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New Release: Drama Queen (a Nicky and Noah Mystery) by Joe Cosentino (AUTHOR INTERVIEW) #Mystery #Romance @JoeCosen @
Title: Drama Queen (a Nicky and Noah Mystery)
Author Name & Publisher: Joe Cosentino (Lethe Press)
Publication Date & Length: June 6, 2015 – 194 pgs
It could be curtains for college theatre professor Nicky Abbondanza. With dead bodies popping up all over campus, Nicky must use his drama skills to figure out who is playing the role of murderer before it is lights out for Nicky and his colleagues. Complicating matters is Nicky's huge crush on Noah Oliver, a gorgeous assistant professor in his department, who may or may not be involved with a cocky graduate assistant…and is also the top suspect for the murders! You will be applauding and shouting Bravo for Joe Cosentino's fast-paced, side-splittingly funny, edge-of-your-seat, delightfully entertaining novel. Curtain up!
With the student actors and technicians sitting in the front of the theatre (obliviously texting on their phones), my student stage manager, SuCho, screamed for everyone's attention, and for me to come to the front of the theatre house to give them my notes. This thankfully sent David off to his office in a huff.
After I had given my first few notes, I noticed Noah Oliver standing in the back of the theatre. Noah is tall and lean with curly blond hair, blue eyes, and the sweetest smile I have ever wanted to kiss in an Assistant Professor. While I teach Theatre History and Play Directing, Noah is our department's specialist in Acting, and for good reason. Noah is a terrific actor, a creative and passionate teacher, and a wonderful colleague. More importantly, I have had a crush on him since the moment he made his entrance into our humble campus three years ago. Noah is single, gay, and seems to really like me. Why don't I ask him out? Noah is twenty-eight years young. As a junior professor in my department in need of my vote for tenure this year, if I make a pass at him it could be considered attempted coercion on my part.
It was difficult for me to concentrate on giving my notes to the students since Scotty Bruno, my graduate assistant and Assistant Director of the play, was talking, laughing, and obviously flirting with Noah in the rear of the theatre. I had reason to be concerned. Scotty has bleached blond hair, contact lens turquoise eyes, ultra-white bonded teeth, and muscles as if sculpted by Michelangelo, housed in multi-colored, stuffed shorts and tank top (in winter) that were not unnoticed by Noah. Unless I was becoming nearsighted, I could have sworn that Scotty whispered something into Noah's ear then handed Noah a box. What the heck is in it? Love letters? Condoms? My heart on a silver platter?
1) Can you describe in detail what your writing environment is like?
I feel as if I am writing all the time and everywhere. I'll hear snippets of conversation at my college (I'm a college professor) and write them down. I wake up in the middle of the night with a new idea and jot it down on the pad on my night table. When someone endlessly tells me his/her problems, I tend to zone out and write in my head. I even write in my dreams. My formal writing environment, however, is my home office with a huge cherry wood desk, cherry wood mantel fireplace, cherry wood bookshelves, and a window seat. Just like Martin Anderson's (theatre department head's) office in DRAMA QUEEN. As college theatre professors Nicky Abbondanza and Noah Oliver try to uncover why their colleagues are dropping like stage curtains, Nicky and Noah spend some time in their department head's office. So like my home office, Martin's office is an important place in the Nicky and Noah novels. I set the series in a fictitious, quaint, Edwardian style New England college, which fits Martin's office perfectly.
2) Is there one of your characters that you relate to (from any of your works)? Why?
I generally create a character in each of my books based on me. This way when the movie versions come along, I can act in the movie (and win an Oscar-hah). Listen up, movie producers!
Here's the list: Harold High, the happily married man with a past infatuation in AN INFATUATION (Dreamspinner Press romance novella), Simon Huckby, the flamboyant Hollywood agent in PAPER DOLL (the first Jana Lane mystery/romance, Whiskey Creek Press), Martin Anderson, the department head of the theatre department in DRAMA QUEEN (the first Nicky and Noah comedy/mystery/romance, Lethe Press), and Professor Katzer, the acting professor in A SHOOTING STAR (Dreamspinner Press romance novella releasing this fall).
3) If you couldn't be an author, what would you do instead?
I'm a college professor/department head. I love giving back to students what I've learned, as well as mentoring junior faculty (as retired faculty had mentored me). For many years I was an actor on stage, film, and television, working with stars like Nathan Lane (A ROAR OF THE GREASEPAINT), Bruce Willis (A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM), Rosie O'Donnell (AT&T industrial), Jason Robards (Commercial Credit Computer commercial), Charles Keating (NBC's ANOTHER WORLD), and Holland Taylor (ABC's MY MOTHER WAS NEVER A KID). When my books are made into films, I can make my acting comeback like Norma Desmond in SUNSET BOULEVARD (hah).
4) Is there anything that you learned during the writing process that you wish you had known before hand?
As an actor, I try to write captivating characters saying realistic, witty, sexy, and interesting dialogue in layered plots with twists, turns, and surprises. When writing a mystery, I lay out the clues and red herrings, culminating in a shocking but satisfying ending. In addition to that, when writing my first books I worried a great deal about whether or not a publisher would publish them, if/which audience would embrace them, and how well or so well they might sell. What a waste of time! Now I write freely and artistically knowing the book will get to the right publisher and readers.
5) Is there anything that you wish you could change about your book now that it is out?
Nothing. That's like asking a parent what he/she would change about a child. Actually, if you asked my mother that about me, she'd have quite a lot to say. Hah. Honestly, I love the Nicky and Noah series. It's hysterically funny (and still makes me laugh), wacky, wild, romantic, and has a good, solid mystery at his core with a surprising but earned ending. I love the theatricality of it. I also love Nicky and Noah. As they fall in love with one another in the series, it's hard not to fall in love with them. I you're your readers give DRAMA QUEEN a try, and have a blast reading it.
6) How do you come up with new ideas for your story?
Most of my books have something to do with show business and/or academia, which isn't surprising since I come from those two worlds. Humor has always been a huge part of my life. My parents are hysterically funny. When I told my mother I was writing plays then later novels, she replied, "Don't you have anything better to do?" I wonder if Shakespeare's mother said that to him? Hah. I have always been a huge mystery buff. I've read every mystery novel I could get my hands on. So again it's not a surprise that I write mysteries with shocking endings. Romance is a part of everyone's life. So including romance in my books seems natural.
7) What's next for you as a writer?
I have two new romance novellas releasing fall and winter, A SHOOTING STAR (a college romance) and A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (young love on the island of Capri) from Dreamspinner Press. I just finished writing a novella of gay fairytale stories. I have written the next two Jana Lane mysteries, PORCELAIN DOLL and SATIN DOLL (about an ex-child star making a comeback). I have also written the next two Nicky and Noah mysteries, DRAMA MUSCLE (where Nicky and Noah have to find out why Physical Education professors at their college are dropping like dead weights as Nicky directs the student bodybuilding competition) and DRAMA CRUISE (where Nicky and Noah have to figure out why college theatre professors are dropping overboard like life rafts while Nicky directs a murder mystery dinner theatre show onboard a cruise ship to Alaska). I just started what I hope will be a new romance series set on the beach, always a romantic spot. I created a character of a gay romance novelist for me to play in the movie!
8) Where do you live? Do you think this influences how or what you write?
I live in the New York area, which of course is a melting pot of different people and cultures, as well as a creative hub for art, music, theatre, dance, literature, film, and television.
9) What is your favorite genre outside of the one you write in? Why?
I write the kind of book I like reading. Since I write mystery, comedy, drama, and romance, that just about covers it.
10) Do you have any vices? Shoes, coffee, shopping…etc?
Like Nicky in the Nicky and Noah series, I'm a vitaminaholic. I guess there could be worse things.
Joe Cosentino is the author of AN INFATUATION (Dreamspinner Press), PAPER DOLL Jana Lane mystery 1 (Whiskey Creek Press), DRAMA QUEEN Nicky and Noah mystery 1 (Lethe Press–releasing this summer), A SHOOTING STAR (Dreamspinner Press–releasing this September), A HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (Dreamspinner Press–releasing this December), PORCELAIN DOLL Jana Lane mystery 2 (Whiskey Creek Press), DRAMA MUSCLE Nicky and Noah mystery 2 (Lethe Press), and THE NUTCRACKER AND THE MOUSE KING (Eldridge Plays and Musicals). He has appeared in principal acting roles in film, television, and theatre, opposite stars such as Bruce Willis, Rosie O'Donnell, Nathan Lane, Holland Taylor, and Jason Robards. His one-act plays, INFATUATION and NEIGHBOR, were performed in New York City. He wrote "The Perils of Pauline," available on CDROM (through Prentice Hall Publishers). Joe received his MFA from Goddard College in Vermont, and MA from SUNY New Paltz. He is currently Head of the Department/Professor at a college in upstate New York.
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Red pike are $150 each. 9-10"
Hw much is the 10"clown loach?
Hi any interesting hoplias shipment coming in ? Thanks .
Hi just wanna ask if there is any chance of a 12"~ true spotted gar coming in anytime soon.?
We have some hoplias curupira coming in next weekend.
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An original, colourful tarot deck for the curious wanderer, complete with guidebook.
A colourful, accessible tarot deck suitable for all levels, by Asian-American illustrator Stasia Burrington.
Seventy-eight watercolor illustrations make up the Sasuraibito Tarot deck. While some cards follow common iconography fairly closely (Strength, The World), others diverge strongly from tradition (Death, Judgment). Common themes in the deck are the key points in the cycle of life, embracing endings and keeping the fool's open mind.
The cards have gilded edges and a gloss laminate, and come housed in a sturdy lidded box. The artwork for this deck was created over the course of two years, and completed in February 2017.
The deck is accompanied by a guidebook which includes card meanings and extra writing about the card designs.
Read a lovely interview with Stasia about the ideas behind this deck!
Standard tarot deck of 78 gold-edged cards.
Guidebook, measuring 5.5″ x 8.5," and includes card meanings and extra writing about the card designs.
Presented in a custom-made, sturdy lidded box with gold foil detailing.
This deck is one of my favourites. The card stock is not super thick, but not at all flimsy and seems durable. It's glossy and easy to shuffle and similar to the glossy cardstock found with some US Games Systems decks I own, such as Tarot of the Cat People and Joie de Vivre.
The artwork in this deck is very beautiful and unique. My favourite feature that I want to praise the most is the court cards. Stasia Bunningham has really captured them well and their personalities shine through. They're not as stiff as the courts can still be in some modern decks and I can instantly recognise people I know in some of them. The King of Cups remind me of my boyfriends father, only lacking his glasses. I also really enjoy that the court cards are differently aged and not always in the obvious way denoted by their rank. The King and Queen of Cups are old people while the King of Swords is a young man.
This is my first indie deck and I'm very happy with it! I have nothing to complain about in regards to the production of it and I plan to use it a lot.
I got this deck a couple of days ago, and I just started working with it, but I already love it.
First, the card quality is sublime. It's not too thick, but still sturdy. You can actually shuffle it any way you want. I bought the Ostara Tarot, for example, and they are too thick to be shuffled properly or to be fan out on the table (!), plus they are almost glued to each other. Not so the Sasuraibito. It's a pleasure just to have them in the hand.
The cards themselves have beautiful images, with amazing colours. They are very expressive and can be read intuitively. I loved the booklet, too: it is brief, with no illustrations and with a couple of quote. I loved the quotes: they are actually relevant quotes, not the positivist stuff you find everywhere.
The cards have their own symbolism, which is easy to grasp but not too obvious. I loved the court cards: this is the first deck in which the court cars really speak to me :).
So far, great deck and amazing service here at LRT!
I just received the Sasuraibito Tarot in the mail yesterday (Thank you little red tarot for the fast service!) and as soon as I opened it I fell in Love with a capital L. The thick luscious card stock with gilded edges and a slightly rough feel to the surface of the card, the sturdy box (so sturdy and well-fitting I had a hard time getting the lid off the first time!) with the same moth design as the back of the cards, the cute booklet with the artists interpretations that are clear and insightful (although I have spotted two cards already that mean something slightly different to me) and of course: the lovely artwork with thoughtful designs and gorgeous colours!!! I am on a New-Deck-High! I asked the deck to tell me something about how we were going to work together and it showed me the 2 of Cups, here depicted by two hands reaching towards eachother and holding pinkies – it was basically pinkie-promising me a loving, caring, respectful collaboration and partnership so I know we will get along very well! I looked through the deck to find my favourite card and ended up picking 25 cards! Most of the time it is the Major Arcana that is most appealing at first sight but here I absolutely feel attracted to the Minors and even the Court cards, which is rare for me. Some of the ideas are just so fresh! Like the 8 of Cups, where a woman is cutting her hair, that is exactly what you do when you get ready to move on: you get a new hair-style! Or the 6 of Swords, where a woman is coming up for air out of a murky body of water filled with ominous looking spikes. Going through the deck I could not shake off the feeling that the seductive face of the Devil goes with the suavely clothed body of the Emperor… this deck has some interesting males but it are the females that truly shine and are so relatable – like Judgement where a woman is emerging from a cocoon of blankets to gaze upon you and tell you what she sees as true. The whole concept of this deck really speaks to me and I think I will not need any other decks for a while as I emerge myself in the story of The Wanderer.
Beautiful and good quality deck. Illustrations are just great, full of rich and inspiring details. I've just received it in the mail today so I haven't interviewed it or worked with it yet, but I have a good feeling about it already. Thank you.


