Zebra Facts!
a few more zebra facts
Contrary to some claims, zebras, like all other equines, identify each other by smell and vocalization, not by their stripes.
The zebras stripes make it more difficult for predators to target one individual out of the herd.
Albino zebras occasionally occur in the wild. Often called "golden zebras" they are not true albinos, but have pale tan or golden stripes and light brown or even blue eyes.
Anamalia
Equus zebra (mountain)
2 subspecies:
Cape , Hartmann's
Equus quagga (plains)
Burchell's, Grant''s, Selous', Chapman's, Crawshay's
Equus grevyi (plains)
no subspecies:
Zebra Facts - animalstats -
stallion mare foal herd
ENEMIES HOME LIFESPAN TOP SPEED
lion, cheeth Africa 18-25 years 40 mph
Plains Zebra AVG.HEIGHT AVG.WEIGHT POP. IN WILD
4 feet 400-700 lbs 750,000
Grevy's Zebra AVG.HEIGHT AVG.WEIGHT POP. IN WILD
5 feet 650-900 lbs 2500
Mountain Zebra AVG.HEIGHT AVG.WEIGHT POP. IN WILD
ESTRUS GESTATION # of YOUNG AT BIRTH:
1 x year 12-13 months 1 furred, eyes open
BIRTHWGHT BIRTHHGTH BABY STANDS BABY RUNS
50-80 lbs 18-24 inches 10 mins 30 mins
RAISED BY WEANED INDEPENDENT ENDANGERED
mother 10-18 months 1-3 years Grevys,mountain
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Environment Canterbury transition plan announced
The Government has today announced that Environment Canterbury (ECan) will move to a mixed governance council of seven elected councillors and up to six appointed in 2016 as a transition to a fully elected council in 2019.
Elected representatives were replaced in March 2010 by commissioners appointed by the Government under the Environment Canterbury (Temporary Commissioners and Improved Water Management) Act 2010. The Act is due to expire in 2016.
The mixed governance plan means a majority of ECan councillors would be elected at the local body elections in October 2016, with four elected at large in Christchurch, one elected from North Canterbury for the districts of Kaikōura, Hurunui and Waimakariri, one elected from mid-Canterbury for the Selwyn and Ashburton districts, and one from South Canterbury representing the Timaru, Mackenzie, Waimate districts and the parts of Waikati north of the Waitaki River.
The chair and deputy chair of the mixed model council will be elected post-October 2016 by the elected and appointed councillors. The mixed council will carry out a representation review in 2018 under the standard Local Government Act provisions to determine the make-up and wards of the fully elected council for 2019.
The Cabinet decisions announced today follow informal discussions with the Canterbury Mayoral Forum and Ngāi Tahu by Ministers in February, the release of a public discussion document in March, and Ministers meeting all 10 Canterbury councils during consultation. A majority of Canterbury’s 10 councils supported the mixed model subject to the return to a fully elected council in 2019.
The decisions announced today will be included in a bill to be introduced to Parliament. The bill will be referred to the Local Government and Environment Select Committee with the public having a further opportunity to make oral and written submissions later this year.
Please contact Mark Christensen or Jen Crawford if you would like further information.
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Android News / Huawei / Huawei P30 & P30 Pro Official Renders Clear Up Design, Camera Confusion
Huawei P30 & P30 Pro Official Renders Clear Up Design, Camera Confusion
By John Anon
The Huawei P30 and P30 Pro have now both leaked in what seem to be fairly official-looking renders.
The images provided by WinFuture, not only look to confirm the design of the rear of the device (something that has been contentious of late), but also the front.
According to the latest information, the P30 and P30 Pro will stick to a familiar Huawei design overall, although the notch on both phones is now much smaller thanks to the adoption of a 'drop' style notch. A move which seemingly has resulted in facial recognition being replaced by an under-display fingerprint sensor.
A knock-on effect of this is the reduction of the top and bottom bezels compared to the P20 series. This is in addition to the P30 Pro adopting more of a curved glass design – one of the first major differences between the standard and Pro models.
What has become a hot topic lately is the rear camera setup as there have been some conflicting reports on this in recent weeks. These latest images look to dispel the speculation by suggestion both setups will rely primarily on three rear lenses Although it will not be the same camera setup on both devices.
Show in the image above is the Pro model, and as to be expected, will be the more high-end option of the two. This version of the P30 comes equipped with a main triple camera array where one sensor ups the performance even more through the use of 10x optical zoom. In addition, the overall camera setup is now expected to be bolstered by a Time-of-Flight (ToF) sensor which will in effect offer greater 3D capabilities than what is commonly available on non-ToF-equipped phones. In other words, more than just facial recognition.
The standard P30, on the other hand, will adopt more of a traditional triple camera setup. At the moment, firm details on the sensors have not been provided, but judging by the difference in the Pro's squared-off third camera and the circular third camera on the standard model, the 10x zoom functionality won't be available on the standard model. Neither will the ToF sensor.
The images of the standard model tally fairly well with recent photos that were said to be the P30 Pro model. Which may explain why those real-life photos differed so much from the previous leaked renders and images that had surfaced and were more in line with this latest leak.
That is, as long as you excuse other case renders that have appeared recently, such as these Spigen ones which seem to point to a different design altogether.
Both the Huawei P30 and the P30 Pro, and likely also a "Lite" model are expected to be officially unveiled during a dedicated launch event in the closing week of March.
In the meantime, this latest report also offers a look at some of the color options that will be available with both phones, including ones that adopt more of the gradient look that's on offer with the company's P20 series.
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A Battle of Love and Chastity (after Gherardo di Giovanni del Fora)
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A Battle of Love and Chastity Royal Holloway, University of London
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Childhood Poverty, Parental Abuse Cost Adults Their Health for Years to Come
Growing up in poverty or being abused by parents can lead to accumulated health problems later in life, according to research from Purdue University.
"Childhood disadvantage has long-term health consequences—much longer than most of us realize," said Kenneth F. Ferraro, distinguished professor of sociology. "A novel aspect of this study is that childhood disadvantage was linked to the onset of new health problems decades later."
Couples That Split Childcare Duties Have Higher Quality Relationships and Sex Lives
Heterosexual couples that split childcare duties have higher quality relationships and sex lives than those who don't, according to new research that will be presented at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Study: Probation for Schools Spurs Transfer Patterns Linked to Family Income
Schools placed on probation due to subpar test scores spurs transfer patterns linked to household income, a study by New York University (NYU) sociologists finds.
Their study of a school accountability program in the Chicago Public Schools reveals that families were responsive to new information about school quality and that those with more financial resources were the most likely to transfer to other schools in the district or to leave the district altogether.
People in Their 60s Uniquely Benefit From Giving Advice Despite Fewer Chances to Offer it
A new study reveals that individuals in their 60s who give advice to a broad range of people tend to see their lives as especially meaningful. At the same time, this happens to be the age when opportunities for dispensing advice become increasingly scarce.
Study Investigates Whether Blind People Characterize Others by Race
Most people who meet a new acquaintance, or merely pass someone on the street, need only a glance to categorize that person as a particular race. But, sociologist Asia Friedman wondered, what can we learn about that automatic visual processing from people who are unable to see?
Friedman, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Delaware, set out to explore that question by interviewing 25 individuals who are blind. She will present her findings in a study at the 110th Annual Meeting of the American Sociological Association (ASA).
Women Who Petition for Restraining Orders Against Abusers Typically See Decreased Earnings
"Why doesn't she just leave?" is a timeworn question about women trapped in relationships with men who physically and/or emotionally abuse them. Economic dependence is clearly part of the story — many women lack the financial means to leave and find themselves trapped by both poverty and abuse.
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50 years of the Ford Mustang
Icon Inquisition: Ford Mustang
First Look: Ford PH goes topless with 2018 Mustang GT Convertible
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There really is something about driving topless. There's the feeling of freedom, and the wind you get with speed. And just to be clear, I don't mean the kind without shirts.
Most of the convertibles we get are small, usually coming in the form of roadsters; a sports cars with either a retractable soft or hard top. The BMW Z4, the Mercedes SLK (now SLC), the Porsche Boxster, and the Mazda MX-5 are just to name a few. All of these are great and fun cars.
But truth be told, most of those cars are rather small, and can only seat two people. If you wanted something bigger, something more powerful or more masculine in its demeanor, you'd have to go up several digits in price. The Mercedes SL Class is one, the Porsche 911 cabrio is another; all great cars, but all very expensive.
Now, there's a new more affordable choice if you're in the market for something bigger than an MX-5, and it comes from Ford: the Mustang GT Convertible.
Our market has been enjoying the modern Mustang since Ford Philippines launched the previous generation in 2012, followed by the current model in 2015 (2014 in the U.S.). Earlier this year, Ford launched the facelifted version of their pony car, and that's the one we're driving here.
The overall look of the Mustang really needs no explanation; the shape is as recognizable as other American icons like the Boeing 747 or a bottle of Coke. Ford didn't make any major changes in the profile or even the rear, but the new front end does look much better than the original 2014-2017 model. The biggest change is the roof. We've never had a convertible from Ford Philippines in recent memory (unless we count the NC MX-5 when Mazda was still part of Ford), and so the introduction of this soft top Mustang into the market is definitely a breath of fresh air, pun intended.
Opening the top is really easy. From the inside, there's a handle that you pull down and rotate to manually unlock the roof mechanism. After that, you activate a button and the roof retracts; albeit rather noisily and with a few creaks here and there. Regardless, opening up the once near-claustrophobic, high-beltline sports coupe turns it into something you'll enjoy driving up the mountain or cruising down a seaside boulevard... outside of the metropolis, of course.
As with the exterior, Ford hasn't made any major changes to the cabin. Like the coupe, this is a 2+2, meaning there are seats for two more people in the back. The dashboard is virtually the same, as are the switchgear, shifter, steering wheel and more. The thing I really don't like with the Mustang are those toggle switches just forward of the shifter; they've always felt like they were of poor quality particularly in the way they seem to stick, and the ones on this newer model are exactly the same.
What I do like is the instrument panel; it's now a 12-inch wide screen instead of the classic gauge binnacles. Ford says they got some video game designers to create the instrument screen for them, and it shows. There are a lot of options, and it varies depending on your driving preferences. I just had it set to the classic look for now, but you do opt to take it to the dragstrip, you can use a special mode mode with a bar-style tachometer so you can easily find your shift points.
Under the hood is an upgraded version of the 5.0 liter V8 motor. The upgrade isn't just a matter of tuning; Ford actually used some new tech into the Coyote V8 with the installation of a high pressure direct injection system, and while retaining the port injection. The dual injection system and other upgrades means this Mustang GT now has 466 metric horsepower (up from 441) and 570 Nm of torque (up from 542). Yes, it's still rear wheel drive, but this one has the new 10-speed automatic, and paddle shifters.
A press of a button ignites that V8 with a note that you can hear and feel from the engine and exhaust. Interestingly enough, the Mustang has a new feature too: a silent start. It's useful for not waking up the neighbors, or waking up the wife if you want to go for a late night drive when there's no traffic.
The previous 2015 Mustang GT coupe we drove was a nice, softly sprung pony car to drive around town. This new car is a bit stiffer. We can surmise that part of the reason is because they had to stiffen the car given the loss of the rigidity from the roof, but also because Ford reworked the suspension. New shocks, a new suspension component that aids lateral rigidity, and new stabilizer bars do stiffen everything up so you feel a bit more of the road. You can also forget about fuel economy; 4.3 km/l is what you can expect in city traffic (17 km/h average)
But the Mustang isn't made for city driving. Take it out on the highway and you'll enjoy how it delivers the same V8 experience with the option of dropping the top when the sun is out, but be prepared to have your hair rearranged when you do. The 10 speed gearbox is also impressive; the operation is smooth and the shifts are hard to feel, which is good. It's good for fuel economy too; expressway driving should net you around 10 to 11 km/l, depending on how quickly you want to get to your destination.
Where you can truly enjoy the Mustang GT convertible is heading up a mountain with a nice sequence of corners. Yes, this is a big and heavy V8, but the new suspension (which was borrowed from Shelby) does make it handle so much better, and with a 466 horsepower V8 and the paddles for the transmission, driving up a mountain will be fun. And fast.
The Mustang may have a rather bad reputation amongst car enthusiasts as evidenced by many crashes at car meets abroad, so much so that the running joke is that pedestrians should watch out as a 'Stang drives by. But as with horses, you have to respect the machine. That V8 is a serious engine, and if you underestimate it (or overestimate your skills) the Mustang can bite back. If you drive it properly with a smooth right foot on the throttle, you'll be fine. The drop top just adds another dimension of enjoyment.
Just about the only thing I would change for the Mustang would be the brakes. Given the weight, this Mustang cound do with a big brake kit, as the standard brakes leave some room for confidence in the way it bites. Previous models of the Mustang had bigger Brembo brakes as standard for the Performance Package, and that should be on top of your mods list if they still offer it.
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Commonwealth (Hardcover)
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Published: Harper - September 13th, 2016
Patchett's sharing of the lives of the children, the husbands, and the wives in Commonwealth is filled with nuances that create a complex spiderweb of family that is beautiful as it is fragile. Who would've thought a kiss could tip dominoes that continue to fall for five decades? This sweeping family saga is my favorite Patchett to date-highly recommend.
The Wonder (Hardcover)
Availability: Hard to Find
Published: Little, Brown and Company - September 20th, 2016
Trained by Florence Nightingale herself, English nurse Lib is hired to observe and document an eleven year-old girl who is supposedly a living miracle. Anna O'Donnell has not eaten for four months, due to the grace of God. Donaghue's historical fiction is addictively compelling with rich storytelling. THE WONDER is a mystery and a high lit thriller that you'll ponder over long after you turn the last page.
How I Shed My Skin: Unlearning the Racist Lessons of a Southern Childhood (Paperback)
By Jim Grimsley
Published: Algonquin Books - February 23rd, 2016
Jim Grimsley's memoir HOW I SHED MY SKIN is a documentation of a white boy growing up in the South in a typical segregated society. With candor and honesty, Grimsley examines the way he was raised to believe racism is normal and for the greater good. Grimsely's story isn't an unusual one, but it is special in the way he seeks to understand the history of the family and community.
The First Bad Man: A Novel (Paperback)
By Miranda July
Published: Scribner - September 8th, 2015
Miranda July's The First Bad Man blew me away, made me uncomfortable, and astonished me. Her raw and emotionally riveting writing style is unforgettable.
The Girls: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Emma Cline
Published: Random House - June 14th, 2016
Emma Cline knows us. The girls we are, shaped by the confusing signals from the boys and men, wanting to be seen, and then embarrassed for the wanting. The influence of society's irrational standards and general discomfort in being a girl are laid wide open in The Girls. It's through a brutal and harsh lens we see ourselves. Sometimes the seeking and longing experienced by young women change the entire trajectory of our lives. Emma Cline articulates this path with a depth and breadth that is spellbinding and heartbreaking. Highly recommend.
Modern Lovers (Hardcover)
By Emma Straub
Published: Riverhead Books - May 31st, 2016
Don't hesitate, just jump into the lives of Straub's Modern Lovers. I loved this book that explores the nuances of lifelong friendships, stale cobwebby marriages, and new beginnings.
When Breath Becomes Air (Hardcover)
By Paul Kalanithi, Abraham Verghese (Foreword by)
Published: Random House - January 12th, 2016
This beautiful book is a celebration of life more than a meditation on dying. Brilliantly lyrical, read this and pass it on.
Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End (Hardcover)
By Atul Gawande
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Fates and Furies: A Novel (Paperback)
By Lauren Groff
Published: Riverhead Books - September 13th, 2016
I am out of breath and speechless having just finished Lauren Groff's epic Fates and Furies. This book is beyond words. The title is perfection given the two main characters. Please read it. It will consume you and go places you can't even begin to imagine. Highly recommend.
My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry: A Novel (Paperback)
Published: Washington Square Press - April 5th, 2016
Adults don't read enough fairy tales and Fredrik Backman aims to change that with My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry. This modern day fairy tale has superheroes, warriors, snow-angels, and monsters as well as Wikipedia and audio books. I adored this book and found Elsa to be a brilliant mighty girl: up for the challenge her grandmother left her, not afraid to ask questions, able to mourn then forgive, and with an uncanny take on the nuances the past can have on one's future. Did I mention she's seven?
Anything Could Happen (Hardcover)
By Will Walton
Published: Push - May 26th, 2015
The reason books like this need to be written is to remind us that everyone deserves to be loved unconditionally. The character of Tretch is your brother, your son, your favorite co-worker, your nephew. He is one of the most true, kind, genuine teenage boys you'll ever meet. It takes great courage to be honest. Walton's main character realizes that truly being honest opens you up to be loved. When you read ANYTHING COULD HAPPEN, you'll hold your breath, your heart will break, you'll wish you could see Tretch's dance moves. Guess what? In your mind's eye, you do.
Dietland (Paperback)
By Sarai Walker
Published: Mariner Books - May 24th, 2016
This is not the book you think it is. This is not a book about a fat girl. This is not a book about dieting. This is a book about societal change. This is a manifesto that should be read by every feminist, no matter their gender. This is a book that must be discussed. DIETLAND is disturbing. It's supposed to be and it's brilliant.
A Thousand Miles from Nowhere (Hardcover)
By John Gregory Brown
Published: Lee Boudreaux Books - June 28th, 2016
It's not often that I begin and end a book within hours, but A Thousand Miles From Nowhere became an obsession that I had to finish immediately. Truly spectacular, Henry Garrett's story unfolds despite Hurricane Katrina, not because of it. Fans of Flannery O'Connor and Walker Percy will not be disappointed.
The Assistants (Hardcover)
By Camille Perri
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Published: G.P. Putnam's Sons - May 3rd, 2016
Tina Fontana is a reluctant hero in The Assistants. She's an assistant to a powerful and wealthy media mogul and terribly underpaid, like all the rest of the assistants to influential men. A freak accounting error takes Tina down a rabbit hole that ultimately changes the course of her career. I loved this book and you will too. Take this book on vacation this summer. I dare you to NOT read it in one sitting.
The Arrangement (Hardcover)
By Ashley Warlick
Published: Viking - February 9th, 2016
The Arrangement illuminates the portion of MFK Fisher's life where she discovers her calling and comes into her own voice because of, despite of, her failing first marriage and her secret love affair with her husband's best friend. Much of Warlick's book is the back story, the motivation, the appetite behind MFK's desires for both love and satisfaction. This dreamy historical fiction was extremely gratifying.
Fallen Land: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Taylor Brown
Published: St. Martin's Press - January 12th, 2016
Taylor Brown's first novel follows two unlikely lovers across Sherman's March through Georgia in the final year of the Civil War. Fallen Land is intense. Brown's descriptive language paints a vivid portrait of the south's devastation during this war. Callum's horse Reiver is a central character and this story moves quickly, mimicking Reiver's incessant race home to the Georgia coast. Highly recommend.
Fishbowl: A Novel (Hardcover)
By Bradley Somer
Availability: Out of Print
Published: St. Martin's Press - August 4th, 2015
I loved this book that documents thirty minutes in the day of the life of the people who live in the Seville apartment building. The cast of characters are richly diverse including a philandering grad student, a shut-in who mans a sex-line, a construction worker with a secret, and a boy who thinks he can time travel. During the entire story a goldfish named Ian is falling from the 27th-floor balcony on which his fishbowl sits. Fishbowl is fascinating, delightful, and heartbreaking. 5 stars!
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Israel Folau Dropped By Major Sponsor
By Ally Burnie
Disgraced rugby player Israel Folau has been dropped by his major personal sponsor ASICS in response to his anti-LGBTQI social media post.
The Japanese sportswear company took action and dropped Folau’s sponsorship after it was found on Tuesday the rugby player committed a “high-level breach” of Rugby Australia’s code of conduct.
In a statement, ASICS said it is “dedicated to sport” and its “healthy contribution to society”.
“We believe sport is for everyone and we champion inclusivity and diversity. While Israel Folau is entitled to his personal views, some of those expressed in recent social media posts are not aligned with those of ASICS.”
As a result, ASIC determined its partnership with Folau has become “untenable” and he will “no longer represent ASICS as a brand ambassador.”
ASICS is not the first sponsor to cut ties with Folau.
Following his homophobic social media post where he wrote “hell awaits” for “drunks, homosexuals, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists, idolators”, Land Rover withdrew a car issued to him.
Last month, B&T reported on the damage Folau’s homophobic comments have done, not just for his career and personal sponsorships, but for RA’s sponsor relationships, and the sponsors themselves.
ASICS standing up and honoring their championing of diversity and inclusion in sport is a noble move for the brand, and will no doubt act in its favour.
Folau requested a code of conducted hearing following Rugby Australia’s decision to sack him, yet a three-person panel deemed he had indeed committed a high-level breach.
The panel is currently writing submissions ahead of announcing what sanction Folau will be issued with.
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Patty Derrick Donates $150K to Beebe for Interfaith Chapel at Specialty Surgical Hospital
Submitted by Rachel on January 17th, 2020
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Beebe Healthcare Nurse Jill Petrone is Recipient of 2019 VIA Nursing Advancement Scholarship
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Beebe Healthcare Awards David Banks with L.O.V.E. Letter Award
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Now Open: Beebe General and Bariatric Surgery & Wellness Center in Lewes
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After Ringing the Bell: A Cancer Survivorship Conference to take place January 23 in Rehoboth
Submitted by Rachel on January 9th, 2020
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First Baby of 2020 is ... TWINS!
Submitted by Rachel on January 3rd, 2020
Possibly for the first time, Beebe Healthcare’s first baby of the new year is a set of twins! The babies were born just after 1 a.m. on New Year’s Day. Olga and Eric Tsavdar of Millville said they...
Beebe Medical Foundation Sets Historic Record by Raising $45.4 Million during ‘I Believe in Beebe Campaign’
Submitted by Rachel on December 13th, 2019
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Three great wins for the Herd
By Doug Sheppard
Doug Sheppard
IN LAST week’s diary I wrote about an outstanding performance against Peterborough.
Those who travelled to Swindon last weekend saw an equally impressive performance by the team, following a semi-final win a few days previously against Hull to qualify for the final of the Autumn Cup. Then we beat Cardiff 9-0 on Sunday.
All wins, but very different games. What was similar in all three was the support from our fans.
Some managed to get up to Hull for the mid-week game. A large number attended the Swindon game.
And then, on Sunday, we had a big turn-out for our home game against bottom of the table, Cardiff. Is there another town that attracts so many people to follow ice hockey in such numbers?
We took a one-goal lead to Hull from the first leg and played an effective road game.
The win meant we will play Swindon in the final, which gave an extra edge to our next league game on Saturday, against Swindon.
The home team took an early lead, but Bison seized the momentum with a couple of goals scored off a rush. I know the Bison fans were outnumbered but they drove the team on to a thrilling win.
On Sunday, we were without Kurt Reynolds, Dan Scott, Josh Smith and Roman Malinik. With a depleted blue line we decided to experiment with Hallam Wilson dropped back in defence, which went very well.
Dan Weller- Evans recorded his first shut-out.
I have to end the diary on a sad note. We have learned that an ex-Bison Player, Ryan O’Keefe, has passed away at 38.
He was a very popular team member of our Elite League team.
On behalf of the whole Bison family, we send our condolences to his family.
