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Clariant är en schweizisk kemikoncern som grundades 1995 som en avknoppning av Sandoz med anor från 1866.

Med huvudkontor i Muttenz, Schweiz, förfogar Clariant över 100 olika fabriker runt om i världen med över 18 000 anställda.

Clariant är börsnoterat på SWX Swiss Exchange under beteckningen CLN.

Verksamhet
Clariants verksamhet består främst av tillverkning av finkemikalier till bland annat pigment-, tensid- och polymerindustrin. Företaget är uppdelat i fyra olika Business Areas; Care Chemicals, Catalysis, Natural Resources samt Plastics & Coatings där den sistnämnda är störst av de fyra.

I Sverige finns det bland annat en Masterbatch-fabrik i Malmö som är en av de tre globala pharma-fabrikerna, de övriga två finns i USA samt i Singapore.

Förvärv
Clariant har på kort tid vuxit till en av världens största kemikoncerner tack vare förvärv av konkurrenter. 1997 köptes Hoechst ifrån Tyskland, 2000 brittiska BTP och 2006 en del av Ciba. 2008 förvärvades de ledande amerikanska färgleverantörerna Rite Systems och Ricon Colors. Det senaste köpet slutfördes i april 2011 då Clariant tog över det tyska kemiföretaget Süd-Chemie.

I maj 2017 annonserades det att Clariant och Huntsman skulle gå samman och därmed bli ett av världens största samriskföretag inom kemibranschen. Denna deal blåstes av i slutet av 2017 och istället valde saudiarabiska SABIC i början av 2018 att gå in i Clariant genom att köpa upp 25% av aktiekapitalet.

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Företag bildade 1995
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Who would have thought that the #1 course for winter golf is right here at Tsawwassen Springs. Even when mother nature isn't on our side, we can guarantee two things when you come and join us for a round of golf in the month of February. Number one we have the best drainage in the Lower Mainland, so even if the previous day brought a large amount of rain, our fairways will be the driest in the area. Number 2 our greens will always be smooth and fast which makes for an enjoyable day on the links! Our winter rates will remain the same for the entire month of February, by having a Springs Card your green fees will only be $35 during the week ($29 for seniors 60 & up), and $37 on the weekend, with twilight rates beginning at 1pm. If you only have time to hit a bucket, don't forget about our heated & covered driving range to get a kick start on the 2019 season.


I scream, you scream, we all scream…for Elton John?
Sir John does join a select club with this collaboration: famous people working with Ben & Jerry's. Previous inductees include John Lennon (Imagine Whirled Peace); Phish (Phish Food); the ubiquitous Cherry, I mean Jerry, Garcia; and Stephen Colbert (Americone Dream). Colbert had an appropriate reaction on his 7/22 episode of The Colbert Report. The only quotes nailed down: "I thought Ben & Jerry's were about saving the world. Do they know how many neon ostriches died for his sunglasses?" and "I want a label saying, 'may contain trace amount of sequins'!" Check it out on iTunes or ComedyCentral.com tomorrow night.
I love B&J's flavors but I can almost feel the sugar particles sanding away at my teeth. Thank goodness this was limited-edition. Although, if all proceeds are going to AIDS research, it would definitely be a great flavor to keep.
Read the Rolling Stone news blurb.


Parents of young kids: How much time did you spend reading to your kid(s), helping them with homework, and ferrying them to educational activities yesterday? If your answer is "about an hour," you're close to the American average—and probably outstripping your own parents. If you devoted more than an hour to educational activities with your son or daughter, and still fear that you're not doing enough, you're likely college-educated.
The popular stereotype here is of middle-class moms enrolling their toddlers in foreign language classes in hopes of sending them to Harvard someday. College-educated parents do spend more time on educational activities than less educated ones, but Americans of all socioeconomic backgrounds have come to allocate more time to such activities over the past few decades. In fact, in 2008–2013, mothers with no more than a high school diploma devoted more time, on average, to developmental child care than mothers with bachelor's degrees did in the early 1990s (57 minutes a day versus 44).
Yet the "parenting gap" between social classes isn't apt to close anytime soon, a new Journal of Marriage and Family article implies. Evrim Altintas of Oxford's Centre for Time Use Research looked at data from the American Heritage Time Use Study spanning five decades, and discovered that despite positive trends in all groups, the disparity in educational child care between parents from different educational backgrounds has grown over that period.
The gap between mothers with only high school degrees and those with bachelor's degrees, which was negligible in the 1970s, reached more than 30 minutes in the early 2000s, then narrowed somewhat to 21 minutes in the late 2000s. In 2008–2013, college-graduate mothers spent 78 minutes on developmental activities with their kids, while the figure was 62 minutes for women with some college education and 57 for those with a high school diploma or less. For fathers, the gap between the highest and lowest education groups is now around 15 minutes (55 minutes versus 39). In the most recent time period, at every education level, mothers devoted roughly 20 more minutes per day to developmental child care activities than fathers, on average.
Accounting for the fact that children with less educated parents are more likely to live apart from their fathers makes these gaps more dramatic. According to Altintas's estimation, which she notes is if anything biased downward, once fathers' residential status is taken into account, children of parents with bachelor's degrees may receive more than 1,000 extra hours of cognitively stimulating care over the first four years of life, on average, relative to children with high school–educated parents.


On January 25, 2012, the Municipality of North Cowichan issued a media release noting that the main challenge facing the Municipality is its reliance on taxes collected from Class 4 - Major Industry. Council is concerned that one taxpayer, currently facing creditor protection, is responsible for 26% of all property taxes collected by the Municipality. To reduce this reliance and minimize financial risk to the Municipality, Municipal Council was considering a shift in property taxes from Class 4 Major Industry to Class 1 Residential of up to $350 per average home.
- reduces reliance on debt to finance capital projects.
Council will be convening a Committee of the Whole meeting at 6pm on Monday, April 2, 2012, to discuss a tax shift of up to $350 to the average residential home in North Cowichan. Members of the public are invited to attend this meeting at the Municipal Hall to provide input to Council on this proposal.