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Home/News/Sasha Lee from the team of Leonid Agutin of the show "Voice" presented an unusual video for "The Last Track"
Sasha Lee from the team of Leonid Agutin of the show "Voice" presented an unusual video for "The Last Track"
Viewers will be treated to an immersive 360-degree immersive clip!
Alexander Lee (Pitti Loud), one of the members of the 3333 group, originally from Tashkent, in 2021 got on the show "VOICE" in the team of Leonid Agutin.
"When they showed the last broadcast with my participation, I wrote Leonid Nikolayevich words of gratitude, and he suddenly called and agreed to listen to our songs .., so here is one of them – just the one that we are now releasing! I told Leonid Nikolayevich that when the guys and I were writing this song, we jokingly dreamed that Uncle Lenya would listen well in the first verse, to which Leonid Nikolayevich replied – "and I would love to" … To be honest, I was shocked, not thought it would work! In general, thanks to this random event, we recorded a cool song and shot an amazing warm video! Insanely happy to have the opportunity to work with people of this level of professionalism, "says the artist.
Leonid Agutin: "Sasha timidly suggested – maybe we could sing it together? .."
.. Ltd! I suggested! Of course, I immediately agreed!
Is this track your style? Is it in the spirit of Leonid Agutin, whom everyone knows?
"Well, not everyone knows everything .. watch the clips and Happy New Year!"
Photo by Maxim Nikitin
Chuk and Gek of our time: the premiere of a film based on Gaidar's story took place in the capital
It became known which media personalities fell under EU sanctions
Victor Drobysh revealed his attitude to the return to the stage of Nikolai Noskov
In which monastery was filmed the scandalous series "Monastery" with Nastya Ivleeva
Kai Metov worked as a train conductor, and Baskov – Sergei Zhukov: watching the series "Evgenich"

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Q&A (PART 4/4) RE: SENAPATHY'S "INDEPENDENT BIRTH OF ORGANISMS"
were assembled nearly simultaneously and not in a day or a year.
> be a period of exceptionally rapid evolution/diversification.
rapid evolution, which probably most evolutionary biologists know.
starting from a single cell.
million years (ref: Gould, S.J. , 1977, Ever Since Darwin, W.W.
eukaryotic algae in Australian rocks about a billion years old.
an even greater problem to evolutionary biology.
mutations is an ongoing process?
> > work when scrutinized at the gene level.
> features between these groups (they are all deuterostomes).
> They are quite clearly a related group versus other phyla.
> out in invertebrate zoology texts.
Thanks again to everyone.  I will prepare a similar "consolidated"
discuss these matters privately may e-mail me at:  sena at genome.com.


Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome: the lack of short-term in vitro effects of serum factors on neuromuscular transmission.
Serum was obtained from 7 patients with the Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LES), 3 patients with small-cell carcinoma of the lung (SCCL), and 9 healthy control subjects. Serum samples were applied in vitro to the rat neuromuscular junction (for 1-3 h for control LES sera; 4 h for SCCL sera), following which the pre- and postjunctional physiological effects of serum factors were studied in the presence of 10 mM [Mg2+]o. All sera produced a marked reduction in the frequency of spontaneous miniature end-plate potentials (MEPPs), while causing slight to moderate changes in MEPP amplitude. There were no consistent changes in the quantum content of the impulse-evoked end-plate potentials, though the serum from one LES patient significantly and reversibly inhibited the evoked quantal release. No significant effect was found when a human intercostal muscle was exposed to serum from another LES patient for 2 h. Therefore, when applied in vitro on a short-term basis, the putative LES autoantibodies do not consistently react with voltage-dependent calcium channels in the motor nerve terminal and thus fail to reproduce the physiologic abnormality of the syndrome. We suggest that the pathogenic IgG molecules may require more than 3h of incubation in order to gain access to, and inhibit the function of, the prejunctional Ca2+ channels.


