Mr. Leonard was menacing in a way I'd never seen before, larger somehow too, like a predator. But his blank expression was what scared me.
His voice floated around me like an echo, his eyes too bright.
"Alec?" My back hit the wall and I gasped. He had me cornered.
I made to push him away, but in that same moment, the fear that had crept under my skin feeling like it might burst out my pores, lessened. Everything about Mr. Leonard seemed different. He didn't move. His expression didn't change. It was the air around him, the atoms buzzing, something intangible that shifted. His eyes were mesmerizing, and as I returned his stare, all the anxiety in my stomach washed away. I felt warm, but not uncomfortably so, more like I was snuggling up for an afternoon nap.
I didn't see him move. He was there, standing in front of me, and then he wasn't. Instead, the curve of his shoulder was in front of my face, and a sharp pain in my neck tore the air from my lungs, like he'd struck me with a knife or a needle. But the pain faded almost instantly, and the tight pressure felt almost soothing.
I sagged against the wall, seeing only the dark blue of Mr. Leonard's shoulder, the hazy background of the sofa and fireplace fading in color until there was nothing but calming darkness.
The last thing Emery expected at the end of his senior year of high school was to become a vampire and fall in love with his best friend… Emery Mavus just wants to survive his senior year of high school. Becoming a vampire complicates things. So does a bizarre mentor, a group of vampire hunters, and an unexpected, new attraction for his openly gay best friend, Connor. An occasional uncontrollable hunger for blood might be the least of his worries.
Today I'm interviewing Amanda Meuwissen, author of paranormal romance / urban fantasy "Sidhe". Welcome!
I think since I was single digits. I've been actively writing for other's enjoyment since middle school, and I don't think I could ever stop. I'm happiest when writing a little each day.
Fanfiction. When I was younger, I was debating between pursuing writing or acting, my two big loves, and it was after I worked on a particular Final Fantasy VIII fanfic dealing with depression and suicide (quite a young writer fanfic trope, I know) that I made my decision. It was after I received an anonymous review about how my writing had inspired them to seek help, have hope, and ultimately consider living rather than taking their own life that showed me how powerful writing can be.
Sidhe is the third book in a series. Was it harder to write this book than the previous books?
The first book was the hardest, because it sets the scene, and getting that initial world-building in was quite the challenge. I think this book was actually the easiest, because it has some of my favorite scenes, the sweet ones and the angst, the rare chance to see a little 3rd person POV from characters other than Nathan, and just the excitement of reaching the end.
Why did you choose paranormal romance as genre to write in?
It's my groove. M/M romance is my genre of choice, but I've always had a deep love of fantasy and sci-fi, and something about paranormal, supernatural, modern fantasy settings always captivates me most because it can be so believable, that just out of view behind our normal, boring world might be something fantastical.
Never stop. Don't think you need to sell a ton of books, get only good reviews, or become the next J.K. Rowling for writing to be worthwhile in your life. If you can make one person squee over your writing, well, I can tell you that that is far more rewarding than the paycheck I receive. Write, write, and write some more, no matter what anyone says.
I've been taking a break from my original work the past few weeks to decompress during the release of Sidhe…and write fanfiction. It's a great stress reliever, where I don't focus as strictly on perfect edits. But once I'm done with the work I'm in the midst of now, I will be returning to the YA vampire M/M romance story I have in the works that I am just in love with. Keeping the romance cleaner will be tough for me (not TOO clean, no worries) but it's just an amazing story of unique characters and finding identity and love in an impossible situation.
Nathan Grier returns from the Veil a changed man. The consequences of his time with Malak, the dark sidhe king, and the deal made to free him may be more than he can bear. The weakening of the Veil and new enemies foretell of a greater battle still ahead. With Nathan's brother Jim now an Awakened changeling, and Nathan's role in Malak's plans finally revealed, Nathan's love for fae hunter and incubus, Sasha Kelly, may not be enough to save him after all.
Nathan Grier only ever wanted a normal life, but for him, life, family, and love are anything but normal. On the other side of the Veil, dark and light fae exist outside the knowledge of most humans. Nathan was born human, but his twin brother Jim is a changeling. On the run since they were children, time for both of them is running out. Turning to fae hunter Sasha Kelly for help, Nathan must soon face his growing feelings for the other man while trying to save himself and his brother from a fate worse than death.
Nathan Grier's dark fae bounty looms overhead. As he faces the very real threat of becoming a slave to the bounty's owner, his brother Jim uses his changeling abilities more and more trying to save him. Every changeling throughout history turns evil once their powers manifest, meaning time may be running out for both of them as Jim nears True Awakening. Fae hunter and incubus, Sasha Kelly, is prophesized to save Nathan, but while Nathan has embraced his feelings for the other man, he fears their time together will be cut short—either from his impending fate…or Jim's.
Amanda Meuwissen is the author of The Incubus Saga and the novelette The Collector. She also serves as COO and Managing Editor for BigWorldNetwork.com. She oversees editing and series selection, and is featured as a narrator for several BWN audiobooks and series. Amanda lives in Minneapolis, MN, with her husband, John, and their cats, Helga and Sasha (no connection to the incubus of the same name).
Excerpt time! Today I'm sharing an excerpt from gay romance "Changeling" on my blog. Have fun reading!
"You have…what? Less than thirty years life experience? And you think you can beat almost two-hundred?" Faust sneered.
He had an arm hooking both of Nathan's arms behind him, which made Nathan's eyes water with the pressure on his injured shoulder. All of Faust's weight was centered on a leg that was thrown over Nathan to keep him pinned to the floor.
Nathan felt a chill run through his body at the mention of the 'chosen changeling'. His sore shoulder was screaming in pain, and he knew he was being self-conscious of the wounds on his chest, which was slowing him down.
Nathan Grier's dark fae bounty looms overhead. As he faces the very real threat of becoming a slave to the bounty's owner, his brother Jim uses his changeling abilities more and more trying to save him. Every changeling throughout history turns evil once their powers manifest, meaning time may be running out for both of them as Jim nears True Awakening.
Amanda Meuwissen is the author of The Incubus Saga (Book 1: Incubus, Book 2: Changeling, Book 3: COMING SUMMER 2015) and the novelette The Collector. She has a Bachelor of Arts in a personally designed major from St. Olaf College in Creative Writing, and has been writing and posting online for many years, including maintaining the blog for the customer engagement company Outsell. She spent a summer writing screenplay script coverages for a company in L.A., and is an avid writer and consumer of fiction through film, prose, and video games.
Amanda also serves as COO and Managing Editor for BigWorldNetwork.com, the world's premiere episodic literary network. She oversees editing and series selection, as well as being involved in marketing and promotion, and is featured as a narrator for several BWN series.
Amanda lives in Minneapolis, MN, with her husband, John, and their cats, Helga and Sasha (no connection to the incubus of the same name).