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The American government is at the center of global instability
by Ben Morris • April 2, 2015
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Washington, D.C (TFC) – The American government presents itself as the world's police. Without American exceptionalism the world would fall apart. The problem with the insistence that the American military should be involved in global affairs is the reality that the American government is front and center in political instability throughout the globe.
It doesn't take a genius to figure out how stupid American foreign policy created the monster known as ISIS. Although Saddam Hussein was a murderous dictator, ISIS came to be only after the invasion of Iraq in 2003 and the removal of Hussein. As reported by The New Yorker, the war in Syria has virtually erased the border between Syria and Iraq, and thanks to the Shiite dominant policies of Nouri Al Maliki, Sunnis making up ISIS have been inspired to commit terror against the West and those within their strongholds who don't follow their version of Islam. While American troops contained Al Maliki's sectarian crimes, once they left the country, Al Maliki had no one to restrain him.
This is a man installed by the Bush administration after an illegal invasion, costing millions of deaths, and trillions of dollars. De-baathifiction, the disbanding of Iraq's military and police force merged with Al Maliki's anti-Sunni governance to create hostility within the country. Sectarian violence has increased to higher levels than under Hussein, and the country is on the verge of collapsing; thanks to the Bush administration lying to America and the world in order to go war with Iraq.
What is even more infuriating about the war are the words from one of the perpetrators. In a television interview from 1993, as Secretary of Defense under George H.W Bush, Dick Cheney explained why the American government didn't remove Hussein from power.
"If you take down the central government of Iraq, you can easily see pieces of Iraq fly off." Cheney further explained how the breakup of the country would affect the political stabilization of other countries as religious sects invade neighboring countries in hopes of forming their own countries.
Ten years later, Cheney betrayed his conscience and went against his former views and helped destroy Iraq, and set the stage for even more turmoil.
As noted by Time Magazine, the American government is simultaneously fighting with and against Iran. On March 25th, U.S warplanes backed up Iranian militias fighting ISIS in Tikrit, Iraq. That happened at the exact same time the American military supported Saudi Arabia as they fought in Yemen against insurgents supported by Iran. The Iranians are very important in the fight against ISIS, without them, the situation could be more dire. In Yemen the Iranians are supporting the Houthi's who aligned themselves with disposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh, who supported Obama's drone campaign; going so far as claiming that the American drones that killed innocent people belonged to Yemen. Saleh also jailed a journalist at the request of President Obama. The contrasting stories in Iraq and Yemen show the American political elite don't know how to handle Iran, and have no idea what they are doing.
American issues with Iran go back decades leading up to, and after President Eisenhower overthrew Mohammad Mosaddegh, the democratically elected Prime Minister of Iran and installed the Shah, whose pro western dictatorship brutally suppressed dissent, and destroyed political opponents. His rule inspired the violent overthrow in 1989 that brought the violent rule of Ayatollah Khomeini. Without Eisenhower's interference, it wouldn't be foolish to say that Iran would be a more stable and less violent country.
The problem of American interventionalism does not stop in the Middle East. In Central America, one country is ruled by gangsters who use violence and intimidation to essentially rule the country.
During the El Salvador Civil War, the American government gave El Salvador's right wing government money and weapons to kill supporters of left wing guerilla groups. That government cracked the skulls of children, and raped women before killing them. As El Salvadorians fled the country they landed in Los Angelas,many formed gangs to protect themselves. When the gangsters were rounded up, thousands of them were deported back to their homeland as trained criminals.
El Salvador has the dubious and sickening statistic as the world's most murderous country that is not currently involved in a war. Militarized units are used to fight the gangs, but thousands still terrorize the streets. At the beginning of the year President Salvador Sanchez Ceren installed the Safe El Salvador Plan with the mission of improving the country's parks, recreational facilities, and prisons, with the hopes of curtailing the violence that grips the country. The country with a population of just over 6 million had an astonishing 3,942 murders; 11 per day. A two year truce between the MS13 and Calle 18 gangs has ended, and some within the country doubt Ceren's plan is going to work.
For more than thirty years, El Salvador has been gripped in violence, caused in part by American involvement. Successive administrations have provided military and financial support to despotic leaders for political gain, at the cost of millions of lives. From the Middle East to Latin America, and beyond, the American government has played a role in the most heinous crimes in the world.
The Obama administration and others in Washington aided in the coup in Ukraine that removed pro Russian leadership, leading to a chess match that could cause another costly war.
This sick game has gone on for decades through various administrations who believe the American military has the right to invade countries that did not attack the homeland. President Obama has continued to set the world on fire by dipping his toe where it doesn't belong to appease warmongers like John McCain who see every foreign issue as a reason to use Americans as cannon fodder.
Without American governments meddling in the affairs of Iraq, Iran, El Salvador and scores of other countries, the world would be less violent; but to the powerful American elite, intervention is a holy crusade in which death and destruction is perfectly acceptable as long as political power is secured.
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On the corner of historic St. John's Square in London's Clerkenwell, a must-go neighborhood for any foodie or design lover, stands a beautiful and inviting yellow brick building with large windows facing two directions. A year ago you wouldn't have thought there was much hope for this house — it used to be a rundown stationers and really wasn't much to look at. The facade was dirty and dark, and all original features inside were hidden behind metal racks and reams of paper. Despite its tatty appearance, the talented team at British kitchen design company deVOL immediately knew that this house was a diamond in the rough.
Thanks to the instant success of deVOL's first London shop just half a mile away, it had quickly become clear that one showroom couldn't keep up with the amount of customers waiting for design appointments. Because of the high demand for beautiful kitchens, it wasn't long before deVOL took the plunge and bought the entire building in St. John's Square, with the intention to bring it back to its former glory. "As we explored not only the shop but the house above, we just thought it would be a fantastic place to display our kitchens and all the other amazing stuff we make and sell. From the derelict basement right up four stories to the roof garden with views of this historic square and beyond to St.Pauls, it was just an untouched, original property full of charm, character and history," says Helen Parker, Creative Director at deVOL.
deVOL's trusted builders quickly got to work, transforming the ground and lower ground floors into a showroom and design offices. The renovation took six months, and throughout the process the team wanted to make sure that they kept every possible original detail. The outside of the building was painted and cleaned brick by brick, and during each new stage of the renovation, the beauty of the old building became more and more apparent. "One of my favorite triumphs was getting the OK by listed buildings to replace the dingy shop loo roof with a glass one; it has completely transformed the feel of the shop and allowed us to create a light and bright and very useful pantry and new smart customer loo," Helen explains.
When designing the showroom, Helen was inspired by the history and architectural details of the house. She also had an overriding desire to create something different from deVOL's other spaces, introduce some new colors and be a little more daring. To achieve an English Eccentric feel, Helen chose deVOL's Classic English furniture as the main feature. "This Georgian bespoke furniture is perfect for this type of building, large well-proportioned cupboards that have a substantial and classic elegance," she says
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The aroma of morning cha, whiff of fresh air, pitter- patter of rain and the chirping of birds fascinated Omi Gurung as a child. The little things in life that nature had to offer made him realise that there is so much to see, touch, hear and taste. He is just 26! But he feels that age is just a number after you turn 17. This young fashion designer's 'green' initiative "Oh My India" (OMI) advocates a simple, holistic and natural (green) way of life. His mantra is summed up in the three Rs — Reduce, Reuse and Recycle domestic waste. "Oh My India" started as a social group on Facebook on 10 May, 2010 and is synonymous with his name Omi. In a short span of time OMI has inspired many to change and encourage change. At OMI, every product is handmade and made out of waste or carries a 'go-green' message in a fashionable avatar. He also conducts workshops from time to time on "Recycle to Recreate" to empower the youth.
This youth from Sikkim dreamt of being a fashion designer. Of course, he also wanted to be a lawyer, VJ, chef, and a number of other things, but he was actually quite serious about art. "I would save up my allowance to buy sketchbooks and art materials and rush back home to use them at once. I would take such pleasure in sharpening colour pencils and drawing fashion figures. I still remember there was a programme named 'Khoobsoorat' aired on Zee TV which fashionably gave inputs on Indian Fashion. It actually inspired me to study fashion designing," he says. He now advocates green living habits via Facebook, workshops, writing and products he designs.
He also organises workshops in order to use household waste to make fashionable stuff. He started with a free green workshop in Bangalore. Now he charges a nominal fee it is conducted in three different groups- students, house wives and working professional. "I would be more than happy to conduct workshop in any part of India, provided I get the support and interest from people. The response so far has been soul satisfying, my workshops are not a commercial one yet I receive several enquires and it feels good that in your own little ways you are doing your bit for the environment as well as empowering people," he says.
For students, the workshop includes importance of green concept, traditional games from around the world, green craft, storytelling and lots of fun. For homemakers, the workshop includes importance of green concept, green fashion and lifestyle in India, green business, green art and craft, shopping and styling tips, online shopping, personality development and grooming. And for working professionals, the workshop includes importance of green concept, green fashion and lifestyle in India, green art and craft, shopping and styling tips, online shopping, fashion grooming.
He has another innovative idea up his sleeves — upcycled products. Upcycling is the process of adding value to abandoned scrap material without harming the environment or degrading the original material. Discarded materials such as jute, acrylic, rubber, metals, plastic are carefully procured and upcycled with great attention to perfection and detailing to create a brand new product: something beautiful yet spunky, classy yet path-breaking. In simple words, upcyled products are made out of household or industrial waste.
He is now focusing on his upcoming range of products, which will be ready by July. His venture Green Gangtok, the first eco fashion boutique in Sikkim is not even a year old. "I am happy to see enthusiastic reaction of my customers. They are keen to know more about green fashion and lifestyle. I am optimistic that the number of greenies will grow gradually with time," he says.
He multi-tasks and don several hats from being tailor to designer, cleaner to manager. "I do 70% of the work. For the rest 20% of the work, he outsources people as per the project need and 10% are few interns. I have a very small team of five at present," he says.
He confesses that he is not a techno freak or gadget-savvy type. However, today social networking sites and e-commerce have grown beyond one's imagination. They are cost effective, time saving and productive if used constructively. "The best thing about online shop is that its open 24/7. Online chat facilitates instant connection between buyer and seller. It builds a strong bond too. I have to mention e-commerce allows you to manage your business on the go! And yes, it is a green way to do business; it avoids wastage of paper and fuel," he adds.
The Government of Sikkim has launched an innovative programme called "State Green Mission" with the view to raising avenue plantation and beautification of all vacant and waste lands to further reinforce widespread recognition of Sikkim being a Green State in the year 2006. Today, Sikkim is known as the Green State of India. Plastic was banned, awareness activities, cleanliness and plantation drive and organic farming was encouraged and conducted under the programme.


