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Mike Higginbottom Interesting Times
Unexpected Liverpool
Cemeteries and Sewerage: the Victorian pursuit of cleanliness (Sheffield)
Heritage Bus Tours
A Bus Ride Round Attercliffe
Sheffield's Architectural Heritage Bus Ride
Sheffield's Industrial Heritage Bus Ride
Gothic Down Under: English architecture in the Antipodes
Survivals & Revivals: past views of English architecture
The Big Apple: the architecture of New York City
Windy City: the architecture of Chicago
Liverpool's Heritage
Manchester's Heritage
Birmingham's Heritage
Fun Palaces: the history & architecture of the entertainment industry
Next to Godliness: the architecture and decoration of Victorian sanitation
Victorian Cemeteries
Temples of Sanitation
English Country Houses – not quite what they seem
Historic York
Country Houses of North-East Yorkshire
Historic Chester
Taking the Waters: the history of spas & hydros – Derbyshire
Waterways & Railways across the Derbyshire Peak
Country Houses of Lincolnshire
Waterways & Railways across the Northern Pennines
Norfolk's Seaside Heritage
Waterways & Railways between Thames and Severn
Yorkshire Mills & Mill Towns
Lancashire's Seaside Heritage
Hotel Adlon
Hotel Adlon Kempinski, Unter den Linden, Berlin
I went into the Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin [https://www.kempinski.com/en/berlin/hotel-adlon] to use the restroom and stayed in the elegant lobby for a cup of coffee.
The atmosphere is all you'd expect of a five-star hotel – comfortable armchairs, attentive staff, piano music. It's obviously a modern building, but the saucer-dome with stained glass above the lobby is a strong hint that it harks back to an elegant predecessor: https://www.forbes.com/sites/troymcmullen/2017/07/25/an-updated-hotel-adlon-kempinski-adds-glamour-to-its-history/#3ce177ae74db.
Indeed, the original Hotel Adlon was opened in 1907 after its proprietor, the restaurateur Lorenz Adlon (1849-1927), secured the backing of Kaiser Wilhelm II to bring to Berlin a rival to the new Ritz hotels of London and Paris.
The site Adlon chose was next to the Brandenburg Gate, surrounded by the British, French and American embassies and close to major German government buildings.
The Kaiser and his government contracted the hotel to reserve accommodation for visiting dignitaries, and the place became a magnet for the powerful, rich and famous.
Adlon was understandably a staunch monarchist, and after the Kaiser was deposed in 1918 refused to acknowledge that the central arch of the Brandenburg Gate was available to anyone other than royalty. Twice he crossed the archway without looking and was knocked down: the first time, in 1918, he survived; the second time, in 1927, he was killed.
The hotel survived the Second World War, only to be burnt down by Red Army soldiers raiding the wine cellars on May 2nd 1945. The owner-manager Louis Adlon, Lorenz's son, was apparently shot by Soviet troops who were misled by a servant addressing him as "Generaldirektor" into thinking him a military general.
The ruined building stood until 1952, with a makeshift hotel running in the former service wing until the 1970s. This remnant was itself demolished in 1984.
The replacement hotel, which makes no attempt to reproduce the original but shares its style and proportions, opened in 1997: http://www.ibtmworld.com/__novadocuments/381845?v=636390059715670000.
It was the location of the singer Michael Jackson's ill-advised dangling his son out of an upstairs window in 2002.
A cup of coffee costs €7.50. That includes a free pastry the size of a thimble.
This entry was posted in Fun Palaces, Life-enhancing experiences on November 29, 2017 by Mike Higginbottom.
Brandenburg Gate, Berlin, Germany
I grew up with an image in my head of Berlin as a war-torn, divided, miserable city that, in the 1950s and 1960s, I was fairly unlikely to visit.
The dominant image of Berlin at that time was the Brandenburg Gate, battered by war, isolated by the obscenity of the Berlin Wall.
When the Wall came down in 1989 the most memorable images were those with the Brandenburg Gate in the background.
So on my first visit to Berlin, late in life, the Brandenburg Gate was my first priority, from which unfolded my explorations of this vibrant, lively city.
Designed by Carl Gotthard Langhans (1732-1808), it was built 1788-91, its six columns providing five arches, the outer two on each side for the public and the larger central arch reserved entirely for the king.
Its original function was to mark a customs post on the road from Berlin to the city of Brandenburg.
Napoleon, when he invaded in 1804, made a point of marching through the central arch, and took the Quadriga, Johann Gottfried Schadow's sculpture of a chariot with four horses, back to Paris.
When the Prussian army occupied Paris in 1814, the Quadriga duly returned to its proper place, and the Gate was redesignated as a triumphal arch and the goddess driving the carriage, originally Eirene, goddess of peace, was kitted out with an Iron Cross and a Prussian eagle and became Victory.
Through the early twentieth century the Gate was part of a busy thoroughfare, connecting Unter den Linden in the east with the leafy parkland of the Tiergarten to the west.
After the war, the wrecked buildings surrounding the Pariser Platz, immediately to the east of the Gate, were flattened, and when the Wall was built in 1961 it became a sad, isolated symbol of the Cold War divisions.
Now the Brandenburg Gate is splendidly restored and the Pariser Platz is bordered by new buildings.
And, as I discovered, it's virtually impossible to photograph without a foreground of selfie-takers.
This entry was posted in Life-enhancing experiences on November 23, 2017 by Mike Higginbottom.
Gap in the townscape
Tudno Castle Hotel, Llandudno
When I visited the Llandudno Arts Society to give a lecture recently, my host Mark Esplen drove me round the town to show me recent developments in which he felt pride, such as the refurbished Railway Station (completed 2014) and the Lifeboat Station (2017).
Driving past the former Tudno Castle Hotel, he remarked that it was about to be demolished after unsuccessful attempts at redevelopment.
There's more to the story than meets the eye, as I discover from a recent Victorian Society bulletin.
This Grade II listed building, which was originally two hotels, the Tudno Castle and the Temperance, seems not to be datable, and is not credited to a named architect, but it was obviously an integral component of the development of Llandudno as a resort, occupying a prominent site between Mostyn Broadway and Conway Street, closing the vista at the south end of the principal shopping thoroughfare, Mostyn Street.
The reasons for listing, last revised in 2001, are vague: "C19 hotel retaining its character on important free-standing site. Group value with adjacent listed buildings". It seems nobody took the trouble to recognise its history or its townscape value.
In 2014 planning permission was given, against the strong objections of the Victorian Society, for a retail development and a Premier Inn hotel, retaining only the façade of the building.
The interior, when surveyed by Archaeology Wales, was a mess and had clearly seen better days, but it was intact and the better parts could have been incorporated into a sensitive redevelopment: http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/inside-tudno-castle-llandudno-demolish-13468477.
There is a slide-show of the April demolition which was intended to leave the façade supported by scaffolding at http://www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-wales-news/plan-submitted-tear-down-grade-13467581, along with a depressing sketch of the limp proposed replacement.
When demolition began, the contractors noticed "historical movement" [http://demolishdismantle.blogspot.co.uk/2017/06/tudno-castle-hotel-demolished-due-to.html] which made it impossible to support the façade for retention.
This euphemism turns out to cover a failure to realise, when the 2014 application was processed, that the walls were not ashlar but rubble, and the Victorian Society is questioning how the developer and the authorities can have failed to survey the building adequately before making their proposal.
Anna Shelley, Conservation Adviser at the Victorian Society, is clearly spitting tacks: "The complete demolition of the Tudno Castle Hotel was entirely avoidable, and the plans could have been revised and reconsidered at various stages in the assessment process. All those responsible – particularly developer and Local Authority – should take a good hard look at themselves. How has this been allowed to happen?" [http://www.victoriansociety.org.uk/news/irresponsible-development-razes-tudno-castle-hotel]
