) + (= a 0 presents Triptych: it is time that prints on wax..., a multi-layered triptych work interlinking exhibition and performance. Where silence is visualized, scripted, punctuated, juxtaposed and embodied and highest concentration is given to the spherical nature of micro spaces and rhythms, an all-embracing ephemeral sculpture emerges, archetypal in nature, metamorphic in structure.... Like a triptych altar piece, consisting of one centre and two side panels ... space and time are conceived in triptych form, it is time that prints on wax... expresses the sublime feeling of infinity in art, science and nature. It is a matrix for solitude.
The installation interlinking an audio visual art environment by Anthony J. Faulder-Mawson and a choreographic memory theatre by Ursula Mawson-Raffalt corresponds with silence, chance and geometry and draws inspiration from ancient memory systems. Highlighting different variations, layering multiple actions and disciplines, its compositional tasks and architectural settings, and featuring a special and diverse group of individuals, this constantly evolving body of work resides on the borders between the performing arts and visual art.
Known for the avant-garde nature of their work and for their artistic integrity, Ursula Mawson-Raffalt and Anthony J. Faulder-Mawson's artistic language is a unique one, which does not simply reflect current artistic trends. They invent means to layer their independent works to form a third entity which is somehow greater than the sum of its parts.
Concept, Creation, Artistic Direction & Production is by ) + ( = a 0 (International Platform for Innovation in the Arts; performance embodiment: Duncan Keegan, James Tyson, Adrian Ciglenean & Ursula Mawson-Raffalt. Satellite Performance Inza Lim & costumes by Elena Scelzi.


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Kartik Aaryan and Rashmika Mandanna will collaborate on a commercial.!
Although nothing has been confirmed as of yet, there are rumours circulating that Rashmika Mandanna and Kartik Aaryan would collaborate on a commercial.
Rashmika Mandanna has recently been performing well. The Pushpa actress is reportedly soon set to appear with Pyaar Ka Punchnama star Kartik Aaryan in an advertisement after signing three thrilling Bollywood films in addition to two in the South. For the time being, nothing has been confirmed. Last night, these two were seen together at the Versova jetty. While Rashmika opted for a knotted t-shirt, paired with black joggers and a matching cap, Kartik Aaryan went with blue jeans and a black t-shirt.
Kartik Aaryan is seen in a beautiful video of the possible co-stars on social media supporting Rashmika Mandanna as they go out together in the city.
Regarding Rashmika Mandanna's current filmography, the actress currently has Animal with Ranbir Kapoor, Goodbye with Amitabh Bachchan, and Mission Majnu with Sidharth Malhotra.
Speaking about her South Asian endeavours, Pushpa The Rule, starring Allu Arjun, will once again include the National Crush in the part of Srivalli. Director Sukumar and several staff members were present for the mahurat puja, which marked the start of production on this eagerly anticipated play. In addition to Rashmika Mandanna and Allu Arjun, Fahadh Faasil and Dhananjaya will play significant parts in the sequel. Priyamani will apparently also appear in the film, however nothing has been officially confirmed.
Rashmika Mandanna has also been brought on as the lead actress in Varisu, a masala comedy directed by Vamshi Paidipally. The movie, featuring Thalapathy Vijay as the lead, is expected to hit theatres in January 2023, around Pongal. The soundtracks for the film were written by S Thaman, and the cinematography was done by Karthik Palani.
Priyanka Chopra posts cute photos of her daughter Malti Marie.

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Zambia is a landlocked country in Southern-Central Africa covering 752, 618km². It is divided into 9 provinces. This country, formerly known as Northern Rhodesia, gained its independence from the United Kingdom in 1964 and today operates as a fully democratic country.
The last elections were held in September 2011 which Michael Sata's Patriotic Front won. Zambia's natural attractions have become very popular destinations among travellers from all over the world in the last couple of years. The Victoria Falls, the largest waterfall on planet earth based on a combination of width and height, and South Luangwa National Park, one of Africa's top animal sanctuaries, draw a lot of people to this lovely country.
Tourism contributes 2,3% of the Zambia's Gross Domestic Product and directly supports roughly 22 000 jobs all over the country. Zambia has donated a third of its land area to the protection of wildlife. Zambian people are known for their friendly smiles. They like to sing and dance and they possess an incredible ability to make a good plan out of nothing. If there is a tree where you want to build your shop, build a tree-shop!
Interesting facts about Zambia
The name Zambia was derived from the name of the Zambezi River which means 'God's River'.
Zambia has a population of nearly 13 million of which 1,5million resides in the capital Lusaka.
English is the official language of Zambia but more than 70 languages are spoken all across the country.
The Zambian currency was rebased in 2013 when three zeroes were removed. It is called the Zambian Kwacha and is produced in denominations of 1, 5, 10, 20 and 50 kwacha notes.
The African Fish Eagle is the national bird of Zambia, and can often be heard calling above the Luangwa River.
Like in the rest of Southern Africa, people drive on the left hand side of the road.
Zambia is in the GMT +2 time-zone.
Zambia exports about 675,000t of copper annually.
Zambia has experienced growth over the past few decades – in 1938 there were only eight doctors in the entire country.
Zambia is the 39th largest country in the world (based on total area), smaller than Chile but larger than Burma.
Zambia is bordered by eight countries: Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, Zimbabwe and Botswana.
The most common local beer is Mosi Lager followed by Eagle Lager.
Zambia's staple food is Nshima, a porridge-like dish made from maize flour. Nshima is often eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Zambia is the 70th largest country in the world (based on population), with fewer people than Cambodia but more people than Zimbabwe.
Local current is 220volt, 50 cycle AC.
Visa Regulations
Nationals of countries which require visas to enter Zambia for the purpose of visiting friends or relatives or for the purpose of travel (less than 30days) should be issued with visas at Zambian Missions abroad or ports of entry. To see if you need to obtain a visa to visit Zambia Click Here
Airport departure taxes apply for many local ($11) and international ($25) flights.
Travellers may, for their own consumption, bring into Zambia 2,5l. of duty-free beer, wine or spirits as well as 400 cigarettes or 500gms of tobacco.
Yellow Fever certification
Some countries, most notably South Africa, require any travellers from Zambia to have a valid proof of yellow fever vaccination. Even though yellow fever us not a problem in the Luangwa Valley, some of our guests might still be required to have valid yellow fever certificates.
Please contact your local travel doctor for more information.


I thought I would do all those of you thinking of joining up for the British Books Challenge a post about my favourite British Books to give you some ideas about what you could read if you sign up for the challenge.
I read this before I started blogging and loved it. The whole concept was totally unique and I loved getting under the skin of the main characters.
This is one of the very few books that has made me cry because it's beautiful. I was also epically excited as it has scenes set in Cromer which the geeky part of me loved!
This is one creepy book written by one of the sweetest ladies I have ever met. Loved every page.
I'm not a huge Sci Fi fan but I loved this. Really creepy and highly unnerving.
Another author that I met and who was lovely. I loved this books because it was really pacey and had loads of fantastic twists.
A new one for me. This is out in 2012 by a debut author. I got it and read it within the space of a few hours because it was awesome.
I also could have added the epicness which is Harry Potter, His Dark Materials and the Noughts and Crosses series to this list but I'm assuming that I'd be going some to find someone who hadn't read or at least knew how awesome they all were.


