SUTHERLAND SPRINGS, Texas — First Baptist Church Pastor Frank Pomeroy said he turned the radio to his daughter's favorite Christmas station on Wednesday morning because he knew she would be disappointed if the tragic mass shooting here also killed her family's holiday spirit.
"It is hard to cope right now," he told NBC News in an exclusive broadcast interview Wednesday, his voice starting to strain as he wiped a tear from his eye. "But I know Annabelle would have still wanted that Christmas music on. She would want the holidays to proceed — it was her favorite time of the year."
Fourteen-year-old Annabelle was one of the 26 people who died at Pomeroy's church earlier this month in one of the worst mass shootings in U.S. history. The pastor only just finished conducting and attending funerals for each of the victims this week.
Despite the personal tragedy that he shares with members of his church, Pomeroy said he has a lot to be thankful for this year — and he refuses to give in to the evil act that nearly crippled this small South Texas community.
"Is it going to be difficult? Yes, but you know what? I am celebrating this great country that God has blessed us with on Thanksgiving, and also celebrating the birth of the savior at Christmas," he said.
And Pomeroy doesn't have to do it alone: He said people from across the world have reached out to him and his family, and there's even help from another congregation just a couple miles up the road.
Paul Buford, pastor of nearby River Oaks Church, has been at Pomeroy's side regularly since the shooting, pitching in wherever he can as well as making counselors available for those struggling to handle the hardship of the holidays.
"Just last night we had a special session here that we did on grief in the holidays, because we realize that is coming up and know that is going to be a difficult time — when you look across the table and there is an empty chair," Buford said.
The dead who once sat next to their loved ones here at Thanksgiving are now memorialized in the First Baptist Church, the site of the mass shooting. Audio recordings of Bible readings play and 26 empty folding chairs fill the church, which is now painted a bright white.
Pomeroy said he knew the shooter, Devin Kelley, and had spoken to him multiple times and seen him at the church's fall festival less than a week prior to the shooting.
"To be quite honest, I wouldn't have thought he would have the courage to try to do something like that," Pomeroy said. "He was not someone I put much faith or respect into even as a human being — much less as a man. He was just a very spiteful person."
Sutherland Springs will never forget the tragedy, he said, and the people who live in this small town have never been closer.
And Pomeroy said he knows of nearly 30 people who have reached out to him and said they have reconnected with their religious upbringing because of the tragedy here. Knowing that encourages this pastor to move forward.
Miguel Almaguer reported from Sutherland Springs, Texas. Phil McCausland reported from New York City.


So here we are, folks… in that long stretch of time that comes after the holidays, long before the crocus bulbs will begin to weave their blossoming tentacles up through the surface of the earth. Somewhere in the midst of all the holiday shopping, caroling, and cooking – WINTER crept into our world.
Ya know it always seems to happen this way. Every year, on the afternoon of January 1, I find myself snuggled up on the couch [while the obligatory pork and kraut simmer in the crockpot] debating whether or not to take down the Christmas tree now or leave it up for a few more days in effort to soften the blow of the ended holiday season – when all of a sudden it hits me. "Craaaap. It's WINTER." Fall ushered us into the holiday season, and quietly snuck out a mere four days before Christmas. We Northeasterners are left with a generous helping of short days and long nights of below freezing temps, with a side of snow/slush/ice.
Normally, this is where I would put my head under the blanket and wish bitterly that I could bear, bat, or bumblebee [read: hibernate] my way through the next couple of months until spring arrives. I waited for that feeling of dread to hit me a couple of days ago as I painstakingly dismantled our Christmas tree, but it never came.
What DID hit me is this: I love where we live. Our small central Pennsylvania town, tucked nicely in a [happy] valley of beautiful mountains has so much to offer – the best offering [in MHO] being four gorgeous seasons. I love and appreciate each of them in their own right – more so now that I'm older. When I was younger I openly abhorred Winter and cold weather. I was a beach bunny, sun worshipper through and through. When I was pregnant and hot to the point of overheating on the daily, I developed a new-found love for this frosty season. Luckily, that appreciation stuck with me.
So the other day while I was saying "farewell" to our tree ornaments and Christmas lights, it occurred to me that I can't imagine raising our daughter anywhere else. She's a lucky lady to grow up in a place where she will get to know and hopefully love all four seasons. My plan, as her mom, is to do my best to avoid negative seasonal commentary – "Running in the winter blows," or "I can't stand this heat!" – that might indirectly influence her feelings about different times of year. Each season has lots to offer, and I will make it my own personal mission to introduce her to all of the "wonderful" in each one of them.
I'm not usually one for making New Years resolutions – I, like my co-blogger Sara – prefer to set more frequent, sometimes daily goals. That is, goals that will make each day better. Because great days make great years, right? However, maybe this year my plan of attack will be different. I'd like to resolve to make each season special for my daughter. Planning fun seasonal activities – colored ice castles (see activity below) and sledding in the winter, daisy chains and gardening in the spring, swimming lessons and sand castles in the summer, leaf piles and pumpkins [and Penn State football… WE ARE…] in the fall – will hopefully inspire a love of all seasons and some serious PA pride to last throughout the year.
1) Fill containers (pails, gelatin molds, plastic storage containers, cups) with water. Then add food coloring (about 20 drops of color per cup of water) and freeze outside overnight.
2) Before building, bring the ice to room temperature. When you see a bit of water on top or when the ice turns in its container, that means the ice is ready to slip out.
3) Build away. Decorate the completed castles with sticks and mini pine boughs, if desired.
Helpful Hint: If the ice shapes aren't sticking when you stack, add snow between to "glue" them together.
Great post and awesome idea. What a great reminder, to enjoy each season as it comes. I'm a summer lover and my kids are, too. But I need to do better to help them enjoy the winter.


