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It's Time to Suspend America's Alliance with the Philippines
October 1, 2016 Topic: Security Region: Asia Blog Brand: The Skeptics Tags: United StatesPhilippinesForeign PolicyDefenseAlliancesSouth China Sea
The reasons seem simple.
by Ted Galen Carpenter
The United States has an unfortunate history of acquiring ugly authoritarian allies even when America's security interests do not justify making such moral compromises. Malou Innocent and I described many of those unfortunate relationships in our book Perilous Partners, noting that a majority of the security relationships did not involve situations in which America's vital interests were imperiled.
Washington faces another increasingly problematic relationship: its alliance with the Philippines. As I've noted previously on this site, Philippine president Rodrigo Duterte is the personification of a "loose-cannon" ally. Among other things, he referred to President Obama as "a son of a bitch," and made it clear that he had no intention of necessarily following Washington's lead on foreign policy.
Since I wrote that article, his erratic behavior, both domestically and internationally, has grown worse. After indicating that he wished to conclude alliances with both Russia and China, Duterte stated that there will be no further military exercises with U.S. forces because China objects to such exercises. Now he has compared himself to Adolf Hitler, affirming that he was gladly slaughtering thousands of alleged drug dealers and drug users—all without the inconvenient obstacles of due process—and would like to kill millions, just like Hitler killed millions of Jews.
U.S. officials seem strangely tone-deaf to the outrages of their East Asian ally. Even as Duterte was cozying up to China and waxing about Hitler, U.S. Secretary of Defense Ashton Carter was affirming that Washington's alliance with the Philippines was nothing less than "ironclad."
That is an unwise position for several reasons. First, it is generally a bad idea for a great power to pass out security guarantees in a promiscuous manner, since any one of them has the potential to entangle it in a dubious military confrontation. The United States has violated that rule in a spectacular fashion, undertaking explicit, treaty-bound security obligations to more than four dozen countries and implicit commitments to many more. The "mutual" defense treaty with Manila is actually one of the older obligations, having been concluded when the Philippines were granted independence in the late 1940s. But the venerable nature of the treaty does not make it a wise one.
A second reason a great power should avoid alliances like the relationship with Manila is that the security client's agenda can create embarrassments or even great dangers. The Philippines have ambitious territorial claims in the volatile South China Sea—along with several other countries. At a minimum, having a treaty ally in that position creates a headache for the United States.
Finally, a security relationship makes America at least indirectly culpable for the domestic behavior of the client regime. Throughout the Cold War, Washington embarrassed itself (if not shamed itself) by its close relationships with an assortment of thuggish "allies." American officials may have deluded themselves into believing that such relationships were essential for the republic's security, but in the vast majority of cases, that simply was not true. Now in the absence of the kind of existential threat that the Soviet Union posed, the justification for tossing basic moral values overboard is even weaker.
The United States needs to take an immediate stand regarding the Philippines. It is absurd for America to be putting its security on the line to defend a country ruled by an individual who is showing his unreliability on foreign policy issues and engages in utterly odious domestic behavior. Washington should suspend the alliance with Manila indefinitely. In the 1980s, the United States suspended its defense commitment to New Zealand through the ANZUS pact because Wellington would not allow U.S. nuclear vessels to operate in its waters. Duterte's actions are vastly worse than that and at least warrant a similar response.
Ted Galen Carpenter, a senior fellow in defense and foreign policy studies at the Cato Institute and a contributing editor at The National Interest, is the author of 10 books and more than 600 articles on international affairs.
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QuiTai, ruthless concubine of Levapur's mysterious crime lord, the Devil, receives an unexpected invitation to cocktails with disgraced Thampurian Kyam Zul. She doesn't trust Kyam enough to drink anything he pours, and won't help him no matter how hard he begs – or threatens. But when QuiTai's ex-lover is murdered, Kyam is the only one who knows the name of the killer, and he won't tell QuiTai unless she helps him first.
The torpid back alleyways of Levapur's tropical colony hide more than lovers. There are things with claws, beings with venomous fangs, and spies lurking in the jungle.
Most of them want to keep their secrets. One of them wants QuiTai dead.
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I am seriously in awe of this book. Not only is it well written with amazing characters and a fast plot, but it also takes place in a fantasy world that's not based on Medieval Europe! Instead, it's based upon a tropical island culture with elements taken from both island and Asian cultures as well as some European ones.
QuiTai is now one of my favourite characters–ever. Considering how many books I read a year, that's saying something. She is amazing! Sensual, manipulative, complex, intelligent, ruthless and at the same time, loyal to her conquered Ponongese people. Words can't even do her justice. … The plot is fast paced and Jill Braden constantly throws in plot twists to keep you on your toes. Even the characters themselves throw you off sometimes because just when you think you know their motives, their true motives are revealed.
The Devil's Concubine by Jill Braden is a hard novel to categorize. Set in a mythical world containing werewolves, shape shifters, and all manner of beasts, it could be seen as a fantasy. But, there are also elements of science fiction, and a large dollop of just plain thriller. Braden has done an excellent job of creating a believable fantasy world, and her characters are easy to develop feelings for—love or hate. The murky relationship between Qui Tai and Kyam is perhaps the best part of this story of a character who must deal with her internal demons while trying to save her people. There's enough here to please fans of the fantasy genre, with enough action thrown in to keep adventure junkies reading.
There's no rest for the wicked, especially for the Devil. While QuiTai recovers from her last adventure, Levapur is turning into a police state. The Pongonese are pushed to the brink of rebellion against their colonial masters, the Thampurians – but who is behind it, and why?
As the new Devil, QuiTai must wield her power and use her brilliant mind to outsmart her mysterious nemesis before a bloody uprising erupts.
Braden is skillful at fleshing out even the minor characters, such as the Thampurian school teacher, while weaving a sensual story. This book stands alone, telling a complete story, even though it is the second in the series, and yet it leaves us with a desire to know the characters further. I look forward to future installments.
This woman is not your usual action hero. She's more like James Bond, but a James Bond who has gone over to the dark side – yet not completely gone over. QuiTai can be viewed as a recipe which melds James Bond and Sherlock Holmes, with a dash of The Dark Knight added for piquancy – I kid you not. By the time volume two begins, she's simultaneously seen by the locals as both an underground hero and a dangerous villain.
She sidles around in the shadows, collecting information, processing it in her sharp and incisive mind, and arriving at conclusions which others would reach slowly, if at all. Once she determines what needs to be done, she does not hesitate to act. In short, she's the very epitome of what I search for almost fruitlessly in novel after novel: a strong female character where strength isn't blindly equated with the ability to kick someone's derriere. QuiTai is a strong female character where strong = the opposite of weak. She's the kind of woman who does not need rescuing, who relies on her own mind and body to take care of business (whatever that business might be), and who goes after what needs to be done like a greyhound at the track.
~Ian Wood, author and reviewer (visit his website here).
When the body of Former Governor Turyat is discovered in the Red Happiness, QuiTai is the prime suspect. Surprisingly, she seems almost eager to be taken into custody.
If Kyam Zul is to keep her neck out of the noose, he must solve the crime without her help – while matching wits with not only the real killer but his scheming grandfather, his political rivals, and his own wife.
New characters are introduced and I'm not sure how I feel about one of them, though I feel certain this particular new character is on Ponong to stay. I happen to love Kyam and Qui Tai's relationship and am not that certain I want to see a monkey wrench thrown in, but I trust Jill Braden. There are lots of twists and turns here and a few uncertainties regarding characters you think you know. The crime is solved, but it's really more about the journey than the end. We learn more about Grandfather Zul's machinations and Machiavellian plans and all that assures that there will be more intrigues and adventures to come. Something I'm thrilled about.
If you haven't dipped your toe into the waters of the Sea of Erykoli, now's a good time to start, but start with The Devil's Concubine. You won't be sorry. This is some of the best world building I've had the pleasure to read!
I have to say this is technically the best-written of the three volumes, but I can't make up my mind which is my favorite. In each volume there are new things to learn, and some new characters to explore. I particularly liked the introduction of Kyam's wife, Nashruu here. This is yet another strong female character tossed into the mix, and she promises to be quite a handful in future volumes. Certainly she proves herself her to be more than Kyam can handle in this one.
She was vapor: insidious, addicting, forbidden. She was QuiTai, the Devil's right hand – and often his left one, too. Former actress, former prostitute, former mistress to kings and prime ministers, she was a dangerous mixture of ruthlessness, charm, intelligence, and cunning.
What better introduction could you ask for? Now go read it!
Jill grew up in a military family that moved frequently. The best part was finding a library full of books she hadn't seen yet. After reading every mystery she could get her hands on, she randomly selected Dune from the shelves, and has been a science fiction fan ever since. Following her interest in the capital markets, she earned a degree in finance and currently works on the buy side in the industry. She lives in Los Angeles.


For the third time in the last four seasons, the Pasadena City College women's volleyball team is in the postseason. The 2-time, South Coast Conference North Division champion Lancers earned the No. 16 seed and will host No. 17 Mt. San Antonio on Saturday, Nov. 17 in a SoCal Regional Playoff Play-In Round match. The contest has a 7 p.m. start at Hutto-Patterson Gymnasium.
The Lancers, 12-12 overall, will face division rival Mt. SAC (13-13) for the third time this year. The teams split their previous conference matches with Pasadena sweeping at Mt. SAC while the Mounties returned the favor at PCC in three sets. The programs met in the 2015 playoffs with Mt. SAC also winning a Play-In Round game v. the Lancers in three sets.
If PCC defeats Mt. SAC, it would play at either state No. 1-ranked and South top seed Irvine Valley (18-1) or at No. 2 seed Bakersfield on Tuesday, Nov. 20 in a Round 1 playoff match. PCC would only face Bakersfield if #18 Santa Monica beats #15 Mt. San Jacinto on Saturday in the other regional Play-In Round contest.
The Lancers are led by freshman outside hitter Leslie Rivera, averaging 3.13 kills and 3.09 digs per set while leading the squad in service aces with 53. Another top player is letterman libero Pamela Galvan, who is averaging 4.04 digs per set and has landed 41 aces. Mt. SAC also has a top-flight libero in Malia Carr, who led the conference in digs at 4.96 per set, and is paced offensively by outside hitter Jessica Morse, averaging 2.53 kills.
Last season, then No. 15-seeded PCC advanced to Round 1 by defeating Ventura in the Play-In Round. The Lancers lost to No. 2 MiraCosta in Round 1 to end the '17 season. PCC is directed by third-year head coach Mike Terrill. The Lancers didn't advance to a playoff spot in Terrill's debut season of 2016.


