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Curate and Fiend - ebook/epub
Autor: E. Phillips Oppenheim Liczba stron:
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It was a brilliant good Saturday morning before the harvest, and the large market and curves of the streets in Norwich proceed with a continuous crowd of farmers, livestock, dealers, county ladies with opinions that are adhering to shopping. Frantsinin on the London Street is filled up quickly: a very nice sight for worshiping a small owner who is standing in the upper corner of the room, managing his midridon's operations, rubbing his hands and smiling, kindly begging each beginner. Without a doubt, he is keen to see this market day come up a little more than once a week, and that every Saturday was as wonderful as today.
E. Phillips OppenheimCurate and FiendWarsaw 2018
ContentsI. MY UNCLE'S TENANTS.II. GLITKA.III. A SCENE AT THE HERMITAGE.IV. COUNT VOLTKAR'S SERVANT.V. WHO IS COUNT VOLTKAR?VI. EARTH OR HADES.VII. PLOTTINGVIII. THE BALL AT THE GREEK EMBASSY.IX. SHIPWRECKEDX. HORS DE COMBATXI. FRIEND OR FOEXII. JEAN DUPONT IN A FRIGHTXIII. AT THE RUSSIAN EMBASSYXIV. "IF YOU MEET HIM, KILL HIM!"XV. AT THE GOLDEN CRESCENTXVI. THE ELOPEMENTXVII. A DANGEROUS WEDDING TOURXVIII. STRANGE VISITORS AT GORLESTONE PARKXIX. I LOSE GLITKAXX. COUNT VOLTKAR NOT AT HOMEXXII. DUPONT ON VOLTKAR'S TRACKXXIII. PÈRE MICHAEL GOSSIPSXXIV. A MEETING IN THE BOULEVARDSXXV. A FRENCH DEVICEXXVI. MY UNEXPIATED SIN
INTRODUCTION.IT was a brilliantly fine Saturday morning just before harvest time, and the spacious market-place and crooked streets of Norwich are streaming with a continuous crowd of farmers, cattle-dealers of horsey appearance, county ladies with their thoughts bent on shopping, and a very fair sprinkling of typical Norfolk squires. Luncheon-time is at hand, and already the restaurant of Mons. Francini in London Street is filling fast: a sight very pleasant to the eyes of the bowing little proprietor, who stands in the top corner of the room directing the operations of his myrmidons, rubbing his hands, and smiling an urbane smile of welcome to each newcomer. It would not require the art of a thought-reader to divine what is passing in his mind, Without doubt he is fervently wishing that market-day came a little oftener than once a week, and that every Saturday were as fine as to-day. Still again the swing doors are pushed open, and a young man, evidently a stranger to the place, enters. He stands still for a moment, leisurely taking off his gloves, and looking around for a vacant seat. Crowded though the room is, there is still one table at which an elderly grey-haired man sits eating his lunch in solitary silence. Without any hesitation the young man makes his way towards the table, and seats himself opposite its other occupant, resigning his hat and stick to a waiter. The latter [sic] returns his good-morning, but seems disinclined for conversation. The stranger, while he awaits the return of the waiter, to whom he has given his orders, has nothing better to do, therefore, than to lean back in his chair and watch the people thronging in. Presently something strikes him as curious. Notwithstanding the crush and although fresh tables have been dragged out and rapidly arranged, everyone avoids the table at which he is sitting, and at which there is still room for two more. While he is wondering at this strange circumstance, his vis-à-vis calls for his bill, settles it, bows courteously to him, and walks towards the door. Before he has reached the door the young man, who remains at the table, calls a waiter to him. "Who is that gentleman?" he inquires, curiously. The waiter appears surprised at the question. "You're a stranger in the city, I suppose, sir," he remarks. "That gentleman is Sir Basil Gorleston of Gorleston Hall.You've heard of him, no doubt." The young man shakes his head. The waiter regards him pityingly. Dear me, sir, you must come from a very long way off, surely, not to have heard of him. They do say," he continued, dropping his voice almost to a whisper, "that in his younger days he was the wickedest young man that ever lived. Anyhow, he's got a fearful bad name, and though it all happened many years ago, there's nobody as'll speak to him even now." "What did he do?" asks the young man, much interested. The waiter pulls a longer face than ever, and drops his voice lower still. "Well, he's been tried for murder once and convicted, and they say as he murdered his wife, too, because she ran away from him. He was a clergyman and all when he was a young man, only he was of course what they call unfrocked when he began those goings on. They say as–coming, sir," and the waiter's interesting narrative was brought to a close. I am Sir Basil Gorleston, Bart., and it is my own story which I am about to tell.
I. MY UNCLE'S TENANTS.THERE was nothing in the manner of my birth, my position or my behaviour which pointed to anything extraordinary in connection with my life up to October 2nd, 18–, on which date I reached my 25th year. I was an orphan, but not a destitute one, and was educated and generally looked after by my uncle, Sir Henry Gorleston, Bart., of Gorleston Hall, Norfolk. I did nothing particular at school, but excelled more in the cricket field than in the class-room. At twenty years of age I matriculated, and went up to Oxford, and at the end of my first term I had as yet formed no idea as to what profession I should embrace–if any. From my father I inherited as small property, which would bring me in ´nearly four hundred a year, and, presumably at any rate, I was my uncles's heir, he having neither children nor wife. The Gorleston rent-roll exceeded my slender income by twenty times, and as my uncle had made no secret of his firm intention never to marry, it seemed to me that I could do not better than to keep my terms in a leisurely manner, and then settle down to the life of a country-gentleman. My uncle, however, was of a different mind. During the first long vacation, which I spent at Gorleston Hall, he sounded me as to my views for the future. found that I had formed none, and then, after a long tirade against the follies and evils of idleness, expressed his strong wish that I should enter the Church. At first I combatted his suggestion with vigour, but when I realised that he was in earnest, I paused to think about it. The Gorleston living was a rich one, the rectory and neighbourhood all that could be desired, and moreover my uncle was so eager about the matter that it behoved me to give it my very serious consideration. I was obliged to confess that I had not the slightest spontaneous inclination to enter the Church, but then on the other hand, it was perhaps to be preferred to any other profession. inasmuch as it involved the least amount of study, both in preparation and following-out. I had no desire to thwart his wishes, and eventually I yielded. After three years of study I went in for my examination and passed fairly well. In August 18– I was ordained, and in September of the same year I went down to Gorleston Hall for a six-months' holiday before I sought a curacy. Up to this time I suppose my nature must have been in an undeveloped state, for I was somewhat phlegmatic in disposition, of even temperament, and fond of a quiet life in the country. I had no strong affections to restrain, or passions to subdue. If circumstances, or rather a circumstance, had not transpired which completely altered the current of my life, I should no doubt have made a very fair, easy-going country parson. Such, however, was not to be my lot. My uncle was a man with a hobby. He was an enthusiastic naturalist, a taste which I did not share in the least, and he had the good sense not to force it upon me. He was not fond of my company, and I humoured his whim. Accordingly, on October 1st my sole companion as I sallied out with my gun under my arm and a couple of setters at my heels was Heggs, the head gamekeeper. Nevertheless, we had capital sport, and I enjoyed the day exceedingly. I remember it even now. It was the last day of my former life. Five miles from home I paused on a hillock to watch the sunset. It had been a magnificent day for out-door exercise, the air sharp and bracing, and the sun not too warm. All around me the sky was as clear as a bell, save in the west, where gorgeous masses of long brilliant streaks of many-coloured clouds seemed piled together in startling but magnificent contrast. I rested my gun and watched until the descending shades of the evening seemed to draw out from the sky its varied tints and replace them with a dull monotonous grey. Then I lit a cigar and turned to follow Heggs, who was plodding along half a mile in front. I had not gone half a dozen paces before I started, and stopped short. Face to face with me, ascending the hillock, was a girl in a loose open jacket, short skirt, and carrying her hat in her hand as if to let the breeze play havoc with her luxuriant hair. My first glance showed me this–my next that she was by far the most beautiful woman I had ever seen or dreamed of. Beautiful! Bah! The word seems empty and expressionless when I think of her. She was a revelation to me. I had never seen or imagined anything so perfectly lovely. If I were a poet or an artist I might dwell on her divine form, the exquisite grace of her carriage, or the enchanting beauty of her face. But I am not, and I will be silent. My pen could never describe her, far less could in account for the extraordinary influence which from that moment she has always had over men. My life dates from that day. She confronted me and explained that she had lost her way. Would I be so good an direct to the