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Shades of Honor
By: Sandy Williams
An Anomaly Novel, Book 2
The air raid siren shook the walls of the wide rotunda, rattling the transpara-shield dome above the tiled floor. The politicians below it glanced upward at the noise, but when the t-dome didn't flicker or spark, they continued their conversations and idle walks.
"Everyone meander for your lives," Ash muttered. She didn't bother to look at the comm-cuff looped around her wrist to see if the siren was a false alarm. Like the politicians she was assigned to protect, she knew it wasn't worth a single tap on the cuff screen.
This assignment wasn't worth a tap on the cuff.
"You going to move, Ashdyn?" The terse question came over the voice-link hooked over her ear. Ash's gaze traveled across the rotunda to where Hauch, one of her new teammates, stood guard. His big body blocked off the entrance to the subterranean conference corridor, an underground complex that was the most secure meeting place on Meryk. And inside one of those rooms—the Werth Room, though Ash wasn't supposed to have that intel—the most powerful individual in the Coalition sat at a data-table plotting a course of action that would decide the future of the Known Universe.
The minister prime had been plotting that course for a full standard month.
Ash bounced on her toes. It was the only way to expel the sudden burst of energy that urged her to run. The alarm hadn't caused it. This damn assignment did. Her skills and training were wasted here. There wasn't one telepath among those politicians. And even if there had been, Ash couldn't guarantee she'd detect them.
This was not the best way to preserve and protect the Coalition.
"Answer me, Ashdyn."
Ash's nostrils flared at the use of her full last name. Hauch didn't know her. No one on this new team did. And she didn't care to know them. The only names that mattered to Ash were now laser-carved into Merykian granite in a memorial on the other side of the city.
Ash exhaled, unwilling to let that pain back in. "Give it two minutes. They'll announce the false alarm."
She shifted in her too-tight body armor. Her custom-fitted armor had been confiscated after the disastrous mission to Chalos II, and since her financial accounts were still locked down, she hadn't been able to purchase a new set.
"It's not your job to anticipate false alarms. It's your job to clear the rotunda." The look Hauch gave her said he blamed her for this assignment. From the beginning, he'd been the soldier most resistant to her presence on the team.
No, that wasn't true. Ash was the soldier most resistant to her presence. If she'd put in the effort, she could have proved she belonged. All she would have had to do was run a few of her typical stunts. Then she'd earn their acceptance.
A loud laugh bounced off the rotunda walls. More politicians. They looked important in their light-trimmed suits. Their expensive comm-cuffs glittered beneath the artificial lights, and assistants trailed them as if they were centers of gravity, pulling worlds into their orbits.
"If you don't move your ass," Hauch said, "I'll have you assigned to sanitation duty with the bots."
"That shit would be more entertaining than this."
The threat in Hauch's voice didn't faze her. She'd spent a year training under the most intimidating man in the universe. She'd resisted Rykus's influence, his interrogations, his accusations. And then, after she'd proved her innocence and found her sanity again, she'd resisted his attempt to put light-years between them. Instead, they'd spent four days together on a tachyon capsule that bent space and time to bring them to Meryk.
To Meryk. Where Rykus had been taken in for "questioning" and they were separated.
"You heard me, Hauch." It might have been unfair to take her frustration out on the other soldier, but Ash was pissed the prime wouldn't tell her anything about Rykus's whereabouts. And she was pissed she couldn't find him on her own. All she knew was that he'd left Meryk. It had taken her hours to uncover that information, but she'd found his name hidden beneath layers of security on the manifest of a capsule that left the star system two days after they'd arrived. The capsule had six destinations, and so far, Ash hadn't found Rykus listed on any of the debarkation reports.
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7 tips for decorating with shallow pockets
Lifestyle // Design
Diane Cowen Oct. 22, 2018 Updated: Oct. 22, 2018 6:08 p.m.
1of9The bedroom furinture, lighting and painting shown in the Memorial area home Yano Garcia and Nina Gutierrez-Garcia Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Houston have been used by the couple in some of their previous homes.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
2of9A desk, cabinet and art works shown in the Memorial area home Yano Garcia and Nina Gutierrez-Garcia Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Houston has been used by the couple in some of their previous homes.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
4of9Four canvases shown in the Memorial area home Yano Garcia and Nina Gutierrez-Garcia Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Houston have been used by the couple in their previous homes. The canvases were repainted to change the theme in their son's room.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
5of9A rug, stools, and art work shown in the Memorial area home Yano Garcia and Nina Gutierrez-Garcia Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Houston have been used by the couple in their previous homes. The canvases were repainted to change the theme in their son's room.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
6of9A table and art works shown in the Memorial area home Yano Garcia and Nina Gutierrez-Garcia Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Houston has been used by the couple in some of their previous homes.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
7of9A toy push car shown in the Memorial area home Yano Garcia and Nina Gutierrez-Garcia Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Houston has been always been placed in front of the fireplace by the couple in their previous homes.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
8of9A chair, painting and table shown in the Memorial area home Yano Garcia and Nina Gutierrez-Garcia Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Houston have been used by the couple in some of their previous homes.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
9of9Yano Garcia, left, his wife, Nina Gutierrez-Garcia, and their son, Isaac Garcia, 5, are shown in their Memorial area home Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2018, in Houston.Photo: Melissa Phillip, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Nina Gutierrez-Garcia gushes with excitement over her favorite things in her new-to-her home in Hudson Forest.
The walls are bright white, floors are warm, wood-look vinyl and sparkling, modern lighting accentuates her eclectic taste in furniture. The couple have come a long way in the eight years they've been married. She's a 36-year-old health physicist who works in radiation safety at MD Anderson Cancer Center and her husband, Yano Garcia, 38, is a luthier at World Famous Fuller's Guitars in the Heights.
Early in their marriage, the couple lived in rentals they could afford. In 2011, when they wanted to buy a house, they headed to Pearland, where they could get a lot more home for their money.
Their 3,400-square-foot home was new and in a master-planned community, and their neighbors were young and hip like they were. They decorated their home on a budget over time, but when their son, Isaac, now 5, came along, they knew they'd move back to the city when it was time for him to start school.
Both grew up in the Memorial/Spring Branch area, and that's where they wanted to raise their son, but they weren't sure what they could afford in the pricey 77024 ZIP code. During a lengthy search, Gutierrez-Garcia found a patio home in the gated, heavily wooded Hudson Green neighborhood. She couldn't believe her luck at the great location and affordable price. Garcia, however, hated the idea of giving up his big backyard for a home built in 1980.
"I had to really sell Yano on this house. He was not buying into this concept at all," she said. "When we came to see it, our son just took off like it was his house, totally comfortable. The house itself, the bones, the structure, the architecture are very cool — modern but still with the warmth of the '80s and not quite as stark as the new buildings going up that are so similar."
But there was dated marble and granite in the kitchen and bathrooms. Traditional lighting wasn't remotely their taste. And the honey-stained wood floors downstairs and carpet upstairs had to go.
They bought their new, 3,000-square-foot home in March with a list of priorities and a tight budget for remodeling. Then they set out on a big adventure: redecorating with shallow pockets. Here's how they turned a dated, '80s-style home into a modern nest for a young, hip couple.
The Garcias spent more time looking at lighting, trying it out and returning it, than any other part of their new home. Considered by designers as the jewelry of a room, lighting instantly sets the tone for style in any room.
"Lighting is absolutely the most important part of a room for me," Gutierrez-Garcia said of her very modern taste in lighting.
Since the home's walls were white and new floors were neutral, it's the lighting that pops in every room, from the ringed-light chandelier in the foyer to pendants, sconces and chandeliers elsewhere.
"We had to start over on lighting, and it took a long time. We went through probably 40 different lights," said Gutierrez-Garcia, an online bargain shopper. "Most of it is from Wayfair or 1-800lighting — nothing came from a design center. I didn't buy from anyone without a return policy, because if it didn't work, I returned it."
The Garcias wanted continuous flooring throughout the home, so the combination of upstairs carpet and downstairs amber/oak-stained wood floors had to be reconsidered. She thought it would be too hard to match either, so she opted for luxury vinyl flooring that looks like wood.
Instead of the dated golden wood, they now have grayish vinyl planks that look like wood, but aren't hard and cold. Not only did it give her a neutral backdrop for all of the décor, but it helped her see other things — especially kitchen finishes — in a whole new light.
A flooring expert came to their home, and when she asked about wood because she thought its warmth would soften her stark-industrial aesthetic, the woman suggested vinyl.
"She piqued my interest in it — vinyl doesn't have the greatest connotation. You say 'vinyl' and you think of linoleum," Gutierrez-Garcia said. "I didn't want something that would smell like plastic or require a lot of glue. Technically, this is plastic, but it's recyclable and waterproof."
"The kitchen was the bane of my existence, and I thought I was going to have to replace everything," she said. "I ended up replacing the floors and the backsplash, and that changed everything. It's shocking how much it changed just from two simple things."
Gutierrez-Garcia isn't kidding. The home had some remodeling done since it was built in 1980, but the kitchen had strangely mismatched cabinet doors, busy tan-gray granite, a travertine tile backsplash and those orangey floors.
The new gray flooring brought out the cool tones in the granite, pushing its tan elements to the background. Replacing the creamy-tan backsplash with white beveled tile freshened the counter space, too.
Updating a fireplace
The fireplace wall originally was covered in rusty metal, and a nearby bar had high and low counters in dark, dated marble.
They removed the metal plate and put drywall up, with plans to use a more rustic-looking wooden beam as a mantel. When Garcia held one up to the wall, they had a great idea: Why not line it up with the upper bar counter and run it all the way across?
It was perfect. On a budget, their contractor — Frank Gardener of FG Home Repairs — made one out of two two-by-fours and stained it dark.
About 90 percent of the furniture that fills the family's home now was in their Pearland home. The rest was bought for specific spaces.
For example, their dining table fit the Pearland home perfectly. In the new home, though, it feels tiny in the open dining area. To make it feel more substantial, they bought a larger, brown leather settee for use on one side of the table. Heavier wooden chairs replaced smaller captain's chairs for more bulk.
They weren't afraid to move furniture around, either, since the floor plan and room sizes were different. Swivel chairs that were in Isaac's room have been reupholstered and are now in the master bedroom. Her grandfather's breakfast table was turned into a desk for empty space on the second-floor landing. A smaller settee used in their Pearland dining room was moved into Isaac's new room.
In the new home, rugs help define spaces. The large living room with a vaulted ceiling felt empty, so Gutierrez-Garcia found a used Turkish rug for just $600 on Etsy.com. It's not much for a large rug, but for Gutierrez-Garcia it felt like a lot of money for something she couldn't see or feel. The gamble was worth it; not only does the rug pull the room together, but its red tones add a lot of personality to the room.
For their son's room, they bought carpet squares that can stick together for an inexpensive DIY custom rug. If it gets damaged or dirty, it's easy to replace the squares. (You can find inexpensive carpet squares on amazon.com and at most hardware and flooring stores.)
Make your own art
With a lot of walls to fill and not a lot of money, the Garcias got very creative. Using the Canvas Champ app, they turned photos of their son's artwork into photo-on-canvas art for $35 each, and it now decorates Isaac's downstairs playroom.
For Isaac's Pearland bedroom she and her husband bought canvases, painted them yellow and glued small stuffed animals to them for cute nursery décor. For his new "big boy" room, they removed the stuffed animals, painted them navy blue and stenciled stars onto them for an aeronautical/space theme.
"Any of the expensive things in his room had to be things he could grow into. The canvases are inexpensive, and we can take them off of the wall and move on," she said. "It's still pretty whimsical, and as he grows, he can take the stuffed animals off the shelves and replace them with more books."
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Diane Cowen has worked at the Houston Chronicle since 2000 and currently its architecture and home design writer. Prior to working for the Chronicle, she worked at the South Bend (Ind.) Tribune and at the Shelbyville (Ind.) News. She is a graduate of Purdue University and is the author of a cookbook, "Sunday Dinners: Food, Family and Faith from our Favorite Pastors."
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Oxford Dementia Day
The second Oxford Dementia day was held at St John's College on 16 July. The meeting, organised by the NIHR BRC Oxford Dementia and Ageing Research Working Group (OxDARE) and the Alzheimer's Research UK Oxford network, attracted 175 registered delegates with 24 posters.
It's very exciting to see how the dementia research portfolio has grown in Oxford over the last two years. Multidisciplinary collaboration is absolutely essential if we are to reduce the impact of these complex diseases of the brain, and it is gratifying to see so many of Oxford's researchers rising to the challenge.
- Clare Mackay, OxDARE Coordinator
Dementia research in Oxford has recently seen many developments, and the programme reflected the vibrant multidisciplinary environment that now exists here. The day featured representatives from ten University Departments, as well as Oxford Brookes and the University of Reading.
The poster prize was won by Clare O'Donoghue (Psychiatry) for her poster 'Subjective memory complaints and multi-modal biomarkers in Alzheimer's disease; a case study'. The runner up was Emma Whiteley (DPAG/Pharmacology) with her poster 'Generating a human synapse; studying synaptic phenotypes in iPSC-derived cortical neurons from Alzheimer's patients'.
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Creative Minds Out Loud
A Podcast from the Massachusetts Cultural Council
Tag: Dance
Episode 84: Boston Ballet's Business Plan Competition
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Max Hodges, Executive Director of the Boston Ballet, shares the story of a business plan competition (à la "Shark Tank") for new revenue that engaged the Ballet's entire organization of more than 500 people, including staff, dancers, musicians, and board members.
Meredith Max Hodges—who goes by Max—joined Boston Ballet as Executive Director in 2014, and leads the company in partnership with Artistic Director Mikko Nissinen As an arts leader, Hodges has a passion for bringing a business approach to building audiences, broadening access, and supporting the creative process. Continue reading "Episode 84: Boston Ballet's Business Plan Competition"
Author mccPosted on July 12, 2019 July 12, 2019 Tags Dance, Financial Stability, Organizational CapacityLeave a comment on Episode 84: Boston Ballet's Business Plan Competition
Episode 69: Iconoclast of Dance
Choreographer and Master Teacher Adrienne Hawkins discusses the field of dance – how the making of, and support for, the work has changed over time, its persistent challenges, and its inherent joys.
Ms. Hawkins holds a BA in Education from Arizona State University and a MFA in Dance from Connecticut College. She was Artistic Director of Impulse Dance Company of Boston, which had been in existence for over forty years. Impulse Dance had toured extensively in the United States and abroad, Impulse has opened for such acts as Miles Davis, and Al Green.
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Episode 54: Demystifying the Dance Process
Peter DiMuro, Executive Director of The Dance Complex and Artistic Director of Peter DiMuro Public Displays of Motion, says there are many reasons to come to movement. He discusses how the act of creating dance brings people together and plays with leadership and followership, essential ideas for working on a team wherever you are – whether in the studio or in a Whole Foods.
Peter DiMuro has woven a career as a choreographer, arts administrator, director, teacher, community engager, and performer. His early works created at the height of the AIDS crisis laid the groundwork for community engaging and socially conscious dance/theatre works throughout his career. His work has for concert stages, theatre and specific sites has been performed world-wide, and supported by the National Endowment for the Arts, the Mass Cultural Council, the City of Boston AIR program, Boston Dance Alliance, The Boston Foundation and the Aliad Fund. Continue reading "Episode 54: Demystifying the Dance Process"
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Episode 40: Ancient Dance Emboldens Youth's Future
For 30 years, Angkor Dance Troupe has been a creative youth development leader in Lowell, MA, a city with the second-largest Cambodian population in the United States. Angkor connects families to what it means to be Khmer, gives young people opportunity, and shares beautiful stories of the Khmer people and their cultural heritage.
Linda Sou was there from day one. At the age of three, she began her training with Angkor Dance Troupe and would grow up to become its executive director. She shares what it means to preserve and share a nearly-lost art form.
Linda Sopheap Sou finds tremendous pride in the City of Lowell and champions efforts around youth development, community coalition building, and cultural preservation and innovation. A daughter to Cambodian refugees, Linda was born and raised in Lowell and currently resides in the Centralville neighborhood with her partner, Steven Flynn.
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Episode 12: Creating Pathways for the Contemporary Performing Artist
Performing arts education pioneers Berklee College of Music and The Boston Conservatory are merging, creating a comprehensive training ground for music, dance, theater, and related professions. Richard Ortner, president of The Boston Conservatory, and Roger Brown, president of Berklee College of Music, discuss what it means to create an institutional platform for collaboration, to get students to the next level of career preparedness, and to employ music as a tool for social change.
Roger H. Brown is Berklee's third president in the institution's history. Under his leadership, the college has expanded scholarship support by 400 percent; created an international campus in Valencia, Spain; built its first ground-up custom facility boasting 173 residence hall rooms, a state-of-the-art recording complex, and a dining hall/performance venue; and established a suite of institutes including the Berklee Global Jazz Institute under the direction of jazz pianist Danilo Pérez. The college has expanded its global reach to attract students from 105 countries, markedly improved gender diversity, dramatically increased admissions selectivity, and created the world's largest online music education system. During his tenure, the City Music Program, which offers educational opportunities to economically disadvantaged young musicians, has expanded outside of Boston, now serving more than 29,000 young middle school and high school-aged young people. Brown has also been a leader in humanitarian initiatives in Africa and Southeast Asia. He is an avid drummer.
Born in Great Neck, NY, Richard Ortner has shared his lifelong passion for music and advanced training in the performing arts with the most renowned senior professionals of our age, the best and brightest young artists and students, and the widest possible audiences.
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Shmulik Fishman is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Argyle, the leading employment data platform that provides companies access to user-permissioned records in real-time.
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Changing The Credit Score
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Like all Americans, I was obliged to enter the world of FICO credit scores by birth and the illustrious achievement of becoming 18. It wasn't until after I became a hiring manager — reviewing hundreds of employment records — that I realized how outdated, unregulated and disorderly employment and income verification systems are.
Today, our lives are bursting with real-time data solutions, yet the FICO score model remains highly antiquated, pulling data monthly and doing so without user consent or verification. The company I founded in 2018 aims to dismantle this obsolete approach to creditworthiness.
First developed in the late 1980s by the company founded by engineer Bill Fair and mathematician Earl Isaac, the FICO score is a relatively recent rubric, but you wouldn't know it from the way it permeates our financial ecosystem. Fair, Isaac, and Company (FICO) established a way to regulate creditworthiness. The company wanted to create something better than the thousands of individualist practices of credit lenders and credit rating systems that existed at the time. It wanted to standardize a more accurate way of determining one's likelihood of paying back debt — something more tangible than relying on a loan officer's opinion of you, which lacks the depth of quantitative analysis.
FICO also knew that credit evaluators didn't have time to search through hundreds of records to make a determination, meaning your "worthiness" was difficult to ascertain. This limited view placed a lot of risk on creditors since they didn't have absolute proof of debt and payment history, making payback more of an honor agreement than a calculation.
One Number To Rule Them All
In 1989, the proprietary FICO score was born. Equifax, Experian and TransUnion began using the number, and a new standard financial identity emerged out of the hundreds in existence.
What makes up the FICO score?
Today's credit formula acts as a data arbiter, categorizing you as bad, poor, fair, good and excellent. We have no say in its makeup, and its lack of modernity neglects innovative approaches that are more capable of appraising one's real-time financial acuity.
We know very little about the score's makeup or why it's based out of 850 like some kind of financial SAT. We do know, according to FICO:
• 35% is payment history.
• 30% is debt burden.
• 15% is credit history length.
• 10% is the type of credit you have.
• 10% is recent searches on your credit.
An Era Of Standardization
Technology is rapidly altering the way we do business and interact, yet it's not democratizing our monopolistic institutions in parity with innovation. The upside of the FICO score is that standardization makes things more equitable. No longer does getting a loan or credit card from a department store mean the application processor has to like you. Everything is now based on data.
However, the question we need to ask ourselves is: What data? Not only the data that's most important and informative for evaluating a borrower, but the undisclosed data being used that we're unaware of and, therefore, can't attempt to change or influence.
Our technologically sophisticated culture demands transparency and oversight by users.
Building A New Credit Scoring Model
Credit scoring has a very limited view of people's overall financial health, purchasing power and payment histories. Because a FICO score doesn't take into account things like assets, rent or utilities, it only offers a sliver of information that's likely relevant to one's habits. If you always pay your rent on time (and rent can account for upwards of 50% of income in certain places), wouldn't it stand to reason you'd also pay your mortgage on time while having the additional benefit of building equity and having a valuable asset?
Five Ways Fintech Can Immediately Improve Credit Scoring
1. Several companies, like Experian Boost, already exist that connect directly to a consumer's bank account and report recurring, on-time payments to the credit bureaus — things like rent, utilities and cellphones. Consumers are spending and paying on time in many areas of their life, and this should count toward their creditworthiness.
2. The way people earn income has changed drastically over the last 10 years (let alone since the FICO model was created). Fintech solutions like Mint can allow consumers to connect their payroll apps, payment programs and other sources of income, providing comprehensive insight into their current financial situation.
3. Payroll data that can be obtained by APIs already on the market can look beyond just income. Length of employment is actually one of the best indicators of a borrower's creditworthiness.
4. We shouldn't discount international credit or income, especially relevant for immigrants or those who may not have a decade of credit history in the United States. Companies like Stilt — which is one of our partners — exist to help immigrants get loans.
5. Update information in real time. People's circumstances change frequently, yet FICO scores update once per month, and records can chain them to financial histories from a decade ago. Fintech can build a better real-time picture to give potential creditors an understanding of what's happening now and in the last few years. This doesn't mean credit scores or creditworthiness should change in real time. Instead, we should reevaluate how the scores are calculated. Should a job loss during a recession eight years ago that resulted in bankruptcy really weigh as heavily if we have real-time data that the borrower has had steady employment and income for the last five years?
The FICO score ushered in an era of standardization like no other time in credit reporting history, and that was a radical advancement. Today's fintech offers all five of the above-mentioned improvements. However, the platforms are piecemeal, and the FICO score isn't integrating them in the ways consumers need. What was once a standardization revolution for credit scoring has yet again become a dismembered data field. Like all revolutions, the next one is around the corner, and fintech is ready to make the current iteration of the credit score obsolete.
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Tongsai Bay Site Visit Review – Nov 2017
Hidden amongst 28 and a half acres of breathtaking natural beauty and wrapped around a private bay, the hotel is renowned for its privacy and tranquility, its passionate love for the environment and last but not least, the friendliness of its staff.
Did you know? The property has a private bay!
Thank you to Martin Heiniger (General Manager) and Mark Harrison (Hotel Manager) for welcoming Haute Grandeur to The Tongsai Bay.
This beautiful property with its two swimming pools and three restaurants is the perfect place to relax in Koh Samui.
Even though it rained most of the time while we were there, it didn't prevent us from visiting the restaurants, the fitness centre and Prana Spa.
We also spent a lot of time in our spacious villa and on our private deck overlooking the ocean. With only 83 rooms the hotel have generous land space and balconies for all guests to enjoy the beautiful views from. The property strive to be more 'green' and follow a green policy that covers 6 major areas and even produce our own effective microorganism (EM) from fruits that we use as natural cleaning agents in our rooms. 28.5 acres of lush green natural landscape wrap around our hillside overlooking the bay that welcomes over 66 different species of birds.
During our stay, we experienced why the hotel is renowned for its privacy and tranquility, its passionate love for the environment and last but not least, the friendliness of its staff.


