We are sad to announce the death of Barbara Marion Culleton who passed away peacefully on Sunday 19th June at Maise House, the Royal British Legion Nursing Home, Bexhill-on-Sea.
In 1933 aged 15 Barbara Culleton arrived in London on her own and found digs and secretarial work.
On the 9th September 1938 the Women's Branch of the British Army the 'Auxiliary Territorial Service' was formed. Within two months Barbara had enlisted into Princess Louise's Kensington Regiment as a volunteer (as ATS privates were then called).
The day before war was declared she was embodied into the Army and was posted to the War Station Railway Training Centre at Longmore and remembers having to help put rolling stock back on the tracks.
It was in July 1941 while she was at her next posting to 12 Field Training Regiment RA at Bordon that she was first Interviewed and told that she had been selected to become an officer. She was asked to consider being involved in training for 'urgent, very secret and possibly dangerous' work.
READ THE REST OF HER CAREER IN AUXILIARY UNITS HERE.
On the 3rd May 1955 Captain Barbara Culleton WRAC was awarded the Territorial Decoration for serving her Country. She continued to serve until 12 December 1968 when she reached the upper age limit and so reluctantly had to leave. Barbara Culleton had served her Country for 30 years.
Captain Ken Ward was an integral part of the development of the Special Duties Branch (A secret radio network set up around the country to broadcast German movements post invasion).
Ken was a Royal Signals Adjutant who started work in the SDB with 16 other radio hams. Ken made the radio sets before installing them in the coast stations. He then taught the operators how to use them as well as maintaining them.
Once installed teams of 2 would go out from wherever they were based and visit the stations, change and charge the batteries.
Problems with the early radio sets resulted in Ken agreeing to make a new one. In about 3 weeks flat he had produced the TRD, which was an all in one box.
Our thanks to research by Bill Ashby & Ken's daughter Kate for this bio.
Read more about Ken's military career and Aux work here.
Jill Monk from Aylsham in Norfolk has passed away at the age of 89.
During the war Jill worked for the Special Duties Branch (part of the Aux Units) as a message courier for her father's secret radio station. This was cleverly hidden in the coal hole of the family house at Aylsham where he was a doctor.
Jill would be sent out at night, commonly on horseback, to deliver any messages they had received. The messages were hidden inside split tennis balls and deposited via a disguised pipe. Jill had two horses, one chestnut, for riding during the day, and one black, for night exercises when she would ride cross-country.
See more about her work below.
Towards the end of the war Jill became a radar operator at the Chain Home Radar Station in Stoke Holy Cross. In 1946, she competed at the Aylsham Show on her then favourite mount, Merry Monarch, a horse she had also favoured, because of its dark coat colour, when out at night delivering secret messages. She remained a regular competitor at the Aylsham Show for many years, first as a horse rider and later as a judge and sponsor of the Highland Pony in-hand classes.
Her remarkable story is catalogued both in 'With Britain in Mortal Danger' and 'Churchill's Underground Army' by John Warwicker or you can read our interview with her here.
Thanks to research by Chris Perry and Nina Hannaford we have published a new report on the Widworthy Special Duties Branch OutStation, code named 'Chirnside 2' in Devon.
Widworthy appears to differ to most OUT Stations in the area which were often within the gardens or grounds of the "Key Man" who operated it.
"Chirnside 2" was located in a dugout in Widworthy Wood half way up the hillside overlooking Widworthy Church and Widworthy Barton. It may well have been placed here due to the lack of wireless reception at the "Key Man's" home.
This has left it difficult to identify the operator.
Read their complete report here.
Aux researcher Chris Perry with assistance from Nina Hannaford has today published a report on a Special Duties Out Station.
The report is about the wireless site, recorded as "Hawkchurch" Out Station, on the Devon / Dorset border (in Devon from 1896) which is actually in the nearby hamlet of Fishponds Bottom which is in Dorset on the edge of the Vale of Marshwood.
The wireless was located in a "chicken shed" at the rear of a house locally known as "Briscoe's Farm".
Today we have added a basic report on the Special Duties Out-Station located at Bewley Down in Devon.
The secret underground bunker, code named Chirnside 1, is located beneath an old outside privy and has recently been restored over a nine year period.
A book is the result of that project, with contributions from a team of ex-military and civilian experts assembled by the current homeowner.
Through out the renovation unique discoveries have been made such as the arrangement of the ventilation pipes in a complex pattern, including junction boxes for multiple pipes, and the range of cabling used to connect wireless sets to the aerial trees. Probably the most fascinating finds are the wide range of hidden hooks, latches and catches that operate the various concealed bolts and secret doors to access the dugout and to get into the radio room.
There are a 100 illustrations and photos throughout the 120 page book, with the images carefully aligned to the relevant text.
There is also a talk being given about this renovation and more info on this can be seen here.
A new book called Chirnside 1: Auxiliary Units: Special Duties Branch Out-Station has recently been published by H.P. May, A.S.G. Blackmore, T.R.N. Walford, D. Hunt.
When an eleven year old schoolboy returned home to East Devon from boarding school in 1941, he found soldiers excavating an enormous hole in the garden next to the outside Privy. This was the beginning of an underground construction which became an integral part of a most secret WWII operation.
Named the Special Duties Branch of the Auxiliary Units, civilians were trained and exercised in gathering intelligence about enemy forces in the event of a German invasion of Britain. These civilians were supported by regular military personnel, namely ATS and Royal Signals, who assisted in operating a network of wireless stations through which intelligence details were passed to Army HQ.
This account of the restoration of a Special Duties Branch wireless station, and the outcome of five year's research into the history of the site, has revealed previously unknown facts about a clandestine war time organisation who's history largely remains under official secrecy.
The book can be bought in our shop here.


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Known for championship-level catches of striped bass, Clarendon's Lake Marion is home to several professional bass fishing tournaments including the world-famous Citgo/Bassmasters Tournament and the Wal-Mart/FLW tour. Fishing guides are available to help you guarantee a tremendous time on the lake.
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Clarendon County has an abundance of opportunities for world-class golfing. There are five courses in the county and more than 100 courses within a quick and easy drive. With mild winters and glorious springs and falls, golf is a year-round delight in Clarendon County.
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Home / News / PSU dance minor organizes hip-hop workshop
Austin Nieves and Chris Shepard teach the group and dance with the attendees during the hiphop workshop on Thursday, April 4. The teachers are from Oklahoma City and work with the Race Dance company who teach various classes. Logan Wiley
PSU dance minor organizes hip-hop workshop
Pittsburg State's dance minor program organized a free hip-hop workshop for students, both beginner and intermediate, led by an Oklahoma City dance company.
Oklahoma City dance studio Men of Race travelled to Pittsburg Thursday, April 4, to lead a free hip-hop workshop for all PSU students interested. The workshop consisted of two sessions, one beginner and another intermediate.
"So our intent was to bring in some guest presenters to just kind of teach us something that maybe we don't have readily access to in some of our classes everyday," said Janice Jewett, health, human, performance, and recreation (HHPR) professor. "So something different, something unique. I actually had a group of students last semester in a dance performance and production class and I was showing them some grant opportunities and I put one up there from our state organization and they said, 'Hey, the deadline for that is coming up, we can still apply for that,' and so they were involved in writing a grant to bring these guys from Oklahoma City. …"
Students in attendance at the workshop consisted of both dance minors as well as students interested in relieving some stress through dance. Carli Roberts, junior in graphic communication, was one of the multiple dance minor students who attended.
"It's just to kind of like, first of all, spread the word about the dance minor because it is still a fairly new (program), I think this is our fourth year," Roberts said. "So it's just kind of to spread the word and get people out there, and it's just kind of get out of your comfort zone kind of thing for the people who already know about it; just come out here and have some fun and do whatever."
Austin Nieves, Men of Race company manager and director of finance, led the workshop along with his assistant and fellow company manager Chris Shepard. Nieves called Shepard his "other half in the company."
"It was really cool," Nieves said. "A lot of times, collegiately, hip-hop gets brushed to the side, so it was cool that PSU was like, 'Yeah, come do a hip-hop workshop,' and just invited us out and we came out and jammed and had a good time and vibed out with everybody."
Nieves frequently teaches dance workshops, whether it includes traveling the country or staying in Oklahoma City.
"I wanted out come out here just so that I could, the biggest thing is to spread hip-hop knowledge," he said. "A lot of times hip-hop in studio and collegiate world gets watered down so that it can get taught a little bit easier. Maybe some people don't know the fundamentals but people want the class, so they end up teaching kind of the best that they can. And I was really lucky growing up that I have a lot of fundamental training from a lot of, I had a lot of mentors growing up that taught me a lot of real, authentic, hip-hop style and techniques, so I try to travel as much as I can to give back that knowledge as much as I can."
Nieves said he started dancing when he was four-years-old, as his family owned a dance studio in his hometown. Since then, he "fell in love" with dance, which he wishes to share with others.
"I felt like they went great, I thought our presenters were excellent," Jewett said. "They, just from observing different teachers, they taught at a reasonable pace, they were excellent instructors, and they made everybody feel welcome and made for a very successful workshop. … I was really pleased with the turnout. We had maybe 25 in the beginner and maybe 15 or so in the intermediate …"
Students who participated were both challenged while also encouraged to enjoy themselves through the dance, both dance minors and non-dance minors.
"It was really fun, it got me out of my comfort zone because I always feel awkward dancing around people I'm not comfortable with, but the instructors are really friendly and they were really helpful with getting us all out of our comfort zone and feeling at home," said Rylie Kirch, sophomore in family and consumer sciences and dance minor. "… I think … it really gets the word out saying that we actually have a dance minor because a lot of people don't really know that we have one here, so it's a good opportunity for people to know about it."
Last year PSU's dance minor program held a music theatre workshops led by a PSU dance professor, though according to Jewett the program does plan to hold more workshops like this one in the future.
"I had a lot of fun," Nieves said. "There was a lot of really cool energy that I didn't expect in a small town in Kansas and everybody just kind of came and did what they could and worked their tails off and we ended up having a great time the whole way through. It was great."
According to Nieves, dance is universal, even if you do not study or practice it often.
"Even if you're not a dancer, dance is a thing for everybody, whether it's like at a party, at a club, at a wedding, hanging out with friends, dance is like everywhere; it's on social media, it's just a human cultural thing, everybody dances in some way," he said. "So even if you're not a dancer, it's fun to come out and kind of push yourself in a different way to learn something that's just kind of human nature."
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On a more serious note, if your husband fails to see your mother-in-laws tactics to rid you from his life, it is safe to say that you are not the main person he is married to. Whether he keeps quiet out of fear or respect, Mrs. Monster has so much control over him and your relationship, that it will probably never change. Forty years down the road, you may find your husband attending local bingo five times a week with mommy, instead of visiting you in the Online Nursing CEUs home his mother arranged for. If he does not speak up when things are new and exciting, he probably will fail to recognize you are his main priority when you two actually know each other, wholey. Oh, and for the record, it seems like they will live forever!
Put your thoughts on paper. Write down memories for future generations, send a card and note to a friend, prepare a letter to the editor of your newspaper.
Jessica: We really do know too much now. In Season 2, there is a maternity home. It is a separate place. Midwives are still very much helping to deliver the babies but if there is any trouble, doctors can swoop in if it is a forceps delivery, or if it is breech, or if it is complicated, but it is still very much under the midwives reign.


