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Birjukova ha iniziato a praticare la ginnastica ritmica all'età di cinque anni. Nel 2014 ha debuttato a livello senior con la squadra della Russia, e in seguito è stata relegata fra le riserve. Due anni più tardi inizia a gareggiare più stabilmente tra le titolari e viene inclusa nella formazione russa che vince la medaglia d'oro alle Olimpiadi di Rio de Janeiro 2016.

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Giochi olimpici
 Rio de Janeiro 2016: oro nella gara a squadre.

Giochi europei
 Minsk 2019: oro nelle 5 palle, bronzo nell'all-around.

 Universiadi
 Taipei 2017: oro nei 5 cerchi e nelle 3 palle / 2 funi, bronzo nell'all-around.

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Württemberg povijesno je područje u jugozapadnoj Njemačkoj. Danas se nalazi u sastavu savezne države Baden-Württemberg a obuhvaća i dijelove povijesne regije Frankonije. Većina stanovništva govori švapski njemački, dio frankonski.
Württemberg je nastao oko 1100 kao grofovija unutar Švapskog vojvodstva koje se se raspalo 1268 nakon smrti vojvode Konradina. stoljeću. Jezgra mu je bila oko današnjeg Stuttgarta. Grof Konrad I je bio prvi grof a njegovi nasljednici su uspjeli proširiti njegov teritorij. Württemberg je 1496 postao vojvodstvo a 1806. nakon službenog raspada Svetog Rimskog Carstva kraljevstvo. Kao kraljevstvo je funkcionirao u sklopu Njemačkog carstva do 1918. U razdoblju 1918-1945 Württemberg je bio slobodna narodna država Württemberg a nakon savezničkog cijepanja 1945-1952 postaje dio savezne države Baden-Württemberg.
Glavni grad je Stuttgart. Jedno kratko razdoblje se je sjedište vlade nalazilo u Ludwigsburgu i Urachu. Ime dinastije i države dolazi od strmih stuttgartskih brda, blizu Stuttgart-Untertürkheima.

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Plastic Art in Anscharpark Kiel | EXPERIENCE KIEL
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Artist Liss Cortman creates works of art from plastic waste. (Photo: N. Wrede)
(Photo: Liss Cortman)
Lis Cortman's "Flute" photography exhibition at Anscharpark shows the ocean from a different perspective: created from plastic waste that washes up on the beach.
Photographic seascapes made from plastic waste from Schleswig-Holstein, washed up and collected on the island of Föhr, show not only the primal power of the sea's seemingly endless depths. They also provide new perspectives and a chance to question how you deal with nature. With "Flute" Liss Cortman seeks not to point fingers at others, but to strengthen an awareness of new perspectives and reflections on the human relationship with nature. In a conversation she guides you through her exhibition.
KIELerleben: How did you get into photography?
Lis Cortman: At age 13 I inherited darkroom equipment from my grandfather and that was, so to speak, the transition phase. Since then I have learned to see differently and always have a camera with me to express myself visually. Then I took an advanced art course in school and tried to implement every project as photography. From 1998 to 2001 I studied photography, film and television in Scotland and have been a freelance photographer and artist since 2007.
KIELerleben: Where did the idea for the exhibition come from?
Liss Cortman: The trigger was actually the first lockdown. I come from southern Schleswig-Holstein and I was not allowed to go to sea. There is no water within a ten kilometer radius in the Segeberg district, so I started making blurry shells out of everyday objects during the lockdown. For example, from sheets and cleaning rags. When I was allowed back into the ocean, it was very clear that a lot of plastic waste had flown away. At first I just collected it and then at home I noticed that the garbage has created the condition of the sea.
KIELerleben: What was the reaction of others when you started taking trash with you to the Föhr?
Liss Cortman: Different. In fact, I've had to hear comments like, "What is this about? We'd rather look at the sea, it's not so bad! The question is always whether one should ignore the first signs, knowing that it is worse in other parts of the world. People like to close their eyes.
KIELerleben: And the reactions to the exhibition?
Liss Cortman: Some visitors are genuinely surprised at how little they actually saw this devastation. Some people really get caught when they are drawn to the deceptive beauty of art. But that's exactly what I'm playing. I didn't want to photograph a muddy beach, I wanted to make the approach. And if I can use it to set something in motion, in whatever form it may be, a lot has already happened.
Nail Experience: How is the picture made?
Lis Cortman: All images are in microformat, so never bigger than A4. As with some motifs, a plexiglass pane serves as a horizon line and provides a characteristic reflection. They are exposed to either sunlight or studio lights. There was a whole lot of garbage collected on the fohr and all the photos were taken there. One of the motifs also has a label with the French inscription "Humane" (dt. Human). Overall, it once said: "Not fit for human consumption" – very symbolic.
EXPERIENCE KIEL: The shiny foil of a helium balloon can be found on some of the training pieces. What's so special about it?
Lis Cortman: On the beach, the balloon seemed completely imperceptible, almost like an algae. Luminous particles shine only when the Sun shines on it at a certain angle. Interestingly, the balloon has changed its meaning so much. At some point it was abandoned for a joyous occasion and as it moved away from people it became an environmental disaster. And this waste was taken from nature and now it is again something different. Really interesting change.
KIELerleben: How's the sea for you?
Liss Cortman: There are very different creatures and influences in the ocean. And that is what I want to express through my exhibition. It begins with this veneration of nature, expressed by golden picture frames, showing the dejected people with their eyes closed and the primal power emerging in the depths.
KIELerleben: To what extent can art transfer something to the mind that other forms of representation cannot?
Lis Cortman: There are already countless reports and photographs on the topic of marine pollution. We are so immersed in it that we are literally numb. I could now picture a plastic bottle on the beach and sadly it wouldn't do anything anymore. It is shocking but true. Hopefully my pictures will encourage you to stop and take a closer look.
KIELerleben: If you had to summarize your art in a few words, what would it be?
Lis Cortman: My works of art are ideas that have become figurative. I see something, a sign, that excites me and then I think about it. And then my chain comes into existence.
KIELerleben: What should visitors take with them from the exhibition?
Liss Cortman: Inquiry and openness to other perspectives. You have to be honest with yourself and let yourself be moved.
until the exhibition 12. September At Home 3 in Anscherpark on Friday and Saturday from 4 pm to 7 pm and on Sundays from 12 pm to 6 pm. admission is free. more information http://www.ocean-summit.de.
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Press are welcome to preview the exhibition on Tuesday, April 25. Please contact Lisa Colli, lcolli@icaboston.org or 617-480-4664, to RSVP or if you need additional information or images.
On April 26, the Institute of Contemporary Art/Boston (ICA) opens Nari Ward: Sun Splashed, the most significant exhibition of the artist's work to date. Ward (b. 1963 in St. Andrew Parish, Jamaica) actively engages with local sites—their histories, communities, and economies—to create spectacular, ambitiously scaled artworks out of unlikely materials.
Sun Splashed includes artworks made from soda pop bottles, shoelaces, shopping carts, and a fire escape—materials that speak to the artist's distinctive experimentation and resonate with social, political, and cultural meaning. Working in sculpture, collage, photography, video, installation, and performance, Ward captures the makeshift qualities of everyday life and imbues his production with a visceral relationship to history and the real world. The exhibition focuses on vital points of reference for Ward including his native Jamaica, citizenship and migration, and African-American history and culture, to explore the dynamics of power and politics in society. The exhibition is organized by Pérez Art Museum Miami Associate Curator Diana Nawi. The Boston presentation, on view through September 4, is coordinated by Ruth Erickson, ICA Associate Curator, with Jessica Hong, Curatorial Associate.
"The ICA first introduced Nari Ward to Boston audiences in the 1998 exhibition, The Quiet in the Land, and again in 2000 as part of a public project, Art on the Emerald Necklace. Then, as now, Ward uses familiar materials in resonant ways to reflect on the ideas, experiences, and artifacts of community, democracy, and homeland," said Jill Medvedow, Ellen Matilda Poss Director of the ICA.
Happy Smilers: Duty Free Shopping, 1996—An immersive architectural installation that includes a real fire escape, found domestic appliances wrapped in firehoses, and an audio track.
Savior, 1996—A 10-foot tall sculpture that transforms a quotidian shopping cart through intricate assemblage and wrapping.
Glory, 2004—A trenchant installation centered on a tanning bed made from oil barrels incised with the American flag.
Naturalization Drawing Table, 2004—An interactive installation based on Ward's experiences of becoming a U.S. citizen that gives visitors a better understanding of the bureaucratic process. When activated (on select days), participants will be able to have passport photos taken, fill out a facsimile of an INS naturalization form, have it notarized, and then return it to the artist to keep and display. Upon completing the 'naturalization' process, the participant will receive a set of prints from Ward.
Mango Tourist, 2011—A play on a form the artist has returned to in many works, the snowman, these larger than life sculptures transpose these frozen figures into tropical "tourists" made from foam, electrical detritus, and mango seeds.
We the People, 2011—A large-scale installation in which the opening phrase of the United States Constitution is transcribed onto the wall using hand-dyed shoelaces. Ward will work with participants in the ICA's Teen Arts Program to install the work at the museum.
Homeland Sweet Homeland, 2012—A densely textured work that transcribes the Miranda Rights—the rights of citizens when interacting with police officers and prosecutors—into a seemingly domestic wall hanging that upon closer inspection contains all manners of collaged found elements including barbed wire, metal spoons, and embroidery.
Canned Smiles, 2013—Two tin cans, one labeled "Jamaican Smiles" and one labeled "Black Smiles," which reference a seminal 1961 work of conceptual art by Italian artist Piero Manzoni and play with structures and limitations of ideas around national and racial identity.
Land, 2002-14—A large-scale sculptural "tree" made of hundreds of tricycle and stroller wheels that will be installed on the ICA's first floor. Speakers play a soundtrack of wheels moving across surfaces, adding a sense of mobility to the piece. The sculpture's wheels and lack of roots serve as metaphors of migration, especially pertinent today as masses of people traverse the globe seeking new roots in foreign lands.
The relationship between art and politics is continually redefined by today's artists living in an increasingly divisive social and political landscape. In this special engagement, guests will hear from two extraordinary artists—Ward and Tania Bruguera—who have taken different approaches to responding to their important roles as artist and citizen. Bruguera (born 1968 in Havana, Cuba) considers herself an 'initiator' and has developed various long-term collaborative projects, such as Migrant People Party and the Institute of Artivism Hannah Arendt. She recently announced her candidacy for presidency in Cuba. Ward and Bruguera will be joined by ICA curator Ruth Erickson in this important and timely discussion. Free admission, first come, first served; tickets available at the box office two hours prior to start of program.
New York's Socrates Sculpture Park is concurrently presenting a solo exhibition of Nari Ward on view April 29-September 4, 2017. The exhibition, Nari Ward: G.O.A.T., again, will feature a series of six newly commissioned outdoor artworks that will traverse the five-acre park and bring new insight into the artist's ongoing exploration of identity, social progress, the urban environment, and group belonging. Nari Ward: G.O.A.T., again is organized by Socrates Sculpture Park and curated by Jess Wilcox, Director of Exhibitions. Founded in 1986 as an open space dedicated to producing and presenting contemporary public art, Socrates is located on the East River waterfront of Long Island City, Queens, New York. Visit http://socratessculpturepark.org/nariward for more details.
Organization of Nari Ward: Sun Splashed and its presentation at the Pérez Art Museum Miami has been made possible by Citi and the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, with additional support from the Funding Arts Network and Gander and White.
Support for the Boston presentation is generously provided by the Residence Inn.


