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Svetlana Loboda spoke about the relationship with Till Lindeman
russia November 8, 2018 russia, Культура
Svetlana Loboda became the main hero of the new edition of Andrey Malakhov's "Live broadcast" show. The singer told the television lecturer about the health problems and relations with the singer of the Rammstein group, with whom she has long recognized the novel.
At the end of October, 36-year-old Svetlana Loboda called for an emergency operation. Slavka was recently fired from the hospital, but she is ready to return to the stage. One day, the artist met Andrej Malakhov and gave him an interview for the "Live" program. During the conversation, the singer with a television anchor detailed her diagnosis, the birth of her other daughter Tilda. Svetlana touched on another theme that touched her fans – the relationship with the German rocker Till Lindeman.
"For the first time in my life, I spent 10 days in the hospital – this is a very long time. I thought a lot and realized that there was no robot, I could not work as I did before. It was a strong sign that contributed to the revaluation of many things," Svetlana said in a conversation with Andrej Malakhov.
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The singer said she received the first sign on her birthday. On October 18, Loboda almost lost her limb during the concert. "My leg was hit by a trawler and she started sucking, she was so painful and terrible," said the actress. Luckily, everything was fine. But after a few days Svetlana suddenly felt bad Painkiller did not help.
– "I lost consciousness from the acute back pain in my back. Such a pain as the knife struck. I fell down and woke up at the hospital, "he reminded the hit performer" Your eyes. " "<! –
Doctors told Loboda that ureteral stones had blocked all of them, so urgent surgery is needed. According to Svetlane, if she did not immediately agree with the surgical procedure, then the next day the organ was removed.
After ten days, celebrity was released from the health institution. She hoped that journalists would not know about it. However, a correspondent of one of the Russian media could shoot an actress at the exit from the hospital.
The TV host wanted to know whether the German rocker in Russia agreed to support Svetlana. However, Loboda said she could not and did not want to comment on anything on this topic.
By the way, some fans of the former soloist of the "VIA Gra" group believe that she gave birth to her youngest daughter from the famous German language. Svetlana did not talk about the father of the child, but she talked about the small Tilda. The child has big blue eyes, very calm and laughing.
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We had an amazing day for lunch at Josef Chromy Wines with Lunch by Alain Passard. It was wonderful to see how many guests had come over from Melbourne for this much anticipated lunch including food writer Dani Valent who got me an in to take photos in the kitchen to go with her interview here. I'll let you read all about it on her site but here are some more of my photos of the delicious day that I hope you will enjoy.
Layered Salad in a Jar is a fun way to serve salad & you can have so many variations based on your favourite in season salad ingredients. My version was created for a healthy eating workshop & after speaking with the nutritionist who was presenting I put together this yummy nutritious combo.
First make your dressing, I chose to use flaxseed oil & apple cider vinegar, you can use use lemon or lime juice instead of the vinegar or use extra virgin olive oil in place of the flaxseed oil.
Choose your flavours, try fresh herbs or your favourite mustard or even fresh chilli.
I love the zing of fresh ginger & garlic plus I had some gorgeous vibrant fresh turmeric as well!
Blitz 10g each of fresh ginger, garlic & turmeric for 5 secs on speed 7. Add 100g of apple cider vinegar & 100g chosen good quality oil & salt & pepper to taste, mix for 10 secs on speed 5.
Pour in your chosen amount of dressing to your jar or jars.
I like to make a "massaged" kale layer on top of the dressing layer, it really makes the kale taste amazing! After making your dressing leave about a tbs in the TM bowl, remove the stalks from the kale & put the leaves into the TM bowl & chop for 2-3 secs on speed 5 to your desired texture. Season to taste then set the Thermomix for 2-3 mins reverse speed 2. You can use a jam funnel to get your ingredients into the jar without pouring half of them onto the table. Try not to pack your ingredients down too much because you need room to stir them when you are eating the salad.
I like to include a shredded chicken layer, using leftover steamed chicken breasts (from steamed whole chicken) or you can poach them in the simmering basket after cutting them in half & cover with water to the max line cooking for about 20 mins, 100 degrees speed 1. You might like to chop up fresh herbs & garlic before adding water to give the chicken some flavour or use a big tbs of veggie stock paste. Once the chicken is cooked allow to cool & place in the fridge. Place cold chicken breasts into the Thermomix bowl & chop for about 3-4 secs reverse speed 4 until desired consistency is reached.
You can put layers of any of your favourite veggies, just think about vibrant colours to make it more appealing. It is better for any wetter ingredients to go towards the bottom of the jar, especially if you won't be eating the salad until the next day. I hand chop things like cucumber, tomato or cherry tomatoes. If you are using avocado you will have to squeeze some lemon juice on it to stop it from going brown. I love using red cabbage or fresh beetroot that has been peeled I chop it for 3-5 secs on speed 5. Broccoli is another favourite of mine too. You could even do a boiled egg layer. Hand sliced radish looks & tastes great too.
Finish it off with some freshly chopped chives or other herbs & toasted seeds or nuts for some added texture.


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Airtel's Wynk Music app crosses 25M downloads on Android & iOS
By Sneha Johari (	@thejunebug sneha@medianama.com ) July 27, 2016
Airtel's music streaming app Wynk Music claims to have crossed 25 million downloads on Android and iOS since its inception in September 2014. Wynk crossed 5 million app downloads in February last year and 12 million in November last year.
Wynk Music claims to play 15 million songs daily, whereas users spend 5 hours on the app per month, a figure which does not seem to have grown since the last 8 months. Airtel states that over 60% of Wynk Music app installs are non-Airtel users. Currently, the platform says that it has 500 music labels across 12 languages along with 2 million songs.
– Hungama: Earlier this month, Hungama Music tied up with digital music distribution company K Digital Media to add 9.5 million tracks to its music library. In May, Hungama claimed to have crossed 50 million monthly active users worldwide. In April, Hungama raised $25 million from smartphone maker Xiaomi and existing investors Intel Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners and Rakesh Jhunjhunwala.
– Gaana: Times Internet* owned Gaana launched its first original audio series (more like a podcast) earlier this month. In October 2015, Gaana raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Micromax. In June 2015, Gaana tied up with The Orchard to add 7 million 'indie' songs to its library, taking its total number of songs to 10 million. Then, the company claimed to have over 12 million registered users and 15 million app downloads.
– Saavn: Last month, Saavn raised an undisclosed amount in funding from Guy Oseary, the CEO of Maverick Records. In April, Saavn announced the launch of nine original audio shows. It claims to have 20 million tracks in 13 languages and is available in 196 countries. Saavn had claimed to have about 14 million active monthly users in July 2015.
– Apple Music: Exactly a year ago, Apple Music launched in India at Rs 120 per month for individuals and Rs 190 per month for families, after a 3 month free trial. At launch, it had 30 million songs in its library. In October 2015, Apple Music claimed to have 6.5 million paid customers, out of 15 million subscribers. In April this year, Times Music was appointed as a curator on Apple Music and in October 2015, MTV India became the first local curator for Apple Music.
International developments in online music streaming:
– Last month, Twitter invested $70 million in online music discovery service SoundCloud.
– In the same month, Australia-based music streaming service Guvera said that it was looking to raise up to $56.7 million through an IPO.
– In March, MixRadio aka Nokia Music called it quits after 17 years of operations.
– Music streaming service Rdio shut down its operations in December 2015. In November 2015, Rdio's peer Pandora bought several of its key assets for $75 million after it filed for bankruptcy.
– In May 2015, Grooveshark shut shop after admitting to not getting licenses from right holders to stream music on its platform.
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Update: Airtel got in touch with MediaNama to clarify that the total number of downloads (25 million) is across Android and iOS. We've updated the headline and the article to reflect the same.
*Disclosure: Times Internet is an advertiser with MediaNama.
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Michele Thibeaux Keeps Pushing Into Uncharted Creative Territory
Kristy Loye
Always mapping new ways to write music and pushing herself in unchartered creative areas, Michele Thibeaux maps out still more new routes on her latest release, The Quiet Picture Show.
Photo by Alonzo Williams/Courtesy of Rooben Jimenez
Kristy Loye | September 15, 2016 | 10:07am
Sitting on the porch of a downtown café, Michele Thibeaux is dressed in a maroon short-sleeved Members Only jacket, hoop earrings and a tuft of side-swept hair dripping in gorgeous natural curls. The Houston-based composer and singer is an easy charmer, but it's not her hip fashion, winning smile or even her fierce intellect that grabs most people — even though she should be praised for all that. When Thibeaux's voice rings through the air or her uncanny writing ability, Thibeaux has the power to capture the attention of an entire audience at once.
The Oakland, California native grew up listening to rock, R&B, and hip hop by sneaking into her big brother's room and listening to his records. The influence of cerebral rap masters like Brand Nubian, Del tha Funkee Homosapien, Public Enemy, and KMD has remained with her for years like voices guiding her to a deeper appreciation of music.
READY. SET. GO. from Michele Thibeaux on Vimeo.
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Those years have been filled with not just precious memories but important collaborations, including the late DJ Zin and his Porch Stories from Folklore films — a collection of Third Ward stories and visual poems told by the elder African-Americans who lived them. Funneling her grief at Zin's January 2016 passing and her admiration for his work into her art, Thibeaux will perform live during the event at MATCH. And, as per usual, she promises, "I make sure you get everything I've got."
This isn't Thibeaux's first attempt at working with legendary Houston artists; in fact, her résumé reads like a "Best Of" compilation of local hip-hop names. The seasoned collaborator has worked with such acts as Scarface, Ali Shaheed Muhammed and Caretta Bell and has helped write the theme song for the documentary Electric Purgatory: The Fate of the Black Rocker. She's even opened for Erykah Badu.
Thibeaux finds herself immersed in music constantly and leads the music at her place of worship, Awakenings Movement. The members of her congregation are "curators of human potential," she explains with a wide smile. It's fitting for a woman who admits her main goal is to be used as a vessel to inspire others. Thibeaux even hopes to one day create an open and safe space where people can collaborate on music together. Think of it as rehearsal without expectation, a place where musicians are able to inspire, learn, grow and teach one another as the Muse moves them, or not.
As she continues mapping new ways to write music and pushing herself into uncharted creative areas, The Quiet Picture Show, released this past summer, is Thibeaux's latest release to take on new routes. Thibeaux takes a cappella Afropunk to new and interesting places not just vocally, but in a beautiful and compelling aural landscape.
Songs like "Caution" move through melody with a kind of special grace, layering cymbals and bells over bass and quiet snare. What at first feels like progressive R&B abruptly shifts into New Wave and jazz. "Ready.Set.Go" is the kind of refreshing pop that has evolved from empty-headed lyrics and predictable beats. Her maturity is also on display in "Tide," which proves Thibeaux's vocal range can compete with that of any R&B singer currently topping the Billboard charts. "Skydiving," with its atmospheric intro and echoing vocals, feels like experimental jazz that works.
Thibeaux's sound is not just a compilation of airy and soft tracks, but songs that lend themselves to visual imagery. Her female narrative is so engaging, the record brought back memories I hadn't thought of in years; it's that tug on the listener's subconscious that pulls you in. Thibeaux's magnetic compositions are some of the best songs I've heard from a local artist all year long.
Looking forward, Thibeaux is all about musical vision, even writing down goals and keeping them on note cards. She is hyper-aware of fulfilling her dreams of stardom, a destiny that has long been in the works for her. "I'd love to be able to quit my day job and tour full time [laughs]." When she articulates her goals, she says it with conviction and passion; you believe because she does, too. And after hearing her music, you realize it's just a matter of time.
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Kristy Loye is a writer living in Houston and has been writing for the Houston Press since July 2015. A recent Rice University graduate, when not teaching writing craft or reciting poetry, she's upsetting alt-rights on Reddit.