Treble winners
Now we are off to Coventry
Looking forward to the play-off finals
It is a family affair
Silverware chase goes on
Two great wins for the Bison
Double delight for the Bison
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Nick Buckley: Heroes are all around us
Courage exemplified by Special Olympic athletes and all who smile in the face of adversity
Nick Buckley: Heroes are all around us Courage exemplified by Special Olympic athletes and all who smile in the face of adversity Check out this story on battlecreekenquirer.com: https://bcene.ws/1XEuQLh
Nick Buckley, Battle Creek Enquirer Published 5:06 p.m. ET Feb. 20, 2016 | Updated 5:54 p.m. ET Feb. 20, 2016
2016 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics
Seven time Polar Plunge Special Olympics athlete, and the singer of the National Anthem, Mark Denardo, kicks off the 2016 Polar Plunge held at Bells Brewery Saturday afternoon. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Special Olympics athlete Stacy Klingerman (center) helps co-host the 2016 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics held at Bells Brewery Saturday afternoon. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Special Olympics athlete Bob Cavanagh proudly displays his USA t-shirt and hat as he is selected to represent the United States at the 2017 Speical Olympics World Winter Games in Austria. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Special Olympics athlete Kristy Allards takes the plunge Saturday afternoon into a waiting pool of supporters. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Crowds wait for the kick off of the 2016 Polar Plunge for Special Olympics Saturday afternoon. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Plunge divers walk toward the pool as they prepare to dive into 40 degree water Saturday afternoon at Bells Brewery. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Battle Creek Enquirer's own, Nick Buckley, takes the plunge to support Special Olympics. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
The Masked Man from the Kalamazoo College Hornets takes the polar plunge for Special Olympics Saturday afternoon. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Members of the Michigan State Police, Paw Paw post, take the plunge for Special Olympics saturday afternoon. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Members of the Michigan State Police, Paw Paw post, stay in the pool until all members take the plunge for Special Olympics saturday afternoon. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Robert Miller, Director of the Criminal Justice program at Kellogg Community College, works to find some open water and he is the last of his team to jump into the pool for the Polar Plunge in support of Special Olympics Saturday afternoon. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Josh Powers and his shark shirt takes the plunge Saturday afternoon. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Members of the Kellogg Community College Law Enforcement Academy endure the pool, and stay in the cold water, until all of their teammates take the plunge. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Polar Plunge divers leap into the 40 degree water Saturday afternoon in support of Special Olympics. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Mr. Pickle takes the plunge. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Mr. Pickle and his entourage wait in line as they prepare to take the plunge. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Polar Plunge diver Josh Powers, with his shark shirt, prepares to take the plunge in 40 dgree water. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
With the assist of her grandfather, Tim Cloud, Brell Satterfield, 4, checks out the water temps before Saturday's polar plunge at Bell's Brewery. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Robert Ryan, a member of Kalamazoo's Water Rescue unit, plays in 40 degree water with a Special Olympic's inflatable ball while waiting for people to begin taking the plunge. Seth Graves / For the Enquirer
Nick Buckley(Photo: The Enquirer)
Saturday's Kalamazoo and Calhoun County 'Polar Plunge' was refreshing in many ways.
Not the part where I jumped into a pool of 40-degree water - which was indeed very cold.
It was refreshing to see the variety of people who, for at least one afternoon, put aside whatever challenges they face to help a worthy cause - raising money for Special Olympics Michigan athletes.
And it wasn't just the elaborate costumes or the courage shown by jumping into the frigid water at Bell's Brewery that invoked a feeling that there are heroes all around us.
"I think honestly our athletes are heroes every day," said Krista Paulin, Development Manager for Special Olympics Michigan. "It's cool to see everyone taking on that theme because it wasn't planned on our end, not as a state. I've seen that at a lot of our plunges this year, people dressing as super heroes. I think it's just because people are understanding and realizing that our athletes are super heroes and they just want to support them and be their hero for the day. Our athletes look at people as their heroes because it's the greatest joy when athletes get to do this and they really appreciate supporters coming out and raising money for them to be able to live their dream."
SPECIAL ATHLETES
Many Special Olympic athletes participated in Saturday's 'Polar Plunge,' which was the first since Kalamazoo and Calhoun County merged their programs in January of 2016. It was estimated that over $30,000 was raised at the event to benefit the non-profit organization.
Marshall's Maya Holt at the 40th annual Special Olympics Michigan Winter Games. (Photo: Provided)
Earlier this February, Battle Creek's Linnea Hughes and Marshall's Maya Holt represented Calhoun County and were among nearly 1,000 athletes at the 40th annual Michigan Special Olympics Winter Games.
Chris Maynard, the director for Area 16 (Kalamazoo and Calhoun County), said she is inspired by Special Olympic athletes because their limitations don't keep them from enjoying everything sports can offer.
"I think the athletes are heroes to me because they push themselves beyond what anybody thinks they are able to do," Maynard said. "My own kid is a Special Olympian and he wouldn't walk down the stairs without holding on and gripping, and now he's an alpine skier that's all over the hill. Just seeing them overcome their own challenges and fears and just become more confident people is amazing."
Battle Creek's Linnea Hughes competed at the 40th annual Special Olympics Michigan Winter Games. (Photo: Courtesy of Daniel M. Gaken/Special Olympics Michigan)
There is no cost to participate in Special Olympics, so events like the 'Polar Plunge' go a long way in helping athletes. Spearheading the effort has been the Law Enforcement Torch Run (LETR), which now sponsors 28 Polar Plunges throughout Michigan from January-March.
By Saturday afternoon, Kellogg Community College - led by Criminal Justice Director Rob Miller - had raised $4,425 for Special Olympics Michigan through the Polar Plunge.
"A hero is someone who tries to make a difference and doesn't necessarily think about themselves," Miller said. "Police and law enforcement are human and they have the same feelings as everyone else. Sometimes we need to bridge that gap, so this is one way.
"The athletes, it's amazing how happy they are and how grateful they are. It brings you down to what is important in life - and that is making a difference for somebody else. It's not about us or just me - it's everyone. We have to leave a lasting impression on everyone we meet."
FINDING YOUR HERO AND MAKING A DIFFERENCE
The definition of a hero varies, but to me, a hero is a person who inspires others by showing courage in times of adversity.
My biggest hero is my 5-year-old daughter, Charlie.
Charlie Buckley (Photo: Provided)
This past November, Charlie was diagnosed with a kidney disorder called nephrotic syndrom - specifically focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS). She now takes five different medicines daily on top of semi-regular blood draws and doctor checkups. She has had three separate overnight hospital stays since her diagnosis - the latest coming this week.
In spite of all of this, Charlie has maintained her happy-go-lucky attitude. Her greatest joy is making others around her smile - something she is very good at.
Because of Charlie's FSGS, her mother and I and our extended family have gotten involved with the NephCure Foundation to support research, identify the cause and improve the treatment of kidney disease.
Organizations like NephCure or Special Olympics are just a few non-profits that are worthy of the public's attention. Heart disease and cancer are the two leading causes of death in the U.S. - and the American Cancer Society and the American Heart Association offer opportunities for people to make a difference in those respective fights.
I encourage anyone to think of the person who inspires them - your hero - and find a way to give back. Writing a check is a great way to help, but so is showing empathy and compassion.
Fun times at the 2016 #PolarPlunge raising money for Michigan #SpecialOlympics athletes https://t.co/M4tPc3worE
— Nick Buckley (@NickJBuckley) February 20, 2016
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Biogeosciences, 4, 927–939, 2007
https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-4-927-2007
© Author(s) 2007. This work is licensed under
the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
Special issue: Greenhouse gases in the Northern Hemisphere
Methodical study of nitrous oxide eddy covariance measurements using quantum cascade laser spectrometery over a Swiss forest
W. Eugster1, K. Zeyer2, M. Zeeman1, P. Michna3, A. Zingg4, N. Buchmann1, and L. Emmenegger2 W. Eugster et al. W. Eugster1, K. Zeyer2, M. Zeeman1, P. Michna3, A. Zingg4, N. Buchmann1, and L. Emmenegger2
1Institute of Plant Sciences, ETH Zürich, 8092 Zürich, Switzerland
2Empa, Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Testing and Research, Überlandstrasse 129, 8600 Dübendorf, Switzerland
3Institute of Geography, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland
4WSL, Swiss Federal Institute for Forest, Snow, and Landscape Research, 8903 Birmensdorf, Switzerland
Abstract. Nitrous oxide fluxes were measured at the Lägeren CarboEurope IP flux site over the multi-species mixed forest dominated by European beech and Norway spruce. Measurements were carried out during a four-week period in October–November 2005 during leaf senescence. Fluxes were measured with a standard ultrasonic anemometer in combination with a quantum cascade laser absorption spectrometer that measured N2O, CO2, and H2O mixing ratios simultaneously at 5 Hz time resolution. To distinguish insignificant fluxes from significant ones it is proposed to use a new approach based on the significance of the correlation coefficient between vertical wind speed and mixing ratio fluctuations. This procedure eliminated roughly 56% of our half-hourly fluxes. Based on the remaining, quality checked N2O fluxes we quantified the mean efflux at 0.8±0.4 μmol m−2 h−1 (mean ± standard error). Most of the contribution to the N2O flux occurred during a 6.5-h period starting 4.5 h before each precipitation event. No relation with precipitation amount could be found. Visibility data representing fog density and duration at the site indicate that wetting of the canopy may have as strong an effect on N2O effluxes as does below-ground microbial activity. It is speculated that above-ground N2O production from the senescing leaves at high moisture (fog, drizzle, onset of precipitation event) may be responsible for part of the measured flux.
How to cite: Eugster, W., Zeyer, K., Zeeman, M., Michna, P., Zingg, A., Buchmann, N., and Emmenegger, L.: Methodical study of nitrous oxide eddy covariance measurements using quantum cascade laser spectrometery over a Swiss forest, Biogeosciences, 4, 927–939, https://doi.org/10.5194/bg-4-927-2007, 2007.
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SouthWest Links Golf Courses
Machrihanish Golf Club
One of the greatest thrills in World golf is to stand on the 1st tee at the wonderful Machrihanish GC. Continuously voted the best opening hole in golf it has a 'get out' carry of 150 yards across the bay with the Atlantic Ocean pounding onto the beach to your left. If you take on too much of this 428 yard dog-leg left and do not quite connect, you could be building sand castles on the beach.
This is a truly brilliant natural links course, always in immaculate condition, with many blind shots to lovely, large and gently rolling greens that will require all your skills to master. On his first visit to Machrihanish to extend the course, in 1879, Old Tom Morris commented that "The Almichity had gowff in his e’e (eye) when he made this place."
Venue for the 2004 Open Championship it has the classic links out and in layout. The first six are straight out from the clubhouse it then turns left, right and back on itself for six more, which includes one of Scotland's, if not the worlds, most famous par 3s, the 123 yard 8th 'Postage Stamp'. A Par 3 that proves it does not need to be over 200 yards to prove difficult.
The final six play towards the clubhouse and invariably into the prevailing wind as one would expect from a Championship golf links.
Royal Troon will play host to the 2016 Open Championship and is closed to visitor play from 17th June until 24th July, reopening to visitors on Monday 25th July.
Turnberry Ailsa
Turnberry played host to the 138th Open Championship in 2009. The Ailsa golf course held a wonderful four days of golf with the champion Stewart Cink winning a 4 hole playoff against five time Open champion Tom Watson. The veteran Watson had a 12 foot putt on his last hole to become the oldest champion in the history of the Open.
Turnberry proved that it could provide a great test for the golfers of the 21st Century and it has truly returned to the rota of Open Championship golf courses. One of Scotland's most scenic golf links the golfer is offered what seems like mountainous dunes, craggy rock cliffs and beautiful plateau fairways to play upon. The Ailsa justifies its' reputation.
Western Gailes Golf Club
Regarded as one of Scotland’s top links with many magnificent golfing holes. The course has a multitude of wee grasping pot bunkers, scattered across undulating fairways, which are waiting patiently for the wayward. The greens are wonderfully protected and the Par3s are amongst the best I have ever played.
Western Gailes has held several Scottish Amateur Championships, the PGA Championship and is regularly used as a final qualifier for the Open when it is at Royal Troon or Turnberry.
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Learn about Fenland's history at Heritage Weekend events
Ben Jolley
St Wendreda's Church tour.
England's favourite heritage festival returns next weekend - September 8 to 11 - with a variety of open day events in Fenland.
Wisbech Council Chamber.
Held to celebrate history, architecture and culture, “it’s your chance to see hidden places and try out new experiences - all of
which are free to explorem” say organisers.
Station Road’s Cemetery and March District Museum.
With dozens of events taking place, we’ve narrowed down a selection of the best:
St Peter's Church Tower Tours.
1. Wisbech Council Chamber, 1 North Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JQ
The building was erected in 1811 as an Exchange Hall. The Council Chamber is still a working building used for meetings of Wisbech Town Council. There are now 18 councillors and seven wards within Wisbech parish. The Council Chamber houses many works of art, artefacts and official documents which reflect the civic history.
R. B. Johnson & Co.
Opening Times: Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm.
No booking required; max 60 people per tour.
Centenary Baptist Church, March.
Visit www.wisbechtowncounc
St John the Evangelist Church, March.
2. Octavia Hill Birthplace House, 7 South Brink, Wisbech, Cambridgeshire, PE13 1JB
Octavia Hill (1838-1912) was a woman ahead of her time. An artist and a radical, she was a pioneer of affordable housing
March Masonic Hall
and can be seen as the founder of modern social work. Her formidable achievements as an environmental and open space
campaigner led to her co-founding the National Trust, which today protects over 300 historic properties and keeps 250,000
March railway station
hectares of land open to all. Her life and work is documented in Octavia Hill’s Birthplace House, a handsome Georgian house
facing the river Nene. The house and its displays demonstrate this remarkable woman’s influence on our life today: her fight
Our Lady of Good Counsel and St Peter Roman Catholic Church.
against poverty and disease and her quest to bring peace and beauty into the lives of ordinary working people.
Opening Times: Saturday 1 to 4.30pm.
March Museum
No booking required; visit www.octaviahill.org/
Fossils Galore
3. Wisbech General Cemetery, North End, Wisbech, PE13 1PE
This attractive and peaceful corner of Wisbech originated in 1836, one of the first Victorian burial grounds in the country
Let's Take the Train.
primarily for non-conformists. Many prominent residents of Wisbech were buried here over the next 100 years
The land, around 3 acres, was laid out as a formal garden with gravel pathways, lawns, trees and flowering shrubs following
the style of the new cemeteries in London and Paris. It is now a haven for wildlife and a woodland habitat, which is a rarity
in this part of Fenland. Friends of Wisbech General Cemetery will be on hand with maps and a list of names if anyone is
interested in family research. There will be a display by the Fenland Family History Society and The Wisbech Society will be
showing the plans for the chapel restoration! There will also be activities for children on both days.
We would love to meet anyone with relatives buried here.
Opening Times: Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm (tour at 2pm on Sunday led by local historian Peter Clayton).
No booking required; visit www.wisbech-society.co.uk/cemetery.html1
4. All Saints’ Church, Walsoken, Church Road, Walsoken, Wisbech, PE13 3RA
All Saints has been a centre of worship since 1146. Situated exactly one mile from the centre of Wisbech, the church has been
described as ‘The grandest Norman parish church in Norfolk’.
• Coffee Morning 10:00 - 12:00: tea, cakes, raffle etc
• Bell Tower 10:00 - 14:00: a chance to visit the tower and have a go at ringing the bells including hand bells.
• Bell demo 14:00 - 14:45: a demonstration of bell ringing by local ringers
• Talk 15:00: a talk by Peter Wadlow Church Warden on Burials inside the Church.
As well as the coffee morning, refreshments are available all day.
Opening Times: Saturday 10am to 4pm.
No booking required.
5. Peckover House & Garden, Peckover House, North Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JR
Free access to the former home of the peckovers, a Quaker banking family who lived here throughout the 19th and early 20th
centuries. Enjoy the two acre Victorian garden, special exhibitions in the house, including a scale model of 1795 Wisbech,
our Reed Barn tea-room and gift shop. For Heritage Open Day we will also be joined by Tim and Angela from Anglia Dolls
Houses, who will be talking to visitors about their latest project with us and their dolls house business.
Opening Times: Saturday 11am to 5pm; last admission 4pm.
No booking required
6. St Augustine’s Church & Parish Centre, Lynn Road, Wisbech, PE13 3AH: Heritage & Poppy Weekend,
A Victorian church built in 1868. Now in its third year of commemorating WW1. The exhibition focuses on the Battle of the
Somme and what was happening in the church in 1916, including Weddings and Christenings. Orchard school are doing
a backdrop of the Battle of the Somme and Peckover school are doing a 1916 wedding wall mural. Fenland Family History
Society: Family history display, and experienced researchers available to assist anyone wishing to research their family history.
On Saturday, a service in honour of the fallen from the battle of the Somme.
Historians’ W.W.1 artefacts and films of the Somme with wedding dresses from our congregation. Other wedding dresses
will be available for auction at a later date. Sewing Tombola on all four days. Tea and coffee, cakes, sing song and raffle.
Opening Times: Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday 10am to 4pm.
7. St Leonard’s Church, Gorefiled Road, Leverington, Wisbech, PE13 5AS
St Leonard’s is a fascinating building said to have one of the finest towers in the county: the spire is 162 feet high. Entry is
through the two-storey porch and not to be missed is the famous stained glass window depicting the Tree of Jesse.
The stone church was begun in the 13th century. The lower sections of the tower, the arcades separating chancel and south
chapel, and part of the south wall stand from this time. The porch was added in the 14th century and the nave was rebuilt in
the 15th century, when a north aisle was added. Most of the building is of Barnack stone.
The most striking features of the building are the west tower and spire, and he quite wonderful 14th century embattled porch.
Joining us we have the Fenland Family History Society; the perfect group to chat to if you are researching your families past
and need help or advice. The parish Registers will be available together with a collection of Bridal Couture & photographs.
On the Sunday at 3pm there will be a short bell ringing demonstration. We look forward to seeing you.
Opening Times: Saturday 2-5pm, Sunday 11am to 4pm; bell ringing 3pm.
8. Vivien Fire Engine Trust, 1 North Brink, Wisbech, PE13 1JR
“Vivien” is a Leyland fire engine, which was proudly serving Wisbech from 1932 until 1963. Named after the mayoress at the
time, Vivien was regarded as one of the most up-to-date fire engines in the district. It featured the distinctive “Borough of
Wisbech Fire Brigade” lettering and the Borough of Wisbech armorial bearings on the side.
There will be a display of photographs in the Council Chamber and Vivien will be on display on Saturday and Sunday.
9. Fenland & West Norfolk Aviation Museum, Old Lynn Road, West Walton, Wisbech, PE14 7DA
Members will be on site to answer questions, give guided tours and provide information on the conservation and preservation
of exhibits. Music of the wartime will be playing. The Fenland & West Norfolk Aviation Museum was opened in the late 1980’s
and has expanded massively, and continues to do so with new exhibits coming in all the time. The Museum has a superb
collection of Aviation Archaeology from various aircraft recovered from the Fens. All the exhibits (except some of the aircraft)
are housed in purpose built premises, comprising four large themed halls, illustrating all facets of Aviation, some of the
Cockpits may be open, depending on the weather.
Opening Times: Thursday and Friday 10am to 4pm, Saturday and Sunday 9.30am to 4.30pm.
10. London Glassworks, 112A High Street, Chatteris, PE16 6NN: Glassworks tour
Visits are by tour only to view highly respected and talented glassmaker and
designer at work. There will be a demonstration and a chance to find out more
about the glassmaker’s art. Visitors will see how a piece of glass is blown and
shaped into a contemporary piece of art. There will also be a chance to visit the
gallery to view pieces of glass that are for sale. There will also be an opportunity to
view ceramics made by Kathryn Hearn. Please ensure you contact organiser to book your free place on the tour. All bookings
must be received before the 5th September. Event not suitable for children under the age of 10.
Opening Times: Thursday tour 10.15am.
Pre-booking required: contact Julie Smith on 01354 694289 or email chatterisarchive@hotmail.co.uk
Booking closes September 5; max 40 people per tour/session.
CHATTERIS
1. Chatteris Community Archive Town Walk, St. Peters & St. Pauls Church, Market Hill, Chatteris, PE16 6BA
A guided walk of about one hour and a half exploring the town with information about Chatteris’s shops pubs and stories that
form part of the town’s history. Event not suitable for children under the age of seven.
Opening Times: Friday 6.30pm - meet outside St Peter & St Pauls Parish Church.
No booking required; max 25 people per tour/session.
2. Lets Take the Train: Explore the East Anglian Film Archive, Cambridgeshire County Council, Chatteris Library, 2 Furrowfields Road, Chatteris, PE16 6DY
The East Anglian Film Archive holds 12,000 hours of film about the Eastern region. Anglia TV and BBC TV contributed a
considerable amount of film to the archive and it covers many subjects and areas of East Anglia. The evening is an event especially arranged for Heritage Open Days. Cambridgeshire Libraries and the East Anglian Film Archive invite you to come and view some archive film with a theme “Let’s take the Train.” Come along for a trip back in time to see film footage of the marshalling yards at March, The Wisbech Fruit Train which is said to be the inspiration for Thomas the Tank Engine stories, and see John Betjeman’s trip to Hunstanton. Opening Times: Saturday 7pm; free car parking in Furrowfields Road; max 30 people per tour/session.
3. Vintage and Veteran Motorcycle Display, Chatteris Museum, 14 Church Lane, Chatteris PE16 6JA
Chatteris Museum is hosting a small static display of vintage and veteran motorycles in the Church Lane Car Park. The museum will also be open on Sunday for light refreshments and chance for visitors to view the exhibits.
Opening Times: Sunday 11am to 4pm.
1. Centenary Baptist Church, High Street, March, PE15 9LB
The Centenary Baptist Church in its elevated position was the site of the town’s first non-conformist church built in 1799. In 1870 in was demolished and a new one built. In 1959 it was gutted by a fire and rebuilt yet again. The Church will have a display of information on the history of the church. Church members will be available to answer questions and show visitors around the building.
Opening Times: Thursday 1 to 4pm.
2. Home from Home and Quiz, March Town Hall, Market Place, March, PE15 9TF
Showing of film, “Home From Home” produced by members 20Twenty Productions film and theatre groups. It is about evacuees in Chatteris in World War II. This will be combined with the March Museum Quiz which will give everyone a chance to test their local knowledge.
Opening Times: Friday 11am, 1pm and 3pm.
3. Display on March’s Heritage in the Library, City Road, March, PE15 9LT
A display on March’s Heritage by The March Society, hosted by March Library.
Opening Times: Thursday 9.30am to 7pm; Friday 9.30am to 5pm; Saturday 9.30am to 4pm.
4. Fossils Galore, 60 High Street, March, PE15 9LD
Fossils Galore has a Jurassic walk you can come and explore with living fossils in the form of ferns as well as metal Dinosaur Skeletons, come and learn all about these dinosaurs and living fossils. Come and see Stompy the Woolly Rhinoceros Skull - one of the best persevered skulls ever found. Learn about Stompy’s life and death and how March used to be back in the Ice Age.
The Fossils Galore Museum is full of real Dinosaur bones, from the famous T-rex to Triceratops, Spinosaurus, Velociraptor and
Iguanodon. Come learn how these amazing creatures lived and where in the World they used to roam. We also have Fossils
from England. Learn all about these Dinosaurs that once roamed near March.
We will have our Prehistoric activities on offer everything from Fossil hunting to Gold Panning and an Archaeology Dig, have
fun learning and take a few things home with you as well. The Fossils Galore Cinema will be showing Dinosaur documentary
narrated by our Patron Nigel Marven. Come to Fossils Galore to learn about what lies beneath our feet
Opening Times: Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10am to 5pm.
5. Highlights of March, Grays Lane, by Barclays Bank, March, PE15 8TQ
Guided walks, lasting about 40 minutes, led by Andrew Clarke, Secretary of the March Society, focusing on taking in some of the architectural and historical highlights of March. Only guide dogs. Children accompanied by adults. Ideal size of group is 15, but no need to book, just turn up on the day.
Opening Times: Saturday walk 10am and 2pm.
No booking required; no dogs, except assistance dogs.
6. March Masonic Hall, City Road, March, PE15 9LS
The Masonic Hall at March was formerly known as The Primrose Hall and was an addition to the March Liberal Club premises in High Street. Named after the Isle of Ely MP, Capt The Hon Neil Primrose, who died of wounds in 1917 in Palestine, the decision to build the hall was made in 1925 and it was opened in 1932 on the site of former cottages. In 1956 the local Liberals decided to sell the hall and
it was eventually purchased by the local Freemasons, who had been meeting in The Griffin Hotel since 1907. The Masonic Hall is now the home to the town’s two Lodges, Caldwell No 3201 and Stone Cross No 6704, as well as various other Masonic orders. Members of the Lodges will be pleased to show visitors around.
No booking required; in the passage between Iceland and podiatry clinic.
7. March Railway Station, Station Approach, Station Road, March, PE15 8SJ
The railway first came to March on December 10th 1846 and was open to the public in January 1847. The platforms were opened on November 23rd 1885. The Friends of March Station group was formed in August 2009 to rejuvenate the disused side of the station. The Heritage Open
Days event will include a number of railway related displays and a display by the March Society.
