The whole trend of putting fancy spins on traditionally unfancy fare is great and all, but seriously, how many times a week can you eat an agave-infused foie gras truffle burger with cask aged gouda and lemon-caper aioli on pain aux oignon risen in that sustainable nunnery in Chico? Two, probably. Well, tops three. But for the rest of the week, hit John's Burgers.
Opened just off the vibrant corner of 6th and Market, JB's a refreshingly humble joint -- just a few tables, a couple o' friers, and an old school flat grill -- that serves up solid Angus burgers n' more at McDonald's prices, so there's no need to hamburglarize (seriously, take off that costume). You've got 19 choices, including the Chili Cheeseburger, the American-cheese smothered English Muffin Burger, Blue Burger on sesame, Naked Burger (atop sauteed onion n' mushroom), and the double-decker/mozzarella-engulfed Captain John Gourmet Burger, not to be confused with the Captain Ron Gourmet Burger, which comes with a glass eye and a side of hilarity. On the non-burger tip, there's fat Philly cheesesteaks, grilled chicken sandos with house BBQ sauce, fish n' chips, plus Polish sausages, chili dogs, and corn dogs, all comprising a part of the menu called "Dog Town", which is also the name of a film, but sadly not one featuring the hilarious antics of Captain Ron.
On the side, select anything from jalapeno poppers, to fried zucchini, to mozzarella sticks, to fried burritos -- yes, fried burritos -- for $1.99, which you can eat every day for one week, before dying from it.


In the kitchen Max asks if he addresses Hans Hubermann and if he still plays the accordion. Hans says yes. There is a flashback to show how Hans got the accordion. He was fighting in World War I as a young man. He became friends with a Jew named Erik Vandenburg (Max's father) who taught him to play the accordion. Erik saved his life, and Hans inherited the accordion, vowing to help the Vandenburg family if he ever could. Now, he is redeeming his promise.
The narrator explains in one of his asides that Hans is not well educated and has many Jewish customers as a painter. Like the Jews, he does not believe the hatred will continue and so refuses to become a Nazi. Nevertheless, Hans's work dries up because he is not a Nazi. He is tolerated in town because he is half-heartedly waiting for his application to the Nazi party to be approved, and he plays the accordion well in the local public houses.
Max arrived in November of 1940 at the Hubermann residence at 33 Himmel Street, Molching, Germany. He was 24 years old, and he was exhausted. Hans tells Max not to worry about Liesel. They share a room while Max recovers. Max grew up in Stuttgart, and he was a fist fighter. Max found relief in boxing. He was a street fighter, with people betting on his fights. One boxing opponent who became his friend was Walter Kugler. After the Nuremberg Laws forbidding Jews citizenship and intermarriage, Max loses his job, but he and Walter stay friends. During Kristallnacht in 1938 when Nazis destroy Jewish homes and businesses, Walter knocks on Max's door in Nazi uniform, ready to help Max escape. For the next two years, he stays in hiding in a store room. Walter helps Max get to Hans. Hans had sent the copy of Mein Kampf with the key inside.
Max and Liesel are both survivors and both fighters. They will become good friends. They are also both refugees from minority groups, the communists and Jews. Max is haunted by his relief and willingness to be the sole survivor of his family. Max has grown up as a fighter, and he continues to beat the odds because he has a strong life force and will to live. His story also shows there were Germans who risked their own lives to help the persecuted. Walter, for instance, is a Nazi soldier sent to Poland to subdue that country, yet he is not so indoctrinated that he cannot help his boyhood friend. Max is worried about living with a young girl because children don't keep secrets very well. Max and Liesel, however, are each other's best medicine during this time of danger.
The Hubermanns are afraid but rise to the occasion. They put Max to bed next to Liesel in her room, because he is so weak. The next day, Liesel is kept home from school so Papa can give her a lecture about what has happened. He takes her to the basement and tells the story of how he got the accordion and the debt to the Vandenburg family.
The kind Hans suddenly turns into a tyrant as he tries to explain to Liesel the danger of the situation. If she tells anyone about Max, he will destroy her books, he says, and they will take her away from him. They will all be taken away. She cries. She accepts her responsibility as part of the conspiracy.
When Mr. Steiner or Hans try to explain to the children how they must behave in Nazi Germany, the children have a hard time understanding, because the situation is so extreme and illogical. The only way the kind Papa can get Liesel's attention is to threaten her most precious possessions, her books. It is interesting to see the bully Rosa. quiet and heroic for once. This is the more moving because the Hubermanns are not educated or political people; they are just very decent and brave.
Max sleeps for three days. When he recovers, he moves voluntarily to the basement. Hans puts a mattress beneath the basement stairs and puts up a wall of his painter's drop sheets. At first Liesel avoids the new family member, but finally Papa makes her go to the basement for her reading lessons, and so she has to befriend Max, who shares her books. When it is found he is emaciated from hunger and cold, they bring him upstairs at night to sleep by a fire, and he goes back to the basement during the day. In the evening by the fire, Max tells stories about his life and makes friends with Liesel and the Hubermanns, and Hans plays the accordion. Both Liesel and Max have nightmares at night, and sometimes they share them. For her 12th birthday, Liesel receives a book from her parents called The Mud Men. She gives Max a hug because he feels bad he cannot give her a present. He decides to make her something.
Max feels constantly guilty that he does not deserve any kindness for being a Jew. Hitler's persecution reaches into his mind and soul. Max becomes angry as he reads Mein Kampf, Hitler's book against the Jews. Meanwhile, Liesel reads books at the mayor's house including a few pages every time of a murder mystery, The Whistler, about a murderer who whistles as he commits his crimes. There is an implied symbolic connection between the murderer, the whistler, and Hitler, the murderer of Jews. The Hubermanns' lives have altered, but they have to act as if everything is the same to avoid suspicion. The surprise is that Rosa finally comes out as a good person in a crisis. Liesel now lives in two worlds, one secret one in her home and one outside in the town. Words, both reading and writing, become the way Liesel and Max become friends, and the way they survive.
Max makes Liesel a book about his life as a present. He takes out pages of Mein Kampf and paints them over with white paint. Then he writes and illustrates his own story, called The Standover Man. He makes himself look like a bird because Liesel had said his hair looked like feathers. He says he has been afraid all his life of men standing over him, men of authority. He learned to be a fighter. Now, standing over him is a girl, not a man. The girl and he have things in common, such as dreams and fists. On her birthday, she gave Max a hug. She is the best standover person of all. Liesel reads the book three times and then goes to the basement to thank Max. He is asleep, and she falls asleep with her hand on his shoulder.
The book Max makes (illustrated by Trudy White) are like a children's drawings and story. He is trying to tell Liesel how much her friendship means. They are both war orphans living a nightmare life, and yet, there is love and loyalty. Writing and drawings are still used in this way in war zones for children and adults to heal their trauma. The irony of his painting over Hitler's book to write of his friendship is satisfying to him and a denial of Hitler's propaganda that Jews and Germans do not belong together.


As the team at Edinburgh's Piccolino will tell you themselves, no love is more sincere than love of food. Italian food, in this case, as Piccolino is one of the most delightful Italian restaurants in this part of the Old Town, right on High Riggs Street and a stone's throw from all kinds of Edinburgh attractions. The authentic menu offers quality rather than quantity meaning you can be assured that whatever you order has been prepared with love by chefs who care about what they're doing. Piccolino will warm your heart and certainly fill your stomach so reserve a table now – you'll not regret it.