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Businesses close on Australia Day
by Liquor Accord · February 9, 2012
IT'S one of the busiest days on the Capricorn Coast, but some business owners still chose to close.
Australia Day brings thousands of people to the beach – this year was no different.
But trouble makers have spoiled the day from being profitable for about 70% of retailers along Yeppoon's main street.
Member of the Capricorn Coast Business Alliance (CCBA) Gary Kerr yesterday said some businesses did not open this year because of incidents in previous years and those that did had negative experiences they could have done without.
Mr Kerr said the group recognised something had to be done. He said extensive damage, public drunkenness, theft and even clogged toilets were some of the issues business owners again faced this year, and the Great Australia Day Beach Party was no longer a safe, family celebration.
Members of the group this week spoke to business owners in the main street, and Mr Kerr said all reported to have been impacted to some extent. "Whether it was on the bad end of things, like theft and general nuisance, to restrictions to trade due to the volumes of people," he said. "We would like to see how we can turn that around from a business point of view so it becomes one of the best trading days."
Mr Kerr said the group planned to meet the event organisers, Rockhampton Regional Council, police and the Capricorn Coast Liquor Accord to "stamp out the hooligans."
"We are not trying to stop this event, we are trying to turn it around so it becomes a real positive thing for everyone," he said.
"Given the pretty tight circumstances around the local economy our retailers are doing it tough. To deny them a really positive trading day, we need to look at that."
Chairman of Capricorn Coast Community Events, Bill Ludwig, said the group would meet with the CCBA and look for ways traders could take greater advantage of crowds.
"There is opportunity for traders to take greater advantage by putting on some activities further down the main street," he said.
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Norton è conosciuto per i suoi variegati ruoli in teatro, televisione e cinema, in particolare quello dell'efferato criminale Tommy Lee Royce nel 2014, all'interno della prima stagione di Happy Valley, serie televisiva poliziesca della BBC, che è stato il primo ruolo che gli ha portato grande riconoscimento, Sidney Chambers in Grantchester per la rete britannica ITV, suo primo ruolo da protagonista in televisione, e quello di Andrej Bolkonskij in Guerra e pace, l'adattamento televisivo della BBC del romanzo di Lev Tolstoj di grande successo tra il pubblico e la critica, andato in onda nei primi mesi del 2016 che ha confermato il suo status di stella nascente.

Per il ruolo di Tommy Lee Royce in Happy Valley (2014), Norton ha ricevuto una nomina per miglior attore non protagonista ai British Academy Television Awards (BAFTA) nel 2015. Nel 2019 ha creato una sua società di produzione cinematografica, la Rabbit Track Pictures. È considerato tra i possibili candidati al ruolo di James Bond dopo Daniel Craig.

Biografia
James Norton è nato a Londra, da Hugh e Lavinia Norton, entrambi insegnanti in pensione, ed è cresciuto a Malton. Ha una sorella, Jessica, che svolge la professione di medico. La sua famiglia vive a Ryedale, nel North Yorkshire. Ha descritto la sua infanzia, trascorsa nella campagna del North Yorkshire, vicino alle Howardian Hills, come "idilliaca".

Formazione
Norton ha studiato all'Ampleforth College, un collegio misto indipendente gestito da Monaci Benedettini a Ampleforth, per proseguire gli studi di Teologia al Fitzwilliam College di Cambridge. Durante gli studi universitari ha partecipato a numerosi spettacoli del Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club e della compagnia Cambridge Foolights. Con una borsa di studio del "Fitz" nell'estate del 2006 si è recato in India con un gruppo di 6 studenti del College per recitare ed insegnare. Ha poi frequentato la Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, dove Tom Hiddleston è stato suo mentore, diplomandosi nel 2010 nonostante avesse già ottenuto una parte in Posh, 6 mesi prima del termine dei corsi. È stato membro della "Marlowe Amateur Theatre Society" .

Vita privata
Norton abita a Londra, nel quartiere di Peckham, in una casa da lui acquistata nel 2014. Il nuoto e la bicicletta sono le sue grandi passioni.

È affetto dal diabete mellito di tipo 1, argomento su cui si è aperto in un'intervista al talk show mattutino di Jonathan Ross su ITV il 30 gennaio 2016. Durante la stessa intervista ha raccontato di aver cominciato a lavorare come animatore alle feste per bambini. Dal dicembre 2015 è uno dei trustee del Royal Theatrical Support Trust.

Carriera
Norton ha avuto una piccola parte nel film An Education (2009) con protagonista Carey Mulligan. Nel 2010 è stato membro del cast originale di Posh di Laura Wade presso il Royal Court Theatre. Nel 2010, al Teatro Crucible di Sheffield, ha recitato in That Face di Polly Stenham nel ruolo di Henry, un diciottenne che ha abbandonato la scuola per prendersi cura di sua madre affetta da turbe mentali e tossicodipendente, interpretata da Frances Barber. Lynne Walker del quotidiano britannico The Independent ha scritto della sua performance: "Al centro di tutto è Henry che, nel ritratto sorprendente di James Norton, è come un animale in gabbia".

Nel 2011, Norton ha interpretato il ruolo del Capitano Stanhope in Journey's End, classico dramma ambientato durante la prima guerra mondiale di Robert Cedric Sherriff. L'allestimento ha girato il Regno Unito da marzo a giugno ed è stato poi messo in scena al Duke of York's Theatre nel West End da luglio a settembre. Norton ha poi interpretato il ruolo di Geoffrey in The Lion in Winter di James Goldman al Theatre Royal, Haymarket, con la regia di Trevor Nunn, con il quale Norton aveva lavorato a Cambridge nel Cimbelino di William Shakespeare.

Nel film Bella giornata per un matrimonio (2012), Norton ha interpretato Owen, il promesso sposo di una donna in conflitto con se stessa. È comparso nel film Rush (2013) nei panni del pilota di Formula Uno Guy Edwards. Nel 2013, ne La ragazza del dipinto, è stato Oliver Ashford, nobile corteggiatore della protagonista, una donna mulatta che si destreggia nell'alta società società inglese del XVIII° secolo. Nel 2014 ha interpretato il ruolo di Ralph nel film Bonobo, una commedia scritta e diretta Matthew Hammett Knott, presentata in anteprima al Raindance Film Festival.

Le apparizioni televisive di Norton includono l'episodio di Doctor Who "Guerra Fredda" (2013), in cui interpreta un membro dell'equipaggio di un sottomarino sovietico durante la guerra fredda, e Death Comes to Pemberley (2013), una miniserie tratta dal romanzo di P.D.James che vede i personaggi di Orgoglio e pregiudizio di Jane Austen coinvolti in un misterioso omicidio.

Norton è stato acclamato per il ruolo di Tommy Lee Royce, il feroce antagonista della poliziotta Christine Cawood nella serie televisiva poliziesca di grande successo Happy Valley. Michael Hogan di The Telegraph ha scritto: "[…] la vera rivelazione, che già si dimostra una star, è, nei panni dell'efferato killer Royce, il diabolicamente bello James Norton, di 29 anni, che finora è stato visto solo in alcune piccole parti prima di questa. Un ruolo che ha interpretato con notevole approfondimento psicologico". Quando la serie giunse alla sua conclusione drammatica, Norton commentò: "8 milioni di persone attualmente mi desiderano morto". Norton confermò che sarebbe apparso nella seconda serie di Happy Valley ai British Academy Television Awards del 2015. La seconda serie è andata in onda nei mesi di febbraio e marzo 2016.

Nella serie ITV del 2014 Grantchester, basata sui romanzi di James Runcie, Norton interpreta il ruolo protagonista di Sidney Chambers, un giovane pastore anglicano della cittadina di Grantchester, nei pressi di Cambridge, che risolve alcuni casi di omicidio nei dintorni del tranquillo paese insieme all'amico ispettore di polizia Geordie Keating, interpretato da Robson Green. Grantchester è stato il primo ruolo da protagonista di Norton. La seconda stagione di Grantchester è andata in onda nei primi mesi del 2016. Il primo episodio della terza stagione è andato in onda il 23 aprile 2017.

Norton appare anche nelle pellicole I vichinghi (2014) e Turner (2014), un biopic sulla vita dell'artista William Turner con Mike Leigh alla regia. Sempre del 2014 è la partecipazione di Norton alla serie The Great War: The People's Story realizzata da ITV per il centenario dello scoppio della Prima Guerra Mondiale.

Nel 2015 Norton ha interpretato il pittore Duncan Grant nella miniserie Life in Squares di BBC Two, sulla vita degli artisti del Bloomsbury Group.

Nel 2016 è apparso come Andrej Bolkonskij nella miniserie della BBC prodotta da Andrew Davies Guerra e Pace, adattamento del romanzo di Lev Tolstoj. La miniserie, una co-produzione con The Weinstein Company, è stata filmata in Russia a San Pietroburgo e Velikij Novgorod in Lituania a Vilnius e Rumsiskes e in Lettonia a Bauska.

Tra marzo e maggio 2016, Norton è apparso in Bug di Tracy Letts, con la regia di Simon Evans, al teatro Found111 del West End di Londra. Nel lavoro teatrale ha interpretato il ruolo di Peter, veterano paranoico della Guerra del Golfo con il quale Agnes (Kate Fleetwood), che si nasconde da un marito violento ed ex-carcerato, intraprenderà una relazione.

