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50 years: La Dominique's golden age
Portraits of winegrowers
Smiling, full-bodied, hedonistic, with an equal desire to please: this is how 50-year-old women consider themselves according to sociological studies. The same is true for La Dominique, bought half a century ago by the Fayat group, which, after having undergone a makeover, displays a sparkling health without complexes and desires to make it known...
A lovely story says that this beautiful sleeping property, acquired and awakened by the construction magnate in 1969, would take its name from a rich merchant who owned the property at the end of the 18th century and who named it after the island in the Caribbean. Nevertheless, La Dominique, a neighbour of Cheval Blanc, is now attracting all attention. With its haute couture gown made of 900 red steel blades, designed by architect Jean Nouvel according to a clearly sensory approach, we can only see it, who plays with daylight and offers a sparkling look to each visitor.
2013 was a time of questioning, of nuanced audacity because in this new setting, though its panoramic terrace with a restaurant dominates this wine landscape distinguished by UNESCO, inside, precision is the watchword: the vat house, high-tech sorting... For a new start, as it approaches fifty, La Dominique no longer hesitates to reveal its secrets, and now boasts about welcoming 11,000 visitors per year and serving 50,000 meals in its restaurant. It is looked at it with lust and desire.
It must be said that its model of delicacy and balance remains the goal to be achieved. The vintages follow one another, with an insolent regularity. From the brilliance of this new setting come powerful wines, with a smooth and delicate caress, greeted by the most renowned sommeliers. "The Best Sommeliers of the World Andreas Larsson, Paolo Basso, Markus del Monego and Serge Dubs came to visit us during the 2017 Primeurs week. They have every confidence in our wines," says Gwendeline Lucas, who was appointed General Manager of the Fayat Vineyards in 2017 after working for 7 years in export.
In partnership with Yann Monties, the brand new technical director on all 3 properties (Château La Dominique, Château Clément Pichon, Château Fayat), previously at Château Haut Bailly, she admits to the new ambition of La Dominique: "To continue the ascent of La Dominique and join the circle of the classified Premier Grand Crus in 2022. The 2019 vintage is taking off, still on the advice of the Michel Rolland Laboratory, and its collaborator Julien Viaud with whom we share the same values. It is a magnificent vintage, very precise, which is close to my heart and signs our partnership with Yann".
Pampered as it should be to honour the 50th anniversary of the beauty in the hands of the Fayat family, it has been the subject of new strategic orientations both in the vineyard and in the cellar. "We want to gain in finesse, in elegance, this requires more precise work in the vines, pruning in particular and the exploration of different vinifications, with integral vinifications, in amphoras according to the different types of soil. We will also replant Cabernet Franc, test Malbec. We are confident!" adds Gwendeline Lucas; like La Dominique, which will mark its entry into the famous golden age grail.
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Johnson unveils manifesto for Brexit Britain
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson unveils his Conservative Party's manifesto on Sunday, pledging to move on from Brexit and austerity in a bid to secure a general election victory.
Having taken over a minority administration in July and unable to speed his EU divorce deal through parliament, Johnson is seeking a majority at the December 12 snap general election.
He sees Britain's third general election in four and a half years as the only way to break the logjam on Brexit, which 52 percent of voters plumped for in the seismic 2016 referendum.
Having got the Brexit date delayed three months from October 31 to January 31, opposition parties backed his call for an early general election.
"I'm looking forward to sharing our manifesto," Johnson tweeted Saturday.
"We have developed a clear plan that respects the referendum, gets it done, and allows us to move on and focus on delivering real benefits for you and your family," the center-right party leader said.
The Britain Elects poll aggregator puts the Conservatives on 42 percent, ahead of the Labour main opposition on 29 percent, the anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats on 15 percent, the Brexit Party on six percent and the Greens on three percent.
The Conservatives have seen their popularity surge since Johnson took over from Theresa May four months ago.
They also seem set to benefit from Nigel Farage's Brexit Party pulling out their candidates from more than 300 seats being defended by the Conservatives.
Parliament's lower House of Commons contains 650 MPs.
Farage had been accused of risking splitting the pro-Brexit vote and allowing anti-Brexit candidates to win seats, under Britain's first-past-the-post constituencies system.
Despite the poll lead, the election outcome remains uncertain and commentators call for caution, mindful that May had a huge poll lead in the 2017 general election which rapidly melted.
– 'Oven-ready' Brexit deal –
The main plank of the Conservative manifesto is the Brexit deal Johnson negotiated with Brussels in October. He claims the treaty is "oven-ready" and good to go — as long as he can get a majority.
He insists the deal will allow Britain to regain control over its laws, money and immigration policy.
Johnson's chief rival, left-wing Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, wants to renegotiate a new, softer Brexit agreement within three months and then put that to a referendum alongside remaining in the EU by the end of June. Corbyn would stay neutral during the process.
Johnson has blasted Corbyn for his strategy in refusing to recommend either his own proposed Brexit deal or staying in the EU.
However, Johnson has his own weak spots, especially after the years of austerity imposed by Conservative governments since 2010.
He promises to end the years of reining in the budget deficit by pumping billions of pounds into public services.
Johnson has pledged to make the streets safer by recruiting 20,000 police officers.
He is also committed to increasing the National Health Service (NHS) budget by £33.9 billion ($43.5 billion, 39.5 billion euros) by 2023-24, and has pledged to upgrade 20 hospitals and rebuild 40 over the next decade.
The Conservatives have also said 50 million more appointments in family doctors' surgeries will be created every year if they win a majority.
Johnson was criticized by members of the public during a televised questions session on Friday over the Conservatives' handling of the NHS — but he insisted progress could only be made once the Brexit impasse is resolved.
Johnson has announced a three-year plan to increase state-school spending in England by £7.1 billion by 2022-23.
On immigration, he wants to end freedom of movement for EU citizens and introduce an Australian-style points-based system.
The scale of eastern European immigration since 2004 was one of the key factors behind the Brexit vote in 2016.
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Home Research > Members > 1790-1820 > WILSON, Sir Robert Thomas (1777-1849)
WILSON, Sir Robert Thomas (1777-1849), of Charles Street, Berkeley Square, Mdx.
