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In Voluptas Mors at the Royal Academy
'In Voluptas Mors' ("voluptuous death") was the title given to a photographic portrait of Spanish surrealist, Salvador Dalí posing next to a tableau vivant comprised of seven nude female models whose bodies had been organised into the form of a human skull. It was captured by Latvian-born American photographer, Philippe Halsman in 1951.
© Philippe Halsman Archive / Magnum Photos
RA Lates: Rrose Sélavy's Dada Extravaganza on Saturday 9 December 2017 gave visitors to the Royal Academy of Arts a chance to: 'Enter the worlds of Salvador Dalí and Marcel Duchamp for one unforgettable night in 1930s Paris.' And, as part of this night, Art Macabre be would recreating In Voluptas Mors with seven life models.
I arrived at 6pm and found two Lilys already present in the foyer. We were soon joined by Teddy and Valentina, and together were escorted by staff upstairs to The Reynolds Room, where Art Macabre director Nikki was preparing the space in which we were to pose. When Angel and Porscha entered our 'green room' a little later, we were seven.
Teddy, Lily, Lily, Steve, Valentina, Porscha, Angel – © Art Macabre
Before the doors opened to guests, we tried our installation in different configurations. Whereas Dalí and Halsman had chosen seven women of uniformly fashionable 1950s proportions, we were closer to a cross-section of 21st century London humanity in all its wonderful variety. We explored what our bodies could do and how they could align.
© Art Macabre
The frame upon which we would pose was rather more basic than Dalí's purpose-built construction – essentially just a cupboard with a box in front, all draped in black cloth. As the 6'4″ member of our team, it seemed likely my position would be side cheek or lower jaw, although I did briefly practice laying across the top.
© Art Macabre and Drucilla von Burrell
Visitors began to arrive from 7pm, settling themselves in front of our stage with papers and pens at the ready. We emerged half an hour later, disrobed and smartly organised ourselves – under Nikki's direction – into the first skull. There would be six in total: the first was held for 10-minutes; the next five each lasted quarter of an hour.
In Voluptas Mors, version 1
For our first voluptuous death, I stood on the left-side, Lily McG was our central figure, while Lily H and Valentina were cheekbones – their knees taking the durability test.
Having found 10-minutes was OK, our subsequent skulls were all 15-minute poses. It was now the turn of me and Angel to be cheekbones, with Porscha in the middle.
Interval #1
Whilst taking a break between our voluptuous deaths, sometimes we would rearrange into alternative tableaux for the gratification of our by-now quite substantial audience.
Skull number three was a reprise of our first formation. Angel once more scrambled to the high ground whilst Teddy settled down as a lower jaw. 15-minutes again.
Another interval. Some of us mingled, explored or simply rested off stage. Others kept our audience captivated with yet more compelling freestyle poses.
We were now past the half-way point and ready to ring the changes. Lily H owned the heart of our fourth voluptuous death, while I hauled myself up to the crown.
Skull five – time for Teddy to be our central star. Angel reclaimed top bunk, Lily H was at basement level, and I took a turn standing on the right.
Our sixth and final voluptuous death saw the unlikely spectacle of me at its core, with Valentina and Porscha sides, Angel and Lily McG cheeks, Lily H top, Teddy bottom.
Work is done
When sharing photos the next day, Nikki commented: "loved seeing you all supporting each other and working as a team!" Indeed it was a joyous team effort; thanks to Nikki herself, thanks to those who supported us, the scores of visitors who drew us… and of course, to Dalí, Halsman and the original magnificent seven models. Inspirations!
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…..silence…. I just need to take a breath. This is spectacular. You have outrun the 50s classics. You really did. In 50 years time, THIS is going to be a classic! For sure. Impressive. Spread the word. Don't know whose idea it was, but it was recreated as a real "neo-classic", as Steve put it 'cross-section of 21st century London humanity"…
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I am taking the frivolity to reblog this post by Steve. I think it's a revelation, a huge effort from all protagonists, artists and organisers of the event. I praise Art Macabre for their effort and bravery.
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Henderson car owner Sam Schmidt and his No. 1 driver, James Hinchcliffe of Canada, again became a major story of Indianapolis 500 qualifications weekend. For the second time, it wasn't in the way either had hoped.
Henderson car owner Sam Schmidt and his No. 1 driver, James Hinchcliffe of Canada, again became a major story of Indianapolis 500 qualifications weekend.
For the second time, it wasn't in the way either had hoped.
Hinchcliffe was expected to be among the contenders in Sunday's 102nd running of the race. But he won't be competing at Indianapolis Motor Speedway after his qualifying speed did not hold up and he was bumped from the 33-car field.
As devastating as that seemed and may still seem, it was a minor hiccup compared to a practice crash at the peril-fraught Brickyard in 2015 that almost ended Hinchcliffe's life.
He made a triumphant return the following year, qualifying Schmidt's car on the pole position before finishing seventh in the 100th running of the iconic race.
Car owner Schmidt offered a similar perspective.
"After such a good start to the season, this is a pretty big (disappointment), but it's not the worst thing in life," said Schmidt, who was rendered a quadriplegic as a result of an IndyCar testing crash in 2000.
The Schmidt Peterson team has two other cars in the race and is a partner on a third entry. There was speculation that Hinchcliffe — a national spokesman for IndyCar engine supplier Honda — would slide into one of those seats. Or that a driver of another car might step aside if the money was right.
But Hinchcliffe on Wednesday confirmed he will remain on the sidelines when the race gets the green flag.
"Barring unforeseen circumstances, I will not be racing in the Indy 500 this year," he wrote on his Twitter account.
A couple of hours after the gentlemen and Danica Patrick are done running 500 miles in Indianapolis, NASCAR will fire engines for its longest race of the season.
