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MedUni Vienna wins the Business Superbrands Austria Award 2017
New corporate design impressed design experts, branch experts and consumers.
– University
Awarding the certificate to Rector Müller (right)
(Vienna, 27 March 2017) As the result of a comprehensive rebranding process, the Medical University of Vienna radically changed its corporate design in August 2016, with a new logo, new website, emotional visual imagery and revised overall presence. MedUni Vienna has now won the prestigious Business Superbrands Austria Award 2017 for its new brand image.
In collaboration with the market research Institute Gfk Austria, consumers in Austria were first of all asked about their favourite brands. Subsequently, the Superbrands Brand Council, the independent expert committee, evaluated the identified brands and promoted them to superbrands.
Authentic corporate identity
"Today, despite all the challenges it faces, MedUni Vienna once again has the potential to belong to the international Premier League of medical schools. In our globalised world, this requires a high level of visibility and an authentic corporate identity. This is exactly what we have achieved with our comprehensive rebranding process and the resulting new, fresh corporate design. The award bears this out and gives us even more reason to celebrate," says MedUni Rector Markus Müller, who accepted the Superbrands certificate on behalf of the university.
About Superbrands International
Marketing and communications experts introduced the Superbrands programme in the UK around 20 years ago. Its purpose is twofold: to put outstanding brands into the spotlight and also to provide other market players with a successful example, from which they can learn lessons for their own brand. Since then, the programme has become popular throughout the world. Ninety countries over all five continents have now adopted the Superbrands Award.
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Commemorations on Sunday will see members of the Defence Forces applauded for their service over the last year with a distinctive award.
Sa chomóradh ar an Domhnach bronnfar gradam speisialta ar bhaill d'Óglaigh na hÉireann chun iad a mholadh as a gcuid seirbhíse le bliain anuas.
'This medal is hereby awarded to you, a serving member of Óglaigh na hÉireann, in this centenary year of 2016. An Bonn Comórtha Céad Bliain is a special token of our appreciation for the selfless service of the volunteer soldiers, sailors and aircrew of Óglaigh na hÉireann, who have served Ireland and the Irish people since the foundation of the State. In awarding you this medal, we commemorate the centenary of the 1916 Easter Rising and we recognise the central role played by Óglaigh na hÉireann in the past and in this centenary year.' - The Government of Ireland, December 2016.
Translated approximately as 'soldiers of Ireland', Óglaigh na hÉireann is the Irish language term the Irish Volunteers used as their name in the years preceding the 1916 Easter Rising.
Today, it refers to the Defence Forces Ireland, members of which work to ensure the security of the State, engage in international humanitarian operations, and assist the running of official national events.
In this centenary year, Óglaigh na hÉireann has been instrumental in the implementation of the Ireland 2016 Centenary Programme. From delivering National flags to each and every primary school in the country to assisting the Government with ceremonies and commemorations across all seven strands of the programme, their service has enabled greater understanding of and widespread appreciation for our national heritage and history and helped to fortify pride in Irish cultural identity.
In tribute to their participation and exceptional conduct, and to acknowledge the legacy of continuous service by Óglaigh na hÉireann to the State since its foundation, a special ceremony will take place on Sunday, 4th December 2016 at Dublin Castle. Members of Óglaigh na hÉireann who served during 2016 will receive the 1916 Centenary Commemorative Medal, a specially-designed decoration created in honour of these remarkable women and men.
With an original design inspired by both the 1916 Medal and the 1916 Survivors' Medal - including the exact ribbon colour used on the former with a central white stripe linking it to the latter - the award is an extraordinary gesture of respect and recognition for exemplary dedication and service.
The face of the new medal, based on the crest of the original Óglaigh na hÉireann – the Irish Volunteers – is an emblem which has remained unchanged since it was first designed for the Volunteers in 1913 and one which is still in use by the Defence Forces today.
On the reverse, the logo of the Ireland 2016 State Centenary Programme features seven diamonds - each one symbolising one of the seven signatories of the 1916 Proclamation as well as the seven strands in the Ireland 2016 Centenary programme.
Learn more about the medal and this special event here.
Inniu, tagraíonn sé d'Fhórsaí Cosanta na hÉireann, a n-oibríonn a gcuid ball chun slándáil an Stáit a chinntiú, a théann i mbun oibríochtaí daonnúla ar fud an domhain agus a chabhraíonn le himeachtaí oifigiúla náisiúnta a rith.
I gcaitheamh na bliana comórtha seo, bhí ról ríthábhachtach ag Óglaigh na hÉireann maidir leis an gClár Comórtha Céad Bliain Éire 2016 a chur i bhfeidhm. Idir bratacha Náisiúnta a thabhairt do gach bunscoil sa tír agus cabhrú leis an Rialtas le searmanais agus ócáidí cuimhneacháin thar na seacht sraith den chlár, chothaigh a gcuid seirbhíse tuiscint níos fearr ar ár n-oidhreacht agus ár stair náisiúnta chomh maith le meas forleathan orthu agus chabhraigh sí leis an mbród as féiniúlacht chultúrtha na hÉireann a dhaingniú.
Mar ómós dá rannpháirtíocht agus dá n-iompar den chéad scoth, agus chun aitheantas a thabhairt d'oidhreacht na seirbhíse leanúnaí ag Óglaigh na hÉireann don Stát ó bunaíodh é, reáchtálfar searmanas speisialta ar an Domhnach, an 4 Nollaig 2016 i gCaisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath. Gheobhaidh baill d'Óglaigh na hÉireann a bhí ar fiannas i rith 2016 Bonn Comórtha Céad Bliain 1916, maisiúchán a dearadh go speisialta agus a cruthaíodh mar ómós do na mná agus na fir suntasacha sin.
Is é atá sa ghradam seo, a bhfuil dearadh úrnua air á spreagadh ag Bonn 1916 agus Bonn Marthanóirí 1916, - lena n-áirítear dath beacht an ribín a úsáideadh ar an gcéad cheann agus stríoc bhán sa lár air a nascann leis an dara bonn é - ná comhartha iontach de mheas agus d'aitheantas do dhíograise agus do sheirbhís den chéad scoth.
Is é atá in éadan an bhoinn nua, atá bunaithe ar armas chéad Óglaigh na hÉireann – ná suaitheantas nár tháinig athrú air ó dearadh ar dtús é d'Óglaigh na hÉireann i 1913 agus atá in úsáid ag Óglaigh na hÉireann i gcónaí.
Ar an gcúl feictear seacht ndiamant ar lógó Chlár Comórtha Céad Bliain an Stáit Éire 2016 - seasann gach diamant do dhuine de sheachtar sínitheoirí Forógra 1916 chomh maith leis na seacht sraith i gclár Comórtha Céad Bliain Éire 2016.
Faigh tuilleadh eolais ar an mbonn agus ar an imeacht speisialta seo anseo.