A new arterial through the Playfair Commerce Park was dedicated on July 11th drawing over 200 people and city officials to open the new road.
Carly Cortright has stepped off the board after serving 2 years in order to concentrate on completing her Ph.D.
Nathan Jeffries was appointed to an open 3-year position on the board in February. He is a Captain in the Training Division of the Spokane County Fire District #9, Nathan brings leadership skills and great enthusiasm to the INBA board.
INBA's Directory Launch brought a lot of members and friends to nYne Bar and Bistro. Directories were provided in bags containing swag from Winston & Cashatt, Northern Quest Casino, STCU, Recorded Memories, and Spokane Empire Football.
The biggest hit of the event was Early Bird Karaoke. Charles Smaltz got the singing started and soon there others lined up to follow. The Events committee will consider making Early Bird Karaoke a quarterly INBA event.
Charles Smaltz gets EBK started.
A duet by INBA guests!
Members of Senator Patty Murray's staff reached out to INBA to hold a learning and listening session on small business concerns and to discuss the President's Federal Tax Reform Bill. The meeting was arranged very quickly the week before so only a handful of small business owners were asked if they cold participate. The Greater Spokane Valley Chamber and West Plains Chamber were also invited to meet.
President Trump has said that he would slash corporate taxes from 35% to 15%, but Livia Lam informed the group that the current administration has not yet presented a federal tax reform bill, so at this point it is very difficult to comment on how that will effect businesses.
INBA business owners attending the meeting were 420 Friendly, a marijuana retailer; Clearwater Seed, a grower of native grasses and flowers; FireDove Technology, an Information Technology and programming company; and Thinking Cap a marketing and association management company. No businesses from the other two chambers were able to attend, but Katherine Morgan, President/CEO of the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber was able to represent her chamber.
INBA business owners informed Senator Murray's staff of difficulties they faced in today's climate. For example, Carol Erhart, owner of 420 Friendly informed the representatives that the current federal laws prohibiting banks from working with the marijuana industry also effect the employees. Employees risk having their bank accounts closed and denied loans due to the employment questions on loan applications.
On the other hand, Robbi Anthony, owner of Firedove Technology, informed the Senator's staff of the difficulties a trans* business owners and employees face. For trans* people, the process of getting state and federal government documents changed can take years to complete and often involves the addition of physicians to sign off on certain documents to change the gender marker on the trans* individual's records. Having mis-matched government documents makes it difficult for trans* people to pass background checks, secure leases, get bank accounts and loans, and obtain healthcare to name just a few. She mentioned that trans* people often become entrepreneurs because of the difficulties finding gainful employment.
Katerine Morgan, from the Greater Spokane Valley Chamber conveyed their organization's desire to know about infrastructure plans that will effect Spokane Valley.
If any business owner members have anything regarding the Federal Tax Reform Bill or other business related issues they would like to share with Senator Murray, please email Livia Lam, Ph.D., Legislative Director at livia_lam@murray.senate.gov.


CLEVELAND, Ohio — The official harmful algal bloom forecast for Lake Erie shows some improvement from last year, but is still worse than the levels in 2016. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration with the Ohio Sea Grant and the Ohio State University predict a severity of 6 out of 10, while in 2017, the green plague in the western basin of the lake resulted from a severity of 8.
Rockthelake.com's sister website, cleveland.com, has the full forecast for the season with the suite of harmful algal bloom prediction maps.
The blooms off Cleveland, and in the rest of the central basin, are a different type cyanobacteria that blooms in the western basin.
In late June, bacteria raised warnings at Cleveland Metroparks' Huntington, Edgewater and Villa Angela beaches, as well as at Veterans Memorial and Lakeview beaches in Lorain County.
Check the water quality at Ohio's Lake Erie beaches here.


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Long Beach State Men's Basketball Wins At Fullerton
January 9, 2021 January 9, 2021 JJ FiddlerComments Off on Long Beach State Men's Basketball Wins At Fullerton
A big first half was enough to carry Long Beach State men's basketball to an 82-80 win at Cal State Fullerton tonight. The Beach led for most of the game, and the victory snapped a six-game losing streak against the Titans.
LBSU (3-3, 2-1) shot over 50 percent from the floor on the night and was 8/13 from 3-point range in the first half. The Beach led Fullerton by 15 points at halftime. The Titans (1-3, 0-3) came back to make the game close thanks to 40 points in the paint and 22 forced turnovers.
Guard Isaiah Washington led four scorers in double-figure with 20 points. Forwards Trever Irish and Joe Hampton scored 16 points and Chance Hunter returned from injury to chip in 15 points and seven rebounds.
No shot in the closing seconds and @LBSUhoops holds on for the 82-80 win in the first of two against Cal State Fullerton. #GoBeach pic.twitter.com/TH05z060EZ
"I think we're growing and we can get better," LBSU coach Dan Monson said. "Hopefully we'll play better tomorrow because we'll need to."
LBSU will take on Fullerton again at 5 p.m. on Saturday.
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The Long Beach State women's volleyball team was one point short of extending its rollercoaster season Wednesday evening in the first round of the Women's National Invitational Volleyball Championship. After falling behind 2-0 in the match against Santa Clara, Long Beach battled back to force a fifth set, where they had match point up 14-13. […]
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On this very special episode JJ is interviewing Mike and Tyler about the history of Long Beach Poly High School book they wrote. 04:00 Question O' The Week: When Does Moore League Start? 09:00 Athletes O' The Week 11:11 Game O' The Week: Long Beach State Women's Soccer 12:00 Player To Watch O' The Week: […]
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A young girl travels to a new world in search of her missing father, only to find that she's being hunted by an evil sorcerer.
Daria Jones didn't expect she'd have to chase her missing father through a portal into another, magical world she never knew existed. In order to get to that world, she's forced to rely on Alexander Anderson, her childhood friend who she hasn't seen or heard from in three years. But the truth of who she really is could be the greatest enemy of all.
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2. Kissing and holding my babies.
3. Spending time with family and close friends, lounging and chatting, and oftentimes accompanied by a glass of red wine.
4. Books, books, and more books! Oh, did I mention books?
5. Writing…most of the time. When the words don't flow, writing quickly becomes my LEAST favorite thing.
6. Listening to music and dreaming.
7. Going to the gym. Because that usually means I'm doing #6.
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11. I know I'm only supposed to name ten, but Skyrim absolutely must be included in this list. So, there. :D
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The need for blood donation is constant. Without all of us doing our part, the blood simply won't be there when we need it. Rule29 and Wonderkind Studios worked with the southern region of the American Red Cross to create awareness videos that tell a variety of stories to highlight the continual need for blood. Out of the array of vignettes and informational videos we produced, below are a select few.
American Red Cross: Public Service Announcement from Rule29 on Vimeo.
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The American Red Cross wanted to have a video that took a positive, friendly look at the process of donating blood. The result was an inside look at the process using behind the scenes footage and dynamic graphics. And for the sqeemish, don't worry, there's no blood.
American Red Cross: Give + Receive from Rule29 on Vimeo.
A piece that we did for The American Red Cross showcasing some incredible, life-changing stories.
Hearing the stories of people who have directly benefited from the ARC's blood program was humbling and eye-opening. If you are able, please GIVE blood as often as possible.