Nel 2016 è stato impegnato nelle riprese di Flatliners - Linea mortale, remake del film omonimo del 1990, nel quale interpreta il ruolo di Jamie, uno degli studenti di medicina coinvolti in drammatici esperimenti fra vita e morte. Il film è uscito in Italia il 23 novembre 2017. James Norton fa anche parte del cast del film Appuntamento al parco, diretto da Joel Hopkins, uscito in Gran Bretagna il 23 giugno 2017 e in Italia il 14 settembre 2017. Nel film è Philip, il figlio della protagonista Emily Walters, interpretata da Diane Keaton.

Norton è fra gli interpreti del primo episodio della terza stagione della serie Black Mirror. L'episodio è intitolato Caduta libera (Nosedive) ed è distribuito da Netflix dal 21 ottobre 2016. Nel 2016 è stato anche la voce narrante della miniserie documentaristica di BBC Two Wild West: America's Great Frontier.

Il 4 agosto 2016 la BBC annunciò che James Norton sarebbe stato il protagonista dell'adattamento per lo schermo del bestseller McMafia dello scrittore Misha Glenny. Le riprese della nuova serie, coprodotta da BBC One, Cuba Pictures e AMC, si sono protratte fino al mese di luglio del 2017. Il primo episodio della serie è andato in onda BBC One il 1º gennaio 2018. In Italia, la serie McMafia è stata resa disponibile dal 2 gennaio 2018 su Amazon Video, che ha acquistato i diritti per oltre 200 paesi.

James Norton è tornato in teatro con Belleville di Amy Herzog al Donmar Warehouse di Londra, dal 7 dicembre 2017 al 3 febbraio 2018, interpretando con Imogen Poots una coppia di sposi americani, Zack e Abby, trasferitisi di recente a Parigi.

Nei primi mesi del 2018 è stato impegnato nelle riprese del film Mr. Jones diretto da Agnieszka Holland, in cui interpreta il protagonista, Gareth Jones, un giornalista gallese degli anni 30 autore di una clamorosa inchiesta sulla carestia in Ucraina. Il film è stato presentato in prima mondiale il 10 febbraio 2019, nel corso della 69ª edizione del Festival internazionale del cinema di Berlino.

Nell'aprile 2018 ITV ha annunciato la quarta stagione di Grantchester, specificando che sarebbe stata l'ultima con Norton nel ruolo di Sidney Chambers.

Il 28 luglio 2018 BBC e AMC hanno annunciato la seconda stagione di McMafia..

Il 2 agosto 2018 fu annunciato l'ingresso di James Norton nel cast di Piccole donne, il nuovo adattamento cinematografico del romanzo Piccole donne per la regia di Greta Gerwig, insieme a Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, Emma Watson, Saoirse Ronan e Timothée Chalamet. Norton interpreta il personaggio di John Brooke.Il film è stato distribuito nelle sale cinematografiche statunitensi da Sony Pictures Releasing a partire dal 25 dicembre 2019.

Nei primi mesi del 2019 è stato impegnato nelle riprese di una serie prodotta dalla BBC, The Trial of Christine Keeler, ispirata alle vicende del celebre scandalo politico-sessuale degli anni 60 noto come Scandalo Profumo. Nella serie, andata in onda su BBC One a partire dal 29 dicembre 2019, Norton ha interpretato il personaggio ambiguo e controverso di Stephen Ward.

Nel gennaio 2019 è stato annunciato un nuovo progetto che vede impegnato Norton non solo come attore protagonista, ma anche come produttore esecutivo, attraverso la sua nuova società Rabbit Track Pictures. Si tratta di Freegard, un film ispirato alla storia del truffatore Robert Hendy-Freegard. Le riprese del film, diretto da Adam Patterson e Declan Lawn, si sono concluse a luglio 2021.

Il 30 luglio 2019 è stato annunciato l'ingresso di Norton nel cast della nuova serie prodotta da HBO, The Nevers. Le riprese di metà della prima stagione furono ultimate prima della sospensione dovuta alla pandemia di COVID-19. Le riprese sono continuate da giugno 2021. La serie ha debuttato su HBO l'11 aprile 2021.

Il 5 settembre 2019 fu annunciata la partecipazione di Norton come protagonista di Nowhere Special, il nuovo film scritto e diretto da Uberto Pasolini.. Il film è stato presentato in prima mondiale il 10 settembre 2020 nel corso della 77ª Mostra internazionale d%27arte cinematografica di Venezia. Il film è uscito nelle sale cinematografiche italiane l'8 dicembre 2021. Per la sua interpretazione in Nowhere Special James Norton ha ricevuto la candidatura come miglior attore ai British Independent Film Awards del 2021.

Il 26 ottobre 2021 è stata annunciata la terza e ultima stagione - coprodotta da BBC e AMC - della serie Happy Valley, nella quale James Norton riprenderà il ruolo di Tommy Lee Royce.

Teatro
 2005 - Volpone di Libby Penn e Cat O'Shea da Ben Jonson - Volpone -ADC Theatre, Cambridge, 15-19 febbraio - Edinburgh Fringe, Cave One, Smirnoff Underbelly, 4-29 agosto 2005
 2007 - Dracula by Black and White Rainbow Company da Bram Stoker - Van Helsing - Edinburgh Fringe, C Venue 34, 3-27 agosto 2007
 2007 - Cymbeline di William Shakespeare - Posthumus - Cambridge Arts Theatre (1–6 ottobre 2007)
 2010 - Posh di Laura Wade - Miles Richards - Royal Court Theatre, Londra (9 aprile – 22 maggio 2010)
 2010 - That Face di Polly Stenham - Henry - Crucible Theatre, Sheffield (7–24 luglio 2010)
 2011 - Journey's End di Robert Cedric Sherriff - Capitano Stanhope - Tour UK (Marzo–Giugno 2011) - Duke of York's Theatre, Londra (19 luglio – 3 settembre 2011)
 2011 - The Lion in Winter di James Goldman - Geoffrey - Theatre Royal, Haymarket, Londra (5 novembre 2011 – 28 gennaio 2012)
 2016 - Bug di Tracy Letts - Peter - Found111, Londra (24 marzo - 14 maggio 2016)
 2017 - Belleville di Amy Herzog - Donmar Warehouse, Londra (7 dicembre 2017 - 3 febbraio 2018)
 2023 - A Little Life di Ivo van Hove e Hanya Yanagihara - Jude - Harold Pinter Theatre (25 marzo - 25 giugno 2023)

Filmografia

Attore

Cinema
 An Education, regia di Lone Sherfig (2009)
 Bella giornata per un matrimonio (Cheerful Weather for the Wedding), regia di Donald Rice (2012)
 Tell me the Truth About Love, regia di Margaret Williams (2013)
 Rush, regia di Ron Howard (2013)
 La ragazza del dipinto (Belle), regia di Amma Asante (2013)
 Turner (Mr. Turner), regia di Mike Leigh (2014)
 I vichinghi (Northmen: A Viking Saga), regia di Claudio Fäh (2014)
 Bonobo, regia di Matthew Hammett Knott (2014)
 Appuntamento al parco (Hampstead), regia di Joel Hopkins (2017)
 Flatliners - Linea mortale (Flatliners), regia di Niels Arden Oplev (2017)
 L'ombra di Stalin (Mr. Jones), regia di Agnieszka Holland (2019)
 Piccole donne (Little Women), regia di Greta Gerwig (2019)
 Nowhere Special - Una storia d'amore (Nowhere Special), regia di Uberto Pasolini (2020)
 L'apparenza delle cose (Things Heard & Seen), regia di Shari Springer Berman e Robert Pulcini (2021)

Televisione
 L'ispettore Gently (Inspector George Gently) – serie TV, episodio 5x02 (2012)
 Restless, regia di Edward Hall – film TV (2012)
 Blandings – serie TV, episodio 1x1 (2013)
 Doctor Who – serie TV, episodio 7x8 (2013)
 By Any Means – serie TV, episodio 1x1 (2013)
 I misteri di Pemberley (Death Comes to Pemberley) – miniserie TV, 3 puntate (2013)
 The Great War: The People's Story – serie TV, episodio 1x3 (2014)
 Happy Valley – serie TV, 12 episodi (2014-in corso)
 Grantchester – serie TV, 21 episodi (2014-2019)
 Life in Squares – serie TV, episodi 1x1-1x2-1x3 (2015)
 L'amante di Lady Chatterley (Lady Chatterley's Lover), regia di Jed Mercurio – film TV (2015)
 Guerra e pace (War and Peace) – miniserie TV, 6 puntate (2016)
 Black Mirror – serie TV, episodio 3x1 (2016)
 To Walk Invisible, regia di Sally Wainwright – film TV (2016)
 McMafia – serie TV, 8 episodi (2018-in corso)
 The Nevers – serie TV, 6 episodi (2021)

