After the annexation of Crimea, Vladimir Putin's popularity with the Russians shot up to more than 80 percent overnight.
After five years, this Crimean effect seems to be used up.
For the economic and social problems of the Russians have become rather larger as a result of the annexation.
President Vladimir Putin does not often talk about feelings. With one exception maybe: when it comes to his love for Russia. The "many times" has risen in the past 15 years, said the President in the fall in a television program, as it was already downhill with his poll numbers. Lately, a question is getting louder: Does Russia still love him at all?
Often in this context another, almost past feeling is mentioned, some called it the "Crimean consensus". It described the widespread joy in Russia and the pride that Crimea once again belongs to them. An euphoria that has subsided for some time. It was also an often conjured feeling of togetherness of all Russians, and the Russians with their president. But now loses everywhere approval.
"Direct criticism of the government is de facto prohibited"
In a February poll, only 64 percent of respondents agreed with Putin's policy. The independent Lewada Center asks this question every month. The special feature of the current result is that the value is as low as it was before the annexation of the Crimea in March 2014. At that time, the Russians' approval of the president virtually shot over 80 percent overnight – and remained at this level for four years. But after five years, the Crimean effect seems to be used up.
Has Putin lost touch with the people?
How can this effect be described? For the first time since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, Russia had expanded again by annexation. It had demonstrated its power to the world. To a world full of enemies, as Putin often said, they want to harm Russia and keep it small. A message that repeated the state television on all channels and made the people move together behind the president. Putin received a sort of carte blanche for his foreign policy agenda, his actions in eastern Ukraine, interference in Syria, confrontational politics towards the West.
Instead of more prosperity, he promised people greatness and national pride. But meanwhile they are feeling more and more what this barter transaction means. For the economic and social problems which they were able to forget for a while in their joy over the Crimea, have become rather larger as a result of the annexation. The president does not seem to have any answers for them. Has he lost contact with the people over his foreign policy ambitions?
After the post-Crimean euphoria is over, writes Tatiana Stanovaya for the Moscow Carnegie Center, and "the public has shifted their attention from television to the fridge", social inequality and declining living standards come to the fore. Even the mainstream media are now dealing with the unpopular economic decisions of the government, from higher retirement age to higher VAT.
Although most Russians still agree with the annexation, 77 percent of respondents were in a recent survey of the state-affiliated institute Fom. If one asks, however, whether the connection has been of use to Russia, only 39 per cent answer yes. Three years ago, it was still 67 percent.
The Crimean annexation indirectly contributed to the difficult economic situation. The sanctions, the weak ruble, the falling value of Russian incomes, the rising prices in the supermarket – all this is partly related to the situation in which Putin brought his country. In the election last year, which had been set extra on the anniversary of the annexation, Putin still won nearly 77 percent of the vote. In the fall, only 56 percent told the Lewada Center that they would vote for Putin next Sunday. And in February, state-owned opinion polling agency Wziom found that just 33 percent of respondents trusted Putin, the lowest in 13 years.
In his speech to the nation, the president this year has kept the foreign policy part short. Perhaps he has realized that more and more of his compatriots are tired of the patriotic slogans. Instead, Putin generously promised money for almost all social areas. What is still missing is a clear business model. And a political vision that goes beyond a short-lived patriotic dizziness.


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These baked buffalo chicken flautas are the perfect game day food – easy to make, a little spicy, and delicious! I'm so excited to be teaming up with Old El Paso™ to bring you this yummy recipe!
Anyone else getting excited about the big game coming up in a few weeks? Not only do I love a good football game, but I also love game day food! One of my favorites is my family's buffalo chicken dip. It's one of those recipes that we all make but there isn't really a written recipe for it, just ingredients that all taste great together no matter what measurements you use. One of the best things about the buffalo chicken dip is that it's actually a great filler for pretty much anything you want to put it in. I made some buffalo chicken cups a couple of years ago and today I'm sharing a new favorite – buffalo chicken flautas. Or if you're not familiar with flautas, buffalo chicken dipped rolled in Old El Paso flour tortillas and baked until crispy. And they're delicious.
Anyone else getting excited about the big game coming up in a few weeks? Not only do I love a good football game, but I also love game day food! One of my favorites is my family's buffalo chicken dip. It's one of those recipes that we all make but there isn't really a written recipe for it, just ingredients that all taste great together no matter what measurements you use. One of the best things about the buffalo chicken dip is that it's actually a great filler for pretty much anything you want to put it in. I made some buffalo chicken cups a couple of years ago and today I'm sharing a new favorite – buffalo chicken flautas. Or if you're not familiar with flautas, buffalo chicken dipped rolled in Old El Paso flour tortillas and baked until crispy. And they're delicious.First things first, you need to get all of your ingredients. I headed over to my local Safeway last week to get everything I needed for this past weekend because there was supposedly a little snowstorm headed our way. The Safeway closest to me is pretty new and always stocked with everything I need, including the five ingredients you need to make these flautas. I found the Old El Paso flour tortillas I was looking for in the Hispanic foods aisle with a bunch of other great Old El Paso products. I specifically like the Old El Paso tortillas in these flautas because they're a really good size for flautas – not too big and not too small. Kind of like Goldilocks' porridge you could say.
Man am I glad I ended up getting everything I needed before the snowstorm, or should I say snowzilla, hit. We ended up with three feet of snow and are still digging ourselves out. Good thing I had these yummy game day flautas to keep me company during the exciting football games this weekend! I can't wait to make them again in a few weeks, and I guarantee if you make them, your guests will love them! Check out the Old El Paso website for more great game day recipes!
These flautas are simple to make. You're basically going to line one side of each tortilla with the elements of the buffalo chicken dip – a thin layer of cream cheese, some shredded chicken that's been tossed in buffalo sauce, and cheese on top. Wrap the tortilla up tight and place seam side down in a baking dish. Bake in the oven until lightly browned and crispy. Serve with ranch or blue cheese dressing to help tone down the heat! So easy and the perfect way to spice up your game day.
These buffalo chicken flautas include the best buffalo chicken dip wrapped up in a tortilla and baked until crisp!
Mix shredded chicken and buffalo sauce in a large plastic bag until well coated.
Heat cream cheese in a microwave safe bowl in the microwave for 30 seconds to a minute, until soft.
Spread a thin layer of cream cheese on one side of each tortilla, making sure to keep a small border around the cheese. Top with buffalo chicken and cheese.
Roll tortillas starting with the side right next to the cream cheese layer. Once rolled, place seam side down in a square baking dish (I used a 9x9 glass dish).
Bake in the oven at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes or until browned.
Serve hot with ranch or blue cheese dressing.


Meghan O'Connor, Law '10, was promoted to shareholder at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. She works in the Milwaukee office and chairs the Health Information Privacy and Security Section. She also serves as a member of the Board of Directors of the Wisconsin Humane Society and chair of their Young Leaders Advisory Board. She is also a member of the Medical College of Wisconsin Institutional Review Board. She is a member of the State Bar of Wisconsin, American Health Lawyers Association, American Health Information Management Association, Milwaukee Bar Association, and Association for Women Lawyers.


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Q: Sorting PHP array based on different array So I've searched for hours but no thread seems to get me to a working solution.
My problem;
I've got 2 arrays. 1 array with the user's roles. And one array with all roles with an specific order.
$roles = Array
(
    [0] => Array
        (
            [id] => 22465
            [name] => Rank 1
            [position] => 24
            [color] => 16711680
        )

    [1] => Array
        (
            [id] => 59454
            [name] => Rank 2
            [position] => 15
            [color] => 15844367
        )

    [2] => Array
        (
            [id] => 62280
            [name] => Rank 3
            [position] => 2
            [color] => 65494
        )

    [3] => Array
        (
            [id] => 67139
            [name] => Rank 4
            [position] => 10
            [color] => 1146986
        )

    [4] => Array
        (
            [id] => 75372
            [name] => Rank 5
            [position] => 25
            [color] => 1146986
        )

    [5] => Array
        (
            [id] => 75373
            [name] => Rank 6
            [position] => 18
            [color] => 1146986
        )
    ...
)

And I have the user roles array:
$userdata = Array
(
    [roles] => Array
        (
            [0] => 22465
            [1] => 59454
            [2] => 62280
            [3] => 67139
            [4] => 75372
            [5] => 75373
        )
    [data] => Array
        (
            [0] => irrelevant
        )

)

I want the user roles array to be sorted to the roles 'position' in the other array.
I think the bottleneck is in the part that the array has to be called with the subarray [roles][position] to get the order to work.
The result should be:
[0] => 75372
[1] => 22465
[2] => 75373
[3] => 59454
[4] => 67139
[5] => 62280

Could you please help me any further?
Thanks in advance!

