The Telinaruul have wronged us for the last time.
The Shedai Wanderer made her telepathic declaration of war to the thousands of her kin who surrounded her atop a basalt mountain on a world of fire. All around them, a sea of molten rock churned and belched superheated gases into the tenuous atmosphere of the newly formed planet. Overhead, a penumbral moon blazed with its own inner fires and dominated the black sky, its infernal glow blotting out the cold sparks of starlight around its edges.
They have stolen what is ours, as if they had any right to our legacy. She shared with her fellow members of the Serrataal her memories of the crystalline prison in which she had recently been snared. Now they arm themselves with the weapons of our old enemies, the Tkon. Waves of antipathy surged from the host gathered below her when they heard the name of their long-extinct foes. If they master this instrument of terror, none of us will be safe. Even now, the Telinaruul hold captive none other than the Progenitor himself.
Shock and dismay coursed through the shared mindspace of their ad hoc Colloquium. Ripples of disbelief shimmered back to the Wanderer, and the Warden's protesting response was steeped in shades of incredulity. The Progenitor was a myth! A piece of lore to explain our forgotten origins.
He exists, the Wanderer insisted, offering up her memory of fleeting contact with the creator of their race of interstellar dynasts . The first and greatest of our kind lies yoked to the weapon our enemies would turn against us. We must punish these impudent upstarts who would call themselves our peers.
Resistance surged upward from the Adjudicator. Do not be so quick to pit us against these new Telinaruul, he cautioned. They grew mighty while we slept. Have you already forgotten the culling of our numbers on Avainenoran? Or the losses inflicted upon us by the Apostate's treachery?
The Wanderer seethed. I have forgotten nothing. But even alone, I cut through their so-called fortress with ease. Our numbers are more than sufficient to lay waste all the worlds they control and make their peoples ours to command.
Her declaration was met with hues of doubt, most profoundly from the Avenger. He elevated his essence above the throng to address the Wanderer. Tell us, youngling: How would you have us face this new foe that dwells in deep space, light-years from the nearest Conduit? Should we permit them to capture us all and hope for a moment of providence such as the one that liberated you?
His question sparked a storm of panic. Fear washed over the Wanderer like a tide of poison and left her reeling and sickened. This was not the way of the Shedai, not the voice of the people she had known for hundreds of centuries. What had become of them? Had the Apostate been right to condemn them? Had the Shedai become moribund and degenerate? She refused to accept that. Marshaling her strength, she quelled the others' rising tide of anxiety with an overpowering exhortation: Silence! The chaotic clamor fell away, and she continued. We waged war against distant powers in ages past, and we will do so again. Our folly in the age before the Grim Awakening was that we contented ourselves with fighting through proxies. No more. I will see justice done upon the Telinaruul by my own touch. I will hear their wailing pleas for mercy, their desperate cries of surrender, and ignore them all as they perish in darkness and silence, in the cold void they should never have dared to cross.
Many of the Serrataal reflected the Wanderer's aura, signaling their support for the war she was committed to wage. Yet islands of defiance remained. Radiating skepticism of her rhetoric were the Herald and the Sage—persons of consequence, former members of the Maker's inner circle, the elite corps within the elder caste of named Shedai, the Enumerated Ones.
Exuding rich tones of disdain, the Sage asked, Why should we follow you to war? We pledged our loyalty to the Maker, not to you.
I, too, swore fealty to the Maker, but she is gone now, lost beyond the farthest Conduit. And the Telinaruul's error that set me free also made me stronger than I have ever been. Perhaps even stronger than you, Old One.
The Sage's essence darkened with resentment. I will not give my oath to a youngling—not even one so obviously powerful as you.
His rebuff enraged the Wanderer. Do you mean to lead us, then?
Seniority has always been our way, the Herald interjected. The Warden is the oldest of us who remain.
Taking the Herald's cue, the Wanderer aimed her fury at the Warden. And what say you? Will you sanction war for the sake of preserving order? Or counsel a galactic cycle of sleep while the Telinaruul turn our secrets against us and one another?
Anticipation swelled as the assembled minds focused themselves upon the Warden. Perhaps sensing the terrible gravity of the moment, he remained silent for a long moment while pondering his answer. If the decision is mine to make, he told the Wanderer, I would have your answer to the Avenger's question. How are we to strike at these new enemies? Do you propose we lure them into reach?
She mustered her confidence to lend her words the force of authority. No. We will take our fight to the Telinaruul and slay them where they think themselves safest and most secure. We will crush their puny starships and rend their vaunted starbase into scrap. Then we shall free the Progenitor and let him show us how to cleanse the galaxy of these vermin—starting with the ones who call themselves the Federation.
Massed on the black slope, the last of the Shedai hegemons waited for the Warden's pronouncement, for the declaration that would define the fate of their race, their legacy, and the galaxy at large. High above, the dark moon passed the midheaven in slow degrees; far below, a sea of magma and fire roiled beneath a Stygian sky. A distant eruption trembled the planet from its molten core to its obsidian crust. Then came the moment of decision.
The Warden was incandescent with pride.
Admiral Heihachiro Nogura stood alone, looking down through a pane of transparent aluminum that sloped outward, affording him an unobstructed view of a wide arc of Starbase 47's main docking bay. Dozens of meters directly beneath his vantage point, the Starfleet scout vessel Sagittarius was tethered at the airlock for Bay 2. Its pristine hull was a testament to the skills of its chief engineer and the starbase's repair personnel, who had expertly removed all trace of the many and varied horrors the fast little ship had endured in the past few years.
All so I can send it back out to get mauled again.
Sending the ship and its crew into danger didn't bother Nogura. If he'd had his way, the Archer-class starship would have been deployed weeks earlier. What made him livid was that, for reasons beyond his control, it was still here instead of on its way to one of the most vital missions it had ever been assigned, and that he had no other vessels suited to assume its role.
Distant footsteps echoed in the empty corridor and slowly drew closer. He glanced to his right, but the source of the footfalls was not yet visible, still somewhere beyond the long curve of the passageway that ringed the station's core, one level above the cathedral-like main concourse of the docking level. Nogura preferred to admire the ships under his command from this more isolated location, a service level free of the random pedestrian traffic and bustling activity of the main level's gangways. The service level was rarely visited by more than a handful of station personnel. Most of its interior sections were sealed off to serve as airspace above the cavernous repair bays that occupied more than a dozen decks inside the main core adjacent to the docking bay, which occupied the lower half of the station's massive saucer.
The footsteps were close now, snapping crisply on the gleaming duranium floor, which reeked of pine and ammonia, thanks to a recent pass by a crewman with a mop, a bucket, and punishment-detail work orders. Nogura's visitor cleared the bend in the corridor, and he noted with a sidelong glance that it was Lieutenant T'Prynn, the station's acting liaison to Starfleet Intelligence. The tall, athletically trim Vulcan woman wore a red minidress uniform and knee-high black boots, and her insignia bore the emblem for the security division. Her straight sable hair reached to the middle of her back and was cinched in a simple ponytail above her shoulders. She carried a data slate tucked close at her side, and walked with her chin up, her bearing proud.
Nogura turned his attention back to the Sagittarius until T'Prynn stepped up beside him. She waited until he acknowledged her arrival by making eye contact with her reflection in the transparent aluminum window, and then she said simply, Admiral.
The diminutive, square-jawed flag officer's voice was as deep as the sea and had a rasping growl like a power saw. What's the excuse this time?
His brusque query seemed to surprise T'Prynn, and for a brief moment she appeared to be formulating a response steeped in classic Vulcan dry sarcasm. Then she answered him plainly. The Romulans and the Klingons have both increased their patrols in the sectors surrounding Vanguard, and they appear to be coordinating their activities.
In other words, the same excuse as last time. He shook his head, frustrated by the prospect of another indefinite delay. We can't just sit and wait for the Klingons and the Romulans to let their guard down. That escaped Shedai could come back at any time—and if it brings friends, we'll be in real trouble.
T'Prynn relaxed her pose. I agree. If Eremar is the source of the Mirdonyae Artifacts, it's imperative we investigate it before anyone else finds it.