The name of this organization shall be the Progressive Democrats of Benicia.
A. The Club believes progressive principles are grounded in liberal ideals, such as rule by the governed for mutual benefit, equality in law, legal rights and privileges, and equality of opportunity for all, and that these principles can lead to pragmatic solutions for the needs and concerns of all our communities.
B. The Club shall seek to elect qualified progressive Democrats to public office who promote tolerance towards all sectors of society and the cultivation of respect, equity, justice, and the positive recognition of differences.
C. The Club shall seek to ensure social and racial justice, equality, and equal rights for all members of our community, and equal rights, privileges, and opportunities in our society.
D. The Club shall work for environmental justice through environmental policies and regulation that ensure the health, safety, and welfare of all members of our communities.
E. The Club shall seek to bring members of the progressive community into the Democratic Party and to support the Democratic Party.
F. The Club shall seek to grow the Democratic Party through voter registration, voter education, campaigning for club endorsed/supported Democratic party candidates and other activities that strengthen the Democratic Party.
The Club will attempt to be officially chartered with the Solano County Democratic Central Committee (PDB) as soon as possible.
1) The individual is a registered Democrat, or is age 16 to 17 years old and commits to registering as a Democrat as soon as is legal to do so in the State of California.
A. The amount of annual dues shall be recommended by the Executive Board, reviewed at the last meeting of each calendar year and presented to the General Membership for approval.
B. Dues are due on January 1 and payable by January 31 of each calendar year. Dues shall be accepted throughout the year for membership in the remainder of the year but will not be prorated.
C. Members shall be entitled to vote on all club matters.
D. The club shall be under the control of its members.
1) The Club shall hold at least 3 regular quarterly meetings on such day as the membership may determine from time to time.
1) Special meetings may be called by the chair at any time, on notice as specified below.
2) In the absence of the chair, any two officers may call a special meeting, on notice as specified below.
2) Notice of the meeting shall be deemed sufficient by any manner specified above if such notice includes the date, time and place of the meeting and is calculated to be received at least one (1) week prior to the meeting.
B. A quorum for any official meeting of the Club shall be 25 percent of the total organizational membership, or ten (10) members, whichever is smaller, as reported by the secretary within 24 hours of the start of the meeting.
C. Unless otherwise specified in these Bylaws, the Club may adopt events and conduct regular business with a vote of 50 percent plus one (1) of the members present at any meeting.
D. Changes to the bylaws not specifically referenced elsewhere must be noticed to the membership at least one (1) meeting before the vote in question, and must be approved by a vote of two-thirds of those present and voting.
A. Club officers (Executive Board) shall consist of chair, vice-chair, secretary and treasurer. They shall be elected in January to serve a two-year term of office.
C. In the temporary absence of the chair, the vice-chair shall serve as chair. If the position of vice-chair is vacant, the secretary or treasurer shall serve as vice-chair.
D. The secretary shall be responsible to ensure that all members are notified of Club meetings, maintain an updated club roster, and maintain all written records of the Club.
E. The treasurer shall maintain all financial records of the club, be responsible for bank accounts, ensure FPPC/FEC financial reports are submitted on time, and will provide a monthly financial report at club meetings.
F. The chair shall officiate at all meetings of the Club.
G. The chair may appoint members temporarily to fill unexpired terms of office, subject to election by the membership at the next Club meeting 30 days after the office is vacated.
H. The Chair may appoint a Parliamentarian. The Parliamentarian shall interpret the bylaws and issue Parliamentary rulings at the direction of the Chair, Executive Board or the membership.
I. The chair may appoint Club members to serve in other capacities as needed.
J. An elected officer can be removed from office by resolution of a two-thirds vote of the Regular members at a General Meeting.
1) The Executive Board shall have the authority to disburse/spend up to $500 (per item requiring expenditure) on time-sensitive club business, where waiting until the next club meeting is unrealistic and a vote to spend such amounts has been taken by the Executive Board which resulted in unanimous agreement.
2) The Executive Board shall have the authority to act on time-sensitive items which require action prior to the next club meeting provided a vote is taken by the Executive Board which results in unanimous agreement.
L. All proposed non-time-sensitive communications sent in the name of The Club shall require a vote by the club membership in attendance and must have resulted in a majority agreement in favor of the communication content prior to its sending.
M. Executive Board meetings should utilize the latest technology to encourage green initiatives and quick action. As such, meetings and votes can be conducted in person, conference call or via email provided the subject prefaced with "SDCSC E-Board Vote:" and that the club general e-mailbox is copied on the communications to ensure records are automatically captured.
These bylaws may be amended by a two-thirds vote at a general membership meeting after the proposed amendment has been presented to the membership at a preceding meeting. One (1) week's notice must be provided in advance of each meeting.
A. In any election, the Club shall only endorse candidates who are registered with the Democratic Party.
B. The club shall have full authority under these bylaws to endorse in any partisan or nonpartisan election. Should the Progressive Democrats of Benicia's bylaws limit the club's ability to endorse candidates, the Club shall be entitled to make a recommendation to the PDoB as to which candidates to endorse. A recommendation vote shall be handled in the exact same manner as an endorsement vote.
C. For any position that the club is considering an endorsement, every registered Democrat running for that position shall be offered an opportunity to appear before the club to seek an endorsement.
D. A questionnaire shall be prepared by the Executive Board and voted on by the club. This questionnaire shall be provided to each candidate.
E. A vote of 50% plus one (1) of those present and voting shall be required to receive an endorsement.
F. The club may make an early endorsement in any election. An early endorsement is an endorsement that occurs any time before the filing deadline for the position that is to be endorsed. To receive an early endorsement, a candidate must receive 55% of the vote of the membership present.
G. A process for endorsements shall be proposed by the Executive Board and voted on by the membership.
H. If the club is limited to recommending candidates rather than endorsing candidates, then the club may make a recommendation and shall conduct the recommendation vote as though it were an endorsement vote.


