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I'm counting down the days until the final season of ABC's Lost begins. It's one of the few shows I've seen all the way from its beginning. If you haven't caught the show on a consistent viewing you are undoubtably lost yourself. It is a unique show filled with action and adventure with a squeeze of sci-fi to make things interesting. It is given an even greater blanket of confusion with all the flashbacks and flash forwards woven throughout the episodes.
I caught the last episode of the last season last week to try to catch up and remind myself what had taken place in the months earlier. It was the show where they always use the pop-up bubble to tell you clues and things that you might not understand the first time though. As I watched the episode I noticed more than once that they how seemed to have several Christian over-tones attached to it and I began to parallel some aspects of the show to my faith. After all my faith runs in and around every aspect of my life. I don't want to just "turn on" my Christianity at church and times when I need God. Below are some of the things my mind began to correlate with the show.
I noticed how the introduction of Jacob as the creator of the island can kind of compare to God, the creator of the earth. There also is an unknown "man in black" who wants to kill Jacob, but for some reason can't. The comparison between God and the devil comes to mind here. Satan wanted to over throw God in heaven but couldn't do it. As the last episode comes to a close we learn that John Locke, who had to become a sacrifice to save the island had come back to life, or not really as the last few minutes had shown John Locke's body was still dead and in a case carried by these new 6 people who have a appriciation for Latin, a dead language. Perhaps this is the "man in black"'s way of trying to kill Jacob.
All in all, I think the writers of the show are either on drugs as they are writing out the episodes or they are very creative and maticulous with their plots and themes. Either way I enjoy the show and will miss it after this season is over with.
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Guidelines to help apportion developer charges
The Water Directorate's Section 64 Determinations of Equivalent Tenements Guidelines have been revised to incorporate additional non-residential developments such as car washes, medical centres and retirement villages.
The revised Guidelines provide a basis for each Council to set appropriate ET loads for water and sewerage systems for various types of development. The Guidelines are to be used for input into the process of proportioning developer charges under s64 of the Local Government Act 1993 to ensure full and equitable cost recovery between different land use categories.
Data were collected by the Water Directorate from 19 Councils across NSW and analysed by the Western Research Institute of Charles Sturt University. Thanks are due to Water Directorate Executive Committee members for their input and to Tony Holmes of Shoalhaven Water in particular, who managed the project.
The Guidelines are being mailed to Water Directorate members and will be available shortly for free download from the website bookshop. Non-members may purchase a copy from the website.
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Bowen often sits on a bench on Main Street chatting with another homeless man, Jerry Bryant, who has lived in Fort Mill off and on for more than six years. Pamela Landires, whom the Fort Mill Times reported on several weeks ago, said that she often sits outside Hardee's hoping someone will offer to buy her something to eat.
Often, several homeless people will congregate outside a gas station near Main Street. They talk, Landires said. Bowen will often share tips with them about where they can hang out without getting "hassled by the police," Landires has said.
Baker wants to extend help to all of them, she said, but there are challenges. Feeding six people is more costly and time consuming than feeding one, she said, and Serving Meals Ministry needs more volunteers to get the job done.
Another challenge is delivering the food. It's hard to deliver meals to people who are transient, she said.
The challenges have increased Baker's resolve that Fort Mill needs a center for the homeless and needy to gather.
"It's the same old, same old story. If we had a meeting place, if we had a center, we could take them beyond where they are now, if they are willing to go. We could help them physically and emotionally, provide food and toiletries, clothing, and we might even be able to get the word out if there was a job opening," Baker said.
Bruce McKagan, a board member for Renew Our Community, said that because Fort Mill doesn't have a local center to provide services to the homeless, he believes the solution is to bring the homeless to ROC, a Rock Hill-based community assistance group.
At a community meeting scheduled for Thursday night at 7 p.m. at Grace Presbyterian Church, McKagan and ROC founder Dale Dove plan to meet with community organizations that provide services for the homeless, including the United Way, Keystone, and homeless shelters in the county, to create a plan for busing the homeless from Fort Mill to ROC for services.
At ROC, the homeless can get help with anything from job searches to alcohol and drug abuse issues to signing up for government assistance.


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I appreciate the value of medical data to identify and impact clinical trends and the value of positive data to motivate an individual to continue to work toward treatment compliance.
During the last 20 years, as a family, I have cared in-house for my parents and husband's mother. The value of keeping appointments, medications and goals organized was a battle as I tried to balance home care vs. working at home for my employer. I attempted to keep things organized by use of an Excel® spreadsheet but a tool such as RememberStuff would have been so efficient for our family.
In 2015, my sister was diagnosed with cancer and once again the need to keep track of medications, procedures, appointments and consultations became a burden when she no longer could respond accurately to questions posed by the treating providers. More than once during an ER admission, I thought if "only I had a way to keep it all her history organized and just give it to the physician asking the questions"; would it not be more accurate and time saving for everyone?
In 2016, after my years of product development, clinical experience, care of seniors striving to be independent and finally the acute care of the cancer patient who would benefit from a clear treatment perspective and avoidance of duplicate, unnecessary services, came together and I arrived here at Eperture.
The opportunity to use my life's experiences, to see my thoughts on data organization and patient motivation combined with today's technical capabilities come to life in a tool that is easy to use and welcomed by its user was too exciting and market ready to pass up! So, I joined this organization and believe we will bring this concept to operational life and meet the needs for so many end-users as they strive to manage their individual health status.


