I am looking for feedback on public campgrounds in the Northern safari circuit.
My wife and I are doing a mainly lodge and tented camp safari, and would like to do a night of camping. We are looking at the Simba camp along the crater, or a public campsite in the s.east of Serengeti. We have heard that the Simba site can be jam packed, which is something we are seeking to avoid.
We are planning a mid-March trip. Thanks!
I camped all over this past June. It is hard to predict how full Simba will be but mid-march is not that busy. It is a cold camp and you will probably get wet there.
I have pictures of Simba and other camps if you're interested.
Pictures would be wonderful, as would any of your experiences with the campsites around Ndutu.
OK, I will upload the pics to kodakgallery tonight.
We were there in June so Ndutu was not an option for us. In the past I have seen the camp sites around Ndutu and I cannot remember seeing toilets or showers! But I could be wrong on this one.
Simba had toilets and showers with hot water. The camp guards made a big fire and we sat around watching a huge elephant trying to destroy the big tree in the middle of camp!
Here's the link to the pics of the Simba public and special camp sites!
I have to look for the Ndutu pics...we were there in Feb 2004.
Thank you!!!! It sounds like you picked a great night to be there and full of drama.
If you find the Serengeti pics, that would great and very kind of you.
I have NOT stayed there, but FWIW last year while we were on safari a coworker was also. She camped at the Crater at Simba and was miserable. Too cold.
Now in the interest of full disclosure, this woman came home and hadn't enjoyed anything about the trip--all we heard from her were complaints. As we had also just returned from the best trip of our lives (which included some budget camping), I think this may say more about her than the camping!
But, brrr, it's cold up on that Crater rim.
Hope you see this post before you go, if you are indeed still off to TZ in March. I stayed in Simba Public Campsite in January 2005 and perhaps there were 6 different tours? I counted about 30 tents or so but the campsite is massive. I camped right next to the strangler fig which climbhighsleeplow mentions. The only thing letting down this camp is you don't have a view to the crater (Though it is on the rim) for the tree level in front. But man the wildlife: as we came down the little track to arrive there were a heard of elephants. 1 came up to the water tower to drink from it whilst others waited close by accompanied by hyenas. You may well see huge piles of dung in the grass - from the Cape Buffalo which were right outside, and I mean right outside our tent - about a metre from the door when I looked out. And later the noise from the hyenas was so loud my wife complained that people were having a party!
Don't leave bags outside tent, or keep food in the tent either. Hyenas will eat sweaty shoes too, so keep them inside! I actually loved simba campsite!
Thank you for the message. I tried to sell my wife on the benefits of camping a night or two -- alas no go (especially with the rains(. We're staying at the Serena instead, but at least we have a crater hike scheduled.
Thanks again and pleased to hear that you had a great stay.
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(pseudonym of Marta-Ella Lepin'). Born 1892; died Apr. 8, 1938. Soviet party and trade-union figure. Member of the Communist Party from 1911.
E. N. Egorova was born in the city of Rujiena to the family of a carpenter. She carried on revolutionary work in Riga and Moscow and met with repression and exile. She escaped from exile in 1916. On an assignment from the Russian Bureau of the Central Committee and the St. Petersburg party committee, she was involved in organizing an underground press for printing Pravda. After the February Revolution of 1917, she was a member of the Vyborg Raion revolutionary staff and later director of the agritprop section of tion of 1917, she was a member of the Vyborg Raion revolutionary staff and later director of the agritprop section of the Petrograd Province committee of the RCP (Bolshevik). In 1919 she became secretary of the Saratov Province party committee and later became involved in party work in Leningrad. In 1929, Egorova became chairman of the central committee of the garment workers' union and a member of the presidium of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions; in 1934 became chairman of the central committee of the natural-rubber industry trade union and secretary of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions. She was a delegate to the Eighth, Ninth, Thirteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Party Congresses and was awarded the Order of Lenin.
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Reports from the Trial against "National Socialist Underground" Accused from the Perspective of the Private Accessory Prosecution
Moving closing statements and somewhat arduous attempts to plan the defense statements
It would have been nice if the last trial day before the Winter break had consisted only of the closing statements of counsel Serkan Alkan, of Yvonne Boulgarides and of counsel Yavuz Narin. After all, these statements were an impressive and often moving end to this part of the trial, in which the victims of the NSU were able to raise their voices either in person or via their counsel.
However, the end of the trial day was taken up by planning the defense closing statements, a process which proved somewhat arduous. To quickly recap the results: the court will decide on formal questions concerning the forfeiture of moneys gained by the robberies on 20 February 2018. After that there will be a long break, the statement of Zschäpe defense counsel Grasel and Borchert will begin on 13 March and will again be followed by a break of probably one week. After that, the court will hear the statements of Zschäpe's assigned counsel Heer, Stahl and Sturm as well as the defense counsel of accused Eminger, Gerlach, Wohlleben and Schultze, in that order. With the exception of Heer, Stahl and Sturm, all defense teams announced that their respective statements were likely to only take one day each. It thus seems quite likely that the court will be able to pronounce its verdict in mid to late April.
But now to the final closing statements by victims and their counsel: the first of these was held by counsel Serkan Alkan, who represents a victim of the nail bomb attack in the Keupstraße. He started by referencing earlier closing statements by victims and their counsel and announcing that he would only add a few points to those. He, too, dealt with the racist police investigations and their consequences for the victims. His client, in his witness statement in court, had related
"how scared the people in the Keupstraße had been, not mainly because of the nail bomb attack, but because of the investigations. It was easy to become victim of these investigations, a fact which was very depressing for my client and surely for others as well, and which led to people in the Keupstraße steering clear of talking about the nail bomb attack – which would, however, surely have been important in trying to work through its consequences."
Alkan referred to the "trial-related general amnesia" of witness from the Nazi scene and to the far-fetched statement by accused Zschäpe – and the attempts by these persons to hide their own ideology:
"Suddenly they did not have anything against foreigners or at least did not feel that this issue was dominant. They were instead interested in saving the environment and maybe went as far as the slogan 'Bratwurst not kebabs.'. It was sometimes unbearable to have to listen to the obvious lies of the witnesses in this trial.
Of course the accused Zschäpe, Eminger and also Wohlleben were concerned with not wanting to have live here the foreigner who lives in Germany in the third or fourth generation, who is connected with the country of origin of his parents or grandparents only by spending vacations there. The archetype of this type of foreigner, in their eyes, was the Turk, whom they felt compelled to combat."
Alkan also turned to the topic of institutional racism:
"Was institutional racism, which certainly existed and still exists, responsible for the murders and the bombing attacks? Certainly not. But in our view, it has contributed to the fact that these crimes were not cleared up earlier and that the victims of the NSU were treated as perpetrators and criminals for over a decade.
For me as a German with a migrant background, institutional racism is a label for something which one has often felt, but been unable to put into words. I am sure that there is not one of my colleagues with a migrant background who has never experienced such a situation which a 'bio-German' would never experience in this form. I speak of patterns which have become locked in, which drive actions without the actors even being aware that they have lost all measure of objectivity."
Alkan was followed by the impressive and moving closing statement of Yvonne Boulgarides, widow of Theodoros Boulgarides, who was murdered by the NSU in Munich on 16 June 2005. She referred to the many questions the trial had not been able to clear up:
"Why did so many witnesses involved in the investigations fall prey to an epidemy of amnesia? Why were informers and officers of state agencies not proactively given the go-ahead to testify fully? Why have these people, who obviously failed massively in fulfilling their duties, been protected, why are they still being protected? Why was this protection not instead given to the victims and their families? How many victims would have been spared had the state organs fulfilled their duties in a conscientious and honorable manner? Why have thousands of pages of case files been destroyed even while investigations were ongoing? Why have several informers and NSU supporters still not been questioned in an appropriate manner? Where are all of those who with their actions negligently or knowingly enabled these crimes? Why do they not have to fear any consequences? Why are they instead being actively protected against criminal prosecutions, as can be seen in the case of Lothar Lingen, wo knowingly destroyed case files? […] All the sometimes absurd attempts of elucidation and explanation have only left us with more questions, mistrust and uncertainty."
For her, the trial was comparable to "a superficial house-cleaning. In order to do a thorough job, one would have had to lift up the rugs under which so much has been swept." The court had made an effort, but had not achieved much.
"The fact that there will still be dirt under these rugs after the end of the trial is due to the tradition of a paranoid, inhuman ideology, an ideology which has brought only death and suffering to this country."
Ms. Boulgarides praised counsel Yavuz Narin for his untiring efforts at finding the true facts – even prior to the self-uncovering of the NSU in November 2011, Narin had told her about the obvious connections between the then so-called "kebab killings" and the nail bomb attack in the Keupstraße and had raised the hypothesis of a Combat 18-cell having perpetrated these crimes. And she commemorated our friend and colleague Angelika Lex, who until her death in 2015 had also represented the family.
The Boulgarides family had met personally with accused Carsten Schultze:
"This meeting was one of the most difficult, but also one of the most emotional moments in our lives. In that conversation, we have found Mr. Schultze to be a person who deeply regrets his collaboration, whose own conscience has already severely punished him. Someone who possesses a knowledge of wrongdoing and who is capable of remorse – qualities which we have not been able to find in any of the other accused. We wish for a sentence which allows him to steer his life into a positive direction."
Yvonne Boulgarides closed with a remembrance of her husband and a promise for the future:
"I know that my husband would very much have liked to see his daughter grow, how happy he would have been to lead his girls to the altar on their wedding day, how proud he would have been when his granddaughter was born. I also know how many of the other accessory prosecutors have lost loves ones or have experienced suffering. But I also know that we cannot turn back the time. But we can do one thing: we can never stop questioning. When this trial is over, we all should continue to look for answers. Maybe we will never find out everything, but we will collect the many puzzle pieces and put them together until a picture of the truth emerges before our eyes. Then others will have to look us well."
The final closing statement was held by counsel Yavuz Narin, who announced that he would keep it short since
"my words could never adequately describe the suffering, the suspicions and the humiliation suffered by my clients over the years. They could never adequately capture the havoc wreaked in their lives by the defamation of their father and husband as member of organized crime, as a drug dealer or people smuggler, could not describe how the hours-long questionings, the lies told by the police, and the loose talk of co-workers, classmates and neighbors made them feel."
But his clients withstood all that, as Narin detailed by directly addressing the three women:
"From one day to the next, the world had turned away from you. And despite this sudden loneliness, you have stood by Theo over all these years, have believed in him and have trusted that the truth would come to light one day. In every second of that time you have shown more backbone, pride and grace then all the accused and all the amnesiac witnesses put together. […] Today the name of Theo Boulgarides has been rehabilitated. Today your father can rest in peace since his daughters have developed into wonderful human beings. He can be proud that you even had the courage, the power and the human greatness to forgive Carsten Schultze."
Narin once more turned to the absolutely insufficient fact-finding concerning the NSU crimes, giving examples. As a low-point of state ignorance towards the victims, he referred to the explanation by a Hessian domestic secret service officer trying to justify his agency blocking of the investigation into the murder of Ismail Yozgat:
"'We are, after all, only dealing with a case of homicide. … Can you imagine what the loss of trust does to a person (referring to Andreas Temme)?' I ask you as a lawyer: which state interest in secrecy can trump the right to life and the human dignity of the citizens?"
Yavuz Narin closed by appealing to the members of the court:
"I, too, on behalf of my clients, wish to appeal to you to be troublesome. You are independent. […] Please find the courage to lay down also what this trial could not achieve, were it had to remain incomplete. Find the courage not to pretend that everything is fine. I am certain that this court will pass a judgment that will withstand the scrutiny of the appeals process. I appeal to you to pass a judgment that will also withstand the scrutiny of history."
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Infographic – Who Scores Most At Your Ground?
Opta Stats have compiled new data showing the top home and away goalscorer at each Premier League ground and there are some surprising names on the list.
SIS Pitches have crunched the numbers available and come up with a simple infographic giving all the relevant details for the grounds in the top flight in the season of 2017/18 and Director Phil Blackwell explained.
Going in alphabetical order around the Premier League read on if your interest has been peaked as there are a number of blasts from the past who feature.