8. Military Graves and Commemorations, Doddington Churchyard, Church Lane, Doddington, PE15 0TA
A guided walk around Doddington Churchyard on a theme of military graves and commemorations with particular reference to the First World War with David Edwards. Meet at Doddington War Memorial in the churchyard.
Opening Times: Sunday 2 to 3.15pm.
9. Our Lady of Good Counsel and St Peter Roman Catholic Church, 8 St. Johns Road, March, PE15 8RJ
The Roman Catholic parish of March has been a part of the community since 1911. Our present church was built in 1953 but many local people have never seen inside. The church will be open to give an opportunity to visit and look around. There will be someone to show you around but you can also visit independently. There will be displays about the parish’s history. Everyone is welcome.
10. St John the Evangelist Church, Station Road, March, PE15 8NG
St. John’s Church was built in 1872 and designed by TH Wyatt. As part of Heritage Open Days the church will be offering
refreshments and talks about the history of the church.
Opening Times: Saturday 9am to 4pm.
11. St Peter’s Church Tower Tours, High Street, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9JR
St Peter’s church dates from 1881. The clock is believed to date from the late 17th century and to be the oldest working mechanical object in March, made without bolt or screw. It was erected in the old Market buildings in 1832 and when the buildings were demolished in 1898, the clock was given to St Peter’s church by Mr George Sharman. The bell was made in 1832 in Downham Market and weighed five hundred-weight. Tours of the bell tower take place over the Heritage Open Days Weekend. People should be aware that there is a spiral staircase with over 50 steps, so is only suitable for the reasonably fit and is undertaken at one’s own risk.
Opening Times: Friday tours 12 to 2pm, Saturday tours 12 to 3pm.
No booking required; spiral staircase with over 50 steps; max eight people per tour/session.
12. St Wendreda’s Church tour, Wimblington Road, March, PE15 9QW
St Wendreda’s Church is the only Grade I listed building in the town. Almost certainly the current church is built on the site of an earlier Saxon timber church. Wendreda was a daughter of the Saxon King Anna and, in the 7th century, established a mission on the site to minister to the poor and needy. The church was enlarged in the 1340s to house the shrine of the relics of St Wendreda, translated from Canterbury Cathedral in 1343, and became a place of pilgrimage. The great glory of St Wendreda’s Church, for which it receives world renown, is its ancient double-hammer beamed roof, which is adorned with 118 carved Angels, making it almost unique. A wonderful example of the wood-carvers art, the roof was built between 1470 and 1520.
Opening Times: Thursday and Friday tours 11am and 2pm, Saturday tour 2pm.
13. The History of March, High Street, March, PE15 9JJ
Browse and view our Grade Two listed building. See the special exhibition on the men from March and District who died in the Battle of the Somme 100 years ago this year. Find out about the day when the Kaiser’s Zeppelin bombed March. Entry free, contributions to the museum welcomed. Museum membership available.
Opening Times: Saturday and Sunday 10.30am to 3.30pm.
14. The History of R. B. Johnson & Co, R. B. Johnson & Co Ltd (est.1839), 6-8 Dartford Road, March, PE15 8AD
Perhaps the oldest business that started in March and is still going strong after 176 years of trading in the town. There will be
an exhibition in the shop showing some of its history.
Opening Times: Thursday, Friday and Saturday 9am to 5pm.
15. Station Road’s Cemetery and March & District Museum, The Cemetery, Station Road, March
Station Road Cemetery Chapel is probably March’s least known religious building. On Friday 9 meet at the cemetery chapel at 10.00am for a guided walk round the Cemetery. The visit will consider all aspects of the cemetery whilst paying particular attention to the military commemorations contained within. At 2.30pm the Cemetery Chapel will be open to view. Displays about and talks on
the history of the chapel and cemetery. No booking required and there is no charge but donations to the Museum are welcome. Please gather at the chapel for both events and note that there are no toilet facilities.
Opening Times: Friday guided walk 10am to 11.30am, visit the chapel 2.30 to 4.30pm.
16. Ye Olde Griffin Hotel, High Street, March, Cambridgeshire, PE15 9JS
A presentation on the history of this magnificent coaching inn by Jennifer Lawler, chairman of The March Society.
Opening Times: Thursday 10.30am to 12pm.
17. Whalebones and Interesting Buildings
An architectural stroll around the hidden treasures of Dartford Road with Jennifer Lawler of the March Society.
Opening Times: Sunday 2.30pm.
No booking required; meet by the fountain in Broad Street.
18. March Library Day
The library will be holding an open session to promote the resources available. i.e. OS maps from 1887, Road maps from 1972, The Cambs Times on microfiche, Local Studies books, Ancestry and Find My Past websites. There will be a member of staff available to demonstrate and direct to different resources.
Opening Times: Saturday 10am to 12pm.
For more information about heritage events taking place in Fenland visit www.heritageopendays.org.uk or www.visitcambridgeshirefens.org
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Wisbech Town Council
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Pet safety: 15 reasons to keep your cat indoors
By: Signe Langford
Getty Images Author: Signe Langford
Many dangers exist for outdoor cats. Keep your beloved pet out of harm's way with our expert tips on how to keep your cat safe and healthy.
Dr. Dawn Ruben, DVM, states on PetPlace.com that the most important factor in determining a cat's life span, is whether it is an indoor-only cat or an outdoor cat. "Indoor cats generally live from 12-18 years of age -- many may live to be in their early 20s -- while outdoor cats generally live to be around four to five years of age."
Sure, Fluffy yowls at the door to be let out, but is it worth it? It's not. Not for your beloved furry buddy and not for the wildlife. We chatted with Nathalie Karvonen, founder and executive director of the Toronto Wildlife Centre, where she and her staff patch up wildlife, injured by cats, every single day. Sadly, explains Karvonen, "many of them die, despite emergency medical care; their injuries are too severe to start with, or they succumb to infection."
The dangers your cat faces outdoors are many and often life-threatening. Here are some of the most common threats:
1. Roads
Every year, thousands of cats are hit by cars.
2. Cars
In wintertime, cats look for warm places to cozy up in. Car engines are warm and deadly. Many cats don't hop out in time and are killed by the fan or fan belt when the driver starts up the engine.
3. Anti-freeze and other poisons
Many pets like the sweet taste of anti-freeze. If they find a puddle of the stuff on the road, in the garage or on the neighbour's driveway, they will lick it and it is highly toxic. It takes about one teaspoon to inflict a painful, lingering death on a cat or dog.
4. Other animals
Dogs, raccoons, foxes, coyotes, even large birds of prey have a taste for cat. And it's not just in the country that predators are a concern; as cities encroach on green spaces, wildlife, pets and people are having more frequent and unhappy encounters.
5. Cat fights
We've all heard that bone-chilling sound of two cats scrapping. Well, it's not all sabre rattling. Cats can really injure -- even kill -- each other and if your kitty fights a tough, old, stray, then contracting a disease is a real possibility. Not to mention the big vet bill.
6. Abuse
Unfortunately, as difficult as it may be to accept, there are sadistic people in this world, and cats are easy targets for all manner of torture, especially black cats on Halloween.
7. Starvation
Cats are not homing pigeons -- they can get lost. They might also become trapped or too injured to make it back home and then a slow starvation, heat stroke or freezing may be your kitty cat’s fate. According to the City of Toronto Animal Services, “less than 10 percent of lost cats in Toronto are reunited with their owners.”
8. Research labs
Some animal shelters sell cats and other animals to university and other research labs. What a cruel fate for a once loved and pampered pet.
9. Ending up at a shelter or pound
This may be your pet's fate if it gets lost and ultimately, may mean euthanasia.
10. Pools
Drowning is possible if your cat falls into a pool or hot tub in the dark of night.
11. Leg-hold and snare traps
Trapping fur-bearing animals isn't relegated to the wilderness. According to Karvonen, "unbelievably, the use of body-gripping traps is not against Toronto bylaws. We’ve admitted wildlife from Toronto with leg-hold traps on them numerous times, so I’m sure cats in Toronto have been caught in them as well."
12. Spraying
This isn’t dangerous, but it sure is stinky! Cats that roam free can smell other cat’s markings, prompting Fluffy to start spraying inside and cat urine is hard to get out of floors and carpets.
Aside from dangers that face your cat outdoors, there are also numerous ways that an outdoor cat can cause damage. Here are some examples:
13. Hunting
Yes, hunting is natural, it's instinct and that's precisely why cats must stay indoors, especially in the spring when defenceless baby animals are everywhere. The American Bird Conservancy estimates that "…free-roaming cats (owned, stray, and feral) kill hundreds of millions of birds and possibly more than a billion small mammals in the U.S. each year."
Now add to that tally Canada’s cat population. Karvonen tells us, "during spring and summer, Toronto Wildlife Centre receives call after call after call about birds and small mammals attacked by cats. It’s a huge problem," she says.
14. Doing its business in the neighbour's garden or sandbox
It's just not neighbourly to let your cat make life less pleasant or even harmful to others. It's no fun when a gardener gets a whiff or handful of doo-doo. And it's dangerous when a kiddie -- who is putting everything into his or her little mouth – finds kitty's number two in his play sand. Toxoplasmosis is a dangerous disease humans can contract from feline feces.
15. Darting into traffic
Accidents have been caused when a driver is surprised by a cat running right in front of them. The driver brakes and when the driver behind isn't able to stop in time, a rear-end collision ensues, followed by personal injury, medical and insurance costs.
The common housecat is not indigenous to North America and therefore, its presence in the ecosystem is disruptive to the fine balance of the local flora and fauna. In Australia, where introduced cats have wreaked havoc on their unique wildlife, bills have been passed insisting that all cats be spayed or neutered, registered, micro-chipped and kept indoors or contained when outside. Break any of these laws and the cat can be confiscated and destroyed. Perhaps if caring cat owners take the initiative to be responsible and respectful of wildlife, neighbours and the cats themselves, it won't come to that here.
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Home » News » Bollywood Features News » Check out: The biker duo Arjun Rampal and his daughter
Check out: The biker duo Arjun Rampal and his daughter
Created: Jul 19, 2014 - 2:10 am IST
Arjun Rampal who was last seen in Prakash Jha’s political drama film Satyagraha has been missing from the big screen. The actor who will next be seen in the currently underproduction Roy, posted candid images of himself and daughter Myra on twitter.
Tweeting the images, Arjun says, “The biker duo ….what say? Do we make a good pair?” later adding another picture, this time in colour, he posted, “One more in color. Myra and I enroute for haircuts to Alims.”
Though currently the actor may be enjoying his free time with his daughter, his next release Roy is said to be a romantic action thriller directed by debutante Vikramjit Singh and produced by Bhushan Kumar, Krishan Kumar, Divya Khosla Kumar & Freeway Pictures and co-produced by Ajay Kapoor. Roy that also features Ranbir Kapoor and Jacqueline Fernandez in lead roles is slated to release on February 13, 2015.
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Christos Tsiolkas
A&U
Reviewed by Martin Shaw
Released November 2013
RRP 32.99
Barracuda (Christos Tsiolkas, A&U)
After the success of 2008’s The Slap, Christos Tsiolkas could be excused for feeling he had nothing more to prove. Perhaps though it was that completely unexpected good fortune that planted one of the seeds for Barracuda, surely his most personal and heartfelt book to date, and I think his most accomplished.
What is the price of striving for career success? Are personal relationships a necessary casualty? And why is it that if one appears to fail, it seems that no-one wants to know you anymore, and even to yourself you can become a nothing?
Danny Kelly is a talented swimmer, but from the wrong side of the tracks—at least from the perspective of the snooty boys’ private school in Melbourne’s east to which he wins a sporting scholarship. Working-class, and a wog to boot, he cops his fair share of harassment, but soon his ability in the pool becomes his secret weapon against his abusers. Until, that is, his prowess starts to go awry (mentally as much as physically) and Danny is forced to find his base—and his future—from within, not without.
To start to summarise Barracuda though is to diminish this big, sprawling, ever-so-affecting book. And the structure is a feat in itself: Tsiolkas runs a dual narrative throughout, alternating between Danny’s schooldays, which are dominated in equal parts by swimming and loathing; and his life (as Dan) ten years on, which includes time spent with his partner Clyde in Scotland, the homeland, as it happens, of his migrant father Neal. And always the flashbacks to those formative poolside years …
This is vintage Tsiolkas. He writes uncompromisingly about the way we live now, unafraid to address the many unspoken issues that taint our society—be they class division, racism, profligate government spending, craven Indigenous and refugee politics, or simply the pervasive ‘comfortableness’ and insularity of the Australian body politic. And for all the cultural critique there is no shortage of comic barbs: I guffawed audibly when Danny’s school is given the nickname ‘Cunts College’ near the beginning of the novel, and enjoyed Danny’s rumination on the finer points of his classmates spending their summer holidays in Portsea and Sorrento as opposed to Rye and Rosebud.
Perhaps what is new here though is the expanded emotional register: the emphasis on the importance of home, of fraternity, of belonging, of a language beyond words to forge our bonds. And learning how to communicate, particularly with one’s parents, as an essential rite of passage in our lives: Barracuda is such a lyrical, loving tribute to those that can help you not only fly through the water, but can make you fly through life as well.
Finally an aspect that I can’t help but read autobiographically: Dan declares his indebtedness to the discovery of literature in his 20s (‘Just as he had in water, he could lose himself in reading: mind and body became one’). Several wonderful little paeans to writers such as Faulkner, our own David Malouf, Chekhov and Graham Greene follow. When Dan is questioned by a librarian as to why he isn’t interested in ‘more modern stuff’ he responds that ‘the contemporary writers annoyed him, he found their worlds insular, their style too self-conscious and ironic. Theirs was not a literature that belonged to him.’
To be sure none of those descriptors apply to our contemporary Tsiolkas—quite the opposite in fact. The German romantic poet Novalis once wrote: ‘The world must be romanticised. In this way we find its original meaning again.’ The beautiful ugliness that is Australia has found its chronicler in Tsiolkas, and we know ourselves better and are the richer for it. Our world has been Tsiolkasised. On the strength of Barracuda, there is not a more important writer working in Australia today.
Martin Shaw is the books division manager at Readings
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Beetle and Boo (Caitlin Murray, Puffin) Children’s picture book
The Girl with the Gold Bikini (Lisa Walker, Wakefield) Young adult
A New Kind of Everything (Richard Yaxley, Scholastic) Young adult
Euphoria Kids (Alison Evans, Echo) Young adult
Coming Home to Country (Bronwyn Bancroft, Little Hare) Children’s picture book
Morphing Murphy (Robert Favretto, illus by Tull Suwannakit, Ford Street) Children’s picture book
Jelly-Boy (Nicole Godwin, illus by Christopher Nielsen, Walker Books) Children’s picture book
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Bricoleurbanism
urbanism – landscape – ideas – theory – whimsy
Before Bay St Divided Yorkville
Cities,Development,Development in Toronto,History,Toronto,Urban Design,Urbanism,Whimsicality
Goad Atlas fire insurance map showing the area between Yonge St and Queen's Park/Avenue Rd from near College St to Davenport Rd in 1913 - move over with mouse to see the same area in 1924 after Bay St was cut through
One of Toronto’s little historical secrets is the mystery of why Bay St does such a large jog at Queen St. History buffs may know the answer, but I only recently came upon it myself, and it answered many questions I’d long had about the strange disconnect in (of all places) Yorkville between Yonge St and the centre of what we now think of as Yorkville, the area west of Bay St.
The jog on Bay St creates one of Toronto’s most spectacular urban design moments, but it was far from deliberately planned that way – the placement of the tower of Old City Hall simply took advantage of a precondition in which Bay St ended at Queen St. What is today Bay St north of Queen St was originally a separate street running between Queen St and College St called Terauley St. Terauley St and the grid north of Queen St were originally laid out as part of a separate estate that did not line up with the grid south of Queen (even University Ave did not originally extend south of Queen St, whereas Yonge St was the exception as it was the original concession road).
North of College St there was a one block break, and then a series of streets with slightly different alignments (called St Vincent St, Chapel St and North St) continued the rough line of Terauley St north to Bloor St. North of Bloor St, no streets crossed through Yorkville along the Terauley St alignment. In the early 1920’s, the City decided to cut the Terauley alignment all the way through from Queen St to Davenport Rd and rename it as an extension of Bay St. The late date of Bay St’s creation north of Queen partly explains the lack of significant historical buildings along the street.
The effect in Yorkville has been more profound, as Bay St essentially split the old village in two. Originally, the centre of Yorkville was clearly along Yonge St (very few commercial buildings even existed at the time along Bloor St). Both the library and the fire hall were located close to Yonge St on Yorkville Ave. Since the 1920’s and the cutting through of Bay St, the fortunes of Yorkville west and east of Bay seem to have gone in different directions. While Yonge St has lost most of its connection to Yorkville and sense of it’s former individuality, Yorkville west of Bay was destined to become a centre for artists and alternative culture and finally a very unique boutique shopping district, maintaining a significant amount of its character and village feeling.
posted on January 15, 2012 by rc | 1 Comment
Analyzing Urban Form by Block Shape and Size
Beautiful Urban Moments,Cities,Ideas,Theory,Urban Design,Urbanism,Whimsicality
The block pattern of Paris in map form and arranged by shape and size
French artist Armelle Caron has created a series called “tout bien rangé” in which the block patterns of various cities have been disassembled, sorted by shape and size and rearranged as a new graphic representation of the city. While the result of the taxonomicalish classification and reorganization is not particularly useful from an urban design perspective (the city maps don’t seem to be at the same scale, for one), it’s certainly an interesting way to look at the city, and to think about blocks, block size and block shape, which are such an integral and enduring element of our cities’ urban forms. See all of the pieces on the artist’s site. (via Strange Maps)
For something similar see The Patterns of the Urban Fabric of Beijing’s Hutong.
The block pattern of New York (part of Manhattan and part of Brooklyn) in map form and arranged by shape and size
The block pattern of central Berlin in map form and arranged by shape and size
posted on November 19, 2011 by rc | 1 Comment
Pedestrian Advocacy Gone Wrong
Whimsicality
Take it to Make It curb cut, Kirkland, Washington (Photo: EPA Smart Growth)
What on earth is going on in this small city (Kirkland, a suburb of Seattle) in Washington State? So much for West Coast cities having a reputation for being progressive: Kirkland has somehow decided that the best way to handle pedestrian injuries and deaths at pedestrian crossings is to place yellow flags at each side of the street for the pedestrians to carry and hold out as they cross the street! What? Yeah, read that again. The name of the campaign? Take it to Make It! As it says on some of the buckets of flags, “62 people have been injured or killed in crosswalks in Kirkland. Not carrying a flag: 62. Carrying a flag: 0.” Errr… what?
Is the implication that somehow a pedestrian who gets hit not carrying a flag is at fault? Or that someone carrying two shopping bags doesn’t deserve to be as safe on a crosswalk as someone with a free hand to hold a flag? Are you kidding me? What is the point of having a crosswalk at all if you’re going to shift all the responsibility for pedestrian safety onto the pedestrian? Do all pedestrians need to wear bright fluorescent vests in order to not be at fault if hit while crossing the street? At least if they wore a vest they wouldn’t have to hold these stupid flags! Is EPA’s Smart Growth program really using this as a good precedent for smart growth?
Take it to Make It pedestrian crossing, Kirkland, Washington (Photo: EPA Smart Growth)
Take it to Make It pedestrian flags, Kirkland, Washington (Photo: EPA Smart Growth)
posted on September 6, 2011 by rc | 6 Comments
Toronto From the Perspective of Flickr and Twitter
Beautiful Urban Moments,Cities,Ideas,Theory,Transit,Urbanism,Whimsicality
Toronto from the perspective of Flickr and Twitter: Red dots are locations of Flickr pictures. Blue dots are locations of Twitter tweets. White dots are locations that have been posted to both (image: Eric Fischer at Flickr.com). Move over with mouse to see Google Map overlay to locate yourself.
An interesting (and beautiful) set of maps have been made by Flickr user Eric Fischer showing maps of the locations of Flickr photos and Twitter activity in major urban centres around the world (see the full set called “See something or say something” to compare to other cities). What’s interesting is how clearly the downtown street fabric of Toronto (and other cities) is revealed by people’s photos and tweets. While it might seem obvious that the streets (being our main public realm) are the places where the most concentrated activity of this kind takes place, it still suggests things about how people use the city and of what and where they choose to take photos. Outside the core, the main photo concentrations appear to be the waterfront and major parks, with a few splotches at major urban nodes which suggests a large preference for taking photos of the natural environment. Meanwhile the Twitter activity is much more evenly spread across the city, although still concentrated enough around the major streets of the city to give a suggestion of the street network. The clarity with which Yonge St, Bloor/Danforth and Queen St stand out shows just how much activity in general in Toronto is concentrated around these three streets that most of us know are the main spines of the city. If only Queen St had a subway line recognizing this to match the other two!
posted on July 16, 2011 by rc | 1 Comment
The Subway to Nowhere?
Development,Development in Toronto,Toronto,Transit,Urban Design,Urbanism,Whimsicality
Vaughan north of highway 407 (source: google maps)
The Spadina subway extension to Vaughan is under construction and scheduled to be open for the end of 2015, but where exactly is this thing going? Sure it goes to York University (which I think most people would accept is a good idea), but there will be a full 2 more stations north of Steeles Ave into Vaughan, so what exactly is up there? See above… Oh dear… It looks like we’re extending a subway line that originally kind of went to nowhere, to another even more extreme nowhere, a vast sea of single-storey warehousing, manufacturing, big box stores and railway lands. But wait! Building a subway will result in massive development right? So this area is ripe for a total makeover, right? Oh wait a minute… here’s the famed subway-driven development along the Yonge St corridor north of highway 401 from Sheppard Ave to north of Finch at the same scale, the result of almost 40 years of development (see below).
Yonge St development corridor north of highway 401 at the same scale (source: google maps)
I guess the even more modest kind of development around the Sheppard Line wouldn’t have much of an effect either (see below).
Sheppard Ave development corridor north of highway 401 at the same scale (source: google maps)
So just how large is this sea of nothingness that we’ve sent a subway line to? Oh, that’s right, as large as the entire downtown core of Toronto (see below). Damn.
Downtown Toronto from the Union Station to Bloor at the same scale (source: google maps)
posted on July 12, 2011 by rc | 0 Comments
Beautiful Urban Moments – Part X
Beautiful Urban Moments,Ideas,Urban Design,Whimsicality
Beautiful flower murals on telephone utility boxes along the north side of Yorkville Ave, east of Hazelton Ave in front of Teatro Verde, Yorkville, Toronto
This is a great example of the creative potential of a simple solution to vastly improve the aesthetics of one of the typically ugly pieces of urban infrastructure, the telephone utility box. While land-line telephones may be on the way out, there’s still plenty of urban infrastructure that could similarly benefit from some creative attention. The mural is by Bruni Nielsen and is in Yorkville, Toronto along the north side of Yorkville Ave, east of Hazelton Ave in front of Teatro Verde.
posted on June 8, 2011 by rc | 0 Comments
Tahrir Square, Cairo – From Traffic Circle to Civic Square
Beautiful Urban Moments,Cities,Cities & Politics,Landscapism,Theory,Urbanism,Whimsicality
Annotated photo from BBC (over Reuters photo) of Tahrir Square, Cairo at the height of the protests (click through to BBC to read the annotations
Tahrir Square in central Cairo became the nucleus for unprecedented protests against the government in Egypt in February. While the name Tahrir means Liberation (referring to the Egyptian revolution against British rule in 1919, but subsequently co-opted to also refer to the 1952 military coup that removed the Egyptian monarchy and established the modern Republic), the space itself normally hardly serves as a great civic square, being for all intents and purposes a huge traffic circle.
Tahrir Square area from Google Maps
But it just goes to show that the utility of a civic square lies as much in its imagined symbolic role as in its intended programme and design – the key requirement is largely that the space is simply open. It doesn’t matter if it’s legally accessible, or if the law allows peaceful assembly. In times of crisis or great importance, people will gather in the place that captures the public imagination. After all, traffic is certainly no obstacle to a revolution.