A: // First, build a lookup table relating id directly to position
$ranks = [];
foreach($roles as $role) {
    $ranks[$role['id']] = $role['position'];
}

var_dump($ranks);

// Now sort the table using the lookup table we just produced
//
 usort($userdata['roles'], function($a, $b) use ($ranks){
        return $ranks[$b] <=> $ranks[$a];
 });

var_dump($userdata);

Content of userdata array after sorting
array (size=2)
  'roles' =>
    array (size=6)
      0 => int 75372
      1 => int 22465
      2 => int 75373
      3 => int 59454
      4 => int 67139
      5 => int 62280
  'data' =>
    array (size=1)
      0 => string 'irrelevant' (length=10)

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How much camouflage print is considered too much?
Well, Bella Hadid was spotted rocking that camo jumpsuit back in April, and it literally brought here to that 'head to toes camo club' including Rihanna and Kylie Jenner & Co. But despite the fact whether we go for all camo everything within a single outfit or just center on one item, like a jacket as most popular option, we all still have something in common. Right, an endless love for the print. One of the hottest these days.
So, oh, today's Inspo-selection is all about camo and some investment-worth pieces.


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Green Finance Program January, 2020
PEDC and Leaders in Energy hosted their fifth annual green financing forum on Thursday, January 23. This year's event, "Green Project Financing for Growth" was a sell-out, and looking at the program it's no surprise. Program planners for the two organizations brought together a veritable brain trust of green bank and green financing industry leaders who discussed a wide variety of issues and provided insights into best practices.
Arlington Economic Development (AED) generously provided the program's venue. AED, which is a part of the Arlington County Government, is dedicated to the preservation and enhancement of an economically competitive and sustainable community, and the creation of exciting, diverse, and amenity-rich places. AED provides visionary leadership and superior services to Arlington's business community, its tourism industry, and its real estate development. Marian Marquez, Director Business Investment, welcomed the crowd noting that clean energy companies are among the targets the County is heavily recruiting. As an example, she pointed to Amazon's recent selection of Arlington as the site for its HQ2, noting that their RFP asked about the types of clean energy companies, policies, and activities the county already had.
The first panel, "Update on Regional Green Banks Efforts" was introduced and moderated by Janine Finnell, Executive Director of Leaders in Energy. It featured Tom Deyo, CEO, Montgomery County Green Bank; Alex Kragie, Director, American Green Bank Consortium; and, Cheryl Chan, Green Bank Program Analyst, DC Green Bank.
She opened the discussion by noting that Montgomery County Maryland was the first county in the US to declare a climate emergency, setting forth an ambitious set of greenhouse gas emissions reduction goals. Likewise, Janine gave a nod to DC's Mayor Muriel Bowser's pledge to make the District climate resilient and carbon neutral by 2050.
Alex Kragie spoke first and provided context for comments. He noted that climate change is the "really big problem", one that is no longer up for debate and around which the politics DC have changed dramatically. Two factors, the billions of dollars of damage to military installations and the unprecedented flooding in the Midwest, he feels have put the issue forefront on politicians' minds. In spite of this political awakening, Kragie noted there is a lot of work that needs to be done vis-à-vis the amount of investments being made to combat climate change. As a point of reference, he cited Bloomberg New Energy Finance noting that in 2018 approximately $65 billion was spent; 10% more than had been spent in 2017. Yet, the 2018 number wasn't much more than the $62 billion spent seven years prior in 2011. Further darkening the waters Alex pointed to Wood Mackenzie research that estimates it will cost $4.5 trillion over 10 to 20 years to transition the US power grid alone from carbon. In short, the levels of necessary investments required to make a difference aren't even close to being reached.
Kragie noted that much of the attention given to policy debates tends to focus on the "sticks", for example regulatory responses, clean energy targets, and carbon pricing. All of these he acknowledged need to be done, but more attention also needs to be given to the "carrots", i.e. green banks. He explained that green banks aren't depository institutions, instead, they serve to facilitate connections and relationships between clean energy projects and the capital required to bring them to life. They serve to maximize the deployment of clean energy projects within their jurisdictions.
In practice, green banks in the consortium have caused more than $4 billion in total investments since 2011; not an insignificant number, but still far below what's needed to make the necessary difference. At the Federal level, Kragie noted that there is a piece of legislation, The National Climate Bank Act, that is gaining traction. The National Bank would be capitalized with $35 billion, and managed by an independent, non-profit entity. It would have three main activities. First, it would provide support to existing state green banks to help them scale their own activities. Second, it would directly fund Federal activities, particularly important for larger-scale projects. Third, it would be charged with establishing state and local green banks.
Tom Deyo followed Kragie, and began his comments with recounting the beginnings of the Montgomery County Green Bank (MCGB) with $14 million in 2016 provided by Montgomery County. From these humble beginnings, Deyo laid out the progress his group has made in moving local markets with a total of $25 million received from the County to date. With these funds, the MCGB first targeted the industrial commercial sector, looking at Michigan Saves as a model. With three lender partners initially lined up, Deyo noted it still took 18 months for two projects to be started and anticipated working with its lender partners on loans in the $50,000 range. Each project however exceeded expectations; one loan was for $200,000, a second was for $800,000. As well, the bank facilitated an additional $400,000 bridge loan, evincing its ability to be flexible in its lending practices.
Key to MCGB's success, Deyo points out, have been two abiding aspects. First, is recognizing that each project is unique and offering one-size-fits all products will not work. Second, is conducting aggressive outreach in different markets. More recently, the bank has been developing a residential product that it will launch in early February 2020, partnering with two credit unions to provide loans. Affordable housing is another area into which the bank has expanded, which provided unique challenges with respect to capital stacks. MCGB conducted a technical assistance program, proposing a financing package that is being reviewed for approval. Community solar projects are also a new area of focus for the bank, partnering with Groundswell. Finally, the bank has moved to develop power purchase agreements (PPAs) for projects of less than 50 kw, working to launch this product in the spring of 2020.
The final panelist was Cheryl Chan, representing the DC Green Bank. She began laying out DCGB's history by noting that it started with District of Columbia Green Finance Authority established by Mayor Muriel Bowser in July 2018. The bank is a quasi-governmental financial institution and was the first US city to establish a green bank. Its primary mission is to accelerate the deployment of clean energy, energy efficiency, and resilient design and is capitalized through 2025 with $105 million from the Renewable Energy Development Fund (REDF) and the Sustainable Energy Trust Fund (SETF). Alluding to earlier comments, Chan noted that this amount is nowhere near the estimated $1.8 billion to $2.3 billion needed to meet DC's climate change amelioration goals.
Chan continued by speaking about the DC Clean Energy Omnibus Bill passed in 2018, that laid out its climate goals: achieve carbon neutrality by 2050, achieve a 50% reduction in carbon emissions by 2032, achieve a 50% reduction in energy consumption by 2032, and derive 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2032. Another aspect of the Bill included the Building Energy Performance Standard (BEPS), that mandates that as of 2021 owners of buildings larger than 50,000 ft2 that operate below an energy standard had to bring up their performance within five years. The DCGB would then fill the role of helping building owners finance the necessary upgrades and improvements to meet the standards.
The DCGB is currently in its administrative development phase and as yet has no products or programs in the marketplace. It's passed bylaws and created a Board of Directors, and is currently seeking both an Executive Director and CEO. Its ambitious plans however include four main products:
A whole home residential renovation program, a quick to close, low interest rate loan for single-family homeowners to fund energy efficiency upgrades;
A low interest commercial loan program aimed at multi-family projects;
Gap financing for solar installation projects, that usually require significant upfront outlays of cash; and,
DC Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE), a novel energy upgrade financing program that is tied to a property's tax assessment.