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NewsEducationNorville State School students take on taiko drumming
Norville State School students take on taiko drumming
By Ashley Schipper
Taiko auditions have commenced this week. Good luck to all students wanting to be apart of this awesome group.
Posted by Norville State School on Sunday, February 16, 2020
Norville State School's Taiko drummers practising.
Students are putting their drumming skills to the test by signing up to Norville State School's taiko drumming club for the year ahead.
According to Japanese teacher Damien Belz, the style of drumming was introduced to students to coincide with their Japanese studies and to help children gain confidence and skills.
"Norville's previous Japanese teacher Kyoko Watanabe wanted to start a taiko club here at school in around 2008," he said.
"She raised money and managed to order some drums from Japan but they hit a snag – as they're made of hide the heads had to be radiation treated when they went through customs making them brittle so we had all sorts of trouble with drums popping.
"When I came along in 2010 we managed to source some replacement skins, and make some practice drums from car tyres and packing tape.
"Luckily taiko is becoming more popular in Australia so we are now able to source drums and equipment locally."
Damien said taiko was a form of traditional Japanese drumming that had been rising in popularity around the world in recent years.
"Drums have been used in Japanese culture for a very long time and they can often be seen at festivals and celebrations all over Japan," he said.
"Norville has always taken Japanese very seriously by providing a Japanese classroom, skype sessions with a school in Japan and visits from Bundaberg State High School Japanese students so taiko is also an extension of this valuing of Japanese culture within our school."
Damien said the school Taiko Club was made up of students in Year 5 and 6.
"We do tryouts at the beginning of each school year looking for students who display responsibility, teamwork and rhythm," he said.
"We usually keep membership to around 20 students because of the number of drums available and for safety reasons."
Damien said the students gained many skills by being part of the taiko drumming group.
"Taiko develops confidence, strength and teamwork in addition to the obvious musical skills," he said.
"We do not perform with music in front of us like most instrumental groups that operate at the primary school level so students are required to remember the entirety of the songs – including the parts that they don't usually play so that they know where to start playing and so that they can fill in for other players if they are absent."
Damien said the group performed at the Norville State School Gala Concert and this year would also take the stage at the school's Jubilee Celebrations.
"We also perform for special events such as Chinese New Year and were also lucky enough to be invited to perform during the Mayor of Settsu City's visit to Bundaberg for the sister city celebrations," he said.
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This is absolutely fantastic! I am very proud of Norville taiko club kids 😄Thank you very much for keeping the taiko tradition active and increasing the interests towards Japanese culture! I couldn't have being more grateful. Thank you Damian!
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When you get around to searching for rain gutter cleaning in close proximity to St. Louis, then you need to be looking for a professional company and not some local handyman. As soon as you've chosen to hire somebody to do the task you are halfway to completing things the right way. Now it's crucial that you end up doing things the proper way by working with an expert gutter clean out company like Us.
Sure hiring a handyman may appear to be cheaper, but similar to attempting to clean your gutters yourself, working with a handyman might wind up costing you much more. That's because when you employ a handyman you are taking on a lot of dangers. Since they are not appropriately accredited and guaranteed if they have a mishap resulting in injury or property damage you are getting stuck spending for it out of pocket.
On the other hand, an expert gutter cleaning company in St. Louis MO. will have the necessary licensing and insurance coverage to make sure that in the unlikely event that something does fail, you will be covered. It's always much better to prepare for a worst-case situation, then operate at avoiding it from happening. This is how effective business in every industry work. They bring insurance coverage not due to the fact that they prepare for an accident.
They do it since it is how accountable companies are run, so if there is a mishap the monetary implications of said accident can be dealt with. When you have a rain gutter cleansing business on your home that is experienced, they will most likely get the job done without incident. But, if there is a mishap, knowing that there is an insurance coverage policy in place to protect you from being sued need to give you comfort.
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If you reside in Saint Louis MO 63105 you are most likely knowledgeable about rain. In reality Saint Louis MO 63105 gets approximately 43 inches of rain annually. That's nearly 4 feet of rains annually. Now think of all of that rain striking your roof, streaming into your gutter, then spilling out everywhere since your gutters are not well kept. That's not a great scenario, and it's one that will certainly wind up triggering damage to your home.
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How Regularly Should I Have My Rain Gutters Maintained In St. Louis?
Saint Louis MO 63105 is an area that is known to be tough on rain gutters. There is a great deal of foliage around, which suggests that there are a lot of leaves that can enter your gutters. There's also a great deal of wildlife that can cause you problems as well. Very few individuals consider how animals can cause issues in your gutters, but they can. What happens if a bird builds a next, or a squirrel makes his house in your gutters? That's a stopped up gutter that might be worse than a clog made from regular particles develop. Offered the challenges involved in keeping your gutters cleaned in St. Louis it's common for people to try to figure out how typically they should have their gutters cleaned?
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If you have not had your gutters cleaned up in a while, and you have not even thought of them in even longer, then you aren't alone. Your gutters aren't created to leap out at you and be seen. Most of them are created to be subtle while doing their all-important job of securing your house from rainwater. So if you haven't thought of your gutters in a while you aren't alone. However, once you recognize your mistake you need to throw down the gauntlet. Gutter cleansing in St. Louis is extremely crucial, so if you understand it's been a while since you have had your cleaned up do not delay any longer. You require to act today. What happens if tomorrow there is a huge storm, and that ends up being the proverbial straw that breaks the Camel's back? Then you've got a significant problem on your hands. Once you do have actually a company come out and tidy your gutters for you, something you can do to avoid forgetting about them again is to schedule your appointments out ahead of time. By doing this you do not need to think of your gutters because you can largely automate the entire procedure.
St. Louis gets a great deal of rain which is a huge reason that it has such lush plants. It really is a beautiful location to live, but living there does feature a cost. That cost is needing to safeguard your home from all of that rain by having your gutters cleaned and checked regularly. This will permit your house to withstand all that rain without being harmed by it.