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I was a field reporter for WRHU during the Belmont Stakes, and I had the opportunity to interview the winner of the Saratoga race, as well! I also covered Long Island Ducks baseball games and at one point was a solo broadcaster for the New York Lizzards, a Major League Lacrosse team. I was also on hand to watch two MLL seasonal and game records fall within the same game! I was recently selected to cover a hockey event for the radio station, as well as a local newspaper! This summer has taught me a lot about myself, as well as sports I normally wouldn't think to cover, like horse racing. I'm so glad I made the choice to stay here over the summer because it really helped me to be one step closer to reaching my goal.
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This paper utilises recent survey data to estimate income inequality in Guyana from 1990 to 2021. It finds that class-based inequality exceeds ethnic income inequality, and the latter is more pronounced in the top 10 percent of the population. The over-representation of Indo- and Indigenous-Guyanese in the top decile increases class inequality within these groups because Afro- and Mixed-Guyanese are over-represented in the middle 40 and bottom 50 percent of the population. Thus, the magnitude of ethnic income differences violates the principle of distributive justice. The paper tentatively concludes that fiscal policy is the main explanation of the inequality dynamics, for example, the reduction of the middle class' share of income in 2017. Overall, the evidence indicates that intra-class competition for ethnic dominance of the top decile can account for inter-ethnic conflict, as politicians invest in ethnic prejudice and rivalry to weaken inter-class competition and strengthen the intra-class contest.
Authors: Collin Constantine.
Keywords: Guyana, class-based inequality, ethnic income inequality, distributive justice
JEL: D31, D63, J15, N36
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India's skies haven't been quite the same for the last few days. Jet Airways, one of the country's most prominent airlines, has temporarily shut down its operations. Jet had been struggling for a few years, and after hectic negotiations over its future failed, it was forced to to halt all its domestic and international flights.
It was the dramatic culmination of a near-three-decade journey, in which Jet Airways, which had started off in 1993 running an air taxi service between Mumbai and Ahmedabad, rose to become the country's premier airline by 2002, but was soon upstaged by newer players.
Jet's rise had been swift — in 1998, five years after being founded, it had become India's second largest airline behind Indian Airlines. At that point, three of India's top four airlines in terms of the number of passengers carried were owned by the government — Jet was followed by Air India and Alliance Air, with Sahara coming in at fifth place.
By 2002, Jet had overtaken Indian Airlines, and had become the biggest airline in India. Over the next few years, its lead over other airlines only grew, but changes were on the horizon — in 2007, India's low-cost airlines entered the scene, and SpiceJet, Indigo and Go Air all started operations, as did Vijay Mallya-owned Kingfisher. At that point, Indian Airlines and Air India merged, temporarily displacing Jet from the top spot.
Jet had regained the top spot in 2009, but trouble was in the offing. Oil prices were rising, and it was becoming harder for airlines to make money. In 2012, Kingfisher Airlines, which had risen up the ranks to become India's third largest player, shut down operations, abruptly dropping off the list altogether. Around the same time, Indigo was beginning its relentless march to the top. By 2013, it was India's second largest airline, and in 2015, outstripped Jet to become the country's largest player. Indigo's growth after that was something to behold — it was soon carrying nearly twice as many passengers as Jet, which was now in second place. On 17th April 2019, riddled with mounting debts and being unable to find a buyer, Jet finally stopped all operations. At that point, it was still India's second largest airline by the number of passengers carried.
With Jet off the list, the rankings now look like this: Indigo is firmly in first spot, but is now followed by Air India, SpiceJet, Go Air, Air Asia, and Vistara. Jet, the mainstay of the last 26 years, is nowhere to be found.
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Bill Buck is a writer and photographer who has visited all 50 states documenting the national trails of the United States. His work has been published by "E" Magazine, the New York Times Special Feature Syndicate and newspapers throughout the West. His forthcoming National Trails Guide profiles America's 30 National Scenic and Historic Trails.
Selma – History and Meaning
It's hard to imagine that a simple bridge can stand for so much. The Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail crosses that bridge and provides visitors with a chance to understand the struggles faced by the civil rights movement of the 1960s. Events that took place on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma provide [...]
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Wild – Film Review
"Something bloomed inside me as I traced its jagged line with my finger on a map. I would walk that line, I decided, or at least as much of it as I could in about a hundred days..." -Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, by Cheryl Strayed The film Wild [...]
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The Oregon Trail – Book Review
The National Trails System is a Congressionally-established network that preserves routes like the Oregon National Historic Trail -- a living monument that stretches 2,000 miles across the country and offers countless opportunities for adventurous travelers to experience the vastness of the West. The Oregon Trail is a front-row seat to one of America's [...]
By Bill Buck| 2016-08-22T17:07:06-07:00	October 9th, 2014|National Historic Trails, National Trails - general|
Trail Angels – National Scenic Trail Heroes
Trail Angels are a special breed. It's likely that most people have never heard of them -- but it's a given that anyone who has completed a long-distance trail is not only familiar with the term but may have even met one of these elusive characters. Hikers who have been on a trail for [...]
By Bill Buck| 2014-09-04T18:09:50-07:00	September 4th, 2014|Appalachian Trail, Continental Divide Trail, National Scenic Trails, National Trails - general, Pacific Crest Trail, Thru-hikers|
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This is a unique post of the National Trails Guide: there is no agenda and this is not specifically geared to one trail. Instead, these are simply random pictures taken over three years of road research documenting the national trails. We hope you enjoy a behind the scenes look into seldom-seen spots along the [...]
By Bill Buck| 2016-03-03T08:37:41-08:00	May 30th, 2014|Appalachian Trail, National Historic Trails, National Scenic Trails, National Trails - general|
National Trails Guide Interview: Ice Age Trail
The National Trails System is a network of 30 Congressionally-designated scenic and historic trails spanning the United States. The Ice Age National Scenic Trail travels 1,200 miles through a wide variety of scenery, highlighting Wisconsin's Ice Age heritage as well as the state's unique beauty. This is the story of two friends who decided [...]
By Bill Buck| 2016-03-03T08:35:11-08:00	April 25th, 2014|National Scenic Trails, National Trails - general|
Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce — Book Review
Like the Trail of Tears, every American should take time to discover the Nez Perce story. This proud tribe, which befriended Lewis and Clark on their journey across the West, was later dishonored by a series of broken treaties. The process culminated in betrayal, bloody battles and a thousand-mile retreat by hundreds of members of [...]
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National Trails Guide Interview: Herb Brambley on the Iditarod
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By Bill Buck| 2016-03-03T08:28:54-08:00	February 18th, 2014|National Historic Trails, National Trails - general|
National Trails Guide Interview: Lewis and Clark Trail (by Kayak)
A meadow along the Missouri River, part of the Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail. The National Trails System is a network of Congressionally-designated trails spanning the United States. The Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail is a crown jewel of this network, a legendary route that traces the voyage of Meriwether Lewis [...]
By Bill Buck| 2016-03-03T08:27:16-08:00	January 24th, 2014|National Historic Trails, National Trails - general|
National Trails Guide Interview: Potomac Heritage Trail
The Potomac Heritage Trail is one of the 11 National Scenic Trails and follows the Potomac River through the Nation's Capital. The trail's 1,100 miles include the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O) -- its geographical heart. You can experience this route on foot, by bike, horseback or watercraft. Karen is a retired teacher who biked [...]
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This time last year, our family made a huge leap of faith into a new adventure when we decided to leave public school and homeschool our daughter. Our reasons for doing so were many, but religion, honestly, wasn't one of them. As time goes by, however, we have discovered that our faith and the traditions of the Episcopal church have become amazing assets to our studies at home. The church has offered us great learning tools, free classes, and given my daughter many new learning experiences that she didn't get in public school.
Looking at our services and traditions through the eyes of an educator instead of a parishioner, I discovered many ways our church offers children learning opportunities–opportunities any child can use, not just those that homeschool.
Take simple poetry and memorization projects for instance. We practice these each Sunday as a congregation. The Lord's Prayer, and The Nicene Creed for older children, offer great chances for memorization and recitation. These prayers and creeds not only give children a project to work on, but also concepts that can spark hundreds of conversations. The Psalms too offer up a great lesson in poetry, a literary genre my daughter has completely fallen in love with this school year.
As a newly minted homeschooling parent, I've also had to find new extra-curricular activities we can take part in. Our church life has proved to be a gold mine for fun social experiences. Children's Choir offers free music class and begins the foundation of music theory. Sunday School offers art class and language arts potential with the reading and exploration of Bible stories. Parish events offer the chance to mingle with people of all ages and activities to plan or treats to make. I have come to realize, especially as more and more 'extras' get cut from public school budgets, that our churches can be an amazing supplement to our children's learning and social lives. And it's all FREE!
This past Lent brought this concept into focus for me especially, because we were able to participate in it in ways we never had before. Since homeschooling gives us a flexible schooling schedule, my kids and I were able to attend Ash Wednesday and Good Friday services during the day, and use these services to have some great conversations as well as art projects.
My daughter started a little Lenten journal where she recorded the meaning of each Holy Day and drew a scene to go with it. This project had two goals in my mind: the traditional 'school' reason was to practice writing, storytelling, and drawing. The second goal was to make her pause and reflect on the story of Jesus' ministry, crucifixion and resurrection. It became an immersive experience like never before, as our faith and learning came together to compliment each other wonderfully.
As this first homeschool year comes to a close, I am excited to delve into new projects inspired by our faith as we approach Pentecost, special autumn feast days and Advent. The rhythm of our church year has turned out to be a wonderful rhythm for our learning life as well, offering us a constant supply of things to learn and participate in. And while Episcopalians aren't exactly known for our homeschool groups (anybody else out there? anyone?) people are choosing to homeschool these days for so many reasons.
If you find yourself considering this leap into home learning, know that your faith community is there to support you, and help your child learn and grow outside of the kitchen table. Even with homeschooling, you still need 'a village' to help your child grow. The village of the Episcopal Church, with its amazing traditions, appreciation of learning, and great opportunities to be part of a meaningful community, will offer you and your child fantastic support in your learning journey.
Are you an Episcopal homeschooler?
I'd love to hear about how you use your faith in your learning life!
I am an Epscopalian unschooler and the seasons of the church year have always been such a natural part of our lives. Our church also has a wonderful choir program which was my children's first musical education. Now in high school, my daughter is immersed in community musical theater and headed for a theater major when she goes to college, and my son composes his own piano music. The songs my kids learned in choir over the years are still alive in our family. We start prayer time with them and sing them in the car. Listening to and talking about Bible stories was their first introduction to the elements of a story and learning about saints adds something personal to history lessons. They did a ton of arts and crafts at church as well and they still serve in ministry with a variety of age. groups. Being available during the day makes opportunities available. My daughter volunteers with a refugee program at our church that happens during the day. I love homeschooling and I agree that the poetry and beautiful flow of the Episcopal church fits very well with our chosen way of educating our children. Good luck to you on your homeschooling journey!
PS MY church is large but there are at least four families in my church that do some sort of homeschooling.
These are all fantastic ideas, Deborah! And I am still very much in the learning stage with all this. Moms like you inspire me!
Do you still have to pay taxes fur the public school system when you homeschool?
Yep! And I am happy to!
I love this. Well done Heather and daughter. I love this. I adore how you have embraced it. You are both learning so much more together and with each other.
You found me! I, too, am an Episcopalian homeschooler! I love connecting with other Episcopalians with this common thread! We are few and far between, aren't we!? My boys are all part of our church's Chorister program which follows the RSCM teachings, and they are thriving in music because of this. We love being able to work school around our faith and not the other way around… Best of both worlds, if you ask me! Thank you for this post – absolutely made my day!
Well done and thank you for sharing! My wife and I are both Priests in The Episcopal Church and we homeschool our four children. We have been doing so for four years now and have learned a great deal about ourselves and our children. My wife is the lead in our efforts and she has done an incredible job. Our journey has been one of constant discovery and we are grateful for those who have shared their experience and wisdom with us along the path. If we can offer support or encouragement, please do not hesitate to reach out!
I'm another Episcopal homeschooler! I never realized just how much our liturgy can offer our homeschool, and I'm getting some wonderful ideas. Thank you for this!
Hello! I am a homeschooler as well, but am new to the Episcopal tradition. I was wondering if we could start a FB group and share ideas? I am a little overwhelmed by how much there is to learn, and I'd love to see what others are doing to incorporate the faith.
I'm not sure Heather is still homeschooling, but I think a Facebook group is a great idea. Would you like to write a post for Grow Christians about starting one? That would probably have a good reach to interested parties.
Sure. What do I need to include in the post? Would it be easier to send me further info through my email?
Oh just saw where you might be the one to start one and write an article! That sounds wonderful!
I think this sounds like a great idea! Ive been mulling over this sort of thing lately myself! Let me get something created and I will share the link!
Woot, woot! Post more info when you are ready! I'm already an admin for a FB page (non-homeschool related), so I'm glad someone else is inspired to start one! I'm in Milford, Ohio, near Cincinnati.
I think a Facebook group for Episcopalian Homeschoolers is a great idea. i would definitely join and I have a few friends that might be interested.
Just post the link here when you make one – whomever makes one – because this post still draws readers!
Yes, following this! We're going to start small homeschooling collective in the fall (K) with a couple other families. We're in Bloomington, IN.
So fantastic so see this! I wonder if any of us are close to each other (geographically)? This site has been amazing for my homeschool. Thank you Grow Christians!
Hi Katherine! I'm in Milford, OH, near Cincinnati.
This is fantastic! Will definitely join, and I'm in the Nashville area. Thanks!
I am a newish Episcopalian and my 1st grader has been doing virtual school. We're hoping to switch to a more traditional style for next year. I would love to be a part of a Facebook group! Has anyone started it yet?
Hi Heather! I do not use any social media (this is actually the first place I've ever commented on anything at all), but I'd love to connect with y'all. I went to the facebook page and I clicked "join group" under my "pin name" and didn't realize that it would send a request-oops!
I'm so glad to find this! We are baby Episcopalians after leaving the evangelical/non-denomination church. We are the only homeschoolers and definitely feel like we areally a little odd when explaining that to people.
I have sent a request via Facebook to join Little Canterbury but I am still listed as pending. I am looking forward to being part of the group.
Yesterday Heather approved all pending requests to join the group. Thanks for letting us know that you were left in FB Group Limbo!