Wilson, Sir Robert Thomas (1777-1849)
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b. 17 Aug. 1777, 3rd s. of Benjamin Wilson, serjeant painter to the King, of Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury by Jane née Hetherington. educ. Westminster 1786-7; Winchester 1787-8; by a clergyman, Tottenham Court Road. m. 8 July 1797, at Gretna Green, and again 10 Mar. 1798, Jemima, da. of Col. William Belford of Harpledown, Kent, 7s. 6da. Kt. order of Maria Theresa of Austria, sanctioned by George III 2 June 1801.
Cornet, 15 Drag. 1794, lt. 1794, capt. 1796; a.d.c. to Gen. St. John in Ireland 1798; maj. Hompesch's mounted riflemen 1800, lt.-col. 1802, half-pay 1802; inspector, yeoman cav. Som., Devon and Cornw. 1802-4; lt.-col. 19 Drag. 1804, 20 Drag. 1805; brevet col. and a.d.c. to the King 1810; lt.-col. 22 Drag. 1812, maj.-gen. 1813, dismissed 1821, restored as lt.-gen. 1830, with effect from 1825; col. 15 Drag. 1835; gen. 1841.
Gov. and c.-in-c. Gibraltar 1842-49.
In the intervals of a distinguished military career that took him to many theatres of the war against Napoleonic France, Wilson was an enthusiastic military historian and publicist. In 1802 he chronicled the British expedition to Egypt. In 1804 he was complimented by Sir Francis Burdett, whose detestation of military flogging he shared, for his expression of it in his Inquiry into the present state of the military force of the British Empire with a view to its reconstruction. His father had wished him to enter Parliament and in 1804 he hoped to contest a by-election at Liskeard with the support of the Prince of Wales, to whose claims to a military command he lent his pen, but the Prince asked him to give the preference to Thomas Sheridan. In 1806 he offered Windham his congenial views on military reorganization.1
Having accompanied his friend Lord Hutchinson to Prussia in 1806, he brought home a message of repentance from Tsar Alexander, which the Tsar repudiated in 1807. He subsequently commanded the Lusitanian legion in the Peninsula. His being in foreign service was an obstacle to his receiving the thanks of the House for his services in February 1810. He renewed his links with the political opposition on his return home, that is with Hutchinson and with Grey, the Whig leader. He bombarded the latter with criticisms of Wellington's operations in the Peninsula. In 1811 and in February 1812 he approached Canning, posing as Grey's emissary, to offer him a junction with the opposition; Canning did not know how much credence to give him and was cool.2 He was again abroad from 1812 until 1814 as military adviser to Sir Robert Liston's mission to Turkey, then 'incalculably useful' in Russia, and as a combatant commissioner to the allied armies, keeping Grey informed of his movements and critical views of his compatriots both then and after his return, when he was disgruntled at not receiving the honour of KB after being showered with honours by the continental sovereigns. Membership of Brooks's Club was no consolation. He tried to infect Grey with his own wishful thinking that the government was tottering.3
On the conclusion of hostilities he proceeded to Paris, where he assisted in the escape of Buonaparte's accomplice the Comte de Lavallette, of which his chronicle to Grey was intercepted by the French authorities. He was arrested and his disgrace was expected. Grey's best friends, who had 'long lamented his connexion with Sir Robert Wilson and the folly of the man', now hoped 'to convince Grey that they were right'. But Grey did not abandon him, when he was sentenced with his accomplices to three months' imprisonment. The Prince Regent publicly disavowed his conduct. On his discharge Wilson returned home, having spoilt his chances of military promotion and with the reputation of a 'restless busybody', plotting to restore Buonaparte.4
Wilson had since 1814 again aspired to a seat in Parliament. Now he had an additional motive for it. Having been offered an opening at Penryn for £3,000, he rejected it on receiving a more tempting offer from Maidstone to bring him in free of expense in August 1816. Meanwhile he urged Grey to declare in favour of parliamentary reform and conciliate the radicals. Grey discouraged him on both counts. In 1817 he assisted the abortive Whig plan to run an evening paper and deplored their inability to keep up with public feeling. On the death of Ponsonby, the Whig leader in the Commons, he wrote that he had 'not venom enough in him for the times. The Devil himself is wanted to confront Castlereagh and co.' He thought Fox's name was a dead letter and urged the opposition leaders to confront the Regent with a plea for a change of system. In January 1818 at the very moment when his 'parliamentary ardour' was 'very much chilled' he was invited to offer for Southwark as a reformer, but declined on learning that he would prejudice the chances of the Whig Member, Charles Calvert. A month later, he rejected Maidstone also, on grounds of expense. He was present at the foundation of the radical Rota Club, 21 Feb., and was this time induced to offer for Southwark, where he appeared on 20 Apr., escorted by two Whig Members, Bennet and Lambton and by Robert Waithman, for his adoption. He was promised assistance by the Westminster committee, putting himself out of the question in that constituency from loyalty to the reformer John Cartwright. He succeeded in ousting the ministerial Member in the Southwark election, by an uneasy coalition of radical and Whig support which no honest man could hope to please.5 In the Westminster election, too, he voted both for Romilly and Burdett, but on 5 Jan. 1819 he withdrew from membership of the Rota Club.