village of Gorleston. I raised my cap and offered my escort–our ways were the same–and after the merest shadow of hesitation she turned and walked by my side, I was silent, almost tongue-tied. I walked along, drinking in the fascination of her marvellous beauty, indisposed to talk, and was not doubt an extremely stupid companion. When we were about half a mile from Gorleston she stopped suddenly. "Ah! There is the footpath. I know my way now." "That's not the nearest way to Gorleston," I objected. The thought that in a minute or two at the latest we must part chilled me. "It is the nearest way to where I want to go, though," she answered, smiling. "I am extremely obliged to you for your escort. How I should have got over those dreadful gates if you had not been there to open them for me I cannot imagine. Good-bye," and with a graceful inclination of her head she turned abruptly away, leaving me speechless with my cap in my hand. When I moved on and resumed my homeward journey a strange depression seemed settling on me. I was not sorry that she was gone–on the contrary, I felt it a relief. It troubled me little that I know neither her name nor her habitation. I had no fear that I should not see her again. On the contrary, I had a strong conviction, a presentiment I suppose it would be called, that henceforth she would become a part of my life.I was glad to be alone for a while, and to breathe freely after those few minutes of vehement but compressed excitement. I walked rapidly, with my cap still in my hand, and my eyes fixed steadily ahead. Every feeling in me was intensified, every dormant passion aroused, and concentrated in a sort of fascinated wonder on the girl with whom I had been walking. Never before had I felt the least attracted by anyone of the opposite sex. Perhaps for that reason the sensations now awakened were the stronger. I suppose the long and the short of it was that I was in love with her. In love! Hateful, hackneyed phrase! It no more describes my feelings towards her than the mere term beautiful can render any adequate idea of her glorious beauty. By the time I had reached the hall I had already commenced to indulge in visions which made me feel as though I were walking on buoyant air straight into heaven. At our tête-à-tête dinner my uncle unconsciously gave me a piece of information which I greedily devoured. The Hermitage, a cottage residence on the outskirts of the Park, had been suddenly taken by a lady–Mrs. de Carteret, and her daughter. "I shall want you to go and do the civil to them, Basil," my uncle remarked. "If there's anything wants altering or seeing to, remember that I am inclined to be a lenient landlord if they're likely to stop. I hate to see the place empty." I poured myself a glass of wine and drank it off. "Do you know anything about them?" I asked. My uncle shook his head. His London agent had let them the place, and they had come down almost with the furniture. He knew nothing but their names. I was silent, and drank more wine than usual. As soon as I could get away after our invariable game of chess, I pleaded fatigue, and retired. I will not say how I spent the night. On the morrow I called at the Hermitage, and sent in my card to Mrs. de Carteret. Whilst I waited for her in the drawing-room, two things struck me as somewhat remarkable. A footman had admitted me, and the room into which I had been shown was furnished for its size better than any I had ever been in. In a short time Mrs. de Carteret entered. She was a woman of medium height, of slight but elegant figure, dazzlingly fair complexion, and good feature. I rose, explained my mission, and proceeded to do my utmost to make myself agreeable. With such women as Mrs. de Carteret conversation was not difficult, She was vivacious, sprightly and intellectual. She had apparently travelled in every European country, and although her English was faultless, I was very soon aware that in tastes and mannerisms at least she was a foreigner. It was so kind of me to call, she declared effusively, but really the house was quite perfect, and nothing could be done to improve it, and I was a neighbour. Ah! how nice! No, they did not intend to settle here. For herself she detested the country, but–then she paused and did not conclude her explanation, much to my disappointment, for I was curious to know why she had come. She was a trifle passée, perhaps, and doubtless owed her brilliant complexion in some degree to art, but she was nevertheless a most attractive woman, and a thorough woman of the world. Her toilette for the morning was faultless, although perhaps a little elaborate, and her manner was decidedly the manner of one who wishes to please. I began secretly to congratulate myself on the progress I was making, and after half an hour's conversation I ventured to ask the question which had been all the time trembling of my lips. "Your sister is with you, I believe, Mrs. de Carteret? I had the pleasure of directing her yesterday." I could not have put my question in a more fortunate manner. I learnt afterwards that Mrs. de Carteret lived in perpetual dread of the young lady in question being taken for her daughter. "No, Glitka is my daughter," she explained. "I suppose it was her whom you met yesterday." My surprise could not fail to be natural, for it was unaffected. Mrs. de Carteret broke into delicious little peal of laughter, and corrected herself. She had intended to say step-daughter. I could see that I had made a good impression, and policy bade me to withdraw while things were so satisfactory. Mrs. de Carteret would not hear of it. She was so very dull! I must positively stop and lunch with them, and be introduced to Glitka. The temptation was too strong. I yielded. Soon she came into the room, graceful, charming and shy. I was introduced to her in due form, and, putting a great restraint upon myself, I refused to let my eyes rest upon her, and concealed the sensations which her presence had aroused within me. She talked very little, so little that Mrs. de Carteret seemed to think it almost necessary to apologise for her. "Glitka is silent, but she is young–younger than she looks," she remarked. "Is it not so, ma chérie?" This is a free sample. Please purchase full version of the book to continue.
Curate and Fiend
Autor: E. Phillips Oppenheim


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Home » Lakota Legends » The Buffalo and the Field Mouse
Once upon a time, when the Field Mouse was out gathering wild beans for the winter, his neighbor, the Buffalo, came down to graze in the meadow. This the little Mouse did not like, for he knew that the other would mow down all the long grass with his prickly tongue, and there would be no place in which to hide. He made up his mind to offer battle like a man.
"Ho, friend Buffalo, I challenge you to a fight!" he exclaimed in a small, squeaking voice.
The Buffalo paid no attention, thinking it was only a joke. The Mouse angrily repeated the challenge, and still, his enemy went on quietly grazing. Then the little Mouse laughed with contempt as he offered his defiance.
The Buffalo, at last, looked at him and replied carelessly, "You had better keep still, little one, or I shall come over there and step on you, and there will be nothing left!"
"You can't do it!" replied the Mouse.
"I tell you to keep still," insisted the Buffalo, who was getting angry. "If you speak to me again, I shall certainly come and put an end to you!"
"I dare you to do it!" said the Mouse, provoking him. Thereupon the other rushed upon him. He trampled the grass clumsily and tore up the earth with his front hoofs. When he had ended, he looked for the Mouse, but he could not see him anywhere.
"I told you I would step on you, and there would be nothing left!" he muttered.
Just then, he felt a scratching inside his right ear. He shook his head as hard as he could and twitched his ears back and forth. The gnawing went deeper and deeper until he was half wild with the pain. He pawed with his hoofs and tore up the sod with his horns.
Bellowing madly, he ran as fast as possible, first straightforward and then in circles, but at last, he stopped and stood trembling.
Then the Mouse jumped out of his ear and said, "Will you know now that I am master?"
"No!" bellowed the Buffalo, and again he started toward the Mouse as if to trample him under his feet. The little fellow was nowhere to be seen, but the Buffalo felt him in the other ear in a minute. Once more, he became wild with pain and ran here and there over the prairie, at times leaping high in the air.
At last, he fell to the ground and lay quite still. The Mouse came out of his ear and stood proudly upon his dead body. "Eho!" said he, "I have killed the greatest of all beasts. This will show to all that I am master! "
Standing upon the body of the dead Buffalo, he called loudly for a knife with which to dress his game.
In another part of the meadow, Red Fox, very hungry, was hunting mice for his breakfast. He saw one and jumped upon him with all four feet, but the little Mouse got away, and he was terribly disappointed.
All at once, he thought he heard a distant call: "Bring a knife! Bring a knife!"
When the second call came, Red Fox started in the direction of the sound. At the first knoll, he stopped and listened, but hearing nothing more, he was about to go back. Just then, he heard the call plainly, but in a very thin voice, "Bring a knife!" Red Fox immediately set out again and ran as fast as he could.
By and by, he came upon the huge body of the Buffalo lying upon the ground. The little Mouse still stood upon the body.
"I want you to dress this Buffalo for me, and I will give you some of the meat," commanded the Mouse.