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HP Spectre x360 14 offers 2-in-1 buyers another tall-screen option
The new HP Spectre x360 14 has a 13.5-inch, 3,000×2,000-pixel resolution display. HP It seems like laptops with 3:2 screen ratios are officially a...
The new HP Spectre x360 14 has a 13.5-inch, 3,000×2,000-pixel resolution display.
It seems like laptops with 3:2 screen ratios are officially a trend. The HP Spectre x360 14 is the company's first Spectre two-in-one with a taller display than the 16:9 widescreen displays you're probably used to seeing. Acer has already released a laptop and a two-in-one with 3:2 displays and, Thursday Microsoft announced the Surface Laptop Go with the same screen ratio, which it has used on past Surface models too. While widescreens are nice for entertainment, the 3:2 ratio is roughly the same as a standard A4 sheet of paper and has about 20% more vertical viewing space than a 16:9 display.
The Spectre x360 14 has a 13.5-inch touchscreen with a 3,000×2,000-pixel resolution LCD, and HP will have an OLED option as well. The display supports MPP 2.0 pens so you can write and draw on it. And it also has a new Auto Color display control that will automatically change the color space depending on what's on the screen, e.g. DCI-P3 when watching a movie or Adobe RGB when editing photos or printing, HP says.
The premium two-in-one has other smart features that it worked on with Intel's help as part of the chipmaker's Evo platform. Those include things like intelligent noise cancellation so you can be better heard on video calls; automatically adjusting performance based on the software you're using and the laptop's placement; and battery management, including in-bag detection to prevent overheating.
The Evo platform means the Spectre x360 14 runs on the latest 11th-gen Intel Core processors (Tiger Lake) with discrete-level integrated Intel Iris Xe graphics. Other features include Wi-Fi 6 and Bluetooth 5.0, up to 17 hours of battery life, Thunderbolt 4 and a new "all-in-one" keyboard that incorporates the power button, a privacy shutter button for the camera, a mic mute button and a fingerprint reader.
The HP Spectre x360 14 (center) has the height of the 15.6-inch Spectre x360 (right) and the width of the 13.3-inch.
The HP Spectre x360 14 is expected to be available in October from HP starting at $1,199. It will also be available in November from Best Buy in-store and online. That price converts to around £930 or AU$1,670. HP is also bringing Tiger Lake chips to the 13.3-inch Spectre x360 in October, too, with the same starting price, and a 5G version of the tiny two-in-one is expected early next year.
If you'd like something slightly more affordable, the latest Envy x360 13 two-in-one and Envy 13 laptop are also being updated with Intel's 11th-gen processors starting at $949 and $899, respectively.
Stay current on the latest Microsoft news, plus reviews and advice on Windows PCs.


Miss Supranational 2018, Valeria Vazquez, will depart from Puerto Rico tomorrow to start her tour of Europe from April 4th to April 28th. Valeria will arrive in Warsaw, Poland on April 4th to prepare for her 25 day trip. On April 5th, she will appear on a Polish breakfast television program and attend a live episode of Dancing With the Stars.
From 6th -11th April, our queen will be traveling to Cannes, France for this year's MIPTV event. During her stay in Cannes, she will be attending red carpet events, present an award at the International Kids Emmy Awards and promote the Miss Supranational brand.
Following her trip to France, Valeria will be traveling to Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Bruges and Brussels in Belgium before she returns to France to visit Normandie and Paris. Valeria will then be return to Poland for some events before traveling to Slovakia where she will attend the Miss Slovakia 2019 Competition.


I'm developing a theme that supports starter content.I want to add an attachment image to the post "Hello world!" to show as a featured image using starter content.Problem is I cant figure out which array to use to add this attachment image.
Have you looked at how Twenty Seventeen handles that?
Wild speculation on my part, I've not confirmed this, but perhaps the reason you have trouble with hello-world is because the post already exists in new installations. Perhaps the starter content routine cannot update existing content, maybe starter content must be created anew? If you can add new starter content not titled hello world, I might be correct in this.
You could add featured images to existing posts in the theme activation hook, bypassing the entire starter content routine, but that would be rather hacky and not consistent with the purpose of starter content.
Thanks guys!…I appreciate the time. @jcastaneda, the resources you have pointed me to are the ones I used as head-start for adding Starter content.
If memory serves me right, I want to say posts is what needs to be worked on next. I remember seeing a comment in the code about making posts work.
@jcastaneda, so You are saying I put this speculation on hold for now?….
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Умара (Амара) Абу Сакайкін (Сакікін) (*; д/н — 1568) — 4-й макк (султан) Сеннару в 1558—1568 роках. Відомий також як Амара II.

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Походив з династії Фунджі. Син макка Наїля. Замолоду був намісником області біля портового міста Суакін. Посів трон після свого брата Абд аль-Кадіра I. Не виявив державної майстерності, більше уваги приділяв наукам, підтримував освіту, зводячи численні медресе, почавши тим час активну ісламізацію в державі.

За його час посилився шейх Аджію вад Абдаллах аль-Кафута, манджіл (намісник) аль-Каррі. Водночас активізувалися османські війська, що розширити та зміцнити Абісинський еялет.

Помер Умара Абу Сакайкін 1568 року. Трон посів його молодший брат Дакін.

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 A Biographical Dictionary of the Sudan: Second Edition

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'Star Trek: Discovery' Showrunner Talks New Tech and Ships 930 Years in the Future [TCA 2019]
Posted on Thursday, August 1st, 2019 by Fred Topel
CBS Television Studios held a panel on "Impact Storytelling" with four of its showrunners for the Television Critics Association. The panel included Dead to Me's Liz Feldman, The Good Fight's Michelle King, In the Dark's Corinne Kingsbury and Star Trek: Discovery's Michelle Paradise. The panel addressed how each show uses their narratives to discuss social issues.
After the panel, Paradise remained to talk to reporters more specifically about Star Trek: Discovery season three. Since season two ended with the Discovery traveling 930 years into the future, season three takes Discovery from a prequel series into the far future of Star Trek. Paradise previewed the sorts of changes Trekkers can expect, and what's not going to change in Star Trek: Discovery.
Star Trek Can Pave Its Own Way Again
Previously, the furthest into the future a Star Trek series boldly went was the Next Generation era. Parallel series like Deep Space 9 and Voyager remained roughly within that era, episodic wormhole episodes notwithstanding. Enterprise, and the first two seasons of Discovery, have been set in Star Trek's past.
"It's been a big challenge and a wonderful challenge," Paradise said. "Everything from what we see on screen, the clothing, the look and feel of the structures, all of that. There's been big conversations and lots of conversations. We're fortunate to have just an incredible team in Toronto."
Of course, Paradise wouldn't spoil specifics, but since all departments are addressing a millennium of evolution, we can be sure season three is going to see a comprehensive Trek flash-forward.
"Our production designer, our costumer, our props, everything," Paradise said. "Our builders, everyone is just absolutely phenomenal. Our prosthetics, the aliens that we see. It's just a great opportunity to see what's coming."
Phasers 930.0
Apple comes out with a new iPhone every few years, so the Federation has got to have a lot of new technology in the future.
"We're looking at everything for 930 years," Paradise said. "Certainly 930 years in the future, you would expect that technology has advanced so that's a lot of the conversations that we've been having as well."
Honestly, the most profound technological advance in all of Star Trek is the food replicator on The Next Generation. Everyone dreams of having a machine that can make the perfect version of any food you want. I don't think they're going to be able to top that.
"What does that future look like?" Paradise continued. "What does the technology look like? In addition to things like the world itself and the look and feel of ships and all of that Yes, we're looking at all of that."
It'll Still Be Star Trek: Discovery
It may have taken Star Trek: Discovery a season to find its footing, especially with several showrunners departing midway, but they've figured out what Star Trek: Discovery is now. They can take Discovery into the future, but it will still be Discovery.
"I think we, as a show, I feel like we really found our tone in season two," Paradise said. "We found I think a wonderful mix of heart and character and adventure and fun and funny and action. All of that together, I think we really hit our stride with that so we intend to keep that tone."
That is true to Star Trek as a franchise. It doesn't matter what planet they land on or what time period they end up in, the crew of characters always keeps the Star Trek adventures consistent.
Who's Flying This Thing?
One cliffhanger that will be resolved in season three will be the naming of a new captain for the Discovery. With the departure of Pike, the Captain's chair remains vacant.
"Well, I can't answer any specifics but I will remind that in our finale, as Pike was leaving, he said, 'We are going to need to choose a new captain,'" Paradise said. "Saru said, 'Let's put a pin in that and see what happens.' Discovery will need a captain. The pin will need to come out. We will need to address that in story."
I'm sure fans will have lots of theories about who should be promoted to Captain. I can only venture it won't be Burnham because Discovery seems to work best when she goes rogue, and that's harder to do in a position of authority. Perhaps they'll hire some new future captain.
There's No Going Back
Time travel can make everything somewhat temporary. However, Star Trek: Discovery is committed to a one way ticket. They are jumping 930 years and not planning to come back.
"Correct, we're there and we're living there," Paradise said.
At least, they say that now. Let's check back around season five when they've exhausted all the future stories. But I appreciate the commitment and staying in the future has unlimited narrative possibilities since they'll never butt up against The Original Series there.
They're Still Coordinating With Star Trek: Picard
Even though Discovery has escaped the timeline of all previous Star Treks, and certainly all the current ones in production, they still coordinate just to be safe. The upcoming Star Trek: Picard will be set in Jean-Luc Picard's timeline, albeit his future post-Next Generation. Yet Paradise still double checks she's not contradicting anything they're working on.
"I would say every iteration of Star Trek we want to be aware of and we want to honor," Paradise said. "It's important to us to do that. Alex [Kurtzman], as he works on that and works on our show, he lets us know if there's anything that we need to be aware of in terms of history."
In the case of Star Trek: Discovery, that's most likely making sure she's aware of any new history that is established in Star Trek: Picard. She doesn't want to have the Discovery encounter an alien species only to find out that Picard accidentally eradicated that race from existence, for example.
"We're also aware that all of the iterations of Star Trek, so we really want to make sure that we're not doing anything in our show that directly contradicts something that we've seen established or that is being established on another spinoff," she said.
Paradise did not yet have a premiere date for Star Trek: Discovery season three.
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One person hospitalized after crash into building
Published 9:46 am Monday, October 11, 2021
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One person was transported to a hospital in critical condition after their vehicle struck a building Monday morning.
The crash happened at a medical building in the 2700 block of Godwin Boulevard at 6:57 a.m. Monday. The first units from Suffolk Fire & Rescue arrived on scene at 7:02 a.m., according to a Suffolk Fire & Rescue press release.
Units arrived to find a single patient pinned in the vehicle with the vehicle lodged into the building. The patient was extricated from the vehicle at 7:17 a.m. and transported to a local hospital in critical condition, the press release stated.
It was verified that the only person injured was the person extricated from the vehicle. The building sustained moderate damage, and the power was secured to the area of the building involved in the incident.
Suffolk Fire & Rescue's Rescue 1 and the department's technical rescue team remain on the scene to evaluate the building's structural integrity and to work with Suffolk Planning and Community Development's Building Official to turn the building back over to the property manager.
The incident remains under investigation by the Suffolk Police Department.
Responding units included Battalion 1, Engine 6, Ladder 6, Medic 6, Rescue 1, EMS-1, Safety 1, and Car 1.
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Basel manager Heiko Vogel admits he is relishing the opportunity to test his wits against Manchester United counterpart Sir Alex Ferguson.
Basel host Manchester United in the Champions League in Switzerland this evening knowing victory over the Premier League champions will see them qualify for the knockout stages.
While Vogel concedes everything will have to go their way, the Basel boss is looking forward to facing the aforementioned Manchester United supremo, whom he lauds as "one of the greatest managers ever".
Vogel was part of Thorsten Fink's coaching staff that engineered his side's unlikely 3-3 draw against Manchester United earlier in the tournament and the match at Old Trafford has seemingly whetted their relatively new manager's appetite for the big occasion. Fink has subsequently left to take up the vacant post at Bundesliga outfit Hamburg, but the importance of the occasion is not lost on his former assistant coach and current Basel caretaker.
"This is a match we've all been looking forward to, not just the town but all of Switzerland," Vogel told the Manchester Evening News.
"Sir Alex Ferguson is one of the greatest managers ever. But it's not me against Ferguson, it's Basel against (Manchester) United."
"Everything has to be absolutely right for us to get a result. We're totally prepared. We're relaxed and positive, we're very alert towards the game."
Vogel believes Manchester United's current deficit in the Premier League, they trail Manchester City by five points, could place greater emphasis on the Red Devils' desire to ensure they get the right result against their Swiss opposition.
"At the moment City are really in form in the Premier League, but maybe not so much in the Champions League," he said. "With United it seems to be the other way round. But they are still one of the strongest teams in the world so we have to respect them."