Exactly, Nogura said. "But it won't do us any good if the Klingons or the Romulans follow the Sagittarius to that pulsar. Best-case scenario, they'd swoop in and steal the artifacts out from under us. Worst-case scenario, they'd destroy the Sagittarius in the process. It's not enough to get Nassir and his ship there. We also need to bring them home with the prize."
She proffered the data slate to Nogura. I have a plan that may accomplish the first part of our mission objective.
He took the slate and skimmed its contents. Just the high points, if you please.
"An act of subterfuge. First, we disguise a small craft as a replica of the Sagittarius, one capable of high-warp speed. Then we launch it as a decoy on a heading away from Eremar."
Nogura scowled at the Vulcan. And where, exactly, will we find the spare duranium, fuel, and warp nacelles to make this drone?
We already have them. They're in Repair Bay One, awaiting assembly.
Getting the sense that he was being read into a plan already set in motion, he harrumphed and resumed perusing the slate's contents. Go on.
"We conceal the Sagittarius's deployment by hiding it inside the main cargo bay of a larger vessel, which will carry it to the Iremal Cluster, a stellar phenomenon known for scrambling short- and long-range sensors. Once the ship reaches the cluster, the Sagittarius deploys on a new course while its transport continues on its original heading. There is a high probability the Sagittarius will reach Eremar undetected if it can reach Iremal without incident."
Nogura exhaled slowly; it was not so much a sigh as a prolonged huff of irritation. I see several things wrong with your plan, Lieutenant.
T'Prynn cocked her head, and her face betrayed a hint of curiosity. Could you be more specific, Admiral?
For starters, whatever ship you dress up as your decoy will have a dozen Klingon and Romulan warships hunting it from the moment it leaves our patrol zone.
She pointed at the slate in his hand. I've accounted for that, sir. The decoy will, in fact, be an unmanned drone, equipped with sensor feedback systems to create the illusion of a living crew. As noted on page six of my proposal.
He paged forward in her briefing and saw that she was telling the truth. "Very well. Now maybe you can tell me how you plan to fit the Sagittarius inside another ship's cargo hold. Don't most ships usually leave here packed stem to stern?"
Under normal circumstances, yes. We would need to take the extraordinary measure of commandeering a civilian vessel of sufficient capacity to execute the ruse. As a result, whatever ship we select would be deprived of its cargo and civilian passengers.
Nogura regarded her with naked suspicion. "I presume the ship of 'sufficient capacity' you have in mind is the freighter Ephialtes?"
I trust you know Captain Alodae won't go along without a fight. He waited for T'Prynn to reply, but she said nothing. Despite all her claims of having rededicated herself to logic devoid of emotion during her long recovery from a mental breakdown, he suspected that on some level she was enjoying this at his expense. All we need is for him to go crying to the JAG Office.
She lowered her chin, lending her mien a conspiratorial air. I don't claim to be a legal expert, but I sincerely doubt Captain Alodae would prevail in such a dispute.
I strive to be prepared, sir.
Unable to shake off his skepticism, he pored over a few more paragraphs of T'Prynn's mission plan. "Let's say we proceed with this scheme of yours, whether Captain Alodae likes it or not. Sending one of our ships out of here as luggage on a superfreighter, straight into a sensor blind spot that has 'ambush' written all over it, might be just as dangerous as letting the Sagittarius leave here undisguised. And even if this absurd ruse works, I don't see anything in your plan for how to bring our people home safely from Eremar."
A grudging half nod. I admit, I'm still working to resolve a few details.
His thick, graying brows knit together as he glowered up at the statuesque Vulcan. This is one of the most reckless, dangerous mission plans I've ever seen, in all my years in Starfleet.
She met his hard, scathing gaze with one eyebrow arched in elegant mockery. Is that a 'yes,' Admiral?
He handed back the data slate. Make it happen.
There were few luxuries that were as sorely underappreciated as that of a good meal, in the opinion of Captain Kutal. He sat alone at the officers' table in the mess hall of the I.K.S. Zin'za, savoring a mouthful of succulent gagh. The tiny worms were young and fresh, having just been stocked into the ship's larder a few days earlier, during a brief port call at Tythor, just over the border inside the Empire. He always made a point of enjoying such delicacies while they lasted. Before long, the gagh would grow large and tough, until not even the hardiest Klingon warrior could chew them, and then they would be useless, just more raw mass consigned to the ship's waste-processing system.
We must take our pleasures where we can, he reminded himself as he downed a long draught from his stein of warnog, a potent alcohol with a bracing kick and a sharp aftertaste.
A knot of enlisted crewmen sat on the other side of the compartment, hunched over their trays slopped with second-rate blood pies, saying little but filling the air with wet smacks of mastication. Kutal could tell they were behaving self-consciously because he was there, refraining from whatever conversation would normally fill the spaces in their midday meal. The reason for their discomfort was of no interest to Kutal. He simply enjoyed the silence.
He plucked a generous pinch of gagh from his dull gray bowl and stuffed the wriggling delicacy into his sharp-toothed maw. Biting down, he was rewarded with their frantic dying squirms and a delectable squirt of warm blood rich with salt and minerals. The delight it brought him verged on the religious, and he shut his eyes to drink in the moment free of distraction. Then he heard the heavy footfalls of his first officer, BelHoQ, and Kutal knew even before the man spoke that his perfect lunch was about to be ruined.
We have new orders from the High Command, Captain.
The captain shot a murderous look over his shoulder at his black-bearded, wild-maned brute of a first officer. "I'm eating, damn you!"
BelHoQ stepped around the table and sat across from Kutal. "Priority orders."
Kutal shoved aside his tray. "If you knew good gagh from kesh, you'd have waited for me to come to the bridge. He reached out and demanded with twitching fingers, Give it to me. The second-in-command reached under a fold in his tunic and pulled out a data tablet, then shoved it into Kutal's waiting hand. Just as the captain had expected, it contained nothing but bad news. When did this come in?"
It could have waited. He stood, tossed the tablet back to BelHoQ, then abandoned his tray and strode toward the door. BelHoQ followed him out to the corridor and forward, toward the bridge. The two warriors walked side by side through the dim, musky passageways of the Zin'za, whose deck plates thrummed with the steady pulse of its warp engines.
BelHoQ grumbled, "Fek'lhr take those petaQpu' at the High Command. I'd rather be whipped naked against the gate of Gre'thor than trust a Romulan to watch my back."
Not that we have much choice, now, do we? They sidestepped past a pair of mechanics effecting repairs at an open bulkhead, then Kutal continued. I get the feeling someone very high up is in league with the Romulans, and not just for the sake of spiting the Federation.
A low grunt presaged BelHoQ's reply. I think the Romulans traded their cloaking secrets for safe passage through the Empire so they could gather intelligence for an invasion.
Maybe. But if so, that's a long way off. Right now, I think their agenda leans more toward corruption than conquest. The port hatch to the bridge slid open ahead of them. Kutal marched to his command chair and shouldered aside Lieutenant Krom, the ship's second officer, along the way. Krom, report!
Krom had almost regained his footing when BelHoQ shoved past him and left the shorter soldier off balance and half-sitting on a deactivated gunner's console. Straightening, the young lieutenant tried to act as if neither slight had just happened. We're continuing on course for the Gonmog Sector, Captain. Standing by to execute course change based on our new orders.
Kutal turned a sour scowl on BelHoQ, silently reproaching him for failing to keep word of the ship's new mission profile from being prematurely leaked to the rank and file. "Helm, set course for our rendezvous with the Romulan cruiser Kenestra, in the Hujok system."
Qlar, the helm officer, keyed commands into his console. Plotted and ready.
Engage. Kutal swiveled his elevated chair toward the weapons officer. Tonar! Make sure you read the report on Romulan tactical protocols. We've been ordered to conduct joint operations with our new allies, harassing Federation shipping, until further notice. A curt nod signaled Tonar's understanding, and he set himself to his task without speaking—a habit Kutal wished more of his crew would emulate. Turning forward, Kutal punched his left palm a few times while he pondered the shifting currents of power coursing through the Empire. Then he glanced left, toward BelHoQ, who stood, waiting on the captain's next words. No good will come of speaking our minds to the High Command. They won't hear ill words spoken against the providers of the great and mighty cloaking device.
A cowardly invention, BelHoQ sneered.
Waving away the criticism, Kutal replied, A weapon is neither cowardly nor brave. What matters is how it's used. And I think the Romulans are using it to seduce our leaders—the generals inside the High Command, the heads of the Great Houses, and who knows who else. The point is, we need to choose our friends very carefully.