Wilson concurred in Tierney's leadership of the opposition in the House, with reservations. Tierney had discouraged him from offering for Southwark and he disliked his 'timidity and love of rat catching'. Nor did he wish to surrender his views on reform or the interests of his constituents. Grey tried to calm him and warned him not to spout too hastily, but on 26 Jan. 1819 in the committee of supply, he called for a reduction of taxation, an end to paper currency and for parliamentary and penal reform. William Huskisson was delighted and informed his wife that 'the great Sir Robert Wilson who made his debut last night was damned. His speech was arrant nonsense, and his own friends were half disposed to cough him down.' Wilson's friend Lambton informed Grey that what he feared had occurred:
Wilson would speak for the mere sake of speaking. He ... introduced every species of topics. The consequence was that he set the House against him, and I very much feared a general coughing would ensue. It was solely his want of judgment in timing ill his speech, for his manner and voice were good, and if the occasion had called for his saying anything, I am sure he would have succeeded; but, it was so evident that he got up to make a speech, that it failed entirely ... It is exactly as you foretold, and I had mentioned your opinion and warned him of the consequences, therefore he alone is to blame.6
Nothing daunted, Wilson was on his feet again on 2 Feb. 1819 to support his constituents' petition against the coal duties, next day opposed the Westminster hustings bill and on 4 Feb. launched the case against Wyndham Quin*. Brougham assured Grey that he did this 'admirably', was 'now quite docile and may therefore do'.7 On 17 Feb. and 23 Mar. he opposed petitions for agricultural protection which could only inflame the labouring classes. He approved a policy of splendid isolation in foreign affairs, 19 Feb. He called for the equalization of the coal duties, 2 Mar., and concurred in the vote of thanks to the Indian army, 4 Mar. He opposed the trial by battle abolition bill, 22 Mar. On 8 Mar. he said he hoped reform would not be confined to the borough of Penryn. On 29 Mar. he summed up the case against Wyndham Quin which he had been conducting, in six resolutions, concluding that Quin was in breach of privilege, but an amendment was carried with ministerial aid by 154 votes to 81. He supported Catholic relief, 3 May, though 12 years before he had privately declared that he would never support it.8 On 17 May, rather than extend the franchise at Barnstaple, he proposed the transfer of it to Leeds, giving Barnstaple electors the right to vote for Devon; the motion was defeated by 110 votes to 12. On 26 May, presenting a petition from Chorley for the disfranchisement of Penryn for Chorley's benefit, he declared that he would not agree to a shilling of additional taxation until some such step towards reform was taken. He led the opposition to the foreign enlistment bill, 3 June. On 9 June he warned ministers that excessive taxation had caused the French revolution and, opposing the excise duties, 25 June, added that 'it is the last feather that breaks the horse's back'. On 1 July, in support of Burdett's reform motion, he urged that as the economists had failed to check the government, reform was the only alternative, though he thought the motion ill-timed.
It was Wilson's ambition to reconcile Whigs and radicals on the reform question. He had at first favoured the candidature of his Rota Club friend John Cam Hobhouse† for Westminster in 1819, but on withdrawing from the Rota was active in support of the Whig candidate Lamb. On 26 Nov. 1819, in the debate on the report of the address, he called for a conciliatory system which did not place the radicals beyond the pale. His own public gesture of friendship with Henry Hunt disquieted alarmist Whigs, but he made light of it. On 29 Nov. he was met with marks of impatience in the House when he seconded Burdett's motion on the Manchester petition against the conduct of the magistrates at Peterloo—he had contemplated a reconnoitring visit to Manchester. On 6 Dec. he opposed the seditious meetings bill in apocalyptic style: national bankruptcy and revolution were at hand. He criticized all the repressive measures introduced by ministers that session, 24 Dec. On 19 Jan. 1820 he told Hobhouse, who saw him as a pitiful figure torn between Whigs and radicals,
how disgusted he was with public life and how he was resolved almost to take the Chiltern Hundreds and live in France—he said want of money in this country sunk a man below his level—he told me if the Whigs came in they would do nothing ... here is a man who sees right and acts wrong—he has lost all weight in the House.9
Wilson saved his face for a decade by political martyrdom in 1821, but was discredited in 1831 through lack of enthusiasm for the reform bill.10 He died 9 May 1849.
Authors: Arthur Aspinall / R. G. Thorne
1. M. Glover, A Very Slippery Fellow (1978); H. Randolph, Life of Gen. Sir Robert Wilson (1863), i. 242-4 (based on Wilson's papers, Add. 30095-30144); Moore Mems. ed. Russell, ii. 307; Prince of Wales Corresp. v. 1958; Add. 37885, f. 119.
2. Colchester, ii. 235, 240; Add. 30118, 30119, passim; Harewood mss, Canning to his wife, 20 Feb. 1812.
3. Add. 30120, passim; Grey mss, Grey to Wilson, 20 Oct. 1812, 28 June 1813, 7 Jan. 1814; Brougham mss 39699.
4. Add. 30102, 30127, passim; Gent. Mag. (1816), i. 525; Colchester, ii. 567; Grey mss, Tierney to Grey, 17, 22, 27, 29 Jan., 10 Feb., Grey to Lady Holland, 26 Jan., to Wilson, 24 May, 10 Aug; Add. 51609, Adair to Holland, n.d.; 51666, Bedford to Lady Holland, 21 Jan. [1816]; Holland, Further Mems. Whig Party, 257.
5. Grey mss, Goodwin to Grey, 27 Sept. 1814, Grey to Wilson, 29 Nov. 1816, 8 Feb., Lambton to Grey, 22 Mar. [1818]; Lambton mss, Wilson to Lambton, 28 Aug. 1816, 9 July, 24 Aug. 1817, 17 Jan. 1818; Add. 30121, passim; 36457, f. 61; 47235, f. 32; 42776, f. 39; 51561, Wilson to Brougham, Wed. evening [Mar. 1817]; 51574, Abercromby to Holland, 23 Nov. [1816]; The Times, 21 Apr., 19 June 1818; Cartwright Corresp. ii. 140
6. Lambton mss, Wilson to Lambton [Aug.]; Grey mss, Grey to Wilson, 29 July 1818, 16 Jan., Lambton to Grey, 27 Jan. 1819; Add. 39949, f. 46; 56540, ff. 21-22.
7. Brougham mss, Brougham to Grey, Sat. [6 Feb. 1819].
8. Randolph, ii. 207.
9. Broughton, Recollections, ii. 113; Add. 27842, ff. 137-8; 36457, ff. 135, 185, 351; 38574, f. 140; 47235, f. 32; 56540, ff. 20, 101; Grey mss, Ellice to Grey, 4 Oct.; Lambton mss, Wilson to Lambton, 1 Nov. 1819.
10. Colchester, iii. 235.


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David Forsyth: Horror & Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
Dan Wolfe February 5, 2016 Apocalyps Books Fiction Prepping for Tomorrow 0
David Forsyth: Best Selling Author of Horror and Post-Apocalyptic Fiction
Bobby Akart "Prepping For Tomorrow"
On this week's episode of the Prepping for Tomorrow program with Author Bobby Akart, bestselling author David Forsyth will be our special guest.
David brings a unique nautical based writing expertise to the Prepping for Tomorrow program, having written two complete series based on the high seas. His Sovereign Spirit series and Sedulity books put readers in the relative comfort of luxury cruise liners, but that changes rapidly.