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OurCrowd, the world's leading equity crowdfunding platform, has announced that Alec Ellison, former Vice Chairman of Jefferies, LLC, and Chairman of the Technology Investment Banking group, has joined the OurCrowd Advisory Board. Prior to Jefferies, Ellison was President of Broadview International (which Jefferies acquired). He began his banking career at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Ellison holds a B.A. from Yale and an M.B.A. from Harvard, where he was a Baker Scholar.
Alec Ellison commented, "I am delighted to join the OurCrowd team, who are effectively pioneering a new investment model and helping startups grow their businesses. I look forward to working in this advisory capacity and providing guidance and assistance so that OurCrowd can continue to excel in the years ahead.""We're honored to welcome Alec to OurCrowd," said OurCrowd CEO, Jon Medved. "With nearly 30 years on Wall Street, Alec's insight and experience in the technology and financial services industries will be of immense value as we continue to grow OurCrowd. Our firm continues to scale up, and our partnerships and work with world-class financial institutions are key to driving the current growth. Alec has been a friend of OurCrowd and a significant contributor to this effort, and his formal role on our Advisory Board further strengthens our future."
OurCrowd was founded in 2013 and in less than four years has expanded its team and technology to support its strategic growth, with offices today in seven countries and a worldwide staff supporting over 100 portfolio companies. OurCrowd has invested over $300 million focused on venture capital and technology startups and has had nine exits: two IPOs and seven sales.
In September 2016 OurCrowd announced that it has raised $72 million in Series C funding for its General Partner fund.
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La Ermita y Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Peña es un pequeño templo situado en el valle de la Vega de Río Palmas en el municipio de Betancuria (isla de Fuerteventura, Canarias, España). La ermita es famosa porque en su interior se venera la diminuta imagen de alabastro de la Virgen María conocida como la Virgen de la Peña (La Peñita), patrona de la isla de Fuerteventura.

Descripción e historia

La ermita es de una sola nave, en la que destaca su característica fachada que es de corte clasicista, está realizada en cantería, elemento noble poco frecuente en las iglesias de la isla y que demuestra la importancia de la misma. Cabe destacar el arco de medio punto flanqueados por sendos plintos decorados con casetones, capiteles compuestos acogen a un frontón con el tímpano vacío.

En el interior destaca el Altar Mayor de la Virgen, donde se encuentra en una hornacina enmarcada en un sol de plata y la media luna a sus pies, la imagen de la patrona de Fuerteventura, la Virgen Santísima de la Peña. Es una talla de pequeñas dimensiones está sentada y en sus rodillas sostiene al niño, esculpida en alabastro, sus características se enmarcan dentro del estilo gótico francés del siglo XV. El retablo mayor es de estilo rococó chinesco con motivos vegetales. En la ermita también se encuentran en los laterales de la nave los altares de; San Lorenzo, Santa Lucía de Siracusa y San Sebastián.

Esta iglesia fue costeada por los pueblos de la isla y se edificó en los primeros años del siglo XVIII, inaugurándose el 26 de agosto de 1716. Con anterioridad al siglo XVIII la Virgen de la Peña estuvo ubicada en otros santuarios. Primero en una pequeña ermita en Malpaso y desde este santuario fue trasladada a la Vega de Río Palmas, para ser colocada en la primera ermita que se levantó en su honor en este paraje. En ella permaneció hasta que se bendijo el nuevo templo, que es el que se conserva en la actualidad.

Esta ermita fue declarada Bien de Interés Cultural de Canarias con categoría de Monumento en 1985.

Fiestas
Cada año, durante el mes de septiembre esta ermita se convierte en el epicentro de la devoción popular de Fuerteventura. El viernes anterior al tercer sábado de septiembre se celebra la "Romería de La Peña", en la cual la imagen de la patrona majorera sale al pórtico de su santuario para recibir las ofrendas de los fieles. Al día siguiente (el sábado) se realiza una Solemne Misa presidida por el obispo de la Diócesis de Canarias y la posterior procesión de la venerada imagen por las calles.

Referencias

Véase también
 Virgen de la Peña (Fuerteventura)
 Betancuria
 Fuerteventura
 Diócesis de Canarias
 Parroquia de Nuestra Señora de la Peñita (Puerto de la Cruz)