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Candidates qualified in the National level tests in UGC-NET, for JRF, ICSSR Fellowship holders, Rajiv Gandhi National Fellowship holders, and State Level Eligibility Test (SLET).
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Concerned citizens of Parry Sound called police to report Mark Jensen's erratic driving and then continued to follow him. When police arrived at the dock where Jensen had stopped, they found him passed out behind the wheel. He reeked of alcohol and was clearly impaired. His blood alcohol content was .29. The Crown's case was admitted. Jensen testified and argued that he was in a state of non-insane automatism while he was driving. He was despondent over his brother's death, had been drinking heavily in the preceding weeks and was confused. He had no recollection of purchasing or drinking the alcohol found in his system on the night in question. The trial judge rejected the defence of non-insane automatism because no expert evidence was called but went on to acquit Jensen on the basis that he had a reasonable doubt as to whether Jensen had the requisite mens rea for the offences. The Summary Conviction Appeal judge granted the Crown's appeal and found that the trial judge erred in law because there was no evidentiary basis upon which the presumption that the accused consumed alcohol voluntarily before driving could be rebutted. A conviction was substituted because the evidence, properly viewed, was overwhelming: 2012 ONSC 3325. The Ontario Court of Appeal denied leave to appeal: 2012 ONCA 878.
The evidence called on behalf of Jensen at trial established that about a week before he was charged, he had fallen asleep at a traffic light and had to be awakened by another driver after sleeping through two green lights. He had not been drinking. Jensen testified that he had no recollection of the day he was charged other than having spoken to his ex-wife a number of times. Not only did he not have any memory of buying and drinking alcohol; he also couldn't recall telling the breath technician that he'd had 20 oz of rye or various attendants at the hospital that he'd been drinking on the side of the road. The breath technician and hospital staff's memories were a little clearer it seems, as they were able to provide this evidence as part of the Crown's case.
The trial judge correctly applied the decision of R. v. Stone,  2 S.C.R. 290 in rejecting the defence of non-insane automatism because no expert evidence was called in support of that defence.
However, he went astray in the way he applied the test in R. v. King,  S.C.R. 746 which provides that the accused's impairment is deemed to be a result of intentional and self-induced intoxication unless the accused adduces evidence to the contrary. Put another way, "once the Crown establishes the impaired operation, then the accused must establish on the balance of probabilities that he or she consumed the intoxicants either unintentionally or unknowingly."[2012 ONSC 3325, para. 12] It was not sufficient for the accused to lead evidence that he'd blacked out about a week before, could not recall what happened on the relevant date and that his ex-wife thought he sounded "a little off." The fact remained that there was no evidence that his consumption of alcohol on the day in question was unknowing or accidental.
...In my view, the proper evidentiary basis did not exist for [the trial judge] to conclude that the state of confusion existed prior to the respondent commencing the drinking. There is no evidence on when the respondent commenced drinking. For him to have concluded that the confusion arose prior to the commencement of the drinking is conjecture and speculation.
The confusion that his ex-wife detected at around 4 p.m. and shortly before the respondent was arrested, could just as easily have been caused by the ingestion of half a bottle of rye.
Likewise, the respondent's ability to recall the events of that day could just as easily have been attributable to the amount of alcohol that he consumed.
Justice Del Frate determined that, instead of ordering a new trial, he would substitute a conviction because "a trial judge in a new trial, applying the proper test, would have no hesitation in concluding that the respondent was impaired on the day in question."[para 38].
In denying leave, the Ontario Court of Appeal gave Jensen's argument even shorter shrift: "...it was simply not open to the trial judge to entertain a doubt about whether the appellant's conduct in consuming alcohol was voluntary..." [2012 ONCA 878 at para 3].


