MOREHEAD CITY — The N.C. Division of Marine Fisheries will hold a public meeting to discuss the Atlantic Ocean monkfish large mesh gill net fishery at 5 p.m. March 5 at the division's Manteo Field Office, 1021 Driftwood Dr., Manteo.
The purpose of the meeting is to explain permit requirements and other conditions for participation in the fishery to local fishermen.
The fishery is scheduled to open March 16 and will close no later than April 14. The fishery is limited to a specified area between the Virginia state line and Wimble Shoals, off Rodanthe.
The permit will allow for monitoring of the fishery, thereby reducing the threat of gill net interaction with marine mammals, Atlantic sturgeon, or sea turtles while the traditional monkfish fishery continues in North Carolina.
The season may close by proclamation prior to April 14 if sea surface temperatures exceed 52 degrees, when sea turtles become more active, or if interactions with marine mammals, Atlantic sturgeon, or sea turtles occur.
For more information, contact Holly White, division biologist, at 252-473-5734.


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Travis Scott Made the NFL Donate Money to Charity in Order for Him to Agree to Play Super Bowl Halftime Show
Posted by Sports Gossip Staff | Jan 14, 2019 | NFL
The NFL officially announced the Super Bowl LIII halftime show over the weekend. The announcement confirmed previously announced acts Maroon 5 and Travis Scott. It also included Atlanta rapper Big Boi.
Shortly after the the official announcement, it was revealed that Travis Scott only agreed to perform if the NFL contributed to the social justice charity Dream Corps.
Via Billboard:
A source close to the negotiations has now confirmed to Billboard that Scott required the NFL to make a joint donation to an organization fighting for social justice in order for him to move forward with the event.
Scott made a $500,000 donation in partnership with the NFL to "social justice accelerator" Dream Corps, an organization founded by Van Jones in 2014, and will work with the NFL on additional initiatives.
"I back anyone who takes a stand for what they believe in," Scott said in a statement. "I know being an artist that it's in my power to inspire. So before confirming the Super Bowl Halftime performance, I made sure to partner with the NFL on this important donation. I am proud to support Dream Corps and the work they do that will hopefully inspire and promote change."
Let's hope Scott pulls some sort of Janet Jackson like stunt during his portion of the performance. That would be fantastic.
They beg for him to perform, make a charitable donation and then he kicks them where it hurts during the show.
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The Clearview Librar District's annual chili cook-off and community celebration will be Star Wars themed.
The event, which celebrates National Bookmobile Day, will be from noon to 2 p.m. May 4 at Boardwalk Park, 100 N. 5th St., Windsor. It will include crafts, activities, a Chewbacca meet-and-greet, and samples of chili at the chili cook-off.
Although National Bookmobile Day is April 11, the library district hosts its event in May due to weather concerns.
For more information, call (970) 686-5603 or go to clearviewlibrary.org/events.
To enter the chili cook-off contest, contact Christy Olson at christy@clearviewlibrary.org or register at bit.ly/ClearviewCookOff.


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Flakpanzer IV Ostwind - Prototype Sept.1944
* historically accurate painted and marked
The Flakpanzer "Ostwind" had a 3.7cm FlaK43 in a six sided turret put onto a Panzer IV. The production series is based on Panzer IV Ausf.J hulls.
It was built by Deutsche Eisenwerke. From December 1944 until March 1945 only 43 Ostwind were produced and issued to AA platoons of Pz.Rgt, and Pz.Div.
The engine was the 265HP Maybach HL120TRM which allowed a maximum speed of 38km/h on street. The Ostwind was 5.92m long, 2.95m wide and 2.96m high. It weighted 25 tons.
The Prototype was built at Ostbau-Sagan using a 3.7cm FlaK37 in July 1944 and was sent for troop trials in September 1944.


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The Abstract > Digital IDs for Securing Personal Information
Digital IDs for Securing Personal Information
By Tricia White, Lindsay Milliken and Michael A. Fisher • August 18, 2021
Digital driver's licenses can offer greater protection of personal information, and some states are already skipping the line at the DMV
From submitting personal information over email to scheduling telehealth appointments, safe and verifiable forms of personal identification are crucial. While physical driver's licenses are standard, they can be stolen or forged. To improve security and ease of use, some states have developed digital driver's license programs, and even the federal government has signaled its interest in digital IDs. The most common form of digital ID – a mobile driver's license, or mDL – allows the license holder to authorize the sharing of only those personal details that are absolutely necessary for specific types of transactions. For example, when purchasing alcohol at a liquor store, a mDL could show only a person's name and age, and hide other personal information, such as an address, and even an exact birth date. Furthermore, forging digital identification is more difficult than forging traditional ID because of public key cryptography, where virtual information, in this case a driver's license, is encrypted, and can only be decrypted through a virtual verification system that authenticates the ID. This technology is more advanced than the barcodes used to verify identification on traditional driver's licenses. These systems can help prevent forgery and reduce underage purchases of products such as alcohol and tobacco.
Beyond typical uses of physical driver's licenses, mDLs could be helpful in the healthcare and finance sectors. Applying digital identification to patient records can increase the accuracy of electronic health records, and also make medical records more accessible to patients. A streamlined authentication process enabled by digital identification can improve banks' fraud management and support their compliance with verification guidelines that foster financial companies' abilities to identify their customers as potential money laundering risks. Deploying verified forms of digital identification can improve users' experiences and modernize operations for institutions moving toward digital services.
Given the success of mDLs in states like Illinois, Oklahoma, and Louisiana, Congress is laying the groundwork for the widespread adoption of digital identification. In Louisiana, drivers can get a mDL by paying $5.99 to download the LA Wallet app, and since the app's launch in 2018, it is being used by 670,000 residents – nearly 20% of all Louisiana drivers. Louisianans can also upload their COVID-19 vaccination status into the app, or verify their identities when registering for the Disaster Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program in the wake of a hurricane. LA Wallet is the first mDL app legalized by a state government, and Louisiana has set the standard for how mDLs could operate nationally. In December 2020, Congress passed the REAL ID Modernization Act, which updated federal identification guidelines, authorized the use of electronic driver's licenses, and established the beginnings of protections against unwarranted smartphone seizure by law enforcement when using a mobile identification app. The act gives states a deadline of October 1, 2021 for all Americans to be issued a REAL ID-compliant driver's license, which can be switched to a REAL ID-compliant mDLs.
These proposed digital solutions for identification are not without their downsides. mDLs have been flagged by civil society groups, like the American Civil Liberties Union, that are raising concerns about surveillance risks. One such risk is unwarranted police access to non-ID content on phones when mobile driver's licenses are presented to police officers during traffic stops. Another risk is that because the licenses would be linked to the Department of Motor Vehicles and an app developer, the issuer or verifier could use their direct access to personal information, such as where people are shopping or visiting, for unlawful purposes – like the federal government observing and prosecuting activity, such as purchasing marijuana, that is legal in a particular state. Additionally, if this technology becomes a legal requirement rather than an opt-in choice, it could further disadvantage people in vulnerable communities who do not own smartphones.
A mDL is just one option for more secure identification systems, and in order to make mDLs widely available, issues such as (i) having reliable internet access to use the app, (ii) the affordability of smartphones should mDLs become required, and (iii) the guarantee that user information is secure from unauthorized tracking must be addressed before a federalized system is put in place.
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The event features Japanese multidisciplinary artist and scholar, Mami Takahashi. Ms. Takahashi will offer a presentation about kimono, including history, the different types of kimono, seasonality, and how to wear kimono. Participants will then form small groups and practice wearing kimono.
Mami Takahashi is a Japanese multidisciplinary artist and a scholar based in Portland. She received her MFA in Contemporary Studio Practice from Portland State University in 2013. She earned a BFA in Japanese painting from Joshibi University of Art and Design (Japan) where she was awarded a prize for her thesis work. Takahashi also obtained an Associate of Fine Art in Aesthetics from Aoyama-gakuin Women's College (Japan). As an artist, she uses various art-making methods: from traditional art and craft techniques, such as paper making, woodblock printing, and Japanese painting, to writing and scientific-technological approaches, such as chemical reactions and digital modulated sound systems. Her work has been collected and exhibited internationally. Currently, she is a research scholar at the University of Oregon focusing on the conceptual understanding of Japanese aesthetics as well as an independent curator working nationally.