Chan concluded that the ripple effects of the DCGB's efforts will positively affect other areas such as creating jobs, helping the cities achieve its broader sustainability goals, reducing utility costs, and overall transforming the market for a broader acceptance of energy efficiency efforts.
The second panel of the program, "Case Studies: Project Financing for Growing Small & Medium-sized Companies", was moderated by Dave McCarthy, Executive Director, PEDC. This portion of the program featured Timothy Effio, Market Director, Fluence & Commissioner, Environment and Energy Conservation Commission, Arlington County; Maria Goravanchi, Director, US International Development Finance Corporation (formerly Overseas Private Investment Corporation); and, Jack K. Sterne, Esq., Principal, Lumenant LLC.
Timothy Effio led off with an overview of the creation of Fluence, an energy storage joint venture of AES and Siemens. Financing, Effio stated, was what allowed the newly created company to put energy storage projects on the ground. This in turn lent credibility to a very complex technology that fits into many different parts of the grid, such as generation and behind-the-meter activity, in addition to being a valuable stand-alone technology. Given this complexity, banks sometimes have a hard time understanding how its revenues operate or even what they are. Fluence's earliest projects, such as those in Chile, hinged on securing solid financing; in this case being rolled into a larger AES project dealing with thermal plants. This first project allowed Fluence to put approximately 15MW on to the grid. Fluence built upon this success with an entree to the frequency regulation market at PJM, which began to provide a regular revenue stream.
A major catalyst continued to be AES which provided balance sheet financing for Fluence to build out another 50MW worldwide, including in Asia, Europe, India, and Latin America. These projects accessed revenue streams, in this case savings, that were at the time novel. A key moment came when California utilities began to explore storage as a way to move solar energy from one time of day to another, a project that Fluence successfully took on. Effio noted that since Fluence's creation, financing for these kinds of companies and their projects has become more commonplace.
Jack Sterne followed Timothy with a presentation about his energy efficiency company Lumenant. Started in 2016, by 2017 it had $200,000 in revenue, by 2018 had reached $3 million. They finished strong in 2019 with $7 million in revue and project between $10 to 12 million for 2020. Lumenant's financing model Sterne explained is "energy efficiency as a service." That is, it looks like a lease but is in fact a service plan whereby Lumenant assumes all the risk, installing the equipment, such as lights at a facility, and also taking on the responsibility for servicing it. Early on Lumenant worked with Sparkfund, a DC-based financing company, for its backing, and with its support hit the $3 million revenue mark. Soon after, through luck and perseverance, Lumenant struck a deal with Affinity Living Group, a senior-living company based in North Carolina to upgrade one of their facilities. Its success convinced Affinity to have Lumenant provide the same service to all of its 140 assisted living facilities. Sterne's company has now grown to 18, with 14 or so doing the actual projects.
Lumenant's continued success necessitated that it look beyond Sparkfund for additional sources of financing; the company had begun to bump up against the concentration limit. As a result of Sterne and Lumenant's involvement with PEDC, Sterne was introduced to Jigar Shah founder of Generate Capital, who worked with Sterne to create a term sheet and eventually signed a warehouse financing agreement that brought finance in-house. This was important to Lumenant as it allowed the company to expand its financing options as well as provide a recurring stream of revenue. Its clients' payments now come directly to them, which in turn increases Lumenant's valuation by approximately five times. Sterne credits Sparkfund's creativity in working out a structure whereby it paid Lumenant's suppliers directly, essentially extending it terms. Most recently Lumenant met with Brookdale, the largest operator of senior living facilities, and is working to install circadian lighting systems in all of their facilities. The bottom line for Lumenant is that the variety of financing sources allowed the company to grow, establish credibility in the market, and build upon that credibility to get more business.
Maria Goravanchi of the US DFC rounded out the panel with some thoughts and examples of international green project financing. She began by noting that by a recent Act of Congress, the 2018 BUILD Act, the Overseas Private Investment Corporation was reorganized and renamed to US International Development Finance Corporation. Additionally, the USAID's credit authority was incorporated into the DFC. The DFC she explained has three a three-pronged mission: first, to support economic development; second, continue OPIC's legacy of returning a profit to US taxpayers through its various financing tools; and, three, to support US foreign policy through catalyzation of US private investment through partnerships in emerging markets.
Among the tools available to DFC are a long-term financing product, a legacy from OPIC, that now allows DFC to offer up to $500 million in debt financing per project. DFC has approximately $23 billion under management, that is used for a wide range of projects including energy, infrastructure, financial services, and healthcare. As well, it continues offers political risk insurance that can help offset and mitigate risks in emerging markets such as political violence, government interference, or inconvertability of currencies. Two new authorities granted the DFC are, first equity authority. This allows it to deploy equity to strategic projects from a Congressionally approved pool of capital. During the rollout period, Goravanchi noted, the DFC will provide about $1 to $5 million in financing per project in order to establish a solid track record. The second new authority is a technical assistance and grant program.
Goravanchi noted that DFC seeks to partner with private US investors in emerging markets, as well as looks for bankable transactions that have a track record, and finally looks for transactions may be situated in an emerging market that also have positive development, social, and, environmental impacts.
She provided two examples of projects, that showed not only the range of financing amounts DFC provides, but also displayed the additional positive effects on the communities where the projects were done. At the smaller end of the financing spectrum, DFC closed a $5 million project to support Greenlight Planet, a majority US-owned company that distributes pay-as-you-go solar home kits that are being predominantly deployed in Africa and Southeast Asia. The project is helping DFC meet its renewable energy targets but is also helping offset carbon emissions by reducing the use of kerosene for lighting and cooking. These kits also can provide an alternate source of income for the users.
On a larger scale, DFC financed an aggregate 100MW solar PV project in El Salvador through its US-based client AES. It lent up to $50 million on the debt side with a tenor of approximately 18 years to support longer term financing and mitigate the risk of providing financing in that region.
In closing, the panelists offered a variety of parting thoughts about financing. Effio advised companies to be as scrappy as they can in obtaining that first bit of project financing, noting that a company's first project can open the door to other sources of financing. Sterne observed that there is a lot of money available for good projects, but the key is to use your available network to make new connections. Finally, Goravanchi advised companies not to feel discouraged if they feel they're too small. Echoing Sterne, she stressed that she and her team at DFC have an extensive network among which may be a financing partner looking for their particular type of project or idea. This is especially true for US-based companies that are looking to do overseas projects.
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PARIS (Reuters) - European stalwart Henrik Stenson is confident his elbow can withstand the rigors of this weekend's Ryder Cup despite admitting he is not completely recovered from injury.
The 42-year-old Swede, one of captain Thomas Bjorn's picks, has played a lighter schedule this year to protect his elbow and has not posted a top-10 finish since the U.S. Open.
"It's been dragging on a bit, but for the most part I've been fit enough to play competitive golf," he told reporters.
"It's been probably more a hindrance in the gym and not being able to do certain things and having to watch that a bit.
Stenson has been a key component in Europe's last two Ryder Cup teams, playing a maximum five matches during the defeat at Hazeltine in 2016 and four in 2014 — almost exclusively playing alongside England's Justin Rose.
He suggested, however, that he could take on a lighter load this time.
"How much we play and so forth, we've got a very strong and deep team," he said.
After being part of the team that fell 4-0 behind after the opening fourballs at Hazeltine, a deficit that proved fatal to their chances, Stenson said Friday's opening matches were vital.
"Both teams wants to get off to a quick start and kind of get a grip on things early," he said.
"We had a poor opening session in Hazeltine, to say the least, but then we kind of battled back from there on.


