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Zaitunia monticola är en spindelart som först beskrevs av Sergei Aleksandrovich Spassky 1941.  Zaitunia monticola ingår i släktet Zaitunia och familjen Filistatidae. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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De Hondsrug is a smock mill in Weerdinge, Drenthe, which has been restored to working order. The mill was built in 1910 and is listed as a Rijksmonument, number 14964.

History
The first windmill on this site was built in 1863. It ground buckwheat and rye. The mill burnt down on 4 June 1870. A new mill was built to replace it but was burnt down in 1909. To replace that mill, the drainage mill Flikkezijlsterpoldermolen was moved from Farmsum, Groningen by millwright Van Ausselt of Coevorden. Repairs were made to the mill in 1938 and the following year the sails were fitted with streamlined leading edges. In 1945, the mill lost a pair of sails and ceased work. It was restored in 1988. A new cap and sails were made and fitted, and the mill rethatched. The mill was then named De Hondsrug, having previously been nameless. It is named after a ridge of sandhills in Groningen.

Description

De Hoop is what the Dutch describe as an "achtkante beltmolen". It is a two-storey smock mill on a two-storey brick base. There is no stage, a bank of earth thrown up against the lower storey of the base provides access to the sails. The smock and cap are thatched. The mill is winded by a tailpole and winch. The four Common sails have a span of  and are carried in a cast-iron windshaft which was cast by Prins van Oranje, The Hague in 1896. The windshaft also carries the brake wheel, which has 59 cogs. This drives the wallower (31 cogs) at the top of the upright shaft. At the bottom of the upright shaft, the great spur wheel, which has 108 cogs, drives the  French Burr stones via a lantern pinion stone nut with 33 staves.

Public access
De Hondsrug is open to the public by appointment.

References

Windmills in Drenthe
Windmills completed in 1910
Grinding mills in the Netherlands
Smock mills in the Netherlands
Octagonal buildings in the Netherlands
Rijksmonuments in Drenthe
Buildings and structures in Emmen, Netherlands


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Falling in Between Live — четвёртый концертный альбом американской рок-группы Toto, изданный в 2007 году.

Об альбоме
Критик Дэйв Уайт из About.com считает, что группа всё ещё продолжает зарабатывать уважение других музыкантов и фанатов. Леланд Ли Склэр, заменявший Майка Поркаро в турне, отлично играет на басу, а вокалист первоначального состава, Бобби Кимболл по-прежнему поёт энергично и эмоционально. На концерте Toto превосходно продемонстрировали своё мастерство. Вместо Дэвида Пейча, который не смог принимать участие в концертах Toto, выступал клавишник и вокалист Грег Филлинганез. Также во Франции во время турне Falling in Between Tour побывали барабанщик Саймон Филлипс, играющий с коллективом с 1992 года, а также вокалист и гитарист Тони Спиннер. Альбом содержит интересные интервью участников группы. Falling in Between Live был выпущен на 2 CD и DVD.

Грег Прато из Allmusic пишет, что многие думают, что Toto созданы исключительно для студийной работы, однако это не так. В отличие от Steely Dan, которые сосредоточены лишь на работе в студии, они периодически записывают концертные альбомы. Музыканты не слишком сильно отдаляются от оригинального студийного звучания композиций. Записанный в Париже, диск включает в себя как старый материал («Hold the Line», «Rosanna», «Africa»), так и новый («Falling in Between», «King of the World», «Bottom of Your Soul»).

Дмитрий Бебенин из Звуки.ру положительно оценил альбом и пишет, что коллектив не забыл про свои арт-рок-корни. На своём концерте в Париже в комплексе Зенит группа сыграла практически все свои известные хиты (джаз-фанковый «Cruel», «Don't Chain Me Heart», а также прог-роковые композиции с их недавнего альбома Falling In Between). Но в сет-лист не попали «I Won't Hold You Back», «Girl Goodbye», «Georgy Porgy». По его мнению, Falling in Between Live является отличным концертным альбомом, который доказывает, что эти американцы могут одерживать победу над англичанами на ринге серьёзной взрослой музыки.

В Нидерландах альбом занял 88 место, а во Франции он дошёл до 81 позиции в хит-параде. В немецком чарте Media Control Charts диск вошёл на 49 строчку.

Список композиций
Диск 1
«Falling in Between» (Стив Люкатер, Дэвид Пейч, Саймон Филлипс, Майк Поркаро, Бобби Кимболл, Грег Филлинганез) — 5:22
«King of the World» (Кимболл, Люкатер, Пейч, Стив Поркаро, Филлипс, М. Поркаро) — 5:32
«Pamela» (Пейч, Джозеф Уильямс) — 5:42
«Bottom of Your Soul» (Люкатер, Пейч, Филлипс, М. Поркаро, Кимболл) — 7:04
«Caught in the Balance» (Люкатер, Пейч, Филлипс, М. Поркаро, Стэн Линч, Кимболл) — 6:44
«Don't Chain My Heart» (Пейч, Люкатер, Джефф Поркаро, М. Поркаро) — 5:37
«Stop Loving You» (Люкатер, Пейч) — 3:22
«I'll Be Over You» (Люкатер, Рэнди Гудрам) — 2:29
«Cruel» (Джед Лейбер, Филлипс, Кимболл, Люкатер) — 2:44
«Greg Solo» (Филлинганез) — 6:21

Диск 2
«Rosanna» (Пейч) — 9:19
«I'll Supply the Love» (Пейч) — 1:56
«Isolation» (Люкатер, Пейч, Ферги Фредериксен) — 2:50
«Gift of Faith» (Люкатер, Пейч, Линч) — 2:37
«Kingdom of Desire» (Дэнни Корчмар) — 2:51
«Luke Solo» (Люкатер) — 6:07
«Hydra» (Пейч, С. Поркаро, Дж. Поркаро, Люкатер, Кимболл, Дэвид Хьюнгейт) — 2:04
«Simon Solo» (Филлипс) — 3:42
«Taint Your World» (Люкатер, Пейч, Филлипс, М. Поркаро, Кимболл) — 2:07
«Gypsy Train» (Пейч, Люкатер, Дж. Поркаро, М. Поркаро) — 7:10
«Africa» (Пейч, Дж. Поркаро) — 6:15
«Drag Him to the Roof» (Люкатер, Пейч, Линч) — 9:14

Участники записи
 Бобби Кимболл — вокал, бэк-вокал
 Стив Люкатер — гитара, вокал, бэк-вокал
 Леланд Ли Склэр — бас-гитара
 Грег Филлинганез — клавишные, вокал, бэк-вокал
 Саймон Филлипс — ударные, перкуссия
 Стив Поркаро — синтезатор, клавишные
 Тони Спиннер — вокал, гитара