He self-published his first three novels in 2012.Voyage of the Dead, Flotilla of the Dead, and Deluge of the Dead comprise the 300,000 word Sovereign Spirit Saga: Volume 1. The plot revolves around survivors aboard a mega-yacht sailing through a world overrun by the zombie apocalypse. The characters could easily sail off to a deserted island, but choose instead to rescue and assist other survivors along the coast of California. From there, it gets really interesting.
David's books in the Sedulity Saga focus on the passengers and crew of a cruise ship sailing to Australia when a mile-wide asteroid strikes the Pacific Ocean. The focus is on the threat posed by a natural disaster. The threat extends far beyond the lives of those aboard the ship, but unlike his Sovereign Spirit Saga, there are no zombies present.
I first met David when we worked together on The Perseid Collapse Kindle Worlds project. His book, Retribution, was consistently atop the Science Fiction best seller rankings. One of the main characters in Retribution, the USS Florida, an Ohio class cruise missile submarine, makes a cameo appearance in his latest work entitled Submerged, in the World of Wool, which pays homage to Hugh Howey's Wool and Silo Saga series. This is a sea-faring story of the crew of a nuclear submarine that witnesses TEOTWAWKI, but refuses to accept it.
David holds a master's degree in international relations and has pursued diverse interests and career paths. He is a licensed pilot and certified scuba diver. Mr. Forsyth's professional endeavors have ranged from international trade to travel marketing, and from charter aviation to construction management. He lives in Malibu, California, with the love of his life, Pamela, and an army of munchkin cats.
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Difficult to distinguish in this photo, there are two male lions sleeping.
With the male bushbuck in the yard munching on pellets, this female hid in the bush until he left.
After a pleasant evening out to dinner with friends, we were home shortly after 2200 hours (10:00 pm). For some odd reason, I couldn't fall asleep when I went to bed at least an hour before Tom.
Tom spotted this lion napping across the Crocodile River as we peered through the fence between Marloth Park and Kruger.
Finally, by midnight, I dozed off, only to awaken every hour or so. By morning, I hadn't slept for more than three or four hours, asking myself what possibly could have caused the poor night's sleep. Nothing had changed. I hadn't had any caffeine or eaten anything that would precipitate such a bad night.
He was a quite distance making me struggle to hold the camera steady for these shots.
Subsequently, I was relatively pooped when I began today's post, a little later than usual after I'd made breakfast (Tom did the dishes), did laundry (Tom hung it on the clothesline) and prepared the majority of tonight's dinner.
I was dozing off sitting at the big table on the veranda on a gorgeous warm sunny day. By 10:30 am I headed back to bed (a very rare occurrence for me) to try for a short nap.
Male bushbuck can be dangerous with their sharp horns. See this article where a farmer was gored to death by a male bushbuck.
After spending an hour and a half in the bedroom, sleeping only about 20 minutes, I felt considerably better and returned outdoors to Tom who'd stayed in place at the table while I was trying to nap.
Somewhat refreshed, I knew I'd better get going on today's post or I'd be sitting here all day. On this gorgeous day, we'd like to do our usual drive in the park especially after what we'd seen two days ago when we stopped along the river road and walked through the dense bush to get to the fence between Marloth Park and Kruger National Park.
Tourists should not hand feed any animals with horns.
We'd spotted a number of vehicles parked on the narrow road and a dozen or so people armed with binoculars and cameras looking across the Crocodile River. We love it when others find the amazing sightings and we simply follow suit.
The sky changed dramatically while we were in Kruger a few days ago.
But, this is not as easy as you'd think. The terrain and the color of the lions are an identical match and bringing them into view on a camera is often tricky. Others who've spotted them will often say, "Oh, they are near that big bush, next to the tree."
Well, there are dozens of big bushes and trees on the opposite side of the distant bank of the river. We've often seen people leaving in total frustration when they couldn't see them after trying for an hour or more.
Female bushbuck preparing for a drink in the cement pond.
As all of our readers so well know, we're stubborn and determined and will try and try until we get it right. Why is it worth it to go through the angst of trying to get the wildlife in the camera's lens for such a distant shot?
Tom says its kind of like fishing. You sit. You wait. Nothing happens. Time passes slowly. Finally, you catch a fish, only to take a photo, carefully remove the hook from the fish's mouth and toss it back in the lake, the river or the sea.
Sugar cane burning at a distance.
Go figure. What's with us humans? Why do we get such pleasure out of this? The only answer we can come up with it this: ANTICIPATION! It's a magical thing.
The burning of sugar cane fields is almost a daily occurrence, often leaving our white tiled veranda covered in soot, based on wind conditions.
As we say this word aloud, we're reminded of Carly Simon's famous song, found here. Yes, it's anticipation that drives us to make the weekly run to Kruger, the almost daily drive in Marloth Park and to sit on the veranda when we're not doing either and wait, morning, noon and night.
The funny thing about anticipation is one must occasionally experience "results" or in time, the interest would fade away. Here, in South Africa, in this unusual place, we're rewarded with results over and over again.
May anticipation bring you the results you're seeking today and always!
As always, we had a great evening at The Elephant Bar with friends while we were in Las Vegas, Nevada, last year at this time. For more photos, please click here.


Bring the beauty of tropical palms indoors with our artificial specimens. Better than the real thing they will stay the same wherever they are placed, as there is no water and almost no maintenance required. A strikingly sculptured plant for a tropical or contemporary office or living space.


The spring releases begin with Cape Town's Jason van Wyk, whose Attachment boasts a misty cover, portraying a cove that may still be too cold to swim in. Not so the album, which invites listeners to take a cool dip. While the set is primarily piano-based, electronic textures set it apart from the great mass of ivory recordings that have surfaced in the wake of Piano Day.
The most telling transition occurs early, at the two-minute mark of "Before", as an electronic, tempoed introduction yields to a soft, meditative melody.
This script flip cues the listener to the fact that Van Wyk is much more than a pianist; he's attracted to deceptively simple sounds embedded in elaborate pieces.
The violin and cello add deeper tones to these pieces as well, making even a two-minute track such as "Coherence" lodge itself in the brain. When this is followed by a one-minute track, the listener feels a bit cheated; such short tracks are perfect for cinema, but too brief for home listening. This puts a lot of weight on "Found", at nearly seven minutes, the album's longest track. But here the artist shines, as the piece produces a sense of flow.