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All the latest industry information
Innovation on show in CCAA National Awards
Quarry explosives that use rubber from recycled tyres and an innovative handrail system that makes working at heights on ISO tank containers much safer are among the winners of this year's National CCAA Innovation Awards.
The 2018 award winners were announced at a gala dinner as part of the biennial Construction Materials Industry Conference (CMIC18), held recently in Sydney.
In addition to awards for Environmental and Health and Safety Innovation, this year saw a new category - Community Leadership, with the inaugural National Award going to Boral's Tevan Quarry, on the far north coast of NSW.
Since 2013, Boral has been partnering with the Tintenbar Teven Community Aid Network (TinCAN) to fundraise and help deliver a bus trip program to reduce the risk of social isolation for elderly and disadvantaged residents.
The 2018 National Health and Safety Innovation Award went to Cockburn Cement at Munster, in WA, for an innovative ISO container handrail and platform system.
The system was introduced after Cockburn Cement swapped its bulk product rail fleet from pneumatic wagons to an all-ISO fleet. Loading of the new ISO containers requires the opening of additional hatches at height, and the handrail system keeps employees safe.
This year's National Environmental Innovation Award went to Braeside Quarries in South East Queensland for the development, testing and implementation of a recycled rubber explosives process.
An environmentally friendly alternative to ANFO and emulsion explosives, the process substitutes diesel for recycled rubber tyres and is waterproof, safe, efficient and effective.
The National CCAA Innovation Awards are held every two years and are contested by the winning projects from each State over the preceding two years.
This year's Awards also saw high commendations given in each category. Holcim's Beenleigh Quarry in QLD was acknowledged in the Community Leadership category for a Cultural Day; Boral's Logistics facility in Wacol, Queensland, in the Health and Safety Innovation category for the use of visual aids to improve tipper safety; and Boral's Murray Bridge Quarry in SA in the Environmental Innovation category for a site solar electricity installation and water recycling initiative.
CCAA Chief Executive, Ken Slattery, says the Awards celebrate the industry's continuous improvement across key business and operational areas.
"By highlighting these initiatives, we're helping to set new industry benchmarks," Mr Slattery says.
Nicole Kelly
Market Development Coordinator
Cement Concrete and Aggregates Australia
E nicole.kelly@ccaa.com.au


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There is a natural tendency in some people to search for the silver lining in every cloud, no matter how ominous that cloud may appear. Americans, it seems to me, are especially prone to this brand of sunny optimism, though perhaps not to the degree of past generations.
So it's unsurprising that many of President Trump's supporters, in assessing the odds against his success in challenging the election results, would be casting about in search of an upside to a Biden win should it come to pass. "Well," such a person might say, "at least all those leftist mobs will be appeased now. At least we won't have to deal with them anymore." Alas . . .
And yours does not.
The Los Angeles Times reported on Monday that anarchists in the capital of the movement, Portland, Oregon, have declared they have no intention of standing down, even with Biden's apparent election. "F— Joe Biden!" a group of them chanted on the night of Nov. 8 as they set out on a march to the office of the Multnomah Democrats, which they proceeded to vandalize.
A photograph accompanying the story shows the mob evincing no worry of police response or of any potential consequences for their actions. (Remarkably, they stopped short of setting the building on fire, which the optimists among us may see as a hopeful sign. My prediction is that the building is torched before the year is out.)
Another photograph accompanying the story is more chilling. Anarchists are shown holding a banner which reads, "WE DON'T WANT BIDEN—WE WANT REVENGE!" with the lettering done in black with the exception of the word "REVENGE," which is printed in blood red. Below the lettering are examples of Antifa symbology, including an AK-47 rifle, the Soviet Union's weapon of choice for Marxist revolutionaries around the world.
Well, some might say, that's just Portland, which everyone knows is a wacky town. True enough, but look at what happened in Washington, D.C., on Saturday. Many thousands of Trump supporters gathered and marched to encourage the president and express their skepticism of the officially announced election returns. Whatever one may think about these opinions, it is indisputable that these people had the right to peaceably assemble and express themselves in this fashion, regardless of how that expression may run counter to that of our political and media elites.
And it must be noted that the march was not just "mostly peaceful," as those same political and media elites describe so many leftist protests that result in looting, vandalism, and arson. It was entirely peaceful, that is until the marchers were set upon by roving bands of BLM and Antifa thugs who, like packs of hyenas, attacked unfortunate Trump supporters who had straggled from the safety of the larger group, stealing their hats, flags, and in some cases committing felony assaults against them.
As is their wont, mainstream media outlets called these incidents "clashes" between opposing groups, as though there were some doubt as to which side instigated the violence. Typical was CNN, whose report begins thus: "Anti-Trump protesters clashed with supporters of the President and law enforcement Saturday evening in the nation's capital as they tried to make their way to a hotel where Trump supporters were staying."
One can well imagine how CNN and their ilk would report matters if there had been even the slightest evidence that Trump loyalists had been the aggressors in these "clashes." Indeed, though CNN was meticulous in naming the Proud Boys and the Three Percenters among the Trump supporters, implying without actually stating that these groups were the source of the troubles, nowhere in their report will you find any reference to Antifa or Black Lives Matter.
This is the type of willful blindness that arouses suspicion and contempt of the mainstream media among conservatives, even those who under ordinary circumstances would be disdainful of groups like the Proud Boys but nonetheless would stand with them if forced to choose between them and the Marxist attack squads seen terrorizing senior citizens, women, and children on Saturday.
All of which raises the question: Now what? Will the 73 million Americans who voted for Trump, even those who never considered attending a rally or sporting a MAGA hat, will they allow themselves to be abused in public by these self-appointed monitors of public discourse? If we assume Joe Biden is sworn in as president on January 20, dare we also assume he will make any effort to tame these violent fringes of the far left?
How many more times will we see people accosted on restaurant patios and bullied into repeating some favored phrase or raising a fist in feigned solidarity with those who would upend the tables (or worse) if the diners fail to comply? There is little in Biden's lengthy career to suggest he would so much as utter a mild condemnation of these tactics, much less lift a finger to stop them. Never a man of any discernible principles or convictions, Biden has become even more of a political windsock in his old age, and within his party the wind is blowing hard leftward.
Outside his party, not so much. But sadly those 73 million Trump voters are coming to realize that America's police, at least those in major cities, are being rendered powerless to stand in the way of this thuggery. Our large cities are governed by people whose sympathies are aligned with those of the thugs, and cops are finding that even when they are allowed to make arrests in cases of political violence, the perpetrators are released without bail and prosecutors decline to file charges. Unsurprisingly, police officers are asking themselves, "Why bother?"
BLM down: is turnabout fair play?
With the collapse of these traditional safeguards, Americans find themselves increasingly on their own in matters of self-defense. Fortunately, at least until the leftists can devise a way around it, the Second Amendment still stands.
I don't intend anyone to take this as an endorsement of vigilantism or of disproportionate response to being hectored on the street, but we have seen, most recently in Washington, D.C., but also in many other cities during these months of protests, incidents in which innocent people have been knocked unconscious, menaced with weapons, or forced to flee for their lives under a hail of potentially deadly fireworks and other explosives.
Any American has the right to use reasonable force to defend himself against such attacks. It's time we saw more of them do so.