Las Vegan Kyle Busch says one of the keys to running the Coca-Cola 600 is not letting one's foot fall asleep on the gas pedal.
Much like the Indy 500, the Coke 600 also can be an ultimate test of man and machine, Busch says.
When: Thursday, qualifying, Kyle Busch (191.836 mph) wins pole. Sunday, race, 3 p.m. (KVVU-5).
Where: Charlotte Motor Speedway, Concord, N.C.
When: Saturday, qualifying, 7:10 a.m. (FS1); race, 10 a.m. (FS1).
When: Sunday, race, 9 a.m. (KTNV-13).
When: Saturday, qualifying, 6 a.m. (ESPN2). Sunday, race, 6:10 a.m. (ESPN).
Where: Monaco Circuit, Monte Carlo, Monaco.


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The Taken King: Release Date & Details
Published on: Jun 8, 2015 @ 21:09
According to Kotaku, a reliable & anonymous source has unveiled some fresh details about Destiny's upcoming expansion: The Taken King
We'll learn more about The Taken King at E3, coming up real soon, and PlanetDestiny will be there live to report all the latest!
We'll probably find out more about this promotion at E3
You'll find spoilers below!
According to the leak, the release date will be on September 15th and at an increased price of $40. We'll most likely be able to pre-order it after the E3 reveal.
9/15/15 is likely the same day that Xbox owners will have access to the current PS-exclusives as well. There's no word yet on whether or not there will be additional exclusives with TTK.
New Subclasses
With the caveat that this information is subject to change, it appears that there will be 3 new subclasses in this upcoming expansion.
Hunters will finally have access to the Void element, in the form of a "Gravity Bow" – a perfect Super for the new subclass. The new Titan Super appears to feature a flaming hammer, and the Warlock Super looks like an a deadly Arc storm that cements the Wizard of Destiny's mastery of the elements.
[…] an electrical storm for Warlocks (arc); a gravity bow for Hunters (void); and a flaming hammer for Titans (solar).
We don't yet have any footage of how these Supers will work or preform in combat, but it's possible that we'll see a demonstration at E3.
With very little to go on, it will be interesting to see if the new subclasses have a playstyle focus that amounts to more than just killing enemies. Defender Titans and Bladedancer Hunters have utility outside of simple damage, and additional RPG roles such as a heal-friendly Cleric, a DoT-applying Mage would go a long way toward diversifying strategy for new content as Destiny moves forward.
As predicted, The Taken King will be larger and more expansive than TDB or HoW. There will be more to do, and yes, there will be a raid!
Oryx himself is projected to be the raid boss, with the eponymous "Taken" serving as his new class of minions. He obviously wants to avenge the death of his son, Crota, and will use his "Taken" army to help do so.
It's unknown whether this army is just a different faction of the Hive or a completely new enemy altogether.
The army could be comprised of all different types of enemies that have been "taken" control of, maybe with enhanced abilities?
Perhaps Oryx can control multiple races?
What Can We Expect?
Although it hasn't been announced, it's safe to say we can expect new weapons and armor, new Exotics, a continuation of Destiny's story, and a whole host of goodies.
Among new PvP maps, Strikes, and what we've come to expect, we may just see some brand new features as well.
The community wish list is not an indication of improvements coming with TTK, but hopefully Bungie will at least seriously consider a few of them.
The following are among the most requested features for Destiny:
Private Crucible Matches
Gun Skins
Guardian Facial Hair
Vault Sorting Options
Crucible Map Voting
Expanding Faction Interaction
Aim Assist Toggle Option
Rotating Stock on Tower Vendors
Dismantle Consumable Items
Additional Matchmaking Options
Weapon Rebalancing
Cost vs Value
All of this (and more) can be yours for the price of…$40. Yep, The Taken King is sporting an early price tag twice that of Destiny's most recent expansions – $5 more than the Expansion Pass's initial cost.
We're not sure how to feel about this number yet. It's evident that this will be the biggest infusion of content into Destiny yet, but it's hard to say whether or not it will be worth it before seeing more. Destiny has had an excellent run thus far, growing as a game in ways we couldn't have predicted at launch, but $40 is already causing many to balk at the leak.
It's not that we won't get a good value, necessarily. It's very probable that the actual amount of content will be at least twice that of the House of Wolves or Crota's End. In those terms, if you were pleased to pay for the chance to continue your Guardian's adventure, The Taken King should appeal to you.
However, $40 is close to the price of many newer games, and Destiny's liberal use of the word "expansion" until this point is now biting it in the butt. The connotation "expansion" carries is one of adding on to an already substantial product. $40 is near the cost of that initial product, and with The Dark Below and Crota's End having been marketed as expansions, it's hard to not initially react to $40 with hesitancy. After all, Destiny is a franchise that was envisioned as spanning a decade.
Okay, so we'll have a lot to think about when it comes to deciding what's worth it or not. But with that out of the way, we're beyond excited to see what Bungie has in store for us at E3. We'll be sure to keep you updated on everything we know as soon as we can tell you.
What do you think of this leak? Does $40 seem like something you'd be willing to part with for the chance to play what might be the best expansion Destiny will ever offer? Let us know what you're thinking in the comments.
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SUMMARY: Experiments with aperture and shutter speed.
I think Boost's Merle-Girl coloring helps her look like flowing water in that last photo.
Cool! Quite dramatic differences in both sets. That second flower photo is so pretty! Love the composition. And wow, do we ever get the sense of speed in that flowing-water-Boostie photo.
I love the composition in the 2nd flower photo, too. The first one I had to retake (well--meaning go back and set up the camera again) and didn't get it quite right, curses. BUt I like the DOF on the 2nd one better anyway.