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More teens vape, but binge drinking and opioid use are down
Vaping nicotine nearly doubled among high school seniors, but use of other drugs and alcohol neared historic lows.
More teens vape, but binge drinking and opioid use are down Vaping nicotine nearly doubled among high school seniors, but use of other drugs and alcohol neared historic lows. Check out this story on courier-journal.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/health/2018/12/17/teen-vaping-rises-drug-use-drinking-and-opioid-use-all-decline/2301914002/
Ken Alltucker, USA TODAY Published 12:01 a.m. ET Dec. 17, 2018 | Updated 10:24 a.m. ET Dec. 18, 2018
7. Adolescents and vaping The use of e-cigarettes among teenagers has soared in 2018. The percentage of high school students who have vaped in the last month is up to 75% from 2017. "The nicotine in vaping may be less, but it's still toxic," Gelburd said. "It can still lead to cancer, heart disease in adulthood, and a desire to smoke regular cigarettes." The flavors make it seem like candy, but this is just a mask to a dangerous product," he noted.(Photo: LiudmylaSupynska / Getty Images)
The percentage of high school seniors who say they vaped nicotine in the past 30 days nearly doubled this year, an increase federal officials want to curb with new rules and restrictions.
In the annual Monitoring the Future survey on drug use among adolescents, federally funded researchers reported Monday that more than one in three high school seniors and nearly one in three sophomores say they vaped at least once in the past year.
Nearly 21 percent of high school seniors say they vaped a nicotine product within the past 30 days, up from 11 percent a year ago – the largest one-year increase of any substance use in the survey's 43-year history.
Q&A: What teens (and their parents) don't know about vaping
INVESTIGATION:Vaping juice contains diacetyl, aka 'popcorn lung' chemical
The survey of 44,482 students from 392 public and private schools was funded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse and conducted by researchers at the University of Michigan.
Use of other illicit drugs among teens was flat or declined. Students are drinking less, with lower rates of binge drinking or being drunk. Misuse of prescription opioids also decreased.
Federal officials called the rise in vaping alarming. Officials and anti-smoking activists have called for more education about the potential harms of nicotine addiction and more oversight of the way the burgeoning e-cigarette industry markets e-cigarettes.
"Nicotine is quite an addictive drug, particularly when you are exposed to nicotine as an adolescent," NIDA Director Nora Volkow said. "The concern is these kids that become addicted to nicotine from vaping also may transition to tobacco smoking."
Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Scott Gottlieb described teen vaping as an "epidemic." The FDA announced proposals last month to curb underage vaping by restricting sales of sweet-flavored e-cigarette liquid.
E-cigarettes were developed to help adult smokers quit tobacco. Robin Koval, CEO of the Truth Initiative, a nonprofit tobacco-control organization, said the industry is "largely unregulated or loosely regulated" and doesn't do enough to curb underage use.
Two in three 10th-graders told the Michigan researchers it was "fairly easy" or "very easy" to get a vaping device or nicotine-packed liquid pod.
"Kids have been able to get their hands on and use them in ways that are a lot easier to use than a combustible cigarette," Koval said. "Once you are addicted to nicotine, you are addicted to nicotine. It's very concerning to have made all this progress (against smoking) and to be sitting on a ticking time bomb of what kids are at risk for in the future."
Researchers found that cigarette smoking continued a yearslong decline in 2018, reaching the lowest level in the survey's 43-year history. Fewer high school seniors used other tobacco products, including the once-popular hookah pipes, smokeless tobacco and tiny cigars.
Gregory Conley, president of the American Vaping Association, an advocacy group, said the belief that vaping teens will turn to cigarettes or other tobacco products is a "mythical gateway effect."
"Teenage cigarette smoking had stalled for several years prior to vaping coming to market, which was then followed by the record breaking declines in smoking once teens found different, less risky products to experiment with," he said.
While tobacco use declined, overall nicotine use including vaping increased, according to Richard Miech, a Michigan researcher. A total of 28.5 percent of seniors say they used one form of nicotine or another in the past 30 days.
"These results suggest that vaping is leading youth into nicotine use and nicotine addiction, not away from it," Miech said.
Though teens reported easy access to vaping devices, the same was not true of opioids. One in three seniors say prescription opioids were easy to get, down from 54 percent in 2010.
Fewer than 2 percent of seniors misused Vicodin, down from 10.5 percent 15 years ago.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended tighter controls on prescribing highly addictive opioids, and doctors prescribe addictive painkillers less often. That could mean fewer teens have access to the pills in parents' medicine cabinets.
Marijuana use among 10th- and 12th-graders this year was comparable to 2017 levels, even as more states allow medical use and in some cases recreational use. Marijuana is the most common illicit drug among high school students – nearly one in four report using the drug over the past 30 days.
"We have seen a significant increase in smoking marijuana in all ages – except teenagers," Volkow said.
Marijuana vaping among high school seniors increased to 13.1 percent this year, up from 9.5 percent in 2017.
Use of cocaine, synthetic marijuana and ecstasy were near historic lows, the researchers found.
Volkow said researchers don't know why teens are turning away from drugs, alcohol and opioids. One possible explanation, she said, is they're spending more time on devices and less time in social settings where peer pressure reigns.
"We know drug taking among adolescents is a very social behavior," Volkow said. "Now that kids use more and more social media and have less time in face-to-face encounters, the question is do they have less of an opportunity to be in an environment where they are exposed to drugs?"
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After dinner tonight, I said goodnight to Bob for the last time this trip. He leaves for Japan tomorrow morning then, after a brief and unexpected stopover in Tokyo, heads for home. He is the last of our Chrissy guests. It's going to feel a bit quiet around the house from now on.
His unexpected stopover was due to a plane being cancelled. It was his flight from London to Narita where he was due to change planes with the normal brief stop for fuel. This plane, however, was cancelled and so his travel agent told him he'd have to catch an earlier plane to Haneda then get a coach to Narita where he'd be something like six hours early.
This caused a bit of consternation but was soon seen as an opportunity to see a bit of Japan rather than just hanging out in the Business Class Lounge for half a day. This afternoon I put the cherry on top of the rather dubious icing by telling him I'd found an aeronautical museum not far from Narita airport. It sounded perfect and is only a fifteen minute taxi ride from the airport.
He was very pleased with this and started planning his excursion.
This discussion took place after our Japanese Feast which I prepared for his going away. He ate everything except for the seaweed which he was happily eating until I stupidly said it was seaweed. At this point he replaced the lid on his miso bowl and declared he was finished.
Mind you, he hadn't actually finished because there was the cheesecake I made yesterday. The one that took 24 hours to set. The one that didn't set and was, basically, a big splodgy mess. It did taste good and we each had some but, overall, the gelatine didn't 'take' and so it refused to defy gravity in a very big way. This is nothing new as I've had gelatine based failures previously.
Anyway, the less said about that, the better. Bob enjoyed the meal and ate it all with chopsticks (well apart from the almost liquid cheesecake) and that's all that matters really.
For his last day in Farnham he went for a walk over Hankley with Mirinda and the girls. Fortunately it was a glorious afternoon; perfect walking weather. They all loved it.
All in all it was a lovely day tinged with only the slightest bit of sadness…and a fluid cheesecake.