When it pauses mid-stream, the shift of "Before" is reversed; this time, the piano yields, and the textures bleed through.


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Cyril Hanouna refuses the Complément d'Enquête (France 2), which will devote a report to him: "I am not doing any interviews" (VIDEO)
The France 2 investigation program is preparing a topic about Cyril Hanouna, who reacted to the news in "TPMP" on Tuesday, January 24, 2023…
This Tuesday, January 24 6 to 7 at C8, just before don't touch my TVCyril Hanouna announced the France 2 research program live to his audience. more research He prepares a report dedicated to him. The host then started a playful celebration with the music booming on set, causing the audience to applaud and chant: "He's really, he's really, he's really outstanding!".
"Extraordinary, this must be seen… Extraordinary, absolutely! Cyril Hanouna He deserves his portrait in the Complément d'Enquête and we trust TPMP to greet our cameras behind the scenes.. Deal?said journalist Tristan Waleckx, reacting on Twitter. more research. However, it may be difficult to convince the presenter and producer. TPMPwho doesn't seem ready to help the show. "They called my assistant, they want to interview him! I, I don't do interviews… You know where people know where to find me, huh… They see me every night, I won't be interviewing anymore!' cried Cyril Hanouna on the set, which had been at war with France Télévisions for several days.
Cyril Hanouna, who is really rare in the media, nevertheless took the time to give an interview to The Guardian. Parisian On May 31st Last year, if various figures such as Michel Drucker, Édouard Philippe and even Magali Berdah have agreed to be faced with more cash questions than Tristan Waleckx, Cyril Hanouna is unwilling to succumb to this dangerous practice for the time being.
Extraordinary, this must be seen… Extraordinary, absolutely! @Cyrilhanouna deserves its portrait #ComplementDenquete and we trust that he will greet our cameras behind the scenes. @TPMP. Deal? pic.twitter.com/tNt2L9Jdwz
— Tristan Waleckx (@tristanwaleckx) January 25, 2023
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New Babylonians
A History of Jews in Modern Iraq
Orit Bashkin
History / Intellectual and Cultural
History / Jewish
Although Iraqi Jews saw themselves as Iraqi patriots, their community—which had existed in Iraq for more than 2,500 years—was displaced following the establishment of the state of Israel. New Babylonians chronicles the lives of these Jews, their urban Arab culture, and their hopes for a democratic nation-state. It studies their ideas about Judaism, Islam, secularism, modernity, and reform, focusing on Iraqi Jews who internalized narratives of Arab and Iraqi nationalisms and on those who turned to communism in the 1940s.
As the book reveals, the ultimate displacement of this community was not the result of a perpetual persecution on the part of their Iraqi compatriots, but rather the outcome of misguided state policies during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Sadly, from a dominant mood of coexistence, friendship, and partnership, the impossibility of Arab-Jewish coexistence became the prevailing narrative in the region—and the dominant narrative we have come to know today.
Orit Bashkin is Associate Professor of Modern Middle East History at the University of Chicago. She is the author of The Other Iraq: Pluralism and Culture in Hashemite Iraq (Stanford, 2008).
"A profound sense of loss permeates Orit Bashkin's elegantly written chronicle of the last years of the Jewish presence in Iraq, viewed mostly through the writings of Jewish intellectuals in Iraq at the time and later in Israel, and through interviews with them . . . It was only after the creation of Israel that the Jews of Iraq came to realize they could no longer stay in what they long continued to regard as their homeland. Bashkin has told their story with great insight, scholarship, and affection."
—Peter Slugett, American Historical Review
"Altogether, Bashkin's book greatly enhances our understanding of the history of this vibrant and deep-rooted community, which flourished in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society for centuries: its contribution to modern Iraq, its cultural and intellectual achievements, and its global economic and trade exposure and success in Iraq and elsewhere in the diaspora. Her book is honest, well-balanced and well-documented, and she approaches her subject with an open, sympathetic mind."
—Abbas Shiblak, Journal of Levantine Studies
"This remarkable book examines the tragic modern history of the oldest and most deeply rooted Jewish community in the Arab world. Bashkin succeeds in avoiding the many pitfalls which confront an author dealing with such a charged topic by deploying empathy, careful historical analysis and great rigor. This book should be welcomed by all those who seek to free themselves of the blinders imposed by different varieties of extreme nationalism, and as such should be welcomed by scholars everywhere."
—Rashid Khalidi, Columbia University
"Orit Bashkin's riveting new book is, without doubt, the first attempt at providing a full portrait of the rise and fall of the Baghdadi Jewish community in the course of the eventful 20th Century. The book is based on rich documentation, memoirs, communal, and school records. Bashkin's narrative is a shining example of solid scholarship and, at the same time, a coherent account of the vicissitudes of the modern history of a dynamic Arab-Jewish community the like of which is no more in evidence."
—Sasson Somekh, author of Baghdad, Yesterday (2007)
"This is a major contribution to the study of Iraqi Jews in modern times, shedding light on Jewish involvement in Iraqi intellectual and political life as part of the Iraqi nation until regional politics forced an abrupt breach and the annihilation of the community. The book is recommended for academic libraries with collections on Middle Eastern, Jewish and minorities' studies."
—Rachel Simon, Association of Jewish Libraries
"Bashkin recounts the last chapter in the history of the oldest Jewish Diaspora community in the Arab world, in Baghdad. . . Recommended."
—M. Gershovich, CHOICE
"New Babylonians is a meticulously researched and path-breaking treatment of a topic engaging several interlocking contested histories—Jews of Arab countries, the Arab-Israeli conflict, democracy and post-colonialism, and the Communist Parties of Iraq and Israel."
—Joel Beinin, Middle East Journal
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On Thursday, December 10th, in Canada arrived the first military plane carrying 163 Syrian refugees. The newly elected Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that it was a wonderful night and to show the world how to "open our hearts" and welcoming people who are going through an extraordinarily difficult situation.
This was only the first wave. This week, a total of 300 refugees are expected to arrive in Canada and as the government pledged – 25,000 by the end of February 2016. Trudeau also said that, every single Syrian who came and will be coming to Canada, should feel like a Canadian, to be able to build a life of their own, for themselves, and for their families and help to contribute with the continuing growth of Canada.