By page 3 of Steven Rowley's Lily and the Octopus, I knew this book would make me ugly cry, and I honestly wasn't sure if I had the guts to keep reading. I tweeted my trepidation, and the author responded, "So much laughter, adventure and love in the pages ahead. If you cry, I hope the journey will have been worth it." So I decided to continue, and I'm so glad I did. This book is one of the most emotionally affecting ones I've ever read. I ugly-cried like I hadn't since Patrick Ness's A Monster Calls, and that's a good thing. The best books rip right into your heart and make you feel as you've rarely let yourself feel before, and then stay with you long after you turn the last page. Lily and the Octopus was such a book, and I can say with full certainty that yes, the journey was beyond worth it.
The story begins with Ted on a typical Thursday night, debating with his dog Lily about which celebrity Chris was the cutest, when he notices an octopus gripping tightly to the top of Lily's head. We realize what the octopus wants long before Ted allows himself to, and by page 3, you can probably tell where this story is going and whether you want to stay for the ride. Lily and the Octopus is a beautifully written story of love, of the fierce connection between us and our pets, and of how love can make us afraid to face the truth.
How beautiful is that? And how many of us with dogs or cats or other pets of our own can relate to that sense of instant, intense connection, that feeling that they have chosen us as much as we have chosen them and that we will from that point forward be inextricably bonded? This passage certainly rang true for me; I went from wary pet owner to crazy cat lady in the space of a few seconds, and knew exactly what Ted was talking about.
I also really love how absolutely full of joy and energy Lily is. Her conversations with Ted are hilarious, and her sheer happiness at the silliest things — a red ball, an inflatable shark — is just a joy to see. There is indeed much laughter and joy in these pages, and it was wonderful to see Ted and Lily together. Ted's love for her shone through, and I couldn't help but fall in love with her too.
The book faltered somewhat for me during a scene involving a boat. I wasn't sure what was or wasn't real anymore, and while Rowley may well have intended that ambiguity, I was too distracted by trying to figure it out to really lose myself in the scene, as I had throughout the rest of the book. That being said, for the most part, I was completely caught up in Lily and the Octopus' roller coaster ride of emotions, and I'd never hated an octopus more.
I read the entire book in a single afternoon, mostly because I was unwilling to put it down and leave Ted and Lily's story behind. Even while reading it, I knew I would be recommending it to all my friends, especially those who love animals. I did ugly cry in the end, and grabbed my cat for cuddles and a belly rub. I like to think the look he gave me wasn't of puzzlement but rather of concern. I just didn't want to be alone after reading this book, and am glad my cat was there to be with me.
This is a beautiful, moving book, and one I highly recommend. Read it, laugh out loud at its silliness, and let yourself ugly cry if you need to. Then put it back on your shelf and give your dog or cat a huge squishy hug. Just because.
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Visitors to Disney California Adventure® Park can now experience a spectacular and magical stage production. Frozen – Live at the Hyperion is a new musical adaptation based on Disney's blockbuster animated film.
Boasting a dazzling staging in the almost 2000-seat Hyperion Theater, the musical permits fans of Elsa and Anna to follow the sisters' emotional journey. Gorgeous costumes and ingenious sets, paired with exciting special effects to produce a dynamic and engaging show for all ages.
Inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's classic fairy tale The Snow Queen, 'Frozen' is the story of a princess named Elsa, Princess of Arendelle, who possesses cryokinetic abilities that can produce or manipulate ice, frost and snow at will. After her icy powers threaten her sister and inadvertently trap her kingdom in eternal winter, Elsa sends herself into exile as villains plot to take over her kingdom. Her sister Anna sets off on an epic journey alongside a rugged iceman, his loyal pet reindeer, and a naïve snowman to find her estranged sister Elsa and restore peace.
Backed by pre-recorded music, the vocal capabilities of the cast are mediocre. Crammed into a single, one-hour long act, the storyline — especially the denouement — feels rushed. But the majority of the audience is likely to be completely familiar with the fable from the animated movie, so the heartfelt if cliched story takes second place to character and spectacle.
Thanks to the detailed visual projections on all walls — on stage and in the auditorium — the show completely encompasses the audience, immersing them into the theatrical experience. Upstage, the custom video wall is massive, comprised of more than 4 million pixels and covering 2,200 square feet of space.
With over 1,000 costumes and impressive set pieces, such as Elsa's icy staircase that swings over the audiences heads, the show has plenty of dazzling moments. Visual projection has us soaring over the landscape of the mythical land Arendelle. On several occasions, light snow falls on those seated in the orchestra section. For Elsa's signature tune, "Let it Go," her cloak magically flies offstage. Then, with a flick of her wrist, her gown transforms into a glittering cascade of shimmering stars. There are comedic scenes involving the goofy and lovable characters — Sven the Reindeer and Olaf the Snowman — each are puppets manipulated and sung by actors.
The show is fun and sure to impress fans of the animated movie.
You can see the show with Disney FASTPASS Service: Obtain same-day Frozen – Live at the Hyperion tickets to reserve a spot inside the Hyperion Theater.
The Disneyland Resort features two spectacular theme parks – Disneyland (the original Disney theme park) and Disney California Adventure® Park – plus three hotels and the Downtown Disney District, comprising unique dining, entertainment and shopping experiences. The Resort's hotels are the luxurious, 948-room Disney's Grand Californian Hotel & Spa, which also features 50 two-bedroom equivalent Disney Vacation Club units; the magical, 973-room Disneyland Hotel – both AAA Four Diamond properties – and the 481-room Disney's Paradise Pier Hotel with its "day-at-the-beach" theme. For information on attractions and vacations at the Disneyland Resort, visit Disneyland.com, call (866) 43-DISNEY or contact local travel agents. Located in Anaheim, Calif., the Disneyland Resort opened July 17, 1955. Open daily, year-round.
"Frozen – Live at the Hyperion," a new musical based on Disney's animated blockbuster film, will open at the Hyperion Theater at Disney California Adventure® Park on May 27, 2016. Audiences will be immersed in the emotional journey of Anna and Elsa with all of the excitement of live theater, in an entertaining musical adaptation that includes elaborate costumes and sets, stunning special effects, show-stopping production numbers and unique theatrical surprises.
Disney Creative Entertainment, the arm of Walt Disney Imagineering responsible for live theatrical entertainment at Disney Parks, is producing "Frozen – Live at the Hyperion" with all of the creativity and resources of its predecessor "Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular" which ran for a remarkable 13 years, with a total of 14,000 performances to 13 million park guests at the Hyperion Theater.
The 1,873-seat Hyperion is equipped with a backstage facility to support a production of the kind that plays in any venue of that size in the world, as well as the full creativity of Walt Disney Imagineering.
"Frozen – Live at the Hyperion" is based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios' film "Frozen," which is the No. 1 animated feature of all time and among the most critically acclaimed animated films. It is the winner of two Academy Awards (2014), for Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song.
"While our production of 'Frozen' will stay true to the heart and soul of the film, we have adapted it for the stage so it's truly a musical theatre production that befits our beautiful Hyperion Theater" said Dana Harrel, creative entertainment executive with Walt Disney Imagineering. "The goal of this creative team is to take all audiences – including those that know the film, and those new to these characters – on this exciting and touching adventure with Anna and Elsa.
The new musical features music and lyrics by the creators of the film score, Kristen Anderson-Lopez ("In Transit," "Up Here") and Robert Lopez ("Avenue Q," "The Book of Mormon," "Up Here"), and is adapted from the screenplay by four-time Tony® nominee Chad Beguelin ("Aladdin – A Musical Spectacular" at Hyperion Theater; Broadway: "Gotta Dance," "Aladdin," "The Wedding Singer," "Elf").
A great variety of creative energies has been employed to bring "Frozen – Live at the Hyperion" to the stage. Harrel and Tommy have assembled a team of creative talent from both Broadway and Walt Disney Imagineering to create this production. The principal designers are Robert Brill (scenery), Clint Ramos (costumes), Charles Lapointe (wigs) David Weiner (lighting), Aaron Rhyne (projections) and Broken Chord (audio).
As the audience anticipates the rise of the curtain, guests will find that the interior of the Hyperion Theater is entirely wrapped, immediately immersing the audience in the world of "Frozen." As part of the scenic design, large set elements will move the action in a cinematic way, allowing the production a great forward narrative energy, accompanied by state-of the-art projections that allow the actors to have a greater sense of movement and a sound design that completely envelops the audience in the story.
And of course there will be snow throughout the interior of the theater – on stage and over the audience.
And as would be expected from Walt Disney Imagineering and Disney Parks, new technologies – especially with projections, fabrics and special effects – will delight audiences in new and unique ways.
The challenge of bringing Olaf and the Trolls to the stage has been assigned to master puppet designer Michael Curry, who co-designed with director Julie Taymor the puppets of "The Lion King" on Broadway, the magic mirror in "Snow White" at Fantasyland Theatre, and many other Disney parades, shows and projects, as well as projects for the Olympics, Cirque du Soleil and the Metropolitan Opera.
An entirely separate Broadway production of "Frozen" is currently being prepared by Disney Theatrical Productions and is slated to join Disney Theatrical's New York productions of "Aladdin" and "The Lion King" for spring 2018 at a theater to be announced. It will have a pre-Broadway engagement starting in summer 2017 in Denver.