I live in a part of London that, well, doesn't have the best of reputations. I hear tell it was much, much worse a decade or so ago, but it still feels a little bit, shall we say, gritty. I don't feel like I'm at any particular risk here, but I also hear stories of gangs battling it out in the area, racial tensions, petty crime. There have been a few drug-related police visits to my streets, a couple of times I've witnessed people shouting at each other in public… though my street is new and modern and clean, unsavoury characters have been known to roam by.
Because of this reputation, I try to be smart. I don't walk at night unless I'm going somewhere, and I avoid my beautiful enormous neighbourhood park after dark if I'm alone. Just basic common sense stuff that, to be fair, I should probably do even if I were living in an area with a stellar upscale image.
So, today, it snowed. All day long, a steady stream of perfect puffy snowflakes has been falling. We've accumulated a good four inches and it's pure snow, no ice, the soft stuff that feels like cotton when you walk on it. It's a perfect snow day. And it's a Sunday, which means no kids have school and few grown-ups have work. I spent a good portion of the afternoon sitting on my sofa simply staring out at the snow falling on a winter wonderland. White trees, white-capped bushes, smooth layers covering grass and car park alike. It's pretty much breathtaking.
You know how when it snows, the whole world feels brighter after the sun goes down? That's what it was like today. So when darkness fell for the day, I couldn't resist. I decided to go out for a walk. At first, I was going to diligently avoid the park, even though I imagined it was absolutely glorious. So I walked around the park – and as I walked around I heard voices coming from within. Kids, grown-ups, teens – all sounded very happy. So I decided to venture in. I found about a dozen snowmen, dogs running around, youth sledding down the park's enormous hills, families out for an evening walk. The park was alive. There were people of all skin colours, speaking an assortment of different languages, and everyone was just enjoying the quiet white expanse, broken only by the innocent acts of human pleasure.
And I was not at all scared to walk in the park at night. The thought of anything sinister happening on a magical night like this was beyond the scope of my imagination. All the diversity of the area came together to celebrate God's glory.
I thought of how the Bible talks about how our sins will be washed white as snow. There really is something to the cleansing power of snow, isn't there!
Apologies for my poor camera, but I still wanted to share at least a snippet of the glory of my park…!
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In the opening chorus, "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" (Ah, God, how much heartache), the cantus firmus is in the bass, which is doubled by the trombone, as in Ach Herr, mich armen Sünder, BWV 135. Its mood of lamentation is supported by "elegiac sounds" of the oboes d'amore, sighing motifs in the strings, and the upper voices reflecting the oboe motifs. John Eliot Gardiner, who conducted the Bach Cantata Pilgrimage in 2000, notes that Bach used a repeated motif of six notes in chromatic descent, which is often used in chaconnes of the Baroque opera to express grief. The motif is used for the instrumental opening, each entry of a voice, interludes and conclusion.
I created this arrangement of the opening Chorus: "Ach Gott, wie manches Herzeleid" (Ah, God, how much heartache) for Winds (Flute, Oboe, Bb Clarinet, English Horn, French Horn & Bassoon) & Strings (2 Violins, Viola & Cello).