Tahrir Square - Daily Mail (Associate Press) photo
Tahrir Square on Friday of Departure (Feb 4th) by Flickr user Mona Sosh
Crowds in Tarhrir Square (Photo: AP/Tara Todras-Whitehill)
Friday prayers by the Tahrir Square demonstrators, photo by Amr Addullah Dalsh (Reuters via Calgary Herald)
posted on February 13, 2011 by rc | 1 Comment
Lujiazui and the “Pudong Miracle” – 20 Years of Transformation
Beautiful Urban Moments,China,Cities,Development,Shanghai,Urban Design,Urbanism,Whimsicality
Lujiazui financial district in Pudong seen in 1990 and in 2010 from across the Huangpu River over the Bund in the historic International Settlement area of central Shanghai
The Pudong New Area (浦东新区) in Shanghai was first masterplanned in 1990, at a time when most of Pudong (浦东, named for being east (东) of the Huangpu River (浦), as opposed to Puxi (浦西) west (西) of the river) was factories, warehouses, villages and farmland with typical 1980’s Chinese residential development taking place. At that time Pudong had only 2 road tunnels under the Huangpu River connecting it to the rest of Shanghai and Shanghai’s first metro line had not even started construction. Shanghai’s metro line 2 linking Pudong to central Shanghai would not open until 1999, but by then Pudong was already well on it’s way to representing a model of the dream of highly planned and modern rapid development that China was reaching for.
The Lujiazui (陆家嘴) area in particular had already started to become an icon of the city as Shanghai’s new financial centre, its visibility and image guaranteed by its position directly opposite Shanghai’s historic Bund where the hoards of tourists who came to see Shanghai’s history could also see the city’s future in the forest of towers across the river.
Fast forward to 2010, and Pudong is connected to the rest of Shanghai by four huge bridges and five road tunnels, and serviced by 6 metro lines. The whole thing is a stunning representation of the development of Shanghai (and China) over the last 20 years, years that have changed Shanghai forever.
On the other hand, from an urban design perspective, Pudong can be seen as part of a much larger failure of suburban planning and design in China and around the world. Even in Lujiazui, surrounded by office towers, the enormous roads, distance between buildings and lack of pedestrian scale make a clear (and no doubt intentional) break with the historic city in Puxi, and there is a complete lack of character as a result of what can clearly be recognized as a suburban planning philosophy (with “Chinese characteristics”). This has even produced a cultural split between people who prefer Pudong and people who prefer Puxi, with, in some people’s minds, Puxi representing the past and a lesser quality of life, and Pudong representing the future and the modern lifestyle expected by upwardly mobile people in China these days.
The urban design success of Lujiazui is largely scenic – it is meant to be seen from across the river as a symbol of Shanghai’s rise onto the world stage, and act as a platform to look back at the old city from the heights of the city’s current success. Lujiazui’s intended function as Asia’s preeminent financial centre should have produced one of the great modern urban districts, but the result is still best experienced from across the river while walking along the Bund, Shanghai’s 150 year old international financial centre and one of the great streets of the world.
The view from the famous Bund along the Huangpu River, showing Lujiazui and its towers
Source: Before/After image via Reddit
The World According to Facebook
Paul Butler's visualisation of Facebook friendships - click for larger version
Paul Butler, an intern at Facebook put together this data visualisation map of Facebook friendship locality relationships around the world. The glaring black hole of China is due to Facebook being completely blocked there, whereas people in Russia and Brazil prefer other social networking sites, and Africa presumably is dark as a result of relatively low internet usage.
In his own words:
“Visualizing data is like photography. Instead of starting with a blank canvas, you manipulate the lens used to present the data from a certain angle… When the data is the social graph of 500 million people, there are a lot of lenses through which you can view it. One that piqued my curiosity was the locality of friendship. I was interested in seeing how geography and political borders affected where people lived relative to their friends. I wanted a visualization that would show which cities had a lot of friendships between them.”
For more info on exactly what he did and how (and source). Via.
posted on December 15, 2010 by rc | 0 Comments
The Patterns of the Urban Fabric of Beijing’s Hutong
Beautiful Urban Moments,China,Cities,Urban Design,Urbanism,Whimsicality
370 of the 1500 patterns of the urban fabric of Beijing's hutong from Instant Hutong's Community Catalogue 2007
Part of Instant Hutong’s Community Catalogue 2007, a catalog of hutong block patterns laid out as a “series of 1500 communities of courtyard houses cut out and isolated from the map of downtown Beijing”.
Via Ministry of Type, image sourced from Instant Hutong’s portfolio on the Behance Network
posted on December 1, 2010 by rc | 3 Comments
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Gender justice and social norms - processes of change for adolescent girls
Author: R. Marcus, C. Harper
Publisher: Overseas Development Institute
(Adobe Acrobat Document)
This publication presents the analytical framework for the current phase (year two) of the Overseas Development Institute (ODI) DFID-funded multi-year policy research programme, ‘Transforming the lives of adolescent girls’, which explores gender justice for adolescent girls in Ethiopia, Nepal, Uganda and Viet Nam. The current phase of this programme explores the changes and continuity in norms related to education and early marriage, along with a systematic-style review of the impact of communication and media activities on a wider set of discriminatory gender norms affecting adolescent girls.
This conceptual framework paper integrates an understanding of what gender norms are, and how they are experienced; an analysis of the broader or structural forces that create conditions in which gender norms and practices either are entrenched or can change in a more gender-egalitarian direction; and an understanding of the social psychological processes by which gender norms change. These three elements form the building blocks for the conceptual framework for the current phase of the programme, which focuses on how gender norms change and the processes that lead to these changes.
The following key messages are highlighted:
· No one theoretical perspective on norm maintenance and change fully captures the processes and range of factors that hold gender norms in place or underpin change in particular situations. It is productive to combine insights from analysis of structural processes that facilitate norm change, studies of social convention and conformity, and analysis of agency and resistance.
· Social norms are part of the way in which gendered power inequalities are maintained. Analysis of these power inequalities is thus vital for understanding different groups’ capacity to challenge norms.
· Processes of norm change can be rapid and abrupt or incremental and unnoticed, or somewhere in between.
· Since gender norms are often held in place by several factors simultaneously, challenging discriminatory norms frequently requires action on more than one factor simultaneously.
· The vast majority of the world’s population lives in contexts affected by large-scale structural changes, such as globalisation, increasing access to education, and the rapid spread of communications technology, which can profoundly affect gender norms. While these are largely leading to more egalitarian gender norms, such changes can evoke resistance movements which asset discriminatory gender norms.
[adapted from the author]
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Months of roadworks as £1 million scheme to widen main road begins
The move will increase capacity for traffic heading into Portishead at rush hour and reduce journey times.
The stretch of Wyndham Way in Portishead where a new lane could be built to ease congestion (Image: Google)
A million pound scheme to help ease congestion in and out of Portishead will be delayed by nine months.
North Somerset Council had planned to start work on the widening of Wyndham Way in May.
But five months on, no work has begun.
Authority bosses say the work is now planned to start in December.
However if it is delayed again, the authority face losing the funding from the Government earmarked as part of its national congestion relief scheme.
When the funding was announced last year, it came with the stipulation that the work had to be completed by March 2020.
If not, the funding would be lost.
Council chiefs say that the work is now planned to start in December and will be completed by the end February next year.
The work has been delayed due to changes being made to the plan following a consultation on the improvements earlier this year.
North Somerset Council spokesman Nick Yates said: "Following the consultation we held after the scheme was first put forward, we looked again at the proposals and revisited the complex computer modelling we had carried out.
"As a result of the feedback we did make some changes including installing traffic islands at the two pedestrian crossings.
"This lead to re-designing work.
"At the moment we are looking at the cost of the scheme with our contractors but we expect a start date to be decided next month and be on site in December.
Traffic queues in Wyndham Way Portishead
“Most of the work should be completed by the end of February.”
The scheme will see the A369 Wyndham Way widened between the Sheepway and the 'sail' roundabout to create a second lane for traffic heading into the town.
Large tailbacks can often build up into the town from commuters who work out of the area - including in Bristol - but live in Portishead.
The outbound road leaving the town would remain as a single carriageway.
Plans to reopen Bristol to Portishead railway line to be submitted to Government next month
The work to Wyndham Way is part of a wider scheme which will also see improvements to the M5 Portishead motorway junction carried out by Highways England.
A scheme is currently being drawn up to put in an additional lane on the M5 sliproad onto the junction 19 roundabout.
The work will see the number of lanes on the southbound motorway exit slip road at junction 19 increased from two to three.
Wyndham Way, the main road into Portishead (Image: Jon Kent)
The project is being drawn up to tackle the large queues that form on the inside lane of the southbound carriageway on the Avonmouth Bridge.
At peak times - such as morning and evening rush hour - queues can often stretch the length of the bridge and as far back as the Avonmouth junction.
As a result some motorists are trying to cut in from other lanes, causing accidents.
The work to junction 19 is due to start this autumn and be completed by March 2020.
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Fates & Fortunes
By BroadCasting & Cable Staff
GEOFF DANKERT, managing editor, Fox Chicago News, WFLD Chicago, has been promoted to assistant news director.
LYNDA GRAHL, director of finance, WJBK Detroit, has been promoted to VP of finance.
JOHN HENDRICKS, senior VP of sales, Tribune Broadcasting, has been promoted to executive VP of interactive and broadcast sales.
ROBIN THOMAS, VP of entertainment programming research, Turner Broadcasting System, has joined Disney-ABC Domestic Television as senior VP of strategic research.
TANYA FADDOUL, manager, Nordstrom, has joinedKSTW Seattle as anaccount executive.
BROOKE KARZEN, senior creative executive, Warner Horizon Television, has been promoted to senior VP of alternative programming.
WYATT CENAC has joined The Daily Show With Jon Stewart as a correspondent.
CLAIRE MCCABE, executive producer, VH1, has joined CMT as VP of original programming and series.
MIKE PETRUZZI, national sales manager, Fox Soccer Channel, has been promoted to VP of ad sales.
PAUL WARD, senior VP of communications, TV Land, has joined MTV Networks' Nickelodeon Kids and Family Group as executive VP of primetime acquisitions and strategy.
JUANITA WASCO, Internet account executive, WAVY Portsmouth, Va., has joined Cox Media Hampton Roads as an account executive.
ALEX SLEMC, manager of promotions and broadcasting, Cleveland Indians, has joined Fox Sports Net Ohio as marketing director. Also at Fox Sports Net Ohio, ED OLIVER has been named on-air promotions manager.
ROSA GATTI, senior VP of corporate communications and outreach, ESPN, has been named senior VP of communications counsel and corporate outreach. Also at ESPN, CHRIS LAPLACA, senior VP of communications, has been promoted to senior VP of corporate communications.
CARYN FALLON has been named VP of jewelry planning, QVC.
BARBARA BEKKEDAHL, senior VP of advertising, Gospel Music Channel, has joined Bravo as VP of sales.
LISA RICHARDS, affiliate sales director, Western region, WWE, has been promoted to VP of affiliate marketing.
JULI BIONDI has been named VP of broadcast/localization, ReelzChannel. Also at ReelzChannel, CHRIS PULIS has been named VP of production operations.
RHONDA POWELL, director of legal affairs, Scripps Networks, has been promoted to VP of business affairs.
THORSTEN KOBER, Flash developer, Eclipse Advertising, has joined AvatarLabs as an interactive developer.
ENNE MICHAEL, manager of in-house post-production, Goodby Silverstein & Partners, has joined Crackle as creative producer.
NANCY HAN, executive producer, early morning news content, ABC News, has been named executive producer of ABC News Now.
ERIC BERGER, VP of mobile entertainment, Sony Pictures Television, has been promoted to senior VP of mobile entertainment and digital networks.
JEFF POWELL, manager of technical support, Sundance Digital, has joined Software Generation Ltd. as sales manager, Western America and Canada.
JOHN NAJARIAN, senior VP of new media and business development, Comcast Entertainment Group, is now executive VP of digital media and business development.
JACQUELINE JOURDAIN HAYES, VP of business and legal affairs, Warner Bros. Digital Distribution, has been promoted to senior VP of business and legal affairs.
PATRICK PICHETTE, president of operations, Bell Canada, has joined Google as senior VP and CFO.
VIVI ZIGLER, executive VP of digital entertainment and new media, NBC, has been promoted to president, NBC Universal Digital Entertainment.
CHAD GILBERT has joined North American Video as VP of sales and business development.
KRISTIE FORTNER has joined Rentrak as VP of syndication. Also at Rentrak, GORDON JONES, VP of affiliate sales and business development, Expo Communications, has been named director of business development.
SHANNON DUNHAM, VP and senior counsel, Charter Communications, has joined Sherman and Howard LLC as a partner.
Fates & Fortunes
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Thief charges expensive iPhone to woman’s card
Posted on February 27, 2019 By Julianne Mcshane
Carroll Gardens-Cobble Hill–Red Hook
Double theft
A thief stole a Second Place resident’s designer wallet — and used the four credit cards inside to buy an iPhone for more than $1,300, police said.
The woman, who lives between Henry and Clinton streets, realized that her goods were gone — along with two MetroCards and a gift card inside — at around 6 pm on Feb. 23, when she got an alert that someone had used her credit card to buy the iPhone, police said.
A thief wiped snacks and a pair of gloves from a Court Street store on Feb. 19.
The incident occurred at the store at Pacific Street at around 5 pm, police said, adding that the man became disorderly and began kicking objects as he left the store.
Didn’t get far
Police arrested a man who they say stole an estimated $300 worth of goods from a Beard Street store on Feb. 21.
Officers arrested the man on Columbia Street between Bush and Mill streets at around 2 pm, according to the report.
Well-dressed crook
A thief stole clothing from an Atlantic Avenue store on Feb. 21.
The incident occurred at the store between Clinton and Court streets around 3:20 pm, police said.
Time for a time-out
Police arrested a boy who allegedly hit a man with a glass bottle in his forehead, causing bruising, on W. Ninth Street on Feb. 23.
The incident occurred at Smith Street just after 1 am, police said.
— Julianne McShane
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Who we are, what we do and how to contact us
The BSA's key activities
The BSA's statutory publications including Annual Reports, SOIs, SPEs and CE expenses
How to request official information from the BSA
All FAQ's ›
What is the BSA?
The Broadcasting Standards Authority (BSA) is an independent Crown entity that oversees the broadcasting standards regime on behalf of New Zealanders. We determine complaints, oversee and develop broadcasting standards, and engage with broadcasters and the public to help people understand and apply the broadcasting standards system, our decisions and our research.
For more information see What we do.
What will the BSA accept complaints about?
You can complain about any programme broadcast in New Zealand on television or radio. This covers:
Free-to-air TV programmes
Pay TV programmes
Programmes viewed or listened to on demand (ONLY if you can supply details of original TV or radio broadcast and lodge your complaint within 20 working days of that broadcast)
Election advertisements on television or radio (during election periods)
What issues can I complain about?
You can complain about the following issues:
good taste and decency
children’s interests
discrimination and denigration
These issues are explained in detail in the Codes of Broadcasting Practice. The standards and guidelines contained in each code are slightly different according to where the programme was broadcast (radio, free-to-air television, pay television). There is a separate code for election programmes.
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Apple iPhone XS and XS Max review: iOS 12, a smarter camera and a stunning OLED display
The new X
Text: Janice Sim
We review the legendary iPhone XS, which drops in stores today
It's that time of the year again. Post-Keynote, snaking queues, sensational headlines, breaking IG stories... all because a new iPhone has been released. And while Apple has unveiled some pretty groundbreaking features and upcoming devices in its grand soirée at Apple Park last week, all eyes are fixated on the iPhone XS – for now. After all, this smartphone is officially out in stores today.
The $1,799 dollar question: should you dig deep into your pockets or hold off till the XR launches in October? Here's the lowdown and our verdict.
It's an instant attraction with the XS. For us, it was the gold in particular. A surgical grade stainless steel band binds the entire phone, while the front and back boasts a durable glass — hardy, and evidently heavier. We do appreciate having the option to check out our reflection when flipping the phone on its back.
Building on the iPhone X's all-screen display, XS comes with a super retina sheen, along with a custom OLED design and what seems to be the best iOS system-wide colour management for colour accuracy in the industry. We recently streamed an episode of Kim's Convenience on the XS Max (which delivers over three million pixels for videos, movies and games), and the colours never looked more pronounced. Everyday spills of coffee, tea and typical fluid mishaps we know too well are also safeguarded with an impressive water-resistant function.
Meet the smartest and most powerful chip in a smartphone: the Apple A12 Bionic. Eschewing the techy terms, what you're getting is a phone with faster, industry-leading performance. Another notable perk is the fast storage controller, which serves up storage up to 512 GB. Your game time, especially with iOS 12's AR-driven apps, will be sharper and embellished with top-notch graphics.
The X has proven worthy of professional photography. But the XS takes it up a tiny notch with a Smart HDR function, accentuating superb image detail and advanced bokeh quality in Portrait mode photos. Shooting in low-light conditions or situations where it's backlit is now be easier than you think. More detail in obscure spots of the photo will be visibly noticed.
In terms of the bokeh quality, which essentially means the depth of field, you'll be able to easily adjust how blurry you would like the background to look, after snapping a portrait on your XS. The difference is subtle, yet makes all the difference in the world when you're trying to nail a winning shot.
THE CONVENIENCE
Its newest iOS 12 means paving the way for more accessiblity and less fumbling with buttons on our end. It also means your smartphone will be entitled to know more about your digital behaviour — that is if you see it as a trusty aide. There's more augmented reality experiences that come with it — for instance, the Animoji and Memoji (where you can create your own avatar).
Going through a function routine of setting your alarm everyday? You can create a shortcut on Siri for that. A voice command of "Set alarm" and a daily wake-up call at 7am can be set easily, without swiping and tapping your way into the Alarm app.
OUR VERDICT:
You'll get bragging rights, that's for sure. If you're coming from any iPhone model besides the X, make it happen pronto. To that, we say invest in the XS Max, which gives you a larger screen for binge-watching in high-definition. But if you're currently holding onto the X, you might just want to hold off till the next enticing upgrade comes along.
The iPhone XS and XS Max are now available in stores today.
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Busch promotes sustainability at K 2019
Düsseldorf, Germany 14/11/19 Degassing recycled plastics during the extrusion process was the focus of the Busch Vacuum Solutions booth at the K 2019 trade show. Busch premiered its latest generation of PLASTEX degassing systems, which can also be used for the extrusion of recycled material. With these systems, Busch is contributing to the recycling of plastics. Furthermore, PLASTEX degassing systems offer full connectivity by exchanging data with the extruder’s control unit, making them ready for Industry 4.0.
Busch's latest vacuum solutions for plastics processing were met with great interest at the K 2019 trade show. Image: Busch Dienste GmbH
Its variable speed drive enables the demand-driven control of PLASTEX degassing systems. The output can be perfectly matched with the material to be extruded and the extruder. Process parameters can also be recorded on a permanent basis, creating the conditions required for complete control over the degassing or extrusion process.
PLASTEX degassing systems are equipped with MINK claw vacuum pumps. These vacuum pumps operate dry. This means that no operating fluids that could mix into the extracted monomers, gases and vapors are required in the compression chamber. An automatic flushing device can be adjusted to suit the materials to be extruded and can be activated either during extrusion or during the overrun period. As a result, even materials that are more complex or non-homogenous can be securely degassed during extrusion.
Busch also introduced trade show visitors to its vacuum solutions for pneumatic material feed. MINK claw vacuum pumps have now established themselves as the industry standard in this field. A MINK MV 0600 B was on display at the trade show booth. This frequency-controlled vacuum pump is the latest size to be added to the MINK series. It features high, stable pumping speeds, even in low pressure ranges. The variable speed drive enables the pumping speed to be adjusted to demand during the material feeding process. This allows material to flow through the pipes with an exceptional level of energy efficiency and at the ideal speed.
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Automation killed 17,000 roles at a huge tech and services firm — but no one actually lost their job
Lianna Brinded
DAVOS, Switzerland — Automation replaced 17,000 people's jobs at one of the world's largest professional services and tech firms Accenture over the last 18 months, but no one actually lost their job.
Richard Lumb, CEO of financial services at Accenture told Business Insider at the World Economic Forum on Wednesday that while greater automation and the rapid development and implementation of artificial intelligence and robots certainly can eliminate jobs in the workforce, companies can also make sure those employees do not become displaced.
"Over the last 18 months, automation replaced 17,000 jobs in back office processing. But actually, we haven't laid those people off. We are fortunate enough to reskill and reposition them. We took that approach when we were going to bring in greater automation at scale. Not [every company] is going to be able to do that and not every company is able to grow and expand like we do," said Lumb to BI.
Accenture is one of the largest professional services companies in the world and as of 2016, has 394,000 employees with clients from 200 cities across 120 countries worldwide.
Automation [has] actually eliminated more menial work and boosted productivity for staff
In the back office processing, which Lumb says employed 100,000 people, the company streamlined its processes and actually boosted productivity. That's because Accenture made sure it retrained and helped the affected staff to still have a role within the group.
"To be honest, automation eliminated a lot of boring and repetitive tasks for workers. Since we take the approach of augmenting [human staff] with automation, it actually has eliminated more menial work and boosted productivity for staff," said Lumb.
Lumb said that the company even provided 72,000 staff with new IT training, another example of Accenture making sure that staff are continually reskilled in a fast-changing technological environment.
The change at Accenture over the last 18 months is a prime example of how businesses and the workforce are changing in the 21st century.
The WEF's benchmark "Global Risks" report for 2017 said that the biggest risk to doing business globally is unemployment or underemployment, which is mainly due to how technology will kill jobs. The previous year, WEF warned in another report, entitled "The Future of Jobs," it said that skills and jobs displacement will affect every industry and geographical region.
However, it did note that these job losses can be offset by employment growth in other areas.
The digital future of work is anything but dystopian
WEF estimated that 7.1 million jobs could be lost through redundancy, automation, or disintermediation, while the creation of 2.1 million new jobs, mainly in more specialised areas such as computing, maths, architecture, and engineering, could partially offset some of the losses.
Accenture did its own report, entitled "Harnessing Revolution," this year and it found that "the digital future of work is anything but dystopian."
"There will be disruption. This needs to be managed carefully and transparently by business, government and stakeholders in collaboration. But consider this: Machine augmentation can, in fact, liberate human potential," the report added.
"The good news: These actions will enable leaders to build on a workforce that’s already highly engaged with digital. And reshape their organizations to allow workers to flourish in a future augmented by new technologies in a way that drives real business value—labor productivity, talent acquisition and retention, as well as innovation and creativity.
"The bad news: The clock is ticking. CEOs need to put people as the priority or risk leaving scores of workers—and their company’s competitive strength—behind."
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South Park Slot Review
South Park slot is a Net Entertainment game that features five reels and 25 pay lines. It is based on the hit adult cartoon of the same name, so if you are averse to bad language and risque jokes, then this definitely won't be for you.
In the sitcom, we follow the adventures of four boys who live in South Park and the slots version features a bonus round for each of them. There are mini features as well so the game is varied and interesting. This is a non-progressive slot with spins starting from 25p rising to a massive £125, and the gameplay is full of multipliers and scatters.
Silly adult jokes and toilet humour at it's worst, South Park slots is faithful to the TV series that bears it's name.
With four bonus rounds, South Park stretches the boundaries of the slot game and hints at what is to come in future games. Character-based bonus rounds will become more complicated and evolve to resemble the TV series they derive from much more carefully.
In this game, the bonus round is triggered when any of the four characters in the game appear on the fifth reel. Kyle, Kenny, Cartman and Stan all have different bonuses to play which makes the game more interesting - as long as you understand what is happening!
South Park Slot Bonuses
In the Kyle bonus round, you collect ten free spins, and you are hoping for a baby Ike to appear on the fifth reel. If he does, then he bounces on to one of the five options below and the multiplier comes into play. There are a 2X and a 10X multiplier with a 50 coin or 500 coin cash prize or 3 free spins. Theoretically, you could continue the game in an endless loop of free spins with this feature.
The Kenny bonus feature will give you three lives. Navigate through the zones and traps and make the right choices. At every step you will be faced with a three choice dilemma and make it to the end of the feature will give you 2,500 coins. of course, if you use up your three lives then the bonus feature ends.
The Stan bonus feature kicks off with ten free spins - Stan pukes on Wendy to give you the sticky wilds. If you don't like the sense of humour in the original South Park series, then you definitely won't like this! Various sticky wilds appear during the feature, and if you get several of them, then you can win a good amount.
The best bonus round is the Cartman bonus where you look for your enemies in the bushes. The Hippies are hiding, and you use a fire extinguisher to uncover them and flush them out. From the eight bushes you see on the screen you'll either reveal a hippie or a policeman and if it's the latter - bad luck! You only get to uncover him twice, or the bonus round ends. Sometimes two hippies are hiding in the same bush, and you double your prize.