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Hellboy Omnibus Volume 1: Seed of Destruction
Author Mike Mignola, John Byrne
Illustrated by Mike Mignola, Mark Chiarello, Dave Stewart
Dark Horse Comics	| Dark Horse Books
6.62"W x 10.22"H x 0.62"D | 28 oz | 16 per carton
On sale May 22, 2018 | 368 Pages | 978-1-5067-0666-5
Fiction > General Fiction
Manga & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Fantasy, Sci-fi, & Dystopian
Manga & Graphic Novels > Graphic Novels > Horror
The Hellboy saga begins--with over 300 pages drawn by Mignola! For the first time, Hellboy's complete story is presented in chronological order for the ultimate reading experience.
The story jumps from Hellboy's mysterious World War II origin to his 1994 confrontation with the man who summoned him to earth, and the earliest signs of the plague of frogs. Avoiding his supposed fate as the herald of the end of the world, Hellboy continues with the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense, fighting alongside Abe Sapien, Liz Sherman, and drafting Roger Homunculus into his own ill-fated service with the B.P.R.D.
The four volume Hellboy Omnibus series along with the two volumes of The Complete Short Stories collect all of Mignola's award-winning Hellboy stories in chronological order for a definitive reading experience.
This 368-page volume covers Hellboy's adventures from 1994 to 1997, reprinting Seed of Destruction, Wake the Devil, and "Wolves of St August," "The Chained Coffin," and "Almost Colossus," from The Chained Coffin and The Right Hand of Doom.
''Mignola, Byrne, and Chiarello have created a perfect introduction to Mignola's Hellboy, his mysterious surroundings, and the unanswered questions that surround his origin.''--Comics Authority
Mike Mignola's fascination with ghosts and monsters began at an early age; reading Dracula at age twelve introduced him to Victorian literature and folklore, from which he has never recovered. Starting in 1982 as a bad inker for Marvel Comics, he swiftly evolved into a not-so-bad artist. By the late 1980s, he had begun to develop his own unique graphic style, with mainstream projects like Cosmic Odyssey and Batman: Gotham by Gaslight. In 1994, he published the first Hellboy series through Dark Horse. There are thirteen Hellboy graphic novels (with more on the way), several spin-off titles (B.P.R.D., Lobster Johnson, Abe Sapien, and Sir Edward Grey: Witchfinder), prose books, animated films, and two live-action films starring Ron Perlman. Along the way he worked on Francis Ford Coppola's film Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), was a production designer for Disney's Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001), and was the visual consultant to director Guillermo del Toro on Blade II (2002), Hellboy (2004), and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008). Mike's books have earned numerous awards and are published in a great many countries. Mike lives in Southern California with his wife, daughter, and cat.	Learn more about Mike Mignola
Learn more about John Byrne
Learn more about Mark Chiarello
Dave Stewart is a multiple Eisner Award–winning colorist who works for Dark Horse, Marvel, and DC Comics. His credits include Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin, Daytripper, and Michael Chabon Presents The Amazing Adventures of the Escapist. Learn more about Dave Stewart
Black Hammer Volume 7: Reborn Part Three
Jeff Lemire, Dave Stewart, Caitlin Yarsky
Joe Golem: Occult Detective Omnibus
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Michelle Madsen, Peter Bergting, Patric Reynolds
Hellboy: The Bones of Giants
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Clem Robins, Chris O'Halloran, Matt Smith
Hellboy: The Silver Lantern Club
Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Ben Stenbeck, Michelle Madsen, Christopher Mitten
Hellboy Universe Essentials: Witchfinder
Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart, Clem Robins
The Amazing Screw-On Head and Other Curious Objects (Anniversary Edition)
Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart
B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know
Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, Sebastian Fiumara, Christopher Mitten, Laurence Campbell
Hellboy Universe Essentials: Lobster Johnson
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Dave Stewart, Tonci Zonjic, Clem Robins
Lobster Johnson Omnibus Volume 1
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Tonci Zonjic, Joe Querio, Others
Lady Baltimore: The Witch Queens
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Michelle Madsen, Clem Robins, Bridgit Connell
Black Hammer Volume 5: Reborn Part One
The House of Lost Horizons: A Sarah Jewell Mystery
Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Michelle Madsen, Clem Robins, Leila Del Duca
Tales from the Outerverse
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Michelle Madsen, Peter Bergting
Falconspeare
Mike Mignola, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell, Clem Robins
The Amazing Screw-On Head
Witchfinder Omnibus Volume 2
Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Ben Stenbeck, Christopher Mitten, D'Israeli
B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth Volume 3
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Laurence Campbell, Tyler Crook, Peter Snejbjerg
Hellboy Universe Essentials: B.P.R.D.
Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart, Guy Davis, Clem Robins
The Umbrella Academy Boxed Set
Gerard Way, Dave Stewart, Gabriel Ba
Hellboy Omnibus Boxed Set
Mike Mignola, John Byrne, Dave Stewart, Duncan Fegredo, Mark Chiarello
The Dark Horse Book of Horror
Mike Mignola, Evan Dorkin, Mike Richardson, Gary Gianni
Young Hellboy: The Hidden Land
Thomas E. Sniegoski, Dave Stewart, Craig Rousseau, Clem Robins
Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, John Arcudi, Max Fiumara, Tyler Crook
Hellboy Universe Essentials: Hellboy
Mike Mignola, Various
Hellboy Universe: The Secret Histories
Mike Mignola, Christopher Mitten
Shaolin Cowboy: Shemp Buffet
Geof Darrow, Dave Stewart
Shaolin Cowboy: Who'll Stop the Reign?
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1952-1954
Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck, Brian Churilla
Doctor Andromeda and the Kingdom of Lost Tomorrows: From the World of Black Hammer
Jeff Lemire, Dave Stewart, Max Fiumara, Nate Piekos
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Dave Stewart, Guy Davis, Tyler Crook
Norse Mythology Volume 1 (Graphic Novel)
Neil Gaiman, P. Craig Russell, Mike Mignola, Jill Thompson, Jerry Ordway
B.P.R.D. The Devil You Know Omnibus
Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, Dave Stewart, Christopher Mitten, Laurence Campbell
Mike Mignola: The Quarantine Sketchbook
The World of Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 2
Jeff Lemire, Ray Fawkes, Dave Stewart, Matt Kindt, Willfredo Torres
Black Hammer Library Edition Volume 2
Jeff Lemire, Dave Stewart, Dean Ormston, Rich Tommaso, Emi Lenox
Witchfinder Volume 6: The Reign of Darkness
Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Michelle Madsen, Christopher Mitten, Clem Robins
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: The Beast of Vargu and Others
Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, Christopher Mitten, Duncan Fegredo, Adam Hughes
Baltimore Omnibus Volume 2
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart, Peter Bergting
B.P.R.D.: 1946-1948
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Joshua Dysart, Gabriel Ba, Fabio Moon
Joe Golem: Occult Detective Volume 4--The Conjurors
Trout Volume 2: The Hollowest Knock
Troy Nixey, Dave Stewart
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Maura McHugh, John Severin, Beck Steinbeck
Our Encounters with Evil: Adventures of Professor J.T. Meinhardt and His Assistant Mr. Knox
Mike Mignola, Warwick Johnson-Cadwell
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart, Clem Robins
Beasts of Burden: Neighborhood Watch
Mike Mignola, Evan Dorkin, Sarah Dyer, Jill Thompson, Benjamin Dewey
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D.: 1956
Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Michael Avon Oeming, Mike Norton, Yishan Li
Hellboy: 25 Years of Covers
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Laurence Campbell
Mike Mignola, James Harren, Chris Roberson, John Arcudi
Witchfinder Volume 5: The Gates of Heaven
Mike Mignola, Kristen Gudsnuk
Hellboy: The Wild Hunt (2nd Edition)
Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart, Duncan Fegredo
Koshchei the Deathless
Hellboy Omnibus Volume 4: Hellboy in Hell
Hellboy: The Complete Short Stories Volume 2
Mike Mignola, P. Craig Russel, Richard Corben, Scott Hampton
Rasputin: The Voice of the Dragon
Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Dave Stewart, Christopher Mitten
Hellboy Omnibus Volume 3: The Wild Hunt
Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart, Duncan Fegredo, Robins Robins
Abe Sapien: The Drowning and Other Stories
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Patric Reynolds, Jason Shawn Alexander, Peter Snejbjerg
Hellboy Omnibus Volume 2: Strange Places
Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart, Richard Corben, Gary Gianni
Mike Mignola, Richard Corben, Duncan Fegredo, Mick McMahon
Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Paolo Rivera, Brian Churilla, Shawn Martinbrough
Jenny Finn
Mike Mignola, Troy Nixey, Dave Stewart, Farel Dalrymple
Joe Golem: Occult Detective Volume 2--The Outer Dark
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Dave Stewart, Patric Reynolds
B.P.R.D.: The Devil You Know Volume 1 - Messiah
Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, Dave Stewart, Laurence Campbell
Abe Sapien: Dark and Terrible Volume 2
Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, Sebastian Fiumara, Max Fiumara, Tyler Crook
Lobster Johnson Volume 5: The Pirate's Ghost and Metal Monsters of Midtown
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi, Dave Stewart, Tonci Zonjic
Mike Mignola, Scott Allie, John Arcudi, Sebastian Fiumara, Max Fiumara
Mr. Higgins Comes Home
Mike Mignola, Warwick Johnson Cadwell
Hellboy in Hell Library Edition
Hellboy: An Assortment of Horrors
Mike Mignola, Chris Priestly
Terminal City Library Edition
Dean Motter, Michael Lark, Mark Chiarello
Mike Mignola, Chris Roberson, Paolo Rivera, Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart
Joe Golem Occult Detective Volume 1- The Rat Catcher and The Sunken Dead
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Dave Stewart, Patric Reynolds, David Palumbo
Abe Sapien Volume 7: The Secret Fire
Mike Mignola, Scott Allie
B.P.R.D Hell On Earth Volume 12 : Metamorphosis
Mike Mignola, Ben Stenbeck
B.P.R.D Hell On Earth Volume 11: Flesh and Stone
Mike Mignola, John Arcudi
Hellboy and the B.P.R.D: 1952
Mike Mignola, Alex Maleev
Abe Sapien Volume 6: A Darkness So Great
Mike Mignola, Max Fiumara
B.P.R.D: Plague of Frogs Volume 4
Mike Mignola, Guy Davis
Witchfinder Volume 3 The Mysteries of Unland
Mike Mignola, Kim Newman
B.P.R.D Hell on Earth Volume 10: The Devils Wings
Mike Mignola, Laurence Campbell
B.P.R.D.: Plague of Frogs Volume 2
Lobster Johnson Volume 4: Get the Lobster
Mike Mignola, Tonci Zonjic
Baltimore Volume 4: Chapel of Bones
Mike Mignola, Christopher Golden, Ben Stenbeck, Dave Stewart
Hellboy in Hell Volume 1: The Descent
Abe Sapien Volume 3: Dark and Terrible and the New Race of Man
Mike Mignola, Sebastian Fiumara
B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth Volume 6: The Return of the Master
Mike Mignola, Dave Stewart, Various
Hellboy Library Edition Volume 6: The Storm and the Fury and The Bride of Hell