The second plane is scheduled to arrive in Montreal on Saturday. That will be a total of 300. Over the next four weeks, Canada is planning to take in 10,000 Syrian refugees. They will all have social insurance numbers, health cards, and with the opportunity to become full Canadians.
The decision that Canada made in helping about this issue is totally different from the one the United States made. The US has been unwilling to take in refugees. Not only that but, all the 10 provinces in Canada are accepting and will be welcoming the Syrian refugees. Agencies among 36 cities have already made agreements for resettlement.
The former Prime Minister, Stephen Harper, had refused to take any more Syrian refugees in the country, but the issue spread when the body of a 3-year-old Syrian boy was found on a Turkish beach. The father of the boy claimed that Canada rejected their asylum application.
Hundreds of refugees have arrived in Canada since the begging of November via commercial aircraft. On Wednesday, December 9th, at a press conference, Trudeau asked the opposition leaders to join him in welcoming the Syrian refugees at Pearson Airport.The airlift that arrived on Thursday is just the begging of the ambitious program for resettlement that the Liberals promised during their election campaign.
Trudeau was quoted saying that, in Canada people are not defined by their skin color, religion or any background. People are defined by the shared set of values they possess. He also added: "They step off the plane as refugees, but they walked out of this terminal as the permanent residence of Canada." This is truly a great moment for Canada.


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In Lagos, Nigeria, a video showing two young men in a physical struggle with armed policemen has gone viral. It is not clear what issue was in contention between the officers and the young men.
The spokesperson of the State command of the Nigerian Police Force, Benjamin Hundeyin, who shared news of the incident on social media hinted that the two men would be arraigned before a magistrate court by Monday.
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In this video, Nigeria's Central Bank Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension of deadline for the use old 200, 500, and 1000 notes which it released new versions of in November.
He also announced plans of the bank to ensure the smooth circulation of the new notes as well as collaboration with anti-graft agencies to bring defaulters in the system of the circulation of the new notes to book.
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In this video, Kenya's Trade Cabinet Secretary, Moses Kuria, speaks on the challenges of the shortage of foreign exchange the economy of the East African country faces largely out of a decrease in the demands for the country's top products from which it earns foreign exchange.
The currency crisis is however not peculiar to Kenya alone, most African nations lack a robust commodities export base making them vulnerable to economic shocks.
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South Korea – 7 Dead After Typhoon Chaba Dumps 280mm of Rain
6 October, 2016 by Richard Davies in Asia, News
Typhoon Chaba left a trail of destruction in South Korea on Wednesday, 05 October, after dumping over 280 mm (11 inches) of rain in some areas. Chaba is thought to be the strongest typhoon to hit South Korea since Maemi in 2003.
South Korea's Ministry of Public Safety and Security said that seven people have been killed and four are missing.
The southern cities of Ulsan, Busan and South Gyeongsang province (Yeongnam region), as well as South Jeolla (Honam region), Jeju (Jeju Region) were the worst affected.
Three people died in the city of Busan, three the Ulsan and one victim in Gyeongju. One of the victims is thought to be an emergency worker who was helping with rescue efforts in Ulsan. Most of the victims are believed to have died as a result of flooding.
Over 300 hundred homes have been damaged by flooding, with around 14 of them severely damaged or completely destroyed. Shops, businesses and vehicles have also suffered damaged. Power outages were reported across affected areas. Schools and transport, including flights, have been disrupted. The heavy rain has also caused dozens of landslides and major damage to banks along swollen rivers. Huge waves and storm surge has also caused damage along the coastline, including sea walls.
Footage shows vehicles swept away by muddy water racing through city streets. At one point a building was swept away by a swollen river.
Tropical Cyclone Chaba continued moving north-east over the Sea of Japan weakening and dissipating slightly. Red level storm warnings have been issued by Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) for storms in Hokkaido island, the northernmost of Japan's main islands.
Rainfall totals according to WMO for a 24 hour period between 04 to 05 October, 2016
Jeju – 174 mm
Seogwipo – 286 mm
Seongsan – 141.1 mm
Mokpo – 53.6 mm
Yeosu – 102 mm
Gwangju – 71 mm
Jindo radar – 55.1 mm
Wando – 90.2 mm
Ulsan – 205 mm
Masan – 84 mm
Daegu – 50 mm
Tongyeong – 124 mm
Jinju – 84 mm
Busan – 95 mm
Ulleungdo – 97 mm
Pohang – 114 mm
Oita – 64 mm
North Korea appears to have been spared any impact from Typhoon Chaba so far. The country is still struggling to deal with the impact of Typhoon Lionrock in September this year. At this point, any further rainfall could set back recovery efforts and bring more misery on an already suffering population. As many as 133 people were killed and 107,000 people displaced.
According to the UN, the hundreds of thousands of people who lost their homes, food stocks and personal belongings are still in need of immediate life-saving assistance.
In a statement yesterday, United Nations Resident Coordinator in North Korea, Mr. Tapan Mishra, said:
"The floods had a devastating impact on entire communities. Assessments have shown that in some places whole stretches of villages and towns were swept away by flash floods and in others buildings are still submerged in mud up to their roofs. At the same time, destruction to water and sanitation systems present a real public health risk, a situation that will only get worse by the day, unless addressed urgently."
The Humanitarian Country Team in North Korea is requesting $29 million to address the needs caused by the floods. In addition, North Korea faces chronic humanitarian needs which are critically underfunded, with only 24 per cent of funding requested for 2016 received so far. The UN Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) allocated $8 million earlier this year to support for severely underfunded operations in North Korea.
Flood Summary
Typhoon Chaba, South Korea and Japan, October 2016
Flash flood, River flood, Storm surge
Extreme rainfall
A - Ulsan (South Korea)
B - Busan (South Korea)
C - Jeju (South Korea)
D - Gyeongju
Rainfall level
286 mm in 24 hours
Seogwipo - October 4 to October 5, 2016
Ulsan - October 4 to October 5, 2016
95 mm in 24 hours
Busan - October 4 to October 5, 2016
South Korea - October 4 to October 6, 2016
South Korea – 7 Dead After Typhoon Chaba Dumps 280 mm of Rain
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Qualification: Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or of Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India Desirable Two years experience in Executive cadre in the field of Finance Accounting in an Industrial/Commercial/Govt. Undertaking.