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Garrett E. Brown, 80, of Frankfort, passed away on Friday, Nov. 29, 2018 in his home.
He was born on Nov. 15, 1938 in Clinton County to Garrett and Eva Mae (Christy) Brown. A lifelong Clinton County resident, he graduated from Jackson High School. He married Betty Martin on Aug. 28, 1987, and she survives. Garrett was a Farmer and retired from Prairie Stream Seed Plant in 2003. He enjoyed farming and fishing.
Surviving along with his wife are his son, Jimmy (Teresa) Brown of Florida; grandchildren, Morgan Brown of Florida and Travis Brown of Kokomo; two great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Annette (Brad) Bailey of Colfax and Julia (Larry) Sheets of Mechanicsburg.
In honor of Garrett's wishes, no services will be held. Archer-Weston Funeral & Cremation Center, 501 East Clinton Street, Frankfort is honored to assist the Brown family. You are invited to visit archerweston.com where you may leave a condolence for Garrett's family.


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A Barb Zany Old Lady Recommended Read
Barb, A Zany Old Lady Review: Catch Me When I Fall by John Wiltshire
Jake, a forest ranger and former Army Ranger, is shocked when what he thought was a meteor landed in his front yard. He was more shocked to discover that it wasn't a meteor, but a man. In fact, it's not really even a man—it's an angel named Gabriel, not THE Gabriel, but it turns out to be Jake's personal guardian angel, and he's been kicked out of heaven for killing another angel in defense of a human—his human.
It seems Gabe loves Jake and, unfortunately, he let that be known up there so he's gotten on the wrong side of the gates, so to speak. Actually, this is a great love story with both humor and angst and it caught me off-guard when I was expecting it to be very light and fluffy. It is, but it also has depth and character and becomes a gripping drama before it's complete.
When Gabe forces Jake to remember an event that happened with a fellow soldier during the time he was deployed, an event in which the other soldier made a sexual advance and Jake rejected him, Jake starts to question his sexuality. Jake wants no part of being gay, no matter what—at least, that's what he keeps saying. And even though it's evident Gabriel is attracted to Jake, Jake refuses to acknowledge a reciprocal attraction.
Gabe arranges for Jono, the man who made the sexual overtures to Jake years before, to come to visit Jake for a hiking trip and to bring his boyfriend along with him. When the foursome hit the woods, things change, and Jake starts to see that his outsides haven't matched his insides in a number of years. He is attracted to Jono, but it turns out that it's Gabe he wants. And he can't have him. Gabe has to go back. He's inhabited the body of a young man who's being kept in a dream state, and Gabe knows that's wrong.
What happens and how it all works out makes this a story well worth reading. It's fun. It's heartbreaking, and it's magical. I have to add a side note here about Bob, the dog. Gabe's conversations with Bob were classic! Between those, his earlier conversation with a bear, and later conversations with other critters, I couldn't stop smiling.
I'd recommend this story to all those who enjoy a visit from the angels and those who love to see true love overcome all obstacles—earthly and otherwise.
Cover art by Deanna Jamroz – I found the cover to be very bland and not representative of the story. It would have been much better if there were at least angel wings or a representation of the forest since Jake is a ranger. At the very least, Bob or the bear could have been pictured as they spoke to the angel.
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Published October 2014 by MLR Press
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Note: John Wiltshire is a STRW Down Under Author.
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Barb, A Zany Old Lady Review – Blue Days by Mary Calmes
From the moment Dwyer Knolls is called into the conference room early on a Monday morning, fearing that he's about to lose his job, his life takes an unexpected turn for the better. He's not fired— instead he's praised for his work, despite the fact that his former boss had criticized him for creating a huge mess on one of his projects. But his former boss is the one who is fired and when he meets the new Managing Director, Dwyer is praised for that job he once thought he screwed up. The Managing Director and others who will now be part of his team were brought in directly from Japan to bring life to their company, Sakura Industries. Among them is Hiroyuki Takeo, a stunning young man who will later become Dwyer's friend, his boss, and the man he eventually falls in love with.
These relationship dynamics take place over the course of three years and nothing comes to a head between them until one day when Dwyer unexpectedly finds himself alone on a plane with Takeo. They're heading to Florida to make the final decisions on a huge real estate deal which could make or break their careers. Despite how much he loves being in Takeo's company, Dwyer knows that this long weekend will be excruciating for the simple reason that he's grown to love the stunning, slender, young man and he's afraid he'll tip his hand. He's one of the few people who know what Takeo is really like— that he's competent and caring, smart and dedicated, but just so worried about making sure that everything is perfect for everyone else that he's perceived as a negative perfectionist who is never happy.
Dwyer knows Takeo inside and out and he also knows that he cares deeply for the man, maybe too deeply. When the two find themselves staying at a bed and breakfast and sharing one room, Dwyer nearly turns back. He's shocked when it becomes evident that Takeo has been harboring lustful feelings toward him, and presented with the opportunity to act on their lust, the two go at it hot and heavy.
This story is fairly short, definitely sweet, with a bit of a reverse on Mary Calmes's usual formula. Dwyer is a big guy, friendly, smart, competent and a huge support to his supervisor and teammates. Takeo is small and slender, socially inept, and the son of the company's owner who can't seem to do anything that pleases his father. Yet he's the boss, the supposed alpha of the pair. Their chemistry flames when they do finally get together and their HEA is secured in a warm and loving partnership. The book takes its name from Blue Daze, a flower that grows in the Florida Panhandle, and from the fact that in Japanese culture, blue represents purity, calmness and stability.
I recommend this to fans of Mary Calmes and those who enjoy a sweet, simple M/M romance. And for those who love epilogues, there's a brief mention of Aaron Sutter and his love, Duncan Stiel from "Parting Shot".
The cover art by Reese Dante depicts a young man wearing a suit and gazing out over a body of blue water with a field of blue daze flowers in the background. It depicts the sweetness of the story perfectly.
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Published November 5th 2014 by Dreamspinner Press
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Barb, A Zany Old Lady Review : Hell on Wheels (Bluewater Bay #3) by Z.A. Maxfield
I am totally hooked on this Bluewater Bay series! Each book is better than the previous one, and that's saying a lot, considering the amazing list of authors Riptide has engaged for this series. In this story, Spencer Kepler-Constantine comes to Bluewater Bay to renew his recurring role in the Wolf's Landing television series being shot in the town. He arrives on the heels of the sensational breaking news that his husband of six months, Peter Kepler-Constantine, has impregnated a famous Hollywood actress and left him for her. To make matters worse, his rental Mercedes has broken down outside of town.
Nash Holly is out riding his Ducati, enjoying the speed and the feel of the breeze along the Washington coast when he comes upon the parked car. Aside from nearly crashing into it, he's intrigued by what it's doing there. Nash happens to be the manager of his dad's auto repair shop, a shop that specializes in foreign cars so he decides to step up and offer assistance. One look at Spencer and he's lost in those gorgeous gray eyes. Convincing Spencer that he's not a maniac, Spencer invites him in out of the rain and while sitting together, waiting for the tow truck Spencer had called, the two find themselves immediately attracted. Nash decides to help the uptight guy relax with a quick handjob. Thinking no more of it, he takes off when the tow truck driver arrives.
To make a long story short, the attraction between the two men develops further, and during the time that Spencer is in town filming, it escalates. But it's more than just sex for both of them, and despite the fact that Spencer is estranged from his husband, Nash and Spencer create a safe space for each other while the beginnings of a relationship form without them even trying.
During this same time, other events in Nash's life seem destined to throw him into upheaval. First, he finds out his widowed father has been seeing someone, and it's getting serious. Then, his sixteen-year-old sister, Shelby, who has been wheelchair-bound since she was three, decides that she wants to exert her independence by applying to the Students Abroad Program. It's bad enough that his twin is away at college and Nash already feels the hole in his life, now Nash finds it harder to cope with the fact that both his father and his sister don't seem to need him anymore, and taking care of them has been his primary purpose for years. How can a caretaker exist without someone to take care of?
When Peter pulls a spectacular stunt to get Spencer back during Spencer's late night television interview, Nash happens to be watching. He's disgusted by Peter's grandstanding, but he also knows in his gut that Spencer is going to allow him back into his life. Just what Nash needed—one more hole to fill.
The author gives us a wonderful wrap-up to this story and provides Nash with a perfect HEA. But before we get there, we get to know a man with so much character, so much life, that I became immersed in his story and invested in his future happiness. I loved Spencer as well, but my emotional investment was with Nash. And somewhere around the 75% mark in the story, it occurred to me that the feelings I was having were the same feelings I experienced when I read "St. Nacho's" for the first time. I was left with that same warm emotional attachment to the character as I was in that original story, one that I read nearly three years ago. I haven't felt that with any of Ms. Maxfield's other works since then, and I'm so happy to have found it again because she was one of the authors who originally hooked me on this genre.
I highly recommend this series to lovers of M/M romance. Each author is uniquely talented and brings a new perspective to the series. This one is perfect for those who enjoy a hero with a heart of gold. As Spencer put it when describing Nash's role in his life: "You're necessary because you make my heart lighter and my mind clearer and my work meaningful, as long as I get to come home to you at the end of the day." Aww, what more could I ask for than that?
Buy this book. You won't be sorry. Oh, and it's not necessary to read the others in the series. Each can be read as a standalone, though you'd be missing out on a great series.
The very nice cover art by L.C. Chase depicts the two young men who are the MCs in the story.
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book, 225 pages
Published December 1st 2014 by Riptide Publishing (first published November 29th 2014)
original titleHell on Wheels (A Bluewater Bay Story)
url http://www.riptidepublishing.com/titles/hell-on-wheels
seriesBluewater Bay #3
Bluewater Bay Series-written by different authors:
Starstruck (Bluewater Bay #1) by L.A. Witt
There's Something About Ari (Bluewater Bay #2) by L.B. Gregg
Hell on Wheels (Bluewater Bay #3) by Z.A. Maxfield
Lone Wolf (Bluewater Bay #4) by Aleksandr Voinov
The Burnt Toast B&B (Bluewater Bay #5) by Heidi Belleau
This entry was posted in 5 star Rating, Books, eBooks, LGBTQ Book Reviews, M/M Book Reviews, M/M Contemporary Fiction, M/M Fiction, M/M Romance, Riptide Publishing, Scattered Thoughts Best of 2014, STRWC, STRWCS, Uncategorized and tagged A Barb Zany Old Lady Recommended Read, A Bluewater Bay series novel, A Bluewater Bay Story, A Zany Old Lady Review : Hell on Wheels (Bluewater Bay #3) by Z.A. Maxfield, Barb, Scattered Thoughts Highly Recommended.