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Yellinek // No One Like You
Gabriele Filippi
Yellinek band showcases their alluring 80s / 90s rock streak by releasing the 2-track vibing "No One Like You."
Established in 2020 by guitarist, composer, lyricist, and producer Richard Jellinek, Yellinek is an emerging band pursuing its music through touching lyrics and sing-along melodies that are developed around the characteristic sound of Jellinek's guitar and corroborated with coherence from the charismatic voice of Lukky.
After the first two singles released in 2020 – "Alternative Love" and "Spring That Never Cames" – the band continues to evolve in its stylistic path with the new two-track work titled "No One Like You."
The two tunes that make up the release are an organic extension of that sound rooted in a rock suspended somewhere between the '80s and '90s, which is the founding element of this emerging band.
Enjoyable anticipation of their first real long-play album, whose release was announced for May 2021 and which will contain 12 songs, the latest by Yellinek was released on January 29, 2021.
So Yellinek shares more about their latest piece of work: "The album containing two songs that guide us through the most important areas of our lives. "No One Like You" touches our deepest emotions, bringing nostalgic memories of a loved one who raised us, love us more than life, but passed away. The song is a tribute to Richard's grandmother, to which he owes most of his successes and perhaps his life. Song can be associated with every person close to us. The second song is an uplifting song in which we find the message, no matter what happened – get up because IT'S ALWAYS WORTH LIVING! "
Listen now to "No One Like You," the latest by Yellinek, available in streaming on all major digital platforms. You can find your favorite one via yellinek.com/music
To know more about Yellinek and their music, find and follow Yellinek all over the web by checking the links below:
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Why Do People Cheat? A Sex Therapist Has Some Fascinating Insight
Been cheated on? Turns out it really might be about them, not you. Health's new column, "Why Would Someone Do That?" explains.
By Mark Shrayber
Introducing Health's new column, Why Would Someone Do That? Here, psych experts decipher the reasons behind the most puzzling human behavior mysteries.
Let me open with an assumption: If you're reading the first few sentences of this article, chances are good that you've stumbled across it during a difficult period in your life. Sure, your Google search for "why do people cheat?" could have been completely academic in nature.
But if you're anything like me, it probably came on the heels of a revelation that someone's been unfaithful to you (or vice-versa), and your hunt for an answer was likely punctuated by more than one question mark. (No judgment.)
For me, being cheated on by my first boyfriend was more devastating than anything I'd felt in my life at the time. I was certain that our love would be forever, so when I walked in on him making out with some dude from work (who also had a boyfriend, so what gives, man?) I had no choice but to scream "see all of this time, I thought I had someone down for Whitney!," rush out of his apartment, and spend the next two weeks trying to get our relationship back on track—which seemed like the most stoic and grown-up thing to do.
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You can guess how that worked out by my searches during the next few months. It started with the fairly innocuous "Why'd he cheat??" moved into the more hopeful, "Can you come back from cheating?" Got very, very personal with "What the hell is so wrong with me that a guy who promised he'd love me always decided to have sex with someone who wears ugly sweaters instead???" and then became outright desperate: "What's worse? A cheater or a dictator with the murder of thousands on his conscience?"
In my pain, I had decided that the man who cheated on me was evil, dark-hearted, a pox upon all the houses (not just those found in Verona). "What a bad person," I thought, condemning him to a life of painful toil and misery.
Turns out my black and white view of infidelity wasn't the most honest way to look at it, sex therapist Vanessa Marin tells me. "We have a really black and white way of looking at infidelity, but it's important for us to see that there are a lot of shades of gray to it," she says.
She understands the pain that cheating can cause, but she warns against generalizing those who have been unfaithful: "People who cheat, they're not terrible, evil, horrible people. There are plenty of really great, wonderful people who cheat as well. People do bad things. That doesn't make them bad people," she says.
These people include Gloria, a 29-year-old woman who cheated on a partner who wouldn't let their relationship end. "I had tried to break up with him several times and he kept telling me we should stay together," Gloria says. "He also said I'd never find anyone better. I felt really trapped."
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When another man approached her, Gloria acted on her attraction. "I needed a release," she recalls. "I told my partner right away and that really sealed the deal on our relationship ending."
This kind of story is common—and often the easiest to swallow for people who renounce adultery of any kind. But Marin says that cheating is almost never this cut-and-dry. Though she often works with couples where one or both partners are sexually unsatisfied or not reasonably meeting their partners' needs, these aren't the only relationships in which she sees infidelity occur.
"We tend to think that people cheat because they're unhappy in their relationships, and that certainly can be true, but the reality is more complicated," she explains. "It's important we recognize there are plenty of people in perfectly happy relationships who also cheat."
Many people who cheat, Marin says, aren't looking for something they're missing in their relationship. Instead, the person cheating is dealing with issues in their relationship with themselves.
"They're feeling lost in some way," Marin continues. "Or they're feeling disconnected with some part of themselves. And so they look for an affair to fill some missing gap, fill some hole, help them figure out something going on within themselves. There may not be an issue in their relationship with their partner at all."
Some people, Marin says, aren't actively looking to have an affair. Or they may not have ever considered they'd be open to the possibility. But then an opportunity presents itself—an out-of-town trip; someone new is attracted to them—and things happen without any pre-planning or malice aforethought.
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Marin cautions that a lack of pre-planning doesn't mean a lack of consequences. Cheating is not only a violation of trust, but also a betrayal of values. Whether a partner finds out about the cheating or not (some partners would even prefer not to know: "if my boyfriend has a one-night-stand, I don't want to know about it," one friend tells me) is immaterial. If you've made a commitment and violated it, Marin says, you're going to have to sit with some very uncomfortable feelings.
"If monogamy, commitment, and trust are important values to you," Marin says, "and you've done something massive to go against all those values, that's a critical thing to address—whether you tell your partner about the infidelity or not."
If you've been cheated on, Marin says, it doesn't mean that there's anything wrong with you. Though cheating often involves sex, it's rarely about the sex itself. It's more about having someone new providing attention. If the cheating partner has been in a relationship for a long period of time, it's about the excitement of an unexpected attraction.
"Infidelity is not a judgment or an indictment of the person who's being cheated on," Marin says. "It's not because they're a bad person or not attractive or sexy. It's much more about what's going on with the person that cheated."
RELATED: Is Cheating More Likely During Pregnancy?
Of course, Marin's best advice for anyone who's been hurt by their partner is to seek therapy to process their difficult feelings.
"You're going to be devastated when it happens and that's okay," says Marin. "You have to allow yourself to have those feelings and those reactions, because they make sense. But at some point you also have to recognize that it's much more about your partner than it is about you."
Gloria says that cheating made her feel like the bad guy, a role she'd never expected to find herself in. That feeling is common, assures Marin, but also cautions against self-condemnation.
"Cheating is a very serious thing. It's a very big deal, and you should take the time to really sift through all of those feelings and reactions you're having," she advises. "At the same time, you also need to recognize that this doesn't make you a categorically terrible person. You are a good person who has done a bad thing. That's a huge difference."
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Marin says that cheating offers an opportunity to learn an important lesson about yourself. The old adage "once a cheater, always a cheater" doesn't hold up if someone who's been unfaithful reflects on their actions, thinks about the impact these actions have had on others, and works to change how they approach relationships in the future—whether the cheating led to a breakup or not.
That's been very true for Gloria, who recently celebrated her second anniversary with her boyfriend, a man she lives with and hopes to marry. "I learned to trust myself and be firmer with my decisions when it comes to relationships," says Gloria. "I let someone talk me out of breaking up and then I made decisions that weren't true to who I am as a person. That's not something that's going to happen again."
I'm going to close with another assumption: If you've read this far, you're probably curious about whether I was able to live, laugh, and love again after losing my ex to a dude who not only had a boyfriend but also wore ugly sweaters. The short answer is yes. The long answer is that it took a lot of work to build up the trust I needed to start dating again.
And though the man I thought I'd be with forever disappeared from my life as if he (and his DVD collection) had never been there, the relationship I grew with myself—through the work I did in therapy—helped me to recognize that being cheated on can feel like the end of the world, but it very rarely is.
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Squaddie spank clip. Adult videos. I'd sure like to work in the machine shop that built all those futuristic lookin' dildos for those girls.
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WWE Roster Updates – John Cena Reinstated, Announcer Moves
Josh Mathews
Scott Stanford
Todd Grisham
WWE.com has transferred John Cena's profile from the Alumni section to the Raw Superstars section after he was rehired by Wade Barrett on Monday's Raw.
Scott Stanford, who handles play-by-play commentary for Raw brand matches on WWE Superstars, has been added to the Raw Superstars page.
Josh Mathews has been added to the SmackDown Superstars section. He replaced Todd Grisham as the play-by-play commentator for SmackDown on last week's broadcast.
The NXT Superstars section now lists Todd Grisham as an on-air talent for the brand. He nows calls NXT alongside Josh Mathews.
Ashley Valence, who has not appeared on NXT since Season 2, has been removed from the NXT Superstars section. She conducted the ring announcing for last week's episode of WWE Superstars, but was not used this week. She notably announced Zack Ryder as "Ezekiel Jackson" during the Dec. 6 taping, which was dubbed for the taped broadcast.
Jack Swagger's "Soaring Eagle" is considered an official WWE Superstar as the mascot is today's "Superstar of the Day."