Applications, complete in all respects in the prescribed format given herein-after, addressed to Secretary, Paradip Port Trust, Dist-Jagatsinghpur, Odisha- 754142 should reach the office of Secretary, Paradip Port Trust by REGISTERED POST WITH AD on or before 30.04.2018.
Member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India or of Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India Desirable Two years experience in Executive cadre in the field of Finance Accounting in an Industrial/Commercial/Govt. Undertaking.
Paradip Port Trust is one of the Major Ports of India serving the Eastern and Central parts of the country. Its hinterland extends to the states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh and Bihar. The Port mainly deals with bulk cargo apart from other clean cargoes. There is unprecedented growth in the traffic handled at this Port in the last five years and the Port has got ambitious expansion programme to double its capacity to meet the ever increasing demand.


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Audit Logging and Review
Effective: 01-01-2009
Last Revised: 08-31-2016
Responsible University Administrator: Chief Information Officer
Responsible University Office: Information Security
Policy Contact: Information Security • security@unomaha.edu
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Policy Contents
Reason for Policy
This policy applies to all systems and university employees that are subjected to and must adhere to the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI-DSS). Other systems and employees are advised to use this document as a best practice.
Security auditing must be enabled on all university infrastructure components that support logging. The resulting logs must provide sufficient data to support comprehensive audits of the effectiveness of, and compliance with, policies and standards at the university. Logs must be archived and reviewed for security irregularities.
Audit Settings
Operational staff must maintain a log of significant activities, listed below, on their systems including exceptions to normal processing. The audit logs should be set to record sufficient information for the logs to be reviewed through automated or manual processes. The audit logs should contain the following information as appropriate:
Identification of the person or account making the log entry
Origination of audit event
Date and time of the log entry
System errors and operator response
All suspicious activity, which might be an indication of unauthorized usage or an attempt to compromise security
Significant Activities
Information systems at the university, provided they support these activities, must have auditing features configured to record security-related events at a minimum. The auditing features must log the following events:
Failed authentication
Successful authentication
Failed access
Privileged access usage
Failed system shutdown
Successful system shutdown
Initialization of audit logs
Creation/Deletion of system level objects
System administrators must configure auditing features to record audit events to a log file. The log file must be of sufficient size to retain data for at least thirty (30) days before it is copied. The log files must be copied to a secured directory for archival and backup to a centralized system. Access to log files must be restricted to authorized personnel only. A common source of clock time is to be used on systems throughout the organization whenever possible and practical. This aids log reviews in synchronizing and correlating activities that occurred on separate systems.
Log Alerting & Review
Systems deemed critical to mission operations, information security (e.g. firewalls, domain controllers, and critical database servers), and those that are subjected to specific regulatory and/or industry requirements (e.g. PCI or HIPAA) must be configured to provide near real-time alerting of security-related events. These alerting mechanisms may be native to the operating system/application or be provided by third-party software utilities. Alerts may also be reported by users. At a minimum, alerts should be communicated to system administrators via e-mail. Logs are also used in the event of an incident for both investigative and forensic purposes. All potential security violations should be reported as defined in the UNO Information Security Incident Response Policy.
Alerts must be reported and corrective action must be taken. Alerts reported by users regarding problems with information processing or communications systems are to be logged. There are clear rules for handling reported errors including:
Review of alerts and problem logs to ensure that errors have been satisfactorily resolved
Review of corrective measures to ensure that controls have not been compromised and that the action taken is fully authorized
Audit logs for critical systems are reviewed on a periodic basis to ensure that the proper information is being captured. Where automated mechanisms are not in place to alert of security incidents, manual review of log files occurs on a periodic basis to determine whether any security-related events have occurred. The log reviews are conducted by an employee with a sufficient level on knowledge to determine whether a security related event has occurred.
Log Retention for PCI Systems
Audit logs are to be retained for at least one (1) year. In addition, three (3) months of logs are to be immediately available for analysis, either online or restored from backup.
Audit logging and review are essential in ensuring a diligent and proactive information security and systems environment. This policy outlines the requirements for audit logging and review with the intent of identifying user and system activity in order to reduce the risk of unauthorized access/disclosure and availability of university information assets.
UNO Digital Security Incident Response Policy
This policy covers the following sections of ISO 27001:
10.10.1 Audit logging
10.10.2 Monitoring system use
10.10.3 Protection of log information
10.10.4 Administrator and operator logs
10.10.5 Fault logging
10.10.6 Clock synchronization
This policy covers the following sections of PCI-DSS 3.2:
10.1 Implement audit trails to link all access to system components to each individual user.
10.2 Implement automated audit trails for all system components to reconstruct events.
10.3 Record at least the following audit trail entries for all system components for each event.
10.4 Using time-synchronization technology, synchronize all critical system clocks.
10.5 Secure audit trails so they cannot be altered.
10.6 Review logs and security events for all system components to identify anomalies or suspicious activity.
10.7 Retain audit trail history for at least 1 year, with a minimum of 3 months immediately available for analysis.
This policy is an update to the Audit Logging & Review Policy that was previously updated in 2009.


organized a council to help improve the cold water fishery. Many of these have donated money and time and because of this there will be 23,000 RE Rainbow stocked this Sept. in Big Green Lake.
They should be creel ready by next year.
Many thanks to all who have helped with this project.
Here are some photos of the RE at the hatchery.
The Green Lake Cold Water Fishery Council.


A lonely man plagued by a recurring dream and gradually losing touch with reality begins a diary to help him cope with his growing paranoia.
A drug addict agrees to take part in an insane experiment for the money being offerred not realising the horrific consequences that are to occur.
Is this a story about a baseball player during an important game or something much more sinister?
The short tale of how a chance encounter between two men brought back memories for one of them which should have remained hidden forever.


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"There's a lady knows, all that glitters is gold, and she has not yet begun to fight...."
John Paul Jones. Bassist. Producer. Session Musician. Sea Captain?
Ha ha! Gotcha!
You thought I was going to write a post about John Paul Jones, the musician known for being a member of The New Yardbirds. (look it up....)
Instead, I am going to write about Pavel de Zhoves.
