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2019 FINA World Junior Swimming Championships – August 23, 2019
BUDAPEST, Hungary – Emma O'Croinin knew she was in the race of a lifetime.
"On a couple of the turns, I could kind of see some of the girls, but I could not tell how many were close so I just put my head down and sprinted as fast as I could," the Edmonton native said shortly after earning a silver medal in the women's 400-m freestyle final at the FINA World Junior Swimming Championships Friday in Budapest.
"It was a lot of fun," added the 16-year-old member of the Edmonton Keyano Swim Club. "It was a close race and there were a lot of very good girls in the field."
O'Croinin recorded a personal best time of 4:08.11 and was 2.69 seconds behind Lani Pallister of Australia.
"This was a tremendous effort by Emma," said National Development Coach Ken McKinnon. "It was a tough swim against a very tough competitor.
"I'm very proud of her performance," the coach said.
O'Croinin was also a member of Canada's 4×200 women's relay team that won a bronze medal on Tuesday.
Meanwhile, Jade Hannah, who has already captured gold medals this week in the 100 and 200m backstroke, advanced second through the 50-m back semifinals.
The Halifax native posted a time of 28.20 seconds, just 0.37 behind top seed Bronte Job of Australia.
"The race was all right," Hannah said. "I definitely want to be faster (in the final), but it put me in a good spot after the semis."
Gabe Mastromatteo finished eighth in the men's 200-m breaststroke in 2:15.19.
Mastromatteo had sliced more than 1.2 seconds from his lifetime best time during a morning preliminary race, going 2:14.30 to improve from 17th seed and earn his spot in the final. He is the fastest Canadian to race the 200-m breast at the World Junior Championships.
Josh Liendo was 12th in his 50-m butterfly semifinal. The 17 year-old Markham, Ontario native swam a personal best time of 24.21.
Ashley McMillan, of Penticton, B.C., was eighth in the women's 200-m individual medley with a time of 2:16.04.
"It was awesome," McMillan said. "It was the coolest thing that ever happened to me. I got to walk out and represent Canada in an international final. I could never imagine that happening to me."
McMillan advanced from a 14th seed to eighth in a personal best time of 2:15.85.
The championships conclude Sunday in the Hungarian capital.
Full results: http://www.omegatiming.com/2019/7th-fina-world-junior-swimming-championships-live-results
Webcast link: https://www.finatv.live/
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Five star hotel next to the West Quay shopping complex that offers weekend breaks at fairly reasonable prices.
Part of the Holiday Inn chain and also on West Quay Road directly opposite the De Vere, it offers a cheaper alternative than the aforementioned hotel, all walking times etc are similar.
Right next door to the Novotel and sharing the same car park, the IBIS offers a budget hotel but with a bar and restaurant offers a little more than the average travel lodge and has the advantage of being central.
In exactly the same place as the other two above, the Etap is the budget budget option, having said that its new its clean and convenient and only about £35 a night, breakfast at McDonalds next door.
Situated smack bang in the middle of the Charlotte Place Roundabout, the Jurys Inn is the newest and biggest of the Southampton hotels, billing itself as superior budget its handily placed for the football ground which can be walked in about 5-10 minutes, also right on the edge of the City centre its handily placed for a night out, although its in a nice enough location dont submit to the temptation to take a short cut across the park at night unless you are in a big group.
Only real drawback to this hotel is that they charge you to park in their car park, which is not usual practice for Southampton hotels.
Although there are a few travelodge's in the Southampton area, only one is near the City Centre, just off the Avenue in Lodge Road, about a mile from the City Centre and the football ground its not a particularly convenient place to stay for a few beers and a night out.
Situated at Nursling just off the M271, this hotel is handy for the mtorway and little else, its a good mile to the nearest public transport and situated about 4 1/2 miles out of the City Centre its a good £12- £15 in a cab , it caters for a certain trade and football isnt one of them.
Perhaps the best located of all Southampton hoels, anyone who has stayed in a premier travel inn knows exactly what you get, a clean tidy basic room for a good price. This one on New Road is exactly half way between the Stadium and the City Centre so couldnt be better placed. Limited parking is available but you have to book in advance.
There are several other Premier travel inn's in the Southampton area including the airport, but they arent central enough if you intend to enjoy a night out in the centre.
Boutique hotel right on the High Street, so couldnt be better placed for restaurants, pubs and Clubs, also has a car park so ideal.
Old coaching inn a few doors down from the Dolphin on the High Street.
The Hilton is at Chilworth and is a good 4 miles out of the City Centre, it has all the facilities that you would expect from that chain, but is not convenient unless you are driving as it isnt great for public transport and a cab into the City Centre would be around £10, indeed if you are arriving by train and going to the Hilton you would be better off getting off at Southampton airport which although 3 miles from the Hilton is nearer than Southampton Central.
For those on a real budget a bed & breakfast might make a decent alternative, next to the old Dell is the Winston Pub who offer decent cheap accomodation although its a little bit out of the way for both the City and the football ground both ar walkable.
But for a group on a night out the fact that most B & B's are slightly out of town might mean that the savings are minimal after taking account of Taxi fares etc and in general good deals are to be found at all of the aforementioned chain hotels.


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Two Young Men and Two Paintings on a Hot Summer Day
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"In the air-cooled museum Phil spent ten minutes in front of a portrait of Jean Cocteau by Modigliani. . . .Then we both stopped in front of Tchelitchew's Cache-Cache and looked at that for a while." And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks, Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, 2008, (174).
The morning after he murders his long-term friend, Ramsay Allen, Phillip Tourian and his other friend, Mike Ryko, spend the hot summer day at bars, a 42nd Street penny arcade, the New York Public Library park, a movie, another bar, and then the Museum of Modern Art.
Modigliani's portrait is soothing and elegant and presents the young, neatly-combed, well-dressed subject with eyebrows slightly askance sitting upright in a chair with hands serenely folded. He looks not unlike a young man sitting across from a lawyer or district attorney or influential uncle or Columbia dean.
The Russian-born Tchelitchew's surreal Cache-Cache (Hide and Seek) is more unsettling with its anxiously searching mother as subject. This is a large, six-feet-square painting and Tchelitchew's most significant work. It was painted in 1940-1942, so it was a new painting for the two young men viewing it in 1945 when the story takes place. Much of the artist's work suggests "psychosexual conflict and homoerotic longing" i and that was exactly the nature of the tangled relationship between Phillip and Allen and the murder. As Will Dennison (William Burroughs) writes in the first chapter, when Al and Phillip "get together something happens, and they form a combination which gets on everybody's nerves." So the relationship was combustible to a violent finale.
How both of these paintings fit into this story is a deft example of the perception of both writers. I tend to disagree with critics who deem And the Hippos as not quite worthy. Not only that, but critics of the Beats, particularly critics of Jack Kerouac, seem to miss his marvelous humor. Burroughs, it almost goes without saying, is hilarious in his dry, no-nonsense way. This is the story of a murder but it's entertaining. The book ends with Will relating, "Phillip's uncle fixed everything up and had the boy committed to the state nuthouse." Danny, Will's gangster acquaintance—an arsonist wanted by the FBI—concludes, "Well, he can go into politics when he gets out."
The end of a season, the end of a life, the end of a young man's freewheeling ways at summer's end—always a sad event—but the paintings remain unchanged on museum walls.
i Mendelsohn, Meredith. (August 27, 1998). Pavel Tchelitchew: Landscape of the Body. ArtNet Magazine. www.artnet.com/magazine
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Chippenham Town announce ground redevelopment
Mar 28, 2017 | Headlines
Chippenham Town are intending to update the Club's facilities by replacing the present office/boardroom structure with a multi-purpose facility building.
The proposed new building will have a variety of uses including being available for community hire and a classroom. It will also house dedicated disabled spectator facilities. On match days, the accommodation will be used as a boardroom, entertainment area and match day offices.
To help make way for the new accommodation, it is also planned to replace the existing rainwater storage tank with an underground facility and to relocate the Club shop elsewhere within the ground.
The cost of the project is estimated to be around £160,000. The club is pursuing various grant avenues as well as looking for sponsorship from the business community. We would also like to involve our super supporters and, to these end, we intend to create a 'Wonder Wall' of supporters' messages.
Fans are being asked to purchase a white ceramic tile (provided by the Club) on which they will be able to write their name and/or a message. We are not putting a specific price on a tile but suggest a minimum of £5 although fans are free to donate an amount with which they feel comfortable. Money pledged will be held in a dedicated bank account so in the event of the project not going ahead the full amount will be returned.
Tiles will be available shortly and, if necessary, will be stored for installation once the building is in place.
You do not have to be a supporter of the Bluebirds to participate so please ask any family member, friend or work colleague if they would also be interested.
Full details can be found on the club's website here
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Per Styf inträdde 1811 i tjänst som soldat vid Hälsinge regemente i Mohed och torpet uppfördes av honom själv, troligen i samband med hans gifte 1818. Efter att han blivit korpral och gratialist 1846 övertogs torpet av sonen Johan Styf som också blev soldat. Efter den sistnämndes död ärvdes torpet av sonen Olof, sergeant men inte indelt soldat.