"Thank you, my friend. I shall be glad to do this for you," he replied politely.
The Fox dressed the Buffalo, while the Mouse sat upon a mound near by, looking on and giving his orders. "You must cut the meat into small pieces," he said to Fox.
When the Fox had finished his work, the Mouse paid him with a small piece of liver. He swallowed it quickly and smacked his lips.
"Please, may I have another piece?" he asked quite humbly.
"Why, I gave you a very large piece! How greedy you are!" exclaimed the Mouse. "You may have some of the blood clots," he sneered. So the poor Fox took the blood clots and even licked off the grass. He was really very hungry.
"Please may I take home a piece of the meat?" he begged. "I have six little folks at home, and there is nothing for them to eat."
"You can take the four feet of the Buffalo. That ought to be enough for all of you!"
"Hi, hi! Thank you, thank you!" said Fox. "But, Mouse, I have a wife also, and we have had bad luck in hunting. We are almost starved. Can't you spare me a little more?"
"Why," declared the Mouse, "I have already overpaid you for the little work you have done. However, you can take the head, too!"
Thereupon the Fox jumped upon the Mouse, who gave one faint squeak and disappeared.
If you are proud and selfish, you will lose all in the end.
This traditional Lakota story has been passed down for thousands of years. Like so many stories, they were used to teach lessons, explain the past, and entertain. Unfortunately, it is not referenced by origin or teller.

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Convention 2017: Moving forward together
Last week at our National Convention in Toronto, 2,200 delegates engaged in debates around our union's priorities, policies and structure. Working together, much was accomplished. Here are some of the key decisions that were made.
Strike Pay
Delegates approved a resolution to begin pay for eligible members of striking locals on the first day of a strike, instead of the fifth, as is currently the case. This move will strengthen the position of locals who encounter obstinate and unreasonable demands from employers at the bargaining table. This change to strike pay is effective immediately.
Coupled with the union's renewed bargaining policy, which rejects all attempts by employers to force concessions and two-tier proposals on workers, we now have a full set of tools to take on bargaining in a climate of aggressive austerity.
Delegates also adopted CUPE's Strategic Directions, which establishes the union's priorities for the next two years. The plan sets out how we will make gains in our workplaces and communities, fight racism and discrimination in all its forms, defend public services, and advocate for a better country and world.
Task Force on Governance
Delegates approved a resolution to create a Task Force on Governance which will review the structure of our union as laid out in the constitution. Our governance structure has not changed significantly since our inception as a union in 1963, despite the substantial growth and changes in our membership in the intervening 54 years, and this assessment is long overdue.
The task force will look at the current and historic composition of our leadership, the role and responsibility of the positions that make up the National Executive Board, and the structure of our chartered organizations as well as that of other labour organizations. The task force will make recommendations to the National Executive Board by March 2019, and the NEB will submit any constitutional amendments necessary to the 2019 National Convention.


There are so many things I fear for when I think of my children's future, but financial burdens don't need to be one of them. While I am a stay at home mom, it means that we don't have loads of extra money each month and we live paycheck to paycheck half of the time because of medical bills and other unexpected expenses that come from raising kids. I am not complaining, just simply stating, that even though we only have one income, we make it work!
This is where my kids come in…I don't like to sugar coat things when it comes to money. If we are out and about and they ask to eat out, and I know we don't have the money, I tell them honestly that we just don't have the money. This way they learn what it means to make good decisions. I believe that by me setting an example with our budget and being open with my kids about it, that they will also learn the importance of managing money.
My daughter is 8 now and she is a big helper around the house and with my youngest (who is 14 months) and my other two as well. I occasionally ask her to "babysit" for me so I can have 30 minutes just to relax and read a book or work on a project and she does a good job. Since I am just in the other room, it gives her the chance to "be in charge" without being left alone. Not only is this building her level of responsibility, it is helping her learn how to care for children. In return for her time, I usually pay her $1.
This is teaching her a great foundation, so that as she gets older she knows how to take care of the money she gets and will put some into savings, and be willing to donate a little to charity. Both of those are very important and if she learns it now with dimes, then when she starts getting "quarters" the methods will still be the same.
HOW DO YOU TEACH YOUR KIDS ABOUT FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY?


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Gordon Hayward Clearing Hurdles, Finding Joy In Comeback From Injury
Spencer Davies sits down with Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward to discuss the first half of his season, returning from a devastating injury and the team blocking out the noise.
Spencer Davies
As his Boston Celtic teammates got some shots up to prepare for a morning practice in Cleveland, Gordon Hayward sat in a chair on the baseline watching.
Quicken Loans Arena held a particular place in his mind. Not because of a championship memory, nor for any individual accomplishment.
But because nearly five months after an emotional return and season debut, Hayward had come back to the scene where the course of his career shifted in an instant.
"It's something that I was thinking about sitting in the hotel last night," Hayward told Basketball Insiders before shootaround at The Q. "Like, last time I was here, my whole world changed. I'll probably think about it, be a little anxious about it at the beginning when I first check in, but then when I get going it'll be fine."
If there was any trepidation, it was either short-lived or didn't show. The 28-year-old looked as confident as ever, packing a powerful punch off the bench as a scorer and a distributor for a depleted Boston team. He finished with 18 points, six rebounds and five assists.
"I didn't even think about that until this morning," Celtics head coach Brad Stevens said of Hayward's return to Cleveland. "I thought about it in the preseason and then for whatever reason, I probably should've thought about it.
"I just think he has played enough now where he's past that initial hurdle, right? So it's probably not fun to walk out on the court the first time and shoot around and those type of things but ultimately, I think he probably moved past that really quickly. I thought he was great tonight, both ends of the court. I thought his offensive playmaking passing the ball was as good as his scoring."
Hayward has scored 20 points or more on just three different occasions this year. It's a far cry from the All-Star numbers he used to put up nightly. He understands, however, that perseverance is necessary as he slowly, but surely gets re-acclimated to playing.
"Physically, I've felt pretty good. I think I'm definitely moving way better than I was at the beginning of the season," Hayward told Basketball Insiders. "I'm getting more and more confident with each month, each week. There's definitely still games where I just don't feel like myself, but I think I'm trending in the right direction."
When asked about those areas that don't feel right yet Hayward pinpointed attacking the basket, specifically going at big men in the paint, taking contact and finishing.
Knowing that he can go up, get hit and be able to come down fine is a mental hurdle Hayward admittedly still has to clear—and the only way to get past that is repetition.
"You just have to do it, and do it more than one time," Hayward told Basketball Insiders. "It's like an experience-type thing. You've got to just do it and feel confident doing it, and until that happens, then you'll just keep thinking about it."
Once Hayward is driving and dunking on a regular basis without thinking about what happens next, he says he'll officially be back. Until then, an appreciation of being able to play the game he loves again is the true big picture—especially after an injury that could've taken it all away from him.
"That's been a mental thing as well is trying to find some joy in just the fact that I'm back out on the court," Hayward told Basketball Insiders. "Because some people don't return from that and a blessing that we have the technology that we do these days that they were able to fix my ankle. So I guess just being patient with the whole thing, that's been a challenge."
CELTICS A WORK IN PROGRESS
Coming into the 2017-18 season, the excitement in Boston was palpable. Hayward signed a four-year maximum contract with the Celtics that summer. Shortly thereafter, Danny Ainge made a blockbuster deal to acquire Kyrie Irving, creating a dynamic duo to begin a new era of C's basketball.
The Celtics started the campaign on the road against the defending Eastern Conference Champion Cavaliers in October. Since the storyline of the night was Irving facing off against the franchise he had won a championship with on opening night, Hayward's debut took a bit of a back seat…until the unthinkable happened.
Less than halfway into the first quarter, Irving saw a cutting Hayward with an open path to the rim and threw up a lob looking for an alley-oop finish. Cleveland's Jae Crowder and LeBron James came to double before Boston's pair could connect, leaving Hayward afloat in an awkward position.
Hayward came down almost horizontally, with only his left leg there to brace himself for the fall. Tragically, he dislocated his ankle and fractured his tibia simultaneously in one of the most gruesome moments in the history of sports.
As he was consoled by trainers and wheeled away on a stretcher with an air cast, the whole arena was dead silent. Players from both teams were praying in disbelief of what they'd just witnessed. Just like that, Hayward's season was over, and even perhaps his career.