Tasnuva Hayden is an emerging Canadian writer of Bengali descent, residing in Calgary, Alberta. She studied creative writing, linguistics, and engineering at the University of Calgary. Her creative writing has appeared in NōD Magazine, J'aipur Journal, chapbooks, and anthologies. She is also the Fiction Editor at filling Station—Canada's experimental literary magazine.
Lose yourself in the ethereal images in Tasnuva's story, continued here (pages 59-61).


Selling my 2013 hyundai sonata gls for 20000.00 because thats how much I owe. Trying to get a bigger car for me and my family because we have a new born on the way. Car is in excellent condition had it for 8 months bought it with 0 miles now it has 14200 on the dash. This car has alot of features on it. They drive smooth and are nice cars. Just ready to get rid of it.


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993 Comments / Books / By Garth Nix Steve Rawlings
Castle In a world of ice and fury where only the Castle radiates light Tal a Chosen who has been banished from the Castle and Milla an Icecarl warrior on a quest to bring a sunstone to her people band t
Title: Castle
Author: Garth Nix Steve Rawlings
In a world of ice and fury where only the Castle radiates light, Tal, a Chosen who has been banished from the Castle, and Milla, an Icecarl warrior on a quest to bring a sunstone to her people, band together to find what they seek.
Home Hearst Castle The world famous outdoor swimming pool at Hearst Castle was refilled in August after two years of restoration and repair With water that refracts light to create a brilliant turquoise hue, the Neptune Pool is a photographer s delight. The Magic Castle Fifty Five Years Running The Magic Castle is an exclusive, private club Reservations are required, as are coat and tie Inside, miracles are rampant Here s how to make your appearance. XGen Studios Online Games Play Defend Your Castle The Original game of Castle Defense Accept no imitations Defend Your Castle takes place on a grassy plain surrounded by invaders You are the commander of your castle, and at your disposal is an invisible hand for picking up the enemy and flinging them mercilessly to their death. Castle TV Series I fully enjoyed the pilot episode of Castle Nathan and Stana have great chemistry, with him providing a ton of comedy as the crime fiction author to her straight laced cop Castle is an engaging hero with a surprising amount of support from the characters around him, especially with his Castle Garden CASTLE GARDEN America s First Immigration Center Castlegarden is a free database developed and funded by The Battery Conservancy It contains and makes available eleven million records of immigrants who arrived at the Port of New York from . BRAN CASTLE The Official Website Bran Castle We at Bran Castle regret to announce the passing of Her Imperial Royal Highness, Archduchess Elisabeth Sandhofer, after a long and hard suffering. Castle doctrine A castle doctrine, also known as a castle law or a defense of habitation law, is a legal doctrine that designates a person s abode or any legally occupied place for example, a vehicle or home as a place in which that person has protections and immunities permitting one, in certain circumstances, to use force up to and including deadly force to defend oneself against an intruder, free from ABC TV Shows, Specials Movies ABC Find listings of daytime and primetime ABC TV shows, movies and specials Get links to your favorite show pages. DEEP Gillette Castle State Park Connecticut Gillette Castle is a Viewpoint Exhibit Host Site Did you ever wonder what the Connecticut landscape looked like a century ago Check out Viewpoints , a joint project of the Connecticut Commission on the Arts, the Connecticut Art Trail, and the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection. Howl s Moving Castle Howl s Moving Castle is as marvelous and magical as Miyazaki s other great work Something in Disney s advertising or the description I read gave the false impression that it was going to be sub standard work meaning it was still going to be better than anything DreamWorks Animation was doing Madagascar was sooo pedestrian.
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About "Garth Nix Steve Rawlings"
Garth Nix Steve Rawlings
Garth Nix was born in 1963 in Melbourne, Australia, to the sound of the Salvation Army band outside playing Hail the Conquering Hero Comes or possibly Roll Out the Barrel Garth left Melbourne at an early age for Canberra the federal capital and stayed there till he was nineteen, when he left to drive around the UK in a beat up Austin with a boot full of books and a Silver Reed typewriter.Despite a wheel literally falling off the Austin, Garth survived to return to Australia and study at the University of Canberra After finishing his degree in 1986 he worked in a bookshop, then as a book publicist, a publisher s sales representative, and editor Along the way he was also a part time soldier in the Australian Army Reserve, serving in an Assault Pioneer platoon for four years Garth left publishing to work as a public relations and marketing consultant from 1994 1997, till he became a full time writer in 1998 He did that for a year before joining Curtis Brown Australia as a part time literary agent in 1999 In January 2002 Garth went back to dedicated writer again, despite his belief that full time writing explains the strange behaviour of many authors.He now lives in Sydney with his wife, two sons and lots of books.
993 thoughts on "Castle"
Like The Fall, Castle is a short and easy read, aimed at reasonably young children. It's quite simplistic, but that doesn't stop it being fun. It's not very complicated, but that makes it a nice read to relax into, and I do still love Nix's worldbuilding. There's more there in the background than you think, when you stop and wonder about it: for example, now I'm wondering about the Crones, about what's up with the dream stuff, about the origins of the Castle, about what exactly Aenir is, about E [...]
AmirArman
خیلی دلچسب نبود نه اونجوری ک از گارت نیکس انتظار داشتم
These books are so short and fun they make just brilliant reads. Following on from The Fall Castle follows Milla and Tal as they make their way back to the Castle and Tal's family. Only there are forces in the castle that are none to happy about Tal's return.There is a whole lot of mystery in this series and it's fascinating. Because not only do we have Sushin and his ulterior motives but the idea of missing people plagues the story. Rerem is missing but we get little hints that he is not as los [...]
Spencer Borup
CASTLE brings our protagonists, the privileged Chosen boy Tal and the disciplined Icecarl (think Norse warriors) girl Milla, back from their adventures in the frozen wastelands of the Dark World into the Light and Shadow society of the Castle. Because the first book adequately introduced us to both of these polar-opposite worlds, we as readers were given the chance to sit back, relax, and enjoy a little character development in the totally-charming back-and-forth between Tal and Milla. These cha [...]
I was extremely happy with the first book in the series, and so was a little worried if I would continue to like the series. It started off on a really good foot when I found this for 10 cents at my local used bookstore. SCORE! I loved the fact that the story continued straight off from the first book in the series. Tal and Milla continue their journey to get a Sunstone - well, two of them. And the ending? THAT IS THE EPITOME OF A CLIFFHANGER. HOW DARE YOU GARTH. MY FAITH WAS PLACED IN YOU.Regar [...]
Joey Woolfardis
[Short and quick review from memory before I re-read and re-review at a later date:No memory of this book or the series, but maybe some snippets. Definite re-read and read of the rest of the series as a whole.]
Mohsen M.B
روند داستان به اندازه كتاب اول سريع نبود اما باز هم جالب بود ، مثل پلي بود كه بخواد كتاب يك و سه رو به هم وصل كنه و كارش رو هم خوب انجام داد نسبتا
o niečo lepšie než prvá časť :) Takže hodnotenie asi 3,8*
Michael Reyes
Tal of the Chosen and Milla of the Icecarls are held captive by the Shield Maidens. They are then brought before the Mother Crone of the Mountain of Light to figure out what to do with them. It is then decided that they can continue on their mission into The Castle.Once they reach the castle, Tal notices that all is not as it should be. He seeks the help of his Great-uncle Ebbitt, but is then captured by the Imperial Guards before they had the chance to find out anything. Tal and Milla are separ [...]
Hayden Davis