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Isabel I de Rusia, o Isabel Petrovna Románova (en ruso: Елизаве́та Петро́вна; Kolómenskoe, 29 de diciembre de 1709-San Petersburgo, 5 de enero de 1762) fue emperatriz del Imperio ruso entre 1741 y 1762. También llamada La Clemente, fue la segunda hija de Pedro I y Catalina I.

Subió al trono tras la revuelta militar que derribó al zar Iván VI de Rusia. Realizó numerosas reformas: abolió la pena de muerte, estableció el Senado, creó un Consejo político supremo, suprimió las aduanas internas, fundó la Universidad de Moscú y la Academia Imperial de las Artes y reorganizó el comercio interior. También amplió los poderes de la nobleza (restringidos por Pedro I de Rusia), lo que hizo empeorar las condiciones de vida del campesinado.

En política exterior, apoyó militarmente a María Teresa I de Austria, durante la Guerra de Sucesión austriaca. Durante la Guerra de los Siete Años, integró una coalición con Austria, España, Francia, Sajonia y Suecia contra Federico II de Prusia y sus aliados, Inglaterra, Portugal y Hanóver. Su alianza con María Teresa favoreció a Austria en su disputa con Prusia por la supremacía sobre los Estados alemanes y por el dominio de Silesia. Bajo su mando, el poderío ruso infligió grandes pérdidas al ejército prusiano. Sin embargo, su muerte en 1762 haría cambiar el curso del conflicto y dio lugar al milagro de la Casa de Brandeburgo.

Primeros años

Isabel era la segunda hija del emperador Pedro I de Rusia y de Catalina I de Rusia. Sus padres se casaron en secreto en la catedral de la Santa Trinidad de San Petersburgo en noviembre de 1707. La ceremonia pública tuvo lugar en febrero de 1712. Fue nombrada zarevna el 6 de marzo de 1711 y zarévich el 23 de diciembre de 1721.

De los doce hijos de Pedro y Catalina (cinco niños y siete niñas), solo dos, Ana Petrovna e Isabel Petrovna sobrevivieron a la infancia. Ana Petrovna estuvo prometida al duque de Holstein-Gottorp, sobrino del fallecido rey Carlos XII de Suecia, antiguo adversario de su padre. Pedro intentó también encontrar un buen pretendiente para Isabel en la corte real francesa cuando visitó el país. Su intención era casar a su segunda hija con el joven Luis XV de Francia, pero los Borbones rechazaron la oferta. Isabel fue prometida al príncipe Carlos Augusto de Holstein-Gottorp. Políticamente era una alianza útil, sin embargo, pocos días antes del compromiso, Carlos Augusto murió y, hasta la muerte de Pedro, no se había concretado plan alguno de matrimonio para Isabel.

Isabel fue una niña inteligente pero que no fue brillante intelectualmente porque su educación formal fue imperfecta e inconstante. Su padre la adoraba pues veía en ella una especie de «réplica femenina» de sí mismo, tanto a nivel físico como de temperamento. No obstante, Pedro no tenía tiempo disponible para dedicarse a su formación y su madre era demasiado sencilla e iletrada para supervisar sus estudios. Isabel tuvo una preceptora francesa y hablaba de forma fluida italiano, alemán y francés, además de ser una excelente bailarina y amazona. De hecho, se considera que ella estuvo en el origen de la célebre francofilia rusa, frente a la conocida germanofilia de su padre Pedro el Grande. Desde la infancia, encandilaba a todos por su belleza y su vivacidad y fue conocida como la mayor belleza del Imperio ruso.

Cuando el imponente Pedro el Grande murió en 1725, su esposa Catalina I asumió el trono, frustrando los planes de quienes pretendían llevar al trono al nieto de Pedro, hijo del zarévich Alexis Petróvich, y que andando el tiempo llegaría a ser el futuro zar Pedro II. Catalina se convirtió en zarina por derecho propio, y en aquellos años, Isabel y su hermana mayor Ana Petrovna continuaron gozando de la dulzura de la vida palaciega que habían conocido al nacer. Por aquellos años, la zarina buscó el casamiento de su hija Isabel con el joven monarca francés, Luis XV, pero la Europa de aquel momento ya no miró a la Rusia posterior a Pedro I con los mismos ojos. Catalina I sufrió la humillación de ver cómo sus hijas eran ignoradas en las listas de posibles pretendientas para los grandes herederos de las distintas casas reales europeas.
Cuando Catalina murió en 1727, Isabel se sometió a los designios del nuevo heredero, el inestable niño, Pedro II, su medio sobrino.

Mientras Aleksandr Ménshikov estuvo en el poder, Isabel fue tratada con generosidad y distinción por parte del gobierno de su "medio sobrino", el adolescente Pedro II. El zar-niño siempre sintió un enorme cariño hacia su tía, con la que compartía muchas veladas campestres alejados de la asfixiante Corte. Sin embargo, los Dolgorúkov, una antigua familia boyarda, tenían un profundo resentimiento hacia Ménshikov. Pedro II se alió con el príncipe Iván Dolgorúkov que, contando con el apoyo de dos miembros más de su familia en el Consejo Supremo del Estado, creó el ambiente ideal para un golpe exitoso. Ménshikov fue preso, despojado de todos sus honores y propiedades y exiliado en Siberia donde murió en noviembre de 1729. Los Dolgorúkov odiaban la memoria de Pedro I y prácticamente desterraron a su hija de la corte.

Con la muerte de aquel niño-zar, Isabel perdió otro vínculo con los miembros de su estirpe Románov. Además, la subida al trono de su prima, la emperatriz Ana Ioánnovna, no ayudó a estabilizar la vida de Isabel. Por aquellos años, ninguna corte real o casa noble de Europa podría permitir que un hijo cortejara a Isabel, pues podría ser interpretado como un acto de hostilidad hacia la soberana. Casarse con un plebeyo era impensable, pues le costaría no solo el título sino sus derechos a las propiedades y al trono. La princesa se convirtió en amante de Alekséi Shubin, un guapo sargento del Regimiento Semiónovski. A Shubin le arrancaron la lengua y fue desterrado a Siberia por orden de la emperatriz Ana Ioánnovna, con lo que Isabel, en represalia, se involucró con un cochero e incluso con un camarero.

Finalmente, encontró consuelo en un joven cosaco ucraniano, con una bella voz de bajo, que un noble había llevado a San Petersburgo para integrar el coro de una iglesia. Isabel lo contrató para su propio coro. Su nombre era Alekséi Razumovski, un hombre bueno y sencillo, pero perturbado por la ambición. La relaciones entre Isabel y Alekséi dieron lugar a rumores sobre un posible casamiento en secreto (véase :ru:Предание о браке Елизаветы Петровны). Más tarde, Razumovski sería conocido como el Emperador de la Noche («Ночной император») e Isabel (ya emperatriz) lo haría príncipe y mariscal de campo. El emperador austríaco lo nombraría también conde del Sacro Imperio Romano Germánico. Del mismo modo, el Duque de Almodóvar, indica en su correspondencia como Embajador en la corte rusa en 1762, que "su favor fue tan público y señalado que es voz común que estaban casados en secreto."

Durante los tortuosos años de la emperatriz Ana Ioánnovna, Isabel vivió inmersa en el desconcierto, ante aquella tiránica mujer, obesa y envejecida, que veía a la bella princesa danzando en las fiestas organizadas en la Corte imperial. El temor a ser ejecutada por traición revoloteó sobre la cabeza de Isabel durante aquellos años, llevándola cada vez más a la obsesión de verse apresada o sometida al terrible knut (látigo). Así que cuando la zarina murió y convirtió a su sobrina, Ana Leopóldovna, en regente del niño-zar Iván VI, Isabel se planteó la cuestión más ardua que revoloteaba en su cabeza: asumir el trono de su padre.