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é uma série de jogos de fantasia, no estilo RPG, desenvolvida pela Camelot Software Planning e publicada pela Nintendo. Golden Sun conta a história de um grupo de "adeptos" magicamente sintonizados que são encarregados com a prevenção da potencial libertação do poder destrutivo da Alquimia, o que já havia acontecido no passado. Como esses personagens, os jogadores navegam pelo mundo ficcional do jogo derrotando inimigos, solucionando quebra-cabeças e completando missões para chegar ao final da história.

Os dois primeiros jogos, Golden Sun e Golden Sun: The Lost Age, foram lançados em 2001 e 2002, respectivamente, para o Game Boy Advance. O enredo destes dois jogos é contínuo. O terceiro jogo, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn, foi lançado em 2010 para o Nintendo DS e conta uma história que se passa trinta anos após os acontecimentos dos jogos anteriores.

A série foi recebida de forma geralmente positiva pelos críticos. O primeiro jogo foi considerado largamente como um dos melhores para o Game Boy Advance, recebendo o prêmio de Melhor Jogo de GBA de 2001 pela Nintendo Power e entrando no ranking da IGN que indica os 100 melhores jogos de todos os tempos segundo os leitores, como 79º. The Lost Age se saiu ainda melhor no ranking, estando na 69ª posição. Dark Dawn, apesar de ainda ter sido bem avaliado no Metacritic, foi menos bem recebido. As vendas do primeiro Golden Sun ultrapassaram a marca de um milhão nos Estados Unidos e Japão, feito que os jogos seguintes não conseguiram replicar.

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Locação
Os jogos da série Golden Sun se passam no mundo ficcional de Weyard, um plano vagamente circular cujos oceanos perpetuamente transbordam ao redor de todo o perímetro do mundo, no que parece um abismo infinito. Os dois primeiros títulos, Golden Sun e The Lost Age, giram em volta de um grupo de "adeptos" magicamente sintonizados que são encarregados com a prevenção da potencial libertação do poder destrutivo da Alquimia. A força da Alquimia era prevalente no passado de Weyard, permitindo o desenvolvimento de grandes civilizações, mas isto eventualmente abriu caminho para um conflito mundial que havia sido interrompido com o isolamento da Alquimia. As chaves para a libertação da Alquimia, quatro joias mágicas denominadas Estrelas Elementais (Elemental Stars), haviam sido escondidas dentro do santuário da montanha, Mt. Aleph, que foi por sua vez guardado pela cidade de Vale na base da montanha ao longo do tempo. O terceiro título, Dark Dawn, conta os eventos de Weyard trinta anos depois do retorno da Alquimia e as dificuldades dos habitantes do mundo em adaptarem-se à nova realidade.

Jogabilidade
Nos jogos da série Golden Sun, os jogadores guiam um grupo de personagens em sua jornada através de um mundo fantástico, enquanto eles interagem com outros personagens, batalham contra monstros, adquirem feitiços e equipamentos mais poderosos e participam de uma narrativa pré-definida e crescente. Grande parte do tempo de jogo gasto fora de batalhas se passa em masmorras, cavernas e outros locais, que geralmente requerem que o jogador encontre itens que garantem ao portador novas formas de "Psinergia" (Psynergy), ou feitiços, para resolver os quebra-cabeças integrados aos cenários. Para completar esses quebra-cabeças, jogadores devem empurrar pilares para construir caminhos transitáveis entre áreas elevadas, escalar e descer de penhascos ou obter um item especial que permite o progresso na história e no mundo do jogo. Fora dessas masmorras e locais, o jogador deve navegar por um grande mapa do mundo atravessando florestas, rios, cordilheiras, mares e oceanos.

Um elemento chave na exploração dentro do jogo é o uso estratégico da extensiva gama de feitiços de Psinergia disponíveis, que podem ser usados tanto para batalha quando para resolver quebra-cabeças. Uma porção da Psinergia do jogo pode ser usada exclusivamente em combate. Igualmente, muitos feitiços apenas podem ser usados no mundo e em cenários de não-batalha. Ao mesmo tempo, há feitiços de Psinergia que podem ser usados em ambas as situações; por exemplo, o feitiço de "Redemoinho" (Whirlwind) pode ser utulizado para causar dano a inimigos em batalha ou para limpar folhagem excessiva que possa estar atrapalhando o caminho do jogador. O jogador ganha mais feitiços de Psinergia à medida que o jogo progride, tanto através da subida de níveis quanto da aquisição de itens especiais de garantem Psinergia, e com cada feitiço de Psinergia "utilitário", o grupo ganha acesso a mais locais e segredos no mundo do jogo.

Se tratando de batalhas, os jogos da franquia Golden Sun contém tanto encontros aleatórios com monstros, contra inimigos aleatoriamente selecionados, e batalhas obrigatórias envolvendo inimigos pré-determinados, que avançam a história. Quando uma batalha começa, uma tela separada aparece, onde o grupo do jogador e o grupo do inimigo se enfrentam em lados opostos. Durante a batalha, os personagens e o cenário rodam em um efeito pseudo-tridimensional. Os jogadores podem atacar os inimigos diretamente utilizando uma variedade de armas e feitiços de Psinergia de ataque ou conjurando Gênios (Djinn), poderosos seres de outro mundo que melhoram os pontos de dano, de Psinergia e outras estatísticas do personagem a quem estiver ligado, além de determinar qual Psinergia o personagem pode realizar. Gênios podem ser configurados para esperar, onde o jogador abre mão de melhorias estatísticas para liberar um poderoso ataque único onde o jogador conjura um monstro elemental para infligir dano a todos os inimigos.

Jogos

Golden Sun (2001)

 foi lançado para o Game Boy Advance no Japão em 1 de agosto de 2001, na América do Norte em 11 de novembro de 2001 e na Europa em 22 de fevereiro de 2002. Mais tarde, foi lançado para o Virtual Console do Wii U, no Japão em 3 de abril de 2014 e na América do Norte, Europa e Austrália em 17 de abril de 2014. O jogo foi bem recebido pela crítica, tendo sido posicionado como o 59º melhor jogo de RPG da história na lista "100 melhores RPGs de todos os tempos" (Top 100 RPGs of All Time) da IGN. No Metacritic, o jogo possui uma avaliação de 91 de 100, significando "aclamação universal".

Em Golden Sun, o jogador controla o protagonista Isaac e seus acompanhantes que partem para o mundo de Weyard para evitar que um grupo de anti-heróis liberte o poder misterioso da Alquimia.

Golden Sun: The Lost Age (2002)

 foi lançado para o Game Boy Advance no Japão em 28 de junho de 2002, na América do Norte em 14 de abril de 2003 e na Europa em 19 de setembro de 2003. Mais tarde, foi lançado para o Virtual Console do Wii U, no Japão em 23 de julho de 2014, na Europa em 13 de novembro de 2014 e na América do Norte em 6 de agosto de 2015. O jogo foi bem recebido pela crítica, recebendo uma avaliação de 86 de 100 no Metacritic, significando "críticas geralmente positivas".

Em Golden Sun: The Lost Age, o jogador segue o grupo de membros sobreviventes dos acontecimentos do jogo anterior que tentam resistir à tentativa dos antagonistas de libertar o poder da Alquimia através da iluminação de quatro faróis elementais.

Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (2010)

 foi lançado para o Nintendo DS no Japão em 28 de outubro de 2010, na América do Norte em 29 de novembro de 2010, na Austrália em 2 de dezembro de 2010 e na Europa em 10 de dezembro de 2010. O jogo foi bem recebido pela crítica, apesar de em menor escala quando comparado com os jogos anteriores. No Metacritic, o jogo possui uma avaliação de 79 de 100, indicando "críticas geralmente positivas".

A narrativa de Golden Sun: Dark Dawn se passa trinta anos depois dos acontecimentos dos jogos anteriores e segue a história dos descendentes dos heróis dos primeiros jogos enquanto navegam pelo mundo tentando se adaptar à presença da Alquimia.