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Fish and chips: The best of British
PARDON us Ma'am, but as much as we remain your loyal subjects, there is one thing we love more than you. And that's fish and chips.
By Jo Willey
00:00, Tue, Jun 24, 2008
Fish and chips: Still No. 1
We know you may not be amused, but at least your Majesty has made it nearly to the top of the list of the 50 things we love most about Britain.
The only other royal who made it on to the Best of British list by name was Prince Harry, and he's way behind the popular television entertainers Ant and Dec.
But it seems we still love the Queen's English – if only we could find anyone who still speaks it...
Very few actual people made it on to the list, apart from The Beatles, Shakespeare, Stephen Fry, JK Rowling, David Bowie and the only politician, Baroness Thatcher.
Our favourite things include all the nostalgicsymbols of a bygone Britain, like old-fashioned pubs, Sunday roasts, red telephone boxes, Big Ben and cream teas.
Black cabs are perhaps a surprising choice, with the old Routemaster double-deckers in front of Sixties icons the Mini Cooper and E-type Jags.
Manchester United topped the sporting league – and cricket just stumped Wimbledon.
And, for all its failings, the NHS is still popular.
One surprise was that cider is more popular than real ale. And Morris dancing just squeezes into last place.
The poll of 7,000 Britons was carried out by the Holiday Inn hotel chain.
Spokesman Andrew Smith said: "Although we knock it, Britain is still great.
"Get out and enjoy it."
Although we knock it, Britain is still great
Spokesman Andrew Smith
TOP 50: 1 Fish and chips. 2 The Queen. 3 Old-fashioned pubs. 4 Sunday roast. 5 Red phone boxes. 6 Big Ben. 7 Cream teas. 8 The Beatles. 9 The pound. 10 Royal Family. 11 Buckingham Palace. 12 Shakespeare. 13 Black cabs. 14 NHS. 15 James Bond. 16 Routemaster buses. 17 Cheddar Cheese. 18 The Houses of Parliament. 19 Manchester United. 20 Ant and Dec. 21 Stephen Fry. 22 Cornish Pasties. 23 Monty Python. 24 Tower of London. 25 Aston Martin. 26 BBC. 27 Stonehenge. 28 Cricket. 29 Wimbledon. 30 Glastonbury. 31 Camden Market. 32 Blackpool. 33 Mini Coopers. 34 JK Rowling. 35 Edinburgh Festival. 36 Scrumpy cider. 37 Concorde. 38 Yorkshire pud. 39 Queen's English. 40 Real ale. 41 Pimms. 42 Jaguar E-type. 43 David Bowie. 44 Prince Harry. 45 Harrods. 46 Ice cream vans. 47 The Red Arrows. 48 Margaret Thatcher. 49 Covent Garden. 50 Morris Dancers.
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Citing government sources, British newspaper The Telegraph wrote that as military commanders were discussing a list of potential targets, the Royal Navy is deploying vessels for a series of cruise missile strikes on Syria.
Since last week's chemical weapons attack on a Damascus suburb that reportedly left over 300 civilians dead, political rhetoric has been building against President Bashar Assad, alleging the regime carried out the attack against its own citizens. On Sunday, Britain added its voice to the chorus of countries urging for intervention in Syria.
British Prime Minister David Cameron has also chosen to cut short his summer break and return to the UK to chair a Security Council meeting on Wednesday. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has also canceled a planned trip to Afghanistan in order to attend a national security council meeting on the situation in Syria.
Following widespread calls that MPs reconvene before any action against Syria is taken, Downing Street said a decision on whether to recall Parliament would be taken on Tuesday.
On Monday, US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said any action taken against Syria would only be done in concert with the international community and within a legal framework, Reuters reports.
Hagel, speaking to reporters during a trip to Indonesia, refused to comment on military options being mulled by the White House or if a military response was forthcoming.
A senior US official said Hagel would reach out to his British and French counterparts to discuss the situation in Syria.
Germany also implied for the first time that it would support an international military response against Syria if it were confirmed that Syrian government forces deployed chemical weapons last week.
Seibert says the government has "very clear evidence that this was a chemical weapons attack." He would not elaborate on what kind of response would be warranted, although he did not rule out the use of force.
Merkel pressed for a political solution to the Syrian conflict over the weekend.
Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu also said Turkey would participate with any international coalition moving against Assad if the United Nations failed to draft sanctions against Syria in response to the alleged chemical weapon attack.
Davutoglu said that while acting within the framework of the UN was a top priority, the country would join a coalition if no United Nations mandate was forthcoming, he said in comments published in the Milliyet daily.
He added that around three dozen countries were currently discussing options.
On Monday, Russian President Vladimir Putin and British Prime Minister David Cameron discussed the situation in Syria by telephone. The details of this discussion were not made public.
The toxic gas attack in Ghouta triggered a wave of media hysteria with mixed reports alleging that thousands had been killed. On Saturday, French charity Medecins sans Frontieres (Doctors without Borders) said that 355 people had died and over a thousand were exhibiting systems related to neurotoxic poisoning. However, the non-profit organization said it was impossible to discern who was behind the attack.


