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Years ago, a brave lion wandered the kingdom in search of a home. No one knows where he came from, only that he journeyed alone through a vast desert, always searching for a place to call home.
One day, the lion was attacked by evil monsters. They came upon the lion in the hot desert, attacking him with acid that burned away his fur, his skin, and one of his eyes. The monsters left the lion to die alone in the desert, unknown and unloved. Luck was with the brave lion, and a kind soul discovered the lion and brought him to safety in her village. The lion was grievously wounded, so the kind soul sought help from the village healers. "Be brave", she told him, as she turned his fate over to the healers.
The healers worked their magic on the brave lion. Though he was hurting, he knew that kind people were helping him, and felt safe for the first time. As he healed, he was told of a magical place not far from the village. A sanctuary for those without a home, a place of refuge for those wounded in the wide world. Milo's Sanctuary, he knew, was where he would journey to find his true home.
The brave lion left the village and the kind healers who'd restored him to health to journey to Milo's Sanctuary. He was welcomed to the sanctuary and hailed for his bravery for all he had endured. He was welcomed by others who shared tales of their journeys in the world, of how they too came to Milo's to find sanctuary, and of the love and kindness they've experienced within its walls. "What's your name?" they asked. "Tommy", he answered. "We shall call you Thomas Trueheart, for through all you have suffered, your bravery and goodness remain, and your true spirit has guided you to us".
So it was that Tommy the lost lion braved the wild, escaped pain and death at the hands of monsters, and traveled to his home at Milo's Sanctuary. In his time at the sanctuary, Tommy became a voice for the voiceless, a beacon of hope for all those like him who cannot speak out against the hurt and the pain, and an inspiration to all who knew him. He became Sir Thomas, the bravest of all, the gentle lion, and the truest friend.
Elsewhere in the kingdom, a powerful yet gentle wizard was on a quest of his own. He traveled far and wide, seeking a place where he could use his powers to help and heal others. The wizard used purrs of peace, snuggles of solace, and cuddles of courage to heal those he met along the way.
As the wizard traveled the land, he too was set upon by the forces of darkness. A band of monsters attacked the wizard, wounding his face, eyes, and ears. He stumbled to a village, seeking aid from those he met. A kind woman helped the wizard, and told him of Milo's Sanctuary. "A mighty and noble lion lives there, bringing peace and hope to all he meets" said the woman. "Your powers could be of great benefit to those who dwell at Milo's Sanctuary". So the wizard journeyed to Milo's Sanctuary, and there he met the gentle lion. "I am Sir Thomas", said the lion "I welcome you to our family. May you find peace and sanctuary here with us".
The wizard became known simply as Wizard. He and the lion were fast friends, and many said they looked like brothers. The Wizard and the Lion spent many happy days together, baking in the sun, sharing wonderful meals, and visiting with those in the Sanctuary. Their friendship was an inspiration to all who met them, and their stories of courage and message of peace brought comfort and joy to many.
They two were friends until the end of their days. Sir Thomas was the first to cross over the rainbow bridge. The kingdom mourned his passing, and too soon afterward, Wizard joined him. Everyone at Milo's Sanctuary honors them and continues to help others in their memory.
Sir Thomas Trueheart
Sir Thomas Trueheart was rescued from California's high desert after humans poured a caustic substance on him, melting his face and destroying one of his eyes. He was rescued by Milo's Sanctuary, received life-saving surgical care, and was found to be FIV+ during his recovery from his injuries.
Tommy was awards CatCon's Biggest Newcomer award in 2018 and traveled to many focused events to meet his fans and spread his message of kindness towards animals and care for special needs cats. Tommy crossed the rainbow bridge in November, 2019.
Tommy's story was featured on several websites during his time with us at Milo's Sanctuary. Read more about Tommy here and follow Tommy's legacy on his Instagram
Wizard the Magical Cat
Wizard was found in South Carolina by two kind women who noticed an injured cat in their neighborhood. As they helped him heal, they realized his medical issues were more than they could handle, and reached out to Milo's Sanctuary. Seeing another cat that looked so much like our Sir Thomas, we agreed to transport Wizard to Milo's. Like Tommy, Wizard was injured, FIV+, and intentionally harmed by humans. Wizard was a sweet, trusting, and loving cat, and a friend to all who knew him. Wizard crossed the rainbow bridge in February, 2020.
From the East....
Summer hung heavy over Trueheart Haven. The air was still as dawn broke over the walls of the Sanctuary. Inside, the animals stirred, awaiting the morning meal.
Many months had passed since the deaths of Sir Thomas and the Wizard. Much had happened in those months. New friends joined the Sanctuary, kittens grew a bit and found new homes in far away lands, and old friends spent their days much as they always had, napping, playing, and socializing. Despite all the activity, many felt something was missing. "It's just not the same without them," said Daisy. "I feel it too," said Hocus "It's like we're missing something important."
The cats often spoke of their old friends and the light they brought to the Sanctuary. Though life here was peaceful, many yearned for the days when powerful heroes walked amongst them, spreading hope and love that extended beyond the walls of the Sanctuary.
As summer wore on, the human caretakers at Trueheart Haven had grown weary. The world outside the Sanctuary was in turmoil, and the cats felt their fear, their worry for the future, and their need for hope.
One morning, the day dawned like any other. Food was shared, jokes and laughs were exchanged around the Sanctuary, and many drifted off for mid-morning naps as the heat of the day increased. As everyone was settling in to rest, a messenger arrived at the Sanctuary with urgent news.
"What is it?" asked Fennel, approaching Jack in the hallway that led to the entrance. "Not sure yet," replied Jack, his whiskers twitching with concern. "Something about a stranger from the East, but I lost the sounds when you approached." They bent their heads together, ears pricked with excitement, and listened to the humans "...yes, that's what I said. Badly hurt, and quite sick. We must go quickly! What? Golden fur? No time for that now, we must hurry!" Both cats jumped back as the door to the Sanctuary closed with a bang. The humans had left in a rush, and Fennel and Jack looked at each other in surprise. "Did they say 'golden fur'," inquired Fennel. "I think so!" said Jack. "What could this mean?" they both said at once, looking at each other with startled expressions.
The pair stared at the large front door, contemplating what it could mean. "From the East, they said, from the East", Jack muttered, and then walked away, leaving Fennel alone in the hall.
Fennel wasn't sure what to do next. Nearly everyone had settled in for their naps and would be asleep most of the day. Should she wake some of the other cats and share what she'd heard? "We hear about sick cats all the time", she thought "Why should this be any different?" She padded off to the kitchen for a drink of water, lost in thought.
"Hey Fennel", purred Valentino from his perch by the window. "Something on your mind?" Fennel looked up, startled out of her thoughts "Oh, hey Val", she replied "Yeah, um, I was just in the hall with Frank, and we heard the humans talking about someone with golden fur, and they're sick and hurt." Valentino stretched lazily and said "Yeah, well, we hear about lots of sick and hurt cats around here. I'm sure the humans will help, they always do". Fennel frowned down at her paws and said "Something about this sounded different. They mentioned something about "the East". Do you know what that could mean?" Valentino rolled over, turning his back to the sun. "East? Sure, it's that way", he said, indicating the spot in the sky where the sun was blazing over the Sanctuary. Fennel sighed "Thanks, Val, but that wasn't exactly helpful" she said, turning away to walk out to the catio.
As Fennel entered the catio, she found everyone napping, which was normal for mid-day. She chose a favorite spot high up on one of the shelves and settled down to think. "I'm all worked up over nothing" she thought "Valentino is right, this isn't unusual. The humans help sick cats all the time." Fennel curled up in a tight ball, tail on her nose. "When I wake up later, I'm sure the humans will be back and everything will make sense." With that thought, she dozed peacefully as the sun rose to its highest point in the sky.
The cats of the Sanctuary napped away the afternoon. As the sun moved behind the hills, everyone stirred, anticipating dinner time and a lively evening of games and fun. Everyone looked forward to summer evenings. Dinner was always followed by lots of play, cuddles from the humans, and stories told by all the cats as dusk turns to night. After dark, the cats would sit in their catios, listening to crickets and scanning the night sky for bats.
Fennel rose from her perch and arched her calico spots towards the sky in a long stretch. Remembering the earlier excitement of the day, she quickly scrambled off the perch and headed inside. The humans would be back by now and she was eager to overhear more about the golden stranger.
When Fennel arrived in the kitchen, she found everyone circling their food bowls, tails twitching in agitation. Dinner was late! There were normally several humans involved in preparing dinner for so many cats. Tonight, however, only one of the caregivers was in the kitchen, slowly dishing out bowls of food to the eager cats. "Where are the other humans?" Fennel asked aloud. "Still out", snapped Daisy, her single green eye narrowed in frustration. "Late for dinner too" she said quickly, head down in the bowl the caregiver had just placed by her paws. "This is unusual," thought Fennel as she received her own bowl of food. Just then, there were sounds from the front of the Sanctuary. The humans were back! Fennel abandoned her meal and raced towards the front door. As the keys turned in the lock, Jack appeared at her side, his whiskers vibrating with anxiety.
The humans came through the door carrying a large crate covered in blankets. Fennel and Jack rushed forth to greet their caregivers. "Not now, my friends," said one of the humans as they hurried through an interior door that led to the isolation ward.
As the humans passed through the door, Fennel and Jack heard a faint, raspy cry from within the crate. No words, just a long, low cry...
Jack and Fennel stared at the closed door to the isolation ward of the Sanctuary. Whoever was in the cage was in bad shape. Any answers they'd hoped for with the return of the humans hadn't come, only more questions. Who was in there? Was this the golden-furred stranger from somewhere in the East they'd heard the humans speaking about earlier in the day?