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Microsoft Worked On An Xbox VR Headset As A PlayStation VR Competitor – Report
A new report from GameSpot sister site CNET goes into depth about Microsoft's plans for an Xbox virtual reality headset that ultimately never got off the ground. "Early briefs" on the headset suggested the headset was to be a traditionally designed competitor to Sony's PlayStation VR instead of something new and completely groundbreaking. The screen quality was considered "good," according to the report, but not on the same level as Oculus Rift or HTC Vive.Microsoft's plans for an Xbox VR headset are now reportedly on hold. Why did Microsoft pause it's VR plans? Sources inside Microsoft told CNET that the company is waiting until it can release a trailblazing piece of technology that is "sleeker" and possibly wireless.Indeed, one of the issues some people have with VR headsets in their current form is that they are too big and bulky, and clunky with the need for wires. A smaller, wireless headset would indeed be a significant step forward. There is also the matter of processing power, as some have said the PS4 and Xbox One are too limited for true VR.According to CNET's story, Microsoft informed partners earlier this year that it was putting its VR plans on ice. Perhaps more intriguingly, Microsoft also reportedly reached out to unspecified partners "over the past couple years" to make VR games, though no other details are known about this.It's been rumoured for a long time that Microsoft was working on a VR headset, as a supposed design document from 2012 showed an Xbox VR headset of some kind.While Microsoft hasn't itself made a VR headset for Xbox or as a general device, the company has partnered with VR giant Oculus to include Xbox controllers with the device. Microsoft is, however, moving forward with augmented reality technology with its HoloLens headset. Microsoft showed a Halo HoloLens demo at E3 2015–and it was pretty magical.The full CNET story is stacked with more interesting insight–go read it here.When Microsoft first started talking about Project Scorpio, the console we now know as the Xbox One, the company said it was VR-ready. However, in 2017 Microsoft said its VR plans are more focused on PC than Xbox, so the news from CNET's story is no big surprise.At E3 2018, Microsoft announced that it is working on new Xbox consoles to follow the Xbox One, and it's exciting to think about how powerful the systems might be and if they will support VR/AR in any capacity.
Competitor Headset Microsoft PlayStation Report VR Worked Xbox
Microsoft Announces Global Game Streaming Service, Project xCloud, Beta Next Year
Microsoft Reveals World's First White Xbox One X Console

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Main Column 7C87 by Richard Pavlicek
Lucky Lead Revives Hopeless Slam
The Florida finals of the Grand National Team Championship, an annual event of the American Contract Bridge League, were held last weekend in Tampa. Bernie Chazen of Tamarac was on the Flight A winning team. Jean Poore of Ft. Lauderdale, Gary Schneider of Plantation and Joe Klein of Pompano Beach were on the Flight B winning team. All will receive expense-paid trips to Salt Lake City in July to compete in the national championship of their divisions.
Today's deal arose in the Flight B event. Poore, North, had a difficult hand to bid after West's one-diamond opening, so she decided to try one of her newly learned gadgets — the Michaels cue-bid. Two diamonds showed both major suits, though not necessarily a strong hand. This convention is more practical than the strong cue-bid (which seldom occurs) as it allows one to compete with a weak, distributional hand such as: K-J-10-9-3 Q-J-10-9-2 2 3-2. It has found favor among many tournament players, myself included.
6 South A K J 9 6 5
A K Q 4 3
6 2 Both Vul West
J 10 8
A J 10 8 6 4
A Q 7 Q 10 3
Lead: A 8 7 2
K 9 8 5 4
Schneider, South, was obliged to name his longer major suit; and the next thing he knew, he was in slam. Poore made a gutsy bid of six spades, but her hand was much stronger than it might have been (compare my example). I admire her courage. Bold bids are rewarded far more often timid ones.
Six spades is not a good contract but does have chances, especially with South declarer to protect the club king from an opening lead-through. As the cards lie, however, it could not be made… unless … you guessed it, West led the ace of diamonds.
Schneider made short work of the play. He ruffed the diamond and cashed both top trumps to discover that East held a natural trump trick. Two top hearts were won, then a low heart was ruffed in the South hand. Dummy's clubs then disappeared on the top diamonds — making six spades.


Amazing is hiring all across the country and is looking to secure people for pick and packing jobs in San Antonio.
The online retailer is busy creating more than 5,000 new full-time jobs in its U.S. fulfillment network to meet growing customer demand.
Median pay inside Amazon fulfillment centers is 30 percent higher than that of people who work in traditional retail stores—and that doesn't even include the stock grants that full-time employees receive, which over the past five years have added an average of 9% to base pay annually. Amazon employs over 20,000 full-time employees in its U.S. fulfillment centers.
• Breinigsville, Pa. • Middletown, Del.
• Chattanooga, Tenn. • Murfreesboro, Tenn.
• Charleston, S.C. • Patterson, Calif.
• Chester, Va. • Phoenix, Ariz.
• Haslet, Texas • San Bernardino, Calif.
• Hebron, Ky. • Spartanburg, S.C.
• Indianapolis, Ind. • Tracy, Calif.
AT&T is expanding statewide and recruiting for retail jobs in San Antonio.
The company is seeking applicants for more than 1800 positions in various locations across Texas.
The positions include technicians to help with U-verse installation, customer service representatives for the company's call centers and hundreds of openings at retail stores.
U-verse Premises Technicians are responsible for the installation and customer care of U-verse integrated digital TV, high speed Internet and voice services.
Customer Service Representatives, who work in call centers, are responsible for sales and support for new and existing AT&T customers.
AT&T in several Texas cities is hiring for positions in its retail stores, including Retail Sales Consultants and Retail Store Managers.
AT&T announced it is stepping up its veteran recruiting efforts with the goal of hiring 5,000 veterans into career opportunities over the next five years across the U.S. Texas-based veterans are encouraged to visit AT&T's online veteran career site, which includes tools for veterans to match their military skills with AT&T jobs. AT&T has a military talent attraction manager who focuses on military recruitment. And the company has the Careers for Veterans program where AT&T Veterans provide job search advice to help thousands of newly transitioning veterans optimize their career searches.
AT&T recently launched Project Velocity IP (VIP), a three-year investment plan to expand and enhance its wireless and wireline IP broadband networks. As part of Project VIP, AT&T plans to increase the density of its wireless network by deploying more than 10,000 macro sites, more than 1,000 distributed antenna systems, and more than 40,000 small cells.
All across Texas, Allstate plans to hire and will also be hiring for sales jobs in San Antonio.
Insurance agency owners will hire 400 people throughout the year across Texas.
Sales professionals work side by side with agency owners, educating and assisting customers with their insurance needs.
Allstate currently has about 1000 agency owners.
Interested candidates should have exceptional selling and customer service skills, a high school diploma and the ability to obtain or begin the process of obtaining a Property and Casualty license at the time of hiring.
Candidates can apply for licensed sales professional positions by calling their local Allstate agency owner in Texas.
Candidates are interviewed and hired by Allstate exclusive agency owners who are independent contractors for all purposes. Although licensed sales professionals represent Allstate, they are employees of the exclusive agency owner and not employed by Allstate Insurance Company.
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Rocktober! Day 1 | Awesomeness For Awesome's Sake.
It's my favorite month of the year, kids! Time to celebrate all things metal and horror for 31 days!
Now check this awesomeness from the only movie to celebrate stunts, magic, and metal…STUNT ROCK!
Seriously, if you've never seen Stunt Rock, you haven't lived….


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Brief storyline: Unfortunately we do not yet have a detailed description of the plot of The Good Nurse. Keep checking InRelax for updates!
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I am just starting this book, it's going good so far, interesting read. Makes you want to keep on reading what will happen next.
this book is well put together, can,t wait to see the film.
Stumbled on The Good Nurse and found it so well written and thoughtful. Certainly stimulated the intellect and made me go looking for the interview on Youtube which really melded it all together. Charles Graeber won the Ed Cunningham writing award for a piece he wrote as a journalist on the aftermath of an earthquake and tsunami in Japan. He writes with humanity which made this book so very interesting.