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Nicolas Anne Théodule Changarnier [ejtsd: sangarnjé] (Autun, 1793. április 26. – Versailles, 1887. február 15.) francia tábornok.

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Mihelyst a saint-cyri hadiiskolából kikerült, mint hadnagy a királyi gárdába lépett. 1830-ban mint főhadnagy Algériába ment, ahol 1836-ban, Konstantine ostroma alatt kitűnt, utána 18 évig majdnem minden algériai hadjáratban részt vett. Ez idő alatt ezredessé, dandárnokká és hadosztálytábornokká léptették elő. 1848 februárjában mint Cavaignac helyettese ideiglenesen vezette Algéria kormányzását, mivel azonban a Seine département a nemzetgyűlésbe választotta, leköszönt és Párizsba sietett, ahol kevéssel ezután az első hadosztály főparancsnoka lett. 1849. január 13-án megakadályozta a polgárháború kitörését, majd leverte a köztársaságiak és a szocialisták felkelését. A kamarában Changarnier mindig a monarchista párttal, mégpedig az orléans-istákkal tartott. Magatartása elégedetlenséget szült a párizsi helyőrségben, ez a körülmény a trónra törő III. Napóleon malmára hajtotta a vizet. A herceg Changarniert 1851 januárjában állásától felmentette, a december 2-ai államcsíny éjjelén a többi megbízhatatlan tábornokkal együtt elfogatta, 1852. január 9-én pedig Franciaországból száműzte. Ezután Changarnier a közkegyelem kihirdetéséig a flandriai Mechelenben élt, később pedig a Somme département-ban fekvő birtokára vonult vissza.

Az 1870-es porosz–francia háború kitörésekor önként ajánlotta fel szolgálatait a császárnak, aki őt Metzbe, a főhadiszállásra hívta, de külön vezérletet nem bízott rá. Bazaine tábornagy csapataival Changarnier is Metzben maradt, s ez utóbbinak megbízásából bocsátkozott Frigyes Károly porosz herceggel alkudozásba fegyverszünet kötése vagy a seregnek Algériába való szabad elvonulása céljából. De miután a német fővezérek ezt az ajánlatot visszautasították, Changarnier visszatért Metzbe, és a többi parancsnokkal együtt írta alá a kapitulációt. A háború után a haditörvényszék tagja lett és a nemzetgyűlésbe is beválasztották, ahol az orléans-istákhoz csatlakozott. Hevesen küzdött a baloldal ellen és Gambettával, valamint Denfert-Rochereau ezredessel kemény összetűzésbe keveredett. Nagy része volt Thiers köztársasági elnök bukásában és Mac-Mahon megválasztatásában. 1873-ban kiváló részt vett a monarchia helyreállítását célzó ármányokban és egyre szorosabban csatlakozott a klerikálisokhoz. 1875-ben ellenezte az alkotmányos törvényeket és az Union conservatrice-nak lett elnöke, mely klub monarchista célok után törekedett. 1875. december 10-én Changarnier-t élethossziglan szenátorrá választották és e minőségben is hű maradt konzervatív elveihez.

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Curious about what is West Texas? Want to escape from the city? Whether you want to keep yourself busy hiking and exploring Big Bend National Park, or would prefer to lay on a hammock with a cold beer in with no idea where your phone is, West Texas is a peaceful oasis where you can take advantage of both.
Most of the breweries in this city have only been making beer for a few years, but they're already putting out some phenomenal beers and people across the country are beginning to notice. This guide includes some of the most essential Dallas breweries (and even a cidery!). If you're coming to the 'Big D' for a visit or just driving through, here are 7 spots in Dallas that are not to be missed.
Since I've been moved from my hometown in Southwest Virginia, the area has caught onto the same craft beer bug I have. And let me tell you what nothing makes me happier to see how the area is coming alive. So if you're traveling to the area, or looking for the next hot spot for craft beer, here's the a guide to the 8 Roanoke breweries calling this area home.