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Troubled Chinese smartphone maker Meizu has recently closed a round of funding from Zhuhai government-backed capital fund Honghua, the latest development for the Xiaomi rival following layoffs, declining sales, and shuttered storefronts.
Rumors about the Zhuhai municipal government takeover began circulating online earlier this week. According to business research platform Qixinbao, Meizu shareholder transfers were completed Thursday. Honghua, the state-owned fund under the Zhuhai High Tech Development Zone, replaced Meizu founder Huang Xiuzhang, also known as Huang Zhang, as the largest shareholder with 50.92% of the total, reported Jiemian.
Meizu later confirmed it received investment of an undisclosed amount from the Zhuhai government-backed capital fund, which now has one director on its board. However, it denied any change to controlling shareholders and maintained that Huang remains in control of the company, reported Tencent Tech.
Meizu was not immediately available for comment.
Company information on Qixinbao is now unavailable, according to a TechNode reporter's observations on Sunday. The latest figures from Qichacha shows that Honghua ranks seventh with 2.09% in the shareholder list. Huang (49.08%) and Alibaba's investment subsidiary Hangzhou Meitou (27.23%) remain the two largest shareholders.
Founded by Huang in 2003, Meizu was one of the country's major music player manufacturers at the time. The Zhuhai-based company ventured into Chinese smartphone market in late 2006, achieving huge success three years later with its first smartphone model, the M8. It earned sales revenue of RMB 500 million ($75 million) over a period of five months in 2009, before Xiaomi was established in 2010 and the launch of Vivo's first smartphone, the V1, in 2011.
However, Meizu's first-mover advantages have fallen by the wayside. It reported smartphone shipments of 20 million units in 2017, compared with Xiaomi's 55 million, Vivo's 68 million, and Huawei's 90 million in the same period, reported Chinese media citing IDC. Yan Zhanmeng, research director at Hong Kong-based Counterpoint Technology, said the figure sank to only 8 million units in 2018 "mainly due to the lack of funds" (our translation).
The Chinese smartphone maker has suffered a series of blows over the past year, with executives including co-founder Aber Bai and marketing head Yang Tuo—a former Huawei vice president—stepping down from the company. It has also more than halved the number of stores to fewer than 1,000 from 2,500 in 2016, according to Chinese media. It received $590 million from Alibaba in February 2015, when the Chinese tech giant sought to expand shares for its mobile operating system YunOS. The deal has reportedly lost its relevance since Alibaba renamed YunOS into AliOS and pivoted it into a vehicle system in 2017.
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If you write something mediocre chances are it's not going to get published. Now how does it not become mediocre? It becomes not mediocre because, a, you have just this tremendous idea. And we talked about ideas and how some of them really rise above the pack. Or you've created these characters, or a character, who's just so fresh and involving and just the way they look at the world-- that's really what it is. It's the way they see the world. And you really want your readers to have strong feelings about your characters. You want them to love that character. Or you want them to want that character to somehow pull themselves up somehow. Or you want to hate that character. But you're not going to do it unless you create characters that really make an impression on them, make them feel. What goes into creating a character? What goes into a human being? What goes into me? What goes into you? What are the parts? One of things that's useful, I think, is just think of anybody you've met, anybody in your life, that you find interesting. Why is that? Are you a religious person? If you're not, what are you? Are you a spiritual person? How does that affect how you conduct your life? Do you have any physical attributes that are important? Are you 70 pounds overweight? What does that mean to how you conduct your life? Your internal life and the way you deal with the world. Pretty much everybody you meet, if you just start writing down all their little ticks and all the things they do, and that's what makes them who they are. And there's a kind of an infinite number of things. I mean they really are. And that's the challenge of it. You know, what fits your main characters that are relevant to your story? So that's-- you just want to make it as tight as you can in terms of those talents really making that story stronger and stronger and stronger. And you just keep more and more attributes and things that the characters do. And eventually-- and that's also an aha moment, and also very joyful, when you figure out something about that character that that's exactly right. And what you're going to find that is you're starting to understand your own character. As I said, I don't write realism. But I've had hundreds, maybe thousands, of policemen and FBI people go, you got it right. And I think what they mean by that is not that I got all the details right, but I got the spirit of it right. I have the feeling for what it's like to be a cop and after doing a very difficult job that a lot of people don't understand how hard that is, and then how hard it is to leave it behind and go home and try to be a father or a husband or a wife or whatever that particular cop is. So I get the emotional part right, and that gets me over a lot of bumps. Talking about Michael Bennett and one of his kids who goes out and is robb...
Set out to write a best-selling book
James Patterson, the author of 19 consecutive No. 1 New York Times bestsellers, reveals his tricks of the trade. In his first online writing class, he guides you from the start to the finish of your book.
The lessons on process e.g. outlining and Endings were very useful; as this was an area I was paying too little attention to.
Sian R.
Great insights, told in a straightforward, logical manner.
I love his way of being. Will buy his books too!
I was so excited to here how a master does it and can't wait to put the tools to use. I was surprised by how many things I was already doing naturally
CHRISTINE T.
Sarah is a wannabe author. Perusing the internet, she comes across a masters class program that features famous authors. She signs up for it. Hell! nothing to lose. She reckons that if she learns one thing, it is worth it. Why did she wait so long? that is another story in itself. The master-author man is a famous thriller author, intense blue eyes, eloquence, wit, she drinks every word as truth coming out of the well. The classes are inspirational but to Sarah the whole program misses a dimension that she cannot define until she notices that in every video take, the production mixing all kinds of clips made obvious with different lighting and wardrobe, the friendly author is in front of a window where what appears to be a kindergarten playground next door. The same children appear again and again, somewhat distorted through the video lens and window but consistently the same kids, until one disappears…
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Thank you! I was worried about my secondary characters- I thought they added to the story, but I am happy to hear the importance of them.
Be relaxed - but get it done. Take breaks....use TBD and come back to it. Great advice.
Joey L.
Good idea's about how to make your character's interesting. Very useful information in this video.
This section is very helpful as I am trying to make my main character a nurse, with flaws. She is a warm and pleasant person but has anger issues that come out with harassments when she was a teenager. The more she is exposed to the real world she gets physical. I have a back story, but I think she needs more flaws? any help is appreciated. Thanks, Lenora.
I enjoyed this lesson, but I would like to have had specific examples from Mr. James Patterson's books. I would like to see or hear clips showing how he built his characters.
I've been reading "Liar Liar" by James Patterson and am truly intrigued at how he developed the character Harriet Blue "Harry". At first I really disliked her, but by the end of the book I loved her and was pulling for her to win. A complex character with a dark backstory that melds perfectly with her need to track down a serial killer who is, one by one, killing off the people she cares about. The novel sort of drew me in morbidly, then pushed me away, then drew me back in, and by the end I was up reading into early morning hours. A quiet work of art and something to learn from!
I don't know, maybe I'm ready. I found this lesson opening me up about character, opening up the possibilities. Quite a release for the moment, like a flower bud blooming. This felt real, significant, sincere. I believe this will help with next step(s) of creating character. Thanks.
Deb L.
In the notes I clicked on "CRITIQUE — CHARACTER ASSIGNMENT." I clicked on this link and went to an "After Hours" section. I expected to see a video title that said, " CRITIQUE — CHARACTER ASSIGNMENT" or something that indicates it's about creating character....but I didn't see it. What am I missing?
Natalie D.
This is an outline for a current character I have. I've marked the 3 I kept with **. 1.	6'2", Blonde with green eyes, Knows he's attractive. 2.	**Resentful of his hippie parents for abandoning him and his little brother. 3.	Likes to push the rules if he thinks his end results will be favorable. 4.	**Enjoys not fitting the FBI mold. 5.	Loves working for the FBI. 6.	Admires his boss, Cole, but gives him a lot of grief at work. 7.	Good relationship with his younger brother. 8.	Raised by his maternal grandparents from age 8. 9.	Works on the side with an agency that trains police dogs. 10.	Adopted a dog that failed out of the program for being too timid, named Loki. 11.	Likes playing the field and being single. 12.	Loves a good stout. 13.	Works out regularly. 14.	Falls hard when he does fall for someone. 15.	Keeps a secret stash of gummy candy at his desk. 16.	**Especially good at undercover work because he's a good liar, but he hates being lied to. 17.	Expert marksman. 18.	Sarcastic. 19.	San Francisco Giants fan. 20.	Hides his early childhood in a hippie commune from most people he knows, and introduces his grandparents as his parents.
01. Introduction02. Passion + Habit03. Raw Ideas04. Plot05. Research06. Outlines: Part 107. Outlines: Part 208. Writer's Block09. Creating Characters10. First Lines11. Writing Dialogue12. Building A Chapter13. Writing Suspense14. Ending The Book15. Editing16. Working With A Co-Author17. Getting Published18. Book Titles And Covers19. Marketing The Patterson Way20. Hollywood21. Personal Story22. Closing