With all respect, BelHoQ protested, we know who our friends are.
Do we? Just because we've trusted someone in the past doesn't mean we should trust them now. Do some digging. See what secrets our good friends on Qo'noS have buried, and make sure they really are still our friends before we start making new enemies.
A low growl of frustration rumbled deep inside BelHoQ's barrel chest. "Why must we waste time while novpu' move freely through our space? Why not take action now?"
Because we're not preparing for a duel, we're preparing for a war. Which means our first action must be to prepare the battlefield. Remember the lessons of Kahless: the victorious warrior wins first and then goes to war, while the defeated warrior goes to war and only then seeks to win. He met the first officer's sullen gaze with a stare that brooked no dissent. I will fight this war when I'm ready to win it, my friend—and not a moment sooner.
The rank perfume of coitus assaulted Duras's sensitive nose as he traversed the brothel hallway, passing one curtained partition after another on his way to a clandestine rendezvous.
It struck him as particularly ironic that, of all the possible locations for a meeting in the First City, his contact should choose this one. Normally, as a scion of a Great House, Duras would never come within a hundred qelIqams of such an establishment; if he desired companionship, it would be his for the asking, in the privacy of his own home. Only offworlders and those without honor frequented these places.
As he noted the way in which everyone he passed made a point of avoiding eye contact with him or one another, however, he realized there was a certain perverse logic to this plan. The single most important element of the social contract in a brothel was discretion, making it the one place where people actively avoided remembering, or being remembered by, those around them. It was the most anonymous place in the capital, making it a far more discreet meeting place than his office within the Great Hall, or his estate, which was always under surveillance by operatives employed by his rivals.
He reached the end of the hallway and stopped in front of the drawn curtain on his right. Assured by a furtive glance back the way he'd come that he hadn't been followed, he knocked lightly on the door frame and whispered, The hunter stands ready.
From within the alcove, a hand jerked the curtain aside. Valina, a striking young Romulan woman of unusual height and beauty, was clad in a sheer negligee that left precious little to Duras's imagination. She flashed a salacious smile. The prey awaits. With her free hand she pulled Duras to her and met him in a ferocious kiss. Despite her lean physique, her strength never failed to impress him, and though her species resembled the stoic Vulcans, their hearts burned with passions worthy of Klingons. Pulling free of the kiss, she bit Duras's lip, a playful nip just hard enough to break the skin and draw blood.
Duras pushed her aside. Business first. He turned and pulled the curtain shut behind him. As he stepped farther inside the small room, she stood with her back to the wall, twirling a lock of her long, wavy black hair around one finger and following him with her customary come-hither leer. He wondered if her brazenly sexual demeanor was all an act for his benefit. The first time he met her, she had seemed arch and aloof, just as one would expect of an attaché of the Romulan ambassador to the Klingon Empire. Or had that icy façade been the act, the mask she wore to conceal a lustful inner life? The only way to know for certain would be to untangle Valina's intricate web of lies, a task that Duras suspected could take most men years, and an abundance of time was a luxury he did not have. You know what I need.
Her leer transformed into a steely glare. "And you know what I want, Duras."
I have it. He reached into an inner pocket of his jacket and took out a data card. On it was a smattering of raw intelligence gathered by the Klingon Defense Forces about the beings known as the Shedai, and the technology their extinct civilization had left strewn throughout the Gonmog Sector. Valina reached for the card, then frowned as Duras pulled it away, teasing her. This is top-secret information, Valina. I need something of equal value in return.
She narrowed her eyes and lifted her chin, and in the span of a breath she reverted to being the cold-eyed predator he had met months earlier, when the High Council had welcomed the Romulan ambassador and his retinue to Qo'noS. What do you want?
I need to ensure my House's rise within the Empire.
Hostility shone in her dark eyes, betraying her waning patience. Be specific.
He stepped past her to the bed and ran his finger along the hard, smooth slab, which was surprisingly clean, considering its surroundings. If an accident were to befall Chancellor Sturka, it could pave the way for my family's advancement inside the High Council.
Valina crossed her arms. An accident? Or an assassination?
Let's not quibble over semantics.
His glib deflection of her query was met by a hard stare. The Tal Shiar won't do your dirty work for you. If you want Sturka dead, have the spine to do it yourself.
Duras noted the undercurrent of pride in Valina's voice as she'd said Tal Shiar, and he made two immediate mental connections. First, he inferred from the context that it was likely a proper name for the Romulan Star Empire's military intelligence apparatus, or at least a part of it; second, he surmised that Valina was likely an undercover operative for the organization.
Both useful things to know.
He expunged all aggression from his voice. "In that case, what can you do for me?"
I can give you what you really came for. She flashed an arrogant smirk. Did you actually think you were being crafty? By asking for something you knew I'd refuse, just to make the thing you really wanted seem reasonable by comparison? If you plan on making a career of lies and deception, you need to work on your conversational tactics. She reached over to a stack of rough towels in the corner by the bed, plucked out the one second from the bottom, and unfolded it to reveal a concealed data card. It contains all the technical information your House will need to figure out why your attempts to convert our cloaking devices to your ships haven't been working—and how to fix it. With control over this vital tactical asset, the House of Duras can rise in stature through its public actions, and earn the thanks and praise of the Empire.
Duras reached for the card on the towel, but Valina pulled it back and tsk-tsked at him. You first, my love.
He held up his card of stolen data in two fingers. Both at the same time. He waited for her to mimic his pose. On three. One. Two. Three. Their hands struck like serpents, each of them seizing their prize before the other decided to renege on the deal. Then they stood, facing each other, and smiled. Well, Duras said, now that that's over. . . .
They flung the cards aside, and then Valina tackled him to the floor, where Duras found what he had really come for in the first place.
Master Chief Petty Officer Mike Ilucci leaned forward—his hands on his knees, sweat running in steady streams from beneath his uncombed black hair, nausea twisting in his gut—and groaned.
Even though Ilucci had been careful to moderate his drinking in recent weeks, since technically the Sagittarius crew was not on leave but rather awaiting an opportunity to ship out, he had not been so careful in his choice of cuisines, and his epicurean tendencies seemed to have finally caught up with him. He couldn't say whether the culprit responsible for his current gastrointestinal distress was the highly acidic Pacifican ceviche on which he'd gorged himself the night before, the overly spicy eggs Benedict with chipotle hollandaise sauce over Tabasco-marinated skirt steak he'd enjoyed for breakfast, or the huge portion of obscenely rich linguine carbonara he'd devoured for lunch that afternoon. Or perhaps some combination of the three.
It didn't matter, he decided. Hot swirling pain moved through his gut, and it hurt so badly that he imagined he must have swallowed a plasma drill set on overdrive. All he wanted at that moment was a few minutes of peace to let the agony subside.
A moving shadow intruded upon his view of the deck, and then he saw the feet that trailed behind it. From above his bowed head, he heard the familiar voice of enlisted engineer Crewman Torvin. You all right, Master Chief?
Grotesque discomfort put an edge on Ilucci's reply. "Do I look all right, Tor?"
The young Tiburonian sounded nervous and concerned. Anything I can do to help?
Torvin shuffled his feet, apparently at a loss for a reply. Um . . .
What do you need, Tor?
The lean, boyish engineer doubled over so he could look Ilucci in the eye. His voice cracked as if he were suffering a relapse of puberty. Before I kill you, can I get you to sign off on the repulsor grid?
A tired moan and a grudging nod. Help me up.
With one hand pushing against Ilucci's shoulder and the other hovering behind the husky chief engineer's back, Torvin guided Ilucci back to an upright stance. The chief cleared his throat and lumbered across the main cargo hold of the civilian superfreighter S.S. Ephialtes, with Torvin a few steps ahead of him. Above and around them, teams of engineers and starship repair crews from Vanguard worked under the direction of Ilucci's engineers, installing a host of new systems inside the freighter's recently emptied, titanic main cargo hold. Several decks had been torn out, along with most of the ship's cargo-handling machinery, such as cranes and hoists. The result was a vast, oblong cavity that accounted for the center third of the ship's interior volume.


