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Basketball Motivation - Playing With No Regrets
By Brian Schofield
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It's the off-season for most young basketball players in the country right now and it makes me wonder what kids are doing with their time. I'm 38 years old and I still love playing basketball and working on my game. I also have serious regrets about how my basketball career went. I was one of the kids that worked hard on my game and even still, I wonder "what if" all the time. I wish so bad I could go back and do certain things different which makes me pose the question, what are you doing today to be a better player?
I ran into a High School friend of mine who decided that he didn't want to play basketball his last year of High School. It's been 20 years now and he still wishes he would've played. Why didn't he play? He had a girlfriend at the time and was very into his social life. He wanted to have his freedom each day after school instead of being tied down with practice. 20 years later and it still bothers him. The girlfriend is long gone and he doesn't even remember what he did after school. It probably consisted of watching television and playing video games.
What are you doing today to be a better player? What are you doing to insure that you won't have any regrets 20 years from now? The opportunity to play organized basketball is a very short window in your life and you will most certainly look back in regret if you don't take full advantage of it.
The best players do what they have to do and then move on with life. That means that they get up early and get the work in before doing anything else. Usually we prioritize what's important to us in and effort to make sure the important things get done first. Get up in the morning and get to a gym. If you have an issue with conditioning, then get out and do something else. Do some jump-rope or organize some competitive scrimmage games. Do whatever you have to.
What did I do to be a better player? I spent my summers in a church gym in my strength shoes. I jumped and ran and shot until I couldn't feel my arms or legs. I shot off the dribble, off a jump-stop and worked on both hands. Then I would go outside and run. I would run hills in my strength shoes until I wore them out. My motivation was getting that letter of intent that I had always dreamed of. I just wanted to sign with a Division I program.
When I signed with the University of Utah it was one of the best days of my life. It felt like all the work had paid off and was worth it. But actually that's where my regret comes in. Once I signed I felt like I was done. I felt like I had arrived. I had spent so much time with that as my focus that I became content. I thought I was good enough but really I wasn't. Set your sights on goals like scholarships but also set your sights on your potential and doing all that you can.
The bottom line is… living with regret is no fun. If you like basketball and you are good at it - give it the best you've got. You're not going to have a young, strong and athletic body for the rest of your life. Don't fool yourself into thinking that you've got all the time in the world and that you'll get focused tomorrow. Tomorrow turns into next week, next week turns into next month and next month turns into next year. The window is too short for that.
Brian Schofield is a former college basketball player that writes for HoopSkills.com. Visit the site for more basketball tips to complete your game.
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До 2015 року муніципалітет перебував у складі регіону Шампань-Арденни. Від 1 січня 2016 року належить до нового об'єднаного регіону Гранд-Ест.

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Q: Sort month and year column in angularjs I have list of date values like below,

