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Last Stand of the Legion: Rift (Blood War Book 1)
By Rod Carstens / Genre: Military, Mystery & Thrillers
Rift was a peaceful space colony until the mysterious Xotoli aliens staged a surprise attack.
All that stands in their way are the men and women Colonel Dasan Daniel Sand's armored infantry and Fleet Admiral Usiche Raurk's sailors who must find a way to defeat the Xotoli with only the naval forces left after the overwhelming attack.
They lead the likes of Private Ja Hu who just months out of training must face the most desperate battle humans have ever fought. Destroyer Captain Ririsa Grogen and her crew as they desperately try to fight back alien invasion fleet and save their ship. Petty Officer Zenus Lee a misfit who finds his purpose in the midst of battle.
This is the story of the men and women who stand between the aliens and the rest of humanity. They include the crews aboard the Swift Boats, destroyers and battleships; Legion pilots; the Anjin assassin; Von Fleet Corporation's executives; and so many more. The Last Stand of the Legion is a story of intense combat and non-stop action that will change the course of history.
Fractured Light (Fractured Series, Book 1)
By Rachel McClellan / Genre: New Adult & College, Fantasy
Llona Reese is used to living on the run. After the Vykens killed her parents, she knew they would eventually come for her too. But she never felt ready to face them—until now. Defying the Auran Council and everything she's been taught, Llona must learn to use her power over light as a weapon if she wants to survive.
Trudy, Madly, Deeply (A Working Stiffs Mystery Book 1)
By Wendy Delaney / Genre: Women Sleuths, Mystery & Thrillers
After human lie detector Charmaine Digby scores a job as the County Coroner's new investigative assistant, the unthinkable happens—a doctor reports the suspicious death of Trudy, a family friend and one of several elderly patients at the hospital whose heart mysteriously stopped. With no physical evidence of foul play, Char's on the case, much to the irritation of Detective Steve Sixkiller, who doesn't want her to stick her pretty nose for trouble in his investigation. But she's a woman on a mission to uncover the truth, and she'd better keep her eyes open or the next body on the way to the morgue could be hers.
Dear Mystery Guy (Magnolia Sisters Book 1)
By Brenda Barrett / Genre: Christian, African American, United States
Della Gold details her life in a journal dedicated to a mystery guy she had only seen at her workplace but whom she felt curiously drawn toward.
When fascination turns into obsession she finds herself wanting to learn more about him but in her pursuit of the mystery guy she begins to learn more about herself and her mysterious past…
The Color of Destiny (The Color of Heaven Series Book 2)
By Julianne MacLean / Genre: Sagas
Eighteen years ago a teenage pregnancy changed Kate Worthington's life forever. Faced with many difficult decisions, she chose to follow her heart and embrace an uncertain future with the father of her baby and her devoted first love.
At the same time, in another part of the world, sixteen-year-old Ryan Hamilton makes his own share of mistakes, but learns important lessons along the way. Twenty years later, Kate's and Ryan's paths cross in a way they could never expect, which makes them question the possibility of destiny. Even when all seems hopeless, could it be that everything happens for a reason, and we end up exactly where we are meant to be?
FIND ME – Part One (Finding Me)
By Michelle Mankin / Genre: Holidays
Almost forty-one-year-old Annabelle Morris, wife to multi-billionaire record label executive Charles Morris of Zenith Productions, and mother of two is at a crossroads in her life.
Separated from her husband after walking in on him having sex in the public restroom of a charity event she was hosting, she has arrived on the island of St. John alone and rejected, determined to re-evaluate her life and her marriage. She's tired of being her husband's showpiece while he pretends she doesn't exist. She's tired of trying to make their marriage work for the sake of their two teenage boys.
When she meets Johnny Lightning, a sexy but mysterious piano-playing, bearded sailor, she is tempted to break vows she has never before broken. But Johnny is much younger than she is and seems to be hiding more than a few secrets of his own.
From the laid-back sandy beaches of the Caribbean to the elite circles of Dallas high society, Annabelle is forced to make critical choices.
Is a chance for happiness worth the risk of giving up the life she has always known?
Worth jeopardizing her own and possibly even her children's future?
In the end, will she stay on her present course or brave a new and uncharted one?
Find Me, Remember Me, and Keep Me is a full and complete novel in three separate parts.
Accidental Demon Slayer Boxed Set Vol I (Books 1-3)
By Angie Fox / Genre: Fantasy, Romance
Boxed set of three award winning demon slayer novels featuring accidental demon slayer, Lizzie Brown.
THE ACCIDENTAL DEMON SLAYER – book #1
Newly anointed with demon-fighting powers and suddenly able to hear the thoughts of her hilarious Jack Russell terrier, a preschool teacher finds a whole new world of dark and dangerous, including a sexy shape-shifting griffin she's not entirely sure she can trust.
THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR DEMON SLAYERS – book #2
Accidental demon slayer Lizzie Brown and her grandma's coven of biker witches have rolled into Sin City to take out a super-sexy succubus who has her eye on world domination – and worse, Lizzie's man.