Referências em outros jogos
Isaac, protagonista do primeiro jogo da série, é desbloqueável como um "troféu de assistência" (Assist Trophy) no jogo de luta Super Smash Bros. Brawl para Wii. Quando convocado durante uma batalha, Isaac usa seus poderes de "Psinergia" (Psynergy) para conjurar uma grande mão três vezes em sucessão, tentando derrubar os oponentes do jogador para fora do cenário. Além disso, um pot-pourri de músicas de Golden Age: The Lost Age foi selecionado para estar na trilha sonora de Brawl. A sequência do jogo, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, não incluiu Isaac, mas o pot-pourri das músicas de The Lost Age foi incluído junto com o tema do mada do mundo de Golden Age: Dark Dawn. Super Smash Bros. Ultimate marca o retorno de Isaac para a série como um Assist Trophy, onde ele apresenta táticas mais avançadas de batalha e pode ser derrotado, além de um traje inspirado nele para o Mii Swordfighter. O jogo também incluiu personagens dos três jogos da franquia como "espíritos" (spirits), incluindo o Isaac adulto de Dark Dawn.

Outras mídias
Os personagens do primeiro jogo de Golden Sun também aparecem em um mangá dōjinshi intitulado "Golden Sun 4-Koma Gag Battle", desenhado por vários artistas e publicado pela companhia japonesa Kobunsha. Foi lançado quatro meses depois do primeiro jogo e não é oficialmente sancionado pela Camelot. Como resultado disso, o mangá foi exclusivamente lançado no Japão. Star Dingo, da GamePro,

Recepção

A série foi recebida com muitas críticas positivas. Críticos elogiaram os gráficos vibrantes, sons de alta qualidade e jogabilidade de RPG refinada da série, em particular em relação ao sistema de Djinns e ao combate, mesmo que os primeiros dois jogos estivessem limitados a cartuchos de 32-bits. A GamePro afirmou que Golden Sun é "um enorme, fantástico, criativo e extremamente divertido RPG que parece não se importar com o fato de estar 'apenas' em um Game Boy Advance," além de elogiar os efeitos mágicos de The Lost Age, que seriam belos até mesmo para os padrões de um console. Craig Harris, da IGN, elogiou a estrutura complexa do enredo, dizendo que ela "foi integrada tão bem a cada centímetro da aventura. [...] Um enredo tão rico e profundo que é fácil se perder se não estiver prestando atenção." Jeremy Parish, da 1UP.com, afirmou que Dark Dawn é um grande passo adiante em termos de ritmo e gráficos se comparado aos jogos anteriores.

Vendas
Os números de vendas da franquia caíram com cada novo jogo. O jogo original vendeu 740 mil cópias nos Estados Unidos e 338 mil no Japão. Golden Sun: The Lost Age vendeu 437 mil e 249 mil cópias nos Estados Unidos e Japão, respectivamente. No fim de 2012, após dois anos no mercado, Golden Sun: Dark Dawn havia vendido apenas 80 mil cópias no Japão.

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Co-operative Bulk Handling Group (doorgaans CBH of CBH Group genoemd) is een coöperatie van graanproducenten die graan ophaalt, verwerkt en vermarkt. Het betreft voornamelijk granen geteeld in de regio Wheatbelt in West-Australië.

Geschiedenis
CBH werd op 5 april 1933 opgericht. Twintig jaar lang waren alle voorstellen voor het in bulk verhandelen van graan in West-Australië mislukt. Ten tijde van de oprichting was een koninklijke commissie over de materie aan de gang.

De gevolmachtigden van Wheat Board of Western Australia (een overheidsinstantie) en van Wesfarmers (een coöperatie van boeren) registreerden het bedrijf gezamenlijk. Het startkapitaal bedroeg 100.000 $ en werd verdeeld over evenzoveel aandelen. De coöperatie ging uit van het principe één man - één stem, ongeacht de hoeveelheid geproduceerd graan.

Nadat West-Australiës deelstaatparlement in november 2002 wetgeving goedkeurde die een fusie tussen CBH en Grain Pool of WA mogelijk maakte, fusioneerde beide.

In 2004 kocht CBH zich voor 50% in het bedrijf Interflour in. Interflour beheert zeven bloemmolens in Indonesië, Turkije, Vietnam en Maleisië. In 2015 kocht CBH het bedrijf Blue Lake Milling op, een producent van hoogwaardige haverproducten die actief is in Zuid-Australië en Victoria.

In 2016 onthulde de Australische belastingdienst dat CBH in 2013/14 geen belastingen had betaald op haar omzet van 3,4 miljard $. Van alle bedrijven die geen belasting betaalden was CBH het bedrijf met de hoogste omzet.

Transport
Tijdens de beginjaren van de coöperatie gebeurde het transport van graan veelal over de spoorinfrastructuur van de Western Australian Government Railways. Er werden speciaal spooraansluitingen aangelegd om de graanproducerende regio's te ontsluiten. Later werden veel aansluitingen en lijnen niet meer onderhouden en meer en meer transport gebeurde over de weg.

In 2009 besloot CBH om haar graantransport over het spoor uit te besteden met het doel het percentage over het spoor vervoerd graan te zien stijgen van 50% naar 70%. CBH besloot tot een zakenmodel waarbij het bedrijf zelf investeert in het rollend materieel maar de dagelijkse operaties uitbesteedt. Het contract werd in 2010 voor tien jaar uitbesteed aan Watco Australia. CBH kocht 22 locomotieven (type CBH) aan bij MotivePower in Boise en 574 wagons bij Bradken in Xuzhou.

Volgens het contract is Watco verantwoordelijk voor een allesomvattend vervoersplan inclusief planning, onderhoud, voorraadbeheer en personeelsbeheer. Watco gebruikt en onderhoudt het rollend materieel dat eigendom van CBH blijft. De dienstverlening bestaat uit het linken van een netwerk van CBH ophaalpunten met de haveninfrastructuur van Albany, Geraldton en Kwinana. Dit gebeurt over de open access spoorlijnen van spoorwegbeheerder Arc Infrastructure.

Het contract ging officieel in op 1 mei 2012 al voerde Watco haar eerste dienst uit op 30 maart 2012. In oktober 2013 bracht CBH aanslepende klachten over de prijs van de rijpaden en de staat van de spoorinfrastructuur van Arc Infrastructure (toen nog Brookfield Rail genoemd) voor de Economic Regulation Authority.

Tonnage

In 2016/2017 brak CBH alle records toen 16,6 miljoen ton graan werd opgehaald. CBH verwachtte dat meer dan vijf miljoen dollar in de economie zou gepompt worden door de recordoogst. In december werd een nieuw record gevestigd toen 831.000 ton graan over het spoor werd vervoerd. In de maand januari daarop werd 1,88 miljoen ton verscheept. Het vorige record uit 2014, 1,66 miljoen ton, werd aldus verbroken.

Werking
Het CBH-netwerk had ooit meer dan driehonderd ophaalpunten waarvan de meesten verbonden waren met het spoorwegnetwerk van Western Australian Government Railways. Tegen de 21e eeuw was dat aantal verminderd tot minder dan tweehonderd ophaalpunten. De locaties van de ophaalpunten maken deel uit van een beheersysteem gebruikmakend van zones:

 Albany zone
 Esperance zone
 Geraldton zone
 Kwinana North zone
 Kwinana South zone

Elke zone wordt verder onderverdeeld in area's.

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Coöperatie


What in your life drew you to becoming a writer, and what in your life led you to write this book?
Thank you, Alison for having me on your blog.
I've always loved to write - to create a story and characters in my head, and bring them to life. I write because I have to. I cannot go a single day without dialogue, description, or plots running through my mind. When I was young, I was known for telling tall tales. I'd take a scene and add my own flare, which of course was always over exaggerated, and long winded. If my older brother fell off his bike, I'd put my own bits and pieces in the story to make it interesting. Soon all our neighbourhood friends would think my brother fell off his bike while being chased by a rabid dog that almost bit his leg off. I rescued him by throwing a rock at the dog. See, much more interesting than just falling off a bike.
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The idea for Chasing Clovers didn't come to me right away. There was no epiphany or bright light. No one wacked me across the head with a shovel, or slipped me a note under my door. I wanted to write a story that would touch people's lives.
My Grandmother lost two children a month a part in the 50's and I often wondered how she survived such an agonizing ordeal. How she raised four other children? How she made it through each day without crumbling? This is how my protagonist, Livy Green was born. I took the scenario of losing a child, turned the year back to 1884 and placed her inside a saloon. Then I began researching mail order brides. What would make a woman marry a man she's never met before? One word popped into my head...desperation. This was the meatballs I needed with my spaghetti! And soon the book emerged in my cluttered head, to flow freely from my fingertips and onto my keyboard.
The message in Chasing Clovers is simple: Hope.
Livy is grieving the loss of her child. She is angry and resents those around her. She doesn't think she deserves a second chance at life, or at love. But John Taylor changes all of that. He demands that Livy, distant and cold, fit into his family and raise his two children.
John and Livy's journey of pain, loss, and turmoil, is also one of redemption, as they learn to overcome their hardships. And with the beauty of the golden Alberta fields surrounding them, renew their faith, love, and happiness in their tale of Chasing Clovers.
I can't believe how delightful it is to read something about the author before one actually reads the book! Thank you, Alison and Kat - I shall enjoy Chasing Clovers even more, having read this.
I agree with Melodie - I can't wait to read Chasing Clovers after such a fascinating introduction. And I can so identify with Kat's comments about writers - it's almost as if we are born with the obsession!
Sounds like you put much of yourself into this book, Kat. Thanks for sharing your story!
I enjoyed the guest blog and look forward to reading Kat Flannery's, Chasing Clovers.
Alison, I toured your blog and think you've set it up beautifully! I wanted you to know Lyn and I sat down today and reworked my blog, Texas Skies. It looks much better and I want to thank you for your suggestions. If you have time in your busy schedule, please stop back by and let me know what you think.