Do you find yourself writing the same code day after day?
Are you opening other projects to copy the code so often you think: there must be an easier way?
Well, creating a snippet in RStudio may help resolve your frustrations.
Snippets are commands you run in RStudio that load pre-built lines of code. They are often utilized to shorten things you frequently type – sort of like a big clipboard.
There's no ultimate snippet guide. But creating your own snippets make your job easier specific to how you operate.
For example, one thing that always frustrates me is when I make a typo writing packages. My brain starts to sizzle if I spend more than a minute doing so. Snippets resolve this frustration. And I can't stress enough how convenient it is in my day-to-day operations.
…that command is actually a snippet that contains all my common packages. I named it libraries so when I begin to write the usual library() function, I see the snippet in the drop-down list of suggestions and I can load it all in – no more typos!
It's wildly convenient. So convenient it takes four-clicks and you're done loading your libraries. Are you starting to realize how these quality-of-life snippets can lead to better productivity?
Your snippet loads all the lines of code – all you need to do is fill in the blanks. It helps beginners who need the framework, but also for senior data analysts who've refined their workflows and just want a quick command for loading it all at once.
You'll start to realize how much of your daily coding could benefit from a snippet.
2. Go to the Code Tab and Edit Snippets (make sure it's enabled).
3. Choose your language and begin writing.
Snippets enhance your current workflows. They are simple to add and forego the need to maintain a text document with rows of uncategorized code.
I hope this quick introduction to snippets will help identify when you should create one and lets you improve your own quality-of-life as a programmer.
Hey, if you use snippets already and want to share their creative or practical uses, leave a comment or tag us in a post – we'd love to help share it! Here's DataCritics' Twitter and LinkedIn pages.
very useful thanks for writing this up !
Thank you for the kind words Mandip. Something simple for all levels of programmers to use.


