The tiny Danish island of Samsø is a role model when it comes to overcoming resistance to renewable energy projects. Completely eliminating big business, organizers there have involved their fellow citizens in large-scale energy infrastructure decisions by enabling them not only to discuss the changes to their landscape, but also offering them to own the wind turbines to be installed. Once a fossil fuel importer, Samsø today meets all its electricity with renewables and offsets more greenhouse gases than it emits. Experts from all over the world travel to this island to learn from its example.
The wind and the sun have carved deep furrows into the face of Kai Alexandersen, who was born on the small Danish island of Samsø 80 years ago, has lived there ever since and will remain where he is, like the old oak in his large yard, until the day he dies.
Together with Inga, his energetic wife, and Senta, a black labrador, he lives just a few footsteps away from a sandy reef that seeps into the Kattegat, a small stretch of North Sea water where, hundreds of years ago, the Vikings ruled. When I met Kai Alexandersen, on a day in early May, he was carving his knife into to a fresh catch of maybe 50 herring, their pupils still clear, their flanks glittering in the sun. In a way, you could say that Alexandersen is a traditional person, deeply rooted in nature and his landscape. But he is also a very modern figure. In fact, like most of his fellow Samsingers, he's an ambassador for the new energy age.
Three large solar panels are attached to his roof, producing heat and power for his house. When he bought and installed the panels twelve years ago, he had no reason to hesitate. Alexandersen is a trained gardener and from working with his greenhouse, 'I knew about the energy of the sun', he says. The solar panels on his roof were the first on the island, and Alexandersen is also a fervent supporter of the many wind turbines turning on and off Samsø. 'Renewable energy sources are good for us', he says.
Samsø decided to become energy-independent 14 years ago, after it had won a renewable energy contest launched by the Danish government. The title was awarded to a community that aimed to become self-sufficient in its energy production. Winning the contest didn't come with special tax breaks or grant money. It was just an empty title waiting to be filled with life.
several restaurants, but most of them close at 9 pm. The island's largest town by far, Tranebjerg, has a population of just over 800. Driving on the tree-lined, unlit roads at night is dangerous not because there's traffic (there isn't) but because you may well hit one of the many pheasants, deer or hare that roam around.
The local energy mix used to be traditional as well. For many decades, the islanders burned oil for their fuel needs, brought to Samsø via tankers. Electricity came via an undersea cable fed with power from an old coal plant. Each of the Samsingers emitted, on average, 11 tons of CO2 per year. So when the goal to become energy-independent was formulated in the late 1990s, few people believed it could be done.
But then, after a long and difficult discussion process, the Samsingers joined forces to build wind farms, solar fields and biomass heating plants. Today, Samsø is home to eleven 1 MW onshore wind turbines that produce slightly more electricity than the island consumes. Ten 2.3 MW offshore turbines, erected off Samsø's southern coast, feed excess power into the grid. They offset CO2 emitted by the cars, tractors and ferries used by the Samsingers.
Many homeowners replaced their oil furnaces with heat pumps or wood pellet stoves. Together with four new district heating plants, fired with straw from the many farms on Samsø, they cover nearly 80 percent of the heating on the island. Some farmers even extract rapeseed oil from the plants grown on their fields to fuel their tractors. Via the same undersea cable, Samsø today exports power to the mainland. It has a CO2 output of minus-3.7 tons per inhabitant, meaning that it offsets more greenhouse gases than it emits.
success - the islanders changed their energy infrastructure in less than a decade - seems like a small miracle. How could it happen? Yes, Samsø is very windy, has sun during the summer and lots of biomass resources all year round. But its people, most of them deeply rooted within their homeland, weren't exactly excited about change.
The Samsingers have always been proud of their nature and their landscape: rolling green hills, lush fields and small forests that give way to quiet beaches. The traces of civilization on the island date back thousands of years. You can find old Viking harbors and dozens of large man-made mounts, overlooking the sea, under which Bronze Age Viking chiefs are buried. So when plans surfaced that several tall wind turbines were to be erected on Samsø, people were suspicious.
Hermansen is Samsø's green energy guru. Born on the island, he left for the Danish mainland to study sustainable agriculture. After a few years, he came back to take over his dad's farm but he soon found out that farming wasn't for him. 'I'm way too much of a communicator, and potatoes don't communicate', he says, laughing. After another stint at university, Hermansen began teaching environmental courses at high schools and preached about the advantages of a sustainable lifestyle. When the islanders unearthed some government money for a full-time employee to lead the renewable energy project, Hermansen seemed like the perfect fit. He was.
Hermansen knocked on doors, organized community meetings and, backed by a handful of volunteers, tried to convince people to support the renewable energy project, a process that took 'one to two years', he says. When it came to discussing the changes that were in store – building wind turbines, biomass district heating plants and solar panels – Hermansen knew it was key to involve as many people as possible.
After lengthy and difficult talks, the Samsingers decided to build eleven 1 MW turbines in the fields in the southern part of the island, where lots of farms produce milk, vegetables or rapeseed and where the turbines' impact on the landscape remained limited. The northern part, with its rolling hills and pristine reefs, was left untouched.
It soon became clear, however, that involving people in the discussions wasn't enough. Hermansen wanted to have people on board by handing them stakes in the actual production process. He realised that the wind turbines shouldn't be owned by a company, but by the locals.
The same concept was used when building the 10 large offshore turbines, which cost around €3 million each. Today, more than 1500 people own shares in four of the island's 21 turbines, handing them a yearly dividend check based on the power production.
Despite the successful co-op approach, building the offshore turbines was controversial. Tourist organizations were concerned that the machines would spoil the view and drive away the many mainlanders who spend their summer vacation on Samsø.
Hermansen and his team had a large-scale brochure made in which the ten offshore turbines are simulated into the Samsø landscape. Hermansen showed me the brochure, a large-format, high-quality magazine that shows how the turbines would look from different viewpoints on the island, spots that people know because they go there for their Sunday picknic or just to hang out.
And it paid off. Involving the Samsingers meant sparking their motivation. A few years earlier, a large slaughterhouse was closed down, and many jobs were lost. The renewable energy island project came at the right time. It was exciting and made people proud.
Jorgen Tranberg, a farmer who owns 150 Holstein milk cows, in 2000 bought a wind turbine that has been turning behind his cowshed ever since. He later purchased half an offshore turbine and also invested in a solar power plant in Germany. Today, with milk prices low, Tranberg, who has a dry sense of humour, in money terms sells more electricity than milk. 'On Samsø, we don't talk so much, we just do it', Tranberg says.
With the cash generated by the wind turbines, the islanders built an Energy Academy. It looks like a modern barn, with large glass windows and a roof decked with solar cells. There, politicians, scientists and students from all over the world study the Samsø example. When I visited the academy to meet Hermansen, who heads it, a group of college students from California was listening to a lecture on sustainable energy production. Later, they were due to climb Tranberg's wind turbine.
On the fields nearby, Hermansen's wife Malene, a charming blonde teacher, was flying kites with schoolchildren so they could learn about the power of the wind. The academy is a 'meeting place for people exchanging sustainability know-how, who want to change their energy systems from fossil fuel to renewables', says Hermansen, who travels to energy conferences around the world and has won several awards. Islands and local communities in Britain, South Korea and the United States are considering whether to follow the Samsø example.
Even on Samsø, there have been setbacks. A gearbox in Tranberg's turbine burnt down a few years ago and had to be repaired for around €150,000. An experiment with six electric cars in the public sector didn't prove successful because the vehicle broke down too often. Also,the islanders didn't reduce their energy consumption despite several efficiency programs launched.
Then there are the investment costs. Towering at around €40 million, they are are relatively high for a community of 4,000. That's €40,000 per person.
But given their track record, Hermansen and his fellow Samsingers will surely give it a try.
Note: There's a Japanese version of this article.