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We saw this a few days ago but are already finding it difficult to remember. Basically an old historic church with a famous stained-glass window. Sorry if that sounds a bit plebby!
A fantastic piece of history with superb stained glass & keen guides. A lot to see. There is a cafe but we were too cold to stay after looking at the church. There was a striking art exhibition .
We really enjoyed our visit to this church with it's exceptional stained glass windows and one of the tallest spires in the country. It is a pity that the church is no longer used for religious services.
Hi is there an admission charge or entry by donation?
There is no charge but in most churches in u.k. Donations are always welcome. The peace bestowed by visit to this church cannot be priced. Give what you can and if you can't don't worry. Say a prayer and be thankful for the opportunity to visit such a magic and sacred place. God bless.


In this broker's opinion, the IX Ranch is one of the finest ranches in Montana and comes with an accomplished management team. Their predecessors and successors-in-training have a 57-year history of successfully building and improving the ranch. It has balance, diversity and is located in dependable grass country. Some might think that one can enter the market at any time and buy a ranch of this stature. This writer has been selling ranches in Montana for decades and can attest that these only come along once in a generation, if then. It took three generations for the IX to come on the market. For anyone interested in buying one of Montana's great ranches, this could be the opportunity of a lifetime.
The IX Ranch is a legacy ranch – it is huge, has a long history of stable ownership and a respected reputation in reputation ranch country. Its central Montana location is 80 miles northeast of Great Falls and adjacent to the town of Big Sandy. The current owners are the second owners in the ranch's 128-year history. This professionally managed operation runs a cattle herd of 4,300. They currently winter around 3,375 bred females, 120 3-year-and-younger bulls and ranch horses, together with 4,000 tons of winter feed. In the spring, around 650 of the previous years' heifer calves will return to the ranch for breeding from a grow-lot near Billings. The operation covers over 126,000± acres, of which 59,809± is deeded and the majority of the balance being State grazing leases. It is well improved, with accommodations for a full crew including a manager, as well as comfortable quarters for guests. Besides its position as one of Montana's great cattle ranches, the IX boasts large populations of elk, mule deer, whitetail deer, antelope, mountain lion, and five species of upland birds. It is also a scenic ranch boasting a diversity of habitat types from productive meadows to rolling hills which give way to steeper mountain country with scatterings of aspens and evergreens.
Approaching the ranch from the west at Big Sandy, the view is of relatively level cropland between the town and the headquarters. Irrigation water for this land comes out of Big Sandy Creek which flows from the mountains that lie to the northeast and traverses the ranch for over 15 miles, running from east to west. As one moves to the east the land rises to the north and one moves into rolling country which is well watered and provides good protection for livestock. To the north lie the Bears Paw Mountains and to the south lies the slightly more open country which is distinguished by the fact that it is almost entirely State of Montana leased land in one large block actually tying the ranch together.
As one moves further to the east and south one enters the Eagle Creek drainage which flows more north to south out of the mountains and, together with Dog Creek, which joins Eagle Creek on the south end of this unit, provides irrigation water for this portion of the ranch. This is arguably the most scenic part of the ranch as it actually runs up into the mountains where one finds more scattered timber and aspen groves and it becomes almost alpine in nature. The ranch manager lives here in a beautiful setting nestled into a comfortable valley with views looking out into the vast open lands to the south. This compound also includes a very comfortable home for the ranch's absentee shareholders.
Further to the east and south and separated from the main ranch by about six miles, one enters the Birch Creek valley. This unit – known by the brand of its original homesteaders as the "NL" - boasts a reservoir created to store irrigation water for the pivots below. This unit extends into the Sand Creek drainage further to the east. Perhaps not quite as scenic as upper Eagle Creek, the NL is a productive part of the ranch and would represent a significant ranch in its own right were it not a part of the IX.
The ranch office is located in the small town of Big Sandy, Montana which lies 80 miles northeast of Great Falls and 35 miles southwest of Havre on U.S. Highway 87. The ranch stretches for nearly 30 miles from Big Sandy to the east and south. The nearest commercial air service is located in Havre, a 20-minute drive from the ranch, and has two daily flights from Billings. Great Falls is serviced by Delta, Alaska and United Airlines with multiple daily flights. Private aircraft can land on the edge of the ranch at the Big Sandy public airstrip. It boasts a paved and lighted runway of 3,570 X 60 feet at an elevation of 2,689 feet. A 20-minute drive from the ranch, Havre has a 5,205 X 100 foot paved and lighted airstrip at 2,580 feet in elevation, with approach procedures and jet and avgas fuels. Big Sandy is an attractive small town with a 2012 population of 610, which lists over 40 active businesses as well as a Critical Access Hospital and both grade and high schools.
The IX lies in one of Montana's reputation ranching areas, which is south of the Bears Paw Mountains. This is an area of good-sized ranching operations where ranches rarely change hands and smaller ranches are more often than not absorbed by larger family ranches when they do come on the market. Bottom line: this is true ranching country where the traditions of hard work and good neighbors remain intact. It is an area that has much of the scenery and amenities of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem located south of Interstate 90, but the values here are more closely tied to traditional farming and ranching.
On average, the IX has a good long grazing season and an adequate growing season to produce two cuttings of alfalfa hay under pivot irrigation. With wind, chinooks, and light winter precipitation, livestock wintering costs are believed to be modest by Montana standards.
The ranch's coveted single-iron IX brand was first registered in Montana in 1877. Ten years later, while Montana was still a territory and the days of open range cattle ranching were clearly numbered, local businessmen C.J. McNamara and Thomas Marlow (McNamara and Marlow) began assembling the bulk of what is now the IX Ranch. They were early in the game and were able to target the strongest grass and critical water resources. They imported the best Hereford genetics from Kansas City, brought Shire draft horses in from Illinois, and also ran Suffolk sheep imported from England. The ranch stayed in their families until long after they had passed away – into the early 1950s.
William and Theodora Lang of the Hamms brewing company family acquired the IX from the MacNamara and Marlow descendants in 1955 and their ranch managers, Art and Audrey Roth, became partners with them in the early 1960s. Four generations have built the IX into what it is today. As current ranch company President Steve Roth stated in a recent report to the shareholders, "we have been blessed with a family of owners who have asked very little and, by so doing, have given much more." He also stated in that report, "The ranch has been fortunate to hire individuals who are young, smart, and full of energy." It is not an unusual story for one of Montana's reputation ranches. Most ranches like the IX stay in the family and the ownership transcends the generations. It is very unusual to have a ranch of this caliber offered for sale. The new owners will be only the third owners in over 128 years.
With the guiding principle of putting the land, cattle and employees first, the building improvements on the IX support the cattle and employees. They are sound, appropriate and good-looking, but there are no large expensive homes.
The ranch's four operating units each have building compounds. Each is complete with one or more residences, barns, workshops and corrals. Two of the corrals include state-certified scales. Two of the compounds are served with natural gas, and all have buried fiber optic cable providing telephone and Internet. In all, there are a total of six single-family residences, four bunkhouses, a cookhouse, four sets of corrals, (two with certified scales), four horse barns, and four workshops. In 2015 a new 1,050± sq. ft. modular home with a finished basement replaced an older foreman's house on the Seifert Unit and again in 2016 another new house replaced the foreman's home at the NL headquarters.
The Eagle Creek compound includes the ranch manager's and owner's homes. The owner's home was built in 1972 and has four bedrooms, three baths, approximately 2,754 square feet of living area, two stories and a wood frame with stucco exterior wall finish. It has a wood-burning stack fireplace and is heated with a natural gas, central forced-air furnace. The landscape irrigation sprinkler system is underground.