Following multiple successful surgeries and going through rehabilitation programs over the course of a year, Hayward was able to make a miraculous return to the court on October 16, 2018. He's been on the floor for 26 minutes per night, playing in 53 of 58 total games.
Just as Hayward has tirelessly ground away to get back to form, so have the Celtics. With a healthy Irving and returning Hayward, along with the group that unexpectedly went seven games into the conference finals last year, they were supposed to be the top dog in the East.
It's no secret that the Celtics boast an abundance of young talent. Jaylen Brown has shown plenty of growth after a shaky start to the season. Terry Rozier is on track to get paid in the offseason by a team in need of a starting point guard. Jayson Tatum is Boston's second-best scorer (16.5 points per game) and rebounder (6.3 boards per game) at just 20 years old.
That goes without mentioning rookie center Robert Williams. Daniel Theis and Brad Wanamaker, while not quite as young, are two inexperienced NBA players who have overseas experience. The Celtics' depth is a quality that is necessary for a deep run in the postseason.
"I think anytime they have an opportunity, they seem to make the most of it. That's at every position," Hayward told Basketball Insiders.
At the halfway mark headed into the All-Star break, Boston holds fifth place, locked in a battle with the likes of the Philadelphia 76ers and Indiana Pacers for the three seed. The Milwaukee Bucks and Toronto Raptors each have 43 wins with over five games separating them from the trio of teams behind them.
Despite back-to-back blown leads and losses to both Los Angeles franchises at the TD Garden, the Celtics have won 12 of their last 15 contests.
"I think when we all play with energy and when we're connected defensively – and offensively, for that matter, but especially on the defensive end – we give ourselves a chance to win the game," Hayward told Basketball Insiders. "Then, when we are able to move the ball and put together games where we have 30-plus assists, that's when we're really tough (to beat)."
TUSSLING WITH THE MEDIA
It hasn't been all sunshine and rainbows, though. Early in the season, there were many things said by multiple players on the record, including some pointed words from Irving in more than one instance. These comments can be twisted and turned easily.
Add in an example: the day he told reporters, "Ask me July 1," regarding his free agency plans, it turned into a big mess of speculation. What many people didn't hear was Irving's thoughts regarding the media's spin on what was actually going on.
"This is like college recruitment for me all over again. I don't know. This is just weird," Irving said to the scrum of reporters in New York. "It's a new position to be in answering all these questions, seeing all this stuff that I'm trying to avoid, and it's just a distraction. It's crazy how stories and things and storyline can seep into a locker room. You guys are part of the destruction of locker rooms. That's just what it is…."
Hayward had plenty of his own thoughts on the matter.
"I mean, I think certainly all outside noise has an opportunity to put a wedge between people and between teammates," Hayward told Basketball Insiders. "I think especially in today's age where there's social media and information is right now, all-the-time, like everybody sees what everybody says. There's guys that are paid to give their opinions on things and, if you read into all that stuff, can definitely put a wedge in between guys.
"More than anything, just talking to people," Hayward said of the proper remedy. "If you have an issue with somebody, just tell 'em, talk to 'em. But I think for the most part if you block all that stuff out and really just focus on yourself as a group and what the coaching staff is saying and what your teammates are saying, it's usually better."
FATHERHOOD IS A BLESSING
We talked about the youth Boston has already, but Hayward isn't in that same category anymore. While it's not that he's old, per se, he is a nine-year man in the NBA.
Hayward considers it "weird" that he's the veteran now. Yet, at the same time, he doesn't mind that time has flown by because of the gift of fatherhood. The injury he sustained was absolutely devastating.
But it put things in perspective for him, and no matter what happens from here on out with his career, Hayward will always be grateful for the most important thing in his life—family.
"No doubt. I think no matter what happens on the court, my girls don't care," Hayward told Basketball Insiders. "They just care that dad's home and they want to play hot lava and play picnic and all that stuff. Like having three healthy kids and a wife at home, those things are good."
If Hayward's recent play is an indication of what we're going to see from him moving forward, he might just get the best of both worlds.
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Esteemed watercolorist John Salminen, author of the newly released John Salminen—Master of the Urban Landscape: From Realism to Abstractions in Watercolor, shares the stories behind the travel paintings from a few of his most recent adventures in the December 2016 issue of Watercolor Artist. Below are some additional breathtaking pieces of his that didn't make it into the printed edition.
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No glimpse of life in Amsterdam would be complete without the ambiance of the sidewalk cafe in the morning sun, captured here in Amsterdam Cafe (watercolor on paper, 25×25).
I'm often drawn to the unusual drama created when subjects are lit from beneath, as in Golden Mile (watercolor on paper, 30×22). It reminds me of the look children create when they hold flashlights under their chins and tell scary stories around the campfire.
Paris Moods (watercolor on paper, 25×25) is a painting of a specific location in Paris, rendered accurately. The lighting and atmosphere, however, are a studio invention and speak more to the experience than the architectural facts.
I usually structure my paintings around value; color is of secondary interest. In Hong Kong Central (watercolor on paper, 24½x37), however, the intensity of the color is crucial.
Bangkok is alive with the color and scent of flowers, and the flower market is where it begins. Huge quantities of flowers are transformed into every imaginable configuration within the dim interior. My challenge in Flower Market (watercolor on paper, 24×36) was to re-create the light quality I saw as I wandered through the immense space.


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Former UK armed forces chief calls for 'western boots on the ground' in Iraq
General Sir David Richards says air power alone will not defeat Isis militants and ground operation is needed
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General Sir David Richards said Isis was a 'conventional enemy' in that it was wealthy, well-armed and held ground. Photograph: Rex Features
An air campaign alone against forces from Islamic State (Isis) in Iraq and Syria will not succeed, the former chief of the defence staff General Sir David Richards has said as he called for "western boots on the ground" to be deployed in a supporting role.
As Nick Clegg confirmed that the Liberal Democrats were resisting Tory pressure to allow RAF Tornados to attack Isis targets in Syria, Richards said he feared that some leaders were failing to appreciate the scale of the challenge.
Speaking on the Andrew Marr Show on BBC1 after the beheading of the British charity worker Alan Henning, Richards said it was a "no brainer" for Britain to be involved in the air campaign against Isis targets in Syria.
But he added: "Air power alone will not win a campaign like this. It isn't actually a counter-terrorist operation. This is a conventional enemy in that it has armour, tanks, artillery, it is quite wealthy, it holds ground and it is going to fight. So therefore you have to view it as a conventional military campaign."
Richards said Isis would only be defeated by a ground operation, with western forces playing at least a supportive role. He said: "You either have to put your own boots on the ground at some point or else you have to very energetically and aggressively train up those who will do that with us and for us. My worry at the moment is that the scale of the challenge isn't being met by the right scale of response.
"What we should be able to see is in the first part of the strategy we will contain Isis. They shouldn't get any bigger. But then we have got to start doing the much more difficult thing which is attacking them and then eventually defeating them. This will take a lot of planning, a lot of logistics, outstanding command and control, and then we can get on and probably do it.
"But the issue is time. How long do we have? I am worried that without more intensive use of western boots on the ground, in a support role, we won't do it in the time that we need to get on and achieve this in."
But Clegg took issue with Richards. He told the Andrew Marr Show: "How you respond is not quite as straightforward as David Richards, much as I respect him, suggests. I don't think it is a question of simply ramping up conventional armed forces again as if we were fighting state-to-state conflicts."
The deputy prime minister said that states would cooperate in a "jigsaw" operation in which different countries bring different capabilities against "stateless mobile troops". But he said he was opposed to extending the British air campaign to Syria at the moment.
"I wouldn't advocate extending the air campaign into Syria which is why we didn't do it last week," he said. The prime minister would like to do this but will not propose such a vote unless the Lib Dems and Labour agree.


Installing a new hard drive is not difficult, it has become pretty easy because you don't worry about to set the jumpers on the hard disk drives anymore.
The two most common interface cables for modern hard disk drives are IDE and SATA. IDE drives are needed to set jumper to master or slave but SATA drives not. SATA drivers are more cheap and fast than IDE drivers. Also, SATA hard disk drives are most popular today.
OK! Let me assume you have just bought a new hard disk drive and it is a SATA drive.