Really Congress? You need to form a committee to determine if it's unlawful for Congressmen to purchase cocaine? I'm kinda thinking that's a no-brainer. but what do I know.
In a semi-surprise move by the International Astronomical Union, the planet Pluto has been downgraded to dwarf planet after years of criticism and suspicion by the Bush Administration. Bush has been hinting for sometime that Pluto is not spherical or large enough to maintain it's planetary status with Earth and it's neighbors.
In 2003, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld and then NSA chief Condelezza Rice sent a communicade to Pluto requesting immediate inspections. As of this date, no reply has been forthcoming.
The downgrading action is seen by many as just a forebearer to military intentions of the Bush administration. It is yet to be seen whether planetary aid will continue to be sent to the ex-planet.
And I can't wait to get back home today!
Well isn't this special. TV stations across the country are now afraid to air the movie Private Ryan scheduled to be aired by ABC on Veterans Day. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, with Bush being re-elected, new Republicans in Congress and recent FCC fines, broadcast stations are running scared. So here in Atlanta, we get to see Return to Mayberry instead.
Well I am catching enough grief for this at home, I may as well post it here so everyone can have some fun at my expense. When it comes right down to it, that's why I'm here.
Long day included over 4 hours at my second job at the Flight School. Watched the Braves come from behind to beat the Astros then started packing for our weekend trip to Sea World. We're having "Dinner with Shamu". I have this mental image of a big giant fish sitting at a little table drinking from a cup while holding his pinky fin out. I'm pretty sure killer whales can't talk, so how's he gonna ask us where we're from and did we have a nice trip? Oh well, he's done this a million times, I'm sure he has the small talk covered. What do you bet he's a steak eater?
— George W. Bush August 5, 2004.