The three mini-features are all activated randomly - Terrence and Phillip, Mr Hankey and the Cartman Mini feature will all give you wilds placed at random and if you manage to place the beefcake wild you'll win handsomely.
This is a game for aficionados of the TV series. The poor taste humour and vivid puking graphics are not for everyone. This game also pays out in dribs and drabs, so you need to like a game where winning little and often is the norm.
Essentially once you have played the game for a while, then you'll be waiting all the time for the Cartman bonus because that's where you will win big. Everything else is small potatoes.
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345 Athletic Club Tropical Relay Challenge Results
Results from the 345 Athletic Club Tropical Relay Challenge.
Results Year
Leg1
345 Ac - Bulldogs
Sherlock Brooks
Tiffany Cole
Abraham Whittaker
Rowan Mclean
Victor Magalhaes 00:27:11 00:05:06 00:05:31 00:05:31 00:05:54 00:05:06
Fn Team Sprint
Matthew Volkwyn
Marlon Crowe
Kendall Ebanks
Conrad Proud
Leon Barracks 00:27:46 00:05:15 00:05:28 00:05:36 00:05:47 00:05:38
345 Ac - The Skygods
Oisin Mcgeough
James Crooks
Charles Sokohl
Fabian Mccallum 00:28:04 00:04:55 00:05:41 00:05:40 00:05:56 00:05:51
Harmonic 1
Deon Slabbert
Ian Ballard
Daniel Cargill
Killian Everard 00:29:51 00:05:36 00:05:59 00:06:07 00:05:31 00:06:36
Red Sail Sports 1
Doug Anderson
Mark Tilley 00:29:51 00:05:39 00:05:51 00:06:43 00:06:11 00:05:25
Fn Team Endurance
Gregley Gayle
Ronan O'Keeffe
Marco Miranda
Ian Dilbert
Shane Delaney 00:30:15 00:05:11 00:05:47 00:06:36 00:06:26 00:06:12
Movers For Life Inspiration
Winston Sobers
Randy Andrew
Jerry Patrice
Bruce Mangatam 00:31:48 00:05:39 00:06:26 00:06:19 00:06:44 00:06:38
Gary Quigley
Richardt Nortier
Michelle Vinton
Nish Vora
Jason Keating 00:32:36 00:06:39 00:07:04 00:06:21 00:06:28 00:06:02
345Ac - Mdr Gurls
Ava Hider
Gill Gordon
Sami Peene
Claudina Morgan
Tiffany Cole 00:32:56 00:05:39 00:06:26 00:07:01 00:07:28 00:06:20
Joe Paolone
Anthony Stelzer
Morne Duploy
Chris Torrie
Gio Muller 00:33:03 00:06:06 00:05:53 00:07:19 00:07:29 00:06:14
Pbtc-Tta
Jd Van Deventer
Pbtc-Tta 00:33:16 00:05:45 00:07:43 00:06:05 00:07:13 00:06:27
Tobias Muchene
Pedro Philipe
Sandy Chiman
Tobias Mochene 00:33:24 00:06:14 00:07:09 00:06:56 00:06:38 00:06:26
345Ac - The New Generation
Culainn Lynch
Declan Van Dam
Seb Bjuro
Ben Vagniez
Andrew Peene 00:33:30 00:06:05 00:07:36 00:06:39 00:06:39 00:06:28
Galajo Bah
Geoff Cornwall
Alexander Conolly
Aaron Haylock 00:34:40 00:06:25 00:07:26 00:06:42 00:06:49 00:07:17
Matt Moss
Katy Kennedy
Trish Hildred
Andries Marais
Dave Steemson 00:35:00 00:07:02 00:06:52 00:07:20 00:06:41 00:07:03
Destined For Greatness!
Thomas Penner
Jonny Robson
Freddie Robson
Finn Bishop 00:35:04 00:06:51 00:07:13 00:08:21 00:07:00 00:05:37
Best Pace Scenario
Jenny Coleman
Doris Avalos
Elaine Whitefield
Ciara Nash
Emily Harrison 00:35:35 00:06:54 00:06:53 00:07:25 00:07:23 00:06:58
Run4Fun
Sergio Dorea
Gabriela Zilio Davies
Roberto Toffoli
Marco Gaspar
Ronaldo Custodio 00:35:45 00:06:41 00:07:15 00:07:56 00:07:15 00:06:36
Jonathan Clet
Jan Robinson Paderan
Racquel Santoyo
Jojo Besana
Cesar Aparil 00:36:07 00:07:17 00:06:59 00:07:43 00:07:43 00:06:22
345 Ac - Sea Doo Runners
Tory Yen
Brennan Vavra
Luke Dodson
Tom Byrne 00:36:40 00:07:22 00:07:39 00:07:15 00:08:09 00:06:13
Miles To Martinis
Oddy Grullon
Jalene Cruz
Ileann Powery
Jasmine Brown
Anya Park 00:36:46 00:07:12 00:07:15 00:07:59 00:07:12 00:07:07
Lynch Mob
Breannach Lynch
Dualtach Lynch
Doireann Lynch 00:37:00 00:06:25 00:08:40 00:08:35 00:06:20 00:06:58
Ci Muaythai
Stewart Brown
Juneau Barnett
Kevin Goodwin
Mandy Utton
Stewart Brown 00:37:29 00:06:21 00:07:10 00:07:49 00:09:30 00:06:37
Movers For Life Conquerors
Edwin Machingamb
Paula Ford
Sheena Ebanks
Sayda Hernande
Paul Williams 00:38:03 00:06:35 00:08:17 00:08:23 00:08:12 00:06:34
Movers For Life Motivators
Jose Contreras
Chris Dingsdale
Zenobia Badley
Edgar Bennet
Jason Abraham 00:38:10 00:06:47 00:07:02 00:08:20 00:07:41 00:08:19
Clara Byrne
Teagan Nash
Rosario Jefferson
Cayden Coles
Abi Anderson 00:38:30 00:06:37 00:07:28 00:07:59 00:07:58 00:08:26
Purple Dodo'S
Lila Higgo
Aleena Danter
Paul Morineau
Dylan Jakubiak 00:38:53 00:09:04 00:08:19 00:06:50 00:07:31 00:07:05
Mourant Ozannes
Adam Barrie
Corey Stokes
Melanie Payne
Gemma Cowan
Brennan Ebanks 00:39:45 00:06:48 00:07:15 00:08:05 00:09:32 00:08:04
Fabio Andreazzoli
Maria Cocco
Manolo Ginnicara
Davide Matarazzo
Enrico Carmassi 00:39:59 00:11:38 00:09:07 00:06:26 00:06:57 00:05:49
Renee Myles
Kristianna Gordon
Adrian Christian
Ronan O'Keeffe 00:40:06 00:08:29 00:10:04 00:08:30 00:06:55 00:06:06
Collas Crill Chicas
Marsia Weder
Heather Froude
Aoife Madden
Jane Magis
Laura Smalley 00:40:31 00:07:32 00:07:32 00:07:14 00:07:52 00:10:19
Scrambling Sloths
Cheryl Seymour
Andrea Higgo
Kevin Higgo
Shaylyn Danter 00:41:26 00:06:16 00:09:25 00:09:04 00:08:24 00:08:15
Jacqueline Terry
Justin Connolly
Triona Clarke
Raymond Ebanks
Lindsay Blair 00:41:41 00:08:09 00:07:04 00:09:20 00:06:53 00:10:13
Movers For Life Fabulous Boot Camp
Paul Puckerin
Racquel Ford
Sophia Williams
Paula Erskine
Orette Thane 00:42:29 00:06:46 00:09:15 00:07:54 00:09:56 00:08:36
The Speedy Sloths
Luke Higgo
Stella Seymour
Kaija Danter
Owen Franklyn
Colby Jakubiak 00:42:29 00:08:22 00:09:38 00:08:43 00:08:27 00:07:17
Dob In Go
Dob In Go 00:43:08 00:09:47 00:10:11 00:06:54 00:08:39 00:07:34
Perry Anglin
Jared Vienneau
Savina Taylor
Alice Aherne
Brianna Hydes 00:43:32 00:07:02 00:08:20 00:09:15 00:10:58 00:07:55
Movers Warriors
Maria Leonce
Yensi Contreras
Patricia Muchette
Celie Hydes
Maria Blandford 00:43:59 00:08:01 00:08:26 00:09:27 00:09:41 00:08:23
Movers For Life Scotia
Nadine Jones
Rianna Jones
Tamara Cohen
Delroy Myles 00:44:33 00:07:22 00:10:02 00:09:00 00:09:31 00:08:37
Idg International Design Group
Andrea Keuler
Mireia Alvarez-Griera
Rey Peroda
Katie Lambert
Genesis Manoy 00:45:14 00:07:34 00:09:06 00:11:52 00:08:36 00:08:04
Peter Kendall
Suzette Price
Joanna Maddison
Georgette Bakhit
Polly Lougiakis 00:45:24 00:05:40 00:08:59 00:12:16 00:09:24 00:09:04
Mcgrath Tonner
David Mcgrath
Chelsie Inniss
Mike Waugh
Ben Tonner 00:46:22 00:08:11 00:08:53 00:11:37 00:09:56 00:07:44
Movers For Life Team Consistency
Eckerd McField
April Moore
Lorna Reid
Carol McKenzie
Stephanie Menko 00:46:41 00:08:37 00:08:45 00:12:55 00:07:45 00:08:37
Movers For Life Awesome Boot Campers
Andrea Singh
Kira Bodden
Paul Inniss
Lynette George
Michelle Daley 01:04:46 00:10:38 00:11:24 00:09:37 00:18:24 00:14:40
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Britt McHenry sues Fox News, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation
December 11, 2019 / 10:14 AM / AP
The host of a Fox Nation streaming service program is suing Fox News and her former co-host, alleging that he sent her sexually explicit text messages.
In a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Manhattan federal court, Britt McHenry claimed that Fox News retaliated after she complained of sexual harassment by shunning her and excluding her from company events and shows. It seeks unspecified damages.
"I am standing up for myself, for women and for what's right," McHenry said on Twitter.
Britt McHenry is suing Fox News and her former "Un-PC" co-host, George Murdoch, alleging sexual harassment and retaliation. CBS News
In a written statement, Fox News said McHenry's lawsuit "recycles the same allegations she filed with the New York State Division of Human Rights in October, to which we filed a response on Friday. As we have previously stated, Ms. McHenry's allegations have been fully investigated and we are confident our actions will be deemed entirely appropriate in litigation. We expect all of her claims to be dismissed."
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The lawsuit alleges that in 2018 McHenry was "crudely sexually harassed" for months by her co-host, former professional wrestler George Murdoch, also known as Tyrus, as they both worked on "Un-PC." Murdoch was subsequently given his own Fox Nation program, "Nuff Said."
The lawsuit said McHenry, of Arlington, Virginia, suffered humiliation, emotional anguish, derailment of her career and significant loss of economic opportunities.
First published on December 11, 2019 / 10:14 AM
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The Official Celtic Legends Show Website
Artist Biogs
You Are Here: Home » About the show
Celtic Legends brings you 100% live traditional Irish dance, music and song. Celebrating over 10 adventurous years of touring worldwide.
Born in the wild unspoilt lands of Connemara, Ireland back in 2001, created by a small team of young talents from Galway with a huge reputation for their contribution to Irish music and dance.
The music is traditional at its raw and unique base uniting some of Irelands most loved national instruments, the fiddle driving frenetic reels, the Bodhran beating out the driving rhythms of the band, the plaintive Uilleann pipes calling back with beautiful and haunting slow airs. Not forgetting those slow and moving ballads sung like a whisper on the wind.
The dancers take the stage with brilliant flashes of speed. All of our dancers have performed from an early age winning many world championships and have toured with shows like Riverdance and Lord of the Dance.
Irish dance has enjoyed a spectacular revival in recent years with the aforementioned Irish shows however Celtic Legends is not just another Irish dance show it is a true atmosphere and Irish culture experience with a tiny bit of bling and 100% live.
Celtic legends prides itself in respecting core traditions of Irish music & dance culture with a team of talented and highly respected musicians & dancers, who give a truly harmonised performance. The production is reviewed and renewed on a regular basis (you’ll probably never see the same show twice). The production team have also established a reputation of suppleness to meet the needs & demands of each client and each venue worldwide, adapting the show both in size and content.
The unsung heroes of Celtic Legends are William Blot & technical crew who enhance and make possible the pure sound and visual aspects of the show and the productions ability to adapt too many circumstances.
Celtic Legends has brought a taste of the Emerald Isle to over 1 million people worldwide (and still counting)!
Registered Office: ARA Productions Ltd, The Old Casino, 28 Fourth Avenue, BN3 2PJ | Tel: (0044) (0) 1424 772409 | Email: info@celticlegends.co.uk
Registered in England & Wales No 6677355 | Intra-community VAT registration No GB 989357739 | Celtic Legends ® is a registered trademark
© Copyright 2015 ARA Productions Ltd
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NDIS Transition Lead
Jenny Denford - 9304 8613 or 1300 986 991 | j.denford@cesphn.com.au
In 2016, Central and Eastern Sydney PHN (CESPHN) conducted an NDIS Impact, Needs and Planning Project to inform our activity plan and support the implementation of the NDIS across our catchment area. One key action that CESPHN has implemented as a result of the project’s findings is the development and delivery of a continuum of NDIS/Disability education sessions for our members. Information about these sessions can be found on the CESPHN CPD Calendar.
CESPHN also distributes a regular Disability Newsletter and facilitates the CESPHN Disability Network, which meets bi-monthly and incorporates a wide variety of stakeholders including individuals with lived experience of disability. For more information on these, and other disability related initiatives, please contact the NDIS Transition Lead, Jenny Denford.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (also called the NDIS) is the new way of providing disability support. The NDIS will provide all Australians under the age of 65 who have a permanent and significant disability with the reasonable and necessary supports they need to enjoy an ordinary life.
Mainstream service systems including the Health and Mental Health systems, have significant obligations in relation to working with the NDIS, these are set out in the Council Of Australian Government (COAG) Agreement and NSW Government’s subsequent pdf Operational Guidance for NSW Mainstream Services on the Interface with the National Disability Insurance Scheme (1.53 MB) version 1 document.
CESPHN is facilitating a continuum of education sessions to assist GPs and Allied Health Professionals to understand these obligations and the impact they will have on their practices and interaction with patients, for more information see the CESPHN CPD Calendar.
Is my patient eligible?
To become an NDIS participant a person must:
Have a permanent disability that significantly affects their ability to take part in everyday activities;
Be aged less than 65 when they first enter the NDIS;
Be an Australian citizen or hold a permanent visa or a Protected Special Category visa; and
Live in a part Australia where the NDIS is available
Additional information and resources:
NDIS Factsheet - pdf Accessing the NDIS (109 KB)
How can patients apply?
If your patient is aged 6 years or younger, the NDIS utilises an Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI) approach. This means you can refer the child directly to an NDIS ECEI Provider in their area, they do NOT require an Access Request Form to be completed. In NSW the new partners delivering ECEI services are found here.
Individuals aged between 7 and 65 years who wish to join the NDIS will need to contact the NDIA (the Agency responsible for running the Scheme) and request an Access Request Form (ARF). This can be done by:
Phoning the NDIA on 1800 800 110
Completing an online Contact Form
Visiting an NDIA Office (NSW list here)
Contacting your Local Area Coordinator (St Vincent de Paul Society for CESPHN region) by phoning 1800 794 934 or email LAC@vinnies.org.au
If your patient is aged over 65, they will not be eligible to apply for the NDIS (see eligibility criteria listed above). If they were already receiving government funded disability supports services prior to the NDIS’ roll-out in their area, they will not be disadvantaged. They will continue to receive supports that achieve similar outcomes to those they currently receive under the Continuity of Supports (CoS) program.
Early Childhood Intervention resources:
NDIS Website: How ECEI works - step by step process
NSW Government: National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Early Childhood Early Intervention (ECEI)
Resources for people aged 65 years and over:
The NDIS for people aged 65 and over - NSW Government Website
The NDIS for people aged 65 and over - NSW Government Factsheet
Continuity of support - NDIS Website
My Aged Care - Information about aged care services and referrals
Carer Gateway - National online and phone information service for Carers
What is the GPs Role in the NDIS?
Patients seeking join the NDIS will need to complete an Access Request Form (ARF).
GPs play an important role in supporting their patients to complete the ARF, particularly Section F which captures information relating to the impact of the individual’s disability on the functional domains of:
The GP may also help complete other appropriate sections.
In addition to completing the ARF, an applicant may also supply the NDIS with additional documentation to further support their application, such as:
The Health Template for Supporting NDIS Access - completed by GP (to be used in conjunction with Guideline: pdf Supporting access to the National Disability Insurance Scheme for participants (698 KB) )
Found as a Best Practice and Medical Director template below:
Date as at
Supporting NDIS Access 7 - 65 years (for children under 7 contact an Early Childhood Partner) - -
NDIS Access Request Supporting Evidence Form – completed by GP or other Health professional
Reports from Specialists, Allied Health practitioners or other clinicians
Participant Statement
Carer statement
Disability Support Pension statement
Guardianship papers
Some patients may have a specific condition or may be part of a program that automatically qualifies them for entry into the NDIS, or that requires no further evidence of disability.
More information on providing evidence of disability, and a list of these conditions can be found here.
GPs may also be asked to provide updated information about the functional impact of the participant’s disability on their day to day life for consideration during a Plan Review. This information will help the NDIA develop the participant’s updated Plan and address any changes the supports they require.
How do I bill? - A GP Resource - MBS Billing for Completion of the NDIS Access Request Form (ARF) pdf
NDIS General Practice Toolkit
pdf A GP and Allied Health Professionals guide to the NDIS (1.33 MB)
What are reasonable and necessary supports?
Information in Languages Other than English
Language interpreting services
Sydney HealthPathways:
NDIS support information for General Practitioners is available on the HealthPathways Sydney website, (type in NDIS or National Disability Insurance Scheme into the Search Community HealthPathways at the top of the screen).
Sydney East HealthPathways:
The SES HealthPathways program NDIS pages mirror the content for Sydney, however the pages look slightly different.
After logging on to the program, clinicians can type NDIS or National Disability Insurance Scheme into the “Search” field on the top left of the Home Page.
The link to the page will then appear immediately below the “Search “ field.There is a box at the top right of the page which has a link to a template which provides clinicians with an overview of the NDIS and step by step guidelines and contact details for referring their clients and their carers to appropriate services.Another link provides a flow chart which graphically describes this process.Additional information on the Pathway provides links to additional material for the reader entitled, a “quick guide for GPs and Allied Health”, another link provides NDIS background and access to brochures in community languages.
Additional Supports and Services
pdf A GP & Allied Health Professional's guide to the NDIS National Disability Insurance Agency NDIS (961 KB)
Supports funded by the NDIS
National Disability Insurance Agency NDIA:
Information linkages and capacity building
Local Area Coordination (LAC), provided by St. Vincent de Paul Society in the CESPHN region:
Email: LAC@vinnies.org.au
Ability Links (0-64) & Early Linkers (0-8), provided by Settlement Services International and St Vincent de Paul Society:
Phone: SVDP (02) 8622 0456
Phone: SSI (02) 9685 0293
CESPHN NDIS Transition Lead
CESPHN facilitates the CESPHN Disability Network, conducts ongoing CPD Education in relation to the NDIS and distributes a regular Disability Newsletter.
NDIS Transition Lead – Jenny Denford
Email: j.denford@cesphn.com.au
education and training for health professionals
Click here for the link to the latest education and training for health professionals
CESPHN NDIS Impact, Needs and Planning Project
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is undoubtedly one of, if not the most significant advancements in Australia for people with disability, arguably in Australia’s history. The NDIS model is based on six key changes to the way Australia delivers disability support, including a threefold increase in funding and a business model that offers people with disability choice and control over the services they purchase in a market-driven system.
At the same time the Australian primary health system is undergoing a period of significant change. Arguably the most significant recent change to the structure of primary health care in Australia was the establishment of 31 Primary Health Networks across Australia, including the Central and Eastern Sydney PHN (CESPHN). A significant element guiding the work of the PHNs is a focus on holistic, person centred health care, which is very much in alignment with the key design element of the NDIS based on the concept of "user choice and control".
It is in this context that CESPHN commissioned the development of an NDIS Operational Plan. The project explored the demographics and needs of people with disability within the CESPHN catchment, and identified gaps that may be filled by the primary health system. Its key deliverable being an NDIS business plan for the CESPHN.
This significant and important project has the potential to contribute a great deal to the successful implementation of the NDIS. CESPHN engaged the innov8 Consulting Group in collaboration with the Centre for Disability Studies at Sydney University to undertake this project.
Below are links to the report findings from the project:
pdf Final Report and Business Plan (1.41 MB)
pdf Scoping Study Report (199 KB)
pdf Getting NDIS Ready: Literature Review (639 KB)
pdf Stakeholder Consultations Report (204 KB)
CESPHN NDIS Survey for Health Professionals
The CESPHN EIS Board requested a CESPHN NDIS Survey of GPs Allied Health Professionals and Community about their implementation experience. The objective of the survey was to identify key issues about the implementation and to identify Central and Eastern Sydney PHNs members education needs. Four key implications arising from this report include:
A need for stronger engagement with primary care providers to support the implementation of the NDIS in the CESPHN region
Enhanced communication and collaboration with the National Disability Insurance Agency to support primary health providers
Increased opportunities for further education tailored to the needs of health providers for them to more adequately support people on their NDIS journey
Continuing workforce development efforts to build the skills of the primary health care workforce
CESPHN will continue development and implementation of CESPHNs Disability Education Program to enable health professionals to support people with lived experience access the NDIS. The program will continue focus on improving health professionals understanding of the ‘whole of life’ aspects of disability and the role of the NDIS and consider the specific needs of priority communities.
CESPHN is currently in discussions with the NDIA on how best to support primary care providers in the CESPHN region, to ensure effective roll out of the scheme.
pdf Central and Eastern Sydney PHN NDIS Survey for Health Professionals Report November 2018 (853 KB)
pdf Central and Eastern Sydney PHN NDIS Survey for Health Professionals Report Appendix November 2018 (529 KB)
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Leymah Gbowee: A Powerful Voice for Peace
Few human calamities are worse than war. But the Liberian civil war was unthinkable: Boys in fourth grade were conscripted, drugged, and turned against their own people; women were abused and humiliated; rape became a tool of war. Many of the 200,000 people who perished during 14 years of hostilities were not simply shot—some were maimed and hacked to death.
Leymah Gbowee, then a trauma counselor working in Monrovia, the capital city where many rural Liberians fled, heard firsthand accounts of the atrocities. She organized a group of women at her church to pray for peace. Soon after, they made the unusual decision to reach out to Muslim women as well, and their tactics changed from prayer to protest. With their posters and matching white t-shirts, they become a constant presence on roadsides, where they sang, danced, cried, and—most famously—withheld sex for peace.
The organization gained an audience with then-President Charles Taylor, who promised to attend peace talks in Ghana. But Gbowee and other members of Women of Liberia Mass Action for Peace were doubtful that either the government or the dissidents were truly committed to finding a peaceful solution. To keep the pressure on, they decided to follow Taylor to Ghana, keeping vigil outside the peace talks. When the talks stalled, they staged a sit-in, blocking exits from the hotel until an agreement was reached, bringing peace after 14 years of violence and war. Two years later, they used their new political power to help elect Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf as the only female head of state in Africa.
Gbowee, whose work became famous following the 2008 documentary Pray the Devil Back to Hell, now lives in Accra, Ghana, where she is the executive director of the Women Peace and Security Network-Africa, a grassroots organization that promotes women’s leadership in peace and security governance in Africa. I caught up with her for a brief phone interview.
Kwami Nyamidie: Most African names have meanings. What is the meaning of Leymah, your first name?
Leymah Gbowee: Leymah means, “What is it about me?” My mother had three girls and she was looking for a boy. When she had me, her fourth girl, she asked herself, “What is it about me that I can’t conceive a boy?” In Africa, many parents believe it is more desirable to have a boy than a girl. But now she is very happy that she had five girls.
Kwami: Who were the people who influenced you most when you were growing up?Leymah: I learned my Feminism 101 from my mother and grandmother. They were very spiritual and taught us to be independent and told us that whatever a boy could do, we, too, could do. In her time, my grandma Martha Laworo married three times because she never tolerated domestic violence. Anytime she was abused by any of her husbands she would pack and go. And without any formal education, she managed to be independent, and lived in a community where people treated her with respect. She spoke with authority and she had a mind of her own.