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subroutine PSE_real_time_propagation_basis_expansion
  use global_variables
  implicit none
  integer :: iter,iter_t
  real(8) :: jav,Act_t

  if(myrank == 0)write(*,"(A)")"== Start real-time propagation with basis expansion."

  call init_wf_basis_expansion
  if(switch_Houston_probe_decomposition)then
    call init_Ac_basis_expansion_Houston_probe_decomp
    call blocking_matrix_for_Houston_probe_decomp
  else
    call init_Ac_basis_expansion
  end if

  if(myrank == 0)open(104,file=trim(SYSname)//'_eex.out')
  Act_t = 0d0
  call BE_energy(Act_t); Etot_GS = Etot_RT
  if(myrank==0)write(104,"(999e26.16e3)")0d0,Etot_RT,Etot_RT-Etot_GS

!== Start current
  Act_t = Actot_BE(0)
  call BE_current(jav,Act_t)
  javt_BE(0)=jav
!== End current

  do iter=0,Nt
!== Start dt_evolve
    if(switch_Houston_probe_decomposition)then
      Act_t = 0.5d0*( Actot_BE(iter+1) + Actot_BE(iter) )
      call BE_dt_evolve_Houston_probe_decomp(iter,Act_t)
    else
      Act_t = 0.5d0*( Actot_BE(iter+1) + Actot_BE(iter) )
      call BE_dt_evolve(Act_t)
    end if
!== End dt_evolve

!== Start current
  Act_t = Actot_BE(iter+1)
  call BE_current(jav,Act_t)
  javt_BE(iter+1)=jav
!== End current

!== Start energy
  if(mod(iter,10) == 0 .or. iter==Nt)then
    call BE_energy(Act_t)
    if(myrank==0)write(104,"(999e26.16e3)")dt*dble(iter+1),Etot_RT,Etot_RT-Etot_GS
  end if

!== Start writing section
  if(mod(iter,400) == 0 .or. iter == Nt)then
    if(myrank == 0)then
      open(102,file=trim(SYSname)//'_jac.out')
      do iter_t=0,Nt+1
        write(102,'(100e26.16e3)')Dt*dble(iter_t),Actot_BE(iter_t),javt_BE(iter_t)
      end do
      close(102)
    end if
  end if
!== End writing section

  end do

  call BE_excited_electrons
  call BE_matrix_element_for_dielectric_function
  if(myrank == 0)close(104)
  if(myrank == 0)write(*,"(A)")"== End real-time propagation with basis expansion."

  return
end subroutine PSE_real_time_propagation_basis_expansion

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^ Hornsey, Ian (2003). A History of Beer and Brewing. Royal Society of Chemistry. p. 7. ISBN 978-0-85404-630-0. ...mead was known in Europe long before wine, although archaeological evidence of it is rather ambiguous. This is principally because the confirmed presence of beeswax or certain types of pollen ... is only indicative of the presence of honey (which could have been used for sweetening some other drink) – not necessarily of the production of mead.
^ Smith-Spangler, C; Brandeau, ML; Hunter, GE; Bavinger, JC; Pearson, M; Eschbach, PJ; Sundaram, V; Liu, H; Schirmer, P; Stave, C; Olkin, I; Bravata, DM (September 4, 2012). "Are organic foods safer or healthier than conventional alternatives?: a systematic review". Annals of Internal Medicine. 157 (5): 348–66. doi:10.7326/0003-4819-157-5-201209040-00007. PMID 22944875.
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{{Infobox military conflict
|conflict=Battle of Corregidor
| image= corregidor gun.jpg
| image_size = 300
|caption=Victorious Japanese troops atop the Hearn Battery, May 6, 1942.
|partof=the Pacific Theater of World War II
|date=May 5–6, 1942
|place=Corregidor island in Manila Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines
|result=Japanese victory
|combatant1 =

|combatant2=
|commander1= Jonathan M. Wainwright George F. Moore Samuel L. Howard
|commander2= Masaharu Homma Kureo Taniguchi Gempachi Sato Kizon Mikami Haruji Morita Col. Koike Col. Inoue
| units1       = Ground units:
 4th Marine Regiment

 Philippine Department
  59th Coast Artillery Regiment
  60th Coast Artillery Regiment
  91st Coast Artillery Regiment
  92nd Coast Artillery Regiment
  803rd Engineer Aviation Battalion
 Company A
 Philippine Commonwealth Army
  1st Coast Artillery Regiment
  2nd Coast Artillery Regiment
 Battery D
 Battery F
Naval Units:
 16th Naval District
  U.S. Navy Inshore Patrol

USS Pigeon (ASR-6)
 (abandoned ship) crew
| units2       =Ground units:
 Japanese Fourteenth Army  4th Infantry Division
  7th Tank RegimentAerial units:
 22nd Air Brigade

|strength1=13,000 U.S. and Filipino troops, 2 gunboats, and 1 minesweeper
|strength2=75,000 Japanese troops
|casualties1=800 killed1,000 wounded11,000 POWs1 gunboat sunk1 gunboat scuttled1 minesweeper scuttled
|casualties2=900 killed1,200 wounded
|}}

The Battle of Corregidor (; ), fought on May 5–6, 1942, was the culmination of the Japanese campaign for the conquest of the Commonwealth of the Philippines during World War II.