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> version of existing card schemes like 3DS.
> similar to the merchant.
> with Apple/Samsung where as these are just issued by the banks.
> ecosystem other than for proprietary apps.
> don't want every bank coming up with their own payment method.
> that we can work on next week.
> tokenization providers have been left to implementers.
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ICICI Pru Life OFS comprises sale by Prudential Corporation Holdings Limited (Offer for sell up to an aggregate of 37,330,397 equity shares (representing 2.6% of the equity share capital of the Company) of face value of Rs.10 each of the Company with an option to additionally sell up to 15,937,208 equity shares (representing 1.11% of the equity share capital of the Company) . The floor price for the Sale shall be Rs. 300 (Rupees three hundred only) per share (the "Floor Price").
Clearing Price of Rs 321.30 fixed for the Non Retail Bidding in ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company Ltd.
As on December 31, 2018, Prudential Corporation Holdings owned 25.82 per cent equity in the private sector insurer.
ICICI Pru Life assets Under Management (AUM) as on 31st March 2018 were `1,395.3 billion.
Currently Prudential Corporation Holdings owned 25.82 per cent equity in the private sector insurer.
Prudential Corporation will sell 2.6 per cent of its stake in the company with an option to sell an additional 1.11 per cent stake.
Recently there was stake sale by BNP Paribas Cardif, the joint venture partner in SBI Life Insurance and Standard Life in HDFC Life.
ICICI Pru Life posted a decline in net profit in the last two quarters. For Q3FY19, its net profit fell 34.35 per cent to ₹296.77 crore, compared to ₹452.1 crore in the third quarter of last fiscal.
ICICI Pru Life runs the risk of risks of a higher tax rate on account of any regulatory changes, in terms of tax rate on life insurance business.
In general, life insurance stocks have been under pressure on the bourses, due to their dependence on equity markets.
Impending sale by Prudential corporation has been acting as an overhang on ICICI Pru Life stock & may be the main reason for underperformance of the stock price. Also Q2FY19 AND Q3Fy19 performance was not upto the mark.
Brokerages estimate ICICI Pru Life NBV to grow 25 percent growth in NBV over FY19-22. New business value (NBV)is the present value of the future profits associated with new business written during the year.
ICICI Pru Life is well placed to tap into emerging sizeable protection business opportunity.
Bidding in OFS opportunities like ICICI Pru Life OFS is my time frustrating for retail investors as big investors change bid price at the last moment. further there is need to pay money upfront and allotment many times is difficult.
The floor price at Rs 300 per share which is at a discount of ~ 7% percent to the market price day before but generally adjusts quickly in such cases to 2-4% above the floor price or final discovered cut off price.
I intend to apply in ICICI Pru Life OFS on Day 1.