Kwami: You, the Liberian women, and the producers of Pray the Devil Back to Hell have won several awards. Which of these recognitions have been most meaningful for you?
Leymah: I place a high value on all the awards that I have received. But the one that really touched me as an individual was the award that I received from the Emmanuel Brinklow Seventh Day Adventist Church in Maryland. I was honored as a living legend. Here is a community of mostly black people who for the first time are giving this award to someone who is not from the United States.Another award that touched me deeply was from the Refugee Women Association in Ghana. One of the things that the woman who presented the award told me was, “Whenever we read about you on the Internet, whenever we see you on TV, we know that we have somebody who is representing the interests of refugee women.” And while they didn’t have the red carpet, and the light and the media and everything, we had the traditional drums of Ghana; we had the dance and the traditional powder and everything to go with the tradition. I will never forget that day.
Kwami: What can you tell our readers to improve their lives and help them create a better world?
Leymah: In 1993, during the Liberian civil war the boys had nothing to do and sex was like their pastime. Some of the girls who didn’t want to do it were called names and ostracized. One Saturday, I got some popcorn and invited some of these girls into my house. We met for many months. That was the beginning of our teen-adult coalition. Three of these girls graduated from high school without getting pregnant. I tell you this because there are many things happening in our communities. Just look in your backyard. For example, where we see a rising tide of violence and crime in youth, it is a cry from our next generation: “We need you to pay more attention to us.” Can you start tutoring a child? Can you mentor a student? If you are able to touch one person, you have done a whole lot.
Kwami Nyamidie interviewed Leymah Gbowee for YES! Magazine. Kwami is originally from Togo, West Africa. A graduate of Seattle University's School of Theology and Ministry, he is a spiritual director and lives with his family in the Pacific Northwest.
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Home Food News Drinking News Ferrari Brothers Serve Coffee and Connection in Camp Washington
Ferrari Brothers Serve Coffee and Connection in Camp Washington
Mom ’n ’Em Coffee & Wine aims to become a true neighborhood hangout.
Kelsey Graham
Photograph courtesy of Mom ’n ’Em Coffee & Wine
Cincinnati natives and brothers Austin and Tony Ferrari—owners of Ferrari Brothers Barbershop and Coffee and Fausto at the Contemporary Arts Center—expanded their food and beverage footprint in April with the opening of Mom ’n ’Em Coffee & Wine in the heart of Camp Washington.
After living in San Francisco for 10 years, Tony was ready to come back to Cincinnati. He bought a house in Camp Washington, intending to renovate it and live in it, when he got the idea for Mom ’n ’Em Coffee. Originally, he planned for the shop to be housed in an Airstream trailer surrounded by greenspace, but after going back and forth with the city over zoning restrictions, he realized the house he bought was actually the perfect site.
More than three years (and a lot of hard work) later, Mom ’n ’Em Coffee & Wine opened its doors. The coffee shop is dedicated to the brothers’ mother, Theresa Ferrari, who has a love for people and shares the brothers’ love of coffee, but Mom ’n ’Em is about more than your standard cup of joe. Tony and Austin want to create a sense of community and bring people back to Camp Washington. The brothers have kept the neighborhood involved in every step along the way, including going door to door to make sure the neighbors were on board with their plans. The brothers also used the woodworking expertise of their neighbors, and committed to providing jobs. “People in this neighborhood work with their hands,” says Tony. “We’re all craftsmen, we all create something, we’re all artists in our own way.”
The brothers’ focus on supporting locals extends beyond Camp Washington. Tony says, “We really care about getting our stuff from our friends and [supporting the] local economy.” The in-house espresso blend is roasted in collaboration with Oakley-based Deeper Roots Coffee. Almost all of the menu items are sourced locally: meat and cheese selections come from OTR’s Panino; pastries, including an apple butter cruffin and pecan sticky bun, come from North South Baking Co. and Mochiko; and Allez Bakery provides the bread for the Avocado Toastie. The shop also carries a selection of great wines—one of which is Ferrari Brothers rosé—and offers three wine-of-the-month memberships.
The brothers also hope to keep the shop’s environmental impact light, making sure they have an eye on sustainability. They offer three waste options: compost, recycling, and trash. Then there’s the biodegradable coffee lids, napkins, and forks. Tony says that after living in San Francisco and having these measures ingrained in his way of life, he couldn’t go backward. He hopes to see more businesses in the area doing the same. “It’s something we believe in, it’s something that we care about,” he says.
At the end of the day, Tony hopes Mom ’n ’Em brings more people to Camp Washington and that those people will forge more connections over coffee. “We’re not rocket scientists, we’re not doctors, we just serve coffee and make people happy—that’s really what it’s all about,” Tony says.
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Sanjeev Trehan (Singham uncle) attacked
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Singham brutally assaulted, Ghaziabad residents angry
Sanjeev Trehan (better known as Singham uncle), the self-styled traffic volunteer from Shipra Sun City was attacked by an unruly driver while on duty near the Shipra underpass in Indirapuram on Wednesday evening.
The incident left Trehan with a cut on the back of his head and hearing loss in the left ear.
According to Trehan, he was attacked by an unruly driver who was speeding, trying to overtake other vehicles and cut into the vehicle queue ahead of his turn.
Trehan has been actively serving as traffic guard at this underpass since 2006. He generally stands there from 9 to 11 in the morning and from 7 to 9 in the evening, the peak traffic hours of a day.
Trehan was at the Noida side of the underpass at the time of the incident as that area sees heavy traffic in the evening from the commercial areas of Noida Sector 62.
“It was around 7.30 pm and I was manning the traffic as usual. A white Maruti Alto suddenly sped in and tried to overtake other vehicles and cut into the queue. I tried to stop the vehicle there but instead of stopping, the driver intimidated me as if he wanted to run me over. The man was in his mid-twenties and was with his wife. He used foul language first and after sometime came out and started hitting me. He picked up a brick from nearby and hit me on the head,” Trehan said.
Trehan was rescued by passers-by and locals who also nabbed the assailant and handed him over to the police. He was taken to the Noida District Hospital in Sector 30, Noida by the police.
Trehan is also an active member of the Citizen Volunteer Force (CVF), a residents unit initiated by the Ghaziabad police.
The incident has left fellow members and residents worried. “Trehan has been a very active member of CVF and his role in voluntary service is ideal. It is unfortunate that such an incident has taken place with him,” Alok Kumar, president of FedAoA, Ghaziabad and CVF volunteer.
As the news spread, demands poured in for the assailant to be taken to task. “I see him at the very location most of the time while going to and returning from office. Can’t imagine this happened. The culprit must be punished,” said Smith Sharma, an Indirapuram resident.
However, given his nature, Trehan has decided to forgive his assailant and provide him a second chance.
A complaint in this regard has also been lodged at the Sector 58 police station in Noida.
“We have received a complaint in this regard. From what we have learned so far, the assailant attacked Trehan in an act of rage. Trehan told us that he has chosen to forgive the attacker provided he pays for all the expenses for his treatment,” said Anil Pratap Singh, SO of Sector 58 police station.
“The person has asked for forgiveness and I have decided to forgive him but he has to pay the expenses for my treatment,” Trehan told City Spidey.
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Hoda Kotb Shares How Daughter Haley Inspired Her New Children’s Book ‘I’ve Loved You Since Forever’
Updated: Mar 6, 2018 1:07 pm·
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Today star Hoda Kotb has officially published her new children’s book, I’ve Loved You Since Forever, which was inspired by her baby daughter, Haley, whom she adopted in February 2017. During Today‘s Tuesday, March 6 broadcast, Hoda showed a sweet clip where she opened up about how her little girl changed everything for her.
Becoming a mom later in life (she was 52 years old) really altered her perspective, she shared. “I used to think that work was the most important thing in the world. I just did. But I didn’t know what really mattered until you came along,” Hoda said. “You arrived and everything changed.”
She added that she actually came up with the book’s title long before she even met Haley. “When I was waiting for you, hoping for you, wishing for you, I wrote down, ‘I’ve loved you since forever,’ because I knew you were out there somewhere. And we were going to find each other,” Hoda added. “Sometimes all you can do is pray, hope, wish, want, dream, and then wait — and you arrived.”
Hoda is raising Haley with her longtime boyfriend, Joel Schiffman, and while they’re the perfect family, Hoda has admitted she really values those times when it’s just her and Haley alone together. “There’s something about you and me and the dark, just the two of us,” she gushed. “I’m holding you, and I still think to myself, ‘I can’t believe I get you. I get to have you.'”
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The TV personality explained that Haley was named after Haley’s Comet. “Because you are a bright light in the sky, and I happen to be the other star. And here we are, out here, on opposite ends,” Hoda shared. “We were really always connected and somehow these two lights were going to come together and eventually. You and I turned into ‘we.'” How sweet — now we can’t wait to read Hoda’s new book!
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Traditional … with a twist
James Hill | VOLUME 31, ISSUE 2
Arvor’s unique approach to mid-sized, diesel-powered boats combines a seaworthy hull with useful fishing, cruising and overnighting features.
Vive la différence! French brand Arvor has carved out quite a nice market niche in our part of the world, thanks to a willingness to go against the grain of boating convention.
It all started with a jaunty little 20-footer landing in Sydney in 1998. No one had ever heard of the Arvor name back then, yet the French brand caught on quickly. It was just the answer for local boaties who had difficulty finding a smaller powerboat suitable for mooring.
The Arvor 20 ticked the mooring box because it had an inboard diesel, which meant minimal problems when left on the water. The boat also had an enclosed wheelhouse and self-draining cockpit, which also suited those wanting to leave a boat on a mooring and not be concerned about flooding and light-fingered visitors.
Several hundred Arvors were built and sold in Australia before the agent, Collins Marine, shifted to fully imported models. Today, Arvor is a well-established brand with an extensive range of models across the popular 20 to 30ft (6 to 9m) size slot. And Arvor has stayed true to the original concept – a simple, practical design with lockup cabin and self-draining cockpit.
Currently, buyers can choose between three model types: the Diesel range with semi-displacement hull and keel, the Sportsfish, and the Weekender. The purpose of the latter two is pretty much self-explanatory, but the Diesel range is a blend of both fishing and overnight cruiser. And, most importantly, they retain an inboard diesel as standard power, with a low-maintenance shaftdrive to the propeller.
Recently, I had the pleasure of catching up with the latest addition to the Diesel line – the Arvor 810 D. This is a craft that impresses on many levels, not the least for the generous-volume hull that dwarfs other craft of the same size.
The 810 D measures 27ft (8.3m) overall, but really feels like a 30-footer. You get a lot of boat for your money as well as a craft that can handle both fishing and cruising requirements. Within the large wheelhouse is a live-aboard accommodation package that’s ideal for weekend cruising. Especially for a boating couple, it’s just the right size.
A generous beam of 2.93m is one of the reasons why the Arvor 810 D can pack so much into the length. With typical French ingenuity, Arvor has offset the cabin slightly so you get an extra-large walkaround deck on the starboard side. A starboard walkway makes sense for docking, as the helm is to starboard.
The innovation doesn’t stop there. Take the vertical front windscreen, for instance. It looks odd at first … until you get behind the helm and see the benefits. On the hot heatwave day of our Sydney Harbour test session, the cabin felt cool because the windows weren’t getting any direct sunglare. Vision was great through the vertical windows, and the whole cabin felt roomy and spacious. With opening side windows and an overhead sunroof, air can readily circulate throughout the cabin.
The unusual lines of the 810 D soon start to grow on you. The boat takes its styling cue from modern commercial craft and the result is a big, powerful hull that runs beautifully in rough water.
The roomy wheelhouse provides comfortable Commander-style seats for the skipper and companion, and there’s a slide-in seat for a third person. That’s just another example of the highly practical approach to the design of Arvor boats.
The kids will love the roomy fibreglass transom landing deck with folding swimladder and cockpit door. And your deckie will appreciate having a proper fender rack at the stern for those bulky plastic bumpers.
The cockpit is huge for a boat of this size and has flip-up lounge seats either side rather than the conventional rear lounge that gets in the way of fishing. Indeed, fishos will love everything about the Arvor, including its large aerated livebait tank, cutting board and lockers.
Another feature to keep anglers happy is an optional second helm station in the cockpit, useful when backing down on a fish or when trolling. That said, most times it’s easy enough to drive the Arvor from the inside helm station, especially as it comes with an electric bowthruster – one of many labour-saving devices provided as standard fitment. You also get electric trim tabs and an electric anchor windlass, along with a pressure freshwater system, a raw-water washdown, LED cockpit lighting for night fishing, twin windscreen wipers, and a 240V shore-power connection.
Old salts will give an approving nod to the motor being fully concealed below the cockpit floor. They’ll also love the big hatch for easy service access and the fire-extinguisher system fitted for added safety.
Power comes from a 220hp Mercury turbodiesel, which delivered top-end speeds of 25 knots (46.3km/h) during our test. This is more than fast enough for regular offshore runs. Most of the time, you’ll cruise along at around 19 to 20 knots (35 to 37km/h) using a very economical 30lt/h of diesel.
MOORING-FRIENDLY BUILD
The 810 D’s build quality is impressive and confirms why the brand continues to sell well in Australia and New Zealand. Indeed, our test boat was sold while we were out on the test and more are on order, with several buyers hovering.
Arvor offers a very impressive product. It’s got an international flavour, too, with the engine and Mercury’s SmartCraft engine management system from the US. Arvor is based in Belgium, the design work comes from France and this particular boat was built in Poland!
In Australia, Arvor is handled by an independent distributor, Arvor Australia, which, under the leadership of Peter Collins, has done a brilliant job establishing the brand. There is a dealer network around Australia and New Zealand with excellent parts and service support.
Prospective buyers can chose from a range of hull colour options plus sun covers and awnings. There isn’t a specified electronics package because fishing enthusiasts tend to have fixed ideas on electronics brands. However, if you have no particular preference on a GPS sounder/ chartplotter, they will fit a top-class Simrad package.
In summary, the Arvor 810 D delivers a practical solution for the mooring-minded boatie who wants minimal maintenance. The size of the craft also makes it suitable for dry-storage, which is a handy alternative, especially if you plan laying the boat up over winter.
The hull features a vinyl-ester barrier lamination to protect against osmosis when moored, and has a further two coats of epoxy applied before the hull is antifouled. It’s no wonder Arvor boats are rated so highly on the secondhand market.
ARVOR 810 D
Overall length: 8.3m
Power as tested: Mercury 220hp 4-in-line turbodiesel
Rated power: 220hp
Fuel capacity: 300lt
Water capacity: 80lt
Berths/capacity: 2/8
Price from: $154,500
More information: Arvor Boats Australia, tel: (02) 9319 5222. Web: arvor.com.au.
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At Least We No Longer Need to Starve Alone
Incoming 15th December
Back in May, Co-Optimus brought you the news that the quintessential single player game Don't Starve was going to get a co-op add on in the summer. The warm months may have come and gone already, but those of us that did survive will finally get to play Don't Starve Together from December 15th on Steam Early Access.
The expansion will be included as part of a frontier package that contains the expansion and two copies of the game at $19.99 - that's certainly one way to encourage co-op. For those that already have the game, the expansion will be available solo for $4.99.
Don't Starve Together is a standalone multiplayer expansion of the uncompromising wilderness survival game, Don't Starve.
Cooperate with your friends in a private game, or take your chances with strangers online. Work with other players to survive the harsh environment, or strike out on your own.
Do whatever it takes, but most importantly, Don't Starve.
Source: Dontstarvetogether.com
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Witness them Speak in the New Gat Out of Hell Dev Diary
Some people like to have a meal and not think about where it came from, but others like to know how the sausage was made. The same can be said of gamers; some just want to play, others are interested in the industry of game making. The new development diary for Saints Row: Gat out of Hell introduces to the voice cast of the notoriously foul mouthed series.
Putting a face to the voice is always fun (who hasn't played guess the celebrity whilst watching a Pixar movie) and the same is true here.
Meet the voices of the Saints and have an exclusive look behind the scenes of the voice recordings for Saints Row: Gat out of Hell. With Johnny Gat and Kinzie setting off for a devilish adventure against the Devil and his hordes, their voices Daniel Dae Kim and Natalie Lander talk about the joys and challenges of being the voice of a real Saint.
Gat out of Hell is a standalone game coming to last and this generation consoles as well as the omnipresent PC. 2 player online co-op will be available through the campaign so you can journey with a pal into Hell and back.
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City of Fort Collins releases names of 5 finalists for police chief
Public reception and meet and greet planned for March 1
City of Fort Collins releases names of 5 finalists for police chief Public reception and meet and greet planned for March 1 Check out this story on coloradoan.com: http://noconow.co/2Hp1uPp
Saja Hindi, shindi@coloradoan.com Published 4:40 p.m. MT Feb. 16, 2018 | Updated 4:50 p.m. MT Feb. 16, 2018
The search for a new chief of Fort Collins Police Services could be delayed a couple of months after the city fired a recruiting firm assisting with the search.(Photo: Coloradoan library)Buy Photo
City of Fort Collins officials named five finalists Friday for chief of Fort Collins Police Services.
The pool of finalists was narrowed from 66 candidates who applied to the position in December after a second recruiting process.
The finalists are: Maj. Edward Bergin of Anne Arundel County, Maryland; Deputy Chief Michael Bray of Sacramento, California; Deputy Chief Ashley Gonzalez of Norwalk, Connecticut; Chief Jeffrey Swoboda of Elgin, Illinois; and Terri Wilfong, a law enforcement consultant in Lexington, Kentucky.
“We feel we have found a list of very qualified candidates for this important community position,” City Manager Darin Atteberry stated in a news release.
Candidates will travel to Fort Collins at the end of the month for interviews.
A public reception meet and greet will be held at 6 p.m. March 1 at the Lincoln Center, 417 W. Magnolia St. Residents are invited to the event to meet the candidates and provide feedback.
City officials have said they hope to have a new Fort Collins police chief in place by May, which would be about a year after the resignation of former Police Chief John Hutto.
The recruiting process started over in October following the termination of the city's contract with a recruiting firm due to a member of the recruiting team mistakenly telling an applicant he was a finalist for the position before a list was established and then telling him he was removed from the list.
Retired Aurora Police Chief Terry Jones is serving in the interim role until the permanent position is filled.
After a survey that went out to some Fort Collins residents at the end of last year, results showed that residents ranked transparency as one of the most significant challenges for a new police chief.
The search coincides with the conclusion of a third-party investigation into allegations of discrimination that found two Fort Collins Police Services employees violated policies. The investigation was spurred by a lawsuit and several events that ultimately led to Hutto's resignation.
Reporter Saja Hindi covers public safety and local politics. You can follow her on Twitter @BySajaHindi or email her at shindi@coloradoan.com.
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Fort Collins steps back from homeless campus on North College Ave
Fort Collins has hit the pause button on a potential centralized homeless campus along North College Avenue to re-evaluate the process and other sites.
Fort Collins steps back from homeless campus on North College Ave Fort Collins has hit the pause button on a potential centralized homeless campus along North College Avenue to re-evaluate the process and other sites. Check out this story on coloradoan.com: https://www.coloradoan.com/story/news/2019/08/16/fort-collins-co-homeless-shelter/2019171001/
Pat Ferrier, Fort Collins Coloradoan Published 6:00 a.m. MT Aug. 16, 2019 | Updated 6:24 p.m. MT Sept. 25, 2019
Fort Collins City Manager Darin Atteberry is putting the brakes on a possible centralized homeless campus following outcry from North Fort Collins businesses who fear it would erase hard-fought economic improvements.
Atteberry acknowledged Thursday "we may not have the optimal solution."
The city continues to believe a centralized campus built on city-owned land and a parcel recently purchased by philanthropist Pat Stryker "is a viable option," Atteberry said. But others have "very serious concerns and we don't have alignment" on the best solution, he said.
Stryker and the city came under fire in June when the North Fort Collins Business Association learned Stryker's Bohemian Cos. had purchased land at North College and Hibdon Court for a potential campus that would serve homeless and transient populations.
NFCBA objected to locating the campus in an area that already struggles economically. Of 11 sites vetted by the city as possible locations, 10 were in North Fort Collins.
North Fort Collins businesses say they don't want a centralized campus to negate the economic improvements made in the area, including new housing, street improvements and business expansion.
"We have momentum going on and it would be nice to continue those positive efforts," said Dean Hoag, president of NFCBA.
In a meeting with Hoag and Ron Lautzenheiser, a key driver in North Fort Collins improvements, Atteberry did not commit to moving the campus away from North College.
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"He wants to explore all the possibilities," Hoag said. "There could be better options that come up. ... They still may come back and say this is the best location."
The city vetted 11 sites based on criteria such as proximity to transportation, health and other services, size, zoning, cost and availability. "I believe this is a very viable site," Atteberry said. "I don't want to just abandon the idea of of this campus and this site, but I think there are other possibilities we need to evaluate."
He also wants to re-evaluate the criteria used to identify sites. "I don't want to go on a wild chase," he said. "There was some logic and criteria to how the sites were generated but ... we need to determine if it was appropriate criteria."
Fort Collins philanthropist Pat Stryker recently purchased 1311 N. Ave. for $1.75 million. Stryker is talking with city officials and providers of services for the homeless about creating centralized location for homeless services in North Fort Collins. (Photo: Pat Ferrier / Coloradoan)
Atteberry said the city should remain open to sites anywhere in the community that may have been overlooked.
City council, staff and service providers have visited other communities nationwide looking for ways to make homelessness rare, short-lived and nonrecurring in Fort Collins.
"As we have gone around and looked at best practices, we continue to believe this solution is the right solution, but I'm not sure the City Council or community is at that point yet," Atteberry said.
The best thing is "to pause and engage more community members and varying stakeholders" including neighbors, businesses and service providers.
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What the process looks like going forward or how long it may take is still up in the air. "I believe there is a sense or urgency because we are talking about people's safety and health," Atteberry said. "But if we don't do it right we will end up back at the same point. This is one of those times where's it's good to go slower to go fast."
Atteberry said he would like to form a committee of stakeholders to meet regularly, talk with stakeholders and eventually make a recommendation.
Even though property has been purchased, "it is in no way a done deal," he said. There's no money to build, operate or maintain a campus.
He hopes hitting the pause button will "release the pressure valve" that has built up dividing the community. "I would like to turn this into something that is not divisive but becomes a real opportunity for the community. Now, I'm afraid it has become a divisive issue. That's why we are rethinking the process."
Pat Ferrier is a senior reporter covering business, health care and growth issues in Northern Colorado.
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May 06, 2015 Arts & Entertainment » Visual Arts
Churchill: Politician and Painter
Jepson show features work owned by Brad Pitt & Angelina Jolie
By Jim Morekis jim@connectsavannah.com @jimmorekis facebook.com/jim.morekis
The Art of Diplomacy: Winston Churchill and the Pursuit of Painting
Through July 26 at the Telfair Museums' Jepson Center; Free Family Day this Sat. May 9, 1-4 p.m.
Art of Diplomacy Sketch Walk
Sat., May 9, Jepson Center tour 12–12:45 pm
Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum 2:30–5 pm
Ages: Teen to adult
Free, registration requiredl Contact Kip Bradley at 790.8823 or bradleyk@telfair.org.
Come by Jepson to tour The Art of Diplomacy and discuss why painting was integral to Churchill's life. Then meet at the Mighty Eighth Air Force Museum for sketching.
Churchill painting a view of the Sorgue River while on vacation in the south of France, January 1, 1948 (Photo by Frank Scherschel/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images).
“Painting is complete as a distraction. I know of nothing which, without exhausting the body, more entirely absorbs the mind.”
– Winston Churchill
SAVANNAH has long been known as an Anglophile’s paradise. Along with Charleston, we’re probably the American town most like an English one.
But a new exhibit at the Jepson makes the connection all the more clear.
Winston Churchill—iconic prime minister famous for leading Great Britain through the darkest days of WWII—came from a family with deep influence on Georgia.
“Part of the premise of this show is that unbeknownst to most folks, there’s a 300 year history between the Churchill family and the state of Georgia,” says Telfair Museums Executive Director Lisa Grove on their new show, “The Art of Diplomacy: Winston Churchill and the Pursuit of Painting.”