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Nate Robinson Net Worth 2018
By Ariel Leather
Nate Robinson has played as a point guard for various professional basketball teams both in and out of the NBA. He is most known for being one of the shortest players on any team that he plays for. He's currently one of the co-captains on Ice Cube's BIG3 project. Nate is also known for being the first player on the NBA to get three slam dunks in the annual NBA slam dunk competition.
Nate Robinson Net Worth – $7,000,000
How Did Nate Robinson make their money & wealth
Nate Robinson Personal Life & FAQ:
The basketball player was born on May 31st, 1984 in Seattle Washington. No much is known about his early life, but we do know that he switched back and forth between Rainer Beach High School in Washington and James Logan High School in Union City, CA. He played for both schools but really shone in his senior year at Ranier. He split his time between track, basketball, and football. Basketball was clearly his forte. Nate helped lead his team to victory, and also was awarded the AAA State player of the year for the state of Washington.
Despite all that, he was given a full scholarship to Washington State College – for football, not basketball. He played both for a year before making the decision to concentrate on basketball. When he was a junior, he made it on the NABC All NCAA District team. He decided to skip out on senior year of college to join the NBA.
After college, he had an impressive career in and out of the NBA. He played for the following teams – the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls, Boston Celtics, Denver Nuggets, Oklahoma City Thunder, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans, Hapoel Tel Aviv, Delaware 87ers, and Guaros de Lara. In January of 2018, it was announced that he was joining a 3 on 3 basketball league started by former rapper Ice Cube.
Is Nate Robinson married?
Nate Robinson has a sordid dating history. There is much to explore here, from getting a groupie pregnant while he was in a long-term relationship, and also the rumor that he was dating a porn star. He is currently dating long-term girlfriend Sheena Felitz, who is the mom of three of his children and the woman he has been dating since high school. They have had a rocky relationship, mostly due to his promiscuous behavior. After apologizing to Sheena on Instagram for his infidelity, he posted photos of the baby he had with his side chick on the same platform.
Nate Robinson Salary & Annual Earnings in 2018
Nate's salary has fluctuated wildly throughout the years. When he first started with the New York Knicks in 2005, he was making over $1 million a year. His highest salary ever was in 2011 when he went from making $791,000 with the Golden State Warriors to $4,500,000 with the Oklahoma City Thunder Team. From 2015 to 2016, he was only making $44,000. He is no longer in the NBA, but it looks like he will be a co-captain of a league which was formed by Ice Cube called BIG3. It's a unique concept that pits 3 against 3.
How much money do they make per game?
This information has not been released.
Nate Robinson House
Nate grew up in Seattle, and he decided to return to his roots when he purchased a home in 2009. He spent $2.15 million on it at the time, and it looks like it has both a ton of interior space and lots of lands. According to the SBNation article in 2011, Nate also has a full-size basketball court in his backyard. A picture from the article shows it as bright green and gold with his initials proudly displayed in the center of the court.
Nate Robinson Car
Nate Robinson is definitely a car guy. His very first large buy after getting his initial NBA paycheck was a used Hummer H2 from 2005. Since that time, which was in 2007, he has also purchased a Range Rover (2013) and a Cadillac CTS (2013.) This isn't all – Nate also has a Porsche Panamera and a cherry red Pontiac Firebird.
Charity and donations and philanthropy
Nate is not known to be active in any particular charity or non-profit organization. As a member of the NBA, he probably works with NBA Cares. This organization supports "important social issues" involving disadvantaged young as well as health issues. Some of the charities they support include Make a Wish Foundation and UNICEF.
Nate Robinson accomplishments:
Nate is an expert at slam dunking – in 2010, he was the very first player to achieve the Slam Dunk contest three times in his lifetime. He is a unique figure in professional basketball because he is only 5'9, putting him among the shortest layers in the NBA. In 2010, he was a member of the Chicago Bulls, and he aided them in getting to the 2nd round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
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Sable is the common name for a carnivorous mammal, Martes zibellina, of the marten genus (Martes) and weasel family (Mustelidae), characterized by a slender body, short limbs, bushy tail, and sharp-clawed, five-toed feet. Sables have been valued historically for their soft, thick, dark fur, which remains a luxury good to this day. The sable is found in northern Asia (Siberia, northern China, Japan); its distribution once extended west to Scandinavia, but it became extinct in the wild there (Bates 2002).
Sables play an important role in the health of ecosystems, helping to control small rodents, squirrels, and other animals, and probably contributing to seed dispersal, as with other martens, for those nuts and berries eaten as a secondary source when primary food sources are scarce (Buskirk and Ruggiero 1994; Willson 1993). For humans, sable has long been prized as a source of fur, so much so that populations of sables have been severely impacted, requiring measures to allow populations to recover and spurring raising of sables on fur farms.
The term sable also has become a generic description for some dark-furred animal breeds, such as sable cats or rabbits.
Sables are members of the mammalian order Carnivora, which includes such familiar groups as dogs, cats, bears, and seals. There are over 260 species in Carnivora, which are divided into two main sub-orders: Feliformia (cat-like) and Caniformia (dog-like). The weasel family, Mustelidae, to which sables belong, is part of the subgroup Caniformia, which includes such major subgroups as the families Canidae (dogs, wolves, and foxes), Ursidae (bears), and Mephitidae (skunks), as well as the pinnipeds (seals, sea lions, and walruses).
The Mustelidae family includes 55 species of weasels, badgers, and otters), placed in 24 genera. This "weasel family" is a diverse family and the largest in the order Carnivora, at least partly because it has in the past been a catch-all category for many early or poorly differentiated taxa.
Mustelids (members of the Mustelidae family) vary greatly in size and behavior. The least weasel is not much larger than a mouse. The giant otter can weigh up to 76 lb (34 kg). The wolverine can crush bones as thick as the femur of a moose to get at the marrow, and has been seen attempting to drive bears from kills. The sea otter uses rocks to break open shellfish to eat. The martens, the group to which sables belong, is largely arboreal, while the badger digs extensive networks of tunnels, called setts. Within a large range of variation, the mustelids exhibit some common characteristics. They are typically small animals with short legs, short round ears, and thick fur.
Sables belong to the Martes genus within the subfamily Mustelinae, in family Mustelidae. Collectively, members of this genus are known as martens. They are slender, agile, animals, adapted to living in taigas, and are found in coniferous and northern deciduous forests across the northern hemisphere. They have bushy tails, and large paws with partially retractile claws. The fur varies from yellowish to dark brown, depending on the species, and, in many cases, is valued by fur trappers.
Sables comprise the species Martes zibellina. There is sexual dimorphism between females and males, with males being somewhat larger. Male body weight varies between 880 and 1800 grams and their body length varies between 380 and 560 millimeters, with relatively long tails between 90 and 120 millimeters. Females weigh between 700 and 1560 grams, with a body length of 350 to 510 millimeters and tails between 72 and 115 millimeters (Nowak 1999). Winter pelage is longer and thicker than their summer coat. Coloration varies in color from tan to black (Ognev 1962). The fur is somewhat lighter ventrally and a patch of gray, white, or pale yellow fur on the throat is common. The finest, darkest fur is highly prized and referred to as "black diamond."
The sable, along with the American marten (M. americana), the Eurasian pine marten (M. martes), and the Japanese marten (M. melampus) are closely related species grouped together as "boreal forest martens," being similar in size, shape, and ecology, and replacing each other geographically from east to west within the circumboreal zone from Newfoundland to Ireland (Buskirk and Ruggiero 1994).
The name sable appears to be of Slavic origin and to have entered Western European via the early medieval fur trade (Oxford English Dictionary 1989). Thus the Russian and Polish sobol became the German zobel, Dutch sabel. The French zibelline Spanish cibelina, cebellina, Finnish soopeli, and Mediaeval Latin zibellina derive from the Italian form. The English and Medieval Latin word sabellum comes from the Old French sable or saible.
The sable is found in Russia from the Ural Mountains throughout Siberia, in northern Mongolia and China, and on Hokkaidō in Japan (Harrison 2004). Its range in the wild originally extended through European Russia to Poland and Scandinavia (Ognev 1962).
The sable inhabits forest environments, flatlands, and mountain ranges, including spruce and cedar forest in eastern Siberia and pine and larch forests in western Siberia, avoiding only mountain tops (Bates 2002; Grzimek 1990; Ognev 1962).
Sables are diurnal, mostly terrestrial carnivores, who typically prey on such vertebrates as squirrels, rodents, birds, and fish, although they have been known to eat berries, vegetation, and pine nuts when primary sources are scarce. Under extreme weather conditions, they may store prey in their den for later consumption (Bates 2002).
Sables construct dens on the forest floor. They may stay in these dens during snow stores or when being hunted by humans (Bates 2002).
In the wild, sables may be vicious; however, individuals taken from their mother at a young age may be domesticated, and have been described as playful, tame, and curious under such circumstances (Bates 2002: Ognev 1962).
Although small, the sharp teeth and fierce demeanor of sables discourages most predators.
Mating takes place between June 15 and August 15, depending on locality (Bates 2002). It can involve courting rituals between males and females and in areas where male ranges overlap, the competition can involve violent battles (Ognev 1962; Bates 2002). Litter size is typically two to three individuals, but can be from one to seven individuals (Bates 2002). The newly born young weigh between 25 and 35 grams and have unopened eyes; they only open their eyes between 30 and 36 days after birth, and shortly thereafter leave their nest (Bates 2002; Grzimek 1990). After seven weeks they are weaned and given regurgitated food (Ognev 1962; Bates 2002). Some paternal care has been observed, including protection of the females' territory and providing of food for the mothers and young (Bates 2002).
Sables in the wild are believed to have a lifespan of about eight years, although they have been observed to live up to 18 years in fur farms (Bates 2002).
Sable fur has been a highly valued item in the fur trade since the early Middle Ages. Intensified hunting in Russia in the nineteenth and early twentieth century caused a severe enough decline in numbers that a five year ban on hunting was instituted in 1935, followed by a winter-limited licensed hunt. These restrictions together with the development of sable farms have allowed to species to recolonize much of its former range and attain healthy numbers (Grzimek 1990). The collapse of the Soviet Union led to an increase of hunting and poaching in the 1990s, in part because wild caught Russian furs are considered the most luxurious and demand the highest prices on the international market (Tyler 2000).
Currently, the species has no special conservation status according to the IUCN, though the isolated Japanese subspecies M. zibellina brachyurus, is listed as "data-deficient" (IUCN 2007).
Because of its great expense, sable fur is typically integrated into various clothes fashions, such as to decorate collars, sleeves, hems, and hats. The so-called Kolinsky sable-hair brushes used for watercolor or oil painting are not manufactured from sable hair, but from that of the siberian weasel.
While hunting of wild animals is still common in Russia, most fur in the market is now commercially farmed.
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American Honda Motor Co., Inc. will deliver the first FCX Clarity this month to film producer Ron Yerxa. Four other Americans also have ordered the company's next generation hydrogen fuel-cell vehicle, which is being manufactured in Japan.
American Honda has established a network of dealers in Southern California to facilitate the sales and service of fuel cell vehicles. All three are located near hydrogen refueling stations.
"Auto companies can't explore the potential for fuel cell technology as the ultimate solution to our world's energy and environmental challenges by ourselves. Our customers are true pioneers and leaders in the effort to bring fuel cell technology to the marketplace," said John Mendel, executive vice president of American Honda.
Ron Yerxa, a film producer and partner at Bona Fide Productions, is a long-time car enthusiast and advocate for the environment. He first learned of the FCX Concept vehicle from a car magazine and contacted American Honda to share his interest and enthusiasm.
• a 40 percent smaller and 50 percent lighter new lithium ion battery pack.
Honda is responsible for the development of the world's first fuel cell car (Honda FCX) to be certified for regular commercial use by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and California Air Resources Board; the first deployment of a fuel cell car with a fleet customer; and the first individual retail customer for a fuel cell vehicle.