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Tips on how to survive, escape a collapsing building in wake of Florida condo disaster – Miami Herald
A bunk bed is seen in the rubble at Champlain Towers South Condo in Surfside, located at 8777 Collins Avenue, a part of which collapsed in the early morning in Surfside, Florida, Thursday, June 24, 2021. David Santiago dsantiago@miamiherald.com
Is there anything you could do to boost your chances of surviving a building collapse like the one near Miami, Florida?
A 12-story oceanfront condo in Surfside, Florida, northeast of Miami, partly collapsed at 2 a.m. Thursday morning, killing at least one person and leaving as many as 99 missing, the Miami Herald reported.
"Everyone who is alive is out of the building," Frank Rollason, director of Miami-Dade Emergency Management, told the publication just after 8 a.m.
But the Florida tragedy is just one of several building collapses across the United States in the past 50 years.
Here are some tips on how to survive and escape a building collapse.
How to prepare for a building collapse
Everyone should have a family emergency survival kit ready for any kind of disaster, including a building collapse, Survivorpedia advises.
You'll want to pack enough food, water, medicine and other supplies to survive at least 72 hours without help. Radios, flashlights, whistles, candles, light sticks and emergency blankets are just a few of the other things you'll want to include.
If you could be caught in a building collapse, you'll also want to prepare a dig-out kit, Survivorpedia suggests.
Your kit should include heavy work gloves, safety goggles, a crowbar, a small sledgehammer, a bolt cutter, an ax, screwdrivers and a headlamp.
Warning signs of an imminent collapse
First of all, you may not have much warning, StoragePrepper says.
"It's likely that one moment things will seem fine, and the next everything falls apart," according to the site.
But some potential signs of an imminent collapse include windows breaking and doors opening or closing as the building "flexes," OffGridWeb warns.
Walls may separate from each other or ceilings, and cracks may appear. "Cracks wider than your thumb indicate that things are getting desperate," according to the website.
Falling dust and creaking or groaning are other possible signs of an impending collapse.
How to survive a building collapse
Once the building starts to collapse, what do you do?
Don't try to escape by elevator — it's "one of the most dangerous things you can do" in a collapse, warns StoragePrepper.
"Not only is there the danger of something happening to the cable, causing the elevator to crash to the elevator pit, there's also the danger that the electricity will go out and you'll be stuck inside while the elevator shaft crumbles around you," the site says.
But do anything you can to get out, OffGridWeb says. Head toward the light — below three stories, windows may be a viable escape route.
If you can't do that, head for a stairwell. They often are specially reinforced, Survivorpedia says. Some World Trade Center survivors were found in stairwells.
"Otherwise, at least try to get into a hallway where there will be less debris to crush you," OffGridWeb says. The center of a room may also work.
If all else fails, find a sturdy piece of furniture and curl up beside it, but not underneath it, StoragePrepper suggests.
"Being beside the furniture allows it to deflect some of the falling debris (and) eliminates the chances of you getting pinned beneath the furniture if it crumbles beneath a wall," the site says.
What to do if you are trapped in rubble
People have survived for days and even weeks while trapped in rubble after a building collapse. A man in Haiti survived 14 days after the 2010 earthquake.
If you are about to be buried in debris, try to keep your hands and arms in front of your face to create a pocket of breathable air, just like in an avalanche, according to OffGridWeb.
Stay low to the ground. If a fire breaks out, smoke inhalation will be a serious threat, according to Survivorpedia. Other hazards can include jagged metal, poor air quality, live electrical wires, water leaks and broken sewer pipes.
If you are trapped under debris, try to signal rescuers with a flashlight or phone light, StoragePrepper suggests.
You could try banging on pipes, but avoid loud noises, which could trigger further collapses. Avoid unnecessary movement for the same reason, Survivorpedia says.
Stay calm to conserve as much of your energy as possible, StoragePrepper says.
Don Sweeney has been a newspaper reporter and editor in California for more than 25 years. He has been a real-time reporter based at The Sacramento Bee since 2016.
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module Fastlane
  module Actions
    class NumberOfCommitsAction < Action
      def self.is_git?
        Actions.sh('git rev-parse HEAD')
        return true
      rescue
        return false
      end

      def self.run(params)
        if is_git?
          if params[:all]
            command = 'git rev-list --all --count'
          else
            command = 'git rev-list HEAD --count'
          end
        else
          UI.user_error!("Not in a git repository.")
        end
        return Actions.sh(command).strip.to_i
      end

      #####################################################
      # @!group Documentation
      #####################################################

      def self.description
        "Return the number of commits in current git branch"
      end

      def self.return_value
        "The total number of all commits in current git branch"
      end

      def self.return_type
        :int
      end

      def self.available_options
        [
          FastlaneCore::ConfigItem.new(key: :all,
                                       env_name: "FL_NUMBER_OF_COMMITS_ALL",
                                       optional: true,
                                       type: Boolean,
                                       description: "Returns number of all commits instead of current branch")
        ]
      end

      def self.details
        "You can use this action to get the number of commits of this branch. This is useful if you want to set the build number to the number of commits. See `fastlane actions number_of_commits` for more details."
      end

      def self.authors
        ["onevcat", "samuelbeek"]
      end

      def self.is_supported?(platform)
        true
      end

      def self.example_code
        [
          'increment_build_number(build_number: number_of_commits)',
          'build_number = number_of_commits(all: true)
          increment_build_number(build_number: build_number)'
        ]
      end

      def self.category
        :source_control
      end
    end
  end
end

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Peptidylprolyl isomerase E (cyclophilin E), also known as PPIE, is an enzyme which in humans is encoded by the PPIE gene on chromosome 1. As a member of the peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) family, this protein catalyzes the cis-trans isomerization of proline imidic peptide bonds, which allows it to facilitate folding or repair of proteins. In addition, PPIE participates in many biological processes, including mitochondrial metabolism, apoptosis, and inflammation, as well as related diseases and conditions, such as ischemic reperfusion injury, AIDS, influenza, and cancer.

Structure

Like other cyclophilins, PPIE forms a β-barrel structure with a hydrophobic core. This β-barrel is composed of eight anti-parallel β-strands and capped by two α-helices at the top and bottom. In addition, the β-turns and loops in the strands contribute to the flexibility of the barrel. In particular, PPIE contains two RNA-binding domains at the N-terminal and a 165-bases long PPIase domain at the C-terminal. The PPIase domain is homologous to PPIA and can be bound and inhibited by CsA.

Function

The protein encoded by this gene is a member of the peptidyl-prolyl cis-trans isomerase (PPIase) family. PPIases catalyze the cis-trans isomerization of proline imidic peptide bonds in oligopeptides and accelerate the folding of proteins.  Generally, PPIases are found in all eubacteria and eukaryotes, as well as in a few archaebacteria, and thus are highly conserved. The PPIase family is further divided into three structurally distinct subfamilies: cyclophilin (CyP), FK506-binding protein (FKBP), and parvulin (Pvn). As a cyclophilin, PPI binds cyclosporin A (CsA) and can be found within in the cell or secreted by the cell. In eukaryotes, cyclophilins localize ubiquitously to many cell and tissue types. In addition to PPIase and protein chaperone activities, cyclophilins function in mitochondrial metabolism, apoptosis, immunological response, inflammation, and cell growth and proliferation. PPIE in particular also exhibits RNA-binding activity.

Clinical significance

Due to the close homology in the PPIase domain between PPIE and PPIA, PPIE may also be involved in the replication process of HIV. Moreover, PPIE helps to prevent infections by influenza A virus. As a cyclophilin, PPIE also binds the immunosuppressive drug CsA to form a CsA-cyclophilin complex, which then targets calcineurin to inhibit the signaling pathway for T-cell activation.

In cardiac myogenic cells, cyclophilins have been observed to be activated by heat shock and hypoxia-reoxygenation as well as complex with heat shock proteins. Thus, cyclophilins may function in cardioprotection during ischemia-reperfusion injury.