“It goes all the way back to Oglethorpe,” Grove says.
James Edward Oglethorpe, Georgia’s founder, was a groundbreaking politician back in England, something of a liberal by the standards of the time.
But he was first and foremost a soldier. And his military mentor was John Churchill, known better to history as the first Duke of Marlborough and one of the most brilliant generals of his age.
Winston himself would visit Atlanta in 1932 and Savannah in 1946, en route to the speech in Miami where he famously coined the phrase “Iron Curtain.”
(And hey, Savannah’s even got a Churchill’s Pub!)
Long before Nazi Germany threatened invasion of Great Britain at the height of Hitler’s power, Churchill—himself a war hero and aspiring politician—had taken up painting as a hobby and a form of personal therapy.
“When I first learned about the show, I thought, well that sounds interesting, but are his paintings any good?” muses Grove.
“I was very pleasantly surprised when I saw the work. They would have great historic value even if they weren’t attractive, but they are lovely, Impressionist style paintings,” she says. “Churchill was inspired by the great French Impressionists of the generation immediately preceding his own.”
The Telfair Museums is the final stop of the exhibit, limited only to viewing in Georgia due to another important connection to the Churchill family.
Duncan Sandys—pronounced “sands” —Winston Churchill’s great-grandson, lives in Atlanta, and was instrumental in bringing these works to the Peach State.
“Duncan had a great young political career in England, and then had the great fortune to meet a girl in Macon and marry her. And as we know, Georgia girls like to come home,” Grove laughs.
In talks with Rodney Cook—founder of the National Monuments Foundation and also an Atlanta resident—and Todd Groce, president of the Georgia Historical Society, the idea came about to convince private owners of some of Churchill’s paintings to take the works down from their walls and let them go on a tour the likes of which will probably never be seen again.
“This is a literally once in a lifetime opportunity,” says Grove. “Once this show is done, these works will go back onto dining room walls in England.”
Sir Winston S. Churchill, The Tower of Katoubia Mosque, 1943, Oil on Canvas20 x 24 in Collection of Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, ©Churchill Heritage Ltd, with kind permission of Churchill Heritage Ltd
Ten of Churchill’s paintings are featured, including the only one he painted during World War II: “The Tower of Katoubia Mosque.”
The exhibition catalogue explains:
“In January of 1943, Churchill secretly met with President Franklin Roosevelt in Casablanca, Morocco to decide the timing of D-Day, the invasion of France... He invited Roosevelt to cement the agreement—which Churchill knew demanded a close personal friendship—over a trip to Marrakech to watch the sun set against the backdrop of the Atlas Mountains. The next day, Churchill painted the daytime view from the same spot, later giving the painting to Roosevelt.”
President Roosevelt hung the painting in his home in Hyde Park, New York. In 2011 Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie bought the painting.
Never before has the couple loaned it for display.
“Even if you’re not an art person, you can enjoy the show from the history standpoint. This really connects Churchill’s love of painting as not just a hobby, but something that played a central role in his personal and professional life,” Grove says.
You can even see some of Churchill’s own painting tools.
“We have his palette and the actual easel he used. They still have paint smears on them.”
Tags: Visual Arts, Winston Churchill, Jepson Center for the Arts, Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Telfair Museums, Lisa Grove, Duncan Sandys, James Oglethorpe, World War II
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C. J. Box
Welcome to The Bitterroots: a riveting new novel of loyalty, lies, and lethal retribution from New York Times bestselling and Edgar Award-winning author C. J. Box.
The ties that bind can burn you.
Former sheriff’s investigator Cassie Dewell is trying to start her life over as in private practice. She’s her own boss and answers to no one, and that’s just the way she likes it after the past few tumultuous years. All that certainty changes when an old friend calls in a favor: she wants Cassie to help exonerate a man accused of assaulting a young woman from an influential family.
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The Crazy Mountains were on fire and Cassie Dewell sat alone in her car at night on McLeod Street across from the Grand Hotel in Big Timber, Montana, looking for a twenty-four-year-old reprobate known as Antlerhead.
That’s when the call she’d been dreading came on her cell phone.
It was from Rachel Mitchell, the primary defense attorney in the firm of Mitchell-Estrella in Bozeman. It was from Rachel’s personal cell phone rather than from her office, which was unusual in itself. The attorney was working late and it meant a chit had come due.
The call created a stab of cold dread in Cassie’s gut. She didn’t need the distraction of a call from Rachel Mitchell at that moment. A call from her meant Cassie’s life could be altered one way or another. She declined to answer and let it go to voice message so she could return it later.
She brushed crumbs from a half-dozen chocolate-covered mini-donuts from her lap and lifted her gaze from the empty sidewalk that led to the front door of the hotel to the fire on the distant mountain. It was mesmerizing and officially out of control.
The long fire line extended across the entire southern face of the range like an orange zipper. It dipped into canyons and emerged on the other side. It raced down over meadows and plateaus in spots but never broke contact with the extended fire line itself.
Because it was dark, there was no delineation between the fresh fuel in front of the blaze and the smoking cinders behind it. The fire seemed like a living thing, a snake, a nocturnal beast more alive at night than during the day. It burned bright enough that it stained the bellies of low-hanging clouds with pink hues. When Cassie closed her eyes, the fire lingered as if imprinted inside her eyelids.
She could imagine the line of fire eating its way down through the timber and eventually consuming the grassland of the prairie all the way to I-90 and Big Timber itself unless the wind turned it west or south.
Like most of the summer, the September air was thick with smoke. It haloed the few downtown streetlights and she could smell it on her clothing. She had a sore throat from breathing it in all day. On some mornings, she brushed a thin film of white ash from the hood and windshield of her Jeep Cherokee as if it were snow in the winter.
It had been the Summer of Fire in Montana, and it wasn’t over yet.
She thought about how many the fires were—seventeen at last count throughout the state—and how they’d likely keep burning until the snow finally put them out. They could be seen from space. Both the state and federal budget for fighting them had run out of funds in mid-August.
Hundreds of thousands of acres of timber had burned. So much that the numbers no longer had meaning. Several hundred mountain cabins and homes were destroyed and dozens of towns had been evacuated more than once.
Against the backdrop of the Summer of Fire the case for finding Antlerhead seemed very small in the grand scheme of things. She felt small as well.
The phone in her lap chimed and lit up again and Cassie was afraid it was Rachel again. Instead, it was a text message from her fourteen-year-old son Ben, who was home in Bozeman, sixty-one miles to the west.
When R U home?
She replied that it would be a few hours, that he needed to do his homework and go to bed and to not wait up for her.
She’s feeding me brown rice again.
She meaning Cassie’s mother Isabel, a free spirit and self-proclaimed progressive who had recently returned from North Dakota where she’d been participating in protests against an oil pipeline opposed by indigenous people. Since getting back she’d refused to cook or serve anything white.
Cassie pondered her response. At least Ben was getting dinner when his own mother wasn’t home to prepare a meal. There was that.
Before she could tap something out Ben asked:
Can I ride my bike to McD’s?
It was warm enough outside and Bozeman was safe enough to say yes. McDonald’s was three blocks away. But giving Ben permission to skip Isabel’s meal would undermine her mother’s authority. It would fan the flames on the tension between them that was already smoldering like one of the fires in the mountains.
Cassie texted:
We’ll go there tomorrow.
Ben replied with:
Like U’ll be home for once.
It was followed by an angry face emoji.
Good night. I love you.
The words “I love you too, Mom, and I realize you have to work late so we have a nice home to live in and food on the table” didn’t appear on her phone.
In fact, Ben didn’t text back at all and Cassie sighed and swallowed a lump in her throat. She could stare at the screen and wish for those words to appear but this was Ben’s way when he was angry with her. He knew that the meanest thing he could do to her was to withhold his affection. That it would hurt her more than anything he said.
When she looked up, she saw a rail-thin form emerge from the alley behind the Grand and dart back into the shadows to avoid being seen by a passing car.
Antlerhead.
She’d guessed right.
Antlerhead’s given name was Jerry Allen. He’d received his nickname several years before while on work release from the Montana State Prison in Deer Lodge after his conviction for a series of house and cabin burglaries. Allen was assigned part time at a wild game processing facility outside of Anaconda during hunting season. That’s where he hefted the newly delivered severed head and the set of six-by-six antlers onto his shoulders and said to his coworkers and fellow inmates, “Look at me—I’m an elk!” seconds before he slipped on a smear of blood and his strength and balance gave out. A hundred and twenty pounds of antlers crashed down on top of him and laid him out on the loading dock. One of the sharp tines entered his skull just above his right eyebrow and another halved his clavicle and punctured a lung.
His next job, once he was released from the hospital after a two-month stay and ten months of physical rehab courtesy of Montana taxpayers, was in the prison laundry.
Antlerhead later went on to become one of the most inept heroin dealers in Gallatin County. He’d been arrested along with two others for selling heroin laced with fentanyl to three male Montana State University students in Bozeman. All three Bobcats were rushed to the emergency room at Bozeman Health Deaconess. While two recovered, the third went into a coma and lingered for months before regaining consciousness.
That the third student survived meant Allen avoided additional homicide charges to those already levied against him: felony charges of criminal possession of dangerous drugs, criminal manufacture of dangerous drugs, criminal possession with intent to distribute dangerous drugs, and conspiracy.
The recent arrest photos of him showed a rail-thin, gaunt-faced man with a mop of brown hair, a long crooked nose, and dull feral eyes. Above his left eyebrow was a sunken red dent of a scar that was no doubt the spot where the antler tine had penetrated his skull that resulted in his nickname.
Cassie was reminded that in just about every instance losers looked like losers. Allen was a poster child for losers.
Antlerhead Allen was going to go back to prison in Deer Lodge for a very long time, which was fine with Cassie. That’s where he belonged.
Except that following his arraignment hearing two days before, after his parents scraped together the $150,000 bond that allowed him to walk out of the county jail until his criminal trial, Antlerhead had vanished.
And his parents were on the hook for the money.
Cassie shifted her weight on the seat and winced. She’d been sitting in her car so long that her right butt cheek had gone numb. Her stomach rumbled from her dinner that consisted of a box of Hostess chocolate-covered donuts and an energy drink from a convenience store. She’d vowed to stop eating like that until she dropped twenty pounds. Unlike Ben, who wore slim-fit jeans and didn’t have an ounce of fat on him, Cassie should be eating Isabel’s brown rice.
Like always when she was on the job, she wore her unofficial Montana PI uniform: jeans with enough play in them that she wasn’t uncomfortable sitting in a car for long hours, a roomy blouse, and a tunic or jacket. She always wore her tooled cowboy boots for a couple of reasons. One was a nod to her state and her upbringing. The other was that she could tuck a backup weapon into the shaft of her right boot. Plus, she never stood out in Montana because of her clothing.
She’d kept a close eye on the alley behind the Grand Hotel for another glimpse of Antlerhead. She didn’t want to try and go after him if he was there in the dark. Instead, she wanted him to appear on the illuminated sidewalk and his identification could be confirmed before she took any kind of action.
Several people had left the Grand, climbed into their vehicles, and driven away. There were now five autos parked diagonally at the front of the hotel—a sedan, a crossover, and three pickups. All had Montana plates. She knew from walking around the block before dark that employee parking was next to the building on a gravel lot. There were four cars in the lot. From where Cassie had strategically parked her Jeep, she could see the front and side doors of the hotel as well as the employee lot.
If Antlerhead was lurking in the alley as Cassie suspected he was, he would be blocked from viewing any activity from the front and side doors. But he’d have a clear angle on the employee parking from the back corner of the building.
Which, if her working theory was correct, would be what Antlerhead cared about most.
Nayna Byers. The waitress Cassie had met who worked at the Grand.
To find Antlerhead, Cassie had placed a call to the administration office of the Montana State Prison and asked for Johnny Ortiz. She’d worked with him when they were both deputies at the Lewis and Clark County Sheriff’s Office in Helena. Since then, she’d moved to North Dakota and Ortiz had taken a job with the Department of Corrections.
Ortiz had provided background and unofficial intel to her before, and in turn Cassie always left a dozen cinnamon rolls from Wheat Montana at the front desk for him every time she passed through Deer Lodge.
After small talk about the fires, Ortiz tapped on his keyboard and told Cassie that during Antlerhead’s incarceration he had only four names on his approved visitor list: his parents Buford and Nadine Allen, his defense attorney, and Nayna Byers of Big Timber.
Cassie wrote down the name and thanked Johnny for his help. She could tell from his hearty, “You bet, Cassie,” that he was grateful she hadn’t asked him for anything dubious or untoward. Visitor lists for prisoners were public records.
It took less than two minutes on the internet to find her.
Apprehending Antlerhead and delivering him back to his parents’ house could get tricky. Cassie couldn’t legally arrest him or detain him without cause and Antlerhead hadn’t actually broken any laws that she was aware of.
She’d notified the Big Timber PD via email from her phone of her presence there earlier in the afternoon but she hadn’t said what she was doing other than “investigating a case.” She’d done it as a courtesy. There was no requirement to alert the locals but it was good policy if things went haywire or if she was questioned by the police as to why she was in their town with an array of equipment and weapons.
She didn’t want to call them now. A police car might spook Antlerhead and she might lose him. Or the cops might provoke him into doing something stupid like resisting arrest that would result in another charge and another bail for his parents.
Her strategy was simple: confront him and firmly persuade him to go back to his home with her. She would tell him about the financial consequences his parents faced if he refused to come with her and she hoped he’d feel some guilt about that. Additionally, she’d let him know that she was duty-bound to inform the court that he’d disregarded the judge’s instructions to stay home. Which meant he’d go back to lockup.
She knew Antlerhead was not a smart person. She could only hope he was smart enough to realize that the best thing he could do for himself was to let her take him back.
Nevertheless, Cassie patted herself down to check her gear and weapons. Her .40 Glock 27 was on her hip and her five-shot .38 snub-nosed Smith and Wesson was in an ankle holster. There was a Taser in her large handbag on the passenger seat as well a canister of pepper spray, a Vipertek mini stun gun, and several pairs of zip ties.
Since she’d opened her agency she’d never once been in a situation where it was necessary to draw any of her lethal or nonlethal weapons. She hoped the streak would continue.
The most important tool she had on her person was the most innocuous—her cell phone. She’d activate the recording app before leaving her Jeep and keep it running during her confrontation and conversation with Allen. Digital audio records had come in handy dozens of times in her career when it came to proving what had actually transpired. If nothing else, she could play it back for the Allens to prove that she’d earned her fee if Antlerhead didn’t bite.
Cassie caught a glimpse of yellow light from the shadowed side of the Grand as a side door opened and someone exited. It wasn’t one of the public doors and Cassie assumed it accessed the kitchen. When it closed she couldn’t see the figure well.
Cassie had a night vision scope in the back of the Jeep but she didn’t want to cause attention to herself by climbing out to get it. So she waited, narrowing her eyes and hoping they’d adjust to the dark or that the person would move into the light.
It wasn’t necessary, though, because Nayna Beyers thumbed a lighter and raised it to the tip of a cigarette in her mouth. Cassie could identify her clearly.
The flame went out and was replaced by the lone red cherry of Nayna’s smoke.
The cherry on the end of Nayna’s cigarette was suddenly bobbing up and down and advancing down the sidewalk. Then Nayna appeared in a pool of yellow from the streetlight near the front of the Grand. She was walking quickly and looking over her shoulder toward the back.
Antlerhead was right behind her, loping from the alley. Apparently, he’d seen her come out for her smoke break as well and when he caught up with her, he grabbed her by her arms and spun her around to face him. Her cigarette dropped into the gutter with a display of sparks.
Cassie cursed herself for not seeing it coming and she opened the door of the Jeep and pushed herself out. The call from Rachel had thrown off her concentration. She fumbled for the recording app on her phone as she walked quickly across the street toward Nayna and Antlerhead. Nayna struggled to break his grip.
Cassie took a deep breath to calm herself. She hadn’t expected Antlerhead to escalate the situation so quickly.
“I just want to talk to you,” Antlerhead said.
“Let me go, you asshole.”
“Nayna, please. I just want to talk.”
“There’s nothing to say. Let me go or I’ll call the cops. I’ll start screaming.”
He prevented that by wheeling her around again so he could clamp her in a headlock with his left arm across her throat.
Cassie heard a muffled yell, and Antlerhead said, “Stop it, Nayna, goddamn you. I don’t want to hurt you. I fucking love you.”
Nayna’s eyes were wide open and panicked but they locked on Cassie’s approach. Antlerhead hadn’t seen her yet because he was so focused on getting Nayna to stop struggling.
Cassie gave up on turning on the recording app—too many wasted seconds, too many stupid swipes of the screen—and she thumbed the icon for her camera. A red dot appeared and she punched it. She was now recording video and she raised her phone to chest level and aimed it at Antlerhead and Nayna with her left hand while reaching back for the grip of her Glock with her right.
“Jerry, let her go.”
Antlerhead’s head bobbled at the sound of his name and he glared at Cassie. He kept Nayna in the chokehold. Cassie hoped the waitress could get enough air to stay conscious.
“Who in the hell are you? This is a private conversation.”
He even sounded dumb.
“It’s not a conversation, it’s an assault,” Cassie said. “Let her go right now or I’ll blow your stupid head off.”
She drew her gun as she said it and leveled it at Antlerhead. The front sight was aimed squarely at the dent above his eyebrow.
“Shit, man,” he said. He sounded offended. “Put that down and turn that camera off.”
Cassie steadied the weapon and hoped her hand wouldn’t tremble.
Then he relaxed his grip on Nayna and she twisted away. As soon as she got her balance she coughed, then turned on her heel and kicked Antlerhead so hard between his legs it lifted him off the ground. He wheezed—it was a pathetic sound—and he dropped to his knees.
Nayna cocked her leg back for another kick and Cassie said, “Back off, Nayna. It’s over.”
“It ain’t over,” Nayna said as she kicked him in his sternum. “He was choking me.”
Antlerhead moaned and fell over in slow motion.
“I’m not kidding,” Cassie said to her. “That’s enough or I’ll call the cops on both of you.”
“He’s supposed to be in jail anyway,” Nayna said. “He won’t leave me alone.”
“Who are you anyway?” Nayna asked. Then: “Oh, I remember you from earlier. Are you some kind of cop?”
“I’m a licensed private investigator. My name is Cassie Dewell. I’m here to take our friend back to his parents’ house.”
“He ain’t my friend.”
“He used to be.”
“Well, he ain’t no more. He’s an asshole.”
“I’ll give you that.”
Cassie neared Antlerhead and holstered her weapon. He writhed on the asphalt with both of his hands clamped between his thighs. His clothing was white from the film of ash on the ground.
“Did you hear that, Jerry? It’s time to go home. We can do this without getting the police involved. How does that sound?”
“Just get him out of here,” Nayna said. “I don’t ever want to see his stupid fucking face again for the rest of my life.”
From Antlerhead, a childlike sob. His body shook as he cried.
“Come on, Jerry,” Cassie said. “Let’s go over to that Jeep across the street.”
“Nayna,” he cried. “Nayna.”
Cassie could see that Nayna was positioning herself for another kick so she stepped between them. The waitress backed away.
“Please get back to work,” Cassie told her.
Arm in arm, they staggered across the street toward her Jeep. Antlerhead was unsteady on his feet and he hadn’t stopped sobbing.
Cassie saw the Big Timber PD unit turn the corner and drive slowly down McLeod Street toward them.
“Straighten up,” Cassie said sharply. “Act like a man.”
She guided him into the passenger seat and closed the door. Antlerhead slumped forward and put his head in his hands. Cassie would have preferred to cuff him and stow him in the back for the drive to Laurel but she didn’t want to draw attention from the local cop who passed by.
“That was close,” she said as she climbed in and turned the key to the ignition.
“Nayna.”
“Oh, please,” Cassie said as she drove cautiously out of town toward I-90. “You’re not the victim here.”
“The hell I ain’t,” he said. “She told me she loved me once and now she kicks me in the nuts.”
That struck Cassie as funny and she looked away so he couldn’t see the expression on her face. The release of tension from the situation and Antlerhead’s perceived victimhood made her want to laugh out loud.
After a few minutes, she said, “Let me know when you stop crying and can hold it together long enough for me to return a phone call.”
Copyright © 2019 C. J. Box
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Since 1980, federal law has protected subsistence uses by "rural" Alaska residents. The rural language in ANILCA was a political compromise primarily intended to protect subsistence uses by Alaska Natives. Congress presumed that subsistence fishing and hunting by Alaska Natives would be largely safeguarded by a law protecting fishing and hunting of "rural" residents.
Subsistence and the Cultural Survival of the Athabascan People
Klutina and Tazlina finally saw what their dad was watching; it was a huge bull moose staring directly at them. It was mid-August, when their meat is in prime condition. It was Klutina's first hunt. Tazlina's father is going to show her brother how to provide the winter supply of meat for their family.
Managing Competition: The Copper River Fishery
For the Ahtna Athabaskans living along the Copper River in southcentral Alaska, salmon have been essential to their economic and cultural survival for 1,000 years. From mid-May to August, the Ahtna have always congregated at the fish camps along the river. Today, Copper River salmon are still vital to traditional Ahtna culture, but the river is now almost entirely accessible by road.
Indian Casinos Threatened by the Pala Compact: The Coming of the 'New Buffalo'
From poverty stricken ghettos to prosperous enterprises, American Indian reservations have been transformed in recent years by the stampede of the `new buffalo'-the lucrative gambling operations on American Indian land.
Family Groups and Subsistence
One of the proposed solutions to the subsistence debate has been to base subsistence eligibility on individual need and issue permits to needy individuals. Another proposal has been to link a subsistence priority to household income, based on an assumption that households with more cash have less need for subsistence.
Deep Ties to Deep Bay: A Tlingit Elder's Training
am 84 years old. I still enjoy traveling each year to my family's subsistence camp and other special places near my home in Sitka to gather traditional cultural foods -- subsistence. According to Tlingit custom, I was trained by my uncles in the traditional ways of subsistence. You might say this was my `Tlingit schooling.' It was oriented around seasonal food gathering activities.
CS in the CLASSROOM - 22.3
On May 27, 1998, Cultural Survival's Education Program held its third annual student conference at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Gutman Library. Over 200 students and teachers from 10 secondary schools in New England attended to discuss the U'wa's struggle over land issues and oil drilling in Colombia.
Competition, Confrontation, and Compromise: The Politics of Fish and Game Allocations
In the political confrontations to resolve fish and wildlife competition among subsistence, commercial, and sports hunting and fishing interests, Alaska Natives have learned that compromise translates into Native people giving up something they possess while non-Native people give up something they want.
Co-Management and Co-Optation: Alaska Native Participation in Regulatory Processes
Co-management in Alaska is driven by a number of social, political, and economic forces.
Bridging the Past and Future
The lifestyle that my family and I live is a mixture of subsistence and cash economy We earn a living commercial fishing, yet subsistence hunting, fishing, and gathering is an integral part of our livelihood.
Being There: The Necessity of Fieldwork
Daniel Bradburd's text, Being There: The Necessity of Fieldwork, is of interest to anthropologists contemplating their first trip into the field, and also to those who are guided by the assumption that anthropological theory and ethnography are inextricably linked.
Andean Lives: Gregorio Condori Mamani and Asunta Quispe Huaman
Andean Lives: Gregorio Condori Mamani and Asunta Quispe Huamán
Alaska Native Subsistence: A Matter of Cultural Survival
Every year tens of thousands of Alaska Natives harvest, process, distribute, and consume millions of pounds of wild animals, fish, and plants through an economy and way of life that has come to be termed `subsistence.' Collectively, these varied subsistence activities constitute a way of being and relating to the world, and thus comprise an essential component of Alaska Native identities and cu
A View from the Yukon Flats: An Interview with Gwich'in Leader Clarence Alexander
In the eastern interior of Alaska, the Yukon River pushes out of Canada and arches above the Arctic Circle through a broad lowland called the Yukon Flats. This is the homeland of the Gwich'in Athabaskans who were among the last Native peoples of North America to have direct contact with Europeans when fur traders established Fort Yukon in 1847.
A Meaningful Voice: Federal Regional Councils and Subsistence Management
Since 1990, when the federal government began to directly manage subsistence wildlife harvests on 200 million acres of federal lands in Alaska, divided management has imposed a heavy burden on traditional hunters in rural Alaska. Land ownership and jurisdiction patterns arbitrarily fragment natural ecological units, habitats, migration paths, and traditional village hunting areas.