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Alessandro Sforza (1534-1581) va ser un bisbe i cardenal catòlic romà.

Biografia
Membre de la Casa Sforza, Alessandro Sforza va néixer a Roma el 1534, fill de Bosio II Sforza, comte de Santa Fiora i Cotignola, i la seva esposa Costanza Farnese, que era filla natural i legitimada del Papa Pau III. El seu germà Guido Ascanio Sforza di Santa Fiora també va ser cardenal; era oncle del Cardenal Francesco Sforza.

Va aconseguir el títol acadèmic de magister. En l'inici de la carrera eclesiàstica, es va fer Monsenyor i va ser scriptor de cartes apostòliques. El 12 de gener de 1554, es va fer clergue de la Càmera Apostòlica i canonge de la Basílica de Sant Pere el 18 d'abril de 1554. Va estar embolicat en un escàndol menor després de transportar embarcacions franceses de Civitavecchia a Gaeta, cosa que va fer que el Papa Pau IV l'exonerés de les seves gestions i beneficis. Després que els bucs tornessin i alguns cardenals intervinguessin, el papa li va retornar els seus antics oficis el 8 d'octubre de 1557.

El 26 d'abril de 1560, va ser triat bisbe de Parma. Va ser nomenat Prefecte de l'annona l'1 de juliol de 1560. Entre 1562-1563, va ser un dels participants en el Concili de Trento. Pius IV el va fer cardenal-presbíter en el consistori de 12 de març de 1565. Va rebre el capel vermell i el titulus de Santa Maria in Via Lata el 15 de maig de 1565. Va participar del Conclave de 1565–1566 que va triar el Pius V. Juntament amb els cardenals Giovanni Ricci, Giovanni Francesco Commendone, i Marcantonio Bobba, va ser nomenat per Pius V inspector de rius, ports i vies públiques de Roma. El 5 de gener de 1570, el papa el va nomenar legat papal al latere de Bolonya i Romanya.

Va participar en el conclave de 1572 que va triar el Gregori XIII. El nou papa el va nomenar arquebisbe de la Basílica de Santa Maria Major; durant el jubileu de 1575, va obrir la porta santa de Gregori XIII i també el va fer cardenal protector d'Espanya. Abans del 30 de març de 1573, va renunciar al govern de la diòcesi de Parma. Va ser nomenat Prefecte de la Signatura Apostòlica el 12 de gener de 1575. L'11 de juliol de 1580, va ser nomenat llegat papal als Estats Pontificis (a més del llegat de Bolonya), encarregat d'eliminar el bandolerisme.
Va morir de cop a Macerata el 16 de maig de 1581 i va ser enterrat a la capella de la família Sforza, en la Basílica di Santa Maria Maggiore.