Примечания

Ссылки

Альбомы Toto
Концертные альбомы 2007 года
Альбомы на английском языке


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Crime, safety and victim's rights
Today the report 'Crime, safety and victims' rights' from the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) will be published. FRA and Statistics Netherlands have worked together on this specific research and Statistics Netherlands took care of the sampling and the weighting.
In 2019 more than one in four Europeans reported to be victims of harassment over the past 12 months and 22 million (6%) were physically attacked in one year. But crime victims typically do not report their experiences because of fear of retaliation or intimidation from offenders. The great difference between official crime figures (police figures) and people's experiences of crime (as reported in this survey) shed light on the true extent of crime in the EU. The findings tell us that young people, people who do not identify as heterosexual, and people with disabilities are particularly affected by crime. Victims often have difficulties accessing their rights and may feel voiceless.
Some incidents that are not reported to the police come to the attention of other authorities and services, when victims either report the incidents or seek assistance on issues linked to experiencing violence, such as medical treatment for injuries. The contact that police and other authorities and services have with victims of violence should be seen as opportunities to inform victims of their rights and other measures should be put in place to help them to seek redress and overcome the incident and its consequences.
Moreover, crime prevention is not only a matter for the police. The responsibility extends to everyone.
This report should guide national policymakers as they deliver on their international commitments and the EU's victims' rights laws. It complements the EU Strategy on victims' rights which aims to empower victims of crime to report it more frequently. It calls for Member States to ensure access to justice, offer targeted support, support women better (since over a third of the physical violence against women takes place at home) and facilitate crime reporting.
This report is one of a series of reports looking at people's views and experiences of fundamental rights. The findings draw on responses to FRA's Fundamental Rights Survey from across all EU Member States, North Macedonia and the United Kingdom. It ran from January to October 2019.
Report - Crime, safety and victim's rights

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The ultimate 'paddock to plate offering'. Highlighting Landline's most memorable stories with specific emphasis on food, showing where our produce comes from and where it ends up.
In this episode Sean Murphy looks at the growing trend of local food and produce markets. And the latest super food to hit the shops is a plum accidentally bred by Queensland Government scientists.


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Environmentally Responsible Gifting
At hampers.com, we're always striving to do our very best for the planet. We're incredibly proud to have been accredited with carbon neutral status, ensuring that our gifts are environmentally responsible and net carbon neutral.
We know that many of our customers want to ensure that the gifts they send to loved ones, clients and employees are kind to the planet, so we're on a journey to B-Corp status. We truly believe in putting purpose over profit.
Becoming carbon neutral is one of our biggest achievements yet, and we're delighted to reassure you that every single gift bought with us comes with that important status.
How is hampers.com carbon neutral?
We undertook a rigerous assessment with Carbon Footprint, who measured our annual carbon footprint production. This was a 360 degree review, including the carbon generated by getting our packaging and hamper components to us, our warehouse and office facilities, and delivery to our end consumers. The assessment is QAS (Quality Assurance Scheme) approved.
QAS is a Not For Profit organisation, whose objective is to bring the highest levels of confidence to businesses and individuals that the carbon emissions calculation methodology being used is independently verified, that carbon offset projects meet the highest standards available in the offsetting industry and that carbon retirement is done in an open and timely manner.
How is the carbon offset?
Once we received the result of the assessment, we could see a breakdown of how our carbon footprint is generated. Then, we were able to select approved projects to offset it.
Carbon offsetting projects not only help to combat climate change, but they can do so much more. They can provide much needed employment, health improvement, biodiversity, reforestation and broad social benefits to impoverished communities.
We were keen to select projects which help to care for people and the planet.
Which projects are being supported?
Our carbon is being offset across four wonderful projects:
Solar power generation in India
Wind power generation in Uruguay
Efficient household cookstoves in Malawi
Reduced deforestation in Indonesia
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21 Lovely Auto Security Plan – If you just got married and you want to begin constructing your home as you begin a new household, there are specific points you should certainly take into account so that you might have the house you've always dreamed of having. Constructing a house is a big option. It's rare to situate an Artisan house without a front porch as well as typically there's added exterior space situated at the rear of your home. If you're preparing to build your dream house or other building endeavor, in some conditions, you may have some factors to decline selecting an engineer when constructing your custom-made residence.
If you plan to develop your house in Owensboro and also searching for trusted home building contractors, right here are a few pointers you may locate helpful. If your residence gets ample sunlight you might consider setting up photovoltaic panels. Developing a residence is no much less than your dream undertaking. On the other hand, in instance you have really got a larger home, you might be tempted to secure more points merely considering that you've gotten the area to save them, additionally if you just utilize them now and then. Modern prefab houses are also widely referred to as modular residences as you're ready to create any kind of choice of areas to produce the sort of residence you prefer. They are furthermore typically referred to as modular houses as you have the capacity to produce any type of type of range of areas to develop the kind of residence you want.
With NuBryte, it is easy to upgrade your home's light switches to quickly include things like house automation includes to your life. Your home will definitely be structurally sound. As soon as it is created, you are possibly mosting likely to live there for some moment. Ranch-style residences, on the other hand, make use of the land they occupy far better. When you've located the builder you think will construct your ideal brand-new residence, the following thing to do is to get the contracts created and examined by means of a lawyer. There are a number of cost effective kit houses (find out more on the subject of set homes available) as well as there are countless layouts you can pick from also.