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Thousands protest against Covid-19 mandates in Ottawa
Thousands of protesters gathered in the Canadian capital on Saturday to protest vaccine mandates, masks and lockdowns. Some parked on the grounds of the National War Memorial and danced at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, others carried signs and flags with swastikas, and some used a statue of Canadian hero Terry Fox to display an anti-vaccine statement , which drew widespread condemnation.
"I am saddened to see protesters dancing at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and desecrating the National War Memorial. Generations of Canadians have fought and died for our rights, including freedom of expression, but not this. Those involved should bow their heads in shame," tweeted General Wayne Eyre, Chief of Defense Staff.
Protesters likened the vaccine mandate to fascism, a truck carrying a Union flag and many carried outrageous signs targeting Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Fox, a national hero who lost a leg to bone cancer as a youth, then in 1980 on a fundraising trek across Canada, a sign with an upside-down Canadian flag was wrapped with what was called the "Mandate of Independence".
A top parliament security official has advised lawmakers to shut their doors amid reports that their private homes were being targeted. A convoy of truck drivers and others prompted the police to prepare for violence.
Trudeau has said that Canadians do not represent this "very disturbing, small but very vocal minority of Canadians, who are pushing for science, government, society, mandates and public health advice. Prime Minister's for the day The itinerary usually says if he's at home he's in Ottawa, but on Saturday he said, "National Capital Territory" amid reports he was taken to an undisclosed location. One of Trudeau's children had COVID-19. -19 and the PM is isolating and working remotely.
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The Tez app has features like money transfer through UPI, and scanning for people around you to send or receive money, and also make payments to people in your contact list. In this quick and short guide, we'll take you through the steps to make a payment through Google Tez app.
Just to note, if OTP is failing or even if bank account adding is failing right now, that could be because of heavy load on the servers and even while sending the OTP and verifying it, the Tez app mentions about the server error. Check the other Tez app problems.
Now, to first start with it, download Tez on your Android phone or iPhone, and here's the link for the same – Click here.
Once you have download the app, it will ask you to verify the phone number – Remember, the phone number here is the one that is linked to your bank account. That is how UPI works. Enter the phone number and then the servers would send the OTP to verify it. Some users are currently having a problem in verifying this, but you have to go through this step to setup the account on Tez.
Note – If you have a rooted Android phone, or one with the unlocked bootloader, or with a custom ROM, Google is not going to allow you to use the app because of security measures that it has implemented. Google Tez won't work on rooted phones for now.
Once the OTP verification is done, you will be introduced to the home screen of the app. Here, tap on the left top corner where it says "Add Bank Account".
Next, select your bank from the list offered. Almost every bank with the UPI enabled will be in the list. One you select the bank, it would send an SMS to your phone number from the bank for the verification. This is the reason why the phone number you had to enter has to be linked to your bank account.
After the verification is completed, you will see the bank account details and the UPI ID on the screen and for security, Tez app will ask you to enter the UPI PIN to authenticate the account. Once you add that, the account is added.
That is it. Now is the time to make a payment. To do that, tap on "New" in the bottom and you will see a big list of contacts that already have the Tez account active on their number. It would list out the following options.
Apart from that, you can tap on the centre "Cash Mode" where you choose to either Pay or Receive money.
Tap the contact whom you want to pay, and you will find the options of Pay and Request. Tap on Pay and enter the amount you want to pay. Enter the reason for payment and choose the bank account from which you want to pay. Tap on "Proceed to Pay" and the final step would be to enter the UPI PIN to authenticate the transaction with the bank.
That's it. The payment will be done. For receiving, you will see the Request option where you can set the amount to receive and request it from the particular contact who has to approve it from their side. The transaction involves two levels of security, one with the UPI PIN and the other being the Tez security itself.
It is an easy way to transact and if you believe that a faster way is to do it with the barcode, there's also a direct option of showing that from the dropdown menu on the top right from the app home screen itself.
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Short Thoughts: Manhattan Love Story Gets Cancelled
So after only 4 episodes, Manhattan Love Story has been cancelled. That's sad. Really sad. It almost feels like the network didn't even give it a chance. I think they need to realise that series like this need to find their footing before they even think about cancelling them. Looking back at the start of many of our favourite series we often see that they were much weaker at the start, New Girl is an example of one of these shows. Manhattan Love Story is a romance comedy. Romance comedies do what they say on the tin, they are light hearted, don't take themselves too seriously and they make your heart race, that's their job. Networks expecting the next Breaking Bad or Game of Thrones are going to find themselves disappointed, and in turn disappoint fans of the show when they cancel it.
It doesn't help that pompous know-it-all media critics love to pull series like this through the mud just because they are 'unoriginal'. Love is 'unoriginal' because love is an emotion that has been felt by billions of people worldwide throughout time, and sure, it is a story that has been told over and over again (Romeo and Juliet was believed to have been wrote during 1591 and 1595), but that doesn't mean that people don't want to see series like this. We watch horror to be scared, we watch thrillers to be thrilled, and we watch romance to feel all warm and fuzzy inside. The sooner critics realise this the better.
'[Manhattan Love Story] was part of a wave of romantic comedies that have proliferated on the networks in recent seasons. Few of them have succeeded.'
Above is a quote from an article on the show's cancellation from The New York Times. I just wish that these types of series did have the space to blossom and succeed, let's hope for some change in the future. Anyhow, my thoughts are with the cast of Manhattan Love Story and everyone else involved with the show, who I imagine all breathed their own type of love into it to make it their own special creation. Here's to love. No love for critics though. Let's play this show out with one of the best songs ever written about love.
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Minnesota's COVID-19 numbers this week continue to signal the worst of the current surge may be over. New cases, hospitalizations and the positive test rate are all trending lower than two weeks ago — the first time that's happened since July.
Known, active cases came in at 19,646 Friday, slightly higher than the prior day but still lower than the past three Fridays. The seven-day average of newly reported cases fell to its lowest point since September.
The rate of COVID tests coming back positive has stabilized in the mid-6 percent range, according to MPR News calculations — higher than the 5 percent officials find concerning but still hovering near its October low with no signs of a spike.
Hospitalizations continue to pull back from their recent highs.
Bed counts had topped 1,000 earlier this month, putting huge pressure on the state's short-staffed care systems, but hospitalizations have dipped in reports posted through the week. There are 915 people in Minnesota hospitals now with COVID; 223 need intensive care.
State public health leaders continue to emphasize that Minnesota's COVID numbers are still relatively high and the state is not out of the woods yet. They continue to plead with Minnesotans to stay vigilant against the disease and get vaccinated if eligible.
It's "absolutely" possible the state may get hit with a fifth wave of COVID-19, Michael Osterholm, director of the University of Minnesota's Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy, told MPR News on Monday.
Driven by the highly contagious delta variant, the entire state now shows a high level of COVID-19 transmission, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Confirmed cases, though, have declined over the past week in every region.
The numbers have are also dropping across racial and ethnic groups, including a big drop in cases among Indigenous communities that have struggled recently with a huge surge.
The state's death toll stands at 8,537, including 22 deaths newly reported on Friday. Deaths typically follow a surge in cases and hospitalizations. In past COVID waves, it's been the last of the key metrics to improve.
Generally, Minnesota remains better positioned now than during its fall and spring spikes. More than 73 percent of state residents age 12 and older have received at least one vaccination shot, with nearly 70 percent now completely vaccinated.
Breakthrough cases of the disease among fully vaccinated people remain very rare — about 1.4 percent of the more than 3 million Minnesotans who have completed their immunizations.
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The latest data do show the state's made progress getting people of color vaccinated. The vaccination rate state among the state's Latino population rose significantly during the summer and fall.
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Volejbal Brno is volleyball club, which participates in the men's top Czech volleyball competition (Premier League). In addition to the professional team, the club also has active youth teams of all age levels, which regularly achieve high placings in contests.

History

Location since the season 1998/99

1998/99 - 7th place (Premier League - 8 teams)
1999/00 - 6th place (Premier League - 8 teams)
2000/01 - 8th place (Premier League- 8 teams)
2001/02 - 4th place (1st League - 12 teams)
2002/03 - 10th place (1st League - 12 teams)
2003/04 - 2nd place (1st League - 12 teams)
2004/05 - 8th place (Premier League - 8 teams)
2005/06 - 8th place (Premier League - 10 teams)
2006/07 - 4th place (Premier League - 10 teams)
2007/08 - 6th place (Premier League - 10 teams)
2008/09 - 8th place (Premier League - 12 teams)
2009/10 - 10th place (Premier League - 11 teams)
2010/11 - 12th place (Premier League - 12 teams)

After the 2000/01 season the team at first in history has come down from the top competition. Before the 2004/05 season took the club extraleague license from Kladno, where he and his team moved licenses Odolena Voda. Starting 2003/04 season using the name of the team sponsor JMP Brno, before it has UNIS Brno

Titles (1st place in the Premier League)

1945/46 - SK Židenice Brno
1964/65 - Spartak Brno ZJŠ (Závody Jana Švermy)
1966/67 - Spartak Brno ZJŠ (Závody Jana Švermy)
1968/69 - Zbrojovka Zetor Brno
1969/70 - Zbrojovka Zetor Brno
1970/71 - Zbrojovka Zetor Brno
1973/74 - Zbrojovka Brno
1988/89 - Zbrojovka Brno

Success with junior teams

Under 20 - 2010/11 (3rd), 2009/10 (1st), 2008/09 (1st), 2006/07 (1st), 2004/05 (2nd), 2003/04 (1st)
Under 18 - 2010/11 (2nd), 2009/10 (2nd), 2008/09 (3rd), 2007/08 (1st), 2006/07 (1st), 2005/06 (1st), 2004/05 (2nd)
Under 16 - 2010/11 (1st), 2009/10 (2nd), 2008/09 (2nd), 2007/08 (1st), 2005/06 (1st)

Note: season (position in top competition of this category)

Former players

Lukáš Diviš (*1986, Fridrichshafen), Zdeněk Haník (*1986, Kocouři Vavex Příbram), Michal Hrazdira (*1985, Bassano Volley), Vlado Katona (*1984, Slavia Havířov), Martin Klapal (*1984, DHL Ostrava), Luboš Novák (*1985, Dukla Liberec), Jan Václavík (*1985, DHL Ostrava)

Note: (year of birth, new team)

Teams and their participation in competitions

 Men "A": Czech Premier League, Czech Cup
 Men "B": Czech First League
 Juniors U20 "A": Czech Premier League U20
 Juniors U20 "B": Czech First League U20, Regional Cup U20
 Juniors U18: Czech Premier League U18
 Juniors U16 "A": Regional League U16
 Juniors U16 "B": Regional League U16
 Juniors U16 "C": Regional League U16
 Juniors U16 "D": Regional League U16
 Small volleyball
 Preparatory

International matches

In the recent past, the club participated only in the CEV Challenge Cup, where it lost in the first round to the Romanian team Steaua București.