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Bienes de interés cultural de la provincia de Las Palmas
Diócesis de Canarias
Arquitectura en Canarias en el siglo XVIII
Arquitectura de 1716
España en 1716
Santuarios de Canarias
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Introducing the fourth-generation Chevy Silverado.
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado is all-new from the ground up.
Fresh on the heels of celebrating 100 years of truck building, Chevrolet has a new Silverado pickup truck to launch its second century. The fourth-generation Silverado is new from the ground up, although its changes seem more evolutionary than revolutionary.
This means Chevrolet did not break new ground by choosing an aluminum-intensive body as currently offered in the Ford F-150. Instead, steel usage continues to dominate and that's a good thing too as aluminum prices have fluctuated wildly this year.
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado offers a familiar silhouette, though the front fascia features the most comprehensive rework to the exterior. The interior doesn't break new ground, but the updated technologies include the latest-generation Chevrolet infotainment systems and connectivity.
In short, the 2019 Silverado offers a familiar connection to the previous model, while staking out fresh terrain in several important areas that matter most to truck buyers.
The Silverado is available in Regular, Double and Crew cabs.
The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado is offered in Regular, Double and Crew cab body styles with standard two (rear)- and available four-wheel drive. Yes, Regular Cab sales are measured in the single digits, so it is laudable that Chevrolet continues to offer this style even as one competitor (Toyota Tundra) no longer does. This means you can still get a two-door Silverado with an eight-foot bed — a model prized by some commercial or fleet operators.
For 2019, Chevrolet offers the Silverado in Work Truck (WT), Custom, Custom Trail Boss, LT, RST, LT Trail Boss, LTZ and High Country trims. The Regular cab models have the 8-foot box, the Double Cab comes with a 6-foot, 6-inch box, while the Crew cab offers either a 5-foot, 8-inch or a 6-foot, 6-inch box.
You can get a 2019 Silverado for as little as $29,795. But that price gets you a regular cab work truck with a V6 engine and rear-wheel drive. Our auto trends analysis of the market reveals that most buyers opt for a four-door model with a higher trim point and a selection of packages. Thus, it is easy to understand when manufacturers claim transaction averages are well above $40,000.
For our (and your) amusement, we played with the Silverado configurator to figure out just how expensive a new Silverado might cost. The top-end High Country was our choice with its Iridescent Pearl Tricoat ($995) finish, High Country Premium Package ($4,685), Performance Upgrade Package ($2,150), Technology Package ($1,625), and a nifty trifold hard tonneau cover as found on our test model ($1,100).
The net price was $71,145, but that came in before the usual discounting. Regardless, it is possible to take home a Silverado with an out-the-door-price exceeding $65,000.
Handsome debossing graces this LTZ model's tailgate.
Typically, Auto Trends reviews a model by focusing on the exterior, interior, safety and technology, and performance attributes before concluding with a model overview.
But the Silverado is such an important vehicle to Chevrolet (it outsells every other model by at least two-fold) that we're taking a different approach here. Specifically, a look at seven of the highlights that define Chevy's full-size pickup truck.
1. Slightly larger, but lighter.
We've seen full-size pickup trucks grow through the years. The fourth-generation Silverado is no exception.
Not only did some models gain nearly four inches between the wheels and all are now slightly larger, but the new Silverado also lost as much as 450 pounds. Credit must be given to advanced manufacturing techniques and the greater use of mixed materials. The body remains steel-intensive (as is the fully boxed frame), but torsional rigidity is up by 10 percent too, which aids in control.
2. The engine choices expand by two.
Chevrolet could have left well enough alone with its engine line up, but then it would have trailed its top competition, namely Ford and Ram. So this year Chevy added two new engines while refreshing its existing choices.
The 4.3-liter V6 returns as do the 5.3- and 6.2-liter V8s. This trio has served Chevrolet well for many years and are now third-generation versions. Among the three, the 5.3-liter engine is now available in two variants — including with active fuel management (AFM), whereby four cylinders are shut down under certain circumstances.
You'll also find a version of this engine equipped with direct fuel management (DFM) and automatic on/off. This particular version utilizes 17 cylinder activation combinations for performance and efficiency optimization. The same technology is now standard on the big 6.2-liter engine.
You'll find more engine choices with than before with the new Silverado.
But the biggest news may have everything to do with the Silverado's expanded engine choices, which now include a four-cylinder gas and an inline-six diesel engine.
Before you get your knickers in a wad, neither new engine is ordinary. Indeed, both utilize forced induction, specifically turbochargers. The four-cylinder gas engine is a big surprise as it is the first time a full-size truck has utilized just four cylinders. It isn't the standard engine either — you need to opt for it. In any case, it makes 310 horsepower and 348 pound-feet of torque. That's more than what some V8s made a generation ago and easily matches most of today's naturally aspirated V6 engines.
The other new engine choice is something we long expected — a 3.0-liter inline-six turbo diesel, which matches the displacement of similar Ram and Ford truck engines. We don't know a whole lot about this engine yet — it is a late arrival, but it will be available in the 2019 model year. We think it will match the 240 horsepower and 420 pound-feet of torque reached in other Chevrolet models, including the midsize Colorado truck.
3. You'll find multiple transmission offerings.
Why have just one transmission offering when you can have three? Well, the three choices with the 2019 Silverado correspond roughly with your preferred engine of choice.
The standard V6 engine comes with a six-speed automatic. The 5.3-liter V8 has a standard six- or available eight-speed automatic, depending on which engine choice you make: AFM or DFM. The eight-speed also works with the turbo four.
Choose either the big 6.2-liter V8 gas engine or the power-intensive 3.0-liter turbo-diesel inline-six and your engine works with a 10-speed automatic transmission.
My test model was the 2019 Crew Cab LTZ with the big V8 and accompanying transmission. I've tested Silverados before as equipped and the current iteration remains faithful to the performance capabilities you expect. In other words, you'll find full-on power at the ready and the towing capabilities to go with it. These are two important criteria for any burly pickup truck. The Silverado most definitely excels in these areas…but that's really no surprise.
4. Several new design elements are apparent.
I've already mentioned the changes to the Silverado are more evolutionary than they are revolutionary. But the most apparent change is right up front with the fascia. It is as bold as ever with its squared edges, lots of chrome, and full LED lighting (headlights, fog lights, and tail lamps) from the RST trim on up. It has a look that is at once brawny as it is elegant.
The rest of the body has a blocky look along with upright pillars and edges. You'll find other trim differences between models. For example, the work truck has blacked-out touches along with a "Chevrolet" graphic across the grille and on the tailgate. The "Chevrolet" debossing on my test model's tailgate was a nice touch.
Inside, the cabin ranges from basic fare to upscale. The work truck has vinyl seats, while cloth seats are found in most trims. Move up the trim range and you'll find leather-trimmed seats available. Otherwise, the cabin is more functional than it is lavish, but that's still a good thing. Most of the controls are familiarly placed, easy to decipher and not a chore to use. The squared off look dominating the exterior translates well to the interior.
Some of my favorite features included the clean center stack with the big open area at the base. It is large enough to hold a cell phone and a small purse. I also like that a cutout is located on top of the armrest/storage compartment and is large enough to hold your cell phone. The dual glove box design is a welcome feature too.
Lots of storage compartments are found inside the Silverado.
5. Tech features we like.
I've long liked the direction Chevrolet has taken with its technology, especially with the infotainment system. The first three trims have a 7-inch screen; the remaining five trims have an 8-inch screen. All models have both Android Auto and Apple CarPlay smartphone compatibility and that's not something every competitor can claim.
The Silverado's app-like interface is easy to use. When you connect your phone, either the Android or Apple "app" brightens, making it a standout among other apps. All models provide 4G LTE hotspot connectivity with one month free. This is especially useful for anyone who uses their truck as a mobile office.
Importantly, Chevrolet expanded its safety features this year. A Safety Package is available on the LT trim on up (standard with the High Country) and includes front and rear park assist, lane change alert, side blind zone alert and rear cross traffic alert.
A Safety Package II is reserved for the LTZ and High Country trims. It builds on the standard package by adding automatic headlamps, forward collision alert, lane keep assist with lane departure warning, low-speed automatic braking, front pedestrian braking, following distance indicator and a safety alert driver's seat.
The 2019 Silverado has comfortable and available front bucket seats.
6. It has the big numbers we want.
I'm a frequent visitor to local outdoors destinations, including the boat ramps of Jordan Lake. The area is serene and beautiful and serves as the ideal photo shoot backdrop.
Through the years, I've paid close attention to the vehicles dropping boats into the water. A recently spotted Toyota Sienna van was an unusual visitor, but it managed its skiff with ease.
Most of the vehicles are neither minivan nor SUV. You'll find a large number of pickup trucks on hand and chiefly of the full-size variety — light- and heavy-duty versions both. Typically, they're pulling far larger boats weighing several tons.
"Numbers" matter when it comes to trucks. And not just horsepower, torque, displacement, transmission gears or axle ratios. What's critically important for people who haul and haul BIG are such numbers as payload capacity and trailering capabilities.
When it comes to the payload (a number that includes vehicle fluids, passenger poundage and bed weight), the Silverado ranges from 1,745 to 2,543 pounds. When it comes to towing, the Silverado reaches a maximum 12,200 pounds. These numbers enable vehicle shoppers to do a lot without upgrading to a heavy-duty (and more expensive) model.
The LTZ and High Country trims have an automatic tailgate.
7. The Silverado can be a boss when it wants to.
So what's the buzz about the Silverado's two Trail Boss models? They're the models off-road purists will likely gravitate to.
The Custom Trail Boss includes off-road equipment installed at the factory. You'll find a locking rear differential, skid plates, Rancho shocks and 18-inch wheels set within Goodyear Duratec off-road tires. Moreover, this trim has a 2-inch suspension lift installed as well as the Z71 Off-Road Package (electronic hill descent control, a two-speed transfer case, and a heavy-duty air cleaner).
If that's not enough for you, then the LT Trail Boss may be the preferred option. It combines all the off-road benefits of the Custom Trail Boss and adds LT features, including chrome accents, LED lighting, an 8-inch touchscreen, and available leather seats.
An optional tonneau cover opens in the front and rear.
Chevrolet launched its "Like a Rock" truck ad campaign in 1991 and stayed with it until 2004. In those ads, Bob Seger's voice crooned in the background as a voiceover explained the ruggedness and longevity of Chevy trucks.
The campaign is long gone, but the sentiment remains. GM's trucks (Chevrolet and GMC combined) remain the best sellers with light- and heavy-duty full-size models joined by midsize offerings, including the Chevrolet Colorado and GMC Canyon. Ford may have the best-selling model name, but when it comes to overall units, the General is on top.
Pickup trucks were once mostly work vehicles, but we've seen them become so much more. In many households, they are the family vehicle of choice and are much desired for all that they do. The 2019 Chevrolet Silverado continues that tradition with a fresh look, an expanded powertrain lineup, and updated technologies just in time for a new century of Chevy trucks.
Side step bumpers provide ease of access to the bed.