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Month is may but year is 2017. It should be sort based on the month and the year.
How can I sort these date column in AngularJS?
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"A Damascus Road experience." The expression has so become part of our language that we use it to describe any radical change of heart, be it the conversion of smokers into non-smokers, meat eaters into vegetarians, or the sudden exchange of one philosophy for another when (to use another metaphor) "the penny drops". Well, the conversion of Saul of Tarsus in AD 33 or 34, which we celebrate today, was certainly the original and most startling "Damascus Road experience" of all! So much so that most of the themes we find throughout the rest of his life and teaching can be understood as the logical consequence of his initial encounter with the risen Jesus.
Saul was born into a family of means and influence; they even had Roman citizenship. Nurtured in the Jewish tradition at his mother's knee, and then at the feet of Rabbi Gamaliel, he was also well versed in the Greek philosophies and religious cults of his day. As a young man he had become a zealous member of the Pharisee party.
This Saul was still "breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the Lord" (Acts 9:1) when he gained approval to search for followers of Jesus at Damascus in order to "bring them bound to Jerusalem." Damascus is 217 kilometres northeast of Jerusalem, a distance that takes about six days on foot. Saul and his party set out, and in one of those "revelational leaps" of which our God is entirely capable, heaven was opened for a split second, and the dazzling light of the shekina - the manifest glory of God - blinded Saul and knocked him to the ground. In an instant, he knew that he had been completely wrong about the Christians.
Everything changed because when Saul bit the dust he saw the risen Jesus for himself. From then on, all he wanted was to be a slave of Jesus in the ministry of helping others experience the love, grace, forgiveness and healing power (the "salvation" or "wholeness") that only Jesus can bring (Romans 1:17).
It is a fundamental point of Acts 9 that Saul's conversion entailed his becoming part of this Church, the community with which Jesus so closely identified himself, the people Saul had treated so badly. It was these people who, in their gathering to hear the Word proclaimed, to celebrate the Sacraments, especially the miracle of the Eucharist, and to support one another in their joys and sorrows, experienced all over again the love, power and healing presence of the risen Jesus. Notice that right from the Damascus Road, divine instruction made it clear that the only way Saul would fully know the risen Jesus was in the ongoing life of the Church community.
From then on, his work was "warning every man and teaching every man in all wisdom, that we may present every man mature in Christ. For this I toil, striving with all the energy which he mightily inspires within me" (Colossians 1:28b-29). "For our gospel came to you not only in word, but also in power and in the Holy Spirit and with full conviction" (1 Thessalonians 1:5a).
St Paul preached and lived out the message of the Cross: that in baptism not only do we die to sin and are buried with Jesus, but that we also rise with him to newness of life, becoming a new creation, already sharing his victory, and destined someday literally to rise from the dead like him (Romans 6:1-3). Furthermore, that the Holy Spirit is given to us, prays in us, fills us, empowers us, enabling us to be one as we reach out to others with the Gospel.
St Paul organized his converts into local house churches, and constantly exhorted them in person and by letter to guard their communion with the Lord and his Church by remaining faithful to the teaching and tradition handed down from the apostles.
According to St Paul this "communion" or "shared life" has come about by God's grace. In Ephesians 2:8 he said, "By grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God." In other words, saving faith is a free, total, personal and loving commitment to Jesus and his Church, a relationship that bears fruit in so many more "good works" than could ever be envisaged by "the Law."
by following the holy doctrine which he taught.
In Antioch where the Jewish population of Christ-believers was significant it made sense that he'd use his Jewish name. But during the Gentile mission, he encountered primarily, well . . . Gentiles. So he used his Roman name then. But there's another thing. When you take the Jewish name Saul and render it in Greek it sounds like this: Saulos. And the word saulos in Greek means "the sultry walk of a prostitute." No wonder Paul didn't want to be introduced like that!
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You don't have to be a speedster to enjoy this series in a flash.
Season Three of The Flash ended on a pretty dark note. Barry West/The Flash (Grant Gustin) was stuck inside the Speed Force. H.R. Wells (Tom Cavanagh) sacrificed himself to save the world from Savitar. Caitlin Snow (Danielle Panabaker) has disappeared for fear that she'll remain Killer Frost forever. There were some really great moments that season and The Flash remains my favorite series in The Arrowverse, but there is no doubt what was usually the lightest show had taken a dark downturn.
Season Four picks up shortly thereafter. The ever-so-thinned out Team Flash is learning to work without their namesake. Wally West/Kid Flash (Keiynan Lonsdale) has taken the reigns as lead meta but he has to work through many of the same mistakes Barry did as he learned how to handle his new powers in Season One. They've basically dropped Iris West's (Candice Patton) pretense at being a journalist and instead she's now in the Felicity-esque role of Team Leader keeping a watch on things through the high-tech stations at S.T.A.R. Labs. Cisco/Vibe (Carlos Valdes) remains Head Geek and is really learning to utilize his new super powers. Caitlin is brooding while working at a bar, staying as far away from the gang as she can.
Things actually work pretty well for this streamlined team. Team Flash had started to feel overstuffed last season so it's nice to see it paired down even if I might quibble with who left and who remained. Not that it matters because in a flash (see what I did there?) everything is about to change. Cisco figures out how to bring Barry back from the Speed Force without destroying the world. It's a bit of a rough transition for the boy, but he's back to his old self pretty quick (I did it again). Caitlin gets found and gets moved back into the team with nary a mention of the conflict between her and Killer Frost. The writers seem to have decided that bit of character growth not worth dealing with so instead Caitlin gets to be Caitlin and Killer Frost comes out when a bit of cold action is needed, but can quickly be shoved back in without a worry in the world. Wally speeds off for another town, good old Harrison Wells 2.0 comes back from Earth 11 lickety split (sorry, I just can't help myself with these speed puns). Suddenly, the old team is back.
This season's Big Bad is thankfully not another speedster, but The Thinker (Neil Sandilands), a super genius who can foresee every possible move our heroes can make and stop them before they even begin. He's a background kind of baddy who prefers manipulating villains of the week (and there is a fresh batch of Metahumans thanks to excess Speed Force energy hitting a bus when Barry finds his path back to Earth) over a more hands-on approach. Luckily, there is a second big baddie (Little Bad?) by the name of Amunet (Katee Sackhoff sporting a pretty atrocious English accent), who likes to fight up close and personal.
Good gravy, I'm already 500-plus words into this review and I've not even mentioned the newest member of Team Flash. Ralph Dibney (Hartley Sawyer) is a sleazy private eye who was on the aforementioned bus and has now become Elongated Man. He is the series answer to all the complaints about Season Three being too dark. He's silly, he's goofy, he's the new comic relief. He mostly works in small doses.
This season's crossover episode, "Crisis on Earth-X," is the best yet. If last year's crossover, "Invasion!," started off too slow for fans (the Supergirl episode only had a crossover moment in the last few minutes), this year's starts off with a bang. In its opening scene, we find all of our heroes from all of our shows battling it out with multiple baddies and it just explodes from there. As if having a crossover episode wasn't enough, the event that brings them all together is Barry and Iris' wedding, which is then interrupted by Nazis!
Like I said, it is a very busy season. In preparation for this review, I was reading recaps and was surprised at how much they packed into it. All the stuff about Kid Flash and Barry trapped inside the Speed Force and Caitlin in a bar seemed like about eight seasons ago. It was shocking to remember all that happened at the beginning of this one. A lot of Season Four feels like course correction. While I still really enjoyed Season Three, its dark turn did feel like a bit of a slump. The Fandom complained pretty loudly, which is likely why the series returned to its core characters and relied heavily on the family dynamics for its drama. Then, they turned around and stuffed it with plot overload, two major villains, and so much action I could hardly keep up.
The four Blu-ray discs come with a 1080p/MPEG-4 AVC encoded transfer at an aspect ratio of 1.78:1. It looks good with vibrant colors, solid blacks, and fine detail. The audio is DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 and has a very good range. Dialogue is crisp, and the surround is active but not overpowering. Extras include featurettes on the making of the crossover episode (and for once all four episodes are included), the Elongated Man, Amunet, and The Thinker, plus highlights from Comic-Con panels from 2017.
The Flash remains my favorite series in the Arrowverse and continues to be highly entertaining. It would be nice to see them really get back to basics with the main team fighting villains of the week while growing as characters. A little breathing room once in awhile without the need to carry a notebook to keep up with all the plot machinations could would help as well. But overall, it's was a good season and I'm still completely on Team Flash.


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Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and its Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL) recently completed their analysis of the commercial provisions of the International Code Council's 2021 International Energy Conservation Code (IECC). As stated in PNNL's report, "the 2021 edition of the IECC results in site energy savings of 12.1% at the aggregate national level compared to the 2018 IECC edition. In addition, on a national weighted average basis, the 2021 IECC is 6.5% more efficient for site energy use than Standard 90.1-2019." The 2021 IECC also provides a nationally aggregated energy cost savings of 10.6% and greenhouse gas emissions savings of 10.2% as compared to the 2018 edition.
These savings are in addition to an earlier analysis by DOE and PNNL that found that the residential provisions of the 2021 IECC represent a 9.4% site energy savings improvement and an 8.7% improvement in carbon emissions relative to the 2018 IECC, saving homeowners an average of $2,320 over the life of a typical mortgage.
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Two days into a murder retrial, Justice George Hampel of the Victorian Supreme Court discharged the jury and aborted the case on the basis of entries appearing on the Web site CrimeNet, at the risk of unfair prejudice to the accused.
Raising concerns over the accuracy of the information on the Web site, Justice Hampel said in a court statement: "the entries go beyond mere recording of the fact of a previous trial and the two relevant convictions with the sentences."
CrimeNet has found itself in the centre of a huge storm that has erupted over questions being raised about privacy issues relating to the Internet.
"The Attorney General has received advice from Victoria's Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) that CrimeNet has been given notice and that there could be serious sanctions if information on the Internet site continues to interfere with trials in Victoria," said a representative from Attorney General Mr Rob Hulls' office.
The Victorian Director of Public Prosecutions is calling for the site to be closed and cautioned that it is in contempt of court because of the termination of the trial in Victoria.
"The operator has been warned to be very careful about material that is being published," said the spokesperson.
In response to the criticisms surrounding the site, Ken Shultz from CrimeNet said "there are a number of facets that are good about our site, including assisting the police in solving crimes."
"I think it is pretty rich of the DPP threatening and bullying us. There are a number of legal sites out there that are doing exactly the same thing as us -- a number of legal databases, but they don't get bullied by them," said Shultz.
"I think that this is an example of the legal fraternity closing ranks to protect their income. People are paying money to view these records," he said. "To me it is quite unfair," Shultz added.
The case involved comes only two weeks after Justice Hample's decision not to abort a previous murder retrial, his decision based on the differing circumstances of the earlier case.
There has been increased publicity surrounding CrimeNet since his first decision.
"This is a site which is now well-known generally because it has received publicity when it was first designed and made available and there was considerable discussion in the press about its propriety, its value and its dangers," said Justice Hampel.
He also referred to the program released on ABC Radio National on the morning of the trial as further complicating the matter.
"(The program) was about CrimeNet, about the problems with it, about the effect that it may have on juries. It is part of the recent publicity about the CrimeNet site and its problems."