This a physical installation for installing a SATA hard drive on your desktop, after having done those steps, you'll still need to set up hard disk drive on Windows 7, the step-by-step tutorial is there for you too.
Shut down the computer and turn off the power.
Look at the hard disk drive on your hands, there are two connectors on the hard drive as shown as the figure. The SATA hard drive uses a larger edge connector for power (left), and the small edge connector for data (right).
You should be comfortable opening your computer case, locating the SATA adapter on the motherboard, and connecting the SATA cable to the motherboard and hard drive.
Note: SATA cable is a slender 7-pin cable with a right angle at both ends.
The SATA power cable is a 15-pin cable with a slim wafer design at one end to prevent improper installation, you just connect the SATA power cable (see figure) from the power supply to the power connector on the hard drive.
If you have plugged the SATA power cable and SATA cable correctly, it should look like figure below.
Install the hard drive into a fixed 3.5-inch drive bay.
Close the computer case and turn the power on, BISO will automaticly detect the SATA hard drive if everything's fine.


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In today's letter, analyst Dennis Gartman goes back to gold, noting that the precious metal was looking strong until a seller stepped in yesterday afternoon.
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Playback Theatre
What is Playback Theatre
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Training for Playback Theatre Companies
Encounters at the Crossroads – 2009
In October 2009, Jonathan Fox came to Plymouth, UK, to facilitate a week long course Encounters at the Crossroads, a course exploring how Playback Theatre can provide a space that builds dialogue between long-standing immigrant populations in developing communities.
This training was a part of the on-going work of the Centre for Playback Theatre in applying playback theatre to critical social issues. PT Responds provides trainings in specific locations relevant to critical social issues. In talking about why Plymouth was chosen as a location for this course, Jonathan Fox said, 'Plymouth was an ideal site for the training for two reasons. Firstly, Mirror Mirror Playback Theatre Company was very active in the community, and second, Plymouth is one of the cities chosen by the British Government to accommodate asylum-seekers.
The course was hosted by a local Playback Theatre companies, Mirror Mirror and Playback Theatre South West, at the request of Jonathan Fox and in partnership with the UK School of Playback Theatre. 17 delegates attended the training from a range of countries around the world including Austria, South Africa, Ireland, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, Lithuania, Hong Kong along with Jonathan from the United States of America, bought a rich diversity to the work through the week. The training provided participants with opportunities to focus on ways in which playback theatre can ease tensions, build bridges, and create a space for an integrated community narrative.
Mirror Mirror had been developing work in the local community particularly with refugees and asylum seekers and also with young people. Plymouth is an ancient community whose long-time residents have had to make space for political refugees and other immigrants, in addition to dealing with the challenges of growth. In many ways the city has responded with generosity and imagination but problems remain – problems recognisable to communities throughout the world. This was an opportunity to demonstrate to the local community that people from all around the world are prepared to gather together because they want to engage with these issues in a meaningful way.
Jonathan Fox reflected, 'Them problem of migration of peoples for political and economic reason is a huge one. We felt excited to be tackling this issue as playbackers and also overwhelmed at times. The combination of workshop exploration (telling our own stories), community interaction (visiting community centres, inviting guest speakers), and group diversity (participants from eight countries) made it a rich learning experience.'
During the week participants visited the Islamic Centre speaking with the Imam, a police community support officer from the police diversity unit, an NGO working with asylum seekers, toured an area of the city currently undergoing regeneration; spoke with educationalists, youth workers and a young activist to better understand the issues in the local community.
Delegates also had the opportunity to watch Mirror Mirror performing at the Plymouth Centre for Faiths and Cultural Diversity, conducted by
Jonathan Fox asking the question; what happens when different communities live side by side for the first time? What are the stories that can bring people together ? On the final evening, all seventeen participants took part in a performance at the Cultural Kitchen, a regular social evening for refugees and asylum seekers to be together with students and to share food. As well as providing an opportunity to perform, participants were able to sit and share a meal and talk with asylum seekers living in Plymouth.
Over the course of the week participants were invited to present their own local community portrait to reflect on areas they were either currently working on or were planning to develop . Time was spent looking at the complexities and difficulties of working in diverse communities and with those who have experienced trauma. Significant questions emerged about how we, as playback actors, playback stories of deep trauma? How do we avoid perpetuating prejudice and stereotyping? How do we, as actors, prepare ourselves to play such stories? What right do we have to go and work in communities that are not our own and are we not just perpetuating a western colonial model? How can this work be sustained in communities where there is unease and turbulence?
What became clear is the need for companies to be aware and responsible regarding the social, economic, gender and ethnic differences between themselves and their audiences determined by the communities that the companies seek to work in. Jonathan Fox describes this as the need for companies to be aware of the congruence between themselves and their audiences. Alongside this participants discovered the critical importance for us in Playback Theatre companies to be willing to face our personal stories of pain and trauma which ultimately gives us the strength, capacity, humility and honesty to offer this work to those whose stories are the most difficult to hear.
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Blogs are an ideal source of knowledge and insights for real estate marketing professionals. Here are our favorite five blogs for real estate marketers to follow.
Up-to-date knowledge is crucial for real estate marketers.
Following the right blogs sets you up for success and keeps you aware of conversations in the industry.
These five blogs for real estate marketers are our favorite sources of knowledge and insights.
Promoting your properties, growing your business, converting leads — it's all about having the knowledge-base that shapes your strategies and solutions. There's always something new to learn in real estate marketing. We think this makes it an incredibly exciting field — but we also know that it can be equally overwhelming.
If you know where to look, there's a vibrant conversation going on among real estate marketers as an ever-growing field of ideas is being generated and discussed. We've compiled this list of our five favorite blogs for real estate marketers that we think you should be following, too. These are ideal places for information and ideas about overall best practices, social media use, writing effective content, and more.
Propmodo Real Estate is the place for cutting-edge insights into how technology is changing the way commercial real estate is acquired, managed, and used. This multimedia site follows people, practices, and tools that are shaping the business of real estate.
Like Propmodo, BombBomb's blog is real estate-specific and dedicated to building relationships through video to create more opportunities in email, text, and social media. It's particularly strong on email marketing, which is still the most profitable form of marketing online.
We love what BombBomb has to say about the nuts and bolts aspects of real estate marketing, but they also have some great think pieces. For example, a recent post and podcast episode on "Trust, Neuroscience, and the Customer Experience" explored the neuroscience behind trusting relationships with clients, the nature of trust itself, and how to cultivate it.
HubSpot Marketing is a phenomenal resource for all content marketers, including real estate marketers. It covers everything you need to know to become a marketing whiz. Topics include SEO, blogging, social media, lead generation, email marketing, lead management, analytics, and more.
These experts in content marketing may not be writing specifically about real estate, but we have them on the list, since it's worthwhile for real estate marketers to be aware of the larger ideas and solutions being discussed as it pertains to content marketing.
A good choice for the tech-savvy marketer, Geek Estate focuses on what's happening in real estate technology — for example, the changes happening with Zillow and Trulia. This is a great resource for being on the cutting-edge of upcoming trends.
Like Hubspot, Social Media Today isn't specifically focused on real estate. However, it's a great go-to resource for all things social media, a crucial topic for real estate marketers. The blog frequently features insights from leaders in the field. And SMT's team of influencers covers topics including social media developments, trending, social marketing, digital strategy, and content marketing.
SMT is a particularly good source of up-to-the-minute news from the social media and larger tech sector. The site keeps closely abreast of the latest developments, and keeps a roundup of social media updates separately archived for easy perusal.
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Lack of trained personnel is considered to be a major obstacle to development of a global ocean observing system. Therefore, a central element of the POGO agenda is capacity building and training. POGO has developed an extensive array of training and education activities targeted primarily at scientists from developing countries and those with economies in transition.
The Nippon Foundation (NF) is the main sponsor of POGO Capacity Building programmes. With the NF-POGO Centre of Excellence and the NF-POGO Alumni Network for Oceans, NF and POGO are investing in young researchers from all over the world by providing a forum for training, networking and exchange.
Together with the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), POGO is providing visiting fellowships for young scientists to go abroad.
Taken together, these initiatives have made, and continue to make, a very solid contribution to building the human capacity to make ocean observations.