We are one of Felixstowe's largest family owned retailers and in 2016 we celebrated 70 years of trading. Until then the building was home to Trafford & Randall who ran it as an ironmongers and builders' merchant.
Edwin Samuel Underwood formed a partnership with his father in a Letchworth plumbing business after being released by the Germans soon after Armistice day in 1918. Edwin then joined forces with his younger brother Albert and opened Underwood Bros. also in Letchworth.
Over the years the business expanded and the family opened others shops in Welwyn Garden City, Cambridge, Bury St. Edmunds and also Felixstowe. His son also named Edwin, moved to Felixstowe to manage the shop until it was sold in the early 1980s.
It was sold again in 1985 to Roger Hewitt who ran it with his family for over 20 years, until 2008 when it changed hands again and has been run by the current owners Paul Armbruster and David Wyard ever since.
The store has undergone various changes over the decades but remains a traditional shop with a nostalgic air much admired and enjoyed by our regular and new customers alike.
We are also fiercely competitive and more often than not, can save an out of town journey to the more expensive chain stores.
Ironmongery - from nuts, bolts and screws to door furniture, locks and key cutting.
Electrical - from cable and sockets to extension leads, bulbs and fluorescent tubes.
Plumbing - from copper and waste pipe to shower hoses and toilet seats.
Tools - both hand and power tools, from axes, saws and spanners to power drills and jigsaws.
Timber and Glass - from planed and exterior plywood to mirrors and glass all cut to size.
Decorating - from metal and emulsion paints (mixed and premixed) to sand paper and brushes.
Gardening - from seeds, bulbs and seasonal plants, to tools and outside furniture.
Homeware - from cleaning products and drain cleaners to a large selection of broom heads and door mats.
Fuel - from Calor Gas and fire wood to coal (standard and smokeless) and paraffin as well as portable gas heaters.
Kitchenware - from saucepan sets by Stellar and Judge to bakeware, electric can openers and slow cookers.
A local delivery service (usually twice a week) is available.
There is a pick up/drop off area at the back of the shop, accessed via Penfold Road.


Location : Sai Kung Country Park.
There are two islands that make up the Tsim Chau Group. The diving is in shallower areas and rocky parts of these islands. The deeper water usually finishes up at a sand and mud bottom with very little to see.
This dive is around the rock reef to the north of the largest island. The reef is about 300 Meter away from the shore. Shoals of medium to small sized fish congregate around these rocks. There are also lobsters found amongst these rocks.
This dive area covers both the western sides of both islands. There is usually a lot of fish visible and a lot of small sea creatures amongst the rocks. Turtles have been sighted during dives done in this area.
This dive starts at either end of the small channel between the islands. Normally the slight current flowing determines the direction. There is a very interesting variety of sea life to be found here, as well as scattered patches of soft coral.
Local visibility varies as well with this area not necessarily being the same as other dive sites in Hong Kong.
It is best to allow about 10 days for this area to settle down after a typhoon, otherwise you may not see very much.
This area is prone to large swells that may be larger than the water movement visible from the surface.
There have been numerous reports of reasonable sized sharks being sighted in this and the northern section of Tai Long Sai Wan. Normal shark precautions should always be applied when diving in this area.
You need a large private boat to get to this site. The closest convenient pier is either at Pak Sha Wan (Hebe Haven) or Sai Kung. It is important to understand that an easterly wind will normally stir up this area making it rough for diving and boating there.


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KEEPING FITNESS LIGHT
By Laura Daquino
AUSTRALIANS have a lot to learn about 'fun runs' according to this Asian superbrand, who this weekend will be showing Brisbane residents just what they have been missing.
Infinitus Productions, known for the Illumi Run brand in Malaysia, China and Singapore, has set up base in Australia, choosing Brisbane as its national head office.
The company will roll out eight events across the country this year, kicking off with Brisbane on the weekend. Brisbane's recent events track record, and the efforts of Brisbane Marketing, were said to have sold the brand on launching in the city.
Australia's Infinitus Productions general manager, Andrew Laing (pictured), says the Infinitus brand has been challenged by Australian attitudes to health and fitness.
However, with more than 6000 participants and 200 volunteers already having signed up for the Brisbane event, this is more a case study in successfully crossing cultural barriers.
"We are definitely dealing with a different market," says Laing.
"It's quite an unusual concept to be hosting a running event that has absolutely no emphasis on competitiveness or timing.
"For us, Illumi Run represents a change in mindset and is about being your own person and running your own race."
The company will be bringing in custom-built cannons which shoot illuminated paint into the sky, a first of its kind in Australia, meshing well with the UV dance environment.
The budget is "a significant six figures" but Laing says much of the equipment will be reused at later events.
Laing, whose background is in private equity and professional sports including V8s and NBL, believes sporting events are increasingly losing that competitive and combative nature in Australia and focusing more on the fun factor.
This lines up well with the Illumi Run brand.
"My background is in sports and entertainment and I know that everyone is trying to bring these events back to being about fun and engagement with the fans," says Laing.
One thing the brand will retain is a charitable aspect, which Australians are accustomed to, with $5 being donated to the McGrath Foundation for every registered runner.


MARRAKECH, Oct 23 2014 (IPS) - By leveraging knowledge about climate change, through adopting improved agriculture technologies and using water and energy more effectively, Africa can accelerate its march towards sustainable development.
Policy and development practitioners say Africa is at a development cross roads and argue that the continent — increasingly an attractive destination for economic and agriculture investment — should use the window of opportunity presented by a low carbon economy to implement new knowledge and information to transform the challenges posed by climate change into opportunities for social development.
"Climate change is not just a challenge for Africa but also an opportunity to trigger innovation and the adoption of better technologies that save on water and energy," Fatima Denton, director of the special initiatives division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA), told IPS.