The manager's home was originally built in 1900 and has since been extensively remodeled. Its two-story wood frame and exterior board siding harbor approximately 5,128 square feet of living area, seven bedrooms and four baths. It too is heated with a natural gas, central forced-air furnace. It includes a wood-burning stack fireplace, basement and attic. Underground sprinklers irrigate the lawns around the home as well as the adjoining swimming pool and tennis court.
IX Ranch has numerous stock water and irrigation water right claims which have been filed in accordance with Montana's adjudication and permitting requirements. The claims are situated in Water Basins 40H and 41T. There are 107 claims related to stock water rights and 54 which relate to irrigation rights. The water rights for the ranch are from Big Sandy Creek, Eagle Creek, Dog Creek, Birch Creek and tributaries to these sources. The priorities of the IX Ranch's rights date back as early as 1887 and 1888 as adjudicated by the Montana Water Court as part of the statewide adjudication of water right claims. The irrigation systems associated with the ranch's irrigation rights include direct diversion and storage reservoirs which serve approximately 4,382 acres under irrigation, of which approximately 1,083 are under pivot systems and 40 acres under wheel-line sprinkler. The estimated storage capacity of the two irrigation reservoirs, Birch Creek and Seifert, are 292 acre-feet and 1,005 acre-feet, respectively. A complete tabulation of the ranch's water rights is available from the offices of Hall and Hall, or the Montana Department of Natural Resources and Conservation's centralized water rights database.
The ranch believes it owns the majority of the mineral estate underlying the ranch lands, although no mineral report has been obtained by the ranch to definitively describe the mineral estate. All minerals owned by the ranch will transfer to the new owner. There are five producing natural gas wells on the ranch, the leases for which produce royalties of some $3,200 annually. Their location is concentrated in the Dog Creek area, within the Eagle Creek management unit, in the north central part of the ranch.
Located in the coveted Bear Paw Mountains, the IX Ranch represents one of the most diversified western hunting experiences available on the market today. The ranch has all the things needed for trophy game populations including quality management, diversified habitat and excellent genetics.
The IX Ranch is in a trophy management unit and qualifies for Landowner preference. The unit is known to be one of the best trophy elk hunting units in the country, with bulls being taken over 400 BC.
In addition to trophy elk, the IX Ranch offers tremendous deer hunting, with whitetails scoring over 165 BC and Mule Deer over 180 inches. The Ranch has good populations of antelope, mountain lions, and bears, along with some of the best prairie dog hunting in the country. The upland bird hunting is exceptional with high populations of Hungarian partridge, sharp-tail grouse, and pheasant.
The big game populations on the ranch stand at approximately 425 elk, 295 mule deer, 300 whitetails, 355 antelope and 39 mountain lions. Last year the big game harvest included 16 elk, 15 mule deer, 13 whitetail deer, 6 antelope and 4 mountain lions. Just south of the ranch, on BLM land, the world record archery Rocky Mountain ram was harvested in 2012. There is tremendous opportunity to take the IX Ranch to the next level, making it one of the finest hunting experiences in the country.
Diversity of revenue sources and a dependable feed base are keys to a successful ranch operation, and the IX offers both. The 4,200± acres of dryland cropland provide income from the sale of an average range of 85,000 bushels of winter wheat annually along with the many benefits of aftermath grazing and straw production. Hay production generally exceeds the ranch's current needs. The ranch typically plans to go into the winter with at least 5,000 tons of hay to cover both average feed requirements as well as a goal of 1,200 tons excess for reserves. The 10-year average annual hay carryover is 1,444 tons. With the pivot sprinklers generally producing over four tons to the acre on good alfalfa stands, other fields produce more or less depending on the year and upon the chosen method of harvest. The ranch has produced over 8,000 tons of hay in a particularly good moisture year, and averages over 6,000 tons. This has allowed in recent years for hay sales of 600 to 1,200 tons. Hay is produced at locations from one end of the ranch to the other allowing livestock to stay well dispersed on the ranch.
Some cattle operations ranch with money. The IX ranches for money. Through 2016, the adjusted 5-year average net income, calculated on the basis of EBITDA, was $1.8M. As stated by the ranch's president, accomplishing this significant feat came from keeping priorities straight: care first for the land, next the cattle and third the employees.
Ranch management believes that the IX Ranch is well regarded as one of the most sophisticated commercial cattle operations in the state. The ranch attempts to employ the most up-to-date and well-thought-out operating scenarios in all aspects of the livestock operation.
The grazing resource is intensively managed utilizing a rest/rotation system that is adapted to the local conditions. Pastures and portions of the ranch are rested in rotation and other areas are more intensively grazed. Cattle are moved each year in a manner that allows pastures to be grazed at different times each year. At 100% of estimated capacity the grazing resource should produce around 38,640 AUMs of grazing each year. Based upon a 9-month grazing season, this would allow 4,293 cows or their equivalent to graze for that period and, based upon a 20-pound-per-day hay ration, 4,000 tons of hay would more than comfortably carry this number of cows or their equivalent for 90 days.
Practically speaking, the ranch utilizes these animal units of capacity in the following manner: the IX now goes into the winter with just under 3,400 bred females of which around 2,800 are mature cows and 600 are bred heifers. Two-thousand head of the ranch's weanling heifer and steer calves are conditioned in a grow lot near Billings during the winter. Then they are sorted with around 650 replacement heifers returning to the ranch in March, and the balance are sold, generally in February, depending on range conditions and market values. This allows the ranch to market animals at different points throughout the year and potentially take advantage of favorable market conditions. Having a good winter feed base is critical to allow this beneficial activity.
Ranch management believes that it has consistently maximized its genetic potential both by using top-quality bulls and by occasionally buying high-quality replacements when they become available.
It should be noted that the grain operation is contracted out to farmers in the area who have the equipment and knowledge to maximize production.
State Leases –The IX Ranch holds 22 separate State of Montana leases totaling 38,665± acres, rated at 11,090 animal unit months (AUMS) of grazing. These are school trust lands set aside to provide income for the public schools in the state. Except for a few scattered sections, these lands have been consolidated into five separate large tracts. The IX has worked cooperatively with the state to manage these tracts in a productive way to maximize carrying capacity while maintaining the grazing resource in good condition. Management of the recreational resource is simplified as the public is allowed to access these areas, without crossing private lands, by either foot or horseback, and the balance of the ranch is managed privately. Annual cost is based upon the rated AUMs and is derived from a complex formula that takes into account input from the tenant in the area of fire suppression, weed control, water development, fencing, etc. as well as the previous year's cattle prices. In 2018 the cost is $130,371.22.
BLM Permits – Like the majority of the state leases, the BLM lease, which calls for 912 AUMs, is primarily in one block on the NL Unit. The BLM lease cost for 2017 was $1,121.
The Faber Lease, consisting of 7,520± acres, commenced in 1986 and is currently a 3-year lease. The annual cost is $100,800 based on current usage. Annual usage averages 3,869 AUMs.
The Bear Paw Springs Lease consists of 5,000± acres and is a 3-year lease, as it has been for the past 10 years. Annual cost is $50,000. Annual usage averages 2,114 AUMs.
The Ophus Lease consists of 3,720± acres and is a 5-year lease which commenced in 2012. Annual costs are $7,500. Annual usage averages 1,275 AUMs.
The Williams Lease consists of 1,066± acres and is a 6-year lease which commenced in 2012. Annual costs are $13,527. Annual usage averages 650 AUMs.
The Quinn Lease consists of 320± acres and is a year-to-year lease which commenced in 1998. Annual costs are $3,900. Annual usage averages 112 AUMs.
The Edwards, Green and Kerr–McGee leases total 209± acres and are year-to-year. Annual usage for the three averages 71 AUMs.
On the revenue side of leasing, the ranch has a verbal grazing lease agreement as lessor on the ranch's Mountain Field pasture. This lease agreement is with neighbor Jeremy Curry and is based on 1,100 AUM's, with annual revenue to the IX Ranch of $33,000.