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Business Dauphin's clean team aims for billion-dollar sales
Dauphin's clean team aims for billion-dollar sales
By: Geoff Kirbyson Posted: 1:00 AM CDT Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010
DEBBIE Bolton has her eyes on the prize -- creating a dynasty in Dauphin.
DEBBIE Bolton has her eyes on the prize — creating a dynasty in Dauphin.
The CEO of Norwex Enviro Products has seen its sales of environmentally friendly personal care and cleaning products grow by more than 100 per cent every year since its Canadian operations began 11 years ago.
It's a streak she knows has to end at some point, but she's going to ride it out as long as she can.
SUBMITTED PHOTO Debbie Bolton leads Norwex expansion.
"Next year we'll do $90 million in sales and in the next two years, we know we'll be at $200 million.
Our goal is to be at $1 billion in sales within eight or nine years," Bolton said.
Norwex employs an army of nearly 17,000 independent consultants across North America that hosts parties in clients' homes to showcase the company's products or present them at trade shows.
It's the same type of sales strategy employed for nearly 50 years by Mary Kay Cosmetics.
Its products include household cleaners for floors and kitchens and a personal care lineup of skin creams, shampoos and conditioners.
"We bring our store to your door. It's a store on wheels," she said.
To accommodate the growth, Norwex recently began a $5.2-million expansion to grow its office and warehouse facilities to 33,000 square feet from 10,000 square feet.
"We know we're going to have to hire and employ more people, at least another 50 or 60," she said.
With nearly 100 people on the payroll, the company is already considered the biggest private-sector employer in the city of 9,000. "We don't like to brag about that," she said.
Norwex's products are produced in 13 countries, including China, Germany, Italy, France, Austria, Israel, Canada and the United States.
The products are shipped to its distribution centre in Dauphin and rerouted from there.
The non-stop activity has helped Norwex also become one of Canada Post's biggest customers in Western Canada.
It sends a semi-trailer truck to Dauphin every morning and a five-tonne truck in the afternoon, five days a week, 52 weeks a year.
Colleen Frick, Canada Post's director of communications for the West, confirmed Norwex's elite status with the Crown corporation.
She said even though Dauphin isn't a major Canadian city, it is able to accommodate the company's shipping needs with on-time express post and expedited parcel services.
Despite the amount of travel time required, she said Canada Post will expand its service to Dauphin as the need requires.
"We'll be growing with Norwex, no doubt about it.
"If the product and volume are there, we'll orchestrate what needs to happen," she said.
Norwex's growth is just part of the good news in the community, located about a 31/2-hour drive northwest of Winnipeg.
A new 1,800-seat hockey arena and a four-screen movieplex were recently built.
"Our construction values at the end of August were $14.6 million, that's more than 150 per cent from our construction value for all of last year," said Martijn van Luijn, manager of Dauphin Economic Development and Tourism.
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I've spent the last few years in quest of more brilliant reflective color and luminosity in my paintings. About two years ago, I paired the most satisfactory combination of materials to date. Working Ampersand Art Supply's Aquabord™ with Daniel Smith watercolors, I have achieved the deepest, richest color I have ever painted.
Painting on the Aquabord surface in watercolor is a joy since the surface is responsive and cooperative. On the Aquabord surface, the watercolorist can easily accomplish many of the more difficult watercolor effects created on paper. This museum quality panel has the absorbency of the standard cold press paper, without its limitations. Moreover, the surface allows the artist to control washes and color, and when finished, present the painting without glass!
There is a smooth surface similar to a hot press paper, but I prefer the textured surface of Aquabord. It works best for watercolors. One of the assets of Aquabord is the bright reflective quality of the white clay and the color that can be achieved on it. Previously, the watercolorist accepted a loss of brilliance in some colors as the pigment was absorbed into the depths of the paper. On Aquabord, the artist can create paintings of deep, radiant colors. This new surface allows the painter to create the softest washes, typical of those possible on cold press papers, as well as vibrant colors and textured patterns that are possible on hot press paper or bristle board. This fine art panel is also pH neutral and acid free.
After drawing the design on the Aquabord, begin by painting lush pools of water on the surface. If the value of the color is to be dark, use wet color rather than clear water. It is not necessary to wash the entire surface of the board with water, but rather choose to work in smaller areas. When wet, the natural surface darkens to a light taupe. This value change easily allows the painter to know which areas are wet and which are dry as the work progresses. The bright white color of the clay returns when the board dries completely.
Apply the water in thick splashy puddles, adding heavily pigmented color into the water as needed. With Aquabord, you need to work with your brush loaded up with pigment. Try not to go back into the wet area but allow color & water to drop down into the clay surface. Mix the color darker since the additional surface water will lighten the pigment value. A good, natural bristle, soft brush is useful for these applications. To achieve the best effect, keep the brush tip within the water layer rather than dragging it on the board's surface. This application results in an even, flat, layer of color as the pigment settles on the board. The Aquabord surface has a subtle tooth that is evident in the finished work. The texture, however is finer than that of a rough or cold press paper, creating fewer shadows on the surface and brighter color.
My palette consists of many colors. However, because I like working with the character of each pigment as it stays suspended in water, I will choose to use a pigment that will create the effect I want rather than manipulate the pigment, possibly destroying characteristics or color. A good example is created when Quinacridone Coral and Quinacridone Rose are richly mixed together and dropped onto the wet or damp surface. The two colors will move and separate, enhancing each other as the warmer red, Coral floats next to the cool red, Quinacridone Rose. Both pigments are transparent, intense colors of the same value and hue. Yet when mixed together, they create a subtle and sensuous transition that can only be achieved in this manner.
Try the following exercise on a small piece of Aquabord. Draw a couple of leaves onto the board using a hard lead pencil. Wet the board so it is damp as explained earlier. Apply cool green colors to your drawing while the board is damp. Let the water and color absorb in the surface and reach a slow crawl. Then wash Cerulean Blue across the area. After drying for a short time drop Hansa Yellow we into wet, onto the areas that are to be lightened. See how the warm yellow pushes the blue back and brightens the leaf. Now lift wet color with a soft, mostly dry brush in order to regain the whites.
As colors stack and the painting develops, return to areas and lift pigment. This allows altering of glazes, changing of values, and the creation of the desired textures and patterns. The surface of the Aquabord permits the careful lifting of layers of pigment value and hues to those colors below, bringing out sparkling underpainting for emphasis and contrast. Several tools can be used on Aquabord for lifting. A traditional round or flat nylon watercolor brush can be used. The nylon brush offers more resistance against the surface than a mixed bristle brush or a natural bristle brush. When more lift is required, a hog bristle acrylic may be used. Allowing the board to dry between each removal of color will offer a clear, more controlled lifting. You can also use tools such as sgraffito knives to cut into the surface and create sharp highlights such as on the edge of a petal.
When the painting is complete and totally dry, seal the finished artwork with several layers of Krylon® UV Archival varnish or other final spray. Even though the pigments used may carry the highest permanency ratings, all artwork should be protected against the damaging effect of light and the pollutants in the atmosphere. First, spray the painting with two to three layers of varnish in order to seal the pigment and prevent it from moving. This is enough to protect the painting. However, for a more even finish, brush two to four layers of Golden Acrylic UV Filtering varnish on top of the sprayed varnish. This varnish come in a matte, satin or gloss finish and can be used according to individual preference.
The complete artwork is framed much like a canvas might be without glass! I use silk liners on my paintings. I find the silk is more compatible with my style with a texture suited to water color. The liner provides the visual space around the painting much like that of a matted watercolor. Have fun experimenting.