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Insight TV to premiere Tomorrowland 2020: InBeat LIVE
Expanding further into the realm of live events, millennial-focused 4K UHD broadcaster, content creator and format seller Insight TV is bringing the digital re-imagining of the Tomorrowland music festival to TV across all of its linear and digital networks in 48 countries around the world on 7 and 8 August.
The music festival was reimagined as a spectacular entertainment experience due to the cancellation of the live events this past Winter in France and in Belgium this summer. On 25 and July 26, Digital Festival ticket holders enjoyed a newly created Tomorrowland location via computer gaming technology that brought together acts in electronic dance music with 3D design, video production and special effects.
Insight TV is showing Tomorrowland 2020: InBeat LIVE for the first time in a newly created format called InBeat, which incorporates live concert event-style backstage commentary and interviews. The line-up for Tomorrowland 2020: InBeat LIVE includes Adam Beyer, Amelie Lens, Armin van Buuren, Charlotte de Witte, David Guetta, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Katy Perry, Kölsch, Los Frequencies, Martin Garrix, Paul Kalbrenner, Steve Aoki, Tale of Us, Tiësto and Timmy Trumpet.
The show will be hosted by Scottish DJ/actress Arielle Free and Instagram star Irene Lara and feature performances from Tomorrowland Around the World, the digital festival, along with interviews with DJs and behind-the-scenes footage.
Filmed from TNW City in the heart of Amsterdam with the floating flower market and famous Muntplein as the backdrop, Free and Lara will introduce viewers to the performances via eight signature stages, including Atmosphere, Core, Freedom Stage and Elixir, plus three new stages which have been created and designed by Tomorrowland's creative team.
"Tomorrowland 2020: InBeat LIVE really has to be seen to be believed. This goes far beyond live streams of DJ sets. This event transports the viewer into an alternate universe that embodies all of the magic and intensity of the live event while taking it to a bold new level," said Natalie Boot, VP media sales and Insight TV Studios US. "All of us at Insight TV are incredibly honoured and thrilled to be working with Tomorrowland to present this all-new format. We guarantee that viewers are in for a totally unique and exhilarating experience."
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With rain comes hope
Julie Piotraschke
Jay QuadracciWindsor area farmer Randy Schwalm cleans and preps a sprayer attached to an all-terrain vehicle that he uses on his sugar beet fields. Schwalm farms along U.S. 34 south of Windsor.
When Windsor farmer Randy Schwalm looks out across his bright green alfalfa fields, he gets a little giddy.
Farmers don't get giddy much, especially ones who tower above 6 feet tall, like Schwalm does, and especially these days.
But Schwalm can't help it.
His fields are moist and things are looking good.
The light, bright color of his alfalfa crop means it isn't hurting for water. Last season, the alfalfa was a dark, bluish green, a sign that it was parched.
Many farmers share Schwalm's optimism, but not all. The operation of several thousand water wells is still in doubt and that means trouble, said Jim Smith, director of the Colorado State Cooperative Extension Office in Weld County.
"Some guys are saying they might go out of business" Smith said. "It's not good, not good at all."
But despite the potential for problems, "For Sale" signs stuck in fields and farm auctions are as common as new houses going up, Schwalm still loves working his piece of land. It's his lifeblood, the third-generation farmer will tell you.
Friends question how he can continue when the odds aren't in his favor, but the Windsor native shrugs them off. This is what he does.
He doesn't even consider it a job. This is what he likes.
Especially now, when there's hope in the air. That and a lot of relief.
"When I go to the fields, I'm seeing a good crop," Schwalm said. "That's what's on your mind – how good this could all turn out."
Last year, a stingy Mother Nature made tending his 900 acres south of Windsor more of a chore.
The 48-year-old spent his mornings wondering how to stretch water that wasn't there.
And even though he left 140 acres bare, there still wasn't enough water to go around.
Time and money were spent buying fertilizer and seed, only to watch them disappear into the brown land.
"We kept hoping and praying for moisture, but it never came," he said.
After all was said and done, Schwalm used his crop insurance, which covered his losses but didn't bring in any extra income.
Ever the optimist, he planted some winter wheat in the fall, a hearty crop that could tough out the drought. He added 130 more acres when a sod farm to the east of him couldn't make it in the current climate.
And then he waited for the mountain snowpack to pile up.
Nothing came.
"If you would have asked me in January how much I was going to plant, I would have said hardly anything."
How things change.
"Since March, we've had three big storms – about 7 inches of moisture," Schwalm said. "And all of that is being absorbed; there is no runoff."
Conversations he's had on the side of the road with other farmers have confirmed the buzz: This is one of the best springs they've had in years.
So far, Schwalm has planted all but 60 of his acres with sugar beets, alfalfa, corn and pinto beans.
Keeping an eye on the white-tipped mountains, Schwalm is pretty confident there will be enough water for a good season. And come June, he might be feeling so optimistic that those last 60 acres might get planted with pinto beans.
"I know the moisture could stop as soon as it started," he said. "But I'm feeling pretty good about this season."


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Land use has proven to be a controversial issue in recent years, and we are currently in the middle of a situation in Oregon that has reached the point of protest. While some would argue this protest is no different than an Occupy Wallstreet protest with a different message, others are seeing it in quite a different light. Without firing shots, does a protest become a hostile takeover by the mere presence of guns?
Join us as we break down what's happened so far, what we suspect the consequences will be, and potentially reevaluate our own standards for civil disobedience.


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17 glipizide xl 10mg tablets quite intact. See also Holmes's 'System of Surgery,' 3rd edit., vol. i. p. 521.
24 glipizide xl 2.5mg tablets me to use dill along with olive-oil for my headaches.


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Another Quick Question | Sci-Ence! Justice Leak!
I'll be back to blogging regularly tomorrow — I'm in the last stages of completing a draft of my novel to send to the publishers. The 80/20 rule has really applied here — 80% of the time I've spent on this book has been on less than 10,000 words of additions, but it's practically done. No doubt there'll be more changes to make, but I'm in the home stretch.
Anyway, 33 1/3 have announced an open call for submissions for their series of music books, and I'm considering sending in a proposal. Only considering, because I have plenty of books to write already, and I'm trying to move away from music writing once California Dreaming and Beach Boys 3 are done — and because I could make more money per book sold by self-publishing than by going through them. But on the other hand, they have a brand name and publicity that might help. So I'm thinking about it.
So the question is — if I were to write a short (30,000 word) book on one album, what album would you want to see me write about?
My health's improved quite a bit. Still not great, but better, thanks.
Ooh, I'd like to see English Settlement or Nonsuch by XTC or Dirk Wears White Sox by Adam and the Ants. Not sure if they'd hit your sweet spot (or the publisher's…) but there you go!
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4 Symbols by Led Zeppelin?
Already been done. Seventeenth in the series.