It's teaser Tuesday, which means it's time for another teaser from Alpha's Pride… This fourth book in the Irresistible Omegas series is scheduled to release on October 15th, and you can read all about Alpha's Pride here.
The back door opened and Enar wheeled Vieno in, sitting in a wheelchair, holding his son. Kean's "Aw…" joined in a chorus of similar reactions from the others in the barn. Vieno beamed as he held his son close, who was swaddled in a light blue blanket, only his red little face peeping out.
Kean loved how Lidon said "our", even though everyone knew damn well it was his biological son and not Palani's or Enar's. But these four were a united front as they stood there, beaming with pride.
Kean couldn't get off the bench fast enough, and it was the same for everyone else. Once they stood, Grayson said. "Kneel for your alpha's heir," and as one man, they sunk down to one knee.
"Hakon Hayes, as our alpha's son, we swear allegiance to you. We swear to protect you at all costs, and we would lay down our lives to keep you safe. We bless you with a full moon, a loyal pack, and a long life. To Hakon!" Grayson shouted.
When he rose again, he found his eyes teared up, and he quickly wiped them, a tad embarrassed until he saw others do the same. He couldn't explain it, but it was like his soul recognized these traditions, like it knew what to do even though he'd never done this before. And what was even more amazing, was that he had meant every word of the vow that Grayson had spoken. He was willing to lay down his life for Hakon, and wasn't that the strangest feeling ever? Sure, that tiny little baby was his nephew, but still. He'd never felt this deeply about anything in his life, and it would scare the hell out of him if it didn't feel so right.
Wow, that just gave me goosebumps!.. Amazing!
Thank you! Honestly, I choked up a little when I wrote this, not kidding.
Thank you! I'm having a blast writing this, haha.
So happy you're loving this!
Darn it, I love Lidon's men and yes I got all teary, can't wait for this book! Thank you, Nora for sharing your books with us.
Thank you! And yeah, I teared up myself when I wrote this…such a profound moment.


1. "Online dating isn't safe"- online dating is exactly like regular dating, just like you wouldn't invite a person you met five minutes ago at a bar into your home, don't do so for people you met online. If you read up on all of the safety tips and use some common sense you will be absolutely fine.
2. "I'm afraid of getting hurt"- this albeit rational fear, is true for all forms of dating. In order to open yourself up to a meaningful relationship, you are also opening yourself up to rejection and heartbreak.
But don't sell yourself short by avoiding meaningful connections!
3. "I'm afraid of being rejected because of my disability"- if you've had bad experiences in the past because you were rejected simply because of your disability, dating 4 disabled is the place for you. One of the wonderful things about the site is how warm and friendly its members are to one another. People log-on to the site to meet and connect with other people who also have disabilities.
4. "I'm afraid of what people will think"- just like all of our social interactions happen on facebook/twitter/instagram and so on, why should dating be any different?
5 "Online dating is only for desperate people"- there are so many wonderful people out there, that fate will never allow you to cross paths with. Maybe they live in a different town or country, maybe you have no friends in common with them. Online dating sites help bring you in contact with a larger number of disabled singles than you would otherwise not meet in "real" life.
6. "Everyone on online dating sites are just looking for casual encounters"- this isn't the case, of course there are those dating sites and apps that specialize in matchmaking of that nature, and there are people who are looking for that. But this is where your judgment and strategy come in. If you are looking for a serious relationship, don't waist your time on people who state in their profile that they are not interested in anything long-term. It's completely up to you who you talk to, and how much time you spend talking to them. If you feel someone is messing you around don't put up with it! It's as simple as that.


"Rescue services had difficulties reaching the dead and injured"
"The people who were injured are reported to be in a very serious condition"
President Mohammad Khatami of Iran has ordered an immediate inquiry into the collapse of a football stadium in the north of the country during a big game.
Iranian television says more than 200 people were injured and there are unconfirmed reports that several people had died.
The accident happened at the Mottaqi stadium in the city of Sari, 88 km (55 miles) north-east of Tehran, during a match between first division sides Pirouzi and Shamushak.
The BBC Tehran correspondent says that lack of crowd control seems to have been the reason behind the disaster.
At least 20,000 fans are believed to have been in the ground.
The official Islamic Republic news agency (IRNA) reported that rescue efforts have been hampered by the number of spectators.
The TV station later broadcast scenes of chaos in the ground as people tried to pull themselves from the twisted wreckage of the terrace, which collapsed during the second half.
At least 100 people have been taken to hospital, said a later Iranian television report.
IRNA said rescue services would update the casualty toll as soon as more information becomes available.
Football has become the most popular sport in Iran, with the big games attracting large and passionate crowds.
BBC Tehran correspondent Jim Muir says the collapse at Sari is bound to lead to calls for stricter standards in stadium construction and tighter control on spectators.


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Trevor Mihalik Biography and Net Worth
CFO of Sempra
Trevor I. Mihalik is executive vice president and chief financial officer for Sempra.
In this position, Mihalik oversees all financial matters and corporate development for the company, including mergers and acquisitions.
He joined Sempra in 2012 as controller and chief accounting officer and was promoted to senior vice president in 2013. In 2018 he was promoted to his current role.
Mihalik has approximately 30 years of financial experience in the energy industry, with extensive knowledge of capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, financial reporting, treasury and market and credit risk.
Previously, he served as senior vice president of finance for Iberdrola Renewables, the U.S. subsidiary of Iberdrola S.A., a multinational utility and energy company headquartered in Bilbao, Spain. Prior to that, he was vice president of finance for Chevron Natural Gas and also served as its vice president of finance and chief financial officer for its natural gas marketing, trading and storage joint venture, Bridgeline Holdings. Mihalik spent the first nine years of his career working in Houston and London in the energy practice of Price Waterhouse.
Mihalik serves on the boards of WD-40 and Oncor Electric Delivery Company LLC, and is the chair of Sempra Infrastructure's board of directors. He is also a member of the Bipartisan Policy Center's American Energy Innovation Council and the American Cancer Society's CEOs Against Cancer program.
Mihalik graduated with a bachelor's degree in accounting, with an emphasis in finance, from Creighton University, holds a master's degree in business administration from Rice University and is a certified public accountant.
What is Trevor I. Mihalik's net worth?
The estimated net worth of Trevor I. Mihalik is at least $2.50 million as of June 18th, 2020. Mr. Mihalik owns 15,464 shares of Sempra stock worth more than $2,502,539 as of January 30th. This net worth evaluation does not reflect any other assets that Mr. Mihalik may own. Learn More about Trevor I. Mihalik's net worth.
What is Trevor I. Mihalik's salary?
As the CFO of Sempra, Mr. Mihalik earned a total compensation package of $7,255,881.00 in 2021. Mr. Mihalik earned a salary of $780,000.00, a bonus of $1,370,100.00, stock awards of $1,659,131.00, options awards of $772,678.00, and other compensation of $142,583.00. Learn More on Trevor I. Mihalik's salary.
How do I contact Trevor I. Mihalik?
The corporate mailing address for Mr. Mihalik and other Sempra executives is 488 8TH AVENUE, SAN DIEGO CA, 92101. Sempra can also be reached via phone at (619) 696-2000 and via email at [email protected] Learn More on Trevor I. Mihalik's contact information.
Has Trevor I. Mihalik been buying or selling shares of Sempra?
Trevor I. Mihalik has not been actively trading shares of Sempra over the course of the past ninety days. Most recently, Trevor I. Mihalik sold 10,281 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Thursday, June 18th. The shares were sold at an average price of $124.16, for a transaction totalling $1,276,488.96. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 15,464 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,920,010.24. Learn More on Trevor I. Mihalik's trading history.
Who are Sempra's active insiders?
Sempra's insider roster includes Dennis Arriola (VP), Andres Conesa (Director), Joseph Householder (COO), Jeffrey Martin (CEO), Michael Mears (Director), Trevor Mihalik (CFO), Karen Sedgwick (CAO), Mark Snell (President), Cynthia Walker (Director), and Peter Wall (CAO). Learn More on Sempra's active insiders.
Are insiders buying or selling shares of Sempra?
During the last twelve months, insiders at the utilities provider sold shares 2 times. They sold a total of 33,355 shares worth more than $5,365,682.63. The most recent insider tranaction occured on March, 28th when CEO Jeffrey W Martin sold 30,796 shares worth more than $4,996,035.08. Insiders at Sempra own 0.1% of the company. Learn More about insider trades at Sempra.
Trevor I. Mihalik Insider Trading History at Sempra
6/18/2020 Sell 10,281 $124.16 $1,276,488.96 15,464
11/9/2018 Sell 4,744 $116.97 $554,905.68 15,719
8/10/2016 Sell 5,659 $106.86 $604,720.74 2,615
Trevor I. Mihalik Buying and Selling Activity at Sempra
This chart shows Trevor I Mihalik's buying and selling at Sempra by year and by quarter.
Sempra Company Overview
Sempra Energy is an energy-service holding company, which engages in the development and operation of energy infrastructure, and provision of electric and gas services. It operates through the following segments: San Diego Gas and Electric Company (SDG&E), Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas), Sempra Texas Utilities, Sempra Mexico, and Sempra LNG. The SDG&E segment offers electric and natural gas services. The SoCalGas segment owns and operates a natural gas distribution, transmission, and storage systems. The Sempra Texas Utilities segment comprises the equity method investments in Oncor Holdings and Sharyland Holdings. The Sempra Mexico segment includes the operating companies of IENova. The Sempra LNG segment develops natural gas storage and related pipeline facilities. The company was founded on October 11, 1996, and is headquartered in San Diego, CA.