Music duo Tara Fuki is quite peculiar (has its roots in common improvisations which are gradually deeper elaboration), delicately dynamic and expressive immensely rich. Enriched with imprints of different musical styles with the flavor of faraway places, creating original BINOCULARS female heart. Their songs for two wooden body, caressing sound laced Polish, creates the first hearing the delicate web of tones that can alter wave loop into a dangerous trap. Since its inception, Tara Fuki concert celebrating successes across Europe (Republic, Slovakia, France, Germany, Italy, Austria, Sweden, Poland, Russia, Ukraine, Yugoslavia, Romania, Holland, England …) and Central America. In 2005-2007 Tara Fuki Czech Republic presented a performance drop of children in France. For their music awards received by the Czech Academy of Popular Music in the categories of alternative music, world music and Newcomer of the Year for 2001 in the category World Music in 2007. In 2007, performed as the first Czech band at the international music trade fair WOMEX in Seville, Spain.


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Looking ahead, Perea said he held a fundraiser after the most recent June 30 campaign finance deadline that put his campaign above the $100,000 mark.
"By Labor Day, I am confident that our plan will be fully funded to achieve our November goal," Perea said.
He didn't reveal that amount.
Brand, however, did. His fundraising target is $600,000.
"We're actively working on fundraising," Brand said. "Between, now and Nov. 8 we'll have to raise a lot of money to get the message out."
Brand said that Perea "will be a formidable fundraiser, largely because he has the two power groups – unions and developers. I've got a much more diversified base than he does. I think I can match him dollar for dollar."
Perea has raised more than $367,000 so far for the campaign – which included around $87,000 that he moved from his supervisor campaign account earlier this year – and spent $326,105 leading up to the June primary election. That's about $8.81 per vote.
Brand raised close to $394,000, which includes $100,000 he loaned to his campaign. He transferred an additional $143,275 from his city council campaign, for a total raised of more than $537,000. He spent $494,868, which is around $19.41 per vote.
Though officially nonpartisan, Perea was the only Democrat among the four major candidates. Brand, third-place finisher H. Spees and fourth-place finisher Doug Vagim are all Republicans.
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Raised: $383,849.
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Spent: $494,868
Cash on hand as of June 30: $48,917
Henry R. Perea
Raised: $367,049
(Amount includes around $87,000 transferred from his Fresno County supervisor account.)
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This is the NEW version of MBTA Rail. Rewritten from the ground up this version is significantly faster and includes a handful of new features UI improvements and bug fixes.brbrWhy was the old app free but this one costs 0.99?? I39m trying to offset costs a bit. There39s a lot of infrastructure behind the scenes that power the app and due to its popularity thank you! the costs are no longer negligible. This app is just a hobby of mine and would prefer that it doesn39t become a burden on my wallet. I hope you understand and thank you for your support!brbrbrbrMBTA Rail provides experienced Boston commuters with as much information as possible about the location and status of their trains. This app is designed for seasoned commuters who are already familiar with their line schedule.brbrFeatures include:brbr Near realtime location information next stop current stop GPS location predicted arrival times vehicle speed and coach numbersbr Boarding track numbers for trains departing from South StationNorth StationBack Baybr Crowdsourced information. Is a prediction wrong? Train delayed midtrip? Wondering if your train is standing room only? Discuss through the quotReportsquot button next to each tripbr View your train on a map along with other trains on your routebr View historical coach numbers boarding tracks and average on time percentagesbr Full schedules with predicted arrival times for each stopbr Service alerts delays cancellations track changes etc.br Clean userfriendly and adfree interfacebrbrNote: data is sourced directly from the MBTA39s realtime feeds which is collected using PTIS equipment installed on the trains. We don39t make any predictions ourselves this app is simply an interface for the MBTA39s data.brbrWe are NOT affiliated with the MBTA Keolis or MassDOT. Follow us on Twitter at MBTARailTracker for updates.
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Now it's our turn to download and install MBTA Rail on PC using the emulator we have downloaded and installed. All we need to do for that is simply open the Emulator we installed and configure it using our Google Email, as we normally do in Android Devices. when we are done with the Gmail configuration on Play Store simply Open the Play Store and Search 'MBTA Rail' and Select the App to install. Then click on the Install button to start the installation or Pay the price to get the installation started if the App is Paid. Once installed, Click 'open' to run MBTA Rail for PC. That's All.


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Bird Box challenge: Netflix warns people not to do 'blindfold' stunts
People are mimicking Sandra Bullock character by walking around blindfolded, which the streaming giant has come out against
Don't try this at home... Sandra Bullock in Bird Box
Thu Jan 3 2019 - 13:02
If you're going to meme at home, Netflix would like you to be careful. You might have heard about the horror movie the streaming service released last month called Bird Box, an adaptation of a Josh Malerman novel. The film, which stars Sandra Bullock, centers on an unknown entity that compels anyone who sets eyes on it to kill themselves, so survivors must blindfold themselves when venturing outdoors.
Critics were mixed on the film, but that hasn't stopped it from becoming a cultural sensation, and thus a vehicle for viral mememaking. The #BirdBoxChallenge has exploded over the last week, featuring people uploading videos of themselves doing everyday tasks blindfolded. While there have been no reports of serious injuries, Netflix felt the meme was spreading widely enough that it issued a cautionary plea on Twitter on Wednesday.
"Can't believe I have to say this, but: PLEASE DO NOT HURT YOURSELVES WITH THIS BIRD BOX CHALLENGE," the company posted on its official account. "We don't know how this started, and we appreciate the love, but Boy and Girl have just one wish for 2019 and it is that you not end up in the hospital due to memes." (Boy and Girl refer to two children in the movie.)
Y'all doing this #Birdbox Challenge? pic.twitter.com/Yjx86Ex55f
— FireMadeFlesh (@FleshFire) December 27, 2018
The videos vary in their danger factors. One, posted Christmas Eve, showed what appeared to be an adult, a young child and a toddler – all blindfolded – frenetically pacing around indoors, a parody of the film. At one point, the toddler runs into a wall.
Others are more mundane. One posted Wednesday to Twitter shows a blindfolded man doing squats with heavily weighted barbells. Another from New Year's Eve simply showed a man wearing a blazer, a blindfold and large headphones as two other men wearing similar attire strolled in front of the camera. A video posted by YouTube star Morgan Adams titled "24 Hour Bird Box Challenge" – in which Adams and a friend spent a day blindfolded when they are outdoors – has had more than 1.7 million views.
The Bird Box Challenge is the kind of dare that has become commonplace in recent years. One of the most famous was for a good cause: the "Ice Bucket Challenge", which involved dumping cold water on yourself to raise awareness about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease. There have been many others: the Mannequin Challenge. The Level Up Challenge. The Shoot Challenge (involving dancing, not firearms).
Some can do harm. Last year, the chief executive of Procter & Gamble, maker of laundry detergent Tide, pleaded with parents to stop their children from eating Tide Pods, which briefly became an internet phenomenon. There was 2015's Kylie Jenner Challenge, where young women were putting their lips in shot glasses and then sucking in air in an attempt to have lips more like Jenner's.
But lest anyone lay the blame on social media and the desire for instant fame, disclaimers like "don't try this at home" and "professional driver on closed course" long predate the meme era. World Wrestling Entertainment, for example, has issued public service announcements in the past asking that its untrained fans refrain from mimicking professional wrestling moves. – New York Times
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I find myself on one of the those bleeding edge projects again, and as is customary on these types of projects it is necessary to go through many toothing troubles. A lot of the toothing problems are basically related to tooling issues i.e. how the various new tools and options inter-op with each other and how to efficiently set up your development environments to cope with it.
Although yo can use Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 to develop Angular 2 and .Net Core Development there are some prerequisites required and there are still a few gotchas.
Before hitting Ctrl + F5 and running the application you may need to update the library verisons of the .net core dependencies. The template pack will generate all dependencies with 1.0.0, which reference .net core 1.0.0. However, you may want to use Asp.net core 1.1.0.
just need to make one small change to the project.json file. At aproximately line 32 if you've change the Framework netcoreapp to 1.1.