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VERGINA Alcohol Free receives the "BEST LAUNCHING 2020″ Award (02/11/2020)
VERGINA: New recyclable packaging that eliminates the use of plastic (20/10/2020)
VERGINA and Leonidas Koutsopoulos join their forces (20/7/2020)
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Vergina Weiss: the Greek beer from Thrace with the greatest international achievements (15/11/2018)
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The battle for independent craft beer in Parliament (02/12/2015)
The latest news regarding the Hellenic Competition Commission's investigation of potential dominant position's abuse by the Athenian Brewery – Heineken in Greece (16/11/2015)
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Queen is arguably one of the greatest rock bands of all time. But of course, you already knew that.
From my perspective, my least favorite from them is "We Are the Champions," because it's usually played in movies and shows when big shots win and make the losers feel pathetic. At least that's how I felt when watching "You Again." I loathe that song.
But their best work is obviously "Bohemian Rhapsody." I love the way the song uses piano keys, opera, ballet, and rock; and in the 6 minutes, we're having a ball. The most memorable movies I've seen to have used this song are "Wayne's World" with Mike Myers and Dana Carvey singing it in the car, and "Suicide Squad," which used it at the end during a prison montage. And I can't forget "Under Pressure" or "We Will Rock You." Those two have brilliant beats-ones that stick to you forever like glue.
The movie, "Bohemian Rhapsody," focuses on how Freddie Mercury (1946-1991), the lead singer, got into the band and their success. Unfortunately, as much as I love the song, this movie isn't "My Best Friend." In fact, it's probably one of the most lackluster biopics I've ever seen.
We begin in 1970, when young Freddie (Rami Malek), originally named Farrokh Bulsara, writes songs and dreams of fame. He meets a rock group, whose lead singer just quit. The band also consists of guitarist Brian May (Gwilym Lee), drummer Roger Taylor (Ben Hardy), and bass guitarist John Deacon (Joseph Mazzello). And the movie continues with how they make their classic hits, and how Freddie finds out he's bisexual.
I've had my share of great music biopics like "Walk the Line" or "Straight Outta Compton," but apparently, "Bohemian Rhapsody" isn't one of them. Director Bryan Singer has done a depressing job telling us the story of Queen, and cares only about Freddie Mercury. Sure, out of everything else, Malek gives the best performance in the movie as Freddie Mercury with his hairstyles, mustache, sunglasses, accent, dialogue, and vulnerability. He almost looks like the real deal. But what about the rest of the group? They're all here and there.
The cast also includes Lucy Boyton ("Sing Street") as Mercury's girlfriend; Allen Leach, Aidan Gillen, and Tom Hollander as the band's managers; and Mike Myers (back on the screen for the first time in about a decade) as a cynical EMI executive. I was really looking forward to Myers' cameo, but he's poorly written and poorly played here. The love story here is all mishmash, and I can't read the managers. This movie doesn't care about them, and so I stopped.
Great songs can be passed on from one movie to another, so I can't give this movie credit for the classic hits. I can hear them anytime and anywhere, not in just one movie. I don't want anyone else accusing me of not being a Queen fan, because I am. But I want you to acknowledge that their biopic can't just rely on the style or Malek's performance as Mercury. It needs pacing, truth, and charisma.


A province of Tuscany. Area: 4504 sq. km. 2003 population: 212,000 in 28 comuni.
The coastal town of Castiglione della Pescaia.
I've never been there, but we stopped the car to take this shot.
By happenstance, my first visit to this part of Italy was during the worst winter weather it had seen in fifteen years. Snow had not stuck since 1983: so some of the images you see are thus untypical or quite rare (take your pick).
The sites below vary widely in content, partly depending on how long my tourist's visit was. On the other hand, wherever you see one of these asterisks there's a chapter of one of the best works of its kind ever written about Italy: George Dennis's Cities and Cemeteries of Etruria.
The Etruscan and Roman town of Rusellae, about 3 km NE of its descendant Roselle Terme, is still being excavated. My site focuses on the amphitheatre but also shows the forum, a few simple mosaic pavements and three very small Etruscan tombs.
Pitigliano is one of the most curious little towns I've ever visited. Yes, it has tortuous medieval streets, a few churches, a castle and a museum; but two special interests set it apart from other Tuscan hilltowns. It has centuries of Jewish history behind it (and a beautiful old synagogue); and it sits in the center of a radiating network of what many people say are Etruscan roads. There is also a paleochristian tempietto . . . or maybe not . . .
Vetulonia is now just a village but was once a major Etruscan center, and preserves a chunk of cyclopean Etruscan wall, the so‑called "arx" or citadel; plus a number of Etruscan tombs within walking distance of the center of town. Most of them are fenced off and unvisitable, but one is not (even if it's apparently the least interesting of the lot).
Similarly, Talamone today is a very small fishing port. It may not have been much larger 2500 years ago, but it too was an Etruscan center, and somewhere in between it acquired a powerful medieval castle.
The strikingly beautiful Duomo of Massa Marittima seems to be virtually unknown: why, I couldn't say. For now, a single small page showing some rather gruesome Lombard sculpture.
I've been to the capital city of Grosseto, and it deserves a bit more of a site. While I sift thru several rolls of film though, there's still just a bit of something onsite, plus the usual offsite links.


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Just walked past it as the flatbed was pulling away.Bike was on it's side so couldn't get a real good look at it.Looked dark gray or black with gold rims.Lots of fluid on the sidewalk and street.Didn't see any cars so may have hit a telephone pole.
Living the life of a rockstar vatican assassin.
Couldn't find any details. Hoping for the best.
where about in old town?
well the last time there was a generic rider down thread for rt 1...I kinda brushed it off and I find out 2 weeks or so later that it was a riding buddy of mine.