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20 October - 5 November, 2023 / Santiago, Chile
2023 Pan Am Games
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Doors are Open For New Champions
A piper opens the 2022 World Championship
Hubbards, Nova Scotia, CANADA –
A bagpiper rang in the crowd Tuesday evening for the opening ceremonies of the 2022 World Championships as the waining seabreeze and sun filled the Hubbards waterfront. Practice racing, last minute rig and boat checks and even some relaxation and physiotherapy work on finicky muscles filled the sailors last day ahead of today's qualifiers begin.
French FX sailor Charlene Picon, stretching, bounced back and forth on the grass along the harbor's edge like a tennis player preparing to receive a serve. Maria Giubilei, an Italian Nacra 17 crew, sat patiently under a tree as tension in her left forearm was kneaded out by a masseuse while crews dried spinnakers in the sun.
This week's benign summer conditions will be replaced with a forecasted blustery warm front for today's racing over three courses on St. Margaret's Bay. And as the top teams in the Nacra 17, 49er and 49er FX tuned up on the water, there are young campaigners with their sights set firmly on passing their rivals and standing atop the podium by next Monday.
"We don't have to think about the other teams, we have to think about us, that's all we can do," said a relaxed but focused Gianluigi Ugolini, Italian Nacra 17 driver, as he sat in the shade on a picnic table yesterday, espresso in hand. He and his crew Giubilei have won the Nacra 17 junior worlds and were a surprise second at the 2021 Worlds. But on their way to the Olympic theater, the pair must consistently beat out the dominant Tita/Banti and Bissaro/Frascari, both world champions with the former team wearing the Tokyo 2020 Gold Medals.
"Last campaign we had to grow, we had a super team, so we have to learn a lot from them and now we really have the opportunity to fight for it," said Giubilei about the competition amongst the Italian Nacra 17 squad. She and Ugolini train in their home waters of Lago di Bracciano near Rome and see themselves this worlds as closer to peers rather than students compared to the other Italians
"We don't think that since they are older we have to give way to them," said Ugolini. "We have a really good relationship with Ruggi and Kata, and Vito and Maelle. We are happy to sail here with them and against them. We are ready."
More than one way to the top?
Chinese FX sailors Sasha Chen and Mengting Wang are ready, also, after winning the 2022 North Americans, and are looking to keep moving up at this Worlds even though the fleet is flush with medalists and world champions. "This result means that we have more confidence in competing in the world championship," said Chen.
And for the Chinese sailors, like many national teams, just their presence at the worlds helps build interest in Olympic sailing at home. "In our club in China there are many younger kids that are sailing the Nacra 15 that are really looking up to us," said Chinese Nacra 17 sailor Xuezhe Yang. "They will message us to say, 'Go for it,' and wish us luck as their role model."
Chen and Wang (CHN) chatting about racing
For team China, international racing is a rarity, a chance to check in with the rest of the world. Unlike many national teams, China focuses on having a large domestic competitive landscape and then send their top representatives to the Worlds. If Chen and Wang can continue to show it's a viable route to the top it may have other nations rethinking spending so much time on the road.
Racing begin today with the FX and Nacra 17 fleets up first followed by the 49er. There are single fleets of Nacra 17 and FX, while the 49er will run qualifying for three days followed by Gold and Silver fleet racing. Unlike typical championships, the final day of racing is Monday, to fit into the final long weekend of the North American summer.
Racing at the World Championship runs from August 31 – September 5, 2022 and is best accessed via the website: https://49er.org/event/2022-world-championship/
Daily tracking, results, photos, highlights, and articles will be available from the website. Additionally, Days 3 through 6 (Sept 2-5) will have live broadcast coverage via the CBC Sports App, youtube.com/49ersailing and fb.com/49ersailing. Note tracking will not be working on day 1 as Canadian Customs has not yet released the trackers.
Here are the daily links:
2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, Halifax — Qualifying — Day 3
September 2, 2022 @ 11:00 UTC-3
https://youtu.be/Fh4zFApLpc0 (49er) or https://youtu.be/GqLQIVgIIEY (Nacra17)
2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, Halifax — Gold Fleets — Day 4
https://youtu.be/PoHeOF0XvI0 (49er) or https://youtu.be/aW78tdhUqfk (Nacra17)
https://youtu.be/T598V4SwIhQ (49er) or https://youtu.be/Hbvr4L0tRsE (Nacra17)
https://youtu.be/PolhasjOgU4 (49er) or https://youtu.be/Z4-zTS-B3lE (Nacra17)
2022 49er, 49erFX and Nacra 17 World Championships, Halifax — Medal Races — Day 6
https://youtu.be/pjJxn2cKZ3E (49er) or https://youtu.be/OVPNdM3XJN8 (Nacra17)
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- The book or series should have a happy ending. It doesn't have to be sunshine and rainbows (although that's fine, too!) but the main conflict should at least be resolved in a way that is favorable to the main character(s). Individual books in a series with a happy ending don't necessarily have to end happily.
- No graphic or gratuitous violence. Some violence and/or death is okay, and I'm definitely open to murder mysteries, but I can't handle long, detailed, graphic descriptions of violence, wounds, torture, or death right now. No violence against children.
- No protagonists under the age of 18, with a strong preference for adult characters who act like adults.
- No YA. I've read and liked plenty of YA, but it's just not what I'm looking for right now.
If it helps, I think The Rook, or Three Parts Dead are good examples of what I'm looking for and represent the maximum level of graphic violence/grimness I can stomach. Game of Thrones, Malazan Book of the Fallen, and The Expanse series are examples of books with elements I liked but that have way more violence than I can handle at the moment.
I'm definitely open to books that are less serious than The Rook or The Craft Sequence, and would love recommendations across a wide array of genres. (I've never really read any romance or thrillers and would love to try!) Thanks so much in advance, and feel free to me-mail me guilty pleasures if you're embarrassed to share.
I enjoyed The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet by Becky Chambers. It's space sci-fi obviously influenced by Star Trek's vision of mostly friendly coexistence between alien cultures. The plot structure is space adventure but the core of the book is exploring the personalities and relationships between the crew members.
The first book I thought of was Waypoint Kangaroo by Curtis C. Chen; it's a sci-fi spy thriller set on an interplanetary cruise to Mars. Two books so far.
You might also enjoy Jade City by Fonda Lee; think the Godfather crossed with a Hong Kong wire fu movie; it's violent, but not too graphic. A sequel is coming.
Sorceror to the Crown by Zen Cho is part Regency romance, part magical mystery, and all delightful.
The Invisible Library by Genevieve Cogman, is the first in a series about traveling to different worlds and acquiring books that may differ from the versions we are familiar with. Librarian Irene takes on a mysterious apprentice.
Last but not least, The Daedalus Incident by Michael J. Martinez starts with a mystery on a mining colony on Mars, then switches to an alternate universe that's Hornblower in Spaaaace; then things get weird. First of a trilogy.
Came here to recommend The Long Way to a.... and the sequel, they're both feel-good in the end but not silly.
Maybe an obvious suggestion, but I love the Parasol Protectorate series by Gail Carriger. Fun and lighthearted with no serious violence, and lots of well-drawn relationships. Also, y'know, manners and werewolves and things.
Are you familiar with The Goblin Emperor? It is vaguely steam punk flavored fantasy, with a delightful protagonist and very little violence. It might verge on YA but the protagonist is of age, and spends a lot of his time building relationships with the rest of the cast. It's kind of episodic and slow moving, and most definitely has a happy ending.
One of the loveliest books I've read in a long time, a book that gave me a great, great deal of pleasure, is "The Dream Quest of Vellitt Boe by Kij Johnson.
The graphic novel A Redtail's Dream, by Minna Sundberg, available free online but also available for electronic or paper purchase, is another chronic favorite.
It is O-L-D but odd and never fails to cheer me up: The Face In The Frost, by John Bellairs. (He was, as far as I know, a sekrit gay guy, and I think it's a very queer book in its way).