I've been listening to an interview series by the founder of Mothercraft Coaching, Carley Knobloch. The profiles of the moms she interviews are fascinating. I've synthesized the information in these interviews and applied it to traveling with young children. The first interview is with Carley Roney, the editor-in-chief and co-founder of TheKnot.com, a hip one-stop wedding planning solution, and its sister sites, TheNest.com for newlyweds, and TheBump.com, for first-time parents.
She is the author of 10 books including inspiration guides and how-tos for those getting married, setting up a home, and having a baby in "the real world", including the recently released, The Knot Book of Lists. She appears regularly on Oprah, Today and The View, and has been featured in InStyle, Vogue, The New York Times, and USA Today among many others. Carley lives in New York with her husband and three children, ages 1 to 11.
1) Don't beat yourself up. Nobody wins when you do that. Whether it's the forgotten sippy cup or missing your flight's departure, beating yourself up never makes it better. In fact, it probably makes things worse. Develop an inner voice that is loving and compassionate.
2) With access to so much information on the internet, it's easy to be confused by conflicting advice. Carley's recommendation is to develop a keen awareness of your own instinct. This will help you navigate the waters in sorting through the various suggestions you get on the internet.
3) Be an example to your kids. Your kids will model what you do as opposed to what you say. If you let them see that you are enjoying travel days, they will start to think of travel days as fun days. In addition to doing things for the kids that are fun and special, do things for yourself that are fun and special.
4) When embarking on new adventures, take advantage of the wonderful resources available in the form of communities that share your perspective. Online communities like BabyTravel.com and TheBump.com provide a great starting point for discovering new useful tips and tools to make the journey smoother.
Stay tuned for interviews from other professional moms as our ProSeries continues.