Primarily as a result of watchful care over decades by the landowner, the Mostyn Estate, Llandudno has remained one of the finest and most intact of British seaside resorts, and now its streetscape has a regrettable and unnecessary gap.
Other local authorities have shown a more muscular response to ostensibly fortuitous demolitions: http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/politics/illegally-demolished-historic-cottages-must-be-rebuilt-brick-by-brick-tower-hamlets-council-orders-1-5209885?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social_Icon&utm_campaign=in_article_social_icons.
The replacement building had better be good.
This entry was posted in Fun Palaces, Victorian Architecture on November 17, 2017 by Mike Higginbottom.
Hong Kong hero
Hong Kong Cemetery: grave of Driver Joseph Hughes GC
Understandably, Remembrance brings foremost to British minds and hearts the two World Wars and the conflicts within living memory – particularly the Falklands, Afghanistan and Iraq.
In fact, British servicemen and women have given their lives in every year but two since 1945: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/01/01/forces-have-first-year-since-1968-no-one-killed-operations.
One such I found when I explored the vast cemetery in the centre of Hong Kong.
On March 21st 1946 Driver Joseph Hughes of the Royal Army Service Corps was driving his three-ton lorry of ammunition and explosives when it caught fire.
Joseph Hughes tried desperately to remove the burning netting covering the load of munitions, and then he tackled the blaze with a fire extinguisher.
He survived the explosion but died of his wounds two days later.
He was awarded a posthumous George Cross, because his sacrifice was not in the face of an enemy but was nevertheless an act "of the greatest heroism [and] most conspicuous courage in circumstance of extreme danger".
Not much seems to be known of Joseph Hughes, who came from the Glasgow Gorbals and would have been about twenty-four years old: http://www.rascrctassociation.co.uk/hughes.html.
We honour such heroes, who are trained to run towards danger when the rest of us would run away, among all those who have given their lives in military service.
This entry was posted in Cemeteries, Sewerage & Sanitation, Remembrance on November 11, 2017 by Mike Higginbottom.
Old bore
Glenfield Tunnel, Leicester: North Leicestershire Association of the National Trust/Leicestershire Industrial History Society visit, August 11th 2017
The North Leicestershire Association of the National Trust runs particularly interesting tours.
In conjunction with the Leicestershire Industrial History Society, the Association provided a rare opportunity to visit the Glenfield Tunnel of the former Leicester & Swannington Railway, a particularly significant relic of the early days of railways.
In the canal age Leicestershire coal owners were at a grave disadvantage in comparison with their Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire competitors, because the mines around Swannington could only be served by packhorse, and were undercut by coal from the Erewash valley transported along the Soar Navigation and the Leicester Canal.
A "forest" branch of the Leicester Canal, colloquially called the Charnwood Canal, was a spectacular failure, never fully opened for lack of water, and was practically abandoned by 1802.
Two far-sighted Leicestershire grandees, William Stenson and John Ellis, aware of the success of the Stockton & Darlington Railway, contacted George Stephenson in 1828 and persuaded him to support a railway from the pits at Swannington to the West Bridge at Leicester.
Construction of the Leicester & Swannington Railway, with two steep cable-hauled inclines at Bagworth and Swannington, and the 1,796-yard tunnel at Glenfield, was overseen by George Stephenson's son Robert, and opened in two sections in 1832 and 1833.
It enabled the Leicestershire mines to undercut Erewash coal at Leicester, and eventually to export coal by canal and railway further afield. It made possible a complete new town, Coalville.
Glenfield Tunnel was the second railway tunnel in the world, following the shorter Tyler Hill Tunnel on the Canterbury & Whitstable Railway.
Though the later main line from Leicester to Swannington was diverted away from the tunnel and the inclines, the route through Glenfield remained open for freight until 1964.
It's now maintained by Leicester City Council and opened occasionally by the Leicestershire Industrial History Society: http://www.lihs.org.uk/Industrial_heritage2.html.
We were guided to the west portal and into the tunnel by Chris and David as far as the first ventilation shaft. The whole tunnel is a mile long, but the cutting beyond the east portal is filled in, and access to that end of the tunnel is through a manhole in someone's garden.
I was glad to have access to one of the monuments of Britain's industrial history, and to gain a close-up, first-hand idea of the magnitude of the achievements of the Stephensons and their generation of pioneering engineers.
It's one thing to read about the Glenfield Tunnel, and quite another to walk inside it – to give "to airy nothing a local habitation and a name".
This entry was posted in Transports of Delight on November 7, 2017 by Mike Higginbottom.
Exploring Melbourne – St Silas' Church, Albert Park
St Silas' Church, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia
As I rode up and down the 96 tram-route between my hotel in St Kilda and central Melbourne, I kept noticing an elegant brick church across the road from the Albert Park tram stop, so one morning I took the opportunity to investigate.
It's the parish church of St Silas [http://www.parishoftheparks.com.au/our-building.html], designed in 1925 by Louis Williams (1890-1980), a prolific Australian church architect and a committed proponent of the Arts and Crafts movement well into the post-war period. His life and work are analysed in Gladys Moore's 2001 Master's degree thesis: https://minerva-access.unimelb.edu.au/bitstream/handle/11343/38261/300554_MOORE%20vol.%201.pdf.
St Silas' replaced a wooden church that had served the community since 1879 and, if it had been completed to Louis Williams' design, would have been spectacular both inside and out.
Unfortunately, the economic depression of 1929 onwards interrupted construction, and only the chancel without its side chapels, the north transept and the first two bays of the nave were constructed.
In 1961 the church was divided horizontally: the ground floor was adapted to serve as the church hall, and the worship space occupies the upper half of Louis Williams' intended volume.
The result is particularly attractive inside, especially as the lack of a south transept brings huge amounts of natural light through a great window that fills the crossing arch.
Outside, the result is less satisfactory: the contrary sloping roofs express the staircases within, but the junction with Louis Williams' sheer brick walls is abrupt.
When the nearby 1919 church of St Anselm, Middle Park, closed in 2001 the two parishes combined, and St Anselm's glass and other fittings were brought to St Silas'.
But for this chance visit to St Silas', where I was made very welcome by the parishioners preparing for Sunday services, I'd have been unlikely to know of Louis Williams' greatest work, St Andrew's Church, Brighton (1961-62), which is both a magnificent essay in stripped mid-twentieth century Gothic, taking further the massive proportions of Sir Edwin Maufe's Guildford Cathedral, and also a neat reuse of a the remains of an older destroyed church, in this case a fire-damaged 1857 nave, in a similar way to Sir Basil Spence's incorporation of the bombed ruins alongside the new Coventry Cathedral: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Andrew%27s_Church,_Brighton#/media/File:St_Andrew%27s_Church,_Brighton,_West_Front.jpg.
This entry was posted in Exploring Australia, Gothic Down Under: English architecture in the Antipodes, Sacred Places on November 1, 2017 by Mike Higginbottom.
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Cumann na mBunscol fully appreciates the contribution of the Teacher Training Colleges in promoting Gaelic culture. The GAA initiative of a partnership between Croke Park and Comhairle Laighean, in appointing Tom Fitzpatrick as GAA Officer in St. Patrick's College Drumcondra, is a tangible acknowledgement of this contribution.
After just a short time in office, Tom, a Cumann na mBunscol teacher, is highly impressed by the enthusiasm and commitment of the student population, members of campus clubs and college authorities. The warm welcome extended to him and his role, is a clear indication of the valued place of all aspects of our culture in the Teacher Training Colleges.