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Turkmenistan: Former Culture Minister Harassed after Interview
Catherine A. Fitzpatrick Dec 26, 2011
When Geldimurat Nurmuhammedov former minister of culture, publicly denounced his country's lack of democracy last month, few doubted that there would be some kind of consequences.
Within days of his interview with Radio Liberty/Radio Free Europe, tax and financial inspectors arrived at the office of Esbap, the construction firm owned by his brother, the Chronicles of Turkmenistan (chrono-tm.org), the independent exile web site reported. The company had never had any problems with the authorities before, but suddenly, it was forced to close. Berdymurad Nurmuhamedov, a lawyer who formerly worked in the prosecutor's office, was summoned by the Ministry of National Security for further interrogation about the company.
Many Turkmen-watchers were surprised at Nurmuhamedov's outspokenness, as he had served the government faithfully for years. In 1992 under past dictator Saparmurat Niyazov, he held the title of vice premier and was a member of the presidential council. But since 1994, he has been jobless and under surveillance by security police, prohibited from traveling outside Turkmenistan.
In his earlier years, Nurmuhamedov held Communist Party posts in Dashoguz. A journalist who requested anonymity told chrono-tm.org that he recalled Nurmuhamedov as a man of principle, "sober-thinking and with a good memory." But another unnamed former subordinate of Nurmuhamedov described him as petty and nationalist, hostile to non-Turkmens. The reason for his fall from power is not known.
The Turkmen government often uses the method of targeting family members in order to harass critics. For example, a number of officials in the failed 2002 coup were arrested, along with their family members, or relatives lost their jobs or were barred from travel abroad. Usually, the secret police hope with this tactic to get the critic's own relatives to pressure him
into silence.


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package vulcand

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"net/http/httptest"
	"net/url"
	"testing"

	"github.com/mailgun/vulcand/Godeps/_workspace/src/github.com/mailgun/scroll"
	"github.com/mailgun/vulcand/api"
	"github.com/mailgun/vulcand/engine"
	"github.com/mailgun/vulcand/engine/memng"
	"github.com/mailgun/vulcand/plugin/registry"
	"github.com/mailgun/vulcand/supervisor"
	"github.com/tsuru/config"
	"github.com/tsuru/tsuru/db"
	"github.com/tsuru/tsuru/db/dbtest"
	"github.com/tsuru/tsuru/router"
	"github.com/tsuru/tsuru/router/routertest"
	"gopkg.in/check.v1"
)

func Test(t *testing.T) {
	check.TestingT(t)
}

type S struct {
	conn          *db.Storage
	engine        engine.Engine
	vulcandServer *httptest.Server
}

var _ = check.Suite(&S{})

func init() {
	base := &S{}
	suite := &routertest.RouterSuite{
		SetUpSuiteFunc:   base.SetUpSuite,
		TearDownTestFunc: base.TearDownTest,
	}
	suite.SetUpTestFunc = func(c *check.C) {
		config.Set("database:name", "router_generic_vulcand_tests")
		base.SetUpTest(c)
		r, err := router.Get("vulcand")
		c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
		suite.Router = r
	}
	check.Suite(suite)
}

func (s *S) SetUpSuite(c *check.C) {
	config.Set("routers:vulcand:domain", "vulcand.example.com")
	config.Set("routers:vulcand:type", "vulcand")
	config.Set("routers:vulcand:api-url", "127.0.0.1:8181")
	config.Set("database:url", "127.0.0.1:27017")
	config.Set("database:name", "router_vulcand_tests")
}

func (s *S) SetUpTest(c *check.C) {
	var err error
	s.conn, err = db.Conn()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	dbtest.ClearAllCollections(s.conn.Collection("router_vulcand_tests").Database)
	s.engine = memng.New(registry.GetRegistry())
	scrollApp := scroll.NewApp()
	api.InitProxyController(s.engine, &supervisor.Supervisor{}, scrollApp)
	s.vulcandServer = httptest.NewServer(scrollApp.GetHandler())
	config.Set("routers:vulcand:api-url", s.vulcandServer.URL)
}

func (s *S) TearDownTest(c *check.C) {
	s.vulcandServer.Close()
	s.conn.Close()
}

func (s *S) TestShouldBeRegistered(c *check.C) {
	got, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	r, ok := got.(*vulcandRouter)
	c.Assert(ok, check.Equals, true)
	c.Assert(r.client.Addr, check.Equals, s.vulcandServer.URL)
	c.Assert(r.domain, check.Equals, "vulcand.example.com")
}

func (s *S) TestShouldBeRegisteredAllowingPrefixes(c *check.C) {
	config.Set("routers:inst1:type", "vulcand")
	config.Set("routers:inst1:api-url", "http://localhost:1")
	config.Set("routers:inst1:domain", "inst1.example.com")
	config.Set("routers:inst2:type", "vulcand")
	config.Set("routers:inst2:api-url", "http://localhost:2")
	config.Set("routers:inst2:domain", "inst2.example.com")
	defer config.Unset("routers:inst1:type")
	defer config.Unset("routers:inst1:api-url")
	defer config.Unset("routers:inst1:domain")
	defer config.Unset("routers:inst2:type")
	defer config.Unset("routers:inst2:api-url")
	defer config.Unset("routers:inst2:domain")
	got1, err := router.Get("inst1")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	got2, err := router.Get("inst2")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	r1, ok := got1.(*vulcandRouter)
	c.Assert(ok, check.Equals, true)
	c.Assert(r1.client.Addr, check.Equals, "http://localhost:1")
	c.Assert(r1.domain, check.Equals, "inst1.example.com")
	c.Assert(r1.prefix, check.Equals, "routers:inst1")
	r2, ok := got2.(*vulcandRouter)
	c.Assert(ok, check.Equals, true)
	c.Assert(r2.client.Addr, check.Equals, "http://localhost:2")
	c.Assert(r2.domain, check.Equals, "inst2.example.com")
	c.Assert(r2.prefix, check.Equals, "routers:inst2")
}

func (s *S) TestAddBackend(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	backendKey := engine.BackendKey{Id: "tsuru_myapp"}
	frontendKey := engine.FrontendKey{Id: "tsuru_myapp.vulcand.example.com"}
	backend, err := s.engine.GetBackend(backendKey)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(backend.Id, check.Equals, backendKey.String())
	c.Assert(backend.Type, check.Equals, "http")
	frontend, err := s.engine.GetFrontend(frontendKey)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(frontend.Id, check.Equals, frontendKey.String())
	c.Assert(frontend.Route, check.Equals, `Host("myapp.vulcand.example.com")`)
	c.Assert(frontend.Type, check.Equals, "http")
	c.Assert(frontend.BackendId, check.Equals, backendKey.String())
}

func (s *S) TestAddBackendDuplicate(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.ErrorMatches, router.ErrBackendExists.Error())
}

func (s *S) TestAddBackendRollbackOnError(c *check.C) {
	s.vulcandServer.Close()
	scrollApp := scroll.NewApp()
	var postRequestCount int
	conditionalHandler := http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
		if r.Method == "POST" {
			postRequestCount++
			if postRequestCount > 1 {
				w.WriteHeader(http.StatusInternalServerError)
				return
			}
		}
		scrollApp.GetHandler().ServeHTTP(w, r)
	})
	api.InitProxyController(s.engine, &supervisor.Supervisor{}, scrollApp)
	s.vulcandServer = httptest.NewServer(conditionalHandler)
	config.Set("routers:vulcand:api-url", s.vulcandServer.URL)
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.NotNil)
	backends, err := s.engine.GetBackends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(backends, check.HasLen, 0)
	frontends, err := s.engine.GetFrontends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(frontends, check.HasLen, 0)
}

func (s *S) TestRemoveBackend(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	backends, err := s.engine.GetBackends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(backends, check.HasLen, 1)
	frontends, err := s.engine.GetFrontends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(frontends, check.HasLen, 1)
	err = vRouter.RemoveBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	backends, err = s.engine.GetBackends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(backends, check.HasLen, 0)
	frontends, err = s.engine.GetFrontends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(frontends, check.HasLen, 0)
}

func (s *S) TestRemoveBackendNotExist(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	frontends, err := s.engine.GetFrontends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(frontends, check.HasLen, 0)
	backends, err := s.engine.GetBackends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(backends, check.HasLen, 0)
	err = vRouter.RemoveBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.Equals, router.ErrBackendNotFound)
}