A TALE OF TWO DEMON SLAYERS – book #3
Lizzie and the gang travel to Dimitri's home in Greece where they are confronted with his past…and an unwelcome family secret that could destroy them all.
Panther in the Hive (The Tasha Trilogy Book 1)
By Olivia Cole / Genre: Dystopian, Science Fiction
Panther in the Hive is at once an unforgettable coming-of-age story and a captivating vision of an unsettling future. Tasha Lockett, orphan, oddball, and former fashion addict, is alone in a Chicago overrun with citizens-turned-weapons, the result of the cybertronic disaster that brought the country to its knees four days ago. When Tasha receives a letter from her estranged sister warning her of the catastrophe and urging her to travel to the South Side where there is rumored to be a safe zone, Tasha must face what the world has become. With only her precious Prada backpack and a sturdy kitchen knife, she embarks on an epic journey through the wasteland Chicago has become, forming alliances and discovering that although the world may be in pieces, she might still become whole.
The Monster That Ate Our Keys
By A. J. Cosmo / Genre: Humorous, Children's eBooks
What happens to all the things that gets lost around the house? Monsters eat them! When dad was running late for work, and I had to get to school, a strange orange monster thought it would be a great time to eat our car keys.
3k words, 6 color illustrations, perfect for emergent readers!
Ketogenic Diet: How to use Ketosis to Lose Weight, Increase Mental Focus, & Feel Truly Alive (Ketosis, Weight Loss, Fat Loss, Dieting, Willpower, Paleo, Cholesterol.)
By Oliver Schofield / Genre: Weight Loss, Diets, Diets & Weight Loss, Health, Fitness & Dieting
You are about to discover the most effective solution for your weight loss struggles and health problems!
Discover the forgotten diet used by our ancestors for the last 4 million years, now proven by Scientists and Dietitians in the last few decades!
Are you wondering why more and more dietitians and health professionals have are now touting the Ketogenic Diet and its wide variety of benefits?
Are you looking for a concise comprehensive guide on how the Ketogenic Diet works and how you can use it to achieve your specific goals?
Well I'd like to congratulate you on taking the time to search for the best information out there and not just following the crowds of people on fad diets and health gossip. You must be one of the few people who don't procrastinate and know how to take action towards your goals!
In this Ketogenic Diet book, you will discover:
Why eating more fat and less carbs is the fastest and safest way to burn fat and lose weight.
Common myths and misconceptions about how the Ketogenic Diet works
!!Warnings and Precautions when using the Ketogenic Diet!!
Everything you need to know to get started on the Ketogenic Diet
A guide on how to select the best quality foods for the diet


From each of the six districts, two representatives shall be elected by the residents within each district at the annual meeting.
The purpose of CMNNA is to serve as a liaison between our neighborhood, the City of Madison and elected officials; to enhance our neighborhood; to discuss issues and to formulate programs of action.
CMNNA is a non-partisan organization.
Membership in this organization shall be open to all residents, and to non-resident owners of real estate within the boundaries of the association. Membership is open to those who are 18 years or older.
The Association shall provide for the broadest possible participation by residents from every part of the neighborhood.
The Association shall strive to be an inclusive organization, welcoming participation by all, regardless of income, property ownership, property value, race, ethnicity, religion, disability, lifestyle, sexual orientation, or age (if adult).
A. All membership meetings shall be held at a convenient location in the City of Madison on an annual basis.
B. An annual meeting shall be held in September. Notification of the annual meeting shall be given not less than 10 nor more than 30 days in advance of the meeting. Notification shall include social media, public notices and/or hand or mail delivery.
C. Each resident and/or non-resident owner shall be entitled to one vote on any and all agenda items calling for a vote by the members. A quorum for the transaction of business at a membership meeting shall be 20 members.
D. The members of the Association shall elect up to thirteen (13) members to serve on the Board of Directors: up to two (2) representatives from each of the six (6) districts and one (1) at-large representative.
E. Terms for representatives shall be two years. However, in the initial year of operation one representative from each district shall serve for one year, rather than the specified two-year term, in order to create staggered terms of representative in future years.
A. The Board of Directors shall elect the officers of this Association. The officers of the Association shall be President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Past President.
B. Officers shall serve one-year terms, to which they may be reelected.
C. Vacancies on the Board shall be filled by a vote of the directors currently serving on the Board. A member appointed to fill a vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the vacated term.
D. The duties of the Board of Directors shall be: 1) to execute the housekeeping and administrative duties of the Association and to conduct its business at meetings held on a quarterly basis, 2) to call the general meeting of the membership, held on an annual basis, and 3) to appoint standing and ad hoc committees of the Association as needed.
E. A quorum for Board meetings to conduct business is one more than half of the Board, or a simple majority.
F. Meetings of the Board shall be held at a convenient location within the City of Madison on at least a quarterly basis. The secretary of the Association shall give at least seven (7) days notice, either orally or in writing to all Board members of any regular meeting, including the time, place and purpose of the meeting.