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The banner arrived yesterday. WOW, that's some banner! BIG difference between a tiny proof and a BIG vinyl banner. Here's the picture from my Masonic group with the very well traveled banner (from MN to NY to Lexington, MA). Everyone really liked it and were totally surprised because I didn't tell them I had it made up. Thanks to you and the whole Banners.com crew for a great banner!
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Home Uncategorized 📚 The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
📚 The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
August 1, 2017 May 17, 2018 Anne Rice, Kate Reading, Lives of the Mayfair Witches
Lives of the Mayfair Witches #1
Narrator: Kate Reading
Length: 50h
Publisher: Random House Audio⎮2015
Synopsis: Demonstrating once again her gift for spellbinding storytelling, Anne Rice makes real for us a great dynasty of four centuries of witches–a family given to poetry and incest, murder and philosophy, a family that over the ages is itself haunted by a powerful, dangerous, and seductive being called Lasher who haunts the Mayfair women..
Moving in time from today's New Orleans and San Francisco to long-ago Amsterdam and the France of Louis XIV, from the coffee plantations of Port-au-Prince to Civil War New Orleans and back to today, Anne Rice has spun a mesmerizing tale that challenges everything we believe in.
4.75★ Audiobook⎮Finishing The Witching Hour feels like emerging from a cocoon and not knowing where I am or what's going on. For the past week, The Witching Hour has consumed nearly every waking second of my life. I mean, I was really into it. This was one of the most immersive audiobooks I've had the pleasure of hearing. It may wind up being my listening experience of the year.
I can't believe that it's taken me this long to get into Anne Rice. The hype is real. She is a master. Rice had me in the palm of her hand in a way only Stephen King has been able to do before. Even in the middle of the story, I knew I was experiencing greatness. The Witching Hour was mind-blowingly intense. There were times when I had no idea what was going on and I know Rice designed it that way, like being in the middle of a hurricane or a fever dream.
The characters were beyond complex. These are some of the most well-developed characters I've ever experienced. The genealogical structure of the family was intricately detailed and it enthralled the amateur genealogist in me. The family storyline goes back 12 generations, which had me frantically pulling up fan-made family trees. The trees spoiled a little of the story for me, so be warned, if you plan to do the same.
Certain elements of the story reminded me of The Roanoke Girls and others of the Witching Savannah series, both of which I adored. Throw in a little Stephen King-esque horror and you've got yourself a winner. This 50-hour audiobook cost me quite a few spaces on my shelf for the month of July, but what good is it to be 12 books ahead of my listening schedule if I can't indulge in a "whopper" now and then? I may have only completed five audiobooks in July, but The Witching Hour could count for five more on its own.
It felt nice to veer off course for a while and lose myself in this story. I've been searching for the perfect "witch" book for some time now and, although The Witching Hour wasn't quite it, it was close enough. Perhaps the closest I've come in the search thus far. My only regret is that I didn't hear it closer to Halloween. It's just the type of spooky I prefer. My intention is to hold off on hearing the second and third installments until closer to October, but I make no guarantees. For now, I'm just grateful to have discovered the work of Anne Rice and to have been pulled back from the edge of another listening slump. Nothing revitalizes my passion for audiobooks like a good listen!
Narration review: Oh, Kate Reading! I accredit so much of this magical experience to you. Reading's narration allowed me to forget that I was being read to or even that I was hearing a story at all. It all became so real. Kate's performance was among the best I've heard. Ever. Her character distinction was par none. It went beyond being able to tell which character was speaking. Reading imbued each character's voice with their own personality. The distinction was so incredible that I'm still having trouble believing that this was a one-person performance. C'mon Kate, who else was hiding in that booth? ♣
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CIO should be a CMO's best friend: Sephora marketing chief
CMO of US make-up brands talks about how digital has disrupted the retail space and why technology is an increasingly important capability in modern customer engagement
The CIO is a key partner for CMOs when comes to making the transition to a world where digital lies at the heart of every customer interaction, claims the CMO of US-based make-up brand, Sephora.
Speaking at the Adobe Digital Marketing Summit in Salt Lake City, Sephora's chief marketing officer, Julie Bornstein, said the CIO is her "best friend" within the business today. She attributed the stronger tie between marketing and IT to the rise of digital and ecommerce.
"I'm a big fan of his [the CIO] and vice versa," she told attendees. "We see our relationship as a partnership and as a huge asset to the Sephora business."
According to Bornstein, retailers have historically viewed technology as a back-office function, and tried to spend as little money as possible on technology or outsourced it. More recently, they have begun realising what a critical asset IT is thanks to digital disruption.
"Technology has moved to the consumer and it's all front facing," she commented. "IT therefore needs to be a core asset."
While ecommerce was originally seen as a threat to bricks-and-mortar initially, it's now considered a key opportunity to engage customers in a more holistic way, Bornstein said. "We see digital as a true weapon in connecting with consumers and creating a great retail experience."
To meet the needs of a more digitally savvy customer, Sephora invested in an in-house technology team a couple of years ago, and is working with technology vendors such as Adobe to understand how to best tackle digital within the retail context, Bornstein said. She claimed the investment in IT has been a significant organisational change.
"Today, we paint the picture and start with the consumer experience in mind," she continued. "Even if you're not an IT company, you should realise now how valuable it [technology] is."
The growing need for a relationship between CMO and CIO also popped up during an executive panel session for press during the Summit.
Adobe senior vice-president of digital marketing, Brad Rencher, said the company was witnessing a transition in the way the two roles work together.
"CMOs had been striking out on their own because IT was perhaps moving too slowly and they wanted to go their own way," he commented. "In the last two years, forward-thinking and digital-first CIOs have realised what IT and the CIO office can deliver as enterprises go through this digital revolution."
Adobe's new reseller agreement with SAP, as well as its partnership with Epsilon and other third-party vendors, is of a reflection of the need for marketing solutions to play within a broader enterprise environment, he said.
Adobe CMO, Ann Lewnes, said her and the vendor's CIO had made peace several years ago.
"The CIO has looked upon us marketers historically as the 'fluffy people', and we were at the bottom of the food chain; they didn't give us any marketing technology support," she said. "But now people realise marketing is driving the business and CMOs must be more in tune with the numbers.
"You can't adopt marketing automation without hooking up to the back end. CIOs are the stewards of the back-end operations, while CMOs are the stewards of customer experience and we are much more aligned than ever before and we have to get even more aligned."
Lewnes added Adobe's own CEO, Shantanu Narayen, claims the CMO will soon be more in tune with the numbers than the CFO.
Narayen also pointed out the first thing now discussed at Adobe's weekly management meetings, is not just what subscribers did in terms of engagement on the Adobe.com site, but also what's happening through the entire marketing function. Key factors include how many people the vendor is touching, trial numbers, and how many individuals downloaded a piece of software.
"You won't find a company where there is a clear distinction between what is marketing and what is technology; these are becoming blurred," Narayen continued. "This will require that every CIO and CMO work together to provide this unified view of the enterprise; it's not an option anymore.
MORE FROM ADOBE SUMMIT: Adobe announces raft of new digital marketing technology capabilities
Marketers are shaping up for a career transformation
Why marketers are in prime position to lead customer transformation, Adobe's digital chief claims
"At Adobe, we have to serve not just marketing with our products, we need to work with every enterprise and financial system that exists. This allows someone like Ann to not just be more creative, but also enables CMOs to drive the business."
Digital's disruptive force
In line with the Summit's focus on reinvention, Sephora's Bornstein also touched on the wider digital economic trends influencing how brands engage with customers. One example is the evolution of the Internet from one-way street to dynamic social Web, she said. Retailers used to getting immediate feedback from customers on what they did and didn't like in-store are now starting to recognise the same capabilities and opportunities in digital delivery.
"Now, with anything you do, you can get instant feedback on what customers like and don't like," Bornstein said. "We can't pretend we don't know anymore."
Another major mindset shift has been around the level of complexity involved in customer engagement. "Originally it was about being an ecommerce business; now it's digital consumer touch points that go into the store, mobile, Web, and it's much more complex for an organisation to manage," Bornstein said. "It's also expensive and it's moving fast. "
Bornstein was one of the ecommerce pioneers at US department store giant, Nordstrom, and initially joined Sephora to head up its ecommerce team. She was appointed CMO one year ago and now oversees both digital and marketing functions.
"The benefit of this union is that we have all of our resources pooled and can think about our money and our people holistically," she said. "Whether it's a consumer experience created in digital, or an ad we run, we think about it in terms of how the consumer experiences it.
"It also doesn't hurt having a P&L through ecommerce to help fund all these great initiatives we want to do."
CMO evolution
As part of her presentation, Borstein also touched on the changing role of the CMO and highlighted three key trends triggering the position's reinvention. The first was globalisation, and the fact that younger generations of consumers don't identify any territorial borders around brands.
"Border definitions are irrelevant to consumers, which means we need to think about them and market trends globally," Bornstein claimed.
The second trend is personalisation, an industry buzzword which she believes still has to come to fruition."Mobile enables personalisation in a whole new way, and it's still out there as an opportunity," she added.
The third trend contributing to the CMO's reinvention is content, and its importance in the way brands communicate and engage with customers and prospects.
"Content and commerce were originally very separate but are now coming together," Bornstein said. "The power of content in the consumer experience, whether it's in-store, online or via a device, is going to become more important."
- Nadia Cameron travelled to Digital Marketing Summit as a guest of Adobe.
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The Life of an Elderly Artist
For many, Peter Anton's house embodies an end-of-life nightmare: the utility companies long ago shut off the heat and electricity, the floorboards are rotting, and the detritus of a chaotic life is precariously stacked to the...
For many, Peter Anton's house embodies an end-of-life nightmare: the utility companies long ago shut off the heat and electricity, the floorboards are rotting, and the detritus of a chaotic life is precariously stacked to the ceiling. But for the filmmakers Dan Rybicky and Aaron Wickenden, Anton's home is a treasure trove, a startling collection of unseen and fascinating paintings, drawings, and notebooks, not to mention Anton himself, a character worthy of his own reality TV show.
Though aging, infirm, cranky, and solitary, Anton also is funny and utterly resilient. the film's remarkable journey follows a gifted artist through startling twists and turns. By its quietly satisfying ending, Almost There has provided enough human drama for a season of soap operas, plus insights into mental illness, aging in America, and the redemptive power of art.
Official Selection at DOC NYC.
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Peter Anton


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Name Emma Brown
Born 3 Aug 1875 Chesley, Ontario, Canada
Family Search ID LZVQ-BJJ
FindaGrave ID 26264506
Died 5 May 1949 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Certificate of Death - Emma Lasbury (nee Brown)
Buried 9 May 1949 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Mountain View Cemetery and Crematorium, Vancouver, British Colum
Plot: OLD/2/02/021/0001A
Emma Lasbury ( - 1949) - Find A Grave Memorial
Father William Brown
b. 20 Aug 1827, Jersey City, Hudson, New Jersey, USA
Mother Isabella Robertson
b. 26 Aug 1840, Ontario, Canada
Married Yes, date unknown
Husband George Lasbury
b. 23 Aug 1866, Stroud, Gloucestershire, England, UK
d. 5 Mar 1951, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (Age 84 years)
Married 3 Mar 1900 Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
1. Thelma Isabelle Lasbury
b. 12 Dec 1902, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
2. Eva May Lasbury
d. 9 Jan 1907, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Born - 3 Aug 1875 - Chesley, Ontario, Canada
Married - 3 Mar 1900 - Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Died - 5 May 1949 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Canada - 9 May 1949 - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


For nearly a decade, Andover Newton's library leaders acquired electronic versions of assigned books whenever they were available. As they carried out the process of de-accessing the collection beginning in 2016, the electronic books needed to remain available to students through the closing of the Newton campus.
Now that the Andover Newton library has been relocated to Yale Divinity School, and resources have landed at YDS and other destinations, Andover Newton chose to donate the electronic book collection to our sister seminary in Sri Lanka, Christian Theological Seminary (CTS). The Rev. Jude Sutharshan, a 2016 graduate of Andover Newton's MA in Theological Research program, serves as Principal of CTS. Rev. Suthershan was in New Haven for Andover Newton Alumni/ae Convocation events.
These books will go a long way toward helping CTS to restore a collection devastated by civil war. Jude interrupted his North American vacation for a signing ceremony where President Copenhaver officially signed over the books Andover Newton owns on the EBSCO database hosting system to CTS.


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Fuel Fall to Fort Wayne in Physical Home Heartbreaker
January 12, 2019 Reggie Edwards Fuel Game Recaps 0
by Reggie Edwards
The Indy Fuel were looking to both keep the momentum going as well as to avenge a recent loss when they welcomed the Fort Wayne Komets back to Indianapolis Friday night. They were coming off a big win Tuesday against Kansas City but, before that, they had dropped a tough road game at Fort Wayne last weekend.
The game was just as you would expect from two in-state rivals who were neck-and-neck in the Central Division and Playoff race. Fort Wayne came into the weekend showdown just two games ahead of Indy- both teams with 19 wins but Fort Wayne with two-less losses.
The game was just as physical as expected with players down on the ice just minutes into the game as the 1st Period saw three four penalties early-on and it was clear the Komets weren't going to make it easy on the Fuel, closing the opening Period at a 0-0 tie.
The intensity escalated in the 2nd Period with Josh Shalla scoring a quick goal at 14:49 off an assist from Quentin Shore and Robert Powers but the Komets countered with two goals of their own.
Things started to get heated late in the Period, though with loads of fists being thrown, pushes going around and blood, which found multiple players heading to the Penalty Box, setting the stage for a 3rd Period that wouldn't disappoint with the Komets barely holding onto a 2-1 lead.
Just minutes into the 3rd, Shalla scored a goal to tie it at 2 and then things got fun. Emotions had already been running high- fans and players alike- and it got the best of the players as a Komets possession turned into an all-out brawl that left Zach Miskovic bloody.
Things just escalated from there when a fight later on found three Komets players in the penalty box for continuing to fight after an altercation- getting 10 min. in the Box as well as two Fuel players and the game stopped for a considerable amount of time while the officials tried to regain order on the ice.
After three periods of play, the game still wasn't decided so things went to Overtime, which was only perfect for a way to end this game but it unfortunately didn't last long as the Komets scored a go-ahead goal just 10 seconds into OT to put a damper on the Fuel's hopes.
Purdue Knocks Out #17 Iowa at Home
No. 17 Purdue Powers Past Maryland 28-10


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La classe è una parte fondamentale dell'identità e della natura dei personaggi nel gioco di ruolo Dungeons & Dragons. Le capacità, i punti di forza e i punti deboli di un personaggio sono in gran parte definiti dalla sua classe; scegliere una classe è uno dei primi passi che un giocatore compie per creare un personaggio giocante di Dungeons & Dragons. La classe di un personaggio ne influenza le abilità e le caratteristiche. Un party di personaggi completo richiede una varietà di caratteristiche offerte dalle classi trovate all'interno del gioco.