func (s *S) TestAddRoute(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	u1, _ := url.Parse("http://1.1.1.1:111")
	u2, _ := url.Parse("http://2.2.2.2:222")
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u2)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	servers, err := s.engine.GetServers(engine.BackendKey{Id: "tsuru_myapp"})
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(servers, check.HasLen, 2)
	c.Assert(servers[0].URL, check.Equals, u1.String())
	c.Assert(servers[1].URL, check.Equals, u2.String())
}

func (s *S) TestAddRouteDuplicate(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	u1, _ := url.Parse("http://1.1.1.1:111")
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.ErrorMatches, router.ErrRouteExists.Error())
}

func (s *S) TestRemoveRoute(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	u1, _ := url.Parse("http://1.1.1.1:111")
	u2, _ := url.Parse("http://2.2.2.2:222")
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u2)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	servers, err := s.engine.GetServers(engine.BackendKey{Id: "tsuru_myapp"})
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(servers, check.HasLen, 2)
	err = vRouter.RemoveRoute("myapp", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	servers, err = s.engine.GetServers(engine.BackendKey{Id: "tsuru_myapp"})
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(servers, check.HasLen, 1)
	c.Assert(servers[0].URL, check.Equals, u2.String())
}

func (s *S) TestRemoveRouteNotExist(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	servers, err := s.engine.GetServers(engine.BackendKey{Id: "tsuru_myapp"})
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(servers, check.HasLen, 0)
	u1, _ := url.Parse("http://1.1.1.1:111")
	err = vRouter.RemoveRoute("myapp", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.ErrorMatches, router.ErrRouteNotFound.Error())
}

func (s *S) TestSetCName(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	u1, _ := url.Parse("http://1.1.1.1:111")
	u2, _ := url.Parse("http://2.2.2.2:222")
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u2)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.SetCName("myapp.cname.example.com", "myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	appFrontend, err := s.engine.GetFrontend(engine.FrontendKey{
		Id: "tsuru_myapp.vulcand.example.com",
	})
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	cnameFrontend, err := s.engine.GetFrontend(engine.FrontendKey{
		Id: "tsuru_myapp.cname.example.com",
	})
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(cnameFrontend.BackendId, check.DeepEquals, appFrontend.BackendId)
	c.Assert(cnameFrontend.Route, check.Equals, `Host("myapp.cname.example.com")`)
	c.Assert(cnameFrontend.Type, check.Equals, "http")
}

func (s *S) TestSetCNameDuplicate(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	u1, _ := url.Parse("http://1.1.1.1:111")
	u2, _ := url.Parse("http://2.2.2.2:222")
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u2)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.SetCName("myapp.cname.example.com", "myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.SetCName("myapp.cname.example.com", "myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.Equals, router.ErrCNameExists)
}

func (s *S) TestUnsetCName(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	u1, _ := url.Parse("http://1.1.1.1:111")
	u2, _ := url.Parse("http://2.2.2.2:222")
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u2)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.SetCName("myapp.cname.example.com", "myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	frontends, err := s.engine.GetFrontends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(frontends, check.HasLen, 2)
	vRouter.UnsetCName("myapp.cname.example.com", "myapp")
	frontends, err = s.engine.GetFrontends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(frontends, check.HasLen, 1)
	c.Assert(frontends[0].Id, check.Equals, "tsuru_myapp.vulcand.example.com")
}

func (s *S) TestUnsetCNameNotExist(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	frontends, err := s.engine.GetFrontends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(frontends, check.HasLen, 0)
	err = vRouter.UnsetCName("myapp.cname.example.com", "myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.Equals, router.ErrCNameNotFound)
}

func (s *S) TestAddr(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	addr, err := vRouter.Addr("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(addr, check.Equals, "myapp.vulcand.example.com")
}

func (s *S) TestAddrNotExist(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	frontends, err := s.engine.GetFrontends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(frontends, check.HasLen, 0)
	backends, err := s.engine.GetBackends()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(backends, check.HasLen, 0)
	addr, err := vRouter.Addr("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.Equals, router.ErrBackendNotFound)
	c.Assert(addr, check.Equals, "")
}

func (s *S) TestSwap(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp1")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	u1, _ := url.Parse("http://1.1.1.1:111")
	u2, _ := url.Parse("http://2.2.2.2:222")
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp1", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp2")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp2", u2)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.Swap("myapp1", "myapp2")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	servers1, err := s.engine.GetServers(engine.BackendKey{Id: "tsuru_myapp1"})
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(servers1, check.HasLen, 1)
	c.Assert(servers1[0].URL, check.Equals, u2.String())
	servers2, err := s.engine.GetServers(engine.BackendKey{Id: "tsuru_myapp2"})
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(servers2, check.HasLen, 1)
	c.Assert(servers2[0].URL, check.Equals, u1.String())
}

func (s *S) TestRoutes(c *check.C) {
	vRouter, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddBackend("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	u1, _ := url.Parse("http://1.1.1.1:111")
	u2, _ := url.Parse("http://2.2.2.2:222")
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u1)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	err = vRouter.AddRoute("myapp", u2)
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	routes, err := vRouter.Routes("myapp")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(routes, check.DeepEquals, []*url.URL{u1, u2})
}

func (s *S) TestStartupMessage(c *check.C) {
	got, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	mRouter, ok := got.(router.MessageRouter)
	c.Assert(ok, check.Equals, true)
	message, err := mRouter.StartupMessage()
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	c.Assert(message, check.Equals,
		fmt.Sprintf(`vulcand router "vulcand.example.com" with API at "%s"`, s.vulcandServer.URL),
	)
}

func (s *S) TestHealthCheck(c *check.C) {
	got, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	hcRouter, ok := got.(router.HealthChecker)
	c.Assert(ok, check.Equals, true)
	c.Assert(hcRouter.HealthCheck(), check.IsNil)
}

func (s *S) TestHealthCheckFailure(c *check.C) {
	s.vulcandServer.Close()
	got, err := router.Get("vulcand")
	c.Assert(err, check.IsNil)
	hcRouter, ok := got.(router.HealthChecker)
	c.Assert(ok, check.Equals, true)
	c.Assert(hcRouter.HealthCheck(), check.ErrorMatches, ".* connection refused")
}

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Opening times for Card Factory in Swansea
Swansea Oxford Street is a branch belonging to Card Factory corporation. It is open on: Monday 08:30 - 18:00, Tuesday 08:30 - 18:00, Wednesday 08:30 - 18:00, Thursday 08:30 - 18:00, Friday 08:30 - 18:00. At weekends its opening hours are: on Saturday 08:30 - 18:00, on Sunday 10:00 - 16:00. This store's address is: Oxford Street, 809 Oxford Street, Swansea, Swansea (Oxford St), SA1 3AF. In order to contact the customer service directly please use the number 01792 465544. Swansea Oxford Street is visited by many people inhabiting nearby towns like Bonymaen, Copper Quarter, Crymlyn Burrows, Danygraig, Greenhill.
Swansea (Oxford St)
SA1 3AF
Card Factory near me
Card Factory in Swansea, 265 Oxford Street (0.03 mile)
Card Factory in Swansea, Morfa Shopping Park (1.19 miles)
Card Factory in Swansea, Unit 3 (1.95 miles)
Burton in Swansea, c/o 19 St. Mary's Arcade (0.05 mile)
Carphone Warehouse in Swansea, 259 Oxford Street (0.01 mile)
Costa Coffee in Swansea, Swansea - Oxford St (0.01 mile)
Game in Swansea, 12 St. Mary's Arcade, The Quadrant Centre (0.05 mile)
Marks & Spencer in Swansea (0.04 mile)
Next in Swansea, 266/267 Oxford Street (0.02 mile)
Poundland in Swansea, 18 Oxford Street (0.05 mile)
Primark in Swansea (0.05 mile)
Sports Direct in Swansea, Unit 3 Nos. 2 & 3 Oxford Street (0.04 mile)
Superdrug in Swansea (0.05 mile)
Waterstones in Swansea (0.04 mile)
WH Smith in Swansea, 37 The Quadrant Shopping Centre (0.05 mile)


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4 Men Rescued from Boat in New River Inlet
A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk. Coast Guard photo
WILMINGTON, N.C. -- The U.S. Coast Guard says four men have been rescued from a boat in New River Inlet.
Officials say in a news release that authorities in Wilmington were notified on Sunday that a 27-foot boat had run aground and was taking on water near New River Inlet at around 5 p.m.
An MH-60 helicopter crew launched and arrived on scene about two hours later.
Officials say one passenger began having chest pains while Coast Guard air crews were en route to the scene. The four men were transferred to Marine Corps Air Station New River in Jacksonville where they were met by awaiting EMS.
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Robert Mueller: A 'Magnificent Bastard'
Former FBI Director Robert Mueller was once a "Magnificent Bastard" in the 2nd Battalion, 4th Marines.
Obama Commutes Sentence of Chelsea Manning
President Obama has commuted the sentence of Chelsea Manning, the former Army analyst who leaked info to the website WikiLeak...