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NGFA, AFIA reviewing new U.S. feed rule
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA, U.S. — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued on Oct. 25 the proposed rule on Current Good Manufacturing Practice and Hazard Analysis and Risk-Based Preventive Controls for Food for Animals. The release marks the latest set of proposed rules issued by the agency to implement the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).
Because the rules will have a major impact on its members, the the American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) and National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA) said they will analyze the preventive control rules jointly with the Foreign Supplier Verification and the Accreditation of Third Party Auditors rules already released.
"We have asked the agency to extend the deadline for comments to match the preventive control rules deadline," said Richard Sellers, AFIA vice-president of feed regulation and nutrition.
"Publishing the proposed preventive control rule for animal feed and pet food is another important step in FDA's ongoing implementation of FSMA," said David Fairfield, NGFA vice-president of feed services. "We intend to work closely with AFIA, Pet Food Institute and other industry partners in developing comments on the proposed provisions to help ensure the requirements are achievable and facilitate the continued manufacture and distribution of safe animal feed and pet food."
AFIA and NGFA said they will submit extensive public comments on the proposed rule.
"AFIA has been very active for five years in FSMA legislation," said AFIA President and Chief Executive Officer Joel G. Newman. "FSMA represents the most significant reform to feed regulation in several decades. It will help ensure the continuation of the highest standards of safety throughout the entire food system. AFIA will be working with FDA, feed industry partners and our members over the coming months and years to guarantee a smooth implementation of FSMA."
NGFA also was active in working with the U.S. Congress in drafting the FSMA law, noted NGFA President Randy Gordon, and has formed several industry working groups to develop comments on the preventive control proposed rules for human food and animal feed.
"The industry has developed effective product safety programs that are tailored to the operations of individual facilities," Gordon said. "It will be vitally important that FDA's regulations provide the flexibility necessary for companies to continue to effectively address feed safety, as well as provide the necessary education and training of its inspectors and the regulated industry. All indications are that the agency shares those views, and we'll be eager to work with FDA in implementing this truly fundamental change in its approach to food and feed safety."
FDA has posted a link to the proposed rules, which will be published in the Federal Register on Oct. 29. Comments will be due 120 days after the official publication in the Federal Register.
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EDNEY, TYUS
Benetton Basket 5 Guard
Height: 1.78 Born: 14 February, 1973 Nationality: United States of America
Totals 18 17 542:00 274 80/161 17/51 63/75 5 30 35 82 23 39 2 4 33 92 305
Averages 18 17 30:06 15.2 49.7% 33.3% 84% 0.3 1.7 1.9 4.6 1.3 2.2 0.1 0.2 1.8 5.1 16.9
15 * at Panathinaikos 34:00 18 5/6 1/3 5/7 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 9 26
16 * at FC Barcelona 35:45 24 7/11 2/3 4/6 1 1 2 4 1 4 1 7 26
17 * vs Montepaschi Siena 31:00 16 4/8 1/3 5/6 1 1 3 2 3 2 7 17
18 * vs Panathinaikos 32:00 18 8/13 0/1 2/5 1 1 5 2 3 1 3 5 15
19 * at Montepaschi Siena 28:30 10 3/9 1/2 1/1 1 2 2 1 7 10
20 * vs FC Barcelona 26:45 18 6/13 6/6 3 3 5 2 2 1 1 6 25
6 Totals 188:00 104 33/60 5/12 23/31 3 6 9 21 10 15 1 1 9 41 119
Average 31:20 17.3 55% 41.7% 74.2% 0.5 1 1.5 3.5 1.7 2.5 0.2 0.2 1.5 6.8 19.8
1 * at Pamesa Valencia 29:45 12 4/10 1/4 1/1 1 1 5 1 1 1 2 10
2 * vs Tau Ceramica 32:00 20 6/10 2/5 2/2 8 1 1 1 1 2 3 22
3 * at Efes Pilsen 27:00 10 2/6 0/1 6/6 3 3 4 2 3 2 5 14
4 * vs Asvel Basket 26:15 8 3/6 0/2 2/3 3 3 2 1 2 3 9
5 * vs Olympiacos 28:00 16 5/11 0/1 6/6 1 1 5 1 1 2 6 19
6 * at Alba Berlin 33:45 6 3/8 0/4 2 2 4 3 1 -1
7 * vs Idea Slask 20:15 18 1/4 4/5 4/4 1 1 2 4 2 11
8 * vs Pamesa Valencia 25:45 17 3/5 2/4 5/5 3 3 6 2 2 3 6 25
9 * at Tau Ceramica 33:15 17 6/12 0/4 5/7 5 5 4 1 5 1 4 8 13
10 * vs Efes Pilsen 33:45 14 4/10 2/4 4 4 2 1 4 3 3 9
11 at Asvel Basket 27:15 16 6/9 1/3 1/2 1 1 7 1 1 2 5 21
12 * at Olympiacos 37:00 16 4/10 0/2 8/8 2 2 14 2 8 34
12 Totals 354:00 170 47/101 12/39 40/44 2 24 26 61 13 24 1 3 24 51 186
Average 29:30 14.2 46.5% 30.8% 90.9% 0.2 2 2.2 5.09 1.1 2 0.1 0.3 2 4.3 15.5
Index rating 38 Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Cibona Zagreb 2/1/2006
Points 25 Unicaja Malaga vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 3/15/2006
Offensive rebounds 5 Benetton Treviso vs. Anadolu Efes Istanbul 12/19/2001
Defensive rebounds 6 Unicaja Malaga vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 3/15/2006
Total rebounds 7 Unicaja Malaga vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 3/15/2006
Assists 14 Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Benetton Treviso 2/5/2004
Steals 4 Rytas Vilnius vs. Olympiacos Piraeus 11/23/2005
Blocks 1 Olympiacos Piraeus vs. Unicaja Malaga 2/22/2006
Minutes 38 Fortitudo Bologna vs. Baskonia Vitoria-Gasteiz 1/17/2007
Played college basketball at UCLA (1991-95).
Selected in the 1995 NBA Draft by Sacramento Kings (#47).
Selected in the 1995 CBA Draft by Fort Wayne Fury (#47).
Signed by Sacramento Kings for the 1995-96 season.
Played there also the 1996-97 championship.
Signed for the 1997-98 season by Boston Celtics.
Moved to Lithuania for the 1998-99 season, signed by BC Zalgiris Kaunas.
Moved to Italy for the 1999-00 season, signed by Benetton Basket Treviso.
Signed for the 2000-01 season by Indiana Pacers.
Back to Italy for the 2001-02 season, signed by Benetton Basket Treviso.
Signed for the 2004-05 season by Virtus Roma.
Moved to Greece for the 2005-06 season, signed by Olympiacos Piraeus.
Moved to Italy for the 2006-07 season, signed by Fortitudo Bologna.
Won the 1999 Euroleague with BC Zalgiris Kaunas.
Named the 1999 Final Four MVP.
Named to the 2001-02 and 2002-03 All-Euroleague First Team.
Named the 2005-06 Euroleague February MVP.
Named the 2005-06 Euroleague Week-13 MVP.
Named the Euroleague 2003-04 Euroleague Week-12 MVP.
Won the 1995 NCAA Championship with UCLA.
Won the 1998-99 Lithuanian National Championship with BC Zalgiris Kaunas.
Won the 2001-02 and 2002-03 Italian Championship with Benetton Basket Treviso.
Won the 2000, 2003 and 2004 Italian National Cup with Benetton Basket Treviso.
Won the 2001 and 2002 Italian Super Cup with Benetton Basket Treviso.
Won the 1999 NEBL with BC Zalgiris Kaunas.
Played the 1996 NBA Rookie All Star Game.
Played the 2000 Eurostars, being named the MVP.
Named to the 1993-94 and 1994-95 All Pacific 10 Conference 1st Team.
Named the 2001 and 2002 Italian Super Cup MVP.
Named the 2003 Italian Cup Finals MVP.
Led the 1998-99 Euroleague in assists (6.1 apg.).
Member of the US National Team.
Played at the 2005 Americas Championship.
2001-02 Benetton Basket 19 341 17.9 92/169 54.4 23/55 41.8 88/112 78.6 68 40 72 1
2002-03 Benetton Basket 18 297 16.5 86/170 50.6 22/42 52.4 59/70 84.3 56 28 78 1
2003-04 Benetton Basket 18 274 15.2 80/161 49.7 17/51 33.3 63/75 84 35 23 82 2
2005-06 Olympiacos 23 306 13.3 97/195 49.7 12/35 34.3 76/98 77.6 68 25 103 1
2006-07 Climamio Bologna 12 152 12.7 51/100 51 5/19 26.3 35/43 81.4 30 12 49 0
Totals 90 1370 15.2 406/795 51.1 79/202 39.1 321/398 80.7 257 128 384 5
Averages 90 1370 15.2 406/795 51.1 79/202 39.1 321/398 80.7 2.9 1.4 4.3 0.1
2007-08 Azovmash Mariupol 10 108 10.8 30/72 41.7 7/15 46.7 27/30 90 31 14 35 0
Totals 10 108 10.8 30/72 41.7 7/15 46.7 27/30 90 31 14 35 0
Averages 10 108 10.8 30/72 41.7 7/15 46.7 27/30 90 3.1 1.4 3.5 0
1991/92 UCLA 32 179 5.6 59/125 47.2 14/41 34.1 47/59 79.7 67 41 88 1
1992/93 UCLA 33 450 13.6 142/294 48.3 34/82 41.5 132/157 84.1 117 63 186 4
1993/94 UCLA 28 430 15.4 137/294 46.6 24/64 37.5 132/161 82 96 46 162 7
1994/95 UCLA 32 456 14.3 146/294 49.7 25/66 37.9 139/182 76.4 99 74 216 6
1995/96 Sacramento 80 860 10.8 305/740 41.2 53/144 36.8 197/252 78.2 201 89 491 3
1996/97 Sacramento 70 485 6.9 150/391 38.4 8/42 19 177/215 82.3 113 60 226 2
1997/98 Boston 52 277 5.3 93/216 43.1 3/10 30 88/111 79.3 55 51 139 1
1998/99 Zalgiris 17 179 10.5 57/108 52.8 9/20 45 38/48 79.2 35 34 77 3
1999/00 Benetton 43 651 15.1 172/346 49.7 48/114 42.1 163/194 84 109 100 112 4
2000/01 Indiana 24 106 4.4 34/85 40 1/6 16.7 35/39 89.7 24 17 54 0
2001/02 Benetton 45 671 14.9 193/352 54.8 48/120 40 141/176 80.1 136 123 180 4
2002/03 Benetton 45 715 15.9 212/498 42.6 41/121 33.9 168/195 86.2 140 92 183 4
2003/04 Benetton 31 518 16.7 149/242 61.6 37/86 43 109/128 85.2 103 52 104 1
2004/05 Virtus Roma 36 462 12.8 145/297 48.8 21/70 30 109/130 83.8 93 79 119 0
2005/06 Olympiacos 34 445 13.1 118/207 57 29/54 53.7 122/161 75.8 71 33 120 3
2006/07 Fortitudo Bologna 34 379 11.1 124/251 49.4 17/51 33.3 80/103 77.7 89 49 113 1
2007/08 Azovmash 17 185 10.9 71/124 57.3 6/20 30 25/31 80.6 51 17 76 1
2001/02 Benetton 19 341 17.9 92/169 54.4 23/55 41.8 88/112 78.6 68 40 72 1
2002/03 Benetton 18 297 16.5 86/170 50.6 22/42 52.4 59/70 84.3 56 28 78 1
2003/04 Benetton 18 274 15.2 80/161 49.7 17/51 33.3 63/75 84 35 23 86 2
2005/06 Olympiacos 23 306 13.3 97/195 49.7 12/35 34.3 76/98 77.6 68 25 103 1
2006/07 Fortitudo Bologna 12 152 12.7 51/100 51 5/19 26.3 35/43 81.4 30 12 49 0
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Burgundia (fr. ) – kraina historyczna w centralnej Francji. W przeszłości prowincja i region administracyjny.