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We've been living high and low in Douglas County this week. That is, we went to the Carson Valley and to Lake Tahoe.
The Carson Valley, enclosed by the Sierra Nevada on the west.
The Carson Valley has been known as one of the most beautiful places in America ever since Horace Greeley rode through it in a stagecoach with Hank Monk at the reins in 1858 and wrote about it in his New York newspaper afterward. We went for the food. The Carson Valley Inn has been a favorite of ours since we went for a goose dinner on a recent New Year's Eve. So when we read that the Inn's Director of Food & Beverage David Goodwin had been selected as a recipient of the 2009 Antonin Medal we decided to see how this prestigious award translated into lunch.
The Antonin Carême Medal, presented by the Chefs Association of the Pacific Coast.
Marie Antoine "Antonin" Carême was born in Paris at the height of the French Revolution in 1784 and might be considered the first celebrity chef; he was called "the Chef of Kings and the King of Chefs". Carême was the epitome of professionalism and demonstrated both culinary excellence and the highest compassionate, humane qualities and recipients of the Medal are chosen for meeting these standards. Chef Goodwin will be the 142nd recipient of the Medal, one of 96 living recipients across the nation. Julia Child held medal No. 28, former long-time White House Chef Henry Haller received No. 64 and media hero Chef Martin Yan (Yan Can Cook) has No. 77.
Chefs David Goodwin and Gary Oien.
We went to the buffet in Fiona's Bar & Grill. It was a Thursday so in addition to the lavish salad bar and the daily beer-and-bean soup we feasted on an Italian herb and vegetable pizza, a smoked brisket panini with red onion, swiss cheese and horseradish mayonnaise, a grilled chicken penne
pasta in Alfredo sauce, and a garlic dijonaise prime rib sandwich, au jus. In the great Nevada buffet tradition we could go back for more, of course, and there was chocolate mousse for dessert, served in deep silver chalices. The price: $9.99.
If I'd known it would be this good and this great a bargain I'd have hung medals on everyone in the place, from Chef Goodwin to our smiling servers. We'll be back — I'm looking at the Tuesday menu with the Hawaiian style pizza with Canadian bacon and grilled pineapple, prime rib panini with aged cheddar cheese and caramelized onions and more and more and — and I'll bring a pocketful of medals with me next time.
Mark Twain telling tall tales aboard the Tahoe Queen
From the Carson Valley we drove up the Kingsbury Grade to Lake Tahoe, savoring the magnificent views out over the Carson Valley and beyond, and made our way to Tahoe Keys at the foot of Ski Run Boulevard, where the Tahoe Queen is moored. Here we enjoyed a feast of a different kind.
Mark Twain and the celebrated actress Maud Adams, who made her debut in Virginia City at age 5.
The Queen (and the Dixie II, which sails from Zephyr Cove) offers lake cruises seven days a week, and in the summer months McAvoy Layne performs as Mark Twain on the 11 am and 2:30 pm cruises. McAvoy is in his seventh year entertaining the passengers on the Tahoe Queen, and he has proved so popular that he's gone from one cruise per day to two, and from a solo performer to having an ensemble supporting cast. Now cruise passengers on the Queen also meet the famous lawman Bat Masterson, the actress Maude Adams, and Captain Dick Barter known as the "Hermit of Emerald Bay" who was shot down like a dog before the cruise was over.
The combination of a sunny day, the sparkling water, Mark Twain's stories of Tahoe in the 1860s delivered by the incomparable McAvoy Layne and his fellow entertainers (and a bar on every deck) made for a beguiling afternoon. The Tahoe Queen threshed across the broad blue water to Emerald Bay, where it lingered for a while as a camera magnet for the tourists on shore visiting Vikingsholm.
Mark Twain watched in pleased anticipation as Bat Masterson and Dick Barter prepared to slay one another for our entertainment.
On the return leg of our placid journey the actors presented a micro-drama in which Maud Adams was accused by the rascally hermit of cheating at cards. If Bat Masterson hadn't been nearby to offer his protection there's no telling what that low-down varmint might have done. As it was, he was reckless enough to draw his six-shooter on the famous lawman, and got a dose of lead poisoning for his trouble as the onlookers cheered.
We were were also entertained by a woman making her first voyage on a big surfboard, standing upright and propelling herself out from shore with a paddle like a big broom. We wondered what sort of sadist had rented her that outfit, but I'm sad to report that she had us in stitches as she fought to keep her balance while making minimal progress into the gentle breeze blowing across the lake, finally falling overboard with a big splash into two feet of water.
The big stage in the Harveys parking lot.
Robin and I went back to the lake a few days later, to attend the concert of Willie Nelson and Bob Dylan in the parking lot at Harvey's. We stayed at the pleasant (and pleasantly inexpensive) Seven Seas Motel, one of a dozen older family-run motels still surviving from Tahoe's earlier days and a three-block walk from the outdoor stage.
I can tell a trumpet from a drum, and that's the extent of my knowledge about music, but I do have my preferences. I've been a casual fan of Willie Nelson since he first surfaced as a singer in the 1960s, and I've enjoyed Bob Dylan's lyrics if not the music behind them. My daughter says that's because he's not Jelly Roll Morton, and maybe she's right. But I was looking forward to getting a better fix on both of them in the pleasant setting of a summer evening at Lake Tahoe. We ate dinner beforehand at the Steak House in Harveys, and Robin pronounced her steak as the best of her life.
They didn't actually perform together at Harveys, but maintained separate crews, bands and decibel levels.
The concert wasn't quite so fine. Willie was good, wandering down memory lane with one hallowed song after another, many of which he had written himself. His voice was sharp, clear and melodic, and it was hard not so sing along with him, at least internally.
Bob Dylan was harder to enjoy. For one thing, the sound was excruciatingly loud. Even some of his solid fans found it unbearable: "The kick drum was so loud it overshadowed everything. Are all of the sound guys ears blown out to the point they boost it just to hear it? My shirt would rustle on every use of the kick drum." (More comments here.) Adding to the difficulty was the worshipful attitude of some of the spectators in front of us who stood, swayed and boogied-in-place during the entire Dylan performance, presenting a wall of bobble-heads between us and the stage. Even the lyrics were
unintelligible, delivered as ear-shattering mumbles but drowned out by the band.
We left halfway through the Dylan part of the show, joining a stream of early-departing spectators. Back at the motel three blocks away the volume level was almost acceptable, and inside our room with the door closed it was just right. Spectators weren't the only ones to leave early: Willie Nelson's bus high-tailed it down the street as the Dylan performance was still in full clamor, Willie waving enthusiastically as he disappeared into the night.
Quick notes from beyond the mountains: As McAvoy Layne says, quoting Mark Twain, "Here in the West we drink whiskey and fight over water." The fight between the Southern Nevada Water Authority and ranchers from White Pine County and neighboring Utah over the water beneath Snake Valley is being conducted in hearing chambers in Clark County . . . The Las Vegas SUN reports that four- and five-star properties are going for two- and three-star rates in Las Vegas in these these difficult days. Hotel occupancy was still at 82 percent in June — compared to 64 percent nationally, but that's down 7 percentage points, and the average daily room rate was $84.50, down 26 percent from 2008.
I'd been hanging around in the sun all afternoon (hula-hooping at the NMA; they were giving free classes) and I decided to go jump in the river to cool off. It was a quintessential Reno Sunday: two festivals going on, the sound of a rock band covering a Roy Orbison song drifted all the way down Riverside Drive, the earthy smell of minerals coming from the river, and the sight of hundreds of people swimming and splashing and tubing on the river. I couldn't think of a better place in the world to be at that moment. — Kris Vagner
In an effort to save the show, www.SaveReno911.com was launched by the Reno Sparks Convention & Visitors Authority less than 24 hours after actor/writer
Thomas Lennon (aka Officer Jim Dangle) announced the cancellation of the popular program. The site features a community billboard and links to Save Reno 911 pages on Twitter and Facebook. The purpose of the effort is to persuade another network to pick up the show, which hilariously mocks Reno and its law enforcement officers, and to film it in the actual city it lampoons "instead of the non-descript valleys of southern California." . . . Lattin Farms, 1955 McLean Road in Fallon, has opened the Growers Market at Lattin Farms in the 2,000 square-foot covered facility built next to the original roadside stand last winter. Five Nevada farms, including four new farms, will sell produce alongside Lattin Farms from 7 am to 6 pm Monday through Saturday, closed Sundays. Pioneer Farms, Nanadew Herb Farm, Chickie Baby Blooms, Salisha's Delicious, and Dawn's Dream Acres will offer produce at the market: five varieties of cantaloupe (including Hearts O' Gold), sweet corn, watermelon, tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, peppers, eggplant, herbs, fresh cut flowers and more. Customers will also find jams and jellies, honey, and fresh baked goods from the on-farm bakery . . .
A fund-raising celebration of the restoration of St. Augustine's church in Austin brought the building back to life. Soup, Sin & Salvation was highly educational, highly social and highly successful in bringing the old structure back into productive use.
This year Virginia City celebrates the 50th anniversary of Camel Races with races from 1:30 pm to 5 pm September 11-13. Camels, Ostriches, and Emus FOR THE EVENT are coming from Hedrick's Exotic Animal Farm in Kansas. General Admission is $10; VIP tickets are $40; Family Pack is $25; Junior/Senior/Military $8 . . . A private tour of the historic town of Sutro and the Sutro Tunnel is being offerred on Saturday, September 19, from 10 am – 2 pm to benefit the Historic Fourth Ward School in Virginia City. Or you can climb Mt. Tallac at Lake Tahoe the next day, Sunday September 20, from 9 am to 3 pm. Your guides will take you to the summit of this peak, which dominates the southwest shore of Lake Tahoe and serve you a "high" tea when you get there. It's a moderately difficult hike. Cost for either event is $80 for 4th Ward School members, $88 for non-members. Contact the Historic Fourth Ward School for more information and tickets: 847-0975 . . .
Overheard aboard The Tahoe Queen in Emerald Bay: "Build a man a fire and he's warm for an hour. Set a man afire and he's warm for the rest of his life."
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Vaccinating mama at just the right time will lay a solid foundation for her foal's future health. This simple act helps the mare develop antibody-rich colustrum. If the foal ingests an adequate amount of colostrum shortly after birth, the passive transfer of healthy antibodies occurs, according to Dr. Tia Nelson, veterinarian at Helena, Mont.
"It's best to vaccinate four weeks before foaling so the colostrum will have as many antibodies as possible," she says. Nelson said if the mare has had the rhino series during her pregnancy, that this is also the time to administer the final injection.
After that, the foal itself won't need to be vaccinated for several months, if it obtained adequate colostrum at birth (nursing an adequate amount within two or three hours of birth). "If you've planned ahead and vaccinated the mare during pregnancy, you don't need to vaccinate the foal until it's between four and six months of age, when the immunity from colostrum is waning. For mares that foal in April through June, for instance, we don't worry about vaccinating those foals until about weaning time, unless they become injured and we decide to give a tetanus vaccination," says Nelson.
"Most veterinarians don't recommend vaccinating foals before four months of age, since the maternal antibodies from the colostrum neutralize the vaccine. The exception we'd make is with tetanus. If the foal is vaccinated for tetanus soon after an injury or wound, this will give protection. We can use the tetanus toxoid, rather than the antitoxin, because the latter isn't as safe; the foal might get a serious reaction or Tyzzer's disease, from antitoxin. The foal will develop immunity quickly enough from the toxoid and we don't need to use the antitoxin," she says.
"Tetanus is also very responsive to penicillin. So if a foal gets injured, you can give an injection of penicillin at the same time you give the tetanus vaccination. The biggest concern is not seeing an injury or a tiny wound and not giving the vaccine soon enough," she says.
"We usually recommend starting the core foalhood vaccines (eastern and western sleeping sickness, tetanus and West Nile) at about four months, but wait until the foal is a few months older for rabies and influenza vaccination—and then yearly after that. The 4-way shots that most people use (eastern/western, tetanus and West Nile) should be boostered a few weeks later. After that it's just an annual booster," says Nelson.
"The thing that's nice about our region, with a short mosquito season, is that we typically only have to vaccinate once a year (after the initial series in the foal), since these vaccines offer four to six months of immunity." If you live in a region with mosquito activity through most of the year, you'd need to vaccinate two or three times per year.
Carrie Hammer, state horse extension specialist, and director of the equine science program at North Dakota State University has two sets of recommendations for horsemen– one for those who are raising their own foals (and can vaccinate the mare ahead fo foaling), and one for those who are buying weanlings or yearlings. They need to know the vaccination history on those young horses, if possible, to know whether they've already been vaccinated or not.
"We recommend starting at about four to six months of age, or about weaning time—unless the mare and foal are left together longer. I recommend the AAEP core vaccines. Whether or not the owner needs to vaccinate against influenza or rhino depends on the situation, whether it's a closed herd or has horses going and coming. If it's a barn where show horses or boarding horses are coming in and out, I recommend they start those vaccination series as well. Strangles is another contagious disease that some people might consider," says Hammer.
Some owners think that if they have a closed herd they don't have to sorry about vaccinating, but the mosquito-borne diseases (eastern/western sleeping sickness and West Nile) are everywhere, and tetanus is also a risk, along with rabies. "It doesn't matter where your horse lives, there is always some potential for these diseases," she says.
If rabid skunks or other animals wander through a pasture, foals are especially at risk because they are curious. They may be attracted to an animal that's acting strangely, and get bitten. "Skunks are a major carrier in our area," she says.
It is important to follow label directions on every vaccine, and give the booster doses at appropriate intervals. Adult horses that have already been vaccinated—having gone through the booster series as foals and receiving annual boosters thereafter—need only one shot to kick up the immunity. "Almost all vaccines, except rabies, are generally a three-dose series with the first one at four to six months, then a booster four to six weeks later and then the third dose at about 10 to 12 months of age," she says.
"Many horse owners incorrectly assume they can give just one injection and the foal will be ok. That first dose simply primes the immune system and doesn't confer immunity. It takes another dose for the immune system to recognize it and mount a good immunity. This is similar to puppy vaccinations and taking their puppies in multiple times for their shots," says Hammer.
"If they have a foal and know the dam was not vaccinated, or know the foal didn't get colostrum, the vaccination series can be started at three months of age. If the foal did get a lot of colostrum from the dam, however, early vaccines may not work," she says.
Thus the history is important. "This is something buyers may not think about when buying a foal at weaning time. They often ask about medical history in terms of whether it has been ill or injured, but don't always ask if it has been vaccinated or if the dam was vaccinated, or if it received good colostrum," says Hammer.
Timing, and when to start the vaccines, can sometimes be a hard decision. "We talk about vaccinating at four to six months, but doing it at the same time you pull the foals off the mares, when you can handle the foals and do something with them, may not be the best time to vaccinate. Research in cattle, swine and other animals shows that the immune system is suppressed by stress, such as during weaning. Recent research at the University of Kentucky showed the same thing happens with foals." Just like calves, it may be best to vaccinate foals ahead of their weaning stress, so they have a chance to build immunity before they are weaned.
"You don't always have this opportunity, however. And if you just bought the foal, you generally want to get it vaccinated as soon as possible, to have protection. If a foal has just been weaned, you want to get it vaccinated, said Hammer. She offers the example of a production sale, with the pair coming in together and the mare going out one door and the foal another. "This is all the more reason to make sure it gets booster shots, since the foal's immune system may be suppressed at the first vaccination," says Hammer.
If it's your own mare or group of mares, you might be able to vaccinate ahead of weaning, or utilize a weaning strategy that is less stressful for the foal–such as mare and foal in adjacent stalls, or fenceline weaning where they can be next to each other. The foal can't nurse but still has mama right there for security, until weaning is accomplished.
When vaccinating foals, make sure the foal is well restrained, use proper techniques, and follow label directions for the product being used. "If the owner is not sure about something, discuss it with the veterinarian. There are several types of vaccine and they come in different forms–inactivated, recombinant, or modified live. It can be confusing, when trying to decide on what to use, with all the different brands and combinations. The veterinarian can answer questions about the vaccines, and proper vaccination techniques, or tips on vaccinating a foal versus an adult horse," she says.
"Foals are a bit more likely to have adverse reactions to modified live vaccines than are adult horses, so it's good to be prepared and know what to watch for and how to handle those, and not get too concerned if it's just a mild reaction. It's always wise to have an antidote on hand in case of a more severe reaction," says Hammer.
Some horses react more adversely to certain antigens or adjuvants, and if you give a combination vaccine containing four or more antigens you wouldn't know which part caused the reaction. "Sometimes it's wise to not give everything all at once in a seven-way vaccine. When I work with owners whose horses react, we give the vaccinations separately until we figure out which one is the culprit and plan subsequent annual boosters accordingly. But with a foal, it will be the first time it's ever been vaccinated, and it may be wise to not give everything all at once," she says.
"The literature tells us, from a research standpoint, that it is better to give the vaccines singly and not all at the same time. But this isn't always possible. If you give one, wait a week, give another, wait a week, and so on, it may take six or seven weeks to give those first doses. In some instances you just about have to do it all at once, or split it into just two sessions. The research tells us that the antibody levels are different giving them all at once versus spread out, but physiologically it still gets to a protective level. On big ranches with dozens of foals to vaccinate, this is the only practical way, especially if the owner won't have hands on those foals again soon," says Hammer.
It's good for owners to learn as much as they can about the best way to vaccinate foals for best results, and ask questions. "Your own equine veterinarian will usually have the best advice, since he/she knows and understands your herd, how the horses are being managed and used, the diseases in your area, etc. Talking to your own veterinarian can give you more specific information, compared to general advice."
An example is anthrax. "This acutely fatal disease crops up periodically in our area, and can affect horses, but I encourage owners to talk to their own veterinarian. Some years it's an issue and some years it isn't, and the vaccine carries some risk for adverse reaction. This vaccine doesn't have specific guidelines in terms of vaccinating foals, and it is not recommended for pregnant mares. Even for adult horses, I would discuss this with a veterinarian, because it is a very specific vaccine for very specific situations," she says.