They often take part in preparatory matches with foreign associations. Frequent opponents are i.a. VKP Bratislava and SK Posojilnica Aich/Dob.

External references

 official website of Volejbal Brno (Czech)
 website of youth of Volejbal Brno (Czech)
 gallery of Volejbal Brno (Czech)

Czech volleyball clubs
Sport in Brno

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Delia Jarrett–Macauley: The Competitive Edge
Several years ago in 2007 when I served as a judge for the Caine Prize (commonly known as the African Booker), the winner of the short story competition was the Ugandan writer Monica Arac de Nyeko, whose story Jambula Tree told of the tender love between two girls.
The love between the girls flies in the face of their society's conventions but gives them strength, confidence and purpose. It was clear to the Caine Prize judges and to other readers of the Jambula Tree that the writing of this story of forbidden love took some daring on the part of the young author. It was the same kind of daring that prompted Radclyffe Hall to pen The Well of Loneliness, and for Jackie Kay to produce The Adoption Papers.
The prevalence of homophobic laws and anti-gay feeling across several African countries has recently been in the news. On the BBC website a depressing map of discrimination appeared, and in January of this year another Caine Prize winner, the Kenyan memoirist Binyawanga Wainana, wrote 'I Am a Homosexual, Mum,' a 'lost chapter' to his memoir One Day I Will Write About This Place to coincide with his 43rd birthday, and subsequently received numerous letters of support from writers and artists across the globe.
The Caine Prize, one of many, many literary awards, is perhaps serving inadvertently as a means to push new thinking about what it means to be 'African' as well as new writing from the people of African origin and descent.
And what does this have to do with Shakespeare? Or with BBAS?
We too are running a writing competition. It is called Othello can be white, Romeo can be a girl, and is aimed at young writers.
Although the creative process is intrinsically an embattled one, often requiring the artist to fight multiple demons, writing competitions can help scribes to share the struggle and to give voice to ideas, feelings and personal insights that would otherwise remain hidden. Competing for a tangible reward and public acknowledgement can be a spur to making a daring statement, to writing the lost chapter or even paragraph of a play, a film or a book.
This Shakespeare writing competition, Othello can be white, Romeo can be a girl, comes after a full year of the BBAS operation, working with schools, local authorities and theatres, and has been devised to encourage young people to share their thoughts and experiences on the casting of Shakespeare's plays; we are looking for original, engaged responses that show knowledge and creativity.
We are looking for entries that explore how Shakespeare's plays have been cast, or could be cast for an imaginary stage, film or TV production. We are certainly not only thinking about 'race', skin colour or ethnicity; nor are we only interested in the two plays referred to in the title of the competition.
Entries can focus on any Shakespeare play or film. Entrants can respond in a piece of creative writing, exploring their ideas more generally, or in an essay-based format.
The competition will be judged in two categories: 14- 18 year olds (Upper Secondary, and 19-25 year olds (College/University).
Othello can be white, Romeo can be a girl is running as a pilot competition (not open to the general public), but welcoming submissions from a wide cross-section of schools, colleges, writing groups and theatres with which the BBAS project has been in contact over the last year. This group includes drama schools such as RADA, Bristol Grammar School, Royal Holloway College, London, the Curve Theatre in Leicester and the Tricycle Theatre in north London, as well as schools and academies in Lancashire, Yorkshire and Slough.
From these different places we expect to capture a sense of young peoples' views on the staging of Shakespeare's plays today. If the youthful audience that packed out the Barbican Theatre this week for Tom Morris's Bristol Old Vic production of A Midsummer Night's Dream is anything to go by, the appetite for non-traditional casting is alive and well; in addition to partnering with Handspring Puppet Company, whose puppets convey both mysticism and devilishness, there is a multi-racial cast of young men and women mostly appearing costumed as carpenters' mates, Hermia played with full feistiness by Akiya Henry, and the cheeky Bottom bringing Miltos Yerolemou even more fans.
The riotous comedy that kept the Barbican audience in their seats until the play closed with the majestic swaying Oberon and Titania bidding us farewell, was a far cry from the quiet sensibility threaded through Monica Arac De Nyeko's Jambula Tree love story. Both productions were bold and experimental, however.
Creative writing competitions can encourage boldness, daring and experimentation. They can also encourage us to be more considered and reflective. The winners in each category of the Othello can be white, Romeo can be a girl competition will receive £200 cash and tickets to Shakespeare's Globe; there are prizes for the runners up too. We hope there will be many rewards from participation.
Apart from winning the Caine Prize for her story back in 2007, Monica Arac de Nyeko's bravery is being further rewarded. Her short story has been made into a film, a South-African/Kenyan production, by the Kenyan film-maker Wanuri Kahui, better known for sci-fi. The screen version of Jambula Tree is already garnering praise and Monica is set to become more famous.
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Caerwent, the eponymous town of Gwent, is rarely associated with King Arthur. However, modern theories suggest a major connection.
The Tradition: King Caradog Freichfras (Strong-Arm) of Gwent's main court was originally at Caer-Guent (Caerwent), but he gave the city to St. Tathyw, while the King let his horse lead him to a new home at Portskewett. Tathyw founded a monastery to the Holy Trinity at Caer-Guent. He lived there many years with his followers and when he died he was buried under the floor of his Abbey Church.
At the same time, Sir Thomas Malory tells us in his "Le Morte D'Arthur" that Camelot was "called in English, Winchester". He reports of the main church there that twelve of Arthur's defeated enemies "were buried in the Church of St. Stephen's in Camelot" and that Arthur "the King was wedded at Camelot unto Dame Guenever in the Church of St. Stephen's, with great solemnity." Caxton, Malory's publisher, however, clearly states in the book's introduction that Camelot was in Wales. Chrétien De Troyes, the man to first coin the phrase Camelot, relates, in his tale of Lancelot, how Arthur held court there having recently moved on from Caerleon, thus implying the proximity of the two.
The Theory: A hypothesis, particularly stressed by Barber and Pykitt, suggests that Malory knew well the identification of the Arthurian Camelot with the Roman town of Venta. However, possibly influenced by existing Medieval tradition, he misinterpreted this as the town of Venta Belgarum (Winchester) rather than Venta Silurum (Caerwent). Or maybe readers have simply misunderstood Malory's writings. He writes "Camelot that is (called) in English, Winchester". Caerwent (alias Camelot) would indeed be called Winchester if translated from Welsh into English.
Modern Archaeology: Major excavations throughout Caerwent have revealed many of the impressive buildings and everyday objects from the Roman Venta Silurum. Some finds such as Theodosian coin hoards may have been deposited in the ground as late as 425. Metalwork, including elaborate penannular brooches and fastening pins, have been dated to the 5th/6th and 7th centuries.
The main Dark Age finds, however, were a large number of burials discovered in two cemeteries. 148 east-west orientated Christian graves, dating from between the 4th and 9th centuries, were discovered around the town's East Gate in 1910 and 1973. The area was a sophisticated burial ground with sections for both adults and the young, and some graves were stone-lined. The second cemetery was around the present Parish Church of St. Stephen (originally St. Tathyw confused with St. Tathan and then St. Stephen - both shared the same feast day). This consisted of 150 graves, some early enough to respect the old Roman street-plan.
Possible Conclusions: The only stone-lined burial discovered at the East-Gate in 1910, was immediately proclaimed to be St. Tathyw and reburied in the Parish Church under an elaborate Latin-inscribed memorial slab. However, later investigation revealed this grave not to be unique and its siting contradicts the traditional location in the floor of the church. Indeed, records of St. Tathyw's relics at Tewkesbury indicate that he was reinterred in a reverential shrine some time prior to 1235. His monastery may actually have been at Christchurch, eight miles east of Caerwent.
A residence for King Caradog at Caerwent would seem quite natural but, in light of Barber & Pykitt's theory, it seems probable that he inherited the town on the death of his High-King, Arthur, at the Battle of Camlann. Caerwent was Camelot with its Church of St. Stephen. The 6th century burials surrounding it probably included Malory's twelve rebellious Kings.