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After viewing, test your knowledge of unusual Hollywood deaths in this quiz from Investigation Discovery.
Controversial comedian Lenny Bruce was born Leonard Alfred Schneider in October 1925. Bruce was famous in the 1950s and 1960s for his satirical routines about social themes of the day, including politics, religion, race, abortion, and drugs. His use of profanity -- rarely done at that time -- got him arrested numerous times. He was eventually convicted on obscenity charges but was freed on bail.
On August 3, 1966, Bruce, a known drug addict, was found dead in the bathroom of his Hollywood Hills home with a syringe, a burned bottle cap, and other drug paraphernalia. The official cause of death was acute morphine poisoning caused by an accidental overdose.
The Roman Colosseum was a violent arena, and emperor Elagabalus saw a violent end himself.
Scandalous 3rd-century Roman emperor Elagabalus married and divorced five women, including a Vestal Virgin (a holy priestess), who under Roman law should have been buried alive for losing her virginity. Elagabalus also may have been bisexual.
Objecting to his sexual behavior and his habit of forcing others to follow his religious customs, his grandmother Julia Maesa and aunt Julia Avita Mamaea murdered Elagabalus and his mother (Julia Maesa's own daughter) in the emperor's latrine. Their bodies were dragged through the streets of Rome and thrown into the Tiber River.
Orville Redenbacher, famous for his popcorn, drowned in his bathtub.
Orville Redenbacher, founder of the popcorn company that bears his name, was born in 1907 in Brazil, Indiana. Millions came to know him through his folksy television commercials for the specialty popcorn he invented.
He sold the company to Hunt-Wesson Foods in 1976 but remained as a spokesperson until September 20, 1995, when he was found dead in a whirlpool bathtub in his condominium, having drowned after suffering a heart attack.
Claude François was a French pop singer in the 1960s who had a hit with an adaptation of Trini Lopez's folk song "If I Had a Hammer."
On March 11, 1978, François's obsession with cleanliness did him in when he was electrocuted in the bathroom of his Paris apartment as he tried to fix a broken light bulb while standing in a water-filled bathtub.
Actor Albert Dekker, who appeared in Kiss Me Deadly, The Killers, and Suddenly, Last Summer, was blacklisted in Hollywood for several years for criticizing anticommunist Senator Joe McCarthy.
Dekker later made a comeback, but in May 1968, he was found strangled to death in the bathroom of his Hollywood home. He was naked, bound hand and foot, with a hypodermic needle sticking out of each arm and obscenities written all over his body. The official cause of death was eventually ruled to be accidental asphyxiation.
Born on December 8, 1943, Jim Morrison was best known as the lead singer for The Doors, a top rock band in the late 1960s. His sultry looks, suggestive lyrics, and onstage antics brought him fame, but drug and alcohol abuse ended his brief life.
On July 3, 1971, Morrison was found dead in his bathtub in Paris. He reportedly had dried blood around his mouth and nose and bruising on his chest, suggesting a massive hemorrhage brought on by tuberculosis. The official report listed the cause of death as heart failure, but no autopsy was performed because there was no sign of foul play.
For more great lists, see 10 Bizarre Ways to Die and the 13 Top-Earning Dead Celebrities.


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"Capitalism: Competition, Conflict and Crises": Anwar Shaikh
The Henry George School of Social Science, and the New School of Social Research invite you to follow Professor Anwar M. Shaikh in a new series of lectures exploring his new ground-breaking Economic treatise, "Capitalism: Competition, Conflict and Crises". The course will be introduced over two semesters. Recordings of the first semester, becoming available now, is comprised of 15 lectures. Subscribe to our YouTube Channel, Henry George School of Social Science to receive updates as new lectures are added.
Competition and conflict are intrinsic features of modern societies, inequality is persistent, and booms and busts are recurrent outcomes throughout capitalist history. State intervention modifies these patterns, but does not abolish them.
Professor Shaikh exposes how these and many other observed patterns are the results of intrinsic forces that shape and channel outcomes. Social and institutional factors play an important role, but at the same time, the factors are themselves limited by the dominant forces arising from "gain-seeking" behavior, of which the profit motive is the most important. These dominant elements create an invisible force field that shapes and channels capitalist outcomes.
The book's approach departs from that of orthodox economics as well as the dominant elements in the heterodox tradition. There is no reference whatsoever to an idealized framework rooted in perfect firms, perfect individuals, perfect knowledge, perfectly selfish behavior, rational expectations, or so-called optimal outcomes. The book develops microeconomic and macroeconomic theory from real behavior and real competition, and uses it to explain empirical patterns in microeconomic demand and supply, wage and profits, technological change, relative prices of goods and services, interest rates, bond and equity prices, exchange rates, patterns of international trade, growth, unemployment, inflation, national and personal inequality, and the recurrence of general crises such as the current one which began in 2007-2008.
Professor Shaikh is Professor of Economics and Chair, Department of Economics, Graduate Faculty, The New School for Social Research.
The Henry George School of Social Science is indebted to Dr. Shaikh for enabling us to record and share the first series of lectures related to this new work. Follow Dr. Shaikh on Twitter, @shaikhecon
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Fuente: Henry George School of Social Science
Categorías:Economía marxista, Multimedia Etiquetas: Acumulación del capital, Crítica de la economía política, Crisis, Tasa de ganancia, Teoría de la crisis, Teoría del valor
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Finally time to start swatching the new Hard Candy polishes I scooped up last week.
so it will be quicker & easier for me and my lovely readers.
However, for now I have 'Gummy Green'.
'Gummy Green' is a mint-green, milky base with teeeeny tiny white, black, & silver glitter.
Aside from that, it looks totally awesome.
Definitely different than anything else I have!
Get This: large retailers like Walmart!
and I was really impressed!
and it was terrible, so I wasn't sure what to expect with this.
and especially their new ones?
i love the little glitters in them!
Ohhh! I just got my this color today1 It looks awesome! I also picked up the new Hard Candy C.C. Cream last week, which I actually love!
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MCND (en hangul:엠씨엔디|, acrónimo de "Music Creates New Dream") es un grupo surcoreano conformado por cinco integrantes: Castle J, Bic, Minjae, Huijun y Win. Debutaron oficialmente el 27 de febrero del 2020 bajo la agencia TOP Media con su mini álbum Into the ICE AGE.

Carrera

Predebut
En 2016 Castle J, BIC, Minjae, Huijun, Yechan, Sangdu y Yunyoung viajaron a Estados Unidos para aprender a bailar. Aun estando en los Estados Unidos, en el 2017 entrenaron en "The Academy" durante tres meses y participaron en World of Dance.

En el 2018 Minjae y Huijun participaron en el programa de supervivencia "The Fan". Win y Yechan participaron en el programa de supervivencia "Under Nineteen", Win se tuvo que retirar por problemas de salud.

En el año 2019, TOP Media lanzó en su canal de YouTube vídeos de cada uno de los integrantes finales: Castle J, BIC, Minjae, Huijun y WIN. En noviembre de 2019, TOP Media lanzó pequeña serie en YouTube llamada "MCND : We're COMING in LA" en la cual ellos realizaron un viaje hacia Estados Unidos. Durante la grabación de la serie, Los chicos de MCND estaban preparando su primer sencillo: "Top Gang" siendo este mismo en una primera instancia compuesto totalmente por Castle J y escrito con la ayuda de BIC y WIN, la versión final de este sencillo compuesta por Castle J, Zomay, Real-Fantasy y 오브로스, manteniendo buena parte de su letra original. MCND interpretó su primer sencillo en el programa "Music Bank" el 13 de diciembre. El MV oficial de "Top Gang" fue lanzado el 2 de enero de 2020.

Debut con into the ICE AGE

El grupo debutó oficialmente en el 27 de febrero de 2020 con su mini-álbum Into the ICE AGE junto a su lanzamiento del videoclip de su canción principal: Ice Age. El 28 de febrero se llevó a cabo su showcase debut en el Yes24 Live Hall de Seúl.

Spring: Primer sencillo

El 9 de abril de 2020, el grupo regresó con "떠 (Spring)", su primer sencillo digital.

Earth Age: Primer mini-álbum
El 20 de agosto, MCND regresa con Earth Age, un mini-álbum de 5 canciones más un intro y un outro, que lleva como sencillo principal nanana.