Revolución palaciega de 1741

Durante el reinado de su prima Ana Ioánnovna (1730-1740) y la regencia de Ana Leopóldovna (en nombre del recién nacido Iván VI, un periodo marcado por los altos impuestos y problemas económicos), Isabel buscó aliados entre bastidores de la corte. El transcurso de los acontecimientos contribuyó a derribar el gobierno débil y corrupto. Al ser hija de Pedro el Grande, contaba con grandes apoyos en los regimientos de guardias. Isabel visitaba con frecuencia esos regimientos y organizaba eventos especiales con los oficiales. De hecho, llegó a ser madrina de sus hijos. Su bondad se vio recompensaba cuando, en la noche del 25 de noviembre de 1741, asumió el poder con la ayuda del Regimiento Preobrazhenski. Cuando llegó a la sede del regimiento con una coraza de metal encima del vestido y sosteniendo una cruz de plata, declaró: «¿A quién quieren servir? ¿A mí, soberana natural, o a aquellos que me han robado la herencia?» Las tropas marcharon hacia el Palacio de Invierno, donde capturaron al joven emperador, a sus padres y a su comandante, el conde von Munnich. Fue un golpe osado, que transcurrió sin derramamiento de sangre. Isabel prometió que si llegaba a emperatriz, no firmaría nunca una sentencia de muerte, promesa inusitada que mantuvo a lo largo de su vida. Isabel se autocoronó en la catedral de la Dormición el 25 de abril de 1742.

Con 33 años, pocos conocimientos y ninguna experiencia en los asuntos de Estado, se convirtió en la cabeza de un gran imperio en uno de los periodos más críticos de su existencia. Su proclamación como Emperatriz Isabel I, mostró por qué los reinados anteriores llevaron a Rusia a la ruina: «El pueblo ruso gemía bajo los enemigos de la fe cristiana, pero ella, lo libró de la degradante opresión extranjera».

Rusia estaba dominada por consejeros alemanes e Isabel exilió a los más impopulares, entre ellos Heinrich Ostermann, Burkhard von Munnich e Carl Gustav Lowenwolde.

Por suerte, tanto para ella como para Rusia, incluso con todos sus defectos (como tardar meses en firmar documentos), había heredado algo del tino paterno en relación con los asuntos de gobierno. Su juicio agudo y su tacto diplomático también recordaban a Pedro el Grande. Las considerables reformas introducidas por su padre no habían ejercido una influencia en el pensamiento de las clases dominantes. Isabel sentó las bases de las reformas que posteriormente acabaría Catalina II.

La política de Bestúzhev

Tras la sustitución del sistema de Consejo de Ministros, favorable a la emperatriz Ana, por el Senado con jefes de departamento, como en los tiempos del emperador Pedro el Grande, la primera tarea de la nueva soberana fue resolver la disputa con Suecia. El 23 de enero de 1743, se iniciaron las negociaciones, que culminaron con el Tratado de Abo, firmado el 7 de febrero. Suecia cedió a Rusia toda la parte sur de Finlandia al este del río Kimene que, posteriormente, se convirtió en la frontera entre esos dos países. Las disposiciones del tratado incluían también las fortalezas de Villmanstrand y Fredrikshamn.

Este triunfo se debió a la habilidad diplomática del nuevo vicecanciller, Alekséi Bestúzhev-Riumin. No obstante, su política habría sido imposible sin el apoyos de Isabel, que lo colocó al frente de Asuntos Exteriores inmediatamente después de haber subido al trono. Bestúzhev representó a la parte antifrancoprusiana del gobierno y su objetivo fue conseguir una alianza angloaustrorrusa, algo que en la época era ventajoso para Rusia. Eso motivó la llamada conspiración de Lopujiná y otros intentos de Federico II el Grande y Luis XV de Francia para librarse de Bestúzhev (convirtiendo la corte rusa en el centro de una maraña de intrigas durante los primeros años del reinado de Isabel).

Bestúzhev, sin embargo, mereció el apoyo de Isabel, que lo mantuvo en el cargo. Su talento diplomático, amparado por el envío de 30 000 hombres de tropas auxiliares rusas al Rin, aceleró bastante las negociaciones de paz, que culminaron con el Tratado de Aquisgrán en octubre de 1748. Gracias a su tenacidad, Bestúzhev consiguió liberar a Rusia del lío sueco y reconcilió a la emperatriz con las cortes de Viena y Londres y permitió a Rusia reafirmarse de forma efectiva en Polonia, Turquía y Suecia y aislar al rey de Prusia, que se vio obligado a realizar alianzas hostiles. Nada de eso hubiera sido posible sin el apoyo constante de Isabel que confió en él implícitamente, a pesar de las insinuaciones de innumerables enemigos del canciller (la mayoría de ellos, amigos personales de la emperatriz).

El 14 de febrero de 1758, Bestúzhev fue depuesto del cargo. La futura Catalina II de Rusia escribió: «Fue despojado de todas sus condecoraciones y títulos, sin un alma que pudiese revelar qué delitos o transgresiones había cometido el primer caballero del imperio y fue enviado a su casa como un preso». Bestúzhev jamás fue acusado de ningún delito específico que justificara su condena. Se especuló con que el canciller había intentado sembrar la discordia entre la emperatriz, su heredero y la esposa de este. Quienes tenían interés en llevar a Bestúzhev a la ruina eran sus rivales: los Shuválov, el vicecanciller Mijaíl Illariónovich Vorontsov y los embajadores de Austria y Francia.

El heredero

Como soberana soltera y sin hijos, era obligatorio que Isabel encontrara un heredero legítimo que asegurara la continuidad de los Románov. Finalmente, eligió a su sobrino Pedro aunque ella era consciente de que el depuesto Iván VI, a quien había apresado y aislado en la fortaleza de Schlisselburg aún representaba un gran peligro para su trono. Ella temía un golpe de Estado en favor de Iván y empezó a destruir documentos, monedas y cualquier otra cosa que pudiera hacer recordar al depuesto zar. También emitió una orden que determinaba la ejecución inmediata de Iván en caso de que intentara fugarse. Catalina II revalidó la orden y, cuando el intento de fuga se produjo, Iván fue asesinado y enterrado en secreto dentro de la propia fortaleza.

El joven Pedro había perdido a su madre, la gran duquesa Ana Petrovna, a los tres meses y el padre a los 11. Isabel invitó a su sobrino a San Petersburgo, donde fue proclamado heredero el 17 de noviembre de 1742. Asimismo, se nombraron tutores rusos para cuidar de la educación del futuro zar. Ansiosa por ver el futuro de la dinastía asegurado, Isabel escogió a la princesa Sofía Federica de Anhalt como prometida de su sobrino. Al convertirse a la fe ortodoxa, Sofía recibió el nombre de Catalina, en homenaje a la madre de Isabel. La boda se celebró el 21 de agosto de 1745 y el heredero, el futuro Pablo I nació el 20 de septiembre de 1754. Existen especulaciones sobre la verdadera paternidad de Pablo I pues se sugiere que no era hijo de Pedro III sino de un joven oficial llamado Serguéi Saltykov con quien Catalina había tenido una relación con el consentimiento de Isabel.

Aun así, Pedro nunca tuvo dudas de su paternidad pues tampoco tuvo mucho interés en esta. Sin embargo, Isabel tenía un gran interés en el niño hasta el punto de alejar a Pablo de su madre para actuar, ella misma, como madre del heredero. La emperatriz ordenó a la partera que cogiera al joven Pablo y la siguiera. Catalina no vio a su hijo durante más de un mes y solo tuvo un breve contacto con él en el bautismo. Seis meses después, Isabel permitió que Catalina viese a su hijo de nuevo. El niño se había convertido en una competencia del Estado o, en un sentido más amplio, en una propiedad del Estado.

La Guerra de los Siete Años

El gran suceso de los últimos años de reinado fue la Guerra de los Siete Años. Isabel consideraba que el Tratado de Westminster, del 17 de enero de 1756 (por el que Gran Bretaña se alió con Prusia con el único objetivo de defender el Electorado de Hanóver) como totalmente subversiva a las convenciones anteriores entre Gran Bretaña y Rusia. Además, la oposición de Isabel a Prusia también residía en la antipatía personal que la zarina sentía por Federico II de Prusia. Isabel deseaba mantenerlo dentro de los límites adecuados para que dejara de representar un peligro para el imperio. El 1 de mayo de 1757, Rusia se adhirió al Tratado de Versalles y se alió con Francia y Austria contra Prusia. El 17 de mayo, el Ejército ruso, con 85 000 hombres, avanzó hacia Königsberg.