W systemie administracyjnym z lat 1972–2015 region Burgundia graniczył z sześcioma regionami: Centre-Val de Loire – od zachodu, Île-de-France i Szampania-Ardeny – od północy, Franche-Comté – od wschodu, a od południa z Rodan-Alpy i Owernia. Sam region dzieli się na 4 departamenty: Côte-d'Or, Nièvre, Saona i Loara i Yonne. Do historycznej krainy należał też region Franche-Comté, z którym połączono region Burgundia w ramach reformy z przełomu lat 2015/2016 w region Burgundia-Franche-Comté.

Poza miastem Dijon (147,2 tys. mieszk.), które stanowi główny ośrodek tego regionu, większymi miastami są: Chalon-sur-Saône (49,0), Nevers (39,6), Auxerre (37,6), Mâcon (33,6), Sens (26,8), Le Creusot (25,6) oraz Beaune (21,5).

Nazwa krainy wywodzi się od wschodniogermańskiego plemienia Burgundów.

Historia regionu

Państwa Burgundów
Burgundowie, od których nazwę wziął ten region, byli jednym z nordyckich plemion, które przyczyniły się do upadku Cesarstwa Rzymskiego Zachodniego. Pochodziliby z wyspy Bornholm a Pliniusz Starszy lokalizuje ich w dorzeczu Odry w pierwszym wieku naszej ery, w okolicach spływu Nysy Łużyckiej, a w drugim wieku, Klaudiusz Ptolemeusz , lokalizuje ich między Odrą a Wisłą , gdzie mieszkali jeszcze w połowie trzeciego wieku według Jordanesa, ale pokonani przez Gepidów przemieścili się w dorzecze Łaby. Pod koniec wieku przesuneli się dalej na zachód, w dolinę Menu, gdzie weszli w kontakt z Alamanami. Retor i orator Mamertinus z Trewiru w panegiryku do cesarza Maksymiana wspomina o obecności Burgundów w tych okolicach. Ammianus Marcellinus przynosi informacje o wyprawie za Ren Juliana Apostaty przeciwko Alamanom w latach 379–390, a potem, według tegoż, cesarz Walentynian I w walce z tymi ostatnimi zwrócił się o pomoc do Burgundów, którzy wysłali 80 000 wojowników na czele elity na spotkanie z Rzymianami nad Renem, ale ci byli nieobecni. Oburzeni i wściekli Burgundowie wrócili na swoje ziemie.

Jako lud sfederowany mieli rolę obrońców granicy cesarstwa na Renie, ale ich bracia pozostali po drugiej stronie byli bardziej wyeksponowani na nacisk Hunów. W latach 428/429 król obu brzegów, Gundahar, pokonał Oktara, wuja Attyli według Sokratesa Scholastyka i w 435 roku postanowił zaatakować Belgię (Belgica Prima), ale opór Rzymian i ich huńskich sojuszników spowodował klęskę burgundzką, wskutek której o mało nie doszło do unicestwienia najeźdźców w 436/437 roku. To by była zemsta Hunów po ich porażce 10 lat wcześniej. Przegrana i śmierć Gundahara stanowią kres pierwszemu królestwu burgundzkiemu (Rzymianie znów zapanowali nad tymi terenami).

Burgundowie wzięli udział w bitwie na Polach Katalaunijskich w 451 roku po stronie Rzymian (choć niektóre grupy Burgundów prawdopodobnie walczyły po stronie Hunów).

Rozpad Cesarstwa zachodniego przyśpieszyło zabójstwo Walentyniana III oraz walka o, i tak osłabiony, tron. Królowie burgundzcy potrafili to wykorzystać sprzymierzając się z Wizygotami. W 472 roku część z Burgundów wraz z nimi za przyzwoleniem Rycymera złupiła Rzym.

Po upadku cesarstwa rzymskiego państwo Burgundów zostało mocno osłabione przez sąsiednich Ostrogotów. Burgundowie zostali podbici przez Franków w 534 roku i ulegli romanizacji.

Księstwo Burgundii
Na terenie państwa Franków powstało Księstwo Burgundii. Do 1477 roku w skład państwa burgundzkiego weszły ziemie obecnej Holandii, Belgii, Luksemburga, Artois, Pikardii, Alzacji, Franche-Comté i Burgundii. W roku 1477 wszystkie ziemie tego państwa, z wyjątkiem samej Burgundii, odziedziczył Dom Habsburgów na podstawie małżeństwa Maksymiliana I Habsburga z Marią Burgundzką. Była to córka Karola Zuchwałego, który zginął w bitwie pod Nancy w Lotaryngii. Samo księstwo Burgundii włączono do Francji jako jedną z prowincji.

I wojna światowa
Burgundia straciła w I wojnie światowej od 3,6% do 3,9% ludności (średnia dla całej Francji to 3,35%).

Streszczenie historii nazwy Burgundia

 (Lata 410-436) pierwsze burgundzkie królestwo Gundahara
 (Lata 451-532) drugie burgundzkie królestwo Gundioka
 (Lata ok. 590-739) trzecie (frankijskie) królestwo Burgundii
 (Od 843-) francuskie księstwo Burgundii
 (Lata 879-933) królestwo Dolnej Burgundii
 (Lata 888-933) królestwo Górnej Burgundii
 (Lata 933-1032) Zjednoczone Królestwo Obojga Burgundii (Arelat)
 (Lata ok. 1000-1678) palatynat Burgundii (Franche-Comté)
 (Od.1032-) cesarskie królestwo Burgundii Księstwo Burgundii
 (Lata 1127-1218) cesarskie księstwo Burgundii Mniejszej
 (Od 1127-) cesarskie landgrafstwo Burgundii
 (Lata 1384-1477) zjednoczone "stany Burgundii" Księstwo Burgundii
 (Lata 1477-1791) prowincja francuska
 (Lata 1548-1795) okręg burgundzki Rzeszy
 (Od 1982-) współczesny region francuski Burgundia

Gospodarka
Klimat umiarkowany ciepły, morski. Region rolniczy, jeden z większych w kraju obszarów uprawy winorośli (zwłaszcza na obrzeżu Rowu Saony). Ponadto uprawia się pszenicę, kukurydzę, buraki cukrowe, rośliny oleiste, warzywa i owoce. Hodowla bydła. Eksploatacja złóż węgla kamiennego. Przemysł słabo rozwinięty, głównie spożywczy, a także metalurgiczny, włókienniczy i skórzany.

Produkcja winiarska w Burgundii

Region Burgundii słynie z produkcji win. Winnice ciągną się wąskim pasem od Dijon na północy po Lyon na południu, obejmując obszar około 45 000 hektarów. Rejon ten, w odróżnieniu od innych rejonów winiarskich we Francji, nie posiada wspólnej dla całego rejonu apelacji ogólnej.

Zobacz też
 Flaga Burgundii

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Linki zewnętrzne

 Wszystko o burgundzkich winach

Krainy historyczne Francji
Dawne regiony administracyjne Francji

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It is becoming more clear to me all the time that we really don't have time. You don't have time to not do what's most important, most fulfilling, and most affirming for your life. Look at all of the famous artists who have died in the first six weeks of 2016.
Several months ago, an REI co-worker and avid bike rider to everywhere, took a turn at a round-about too fast and crashed. He crushed vertebrae in his cervical spine leaving him paralyzed from the neck down. He made the conscious choice not to continue his life and was taken off life support. His normal functioning life vanished in an instant and he was gone within 2 days. I hardly knew him but his death affected me for weeks. I wasn't quite sure why but time shifted for me.
And earlier this month I found out that a life coach I'd worked with briefly in the past had chosen to enter hospice care after a 3 1/2 year battle with ovarian cancer. She gave a powerful talk at a conference of her friend, the writer, Patti Digh. It was shared on her Facebook page and I thought I'd share it with you. The link is here. Her name is Laurie Foley.
I've followed her progress on Facebook for those 3 1/2 years. No matter what she was feeling or going through on the inside she always came across with such grace and wisdom. She is a writer and able to convey her message so eloquently.
She had gone through various rounds of chemotherapy and I believe was in remission for a while. Unfortunately, her cancer came back with a vengeance, and incredibly quickly over the past few months. I think she realized it was going to take her life no matter what, but she is choosing how she wants the end of her life to be. Surrounding herself with the people she loves in an incredibly supportive hospice environment where she can be as comfortable as possible for her transition.
The outpouring of love for her on my Facebook feed is beyond beautiful. The lives she has touched with her work, her presence, and her willingness to be vulnerable and authentic with everyone in her life, honestly, has blown me away. This world will soon be losing a very bright soul.
Do you think my co-worker had an idea the day before he crashed he would be gone in 48 hours? Do you think my coach friend Laurie had an idea that within 3 1/2 years of being diagnosed with cancer she'd be preparing to transition to the other side?
What are you doing right now? Are you present to it-completely present? Are you living your life your way?
I'm not kidding. You might think you've got the time. And you might. But then again, you might not.
Here is that link again.
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Newly released privacy-oriented cryptocurrency Beam reported this morning that its blockchain is experiencing technical difficulties.
Beam announced the information on its official Twitter account Monday, saying that its network "stopped at block 25709" and that it was investigating the matter.
At its January launch, Beam became the first cryptocurrency based on Mimblewimble – a protocol that makes transactions confidential and virtually untraceable.
Since then, though, Beam has faced some technical issues. On Jan. 9, the team discovered a "critical vulnerability" in its wallet software and asked users to uninstall the wallet app immediately and re-download a patched version from their website.
While the critical bug was fixed, it could have put users' funds at risk by allowing attackers to modify transactions and subsequently send funds directly into their own wallet, Beam's developers said at the time.
Last week, a second privacy cryptocurrency based on Mimblewimble – Grin – also went live. While it has seen high interest from cypherpunks, sources told CoinDesk at the time that several VC funds were planning to mine the crypto.