MCND Age: Segundo mini-álbum
El 8 de enero de 2021, MCND vuelve con 'MCND Age'. Éste contiene 6 canciones y lleva como canción principal "우당탕 (Crush)"

Miembros

Discografía

Mini-Álbumes

Sencillos
i love u mcnd

Videografía

MV (Videos musicales)

Play Music Ground

Referencias

Boy bands
Grupos de pop de Corea del Sur
Grupos de música de K-pop
Grupos de música formados en 2020

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Shortage of flats in good areas, rents grow.
Berlin runs short on rental apartments in good and very good locations.
In all districts of Berlin the vacancy rate fall by 0.4% to a new 10 years low (3.5%), actually the lowerst since 1997 (3,3%). This rates reflects the number of 664.000 units managed by members of the federation.
The rents (netcold) climbed in 2008-2009 by 2,6% to 4,82 Euro/month.
The BBU is the federation of the housing companies and housing cooperatives with their place of business in the city of Berlin and in the federal state of Brandenburg. 368 housing associations, limited companies, joint stock companies and housing cooperatives are members of the BBU. Their housing stock comprises 1.1 million residential dwellings. Approximately 36 percent of the Berlin housing stock and 29 percent of the housing stock in Brandenburg is owned and administered by the members of the BBU.


You'd have a more receptive audience in the Bilge, which is where this crap belongs; or better yet, don't post that kind of crap on here at all.
True,do to the language it should be in the bilge.
If you hate America you will hate this.
But then, you don't deserve the gift of freedom given you by the men of courage that came before you.
If we had a modern day Patton, we would be out of IRAQ and have Iran towing the line and the rest of the middle east on the same page. But noo, we want to be politically correct and non intrusive. Well screw that!!! Its time to be America, the greatest nation on the planet, where FORCE is part of diplomacy.
BTW This does not belong in bilge, it belongs on the front page of every news paper in America!!
While the message is clear and compelling, and I agree with it, it is obvious that neither side of the political aisle is following it, and that's why the support for our efforts there is waning.
And the liberals get upset when they're call appeasers.


Local 255 wants to thank everyone who donated food in 2018 for MUP. We had an overwhelming response and are very grateful. At this time we will not be taking any more donations.
We want to wish everyone a very blessed 2019!
In the group photo from left to right is LU 255 President John Robinsin, KML Council Representative ShaneTait, KML Council Representative Jon Young, Senator and KML Representative Troy Singleton, KML Council Representative Kurt Pechmann, Area Manager Bruce Garganio and representatives from Bread of Life Ministries.


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Emails shed new light on Trump Tower meeting with Russian lawyer
Published: Oct. 9, 2017 at 9:06 p.m. ET
Rebecca Ballhaus
Emails bolster lawyer's claim that meeting wasn't about Clinton
Trump Tower in New York.
Newly disclosed emails shed light on the period leading up to a June 2016 meeting at Trump Tower between a Russian lawyer linked to the Kremlin and top campaign aides to President Donald Trump.
The new information appears to bolster lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya's position that she wanted the meeting to argue her case for overturning the Magnitsky Act, a U.S. law targeting Russian human-rights abuses. Veselnitskaya has previously said the meeting wasn't organized to provide damaging information about Trump's Democratic opponent, Hillary Clinton.
The meeting became a flashpoint of controversy this summer when Trump's eldest son, Donald Trump Jr., released emails showing that he had been told the purpose of the meeting was for the Russian government to provide allegedly incriminating information about Clinton.
Scott Balber, a lawyer for the Azerbaijani-Russian billionaire Aras Agalarov, provided emails Monday from the period leading up to the meeting, which Agalarov helped arrange for Veselnitskaya. In an interview, he also offered more information that, along with the emails, supported Veselnitskaya's account that the meeting wasn't about Clinton.
An expanded version of this report appears on WSJ.com.
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Louie Anderson, whose more than four-decade career as a comedian and actor included his unlikely, Emmy-winning performance as a mom to twin adult sons in the TV series "Baskets," died Friday. He was 68.