Doppiatore
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Coast camp for 'high-risk' teens
Queensland Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie Cade Mooney
by Albert Elzinga
THE Gold Coast has been chosen as one of two locations for a Youth Boot Camp trial by the Newman government's Attorney-General Jarrod Bleijie.
The other location chosen was Cairns, where a sentenced youth boot camp will be trialled over the next two years.
The Gold Coast facility will become home to an early intervention youth boot camp which, if successful, will form the template for other resources of the same type to be rolled out across Queensland.
"The selection of these trial locations and models was based on a consultation process which attracted valuable input from community groups," minister Bleijie said.
The Cairns-based program is aimed at young offenders already in the youth justice system who face a custodial sentence while the Gold Coast project will target young people deemed high-risk and who have been referred by police, schools and the health system.
"At this boot camp, staff will work with parents to help change behaviours and attitudes, identify issues in the young person's life and instil the values of self-respect and discipline," he said.
The Queensland government is inviting organisations to apply through a formal tender process to be involved in implementing and operating a camp.
"Choosing service providers for the boot camp trial is part of our Six Month Action plan and is an important step in making sure we can respond to the range of offences being committed by young people in Queensland," minister Bleijie said.
'Boot camp' a risk: critics
Reducing Qld's juvenile crime
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Growing up, I had always been very driven, very competitive. I was on the Swiss National B Ski team and I learned that results came from patience and dedication. We trained every day by skiing, lifting weight in the gym, or experimenting with different equipments.
At the same time I had a keen desire to document the places we visited. We raced all over Europe and the sceneries were breath taking. I sneaked in few images in between practices with a small point and shoot film camera. When I returned home, I couldn't wait to develop my films, print contact sheets and relive the trip. I stashed the images in shoe boxes and once in while (mostly during the holiday season), I told my stories thru the visual images. I never forgot these precious moments.
When my career as a skier dwindled down, I experimented with medium and large format films. I vividly recall the smell of the chemicals and the joy of seeing an image being developed. It was magical. To this day, my mom still has one of my original prints of our cat hanging in her house in Switzerland. It is truly amazing that 30 years later, I still pause and marvel at this image.
Early 2000 was a turning point, when I moved to digital. I started to travel the world to capture images. I was still in "my competitive spirit" mode and would do pretty much anything to get an image. I climbed mountains in the middle of the night, walked on hot lava in Hawaii to reach the beach where the lava was flowing in the ocean, backpacked the challenging West Coast Trail on Vancouver Island (Canada), hiked Half Dome for the sunrise and Yosemite Fall for the sunset on the same day. I was on a "race" to click.
The digital world was addictive as I could take tens of thousands of images on every trip. I traveled to Haines, Alaska to photograph bald eagles for many years. On the first trip, I took over 30,000 images in one week. On the second trip, 15,000 and eventually on the 8th trip I was down to less than 3,000. Less images meant that I was more deliberate in what I wanted to say with my images. I could see that a switch was shaping.
It took me many many years before one of my images got some worldwide recognition. "Holding hands" (page 34) was a culmination of who I was as a photographer. I became technically savvy by applying what I had learned as a skier: Practice, practice, practice, to be ready for the moment; the determination to "stick it out" rain or shine. The Grizzly bears were the catalyst for my first book "Artan's Day – A Little Bear in a Big World".
I got caught in the megapixels race as I wanted to replicate the quality I had produced in the darkroom. Shooting digital medium format opened new venues and more importantly got me back to observing and pausing. I could wait patiently for moments to happen and acknowledge that the end of the road is fluid when you are an artist. I photographed for over 10 years before I published a comprehensive story about "Life – As the world should be". It is a story about elephants (page 41), their compassion and their environment. In the days of social media, imagine the patience needed to resist the urge of publishing a project.
Personal Best is a set of images that have deep meaning and traces my evolution as a photographer and artist. The selection was treacherous as I have traveled to over 100 countries and counting. As my career has evolved I started to mix my own ink to print and produce limited edition prints. I feel like I am back in the darkroom without the smell of the chemical, but still with the joy of making images.
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Syracuse and West Virginia tee it up once again at the Pinstripe Bowl and today we continue the tale of the tape. Yesterday we looked at the ground game.
Ryan Nassib and Geno Smith both have game management abilities along with the physical tools to make those game changing passes. Smith may run more, but Nassib has the ability to run when needed. He will stay in the pocket looking to unleash a long ball or pinpoint pass before he runs. That is good and bad all at once. They both average over 300 yards a game; Nassib (301.6) and Smith (333.7). These two cancel each other out so we'll call it even.
The main man for each is record-setter Alec Lemon for SU and burner Tavon Austin. Each has a knack for getting a seam and making the play. SU would benefit greatly if they get another big bowl game from Marcus Sales as Austin's counterpart Stedman Bailey averages 125 a game. I have to give the edge to the Mountaineers here.
This is the tough part; West Virginia played in a lot of games where it looks like they were trying to just out-score people instead of stopping them. Syracuse has found its groove in the season ending 5-1 run and is a tougher, more proven group. Scoring avg. tells the story. SU gave up 25.7, WV surrendered 38.1. Edge to the Orange.
Syracuse has won 2 in a row over the Mountaineers. They lead the all-time series 32-27 and are SU's 4th oldest rival. Syracuse is 6-1 at Yankee Stadium. Larry Csonka had the most rushing yards for Syracuse against WV on 11/13/1965 with 216 yds. on 26 carries.
These teams dislike each other, a lot. It has surfaced at the pressers and in the comments; they will both be smelling blood in the water when they kick-off. Syracuse losing LB Spruill for a half may be a killer. The offenses roar with Syracuse's defense making it a winnable game. West Virginia's special teams are big play capable and have done so this year. Syracuse has had problems on special teams (long returns given up and a returner that has taken 2 to the house coming to play) and are more prone to penalties. Syracuse finished hot and is on a roll, the defensive swarming to the ball gives up some big plays but makes enough; West Virginia gets a few long returns and gets TD on one of those.
West Virginia gets some revenge for the fans and pulls out a win at Yankee Stadium.


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Venture wants to buck the rotomolded cooler trend with its 45-quart cooler, crafted with a unique spray coating for durability. By not rotomolding the cooler, Rugged Road Outdoors' Venture is 1/3 the weight and 1/3 the price of rotomolded coolers with comparable ice retention. The brand claims it can keep ice for eight days thanks to its durable foam insulation and protective spray finish. While the claims are lofty, Venture presents something new in a market saturated with copycats. The Venture 45 is on Kickstarter now for $99.


Radical Mending is a clothing mending workshop, semi-regularly occurring at The WasteShed.
Bring clean clothing or domestic textiles that are in need of some attention, and be ready to share your mending know-how (or gain some). This is an art project, so please note that repairs may be artistic. A sewing machine and materials for patching etc. will be provided, but feel free to bring your own scraps.


Social Media needs our Owners!
Having property at Tilghman Beach & Golf Resort is a reason to share with the world about our resort. It is very simple to like and share us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Just visit our profiles and share us with your friends and family so that everyone will know what we have to offer here at Tilghman Beach and Golf Resort. Also, head to TripAdvisor and leave a review! We want to become a candidate for more awards which will make us more visible to consumers and encourage more sales. If you or someone you know has a testimonial that we could publish on our site, please send that to homeowners@tilghmanresort.com. It is our desire to let everyone know how awesome our condos are and as owners, know that every little bit of encouragement helps!


These Grapat "extras" toy sets include wooden rainbow colour rings in a selection of set sizes and are packaged in simple bag. Choose pack sizes of 36 or 72 rings in a rainbow of 12 different colours.
Grapat wooden rings for sorting, counting, stacking, threading and more. Make wheels, stack towers, play colour matching and early years counting games. Combine with Grapat Nins® or other wooden peg dolls or block sets. These wooden toy rings make fantastic educational Montessori toys.


Agree with Meow that 2 rucks plus Wright may be a bit top heavy. How is the cannon looking this preseason. Know he had a big let down last year but surely at his best would be in best 22.
Tom Lynch and Steven May have today been appointed co-captains of the Gold Coast SUNS.
The two 24 year-olds shared the responsibilities for the final seven games of the 2016 season following Gary Ablett's shoulder injury, demonstrating their collective leadership qualities to GC SUNS coach, Rodney Eade and the broader club.
"We have spent a lot of time over the last couple of years identifying and developing our next generation of leaders," Eade said.
"Steven and Tom have stood out throughout that process and their appointment as captains is recognition of their commitment to leading the future direction of the Gold Coast SUNS.
I find it impossible to see GAJ staying up there now. Coach will want to start building something and there's no point building it with Ablett hanging around.
Looking like GC will force him into retirement to make a point.
In other news Witts can't crack the top ten in the B&F and Gaz wins after missing 8 games. WTF !!
GOLD Coast has begun its long-promised off-season of change, delisting five players just two days after holding its club champion count.
Senior-listed pair Jarrad Grant and Mitch Hallahan and rookies Keegan Brooksby, Ryan Davis and Cameron Loersch have all been told they won't be offered contracts for 2018.
Doubtful.if you can't make it in the Gc midfield, good luck elsewhere!
It all went downhill when these crackheads sacked Guy McKenna.


NYC Health + Hospitals delays its $764 million Epic rollout after ending the year with a $779 million deficit. A hospital spokesman denies that the decision was financially motivated.
CommonWell implements Project Argonaut's FHIR specifications into its core services, allowing its customers to use FHIR-based outbound query and retrieval capabilities.
NextGate is selected to implement a national master patient index system in Scotland.
Steward Health Care (MA) acquires eight hospitals from Community Health Systems. The transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2017, following regulatory approvals.