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Karla Welch, ranked #1 on The Hollywood Reporter's list of 'The 25 Most Powerful Stylists in Hollywood,' 'Stylist of the Year' from the Daily Front Row and #1 stylist from Business of Fashion, debuts a collection of white t-shirts with Hanesâ as her first launch for x karla. Inspired by the original t-shirt Karla custom made for Justin Bieber's BELIEVE tour out of Hanesâ cotton tees, the full collection is inspired by her creative relationship with her long-time client and friend, Justin Bieber and the love they mutually share of a good white t-shirt.
With the line CLASSICS NEVER DIE, the collection features several variations of the piece Karla feels is a uniform in most people's wardrobe at an affordable price. "I just wanted a shirt that I could go back to over and over again," said Welch.
Each style is priced at $30.
The campaign also features Kaia Gerber and Joan Smalls. The campaign's creative direction was by Karla and Matthew Welch for Meritocracy and shot / directed by Matthew Welch.
The collection is available on xkarla.com.
Until supplies last, the first drop from the collection will also be available at a pop-up at Maxfield, a luxury boutique in Los Angeles, on August 6.
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Forest Park to Hold the 2019 July 4th Fireworks Festival
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If you've spent any time in Noblesville, it's likely you have a fond memory of Forest Park. It's a gem of a park, complete with wooded trails, playground equipment, and a 100-year-old carousel.
This 150-acre park, established in December 1925, includes a skate park, swimming pool, picnic areas, tennis courts, horseshoe pits, shelters with grills and volleyball sand lots, a "Tom Thumb" miniature golf course, and a 9-hole golf course, the first built in Hamilton County. In addition, the Logan and Emerson Baseball Fields are located in Forest Park, as is the Forest Park Inn banquet facility.
"The park as you see it today is very different than how it used to be," says Mike Hoffmeister, Assistant Director of Parks. There used to be more carnival games, including a .22 shooting range and some carnival rides. "We've made a number of renovations over the past 20-25 years to turn it into what it is today."
For years the Fourth of July Festival has always been held at the local high school. Due to road construction, however, this year the planning committee proposed to Mayor Ditslear that they hold the festivities at Forest Park, which offers expansive space for activities.
"He was all for it, and I suspect one reason might be tied to nostalgia because years ago the Fourth of July Fireworks used to be shot off at Forest Park," Hoffmeister says, noting that back in the 80s, when Mayor Ditslear was with the Chamber of Commerce, he lit off a firework with the hill and the courthouse behind him.
"I think he remembers how much fun that was," Hoffmeister says. "And he wants to make sure others in the community have the chance to experience it."
In addition to the regular park amenities, the festival will offer corn hole, a zip line, ninja course, and trackless train. It will also include a main stage with live music from a Milwaukee band called Road Trip. The night will open with the Fishers School of Rock. There will also be a beer garden featuring local breweries, as well as 25 food truck vendors. In addition, the local recruiting center with the U.S. Army will be there with inflatables and a rock wall. Additionally, for the third year in a row, on the most patriotic of days, they will have a swearing-in ceremony on the main stage at 8 p.m.
"It's pretty cool. They have someone high in command come and give the oath," Hoffmeister says.
Little ones can partake in the kid zone that will have inflatables, face painting, balloon artists, an arts activity, a roaming juggler, and a kids' stage featuring a Dr. Seuss show, a pirate show, and comedy magic show.
For a price, the Nickel Plate Heritage Railway will run short train excursions that day on the hour between 5 p.m. and 8 p.m.
"This will be the first time the train has run in Noblesville for years," Herrington says.
New this year, the committee has created areas with booth space inside the park to showcase local artists, merchants, businesses, and nonprofits.
The parade begins at 2:30 p.m. and the festival at 4 p.m. Fireworks will start at 10 p.m. and last precisely 23 minutes.
"We pay for 30 minutes' worth, but we don't like a dull show, so we'll blast them, one right after another," Hoffmeister explains.
To curtail parking difficulties, they are running trolleys and busses throughout the day from area schools. In addition, festival goers—especially those with strollers—are encouraged to park downtown and walk the short distance to Forest Park.
Robert Herrington, Communications Manager for the City and co-chair with Hoffmeister for this year's Festival, has been a resident of Noblesville since 1994. Now that he has children, he enjoys watching them make memories as they relate to the park system.
"My oldest has been in summer camp for three years now, so every time we pass Forest Park, I hear, 'That's where summer camp is!'" Herrington says. "It's great to see my kids have memories of local parks. That's what we're hoping the Fourth of July Festival will be for folks in the community."
Note: The parade is sponsored by Gaylor Electric; the festival is presented by IDI Composites International, Inc. There is a cost for food, beverages, train, carousel, putt-putt, and pool. For more information, visit www.NoblesvilleFireworksFestival.com.
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Sun slowly overtakes the shadow in the hangar as the overhead door moans, opening to reveal a bright blue sky. My manifester has not yet arrived, so I busy myself closing a tandem rig, taking out trash, vacuuming, cleaning the bathroom... The first group of tandems walks around the corner. I greet them, briefly introduce myself, and apologize for the toilet brush in my hand. I get their paperwork started, then take their payment, start them on the training video. They are a 30 something aged group of guys who brought their family out to watch. Stereotypically, the big guys are jumping, and their wives just watch their kids and mumble how they would never jump out of a perfectly good airplane.
I made my first jump, static line in 1989, got the static line jumpmaster rating in '93 and instructor rating the next year. I earned my riggers ticket in '95 and opened a dropzone, Skydive Kansas. With my favorite discipline being "students", in 1997, I earned an AFF/I. In 2000, I was appointed a Coach Course Director—that was when it was still an appointment. But I wanted more. In early 2004, I mentioned I wanted to get my tandem instructor rating. At that time I weighed 98 pounds. Often I was told, "You're not strong enough," and "There's no way you could manage it," and even "You're gonna kill someone." But I had some key supportive friends and I took the first important step: I believed I could do it.
I needed more information. Am I really strong enough? Could I reach the drogue? What about steering and flaring with that high toggle pressure? What is really involved in being a tandem master? I had probably close to 1,000 jumps videoing tandems from various instructors, so I had the benefit of learning by demonstration. Plus, being small, I was a favorite passenger for candidates earning their ratings, so I had the benefit of perspective as a "pretend" student. That wasn't enough. I sought out and was fortunate to find Holly Mengel, who had been a 130 pound female tandem instructor for a couple years. I picked her brain and found both inspiration and practical advice from her stories.
I was also inspired by tales of Georgia "Tiny" Broadwick, who despite her stature managed to be the first person male or female to freefall and to jump from an airplane. Her brave determination and ingenuity compelled me to overcome stale pretense and just find solutions.
In May 2004, I earned my Strong Tandem Instructor rating, and Bram Clement from SkydivingRatings.com was our examiner. He did a fantastic job and we thoroughly enjoyed the knowledge and experience he shared with us. At first, he had doubts as to if someone small could do the job necessary. Bram is tall, and we both were not sure how the eval jumps would turn out. I admire Bram's trust in his own abilities, plus his confidence in me! And despite having the flu during the course, I completed the requirements and rekindled that feeling of accomplishment I gleaned from my first jump!
It's not about strength. Leverage is a concept my Dad instilled in me since I was young, working as his gopher while he would remodel old houses. I refined this skill as a rigger -- I packed reserves before I ever packed my first ZP canopy, so it was amusing how other "stronger" skydivers could not manage to put a main into the bag, or struggled closing a container. I would walk over and easily whip it and pin it. Leverage.
I have a few secrets. Strong Enterprises was gracious and supportive to me, and modified two of our containers. They shortened the main lift web two inches, making just enough difference that reaching the drogue is easy for me. The tandem rig weighs about 50 pounds, so I conserve my energy putting the rig on by sitting on the ground, putting my arms in and fastening the chest strap, then leaning over to stand up and connect the B12s on the leg straps. Getting up in the plane at first was a challenge, but I discovered if I leaned forward slightly and got my legs under me first, I could easily and smoothly go to me knees in our Cessna 182 without even disturbing anyone next to me.
Hooking up in the plane and exit has proven to be a point in the jump that requires probably the most energy with larger or inflexible students. I usually sit behind the pilot and my student sits in the back. I have the student turn around to hook up. Before exit, I drag my student backwards as I make my way all the way back to the instrument panel. The student sets their feet out and rests them over the aft side of the step, then holds onto their harness. I set my foot out on the step, put my left hand on the strut and right hand on the door to brace myself as I pick them up and put my back directly to the relative wind. This part can be pretty funny if I have a hanging photographer waiting on me. Several times with some heavier students, while giving a rocking count, I made the "ready" part rock forward a bit too far. Then I have not been able to rock backwards for the "set"… I just continue to fall forwards as the student's weight pulls us off the plane! No harm done, just a fast count!
As I exit, I do a normal bomb out exit, except I anticipate the weight of the student pulls us down at a faster rate than solo. To compensate for that, I aim as if I'm going to pounce flat, right on the tail of the plane. Their weight then pulls down and we find ourselves just shy of head down to the earth, but perfectly positioned belly into the relative wind. From there, it's a matter of riding it to terminal and maintaining the roll axis. Sometimes I do a complete flip or roll over 180, not purposely, but can easily barrel roll back stable.
Freefall, or more aptly drogue fall is a cinch. Again, thinking of leverage, I wear a very large suit with booties and put my student in a suit that is as form fitting as is comfortable for them. I have had some students with poor body position that make me work for heading, but for the most part, since we teach them to do a small confined arch, my leverage is to fly arms and legs out wide if I need to.
Under canopy is a blast! I can adapt to my student's desires and float for a long time, or do a ton of spirals and induce zero G. I mostly jump a SET 360, that's right, not a 366. Our canopy was one of the original smaller SETs. I also have jumped a SET 400, but prefer the lighter toggle pressure of the smaller SET. To conserve energy, I often pull the toggles down only a little past my shoulder for steering, unless I get an adventurous student who wants to spiral more aggressively. We teach a Tandem/Assisted/Coach progression which most closely resembles IAF. So even our first jump tandem students can pull, help steer, and land with us. At first, I was concerned about flaring without the student's help, and it's true it takes some strength. However, I soon discovered, it is actually more difficult to flare as a passenger than as the instructor. Additionally, my "secret" is to pull down to just past my shoulders, then turn my elbows up and then PUSH down the rest of the way. Pushing is easier than pulling at that angle, so it works well. The only precaution I have taken about strength is, if I get a student who is not cooperative on steering, I have them take their hands out of the toggles for landing so they can't lock up from fear or accidentally overpower me.
Setting limits is important. I didn't start out right away and take 220 pound 6 foot 4" guys like I can now. In the beginning I thought weight was the most important factor, so I limited my students to 150 pounds. As I gained more experience, I slowly raised that limit. I discovered that the most important factor was actually height, since I wanted to make sure my student could raise their legs for landing and not have my feet lag too far behind.
The other limiting factor for me is winds. Jumping in Kansas and being small means I have had to learn how to manage high winds or I would not jump much. However, being responsible for another person changes the equation. Again, I approached this slowly, setting a very conservative limit at first and changing it consciously and incrementally. Now I feel comfortable even backing up with a tandem up high as long as I have forward drive below 2,000 feet. I have discovered that my upper limit with a 220 pound student is 23 mph on the ground. With a 100 pound student, that limit is an all too common 17 mph. With a little estimating math, I can safely and accurately choose what jumps I make. Frequently it turns out I end up preferring the shorter heavier students.
But here is my biggest secret. If I didn't absolutely love doing tandems, they would feel like a whole lot more work for me. The enjoyment I get from taking people on their first jump is beyond what I could have ever imagined. Spending time with my student training, then also in the plane, getting to know them… it all creates a connection. I feel proud that I am giving an extraordinary, life changing experience to my tandem students, yet I'm confused why I feel like I am the one getting the gift! I tell my fellow tandem instructors, we're parasites, feeding off the energy of these first time skydivers, reliving our own first jump.
Many times after landing, I say to my student, "Amazing what is possible when you put your mind to it!" But I'm not sure if I'm talking to them, or myself!
I loved reading this. I did my first jump last month and want to start going for my license next year. I was worried that being 5' 2" would leave me limited on what I could do if anything.
Is there anything that you could recommend that I should work on before I start my training to make it easier?
Visit http://skydiveschool.org for some lessons in USPA's online ground school for your A license. Your size does not inhibit you from experiencing or learning anything. I had a hard time falling fast enough to stay with others when I first started, but many instructors now have ways to help you with that. Check back with me if you have issues with anything in particular!
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15-year-old boy became 43rd London murder victim of the year
The teenager was named locally as Tashuan Jones (Eird) (CORR)
by Ben Cusack
A 15-year-old killed in a double stabbing in east London has been named locally as Tashuan Jones.
The teenager described as "bubbly and positive" was knifed along with a friend in Hackney just before 8.45pm last night.
Despite air ambulance doctors treating Tashuan he was pronounced dead where he collapsed in Somerford Grove shortly before 10pm.
He is the 43rd person to be murdered in the capital so far this year.
Today friends and family including Tashuan grandfather and brother gathered to grieve by the police cordon as Tashuan's mother was too upset to speak as she broke down and wailed "my son, my son."
Other family members tried to console her before she was led away.
Speaking at the cordon, a former schoolmate said: "Tashuan produced music on the computer, afrobeats, he did it for some artists.
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"He was a good guy, always laughing and joking – he was always respectful.
"He was really bubbly and always gave away positive energy.
"I never thought any of my friends would be murdered. I saw him just two days ago.
"Tashuan produced for some artists. Sold beats to big artists. I couldn't imagine him ever singing, he did drill beats too.
"His parents are from somewhere in the Caribbean.
"That was his friend that was stabbed, he tried to get away."
Just yards away from the police cordon, a shop worker in his 40s spoke of the moment the friend, 16, stumbled into the shop.
He said: "He was holding his side. He came in and said 'help me, help me.'
"There was blood everywhere."
Naomi Richardson who lives nearby said: "I got home from work around nine.
"There were a lot of people screaming, people screaming in the streets, the family I assume.
"We saw the police talking to a group of people then everyone just started screaming.
"It's not very nice but it's Dalston isn't it, it happens a lot.
"I sat and looked out the window but it's not nice to watch."
A Met Police spokesman said: "An investigation has been launched after a fatal stabbing in Hackney.
"Police were called to Somerford Grove, Hackney, at 8.54pm on Wednesday, May 1 to reports of a stabbing.
"Officers attended. A male, believed to be 15 years old, was found with stab injuries.
"He was given emergency first aid by officers before paramedics from London's Air Ambulance were called to the scene.
"Despite the efforts of emergency services, he was pronounced dead at 9.49pm.
"His next of kin have been informed.
"The Homicide and Major Crime Command have been informed.
"As a result of this incident a section 60 has been put in place for the whole of Hackney.
"There have been no arrests. Enquiries continue."
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Lewes St Michael
St Michaels Church Lewes
St Michaels church is located in the centre of Lewes, a town in Sussex about 8 miles north-east to Brighton.
The church on Sussex Parish Churches*
Tower from the street
View into the tower
Visiting Lewes St Michael
The photos of the church of St Michael's in Lewes (together with those of Piddinghoe) are certainly the worst on the whole site, as they are quite old. And this despite the fact that we were in Lewes again in 2015 in beautiful weather – but we went straight on by train to Brighton for a Rugby World Cup match, and didn't take any photos. So we have to visit this church and the whole area again. This is very much a town church, with its south nave wall directly onto the street pavement. It is one of several still remaining within the town and is near to the remains of the 12th century castle. The round tower now has a pebble-dashed exterior, so its underlying fabric of flints cannot be seen. It is dated to the 13th century, as is also the west nave wall. The tower has two circular openings, containing stone quatrefoils, near the top, facing south and west. The tall slender spire has a splayed foot to cover the top of the round part. On the south wall is the dramatic fibreglass figure of St Michael, made in 1976. The church has both north and south aisles, each under its own gabled roof and extending eastwards as far as the chancel does. By 1748 the church had become very dilapidated and extensive building works were necessary. The 14th century south aisle was totally rebuilt, with a facing of knapped and squared flint work, and given two doors on to the pavement. The north nave wall was also rebuilt then, and heightened in the 19th century when the existing west gallery continued all along the north wall as well. In the 19th century an eastern apse was added to the chancel to accommodate the high altar.
The church is now entered by a doorway in the west wall, to the south of the tower. The south arcade of stone octagonal pillars is matched on the north side by wooden pillars, both arcades continuing right to the east wall. The font stands in the north-west nave corner, with 11th century arcading around the bowl. Nearby on the wall is the figure brass of a knight (now headless) of about 1430, perhaps of the de Warrenne Family. Next to it is the demi-figure of a priest, John Brayforde †1457. It is worth opening the north door to go into the small churchyard, which is tightly packed with impressive gravestones and tomb chests, a special place! There is a large memorial on the north wall at the east end of the nave for Sir Nicholas Pelham †1559, and his wife Ann. They are kneeling, facing each other over a prayer desk. Below are the smaller figures of their four daughters and six sons. The south aisle has 17th century altar and reredos, and another highly carved table of the same era. The 19th century reredos to the high altar has five canopied niches and much ornate carving. Most of the fittings reflect the "High Church" worship of the 19th century.
Conclusion: open town church with a rather modern atmosphere