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Theory of Consciousness — Mind is Fundamental and Universal
EN "A 45 year study shows that intensity, conditions and other factors determine when your thoughts become matter," says William Eastwood, who worked for a Yale University professor on a secret invention at a private research and development facility at age 13.
What is the theory of consciousness?
By 1979, the effects of my first experiment were astounding
When Bohm was studying the science, I was applying it.
By 1979, the results of my first experiment were ASTOUNDING!
Consciousness (your mind) is fundamental and universal
"I WILL TELL YOU HOW YOU CAN CREATE ANYTHING YOU WANT"
You can change the world
How is mind fundamental and universal?
The new theory of consciousness states that nothing exists but consciousness. If existence began with consciousness, it is logical to conclude that consciousness could only produce more consciousness.
This is exactly what happened. Consciousness ultimately found a way to produce matter out of its own substance. Matter itself is a form of consciousness in the same way ice is a form of water.
This theory of consciousness being the one and only substance and ground of existence is the foundation of Internal Science as given on this site. The Internal Science paradigm is in response to the fact that all that exists is a state of consciousness. It is necessary to create a new science because the traditional, objective science is not appropriate to a subjective reality. You cannot study or validate something that is subjective with an objective technology and scientific method,
Electromagnetic energy is fundamental and universal. Electromagnetic energy is consciousness or mind. Only consciousness can know consciousness.
Do scientists say that thoughts create matter?
Many top physicists do know that thoughts create matter and reality
Your thoughts can and do create matter. It is the rest of science, media and the world who do not want to listen to what they are saying.
Max Plank
Max Planck, Nobel Prize Winning father of quantum mechanics says, "I regard matter as a derivative from consciousness." — The Observer, 1931.
William Eastwood says that everything is consciousness
Max Tegmark of MIT, says that consciousness is a state of matter.
In 1938, Einstein writes,
It seems as though we must use sometimes the one theory and sometimes the other, while at times we may use either. We are faced with a new kind of difficulty. We have two contradictory pictures of reality; separately neither of them fully explains the phenomena of light, but together they do.
— Albert Einstein, Leopold Infeld (1938). The Evolution of Physics: The Growth of Ideas from Early Concepts to Relativity and Quanta. Cambridge University Press.
The scientific proof and facts are overwhelming
If we extend Einstein's suggestion above to several sources of knowledge, we come to a new understanding of reality itself. To make sense of the discoveries of David Bohm and other scientists we need to gather together everything they are saying and put it together in a new way to bring us to a new picture of reality that makes sense.
If we combine certain popular theories in quantum physics, they all point in the same direction.
Physicist David Bohm, — who Albert Einstein called "a kindred spirit," and who's Ph.D. thesis (being top secret and classified) was awarded at the University of California at Berkeley by no other than Robert Oppenheimer — tells us that everything is connected and that each person's physical life is a holographic projection of the mind.
Eastwood discovered that the universe was a projection of the mind in the 1970's when he was only twelve years old. Eastwood began TESTING holographic reality principles in his youth, years before Bohm even published "Wholeness and the Implicate Order" in 1980.
Why people see what they want to see, and create negative experiences
"Each person reads and experiences reality according to what they believe exists. If they hold a view of reality within themselves that is inherently limiting and/or negative, then this inner subjective reality and nothing else is projected outward into events and experiences so that everything conforms with their beliefs. They then cannot see anything outside of their own worldview. In effect, they become blind to any information that would free them from their inner and outer restricted reality.
"The negative focus on perceived enemies or opposition combined with the overlooked and unchecked power of consciousness and focus has been causing the world severe problems for a very long time only because we do not see the obvious.
"The solution is to understand that consciousness is altruistic.
"The people that seem evil don't believe that the human spirit is basically good, and that's the problem.
"My work is to explain that this is a scientifically validated fact in order to bring an end to global conflict and assist humanity in advancing into a new stage of incredible fulfillment, both private and public. That work begins with you.
"You can become a good or bad person in this life of yours — it is your choice.
"Yet, regardless of what you make of yourself in this life, your innermost soul is good. What you are at the deepest level IS good."
A philosophy with a heart and soul.
"The unexamined life is not worth living. If you want to be wrong then follow the masses." — Socrates.
A philosophy that WORKS LIKE MAGIC
Each physicist's theory represents one important piece of the puzzle. If you combine them properly, they lead us to where we need to be. They lead us to a unique understanding of reality. It becomes crystal clear and obvious that your thoughts can and do create your reality.
You can get lost trying to understand consciousness by reading scientific articles. I offer links to some excellent scientific studies as a courtesy to you only. I know in simple terms that the physical world is a projection we each create with our own consciousness. If four people enter a room, there are four rooms. I figured that out over four decades ago.
Consciousness is irreducible and is both individualized and part of an unbroken field. Quantum mechanics is the study of that field of energy. Your consciousness has very deep, eternal meaning that cannot be measured with a ruler, and so all scientific studies will miss that part of the picture.
All consciousness is of an equal, amazingly high grade; and just so you know, your personality and individuality will never be lost. Who you are will survive death. I am not a religious person, because I will add that you are also good, and most religions will say you are evil.
Ignorance is separation from truth, and it is the closest thing there is to evil. Our civilization has been based on separation from truth for centuries and we therefore do not even know where we come from! That shows just how ignorant we are.
Our civilization has been reading reality backwards for thousands of years. You cannot understand reality by looking at the physical world because that world is a consciousness hologram that you are creating. If you follow most scientists, they will just get you more confused.
I provide hundreds of articles and over a dozen books in plain English, and you do not need to be a scientist to understand any of it. Use your heart and intuition. All knowledge is within you, and you are a portion of the Divine consciousness that forms everything. You are forever safe and loved, and this will never change, not for a billion years.
For those who are interested I often begin my articles with some science because it is important to use your intellect. For something to be true it must make sense to you both intellectually and intuitively.
Understanding will change the world as we know it. Either we accept new knowledge and thrive individually and collectively or we become overtaken by violence and other problems and spiral into our demise. Fortunately, we do have free will.
A philosophy that works like magic book store…
Quantum physics is not strange
If quantum physics sounds strange, its not the quantum physics that's strange, it's the myths by which you are living your life that are strange. Quantum physics deals with the simple facts of reality.
I am trying to help people to see their power and control over reality. If quantum physics sounds strange to you, you have a lot of learning ahead of you.
We are being asked to let go of myths on which our civilization has been based, so I understand that it is a challenge, but it is a journey we must all take!
Or, journey out of the illusion right now.
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"Our civilization must be based on a single scientific paradigm everyone can agree on in order to heal division and function properly.
"But it has to be the right science"
The right science
David Bohm, friend of Einstein.
Physicist David Bohm, — who Albert Einstein called "a kindred spirit," and who's Ph.D. thesis — being top secret and classified — was awarded at the University of California at Berkeley by no other than Robert Oppenheimer — tells us that everything is connected and that each person's physical life is a holographic projection of the mind.
A good science
A Beautiful world.
This is a good science that empowers the individual. It can bring us a future of unimaginable beauty. There are possibilities for the human race beyond our current world problems. We need to be aware of what we are aiming for. We must hold the goal in steady focus in order to prevail.
The problems we face in the world today are symptoms. If we do not solve the underlying problem and change the world's thinking, additional corrupt players in politics, climate change and existential problems will continue to besiege us.
The science we are following — materialism / physicalism — is NOT working. Bohm's science will solve the world's problems.
Nicola Tesla.
"The day science begins to study non-physical phenomena, it will make more progress in one decade than in all the previous centuries of its existence."
Why wasn't this science more widely accepted into the mainstream?
A dramatic conflict arose between the U.S. government and Bohm. Despite Albert Einstein imploring Princeton to keep Bohm as a university professor at Princeton, Bohm was forced to leave the U.S.
Not even Albert Einstein could prevent the spectacle, and because of this, our entire civilization remains stuck with an inaccurate scientific materialism paradigm.
The science above was silenced for political reasons (and because it didn't fit the picture of the world accepted by the scientific establishment at the time)
Materialism is the official science on which our formal institutions and system of laws are based.
There was no conspiracy to hide this science from the world, there was just a lot of people who couldn't handle it, like the president of Princeton University who wouldn't listen to Albert Einstein defending Bohm. This is an extremely positive worldview, so I suggest that you do not reject it without sufficient consideration. Give it a chance. If you do not believe me, click on the link Einstein defending Bohm.
David Bohm's paradigm is more complete than materialism, and this is why the majority of scientist initially resisted it — mainstream science at the time was based on materialism and still is. Bohm begins to recognize an inner world that is the source of this physical dimension of corporeal experience. This paradigm (worldview) conflicts with the private beliefs and public position of the majority of scientists in the past and with the public who believed them. This still holds true, yet a paradigm-shift in the scientific establishment is currently underway.
QUANTUM PHYSICS MIND-BRAIN MODEL
William Eastwood discovered that the universe was a projection of the mind in the 1970's when he was only twelve years old. Eastwood began TESTING holographic reality principles in his youth, years before Bohm even published "Wholeness and the Implicate Order" in 1980.
Eastwood may have been the first to test the science. Over a 45-year-period he developed a system of application to help people create what they want in life and to solve world problems.
Earth Network of Altruistic Individuals founder, William Eastwood in a 1979 interview.
Founder.
How did a thirteen-year-old kid manage to retain a Yale University professor's request to work on the design of a secret invention at a private research facility? ...on his own without anyone helping him?
"I simply tested the science and it worked. I was immediately able to achieve many things that seemed impossible and improbable, culminating in the founding of Earth Network in August, 2000." — William Eastwood
I did not just learn about this science, I lived it my entire life. I know the ins and outs of the entire paradigm from the perspective of applying it for practical purposes.
We apply the science here to solve world problems and to help people improve their lives, achieve goals and create their dreams.
There was no conventional educational path for someone who believed in holographic reality in the 1970's, and so aspiring to the highest possible ambition, I took a leap of faith and blazed a trail where no one else had gone.
My unique journey has led me to profound solutions that are easy to apply. As a result of my 45-year study, I have created a number of books and a free platform for those who cannot afford the books to help them to solve their problems, achieve their goals and dreams, and to solve world problems based on the new science. My system of application of the scientific principles is very simple and easy to apply and is in every book I have published.
"The Solution...," "The Holographic Universe," and Earth Network would not have been created had I not taken a unique path in my life. "The Solution..." was the first, and most extensive work, going right to the heart of the matter of what must change and why.,
I had just entered high school and I was on the entire front page of our local newspaper. I was working for a Yale University professor on a secret invention at a private research and development facility. My low-income 100% solar heated and cooled homes were being built in my home town.
In a few short years I would be marketing my solarium system through the American Supply Company (AMSCO), the largest distributor of heating equipment in New England. I can go on, but the point is, the first experiment WORKED LIKE MAGIC.
Fundamental means that nothing is more basic that consciousness. Scientist cannot explain consciousness in terms of existing laws such as those that govern time, space, gravity, light etc.