"You're Hispanic but you're like, white?!"- Everyone ever.
When you look at me, it is easy to assume I am of some kind of hispanic heritage. What with my brown curly hair and tan skin, anyone would think so. But, it's when you get to talking and hanging out with me that my Ecuadorian side is apparently out the window. What I mean by this is that I have always been told that I "don't act hispanic" and am instead more in touch with my European side. What exactly does this mean? Is it something to be offended by or be proud of?
Being both Ecuadorian and French, I have firsthand experience with the constant struggle of finding a balance between both sides of who you are. My mother was born in Ecuador and moved to the US at a young age. My father is of French- Creole descendants and was born and raised in Louisiana. To top it off, they're both Deaf! Talk about an interesting upbringing.
Growing up, my native language was American Sign Language and it is a language primarily based off of English. So, I guess you could say I spoke English and ASL simultaneously. But when I was young, I was often taken care of by my grandmother who only spoke Spanish, so I primarily spoke both ASL and Spanish until I started school.
It's when I started school that I started to lose my Spanish-speaking abilities and English became my primary language; along with ASL. It was then that I also started losing touch with my hispanic heritage and started immersing myself into the American culture. While doing that and getting older, I started to get scrutinized by my Ecuadorian family members for not knowing as much Spanish and for never really embracing our culture.
It was when I was in high school that I realized I was missing out on a big part of who I was. I always had a mix of friends from different cultures but most of my closest friends were caucasian and while that isn't a bad thing, I realized that I needed to broaden my horizons in order to really keep in touch with my roots. So that's step one, realizing you're out of touch with who you are.
Even though I always identified as being half hispanic, I don't think I fully embraced my culture until I felt it was too late. There was a point where I could barely speak to my grandparents and that's when I knew that the next step was learning how to speak the language again. Language is key to every culture, so if you're in my shoes, I suggest starting to listen to music in whatever language is native to your heritage. It really helped me!
From then, I started to take Spanish classes and when I got to college, even declared my minor in Spanish. Now, I'm not saying that you have to go as far as to do these things, but I would say that step three is immersing yourself into the culture. You can do that by just attending more family parties, making more friends of your ethnicity, or even joining new clubs that will force you to speak the language and learn the culture. By joining Spanish club in high school and going as far as to applying for a semester in Spain, I feel my mind opening up to who I really am and fully understanding the culture.
I used to always boast about how I was mixed but looking back, I knew very little about myself and my culture compared to now. While it is and was more difficult to learn Spanish because my parents only speak ASL, I can say that it is our responsibility, as people of mixed ethnicities, to keep a foot in each of our cultural doors. Only then, when we find our balance, is when we can fully embrace and understand who we are.
Now that I have opened up my mind and am making a conscious effort every day to become more connected with my ethnic roots, I can say I am a strong and proud Latina who loves the south and also embraces every part of her French-creole side.
The world is changing every day, and if it weren't for our cultures, fashion, food, music and more wouldn't be where it is today. So, next time you think about yourself, think about your family and where you come from and always make an effort to become connected to to your roots, because it made you who you are today.


Founded in 1988 by the legendary producer Klaas Posthuma, Globe Records has been the quintessentially Dutch classical label. With a strong catalogue of internationally acclaimed artists the label is keen on releasing music that has never or seldom been recorded before. Since 2016 Globe Records sports a new luxury design. New releases are now being produced in limited, hand numbered editions, making them irresistible gems for the discerning classical collector.
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Sohrab Hura's mother was diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia in 1999 when he was 17. Since then, he has been leading a nomadic life driven by his thirst for traveling and experience.
"Life is Elsewhere" is his visual journal where he tries to documents his life. Hura attempts to connect his own life with the world in a hope of finding his place in it.
Sohrab Hura was born on 17th October 1981 and he grew up changing his ambitions from one exciting thing to another. He started with dreams of growing up and becoming a dog, which later turned to becoming a superhero and then to a veterinarian, a herpetologist and a wild life filmmaker. Today he is a documentary photographer working on long-term projects, after having completed his Masters in Economics.