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Arrest Made in Father's "Brutal" Stabbing Death
The alleged attacker is accused of murder and robbery
By Samantha Tata • Published December 31, 2013 • Updated on December 31, 2013 at 10:48 am
A man suspected of stabbing a husband and father to death days before Christmas has been arrested in connection with the attack that investigators have called brutal and unprovoked.
Michael Allen McGilvery, 44, turned himself in to police on Dec. 27, the LAPD South Bureau Homicide Division announced Tuesday. He has been charged with one count each of murder and robbery, LAPD said. He is being held on $1 million bail.
McGilvery is accused of killing William Jennings, 35, as the victim walked to a store in the Jefferson Park area west of downtown Los Angeles.
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The victim had recently returned from his wife's officer Christmas party when he left to go the store and never came home.
Surveillance video of the apparently random slaying shows Jennings walking from his home toward a market when he encounters his attacker on Dec. 20 in the 3300 block of West Jefferson Boulevard (map) near 12th Avenue. The two men appear to talk with each other before the attacker repeatedly stabs Jennings with a knife.
Jennings was slashed in the head and stabbed in the torso, and died at the scene, according to investigators.
Police said that surveillance footage prompted "people associated with" McGilvery to convince the suspect to turn himself in.
Watch: Surveillance Video Released in Father's Stabbing
When the video was released last week, Jennings' wife issued an emotional plea for whoever killed her husband to "just walk (into a police station) and turn yourself in."
Jennings was slain four days before Christmas, a time of year that his wife said was his favorite. Family and friends gathered for a vigil Christmas Eve to remember the father who is survived by his wife, 11-year-old daughter and stepson.