The two cats paced up and down the hallway, hoping to catch a glimpse behind the door or a bit of conversation between the Sanctuary care givers. It was getting late, and many of the cats were once again drifting towards their favorite spots to settle in for an evening snooze. "Should we wait, or just come back in the morning?" asked Fennel. "Not sure" replied Jack "let's wait here and see if we can overhear anything as the humans come out."
The pair paced up and down outside the isolation ward until late that evening. When the door finally opened, they tried to see inside. Beyond the door, a dimly lit room held a large isolation enclosure. All was quiet and dark. As the humans passed through the door, they said "Fennel! Jack! It's late. You can meet our guest when they're feeling better." Disappointed, they both moved away from the door.
"I'm gonna sneak in there" Fennel decided "I want to know who's in there!" Jack looked at her with wide eyes. "Sneak in!? I don't think that's a very safe idea" he said wisely. "You don't know who's in there or what could be wrong with them!" Fennel looked at Jack with a pained expression. "I'll bet whoever is in there is the stranger from the east with the golden fur!" she said quickly "if we find out, we can tell the others!" Jack backed away from Fennel nervously. "I want to know too, Fennel, but this sounds dangerous. You're on your own!" With that, Jack walked away towards the living room, already filled with sleeping cats.
Fennel crouched in the darkness outside the isolation ward. She knew someone would be back to check on whoever was inside. She made herself small and hoped the humans would overlook her the next time they opened the door. Hours passed, and Fennel stayed in the shadows. It was past midnight now, and all was quiet around the Sanctuary. Cats snoozed in bed and on high perches, all of them sleeping soundly. Only Fennel was awake when the caretaker came down the hallway towards the isolation ward.
Slowly, the door to the ward was opened and Fennel slipped inside on the heels of the caretaker. Unnoticed in the dark room, she hid under a cabinet while the caretaker moved toward the cage at the back of the room. "You'll be fine until morning" the caretaker whispered in the dark, moving back towards the door. In another second, the caretaker had gone, and Fennel was alone with whoever was in the cage.
"Hello?" she whispered "are you awake in there?" When no one answered, she crept closer to the cage. The room was dark, and the only light came from a small night light at the other side of the room, leaving the cage in shadow. She peered between the bars, and saw a lump at the back of the cage. Nothing moved within.
"I know someone is in there" she thought "We saw the cage, we heard them talking". She tried again, this time tapping the bars with her paw. "Hello? I'm Fennel and I...I wanted to know who's in here" she finished in a stammer.
A weak, raspy voice answered from the lump in the corner of the cage "I'm Aiden" the voice said. "Can you please tell me where I am?" Fennel puffed with excitement. Aiden was a cat! A new cat! "You're at Trueheart Haven!" she whispered excitedly "A place for sick and injured cats to heal" There was no reply from the darkness of the cage for a long time. Finally, Aiden said "I heard them talking. There's something wrong with me. Will I always be in this cage?"
Fennel couldn't see Aiden and didn't know what was wrong with him, but this was Trueheart Haven, and hope was what was needed now. "No, you won't always be in there. I'm sure the humans will help you, just like they helped me and my friends!" she said quickly. "Friends?" Aiden replied "There are other cats here?" a note of curiosity in his soft voice. "Oh yes" said Fennel as she settled down in front of the cage "I'll tell you all about them" Aiden sighed softly from inside the cage. Fennel wasn't sure if he was awake, yet she talked through the early hours of the morning, telling him all about the Sanctuary.
Fennel woke with a start. She hadn't meant to fall asleep! Early morning sun was seeping through the window shades of the Sanctuary isolation room. "Aiden?" Fennel whispered "Are you awake?" Her question was answered with a soft groan from inside the cage. "I'm still here, Fennel" came the soft reply "Thanks for staying with me last night." Fennel didn't tell him that she was locked in with him until the caretakers came in with his breakfast.
Fennel peered through the cage door. Though it was getting lighter in the room, it was still dim inside the cage. "Where did you come from?" Fennel asked as she peered into the dark cage.
"I was outside" he replied, "living outside alone. I didn't have much to eat, and most humans weren't very nice to me. One day, I started to feel very itchy. Once it started, it didn't stop" Aiden paused, and his voice grew shaky. "I went around to some houses where people lived, hoping for some help. They chased me away. After that, I only went out at night, for food. I was so hungry…" Aiden's voice trailed away. Fennel opened her mouth to say something, but was startled by the sounds of someone coming towards the door. She quickly scrambled away from the cage and hid under a small table by the door.
When the door opened, a caretaker came in with food and medicine for Aiden. The light in the room came on, and Fennel moved further under the table to avoid being seen. She didn't want to get into trouble for sneaking in.
The caretaker opened the cage door, saying "good morning, handsome" very softly. With the door open, the caretaker leaned over to place food in the cage, and Fennel gasped in shock at what she saw. Inside the cage was a skinny, scabbed, and nearly hairless orange creature. "He can't be who they spoke about" she thought wildly "golden fur?! This...cat, if that's even what he was, didn't even HAVE fur!" Her mind raced as she replayed all she'd heard about the stranger. Could this really be who the humans had spoken of?
The caretaker finished her tasks and headed toward the door. Fennel slipped out at her heels, trying not to be noticed. As the door swung shut, she heard Aiden's soft voice saying "Fennel? Where did you go?"
Fennel ran as fast as she could. She had to find Jack! All the cats were beginning to stir and would soon be heading to the kitchen for breakfast. As she rounded a corner near the fireplace, she spotted Jack on an armchair, stretching himself awake. "Jack!" she cried "I've seen him! I've spoken to him!" Jack hopped down from the chair and padded over to Fennel. "Seen who, Fennel?" he asked. "The new cat, the one the humans brought back with them!" she said. "I snuck in and I spent the night in there and I talked to him" she said, now quite breathless. "You did what?!" Jack said, alarm in his voice "Fennel, that was really risky. He could be sick!" Fennel looked down at her paws, tail drooping. "He IS sick, Jack. I stayed with him all night so he wouldn't be alone, and then…" she trailed off. "Then what?" asked Jack. "Then the caretaker came in to feed him this morning and I saw him and..oh Jack, he looked so awful. I got scared and ran away!"
Jack frowned at Fennel "Lots of cats who come here are sick and not looking their best, Fennel." he said "Remember when I came here, my face all wired together? What about Tommy? They'd patched him together and he looked rough for months until his wound healed and his fur grew in." Fennel felt hot shame wash through her. Jack was right. So many cats came to Trueheart Haven sick or injured. She shouldn't fear Aiden, she should help him heal. "You're right, Jack," she said quietly, "I'll find a way back to him"
Fennel didn't have to wait long. She saw a caretaker heading out of the kitchen and followed, meowing loudly to get their attention. "What's up, Fennel?" they asked. Fennel moved down the hall towards the isolation ward. "Oh, you've discovered Aiden, huh" they said as she rubbed herself along the door. "I suppose you can pop inside with me while I check on him" The caretaker opened the door and Fennel rushed inside.
Aiden was still at the front of the cage where he'd been when Fennel left. Seeing her enter, he said "you came back!" and stood up to greet her. "I'm so sorry I rushed out earlier" Fennel said quickly "I..I was afraid." Aiden smiled at her "That's ok, Fennel. I know I don't look my best right now. I hear what people say about me too. I'm sick, I've lost my fur, and no one wanted me"
Fennel leaned closer to Aiden and said "WE want you, Aiden. Everyone here at the Sanctuary came from something awful, and we found our forever homes and forever friends right here"
Aiden looked out from the cage and said "I sure hope I get to do that too, Fennel." Fennel smiled brightly back at Aiden and said "Hope is all you need, Aiden, you'll see."
With his friend at his side, Aiden began the slow process of healing. He had more to heal than just sickness and injury; his trust in others was also damaged. "Tell me what happened" Fennel asked one afternoon as they sat together, Aiden in his recovery cage and Fennel outside. "I hardly know," said Aiden softly. "I told you about being outside, and being alone," he began. "Then I started to itch all over. When I went to people for help, they rushed away from me, afraid of how I looked. One day, my fur started to just fall off, and I was covered in painful, itchy sores, he continued. Fennel reached her paw into the cage towards Aiden. " That must have been awful," she whispered. "It was," Aiden said "I was alone, and hungry, and afraid. One really hot day, I was in the shade under some chairs in a yard. People came out and cornered me, then stuffed me in a cage. I couldn't see what was happening. I howled for help, but no one answered." Aiden took a deep breath, then continued. "They took me to a place filled with the sounds of animals. Dogs, other cats, and some animals I didn't recognize. It was loud and confusing." Fennel said "I've heard of those places. Lots of my friends came from places like that." Aiden nodded "I believe it. So many voices there, asking for help...The people there fed me and checked on me. They told me I was brave, they told me I was sick and that I might not get better there. One day, someone told me I wouldn't be able to live there anymore, and someone would need to take me out of there, or it would be my 'last day' there soon." Aiden paused and looked at Fennel "The people here saved me. On that 'last day'. They took me out of that place and brought me here. They said they hoped I would get better so I could help others heal too." He looked out at Fennel as he finished his story. "What did they mean?"
Aiden spent several weeks in his quiet room, recovering from mange and malnutrition. When the vets told him he was healthy enough, he joined the other cats of Trueheart Haven, and met all the new friends Fennel had told him about. Jack saw him timidly enter the main room of the Sanctuary and gasped in surprise "Would you look at that," he said in wonder "golden fur after all." Fennel approached Jack and said "remind you of anyone?" Jack gazed after Aiden, eyes glistening "why, he looks like our Sir Thomas, and Wizard too." Fennel smiled as she watched Aiden greet new friends. "Yep," she said "keeps the hope alive, doesn't, it, Jack?" Jack nodded and smiled "Yes, Fennel, hope. We could all use that right now."
Lord Aiden Hopebringer
Lord Aiden Hopebringer was rescued from Moreno Valley shelter on his last day in July, 2020. He was sick with mange and malnutrition. Like Sir Thomas and Wizard, he is FIV+, making his recovery from illness and injury a slow process. Recently, he was healthy enough to meet his new friends at Trueheart Haven. You can follow his progress on our Facebook and Instagram pages.