At the beginning of the book, it didn't quite begin with the end of the first book. At the beginning of the book, Tal is falling from the tower and then is flown by his shadow guard to a hill where he meets Milla. And she wants to kill him. Icecarls are what they call themselves. An Icecarl tells Milla to stop trying to kill the boy. They take them back to there ship and they at first are a bit sceptical when they asked him to fix there Sunstone. And he did but it was close because the sunstone [...]
Malyk
Garth Nix's "Castle" from the "The Seventh Tower" series can only be described as an excellent followup to its predecessor. The book goes on to continue the journey our heroes find themselves on after the end of "The Fall", where they find themselves confronted by many dangers. It tells of how they finally make their way back to the place it all started: the castle. Among the two, Tal finds himself plagued with conflicting thoughts over his new partnership. Milla, on the other hand, finds hersel [...]
Tal has bound himself to Milla, and vise versa, in order to get himself back to the castle. In exchange for his safe return, he must get Milla a Sunstone in order for her to take it back to the Icecarls. Getting back into the castle, since Tal hasn't heard of anyone actually doing it, proves much more difficult than climbing up a mountain. He's pushed to the physical and mental limits that even he didn't know he had, not to mention he starts to question his own standing in life. When Tal a [...]
Not much to say about this one. It's a great continuation to the series. Would get a 5 star but it's lacking something I can't quite put my finger on.More reviews at ReadingOverTheShoulder
Ithlilian
If it isn't obvious by now, each book in this series is short and ends in a cliffhanger, so I'm entitling this review chapter two. Castle, much like The Fall is mostly filler with a little plot progression. If each book in this series was cut down and put together into one big book, then it would be great. Instead, I'm left unsatisfied with each book. Will I read the entire series just to find out what eventually happens? Probably not.I was really looking forward to Castle because my favorite pa [...]
One of the elements of writing in this genre that Nix is particularly gifted at is creating original fantasies and worlds. This series is no exception. However, in comparison to some of his other works, especially The Abhorsen Trilogy, the exploration of this world and the characters within is weak at best. The story is interesting because Nix presents the audience with a new mythology, but he rushes through the plot, circumnavigating what could be some really amazing explorations of the world h [...]
Leigha's Little Library
Younger me: 5 starsAdult me: 5 stars*For the first book in a "child/teen/middlegrade/nostalgic" book, I am going with the rating younger me would have gone with, then if I read on in the series, I will rate the books what adult me believes it should be rated. If the book is a stand alone, I will go with whatever rating I feel most comfortable giving the book. Please note, I do not really think books should have an age limit. People should read what they want to regardless of the intended age gro [...]
Micah Gg
Castle by Garth Nix is a fast-paced fantasy adventure book that does a good job of keeping the reader satisfied. This book is the second book in a seven-book series called The Seventh Tower. The main character Tal has fallen away from his home and has been lost in an icy wasteland. After meeting many people, he tries to sneak back into his home, looking for a primary sunstone to save his family. He faces many dangers, finding a maze of hot tunnels, and ends up in a pit. I like the fact that this [...]
Brittany Fulton
After falling from the tower, Tal finds himself in a frozen waste land. He has never been out of the castle and didn't even know there was an ice world below. When Tal is captured by the ice people he has to make a dangerous deal with them or else be killed. He has to take along the ferocious Milla and capture another sunstone for her clan, but there is one problem: Milla hates Tal and would rather have him dead and Tal doesn't really have any intention of getting them a sunstone. As the two set [...]
Tracy Enright
This is the second part in the Seventh Tower series started with the The Fall. The author does give some back story that covers the events but it is much better to read the first book in the series before you tackle this book. The book starts with Tal and Milla continuing with the quest started in The Fall. As the story develops we learn more about the history of the world the author has built, as world with Nix's trademark inventiveness and originality. The action is fast paced and the plot is [...]
I went into this sequel with the characters and storyline a little stale in my memory, having shoved a 650 page work of "feminist" literature into my brain between the first and the second of the series. But Nix was quite gracious in recapping everything important from the first book in a short page. I was glad to find out a little more about Uncle Ebbitt, a character whom I enjoy. However, his character seemed a bit less put together than in the first book. I am pretty sure I'll have to h [...]
Kharms
I really enjoyed this series of Science Fiction books by Garth Nix, which are aimed at a juvenile/young adult audience. The author does a good job of creating new, unfamiliar but believable societies, including the privileged Castle dwellers known as the Chosen and the seemingly more primitive and clan-oriented Icecarls who live out in the frozen wilds of the Dark World. Throw in the magical world of Aenir from which Shadowguards and Spiritshadows are bound (enslaved?) to Chosen at age 13 1/2, [...]
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If there was a list of favorite book covers, this would be one of them I remember the most, at least from this series. Having met an ally and friend Mailla, she and Tal travel back to his home and find that things are a littledifferent. And not in a good way. All because of a certain someone Tal had suspicions about during their first meeting. So they must find what has happened while Tal had "fell" and later on Milla stumbles into the Room of Nightmares. Such a catchy title isn't it? From what [...]
Derek Stanoch
I liked how this book was full of adventure and was very fast paced. Tal Is the main character who has fallen into the icy wasteland. He is on the mission to find a gem so that he will be able to save his family. On the journey, he gets himself into danger because the castle dwellers are after him. Something that happens is he gets stuck in this very hot maze and then he falls into a deeper pit. Also on his journey he meets the person who is from the weird place but has no idea about anything th [...]
On a quest to get a sunstone for Milla's ship and a Primary Sunstone for Tal, the two of them cross the ice fraught with dangerous creatures to reach the Castle. Assisted by a map drawn by another Chosen who had also been outside of the Castle, Tal and Milla barely survive and get into the Castle only to be hunted by Sushin and his people. With Tal's crazy Great Uncle Ebbitt's assistance, Tal and Milla escape the Pit and the Hall of Nightmares and go to get the Codex, which Great Uncle Ebbitt sa [...]
This was one of my favorite book series when I was younger, and it introduced me to fan fiction. It is also one of my (nearly) complete series. The concept of a world without the sun is very interesting and refreshing. The main characters act as they, in their established backgrounds/societies, should. They also have very good character development. Though a little dark for a children's/middle grade book series, the vocabulary used and the qualities of the characters are still appropriate. The p [...]
Parcoast
So this series remains simplistic, so simplistic that I almost feel guilty for counting this as a separate book. And then I remember all of the Robert Jordan monsters I read this year, and I don't feel bad any more. It all averages out.I think of Castle as the next chapter to the story more than the next book, but even when targeting a different audience Nix continues to deliver enthralling worlds, realistic characters, and fantastic plots. He keeps things moving along at a good pace, yet doesn' [...]
Babitix Barbara
It is a huge surprise that, in the last 50 pages, I gave 4 stars to this book. In the beginning I was "meh" and now I am more like "yey". The Seventh Tower is something that I always wanted to read, but never found it available (unfortunately it is not THAT famous to get people's attention) but I finally got them!This book is short, but crucial. I think Tal and Milla are more mature and making better decisions while they get into the castle.Annnnd let's see what happens in Aenir!
Luciano Santos