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Financial Profile
Amadeo leads the financial, budgeting, investment, administrative, systems and technology, and human resource functions of the corporation. Prior to joining MDRC, Amadeo was Assistant Secretary General/Chief Operations Officer for the International Planned Parenthood Federation in London, where he was responsible for the day-to-day operations. He managed five department directors and consultants and led interdisciplinary teams in strategic planning and management interventions. He also developed commercial ventures with affiliates and Fortune 500 companies in segmented and competitive markets; created and supervised internal audit function to monitor value for money in use of resources; and negotiated agreements with governments in developing and developed countries. Amadeo also worked as Deputy Regional Director in the Migration Division of the Government of Puerto Rico's Department of Labor. Amadeo earned a B.A. from Columbia College, Columbia University, and an M.P.A. from the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University.
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Q: if statement not working in codeigniter Im building a log in for my website I have this if statement:
$application = 'home';
    $this->user_model->loggedin() == TRUE || redirect($application);

    $rules = $this->user_model->_rules;
    $this->form_validation->set_rules($rules);
    if ($this->form_validation->run() !== FALSE) {
          if ($this->user_model->login() !== FALSE) {
            redirect('home');
            echo 'success';
        }  else {
           echo 'fail';
        }

    }

For some reason it dose not run the else when I present with the condition == FALSE which would be entering wrong email and password. either way i get the message success am I missing something here ?
here is the function login in user_model if it helps, cant figure this one out any help will be appreciated.
public function login() {
    $user = $this->get_by(array(
        'email_address' => $this->input->post('email_address'),
        'password' => $this->hash($this->input->post('password'))
            ), TRUE);