Currently, cyclophilin expression is highly correlated with cancer pathogenesis, but the specific mechanisms remain to be elucidated.

Interactions

PPIE (gene) has been shown to interact with CsA and MLL.

References

Further reading

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ADAA is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a 2018 grant from the Venable Foundation. The Venable Foundation works to promote the health and well-being of the community by supporting a wide range of civic, cultural and charitable endeavors as well as public interest law and legal education. Read the full press release.
The Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) is delighted to announce that we have been awarded a 2018 Nonprofit grant from KidGuard.
Over the last several years, rates of childhood depression have continued to rise. Yet, information and awareness about childhood depression has not kept pace with this alarming trend. With increased exposure to social media, children are at greater risk of experiencing cyber-bullying and negative situations that can increase their anxiety, put them at risk for depression and in more severe cases, suicide. Funding from the KidGuard grant will help ADAA enhance our current educational content and mental health resources for children and teens. These resources include consumer webinars, child-friendly infographics, blog posts and educational videos covering topics such as childhood depression and anxiety, how to identify symptoms and where to find effective and suitable treatment options. Read the full press release.
SILVER SPRING, MD. (October 24, 2018) — Some of the most pressing mental health professionals face center around breaking cultural, racial, and socioeconomic barriers to anxiety and depression treatment. More than 1,400 international researchers and clinicians specializing in anxiety, depression, and related disorders will discuss these and other relevant topics when they convene March 28-31 at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) 2019 Conference at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Chicago, IL. Read the full press release.
whom we have committed our careers to help. Read the full statement.
This week we have lost Kate Spade and now Anthony Bourdain to suicide. The Board of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America (ADAA) offers our condolences to their families and to those touched by the lives of these two celebrated Americans.
Unfortunately, they are not alone. There will be 45,000 other deaths by suicide in this country within the year. One million worldwide. And that number, sadly, is growing. The CDC just released the results of a study this week showing that in a majority of US states, suicide has risen by almost 30% from 1999 to 2016. About half of those had a known mental health issue that was a likely contributor. Read more.
ADAA is pleased to announce that Luana Marques, PhD has been elected President-Elect of the ADAA Board of Directors and will assume the Board Presidency in January of 2020. Dr. Marques has been an active member of ADAA since 2008 and has served on the board since 2016. Dr. Marques is an ADAA Clinical Fellow, serves as the board liaison to the ADAA Annual Conference Committee, the Professional Education Committee, the PTSD Special Interest Group and the Multicultural Advances Special Interest Group. Read more.
We are proud to announce that the Anxiety and Depression Association of America has been chosen from among hundreds of organizations as one of five finalists for the 2018 Outstanding Organization Award from the Child Mind Institute!
The winner will be decided as a result of online voting which is open through March 23. We would really appreciate your support for us by voting for us today and spreading the word! Please note: one vote per email address per day may be entered. Read the full press release.
Anxiety disorders affect nearly 44 million adults and one in eight children in the United States. Although these disorders are highly treatable, only one-third of those struggling actually receive treatment. Without treatment, prolonged exposure to anxiety disorders can result in interference with daily functioning and can lead to depression, substance use, suicide attempts, and other co-occurring disorders.
Depressive disorders affect close to 19 million American adults. More than 50 percent of people diagnosed with depression are also co-diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Coexisting anxiety and depression account for the most disabling mental health disorders in the United States. Read the full press release.
2017 has been a very busy year for ADAA! The San Francisco Annual Conference in April was a very successful highlight. With a record number of attendees (over 1,300) from across the United States and around the world attending more than 170 innovative sessions, listening to engaging keynotes and participating in special symposia, ADAA shone an important spotlight on behavioral medicine and its application to anxiety and depressive disorders. The 2018 Annual Conference will be held in DC this coming April and will focus on treatment-resistant anxiety and depression: challenges and opportunities. We look forward to another engaging 4 days of learning, sharing and connecting. ADAA is delighted to be offering conference attendees audio recordings of selected conference sessions (over 30 hours of programming, including up to 9 hours of CE). This is a great opportunity for attendees to enjoy enduring conference materials by offering the option to listen to sessions they might not have had time to attend live or to revisit their favorite sessions again, including Master Clinician sessions. Read the full statement.
ADAA is pleased to announce that Beth Salcedo, MD, has assumed the role of President of the ADAA Board of Directors (BOD) effective January 1, 2018. Dr. Salcedo will serve a two year term.
Dr. Salcedo succeeds Karen L. Cassiday, PhD, who served as ADAA BOD President from 2015-2017. Dr. Cassiday will now serve as Immediate Past Board Chair.
Dr. Salcedo has been an active member of ADAA since 2004, serving on the Executive Council as President Elect since 2016. Dr. Salcedo is an ADAA Clinical Fellow and co-chairs ADAA's Women's Special Interest Group. She is a psychiatrist with expertise in diagnostic assessment and psychopharmacologic management of anxiety and mood disorders in adults. Dr. Salcedo has been the medical director of The Ross Center since 2002, and has been with the center since 1997. She has also served as Assistant Clinical Professor, Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the George Washington University College of Medicine and Health Sciences. Dr. Salcedo has been named in Washingtonian magazine's "Top Doctors" consistently since 2010. Read more.
Through this new project, ADAA will form a Women's Special Interest Group to design women-focused programming for mental health professionals. It will also develop programming for its 2018 annual conference that focuses on evidence-based gender research and treatment options for women. Finally, ADAA will create women-focused webinars and outreach to educate the public about mental health treatment options for women and to decrease the stigma of mental illness. This project will educate at least 100 clinical researchers and clinicians on female-focused mental health research and treatment trends, while also disseminating educational information about mental health to more than a million women of all ages. Through this initiative, ADAA will reduce the stigma of mental illness, connect women to specialized treatment, and foster dialogue between women's mental health researchers, clinicians, patients, and the public at large. Read the full press release.


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Státní zámek Zákupy ( je renesanční zámek ze 16. století ve městě Zákupy 8 km východně od města Česká Lípa u říčky Svitávka. Součástí zámeckého areálu jsou četné hospodářské objekty, hradní příkop s medvědem, anglický a francouzský park. Zámek je ve správě Národního památkového ústavu a přístupný veřejnosti. Je chráněn jako kulturní památka a je součástí v dubnu 2003 vytvořené městské památkové zóny.

Historie

Tvrz u Svitávky
První záznamy o zdejším kraji pochází z přelomu 13. a 14. století. Je zřejmé, že na místě zámku stávala dříve dřevěná gotická tvrz vladycké rodiny Pancířů ze Smojna.. V roce 1296 je citován Fridman ze Smojna ve smlouvě s Hynkem z Dubé. V roce 1311 jej král Jan Lucemburský pasoval na rytíře a v roce 1313 byl jmenován Fridman ze Zákup u jedné smlouvy Jindřicha z Lipé. Rodina vladyků ze Smojna ovládala tehdy i okolí tvrze.

Kolem roku 1363 se stal vlastníkem tvrze i panství Václav (či Vaněk) z Vartenberka Toho roku je psán spolu s Ondřejem ze Smojna jako patron zákupského kostela. Jeho potomci (zmiňováni Vilémové, Jan a Beneš) jsou uváděni jako majitelé Zákup minimálně po dobu sta let.

Stavba zámku
Někdy po roce 1463 se panství ujal rod Berků z Dubé, který už tehdy vládl i v Lipé (vodní hrad v dnešní České Lípě). První z rodu byl v Zákupech (tehdy německy Richinstadt) v roce 1492 zesnulý Jan Berka, po něm jeho synové. Od roku 1518 pak rozsáhlé Zákupské panství získal Zdislav Berka, definitivně vykoupil i podíly svých příbuzných roku 1532 Stavbu zámku v renesančním stylu započal až v roce 1541 (což byl rok povýšení Zákup na město) a ukončil ji v roce 1552. Rok poté sám zemřel při morové epidemii a protože byl bezdětný, zámku se ujal jeho příbuzný Zbyněk Berka.