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What disputes existed between Iraq and Kuwait prior to the 1990 invasion?
"Meanwhile, new sources of oil in Alaska, the North Sea, and the former Soviet Union were driving down the price of oil, shich fell from $22 per barrel in January to $16 per barrel in June. Part of the drop in oil prices was a result of the overproduction by OPEC [Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries] countries, such as Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which not only profited from their overproduction but were pursuing a long-term economic policy of trying to increase global dependence on oil by depressing prices. Saddam would claim that each $1 drop in the price of oil cost Iraq $1 billion in revenue, and he was basically right. As a result of all theses factors, by the spring of 1990, Baghdad was facing a serious financial crunch.
The first inkling of what Saddam had in mind came at the end of May  at a meeting of the Arab League in Baghdad, where he excoriated the United States and Israel and accused Kuwait of waging economic warfare against Iraq. Saddam also demanded an Arab summit to compel the GCC [Gulf Cooperation Council] states to forgive Iraq's war debts and provide it with $30 billion in economic aid."
"The flouting of the OPEC quota by Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in the spring of 1990 depressed oil prices well below OPEC's reference level of $18 a barrel. During a closed session of the extraordinary Arab summit in Baghdad on May 30, Saddam revealed that every US dollar drop in the price of an oil barrel deprived Iraq of $1 billion annually. 'War is fought with soldiers, and harm is done by explosions, killing and coup attempts, but it is also done by economic means sometimes... I say to those who do not mean to wage war on Iraq that this is in fact a kind of war against Iraq.
Saddam's plea fell on deaf ears. Overproduction continued, with Kuwait exceeding its OPEC quota by 40 percent, and the UAE by 30 percent. Petroleum prices fell to $11 a barrel, a level at which Iraqs' oil income was just enough to meet current expenses, leaving nothing to service foreign debts or fund urgently needed reconstruction."


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PayCommerce Appoints Industry Expert Jose Martinez-Benavente as European Head of Business Development to Lead the Expansion of its Business in Europe.
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PayCommerce, the leading open, cross-border payments network, today announced it has appointed Jose Martinez-Benavente as VP, European head of global business development in Europe. This role will not only deepen PayCommerce's regional customer relationships; but also further strengthen the firm's European footprint.
Mr. Martinez-Benavente is based in Frankfurt, Germany and brings over 20 years experience in the non-cash electronic payments industry. He has led sales development for leading global firms ranging from Sage Pay and PayOn to First Data Mobile Solutions. As commercial consultant he led business development initiatives for payments companies including Paysafe Card and Visa to establish new payment methods designed to conquer new markets with product launches mainly in Europe. He will oversee European sales and business development.
"Jose's significant global payments experience and industry relationships will enable him to quickly expand our global footprint. The range of Jose's background makes him well-positioned to both service our valued clients and expand their global reach by consistently expanding our network while driving value for all members," states Abdul Naushad, ceo and founder of PayCommerce.


While countless millions of us take great pleasure spending hours racking up high scores in our favourite games, few of us are ever exposed to the delights of making them in the first place. It's far from easy, but learning to code your own shoot-'em-up is infinitely more satisfying than beating any end-of-level boss.
Although this book is designed to help you learn many of the essential skills you'll need to make games with Python and Pygame on your gemas Pi, it's by no means definitive. Frankly, you could read a dozen books on the subject and still not have the skills you need to succeed. As with most things, nothing replaces good old-fashioned practice. I should know: I have 30 cookery books lining my shelf and I still burnt my toast this morning.
Making games is a brilliant way to learn to code, though, so I hope this book helps you to get started on your next big adventure.
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Teacher quality has a lot to do with lack of discipline in the classroom. When kids can scream f-bombs, throw furniture around and refuse to complete their work (and basically not much is done in the way of consequences because teachers are not given real solutions from their district) then teaching and learning in the classroom suffers. I speak directly from experience.
While I am not knowledgeable enough to disagree with anything said, I believe much is dependent on what is done in the home. Take it from one who hit the streets at five. My mother ran away from my father with another man when I was four leaving me alone with my eight grade educated father who had a serious drinking problem. Teachers can't over come all that's missing in the home nor should they be expected, a child's home life in my opinion is most important. Acting up in the classroom has a lot to do with what they left at home when they go to school. Hurt and bewilderment takes on many forms.
You are correct Harvey, parents have the most influence. But, where they either don't exist or can't or won't step up, the rest of us must!
Today people can live across the street or right next door and turn a blind eye to what is happening. The common thought is to mind one's own business. "Don't go looking for trouble." You are correct, too often "the rest of us" are too busy or praying someone else will do something. Let the government do it! No, that's a joke. How often do we hear about the failure of proper official action? When was the last time you saw "the community" at a school board meeting? I am not able to get out much these days, how I hope I am wrong!