    if (count($user)) {
        // log in user
        $data = array(
            'first_name' => $user->first_name,
            'last_name' => $user->last_name,
            'email_address' => $user->email_address,
            'id' => $user->id,
            'loggedin' => TRUE,
        );
      $this->session->set_userdata($data);
    }

}

A: You're not returning anything from your login() function. You either intended to return a TRUE or FALSE value depending on whether the login attempt succeeded (most likely), or you want to test against the session user data.

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October Reprise
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we'll rebroadcast a show from our run at The Fitzgerald Theater last October. John Lithgow revisits a few of his lesser-known roles in The Lives of the Cowboys, acoustic duo Storyhill perform "Blazing," and Nashville virtuoso Steve Wariner sings "Chet's Guitar." Plus, Peter Ostroushko and Butch Thompson sit in with the Shoe Band, and the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott and our dear friend Mr. Tom Keith. In Lake Wobegon, Dorothy urges Chatterbox Cafe customers to try pumpkin bread pudding.
We Raise Our Song Anew
This week, it's a live broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor from the Elliott Hall of Music at Purdue University. With special guests, tough-as-nails stringband Old Crow Medicine Show, and the University's ambassadors of song, the Purdue Varsity Glee Club. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and sound effects man Mr. Fred Newman, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
Let It Be Us
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, we'll wrap up our fall run at The Fitzgerald Theater with the 2012 Prairie Home Duet Singing Contest. Six duos will compete for your vote (including response from our live audience in the venue and on the internet), the grand prize, and the coveted Silver Water Tower trophy. (If your local public radio station delays our live broadcast, you'll need to listen to our live webstream and vote right here at prairiehome.org to participate.) Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors, Sue Scott, Tim Russell, and Steve Kramer, Dan Newton sits in on accordion with The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
Tristesse Suspendue
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, it's a live broadcast performance from The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota. With special guests, French-pop girl group Chic Gamine, blues songstress Hilary Thavis, and vocalist Holly Jones. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and sound effects man Steve Kramer, Dean Magraw sits in with The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
Five O'Clock Jump
Coming to you this week live from The Fitzgerald Theater in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, it's A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. With special guests, legendary Swedish jazz orchestra Kustbandet, three-girl choir Mountain Man, fiddle champion Catie Jo Pidel, and singer Molly Dean. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and Steve Kramer, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
All the Time in the World
Coming to you this week from The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, it's a live broadcast performance of A Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor. With special guests, Oklahoma singer and songwriter John Fullbright, the entrancing Minnesota Opera Chorus, and vocalist Holly Jones. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, sound effects man Steve Kramer, and Lindsay Marcy, guitarist Dean Magraw sits in with The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
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This week on A Prairie Home Companion, it's a live broadcast performance from The Fitzgerald Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota. With special guests, mixologists of soul, folk and jazz, Lake Street Dive, blues bombshell Hilary Thavis, and vocalist Molly Dean. Also with us, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, sound effects man Steve Kramer, and Lindsay Marcy, Butch Thompson sitting in with The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
The Get-Go
Coming to you this week from The Fitzgerald Theater in downtown Saint Paul, Minnesota, it's the season opener of A Prairie Home Companionwith Garrison Keillor, followed by the annual Meatloaf Supper and Street Dance. With special guests, masters of the honky tonk arts, The Derailers, public radio heavyweight Ira Glass, singing sisters of soul-drenched gospel, Jearlyn and Jevetta Steele, and vocalist Holly Jones. Plus, the Royal Academy of Radio Actors; Tim Russell, Sue Scott, and sound effects man Steve Kramer, The Guy's All-Star Shoe Band with the Shoe Band Horns; Michael B. Nelson, Kenni Holmen, and Steve Strand, and the latest News from Lake Wobegon.
The Lord's Work
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, one last compilation show before the start of the new season. A choir show with the University of Minnesota Concert Choir, and not one but three male choirs: Cantus, Chanticleer and the Fostbraedur Male Choir from Iceland. Bill Holm recites his Choir story, Philip Brunelle appears in an episode of Guy Noir, tenor Raul Melo sings "Nessun Dorma" with VocalEssence and the St. Olaf Choir has the "Choral Blues." In Lake Wobegon, the choir celebrates Mozart's birthday.
This week on A Prairie Home Companion, a mix of shows from Durango, Greeley, Loveland and Colorado Springs, Colorado with Robin and Linda Williams singing "Cool Water," an episode of The Lives of the Cowboys in which Dusty and Lefty are mistaken for yuppies, The Durango Children's Chorale with an ode to the women of Durango, and The Hot Club of Cowtown. Plus, The Haunted Windchimes sing "The Ballad of Human Progress" and in Lake Wobegon, Bruno (a.k.a. The Fishing Dog) tears through Irene Bunsen's tomato patch with devastating results.