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A vocal version of Al Kent´s classic instrumental which came out in the 60s on the Detroit based Ric-Tic label. This was problably released a few years later and seems to be the first record on the Glo-Whiz label, which was a part of Shelby Singleton´s set up down in Tennessee. Gloria Taylor released records on a number of different labels, King, Mercury and King Soul to name but a few. Her "Poor Unfortunate Me" (another cover of a Detroit song) is problably the one that most northern soul fans would remember her by, until now that is. Enjoy!
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Q: How old were you when you started writing stories? Who/what were your influences back then?
I started writing stories when I was around seven years old. My first finished story was called The White Horse, a blatant rip-off of The Black Stallion, one of my favorite books back then. I typed it up on an old typewriter and made copies with carbon paper. It was about twenty pages long and I sold the copies to my relatives for a quarter.
My influences when I was really young were mostly mystery and YA stuff-Hardy Boys, Wrinkle in Time, Narnia Books, etc. I was also obsessed with a book called Biography of a Grizzly. Loved that one, read it at least twenty times. As I got older-sixth grade and into middle school-I started reading adult novels by King, Clavell, Rice, Straub--mostly horror, suspense, and mystery, although I remember going through a fantasy phase and reading Anthony's Xanth and the Thomas Covenant novels.
Basically I read everything I could get my hands on. I wasn't allowed to watch much TV-hell, all we had in the house was a 13 inch black and white set and it only got three channels-and so I read.
Q: What authors are you currently reading?
Most of my reading right now has to do with research related to the StarCraft novel I'm writing. But before that I was reading JA Konrath, Dennis LeHane, Richard Matheson, Kellerman, Cormac McCarthy, and many others! I wish I had more time for leisure reading, actually-one of the sad things that seems to happen when you write professionally is that you lost some of that pleasure in getting lost in a good book. I find myself reading more for structure and style, looking at how other writers craft sentences and write dialogue and establish character. But every once in a while I'll forget all that while I'm reading something, and that's when I know it's a really good book!
Q: What is it about horror that appeals to you?
Good question. I LIKE to be scared. I always loved horror movies too, and I'm an action movie junkie. I like to get the blood pumping, the adrenaline going. I think it's that horror is emotional; it's raw, and it's dealing with something on a primal level. All of us need to face our own fears in a safe and acceptable way, processing what it all means without being actually threatened by physical danger. We need to look into the abyss and come out of it with a better understanding of ourselves and what it means to be human. That's what good horror does for me.
I also think that the trauma I went through as a child, losing both parents at a young age, made me turn to the darker side of life much earlier than I might have otherwise. Horror fiction is a safe way to explore that and experience it, and come out of it okay-even if the characters aren't so lucky.
Q: What was among your first published work?
My very first published work was a poem I wrote about my father's death when I was eight years old, in 1979. It was published in the town's annual report that year. After that I had a fairly long dry spell! My short story Finding Life was published in a little literary magazine called Nude Beach in 1994, and shortly after that I had my first horror story published in a literary magazine called the Belletrist Review.
Q: BLOODSTONE was named a Stoker Award finalist in 2005. That must have been a cool boost, considering how many horror books are published each year...
Oh, yeah. I was thrilled by that, particularly since I hadn't been involved in the genre much before then. I had published some short stories in the mid nineties, but had been working a day job and hadn't been submitting for several years before Bloodstone sold in 2005. So I wasn't a name, even in the small press. But I was very lucky to be supported by some fabulous writers early on, like Tim Lebbon, Doug Clegg, Mort Castle, Rick Hautala, and many others, who read and blurbed Bloodstone for me, and reviews were good. I think it gained some momentum from there and got on people's radar screens.
Q: I enjoyed your short story, KEEPING WATCH, in MONSTROUS. I thought it one of the better tales in that anthology. Are you ever going to have a short story collection of your own come out?
Thank you! That's one of my own favorite stories. I do hope to have a short story collection out sometime, but I have nothing under contract right now. Four other personal favorite stories of mine were recently published in the Dark Arts Anthology When the Night Comes Down-that book has some amazing fiction in it from three other talented guys as well. It's well worth tracking down.
Q: Do you find short fiction more or less challenging to write than a novel?
I think writing good short stories is more challenging-emphasis on good. It's tough to write something so focused. Every word should count and the story itself needs to resonate in the right way.
Novels are more complicated, of course, and their length is a challenge too-but the form itself is a bit more forgiving. I tend to ramble a bit when I write, and while you can get away with a little of that in book length works, in short fiction it's the kiss of death.
Q: I must say I really enjoyed SPARROW ROCK. I love apocalyptic tales and while you sort of have "zombies" they are quite different than the mindless, shambling creatures in most recent fiction, I guess more along the lines of those portrayed in Brian Keene's books. How did the idea for the book come about?
It was originally a short story called Acid Rain, which came out of a dream I had about being on a beach watching the nuclear apocalypse, being helpless as the shock wave and debris came at me from the ocean, feeling myself disintegrate. It was a really powerful dream and I got right up and wrote a story about a group of kids trapped in a shelter at the end of the world. It was a character study on confinement and hopelessness and finding a reason to live when you are the last people left on earth. It was interesting but it didn't quite click, and I left it for years until I needed a new book for Leisure and I started thinking about how it might work as a novel. One thing led to another. I wanted to explore why they were down there, what was happening up top-and I wanted to add an element of danger and suspense beyond the war itself. I've always been fascinated by insects, and I've wondered what would happen if they all turned on us. From there things really took off and the story just exploded for me.
Q: Are you working on anything now? What is it about?
I'm in the middle of writing a StarCraft Ghost novel for Pocket Books and Blizzard Entertainment, based on the bestselling video game. It's a lot of fun! Beyond that I have a thriller I'm shopping around through my agent that's a cross between a medical suspense novel and science fiction and has to do with virtual reality implants. And I'm thinking about my next horror novel too, but it's too early to know yet what direction that will take. I have a couple of sequels in mind for earlier books...


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The delegation of PDP members and faithfuls led by the Secretary of Imo PDP, Hon. Ray Emeana, visited the family of Mr Isaiah Ibeanusi, the father of late Somtochukwu Ibeanusi (only son), the nine-year old boy who was shot dead by security forces while on his way to the market being forcefully demolished by the Rochas Okorocha /Madumere/Nwosu and APC-led government of Imo state against the wishes of the people and a court order restraining the government from doing so.
The Imo PDP members also visited hospitalized victims who were shot and are right now receiving urgent treatments at the Intensive Care Units (ICU) of some hospitals in the state after undergoing emergency surgeries. The Imo PDP has taken care of the hospital bills of the victims.
Pics below of the lil 9years old boy whose life was cut short!! I cried and cried when I saw these pics of the lil boy on Saturday.. Yet, Rochas said 'no one' was killed! What da heck is happening in Nigeria, where's our humanity, the love we once had in us??