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Progressives Double Down on Promoting Ilhan Omar Amid GOP Threats
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© Stephen Maturen/Getty; Mark Wilson/Getty At left, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a press conference outside the DFL Headquarters on August 5, 2020 in St Paul, Minnesota. At right, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) speaks during his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol on February 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.
Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar announced on Thursday that she's been elected as the deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC). The promotion comes as the GOP is gunning to strip the Democrat from a committee.
Omar, who had served as a whip on the caucus for the past two terms, said she is "thrilled" about the new role. She'll work closely alongside Washington Representative Pramila Jayapal, who chairs the caucus.
The Minnesota Democrat noted some of the accomplishments rolled out by the CPC, including their push for student debt cancellation and an eviction moratorium extension.
"In the face of Republican threats to our democracy and our humanity, we will need to be clear-eyed and organized in the term ahead," Omar said in a statement released Thursday. "We will need a legislative strategy to stop the most egregious cuts. We will need a messaging strategy that uses our bully pulpit to push back against their agenda. And we will need a political strategy to elect and reelect progressive champions."
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The news comes shortly after House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy renewed his vow to ax Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, should he be elected speaker. He noted in a recent tweet that he would aim to ditch the progressive politician partly because of certain "antisemitic" comments.
"Last year, I promised that when I became Speaker, I would remove Rep. Ilhan Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee based on her repeated anti-Semitic and anti-American remarks," McCarthy said in the November 19 tweet. "I'm keeping that promise."
The following day, the House Republican leader was asked about his plans during an appearance on Fox News.
Omar isn't the only lawmaker on McCarthy's list. Should he become House speaker, he plans on also removing California Representatives Adam Schiff and Eric Swalwell from their spots on the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.
"I'll keep that promise," the California Republican told Fox host Maria Bartiromo on November 20.
The following day, Omar clapped back at McCarthy's threat in a statement posted to Twitter.
"McCarthy's effort to repeatedly single me out for scorn and hatred – including threatening to strip me from my committee – does nothing to address the issues our constituents deal with," the November 21 statement said in part. "It does nothing to address inflation, healthcare, or solve the climate crisis."
Newsweek reported in late November that most House Republicans appear to favor McCarthy as the next House Speaker. They voted in a recent secret ballot 188-31 to elevate him to the position.
After the GOP narrowly secured control of the House during the midterms, President Joe Biden congratulated McCarthy on his party's victory.
Democratic strategist Colin Strother told Newsweek in light of Omar's announcement that the CPC hasn't "been one to be overly focused on being successful on the hill." Instead, he said, they appear more concerned with "raising hell and getting attention for themselves."
As far as McCarthy's threat of removing Omar from the committee, he added: "They'll all be raising money off of it before sundown."
He continued: "Removing someone from committee assignments is a pretty extraordinary step...It's been very, very rare that that has occurred, but you know, McCarthy is an extremist on the other side, and he's playing to his base, and he'll be raising money off this as well."
A representative for Omar directed Newsweek back to the original announcement.
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After a year and a half, Pastor Aaron wraps up the book of Romans with a "Gospel Amen".
Paul warns us of false teachers and philosophies and directs us to proper worship in Romans ch. 16.
How can we still cling to hope in the midst of suffering?
Pastor Jeffrey explains the fuel behind the mission of the church.
Pastor Don goes deeper into how the weaker and stronger brother are to relate to one another from Romans 14:13-23.
Wake up! Christians can fall into apathy and temptation when spiritually asleep. Pastor Aaron explains how we are to fight back the darkness and "put on Christ".
Pastor Aaron explains what Christian liberties are and how the mature Christian lives these out.
Pastor Aaron unpacks Romans 13:1-7 and how as Christians, we should submit to authority.
We are called to forgive and bless those who persecute us. Pastor Aaron explains what this looks like from Romans Ch. 12.
What does a Christian look like? Pastor Aaron explains from Romans ch. 12 how a Christian is supposed to act from a position of grace...not guilt.
Pastor Aaron explains the importance of every Christian using their spiritual gift to edify the body and bring glory to God.
Romans ch. 12 commands us "do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind". What does it mean to be "worldly"? And how does one renew their mind? Pastor Aaron answers this and much more.
Pastor Aaron launches back into our Romans study by explaining what our reasonable act of worship is from Romans ch. 12.
"...How unsearchable and inscrutable are his ways!" Pastor Aaron unpacks Romans Ch. 11:33-36 and gives us a glimpse into the attributes of God.


Health and wellness have been an integral part of my life for as long as I can remember. I always tagged along with my mom Saturday mornings to the health food store and chiropractor. She taught me how important it was to take care of my body and mind naturally. Looking back, I am grateful for her persistence because it lead me to study Nutrition in college. There I began to truly understand the transformative and healing power of holistic medicine, specifically Traditional Chinese Medicine. I gravitated towards classes like Point Location, Pulse and Tongue Diagnostics, Oriental Medicine Theory and Herbal Medicine and went farther to pursue a Masters in Traditional Oriental Medicine. Acuworx is the culmination of two decades of experience in the art of acupuncture and helping thousands of patients. Here, I have turned my passion into practice and invite you to join me in a journey to help you achieve a higher level of wellness and health.
Acuworx welcomes you to embark on a custom tailored therapeutic journey. Regardless of symptoms, we take a holistic approach to correct imbalances from the ground up. Acuworx is Jersey City's urban oasis occupying a gorgeously renovated loft convenient to all, just steps from the Grove St. Path. We specialize in treating all types of ailments resulting in pain & stress. After symptoms are relieved, we then focus wellness and self-care. Acuworx invites you to feel amazing.