Up or down the rear seats go in this crew cab model.
There is yellow and then there is Shock Yellow.
When your "yellow" is brighter than the center stripe, this is what you get.
We're still two weeks away from the start of the 2018 SEMA Show, which has become the definitive auto show for all things wild and crazy. Just like its host city, Las Vegas.
Automotive manufacturers routinely roll out one or more special models at SEMA, capitalizing on the massive media attention this event supplies. SEMA isn't open to the public, but thousands of journalists give it ample coverage, so its almost like you are there.
GM isn't waiting for the show to start to tease us with one very special version of the 2019 Chevy Camaro. The Shock yellow exterior color lives up to its name, a can't miss model that also includes several concept touches.
Those touches include a relocated bow time emblem along with hood and fender graphics.
Joining this special model (which will be available in early 2019) is a personalized Camaro LT convertible. The convertible will be shown in Satin Steel Grey Metallic and feature concept red accents and other accessories. Chevrolet will showcase more than a dozen models in total at this year's show.
The expanded roster of Chevrolet accessories and performance parts were developed by the same designers and engineers who created the Camaro, in an effort to supply coherent design and performance unification.
You'll find such features as all-new ground effects, a black wing spoiler, a fuel door with exposed carbon-fiber insert, black Camaro fender badges, 50-state-legal cold-air induction kits, Recaro seats, a Brembo six-piston front brake upgrade kit and various 1LE suspension components.
The 2019 Camaro refresh features new front-end styling on some models, including the fascia, grille, hood and lighting. The lighting upgrades include dual-element headlamps and new LED signature lighting. The ZL1 trim returns with its airflow optimized front-end styling, while the RS Package provides its own unique headlamps and signature lights.
From the rear, the 2019 Camaro gains new tail lamps with a dual-element design. Red lenses are found on the LS and LT trims, with the RS, SS and ZL1 decked in dark-tinted clear lenses.
Additional changes for 2019 include a new Turbo 1LE model. The Camaro SS now offers a 10-speed automatic transmission with pads shifters, launch control and line lock. Updated wheel designs, the latest in Chevrolet infotainment, an available full-display rearview camera and available forward collision alert round out the changes.
Auto Trends won't have a direct presence in Las Vegas this year, but we'll share highlights and special takes about the 2018 SEMA Show. Word has it that several flamboyant models are on tap, but that's par for the course in a city that is known for its glitziness.
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Greens, Liberal Democrats and ex Labour PM Tony Blair all oppose Brexit
Reflecting on Brexit, Caroline Lucas said: "This General Election changes everything and the choices we all make matter like never before."
On Tuesday 2 May the Green Party and the Liberal Democrats agreed to fight for Britain to remain part of the single market. Both parties want freedom of movement to become part of the Brexit deal.
For the Liberal Democrats, this means that Britain should be an open, tolerant United Kingdom where the rights of EU citizens are guaranteed and British citizens can live, work, study and travel freely in Europe.
Green Brighton Pavilion MP Caroline Lucas, said she adds protection of the environment to Britain remaining a member of the single market and for continued freedom of movement.
Mrs Lucas joins Tim Farron, Leader of the Liberal Democrats, in announcing a new pledge to give voters a referendum to ratify Brexit that will include the option to remain in the European Union.
A Labour Voice
Ex-Prime Minister Tony Blair agrees with Mrs Lucas and Mr Farron. According to the Guardian he said that while the final exit deal had yet to be agreed, the perils of a hard Brexit were clear: "The single market put us in the Champions League of trading agreements. A free-trade agreement is like League One. We are relegating ourselves." Brighton and Hove Albion supporters know what that feels like and they know the triumph of victory.
In an interview with Andrew Rawnsley in the Observer on Sunday 30 April, Mr Blair said: "If we really do Brexit and we do Brexit with withdrawal from the single market, you can forget her ideas (PM Theresa May) of a more cuddly capitalism. A low-tax, light regulation, offshore hub economy, that is where you will end up. This is the right-wing fantasy. It's driven by the right of the Tory party and the cabal that runs the right-wing media in this country…"
"It's certainly true we don't have a God-given right to carry on as a competing party of government. But there's no reason why Labour can't become the repository of that new coalition of progressive forces that is available to us in today's society and which is basically the same progressive coalition that brought us to power in 1997."
A Liberal Democrat Voice
Liberal Democrat Caroline Hynds, Hove Parliamentary Candidate, is also fighting hard against Brexit. She said: "The Liberal Democrat position is clear and consistent. We have long been calling for a referendum on the terms of Brexit and believe the people should have the final say on the deal.
"Our party believes in an open, tolerant and united future with the UK staying in the single market, guaranteeing the rights of EU citizens to stay in the UK, and protecting our rights to live, travel, study and work in Europe.
"Caroline Lucas' stance on this issue – fighting against hard, divisive Brexit, making the positive case for Europe and giving the people the final say – is an area in which we have much common ground, reflected in Lib Dem PPC (Prospective Parliamentary Candidate) Paul Chandler standing down in Brighton Pavilion.
"I'd like to see more from Labour on this as they are, after all, the official party of opposition, but Peter Kyle's hands are tied by the policies of Jeremy Corbyn."
A Green Voice
Mrs Lucas, arguing for public ratification of Brexit said: "This General Election potentially changes everything. We are at a crossroads – and the choices we make in the coming weeks will have huge consequences for the kind of country we're going to be in the future.
"And the biggest choice we face is clearly about Brexit.
"Though my party fought hard for Britain to stay in the EU, and I voted against an unconditional triggering of Article 50, we accept, of course, that the referendum was an instruction to the Government to begin Brexit negotiations.
"We do not accept, however, that the decision should be irreversible. The referendum should be the start, not the end, of the democratic process.
"And it's therefore right that people should have the right to a say on the final deal in a ratification referendum – with the option to remain in the EU if they so choose.
Caroline Lucas, Brighton Pavilion MP
"There are those who will say that this is contrary to the 'will of the people'.
"But the claim that the referendum produced an irreversible verdict is a sham.
"At a General Election, voters obviously have the right to revisit the choice of government that they made at a previous election.
"It would be ludicrous to suggest people couldn't change their minds about which way to vote, as facts change, and experience becomes clearer.
"And in the same way, it gives them the right to revisit a referendum result, as long as the parties are clear about the options on the table.
"Whoever forms a Government after June 8 will have a mandate to negotiate with the EU on our behalf.
"But we live in a democracy and it would be deeply undemocratic to impose the terms of any deal on Britain's citizens, on our communities, young people, and businesses. So let's give people honest choices.
"Let's be clear that there is a wealth of difference between a soft Brexit, with membership of the Single Market, and an extreme Brexit – the one our Prime Minister is hell bent on pursuing, where we're out of the single market, out of the Customs Union, ending free movement, and with our key social and environmental protections at risk.
"The day following the EU referendum the Green Party called for the British people to have a further say on the details of any Brexit deal.
"We stand by that position and today we pledge to voters to go further.
"Our election manifesto will not only include a ratification referendum, it will also explicitly make the option to remain in the EU part of such a ratification referendum.
"Greens proudly and passionately campaigned to remain in the EU. And, unlike some, we've not changed our deeply held belief that we are better off in the EU…
"And while we've all learned to treat polls with extreme caution, it might just turn out to be significant that last week's Yougov poll showed, for the first time, a majority of British people now oppose Brexit.
"And maybe that's because the costs of Brexit are becoming clearer.
Lib Dem EU street stall in George Street, Hove
"Inflation is already rising as imported goods rise in price. Real wages are stagnating, investment is on hold. All these indicators will be worse by 2020 when the election was meant to take place.
"The referendum outcome last June was never supposed to be the final word. It was the beginning of a conversation.
"And this General Election is a chance to reflect on what we have learned since then….
"That Brexit is being used by the Tories to drive through an ideological agenda that champions deregulation and privatisation on an unprecedented scale. That people were lied to.
"That there is no £350 million each week for the NHS.
"That the PM has no intention of seeking to enable us to remain members of the Single Market.
"That immigration is unlikely to be controlled because, as David Davis has himself acknowledged, it's necessary for our economy
"And indeed it's become clearer than ever that immigration is not to blame for the lack of social housing, GP appointments or local jobs – government spending cuts are.
"What's also become clear is that the official opposition has been no serious opposition at all. The Labour Party haven't only given the Tories a blank cheque for a hard Brexit. They've given them a lift to the bank and helped them cash it in.
"If Labour had made the case for staying in the Single Market, they could have made common cause with other opposition parties, and together we could have had a chance to avoid this most extreme of Brexits.
"That was a tragically missed opportunity.
"Meanwhile their unconditional support for triggering Article 50 meant that the opportunity to secure some key safeguards was squandered
"Why would the Government listen to calls for an immediate guarantee for EU nationals living in the UK, or for a meaningful parliamentary vote, if the opposition had already made clear its intention to support Article 50 in any and all circumstances?
"The General Election makes a different bigger future possible and it's crucial that voters are not lied to again.
"Brexit is not inevitable. The triggering of Article 50 is not irreversible. And we still believe we are better off as members of the EU. Greens see the bigger picture and what we stand up for matters.
"Not based on political expediency but based on principle and evidence.
"The Conservatives could have sought to unite the country by bringing leavers and remainers together.
"Instead they chose to sow more discord and division – they cannot be trusted…
"Our pledge is about standing up for young people too. For the generations that have most to lose if we cut ourselves loose from the EU.
"Greens want young people to have big opportunities and a big future. And that means the right to study, travel, work, live and love across the EU.
"A Green vote on June 8 is a chance to stay part of the EU because young people matter. A Green vote on June 8 is a chance to stay part of the EU because a resilient, diverse economy matters.
"And it's a vote for the certainty that we will stick to our principles and use the negotiation period triggered by article 50 to fight for a deal that puts social and environmental justice first.
If the Government is so convinced that they'll get a decent deal then there's no reason that they wouldn't trust people to have a final say.
"If the Government believes its own rhetoric about the will of the people they'll respect that electorates are free to change their minds.
"This General Election changes everything and the choices we all make matter like never before."
While Conservative MP, Simon Kirby, voted to trigger article 50 in February which gave the Prime Minister legal authority to leave the EU, Labour's Hove MP Peter Kyle and Mrs Lucas voted against it.
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Q: Multi-dimentional and multivariate Time-Series forecast (RNN/LSTM) Keras I have been trying to understand how to represent and shape data to make a multidimentional and multivariate time series forecast using Keras (or TensorFlow) but I am still very unclear after reading many blog posts/tutorials/documentation about how to present the data in the correct shape (most examples being of slightly less
My Dataset:

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*several cities

*for which I have info about say temperature, car traffic, humidity

*for say the last 2 years (one record for each day)

What I want to do:
I'd like to forecast for each city the temperatures I can expect for the next year using a possibly lagged version of temperature, car traffic and humidity (of course there would be several more features but this is just an example for thought).
What I am confused about:
If I have 2 cities, for which I recorded 3 features for 365 days. How should I shape my input so that the model can output a forecast for 365 days for these two cities (i.e. 2 time series of temperatures for 365 days)?
Intuitively the tensor shape would be (?, 365, 3) for 365 days and 3 features. But I'm not sure what to stick into the first dimension and, most importantly, I would be surprised if it had to be for the number of cities. But at the same time, I have no idea how to specify into the model that it has to understand the dimensions properly.
Any pointers will be helpful. I'm pretty familiar with the rest of the problem (i.e. how you build a network in Keras etc since I have done this for other neural networks but more specifically how best to encode the sequence for the desired input.)
Oh and also, I guess I could train and predict for each city independently, but I'm sure everyone will agree there are probably things to be learned that are not particular to any city but that can only be seen if considering several of them, hence why I think it is important to encode it in the model.

A: The first term of the tensor shape is the batch size it helps for the trainning from keras page(https://keras.io/getting-started/sequential-model-guide/):
"Same stacked LSTM model, rendered "stateful"
A stateful recurrent model is one for which the internal states (memories) obtained after processing a batch of samples are reused as initial states for the samples of the next batch. This allows to process longer sequences while keeping computational complexity manageable."
Now for your kind of problem I would think of your features as a multi linear regression, so you get the correlations of the features. So for 2 (cities) x 3 features = 6 with Y_ the shifted data you want to predict if you want the whole year you will need lot more than 2 years.
Hope this helps!

A: I think you should consider each city separately rather than modeling several cities together. So the input would be all data about one city, and the output is just prediction of that city. The batch size and sample size are just arguments you should define based on the memory size you have for GPU.

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Three possible destinations for Raheem Sterling if he leaves Manchester City
jackmartinOctober 20, 2021
It's been a strange time for Raheem Sterling. On one hand, he was one of England's heroes at Euro 2020, scoring vital goals in the group stage and playing a key role throughout the course of the tournament. But on the other hand, his fortunes at Manchester City have been on the slide.
Left out of the team for much of the latter half of last season, Sterling has yet to re-establish himself as a regular starter for Pep Guardiola's side fuelling speculation that the 26-year-old could be on the move at some point in the near future. Indeed, Sterling confirmed that he would be open to a move abroad if the opportunity were to arise.
"If there was the opportunity to go somewhere else, I would be open to it," he said. "At this moment in time, football is the most important thing to me. I have always had something that maybe one day I would love to play abroad and see how I meet that challenge."
With that in mind, let's take a look at three clubs where Sterling could potentially end up.
One of the most obvious destinations for any high-profile footballer looking to depart the Premier League is Paris Saint-Germain. The high wages offered by the club, combined with the chance to live in one of Europe's most iconic cities, makes PSG a hugely attractive prospect.
Sterling could well flourish in French football. Speedy attackers are always extremely profitable in Ligue 1, and the opportunity to play alongside players like Lionel Messi and Neymar would be very appealing to the Englishman.
PSG may well lose KylianMbappé next summer if the betting exchange is to be believed, with the Frenchman reluctant to sign a new contract. Perhaps Sterling could be a suitable replacement.
There is a history of UK-based players making the move to Real Madrid, and for many years Los Blancos were seen as a sort of final destination for footballers trying to make their name as the biggest stars in world football. The likes of David Beckham, Michael Owen and Gareth Bale have all worn the famous white shirts, and Sterling may be interested in becoming the next.
There have been rumours that Real Madrid are planning a shrewd recruitment drive next summer, which could include bringing in players like Mbappé and Paul Pogba on free transfers. Whether someone like Sterling would fit in to that is unclear, but the idea of lining out for the Spanish giants is a dream for any footballer.
Real Madrid may be a more romantic option, but in terms of fitting into a system and contributing to the team, perhaps Bayern Munich is Sterling's best bet. Guardiola has done a fine job of moulding him into a valuable cog in Manchester City's system, getting on the end of moves and positioning himself expertly in attacking areas, and Bayern's system is not dissimilar.
Bayern are a team who score for fun, and Sterling's best quality is popping up with goals to finish off sleek attacking passages of play. There's no doubt that many clubs would be interested in acquiring his signature, so we could well see the Englishman appearing for a European giant in the near future, should things not work out at Manchester City.
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Board of delegates slims down, gets new name
By Lee Chottiner October 22, 2008, 4:50 pm 0 Edit
The Board of Delegates, the 240-member strong body at the United Jewish Federation designed to share, discuss and build upon ideas to better the community, has been revamped.
This summer, the nominating committee for the BOD, responding to concerns about the structure of the panel, recommended a smaller model and a new name.
The UJF Board of Trustees approved the plan and the new Jewish Leadership Forum will soon meet for the first time, though note has been set yet.
UJF Chair Daniel Shapira called the changes "a major improvement" that will lead to "a new and more effective approach to collaborate with community leadership."
"The Board has decided to refocus on a smaller group that is made up of the Board of Delegates [and] the volunteer and professional leadership of all Jewish organizations and synagogues," Shapira said in an e-mailed letter to federation supporters.
Specifically, the leadership forum will include executive directors of all Jewish organizations, as well as the directors and rabbis of the synagogues.
UJF President and CEO Jeffrey Finkelstein didn't know precisely how large the reconstituted body would be, but he doesn't expect the function of the group to change
According to Finkelstein, most of the 45 elected delegates probably will not remain on the leadership forum, though the UJF staff is in touch with them seeking ways to keep them actively involved in the organization.
He said the new forum should have a "terrific" impact on the community, though there will be hurdles — consistency in membership for instance.
"The challenge we're going to have is every organization has a different time frame for their leadership," Finkelstein said. "Someone may be president of a synagogue today but tomorrow their term may be up. So the challenge will be to keep the group as cohesive as
(Lee Chottiner can be reached at leec@thejewishchronicle.net.)


Ann Sommerlath has joined the the IMAX Corporation as Vice President, Corporate Communications.
She will report directly to CEO Richard L Gelfond.
Sommerlath is a veteran of Edelman Public Relations, Fleishman-Hillard, RF Binder Partners, LSG Sky Chefs. She was also a financial journalist for 10 years at Dow Jones Newswires, BridgeNews and the Associated Press.
"Ann's extensive experience as a financial journalist and as a senior executive on the agency side makes her an ideal candidate to guide the company through its expanding range of communications initiatives worldwide," said Gelfond.