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HomeProfiles Current profiles Building South Sudan
Building South Sudan
Written by Henry Goodwin on 27th March 2018 . Posted in Current profiles, Profiles, Uncategorised
South Sudanese men attend a rally in Juba in 2014.
How do you build a country from scratch? That is not a question many people, especially in Europe, ever really think about. For William Lochi, it's not just a question: it's a job description.
Lochi is the Deputy Secretary-General of the Government of South Sudan. If that sounds like an important title, it's because it is. Lochi is, for all intents and purposes, the second-in-charge of the South Sudanese civil service. For the next few months, though, he is seconded to the EUI, where he is among the first cohort of Young Policy Leaders at the School of Transnational Governance.
'I thought it would be an opportunity to come and reflect on South Sudan as an outsider,' Lochi told EUI Times. 'Now, here I am in the beautiful city of Florence.'
Growing up in civil war
South Sudan is the world's youngest country, having only gained its independence in 2011 after a decisive referendum, in which nearly 99% of eligible voters across the world opted to secede from Sudan. 'People had been waiting for a long time,' Lochi reflects. 'There was a lot of excitement and euphoria that, finally, the country had been born.'
It was not an easy journey. Since Sudan gained independence from Anglo-Egyptian rule in 1956, the country has been plagued by intermittent civil war. After peace was brokered between Khartoum and southern separatists in 1972, ending nearly two decades of conflict, another civil war broke out in 1983 between the predominantly Muslim, Arabic-speaking north and the overwhelmingly Christian south. It wasn't until 2005 that a comprehensive peace deal was agreed, and the south was promised a referendum on independence within six years. Nearly two million people were killed either in the war itself, or by famine and disease linked to the conflict.
Lochi's experience of growing up in a war-torn homeland has left an indelible mark. 'I was a child soldier at the age of thirteen, conscripted into the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA),' he explained. The Coalition to Stop Child Soldiers estimated in 2004 that up to 5,000 children were conscripted into the SPLA in the Second Sudanese Civil War, under the leadership of future vice-president John Garang.
That war saw a further four million southern Sudanese displaced. Lochi was one of them, forced to trek from southern Sudan to northern Kenya at the age of 17. He lived there for eight years as a refugee.
'As tough as it was, it shaped who I am today – because not many of my colleagues made it through,' Lochi reflected. 'It made me move forward whenever I am faced with tough challenges, knowing that there are always better days ahead.'
Lochi hopes his time in Florence will provide him with a fresh perspective when he returns to South Sudan.
When, in January 2011, southern Sudanese were finally able to vote in an independence referendum the response was emphatic. Nearly 99% of the eligible voting population in southern Sudan, and throughout the global southern Sudanese diaspora, voted in favour of separating from Khartoum and forging an independent state.
Lochi was in Canada at the time, where he moved in 1999 and attended university. He took an active role in the referendum, managing an out-of-country referendum centre in Calgary, Alberta which reported turnout of nearly 97%. 'This was a very important time for me,' Lochi said, recalling the sense of excitement among the South Sudanese community in Calgary, which was about 20,000 strong.
'The referendum took place in January, so you can imagine how cold it was in western Canada – around minus 30 degrees plus windchill.' he explained. 'I remember meeting this old man, who had been queuing outside without shelter since 5am. This gentleman said, "if I can wait more than fifty years to be able to vote, I don't mind waiting another couple of hours."'
With South Sudan's independence secured, Lochi thought it was time to return to the country of his birth, for the first time in nearly twenty years. 'I felt it was time to go home and contribute to the development of the country.'
Governance and grievances
Lochi touched down in Juba in February 2011, a month or so after the referendum. 'There was a lot of excitement,' he reflects, 'everyone was very happy. This was something that people had been waiting for a long time.'
After independence was officially declared in July, Lochi took up a consultancy job with Deloitte. 'It gave me the opportunity to sit at the apex of government – the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs,' he explained. 'I was involved very closely in advising the Ministry of Cabinet Affairs on policy formulations, reviewing policy proposals coming into the Cabinet, implementing policy and collaborating with other agencies and organisations to develop the new government of South Sudan's strategic plans.'
The scale of the task facing policymakers in Juba in 2011 was sheer. Alongside building a framework for South Sudan's governance – from the executive branch through to the state level – Lochi and his colleagues trained staff on things like English literacy and using computers. 'This gives you a sense of the challenges of building a country from the ground, he added. 'It was a very challenging environment.'
It became more challenging still, with South Sudan's turbulent history seemingly destined to interrupt its fledgling future. In December 2013, conflict erupted when incumbent President Salva Kiir accused opposition leader Dr. Riek Machar of plotting a coup to overthrow the government. What began as a political disagreement soon ballooned into a fully-blown civil war, which is yet to be fully resolved despite numerous attempted ceasefires and peace deals. An estimated 300,000 people have been killed in less than five years of fighting.
'Everything came to a standstill,' Lochi says. 'Within a month of conflict breaking out, every capital that was providing aid – London, Washington, Brussels – decided to withdraw all the help they were providing by way of development and capacity building assistance.' This was a hammer-blow for a country still in its infancy.
Lochi was offered the chance to evacuate, but instead opted to stay behind. 'Along with two colleagues, we reasoned that there was now a governmental vacuum in Juba, and living in that vacuum would do no good at all.' Their solution was to freelance, undertaking a similar sort of consultancy work that they had done when contracted to Deloitte. His efforts during this difficult time led to his appointment as the Deputy Secretary General of the government in 2015, a position he still holds today.
Forging a Florentine perspective
Since September last year, Lochi has been in Florence, watching events unfold from afar. He is among the first Young Policy Leaders at the School of Transnational Governance, an opportunity he is intent on seizing with both hands.
'The programme is very fruitful,' he told EUI Times. 'I have been able to meet an array of professionals and scholars from across the world, and have rich discussions on issues of governance and public policy.' Lochi pointed to the wide range of executive training courses run by the STG – which have covered everything from citizenship in regional organisations to writing effective policy papers – as being particularly useful.
Though he was originally due to return to Juba in February, Lochi's fellowship has been extended by a further six months. When he does return to South Sudan, he hopes to bring the knowledge and experience he has garnered at the EUI with him.
'Going back, I hope to have a new perspective. I want to transfer what I have learned to my colleagues.' For the world's youngest country, that experience may well prove invaluable.
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Face to face is fine. Write down your needs and put them on a clip board. Then it looks like you are buying for the company marketing guys. Some real pleasure to be had in the face to face world.
I did watch one 20 year old student teacher blow up a jewel Q24 as she had never seen such a big balloon and wanted to play with it.
Sadly she moved over seas.
Nah, their parents can be bastards but teenagers are funny. And I only work 195 days a year.
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Phobia to Fetish and lots of excitement.