One assumes that you've read Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norell.
Also what about The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland In A Ship Of Her Own Making?
Whoops, never mind the last one - it's YA.
The Bobiverse series by Dennis E. Taylor might suit you. Downside, it has white-guy author and protagonist, but it's light and fun and not very violent. Most of what violence occurs is stuff blowing up in space rather than interpersonal.
All Systems Red by Martha Wells just won the Nebula for best novella. Yes, it has violence but nothing gruesome. I know you asked for current, but an older book of hers, Wheel of the Infinite, is still one of my favorites.
Also nominated in the novella category is And Then There Were (N-One) by Sarah Pinsker is fun and available online. It's a sci-fi and a detective story in one.
A couple more details because I loved this book: All Systems Red has a hilariously snarky narrator, a security robot who labels itself "murderbot". It's a novella, a nice action-y adventure that ends well for all involved. But the main draw for this story is the narrator is so. damn. funny.
The Rook and 3 Parts Dead are among books that I've really enjoyed. I think you'll like this.
This is so obvious as to probably be unnecessary but Terry Pratchett is my go-to guy for this stuff.
Seconding Murderbot and The Goblin Emperor.
Nine Goblins, by T. Kingfisher, is also delightful.
The Thursday Next series is like, the epitome of fun genre fiction. About a 30-something woman who travels in books and in time and has a dodo and twenty million other odd things. There's very little violence and though the series is not finished it has a trend of everything turning out okay that I expect to continue. The first book was published in 2003 but the most recent was 2012.
I'm currently devouring The Rogues of the Republic trilogy by Patrick Weekes. The audiobook is narrated superbly.
Fantasy, female protagonist, but it's def a caper crew kind of thing. Every main character is fun, including the character that is a talking hammer. I'm mid-second book, so I can't guarantee that all three end happy, but based on the first book ending, I think they will. It would be a dramatic shift if they "Empired" the second book or somethIng. There's sword fighting and magic and all that, but short of some stabby wounds that mare magicky healed, I wouldn't call it violent. I don't think I've seen a kid in the series so far.
Have you read The N. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency?
Another vote for The Long Way to a Small. Angry Planet, by Becky Chambers, and its sequel (which I just finished reading last week), A Closed and Common Orbit.
I see on Amazon that a third book in the series (the Wayfarers) is due out next month: Record of a Spaceborn Few. So pretty soon, you'll have three books to read that fit your criteria nicely!
Lois McMaster Bujold's Penric and Desdemona series is a group of novellas set in the same universe as Curse of Chalion, etc. They are wonderful - fast-paced adventures with great characters and wonderful writing. I think Penric is older than 18 in the first one, but even if not, it is definitely not YA in tone.
I love pretty much anything by Drew Hayes, though the most fun and romp-y are probably the Fred the Vampire Accountant books.
Nthing Becky Chambers, Murderbot, and Rogues of the Republic.
Have you read Stiletto, the sequel to The Rook? I'm not sure I liked it quite as well, but it was still really fun.
The most recent Connie Willis novel, Crosstalk, was pretty fun too.
My favorite that I read last year was Lovecraft Country by Matt Ruff. Sort of a meta-take on classic horror and sci-fi tropes, with the catch that it takes place during the Jim Crow era and the main characters are a sprawling African American family. The juxtaposition of supernatural, cosmic terror vs. the mundane reality of what they face day to day is genius, and not only does it have a happy ending, it's so side splittingly funny that it almost seemed like the whole novel was built up just to deliver that punchline.
bonus - Jordan Peele is making it into an HBO series.
False Lights by K. J. Whittaker might be interesting. It's a bit like a Regency Romance, but set in an alternate history where Napoleon has conquered Britain. Has a fairly plausible black heroine. Some violence though.
Cat Valente's Space Opera might hit the spot.
The Invisible Library series is indeed a lot of fun. I also really enjoy Alan Bradley's Flavia de Luce series -- precocious girl obsessed with chemistry, especially poison, who solves mysteries in the English countryside. They're fantastic.
I thoroughly enjoyed Anne Leckie's Imperial Radch series (Ancillary Justice, Ancillary Sword, and Ancillary Mercy). Fun, incredibly detailed sci-fi space diplomacy. The violence is mostly space violence. There are a few person to person shootings, but I didn't think they were over-described. I found the ending of the series immensely satisfying and hopeful. Oh, and no gender pronouns, which has made the internet furious.
I just finished a charming trilogy that's somewhere between Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell and The Goblin Emperor; Virginia Goddard's trilogy starting with Stargazy Pie. Main character is a well-connected mostly straight guy, author and real secondary characters not all so. My main annoyance with it is that everything turns out too well in the end, but that's an intellectual annoyance, it was sure pleasant to read. Like an oatmeal bath for the brain.
Romances; Courtney Milan has a strong social justice drive but her books turn out happily because they're romances. Maybe start with Trade Me, which is contemporary, but if you like the silly (a whooooole lot of goodlooking dukes, who aren't all permanent assholes, yeah right) try Unveiled. If I could remember which of hers has the suffragette publisher who makes strategic use of exclamation points, I'd recommend that. I also like some of Carla Kelly's books, e.g. Regency romances with middle-class protagonists, try The Wedding Journey or The Lady's Companion.
Came in here to recommend The Long Way to a Small... and the Ancillary Justice trilogy.
I also really enjoyed Lock In by Metafilter's Own John Scalzi. It is a mix of near-future sci-fi and crime/mystery novel. The main protagonist is a biracial (I think) male, but he interacts with the world through a robot body so the privilege/discrimination equation is a little different. It's a brisk, fun read.
Have you read any of Jennifer Crusie's caper romances? They're fun. I'm not sure which are the most recent ones though.
In more "pure" romance, I like Trisha Ashley, who has a sense of humour and tends to have older heroines and nice family relationships around them.
How about a Regency "autobiography"? The Comfortable Courtesan is an episodic novel narrated by Madame C- C-, who's very practical and also a total sweetie.
Donna Andrews's mystery series about a (modern-day) blacksmith in Virginia is good- maybe try The Hen of the Baskervilles.
Croaked! and Another Number for the Road by C.J. Verburg. Both are light mysteries. The first is quirky Cape Cod, the latter in rock and roll in France. Info here.
Chris Shane is the protagonist of Lock In (and its superior sequel, Head On). Chris's gender is deliberately unstated, and the audiobooks are released in two versions, one read by Wil Wheaton, on by Amber Benson.
Scalzi's a white dude, but his books are full of interesting female (or unspecified) characters of all races and alien species—and they definitely lean toward light and fun.
The Courtney Milan book with suffragettes is this one. The Suffragette Scandal. Her historicals pay a lot of attention to class issues, but in an entertaining way with a happy ending.
And the follow-on book to Trade Me, titled Hold Me has very diverse leading characters.
This ticks all your boxes, and it's easily the best mystery I've read this year so far. Even better then its award-winning predecessor i'd say.
Rachel Aaron wrote the Eli Monpress books that I really like: heroic thief, with good worldbuilding and magic systems: Amazon has the first 3 books in a set for the kindle.
Thanks for the recommendation for Stargazy Pie and its sequels, clew. I just bought and read them as a result of it, and they are very satisfactory.
I haven't read a whole lot of recent genre fiction, but if you can lay hands on a copy of Left Hand Gods by Jamie Lackey, that is maybe the most fun I've had reading high fantasy in a long time. The book is relatively short and self-contained, the characters all have motivations that actually make SENSE, and it is overall a very hopeful and positive book even during the sad parts.
Full disclosure: I read the book because a friend of mine wrote it, but even if I had come by this book from another path, I would have recommended it. It was so much fun. Dragons! Magic horses! Whee!