Here are the players who've so far been released from League One clubs. These are from the club's retain/release lists and from general announcements made by clubs. I'll update this list as each team announces who it's keeping over the next couple of weeks so bookmark to check it as it evolves. When a player has moved to a new club I've put that in brackets next to his name as well.


The US dollar rallied nearly 5.75% off yesterday's low to push through the 200-day moving average (~JPY106.60) for the first time since early this year. It is at its best level in 3.5 months. The next technical target is near JPY107.50. Technical indicators are getting extended, but no sign of an imminent top. The note of caution is that the dollar is that it is above the upper Bollinger Band (~JPY106.10).
The main driver is the rise in US yields relative to Japan. The US 10-year premium over JGBs is 2.12% today, the most in 2.5 years. It was at 1.55% as recently as early-September.
A similar story is to found in the US 2-year premium. It stands at 1.17% today, the highest since the period around Lehman's demise in 2008.
Interest rates have replaced equities, a proxy for risk on/risk off, as the driver of the dollar-yen pair. As this Great Graphic from Bloomberg illustrates the dollar-yen has seen its correlation with the S&P 500 slide from around 0.60 in June. It was still around 0.50 in early-September. It was negatively correlated in October and is now positive but statistically insignificant.
The wider interest rate premium, which is also evident vis a vis Europe should encourage Japanese investors to buy more foreign bonds. They have been sellers of foreign bonds for the three consecutive weeks through November 4.
We continue to anticipate foreign investors will return to the Japanese stock market after divesting JPY8.25 trillion in the first nine months of the year. Over the past month and three months, the Nikkei has outperformed the other major bourses. Global equity fund managers might need to buy more Japanese shares if they were underweight. Otherwise, they will underperform benchmarks. Given the interest rate differentials (for forward pricing) and cross currency basis swaps, one is paid to hedge yen exposure.
Our impression after talking with Japanese officials is that a Fed hike and the backing up of US interest rates is wholly desirable. The shift in BOJ policy in September toward targeting the 10-year yield came at an opportune moment. Over the past five sessions, as the 10-year US yields have risen 29 bp and Germany 14 bp, the 10-year JGB has risen barely two bp.


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Cheerleading Injury Lawsuits
A large and growing number of injuries to school-age girls and women – many serious and some even fatal – occur while the students are participating in a sport once considered completely safe: cheerleading.
About 25,000 cheerleaders suffer injuries each year in the United States, accounting for almost two-thirds of all injuries suffered by female athletes. As stunts become more and more difficult, with some cheerleaders thrown 20 feet into the air, the number of fractures, dislocations and concussions has also increased.
Sometimes the injuries are unavoidable. But on some occasions fault may lie with instructors who lack the proper training, insufficient supervision or inadequate safety equipment.
If you, your daughter or a loved one suffered a severe injury while performing a cheerleading stunt, you may want to contact a sports injury attorney for a free evaluation of your case.
As cheerleading has become an increasingly competitive sport, the number of injuries has more than doubled since 1990, to 25,000 emergency room treatments in 2007 (and that's not counting private doctor visits). A study by the National Center for Catastrophic Injuries concluded that cheerleading is now more dangerous than football.
Between 1982 and 2007, there were 93 catastrophic incidents record, with most (67) at the high school level and 26 suffered by collegiate cheerleaders. There was 2.68 catastrophic injuries per 100,000 female high school cheerleaders.
There have been some highly publicized fatalities as well, including 14-year-old Massachusetts girl who died in 2005 after she ruptured her spleen when she fell while practicing an airborne spin. In 2008, a 20-year-old woman in the same state died after suffering a kick to her chest during competition.
See Tom Kline's interview on Fox TV about cheerleading injuries.
A major problem is that cheerleading in most states is not considered a sport but an "activity" much like a chess club or choir and, as a result, is not subject to uniform safety regulations. There are generally no mandated off-seasons, no requirements for soft landing surfaces, no standards for facilities or equipment, and no requirements for training of coaches.
Kline & Specter, PC, with more than 35 attorneys, several of whom are also doctors, is among the nation's top law firms and has successfully litigated hundreds of personal injury lawsuits. Contact a cheerleading attorney today.
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The venue for the 2019 Founders Day run on Sunday 6th January is The Mill Arms at Dunbridge (Barley Hill, Dunbridge, Romsey SO51 0LF).
This traditional first Sunday of the year get together has been held to celebrate the founding of the club in 1967 and there is an open invitation to all club members and their families to meet for a lunchtime get together. Many will ride out to the pub, or call in on their way back from the club run or just drive out if you prefer – the choice, as they say, is yours!
The Mill Arms was a traditional venue for Founders Day and was used extensively in the 1970's for that purpose as you can see below, so it is good to go back to the club's roots by making it the venue again in 2019.
No need to book, just get the date in your diary and turn up on the day!


New Nudes- lines, shapes, colors.
Last week I attended a drawing salon at the beautiful SEO studio in Oakland hosted by Sarah Owen.
I started with quick sketches on vellum.
I love seeing the new shapes when the two drawing came together.
Moving to paint changed the line quality but let me explore the shapes more.
This is my favorite from the evening, even though it's the least figurative.
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If you have been following my work you know that Hunter Island has been my main focus, and also a pretty emotionally heavy project. As I mine my own past and try to excavate both the most emotionally powerful and cathartic stuff, I find myself being drawn to taking breaks and making work outside of that framework. It's about striking a balance in my practice: sometimes it's real talk, sometimes it can just be flowers.
I was happy I decided to bring my watercolor kit with me to explore the Yuba. To be honest, I bring it everywhere but rarely actually get to painting. But this time the warm rocks and the cool water gave me a chance to just stare at the world and try to absorb and process some of the shapes and colors around me.
I start with a regular photo.
I digitally invert the colors to get a negative, at this point the picture resembles a film negative.
I simply paint what I see on this inverted photo. Sometimes I even do it "blind" and guess what the inverted colors would be. Helps to have a color wheel memorized.
This is the final print. I photograph the painting and then invert the colors again to get this.


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Littleton's 1.73 ERA was the lowest in Rangers history for a pitcher with 30 innings or more...over his last 12 games, he allowed 10 hits and 3 runs in 13 2/3 innings (1.98)...earned first ML save on Sept. 26 as he threw 2 scoreless innings against the Angels...is one of only 2 rookie relievers in club history with 30-or-more innings and an ERA below 2.00...was scored upon in just five of his 33 outings...opponents batted .189 (23-122) off him...induced 9 GDP, second among AL rookie relievers...was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma on July 3...went 4-1 with a 2.16 ERA (4 ER/16 2/3 IP) with 2 saves in 13 appearances at Oklahoma.
Enters 2006 on the 40-man roster for the first time...spent the entire 2005 campaign with Frisco (AA), going 2-3, 3.97 (36 ER/81.2 IP) with 3 saves and 71 strikeouts in 48 relief appearances...led Frisco hurlers with 48 appearances...ranked among staff leaders in saves (2nd), innings pitched (3rd) and strikeouts (3rd)...recorded a 2.61 ERA (3 ER/10.1 IP) in first 5 appearances through April 24...allowed 7 earned runs in 8.0 innings over next 4 outings, from April 26-May 5, to raise ERA from 2.61 to 4.91...posted a 2.37 ERA (8 ER/30.1 IP) over 18 outings from May 11-July 6 to lower ERA from 4.91 to 3.33...that stretch included season-high 9.1 scoreless innings from June 12-25...allowed 7 earned runs in 6.0 innings over next 6 appearances from July 9-25 to raise ERA to 4.12...recorded a 3.67 ERA (11 ER/27.0 IP) over final 15 outings to finish the season with a 3.97 mark...earned first career save on May 21 vs. Midland, tossing 2.0 scoreless innings...tossed 3.0 or more innings on 7 occasions, including season-high 3.2 inning outing on April 20 at San Antonio...earned wins with 1.0 scoreless inning on June 2 vs. Arkansas and 3.0 scoreless frames on June 25 vs. Wichita...posted season-high 5 strikeouts on September 2 vs. Midland...was 2-3, 4.70 (24 ER/46.0 IP) in 26 home outings and 0-0, 3.03 (12 ER/35.2 IP) in 22 road contests...opposing batters hit .293, with left-handers batting .336 (43-128) and right-handers batting .265 (50-189)...posted a 2.81 ERA (5 ER/16.0 IP) and held opponents to a .233 (14-60) average in 9 games in May...played in the Arizona Fall League for the Grand Canyon Rafters...went 2-0 with a 3.38 ERA (7 ER/18.2 IP) in 10 relief appearances for the Rafters...ranked among staff leaders in wins (T2nd, 2), strikeouts (T4th, 19) and appearances (T4th)...held opposing batters to a .229 (16-70) average.
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