Ni la grave enfermedad de la zarina, que empezó con un desmayo en Tsárskoye Seló el 19 de septiembre de 1757, ni la caída de Bestúzhev el 14 de febrero de 1758, ni las intrigas de varios poderes extranjeros en San Petersburgo interfirieron en el progreso de la guerra y en la aplastante derrota prusiana en la batalla de Kunersdorf el 12 de agosto de 1759. Finalmente, llevó a Federico al borde de la ruina.

El 21 de mayo de 1760, se firmó un nuevo acuerdo entre rusos y austriacos, que nunca se comunicó a la corte, que garantizaba Prusia Oriental a Rusia, como indemnización por los gastos de la guerra. El fracaso de la campaña de 1760, conducida por el inepto conde Aleksandr Buturlín, hizo que la corte de Versalles, la noche del 22 de enero de 1761, presentase un documento en la corte de San Petersburgo que informaba que el rey de Francia, en virtud de las condiciones de sus dominios, deseaba la paz.

Simultáneamente, Isabel envió una carta secreta a Luis XV donde le proponía la firma de una nueva alianza más explícita que los tratados anteriores pero sin el conocimiento de Austria. El objetivo de Isabel en esa maravillosa negociación era reconciliar a Francia y a Gran Bretaña a cambio del empeño de todas las fuerzas francesas en la guerra alemana. Este proyecto naufragó debido a la gran envidia que sentía Luis XV por la creciente influencia rusa en Europa Oriental y su miedo a ofender a la Sublime Puerta. Finalmente se fijó una fecha para el inicio de las negociaciones de paz y, mientras tanto, la guerra contra Prusia debía continuar con determinación. En 1760, una columna ligera rusa ocupó Berlín. Las victorias rusas colocaron a Prusia en serio peligro.

La campaña de 1761 fue casi tan frustrante como la del año anterior. Federico fue hábil actuando a la defensiva y la captura de la fortaleza de Kołobrzeg el día de Navidad de 1761, la única victoria rusa. Sin embargo, Federico estaba pasando grandes apuros. El 6 de enero de 1762, escribió al conde Carlos Guilherme von Finckenstein: «Tenemos que pasar ahora en preservar para mi sobrino algún pedazo de mi territorio que consigamos salvar de la avidez de nuestros enemigos». Quince días después, sin embargo, escribió al príncipe Fernando de Brunswick: «El cielo comenzó a clarear. Valor, querido amigo. Acabo de recibir una gran noticia». La gran noticia que acababa de recibir pasó a la historia como el milagro de la Casa de Brandeburgo, la muerte de la zarina Isabel I el 5 de enero de 1762.

La corte de la zarina

Bajo el reinado de Isabel, la francófila corte rusa fue una de las más bellas de toda Europa. Los extranjeros se quedaban sorprendidos con el lujo de los bailes suntuosos y de máscaras. La zarina se enorgullecía de sus habilidades como bailarina y usaba los vestidos más elegantes. Emitió decretos que regulaban los estilos de ropa y adornos usados por los cortesanos. Nadie estaba autorizado a llevar el mismo peinado que la soberana. Isabel poseía quince mil vestidos de baile, varios miles de pares de zapatos así como un número ilimitado de medias de seda. A pesar de su amor por la corte, Isabel era profundamente religiosa. Visitaba conventos e iglesias y pasaba muchas horas en la iglesia. Cuando fue llamada a firmar una ley de desacralización de las tierras de la iglesia, ella dijo: «Hagan lo que quieran después de mi muerte. Yo no voy a firmar esto.» Todos los libros extranjeros que llegaban tenían que ser aprobados por el censor de la iglesia. Vasili Kliuchevski la llamó «la amable e inteligente, pero desordenada mujer rusa» que combinaba «las nuevas tendencias europeas con devotas tradiciones nacionales.»

Muerte

A finales de 1750, la salud de Isabel empezó a desmejorar. Pasó a sufrir una serie de mareos y se negó a tomar los medicamentos prescritos, pero prohibió la palabra «muerte» en su presencia. Al saber que estaba muriendo, Isabel usó sus últimas fuerzas para confesarse, rezar con su confesor la oración de los moribundos y despedirse de las pocas personas que deseaba tener junto a ella, incluyendo a Pedro y Catalina y los condes Alekséi y Kirill Razumovski. Finalmente, el 5 de enero de 1762, la zarina murió. Fue sepultada en la catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo de San Petersburgo el 3 de febrero de 1762, tras seis semanas de ritos fúnebres.

Ancestros

Véase también
 Anexo:Zares de Rusia
 Dinastía Románov

Referencias

Bibliografía

Enlaces externos

Emperadores de Rusia
Romanov
Monarcas ortodoxos
Grandes maestres de la Orden de San Andrés
Grandes maestres de la Orden de Santa Catalina
Damas de la Orden del Águila Negra
Sepultados en la Catedral de San Pedro y San Pablo (San Petersburgo)
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Fallecidos en San Petersburgo


Legislation (H.B. 1623) has been introduced in the Illinois House of Representatives to require the issuance of only a single, rear-mounted license plate for all motor vehicles. A similar measure failed to pass during the 2018 legislative session. Under current law, vehicles must display both front and rear license plates. The bill now awaits consideration by the House Special Issues Subcommittee.


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KARACHI: Pakistan skipper Sarfraz Ahmed said that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) will decide whether he will lead the national tema in the World Cup or not. "This is a question which is being repeatedly asked and I have no reply to it," he said during a press conference in Dubai. "Only the PCB can answer your question. My only duty is to perform for the team." He remarked that the team failed to make a recovery in the shorter format after giving away early wicket.
Former Test batsman M Wasim has said that Pakistan cricket team played like a unit against Australia and New Zealand in T20 Internationals and outclassed them in all the departments.


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Each year, the Piedmont Spotter Group in conjunction with Charlotte Regional Skywarn present a deserving amateur radio operator with the William Martin Award for Excellence. William Martin (SK) was a huge factor in the formation of the PSG and we honor his legacy with this award.
This year we opened up nominations and received two worthy candidates. Our membership has voted and the result was a tie! Therefore we will recognize both nominees as the winner of this award for 2015.
Earl Fortner K4KAY, a long time member of the Mecklenburg Amateur Radio Society (W4BFB), is a recipient this year. Earl has worked tireless for years as part of the W4BFB repeater committee, as well as being chairman. He has worked hard to keep the repeaters up and working flawless. Earl has been a great elmer to younger amateurs, and has passed down some of his knowledge of radio networks and tricks of the trade to the next generation. Earl is stepping down as chairman from the committee and his knowledge and experience will be hard to replace and someone will have some big shoes to fill.
Earl, thank you for the years of hard work and for all you have done for the Amateur Radio community. It is with great pleasure that we present the 2015 William Martin Award of Excellence to you.
Greg Huffman W4GCH, one of our very own was also nominated and is also a recipient of this prestigious award this year. Greg is always there to help out. Wether calling a PSG net, Skywarn Net, working a hamfest, or other event. He helped work the weather fest event this year at UNCC. At this event, Greg talked to all that stopped by our booth and told them about Amateur Radio and how we helped the weather community by taking and submitting reports. Greg recently accepted a Co-Net Manager position with the PSG and he along with John Crowe (N4LBX) has worked day in and day out managing the net and recruiting new NCO's. Not too many nets go by that Greg isn't there checking in and scribing for the NCO. He is a great Ambassador for Amateur Radio, never shy to promote the hobby in a positive light, as well as a representative of the Piedmont Spotter Group, and Charlotte Regional Skywarn.
Greg, you are a huge asset to our organization, and I am glad you are a part of both PSG and Skywarn. We're a better organization because of your efforts and hard work. Thank you for all you do for us. It is my pleasure to present to you the William Martin Award of Excellence for 2015.
On behalf of the Piedmont Spotter Group, congratulations to both of our recipients this year and thank you both for everything you've done for Amateur Radio.