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"President Buhari has not allocated any oil bloc" – Petroleum Minister, Ibe Kachikwu
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Ibe Kachikwu, has clarified that President Muhammadu Buhari has not allocated oil blocs to any individual since he came into office.
The Minister made the clarification on Monday in Uyo at the South-South region Town Hall Meeting organised by the Ministry of Information and Culture.
The Minister who was responding to questions by some aggrieved participants from the region over alleged un-equitable distribution of oil blocs, said that the Federal Government would be fair and just in giving out such advantages.
"Since we came into office, the government has not allocated any oil bloc.
"The President has said that he will need to correct the mess created by the past administrations before we begin to think of giving out such advantages.
"The President has emphasised to us, the ministers that there should be no unjustifiable favour and any action we take we must be able to defend it.
"When the time for the oil bloc allocation comes, it will follow very clear due process,'' he said.
Kachikwu stressed that he was one of those who believed that the South-South people should benefit from oil blocs because it would be part of "giving back to the chicken that laid the eggs.''
He said it would go a long way to empower the people and make them to engage in genuine oil deals, rather than being contractors to oil companies.
The minister, however, reiterated that when government wants to consider the allocation, it would be given to those who have skills and the finance to develop the blocs.
Kachikwu said that the Federal Government had finalised the Integrated Power Project with Mobil Oil Company that would produce 500 megawatts of power as well as gas pipeline project in Akwa Ibom.
He said the total investment for the project, including provision of infrastructure in the area of locations, was seven billion dollar.
The minister promised that the Federal Government would locate oil depots and modular refineries in the state through private capital intervention.
In addressing the challenges of militancy in the region, Kachikwu said he had reached out to the Niger Delta Avengers for a truce with the Federal Government to end destruction to oil installations.
He said the activity of the militants blowing up oil installations was affecting the economy and government would use all means possible to end it.
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Tag: Gondwana
Geochemistry and the Ediacaran animals
Published on June 12, 2020 by zooks777Leave a comment
Hopefully, readers will be fairly familiar with the sudden appearance of the Ediacaran fauna – the earliest abundant, large animals – at the start of the eponymous Period of the Neoproterozoic around 635 Ma. If not, use the Search Earth-logs box in the side bar to find extensive coverage since the start of the 21st century. A June 2019 Earth-logs review of the general geochemical background to the Ediacaran Period can be found here. Ten years ago I covered the possible role of the element phosphorus (P) – the main topic here – in the appearance of metazoans (see: Phosphorus, Snowball Earth and origin of metazoans – November 2010).
One of the major changes in marine sedimentation seen during the Ediacaran was a rapid increase in the deposition on the ocean floor of large bodies of P-rich rock (phosphorite), on which a recent paper focuses (Laakso, T.A. et al. 2020. Ediacaran reorganization of the marine phosphorus cycle. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, v. 117, p. 11961-11967; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1916738117). It has been estimated that on million-year time scales phosphorites remove only a tiny amount of the phosphorus carried into the oceans by rivers. So, conversely, an increase in deposition of marine P-rich sediment would have little effect on the overall availability of this essential nutrient from the oceans. The Ediacaran boost in phosphorites suggests a connection between them and the arrival of totally new ecosystems: the global P-cycle must somehow have changed. This isn't the only change in Neoproterozoic biogeochemistry. Thomas Laakso and colleagues note signs of slightly increased ocean oxygenation from changes in sediment trace-element concentrations, a major increase in shallow-water evaporites dominated by calcium sulfate (gypsum) and changes in the relative proportions of different isotopes of sulfur.
Because all marine cycles, both geochemical and those involving life, are interwoven, the authors suggest that changes in the fate of dead organic matter may have created the phosphorus paradox. Phosphorus is the fifth most abundant element in all organisms after carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen and oxygen, followed by sulfur (CHNOPS), P being a major nutrient that limits the sheer bulk of marine life. Perhaps changes to dead organic matter beneath the ocean floor released its phosphorus content, roughly in the manner that composting garden waste releases nutrients back to the soil. Two chemical mechanisms can do this in the deep ocean: a greater supply of sinking organic matter – essentially electron donors – and of oxidants that are electron acceptors. In ocean-floor sediments organic matter can be altered to release phosphorus bonded in organic molecules into pore water and then to the body of the oceans to rise in upwellings to the near surface where photosynthesis operates to create the base of the ecological food chain.
Caption The Gondwana supercontinent that accumulated during the Neoproterozoic to dominate the Earth at the time of the Ediacaran (credit: Fama Clamosa, at Wikimedia Commons)
There is little sign of much increase in deep-ocean oxygen until hundreds of million years after the Ediacaran. It is likely, therefore, that increased availability of oxidant sulfate ions (SO42-) in ocean water and their reduction to sulfides in deep sediment chemically reconstituted the accumulating dead organic matter to release P far more rapidly than before. This is supported by the increase in CaSO4 evaporites in the Ediacaran shallows. So, where did the sulfate come from? Compressional tectonics during the Neoproterozoic Era were at a maximum, particularly in Africa, South America, Australia and Antarctica, as drifting continental fragments derived from the break-up of the earlier Rodinia supercontinent began to collide. This culminated during the Ediacaran around 550 Ma ago with assembly of the Gondwana supercontinent. Huge tracts of it were new mountain belts whose rapid erosion and chemical weathering would have released plenty of sulfate from the breakdown of common sulfide minerals.
So the biological revolution and a more productive biosphere that are reflected in the Ediacaran fauna ultimately may have stemmed from inorganic tectonic changes on a global scale
Categories Palaeobiology, Tectonics•Tags Ediacaran fauna, Gondwana, Orogeny, Phosphorus
Plate tectonics and the Cambrian Explosion
Published on January 27, 2014 by zooks777Leave a comment
A rough-and-ready way of assessing the rate at which silicic magmatic activity has varied through time is to separate out grains of zircon that have accumulated in sedimentary rocks of different ages. Zircon is readily datable using the U-Pb method, if you have access to mass spectrometry. While some of the zircons will date from much older continental crust that was exposed while the sediments originated, sometimes there are grains that formed only a few million years before the sediments accumulated. Those are likely to have crystallized from silica-rich volcanic rocks above subduction zones where ocean-floor has been driven beneath continental crust; i.e. at continental volcanic arcs. Such young zircons therefore help assess the tectonic conditions close to sedimentary basins. The potential of detrital zircon geochronology was first suggested to me by Dr M.V.N. Murthy of the Geological Survey of India in 1978, long before anyone could aspire to mass zircon dating. M.V.N. had by then amassed kilograms of zircon grains from every imaginable source in India, and may have been the first geologist to realise their potential. It has become a lot quicker and cheaper in the last two decades, thanks to methods of dating single zircon grains both precisely and accurately and M.V.N.'s prescient suggestion has been borne out globally.
A detrital zircon grain about 0.25 mm long. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Results for the late Precambrian to early Palaeozoic have recently been compiled (McKenzie, N.R. et al. 2014. Plate tectonic influences on Neoproterozoic-early Paleozoic climate and animal evolution. Geology, online publication doi:10.1130/G34962.1). One of the striking correlations is between the abundance of 'young' zircons relative to Cambrian sedimentary deposition and the pace of diversification of animal faunas during the Cambrian. During the Cambrian Period there may have been far more continental-margin arc volcanism than in the preceding late Neoproterozoic or later in the early Palaeozoic. That would match with evidence for the Cambrian atmosphere having reached the greatest CO2 concentration of Phanerozoic times and the fact that the Gondwana supercontinent (comprising the present southern continents plus India) was assembled at that time by collision of several Precambrian continental masses. Global temperatures must have been rising.
Earth at abround the start of the Cambrian showing the cratons that collided to form Gondwana (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The rapid emergence of all the major animal groups by the middle Cambrian – the Cambrian Explosion – took place during and despite climatic warming. Environmental stress, perhaps increased calcium and bicarbonate ions in sea water as a result of acid conditions, may have forced animals to develop means of getting both ions out of their cells to form carbonate skeletons: the Cambrian Explosion really marks the first appearance of shelly faunas and a good chance of fossilisation. Yet at the peak of volcanically-induced warming faunal diversity, especially of reef-building animals, fell-off dramatically to create what some palaeobiologsts have termed the Cambrian 'dead interval'. Marine life really took-off in a big way during the Ordovician while temperatures were falling globally; so much so that the close of the Ordovician was marked by the first major glaciation focused on Gondwana. The zircon record indicates that continental-arc volcanism also declined during the Ordovician, and maybe the Cambrian silicic volcanics were chemically weathered during that Period to remove carbon-dioxide from the atmosphere, along with renewed reef building to bury carbonate fossils.
Volcanic mayhem drove major burst of evolution
Categories Geobiology, palaeontology, and evolution, Tectonics•Tags Animal evolution, Arc volcanism, Cambrian explosion, Continental collision, Gondwana