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Ballerina Dreams: A Tale of Hope, Hard Work and Finding Your Groove…
Ballerina Dreams by Michaela & Elaine DePrince. Published by Allen & Unwin, 24th May 2017. RRP: $14.99
The world of early chapter books seems to have expanded greatly since I was a youngling and nowadays there are a plethora of beautifully presented, exquisitely formatted, engaging and accessible stories out there for newly confident readers. Ballerina Dreams: A True Story by professional ballet dancer Michaela DePrince and her adoptive mother Elaine is one such story. We received our copy from Allen & Unwin for review and here's the blurb from Goodreads:
At the age of three, Michaela DePrince found a photo of a ballerina that changed her life. She was living in an orphanage in Sierra Leone at the time, but was soon adopted by a family and brought to America. Michaela never forgot the photo of the dancer she once saw, and decided to make her dream of becoming a ballerina come true. She has been dancing ever since, and after a spell as a principal dancer in New York, now dances for the Dutch National Ballet in Amsterdam.
Beautifully and gently illustrated by Ella Okstad, Ballerina Dreams is the younger-reader edition of Michaela DePrince's highly moving memoir, Hope in a Ballet Shoe.
Not being a particular fan of ballet, I was a bit trepidatious going into this book, but I was drawn in by the young, brown-skinned girl on the cover. I happen to have some familial ties with a fantastic blog called FleshTone, that promotes representation of all skin colours in all areas of everyday life, from underwear to toys and beyond. FleshTone, driven by its founder, Tayo Ade, has a particular focus on dancewear for darker skinned performers, because bizarrely, despite the fact that there must be thousands upon thousands of non-white people involved in dancing worldwide, production of flesh-coloured dancewear to suit such people is hard to find. I immediatley wondered, while reading this book, whether Michaela DePrince has trouble finding flesh-coloured dancewear to suit her fleshtone…but I digress. Back to the book.
Ballerina Dreams is the early reader version of DePrince's memoir Hope in a Ballet Shoe. DePrince herself hails from Sierra Leone, where she lived in an orphanage after her parents were killed in the war there. Adopted by Elaine DePrince, along with her best friend and several others from the orphanage, Michaela moves to the USA with her new family and is able to pursue the dream she has fostered since finding an abadoned magazine with a picture of a dancer on the front: to learn ballet.
The story touches briefly on DePrince's struggles as a dark-skinned dancer in a world in which such dancers are scarce, before ending on her accomplishments as a professional dancer and her desire to inspire and encourage other young people of colour to pursue their dreams with hard work and patience.
The book is beautifully presented, with large print and colour illustrations throughout, appearing both as full page spreads and wrapped around sections of text. As such, the story will be accessible for young readers as both a read-alone or a read-aloud with an adult. It's wonderful to see that books – and particularly nonfiction books – highlighting individuals from diverse backgrounds are being published for this age group.
I would highly recommend this engaging tale for young fans of dance and those who enjoy true stories told in accessible ways.
I'm submitting this book for the Popsugar Reading Challenge in category #32: a book about an interesting woman. You can check out my progress toward the challenge here.
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Bruce's Reading Round-Up: Picture Books for Lovers of Libraries, Ballet, Gardeners and Girls with BIG IDEAS…
Cheerio me hearties! I'm a little bit behind on my review schedule this week, so apologies that you had to wait two extra days for this round up of worthy picture books. Since there's no time to waste we're going to ride straight in – yaa!
The Night Gardener (Terry & Eric Fan)
*We received a copy of The Night Gardener from Allen & Unwin for review*
The Night Gardener by Terry & Eric Fan. Published by Allen & Unwin, 25th January 2017. RRP:$24.99
William looks out his window one night to discover that the hedge in the yard has been sculpted into a beautiful owl shape. As the days continue, more hedge shapes appear around the town until William discovers the secret and begins to share in the work of the night gardener.
Muster up the motivation because…
…this is an atmospheric picture book with a story that unfolds through the imagery as much as the text. Not to be confused with Jonathan Auxier's middle grade novel of the same name, this book contains many visual cues and clues for the keen-eyed reader to collect on the way to a charming finish. The palette of deep greens and blues, alternating with sepia page spreads highlights both the sense of mysterious night-time gardening and the historical setting of the characters. The colour palette changes as the story progresses and we are treated to the glorious browns and golds of autumn, the sweeping whites and greys of winter and the bright, busy colours of spring and summer by the end of the tale. The mini-fleshlings were mildly interested in the story of William discovering the identity of the night gardener and taking on the secret himself, but were entranced by the illustrations. This edition came with a dust jacket featuring the cover image above, that hid a beautifully etched drawing of leaves and lawn tools on the hardback cover, and some gorgeous line-drawn endpapers. The Night Gardener is a visual feast and will bring to life the sense of adventure that goes along with discovering a secret for your mini-fleshlings.
Terrific topiary; hedging one's bets; walks in the moonlight
Lucy's Book (Natalie Jane Prior & Cheryl Orsini)
*We received a copy of Lucy's Book from Hachette Australia for review*
Lucy's Book by Natalie Jane Prior & Cheryl Orsini. Published by Lothian (Hachette Australia), March 2017. RRP: $16.99
Lucy loves visiting the library and always checks out her favourite book. When Lucy tells her friends about the book, they check it out too and take it on all sorts of adventures…until the book is no longer able to be borrowed.
…this is one for the book lovers, the library lovers and the lovers of unexpected discoveries that stay with us forever. If you've ever had the experience of finding a wonderful book at the library and have had to come to terms with the fact that other people are also allowed to borrow it, take it away and – gasp! – possibly damage it, you will definitely relate to Lucy here. As well as the immense joy that Lucy gets from sharing her favourite story with her friends, and thus multiplying the level of joy she finds in the book, there is also the lingering sense of irritation that she doesn't get to have the book with her all the time. When Lucy arrives at the library one day to find that the book is no longer in circulation, and subsequently, out of print – oh the horror! – Lucy discovers that while other books and stories may temporarily fill the gap in Lucy's bookshelf, nothing will ever plug the special story-shaped hole in her heart that the disappearance of her favourite book has left. I won't spoil the ending for you, but it will restore your faith in the support found in the bookish community and have you believing the claptrap that The Secret tries to have us believe. This is definitely one for the mini-fleshling of your acquaintance who has that special appreciation of time spent with a favourite story.
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Little People, Big Dreams: Marie Curie (Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Frau Isa)
Little People, Big Dreams: Agatha Christie (Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Elisa Munso)
*We received copies of both of these titles from Allen & Unwin for review*
Little People, BIG DREAMS: Marie Curie by Isabel Sanchez Vegara & Frau Isa. Published by Allen & Unwin, 22nd February 2017. RRP: $18.99
These two books are from a series of narrative nonfiction picture books about the lives of famous women. Other books in the series focus on the lives of Maya Angelou, Emilia Earhart, Ella Fitzgerald, Audrey Hepburn, Frida Kahlo and Coco Chanel. You can check out the full list of titles at Goodreads here.
…these little gems are the perfect way to introduce mini-fleshlings to the biography format and the lives of some truly inspirational ladies in an engaging way. I originally requested the Agatha Christie one for obvious reasons, but was sent both and I am highly impressed by the quality of information and the gorgeous illustrative styles. Each book seems to be illustrated by a different person, so while the books are part of a series, each book has its own individual style.
Little People, BIG DREAMS: Agatha Christie by Isabel Sanchez Vegara and Elisa Munso. Published by Allen & Unwin, 22nd February 2017. RRP: $18.99
Agatha Christie's edition relies heavily on black and white with splashes of red and a certain Deco flair. I particularly enjoyed the page recounting the number of books Christie wrote, accompanied by an image of the lady herself looking over a field of tombstones – each carved with the name of a victim from her novels! Marie Curie's edition is awash in shades of blue, green and brown and cleverly, yet subtly, highlights the struggles of Curie as a woman making her way in science. I actually learned a lot from this little picture book. I knew the basics of Curie's life of course – her work in discovering radium and so forth – but expanded my general knowledge in discovering that she is the only woman to have so far won two Nobel Prizes in two separate subjects – Chemistry and Physics. Each book also includes a short timeline at the end featuring actual photos of the women along with some important dates in their lives and a quick overview of their lives in traditional non-fiction style. If you have a mini-fleshling about the place who is interested in nonfiction (or even one who isn't, because these don't read like your typical nonfiction picture books), you should definitely leave some of these lying around in plain sight.