Consciousness, therefore, is either another fundamental phenomenon like those described above, or it is the most basic of all fundamental phenomena and gives rise to other fundamentals.
What is the theory of consciousness? How is mind fundamental and universal?
Consciousness creates time, space and matter
All systems possess some degree of consciousness because consciousness is the source of all systems. This doesn't imply that all systems think like humans do, but it does tell us that some form of awareness exist throughout the universe, including in basic particles such as photons.
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William Eastwood, Founder of the Altruistic Autonomous Movement and EN
Every time you exercise your free will you are choosing between probabilities. The famous double slit experiment in physics reveals that all paths we can take are taken, yet we can only observe one at a time.
The double slit experiment shows that an electron will take multiple paths to traverse a path from point A to point B. However, only one outcome can be physically observed.
When a scientist observes "an electron," it collapses from all possible positions which the electron could occupy to a single position.
Those probable states of the electron do exist in what I call the field of probabilities. From our perspective the infinite probable paths of electrons and events are non-physical probabilities. However, from the position of a probable self (who is physical in his/her reality) you or I would be a probable self.
If you decide on doing something you know you are very good at but have not done much of, like pursuing a hobby you have neglected, you may notice that you learn very fast. This is because in another probability you have already developed the skill.
We draw skill and knowledge from probabilities all the time. I have lived my entire time on earth accordingly. We juggle probabilities every day as we make decisions and weave in and out of probabilities.
This knowledge offers us the key to manifesting anything, be it a desired skill, situation, condition, event or object.
Quantum physics is the study of life, and it is extremely simple when we look at it this way. Without the existence of probabilities, we would have no sense of free will.
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Consciousness and mind are continuous
This means you are connected to everything around you, and everything around you is connected to you.
The fact that everything is connected does not imply that there is no individuality. It means that you are an individual that is connected to the rest of the universe.
This image combines NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope observations with data from the Chandra X-ray Observatory.
The implications of an objective science in a subjective universe
The implications of of an objective science attempting to describe a subjective universe is that virtually all accepted Western science is incorrect. We have been building our sciences and civilization on a faulty foundation.
Scientists know that all matter is composed of electromagnetic fields. However, scientists do not know what electromagnetic fields are. I will tell you what they are. Electromagnetic fields are quantum consciousness.
Science Does Not Know What Fields Are
A single quantum wave holds enough information to contain all the memories of your entire life. Complex systems such as a quantum wave and field, therefore, strongly suggest the existence of consciousness. Over the last 100 years science has learned that all systems are vastly more complex than previously thought, and so it is impossible to imagine this happened accidentally as a result of physical evolution.
We will create a new science
A science of consciousness and theory of consciousness must be developed. Only consciousness can penetrate consciousness to discern its characteristics and meaning. The physical instruments that objective science tends to rely on are a barrier to this form of direct penetration.
I have been seeing further into the universe than the Hubble Space Telescope, and I conduct these scientific explorations with my own consciousness.
I am blessed to be able to work in a region that is conductive to the kind of creative work I do.
A science of consciousness
Only consciousness can explore consciousness. Consciousness will be the vehicle of exploration in the future. Physical instruments will be considered primitive methods of investigation.
We will explore multiple universes with our consciousness and will return with information to share with others. This is new science.
Will no longer be traveling around the surface of reality, but we will be projecting our consciousness through the universe and gaining viable information beyond that which we are capable of with our current primitive science.
We will also be creating with consciousness. This will be an advanced scientific process of manifestation, rather than a haphazard unconscious creation by default.
Consciousness is the most basic fundamental property. Consciousness gives rise to everything. Until scientists are willing to consider this, they will be unable to make the leap from objective traditional science to a science of consciousness.
Once you see consciousness as the most fundamental, then much of what is included in the standard paradigm becomes nonsense. Once we see consciousness as being fundamental, we must throw our traditional sciences out the door.
Consciousness science will even change our moral values and economic system. Nothing will be left untouched.
I am a practical person, and I want to make a philosophy work. The objective of my books and articles, therefore, is to help people create the life you want. The book below is an inexpensive and fun way to learn the new science for practical purposes.
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A self-made author of over 20 books.
A World Without Borders. You are invited.
The United Nations represents the positive intents of our civilization and collective consciousness. It is a democratic ideal born of a collective vision or dream in 1945. The UN is is a consortium: "...the one place on Earth where all the world's nations can gather together, discuss common problems, and find shared solutions that benefit all of humanity."
Earth Network was born of a similar vision and effort to create a gathering place or consortium of ideas that best represent the positive intents of our civilization , individual and collective consciousness. You will see numerous references to the altruistic movement and human altruism here. You will see similarities between the UN mission and ours.
World peace and human potential are in your hands.
The full time-line and history of William Eastwood and his work
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Consciousness is kindness.
There are a lot of things that traditional science cannot explain that can be understood through the lens of Internal Science.
My literary agent in New York says that most people in the world today are unintelligent, and that only a sliver of intellectuals and professors are capable of understanding. I beg to differ. I explain Internal Science in ways people can understand.
Science that confirms personal spiritual experiences
Bohm and Eastwood both give us a paradigm that eliminates contradictions between science and personal human experience.
Our traditional science tells us that a person's purpose is no more than to procreate to ensure the survival of our species — but many people have spiritual experiences that reveal there is far more meaning and purpose to a person's life — interpreted through their belief system.
Bohm's / Eastwood's paradigm says we have an inner reality that forms this world and thus can include personal spiritual experiences and the possibility of thoughts creating reality — experiences which when interpreted through Bohm's science would make perfect sense.
Bohm's science suggests an inner source reality, and the possibility of a multidimensional framework of existence in which our reality is grounded and created.
Bohm explains that the empty space in the universe contains the whole of everything by introducing the concepts of the "implicate order" and "explicate order". The entire universe exists first as an inner energy of unlimited potential. From an inner world of pure information and probable events, David Bohm says, the physical, observable phenomena unfold.
This unfolding of the explicit order from the subtle realm of the implicate order is regulated on inner levels of the mind according to what is believed by the conscious mind.
Bohm called everything — both the implicate order and the explicate order together — the holomovement.
Eastwood employs Bohm's internal science paradigm to solve world problems.
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RadicalizationFlorida Attack Raises Concerns over Radicalization in Saudi Military
The deadly shooting by a Saudi national last week at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida has raised questions about radicalization in Saudi Arabia's military ranks. According to the U.S. State Department, more than 5,500 temporary visas were issued to Saudi military personnel in 2019 alone. As of last week, 852 Saudi nationals were in the U.S. for Pentagon-sponsored training on security cooperation.
The deadly shooting by a Saudi national last week at the Naval Air Station Pensacola in Florida has raised questions about radicalization in Saudi Arabia's military ranks.
Mohammed Alshamrani, 21, a lieutenant in the Royal Saudi Air Force, opened fire in a classroom at the naval base, killing three U.S. sailors and wounding eight others before he was killed by police.
Alshamrani had reportedly shown signs of radicalization and embraced extremist ideology as early as 2016.
If reports about Alshamrani's early radicalization are true, "then it raises more questions over what is the vetting process," said Colin Clarke, a senior research fellow at the Soufan Center in New York.
"Clearly it is not effective enough, because this person would have been identified as someone who was making extremist remarks or holding religiously radical viewpoints," Clarke told VOA.
Considered a major U.S. ally in the Middle East, Saudi Arabia has been sending students to the United States for military training for decades.
According to the U.S. State Department, more than 5,500 temporary visas were issued to Saudi military personnel in 2019 alone. As of last week, 852 Saudi nationals were in the U.S. for Pentagon-sponsored training on security cooperation, The Washington Post reported.
In response to the Friday attack, the Pentagon has suspended nonclassroom training for all Saudi Arabian military students presently in the U.S.
U.S. defense officials also have ordered a review of the vetting process for all international students enrolled at U.S. military facilities.
Experts charge that moving forward, the vetting process for international military trainees should be more comprehensive to ensure that prospective students aren't radicalized and don't have ties with terror groups.
"Vetting might have to extend to a close examination of individuals' social media accounts," analyst Clarke said.
Saudi Arabia is a major recipient of U.S. military aid and assistance. Riyadh is the top buyer of U.S. weapons. Between 2013 and 2017, Saudi Arabia's purchases accounted for nearly 18 percent of all U.S. arms sales, or about $9 billion, according to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
But despite this close security cooperation, some experts, such as F. Gregory Gause, a professor of international affairs at Texas A&M University who monitors developments in Saudi Arabia, think there is an anti-American sentiment among many Saudi military personnel.
"I would assume that some amount of anti-Americanism is widespread in the Saudi military, as it is in Saudi public opinion and Arab public opinion generally," he said.
Gause told VOA, "The more important question on this particular issue is not anti-Americanism, but radicalization into jihadist beliefs."
"Saudi government has, since the mid-2000s, been very careful to try to stamp it out at home, through a combination of repression and changed rhetoric," he added.
Religiosity, not extremism
While some experts admit that religiosity exists among many Saudi military personnel, they maintain that it is not necessarily linked to extremist ideology.
"There is a level of religiosity in the Saudi military because it is part of the Saudi society, which is already religious," said Abdullah Ghadwi, a journalist at the Okaz newspaper in Riyadh.
"However, this does not mean that extremism exists in the Saudi military," he told VOA. However, "the Florida incident is a unique case."
The Florida shooter was one of the remnants of "jihadist movements that the Saudi authorities are working to eradicate," Ghadwi noted.
Saudi Arabia is the birthplace of Wahhabism, a strict Sunni doctrine credited with inspiring the radical ideology of the Islamic State terror group.
Analyst Clarke said, "Saudi Arabia is the number one exporter of religious extremism and radical ideology across the world, and every now and then it comes back to bite them or another country, in this case it is the United States."
He said thousands of Saudi nationals have traveled to conflict zones to become foreign fighters with terrorist groups.
But in its 2018 Country Reports on Terrorism, released in November, the State Department said, "Saudi Arabia continued to enact domestic religious sector reforms, including the development of more stringent guidance and approval for Saudi religious personnel traveling overseas to conduct proselytization."
"As part of what Saudi Arabia describes as its 'moderate Islam' initiative, Saudi clerics and religious attachés sent abroad were vetted for observance to principles of tolerance and peaceful coexistence and were forbidden from undertaking proselytization efforts beyond host country Sunni Muslim communities," the report added.
Continued Cooperation
Ghadwi, the Okaz newspaper journalist, said the Pensacola attack could be a way to raise the level of security and counterterrorism cooperation between Washington and Riyadh.
"Most likely the Florida shooting incident won't affect the course of security cooperation between the U.S. and Saudi Arabia, rather it increases it," he said.
"Saudi Arabia is affected by this extremist ideology like the United States, and therefore the two parties will continue to eradicate it," Ghadwi added.
This article is published courtesy of the Voice of America (VOA)