We are proud to announce that our latest project in Peninsula Papagayo, Guanacaste has now been approved by our clients, and we are hard at work preparing the Sketch Plan Review Presentation for the Peninsula Papagayo Design Review Board. This is now our fifteenth home that we design in Costa Rica's most luxurious resort community.
Last year we celebrated working in Peninsula Papagayo for ten straight years, and this year we hit the milestone of our 15th home designed in this resort.
The Sketch Plan Review is the first revision meeting in the Review Process that all projects must go through. We are confident that our design has been carefully prepared to comply fully with the resort community's spirit and regulations, and our clients are very excited with the final version of the design.
The home is located on a very challenging lot, with very steep inclines and a building envelope line that cuts across "coming down the hillside" which added to the design's complexity. We have approached the project with a strategy of using multiple levels so that the structures adapt to the site's natural conditions. Ultimately, we have been able to achieve designing this home with minimal to no intervention to the existing slope conditions.
We will post more images of this home in future weeks, for now here is a small glimpse of the design.
We will update our site over the next few weeks after we have completed our submittal for the Design Review Board. Keep an eye out for updates so that you can see the full design. With our latest project, being home number 15 on our list of projects in Peninsula Papagayo we reinforce our position as the architectural firm in Costa Rica that has designed the most private residences in Costa Rica's most prestigious resort destination. Peninsula Papagayo is the only 5-Star resort in Central and South America.


There are more reasons than you might think why it's important to resolve the "constitutional puzzle" concerning whether a sitting president can be criminally prosecuted. Most obviously this quandary overhangs Robert Mueller and the Justice Department if the special counsel ultimately concludes he has sufficient evidence to indict.
The strength or weakness of the constitutional claim that President Donald Trump could be indicted and prosecuted is also important to how one evaluates other events that might unfold. This question should affect, for instance, how you think about the wisdom and legitimacy of Congress ever pursuing censure motion or impeachment. That evaluation is surely affected by whether another constitutionally available option (prosecution) has been unnecessarily foreclosed or if instead prosecution is constitutionally barred. It is also easy to imagine a shift in the political climate where more members of Congress start saying that it's an open question or permissible to indict the president – they may say so to offload the political burden on themselves. We would want to know in that situation, at least, how plausible is their constitutional claim. What's more, Mueller may conclude that his hands are tied by an opinion of the Office of Legal Counsel written in 2000, which holds that a sitting president is immune. It would be important then for the public to know whether that 2000 opinion is based on sound legal reasoning. Has Mueller been illegitimately constrained?
But what if the statute of limitations has run by the time Trump leaves office? The answer is that courts would likely toll the statute of limitations for the duration of his immunity in office. That may work, however, only if he was indeed immune during that period. Once he leaves office, Trump's personal lawyers could well raise the claim that he was never immune and thus the statute of limitations has expired.
These issues may be important for any financial crimes that might be discovered during the course of the special counsel's investigation. Recall that even if Mueller does not currently have jurisdiction to pursue a criminal investigation of federal offences outside the scope of the Russia investigation, there is a device in the special counsel regulation for him to hand those matters over to other parts of the Justice Department. Mueller may also be able to share information with state authorities (think: NY State) the same way federal prosecutors can in ordinary investigations–and that includes grand jury information.
Finally, there are other options Mueller may have at his disposal short of indictment and prosecution—such as naming Trump as an unindicted co-conspirator, as the special prosecutor and grand jury did in Richard Nixon's case. In future pieces at Just Security, we will explore other possible options in Mueller's toolkit. Generally speaking, the constitutional issues and balancing of interests that arise with respect to indictment and prosecution are relevant to evaluating the constitutionality of these other options as well. How one thinks about whether it is constitutionally permissible to indict or prosecute a sitting President deserves close consideration in all these affairs.


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module TZInfo
  module Definitions
    module America
      module Grenada
        include TimezoneDefinition

        linked_timezone 'America/Grenada', 'America/Port_of_Spain'
      end
    end
  end
end

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Contemporary Culture
Allbirds: On the precipice of greatness?
Can Allbirds create the hype needed to disrupt the sneaker market as never done before?
WORDS Adam Bryce
Photography Art Dept
Up until the 70s sneakers weren't such a big deal. By the 80s/90s they weren't only the footwear of choice but a marketing battle ensued, a time often referred to as 'sneaker wars'.
The owners of adidas went their separate ways (one brother starting Puma) and competed against each other to dominate a new hip hop scene. Nike and Reebok competed for the majority share of a new aerobics market. And they all invested big time in basketball with Nike coming out on top, in part, due to taking a punt on a young basketballer named Michael Jordan.
It was not only a huge period of growth in a new market but it had established a group of brands that were, over time, going to prove impossible to penetrate. The four companies' market share was impenetrable and the growth in this period was so steep, it was to make any newcomers' task very daunting. This said, by 2017, the growth of these brands would make the market a US$62 billion industry which was growing end-on-end each year. It was a market that had more than enough room for new players.
How could a new brand make waves in an industry dominated by massive players steeped in cultural significance? Over the years, there has been no shortage of newcomers, not one, however, making any significant inroads into the market.
But, of late, we've started to see considerable change in the way that consumers think and purchase. With this, has come a potential problem for established players in the industry. Brands that have built their name around values important to the consumer during the 80s/90s are now finding it hard to pivot to a new world despite all their resources.
The footwear brand GREATS, for example, are influencers in a direct-to-market model with a value proposition of cutting out retail and producing a luxury sneaker line that was more affordable. But outside of their innovative business model, they haven't been able to build brand credibility. As most of us know, value doesn't hold a huge amount of street cred.
Li-Ning, China's answer to Nike and adidas building massive manufacturing infrastructure on their soil, have started to make small progressions by essentially aping Nike's marketing strategy. Whether it's a sustainable model is a different story and yet to be determined.
Veja, an independent casual sneaker brand with sustainability at its core, have made some significant inroads into that specific market of which the likes of Nike and adidas see as hugely valuable. Veja's growth has been organic and the result of consumer's changing mindset. There are questions over whether Veja has the potential growth to worry the bigger players. Their market share, while better than most newcomers, is still minute in comparison and there hasn't been any publicly significant signs of business model development which could propel the type of growth required to really make a dent in the market.
Then, there's Allbirds.
A brand born in New Zealand and, most importantly, inspired by New Zealand and the exceptional qualities of their merino wool. A sustainable sneaker brand unlike any other, Allbirds haven't attempted to replicate existing and expected sneaker styles from sustainable materials, instead designing footwear with a new material to the market.
Interestingly, Allbirds don't appear to have come at the market with the goal to follow but more to simply create something that they believe in wholeheartedly and back it to the hilt. Footwear that doesn't appeal to a particular demographic but rather a consumer who relates to authenticity. Their quickly-becoming-iconic styles, 'Dasher' and 'Wool Runner', are minimal and understated which reinforce the integrity in the values of the brand. There are no bells nor whistles, simply a genuine belief in offering a sustainable and functional option in the market.
It seems like the right approach to take in order for a company to finally disrupt the status quo of the sneaker market but it's Allbirds' business approach which has us believing in the potential. They've gone through numerous rounds of funding to get the brand to where it is today and have recently raised another US$100m in capital to enable its growth into new categories.
While we don't know their strategy for the next round of growth, the one segment of the industry Allbirds are yet to make any real growth in is the ever-growing 'hype'. A market of early adopters looking for newness, street cred and prepared to go to extreme lengths to consume.
In February 2005, the hype market was very much in its infancy but there was an underground stirring of change, something significant was happening. A secondary market was starting to develop in interesting ways with people willing to pay exorbitant amounts of money for sneakers.
Digital media channels like HYPEBEAST and SLAMXHYPE were starting to compete with traditional media, and the likes of Nike and adidas were starting to approach the modern media in a new way. Nike, in particular, began to work with influencers within this subculture to gain a better understanding of how it operated. One of those tastemakers was Jeff Staple, the owner of New York retail store and gallery Reed Space. They collaborated to create a minimally designed sneaker inspired by New York's pigeons which were an icon of Reed Space's in-house brand Staple Design. The 'Pigeon Dunk' shoe was crafted in small numbers with only 150 made and a mere 30 available at Staple's own store. His, a little more special though, with each individually numbered.
The footwear release saw a whole new phenomenon with keen buyers setting up camp outside the store overnight in hopes of nabbing a pair of the individually numbered sneakers. The hype on the streets and internet clearly making it obvious the demand would well outstrip supply.
Some 15 years on and this is a normal facet of sneaker culture. Most weeks, sneaker stores, in all parts of the globe, will have hundreds of camp chairs and sleeping bags set up outside their doors, accompanied by those looking to get their hands on a shoe that they'll either keep to build credibility amongst their peers or sell for a handy profit.
And so, what better way for Allbirds to enter the hype market than by collaborating with Jeff Staple himself to design their own version of the 'Pigeon Dunk' created all those years ago. A symbol for a new movement in sneakers, the shoe shares the same colour palette as the original and the same pigeon icon on the heel but the highly sustainable makeup of the shoe is something completely 2020.
Could this be the beginning of a strategy that, for the first time, might see the big players in this industry truly disrupted? Only time will tell but, to this point, Allbirds have done everything right and are without doubt the market's next biggest hope.
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Open House Pop-In, @GARDEN OBJECTS
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19/NOV – 19/DEC
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9 – 23/DEC
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6/DEC
Chevron Hassett, @ENJOY CONTEMPORARY ART SPACE
11/DEC – 13/FEB
Hiria Anderson, @TIM MELVILLE
Modern Japan Craft Exhibition, @PUBLIC RECORD
Mark Braunias, Veronika Djoulai & John Reynolds, @McLEAVY GALLERY
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Luca Nicholas, @VISIONS
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Isabella Loudon, @PAPATŪNGA
6 – 21/NOV
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The Double Crown Club is a dining club and society of printers, publishers, book designers and illustrators in London that was founded in 1924. Among its early members was the typographer Stanley Morison.