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Overcooked: Special Edition Review - Goodbye, Relationships!
Overcooked: Special Edition Review – Goodbye, Relationships!
Are you looking for a fun way to wash dirty dishes? Or maybe you're looking for a special place to cook and serve food to non-existent customers? Or maybe you're just simply looking for a way to keep all of your friends away from you for all of your life?
Well, it's time to stop looking. Overcooked is here to satisfy your cravings! However, salt comes with extra pay.
This review is based on a review code provided by Team 17 Digital Ltd.
Overcooked is a cooking simulator better played with friends (or enemies – your call). You take on the roles of a chef in kitchens that defy the logic of having a restaurant. You chop/boil vegetables, meat, and ̶(̶s̶o̶m̶e̶t̶i̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶y̶o̶u̶r̶ ̶o̶w̶n̶ ̶t̶e̶a̶m̶m̶a̶t̶e̶s̶)̶ a whole lot of different ingredients to serve foodies. All these while also avoiding death from falling in-between trucks or getting your products robbed by rats.
All I'm saying is, Overcooked is a mess. But it's the kind of mess you'd want to get into because it's a big, fun mess. Overcooked's enjoyable, but it's also really hard. Even when playing with (up to three) real people.
Overcooked barely has a story, but who cares when you've got tons of quick, pick-up and play gameplay, anyway? You start as a hero out to save the world – by feeding a giant spaghetti beast all the dishes you can make. After the Onion King Mayor tells you the monster isn't satisfied, you are then warped back in time to prepare yourself for the inevitable apocalypse.
You and your co-chefs travel around the world in a van and are tasked to cook meals in short amounts of time. Every area is a kitchen made in hell. Doing better than 99% of the human gamers, in general, earns you three stars. With the difficulty being harder in each level, requiring you to unlock at least one star to progress is a gift from the heavens (read: the developers). But sometimes, even getting one star is hard to achieve. Especially if you're playing with dorks who know nothing about the concept of time and the importance of clean dishes.
Levels vary differently from each other, with their own themes (and tortures). One round you're in an ever-tilting boat (motion sickness included), the next you're on a kitchen split inside two trucks. The challenges are even harder than the levels. One level has you keeping the rats away from your delicacies, while one stage has you navigate floating icebergs to prepare your food.
In the beginning, the meals are simple, with three-ingredient vegetable soups. These later evolve into harder-to-cook burritos, pizzas, and *shudder* hamburgers. Making them also gets more difficult. With soups, you only have to get an item, chop it up, cook it in the bowl, and deliver the dish to the counter. The other delicacies, however, have you multitasking. For example, hamburgers have you preparing the buns and cooking the meat, while also chopping the lettuce and onions. Don't forget to avoid certain doom while doing these, too, because that will surely eat a lot of time. Oh, and keep an eye on that ordered food list. Delivering the wrong one subtracts points.
However hard these may all sound, Overcooked is actually a pretty simple game. It's easy to learn with just one button to do all the things from gathering items to extinguishing the fire you make with your little happy accidents. Oh, and also to clean the dirty dishes. With the additional dash button, you can bump against your teammates just for the heck of it.
During later levels, however, things get stressful when tasks start to pile up.
Overcooked is a great way to spend time with your friends anytime, anywhere. Even in a cafe. Just try putting your Switch on a table and hand out the Joycons to random people (if you're alone), and everyone will join in on the fun. Feel like living in a Nintendo Switch commercial.
Overcooked isn't for those who like to only play alone. It kills the whole essence of the game. When playing solo, you get to control two chefs, but only one at a time. Taking command of one makes the other useless. Switching characters is only practical in certain situations where the kitchen is big and is difficult to navigate from one side to the other. Worst of all, you won't have anyone to blame when you fail a level.
-Don't serve the wrong meal, pay attention to the orders.
-Just chill and have fun, no pressure. I repeat, N O P R E S S U R E!
Overcooked is a cooking simulator mixed with frustratingly fun hell. It's best played with friends – it doesn't actually break relationships.