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1- Paradise Lost – Medusa
2- Blondie – Pollinator
3- Depeche Mode – Spirit
4- Life of Agony – a Place Where There's No More Pain
5- Dead Cross – Dead Cross
6- Butcher Babies – Lilith
7- Arch Enemy – Will to Power
8- Fozzy – Judas
9- Scott H. Biram – the Bad Testament
10- Crystal Fairy – Crystal Fairy
Paradise Lost need to retire.
Yes, that's how I'm starting off my Album of the Year post. Yes, that's how I'm talking about the band responsible for the album that I believe is the best album to come out in 2017. The reason I say they need to retire is that their sound has gone full circle. The evolution of Paradise Lost from beginning to now makes a lot of sense if you listen to their albums in order. You may be confused if you skip around without prior knowledge of their changes. Medusa's sound is very much like their original sound. That does not mean they've regressed, it means they just got back to the sound. And I'm glad they did. This album has a great mix of death metal vocals and clean vocals. It also has the signature doomy sound from the guitars that Paradise Lost is known for. I don't know where they can go from here. They keep reinventing themselves and genres, but what's left? If you're a fan of Paradise Lost and you haven't heard this record, you're really missing out.
Some of the better tracks on Medusa include "the Longest Winter," "Shrines," "No Passage for the Dead," and especially "Fearless Sky." I've joked that "Fearless Sky" is the best Opeth song to be released in 10 years. It's over 8 minutes long and it takes me on a slow musical rollercoaster. It's a great song.
I don't know if I could praise Blondie's Pollinator enough. Like Medusa, it's reminiscent of its band's early work. Blondie has been around since the mid-1970s and there's songs on this album that will most definitely be a "best of" compilation one day. It's just a damn good record. It starts off with "Doom or Destiny" which reminds of their hit "Call Me" with the tempo. It has a few good songs after that one, my favorite song on the album, "Fun" comes on. It sounds like it could have come out during the end of the disco era, and that's not a bad thing at all. Just like I said about Paradise Lost's Medusa, if you're a fan of Blondie and you haven't heard this one, you're really missing out.
"Long Time," "Too Much," and "Love Level" are also some of my favorite tracks from Pollinator. "Love Level" also features the What Cheer? Brigade as the horn section. They're a fun act to see.
Depeche Mode's Spirit is a bit political. But, it resonates with me. And it resonated enough to be ranked as the 3rd best Album of the Year. "Going Backwards" is the opening track and it is a damning view of the world's political scene as it currently is. The album continues to strike chords about the direction of the world, but with the classic Depeche Mode sound.
"Going Backwards" is my favorite track from the album. I think it's the most damning song I've heard about the current state of the world. "Poor Man" is another song that I relate to. "Where's the Revolution?" and "Poison Heart" are also worth checking out.
Life of Agony hadn't put out an album of new songs since 2005. Their 2017 release, A Place Where There's No More Pain, picked up right where they left off. It's like they didn't miss a beat. Of course, they had been touring on and off since then, but that doesn't necessarily mean new material would be good. In this case, the songs are good. They didn't play a lot of the new songs during their 2017 tour, and honestly I like the album enough that maybe if I had heard a few more of them done live, I may have ranked this album higher. Live performances can make a difference sometimes, but regardless of that, they put out a damn good album.
"Meet My Maker," "A New Low," "Right the Wrong," and the title track are some of my favorites from this album and I think they fit in with the Life of Agony catalog very well.
Mike Patton has appeared in my Top 10 lists with Faith No More, Peeping Tom, Tomahawk, and his Mondo Cane project. He's one here again with Dead Cross. I never know what to expect with Patton. Dead Cross's sound is a mixture of punk, thrash metal, and grind core. With Patton screaming and growling throughout most of the album, it just works. I saw them perform this album in its entirety in September and it was worth it. I've never seen Mike Patton so aggressive on stage.
The album starts off with "Seizure and Desist," which I really enjoy. I also really like their cover of Bauhaus' "Bela Lugosi's Dead." But, I think my favorite track is "Shillelagh." It's probably the best example of what Dead Cross is. This album may not be for everyone, but if you're a Mike Patton fan, it's worth checking out.
I had never heard anything from Butcher Babies until a few months ago. They were recommended to me and I sought out a few songs. I was impressed. I noticed they had a new album coming out and I ordered a copy. I was even more impressed. I have no idea how they had escaped my radar. Their album Lilith is one that I will definitely be listening to for a long time. I've already listened to it A LOT. Their sound is a heavy and guitar driven. They have two female singers and I really enjoy how they trade back and forth.
"Burn the Straw Man" opens the album and blew me away. The title track "Lilith" is the second track and I had heard that before I got the album because they had a video for it. They continued with "Headspin," which I really like, but the 4th track, "Korova" is probably my favorite track. Give them a listen.
It's because I like bands such as Arch Enemy that I'm surprised I hadn't heard of Butcher Babies before. Arch Enemy also put out an album in 2017, Will to Power. This is their second studio release with Alissa White-Gluz on vocals. As I said about her debut with them, I think she's breathed new life into them. I know some fans weren't happy that she incorporated clean (non-growl) vocals into one track, "Reason to Believe," but I liked it. It was not expected and it works with the Arch Enemy sound. It's my favorite song on the album.
Other tracks I really like include "Dreams of Retribution," "the Race," and "the World is Yours."
Chris Jericho is a promotional genius. He knows how to get his name out there and how to get attention on himself. He had been playing the title track from his band Fozzy's new album, Judas, on his podcast for months before it was released. I didn't mind because it's a good song. He was able to market the album in a way that I was very excited about the release date. Fozzy is consistently good. I've ranked them in my lists a few times.
"Burn Me Out," "Drinking with Jesus," and "Weight of My World" are other favorite of mine from this album.
I don't know why Scott H. Biram's the Bad Testament took a while to grow on me. But, once it did, I realized how damn good it is. Maybe I was thinking it would sound differently, but what I got was an album that reminded me of (what I think are) his best albums the Dirty Old One Man Band and Graveyard Shift. Those two albums were the first things I heard from him after I had been introduced to his act after I saw him open for Clutch. What I like about Biram's stuff is that while each album is good by itself, I can put his catalog on random and just lose myself in his blues/country/punk style. That's needed sometimes.
I know I'm saying this a lot, but if you're a fan of Scott H. Biram, you need to hear this album. Some of tracks that stand out (more than others) to me include "Set Me Free," "Still Around," "Train Wrecker," "Crippled & Crazy," and "True Religion."
2015's 10th best album was A Raw Youth from Le Butcherettes. I saw them open for Faith No More and I was intrigued. Their singer, Terri Gender Bender is a captivating performer. She's different. Along with some other people on the Ipecac Records label, she formed Crystal Fairy, and their debut album is this year's 10th best album. They have a heavy sound and her vocal style ranges from singing, to screaming, to screeching, none of which is bad.
I recommend "Chiseler," "Necklace of Divorce," the title track "Crystal Fairy," and "Secret Agent Rat" as songs worth trying.
A few albums that were good, but just didn't crack my Top 10 list include Steven Wilson's To the Bone, the Front Porch Sessions by the Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, and TajMo by Taj Mahal and Keb' Mo'.
Some notes about other albums from the year:
Anneke Van Giersbergen's new project VUUR released their debut album In This Moment We Are Free – Cities. She's my favorite female voice in music, but this album didn't draw me in.
Anathema's the Optimist starts off great, but lost my interest.
Moonspell put out 1775. But, all the lyrics are in Portuguese. I couldn't follow along.
Ayreon's the Source was a major disappointment.
Blackfield V was just boring.
Gov't Mule's Revolution Come, Revolution Go has good stuff on it, but it nothing too special.
Gregg Allman released what will likely be his final album, Southern Blood. He died during the year and that made this album difficult for me to listen to. There's definitely good songs on it, but some of them deal with his impending demise and that made it too real. Gregg Allman and the Allman Brothers Band meant so much to me for so long. I wish this album wasn't his last.
Neither Garbage nor Muse released new albums in 2017, but they both released one new song. "No Horses" and "Dig Down," respectively. Both songs are fantastic and make me look forward to their next albums.
I know Clutch and Lacuna Coil have new albums being worked on and I think both will be relased in 2018. Lacuna Coil's 2016 album, Delirium, was my album of the year. I really hope they follow up with something good. I guess time will tell.
– the album must have had a United States street date in 2017
– the album must be new material (for the band or artist)
– live albums are only eligible if they're new material
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Trump Administration To Reinstate Aid To Central American Countries That Signed Asylum Deals
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October 16, 2019 5:12 PM ET
President Donald Trump announced the White House will, once again, deliver aid to several Central American countries after their governments entered into asylum agreements with the U.S.
The decision to provide "targeted assistance" to these countries is, at least somewhat, a reversal from the president's decision earlier in 2019 to withhold hundreds of millions in economic aid to Central America — punishment against their governments for doing "nothing" to fix the immigration crisis.
"Guatemala, Honduras & El Salvador have all signed historic Asylum Cooperation Agreements and are working to end the scourge of human smuggling. To further accelerate this progress, the U.S. will shortly be approving targeted assistance in the areas of law enforcement & security," the president tweeted Wednesday.
The White House reportedly decided in June it would be diverting $370 million in aid that was for El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. The three countries, located in a region in Central America known as the Northern Triangle, are home to the bulk of the illegal immigrants reaching the U.S. southern border en masse and lodging asylum claims.
A group of migrants who returned to Mexico to await their U.S. asylum hearing block the Puerta Mexico international border crossing bridge to demand quickness in their asylum process in Matamoros, Mexico October 10, 2019. REUTERS/Veronica G. Cardenas
"Mexico is doing NOTHING to help stop the flow of illegal immigrants to our Country. They are all talk and no action. Likewise, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador have taken our money for years, and do Nothing. The Dems don't care, such BAD laws. May close the Southern Border!" Trump tweeted in March about the border crisis.
Since that time, however, the Trump administration has been able to secure coveted asylum agreement with all three countries.
Kevin McAleenan, the acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, reached a safe third-country agreement with Guatemala in July, he then signed an "asylum cooperation agreement" with El Salvador in September, and then a similar deal with Honduras later that month.
While the three agreements are not exactly the same, they all aim to reduce the flow of illegal migrants reaching the U.S.-Mexico border.
Generally, asylum seekers who are traveling through the Northern Triangle must first seek protected status in a country that they've first crossed. For example, a migrant from El Salvador trekking northward in order to reach the U.S. would first cross Guatemala. If that individual did not first seek asylum in Guatemala, in most cases they would not be able to successfully lodge an asylum claim with the U.S. government. (RELATED: Trump Vetoes Second Resolution To End Border Emergency Declaration)
The deals appear to have won over the White House's good graces. The Homeland Security chief is expected to announce the specifics of renewed U.S. aid during his trip to the region within the week.
The Department of Homeland Security on Wednesday announced McAleenan is traveling to San Salvador, the capital of El Salvador, where he will meet with leaders of all three Northern Triangle countries to "discuss further collaboration to confront irregular migration and transnational criminal organizations in the region. The Acting Secretary will also participate in a bilateral meeting with Honduran government officials."
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Ford investigated over possible defect in torque converters in Windstar and Taurus models.
