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New Lesfic Goodies: March 19th Edition
Posted on March 19, 2019 by TBM
Dear lesfic fan,
Here are this week's new ebook and audio releases, sales, and announcements.
Authors: Want to see your new releases in the newsletter? Click here for details. Or if you're having a sale, please email me and let me know: tbmarkinson@gmail.com. Include "Sale for IHL Newsletter" in the subject line.
Anyone with lesfic news, give me a shout at tbmarkinson@gmail.com.
Happy reading and listening,
SOUTHERN ROOTS
The Compass Series: Book 2
by Lise Gold
Hannah Hudson has had a rough start to the year. Returning home to London from her magical holiday in Norway, still on a high after meeting the wonderful Kristine, her newfound happiness is dealt a crushing blow when she discovers that her ex has been stealing from her and she is going to lose her business. A letter from an American lawyer throws her an unexpected lifeline, informing her that she's inherited a house and a restaurant in Presley, Louisiana, from her biological mother who gave her up for adoption at birth.
Meanwhile back in Covington, nothing ever changes in Kristine Miller's life. She's grown tired of her job at the local bank, and she's reluctant to go back to dating, unable to get Hannah, who has gone silent on her, out of her mind.
When Hannah suddenly shows up in Kristine's life again there is no denying that destiny has a plan for them, but Hannah's life is in London and Kristine's is deeply attached to the beautiful South.
As Hannah searches for the story behind her Southern roots, can they overcome the challenge of distance to give themselves another shot at love? Second chances are rare, and you can't question fate when it keeps drawing you back together…
MAJOR SURGERY
by Lola Keeley
An enemies-to-lovers lesbian romance about sexy, smart doctors cutting to the heart of what matters.
Skilled surgeon Veronica Mallick runs her London hospital department like she runs her surgeries: with hawkish efficiency. Then her perfect world is turned upside down by the arrival of a new Head of Trauma.
Cassie Taylor is a brash, no-nonsense army surgeon, fresh from the front lines, and trying to find her way in civilian life. She's all action and sharp edges, not too interested in rules. She's even less interested in bureaucracy, or playing nice with her uptight, paper-pushing colleague, Veronica.
While they're circling each other warily at St. Sophia's hospital, Cassie becomes entangled in some shady financial dealings.
Their shared search for the truth draws them closer together, sparking heated moments as they try to see justice done. But in exposing a scandal, can they also find some common ground? How will they both deal with being attracted to a woman they don't even like?
SILVER LOVE
by Josette Murray
Jill, Dory, Robby, and Charlene are a fantastic foursome that embodies the varying experiences that come with being Lesbians of a Certain Age. They are vibrant and vulnerable, wise and foolish, introspective and outgoing. The close-knit friends fight aging at every turn—or just ignore it altogether. These four will never go quietly into the night, redefining life after fifty. They are the new mature woman.
But along with twenty-first-century attitudes come twenty-first-century problems. Public office candidate and retired judge Charlene is confronted by a wannabe blackmailer, Jill's passions threaten to swamp her common sense, Dory's best-selling book could turn out to be a national disaster, and Robby must confront the hard reality of learning that her wife may not be the woman she thought she was. Steadfast in their faith in themselves and each other, and bolstered by the rich history of their friendship, the four women struggle with twists and turns as they try to navigate a landscape generated by the actions of others as well as their own choices, proving that experience does not always pave a smooth road.
In a world where everything increasingly seems relative, these women remind us that some things don't change—like the bedrock of relationships. Silver Love is all about love; love among friends, love between lovers, and the unexpected role of love with acquaintances who may not always be what they seem. If you can keep up, join the ride and follow these ageless heroines as they pursue their adventures in the modern world.
RESCUE MY HEART
by Sienna Waters
Danny Cooper thinks she's as happy as she has the right to be. After all, as owner of Oakview's failing animal shelter, she doesn't exactly have a lot to offer a potential partner. And it's been a long time since she's hungered after a woman, that is until her new neighbor moves in.
Lena Travers is confident, rich, and beautiful, all the things that Danny thinks she isn't. She's also very, very mysterious. And Lena's very first move is to threaten to report Danny's beloved shelter for excessive noise. Despite that first impression though, Danny can't help but have feelings for the girl next door.
But as the stakes begin to rise, Danny's fear of taking risks gets the better of her. She's not good enough for Lena, of that she's sure. And with the fate of the shelter weighing on her mind, Danny makes a decision she might come to regret.
Sometimes you have to fight for what you want. But you can't fight if you're not willing to take risks. Besides, Danny isn't sure that Lena is what she wants anyway. Or is she? And when the lives of her precious dogs are on the line, Danny makes what might be an unforgivable mistake.
Rescue My Heart is a standalone FF romance novel set in the Oakview universe, with a HEA ending. Oakview books can be read in any order, just be prepared to see some familiar faces around town!
Oaktown Girls: Book 2
by Suzanne Falter
Is it wise to propose marriage to your undocumented girlfriend if she just moved in … and she's already thinking of moving out?
That's the question on auto mechanic Lizzy's mind as she wrestles with what to do in Book Two of the Oaktown Girls series.
Commitment is definitely in the air for this tightly knit circle of Oakland lesbians. Tenika can't stand the idea of marrying anyone – but her partner Delilah, a tattoo artist, has her heart set on it.
But then, when Delilah develops a strange, disabling tremor, Tenika's forced to rethink everything she once held as true.
Meanwhile Frankie, a newcomer who happens to be an undercover cop, can't find a date to save her life. That is until she happens to meet the ravishing charmer Tasha at Tenika and Lizzy's garage.
Will Frankie's PTSD undermine her ability to open up and find her love? And will it be Tasha, or the sweet, open-hearted Sally who seems to know a little too much about her?
And why won't either of them tell Frankie what they do for a living?
Find out who falls in love for good in this warm-hearted page turner you can't put down.
A Year in Paradise: Book 3
by Hildred Billings
Welcome to Paradise Valley, where the locals thrive on the rural landscape, the quirky Oregonian living, and the history of the lesbian commune that founded it.
Mixing small town attitudes with lesbian dating? Sounds like another day in Paradise.
Joan Sheffield and Lorri Abrams have been partners for years, but their mission to have a baby has placed a damper on their love. After the most recent miscarriage, the couple has begun questioning the direction of their relationship.
Yet Joan isn't ready to give up. Her dreams of having the family she always wanted won't end because of some heartbreak and bad luck. Yet as she regroups and prepares to try again, she comes up against an obstacle she least expected.
Lorri. The partner who refuses to explain why she feels sick to her stomach every time the subject comes up.
Joan doesn't know the whole story about Lorri's upbringing. Lorri would rather drown herself in college basketball tournaments than talk about her issues. It will take the advice of some trusted locals and one bad night to potentially save these two weary souls.
Will the madness finally end?
by Ellie Spark
Love Stories 1-6 include six of Ellie Spark's best-selling Love Stories. Each story is a long novella length (approx 35-45K words) and while some characters appear in more than one story, they can be read in any order. The total collection provides over 225,000 words to devour!
by Georgia Beers
Fifteen years is a long time. Long enough to forget the past, forge ahead, and create a terrific life. Bella Hunt has done exactly that, complete with a successful career, a gaggle of close friends, and a home she loves. Life is good.
Or it was, until her teenage nightmare and the bane of her high school existence shows up for Bella's class on conflict resolution. Easton Evans, in all her pretty, blond, my-parents-are-surgeons glory, throws Bella into an existential tailspin as her unpleasant memories from her past come screeching back. Easton doesn't even recognize Bella, and what's worse, Easton is…different somehow. Softer, kinder. And still unfairly attractive. None of it computes in Bella's head. She's hated Easton for fifteen years, done her best to scrub the past away. But now here it is. The past. Sitting in her classroom and waiting for Bella to teach her how to resolve a conflict of the heart.
WOOING THE FARMER
by Jenny Frame
Penelope Huntingdon-Stewart, highly successful clean-eating food vlogger and owner of the website Penny's Kitchen, is looking for a new direction for her brand. At least that's what she tells herself when she retreats to Axedale to record a new web series and write a cookbook. That sounds so much better than damage control after her only live, on-screen interview ends in an oh-so-public epileptic seizure.
Farmer Sam McQuade is immediately attracted to Penelope, but the ultra femme and high maintenance city girl seems way out of her league. When Penelope struggles to get her health on track, Quade insists on being her knight in shining armor, much to Penelope's displeasure. Quade is annoyingly good-looking, not to mention kindhearted, and falling for her would be so easy. If only it didn't force Penelope to face the secrets she's hidden from everyone. Can love alone bring a complex city girl and a simple rural farmer together?
LOVE ON LAVENDER LANE
by Karis Walsh
For corporate consultant Paige Leighton, the ends always justify the means. She does whatever it takes to make her clients' businesses profitable. She has no room for sentimentality in business or in her personal life and loves nothing better than pushing others out of their comfort zones.
Kassidy Drake has spent a lifetime creating her comfort zone, and she has no intention of leaving. Her home is as orderly and as beautiful as the rows of lavender surrounding it, but she needs to make Lavender Lane Farm solvent or she might lose everything. She agrees to listen to Paige's advice as long as Paige doesn't expect much more from her than changing the font on her business cards.
Accompanied by the buzz of honeybees and the scent of lavender, Paige and Kassidy must find a way to compromise if they want to save Lavender Lane Farm—and find a way to make room for love along the way.
AN UNHEARD SONG
Romancing the Page: Book 3
by Laura Ambrose
Annalie's dreams came true when her first book became the bestselling debut fantasy of the decade. Awards and accolades were overwhelming and incredible, just like when she used to play professional violin before a manipulative ex silenced her. After her second book tanked with poor sales and worse reviews, her dreams crumbled. She lost her words just like she lost her music. She hasn't left her flat in Edinburgh in months.
Cam is devastated when she doesn't get the fellowship she needs for her PhD in music history. She suspects it's because she turned down sleeping with the famous violinist on the board, Melanie. Hard up for cash, Cam takes a part-time job as an author assistant to Annalie Chevalier. Cam didn't expect to find her so gorgeous.
As they both struggle for courage to rebuild their dreams, they can't deny their attraction. When Cam realises Melanie is Annalie's ex, they plot a little light revenge. But will the risks silence the fragile song growing between Annalie and Cam?