All the awesome ladies; little people, big brains; narrative nonfiction
Where's the Ballerina? (Anna Claybourne & Abigail Goh)
*We received a copy of Where's the Ballerina? from Allen & Unwin for review*
Where's the Ballerina? Find the Hidden Ballerina in the Ballets by Anna Claybourne and Abigail Goh. Published by Allen & Unwin (HardieGrantEgmont), 25th January, 2017. RRP: $19.99
If you have been waiting for the day when information about classical ballets is combined with a search and find picture book, then wait no longer! This book retells the stories behind famous ballets from around the world along with fun search and find scenes related to each ballet.
…as well as a fun search and find book, this book cleverly provides brief, illustrated retellings of famous ballets from around the world. From Swan Lake and the Nutcracker to India's La Bayadere and Spain's Don Quixote, each ballet is retold in a beautiful double page spread, and followed by an eye-popping double page illustration in which mini-fleshlings are encouraged to find particular characters. The double page illustrations bring to life the colours and settings of each ballet, so young readers can clearly see the differences in each story and come to understand that not all ballet involves pink tutus and dying swans. This would be a fantastic gift book for a young one who is entranced by dance and wants to know more about ballet in particular, while enjoying a fun activity at the same time. Similarly, this would be a great book for a classroom library, to trick entice youngsters in with a search-and-find activity before they realise they are actually learning something.
Dance like someone's scrutinising every page; international ballet; fun with tutus
Clearly you will forgive my lateness in posting given how stunning these titles are and I will graciously accept that forgiveness and promise not to get behind on my schedule again. Until the next time I have too many books and not enough time.
Tally ho my friends!
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Bruce's Reading Round-Up: Scaling Mt TBR in Graphic Novels…and a TOP BOOK OF 2015!
Posted on November 19, 2015 by gargoylebruce
I've been circling these four titles for months now and finally, FINALLY I've been able to round them up and drag them off my TBR stack! And as it turns out, one of them ended up being a TOP BOOK OF 2015 pick. Bonus!
So today I've got two graphic novels, one graphic biography and one fully illustrated early-reader type novel. Two I purchased aeons ago, one I was lucky enough to receive in a goodie bag from my recent HarperCollins BTCYA event and one I received unexpectedly from the publisher via Netgalley. Let's saddle up and ride on in!
Nimona (Noelle Stevenson)
Ballister Blackheart, reluctant villain and archnemesis to Sir Goldenloin has his cosy life interrupted by the unexpected arrival of a young, shape shifting sidekick, Nimona. As if maintaining reluctant villainy and working to subvert the sinister Institution weren't trying enough, Ballister now has to deal with a kill-happy teen monster busting down his doors and working outside the rules.
This is one of my TOP BOOKS OF 2015, that's why! It's not often that I become absorbed in the plot of a graphic novel, or feel particularly connected to the characters, but reading Nimona felt much like dipping into a complex, twisty novel, except with lots of pictures. The characters are fleshed out and we're given wibbly-wobbly glimpses (by way of flashbacks!) into their histories to provide some hint as to motivations and hidden connections. Nimona is the quintessential, risk-taking teen (or is she?!) and the early scenes between her and Blackheart are laugh-out-loud material. If that weren't enough, there are dragons, explosions, hapless minions, fake limbs, poison apples and questions about what Sir Goldenloin keeps down his codpiece to keep it looking so…healthy. Nimona is the full package – an exciting story with interesting characters, presented in an eye-catching format and topped off with humour and feels. Yes, I said feels. If you only read one YA graphic novel this year, make it this one.
Haters gonna hate; big-hearted villains, fun with flame-throwing
Andre the Giant: Closer to Heaven (Brandon Easton/Denis Medri)
*I received a digital copy of this title from the publisher via Netgalley*
From his childhood on the family farm to hitting the big time in the wrestling world, this book charts the life story of Andre Roussimoff. Focusing mostly on his time as a famous wrestler, the book gives an insight into the man behind the legend.
It's like the author saw The Simpson's joke about Troy McClure's appearance in the celebrity funeral "Andre the Giant, We Hardly Knew Ye" and decided to right that wrong. If you have any interest at all in Andre the Giant either as a wrestler or a film star, this book will provide plenty of information that is a surprise to you. The book starts out with Andre's idyllic childhood in France on his family's farm – the only time he ever felt "normal" – and progresses through the ups and downs of his wrestling career to the end of his life. His vices aren't shied away from, and even though my interest in the man came more from his movie appearances, I found it quite interesting to see the world behind the action and showboating of professional wrestling. Seeing Andre's struggles with acromegaly, especially toward the end of his life, was quite moving – particularly as he was still wrestling despite being almost unable to move for long periods of time. This might well be a niche read, being as it is a graphic format and a biography, but I quickly became drawn in to the interesting story behind the "giant" we all know and love.
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Salt Water Taffy #3: The Truth About Dr True (Matthew Loux)
In this third outing for Jack and Benny, forced to spend their summer holiday in tiny Chowder Bay, Maine, the boys stumble across an old bottle and with it, a murder mystery that cuts to the heart of the town. But will they solve the mystery before the townsfolk do something they'll regret?
This is a fun, quick read for middle graders who like a bit of mystery and adventure in an easy-to-digest package. I hadn't read the two prior stories in the series, having chosen to start with number three because the blurb sounded more like my cup of tea than the other two stories, but the book works well as a standalone anyway. While I wasn't overly excited by the story itself – the answers seemed to be provided to the boys via verbose townspeople or excessively helpful spirits rather than through the boys' endeavours – there is enough adventure here to satisfy middle grade readers looking for a brain-break and a bit of escapism. The book is nicely presented too with the front and back covers bearing vintage-looking ads related to the story and the cartoon style art is eye-catching and easy to read.
Summer holiday, message in a bottle, angry mobs
The Yeti Files #1: Meet the BigFeet (Kevin Sherry)
A charming and hilarious easy-read chapter book for kids, somewhere in-between Fly Guy and The Strange Case of Origami Yoda. The Yeti family, who were forced into hiding after the release of a photo by George Vanquist, the ruthless cryptozoologist, decide to risk it all and meet up for a cracking family reunion.
You ain't never gonna find a nicer bunch of mythical creatures anywhere. Apart from being packed with illustrations and interesting fonts to aid young readers, our narrator, yeti Blizz Richards, is just a big ol' marshmallow that you'll want to invite round to your house for a game of backyard volleyball. The humour alternates between slapstick and dry and there are plenty of interesting non-yeti characters to liven things up. While this technically isn't a graphic novel, the illustrations are an integral part of the story and will draw in reluctant and confident readers alike. I'm interested in finding out what happens in the later books in this series and will try this out as the first "read-over-a-few-sittings" book for the oldest mini-fleshling in the dwelling. I'd highly recommend this for youngsters aged 6-9 who are up for adventure and a good laugh.
Status set to public, outdoorsy fun, family reunions
*I just knocked FOUR books off my TBR stack!*
What a relief to actually make some headway into the old TBR shelf! And with such a fun and engaging set of reads, too. I hope there's something in the bunch that has set your eyes alight and encouraged you to add to your (no doubt overflowing) TBR stack.
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Terrible Typhoid Mary: A Kidlit, Nonfiction "Five Things I've Learned" Review…
Posted on August 5, 2015 by gargoylebruce
Today's book is aimed at a young audience but fascinated me all the same, what with me being so young at heart and all that. Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America by Susan Campbell Bartoletti is a concise history of the events leading up to the imprisonment of Mary Mallon as a "healthy carrier" of typhoid who inadvertently spread the disease to many of the households in which she worked as a cook. Before I picked this one up, I knew absolutely nothing about Typhoid Mary, beyond being familiar with the name. After reading, I feel I have been much enlightened and am slightly chagrined (and mildly disappointed, admittedly) to discover that most of my assumptions were utterly wrong.