Lawyers are investigating possible defects in the torque converters in Ford Taurus and Windstar vehicles. The vehicles experience sheering or stripping of the torque converter which are the result of pressure from the pump shaft, particularly in model years, 2006-2010. The result is replacement of these units and possibly damage to other related equipment.
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The Office of Defects Investigation has received 93 complaints (VOQs) alleging incidents of front suspension coil spring fracture in model year (MY) 2008 through 2010 Nissan Versa passenger cars. Preliminary analysis of the complaints indicates that the coil spring failures occur without warning and can happen at any speed. One complaint (VOQ #10663102) reported the passenger-side coil spring fractured while traveling at 65 mph and caused a sudden tire failure by cutting the inner sidewall 360 degrees. Another complaint ( VOQ #10680740) reported the passenger side coil spring fractured while traveling 40 mph and result in tire puncture and brake line failure.
ODI has also received EWR field report information relating to coil spring failures in the subject vehicles.
A Preliminary Evaluation has been opened to assess the scope, frequency and safety-related consequence of the alleged defect.
The FDA sent a letter warning Kind LLC, the maker of a variety of bars, that their Kind Fruit & Nut Almond & Apricot, Kind Fruit & Nut Almond & Coconut, Kind Plus Peanut Butter Dark Chocolate + Protein, and Kind Plus Dark Chocolate Cherry Cashew + Antioxidants products are misbranded under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act ("FDCA") as improper implied nutrient content claims, because they bear statements suggesting that the product may be useful in maintaining healthy dietary practices, and those statements are made in connection with claims or statements about nutrients.
According to the FDCA, a manufacturer may use the term "healthy" as an implied nutrient content claim on the label of a food provided that the food, among other things, is "low saturated fat"[i.e., the food has a saturated fat content of 1 g or less and no more than 15 percent of the calories are from saturated fat].
The FDA bars found the following products did not meet this standard.
The FDA also found Kind's use of the phrase "antioxidant-rich" and "good source of fiber" in violation of the FDCA labeling requirements.
Accurate labeling matters. If you were misled by the labeling on this product or any others, we want to hear from you. Please share your story with community and/or directly with us via the contact a lawyer box below.
City Attorneys of Los Angeles, Santa Monica and San Diego have reached an $800,000 settlement with Whole Foods Markets after a statewide investigation uncovered widespread pricing violations throughout the state of California.
In addition to the fine, Whole Foods has agreed to: (1) Appoint two "state coordinators" to oversee pricing accuracy at Whole Foods stores throughout California; (2) Designate an employee at every store in the state who will be responsible to assure pricing accuracy throughout the store; (3) Conduct random audits at each of its stores, four times per year, to assure that all prices are accurate and that proper weight is being deducted for all containers; and (4) Charge accurate prices and provide the advertised weight on all items.
Attorneys have opened an investigation of Ford Motor Company relating to a potential defect in the transmissions of Ford Focus and Fiesta vehicles.
Numerous Ford consumers have complained about defective transmissions on Focus and Fiesta models. The defect results in shaking or grinding noises; vehicles hesitating and vibrating; transmission noises and the transmission not shifting properly, all of which affect the ability to drive the vehicles and raise safety concerns.
Hundreds of complaints about the Ford transmissions have been filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
If you own a Ford Focus or Fiesta and are having problems with your transmission, we want to hear about your experience. Below, please share your story with the public and/or contact a lawyer privately to inquire about your legal rights.
Attorneys have opened an investigation regarding the failure of the rear differential in 2009-2010 model year Dodge Ram trucks and 2009-2010 model year Dodge and Dakota trucks.
As a result of a this alleged defect, affected vehicles can suffer seizure of the rear brakes under normal driving conditions resulting in a loss of control and posing a safety hazard to vehicle occupants and others on the road.
If you purchased or leased one of these Chrysler vehicles after June 10, 2009 and have experienced failure of the rear differential please share your experience or to inquire further about your legal rights complete the contact attorney box below.
Attorneys are investigating a potential claim on behalf of Toyota owners and lessees experiencing excessive engine oil consumption. The excessive oil consumption may be due to a design defect existing in certain Toyota models including Camry, Corolla, Matrix, RAV4 and Solara.
If your Toyota has suffered from excessive oil consumption, please share your experiences with us or use the contact lawyer module below to submit a confidential inquiry.
Toyota has recently been plagued with a variety of problems in its vehicles and has not always been responsive to consumer safety concerns. Lawyers have opened an investigation of this matter and are interested in speaking with of 2013-2014 Toyota Camry, Avalons, Siennas, and Tacomas, and 2014 Corollas or Tundras that are equipped with seat heaters.
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How TPC Louisiana's short par-4 eighth hole stands out on a different type of Pete Dye design
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The circumstances surrounding TPC Louisiana near New Orleans would indicate it's a kissing cousin to The Players Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass. Both Southeastern courses were raised up out of murky swampland and drained, dried and developed by industrial measures. Both were designed with an eye toward tournament golf (The Players Championship for Sawgrass; the Zurich Classic for TPC Louisiana). And most importantly, both were Pete Dye creations. Strong similarities are certain to abound, no?
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Actually, no. TPC Sawgrass swirls out in different directions with holes twisting indiscriminately. TPC Louisiana, born of a later period in Dye's artistic career, is confined to a tight, trapezoidal block of land hemmed on by canals. Dye was able to shape significant up-and-down movements in the ground at Ponte Vedra, but at New Orleans the topography remains on grade. And where Sawgrass presents one unique, often ground-breaking hole after another, TPC Louisiana is a steady cadence riffing off the same local chords, a rhythmic Dixieland procession. While lacking landmark holes to study, there are several fun and dynamic turns, the best of them being the short par-4 eighth (above photo).
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Any par 4 on tour under 400 yards is considered very short. The eighth at TPC Louisiana falls into the first category, but it's not drivable—yet. Playing from 365 to 378 yards, the hole moves slightly right off the tee with a long fairway bunker edging into the landing zone from the right. Several scab bunkers angling in from the left, followed by another few slashing across the front of the green from the right, give pause to players who want to smash driver. The green, sitting low to the ground, is angled right-to-left away from the line of play. It looks gettable, and can be, if played correctly.
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Gone are the days when Pete Dye's shaping, sharp hazards and obscured lines of play struck fear—or at least anger—into the hearts of tour pros. Playing five Dye-designed courses on tour each year, plus a couple of others conceived from his ideas, will do that (not to mention the familiarity of major sites like Whistling Straits and The Ocean Course at Kiawah Island). But holes like the eighth can still pose problems, and the short length works in its favor.
The primary question is what club to hit off the tee? The answer comes in many forms, and the dispersion of driving distances is notable. Some drives at No. 8 are positioned at just around 225 yards while others fly out to 300 yards and beyond. Since we haven't quite reached the day where a 375-yard hole is reachable for a critical mass, nearly everyone is playing for best position, calculating from the green back to an ideal yardage. That's the definition of thoughtfulness. And as Dye was sometimes said to have quipped, "once you get these guys thinking, you've got them." At least that's the G-rated version.
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All that calculation is necessary due to the importance of finding the fairway. Controlling spin is essential to hitting the ball close because of the green's micro-movements that make it difficult to hole long putts and the intersecting fall lines coming off the low knobs on three sides of the putting surface. But when played with precision, the eighth will yield birdies—484, to be exact—over the past five tournaments compared to just 94 bogeys. Still the temptation remains for players to tweak those odds even more to their favor by trying to get closer to home with their drives. It's human nature to want to play the shortest-possible next shot. The feeling of frustration walking off No. 8 with a par, or even a bogey, is also an all-too-human emotion.
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Random House to Release Next Rusdie Novel and Two Grisham's
According to Random House, the new novel by Rushdie "weaves together a gripping story of life over the last eight years: the rise of the Tea Party, Gamergate and narcissistic, media-savvy villain sporting makeup of coloured hair."
Random House Executive editor- Will Murphy stated they had acquired the U.S. rights for The Golden House from the Wylie Agency and called the book, "astounding, timely and extraordinarily moving."
On the flip side, Grisham's new novels - Camino Island and the new thriller (title yet to be released), will see 1.5 million copies released for the first round of printing.
Sonny Mehta - Chairman and Editor in Chief of Knopf stated the JG novels are some of his best work to date. Further updates on the new "classic, suspense-filled legal thriller" would be disclosed closer to the release date.
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One killed, one seriously injured in Cozumel drunk driving accident
Cozumel, Q.R. — A woman was arrested for an accident in Cozumel that claimed the life of one and left a second in hospital.
According to Armando Pérez Pérez, commander of the Ministerial Police, the person deemed responsible for the accident was driving at excessive speed under the influence of alcohol, which caused the death of Candelario P.M. and life-threatening injuries to his wife, Hermelinda Maás Canul, who remains in hospital.
The accident occurred around 8:50 p.m. when the unnamed female allegedly responsible for causing the accident hit the couple while crossing the street. She then fled the scene, leaving the vehicle abandoned, but was arrested minutes later by agents of al Sistema de Justicia Penal Acusatorio.
Reports say the injured wife lost a lower limb in the accident. While she was from the island, her husband was originally from Izamal, Yucatan. They had just left a Nueva Jerusalem church meeting where he was a pastor when the accident happened.
Police say when the vehicle was ran through Plataforma México, it came up as having been involved in previous accidents. The driver of the vehicle has been charged with manslaughter, wrongful injuries and damages.
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Crete is an island of light, the 'Cradle of Zeus', with sun-drenched coastlines, picturesque villages and majestic mountains. No wonder that even the gods felt comfortable in this wonderful region of Greece.
Heraklion is the capital of the largest and most southerly Greek islands, on which a highly developed culture has existed for 4000 years. The Venetians built massive fortresses to defend the island against the Turks.
Knossos was the capital of Crete at the time of King Minos, son of the god Zeus, and the Phoenician princess Europa. The Knossos Palace was a magnificent building with seven floors and around 1400 rooms which served as living quarters, administration, storage and for courtly celebration. Most of the ruins are part of the new palace, as the first was built 2000 years before the birth of Christ.
The Gortys Ruins are reminders of the moving history of an old town which was prosperous in the 5th century B.C., when Gortys became the most powerful town of the Messara Plain. Throughout the olive groves and between the hills, there can be found scattered remnants of its past cultural riches.
With its beautiful sandy beaches, the horseshoe-shaped bay of Matala is a popular coastal resort to which many come simply to experience the glorious sunsets, in addition to the rich archaeological revelations of Phaistos Palace.
Agia Galini is a quiet fishing village which, during the summer months, is a lively bathing resort on Crete's south coast. However, it has managed to maintain its original atmosphere with fishing boats in the harbor and crystal clear water lapping the shoreline, plus the allure of its taverns and restaurants.
Agia Roumeli is best reached by boat, as it is located on a rocky coast toward the Libyan Sea. Fishing villages are few and far between and most activity takes place in the mountains, which rise up majestically from the Aegean.
Picturesque harbors, ancient treasures, lost legends and Greek hospitality, who could ask for more?