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Q: How do I align my text and icon in Listview in Flutter? I want to recreate a ListView as shown below. However when I'm trying to replicate it, my text is overflowing and the image isn't getting aligned with the text.
This is my code:
Expanded(
            child: Padding(
              padding: const EdgeInsets.all(10.0),
              child: Card(
                color: Colors.red,
                child: ListView.builder(
                  padding: EdgeInsets.all(10.0),
                  itemCount: filteredUsers.length,
                  itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int index) {
                    return Padding(
                      padding: EdgeInsets.all(10.0),
                      child: Column(
                        mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
                        crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                        children: <Widget>\[
                          Row(
                            children: <Widget>\[
                              CircleAvatar(),
                              Column(
                                mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.start,
                                crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
                                children: <Widget>\[
                                   Text(
                                  'Hello John',
                                    style: TextStyle(
                                      fontSize: 14.0,
                                      color: Colors.grey,
                                    ),
                                  ),
                                   SizedBox(
                                    height: 5.0,
                                  ),
                                  Text(
                                    'the fox ran over the tree and jumped over the dog and cat that were sleeping under it ',
                                    style: TextStyle(
                                      fontSize: 16.0,
                                      color: Colors.black,
                                    ),
                                  ),
                                  SizedBox(
                                    height: 5.0,
                                  ),
                                \],
                              ),
                            \],
                          ),
                        \],
                      ),
                    );
                  },
                ),
              ),
            ),
          ),

This is my output:

Trying to achieve something similar to this:

A: There is ListTile available for the exact purpose.
import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

void main() {
  runApp(MyApp());
}

class MyApp extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return MaterialApp(
      debugShowCheckedModeBanner: false,
      home: Scaffold(
          body: ListView(children: [
        DemoListTile(),
        DemoListTile(),
        DemoListTile(),
        DemoListTile(),
      ])),
    );
  }
}

class DemoListTile extends StatelessWidget {
  @override
  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    return ListTile(
        title: const Text("Hello World"),
        isThreeLine:
            true, //will fix the alignment if the subtitle text is too big
        subtitle: const Text(
            "Flutter demo big ss text here and there to break things everywhere, but still can't break things here"),
        leading: CircleAvatar(backgroundColor: Colors.blue),
        trailing: Icon(Icons.arrow_right));
  }
}

which gives

A: To make text overflowing i use often the AutoSizeText Package:
https://pub.dev/packages/auto_size_text
With the AutoSizeText Widget your code can look like this:
Padding(
   padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 8.0),
   child: Container(
       width: MediaQuery.of(context).size.width - 120,
       child: AutoSizeText(
           'the fox ran over the tree and jumped over the dog and cat that were sleeping under it ',
            style: TextStyle(
                 fontSize: 16.0,
                 color: Colors.black,
            ),
            textAlign: TextAlign.justify,
            maxLines: 5,
        ),
     ),
 ),

With MediaQuery you can give the Container a dynamic width depending on your device width.
Optionale: You can give the Container a padding and you can set the textAlign property  to justify for better look.

A: As someone already has mentioned, ListTile() would do the job perfectly.
If you want to stick with your own layout for the ListView elements, I would recommend you to you use the flex()-Widget for position the different parts inside the Column and to use the Expanded()-Widget for moving something (like an arrow) to the end of the list element.
Of course you can also use flex()-Widgets for the row to push the arrow to the end of the list element.
To prevent text overflow, just use the TextOverflow.ellipsis or something similar.

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Slivnitsa (Bulgaars: Сливница) is een stad en gemeente in het westen van Bulgarije in de  oblast Sofia. De stad Slivnitsa ligt in de buurt van de steden Breznik, Kostinbrod, Dragoman en Godetsj.

Geografie
De gemeente Slivnitsa is gelegen in het westelijke deel van de oblast Sofia. Met een oppervlakte van 187,433 vierkante kilometer is het de 14e van de 22 gemeenten van de oblast (2,65% van het grondgebied). De grenzen zijn als volgt:

 in het noorden - gemeente Dragoman;
 in het oosten - gemeente Kostinbrod;
in het zuidoosten - gemeente Bozjoerisjte;
in het zuidwesten - gemeente Breznik, oblast Pernik.

Bevolking
Op 31 december 2020 telde de stad Slivnitsa 7.030 inwoners, terwijl de gelijknamige gemeente, inclusief 12 nabijgelegen dorpen, 9.131 inwoners had. Het grootste dorp is Aldomirovtsi (c. 1.400 inwoners). De overige 11 dorpen tellen minder dan 200 inwoners.

Religie
Een overgrote meerderheid van de bevolking is christelijk. De Bulgaars-Orthodoxe Kerk heeft de grootste aanhang (bijna 92% van de ondervraagden in 2011). Verder leven er kleine aantallen protestanten en katholieken. De rest van de bevolking heeft geen religieuze overtuiging (gespecificeerd) of heeft een andere religie.

Gemeentelijke kernen
De stad Slivnitsa is de hoofdplaats van de gemeente Slivnitsa (inclusief de onderstaande 12 dorpen):

Stad in Bulgarije
Gemeente in Bulgarije
Sofia (oblast)