Dungeons & Dragons è stato il primo gioco a introdurre l'uso delle classi di personaggi nel gioco di ruolo. In seguito, anche molti altri giochi di ruolo tradizionali e giochi di ruolo online hanno adottato il concetto. Le classi di Dungeons & Dragons sono state definite nel Manuale del Giocatore, uno dei tre manuali fondamentali; una varietà di classi alternative sono state definite anche in manuali supplementari.

Classi per tipo

Classi base
Queste classi sono apparse come classi dei personaggi nei manuali di base di più edizioni pubblicate:
 Barbaro
 Bardo
 Chierico
 Druido
 Guerriero
 Ladro
 Mago
 Monaco
 Paladino
 Ranger
 Stregone
 Warlock

Classi base alternative
Mentre le classi base disponibili sono state abbastanza stabili dalla prima edizione di Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, una varietà di classi base alternative sono state offerte in manuali supplementari. La pubblicazione di Unearthed Arcana nel 1985, ad esempio, introdusse la nuova (per l'epoca) classe base del Barbaro e rielaborò i Paladini per essere un tipo della nuova classe base Cavaliere; Oriental Adventures ha inoltre introdotto una serie di classi alternative più adatte ad un'ambientazione orientale. La seconda edizione ha aggiunto diverse classi base completamente nuove (come Runecaster e Sciamano); inoltre, i manuali supplementari offrivano una varietà di "kit" per personalizzare ogni classe base, e la Guida del Dungeon Master offriva suggerimenti su come bilanciare le classi personalizzate create dai singoli giocatori. La terza edizione, nella sua Guida del Dungeon Master, ha introdotto cinque classi di personaggi non giocanti destinate all'uso del master e non dei personaggi.

Le classi base alternative sono considerate opzionali e non sempre sono utilizzabili in tutti i contesti. Ad esempio, la classe del Samurai introdotta nel manuale Oriental Adventures potrebbe non essere adatta ad un'ambientazione classica in stile reame europeo. Analogamente, le classi associate alle arti psioniche come il Guerriero Psichico non sono adatte alle ambientazioni che non includono tali arti.

Multiclasse
La maggior parte delle edizioni di Dungeons & Dragons consente la possibilità di avanzare contemporaneamente in più di una classe, acquisendo livelli alternativamente da diverse classi, con un meccanismo noto come "multiclasse".

Nella prima e seconda edizione, cambiare la classe di un personaggio è difficile. Solo i personaggi di razza umana possono, e per farlo sono necessari requisiti molto alti in termini di punteggi di caratteristica: questo meccanismo è chiamato "dual-classing". I personaggi di razza non umana possono invece "multiclassare" acquisendo due (o raramente anche tre) classi allo stesso tempo al costo di una progressione del livello più lenta.

La terza edizione consente ai giocatori di mescolare e abbinare livelli da qualsiasi numero di classi, sebbene alcune combinazioni siano più efficaci di altre. Inoltre, con le "classi di prestigio" questa edizione offre la massima libertà per quanto riguarda le opzioni di multiclasse. Ci sono, tuttavia, penalità per il tasso di punti esperienza acquisiti se le classi vengono combinate in modo azzardato. La terza edizione di Unearthed Arcana include la variante Gestalt che consente ai personaggi di ottenere i vantaggi di due classi ad ogni livello acquisito.

La quarta edizione consente ai personaggi di acquisire un talento che consente l'accesso ad aspetti specifici di un'altra classe. I talenti multiclasse specifici per le classi sono anche prerequisiti per i talenti di scambio di potere, ognuno dei quali consente al personaggio di scambiare un potere quotidiano, di incontro o di utilità della loro prima classe con uno della loro seconda classe. Inoltre, al livello 11, un personaggio con un talento multiclasse e tutti i talenti di scambio di potere è idoneo per il multiclasse di paragone, che consente di ottenere poteri aggiuntivi della loro seconda classe invece di intraprendere un percorso di paragone. Alcune classi sono disponibili solo tramite il multiclasse; la prima di queste classi fu lo Spellscarred, introdotta nel Manuale del Giocatore di Forgotten Realms. Nella 4ª edizione, ogni personaggio può multiclassare in una sola classe, tranne quando diversamente specificato dalla sua classe primaria (come per il Bardo). Il Manuale del Giocatore III ha introdotto classi "ibride", una forma più profonda di multiclasse in cui gli elementi di due classi vengono combinati ad ogni livello.

Nella quinta edizione, il multiclasse richiede punteggi minimi di caratteristica per ogni classe scelta, tuttavia i requisiti non sono così alti come nelle precedenti edizioni. Le classi base richiedono solo un punteggio di caratteristica specifico pari o superiore a 13, ad eccezione del Monaco, del Paladino e del Ranger che ne richiedono due.

Classi per edizione

Original Dungeons & Dragons
Nel set originale di Dungeons & Dragons c'erano solo tre classi base: il Chierico, il Fighting Man e il Magic User. Gygax presenta la quarta classe base, il Ladro, in un articolo nel numero 9 della fanzine Great Plains Games Players Newsletter, mentre il Paladino viene introdotto come sottoclasse del Fighting Man nel supplemento Greyhawk (che presenta anche il Ladro già apparso in precedenza). Questi quattro archetipi di gioco fantasy rappresentano quattro ruoli tattici principali del gioco: il Fighting Man offre forza e resistenza per il combattimento; il Ladro offre astuzia e azione furtiva; il Chierico fornisce supporto sia in combattimento che in magia; e il Magic User ha una varietà di poteri magici. In molte maniere, le classi sono pensate come alternative che perfezionano o combinano queste funzioni. I Nani e gli Halfling erano limitati alla classe Fighting Man, mentre gli Elfi erano limitati alle classi Fighting Man e Magic User, ma possono cambiare da una all'altra ogni volta che lo desiderano. Tutte e tre le razze non umane avevano un avanzamento di livello limitato.

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1ª edizione

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons allentò le restrizioni sulle combinazioni di razza/classe, sebbene le razze non umane abbiano spesso restrizioni sul massimo livello raggiungibile. Classi comparse per la prima in supplementi e articoli della rivista The Strategic Review furono incluse come classi base. Il Player's Handbook introdusse anche la classe del Bard come sesta classe, comunque era più simile a quella che in edizioni precedenti sarebbe stata chiamata classe di prestigio, dato che non era possibile iniziare a giocare come bardo, ma si doveva iniziare come guerriero, cambiare casse in ladro e infine cambiare un'ultima volta classe come bardo.

La scelta della classe era vincolata ai valori delle abilità. Per esempio un personaggio per essere un guerriero necessitava di una forza di almeno 9, il monaco richiedeva 15 di forza, saggezza, destrezza e 11 di costituzione..

Il Player's Handbook introdusse ulteriori modifiche nel gioco e nelle classi personaggio. Rispetto alle edizioni precedenti il dado vita di guerrieri, chierici e ladri venne migliorato (rispettivamente un d10, d8 e d6). L'effetto della forza di un personaggio sulla probabilità di colpire, il danno causato, il peso sollevabile e la probabilità di aprire una morta furono modificati. Un'alta intelligenza conferì una probabilità migliorata sia della propabilità di conoscere incantesimi, sia di imparare linguaggi. Un'alta saggezza diede ai chierici un bonus sugli incantesimi, mentre una bassa la probabilità di fallire nel lanciarli. Nuove tabelle delinearono gli effetti di costituzione, destrezza e carisma. Ogni classe e sottoclasse ebbe una propria tabella di esperienza, per la maggior parte di esse divenne più difficile avanzare sopra il terzo o quarto livello. Furono introdotti anche i personaggi multiclasse

Unearthed Arcana aggiunse le sottoclassi del cavaliere (già apparso in Dragon n. 59), barbaro (già apparso in Dragon n. 63) e ladro-acrobata (già apparso in Dragon n. 69)

Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set

Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2ª edizione

La seconda edizione di Advanced Dungeons & Dragons cercò di razionalizzare quello che era diventato un pasticcio di regole che si applicavano solo a specifici casi nella prima edizione. Cercò quindi di semplificare le regole ed eliminare le contraddizioni. Le classi di personaggi furono divise in quattro gruppi o "metaclassi": combattenti, stregoni, sacerdoti e vagabondi (rispettivamente Warrior, Wizard, Priest e Rogue). Ogni gruppo aveva una classe "base" che richiedeva solo un 9 nel "primo attributo" della classe e che erano potevano essere giocate in ogni ambientazione, le lcassi rimanenti erano considerate opzionali. Le classi di gruppo di classi avevano in comune i dadi vita, THAC0 e tabella dei tiri salvezza.