Africa, while enjoying a mining-driven economic boom, should look at revitalising the agriculture sector to drive economic development and growth under the framework of the new sustainable development goals, she said.
Denton said that for too long the climate change narrative in Africa has been about agriculture as a vulnerable sector. But this sector, she said, can be a game changer for the African continent through sustainable agriculture. In Africa, agriculture employs more than 70 percent of population and remains a major contributor to the GDP of many countries.
Climate-smart agriculture is being touted as one of the mechanisms for climate-proofing Africa's agriculture. CGIAR — a global consortium of 15 agricultural research centres — has dedicated approximately half its one-billion-dollar annual budget towards researching how to support smallholder farmers in sub-Saharan Africa through climate-smart agriculture.
When announcing the research funding in September, Frank Rijsberman, chief executive officer of CGIAR, said there can be no sustainable development or halting of the effects of climate change without paying attention to billions of farmers who feed the world and manage its natural resources.
Although Africa has vast land, energy, water and people, it was not able to feed itself despite having the capacity to.
The inability of Africa's agriculture to match the needs of a growing population has left around 300 million people frequently hungry, forcing the continent to spend billions of dollars importing food annually.
Climate change is expected to disrupt current agricultural production systems, the environment, and the biodiversity in Africa unless there is a major cut in global greenhouse gas emissions.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) Fifth Assessment Report has warned that surpassing a 20C temperature rise could worsen the existing food deficit challenge of the continent and thereby hinder most African countries from attaining the Millennium Development Goals (MGDs) of reducing extreme poverty and ending hunger by 2015.
Economic and population growth in Africa have fuelled agricultural imports faster than exports of agriculture products from Africa, says the 2013 Africa Wide Annual Trends and Outlook Report (ATOR) published by the African Union Commission.
The report shows that the agriculture deficit in Africa rose from less than one billion dollars to nearly 40 billion in the last five years, highlighting the need for major agriculture transformation to increase production.
Francis Johnson, a senior research fellow with the Swedish-based Stockholm Environment Institute, told IPS that renewable energy like wind, solar and hydro-power, are vital components in Africa's sustainable development toolkit given its unmet energy demands and dependence on fossil fuels.
He added that developing countries should embrace clean energy as they cannot afford to follow the dirty emissions path of developed countries.
"In Africa competition is more about water than about land. And right decisions must be made. And when it comes to bio energy, it is the issue of choosing the right crops to cope with climate change," Johnson said.
According to research by the Ethiopia-based Africa Climate Policy Centre, the cost of adaptation and putting Africa on a carbon-growth path is 31 billion dollars a year and could add 40 percent to the cost of meeting the MGDs.
Adaptation costs could in time be met from Africa's own resources, argues Abdalla Hamdok, the deputy executive secretary of the ECA. He said that Africa could do this by saving money lost to illicit financial flows estimated to be more than 50 billion dollars a year.


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Life es el quinto álbum de la banda inglesa Simply Red publicado en octubre de 1995. En este álbum apareció el hit Fairground, el primer tema de la banda que alcanzó el número 1 en su país de origen. Este disco además trajo el hit We're in This Together, utilizado como canción oficial de la Eurocopa 1996.

Lista de canciones
 You Make Me Belive - 3:55
 So Many People - 5:22
 Lives And Loves - 3:23
 Fairground - 5:34
 Never Never Love - 4:22
 So Beautiful - 5:00
 Hillside Avenue - 4:47
 Remembering The First Time - 4:46
 Out On The Range - 6:03
 We're In This Together - 4:17

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Álbumes de pop
Álbumes número uno en Reino Unido
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20.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS
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Naming History: 10/1942: Etnische SS-Legion – Battalion "Narva"
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01/1944: 20.Etnische SS-Freiwilligen-Division
05.1944: 20.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Estnische Nr. 1)
Divisional Status: January 1944
Fought in: Ukraine, Russia, Estonia, Silesia.
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Fate: Most surrendered to the Russians in May, 1945. Some fought their way to the American lines but were soon handed over to the Soviet Union.
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The 20th Waffen Grenadier Division of the SS (1st Estonian) was a Baltic Waffen SS Grenadier division recruited by Germans from mainly Estonian conscripts. It saw action on the Eastern Front during World War II.
Soviet invasion - German liberation
When the German forces of Army Group North rolled into the Baltic States in 1941, they were greeted as liberators by much of the local population. The states of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia had only been under the control of the Soviets for just over a year. In June 1940, the Red Army had occupied the small states, installing their own communist puppet governments. Great Britain, USA, and other democratic nations never recognised this occupation, but due to the current threats posed by Nazi Germany, their reaction was limited to diplomatic opposition. The Soviets dealt severely with any form of nationalism, and mass repressions were carried out. Over 60,000 Estonians - 5% of the population - were massacred during the period known as the Red Terror. In June 1941, just prior to the German invasion, over 10,000 Estonians, mostly former cultural elite, were deported to Siberia.After the June 22 invasion, the Soviets mobilised approximately 50,000 Estonians. While some of these went to form the 8th Rifle Corps, many Estonians were put to work in Russian armaments factories and labour camps. During this period, many Estonians had fled to the forests or to Finland, some signing up with the Finnish Army. As the Soviets were pushed back by the advancing Germans, the NKVD carried out executions and deportations of all remaining nationalists.When the Germans occupied Estonia in late 1941, many Estonians had hopes of the re-establishment of the independent democratic pre-war state. Many Estonians, eager to secure themselves from their far more powerful eastern neighbor, signed up for service in the Wehrmacht. Despite their hopes, Hitler had no intention of creating any independent states, and instead Estonia, along with Latvia, Lithuania and Belarus, was designated Ostland. The Einsatzgruppen also went to work, liquidating Jews, suspected communists and anyone the Nazi Party deemed undesirable. Around 8,000 Estonians died during the occupation.