The fall of Bataan on April 9, 1942, ended all organized opposition by the U.S. Army Forces Far East to the invading Japanese forces on Luzon, in the northern Philippines. The island bastion of Corregidor, with its network of tunnels and formidable array of defensive armaments, along with the fortifications across the entrance to Manila Bay, was the remaining obstacle to the 14th Japanese Imperial Army of Lieutenant General Masaharu Homma. Homma had to take Corregidor, since as long as the island remained in American hands, the Japanese would be denied the use of Manila Bay, the finest natural harbor in the Far East.

The U.S. Army eventually recaptured the island in 1945.

Background
Gibraltar of the East

Corregidor, officially named Fort Mills, was the largest of four fortified islands protecting the mouth of Manila Bay and had been fortified prior to World War I with powerful coastal artillery. Some  long and  across at its head, the tadpole-shaped island was  from Bataan. Its widest and elevated area, known as Topside, held most of the fort's 56 coastal artillery pieces and installations.

Middleside was a small plateau containing battery positions as well as barracks. Bottomside was the lower area, where a dock area and the civilian town of San Jose were located. Americans called it "The Rock" or even the "Gibraltar of the East", comparing it to the fortress that guards the entrance to the Mediterranean Sea between Europe and Africa.

The tunnel system under Malinta Hill was the most extensive construction on Corregidor. It contained a main east–west passage  long with a  diameter, in addition to 25 lateral passages, each about  long, which branched out at regular intervals from each side of the main passage. A separate system of tunnels north of this housed the underground hospital. It had 12 laterals (tunnels) and space for 1,000 beds. The facility could be reached either through the main tunnel or by a separate outside entrance on the north side of Malinta Hill. The Navy tunnel system, which lay opposite the hospital, under the south side of Malinta was connected to the main tunnel by a partially completed low passageway through the quartermaster storage lateral.

East of this was Malinta Tunnel, the location of General Douglas MacArthur's headquarters (Lieutenant General Jonathan M. Wainwright's headquarters during the battle, after MacArthur relocated to Australia on 12 March 1942). Reinforced with concrete walls, floors, and overhead arches, it also had blowers to furnish fresh air, and a double-track electric tramway line along the east–west passage. The Malinta Tunnel furnished bombproof shelters for the hospital, headquarters, and shops, as well as a maze of underground storehouses.

Defenses

The defensive arsenal on Corregidor was formidable with 45 coastal guns and mortars organized into 23 batteries, some seventy-two anti-aircraft weapons assigned to thirteen batteries and a minefield of approximately 35 groups of controlled mines. The two  guns of Batteries Smith and Hearn, with a horizontal range of  and all-around traverse were the longest range of all the island's artillery.

Caballo Island, with Fort Hughes—just south of Corregidor—was the next largest in area. At about , the island rose abruptly from the bay to a height of  on its western side. Commander Francis J. Bridget was in charge of its beach defenses with a total of 800 men, of whom 93 were Marines and 443 belonged to the Navy, by the end of April 1942. Coastal artillery numbered some 13 assorted pieces, including a single 14-inch M1910 field gun, four 12-inch M1912 mortars, two 6-inch M1908 guns, and 2 3-inch M1903 guns, with its anti-aircraft defenses are tied in with those of Corregidor.

Fort Drum—which lay about  south of Fort Hughes—was the most unusual of the harbor defenses. Military engineers had cut away the entire top of El Fraile Island down to the water-line and used the island as a foundation to build a reinforced concrete "battleship",  long and  wide, with exterior walls of concrete and steel  thick. The top deck of this concrete battleship was  above the low-water mark and had  thick walls. Equipped with four  guns in armored turrets facing seaward, a secondary battery of four casemated  guns, and two anti-aircraft guns, the fort with its 200-man garrison was considered impregnable to attack.

The last—Carabao Island—lay only  from the shores of Cavite Province. Except at one point along its eastern shore, the island rises precipitously from the sea in cliffs more than  high. The Americans had placed Fort Frank on this island, which late in 1941, had a military garrison of about 400 men, mostly Philippine Scouts. Its armament consisted of two  guns, eight  mortars, four  GPFs, as well as anti-aircraft and beach defense weapons.

All four forts in Manila Bay—as well as Fort Wint in Subic Bay—had been formed before the war into an organization called the Harbor Defenses of Manila and Subic Bays, which by August 1941 became a part of the Philippine Coast Artillery Command. Both were under Major General George F. Moore who also commanded the Corregidor garrison. The 5,700 men of the Harbor Defense Force were assigned to four Coast Artillery Regiments: the 59th, 60th, 91st, and 92nd CA (the 60th CA being an antiaircraft artillery unit and the 91st and 92d CA Philippine Scouts units), plus headquarters and service troops.

About 500 Philippine Army soldiers in training were organized into the 1st and 2nd Coast Artillery Regiments (PA), but operated under the control of the two PS regiments. Gen. Moore organized the force into four commands to exercise tactical control: (1) seaward defense, and (2) North and South Channels defense, under Colonel Paul D. Bunker; (3) anti-aircraft and air warning defenses under Col. Theodore M. Chase, and (4) inshore patrol under Captain Kenneth M. Hoeffel of the US Navy's 16th Naval District.

After their evacuation from Olongapo in Zambales, close to Subic Naval Base on December 26, the 4th Marine Regiment—under the command of Col. Samuel L. Howard—became the primary fighting unit on the island. Corregidor's garrison received the largest group of reinforcements right after the fall of Bataan, with some 72 officers and 1,173 enlisted men from more than fifty different units were integrated and assigned to the 4th Marine Regiment. Few of the reinforcements were trained or equipped for ground combat. By April 30, 1942, the 4th Marines actually numbered 229 officers and 3,770 men, of whom only 1,500 were members of the Corps.

Siege

On December 29, 1941, the defenders got their first taste of aerial bombardment on Corregidor. The attack lasted for two hours as the Japanese destroyed or damaged the hospital, Topside and Bottomside barracks, the Navy fuel depot and the officers club. Three days later, the island garrison was bombed for more than three hours.