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Call to Juno has finally been released! The launch of the third book in the Tales of Ancient Rome Saga marks a labour of love that started over fifteen years ago when I conceived the idea of a love story between the Roman treaty bride, Caecilia, to an enemy nobleman, Vel Mastarna. Their marriage sealed a tenuous truce between the nascent Republican Rome and the Etruscan city of Veii that ultimately was broken and resulted in a ten year siege.
Many of you may already know The Wedding Shroud was inspired by a photo of a sixth-century BC sarcophagus upon which a husband and wife were sculpted in a pose of affection. What ancient culture acknowledged women as equals to their husbands? Or exalted marital fidelity with such open sensuality? Discovering the answer led me to the decadent and mystical Etruscan civilisation with which I instantly became obsessed.
In The Golden Dice, I introduced the Roman tomb whore, Pinna, who strived to gain the attention of Rome's greatest general, Camillus. I also added a romance between Semni and Arruns, a servant girl and Mastarna's Phoenician bodyguard. Call to Juno continues the three women's stories (and that of the unrequited love of Marcus, the Roman tribune, for his friend Drusus) in the final year of the siege. Pinna has now won Camillus' heart and travels with him as his army wife. Through her eyes, the reader learns of the Romans' strategy to destroy Veii, while Semni's interaction with Caecilia's children leads to a desperate quest for survival. And Caecilia, who was married against her will, has grown from a frightened naïve virgin into a strong committed mother who is empowered to hold fate in her own hands.
In the six years since The Wedding Shroud was first published, I have been amazed at the generosity of spirit of historical novelists across the globe in assisting an Australian author. It has made me realise that we live in a 'virtual' community bound by a common love for history and storytelling. And so I am now pausing to thank those authors who have helped me to develop my books or warmly endorsed them. I'm honoured they took time out of their busy lives to read Call to Juno. I'd also like to celebrate their own achievements and encourage readers to enjoy their novels.
M Louisa Locke has been a great friend over the years. She acted as a beta reader for both The Golden Dice and Call to Juno, and was prepared to endorse them both. She is a legend among indie authors with her Victorian San Francisco Mysteries reaching thousands of readers through her talent and hard work.
Along my journey I've also been privileged to have the first two books in the saga praised by Sherry Jones author of The Jewel of Medina: Skillfully plotted and with vividly drawn characters, The Golden Dice is a suspenseful, romantic, exciting drama" and the terrifically supportive Ben Kane whose Hunting the Eagles stayed in the Sunday Times top 10 for four consecutive weeks : "Storrs should be proud of herself for this gem of a book [The Wedding Shroud]" And of course, I am still amazed that Ursula Le Guin endorsed The Wedding Shroud when I was an debut author thousands of miles from her country and her literary realm: "All the drama and sensuality expected of a historical romance, plus a sensitivity to the realities of life in a very different time and world." You can read how I approached her in Snail Mail, Rome and Ursula Le Guin.
My thanks also go to my beta readers GS Johnston , author of The Skin of Water set in WW2 Hungary and The Cast of a Hand which is a mystery set in the Second Empire France, and my fellow ancient world afficionado, Rebecca Lochlann, author of the Child of the Erinyes series set in Minoan Crete. It was fabulous to gain their insights. And my utmost appreciation to Jodi Warshaw, the remarkable commissioning editor at Lake Union team, whose belief in my books has enabled me to reach a larger audience.
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The narrative is all from the perspective of Black Beauty, a well-bred horse who during a course over 15 years tells us what he's seen, felt and experienced. His life is ever changing and takes us through almost all kinds of work horses were forced to do. We experience his pride, his grief, his pain and his joys, his high times and his downfall as he changes hands and his owners deal with him the way they think they are allowed to. Beauty, a lovely black stallion who enjoys his early life with Farmer Grey and subsequent move to Birtwick Park. There he frolics with fellow horses Ginger and Merry Legs and kindly stable hands John Manly and Joe. Unfortunately, hardships and injury force Beauty's move to a cruel Lord and Lady, hostile liveries, a kind but hard working cabbie named Jerry, and finally backbreaking labour before his return to idyllic pastures with Joe.
This book is a classic and it's like everybody seems to know what it's about. Actually from today's perspective "Black Beauty" seems to be regarded as a children's book – especially for pre-teen girls with a deep affection for horses. This misconception certainly has to do with the many film adaptations we grew up with. Every school kid should probably read it, but the sheer convenience of watching a movie might make an end to this plan.
The novel by Anna Sewell shed light on the mistreatment of horses, tho' Anna never saw this book coming to the shelves. Some sources say that it actually helped to abolish certain practises shortly after it came out (like the cruel practice of using the check-rein (or "bearing rein", a strap used to keep horses' heads high, fashionable in Victorian England but painful and damaging to a horse's neck). She died before its publication in November 1877.
The sheer beauty of this book is that it has to be re-discovered by reading it or – even better in this case – having it read to you. It revolves around a good deal of a lifespan of a high-bred horse called "Black Beauty" - a black stallion. His fortunes and misfortunes are mixed with lovely dialogues he has with other horses. We learn about their stories and what they have seen and heard.
The good and bad humans he finds himself made subject to are the real story here. It's not so much about him; it's all about human society and how it deals especially with animals and weak or strong beings in general. His – final? - rescue to seemingly safe and kind hands feels like a release from all pain and suffering. But as we have learned, humans promise a lot and often can't keep their well-intended promises due to reasons horses can't even start to understand.
And that's what it's all about. Beauty's perception of the world is one were humans rule everything. His job is to obey. Even in his deepest despair we see that he wouldn't even start to think of revolting against plain wrongdoing of humans. This becomes strikingly clear when in the last chapters Beauty comes to the conclusion that humans are the strongest beings. What a funny thought. We all know that a horse is physically stronger than a human, but Beauty is trapped in his moral. His mother's motto used to be: "Always do your best and don't start to complain". May I add here that especially this trade of character isn't particularly common with me? Just a joke! But maybe an explanation why this book counts as typical "good-girl" literature.
What's being described in this fine piece of writing is something else and Anna Sewell doesn't beat around the bush. She wanted to make a point against mistreating of "inferior" creatures in a time when such thinking wasn't regarded as popular or self-evident. Even today we tend to treat animals as things more than beings that got feelings and a sense for liberty. A very disappointing streak in human behaviour is that we tend to think about "number one" and after that not too much follows. As a consequence we tread on weaker beings that don't complain in order to have it easier for ourselves. Some folks simply choose to lay all solutions to their own problems on the backs of others. Especially when this is being done at the cost of a helpless animal a well-known monster lurks back at us. What could be worse than mistreating a helpless creature and working it to death? Does this ring a bell with us – death by work? Ignorance, non-dialectic thinking and denial of empathy lead to catastrophes of gigantic proportions.
Actually Anna Sewell doesn't make it that easy on herself. There is a very striking section in the third part of this book where she let's a carriage man explain why he has to exploit his horses. Not because he acts out of a sick state of mind but because he doesn't have any other financial choice. With this unexpected twist she accuses society's mechanisms in general but she doesn't show us any consequences or solutions. Everybody seems to be a perpetrator and at the same time a victim. Only well-off folks seem to be able to show a dignified manner towards their animals. This solution to the dilemma naturally isn't one: be nice if you can afford it. The one thing that's certain is that today we got machines that work for us the way horses used to work for us. Today we treat four legged beings them like pets, sport devices for well-off folks or as a prolonged dream of ourselves regarding pace and elegance. But don't dare to look any farther. Industrial meat production isn't too far around the corner as well as animal tests. All for our well being and vanity. "For fashion" – one of the strongest sentences of one of Beauty's companions.
So, what's left to say? After giving it a second thought it might well be that you'll find that all mentioned topics aren't overcome yet. So here we go, a highly modern book. It just doesn't give you any clues on how to solve the underlying problems. In this aspect it remains a (strikingly poignant) description of the human condition and the state we're still in.
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Needless to say that this topic is one that is very close to Nat's heart. And it does show here in his artistic interpretation. It is very touching to hear him interpret the words and thoughts of our pet-hero, Black Beauty. This audio book definitely is one to listen to when you start out with getting to know Nat's fantastic talent for audio-work. It is a rare combination of his private hobby - horses -, a fantastic book that has so many layers in it and a very carefully and apathetically done adaptation. Make sure not to miss this one.
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