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The Raven by Mike Nappa
As part of his regular street performance, a deception specialist who goes by the name The Raven picks his audience's pockets while they watch. It's harmless fun--until he decides to keep the spare wallet a city councilman doesn't seem to miss, hoping for a few extra bucks. When he finds not money but compromising photos of the councilman and his "personal assistants," The Raven hatches a plan to blackmail the man. However, he quickly finds himself in over his head with the Ukrainian Mafia and mired in a life-threatening plot code-named, "Nevermore."
Private investigators Trudi Coffey and Samuel Hill must scramble to sort out the clues--and their complicated feelings for each other--to rescue The Raven and save hundreds of lives from a wildcard bent on revenge.
Mike Nappa snags readers from the first page of this fast-paced thriller--and he never lets go until the end.
This is book #2 in the Coffey & Hill Series. I don't know how many books there will be in the series, but each one is going to have the title of one of Edgar Allen Poe's works, and that work will play into the story in some way. I am not an Edgar Allen Poe fan, but I really enjoyed the first novel in the series, Annabel Lee, and liked this one even more.
The first book was very violent and the review offer even had a warning about that. This book was just as exciting and suspenseful, but wasn't nearly as violent.
The Raven has elements of suspense, drama, mafia, dirty political dealings, revenge, and more. Nappa brought back the two characters from his first novel, Trudi Coffee and Samuel Hill - divorced from each other, but running a detective agency together. The chemistry between the two of them make a great addition to the story.
And then there is The Raven..... a young guy of 23 who has gotten himself into very hot water, but you can't help but like the guy even though he is a petty thief who only has himself to blame.
The plot is very well done, and complicated enough that I was both impressed and not sure what was going on at times.
I like how Nappa did the book. It starts out with a very climatic moment, then goes back 4 weeks prior and builds up to that moment. Each chapter has the location, day, time, and how much time there is until the big event. It also has the name of the person that chapter is going to focus on, which is a great idea since The Raven's parts are always in first person, but everyone else is in third person.
This is a book that I read in one weekend and had a hard time putting down. It had a great ending that wasn't at all what I had expected from the beginning of the book, and through all of the suspense and intrigue was the message of salvation, that it is never too late to find your way to God, and that no one is beyond redemption.
Well done, Mr. Nappa. You should be very proud of this one.
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Mike Nappa is an entertainment journalist at FamilyFans.com, as well as a bestselling and award-winning author with more than one million books sold worldwide. When he was a kid, the stories of Edgar Allan Poe scared him silly. Today he owns everything Poe ever wrote. A former fiction acquisitions editor, Mike earned his MA in English literature and now writes full time.
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In April of 2008, the CBS news series 48 HOURS MYSTERY covered the Christa Helm murder. For the next few days, the name Christa Helm went from being unknown to becoming one of the most searched for Google keywords. CBS had sent a producer out to interview my wife and myself as well as to New Jersey to visit with my collaborator, John O'Dowd. Our names appeared in the closing credits with a "Special thanks." the episode would rerun in October of 2008 with new information on the main murder suspect.
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Originally published at Booksteve's Library on 4/26/08
Here's the official Press Release from CBS for the 48 HOURS MYSTERY broadcast. I'm still questioning a couple of the "facts" that don't quite jibe with John's and my research but it certainly looks like they have found new information...including an unexpected SOPRANOS connection!!
A YOUNG HOLLYWOOD ACTRESS BECOMES THE BLACK DAHLIA OF THE 1970'S,
LEADING INVESTIGATORS INTO A WEB OF SEX AND CELEBRITY –
DID SHE KNOW TOO MUCH?
A STAR OF "THE SOPRANOS" MAY HAVE SOME ANSWERS…
"48 HOURS MYSTERY," SATURDAY, APRIL 26
In 1977, aspiring actress Christa Helm, who appeared in television shows such as "Wonder Woman" and "Starsky and Hutch", was found stabbed and bludgeoned to death in front of her agent's house. Now, 31 years after the case went cold, Helm's daughter and investigators sort through a twisted web of sex, celebrity and possible blackmail in the hopes of finally finding her killer.
Helm was the classic small-town girl with big Hollywood dreams. Armed with her model-looks, the seductive blond left Milwaukee, Wis., and her daughter, eventually making her way to Hollywood. A fixture in the L.A. party scene, Helm was rubbing elbows with the rich and famous. Never at a loss for male attention, she kept company with a who's who of A-list actors and musicians including Warren Beatty, Jack Nicholson, Mick Jagger and even the Shah of Iran.
In what many suspect was groundwork for blackmail, Helm kept a diary and even tape recordings of her star-studded sexcapades, both of which mysteriously disappeared after her murder. But Helm's sex life was not limited to celebrities. A special cold case squad recently uncovered a long string of boyfriends and girlfriends that Helm had left in her wake, sometimes having multiple affairs at the same time and possibly breeding jealousy among those involved.
With many of Helm's friends now dead or missing, and other insiders refusing to talk, the case has hit numerous dead ends. Among those declining to speak with police is Tony Sirico, better known for his role as Paulie Walnuts on "The Sopranos", who investigators believe may have some useful information.
Despite these obstacles, Helm's daughter and authorities remain undeterred in their quest for answers. Was Helm in over her head, murdered to shut her up? Was she the victim of a jealous lover? Or, was this simply a case of robbery?
Maureen Maher reports on 48 HOURS MYSTERY: "The Last Take," on Saturday, April 26 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. This broadcast is produced by Chuck Stevenson and Paul Ryan, and Anthony Venditti is the field producer. Judy Tygard is the senior producer and Al Briganti is the executive editor. Susan Zirinsky is the executive producer.
Click here to watch an excerpt of Christa Helm's movie debut, "Let's Go For Broke."
So...anybody catch anything interesting on TV this weekend? Seriously, I think Anthony Venditti and crew did a pretty good job with Saturday evening's Christa Helm investigation on 48 HOURS MYSTERY. Christa was a complex, complicated and conflicted woman but she was also a strong, smart, charismatic woman. It's easy to call her names for her lifestyle and her excesses but the seventies WERE the "Me Decade" after all and she was hardly alone in those ways. It's just that she's the only one we're holding under a microscope here. No matter what, she certainly didn't deserve the violent ending fate dealt her.
One of the pluses to the show has been the immediate resurgence of interest in the case. I'm told that on Sunday at one point, the Top Ten Google searches including 9 on the football draft and Christa! One of the minuses would be the rampant promoting of mistaken "facts" as if they're real as well as the surprising amount of judgemental posts about her. One poster described her as a celebrity "groupie." Nope. Can't give you that one. A traditional groupie is submissive to the celeb of her choice. Christa Helm was drawn to powerful men and knew how to utilize her charms to get what she wanted from them--publicity, money, gifts, houses, career boosts.
There's also been a lot of self-righte ous taking her to task for abandoning her daughter. I'll grant you it certainly seems a terrible thing to do but I've spoken with her daughter and I'm happy to say she has turned out just fine thanks to the way she WAS raised. Had she been more involved in Christa's quest for fame and show business success, the odds would have been quite different.
Finally, I would never presume to know more than a retired LAPD detective but I have to say that the Sal Mineo connection that he so strongly espoused on the show seems very unlikely to me. In our own investigation, we came across the contemporary speculation about a connection. There was also talk of Christa's murder being connected to that of actress Barbara Colby. In actuality, none of the three cases are all that similar and Mineo's, in spite of the coincidence of the date being exactly one year earlier, appears completely unrelated to me.
If anyone reading this knew Christa Helm or has any information at all on her life and/or career, please contact me at booksteve@aol.com .
I was very close 2 Christa n 1974 & I still can't believe nobody knows about her best friend who went with her & Lennie 2 Hattie.She knew everything about Christa & Stewart.
Booksteve January 5, 2017 at 1:45 PM
If that's who I'm thinking of, she never responded to my attempts to reach her.
DENISE. Her best friends name was DENISE. What was her last name?? I'm guessing the 2 detectives never found her either. Ken/Kent Moran seemed scared to talk about her on the Movie Geeks United video. He even said Denise wanted no part of whatever Christa got herself into.