Sweet Potato Sorbet Or Sweet Potato Vodka Sorbet. Hello, lovelies. Fancy making some Sweet Potato Sorbet?
Maybe even better, sweet potato vodka sorbet for a party idea?
To obtain the sweet potato juice, peel some sweet potatoes and put through a juicer.
Place the sugar in a heavy base pan with the water and bring to the boil.
Leave to cool down before churning it in an ice cream machine.
For an "adult version" add a couple of shots of vodka before churning the sorbet.
Whilst you prepare the juice for the sorbet, do a little extra, add a couple of carrots and the juice of one orange for a thirst quenching drink.
What do you think of this Sweet Potato Sorbet Or Sweet Potato Vodka Sorbet recipe?
Soiree Baked Sweet Potato Chips And Dip anyone?
Soiree Baked Sweet Potato Chips And Dip.
Spicy cinnamon compliments fluffy buttercream to create a sweet treat.
Sweet Potato And Cinnamon Muffins.
Sweet Potatoes And Orange Soup anyone?
Sweet Potatoes And Orange Soup.
How about some Sweet Potato Ripple Ice Cream for another different way to use sweet potatoes?
Sweet Potato Ripple Ice Cream.
Love cake? Have you ever thought of adding sweet potato to your cakes?
Sweet potato And White Chocolate Cake.
One to pop on your morning toast.
Sweet Potato And Ginger Jam.
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When I was a kid, we often went on road trips. I suspect this was because, as a military family, we never lived in the same state as our grandparents or other relatives and had to travel to see them, which we did a lot. We drove to Michigan to visit my mom's parents and see all our cousins and aunts and uncles and we drove to Chicago to see my dad's mother.
There were three of us kids in the back seat of the station wagon... the big boat of a brown station wagon with wood side panels. Often we were lying down in the very BACK of the station wagon, reading or playing. Sometimes my sister and I would use each other as pillows. One of us would lie down with our head in the other's lap and then the other would drape themselves over top. Surprisingly comfortable!
But what I most remember about road trips is singing along to the music my dad was playing. WAY back when, it was 8-tracks. Chunky plastic bricks, usually white with a label on the front. My dad loved folk music and we listened to a lot of it. I can still sing most of the words to everything Peter, Paul & Mary ever recorded. We listened to John Denver and Anne Murray and The Limelighters and The Kingston Trio. And one of our favorites was The Irish Rovers. Because of The Unicorn song.
I didn't know, for years and years, that The Unicorn song was actually a POEM, written by Shel Silverstein, who somehow escaped my frenzied childhood reading of everything I could get my hands on, except for The Giving Tree, which I have rather mixed feelings about and which may be why I missed him, how I missed Where The Sidewalk Ends. Did you know he wrote The Boa Constrictor? So even though I don't remember actually reading any of his books as a kid, I still KNEW his stuff! Everyone knew his stuff.
Just singing along in my head about green alligators and long-necked geese throws me right back into that headspace. And it's a good place. Though I have to admit I like "humpty-backed camels" better than "humpy bumpy" ones.
There was green alligators and long-neck geese.
There was humpy bumpy camels and chimpanzees.
But the Lord seen some sinnin', and it caused him pain.
He says, "Stand back, I'm gonna make it rain."
He says, "Hey Brother Noah, I'll tell ya whatcha do.
two humpy bumpy camels and two chimpanzees.
Noah, don't you forget my Unicorn."
and he finished up the ark just as the rain was fallin'.
your humpy bumpy camels and your chimpanzees.
'cause I just don't see no Unicorn."
but the Unicorns were hidin', playin' silly games.
the elephant started elephantin', and the boat started shaking'.
and everyone's aboard but the Unicorn.
the humpy bumpy camels and the chimpanzees.
and we just can't wait for them Unicorn."
You'll see a lot of alligators and a whole mess of geese.
You'll see humpy bumpy camels and lots of chimpanzees.
I had no idea Either!!!!! What fun to find out. Thanks for the poetry education.
How the heck did you miss him? I read Where the Sidewalk Ends back to front to back again. I memorized "Sick" for my second grade poem that I had to recite in front of the class. I loved him. LOVED. I still love Hug 'o War. Okay. I will stop gushing. I am so glad you chose HIM even though I love Maya Angelou too.


Last Thursday, March 24, marked the conclusion of the 2016 General Assembly (also known as sine die). First and foremost, we want to express our sincere gratitude to everyone who participated during this legislative session by following these important water bills, contacting your representatives, and urging your friends to do the same. With your help, and the help of our partner organizations in the Georgia Water Coalition, we won several victories for water in Georgia although it's clear we have much more to accomplish.
For now, let's skip over everything that did not survive Crossover Day. CLICK HERE for our full scorecard on bills affected by Crossover Day (including HB 966 that would have fixed the Erosion & Sedimentation Act so that stream buffers could be consistently applied on all state waters). Of the remaining bills, we'll start with the ones that passed both chambers and now await Governor Nathan Deal's signature. In the next 40 days, Governor Deal can either sign these bills into law, veto them, or take no action. If Governor Deal elects to take no action on a bill, it becomes law 40 days after passage.
Late in the evening on Tuesday, March 22, the House voted to accept the Senate's changes to HB 1036. HB 1036 will enact a temporary moratorium on the use of eminent domain for the construction of petroleum pipelines so that a commission of elected officials and field experts can conduct a detailed study to ensure the exercise of eminent domain and environmental permitting are carried out in a prudent and responsible manner. Last minute changes to the bill will allow Kinder Morgan and the like to apply for environmental permits during the moratorium although they still cannot utilize eminent domain.
HB 1028, the "Leaky Landfill Bill," will require owners or operators of municipal solid waste landfills to notify local city and county governments of any significant release within 14 days. The House unanimously accepted the Senate's changes late in the evening on Tuesday, March 22.
SB 346 will exempt GDOT and local government projects from Georgia Environmental Policy Act (GEPA) review if they are state funded and under $100 million. GEPA is meant to protect natural and cultural resources by requiring alternatives analysis and consideration of impacts and ways to mitigate that the Erosion & Sedimentation Act does not. The Georgia Water Coalition considers this bill a roll-back of environmental protections. Unfortunately, it was accepted by the Senate late in the evening on Thursday, March 24.
Senate Resolution 954 is part of an annual process granting easements on state property to corporations and state agencies for the purpose of construction, operation, and maintenance of facilities, utilities, and roads. While the resolution contained numerous easements for beneficial improvements, a section was added before the House's consideration that would have granted easements for Spectra's proposed Sabal Trail natural gas pipeline. These easements would have cut underneath six state waters (specifically the Chattahoochee River, Hannahatchee Creek, the Flint River, two crossings under the Ochlockonee River and the Withlacoochee River). Spectra's proposed Sabal Trail pipeline would travel from Alabama to Florida, providing no benefits for Georgia, and threatening Georgia's air, water, and several communities along the way. The House overwhelmingly rejected this version of SR 954, then amended the resolution to remove the Sabal Trail easements before accepting it unanimously on sine die.
Now let's take a look at a bill that did not survive sine die.
SB 36, the Underground Water Supply Protection Act, would have required the Department of Natural Resources to write rules to protect Georgia's groundwater. These rules would have fixed gaps in current laws that do not fully protect the quality of groundwater that many families use as their primary drinking water source in addition to the countless businesses and farmers that also rely on pristine groundwater. SB 36 passed the Senate in 2015 with tremendous support but was stalled in the House Natural Resources and Environment committee. Rep. Lynn Smith, the chair of this committee, opted instead to draft HR 1198 that merely encourages DNR to look at their current practices rather than requiring them to create rules to protect groundwater. SB 36 did not survive sine die and marks a tremendous loss for comprehensive water protection that would have benefited families, industry, and agriculture.
For more details on any of these bills, check out the Atlanta Journal Constitution's "Georgia Legislative Navigator" tool HERE.


Those of us unfortunate enough to have caught the latest flu bug have endured a very uncomfortable week. I came down with it with a vengeance Easter night. Body aches, chills, barky cough, and malaise were my biggest symptoms. Fortunately, today I'm on the mend.
But this illness brought up a perplexing thought. As I age, who will take care of me when I am sick? I have no children. My extended family does not live in the area. I am blessed with wonderful neighbors, but would they have been there to catch me when I fainted yesterday like my husband did?
The certainty I had in my 30s, 40s, and early 50s that I can care for myself has been shaken. Yes, I will recover from the flu, and my confidence in my ability to heal and care for me will undoubtedly return. However, my husband is 11 years older than I am and it is likely he will predecease me. That means I could be alone for decades.
We need to acknowledge things we knew would happen in the distant future that are now much closer to reality. Denying that change is happening doesn't stop it and hoping for the best isn't a plan. While having a neighbor you can ask for help is wonderful, it is not the same has having someone under the same roof to look out for you.
So what are the options and how can I and others like me begin to create a support network for the future?
"I don't want to be a bother." or "They're so busy, I can't ask them." are things we may tell ourselves. Fortunately, most people are incredibly generous with their time and are happy to help when asked. What is difficult for many is the asking. What is a bigger burden for everyone is not asking for help and letting the problem become a crisis.
Who can you call at 2 a.m.?
Do you have someone you can call at 2 a.m. for help? If you need assistance, having someone you can call to help you evaluate your situation is a godsend. Just knowing that they are there is often enough to help reduce anxiety and improve the situation. Your insurance company may have a 24-hour helpline you can call to ascertain whether your condition warrants immediate medical intervention or whether it can wait.
Many houses of worship have a caring community outreach program to help those in need. Investigate what is offered and how you can volunteer. There are both for-profit companies and non-profit organizations that provide assistance with things like transportation, meals, help at home, and other services. The best time to research them is before you need them. That way you will already know whom to call in your time of need.
Like many fellow baby boomers, I am uncomfortable with the fact that I am aging. Yet, the more I lean in to this truth, the more powerful I am. I have choices and options when I embrace what is. I suffer in fear and ignorance when I do not.
You are not alone. There are 76 million baby boomers in the United States who are all getting old. How we handle this reality is up to us. The more we talk about what is happening and share what we are learning, the more we can help each other and prepare ourselves for the future. Healthcare is a thorny issue with no easy resolution. The more informed we are and the more proactive we are in taking care of ourselves, the better our prognosis for a happier, healthier, life.


Katrina Kaif and Sidharth Malhotra's chemistry looked amazing in 'Baar Baar Dekho' but unfortunately, their time-travel drama met with a debacle. However, Katrina has a long list of interesting projects in her kitty to cry over the spilt milk. The actress has been signed up by Anand L Rai for his dwarf drama starring Shah Rukh Khan. Buzz is also that Katty will be seen romancing Fawad Khan in Karan Johar produced 'Raat Baaki'. Apart from these two, the actress may also be a part of Ali Abbas Zafar directed 'Tiger Zinda Hai', starring Salman Khan! And then there's 'Jagga Jasoos' too, remember?