An Unheard Song is the third installment of the Romancing the Page series (A Hidden Hope, A Perfect Balance), which features well-rounded, complicated women in the world of writing and publishing. A Laura Ambrose romance is sweet, sexy, and more than a little geeky.
COMRADE COWGIRL
by Yolanda Wallace
For cattle rancher Laramie Bowman, family always comes first. After her brother is injured in a rodeo accident, she accepts a lucrative position in remote Godoroye, Russia, to help pay his medical bills. When she meets the woman assigned to be her interpreter, however, her heart might end up getting lost in translation.
Anastasia Petrova would prefer to remain on the front lines of the seemingly futile fight for gay rights in her conservative homeland, but dwindling finances force her to leave Moscow to take a full-time job working as a translator for a pair of American trainers on a start-up cattle ranch. If she comes out to her new coworkers, she could lose the job she so desperately needs. But when she meets gorgeous cowgirl Laramie, how can she possibly deny her feelings?
DARK ALLEYS
by Lola Andrews
Supernatural meets Rizzoli & Isles in this fast-paced urban fantasy filled with lesbian romance and werewolves!
Two hunters. One werewolf. A complicated past.
Tired and broken-hearted, Lana walked away from her life as a hunter years ago. She also walked away from the woman she loved, Emma. Now, a policewoman in an anonymous town, she lives a comfortable if lonely life, until she realizes that the answer to her last case points her back towards the supernatural.
With a loose werewolf running around town, Lana has enough on her plate. That is, until Emma shows up to interrupt her life and hunt her prey, bringing with her old feelings and a whole lot of baggage.
Can Emma and Lana find their way back to each other? Can they defeat the werewolf running through town?
SPINNING TALES
by Brey Willows
Maggie McShay wants a little magic in her life. Something more than the drab existence of going to work and coming home to a cat that barely tolerates her.
When she spontaneously replies to a want ad asking for someone to take care of a fairy tale cottage, it turns out magic wasn't as far away as she thought. Maggie discovers she wasn't who she thought she was either. Recalcitrant fairy tale shepherd and ladies' woman Kody Wilk shows Maggie a world she knew nothing about…a world they need to save before the villains of the world's fairy tales take over New York City.
It's up to Maggie, her grumpy, shape-shifting cat, a dwarf hell-bent on finding romance, and Kody to set the fairy tale world to rights. The big bad wolf has nothing on Maggie McShay.
The Ice Rose Series: Book 3
I thought that I saw her. I know I did…
But she was dead, and she died a long time ago.
After being attacked by anti-supernatural soldiers, Alexa and I were taken in by a pack of Alaskan werewolves with plans on fighting back, and although grateful that we were given a home and shelter, it was hard to face a werewolf named Loren who resembled a woman that Alexa once loved. She was also the most unpleasant pack member of them all.
That's why when I spotted a woman in a white dress with long brown locks and glistening sun colored eyes, I knew that it wasn't Loren, but who could it be if Esha was dead?
Was I just seeing things from Alexa's memories?
Or did the love of her life never actually die at all?
INHERITORS OF CHAOS
A Godfall Novel: Book 4
by Barbara Ann Wright
Naos has come to Calamity, and chaos has come with her. Cordelia had enough problems without teaming up with former enemies in order to defeat a mad goddess. And she doesn't yet know that the Storm Lord has been resurrected in a new body. On the plains, the prophet Lydia is convinced that Fajir is the one chosen to stop a massive firestorm in the future, if only Fajir wasn't so set on killing everyone around her.
With their murderous leader dead, hostilities have ceased among the drushka, but the long-living aliens are slow to adapt. The last thing they want is a drushkan king with powers none of them dreamed of before.
by Ellie Hart
When her cell phone rings, Giselle Cutler answers it—and finds herself speaking to a dead woman.
As Giselle and her partner Marta Perry get ready for the birth of their baby, the last thing they expect is to be drawn into another mystery. But there's been a horrible mix-up with identification of a body found in the bay, and Marta's supervisor Chrissy Burton is very much alive and desperate for their help.
Intrigue turns deadly as they uncover illegal organ transplants, black market sales, and ties to international terrorism. The killer is willing to do anything to keep the public from knowing how the transplant system really works, even if it means killing Giselle and Marta.
LAKE MOON
by Emma Chamberlain & Blythe Stone
An unresolved murder case drove Jessica away from her remote and heavily wooded small town. When her mother suddenly passes away Jessica is forced to return to the confusing place where one of her best friends went missing when they were both only teens. Between a complicated old flame and an attractive female sheriff, Jessica finds herself drowning in both the memories and the danger of her past, unable to leave or move on. Can a new romance save her life? Will her old tendencies cause her to slip back into a hot yet abusive relationship? How can she leave when she has nothing left to lose? Find out the answers to all of these questions in Lake Moon!
From the best-selling lesbian romance duo who brought you the Paper Dolls Book Series and the holiday hit A Kind of Miracle… Lake Moon explores the complexity of closeted teenage love, coming to terms with a troubling past, and finding a romance in a dark place and time when light hardly shines.
PRE-ORDER DISCOUNT
by Arizona Tape
$2.99 (Price will increase to $4.99 on March 22)
Casual leaves no broken hearts… Usually.
No strings attached, that's the way Nix likes her life. Determined not to fall for anyone she sleeps with, casual is just her thing. Better than having her heart ripped to pieces again.
Harper is looking for a fresh start and a new city means just that. New friends, new school, and maybe a chance at love?
The thin line between friendship and more blurs when Nix and Harper dance around each other in an LGBT club with everything to lose and love to gain. But is it ever that simple?
Not Today is a lesbian friends-with-benefits to lovers romance and can be read as a stand-alone. It's the collection of the previous serial parts (Not Monday, Not Tuesday, …) but is completed in this book.
BACKWARDS TO OREGON
by Jae
narrated by Hayden Bishop
"Luke" Hamilton has always been sure she'd never marry. She accepted that she would spend her life alone when she chose to live her life disguised as a man.
After working in a brothel for three years, Nora Macauley has lost all illusions about love. She no longer hopes for a man who will sweep her off her feet and take her away to begin a new, respectable life.
But now, they find themselves married and on the way to Oregon in a covered wagon, with 2,000 miles ahead of them.
SEQUESTERED
by Nicole Higginbotham-Hogue
narrated by Victoria Robinson
When Special Agent Keir Ortega busts Tartino and his gang for drug trafficking and selling weapons to the American black market, she thinks she can rest her mind of the case. However, after finding out that New York's Ronnie Giorgio might be an extension of this criminal activity, Keir is assigned to search the streets of New York to find the new ringleader in this crime.
She is led to the theater district, where she meets Gina, a woman who always seems to be at the wrong place at the wrong time. This woman might be the key to busting the drug chain that is thriving along the New York Harbor, but who is she? And can she be trusted?
As Keir learns more about the woman, she starts to feel something she hasn't felt before. Gina is captivating, entrancing, and Keir's weakness. Will Keir be able to solve the case before her heart gives in to this vixen's subtle charm, or will Gina be her destruction?
CONTRACT FOR LOVE
by Alison Grey
narrated by Emily Beresford
Single mom Sherry lives in a trailer park with her six-year-old son, Jake, trying to make ends meet as a waitress.
Madison's life couldn't be more different. She's been raised by her rich grandmother, and her only goals are partying and bedding women.
When her grandmother threatens to disinherit her if she doesn't clean up her act, Madison has to find a way to convince her she's changed.
After a chance encounter with Sherry, Madison comes up with a crazy idea that will rock both of their worlds: She wants to hire Sherry to play her fake girlfriend.
THE DESTINY FACTOR
by Erin Wade & D.J. Jouett
narrated by Brenda Scott Wlazlo
Renny James thought she was falling in love with her boss. Then she met his wife. Renny was totally unprepared for the beauty and charisma of Vivian Rockmore. The electricity between the two women was undeniable, but too many obstacles stood between them. We are each the master of our own destiny, aren't we? That was the mantra of Renny James as she fought her way out of poverty and rose to the ranks of the rich and glamorous.
Clean sheets were Renny's criteria for success. A brilliant student, she knew a college education would get her out of the horrible poverty in which she lived. Nothing would stop her from achieving her goals. Determined to distance herself from the filth and hopelessness that marked her youth, Renny worked hard and wasted no time on things like family or friends.
Raised by a mother whose only thought was about where she would find her next boyfriend, Renny learned to fend for herself. She knew education and hard work were her tickets to a better life. Brad and Vivian Rockmore introduced her to the world of beautiful people, cruise ships, and private jets. At 28, Renny had realized all her goals. She had no idea her ambition would land her in jail for murdering the only person she had ever loved.
Erin Wade takes the listener on a fast-paced ride in her first lesbian murder mystery/romance with a twist. If you like a good suspense-filled novel, you will love The Destiny Factor.
AUDIOBOOK GIVEAWAY
TB Markinson is running a giveaway for US and UK Audible listeners. The prize is a free audiobook of The Fall Girl, book 2 in The Miracle Girl series.
Email TB at tbm@tbmarkinson.com to enter the contest. In the subject line, please write The Fall Girl Audiobook Giveaway. Be sure to tell TB if you're a US or UK listener.
That's all you have to do.
Best of luck to everyone who enters the giveaway.
I'm thrilled to announce the first episode of Lesbians Who Write is live. Woot!
Here's what the first episode is about:
Clare and TB introduce themselves to the podcast world in their inaugural episode. Huzzah! They chat about when they came up with the idea of Lesbians Who Write (beer was involved) and why they started writing lesbian fiction in the first place. Clare lobs TB the thorny question of what exactly lesbian fiction is and who can write it. They discover how history influenced both of their writing careers, leaving TB a historian, slightly heartbroken. They move on to what's their favorite part of writing and how the power of deadlines impacts their careers. Click here to listen to the first episode.
Now for a special treat. Episodes 2 & 3 are also available. Woot, woot!
Click here for episode 2 and here for episode 3.
The next episode will be released on Monday, March 25th.
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In my last blog post here, I wrote an introduction to Azure Resource Manager (ARM). ARM is the toolset Microsoft has added to Azure for provisioning and controlling resources in Azure.
ARM has the tools to help you develop scriptable virtual machines deployments within your own tenant, but the process is not necessarily as simple as you might think. In this blog post, I'm going to walk through my process of learning to create a simple machine template, and deploying it to my own Azure tenant. Hopefully over time, I will grow this process into a larger project that works for more complex deployments.