Of the 338 Triple-A hitters who have recorded at least 200 plate appearances this season, only two have an isolated-power (ISO) mark north of .300. The first is Richie Shaffer, an interesting Rays prospect who spent some time in the big leagues this season. The second is a player by the name of Jabari Blash. No, that's not a character from Harry Potter, or even an Edith Wharton novel. Jabari Blash is a real, live outfielder in the Mariners organization.
Blash has hit a ridiculous .246/.370/.624 in 50 games at the Triple-A level this year. Prior to that, he slashed a similarly ridiculous .278/.383/.517 in 60 Double-A contests. But it's his very recent performance that really stands out. Since August 6th, the 6-foot-5 slugger has put together a .292/.395/.785 performance on the strength of his 10 home runs. Those are essentially peak Mark McGwire numbers.
Blash's stats are great. His downside, however, is that he just turned 26. Players who are 26 don't normally come up in prospect discussions. Most 26-year-old baseball players are either big leaguers or minor leaguers who aren't worth thinking twice about. Blash, however, might be worthy of a second thought.
I first became aware of Blash a couple of months ago, when his name turned up in my search for the next Paul Goldschmidt. Blash's performance at Double-A this year was very similar to Goldschmidt's the year he made his debut. Both were relatively old for the Double-A level, hit for a ton of power, and went down on strikes in over 20% of their trips to the plate.
It goes without saying that Paul Goldschmidt is some mighty fine company. However, although their Double-A numbers are similar, comparing Blash to Goldschmidt wouldn't be fair to anyone involved. For one, comparing any minor leaguer to Goldschmidt is a bit silly since hardly anyone develops the way Goldschmidt did. Furthermore, Blash is two years older than Goldschmidt was when he put together his tremendous Double-A campaign.
Blash may not be the next Paul Goldschmidt, but that's not to say he can't be a productive big leaguer. After all, he's already proven he's an excellent minor leaguer; and many of the best minor leaguers also find success at the game's highest level. Let's dive into the stats to see what his odds look like.
The Mariners took Blash in the eighth round out of Miami-Dade College way back in 2010, and he's hit for crazy amounts of power ever since. Blash's rattled off 224 extra base hits as a pro, leading to a .237 ISO. This year, he's really outdone himself by posting an even better .284 ISO. In addition to his mammoth power, Blash also draws walks (12% walk rate this year) and swipes the occasional base, which helps diversify his offensive skill set.
As is with many powerful minor-league hitters, though, Blash's power comes with loads of strikeouts. He's whiffed in 27% of his career trips to the plate, including 26% this year. The power is great, but Blash's lack of contact is very concerning.
As a result, KATOH isn't really buying what Blash is selling. My system pegs him for a meager 1.3 WAR through age 28 with a 56% chance of cracking the big leagues over that span. It's worth noting that Blash is closer to his age-28 season than most prospects, but even so, 1.3 WAR over the next three years isn't particularly appealing.
The statistical comps echo KATOH's pessimism. We basically see a few platoon hitters surrounded by a bunch of Quad-A types. Using league-adjusted, regressed stats, along with age, I calculated the Mahalanobis Distance between Blash's performance in Double-A this year and every season in Double-A since 1990 in which a batter recorded at least 400 plate appearances. Below, you'll find a list of historical players whose performances were nearest and dearest to Blash's, ranked from most to least similar.
I also repeated the exercise for Blash's Triple-A numbers.
Kiley McDaniel had the opportunity to see Blash earlier this season, and ultimately came to the same conclusion. He reported average speed and 55-60 grade power and arm strength, labeling him an "NFL type dude" due to his size and athleticism. But despite his raw physical tools, Blash's deep load and long arms make him an all-or-nothing hitter, which explains his plentiful strikeouts. Overall, Kiley isn't fan of Blash's late-count, low-contact hitting style, noting that hitters with this profile destroy minor-league pitching, but usually don't fare as well in the majors. This is one of those instances where both the stats and the scouts agree. The major leagues aren't kind to high-minors sluggers with contact problems who are in their mid-20s.
With an OPS north of .850 in more than 500 minor-league games, it goes without saying that Blash has earned his shot. And given his recent performance, along with the looming roster expansion, that shot will almost certainly come sooner rather than later. More likely than not, Blash will go down as yet another Quad-A slugger who couldn't make enough contact to have sustainable success in the big leagues. But according to the data, there's a reasonable chance he turns into a useful platoon bat. I, for one, hope he takes after Mike Carp or Casper Wells and sticks around awhile. If for no other reason, Major League Baseball could use a guy named Jabari Blash.
We hoped you liked reading Let's Talk About Jabari Blash by Chris Mitchell!
Who'd name a guy after a dog?
I love some of the names that come up in these comps lists. Nothing will ever top Motorboat Jones.
I can't even get a mention in a group like these guys.


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We will depart at 8 am from Marrakesh to Dades Valley. We drive via the High Atlas mountainsTizi n'Tichka pass - the high Atlas mountains. We will have time to enjoy impressive landscapesand Berber hamlets, also we will enjoy break for coffee or mint tea in nice area. In the afternoon we will get the chance to visit the Ait Benhaddou Kasbah (as it has been named by UNESCO). This Berber Kasbah which is very important place for international filmmakers (more than 20 films was shot here). It was also one of the most important fortress strongholds on the old Salt Road where caravans brought slaves, gold, ivory, salt. Then we'll pass through city of Ouarzazate,which is calledHollywood of Africa. After Ouarzazate we will continue to Dades Valley , trough the megoun ,Skoura (berber villages around the valley) and we will spend the night in Dades Valley?.
After breakfast, we will leave Dades Valley and we go towards Todgha Gorges (one of the most beautiful and impressive canyons in Morocco). Here we spend lunch and then we head towardsMerzouga through beautiful landscapes and along many oases of palm grooves. We pass Erfoud (the capital of fossils), which is very known with is fossil's factories.
Then we will drive to the Erg Chebbi sand sea. We will continue deeper into the desert, until dunes appear in the middle of nowhere . Once we arrive to our hotel/riad you will meet your camel guide and we will ride the camels into the desert bivouac (camping site with Berber tents). Here we stay under stars (shining brilliantly in the clear night sky). We will climb the dunes and watch the moon rise before going to sleep in a nomad tent.
After an early wake up , we will watch desert sunrise ,then we ride the camels back to Merzouga village (where is our hotel/riad), and after we take shower and breakfast we will continue our tour tocity of Fes. We will make some stops to enjoy tea with a nomadic family before we pass through theHigh Atlas mountains . We will also stop in a town Midelt where we'll have lunch(town famous because of its minerals). This town is a very impressive mountain city at 1488 meters of altitude, well situated lower down the Jbel Ayachi (3737 m). In the afternoon we will continue to the city of Fes where we finish our trip.