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Spintires: MudRunner Coming To PS4, Xbox One And PC In October
By Mike Sousa on August 19, 2017, 7:09AM EDT
Focus Home Interactive announced its collaboration with Saber Interactive for the development of Spintires: MudRunner, the ultimate version of the million-seller indie hit Spintires.
Spintires: MudRunner puts players in the driver seat and dares them to take charge of incredible all-terrain vehicles, venturing across extreme Siberian landscapes with only a map and compass as guides. A huge upgrade over its predecessor, this edition comes complete with a brand new Sandbox Map joining the original game's 5 environments, a total graphical overhaul, a new Challenge mode with 9 new dedicated maps, 13 new vehicles and other comprehensive improvements.
The game will feature 19 powerful all-terrain vehicles, each with its own characteristics and attachable equipment. You will complete objectives and deliveries by enduring perilous conditions across wild, untamed landscapes in extreme conditions with dynamic day-night cycles. With your map, compass, winch, and your driving skills as allies, go solo or join up to three others in the coop multiplayer. Players on PC can also download mods created by the passionate community for truck-loads of content and an ever-evolving Spintires: MudRunner experience.
Spintires: MudRunner will release in October on PS4, Xbox One and PC, and it will be available for $29.99. Spintires owners will benefit from an exclusive 50% discount on Steam, cumulative with the -10% special offer for all preorders, starting today also on Steam.


There was quite a bit of banter about boardroom cybersecurity actions at this year's RSA Security Conference. No surprise here; business executives understand what's at stake and are asking CISOs to provide more cyber risk data and metrics, so they can work with them on intelligent risk mitigation strategies.
This is a positive development for the long-term, but it also exposes an underappreciated issue – many organizations aren't very good at monitoring, measuring, or mitigating cyber risk in a timely manner.


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Level the icing on top of the cake with the edge of your spatula.
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If you are using a Crusting Buttercream icing. Let the cake sit for 15 tp 20 minutes. Place a sheet of Viva paper towel on top of the cake. Smooth the top of the cake using your hands or fondant smoother, then smooth the sides of the cake. Repeat until the entire cake is smooth.
If you are using a non-crusting icing, it may help to dip the spatula in hot water, wipe dry, and glide the hot spatula across the entire surface. Repeat until smooth.


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Wouldn't it be great if the coolest cars in history could go back into production? The currently finite supplies of fragile vintage metal could be augmented by reproductions updated with modern engines and technology. Well, fantasize no longer; a provision in last year's FAST Act highway-funding law lays the groundwork for such a reality.
Today the DeLorean motor company is just a restoration shop specializing in the iconic gullwinged sports car. By next year, it could be building the first of 300 replicas with modern mechanicals.
Originally introduced as the Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015, the law allows manufacturers to apply for an exemption from NHTSA safety and crash-test standards for up to 325 "replica motor vehicles" annually. These repli-mods still will have to meet current-year emissions standards, which will require new EPA-certified production engines and emissions controls. NHTSA will grant a waiver only to companies building fewer than 5000 vehicles worldwide annually, and the replicas will need to be licensed from the original manufacturer. That last detail is exciting, as it creates a potential profit motive for carmakers to sanction revivals of their most memorable designs.
"That definition is a gray area," admits Stuart Gosswein, senior director, federal government affairs at the Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA), which helped draft the legislation. Another issue that remains unresolved by the federal law is how states might change their registration processes for these cars. While SEMA is officially focused on shepherding the law through its initial implementation, others hope the new legislation leads to a cottage industry of specialty-car builders similar to that in Great Britain.
The agencies have a December deadline for finalizing rules related to the law, though the industry is still cautious of possible bureaucratic delays. "As we know, NHTSA has a lot of things on its plate," says SEMA's Gosswein.
-John Fox, the former body-shop owner behind Your Car in Diecast, defines his business succinctly: "I am a restoration shop in 1/18-scale cars." Send him a die-cast model plus detailed photos of your collector car, and he will transform the toy into an exact miniature reproduction of the real thing. Fox uses resin and polyester body filler to create details such as hood scoops and vinyl roofs. A paint job includes authentic factory formulations, wet sanding, and clear-coat. The cost? About $250. For more-complex projects, go ahead and add another digit to the price–just like a real restoration.


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INNOVATION POLICY RETHINK REQUIRED
Australia needs a public policy rethink to realise the massive potential for innovation in the SME sector to achieve increased national productivity and economic prosperity, according to the Institute of Public Accountants (IPA).
The Australian Small Business White Paper recently launched by the IPA in conjunction with Deakin University through the IPA Deakin University SME Research Partnership, raises the subject of innovation and its direct correlation to productivity.
"Our research tells us there is insufficient cooperative behaviour between Australian businesses, creating a barrier to the spread of existing innovations to a wider cross-section of firms; this represents a significant lost opportunity to the economy," said IPA chief executive officer, Andrew Conway (also co-author and chair of the research partnership).
"Our Small Business White Paper proposes a number of initiatives to promote increased innovation across the Australian SME sector including more government support for research and development by small and medium-sized firms; and government support for firms to adopt existing technologies and innovation.
"We also believe there needs to be better linkages between cutting-edge research universities and industry.
"Firms should also be encouraged to adopt continuous improvement methodology to embed incremental innovation as this will generate large productivity improvements more quickly.
"In addition, the focus of public policy towards entrepreneurs should shift from quantity to quality, with scarce resources directed towards a smaller percentage of firms that have the potential to grow.
"To help facilitate this, the Government could provide tax breaks for companies acquiring new technologies not developed in-house, along with a tax allowance for companies investing in intellectual property protection in-house, and a tax allowance for companies that generate licensing income from in-house new technologies," said Mr Conway.
More details of the Australian Small Business White Paper can be found at www.publicaccountants.org.au/whitepaper


There is access from the main car park to the hotel reception via lifts. Yet for better accessibility it is advised to do drop-off at the front of the hotel.
We have some ground level rooms, and many that are accessible via lifts. The distance between the reception and rooms depends of the room as I mentioned they can be lift accessible, it is between thirty to eighty meters. Please note that this depends on availability.
Some of our rooms have walk in showers only, some have shower over bath options.
I hope this helps, do not hesitate to contact the hotel for any other inquiries.
The ramp from the car park is pretty steep, I'm unsure about the ground floor rooms, I didn't see any in the part of the hotel I was staying at but again can't be certain. The restaurants are in the hotel right beside either end of the main door though. I would call to check, hope this helps!
Hi , unfortunately I am unable to answer your question! I think it's best for you to contact the hotel directly so that they can give you a full answer and help you to make a decision on your plans!
The ramp from the rear Car Park to the rear entrance is quite steep, there is a lift to get down to reception level, both restaurants are at this level, with level access and the shower that we had was walk-in. The only question I cannot answer is whether there are rooms at Reception level, I don't remember seeing any. As previously answered I would check with the Hotel.
The rear car park allows access through very large auto opening doors. I believe there are rooms at ground level. But I am not sure if any rooms have showers that are accessible in the manner needed. I suggest you call the hotel to enquire. They are very friendly and helpful staff. Hope that helps and hope they can facilitate your parents.


A faithful, pro-life warrior, Father was spending another afternoon ministering outside of the local abortion mill when he caught sight of the owner and chief abortionist. So many times he'd mentally prepared for this precise moment. So many times Father had rehearsed in his head the words he would preach to the man who made his living off the murder of children.
On this particular day, Divine Providence orchestrated the meeting. As the abortionist emerged from his bloody tasks, his eyes locked with the priest's and he stepped within earshot. It was the opportunity Father had long been hoping for.
I always thought that if that day came, I would preach hell to him. In fact, such was my plan, but when I opened my mouth, all that came out was, God still loves you. God still loves you even after all you have done. Just one good confession and you can be forgiven.
Though Father had planned to warn the abortionist of his impending doom, the Holy Spirit, working through him, chose instead to shower the sinner with love and mercy. I can only imagine the mix of emotions I would have felt standing in Father's shoes.
Of course, we'd all like to read a happy ending to this encounter, an on-the-spot, St. Paul-like conversion. We'd all like to hear that Father's bold witness to Truth instantly shook the abortionist out of his stupor, and, like a doctor wielding defibrillator paddles, resuscitated his dead heart.
Because it could have happened.
But, unfortunately, on this day, it did not.
A week and a half deep into Lent, I've been mulling over the scandalous nature of Christ's witness on Calvary 2000+ years ago. God had every right to preach hell to humanity. It was His prerogative to leave us shaking in our sinful boots, to give us the eternity we had coming to us.
Yet, while Jesus Christ did speak clearly about the reality of hell, He didn't stop there. Instead, He chose to suffer our punishment. He took on Himself the retribution that we deserved so that we might be saved.
It defies all human reason that, rather than abandon us in our rebellion, God sent His only begotten Son to call us back. What man can comprehend the agony the Son of God endured in the Garden of Gethsemane? He not only foresaw all that He was about to suffer, He was acutely aware of the generations to follow who would continue to reject His merciful love. And still He was not deterred.
Christ saw that abortionist wielding his vacuum aspirator. He saw us all, you and me, clinging to our sins.
Our unwillingness to embrace this kind of scandalous love, a love which sacrifices self for the sake of another, is the root of our every misery. From abortion to adultery, from prejudice to exploitation, the very heart of vice is a denial to accept God's unfathomable love for each one of us. Because, of course, to fully embrace His love demands that we return that love.
Let's lay aside our rehearsed responses, as Father did that in that providential meeting, and allow the Holy Spirit to speak to our hearts. When we do, He'll be free to kindle in us the fire of Christ's love which will renew the face of the earth.
Whether it has only been a month since your last confession, or if it has been too many years to count, there's no better time than the lenten season to return to the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
For a listing of Reconciliation Services throughout the Diocese of Raleigh go HERE.