Formation of the Narwa Regiment
Despite this, many Estonians were still firmly behind the Germans. On the first anniversary of the German capture of Tallinn, the Estonian capitol, the formation of an Estonian legion under the name of Estnische SS-Legion, a formation of three battalions, was initiated. The formation was to be placed under the control of Heinrich Himmler's Waffen-SS, and formation and training was to take place at Debrecia in Poland. In early 1943, it was decided that the first battalion, about 800 strong, was to be restructured as a Panzergrenadier formation. Accordingly, the unit was redesignated Estnisches SS-Freiwilligen-Panzergrenadier-Bataillon Narwa (Estonian SS Volunteer Armored Infantry Batallion "Narwa"). In late February 1943, the Finnish Volunteer Battalion of the SS (Finnisches Freiwilligen-Bataillon der SS), which had been serving with the SS-Panzergrenadier-Division Wiking was dissolved, and the Estonian battalion was ordered to the Ukraine to replace the Finns.
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The Narwa in Action - Formation of the Estonian Brigade
The Narwa arrived at the front in early April, and were equipped with the weapons and vehicles of the departed Finns. The unit was not to have much time to settle in, and they were soon thrown into combat. Over the next few months, the Narwa was engaged against partisan forces. In mid July, the battalion was thrown into the line near Andrejewka, south of Kharkov. From 17-19 of July, the battalion was under almost constant attack. Despite being severely outnumbered, the 800 man battalion proved its worth. It inflicted over 7,000 casualties on the Soviets, and destroyed 100 tanks. Only 157 of its men remained unwounded, and almost forty Iron Crosses were awarded to men of the Narwa after this battle. Over the next six months the Narwa remained in action with the Wiking division. In January 1944, the formation was trapped in the Cherkassy Pocket and took part in the desperate fighting withdrawal. After its escape from the pocket, the Narwa was sent back to Debrecia to be integrated in the Estonian SS Division. Meanwhile, the Estnische SS-Legion was still undergoing formation in Debrecia, and by this time it had expanded to brigade size. It was redesignated as the Estnische SS-Freiwilligen Brigade in May 1943. In October 1943, all SS brigades were numbered, and so the brigade became the 3. Estnische SS-Freiwilligen Brigade. Formation and training continued for the rest of the year.
Division - Battles at Narva
In January 1944, the 20. Estnische SS-Freiwilligen-Division began formation. The majority of the troops were drawn from the 3. Estnische SS-Freiwilligen Brigade, but elements from Ost Battalions Nr. 658, also known as Pups of Rebane (="Fox") and Nr. 659, the 287.Polizei-Füsilier-Bataillon and the returned Estonian volunteers of the Finnish army unit Infantry Regiment 200 were also absorbed into the division.On 8 February 1944, the division was attached to SS-Gruppenführer Felix Steiner's III SS (Germanic) Panzer Corps, then defending the heavily pressured Narva bridgehead. The division was to replace the remnants of the 9th and 10th Luftwaffe-Feld-Divisions, which were struggling to hold the line against a Soviet bridgehead near Siivertsi. Upon arriving at the front on 20 February, the Estonians were immediately ordered to eliminate the threatening Siivertsi Soviet bridgehead. In nine days of heavy fighting, the division pushed the Soviets back across the river and restored the line. The division remained stationed in the Ssivertsi sector, being engaged in heavy combat. In May, the division was pulled back and reformed as the 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Estnische Nr. 1), and the recently returned Narwa battalion was absorbed into the division as the reconnaissance Abteilung (batallion). By that time active conscription of Estonian men into the German armed forces was well under way, in violation of the international law of war. By spring 1944, approximately 32,000 men were drafted into the German forces, with the 20. Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Estnische Nr. 1) consisting of some 15,000 men.When Steiner ordered a withdrawal to the Tannenbergstellung on 25 July, the division was deployed on the Kinderheim-Hights, the first line of defence for the new position. Over the next month, the division was engaged in heavy defensive battles on the Kinderheim- and Grenadier-Hights. In mid-August, the division's 45th Estland and 46th regiments were formed into Kampfgruppe Vent and sent south to help defend the Emajogi river line, seeing heavy fighting.When Hitler authorised a full withdrawal from Estonia in mid September, all men who wished to stay to defend their homes were released from service. Many chose this offer, fighting the Soviets alongside other Estonians and then withdrawing into the forests to become the Forest Brothers. Severely weakened by this, the division was withdrawn to Neuhammer to be refitted.
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Eventually, the reformed division numbered roughly 11,000 Estonians and 2,500 Germans. It was returned to the line in late February, just in time for the Soviet Vistula-Oder Offensive. This offensive forced the German forces back behind the Oder and Neisse rivers. The division was pushed back to the Neisse, taking heavy casualties. The division was then trapped with the XI. Armeekorps in the Oberglogau - Falkenberg - Friedberg area. On 17 March, the division launched a major escape attempt, but despite making headway, the attempt failed. On 19 March, the division tried again, this time succeeding but leaving all heavy weapons and equipment behind in the pocket.In April 1945, the shattered remnants of the division were moved south to the area around Goldberg. After the final Soviet offensive, the division attempted to break out in the west, in order to surrender to the western Allies. After marching over the Reichenberg and Annaberg mountains, the division was encircled by Russian forces and capitulated on May 8. Some of the Estonians who had reached the western allies were handed back to the Soviets. The survivors could, at best, expect a lengthy stay in the Gulags.In contrast, some veterans of the Estonian Legion served as guards under American leadership at the Nuremberg Nazi war crimes trials.