I am also submitting this one in the Nonfiction Reading Challenge hosted by The Introverted Reader, hence the comfy armchair.
Let's crack on. Here's the blurb from Goodreads:
What happens when a person's reputation has been forever damaged?
With archival photographs and text among other primary sources, this riveting biography of Mary Mallon by the Sibert medalist and Newbery Honor winner Susan Bartoletti looks beyond the tabloid scandal of Mary's controversial life. How she was treated by medical and legal officials reveals a lesser-known story of human and constitutional rights, entangled with the science of pathology and enduring questions about who Mary Mallon really was. How did her name become synonymous with deadly disease? And who is really responsible for the lasting legacy of Typhoid Mary?
This thorough exploration includes an author's note, timeline, annotated source notes, and bibliography.
Five Things I've Learned From…
Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America
If a woman walks like a man, it is likely she is hiding a deadly secret, according to the learned opinions of sanitary officials of Mary's day.
If you find yourself inexplicably transported to the time before electric refrigeration, declining the dessert menu might save your life as well as your waistline.
Much like today, the popular media of the past was a great means for spreading unfounded hysteria, misinformation and fear-mongering yet catchy nicknames.
Mary may not have actually been the deadliest cook in America, but one of a (not very hygienically washed) handful of such cooks
Even if you have been labelled the deadliest cook in America, there will always be some people who are happy to eat your baked goods.
As narrative nonfiction books for youngsters go, this is a surprisingly engaging tale that attempts to look behind the scandalous headlines and get to the crux of Mary Mallon and her role in inadvertently spreading disease through her role as a cook for well-off households. The early chapters read a bit like a detective story as health officials attempt to find the cause of an outbreak of typhoid within a prominent family. I was drawn in from the start and the first half of the book had me guessing and deducing along with George Soper, a sanitation engineer with big dreams of unmasking the first "healthy carrier' of typhoid in America.
I appreciated the way in which the author looked at the "chase" from Mary's point of view. It was very easy to sympathise with her when, out of the blue from her perspective, a strange man turns up at her door telling her she is spreading a deadly disease and demanding she provide samples of bodily fluids. It was not hard to picture Mary's aggressive response to such an approach.
The second half of the book, which concentrates on Mary's imprisonment on a hospital island for years at a time, moves at a much slower pace than the first half and takes a more in-depth look at the legal rights of Mary and the government orders that kept her from release. The competing forces of individual rights and protection of the public are discussed at length as the author points out other cases (the "Typhoid Tom, Dick and Harries" as I thought of them) of people who were known to be healthy carriers responsible for infecting others, but who weren't imprisoned.
I will admit to being slightly disappointed that the story behind the headlines was reasonably dry and based in legality. I was hoping (and feel free to think of me as a scurrilous rascal if you like) for a real humdinger of a tale in which a murderous and downtrodden servant deliberately brought low the upper classes before trip-trapping off to do it again in another unsuspecting city.
Instead, the author has created a very readable biography in which the characters spring off the page and the inconsistencies in the treatment of Mary in comparison to others in her situation allow the reader to get an insight into why Mary might have behaved in the way she did. Based on this experience, I would be very interested in reading more nonfiction by Bartoletti in the future, and I would recommend this to scientifically-minded youngsters and as a great conversation starter for classes learning about public health or individual rights.
Progress toward Nonfiction Reading Challenge Goal: 9/10
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Adult Fiction Read-It-If Review: The Final Testimony of Raphael Ignatius Phoenix…
Cheerio lads and lasses! Today I've got a very different reading experience to share with you – a sort of fictional/memoir/murder mystery/magical realism mash-up. It's The Final Testimony of Raphael Ignatius Phoenix by Paul Sussman. I received a digital copy of this book from the publisher via Netgalley – thanks!
In this book we are introduced to the reasonably unlikeable Raphael Ignatius Phoenix (he of the initials R.I.P.), as begins a suicide note of truly monumental proportions. You see, Raphael, at the age of almost-100 years, has decided that he has lived enough of this crazy journey called life, but before he goes, he wishes to regale us with the story of his life. And quite a life it is too, for Raphael is a murderer, many times over. He has bumped off irritating people from all walks of life and from all areas of his acquaintance. And it is by this dubious achievement that he wishes to be remembered. Alongside the stories of Raphael's multiple murders is the story of his repeated, yet fleeting, interactions with his best friend (and only love) from childhood, Emily. So let us join Raphael as he recounts his life's adventures and attempts to take the gold medal for longest/largest/most elaborate suicide note ever written…provided he doesn't run out of pens, of course.
* you can easily alight upon one or more person of your acquaintance that you could have happily bumped off, for each decade of your life so far
* you believe the penalty for being an irritating git should be death
* you could think of nothing more wickedly delightful than an attempt to turn twins, who are devoted to each other, against one other
* you are a fan of the tall tale
Let me be honest. I found this book hard going. The blurb held such promise. I was intrigued to find out about multiple murders of the title character and was all set to enjoy the light-hearted manner in which they were recounted. Unfortunately, the title character is a bit of an irritating git himself, so while I did enjoy the light-hearted tone and dry wit of the first few chapters, my interest started to wane after a bit.
Essentially, this book is divided into chapters with one murder (and usually one decade of Raphael's life) explained in each chapter. As I mentioned the early chapters – and particularly the recount of the first murder, the unfortunate Mrs Bunshop (if that is her real name) grabbed my attention and had me eagerly flipping pages. But after repeated chapters of the same sort of format, it started to seem more difficult than it needed to be to wade through Raphael's memoirs. The very first line of the novel is this:
"This is going to be the longest suicide note in history."
Well, he wasn't lying there, so I suppose I can't really complain that I hadn't been warned about what lay ahead…but this book really felt looooooooong. In between the murders, wherein many of the interesting bits lay, are long soliloquays about the actual writing of the note – the wheres, the hows, the difficulties, the successes. To be perfectly honest, there's only so many pages one can read about the anxiety that arises regarding the liklihood of running out of pens.
Despite my whinging, I didn't completely hate this book. It was just okay. The chapter describing Raphael's murder of the Albino Twins (yes, you read that correctly) had me compelled to find out how it would end. I can honestly say it was the best chapter featuring Albino Twins and their cuddly toys that I have ever read. And I mean that in a genuine, complimentary way. The ending was also, if not a high point, something completely unexpected and had me considering what light it might throw on the preceding events. (For interest's sake, I decided that the ending came too far out of left field to really add much to the book. Pessimistic, I know).
When all is said and done, I just think I was expecting something different from what this book turned out to be. I suspect that there will be people that really love the book for its original premise and the cheeky nonchalance of Raphael, but it ended up being too much like hard work for me to really say I enjoyed it.
The Final Testimony of Raphael Ignatius Phoenix is due for release on May 22nd.
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Today's selection in the lucky dip comes to you courtesy of the search term "dating". Yes, that most anticipated and awkward of human interactions has thrown up some unexpected, yet intriguing, titles for those interested in the world of courting and mate-selection. Set your peepers to stun as you peruse the following relationship reads:
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Jan Maelwael (ook bekend als Johan of Jean Maluel of Malouel, Gelre, ca.1370 - Dijon, 1415) was een Nederlands schilder, die voornamelijk in Frankrijk werkzaam was. Hij werkte in de stijl van de internationale gotiek. Hij was een van de eersten die de Vlaamse schilderkunst in Frankrijk bekend maakte.