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Sherrod, Tretter earn high marks in return to action
Preseason opener was the first time either has played extensively in an actual game in more than a year
Sherrod, Tretter earn high marks in return to action Preseason opener was the first time either has played extensively in an actual game in more than a year Check out this story on packersnews.com: http://pck.rs/Vh5Sq5
Weston Hodkiewicz, USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin Published 8:57 p.m. CT Aug. 11, 2014 | Updated 8:58 p.m. CT Aug. 11, 2014
Green Bay Packers quarterback Matt Flynn (10) is set to take the snap from Green Bay Packers center JC Tretter (73) against the Tennessee Titans during the first half at LP Field.(Photo: USA TODAY Sports)
Saturday's Packers preseason opener was the first time either tackle Derek Sherrod or center JC Tretter has played extensively in an actual game in more than a year, and both players passed the test in coach Mike McCarthy's estimation.
Sherrod kept the pocket clean for his 45 snaps split between left and right tackle against the Titans. After missing nearly two years with a twice-broken right leg, the former first-round pick played only 35 snaps in seven games last season.
"I think Derek, frankly, that might be the best he's played since he's been here, so I thought he definitely took a step," McCarthy said.
Green Bay Packers tackle Derek Sherrod (78) cools off with a towel during training camp practice at Ray Nitschke Field on Saturday, July 26, 2014. (Photo: Evan Siegle/Press-Gazette Media)
Tretter broke his ankle on the first day of organized team activities last year and didn't play in a game his rookie season. Saturday was his first action since his last game at Cornell, a 35-28 loss to Penn on Nov. 17, 2012.
Now slated as the team's starting center, Tretter stayed in after the rest of the starting offensive line exited and played 16 offensive snaps. He didn't fumble any of his exchanges despite a steady downpour at LP Field.
"The ball's the most important thing," Tretter said. "You make sure you secure the snap every play, and then you go from there and get your assignments down. So it was just, if it's going to happen you might as well just get it out of the way and get your first day like that, so it will be a memorable one."
Youngsters impress
After watching the film, McCarthy said he was impressed by what he saw from a number of young players, including center Garth Gerhart, safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, inside linebackers Joe Thomas and Sam Barrington, and the first- and second-team secondary.
A seventh-round pick in 2013, Barrington played in seven games last year, but finished the season on injured reserve with a hamstring injury. Working next to Jamari Lattimore on the second-team unit, Pro Football Focus credited Barrington with four run stops Saturday.
"I thought Sam was pretty much, he was hesitant last year," McCarthy said. "I thought he was thinking too much. You could see the ability. I think he's a lot more comfortable. You can see his instincts."


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Defamation Law vs Censorship
Mac Isaac, the laptop repairman with whom Hunter Biden apparently left a laptop, has sued Twitter. His complaint is not that Twitter locked the New York Post account of the contents of the laptop's hard drive. It is that their explanation for locking it was the claim that the account was in violation of Twitter's hacked material rules, and that Twitter, in explaining that policy, defines a hack as
an intrusion or access of a computer, network, or electronic device that was unauthorized or exceeded authorized access.
By Isaac's account of what happened, his access to a laptop that had been dropped off at his shop for repair and then abandoned was authorized, hence not a hack. It followed that Twitter was making false statements which, according to Isaac, have had large negative effects on him. On the face of it, it looks like a legitimate case.
What made the story of particular interest to me was that Isaac is doing something I had thought about doing, decided not to do, and suggested to a law firm that they might do in similar cases — with regard to Facebook, not Twitter.
About a year ago, I discovered that Facebook was blocking all links to my web page. Anyone who attempted to put up such a link got a message saying that the page violated Facebook's community standards. I went through the procedures on Facebook to object, never got any response. Eventually they stopped blocking it, still with no explanation.
Facebook is a private firm, and as such has a legal right to decide what messages they will or will not publish. They do not have a legal right to defame me, which, assuming that nothing on my page actually violated their community standards, they were doing. The problem had been solved when they stopped blocking the page, and in any case was never a large enough problem to justify the trouble of a court case. But it occurred to me that it might justify a class action by someone else, so I emailed a law firm that seemed appropriate with the suggestion.
Mac Isaac, or his attorney, apparently had the same idea in a much larger case, and has now acted on it. I wish him well.
How to Waste Vaccine
The CDC estimates that, as of the end of September, there had been 53 million Covid infections in the U.S., 7.7 times the number of reported cases. The current figure is 16.2 million cases, so if the ratio holds, total number of infections is about 125 million. That is probably too high, since the ratio of infections to cases goes down as the amount of testing goes up, so I will guess a current figure of 100 million.
The U.S. has contracted for enough vaccine from the two sources that have been or almost certainly will be approved to vaccinate another 100 million over the next few months. Combine those numbers and we should have 200 million people who either have had the disease and so are very nearly immune or have been vaccinated and so are very nearly immune, getting us at least close to the level required for herd immunity. Add in the number who will have gotten the infection by then and we should probably be over that level, which means the number of infections should start falling.
There is one problem with this optimistic story. As best I can tell from online discussions, the current plan for allocating the vaccine does not include any attempt to avoid giving it to people who have already had the disease, not even to those who have been diagnosed with it. If so, about a third of the first hundred million doses will be wasted on people who don't need them.
One possible argument for doing it that way is that having Covid does not create perfect immunity, there having been a few cases reported of someone who got the disease, recovered, and was later reinfected. But the vaccine does not create perfect immunity either — reported effectiveness for the first two is about 95%. If as many as five percent of those who had had the disease and recovered were still vulnerable to it, we should have had a lot more than a few cases of reinfections.
To make that argument more precise, consider that, as of the end of September, there had been about seven million reported cases. If infection gave only 95% immunity, about 350,000 of them should have still been vulnerable, a little more than one thousandth of the population. Since the end of September there have been another nine million cases, so more than nine thousand of them should have been known reinfections, individuals who were diagnosed with the disease, recovered, and were then diagnosed again. That did not happen. It follows that, while infection may not give complete immunity, it gives considerably better immunity than the vaccines.
Another possible argument is that tests for whether someone has already had the disease have a significant false positive rate. Checking online, it looks as though the false positive rate for most such tests is below ten percent (specificity>.9). At ten percent, that means that if you skip the people who test positive you are vaccinating an additional ten people for every false positive you are not vaccinating, which sounds like a substantial positive. If we had enough vaccine for everybody it might be better for everyone to get vaccinated, but we don't.
If my analysis is correct, current policy is lethally stupid.
People who know more about this than I do are invited to correct either my interpretation of what is currently being done or my argument for what ought to be.
Why Not Add Gluten?
I'm currently on a low glycemic index diet, following advice from Bredesen's book The End of Alzheimer's. So far as I know I don't have Alzheimer's, but I do have one copy of the genetic variant that makes it more likely and I have observed what I think is age-related cognitive decline, most notably the fact that I can no longer easily memorize poems. Given the theory behind Bredesen's book, I think his approach has a reasonable chance of helping even if the cause is normal aging rather than Alzheimer's.
Being on such a diet raises an interesting set of problems — how to replace high glycemic foods I like, which include wheat, rice, potatoes, and things made from them such as bread and pasta, with low glycemic substitutes. I have found some solutions to that, including a southern Indian pancake made from mung bean flour, which we happened to have some of, that works for enchilada-like dishes, crepe wrapped around a filling. Also barley as a substitute for rice, barley being apparently the one grain with a really low glycemic index.
The challenge is bread. Looking around the web, I find multiple recipes using almond flour or coconut flour. But, as some of the recipes concede and my limited experience confirms, the result is not very much like a wheat bread. To quote one such recipe:
When making this paleo and keto almond flour bread, it is important to adjust our expectations. The yeasty aroma and gluten-induced fluffiness that we love about traditional bread cannot be achieved without yeast and gluten.
So this is more of a quick bread that fills the need (if you still have it) to make a sandwich or to have a slice of bread for breakfast.
This raises an obvious question. Almond flour or coconut flour or mung bean flour doesn't have gluten. Wheat flour does. Why not add some of the gluten from wheat flour to one of the other flours and then make an ordinary raised bread, using yeast or sourdough?
One reason is that some people are, or at least believe they are, allergic to gluten — the webbed recipes routinely describe the bread as low-carb and gluten-free, and obviously regard the latter as a plus. I am not, to the best of my knowledge, allergic to gluten. Gluten has some carbohydrate as well as a good deal of protein, so adding it probably raises the glycemic index of bread, but as best I can tell it should only take about ten percent of the flour being straight gluten to produce something that will rise like wheat flour, which shouldn't raise it by much.
My one experiment along these lines so far, an attempt at a sourdough bread made mostly from mung bean flour, was a flop, with an off taste that neither I nor other members of my family were willing to eat, but it doesn't follow that there is no way of doing it. Almond flour seems to be the preferred ingredient for the quick breads that I have found recipes for, so I may get some of that and continue my experiments, probably using yeast instead of sourdough.
The question is, why isn't this already being done — or is it? There are a lot of people out there who are diabetic or near-diabetic and are looking for low carb/low glycemic index foods. There are a lot of foods out there advertised as fitting that requirement. Are there raised yeast breads made from one of the nut or bean based flours with added gluten? If not, is the reason that it isn't doable, in which case I am wasting my time trying to make one?
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The Audiobook of my novel Salamander is Out
I have a bunch of promo codes, which can be used to get a free copy in exchange for agreeing that, if you like it, you will post a favorable review somewhere, most likely although not necessarily on Amazon. If you want one, email me for it.
So far as I can tell, Audible is providing me promo codes for the U.S. but not for the U.K., which may mean that the ones for the U.K. went to Robert Power, who narrated the book. If you are in the U.K. and want one I can forward your request to him.
My email is ddfr@daviddfriedman.com.
I also have promo codes, U.S. and U.K., for the audio versions of The Machinery of Freedom and Future Imperfect, both narrated by me.