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A look at just how Indians performed in the Women Big- Bash League in 2021–2022
Jacob EthanNovember 30, 2022
By competing in the renowned Big Bash League, Indian women's cricketers advance to a new level. In contrast to men's cricket, Cricket Australia runs the Women's Big Bash Competition, a T20 game for women. Even though women's cricket continues to gain popularity throughout the globe, CA shows the desire to expand the domestic women's league.
Up to eight Indian players competed in the Women's Big – Bash League (WBBL) in 2021–22, marking the highest level of Indian presence in the league's history. Only 3 Indians have previously competed in the league: Veda Krishnamurthi, Harmanpreet Kaur, and Smriti Mandhana, In the 2021–22 season, the Indian contingent had the highest player pool among other foreign teams.
Check out how the Indians performed in the WBBL 2021–2022 below:
Harmanpreet Kaur (Melbourne Renegades)
Harmanpreet Kaur, the captain of the India T20I team, was awarded the WBBL Player of the Tournament, and rightfully so. She led the Melbourne Renegades' strong run to the playoffs in both the bowling and batting rankings. Kaur amassed 406 runs at the strike rate of 130.96, including three fifty-plus scores that won matches, and the tournament record-breaking 18 sixes. Her right-arm off-spin produced 15 wickets at 7.45 runs per over, including significant ones in the Powerplays and late innings. Because of her exceptional all-around play, was the only Indian as well as Renegade to be included on the WBBL Tournament's Team.
Jemimah Rodrigues (Melbourne Renegades)
Kaur's fellow countrywoman and Melbourne Renegades colleague Jemimah Rodrigues was indeed the group's second-highest run scorer with 333 runs at an average of 27.75. While Rodrigues' strike rate was a leisurely 116.43, she was a helpful addition in the opening spot and was named Player of the Match for her unbroken 75 off 56 versus Sydney Thunder. Rodrigues would have preferred to build upon those starts and win the season, but she only allowed six scoring between 13 to 27 in 13 innings.
Smriti Mandhana (Sydney Thunder)
Flamboyant Indian opener Smriti Mandhana smashed an unbeaten 114 against 64 balls in a four-run defeat to the Renegades to record the joint-highest total in WBBL history and was the first Indian to achieve a hundred within the league. The left-hander was unfortunate, however, as her 64 runs off 44 balls also came in a close loss to the Gades. Mandhana led the Sydney Thunder in run scoring with 377 runs at a striking of 130.44 despite a shaky start to the competition. She also led the club in scoring in two of their four victories this season.
Deepti Sharma (Sydney Thunder)
Another encouraging aspect of the unsuccessful season for the reigning champion Sydney Thunder was all-around player Deepti Sharma. Sharma was her group's third-highest run-scorer despite hitting further down the order, with 211 runs at a stellar average of 35.16. She came in second on Thunder's list of wicket-takers with 13 kills at an economy rate of 7.15. Her 13 kills included a collective six for 38 in 8 overs in the team's first two league triumphs.
Shafali Verma (Sydney Sixers)
Shafali Verma struggled to find her groove for the rest of the competition after a few standout efforts, including a remarkable runout & a dazzling 50-ball 57. Verma was a shell of her powerful self during her first WBBL season with the Sydney Sixers, averaging 17.36 while toiling for 191 runs in 12 innings at a strike rate of 105.52. As the Sixers' disastrous season came to an end with six consecutive defeats, her awful stretch of play saw her concede eight single-digit scores, including three ducks.
Radha Yadav (Sydney Sixers)
Radha was the Sixers' second-highest wicket-taker for the season even though the left-arm spinner gained attention for her outstanding catch at point. For her 9 wickets, bowled cheaply at 6.81, kept it tightly in the middle overs, and secured crucial wickets in the last few overs. The 21-year-old batted in the lower orders a few times when the squad was unable to reach that three-digit barrier, scoring 43 runs during five innings at an average of 21.3.
Richa Ghosh (Hobart Hurricanes)
Following her impressive performances in the multi-format game against Australia, the 18-year-WBBL old's debut with the Hobart Hurricanes got off to a bright start. However, after scoring 67 runs in the initial two games, Ghosh managed only 95 more runs from the last 12 games, totaling 162 runs while only hitting 95.29. The middle-order hitter finished the competition with 13 runs from the last 5 innings, including an undefeated 16-ball 24-run cameo in a victorious run-chase.
Poonam Yadav (Brisbane Heat)
Poonam Yadav Brisbane Heat's senior leg spinner had a poor campaign, especially considering that three of the best five wicket-takers in the WBBL 2021 are spinners. Poonam's international credentials called for a more significant performance, even if her 10 wickets in the competition at a rate of 6.63 runs per over don't hurt her stats. Before grabbing a game-changing three for 17 versus Sydney Thunder, she had a strong start to the competition, scooping up 4 wickets in her first two games. Without these efforts, Poonam only took three wickets in ten games and let up more than nine runs per over in the latter stages.
Do Indian Cricketers Participate in WBBL Previously?
Indian cricketers Harmanpreet Kaur (Sydney Thunders), Veda Krishnamurthy (Hobart Hurricanes), and Smriti Mandhana (Brisbane Heat & Hobart Hurricanes), participated in the competition. As per the latest report of today BBL news, Indian cricketers were unable to play in the 2019 – 20 season due to a conflict with a trip to the West Indies. Due to a conflict with the Women's T20 Challenge in 2020, some Indian players who were scheduled to compete in it were unable to do so.
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Tesla's 4Q net loss doubles but shares up on outlook
Lower-priced Model 3 sedan on schedule for release in 2017.
February 11, 2016 by ASSOCIATED PRESS
Tesla's Fremont, Calif. plant. PHOTO: Maurizio Pesce
DETROIT — Tesla Motors posted its 11th straight quarterly loss Wednesday, and its results badly missed Wall Street's forecasts. But the electric carmaker's shares soared anyway on news that its lower-priced Model 3 sedan is on schedule to be released next year.
Tesla said it will unveil the much-anticipated $35,000 car on March 31 and expects to start production at the end of 2017.
Tesla's shares had fallen in recent days as investors worried that the Model 3 would be delayed. Investors also weren't happy with the slow ramp-up of Tesla's new Model X SUV. The company delivered only 206 SUVs in the fourth quarter and it curtailed production last month to work out some quality issues.
But Tesla said it's accelerating Model X production and expects to produce 1,000 SUVs per week by the second quarter.
Tesla shares rose 13% in after-hours trading to $163.07. They are down 40% this year through the close of regular-session trading Wednesday.
Tesla lost $889 million, or $6.93 per share, for the full year. That compared to a loss of $294 million, or $2.36 per share, in 2014. Palo Alto, California-based Tesla, which was founded in 2003, has never made a full-year profit.
In the fourth quarter, Tesla's net loss more than doubled to $320 million, hurt by the lower-than-planned Model X production. The loss, of $2.44 per share, compared to a loss of 86 cents per share in the same quarter a year ago.
Tesla delivered just over 50,000 vehicles for the year, up 60% from 2014. The company said it plans to deliver between 80,000 and 90,000 vehicles this year.
Tesla said revenue rose 27% to $1.2 billion for the fourth quarter as worldwide deliveries of its Model S sedan increased by more than 70%.
For the full year, Tesla's revenue rose 26% to $4 billion.
Tesla says unadjusted figures do not reflect its true performance because accounting rules limit how it records revenue for leases. On an adjusted basis, the company lost $2.30 per share for the year, missing Wall Street's estimate of a $1.25 per-share loss. Its fourth-quarter loss of 87 cents also far surpassed Wall Street's estimate of a 16 cent loss.
Tesla's adjusted full-year revenue of $5.29 billion also missed analysts' forecast of $5.38 billion.
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è una visual novel del 2013 per PlayStation Portable, ripubblicata nel 2014 per PlayStation Vita con il titolo .