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Собеские — польский дворянский род герба Янина, восходящий к XVI в.

Ян Собеский был в 1574 году судьей земским стенжицким, а брат его Войцех — подкоморием люблинским. От первого происходит ветвь, существовавшая ещё в 1860-х годах и внесенная в родословные книги дворян Царства Польского; от второго — ветвь, известная в истории.

Сын Войцеха, по другим сведениям Яна, Марк, был воеводой люблинским и маршалом великим коронным (ум.1607), сын Марка, Якуб Собеский (1590—1646) — каштеляном краковским. В 1617 году он был в числе советников при королевиче Владиславе, отправлявшемся в Москву, потом уполномочен был вести переговоры о мире; в 1643 году вёл мирные переговоры со шведами. Славился даром красноречия и современники называли его «sapientissimum totius Poloniaeos». Его труды: «Commentariorum belli Chotimensis libri tres» (напеч. в сборнике Кондратовича «Dziejopis kraj.»), «Dwie podroze Jakóba S., ojca krola Jana III, odbyte po krajach europejskich w latach 1607—13» и «Instrukcyja Jakóba S., kasztelana krakowskiego ojca króla Jana, dana panu Olszowskiemu ze strony synów».

Сын Якова, Ян, избран был на польский престол. Дети его носили титул «королевичей»; из них дочь Терезия-Кунегунда (1676—1730) вышла замуж за Максимилиана-Эммануила, курфюрста баварского, а сын Яков Людвиг Генрих (1667—1739), от брака с Гедвигой-Елисаветой, принцессой пфальц-баварской, имел двух дочерей: Марию-Каролину (1697—1740), бывшую последовательно за двумя герцогами де Бульон, и Марию-Клементину (1702—1735) — жену претендента на английский престол Якова Стюарта. Со смертью королевича Якова пресеклось потомство Войцеха Собеского.

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Шляхетские роды герба Янина

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I've mentioned before that I volunteer in the kitchen at the local seniors center to help cook lunch once a week. And it's fun. I get to meet more of the locals, feel as if I am helping out with one of my skills, and just plain makes me feel good. And I learn so much from my fellow cooks.
I thought you might like to see what we've come up with the past couple of weeks for lunch. And I have to say, our lunches are good. They're taste approved by myself, as well as my fellow cooks. In other words, we'd eat the food we prepare, in fact we do.
Last week we served Tilapia, fried and baked. As well as some French Fries, Coleslaw, Corn Chowder with Potatoes (vegetarian), Baked Beans and Hush Puppies.
Here's the signboard with the menu.
This week we made some chicken, marinated it and then grilled it off.
Tuna Salad in front with the Mock Ham salad in the back.
Cornbread and hot fresh Biscuits were also served. And I can't forget the dessert. For some people that's the best part.
We do eat good here, but I think the best part is the volunteers. They make it possible. I'd personally like to adopt a couple of them, since they do such a great job of serving the food, and cleaning up. This really is a joint effort.


This little guy is a fighter!! Malnourished and neglected, Mo was surrendered weighing less than 2 pounds. He continues to gain strength every day, but will need continued medical care. He has a HUGE personality and wants to be with you wherever you go.
Mo's adoption fee of TBD includes a vet exam, current vaccinations and heartworm preventative, a heartworm test, spay surgery, and microchip.
If you live in the Austin area and are interested in meeting Mo, please go to forgottenfriendstx.org and fill out an adoption application. We will get back with you shortly.
Please note that we will not adopt puppies under 6 months of age (or sometimes older due to special needs or circumstances) to apartments or homes without a safely fenced private yard due to their incomplete immunization. We require that they go to a home where someone will be home much of the time for training and with no children under 5 years of age due to a puppy's sharp teeth. Also, no homes with pools unless they are securely fenced.


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Courboin est une commune française située dans le sud du département de l'Aisne, en région Hauts-de-France.

Géographie

Localisation

Climat
Le climat qui caractérise la commune est qualifié, en 2010, de « climat océanique dégradé des plaines du Centre et du Nord », selon la typologie des climats de la France qui compte alors huit grands types de climats en métropole. En 2020, la commune ressort du type « climat océanique altéré » dans la classification établie par Météo-France, qui ne compte désormais, en première approche, que cinq grands types de climats en métropole. Il s'agit d'une zone de transition entre le climat océanique, le climat de montagne et le climat semi-continental. Les écarts de température entre hiver et été augmentent avec l'éloignement de la mer. La pluviométrie est plus faible qu'en bord de mer, sauf aux abords des reliefs.

Les paramètres climatiques qui ont permis d'établir la typologie de 2010 comportent six variables pour les températures et huit pour les précipitations, dont les valeurs correspondent à la normale 1971-2000. Les sept principales variables caractérisant la commune sont présentées dans l'encadré ci-après.

Avec le changement climatique, ces variables ont évolué. Une étude réalisée en 2014 par la Direction générale de l'Énergie et du Climat complétée par des études régionales prévoit en effet que la  température moyenne devrait croître et la pluviométrie moyenne baisser, avec toutefois de fortes variations régionales. Ces changements peuvent être constatés sur la station météorologique de Météo-France la plus proche, « Blesmes », sur la commune de Blesmes, mise en service en 1987 et qui se trouve à  à vol d'oiseau, où la température moyenne annuelle est de  et la hauteur de précipitations de  pour la période 1981-2010.
Sur la station météorologique historique la plus proche, « Saint-Quentin », sur la commune de Fontaine-lès-Clercs,  mise en service en 1933 et à , la température moyenne annuelle évolue de  pour la période 1971-2000 à  pour 1981-2010, puis à  pour 1991-2020.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Courboin est une commune rurale. Elle fait en effet partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.

Par ailleurs la commune fait partie de l'aire d'attraction de Château-Thierry, dont elle est une commune de la couronne. Cette aire, qui regroupe , est catégorisée dans les aires de moins de .

Occupation des sols

L'occupation des sols de la commune, telle qu'elle ressort de la base de données européenne d'occupation biophysique des sols Corine Land Cover (CLC), est marquée par l'importance des territoires agricoles (89,9 % en 2018), une proportion identique à celle de 1990 (89,9 %). La répartition détaillée en 2018 est la suivante :
terres arables (81,1 %), forêts (10,1 %), prairies (8,8 %).