Home / Beauty & Style / How Aging Could Be Prevented Naturally?
Aging is the problem that everyone has to suffer one day. You cannot avoid it at all, but yes you can delay its affects. Aging comes to us with both the sides good and bad. At the stage of aging your hair will become grayer and your skin will get wrinkles and pigmented. For an instance it can be prevented by healthy and organic living. Sometimes your skin and hair starts showing the aging effects in an early age, it is due to your improper schedule and inappropriate diets. Try eating healthy, avoid using chemical products for makeup and all. As it is said that prevention is better than cure, if you'll take precautions from today it will be beneficial for your days ahead. Go through this below, it will surely help you out in prevention of your aging.
Stay Hydrated- Water is the most miraculous thing available in this planet. As it is the sign of life and is having nourishing effects in it, it is a gift to us from god. Drinking plenty of water keeps us healthy, hydrated and also keeps our heat healthy leading the delays in aging. Drink at least 3 liter water a day in order to keep yourself healthy and young.
Green tea- Green tea works great as an antioxidant. It contains high level of OPCs that is a superb antioxidant and helps in protecting the skin from aging effects. Consumption of green tea slows down the premature aging and keeps the skin subtle and calm. Drinking 3-4 cups of green tea in a day will help your skin great in looking young and glowing.
Eat Well and healthy- Increase the consumption of oranges, other fruits, dry fruits and oats and also intake a large amount of vitamin D. Try avoiding the processed food and go through the natural substances and vegetable if you don't want to look old before your age. Eating pure-natural and the reduction of unnecessary fat in your diet will keep you healthy and young as these have helps in maintaining the blood sugar level and rejuvenates the skin cells frequently.
Avoid Sweets and Sugar- Lessen the use of sugar and sweets, maintain your diet properly. Sugar is good for up to a short instant only, consumption of sugar in large amount decreases the lifespan and this is a direct cause of aging. So make sure to reduce the use of sugar as much as possible, if you are fond of it try using natural sweeteners that are recommended for healthy living.
Rest and sleep- Reduction in your sleeping time will increase your aging and will make you older before your age. Allow your body to rest as much as possible as this will maintain the growth rate of the cells in your body and will make you feel fresh, rejuvenated and younger. Live a stress free life and allow your mind to rest properly, as stress is one of the greatest causes of aging.
Quit smoking- If you are having a habit of smoking, quit it from today only as this will ruin your body internally and will also make you older before the time. Smoking worsens the effects of aging and kills you day by day. A person with the habit of smoking starts looking old in an early age and also the colour of his face becomes dull, wrinkled and pale. Smoking increases the production of harmful enzymes and restricts the blood flow that makes you older in a very small age.
Lessen the use of makeup- Using unnecessary styling products and makeup with a lot of chemicals gives a glowing skin but only for short span of time, later it worsens your skin and kills the cells in a very quick manner. Try avoiding the chemical beauty products and go for some organic ones, that will not only make you look beautiful but also nourish your skin well.
Olive Oil- using oil for skin or consuming it with food both are much beneficial for keeping us healthy and young. Though it contains fat but still the fat available in this oil is much beneficiary for health also its application on skin removes the wrinkles effectively and allows the skin glow naturally.
Red wine- There is a lot of benefits of drinking red wine. It is a great source of antioxidants and works great in demolishing the harmful radicals in human body. Red wine consist a large amount of resveratrol that helps in avoiding the early aging of skin and also it gives a radiant glow to the skin.
Coconut oil- It is considered as a miraculous product by nature in order to prevent aging effects. Try using unprocessed coconut oil that is free from chemicals and impurities. Coconut oil is a rich source of vitamin E and has anti bacterial properties that help great leading to a healthy heart.
Eat healthy and stay young. Aging is the certainty of life, it's up to you how you take it.


Summer Explorers is equipping youth for success. It addresses the loss of skills that occurs during summer vacation. Instead of losing ground, Explorers use their summer vacation to maintain and grow reading, math and leadership skills.
According to research, all students risk some summer learning loss. However, students from low resource families face the greatest risk. More than half of the achievement gap between lower and middle-income youth is connected to unequal access to summer learning opportunities. On average, low-income students lose more than two months of reading achievement over the summer vacation. Research supports enrichment is key.
WHAT ARE WE DOING TO HELP KIDS?
The YWCA Alliance, in conjunction with its Synergy Alliance partners, operates Summer Explorers. Alliance City School students in grades 2-5 engage in a free, eight-week, data-driven, summer enrichment program. Monday through Thursday children gather on Alliance Middle School's campus during the afternoon for fun activities.
Three days a week children rotate through hands-on learning stations. Themed units weave reading, math, and leadership into fun activities. Stations include STEM, the arts, character development, as well as community service. On the fourth day, Explorers journey into the world on a field trip. The trip is tied to the theme and designed to deepen the week's learning. The district provides free lunch and transportation.
Students spend their summer having fun and engaged in a variety of experiences such as exploring oil spills, accepting building challenges, playing croquet, and visiting the Great Lakes Science Center. Lastly, the program also encourages continued learning through family engagement. These include family nights, the Family Learning Home Tool Kit, and the distribution of vouchers for family activities.
Fifth graders spend a portion of their day in leadership training with their coach. The remainder of their day is spent practicing what they learned by assisting younger Explorers.
Contact the Summer Explorers Site Coordinator at 330-829-1234 ext.1850 to learn more.
This program is funded by the Greater Alliance Foundation and United Way of Greater Stark County.
Approximately 20-30 medals and certificates are presented each year. The Annual Sparkle Ceremony and Reception held in April celebrates recipients and their families. Above all, this program celebrates positive citizenship.
Navigators is equipping youth for success. It is a free, afterschool program providing academic and enrichment activities for Alliance youth in grades 6-8. Students may enroll in any of the four sessions.
Synergy Alliance operates the Navigators program. The advisory and supportive collaborative of afterschool providers operate within the city of Alliance.
We provide a unified and comprehensive approach to youth development by braiding together the efforts, resources, and expertise of each partner. Together, we produce stronger outcomes for youth. Partners include Alliance City Schools, Rodman Public Library, University of Mount Union, Alliance YMCA, and the YWCA Alliance.
The Navigators program, located in Alliance Middle School, operates Monday -Thursday during the school year. We offer academic and enrichment activities along with family and off-site community activities. Snacks and transportation are also provided. Most importantly, students drive the program activities. Students suggest and select classes from a wide array of offerings such as unicycling, anime, robotics, cooking, arts and crafts, swimming, gaming, and dance.
Finally, the Navigators program employs a comprehensive strategic approach to after school. It eliminates barriers and gaps that prevent students from achieving success.
Please contact our Navigators Site Coordinator at 330-829-1234 ext.1850.
Partially funded by United Way of Greater Stark County.
Throughout our youth programming, we are equipping youth to take the lead. Beginning with the youngest participants, we encourage and support leadership skill building.
Selected former Navigator students in grades 9-12 supplement the Navigator staff. Once a week, the Teens in Action act as role models, class instructors, and extra hands. They enhance the enrichment experiences of the Navigator participants while taking on a meaningful leadership role and developing foundational skills for employment.
A more extensive role is available for selected youth in grades 6-12 through the Summer Explorers program. There, teens commit to assisting every day, as well as engaging in staff trainings and orientation.
Call 330-829-1234 ext.1850 to talk to the Navigator Site Coordinator.
Since its inception, the YWCA has worked to equip youth for successful lives. For some young women, that means pursuing a post-secondary education.
YWCA members support the YWCA Memorial Scholarship. It is awarded annually to a graduating senior girl from the Alliance, Marlington, Sebring, West Branch, or St. Thomas Aquinas school district. Download the YWCA Memorial Scholarship Application or secure one from the YWCA or high school guidance office.
The YWCA Geography Bee Scholarship started as the vision of a YWCA member. First, she wanted to encourage students to explore the world. Second, she wanted middle school students to see college as a possibility. With a gift from her, the YWCA sponsors a Geo Bee Club and awards college scholarships to qualifying winners of the annual Bee. To prepare for the Bee, youth in grades 6-8 join the Navigators afterschool Geo Bee Club so that they can prepare to compete in the annual National Geographic competition.