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With a new private-equity investor and a new chief executive officer, Lime Crime has a big goal: To triple in size.
Private-equity firm Tengram Capital Partners, which also backs skin-care line RéVive and lifestyle play This Works, has purchased a majority stake in the makeup business. As of Monday, the company also has a new ceo — Stacy Panagakis.
Panagakis joins from Fresh, where she was general manager. At Lime Crime, a brand way ahead of the unicorn trend, Panagakis will focus on deepening the digitally-native's brand's retail roots and international expansion, starting with a launch at Selfridges in July.
Lime Crime is doused with whimsy — its tag line is Vegan and Cruelty-Free Makeup for Unicorns — and its product lineup includes Unicorn Lipstick, $18; Unicorn Hair, $16, and Mermaids Hi-Lite, $38. The business primarily sells online through its website, but is also sold at Urban Outfitters, Ulta.com, Riley Rose and other retailers. Industry sources estimated that the business did $30 million in net sales for 2017. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Tengram is focused on building out Lime Crime's organizational structure, which includes the hiring of Panagakis and a broader leadership team, and has its sights on tripling the business, said Rich Gersten, partner at Tengram. "We'd be disappointed if we didn't at least triple the size of the business over the next five years," he said. "That would still leave tremendous room for growth for the next person."
For Panagakis, whose career spans both the skin-care and color-cosmetics worlds, Lime Crime stood out in the "very cluttered world of beauty," she said. "The vision is really to continue to create this cult-like following and build the awareness."
"The brand has one of the most authentic personalities of a brand that I've ever seen," said Gersten. "The company and team have delivered us a jewel — a gift of a brand — that just hasn't been optimized in the way that we and the new team believe it can be."
Lime Crime was founded in 2008 by Doe Deere, a controversial figure in part because a photo of her in a Nazi costume surfaced on the web — she addressed it earlier in 2018, calling it "not my finest moment" and saying she wore the outfit "in complete mockery." Deere has transitioned to a job on Lime Crime's board of directors, but will not be involved in day-to-day operations of the company. Sasha Valentine, who has been with Lime Crime for eight years, will stay on board as chief creative officer.
Under Tengram and Panagakis, the goal is to "optimize" Lime Crime in a way that hasn't been done before, Gersten said. Lime Crime's growth strategy will be two-pronged, he added, and will center around building out a meaningful wholesale presence for the brand and continuing to grow Lime Crime's direct to consumer business. The brand will also start to experiment with pop-ups, Panagakis said.
"We want to stay digitally dominant," she said. "We're going to explore a lot of different options. We are currently very strong in Riley Rose, we're on Ulta.com and we're talking about an in-store play there…we're in conversations with many different retailers around the globe." Between 60 and 70 percent of Lime Crime's business is currently in the U.S., and 30 to 40 percent is international.
The brand's positioning as something that appeals to a younger demographic (18 to 34 years old), is attractive to potential retail partners that are trying to get foot traffic from that demographic into stores, Panagakis said.
Lime Crime — which launched into hair in 2017 with Unicorn Hair — will continue to expand its product assortment, including in the hair segment. "Our tribe has told us that she's loving it and wants more," Panagakis said. The brand will also continue to build out makeup, she noted. "Our consumer has been asking for lip pencils," Panagakis said. "Color in general is boundless — certainly [we will] continue to play in the palette arena, cheeks, eyes, colored mascara — what we do know about our consumer is she loves color."
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NPO funds: Demand for repayment of around 800,000 euros to the Tyrolean "Unge Landboforening/Landsungdom" remains in place
Still pending decision from the Independent Party's Transparency Senate, crucial to the Seniors Association exam
Vienna (OTS) – The Federal Ministry of Arts, Culture, Public Service and Sport (BMKÖS) together with Austria Wirtschaftsservice GmbH (AWS) conducts in-depth investigations of a number of organizations that have received support from the NPO Foundation. The question is whether these organisations, which are formally non-profit associations and thus meet the application requirements for the NPO fund, are also to be considered part of a party on the basis of the Party Act and are therefore excluded from the NPO fund.
There are now further results from the last open investigations of associations of the Tyrolean "Jungbauernschaft/Landjugend" and several "Seniorenbund" state organizations:
1. Tyrolean "Young Farmers/Country Youth"
In the course of the audits, 120 local and district associations of the Tyrolean "Jungbauernschaft/Landjugend" submitted identical declarations and documents which showed that they belonged to the Tiroler Bauernbund, a sub-organization of the ÖVP Tirol, and were therefore themselves a sub-organization within the meaning of the party law to be qualified.
The main reason: The state organization of the Tyrolean "Jungbauernschaft/Landjugend" is a legally dependent section of the Tyrolean Farmers' Association, which in turn is a sub-organization of ÖVP Tirol, both by its own description and according to the statutes of ÖVP Tirol. The 120 local and district associations in "Unge Landboforening/Landsungdom" describe themselves as branch associations of the main association, the Tyrolean Landboforening. Of these, essential elements of their statutes, which decisively limit their independent action, are mandatory.
On the basis of this legal assessment, AWS approved on September 12, 2022 grants from the NPO Fund totaling EUR 816,752.15 with a payment deadline of October 10, 2022 from the audited 120 local and district associations of the Tyrolean "Jungbauernschaft/Landjugend" recovered .
On October 10, 2022, and thus before the payment deadline, the Tyrolean "Jungbauernschaft/Landjugend" requested an extension of the deadline for the submission of additional documents.
On 27 October, the regional organization of the Tyrolean "Jungbauernschaft/Landjugend" forwarded documents on behalf of its trade unions in which the legal opinion of the BMKÖS was contested. In particular, a regulation on the relationship between trade associations of the Tyrolean Farmers' Association and the state organization of ÖVP Tyrol is taken up for discussion. However, the legal assessment of BMKÖS does not aim at this relationship, but at the relationship between the trade associations and their main association – i.e. the Tyrolerlandboforeningen. The fact that the latter is part of ÖVP Tirol was never denied.
It is further argued in the documents that the described, legally close relationship between the main association of the Tyrolean Farmers' Association and its branch associations, the local and district organizations under the "Jungbauernschaft/Landjugend" could be terminated by the latter. Although this is legally correct, the relationship between the main association of the Tyrolean Farmers' Association and its branch associations at the time of the applications to the NPO fund is legally decisive.
All in all, the Tyrolean "Young Landboforening/Landboungdom" did not explain in an understandable way that their local and district associations are not attributable to the Tyrolean Landboforening. 119 local and district associations are therefore asked to repay again with the payment deadline of 17 January. In the meantime, one association has repaid the funds in full.
In the event that the affected clubs refuse to pay the refund, the BMKÖS is preparing a judicial clarification on the basis of a model lawsuit, where the Republic would be represented by the Finanzprokuratur.
2. The organizations of the Elderly Association
The investigations of "Seniors' Association" state organizations in Upper Austria, Carinthia, Tyrol, Vienna and Vorarlberg concern associations that are formally non-profit and were therefore eligible to apply for the NPO fund. These associations have the same or similar names as the corresponding sub-organizations of the ÖVP at state, district and local level and also have other things in common. This allows the non-profit associations and the respective sub-organization to be considered as a unit. This would mean that the non-profit associations would be part of the ÖVP and excluded from the NPO fund.
In a first step, it was therefore checked whether the clubs and the respective sub-organisation with the same or similar name have a clear legal separation. The audited organizations were able to demonstrate this. For the Association of the Elderly Vorarlberg, this has happened on the basis of documents that have subsequently been presented.
A clear assessment is not possible on the basis of previous case law. In addition to the legal structure of the organizations, the question of whether to assume a de facto economic entity in the respective non-profit association and the corresponding sub-organization of the ÖVP is also crucial in this study.
As part of the corresponding test steps, the Association of the Elderly's organizations submitted extensive documents, which were checked by BMKÖS. On the basis of these documents, however, it is not possible to make a final legal assessment of whether there is a de facto economic separation.
In the next step, a financial audit was to be carried out, during which the accounts of both the clubs and the relevant party organizations had to be inspected. Such an investigation would be associated with a very high level of administration and costs for the Republic.
At the same time, a case is pending with the transparency senate of the independent party (UPTS, responsible for imposing sanctions for violations of the party law). As this procedure examines legal issues that are essentially the same and therefore relevant to the decision to be taken by BMKÖS, a comprehensive and in-depth financial review would be disproportionate from today's perspective. As a result, the BMKÖS, in coordination with the Finanzprokuratur, decided to await the outcome of the UPTS procedure before taking further steps.