Biografie

Nijmegen
Jan of Johan Maelwael was de zoon van Willem Maelwael en werd geboren tussen 1370 en 1375. Willem Maelwael vestigde zich omstreeks 1380, samen met zijn broers Johan en Herman in Nijmegen, ze kwamen waarschijnlijk uit het naburige Kleef. Jan had nog een oudere zus Metta (ca. 1365), die omstreeks 1385 trouwde met Arnold van Limburg, een beeldhouwer. Haar zoons Paul, Herman en Johan, de neven van Jan Maelwael, zijn bekend als de Gebroeders Van Limburg.

Jan kreeg zijn opleiding in het drukke atelier van zijn vader Willem en zijn oom Herman aan de Burchtstraat in Nijmegen. Zijn vader Willem en zijn oom Herman werkten voor Willem I van Gelre en zijn vrouw Catharina van Beieren. Het hof van Willem I was een rondreizend hof, maar ze verbleven vaak op het Valkhof in Nijmegen, het administratief centrum van het hertogdom. Uit de hertogelijke archieven blijkt dat Herman en Willem een groot aantal opdrachten uitvoerden voor de hertog en zijn gemalin. Ze schilderden vooral vaandels en banieren, hoezen voor berichten, toernooischilden en heraldische emblemen op wapenrustingen. Uit verscheidene rekeningen blijkt dat de gebroeders Maelwael ook opdrachten kregen voor vergulding en het maken van gouden vaandels en andere objecten in goud. Ook een miniatuur in het Wapenboek Gelre wordt toegeschreven aan Herman Maelwael. Er was dus meer dan genoeg te leren voor de jonge Jan in het atelier van de broers Maelwael.

Jan wordt zelf voor het eerst vermeld in een rekening in Gelre in 1386, maar ook in 1387 wordt hij samen met zijn vader vermeld in een hertogelijke rekening voor een wapenrusting en trompet vaandels.

Frankrijk
Men neemt aan dat Catharina van Beieren de Maelwaels aanbeval aan haar achternicht Isabella van Beieren, de vrouw van Karel VI van Frankrijk. Alleszins krijgt een Hennequin de Mallivieil een eerste opdracht in 1396 van de Franse koningin. De rekeningen van Isabella spreken zeer specifiek van notre peintre demourant à Paris (onze schilder die verblijft in Parijs), wat er op wijst dat Jan Maelwael in 1396 al in Parijs woonde, misschien al een hele tijd. Van zijn activiteiten tussen 1387 en 1396 zijn nog geen sporen gevonden, maar we kunnen aannemen dat hij nog een hele tijd met zijn vader werkte.

Op 27 maart 1397 wordt Jan Maelwael betaald voor heraldische schilderingen die hij maakte voor Isabella van Beieren en we kennen geen verdere opdrachten van het hof. Op 5 augustus van datzelfde jaar wordt Jan Maelwael aangesteld als hofschilder door Filips de Stoute, Isabella's schoonbroer. Hij volgt in die functie Jean de Beaumetz op, die tien maanden eerder gestorven was en hij krijgt de leiding over de schilderwerken aan het kartuizerklooster van Champmol bij Dijon, gesticht in 1385 door Filips de Stoute, om er de grafkerk van zijn dynastie van te maken.

Uit een van de betalingen aan Jan Maelwael weten we dat hij in de herfst van 1401 van Dijon naar Arras en Parijs reist met zijn vrouw, twee bedienden en drie paarden. We weten dus dat hij getrouwd was, maar de naam van zijn vrouw of verdere details zijn niet bekend. In een ontvangstbewijs van 10 oktober 1403, naar aanleiding van een betaling van zestig écu d'or, tekent hij als J Melluel en zegelt het document. Zijn zegel heeft de inscriptie +S.IOHAN.MAELWEEL. Hij tekent dus met zijn verfranste naam Melluel, maar op zijn zegel gebruikt hij als officiële naam Johan Maelweel.