L'IGN met par ailleurs à disposition un outil en ligne permettant de comparer l'évolution dans le temps de l'occupation des sols de la commune (ou de territoires à des échelles différentes). Plusieurs époques sont accessibles sous forme de cartes ou photos aériennes : la carte de Cassini (), la carte d'état-major (1820-1866) et la période actuelle (1950 à aujourd'hui).

Toponymie

Histoire

Politique et administration

Découpage territorial

La commune de Courboin est membre de la communauté d'agglomération de la Région de Château-Thierry, un établissement public de coopération intercommunale (EPCI) à fiscalité propre créé le  dont le siège est à Étampes-sur-Marne. Ce dernier est par ailleurs membre d'autres groupements intercommunaux.

Sur le plan administratif, elle est rattachée à l'arrondissement de Château-Thierry, au département de l'Aisne et à la région Hauts-de-France. Sur le plan électoral, elle dépend du  canton d'Essômes-sur-Marne pour l'élection des conseillers départementaux, depuis le redécoupage cantonal de 2014 entré en vigueur en 2015, et de la cinquième circonscription de l'Aisne  pour les élections législatives, depuis le dernier découpage électoral de 2010.

Administration municipale

Démographie

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments

 L'église Saint-Jean-Baptiste, dont la construction date du , est construite sur les bases d'une ancienne église romane ; le clocher est plus récent. Elle est classée monument historique depuis 1920.
 Lavoirs anciens dans la commune, ainsi que dans le hameau de Montbazin, et fontaine sur la place du village, en face de l'église.

Personnalités liées à la commune
 Marquis de Courtanvaux.
 Duc de Doudeauville.

Voir aussi

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes de l'Aisne

Liens externes

 Courboin sur le site de l'Institut géographique national
 COURBOIN sur le site officiel du syndicat d'initiative du canton de Condé-en-Brie
 Courboin sur le site de l'Insee

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Commune dans l'Aisne
Aire urbaine de Château-Thierry


In November, Goldman's lead banker on the deals, Tim Leissner, pleaded guilty in US court to participating in the bribery and money laundering schemes.
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02 Dec Sean Edwards still has a chance for the title
Posted at 18:00h in Allgemein by john Kuypers
In the last but one race of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup 2012 Konrad-Motorsport-Spearhead Sean Edwards finished fifth. With this result the British race driver keeps his chance to win the title. Christian Engelhart was innocently involved in a collision and had to give up his race already after the first lap.
For Sean Edwards the third position in Saturday's qualifying was a good start into the weekend on the legendary circuit of Spa-Francorchamps. In the race on Sunday he did not get along perfectly in the first laps and had to let two cars pass. Afterwards the 25-year-old had a rather lonesome race. He had not to fear an attack from the drivers behind him and also the gap to Kevin Estré in front of him was stagnating. In the last part of the race Sean Edwards was able to increase his speed again and closed the gap to Estre to less than 1.2 seconds. But time was up too fast for Edwards to start a serious attack. After eleven laps the Konrad-Motorsport-Pilot crossed the finish line on the fifth position.
Sean Edwards is now on the fourth position in the championship, 15 points behind the leader René Rast. With only one race left the Brit has at least theoretical chances to win the championship. "Of course the gap is really big, but in the Porsche Supercup anything can happen," Edwards said looking forward to the next race weekend.
His team-mate Christian Engelhart endured a weekend to forget. Despite position eight in the qualifying that he could not be content with, the German was still quite confident for the race. But his hopes for a good result were dashed quickly. Already in the first lap Engelhart innocently got into a collision with Michael Ammermüller and Jeroen Mul. "On the Kemmel-Straight I was in between Ammermüller and Mul," Engelhart described the incident.
"Suddenly Ammermüller turned to the left and I had no chance to avoid the collision with Mul." The big damage on the car forced him to give up his race. Team principal Franz Konrad drew a mixed conclusion. "To be honest we had expected a little bit more for this weekend", the Austrian commented on the performance of Sean Edwards. "It's going to be very difficult for us to win the title now – nevertheless we will give 100 percent in Monza."
For the first time in this year also Tomas Pivoda drove a car of Konrad Motorsport in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. Usually the young Czech participates in the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany. The 21-year-old left a good impression during his first appearance in the world's most popular one-make-cup. After a moderate qualifying that he finished on position 20 he improved step-by-step in the race and finished 16th. Also the spectators at the track and on TV were delighted about Pivoda's spectacular overtaking manoeuvres.
The next races for Konrad Motorsport are not far ahead. Already at the next weekend the last run of the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup will take place in Monza (Italy). One week later season's races number 14 and 15 of the Porsche Carrera Cup Germany will be held in Oschersleben.
Konrad Motorsport GmbH
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Culture • Current Affairs
Cannabis: Strains vs. Cultivars
You may have noticed in the last three or four decades that popular varieties of cannabis are commonly known as strains. But there are better terms available.
Strain is a nuanced word with an assortment of definitions. In bacteriology, strains are descendants of an isolated colony selected from a pure culture; in other words, they are isolated genetic variants of bacteria. [1] Encylopedia Brittanica extends a similar definition to domestic animals in a "true-breeding, genetically pure line." In 1954, Roll-Hansen [2] took a stab at the word strain for botany, suggesting it could refer to a pure line or family (self- or cross-pollinated) of plants within the same cultivar. Breeders and plant geneticists used (and continue to use) the word this way, unofficially indicating an individual plant or direct line of plants with genetic variation that may or may not be desirable. [3,4]
The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants, 8th edition (ICNCP) defines strain as: "a confused term having several meanings; in cultivated plant nomenclature: often referring to a seed-raised cryptic variety." Cryptic variety refers to cultivated plants that are not sufficiently distinct to warrant taxonomical separation from their respective cultivar. [5]
A viral 'strain.' Cybercobra, CC BY-SA 3.0
In the cannabis sphere, the word strain popularly encompasses the entirety of a specific plant and product, from the duration of its vegetative period to how the cured flowers affect consumers. But taken from its original context, the word lacks meaning, no longer reflecting even genotype. A 2015 study genotyped 81 medical cannabis samples, pointing out that "[cannabis] strain name does not necessarily represent a genetically unique variety," and "strain names often do not reflect a meaningful genetic identity." [6] A 2017 study looked at over 2,600 samples from Nevada and narrowed down 396 "strain names" to 12 distinct genotypes. [7]
A tendon 'strain.' Scientific Animations, CC BY-SA 4.0
One analyst suggests that the clandestine nature of the cannabis industry for many decades led to the perpetuation of strain many generations beyond pure plant lines.
More accurate nomenclature is cultivar, a portmanteau word for "cultivated variety." The cultivar is a horticultural classification referring to plants within the same species that are intentionally propagated to feature a distinct, stable set of shared characteristics.
The ICNCP lays it out as such:
"A cultivar is an assemblage of plants that (a) has been selected for a particular character or combination of characters, (b) is distinct, uniform, and stable in these characters, and (c) when propagated by appropriate means, retains those characters…" [5]
This definition includes propagation through cloning, hybridization, and/or distinct origin so long as it "maintain[s] the characters that define a particular cultivar…" [5] Roll-Hansen [2] suggested that a cultivar may contain multiple strains that fall within its range of characteristics.
For example, Leafly describes cannabis variety Maui Wowie with descriptors that include: "sweet pineapple flavors," "high-energy euphoria," motivating, active effects," and "tall, lanky… best suited for cultivation in warm, tropical climates…" These are stable distinctions — consistent chemical and physical characteristics — that give Maui Wowie an identity as a type of cultivated cannabis plant.
In lieu of cultivar, plant taxonomy offers the word variety (var.) as a classification after species and subspecies, but this definition does not stipulate human cultivation. The International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants does not accept this usage for horticultural purposes. [5]
There are other approaches to cannabis taxonomy that aim to solve this dilemma from the perspective of plant chemistry.
Until next time, we can conclude that cultivar triumphs over strain, and it's not just to sound smarter. The word cultivar matches reference to the varieties of cannabis propagated internationally for their stable and desired characteristics.
Dijkshoorn L, et al. "Strain, Clone, and Species: Comments on Three Basic Concepts of Bacteriology." J Med Microbiol, vol.49, 2000, pp.397-401. Journal Impact Factor = 3.362, Times Cited = 47
Roll-Hansen, Jens. "Definition of the Terms Cultivar and Strain." Acta Agriculturae Scandinavica, vol.4, no.1, Taylor & Francis, 1954, pp.237–38, doi:10.1080/00015125409439939. Journal Impact Factor = 0.810
Bailey LH. The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, MacMillan, 1914, Google Books.
Woo S, et al. "The Development of New Soybean Strain with ti and cgy1 Recessive Allele." J Plant Biotechnol, vol.45, 2018, pp.328–332.
Brickell, CD, et al. "International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants. 8th Edition. [Scripta Horticulturae 10]." Regnum Vegetabile, vol. 151, 2009. Times Cited = 15
Sawler J, et al. "The Genetic Structure of Marijuana and Hemp." PloS One, vol.10, 2015, p. e0133292, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133292. Journal Impact Factor = 2.776, Times Cited = 87
Reimann-Philipp U, et al. "Cannabis Chemovar Nomenclature Misrepresents Chemical and Genetic Diversity; Survey of Variations in Chemical Profiles and Genetic Markers in Nevada Medical Cannabis Samples." Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2019, doi:10.1089/can.2018.0063. Times Cited = 2
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My goal for November is to prepare backing and baste my Splendid Sampler quilt. The quilt top was finished back in February and the holiday themed fabrics call for a finish! I've decided to go without a border although I might change my mind and border in the cream/white fabric. Not sure of my FMQ design but I may do some custom work on each block - take my time and have fun. Bonus points if I get any of the quilting done this month - at best I hope to have some stabilizing lines (in the ditch) to better secure the quilt before I tackle the quilting..
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Your Splendid Sampler top is gorgeous! That should be fun to FMQ special designs in each block!
Your Sampler is gorgeous. Your fabric choices make it pop!
I love the colors you used for your Splendid Sampler--very nice! Have fun with the quilting--it sounds like you have a good plan. I would probably do an all over pattern just to get it done--lol!
That time already? Your sampler is splendid indeed!
Your sampler is amazing! Looking forward to seeing it progress.
Wonderful sampler! Great job sticking to it! Good luck accomplishing your goal! My OMG for November is to get through the month with no sewing machine! Lol!
Nice goal. Hopefully it will get done earlier rather than later! Those blocks are great. I sure hope you get your quilting started. It would be a great quilt to use in December!
I love your splendid sampler and the colours you chose, certainly lovely for Christmas and holidays. It has inspired me to make November a month to get some more of my Splendid Sampler blocks completed.
Love your Splendid Sample, so pretty.
Your Splendid Sampler is gorgeous. I love the colors you used. Good luck on your November goal.
Gorgeous quilt, what a lot of detail. Wonderful sponsors, thank you.