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David Robert Plunket, 1. Baron Rathmore QC (* 3. Dezember 1838; † 22. August 1919) war ein irisch-britischer Jurist und Politiker der Conservative Party, der 25 Jahre lang Abgeordneter des House of Commons sowie Paymaster General und First Commissioner of Works war.

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Plunket war ein Sohn von John Plunket, 3. Baron Plunket und Charlotte Bushe, einer Tochter von Charles Kendal Bushe, der 1822 Oberster Richter Irlands (Lord Chief Justice of Ireland) war.

Nach dem Schulbesuch absolvierte er ein Studium am Trinity College der Universität Dublin, das er mit einem Master of Arts (M.A.) abschloss. Nach seiner anwaltlichen Zulassung an der Anwaltskammer King's Inn nahm er 1862 eine Tätigkeit als Barrister auf und wurde bereits 1868 Rechtsberater der Regierung Irlands sowie zum Kronanwalt (Queen's Counsel) ernannt.

Am 14. Februar 1870 wurde Plunket für die Conservative Party erstmals zum Abgeordneten des House of Commons gewählt und vertrat dort über 25 Jahre lang bis zum 13. Juli 1895 den Wahlkreis Dublin University. Bereits kurz nach seiner Wahl wurde er 1875 Solicitor General von Irland und bekleidete dieses Amt bis 1877. Während der Amtszeit von Premierminister Benjamin Disraeli war er 1880 kurzzeitig Generalzahlmeister (Paymaster General).

In der ersten Regierung von Premierminister Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3. Marquess of Salisbury übernahm er vom 23. Juni 1885 bis 1. Februar 1886 erstmals das Amt des Ministers für öffentliche Arbeiten (First Commissioner of Works). Am 3. August 1886 berief ihn Premierminister Salisbury erneut zum First Commissioner of Works in dessen zweiter Regierung, der er in dieser Funktion bis zum Ende von Salisburys Amtszeit am 15. August 1892 angehörte.

Nach seinem Ausscheiden aus dem House of Commons wurde Plunket durch ein Letters Patent vom 14. November 1895 als Baron Rathmore, of Shanganagh in the County of Dublin, in den erblichen Adelsstand erhoben und wurde damit bis zu seinem Tod Mitglied des House of Lords. Zum Zeitpunkt seines Todes war er annähernd 50 Jahre lang Mitglied des britischen Parlaments.

Da Plunket unverheiratet und kinderlos blieb, erlosch der Titel des Baron Rathmore mit seinem Tod.

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Ryan Herd was elected to the Township Council in 2017 and is serving his 4th year in office as a Council Member and is the 2020 Mayor. He views his responsibilities as a member of the Council as an extension of the community service that is a priority for himself and his family.
Ryan is a technology entrepreneur, focusing his efforts on developing tools that make homes and communities safer and more enjoyable. He is the author of a book on innovations that provide "Smart" technology for homes, businesses and communities, and he lectures and consults on the subject. In addition to their careers, Ryan and his wife Jennifer are active community volunteers and devoted parents to their 3 sons Riley, Toby, and Peyton. Ryan and his family are avid campers, Disney fanatics, and enthusiastic Backyard BBQers.
Prior to joining the Council, Ryan made his focus on community a reality in Pequannock, providing the equipment and expertise to community events such as Movie Night for Pequannock Seniors and Movies under the Stars. He is a leader for Cub Scout pack 144 and a coach for Little League and Soccer. He was appointed to the Pequannock Township Planning Board and the Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee, and the Central Basin Regional Flood Board. He served as Chair of the Pequannock Township Flood Control Advisory Committee and the Economic Development Advisory Committee. He was, and continues to be an active member of the Pequannock Chamber of Commerce.
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