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ENEC and Subsidiaries Sign Three Significant Agreements with Korean Partners
- ENEC and KEPCO Nuclear Fuel (KNF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the field of nuclear fuel and cooperate in overseas business development
- Nawah Energy Company and KEPCO Engineering and Construction (KEPCO E&C) have signed a long-term engineering support contract for the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant
- KEPCO has agreed a Charter for Joint Business Cooperation with Barakah One Company to enhance cooperation throughout the nuclear business cycle
The Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) and its Joint Venture subsidiary companies, Nawah Energy Company (Nawah) and Barakah One Company (BOC), have completed three significant agreements with Korean companies, expanding cooperation in the nuclear energy industry between the UAE and the Republic of Korea. The agreements come more than a year after ENEC and the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) signed a Joint Venture agreement for the long-term sustainability and operation of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program, making KEPCO a minority shareholder in Nawah and BOC.
ENEC and KEPCO Nuclear Fuel (KNF) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to cooperate on nuclear fuel technology, secure a stable fuel supply and collaborate on business development initiatives. KNF is currently a supplier to the Barakah Nuclear Energy Plant, manufacturing and delivering the nuclear fuel assemblies needed to operate the reactor.
Nawah, the subsidiary mandated to operate and maintain the four Units at the Barakah plant, has signed a contract with KEPCO Engineering and Construction (KEPCO E&C) for the provision of engineering support services to the Barakah plant until 2030. Under the agreement, KEPCO E&C will support the sustainable and safe operations of the four Units at Barakah. Nawah will thus benefit from the decades of experience in nuclear energy plant engineering services brought by KEPCO E&C.
Finally, BOC, the entity in charge of managing the commercial and financial aspects of the Barakah project, has signed a Charter for Joint Business Cooperation with KEPCO. The Charter will enhance cooperation throughout the nuclear business cycle, from planning and construction to operation.
The three important agreements mark another milestone in the development of the UAE Peaceful Nuclear Energy Program and further strengthen the relationship between ENEC and KEPCO. The two Joint Venture partners and their subsidiary companies continue to establish new ways for cooperation, forming a unique international partnership for the nuclear energy industry.
In October 2016, ENEC entered a new phase of development by establishing a Joint Venture partnership with KEPCO, as well as the launch of Nawah and BOC. Through the Joint Venture, KEPCO became a minority shareholder of Nawah and BOC, holding 18% in each company. ENEC maintains a majority share of 82% in the two subsidiaries.
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NNMI - What does NNMI stand for? The Free Dictionary
https://acronyms.thefreedictionary.com/NNMI
NNMI Not Normally Manned Installation (engineering)
NNMI Nonlinear Normal Mode Initialization (weather prediction)
In his past two State of the Union addresses, President Obama proposed building the NNMI, consisting of regional hubs that will accelerate development and adoption of cutting-edge manufacturing technologies for making new, globally competitive products, and via executive order has launched four such hubs and initiated the establishment of four more.
Electronics industry endorses pro-manufacturing bill
the Federal Register inviting public comment on the proposed NNMI
The Obama Administration's proposal to establish a national network for manufacturing innovation
HP Network Node Manager i(NNMi), HP Network Automation, NNMi Performance and
HP releases network management software
(NNMI) Chennai Plant in Chennai, southern India as its 2nd production base in India.
NTN Establishes Second Production Base in India
Along with Departments of Commerce (DoC) and Energy (DoE), the DoD-led MII program is a major component of the government-wide National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
Learning from the past to plan for the future: restoring manufacturing for national security
In his 2014 State of the Union address, President Barack Obama announced the first steps in the creation of the National Network of Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI)--a project the administration had been pursuing since 2012.
Detroit research institute reflects growth of national manufacturing innovation network
See "Fact Sheet: A Better Bargain for the Middle Class: Jobs," The White House, 30 July 2013, http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/07/30/fact-sheet-better-bargain-middle-class-jobs; and Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, "NNMI [National Network for Manufacturing Innovation] Snapshot," Advanced Manufacturing Portal, 2015, http://manufacturing.gov/nnmi.html.
An aerospace nation
Engineering is a team sport and a contact sport, and NNMI embodies this.
The right stuff: there is a case for believing that factories in the United States are making a comeback
Secretary of Commerce Penny Pritzker met with the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP) Steering Committee 2.0 and the Manufacturing Council recently to discuss issues affecting the health of America's manufacturing industry, including progress on the National Network for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI).
Trilogiq USA Exhibiting at THE BIG M Conference as Manufacturing Initiatives Expand
The Institute is part of the US Government's National Network for Manufacturing Innovation Initiatives (NNMI) announced by The White House in February 2013 to bolster the competitiveness of US manufacturing.
IQE wins a key role in clean energy initiative
for Manufacturing Innovation (NNMI) in his FY2013 budget, and formally


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March 4th 2018 - ATLANTIS, Fla. – This weekend, the South Florida PGA Junior Championship Tour presented by The Honda Classic held Championship Tour Event #2 at the Country Club of Coral Springs in Coral Springs, FL. The sold out field featured many of South Florida's top junior golfers.
The boy's division featured a thriller this weekend at the Country Club of Coral Springs. Weston native Alberto Martinez opened up round one with a 3-under-par 68 to take a one stroke lead in the boy's division. Pembroke Pines native Justin Lilly posted a 2-under-par 69 to keep within striking distance of Martinez. Lilly and Martinez would go on to have an exciting battle during Sunday's final round. Martinez fired a 1-under 35 to take a two stroke lead over Lilly. Martinez and Lilly entered the daunting par-3 18th hole with Martinez holding a two stroke lead. Lilly managed to make birdie, while Martinez made bogey to force a sudden death playoff. The first playoff hole featured a drivable par-4. Martinez had the honor and managed to drive the green and put the pressure on Lilly. Lilly managed to drive the green as well, but ultimately ended up making par to leave Martinez with a chance to make birdie. Martinez drained the birdie putt to capture the Overall Boys Title. Lilly took home the boy's 16-18 age division, while Lake Worth native Nicolas Estrada took home the boy's 13-15 age division.
The girl's division featured some outstanding play this weekend. Loxahatchee native Haylie Turnquest opened up round one with a 4-over-par 75 to put herself one off the lead held by Port St. Lucie resident Valentine Savioz. Turnquest put together a strong final round 1-over-par 72 to capture the Overall Girls Title by six strokes. Plantation resident Amelie Alcantara took home the girl's 13-15 age division, while Miramar native Madyson Gold took home the girl's 16-18 age division.
The South Florida PGA Junior Tour is proudly presented by The Honda Classic and supported by Don Law Golf Academy, Junior.Golf, The Boca Raton Regional Hospital Championship, Palm Beach County Sports Commission, Pukka, The Men's Fun Group at Mirasol, and Titleist.


This fine Mahogany inlaid card table is attributed to William Lloyd (1779 - 1845) of Springfield, MA. The table has a flat front with ovolo corners over a conforming apron with fine inlay on the bottom edge and a central urn with flowers. The top of the four legs have ornately inlaid urns with string inlay down the legs and intricately inlaid cuffs. The central inlaid urn, the intricate inlay patterns on the skirt, and maple secondary wood on the swing leg are characteristic of the work of William Lloyd. Circa 1800. W: 36", D: 17.5", H: 30.5".