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"Bohemian Rhapsody" Is Breaking Records
posted by jrod - Dec 17, 2018
The movie about Freddie Mercury and Queen has made over 600-million-dollars worldwide, and 175-million-dollars in the U.S. The victory pushes the previous record holder, the NWA biopic "Straight Outta Compton," down to second place.
The achievement is impressive considering Brian Singer exited as director and Sacha Baron Cohen was replaced in the lead role by Rami Malek.
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Last week, the song "Bohemian Rhapsody" was declared the most-streamed song of the 20th century. Universal Music Group says the song has been streamed one-point-six-billion times worldwide.
Now the question is, what awards will the movie garner this season?
Photo: Getty Images/Barcroft Media

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On Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, Thousands of Americans will flock outside to view the total eclipse as it crosses the entire country, coast-to-coast, for the first time since 1918! As beautiful and interesting as it may be to watch, there are safety precautions that should be taken to prevent temporary to permanent injury.
The 2017 solar eclipse will begin near Lincoln City, Oregon, at 10:15 a.m. . Totality ends at 2:48 p.m. EST near Charleston, South Carolina.
During totality, when the sun is completely covered by the moon, it is safe to view the eclipse with the naked eye. But skywatchers should NEVER look at a partial solar eclipse without proper eye protection. Looking directly at the sun, even when it is partially covered by the moon, can cause serious eye damage or blindness within a matter of seconds.
Anyone planning to view the 2017 solar eclipse should get a pair of solar viewing glasses. These protective shades make it possible for observers to look directly at the sun before and after totality. The following four companies sell eclipse glasses that meet the international standard (ISO 12312-2) recommended by NASA, the AAS and other scientific organizations: Rainbow Symphony, American Paper Optics, Thousand Oaks Optical, Lunt Solar Systems and TSE 17.
Binoculars are helpful for seeing more detail in the solar corona. Telescopes are not necessary, but some skywatchers may use low-powered telescopes to observe the sun's atmosphere during totality. Note that telescopes, binoculars and cameras must be fitted with solar filters before and after totality. Pointing an unprotected lens directly at the sun can damage the instrument. NEVER look at the sun through binoculars, a telescope or a camera lens without a solar filter -- the magnified light can damage your eyes faster than looking at the sun unaided.
Ironically, Aug. 21, 2017 may be one of the worst traffic days in national history, some NASA representatives predict. Although about 12 million people live within the narrow band of totality, approximately 25 million reside within a day's drive of it, and the agency has estimated that the population inside the path of totality may double on the day of the eclipse.
With that in mind, make sure you plan for extra travel time, especially on the day of the eclipse. Most hotel rooms inside the path of totality have been booked for months or years ahead of time, so you may not be able to stay inside the path the night before.
If you don't get a chance to witness this year's solar eclipse, don't fret! In 2024, a total solar eclipse will darken the skies above Mexico and Texas, up through the Midwest and northeastern U.S.