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Lai Mohammed says Buhari fought a war to keep Nigeria together
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The Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed says President Muhammadu Buhari's life has been that of unalloyed service to Nigeria, his country, and to humanity at large.
The minister said this in a tribute he rendered while addressing newsmen to mark the occasion of the President's 79th birthday.
Mohammed said the President "has been almost everything there is to be in the service to the nation, and he has always given his all each time. Not once has he fallen short.
"He has been a soldier, governor, minister, Trust Fund Chairman, Military Head of State Democratically-elected President (twice).
"He fought a war to keep Nigeria together, and that explains his passion for the country's unity".
Mohammed said Buhari, as a steady hand in troubled times, made it possible for him to preside over the affairs of the country at a most turbulent period.
He said in spite of obvious challenges, the President had managed to keep the nation afloat, and even set it on a trajectory of growth and development.
"In spite a myriad of security challenges, and amidst dwindling national earnings and a crippling global pandemic, he has racked up a number of achievements, most of them unprecedented.
"He leapfrogged Nigeria to the modern rail era and set the nation on the path of unprecedented infrastructural development
"The President built the Second Niger Bridge that his predecessors only built on paper, gave Nigeria its first modern airport terminals in decades, and provided a social safety net for the poor.
"He introduced school feeding system that has helped push up school enrollment, institutionalised measures to fight corruption through the strict implementation of TSA and the introduction of the Whistle blower policy among others," he said.
According to the minister, the President has put Nigeria on the road to food self-sufficiency and saved states from collapse through generous bailouts that never toed party lines
He said Buhari empowered jobless graduates through the N-Power series, saw Nigeria through one of the worst pandemics in human history, with the economy still recording growth .
Mohammed said the President restored the country's respect and dignity in the comity of natioms..
He gave the instance of the recent quick reversals of flight bans by the UK and Canada and the quick decision by the UAE to reverse itself on the number of slots given to a Nigerian airline.
The minister said Buhari pgraded military hardwares for our armed services and restored the respect of our gallant military.
"It is said that everything happens for a reason. That Buhari is in charge of Nigeria at this time is not mere coincidence
"His years in the military that saw him reaching the peak of his career; his various positions within and outside the military, his global exposure, his unmatched demeanor and, above all, his wisdom have all helped to stabilise Nigeria at the most difficult of times," he said.
The minister noted that Buhari's achievements might not seem too obvious at present because of naysayers, sponsored attackers and desperate opposition politicians unrelenting in their craft.
He assured that posterity woukd be kind to the President.
"His life has meant service to his fatherland, a man who goes to bed at night and wakes up in the morning thinking of Nigeria.
"I believe God has a reason for keeping him alive when many had written him off as dead," he said.
The minister wished the President a happy birthday and thanked him for his service to the nation.
Alhaji Lai Mohammed, Muhammadu Buhari, Minister of Information and Culture


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WINTER'S INSPIRATION
Winter's story has inspired millions of people all over the world! Every day at Clearwater Marine Aquarium we welcome many visitors who have a powerful connection to Winter, Hope and many of the other rescued animals at CMA. These remarkable individuals bring their own inspiring stories and share how these special animals have changed their lives.
Anni Emmert
Eric Piburn
Autumn Swank
Delk Brothers
Jacobs Family
Layla Welch
Leya Allen
Mayra Gillis
Ellie Challis
Maddi Bertrand
Meghan Schmidt
Bernadette Scarduzio
Braedon Monthony
Caroline Kole
Lisa Sellan
Milo Hill
Claire Logue
Cassidy-Rae Luebbering
Maja Kazazic
Lorie Sparks
Claudia Dopico
CEO David Yates was contacted by Albert Manero, the young leader of Limbitless Solutions, a group of University of Central Florida (UCF) engineering students that were shaking the world of prosthetics by making arms and legs for kids with 3-D printing at a nominal cost. Yates had known Albert and his family for a number of years. Albert and his young team made a prosthetic arm for Annika "Anni" Emmert, who arrived in Florida from California expecting to pick up her 3-D printed arm at UCF, but did not know the students had engineered an extra-special delivery. The ten-year-old (at that time, now 13) was born without her right hand and part of her arm. Anni thought she and her family were simply visiting and spending the day at Clearwater Marine Aquarium prior to picking her arm up at UCF the next day. Anni's trip to see Winter came with a couple surprises, as actress Cozi Zuehlsdorff, who starred in the Dolphin Tale movies was there to greet her. Then, during a VIP poolside visit with Winter, Anni opened the cooler she thought was filled with fish for Winter, and found that it actually had her new robotic arm, bringing her to tears.
Eric Piburn was born with a very complex Cardio-Pulmonary defect called Tetrology of Fallot with Pulmonary Atresia and has now had five heart surgeries. In spite of all of this, Eric has maintained a positive and joyful attitude. You can't help but smile while watching Eric meet Hope!
Can a dolphin save a life? Just ask Stephanie Evans. Stephanie is twenty-one years old and has a major genetic disorder that causes many problems, including serious liver and kidney damage, putting her on the national organ transplant list. Four years ago, while vacationing with her mom and sister, waiting for the transplant call, they happened upon Clearwater Marine Aquarium. Little did they know that stop would change Stephanie's life.
Stephanie connected to Winter's overcoming survival story in a life-changing way. Stephanie's kidney problem required she drink a large amount of water, which she refused to do. She also did not want to eat much. Stephanie saw how Winter lived a normal life while being different and having endured many medical procedures herself. Even the Dolphin Tale actors got behind encouraging Stephanie to eat and drink more. The result? Stephanie's mom would bring her to CMA every few months because she ate and drank better after a visit with Winter. Winter was essentially helping Stephanie stay alive as she waited for the transplant, which finally happened in fall 2016. Stephanie is in recovery today and still stays in touch with David Yates daily via text.
17-year-old Maddi recently visited Clearwater Marine Aquarium to meet her inspirational heroes, Winter and Hope. She was born with a genetic disease called cystic fibrosis (CF). This disease primarily affects the lungs and the pancreas. There is no cure for CF yet, and it is progressive. Because of this, Maddi usually goes to the hospital 3-4 times a year for a "tune-up" just to stay as healthy as possible. Despite her condition, she is still strong and driven to help others.
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Bernadette Scarduzio was born with the most common inherited disease that no one has ever heard of: Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) syndrome. CMT is the number one hereditary neuropathy in the world, affecting 1 in 2,500 people or nearly 2.6 million worldwide.
Braedon Monthony from New York is a dual, below-knee amputee who lost his legs due to a viral infection shortly after he was born. Now seven years old, Braedon deeply identifies with Winter's tale of triumph, stating, "She's just like me!"
Singer. Songwriter. Floridian. Dolphin fan. Caroline Kole grew up near Clearwater Marine Aquarium and has seen it blossom into the facility it is today — and it's had a major impact on her life.
"When you see the Dolphin Tale movies, you can't help but just feel something. I just had to go visit this dolphin. It's kind of amazing, but the prosthetic company I work with happens to be the same prosthetic company that helped Winter. When we went (to the aquarium), it was just the most amazing thing ever!" – Lisa Sellan
Meet Milo Hill of St Petersburg, Florida, a 5-year-old boy with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL).
Milo was diagnosed when he was 3 years old and has been in steady treatment for two years. He has chemo every night at home, receives IV chemo once a month at the hospital and every 90 days has a spinal tap.
The story of Winter and Hope inspired 11-year-old Claire so much that she decided to donate money to CMA to help animals in need.
Cassidy-Rae was born 10 weeks early and was in the NICU for 51 days. She is now 7 years old. She has spastic quadriplegia, severe hearing loss, a g-tube and developmental disabilities. She cannot say very many things and has high blood pressure.
"Whenever we see Dolphin Tale, she gets so excited. Cassidy-Rae relates to Winter because she is in a wheelchair and has several pieces of special equipment. Every time she watches the movie, she makes all kinds of sounds, which is just music to our ears. I think she just has a bond with (Hope and Winter)." – Cassidy-Rae's Mom
After moving to Clearwater, Maja began coming to Clearwater Marine Aquarium and started following the story of Winter, the dolphin without a tail. She began to feel Winter was the animal version of herself. Both had traumatic injuries, lost part of themselves and had prosthetics. Beyond that, from the time Maja was five years old, she had dreamed of seeing a dolphin in person.
Despite facing adversity, Lorie Sparks is inspired by Winter to do amazing things — like finishing college and competing in wheelchair ballroom dance competitions!
Meet Claudia Dopico, a 13-year-old girl suffering from Apert Syndrome.
Claudia was struggling after she had undergone toe separation surgery. Then she heard about Dolphin Tale, saw the movie and she says it changed her life. She was inspired to fight on. Winter has helped her get through the pain and doesn't let Apert Syndrome stop her. She can now ride her bike, run, hike and go horseback riding. She even wants to become a marine mammal trainer!