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Review: Keanu
By Anneka Honeyball	on	 July 30, 2016 Cinema, Film
Amusingly ironic
With an endearingly silly plot, executed with just the right amount of irony and faithfulness to the genre it's spoofing, Keanu proves to be a fairly fun watch.
In the midst of the cinematic tidal wave of summer blockbusters rushing to cinemas at the moment, a film about two guys who embark on an epic rescue mission to retrieve their beloved kitty cat might not be the first film on your watch-list. However, despite it's relative obscurity at the box office, Keanu is an endearingly silly and ironic comedy that is well worth hunting down at your local multiplex.
Starring Jordan Peele and Keegan Michael-Key, the film follows two cousins – Rell and Clarence – who become embroiled in the criminal exploits of a dangerous, drug-dealing gang during their attempts to rescue Rell's new kitten, Keanu – who was kidnapped during the gang's accidental raid of Rell's house. Naturally, the sight of these two suburban middle-class men hopelessly imitating and interacting with the ruthless gangster attitudes of the various gang members is a thing of great joy and humour.
The juxtaposition between the black stereotype of gun-wielding, attitude-heavy gangsters with Key's effeminate suburban househusband is particularly hilarious. Poking fun at stereotypes and racial attitudes, the two leads toy with these clichés with a gumptious sense of irony. Key is perhaps the stand-out star of the film, receiving the most laughs with his slightly camp, straight-collar performance. A scene in which Key enthusiastically lip syncs to George Michael's 'Faith' in a car full of cutthroat gangsters is especially funny.
Playing on the current trend of musical nostalgia currently circulating around Hollywood in films like Deadpool and Star Trek Beyond, the film focuses a lot of it's funniest content on the works of George Michael. In a scene in which Key's character is tripping on a powerful drug bemusingly named 'Holy Shit', there is a brilliant dream sequence in which Clarence imagines himself to be in Michael's infamous 'Faith' video. As Clarence begins to come down from the high, the sequence changes to a more austere spoof of The Matrix, in which Keanu the kitten (voiced in the sequence by the actual Keanu Reeves) initiates a deep conversation about 'excellence'. The various cultural and film references throughout the film add a nice comic touch to the film's action plot.
Speaking of Keanu, the feline focus of the film is as cute as you would imagine, though for certain sequences in the film, it is abundantly clear that it's a CGI cat that has been superimposed into the scene. Because of the film's ironic spoof nature however, this isn't as big a problem as it could be. The film also features some fun cameos from the likes of Anna Faris and Luiz Guzman, who each play hyperbolic fictional versions of themselves.
Though the comedy is fairly fast-paced and occasionally laugh-out-loud, there are certain plot points within the movie that decrease the momentum. The romantic tension between Rell and female gang member Hi-C for instance, fails to connect as seamlessly with the comic action of the rest of the film. The attention to detail with which the spoof action of the film was realised is rather impressive though and adds to the film's amusingly sardonic dynamic.
Overall, Keanu is a more than decent comedy with a joyously silly premise and an intensely charismatic performance by Keegan Michael-Key. Pair all that with the presence an adorable kitten and you're guaranteed to leave the cinema with a smile on your face.
Keanu (2016), directed by Peter Atencio, is distributed in the UK by Warner Bros. Pictures, Certificate 15.
Anneka Honeyball
Editor [2016 - 2017], News Editor [2015 - 2016]. Current record holder for most ever articles written by a single Edgeling. Also Film & English Student and TV Editor for The National Student. Main loves include cats, actors and pasta.