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Scenario: No Mans Land
AncientTortalus
Battle for No Mans Land.
Overview: Two forces have been battling over a planet for weeks months maybe years. The frontline stretches the length of continents and both sides are struggling to gain the upper hand. Only a thin stretch of land less than a hundred metres across separates the two forces, this is no mans land. By some fluke both sides have been building up forces for an attack at the same time, and at the same point in no mans land, and it is here that the final battle will take place. Both forces are committing all of their reserves to this attack in an attempt to break through the enemy lines and win the war once and for all.
Special rules: Preliminary bombardment, Obstacles, Fortifications, Deep strike, Infiltrators, Sustained attack, Victory points, Dawn assault.
Note, the Dawn assault rule, mean that the first turn of the game is fought with the night fight special rule, as both sides attack at dawn.
1: Both players roll a dice; the highest roller chooses a long board edge as their DZ. The deployment zones should be 24" apart if possible, and they should be at least 12" deep.
2: Each player may deploy any fortifications or obstacles they wish in their DZ, and should include at least one bunker.
3: In addition, each player may deploy further obstacles up to 6" out from their DZ.
4: Both players roll a dice, the highest roller may choose whether to deploy first or second. The first to deploy places one unit, then the second player follows suit, until all units are placed. Units must be deployed in this order: Heavy Support, Troops, Elites, HQ, and Fast Attack. Infiltrators from any category are deployed last. Any units that can deep strike, may be kept in reserve.
5: Both players roll a dice; the highest scorer chooses whether to deploy his infiltrators first or second. Infiltrators can be deployed anywhere inside the Obstacles zone or DZ of the player, although they may not be within 18" of an enemy unit.
6: Both players receive a preliminary bombardment, although you should only roll for enemy units and tank traps, as by the time of this battle, both sides artillery have got the enemy trenches well and truly zeroed, so there is no danger from friendly fire. In addition due to the increased accuracy of each sides bombardment, units and obstacles are hit on a roll of a 5+ rather than a 6+, as is normally the case.
7: Both players roll a dice; the highest roller may choose to go first or second.
Game length: The game lasts for six turns, although it would be fitting to fight on until one side is wiped out.
Line of retreat: Units fall back towards the long board edge of their DZ.
Victory conditions: At the end of the game, the side with the most victory points is the winner. Extra victory points are awarded as follows: double VPs are awarded for any HQ units wiped out; and each side gains +100 VPs for destroying enemy bunkers, 200VPs for occupying an enemy bunker, and +100VPs for any of their own bunkers that remain intact and in their possession.
Written by AncientTortalus on 6th July 2009 at 03:53am No comments
Subject Name: Scenario: No Mans Land
Contributor: AncientTortalus


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A Friendly Welcome In A Cosy Bath Stone House In A Quiet Street In The Small Town Of Calne, Near The Megalithic Stone Circles Of Avebury And The Beautiful Bowood House And Gardens.
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You will be completing two sets of these. One option would be to do a search and find two jobs that you could currently apply for. A second option is to complete the job search and find one job you could currently apply for and find a "dream job" that you hope to apply for once your schooling is finished. Either way, you will end up with two resumes, two letters of applications, and two company profiles; a set for each job.
Below is the list of documents you will need to submit for this assignment. 1. Job Advertisement: You will need to provide a copy of the advertisement for the jobs. If you were not able to find your future job in a current job search, you will need to provide some information on what that job is. 2. Company Profile: Research the company you are applying to and complete a company profile of the place. This should include the type of business it is, locations, when they were founded, services offered, kinds of products, number of employees, clients served, and any other pertinent information you learn about. This should be a paragraph in length with a minimum of 5 sentences. You will need to provide a profile for each company. 3. Resume: Prepare a resume for each of the jobs. They should be relevant for each specific job. The resumes need to be different either in how you format them and/or organize them. Consider doing one in reverse chronological order and having the other resume be a skill based resume; or you can adjust the layout. Make sure you prepare a resume in response to what the job is asking for. 4. Cover Letter: Prepare a letter of application for each job. They should be specific to the jobs you are applying for, so they need to be different. The letter should respond to the advertisement, so tell them who you are and why you are the best person for the job. Remember to use the proper letter format and to send the letter to a specific person. Other things to consider as you complete this project: remember to use keywords, action verbs, and to pay close attention to what the job description is asking for.