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Harvard Square Youth Homeless Shelter To Open in November
By Sara A. Atske and Annie E. Schugart, Crimson Staff Writers September 15, 2015
Donning hard hats, Sarah A. Rosenkrantz '14 and Samuel G. Greenberg '14 showed off the vacant space in the basement of First Parish Church that will soon house Y2Y Harvard Square, the nation's first student-run shelter for homeless youth. {shortcode-75044533fb5d4b5be776349cd66909e02da02f41}
Much demolition and construction work remained to be done, but Rosenkrantz and Greenberg said that Y2Y Harvard Square will be fully operational by November.
The anticipated November start date falls roughly a year and a half after Rosenkrantz and Greenberg first launched the youth shelter initiative. By November, the two co-directors plan not only to open the youth shelter but also hope to reach their $1.25 million capital fundraising goal.
Co-directors Greenberg and Rosenkrantz are working with Essex Newbury North contracting company, Skanska USA, and Studio G architects to manage construction and complete the design model. A total of 10 contractors and subcontractors have made significant donations, of both material and labor, to contribute to the renovation of the shelter.
According to the design model, the shelter will be equipped with a welcome desk, 25 beds, single-stall bathrooms, a kitchen, a medical room, and a common space.
"What we thought about prioritizing were safety, dignity, and affirmation and… we thought it was critical that we have a large, flexible multi-use space," Greenberg said.
When the shelter is officially open to the public, guests will be given beds on a lottery based system similar to that of the Harvard Square Homeless Shelter.
"There are only 12 beds for young adults in Greater Boston and many more people who need those beds, and we felt that making a judgment call on vulnerability or putting a hierarchy on need wasn't something we wanted to do," Rosenkrantz said.
Greenberg and Rosenkrantz are in the process of completing a 30-person staff in the next few weeks. Currently, staff positions are occupied by Harvard students, although the positions are open to all students in the Cambridge area.
Rosencrantz said that she and Greenberg are beginning to step back in order to give students working at the shelter leadership experience, in preparation for when the two co-directors leave.
"We want to make sure that things are running smoothly and to make sure that they feel ready and prepared to take ownership of the shelter," Rosenkrantz said.
—Staff writer Sara A. Atske can be reached at sara.atske@thecrimson.com.
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The Harvard Square Homeless Shelter Youth Initiative, aimed at launching the first overnight shelter for youth in Cambridge, has received a grant that will support its operating costs for the next 15 years.
Youth Homeless Shelter Initiative Secures Location at First Parish
After working out logistics and considering financial impacts, the congregation voted 65-2 in favor of housing the shelter in the parish this past Sunday, according to Fred Small, a senior minister at First Parish.
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FBI Offers $5,000 Reward For Information On Serial Liquor Store Robber
by: Mary Jo Ola
Posted: May 6, 2017 / 03:35 AM CDT / Updated: May 6, 2017 / 03:35 AM CDT
The first robbery was March 29 at Budget Liquor on Summer Avenue. The next seven robberies were mostly liquor stores, happened over the course of 6 weeks. Two of them were in one day.
03/29/2017, Budget Liquor Store, 4910 Summer Ave
04/11/2017, Bartlett Wine and Spirits, 6841 Bartlett Ave
04/13/2017, Wayne's Wine and Liquor, 8485 Hwy 64
04/22/2017, Frugal Freddie's, 2096 Covington Pike
04/26/2017, Lenos Liquor, 5933 Summer Ave
04/26/2017, Stage Road Gas N Grocery Mart, 7245 Hwy 64
04/29/2017, Whiskers Wine and Spirits, 1323 N. Germantown Pkwy
05/03/2017, Midtown Wine and Spirits, 2541 Poplar Ave
A security camera at Budget Liquor Store captured a picture of the suspected serial robber holding a gun up and wearing a black ski mask.
"It was scary. The first thing that goes through your mind is to make sure everybody safe," said Matthew May, a manager at Budget Liquor.
May said his nephew was working March 29 when May got a phone call about the robbery.
"I called the police, 911 because they were down on the ground counting and they didn't want to get up until they were sure it was safe," said May.
Surveillance video from Leno's Liquor on Summer Avenue caught the gunman wearing a gray hoodie with an "R" detail April 26.
"I never did hear 'til the other day that others had been hit," said May.
According to Memphis FBI, in all 8 cases, the suspect had a similar routine. He pointed a pistol at the victims and demanded money from the register. He then told the victims to get on the ground before he got away.
Workers told Local Memphis they hope the FBI's reward will bring the spree to an end.
Workers now hope the FBI'S five thousand dollars reward will bring this spree to an end.
"Hopefully someone out there knows exactly who it is or maybe he's bragged to someone that he's been doing this and they turn him in," said May.
The suspect is believed to be armed and dangerous. He is 6 feet tall, around 160 pounds, and between 30 – 35 years old.
If you have any information, you are asked to call Memphis FBI (901) 747-4300.
by Istvan Bardos / Jan 19, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - Vice President Mike Pence is scheduled to speak at a Memphis church Sunday morning in honor of the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend.
The Vice President landed in Memphis shortly before 10am Sunday. He briefly greeted a group of supporters before leaving to tour the National Civil Rights Museum.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - One person is dead, and four others were injured, in a shooting early Sunday morning at a nightclub in Hickory Hill.
According to Memphis Police, the shooting happened just before 1am at Truth Night Bar at 6761 Winchester Road. A man was found shot to death, and four other men were taken to the hospital. Two of those were in critical condition, and two were non-critical.
by Brad Broders / Jan 19, 2020
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (localmemphis.com) - Vice President Mike Pence arrived in Memphis before 10 a.m. Sunday, beginning his day in Memphis with two scheduled stops during the MLK holiday weekend.
Pence was greeted by Congressman David Kustoff and his wife as he left the plane and then shook hands and took pictures with nearly 100 supporters who waited for the Vice President on the tarmac.
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After a couple of years of teases and months of closed beta testing, the Gaikai streaming PC game service is now officially live. The CEO of Gaikai, Dave Perry, announced that the service was open to anyone to try out on his official web site late on Friday.
The streaming service is concentrating only on limited game demos, at least for now (unlike the OnLive service which has full games to play). The official Gaikai web site is offering a streaming demo of Mass Effect 2 (access to the demo pops up on the right hand side of the site after a few seconds). Gaikai is also being used to demo other EA games such as Spore and The Sims 3 which didn't have traditional PC demos released for them. Most interesting is that Gaikai is the only place to play a PC demo of the recent sci-fi horror game Dead Space 2 (after you fill out a survey). We've played it and on our connection it's pretty smooth. There's also a way to try out the quasi-MMO game Second Life via a Gaikai connection.
On his web site Perry states that at GDC next week he will be demoing a Gaikai-powered game running inside a Facebook page. He also states that " ... we will show some really high-end, high-performance games running at 60hz with no work needing to be done by the publishers / developers."


Downtown Toronto's newly-renovated "public backyard" could soon be headed the way of actual backyards for most of the city's residents: Nonexistent.
After months of unclear and foreboding comments about the future of Ontario Place, Doug Ford's provincial government just announced that they are now accepting proposals for the sprawling site's redevelopment.
A news release published Friday afternoon states that the province's "new vision for Ontario Place" will "maximize investment to develop the site as a top destination to visit, while sending a strong signal around the world that Ontario is open for business."
Ideas for making this happen floated by Minister of Tourism Michael Tibollo include buildling sports and entertainment landmarks, shopping spaces, public parks and additional "places for recreation" on the 155-acre complex.
No part of the site is safe, according to an Expression of Interest document, except for "the land where the Budweiser Stage is situated," as it is already subject to an existing lease.
If you grew up in the GTA in the '80s and 90s, you remember Cinesphere, Children's Village, Megamaze, Wilderness Adventure Ride, Nintendo and Lego pods, mini golf, etc.
Ontario Place was a seminal summer destination.
The government intends to maintain 7.5 acres of park land at Ontario Place, so any submissions involving Trillium Park must also propose "new park land of an equivalent size" somewhere onsite.
The land will only be leased, not sold.
Propsals that require the province to chip in money for planning, design, construction, or operations "will not be considered."
None of the documents published to date make any mention of a casino, which should come as some relief to the many Torontonians who hate the idea of turning our beautiful waterfront paradise into a cheesy gambling hole.
Don't relax too much just yet, though. Aside from the rules mentioned above, it looks like pretty much anything goes in terms of what can be proposed.
Who knows what DoFo and his homies will decide on our behalf this time?