Ordinary discourse in Gwich'in Athabascan communities frequently includes the word `subsistence,' but the word itself does not accurately describe most of their social behavior. Activities which also fall into this realm are sharing and trading networks, gift exchanges, and life event celebrations. All of these are linked with hunting, fishing, and harvesting plant materials.
"Reasonable Opportunity" v. "Customary and Traditional" in Lime Village
The Lime Village case (Bobby v. Alaska) has often been a focal point in the subsistence debate in Alaska. The federal court's decision in this case guides the actions of the Federal Subsistence Board to this day.
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Central Election Commission
Membership in the ACEEEO
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Requirements for observers and the accreditation procedure
1. The course of elections, in accordance with the regulatory acts, may be observed by:
1.1. observers authorized by political parties, their associations;
1.2. Persons authorized by the Central Election Commission;
1.3. persons authorized by a city or municipality election commission.
2. For election or referendum observation political parties or their associations may authorize citizens and permanent residents of the Republic of Latvia who by the day of the election (referendum) reached the age of 18 years.
3. To receive the authorization from the Central Election Commission to observe elections or referendum, the following persons can apply:
3.1. citizens and permanent residents of the Republic of Latvia who have reached the age of 16 by election day and who have successfully completed the training course of the Central Election Commission for election observers;
3.2. representatives of societies, foundations, educational institutions and such legal entities, whose main field of activity and purpose is to study political processes and elections;
3.3. representatives of international organizations and other foreign institutions invited by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs;
3.4. representatives of international organizations and other foreign institutions invited by the Central Election Commission.
4. To receive the respective authorization, the persons named in paragraphs 3.2., 3.3. and 3.4. not later than two weeks before elections (referendum) shall submit an application.
5. Applications are considered and the authorization is granted or denied by the Chairperson of the Central Election Commission.
6. Representatives of societies, foundations, educational institutions and such legal entities, whose field of activity and purpose are related to the study of political processes and elections, may apply for the authorization to a city or municipality election commission to observe elections or referendums in the territory of the respective self-government. Applications are considered and the authorization is granted or denied by the chairperson of the city or municipality election commission.
Rights of observers
7. Observers have the following rights:
7.1. to observe the course of elections at a polling station;
7.2. to monitor the voting at the place of location of those voters who cannot come to the polling station for health reasons ;
7.3. to attend an open meeting of the polling station commission, at which the polling station commission is counting votes;
7.4. to affix their own stamps or put their signatures on the packages, where electoral materials are packed after vote counting;
7.5. to know the results of the vote counting immediately after the polling station commission approved them;
7.6. to submit to the chairperson of the polling station election commission a complaint in writing or verbally about violations of the electoral law;
7.7. to receive a reply from the chairperson of the polling station;
7.8. to make sure that the complaint and this reply are registered in the journal of the voting process;
7.9. if the chairperson of the polling station commission does not give a reply, to contact the higher election commission;
7.10. to ask questions to the members of the polling station election commission and other observers, as well as to answer to questions about their activities, to ask questions to voters and answer to their questions (except the questions about whom they voted or plan to vote for);
7.11. observers may choose any polling station for observation, except the observers mentioned in paragraph 3.1., who are observing at the polling station indicated by the CEC.
Obligations of observers, observation order
8. The task of observers is to monitor the course of elections and vote counting in order to ascertain their compliance with the requirements of law. For this purpose observers are obliged to acquaint themselves with the statutory acts regulating the relevant processes.
9. Observer should respect voters and their right to make free choice, moreover, the secrecy of the ballot and the right of the voter to privacy should be respected. Also, respect should be given to the members of the polling station election commission and their official duties.
10. During the election observation, it is prohibited to influence the choice of voters, to express their own political views, and also to campaign.
11. Observers should ensure that all observations that they carry out are accurate and true. Observations must be comprehensive, both positive and negative points should be noted, as well assessing should be made whether the observed fact has an influence on the legitimacy of the election. The judgments of observers should be based on accurate information, distinguishing subjective factors from objective evidence.
12. Observers should monitor that the voting and actions of the precinct election commission comply with the electoral law and the instructions of the CEC – sealing the ballot box, checking documents at the entrance, registering voters at the tables and issuing of election materials, secrecy of voting, placing the envelopes into the ballot box, vote counting and others.
13. Observers should be at such a distance from the members of the polling station election commission and voters that they do not create obstacles to voting and counting of votes. The recommended distance is not closer than at arm's length. Also, observers should not be in a place where they interfere with the flow of voters.
14. Observers should not interfere with the polling station election commission and voters with loud conduct, and they must obey the instructions of the chairman of the polling station election commission to observe silence. Observers are allowed to speak quietly.
15. It is advisable that the polling station election commission indicates seats to observers, but observers are not required be only on seating places.
16. If an observer notices errors or irregularities in the work of the polling station election commission, it is the observer's duty to inform about it the chairman of the commission without delay. If the observation is justified, the chairman of the polling station election commission must immediately remove the error or irregularities.
17. If the chairman of the commission does not take into account the observer's comments, the observer may submit a written complaint. The commission must reply to it in writing.
18. If the explanation or the reply of the polling station election commission does not satisfy the observer, he (she) should inform the relevant municipal election commission about the observation. In the case of major irregularities, which may be grounds for raising doubts about the correctness of the election results, the Central Election Commission should be informed immediately.
19. If an observer has evidence that such significant violations of the electoral process could have occurred, as for example vote buying or vote falsification, the observer should inform about it the chairman of the polling station election commission and report this case to the State Police or the Security Police.
Video recordings, photography at a polling station, at the place of voter's location
20. At a polling station, observers who have the authority not only to observe the election process at the polling station, but also to make video recording and take photographs, in compliance with the principle of vote secrecy and after informing the chairman of the polling station election commission, can do it, if it does not interfere with the work of the polling station election commission.
21. It is allowed to make video recording and take photographs of a polling station, members of the polling station election commission, as well as identifiable voters, if the voter's unambiguous consent to the processing of his/her personal data is received (the voter has allowed to take his/her photographs, to make video recording) or if at the polling station an indication is presented that issued by the empowered person or authorized observer, containing at least such information:
21.1. data controller or processor,
21.2. recipient of data, contact information,
21.3. period for which the personal data is stored (no more than ten days after the first meeting of the newly elected Saeima or until the date of effect of the court decision on the appeal case),
21.4. institution for filing a complaint (Data State Inspectorate).
22. At the place where a voter is located, observers who monitor the voting at the place of residence of the voter and who are authorized to take photographs and make video recording, can do this only if the voter has been explained his/her rights and voter’s unambiguous agreement is obtained.
23. Before taking photographs or making video recording at the place of residence of a voter, the observer informs the voter about:
23.1. the goal, legal basis, data controller or processor,
23.2. the recipient of the data and the use of the data obtained,
23.3. the ability to withdraw their consent to the processing of data (erasure of data).
24. In hospitals, care homes, social assistance centers taking photographs and making video recording of voting process and voters is prohibited.
List of normative acts:
The Constitution of the Republic of Latvia (186.93 KB) Word (74.50 KB)
The Saeima Election Law (382.81 KB) Word (858.50 KB)
Law on Elections to the European Parliament
The City Council and Municipality Council Election Law
Law on National Referendums, Initiation of Laws and European Citizens’ Initiative
Law on the Central Election Commission (216.92 KB) Word (775.50 KB)
Law on City and Municipality Election Commissions and Polling Station Commissions (245.28 KB) Word (799.50 KB)
Pre-election Campaign Law (383.33 KB) Word (107.50 KB)
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DreamHack Open Scopes 2020 Dates
DreamHack unveiled its full 2020 schedule for its pro/amateur CS:GO tournament circuit, DreamHack Open with a slate that features eight stops on three different continents, beginning with DreamHack Leipzig (Jan. 24-26), and running through DreamHack Sevilla (Dec. 11-13).
New stops include DreamHack Anaheim (Feb. 21-23) and DreamHack Hyderabad (India from Oct. 30-Nov. 1), with all eight stops featuring a $100,000 prize pool.
“We’re happy to announce another year of DreamHack Open, featuring eight stops on three continents,” said DreamHack Chief Product Officer Mike Van Driel. “DreamHack Open was launched in 2012 and has since played an important role in the development of the pro/amateur CS:GO scene, giving up-and-coming teams and players the opportunity to shine on the big stages. This ‘zero to hero’ possibility will become even stronger now as DreamHack Open is a part of the ESL Pro Tour.”
Other stops during the year include DreamHack Valencia (July 3-5), DreamHack Montreal (Sept. 11-13), DreamHack Rotterdam (Oct. 16-18), and DreamHack Winter (Nov. 27-29).
As a part of the ESL Pro Tour, all DreamHack Open tournaments have a Challenger tier offering competing teams that chance to earn a spot in Masters tier tournaments.
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Posted on March 12, 2019 by Piqua Daily Call
Troy Police Department reports
Information filed by the Troy Police Department:
DAMAGE: Glass was broken on an information post in a park.
TRAFFICKING: Justin Tefft, 31, of Troy, was charged with one count of third degree and one count of fifth degree felony trafficking in drugs in the area of East Franklin and Morehead.
WARRANTS: An officer observed a suspicious vehicle and subjects at Motel 6. Upon contact, five subjects were cited for various offenses and three were incarcerated.
Patrick Jackson, 23 , of Dayton, was charged on March 4 for third degree felony drug trafficking. He was also charged with second degree felony trafficking in drugs, third degree felony weapons under disability, fourth degree felony receiving stolen property and fifth degree felony trafficking on March 8.
Izaiah Brandon, 19, of Dayton, was charged with third degree felony tampering with evidence and fifth degree felony drug possession and other misdemeanor charges.
Kayla Gray, 19, of Covington was charged on March 4 for third degree felony drug trafficking.
DRUGS: Tesa Justice, 23, of Troy, was summoned for drug paraphernalia for possession of a digital scale and incarcerated on a warrant out of Miami County and another unnamed county.
John M. Edwards, 29, of Dayton, was charged with drug abuse instruments. He was also found to have suspected methamphetamine on his person and a syringe. Edwards also has warrants out of Montgomery and Greene county.
Wendy Eldridge, 38, of Dayton, was charged with possession of marijuana and drug paraphernalia.
CRIMINAL DAMAGING: Criminal damage was reported in the parking lot of Motel 6.
BURGLARY: Chelsea Long, 26, of Troy, was charged with second degree felony burglary and fifth degree felony possession of drugs and other misdemeanor charges. Officers responded to the Royal Inn Motel due to a domestic violence complaint.
CRIMINAL DAMAGING: The reporting party in the 1200 block of Long Street said her vehicle was damaged with flour flat tires and two shattered windows.
DRUG CHARGES: Officers responded to a disturbance in the 300 block of South Mulberry Street. A vehicle attempted to leave the residence and was stopped. Three adults were arrested on outstanding warrants and additional drug charges. One adult was cited for a drug charge and another cited for driving under suspension. The vehicle was impounded.
MacKenzie Leonard, 26, of Troy, was charged with fifth degree felony possession of dangerous drugs.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE: A vehicle was damaged in the 1700 block of Paradise Trail.
VEHICLE DAMAGED: An officer responded to 151 Commerce Center on a report of criminal damage. The victim said his vehicle was damaged while in the parking lot of the business.
FRAUD: Ashley Kline, 23, of Piqua, was charged with fifth degree felony identity fraud and possession of a drug abuse instrument.
OBSTRUCTION: Barbara Layne, 39, of Troy, was charged with fifth degree felony obstruction of justice.
OVI: An officer charged Marquis Payton, 24, of Huber Heights, with OVI, open container and lanes of travel in the area of West Main Street and Ridge Avenue.
DRUG POSSESSION: An officer initiated a traffic stop at West Market near I-75 for traffic violations. The driver, Darrell Roberts, 37, of Troy, was found to be suspended and in possession of a variety of illegal drugs and paraphernalia and a stolen handgun. Roberts was arrested and incarcerated at the Miami County Jail. He was charged with third degree felony weapons under disability, fourth degree felony trafficking drugs, receiving stolen property, carrying a concealed weapon and improper handling of a fire arm and fifth degree felony drug possession.
POSSESSION: Laurence Brown, 33, of Troy, was charged with fifth degree possession of drugs and fourth degree felony burglary and inducing panic.
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Seal will NOT face criminal charges over claims he groped neighbor as district attorney rejects case
Singer Seal had been accused of groping and trying to kiss his neighbor
Actress Tracey Birdsall claimed Seal attacked her in his LA home in 2016
Police investigated but the 54-year-old singer will not face criminal charges
DA's office cited lack of witnesses or evidence to corroborate the allegations
The singer Seal will not face criminal charges after he was accused of making unwanted sexual advances by a former neighbor.
Tracey Birdsall, 54, had claimed she visited Seal, also 54, in his Los Angeles home in 2016 and that he forced himself on her, groped her and tried to kiss her.
However after Los Angeles police investigated the claims, the L.A. County District Attorney's Office rejected the case, according toTMZ.
Seal, pictured in London last month, will NOT face criminal charges over claims he groped neighbor Tracey Birdsall, seen right last year, after district attorney rejects case
The DA's office cited lack of witnesses or evidence to corroborate allegations made by Birdsall. The statute of limitations has also run out.
Birdsall, an actress, told TMZ that the attack took place in Seal's kitchen after she had gone over to retrieve a kitchen appliance she lent him, when he 'suddenly lunged at her'.
She had claimed that she rejected his advances and that he then moved on to 'insinuate that she was asking for it' by commenting on the shorts and tank top she was wearing before groping her breasts.
A representative for Seal, real name Henry Olusegun Adeola Samuel, told TMZ at the time that he vehemently denied the 'false' allegations.
Birdsall initially made the allegations in a now-removed Facebook post after Seal criticized Oprah Winfrey following her Golden Globes speech, claiming she knew about the rumors surrounding Harvey Weinstein but did nothing.
The singer posted this meme with a pointed caption lashing out at Oprah last month following her inspirational Golden Globes speech that focused on the Me Too movement
Oprah's inspirational speech while accepting the Cecil B. DeMille award focused on the plight of sex abuse victims, but Seal (right) said she ignored the rumors about Weinstein
Dig: The model and cookbook author, who is married to John Legend, posted a cryptic comment underneath his post
The singer posted an Instagram meme showing two images or Oprah with Harvey Weinstein, using the hashtag #SanctimoniousHollywood.
He was soon taken to task by model Chrissy Teigen, who posted a cryptic comment on his Instagram post.
The model and cookbook author wrote: 'Hmm. Let’s just say we’ve all heard things about each other, haven’t we?'
Seal later backtracked on the criticism, sating he had not been targeting Oprah specifically, but the industry in general.
In a video clip he shared on social media, he claimed that has 'an enormous amount of respect for everything that Oprah has achieved and contributed in her life'.
'What I reposted was not an attack on Oprah at all. She just happened to be the person photographed with the pig in the picture.
'What I reposted was commentary on the hypocritical and double standard nature and behavior of Hollywood.'
He went on to state that none of the women who had come forward as victims of Weinstein had received any real justice.
He said that 'losing your job' for raping, sexually abusing or sexually harassing a woman 'is not punishment.'
Seal will not face charges over claims he groped neighbor
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Five Points on Triple Talaq: Critics like Arfa Khanum Sherwani opposing Triple Talaq Bill have no real ground
Instant divorce among Muslims is a barbaric practice that's been effectively banned. Naysayers to the Triple Talaq Bill have no real stand, except for an apparent dislike of the BJP.
Markandey Katju
@mkatju
I was shocked recently to read the tweets and statements of Arfa Khanum Sherwani about the Triple Talaq Bill.
I had earlier thought she was an enlightened person and would support this Bill — instead, she has castigated and flayed it furiously.
Let there be no doubt #TripleTalaqBill is an extension of Modi govt’s anti-Muslim politics.It is not only against Muslim men but against Muslim women as well.It satisfies only one agenda of this govt-Demonise Muslim men,Patronise Muslims women.And appease the Hindu vote bank.
— Arfa Khanum Sherwani (@khanumarfa) July 30, 2019
The Hon SupremeCourt had already declared the regressive &medieval practice of TripleTalaq unconstitutional.The law adds unnecessary criminality to it making a civil matter,criminal.Shows the govt is not interested in gender equality for Muslim women but only politics over them
Ms Sherwani also apparently resorts to whataboutery by asking why similar criminal laws have not been made for abandoned non-Muslim women.
Triple Talaq Law: So What Happens to Non-Muslim Men Who Abandon Their Wives? I explain here - #TripleTalaqBillPassed https://t.co/siTURo5XYw
So, let me answer her point by point:
1). The barbaric practice of triple talaq prevailed only among Muslims (till it was declared illegal by the Supreme Court in the Shayara Bano vs Union Of India case in 2017). The lives of hundreds of young married women were destroyed by it.
Let me give an instance I am closely aware of.
A young Muslim girl, whose family I personally know, was married to a young Muslim man living in England, who came to India for the marriage. After the marriage, he went back to England alone, saying that he would soon arrange for the girl to join him in England. However, a month or two later, he sent a letter — pronouncing triple talaq.
The devastated girl almost committed suicide.
Dumped: Young women, often with small children, are left without anything to fall back on following triple talaq. (Representational photo: Reuters)
Hundreds of similar examples can be given of many young women, often with small children, who were deserted by their husbands after giving triple talaq — frequently enough, by phone, letter, email or WhatsApp.
Let me give another example.
When I was a judge of the Supreme Court, a case came before a bench of which I was a member.
In Odisha, there was a young Muslim couple with three small children. One night, the husband consumed alcohol and in an inebriated state, pronounced triple talaq to his wife. There was no one else in the room when this happened, so no one except the man and his wife knew of it.
However, about a month later, the wife unwittingly narrated the incident to a friend, who conveyed it to someone else, and the word spread — ultimately reaching the ears of the local Maulvi. The Maulvi pronounced that the couple were no longer husband and wife and could not live together.
Thereupon a furious mob of Muslims reached the couple's house and told them to separate.
The wife's tearful pleas that she had small children and nowhere to go were of no avail. A PIL in the Orissa High Court was rejected, and thereafter, an appeal came before my bench in the Supreme Court.
I said that this was a civilised country, and everyone here has to behave in a civilised manner. How was it anyone's business whether the couple lived together or not? To the objection that the Sharia did not allow the couple to live together after triple talaq, I replied that the Constitution prevails over the Sharia, and having said so, we directed the police to provide all protection to the couple.
2). Ms Sherwani calls triple talaq a regressive and medieval practice — yet, she opposes the Bill saying that it is a civil matter, so why criminalise it?
Like Asaduddin Owaisi earlier, she says that the Supreme Court had already declared the practice unconstitutional — so what was the need for this Bill? However, it seems she conveniently overlooks what was said by the Union Law Minister, Ravi Shankar Prasad, in Parliament — namely that even after the Shayara Bano judgment, 345 cases of triple talaq have been reported in the country as of July 24, 2019.
So, some teeth had to be given to the verdict to stamp out this evil practice and instil fear in the hearts of Muslim men who were not willing to accept the Supreme Court’s decision.
Also, there is no Constitutional bar to criminalising social evil.
3). It is being asked that if the husband is sent to jail, who will provide for the wife?
But if this logic is accepted, then no married man should ever be jailed — even if he commits murder, dacoity, rape or robbery.
In these cases too, the wife will presumably starve if the husband is sent to prison. A man killing his daughter because she married outside caste or religion, or killing his daughter-in-law for dowry, for instance, should not be sent to jail if he is married. A married policeman should not be punished also for a fake encounter.
A law may have an incidental evil effect — but that does not mean that the law should not be enacted.
No, they're not wrong: Muslim women celebrate after the Rajya Sabha passed the Triple Talaq Bill on Tuesday. (Photo: Reuters)
4). Ms Sherwani also criticises the Bill because no law criminalises non-Muslims who abandon their wives.
The reply to this is that triple talaq was only prevalent among Muslims. It is well-settled that a law enacted for the achievement of a particular object need not be all-embracing. Just because certain categories would stand on the same footing as those covered by the legislation are left out would not make the legislation discriminatory or violative of Article 14, vide Sakhawat Ali vs State of Orissa, AIR 1955 SC 166.
The legislature may address only the aggravated forms of mischief, vide Ramkrishna Dalmia vs Justice Tendulkar, AIR 1958 SC 538. The legislature is competent to reform gradually, applying the legislation in the first instance to objects according to the exigencies of the situation, or where it perceives an evil to be the greatest, vide Biswambhar Singh vs the State of Orissa, AIR 1954 SC 139.
So, even this whataboutery has no legs to stand on.
5). To my mind, Ms Sherwani's real opposition to the Bill seems to be because it was moved by a BJP government. But should a good measure be opposed just because of this?
I am no supporter of the BJP (or the Congress or of any other party).
But, in my opinion, a good move by anyone should be supported.
Also read: Nothing Selective About It: Triple Talaq Bill does not criminalise Muslim men. Like dowry, it simply punishes those breaking the law
#Supreme Court, #Asaduddin Owaisi, #Arfa khanum sherwani, #Triple talaq bill
Markandey Katju @mkatju
Former Judge, Supreme Court of India and former Chairman, Press Council of India.
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Jen-Hsun Huang, CEO of Nvidia
Nvidia: Game Chip Inventory Is Easing But Data Center Revenue Still Down
Chipmaker reports 10 percent decline in data center revenue year over year
Bloomberg | May 16, 2019
Ian King (Bloomberg) -- Nvidia Corp. gave a forecast for the current period that showed makers of gaming computers are beginning to order graphics chips again after working their way through an inventory buildup.
Revenue will be about $2.55 billion this quarter, plus or minus 2%, the Santa Clara, California-based company said in a statement late Thursday. That compares with an average analyst estimate of $2.53 billion. The stock jumped as much as 7.4% in extended trading, but pared almost all of the gains after Chief Financial Officer Colette Kress said on a conference call that the outlook for the server market had worsened since the beginning of the quarter. She said the market is hard to predict and Nvidia didn’t update its annual forecast.
Related: For Nvidia, $7 Billion Is What It Takes to Dominate AI Hardware
Nvidia Chief Executive Officer Jensen Huang is trying to return his company to the growth it showed over the last five years, when revenue more than doubled. To deliver that, he needs for Nvidia’s main business -- the graphics chips used in gamer PCs -- to emerge from under a pile of inventory that’s held back new orders. In data centers, where Nvidia’s chips have begun to play an increasing role in artificial intelligence computing, Huang is looking for large companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Amazon.com Inc.’s AWS to return to expanding their infrastructure spending.
Huang was keen to tout the positive results.
“Nvdia is back on an upward trajectory,” he said in the statement. “We’ve returned to growth in gaming.”
Net income was $394 million, or 64 cents a share, in the quarter ended April 28, compared with $1.24 billion, or $1.98 a share, in the period a year earlier. Sales declined 31% year-over-year to $2.22 billion. Analysts, on average, had estimated profit of 56 cents a share on sales of $2.2 billion.
Revenue in the quarter gained 1% from the prior period.
Nvidia’s run of consecutive revenue gains, which started in 2014, ended in the fourth quarter. Demand for graphics chips used by cryptocurrency miners dried up after the digital-coin market plunged. The resulting excess inventory caused a slowing of orders of the chips that are more typically used by PC gamers to get the most realistic video.
Huang said three months ago that the first quarter would be the bottom for inventory. The stock increased 20% this year to $160.19 at Thursday’s close.
In data centers, other chipmakers including Intel Corp., have posted weaker earnings and pointed to lackluster spending by cloud providers who are taking a pause after pouring money into new gear last year.
Nvidia’s revenue from data centers declined again in the fiscal first quarter, shrinking 10% to $634 million from a year earlier. Gaming revenue was $1.06 billion, a decline of 39% from the same period a year ago, but a gain of 11% from the preceding quarter.
The company cited the “near-term pause in demand for hyperscale customers” for the decline in server chip sales.
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Occasionally, procedural errors at the trial court level, whether in cases brought in state courts in Texas or in federal court in matters tried under the Hague Convention, provide litigants with the opportunity to appeal a trial judge’s decision. Appeals are extremely challenging, however, and require an experienced legal team.
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You may appeal nearly any family law decision, whether it involves issues of property division, custody or child support. Regardless of the issue you are appealing, the standard for overturning a family law decision is proving that there was an abuse of discretion by the court that decided your case, or that the case should be overturned as a matter of law.
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