Modifiche
Gli incantesimi furono unificati in due gruppi, uno per gli stregoni (suddiviso in scuole di magia) e l'altro per i Sacerdoti (suddiviso in sfere di influenza). Le singole classi avevano accesso a scuole o sfere differenti, dando così ad ognuna una lista di incantesimi distinta.

Per esempio la classe dell'illusionista della 1ª edizione divenne un tipo di mago specialista. Un mago specialista può lanciare incantesimi extra della sua scuola di magia, ma non può lanciare incantesimi della scuola/e opposta; per esempio un illusionista ottiene incantesimi giornalieri extra nella scuola dell'illusione, ma non può lanciare incantesimi di abiuriazione, necromanzia ed evocazione.

Una distinzione simile venne fatta per i preti. La seconda edizione introdusse preti di mitologie specifiche che ottengono abilità, restrizioni e sfere di influenza proprie. Il druido viene dato come esempio, le specifiche per altri preti sono lasciate all'operato del dungeon master e a manuali di ambientazione. Per esempio un prete di Tempus, dio della guerra dei Forgotten Realms può incitare una furia berseker e non ha la limitazione di altri chierici all'uso di sole armi da botta. La scelta delle sfere di influenza opera in maniera simile a quella della scelta delle scuole di magia permesse e vietate.

La classe del bardo venne cambiata in una che poteva essere scelta alla creazione del personaggio. Monaco ed assassino furono rimosse dal Manuale del giocatore. La Guida del Dungeon Master spiega al riguardo:

Supplementi specifici per classe introdussero modifiche che permisero ai giocatori di creare personaggi basati su temi specifici senza dover introdurre nuove classi. L'assassino, il barbaro e il monaco furono reimplementati in questa maniera, con il barbaro riceveno un suo libro specifico, il Complete Barbarian's Handbook. Similmente sciamani e runecaster furono introdotti come kit, mentre personaggi psionici furono introdo nel Complete Psionics Handbook.<

Dungeons & Dragons 3ª edizione
La terza edizione di D&D abolì la pratica di raggruppare le classi, permettendo nuovamente che i dadi vita, bonus di attacco e tiri salvezza variassero per ciascuna classe. Il monaco tornò ad essere una classe base, venne aggiunta la classe dello stregone e inclusa quella del barbaro precedentemente descritta nella prima edizione dell'Unearthed Arcana e come kit opzionale nella seconda edizione. I requisiti minimi di attributi furono aboliti, sebbene un valore basso in un attributo importante influenzi comunque negativamente il personaggio.

Le tabelle dei punti esperienza per livello furono unificate in un'unica tabella identica per tutte le classi, permettendo quindi di multiclassare più facilmente il personaggio, invece di dover dividere l'esperienza guadagnata i personaggi possono semplicemente, quando ottengono punti esperienza sufficienti per avanzare di un livello, in quale classe avanzare e aggiungere i bonus appropriati per quella classe.

In aggiunta alle undici classi presentati nel Manuale del giocatore altre classi furono introdotte nei supplementi successivi e la Guida del Master conteneva cinque classi più deboli, progettate per i personaggi non giocanti: adepto, aristocratico, combattente, esperto, popolano.

Classi base
Le undici classi presenti nel Manuale del giocatore della terza edizione sono:
Barbaro
Bardo
Chierico
Druido
Guerriero
Monaco
Paladino
Ranger
Ladro
Sorcerer
Mago

Classi alternative
Diversi manuali aggiunsero nuove classi base, che si potevano prendere dal primo livello o in cui multiclassare. Alcuni di questi presentavano anche delle classi di prestigio che avevano requisiti di ingresso accessibili solo prendendo livelli nelle classi base descritte nel manuale,

Oltre all'aggiunta della varianti di classe per le classi base, molti supplementi introdussero nuove nuove classi base che si potevano prendere dal primo livello o in cui si poteva multiclassare. Alcuni di questi libri comprendono classi di prestigio hanno requisiti di ingresso accessibili solo avendo livelli nelle classi descritte nel libro stesso (per esempio la classe di prestigio Soulcaster richiede l'abilità di classe soulmelding, offerta solo dalle tre classi base di Magic of Incarnum).

Classi di prestigio
Furono inoltre introdotte nella Guida del Master le classi di prestigio, come mezzo per personalizzare il proprio personaggio. Queste sono una forma di multiclasse inaccessibile al 1º livello, dato che un personaggio deve soddisfare un certo numero di prerequisiti, come possedere certi talenti, o appartenere a specifiche organizzazioni. Le classi di prestigio offrono la possibilità di concentrarsi su certe abilità, che sono altrimenti difficili da ottenere. Per esempio l'assassino nella terza edizione è una classe di prestigio per multiclassare nella quale si deve essere di allineamento malvagio, avere 8 gradi in muoversi silenziosamente e in Nascondersi, avere 4 gradi in Camuffare e commettere un delitto specificatamente per lo scopo di diventare un assassino. In cambio concede poteri magici minori, un danno furtivo maggiore e un miglior uso dei veleni.

La Guida del master include le classi di prestigio: arciere arcano, assassino, difensore nanico, guardia nera, servitore immondo, maestro del sapere e ombra danzante, mentre la revisione della 3.5 include classi come il Mistificatore Arcano, l'Arcimago, Discepolo dei draghi e Duellista. Molti altri manuali introdussero classi di prestigio aggiuntive, come il cantore della lama in Il tomo e il sangue (Tome and Blood); iettatore, geomante, trasformista, signore verdeggiante in Signori delle terre selvagge (Masters of the Wild); Campione divino in Forgotten Realms - Ambientazione (Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting); cerebromante e elocatore nel Manuale completo delle arti psioniche (Expanded Psionics Handbook); lirista di Fochlucan nel Perfetto avventuriero (Complete Adventurer); e camaleonte in Razze del destino (Races of Destiny). Alcune di queste classi furono corrette per equilibrarle nella revisione 3.5 del gioco.

Dungeons & Dragons 4ª edizione

La quarta edizione rivide l'organizzazione delle classi a favore di un insieme di meccaniche maggiormente unificato, che era pensato per ridurre lo squilibrio percepito tra i personaggi in grado di lanciatori di incantesimi e quelli che non erano in grado. Le classi possono essere definite come una combinazione del ruolo di un personaggio e di una fonte di potere e si differenziano in base ai poteri e caratteristiche che danno, che seguono tutte lo stesso schema di poteri a volontà, una volta per incontro, giornalieri e di utilità.

Il primo manuale Manuale del giocatore - Eroi divini, arcani e marziali non include alcune delle classi, come il barbaro, bardo, druido, monaco e stregone (sebbene queste furono ripristinate nei Manuale del giocatore successivi), ma include il warlock (introdotto originariamente nel manuale del Complete Arcane dell'edizione 3.5) e il condottiero (originariamente introdotto come marshal nel Miniature Handbook della terza edizione). In totale nei tre manuali del giocatore furono pubblicate ventisei classi.

Fonti di potere
Ogni classe trae il suo potere da una fonte specifica. Le fonti di potere presenti nel Player's Handbook sono arcano, divino e marziale. Le classi arcane ottengono energia dal cosmo, quelle divine dalle loro divinità e quelle marziali dall'addestramento e la forza di volontà. Il Manuale del giocaotore 2 introduce la fonte primeva, che trae potere dagli spiriti del mondo naturale. Dragon n. 379 pubblicò la classe dell'assassino, inclusa la sua fonte di potere: l'ombra. Il Manuale del giocaotore 3 introduce la fonte di potere psionica, che tre potere dalla mente. Il Player's Option: Heroes of the Elemental Chaos introduce classi che usano il potere elementale.

Ruolo dei personaggi
I personaggi di una data classe soddisfano un particolare ruolo nel gruppo, specialmente in combattimento. Le guide (leaders) sono specializzate nel potenziare e curare gli alleati. I controllori sull'influenzare più bersagli contemporaneamente, danneggiandoli, indebolendoli o alterando il campo di battaglia. I difensori si specializzano nel bloccare gli attacchi nemici o nell'attirarli su sé stessi e sono generalmente incentrati sul combattimento corpo a corpo. Gli assalitori (strikers) si specializzano sulla mobilità, il causare gravi danni a singoli bersagli e sull'evitare gli attacchi. Mentre alcune guide o assalitori sono concentrati sul combattimento corpo a corpo o su quello a distanza, i ruoli in quanto tali non lo sono.

Cammini leggendari e destini epici
Le classi di prestigio delle edizioni precedenti sono state rimpiazzate dai cammini leggendari e destini epici, come metodo di personalizzazione del personaggio. Ogni personaggio può scegliere un cammino leggendario una volta raggiunto il livello 11 e un destino epico una volta raggiunto il livello 21.