VIII. OFFICERS – The Association shall have the following officers: 1) President, 2) Vice President, Treasurer, Secretary, and Past President. The Officers shall serve a one-year term.
A. President – The President shall be responsible for calling meetings of the General Membership and for Executive Board meetings. The President shall prepare the agenda for said meetings with consideration to issues of concern to the members, and shall preside over these meetings. The President shall direct information to proper committee members and delegate duties to appropriate committee members. The President shall serve as spokesperson for CMNNA.
B. Vice President – The Vice President shall assist the President as requested and is mutually agreed upon. In case of the absence or disability of the President, such duties shall be performed by the Vice President.
C. Secretary – The Secretary shall be responsible for maintaining the CMNNA archives, including the minutes of all Board and general membership meetings and shall prepare and maintain an ongoing record of said minutes. The secretary of the Association shall give notice of all meetings to Board members as stated in VII. BOARD OF DIRECTORS – F. Meetings. In the event the Secretary is unable to attend any meeting, the President shall delegate a CMNNA Board member to perform the functions of the Secretary.
D. Treasurer – The Treasurer shall accept and record CMNNA transactions. After approval from the Officers, the Treasurer may allocate and disperse funds received for operating funds, special grants and projects. The treasurer shall assure filing, as necessary, of any documents required by the State of Wisconsin.
E. Past President – The Past President shall assist the Board of Directors by providing historical perspectives of matters at hand.
There shall be no membership dues required to belong to the CMNNA. The Board of Directors shall establish such voluntary dues as may be appropriate for carrying on the activities of the Association.
No member of CMNNA may claim to any public agency, the media, or other person or entity that they represent the Association, unless such representation has specifically been authorized by vote of the members of the Board and be so documented. If consensus cannot be reached, then no representation shall be made in the name of the Association.
The rules contained in Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised shall govern the organization in all cases to which they are applicable and in which they are not inconsistent with these bylaws.
The members shall have the power to make amendments and repeal the bylaws of the Association by a 2/3 majority of those present and voting at any meeting of the membership at which a quorum is present. A secretary shall submit all proposed amendments to the membership at least ten days in advance of a meeting, at which they will be considered. Amendments to the Bylaws adopted by the membership shall become effective immediately upon adoption or as directed by the membership.
In the case of dissolution, any and all assets (after payment of all debts and obligations) shall be donated equally to Thoreau Elementary School and Cherokee Middle Schools.


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Apology from LGNZ
October 10, 2017 Taxpayers' Union
The Taxpayers' Union has accepted a settlement and apology from Local Government New Zealand President Dave Cull relating to public statements he made about the accuracy of the Taxpayers' Union's local government league tables, 'Ratepayers Report', and honesty of the organisation.
While we make no apology for our research being hard hitting and won't shy from controversy, we take allegations concerning our honesty very seriously and take pride in our research being accurate and reliable.
In this case, Mr Cull's comments, published by LGNZ, some of its member councils, and the Dominion Post, were demonstrably wrong. He got the basic facts totally wrong.
The only material error, which we will be making further comment on later today, was caused by Auckland Council providing incorrect information under the LGOIMA. No one knew of that prior to Mr Cull's comments, and any dishonesty was at Auckland Council, not at the offices of the Taxpayers' Union.
We have accepted Mr Cull's apology and modest financial payment as full and final settlement of this matter.
As part of the agreed settlement Mr Cull has provided the following statement:
On 23 August I wrote an opinion piece regarding my concerns about the quality and utility of Taxpayers' Union 2017 Ratepayer's Report.
The Taxpayers' Union has objected to two sentences in the piece, which referred critically to some ratepayer analysis work conducted in 2014. I said: "The organisation got its first attempt at this data fundamentally incorrect in 2014. There were so many errors the material was withdrawn".
The Taxpayers' Union has now told me that its 2014 work was taken down because it was out of date, not for any other reason. It has also pointed out that LGNZ's critical review of ratepayer analysis in 2014 related to work done early in 2014 by an independent person, rather than the later Taxpayers' Union's 2014 Report.
As a result, I have asked the Dominion Post to delete from the opinion piece the references to work undertaken in 2014. LGNZ apologises to the Taxpayers' Union for any confusion.
The Taxpayers' Union expects to make no further comment on this matter.

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Integral p-adic Hodge theory
Automorphic forms, Shimura varieties, Galois representations and L-functions December 01, 2014 - December 05, 2014
December 01, 2014 (02:00 PM PST - 03:00 PM PST)
Speaker(s): Peter Scholze (Universität Bonn)
We will discuss joint work with Bhargav Bhatt and Matthew Morrow which proves a comparison between integral p-adic etale cohomology and integral crystalline cohomology, using a geometric construction of Breuil-Kisin modules.