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The Hardest Working Man in Music
Muscle Shoals native Jason Isbell brings his singer/songwriter melodies to Duling Hall Oct. 21. Photo by Courtesy Michael Wilson
By Tommy Burton Wednesday, October 16, 2013 4:40 p.m. CDT
It's not surprising that Jason Isbell, 34, might sound a little tired when you talk to him. Just this year, Isbell married songwriter and musician Amanda Shires in February, released his latest solo effort, "Southeastern," in June, appeared on "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in September and has been on tour in between.
Isbell got sober after his last tour and found more time to devote to writing, and he poured that effort into "Southeastern." The album is rich with melodies and colorful characters. Most importantly, it's full of excellent stories—the kind of stories that one listens to and holds their breath in anticipation of the lyrical brilliance.
The Jackson Free Press spoke with Isbell by phone.
You grew up around Muscle Shoals, Ala. How much of that part of the South informed your writing?
Muscle Shoals was a different kind of place because it has such a history of music there. I didn't realize all that had happened there until I was in my late teens. I spent a lot of time going out to restaurants and playing music with my friends, as we didn't have any bars there. ... It allowed me to run into a lot of those musicians who played on those old recordings. They were still out playing shows there in town. After I had gotten to know some of those people, I went back and studied the music they made and fell in love with it.
Tell me about the role melody plays in your writing.
The same melodies that work on people that are 6 or 7 years old work on people that are 50 or 60. Strong melodies are why kids love The Beatles so much. A lot of the songs that were played on the radio back in the '80s when I was growing up were by people like Crowded House, 'Til Tuesday, Squeeze, Prince and Cyndi Lauper. Those songs had really strong melodies. That might be something that sets my work apart from the people that fall into the Americana or roots music genre; my melodies aren't just informed by old country music or punk rock.
Critics have written about you getting sober, but how did get from your last album, "Here We Rest," to "Southeastern"?
It was honestly just a matter of working harder and spending more time on the songs. I had more time to work because my life had settled down quite a bit. I had quit drinking and going out. Because I didn't have that nagging of feeling of "Now it's time to go out and start drinking," I could actually focus on my work a lot more.
How does working with and being married to songwriter Amanda Shires work?
We help each other a whole lot. In the editing process, we'll bounce songs off each other when they're still very young. We'll make suggestions and try to be as supportive as we can. I feel like we really enjoy our time together. It's nice to be able to play together, but it's also important that we are individuals.
Tell me about the transition from being in the Drive-By Truckers to fronting your own band.
It's hard work. It's been very fulfilling for me. I find that I work best if I'm the boss or I'm being told what to do. ... Anything in between is hard. Anytime you try to share a vision with somebody else, it gets really convoluted very quickly. We had a really special thing with that band, and it worked for a while.
Jason Isbell performs at 8 p.m. Oct. 21 at Duling Hall (622 Duling Ave., 601-292-7121). Cary Hudson also performs. Tickets are $20 in advance and $25 at the door. Visit ardenland.net and jasonisbell.com.
UPDATE: As of 3:10 p.m. 10/21, this show is SOLD OUT.
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Accenture launches fifth season of 'Innovation Jockeys'
HRK News Bureau
The contest this year is about bringing a positive change to society, through the three themes: detecting fraud and preventing business malpractice; creating an inclusive digital India; and empowering women.
Accenture, in association with Yahoo India, recently launched its fifth season of #InnovationJockeys: The Hunt for India's most Innovative Minds. The contest invites full-time undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate students in India to use technology to develop innovative ideas. The goal of this year's contest is to bring a positive change to society, through three themes — detecting fraud and preventing business malpractice; creating an inclusive digital India; and empowering women.
Applicants for the #InnovationJockeys 2016 contest can register solo or in teams of up to four members. The contenders will have to submit ideas for either of the following — solutions for detecting fraud and preventing malpractice; platforms or applications that support the creation of a 'digital India' in which all citizens can participate and enjoy 'digital citizenship'; or, solutions that will empower the lives of women by improving their health, safety and employment opportunities.
The deadline for submitting the ideas is 17 August. The submissions will go through an initial round of review by the contest's jury, and the final shortlisted participants will be invited to present their ideas to the jury in the grand finale, in Bengaluru, on 20 October.
"The last four seasons of #Innovation Jockeys have generated more than 9,300 ideas from students across India," says Raghavan Iyer, managing director, technology delivery and innovation council lead for Accenture in India. "They have also inspired innovative ideas on emerging technologies and given young minds an opportunity to stand out. This year, we urge students to think about inclusive innovation and to develop pioneering ideas that tackle challenges that society faces every day."
"This year marks the fifth season of Innovation Jockeys and we are expecting a grander participation. It has been very exciting to be associated with a platform that encourages young minds to take on challenges, innovate and envision a better tomorrow," says Unni Aravindakshan, vice president, production engineering and head, Yahoo Software Development India. He further adds, "We look forward to identifying even more such individuals this year, and providing them with the inspiration to take their ideas forward."
Members of the Grand Prize winning team will receive an Apple MacBook Pro. They will also have the opportunity to visit the Accenture Technology Labs in Dublin, Ireland, or in Silicon Valley, California, USA, or visit the Accenture Internet of Things (IoT) Centre of Excellence in Singapore. Winners for each of the three themes will receive an Apple Watch, and the Jury's Choice Award winners will receive a Bose SoundLink BT Speaker. Accenture has also introduced a new award category in this year's contest: a women's team will be recognized separately, with its members receiving a Kindle Paperwhite. Additionally, all eligible participants of the grand finale will be given a chance to participate in a fast-track recruitment process at Accenture.
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McCain appeals for GOP unity
Feb. 6, 2008, 4:12 PM UTC / Source: The Associated Press
Boosted by his big night, John McCain asked his loudest conservative critics Wednesday to "calm down" and support his Republican presidential candidacy, as Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton girded for more rounds of their protracted struggle for the Democratic nomination. Obama dared claim a "big victory" because he came from so far behind, but the spoils were closely divided and the bragging rights, shared.
McCain was referring primarily to radio talk show hosts and other pundits of the right when he appealed for unity now that he has a leg up in the nomination race.
"I think they've made their case against me pretty eloquently," he said, adding wryly, "if that's the right word." He asserted that the pundits' conservative hero Ronald Reagan - and his - reached across the aisle to Democrats just like he wants to do as president.
"I do hope that at some point we would just calm down a little bit and see if there are areas that we can agree on for the good of the party and for the good of the country," he said. The critics argue he's too liberal for the party.
Both Obama and Clinton were looking ahead to the fall, campaigning as the Democrat tough enough to withstand Republicans attacks, and the Illinois senator pointedly argued Wednesday that he's been tested by the hard-driving Clinton campaign.
"The Clinton research operation is about as good as anybody's out there," Obama told a news conference. "I assure you that having engaged in a contest against them for the last year, that they've pulled out all the stops. ... We can take a punch. We're still standing."
McCain, whose campaign once verged on collapse, piled up more delegates than his two rivals combined and pushed past the halfway mark toward what's needed to clinch the nomination. His victories stretched from New York to California, the biggest prize. Still, Mitt Romney in the West and Mike Huckabee in the South proved to be go-to candidates for conservatives, and they vowed to stay in the thick of the race.
Clarity of any sort eluded the Democrats as campaigns turned to the next rounds.
On Saturday, Louisiana and Washington state hold two-party contests while Nebraska Democrats and Kansas Republicans make their picks. Then comes a larger series of two-party primaries in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia on Tuesday.
More than 168 Democratic delegates are at stake Tuesday, a sizable prize in two states and a district that are normally afterthoughts in nomination contests. Clinton, who plans to campaign in Virginia on Thursday, has been endorsed in Maryland by Gov. Martin O'Malley and Sen. Barbara Mikulski; Obama is backed by Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, and is expected to do well in largely black D.C. Republicans will award 116 delegates in the trio of races dubbed the Potomac Primary.
Romney enjoyed his first night at home in a month and then drove himself, his wife, Ann, and his son Craig to his office overlooking Boston Harbor for a strategy session with aides. "Got some good sleep," he said.
Exit polling indicated Obama and Clinton were each getting support from almost half of white men, marking a big improvement for the Illinois senator. Former Sen. John Edwards' departure from the Democratic race last week may have helped Obama with white males, who made up more than a quarter of Tuesday's Democratic voters from coast to coast.
More than four in 10 women and about the same number of whites also were supporting Obama. That represented a gain for him from most previous Democratic nominating contests this year, although he still trailed Clinton by more than 10 percentage points in both categories, a significant gap in a two-person race.
Democrats celebrated heavy turnout in several of their races and hoped they could bottle that electricity until the presidential campaign in the fall. As one measure, Clinton managed to get more votes in Minnesota than all that were cast in the 2004 Democratic caucuses in that state, despite her running a distant second to Obama.
Huckabee, who posted five Southern victories after being practically counted out of the contest, demurred when asked Wednesday if he'd be an irresistible running mate for McCain, the opponent he likes. "I still want to be the irresistible choice to be the president," he said on CBS' "The Early Show."
Despite his strong night, Huckabee trails both McCain and Romney in the delegate count.
Obama won 13 Super Tuesday states; Clinton, eight plus American Samoa. Clinton scored the advantage in delegates, bring her total to 845 to Obama's 765, by the latest accounting. The road ahead was long for the Democrats: It takes 2,025 delegates to claim their nomination.
Delegate tabulations continued Wednesday, possibly longer, and the victor in one race remained unsettled - the Democratic caucuses in New Mexico.
Clinton won the biggest state, California, capitalizing on backing from Hispanic voters. Obama scored victories in Alabama and Georgia on the strength of black support, and won a nail-biter in bellwether Missouri.
McCain's own victory in California dealt a crushing blow to his closest pursuer, Romney, a former Massachusetts governor.
"We've won some of the biggest states in the country," the Arizona senator told cheering supporters at a rally in Phoenix, hours before California fell his way. An underdog for months, he proclaimed himself the front-runner at last, and added. "I don't really mind it one bit."
In the competition that counted the most, the Arizona senator had 613 delegates, to 269 for Romney and 190 for Huckabee in incomplete counting. It takes 1,191 to win the GOP nomination.
Polling place interviews with voters suggested subtle shifts in the political landscape.
For the first time this year, McCain ran first in a few states among self-identified Republicans. As usual, he was running strongly among independents. Romney was getting the votes of about four in 10 people who described themselves as conservative. McCain was winning about one-third of that group, and Huckabee about one in five.
Overall, Clinton was winning only a slight edge among women and white voters, groups that she had won handily in earlier contests, according to preliminary results from interviews with voters in 16 states leaving polling places.
Obama was collecting the overwhelming majority of votes cast by blacks - a factor in victories in Alabama and Georgia.
Clinton's continued strong appeal among Hispanics - she was winning nearly six in 10 of their votes - was a big factor in her California triumph, and in her victory in Arizona, too.
McCain won in California, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, Missouri, Delaware and his home state of Arizona - each of them winner-take-all primaries. He also pocketed victories in Oklahoma and Illinois.
Huckabee, the former governor of Arkansas, won a series of Bible Belt victories, in Alabama, Georgia and Tennessee as well as his own home state. He also triumphed at the Republican West Virginia convention.
Romney won a home state victory in Massachusetts. He also took Utah, where fellow Mormons supported his candidacy. His superior organization produced caucus victories in North Dakota, Montana, Minnesota, Alaska and Colorado.
Democrats played out a historic struggle between two senators: Clinton, seeking to become the first female president, and Obama, hoping to become the first black to win the White House.
Clinton won at home in New York as well as in California, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Arizona and Arkansas, where she was first lady for more than a decade. She also won the caucuses in American Samoa.
Obama won Connecticut, Georgia, Alabama, Delaware, Utah and his home state of Illinois. He prevailed in caucuses in North Dakota, Minnesota, Kansas, Idaho, Alaska and Colorado. His Missouri victory was so close in the vote total that there was no telling whether he or Clinton would end up with a majority of the state's 72 delegates.
New Mexico shut its vote counting operation until 11 a.m. EST, the Democratic race too close to know the winner.
The allocation of delegates lagged the vote count by hours. That was particularly true for the Democrats, who divided theirs roughly in proportion to the popular vote.
Nine of the Republican contests were winner take all, and that was where McCain piled up his lead.