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Under the Castor Oil Tree explained
I've been reading a lot of Ian Rankin's novels about a Scottish detective named John Rebus. One of the things I've noticed in all Rankin's novels is that Rebus' partner, whose name is Siobhan Clarke, always finds a way to tell someone how to pronounce her name. It is pronounced Shivon, but how would anyone know if she didn't find a way to tell them.
I recommend the series (and there are lots of them) because Rebus is tough and terribly ironic (and I love irony).
All that reminded me to tell people (maybe even some new readers) what "Under the Castor Oil Tree" means...how it's pronounced, so to speak.
My favorite book of the Bible is the book of Jonah. Jonah, you might remember, is called by God to go to Nineveh and convert the people there. He agrees to go but then takes a ship in the other direction. When the ship is about to sink, he tells the crew he has disobeyed his God, Yahweh, and the crew throws him overboard and he is swallowed by a big fish--or a whale, if you prefer, though whales are fishes--who vomits him up on the shore of Nineveh.
He argues with God throughout the book and tells him he knows God will save the people of Nineveh, so why did he drag him half-way around the known world to do it? Sure enough, God saves Nineveh and Jonah finds himself on a hill overlooking that great city 'so angry he could die'. Plus, it's getting hot.
So got causes a plant to grow to give Jonah shade. Then, that night, God sends a worm to kill the plant.
Which just gives Jonah one more thing to whine about. "Why did you kill my plant?" he cries out to God, once again 'so angry he could die'.
So God tells him something like this: "Jonah, why are you so worried about your shade tree--that you didn't plant--when you weren't worried about all those people in Nineveh who I saved through your calling them to repent?" And something about all the animals in the city too.
And that's where the story ends. With Jonah on the hillside, sweating, pondering God's words....
Well, it so happens, some Biblical scholars think that plant, which God caused to grow to shade Jonah and then sent a worm to kill was a castor oil tree. Who knows why they think that? But nevertheless they do.
In a sense, I identify with Jonah. I never, ever intended to be an Episcopal priest. The fish (or whale) that swallowed me was the Viet Nam war. If I had gone to the University of Virginia to get a PhD in American Literature and taught that for all the years of my life like I wanted to...I would have been drafted and perhaps died in some rice patty half a world away. But I was given a 'Trial Year in Seminary' from the Rockefeller Foundation, was exempt from the draft and got hooked on Theology.
So, like Jonah, I sit under my dead Castor Oil Tree and ponder the mystery and mischievousness of God's ways.
That's why this blog is called that. In case you wondered.
OK, I broke down twice this week: first when I heard the Gay Men's chorus sing the National Anthem on the steps of the Supreme Court and secondly (it amazes me to admit) when I just saw Lady Gaga sing it on line at a Gay Pride event in New York, clutching a rainbow flag in her hand.
The Prop 8 and DOMA decisions didn't do what I'd hoped for--a Supreme Court decision as wide as previous decisions on Row v. Wade and in Civil rights cases in the 60's--a decree that made marriage equality the law of the land.
But, given that, the two decisions were stunning and wondrous.
I grew up with a lesbian first-cousin. She was much older than me and is now, sadly, dead, but Sarita and her partner Eloise introduced me to a life that wasn't even spoken about back in the 50's. No one in my father's family ever admitted it because it couldn't be admitted, but there was a lesbian couple in our midst. I loved them both and though I didn't have words to express what I 'knew' about them, I 'knew' it non-the-less.
I remember one day, talking with my father after my mother was dead, so I was in my mid-twenties, and he started talking about how much he liked Sarita and Eloise, how much fun they were. How loving they were with him with my mother died.
"You know they're a couple?" I asked.
He looked confused, shook his head, seemed anxious. "They're roommates," he said.
I pondered that a moment and agreed. "Roommates" I said, knowing how to pick my battles.
They lived in Florida--Sarita and Eloise--and drove to the high school where they both taught in separate cars, never drawing attention to their relationship. How humiliating and wrong that was that they had to 'hide' Who They Were.
Of all my first cousins (and I had over 20) they were my favorite couple. They never, ever had public displays of emotion like the awkward kisses and forced hugs of my heterosexual couples. But I would watch them looking at each other on the edges of things, noticing their smiles and arched eye-brows. They were masters of 'irony', my favorite attitude toward life's ebbs and flows.
I wish Sarita was still alive and I could invite them to Connecticut and preside at their marriage (which my current bishop, unlike the last, would allow).
What amazes me about the GLBT acceptance in society is how fast it happened, while the rights of black and brown minorities still have to be waged. It just goes to show, I believe, that racism is much deeper, much more entrenched, much more DNA deep that homophobia ever was.
I think most people (like my father) who know a gay/lesbian couple are able to love them and, if he had had time, come to accept their love.
Here's how I know racism is deep and murky and hard to admit or dislodge: my son is married to a Taiwanese-American woman. It was a few years after their twins were born that someone said, "you have bi-racial grandchildren" and I realized I'd never thought of them that way. But I know and know fair well, that if Josh had married a Black woman or Hispanic woman, I would think of my grandchildren as bi-racial. Somehow Asians (probably because they are almost always perceived as educated and middle class or above) don't register with me as a 'different race'.
But, I'm sad to admit, Hispanics and African Americans do register on my compass as 'another race'.
So, if I, so Left wing I scare myself, make that distinction, is it any wonder that others, to the far Right of me, don't even recognize their racism?
As I celebrate the rapidly moving 'marriage equality' movement, I am reminded that racial equality has not had such momentum and good luck.
I want, someday soon, to tear up when Immigration Reform (good luck!) is a reality and I hear the National Anthem in Spanish. And I long for the day when African Americans are truly, truly equal and free in the patchwork quilt of ethnicity that is this country.
I long for that--and long for the GLBT community, that has made such advances, to realize that their Hispanic and Black brothers and sisters need their help.....
I really long for that....
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The Princess and the Sailor
OK, this might be too much, but I'm going to give you a novella I wrote. I hope you enjoy it....
Letter to a Friend………………………………………………………………………………….5
The World of Seas……………………………………………………………….6
Six Months/Six Seas…………………………………………………………11
The Sailor's Songs………………………………………………………………19
The Princesses' Lament……………………………………………………….21
The Love Letter…………………………………………………………………….29
Hearts Exchanged…………………………………………………………………33
Letter from the Lost Isle……………………………………………………….. 37
Interlude on the Last Place……………………………………………………..43
The Last Place (i)……………………………………………………………………..45
What he saw………………………………………………………………………………..58
In the Rains………………………………………………………………………………….63
In Port, wondering……………………………………………………………………… 66
The Day they Knew………………………………………………………………….76
The Sorrow Sea……………………………………………………………………….84
In Morganport……………………………………………………………………………..89
The Sea of the Moon……………………………………………………………….96
Moon Sea 2………………………………………………………………………………101
His gift…………………………………………………………………………………………104
Sailing the Middle Sea……………………………………………………………108
The Bird Flies……………………………………………………………………………116
Before the King………………………………………………………………………… 121
There to die…………………………………………………………………………………125
When Truth and Hope last Kissed…………………………………………132
The in-between time……………………………………………………………………139
They flew………………………………………………………………………………………143
Who they were………………………………………………………………………………153
Eternal bird arrives at last……………………………………………………………157
Plague comes to Homeport………………………………………………………….165
Across to Hope…………………………………………………………………………….168
Holding the wooden heart to his own heart, the sailor went to his cabin. He was first mate, a man much loved, respected, who never issued pain on the other sailors, and had a cabin of his own. He pulled out his small chest from beneath his bunk. Inside he found an unopened bottle of wine from the Kingdom of the Sun, his home country, where the Princess reigned and ruled. The wines of distant seas were often too sweet, to cloying for his taste. He wrapped the heart that his soul and something else besides had carved in his best shirt, exchanging it for the bottle in his chest.
"My love, the moon and sun is all we have,
IV. THE PRINCESS' LAMENT
She blessed AH for the hands that had carried it across a world to her and slept with it beneath her pillow for a night or two. The, trembling, weeping, filled with dread and hope, she broke the wax and edged the thin, almost translucent paper from the envelope. Princess that she was, she did it all with grace and care, her heart racing, her head full of blood and dizziness, quaking from the moment, shivering in the sweet pain, and read:
The Lost Isle is not "lost" at all, only hidden by rolling fog and shielded by unpredictable currents that shift and change without warning or reason. It took the best part of a day to negotiate the waters and come to port. Thought it is high summer here, we are so far north that most water freezes each night—a thin shell I have to break to wash and drink in the morning. Most water freezes, but not those streams that flow south from the mountain range that rings the northern edge of the island. That water is warm always, even if you put it in a bowl and leave it out at night. It emerges from deep inside the burning mountains and carries with it metals and minerals from the very bowels of the island.
The Sailor realized he was separated from the Princess by only one sea in this place—as near to here as he would be in nearly a year—but it was a sea he could not sail. He sat in the moonlit sand until the Sun and Moon, circling each other for almost an hour, decided to begin again the transversing of the sky they had agreed upon in the moment of creation and they moved away, in the directions they were meant to go.)
A week of aching on the Mourning Sea before the longed for rest of Morganport, before the respite that waited there—that was the cost the Sailor gladly paid to find a harbor in the storms of his emotions. The payment was only this—a week of tears of his sorrow for what could never be. As Hope lowered sail and anchored in Morganport, the debt was paid in full….
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Like the musical note that is pronounced the same, the Middle Sea is perfectly placed. Nestled between the sleepless, starlit Moon Sea and the soporific, harsh glare of the Sea of the Sun, the Middle Sea lives in shade and shadow. Sailing westward, sailors call it "the dusk sea" and while sailing east, they name it "the sea of eternal dawn."
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Home ain't what it used to be....
the most important little things....
Sleeping atitudes
Going to Baltimore
What you can't allow yourself to imagine....
Why I'm an Episcopalian...
What's the fuss? Tell me what's happening?
Guilt and Stupid


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Man accused of shooting friend's car after friend tries to stop him from driving impaired
The man's friend told police he tried to take the keys away from the man and when he did, the man began to shoot at his car multiple times.
Man accused of shooting friend's car after friend tries to stop him from driving impaired The man's friend told police he tried to take the keys away from the man and when he did, the man began to shoot at his car multiple times. Check out this story on tcpalm.com: https://www.tcpalm.com/story/news/crime/st-lucie-county/2019/10/08/port-st-lucie-man-accused-shooting-friends-car-multiple-times/3912858002/
Sara Marino, Treasure Coast Newspapers Published 6:25 p.m. ET Oct. 8, 2019 | Updated 7:01 p.m. ET Oct. 8, 2019
Evan Boomhower (Photo: PORT ST. LUCIE POLICE DEPARTMENT)
PORT ST. LUCIE— A Port St. Lucie man was accused of shooting at his friend's car and another person's car after the friend tried to take his keys away to prevent him from driving impaired.
Evan Boomhower, 28, of the Southeast Stonecrop Street in Port St. Lucie, was arrested early Sunday on charges of shooting into a vehicle, criminal mischief and disorderly conduct while intoxicated causing a disturbance.
Port St. Lucie police said they received calls about shots fired near TailGators, located at 464 Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard in Port St. Lucie around 12:30 a.m.
When officers arrived, they said they spoke with Boomhower's friend who told them he tried to take car keys away from Boomhower because the 28-year-old was impaired. The friend told police Boomhower became angry and began shooting five or six times at the friend's 2014 black Ford Focus.
Officers said they found spent shell casings on the floor and Boomhower's firearm in his car along with ammunition.
More: Woman shot in Fort Pierce Tuesday morning
Police said they also got a call from another person who was at the business who said they found a bullet hole in their truck. Officers said when they went to examine the truck, they found six bullet holes in the truck's hood.
No one was injured from the shooting.
Boomhower was arrested and taken to the St. Lucie County jail with a $17,875 bond. He was released on Sunday.
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Gushers & Dusters: A weekly look at what we liked — and didn't
GUSHER: For AAON Inc. and Boss Crane and Rigging, both of which are adding hundreds of jobs. AAON is planning to relocate a manufacturing line to Longview from Oklahoma, a move that will create 125 new jobs in our city as part of an expansion fueled by $28 million in capital investment. AAON already employs about 375 people here. The company's president said Longview's quality workforce played a role in the move, which would be supported by tax breaks from Longview and Gregg County. And Boss Crane is expanding into the wind energy business, with plans to hire 230 people for crews that would replace aging wind turbines. It already employs about 175 here. Good news, Longview!
DUSTER: For the broken-record report that shows more Gregg County children are living in poverty. Despite our growing economy, the number of children in households having difficulty meeting basic nutrition needs is nearing 25 percent, according to a new report. On the bright side, numbers of uninsured children are continuing to decline under the Affordable Care Act, and more healthy babies are being born.
GUSHER: For efforts by Longview and area firefighters, police and other emergency crews to raise awareness about drownings, and provide training for young people and information for parents about water safety. While we love boating and swimming, poor choices and inattentive adults too often lead to tragedy. We hope to get through the summer with no drowning deaths in Northeast Texas.
DUSTER: For U.S. Rep. Louie Gohmert, who suggested there should be a test for whether he considers concerns from his constituents about family separations occurring at our southern border. This continues Gohmert's shameful practice of ducking and dodging those who disagree with his fringe right views, leaving him a representative of only some. East Texas deserves better.
GUSHER: For the appointment of state Sen. Bryan Hughes to the committee that will work ahead of the next legislative session to prepare for redrawing political boundaries across the state. In an earlier session, the Mineola Republican has shown a willingness to break with his party on redistricting when its policies would negatively impact the largely rural area he represents. We're optimistic he'll represent us well again.
DUSTER: For those who disgrace the uniform of the Border Patrol and our nation by espousing racist, sexist and otherwise hateful speech when they think they're in private. An investigative report that uncovered a "private" social media group allowed many agents to make clear they are not fit to wear any uniform. Every agent who belongs to the group should face scrutiny.
GUSHER: For restoration of NASA's Apollo-era mission control in Houston. The room where flight controllers and technicians worked to get astronauts into space and back to Earth is an important part of our nation's history. It had fallen to neglect, but a major fundraising campaign has it up and running again just in time for the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 flight that got America to the moon. We can't wait to get to Houston to see it.
— Readers are invited to nominate events as gushers or dusters. They may be emailed to lnjletters@news-journal.com or mailed to Letters, P.O. Box 1792, Longview, TX 75606


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