A great bass player is a rare animal, and worth their weight in gold.
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We consider this pack very flexible for producers looking to add a little something special in the groove department to their tracks, especially Hiphop, House, Drum and Bass, Soul, Funky House and all styles of electronic music not just straight up Funk.
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Buford, Decatur, Oconee lead new ranking of metro school districts
Adam Carlson, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Buford, Decatur, Oconee County, Forsyth County and Bremen top a 2015 ranking of metro Atlanta's best public school districts. Fulton and DeKalb counties, and Atlanta Public Schools come in at Nos. 14, 45 and 43 on the list, respectively.
The Niche Rankings -- the product of Niche.com, a "reviews and insights" website focused on neighborhoods and education -- graded 8,738 school districts "based on dozens of key statistics and 4.6 million opinions from 280,000 students and parents."
Niche's top 10 public school districts in the metro Atlanta area are:
Buford City Schools
Decatur City Schools
Oconee County Schools
Forsyth County Schools
Bremen City Schools
Gwinnett County Schools
Carrollton City Schools
Morgan County Schools
Marietta City Schools
Cherokee County Schools
These top five schools also top a corresponding statewide ranking, which sees Fulton County drop to No. 18, while DeKalb County and Atlanta city schools fail to crack the top 100. (Niche graded an additional 561 districts but did not rank them, because it said they did not have at least 85 percent of the required factors.)
Buford City Schools received an A for academics, an A for health and safety, an A+ for student culture and diversity, and a 4.6 out of 5 in the parent and student survey of overall experience, from 17 respondents.
By contrast, Atlanta Public Schools received a C for academics, a C for health and safety, and a C+ for sports and fitness -- but a B for teachers, and a B+ for resources and facilities. The district was scored a 3.6 out of 5 for overall excellence, out of 259 parent and student surveys.
The rankings use "data sourced from various government and public data sets, Niche's own proprietary data, and 4,624,238 opinion-based survey responses across a variety of topics from 287,606" students, alumni and parents, according to the site's methodology.
For example, Niche analyzes graduation rates, AP enrollment, the student-teacher ratio and state assessment proficiency (among other factors) for its academics grade. Learn more about that specific breakdown here.
Niche also published a set of college rankings, which higlighted Emory, the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech.
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Hawkeye episode 2 recap: the MCU meets John Hughes
By Richard Edwards
Huge Hawkeye episode 2 spoilers ahead
(Image credit: Photo by Mary Cybulski. © Marvel Studios 2021)
- Episode 2 (of 6), 'Hide and Seek'
- Written by Elisa Climent
- Directed by Rhys Thomas
Spoilers for the first two episodes of Hawkeye follow. You've been warned.
One of the reasons for the success and longevity of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is its ability to shapeshift between genres. Over the last decade and a bit, the franchise has dabbled in space opera, political thrillers, comedy and more.
But Hawkeye episode 2 takes the MCU somewhere it's never been before – for a decent chunk of its running time it could pass for a John Hughes holiday movie. Quinjets, Trains and Automobiles, anyone?
As Clint Barton tries to tie up loose ends in New York and make it home in time to see his kids for Christmas, the first act puts the focus on his odd couple relationship with Kate Bishop. Double acts have been a core component of Marvel's previous Disney Plus shows – from Sam Wilson and Bucky Barnes in The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, to Loki and Sylvie in Loki – and the Hawkeye take on the formula has similar potential. The show even throws a cute dog, aka Lucky the Pizza Dog, into the mix for good measure.
From the moment they meet, Clint's scene-it-all-before cynicism meshes perfectly with Kate's unstoppable enthusiasm
"Some people have actually called me the world's greatest archer," Kate tells the world's actual greatest archer.
"Yeah, are you one of those people?" comes the wonderfully barbed reply.
She's found her idol, someone she believes can teach her to be the hero she longs to be, while he's run into a rookie too inexperienced to be anything but a hindrance. She's so caught up in the excitement of the moment that she's asking her favorite Avenger to autograph her bow, while he's asking if there's any way the Ronin suit could lead a bad guy to the Bishop residence.
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It turns out the answer is yes, as the so-called Tracksuit Mafia – a fun but sartorially inelegant addition to Marvel's rogue's gallery – arrive uninvited on Kate's doorstep with an express delivery of Molotov cocktails. Kate and Clint are soon on the run, hiding out in Kate's aunt's apartment, as his efforts to keep his new companion safe fall on deaf ears – she just has to go to work.
While Hawkeye hasn't always been well served by the MCU – he spent most of the first Avengers movie possessed by Loki, for starters – this show is threatening to provide him with the sort of character overhaul that Thor: Ragnarok gave the god of thunder. Armed with extra screen time, his world-weariness is becoming an asset, and away from limelight-hogging wise crackers like Tony Stark, he's really coming into his own – he gets to be the human face of the Avengers in a way we've never really got to see before.
And throughout the scenes he shares with Kate, you can see the advantages of hiring a director with a comedy background. Banter and snark have always been integral to the MCU mix, but Saturday Night Live veteran Rhys Thomas makes sure the humor never feels forced. Whether it's Clint is questioning Kate's abilities, or she's pointing out the flaws in his minimal marketing plan for the Hawkeye brand, you feel you could spend hours in their company. Indeed, the chemistry works so well that it's a shame when the story pulls them apart, the episode going off the boil almost as soon as they separate to follow their own paths.
(Image credit: Photo by Chuck Zlotnick. © Marvel Studios 2021)
Clint's mission to recover his Ronin suit from a LARPing (Live Action Role-Play) meet-up isn't nearly as funny as it should be – Hawkeye half-heartedly dressing up as a knight for a half-hearted duel with the new owner of the outfit is one of those ideas that probably looked better on paper than on screen.
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Kate, meanwhile, reluctantly goes for dinner with her mom and her new fiancé, Jack – a man who has a questionable penchant for DIY psychology, and may or may not be connected with the death of his uncle, Armand Duquesne. The family scenes lack the flow of the Kate/Hawkeye moments, with Tony Dalton playing Jack so broadly you suspect he can't be anything but a bad guy – he even has a moustache to twirl next time he brandishes his sword.
So it's good news for the series – if not for Clint – when the final scene contrives to get the lead duo back in the same room. While it's debatable whether a college student would be able to track an Avenger's phone – if his phone number is classified, surely his GPS is inaccessible too? – Kate's clumsy entrance-via-skylight is a wonderfully inept way to scupper Hawkeye's carefully crafted plan to get to the heart of the Tracksuit Mafia. With five days to go until Christmas, it looks like getting home in time to carve that turkey isn't going to be as easy as it first seemed…
After a fun season opener, this follow-up struggles to deliver on its potential. As a comedy it works fine, with Jeremy Renner and Hailee Steinfeld instantly hitting a groove as he latest double-act to emerge from the reliable MCU conveyor-belt.
As soon as they're apart, however, the story starts to flag. The plot is also in serious need of a villain slightly scarier than the played-for-laughs Tracksuit Mafia to really shake things up. Maybe the big reveal of Echo – soon to be seen in a Disney Plus TV show of her own – will be the catalyst that restores the show's momentum.
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Marvel-ous facts
This episode confirms that Eleanor Bishop made her money as the boss of Bishop Security.
The safehouse Kate and Clint use belongs to Kate's aunt, Moira Brandon. In the comics she's a retired actress, who ends up becoming an honorary Avenger after saving Hawkeye's life. In the TV show she's simply spending the winter in Florida.
Lucky the Pizza Dog and the Tracksuit Mafia (also known as the "Tracksuit Draculas") debuted in Matt Fraction and David Aja's 2012 run on the Hawkeye comic.
Matt Fraction is also a consulting producer on Hawkeye.
The newsreader talking about the Ronin's possible return to New York is real-life NY1 host Pat Kiernan. As well as appearing in the first episode of Hawkeye, he's showed up in Spider-Man: Far From Home, Doctor Strange, Iron Man 3, the 2016 Ghostbusters movie, and many more movies and TV shows.
Pat Kiernan also appeared in Netflix's Daredevil TV show, which only adds further credibility to the rumors that we may see Matt Murdock or Wilson Fisk cross over into the MCU.
While Kate is watching TV in the safehouse, an ad comes on for Rogers: The Musical.
Product placement alert! That's a very long, lingering shot of the Disney Store on Times Square. Coincidence? We think not.
The cosplaying superheroes who upstage Hawkeye include Captain America, Thor, Ant-Man, Hulk, Iron Man… and Katniss Everdeen. Presumably the costume store had run out of Black Widow outfits...
After Eternals proved that DC's Superman is a thing in the MCU, this moment confirms that The Hunger Games exists too.
Notable credits on Welsh director Rhys Thomas's resumé include Saturday Night Live and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
The "catch and release" move Clint plans to infiltrate the Tracksuit Mafia – he allows himself to get caught, before turning the tables on his captors – is a nod to a Black Widow move at the start of The Avengers.
The Tracksuit Mafia boss revealed at the end of the episode is a bigger deal than she may initially appear. That's Maya Lopez, aka Echo, a superhero who made her first comic-book appearance in 1999's Daredevil #9. Played by Alaqua Cox, Echo's already got her own spin-off show confirmed for Disney Plus.
Unlike previous Marvel Disney Plus TV shows, Hawkeye has more than one director. Thomas helms episodes 1, 2 and 6, while Bert & Bertie oversee episodes 3, 4 and 5.
Writer Elisa Climent's previous credits include work on TV shows Sorry for Your Loss, Imposters and Queen of the South.
New episodes of Hawkeye stream on Disney Plus every Wednesday.
Richard is a freelance journalist specialising in movies and TV, primarily of the sci-fi and fantasy variety. An early encounter with a certain galaxy far, far away started a lifelong love affair with outer space, and these days Richard's happiest geeking out about Star Wars, Star Trek, Marvel and other long-running pop culture franchises. In a previous life he was editor of legendary sci-fi magazine SFX, where he got to interview many of the biggest names in the business – though he'll always have a soft spot for Jeff Goldblum who (somewhat bizarrely) thought Richard's name was Winter.
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Following the decision taken by the UIC General Assembly in December 2015, a UIC additional security programme was launched in 2016 at global level on three main topics.
After common work with and between the members and the involvement of the UIC security division, the following results were validated during the 2nd UIC security week on 18 and 19 October and will be submitted to the next UIC General Assembly on 1 December in Saint-Petersburg.
Creation of a toolbox: bringing together the training organisations and training principles for security staff, and beyond for non security staff. The toolbox will be created and updated accordingly to the key themes defined in common during the 2nd UIC security week. This toolbox will help each member to build its own training programme, organise common training events taking advantage of the various experiences. Some parts will be confidential and reserved to identified people in charge of the issue within their company.
Awareness day: Once a year, on the same day, all the companies will organise specific events on the same security topic in order to improve the common awareness of staff and clients. The first awareness day will take place in the last week of June 2017, before the summer traffic. The most asked topics are: abandoned luggage, anti social behaviour, pick-pocketing, terrorist threats.
New UIC transversal training: Some security topics have to be addressed with specialists outside the railways in order to take into account the various aspects of a phenomenon. The first training could be: recognition of suspicious or dangerous behaviour, profiling and conditions of intervention.
Model of agreement for exchange of data (using results or ideas from UIC security BIRC working group, DG MOVE studies…): definition of the relevant information to be exchanged in an efficient way: 10 parties already involved, use of UIC electronic tools (extranet, accredited people).
Publication of members' experience received and with the input of COLPOFER and UITP, of a document of reference with guidelines taking into account all the various aspects of crisis management to be addressed in case of an accident or crisis: the aim is to save lives, minimise damages to environment and goods, protect operator's reputation, and organise business continuity. Each member will be able to check its own organisation according to this document and, if needed, to improve it in a common or coherent way. The first dissemination of the document will be done during the November 2016 UIC Security Congress.
Beyond this additional security programme, two themes have been requested by the participants.
Quick reaction to incidents: creation of a responder's network in order to give a first answer to an emerging question within 6 – 8 weeks maximum. This activity will be organised in cooperation with the UIC special group COLPOFER and in partnership with the UITP Security Commission.
Management of refugees flows: the opportunity of a further work to be done in close cooperation with COLPOFER and in partnership with UITP on the presence of refugees around stations, their impact on rail traffic, possible plans for organising their transport, etc., will be discussed during the next steering committee of the UIC security platform.
All the documents are available on the extranet in the security workspace.