Modern controversy
The Nuremberg Trials, in declaring the Waffen SS a criminal organisation, explicitly excluded conscripts in the following terms:Tribunal declares to be criminal within the meaning of the Charter the group composed of those persons who had been officially accepted as members of the SS as enumerated in the preceding paragraph who became or remained members of the organisation with knowledge that it was being used for the commission of acts declared criminal by Article 6 of the Charter or who were personally implicated as members of the organisation in the commission of such crimes, excluding, however, those who were drafted into membership by the State in such a way as to give them no choice in the matter, and who had committed no such crimes.
In April 13, 1950, a message from the U.S. High Commission in Germany (HICOG), signed by John McCloy to the Secretary of State, clarified the US position on the "Baltic Legions": they were not to be seen as "movements", "volunteer", or "SS". In short, they were not given the training, indoctrination, and induction normally given to SS members. Subsequently the US Displaced Persons Commission in September 1950 declared that:The Baltic Waffen SS Units (Baltic Legions) are to be considered as separate and distinct in purpose, ideology, activities, and qualifications for membership from the German SS, and therefore the Commission holds them not to be a movement hostile to the Government of the United States.
In 2002, the Estonian government forced the removal of a monument to the division erected near the Estonian city of Pärnu. The inscription To all Estonian soldiers who died in the second war for the liberation of the fatherland and a free Europe in 1940-1945 was the cause of the controversy, as it allegedly promoted anti-Semitism.
In 2004 the monument was reopened in Lihula but shortly after removed again because of the Estonian government opposed the opening.
"Then it began a trial with it, and monument was returned to owner, Ants-Eduard Teder, a veteran of Estonian SS-Battallion "Narva". The coverment agreed that the monument was place to a museum. And then it was placed in October 2005 to Freedom fighter museum in Lagedi."
In 15th of October 2005 the monument was finally opened in grounds of private museum located in Lagedi near Estonian capital Tallinn. The Simon Wiesenthal Centre had provided the Estonian government with information on alleged Estonian war criminals, all former members of the 20.Waffen-Grenadier Division der SS. After investigation, the Estonian government concluded that the claims were false and rejected the centre's demands to try the veterans.On May 22, 2004, the Jerusalem Post ran a story about the plans of some Estonian individuals to build a monument to the 20.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS. International outrage followed, due to the criminal status of the non-conscript Waffen-SS, after the Nuremberg Trials. Russia's chief Rabbi, Berl Lazar condemned the action, stating it would breed anti-Semitism.The matter of the Estonian SS is still hotly debated.
SS-Brigadeführer Franz Augsberger (20 August 1942 - 19 March 1945)
SS-Brigadeführer Berthold Maack (20 March 1945 - 8 May 1945)
Orders of Battle
3.Estnische SS-Freiwilligen-Brigade, October 1943
42. SS-Freiwilligen Regiment (renumbered 45 in Nov. 1943)
SS-Flak-Abteilung 53
SS-Panzerjäger-Abteilung 53
SS-Nachrichten-Kompanie 53
SS-Feldersatz-Batallion 53
SS-Ausbildung- und Ersatz-Regiment 33
SS-Artillerie-Abteilung 53 20.Waffen-Grenadier-Division der SS (Estnische Nr. 1), Narva 1944
Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 45 Estland (Estnische Nr. 1) SS-Obersturmbannführer Harald Riipalu
1st Battalion – SS-Hauptsturmführer Paul Maitla
2nd Battalion – SS-Hauptsturmführer Ludvig Kiisk
3rd Battalion was still in the process of forming
Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 46 (estnische nr. 2) SS-Standartenführer Juhan Tuuling
1st Battalion – SS-Hauptsturmführer Heino Rannik
2nd Battalion – SS-Sturmbannführer Friedrich Kurg
3rd Battalion – SS-Obersturmführer Arseni Korp. The battalion was based on the 660th Ost Battalion.
Waffen-Grenadier Regiment der SS 47(Estnische Nr. 3) SS-Obersturmbannführer Paul Vent
1st Battalion – SS-Sturmbannführer Georg Sooden. The battalion was based on the 659th Ost Battalion.
2nd Battalion – SS-Hauptsturmführer Alfons Rebane. The battalion was based on the 659th Ost Battalion.
3rd Battalion – SS-Hauptsturmführer Eduard Hints. Formed from mobilized men and was at this moment just arriving to the front.
Waffen-Artillerie Regiment der SS 20 - SS-Obersturmbannführer Aleksandr Sobolev.
SS-Waffen Füsilier Batallion 20 - SS-Hauptsturmführer Wallner. He was wounded on 25 July and replaced by SS-Obersturmbannführer Oskar Ruut. The latter was killed on 3 August. After that SS-Hauptsturmführer Hando Ruus took over. The battalion was based on the "Narva" battalion (Division "Wiking"), but was reinforced with conscripts.
SS-Waffen Pionier Batallion 20
SS-Feldersatz Batallion 20
SS-Waffen Nachrichten Abteilung 20
SS-Ausbildungs- und Ersatz Regiment 20


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As I peel open my eyes from the foggy stupor from sleeplessness, I can't help but smile. Everlost is finally available to the world and after the false start with the delayed release, I'm so happy today is here.
Physical copies will be available end of next week, and then I'll be able to order pre-release orderers and get them in the mail! Thanks for your patience.