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Q: Search within a directory structure using find, sed and awk This series of commands edits idea.js and exports it as idea.csv;
sed -n '/^get\.idea/s/^.*(\(.*\)).*/\1/ p' idea.js |
awk -F, 'BEGIN {print "idea, description";OFS=","} (NR % 2 ) == 1
         {save=$2} (NR % 2) == 0 {print save, $2}' > idea.csv

And what I need to do is run exactly the same commands but using find to search in multiple files with the same idea.js name which are in multiples directories, exporting each of those files in the same directory that idea.js was found.
I tried in many ways but I get different errors.
Here the result is not what's expected:
find . -type f -name "idea.js" \( \
    -exec sed -n '/^get\.idea/s/^.*(\(.*\)).*/\1/ p' idea.js  {} \; -o \
    -exec true \; \) \
    -exec awk -F, 'BEGIN {print "idea, description";OFS=","} (NR % 2 ) == 1
                   {save=$2} (NR % 2) == 0 {print save, $2}' > idea.csv {} \;

And here:
find . -type f -name "idea.js" \(
    -exec sed -n '/^get\.idea/s/^.*(\(.*\)).*/\1/ p' idea.js |
    awk -F, 'BEGIN {print "idea, description";OFS=","} (NR % 2 ) == 1
            {save=$2} (NR % 2) ==0 {print save, $2}' > idea.csv {} \)

I get this error:
    idea, description
awk: cannot open {} (No such file or directory)
find: missing argument to `-exec'
Try 'find --help' for more information.