Joel Taylor's death is officially off the FBI's plate -- for now at least ... TMZ has learned.
Carlos Osorio -- a spokesman for the FBI's San Juan Division -- tells TMZ the feds have been pulled off the "Storm Chasers" star's case, and it's been passed back to local authorities.
Osorio says FBI members conducted a preliminary investigation on the cruise ship Taylor died on this week, and concluded his death was not the result of a violent crime. That, coupled with other factors he wouldn't elaborate on, made U.S. officials determine the case was no longer in the FBI's jurisdiction.
Here's the catch -- if it's determined Taylor's death is linked to murder ... we're told the feds could reopen the investigation. That doesn't seem likely -- Taylor's death appears to be tied to a drug OD.
As we reported ... Taylor was so out of it after consuming what we're told was GHB that he was rendered unconscious on the dance floor and had to be carried to his room. Passengers told us drug us was rampant on the cruise ship as passengers partied.
No arrests have been made, and local police in San Juan are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding Taylor's demise.


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ADL Honors HIAS with Inaugural Kovler …
ADL Honors HIAS with Inaugural Kovler "Nation of Immigrants Award" for Helping Keep America a Safe Haven for Refugees
ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt presents HIAS with its inaugural ADL-Kovler Nation of Immigrants Award during its National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. May 10, 2017.
New York, NY … May 11, 2017 – The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) earlier this week honored HIAS for their contributions in advancing the fair and welcoming treatment of immigrants to America.
The inaugural ADL-Kovler Nation of Immigrants Award was presented to HIAS during ADL's Shana Amy Glass National Leadership Summit, a gathering of nearly 600 young leaders from across the country in Washington, D.C.
Founded in 1881 originally to assist Jews fleeing pogroms in Russia and Eastern Europe, HIAS resettles some of the world's most vulnerable refugees and advocates to make the U.S. a more welcoming country for immigrants. Their work is guided by Jewish values and historical experiences of forced migration and religious persecution.
"Our country today is in serious need of a strong voice and a moral center to remind us of what the promise of America is all about," Jonathan A. Greenblatt, ADL CEO, said in presenting the award to HIAS. "We could not be prouder to present this award to HIAS in recognition of their ongoing work on behalf of America's refugees."
The award was established by Peter and Judy Kovler and the Blum-Kovler Foundation to honor an individual or group's contributions to fair and welcoming treatment of immigrants. HIAS – the award's first recipient – holds special meaning to the Blum-Kovler family, being the organization responsible for helping Peter's wife, Judy's, mother immigrate from Europe to the U.S in 1938.
In March, ADL partnered with Peter and Judy Kovler and the Blum–Kovler Foundation to launch the A Nation of Immigrants Project. The Project is a platform for education, advocacy and awareness of immigrants in the United States and honor President John F. Kennedy's legacy during the centennial of his birth.
Through a generous grant of $250,000, the Blum–Kovler Foundation is providing critical resources to sustain and enhance ADL's significant advocacy and public messaging on immigration issues through education and grassroots advocacy. This will include updated education and resource materials, a digital re-publishing of Kennedy's 1958 book, "A Nation of Immigrants" and a public awareness campaign in The New York Times.
In accepting the award, Mark Hetfield, President and CEO of HIAS, reminded his listeners of how HIAS, ADL, and others in the American Jewish community fought for decades – through the Nuremberg racial laws in Germany, Kristallnacht, World War II and the Holocaust – to reopen America's doors to refugees and to end anti-Semitism and xenophobia. He said that today the U.S. is in danger, once again, "…of treating people differently based solely on where they happened to be born, and what their faith happens to be."
"Since that time, HIAS continues to work on five continents, striving to keep refugees safe where they are," Hetfield said. "In the United States, we continue to provide asylum seekers with legal representation, advocate for policies that respect the human rights of refugees, and assistant thousands of refugees with their path to citizenship."
Supporting fair and humane immigration policy has been a pillar ADL's work to secure justice and equality for Jews and for all groups.
After Congress passed the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952, which put restrictions on immigrants entering the country based on preferred ethnicity and skill, ADL reached out in 1958 to the then-junior U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, John F. Kennedy, asking him to highlight the contribution of immigrants at a time when the country was locked in a debate about the direction its policy should take. This essay is the last manuscript President John F. Kennedy ever wrote, and ADL later published it as a book.
More recently ADL has helped expose anti-immigrant hate that too often has been a fixture of the immigration debate, and has called for a responsible public debate that will honor America's history as a nation of immigrants.
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Brian Tudor of ERA Landmark Real Estate has earned the prestigious Certified Residential Specialist (CRS) designation by the Council of Residential Specialists, the largest not-for-profit affiliate of the National Association of REALTORS®.
As we drive around the Gallatin Valley, it is common to see all phases of home construction from the digging of the foundation to the finishing touches of landscaping. Many are custom homes wherein the builder has been hired by the future homeowner and each detail has been discussed and implemented. Others are spec homes (spec meaning speculation) that a contractor builds with a predesigned plan and finishes in order to sell ideally before or upon completion of the home.
Kelly Bresnahan and Rachel Tasker of ERA Landmark Real Estate attended the 2016 Inman Real Estate Connect conference in San Francisco, August 2-5. Inman Connect is the premier real estate technology event for everyone who cares about the real estate industry and where it is going. Bresnahan and Tasker were amongst the thousands of influential real estate leaders at Inman Connect to explore current trends and technology and to learn how to embrace and leverage the change that surrounds the industry.


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The Vermelho River is a river of Goiás state in central Brazil. It flows into the Araguaia River near Aruanã.

See also
List of rivers of Goiás

References
Brazilian Ministry of Transport

Rivers of Goiás


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Malchow's Home Furnishings in Aberdeen, SD is an authorized dealer of Pulaski Furniture Products. Pulaski Furniture ranks among the best known consumer furniture brands renown for its fine craftsmanship and traditional styling. It fills a niche for upper and middle bedroom, dining, occasional, and youth furniture. It is the industry leader in curio cabinets and offers a broad range of home accent pieces.
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Lebanon's cannabis heartland, Bekaa, hopes for legalization
Legalization seems to have gained traction after consulting firm McKinsey & Co. included it among its suggestions in a government-commissioned study on ways to boost Lebanon's economy
Associated Press (US)
The Bekaa Valley in Lebanon has long been notorious as one of the world's major cannabis-growing regions, producing some of the finest hashish. The country is the third biggest producer in the world after Morocco and Afghanistan, according to the UN. But the valley's residents have rarely felt the benefits. Now they are hoping their work will become legal after decades of crackdowns and raids. A draft bill has been introduced that would allow cultivation and use of cannabis for medical purposes. The idea has fueled dreams of Lebanon raking in hundreds of millions of dollars in sales and exports, a desperately needed source of income for a country weighed down by low growth, high unemployment and one of the heaviest debt burdens in the world. (See also: Cannabis in Lebanon: Production may be legal by the end of the year)
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Berkhamsted to lose its fire engine?
The fire engine at Berkhamsted could be replaced by an 'intermediate response vehicle', under proposals for on call fire stations across the county.
And if the move is successful in Berkhamsted, it could be repeated at other on call fire stations across the county.
The new 'intermediate' response vehicles are among the proposals in the draft Integrated Risk Management Plan (IRMP), which sets out the future vision for Hertfordshire Fire and Rescue Service until 2023.
And should the plan be adopted – after a period of public consultation – the trial could start as early as July 2019.
According to the draft IRMP, the smaller and more versatile vehicles would provide a similar emergency response, although they would be designed and equipped for incidents requiring fewer firefighters.
Berkhamsted has been chosen to trial the new approach because it is a busy on call station, that is well supported by fire stations in Tring and in Hemel Hempstead.
"This means there is sufficient resilience in the local area to facilitate a trial of this nature, " says the draft IRMP.
If the trial is successful the use of 'intermediate' response vehicles will be considered at other on call stations such as Tring and Kings Langley.
The IRMP notes the difficulties in maintaining a level of cover from on call firefighters – particularly through the day.
And it outlines plans to encourage employers to support staff to become on call firefighters, with 'smart' or remote working meaning they could even be based in a fire station.
There are also proposals for a more flexible approach during periods when they struggle to find available firefighters.