Změny po požáru
V roce 1573 zámek vyhořel a během požáru v něm přišlo o život mnoho lidí. Zámek byl do pěti let Berky obnoven a zároveň i rozšířen o mohutné východní křídlo. V roce 1578 zámecký pán Zbyněk Berka zemřel a panství i zámek převzal na 30 let další z Berků, Václav. Po jeho smrti roku 1608 se majetku měli ujmout jeho čtyři nezletilí synové, jenže kvůli Václavovým dluhům byl zámek roku 1612 prodán Janu Novohradskému z Kolovrat. Novohradským zámek náležel do roku 1632. V době jejich panování byl v lednu 1621 zámek poprvé vypleněn vojskem. V roce 1632 zámek převzal přiženivší se vévoda Julius Jindřich Sasko-Lauenburský. V tomto období třicetileté války se zde opakovaly násilnosti vojsk ze Saska i Švédska, zámek byl opakovaně vyrabován.

Velká přestavba
Když se zámku ujal roku 1665 bohatý syn zesnulého vévody Jindřicha, Julius František, vévoda Sasko-Lauenburský, rozhodl se zámek přestavět v barokním stylu. Byla postupně dokončena čtyři mohutná křídla, přistavěno druhé patro s honosnými sály a komnatami určenými k bydlení, vybudován hospodářský dvůr, budovy na předzámčí, vytvořena zahrada s terasami, přistavěny konírny a voliéra. K přestavbám si pozval architekty Octavia Broggia a Domenica Orsiho. Když zemřel roku 1689 vévoda Julius František, panství i zámku se ujala na 52 let jeho starší dcera Anna Marie Františka, velkovévodkyně z Toskány. Bohatá šlechtična si při zámku vydržovala 120 dvořanů a sluhů. Najala si stavitele Václava Špačka, který v letech 1733–1734 zámecký areál rozšířil o hospodářské budovy a konírny na půdorysu písmene "U". Postarala se nejen o zámek, ale také o další stavby ve městě. Vytvořila tzv. Toskánské panství, kde druhým rezidenčním sídlem byl zámek v Ploskovicích a třetím zámek Kácov. Dokončila barokní přestavby areálu započaté svým otcem. Po smrti velkovévodkyně roku 1741 se desítky let na zámku měnila jména jeho držitelů, samotný zámek se neměnil, byl však občas vojáky či vzbouřenými sedláky vyrabován.

Habsburkové
Roku 1805 zanedbané, ovšem značně rozsáhlé panství v době napoleonských válek převzal arcivévoda Ferdinand z toskánské větve Habsburků a po něm jej získal císař. V roce 1815 byl zákupským titulárním vévodou jmenován syn Napoleona Bonaparta, Napoleon II., zvaný Orlík. V důsledku své předčasné smrti se však správy zámku a vévodství Zákupského (1818–1832) nestačil ujmout.

Po roce 1850 sloužil zámek v Zákupech jako letní sídlo císaře Ferdinanda I. Dobrotivého (bydlel jinak v Praze na Hradčanech a často pobýval na zámku v Ploskovicích) a dočkal se tak úprav hodných pobytu císařské rodiny, a to i přesto, že se Ferdinand I. 2. prosince 1848 pod nátlakem vzdal trůnu a po zrušení nevolnictví již nebyl zámek střediskem panství. V letech 1850 až 1853 byl výrazně přestavován ve stylu druhého rokoka architektem Janem Bělským za spolupráce malířů Josefa Navrátila a V. Kandlera, sochaře Václava Levého a štukatéra J. Effenbergera. V sálech byly vymalovány nově stropy a instalovány četné vyřezávané doplňky v komnatách. Poprvé se Ferdinand na zámku ubytoval v květnu roku 1851 a pak sem jezdil každoročně (s výjimkou roku 1866). Doprovázela jej často jeho manželka, česká královna Marie Anna Savojská.

Řízení celé obnovy zámecké kaple, vyvedení všech maleb, nákresů k malbám na skle, návrhů k oltářům, císařské lóže, štukatérských ozdob, ornamentů a nářadí prováděl akademický malíř Vilém Kandler. Velký oltář z karrarského mramoru vyhotovil kameník a sochař Pietro Bonanni (původem z Carrary); postranní oltář z českého mramoru, podlahu, schody a mramorové sokly v celé kapli pražský kameník Svoboda; štukové rámce maleb na stěnách a 4 podobizny andělův pražský akademický sochař Václav Levý; veškeré malby na skle zhotovil pražský malíř Jan Quast; železné zábradlí pan Janoušek, fabrikant zámečnického zboží v Praze; veškeré pozlacení ornamentů a dřevěného nářadí pozlacoval pan Behr. Stavitelské práce celé obnovy řídil císařský stavitelský inspektor Jan Bělský.

Během letních pobytů excísaře jej zde navštívila v letech 1853 až 1869 řada členů vládnoucího rodu, jeho příbuzných. Naposledy tu byl excísař v říjnu roku 1874, to již byl hodně nemocný.. Po jeho smrti o rok později v Praze zámek převzal císař František Josef I., ten zde však pobýval jen zřídka. V roce 1876 na zámku proběhlo státnické setkání císaře Františka Josefa I. s carem Alexandrem II., při němž byla projednána neutralita Rakouska-Uherska v rusko-turecké válce. (Více viz Zákupská dohoda).

Dne 1. července roku 1900 se ve zdejší kapli následník rakousko-uherského trůnu František Ferdinand d'Este (1863–1914) oženil s hraběnkou Žofií Chotkovou (1868–1914). O čtyři roky později byla na zámku poslední návštěva z císařské rodiny, vnučka císaře Františka Josefa I. arcivévodkyně Alžběta Marie Rakouská (1883–1963) se svým manželem Otou z Windisch-Graetze (1873–1952).

Během první světové války byla na zámku zřízena záložní nemocnice.

Státní zámek a státní statky
Po válce přešel zámek se třemi nádvořími a 188 místnostmi do majetku státního podniku Československé lesy a statky, v roce 1938 spadal zámek pod Ředitelství státních lesů a statků v Liberci (vládní rada Ing. Karel Dobrý); společně s II. instanční správou státních lesů a statků v Ostrově u Karl. Varů; správou stát. lesů v Binsdorfu, ve Cvikově, ve Frýdlantě, v Horní Blatné, v Hor. Litvínově, v Jáchymově, v Kraslicích, v Liberci, v Novém Světě-Harrachově, v Přísečnici, v Rybništi, ve Vrchlabí, v Zákupech (správa státních statků v Zákupech); správa lesů a statků české náboženské matice v Nejdku.

V přízemí byly vytvořeny kanceláře státních lesů a statků, v prostorách zámku byl umístěn státní zemědělský archiv, některé druhy nábytku byly odvezeny do Prahy. Prohlídky areálu byly možné jen na objednání. V předzámčí byla zřízena česká škola a také české loutkové divadlo a hrálo se i na balustrádách zámeckého parku.