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Cardenals creats per Pius IV
Sforza
Morts a les Marques
Religiosos de Roma
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The Pseudo Philosophers; a Gothic Progressive Metal band from London, UK. Combining progressive music, gothic rock and melodic metal.
They began as an all male four piece in 2003 before becoming female fronted in 2008. Reformed in 2009 as Orpheum (orpheum.co).
Originally formed in November 2003, four students came together, including original vocalist Alan Stead, Finlay Thomson, Andrew Thomson and Tom Peacock, to create The Pseudo Philosophers.
The band began experimenting with different styles to induce a somewhat unique sound, which culminated in the band's tentative first album, under the original line-up; Alan (vocalist 2003-2005), Finlay (2003-present), Andy (2003-present) and Tom (2003-2008). The songs produced had an alternative progressive rock feel, yet showed aspects of a medieval darkwave concoction with overall experimental ideas.
To test out their sound on the public, they released their first EP in 2004, featuring the best selection from the album. The EP received a mixture of reviews, with reviewers expressing how different the sound was.
"Mogolian Death Worm would be a hit were it not with a title like THAT and 'Catherine Howard' is the best song Pink Floyd or Yes never wrote." "A professional production could make these stand with the best of their ilk."
Alan "Dukester" Hillsden - "The Dukester" Reviews.
"Mongolian Death Worm" (2004)
"A Bundle of Neurosis" (2004)
"Catherine Howard" (2004)
"Apprehension at Dawn" (2004)
On their path to promote themselves, the band gigged in the likes of Brighton, Reading, Surrey and Central London, picking up some fans of their music and diversity along the way.
Their first album was created within the original line-up, only reaching completion at the end of 2005 when original vocalist Alan Stead parted ways with the band. It never saw its release to the public. Follow Alan with the band Kobayashi.
"By the Side of the Road" (2005)
"Curse of my Wandering" (2005)
"Without You" (2005)
In the break of 2006, Finlay, Tom and Andy reformed the band with the inclusion of Rachael Dalimore on the keyboard, however as situations were, it was not meant to be for the keyboardist. Soon after, the band further progressed their music with the inclusion of Sam Peacock on the bass guitar, resulting in the creation of a disturbing combination of two sets of brothers, Tom and Sam, and the branded "Brothers Grim" Finlay and Andy.
In June 2006 they released their EP "Novus Orsa", expressing the beginning of the gothic progressive metal music that they had wanted to create and had a passion for. The EP was featured in local magazines, such as an experimental new magazine "A.R.S.E", which attracted even more attention.
"The band are seeking individuality in a increasingly conformist and grey world, so they should be saluted for that."
Stuart Moses - Hard Wired
For the EP release gig in London, the band worked alongside a female vocalist; Rowena, experimenting with the inclusion of female vocals in their existing songs.
"And the Deed is Done" (2006)
"Empathy" (2006)
In October 2006, a new female vocalist joined the fold; Vyxen. Performing with the band on two occasions during the end of 2006.
As the year came to an end, the Pseudos went on to play The Underworld in Camden, London, for a special Christmas Glam Slam show; co-hosted by Total Rock, with the traditional rockers, HeadRush, Rollin Thunder, Vytl Syne and Firestorm. A momentous night for all, with fans coming from as far away as Scotland to see the show. An interview from the night by 'Rock London' can be found online. At this point, the radio station Total Rock were the first to play the band's music on the radio, along with the American radio station, Hard Rock Radio. The bands' music began to be heard on the radio around the world, soon followed by underground radio stations in countries such as the Netherlands.
As 2007 appeared, the band's fan base continued to grow. The hits on their myspace page and website started increasing at a faster rate. Fans from countries such as Denmark, Italy, Spain, Germany, Holland, Canada and America came forward to hear more and interests began to grow. New relationships were formed with other bands, such as the female fronted gothic rock band from Italy, The LoveCrave.
As the year continued, the band became friends with the London gothic rock band, The Faces of Sarah. A band who had influenced them for many years. They later performed together on several occasions at venues such as The Ruskin Arms and The Purple Turtle in London.
In July 2007, they were the featured band of the month on Twisted-Noise.co.uk, run by alternative music lovers. This included having their second interview to date, which can be found online.
In the break of 2008, the band saw the departure of Sam on the bass and the arrival of Richard Williams to take his place. This however was not the only new addition to the band. In July 2008, the long awaited arrival for a female vocalist was over, as from across the shores, all the way from America, came Erin Johnson.
2009 saw a performance break for the band, as Tom Peacock and Richard Williams parted ways with the band to embrace other outlets in life; seeing Richard join a Metallica tribute band and Tom settling down to start a family. The remaining members Finlay, Andy and Erin started work on completing their album and aquired the great talent of their keyboard player, Martine Martin and a new bassist, Matt Brewster.
As 2009 continued, The Pseudo Philosophers decided that a new start should bring a new name, so carrying on the legacy of the band by using music that Finlay, Andy and Erin had written and people had come to know, they changed their name to Orpheum.
Head over to www.orpheum.co to join The Pseudo members bring about new beginnings!
The Pseudo Philosophers EP
(Released 2004)
1. Mongolian Death Worm
2. A Bundle of Neurosis
3. Catherine Howard
4. Apprehension at Dawn
"Mongolian Death Worm"
Music written by Alan Stead © 2003
Recorded by Alan Stead, Finlay Thomson, Andy Thomson
Lyrics written by Alan Stead © 2003
"A Bundle of Neurosis"
Music written by Alan Stead, Finlay Thomson © 2003
"Catherine Howard"
"Apprehension at Dawn"
Novus Orsa EP
1. Hatred in my Soul
2. And the Deed is Done
3. Misinterpretation of a Common Translation
4. Spirit (EP version)
"Hatred in my Soul"
Music written by: Finlay Thomson, Alan Stead © 2005
Recorded by Finlay Thomson, Andy Thomson, Tom Peacock, Sam Peacock
Lyrics written by: Tom Peacock © 2005
"And the Deed is Done"
Lyrics written by: Alan Stead © 2005
"Misinterpretation of a Common Translation"
Music written by: Finlay Thomson, Andy Thomson © 2006
Lyrics written by: Tom Peacock, Finlay Thomson © 2006
"Spirit" (EP version)
"Empathy"
Music written by: Andy Thomson, Alan Stead, Finlay Thomson © 2005
Recorded by Finlay Thomson, Andy Thomson, Tom Peacock
The Pseudo Philosophers Album
1. Pseudo Philosophers
4. Same Old Shit, Different Day
5. Without You
6. By the Side of the Road
7. Curse of my Wandering
10. Purple Snow
"Pseudo Philosophers"
"Same Old Shit, Different Day"
"Without You"
"By the Side of the Road"
Music written by Alan Stead, Finlay Thomson© 2003
"Curse of my Wandering"
"Purple Snow"
Untitled Album
1. The Healing Process
2. Master of Imagination
5. BioMelkor
7. Spirit
9. Treason
10. Eternal Obsession
- Pre-production Medley -
"The Healing Process"
Music written by Finlay Thomson, Andy Thomson © 2007
Recorded by Finlay Thomson, Andy Thomson
"Master of Imagination"
Recorded by Erin Johnson, Finlay Thomson, Andy Thomson
"BioMelkor"
Lyrics by: Alan Stead © 2005
"Spirit"
"Treason"
"Eternal Obsession"
The Pseudo Philosophers © 2003. All rights reserved.


CMA's were on last night and, of course, I was watching. I think that Carrie and Brad did a great job hosting- as usual! They are so funny and I loved the song that they did during their opening.
CMA's were great...but I have to show some Canadian love too!
Speaking of Canadian...I'm the featured blogger for "I Am Canadian" at Journey of the Zoo for the month of November!
I did not watch. I'm not a huge fan of country music.


Being a paid puppet and a liar was lucrative for Campbell Brown. Her net worth is reported to be $8.5 million.
Wow! Mercedes Schneider long ago joined the list of the greatest muckraking investigators that the United States has ever produced. She's up there with Ida Tarbell, Nellie Bly, Ida B. Wells, Upton Sinclair, Ambrose Bierce, and a few other brilliant, passionate, indefatigable heroes in the war for truth in these United States. This piece is another of the many, many examples of Dr. Schneider at her best. Beautifully done.