To the NPO foundation
The NPO fund was established in the spring of 2020 and is a unique tool in Europe to support the socially important and also financially increasingly important non-profit sector in the COVID crisis. To date, over 57,000 applications have been approved, and around 800 million EUR in support has been paid out.
Payments from the NPO Fund are based on the NPO Fund Act, which excludes political parties and sub-organizations of political parties from the fund by reference to the Party Act (Article 2, paragraph 1). Organizations that are to be considered "related organisations" in the sense of the Party Act (§ 2 no. 3) or that have any other close connection to a party are not excluded from the NPO fund.
In accordance with the NPO Fund Law, funding from the NPO Fund is based on a civil law contract between the organization receiving the support and AWS, which manages the NPO Fund in the name and at the expense of the Republic. The Republic, represented by the Finanzprokuratur, will sue for repayment, which the organization in question does not comply with after repeated requests in a civil court.
Questions and contact:
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Trade war anxieties, rising interest rates, and overvaluation fears have driven the CBOE Market Volatility Index (VIX) up nearly 100% in the last four months. With many investors looking for a smart way to protect their investments, we're bringing you three best ETFs to buy in 2018.
You see, one of the easiest ways to protect your investments is to diversify your portfolio by owning a wide range of stocks. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are an easy way to own a diverse range of stocks and insulate your wealth from market volatility.
Our three best ETFs to buy come from the technology sector. While the tech sector hasn't been immune from volatility, it's still producing some of the market's best returns.
Covering everything from cloud computing to cybersecurity, these are industries that are not only set for huge growth in the near future, but likely to serve as a welcome shelter against increasingly market volatility.
With market volatility on the rise, here are three of our best ETFs to buy in 2018….
Best ETFs to Buy in 2018, No. 3: First Trust Cloud Computing
The First Trust Cloud Computing ETF (Nasdaq: SKYY) is among the best ETFs to take advantage of the cloud computing revolution.
Today, most companies, consumers, and governments use the cloud in some form, whether to store information, process data, or as a source for software services.
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This ETF includes 30 stocks that are instrumental in cloud computing services. One is Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq: MSFT), whose Azure service is the second most used cloud platform in the world, and another is the world leader, Amazon.com Inc. (Nasdaq: AMZN). IBM Corp. (NYSE: IBM), whose supercomputer-driven artificial intelligence platform is now being used in industries from healthcare to education, is also included.
Alphabet Inc. (Nasdaq: GOOGL), Apple Inc. (Nasdaq: AAPL), and Netflix Inc. (Nasdaq: NFLX) all make an appearance as well.
Over the past three years, this ETF has gained approximately 67.73%, which is more than double the S&P 500's performance over the same period. During this last correction period, SKYY beat out the S&P 500 by 2.44%.
However, our second-best ETF has performed even better…
Best ETFs to Buy in 2018, No. 2: ETFMG Prime Cyber Security
The ETFMG Prime Cyber Security ETF (NYSE: HACK) is the first fund of its kind that is completely focused on cybersecurity.
Cybercrime has soared in recent years, creating a $230 billion cybersecurity industry. Cybersecurity Ventures reports that industry spending could be as high as $1 trillion by 2021.
Instead of just choosing one cybersecurity company as an investment, this fund gives you the benefit of investing in a basket of 47 cybersecurity firms. Every company included is involved in developing the software, hardware, and consulting services necessary to effectively combat cybercrime.
The ETF also includes companies that provide cybersecurity services for defense and aerospace, application software, and IT services, including Symantec Corp. (Nasdaq: SYMC) and Cisco Systems Inc. (Nasdaq: CSCO).
Since this time in 2016, HACK is up 50.44%, nearly doubling what the S&P 500 has produced. And during the latest correction, it outperformed the market by 3.41%.
Our top pick is a defense ETF that has outperformed both of our other favorite ETFs. In just the last two years, it's gained 60%.
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These high-calorie recipes will help you add lean body mass to your frame.
Gaining lean body mass isn't just about eating—it's about eating the right things. It's best to focus on foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, lean meats, and low-fat dairy in your regular diet. These foods provide the variety of carbohydrates, protein, fat and antioxidants needed to properly recover and build muscle mass.
Many of these foods are both calorie-dense and nutrient-dense, which is exactly what you want when you're trying to gain lean body mass. A great strategy for gaining weight is to find high-calorie recipes you enjoy. If you're looking to add quality lean muscle mass, try these quick and easy recipes.
Gaining lean body mass isn't just about eating—it's about eating the right things. It's best to focus on foods like fruits, vegetables, whole grains, healthy fats, lean meats, and low-fat dairy in your regular diet. These foods provide the variety of carbohydrates, protein, fat and antioxidants needed to properly recover and build muscle mass.
Crack eggs into a microwave safe mug and scramble.
Tear spinach and mix with egg in the mug.
Place in microwave and cook for 3 minutes (or until eggs are cooked thoroughly).
While eggs are cooking, toast bagel.
Top bagel with egg mixture, cheese, and spicy mustard.
Spread spicy mustard on one or both slices of bread.
Add turkey and cheese on one slice of bread.
Add cut vegetables on the other slice of bread.
Optional: Wrap salad in a tortilla and eat like a burrito for a quick on-the-go option.
Prepare quinoa as directed on package.
Combine all ingredients (except greens) together in a bowl and mix well.
Place mixture on top of greens and enjoy!
Puree the oil, lime (juice and zest), cilantro and garlic in a food processor until smooth.
Place the salmon on foil on a baking sheet, pat dry.
Season with salt and pepper and spread on the cilantro/lime mixture.
Bake in a preheated 400-degree oven until cooked, about 10-15 minutes.
Enjoy with grilled asparagus and roasted sweet potatoes for a well-balanced meal!
Scoop 1 tbsp of the mixture at a time and form balls. Use a small ice cream scooper to create the optimal bite-size portion.
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FOOD: Whether it's a group of friends gathered around a kitchen table, or a quick catch up over coffee and cake, food has a way of bringing people together. It's no different at Alpha. Most sessions start with food because it's a great way to build community and get to know each other.
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DISCUSSION: Probably the most important part of any Alpha: the chance to share thoughts and ideas on the topic, and simply discuss it in a small group. There's no obligation to say anything and there's nothing you can't say (seriously). It's an opportunity to hear from others and contribute your own perspective in an honest, friendly and open environment.
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RWBY Volume 5 seamlessly transitions from the events of Volume 4, showing the various members of Team RWBY making their way to Mistral. The characters continue to recover from the events of the previous volumes.
Overall, Volume 4 focused primarily on developing the presence of the new villains and certain characters. Particularly Ruby, Nora, Ren, Weiss, and Yang. On the other hand, RWBY Volume 5 focuses more on Ozpin, the Branwen side of Yang's family, Blake, and the White Fang.
Some of the major themes throughout RWBY, but particularly in RWBY Volume 5 are friendship, family, trauma, and morality. A few key relationships highlight the connection between these themes. Since the Fall of Beacon, a lot of the characters found themselves questioning not only their abilities but also their core beliefs and values.
For the most part, our protagonists always try to do "the right thing." Unfortunately, that's not always clear. Here are three relationships that showcase the different ways the characters try to find their answer.
The first two characters up for discussion are Ozpin and Qrow Branwen. Previously, both Ozpin and Qrow had airs of mystery around them. The two are similar that way. However, neither of them could maintain those facades for long. Out of necessity, they finally revealed a lot of what they had been hiding from their students. The two of them are strongly on the side of "good." No matter their actions, they are always seeking to do what they believe is for the greater good of the world.
Both Ozpin and Qrow operate on a need-to-know basis. They keep a lot of secrets and only reveal them when they think it's actually necessary. However, this caused a bit of distrust between them and their students. While they do eventually reveal many truths, the repeated shocks of information often frustrate the students.
One of the most crucial plot advancements of the show was Ozpin's "resurrection." Unsurprisingly, Ozpin's return was much anticipated by fans, as his "death" was not on-screen like Pyrrha's. Still, the way in which he returned was somewhat of a surprise. In short, he shares his soul with Oscar Pine, a young farm boy who first appeared in episode 1 of Volume 4. Ozpin is cursed to reincarnate indefinitely because he failed to stop Salem, the main antagonist, throughout history.
At the beginning of RWBY Volume 5, he reveals this to Team RNJR (Ruby, Nora, Jaune, and Ren). However, that was only half the truth. Once Yang and Weiss reunite with Team RNJR after meeting with Raven Branwen, Yang's mother and Qrow's sister, Ozpin and Qrow come out with the full story.