I cammini leggendari sono spesso (ma non sempre) specifici di una classe e alcuni hanno prerequisiti aggiuntivi. Altri sono ristretti ai membri di una razza o sono associati con una nazione o fazione dell'ambientazione. I cammini leggendari espando le abilità esistenti di un personaggio. Per esempio quelli di un guerriero migliorano la sua costituzione, capacità di subire danni o l'efficacia con le armi da mischia.

I destini epici generalmente hanno prerequisiti meno stringenti che i cammini leggendari, molti sono disponibili a più classi e alcuni come Semidio Cercatore Eterno hanno solo il raggiungimento del 21º livello come prerequisito. Ogni destino epico include almeno una maniera in cui un personaggio può stabilire un'eredità e almeno una maniera in cui il personaggio può ritirarsi. La maggior parte fornisce meno benefici che un cammino leggendario, ma quelli che fornisce sono molto più potenti. Una caratteristica comune dei destini epici è di permettere ai personaggi (solitamente una volta al giorno) di ritornare in vita o comunque di continuare a essere attivo anche dopo la morte.

Diversamente dalle classi di prestigio un personaggio può scegliere un singolo cammino leggendario e un singolo destino epico, e gli avanzamenti in essi sono in aggiunta a quelli di classe, piuttosto che sostituirli.

Dungeons & Dragons 5ª edizione
Le classi della quinta edizione hanno meccaniche e caratterizzazione simili alle corrispettive versioni della terza edizione. Le classi acquisiscono nuove capacità al raggiungimento di ogni livello, consentendo loro di affrontare creature più forti e situazioni più difficili o pericolose, ma a differenza della quarta edizione gli avversari di livello inferiore continuano ad offrire una sfida poiché con l'avanzare dei livelli le statistiche aumentano in modo minore.

Le classi incluse nel Manuale del Giocatore della 5ª edizione (2014) corrispondono alle 12 classi base. La prima nuova classe alternativa per la 5ª edizione, l'Artificiere, è stata pubblicata nei manuali Eberron: Rising from the Last War (2019) e Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (2020).

Sottoclassi
Ogni classe ha più sottoclassi, che consentono ai giocatori di scegliere quale Archetipo della loro classe vogliono seguire (ad esempio: Berserker Barbarian, Evoker Wizard, Wild Magic Sorcerer, Beastmaster Ranger, etc.), scelto generalmente al 3º livello. L'Archetipo definisce molte delle caratteristiche che la classe acquisisce.

Accoglienza
Screen Rant ha valutato la classe del Mago come la più potente e la classe del Ranger come la meno potente delle 12 classi base della 5ª edizione.

Gus Wezerek, per FiveThirtyEight, ha riferito che delle "combinazioni di classe e razza per 100.000 personaggi che i giocatori hanno creato su D&D Beyond dal 15 agosto al 15 settembre 2017", la classe del Guerriero è stata la più utilizzata (13.906 volte), seguita dal Ladro (11.307) e dal Mago (9.855); mentre il Druido è stato il meno utilizzato (6.328). Wezerek ha scritto "quando ho iniziato a giocare a Dungeons & Dragons cinque anni fa, non avrei mai scelto la combinazione più popolare del gioco: il Guerriero Umano. Ci sono già abbastanza guerrieri umani in film, TV e libri — il mio primo personaggio era uno Stregone Dragonide albino. Ma oggi riesco a vedere oltre la semplicità della combinazione".

Impatto culturale

Televisione
Nella serie televisiva Stranger Things, una sessione di Dungeons and Dragons giocata dai protagonisti è una delle prime scene dell'episodio pilota, e il gioco riappare più volte nel corso della serie. Nel 2019, la Wizards of the Coast ha pubblicato uno starter set tema Stranger Things per la 5ª edizione di Dungeons and Dragons che include "cinque personaggi pre-generati, uno per ogni membro del party come descritto nella stagione 2 di Stranger Things. I fan possono mettersi nei panni del paladino di Mike, del chierico di Will, del ranger di Lucas, del bardo di Dustin e del mago di Undici".

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So this is me, Terri, and one third of Quirk it. It was my spur of the moment wedding and love of all things vintage that inspired the birth of this business.
My boyfriend at the time, Kelvin, who is an Officer in the Royal Navy had been away for a 7 month deployment and on his return we had planned a Christmas skiing trip with some friends. Towards the end of the holiday and about 2 hours (and a few too many jagerbombs) into the New Year things escalated and I found myself proposing (yes me, and it wasn't even a leap year!) and telephoning everyone at home to invite them to a wedding in 2 days' time…in Bulgaria!!! Luckily we had made a few friends at the resort who the following day drove us around florists, churches and bridal shops, all of which were actually closed due to it being a bank holiday and had to open especially for us (I think mainly due to the fact that our new foreign friends appeared to resemble some sort of Bulgarian Mafia). Either way they were all very helpful and on the 2nd January, my parents arrived with the family heirlooms to complete our very brief wedding checklist. The day arrived and we were to be married in a beautiful church, however, it turns out it was to be a Greek Orthodox service whereby the only words we understood during the hour long mantra was 'Terri' and 'Kelvin'. We lit candles and the Priest sang some more and we were then whisked off by our new 'friends' to a posh restaurant where we smashed glasses and participated in some other strange local traditions. Entertainment had been put on (not sure who by) and we celebrated into the early hours of the morning until my mother slipped and broke her wrist (I'd like to say in the snow but she actually fell out of a taxi!) and we realised that we were due to fly home the following day!!!
One of the best days of my life followed by one of the worst which involved two flights home on a hangover and the realisation that the madness of the past 2 days was wasted as somebody pointed out that the marriage was not legal!!!
Go for the local Chapel service, hire a disused warehouse, decorate the entire place, invite 120 guests (plus an extra 100 for the evening), collect 120 vintage cups and saucers, cake stands and all other vintage props, make 200m of bunting and…… Set a date for three months' time.
Of course I went for option number 3! What was I thinking? It was absolutely insane for the next three months but we pulled it off. I had the vintage style wedding of my dreams – the venue was unrecognisable by the time we'd wallpapered (yes, wallpapered!) and hung vintage mirrors, fairy lights and handmade tissue pompoms……the Bulgarian blessing was almost forgotten! We were legally married (albeit with a repetitive strain injury to my thumb following relentless evenings of punching tiny hearts from vintage books to use as confetti) and lived happily with 24 vintage dinner services for approximately 2 years when he said it…"it's me or the vintage crap you are hoarding in EVERY room of our house" (and it's quite a big house!). So the decision was made for me – I would set up a business renting it out to fellow lovers of vintage "crap" to complete the styling of their dream day. This over time has developed to a more bespoke service that we offer known as Quirk It.
From one very quirky wedding in Bulgaria to a DIY vintage wedding that people are still complimenting us on to this day I am most grateful to have found myself on this path in my life….basically, Mr Watters, thank you for agreeing to be my Husband and Happy 4th Wedding Anniversary my stupid sailor boy….love you.