Periodic bombing continued over the next four days, but with only two more raids for the rest of January, the defenders had a chance to improve their positions considerably. To the amusement of the beach defenders on Corregidor, the Japanese dropped only propaganda leaflets on January 29.

On 3 February 1942  arrived at Corregidor with 3,500 rounds of 3-inch anti-aircraft ammunition. Along with mail and important documents, Trout was loaded with 20 tons of gold and silver previously removed from banks in the Philippines before departing.

On March 12, under cover of darkness, Gen. MacArthur was evacuated from Corregidor, using four PT boats bound for Mindanao, from where he was eventually flown to Australia. He left Lt. Gen Jonathan M. Wainwright in command in the Philippines.

From December 29 to the end of April 1942, despite incessant Japanese aerial, naval and artillery bombardment, the garrison on Corregidor, which consisted of the 4th Marine Regiment and combined units from the United States Army, the US Navy, and locally recruited Filipino soldiers, resisted valiantly, inflicting heavy enemy losses in men and aircraft.

The defenders were living on about 30 ounces of food per day. Drinking water was distributed only twice a day, but the constant bombing and shelling often interrupted the distribution of rations. When the bombardment killed horses of the Cavalry, the men would drag the carcasses down to the mess hall for consumption. The continued lack of proper diet created problems for the Corregidor garrison, as men weakened and lacked reliable night vision. From Cebu, seven private ships under orders from the army, loaded with a supply of food, sailed towards Corregidor. Only one reached the island, the MV Princessa commanded by 3rd Lieutenant Zosimo Cruz (USAFFE).

Japanese artillery bombardment of Corregidor began immediately after the fall of Bataan on 9 April. It became intense over the next few weeks as more guns were brought up, and one day's shelling was said to equal all the bombing raids combined in damage inflicted. However, after an initial response from a 155 mm GPF battery, Lt. Gen. Wainwright prohibited counterbattery fire for three days, fearing there were wounded POWs on Bataan who might be killed.

Japanese bombing and shelling continued with unrelenting ferocity. Japanese aircraft flew 614 missions, dropping 1,701 bombs totaling some 365 tons of explosive. Joining the aerial bombardment were nine  howitzers, thirty-four  howitzers, and 32 other artillery pieces, which pounded Corregidor day and night. It was estimated that on May 4 alone, more than 16,000 shells hit Corregidor.

As of about April 15, 1942, the combined strength of the four fortified islands—including US Army, Philippine Scouts, Philippine Army, US Marine Corps, US Navy, Philippine Navy, and civilians—totaled about 14,728.

From April 28, a concentrated aerial bombardment by the 22nd Air Brigade of Maj. Gen. Kizon Mikami—supported by ground artillery on Bataan from May 1–5, preceded landing operations.

On the night of 4 May a submarine returning to Australia from patrol evacuated 25 persons. Among the passengers were Colonel Constant Irwin, who carried a complete roster of all Army, Navy, and Marine personnel still alive; Col. Royal G. Jenks, a finance officer, with financial accounts; Col. Milton A. Hill, the inspector general, 3 other Army and 6 Navy officers, and about 13 nurses. Included in the cargo sent from Corregidor were several bags of mail, the last to go out of the Philippines, and "many USAFFE and USFIP records and orders."

Japanese propaganda to its home population repeatedly declared in this period that Corregidor was about to fall, followed by weeks of silence when it did not happen. Imperial General Headquarters finally declared that the resistance was becoming a serious embarrassment.

Fall

On May 5, Japanese forces led by Maj. Gen. Kureo Taniguchi boarded landing craft and barges and headed for the final assault on Corregidor. Shortly before midnight, intense shelling struck the beaches between North Point and Cavalry Point. The initial landing of 790 Japanese soldiers quickly bogged down due to surprisingly fierce resistance from the American and Filipino defenders, whose 37 mm artillery exacted a heavy toll on the invasion fleet. It was a bloodbath. Observers at Cabcaben described the scene as "a spectacle that confounded the imagination, surpassing in grim horror anything we had ever seen before."

The Japanese landing was difficult because of the strong sea currents between Bataan and Corregidor, as well as the layers of oil that covered the beaches from ships sunk earlier in the siege. They had considerable trouble landing personnel and equipment. However, the sheer numbers of the Japanese infantry, equipped with 50 mm grenade launchers ("knee mortars"), eventually forced the defenders to pull back from the beach.

The second battalion of 785 Japanese soldiers was not as successful. They landed east of North Point, where the defensive positions held by the 4th Marines Regiment were stronger. Most of the Japanese officers were quickly killed, and the huddled survivors were hit with hand grenades, machine guns, and rifle fire. Nevertheless, some of the landing managed to unite with the first invasion force, and together they moved inland and had captured the Denver Battery by 01:30 on May 6.

The Americans launched a counterattack to eject the Japanese from the Denver Battery, and this saw the heaviest fighting between the opposing forces, virtually hand to hand. The counterattack went quite well in the beginning, managing to overrun the Japanese position on the western slope of Denver Battery Hill. Lieutenant Otter and 6 other ranks advanced near the gun pit, where a Japanese heavy machine gun was positioned. They all threw grenades into the pit and put the gun out of action. Immediately after that, a group of Japanese occupied the gun pit and wiped out Otter and 4 of his men. Thus, the counterattack stalled and did not make any more progress.

By 04:30, Colonel Howard had committed his last reserves, consisting of about 500 Marines, a few sailors, and the soldiers of the 4th Battalion. These reinforcement tried to join the battle as quickly as possible, but Japanese snipers had slipped behind the front lines and any movement was very costly. To make matters worse, another 880 Japanese reinforcements arrived at 05:30. The 4th Marines held their positions, but the Americans were losing ground in other areas. The Japanese had a problem of their own: several ammunition crates never made the landing, due to the sailors's fear of getting hit by American artillery. As a result, several Japanese attacks and counterattacks were made using bayonets.

The defenders' final blow came at 09:30, when three Japanese tanks were landed and immediately went into action. The tanks destroyed and routed the counterattack at Denver Battery. The men withdrew to the ruins of a concrete trench a few yards from the entrance to Malinta tunnel. At the same moment, Japanese artillery delivered a heavy barrage. Aware of the consequences if the Japanese captured the tunnel, where about 1,000 helpless wounded men lay, and realizing the Malinta tunnel could not hold out much longer, Wainright knew that more Japanese would be landed at night. He decided to sacrifice one more day of freedom in exchange for several thousand lives.