In 1787, Pavel de Zhoves entered the service of the Empress Catherine II of Russia as a Rear Admiral. He was given command of the 24 gun flagship, Vladimir. His task? Lead his fleet against the Ottoman Turks in the Black Sea.
Catherine had such confidence in the admiral that she felt he would get to Constantinople and throw the Ottomans out of power.
You see, the Turks pissed off the Russians when they tried to retake lands they had previously lost to Russia in the 1760's. But, anyone who knows the Russians realizes it's a really dumb thing to try and invade Russian territory. Just ask.....anyone who's done it.
Admiral Zhoves preformed well. His fleet completely repulsed the Turks from the Liman area of the Black Sea. This was a big deal, as that removed access to the Bug and Dnieper rivers to the Turks. This effectively crippled their plans, and eventually contributed to their loss in the war.
Catherine would heap praise and accolades on the Admiral. Or, she would have, if she had known it was him who accomplished the feat.
Credit for his victory was stolen away from Zhoves by his rivals, Admiral Potemkin, And Prince Nassau-Siegen. In fact, the stories they spread caused him to lose his ship and to be recalled to St. Petersburg.
In 1789, he was arrested and charged with raping a 12 year old girl. (it is my policy to not identify victims of sexual assault). By this time, the only friend Zhoves had left in the capital was the French representative to the Russian court.
He conducted his own investigation into the matter and found that the charges of rape were false. (although, Zhoves did admit to paying the girl for...'favors', he deinied taking her virginity). When the evidence was presented before the courts marshal, Admiral Potemkin, it was shown that the alleged rape was totally fabricated by Prince Nassau-Siegen.
The whole incident left a bad taste in Zhoves mouth, and he decided it was time to get out of Russia. (why do people always flee Russia?)
He resettled in Poland where he tried to join the Swiss navy. Upon failing that, he travelled to Paris, where he tried to regain his former fame by rejoining the Russian navy.
In 1792, he finally got a job. He was appointed the American representative in negotiations to secure the release of American prisoners in Algiers. Unfortunately, before he could begin his task, he died of an intestinal infection.
By now, most of you are wondering what connection Pavel de Zhoves has with the introduction. Has Otter decided to change his modus operandi? Is he no longer connecting the picture and silly, throw away jokes with the rest of the post?
You see, Pavel de Zhoves in an English speaking language would be called, Paul of Jones. And, had he been given the proper Russian name, it would have been Ivan Pavel Zhoves.
John Paul Jones. Hero of the American Revolution.
After the American revolution, John Paul Jones found himself without a ship. He was assigned the captain of the new frigate America, but before she was launched, she was given to France to make up for the loss of a French ship during the war.
So, Jones headed for Europe to try and find work with one of the navies over there. Which, he did, but I've already told you about that.
After his death, he was buried in a vat of alcohol inside a lead coffin to facilitate easy identification if the US government ever wanted his body back. His grave was in a graveyard owned by the French royalty. During the French revolution, the revolutionary government sold the grave yard and it was used as a garden, then abandoned. Finally, in 1905, the American ambassador to France searched for and located the grave.
His body was exhumed with great ceremony and transported to the states ion the USS Brooklyn, with an escort of 3 destroyers. Upon arriving in US waters, the escort was joined by seven battleships, and the body was finally laid to rest in a bronze and marble tomb in the US Naval Academy, where you can still see it today.
You can file this with all the stuff that they didn't teach you in school, but if they had, it would have made school a ton more interesting. Instead, all they teach about John Paul Jones in school is the fact that he was an admiral in the Revolutionary War, and he said "I have not yet begun to fight!". Stupid schools.....
**Authors Note**
Interestingly enough, the one thing most people know about Jones is the fact that, during the revolution, while in command of the Bonhomme Richard, having suffered heavy damage and in the early stages of sinking, he was asked to strike his colors and surrender by the English. His famous response? "I have not yet begun to fight!"
Too bad he never said that. According to sailors on his ship at the time, what he actually said was, "I may sink, but I'll be damned if I strike!" In later years, Jones recalled saying to the English, "I am determined to make you strike!"
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Goblin season slayer 2 :- Everything you should know
sbanu — January 13, 2021 0 comment
The universe of Anime is quite popular which has many genres. One such genre is dark fantasy and "Goblin Slayer" is categorized under it. The writer for the anime is Kumo Kagyu while Noboru Kannatsuki takes care of illustrations.
Post the highly acclaimed success of manga along with anime series, there was a television adaption which came into being and was telecasted from October 7 to December 30, 2018.
Goblin's Crown had its release on February 1, 2020
There were 12 episodes which made a beautiful part of the first season. Well, the show makers did assure about the possibility of the show to move forward, yet the official announcement is awaited. You should know the following things which comprised of the second season:-
There has been mixed response about the show from audience and critics regarding the first season.
Is there a release date for season 2?
There have been lots of controversies which became a part of the show as it contained lots of sexually graphic scenes. However, there was a beautiful side on other side as it equally contained awesome fanbase. Although, the show is renewed for second season, yet there hasn't been an official date as such. It was initially predicted to release in the fall of 2020, but as the coronavirus fiasco hit the world, now this has pushed further to 2021
What is the plot?
The plot takes you to another world which is full of fantasy. The group of men is on a mission to fight goblins and giving them company is the priestesses which are inexperienced in their job. This is where, the priestess finds herself surrounded in an extremely challenging and dangerous situation while she is tackling group of goblins.
Has the trailer hit as yet?
Currently, there has been no trailer released for second season, but is expected to release in future
Is there any spoiler available for the show?
During the finale of the show, one message which gave optimism and hope was that "Goblin Slayer will return!"
The television adaption used little source material, hence, the chance that the show will return is highly possible , but the exact date is not yet known.
On February 1, 2020, the movie titled "Goblin Slayer: Goblin Crown" was released, but the exact time is not known. However, the second season will portray a new enemy in the form of "Dark Elf" who is a part of evil sect.
The kind of controversy surrounding the show
Right through the first episode, the controversy seems to go with the flow. The show began where the young priestess was shown to join an overage party of people as they are going on an adventurous drive for rescuing group from nest of goblins.
However, it wasn't happening as per plan and the journey was short of essential supplies. The controversy related more to the visuals of assault. It was hard for many to digest the scenes, as the show comprised of various sexual scenes as well.
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