No final, gostei um pouco menos deste livro que de seu antecessor, A Queda. Por mais que o mundo explorado em A Sétima Torre comece a ser mostrado pelo autor, as coisas ainda não acontecem de fato, e os maiores segredos da série até então – onde estão Rerem e Graile – continuam sem resposta, isso quando não se tornam ainda mais sombrios. Não que isso faça do livro um título ruim, ao contrário, os segredos são tão bem guardados que ansiamos pela página seguinte. O que de fato oc [...]
I wish Tal wasn't so absorbed in himself. It's always about him, and what he needs, and what he wants, and what will work best for him all of which are infinitely more important than what anyone else thinks, needs, or wants.There's also this sense of betrayal that never seems to leave Tal and that bothers me because at this point in the story I was really hoping for some real character growth from Tal. The cover is hideous.The only thing stopping me from covering the entire thing with taped on p [...]
Ben Fleck
The book is an easy read with a unique and creative world. However, everything moves at rapid pace and little explanation is given. I found myself scratching my head and trying to remember what happened in the first book and who was who. I do not understand the concept of "Aenir" and I have no idea what everything is building too. Also, have no idea how the magic system works and there are a lot of "deus ex machina" moments. This is definitely not a standalone book and I guess I will read the ne [...]
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Onslow County commissioners have approved a $40.5-million loan agreement to pay for four major construction projects across the county.
The county will borrow funds to pay for the construction of the Onslow County Environmental Education Center and Public Library in Sneads Ferry, a countywide 800 MHz trunked radio emergency services communication system, a new terminal at Albert J. Ellis Airport and the new county government center in Burton Park.
No one spoke at last week�s public hearing on the matter, and no written comments were submitted to county staff. The measure was passed unanimously by the four attending commissioners. Outgoing commissioner Bill Keller was not in attendance.
Construction of the four projects is estimated to cost $73.5 million. The county has received federal and state grants that reduce the amount the county will have to pay. Although approved for a $50 million loan, the county is selling installment financing on the market of around $40.5 million. Of that amount, the following is a rounded breakdown of the loan. The library: $2.8 million; Airport: $8.3 million; 800 MHz: $8.8 million; and government center: $20.4 million.
The numbers are dollar amounts of the loans for each project, not the budgets for each project.
�It should be noted that the debt on these four projects will be paid for from the existing capital reserve fund with no tax increase required as a result of issuing this new debt,� County Manager Jeff Hudson said. �We have applied for a credit rating review for Onslow County based on recent history of strong commercial and construction growth as well as the heavy investment of the Defense Department in our local military bases.�
Library costs include construction of an 11,073-square-foot building with library areas for book stacks, computers, reading, meetings and staff work spaces. A portion will house an environmental education center, including areas for exhibit displays, meetings and storage, and the construction of an outdoor deck, wetlands trails and an outdoor classroom, according to information from county staff. The county is using $1 million in occupancy tax funds to cover a majority of the EnvironmentalEducationCenterexpense without having to borrow money. Located near NorthTopsailBeach, the new library and environment education center will be an added draw for tourists to the area, Hudsonsaid.
The 800 MHz project includes the construction of five-site communication system interconnected by a digital loop microwave system to support public safety and public safety support agencies operating within the county, including the construction of three towers, equipment shelters and facilities, as well as the acquisition of equipment, according to county staff reports. The radio system is a joint project between the City of Jacksonvilleand OnslowCountywith the city paying 30 percent of the cost and the county paying 70 percent, based on anticipated use.
Airport improvements include the construction of a two-story, 58,000-square-foot passenger terminal and associated roadways and airfield to replace the existing main passenger building, as well as the construction of facilities to replace those that will be demolished to make way for the new terminal building and associated improvements, said Dave McCole, county finance officer. A federal grant is in place to pay the lion�s share of construction costs at the airport.
Construction of the county government center in Burton Park includes building a three-story, 89,000-square-foot center and a 10,00-square-foot storage building, around 490 parking spaces, sewage disposal facilities and auxiliary facilities, County Manager Jeff Hudson said. The construction cost for the new government center is $14.2 million.
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�Basically, we have factored everything that our engineers, architects and staff know into a �Total Project Budget� which is $20,450,000,� Hudson said. �This is less than the first projection of $22 million.�
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THOUSAND OAKS, Calif. — The Los Angeles Rams have placed running back Malcolm Brown and cornerback Dominique Hatfield on injured reserve.
The NFC West champions also promoted rookie linebacker Trevon Young from the practice squad to the active roster Tuesday.
Brown injured his collarbone earlier this month. He has spent four seasons as Todd Gurley's backup, racking up 264 yards from scrimmage this year.
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Kenyan crowned Miss World England
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A UK-based woman of Kenyan descent, Ms Rehema Muthamia, has been crowned Miss England.
Although born in England, the 25-year-old, whose family has roots in Kenya, spent part of her childhood living in the country.
Ms Muthamia, a graduate of the University of Sussex, was crowned on Friday at a ceremony in Coventry and will now represent England at the 70th Miss World in Puerto Rico later this year.
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According to reports in the UK media, she currently lives with her grandmother.
She was handed the crown by former Miss England, Dr Bhasha Mukherjee, who held the title for two years after last year's contest was cancelled due to Covid-19.
Ms Muthamia reached the final under the new category of Miss All African Colours which was created to increase representation of minority women in the competition.
She had raised hundreds of pounds for Women's Aid while competing to become Miss All African Colours.
The new category was set up following last year's Black Lives Matter protests and celebrates racial diversity.
In her acceptance speech, she revealed that escaping an abusive relationship motivated her to enter the competition and will use her platform to raise awareness of domestic abuse.
"I would have to say that the most difficult experience that I've had in life is having gone through an abusive relationship and it's not something that people speak about, especially in young women - I am only 25. But having gone through a relationship that was abusive it helped me learn more about myself," she said.
According to the beauty queen, it was unfortunate that the abuse was made public in the press.
"But knowing that I was able to come through that experience, learn more about myself and my worth, who I am as a woman and be able to now use this platform in Miss England, to help other women that maybe have been in my position."
According to The Times, Ms Muthamia was harassed by her former boyfriend, identified as Lorenzo Dixon, after they split up in 2019.
He reportedly followed her for nearly 160 kilometres on a train and bombarded her with calls, letters, texts, emails and gifts.
Despite a police warning in 2019, he reportedly continued until he was charged in July 2020 with stalking and harassment, which he admitted in court in February.
In April, Brighton magistrates gave him a 12-month community order, 30 hours of rehab, a restraining order and told him to pay her Sh75,000 (£500).
Describing her ordeal, Ms Muthamia at the time said: "Calls came in every few seconds. I'm scared I'll always have to look over my shoulder."
She spent part of her childhood in Kenya and speaks four languages. She said that her family is so supportive of her win that they couldn't stop talking about it, and that the Kenyan community in the UK had supported her.
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Nachbargemeinden