In a radio message to President Franklin Roosevelt, Wainwright said, "There is a limit of human endurance, and that point has long been passed." Colonel Howard burned the 4th Marine Regiment's flag as well as the national colors to prevent their capture. Wainwright surrendered the Corregidor garrison at about 1:30 p.m. on May 6, 1942, with two officers sent forward with a white flag to carry his surrender message to the Japanese.

Aftermath

The Japanese losses from January 1 – April 30 and from the initial assault landings on May 5/6, were about 900 dead and 1,200 wounded, while the defenders suffered 800 dead and 1,000 wounded.

Corregidor's defeat marked the fall of the Philippines and Asia, but Imperial Japan's timetable for the conquest of Australia and the rest of the Pacific was severely upset. Its advance was ultimately checked at the battle for New Guinea, and at Guadalcanal, the turning point in the Pacific War.

About 4,000 of the 11,000 American and Filipino prisoners of war from Corregidor were marched through the streets of Manila to incarceration at Fort Santiago and Bilibid Prison, criminal detention centers turned POW camps. US Army and Navy nurses (the "Angels of Bataan and Corregidor") continued to work on Corregidor for several weeks, and were then sent to Santo Tomas. The rest were sent off in trains to various Japanese prison camps. General Wainwright was incarcerated in Manchuria. Over the course of the war, thousands were shipped to the Japanese home islands as slave labor. Some were eventually freed at the Raid at Cabanatuan and during the battle for Manila's liberation. While most of the Allied forces on Corregidor surrendered, many individuals continued fighting as guerrillas.

General Masaharu Homma, who conquered the Philippines in five months instead of the projected two, ended up being relieved of his command.

Historical commemoration

An unnamed Marine from the 4th Marine Regiment wrote the following lyrics to the tune of the 'Marines' Hymn,' just before going into battle in Corregidor. The author of "The Corregidor Hymn" was captured by the Japanese in the battle and was never seen again.

"First to jump for holes and tunnels
And to keep our skivvies clean,
We are proud to claim the title
of Corregidor's Marines.

"Our drawers unfurled to every breeze
From dawn to setting sun.
We have jumped into every hole and ditch
And for us the fightin' was fun.

"We have plenty of guns and ammunition
But not cigars and cigarettes,
At the last we may be smoking leaves
Wrapped in Nipponese propaganda leaflets.

"When the Army and the Navy
Looked out Corregidor's Tunnel Queen,
They saw the beaches guarded
by more than one Marine!"

Memorials
The Pacific War Memorial was built on Corregidor in memory of the American and Filipino soldiers who died.

The bridge in Chicago, Illinois, where State Street crosses the Chicago River is named the 'Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge'.

The bridge over the Farmington River on Connecticut Route 185 in Simsbury, Connecticut was renamed the 'Bataan Corregidor Memorial Bridge' in honor of World War II servicemen who fought in the Battle of Bataan and the Battle of Corregidor. Connecticut State Senator Kevin Witkos hosted the dedication ceremony on Saturday, December 7, 2013.

See also
Battle of Bataan
 Naval Base Manila
Philippines campaign (1941–1942)The History Channel: Battle for the Pacific'', the battle is featured in this video game

Notes

References

Further reading
The Fall of the Philippines United States Army Center of Military History
Hyperwar: The Siege and Capture of Corregidor

External links

Corregidor Historical Society website
Animated History of The Battle of Bataan and Corregidor
Chicago's Bataan-Corregidor Memorial Bridge
Proclamation of Bataan-Corregidor Day