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In collaboration with the Nippon Foundation, POGO established the NF-POGO Centre of Excellence in Observational Oceanography, now hosted by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research. This is an intensive training course for young professionals at the post-graduate level, ten months in duration, with an intake of ten trainees per year.
These intensive training courses are conducted in conjunction with the Centre of Excellence. They take place in a different country every year, and are often hosted by an alumnus of the CofE itself. The 2-3 week long training courses have focused on specific topics delivered by experts in the fields.
NF-POGO Alumni Network for Oceans
NANO (NF-POGO Alumni Network for Oceans) is a global network of former scholars of NF and POGO programmes on capacity building. The network is organised into regional coalitions such as NANO Africa, NANO Latin America, NANO India and NANO South-East Asia. Within the NANO network, NF and POGO promote joint research activities and training and provide a platform for networking and exchange.
In partnership with the Scientific Committee on Oceanic Research (SCOR), POGO has developed a Visiting Fellowship programme on Oceanographic
Observations under which young professionals from developing countries can spend up to three months training in their speciality at a major oceanographic institution. This programme has been very successful in providing training for scientists and students from developing countries as well as in developing collaborations between institutes.
POGO has been supporting various shipboard trainings over the years. Currently, POGO in partnership with the Nippon Foundation, is supporting several young scientists to take part in the "Floating Summer School", on the North South Atlantic Transect (NoSoAT) cruise. Since 2008, POGO has offered special Visiting Fellowships for on-board training on the Atlantic Meridional Transect (AMT) cruises. In 2012, a one-off fellowship was funded in partnership with the Porcupine abyssal Plain (PAP) cruise programme, and with the EU project GreenSeas.
POGO contributes to funding the Austral Summer Institutes (ASI), a series of lectures which take place at the University of Concepcion in Chile around December-January each year.
POGO contribution for workshop attendance
POGO sponsors young scientists from developing countries to attend scientific workshops adhoc. This is not a open call for travel grants but only applies to workshops specifically selected by POGO. In 2015, a place for Technical Training in Continuous Plankton Recorder Survey Operations at SAHFOS was sponsored as part of a POGO Training Initiative proposal.
Visiting Professorship Programme
Under this programme, POGO sponsored marine scientists of international standing to teach at marine institutions in the developing world for periods of up to three months. This exposed young scientists, particularly from developing countries, to the best oceanographers world-wide and facilitates the formation of professional contacts, invaluable in the development of their scientific careers. The program started in 2004 and ran until 2014.
UCT Postgraduate Bursary
From 2009 to 2015, POGO offered a Postgraduate Bursary each year to one student from Africa to study for a Masters in Applied Marine Science at the University of Cape Town.
A summary of the POGO Capacity Building activities until 2010 can be found in this presentation.
Training by other Organisations
There are many organisations and institutes that offer training in marine science, whether it is for undergraduate or graduate students or post-doctoral scientists. Here are some resources to help you find training opportunities, and learn more about the capacity building efforts of different organisations.
Overview of organisations providing training in marine science
Ocean Summer School Portal (IODE)
Website hosted & developed by VLIZ
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Very low levels of radioactive iodine-131 have been detected throughout Europe, but the particles are not believed to pose a public health risk, the U.N.nuclear agency said on Friday.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), the Vienna-based U.N. watchdog, said it did not believe the radioactive particles were from Japan's stricken Fukushima nuclear power plant after its emergency in March.
Professor Malcolm Sperrin, director of medical physics at Britain's Royal Berkshire Hospital, said any link with Fukushima was extremely unlikely.
'It is far more likely that the iodine may be as a result of excretion by patients undergoing medical treatment.
'Whilst such patients are carefully controlled, some release of iodine into the environment may be inevitable but would certainly be well below any limits where health detriment would even begin to be an issue for concern," he said.
The Czech Republic's nuclear security watchdog said it had tipped off the IAEA after detecting the radiation it thought was coming from abroad but not from a nuclear power plant. It suggested it may come from production of radiopharmaceuticals.
Germany's Environment Ministry said slightly higher levels of radioactive iodine had been measured in the north of the country, ruling out that it came from a nuclear power plant.
Hungary, Slovakia, Austria and Sweden also reported traces at very low levels that did not pose a health risk.
Experts said the origin of the radiation - which has been spreading for about two weeks - remained a mystery but could come from many possible sources ranging from medical laboratories or hospitals to nuclear submarines.
Iodine-131, linked to cancer if found in high doses, can contaminate products such as milk and vegetables.
He said since iodine was used in the treatment of thyroid conditions it was also likely that hospitals in many European countries would have it in their stores.
'It would be very unlikely for it to have come from Fukushima since the accident was so many months ago and iodine-131 has a brief half-life,' he said.
Iodine-131 is a short-lived radioisotope that has a radioactive decay half-life of about eight days, the IAEA said.
Massimo Sepielli, head of the nuclear fission unit of Italy's national alternative energy body ENEA said any number of sources could be to blame for the readings.
Officials in Spain, Russia, Ukraine, Finland, France, Britain, Switzerland, Poland and Norway said they had not detected any abnormal radiation levels. Romania's watchdog said there had been no incident at the country's sole nuclear plant.
Austria's Environment Ministry said small levels were measured in the east and north of the Alpine country, saying the estimated dose level for the population was one 40,000th of the dose of radiation received in a transatlantic flight.
In the world's worst nuclear accident since Chernobyl in 1986, an earthquake followed by a massive tsunami overwhelmed the Fukushima plant in Japan, causing a reactor meltdown and leakage of radiation, including of iodine.
In the days and weeks after the accident, tiny amounts of iodine-131 believed to have come from Fukushima were detected as far away as Iceland and other parts of Europe, as well as in the United States.


Great news for Sword Art Online fans! There's a huge update that will be released on March 14 for Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization. And the update is called Warriors in the Sky; it contains lots of new content, all for free!
Rejoice Sword Art Online fans! The adventure continues in SWORD ART ONLINE: HOLLOW REALIZATION as BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment Asia announces the upcoming release of a huge free update: Warriors of the Sky. And it looks like loads of new things will be included!
Join the Salvatos Ruins, a new stage including many additional new areas, and dive into a brand-new adventure with two new characters, both from Sword Art Online Lost Song, Seven and Rain! It's also time to test your abilities in duels with the Duel System. Rules are simple: one-on-one matches of 8 minutes against other players but also against monsters thanks to the newly added PvE Mode! Ranks, buffs, treasure chests and many other rewards are at stake.
Two additional free DLCs will also be added with Warriors of the Sky: Lord of Inferno and Missing Chest. In the first one, you will be able to challenge a strong raid boss in Salvatos Ruins, after completing Warriors of the Sky. In the second one, the Missing Treasure Chest will appear in Teleport Plaza and you will be able to exchange Gold Pieces for items.
Warriors of the Sky, Lord of Inferno and Missing Chest will be available on March 14th. To learn more about this stunning new updates, head to the official Sword Art Online website.
SWORD ART ONLINE: HOLLOW REALIZATION is available since November 8th on PlayStation™4 and on PlayStation™Vita in Southeast Asia.


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I received this book on Christmas week and as soon as I read the blurb on the back cover I decided that My Bloody Valentine would be my 'relaxing Christmas read' – Don't get too relaxed reading this though – the tension is high right from the get go.
Recovering from life threatening injuries from her previous high profile serial killer case, Acting DCI Antonia Hawkins forces herself back to work when a woman is found murdered on Valentines's Day and the press link her death to Valentines Day.
Soon, as the murders mount up, Hawkins has another serial killer to chase whilst a new addition to her team seems determined to usurp her role and her boyfriend is over protective.
This is the second of Gunn's books featuring Antonia Hawkins. I thoroughly enjoyed his first book The Advent Killer but in My Bloody Valentine I feel he has developed his craft as a writer which is lovely to see in a new author.
Gunn's plots are clever, well thought out and convincing with strategically placed clues throughout. The idea of a killer acting as judge and jury keeps us focussed on the perpetrator and Gunn skillfully drip feeds us info abouit him and his experiences which make him believable as a character.
The relationship between Hawkins and her DI/boyfriend Maguire is compelling and Gunn's use of flashbacks give us a real sense of the perpetrator without revealing the twist at the end.
If you like police procedurals with loads of tension and plenty of high octane car chases/war scenes then this is for you.
Click here to read the full review on The Crime Warp site.