V roce 1934 se z iniciativy muzejního spolku v České Lípě podařilo na zámku pronajmout několik místností pro expozici českého menšinového Muzea Českolipska. Pro veřejnost bylo slavnostně otevřeno 24. května 1936. Byly podnikány záměry zde zřídit museum či alespoň koutek věnovaný Napoleonovi. Záměry se kvůli válce nepodařilo naplnit. Po Mnichovu z iniciativy Josefa Maštálka, předsedy Muzejního spolku a za pomoci českých vojáků byly české muzejní materiály přestěhovány mimo Sudety na zámek v Bělé pod Bezdězem. Během války zde byli ubytováni různí uprchlíci.

Po druhé světové válce zde opět hospodařily Státní lesy a statky, přičemž od podzimu 1948 k němu byly postupně přiřazeny další hospodářské dvory (Horní Libchava, Stvolínky, Noviny, Holany, Zahrádky, Osečná, školní statek rolnické školy Česká Lípa). Od 1. ledna 1949 převzal majetek správy státních statků v Zákupech národní podnik Československé státní statky, který sídlil v hospodářské části zámku a kde později garážoval techniku.

Pro veřejnost byl zámek zpřístupněn roku 1951, kdy jej převzala státní památkové péče. Od roku 1977 byl zámek rekonstruován a znovu zpřístupněn byl v roce 1985. V období let 1974–1995 na zámku uspořádal desítky koncertů vážné hudby Kruh přátel hudby, na nichž se podílely další celostátní instituce. Hospodářská část zůstala v majetku státních statků až do roku 1989.

Zámek byl k 1. lednu 2002 prohlášen za národní kulturní památku. V seznamu památek je registrován pod č. 29607/ 5-3448. Nařízením vlády z 8. února 2010 byl rozsah chráněného areálu rozšířen o Hospodářský dvůr zámku v Zákupech a související položky.

Dnešní stav

Zámek je nyní ve správě Národního památkového ústavu, územní památkové správy na Sychrově. Jsou zde organizovány pravidelné prohlídky od dubna do října, mimořádně bývá zámek přístupný též při nočních prohlídkách, při speciálních prohlídkách v listopadu či při adventních prohlídkách v prosinci. Je trvale využíván k pořádání svateb.

Pyšní se svými bohatě vyzdobenými a luxusně zařízenými obytnými interiéry a zámeckou kaplí. Velice ceněnou zajímavostí je osobní výtah zbudovaný smíchovskou firmou Ringhoffer roku 1870.
V zámeckém příkopu je velký výběh pro medvěda. Do opodál stojící voliéry z konce 17. století byli na jaře 2014 umístěni tři pávi, k nimž v roce 2016 přibyli další dva.

Architektonicky je zajímavý objekt hospodářských budov, které jsou nyní z větší části prázdné a vesměs nevyužívané. Vláda areál hospodářských budov zařadila v únoru 2010 do soupisu Národních kulturních památek, v soupisu je tedy jak zámek, tak přilehlé budovy. Hospodářské budovy s cennými průčelími u anglické zahrady jsou v havarijním stavu, zčásti pobořené. V bývalé konírně vznikl v srpnu 2014 malý požár, který byl včas uhašen.

U zámku jsou dvě udržované zahrady, tvořící zákupský zámecký park. Větší anglický park s desítkami stromů je protkán sítí udržovaných cest, ve středu je jezírko s ostrůvkem, oproti okolnímu městu je uzavřen kamennými hradbami, doplněnými dvěma branami. V průčelí francouzského parku jsou poničené kamenné balustrády, výklenky jsou zdobené karyatidami a jejich mužskými ekvivalenty telamóny (atlanty) drážďanského sochaře Lüsnera. Parky jsou udržovány, doplňovány květinovými záhony.

Pod zámkem v jeho bezprostřední blízkosti je restaurace a velké nehlídané parkoviště. Zhruba 500 metrů odtud na náměstí jsou autobusové zastávky spojů z České Lípy a Mimoně, zhruba 1 km je od zámku vzdálena železniční zastávka Zákupy-Božíkov na trati z České Lípy do Liberce.

Od září 2013 do funkce zámeckého kastelána nastoupil Petr Weiss, který vystřídal Martinu Aulovou po jejím odchodu do důchodu.

Od června 2016 nabízel zámek dva prohlídkové okruhy: první představuje Zákupy jako letní sídlo Ferdinanda Dobrotivého, druhý zahrnuje interiéry z doby jeho nástupce, císaře Františka Josefa I. Od října 2018 bylo plánováno otevření bytu lesního správce z období po druhé světové válce, kdy na zámku byly umístěny kanceláře státních lesů.

Zámek ve filmu
Na zámku se natáčely následující filmy a pohádky:
 O živej vode (1987, režie: Ivan Balaďa)
 Krvavý román (1993, režie: Jaroslav Brabec)

Zajímavosti

Medvěd
Ve východní části bývalého hradního příkopu v medvědáriu byl chován medvěd hnědý (Ursus arctos), jmenoval se Medoušek. Narodil se 6. ledna 1993 v ZOO Ohrada v Hluboké nad Vltavou. Vzhledem k závažnému onemocnění byl medvěd uspán na konci roku 2019.

Zajímavé akce
Zámek se podílí na společenském životě města pořádáním řady akcí i mimo návštěvní dny. Zapojuje se občas do Zákupských slavností i do akcí k adventnímu období. Na zimu bývá větší část netemperovaného areálu uzavřená. V prosinci 2013 nový kastelán zorganizoval řadu mimořádných prohlídek vybraných zámeckých prostor. Tradičně v druhé polovině května se na zámku koná prezentační setkání regionálního projektu zdravotně postižených spoluobčanů Tvoříme duší. Od roku 2014 jsou v areálu zámku a jeho parcích pořádány Císařské slavnosti.

Odkazy

Reference

Literatura
 ASCHENBRENNER, Martin: Zámky okresu Česká Lípa; Česká Lípa, 2022; s. 195–232 (kapitola Zákupy); ISBN 978-80-908430-0-4
 ASCHENBRENNER, Martin: Poslední Habsburkové na Zákupsku; Nymburk, 2006; 78 s. ISBN 80-86757-49-8
 Kolektiv: Interiéry hradů a zámků v Libereckém kraji; NPÚ, Liberec, 2012; s. 103–130 (kapitola Zákupy); ISBN 978-80-904852-8-0

Související články
 Seznam národních kulturních památek České republiky
 Seznam kulturních památek v Zákupech

Externí odkazy

 Nařízení vlády z února 2010
 Zákupský zámek a Ferdinand Dobrotivý (video)
 ČT – Toulavá kamera (14. května 2006)
 ČT – Toulavá kamera (11. května 2014)
 ČT – Toulavá kamera (4. června 2017)
 ČT – Toulavá kamera (10. dubna 2022)