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Green Day End Their Vacation To Work On Mysterious 'Cool Projects'
'It is a very creative time for us,' says post on band's Web site.
After spending nearly 16 months on the road in support of American Idiot, the guys in Green Day decided to take a much-deserved break in early 2006. But now it looks like that time off is coming to an end.
Earlier this week, the band posted a message on its Web site, claiming that the vacation was over and that Green Day were getting back to work on ... well, we're not really sure what.
"It's been a while since we filled you all in to what's going on in Green Day world. We finished touring at the beginning of the year and have all taken some much needed vacation," the post read. "We have started to get together and work on a bunch of cool projects. It is a very creative time for us and we look forward to working on them for the next year or so."
While it's not exactly clear what those "cool projects" are, a spokesperson for the band's label, Reprise Records, told MTV News that Green Day are beginning to write new material, though it's not apparent if they're working on a follow-up to Idiot, which has sold more than 5 million copies since being released in September 2004 (see "Green Day: Anatomy Of A Punk Opera").
The band's message certainly lends credence to reports from earlier this year, in which frontman Billie Joe Armstrong was quoted as saying the group was going to take a break for a bit before starting to toss around ideas for a new album.
There's no timetable for making that new album, and there's no guarantee these new songs will end up on a record at all. But whatever ends up happening, Green Day are happy to get back to work, and they promised to keep fans abreast of any new developments.
"Everyone is doing great and we are enjoying the time at home," the post continues. "We will be sure to keep you all updated as to what is going on."
Check out "Green Day: American Geniuses" for more on the band's future plans.


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(trad. litt. : « Contes des terres d'argent ») est un livre écrit par Charles Finger et édité en 1924. Il est récompensé d'un prix littéraire en 1925.

Présentation
Le livre est un recueil de dix-neuf contes des peuples indigènes d'Amérique centrale et d'Amérique du Sud. Les histoires ont été réunies par Finger durant ses voyages.

L'auteur racontait ces contes et légendes à ses enfants lors de soirées de famille. C'est un ami qui le poussera à les mettre par écrit pour les éditer. C'est l'un des premiers livres américains à proposer des contes sud-américains pour les enfants. L'auteur a aussi inclus des informations sur la façon dont les histoires ont été racontées, ainsi que certaines règles culturelles et tout élément utilisé pour raconter l'histoire. Les récits sont accompagnés d'illustrations dessinées par l'artiste américain Paul Honoré (1885-1956).

 est récompensé de la Médaille Newbery l'année suivant sa sortie. Charles Finger est le premier lauréat à être nommé par le comité du prix. Le prix est encore jeune (créé en 1922), et le processus de sélection et la nomination sont encore en cours d'évolution. Les trois premiers lauréats avaient été nommés à la suite du vote d'un jury.

L'ouvrage sera suivi d'un nouveau recueil en 1927 : .

Le livre est inédit dans les pays francophones.

Récits

 A Tale of Three Tails (Un conte de trois queues)
 The Magic Dog (Le chien magique)
 The Calabash Man (L'homme calebasse)
 Na-Ha The Fighter (Na-Ha le combattant)
 The Humming-Bird and the Flower (Le colibri et la fleur)
 The Magic Ball (La balle magique)
 El Enano
 The Hero Twins (Les jumeaux héros)
 The Four Hundred (Les quatre cents)
 The Killing of Cabrakan (La mort de Cabrakan)
 The Tale of the Gentle Folk
 The Tale That Costa Dollar
 The Magic Knot (Le nœud magique)
 The Bad Wishers (Les mauvais vœux)
 The Hungry Old Witch (La vieille sorcière affamée)
 The Wonderful Mirror (Le merveilleux miroir)
 The Tale of the Lazy People (L'histoire des gens paresseux)
 Rairu and the Star Maiden
 The Cat and the Dream Man

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Liens externes

 Tales from Silver Lands sur Faded Page (Canada)