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BJP's Kerala channel
Congress channel Jaihind TV was started in 2007 to counter attacks by CPI(M) channels Kairali TV (2000) and People TV (2007).
Kaveree Bamzai
ISSUE DATE: May 5, 2014
UPDATED: May 3, 2014 10:22 IST
In Kerala, Congress and CPI(M) have got their own television channels to air their views and to 'distort' the news to suit their views. Congress channel Jaihind TV was started in 2007 to counter attacks by CPI(M) channels Kairali TV (2000) and People TV (2007). BJP, hoping to open its account in Kerala in the Lok Sabha elections, has already started the groundwork to launch their own channel in October this year. Named Janam TV, the party plans to raise Rs 50 crore in five phases from shareholders across the country. More jobs for journalists of a particular persuasion?
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Q: Retrieve amount of time in days a field remains in a value I'm using SQL Server 2008 and have a table that audit all changes made to another table, and have this for example:
Old Value    New Value    Time
Not Found    Open         2014-02-10 14:11:09.000
Open         Fixed        2014-03-06 05:35:04.000
Fixed        Open         2014-03-27 11:44:40.000
Open         Fixed        2014-04-10 10:00:54.000

I want to calculate the amount of time it was in "Open", note that this is just an example and the real table will have rows in between those presented.
For instance I want to get something like this:
Record Id    Time Open (days)
1            2
2            7
3            5
...          ...

A: Since you don't have a key for each Open Item, it takes a little manipulation of times to get what you are asking for.
Try this, it will provide the number of days between the "Open" insert and the first "Fixed" insert following the Open item.
Select RecordId,DateDiff(Day,StartTime,EndTime) as TimeOpen
From
(
    Select Rank() OVER (ORDER BY UpdateTime) RecordId,
        UpdateTime as StartTime,
        (Select MIN(T2.UpdateTime) from MyTable T2 where T2.UpdateTime > T1.UpdateTime and T2.New_Value = 'Fixed') EndTime
    from MyTable T1
    where New_Value = 'Open'
) A

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Home Health & Wellness Loss in Times of Pandemic: Hospice Care and the Latino Community
Loss in Times of Pandemic: Hospice Care and the Latino Community
Adriana V. Lopez
Elias Contreras, 103, with daughter Ana (left) and niece Teresa who came from Mexico to help with the care tasks.
The manner in which one leaves this world can be as meaningful as how a life was lived. This is why when the prospect of death approaches it's important to make this last life ritual as special as possible. As prepared as we think we might be when faced with the grim reaper himself, the dying and grieving process for many families can be scary and overwhelming in its manifestation. In Joan Didion´s acclaimed memoir "The Year of Magical Thinking," about how she grieved her husband´s death, she wrote about that overwhelming human emotion.
"Grief, when it comes, is nothing like we expect it to be. And when it does come, it unweaves the very fabric of our being. When love is lost, we lose the part of ourselves that did the loving — a part that, depending on the magnitude of the love, can come to approximate the whole of who we are."
Lessening that pain and sorrow is what hospice care in the United States aims to do and with Covid-19 cases showing up among Latinos and people of color at higher rates across the nation, many are grieving the deaths of family and friends by video camera or by phone because of social distancing. It's a dark time where family members can´t be together during their last minutes of life and this leaves a lasting impact on survivors. Grieving can also be especially hard in a pandemic because people feel isolated and because many right now are also losing multiple people in their lives in a short period of time.
The Mayo Clinic defines hospice care as services that are provided by a team of health care professionals who maximize comfort for a person who is terminally ill by reducing pain and addressing physical, psychological, social and spiritual needs. To help families, hospice care also provides counseling, respite care and practical support. Unlike other medical care, the focus of hospice care isn't to cure the underlying disease. The goal is to support the highest quality of life possible for whatever time remains.
Joshua Magariel, 37, National Director of Patient Experience at Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care in Illinois, is mindful that grieving can be more difficult for everyone right now. During a phone interview with BELatina News, he said that during a pandemic such as this, there isn´t always the same level of in-person support that he and his team always aim to offer, although they are finding ways around it.
Magariel is a licensed clinical social worker who specializes in bereavement and grief counseling. Perhaps one of the most touching parts about his work is how he and his team help a patient and their family break down barriers between them before death. Magariel helps them have what he calls a "life closure conversation." This usually includes four elements made of the phrases: I forgive you. Please forgive me. I love you. Thank you. "We help people say those words. Before the pandemic we did most of this in person. Now we do it by video or phone call if that's the only option."
Pre-COVID , Seasons Hospice built community around their patients and those close to them with spaces where someone could hold a hand and cry, where they could be face to face. At Seasons, which provides both home hospice care nationwide in 19 states and care at their hospice inpatient centers, aside from care from physicians and nurses, a patient is usually visited by a Chaplain, a music therapist, a social worker, and in some cases art therapists or volunteers of every type (like pet therapy), to sit at their bedside to provide comfort.