1942 in Japan
1942 in the Philippines
Corregidor
History of Cavite
United States Marine Corps in World War II
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United States military in the Philippines
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Mississippi tells hunters to shoot more deer after new cases chronic wasting disease found
Published 8:31 am Tuesday, December 17, 2019
At least two more cases of chronic wasting disease have been found in Mississippi deer.
Two of the cases have been confirmed and another 10 cases that tested positive are in the process of being confirmed, according to Russ Walsh, the chief of staff for Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Parks Wildlife Bureau.
Of the 12 new cases, 11 were found in Benton County and one was found in Marshall County, both of which border Tennessee, The Clarion Ledger reports.
Prior to Mississippi's 2019 deer season, the state had 19 confirmed cases of the deadly neurological disease that causes infected animals to become listless and lose weight, among other symptoms. Tennessee has seen 148 confirmed cases of the disease since its deer season started.
That means it has had more than 330 confirmed cases since Nov of 2018, most of which are in the southwestern part of the state near the Mississippi border, Walsh said, adding that such data has led officials to believe north Mississippi's cases are part of the Tennessee outbreak.
Hunters are encouraged to kill more deer this season, Walsh said. More kills means more samples for testings and the possible reduction in the spread of the disease, he said. The agency has a goal of 10,000 samples to be submitted this year. So far, it only has about 2,400.
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The reticent modernist: Late artist Ganesh Pyne's work emerges as a favourite at auction houses
By Medha Dutta Yadav and Rewati Rau| Published: 29th November 2020 05:00 AM
Also, unlike some other names that routinely make it to auction catalogues, Pyne's name offers an element of surprise, only because his works aren't seen in auctions very often.
In an interview in the late 1990s, the late artist Ganesh Pyne had said of his oeuvre, "True darkness gives one a feeling of insecurity bordering on fear but it also has its own charms, mystery, profundity, a fairyland atmosphere." A largely reclusive artist, who rarely ventured out of Kolkata, Pyne's painting style was a painstaking process.
He applied multiple layers of translucent colour onto the canvas and then burnished it. This labour-intensive process gave birth to a canvas of penetrating light and shadow.
In the last few years or so, this artist—who was described by the celebrated MF Husain as 'the best painter in India'—has become a favourite of auction houses.
Recently, AstaGuru's online auction—Collectors Choice: Modern Indian Art—put one of his works under the hammer. In fact, the auction households the world record for the most expensive Pyne work ever sold—'The Door, The Windows'—that went under the hammer in August 2017 for Rs 2,83,17,897. The work was painted after the artist lost his brother due to medical complications.
This doyen of modern art was well into his 50s when he finally ventured out of Kolkata for his first solo exhibition in Delhi. Surprisingly, Dolly Narang—the owner of The Village Gallery in Delhi—decided to showcase his 'notebook jottings', rather than the sublime tempera canvas Pyne was known for. Ina Puri, art writer and curator, says, "Pyne is one of the most important artists of our times. It is but expected that auction houses dealing with Indian art will vie for a work of his to grace their collection.
Woman and the Bird
Also, unlike some other names that routinely make it to auction catalogues, Pyne's name offers an element of surprise, only because his works aren't seen in auctions very often. His works are rare to come by and deserve the highest recognition." While in his jottings, he uses plain graph paper, filled with lines from his eclectic reading—both in Bengali and in English—and creating a montage of image and text, he blends poetic surrealism and rich imagery inspired by folktales for his larger canvas.
Somak Mitra, director, Gallery Art Exposure, believes Pyne is one of the most underrated Indian artists, who are yet to get their due. "Recently one of his works was sold at 10 times that of its estimate in an auction which just shows its craze among serious collectors. His works are as real and hard hitting as it can get and that's what makes it different from a lot of the others. I see only an upward trajectory for his future prices," says the director of the Kolkata-based gallery.
An artist who embraced the darker side, Pyne was obsessed with death. At the age of nine, he was deeply affected by the killings during the Direct Action Day riots of 1946. In fact, his family was forced to seek shelter in a hospital where he witnessed the mortuary being filled up with bodies. "I was shaken by the sight," the artist had often admitted. This stark memory is present in his early images. Director of Delhi-based arts and culture initiative Artspeaks India, Ashwini Pai Bahadur, is a keen modernist enthusiast and believes Pyne's dark obsession with death appeals to a select few.
"But his prices are steadily robust. Pyne is very much a collectors' delight. His repeat sales are good and one always has a queue waiting to buy his works. Usually his watercolours, pastel and pen on paper are much sought-after due to their affordability compared to his tempera canvas," she says. Recently, two more auction houses, besides AstaGuru, had Pyne's works up for bidding.
There was the Silent Bids Auction of Indian Art Masters by Bid & Hammer, run by the over 100 years old Dadha Group, of which HH Gaj Singh II, Maharaja of Jodhpur, is a founder-patron. Also, Christies had two of his works up for auction. The works were from the private collection of Dutch business consultant Kito de Boer and his interior designer wife Jane.
The couple was acquainted with Pyne's poetic works during a chance visit to the Kumar Gallery in Delhi. They found him to be "a very unsettling artist with a distinctive technique".Pyne, as actor Barun Chandra put it so eloquently in the documentary The Painter of Eloquent Silence, "raises the ghosts of the past".
"Recently one of his works was sold at 10 times that of its estimate. His works are hard-hitting and that makes it different from a lot of the others. I see only an upward trajectory for his future prices."
"Pyne is one of the most important artists of our times. His works are rare to come by and deserve the highest recognition."
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Mabena's headed effort comes back off the right upright.
Potsane crosses from the right for Bloemfontein Celtic.
SuperSport United's Rusike right-footed effort goes wide of the left upright.
Bloemfontein Celtic's Phalane gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Modiba, they opt to take it short.
Bloemfontein Celtic get a ball in from the left, delivered by Mabena.
Bloemfontein Celtic's Gordinho right-footed effort flies high and wide to the right.
Boateng crosses from the right for SuperSport United.
SuperSport United's Rusike is caught offside.
Ntshangase tries a right-footed shot but can't find the goal.
SuperSport United's Letsholonyane unleashes a right-footed high drive, but it flies high and wide to the right.
Save! Tingyemb parries the ball away.
Yellow card awarded to Gordinho (Bloemfontein Celtic).
SuperSport United get a ball in from the left, delivered by Mahlatsi.
SuperSport United's Boateng right-footed effort flies high and wide to the right.
Bloemfontein Celtic get a ball in from the right, delivered by Dlamini.
Bloemfontein Celtic's Masuku takes a corner from the left.
Dlamini's left-footed volley is going to hit the target, but the keeper saves high to his left.
Corner to SuperSport United. Modiba delivers an inswinging corner from the right.
Bloemfontein Celtic's Mabaso right-footed effort flies high and wide to the left.
Free-kick awarded against Phalane for a challenge on Rusike. The ball is passed into play.
Bloemfontein Celtic's Dlamini right-footed effort goes wide of the right upright.
SuperSport United's Lakay right-footed effort flies high and wide to the right.
Yellow card awarded to Boateng (SuperSport United).
SuperSport United's Modiba takes a corner out on the right.
Offside - SuperSport United's Lakay looks across to see the assistant ref's flag raised.
Yellow card awarded to Rusike (SuperSport United).
Bloemfontein Celtic's Masuku gets his head to the ball, but sees his effort fly high and wide to the right.
Free-kick awarded against Khumalo for a challenge on Mabaso. The ball is passed into play.
Modiba tries a right-footed shot but can't find the goal.
SuperSport United's Fleurs gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Mabaso, they opt to take it short.
Bloemfontein Celtic's Mabena right-footed effort flies high and wide to the left.
Bloemfontein Celtic get a ball in from the left, delivered by Sam.
Bloemfontein Celtic's Masuku gives away a free-kick for a challenge on Modiba, they opt to take it short.
A header from SuperSport United's Fleurs flies over the bar.
SuperSport United's Modiba fires in a low driven corner from out on the left.
Rikhotso crosses from the right for Bloemfontein Celtic.
Sam sends in an outswinging cross from the left, which goes directly out of play.
Dlamini sends in an outswinging cross from the left, which goes directly out of play.
Free-kick awarded against Mabena for a challenge on Khumalo. The ball is passed into play.


What do you do in the food world and what do you love about it?
I create tasting coffee drinks and atmospheres to match!
What moment or milestone are you most proud of in your career as an entrepreneur?
I get pretty hyped when I walk into the nitro bar and it's packed. It's surreal to see hard work pay off in real life - I spent days planning out the store, the menu, the design. It feels amazing to see people in the space enjoying a coffee, avocado toast and being happy.
Yoga Sculpt at Providence Power Yoga gets me super pumped. Yoga on top of a really nice curated playlist - i've been listening to Litany, Khalid and King Princess lately.
How do you resist the patriarchy?
I've learned to unapologetically be myself around everyone (especially the old crabby dudes). I'm a very opinionated person. I used to be embarrassed of this, but now I try to own it. If you are confident in yourself others will be too. I dress myself in what I want, not what i've been told is appropriate by society. I speak myself. I act myself. I love when someone doubts me or looks to my male business partner to answer a question. I love proving them wrong.
How does the women in food community in providence (other women owners) support you?
Oh god, where to start! The women in the food community in Providence are incredible. Everyone is so genuine and we all try to help one another out wherever possible. It's nice to be able to have people you can look to for advice that are in similar shoes as you. The women in the Providence food community are just that!