Geschichte
Schon um 1240 wurden im bayrischen Herzogsurbar zwölf Urhöfe hier genannt. Die Gegend ging 1504 an Tirol über. Es herrschten anfangs die mittelalterlichen Herren von Ebbs über dieses Gebiet, daher trug die Gemeinde bis 1863 den Namen "Ebbserberg".

Bevölkerungsentwicklung
Von 1981 bis 2001 wurde die negative Wanderungsbilanz durch die Geburtenbilanz ausgeglichen. Seit 2001 ist auch die Wanderungsbilanz positiv.

Kultur und Sehenswürdigkeiten

 Noppenbergkapelle
 Lampenkapelle
 Kapelle Windbichl

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur
Im Weiler Wildbichl gibt es in einem Wildpark Tiere aus der Alpenregion und einen Pflanzenlehrpfad.

Weithin bekannt ist die Sennerei Hatzenstädt, die bei mehreren Käsereiwettbewerben Preise bekommen hat. Technisch interessant ist der Milchtransport von den Höfen am Niederndorferberg zur Sennerei. Er erfolgt über ein sternförmiges Netz von Materialseilbahnen. Oberhalb von Hatzenstädt gibt es dafür eine Umladestation.

Die Gemeinde ist Mitglied des Tourismusverbandes Kufsteinerland.

Politik

Gemeinderat
In den Gemeinderat werden 11 Gemeinderäte gewählt.

Bürgermeister
Die Bürgermeister seit 1919 waren:
 1919–1922 Johann Hörfarter
 1923–1928 Michael Danner
 1929–1935 Georg Buchauer
 1936–1945 Georg Mayr
 1945–1950 Georg Buchauer
 1950–1968 Wolfgang Schwaighofer
 1968–1972 Josef Kirchner
 1973–1974 Otto Baumgartner
 1974–1998 Georg Schwaighofer
 1998–2004 Sebastian Mayr
 2004–2012 Wolfgang Baumgartner
 seit 2012 Elisabeth Daxauer
Nach dem Rücktritt von Bürgermeister Wolfgang Baumgartner wurde am 24. Februar 2012 mit 231 zu 191 Stimmen Elisabeth Daxauer als erste Frau zur neuen Bürgermeisterin von Niederndorferberg gewählt.