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Sanity and the Church
April 30, 2018 James Kalb 8
Cultural radicalism rejects tradition, and therefore rejects everything except immediate impressions, abstract ideology, and naked will. That's no way to build anything solid, let alone […]
Bishop Murry of Youngstown diagnosed with leukemia
April 30, 2018 CNA Daily News 1
Youngstown, Ohio, Apr 30, 2018 / 04:07 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Bishop George V. Murry, S.J., of Youngstown, Ohio has been diagnosed with a form of acute leukemia, the diocese announced Monday.
"He was admitted to the Cleveland Clinic on Sunday, Apr… […]
State Department removes 'reproductive rights' section from human rights report
Washington D.C., Apr 30, 2018 / 03:32 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- The U.S. State Department has removed the term "reproductive rights" from its annual human rights report, drawing praise from pro-life leaders who say that the phrase had become a t… […]
UK Catholic mothers group hosts daughter of St. Gianna Beretta Molla
April 30, 2018 Fiorella Nash 1
The group was founded in 2015, in part, in response to a secular Facebook mothers' group where womanhood, motherhood, manhood and family life were constantly […]
Commentary: Lessons from Monsignor Green
Denver, Colo., Apr 30, 2018 / 01:12 pm (CNA).- Monsignor Thomas Green, a priest of the Diocese of Bridgeport, Conn., died peacefully on Saturday morning. He was 79 years old.
Monsignor Green was the Stephen Kuttner Distinguished Professor of Can… […]
Bavarian bishops respond to push for more public crosses
Munich, Germany, Apr 30, 2018 / 01:00 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A recent decision by the government of Bavaria to mandate that a cross be displayed in all state buildings has garnered global attention, while prompting both criticism and praise from local Catholic bishops.
The requirement that every entrance to state buildings display up a Christian cross – though not necessarily in the form of a crucifix – was announced by the office of Markus Söder, Bavaria's premier. The directive to hang the crosses by 1 June has sparked a public debate in Germany, tapping into deeper angst about culture, values and Christian roots in a country divided by questions of heritage, religion and identity.
The move has come under criticism from Cardinal Reinhard Marx, Archbishop of Munich and Freising, while being welcomed by Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Bavaria's Regensburg diocese.
Cardinal Reinhard Marx, who as recently as 2015 asserted that crosses should be displayed in classrooms and courtrooms, roundly criticized the April decision to display them in public entranceways.
Speaking to Munich's Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper, the archbishop said that the cross is "a sign of opposition to violence, injustice, sin and death, but not a sign [of exclusion] against other people." The cross can be misunderstood as purely a cultural symbol, he said, and thus misused by the state.
It is not up to the state to explain what a cross means, the Cardinal emphasized, saying that Bavaria's government has triggered "division, unrest and adversity" with the move.
Bavarian Premier Markus Söder and other politicians of the state's governing CSU party disagreed with Cardinal Marx's interpretation of the government's decision.
The accusation that the government would attempt to misappropriate the cross or designate it as a purely cultural symbol was flatly rejected by Söder, a Lutheran who hails from the Protestant region of Franconia in northern Bavaria. "Of course, the cross is primarily a religious symbol," Söder told German news media. However, the premier continued, the cross, in the wider sense, also carries with it basic foundations of a secular state.
This aspect was also emphasized by Catholic commentator Birgit Kelle in an editorial for the newspaper Die Welt: "Every Muslim, every atheist, and every other believer can feel safe under this cross, which does not constitute a claim to power, but a commitment to treat each person equally and decently, regardless of their background, faith, ability, or gender."
In a similar vein, Bishop Voderholzer of the Bavarian diocese of Regensburg asserted that: "the cross is the epitome of Western culture. It is the expression of a culture of love, compassion and affirmation of life. It belongs to the foundations of Europe." Its public presence – which in traditionally Catholic Bavaria is near ubiquitous – should be seen as such, welcomed and appreciated, he said.
This is the reason, Voderholzer said, Christians have placed crosses atop the peaks of Bavarian mountains: "Not the national flag or other symbols of human rule, as others might have liked to see at other times, but the cross. It should be widely visible, the cross, the sign of salvation and life in which Christ is heaven and earth, God and reconciled people, victims and perpetrators."
Priest kidnapped from Our Lady of Guadalupe Basilica found dead
Mexico City, Mexico, Apr 30, 2018 / 11:20 am (ACI Prensa).- An 84-year-old priest of the Archdiocese of Mexico City was found dead in Cuernavaca, the capital of Mexico's Morelos state, April 25.
Fr. Moisés Fabila Reyes had been kidnapped April 3. According to local media, his family had decided not to publicize the kidnapping, and to keep the Church out of the negotiations to free him.
Test showed that the priest died from a heart attack. He had health issues before the kidnapping, reports said, which were likely exacerbated by the conditions of his captivity.
Fr. Fabila entered the Conciliar Minor Seminary of Mexico at age 12. He was ordained a priest on June 29, 1961 in the Mexico City cathedral. Since 2001, he served as chaplain of the choir at the Guadalupe Basilica.
In a statement released April 26, the Archdiocese of Mexico City announced that Fr. Fabila's body had been recovered the previous day.
The archdiocese said it shares in"the overwhelming pain of the relatives and friends of Father Moisés Fabila."
"We lift up our prayers to God for the eternal rest of his soul, and that Our Lady of Guadalupe console them."
The Mexican Bishops' Conference also expressed "our profound solidarity with his relatives, parishioners, fellow canons of the basilica, as well as with the Archbishop of Mexico City, Cardinal Aguiar Retes and the Rector of the National Basilica of Guadalupe, Msgr. Enrique Glennie Graue."
"We implore the intercession of Our Lady of Guadalupe that, like her, we may always be faithful sowers of faith, hope and charity," the conference concluded.
The announcement comes amid a wave of violence against priests in Mexico. Fr. Rubén Alcántara Díaz was found murdered April 18, and Fr. Juan Miguel Contreras was shot to death in his church April 20.
Another priest, Fr. Lucino Flores Sánchez of the Archdiocese of Puebla, died April 16 after being struck by a car on the Mexico-Puebla highway. However, officials said they believed the incident to be accidental, as the priest, who was in his late 60s and no longer in active ministry, had been sick and showing signs of significant memory loss.
This article was originally published by our sister agency, ACI Prensa. It has been translated and adapted by CNA.
German bishops to meet with Vatican officials on intercommunion topic
Vatican City, Apr 30, 2018 / 07:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- The Vatican confirmed Monday that a delegation of six German bishops and one priest will meet with Vatican officials, including the head of the CDF, later this week to discuss the issue of the reception of the Eucharist by non-Catholic spouses of Catholics.
The meeting will take place May 3 with Archbishop Luis Ladaria Ferrer, prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith and Fr. Hermann Geissler, head of the department's doctrinal section.
The German delegation, which includes Cardinal Reinhard Marx of Munich and Freising and Cardinal Rainer Maria Woelki of Cologne, will also meet with Cardinal Kurt Koch, president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and Fr. Markus Graulich, under-secretary of the Pontifical Council for Legislative Texts.
The meeting takes place following reports, later denied by the German bishops' conference, that the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith had rejected a planned proposal by the conference to publish guidelines permitting non-Catholic spouses of Catholics to receive the Eucharist in some limited circumstances.
In February, Cardinal Marx, announced that the conference would publish a pastoral handout for married couples that allows Protestant spouses of Catholics "in individual cases" and "under certain conditions" to receive Holy Communion, provided they "affirm the Catholic faith in the Eucharist."
The announcement concerned a draft version of the guidelines, which were adopted "after intensive debate" during a Feb. 19-22 general assembly of the German bishops' conference under the leadership of Cardinal Marx, who is the conference chairman.
The German delegation will also include Bishop Felix Genn of Munster, as well as both the president and vice-president of the conference's doctrinal commission, Bishop Karl-Heinz Wiesemann of Speyer and Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg.
Bishop Gerhard Feige of Magdeburg, president of the commission for ecumenism of the German bishops' conference and Fr. Hans Langendorfer, general secretary of the conference will also take part.
It was reported April 18 by CNA and other media that the CDF had raised objections about the German bishops' proposal; sources close to the congregation had confirmed this to CNA.