In reality, Ozpin is the original "wizard" in the world of Remnant's lore of the Four Maidens. In short, a wizard gives four worthy women incredible powers so they can use it for the good of the world. However, an antagonist, Cinder, stole the power of the Fall maiden, and Vernal, the Spring maiden aligns herself with the self-interested Branwen tribe.
Also, while the characters in this world perform many seemingly impossible tasks, they still consider "magic" to be impossible. So, to corroborate Ozpin's story, Qrow confirms that Ozpin gave him the ability to transform into an actual crow and also gave that power to his sister, Raven.
After hearing all of this, Yang and the other students demand that there be no more secrets moving forward with this mission, and Ozpin agrees. Initially, Ozpin and Qrow withheld the truth because they likely believed the students were not ready to hear them. However, both men are ready to take the risk of laying everything on the table because the stakes are high; they need warriors who are ready to put their faith in them as leaders.
Essentially, admitting the truth is a gamble for Ozpin. He entrusted his power to four maidens whose powers eventually got passed into the wrong hands. Then, when he trusted Raven and Qrow Brandwen with similar powers, Raven abandoned him, feeling used. Most recently, he confided in Pyrrah and prepared her to receive power, only to watch her die in a battle she was unprepared for. For Ozpin, the truth does not guarantee success, and in fact, can lead to worse circumstances, which makes being honest extremely difficult.
Still, Ozpin believes in humanity. Sometimes Qrow is more cynical, but he places his trust in Ozpin. Ozpin has been alive for thousands of years, has made thousands of mistakes, seen generations of humanity running around in circles, and still believes that humanity is capable of progress. Although he has been betrayed twice before after revealing his secret, he is ready to trust this next group of students with it. For the sake of a better future, Ozpin must hope which makes others trust in him.
As tense as their relationship is, Yang and Raven are very similar people. As the saying goes, the apple really doesn't fall far from the tree. When they meet later in RWBY Volume 5, Neither of them fights for any lofty, righteous purpose; all they care about is protecting the people close to them. Wherever that take them, or whatever that entails, they're willing to do.
When Yang first left home, her father, Taiyang asked her who she was going after: her sister or her mother? Raven left Yang early on, which clearly left a lasting mark on their relationship. When Yang finds Raven's bandit camp, Raven congratulates her on finding her and opens her arms. However, Yang makes it clear that she only sought Raven out to get to Ruby quicker. It's possible that Yang emphasizes this, at least partially, out of spite to show Raven how little she cares about her.
What's clear is that neither of them cares about each other just because they're related. Yang cares about her family members Ruby and Taiyang because they are the family who stuck around and built relationships with her. Raven only opens her arms to Yang because of the effort Yang put into searching her camp out. Their relationship is the embodiment of the often misunderstood quote, "blood is thicker than water." In reality, the quote is "the blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb," meaning relationships we choose are stronger than a genetic connection.
Despite the tension between them, they seem to recognize how similar they are. At least, Raven seems to recognize this and clues in Yang (and Weiss) to the truth of her past with Qrow and Ozpin. She explains that Ozpin shared his curse with her and Qrow and demonstrates her ability to shapeshift into a literal raven. On the one hand, she does this to try and persuade Yang to separate herself from the impending war and live "neutrally" with the tribe. She knows Yang at least somewhat resonates with the idea that you take care of own before you sacrifice yourself for strangers.
Part of what fuels this ideology are feelings of selfishness. Ultimately, both Raven and Yang are selfish people. When confronted by Cinder and the main antagonists, Raven is willing to sacrifice her brother's life, and anyone's life for that matter, to protect her tribe. As long as she can preserve her interests no one else matters.
Similarly, because Yang is selfish, she can act very shallowly when she feels betrayed. This is partly why she is still so angry with Blake to the point where her eyes turn red just talking about her. In her eyes, Blake abandoned the group for no reason. Even when Weiss explains that Blake felt guilty, Yang is offended. She thinks the only reason Blake would feel guilty would be if thought Yang and the others would blame her, which they wouldn't. This self-centered thinking is a big part of who Yang is and why she makes such strong bonds with others and why its harder on her when those bonds are tested, or broken.
Raven is the same. She warns Yang that if she doesn't side with her tribe, they'll be enemies when they see each other next. Plus, she's still not over the split with Qrow and how he sided with Ozpin rather than her. Both Raven and Yang still feel a connection to their lost bonds, but they force themselves to be angry because of their self-centered feelings. They blame their lost connections for leaving, so they don't feel bad. They don't want to wonder what about themselves would make someone choose to betray them.
The one point where Yang and Raven differ particularly is on why they protect who and what they do. Raven protects her own interests primarily to live free and neutral. However, Yang follows Ruby because she wants to do the right thing. During the discussion where Ozpin and Qrow reveal the truth, Yang says that she will stay only if Ruby does. She believes Ruby "somehow always knows the right thing to do." Personality-wise, Yang isn't built to know "the right thing to do" because of her self-centered nature. However, unlike Raven, she wants to do the right thing, at least because her loved ones want to.
The relationship between Blake and Ilia in RWBY Volume 5 is a mix between the two previously mentioned relationships. On the one hand, Ozpin and Qrow fight for and look at the bigger picture. On the other, Yang and Raven take everything personally. If we look at this as two sides of a spectrum, Blake and Ilia are caught somewhere in the middle.
Originally, both Blake and Ilia fought for the White Fang, believing it was the best thing to do for the Faunus. Like Ozpin, they were willing to use questionable methods to fight for what they believed was right. However, when those methods became less questionable and clearly violent, Blake separated herself. The White Fang's fight is both personal and global for Blake and Ilia. It is a fight that will define them, whether they like it or not. As a result, they are obligated to work with, if not deal with each other, and figure out how to be a part of something integral, yet greater than themselves.
When talking with Sun Wukong in RWBY Volume 5 Episode 5, Blake dissects what is wrong with the White Fang's violent methodology. She talks about Adam Taurus, her ex-boyfriend and a big-shot in the White Fang known for his brutality. His goal is to destroy Cinder previously destroyed haven Academy like Beacon Academy. He believes the only way humans will respect the Faunus is through fear, since peaceful protest had not worked. Ilia, Blake's old friend at the White Fang, initially believes in this, too, which is why she and Blake come into conflict increasingly.
Blake initially believed in this, too, thinking that Adam was the personification of "justice" or "passion." However, she realized that Adam was not doing this for the future of the Faunus. Instead, he was doing it out of spite; as revenge for all the years, humans mistreated the Faunus. The morality of brutal methods can be debated, however, it is clear that Adam's increasing violence is wrong because of his goal. His goal is merely to cause suffering for the suffering he feels he and the Faunus suffered; nothing more, nothing less.
As a result, his violent methods will never work towards furthering equality. Not only will they paint the Faunus as a threat, but also they will destroy the Faunus from the inside. This will let opportunistic humans capitalize on the Faunus' dissension.
While Blake eventually graduated from this belief, Ilia leaned into it. Ilia as a chameleon-type Faunus was able to "pass" as human. Personally, she did not have to suffer from the same discrimination as other Faunus. However, when her parents died in a highly publicized mining accident, her human "friends" laughed. In all likelihood, the event probably overwhelmed her with guilt; she forsook her origins to be liked by cruel humans who would laugh at her own family's death just because they were Faunus.
The weight of survivors guilt probably plunged her into despair, so she externalized her feelings as hatred. She blindly followed the White Fang's violent methods to try and absolve herself of the guilt. In a way, she felt that if she could achieve respect and equality for the Faunus, she would be forgiven for pretending to be human. However, she could only force herself to be blind for so long. After hearing about the internal assassination of a previous White Fang leader, and agreeing with it, she was ordered to do the same to Blake's parents.
Initially, Blake ran away from her friends for the same reason. Guilt and fear blinded Blake like they blinded Ilia. She ran away from the White Fang and passed as a human to live peacefully, like Ilia. Eventually, her worst fears came true: the White Fang came to destroy what she held dear.
However, by encountering Ilia, she had to face her own choices. Eventually, she realized that she needs to face her fears, because, in the end, they will come to her whether she likes it or not. Furthermore, she realizes she is not alone, thanks to Sun's persistence.
RWBY deals with an incredible variety of motivations, beliefs, and moralities. All of which come into play at one point or another. This article deals with a select few that are highlighted in the most recent season of the show. Part of WBY"s appeal is that there are many characters with unique perspectives that can resonate with many of the show's fans. In the end, it's mainly a question of who you identify with and who you're rooting for in the end. There are so many ways to get there.