Tussen augustus 1404 en april 1406 reist Johan waarschijnlijk terug naar Nijmegen. Zijn eerste vrouw was overleden en hij hertrouwt met Heylwig van Redinchaven, voor de herfst van 1406, in Nijmegen. In de daaropvolgende jaren krijgt het paar vier kinderen, drie dochters en een zoon Otto.

In april 1406 wordt Johan Maelwael in dienst genomen door Jan zonder Vrees, de nieuwe hertog, als hofschilder en kamerheer (valet de chambre).

In 1413 gaat hij voor erfeniszaken terug naar Nijmegen. Onder meer het huis van zijn oom Herman, op de hoek van de Burchtstraat en de Nieuwstraat wordt verdeeld tussen hem en zijn zus Metta.

In 1414 is hij terug in Dijon en is hij terug te vinden in de rekeningen van de hertog. De laatste betaling aan Maelwael dateert van 11 maart 1415, voor diensten verleend aan de hertog in het afgelopen jaar. Nieuwjaar viel destijds volgens de Parijse kalender op 25 maart. Enkele dagen later wordt zijn dood in de marge van het rekeningenboek genoteerd.

Dat Maelwael door zijn patroons naar waarde werd geschat, blijkt uit het feit dat zijn weduwe een zeer behoorlijk levenslang pensioen van 120 livres Tournois toegekend kreeg op 1 april 1415 en dat ze op 18 augustus van dat jaar dezelfde privilegies als haar man zaliger krijgt toegewezen.

Werken
Een eerste werk van Maelwael dat vernoemd wordt is un tableaulx à plusieurs ymages d'apostres et de Saint Antoine (een paneel met diverse apostelen en Sint Antonius). Het werk wordt ook vermeld in de inventaris die wordt opgemaakt na het overlijden van de hertog in mei 1404, maar daar wordt gezegd dat het over een Madonna met kind gaat, met Johannes de Doper en de Apostelen Johannes en Petrus en de heilige Antonius. Het werk is tot nu toe niet terug gevonden.

Uit de rekeningen van de hertog blijkt dat Jan Maelwael in 1398 bezig was met het schilderen van vijf altaarstukken in Champmol en in 1402 wordt hij geholpen door Herman van Keulen, een schilder en goudsmid, bij het vergulden ervan. Een van de bekendste aan hem toegeschreven werken is Het martelaarschap van Sint Denijs, een van de altaarstukken uit de kloosterkerk van Champmol, nu in het Louvre in Parijs. Dit werk zou door Maelwael zijn begonnen en zijn afgemaakt door Henri Bellechose, die hem in 1415 opvolgde als hofschilder van Jan zonder Vrees. De kunsthistorici zijn het vandaag nog altijd niet eens of dit nu een werk van Maelwael is, afgewerkt door Bellechose of een grotendeels origineel werk van Bellechose.

Maelwael werkt ook samen met Claus Sluter, de beeldhouwer uit Haarlem die voor Filips werkte aan wat nu gekend is als de Mozesput. Het was oorspronkelijk een kalvarie met, op de basis van het kruis, een aantal profeten en engelen. De polychromering van het werk werd door Maelwael uitgevoerd in 1402 en 1403.

Ook de hierboven afgebeelde Grote ronde piëta, een van de belangrijkste werken uit de Bourgondische schilderkunst, wordt aan Maelwael toegeschreven. Dit werk is de eerste tondo uit de westerse kunstgeschiedenis. Op de voorzijde toont het een Drievuldigheids Pietà, met de pas van het kruis genomen Christus die wordt ondersteund door God de Vader en de Heilige Geest in de vorm van een duif. We zien ook Maria die haar zoon bij de arm houdt, een treurende Johannes en links zes engelen. Aan de achterzijde van het werk werd het wapenschild van Filips de Stoute geschilderd. Het werk werd kort na 1400 geschilderd in opdracht van Filips de Stoute en wordt bewaard in het Louvre (inv. M.I.692). Dit werk wordt waarschijnlijk beschreven in een inventaris van Filips de Goede uit 1420.

In 1412 schilderde Maelwael zelf een portret van Jan zonder Vrees, dat ten geschenke werd aangeboden aan Johan II van Portugal, maar dat nooit werd teruggevonden.

De Madonna met kind, engelen en vlinder (ca. 1410), nu in de Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, zou eveneens van Maelwael kunnen zijn. Uit de houding van het kind, blijkt dit paneel deel te hebben uitgemaakt van een diptiek. In het Louvre wordt een kopie van een portret van Jan zonder Vrees bewaard, dat zou kunnen dienstdoen als de linkervleugel van dat diptiek.

De Kleine Piëta, eveneens in het Louvre, wordt ook door verscheidene kunsthistorici toegeschreven aan Maelwael, hoewel ook hier de discussie Bellechose-Maelwael weer opduikt.

Op 13 januari 2012 heeft het Louvre het schilderij van de Zittende Christus gesteund door de Heilige Johannes aangeschaft voor 7,8 miljoen euro. Het werk komt uit Vic-le-Comte en werd daar in 1985 door de pastoor van de parochie verkocht, hoewel het eigendom van de kerk was. Het Louvre heeft bijna 12 jaar onderhandeld over de aankoop. Hoofdconservator voor de afdeling schilderwerken, Vincent Pomarède, verklaarde op een persconferentie dat dit een kernwerk is in de Franse schilderkunst en de belangrijkste aankoop in 50 jaar. De brocanteur, die het werk kocht voor een habbekrats, heeft 2,3 miljoen euro afgestaan aan de gemeente Vic-le-Comte in ruil voor de toezegging dat de gemeente geen eigendomsrechten zal laten gelden. Volgens de Franse wetgeving zijn de gemeentes eigenaar van de gebouwen en voorwerpen die bij de eredienst gebruikt worden.

Maelwael als miniaturist
Op verschillende plaatsen kan men in de rekeningen van de hertogen van Bourgondië aanwijzingen vinden dat Jan Maelwael ook als miniaturist bedrijvig zou zijn geweest. Maar de toewijzing van werken aan Maelwael wordt nog meer betwist dan bij het schilderwerk.