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Christian Ehrhoff, född 6 juli 1982 i Moers, Västtyskland, är en tysk professionell ishockeyspelare som spelar för Chicago Blackhawks i National Hockey League (NHL). Han har tidigare spelat för på NHL-nivå för San Jose Sharks, Vancouver Canucks, Buffalo Sabres, Pittsburgh Penguins och Los Angeles Kings och på lägre nivåer för Cleveland Barons och Ontario Reign i American Hockey League (AHL), Krefeld Pinguine i Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL) och EV Duisburg i Eishockey-Oberliga.

Ehrhoff draftades i fjärde rundan i 2001 års draft av San Jose Sharks som 106:e spelare totalt.

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03/01/2017 03/01/2017 by eyonart
Gideon Mendel, Study for 59 toothbrushes. Collected on 21 May and 15 September 2016.
Welcome to eye.on.art first newsletter of the year!
We begin 2017 with a new website and a very British artistic diary starting with Dzhangal at Autograph ABP, an exhibition by London-based South African photographer Gideon Mendel who created an installation using objects he gathered during visits to the 'Jungle' refugee camp in Calais. Displayed at Rivington Place, toothbrushes, playing cards, worn-out trainers, teargas canisters, and children's dolls conjure alternative portraits of the 'Jungle' residents that also stand in for the plight of displaced people everywhere. Date: 6 January – 11 February 2017, opening Thur 5 Jan 6:30 – 8:30pm.
Theo Eshetu, The Mystery of History and My Story in His Story, 2015 (detail)
At Tiwani Contemporary, Field Work gathers works by Rita Alaoui, Theo Eshetu, Katia Kameli, Kitso Lynn Lelliott, Youssef Limoud, Abraham Oghobase, Thierry Oussou and Robel Temesgen who have anchored their practice in a deep examination of the mechanics of history. The works selected for this exhibition rely on retrospective, historiographical strategies, acts of excavation, collection or preservation, and an interest in archaeological methodologies. Date: 13 January – 25 February 2017. Private View: Thursday 12 January, 6:30 – 8:30pm.
Stephen Lawrence Gallery unveils My Granddad's Car, the culmination of an on-going project between artists Sayed Hasan and Karl Ohiri, exploring notions of migration and heritage, as seen through their relationships with two cars inherited from their respective late grandfathers in Pakistan and Nigeria. Date: 12 January – 10 February 2017. Private View: Friday 20 January, 6 – 9pm.
Appau Junior Boakye-Yiadom, P.Y.T, 2009.
In Nottingham, New Art Exchange (NAE) is launching the much-anticipated UNTITLED: art on the conditions of our time, a new touring exhibition co-curated by Paul Goodwin and Hansi Momodu-Gordon, produced by NAE. This show adopts a progressive stance on exhibition-making, allowing new ways of thinking about art by African diaspora practitioners. Artists exhibited: Larry Achiampong & David Blandy, Barby Asante, Appau Junior Boakye-Yiadom, Phoebe Boswell, Kimathi Donkor, Evan Ifekoya, Cedar Lewisohn, Harold Offeh, Ima-Abasi Okon, NT, Barbara Walker. Date: 14 January 2017 – 19 March 2017. Launch event: Friday 13 January, 6pm – 9pm.
As one women photographers exhibition draws to a close (see the review of Feminist Avant-Garde of the 1970s at The Photographers' Gallery and our take on its undebated Eurocentric perspective), the Whitechapel Gallery opens Terrains of the Body. Drawing from the National Museum of Women in the Arts collection, this show features photography and video works by 17 artists focusing their camera on the female body as a vital medium for storytelling, expressing identity and reflecting individual and collective experience.
Hellen van Meene, Untitled (79), (2000), detail, National Museum of Women in the Arts, Gift of Heather and Tony Podesta Collection, Washington, D.C. © Hellen van Meene and Yancey Richardson Gallery. Photo: Lee Stalsworth.
Artists exhibited: Marina Abramović, Rineke Dijkstra, Anna Gaskell, Nan Goldin, Charlotte Gyllenhammar, Candida Höfer, Icelandic Love Corporation, Mwangi Hutter, Kirsten Justesen, Justine Kurland, Nikki S. Lee, Hellen van Meene, Shirin Neshat, Daniela Rossell, Eve Sussman and the Rufus Corporation, Janaina Tschäpe and Adriana Varejão. Date: 18 January – 16 April 2017.
Finally Tanzanian-born British artist Lubaina Himid is opening Navigation Charts at Spike Island, Bristol (20 Jan – 26 March). This is the first in a series of projects that will see her work simultaneously at Modern Art Oxford with another solo exhibition, Invisible Strategies (21 January – 30 April) and her participation to The Place is Here at Nottingham Contemporary (4 February – 30 April), a major exhibition bringing together around 100 works by over 30 artists and collectives exploring the pivotal 1980s decade for British culture and politics.
Lubaina Himid, Never Sleep Inside the Invisible (detail). Courtesy: the artist and Hollybush Gardens © Lubaina Himid; photograph: Andy Keate.
A Professor of Contemporary Art at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston where she leads the Making Histories Visible research project, Himid is featured in Frieze Magazine Jan-Feb 2017 issue. She will also discuss her historic career as an artist and a pioneer of the Black Arts Movement in the 1980s. See Frieze for more information.
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UAS & Robotics
Navy's widgets enable control of multiple unmanned vehicles
By Kevin McCaney
SSC Pacific's system allows control of an unmanned vehicle from a tablet, as well as other devices.
With the proliferation of unmanned vehicles, the Defense Department has been trying to simplify how they're controlled while multiplying the number and types of vehicles that can be controller from one display. Most unmanned vehicles have dedicated, proprietary controllers, and as the number of drones in use increase, the number of controllers—and the training requirements for each one—can pile up.
One effort toward combined control is the development of a hardware-independent Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) Control Services, or UCS, a kind of universal remote for unmanned aircraft. Another, being conducted at the Space and Naval Warfare Center Systems Center (SSC) Pacific in San Diego, is looking to go a step further, mixing cloud computing, open-source widgets and, in some cases, a gamepad controller to allow control of multiple types of vehicles from one source, as well as shared control of an unmanned system from land and sea locations.
The project, which was started in 2012, is called UxV to the Cloud via Widgets, with "UxV" standing for the four kinds of unmanned vehicles—air, land, sea surface and underwater. In an article earlier this year for the Office of Naval Research's Future Force magazine, the project's leaders outlined their progress.
At SSC Pacific, teams of experts in cloud computing, widgets and unmanned system worked together to build an open-source prototype, starting with a system for controlling an unmanned surface vehicle, or USV. The prototype combines a USV simulator, software interface for control and a widget developed with the open-source Ozone Widget Framework to provide a graphical user interface. Data from vehicles is stored in a data cloud built with the open-source Apache Accumulo software.
The cloud framework allows multiple people to control a single vessel from a Web browser, for instance passing control of a USV from a port to a ship to another ship and so on. And it allows others to view a vehicle's images and other data. A single operator also can control multiple vehicles at a time.
In the course of development, researchers have added a few features to the interface, including the ability for an operator to view the feeds from multiple cameras on one screen, and an option to use a gamepad controller, which researchers said is a recommendation, based on usability studies, from ONR. A map widget also provides layers of navigation and other information—including historical, near real-time and live data—that can be toggled on and off, and provides a variety of zoom levels.
A single operator can control multiple vehicles shown on a map, with the option of using a gamepad controller.
Researchers said they are now working to integrate unmanned air vehicles into the system. "Operating multiple UAVs from a Web browser will provide the air community with a flexible architecture for UAV control and provide a mechanism for sharing both surface and air data among operators and analysts," they write. They're also working with an experimental technology called "Structure from Motion," which uses full-motion video to build 3D models of objects within a camera's field of view.
The prototype "has successfully demonstrated a novel approach for operating the Navy's growing number of unmanned systems and for managing and sharing the sensor data generated by those systems," the researchers write. Though still in development, the UxV to the Cloud via Widgets project, which is funded by the Naval Innovative Science & Engineering program, has agreements to incorporate the technology into a number of Navy programs of record for current and future technologies.
Kevin McCaney is a former editor of Defense Systems and GCN.