Brown the meat; drain. Season with garlic salt and seasoned salt. Add the cream of mushroom soup to the beef.
In a casserole dish layer the meat mixture on bottom and then add half of the cheese, then the corn. Spread the mashed potatoes on top and sprinkle with remaining cheese.
Bake about 20 minutes or when cheese is fully melted.
"This reminds me of those KFC homestyle bowls but with beef. It was delicious! I gotta have corn in my potatoes so this was perfect."


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As just one of two Eagles albums created by the original quartet of Glenn Frey, Don Henley, Randy Meisner, and Bernie Leadon, the record remains unique in the band's history for the shared songwriting and vocal performances. Each member takes the lead on at least one track, extending to Meisner on "Most of Us Are Sad," "Take the Devil," and "Tryin'" as well as Leadon on "Train Leaves Here This Morning" and "Earlybird."
The mellifluous blending of the Eagles' distinctive voices, the very aspect that drew Johns to the project, lingers throughout. Such harmonizing – in combination with textured sonic tapestries stitched with acoustic guitars, steady bass lines, banjo notes, folk constructs, and edgy rock elements – informs arrangements bolstered by golden melodies and brilliant craftsmanship. Nowhere is that approach more evident than on "Take It Easy," an opening tune that quickly became a signpost of the collective's mentality, technique, and philosophy. Rambling, and related themes of traveling or returning home, resurface in "Train Leaves Here This Morning" and the restless "Take the Devil."
Women, another of the Eagles' other long-running inspirations, occupies much of the album's other focus. Frey's opportunistic "Chug All Night," the Top 25 smash "Peaceful Easy Feeling," and Jackson Browne's devotional "Nightingale" continue the light-streaked vibes. In contrast, Henley's cautionary "Witchy Woman" portends the darker concepts the band would explore going forward even as the song maintains a voodoo-kissed, feel-good mood. Indeed, few albums of the era felt better in both scope and spirit.
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Kobe Asian Fusion and Hooters are closed, but Kanawha City still delivers the spice
We turn our focus to Kanawha City this week, with a roundup of restaurant and market openings and, sadly, closings.
Spice of Life market in Kanawha City
First up, reader Mark Curtis reached out to ask if I knew what was up with one of his favorite places, Kobe Asian Fusion, next to Kroger near The Shops at Kanawha.
"I've gotten takeout there for the past five weeks, and both takeout and in-person dining were busy," he wrote a few days ago. "But a good friend has tried to call there the past five days and no one has answered."
Sorry to be bearer of bad news, Mark, but I did a drive-by over the weekend and Kobe has indeed closed. Perhaps permanently, I'm afraid.
Although a peek in the window showed pretty much everything still intact inside, a piece of paper with just the single word "CLOSED" was taped to the door and the restaurant's website and Facebook pages have been taken down.
Just a few blocks away on MacCorkle Avenue, many readers are also wondering what's going on with Hooters, now that the outside patio area has been demolished and a peek in the windows showed the place in disarray inside. (The restaurant known for saucy wings and waitresses has been closed since the start of COVID last spring.)
My $5 pinch of saffron
Rumors are swirling that there's a new restaurant moving in – an Omelet Shoppe, Waffle House, Chick fil-A or various and sundry others, depending on who you listen to. As is the case with rumors.
But a former employee there says this Hooters is just undergoing some mandatory construction and upgrades to keep its corporate franchise intact. Sure enough, the national Hooters website does still list the Kanawha City location as an active franchise, but it also states the place is currently open. So there's that.
The restaurant's Facebook page, which also shows hours indicating it's currently open, did reply to a fan's comment just a few days ago saying they still "hope to reopen when it is safe."
Anyone have the real scoop?
My hunt for a pinch of the exotic (and expensive!) spice saffron for an Italian pasta dish I made for dinner Sunday evening took me to Spice of Life, an international grocery and spice market in Kanawha City offering unusual ethnic food products and ingredients that you really can't find anywhere else.
And lots of them!
I'd heard about this spot when it first opened, but this visit was my first. I was pleasantly surprised to find not just a shop, but an actual small grocery store full of hundreds and hundreds of items in multiple aisles and refrigerated cases.
Offering everything from meats, cheeses, dairy and frozen food to breads, desserts, dry goods, sauces and spices, its selection of exotic items was bigger than expected.
I left that day with only my scant $5 pinch of saffron threads, but I can't wait to go back and load up my cart with intriguing flavors from around the world.
IF YOU GO: Spice of Life is located at 3808 MacCorkle Ave. SE in Kanawha City. For more information, including current hours, call 681-265-3835 or visit the market's Facebook page.
In related news, just a few doors down from Spice of Life there's a sign on the former International Groceries and Spices storefront at 5304 MacCorkle Ave. SE saying, "Opening Soon: Pacific International Market from California."
Although no date was included on the sign, the business was granted a license in July 2020 (right after International Groceries closed) and a reference online announces an expected opening of Jan. 20, just one week from today.
So I also did a drive-by there as well. (I've peeked in so many windows this week, it's a wonder I didn't get arrested.) While the shelves are partially stocked with products, I suspect that opening date may be pushed back.
The former, and much beloved, international market located there closed permanently last summer when longtime owners Harish and Meena Anada retired and moved out of state.
Finally, I've been disappointed in the cavalier approach some local restaurants are taking with COVID safety protocols of late, especially when it comes to improper (or lack of) mask-wearing.
So how refreshing it was to see just the opposite this past week.
During a visit to Tidewater Grill at Charleston Town Center mall to enjoy a happy hour drink and half-priced app, I noticed the host working the front of house going above and beyond to ensure all guests entering the restaurant were not only wearing a mask, but kept it on until they were seated.
This involved stopping some people at the door, politely asking them to put on masks and gently reminding them they could not enter the restaurant until doing so.
During a time when restaurants are hurting for business, it takes guts to potentially offend or alienate some customers who are trying to support you. But it's absolutely the right approach right now and I couldn't have been more impressed with this young man.
I forgot to get his name to thank him publicly, but good on you Mr. Host!