Recueil de nouvelles américaines des années 1920
Recueil de nouvelles paru en 1925
Médaille Newbery
Œuvre littéraire se déroulant en Amérique
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Boana cinerascens ( Spix , 1824)
Sturaro, Marcelo José, Costa, João Carlos Lopes, Maciel, Adriano O., Lima-Filho, Geraldo R., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M., Mejia, Daniela Pareja, Ron, Santiago R. & Peloso, Pedro L. V., 2020, Resolving the taxonomic puzzle of Boana cinerascens (Spix, 1824), with resurrection of Hyla granosa gracilis Melin, 1941 (Anura: Hylidae), Zootaxa 4750 (1), pp. 1-30: 2-5
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A brief taxonomic history of Boana cinerascens ( Spix, 1824)
Despite some attempts to clarify the taxonomic status of several populations of species in the Boana punctata
group, the species boundaries, and geographical ranges of most taxa remain controversial. The identification of species in this group has been largely based on external morphology, which can be misleading due to the similar morphology and variable color pattern in many species of the group ( Hoogmoed 1979; Kok 2006; Kok & Kalamandeen 2008). Below, we summarize the complex taxonomic history involving Boana cinerascens
, a species described almost two centuries ago, but for which the species limits and geographical range remain largely uncertain. Boana cinerascens
was originally named as Hyla cinerascens
by Spix (1824), with its description based on specimen(s) deposited at Zoologische Staatssammlung München (ZSM 2498/0 according to Duellman 1977), from "pagum Ecga prope flumen Teffe" (= Tefé, State of Amazonas, Brazil, according to Vanzolini [1981, 1996]). The specimens were collected probably around November and December 1819, during the visit of the Bavarian explorers Johann Baptist Spix and Karl Friedrich Philipp Martius to the region.
In the original description, Spix (1824) does not mention how many specimens he examined, and only one was illustrated ( Spix 1824, plate VIII, figure 4; reproduced in Fig. 1A View FIGURE 1 ). Peters (1872) mentions only one specimen ("badly preserved and discolored") in his study about the amphibians collected by Spix deposited in the Zoologische Staatssammlung München. However, two syntypes were reported by subsequent authors ( Cochran 1955; Duellman 1977; Glaw & Franzen 2006) —both syntypes are now apparently lost ( Duellman 1977; Glaw & Franzen 2006). It is important to note that Hoogmoed and Gruber (1983) suggested that it is likely that Spix used only one specimen and the second one was included after the ZSM catalogue was produced (between 1872 and early twenty century). Peters (1872) considered Hyla cinerascens
as a synonym of Hyla albomarginata
, justifying that the examined syntype was "a very poorly preserved copy of H. albomarginata Spix
". Lutz (1951a; b [1949]), however, considered unlikely that Spix's species was conspecific with the Atlantic Forest species H. albomarginata
, and therefore treated H. cinerascens
as a distinct species. Furthermore, this synonymy was considered doubtful by several authors such as Duméril and Bibron (1841), Lutz (1951; 1973), Bokermann (1966).
Hyla granosa
was described by Boulenger (1882) based on a series of specimens from scattered localities around Amazonia: Guyana, Demerara Falls (The Natural History Museum – BMNH 1947.2. 12.931), Santarém, Brazil (BMNH 1947.2.12.94–96); Interior of Brazil (BMNH 1947.2.12.97–98); and Ecuador, Canelos (BMNH 1947.2.12.99). Two of these specimens (BMNH 1947.2.12.99 and BMNH 1947.2.12.97) were illustrated by Boulenger (1882, plate XXIV, figures 2 and 3, following Hoogmoed [1979], reproduced here in Fig. 1B and 1C View FIGURE 1 , respectively). In the original description, Boulenger (1882) suggested that males and females might show remarkable differences in color pattern ("males with a few scattered white dots on the head and back; females with a cross-streak between the eyes, a streak from the nostril, and a few spots on the back, forearms, and tibiae, purple; upper eyelid rose, as in H. punctata
"). However, no sympatric specimens of the opposite sex were available in his sample. Lutz (1951a;b [1949]) noted that Boulenger's type series may have more than one form under the same name—she suggested, that the plain form could be called Hyla inornata
and, by implication, that the patterned form should retain
1 Numbers represent the current collection numbers at the BMNH. the name Hyla granosa
. However, this proposal was an informal suggestion without nomenclatural value and no type specimen was designated for Hyla inornata
. Although it could be inferred that she was referring to the animal illustrated in Boulenger (1882: BMNH 1947.2.12.99), we agree with Duellman (1974) that the name Hyla inornata Lutz, 1951
[1949] must be considered a nomen nudum, because there is no designed type for this name.
Hyla ornatissima
was named and described by Noble (1923), based on a single female specimen from Meamu, Mazaruni R., British Guiana, currently Guyana (AMNH 13491). Lutz (1951a; b [1949]) suggested H. ornatissima
might be identical to H. granosa
, but did not formally synonymize them.
Hyla granosa gracilis
was named and described by Melin (1941) based on two male syntypes from Rio Uaupés (north of Ipanoré), Brazil (both specimens catalogued with same number in Naturhistoriska Museet, Göteborg, Sweden, NHMG 467) ( Fig. 2 View FIGURE 2 ), according to Duellman (1974).
Rivero (1961) briefly reviewed the taxonomy of the aforementioned taxa, and considered Hyla ornatissima
a synonym of H. granosa
. He also suggested that the name Hyla granosa gracilis
is unnecessary and rejected the diagnostic characters provided by Melin (1941), synonymizing H. g. gracilis
with H. granosa
. The status of H. granosa gracilis
was further discussed by a series of papers that dealt with the species, but do not mention each other (likely because each author was unaware of the work of others). Cochran & Goin (1970) explicitly considered H. granosa gracilis
as synonym of Hyla punctata
. Rivero (1972) formally proposed that H. granosa gracilis
should be considered a synonym of H. granosa
Duellman (1974), in his taxonomic reassessment of several Neotropical hylids, once again reviewed the status of the taxa mentioned above. He designated one of the syntypes of H. granosa
as lectotype (BMNH 1947.2.12.99, from Canelos, Pastaza, Ecuador). It is worth mentioning that Cochran & Goin (1970) restricted the type-locality of Hyla granosa
to Demerara Falls, Guyana, without indicating a lectotype. Only one of Boulenger's specimens was collected at that locality (BMNH 1947.2.12.93). However, Duellman (1974: 8) explicitly designated a lectotype (BMNH 1947.2.12.99), and consequently, the type-locality of H. granosa
became Canelos, Ecuador. When reassessing the status of H. granosa gracilis, Duellman (1974)
concurred with Rivero (1972) that the taxon was to be considered a synonym of H. granosa
, and consequently neither a synonym of H. punctata
(as suggested by Cochran & Goin 1970), nor a subspecies of H. granosa
(as suggested by Lutz 1951a; b [1949], 1973).
The status of most species was reviewed again by Hoogmoed (1979). Based on morphological, ecological, and acoustical evidence, he removed Hyla ornatissima
from the synonymy of Hyla granosa
. Hoogmoed (1979) did not comment on the status of H. cinerascens
. A few years later, Hoogmoed and Gruber (1983), in a systematic review of Spix's material, considered that Hyla granosa Boulenger, 1882
was a junior synonym of Hyla cinerascens Spix, 1824
but made the following remark: "As H. granosa
is a well-established name ( Hoogmoed, 1979) it seems undesirable to replace it by a name which for a long time has been considered a synonym of a superficially similar species and of which the type has been destroyed. We therefore will propose the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to suppress H. cinerascens Spix, 1824
in order to stabilize the nomenclature of this taxon". The formal petition to ICZN was never submitted and the name Hyla granosa
continued to be widely used for another 20 years, until Barrio-Amorós (2004) and Frost et al. (2006) used the name Hyla cinerascens
for the taxon until then known as H. granosa
. The use of H. cinerascens
was widely followed and the name has become the standard for what was once known as H. granosa
The status of the species treated above has remained unchanged, except for generic reallocations. Faivovich et al. (2005) placed them in Hypsiboas
, and Dubois (2017) corrected the generic name to Boana
(by implication). As per our interpretation of historical literature, Boana cinerascens ( Spix, 1824)
is a valid name, and Boana granosa (Boulenger, 1882)
and Boana granosa gracilis ( Melin, 1941)
are junior synonyms of it.
Three recent expeditions to the Rio Negro and Rio Solimões regions (State of Amazonas, Brazil) of Amazonia yielded important material that allowed us to revisit the taxonomic issues mentioned above.
FIGURE 1. Illustrations of type specimens currently referred to Boana cinerascens in this study. (A) Holotype of Hyla cinerascens as figured in Spix (1824), plate VIII, figure 4—scanned copy from the Ernst Mayr Library Museum of Comparative Zoology, from Harvard University, Massachusetts (available at www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/3665/summary). (B) BMNH 1947.2.12.99, lectotype, and (C) BMNH 1947.2.12.97, paralectotype, of Hyla granosa, as figured in Boulenger (1882), plate XXIV, figures 2 and 3—scanned copy from Natural History Museum Library, London (available at www.biodiversitylibrary.org/bibliography/8307/summary).
FIGURE 2. Syntypes of Hyla granosa gracilis Melin, 1941 (NHMG 467). Photos available at the NHMG website.
Hylidae
Boana
Sturaro, Marcelo José, Costa, João Carlos Lopes, Maciel, Adriano O., Lima-Filho, Geraldo R., Rojas-Runjaic, Fernando J. M., Mejia, Daniela Pareja, Ron, Santiago R. & Peloso, Pedro L. V. 2020
Hyla punctata
Cochran & Goin 1970
Hyla inornata
Lutz 1951
Melin 1941
H. granosa gracilis
Noble 1923
H. ornatissima
Boulenger 1882
H. granosa
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