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The story of Noah has gripped our imaginations for hundreds of years. Hollywood continues to make movies about it and children's books are filled with drawings of animals floating in an ark on high waters. While there is compelling evidence that the ark did exist, the most important testimony to the reality of the Flood comes from Jesus who spoke of it as a real historic event and warned of a similar cataclysm in the last days. David has always been intrigued by the story of the biblical Flood during Noah's time as an analogy for the end of days. Having grown up on the Outer Banks of North Carolina, he is very familiar with hurricane winds and rains that wreak havoc on the land. "The Flood is the clearest model Jesus gave us for understanding the period just before His return," says David. A big reason why the Flood analogy became so fascinating for him was David's reluctance to blame every hurricane and earthquake on a people or nation's particular sin. "I was always troubled by not only the question of Where was God in the Holocaust? but also, Why did He not judge Germany afterwards?" says David. "In the days of Noah, God let go of man's conscience in order to allow sin to ripen to His just judgment, all the while storing up His wrath for our worsening rebelling against Him." David believes the same thing is happening today.
Jesus warned that the days before His return would descend into depravity, just as what took place in Noah's time. In Matthew 24:36-39, Jesus is clear on the end of days: But as the days of Noah were, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. For as in the days before the flood, they were eating and drinking, marrying and giving in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and did not know until the flood came and took them all away, so also will the coming of the Son of Man be. Many Christians sense we are living in similar times. The world is upbeat about the future despite the serious global threats and our steady moral decay. People no longer believe there are moral absolutes. "Many believe it is as if evil is mysteriously allowed to prosper, and something irreversible is taking place," says David. "I share this sense, too, but am no longer frustrated by it because I have come to realize God may actually be in it." He reminds us that God sometimes can be so upset with mankind's rebellion that He allows people to destroy themselves. "God is indeed loving and kind, but He is also holy and cannot abide sin," says David. "His redemptive plan is progressively revealed in Scripture and culminates in the gospel message." David also reminds us that when a people absolutely refuses to repent, He frees us up so that the rebellion bound in our hearts can run its course. "When He finally does show up, we are without excuse and always get what we deserve."
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Much of humanity wants to be free of any godly standards and has turned to moral relativism. "Many have lost the fear of God and mock those who still believe in Him," says David. "We are arriving at the same place as the pre-Flood world, although by a slightly different path." Though research shows many are wavering in their Christian faith, David encourages all believers to stick to their convictions. "There is a glorious future awaiting those who stay faithful to God," he reminds us. "Just as God preserved a righteous remnant in the days of Noah to make a new start, He will do the same with us today to prepare us for eternity!"
David says there is one element for the Flood paradigm to be complete. The ark was a clear, visible warning to repent or perish. He is convinced that the building up of Zion, the modern-day restoration of Israel, is the clearest sign to all the world that we are about to be judged. "We need to continue to be salt and light," says David. "My final prayer is that we would all heed the sure warning…that the floodgates of God's wrath are soon to open!"
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Die Dartmouth and Torbay Railway war eine britische Eisenbahngesellschaft in Devon in England.

Die Gesellschaft erhielt am 27. Juli 1857 die Konzession zum Bau einer breitspurigen (2140 mm) Bahnstrecke vom Streckenende der South Devon Railway (SDR) in Torre über Torbay nach Kingswear, einem Ort auf der Dartmouth gegenüberliegenden Seite des River Dart. Die Strecke wurde am 2. August 1859 bis Paignton, am 14. März 1861 bis Brixham Road (später Churston) und am 16. August 1864 bis Kingswear eröffnet. Die SDR betrieb die Strecke und pachtete sie ab dem 1. Januar 1866. Kurze Zeit später wurde sie von ihr komplett übernommen. 1892 erfolgt die Umstellung auf Normalspur.

Auf dem Abschnitt zwischen Paignton und Dartmouth wird seit Herbst 1972 ein Museumsbahnbetrieb der Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway durchgeführt.

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Brooklyn-based indie-pop group The Lay Awakes, who are releasing their debut album, Home Away From Home, on May 4 have a unique Canadian sports connection.
The husband-wife duo are made up of national wheelchair basketball team player Patrick Anderson, a native of Edmonton who grew up in Fergus, Ont., and American-born, Winnipeg-raised university volleyball player Anna Paddock.
Paddock's father, John Paddock, who played hockey for three NHL teams and coached the Winnipeg Jets, Ottawa Senators, and Philadelphia Flyers, is currently the GM-head coach of the WHL's Regina Pats.
"I've been successful in my sport but I've been a niche athlete for my whole life and I'm sort of comfortable that way," said Anderson, who was struck by a drunk driver in 1989 at the age of nine and lost both of his legs below the knee.
We caught up with the couple on the phone from Brooklyn — Anna went to NYU grad school for Musical Composition — before their first ever Toronto show on May 1 at the Horseshoe Tavern.
Q. Was this mutual musical career always a given?
Q. Is touring an easy or difficult proposition?
Patrick: Easy would probably not be the way we would describe it. We're looking at RV's wondering if that might be a solution going forward. It's been a little challenging. We toured with one child and now we have two (Stanley, 2, and Rooney, 7). I think there's a creative way to do it where we can get the whole family on the road.
Q. Does the discipline of sports translate to the discipline of music?
Anna: Just sheer practising hours and making more tangible goals like I would in sports — if you were going to work out this many times and this many hours — do that with music. I would write this many songs and practise for this many hours and I was pretty regimented at least for periods of my life. Now we have kids so everything's a little wacky.
Q. Anna, was discipline stressed at home growing up given who your dad was?
Anna: It really was stubborn, driven personalities all living in the same house. It wasn't like we had a real overly structured home or were told a lot of things but I have three sisters … and home life was a very athletic home for sure. I was sort of maybe the odd one out being more involved in the arts but that wasn't a problem.
Patrick: My best friend (Ryan Adams) was her assistant volleyball coach at Trinity Western (University in B.C.). We knew each other but we re-met at a wedding and she was there playing piano in the ceremony and I was singing a song in the ceremony and I had a band at the party afterwards at the reception.
Q. Patrick, how much longer will you play for Canada's national wheelchair basketball team?
Patrick: I'm committed to playing through 2020 (at the Paralympics). So in Tokyo, I'll be 41. As long we qualify and I stay healthy and everything, that's the plan.