Zámky v okrese Česká Lípa
Národní kulturní památky v okrese Česká Lípa
Památky ve správě Národního památkového ústavu
Kulturní památky v Zákupech
Neorokokové zámky v Libereckém kraji
Zákupské panství
zámek
Ohrožené kulturní památky v Libereckém kraji
Kultura v Zákupech
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Dějiny Zákup
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Hanna from the forests of Volyn: life & death in Ravensbrück KZ, Euromaidan Press, June 22, 2020
Ravensbruck concentration camp hospital – factory of death, Euromaidan Press, May 8, 2020
Roll call in Ravensbruck concentration camp for women, Euromaidan Press, April 30, 2020
Ukrainian women in Nazi prisons & concentration camps, Euromaidan Press, April 29, 2020
Zelenskyy honors Holocaust survivors, while Putin dishonors them, The New Pathway - Ukrainian News, January 31, 2020
Here's how the Holocaust Monument came to have a glitch nobody saw coming. The Ottawa Citizen, January 19, 2019
Heritage minister's snub won't be forgotten, by Lubomyr Luciuk, The Kingston Whig Standard, July 6, 2018
As I write these words, it's been 957 days since I sent the Honourable Melanie Joly, minister of Canadian Heritage, a letter. I'm still waiting for an answer. That's a long time. A fit hiker could carry her reply from Ottawa to Kingston along the 327 kilometres of the Rideau Trail in nine to 16 days. Or, to put this in another Canadian timeline, there are 479 days before the next federal election.
I know Joly is a busy lady, but she does use Twitter a lot. Since I don't, I posted letters to her again in October and November 2017. No response.
Yet Minister Joly has briskly reacted to others. After she was scolded in the House of Commons over the wording of the plaque she unveiled on Sept. 27, 2017, with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the National Holocaust Monument, she quickly ordered a new one. The original text read:
"The National Holocaust Monument commemorates the millions of men, women and children murdered during the Holocaust and honours the survivors who persevered and were able to make their way to Canada after one of the darkest chapters in history."
I thought that inscription was fine. Apparently, others did not. On Oct. 4, 2017, the BBC boomed: "Canada forgets to mention Jewish people at Holocaust memorial." Within six days, Joly announced a rewording to emphasize Jewish losses. In truth, they were never discounted, minimized or ignored. On Nov. 15, 2015, I reminded Joly how the monument's architect, Daniel Libeskind, shaped it as a Star of David — surely there can be no more iconic Judaic symbol? And wall plaques inside refer specifically and repeatedly to Jewish victims, resistance and survival, as they should.
What I asked Joly, well before the monument was built, was to make sure all victims of Nazi tyranny were hallowed there. I explained I knew people, like the late Stefan Petelycky (Auschwitz tattoo No. 154922), who were Holocaust survivors, even if they happened to be Ukrainian Catholic by faith and nationalist by political affiliation. A post-war refugee who immigrated to Canada, Petelycky recalled his circumstances on May 8, 1945, the day the Second World War ended:
"I lay in the cold embrace of other men who had been brought to this place and worked to death, men whom I had never known and never will, not in this world. I lay there and would have been shoved into the oven that had already consumed so many others if it had not been for my OUN comrades from the Melk camp [who] had come over "¦ to look for me and other survivors. They had just about given up and were leaving when they saw me twitching on a pile of corpses, atop my own Golgotha, near the crematorium building, ready to be burned alive. They pulled me down from the pile, saved me from those all-consuming flames. And that is how I came back to the world of the living, on the very day when Ukrainians celebrate the Resurrection of Christ."
On Jan. 15, 2018, Minister Joly pledged this Holocaust monument would acknowledge "other groups" victimized by the Nazis. When I visited, however, the only "other groups" included were homosexuals, Communists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Roma and Sinti, the disabled, and Afro-Germans. Certainly, the United States Holocaust Museum confirms these were targeted communities. An estimated 25 per cent of Europe's Gypsies perished. Dozens of Afro-Germans suffered, 200,000 disabled people were euthanized and about 3,000 Jehovah's Witnesses killed. Including them is appropriate. But what about the two to three million Poles put to death? Or the millions of Ukrainians, Belarusians and Russians branded untermenschen (subhumans) and enslaved or murdered by the Nazis? My late mother was press-ganged into the service of the Third Reich. Why are people like her and all those other millions of victims not mentioned at our National Holocaust Monument?
Worse, there's something abhorrent inside this memorial. Etched into its massive concrete walls are evocative photographs of Nazi death camps, gas chambers and ovens. And right there the builders installed an emergency gas shut-off (for an "eternal flame" not actually working when I was there), a rather unconscionable juxtaposition. Not wanting embarrassing public attention about this, I spoke with several well-placed friends in Ottawa who alerted the responsible Heritage bureaucrats, our assumption being they would quickly and quietly fix this faux pas. A gas shut-off valve near an image of gas ovens used to incinerate humans? Who cares?
Since I can't be bothered with the twits on Twitter, south or north of the border, Minister Joly will get nothing more from me other than a postcard I just dropped into my local mailbox. It asks why Ukrainian victims of the Holocaust were deliberately excluded from a Canadian monument all taxpayers helped pay for. And I will be sure to remember her discourtesy when I vote in just 479 days. I can wait. I've already proven I'm a patient sort of fellow.
Lubomyr Luciuk is a member of the Ukrainian Canadian Civil Liberties Association (www.uccla.ca). He lives in Kingston.
New plaque at Holocaust memorial will officially recognize murder of Jews, 'other groups' The Globe and Mail, January 15, 2018
Holocaust monument plaque that didn't mention Jews to be replaced, CBC News, October 6, 2017
Ukrainians forgotten heroes of Auschwitz, Winnipeg Free Press, January 28, 2015
Ukraine's Independene Day, 13 Years Late, Bohdan Kaczor, The Ottawa Citizen, December 23, 2004
Auschwitz Survivor, Bohdan Kaczor, tatoo #154754
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"That animal is eating meat."
Sounds way more familiar to me. Is both right?
Zwierzak is a bit colloquial, and has these... affectionate connotations. We do not accept it.
Does making a noun diminutive change it's gender? Do nouns in the diminutive conjugate like the rest of them?
Diminutive rather shouldn't change the gender, although that's possible, I guess. Especially if we treat words for baby animals as diminutives. Then you will have "słoń-słoniątko", "lew-lwiątko" and similar.
A noun is still a noun, so of course it will conjugate according to how it itself looks like. It doesn't matter if it has been derived from some other noun.
Where is the difference between tamto and tamta?
The determiner has to match the gender of the noun it describes. "tamto" is used for neuter nouns, such as "zwierzę". "tamta" is used for feminine nouns, such as "kawa".
Then you have "tamci" (masculine personal plural) and "tamte" (not masculine-personal plural).
Why is meat nit in the accusative ?
But for neuter nouns, the Accusative form is identical to the Nominative one.