Nel 2016 ne è stata tratta una serie televisiva anime in 12 episodi.

La serie è proseguita con altri due titoli per PlayStation Vita: Norn9: Last Era (2015) e Norn9: Act Tune (2016).

Una raccolta intitolata Norn9: LOFN (2018), comprendente Var Commons e Last Era, è stata pubblicata per Nintendo Switch.

Trama
Una ragazza che ha sempre vissuto da sola e che non ricorda il proprio nome incontra un ragazzino di nome Sorata che pare provenire dal futuro. La ragazza propone a Sorata di seguirla in un viaggio che sta per compiere e lo porta con sé su una nave sferica che vola nel cielo, il cui nome è "Norn". Su di essa si trova un gruppo di esper, costituito da altre due ragazze e otto ragazzi. La giovane, che di lì a poco ricorda di chiamarsi Koharu, ammette di essere anche lei una esper. Gli altri le spiegano che sono stati condotti sulla nave da un'entità chiamata "Il Mondo", che intende condurli dove potranno usare i loro poteri per tutelare la pace sulla Terra. Tuttavia, la nave viene attaccata a più riprese da un misterioso ragazzo che vuole distruggerla, e gli esper a bordo maturano la convinzione che almeno uno fra loro sia un traditore, dato che una falda è stata aperta dall'interno e che la nave originariamente avrebbe dovuto ospitare solo nove persone.

Personaggi

Doppiata da Ayumi Fujimura
Ha il potere del fuoco, con il quale può ridurre in cenere le minacce. Il suo carattere è solare e premuroso, a tratti ingenuo. Odia il proprio potere distruttivo, a causa del  quale è stata in passato emarginata. Ha vissuto per anni in un luogo isolato, dopo che un misterioso viaggiatore le ha donato un abito resistente al fuoco promettendole che si sarebbero rivisti quando sarebbe cresciuta. A seconda dell'arco narrativo scelto, può sviluppare una relazione amorosa con Kakeru o con Senri o con Masamune.

Doppiata da Asami Seto
Ha il potere di cancellare selettivamente i ricordi altrui. Proviene da una famiglia di ninja e porta con sé un kunai. È una ragazza sensibile ma riservata. Detesta il proprio potere, che ha usato in passato quando le è stato richiesto da suo padre per interessi familiari. A seconda dell'arco narrativo scelto, può sviluppare una relazione amorosa con Heishi o con Akito o con Ron.

Doppiata da Ayahi Takagaki
Ha il potere di creare delle barriere magiche e per questo le è stata affidata la protezione della nave. Di famiglia agiata e dai modi raffinati, è amica d'infanzia di Sakuya. A seconda dell'arco narrativo scelto, può sviluppare una relazione amorosa con Sakuya o con Itsuki o con Natsuhiko.

Doppiato da Yūki Kaji
Ha il potere di generare delle piante e di controllarle. Ha una buona capacità di raziocinio e riesce spesso a persuadere gli altri membri del gruppo a seguire le sue idee. Tuttavia, nasconde dei secondi fini, essendo la sua volontà manipolata da un orecchino che indossa. È attratto da Koharu, che al contrario di lui è innocente ed ingenua.

Doppiato da Hiro Shimono
Ha il potere dell'acqua, che è diviso a metà fra lui e Akito. Dato che il suo potere ha un'efficacia ridotta, si considera un individuo inutile. In passato è stato maltrattato dagli adulti e per questo si è chiuso in sé stesso assumendo una condotta da hikikomori. È il più giovane del gruppo ed è attratto da Koharu, che come lui ha vissuto in solitudine. Mingherlino e pauroso, sa anche essere molto determinato.

Doppiato da Takuya Satō
Ha il potere di vedere il passato delle persone toccandole con la mano destra. Tiene perciò la mano coperta da un guanto, scoprendola quando vuole usare il suo potere. Maturo e responsabile, sa comunicare a distanza con Il Mondo, ricevendone le direttive, ed è impegnato a far andare a buon fine la missione. Ha il difetto di non saper resistere al fascino femminile mentre è ubriaco, e gli capita di ubriacarsi ogni volta che mangia qualcosa di fortemente zuccherato.

Doppiato da Hiroyuki Yoshino
Ha un potere telepatico che gli permette di comunicare a distanza e di percepire gli stati d'animo altrui, ma non lo sa controllare perfettamente e quindi spesso sono gli altri a percepire i suoi stati d'animo. Di carattere solare e amichevole, è attratto da Nanami, che è la ragazza più introversa.

Doppiato da Noriaki Sugiyama
Ha preso da Senri metà del potere dell'acqua quand'erano ragazzini, per liberarlo da una parte del fardello, dato che quel potere veniva sfruttato dagli adulti. All'epoca fu costretto ad abbandonare Senri, suo fratello minore, dopo che Nanami aveva cancellato i ricordi che Senri aveva di Akito. Senri quindi non ricorda di essere suo fratello, ma Akito è preoccupato per lui e ha chiesto a Kakeru di farlo diventare più socievole. Ha un carattere burbero ma tutti apprezzano la sua cucina.

Doppiato da Mitsuki Saiga
Ha il potere di vedere nel futuro, ma in maniera occasionale e frammentaria. Da bambino ha visto che sarebbe morto per proteggere la ragazza da lui amata, e dopo averlo raccontato a Mikoto, sua adorata amica d'infanzia, questa ha sempre fatto in modo da tenerlo a distanza, per evitare che si innamorasse di lei. Sakuya, dal canto suo, le ha promesso che non si sarebbe mai innamorato, tuttavia è sempre intento a proteggere Mikoto.