According to Sir Sydney Roberts, writing in his 1966 memoir "Adventures With Authors," the founding of the Double Crown came during a "typographical renaissance which had a notable influence on book-production." While the 1890s saw new standards being applied, Roberts wrote, it was not until after World War I that "publishers as a whole began to recognize that the basic principles of book design could, and should, be exemplified as clearly in a half-crown textbook as in a three-guinea edition de luxe."

The first president, Roberts writes, was Holbrook Jackson. In 1924, Roberts was a member of the club's original committee along with Frank Sidgwick, Hubert J. Foss, Oliver Simon and Gerard Meynell.  Douglas Cleverdon was President in c1955. The current Dinner Secretary, responsible for all event arrangements, is Honorary Member James Freemantle.

The club was meant to foster the exchange of ideas on "good printing" and was to meet no fewer than four times a year, and no more than six times.

The name refers to a size of paper, but Roberts writes, it also was chosen because the club planned to "crown" two books a year. That tradition ended in 1927. But one tradition remained—the typography for the menu for each dinner was handled by a member. The first dinner was October 31, 1924, with Simon designing the menu.

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Q: Literature request: Function that depends on a linear optimization problem my question is about functions of the following form:
$$ f(t) = \max_{\mathbf{x}}~  \mathbf{c^T x} ~ {\rm s.t. \mathbf{Ax} +t \cdot \mathbf{a} \leq \mathbf{b}}, $$
where $\mathbf{x},\mathbf{b},  $ and $\mathbf{a} $ are vectors and $\mathbf{A}  $ is matrix.
Here, the evaluation of $f(t)$ requires to compute the solution of linear optimization problem.
I wonder if there is literature available on such functions. In particular I would like to have information about

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*the form and properties

*extrema

of this function. Moreover, I would like to know if there is an simple way to obtain function evaluations that do not require to solve an optimization problem.

A: Here is a well-known approach in linear parametric optimization for describing behaviors of $f$.
Let us see the function $f$  in the dual form. Under some consideration, we have:
$$f(t) = \min_y (b-at)^Ty ,\mbox{  s.t. } yA \ge c$$
Now, the feasible region is fixed and the objective function depend on $t$. Let $\{y_1,\ldots,y_k\}$ be the set of extreme point of the feasible region and suppose that the feasible region is bounded. Then, we have
$$f(t) = \min_i (b-at)^Ty_i$$
So, $f(t)$ is a piecewise linear function.

A: Parametric Programming, also known as Multi-Parametric Programming  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parametric_programming is the name of the field you're looking for. It is particularly well developed for Linear (the case you presented) and Convex Quadratic Programming.
A good introduction to the field is Multi‐Parametric Programming: Volume 1: Theory, Algorithms, and Applications, Volume 1, edited by Editor(s):
Efstratios N. Pistikopoulos, Michael C. Georgiadis, Vivek Dua. There are a number of other books and articles.

A: This is sometimes called the "optimal value function". I remember that Rockafellar/Wets "Variational Analysis" treats this in some generality.
If you could evaluate the function without solving an optimization problem, you would essentially be solving linear programs with solving them, so no, this is not possible. However, there may be something you can do if you need to evaluate the function at many point. You may want to look at homotopy methods for linear programming (roughly speaking: the solution of the problem for some $t$ may give hints about the solution for another $t$...).