Wappen
Der Gemeinde wurde 1981 folgendes Wappen verliehen: In Rot ein blau-weiß gerauteter Sparren.

Der Sparren erinnert an die Herren von Ebbs und an den bis 1863 geführten Gemeindenamen "Ebbsberg".

Die Gemeindefarben sind rot-weiß.

Weblinks

 niederndorferberg.tirol.gv.at

Einzelnachweise

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"Jake groaned and rolled onto his side."
You know who found that interesting?
Edit: OK so after drooling some more, I did wonder about a couple of things!
1) What is your process? Do you build a base shape then embellish it, or do you build from the ground up all awesome?
2) How often do you destroy and restart a building?
Amazing amazing amazing can't say it enough!
Thank you. I greatly appreciate when people like the stuff I build.
1. I actually build randomly, I don't have a set plan or idea. I might start from any directions, it just depends what ideas I come up with during that time. The major drawback doing this is that it takes a lot longer to finish my builds. I'm constantly changing the design, building and rebuilding until I'm satisfied that it flows with my other builds. I do start out with a basic shape then gradually layer the details to my structures to give it more depth.
2. I don't often destroy entire buildings but I have done it before. I usually just make design modifications to give it more details or change the floor plan of the building to fit in with the surroundings. I'm the worse critic of my builds, I'm constantly making changes every few months. Every time Minecraft is updated and more new block types are added, I try to incorporate those blocks to my existing structures if I think they will make my builds even better.


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Pereira, Sara
pereiras@uab.edu
THT 712
TINSLEY HARRISON TOWER
Associate Professor (P), Surgery - Cardiovascular/Thoracic , Surgery Chair Office 2017 -
Dr. Sara J. Pereira joined the Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery as an associate professor in 2017.
Dr. Pereira is a Northern California native. She graduated from the University of California at Berkeley in 1992 and the University of California Irvine School of Medicine in 1997. She completed her residency in general surgery at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine in 2002 and a fellowship in thoracic surgery at the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 2005.
Dr. Pereira returned to the UAB Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery after nearly 10 years in private practice in Colorado. She specializes in all aspects of adult cardiac surgery and enjoys re-operative surgery, aortic surgery and minimally invasive cardiac surgery. She looks forward to resident teaching and advancing the thoracic residency program at UAB. Her research interests include quality improvement and clinical outcomes in adult cardiac surgery. She is certified by the American Board of Thoracic Surgery and the American Board of Surgery.
She and her husband, Keith Sullivan, have two daughters, ages 7 and 9. Dr. Pereira enjoys running and mountain biking.
2008 Use of transesophageal echocardiography in the evaluation and surgical treatment of a patient with an aneurysmal interatrial septum and an intracardiac thrombus traversing a patent foramen ovale. Anesthesia and Analgesia. 106:769-770. 2008
2006 Satellite Pulmonary Nodule in the Same Lobe (T4N0) Should Not Be Staged as IIIB Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Annals of Thoracic Surgery. 82:1808-1814. 2006
2006 Argatroban, Bivalirudin, and Lepirudin do not Decrease Clot Propagation and Strength as Effectively as Heparin-activated Antithrombin In Vitro. The Journal of heart transplantation. 25:653-663. 2006
2002 Pelvic fracture in the elderly is associated with increased mortality. Surgery. 132:710-715. 2002
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STP299DA - ADULT CARDIOTHORACIC SURGERY (Fall Term 2018) 2018
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Texmaco-Wabtec JV to produce value-added products for Railways
16 Aug 2018 in Category(ies): Author railPosted on 16/08/2018 16/08/2018 Categories Rail Enterprise, Industry, OEMs, EPCs, Consultants, PFT & SME Sectors (incl. non-Railway PSEs under other Ministries) in Rail Business, Rail Pacts, Deals, MOUs, Joint Ventures/SPVs, Bilateral, Diplomacy, Collaborative, Cooperative and Framework Agreements in Railway Industry, Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd
Texmaco Saroj Poddar said that the company, which was primarily engaged in manufacture of wagons for Indian Railways, was now gradually shifting its focus on the non-wagon business.
KOLKATA: The JV between Texmaco Ltd and US-based Wabtec Corporation would manufacture specialised and value-added products for Indian Railways at the Adventz Group company's Belgharia facility near the city.
While Wabtec would hold 60 per cent in the JV, Texmaco would control the remaining 40 per cent in Wabtec Texmaco Rail Private Ltd.
Chairman of Texmaco Saroj Poddar said that the company, which was primarily engaged in manufacture of wagons for Indian Railways (IR), was now gradually shifting its focus on the non-wagon business.
"Our 50 per cent of revenue is generated from IR and the balance from the private sector. We also manufacture wagons for the private sector, where the revenue from non-wagon portion was higher," Poddar told reporters here.
The non-wagon business of Texmaco comprises EPC (signalling system), foundry and hydro-mechanicals, he said.
Poddar said the company also supplies components to global companies like GE and Alstom, adding that active discussions were on with quite a few other overseas firms to diversify the product range.
President and CEO of Wabtec Ray Betler said its merger with GE Transportation would give greater access to the product range across the globe.
Poddar added that Texmaco is expecting revenue of Rs 2,000 crore in the 2018-19 fiscal.