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How to Determine if Intermodal Transportation is the Right Option for Your Freight
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Intermodal transport is defined as any transportation that uses more than one method of delivery —by definition, that includes all deliveries that use any combination of air, truck, rail, and ocean transport.
However, if you ask any seasoned freight professional about intermodal transport, they're going to assume you're referring strictly to land transportation. The intermodal element of any overseas shipment is a given—it's how you decide to deliver that freight once it's on land that's worth consideration. That's why, in the freight forwarding industry, intermodal transportation as a rule usually refers to the combination of road and rail to get a product from point A to point B.
All truck or part train: weighing the options
In general, when dealing with shipping containers, there are two schools of thought for shipping domestically:
Straight trucking: Take the container from the boat, strap it to a truck and trailer, then drive it straight to the destination.
Intermodal transport: From the boat, move the container to a railcar, the cargo travels across the country by rail, then is transferred to a truck for delivery to the final destination.
Each option has its benefits, but which is right for your freight? Here are a few elements to consider.
An important thing to consider when determining if intermodal shipping is right for you is time sensitivity. Generally speaking, rail transport takes longer than trucking thanks to the extra time to move goods from rail to trailer.
So if the speed of delivery is your determining factor, your decision will be an easy one. For instance, companies delivering to big box stores normally don't use intermodal because the penalty fee that comes with a late delivery isn't worth the risk of the extra time intermodal adds.
The flipside of expediency is cost, and intermodal transport is almost always cheaper than straight trucking. Freight transport by rail is significantly cheaper than truck thanks to the rail's superior fuel efficiency.
Rail also sees the benefit of long trains of railcars that carry shipping containers stacked two high. And since a freight train only takes two people to operate, that's a significant increase in goods shipped per personnel required.
Intermodal transport is becoming increasingly accommodating in terms of destination and timing these days thanks to partnerships between railways and shippers. That said, there is still some additional flexibility that comes with straight trucking that may factor into your decision.
Say there's an emergency and your load that is on the way to Los Angeles from New York needs to be diverted to Tallahassee. When your freight is traveling by truck, the shipment can be diverted easily, though there will likely be a fee. However, should your freight be traveling by rail, it's much more difficult to get that train to stop mid-route to have one of the containers removed and rerouted.
It should also be noted that rail might not be a viable option depending on the location of the tracks and the destination of the cargo. Infrastructure is another aspect of flexibility that needs to be considered.
The final word on the benefit of intermodal transport is its added sustainability. Based on fuel costs and efficiency alone, intermodal rail transport is a massively more sustainable option than shipping containers solely by truck.
According to CSX, moving freight by rail is 4 times more fuel efficient than moving freight on the highway. Gallon-Per-Ton fuel efficiency over rail is incredible; trains can move one ton of freight over 470 miles on a single gallon of fuel.
It's all about striking a balance. Intermodal transportation may not always be the best option for shipping time-sensitive deliveries. However, what intermodal lacks in speed, it makes up for in efficiency in cost and fuel, which may make it the right shipping solution for your company when not constrained by time. When determining the right option for your freight, be sure to consult with a freight forwarding expert in air, sea, truck, and train transportation, as they will be able to more accurately calculate the cost versus timeline.
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CHICAGO: A Wal-Mart Stores Inc supplier has recalled frozen pizzas available in 11 U.S. states due to concerns about possible listeria contamination, according to the retailer and the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
RBR Meat Company recalled about 21,220 pounds of Marketside Extra Large Supreme Pizza that were shipped to retail distribution centers in California, Nevada, Utah and Washington, the USDA said on Wednesday. The product carries the code 20547.
The retailer said it started removing the products from its shelves and inventory as soon as it received notice of the recall from Rose & Shore, a food company affiliated with Vernon, California-based RBR.
The pizzas were available in California, Colorado, Nevada, Washington state, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Utah, Wyoming, Alaska and Hawaii, Wal-Mart said. Sam's Club was not affected.
People should not eat the pizzas, according to the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service. It said RBR discovered the possible listeria contamination during routine sampling.
Listeriosis is a serious illness caused by eating food contaminated with listeria bacterium, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The infection is most likely to sicken pregnant women and babies, adults older than 65, and people with weakened immune systems.
An estimated 1,600 people contract listeriosis each year and about 260 die, according to the CDC.


10 OCTOBER 2018, BANGKOK — Thai Union Group PCL. was honored at Ethical Corporation's 8th Annual Responsible Business Awards for sustainability leadership with Dr. Darian McBain, Thai Union's global director for sustainable development, receiving the coveted Business Leader of the Year Award during a ceremony on Tuesday in London.
Supply Chain Management (in partnership with WWF-UK).
Thai Union has been the recipient of numerous high-profile international sustainability awards and recognitions in 2018.
Thai Union was recently rated the world's No. 1 company in the food products industry in the 2018 Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI). Further, it was the fifth consecutive year Thai Union was named to the DJSI. And, in August, Thai Union was named for the second straight year as a constituent to the FTSE4Good Emerging Index by FTSE Russell.
Last week, the Thomson Reuters Foundation, the philanthropic arm of the world's largest news and information provider, announced Thai Union is one of six companies shortlisted for its annual Stop Slavery Award. Nominees also include Apple and Unilever, among others.
Earlier this year, a panel of expert judges presented Thai Union and WWF-UK with gold in the "Best Sustainable Supply Chain" category at the Global Good Awards UK 2018—a testament to the pivotal work the two organizations have achieved through its European partnership.
This was followed by Thai Union's John West brand being named winner of the Marine Stewardship Council's (MSC) 2018 UK Canned Brand of the Year Award for the second consecutive year. The annual MSC awards celebrate those safeguarding seafood supplies for current and future generations.
The Business Intelligence Group, which at the end of July announced winners for its 2018 Sustainability Awards to honor those who have made sustainability an integral part of business practice, included Thai Union in two categories, including Sustainability Leadership of the Year (Organization), as well as the company's digital traceability pilot project for Sustainability Initiative of the Year (Project).
Today, Thai Union is regarded as the world's largest producer of shelf-stable tuna products with annual sales exceeding THB 135 billion (US$ 4.03 billion) and a global workforce of over 49,000 people who are dedicated to pioneering sustainable, innovative seafood products. The company's global brand portfolio includes market-leading international brands such as Chicken of the Sea, John West, Petit Navire, Parmentier, Mareblu, King Oscar, and Rügen Fisch and Thai-leading brands SEALECT, Fisho, Qfresh, Monori, Bellotta and Marvo.