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The record-breaking Fall 2017 natural disasters continue in force as the remnants of Hurricane Ophelia strike Ireland and the U.K., bringing with it hurricane-force gusts. Several people have reportedly been killed and nearly 400,000 homes and businesses are without power. It was the most powerful cyclone to strike the British Isles in 56 years. That makes this storm highly unusual.
Strange and unusual weather happens from time to time, but what year can possibly be compared to this year? It's the convergence of these events in Fall 2017 that piques the interest. Those scoffers who say nothing is happening are blind to reality.
1. Most powerful cyclone in the British Isles in 56 years - 30 foot waves were recorded.
2. Deadliest wildfire in California's history still ongoing (40+ killed, 99+ still missing, 5,700+ structures destroyed, 220,000+ acres burned).
3. Deadliest earthquake in Mexico in 32 years.
4. Days before #3, the most powerful earthquake in North America in 50 years, which was the most powerful quake in Mexico in 85 years.
5. Harvey: most rainfall from any storm in U.S. history; possibly costliest disaster in U.S. history; first major hurricane to make U.S. landfall in 12 years.
6. Irma: most powerful hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic; lowest central pressure of a hurricane ever recorded in the open Atlantic; the longest, most powerful sustained winds ever recorded for a cyclone anywhere in the world; longest lasting Category 5 hurricane in 51 years.
7. Maria: first Category 5 and most powerful hurricane ever to hit Dominica. Most powerful hurricane to make landfall in Puerto Rico in 89 years.
8. The most powerful solar flare since 2003 and the most powerful solar flare to hit earth since 1997.
9. Largest wildfire in Los Angeles history.
10. Worst monsoon and flooding in South Asia in decades in which over 1,300 were killed.
These are just a sampling from the past few months. There were also record heatwaves and wildfires in Europe, some of which are ongoing among many other extreme weather events. Outside of natural disasters, we tragically witnessed the largest mass shooting in U.S. history.
Most importantly, significant prophetic events actually have taken place just like in 2015 when many scoffed and then Russia and Iran moved into Syria, setting the stage for the fulfillment of parts of Ezekiel 38. Just last week on the 7th day of the Feast of Tabernacles or Shemini Atzeret depending on which calendar you use, Fatah and Hamas signed and announced a final reconciliation agreement that reunifies Palestine after a decade-long split. This paves the way for a final peace agreement between Israel and Palestine that could very well be the covenant spoken of in Daniel 9:27. This was huge news. Keep watching!
Well done Gary. Thank you. I am currently working on a spreadsheet that correlates dates and times of signs over the past few years with events over the past few. Do you know of any good ones already available? I am doing this because I thought it could be a great tool as I tell those around me.
I'm not aware of any myself, but I think we would all be blessed to have a resource like that. Big "stuff" is happening even if we haven't yet witnessed any of the "big three" (Rapture, 3rd Temple construction, 7 year covenant).
One, it's a great daily source of info, and two - if you scroll to the bottom, they have archives of all major news stories in the last two years.
Would love to see what you come up with when you're done!
Thanks Gary and "Unknown". I will share it with you in the next couple days hopefully. How would you like me to share it?
Whatever works best for you! A Google Spreadsheet is fairly easy to share a link that lets people view it without being able to edit it.
38 And,"But my righteous one will live by faith.
Gary and unknown, here is a link to a spreadsheet I started. There is so much info available already, but I haven't seen it all in one place. This could be useful if I could get it done but I just don't have the time. I can fill up a day reading scripture, checking the news, checking all the great sites like this one, working (cybersecurity), taking care of my family etc... Trying to add this pet task to it just isn't happening so here it is, editable, because I just cannot.
I'm not convinced the covenant spoken of in Daniel is necessarily between the Antichrist and Israel. I thought that way for a long time, but it seems the Jews have so many different factions in Israel that disagree on policies with the Palestinians that an agreement with them seems unlikely, if not impossible. I've heard some very good arguments that the confirmation of the covenant spoken is between God and Israel, reaffirming the Abrahamic covenant. If this is the case, we might be looking for this physical signing of a covenant when it may have already occurred. What do you think Gary?
In my personal, very humble opinion, I think God and Jesus both have a pretty good sense of humor.
The sky over London is reported widely as being YELLOW today because of Ophelia.
"Feels", the new Calvin Harris song featuring Katy Perry. Check out her unusual dance moves at 0:21. So similar to O-feel-ias pose, except for the YELLOW hair of course.
Coldplay, British band. Many interesting songs and lyrics (as an aside, check out lyrics to Something Just Like This).
An additional point to Ophelia making landfall in the UK, 30-YEARS AGO TODAY was the Great Storm of 1987. October 16, 1987 was the day that the worst storm to hit the country since 1703 struck the south of England. 18-lives were lost during that storm.
30-years later we have Hurricane Ophelia marching across Ireland, across Scotland and into the North Sea. A perfect parallel to the Mexico City quakes of 1987 and 2017 - separated by 30-years to the day.
Crazy stuff. God is certainly not playing around - He's trying to get the world's attention in some very unambiguous ways.
Gary....Thank you for the excellent compilation of these mega events that are exponentially increasing in size, duration and frequency.
Lawless....Funny you should mention hurricane Ophelia. These past hurricanes of Harvey, then Irma, then Jose, then Maria, ...then Jose and Maria becoming one, and then comes Ophelia. I have been obsessed with the connections these hurricanes have been having in the satanic inspired I Pet Goat 2, and then comes along Ophelia. This may already be out there in print,but I haven't seen it....however, I was intrigued by the closeness of the name Ophelia with the constellation Ophiuchus, (the serpent bearer). Ophelia is the feminine derivative of the name Ophiuchus.
The sunb has left Virgo and is headed to Ophiuchus. I can't reveal anymore other than my following gut feelings.
I personally feel the Rev 12 sign is a genuine divine sign orchestrated in the stars by God. However as a warning sign for perilous times ahead. If one reads on to Revelation 12:7-9....there is a war in heaven and Michael and his angels fought Satan and his angels, defeating Satan and casting him and his ilk to the earth.
I feel events have happened just recently in the heavens that we could not see or hear....but could it not be that we here on earth are seeing these cast down Satanic angels finding places in weak minds to cause them to mass murder in Vegas, cause horrific weather event with record breaking hurricanes and wildfires? It seems weird that ever since the August 21st eclipse, such record breaking events are happening. Before the cleanup of one event is just being started, another one comes along.
I am not a prophet and do not say "thus sayeth the Lord", but as just a layman and a close watcher of scriptures tied to world events, I will say that if these demons have been cast to earth recently, the proof will extreme increases in more weather phenomena, mass killings, and other stuff the millennium will be free of. I expect major earthquakes to our country as God has allowed Michael's protection to stand down.
If we don't see any increase in intensity, frequency, and variety of such calamities in the coming months, then I will be the first to raise my hand and say my gut feelings about Michael casting down Satan and his demons hasn't happened yet.
Whatever, I totally expect to be witnessing such in the future with fellow Christians. The secular world will desperately need and many of them will listen to our testimony.
We have a lot to ho through with the help of Christ.
StanFoster, I am on your page. I keep sensing/expecting earthquakes and volcanoes. My brother who is called Daniel dreamed recently of Mount Vesuvius erupting before a rapture event. I especially agree with, "the secular world will desperately need and many of them will listen to our testimony".
StanFoster - thank you for not admonishing me on my post. I was hesitant to put something out there that was so, well, out there! I see so much more like this funny Ophelia message. And I agree, as soon as I saw Maria y Jose were names on the hurricane list, I just thought well, what's next - Jesus of course!
I've been thinking those same thoughts myself about satan being cast down with his angels. I work in a mental health clinic and we've seen a significant rise in suicide attempts, and people just going crazy...all just in the past few weeks. I think there are more of us thinking this now.
Nina, regarding your comment about people going crazy and committing suicide. The name Ophelia means "help" and in Hamlet, she went crazy and drowned herself. Interesting choice of names for a cyclone. I don't think Ophelia could deal with Hamlet's depression, or as they called it long ago, melancholia.
Indeed. All the world is INDEED a stage and, "the Wise will be made spotless and refined, but the wicked will continue to be wicked. None of the wicked will understand, but those who are wise will..." (Dan 12:10). Consider here the 'Wise' referring to those of us Watchers, all sharing the Mind of Christ. Of course, we will understand, even if our 'understanding' is more in our gut than in our heads. Again, stick-figures trying to intuit things off the page. Meanwhile, the lost scratch their heads, mumble about global warming or some other drivel being feed the sheeple and the beat goes on, for a bit yet. I am eager for that foretold instant when we are all 'made spotless and refined', aren't you? (Eph 5:27) :) Maranatha!
Kris, I think this is exactly the moment in history to be more heavenly minded than ever before. The Bible says to watch, pray, be sober and vigilant and Jesus said to Look up, lift up your heads and that's because there's a lot going on up there ! I can barely pay attention to anything not prophecy related. Keep storing up that treasure in Heaven.
Kris & Archangel, thank you for your posts. I am very action and goal oriented. However, lately, I wake up in the morning, have my plans for the day, but very little gets done other than reading info on the web and in FB about what's going on that's prophesy related and sharing the gospel.
You"re welcome, Mike. I have so many shows tivoed that I almost have to force myself to watch. And I like these shows. I keep reading and studying until I am faint with hunger. I do make an effort for my coffee. I have to feed my cats or there's trouble. I am intrigued by the young man that was just elected in Austria, I believe. They said he is the world's youngest leader. Something else to study. I don't know why I feel Abbas is intimidated by Trump.
Kris.....Even though I really feel I will go through this countries devastation, other than prepping to help others including myself, I am continuing on with building curved stairways knowing that someday I will be spending all my energy surviving and helping others to, and will have to walk away from my stairway projects. My personal motto is "The last stairway I am going to make is the one to heaven."
By the way, all of you on here will join me as we all will make that last stairway to heaven! GARY, grab me that oak tread...JEFF...grab me an oak riser,...HILLARY..Help me measure for the opening through the clouds of heaven..
Gary- I am surprised that no one in this community has mentioned the announcement from ESO today, given the fact that literally an unprecedented celestial event took place IN the constellation Hydra (the serpent) directly underneath Virgo. Further- the phenomenon actually FLUNG something to the Earth in the form of gravitational waves. While I am not claiming unequivocally that this fulfills Revelation 12:4, I am saying it is an awfully interesting coincidence so shortly after Jupiter's exit.
Nice find Keith. I am watching with anticipation. Thanks brother.
An interesting discovery - observable gravitational waves, or at least visible light simultaneous with said waves. I can't yet see a significant prophetic connection, except for the fact it continues the narrative that man can figure everything out on his own.
Agree with Keith...this is a groundbreaking astronomical discovery and the fact that it took place in Hydra seems very coincidental. I believe I read that the discovery was made mid August. Also want to include a link about the wildfire devastation taking place in Spain and Portugal. Didn't even know this was occurring until I read about it on Israel's twitter account.
Their wildfires are as bad as California's. Tragically 35+ have died already.
"Astronomers have made one of the biggest breakthroughs of the decade after detecting both gravitational waves and gamma rays from the merger of two neutron stars. Announced today at a co-ordinated set of media briefings in Washington DC, London, and elsewhere, the detection was made on 17 August, with the gravitational waves spotted by the LIGO–Virgo collaboration and the gamma rays picked up by the Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope."
There are some interesting pin-points in this event.
Some in the astronomy community herald this event as confirmation that light speed ("c" for celeritas) is a constant (not variable) and that gravity and light travel at the same speed. The constancy of the speed of light is an issue under debate and impacts measurement of distance and time. This has relevance as it may be seen as evidence against Biblical time-lines and the authority of Scripture. It may be seen as further "proof" that G-D does not exist.
There is an interesting picture formed in this when looking at it with astronomical software. Jupiter is in Virgo as we all know. Spica, (meaning "seed" in Hebrew if I recall), was on the opposite side of the ecliptic with NGC4993 (found in the tail of Hydra). In other words, the massively energetic and fiery event observed in the tail of the serpent was *separated* by the sun from Jupiter.
This may be suggestive of seed of the woman (Jupiter in Virgo) vs. seed of the serpent (formation of a black hole via merger of neutron stars in Hydra). This is interesting to me from the stand point of (Genesis 1:2b).
This is taken from the Hebrew Tanakh. I have yet to complete a mechanical study of this passage but believe that this verse illustrates the first effect of G-D's presence over the "face of the deep". That effect being what we call gravity.
Ancient and Biblical Hebrew is most about function. We see in (Genesis 1:2b) that a "wind from God moved upon the face of the waters." If the "cause" is a wind from G-D moving upon the waters, then we may understand the *effect* to be waves upon the waters. Waves are exactly what LIGO is designed to detect. Gravitational waves. And it did!
What existed prior to G-D moving upon the waters? What was upon the face of the deep? Darkness. What is darkness? The absence of light and in the context of (Genesis 1:2) it could be contorted into being the absence of G-D.
There is a potential parallel of the formation of a black hole in proximity to Virgo (the Virgin) and it being the sign of the dragon. (I'm not ready to say that Hydra and the event recorded in NGC 4993 is the dragon but it may be worthy of study).
Could all of this give ammunition to those who profess that there is no God required for creation? Perhaps. Does this event come at an interesting time? Absolutely. May we understand this event as being appointed by G-D? If by faith we must answer "Yes".
This massively energetic event is believed to have created a black hole. An object in which light cannot escape. May we understand this physical event as a shadow for a spiritual event taking place? I *personally* believe we may. A further division of atheism vs. Biblical theism. Enmity between the seed of the serpent and the seed of the woman.
Think of it this way -- of ALL the places in the sky this could have occurred, it occurred on the opposite side of the ecliptic (track of the sun) from Virgo (the Virgin) and Jupiter (the King Planet) and within a few degrees visually! It could have happened ANYWHERE in the sky, but it happened there.
And, what kind of snake creates a loud signal, a WARNING, by its tail? A venomous viper we call a Rattlesnake (common in North and South America).
And, four days AFTER this event was recorded, the United States was divided in half by the solar eclipse of 8/21/17. In just under seven years from now another eclipse will complete a TAV (mark) over the United States intersecting the first over "Little Egypt" in Southern Illinois.
Some points to dig on, 4-days, serpents, and much, much more for a Berean Study. It may all be nothing, but I believe it is a message to us. I'm still digging on this myself.
I hope you are richly blessed as you search the scriptures sharing your time with the LORD!
Program Note: By some accounts, Jupiter exited the womb of Virgo on or about 9/9-9/10; before the Great Sign of 9/23-9/24. So too may we understand another sign given in (Revelation 12:3-4). If we were to explore the coalescence of neutron stars, and the expected resulting black hole, as the sign of "a great red dragon", then I believe we see a similar pattern in the appearance.
Another sign appeared to a few, observant, astronomers. They being individuals with a access to specific events that the rest of us didn't have. Thus the appearance of the sign on or about 9/16-9/17 by the scientific community is some what parallel to the departure of Jupiter from the womb of Virgo on or about 9/9-9/10. These are events that happened in a past time. A sign before a sign as it were. Re-read (Isaiah 66:7-8 ESV); birth before labour as an example in parallel and context.
Likewise we may be able to understand the sign given to a few, now appearing on 10/16 to the rest of us. The mainstream of mankind then sees "another sign" appearing, perhaps representing, "the great red dragon", after the Great Sign of 9/23. Thus another sign appeared representing both past and present. Past speaks to the birth of Christ and every means taken to prevent the Christ from fulfilling Scripture. Present speaks to the birth of the Church we call the Rapture and every means taken to derail our faith and discredit G-D.
1. The initial appearance of the sign being NGC 4993 on 8/17 is four-days (4) before the solar eclipse of 1 Elul. (Five-days if counted from the 8/16 observation). 1 Elul begins the 40-days of Teshuva (Repentance) prior to Yom Kippur (Day of Atonement).
2. NGC 4993 occurs 23-days before the 9/9 (24-days before 9/10) exit of Jupiter from womb of Virgo. Birth before labour described in (Isaiah 66:7-8).
3. NGC 4993 occurs 60-days before being publicly announced (23-days after the Great Sign of 9/23) and "appears" to the whole world via news outlets and Internet.
4. On 10/20/17, Five (5) days after NGC 4993 appears to the general public marks 30-days since Rosh Hashana and Feast of Trumpets.
Anyone who has followed Steve at Heavenly Sign 2017 may be interested in this as he has modelled an interesting Scriptural time line developed that aligns with this.
Always watching, always praying and always hoping. Share your love of Christ with someone who needs Him most today. We may not have tomorrow to do it.
These are the marks of the deceiver. The sign of the red dragon should bear the same fruit. Blasphemous rebellion toward the LORD G-D Almighty, deadly to man.
This is how we shall know the AC and his sign.
Stay awake and close to the Shepherd. We dare not slumber.
Pastor Rich....I have been an astronomy buff all my life. The more I look at the awesome size of our universe, the more miniscule I feel.....but this INCREASES my faith everytime I look into the heavens.
Now, that being said, this latest gravitational event/discovery has too many coincidence's, that make me believe it is another divine piece of the puzzle.
Thank you so much for adding your neon "highlighter" to this event. I am certain more connections linking this astronomical event with biblical events will be forthcoming.
Man, hardly a day passes without some new revelation.
Gary don't forget all the events involving animals. I just read and have seen on the news about how only 2 chicks survived out of the whole 40,000 colony of penguins! Dear GOD spare your creations the animals if possible. I think that they are one of the truest expressions of God's love for us!