One of two Yamal Alsham outlets both offering superb Syrian and Lebanese cuisine from prestigious London locations – this Fulham iteration finding its home along the Boulevard in the booming Imperial Wharf development on the banks of the Thames – this restaurant is unmissable for London's lovers of Middle Eastern and Arabic cuisines. Here, delicious dishes – including great value set meals and samplers – combine with mind-blowing cocktails, live music and entertainment for an unforgettable experience.
Please note that Yamal Alsham does not accept Groupon bookings online.
Great food, in a great place at a great location! Authentic cuisine that is reasonably priced. Been before, will go again blah blah blah lol.
Delicious, thank you so much for the fantastic service, hospitality. The food was remarkable, one of the best restaurants in Fulham! I would highly recommend!
Staff were so friendly and accommodating. They recommend many vegan options. We felt like vip guests, very well looked after and the food was incredible! Most enjoyable night!!
Yamal Alsham's Fulham outpost (the other is in London's Knightsbridge) has found a home in the fast-growing riverside Imperial Wharf development north of Sands End and south of Chelsea Harbour down the Boulevard, just off Townmead Road. It's a great location for the restaurant – well-connected to the rest of the city and complete with outdoor seating under heaters for an after-dinner shisha or al fresco dining when the weather's fine. Inside, Yamal Alsham is pure Middle Eastern luxury, with a finely tuned sense of Arabic charm setting the scene for the Syrian and Lebanese cuisine on offer.
Yamal Alsham in Chelsea boasts a comprehensive menu of Middle Eastern dishes, with an emphasis on the delicacies of Syria and Lebanon. Perhaps the best introduction to this southwest London Arabic restaurant is the set menu for two that comes with a complimentary bottle of house wine for an incredible price. No less than seven mezze platters, with a vegetarian option if you wish, include hummus, tabbouleh, stuffed vine leaves, falafel, makanik, spicy batata harra potatoes, cheese sambousek, and delicious grilled kafta and taouk with baklava, coffee or tea to finish. Book for the weekend and be treated to live Middle Eastern music and dancing for a really authentic evening out.


Allie Theiss Show: Love and Energy Vibrations!
Are you missing someone near and dear to your heart? It could be an ex spouse, boyfriend/girlfriend and even a family such as a sibling or child. What is important is that you love them and you want them to come home to you.
1) Get a quart-size zipper lock bag.
2) In that bag place a picture of the person want to come home looking happy. They MUST BE happy – nice smile on their face.
3) In the bag place a lock of your hair and a couple pinches of orris root or powdered sugar.
4) Bury the picture bag closest to the door that is used most to enter and exit your home. It doesn't have to be directly under the front or back stoop – but as close as you can get it. No yard? Bury it in a potted plant and put that plant on your stoop.
Every 3 months (if they are not back) add to the bag: new happy picture, lock of hair, pinch of herbs. Once they DO arrive – DON'T dig it up. Leave it there unless you move. If you must dig it up for any reason – burn the contents and throw the bag away.