During this pandemic, critical stepping stones in the grieving process such as funerals, memorial services and burials are also being limited, cancelled or postponed. "These are rituals that help us move forward and heal," says Magariel. "These days it doesn't have to be elaborate, but we encourage people to do something. Inter-generational ancestral memorials, altars, offerings, or finding a space in their homes for mementos are some options."
Hospicio? Lost in translation, but finding new meaning for Latinos
I´ve never had a loved one in hospice care, so I did not know much about it until my conversation with Magariel. Most of my relatives in Colombia or in my native New York have always died at home or in a hospital. In my family, old folk's homes, for example, were considered something that only distant and practical gringos did for their elderly, not something that loving close-knit Latin American families did. Involving an institution with strangers in your family life, could be viewed as if you had given up on or abandoned the idea of caring for your sick. In fact, when you translate the word hospice into hospicio its Spanish definition means just that: a place for either orphans or the poor. Nope, it's not a term my Spanish-speaking family would trust.
Traditionally, the Latino population has been reluctant to engage in palliative care or hospice services. One study found that less than 6 percent of Latinos used hospice care in 2010, linking it to a lack of diverse staffing and cultural barriers as important factors. Thanks to outreach programs, Spanish-speaking staff and materials in Spanish that hospices like Seasons now include, those numbers are growing and quickly. The Medicare Payment Advisory Commission reported that while in 2000 only 21 percent of Latinos died using hospice services, by 2017 that rate nearly doubled to 42 percent.
While there still may be cultural and language barriers to overcome to make an end of a life the most meaningful moment for all involved, the universalities of death and grief still link us all. Like those who work at funeral homes (think the HBO series "Six Feet Under"), many might wonder like I did about what draws someone to hospice work in the first place. The majority of hospice workers, explains Magariel, are usually folks who have lost someone they were close to and have seen what hospices can offer people at the end of their lives and thus pursued opportunities in this field. "It is a powerful and life changing experience that dictates our life," says Magariel of dying. "The beautiful part about my work, although it is centered on the arrival of death, is witnessing the incredible amount of love and community that people offer at the end of someone's life. There are endless acts of love."
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Adriana V. Lopez is a writer, editor and translator whose work has been published by Harpercollins, Simon & Schuster and Penguin Random House, among others. Her arts and lifestyle journalism has appeared in newspapers such as "The New York Times" and magazines such as "Rolling Stone." She divides her time between the U.S. and Spain, and also produces web content on topics such as health, food, parenting, books, and personal growth.
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A real honour to photograph Norman Scott for the Times article, 12th April 2018. The full story, beautifully penned by Helen Rumbelow, is available on the Times website.
Norman's incredible story about his then scandalous affair with Jeremy Thorpe in 1970's, and his attempted assassination has been made into a BBC series, A Very English Scandal, due out shortly. It boasts Ben Whishaw as Norman and Hugh Grant as Jeremy and promises to as moving as it is gripping. Having heard so much of Norman's story first hand, I can't wait to see it.
Dogs and horses play a strong part in Norman's life in Devon – indeed it was his dog Rinka who took the bullet instead of Norman on the chilling night of his attempted assassination on Exmoor. So it seemed only fitting to photograph Norman with one of his many dogs for this portrait, in this case Pugsy, a rescue dog from a holiday in Cyprus.
This portrait of Trudie Styler for Country Life Magazine's feature on Irish Wolfhounds, was taken at Trudie and Sting's residence in Wiltshire on a filthy winter's day in December.
Portrait photography in the rain is always a challenge. Standing in a fast running river with water flowing in over the brim of my wellies, Lucy precariously holding my lighting in strong gusts of wind, 6 irish wolfounds on a bridge eyeing up potential fun in the water below, all whilst being overlooked by Sting – made it all the more exciting! Trudie also had her hands full with these enormous hounds so I'm not sure who was more relieved when all the elements came together within a few minutes and we captured the shot without any of the wolfhounds joining Lucy and I for a splash!
This was a truly memorable evening in aid of www.childbereavementuk.org, with performances & contributions from musicians, actors and authors including: Sir Tom Jones and Jools Holland, Bill Nighy, Ben and Marina Fogle, Brendan Cox, Michael Morpurgo, the Taplow Youth Choir and The African Gospel Choir. As a portrait photographer specialising in children photography, a mother of three gorgeous girls and wife to a wonderful husband, I am aware of how lucky I am. It is a wonderful to give back to a charity providing a lifeline to bereaved families.
My aim was create an informal portrait from an angle which best displayed these 'layers of history', with particular focus on the juxtaposition between the bare brick and remaining plaster. What you can't see are the two new layers of history on the carpet where Hettie (taking pride of place on the chair) was sick when she came in!
Another very enjoyable portrait commission from Country Life Magazine: photographing Cecily Offord at home in Devon for the frontispiece with my great friend and very talented make up artist Amanda Jackson Sytner.