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Carbon2Chem®: First project phase successfully completed and notice of funding received from federal government for second phase
First project phase at thyssenkrupp's Duisburg steel mill demonstrates technical feasibility and confirms commercial viability
Second phase will focus on extension to other industries and making the technology market-ready
Minister Karliczek hands over notice of 75 million euros funding for second phase
The Carbon2Chem® project initiated by thyssenkrupp is moving into its next phase. Involving 16 further partners the project, which is funded by the German Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), has over the past four years gathered fundamental insights into the conversion of steel mill process gases into chemical products. The next step is to extend the solution to other industries, demonstrate its long-term stability and make it ready for the market. To this end, Federal Minister Anja Karliczek handed over notice of 75 million euros further funding for the period up to 2024.
Decisive phase completed
The BMBF provided more than 60 million euros in funding for the first phase of the project in 2016. Since then, important milestones have been reached: shortly after the pilot plant in Duisburg started operation in March 2018, ammonia, methanol and higher alcohols were successfully produced from steel mill process gases for the first time. In addition to the CO2 from these gases, Carbon2Chem® also uses hydrogen. To pave the way for climate-neutral production, a two megawatt alkaline water electrolyzer from thyssenkrupp Uhde Chlorine Engineers was operated in the pilot plant. It was shown that the water electrolyzer could be operated with highly volatile renewable energy without suffering damage. The implementation of chemical synthesis using commercially available catalysts and gas cleaning using commercially available process stages by thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions is proof of the high technology readiness level (TRL) of the project. In addition, commercial viability as well as the positive ecological effect were confirmed by all project partners.
Next phase: Extension to other industries and market readiness
In the now launched second phase of the project, the aim is to demonstrate long-term stability in the complex interactions between steel production and chemical synthesis, and show that the Carbon2Chem® technology can be upscaled quickly in a cross-industry network. In addition, the focus will be on transferability to other industries besides steel production. To this end, additional sectors are to be included in the project as major CO2 sources – for example cement and lime producers and waste incineration plants. Finally, the second phase of the project will serve to bring the project to market readiness.
The 75 million euros funding from the Federal Ministry of Education and Research paves the way for this next important step.
Anja Karliczek, Federal Minister of Education and Research: "Climate change is one of the greatest challenges facing humanity. We must reduce CO2 emissions as quickly and effectively as possible. By 2050 we want to make Europe the first climate-neutral continent in the world. The Carbon2Chem project is a showcase example of how we can successfully meet this challenge with clever ideas and innovative research. The innovations from Carbon2Chem not only protect the climate – they also strengthen our long-term competitiveness and secure high-quality jobs in industry."
Dr. Klaus Keysberg, Chief Financial Officer of thyssenkrupp AG: "We would like to thank the Federal Ministry for its faith and support for our climate technologies. Carbon2Chem® can help CO2-intensive industries in particular on the road to climate neutrality – this applies not just to steel but also, for example, to cement or lime production. We are already seeing worldwide interest in this technology. With this continued funding, the joint project can now be developed to market readiness. In just a few years we want to use Carbon2Chem® on an industrial scale."
Carbon2Chem® an integral part of thyssenkrupp's decarbonization strategy
Carbon2Chem® is already an integral part of thyssenkrupp Steel's strategy for climate-neutral steel production. As well as avoiding CO2 emissions through the use of hydrogen in steel production, the company is banking on the technology to utilize and avoid residual emissions. Carbon2Chem® is expected to help reduce CO2 emissions at thyssenkrupp's steel mill by 30 percent by 2030 on the path to complete climate neutrality by 2050.
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Donald Trump visits New Hampshire as he eyes presidential run
Trump will visit the Granite State again in April
Donald Trump visits republicans in New Hampshire
Donald Trump arrived in New Hampshire Thursday as he again considers a presidential run.Click to watch News 9's report.Trump began his day at WMUR for a taping of the "Conversation with the Candidate" series, which airs March 27, and for CloseUP, which airs Sunday.The real estate mogul and reality TV star also spoke at a reception in Amherst."We did a lot of interviews, we did a few speeches and we were met with such big crowds and enthusiasm," Trump said.The visit comes one day after Trump announced plans to form a presidential exploratory committee, allowing him to raise money and hire staff as he weighs a White House bid. Trump says he's already hired political aides in the key early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.Trump touched on immigration and Social Security. More than 300 people attended the reception at the home of Rep. Stephen Stepanek."We are very excited because we think the Republican bench is so strong and so deep this cycle," he said. "Probably the best bench since Ronald Reagan."Political analyst Dean Spiliotes said Trump brings something different to the table."Blunt-spoken individual, doesn't always use a filter," Spiliotes said. "He needs to show that he can be a disciplined candidate because a lot of times he gets himself into trouble, which I think for people the unpredictability is exciting about him as a candidate."A candidate that Spiliotes said will have to prove to the public that he's serious about running this time.Trump has repeatedly flirted with a presidential run, but appears more serious this time. He recently said he would not renew his contract for his reality show, "The Apprentice."He will be back in the Granite State in April.
Donald Trump arrived in New Hampshire Thursday as he again considers a presidential run.
Click to watch News 9's report.
Raw video: Donald Trump speaks at Amherst reception
Trump began his day at WMUR for a taping of the "Conversation with the Candidate" series, which airs March 27, and for CloseUP, which airs Sunday.
The real estate mogul and reality TV star also spoke at a reception in Amherst.
"We did a lot of interviews, we did a few speeches and we were met with such big crowds and enthusiasm," Trump said.
The visit comes one day after Trump announced plans to form a presidential exploratory committee, allowing him to raise money and hire staff as he weighs a White House bid. Trump says he's already hired political aides in the key early voting states of Iowa, New Hampshire and South Carolina.
Trump touched on immigration and Social Security. More than 300 people attended the reception at the home of Rep. Stephen Stepanek.
"We are very excited because we think the Republican bench is so strong and so deep this cycle," he said. "Probably the best bench since Ronald Reagan."
Political analyst Dean Spiliotes said Trump brings something different to the table.
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Trump has repeatedly flirted with a presidential run, but appears more serious this time. He recently said he would not renew his contract for his reality show, "The Apprentice."
He will be back in the Granite State in April.