The Shareholders Foundation announces that an investigation on behalf of investors, who currently hold shares of First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc (OTCMKTS:FCBN) shares, was launched concerning whether the takeover of First Citizens Bancorporation, Inc by First Citizens BancShares (NASDAQ:FCNCA), Inc is unfair to First Citizens Bancorporation stockholders. First Citizens BancShares Inc. (NASDAQ:FCNCA) stock performance was -0.62% in last session and finished the day at $247.65. Traded volume was 928,119.00million shares in the last session and the average volume of the stock remained 24.80K shares. The beta of the stock remained 0.98. First Citizens BancShares Inc. (NASDAQ:FCNCA) insider ownership is 14.20%.
Fitch Ratings has affirmed the 'B+' Issuer Default Ratings (IDR) of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishers Inc. (HMH) and its subsidiaries. Fitch has also affirmed the senior secured term loan at 'BB+/RR1'. The Rating Outlook is Stable. A full list of ratings follows at the end of this release. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) dropped -0.98 percent to $19.12 Friday on volume of 14.56million shares. The intra-day range of the stock was $18.86 to $19.50. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Co (NASDAQ:HMHC) has a market capitalization of $2.68billion.
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Good morning folks! Have you heard of the brand I Love Nail Polish? It is sometimes shown as I <3 NP or I <3 Nail Polish. Today I'm sharing the I Love Nail Polish Winter Collection.
Christmas in Bordeaux is a fine glitter topper made up of red, green, and gold glitters. There are also some irregular goldish flakes, which you can probably see best on my middle finger. It was designed to be a refined Christmas glitter, and I think it definitely achieves that. I've shown one coat here over American Apparel Office.
Ginger Spice Latte is a copper and gold glitter mix in a clear base. It's fairly dense; you can see one coat below over Essie Yogaga. The polish in combination with its name definitely feels "spicy" to me, like I should be snacking on gingerbread cookies and cider. The glitters in this are small, so it isn't too in-your-face, but it does add a bit of warm sparkle to an otherwise plain manicure.
Once Upon a Starry Night is a glittery topcoat made up of dark blue and silver glitters, with star confetti glitters! The stars seemed small enough to work on my curvy nails which is a huge positive for me, and they were plentiful. I love the colors in this mix. Once Upon a Starry Night is shown here over American Apparel 7th and Alameda.
Something About Merry is a chunkier Christmas mix of green, red, and whites. In addition to the metallic greens, there are also translucent green glitters that make this one unique. I also love the red squares. I've shown it here over Essie Stylenomics.
Up to Snow Good is a tealy topper made of primarily white, translucent white, teal and aqua glitters. Again, I am loving the squares here, as well as the irregularly shaped white pieces. I've layered it over China Glaze Elephant Walk.
Babes In Toyland is a fun multicolor topper made of fuchsia, sea green, teal, and gold. The best part about this polish, in my opinion, is the inclusion of the small fuchsia circle glitters. I've not seen polish with circle glitters of this size; they are a really awesome and cute. I've shown it here layered over OPI Don't Touch My Tutu.
Of course, you guys know I had to add another layer of DTMTT over the glitter to see how Babes In Toyland looked sandwiched.
I was particularly impressed by the professionalism of this brand. Each polish comes in a gorgeous box (as shown below) and the polish labels, both front and bottom, are nicely designed and pleasing to the eye. The bottles feel hefty and the caps are rubberized. Each polish is 12ml and 3-free, though I should mention that they do smell a little different than most of the indies I've tried. Not better or worse, just different.
Overall I am really excited about this brand! I love the names of these polishes, and like I said above I was very impressed with the overall experience, including polish, packaging, application, presentation, etc.
You can buy I Love Nail Polish lacquers on Etsy. You can also find the brand on Facebook and on the I Love Nail Polish blog.
Wow what a professional looking indie brand. And I really love how you layered all of these, and the makers choice of mixing glitter shapes!
love the packaging!! putting up to snow good & babes in toyland on my wish list!
I just bought my first I Love Nail Polish in Turqued the other day. Can't wait to receive it!
Something About Merry has to be my favorite! It looks so amazing.
Upon a Starry Night and Ginger Spiced Latte are so lovely. And Something About Merry is just so christmassy!
I'd love it if you could show some bottle shots! I am always curious about indie brands like this, and judging by that box, I'll love the bottle!
Can't say I blame you there!
Love the Ginger Spice Latte in particular. And as always, your manicures are impeccable!
Thank you! I like that one a lot too.
Yes, I ordered the top 2 and I can't wait for them to arrive ♥.
I LOVE them all !! they look great on you !
You've layered these over the perfect colors. Makes them look so pretty!!
I really love the sandwich! I really want babes in toy land, ginger spice latte and opi don't touch my tutu!
gorgeous! I really love the first combo!
Ginger Spice Latte is very pretty! My favorite of the bunch!
I love Christmas In Bordeaux, it looks like the perfect Christmas glitter!
I think I need to try more glitter sandwiches. I love yours especially.
Oh, I forgot to say I <3 Nail Polish always has fab photos on their Facebook. I've been following them for a while to look at the photos, and then they started coming out with pretty polishes.
Round Glitter = instant obsession! Love the sandwich!
I really like Once Upon a Starry Night as it does not look like a Christmas polish. I don't celebrate Christmas!
Hi Rochelle, I just replied to you!
Wow, these are BEAUTIFUL! Christmas in Bordeaux and Ginger Spice Latter are my faves!
Thank you to everyone for your wonderful comments and a SUPER HUGE thank you to Sarah for swatching my polishes!!
Is there a single one of these not going on my wish list? Nope! What a great collection!