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Whereas one may prefer a quiet and cosy way of sailing, another may prefer a fast and athletic way. To guarantee a high degree of safety in a more challenging environment it is necessary to find a yacht which is capable to cope with extreme situations.
The Slovenian shipyard ELAN has been delivering boats and sailing yachts around the globe for over 70 years - with great success.
ELAN`s boatbuilding tradition began in 1949 with the production of kayaks, canoes and a variety of small boats made out of waterproof wood.
The shipyard was able to experience its first commercial success in the 1950s by exporting a large number of small crafts to the United States.
The 1960s shaped the industry by introducing reinforced polyester to the market, a revolutionary material that ELAN used for the production of racing kayaks and boats.
In the following decade, ELAN launched its first sailing yacht-series of which the shipyard was able to sell over 10.000 units of its most successful small vessel.
The 1980s brought a surge of new interest to the yard. Thus, ELAN started building large Cruise-Racer Yachts with designs coming directly from the studio of J&J Design. One design is the famous ELAN 31, which skipper Dušan Puh helmed to victory in the 1984 quarter world cup in Marstrand, Sweden.
Since 1995 the famous yacht designer Rob Humphreys is responsible for the design of the ELAN sailing yachts.
The co-operation led to the emergence of several successful projects. Respectively, ELAN was able to secure the title for EUROPEAN YACHT OF THE YEAR in 2006 (IMPRESSION 344), 2007 (ELAN 340) and in 2011 with the revolutionary ELAN 350.
Furthermore, the IMPRESSION 514 was nominated for the EUROPEAN YACHT OF THE YEAR in 2008/2009 followed by the ELAN 410 in 2011/2012, the ELAN 210 in 2011/2012 and finally the ELAN 400 in 2014.
Besides groundbreaking innovations and award-winning projects within the sailing yacht industry is ELAN also well-known for its innovative ski and snowboard equipment and its products used in the wind power industry.


To celebrate the European Year of Cultural Heritage and Austria's Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Austrian Cultural Forum London in collaboration with the Representation of the European Commission in the UK and EUNIC (European Union National Institutes of Culture) presents Another Europe, an outdoor exhibition of photographs, around the Kings Cross area of London, exploring the diversity of European Heritage.
Images of NATO observation towers by Belgian photographer Els van den Meersch contrast with those of a wedding ceremony in Greece by George Tatakis, Petra Lajdova's striking portrait of a woman in traditional Slovakian clothing, Markéta Luskačová's Czech carnival scenes or the installation of a Jeff Koons sculpture at Amsterdam's Stedelijk Museum by Henk Wildschut. Italian photographer Massimo Vitali, famous for his heat infused Mediterranean beach scenes, has photographed the Rome Forum while Simon Roberts (UK) brings us a very British beach scene of the Charles Dickens celebration at Broadstairs.
Jean Back (Luxembourg), Gerry Balfe Smith (Ireland), Jelena Blagović (Croatia), Paulo Catrica (Portugal) Emil Danailov (Bulgaria), Joanna Demarco (Malta), Alvaro Deprit (Spain), Tamas Dezso (Hungary), Jeanette Hagglund (Sweden), Nina Korhonen (Finland), Astrid Kruse Jensen (Denmark), Petra Lajdova (Slovakia), Markéta Luskačová (Czech Republic), Marlot & Chopard (France), Adam Panczuk (Poland), Klaus Pichler (Austria) Romualdas Požerskis (Lithuania), Birgit Püve (Estonia), Simon Roberts (UK), Oana Stoian (Romania), George Tatakis (Greece), Andrej Tarfila (Slovenia), Andreas Trogisch (Germany), Thodoris Tzalavras (Cyprus), Iveta Vaivode (Latvia), Els van den Meersch (Belgium), Massimo Vitali (Italy), Henk Wildschut (Netherlands).
Markéta Luskačová was born in Czechoslovakia but gained recognition for her social documentary photography all around the world. She studied sociology at Charles University and photography at FAMU in Prague, and merged the two in later work. In the sixties she followed pilgrimages in remote Slovakian and Polish villages and created series of images called Pilgrims and Šumiac (village in Slovakia). Later she moved to England to live with her husband and continued to photograph people living on the fringes of society, namely in East London's Spitalfields Street Market. Markéta couldn't return to Czechoslovakia until the fall of the iron curtain and continued to portray marginalized communities across the United Kingdom. In 1986 she participated in the Citizen 2000 project focused on the lives of children from different ethnic and religious backgrounds. From her post revolution series, photographs from the Rudolf Steiner (Waldorf) schools, the Rolnička centre for disabled children and traditional Czech carnivals are outstanding.
The project is coordinated in partnership with the Representation of the European Commission in the UK, Argent Property Development and Atelier Jungwirth in Austria and curated by UK photographer Hamish Park.


We used ultrasound to assess the cause of blockage on movement, and degree of tip movement, of 62 venous and 21 radial arterial catheters. In both venous and arterial catheters, blockage was predominantly caused by impingement of the catheter on the vessel wall, with catheter kinking and spasm of the vessel also seen" Hebbard and Flinn (2017).
Peripheral intravenous and intra-arterial catheters often block with movement of the limb in which they are inserted. Although the cause of this blockage is commonly attributed to a valve or other structure within the vein, evidence for this is lacking. We used ultrasound to assess the cause of blockage on movement, and degree of tip movement, of 62 venous and 21 radial arterial catheters. In both venous and arterial catheters, blockage was predominantly caused by impingement of the catheter on the vessel wall, with catheter kinking and spasm of the vessel also seen.
Mean potential tip movement was 12.3 mm and 5.7 mm in hand and forearm venous catheters respectively and 9.5 mm in radial artery catheters. There was a significantly lower rate of blockage for forearm (20%) compared to dorsal hand venous catheters (83%, P <0.001) and 52% of radial artery catheters showed damping and blockage on wrist flexion. This study emphasises the advantages of placement of venous catheters in the straight veins of the forearm.
Hebbard, P.D. and Flinn, P. (2017) Intravascular catheters-an ultrasound imaging based observational study of position and function. Anaesthesia and Intensive Care. 45(4), p.499-502.


Fieldwalking in 1988 recovered a small concentration of brick and briquetage fragments, with some lumps of fuel ash slag and a few Roman pottery sherds. It is possible that this site may be related to the production of salt during the Roman period.
Second field east of Flinthouse Drove.
7 April 1988. Fenland fieldwalking, weathered ploughsoil.
Concentration of brick and briquetage fragments, with some lumps of fuel ash slag and few Roman sherds, on edge of hollow beside roddon? 27m northwest to southeast x 24m northeast to southwest at 1.5m Ordnance Dating.
R. Silvester (NAU), 7 April 1988.
17 November 1988. Further visit.
Few more Roman sherds, some brick like material but still not convinced this is a genuine site.
R. Silvester (NAU), 17 November 1988.
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Art and religion have a long-standing history. Artist Dominic Pangborn will join that time-honored tradition by creating artwork of a beloved Detroit priest on his way to becoming a saint.
Pangborn has been chosen by the St. Bonaventure Monastery and the Fr. Solanus Casey Center in Detroit to honor the blessing of Father Solanus Casey.
Casey, who died on July 31, 1957, is undergoing beatification, an administrative act held by the Catholic Church where a person who died is declared blessed. Pope Francis announced in May that Casey will be elevated to blessed, the final step before sainthood, after confirming a miracle healing said to be the result of Casey's intervention.
To achieve sainthood, a second miracle attributed to Casey will need to be investigated and confirmed. Should this occur, Casey will become the first male Catholic saint born in the U.S.
Casey served as the porter (a doorkeeper and receptionist) at the St. Bonaventure Monastery from 1924 to 1945 and worked at the soup kitchen. Casey was considered a "wonderworker" who became a notable religious figure, working as a member of the Capuchin Franciscan Order of St. Joseph and co-founding the Capuchin Soup Kitchen in 1929.
Pangborn will design a special work of art that will welcome the 250,000-plus annual visitors to the center, just as Casey did decades earlier.
"It's going to be a pilgrimage of people from all over the world coming not just because he is a saint, but all the people praying to him for miracles," Pangborn says.
Pangborn's artwork for the church will be one of his signature Art in Motion works, featuring Casey in the center with welcoming arms. The artwork will hang above an entrance that reads, "Doorway to mercy." Through the optical illusion effect caused by his three-dimensional artwork, Pangborn hopes to provide a powerful experience.
Pangborn will also renovate the doorway's message in gold leaf and design stained glass windows to accompany his commission.
Aside from the historical aspect of the project, Pangborn has a personal connection to this project. The artist and his wife attend St. Bonaventure's, the complex of buildings constructed for the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin in Detroit. Casey is buried at the complex, making it a popular destination for people to offer prayers for the intercession of Casey.
The beatification will take place at 4 p.m. on November 18 at Ford Field in Detroit. The public is invited to attend, but tickets are on a first-come-first-served basis.
For more information on how to collect the artwork of Dominic Pangborn, contact our gallery consultants at (800) 521-9654 ext. 4 during business hours or sales@parkwestgallery.com.


Join us at 7pm for our next men's gathering at Fernando's house. This is a great time of fellowship and a good opportunity to continue to grow together as the men of the church. Dads, please feel free to bring your teenage sons.


Whoops! I completely missed posting this. Either I meant to and didn't hit submit or just plain forgot. Either way, July's program is indicative of the BASIC programs you'd find in early programming manuals. Most books start out with pretty basic commands such as PRINT and INPUT. A Story mimics these early programs in a creative way. Similar to Mad Libs, you answer a series of questions and the program, well, tells you a story.