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Discussion of whether owners had been given sufficient explanation of loan terms, specifically around delinquencies, defaults, and communication of risk to owner, concern being loan going into default due to the strict requirements on the loan and homeowners not being aware of the repercussions of going into default. Earlier communications to owners about the harsh consequences were cited but board agreed that reiterating to owners would be in spirit of improved communication and transparency.
Discussion of whether there is a clear process of suing delinquencies. Marium had been emailed but did not provided a meaningful response, though she did confirm name of collections attorney. Discussion that we need to make the delinquency process clear to owners and have a report from Phillips at each meeting to see who is delinquent.
Sarah will send a draft of communication to the owners reiterating harsh penalties and delinquency process, and we will send it to the homeowners once all board members have reviewed and approved it.
Jeremy motioned that we sign the loan agreement, Allison seconded. All in favor and the motion passed.
Discussion of owner's request to have hardwood flooring approved. When Apparent Impact Insulation Class (AIIC) tested, the flooring failed the Grade 3, lowest construction standards. The Association bylaws do not outline a specific minimum AIIC rating, and the flooring was installed and paid for under the assumption that it would be in compliance as it was installed by the current building manager at the time.
Sarah motioned that we reject the owner's request for approval on her new flooring but note that the Board would not immediately fine the owner nor require that she replace the flooring. Instead, the Board will prepare a statement that the flooring is not in Association compliance and that fshe, or future owners, are subject to providing remedy if complaints about noise from neighbors are received. The document will be included along with any disclosures the property management company provides.. Jeremy seconded. All in favor and the motion passed.
The board discussed the building manager position and what type — onsite v. offsite, temporary v. fulltime — the association would like to employ.Not all board members have had enough preparation time to have a full conversation at this time. All board members to prepare prior to the next board meeting so that the topic can be discussed at this time.
Allison motioned to ratify the motion to change the property manager to the new representative designated by Phillips. Jeremy seconded and all were in favor. The motion passed.
Alin will not be able to prepare the financial report in time for the September meeting because he is awaiting clarification and correction from the Phillips financial team. Instead, he will provide the aging report for the other board members to review in his absence.


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Cohort 5 (2021)
Mentors and Advisors
Meet current and past Mellon Arts fellows from Hunter College and learn how the program influenced their education, their career and their lives.
Meet these Mellon Arts fellows and learn about their passions and interests.
Meet the 2021 Fellows
Divine Jones (C5) is currently an intern at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in the Curatorial Department, helping to prepare their upcoming retrospective on Alex Katz.
Kimberlee Innis (C5) was the External Relations intern at the Bloomingdale School of Music, where she is now hired as a part-time staff member. Additionally, Kimberlee has been hired as the Hunter College Office of the Arts assistant for 2021.
Rebecca Miralrio (C5) completed a Spring Internship at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum during her first semester in the Mellon Arts Fellowship and had her final project for the internship published in Summer 2021 on the Bloomberg App. Additionally, Rebecca was a BRIC Arts Curatorial Intern during summer 2021. Currently, Rebecca is an Interpretation and Research Intern at the Whitney Museum in their Education Department.
Gillian Ochoa (C4) was hired for a full-time position at Artnet as a Client Services Specialist.
Jessica Diao (C4) was hired to continue working at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the External Affairs Department following her Spring 2021 internship there.
Ariane Terrell (C4) had her internship contract extended for an additional month to continue completing projects at Rattlestick Playwrights Theater.
Macy Rajacich (C4) had her internship contract extended into the summer to continue working at the Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum.
Chelsea Arenas (Cohort 3) completed a Spring Internship at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum and will have her final project for the internship published in Summer 2021 on the Bloomberg App. Chelsea is currently an intern at Christie's in their Modern/Impressionist, American Painting, Latin American, Prints and Multiples department, working primarily with American Paintings for their upcoming sales.
Yanitza Lee (Cohort 3) began Graduate School at NYU in Fall 2020, studying Music Therapy. She continues to also work part-time as an administrator at the Bloomingdale School of Music.
Elda Monterroso (Cohort 3) following her internship, was on staff at Atlantic Theater Company as the Interim Grants Coordinator. Currently, Elda is the Grant Writer and Coordinator at Sundance Institute.
Ana Paredes (Cohort 2) worked as the interim school marketing manager at Atlantic Theater Company following her Mellon internship. Additionally, Ana was offered a position as the general management fellow at Playwrights Horizons.
Isabelle Fernandez (Cohort 2) was asked to continue working at The Frick Collection as a contractual museum guide and as an educator, leading guided visits for school-age students and staffing Wednesday Atelier, their gallery sketching program.
Nikky Gonzalez (Cohort 1) is now the capital campaign assistant at The Frick Collection.
Kiefer Rondina (Cohort 1) was offered a part-time teaching assistant position at Ballet Hispanico following his internship there.
Susan Flores (Cohort 1) was given the opportunity to continue working for the Studio Museum of Harlem in their relocated offices after the fellowship.
"I'm feeling really thankful for this fellowship—which so beautifully encourages relationship building and opened the door for me to full-time employment."
Isabelle Fernandez (Cohort 2)
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Andriy Parubiy: Ukraine is Facing the Threat of Full-Scale Invasion from Various Directions - Life in Ukraine. Live, @ first hand.
Kyiv, 12 March 2014 – 'Ukraine today is facing the threat of a full-scale invasion from various directions', said Andriy Parubiy, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine, during a press briefing at the Ukraine Crisis Media Center.
According to Mr. Parubiy, large groups of armed forces of the Russian Federation are located at the Ukrainian border. The groups comprise over 80,000 men, up to 270 tanks, up to 370 artillery systems, up to 140 combat aircrafts, up to 40 helicopters and up to 19 combat ships and boats.
Andriy Parubiy stressed that Russian troops are based in the immediate vicinity of the Ukrainian border, some of them within only 2-3 hours' drive from Kyiv.
Parubiy added that this information has been known to the Ukrainian side for a while now. Previously, the Russian government said this had been a scheduled training and that the troops were to be withdrawn within 5 days. 'They are, however, doing the exact opposite of that, and are only boosting their potential', said Parubiy.
According to him, a scenario was being planned in the southeastern regions of Ukraine, similar to that in Crimea: seizure of administrative buildings followed by demands of a referendum. However, over the last days, thanks to the well-coordinated actions of the law enforcement authorities and local government, these plans have been ruined. Parubiy said that sabotage groups have already been partially arrested by the law enforcement agencies. similar groups, often armed, have been arrested in the Donetsk, Lugansk and Kherson regions.
Parubiy added that the Internal Troops of Ukraine and special forces have already taken control of regional administrations and are now ensuring public order in the south and east of Ukraine. Special operations "Kordon" (Border), "Rezhym" (Regime) and "Rubizh" (Frontier) have been carried out to deny entry to Ukraine to 3700 citizens of the Russian Federation who are reasonably suspected of being involved in extremism and sabotage. Those included Russian propagandists, as well as representatives of the most elite units of Russian army arriving with the purpose of sabotage. 'We have managed to successfully neutralize their efforts to destabilize the situation', said Parubiy.
According to the Secretary of the Security Council, 399 refugees from Crimea have already been registered to date. 'These people feel threat to their lives… They are moving to a safe territory where we ensure the protection of their constitutional rights', he said.
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