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Books in the news... 10-11 October
Sutherland Shire Libraries Monday, October 12, 2015
Check out these new fiction and non -fiction titles from 10-11 October Spectrum, you can request them from the Library.
The River and the Book / Croggon, Alison
Combining magical realism and fable, this lyrical tale is the story of a landscape and community destroyed by Western greed.
Endorsed by Amnesty International as contributing to a better understanding of human rights, this poetic coming of age story combines magical realism and fable, featuring beautiful black and white illustrations. Simbala's village has two treasures: the River, their road and their god; and the Book, their history, their oracle and their soul. Simbala is a Keeper of the Book, the latest in a long line of women who can use it to find answers to the villagers' questions. As developers begin to poison the River on which the villagers rely, the Book predicts change. But this does not come in the form they expect; it is the sympathetic foreigner who comes to the village who inflicts the greatest damage of all.
The woman who walked in sunshine / Alexander McCall Smith
In this latest installment of the beloved and best selling series, Mma Ramotswe must contend with her greatest challenge yet- a vacation!
Business is slow at the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency, so slow in fact that for the first time in her estimable career Precious Ramotswe has reluctantly agreed to take a holiday. The promise of a week of uninterrupted peace is short lived, however, when she meets a young boy named Samuel. a troublemaker who is himself in some trouble. Once she learns more about Samuel's sad story. Mma Ramotswe feels compelled to step in and help him find his way out of a bad situation.
The bird's child / Sandra Leigh Price
A novel of magic, birds, lost letters and love.
Sydeny, 1929: three people find themselves washed up on the steps of Miss Du Maurier's bohemian boarding house in a one grand terrace in Newtown.
Ari is a young Jewish man, a pogrom orphan, who lives under the stern rule of his rabbi uncle, but dreams his father is Houdini. Upon his hand he bears a forbidden mark - a tattoo - and has a secret ambition to be a magician. Finding an injured parrot one day on the street, Ari is unsure of how to care for it, until he meets young runaway Lily, a glimmering girl after his own abracadabra heart. together they form a magical act, but their lives take a strange twist when wild card Billy, a charming and dangerous drifter twisted by the war, can no longer harbour secret desires of his own.
The Outsider: ; My Life in Intrigue by Forsyth, Frederick
Frederick Forsyth has seen it all. And lived to tell the tale.
Trained first as a pilot, then as a journalist, Frederick Forsyth finally turned to fiction and became one of the most lauded thriller writers of our time. As exciting as his novels, Forsyth's autobiography is a candid look at an extraordinary life, lived to the full, a life whose unique experiences have provided rich inspiration for thirteen internationally bestselling thrillers.
Kissed by a deer : a Tibetan odyssey / Margi Gibb
Prepare to be swept away by a story that is intimate, true, and utterly compelling. Margi Gibb's much-loved father dies and, with her immediate family largely gone, her life is changed irrevocably. Immersing herself more deeply in art and music, she travels to America to study the sacred art of the mandala, exploring the wisdom traditions of Indigenous Indian peoples in the process. Then after a serendipitous encounter back in Australia she travels to Dharamsala to care for children in an after school program at a Tibetan women's handicraft cooperative. Her underlying passion is to initiate guitar lessons for Tibetan refugees. What follows is unexpected. Margi,s developing bonds with two very different Tibetan men, Tenzin and Yonten, change her life in complex and enduring ways. Eventually she journeys to Tibet.
Kissed by a Deer is a book about East and West. It is a passionate quest for the personal and intellectual truth that only comes through lived experience. Gibb's story gives us amazing places, and wonderful characters, people we come to love and care about despite their failings. In its pages, wisdom searchingly finds its humble roots in the connections of heart, imagination and mind; in the midst of the act of living.
The bastard from the bush : an Australian life / John Jarratt
John Jarratt, cult icon and one of Australia's best-loved screen actors, spent a bucolic boyhood in the lush countryside of Wongawilli, and his youth in the Snowy Mountains, Townsville and Aramac, with sojourns in the tropical splendour of Magnetic Island. These were years filled with boisterous outdoor adventures, a rollicking extended family and a collection of true friends, clouded only by his father's violent rages.
After an unlikely apprenticeship at NIDA he launched a career that took him to the peaks of the film industry, from a featured role as Albert in Picnic at Hanging Rock to his career-defining embodiment of Ned Kelly. For years he was a laconic TV home improvement co-host, before reviving his film career with a nightmare-inducing performance as Mick Taylor in Wolf Creek. Along the way he fathered six children in a series of tumultuous relationships, as he struggled with the dual addiction of alcohol and house building.
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