I would like learn how to do this directly from the command line, and as a  script, to be executed this way:
$ sh script.sh

I appreciate the help.

A: find . -type f -name idea.js -exec sh -c '
    for idea do
        sed -n "/^get\.idea/s/^.*(\(.*\)).*/\1/ p" "$idea" |
        awk -F, "BEGIN {print \"idea, description\";OFS=\",\"} (NR % 2 ) == 1
                 {save=\$2} (NR % 2) == 0 {print save, \$2}" >"${idea%.js}.csv"
    done' sh {} +

This takes your shell code snippet more or less unchanged (except that I've arranged so that the single quoting in the code is now double quoting, and the output filename is computed from the input filename by replacing the extension), and executes it through find.  find will supply the code with a list of pathnames for idea.js files, and the code will loop over these.
An alternative would be to put your code in a shell script:
#!/bin/sh

for idea do
    sed -n '/^get\.idea/s/^.*(\(.*\)).*/\1/ p' "$idea" |
    awk -F, 'BEGIN {print "idea, description";OFS=","} (NR % 2 ) == 1
             {save=$2} (NR % 2) == 0 {print save, $2}' > "${idea%.js}.cvs"
done

and then call this script for all the found pathnames:
find . -type f -name idea.js -exec ./script.sh {} +

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Objector Johnson (ostensibly pro se) appealed the Final Approval.
Her appeal was then voluntarily withdrawn.
Objection requirements are unduly burdensome.
Claims process is unfairly designed to drive down the number of claims.
Class counsel moved to depose Objector Rivero, which was opposed by Rivero and her attorney, Christopher A. Bandas. The Court upheld the deposition. Upon having the deposition upheld, Objector Rivero withdrew her objection.
NOTE: Christopher A. Bandas never filed an appearance at the District Court but represented Objector Rivero in the deposition proceedings and claimed to be her attorney.
Claims process is unduly burdensome and is unnecessary for known class members.
Class notice does not disclose the size of the class.
Cy pres provisions are improper.
Class notice does not disclose notice and administration costs.
Class counsel moved to depose Objector Johnson, which was opposed by Johnson and her attorney, Thomas L. Cox, Jr. The Court upheld the deposition. Objector Johnson appealed the Final Approval and ultimately withdrew her objection.
NOTE: Thomas L. Cox, Jr never filed an appearance at the District Court but represented Objector Johnson in the deposition proceedings and correspondence and claimed to be her attorney.


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AP News, News, Technical Rescue
Officials: Suspect in Nashville (TN) Explosion Died in Blast
Investigators continue to examine the site of an explosion Sunday, Dec. 27, 2020, in downtown Nashville, Tenn. An explosion that shook the largely deserted streets of downtown Nashville early Christmas morning shattered windows, damaged buildings and wounded multiple people. Authorities said they believed the blast was intentional. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
By KIMBERLEE KRUESI, MICHAEL BALSAMO and ERIC TUCKER Associated Press
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — With federal officials having identified the man believed to be behind Nashville's Christmas Day bombing, authorities now turn to the monumental task of piecing together the motive behind the explosion that severely damaged dozens of downtown buildings and injured three people.
While officials on Sunday named Anthony Quinn Warner, 63, as the man behind the mysterious explosion in which he was killed, the motive has remained elusive.
"These answers won't come quickly and will still require a lot of our team's efforts," FBI Special Agent Doug Korneski said at a Sunday news conference. "Though we may be able to answer some these questions as our investigation continues, none of those answers will be enough by those affected by this event."
In just a few days, hundreds of tips and leads have been submitted to law enforcement agencies. Yet thus far, officials have not provided information on what possibly drove Warner to set off the explosion.
David Rausch, the director of the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation, told reporters on Sunday that Warner had not been on the radar before Christmas.
Furthermore, officials have not provided insight into why Warner selected the particular location for the bombing, which damaged an AT&T building and continued to wreak havoc on cellphone service and police and hospital communications in several Southern states as the company worked to restore service.
Forensic analysts were reviewing evidence collected from the blast site to try to identify the components of the explosives as well as information from the U.S. Bomb Data Center for intelligence and investigative leads, according to a law enforcement official who said investigators were examining Warner's digital footprint and financial history, as well as a recent deed transfer of a suburban Nashville home they searched.
The official, who was not authorized to discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity, said federal agents were examining a number of potential leads and pursuing several theories, including the possibility that the AT&T building was targeted.
Korneski said Sunday that officials were looking at any and all motives and were interviewing acquaintances of Warner's to try to determine what may have motivated him.
The bombing took place on a holiday morning well before downtown streets were bustling with activity and was accompanied by a recorded announcement warning anyone nearby that a bomb would soon detonate. Then, for reasons that may never be known, the audio switched to a recording of Petula Clark's 1964 hit "Downtown" shortly before the blast.
Warner, who public records show had experience with electronics and alarms and who had also worked as a computer consultant for a Nashville realtor, had been regarded as a person of interest in the bombing since at least Saturday, when federal and local investigators converged on the home linked to him.
Federal agents could be seen looking around the property, searching the home and the backyard. A Google Maps image captured in May 2019 had shown a recreational vehicle similar to the one that exploded parked in the backyard, but it was not at the property on Saturday, according to an Associated Press reporter at the scene.
On Sunday morning, police formally named Warner as being under investigation.
Officials said their identification of Warner relied on several key pieces of evidence, including DNA found at the explosion site. Investigators had previously revealed that human remains had been found in the vicinity.
In addition, investigators from the Tennessee Highway Patrol recovered parts from the RV among the wreckage from the blast, and were able to link the vehicle identification number to an RV that was registered to Warner, officials said.
"We're still following leads, but right now there is no indication that any other persons were involved," Korneski said. "We've reviewed hours of security video surrounding the recreation vehicle. We saw no other people involved."
Police were responding to a report of shots fired Friday when they encountered the RV blaring a recorded warning that a bomb would detonate in 15 minutes. Suddenly the warning stopped, and "Downtown" started playing.
The RV exploded shortly afterward, sending black smoke and flames billowing from the heart of downtown Nashville's tourist scene, an area packed with honky-tonks, restaurants and shops.
Buildings shook and windows shattered streets away from the explosion near a building owned by AT&T that lies one block from the company's office tower, a landmark in downtown.
But on Sunday, just blocks from where the bombing took place, tourists had already begun to fill the sidewalks on Lower Broadway, a central entertainment district. Some took selfies while others tried to get as close as possible to the explosion site, blocked by police barricades.
Earlier Sunday, the officers who responded provided harrowing details, at times getting choked up reliving the moments that led up to the blast.
"This is going to tie us together forever, for the rest of my life," Metro Nashville police Officer James Wells, who suffered some hearing loss due to the explosion, told reporters at a news conference. "Christmas will never be the same."
Officer Brenna Hosey said she and her colleagues knocked on six or seven doors in nearby apartments to warn people to evacuate. She particularly remembered a startled mother of four children.
"I don't have kids but I have cousins and nieces, people who I love who are small," Hosey said, adding she had to plead with the family to leave the building as quickly as possible.
Balsamo and Tucker reported from Washington. Associated Press journalists Scott Stroud and Mark Humphrey in Nashville contributed to this report.
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Some relationships are special, and they are worth fighting for even if it takes a little effort from the both of you. Personal differences, poor petty habits and slightly odd behaviors may be overlooked or smoothed over. Religious standards, dysfunctional relationship dynamics and fundamental personality differences may not be so easily smoothed over. Make sure you are not throwing in the towel prematurely. Think about the stretch of the relationship in depth. If staying in it would hurt you more than it would help you, then you have your answer.
Sometimes it is beneficial to get an objective point of view from other people. You can speak to a neutral mutual friend, an objective family member, a counselor, a pastor or a random stranger. All such people can give you advice from an outsider's standpoint. You may find that your relationship looks quite different to other people than it does to you. For example, you may think you have a fairy-tale relationship, but the people on the outside may think you have a froggy courtship at best.