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St Louis & FedEx Event Center at Shelby Farms – John and Regan are Married!
Every couple has wedding-day priorities. It might be the food, the music, or the location – but there's some part of the day they really want to be just right! For John and Regan, choosing a gorgeous spot to watch the sunset was one of those priorities. We love the sweet moments they shared with all the golden light over Hyde Lake at Shelby Farms! Be sure to check out the photos and watch the slideshow video below to see. Watch to the end to see the lightsaber battle that ended the night!
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8 Saint Thomas is a freehold advancement situated at Saint Thomas stroll in District 09. It is found right in the core of Orchard and a short leave the up and coming Great World City MRT Station on the Thomson-East Coast Line (TEL).
8 Saint Thomas sits on the previous advancements, Airview Towers and Chez Bright Apartments which was purchased over by the designer Bukit Sembawang in 2006 and 2007 individually.
It will TOP around this year. 8 Saint Thomas will contain 250 freehold units with 2 obstructs at 35 stories and 36 stories individually. Numerous luxuries anticipates you at 8 Saint Thomas showflat at St Thomas Walk.
8 St Thomas will dispatch in 2018. The improvement will highlight 1 Bedroom to 4 Bedroom units that have premium completions and fittings to oblige the all around obeyed person.
There will likewise be a delightful veneer with sky gardens disregarding the center downtown area region and unblock perspectives of the Singapore River region and the Robertson Quay region.
There will likewise 5 sky gardens with parlor regions to engage your visitors right in the solace of your own home. 8 St Thomas additionally comprise of selective penthouses for purchasers who are searching for a greater space in their home.
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This entry was posted in Singapore News Blog by Xaudio on October 18, 2018 by Alexandar Neil.
Kent Ridge Hill Residences (previous Vista Park) at South Buona Vista Road is another dispatch townhouse by Oxley Holdings. The 209-unit Vista Park in South Buona Vista Road, is at the edge of Kent Ridge Park and faces the ocean. Set in lavish greenery, the site offers the possibility of a "nature and wellbeing" themed private advancement. It is around a seven-minute stroll from Pasir Panjang MRT station. Vista Park traverses 319,250 sq ft and has a plot proportion of 1.4 and reasonable stature of up to five stories, meaning a potential GFA of around 446,951 sq ft. This could yield around 530 flats of around 800 sq ft for each unit for the new private advancement.
The task is all around found ideal by Kent Ridge Park, and is encompassed by a plenty of shopping centers, luxuries, and esteemed schools, for example, National University of Singapore (NUS) and Singapore Science Park.
The task is situated inside minutes' stroll from Haw Par Villa MRT Station and Pasir Panjang MRT Station. The advancement is found ideal by the West Coast Highway and in addition the Ayer Rajah Expressway (AYE), which give the occupants simple access to different parts of Singapore.
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Kent Ridge Hill Residences Showflat is very much arranged in prime District 5 of South Buona Vista Road. The improvement is in closeness to Haw Par Villa MRT, Pasir Panjang MRT and Kent Ridge MRT. There are galore of shops at Icon @ Pasir Panjang for your pressing needs. A 1 stop prepare ride will get you to Mapletree Business District; lodging noteworthy banks like HSBC, Deutsche Bank and others. A 2 stop prepare ride will unquestionably get you to the Singapore biggest shopping center, Vivo City and Harbor Front City.
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Only on AP: Bloomberg charts aggressive timeline on 2020 bid
By STEVE PEOPLESNovember 13, 2018 GMT
FILE - In this Oct. 13, 2018, file photo, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg speaks at a Moms Demand Action gun safety rally at City Hall in Nashua, N.H. Having spent a fortune to help elect Democrats this fall, Bloomberg declared lifetime allegiance to the Democratic Party on Tuesday, Nov. 13, and outlined an aggressive timeline for deciding whether to run for president. (AP Photo/ Cheryl Senter)
NEW YORK (AP) — Having spent a fortune to help elect Democrats this fall, former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg declared lifetime allegiance to the Democratic Party on Tuesday and outlined an aggressive timeline for deciding whether to run for president.
"I think January, February would be about as late as you can do it and as early as you can gather enough information," Bloomberg told The Associated Press in an interview.
The 76-year-old billionaire said his decision would have little to do with other Democratic presidential prospects. He conceded that "it's much too early to tell" whether he has a legitimate chance of winning the Democratic presidential nomination in 2020 and, with it, the chance to take on another New York billionaire, President Donald Trump.
"Thanksgiving, Christmas and then maybe a few weeks into January — that's when you really gotta sit down, talk to your advisers and say, 'Look, do I have a chance?' I think I know why I would want to run. I think I know what I think this country should do and what I would do. But I just don't know whether it's possible," Bloomberg told the AP.
He added, "If people don't seem to be warming to you, there's plenty of other ways that I can make a difference in life and say thank you to this country for what it's given my kids and me."
Should he run, Bloomberg would bring virtually limitless resources and a pragmatic governing approach to what is expected to be a massive 2020 Democratic field. Hardly a far-left liberal, he is described by his team as socially progressive and business-minded. He has spent tens of millions of dollars to promote liberal priorities on climate change, gun control and immigration.
It's unclear, however, whether there's room for Bloomberg in today's Democratic Party.
Tom Perez, chairman of the Democratic National Committee, offered a lukewarm assessment this week when asked about Bloomberg's $110 million investment in his party's 2018 midterm efforts.
"I applaud everybody who was involved," Perez said in an interview. "Very appreciative of Mayor Bloomberg. Equally appreciative of those grassroots activists who were knocking on doors every weekend, texting people, investing 50 bucks in the Democratic Party."
Still, Bloomberg endeared himself to many Democratic leaders in recent months after deciding to invest more than $110 million in the 2018 midterms — largely focused on House races. Long an active political donor to candidates in both parties, Bloomberg gave almost exclusively to Democrats this year for the first time.
The decision, he explained, was born out of his concern that Republicans who controlled the House and Senate weren't providing an adequate check on the Trump presidency. Yet this political season marked a permanent shift in his political identity, he said.
"I will be a Democrat for the rest of my life," Bloomberg said.
Initially registered as a Democrat, the Massachusetts native filed paperwork to change his voter registration to Republican in 2000 before his first run for New York City mayor, according to a spokesman. In June 2007, he unenrolled from the GOP, having no formal party affiliation until he registered again as a Democrat this October.
Months before that, Bloomberg directed his political team to work hand in hand with leading Democratic allies to shape the first nationwide election of Trump's presidency. His top aides even shared office space at times in the campaign's final days with the super PAC aligned with top House Democrat Nancy Pelosi.
Ultimately, Bloomberg's preferred candidates won all but three of two dozen targeted House races, focused overwhelmingly in America's suburbs.
Once it became clear Democrats seized the House majority, he said he delivered a stern message to Pelosi.
"I've said to Nancy Pelosi: 'We don't expect you to do the same thing to the Republicans that the Republicans were doing to you. We want to have people working across the aisle for the benefit of America rather than for the benefit of their party,'" Bloomberg said.
That's a message Pelosi herself has articulated in recent weeks. Bloomberg reinforced it again in person on Tuesday as Pelosi met with his board of directors in private.
"I said, sitting next to her, without mincing words, I said, 'You know, we expect you to do a good job,'" Bloomberg said. "That's why we supported the Democrats."
Democratic officials poised to play leading roles in the next presidential election took notice of Bloomberg's investment.
Guy Cecil, chairman of the Democratic super PAC Priorities USA, described Bloomberg's midterm effort as "incredibly helpful." It's unclear, however, whether Democratic voters who might favor younger, more liberal candidates in 2020 will see him any differently.
"Democrats appreciate how much he has invested and how much his team has been engaged in the cycle, but ultimately it's going to be about what Bloomberg's vision is for the future," Cecil said.
Bloomberg acknowledged he has already formulated his justification for a presidential bid, but he declined to share it when asked. Still, he offered a message to any critics who might not think he belongs in today's Democratic Party.
"I don't think anybody has done more on the environment, on gun safety, on immigration, go right down the list," Bloomberg said. "I was the one who stood up for gay marriage long before it became popular. I was the one at the national convention who said Trump was a con man. If you find anybody that's done more on these issues than I have, and the people that I've been lucky enough to work with, please give me a call. I'd like to hire 'em."


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Ludlow es una ciudad ubicada en el condado de Kenton en el estado estadounidense de Kentucky. En el Censo de 2010 tenía una población de 4407 habitantes y una densidad poblacional de 1.384,5 personas por km².

Geografía
Ludlow se encuentra ubicada en las coordenadas . Según la Oficina del Censo de los Estados Unidos, Ludlow tiene una superficie total de 3.18 km², de la cual 2.25 km² corresponden a tierra firme y (29.21%) 0.93 km² es agua.

Demografía
Según el censo de 2010, había 4407 personas residiendo en Ludlow. La densidad de población era de 1.384,5 hab./km². De los 4407 habitantes, Ludlow estaba compuesto por el 97.32% blancos, el 1.02% eran afroamericanos, el 0.16% eran amerindios, el 0.18% eran asiáticos, el 0% eran isleños del Pacífico, el 0.25% eran de otras razas y el 1.07% pertenecían a dos o más razas. Del total de la población el 1.79% eran hispanos o latinos de cualquier raza.

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Ciudades de Kentucky
Localidades del condado de Kenton

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Deate , if i had read your post before installing v2.0 , i wouldn't have! sorry man!
i had not that. in the place u have nvidia , i have ... nothing.
the reference in ati was in a sub menu in the hardware menu!
Mine is set to none because of 8 megs of video ram. You want extra!!!
If you can not set it to extra then your video driver is not installed correctly. There is a hardware driver option that should tell you what driver to install if needed.


The transport brief is for anyone interested in finding solutions to transport barriers that prevent older people (and others) from engaging in their communities.
The questions in the design brief can be used to explore local solutions to transport barriers. The ideas generated in East Renfrewshire can be used as inspiration.