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PAKISTAN: MUSLIMS ATTACK 110 HOMES OF CHRISTIANS
Beating of field worker leads to hatchet attack on his family, then on all village Christians.
LAHORE, Pakistan, July 3 (Compass Direct News) – After a Muslim beat a Christian field worker for asking him to let him pass on Tuesday (June 30), a cleric in a village near here used a mosque loudspeaker to announce a call to attack Christians that resulted in more than 500 Muslims ransacking and looting at least 110 houses.
With the mosque falsely broadcasting the accusation that the Christian had blasphemed Islam, the Muslim recruits rampaged through Kasur district's Bahmaniwala village, breaking down gates, wrecking and plundering homes and in some cases beating Christian women. They set various items ablaze including vehicles, though Compass found fire damage to homes was minimal.
"We don't even have potable water, as they have damaged the turbine," villager Zareena Bibi told Compass. "We knew about the incident, but could never imagine that they would wreak such devastation. They have not spared a single house here."
Outraged that the lower-class Christian field worker on his tractor had asked the Muslim to move out of his way, 15 to 20 Muslims had previously mounted a hatchet attack on the family of the field worker, 37-year-old Sardar Masih, wounding his brother's head, family members told Compass.
Masih told Compass that after his family members had sought treatment at a local hospital – where medical staff members denied them local anesthesia for their stitches because they were Christians – they learned that a call to gather had been issued from a local mosque regarding the altercation.
"We were told that in that meeting they decided to blame Christians for blasphemy of their Islamic religion," Masih told Compass. The Muslims in the meeting, he added, then schemed with Muslim cleric Muhammad Latif of Maanwala, who appealed from the mosque loudspeaker for villagers to gather to "teach Christians an exemplary lesson."
Latif, who heads a vigilante group called Sunni Force, also managed to recruit Muslims from other hamlets, Masih said. Soon the number of Muslims swelled to 500 to 800, according to the eyewitnesses.
The ensuing attack began with the breaking of electricity meters at 110 homes, cutting their power, area Christians said.
Damages and Threats
Masih told Compass the triggering incident began when he and his 10-year-old son, Waqas Masih, were returning from the fields on a tractor at 7 p.m.
"When we entered the village, Muhammad Hussein and his nephew had parked their motorbike in the middle of the road," Masih said. "I requested them to get it aside, and Hussein said that he did not know how a 'sweeper' [chuhra, a derogatory term designating lower-class Christians] could order him. I was with my son, and I only requested them to let us go as we are getting late."
He said Hussein was drunk from a nearby wedding celebration.
"I only made the request, and then they got up on the tractor and dragged me down and began beating me," Masih said. "Then my son ran home and told my family members."
Masih's brother, 32-year-old Ashraf Masih, told Compass that he was at home when Waqat arrived out of breath saying that two men were beating his father. Ashraf Masih and brothers Mushtaq Masih, 35, Tariq Masih, 25, and Shahbaz Masih, along with their cousins Shafiq and Vikram Masih and 65-year-old father Chanan Masih, rushed to the site. By the time they arrived, Ashraf Masih said, a large crowd had gathered, but they were only exchanging harsh words and the conflict was cooling down.
"I told Muhammad Hussein that whoever he is, he has no right to lord it over them," Ashraf Masih told Compass, adding that as they were leaving Hussein asked how could chuhras talk to them that way.
After the brief encounter, Ashraf Masih said, they went home back, not knowing that Hussein and his cohorts were planning to attack them. After half an hour, he said, Hussein and 15 to 20 other men armed with sticks and hatchets launched their assault on their house.
"They broke the door and smaller walls, and they beat my father, my mother and paternal uncle," he said.
An assailant delivered a blow with hatchet to the head of his brother Mushtaq Masih, Ashraf Masih said, and blood gushed out. Other brothers also received hatchet wounds.
"When we realized that our life was in danger, we recklessly fought and made them flee," he said. "Three of their men were also injured, but I don't know their names."
Afterward village official Muhammad Shafiq went to the family and warned them not to go to police, he said.
"We followed his advice, but he cheated on us," Ashraf Masih said. "He took the Muslim party to the police station, where they got an FIR [First Information Report] registered, and then Shafiq and Manawala Deputy Mayor [Zulfiqar Ali] Bhutto took them to a hospital to get a medico-legal report."
The family learned 90 minutes after the altercation that the Muslim assailants had gone to the police station, he said.
"Then we also rushed to the Sadar police station, but the police told us that an FIR had already been registered of the incident so they could not write another report," Ashraf Masih said. "Then we went to Kasur Civil Hospital to obtain medical treatment, but when we entered the hospital they were already sitting there, and with them were Muhammad Shafiq and Dr. Bhutto."
The injured Masih family members were shocked, he said, to learn that Shafiq had brought the assailants to the hospital but had told them not to go to the police station or the hospital for treatment.
After waiting for hours for medical treatment with no one paying them any attention, he said, at 5 a.m. their wounds were stitched without local anesthesia.
"The medical staff treated us like animals, and even made us sit outside all night," Ashraf Masih said.
After the received basic first-aid treatment, Ashraf Masih said, his brother Sardar Masih suggested that they not go home for a few days, as the police had filed the Muslim assailants' FIR. "Only our women were at home when our house was attacked the next day," he said.
In spite of the assault on the family the day of the triggering incident, local Christians said no one foresaw the attack on the community on Wednesday (July 1).
"We thought that it was just an ordinary clash and would settle down with the passage of time, but they not only came back and attacked us, they then did havoc to all Christian families," said Chanan Masih, the brothers' father, adding that there was no justification for the attack on all the Christian villagers. "We used to visit their houses and even respected their Muslim call to prayer."
On that day most of the men were away harvesting crops and others had gone to the Lahore Vegetable Market to sell them, while still others were busy getting Christians bailed out in the case filed against them. Area Christians said that most of their homes were therefore defenseless.
The Muslim mobs entered homes where mostly women and children were present and in some instances beat the women, local Christians said. In other instances, they said, women ran up to their roofs or to nearby fields and hid themselves to save their honor and lives.
"In one sad instance, a young girl who was taking bath got so nervous that she ran to the fields stark naked," said one local Christian. "Such was the perilous state after 15 to 20 men entered each Christian house after breaking down gates."
Throughout the violence that began about 7:30 p.m. and lasted two hours, area Christians said, the assailants threatened to throw all Christians out of the village.
Local resident Zareena Bibi told Compass that the looters stole from her son, Vikram Bashir, money from recent crop sales – 200,000 rupees (US$2,470) – along with 70,000 rupees (US$865) in cash gathered at his marriage the previous week. The attackers also stole a gold ornament from his bride worth 30,000 rupees (US$370).
Naseem Masih told Compass that her family had gold and more than 200,000 rupees looted. Amid broken glass, she pointed toward damages to two doors, a window grill, a fan, crockery and kitchen utensils that could no longer be used. Her mother-in-law said that they made her remove her gold earrings.
"My son got married only three months ago," said one area Christian. "They took out new clothes from trunks and threw them on the floor so that they may not remain useful. They also gathered such articles and put them on fire. They were shouting that they would throw out these 'sweepers' from here."
Sardar Masih said that his family's house was especially hard-hit during the violence and looting. The attackers not only damaged his tractor, he said, but they put sandy soil in its engine that rendered it nonfunctional. The tractor was the main source of income for the family, he added, and without it they were left virtually unemployed.
"They have tried to make us completely poor and without any home," he said.
Expel and Ostracize
Similarly, Naseem Masih told Compass that the assailants had burned their 10 donkey carts. And a few area Christians also reported that some families had been deprived of the dowries they had accumulated over the years for their daughters yet to be given in marriage.
Local resident Allah Ditta told Compass that he had gone to Lahore Market to sell crops.
"We were informed over the phone that Muslims had attacked us," he said, adding that the assailants beat his wife and children and also looted 100,000 rupees (US$1,235) from his home.
Local Christians said that on Wednesday (July 1), at about 2 p.m. several young Muslims gathered and began chanting slogans calling for the expulsion of Christians, saying, "We will not let them live here." By 2:30 p.m., the area mosque was announcing that no shop should provide anything to Christians and that they should totally ostracize them.
"This announcement was made by Maulvi Latif," one Christian said. Maulvi is an honorific referring to an expert in Islamic law.
Another Christian said that Latif had twice before created problems for Christians, though on a smaller scale. Area Christians and Muslims have lived next to each other peaceably for more than a century and had good relations, village Christians said.
"There has never been any such incident before," said one Christian.
When Compass entered the village and asked about the conflicts this week, Muslims claimed complete ignorance of them.
Talks and Restoration
The Community Development Initiative (CDI) advocacy group is facilitating talks between the two sides, though mistrust still runs high in the area, said CDI Research Officer Napoleon Qayyum. He said the CDI requested that Water and Power and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Managing Director Tahir Basharat Cheema ensure that electricity be restored to the houses of Christians.
After the request, electricity was provisionally restored to several Christian families until new electricity meters are installed, he said, adding that WAPDA has begun installing new electricity meters at no cost as well. Qayyum said that Mushtaq Masih had requested that the CDI take up the case of the brothers, and that the organization would provide legal assistance to others who were injured with the help of the American Center of Law and Justice (ACLJ).
CDI is also providing meals to all 110 families, he said.
"Our partner, ACLJ, is constantly monitoring the situation and is providing its full support in this difficult time," Qayyum said. Several Christian organizations were visiting the area and providing help to the injured, he said, adding that the only area church building was unaffected by the assault.
Muslim Leaders Appalled
Among Muslim leaders, Pakistan Peoples Party Member of Provincial Assembly (MPA) Chaudhry Ahmed Ali Tohlu told Compass that the culprits must be brought to justice. Tohlu asserted that Muslims would be able to repeat such violence only over his dead body and those of other like-minded Muslim leaders.
"I am born in a Muslim family, but today I am feeling bad because of what my fellow Muslims have done," he said.
Member of National Assembly Sheikh Wasim of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz said, "Christians are our brothers and sisters, and what has been done to them is very unjust, and being a Muslim I apologize to the Christian community in my capacity."
Divisional Police Officer Kasur Sultan said the violence "is a shameful incident," and Union Council Nazim Sardar Fakhir said, "We all are ashamed, and those who instigated the matter should be brought to book."
Human Rights and Minority Affairs Provincial Minister Kamran Michael said that Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif had told him over the phone to go to the village and express solidarity with the Christian community. He pledged that all damages would be covered by the government.
"Our religion teaches peace, so we should forgive the culprits, but the government will take action against the culprits," Michael said.
MPA Joel Amir Sahotra condemned the looting that characterized the attack.
In the aftermath of the violence, police, civil administration, politicians and Christians of the area met, CDI's Qayyum said, and established a 12-member committee to keep watch and inform authorities of any wrongdoing.
"Till the time things are normalized, anyone found fueling the matter would be punished, and the committee is responsible for informing the police," he said. "After the meeting, Deputy Mayor Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto and I went together in the mosque and Bhutto made a public announcement on the loudspeaker."
The deputy mayor announced from the mosque that what took place was shameful and that all the shops must resume selling everything to the Christian community, he said.
Area Christians, however, said they remained fearful of new outbreaks of violence.
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VIETNAM: HISTORIC CHURCH BUILDING DEMOLISHED
Government wrecking crews arrive hours after promises of security.
HO CHI MINH CITY, April 9 (Compass Direct News) – Just hours after the prime minister's office assured denominational leaders that there were no plans to destroy their Protestant church building, authorities in Banmethuot last month demolished the historic structure in the Central Highlands city.
Government work crews arrived at the site just after darkness fell on March 11 and quickly demolished the structure belonging to the Evangelical Church of Vietnam (South), or ECVN(S), according to local sources.
Authorities had confiscated the church building in 1975 after the Communist victory and had removed its cross. But the bright pink church stood prominently, though unused, for many years on Le Duan Boulevard on Banmethuot's south side. Church authorities many times had asked for its return.
It was the last remaining church building of the Ede ethnic minority, who make up most of Dak Lak's 135,000 believers.
The demolition was the latest in a series of painful developments. In early March three pastors from ECVN(S)'s Dak Lak provincial committee took up the matter of the church building with local authorities. The officials told the pastors that the request for return would soon be resolved, and that until then the building was secure.
But on March 11, rumors of an imminent plan to demolish the church reached members of the ECVN(S) provincial committee. Alarmed, they called their top leaders at Ho Chi Minh City headquarters. The church president promptly agreed to call the office of Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung and the Ministry of Public Security in Hanoi. Officials told him not to worry, that there was no plan to demolish the church.
"Nothing will happen – we are in control," an official told the denominational president, according to one Christian source. "The ECVN(S) president called his Dak Lak provincial committee in the evening to pass on this assurance from the very top. Hardly an hour later, after darkness had fallen, government officials supervised destruction of the church building."
A frustrated ECVN(S) leader called the prime minister's office and the Ministry of Public Security asking how, in the light of the demolition, the church could trust them, sources said.
"He was told, 'Sorry, but this as an action of the local officials,'" one source said. "This downward deflection of responsibility in regard to religious issues happens regularly."
A week later, on March 20, the ECVN(S) governing board of 22 members unanimously passed a resolution.
"Numerous times the Executive Council of our church has petitioned the government concerning our many confiscated properties," the resolution reads. "Most regrettably, not only have the petitions not been satisfactorily dealt with, but on the night of March 11, 2009, officials of Dak Lak province demolished the last remaining Ede church at Gate One in Banmethuot City.
"The Executive Council of the ECVN(S) is extremely upset and in deep sympathy with the 135,000 believers in Dak Lak province. We hereby urgently notify all churches in our fellowship. We are deeply saddened by these events."
Calling for the church to set aside today for fasting and prayer, the resolution also stated that ECVN(S)'s Executive Council would select representatives to meet with authorities of Dak Lak province and the central government to ask that "they urgently address and solve this matter so that the events described above will not be repeated in other places."
When the church circulated the urgent bulletin concerning the day of fasting and prayer, government authorities strongly objected, saying they feared it might lead to demonstrations in the Central Highlands. But the church did not back down.
Fallout continues. The three pastors of the ECVN(S) Dak Lak provincial committee, two Ede and one ethnic Vietnamese, have resigned, citing government betrayal. A meeting of the two ECVN(S) vice-presidents with Dak Lak officials this week was described as "very disappointing."
Dak Lak province was also the location of the demolition of a large new church building in Cu Hat, Krong Bong district in December. It belonged to the Vietnam Good News Church, an unregistered group (see "Authorities Destroy New Church Building," Dec. 17, 2008). Authorities disguised in civilian clothes destroyed the new structure because they said Christians had illegally cut the lumber used to build it. Virtually all homes and buildings in the area are built using such lumber.
Being unregistered or fully registered as the ECVN(S) seems to make little difference to authorities, a Christian source said.
"Leaders of both registered and unregistered Protestant groups express equal helplessness in the face of such malicious government actions against them," he said.
Last year the prime minister promised a resolution to a major dispute with Catholics over the long-contested property that once served as the residence of the papal nuncio in Hanoi. The outcome was similar: the confiscated property was not returned, and on Sept. 19, 2008 the residence was destroyed.
Both Protestant and Catholic church leaders in Vietnam say that blatant government duplicity quickly and seriously undermines Vietnam's recent hard-won gains in perceptions of improvement in religious freedom.
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KAREN ASHER NO CAUSE FOR CONCERN
Winnipeg-based photographer Karen Asher discovers a collective identity that parallels her city's character with that of the people it contains. Her work touches upon the continual state of shifting identity in which Winnipeg — a city that never escapes a state of flux — finds itself. In Asher's debut exhibition, No Cause for Concern, at first glance the work resembles a collection of b-sides, the images that would not be found in an album or displayed along a family's staircase. Yet there is an unexpected beauty.
-Natasha Peterson
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Please join us for the reception for the artist at 7 pm on January 15th, 2010.
Artist talk on January 30th at 3 pm
Opening reception 7:00pm Jan 15, 2010
Closes Feb 27, 2010
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Microsoft's 'passwordless future' runs risk of shutting out older users, experts warn
Plans to introduce new methods of signing into accounts without passwords more widely must accommodate the needs of older users, experts have cautioned
Older people must be accounted for in future authentication systems, experts say (Photo: PA)
By Rhiannon Williams
Technology Correspondent
Plans to phase out passwords in favour of authentication apps to access digital accounts could sideline older adults who are less familiar with the practice, experts have cautioned.
Microsoft announced its latest stage of what chief executive Satya Nadella called the "passwordless future of security" earlier in the week, giving its users the option to remove passwords from their accounts in favour of verifying their identity through an authenticator app or SMS/email code.
Security experts regularly cite weak passwords as the root cause of the majority of hacks and cyber attacks, particularly when people use the same passwords across multiple accounts.
However, new technologies are rarely designed with older users in mind which can make them feel incompetent or incapable, said Dr Bran Knowles, senior lecturer in Data Science at Lancaster University.
"Remembering passwords is one of the key problems that older adults have, whether they're experiencing age-related cognitive decline or not," she said.
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"Microsoft's solution may resolve that problem for them, but anything with a requirement for the person to have a smartphone is problematic because there are all sorts of reasons why older adults may be resistant to smartphones."
Relying on SMS notifications also "rings alarm bells" for Dr Knowles as text messages are a key way in which older people get scammed, she said, pointing to a 600 per cent rise in worldwide Covid-19-related phishing attacks last year.
"Anything that normalises an expectation of a text message asking you to sign into something, I worry opens up a further opportunity to exploit new users of these technologies who already struggle to stay ahead of how to recognise a scam or a phishing attack," she added.
While Nicky Danino, academic lead for computer science at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan), believes the future will be passwordless, companies need to start designing authentication with seniors in mind.
"There is a wide range of solutions developers could adopt: it doesn't have to be an app, it could be a phone call to a landline," she said.
Robotic pets company hopes to work with NHS to help older people living with dementia
"Accessible authentication is really important – authentication is not necessarily a bad thing but it needs to be designed probably and be accessibly for everyone."
Caroline Abrahams, charity director of Age UK said that while not all older people are online, those who are any developments that make navigating technology and the internet easier and safer "should be welcomed".
"Many older people don't always have the skills, confidence or equipment to use new methods of authenticating who they are," she said.
"It's important that changes in technology include, rather than exclude, those getting online or increasing their number of digital activities.
"We must remember that one size doesn't fit all when it comes to getting online. Everyone should be able to securely access their accounts in a way that suits them."