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The Oyo State government has ordered the employment of 5,000 youths in the state into various government agencies.
The state governor, Seyi Makinde made this announcement on Monday during a stakeholder meeting with traditional rulers, security chiefs, religious leaders, and chairmen of the 68 Local Governments and Local Council Development Areas.
He said the 5,000 youths will be employed across the state Ministries, Departments, and Agencies including OSRMA and OYOWMA.
"I have directed the employment of 5,000 young persons across all government agencies over the next few months.
"We have been talking to Oyo State Road Maintenance Agency (OSRMA), Oyo State Waste Management Authority (OYOWMA), before now. We have been talking to AMOTEKUN. We have to, immediately, wrap some of those recruitments up and put these people off the street. The criteria for employment and the dates for assessment will be announced by the agency authorities," Makinde said at the meeting.
The sum of N1billion has also been earmarked by the state government as compensation for victims of police brutality and injustice and a Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) scheme, for youths.
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Advancing strategic land repurposing and groundwater sustainability in California
How to develop regional strategies to create multiple benefits
Credit: John Chacon, California Department of Water Resources
Over the next two decades, major agricultural regions of California will transition to sustainable use of groundwater, as mandated by the 2014 Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA).
Balancing groundwater demand and supply will require shifting to less water-intensive agriculture or taking land out of production. It is estimated that at least 500,000 to over 1 million acres, primarily in the San Joaquin Valley, may need to be taken out of production over the next several decades to meet the sustainability mandate of SGMA and address greater water scarcity exacerbated by climate change.
By strategically repurposing previously irrigated land to create new uses and value, the valley can transform into a region with a thriving agricultural economy, sustainable groundwater supplies, vibrant wildlife habitat, outdoor recreation and jobs, and healthy air and soil.
Practical, multibenefit approaches for regional land repurposing
To help groundwater sustainability agencies (GSAs), local governments and land use planners facing these land use changes, EDF worked with a broad group of stakeholders to develop a guide titled Advancing Strategic Land Repurposing and Groundwater Sustainability in California.
The guide outlines practical and creative approaches to support the development of regionally coordinated land repurposing strategies, including incentive-based voluntary programs that prioritize the health and resilience of communities and landscapes in the San Joaquin Valley.
The guide synthesizes key insights, themes and recommendations shared in a four-part workshop series by growers and farming interests, GSA leads, environmental justice groups, environmental interests, land trust representatives, and other key stakeholders representing land-use planning.
Bringing together stakeholders to create a holistic vision of what our region can become is a critical first step toward repurposing some agricultural land to create benefits for farmers, farm workers and the community as a whole.
Mike Hagman, East Kaweah Groundwater Sustainability Agency
What is land repurposing?
This guide defines "land repurposing" as any activity that is undertaken by a public or private entity that converts previously irrigated agricultural land to new uses that both 1) reduce groundwater demand or use and 2) provide some other measurable benefit to the environment or broader San Joaquin Valley community.
Potential benefits include improving air quality, creating habitat corridors and recreational spaces, creating new sources of revenue and local jobs, producing renewable energy, conserving top soil and facilitating groundwater recharge.
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Policy and other program design considerations. This section answers "Why, What, How, Where, Who and When" questions to help guide the development of land repurposing programs, including everything from potential funding sources to guiding principles of community engagement.
Steps for developing a new program, from creating a vision to implementation.
Tools and resources to help lay the groundwork for a successful multibenefit land repurposing program. This includes links to technical tools and resources on stakeholder outreach and education.
One-page case studies of the Kaweah Subbasin Regional Conservation Strategy, Tule Basin Land and Water Conservation Trust, Madera County Strategic Agricultural Land Conservation and Westlands Water District Land Retirement Program.
A financial analysis summarizing current and potential future funding options for multibenefit repurposing. This section details potential revenue from mitigation or conservation banks, conservation easements, solar leases, grazing leases, conversion to low water intensity crops, and federal and state programs.
The information from this report can guide groundwater agencies and local planners through several steps that are critical to creating a successful regional land repurposing program, from getting started exploring whether to pursue this strategy to designing and implementing a program.
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The millennial generation is not typically recognized for its commitment to pretty much anything. Until now. A study conducted by the University of Maryland found that Americans under the age of 45 are really committed to commitment itself.
From 2008 to 2016, the U.S. rate of divorce dropped by 18 percent. Experts believe the low rates of divorce can be attributed to millennials and Gen Xers delaying marriage until later in life. Many younger Americans view higher education, careers, and paying off student debt as necessary precursors to settling down.
In fact, Americans are waiting longer than ever to get married. The U.S. Census Bureau estimates the average age of first marriage was 27.4 years for women and 29.5 years for men in 2017. The average age of marriage hovered around just 20 years in 1960.
Other demographers suggest the slowing divorce rate is simply due to the aging baby boomer generation. Older people are less likely to get divorced, so a divorce rate decrease can be expected as America's largest generation advances in years.
Technically, both explanations are true. While the graying of Baby Boomers made the divorce rate gap between 2008 and 2016 more dramatic, it is not responsible for the entire trend. The University of Maryland study found the divorce rate dropped by 8 percent regardless of age.
Young people get the credit for fewer divorces because boomers have continued to divorce at unusually high rates, all the way into their 60s and 70s. From 1990 to 2015, according to Bowling Green's National Center for Family and Marriage Research, the divorce rate doubled for people aged 55 to 64, and even tripled for Americans 65 and older.
Previous research supports the idea that waiting to marry will improve your chances of staying together. A 2014 study found that couples married at age 18 had a divorce rate of 60 percent, while the rate dropped to only 30 percent for those who waited until age 23.
Another study found a "Goldilocks" marriage trend where the divorce rate temporarily dropped for couples married in their late twenties but rose again for couples married in their mid-30s.
Sociological researcher Nicholas Wolfinger has discovered a startling new reality: His recent analysis of data from 2006 to 2010 in the National Survey of Family Growth (NSFG) reveals that getting married after your mid-30s is actually riskier than getting married in your late 20s—and that the best age at which to get married appears to be between 28 and 32. Before that age range, divorce rates are still decreasing; after that window, they begin to climb again.
… When he replicated the finding using data from the 2011-2014 NSFG, the same trend emerged.
Regardless of age and declining marriage rates, the latest University of Maryland study concludes that marriage in 2018 is a more stable institution than it was just 10 years ago.
While it's fascinating to examine divorce trends in the United States, the fact remains that every marriage is different. What works for one family may not necessarily be a healthy dynamic for another family.
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Here, Louise Zambartis explains that care is needed in writing your Will and details how a bad Will can affect your Cyprus property estate.
The Law Society of England and Wales has joined forces with Mencap to issue a warning to all those who have or need to make a Will under English law. Latest Law Society research has revealed that badly-drafted Wills result in ineffective provisions and poor tax planning.
In an article printed in Lexis Nexis News this month (November 2009) the Law Society raised concerns about 'fringe legal markets' in Will writing and probate services where unregulated Will writers have been the subject of complaints. Homemade Wills are also highlighted as a major problem area with one lawyer quoted as estimating that (out of the homemade Wills he has seen) as many as a third have been invalid and a third did not achieve the testator's intentions.
In Cyprus the same issues are prevalent and mirrored. Where an English owner of property in Cyprus fails to make a Will in Cyprus, then (in addition to the extra time spent dealing with the estate because there is no Cyprus Will), the resealing process of the English documentation means that any Will made in the UK will be under scrutiny in Cyprus as well. If there are problems in England these will affect the Cyprus estate too. Moreover, some people assume that the formalities relating to preparation and execution of the Will will be more lax here, whereas nothing could be further from the truth. Different (equally as crucial) rules applying to the contents and manner of preparation of a Cypriot Will.
In Cyprus there is an additional complication as there is confusion over who is actually entitled to make a Will here. Fundamentally, many people (most particularly expats) fail to appreciate that they can or need to make a Will in Cyprus and fail to seek the necessary legal advice to clarify their position, leading to additional costs and complications when it comes to dealing with their property in Cyprus.
Furthermore, the number of specialists with cross jurisdictional experience on the island is so limited that advice is often sought from unregulated or inexperienced �specialists� who have little or no understanding of the complex legal background relating to Wills in Cyprus. In short, the issues raised by The Law Society relating to Wills in England are equally applicable here in Cyprus and my recommendation is very simple, take the Law Society's advice and approach a lawyer who is a specialist in Cyprus to discuss your Wills.
The British High Commission produces a list of English speaking lawyers and that's a good starting point to find a lawyer who can help. You should also ensure that any lawyer you instruct to draft Cyprus Wills has a Cyprus Bar License and is therefore subject to local regulation.