I can't begin to express my thanks the people who helped me. Janille Dutton: All the times you read earlier chapters and weren't afraid to comment, good or bad, kept me in stitches and in awe. Your attention to details was awesome! You know how to dish it so I don't feel like a loser! Lisa Sanchez: For taking the time from your busy writing schedule to love on my characters. Lisa Langdale: For whoo hooing on the good guys and hissing at the bad ones! Chrissi Jackson: For your encouragement and wonderful insight. Author Kristie Cook: for being such an inspiration and source of help, but for squeezing me in, too, (literally) and leaving behind footprints of gold. Karen Hedger, of Crain Editing, for painstakingly looking for all my mistakes and capitalization headaches. And laughing with me over silly stuff.
PARASITES: During research, I found this beauty (eeeeeek!) What more than to make my bad guys really gross than have them enjoy parasites in their mouths!
CHARACTERS: I've come to love Pinterest. And I've created a board for thoughts and ideas from fish innards to people. If you want to take a peek, you can see what what swimming in my brain while I was losing my everloving mind to these characters. Here's an example of a few of them.
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In the light of your study of both parts of E301, analyse and compare evidence for both literariness and creativity in a short 'everyday' English language text, and a short 'literary' English language text, both of which you have selected yourself. Your assignment should be 3000 words in length (+/–10%). Your reference list is not included in the word count. In addition, you should include an appendix containing your texts, which in total should be no longer than 500 words.
8 Guidance notes E301 illustrates a variety of ways of approaching creativity and literariness in English language texts, from those that focus on textual analysis to those that locate these within the broader sociocultural context and those that draw on cognitive theory. It also shows how creativity and literariness are related and are features not only of works of literature but of everyday spoken and written texts. The EMA will require you to demonstrate your awareness of the range of analytical possibilities that you have encountered in E301, and to select and apply those that you consider most appropriate to your chosen texts and/or the practices they represent. You should use at least two analytical techniques from E301 in your answer. You must use material from both parts of the module and you may include material from the set books. Rather than focusing narrowly on one particular type of analysis, you will need to apply and draw inferences from different concepts and techniques that you have studied in the module. For example, it will not be sufficient to look at your texts in terms only of metaphor or to analyse them only from a sociocultural point of view. In E301, it is expected that you engage in critical thinking and evaluation of the materials you have studied, so you will also be assessed in part on your ability to think through the strengths and limitations of the techniques that you use and to express this clearly in your writing.
8.1 Text selection the selection of appropriate texts for the EMA is a crucial part of the assignment and is your responsibility. You should bear in mind that your tutor is not required to read through your texts to assess their suitability. Your tutor cannot give or withhold permission for you to use a particular text, but you can ask for advice. Do remember, therefore, to make contact with your tutor at the planning and research stage, with a clear plan of the texts you intend to use and how you propose to approach the task.
Your EMA must reflect learning from E301 and must answer the assignment brief set. Reusing texts and/or other material from other modules, therefore, will not be to your advantage and you run a real risk of dealing with your texts through the lens of another module, whose subject-matter and theoretical techniques will differ considerably from E301's.
5 Your selected texts for the EMA must reflect both parts of the module, i.e. one must be an 'everyday' text such as a conversation, newspaper article or advertisement, and the other a more conventionally 'literary' text. Importantly, the selected texts should be ones that you will be able to exploit analytically. We have left the choice of texts for the EMA deliberately broad, to allow you to follow up issues which are of particular interest to you or which you find striking in some way. You should, however, select texts that are brief enough for you to analyse within the scope of the EMA. A poem or advertisement, for example, might be just a few lines long, but would provide sufficient material for you to work with. If you want to discuss longer texts, such as a story or an extended dialogue, you may do so by selecting extracts for detailed analysis. You could, for example, talk about the narrative structure of a whole short story, and then examine in closer detail how plot is developed in a key paragraph. Similarly, you could discuss literacy practices by using a short text as an example to illustrate your general points. You might find it helpful to look at examples from the E301 book readings where writers build up an argument based on relatively brief extracts. Suitable texts could include, for example, a short section of a novel, a magazine article, an email, an anecdote recorded from a radio phone-in programme, a child's bedtime story, a section of a hypertext narrative, or a recording of a brief conversation. The two texts should relate to one another (e.g. by topic) so as to enable a valid comparison. Your EMA is unlikely to be successful if the two texts are only tenuously related. Please note, however, that you must not reuse texts that you have previously analysed in your TMAs. The two texts that you select for analysis should together be no longer than 500 words (though they may be as short as you like). If you attempt longer texts, you will probably fail to do justice to both your analysis and your discussion.
The texts should be provided in an appendix within your EMA, which will not count towards the EMA word count (that is, you should write 3000 words for the EMA, plus up to 500 words more in the appendix). Please use a page break to separate your appendix texts from your main EMA (i.e. do not submit your work as separate documents).
8.2 Structure and content of the EMA There are no specific requirements for the structure of this assignment, which you can organise in any way that you think is appropriate. Keep in mind, though, that you will need to ensure a balance between analysis and theoretical discussion. Your assignment should include: ? some background information about the texts, and your reasons for choosing them ? a discussion of the theoretical background to your analysis, indicating what you understand by creativity and literariness, based on your study of E301 ? an analysis of your two texts (and/or the practices that they represent), focusing on aspects that you feel are most relevant to an understanding of their creative and literary qualities, based on your study of E301 ? an evaluation of the strengths and limitations of the approaches you have applied to your chosen texts (and/or practices) ? a reference list (not included in the word count) ? an appendix containing your texts (see Section 8.3).


The Accident Investigation Bureau ( AIB ) on Wednesday has revealed the reason why Osibanjo's helicopter crash-landed.
According to the AIP, the Vice President Yemi Osibanjo's chopper crashed because it landed on a dry dusty environment, The Guardian reports.
The AIB Commissioner and Chief Executive Officer Akin Olateru disclosed this during a brief meeting at the Bureau's headquarters at Murtala Muhammed Airport Lagos.
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Read a recap of key insights and takeaways taken from the sessions at this year's Forum.