At the penultimate round of the Showjumping Ireland National Grand Prix leg held at Galway Equestrian this year, Liam O'Meara found his fifth victory of the series aboard Helen Sheridan's Curraghgraigue Jack Take Flight.
O'Meara set up the quickest of the four double clears in a time of 39.33. O'Meara was also fifth on Russell Style in a time of 51.46.
Jessica Burke who also had two chances in the jump off managed double clears on both. Norway Venture was the faster of the two with a time of 39.65 to hold onto second place and CC Captain Crusie was clear in 49.05 to secure fourth position.
Darryl Walker and Kiss N Fly separated Burke's two results stopping the clock in 41.75 to settle into third position.
Tim McDonagh was the highest placed Young Rider receiving the €100 TRI Equestrian voucher finishing in eleventh position on Tick Tock Tina.
Heading toward the final round at Barnadown Equestrian next weekend, O'Meara still holds the top position with Mr.Coolcaum. O'Meara also holds second position, two points behind Mr. Coolcaum with Curraighgruaige Jack Take Flight.


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The Sysola (; ) is located mainly in Northwestern Russia's Komi Republic, although its two branches have their sources in the Kirov Oblast, and the Perm Oblast. It is  long, and has a drainage basin of . The Sysola is a tributary of the larger Vychegda, which it meets in Syktyvkar.