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Tennessee State Courts Press Releases
278 Press Releases
Published on July 29, 2022 - 17:51 GMT
Six Apply For Tennessee Attorney General Position
The Tennessee Supreme Court has received six applications for the state's Attorney General and Reporter position. The applicants are: Donald Q. Cochran, Jr. Jerome Cochran David Michael Dunavant R. Culver Schmid Jonathan Thomas Skrmetti William Edwin …
Board of Judicial Conducts Suspends Judge Jonathan Young For 30 Days
The Tennessee Board of Judicial Conduct has suspended 13th Judicial District Judge Jonathan Judge for a term of 30 days. The Order may be viewed here.
John Coke Named General Counsel of the Administrative Office of the Courts
The Tennessee Administrative Office of the Courts has named Attorney John Coke general counsel. Coke has served as assistant general counsel since 2016 and took on the new role effective July 1. "Over the past six years, John has provided trusted and …
Judiciary Mourns The Loss of Sumner County General Sessions Judge Mike Carter
The Tennessee Judiciary is mourning the loss of Sumner County General Sessions Judge Mike Carter, who passed away July 13 at the age of 64. Judge Carter was appointed to the bench in 2015 after a third general sessions judge position was created in the …
Three Apply For Criminal Court Vacancy In The 11th Judicial District
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission will consider three applicants for the criminal court vacancy in the 11th judicial district, which includes Hamilton County. This vacancy was created by the confirmation of the Honorable Tom Greenholtz to the Court of …
Tennessee Supreme Court Seeking Applicants For Next State Attorney General And Reporter
The Tennessee Supreme Court will begin accepting applications for the position of State Attorney General and Reporter on July 15, 2022. Under the state constitution, the Tennessee Attorney General and Reporter is appointed by the state Supreme Court and …
Published on July 7, 2022 - 21:42 GMT
Five Apply For Criminal Court Vacancy In Sixth Judicial District
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission will consider five applicants for the criminal court vacancy in the Sixth judicial district, which includes Knox County. This vacancy was created by the confirmation of the Honorable Kyle A. Hixson to the Court of …
Published on June 29, 2022 - 03:18 GMT
Commission Accepting Applications for 11th Judicial District Criminal Court Vacancy
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission is accepting applications for a Criminal Court Judge in the Eleventh Judicial District, which covers Hamilton County. This vacancy was created by the appointment of the Honorable Tom Greenholtz to the Court of Criminal …
Tennessee Supreme Court Reverses Trial Court's Calculation of Attorney Fees and Costs
The Tennessee Supreme Court today reversed a Davidson County trial court's calculation of attorney fees awarded after dismissal of a contractor's claim against a Middle Tennessee homeowner. The Court held that, under Tennessee law, the trial court's limit …
Tennessee Judicial Conference Elects New Officers
The Tennessee Judicial Conference (TJC), which represents all state level judges in Tennessee, elected a slate of new officers at its June educational meeting. Chancellor Pamela Fleenor, who serves the 11th judicial district (Hamilton County), was elected …
Commission Accepting Applications for Knoxville Criminal Court Vacancy
The Trial Court Vacancy Commission is accepting applications for a Criminal Court Judge in the Sixth Judicial District, which covers Knox County. This vacancy was created by the appointment of the Honorable Kyle A. Hixson to the Court of Criminal Appeals – …
Tennessee Supreme Court Launches Justice Bus
The Tennessee Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission publicly launched the Tennessee Justice Bus today at the Tennessee Supreme Court Building in Nashville. The TN Justice Bus is a mobile law office that brings technology to rural and underserved …
Public Investiture Held For Justice Sarah Campbell
Tennessee Supreme Court Justice Sarah K. Campbell was recently joined by state and federal dignitaries, current and former colleagues, family, and friends for her public investiture ceremony at Belmont University's Fisher Center for the Performing Arts. …
Tennessee Supreme Court Holds Tennessee Republican Party and Its State Executive Committee Did Not Violate the Tennessee Open ...
The Tennessee Supreme Court today held that the Tennessee Republican Party and its State Executive Committee ("Republican Party") did not violate the Tennessee Open Meetings Act ("TOMA") when they determined that Mr. Robert Starbuck Newsom a/k/a Robby …
Published on June 6, 2022 - 22:09 GMT
Tennessee Supreme Court Affirms Thirty-Day Suspension Of Davidson County Attorney
The Tennessee Supreme Court has affirmed the thirty-day suspension of Davidson County attorney Candes Vonniest Prewitt from the practice of law in Tennessee. A Board of Professional Responsibility hearing panel found that Ms. Prewitt violated multiple …
Tennessee Supreme Court Clarifies Sentencing Enhancements For Offenses Committed In Certain Drug-Free Zones
The Tennessee Supreme Court today upheld sentences imposed by the Hardin County Circuit Court for drug offenses that occurred in a drug-free zone. Offenses committed in drug-free zones, most often around schools, provide for enhanced punishment above that …
Published on May 31, 2022 - 14:39 GMT
Board Issues Order of Suspension For Roane County General Sessions Judge
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Tennessee Supreme Court Rules TBI Must Comply With Trial Court's Expungement Order
The Tennessee Supreme Court has ruled that the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation (TBI) is bound by a trial court's order expunging criminal charges and must comply even if the TBI disagrees with the order. In 2015, the plaintiff, an unnamed citizen of …
Tennessee Supreme Court To Hear Oral Argument For June Docket In Nashville
The Tennessee Supreme Court has one case set for its June 1, 2022 docket. The case will be heard in Nashville, Tennessee, beginning at 11:15 a.m. and will be livestreamed to: https://www.youtube.com/user/TNCourts/featured. The details of the case are as …
Tennessee Supreme Court Holds That Education Savings Account Pilot Program Does Not Violate Home Rule Amendment Of Tennessee ...
In an opinion released today, the Tennessee Supreme Court determined that, while two Tennessee county governments had standing to challenge the Education Savings Account Pilot Program (the "ESA Act"), the Act is not rendered unconstitutional by the Home …
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The 'Year of Zayed' will mark 100 years since the birth of the nation's Founding Father, and celebrate his many achievements.
This year, we're all about encouraging generosity here in the UAE.
And the theme that will surround 2018 has already been announced, with the next year set to be dedicated to the Emirates' Founding Father.
Since 2018 marks 100 years since the birth of HH Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the year will celebrate the late founder's vision and successes.
The theme was announced by HH Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, on the anniversary of Sheikh Zayed's Accession Day (when the royal took leadership of the government in Abu Dhabi).
"The Year of Zayed is a great national occasion when we will proudly share memories of the life of the Founding Father, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and his gift to us of deeply rooted values, principles and traditions that have become part of our Emirati identity," said President Sheikh Khalifa over the weekend.
HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum also paid tribute to the Founding Father over the weekend, describing him as a man who will "inspire generations for hundreds of years to come".
"A hundred years have passed since the birth of a leader, a father, a builder of a nation and the founder of a state," said HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum following the announcement.
While the year will celebrate Sheikh Zayed's role in making the UAE what it is today, residents will also be encouraged to echo the founder's values, including those of wisdom, respect, determination, and loyalty.
Throughout the year, initiatives will be established that mark Sheikh Zayed's pioneering spirit, vision for the UAE and his leadership.
HH Sheikh Mohammed has called for a framework to be established for such programmes, so we'll bring you more on what to expect from 2018 when we have it.
As an example, the Year of Giving (of which we still have five more months to celebrate) has seen the launch of the UAE Food Bank, a national volunteering scheme, and plenty of do-gooders paying it forward to the country's people.
According to HH Sheikh Mohammed, some of those initiatives could be rather forward-thinking, as the ruler of Dubai cited the UAE Centennial 2071 as something inspired by the Founding Father.
"Sheikh Zayed has instilled in us the willpower and determination to challenge and achieve the impossible," Sheikh Mohammed said of the plan to make the Emirates the "best country in the world" by its centennial.
The year will also celebrate tolerance, according to Abu Dhabi's Crown Prince, HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
"The UAE's image is founded on a core belief system of tolerance and coexistence," he said.
"The late Sheikh Zayed established a global school of tolerance and coexistence because he knew that from the Union's beginnings, the UAE's uniqueness lay in its ability to welcome different races, religions, and cultures without abandoning its social and cultural identity.
– He was born in 1918 to the Bani Yas tribe in Abu Dhabi.
– Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan became the president of the UAE in 1971, a role he maintained until he passed away in 2004.
– He became the governor of the Eastern region of Abu Dhabi in 1946.
– Zayed was known as an early promoter for the region of freedom of worship, allowing expats to openly practice their own religions while living in the UAE.
– His father was the ruler of Abu Dhabi from 1922 until his assassination in 1926.
– When Sheikh Zayed was growing up he had no access to traditional education, but he did learn about things like Bedouin survival skills from his elders.