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Yvonne Maria Karin Margareta Werner, ursprungligen Yvonne Karin Margaretha Brorsson, född 28 februari 1954 i Båstads församling i Kristianstads län, är en svensk historiker och professor. Hon är verksam vid Lunds universitet.

Biografi
Hon disputerade vid Lunds universitet 1989 på en avhandling om svensk-tyska relationer kring sekelskiftet 1900, blev forskarassistent 1992, docent  1999 och professor vid Lunds universitet 2008. Werner, som själv är katolik sedan 1987, har sitt specialområde i katolicismens historia i Norden under 1800- och 1900-talet, och hon har skrivit ett flertal arbeten på detta område. I sin forskning har hon bland annat undersökt hur värdegrunder förändras över tid och hur de ser ut i olika samhällen, samt hur värdegrunden förmedlas till medborgare och hur omvärlden möter ideologiska avvikare.

Werner har medverkat i och lett flera forskningsprojekt, däribland det nordiska projektet Den kvinnliga klosterrörelsen i Norden. En kvinnlig motkultur i det moderna samhället, vilket avslutades 2004, och Kristen manlighet – en modernitetens paradox: Män och religion i en nordeuropeisk kontext 1840–1940 som pågick till 2010. Under perioden 2005–2013 var Werner ordförande i Historiska föreningen i Lund. Hon har suttit med i Vetenskapsrådets beredningsgrupp för historiska vetenskaper, postdok- och omfördelningspanel i flera omgångar och medverkat som granskare också för andra vetenskapsråd och stiftelser i Sverige och Norden.

Vid sidan om sitt arbete anlitas Werner som reseledare till katolska miljöer i Italien, till exempel Assisi och Rom.

Utmärkelser, ledamotskap och priser
 Ledamot av Vetenskapssocieteten i Lund (LVSL, 1997)
2002 – Kungliga Vitterhets Historie och Antikvitets Akademien: Uno Lindgrens pris för "framstående och uppmärksammad insats rörande katolsk missionshistoria i Sverige".

Bibliografi i urval
 1996 – Världsvid men främmande. Den katolska kyrkan i Sverige 1873–1929, Katolska bokförlaget
 1998 – Den frivilliga döden. Samhällets hantering av självmord i historiskt perspektiv, red. Birgitta Odén, Bodil E. B. Persson, Yvonne Maria Werner, Cura förlag
 2002 – Katolsk mission och kvinnlig motkultur: Sankt Josefsystrarna i Danmark och Sverige 1856–1936, Veritas förlag
 2004 – Nuns and Sisters in the Nordic Countries after the Reformation. A Female Counter-Culture in Modern Society, ed. Yvonne Maria Werner,  Studia Missionalia Svecana LXXXIX
 2004 – Döden som katharsis. Nordiska perspektiv på dödens kultur och mentalitetshistoria, red. Yvonne Maria Werner, Almqvist & Wiksell
 2005 – Kvinnligt klosterliv i Sverige och Norden: En motkultur i det moderna samhället, red. Yvonne Maria Werner, Catholica
 2005 – Nordisk katolicism Katolsk mission och konversion i Danmark i ett nordiskt perspektiv, Makadam förlag
 2008 – Kristen manlighet. Ideal och verklighet 1830–1940, red. Yvonne Maria Werner, Nordic Academic Press
 2011 – Christian masculinity. Men and religion in northern Europe in the 19th and 20th century, ed. Yvonne Maria Werner, Leuven University Press
 2013 – European Anti-Catholicism in a Comparative and Transnational Perspective, eds. Yvonne Maria Werner and Jonas Harvard, Brill
 2014 – Katolsk manlighet. Det antimoderna alternativet. Katolska missionärer och lekmän i Skandinavien, Makadam förlag
 2015 – "'Den katolska faran': Antikatolicismen och den svenska nationella identiteten i ett nordiskt perspektiv": Scandia 81:1
 2016 – "Katholische Männlichkeit in Skandinavien": Hg. Michaela Sohn-Kronthaler, Feminisierung oder (Re-)Maskulinisierung der Religion im 19. und 20. Jahrhundert?, Böhlau Verlag
 2016 – "Liturgie und Männlichkeit in der katholischen Mission in Skandinavien": Hg. F. Franziska Metzger & E. Pahud de Mortanges, Orte und Räume des Religiösen im 19.–21. Jahrhundert, Ferdinand Schöningh Verlag
 2017 – "Historiska perspektiv på den katolska kyrkan och demokratin. Signum: Katolsk orientering om kyrka, kultur, samhälle nr 4
2018 – "Concepts, Ideas and Practices of Masculinity in Catholicism and Protestantism around 1900. Some Reflections on Recent Research": Hg. D. Gerster, & M.  Krüggeler, God's Own Gender? Masculinities in World Religions,  Ergon Verlag.

Medieframträdanden i urval
 2017 – Sveriges första kardinal. Samtal mellan Anders Arborelius och Yvonne Maria Werner, Sveriges Radio den 28 juni 2017.

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