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Washington Motorcycle Roads
3 Not-to-Miss Scenic Routes to Ride or Drive
Looking for a great motorcycle ride that's a little out of the ordinary? But one that captures the unique variety and beauty of Washington landscapes? We picked three of our favorite roads to ride or enjoy a scenic drive.
Among the many beautiful roads in the Evergreen State, the following three stand out. Each is a bit off the beaten path but accessible for a day ride or as part of a longer tour. Together they highlight Washington's diverse landscape while still giving riders the tight corners and fast sweepers they crave.
Motorcyclist riding near Hurricane Ridge. Photo courtesy of Olympic Peninsula Visitor Bureau
The Strait of Juan de Fuca Scenic Byway
The Pacific Northwest is home to the Olympic Peninsula. This rural area contains both the Olympic National Park and the Olympic National Forest, covering over 1,442 square miles that range from old-growth forests and stunning coastline to soaring glacial peaks. For those lucky few who make the ride, the northern edge of the peninsula holds a special surprise. The Strait of Juan de Fuca Scenic Byway, also known as state Route 112, is a 61-mile Zen-like experience that runs from Port Angeles west to Neah Bay.
Start in the seaside town of Port Angeles, the largest community in the northern peninsula. While in Port Angeles, check out the Olympic National Park main visitor center and take a ride to Hurricane Ridge. The 18-mile access road packs plenty of turns and a spectacular view at the top. Riders can also hop the Black Ball Ferry across the strait to explore Victoria, British Columbia, and Vancouver Island.
Leave Port Angeles and head west on Highway 101. A few miles out of town, turn off toward Neah Bay to follow the Strait of Juan de Fuca Scenic Byway. The best of the Pacific Northwest fills the senses as the road passes through lush green landscapes, showing off water views and taking in ocean breezes. Canada is a mere 14 miles across this busy shipping channel connecting the ports of Seattle and Vancouver, British Columbia, with trading partners around the world.
Look for the Elwha River Bridge that stretches across a gaping canyon with the river below.
Stay on state Route 112 at the junction with state Route 113 to enter the Makah Indian Reservation, riding through Clallam Bay to Neah Bay.
This last stretch of the byway is perhaps the most exciting and picturesque on the route, with the feel of a remote access road to the northernmost corner of the state. Keep an eye out for Shipwreck Point Beach, an expansive open beach ideal for whale sighting, bird watching and exploring tide lands.
The road ends at Neah Bay. Head back toward the junction with state Route 113 and then take U.S. 101 to ride south on the west side of the peninsula.
Riders on Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway. Photo by Philip Buonpastore/Alamy
Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway
Sometimes a ride along a scenic river is the most effective way to refresh. The Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway, also known as state Route 821 or more simply as Canyon Road, offers just that along a twisty 25-mile stretch between Ellensburg and Selah. Start at the Canyon Road exit off Interstate 90 in Ellensburg; or from the south, look for the Selah and Yakima Canyon exit from U.S. 97.
The meandering path along the Yakima River is an easily overlooked road that motorcyclists won't want to miss. Originally built in 1924, the roadway was moved closer to the river in 1967 and proclaimed a scenic byway. The well-maintained pavement tempts riders with tight curves, esses and sweepers that demand complete attention in places and leave the canyon a blurred backdrop.
Natural beauty is everywhere in Yakima Canyon. Managed by the Bureau of Land Management, visitors come here to fish, raft and camp. Sparse cottonwoods and fir trees color the otherwise arid golden hillsides that are so common in eastern Washington. Slow down to take it all in. Look for river rafters cooling off from the heat, or anglers casting from slow drifting skiffs. And don't overlook the wildlife, particularly the eagles, falcons and hawks that nest in the many crevices along the canyon wall.
There's more than wildlife and river watching here. The Canyon River Ranch offers accommodations with breathtaking views and an upscale restaurant serving lunch and dinner. About 13 miles north of Yakima, the Roza Dam diverts water to fields in the valley and feeds electricity into the local power grid. The suspended foot bridge over the river at Umtanum Creek Recreation Site makes a great spot to snap a selfie.
All in all, the Yakima River Canyon Scenic Byway is a local treasure you don't want to miss. With Ellensburg and I-90 on one end and Yakima and U.S. 97 on the other, it's not hard to work this road into a ride.
State Route 14 near along the Columbia River. Photo by Rosemary Behan/Alamy
Lewis and Clark Highway
Rivers are a vital part of Washington State, flowing from the peaks of the Cascade Mountains into fertile valleys and lakes below. Of those, the Columbia River is the mightiest. It originates in British Columbia and flows south through Eastern Washington. Along the way the river gathers strength from the Spokane River, the Yakima River and its other tributaries before turning west to form the state's southern border with Oregon as it flows to the Pacific Ocean. The Lewis and Clark Highway, or state Route 14, follows the winding river for roughly 175 miles across the state from Interstate 82 near Plymouth on the east, all the way west to Washougal just north of Portland, Oregon.
Motorcyclists may overlook the Lewis and Clark Highway in thinking that it lacks twists and turns. Truth be told, the 80-mile eastern stretch between Plymouth and Maryhill offers almost non-stop river views, but is otherwise pretty uneventful. Most prefer to ride the 90-mile section between Maryhill and Washougal that takes in views of the Columbia River, Mount Hood and fields reaching to the horizon. This segment is also the most twisty.
The small town of Maryhill serves as a useful landmark to begin this ride. It's near the junction of U.S. 97 and SR 14 across the Columbia from Biggs Junction. Anyone riding up from Bend, Oregon or coming down from Yakima could easily fit this road into their itinerary.
Two things immediately jump out: the striking cliffs rising up from the Columbia River and the sheer size and power of the river at the center of this magnificent gorge. The fields are dry except where vineyards thrive on the riverbank. On a clear day, the always-snowy peak of Mount Hood in nearby Oregon floats above the road in the distance. With so much to see, perhaps it's fortunate that this first section of road demands little from the rider.
The river remains a constant companion. The surrounding hills slowly change from dry brush to green trees and grassland as the ride moves west. The road approaches the river with high rock walls framing every bend. Curves in the road begin to draw the eye more than the river.
Beyond the many wineries and tasting rooms along the way, other landmarks stand out. (Please don't drink and drive/ride.) The Bridge of the Gods is an 1,858-foot-long steel toll bridge connecting Washington and Oregon. Built in 1926, it was so named from an American Indian legend that recounts people walking across the river on a land bridge likely formed by a debris-filled mudslide in the mid-15th century.
The Bonneville Dam just east of Washougal is one of the many hydroelectric dams operating on the Columbia River in Washington. And finally, make a stop at Stonehenge Memorial on the Columbia River near Maryhill. This full-scale replica of the English original was built in 1929 to commemorate Klickitat County soldiers killed in World War I and later commemorating soldiers killed in World War II, Korea and Vietnam.
Motorcyclist at sunset. Photo by Howtogoto/Getty Images.
Less Known But Not Less Fun
Locals rave about popular routes like Washington's North Cascades Highway, but sometimes through sheer serendipity a rider happens upon a road less traveled. These three lesser-known motorcycle roads offer a unique blend of Washington scenery and adrenaline-inducing curves. Each is accessible for a day ride or link them together for a longer tour. All are worth a ride.
–Written by John DeVitis, last updated in October 2022.
–Top image is state Route 14. Photo by fotoVoyager/Getty Images


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Susan Hayward passed away on March 14, 1975 after fighting a hard battle against a terminal illness. She has left a legacy of wonderful memories to her beautiful family of whom she would be so proud, and she has left a treasure chest of films which her fans cherish and so appreciate. She is so well remembered.
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The three under-slide bay doors on my coach all have weak gas springs. The doors stop well short of opening to the horizontal position. There have been threads here before on this topic, but it is unclear/unmentioned if anyone proceeded to replace any struts. Since they differ from all other birds the topic is also not well understood by most here.
What is on the OEM bus: Each door has two struts. One is an AVM 80 lb strut with 15-inches of stroke. Probably relatively easy to replace. The other is a hybrid strut consisting of an 80 lb AVM 10-inch-stroke strut that ends with a pneumatic cylinder that can push a top rod another 5 inches. Picture of the air cylinder is below.
The air extension is supposed to activate if the slide is in - the slide would hit the door otherwise. On my coach the air is not active, although the air lines are definitely attached to a solenoid that has power wires going to it. Other discussions indicate it was deliberately disabled by BB on at least some coaches, while others still have working solenoids.
It would seem that replacing both sides with 15-inch struts would result in the door always opening fully, which would be a problem. Replacing just the one 15-inch strut might provide enough power, but I don't know which strut, is weak or if both are. Another possibility would be to replace both with 10-inch-stroke units that have the same collapsed length as the current 15-inch side, if that is possible to find. I'm interested in thoughts, and particularly if anyone has replaced any of these.
don wow that is a odd duck~!!!
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good idea,and easy to do.
Don, FWIW my 07 has gas struts only, no air. The door extends fully but even with the handle in the open position the door does not quite contact with the slide??
Jim, that would imply that they don't open as far as the earlier ones can, as they definitely will rise above the bottom of the slide. So, can you provide some detail about what the labels on the struts say?
Don, I have attached some pictures to show how high the doors go. The struts are 24" loa. I have also attached a picture of the label stamped on the strut. If that doesn't help I can go back out to the coach and write any detail out for you.
It is hard to make out some of those digits, but I don't think you need to do more - if I make a change to something like that it wouldn't necessarily have to be exactly the same as yours. The struts on mine are 32 inches total at the horizontal position, 37 inches when fully extended. As you would expect, they are mounted at the very bottom inside the bay, on brackets that put the ends even further into the bay. So, any change of strut length would require calculation of a new mounting position.
It turns out that the hybrid unit uses a standard AVM strut, with the tube end threaded into the air cylinder. Now the problem is to find the parts. Blue Bird bought from Austin Hardware, but their site has zero AVM products now. The AVM website appears to not be maintained (some copyright 2007 pages), and lists many dealers that have no AVM products including Austin. I placed a call to them and left a message, but haven't had a return yet.
I called Orr&Orr, and they are unable to cross-reference to AVM. He sent me a special order list that that did not have exact replacements, and he warned that it would be pricey. I have to have an M6 thread on the tube end to work correctly and Orr&Orr does not sell any plain-threaded tubes except by special order.
If anyone has any ideas on where some AVM struts might be obtained it would be good to know.
I need AVM models 1000V and 1500M, both with 80 lb pressure.