Although the weather was rather dreary, the light was soft and there was little wind – so great conditions for portrait photography. The only set back with soft lighting is that it's flat and lacking in shadow which adds a depth and mood I love particularly in close up portraiture. However, I found an ideal location under a pergola offering opportunity for creating soft shadows, a lovely wall with plants growing up in the background, and soft light flowing in from the front and right. I positioned the chair towards the front on the right, where there was sufficient light behind to avoid her her being lost in the dark background, and angled it so as create some soft shadow on the left of Cecily (from the viewer's perspective).
We then worked through a variety of poses on & around the chair, which resulted in a wonderful selection of stunning portraits. The combination of a stunning model, make up, red velvet jacket and set up all worked in my favour. The one Country Life chose is but one of my many favourites.
What a privilege to return to photograph Kate Adie in her home town in Dorset, this time for a feature I was covering for Country Life Magazine, out this month. At 71 she looks incredible – perhaps her secret is keeping busy. Although her days of being a war correspondent may be over, she is certainly not one to sit still. Indeed she still works as a freelance journalist and public speaker, she presents 'From our own Correspondent' on Radio 4, is ambassador for various charities, and has written 5 books – including her best selling autobiography, 'The Kindness of Strangers'.
I think this photo captures the essence of this remarkable lady – intelligence, humour, integrity, determination, strength and charm.
I'm just surfacing from a crazy couple of months of photography, with back to back weddings, school marketing & prospectus photoshoots, family portraits, Country Life editorial and frontispiece shoots, sculpture and new product shots and so forth. The highlight however was being commissioned to photograph another incredible Middleton wedding.
As the official photographer for Pippa Middleton & James Matthews' wedding, I captured the bridal preparations, church service, formal groups, reception, speeches, departure and of course the fantastic party in the evening. It was a tremendous day and huge honour. I am one lucky Dorset photographer!
I would like to thank Dan Pangbourne, a fantastic photographer and great friend, for his help in setting up the lighting for the formal group photographs. These were a great success and I'm thrilled with the final images.
Working alongside with me for the rest of the day were photographer Matt Porteous, and film makers James O'Garra and Patrick Gather – all of whom were a joy to work with.


A non-profit affordable housing complex located in National City, California has become a major political force in San Diego County.
Since 2010, the "San Diego County Building Trades Council Family Housing Corporation dba National City Park Apartments" has donated about $800,000 directly to campaign committees, most of them based in San Diego County. It has been a top donor in 2016 to campaigns to pass bond measures for San Diego County community college and school districts where construction contractors are required to sign Project Labor Agreements (PLAs).
For example, this "low to moderate income apartment community" in National City has given $50,000 to the campaign to pass Measure X, which authorizes the Grossmont-Cuyamaca Community College District to borrow $348 million via bond sales to investors. In addition, it helped to pay for polling services on behalf of the college administration. (The polling results had to be obtained from the college through a public records request.) It also gave $50,000 to the campaign to pass Measure Z, which authorizes the Southwestern Community College District to borrow $400 million via bond sales to investors.
This money is obtained through rental payments of apartment tenants. Built in 1968 with US Department of Housing and Urban Development funds, the National City Park Apartments have apparently been owned and managed by the San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council since their construction. The head of the Trades Council – Tom Lemmon – is chairman of the Board of Directors for the San Diego County Building Trades Council Family Housing Corporation and receives some compensation from the Corporation. He also lived there as a boy. In 2008, the Trades Council paid off the loans from its purchase of the apartment complex.
* Campaign reports from South Bay Parents and Community for Quality School Construction indicate two $22,500 contributions on February 1, 2016 from the San Diego County Building Trades Council Family Housing Corporation that are not in the Corporation's own campaign reports. Those contributions are included in this amount.
Since 2011 the San Diego County Building Trades Council Family Housing Corporation has employed Murtaza Baxamusa as Director of Planning and Development. Baxamusa is a union-oriented economist involved in many policy debates in San Diego County going back to his previous position with a San Diego-based union-oriented think tank called the Center on Policy Initiatives. He is a leader of the Middle Class Taxpayers Association, a union front group that is displacing traditional fiscally-conservative taxpayers associations as the statutorily-required taxpayers representative on local government bond and tax oversight committees.
It provides grants to organizations such as the Center for Policy Initiatives, Cesar Chavez Service Club, and the Gay & Lesbian Victory Fund.
It sponsored a lunch in 2016 at the San Diego Housing Federation 25th Annual Affordable Housing and Community Development Conference. The San Diego County Building and Construction Trades Council is among the highest-status members in this organization.
It uses the legal services of Ricardo Ochoa, a union lawyer. Ochoa represented the San Diego County Building Trades Council Family Housing Corporation No. 1 for its defense of a civil rights lawsuit for housing and accommodations (Gash v. San Diego County Building Trades Council Family Housing Corporation No. 1). Ochoa also represents school and community college district faculty unions in San Diego County. Recently he filed a lawsuit on behalf of a coalition of unions and other groups called "Quality of Life Coalition" – with the political director of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Local 569 as lead plaintiff – to challenge the ballot arguments in support of a transportation investment plan and sales tax (Measure A) on the November 2016 ballot. During the development of the transportation plan, unions had demanded that the San Diego Association of Governments (SANDAG) mandate a Project Labor Agreement on construction contracts funded by the tax.