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Stash of bones reveals new species of flying dinosaur
This is a reconstruction of three ontogenetic (growth) stages of the new pterosaur Caiuajara dobruskii. Credit: Maurilio Oliveira/Museu Nacional-UFRJ
A stash of buried bones in Brazil has allowed scientists to identify a new species of flying dinosaur that soared in the skies 66 to 100 million years ago, a study said Wednesday.
The remains of at least 47 individual flying reptiles were found in an old lake deposit on the outskirts of Cruzeiro do Oeste in the southern state of Parana.
Named Caiuajara dobruskii, the pterosaurs are the first to be found so far south in the country, said the study in PLOS ONE.
Until now, all the pterosaur remains in Brazil had been uncovered in the nation's northeast. Other pterosaurs have been found worldwide, mainly in old coastal areas.
Most of them were believed to be young when they died, suggesting the species was gregarious and enjoyed traveling in flocks, said the study.
Their wings spanned between 0.65 and 2.35 meters (two to eight feet).
The site contained hundreds of bones in an area of less than 20 square meters (215 square feet), dating back to the Upper Cretaceous period.
"The causes of death remain unknown, although similarities with dinosaur drought-related mortality are striking," said the study led by Paulo Manzig from Universidade do Contestado, Brazil.
"However, it is also possible that desert storms could have been responsible for the occasional demise of these pterosaurs."
First 3D pterosaur eggs found with their parents
More information: Manzig PC, Kellner AWA, Weinschutz LC, Fragoso CE, Vega CS, et al. (2014) Discovery of a Rare Pterosaur Bone Bed in a Cretaceous Desert with Insights on Ontogeny and Behavior of Flying Reptiles. PLOS ONE 9(8): e100005. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0100005 . dx.plos.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100005
Journal information: PLoS ONE
Citation: Stash of bones reveals new species of flying dinosaur (2014, August 13) retrieved 29 January 2022 from https://phys.org/news/2014-08-stash-bones-reveals-species-dinosaur.html
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New plan coming with high-speed rail on hold?
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Police say on Sept. 29, Cst. Scott Mosey was performing a U-turn on Main Street when he was hit by a pickup truck.
He was driving a fully-marked cruiser at the time.
The driver of the truck received minor injuries.
Mosey, a one-year member of the force has been charged with turn not in safety.
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Victor Jerome Glover (born April 30, 1976) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013 and Pilot  on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station. Glover is a captain in the U.S. Navy where he pilots an F/A-18, and is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School. He was a crew member of Expedition 64, and served as a station systems flight engineer.

Personal life

Glover grew up in Pomona, California, and graduated from Ontario High School in 1994, where he was a quarterback and running back for the Jaguars, and was a recipient of the 1994 Athlete of the Year Award. He attended California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, California, and received a Bachelor of Science in General Engineering in 1999. While at Cal Poly, Glover became a member of the Phi Beta Sigma fraternity.

In addition to his undergraduate education, Glover holds a Master of Science in Flight Test Engineering from Air University (United States Air Force), a Master of Science in Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Master of Military Operational Art and Science, also from Air University.
Glover also holds a Certificate in Space Systems from the Naval Postgraduate School, and a Certificate in Legislative Studies from Georgetown University.

He is married to Dionna Odom Glover and they have four daughters.

Military career
Glover was commissioned as an Ensign in the United States Navy in 1999. He attended primary flight training at Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, earning his aviator wings in 2001. He later trained on the F/A-18C Hornet with VMFAT-101 at MCAS Miramar, California. In 2003, he was assigned to VFA-34, based out of Naval Air Station Oceana, Virginia. With VFA-34, he embarked on the final deployment of the USS John F. Kennedy in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. In June 2006, Glover was selected to attend the United States Air Force Test Pilot School. Following graduation in June 2007, he was designated a test pilot and began his developmental test tour with VX-31, based out of Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California. In 2011, he was assigned to VFA-195 for his department head tour. Stationed at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Japan, VFA-195 embarked on the USS George Washington in support of maritime operations in the Western Pacific Ocean. At the time of his selection in 2013, Glover was assigned to the personal staff of John McCain as a legislative fellow in Washington, D.C.

During his career, Glover has accumulated 3,000 flight hours in more than 40 aircraft, and has completed over 400 carrier arrested landings and 24 combat missions. Glover's call-sign is "Ike", a name given to him by one of his first commanding officers, standing for "I Know Everything".

NASA career

Glover was introduced as one of the Astronaut Group 21 team in June 2013, completing training in 2015.

Expedition 64/65
In August 2018 Glover was introduced as one of the Commercial Crew astronauts, assigned to fly on the first operational flight, and the second crewed flight overall, of SpaceX's Crew Dragon. As part of that mission, he will be a crew member on ISS Expeditions 64 and 65 for more than six months. Glover is the first African American ISS Expedition crewmember to live on the ISS, not only visit the ISS for a short stay like on the Space Shuttle as an ISS assembly astronaut. According to The New York Times:
Mr. Glover's achievement is notable for NASA, which has worked to spotlight the "hidden figures" in its history, but has so far sent only 14 Black Americans to space out of a total of more than 300 NASA astronauts. He will not be the first Black astronaut aboard the station. But those who preceded him from NASA were members of space shuttle crews during the station's construction and only made brief stays on the outpost.

SpaceX Crew Dragon capsule Resilience launched on November 15, 2020, carrying Glover together with two other NASA astronauts (Michael S. Hopkins and Shannon Walker) as well as Soichi Noguchi of Japan. They arrived at the space station on November 17. During his stay on the ISS, Glover was one of 18 astronauts selected for NASA's Artemis program on December 9, 2020.

Glover's first spacewalk, which lasted for more than six hours on January 27, 2021, was a team effort with Hopkins as they worked to upgrade the Columbus module. On his second spacewalk, also with Hopkins, Glover replaced a broken external camera. On Glover's third spacewalk, he and Kate Rubins began work to upgrade the station power supply with hardware in preparation for installation of new solar arrays.

On February 24, 2021, NASA recorded a video call from Vice President Kamala Harris to Glover, in the space station. According to NASA, "the conversation ranged from the legacy of human spaceflight to observing Earth from the vantage of the space station, Glover's history-making stay aboard the orbiting laboratory, and preparing for missions from the Moon to Mars."

Gallery

Bibliography

See also
 List of African-American astronauts

References

External links
 NASA Astronaut Bio
 Victor Glover on Twitter
 Video call from Vice President Kamala Harris to Victor Glover in the space station (NASA, February 24, 2021)

Living people
Air University (United States Air Force) alumni
American astronauts
American aviators
California Polytechnic State University alumni
Naval Postgraduate School alumni
People from Pomona, California
People from Prosper, Texas
U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School alumni
1976 births
SpaceX astronauts
Spacewalkers