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10/29: MY TAKE ON KISS, THE HALL, ACE & PETER, AND MORE.
October 29, 2013Eddie 173 Comments
I've seen SO many comments about Ace & Peter reuniting at my party, Kiss (as usual), the R&R Hall and Gene's comments about Ace & Peter not playing, and more. Last night on the radio show had MANY calls on the topic with many opinions. I welcome all opinions as usual if based in some level of reality and not just blind worshipers one way or the other that drink the Kool Aid they are served. The biggest question I have heard from many is why would Gene & Paul (Gene most recently) continue to talk about what fuck ups these guys are (he hasn't played with them in over ten years), talk about them being drunk or on drugs (both have been sober for many years now), and say they can't play at a Hall induction when Kiss has not even been inducted yet (no matter how you feel, that is just INSANE!). The answer is simple. Gene is the ultimate salesman. He prides himself on this, that is no secret. His job is to sell THIS Kiss. Just like it was to sell all the other lineups when that was happening. Explains why he will tell you THIS Kiss is bigger than anything, when in reality they CO HEADLINE tours with Motley Crue instead of HEADLINING arenas in the US. Explains why he takes subtle shots about Ace & Peter doing signing shows, when he and Paul sell signed played guitars to fans after shows. Not a huge difference from what I see? But it's about selling whatever he is doing and Kiss is doing now, which will soon be a sanctioned Kiss tribute with no original members. And who knows, that might be a pretty good band. Many will say the same old "Eddie is just backing up his friends, only cares about the original band". Yes Ace & Peter are friends and did an amazing thing playing together for me recently. But I'm more just trying to offer some balance and objectivity as a lifelong Kiss fan myself, who HAS supported and loved all the replacement members and lineups. I simply chose not to support what they have been doing lately because the impersonation rubs me (and MANY others who won't say it) the wrong way. That's my huge sin to some I guess, so be it.
The real reason these barbs in the press from them continue at Ace & Peter is because they know the avalanche that would happen if they ever played with them again from fans and the media. Example? I was at the 1996 MTV Unplugged taping. Then they were all about the non makeup lineup with Singer and Kulick. That's what they were selling then. When Ace & Peter came out for a brief appearance on a couple songs the entire crowd went nuts. From the second they stepped on that stage the electricity was insane, and they knew they had no choice but to go back to that band no matter how hard they were selling the Singer/Kulick band and about to release a new album with them. I felt a very similar energy in the crowd when Ace & Peter walked out on stage together at my event last Wednesday, right down to the ear to ear smiles from every fan and musician in the building! So I see it as a big defense mechanism by Gene & Paul. They know another reunion, even for a song, would ignite a huge fire once again. For the record I do NOT think there should be another original Kiss reunion. For a couple songs at a long overdue Hall induction, for sure! But for a tour, no way. I don't think ANY of the original members could deliver enough of a high energy show to do the legacy justice at this stage. As I have said MANY times the current Kiss can and should do whatever they want. The fact that it's not for me doesn't matter. If you are cool with it enjoy what's left of it. But the idea of the original band FINALLY getting into the Hall (and I must stress they were nominated before and passed over once already, so NOT a done deal!) and Ace & Peter not being invited and welcome to at least play a song or two would be a travesty to even the most hardcore Kiss fan. I look forward to your comments.
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Joe Lerman on November 4, 2013 at 9:56 am
Eddie, you sound more and more like a jealous ex-girlfriend (or Sammy Hagar). Keep riding the "Ace and Peter are sober and sounding better than ever train"…You signed Ace to his first solo recording contract. You had a run in with Paul Stanley at an art show…but none of it is personal, and you're being an objective KISS fan??…YEAH RIGHT! What happened to you whole "I'm not discussing KISS on my site anymore" stance?!?!? I've been a KISS fan for 40 years. After reading Peter and Ace's books (in their own words) I'm shocked Paul and Gene lasted as long as they did with those 2 clowns. You keep being a champion for both Ace and Peter. I'll keep backing the 2 guys that have clawed and scraped through some tough times to keep KISS alive. Get over yourself. Monster is one of the best KISS albums we've heard in years! Enjoy it!
Eddie on November 4, 2013 at 1:20 pm
Clearly you have NO IDEA of my history supporting Kiss through EVERY lineup. Just keep buying everything you are sold and what the usual talking points are.. And I'm sure the next Kiss album will be better than Monster and all those who just fall in line will say that also..
Joe Lerman on November 4, 2013 at 2:50 pm
Actually Eddie, I'm VERY familiar with your support of the band in the past. You played them back in 1983 when know one else would touch them BLAH, BLAH, BLAH…They kicked you out of mini golf BLAH BLAH BLAH…You're NEVER gonna talk about them anymore BLAH BLAH BLAH…My point is, you are no longer an objective supporter of the band. You've got beef with Gene and Paul and Peter and Ace are friends of yours. How can you say it's nothing personal? And please stop insulting us current KISS supporters by saying we "all fall in line" like some brain dead zombies. I dont agree with everything Gene or Paul say or do, but THEY'RE KISS!
My only beef as you call it is my OPINION (that MANY others share and few will say) that it is weak to have Tommy & Eric IMPERSONATE Ace & Peter. THAT is all I have EVER said and stand behind! For that simple position 30 year of positives just forgotten about. Sorry, to me being a fan is being okay to have an opinion! So Joe, you are entitled to yours and I'll keep mine. Believe what you want. I can't wait for AC/DC to replace Angus with another guy in a school boy outfit, that would be so cool. I mean it's just a character right? Doesn't matter right?
SS on November 6, 2013 at 5:26 am
That's not a fair comparison. Kiss is the most unique band in the world when it comes to stage personas. There are 4 separate and distinct personas: Cat, Demon, Starchild, and Spaceman. The personas are NOT Peter Criss, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, and Ace Frehley. I guess in your eyes Malcolm Young is a stage persona as well? Doesn't make sense.
Total BS sold to you by Gene & Paul!! Nobody went around saying "spaceman killed it last night"! They said ACE! Dime didn't have a character tattooed on his chest, he had Ace Frehley! So I guess you will be cool with Kiss with no original members and someone else as Star child and Demon? The characters were extensions of the people! The albums didn't credit cat, demon, starchild, spaceman as the players! Just nuts believing that rewrite of history. Wasn't a made up interchangeable band, at least not when it started. The way you are thinking is exactly what the current Kiss wants, because they will sell a version of the band soon with no originals, and as per your logic you are on board.
Steve on November 4, 2013 at 3:03 pm
Joe Lerman, you're entiltled to your opinion, but disrespecting Eddie for his own take on this is not cool. I think if KISS really wants to "cash in" one last time, do an unplugged tour, bring the current lineup, and Ace, Peter and Bruce, pay them fairly and give the fans one final look. The benefit of this fiancially would be amazing and it would support the new movie etc. But the imposter thing that is going on NOW is just wrong wrong wrong.
SS on November 4, 2013 at 9:09 pm
I agree with your post 100 percent.
Gary Lee Connor on April 10, 2014 at 1:39 pm
Gene and Paul did NOT carry the KISS Brand forward..The Kiss Brand carried them!!!
The Brand was equally built by the original 4. Gene and Paul whine about how they had to work to keep KISS going when it was KISS that actually kept them going and paying their Bills.
That does not give them any more claim to the Brand then Ace and Peter.
In fact the only way KISS could kick hind ends these days is if Ace and Peter played with them as they are still Men.. Gene and Paul are Clucking Old Hens…
troy on November 4, 2013 at 4:57 pm
Hmm, ever think Gene is pushing this out there to generate a buzz? And then when the induction time comes, Pete and Ace may be there? THAT would be HUGE headlines (just what Gene and Paul love and it makes good business sense).
Yes it would. That's probably what Gene is doing.
Lou on November 4, 2013 at 8:18 pm
I love Kiss. That being said, the current line up is not for me. I've been fortunate enough to see the original lineup several times & have the old concert footage on DVD, so I'm good. As far as the hall of fame, The original lineup needs to represent the band. I would not mind adding Eric Carr & Bruce Kulick, for their contributions to the non make up era. But to have Gene & Paul, without Ace & Peter at the ceremony would be a travesty.
Ahh yes, and now Ace Frehley, has once again said something very insightful and profound on Blabbermouth.net. Ace said that Gene Simmons has no real life experiences because he chose not to drink or get high throughout his life. Ace, on the other hand, has these life experiences because he chose to get high and drunk throughout his life, walking in the footsteps of Elvis, Jimi Hendrix, and others. (this in not verbatim, but close enough) Ok, so hopefully I'm clear on this…. on one hand – clean, sober, strong work ethic, focus on business, makes lots of money, kept band going for 40 years – BAD. On the other hand – drug addiction, alcohol (life experiences), thrown out of band, bankruptcies, foreclosure, sucking off his bandmate, Peter, back in the day, – GOOD. Tommy ain't got nuthin
on this guy. ha ha
50 + fan on November 18, 2013 at 9:31 pm
Even the fact that Mr.Gene Simmons uses ACE & PETER's persona is evendent enough that the original band will always be what everyone wants to see, hear & so on.With Peter & Ace not being allowed to participate in the RARHOF inductions?? if there is one?? If thats the case then I DON'T WANT EM IN.Gene doesn't deserve them. ACE & PETER will always be Hall of Famers to the rest of the Music industry THAT MATTERS THE FANS!!!!……………. SHOCK ME
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