It's all about providing affordable rental housing for low to moderate income families.


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'General Hospital' News: Finola Hughes Confirms Jason Thompson Last Air Date Before Christmas
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By SOS Staff Writer On Nov 16, 2015
"General Hospital" Jason Thompson is leaving the ABC soap in just a few weeks. It was thought he may be staying throughout February sweeps to wrap up the storylines he is in, but it looks like he will be OUT in just a few weeks. Over the weekend, it was announced that Jason is no longer filming and is officially gone from the hit ABC daytime drama.
Jason Thompson's last air date will be just before Christmas according to Finola Hughes at the soap opera fan event on Saturday. She revealed that he would NOT be seen at all in January. She expressed sadness that he will be leaving, but he has to do what he feels is best for himself.
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CBS Soaps in Depth reported that Jason Thompson was the number-one pick for the role of Billy Abbott, and could be stepping into the role as early as early 2016. Burgess Jenkins' contract ends on December 31, so it is very likely that Thompson could be starting to film as early as December 1, 2015, appearing on canvas mid to late January.
Another "General Hospital" news stated that Ian Buchanan could be returning to the ABC soap opera soon. He was at the same soap event and gave a glimmer of hope that Duke Davery may be returning in the future. He said, "Duke is dead, or is he?" Could that be a teaser that Duke may be returning? Buchanan was said to be in talks with a major soap opera for a return. He has worked with "General Hospital," "Days of Our Lives," and "Bold and the Beautiful."
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Do you think Jason Thompson could be a convincing Billy Abbott? Are you happy about a possible Duke return? Soap Opera Spy will update you as soon as we know the last air date for Jason Thompson as Dr. Patrick Drake.
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Eileen Hargis says 7 years ago
Id love to see Ian return as Duke on GH. They never should have tried to kill Duke off, he belongs with Anna!!The Billy situation I simply dont care anymore, Burgess was doing a great job, too many changes
susan says 7 years ago
i'm not sure if i want duke back…..robert is coming, so i say that those two should be together, let's face it, they didn't want duke and anna, when he was back, so why now….no
i'd rather just see him stay dead this time around…
and i did comment about billy, not sure if it went through…but i'm with you, why have him as billy if they want him on YR….then hey i have a nifty idea, create a role for him, instead of a recast, that we so don't need nor want….
Kristi says 7 years ago
If I've said it once, I've said it 1000 times. Daniel Cosgrove for the role of Billy Abbott!!! He has the spunk, the comedy chops, the fire that Billy Miller had in the role. I love Jason Thompson but he is just not a good match for the other Abbotts.
Dawn says 7 years ago
Ugh…please please DON'T bring Duke back. Anna and Duke were boring as hell and I'd never like the character of Duke. I'd much rather see Robert and Anna together. Bring Tristan Rogers back full-time and let's have some great Robert and Anna adventures and romance. Robert and Anna are simply magic onscreen and we all know PC needs this dynamic duo to keep the rift raft in PC in line.
Lisa Wade says 7 years ago
Lol I do NOT like the idea of Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott. Not a good fit at all. I would love to see Ian Buchanan back on General Hospital.
Melisa says 7 years ago
I'm sad about jason leaving he will be missed maybe he will change his mind and return to GH later.It dont make sence to me all the alive people are leaving the show and they start bringing back the dead ones.
I do NOT like the idea of Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott. Not a good fit at all. I would love to see Ian Buchanan back on General Hospital.
I do NOT like the idea of Jason Thompson as Billy Abbott. Not a good fit at all. If Y&R wants Jason Thompson they should write a new character for him. I would love to see Ian Buchanan back on General Hospital.
I'm sad jason leaving the show I wish he would stay. It dont make since to me the alive people are leaving so bring back the dead ones no since at all.
I'm sad jason leaving the show I wish he would stay. It dont make since to me the alive people are leaving so bring back the dead ones no since at all.whats going to happen to poor lil emma leaving her with no dad and mom who ran off
dick patten says 7 years ago
I have tried and tried to get an answer, what is happening to Lucas and Brad, are they still engaged, are they still on the daytime drama. What is happening, don't the writers like gay storylines anymore. I wish that someone would answer my question. I think General Hospital is wrong to get rid of the gay characters. They were doing a good thing. They presented the gay life in a good way. It was not dirty, gross, it was life and it showed that people of the same sex could be happy. Please explain what is going on.
Loretta Gray says 7 years ago
I would like to see Duke come back as other people keep coming back. Glad to hear that Robert Scorpio is coming back.