It is unclear whether the Vatican has asked the bishops' conference to modify the contents of the draft guidelines, whether they have suspended the development of a draft while the matter is considered further, or whether it has been entirely rejected.
Last month, seven German bishops, led by Cardinal Woelki, sent a letter to the CDF and to the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity asking for clarification on the matter, appending a copy of the drafted guidelines. The signatories did not consult beforehand with Cardinal Marx.
The seven bishops reportedly asked whether the question of Holy Communion for Protestant spouses in interdenominational marriages can be decided on the level of a national bishops' conference, or if rather, "a decision of the Universal Church" is required in the matter.
The letter was also signed by Archbishop Ludwig Schick of Bamberg, Bishop Gregor Hanke of Eichstätt, Bishop Konrad Zdarsa of Augsburg, Bishop Stefan Oster of Passau, Bishop Rudolf Voderholzer of Regensburg, and Bishop Wolfgang Ipolt of Görlitz.
The Code of Canon Law already provides that in the danger of death or if "some other grave necessity urges it," Catholic ministers licitly administer penance, Eucharist, and anointing of the sick to Protestants "who cannot approach a minister of their own community and who seek such on their own accord, provided that they manifest Catholic faith in respect to these sacraments and are properly disposed."
The case and death of Alfie Evans raises issues that must be addressed
April 29, 2018 Christopher R. Altieri 23
At the very least, we want to be able to entrust our care and that of our loved ones to people who are not on […]
Pope lauds 'courageous' effort made by Korean leaders for peace
Vatican City, Apr 29, 2018 / 04:16 am (CNA/EWTN News).- On Sunday Pope Francis praised the recent agreement signed by North and South Korean leaders aimed at reconciliation and denuclearization, praying that the peace process on the peninsula would continue undeterred.
"I accompany with prayer the positive success of the Inter-Korean summit last Friday and the courageous commitment assumed by the leaders of the two parts to carry out a path of sincere dialogue for a Korean Peninsula free of nuclear weapons," the pope said April 29.
On Friday leaders of both and South Korea signed a revolutionary peace agreement aimed at eradicating nuclear weapons and increasing exchanges, visits, and cooperation between the two Koreas in order to promote a sense of unity and the eventual reunion of families separated during the Korean War.
In a historic first, North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un crossed the military demarcation line within the Demilitarized Zone that has divided the Korean peninsula since 1953 to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-In on southern soil.
Both leaders signed the Panmunjeom Declaration stating that "there will be no more war on the Korean Peninsula and thus a new era of peace has begun."
In the statement, the leaders agreed to "the common goal of realizing, through complete denuclearization, a nuclear-free Korean Peninsula" and to actively pursue further meetings with the United States, and possibly China, to establish a more permanent peace.
Though some have criticized the accord for lack of a specific plan on denuclearization, Francis prayed that steps toward peace on the peninsula would continue, voicing hope that "a future of peace and more fraternal friendship will not be disappointed, and that collaboration may continue to bring fruits of good for the beloved Korean people and for the entire world."
The pope spoke during his Sunday Regina Coeli address, which he prays during Easter instead of the Angelus.
In his address, Francis focused on the day's Gospel from John in which Jesus says he is the true vine and his disciples are the branches, which cannot have life unless they remain attached to the vine.
"This relationship is the secret to Christian life," he said, noting how John in this specific scene uses the word "remain," which is repeated seven times throughout the passage.
This, he said, means "remaining with the Lord in order to find the courage to go out of ourselves, of our comfort, of our tight and protected spaces, in order to go into the open sea of others' needs and to give a wider breadth to our Christian witness in the world."
This courage, the pope continued, is born from faith in the Risen Lord and from the certainty that his spirit is accompanying us throughout our lives.
One of the "most mature fruits which springs from communion with Christ" is showing charity toward the other, he said, adding that this means to love one another "with self-denial, until the final consequences, just as Jesus loved us."
However, this charity "is not the fruit of strategies, it is not born from external solicitations, from social or ideological requests," Francis said. Rather, it comes from an encounter with Jesus and from remaining with him in that encounter.
Jesus, he said, "is for is the vine from which we absorb the sap, that is, the life needed in order to bring to society a different way of living and spending oneself which puts the last ones first."
When a person is intimately united to the Lord like the branches are to the vine, only then can they bring the fruits of new life, mercy, justice and peace, which come from the Lord's resurrection, he said.
The saints, he said, were the ones who were able to life the Christian life to the fullest, bearing witness to charity because they were united with the Lord.
However, quoting his new apostolic exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate, Francis stressed that "to be holy does not require being a bishop, a priest or a religious…We are all called to be holy by living our lives with love and by bearing witness in everything we do, wherever we find ourselves."
"Every activity – work and rest, family and social life, the exercise of political, cultural and economic responsibility – every activity, if it is lived in union with Jesus and with an attitude of love and service, is an occasion for living baptism and evangelic holiness to the full."
Francis closed his address praying that Mary would teach Christians to remain in Jesus, and to never separate themselves from his love. "We can do nothing without him," he said, "because our live is the living Christ, present in the Church and in the world."
After his address, the pope also offered prayer for the 19 people, including two priests, who were killed in a fresh attack on a church in Nigeria's Middle Belt earlier this week.
Tolerating Holiness
George Neumayr June 17, 2011 0
The Religion News Service reports that next week "the Salesian Pontifical University in Rome will host an academic conference on Eucharistic adoration, where the speakers will include six prominent cardinals, focusing on the rediscovery of the […]


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Syracuse is adding graduate transfer offensive lineman Ryan Alexander to the roster, providing a nice boost to the depth on the line for the ORange heading into the 2019 season. As reported by Cuse Nation the other day, Alexander has decided to transfer to Syracuse over offers from Big Ten programs Rutgers and Purdue.
Alexander will transfer to Syracuse from South Alabama, and he brings a good amount of playing experience with him. Alexander has started 24 games for South Alabama the last two seasons. He will have one final year of eligibility to use this fall at Syracuse, where he will hope to provide some stability on the line that loses a couple starters from last year's improved unit.
As a graduate transfer, Alexander will be eligible to play this fall for Syracuse. He is expected to slide right into a starting role given the state of the line that loses two starters from last season and his own experience he brings with him to the Orange. After the Syracuse offense took off as Dino Babers continues to improve the offensive identity of the Orange, Syracuse hopes to keep things moving forward after coming off a 10-win season.


Life can be very difficult. I don't believe that there was ever a life without sorrow and challenge; loss and grief; doubt and insecurity. That there is joy too, and that joy provides the constant backdrop to the vicissitudes of a normal life, is our gift. This abiding joy/love/peace is what we connect to, with practice, even through our deepest sadnesses.
I admit that I have had dark and doubting moments where I have wondered, what is the point of yoga? What is the point of breathing deeply and moving up and down your mat and sitting very still, when life feels as though it is falling down around your ears and when the people that you thought would always be there are lost to you, or when the things you thought were certain suddenly seem very fragile and perilous, or when you have tried your best, but feel that you have failed, in spite of those best efforts. Sometimes life feels as though it is slipping through your fingers; it seems to be rushing away from you as you desperately seek for something to hold on to, some rock to rest on.
Here is what yoga has given to me in my darkest moments, and what I hope it will give to you when you go through them.
Yoga has given me the strength to feel my place on the earth and in the scheme of things; it has helped me to stay grounded and sure-footed, even as the ground has seemed to shift beneath my feet. It has given me flexibility and the understanding that change is inevitable and that nobody can hold back the tides of life. Yoga has helped me to ride the waves of life, as huge and frightening as they may have been, rather than have them drag me under. Yoga has given me the capacity for perspective: to see my troubles set against the backdrop of beauty and joy that I see around me. My life will come and go, but that beauty will remain. Yoga has given me the growing gift of self-compassion and love and compassion for others, no matter how they might have hurt me or themselves. Yoga has given me insight and clarity; I make mistakes, don't you? I am human, aren't you? I only seek to learn from those mistakes and to make my way through life with kindness, not judgement.
When you find yourself at a low ebb, don't forget your practice and how much you can depend on it. Trust it to bring you strength, flexibility, self-understanding, compassion, resilience and perspective. Know that you can drink from that deep well of peace and love that exists at the centre of yourself whenever you choose; that the only thing that stands between you and it, is your resistance to it. Have faith in your practice and in yourself.


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