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Rivers of the Komi Republic


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Scientology library: "Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation)"
anti-psychiatry • auditing • celebrity centre • church of spiritual technology (cst) (dba, l. ron hubbard library) • citizens commission on human rights (cchr) • cost • cult awareness network (can) (earlier form, citizen's freedom foundation) • cynthia kisser • eli lilly • fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • internal revenue service (irs) • john travolta • lawsuit • medical claims • narconon (aka scientology drug rehab) • operation snow white • prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) • richard behar • scientology: the thriving cult of greed and power (article) • sea organization (sea org, so) • sterling management systems (sms) • time magazine • the way to happiness (twth) • wall street journal • xenu (operating thetan level 3, ot 3, wall of fire)
Reference materials Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation)
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Made up Jonestown story to aid group, man says — Los Angeles Times (California)
Source: Los Angeles Times (California)
A man who called a news conference Monday in Los Angeles on the 13th anniversary of the Jonestown massacre told reporters that he had falsely claimed to be a survivor of the Guyana tragedy in order to raise "hundreds of thousands of dollars" for the Cult Awareness Network in Chicago. Gary Scarff said that network personnel encouraged him to tell untrue stories about surviving the blood bath that claimed 914 lives in order to finance their cult deprogramming work. Cynthia Kisser, ...
Tag(s): Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Garry Scarff • Los Angeles Times (California)
Scientologywood // Putting the CULT back in Culture — Village Voice
Author(s): Russ W. Baker
Source: Village Voice
And now, the next Walt Disney Studios— the Church of Scientology! That is, if entrepreneurs connected with the Hollywood based cult can muscle into the film business with their proposal to homogenize films by tailoring them to the tastes of the unwashed masses. It all began last July, when Future Films, a new, eccentric studio, began running ads in Variety and the Hollywood Reporter touting its revolutionary ideas. No one knew what to make of it all. The grand concept, to ...
Tag(s): Al Jarreau • American Inmate Communications • Anne Archer • Anne Rackham • Auditing • Celebrity Centre • Chick Corea • Church of Scientology Religious Trust (CSRT) • Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) (dba, L. Ron Hubbard Library) • Citizens for an Alternative Tax System (CATS) • Clearwater Sun (Florida) • Cost • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • Darcey Hollingsworth • Dianetics • Douglas L. Gamette • Feshbach Brothers Inc. • Fred Cook • Front groups • Future Films • Hypnosis • James M. Justice • John Carmichael • John Travolta • Karen Black • Karen Justice • Ken Lee • Kirstie Alley • Knowledge Report • L. Ron Hubbard's credentials • Lawsuit • Lisa Marie Presley • Los Angeles Business Journal • Louis Jolyon West • Membership • Mimi Rogers • Nan Herst Bowers • Nancy Cartwright • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • Nazi labelling • Operation Snow White • Oxford Capacity Analysis (aka, "free Scientology personality test" aka "U-Test" aka "Pape Test") • Priscilla Coates • Priscilla Presley • Private investigator(s) • Recruitment • Registrar (also, to "reg") • Richard Behar • Robert "Bob" Cefail • Russ W. Baker • Schools • Scientology's "Clear" state • Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article) • Set A Good Example Foundation (formerly, Concerned Businessmen's Association of America) • Settlement • Singer Consultants • Sonny Bono • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Sterling Management Systems (SMS) • Steven L. Hayes • The Hollywood Reporter • The Way to Happiness (TWTH) • Thomas "Tom" Paquette • Threat • Tigre Lis Enterprises • TIME Magazine • Tom Cruise • Variety • Village Voice • Walter Hegetschweiler • Whittle Communications • Wiseman & Burke, Inc. • Workplace recruitment • World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE)
Scientology's children: Church responds to Erlichs' claims — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
More: link, pqasb.pqarchiver.com
Author(s): Curtis Krueger
The Church of Scientology says that Dennis Erlich cannot be considered a reliable source of information about the church. Erlich, wrote church of Scientology spokesman Richard Haworth, is nothing more than a disgruntled former member who blames the church "for his troubled life." "Ten years ago he was asked to leave the church following complaints from his wife that he was physically abusing her. . . . Erlich was also violent and abusive to other staff." Haworth labeled Erlich a "hate ...
Tag(s): Beth Erlich • Children, youth • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Curtis Krueger • Dennis Erlich • Deprogramming • Richard A. Haworth • Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) • St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
Scientology's children: What are church's beliefs? — St. Petersburg Times (Florida)
L. Ron Hubbard was a writer who conjured up tales of time travel and rocket ships to Mars. But science fiction was not all that sprang from Hubbard's pen. He also wrote the book Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health. In it, Hubbard described a new kind of counseling, which he said could help people increase their IQs, cure themselves of arthritis, allergies, asthma and migraine headaches, and reduce their chances of having a car wreck. The book was published ...
Tag(s): 60 Minutes (CBS) • Anti-psychiatry • Auditing • Carol Hutchinson • CBS News • Children, youth • Cost • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Curtis Krueger • Cynthia Kisser • Dianetics • E-Meter • Engram • Medical claims • Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) • Ritalin • Salary • Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) • St. Petersburg Times (Florida) • Supernatural abilities (aka OT powers) • Tom Hutchinson • Wall Street Journal • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Scientologists emerge as creators of mystery-shrouded movie firm — Los Angeles Business Journal
Author(s): Anne Rackham
Source: Los Angeles Business Journal
Scientologists emerge as creators of mystery-shrouded movie firm Is it just a movie company, this one owned and run by members of a controversial church? Or is it a front? Future Films, the mysterious movie company that arrived in Burbank and in Garland, Texas, last month with ambitious goals and a huge marketing splash, is financed and managed by a small group of high-level members of the Church of Scientology. Critics of the church, who label the religion a cult and ...
Tag(s): Anne Rackham • Battlefield Earth • Celebrity Centre • Church of Scientology Religious Trust (CSRT) • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Darcey Hollingsworth • Douglas L. Gamette • Future Films • International Association of Scientologists (IAS) • Ken Lee • Ken Rose • Los Angeles Business Journal • Operation Snow White • Priscilla Coates • Recruitment • Revolt in the Stars (book) • Richard Behar • Robert "Bob" Cefail • Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) • Secondary copy • Shirley Young • Space opera • Special Zone Plan • The Way to Happiness (TWTH) • Toby Plevin • Walter Hegetschweiler • Workplace recruitment • World Institute of Scientology Enterprises (WISE) • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Drug plan panned // Cult authority warns of Scientology's tactics — Winnipeg Sun
Author(s): Riva Harrison
Source: Winnipeg Sun
Winnipeggers should steer clear of the Church of Scientology and its many organizations, which include a drug rehabilitation program called Narconon, a U.S cult expert said yesterday. "There are far safer programs," Cynthia Kisser, executive director of the Cult Awareness Network, said in an interview from Chicago. "Narconon is more likely to do harm than good." The Sun reported Sunday about 60 Winnipeg teenagers have been hired to sell pepperoni and T-shirts door-to-door to raise money for Narconon. However, a Narconon ...
Tag(s): British Columbia • Canada • Children, youth • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • John Travolta • Kirstie Alley • Lynne McKague • Medical claims • Nancy Cartwright • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • Ontario • Operation Snow White • Purification Rundown ("Purif") • Recruitment • Riva Harrison • Tom Cruise • Winnipeg Sun
The two sides of Scientology — Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
Author(s): Susan Headden
Source: Indianapolis Star (Indiana)
Tag(s): Adrian Dixon • Auditing • Bankruptcy • Bullbaiting • Carol Brookes • Church of Scientology Mission of Anderson • Cost • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • Disconnection • E-Meter • Eli Lilly • Engram • Indianapolis Star (Indiana) • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) • Jim Speiser • Joe Ballman • L. Ron Hubbard's credentials • Larry Jerrim • Maggie Jerrim • Medical claims • Mike Kasle • Office of Special Affairs (OSA) (formerly, Guardian's Office) • Operating Thetan (OT) • Oxford Capacity Analysis (aka, "free Scientology personality test" aka "U-Test" aka "Pape Test") • Potential Trouble Source (PTS) • Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) • Purification Rundown ("Purif") • Rehabilitation Project Force (RPF) • Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article) • Sharon Dixon • Sunshine Rundown • Susan Headden • TIME Magazine • Tom Hanafee • Training Routines (TRs) • USA Today • Walter Banks
Letters: Don't use religion politically — Clearwater Times (Florida)
Source: Clearwater Times (Florida)
Tag(s): Clearwater Times (Florida) • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Gabriel "Gabe" Cazares • Richard A. Haworth • South Africa
In battle against Time, Scientologists put money on ads — Los Angeles Times (California)
Author(s): Bob Sipchen
Last June, the Los Angeles Times published a damning series on the Church of Scientology. Scientologists responded by extracting a few good things the writers had to say about their organization and putting those quotes in foot-high letters on billboards all over town. On May 6 of this year, Time magazine published a cover story on Scientology. It had even fewer good things to say, and now the church has responded with an even more aggressive counterattack. Scientology's campaign of daily ...
Tag(s): Bertrand Russell • Bob Sipchen • California Magazine • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Dead agenting (Black PR, smear campaign) • Eli Lilly • Forbes • Harassment • Heber C. Jentzsch • Jan Golab • Los Angeles Times (California) • Moonies • Private investigator(s) • Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) • Richard Behar • Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article) • TIME Magazine • Tom Cruise • USA Today
Petrolia's new neighbors – L. Ron Hubbard's followers, the Church of Spiritual Technology — North Coast Journal
Author(s): Joe Cempa
Source: North Coast Journal
Petrolia — A few miles outside of this coastal community, a massive 400-foot subterranean vault constructed of steel and concrete lies beneath a peaceful knoll overlooking the Pacific. The breadth and dimension of the vault stagger the imagination: 100 feet longer than a football field and 20 feet in diameter, the two-story sarcophagus is almost complete. It is designed to withstand the ravages of nature as well as man-made destruction. Humboldt County is now home to one of the most impregnable ...
Tag(s): Aleister Crowley • Bent Corydon • California • Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) (dba, L. Ron Hubbard Library) • Cost • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • Income • Joe Cempa • Judge Paul G. Breckenridge Jr. • L. Ron Hubbard's credentials • L. Ron Hubbard: Messiah or Madman? (book) • Lawsuit • Membership • Michel Ouelette • Moonies • New Mexico • North Coast Journal • Operation Snow White • Real estate • Ronald "Nibs" Edward DeWolf (L. Ron Hubbard, Jr.) • Sea Organization (Sea Org, SO) • Space opera • Vault
Prozac Frees Ex-Scientology Leader from Depression — Psychiatric Times
More: link, lermanet.com
Source: Psychiatric Times
A personal aide to Scientology founder L. Ron Hubbard for eight of her nearly 20 years with the group says that fluoxetine (Prozac) and therapy have finally stopped the depression and suicidal ideation she had suffered since 1976. "I have to speak out." Hana (Eltringham) Whitfield told The Psychiatric Times. "The Scientologists choose the most prominent psychiatrists and the most successful drugs to attack. That's why they attacked Ritalin, and that's why they are now attacking Prozac." Although ...
Tag(s): Anti-psychiatry • Apollo (formerly, "Royal Scot Man"; often misspelled "Royal Scotman", "Royal Scotsman") • Auditing • Bomb threat • Charles Manson • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • Combatting Cult, Mind Control (book) • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • David Miscavige • Dennis H. Clarke • Dianetics • Earle C. Cooley • Eli Lilly • Fair game • Freedom (Scientology magazine) • Front groups • Hana Eltringham Whitfield • Heber C. Jentzsch • Hill & Knowlton • Hymn of Asia (book) • Jerry Whitfield • John Gordon Clark Jr. • John Hinckley Jr. • L. Ron Hubbard • L. Ron Hubbard's violence • Louis Jolyon West • LSD • Medical claims • Operation Freakout • Paulette Cooper • Private investigator(s) • Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) • Psychiatric Times • Richard Behar • Ritalin • Sanford "Sandy" Block • Sterling Management Systems (SMS) • Steven Hassan • Suicide • Threat • TIME Magazine • Wall Street Journal
The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power — TIME Magazine
Author(s): Richard Behar
Source: TIME Magazine
By all appearances, Noah Lottick of Kingston, Pa., had been a normal, happy 24-year-old who was looking for his place in the world. On the day last June when his parents drove to New York City to claim his body, they were nearly catatonic with grief. The young Russian-studies scholar had jumped from a 10th-floor window of the Milford Plaza Hotel and bounced off the hood of a stretch limousine. When the police arrived, his fingers were still clutching $171 in ...
Tag(s): Applied Scholastics • Blackmail • Canada • Celebrity Centre • Church of Spiritual Technology (CST) (dba, L. Ron Hubbard Library) • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • David Miscavige • Dee Rowe • Detox • Fair game • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) • Food and Drug Administration (FDA) • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Glover Rowe • Gregory K. Hughes • Hard sell • HealthMed • Hill & Knowlton • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) • John Travolta • Joseph "Joe" Feshbach • Joseph A. Yanny • Kurt Feshbach • Lawsuit • Legal • Margaret Thaler Singer • Matthew Feshbach • Michael J. Flynn • Narconon (aka Scientology drug rehab) • Noah Lottick • Richard Behar • Richard N. Aznaran • Ronald W. Bernstein • Scientology: The Thriving Cult of Greed and Power (article) • Set A Good Example Foundation (formerly, Concerned Businessmen's Association of America) • Sterling Management Systems (SMS) • Steven Fishman • The Way to Happiness (TWTH) • TIME Magazine • Toby Plevin • Toronto • Vicki J. (McRae) Aznaran • William W. "Bill" Franks • Xenu (Operating Thetan level 3, OT 3, Wall of Fire)
Medical flap // Anti-depression drug of Eli Lilly loses sales after attack by sect — Wall Street Journal
Author(s): Thomas M. Burton
Scientologists Claim Prozac Induces Murder or Suicide, Though Evidence Is Scant Campaign Dismays Doctors INDIANAPOLIS—L. Ron Hubbard, the late founder of the Church of Scientology, long harbored a profound and obsessive hatred for psychiatrists, who, he declared, were "chosen as a vehicle to undermine and destroy the West!" Five years after Mr. Hubbard's death, Scientologists are still waging war on psychiatry. The quasi-religious/ business/ paramilitary organization's latest target is Prozac, the nation's top-selling medicine for severe depression. The group is calling ...
Tag(s): Anti-psychiatry • Church of Scientology of California (CSC) • Citizens Commission on Human Rights (CCHR) • Cult Awareness Network (CAN) (earlier form, Citizen's Freedom Foundation) • Cynthia Kisser • Dennis Erlich • Dennis H. Clarke • Eli Lilly • Fraud, lie, deceit, misrepresentation • Internal Revenue Service (IRS) • Joseph Wesbecker • Medical claims • Mental illness • Phil Donahue Show • Prozac (fluoxetine hydrochloride) • Sanford "Sandy" Block • Suicide • Thomas M. Burton • Wall Street Journal