In the picture I'm wearing a vintage dress which I found in a second hand shop in Wageningen in combination with shoes from Ecco and a vintage watch. The bicycle is vintage as well and one of the most special presents I ever got.
My sister shot these pictures during the summer three years ago. I can't believe time is running so fast! I remember I just moved to Arnhem, a new job, new city, new people, new house en second year of my fashion study. A lot has happened since. I graduated in june 2015, worked for a year for fashion label Leg-Inc in Amsterdam, did some internships and continued to work on my own designs and signature. The coming year I will continue to develop myself and I planned to further focus on my own work. Step by step. I'm curious to see what the future holds.


ORBOST MUSEUM is co-located with the Orbost Library and the Council Business Centre in Ruskin Street, Orbost, open 9-5 weekdays, free entry. A collection of locally donated items, mainly from 1880s – 1970s. Household goods, clothes, tools, books, photos, War history, Aboriginal artefacts.
Adjacent to the Slab Hut and the Orbost Exhibition Centre.


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Tourneville-sur-Mer est une commune française située sur la côte Ouest du département de la Manche en région Normandie.

Elle est créée le  par la fusion des deux communes d'Annoville et de Lingreville, sous le régime juridique des communes nouvelles.

Géographie
La commune est littorale, au sud du Coutançais.

Climat
Le climat qui caractérise la commune est qualifié, en 2010, de « climat océanique franc », selon la typologie des climats de la France qui compte alors huit grands types de climats en métropole. En 2020, la commune ressort du type « climat océanique » dans la classification établie par Météo-France, qui ne compte désormais, en première approche, que cinq grands types de climats en métropole. Ce type de climat se traduit par des températures douces et une pluviométrie relativement abondante (en liaison avec les perturbations venant de l'Atlantique), répartie tout au long de l'année avec un léger maximum d'octobre à février.

Les paramètres climatiques qui ont permis d'établir la typologie de 2010 comportent six variables pour les températures et huit pour les précipitations, dont les valeurs correspondent à la normale 1971-2000. Les sept principales variables caractérisant la commune sont présentées dans l'encadré ci-après.

Avec le changement climatique, ces variables ont évolué. Une étude réalisée en 2014 par la Direction générale de l'Énergie et du Climat complétée par des études régionales prévoit en effet que la  température moyenne devrait croître et la pluviométrie moyenne baisser, avec toutefois de fortes variations régionales. Ces changements peuvent être constatés sur la station météorologique de Météo-France la plus proche, « Coutances », sur la commune de Coutances, mise en service en 1974 et qui se trouve à  à vol d'oiseau, où la température moyenne annuelle est de  et la hauteur de précipitations de  pour la période 1981-2010.
Sur la station météorologique historique la plus proche, « Granville – pointe du Roc », sur la commune de Granville, mise en service en 1973 et à , la température moyenne annuelle évolue de  pour la période 1971-2000 à  pour 1981-2010, puis à  pour 1991-2020.

Urbanisme

Typologie
Tourneville-sur-Mer reste une commune rurale, car elle fait partie des communes peu ou très peu denses, au sens de la grille communale de densité de l'Insee.
La commune est en outre hors attraction des villes.

La commune nouvelle, bordée par la Manche, est également une commune littorale au sens de la loi du , dite loi littoral, les deux communes déléguées ayant la même côte en commun. Des dispositions spécifiques d'urbanisme s'y appliquent dès lors afin de préserver les espaces naturels, les sites, les paysages et l'équilibre écologique du littoral, comme par exemple le principe d'inconstructibilité, en dehors des espaces urbanisés, sur la bande littorale des , ou plus si le plan local d'urbanisme le prévoit.

Toponymie
Il existait avant la révolution la paroisse Tourneville, qui reste aujourd'hui un hameau jouxtant le bourg de la commune de Lingreville. Ce hameau fait le lien entre les deux communes.

Le déterminant sur-Mer a été rajouté pour éviter l'homonymie avec Tourneville dans l'Eure, dans la même région.

Histoire

Un projet de commune nouvelle est initié avec comme périmètre d'étude les communes d'Annoville, Lingreville, Hauteville-sur-Mer, Montmartin-sur-Mer et Regnéville-sur-Mer. Le maire de Hauteville-sur-Mer n'y est pas favorable ; le retrait d'Hauteville brisant la continuité géographique, les maires de Regnéville et Montmartin seront dans l'obligation d'abandonner la réflexion. La démarche toutefois continue avec un périmètre réduit entre les deux communes voisines d'Annoville et Lingreville.

Les deux conseils municipaux adoptent le projet début juillet 2022

La commune est créée le  par la fusion de deux communes, sous le régime juridique des communes nouvelles instauré par la loi  du  de réforme des collectivités territoriales.

L'arrêté préfectoral fixant les conditions a été publié le .

Politique et administration

Communes fondatrices

Liste des maires
En attendant les élections municipales de 2026, le conseil municipal élisant le maire sera composé des 30 conseillers municipaux des deux communes.