Doppiato da Kōji Yusa
Ha il potere di far avere a una persona un sogno da lui scelto e vincolato a regole da lui scelte. Usando il suo potere insieme a Heishi, può far partecipare allo stesso sogno più persone contemporaneamente. Ha dei modi da dongiovanni ma è un ragazzo gentile, attratto specialmente da Mikoto, che ha ricevuto un'educazione completamente diversa dalla sua. Ha avuto il suo potere in dono dalla sorella e sa come trasmettere il potere ad altri.

Doppiato da Tomokazu Sugita
Non è un esper, anzi la sua missione è impedire agli esper di portare a termine il loro compito. È quindi lui il "traditore" presente sulla nave. È il più anziano del gruppo e lega poco con gli altri per via del suo carattere indolente e imperscrutabile. Porta con sé due pistole e ha un occhio artificiale che è stato creato da Natsuhiko, mentre con l'altro occhio è quasi cieco, perciò indossa sempre gli occhiali da sole. Ha la capacità di fare suo il potere di un esper.

Doppiato da Daisuke Ono
È il giovane che ha attaccato la nave e il suo obiettivo è uccidere gli esper. Ron lavora alle sue dipendenze. È cresciuto sulla stessa isola di Masamune ma a differenza di lui vuole distruggere Il Mondo e ha sviluppato varie armi e tecnologie per riuscirci.

Doppiato da Atsushi Abe
È un ragazzino ritrovatosi in un'era diversa dalla sua, che inizialmente crede di aver viaggiato nel passato, ma poi scopre di aver viaggiato nel futuro, essendo rimasto ibernato per duemila anni. È molto più maturo rispetto alla sua età e ha una passione per la scienza.

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1993 Sheffield At Wembley Celebration Ale
The 1992/93 season saw the famous steel city derby played out in front of more than 75,000 fans at Wembley Stadium.
The occasion was the FA Cup semi-final, and was one of three trips to Wembley that Wednesday would make that season. To celebrate Bass Brewers in Burton-on-Trent produced a special celebration ale, as pictured below.
Wednesday won the match 2 – 1 on the day, and went on to play Arsenal in a final which was dubbed 'the longest FA cup final in history' as it spanned two matches, and a period of extra time. It was the last ever FA Cup final to go to a replay, as from 1999 onwards it was decided that all FA Cup finals would be decided on the day.
In the same season Wednesday and Arsenal also contested the League Cup final, with Arsenal again winning 2 – 1 at Wembley.
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Devon Dotson (nascido em 2 de agosto de 1999) é um americano jogador de basquete profissional do Chicago Bulls da National Basketball Association (NBA) e do Canton Charge da G-League.

Ele jogou basquete universitário no Kansas Jayhawks.

Carreira no ensino médio
Dotson frequentou a Providence Day School em Charlotte, Carolina do Norte, junto com Grant Williams e Joshua Howard, formando-se em 2018. Durante seu último ano do ensino médio, Dotson teve médias de 28,5 pontos, 6,8 rebotes e 5,1 assistências, levando a escola ao seu sexto título da conferência.

Devon marcou 2.607 pontos, tornando-se o líder de todos os tempos da escola em pontos. Ele foi selecionado 4 vezes para a Equipe Ideal da Conferências e 3 vezes para a equipe ideal de todos os estados. Ele também foi duas vezes o Jogador de Basquete Masculino do Ano pelo Charlotte Observer All-Mecklenburg. Devon encerrou sua carreira no ensino médio ao ser selecionado e jogar no McDonald's All-American Game de 2018, realizado em Atlanta, Geórgia.

Recrutamento
Em 13 de outubro de 2017, Dotson se comprometeu a jogar basquete universitário na Universidade do Kansas, rejeitando as ofertas da UCLA, Maryland, Flórida, UNC e outras escolas.

Carreira universitária
Em sua temporada de calouro, Dotson teve médias de 12,3 pontos, 3,7 rebotes, 3,5 assistências e 1,4 roubos de bola. Em 13 de fevereiro de 2019, Dotson foi nomeado o Calouro Nacional da Semana pela CBS Sports e pela Associação de Escritores de Basquete dos Estados Unidos.

Durante sua segunda temporada, Dotson marcou 31 pontos, o recorde de sua carreira, em uma vitória de 90-84 na prorrogação sobre Dayton em 27 de novembro. Ele foi nomeado co-MVP do Maui Jim Maui Invitational e foi nomeado o Jogador da Semana em 2 de dezembro. No final da temporada regular, Dotson foi nomeado para a Primeira-Equipe da Big 12. Ele teve médias de 18,1 pontos, 4,1 rebotes e 4,0 assistências.

Após a sua segunda temporada, ele se declarou para o Draft da NBA de 2020 e contratou um agente.

Carreira profissional
Depois de não ter sido selecionado no Draft de 2020, Dotson assinou com o Chicago Bulls, em um contrato de mão dupla com seu afiliado da G-League, o Windy City Bulls. Como o Windy City Bulls optou por não participar da temporada de 2020–21 da G League, Dotson foi designado para o Canton Charge, fazendo sua estreia na abertura da temporada em 11 de fevereiro de 2021.

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Universitário

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Vida pessoal
Devon é filho de Dana e Angela Dotson e tem dois irmãos, Dalen e Ashlynn. Ele começou a jogar basquete aos 4 anos de idade e expressou admiração por Derrick Rose. Ele padronizou partes de seu jogo segundo o jogador da NBA, observando e simulando seus movimentos na quadra. Ele também ao longo de sua carreira vestiu o número 1 como Rose em seu tempo no Chicago Bulls.
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Thinobius antennarius är en skalbaggsart som beskrevs av Fauvel 1878. Thinobius antennarius ingår i släktet Thinobius och familjen kortvingar. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

Källor

Kortvingar
antennarius


Demonstration: Weaving and indigo dyeing. There will also be an opportunity to visit with the sheep.
Born and raised in Denmark, I have lived in USA since 1983. 4 years ago I retired to a farm in Soldiers Grove. In the 70s in Denmark I dreamed of raising sheep since my hobby was to dye wool yarn with natural dyes and plants. I now have a flock of sheep, mostly Marino blends, so in my retirement I am busy spinning, dyeing and weave my sheep's wool into heavy woolen rugs, blankets, shawls and scarves.
As a weaver I like to weave with all kind of yarns, cotton, linen , rayon and hemp which I weave into wall and window hangings/displays, scarves and pillow cases. I have 3 different looms. A Swedish Floor Loom for floor rugs and cotton rugs. A medium sized Loom in my summer studio and a small loom for finer weavings such as scarves and pillows. In the summer I am spending a lot of time in my dye studio dying my own yarns with natural dyes and indigo as well as plants from our restored prairie.


I was browsing through the Pikes Peak Library District's Digital Archives when I encountered a series of photographs that beckoned my attention – perhaps it was the timeless subject matter of a young family or maybe the fact that I recognized the location of these photographs as a house on the corner of Uintah and Weber that I drive past everyday on my way to work – whatever the reason, I thought it'd be fun to endeavor upon a course of action whereupon I could try to share that feeling of wonder, recognition and amusement at noticing not necessarily how much has changed in Colorado Springs over the last 100 years, but how much has stayed the same.
In the late 19th and early 20th century, a few names dominate the history of Colorado Springs, especially with regard to the gold mines of Cripple Creek. The spectacular wealth of Spencer Penrose, Winfield Scott Stratton and Jumpin' Jimmy Burns tends to overshadow the stories of the men who worked one or two levels beneath the tycoons and were essential to the day to day operations of the mines. One such man was Oliver B. Finn, an engineer whose innovative processes and practices were widely published in the mining trade journals of the day. The video above is a composite of images from the Margaret Adams Collection at the Pikes Peak Library District's photograph archives and video taken from the same vantage point as many of the original photographs taken by the Finn Family while residing in Colorado Springs.
You can find the original images used in this presentation and much more by visiting the Pikes Peak Library's Digital Archive by clicking HERE. The music contained in the above video is "Mocking Bird" by Frank Haffort, 1911.
The summary that follows is a brief snapshot of the history of the Finn Family compiled from the PPLD digital archives and University of Pennsylvania alumni records.
Oliver Blackburn Finn, an 1891 Civil Engineering graduate of the University of Pennsylvania relocated to Colorado Springs to apply his trade in the gold fields of Cripple Creek. Oliver and his wife, Margaret, settled at 229 E Uintah Street and began raising their family. Esther, Barbara, Letitia and Phyllis. At some point between 1908 and 1913, the family moved from their Uintah street home to 1620 N Neavada Avenue. In 1913 or shortly thereafter, Oliver moved his family to Silt, Colorado, coinciding with the dwindling production of Cripple Creek gold. Oliver continued working in the mining industry as a mine superindendant in Colorado and throughout the Western United States. Barbara Finn moved back to Colorado Springs for high school, living with her aunt, Anne W. Bennett at 1520 Wood Avenue. Following her high school graduation, Barbara entered Seton School of Nursing and, upon completion, worked at Glockner Hospital, the precursor to Penrose Hospital. Upon the death of Oliver's wife, Margaret, in 1928, he returned to Colorado Springs and the house on Nevada Avenue.
That was cool. Thanks for sharing!
Very nicely done–research, photography AND storytelling–thanks for starting my day with a smile!
That piece was VERY nice! Eerie and amazing to see the same house with the old photos superimposed! Thanks so much! Loved the music too.
this is great, really creative overlaying the old pics on the new video.