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The Three Hundred
Likely letters should give equal preference to all talents
By The Crimson Staff
For most high school seniors, the process of applying to Harvard entails waiting until April 1 for a decision one way or the other. For a select few, however, those months of anxious waiting are cut short by what is called a "likely letter."
Between Oct. 1 and March 15, Harvard sends out 300 likely letters, which serve as authorized notices of expected admission to "athletes and other exceptional candidates." In keeping with long-standing practice, the vast majority of this year's likely letter recipients, approximately two-thirds, were recruited athletes. Although athletic talent certainly deserves recognition in the application process, the current system of likely letters gives preference to one particular subset of the student population to the disadvantage of all the others.
In many ways, using likely letters to provide advanced notice of acceptance is similar to the now-defunct early admissions program. After ending its early admissions policy in 2006, Harvard defended this decision by saying that the move would make the admissions process more egalitarian. If a fairer playing field is truly the College's goal, likely letters—which privilege a specific pool of applicants over the majority of potential freshmen—seem an incongruous addition to the admissions game. In that sense, the College would do well to evaluate whether the institution of likely letters is truly consistent with its alleged commitment to equal opportunity.
Applicants to the College should not be granted different admissions processes based on the talents they possess. As it stands, the admissions process for recruited athletes has an institutional structure that is not granted to applicants with any other skill set. In screening athletic recruits, Ivy League schools assess students via an average Academic Index, a number calculated from test score performance and high school GPA. The average Academic Index of a school's athletes must remain within one standard deviation of the student body. The Wall Street Journal postulated in May 2009 that this index, by which all the schools in the Ancient Eight abide, is increasingly hurting Ivy League teams. Comparatively, recruitment at Harvard puts in place sensible guidelines for athletic admissions. However, the fact remains that athletic recruitment is troubling in any sense. Students should be considered on a case-by-case basis, with extracurricular activities playing second fiddle to academic accomplishment in all cases.
Of course, as the directors of athletics and admission administrators of the Ivy League schools are quick to emphasize to prospective student-athletes, "the principles that govern admission of Ivy students who are athletes are the same as for all other Ivy applicants." Through likely letters, however, Harvard—an academic institution—gives priority to athletic accomplishments when it should instead prioritize academic accomplishments above all else. In its actions and policies, the College should live up to its principles as one of the most preeminent institutions of higher learning in the United States—not as the defending NCAA champion.
In a twist of irony, of all the negative consequences that the institution of likely letters brings to Harvard's campus, perhaps the most harmful is the resulting stigma toward recruited athletes themselves.
Student-athletes who apply to Harvard and have the credentials to come deserve the same emphasis placed on academic accomplishments as all other students who apply. Being "recruited" rather than "admitted" has connotations that unjustly undermine the intellectual abilities of campus athletes.
Thus, the stigma of having been admitted to a college under different circumstances follows student athletes throughout their time at Harvard and creates a divisive, at times hostile, social environment. Even though recruited athletes must still apply to Harvard with the same materials as regular candidates, the unfortunate perception nevertheless exists that recruits are intellectually inferior and thus undeserving of a place among the student body. To eliminate any basis for these assumptions, the College should stop prioritizing athletes through likely letters and do its part in ending unfounded stereotypes. It should go without saying that college should be an opportunity for individuals to begin with a blank slate and establish their own identities, and Harvard should do its part to ensure that all of its students are afforded that opportunity.
The role of athletics in the College, though undoubtedly important, should never overtake the role of academics in any respect. Since 1650, the College's charter has advocated "the advancement of all good literature, arts, and sciences." By comparison, the oldest intercollegiate athletic rivalry, the Harvard-Yale Regatta, only began in 1852, while the Ivy League—the institution that necessitated athletic recruitment in the first place—did not even enter the picture until 1954. While the College is right to acknowledge its rich athletic tradition, it should not do so at the risk of sacrificing its even richer academic tradition, a legacy that has historically bound all Harvard students, regardless of the sports they play.
With that in mind, the institution of likely letters—if it must be kept—should be revised to give equal weight to a broader range of talented applicants, not just primarily athletes.
Likely letters should be presented to a very small fraction of total applicants who qualify as truly exceptional and should not be run to fill quotas of a specific talent, athletic or otherwise. Used sparingly, likely letters can be a powerful tool for adding talent and diversity to the student body. If applicants are truly exceptional—e.g., gifted students who are the first from their country to apply to Harvard or Olympic athletes with notable academic achievements—a likely letter can indeed play a vital role in encouraging matriculation to Harvard. To follow through with the admirable intention behind ending early admissions, Harvard should emphasize the use of likely letters to attract brilliant students from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Above all, likely letters should remain exceptional circumstances for exceptional students, bestowed infrequently and inconsequently of any quota.
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Window on Eurasia: Non-Russians Unhappy about Proposed Use of Term 'Rossiyane'
Vienna, February 10 – The Kremlin's plan to promote the term "Rossiyane" to define the national identity of the citizens of the Russian Federation is already drawing fire from Tatar analysts and activists, an indication that non-ethnic Russians are just as opposed to its introduction as are many ethnic Russian nationalists.
For both ethnic Russian nationalists and non-Russians, President Dmitry Medvedev's decision to push "Rossiyane" as a collective term for all citizens of the Russian Federation represents a threat to their position. For ethnic Russians, it calls into question the Russianness of the state; and for non-Russians, it suggest they may be submerged in a larger entity.
Over the past several weeks as details of Moscow's program in this area have seeped out, Russian nationalists have attacked it repeatedly in both the mainstream media and the blogosphere. But non-Russian opposition, while in evidence at the regional level, has been less vocal.
Now, the Regnum news agency has surveyed the opinions of a group of analysts and activists in Tatarstan, the titular republic of the largest non-Russian nationality in the country and often a bellwether of the direction that other non-Russians will take on important on this as well as on other issues (regnum.ru/news/polit/1373145.html).
According to various Moscow newspapers, Medvedev decided on this step which may be taken even today in order to fill "the ideological vacuum" which was created after the end of the USSR and which has "begun to be filled by ethnic nationalism" among various ethnic groups, Russia and non-Russian alike.
In the future, if this plan is carried through as various commentators suggest it will be, "soon residents of Russia perhaps will be proposed to respond to the question of national membership with the word 'Rossiyane,'" a term that refers not to the ethnic dimension of identity but to membership in a non-ethnic civic nation.
According to these reports, Regnum says, Russian citizens will be encouraged to "call themselves Rossiyane and if they desire to add, for example, a 'Rossiyanin of Tatar origin," a formulation that will strike many people as strange or even as a threat to their national self-identifications.
Vladimir Belyayev, a professor of politics, sociology and management at Kazan State Technical University told Regnum that "both in the Russian system of education and in the mass media is maintained the understanding of the nation as an ethnos," thus making the proposed formulation a rather radical departure.
And because that is the case, "if a sharp change in the treatment of the definition of the nation will be adopted, many will thing that the powers are insisting on assimilation, the swallowing up of all peoples by one and nothing good will happen beyond the forming up of various Russian peoples around [ethnic Russian] ultra-nationalists."
Because of that probability, Belyayev added, he is certain that this is "an ill-timed initiative of the state which will only further divide our peoples."
Larisa Usmanova, a sociologist at the Kazan Federal University agreed, arguing that "one must not insist on an identity crudely and artificially." Instead, the entire process must be gradual. "In the USSR, the formation among children of the idea about their being part of the civic nation 'the Soviet people' began with kindergarten" and was developed thereafter.
At the same time, she said, that "to return, as certain nationally concerned politicians have proposed to the listing of ethno-national identity in documents is impermissible," as that too would exacerbate inter-ethnic feelings.
Guzel Makarova, a scholar at the Kazan Center of Ethno-sociological Research of the Tatarstan Republic Academy of Sciences' Institute of History, added, that "undoubtedly, 'civic identity among residents of Russia ought to be in the first place' but that 'for many, the word 'Rossiyanin' is conflated with the word '[ethnic] Russian.'" And that creates problems.
It is radically "incorrect" to assert that "Russia is 'an Orthodox [ethnic] Russian country,' and that Tatarstan is 'a Tatar Muslim republic.' When the large and small motherlands are identified with religious or national factors, this leads to a loss of civic identity." And that in turn threatens further divisions and conflicts.
Rafael Khakimov, the director of the Tatarstan Institute of History, noted that "the [ethnic] Russians were the first to speak out against the domination of the rossiyane identity." As for himself, Khakimov said, he was "not against the idea that residents of Russia should have a civic identity."
"But," he continued, it is necessary to understand that this is [part of] the European tradition of nation building" which has not been part of the Russian experience.
Aleksandr Salagayev, the president of the Society of Russian Culture Society of the Republic of Tatarstan, agreed with Khakimov, noting that he is "against 'rossiyantsvo' under the condition of the absence of the Russians of their own ethno-cultural structures and centers of responsibility for Russian language and culture."
DamirIskhakov, the director of the Center of Ethnopolitical Monitoring of the World Congress of Tatars, said that "it is possible to be a good Rossiyanin and a bad Tatar at one and the same time." He suggested that the new idea could share "the fate of 'the Soviet people," thus promoting divisions and tensions rather than overcoming them.
Others in Tatarstan agreed, including Yevgeny Ivanov, the leader of the independent Kryashen youth movement, Ruslan Aysin, the chairman of the World Forum of Tatar Youth Movement, Bulat Shageyev, a member of the socialist wing of the Tatar youth movement, and Nail Nabiullin, the leader of Azatlyk.
But perhaps the most damning comment came from Rafik Karimullin, a Tatar activist, who suggested that "the new initiative of the Kremlin ideologues will become 'an extension of the policy of the USSR'" in putting pressure on all peoples of the country in violation of the Constitution and international norms.
Such an approach, he said, "will lead to the moral degradation not only of the non-Russian peoples but also of the [ethnic] Russian. And the very combination of words, 'a Rossiyanin of Tatar origin,' [that Medvedev and Moscow now want to use] will sound stupid and funny."