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M. Night Shyamalan's crew donates more than $300k to film in CHOP doctor's Center City home for TV series "Servant"
By 6abc Digital Staff and Erin O'Hearn
CHOP doctor's Center City home used for TV series "Servant"
PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Scouts for filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan were looking for Philadelphia homes to film his hit series 'Servant.'
The scouts ended up leaving a flyer outside the front door of a doctor's home that turned out to belong to CHOP Neurosurgeon Dr. Phillip Storm and his wife Stacey, who is an architect and just remodeled their Center City dwelling.
Fast forward a few years later, the Storms have now shared their house with crews for three seasons.
"When I first got there, I felt like I was walking into a Talking Heads song because they have different pictures. It's not my beautiful house. It's not my beautiful wife," said Phillip Storm.
"I know what is our house and what is the set, so my husband and I will watch the show and be forensic architects and be like: 'Oh, our house, not our house, our house, not our house,'" said Stacey Storm.
While seeing their home on the series is thrilling, it certainly is not the best part of this story.
The Storms were offered a hefty location fee of $100,000 per season for any inconvenience the filming caused.
Before they agreed to the contract, they requested all of that money be donated to the research lab Dr. Storm oversees.
"I think what we are doing with the lab gives me and our family hope that we are going to have a breakthrough," said Phillip Storm.
The total amount donated adds up to more than $300,000.
The crew was so inspired by the Storm's gesture, they made a group donation to the lab as well.
Storm says, overall, the experience has been easy, but he is excited to change the paint back to its original color.
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ILLEGAL'ITY, n. Contrariety to law; unlawfulness; as the illegality of trespass,or of false imprisonment.
Contrariety to law; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass, or of false imprisonment.
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