Externe links
 Biografie op noviomagus.nl
 Biografie en werk op de Web Gallery of Art

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Evel Knievel Enterprises Inc.
By John Galvin
September 9, 2013 April 21, 2014 John GalvinRALLIES & EVENTS, Top Stories
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Now, a year-and-a-half later, McKay is owner of the largest known collection of Evel Knievel's personal items. Not everyday tchotchkes found in truck stops and Walmarts; we're talkin' worn leathers, jackets, helmets, flamboyant golf outfits (seriously), original tanks and other parts off of Evel's bikes, plaques and awards, parachutes, photographs, autographs, canes and even X-rays. Yes, X-rays. The display was a hit and, appropriately, was showcased in the Hall of Fame Room during the National Motorcycle Museum's 2013 Vintage Rally, courtesy of Evel Knievel Enterprises Inc.
Lathan McKay (foreground), Robbie Hull and Scott Wiley (not pictured) are ensuring the legacy of Evel Knievel lives on
Artist George Sedlak signed Evel's Wembley Stadium jump helmet during a special ceremony at this year's Vintage Rally. Sedlak commented that this was the most valuable piece of Evel Knievel history known to exist, as it reportedly sold for more than $60,000 at auction.
McKay, Scott Wiley and Texan Robbie Hull are the forces behind Evel Knievel Enterprises, operating out of Butte, Montana. With the blessing of Evel's widow, Krystal, the trio is determined to revive the legend and build a brand in the process. "We went to Evel Knievel Days in Butte, and I expected there to be more of an Evel aesthetic to it," said McKay. "There was nothing—none of his memorabilia there. His ramps were rotting, sitting in the fields, and that all really motivated us even more to get his legacy intact because it was just scattered everywhere. Evel gave away most of his stuff to friends and family, and in the end those people want to be sure their possessions end up in the right hands."
At Evel Knievel Days, McKay came across two of Evel's best friends, Earl Castine and his wife, who owned a fairly large collection of items. After seeing a photo album, negotiations took place and McKay bought his first "collection of items." McKay owns every item in the current collection, and wore the first pair of leathers he purchased for four hours that day. Uneager to sell in most cases, once owners found out McKay's intentions they more often than not parted with the one-of-a-kind keepsakes.
George Sedlak (in Evel's signature blazer) meets with fans and discusses what went into creating the flashy works of art for the legendary stuntman
"It started with the leathers and snowballed from there," McKay said. "Once the family and friends understood what we were doing, they opened their doors to us and really liked the idea. Evel's whole family is kind of involved, especially Krystal. I've licensed the original Evel Knievel brand, and we're just getting started. People are excited to see all of this in one area. There are still a few big things we want to get; items people won't really sell yet, but most do and think it's all really cool. We're picking up our first actual bike of Evel's in three days from a guy in Canada who's had it in a museum for more than 20 years." He points to a gas tank on the table and adds, "The bike that went with the tank George painted."
Artist George Sedlak painted Evel's tanks, helmets and other items, and was present at the 2013 National Motorcycle Museum Vintage Rally. "George knew something was up, but he had no clue his helmets were going to be here. He hasn't seen those in 30 years," said McKay. "He was pretty stoked. We were at dinner last night with him talking about how he was a part of what made Evel so flashy and cool. He's a huge part of this whole thing."
Fans were offered a glimpse at the not-so-luxurious life of a daredevil
Hull and McKay talked about their upcoming plans including a trip to Rhinebeck the following weekend where Louis "Rocket" Re successfully jumped seven cars on a stock 1970 Laverda American Eagle. Hull, much like "one of his idols" Sedlak, painted the tank of Re's jump bike, as well as a handful of other tanks and helmets on display in McKay's collection. It's clear these guys have big plans for preserving the legend of Evel Knievel, including a TV deal that's in the works and the restoration of Evel's "Big Red" semi. "We're basically trying to get the whole gang back together," said McKay. "We want to recreate the circus that is Evel Knievel."
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For Cindy Hyde-Smith, the embattled GOP nominee for this Tuesday's Senate runoff in Mississippi, the Confederacy — that white supremacist political movement that attempted to rip apart the U.S. — apparently did nothing wrong.
The latest revelation emerged Saturday from CNN, when a 2007 resolution came to light. The resolution, authored by Hyde-Smith, praised Confederate soldiers as those who "defend[ed] their homeland" and "contributed to the rebuilding of the country." Needless to say, the resolution flies in the face of basic facts — namely, that Confederate soldiers not only slaughtered American soldiers, but actively tried to destroy the U.S.'s territorial integrity in the pursuit of the expansion of slave power.
The resolution arose due to Hyde-Smith's attempt to honor the daughter of a Confederate soldier. With "great pride," the resolution also noted that it was working with the Sons of Confederate Veterans to honor those who participated in the Confederacy.
The revelation is the latest evidence that Hyde-Smith has a massive soft spot for the treasonous minds behind the Confederacy. For instance, in 2001, Hyde-Smith attempted to rename a highway in Mississippi after a traitor par excellence: Confederate head Jefferson Davis.
And just two years ago, the Washington Post reported that Hyde-Smith awarded a group called the "Dixie Alliance" a prize for the best float in a parade. The group, according to the Jackson Free Press, believes that the "South was right to exercise its moral and legal grounds to declare independence," deriding "Leftist influences" in an effort to keep Confederate monuments up across the state.
For good measure, the Jackson Free Press added that Hyde-Smith attended a "segregation academy" for school.
Donald Trump announced that he would travel to Mississippi on Monday to stump for Hyde-Smith.
Hyde-Smith's views, of course, aren't entirely without support. Some far-right voices continue to claim that Confederate soldiers were simply "defending their land from an invading Northern army," as if the Southern states weren't part of the U.S. (and as if the Confederate soldiers hadn't attacked a federal installation at Fort Sumter).
And just this month, a group of neo-Confederates huddled outside Dallas in the "largest secession conference" in the U.S., plotting how to break up the U.S. once more.
Hyde-Smith's campaign is suddenly feeling the financial pinch thanks to her views coming to the surface. Companies like Walmart and AT&T have asked for their donations back — although Major League Baseball, which has already donated thousands of dollars to her, continues to back her campaign.


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The Massachusetts Sixpence of 1652 -- a rare archaeological find at the Alden Homesite
Join Alan Stahl, Curator of Numismatics at Princeton University, for this illustrated online presentation about the silver sixpence bearing the date 1652, found at John and Priscilla Alden's 17th century homesite in 1960. Dr. Stahl will also discuss the context of coinage and other types of money circulating in the Massachusetts colony, from its founding to the initiation of federal coinage in 1792.
A medieval historian whose specialties include coinage and monetary history and Venice, Dr. Stahl has recently published information about the discovery of a similar coin at the excavation of the Nickerson settlement site in Chatham on Cape Cod in the "Journal of Early American Numismatics."
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Hi there, You are invited to a Zoom webinar. When: Jan 27, 2023 12:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada) Topic: The Massachusetts Sixpence of 1652 -- a rare archaeological find at the Alden Homesite Register in advance for this webinar: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_98qBsxEwT46WobntHd_2aw After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar. ---------- Webinar Speakers Alan Stahl (Curator of Numismatics @Princeton University) Alan Stahl is the Curator of Numismatics at Princeton University. A medieval historian, Dr. Stahl's specialties include coinage and monetary history and Venice.


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Bill has acted as the former Chairman and member of the Board of the Legal Education Society of Alberta (LESA). He has been a lecturer and the Head of Course for the Real Property subject matter of the Bar Admission course for the Province of Alberta. Bill regularly lectures on the topics of Agency Law and Real Property Law for local and provincial Real Estate Associations and Boards. Bill has lectured at the University of Alberta on the topics of Contract Law, Real Estate Law and the Land Titles system.