Toni hoffnann says 7 years ago
The business folks at general hospital made axserious error in letting Patrick get away! With ratings as low as they've been, why wouldn't you do what Patrick wanted to keep a fan fave and Ana oobviously talented person…still can't believe you let Dr clay leave either without a counter offer… Poor business judgment!!!
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Enzychem Lifesciences transfers technology for pDNA vaccine ZyCoV-D
Secures the world's first pDNA vaccine technology
Enzychem Lifesciences announced on Dec. 29 that it has begun a technology transfer process for the pDNA vaccine ZyCoV-D of Zydus Cadila in India.
Recently, it secured detailed technical documents including manufacturing processes, raw and subsidiary materials, clinical and non-clinical data from Zydus.
ZyCoV-D is the world's first DNA-based vaccine that was approved for emergency use by the Indian medicines control bureau (DCGI) in August. Unlike conventional vaccines, which were only available for adults over the age of 18, ZyCoV-D can also be used for children over the age of 12.
In particular, it shows good thermal stability, so it can be stored at 2 to 8°C, and can be stored at 25°C for 3 months, which is advantageous for global supply.
Enzychem Lifesciences is pushing for approval procedures for domestic and foreign vaccine supply, including approval for registration in eight Southeast Asian and South American countries, WHO's emergency use registration (EUL) and emergency use approval (EUA) by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety.


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LAPD Calls Ghost Guns an 'Epidemic' in LA, with 400% Increase Since 2017
LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The proliferation of ghost guns -- some of which can be put together within 30 minutes -- has increased "exponentially over the last year'' and has become an "epidemic,'' according to a Los Angeles Police Department report that will be reviewed by the police commission tomorrow.
The virtually untraceable weapons, which don't have serial numbers, have increased by about 400% in Los Angeles since 2017, according to the LAPD's data on recovered firearms.
"The current trend shows these figures will continue to grow exponentially,'' the LAPD said in its report, which notes that 3D printing allows the components to be more accessible.
Ghost guns can be assembled by unlicensed buyers from legally purchased kits. The LAPD reported that a polymer 9mm ghost handgun takes between 30 minutes and two hours to assemble.
The unfinished parts are inexpensive and not required under federal law to have serial numbers or a background check to purchase. According to the gun control advocacy organization Everytown For Gun Safety, an AR-15 ghost gun kit and lower receiver can be purchased for $345.
"Ghost guns are replacing firearms people would normally purchase, with no background checks required,'' the LAPD report said.
Ghost guns are often used in violent crimes in Los Angeles, according to the report. So far this year, 24 murders, eight attempted murders, 60 assaults with deadly weapons and 20 armed robberies involved ghost guns.
Between January and June of this year, 863 ghost guns were recovered, more than the 813 that were recovered during the entire year of 2020.
"Ghost guns are an epidemic not only in Los Angeles, but nationwide,'' the LAPD report said.
Nationally, 8,712 ghost guns were recovered in 2020, while only 2,507 were recovered in 2017, the LAPD said, citing a report from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The LAPD report, while citing an approximate 400% increase in the city in that time span, did not provide specific numbers.
The Los Angeles City Council on Aug. 31 took a major step toward prohibiting the possession, purchase, sale, receipt and transportation of ghost guns in Los Angeles by ordering the City Attorney's Office to draft an ordinance.
"When we see an increase in homicides here, and when we see that the LAPD reports that 40% of the crime guns recovered are ghost guns, we know that we have a very urgent critical situation that needs to be addressed,'' Councilman Paul Krekorian said on Aug. 31 before the unanimous vote to pass the motion he introduced with Councilman Paul Koretz on Aug. 10.
LAPD Deputy Chief Kris Pitcher told council members before the vote that 1,084 ghost guns had been recovered so far in 2021, and the department expects it could recover 2,500 by the end of the year.
"Ghost guns have been around for approximately nine years, however, they have surfaced as a major problem in 2020,'' Pitcher said.
That motion also directed the LAPD to report on the impact of ghost guns in Los Angeles through the report presented to the police commission on Tuesday.
Ghost guns were used during a 2013 shooting at Santa Monica College in which six people, including the shooter, died; a series of shootings in Tehama County in 2017, in which five people died; and the 2019 shooting at Saugus High School in 2019, in which three students, including the shooter, were killed and three others were injured.
Once the City Attorney's Office prepares the draft ordinance, it will be sent to the City Council for a vote.
Krekorian introduced a motion approved in February to authorize City Attorney Mike Feuer to negotiate contracts with two law firms to receive their pro bono services to develop and implement legal strategies to combat ghost guns.
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Yet another analytic model puts Red Sox rookie OF Andrew Benintendi at the very top of its prospects list. The FanGraphs 'KATOH+ Top-100 Prospects' listing has Benintendi slotted in as #1—with a projected six-year WAR of 19.2. The only other Red Sox prospect on the entire list was 3B Rafael Devers at #19 (six-year WAR of 9.3). You can view the entire ranking HERE.