Once elected, Wilson seemed to abandon his "New Freedom" and adopted policies that were more similar to those of. Progressives did not come only in the Republican flavor. Thomas Woodrow Wilson also saw the need for change. Born in Staunton, Virginia, Wilson served as. Woodrow Wilson also introduced important Social Welfare reforms and Federal Aid. One of the important policies during his presidency was the New Freedom platform and his attack on the Triple Wall of Privilege. President Wilson, like his predecessors Roosevelt and Taft, was a firm.
New Freedom, in U.S. history, political ideology of Woodrow Wilson, enunciated during his successful presidential campaign, pledging to restore. Offering up his vision of what needed to be done, Woodrow Wilson offered his New Freedom. In it, he spelled out both the core problems. A summary of New Freedom: – in 's Woodrow Wilson. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Woodrow Wilson and what it .
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Framed Print: Waab-Hit (Beaver and Frog Holding Copper) by David Robert Boxley, Tsimshian Nation
Waab-Hit (Beaver and Frog Holding Copper), David Robert Boxley, Tsimshian Nation, silkscreen, 15" h x 21" w paper size, 20" h x 26" w framed, conservation framing, print floated on acid free mat, spacers added for depth, black wood frame
David Robert Boxley is an esteemed Tsimshian artist from Metlakatla, Alaska. Born on July 27, 1981, David Robert is the eldest son of the renowned carver David Albert Boxley.
From a very young age David Robert was passionate and proud of his culture. David Robert began carving under the instruction of his father at six years old, and around this same time he also began to travel around the United States to assist his father in raising totem poles and teaching people about Tsimshian culture.
As an adult, he has continued to express the love and respect he has for Tsimshian culture through his art, cultural performance and teaching. David Robert's elegant design style is drawn from a strong tradition of Tsimshian carving and design, and has been heavily influenced by the teachings of his father. Since 2009, David Robert has carved alongside Haida artist Robert Davidson, and with his guidance, David Robert has honed his craft to compare with the very best in Northwest Coast art.
In addition to carving full-time, every year David Robert and his father lead their dance group, the Git-Hoan Dancers, in performances around North America. In addition to performing at the annual Eiteljorg Museum Indian Market and Festival in Indiana, the Git-Hoan Dancers have spent time in New York, Santa-Fe, Haida Gwaii, Los Angeles, North Carolina, Vancouver, Portland, Seattle, Anchorage and Italy. He has taught S'malgyax (Tsimshian language), Tsimshian culture and Northwest Coast design in his hometown of Metlakatla, as well as in Anchorage, Juneau and Seattle.
David Robert is well respected for his artistic abilities, and for being one of the most prominent Native leaders of his generation. In 1982, David Robert's father was the first man to hold a potlatch in his village of Metlakatla in modern times. At twenty years of age, David Robert followed in his father's footsteps by being the first of his generation to hold his own potlatch.
"With regard to his artistic accomplishments, I am awed by his mastery of the extremely complex designs of Tsimshian two dimensional art. His drum painting are possibly the most developed and sophisticated of any artist alive today and compare most favorably with those of the old masters in museum collections."
-Dr. George F. MacDonald, Chairman of the Bill Reid Foundation and former director of the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture


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Laski Wielkie est un village polonais de la gmina d'Kalinowo, dans le powiat d'Ełk, voïvodie de Varmie-Mazurie, au nord-est du pays.

Village dans la voïvodie de Varmie-Mazurie
Powiat d'Ełk


Israeli soldiers invaded, Friday, Kufur Qaddoum town, east of the northern West Bank city of Qalqilia, and attacked protesters against the Annexation Wall and colonies, wounding two.
Morad Eshteiwi, the media coordinator of the Popular Committee against the Wall and Colonies in Kufur Qaddoum, said dozens of soldiers invaded the town, and resorted to the excessive use of force against the protesters, by firing live rounds and gas bombs.
He added that several youngsters hurled stones at the soldiers, while the army fired many live rounds, rubber-coated steel bullets, gas bombs and concussion grenades.
Two Palestinians were shot with rubber-coated steel bullets, and several others suffered the effects of teargas inhalation, especially when the soldiers fired gas bombs directly at a number of homes.
Kufur Qaddoum witnesses frequent Israeli military invasions, especially predawn incursions and violent searches of homes, in addition to the abduction of many youngsters by the soldiers.
The Israeli army has been escalating its assaults and violations in the village in an attempt to step the ongoing weekly processions.


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Righteous Kill is een Amerikaanse thriller-misdaadfilmfilm uit 2008 onder regie van Jon Avnet. Al Pacino werd voor zijn rol hierin voor de derde keer in zijn carrière genomineerd voor de Razzie Award voor slechtste acteur.

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Rechercheurs Tom 'Turk' Cowan (Robert De Niro) en David 'Rooster' Fisk (Al Pacino) hebben samen meer dan honderd jaar ervaring en zijn niet veel korter elkaars partner. Hoewel ze samen al heel wat smeerlappen van straat hebben gehaald, hebben ze ook al heel wat schuldige criminelen vrijuit zien gaan door vormfouten in rechtszaken. Wanneer ze zo ook de moordenaar van een tienjarig meisje weer glimlachend de rechtszaal zien verlaten, kan Cowan dit niet verkroppen. Daarom plant hij met medeweten van Fisk zelf een geweer in diens huis om hem op basis daarvan alsnog achter slot en grendel te doen belanden. Daarmee overschrijdt het duo een morele grens die het zichzelf altijd gesteld heeft, maar de mannen kunnen zich beide in de actie vinden en er is verder niemand die er van weet.

Even daarna begint er een reeks moorden die Cowan en Fisk gaan onderzoeken. Een seriemoordenaar blijkt criminelen om zeep te helpen die in eerste instantie hun straf hebben ontlopen. Een brainstormsessie met het andere rechercheursduo Simon Perez (John Leguizamo) en Ted Riley (Donnie Wahlberg) leidt tot de conclusie dat de dader vrijwel zeker een politieagent is. Zij vermoeden daarbij dat de moordenaar zeer waarschijnlijk in hun midden is.

Rolverdeling
 Robert De Niro - Tom 'Turk' Cowan
 Al Pacino - David 'Rooster' Fisk
 50 Cent - Spider
 Carla Gugino - Karen Corelli
 John Leguizamo - Detective Simon Perez
 Donnie Wahlberg - Detective Ted Riley
 Brian Dennehy - Lieutenant Hingis
 Trilby Glover - Jessica
 Saidah Arrika Ekulona - Gwen Darvis
 Alan Rosenberg - Stein
 Sterling K. Brown - Rogers
 Barry Primus - Dr. Prosky
 Melissa Leo - Cheryl Brooks
 Alan Blumenfeld - Martin Baum
 Shirly Brener - Natalya

Trivia
 Righteous Kill was niet de eerste film waarin Pacino en De Niro beiden meespelen. In 1974 speelde De Niro de jonge versie van de vader van Pacino's personage Michael Corleone in The Godfather Part II. Zij delen daarin geen enkele scène. In 1995 speelde Pacino in Heat een rechercheur die op zoek gaat naar een crimineel gespeeld door De Niro.
 Regisseur Jon Avnet werkte eerder met Pacino aan 88 Minutes.

Externe link
 Officiële trailer

Righteous Kill


Image size: 29 x 24cm. Frame size: 48 x 43cm. All dimensions are approximate. The painting is sympathetically framed, but can be reframed at little or no extra cost.
Original oil painting by Royal Society of Marine Artists Member David Allen. The scene is autumn in The Mall, London.


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David Bobihoe Akib (October 30, 1955 – July 16, 2020) was an Indonesian civil servant, public relations practitioner, and politician. He served as the Regent of Gorontalo Regency, in Gorontalo province, for two consecutive terms from 2005 until 2010. (His first term in office was from 2005 until 2010, while his second term as regent lasted from 2010 to 2015).

Bobihoe joined the North Sulawesi provincial civil service in 1976. He later joined the public relations office of North Sulawesi province (which Gorontalo was part of until 2000). Two years later, he became head of the Gorontalo District Public Relations office as well. He then led the Gorontalo City Tourism Office. He finally became head of the North Sulawesi Province Public Relations Bureau from 1997 until 2001.

Bobihoe's civil service and tourism careers led him to politics. He initially served as Gorontalo Regency Regional Secretary from 2001 until 2005. In 2005, Bobihoe was elected Regent of Gorontalo Regency. Bobihoe served two consecutive terms as regent from 2005 to 2010 and again from 2010 until 2015. He was also an unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Gorontalo province in 2011.

In 2015, Bobihoe ran for Vice Governor of North Sulawesi province as the running mate of North Sulawesi gubernatorial candidate, Benny Mamoto. However, the Mamoto-Bobihoe ticket, who were members of the Golkar party, lost the 2015 state gubernatorial election.

David Bobihoe Akib died while undergoing medical treatment at Aloei Saboe Hospital in Gorontalo city on July 16, 2020. He was 64 years old. He was survived by his wife, Rahmijati Jahja, a member of the national Regional Representative Council, and their two children, Jhon Reverid Bobihoe and Jheniver Rivian Bobihoe.

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1955 births
2020 deaths
People from Gorontalo Regency
Indonesian civil servants
Public relations people
People in tourism
Mayors and regents of places in Gorontalo (province)


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Stephens Gerard Malone is a Canadian-born novelist. Born in Trenton, Ontario, he was educated in Montréal, Quebec. He currently lives and writes on Canada's east coast city of Halifax, Nova Scotia where he's written for a variety of media, including television and periodicals. In 1994, he published his first novel Endless Bay (The Mercury Press) under the pseudonym Laura Fairburn. His second novel, Miss Elva (Random House, Canada) followed in 2005 and was short-listed for the Dartmouth Book Award. Malone's third novel I Still Have A Suitcase In Berlin (Random House, Canada) took eight years to write and was released in May 2008. The book was translated into French in 2011 under the title 5 Minutes de plus à Berlin and was published by Québec Amérique. Big Town, the author's fourth novel, is a fictionalized account of the eviction of the citizens of Africville in the late 1960s. It was published by Vagrant Press in September 2018, and reviewed in the Globe and Mail.

Miss Elva was shortlisted for the Atlantic Book Award.

Books
 Big Town - 2011
 5 Minutes de plus à Berlin - 2011
 I Still Have A Suitcase In Berlin - 2008
 Miss Elva - 2005
 Endless Bay (written under the name Laura Fairburn) - 1994

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External links
 Official Website

Living people
Canadian male novelists
Year of birth missing (living people)