The FOX Financial Executives Forum now has a new name: The FOX Family Office Forum.
Anyone who has attended recently knows that the scope of the conference expanded beyond only financial executives long ago. The topics and the peer network now include CEOs, HR managers, technology heads, as well as financial executives. Our new name clarifies that this is a gathering for all family office executives.
The Forum will cover how families are approaching implementation of the new tax and estate regulations, provide an overview of how families should think about the selection of new technology, include demonstrations by numerous leading technology providers, and offer break-out sessions about creating an effective team in your family office, the various iterations of a virtual office as well as the lessons learned, and considerations for converting business structures.
As always, there will be the annual in-person gatherings of the Human Capital and Technology Operations and Data Security Networks. The Forum will be centrally located in Chicago at the Swissotel on July 17-18, 2018.
This year, the FOX Family Office Forum will be followed by a special new workshop focused on the physical, personal, and cyber security risks our families face today—the FOX Family Security Workshop.
This workshop is included for anyone registered for the FOX Family Office Forum and will conclude with lunch on July 19. Advance registration is required and must be indicated while registering for the Family Office Forum. To register for the Workshop only, please go to the FOX Family Security Workshop page.
Field of Study: Finance - Up to 3.5 CPE credits can be earned from the Forum, and up to an additional 7 CPE from the Workshop. CPE credits are accepted at the option of state certifying boards. Requirements, compliance procedures and acceptance may vary by state.
Learning Objectives: Upon completion of the program, participants will be able to identify the latest developments and solutions in technology, insurance, taxes, risk, business structures, team building, security, and family office business processes.


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Trump wants to cut funding for NOAA's climate change research
By Maria Fernanda Guanipa / Saturday, 04 Mar 2017 09:05PM
Donald Trump is planning to cut the funds of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) by 26 percent. This news was revealed through a leaked memo, and if it is true, that would mean fewer funds for climate change research.
While the U.S President says he is willing to increase the military budget, he is planning to reduce the resources of one of the most important scientific agencies of the country. This proposal would still require approval from the Congress. In the case of it being approved, then NOAA's budget would be slashed by $126 million even when it requires $513 million just for its satellite data department.
The GOES-East satellite image provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration on Thursday, Sept. 29, 2016, at 2:45 p.m. EDT, shows Hurricane Matthew in the Caribbean Sea. Image Credit: NOAA via AP
"Cutting NOAA's satellite budget will compromise NOAA's mission of keeping Americans safe from extreme weather and providing forecasts that allow businesses and citizens to make smart plans," said Jane Lubchenco, the organization's administrator under Barack Obama.
Trump: "We have to start winning wars again."
The proposal was submitted by Trump Administration's Office of Management and Budget. According to its resources for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) would be cut by 26 percent or what is equal to $126 million.
This cuts would be specially applied to the departments whose mission is to research and accumulate data regarding climate change. The memo was leaked to the Washington Post.
On the other hand, Trump reiterated earlier this week, his willingness to increase the defense budget by $54 million, which is expected to be funded by the cut made in NOAA and the Environmental Protection Agency's funds. Trump said it was important to direct these funds toward military to make sure the U.S can win wars.
"We must ensure that our courageous servicemen and women have the tools they need to deter war and when called upon to fight in our name, only do one thing: win," he said. "We have to win. We have to start winning wars again."
What will happen with NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System?
NOAA is expecting to launch the Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS-1) satellite, later this year. This would give NOAA an unprecedented amount of atmospheric data, which is of utmost importance to set disaster plans and keep weather forecasts.
NOAA had budgeted $800 million for the JPSS this year alone. However, with this new plans coming from the White House, the future of the JPPS program is unsure just further research on climate change.
Right now the agency has a budget of $8.2 billion, but this could all change in October, which is when the new fiscal year starts. Therefore, though climate change rate is not decreasing, maybe NOAA's efforts are about to be.
Though this has been terrible news for the personnel at NOAA and climate change scientists, it is not shocking at all, given the fact that Trump has appointed a bunch of climate change deniers to the main positions in the White House. This includes, naturally, Scott Pruitt as the head of the EPA.
Source: The Christian Science Monitor
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04. Astronomy and Astrophysics
Research Papers (A&A)
Title: The abundance of x-shaped radio sources: implications for the gravitational wave background
Authors: Roberts, David H
Saripalli, Lakshmi
Subrahmanyan, Ravi
Keywords: Radio Continuum
Issue Date: Sep-2015
Publisher: 2015 American Astronomical Society
Citation: Astrophysical Journal Letters, 2015, Vol. 810, L6
Abstract: Coalescence of supermassive black holes (SMBHs) in galaxy mergers is potentially the dominant contributor to the low frequency gravitational wave background (GWB). It was proposed by Merritt & Ekers that X-shaped radio galaxies are signposts of such coalescences and that their abundance might be used to predict the magnitude of the GWB. In Roberts et al. we presented radio images of all 52 X-shaped radio source candidates out of the sample of 100 selected by Cheung for which archival VLA data were available. These images indicate that at most 21% of the candidates might be genuine X-shaped radio sources that were formed by a restarting of beams in a new direction following a major merger. This suggests that fewer than 1.3% of extended radio sources appear to be candidates for genuine axis reorientations ("spin flips"), much smaller than the 7% suggested by Leahy & Parma. Thus, the associated GWB may be substantially smaller than previous estimates. These results can be used to normalize detailed calculations of the SMBH coalescence rate and the GWB.
Description: Restricted Access. An open-acce s version is available at arXiv.org (one of the alternative locations)
Alternative Location: http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2015ApJ...810L...6R
http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/2041-8205/810/1/L6
Copyright: 2015 American Astronomical Society
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