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Package Stuck In USPS Limbo Travels Over 6,000 Miles
GREENVILLE, Calif. (CBS13) — A package that was mailed by a local woman should have taken just a few days to reach its destination, but instead took over 40 days to arrive and racked up thousands of miles in the process.
Dennis Hayes says his wife sent a garden flag as a gift to a friend in Colorado from their post office in the Plumas County town of Crescent Mills, but after a month, the parcel was still en route.
"It's just crazy…it's just going and going and going," said Hayes.
The couple tracked the package online as it went from the Crescent Mills Post Office to Sacramento, then to Denver, then San Francisco, on to Los Angeles, and then back to Denver.
But it didn't stop there. The package kept traveling. It went from Denver back to San Francisco, then back down to Los Angeles, back to Denver, then to Los Angeles — still not reaching its destination in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
"This package is just racking up the frequent-flyer miles," said Hayes.
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The properties of those silver possess profit popularity recently one of the pros that are attempting to attract back the favorable impacts of the natural elements that should be found in character. The natural components that used to be primal from the early or more distant times have a tendency to be nowadays highly utilized at the preventing of contemporary diseases and healthcare affections. Silver is one of these natural materials that have been able to capture the eye of the professionals in the health care field.
It's been re-discovered the simple fact that the silver, released pure water, has favorable impacts on the immune system. According to the colloidal silver manufacturer, the colloidal silver comes with a combative activity against over six hundred harmful micro-organisms that are beneath the form of germs, parasites or bacteria. The water using colloidal water assists in the treatment of health conditions as acne, anthrax, allergies, dandruff, and gastritis, affection of their prostate cancer, tuberculosis, and ulcer or eye ailments. What's more, it's thought that it's an excellent impact in removing the extra viruses that may seem with HIV or with a variety of kinds of cancer.
For the avoidance of these ailments and of these ailments, it's suggested to use colloidal silver on a daily basis up to four times every day. If the health condition already exists, then colloidal silver ought to be taken a minimum of one spoonful of colloidal silver every 2 hours. Since the silver is below a colloidal form, the excess silver is going to be taken out of the body thus not causing any disturbances in the level of these cells. Considering that the colloidal silver's interaction with some other medicines that you may take has no impact upon the organism, the colloidal silver water provides no danger for any potential exaggeration. The danger of an over-dose is minimal.
One of the additional applications of this colloidal silver, the antiseptic properties as well as also the national use must be noted. In the starts, the silver has been used for the upkeep of water at the suitable state that enabled its use at the home, for cooking and particularly for drinking. Nowadays, the silver is largely used for its health traits and impacts.


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A West Midlands-based company has been honoured with a Queen's Award for Enterprise for Excellence in International Trade. KMB Shipping Group is one of only 205 organisations nationally to be recognised with a prestigious Queen's Award for Enterprise. Announced yesterday (Thursday 29th April), KMB Shipping Group has been recognised for excellence in international trade, with a 708% increase in international sales over the six year qualifying period.
KMB Shipping Group was established in 1987 in Oldbury, moving to Tipton in 1992. Originally comprising of two companies, Daily Irish Services and KMB Intermodal, with less than 8 employees in total, the two were merged in 2009 to create the KMB Shipping Group. Now with almost twice as many employees, the company has expanded their services over the years from freight forwarding to providing total transport solutions, including worldwide road, sea and air freight options, export documentation and customs clearances, and comprehensive cargo insurance.
"We are absolutely delighted to be recognised with such a prestigious award. It's a huge honour, and testament to all the hard work our team puts in on a daily basis. It's been an exceptionally tough year for us all, but this achievement makes it all the more rewarding, it's just the motivation we need to go even further to help our customers trade internationally." KMB Director Paul Hull
Now in its 55th year, the Queen's Awards for Enterprise are the most prestigious business awards in the country, with winning businesses able to use the esteemed Queen's Awards emblem for the next five years. Applications for Queen's Awards for Enterprise 2022 open on the 1st May 2021. For more information, visit https://www.gov.uk/queens-awards-for-enterprise. Support for an application is available from the West Midlands Lieutenancy Office https://wmlieutenancy.org
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Jaguar's I-Pace Electric SUV Will Offer 240 Miles of Range
March 1, 2018 • by Staff
Photo courtesy of Jaguar Land Rover.
The Jaguar I-Pace battery-electric SUV will offer 240 miles of range and a 0 to 60 mph time under five seconds, marking new competition in a segment that includes Tesla.
The I-Pace can achieve an 80% battery charge in approximately 40 minute's using100kW DC rapid charging facilities, according to the automaker. It also includes a suite of connectivity technologies via the new Jaguar InControl Touch Prod Duo infotainment system, which relies on a pair of touchscreens for the new system.
A new EV navigation system built into Touch Pro Duo calculates personalized range and charging status, according to the automaker. The system uses 'Smart Settings' technology – driven by Artificial Intelligence – to identify individual driver preferences, and then tailors the vehicle's driving and interior settings accordingly.
The I-Pace will also launch an Amazon Alexa Skill linked to the Jaguar InControl Remote App. Owners will be able to ask an Alexa-enabled device for information pertaining to the vehicle, including the amount of range available in the vehicles and its charging level.
The car's 90kWh lithium-ion battery is located centrally in the base of the car, which provides a 50/50 weight distribution split between the back and front of the vehicle, according to Jaguar.
In the U.S., the I-Pace will be available in the second half of 2018 as a 2019 model year vehicle, in S, SE and HSE derivatives as well as a one-year-only, First Edition model derived from a very well equipped HSE trim.
Related: Jaguar Tests I-Pace SUV in Extreme Conditions
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Axel Vervoordt named Officer of Arts and Letters
We're pleased to announce that on Tuesday, September 29, 2020, Axel Vervoordt was named Officier des Arts et des Lettres (Order of Arts and Letters).
This distinction is awarded by the French Ministry of Culture to persons who have made significant contributions to furthering the arts throughout the world.
In an intimate ceremony held at the castle of 's-Gravenwezel, Axel was surrounded by his family when he received the Officier insignia by her excellency, Ms. Hélène Farnaud-Defromont, Ambassador of France in Belgium, and accompanied by Mr. Thomas Michelon, Cultural and Scientific Advisor for the French Embassy in Belgium.
Presiding at the ceremony, the Ambassador highlighted Axel's contributions and unique path as a collector, curator, dealer, and designer, while underscoring his attachments to the influence of French culture and knowledge, throughout his storied career.
Previously a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres (Knight), in accepting the promotion to Officer, Axel recognized the responsibility he feels to continue sharing, learning and evolving.
"It's a tremendous honour and I'd like to thank France for this distinction," Axel said. "It makes me feel more responsible—to be more useful to others in the service of art. Art holds an important place in our lives because art makes life more beautiful—not only aesthetically—but in a truly spiritual way."
On behalf of the company, please join us in recognising this remarkable achievement and wishing him congratulations.
To view the ceremony in original French with English subtitles, please click here.
To view the ceremony in original French with French / Dutch subtitles, please click here.
Axel Vervoordt Gallery
Kanaal – Stokerijstraat 9 – 2110 Wijnegem
Tel. : +32 3 355 33 00 - info@axelvervoordtgallery.com – www.axelvervoordtgallery.com


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