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Study Shows that Surgical Weight Loss Does Not Eliminate Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA)
Westchester, Ill. –A study in the Aug. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine shows that surgical weight loss results in an improvement of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), but most patients continue to have moderate to severe OSA one year after undergoing bariatric surgery. Results of this study suggest that it is the severity of the condition, rather than a patient's pre-surgical weight, that determines if OSA will be resolved.
Results show that bariatric surgery reduced body mass index (BMI) from an average of 51 to 32 in 24 adults with OSA. At the one-year follow-up, however, only one participant (4 percent) experienced a resolution of OSA, and the majority of the study group (71 percent) still had moderate to severe OSA. Patients who have residual OSA after surgery are encouraged to maintain ongoing treatment with continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) therapy.
The prevalence of OSA among obese individuals is high and correlates with increasing BMI; among the severely obese, the prevalence of OSA ranges from 55 percent to 90 percent. OSA itself may promote weight gain through ineffective sleep, impaired glucose metabolism and imbalances of leptin, ghrelin and orexin levels.
"We were surprised by the severity of the residual sleep apnea in postoperative patients," said principal investigator Christopher J. Lettieri, MD, Chief of Sleep Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. "The majority of individuals still had moderate to severe OSA."
"The second surprising finding of this study was that despite the persistence and severity of the disease, most people thought their sleep apnea was resolved after their weight loss and only a few still used CPAP," he said.
According to Lettieri, weight loss has many overall benefits; however, most people should not assume their OSA will be resolved after they have lost weight. The baseline apnea-hypopnea index (AHI), a measure used to identify the presence of OSA and define its severity, is the most important determinant of whether or not an individual will be cured of the disease. Individuals with a lower AHI may experience complete resolution of their OSA.
Twenty-four consecutive patients referred to the Pulmonary Critical Care and Sleep Medicine Service for preoperative evaluation of excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) prior to bariatric surgery were included in the study. Patients on average were 47.9 years, and most (75 percent) were women. Each was assessed by overnight polysomnography prior to and one year after undergoing bariatric surgery.
Postoperative polysomnography revealed reductions in the AHI in 22 subjects. Of the 12 patients whose AHI improved sufficiently to reclassify their OSA severity, three (12.5 percent) improved by more than one category of severity. Twenty-three patients had persistent OSA at follow-up. One patient had AHI less than five and no longer met the criteria for a diagnosis of OSA.
Although only seven patients (29 percent) subjectively complained of snoring postoperatively, all but one (96 percent) snored during the follow-up polysomnography. Significant improvements were noted on the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (EES); however, nearly half reported a persistence of daytime sleepiness and more than half (54 percent) continued to have ESS scores greater than 10.
The authors of this study note that patients and physicians need to recognize that the subjective resolution of snoring after surgical weight loss does not equate to improvements or cure of OSA.
A media fact sheet about obstructive sleep apnea is available from the AASM at https://www.aasm.org/resources/FactSheets/SleepApnea.pdf. Information from the AASM for patients and the public is available about OSA at http://www.sleepeducation.com/Disorder.aspx?id=7 and about CPAP at http://www.sleepeducation.com/CPAPCentral/.
The Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the official publication of the AASM.
For a copy of the study, "Persistence of Obstructive Sleep Apnea After Surgical Weight Loss," or to arrange an interview with an AASM spokesperson, please contact Kelly Wagner, AASM public relations coordinator, at (708) 492-0930, ext. 9331, or kwagner@aasm.org.
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The publication offered to the reader's attention is a multifaceted study that brings together specialists from several fields of knowledge - historians, political scientists, economists, specialists in modern diplomacy, and cultural studies. Such interdisciplinarity is not an end in itself dictated by academic fashion, but reflects the unprecedented complexity of the research subject itself. Moreover, this complexity takes place both in synchrony and in diachrony. On the one hand, it is necessary to consider a variety of processes occurring simultaneously in different areas. On the other hand, it is necessary to take into account not only the current state of problems, but also their historical genesis.
The subject of research in this monograph is international relations, namely, relations between Russia and the world community, taken not only in the foreign policy aspect itself, but also considered from the point of view of economic interaction, demographic processes and growth of spatial mobility of the population, socio-cultural globalization and problems of national cultural identity. .
These problems are not only scientific, but also practical. Moreover, we are talking about extremely sensitive issues. Therefore, a study similar to that undertaken by us cannot avoid estimates, intuitive judgments, forecasts, which may not be fully confirmed. However, this, in our opinion, is quite normal components of modern socio-humanitarian research.
The conceptual and compositional center of our work is a problem of the national security of Russia in all the mentioned areas. Let us dwell on the structure and content of the monograph.
The first section of the book, entitled "International Relations and the Principles of Russian Foreign Policy", presents an analysis of the strategies of ensuring the country's foreign security in the context of international tension and instability. At the same time, emphasis is placed on rethinking both political and forceful actions (the fight against terrorism, peacekeeping actions, etc.), as well as the traditional categories and concepts that describe world political and military conflicts and activities aimed at overcoming them.
In the first chapter of the section, a qualitative rethinking of the political and cultural concept of "soft power," which is consistently associated in the world community with humanitarian missions, interethnic cultural policies, building up one or another national culture of influence in the sphere of science, art, social thought, etc. The text of the chapter shows that in a number of cases in today's vocabulary this term is replaced by another one, which is connected with conducting resonant politically colored media campaigns, "information wars", propaganda and anti-propaganda. Taking into account the actual Russian potential of "soft power" in the deepest humanitarian sense of the word, the thesis is expressed that our country's cultural mission on the world stage is realized precisely in asserting humanistic ideals and universal moral values, and not in situational opposition to ideologically colored positions.
The second chapter is devoted to a detailed analysis of the implementation of Russian campaigns to combat international terrorism both in its territory and beyond. In addition to studying the historical circumstances of the antiterrorist activities of Russia, the author offers a deep analysis of the very concept of "international terrorism" and the practice of its use in political discourse and mass media. It turns out that the semantics of the term has a significant degree of abstraction, which allows participants in public dialogue, demonizing terrorism, often to leave in the shadow of the actual political background of certain actors, marked as belonging to the global terrorist networks. It is the abstract nature of terrorism as one of the main evils of modernity, which in many respects gives it an aura of insuperability. At the same time, in the situation of international crises, an accurate and intelligible historical and political analysis could help combat specific manifestations of terrorist activity.
The third chapter examines in detail one of the manifestations of "soft power" developing in many countries of the world community - forms of international civic activism of youth. It tells about the history of the democratic youth movement in Russia and the USSR and its role in strengthening peace and social justice, as well as in creating modern institutions of social influence on international political processes.
The second section of the monograph "The Challenges of the World Economy and Russia" is a new attempt to understand the international economic context in which the Russian economy today has to prevent and overcome various risks and threats. In the historical and synchronous aspects, the economic potential of development of Russia, the interrelation of economic security and socio-cultural factors are considered.
The first chapter substantiates the significance and historical objectivity of the Eurasian economic integration processes, associated not only with the national interests of individual players, but with the strategic development of the region as a whole. Common myths about the role of Russia in the economic life of neighboring states are subjected to a critical analysis, and they talk about the upcoming tasks and positive trends in the formation of economic partnership in the post-Soviet space.
The second chapter is devoted to an analytical analysis of one of the most painful topics of our time - the ongoing "war of sanctions", which largely concerns the Russian economy and represents an important factor that must be taken into account when discussing the prospects for its development. Modern events are discussed in the chapter on a broad historical background. Arguments are made in favor of the fact that from a historical point of view, the current situation is not absolutely unique, and Russia and earlier often had to defend its position in the conditions of economic pressure from outside.
In the third chapter of the section on the material of a large number of sources, problems and prospects related to the geostrategic value and resource potential of the Arctic, the most important region in which Russia has the longest border and interacts with a number of Arctic states, are discussed. Among the most important tasks in the region are the preservation and rational use of the natural resources of the Arctic, maritime policy and increased efficiency in the use of northern transport routes, problems of Russia's national security.
The fourth chapter includes the study of the technological challenges that our country and its defense industry are facing today. The material is considered in the light of the concept of the hybrid nature of modern foreign policy conflicts, which has a significant impact on the structure and dynamics of the development of defense industries. In particular, the growing importance of humanitarian and social (cognitive, behavioral, communicative) technologies in building up Russia's military-political potential is affected.
The group of authors of the third section of the publication, called "Russia in the global demographic dimension", explores several aspects of the topic - the migration situation in Russia in the context of the global migration explosion; public health problems as the cornerstone of a country's demographic security; sociocultural and political aspects of modern global tourism and problems specific to the domestic tourism industry.
The first chapter of the section substantiates the concept of the key role of the demographic factor among the causes of the modern powerful migration explosion, which is rightly called the "Second Great Migration". According to this concept, due to the difference in the stages of the demographic development of the peoples of the countries of Western and Central Europe, on the one hand, and the states of Asia and Africa, on the other, active resettlement and population replacement are currently taking place. Global mobility is stepping up on the basis of integration processes in the economy, politics, and culture. The features of migration processes in Russia are analyzed.
In the second chapter, in the context of the global health and population preservation issues, trends are considered that characterize the Russian situation. Analyzed the comprehensive medical statistics for Russia and other countries of the world, as well as institutional and other factors of morbidity and mortality. Available data indicate the persistence of significant problems in the domestic and world health care system at the beginning of the 21st century, which impede the country's demographic development.
The third chapter of the section is devoted to studying the influence of the current international situation on the development of tourism as a type of migration. Considerable attention is paid to the analysis of factors and strategies of domestic tourism and the export of tourism services.
The fourth section of the book combines materials related to the topic of modern Russian culture in the context of international relations. It is called the "Socio-Cultural and Confessional Policy of Russia in the Context of Globalization".
The first chapter considers such an important political task, which is the responsibility of the state, as the preservation of the cultural landscape of Russia. A detailed analysis of international documents aimed at protecting World Cultural Heritage sites is presented. The problems associated with the preservation of national cultural monuments in Russia are described. In general, there is a persistence of crisis trends in this area of cultural policy.
The second chapter of the section is an excursion into the history of public education in Soviet Russia of the pre-revolutionary period (1917 - 1920). his historical experience is regarded as a valuable source of ideas and solutions related to modern changes in education, understood as the unity of training and education. The connection of the early Soviet educational project with the achievements of world pedagogy and its innovative nature is emphasized.
The third chapter concerns the confessional aspects of the cultural policy of modern Russia, in particular, examines the factors of the return of the status of one of the leading public institutions to the Russian Orthodox Church, which occurred during 30 years of post-Soviet history. Growth trends and the second largest adherents of the denomination in Russia, Islam, are also analyzed. The question of the complexity of the religious identity of modern Russians is discussed. The study of a large body of data suggests that today there is not so much an increase in the number of churched citizens, as many - people who sympathize with religion due to cultural and historical circumstances.
Of course, no monograph can cover all the problems and issues that characterize the modern historical and political specifics of Russia's position in the global world. The presented publication provides only an outline of the most relevant (in the opinion of the authors) topics and aspects of this complex interaction.
I Chapter Chapter 1.1– V.F. Pryakhin; chapter 1.2– V.E. Baghdasaryan; chapter 1.3 - L.A. Mozhaeva.
II Chapter Chapter 2.1 - V.F. Pryakhin; Chapter 2.2 - V.E. Baghdasaryan; Chapter 2.3 - OA Claps; Chapter 2.4 - A.B. Bezborodov.
III Chapter Chapter 3.1 - VB Zhiromskaya; Chapter 3.2– N.A. Aralovets; Chapter 3.3 - E.V. Seredina, T.V. Rassokhina, Yu.A. Kireeva.
Chapter IV Section 4.1 - E.L. Dracheva; Chapter 4.2– V.E. N.Y. Andrianova; chapter 4.3 - KA Mazin.
Chapter 3.3. Tourism as a special type of migration: general and regional problems (E.V. Seredina, T.V. Rassokhina, Yu.A. Kireeva).
Rassokhina Tatyana V. - Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Professor, Deputy Director of the Moscow Branch of the Russian International Academy of Tourism, Dean of the Faculty of Tourism Industry.