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 * This file is licensed under the terms of the GNU General Public License
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 * kind, whether express or implied.
 */

#ifndef _LINUX_I2C_OCORES_H
#define _LINUX_I2C_OCORES_H

struct ocores_i2c_platform_data {
	u32 reg_shift; /* register offset shift value */
	u32 reg_io_width; /* register io read/write width */
	u32 clock_khz; /* input clock in kHz */
	u8 num_devices; /* number of devices in the devices list */
	struct i2c_board_info const *devices; /* devices connected to the bus */
};

#endif /* _LINUX_I2C_OCORES_H */

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Larry Karush (Los Angeles) is an improvising pianist/composer with roots in Jazz, 20th century western music, African-based percussion, and the music of North India. From Carnegie Hall to the Purple Onion, he has performed Jazz with John Abercrombie, Jane Ira Bloom, Eddie Gomez, Jay Clayton, Bennie Wallace and Oregon, World Music with Kanai Dutta, Francisco Aguabella, Geetha Ramanathan and Glen Velez, and New Music with Steve Reich. He has recorded on the ECM, Vanguard, Inner City, AudioQuest, Music of the World, and NAXOS labels, and received grants from the New York Foundation for the Arts, the NEA/Arts International, Meet the Composer, the California Arts Council, and is the recent recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship in music composition.
The musical delicacy and vivaciousness of pianist/composer Dawn Clement (Seattle) has performed in some of the world's premier venues including Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Le Conservatoire Superieur in Paris, and Benaroya Hall, as well as numerous clubs, art museums, and theaters. Dawn has also toured the U.S. with a number of projects including the Sabella Consort, the Rubin/Clement Piano Dialogues, and Jane Ira Bloom. Her first CD, Hush, is released on Conduit Records, and she will soon release a new album featuring Matt Wilson (drums) and Martin Wind (bass). She teaches at Cornish College of the Arts.


Maloney's Nightfall is a unique Blunt Arrow QuiverBlunt Arrow QuiverRequires Level 16(25-35)% increased Stun Duration on Enemies .
Maloney's Nightfall has a legacy variant.
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Attack Speed mod increased to 10% (up from 8-10%).
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This purlin bearing leg panel is used for the roof, deep ribs create an even-shadowed appearance. The area between the ribs is reinforced.
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Extra Purlin Bearing Leg Ensures flush fit for better side lap connections, leaks less.


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