Population et société

Démographie

Culture locale et patrimoine

Lieux et monuments
 Église Saint-Martin du , remaniée, dont cinq statues (saint Louis, saint Jean, saint Pierre, sainte Marie-Madeleine, Christ en croix) sont classées à titre d'objets aux Monuments historiques.
 Église Notre-Dame d'Anneville en partie du . Deux reliquaires de la première moitié du  sont classés à titre d'objets aux monuments historiques.
 Église Notre-Dame de Tourneville du . Un ensemble maitre-autel, retable, tabernacle, ainsi que les boiseries et portes de sacristie, le tout de la première moitié du , sont également classés.
 Manoir presbytéral.
 Ferme-manoir du Tot .
 Ferme-manoir de la Héronnière .
 Salle des Oyats (ancien presbytère).
 Puits communal au pied du mur du cimetière (enclos paroissial).
 Havre de la Vanlée, site classé.
 Estran à bouchots.

Château d'Annoville

Situé à une centaine de mètres de la route reliant Montmartin-sur-Mer et Granville, le château d'Annoville domine les plages d'Annoville et de Hauteville-sur-Mer sur la Côte des Havres. La famille Michel d'Annoville le fait édifier au , avec notamment du granite de Chausey acheminé depuis le Havre de Regnéville-sur-Mer. Le granite excédentaire après cette construction permet de bâtir la tour de l'église Notre-Dame d'Annoville. Le château voit s'y rencontrer une partie de la noblesse bas-normande : alliés aux grandes familles du temps, notamment à celle de Tourville, les Michel d'Annoville y donnent des fêtes particulièrement brillantes. Jusqu'à 1935, les boiseries de son vestibule ainsi que le lustre en fer forgé pesant environ une tonne et les grandes tapisseries de sa salle des fêtes témoignent encore de ces splendeurs passées…

À la mort de Pierre Charles Léonor Michel, premier maire d'Annoville en 1789, le château est transmis à son fils aîné : Florent Michel d'Annoville, maire de Muneville-sur-Mer. Le fils-cadet de celui-ci, Nicolas Louis Michel, en hérite (son frère aîné, Léonor Henri, étant mort avant son père), lequel retransmet le château à son unique fils : Charles Marie. À la suite de la disparition en mer de ce dernier en 1879 comme lieutenant de vaisseau (dans le naufrage de la batterie flottante l'Arrogante près de Hyères), le château passe à son fils unique, Marie Charles Louis Raoul, qui n'y réside pas.

Après avoir été déserté durant une trentaine d'années à partir de la guerre franco-allemande de 1870, le château est habité par Georges Michel d'Annoville, un des fils de Pierre Charles Ferdinand Michel d'Annoville (celui-ci étant cousin-germain de Nicolas Louis Michel Michel d'Annoville). Après la mort en 1910 de l'épouse de Georges Michel d'Annoville, Lokoma Amelot de Chaillou (indienne tehuelche de Patagonie adoptée par la famille Amelot de Chaillou), le château est habité par Paul Dutasta (chef de cabinet du ministre des Affaires étrangères Stephen Pichon), qui y reçoit à plusieurs reprises Georges Clemenceau.

En 2003, le château est racheté par Pierre de Castellane (1960-2018) qui le restaure, redessine et replante le jardin. Il en fait un lieu culturel en ouvrant la propriété pour des expositions, des spectacles et des conférences.

Personnalités liées à la commune

Pour approfondir

Bibliographie

Articles connexes
 Liste des communes de la Manche
 Liste des communes nouvelles créées en 2023

Liens externes

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Commune dans la Manche
Commune fondée en 2023
Commune nouvelle dans la Manche
Aire d'attraction de Coutances

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Contradiction between Shemos 9:6 and 9:20-21?
In Shemos 9:6:
"HASHEM carried out this word the next day, and all the livestock of Egypt died, and of the livestock of the Children of Israel not one died." (Artscroll English Tanach)
This was after the fifth plague: the Epidemic.
But we see in Shemos 9:20-21:
"Whoever among the servants of Pharaoh feared the word of HASHEM chased his servants and his livestock to the houses. And whoever did not take the word of HASHEM to heart - he left his servants and livestock in the field." (Artscroll English Tanach).
Now after the Torah said that all the livestock of Egypt died in the fifth plague, it showed that right before the sixth plague there was still some livestock who survived.
Now I checked the Biblia Stuttgartensia, the word for livestock in 9:6 is "miqneh" and in 9:20-21 is "miqnehu" (his livestock).
So is this a contradiction ? if not, how the Rabbis explained this contradiction ?
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Art Scroll commentaries deal with this question. In Va'eira 9:3 ArtScroll points out that 9:2 uses the phrase that are in the field implying that only the animals in the fields would be in danger. There are also some who say that it affected those types of animals that are normally kept in the fields and not those that are normally kept in the barns.
Rashi on verse 10 says that
upon man and upon beast: Now if you ask, "From where did they have beasts? Does it not say already, 'and all the livestock of the Egyptians died' (above, verse 6) ?" [I will answer that] the decree was leveled only upon those in the field, as it is said: "upon your livestock that is in the field" (above, verse 3), but he who feared the word of the Lord brought all his livestock into the houses, and so it is taught in the Mechilta (Beshallach 1) regarding "He took six hundred chosen chariots" (Exod. 14:7). — [See Rashi on that verse.]
Ramban and Rav Bachya point out several different possibilities exist. First, only the animals owned by the Egyptians died. Those owned by foreigners (or were sold to non-Egyptians before the plague) did not die. Note that it explicitly says that the animals owned by the Jews (including what they had bought before the plague) survived. After the plague, the Egyptians imported from outside their borders or bought animals from the Jews.
One very reliable reference for the exegesis of Exodus is halakhic midrash from the school of Rabbi Akiva also known as the Mekhilta of Rabbi Shimon. (The word "Mekhilta" comes from the Aramaic word מכילתא, which means a collection of rules of interpretation, which is what we might today call Biblical Hermeneutics.) These midrashim first appeared during the Mishnaic Period of the Tannaim and Amoraim (First to the Third Centuries). In tractate Beshallaḥ, Chapter 21, we read the following commentary concerning Exodus 9:6 - Please click on the image below in order to view the source online (i.e., Folio 17a, Line 1 in the middle of the page).
In summary, while Egyptian livestock perished, it was the livestock of Egyptian cohorts employed by the Egyptians that survived. These surviving livestock were later employed to pursue the Jews when they fled Egypt.
Ralbag says that when the posuk reads "all the livestock of Egypt died" that doesn't mean that "all of them" definetely perish, since the word כל does not mean more than the greater part of a whole. He brings several examples for that: As on the plague of the firtsborn, the Mitzrim exclaimed "we are all dead". The word "all" there (כלנו) does not mean "all mitzrim", but some of them. (See also Ibn Ezra on Shemos you quote, he says: רובו, meaning "most of it".
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Большая Пола — река в России, течёт по территории Лешуконского района Архангельской области. Правый приток реки Четлас.

Длина реки составляет 11 км.

Генеральным направлением течения является северо-восток. Впадает в Четлас на высоте 164 м над уровнем моря.

Данные водного реестра
По данным государственного водного реестра России, относится к Двинско-Печорскому бассейновому округу, водохозяйственный участок реки — Мезень от истока до водомерного поста у деревни Малонисогорская, речной подбассейн отсутствует. Речной бассейн реки — Мезень.

Код объекта в государственном водном реестре — 03030000112103000044855.

Примечания

Бассейн Мезенской Пижмы
Реки Лешуконского района